Qin Dewei had no choice but to take advantage of his higher status to control Tao Laodao.
Otherwise, when Tao Laodao becomes a complete state master, it will be even more impossible to restrict him.
By that time, Tao Laodao had a close relationship with the emperor, and he was not a figure in the temple system. He was equivalent to a magical "eunuch", so it was difficult for civil servants to have the means to restrict him.
That's why Qin Dewei asked Xiaodi Xu to get married to the Tao family, and at the same time actively sought to cultivate dual cultivation with Tao Xiangu. There were indeed political considerations.
After finishing the beating, Qin Dewei asked again: "You said that Immortal Xiu Xuan has not been here these days. Where has she gone?"
Tao Zhongwen had nothing to hide and answered truthfully.
It turned out that news came from Huguang a few days ago that Tao Laodao's younger brother passed away. So Tao Xiuxuan and Tao Xiangu went on the road together with their father Tao Shitong, returning to their hometown to attend the funeral.
Qin Dewei said in surprise: "Xianxuan Xiu is just a grandniece, and she still needs to travel thousands of miles to attend the funeral?"
Don't deliberately make excuses to avoid yourself!
Tao Laodao was afraid that Qin Dewei would misunderstand, so he explained carefully: "The Xuanhuang secret technique of practicing Xuanxuan was taught by her younger brother, so she has a master-disciple relationship with her younger brother, so Yu Li should go back..."
Qin Dewei felt relieved, he didn't just hide from him on purpose, but it was a pity that good things were hard to come by and he had to wait again.
There was nothing else to do today. Scholar Qin, who had failed to visit Tao Xiangu, went to the Hanlin Academy to supervise the revision of "Huang Ming Bao Xun".
The emperor gave three years, but Qin Dewei didn't want to wait that long. It was best to complete it before the end of this year.
When Scholar Qin entered the Zhuangyuan Hall, he saw that Xu Gu and Zhao Zhenji were not working, but actually chatting, and several other Shuji scholars of the same year gathered here to drink tea.
Xu Gu, who was most familiar with Qin Dewei, replied: "It's exam time again, and we are chatting about which seniors may be the examiners."
When Qin Dewei heard the word "examination", he couldn't help but be in a daze. Is the new examination season coming again?
By the way, this year is the year of the rural examination. The two Zhili and many provinces with major imperial examinations all send Hanlin officials to serve as examiners.
The rural examination is scheduled to start in August. The examiners in each province will select candidates one after another based on the distance of the road, and they will start on the road immediately.
In the general examination in February next year, there will be another dozen or so Hanlin officials serving as examiners and co-examiners.
That's why the Hanlin Academy, which has always been calm and steady, suddenly became impetuous. Who doesn't want to be an examiner?
But for Qin Dewei, there is really a feeling of "time flies by".
The journey from being promoted to first place scholar seemed to be still vivid in his mind. Suddenly, a new examination season entered, and then a new top scholar would appear, replacing Qin Zhuangyuan as the freshest literary leader.
As the saying goes, a new generation replaces the old.
In fact, Qin Dewei had some ideas about the examination season. He wanted to be an examiner for the Nanzhili Township Examination, and then return to Nanjing for personal gain.
But it was too difficult. First, the examiner was appointed by the emperor after looking at the list. Emperor Jiajing was moody and very random. It was useless to follow any path.
Secondly, Qin Dewei's seniority qualifications in Hanlin College were too low. It only took him two years to get full qualifications, and the examiners needed to be ranked based on their seniority.
Therefore, Qin Dewei could only think about it.
In Qin Dewei's mind, the only exam worthy of his full efforts to become an examiner was the examination in the 26th year of Jiajing's reign ten years later.
Back home, Ma Er reported the news that Mr. Feng was fighting with Qiu Luan, the Marquis of Xianning, in the Xiyuan Hutong!
It turned out that Feng En had stayed in a beautiful woman's room for several days since taking the monthly contract. It happened that this beauty was also quite popular with Qiu Luan, the Marquis of Xianning.
Qiu Luan, who had recently returned to Beijing from his post as General Soldier of Guangdong and Guangxi, was also nostalgic for Fengyue and was very obsessed with the beauty who was given a monthly lease by Master Feng.
After not seeing him again and again, Qiu Luan became annoyed and had a head-on physical conflict with Mr. Feng.
After Qin Dewei heard the news, he was very surprised. How could Mr. Feng be so impulsive!
That Qiu Luan was a military general, and he had just returned from the post of commander-in-chief, and he was probably surrounded by strong soldiers to protect him.
When you, Feng En, a civil servant, fight with Wu Xun, isn't that using your own shortcomings to attack the other's strengths?
"How is Mr. Feng injured?" Qin Dewei asked with great concern, and ordered: "Please take my post and ask Dr. Li. Dr. Li is very good at treating skin and flesh injuries!"
Ma Er replied in a daze: "Actually, Mr. Feng took the lead and beat up Qiu Luan and his guards."
Qin Dewei: ""
Ma Er briefly explained: "General Qiu cannot defeat Master Feng alone, and among Master Feng's servants are warriors who have just withdrawn from the Liaodong camp, so General Qiu's bodyguards are no match.
Qiu Luan was chased by Mr. Feng from Xiyuan Hutong all the way to Xianling Palace, and he finally escaped by hiding in Xianling Palace."
Qin Dewei recovered from his shock and quickly asked: "Where is Mr. Feng now?"
Ma Er said: "I heard that I went to Mr. Xia Ge's house to ask for help."
Fighting is fun for a while, but the aftermath is a crematorium.
So Qin Dewei breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he didn't need to trouble himself anymore. Academician Xia was enough to solve the problem.
You know, that Qiu Luan is also a Niubi Tang-like figure. The key is that he is still a propriety person, and he was able to stand up to the emperor back then!
At this time, Feng En was indeed in Xia Yan's house. Academician Xia frowned and said frankly: "To be honest, I can't target Qiu Luan at this time."
Feng En has been immersed in romance recently and has never cared about officialdom. He subconsciously asked: "Why?"
Xia Yan replied: "Qiu Luan came back because he wanted to be the chief military officer of the Beijing camp, and his status is sensitive.
As a bachelor, it is not convenient for me to express my position on Qiu Luan's matter, lest I be misunderstood by others and manipulate the selection of the chief military officer of the Beijing camp. "
Then Xia Yan gave another pointer: "You go find Wang Tingxiang, I think Wang Tingxiang is enough!"
Feng En left Xia Mansion and went to Wang Tingxiang's home.
When Wang Tingxiang heard about Feng En's intentions, he also said in embarrassment: "Qiu Luan's identity is sensitive, and he is also the admiral of the Beijing camp. It is really inconvenient to contact the candidate for the chief military officer of the Beijing camp, lest he be misunderstood as trying to control the Beijing camp."
authority."
The main thing is that Feng En didn't suffer any loss in the fight. It doesn't matter whether things turn out well or not.
Feng En was extremely disappointed. If everyone avoided suspicion, how would the matter end?
After all, Qiu Luan is a marquis, and he is on the same page as the local dignitaries in the capital. It is very annoying to get entangled with them!
Wang Tingxiang then pointed out: "If it doesn't work, you can go to Qin Dewei. I think Qin Dewei is enough!"
Master Feng: ""
All acquaintances know that Qin Dewei’s specialty is causing trouble, not resolving the aftermath, right?
Wang Tingxiang hinted: "Qiu Luan also strongly supported His Majesty during the Great Ceremony Conference more than ten years ago. He was second only to Guo Xun in the martial arts and was considered to be the rites conference faction."
Mr. Feng finally understood. Could it be that only Jiajing men truly talk about etiquette?
Scholar Qin, who had already planned to go to bed, looked at Master Feng knocking on the door in the middle of the night and said helplessly: