Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty-Five: I miss you on this occasion
As the saying goes, cutting off a person's wealth is like killing his parents. How does it feel to be robbed of 10,000 acres of good land along the river?
Wang Tingxiang sensed Qin Dewei's momentum and couldn't help but add: "Guo Xun has done many illegal things. He is greedy for power and accepts bribes, runs troops privately, and embezzles free money. Your Majesty should know all about it."
Of course Qin Dewei understood. What Wang Tingxiang meant was that it might not be useful to use these charges to criticize Guo Xun.
As the emperor's most trusted nobleman, these problems could not sway Guo Xun.
During the Great Ceremony Conference, Wuding Marquis Guo Xun was the first and most resolute supporter of the emperor. This was the confidence that Guo Xun dared to challenge the civil officials.
There are even rumors that Emperor Jiajing wanted to make Guo Xun the Duke of the country, which was a unique honor.
"So you still have to think twice before you act." Unconsciously, the situation was reversed, and Wang Tingxiang began to persuade Qin Dewei to stay calm.
Qin Dewei said contemptuously: "Since Guo Xun is so jumpy, let's commit some crime that the emperor doesn't know about and can't bear."
Wang Tingxiang said doubtfully: "Guo Xun is a very smart person. He never touches the emperor's bottom line. How can he commit such a crime?"
Qin Dewei sneered a few times and said, "That's unnecessary."
Wang Tingxiang: ""
Whenever these three words popped out of Qin Dewei's mouth, it seemed to form an invisible noose with infinite power.
The first time Wang Tingxiang heard these three words was in the tenth year of Jiajing. These three words hanged Yingtianfu Yin.
Later, these three words were used to hang Liu Long, the former Minister of War in Nanjing, and Zhang Fujing, the former Chief Assistant, was hanged before the imperial examination last year.
Just when Wang Tingxiang was lost in memories, Qin Dewei suddenly asked: "I have not been in the capital for a long time, and I don't know much about Guo Xun. This person is very greedy for money?"
Wang Tingxiang said with great certainty: "Guo Xun likes wealth and aura, and is greedy and squandering money. Everyone in the capital knows that."
Qin Dewei asked again: "Is Zhang Yanling still in jail?"
Wang Tingxiang was inexplicable. When he was talking about Guo Xun, why did he suddenly talk about Zhang Yanling?
The younger brother of Empress Dowager Zhang, Zhang Yanling, was imprisoned in Tianlao during the twelfth year of Jiajing's reign and briefly lived with Qin Dewei.
He is still in custody and is awaiting execution. He has been locked up in the sky jail with no hope of being released. He basically calls the sky jail his home.
Qin Dewei was thinking about something and said: "You are the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. If Zhang Yanling wants to feel comfortable in the prison and not be violently killed, he must listen to you, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, right?"
Wang Tingxiang was silent for a moment and then said: "I have made it clear beforehand that I will never do anything that violates laws and disciplines!"
Qin Dewei chuckled a few times and said: "Nothing, just testing the boundaries of law and discipline! What are you afraid of, old man?"
Wang Tingxiang always felt that after getting to know Qin Dewei, he started to run towards the end of the night.
After talking to Wang Tingxiang about the matter, Qin Dewei walked out of Wang Tingxiang's residence in a swaggering manner.
While Wang Tingxiang was still in a trance in the study, the doorman suddenly ran over and reported: "Qin Hanlin wrote a poem outside the door before he left!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Tingxiang hurriedly went out and saw an extra poem on the wall of his house.
Taking a closer look, the title is "Drunk and Desolate·Ode to the Eagle", which is a rare word card.
"The cold mountains are blocked, the wind is low and the road in the Central Plains is broken, and the autumn sky is as blue as ever.
Drunk and naked, I briefly wrote down the place where I called.
No matter who the man's skills are, he will bet with him, and he will be more aggressive when he gets older.
There are so many idle foxes and rabbits in this world, the moon is dark and the sand is dim.
I am thinking of you at this time."
Wang Tingxiang looked at it and couldn't help laughing.
But Qin Dewei finished writing the lyrics and returned to his home, where Xu Miaojing was still waiting.
Seeing her brother-in-law coming back, Xu Miaojing hurriedly said: "Guo Xun petitioned the emperor for 20,000 acres of land, including the 10,000 acres we reserved by the Yongding River."
Xungui, the matter of eunuchs petitioning the emperor for land was actually very common in the Ming Dynasty. This was how the Xungui manors around the capital came about.
Sometimes, one group is fined and given to another group, which can be considered a dynamic adjustment.
Unexpectedly, Guo Xun's land petition this time actually conflicted with Qin Dewei's "goal".
But it is reasonable, after all, there is very little "public" land available for granting around the capital.
This "pasture" by the Yongding River is one of the best in terms of location and area, and Guo Xun can certainly see why.
"Brother-in-law, what do you think we should do?" Xu Miaojing asked. Xu Miaojing was actually more concerned about this matter than Qin Dewei.
Upon hearing this, Qin Dewei instructed: "Give it to Guo Xun if you want it, and don't let anyone stop you!"
Xu Xiaodi was shocked: "That's it? In fact, Mr. Qin said that he could help the emperor to politely reject Guo Xun's unreasonable request."
Qin Dewei still said indifferently: "There is no need to trouble Eunuch Qin, I have my own idea."
Xu Xiaodi was almost anxious. He jumped up from his chair and said, "Don't we want this land anymore?"
It was difficult for a high-ranking civil servant like Qin Dewei to acquire land in the capital, so he would use the name of Xu Xiaodi, a martial artist, to operate.
In the past few days, Little Brother Xu has been dreaming of the dream of a big landowner in a manor, with vast fields, hordes of wealthy slaves, and a simple little village girl who would never want to wake up.
Qin Dewei slapped him and scolded: "Calm down! I didn't say no! I just don't need you to do anything, just go home and wait!"
It was impossible to go home, so Xu Miaojing went to Dongchang and replied to Eunuch Qin.
"No need to do anything?" Eunuch Qin was very confused. Is Qin Dewei so generous?
After thinking about it for a long time, I couldn't figure it out, so I let it go for the time being. Recently, Eunuch Qin was having a fight with Supervisor Si Li, so he decided to focus on this side first.
Since the famous poet Qin Dewei became famous and no longer needed to rely on poetry to become famous, the number of his works has decreased a lot.
Being a human being is so real.
And like most seniors, Qin Dewei became obsessed with the legendary "Yingzhi Poetry" after entering the Hanlin Academy.
This made countless poetry lovers beat their chests and beat their chests. Poetry really gave up a forest for a tree.
The song "Drunk and Desolate" written on the doorstep of Wang Tingxiang's house is one of Qin Shiba's rare unpublished works in recent times, and it immediately attracted the attention of the entire capital's literary circles.
People in the official circles of the capital are not bad at reading and comprehension. Thinking of the events of Guo Xun and Wang Tingxiang, this poem seems to be meaningful.
"There are so many idle foxes and rabbits in the world" refers to Guo Xun, and "I am thinking of you at this time" is a portrayal of Wang Tingxiang's mood.
As for the "eagle" in the title, it goes without saying.
So to summarize the central idea, this is a declaration of war from Qin Dewei! And it expresses extreme contempt for the "fox rabbit"!
Although Qin Dewei's attack does not distinguish between friends and foes, and his skills are often AOE regardless of friends and foes. But this time, most civil servants supported him.
After all, Wuding Marquis Guo Xun stole the job of Wang Tingxiang and the Ministry of Works to supervise the manufacture of firearms. He challenged the bottom line of all civil servants. It was just that Guo Xun was temporarily helpless.
The emperor favored Guo Xun, and impeachment was useless. What could be done?
Qin Dewei stood up and declared war on Guo Xun, which was considered to be in compliance with the people's sentiments.