Chen Feng asked Qin Dewei again: "Your proposal is meaningless! With your power in Qin Zhongtang, wouldn't it be easy to deal with a lot of people?"
Qin Dewei smiled lightly and said: "It's just a game, you are quite serious! Then I will add one more thing, you can deal with them without relying on power, is this fair?"
When the local scholars at the foot of the stairs heard this, they were a little embarrassed. What did Qin Zhongtang think of them? The object of their amusement?
They are protesting very seriously. We are all scholars. Please Qin Zhongtang, please take it seriously!
After Chen Feng finished talking to Qin Dewei, his eyes began to wander around the crowd. He didn't believe it. He could pick anyone out and be "convinced" by Qin Dewei.
If you just rely on your power to strike forcefully, that is not considered "convincing". As the saying goes, it is easier to kill someone than to kill someone in the heart.
At least you have to be like Lu Mengguan and let him speak so that he doesn't dare to say anything anymore. Only then can you be considered heartbroken.
After scanning around, Chen Feng said that he could not see anything. After all, he was not familiar with the local scholars and could not tell who was the core figure.
So Chen Feng yelled: "Qin Zhongtang wants to talk to you, some representatives will come forward!"
It is said that although scholars have certain political privileges in the Ming Dynasty, how to gather people to make trouble is also a skill.
Some can succeed and force the government to do nothing, but some can't and are dealt with by the government.
Any group that makes trouble has a core group. Whether it can succeed depends mainly on the strength and ability of this core group.
What Chen Feng shouted was to let this core group come out on their own.
If no one else dares to stand up and only Lu Mengguan is beaten, then don't say anything.
Then several people came forward. Chen Feng pointed at a random person and said, "Send your name! Otherwise, how would Qin Zhongtang know who he was talking to?"
The man announced his name in a loud voice: "I'm on Tulu Road!"
There is no need to say much else. Just listen to this surname and you will know what is going on. There are four big Tu families in Ningbo City: Yang, Lu, Zhang and Tu. This person must be from the Tu family.
Chen Feng looked at Qin Dewei, Qin Zhongtang, please start your performance?
Qin Dewei waved to Tu Ludao, "Come here, let me talk to you for a few words! Judging from your surname, are you related to Tu Qiao, the censor of Zuodu?"
Hearing Qin Zhongtang call Tu Qiao by his first name, Tu Ludao was very uncomfortable and a little uncomfortable.
Due to Tu Qiao's status, most outsiders respectfully call him "Tu Zongxian", or those who are closer to him also address him as Tu Gong.
Therefore, Tu Ludao has not heard the word "Tu Qiao" for a long time. Generally speaking, it is very rude to directly call someone by name, especially when treating someone with inferiority.
But Tu Ludao didn't have a temper at this time. Although Qin Zhongtang was young, in terms of political status, he was actually higher than Tu Qiao. He did have the qualification to call him by name directly, so it was not a distinction between superiority and inferiority.
Qin Dewei didn't care what others thought, and continued to say to Tu Ludao: "Looking at your age, you should be a junior of Tu Qiao's clan, right?"
Although I don’t know why Qin Zhongtang always mentioned Tu Qiao, but it was probably for no good reason. Tu Ludao quickly put it aside and said, "So what? I and my colleagues came here because they are righteous in their hearts and have nothing to do with the elders of the clan."
Qin Dewei suddenly smiled obscenely, "Would you like to know some of the romantic affairs of Tu Qiao's family? Especially the details about bed, or any special hobbies, I can tell you."
Tu Lu said: "..."
This topic came so unexpectedly that Qin Zhongtang would go straight to Xiasan Road in the blink of an eye.
Qin Dewei smiled frivolously: "Are you interested in coming over and chatting?"
It is absolutely impossible for Tu Ludao to move forward. Qin Zhongtang can be unscrupulous based on his status, but he can't! How could he talk about his elders' hobbies in bed in public? He can't even lead the topic!
Everyone at the bottom of the steps was shocked. Qin Zhongtang, one of the top bosses in the court, how could you be so despicable regardless of your status and use this method to silence others!
At the same time, some people are rejoicing that they didn't light themselves up just now...
Others did not dare to talk or ask questions, but Chen Feng dared to ask and said in shock: "Qin Banqiao, how do you know these secret things?"
At this time, Qin Zhongtang seemed to be no longer Zhongtang, but the most talented man in the world. He said proudly: "Every household in the alleys of Jiaofang in Beijing is proud to let me stay overnight!
Whenever I want to ask something, everyone will know everything and tell me everything! So I want to inquire about some private matters about the love between men and women. It is too easy, so I know a little more than others."
Damn it! No matter on or off the steps, I felt deep envy in my heart, and at the same time, I deeply understood why there has always been a rumor that "I am born without the five elements."
Speaking of this, Qin Dewei suddenly turned to Tu Ludao, his face turned cold, "What? You came here today, do you also want to inquire about me?"
The underlying meaning of this sentence is that if any special colored lace details are exposed in public, it is all because of you!
As a junior, can you bear this responsibility? When you return home, will you be regarded as insulting your elders and then be buried under the clan rules?
Chen Feng was speechless for a long time. This is so shameless! A dignified bachelor actually treated a poor little scholar like this!
Tu Ludao immediately felt the tremendous pressure coming towards him, and it was pressure that he absolutely could not bear.
So just like Lu Mengguan, he stood there in a dilemma, dumbfounded.
Qin Dewei, however, gained the upper hand and was unyielding. He shouted sternly: "If you don't want to hear it, why don't you go back? What are you doing here?"
Chen Feng didn't care about what happened to the cannon fodder, but curiously asked Qin Dewei in a low voice: "What is really special about Tu Zongxian? He is already in his sixties. I didn't expect that people will never grow old."
Qin Dewei replied in surprise: "I just said the Tu family. I originally meant Tu Zongxian's sons. Did you seem to have misunderstood something?"
Chen Feng: "..."
Can Mr. Tu Zongxian and Tu Zongxian himself be the same thing? They are not on the same level!
It turns out that you, Qin Dewei, have been deliberately misleading! Even if others want to use this to cause trouble afterwards, there is no real reason!
I don't know why, but suddenly, I seem to see the cynical and playful boy in Nanjing ten years ago.
Qin Dewei was like an emotionless killing machine, and said coldly to Chen Feng: "Why are you in a daze? Keep ordering people!"
Chen Feng didn't want to continue this game, but in the end his stubbornness was still supporting him, so he didn't believe it. Can you, Qin Dewei, really take care of them one by one?
So Chen Feng pointed at someone among the representatives in the front row: "Sign up!"
The man seemed a little frightened and said in a low voice: "I'm here next to Zhang Shide."
Another person whose background is known just by his name. It seems so simple to judge the origin of a scholar in Ningbo city. At first glance, he is from the Zhang family, one of the four major families, or from the Shi generation!
There are currently two officials in the Zhang family. In addition to Zhang Bangqi, who is also the assistant minister, there is Zhang Shiche, who has been promoted to the third rank. This Zhang Shide is probably the same generation as Zhang Shiche.
Qin Dewei smiled and said: "I heard that all generations of Shi are the nephews and nephews of Zhang Bangqi? It seems that Zhang Bangqi is also your elder?"
Are you going to argue with your elders again? Zhang Shide wanted to say that he had no elders, but he didn't dare.
Feeling that Chen Feng was not in the right mood, Qin Dewei said to Magistrate Shen on the other side: "I found that most of the top scholars in your Ningbo Prefecture have good elders!"
Magistrate Shen replied: "It's all because of the outstanding local people. In recent decades, famous officials have emerged in large numbers. In the imperial examinations, Ningbo people are often represented! Therefore, most of these scholars have benefited from the words and deeds of their elders!"
Qin Dewei gave Magistrate Shen an appreciative look, which was a good comment, "This shows that the local area attaches great importance to teaching and educating people!"
Magistrate Shen suddenly felt blessed and added another sentence: "It is true. Even if the minister from Ningbo is in a high position, he never forgets education. Duke Zhang Yongchuan even did the job of teaching the prince!"
Mr. Zhang Yongchuan is Zhang Bangqi, the boss of the Zhejiang Party. No one else dares to shout his name randomly like Qin Dewei.
At this time, Qin Dewei discovered that Magistrate Shen still had some merits and was not nothing.
Then he continued: "Speaking of Zhang Bangqi, the auxiliary minister in the court, he really attaches great importance to education. He even went through the back door of Mr. Yan Ge at night in order to get the opportunity to educate the crown prince!"
Everyone was in an uproar. Is there going to be more explosive gossip?
At this time, a fat man suddenly walked out of the gate, jumped on his feet and shouted to Qin Dewei: "Qin Zhongtang, how dare you insult my father, you and I are at odds with each other!"
Everyone looked and saw that this fat man was not Yan Shifan. It was said that the young master from Yan Ge's hometown had ended up like this for some unknown reason.
Just now Yan Shifan had been standing inside the gate eavesdropping, but when he heard that his father was involved, he really had to go out and make some gestures, otherwise it would be extremely unfilial.
Immediately, soldiers came forward and tried their best to stop Yan Shifan and isolate him from a safe distance.
Qin Dewei said a little annoyed: "I made a slip of the tongue. In fact, Zhang Bangqi went through the back door of Yan Ge's hometown. He just said one less word."
Magistrate Shen had a look of embarrassment on his face. He was so alone that he did not dare to continue to follow him. He could not devote himself to the art of cross talk.
Qin Dewei had no choice but to continue: "Speaking of the official position of Zhan Shi, there was Duan Gongyu back then. After the former Zhan Shi Lu Shen died, the successor was originally Mr. He from Shanyin County, Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang Province!
But Zhang Bangqi did not care about the friendship with the same province. In order to take away Zhan Shi's official position, he did not hesitate to flatter Mr. Yan Ge!
In the end, he really succeeded, and he drove away his fellow countryman Mr. He, and he took charge of the affairs, and then became the assistant minister."
Chen Feng was speechless again. Others may not know it. How could he, Chen Feng, a member of the Qin Party, still not know?
It was clearly your misjudgment of the political situation, Qin Dewei, that made Mr. He voluntarily give up his position as Minister Zhan in exchange for a more affordable position as Governor of Hecao.
Why is it that here today, Zhang Bangqi is doing whatever it takes to squeeze out Mr. He?
When it comes to high-level officials, no one dares to follow him. Qin Dewei can only continue to say: "Prefect Shen also said just now that the local seniors are the best at teaching by words and deeds!
And you, the younger generation of scholars, must learn from Senior Zhang’s spirit of ostracizing even your fellow villagers for the sake of your future!”
The local scholars looked at each other and had nothing to say for a moment.
The distance between the capital and the capital is far away, so people from the same province can be considered as fellow villagers. However, in today's concept of attaching importance to rural areas, it is indeed a very immoral act to exclude fellow villagers. This place cannot be washed, but it will only become darker and darker with more washing.
Qin Dewei turned to Yan Shifan and shouted: "Why don't you come back and tell this friend Zhang Shide how Zhang Bangqi knelt down and licked your father in the first place?"
"I don't know!" Yan Shifan still understood at this time that some things needed to be kept secret.
Qin Dewei asked back: "Don't you, Yan Shifan, like to interfere in government affairs the most at home? You must have been present at that time!"
"No need to say any more!" Zhang Shide burst out suddenly, and then there was no more, and he disappeared silently into the crowd.
Chen Feng secretly sighed, is it because Qin Zhongtang is too powerful, or are these scholars too weak?
Looking at the aggressive group of scholars, they looked like chickens and dogs in front of Qin Zhongtang.
"Who else?" Qin Dewei asked the people in the front row of the crowd.
If we can deal with these respectable people in the front row, this gathering of people to cause trouble will be enough.
The people who came angrily to plead for the people looked at each other in confusion. They all followed the leader to see if they could get a piece of the pie.
But now that all the leading figures have been taken care of by Qin Zhongtang, what can these blind followers do? Are they going to be cannon fodder?
So at the outermost edge of the crowd, people slowly began to disperse quietly.
Although the people in the front row were embarrassed to leave now, they were obviously in a low mood and had no energy to worry about it.
Qin Dewei proudly asked Chen Feng: "The game is over, are you convinced?"
Chen Feng still said stubbornly: "The main reason is that your luck is so good! And I don't know why, your luck has always been so good!"
Magistrate Shen suddenly felt a little envious of Chen Feng. Being able to speak harshly in front of Qin Zhongtang was a qualification after all. Why didn't he have a fellow concubine like Qin Dewei?
Qin Dewei had nothing else to do today, so he asked patiently: "Tell me, where did I get lucky?"
Chen Feng replied: "You happen to know the information about their elders, so you can manipulate them and make them scrupulous and not dare to continue to cause trouble.
If you change the place, it probably won't work. Isn't this luck?"
Qin Dewei replied: "Before arriving at a place, you must first understand the place. Before I arrived in Ningbo, I already knew that there are four major families in Ningbo.
Now that I already know the existence of the four major families, I will naturally pay attention to everything about the four major families in advance.
One of the important tasks is to collect materials about senior officials of local big families. Wouldn’t that be used today?
Even if you become an official in another place, it will be the same, and you will still need to make targeted preparations.
So what you think is luck is just a superficial phenomenon. In fact, there are countless careful preparations and precise calculations behind it!"
Chen Feng felt as if he was being despised, and said angrily: "I just named a few randomly, and they are all members of the four most famous families!
They all happen to be within the scope of the materials you collected, and you still say it's not just luck? What can you do if I name another unknown person?"
Qin Dewei couldn't help laughing, "I asked you to choose someone, don't you think about it, why do I dare to let you choose someone?"
Chen Feng's brain was finally overloaded and he couldn't understand Qin Zhongtang's thoughts.
Qin Dewei explained: "In the past few decades, each of the four major families has been able to produce one or two Jinshi in each generation. As we all know, the foundation for Jinshi is to recruit people.
If we extrapolate further, the total number of people in the four major families, if not dozens, would be at least one or twenty!
[A book-chasing app recommended to me by an old book friend I have known for ten years, Yeguo Reading! It is so easy to use. I rely on this app to read and listen to books while driving and before going to bed. You can download it here.]
If we continue to deduce it further, the basis for the selection of talents is the scholar. With ten or twenty candidates, there can always be dozens of talents in each generation, right?
This number of people is already considerable! So I can predict that whenever local scholars gather to make trouble, the four major families will inevitably take the lead!
If the scholars from the four major families did not stand in the front row and take the lead, the local scholars would definitely not be able to cause trouble!
That’s why I put forward conditions for you to choose people from the front row! No matter what, the people you choose must be from the four major families!"
Chen Feng: "..."
So what seems like chance is actually inevitable?
As Qin Zhongtang said, what you think is luck is behind countless careful preparations and precise calculations!
Qin Dewei seems to have been very lucky along the way, but what is the huge amount of preparation and calculation behind it?