Daming talker

Chapter 529: We must abide by the law!

Mr. Lin stayed in the mansion in the county town that night and even booked the entire mansion, otherwise there would not be enough space to accommodate so many servants around him.

The next morning, Mr. Lin pushed the beauty on the bed away, got up and went to the yard to practice spear.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw a figure kneeling outside.

This startled Mr. Lin. Who would be here trying to make himself known so early in the morning?

Looking more closely, this relatively young scholar was none other than Chen Jiru, a rising star in the literary world of Songjiang Prefecture.

At this time, Feng Shike walked into the yard and asked Chen Jiru, "Zhongchun, why are you here?"

Chen Jiru kowtowed to Mr. Lin and said, "Jiuyuan Immortal is here! I want to pretend, too, to become famous!"

Feng Shike smiled bitterly at Lin Tailai and said, "He heard from me about the fame scheme you designed for the Gu family, and he went crazy."

Lin Tailai looked at Chen Jiru and asked, "Why do you want to be famous? I want to hear the truth!"

Chen Jiru said painfully: "In the past, Tang Wenxian, Dong Qichang and I were known as the Three Heroes of Yunjian. However, in the 13th year of Wanli, Tang Wenxian and Dong Qichang both passed the provincial examination.

In the 14th year of the Wanli reign, Tang Wenxian won the top spot in the imperial examination. In the 17th year of the Wanli reign, Dong Qichang ranked first in the second class in the imperial examination and was selected as a scholar-official.

I have failed the provincial examinations for several years, and have been wasting my time in school ever since. I am really suffering!"

Lin Tailai believed that this was the truth, and the contrast was indeed painful.

He then tried to test her, "One of them is the top scholar and the other is a successful candidate. Your path to the imperial examination will never be better than theirs."

Chen Jiru still answered truthfully: "So I want to become famous in the literary world, to comfort myself in my life, and to explain my state of mind!"

So Mr. Lin said, "Since you are honest and have been recommended by Brother Feng, I will give you some pointers.

You can choose a time to burn the Confucian robes and caps in public at the provincial school!

He declared that he had completely given up the path of imperial examination and official advancement, abandoned the desire for fame and fortune, and then retired to the mountains and forests, and would follow the path of a hermit and famous scholar in the future.

This is exactly what Chen Jiru had done in history, and Mr. Lin was just a carrier of information.

Chen Jiru, who was unaware of the situation, was greatly shocked. He imagined the scene of burning Confucian robes and caps in public, and it felt really cool.

No matter how he develops in the future, at least he has gained the limelight in the present moment.

In recent years, the literary world has been moving towards a wild and weird trend. Many writers have tried their best to be creative and attract attention in order to become famous. Lin is a typical representative. There are many examples.

Today, the guidance given to Chen Jiru by the first deputy leader, Jiuyuan Immortal, can at least save him ten years of detours.

For Mr. Lin, this is also a long-term investment.

Historically, Chen Jiru was very good at "management", so this investment should not be a loss.

After seeing off Chen Jiru, who expressed his gratitude profusely, Lin Tailai prepared to continue his friendly visit to Songjiang Prefecture.

According to the previous itinerary, there are two more projects. One is to meet with fellow villager Huan Lin Jingyang, who has a great influence on local social affairs, and the other is to visit Songjiang Fuxue, a discussion center for local affairs.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Tailai decided to adjust the order and visit Songjiang Prefecture School first, and then meet Lin Taigong.

Because the provincial school was in the city and not far from the mansion where we were staying, and Mr. Lin lived outside the city, so we would visit the nearby first and then the far one.

However, on the way to the provincial school, he passed by the government office again. In the spirit of "since I'm already here", Mr. Lin went into the government office first and took a look around.

Prefect Xu Zhenming reported the construction data in detail, "We have adopted the method of segmented construction, with a total of 17 sections.

The construction period is expected to be from autumn and winter this year to autumn and winter next year, and 10,000 pieces of wood and 40,000 pieces of stone will be needed."

Mr. Lin waved his hand and said, "You can make the technical decisions yourself. You don't have to tell me everything. I just want the results!
I came here this time just to ask you in person, are there any other gentry who openly oppose it?"

Xu Zhenming replied: "Lin Jingyang, the former Nanjing Imperial Household Department Minister, recently submitted a petition requesting a reconsideration of the project."

"Sure enough, there is this old man." Lin Tailai muttered, and then asked: "What do you think?"

Xu Zhenming sighed, "Such a person is not good at achieving anything, but is more likely to cause trouble. He is definitely capable of causing trouble."

After Lin Tailai had a brief chat with the prefect, he got up and left the government office and continued on his way to the prefectural school.

Like all schools and government offices in the world, the architectural layout is similar. Although it was the first time for Mr. Lin to come to Songjiang Prefecture School, he was familiar with it.

The group could see from afar that there were already a hundred or so scholars gathered in front of Minglun Hall, but they didn't know why.

If you walk closer, you can clearly see a sixty-year-old man in plain clothes and hat, standing on the platform and speaking with a contented look on his face.

Feng Shike, who came with Lin Tailai, said in surprise: "Why is Mr. Lin here too?"

Then he introduced Lin Tailai, "The old man on the platform is Mr. Lin Jingyang, whom I plan to visit later in the city.

Unexpectedly, Master Lin happened to come to the city today and also came to the government school."

As a person who had some paranoia, Mr. Lin did not believe in coincidences and sneered:
"Is it really a coincidence that Brother Feng is kindhearted and doesn't assume ill will towards others?

I'm afraid all the major families have already known the news that I entered the city yesterday?

Feng Shike said with some embarrassment: "Let's listen to what Mr. Lin has to say first."

At this time, Lin Taigong was saying: "I think that the 200,000 gold that Songjiang Prefecture borrowed from the court should be used first to rebuild the seawall!

The county town is only seventy miles southeast of the sea. The tides have been fierce since ancient times, and the prefecture is low-lying, so there is a danger of seawater backflow from time to time!

The seawall is already quite old nowadays, so the most urgent task is to rebuild the seawall rather than dredging the old course of Wusong River!

We villagers should petition the government to use the money for seawall construction!"

After hearing this, Mr. Lin was so shocked that he even wanted to kill someone.

He used his connections to defraud two hundred thousand taels of silver from the imperial court!
This old man wanted to embezzle the money he had worked so hard to defraud with just a few words? I have never seen such a shameless person!

Feng Shike glanced at Lin Tailai and stepped forward helplessly, saying, "Mr. Lin! The 200,000 gold coins lent by the national treasury are specifically used for the dredging of the Wusong River. How can the purpose of the funds be changed without authorization?"

Lin Taigong replied confidently: "The two hundred thousand gold will eventually have to be repaid with the land in Songjiang Prefecture, so we should listen to the local opinions on how to use it!
Brother Feng, you should also know that this summer there was a disaster of seawater backflow, which drowned countless people and livestock. Isn't it clear what is important and what is not?"

After the two successful cases of opposing the increase of silver for aid labor and opposing the change of Jinshanwei to Jinshanzhou, Lin Jingyang, the local official, still had a lot of prestige. After he finished speaking, he triggered a small wave of cheers.

Feng Shike was not good at quick debate, and faced with the unreasonable arguments, he could not find any words to respond for a while.

Mr. Lin looked around and said disdainfully: "You think you are so self-righteous just because you hired a few people to help you?" Feng Shike explained in a low voice: "They are not people to help you. Mr. Lin once donated 600 acres of land to the government school, so he is naturally famous."

As Mr. Lin spoke, he moved his hands in his sleeves.

The old brothers who have followed for more than three years all know that Master Lin is preparing a magic trick, and the Iron Fist that has not appeared in the world for a long time is about to appear.

As a native of Songjiang Prefecture, Feng Shike was in a dilemma. Seeing that Lin Tailai was about to use physical means, he hurriedly advised:

"Don't worry, Lord Jiuyuan! You can ask Master Xu's family to come forward and help persuade Master Lin!"

Mr. Lin is already an old man in his sixties, how can he withstand the iron fist of the Lin family?

Lin Tailai chuckled and said, "If I rely on others to solve the problem, wouldn't the people of your treasure land think that I, the Nine Yuan True Immortal, am too incompetent?"

After saying this, Mr. Lin pushed through the crowd and strode onto the platform.

After he reported his name and background, it caused an uproar among the crowd. After all, Songjiang Prefecture was adjacent to Suzhou Prefecture, and Mr. Lin was also very famous in Songjiang Prefecture.

Mr. Lin bowed to Mr. Lin in a pretentious manner and said, "I heard what you said just now, but I am very curious about your motives.

You advocated embezzling the court's funds to rebuild the seawall. Is it because your Lin family has a lot of land near the sea?"

Even if there is, he can't admit it. Without thinking, Mr. Lin answered: "No!"

Mr. Lin asked again: "Or do you want to take over the seawall project?"

Even if he wanted to, he couldn't admit it. Lin Taigong still replied, "No!"

Mr. Lin asked again: "Or do you want to raise the banner of opposition and gain benefits from it?"

Lin Taigong still refused to admit it: "No!"

Mr. Lin seemed to be angry. He grabbed Mr. Lin by the collar and asked, "It's neither this nor that. Are you trying to make fun of me, old man?"

Lin Taigong struggled and said: "I am acting out of impartiality! I am acting out of impartiality!"

Mr. Lin shouted, "I negotiated with you out of kindness, but you showed no sincerity at all! You even openly challenged me!"

He became angrier and angrier as he spoke. He reached out and grabbed Mr. Lin's neck and lifted the old man up.

Mr. Lin was having difficulty breathing, his face turned red, and his legs kicked wildly.

Seeing this, Lin Taigong's servants rushed over, but were stopped by Lin Tailai's servants.

Suddenly they started fighting, and the audience, who were unprepared, were stunned for a moment.

This legendary Lin Jiuyuan is indeed cruel and doesn't even spare the elderly!
Feng Shike shouted dutifully, "Mr. Lin is a respectable man, Lord Jiuyuan should think twice before acting!"

Mr. Lin retracted his fist and said hesitantly, "Brother Feng's words make sense. We should think twice. For a respectable local official like Mr. Lin, we still need to abide by the law."

The local scholars in the audience wanted to rescue Lin Taigong from the clutches of the devil, so they shouted together: "That's right! That's right! We should abide by the law!"

In fact, they didn’t understand what Lin Jiuyuan meant by “observing the law”, but no matter what, “observing the law” was better than letting Lin Taigong get beaten on the spot!

Lin Tailai turned around and asked the left and right guards: "What is the law about beating people? I can't remember it clearly!"

Zhang Wen, the left guardian, recited expressionlessly: "If one eye is damaged, the punishment is 100 canings and three years of imprisonment. If both eyes are damaged, the punishment is 100 canings and three thousand exiles.
If you break a finger, you will be punished with 70 strokes of the cane. If you break a tooth, you will be punished with 70 stones of rice.

The society had originally snatched a "Professional Secret Book" from a lawyer, which contained a legal ballad.

So, Lin forced his left and right protectors to recite this ballad, and also said that an outstanding member of the society must know and understand the law.

The people in the audience were stunned. They heard that the guys around Lin Jiuyuan were all from gangs, but they didn't expect them to be so familiar with the law.

Especially when it comes to the regulations regarding beating people, he understands them better than these educated people.

Why did Lin Jiuyuan have to recite these penalty regulations? Was it to warn himself?
Everyone looked at Lin Tailai again, only to see that Jiuyuan Zhenxian was frowning and pointing his fists at various parts of Lin Tailai's body for a long time as if he was doing academic research.

Finally, he muttered loudly: "If you knock out a tooth, you'll be fined seven stone of rice. After all, this is the most cost-effective."

Everyone in the audience: “.”

They suddenly had a vague premonition of what was going to happen. Is this what you, Lin Jiuyuan, meant by “abiding by the law”?
Lin Taigong's red face turned pale in an instant! You, Lin Tailai, thought twice, and this is the result?

The use of force is not the solution to problems. In the game of huge interests, beating a few people is completely useless!

I couldn't help but say with all my strength, "Lin Tailai! I advise you to take care of yourself."

But before Lin Taigong could finish his words, he was finished because Lin Tailai hit him directly in the mouth with an iron fist.

With his mouth full of blood, Mr. Lin flew out directly, and countless teeth flew out.

Mr. Lin had to hold back when he fought, otherwise Mr. Lin would not only have a mouth full of blood.

Many people in the audience still couldn't believe their eyes. You, Lin Jiuyuan, actually fought?

After a moment of silence, the crowd immediately became furious! Lin Tailai's behavior had caused public outrage!
Feng Shike felt that the situation was getting out of control and he broke out in a cold sweat that he couldn't wipe away.

This is not your home court, Lin Jiuyuan, at all. How dare you hit people openly like this? It's really stupid!
Mr. Lin, who was still on the platform, raised his hand and shouted, "What's the point of you being angry here? We need to abide by the law!"

Someone shouted indignantly: "What's the point of talking about the law? Can you, Lin Jiuyuan, go to jail?"

Don’t think that everyone doesn’t know your background. When you, Lin Jiuyuan, were known as the “average of five people a day”, have you ever been to jail?
Mr. Lin responded, "You are right to question! I will go to the government office to surrender myself and obey the government's verdict! If you want to witness it, come with me!"

Everyone: "."

Every one of them had no idea what Lin Jiuyuan meant.

Lin Tailai called out to his men, "Search the ground carefully and find all of Mr. Lin's teeth that were knocked out. These are important evidence!"

After a while, after collecting all the evidence, Lin Tailai took the lead in getting off the platform and walked towards the outside of the prefectural school.

Many people didn't believe that Lin Tailai would really surrender, so they just followed him.

However, Lin Tailai actually went to the Huating County Government Office, found a writing stall outside the gate of the county government office, and wrote a statement of surrender in person.

Then he took the surrender form and swaggered into the Huating County Government Office.

(End of this chapter)