Chapter 323: Those Who Want to Lose and Those Who Want to Win (Part 2)
Wang Tingxiang doesn't like to make money, so the mansion is not big and the decoration is very simple, which is incomparable with Xia Yan's mansion.
Not to mention anything else, in a high-end community like Yongfang, where there is a lot of money, Master Xia's house even has a garden.
These are all given by Emperor Jiajing with great favor. Therefore, the word "popular" is not just two words, but has a full range of meanings.
Because the home was too small and there was no place to hide, Wang Tingxiang pretended to be sick and was blocked by Xia Yan at home.
He swore for a long time that he had never intervened in the retrial.
Then the two of them waited for Qin Dewei to come over and roughly explained the process of the day. Only then did Xia Yan firmly believe that Qin Dewei had really won the lawsuit by relying on his own quarrel skills.
"You deserve to lose!" Xia Yan said with slight dissatisfaction. Many things he had prepared were in vain.
Qin Dewei responded nonchalantly: "I told you earlier that if you can't lose, you won't implicate Wang Zongxian. I am the boss, but you are looking down on me."
Xia Yan felt that Qin Dewei was too self-centered and had a stronger personality than that eight-talented man: "This is not a matter of looking down on you. Your usefulness should not be here."
Wang Tingxiang was very satisfied with the result and said to Xia Yan with a smile: "Xia Guizhou, please listen to my advice first.
If you want to make good use of Brother Qin, you'd better follow his rhythm and give him room to play. This is a rule of thumb."
Xia Yan still felt that Qin Dewei was just a teenager and had no sense of planning at all. He only knew how to squander his talents, so he shook his head and said:
"In my opinion, among the Eight Talents, Wang Shenzhong, Tang Shunzhi, Chen Shu are the first class, Ren Han, and Xiong Guo are the second class.
Li Kaixian, Zhao Shichun, and Lu Gao can only be considered the lowest. You have put so much effort into it, and it is totally not worth it just for the lowest Li Kaixian!"
"Is there any difference between these?" Qin Dewei asked in surprise: "Aren't they all equally weak? Tang Shunzhi may still be somewhat useful in the future, but he is also very weak now."
Xia Yan: ""
Do you who are riding horses know the art of war, and a arrogant army will be defeated? Do you know the art of war, and know yourself and your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger?
Finally feeling that Master Xia might have some opinions about him, Qin Dewei quickly defended:
"Although only Li Kai came first, didn't I fight eight of them together? If the boss thinks it's not enough, just do it a few more times. It won't take any trouble!"
Wang Tingxiang changed the subject again and said: "Xia Guizhou, stop thinking about others all the time. Have you not considered recommending a few talents to the country in the past two days?"
Xia Yan stayed away from the two of them and took out a handwritten list: "Of course I will also recommend talents to the court. You should also take a look and you will know what to expect in the future."
Qin Dewei came over and took a look. The names on it were: Lu Huai, the head of the Vehicle and Driving Department of the Ministry of War, Chen Jiezhi, the head of the Martial Arts Department, and Yang Lun, the head of the Shanxi Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
After reading it, Qin Dewei was speechless and gave Master Xia a meaningful look, hoping that Master Xia would understand.
Looking at the list of talents he carefully selected, Xia Yan felt a sense of "cultivation" and said to Qin Dewei with a hint of complacency:
"You said you can evaluate people, and you were very sensible when commenting on the Eight Talents. How about you look at these few more?"
Qin Dewei really couldn't say anything, mainly because his evaluation of characters relied on historical data as support.
As a time traveler with a lot of historical data, Qin Dewei had no impression of these names at all.
This can only show that these three people have never been around in the future. They are unknown in history and have no deeds.
Qin Dewei had to lament that Master Xia was so discerning and carefully selected three people, but all of them were unknown in history. Perhaps only a few names could be found in "Records".
To be honest, even if you close your eyes and randomly draw lots among the six chief ministers, you won't be able to draw even a single person who has been recorded in the history books, right?
Qin Dewei put down the list in a daze and said to Xia Yan sincerely:
"Although I don't know these few, since Uncle Zong attaches so much importance to selection, they must all be talents that can be put to great use!"
After saying this, Qin Dewei felt that he had become more mature, and his emotional intelligence had indeed improved as he interacted more with high-level official figures.
However, Qin Dewei couldn't help but said: "Instead of recommending these few, it is better to recall Xu Jie."
If you, the old man, are still killed by Yan Song, Xu Jie can avenge you. This is what the Internet articles say.
Xia Yan shook his head and said: "Chief Assistant Zhang Fuking still has hatred for Xu Jie. If Xu Jie wants to come back, he will definitely not be able to pass the first assistant level. He should look for opportunities later."
Ten years ago, Xu Jie entered the Imperial Academy as a prodigy, and he was very aristocratic. Then he directly contradicted Zhang Fujing, who was still named Zhang Cong at that time, so he was demoted from the capital and became a local official.
At this point, Qin Dewei was puzzled. This Zhang Fujing (Cong) was also a god.
This person has already become the chief minister, but among the historical celebrities Qin Dewei has come into contact with or heard about since time traveling, in addition to the great ceremony and meritorious deeds, many people have either contempt or verbal refutation of Zhang Fujing.
I really don’t know how he is so popular. Zhang Shoufu’s treatment of being looked down upon by everyone is comparable to the protagonist of an internet article with a sarcastic face!
In this way, Emperor Jiajing had doubted Zhang Fujing's right to power in the past two years, and supported Xia Yan to confront Zhang Fujing. No wonder Zhang Fujing was always so angry that he wanted to give up the fight.
So when Zhai Luan saw this, he had a little bit of ambition, right?
Qin Dewei felt sleepy again, so he took the initiative to ask: "What will you do next, sir? Do you still need to contribute?"
Xia Yan sighed: "After your repeated blows, I'm afraid the Eight Talents won't be able to meet you easily. Next, I will push for a court recommendation as soon as possible. I will first check the direction of the situation and then take action."
Recruitment is a way for the imperial court to recommend candidates. Generally, in order to avoid suspicion of specialization, cabinet bachelors will not participate in this kind of personnel recommendation from outside the court, so Master Xia is more confident.
Qin Dewei reminded: "It is best for Huo Tao to finalize this matter before he comes to Beijing to avoid any setbacks."
Qin Dewei then left and returned to his residence in Wugong Hutong.
It was getting dark at this time, and a servant of the Feng family opened the courtyard door and reported to Qin Dewei: "Today, a sister and brother of the Xu family came to see you. They said they are your old friends."
Qin Dewei asked quickly: "Where are the people?"
The servant replied: "They had been waiting for you, but when it got late at night, it was really inconvenient for outsiders to stay, so they had no choice but to leave.
But they left a message saying they would come back soon."
Qin Dewei was still very excited to meet an old friend in a foreign country.
No matter what, it was his girlfriend and female tutor who had accompanied him through more than a year and a half of boring study time. Without her, he might not have been able to pass the scholar examination.
I don’t know why I had some colorful dreams at night. Maybe it’s because I haven’t been around women for a long time and my body is in a state of excitement.
