Chapter 405 I laugh at others and can't see through
After a long day of psychological struggle, Governor Sheng finally spoke again and said to He Tixue: "I have a condition."
Qin Dewei is confused. Is Governor Sheng confused by himself? It is Qin Dewei who wants to discuss cooperation with you. What conditions do you want to set for the Grand Master?
Or are you trying to save face and deceiving yourself and others by saying that you are cooperating with a great master so that you can feel better?
Then I saw Governor Sheng pointing at Qin Dewei and saying to He Tixue: "This is a student scholar, I can't take action, but as a grand master, you have the power to punish the students.
So my condition is that you give Qin Dewei a good beating and Qin Dewei is not allowed to hide!"
Qin Dewei: ""
Is this a loss of morality or a distortion of human nature?
He Tixue happily agreed: "Yes, but not now!"
Seeing this, Governor Sheng asked suspiciously: "Are you trying to deceive this court?"
He Tixue emphasized: "I will definitely agree, within two or three days!"
Grandmaster He's credibility is still reliable. Although Governor Sheng can't figure it out, since He Tixue dares to agree, he can just wait.
Then Governor Sheng said to Qin Dewei: "Regarding this matter, the people involved are divided into several levels, and the main one in the court is Wang Hong!"
This is Wang Hong who was impeached as one of the three traitors in the Feng En case. Last year, Wang Xian, the Minister of War, went to Datong to supervise the division. Wang Hong took over the affairs of the Ministry of War as the Minister of War and the admiral of Jingying. He was still the leader of the court.
Big boss character.
This name surprised Qin Dewei. How could Wang Hong think of causing trouble in Nanjing?
Governor Sheng ignored Qin Dewei's questions and continued: "Wang Hong comes from Huizhou and has a clan member named Wang Zhengze, who is now the general manager of Xin'an Guild Hall in Nanjing."
Qin Dewei roughly understood it now, isn't it just white gloves?
Then I heard Governor Sheng introduce: "Here in Nanjing, the actual executioner and leader is a Western businessman named Luo Heng."
Qin Dewei had a vague impression of this name, but he still didn't believe it and said: "How dare such a businessman say he is in charge?"
Governor Sheng introduced: "You should not underestimate him. It is precisely because of this person that he can unite all the forces.
For example, Liu Long, the Minister of War in Nanjing, was from Shanxi and was naturally close to Western merchants. Then he was recruited and used by Luo Heng, and he would also get involved, but it was not time for him to come forward.
Another example is that when Huo Tao passed by Nanjing, Luo Heng met Huo Tao, so our hospital was also involved and had to participate."
Hearing the name Huo Tao, Qin Dewei couldn't help but complain: "What's going on with Huo Tao? Why do you want to get involved? And with so many big shots, how can the benefits be divided enough?"
Governor Sheng sighed: "Huo Wuya didn't seek profit in the first place, he only sought revenge. I didn't understand him at first, but now I understand him very much."
Qin Dewei was speechless. He wanted to tell Governor Sheng: As a politician, Huo Tao's behavior is unqualified!
At this point, Qin Dewei finally figured out roughly what the situation was like at his opponent's house, and it turned out that the organizational structure was almost the same as he had guessed.
This secret visit to Jurong can be said to be complete! One is to meet the great master, the other is to meet the Dazhong Cheng. All the goals that should be achieved are achieved.
Fortunately, he had already judged that the opponent was a temporary and loose alliance, and Governor Sheng's character was not strong and stubborn, so there was an opportunity for internal divisions.
But he said that in Nanjing city, the ministers held a meeting.
One characteristic of bureaucracy is that when encountering a problem, it is inevitable to hold meetings. One is to solve the problem, and the other is to resolve responsibilities.
Because of the political crisis caused by Qin Dewei yesterday in the small imperial court in Nanjing, the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Counselor Liu Long, after unsuccessfully contacting Qin Dewei, invited all the ministers to the Ministry of War for discussion today.
Among the Six Ministries and the Metropolitan Procuratorate in Nanjing, only Chief Civil Service Officer Liu Long, the Criminal Department, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are the most anxious to solve the problem, because these three are obviously the most responsible.
The responsibilities of other departments are relatively small, so the mentality is relatively relaxed. If the sky falls, those three companies will be hit first.
After much discussion, everyone agreed that there was only one simplest solution, which was for Qin Dewei to withdraw the letter of complaint against the eunuch.
Liu Long said frankly: "I sent people to find Qin Dewei yesterday, but Qin Dewei refused to see him. I sent people again today, but so far, Qin Dewei can't be found."
Zhou Lun, the Minister of Punishment, questioned: "Qin Dewei is not an unknown person, how can he not find anyone?"
Liu Long said helplessly: "I sent dozens of sergeants to search everywhere, but still no whereabouts. So there is only one reason. Qin Dewei refused to see me and hid deliberately!"
Everyone was talking a lot, which shows that Qin Dewei is really young and energetic.
There was no result in the discussion, so Liu Long urged: "Things must be resolved. You all must think of your own solutions. We will meet again tomorrow!"
The next day, the Nanjing ministers met again for a meeting.
Zhou Lunxian, the Minister of Punishment, asked: "Who has found Qin Dewei?"
Liu Long replied: "From yesterday to now, we still haven't found anything. We must have avoided it deliberately. Now we have to think of other ways first."
Qin Jin, the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing, asked: "Has the great Sima ever had any wise ideas?"
Liu Long took advantage of the situation and said: "I think we can persuade Shanda people to transfer the Qin Dewei case to the Nanjing Criminal Department.
He cannot go to Nanjing city to interrogate Qin Dewei, but the Nanjing Criminal Department can. This is equivalent to grasping the handle of Qin Dewei, and then he can talk about withdrawing the report."
Qin Jin asked again: "The key lies in whether Shanda people are willing to do it?"
Liu Long replied: "So I ask all the gentlemen to jointly put pressure on Shanda Ren, so as not to fear that he will not submit."
All in all, this is indeed a solution. I don't know whether it is good or bad. But under the current situation where Qin Dewei refuses to communicate, there is no other way.
Of course, it is impossible to write a request in a very straightforward way and then have everyone sign it together. That would be just telling the truth!
So everyone started discussing again, should they join forces to write a copybook, or add a painting with a title for Governor Sheng?
At this time, the clerk at the gate of the Ministry of War came to report that Governor Yingtian Shengren had sent someone to ask for an audience with Da Sima.
The visitor was none other than Cao Qianhu, a Chinese Army officer who had repeatedly shouldered heavy responsibilities. He was slightly stunned when he came in, mainly because he did not expect so many high-ranking officials in the room.
Then he plucked up the courage and reported to Liu Long: "The Fuyuan sent me to inform Da Sima that Qin Dewei has been arrested!"
Arrested? This word immediately shocked the whole room of ministers.
Liu Long quickly asked: "What do you mean by this? There must be no false rumors!"
Cao Qianhu elaborated: "For some unknown reason, Qin Dewei ran to Jurong's residence in an attempt to threaten Fuyuan.
Then the Fuyuan was furious and imprisoned Qin Dewei, as if he was about to prepare for trial!"
Wucao! Everyone was shocked. No wonder Qin Dewei himself was nowhere to be found after searching for two days in Nanjing City. He didn't expect that he was actually in Jurong!
As for blackmailing Governor Sheng, everyone can guess that it must be Qin Dewei who went to Governor Sheng with the complaint letter in an attempt to get some benefits.
I just didn't expect Governor Sheng to be so staunch and straight-up.
But what makes everyone even more shocked is that now Qin Dewei cannot be touched at all, but Governor Sheng still dares to forcibly interrogate Qin Dewei. Is this a plan to kill both fishes and die together?
Moreover, Governor Sheng’s actions will only make things more complicated and serious!
Imagine that a scholar reports against the governor, but the ministries do nothing. Then the scholar is imprisoned, tried, and retaliated by the governor. In the end, only the eunuch comes forward to uphold justice.
If the above situation really occurs, it will be a political crisis within a political crisis!
Zhou Lun, the Minister of Punishment, couldn't help but question Cao Qianhu: "Qin Dewei is a student, how dare Shanda people imprison him for interrogation!"
Cao Qianhu replied: "The great master is stationed in Jurong, so Fuyuan informed the great master and obtained permission."
Generally, yamen are not allowed to impose additional punishments on scholars, with the exception of academic officials, who can take punishment measures against scholars.
Liu Long cursed a bastard in his heart! If Governor Sheng acted without authorization, the situation would get out of control. He couldn't help but shouted: "What exactly does Sheng Duanming want?"
Cao Qianhu smiled bitterly and replied: "From what I see, Fuyuan has probably given up everything. He is fighting for his official title and wants to punish Qin Dewei."
Liu Long had nothing to say. He could see that Sheng Duanming was probably so mad at Qin Dewei that he lost his mind. No matter what, he had to vent his anger first.
But the consequences of venting his anger will be borne by the entire Nanjing officialdom!
Thinking of this, Liu Long looked around at the crowd and said: "We must stop Shanda people! But the ordinary people are not strong enough, so I'm afraid we won't be able to stop them, so we can only do the hard work."
This means that a minister should be sent to Jurong in person to stop Governor Sheng's irrational behavior.
After everyone looked at each other, they all said together: "It must be Da Sima!"
This does not mean that everyone is lazy or humble, it is mainly due to different responsibilities.
Although they are officials of the ministry and court, they are not allowed to leave the capital without authorization, just like the magistrate of a county is not allowed to leave the county without authorization.
It doesn't matter if you go for an outing in the suburbs. As long as you don't leave the county boundary, you haven't left the capital. But if you go to another county a hundred miles away, it is absolutely against the rules.
The only exceptions are Liu Long and Liu Da Sima, only he can go out at will.
Because Nanjing's defense work not only covers Nanjing city, but also the surrounding areas, as well as the upper and lower reaches of the Yangtze River all the way to the seaport.
Therefore, the Minister of War in Nanjing can go out to inspect various defense areas without being bound by the clause prohibiting leaving Beijing.
It was too late to let Governor Sheng put Qin Dewei on trial, so Liu Long stood up and bowed his hands to everyone: "I'm leaving now!"
The chariots and chariots of the Ministry of War were all ready-made, and Liu Dasi immediately got on the chariot and left. There were also leading knights to open the way, so they could gallop all the way, much faster than ordinary people's carriages.
More than an hour later, at dusk, we entered Jurong before the city gate closed.
Liu Da Sima ignored the weather and continued to go straight to the camp, but was rejected.
They stayed in a mansion that night, and the next day Liu Long continued to see Governor Sheng.
Although he saw the person, no matter how hard he said it, Governor Sheng refused to let Qin Dewei go and insisted on preparing for trial.
Liu Long was so angry that he wanted to hit someone. Is Governor Sheng going crazy?
He was very suspicious that the man surnamed Sheng was so beaten that he no longer wanted to do anything, so he took him down while he still had the power.
Liu Da Sima simply sat in the governor's court and didn't leave. Let's see what Governor Sheng will try today!
Governor Sheng glanced at Liu Long with pity, saying, "Others laugh at me because I'm crazy, but I laugh at them and they can't see through it."
There is a little secret that cannot be told. In fact, Qin Dewei has returned to Nanjing.
Governor Sheng thought again, a while ago, did others look at him with such pity?