The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

During the two months from the end of the 19th year of Wanli to the beginning of the 20th year of Wanli, the imperial court could not be called a major turmoil, but it could definitely be considered a change.

The situation of the imperial court was constantly transmitted to Suzhou through official documents, official newspapers and other forms and channels, but there was inevitably a certain delay.

When the time entered the twelfth lunar month of the 19th year of Wanli, Zhao Canlu, the governor of Yingtian, although still holding on in Suzhou, was already in internal and external difficulties.

At this time, he still did not dare to enter the city, so he led the Biaoying soldiers to guard the Snake Temple outside the south city in the winter.

The public opinion position was completely lost. People all over the city were talking about "the Yue governor picked up Wu to buy Yue", and even the weaving eunuchs of Suhang and Hangzhou came to "cooperate".

Moreover, this situation was reported to the court angrily by Suzhou officials. Although no punishment was imposed, it was difficult for colleagues to help.

After all, his motivation for gathering in Suzhou is difficult to explain clearly on the table, so the saying "the governor of Yue people picked up Wu to supplement Yue" has gained market.

Then the good news is that the anticipated tax resistance crisis has occurred, but the bad news is that the crisis occurred in Songjiang Prefecture next door and did not occur in Suzhou.

What happened in Songjiang Mansion has nothing to do with Lin Tailai. Governor Zhao is not powerful enough to accuse Lin Tailai of being a deer.

Up to this point, Governor Zhao, who was completely passive, relied on his stubbornness to support himself in the Snake Temple.

He firmly believes that as long as you wait, there is hope. If you don't persist, there will be no hope at all.

As long as Lin Tailai cannot remove him, he must persist.

But in the eyes of Lin Daguan, Governor Zhao was already a dead man, just like the national army trapped in Shuangduiji during the Huaihai Battle.

After dealing with the first wave of social pressure and sorting out the various industries of the Lin Group, Lin Daguan could finally relax a little and was in a good mood.

Most of the indicators are good. For example, the silk fabric output in the industrial park already accounts for one-third of the entire Suzhou city.

Although the growth of the engineering industry has stagnated, key industries such as rice grain and logistics have continued to grow.

Lin Daguan, who was temporarily free, had half a day to spare and personally escorted Feng Menglong to Shantang Street to "plant the flag."

Lin Tailai promised at the beginning that "anyone who can defeat Governor Zhao will be rewarded with two thousand taels of silver and Shantang Street will be sealed off."

As a man of great promise, Imazuki Jibu will do what he says! So Officer Lin escorted Feng Menglong to Shantang Street today.

He wanted to use this to show and consolidate his public image to the people of Suzhou. After all, he had not been in Suzhou for nearly two years.

Shantang Block is roughly the section between Changmen and Huqiu. It is one of the three major commercial blocks outside the city wall of Suzhou today.

After leaving Changmen, walking northwest was Shantang Street. Lin Tailai glanced at Feng Menglong as he walked and asked dissatisfiedly:

"Today is your great day to establish a business. Aren't you happy? Why don't you smile?"

Feng Menglong said with a grimace: "You should know, this is not my ambition."

Who wants to join a club? He also wants to take the Juren Examination!

Lin Daguan said domineeringly: "No matter what your ambition is, Shantang Street must be taken over today!

Otherwise, wouldn’t the world think that I, Lin Tailai, didn’t keep my word? "

Shen Yongjia, the second master of the Shen Mansion, was also following and couldn't help but persuade: "Shantang Street is originally the territory of the Xu family in Huqiu. How can we use other people's territory as a reward for enfeoffment?"

The relationship between the Xu family and the Shen family in Huqiu is quite special, and Mr. Shen had to give some advice out of consideration.

Lin Tailai quoted the classics and replied: "Isn't this what the Emperor of Zhou did? I am imitating the rule of the previous king!"

Second Master Shen said again: "You already occupy two of the three major blocks outside the city, why do you still have to look at Shantang Street?"

Lin Tailai snorted coldly: "If the ten-mile carriage and the book are mixed up, how can there be any other title in the city? As the saying goes, the virtuous people live in the geomantic treasure land.

The Xu family relied on the virtue of your Shen family to occupy Shantang Street. Now that the Xu family's moral character is declining, shouldn't it be natural for Shantang Street to change owners?

The poem goes like this: Huang Chu wanted to learn from Tang and Yu affairs, and Sima would try to follow his example in the future. "

Second Master Shen: "."

You, Lin Tailai, speak the language of emperors and kings, can you continue to talk today?

In the morning, the law enforcement team of the Lin Group began to enter Shantang Street, and expelling the Xu family's employees was like boiling water and throwing snow, with almost no resistance.

A representative stood in front of each merchant, waving small colorful flags, warmly welcoming the presence of Lin brand influence.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Shantang Street District Municipal Management Office was established with the unanimous support of all businesses. Feng Menglong became the first general manager and was fully responsible for the municipal administration, fire protection, sanitation, public security, toll collection and other services of the district.

Lin Tailai patted Feng Menglong on the shoulder and said, "If it doesn't work, you can work for a year or two first, and then wait until you get through the limelight."

Seeing that there was nothing he could do, Mr. Shen stopped nagging. Anyway, he tried his best and had a clear conscience.

Lin Tailai said to Mr. Shen again: "I think back then, when I first debuted, the first serious threat I encountered came from the Xu family in Huqiu. At that time, my hall was smashed by the Xu family.

This has been my inner demon for many years. Today, by seizing the Xu family's foundation, I finally avenged my shame and broke my inner demon! "

Shen Yongjia: "."

Although I understand that Lin Tailai wants to give him Second Master Shen a step down, can you be more perfunctory?

Can the Xu family alone become your inner demon? Are they worthy?

No longer entangled in the issue of Shantang Street, Second Master Shen talked about another matter: "The Xu family sold me the other half of the Humble Administrator's Garden."

The Humble Administrator's Garden covers an area of ​​200 acres and is located in the northeast of the city. It was originally the largest garden in Suzhou today.

The year before last, the Xu family had lent the Humble Administrator's Garden to the leader Wang Lao as the new venue for the literary conference, which angered Lin Tailai.

Later, Lin Tailai put pressure on Shen Shoufu, and the Xu family had to compensate Lin Tailai for half of the Humble Administrator's Garden, which was about 110 acres.

However, Lin Tailai later returned to the capital and did not return to Suzhou for nearly two years. The half of the Humble Administrator's Garden he received was not carefully tidied up.

The rest of the family didn't know Lin Tailai's intentions and didn't make any decisions, so they just left it there.

Hearing that the Xu family sold the other half of the Humble Administrator's Garden to Mr. Shen, Lin Tailai sneered: "This is because they are afraid that I will find an opportunity to take the other half away. They are smart."

Second Master Shen added: "Let's talk about it. Regarding the Humble Administrator's Garden, you have 110 acres over there and I have 90 acres over here. Can you give me 10 to 20 acres?"

Lin Tailai replied without thinking: "No way!"

Is this a question of one or twenty acres? This is related to the question of who is the largest garden in Suzhou!

With an area of ​​110 acres, it is the largest garden in Suzhou, so it can be worthy of my status as the most wealthy family in Suzhou!

If one or twenty acres are allocated to the other side, then the other side will be the first!

Second Master Shen said dissatisfiedly: "You are not in Suzhou all year round, what's the use of being the first?

It would be better to give it to Shen Mansion to give me some face, and it will be more effective in my hands.

After all, you, Lin Jiuyuan, have great ambitions and want to run the world, but I only have the face of a local in Suzhou, so what do you do to me? "

The two of them were bickering as they walked towards Changmen. Just when they couldn't figure out what to say, they saw someone guarding Changmen, shouting to Lin Tailai: "Urgent report from the Communications Department!"

Then this person walked quickly to Lin Tailai and reported in a low voice: "Secrets of the first and second assistants have been leaked, and the mention of the appointment has caused an uproar in the court. Both the first and second assistants have resigned!"

Lin Tailai was stunned for a moment. This seemed to be both unexpected and not surprising at the same time.

In history, secret leaks did occur, leading to the departure of both the first assistant Shen Shixing and the second assistant Xu Guo.

Unexpectedly, the second assistant in this time and space has been replaced by Wang Xijue, but the cabinet still did not escape this disaster, and the inevitability of history is still running tenaciously.

However, after being stunned for a moment, Lin Daguan quickly came back to his senses and completely returned to normal. After all, he is mentally prepared for this and has stronger psychological resistance.

Besides, now that Lin Tailai is in charge of the "civil and military stewards" of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War, and Zhao Zhigao is supporting the cabinet, it is not that important who the chief assistant is.

Speaking of this, Lin Tailai remembered that back then, Yan Song Yange was known as a powerful traitor, and he also had civil and military stewards, but they were only doctors in the Literary and Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel and doctors in the Fangfang Division of the Ministry of War.

And in his hands are the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the Minister of the Ministry of War, whose configuration is higher than that of Yan Song.

Lin Tailai seemed to be fine here, and he was still in a mood to compare with his senior Yan Song, but Master Shen was unable to recover from the sudden impact.

After being the son of the pavilion for eleven years and the son of the chief minister for eight years, he has long been accustomed to the identity of the Prime Minister, and he is not mentally prepared to lose this identity at the moment!

Without this identity, what else could I be?

"Are you okay?" Lin Tailai asked with concern.

Although Mr. Shen regained his clarity, he walked toward the city in silence without saying a word.

After passing through the Changmen, Master Shen suddenly said to Lin Tai: "I don't want the area on your side of the Humble Administrator's Garden."

I don’t know if my psychology has begun to adapt to the new changes, and I have even lost the courage to compete for the first garden.

Lin Tailai opened his eyes wide and asked, "Are you testing me by saying this?

Don't worry, I will always treat my relatives and friends the same way, never forget my original intention, and will never change based on my status!

So how about you give me another twenty acres? In this way, my area can reach 130 acres, and the title of the largest garden will be more secure. "

Second Master Shen: "."

Is this what you call consistent and never forgetting your original intention? But if you think about it carefully, you’ll find that you’ve always stayed true to your original aspirations.

"Okay, or not?" Lin Tailai asked, feeling like he was adding insult to injury.

"No!" Mr. Shen said very firmly, "Twenty acres is not enough! I will give you ten more acres at most!"

"That's okay." Lin Tailai nodded. This way, he has 120 acres, while the second place only has 80 acres. The leading gap is more secure.

Then Lin Tailai said: "By the way, I plan to continue to call it Humble Administrator's Garden, but you can change the name to another one. I think Shen Yuan is a good name!"

I thought about it again in my mind. I currently own Canglang Pavilion, Peach Blossom Temple, and Humble Administrator's Garden. I should have surpassed the Xu family, which only has the Liuyuan Garden and the West Garden, and become the king of the Suzhou garden circle, right?

Traveling through nearly eight years, I grew from a boy to a young man, and achieved a new achievement!

After returning to the Lin Mansion, Senior Official Lin asked his wife to discuss the arrangement of the Humble Administrator's Garden, but found that his wife was reading paintings in the study.

Official Lin glanced at it and asked, "Are there any new paintings?"

Wang Fifteen replied: "The prefect Tu sent me a picture of "Proverbs of Women's History". It is said that it was also obtained from the Xiang family in Jiaxing. Please appreciate the authenticity."

It was another famous painting that was included in middle school textbooks. Lin Tailai pretended to look at it for a few times and said decisively: "Authentic! I said so!"

Then Wang Shiwu said with emotion: "Mr. Xiang Yuanbian spent a lot of effort to collect these famous paintings.

However, our descendants don't cherish them very much, and paintings often end up in our Lin family. It's really embarrassing. "

Mr. Lin remembered something again and told the servant outside the door: "Go to the government office and ask Magistrate Tu. I have finished the appraisal and he can take the painting back!"

After all, this prefect came to office with Governor Zhao. He is not one of his own in the camp and needs more tests.

When the prefect sent the painting, I am afraid he did not know the news of the resignation of Prime Minister Shen Shixing.

Now the news of Shen Shixing's resignation has spread to Suzhou. Let's see if the prefect will regret it.

Half an hour later, the servant replied: "Mr. Tu said that it is inconvenient to keep it in the government office, so the painting will be placed in Lin's mansion."

He is sensible! Lin Tailai commented secretly, and then hung out the famous paintings in his family collection and admired them happily.

So far, the ancient paintings at the level of middle school textbooks include "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains", "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", "The Goddess of the Luo River", and "The Admonitions of the Female Historian".

As for the authentic works of Qiu Ying, Tang Bohu, Wen Zhengming, Zhu Zhishan and other Suzhou gangs, there are dozens of them.

It is really an authentic work. Wen Zhengming's grandson Wen Yuanfa was forced to sign it with his own handwriting as proof!

After eight years of traveling through time, in addition to the field of garden art, he has also made great achievements in the collection of paintings, which is worth the journey through time.

Lin Tailai thought about it again. Which other famous paintings are easier to get?

Last time, Governor Tu said that Qian Yiben, who bribed him with "The Goddess of Luo River", also bought the Tang Dynasty "Five Oxen Picture". It seems that I have to have a detailed discussion with Qian Yiben after returning to Beijing.

In addition, the famous "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" fell into the hands of the great eunuch Feng Bao, and Feng Bao was confiscated and entered the inner treasury.

The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty does not seem to be obsessed with this aspect. You can find an opportunity to ask the emperor to reward you with "Along the River During the Qingming Festival".

For example, after making great contributions in Korea, he asked for a painting reward. Would the emperor have the nerve to refuse?

With a garden in his left hand and a collection in his right hand, Lin Tailai felt that the old Lin family began to get rid of the low tastes of nouveau riche.

After the news came from the capital, Zhao Canlu, the governor of the Snake Temple outside the south city, was ecstatic!

Heaven will not let down those who work hard, and such a miracle has come down, and the turning point has indeed appeared!

Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue both resigned, and the Prime Minister is Wang Jiaping. Isn't the situation better?

Although I can't think of how Wang Jiaping can help me get out of trouble for the time being, it is good news after all! What I need now is good news!

So Governor Zhao ordered the soldiers of the standard camp to prepare to return to the city and return to the Governor's Office in the city!

The Prime Minister has been replaced by his own people, so he can't be afraid of things! He must be more proactive, so as to create opportunities for the Prime Minister to intervene directly!