Anyone who has ever worked knows that when an order is conveyed to the grassroots, there is actually a certain delay in its actual execution. All that can be compared is the amount of delay.
Even if Qin Zhongtang made harsh words and issued the "Hu Zongxian killing order", it was no exception.
The message was first conveyed to Jiaofangsi, who then actually conveyed it to all the Lehu households in several business alleys. With the current efficiency of information transmission, it would probably not be completed in one day.
When Hu Zongxian came to Beijing to take the exam last year, he had a monthly girlfriend named Mo Hongyu. She was also a famous beauty in Jiaofangsi Hutong in the east, and a frequent visitor to the four major universities and eight universities.
Now that Hu Zongxian returned to the capital a year later, he naturally wanted to revisit his old dream. After visiting Qin Zhongtang, he moved directly into Mo Hongyu's house that night and rented it for another month.
Just after midnight, the drunken Hu Zongxian fell asleep in the back room. Mo Hongyu was about to turn on the light when she suddenly heard someone hurriedly knocking on the door of the outer room.
After sending the maid to open the door, her mother, Madam Lu, was outside. Mo Meiren couldn't help but asked in surprise: "It's already late at night, mother, why are you in such a hurry?"
Madam Lu quickly asked: "Where are the guests?"
Mo Hongyu walked out first, closed the door, and ensured that the room was quiet, and then replied: "Ms. Hu has gone to bed."
Lu Lao Bustard sighed and said to Mo Meiren: "Just now, the Jiaofang Secretary passed the word. At your request, all Lehu families are strictly prohibited from receiving a guest named Hu Zongxian!
I don’t know why Mr. Hu offended the noble man, but I think it would be better to call Mr. Hu up quickly, refund the money, and give the gifts!"
Hearing the news, Mo Hongyu was also stunned.
In the hundreds of years since the opening of the Beijing Guanshi Leji, there have been very few high-ranking officials who are so careless. Which noble person is so boring?
So Mo Meiren asked again: "Such nonsense breaks the rules. Is it possible that the Master of the Ministry of Rites is indifferent?"
Generally, if there is a problem in the business of Qin Lou and Chu Guan, the Ministry of Rites will step in to solve it. Otherwise, how can it operate smoothly in a place like the capital?
Madam Lu replied: "Dear daughter, you don't know, I heard that the noble person who spoke is Master Qin!
I won’t mention who he is, but his teacher is the current Minister of Rites, so why would the adults in the Ministry of Rites stop him from doing whatever he wants!"
Then he urged: "Don't ask so many questions. Call Mr. Hu first. We can't have any guests anyway!"
Mo Hongyu said dissatisfied: "How embarrassing is this! We are open for business, there is no reason to chase away customers!"
In particular, Mr. Hu is young, handsome, powerful, generous, and has a great reputation. He can just be a lover who entertains for free. What beauty is willing to drive away such a guest?
Lu Laobao, who has been immersed in this business for decades, immediately noticed that Mo Hongyu seemed to have some affection for Mr. Hu and was unwilling to chase him away.
So the old madam became a little impatient and advised: "As the saying goes, an arm can't twist a thigh, so good girl, don't be stubborn! The consequences of provoking Bachelor Qin are not something you and I can handle!"
Mo Hongyu thought for a while and said: "Why do I feel that there should be no hatred between Xueshi Qin and Mr. Hu? This order is more like a joke.
I expect that even if we side with Mr. Hu, Academician Qin will not really do anything to us."
Madam Lu became even more anxious, "You are all guessing, but what if you guess wrong? We can't afford to be wrong, we can't take any risks!
The safest way is to call Mr. Hu and send him gifts! The grudge between him and Scholar Qin has nothing to do with us!"
Mo Hongyu made up her mind and said: "It is too cold to drive people away in the middle of the night. We cannot let others say that we are heartless and unjust. When Mr. Hu wakes up tomorrow, I will tell him personally!"
Seeing Mo Hongyu's insistence, the old bustard could only agree: "No later than tomorrow, no later than tomorrow!"
When Hu Zongxian woke up the next day, he was in a very happy mood. He had not slept so happily for a long time.
Before he got up, he turned around and saw Mo Meiren sitting by the bed, frowning and very worried.
Hu Zongxian thought this was some kind of fun and joked, "What are you doing? Have I shortchanged you?"
Mo Hongyu sighed: "I don't want to meet my husband again, only to have a moment of happiness, and then have to say goodbye again."
Hu Zongxian was very confused and asked: "What do you mean?"
Mo Hongyu replied: "My lord, do you know? I received a message from above last night that all Lehu families are strictly prohibited from receiving you!"
Hu Zongxian laughed and said: "You are really joking, who would be so free with nothing to do!"
Mo Hongyu said seriously: "It's not a joke, it's absolutely true. It was the Qin Dewei scholar who said it!"
Wucao! Hu Zongxian was stunned. After knowing each other for so many years, can you, Qin Dewei, be a normal person? Isn’t this horse riding boring?
Isn’t it just that he wants to urge himself to become a patrol censor? As for this! Why are you just staring at yourself?
After coming back to his senses, Hu Zongxian looked at Mo Hongyu again, "Then what are your plans?"
Mo Hongyu gritted her silver teeth and said: "The slave family is also a person who knows the kindness. Since I have received kindness from my husband, how can I forget the kindness and betrayal just because I am afraid of power?
At worst, when this fate is over and my husband is sent away, the slave family will be sent to Datong to settle down!"
Probably thinking of the miserable end after being assigned to the border guard, Mo Meiren added sadly: "I just hope that my husband will become a general and prime minister in the future. Don't forget that there is a poor man who will be assigned to the border guard for you."
Hu Zongxian said quickly: "You are really exaggerating, how can I sit idly by and ignore it! In fact, it was just that Qin Dewei wanted to ask me to do a hard job, and I was reluctant, so he used this trick to force me. I didn't expect that it would be possible
It will hurt you!"
Mo Hongyu advised him sensibly: "I heard that Bachelor Qin is very powerful. Mr. Hu might as well become a Bachelor of Qin, so as not to be missed by Bachelor Qin. After all, you are in the same year of the provincial examination."
Feeling that he had been underestimated by the beauty, Hu Zongxian became even more unhappy. He sat up straight and said, "The clay figurine is still very angry. Am I not as good as the clay figurine?"
Then Qin Dewei can't just rely on something bigger than me to manipulate me unscrupulously! My fate is up to me, not to Qin!"
When Mo Hongyu heard this, she couldn't help but froze for a moment. Mr. Hu was already a great man, but how could Bachelor Qin be bigger than Mr. Hu? Why do you compete in this size?
After all, Hu Zongxian was a talented man. After pondering for a moment, he came up with an idea: "I won't bother you. I'll leave now and go to Xin'an Guild Hall to stay!"
Mo Hongyu was a little disappointed. If it was just like this, what was the difference between driving away Xianggong Hu?
Then I heard Hu Zongxian say: "Then Qin Dewei only said that Leji people are not allowed to receive me, but he did not say that beauties are not allowed to come to see me!
If you are willing, you can accompany me to stay at Xin'an Guild Hall for a while, then Qin Dewei will have nothing to do with it.
I don’t believe it, Qin Dewei can still continue to say that beauties are not allowed to come to his door! If a dignified scholar disciplines Hua Liuye so shamelessly, it is not enough to make the civil and military jokes of the court!"
Xin'an Guild Hall, like many commercial organizations, is mostly located in Dongcheng, not far from Jiaofangsi Hutong.
Hu Zongxian was born into a wealthy Huizhou family, and he himself was a young sergeant, so he was certainly the most popular person in the guild hall.
Moreover, as an organization of Huizhou merchants, Xin'an Guild Hall was considered a very wealthy guild hall, and the courtyard arranged for Hu Zongxian to stay was not bad.
After settling in, Hu Zongxian left Mo Hongyu in the room, continued to drink and have fun, and temporarily called some of Mo Hongyu's sisters to join in the fun.
After observing her words, Mo Hongyu asked curiously: "Mr. sir, you seem to be very happy?"
Hu Zongxian laughed and said: "Beauty, you don't know! Qin Dewei is an extremely meticulous person! If you can take advantage of Qin Dewei's hands, you will have endless fun!"
Then he waved to the other women who came to join in the fun, "Dance, dance! I must have a lot of fun today! I must let Academician Qin feel my happiness even halfway across the capital!"
At this moment, a steward named Xu Wei of the guild hall hurriedly walked in and interrupted Xianggong Hu's elegant mood.
After saluting, Manager Xu said with a sad face: "Several factory guards came to the guild hall, claiming to investigate the matter of the Leji woman being abducted and fleeing!"
Kidnapping Le Ji? Escape? Hu Zongxian was furious and said: "It's too much to bully others! How dare you fabricate slander out of thin air? Do you dare to investigate me without a royal seal?"
Manager Xu still had a grimace on his face: "Those Tiqi were very kind and did not try to force their way in. They said they were just going through the motions and then sat at the door of the lobby without moving."
In addition to being a hometown association, Xin'an Guild Hall is also a business alliance organization. If there are several factory guards and officers and schools sitting in front of the lobby, what kind of business is there?
Hu Zongxian was extremely speechless. This was definitely directed at him. It was equivalent to blocking the entire Huizhou People's Guild Hall to blackmail him!
What is so good about myself that makes Qin Dewei so obsessed with her?
Could it be that he couldn't let himself make the decision in his life? Even his father didn't care so much, especially after he won the imperial examination!
Finally, Manager Xu came up with an idea, "This is not the solution anyway. There is a Hanlin master from Huizhou named Yu Yaohui, who is also a long-time veteran. You can ask him to find out what's going on with Bachelor Qin and try to mediate."
As we all know, the internal relationship between Hanlin Ci officials does not pay much attention to rank, but pays great attention to seniority. The words of the seniors have weight, and Qin Dewei at least cannot refuse to ignore or listen to them.
Then Manager Xu went to visit Yu Hanlin, and asked Yu Hanlin to take him with him, and they came to the Qin Mansion together in the evening.
After Qin Dewei and Yu Hanlin met and sat down, they turned to Manager Xu and said doubtfully: "I think you look familiar? Could it be that I have met you before?"
Xu Guanshi hurriedly saluted again and said: "Scholar Qin has a good memory! My Majesty Xu Jun, in the past when the evil deeds of Mr. Jiao of the Nanjing Qianye Association were not exposed, he invited Bachelor Qin and Mr. Feng County to a banquet and went boating on the Qinhuai River. What did I do?
A fellow countryman, I used to stay at the bottom seat to accompany you."
Qin Dewei suddenly realized that it was really a long time ago.
The opportunity was so rare that Manager Xu wanted to build a relationship and have a few words.
But after Qin Dewei solved his doubts, he didn't bother to look at a mere businessman again, and only chatted with Yu Hanlin, the senior poet.
"If you are here to ask about Hu Zongxian, I can only say four words about him, but I don't know how to praise him!"
Yu Hanlin was stunned, is it so straightforward?
To be honest, he couldn't see how outstanding the young fellow Hu Zongxian was, so that Qin Dewei was so obsessed with him that he had to be the only one.
In the eyes of the officials from their hometown, Hu Zongxian, a young fellow, was a bit of a playboy, indulgent and with little restraint. He had the title of "monthly subscription" just after entering the officialdom, and the upper limit of his future prospects was probably not high.
After talking for a full hour, Qin Dewei sent Yu Hanlin away, as well as Manager Xu, who had been ignored and couldn't even get a word in.
Chen Feng, who was living in the Qin Mansion, came out and said to Qin Dewei: "Actually, I can do it too! I can also be the patrol censor!
Rather than being the head of the Six Ministries, a censor with real power who can act independently seems to have better prospects."
But Qin Dewei refused without hesitation: "You can't do it!"
Chen Feng was very dissatisfied: "Why can't I do it? Hu Zongxian can do it, but I can't?"
Qin Dewei hit the nail on the head: "Because you have no money! Hu Zongxian is different!"
Chen Feng's glass heart was shattered, and she sighed: "I thought that you, Qin Banqiao, were never someone who disliked poverty and loved wealth."
Also heartbroken was the manager of the Huiren Guild Hall, Xu Xu. When he returned to his residence, he saw his thirteen-year-old son practicing his abacus.
The Hui people are famous for their business, and business skills are often inherited from father to son. If it were normal, Manager Xu would be very pleased to see his son working so hard.
But tonight, Manager Xu didn't like it, so he suddenly took a few steps forward and snatched the abacus from his son's hand.
The son was frightened. What happened to his father? Did he do something wrong?
The scene of the Qin Mansion floated in Guanshi Xu's eyes, and he sighed deeply. After making up his mind, he gritted his teeth and said: "You can no longer be a person with abacus in hand! You should go to school!"
Let’s end the business in the capital right now and take the gold and silver back to our hometown! From now on, you can concentrate on your studies, strive to enter school as soon as possible, and shine a bright light on my Xu family, so that you won’t be looked down upon by others anymore!”
Thirteen-year-old Xu Guo nodded heavily when faced with his father's expectations.
He guessed that his father must have suffered some stimulation outside. He would try his best in this life to fulfill his father's wish!
Don’t deceive young people into being poor! In the future, we will definitely build a larger archway for the Xu family than the Nanjing Zhuangyuan Archway!
As for Yu Hanlin, who had brought Guanshi Xu into the Qin Mansion, he now came to the guild hall to find fellow villager Hu Zongxian.
Hu Zongxian saluted and asked: "How is the old man doing?"
Yu Hanlin said immediately: "You must be the patrol censor, and you must take office quickly!"
Hu Zongxian was shocked when he heard this: "What? Why were you also drunk by Qin Dewei?"
Then he said: "My fate is up to me, not to Qin!" This sentence is his last stubbornness!
Yu Hanlin ignored the nonsense said by the little fellow and said seriously: "This is not the opinion of Bachelor Qin, but the opinion of all Hui people. You must go!"
Hu Zongxian: ""
Yu Hanlin directly threatened: "If you continue to be rebellious, I will write to your father and ask you to go back to your hometown and meditate for a few years!"
Hu Zongxian felt like he was going crazy, scratched his scalp and shouted: "What do you mean, senior!"
Yu Hanlin said in a foggy voice: "Hui people are doing business everywhere. There are traces of Hui people in the north and south of the canal, the east and west of the river, and you can also go to the coast!"
And you, Hu Zongxian, are the ones fighting in the front line, how can you ignore the duties of patrolling the sea as censor!"
Hu Zongxian vaguely understood what Qin Dewei liked about him.
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This stage of writing is finished, and the story of the Eighteenth Year of Jiajing is finally about to be turned over.