The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

The nickname of Taichang Temple is "Little Ministry of Rites". Its main job is to be responsible for the specific organization and implementation of various sacrifices and ceremonies throughout the year under the leadership of the Ministry of Rites.

For example, the ceremony of offering captives to be held in early August, Taichang Temple will undertake the on-site organization work.

If it were not for this matter, Lin Tailai, who loves hard work and is pragmatic, might not be interested in going to Taichang Temple.

Arriving at the Baihu Street District opposite, Lin Tailai and his party arrogantly passed by the Jinyiwei Gate, and then arrogantly passed by the Houjun Dudu Mansion, and came to the gate of Taichang Temple.

After looking at the door, Lin Tailai said to his left and right: "The position of Shaoqing of Taichang Temple is still very meaningful to me."

Right Protector Zhang Wu was silent: "Because I can get more salary?"

Now there are fewer and fewer people who can laugh with Lin Tailai, and he is not dissatisfied with Zhang Wu, but just sighed:

"No matter how many part-time jobs you have, they are all Langshu officials, subordinate to a certain government office; and Shaoqing of Taichang Temple is a hall official of a government office, which is of course meaningful."

Although Lin Tailai recognized the significance of this position, he still did not show more respect for the government office.

I saw a group of Lin Mansion servants rushing up, driving away the gatekeepers and occupying the gate.

Then Lin Tailai entered the Taichang Temple government office, and a bookkeeper named Yang hurriedly came up to greet him.

Lin Tailai asked, "Is the chief minister here?"

Yang Dianbu answered cautiously, "No."

Lin Tailai frowned, glared, and shouted, "It's only afternoon, why are you not in the yamen? Are you deliberately avoiding me?"

Yang Dianbu shouted, "I dare not deceive my superior! He is definitely not here!"

Lin Tailai asked again, "Where is the Shaoqing who is in charge?"

The Shaoqing of the Taichang Temple was a nominal position and did not take charge of the affairs, so he must be asking about the Shaoqing who was sitting in the yamen.

Yang Dianbu replied, "Shaoqing Wang is here."

Then Yang Dianbu led the way in front and led Lin Tailai to the left hall.

This Shaoqing named Wang Jiguang was promoted from the position of Jieshizhong. His greatest political achievement and hobby at the time was to criticize Prime Minister Shen.

After Lin Tailai sat down, he said, "Should the Taichang Temple accept the leadership of the Ministry of Rites?"

Wang Shaoqing answered very politically correctly, "The affairs of this office are naturally under the control of the Ministry of Rites."

Lin Tailai said as a matter of course, "Very good, then I will represent the Ministry of Rites."

Wang Shaoqing was powerless to complain. The only officials who could represent the Ministry of Rites outside were the Shangshu and the left and right assistant ministers, right?

At the very least, they had to be core subordinate departments such as the Yizhisi, and you, Lin Tailai, were only the Langzhong of the Zhukesi in the Ministry of Rites.

Take a step back and say that the Zhukesi could not control the Taichang Temple.

But Wang Shaoqing also understood that it was meaningless to quarrel with Lin Tailai, so he asked directly, "What exactly do you want to do?"

Lin Tailai sighed first, "The drums and cymbals played at the prisoner offering ceremony? But the lyrics are a bit too old, I'm thinking of changing them, and then adding a joint recitation session."

There are hundreds of musicians and dancers in the Taichang Temple, all of whom are selected from the sons of the military guards.

The main task is to play music and dance at the ceremony. After all, there are no electronic equipment in this era, so we can only rely on manual music.

The cymbals are military music, and can also be referred to as victory songs. The cymbals must be played at the prisoner offering ceremony.

If nothing unexpected happens, the ancestral cymbals from the early Ming Dynasty will be used.

The lyrics are probably like this: "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the fierce tiger brigade, pull the dragon to fly, and hold the yellow axe to wave his hands.

The Yuanyun is over, what can we do, build the Jingguan, the junction of Yan, and the hanging of Jing.

Rectify the chaos, the holy martial arts are magnificent, the Ming Dynasty is fierce, and the foundation of Kaihuang."

The content is all about punching Chen Youliang and kicking Zhang Shicheng. Things from two hundred years ago are really old-fashioned!

Wang Jiguang asked again: "What do you want to change it to?"

"I wrote some cymbals myself, which can be used." Lin Tailai expressed his feelings without hesitation.

Then he chanted a few lines: "The emperor uses a brave minister, and the four barbarians are all afraid. The generals command and return to the temple. The king is divine and powerful and gives banners.

Go out of Wuwei in autumn, and see the victory letter seven times. The ministers sing birthday songs to the ibis, and the generals accept the grace and worship the brocade clothes."

Wang Shaoqing: "."

Are you dissatisfied with the lyrics being too old? You are dissatisfied with the lyrics from 200 years ago that cannot brag about your own martial arts!

And then Wang Shaoqing said without hesitation: "Your request is really unreasonable, let's do it according to the existing system!"

If I agree to change the cymbals like this, then can I still be a cymbal? I will be sprayed to death by my fellow gentlemen!

Lin Tailai snorted coldly: "Wang Shaoqing doesn't give face to our Hanlin Academy, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of War?"

As the main outlet for the Qingliu Party for many years against the Prime Minister, Wang Shaoqing is still eloquent and asked directly: "Are you trying to make your own rituals and music?"

The sage said: "Rituals and music are decided by the emperor."

Wang Shaoqing's rhetorical question made it difficult for Lin Tailai to refute.

Lin Tailai failed to open a breakthrough and had to come out from the left hall of the Taichang Temple first.

He grabbed Yang Dianbu and asked: "Where is Zhengqing? I'll go find him!"

Wang Shaoqing's explanation was unsuccessful, so he had to find Zhengqing.

Yang Dianbu pointed to the direction of the gate and replied with a bitter face: "Tang Taichang Huihe Zheng just arrived!"

Lin Tailai turned his head and saw an old man, supported by a servant, staggering into the courtyard drunk.

It was obvious that he had just drunk outside and ran back to the government office to rest.

Although discipline among officials in the capital was lax after the emperor stopped attending court, it was still rare to see someone drunk and openly return to the government office in the middle of the day.

Lin Tailai was also surprised by this, and subconsciously said to himself: "There are people in the court who are more unrestrained than me?"

Then he strode forward and blocked the old Taichangqing surnamed Tang.

"Tang Taichang! You don't want the censor to know that you came to the yamen drunk at noon, right?"

If you don't use the handle that is delivered to the door, don't waste it!

Some things are not weighed on the scale, but when they are weighed by Lin Tailai, they are weighed on the scale, and they are weighed by a thousand pounds!

Tang Taichang squatted at the side of the corridor, vomited a few times, and then looked up at Lin Tailai with drunken eyes, "Who are you? Lin Jiuyuan?"

Lin Tailai said proudly: "It's me, I really can't stand your violation of discipline!"

Tang Taichang cursed angrily: "What a grandson!"

Before Lin Tailai got angry, the left and right guards got angry first, and they stepped forward and held Tang Taichang down, waiting for the order from the host.

Although the old man is a high-ranking official of the third rank, they would risk exile for the honor of being the master.

Tang Taichang shouted: "My father's name is Shunzhi! What do you want, your disciple?"

Lin Tailai: "."

Damn! This old man is actually Tang Shunzhi's son!

Although Tang Shunzhi has no political influence, he still has some connection with him, Lin Tailai.

For the sake of appearance and prestige, Lin Tailai has been promoting that his martial arts and spearmanship were inherited from Qi Shaobao.

And Qi Shaobao learned the Tang family's Liuhe spear and military tactics from Tang Shunzhi, and then passed the Tang family's Liuhe spear to Lin Tailai.

Rounding off, isn't Lin Tailai, who boasts of being the successor of Qi Shaobao, a disciple of the Tang family martial arts?

It is said that the water in the capital is very deep, not only referring to the many powerful and wealthy, but also to the extremely complicated interpersonal relationships.

In the general environment where respecting teachers and respecting morality is politically correct, what else can Lin Tailai do to Tang Taichang?

Helpless, speechless Lin Tailai turned and left.

Tang Taichang, with weak legs and feet, simply sat on the flower bed and shouted to Lin Tailai's back:

"If I am impeached by the censors, my nephew Jiuyuan must defend me!"

Lin Tailai was unhappy when he walked out of the gate of Taichang Temple.

He had gone through the dragon's den, entered the tiger's den, swept through various courts and departments, but unexpectedly returned in defeat in this small Taichang Temple!

He just wanted to replace the old-fashioned gong song with one that keeps up with the times. What's wrong with that?

In his own captive offering ceremony, playing the song of Emperor Gao punching Chen Youliang, kicking Zhang Shicheng, and sweeping across the Yuan Dynasty, doesn't it feel strange?

The left and right protectors could not help but sigh and said, "Why did we meet the Qingliu Party again? There are so many of them, but why are they not afraid of death?

The seat has been killing madly recently, and the one I met today dared to confront him face to face."

Lin Tailai answered casually, "Because they have no way out. If they openly give in to me, they will be killed by their peers as traitors in a blink of an eye!"

This kind of diode thinking is fine if it is just idle talk, but if it is used as a code of conduct in the court, the consequences will be terrible.

Seeing that the seat was in a bad mood, the left protector Zhang Wen comforted him and said, "It's the Qingliu Party that is in the way again. The seat will deal with him later!"

Lin Tailai sighed, "What's the point of dealing with one, two or three of them? How can the problem be solved fundamentally?"

And suddenly I felt a little alone and powerless. I can't rely on fighting the Qingliu Party alone, right?

I should focus on organizational construction. Using the organization to fight the organization is the long-term solution.

In the past two years, I have indeed paid too much attention to personal performance and neglected the construction of the organizational system.

After realizing this, the resolute Lin Tailai immediately sent his servants to spread the word.

An emergency meeting of the Renewal Society will be held at the Lin Mansion tonight. All members must attend. No leave is allowed! No overtime pay!

After dusk, when everyone arrived at the Lin Mansion one after another, they suddenly found that the fourth elder Zhao Zhigao was also there, and they immediately realized the importance of tonight's meeting.

Under normal circumstances, Zhao Zhigao, who has a special status, rarely attends internal meetings of the Renewal Society.

"The current system of the Renewal Society is very imperfect and its development is seriously lagging behind. This is all my fault." Lin Tailai first criticized himself.

Then Lin Tailai began to reorganize, "Appoint Senior Zhao as the first deputy leader, and I will preside over the affairs of the society when I am not in Beijing.

Appoint Shen Yongmao and Wang Xiangmeng as deputy leaders to assist me and Senior Zhao."

These appointments are not controversial. After all, most of the members are very young, and Shen Yongmao and Wang Xiangmeng are both seniors in the imperial examinations.

Besides, one of them is in the Military Selection Department and the other is in the Civil Selection Department, both of which are powerful departments.

In the early stages of a society's development, it is usually very united.

Before others could react, Zhao Zhigao asked, "Should Jiuyuan have something more important?"

Lin Tailai nodded, and said to everyone, "I am determined to start increasing the enrollment, and you can all start recruiting new members!"

It was the first time that everyone heard Lin Tailai make such a clear statement. It seemed that tonight's meeting was indeed very important.

Afterwards, Lin Tailai said, "Of course, we don't accept everyone. In addition to complying with confidentiality and other rules, you must also agree with our philosophy before you can join the Renewal Society."

Hearing this, everyone was confused.

Does our Renewal Society have such a high-sounding thing as philosophy? Isn't it just a society formed around your social circle, Lin Tailai?

Lin Tailai, like a mentor, further elaborated, "Any society has a philosophy. For example, the philosophy of the Qingliu Party is to be a gentleman, moral and righteous!

This value is still very confusing and attractive, so there are always people who join the Qingliu forces one after another, pursuing the vanity of moral superiority!

And our Renewal Society certainly has a concept, as can be seen from the name, which is to renew the world's atmosphere! "

Zhou Yingqiu asked in confusion: "Why do we emphasize renewing the world's atmosphere? What is the meaning of renewal?"

This in-depth question is simply not something that Zhou Yingqiu, who is invincible in flattery, can ask.

"Good question!" Lin Tailai replied: "You are all people who are familiar with history books, and you should also know that the national fortune of the dynasties after the Three Dynasties has not exceeded hundreds of years!

As for the alternation of governance and chaos, the misery and tragedy of the people is even more unbearable to say.

And my Ming Dynasty has been established for more than 200 years. At the time of inheriting the past and ushering in the future, can the ministers not worry about the long-term and the short-term?

So what I mean by renewing the atmosphere is to actively seek change, break through old conventions and customs, and compete with the way of heaven for the national fortune!

Reporting to the country and protecting the people, it is not in vain to have lived in this world!"

The room was silent, and everyone was stunned!

These words are not what you, Lin Jiuyuan, can say, but they are still exciting.

Fighting against the way of heaven for the fate of the country! How big a vision does one have to have to say such shocking words?

Somehow, I inexplicably thought of Zhuge Wuhou, although the omen was not auspicious.

Lin Tailai maintained his style and did not talk endlessly. In the shock of everyone, he slammed the table and said: "I have finished speaking, and the meeting is adjourned!"

In a shocked and respectful look, Lin Tailai left with his hands behind his back.

Only Zhao Zhigao chased after him and whispered to Lin Tailai: "I happen to have two candidates here. I have been investigating for a long time. Since you want to expand the Renewal Society, I can recommend them now."

The 24-year-old Lin Jiuyuan looked at the 68-year-old Zhao Zhigao and said with satisfaction: "The old predecessor has really grown up and knows to actively support his party members. ”

Zhao Zhigao smiled bitterly and explained: “Actually, these two people are the Prime Minister’s cronies.”

It sounds incredible that the Prime Minister’s cronies actually want to join a fourth-rank young man.

Two years ago, no one would believe it, but it’s hard to say this year.

So Lin Tailai was even more relieved, “Senior Zhao has learned to poach people, which really surprises me!

One or two people are not important, what’s important is that the senior is willing to take the initiative to share the mundane affairs with me!

Not bad, keep working hard in the future, I still have high hopes for you!”

Zhao Zhigao: “.”

To be honest, only I can tolerate Lin Jiuyuan’s tone of voice. If it were someone else, they would have turned against him long ago!

Even Wang Tianguan turned against him many times before he was able to do it!