Chapter Fifty-Eight: Words Without Faith
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Fan Hongdao put away the joint document and said to everyone: "Thank you for all of you listed above, since the petition was initiated below, it will be submitted to the government tomorrow." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info”
Naturally, everyone had no objection to this, and even applauded together, and some planned to invite Fan Hongdao to drink and be strong.
Of course, everyone welcomes Fan Hongdao to take the initiative to take responsibility. In the political ecology of the Ming Dynasty, pure businessmen did not have much political status, and there were always concerns about dealing with the government, but scholars were different.
No matter how inconspicuous the scholar is, he is also organized and has an identity, and his political status is somewhat similar to that of a party member in the 21st century. The political outlook of ordinary businessmen can only be regarded as the masses, and of course they are willing to have scholars take the lead in negotiating with the government.
Seeing that today's matter was over, and there was nothing to see next, Chen Bantou left the Yang family's shop. After returning to the county office, Chen Bantou reported today's incident as a joke to Qin Xiancheng.
"Master Qin, do you think it's funny, isn't it funny? This Fan Hongdao also has a bit of literary talent, but he doesn't know anything about other aspects, and he actually thinks that he can use this method to show off.
Xiao also guessed that maybe he knew that it was Master Qin who was targeting him, so he intended to group himself with others. It's really hard for him, and I can only find some security like this, but unfortunately it's useless after all. ”
Previously, Chen Bantou was instructed by Qin County to try his best to drag Fan Hongdao in, but now he felt that the task had been completed well, even better than expected, Fan Hongdao fell deeper, so he proudly said a few more words of praise.
Qin Xiancheng thought about it carefully, but didn't find any flaws in it, so he laughed a few times and said: "Then wait for tomorrow, if he really dares to come to the book, the official will tell Uncle Zheng Guo that he has good fruit to eat!"
The last time Fan Hongdao inscribed a poem to mock himself, but this poem was very fine and timeless, and after the streets and alleys gradually spread, he made a lot of ugliness, and ruined his reputation, and even the marriage of his children was almost yellow.
Then in the county office, Fan Hongdao got out under his nose, and made him lose face in the county office. These things add up, and it always makes Qin Xiancheng unhappy.
But the county is not the main hall of the county, and the power is limited after all, if you want to quietly retaliate against Fan Hongdao, it is more difficult. In particular, you have to prevent you from ruining your reputation again after making a big fuss.
Now there is an opportunity, Qin Xiancheng doesn't mind borrowing a knife to kill people, and asks Uncle Zheng Guo to clean up Fan Hongdao, which is why he previously instructed the official to drag Fan Hongdao in.
And Qin Xiancheng was also a little cautious, as long as he said to Uncle Zheng Guo's crooked mouth: "This Fan Hongdao has the support of Wang Zhixian, and this official is not easy to deal with", then it is killing two birds with one stone!
As the saying goes, the same rice raises a hundred kinds of people, and some people have said that there are a thousand kinds of scenery in the eyes of a thousand people. Different people have different opinions on the same thing, because everyone's vision is different.
Take today's Fan Hongdao leading the merchants to jointly petition for example, with Chen Bantou's vision, he can only see that this is a wasted effort, and it is a joke like an egg hitting a stone.
Even on Qin County's side, Chen Bantou didn't say anything, but in his heart he felt that Qin Countycheng was also very tasteless. Faced with such a rare opportunity to tie up with Uncle Zheng Guo, he only cared about competing with Fan Hongdao, which seemed a bit of a big loss.
However, in Fan Hongdao's view, this is a "strange commodity to live in" and his own "capital". As for how to use this "capital", it is not something that Chen Bantou can think of, Fan Hongdao does not feel the need to say it in public.
At the same time, in the eyes of Qin Xiancheng, this is an opportunity to kill people with a knife and kill two birds with one stone. The borrowed knives and arrows of Uncle Zheng Guo, and the double eagles were Fan Hongdao and Wang Zhixian.
Who let Wang Zhixian let Fan Hongdao go last time, it is difficult to make it clear that he will not be implicated! If Wang Zhixian is implicated, and he has the help of Uncle Zheng Guo, is there a chance to go further?
A person like Chen Bantou can only be called a public man, not a person in the officialdom, he has no hope of being motivated, let alone self-motivated, he can't understand Qin Xiancheng and Fan Hongdao.
And the next day, Qin Xiancheng waited in the county magistrate's hall with great expectations, and of course Fan Hongdao came to petition him.
If Fan Hongdao really threw the love letter to himself, he would first hit Fan Hongdao in the name of the indiscriminate gathering of the students, and then quietly inform Uncle Zheng Guo to go. It would be great if Fan Hongdao went directly to Wang Zhixian to petition for a letter, and it would be more trouble-free.
Once Uncle Zheng Guo felt that Fan Hongdao, who could call on merchants to boycott, and Wang Zhixian, who shielded Fan Hongdao, became factors that prevented him from obtaining huge commercial profits, everything would fall into place.
The layout is so perfect, no matter how you look at it, there is no possibility of failure, Qin Xiancheng couldn't help but fall into the illusion of a better future.
It's a pity that he has been waiting from the beginning of the sun to the sunset, Qin Xiancheng sat in the judgment hall with a sore back, and still didn't see Fan Xiucai's figure.
The irritable Qin County Cheng summoned Chen Bantou and asked: "You dog, what is wrong with yesterday's report? Why didn't Fan Hongdao come over today?"
Chen Bantou hurriedly shouted: "Master Qin is aware of the facts, yesterday's report is the truth, and there are other brothers who went with him as proof! Then Fan Hongdao did write a letter of love and took the lead in signing it, and he did publicly claim that it was submitted to the government today!"
Qin Xiancheng couldn't help muttering, "Then why don't you see anyone?"
Chen Bantou also pondered for a moment and guessed: "Could it be that Fan Xiucai was impulsive yesterday and instigated everyone to jointly write a book, and then he regretted it, so he simply hid today?"
Qin Xiancheng secretly thought that young people's hearts are unstable, and this possibility does exist. He couldn't help but be furious: "What a man who doesn't keep his word! If he doesn't keep his promises publicly, what about the trust between people? In vain, he asked the official to wait here for a day!"
Chen Bantou didn't know what to say, so he could only persuade him very "wholeheartedly": "Then Fan Xiucai made this scene, and he was also disgraced, I am afraid that all the merchants will dislike him, so it is not easy for Master Qin to pick him up?"
Qin Xiancheng couldn't help but guess again: "Could it be that Fan Hongdao went to another yamen?"
Immediately, he denied his speculation, and the Ming Dynasty generally did not allow the military and civilians to casually skip the level and file a complaint. Besides, each yamen has its own scope of authority for managing its own family affairs, and if there is no strong enough reason, how can you casually reach out and take care of other people's affairs?
Even if Fan Hongdao went to other yamen to petition, all those yamen could do was to transfer the letter to the county government of Daxing County, what is the difference between this and Fan Hongdao directly going to the county government to petition?
"Master Qin still puts his main mind on Uncle Guo's side, and helps Uncle Guo with his heart, and doesn't always be distracted by Fan Hongdao. Chen Bantou's words are quite a bit of loyalty.
Qin Xiancheng thought about it and said, "Uncle Zheng Guo's order is indeed delayed. Tomorrow, you bring more people and go to Chongwenmenwai Street to seal off all the houses used by the Yang family's shop!
If someone stops him, then do it, I think Fan Hongdao still dares to come forward! If he still dares to come out, then it is just right!"