Daming talker

Chapter 479 An ordinary day

Among the six people in Lin Tailai's circle of friends in the same year, Jin Shiheng had gone home to mourn his father's death, and Zhou Yingqiu and Dong Qichang were elected as Shujishi.

As for Wang Yusheng, Chen Yunjian, and Shen Jue, they are all still in the political observation period and have been assigned to interns at the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Mainly because Wu Shilai, the censor of Zuodu, was Shen Shoufu's party member and could be considered one of his own. Moreover, there were many seats in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so it was relatively easy to arrange.

In fact, for Lin Tailai, the most suitable place for arranging friends to observe politics is the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Wang Situ is his real one.

Moreover, the Ministry of Revenue is also a large government office, with thirteen departments inside and a large number of external agencies such as customs offices, warehouses, and border town offices, making it easier to arrange people.

But it is a pity that Wang Yusheng, Chen Yunjian, and Shen Jue are not only the same age, but also from the same hometown in Suzhou.

There were rules in the official circles of the Ming Dynasty. People from Suzhou could not go to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
After many twists and turns, Lin Tailai finally succeeded in planting a flag in the Ministry of Rites, and then he called a gathering of friends from the same year.

After drinking for three rounds, Lin Tailai said: "The host and guest department is equipped with one doctor, one member, and two chiefs. They were all dismissed a while ago.

Now I occupy the position of doctor, and the rest are still vacant. Yuanwailang, you are not qualified, but are you interested in the principal? "

Zhou Yingqiu rarely agreed with Wang Yusheng, "This is reasonable. Brother Lin is too popular and can easily attract disaster."

After learning the purpose of Wang Yusheng's visit, Shen Shoufu said in surprise: "Can't you just go to Lin Jiuyuan? Aren't you in the same group?"

There are more than 300 new scholars, many of whom have excellent backgrounds and connections, but how many of them can start directly as the head of the Sixth Department?
If you first work as a county magistrate for a few years, and then be promoted to the head of the Sixth Department, you can be considered to be doing well.

Wang Yusheng suddenly said: "Lin Jiuyuan, you should take a leave of absence and go home for a few months, otherwise you will always jump like this, and the dispute between the country and the country will affect you sooner or later."

Now that the future of his friends of the same age is bright, he also has to work harder and ask Prime Minister Shen for help in making arrangements.

But this has nothing to do with you newcomers, just don’t stand out. "

Then he asked Chen Yunjian and Shen Jue: "This opportunity is rare, so it's just you two?"

Among the initial official positions of the new scholars who stayed in Beijing, the best one was the director of the Sixth Department.

After the two people looked at each other, they both thanked Lin Tailai.

No wonder people like Wei Zhongxian were able to securely manage Zuodu Yushi and Libu Shangshu.

Wang Xiangmeng asked with great interest: "What good advice does my uncle have?"

Dong Qichang, who is also a concubine, naturally does not need to express his position, so the two principal positions are actually asked by Wang Yusheng, Chen Yunjian, and Shen Jing.

Although everyone has only been in the court for more than two months, Lin Tailai's experience in these two months may not be as good as others who have spent twenty years.

Lin Tailai said: "My good nephew, you just went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, do you feel isolated?
I came here tonight just to help you open up the situation in the official department. "

Lin Tailai took out a piece of paper with the names of Chen Yunjian and Shen Jue written on it, and said: "I have two people of the same age. You can arrange them to be the head of the Ministry of Etiquette."

After talking about the most important things, everyone laughed and chatted while eating and drinking.

Wang Yu said: "."

Shen Shoufu happened to have nothing to do tonight, so he met Wang Yusheng and said a few words.

"It's none of your business! Go away!" Lin Tailai refused unceremoniously.

Zhou Yingqiu is currently a Shujishi studying in the Hanlin Academy. If he gives up being a Shujishi and becomes the head of the ministry, he will destroy his career in the officialdom. Why do he come to join in the fun?
Of course, Lin Tailai also knew that Zhou Yingqiu's statement was definitely not what he really meant, but hearing it made him feel very comfortable.

Wang Yusheng did not return to his residence, but went directly to the Shen Mansion. As a direct descendant of the famous Dongshan Wang family in Suzhou, he could certainly talk to Shen Shoufu.

Now that everyone is new to the workforce, it’s no longer easy to party all night long and then break up after an hour of drinking.

I was too embarrassed to let Lin Tai arrange it, so I asked you, the old chief assistant!

Lin Tailai said nonchalantly: "What else could be the reason for the recent series of conflicts? There are no other major events, it can only be related to the dispute over the country.

In Lin Tailai's mouth, the words "you newcomers" were spoken very naturally, and others did not find it strange.

People have their own personalities. If there is someone like Zhou Yingqiu, then there is someone like Wang Yusheng. Lin Tailai doesn't care.

Although Wang Yusheng couldn't let go of the airs of a famous family and was embarrassed to be Lin Tailai's subordinate, the two of them didn't mind.

Being able to start as the head of the Sixth Department when he first joined the official career was a prime start. However, his immediate boss was a classmate and the same year, which made the proud Wang Yusheng feel a little uncomfortable and simply quit.

Therefore, Lin Tailai had to lament that for a bitch, Zhou Yingqiu was really the best.

When the other friends were still hesitating for a moment, Zhou Yingqiu, the historical Pig Trotter General Constitution and Sun Wan Tian Official, immediately took the lead and said: "As long as Brother Lin allows it, I am willing to do this!"

If asked, it would be disrespectful to Wang Xiangqian, the governor of Xuanfu Town, Wang Xiangmeng, a member of the Literary and Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel, and Yu Shenxing, the Minister of Rites.

It can be seen that it is not easy for a new Jinshi to be directly appointed as the director, but no one present asked Lin Tailai if you could do it.

After the future became clear, the excited Chen Yunjian talked a little too much and said: "According to my observation in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, some censors may be liaising with each other again, and I don't know what they plan to do."

Anyway, there are only two positions, and one of the three people has to withdraw.

Wang Situ had a social event and was not at home at this time, so he could only have tea with Wang Xiangmeng, the newly appointed member of the Literary and Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Lin Tailai, who was mentioned by the chief assistant, did not go back to his home, but went to Wang Situ's house to sober up.

Excluding the Hanlin and Shuji scholars, after the Ming Dynasty's new scholars finished observing politics, the best outcome was to stay in Beijing, followed by being sent to county magistrates and promoted to officials.

Why do I hear your tone, old chief assistant, as if Lin Tailai is about the same strength as you?

Chen Yunjian is relatively good at dancing, so it is not surprising that he heard some rumors when he was observing politics in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Wang Yusheng, who came from a wealthy and famous family, smiled bitterly and said honestly: "I'd better leave this opportunity to my two brothers. I can't help but feel ashamed."

Lin Tailai nodded: "You must hide when you are hiding. Didn't you see that I have been writing homesick poems recently? This is just to lay the groundwork."

Wang Xiangmeng: "."

Do you want to insert someone private, or do you want to help me open up the situation?
Lin Tailai saw Wang Xiangmeng's sad face and said doubtfully: "This is very simple, right? And it can help you establish your prestige, so why not do it?"

Wang Xiangmeng sighed, "How can I, a new Yuanwai Lang who has only been here a few days, be able to decide on the appointment of two principals in one go?

It’s not like you don’t know what the staff is like inside the bureau and who is in each department. "

Lin Tailai shook his head, "I thought you had made a lot of progress, but the result is still not much.

Just spread the word within the Ministry of Personnel. I, Lin Tailai, have already planted my flag in the Host and Guest Department of the Ministry of Etiquette. All I want are subordinates and directors who are not to my liking. Whoever comes will die! "

Wang Xiangmeng: "." Will the rumored trick that my uncle used in Hun Tangkou in Suzhou finally be used in Liubu?

"This method should work, right?" Lin Tailai asked again.

Wang Xiangmeng said from the bottom of his heart: "It will definitely be useful."

With Lin Tailai's current reputation, as long as he utters these words, no one will dare to serve as Lin Tailai's subordinate.

Lin Tailai said with great satisfaction: "After you decide on the appointment of the two principals on your own, the work situation will open up. This is the opportunity I gave you, why don't you thank me?"

After that, Lin Tailai went to the Hanlin Academy to sit in the morning, because most of the Hanlin Academy's morning classes and lectures were in the morning, and in the afternoon he went to the Host and Guest Department of the Ministry of Etiquette to work.

This morning, after Lin Tailai entered the Hanlin Academy, he happened to meet Tian Yijun giving a lecture to the Shujishi.

Standing on the edge and looking around, Lin Tailai nodded with satisfaction and did not see Wu Zhengzhi, who was from Gu Xiancheng's hometown and had spread negative news, in the crowd.

Later, he was called over by Master Chen, who was in charge, but he didn't know what was going on.

Anyway, Bachelor Chen’s attitude was very enthusiastic, “There’s a great job here, and I’m just thinking of you!”

Lin Tailai asked in confusion: "What good things can the Hanlin Academy do today?"

The Hanlin Academy serves the emperor, and its greatest privilege is to be closer to the emperor than other departments.

But now that the emperor doesn't come out much, what good things can the Hanlin Academy do?

Scholar Chen seemed to be very happy for Lin Tailai and said: "The inner library is short of a teacher. I can recommend you to go there. This is one of the best jobs in the Hanlin Academy."

"No!" Lin Tailai replied concisely.

The Neishu Tang is a place where outstanding young eunuchs are selected to study. The big eunuchs, especially the eunuchs who are responsible for rituals, are basically born in the Nei Shu Tang.

Under normal circumstances, the job of teaching in the Nei Shutang is very good. As a teacher, you can get to know the future powerful eunuchs and become your political allies.

According to incomplete statistics, the probability of a CI minister who has been taught in the inner study hall in the future is as high as one-third.

But the above are normal circumstances, and these are abnormal times.
Emperor Wanli's innermost concern was to be the next Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng, so it didn't make much political sense to associate with eunuchs.

Besides, if there really are some powerful people among these little eunuchs now, why will they not be able to defeat even the illiterate Eunuch Wei in the future?

Finally, Lin Tailai suddenly remembered something and said seriously: "Scholar Chen, I know you want to return the favor, but don't be so anxious.

When I really need it, I will naturally take the initiative to talk about it. Normally, you don’t need to worry about owing me a favor. "

When dealing with these old bureaucrats, you really can't relax at all. If you are not careful, you will be taken advantage of.

If I agree today without thinking clearly, wouldn't it be equivalent to having a clean relationship with Bachelor Chen?

Scholar Chen was speechless. Outsiders only saw that Lin Tailai was reckless, but after more exposure, they could understand that the most terrifying thing about Lin Tailai was his lack of recklessness.

In the afternoon, Lin Tailai went to the Ministry of Rites. The good thing about the Ministry of Rites is that it is "vast and sparsely populated".

Not only are there fewer officials, but there are also fewer people coming to do things than other yamen. The host and guest rooms were in a separate courtyard, and it was very quiet at this time.

No other officials had arrived yet, only the scribes carefully chatted with Dr. Lin.

Looking at the courtyard, Doctor Lin suddenly sighed: "It's such a good place, it's a pity not to use it for gun practice. I'll bring a big gun and put it in front of my house tomorrow."

Clerks: “???”

Is there any mistake? We are in the Ministry of Rites, the most cultured place among the six ministries!

Lin Tailai seemed to know what others were thinking, and said: "Don't make a fuss, I also put a big gun in the Imperial Academy's Number One Scholar Hall."

No matter how educated your Ministry of Rites is, can it still compare to the Hanlin Academy?
I just want you all to know that wherever I go, Lin Tailai, I focus on letting the environment adapt to me, rather than me adapting to the environment!

Just when Lin Tailai thought that today was another ordinary day, a memorial that was enough to set off a storm was delivered to the palace.

At night, Lin Tailai, who was full of energy and blood, was tossing and turning, seriously considering whether he needed to take a concubine in the capital, when he suddenly received an urgent call from the senior chief assistant.

Under normal circumstances, it was Lin Tailai who made an urgent visit to the chief assistant. It was rare that the chief assistant summoned Lin Tailai urgently.

So Lin Tailai knew that something terrible must have happened, so he quickly got up and rode to Shen Mansion.

Shen Shoufu had been sitting in the study waiting for a long time. When he saw Lin Tailai, he didn't say anything and said directly:

"Today Luo Yuren, the left commentator of Dali Temple, wrote a memorial. His words were so passionate that they could be said to be a direct thorn in the face of a dragon!"

In fact, when he heard the name "Luo Yuren", Lin Tailai understood what was going on.

This man did one famous thing in his life, which was to write a letter to Emperor Wanli entitled "Drunk, Sex, and Wealth".

The main content is to directly criticize Emperor Wanli from the four aspects of wine, sex, wealth, and energy, and the writing style is so intense that it is almost reprimand.

Among the memorials of the Ming Dynasty, this "Wine, Sex, Wealth and Energy" was very famous in later generations, almost second only to Hai Rui's "Public Security".

Moreover, this memorial is also one of the iconic memorials of the Wanli Dynasty. To study the antagonism between the emperor and his ministers in the Wanli Dynasty and the changing mentality of the Wanli Emperor, this memorial cannot be bypassed.

The memorial that Shen Shoufu was talking about at this time must be "Drunk, Sex, Wealth and Qi".

But Lin Tailai still didn't understand. Why did Shen Shoufu call him here?
This memorial was already published. It was because Emperor Wanli had a fight with other ministers, and then the cabinet came to mediate. What does it have to do with him, Lin Tailai?
Then I heard Shen Shoufu continue to say: "In the memorial, let's not mention the other contents, there is a paragraph that accuses the emperor of being greedy for money.

There are words about torturing eunuchs and blackmailing ministers. Torturing the eunuch should refer to Zhang Jing, and is blackmailing the minister a metaphor for you? "

Lin Tailai: "???"

Isn't this right? There should be no words like "blackmailing ministers" in "Drunk, Sex, Wealth and Luck" that he remembered from his previous life?
What inexplicable butterfly effect could make this sentence appear in "Drunk, Sex, and Wealth"?

Shen Shixing reminded: "When you rebelled in Xuanfu Town, where did the 20,000 taels of family property that the former governor Xu collected go?"

Lin Tailai explained: "I took the initiative to send it to the eunuch guarding the Xuanfu for safekeeping. I was not blackmailed!"

At that time, I sent it there secretly, but I didn't expect that the news would eventually spread.

Shen Shoufu said seriously: "Is this how you plan to explain to the world?"

Lin Tailai instantly realized what the subtlety was.

If you say that you take the initiative to give it away, you can’t lose your reputation, and you will be criticized morally;

If he denies taking the initiative to send it, wouldn't he be called "the emperor blackmailing his ministers" in the actual report? What would the emperor think of himself?
As expected, Wang Yusheng's crow's mouth was right. The rivalry between the Qingliu forces and the emperor finally affected him!
(End of this chapter)