Daming talker

Chapter 558: Do something for yourself (ask for a guaranteed monthly ticket!)
Shen Shixing was speechless after being talked back by his eldest son, because this time his son had indeed predicted it in advance.

Allowing others to expel Lin Tailai from the capital was indeed a move that could not get any worse.

Then Shen Yongmao repeated, "So father, don't think too much and it's useless. Let Lin Jiuyuan come back to clean up the situation as soon as possible!"

In Shen Yongmao's mind, this is the best way to break the deadlock.

Although his father was confused for a moment, Lin Tailai would not stand by and watch him die as long as he realized his mistake and turned back to the right path.

However, after hearing what Haodaer said, Shen Shixing suddenly realized something. After a moment of hesitation, he clapped his hand on his forehead and said, "I understand! So that's it!"

Shen Yongmao was very confused. What was wrong with his father?

Shen Shixing explained briefly: "The reason why the emperor treats me like this is to encourage Lin Tailai to return to Beijing!"

For the emperor, it would be very simple to let Lin Tailai return to Beijing. He only needed to send an imperial edict to Xuanfu to restore him to his original post.

But if he did so, it would seem as if the emperor had done something wrong before, which led to the disaster.

At the same time, the emperor needed Lin Tailai to go back and forth to the capital to set the pace, so he adopted this tortuous and indirect method.

What this means is: If you, Shen Shixing, want peace, then quickly summon Lin Tailai back.

The reasons are ready-made: the Prime Minister who has backing is in crisis!
After figuring this out, Shen Shixing could finally feel completely at ease.

As long as the emperor is not dissatisfied with me or wants to change the prime minister, I can rest assured for the time being.

It's not that Shen Shixing can't afford to have fun. He has indeed thought about resigning many times before.

But he couldn't be dismissed from office and take the blame for the disaster, otherwise wouldn't he become a traitor?

Considering this, Shen Shixing instructed Shen Yongmao: "Write a letter to Li Tingji and ask the delegation to return to Beijing immediately!

After all, Lin Tailai is a soldier guarding the delegation, so he should naturally come back with the delegation."

Shen Yongmao said, "Lin Jiuyuan said before that you don't need to worry about it anymore. This can also be understood in reverse, that he won't worry about you anymore.

If his father still has this mentality of a superior, Lin Jiuyuan will not come back easily.

No one knows Lin Jiuyuan better than me! As long as he is stranded in the border area, he will definitely not be the one who is anxious!
So I suggest that you show some real sincerity, father."

Just as he said this, a person in charge of the Ministry of Works suddenly claimed that he had an extremely urgent matter and requested to see Prime Minister Shen immediately.

The father and son didn't know what had happened, so they asked the person in charge to come in and report.

I only heard the person in charge say, "The Ministry of Works is responsible for building the Martyrs' Shrine recently. When the officials left Xizhimen to go to the construction site, they found that Lin Jiuyuan was on duty at Xizhimen again!"

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Holy shit! How come I got slapped in the face at the speed of light this time?

He had just vowed that Lin Tailai would not come back to Beijing easily, but in the blink of an eye, Lin Tailai suddenly appeared in Xizhimen.

Also, I was helping to bargain with my father, why did you come back, Lin Jiuyuan?

Shen Shixing was stunned for a moment, then asked Haodaer, "You just said that no one knows Lin Jiuyuan better than you?"

Shen Yongmao defended himself by saying, "This must be a coincidence! The disaster has only been discussed in the court for a few days, how could it spread to the border so quickly?
Therefore, Lin Tailai's return to Beijing must have been an accident and had nothing to do with the debate on disasters. "

Shen Shixing rebuked: "Use your brain to think about it, one of the places where the star fell was in Xuanfu!

Lin Tailai was also in Xuanfu. Couldn't he have seen it with his own eyes? Did he need to know what the court was talking about before he knew about the disaster?

It must be that after Lin Tailai witnessed the falling star, he set out from Xuanfu to return to Beijing!"

Shen Yongmao explained: "That's because Lin Jiuyuan was very clear-headed and was afraid that the emperor and the court would think he was taking advantage of the disaster, so he actively returned."

Shen Shixing: "."

I guess in your heart, whatever Lin Tailai does is right?
Shen Yongmao sighed again: "But father, don't you think that in this way, you have lost the function of summoning Lin Tailai back to Beijing? This time you have been marginalized!"

Shen Shixing, whether out of stubbornness or some other reason, retorted, "Being marginalized is a good thing."

Then Shen Yongmao was too lazy to continue arguing with his father, so he hurriedly left the Shen Mansion and informed his colleagues in the Renewal Society of the news of Lin Tailai's return.

Under the Xizhimen city wall, General Pang looked at Lin Tailai, his heart trembling, and asked stutteringly: "Why did you come back so soon?"

Ever since Lin Tailai left last time, General Pang, who had not paid much attention to the court's political situation in the past thirty years, suddenly began to care about politics.

It just so happened that recently, in order to build the Martyrs' Shrine, officials often went in and out of Xizhimen, so General Pang had a channel to collect information.

So Pang Bazong knew that a disaster had occurred and the court had entered a very sensitive period.

Then when I opened my eyes after a nap today, I found Lin Tailai standing in front of me.

Coming back so quickly during a sensitive period is obviously a sign of ill-intentioned behavior, and good people don't come!

Lin Tailai replied as a matter of course: "I was transferred from Xizhimen. Where else can I go back to if not Xizhimen?"

When he came back without any formalities, General Pang asked in confusion, "Didn't you go with the delegation? Where is the delegation?"

Lin Tailai replied: "I don't know either. The delegation may still be in the border town, or on the way back."

General Pang was horrified! Isn't this a typical desertion?
It is a crime for soldiers to flee from the border town to the capital without permission! Especially since you, Lin Tailai, are a criminal sent to the army, your crime is even more serious!
"What? You want to report me?" Lin Tailai asked with a squint.

General Pang: “.”

In broad daylight, and still so self-righteous?

Even if he didn't dare to report it, with people coming and going at the city gate, many people must have seen it, especially since your appearance, Lin Tailai, is so eye-catching.

It would not be surprising at all if the Jinyiwei officers and soldiers appeared the next moment to catch the deserters!
I won't be convicted of harboring a criminal, will I? Pang Bazong thought worriedly.

But contrary to what Pang Bazong had imagined, after Lin Tailai escaped back, there was no turmoil in Xizhimen and it was still calm.

This made Pang Bazong difficult to understand. Could it be that all the officials in the capital were blind?

Anyway, Lin Tailai was right in Xizhimen, but it seemed that everyone pretended not to see him.

Later, General Pang saw Lin Tailai sitting at the foot of the city wall, sighing and looking worried.

As I got closer, I heard Lin Taiyi talking to himself again: "How could this be? How could this happen?"

General Pang couldn't help but ask, "Isn't it a good thing that no one is here to catch you, a deserter?"

But you are still sitting here worrying. Is there something wrong with you?

Lin Tailai sighed, "I thought there would be an imperial decree to reinstate me. Otherwise, why would I actively return to the capital?" General Pang made a shrewd analysis, saying, "This shows that the emperor is very dissatisfied with you."

Lin Tailai said angrily: "The power of heaven is unpredictable, you know nothing!"

Even if others have become blind and deaf, Lin Tailai is not like that. He understands the current situation very clearly.

Since the emperor did not reinstate him, it must mean that he wanted Lin Tailai to work hard first and then gain fame and fortune in return!
The most core issue at present is that the emperor hopes that Lin Tailai can use his expertise to create topics and guide public opinion and take all the responsibility for the disaster.

We must let the world know that the disaster occurred because the court officials expelled Lin Tailai, not because the emperor lost his moral character.

However, this view is a bit far-fetched in people's cognition. Even though Lin Tailai is a Nine Yuan True Immortal, his weight is still a little lacking compared to the True Dragon Emperor. It is hard to say whether it is worth alarming the heavens.

Therefore, the emperor needs to further strengthen the guidance of public opinion. This is the emperor’s current expectation for Lin Tailai.

There is no problem in getting reinstated or even promoted, but you have to work hard first to see the results.

The above is what the emperor is thinking, and Lin Tailai knows it very well.

But he also has difficulties because it is not easy for him to leave directly.

He couldn't just go out and tell everyone that the celestial phenomenon was happening to me, Lin Tailai! Usually, those who spread the word like this were preparing to rebel.

Just like in a lawsuit, the witnesses have to be third parties and cannot testify for themselves.

So this is where Lin Tailai’s current worry comes from.

He had originally hoped that if he paraded through Xizhimen, someone would come and report and impeach him for desertion, and then take the opportunity to cause trouble.

Unexpectedly, no one paid attention to me!
Ministers were required to prove for themselves that the disasters were caused by themselves, and if they failed to do so, they would not be reinstated - it must be said that Emperor Wanli also learned one tenth of the essence of his grandfather, Emperor Jiajing.

However, when faced with difficult tasks assigned by superiors, knowing how to get around them through formalism is a compulsory course for bureaucrats.

Since the problem cannot be solved, the only option is to fool people.

Thinking of this, Lin Tailai said to General Pang again: "Old Pang, the future of the Ming Dynasty depends on you!"

General Pang shuddered all over. He would rather be called a waste than be called "Old Pang".

In the Wenyuan Pavilion in the inner court, the two Lord Wangs were in a dilemma and felt uneasy. It was really difficult to be a Lord now.

Could these two ministers still tell the emperor that the disasters were caused by the exile of Lin Tailai?

Isn't this just slapping oneself in the face? They were the source of Lin Tailai's exile!

But they couldn't say to the emperor, "Your Majesty, you have failed." After all, the emperor had just persuaded them to stay. If they continued to say so, it would be tantamount to directly contradicting the emperor, which was unacceptable in terms of social etiquette.

They had reason to suspect that the emperor had created this situation on purpose.

At least at the cabinet level, the cabinet has managed to shut up, and Prime Minister Shen, who has the right to say a few words, is still resting at home.

Suddenly, a secretary of the Secretariat was seen running into the central hall of Wenyuan Pavilion holding a memorial.

As soon as you see this situation, you know that an important memorial must have come in, and it will most likely be a headache-inducing one.

After the two ministers' attempts to yield to each other failed, they placed the memorial on the table in the middle and admired it together.

You must first read the heading of the main text, which reads "I respectfully request that the criminal Lin Tailai be exiled to Xizhimen and be put to death."

Emperor Taizu Gao stipulated that all the military and civilians in the country could submit petitions to the Tongzhengsi.

So the appearance of the memorial submitted by Lin Tailai, the gatekeeper of Xizhimen Gate, is not unreasonable, right?
The two princes looked at each other and continued to read. But after reading it, the two princes were both shocked!
Then they subconsciously looked at the memorial again. Yes, it was Lin Tailai's memorial!

Wang Xijue immediately closed the memorial and said without hesitation: "We can't do anything about it! Send it directly to the emperor!"

At this time, Emperor Wanli was sitting on the imperial boat on the Taiye Lake in the Western Garden, admiring the water and garden scenery in spring.

It seems that being far away from the shore and hiding in the imperial boat can make one temporarily forget the large amount of "admonitions" sent to him every day, and he has no idea when it will end.

Even though he is the supreme ruler with the power of life and death, he cannot directly influence public opinion.

Grandpa Jiajing's method was to use one faction to fight against another, and he did it to perfection. Why couldn't he do it well himself?

A eunuch reminded the Wanli Emperor, "Zhang Cheng, the seal holder of the Imperial Household Department, is waving at the shore. He seems to have urgent business to attend to."

Emperor Wanli said helplessly: "Dock and let him come up!"

He knew that Zhang Cheng would definitely bring trouble, but if it wasn't a serious matter, Zhang Cheng wouldn't come over so suddenly.

After Zhang Cheng boarded the imperial boat, he said directly: "Lin Tailai submitted a memorial!"

Emperor Wanli looked at the White Pagoda in the distance and said casually, "I am too lazy to read it, just read it!"

Zhang Cheng read the contents, "I hereby send the criminal Lin Tailai to Xizhimen to death. Please ask Your Majesty to be careful when sleeping and waking up, save on medicine and food, stay away from music and sex, avoid temptations, attend court more often, establish the East Palace, and hold the imperial lecture."

The eunuchs accompanying Emperor Wanli were all horrified!
Lin Tailai actually submitted such a memorial that "daringly and frankly remonstrated with the emperor"! It was really shocking!

He also came up with nine three-character phrases, each of which was like a stab in the emperor's face!
These eunuchs knew what the emperor expected of Lin Tailai, so Lin Tailai's memorial was tantamount to a stab in the back of the emperor!

At this moment, everyone lowered their heads and held their breath, not daring to look at the emperor's expression!

Emperor Wanli's face was ashen and ferocious, and he shouted in a stern voice: "Lin Tailai deserves to die! Deserve to die!"

He has always been very tolerant towards Lin Tailai. The last time Lin Tailai beat up a group of eunuchs in the palace and asked the emperor to make his eldest son the emperor's successor, he just let it go in the end without further investigation!

But after being lenient and lenient many times, this is what I got in return?
Many ministers submitted memorials with similar contents, and most of them were just annoyed, but Lin Tailai caused tremendous anger!
The expectation for you, Lin Tailai, is to take on the disasters and share the worries for the emperor, but you, Lin Tailai, have learned from those who seek fame and reputation and submitted this kind of memorial to seek reputation by selling honesty!

Isn't your reputation, Lin Tailai, famous enough? Are you, Lin Tailai, so greedy?
Emperor Wanli shouted again: "Pass the order to Sun Xian! Bring Lin Tailai to question immediately!

Let him explain why he was so crazy as to write such a memorial that slandered the emperor and his father!"

Zhang Cheng, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, quickly advised: "Your Majesty, please calm down for now! If you question Lin Tailai like this, I'm afraid there will be a huge uproar outside and it will be extremely annoying!"

Emperor Wanli said angrily: "Are we going to let Lin Tailai act so recklessly?"

Zhang Cheng added: "Here is another memorial, Your Majesty, you may want to take a look at it first!
The gatekeeper of Xizhimen reported Lin Tailai to the emperor for escaping from the border to the capital without permission, committing the serious crime of desertion!

If you want to arrest Lin Tailai and convict him, this charge is enough, and the facts are there!"

Emperor Wanli: "."

What the hell is this turn of events?

(End of this chapter)