Chapter two hundred and ninety-one exam school one or two
Then Qin Dewei was waiting in the clubhouse. Now he doesn't dare to go out and run around, for fear of being attacked by someone.
In the evening, he received a reply from Wang Yiqi, his uncle from the same hometown, asking him to have dinner at home tomorrow and a servant would come to take him there.
But there was no movement on Master Xia's side, at least not today. The distance between people was evident, and Qin Dewei expected this.
Another day, in the afternoon, a servant from Wang Yiqi's family came to find Qin Dewei, and Qin Dewei followed him.
Wang Yiqi's residence was still in Xicheng, so Qin Dewei crossed the city from east to west again. This gave Qin Dewei an idea, should he rent a place in Xicheng instead?
Wang Yiqi is not tall, less than 50 years old, and can be considered middle-aged. He is taciturn, but Qin Dewei treated him with thoughtful etiquette, and the couple came together to have dinner with Qin Dewei.
Although it was the first time they met, the etiquette was more intimate than that of Wang Tingxiang. This was the bonus of being from the same hometown and being a junior disciple.
After dinner, Mrs. Wang, wife of Sanpin Gaoming, actually cleaned up the dishes herself, which surprised Qin Dewei. He also thought of the character of his master Wang Yijing. The Wang family's family tradition is really simple.
Wang Yiqi invited Qin Dewei to the study to talk. In the previous exchange, Wang Yiqi already knew the reason why Qin Dewei went to Beijing.
At this time, he said bluntly: "You resolutely went to the capital for old favors. It is really a righteous act and your heart is commendable. But the layout of the capital is complicated. How can you, a fifteen-year-old young man, grasp it with just your passion?" "
Qin Dewei replied: "How can everything in life be as everyone wants, but I want to have a clear conscience."
Wang Yiqi added: "In my brother's letter, he said that you are very smart and have a deep understanding of the situation of the world, which cannot be viewed by ordinary people. This makes me very surprised. Logically speaking, my brother never makes shocking remarks."
What else could Qin Dewei say, he could only pretend to be modest: "Mr., you are overly complimentary!"
Wang Yiqi looked at Qin Dewei again and again, "Since you are my brother's disciple, I won't go out and give you a question to test you.
At this time, there are two foreign missions, one is the Admiral Jingying, and the other is the Prime Minister Hecao. How should I choose between them?"
As mentioned earlier, Wang Yiqi was the right minister of the Ministry of War, but he was not an official sitting in the Ministry of War. Instead, he was sent as a foreign missionary with the title of right minister of the Ministry of War.
This is also a characteristic of the Ming Dynasty system. Those with the prefix "right" in the imperial court are often sent on foreign missions. For example, the right deputy censor of the capital is sent to the governor, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue is sent to the admiral Cangchang, and the right minister of the Ministry of War is sent to the border general. system.
So the meaning of Wang Yiqi's test question is, which one should be elected, Admiral Jingying or Prime Minister Hecao?
Qin Dewei didn't mind being admitted to the school. After all, it was the first time they met and they had never interacted with each other before. He didn't believe that he, a fifteen-year-old boy, was normal.
He thought for a moment and then said: "Then I dare to ask the old man again, has he ever known the master?"
Lord, the Lord of the monarch, Zhi, the Zhi of close friends. So the actual connotation of Qin Dewei's question is, have you successfully curry favor with the emperor?
Of course, everyone is a cultured person, so we can’t speak so directly, so we have to speak in a cryptic way. So those who don’t understand slang can’t really join the circle.
Wang Yiqi was slightly moved. Qin Dewei's rhetorical question really hit the point. With Emperor Jiajing's extreme character, it was really important whether he was "one of his own".
Since Qin Dewei seemed to know his stuff, Wang Yiqi said frankly: "In the second year of Jiajing's reign, during the dispute over the Great Ceremony, I also resisted and gave advice."
It seems that he is no longer one of the emperor's "own people". Qin Dewei said without thinking: "In this case, it will definitely be difficult to go to the admiral's capital camp! In other words, it will not be done well!"
Wang Yiqi finally became interested: "Why is this?"
Qin Dewei explained: "The admiral of the capital camp, civil servants, Wu Xun, and eunuchs are all three, and they restrain each other. Let alone the eunuch, the chief military officer of the admiral regiment camp on Wu Xun's side is Guo Xun.
What kind of person Guo Xun is, sir, you should know better than me, right?"
Wu Dinghou Guo Xun, a descendant of the founding hero Guo Ying, seized the opportunity to support Emperor Jiajing during the ceremony, so he received special favor and trust. He is currently the highest-ranking official in the Wu family.
Therefore, Guo Xun can be regarded as the military attache version of Zhang Cong, and Guo Xun was the first military officer involved in politics since the Ming Dynasty. With the emperor's connivance, Guo Xun repeatedly spoke out on political affairs, which was resented and resented by civilian officials.
Qin Dewei continued: "Guo Xun, the chief military officer of the Beijing camp, is famous for being arrogant and lawless, but he is favored by his master.
Sir, I want to be the Admiral's Minister of War in the capital, but you are not a close confidant of the Emperor. Will you be able to control Guo Xun then?"
This is the reason why Qin Dewei first asked Wang Yiqi "Have you ever married a master?" and then was told by Wang Yiqi that he knew what he was doing.
If Wang Yiqi didn't have the emperor's special favor, how could he possibly suppress Guo Xun?
Qin Dewei concluded: "If the boss, as a civil servant, is overpowered by Guo Xun, then your reputation will be damaged, and you will be ridiculed for your incompetence.
Therefore, I dare to say that the job of admiral of the capital camp is not easy to do and cannot be done well. Of course, this is my humble opinion. Maybe I have the perseverance to not be afraid of hardships."
In the current situation where the civil servants are high-ranking and the military is low-ranking, if a civil servant is suppressed by a military attaché in the same position, it will definitely be a very embarrassing thing and will cause great damage to one's personal reputation.
The more Wang Yiqi listened, the more dumbfounded he became. This fifteen-year-old boy from his hometown was simply a freak.
Those words just now can definitely be thought of by a senior bureaucrat who has been in power for more than ten years.
But this Qin Dewei is obviously only a fifteen-year-old scholar, and it is his first time to leave his hometown. How could he have such knowledge?
I thought my brother was bragging in his letter, but I didn't expect it to be false at all.
After being stunned for a while, Wang Yiqi came back to his senses and said with a wry smile: "Although I have the heart to fear hardships and dangers, I am afraid that I will not do something well.
If the job is destined to be unsatisfactory, what's the use of being fearless? It seems that I'd better ask for a job as Prime Minister Hecao."
The Prime Minister Hecao is also very good, and the commonly known Governor Hecao is also.
Wang Yiqi added: "I was afraid that you were ignorant of world affairs, so I wanted to persuade you to go back to Nanjing. Now it seems that there is no need to persuade you. If you need my help, please let me know."
This can be regarded as finally recognizing Qin Dewei and no longer treating Qin Dewei as an ignorant child.
Qin Dewei hurriedly replied: "I have found a way. I will go to the Penal Department Prison to see Mr. Feng and then make some plans. However, I have a private matter and I would like to ask Mr. Feng for help."
Wang Yiqi was not embarrassed and said: "It's okay to talk about private matters."
Qin Dewei said embarrassedly: "I am looking for a woman, her name is Xu Miaoxuan, she is about eighteen years old, and she is a member of the Xu family of Duke Dingguo.
Her father was a royal guard, but he was dismissed from his post during the Great Ceremony of the Third Year of Jiajing. The boss is in the Ministry of War, so he should have the means to find someone from the Wuxun family."
The private matter is actually to find a woman? Wang Yiqi looked strange, but still agreed, and could only lament the youthful romance.
