Qin Dewei ignored Zhang Zan and continued to tell Emperor Jiajing: "On that day, my father asked Zhang Zan for an official position, and Zhang Zan asked me for fifteen thousand taels, but I couldn't do anything because I didn't have such a huge sum of money.
Later, I heard a piece of news that as long as you borrow money from the Zhang family of Jianchang Hou and give it to Zhang Zan, you can successfully select officials!
The minister inquired in detail and found out that several officials actually borrowed money from the Zhang family of Jianchang Hou a while ago, and then handed it over to Zhang Zan! All the silver ingots of the Zhang family of Jianchang Hou are secretly marked, and they will be known after a check!
So I followed suit and borrowed fifteen thousand taels from the Zhang family according to what Zhang Zan said, and prepared to hand it over to Zhang Zan!
Later, for some unknown reason, Zhang Zan went back on his promise and broke the contract, so I had no choice but to do anything about it! Maybe I was young and ignorant and didn’t know how to send money, so I annoyed Zhang Zan.”
Everyone couldn't help but sigh that Qin Dewei's short composition seemed to be more advanced. Zhang Zan was not mentioned directly in the whole article, but after listening to it, everyone could automatically figure out the hidden plot.
Zhang Zan, the Minister of War, coveted the huge wealth of the Zhang family of Jianchanghou, but it was not convenient to do so directly. Therefore, he deliberately connived and induced the elected officials to borrow money from the Zhang family of Jianchanghou, and then used it to bribe himself.
It's just that he met Qin Dewei, who was young and energetic and not very good at doing things, and then he made a big fuss.
Zhang Zan suddenly remembered the recent bribes that had gone smoothly, as well as the officials who had suddenly become enlightened.
Did they borrow the thousands of taels of silver they bribed themselves from the Zhang family of Jianchang Hou?
While Zhang Zan was thinking, he seized on the flaw and refuted: "That's nonsense. Your Qin Dewei's fifteen thousand taels of silver were clearly withdrawn from Yuanfeng Bank!"
Qin Dewei explained calmly: "Actually, the Zhang family has 30,000 taels of silver deposited in the bank. The loans given to Zhang Zan were all withdrawn from the bank. I only borrowed for some convenience, and everything is proved by the deed."
Zhang Zan was speechless for a moment. He knew that what Qin Dewei said must be true, and that the money must really have been borrowed from the Zhang family of Jianchang Hou!
He clearly felt that Qin Dewei had framed him, but he could not find the lies that Qin Dewei said!
Everyone "suddenly realized" that today both sides' short compositions were very exciting, but in comparison, Zhang Zan's technique was a bit rougher.
Zhang Zan's short essay lacks a lot of evidence, but Qin Dewei's side has a lot of evidence.
I have to admit that framing is also a skill. Of course, evidence is sometimes not important. In the end, it mainly depends on the emperor’s thoughts.
Zhang Zan also realized this, threw Qin Dewei away, grabbed the ground with his head directly towards the throne, kowtowed with "bang bang", and shouted bitterly: "Your Majesty! I have no intention of coveting the Zhang family of Jianchang Hou! Everything is framed!
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Emperor Jiajing is a little annoyed. He is about to tour the south. The court must maintain stability. It is not worthwhile to get a minister of the Ministry of War for this kind of intrigue.
At this time, Qin Dewei suddenly came forward and said: "Your Majesty, please listen to me. The Zhang family of Jianchang Marquis is the richest man in the capital, with a fortune of tens of millions!
Now that Zhang Yanling is in prison, His Majesty is so kind and kind that he has refused to confiscate the Zhang family for several years, but the Zhang family cannot keep their property!
Just like a child holding gold in a busy market, there is always a youngster like Zhang Zan who covets the Zhang family's money, causing the Zhang family's money to leak out in large quantities. Isn't it a pity?
It would be better to confiscate the Zhang family of Jianchang Hou and use it for national purposes than to let the money fall into the hands of a coward like Zhang Zan!
If Your Majesty hesitates to make a decision, I am afraid that in another year and a half, the Zhang family will be completely depleted of all their property! And the ones who get rich are young people like Zhang Zan. What use is it to the country and the people?"
Yan Song originally wanted to intercede for Zhang Zan, but in his eyes, accepting bribes was indeed not a big deal.
But after listening to what Qin Dewei said, Mr. Yan Ge's heart sank. Zhang Zan, the newly recruited ally, was finished!
Fortunately, I was a step too slow and didn't make such a mistake.
Not to mention Yan Song, no one who had a good relationship with Zhang Zan dared to come forward at this time. Qin Dewei was so heartbroken!
Qin Dewei's words "Zhang Zan is such a young man" are not intentional curses, but a kind of strengthening of consciousness!
Everyone has heard that there have been rumors before that the palace has been very expensive in recent years and that Emperor Jiajing is coveting the wealth of the Zhang family of Jianchanghou.
Emperor Jiajing was a face-saving man and did not want the rumors to come true, so he never raided the Zhang family.
But if Emperor Jiajing really wanted to raid the Zhang family, he must have a high-sounding reason that could stop everyone in the world from talking.
And now Zhang Zan has actually become the reason why Qin Dewei gave it to Emperor Jiajing!
The emperor has to worry about his face. He is too embarrassed to copy and build the Changhou Zhang family and retain the Zhang family's property. But you other bastards dare to use all possible means to embezzle the Zhang family's wealth!
In order to prevent a bastard like Zhang Zan from succeeding, the emperor should seize the Zhang family of Jianchang Hou first. It is better than taking advantage of corrupt officials!
Others didn't dare to express their anger, but Zhang Zan had collapsed to the ground. He never expected that Qin Dewei's calculations were so deep!
Any fighting spirit, asking for or giving bribes, these are the least important things!
Emperor Jiajing stared at Zhang Zan and couldn't help but think in his heart: "That's all my money!"
Wang Tingxiang, the Minister of Punishment and the Governor of Beijing Camp, looked at Xia Yan, then at Qin Dewei, and stepped out of the queue, breaking the silence in the palace.
"I am impeaching Zhang Zan for corrupting military affairs! In recent years, military elections have mostly been carried out by bribery. Without bribery, no one can perform his duties. This is true for the military positions in the Beijing camp and the military positions in the border towns. As a result, the superiors are ineffective, the border generals are incompetent, and the border affairs are increasingly corrupted!"
If Qin Dewei put Zhang Zan in the coffin, Wang Tingxiang's impeachment was like closing the coffin board.
Everyone couldn't help but sigh at the dangers of the official world. A powerful minister of the Ministry of War ended up like this.
Emperor Jiajing issued an edict: "It is said that Qin Fu of Dongchang is going to the palace!"
Eunuch Qin, who was on duty outside the Meridian Gate, received the edict and trotted all the way up to the Wenhua Hall.
Emperor Jiajing issued another order to the Qin eunuch: "Copy the Zhang family!"
Eunuch Qin glanced at Zhang Zan and replied like a god: "Dare you dare to ask Your Majesty, which Zhang family is it?"
Everyone: ""
It turns out that the most poisonous person today is here.
Emperor Jiajing shouted: "Go away and do business! The Zhang family of the Marquis of Jianchang and the Zhang family of the Minister of War will be confiscated together!"
Eunuch Qin took orders and left the palace to run errands.
When copying the Zhang family of the Minister of War, it would be even more fun if we could find out some clues that Zhang Zan secretly communicated with Zhang Zuo, the chief official of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and gave money to Zhang Zuo.
Money is actually not important, but who made the emperor sensitive to the Zhang family's money now?
Moreover, the Qin eunuch did not tell Emperor Jiajing about the hot gossip "Qin Dewei fifteen thousand taels" before, but only reminded the emperor to copy and build the Changhou Zhang family. Now it seems to be correct.
The advantage of this is that the emperor first had the idea of raiding the Zhang family, and after thinking about it for several days, he considered the Zhang family's money as his own, and then today's "Zhang Zan incident" happened.
In the emperor's mind, it was equivalent to "I was about to raid Zhang Yanling's house, and you actually started to steal money from me." This would make the emperor subconsciously even more angry.
Otherwise, the result would be "I only reacted when I saw you starting to make money from the Zhang family." That mentality would definitely be different.
As the saying goes, details determine success or failure. Eunuch Qin hid his merit and fame and went to ransack the house.