The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

Looking at Guo Tuiguan's performance, Lin Daguan could only hide his merit and fame. In fact, he wrote Guo Tuiguan's lines.

Although Lin Daguanren is the number one martial artist in the world, he now belongs to the rank of military attache.

Although Guo Tuiguan was only a supervisor, he was a civil servant.

When civil servants slander each other, that is "internal strife."

But it would be a bit taboo if Lin Daguanren, a military attaché, stood on the moral high ground and jumped up and down to launch political attacks on a group of civilian officials.

The military attache is too high-profile in politics and is prone to extraneous matters.

What would the princes of the imperial court think if they saw that a thousand households in Suzhou dared to bombard imperial envoys, governors, and prefects in public?

Is that what a young military attache should do? It would be better to stage a mutiny, which might be more acceptable.

This is also one of the important reasons why Lin Daguan doesn't like to talk sense and likes to use force to solve problems. This is in line with other people's "stereotype".

So in today's situation, Lin Daguan felt that he was not suitable to come forward, so he chose Guo Tuiguan as his substitute.

Guo Tuiguan began to make his final concluding remarks: "Since the three of you appeared in Suzhou, you have frequently committed ugly acts and looked ugly. They have repeatedly provoked popular uprisings, destabilized the city of Suzhou, ruined the court's dignity, and disrupted the court's important land of money and food!

Although my official position is low, I will report these situations to the court truthfully! I believe the imperial court will give justice to the people of Suzhou! "

None of the officials present dared to imagine how the imperial court would react if Guo Tuiguan reported this?

After the crowd gradually dispersed, the only main people left at the government office gate were the Imperial Envoy Li Shida, Governor Li, and Magistrate Shi.

In addition, Lin Qianhu, who was devoted to his duties, was still standing beside Li Shida dutifully at this time, doing his guard work eagerly.

Li Shida glanced at Lin Qianhu and said weakly: "Lin Qianhu can retreat. This hospital does not need you to protect him."

Things have become like this, and there is little point in continuing to tie Lin Tailai to his side.

Besides, Lin Tailai was standing here with a hawkish gaze. How could the three of them say something that they didn't want outsiders to know?

When Lin Qianhu heard this, he clasped his fists and saluted: "Yes! I will take my leave now!"

Before leaving, Lin Qianhu kindly reminded: "It is normal for life to be bumpy, and Imperial Commissioner Li must not be overwhelmed.

At first I was worried about Governor Li, and then I started to worry about Governor Shi. But now, I am most worried about Li Qin sending you! "

Li Shida: "."

To his ears, the meaning of Lin Tailai's words was: Li Qinchen, you don't believe in evil, and the matter has gradually reached the point where "the imperial messenger is protecting the prefect", then he can only ask you to "commit suicide out of fear of crime".

Imperial Envoy Li Shida felt a little annoyed. Was he being kind to a woman?

In the beginning, it was probably Governor Li who committed suicide out of fear of crime, but he did not go to persuade Governor Li; later, it was probably Governor Shi who committed suicide out of fear of crime, but he still did not go to persuade Magistrate Shi; and now, it is his turn to commit suicide out of fear of crime, but no one can stop him. .

If you don't have the courage, you can commit suicide in fear of crime. Then no one will take the blame, and they will rot together, and the entire force will suffer heavy losses.

Looking at Lin Tailai who was about to leave, Commissioner Li Qin asked in confusion: "This court believes that you must have countless more stable ways to solve the problem!

But why are the methods so ruthless, leaving no room for action, and the battles so huge?

Just for me, can you afford to make such a grand show at any cost? If you kill us all, how much profit will you gain? "

This is a question that Li Shida has been unable to figure out since he got off the ship.

If we use "the rules are broken" to explain it, it cannot fully explain it.

Normal people must consider "cost-effectiveness" when doing things, but Lin Tailai was extravagant and wasteful this time.

Official Lin sneered: "My target has never been you! If you are the only one, how can you be worthy of these big battles?"

Everyone else felt deeply malicious, and talking to Lin Tailai was asking for humiliation!

After leaving the government office, Lin Daguan went directly to Shen Mansion located in the northwest of the city.

When Mr. Shen heard that official Lin was arriving, he hurriedly put on his short coat and came out.

It was obvious that Mr. Shen was working hard just now for the prosperity of the family.

"Fortunately, all the troubles have been solved!" Lin Daguan said with great certainty.

Second Master Shen is convinced of this. In Suzhou City, as long as Lin Tailai "has solved it", then everything will be fine.

But after Master Shen learned more about it, he was still shocked. Because it has only been five or six days since Lin Tailai returned to Suzhou City!

In five or six days, a second-grade imperial envoy, a third-grade governor, and a fourth-grade prefect were eliminated. What kind of efficiency is this?

Second Master Shen couldn't help but burst into tears, "I didn't expect that you would spend such a huge amount of manpower and material resources at any cost just to vent my anger!"

Lin Daguan said unceremoniously: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not doing it for you!"

Second Master Shen said disapprovingly: "It is a virtue to act righteously. Don't be embarrassed to admit it just because you and I are sons and daughters!"

Official Lin couldn't stand Mr. Shen's self-impression, "I'm here to apply for prime ministership!"

Second Master Shen smiled and said: "If it's just for my father, you only need to give those officials a light punishment, why push them all to death?

Especially Li Shida, who is the second-rank censor of Nanjing Zuodu. He is not too old and can be transferred to the capital at any time to hold an official position at the level of the seventh minister!

My father doesn't need you to push such a top minister to the edge, so why don't you vent your anger for me? "

Mr. Lin suddenly laughed strangely: "Hehehe."

It was dark at this time, and candles had been lit in the room. The candlelight cast a faint shadow on Mr. Lin's face.

This shadow, coupled with Mr. Lin's laughter, made Mr. Shen feel a little weird.

Mr. Lin said again: "As a son-in-law, I want to ask you, Mr. Shen, you don't want Prime Minister Shen to resign, right?"

"Of course not!" Mr. Shen answered without hesitation, and there was really nothing to hide from Lin Tailai.

The reason is simple. Only when my father is the prime minister in the capital can he have the freedom of Suzhou City.

If my father resigns and returns to Suzhou, then Mr. Shen will have to "be inferior to others."

Mr. Lin said meaningfully: "I think so too, so we can't let Prime Minister Shen resign. "

Mr. Shen was very smart if he was willing to use his brain, and he immediately asked back: "From what you said, does my father really want to resign?" He heard that his father had submitted a resignation letter after being criticized in the capital, and then he closed the door to visitors. But Mr. Shen thought that this was just a political gesture of "retreat to advance", which was very common in the Ming Dynasty politics that liked to be hypocritical. Mr. Lin said: "I don't know whether Prime Minister Shen has really made up his mind to resign, but I am sure that Prime Minister Shen is indeed likely to resign. ”

Since the autumn and winter of last year, Emperor Wanli became more and more "dissolute and lazy" and began to not attend court for a long time. At the same time, Emperor Wanli was extremely stubborn and wanted to establish the third son as the Crown Prince.

This caused the ministers of the outer court to firmly oppose, and they repeatedly made memorials to the emperor, some of whom were fierce.

Shen Shixing was between the emperor and the ministers of the outer court. As the chief minister responsible for mediating, he stood at the cusp of the conflict between the two sides and it became increasingly difficult to do his job.

He could not persuade the emperor, nor could he stop the ministers. He was forced by the emperor to express his support for the emperor, and was forced by the ministers to persuade the emperor, and he was often not a good person inside and outside.

With Shen Shixing's personality and pursuit, he was unwilling to be the chief minister so reluctantly.

In the original history, Shen Shixing resigned with this mentality.

However, given that Mr. Shen was Shen Shixing's son, it was impossible for Mr. Lin to analyze the psychological state of the other party's father in front of his son.

Under the concept of filial piety, doing so would be a disservice to Shen Shixing. The second master's behavior was very disrespectful.

So Mr. Lin simply said a conclusion, relying on Mr. Lin's credibility, he could make Mr. Shen believe it.

Mr. Shen's eyes widened, his expression was extremely complicated, and he looked at Mr. Lin as if he was looking at a monster.

It turns out that you, Lin Tailai, made a big move, set off a bloody storm in the officialdom, and did not hesitate to send three senior officials of the Qingliu forces to their deaths at the same time. The real purpose was not revenge, let alone venting!

But to force your father not to resign, to force your father to continue to be the prime minister! Just because you, Lin Tailai, are afraid that your father will really resign!

Such a fierce killing of a bunch of hostile backbones, how dare your father resign?

Forcing the prime minister to continue to be the prime minister, is this something you, a fifth-rank military officer, should think about and manipulate? What kind of Japanese-style military officer is this?

Mr. Lin said sincerely: "I am doing this for the good of your Shen family. I still need two years to complete the imperial examination grand slam. ”

What else could Mr. Shen say? Of course, he chose to believe his in-laws.

He only said: "It's not enough for me to marry off my daughter. You'd better give birth to a daughter as soon as possible and choose a son-in-law from me!"

Coming out of the Shen Mansion, Mr. Lin sighed: "I didn't expect to talk for so long. It's getting late and the city gates are already..."

The left and right protectors didn't finish listening, and immediately called the other followers and said: "Let's go! Let's go to stay at Sun Shi's house!"

At Sun Lianlian's house, Mr. Lin took a bath and moved around for half an hour, entering a short state of sage.

The lazy Sun Lianlian chatted: "Professor Cui from the prefectural school came to visit yesterday and left a message for you."

Mr. Lin said in surprise: "He actually came to visit you?"

Sun Lianlian continued: "He said, Mr., do you still want to make progress? The new school season has begun, and the students of the prefectural school will be divided into grades! "

According to the school system of the Ming Dynasty, not every student is eligible to participate in the provincial examination. Among the six levels, only the first and second grades are eligible for the provincial examination, and they are promoted or demoted every year according to the assessment results.

Mr. Lin was still very surprised, "I wonder why Professor Cui didn't go to more formal places such as Suzhou Wei Branch, Xinxin Academy, Hengtang Town Courtyard, Mudu Town Villa to pass on the message, but left a message here?"

Sun Lianlian complained: "It's probably because every time the senior official comes to my house, it's the most idle time, and then it's possible to go to the prefectural school to take a look.

So Professor Cui's message through me is equivalent to a secret complaint, the senior official, you don't pay enough attention to the work of the prefectural school! ”

Lin Tailai: “.”

As expected of a scholar, he is so damn reserved.

It just so happens that there is nothing to do tomorrow, so Mr. Lin decided to go to the prefectural school to take a look.

After all, I haven’t been there for several months, which is a bit unreasonable, and I should go and show my face.

Next to the prefectural school is the future Lin Mansion, which is still under construction.

But Mr. Lin passed by the Lin Mansion construction site today and did not enter. He selflessly went directly to the prefectural school.

After entering the prefectural school, Mr. Lin saw that there were already 180 people standing in the courtyard in front of Minglun Hall, all of them were students wearing lanshan uniforms.

Because he has been working as an imperial guard for the past few days, Lin Daguan is the only one wearing leather armor.

This scene surprised Lin Daguan. Could it be that there happened to be an event today?

When this happens, most people's instinct is to hang out with acquaintances to make themselves feel less lonely. Even if you're not familiar with them, as long as you know them, that's fine.

Lin Daguanren was no exception, so he stood next to Xiao Feng Menglong and Wang Yusheng at the same time.

"What's going on today?" Lin Daguan asked.

Xiao Feng Menglong replied excitedly: "Today is the entrance ceremony for freshmen! We also have juniors!"

It turned out that during Lin Daguan's expedition to Yangzhou, the new Tixueguan Grand Master quickly arrived in Suzhou City.

A college examination was held to recruit this year's talents, and at the same time, an inspection was conducted to determine the grade of current students.

After hearing about the new students' enrollment, Lin Daguan said in a serious tone: "No wonder I saw a few new faces. They turned out to be the new juniors."

Xiao Feng Menglong: "."

I can honestly say that you, Lin Tailai, are the new student in Fu Xue, right? In the past year since you entered school, have you appeared in the government school three times?

At this time, Professor Cui from Fu Xue stood on the platform and announced today's program.

The first item is the admission of new students; the second item is the announcement of the rankings for the new semester; the third item is the speech by the prefect.

Lin Daguan suddenly realized that no wonder Professor Cui specially sent a message that today's event is indeed more important.

The entrance ceremony for new students was mainly held at the nearby Confucius Temple. Old students participated as an atmosphere group. After the ceremony, they returned to Minglun Hall.

Moving on to the second item, Professor Cui took the list and began to announce the order of the students.

There are six grades in total. If a student ranks sixth for two consecutive years, he will be stripped of his clothes and sent to a social school to study.

Of course, for those who want to make progress, it is worthwhile only if they can take the first and second class in the provincial examination.

"Wang Yusheng was promoted from third grade to second grade." Professor Cui read.

Wang Yusheng breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but be excited. As long as he could maintain the second class, he would be able to take part in the provincial examination next year!

I couldn't help but give Lin Tailai, who didn't study hard, a provocative look. If you, Lin Tailai, can't get promoted this year, it will be even harder next year!

When Wang Yusheng takes the provincial examination, you, Lin Tailai, can only watch at home!

Then I heard Professor Cui read again: "Lin Tailai, promoted from third grade to first grade!"

Wang Yu said: "."

His smile gradually solidified, and his provocative eyes froze before he could take back Lin Tailai.

When the students heard this, they couldn't help but started talking.

"I don't accept it!" Wang Yu said loudly.

The scene was a little out of control. Even if Professor Cui shouted to stop, it would not have much effect. After all, the prestige of instructors these days is just that.

"The prefect is coming to lecture! Everyone, please be silent!" Professor Cui was so anxious that he used the title of prefect.

At this moment, a servant suddenly rushed over and shouted: "The master of the palace can't come! It was just discovered that the master of the palace hanged himself from a beam in the back hall of the government office!"

As a result, the courtyard in front of Fuxue Minglun Hall became truly silent.

Only one person muttered loudly: "Why isn't he an imperial envoy?"

Professor Cui coughed and said, "I think Lin Tailai can still be a senior student of the Fu School. Is anyone still dissatisfied?"

Lin Daguan, who was wearing leather armor and a leather helmet, waved his hands quickly, "Forget it, don't let others ridicule me for being a top student. It won't sound good if it gets spread."