Daming talker

Chapter 551: The water is too deep and people will die (please give me a monthly ticket!)
Chen Younian’s idea is that since you, Lin Tailai, have brought up the topic of “illegal travel”, then let Lord Xu forcibly leave the city right under your nose. What will you, Lin Tailai, say?
Lin Tailai certainly couldn't stop it, the key lies in what happens afterwards.

If Lin Tailai continues to hype this topic, it would be tantamount to actively betraying his own teacher, which is considered as betraying one's teacher and ancestors in official circles.

Although due to special reasons, you, Lin Tailai, can now sit idly by and watch Teacher Xu's predicament, but if you take the initiative to intervene, that would be another matter.

If Lin Tailai fears moral pressure and stops hyping the topic of "illegal travel", then the passive public opinion caused by the exposure will naturally be resolved.

Therefore, no matter how you look at it, letting Lord Xu go out of the city for a spring outing will definitely not be a loss for us.

Although the exposé was posted by Eunuch Liu, anyone with a discerning eye knows that it was definitely you, Lin Tailai, who was behind it!
To address a problem, we must get to the essence of it. It’s definitely right to focus on you, Lin Tailai!
Wang Yingjiao returned to Xu Guo’s residence with Chen Younian’s opinions.

After hearing this, Lord Xu asked a soul-searching question: "Didn't you say before that I don't have to do anything for the time being and just need to accept their kindness?

Why did they break the agreement overnight and let me, an old man like me, do the work?"

Wang Yingjiao advised helplessly: "The situation has changed, no one can predict it, and we have to ask the elder to help. Since it is a cooperation, it is not good to be indifferent, right?"

Elder Xu couldn't help but complain: "It sounds like they want me to be cannon fodder."

Wang Yingjiao advised again: "How can you say he is cannon fodder? Because at present, only you, the elder, can suppress Lin Tailai from the perspective of ethics and morality, and then resolve this situation!"

Lord Xu sighed. Just as he had guessed before, his greatest value now was his identity as "Lin Tailai's Grand Master".

Then Lord Xu said, "I severed the teacher-student relationship in public in the palace a few days ago. I'm afraid it's no use coming forward!"

Wang Yingjiao replied: "How can you think like this, Lord? You are the teacher and he is the student. You can break off the relationship, but he cannot!

For example, in the relationship between a monarch and his subjects, a father can punish his subjects, and a father can beat his son, but a subject can deny his monarch or father, and can a son deny his father?

After the three questions, Lord Xu said nothing more.

The situation has developed to this point, and I have no choice but to take action. Even if I take the risk, I have no choice.

Could he just watch his advantage vanish once again and then step down in disgrace and return home?

The reason why the conflict between him and Lin Tailai was irreconcilable might be because he was of little use to Lin Tailai, and Lin Tailai had no interest in making concessions.

So why are you still hesitating? Just go for it!
Afterwards, Lord Xu ordered his servants to prepare the carriage and horses, and the next day he set out for an outing outside the city, exiting from Xizhimen.

After walking more than ten miles from the mansion, I saw the majestic Xizhimen gatehouse.

The Grand Secretary's leading ceremonial procession was quite conspicuous and was noticed by the Xizhimen defenders from a distance.

The gatekeeper named Lin, who was dozing off at the foot of the city wall, was awakened and trotted over to meet them.

Standing beside the carriage, Lin Tailai asked in surprise: "Why did the teacher come here suddenly?"

Xu Guo took a few looks and saw that Lin Tailai was wearing a red coat and holding a spear. He was dressed just like an ordinary gatekeeper and really looked like a man who had been exiled.

A disciple like me turned out to be my enemy. Is it really my bad luck?
While thinking about it, Lord Xu replied calmly: "I've been in a bad mood recently and want to go out of the city to relax. Why not?"

Lin Tailai replied, "Take my advice. At this time, it is best for you not to go out!"

Elder Xu felt that this was a threat to him, so he shouted at Lin Tailai: "What? You dare to rely on your strong army to forcibly stop me?"

Lin Tailai quickly explained: "Teacher, please don't misunderstand! How dare I lay hands on you?

Although the scenery outside Xizhimen is beautiful, the water is too deep and not suitable for swimming, so I had to remind the teacher. "

Elder Xu felt that he was being mocked in person again, and he lost his temper and said, "What a joke! So what if the water is too deep? Can it drown people?"

Lin Tailai seemed to be explaining and threatening in every sentence: "Teacher, don't disbelieve me, or someone will die!"

Elder Xu snorted coldly: "I want to see how someone will die!"

Then he shouted to his followers and the coachman, "Keep going, get out of the city!"

He knew very well that the main task today was not to argue with Lin Tailai, but to go out for a spring outing from Xizhimen.

As long as we can prove that “Master Lin Tailai also went on the spring outing”, then our mission will be accomplished!
The team set off again and headed towards the Xizhimen gate.

Lin Tailai trotted all the way, still following closely beside Lord Xu's carriage.

He kept shouting, "Teacher, think twice! Think twice! Don't leave the city!"

But the team and the carriage did not stop. They went straight through the city gate and the city wall and came out of the city.

The curtain of the carriage opened, and Lord Xu looked at the bright spring scenery on the banks of Gaoliang River. Suddenly, his irritable and anxious mood improved a lot.

In a trance, I seemed to see the wild beauty of the stream in my hometown, which was also outside the city.

Originally, Lord Xu went out of the city just to complete his mission, but now he really wants to enjoy the spring. Compared with the intrigues and infighting in the city, at least the spring outside the city will not harm anyone.

But what is annoying is that Lin Tailai's shouting continues.

"Teacher! Teacher! You must take care of yourself in the future!" Lin Tailai still followed the carriage.

As an old bureaucrat who dealt with words all day long, Lord Xu instinctively felt that there was something wrong with this sentence.

Why does it sound like you're sending someone away? Is there something wrong with you?
Recalling what Lin Tailai had just said, "The water is too deep and people can die," Lord Xu suddenly felt frightened!
Is this damn traitor planning to kill his master in the wild?
"What do you mean?" Lord Xu stopped the carriage and asked Lin Tailai again.

Lin Tailai pointed to the distance and said, "Teacher, look, the sky is so blue! You can melt into the blue sky of the capital.

Just keep walking, don't look to the sides, and have fun for a few more days.

From now on, I’m afraid I can only see Gaoliang River and Haidian in my dreams.”

Lord Xu was confused and puzzled. Why did Lin Tailai's tone become more and more frightening?

At this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from the direction of the city gate behind him: "Foreign ministers are all harming the country, and internal ministers should strengthen themselves!"

Following the voice, Lord Xu subconsciously turned his head to look at the city gate, only to see a figure falling rapidly from the top of the city!
Before Lord Xu could react, he heard another loud noise, and the figure had already slammed heavily into the moat under the city wall!

At this distance, Lord Xu couldn't see clearly for a moment and didn't understand what was happening.

But Lin Tailai, who was standing beside the carriage, had already started to scream: "Eunuch Liu committed suicide! Eunuch Liu, the gatekeeper, committed suicide!"

Lord Xu was immediately shocked and asked in astonishment, "Eunuch Liu? The eunuch Liu who posted the denunciation yesterday?"

Lin Tailai nodded and said with certainty: "Yes! The person who committed suicide was him!"

Lord Xu: “.”

I am numb, completely numb! It is over, completely over! Anyway, I cannot explain it at all!
If this were to get out, it would be said that a strong-willed eunuch threatened to commit suicide in order to stop the Grand Secretary from leaving the city for fun.

In a state of mental confusion, Lord Xu asked a very naive question: "Did he really commit suicide?"

Lin Tailai glanced at the top of the city wall and answered without question, "Of course he committed suicide! Could it be that someone dared to throw the gatekeeper off the top of the city wall?

You also heard what he said before committing suicide. It shows that he was extremely angry and it is normal for him to commit suicide. "

Foreign ministers are all harming the country, so internal ministers should strengthen themselves? Lord Xu felt dizzy. This was simply a eunuch attacking the civil officials. The key point was that he was the only one present among the civil officials, and Lin Tailai, who was exiled, did not count!
Lin Tailai was heard saying quietly, "I just reminded you that the water in Xizhimen is too deep and can kill people, but you didn't believe me."

Lord Xu: “.”

He just thought that this was a code word to threaten him. "The water is too deep and people will die" just implied that he would suffer a great loss or even fall.

Who would have thought that there really are third-party dead people in the physical sense?
Of course, I will also fall.
Lin Tailai continued, "The technical question of why Eunuch Liu committed suicide is not important; what is important is the consequences and impact.

Of course, the future has nothing to do with you, teacher. You should just enjoy your trip for a few more days."

What this means is, Teacher Xu, you are definitely out of the game, and of course you don’t need to participate in subsequent politics, so why not go on a spring outing?

After all, you are about to return to your hometown three thousand miles away, and I am afraid you will never have the chance to see the scenery of the capital again.

The eunuch was already dead, and Lord Xu was powerless to save the situation, feeling extremely sad.

Before leaving the city, he would never have thought that outside the city would be his final destination.

What was even more unexpected was that the eunuch Liu, the guard at Xizhimen, directly dragged him, the cabinet minister, to death together with him.

His chief disciple is better than everyone else's chief disciple, and his chief disciple is worse than everyone else's chief disciple!

No, he is even more treacherous and evil! The most treacherous minister the Ming Dynasty has ever had!

When the Deputy Grand Secretary Xu Guogong forced his way out of the city for a spring outing, the news that the eunuch guarding Xizhimen had committed suicide by jumping off the city wall spread throughout the officialdom of the capital at the fastest speed.

All the officials who heard the news were shocked! Strange things happen every year, but this year there are especially many!
Previously, a top scholar in the imperial examination had a fight in the inner palace, and he beat up dozens of eunuchs!

Later, some stubborn eunuchs mocked the civil officials for deceiving the world and stealing fame, and even threatened to commit suicide to admonish a certain university scholar!

Previously, when the gatekeeper Liu Taijian published a notice publicly denouncing "illegal tourism", everyone just treated it as a joke.

Unexpectedly, just one day later, Eunuch Liu committed suicide for this reason, which made the matter serious.

Many people can see that Lord Xu's spring outing out of the city is to morally blackmail Lin Tailai, which is an appropriate method. The key is that it is simple and easy to implement.

The result was that a eunuch committed suicide directly, which in turn morally blackmailed Lord Xu.
(End of this chapter)