Daming talker

Chapter 569: Three Jobs
Lin Tailai was fined "half a year of residence without salary" for beating up the Jurchen female envoys.

He was still unconvinced, and wrote another note in reply: "My body and hair are given by my parents, and I dare not damage them. This is the beginning of filial piety.

Today, we see that the hairstyle of the Jurchen women who have been canonized is that 90% of their hair is shaved off but not completely bald, and the back of their heads are braided like a copper coin with a rat tail, which is ugly and indecent, and not in line with filial piety.

Please allow them to grow their hair long, to show the enlightenment of the Central Plains and the holy virtue of the Great Ming."

Emperor Wanli wrote in his imperial edict: "You are really free, go to the yamen carefully!"

So Lin Tailai had to go to work, and he first went to the Hanlin Academy.

The work here was simple and efficient, so Lin Tailai resumed his post as editor when he arrived.

Chen Xueshi, the head of the Hanlin Academy, told Lin Tailai, "The Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the selection of officials, which is indeed the most important office. You must not take it lightly and must pay attention to it.

The Ministry of Rites is in charge of culture, education and customs. You are in charge of foreign affairs and receiving foreign nations. This is related to the prestige of our Ming Dynasty. You should not treat it lightly and must do your best.

Lin Tailai didn't feel anything at first, but the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

You, Chen Yubei, the president of the Hanlin Academy, are here carefully and repeatedly instructing Lin Tailai to work hard in the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites.

What does this mean? Don't come to the Hanlin Academy if you don't have anything to do?
The reinstatement still required the other party's signature, so Lin Tailai couldn't argue with him and listened patiently for a long time.

When I came out of Mr. Chen's public housing, the morning classes of the new Shujishi outside had already ended.

Lin Tailai had originally thought that after reinstating his post, he would say a few words to the new Shujishi as soon as possible, but in the end he was unable to catch up.

Lin Tailai was obviously very unwilling to accept this, feeling as if he had lost a large-denomination silver bill.

In Lin Tailai's mind, working in a leisurely and noble place like the Hanlin Academy is almost equivalent to showing off one's presence.

If you can't gain a sense of presence and reputation, what's the point of coming to the Imperial Academy? To practice spearmanship?

Thinking of this, Lin Tailai did not return to the Zhuangyuan Hall, but strolled to the Ke Pavilion in the backyard.

Since I can’t find any new players, I’ll just look for old ones.

Sure enough, there were more than a dozen Hanlin scholars sitting here discussing academic matters.

Lin Tailai moved over quietly and listened to a few words.

Today, this group of Hanlin scholars were actually discussing literature, which made Lin Tailai overjoyed!

If it was about the meaning of scriptures, Lin Tailai would turn around and leave, but if it was about literature or history, they could exchange a few hundred sentences one-sidedly.

"Cough! Cough! Cough!" Lin Tailai made loud noises, attracting everyone's attention.

An old Hanlin with gray hair said dissatisfiedly: "There are so many seniors here, why are you interrupting?"

Lin Tailai patted the fifth-grade patch on his chest and said confidently:

"As one of the few Imperial Academy members of the fifth rank or above, and also serving as the first deputy leader of the New Literary Alliance, I will be the first to speak even at a national literary conference!"

A bunch of fifth-rank and sixth-rank Hanlin scholars: "."

Several old Hanlin scholars who had bad luck were so angry that they were hurt internally. They couldn't fight back, so they just shut their mouths and kept silent.

After grabbing the microphone, Lin Tailai stopped bullying his senior for fear of ruining his reputation of respecting the elderly and loving the young.

Then he began to speak about literary work:

“The field of literature contains many aspects, and today I will first talk about the changes in the dominance of the literary world over the past 150 years.

From 150 to 100 years ago, the literary world was dominated by officials in the imperial court, and often the leaders of the imperial court were also the leaders of the literary world. Representative figures include Grand Secretaries Yang Shiqi and Li Dongyang.

Later, with the rise of the Seven Masters of the Retro Style, the dominant power in the literary world gradually shifted from the officialdom to the imperial court.

Although literary leaders such as Li Mengyang, Li Panlong, and Wang Shizhen were officials, they were not ministers in power.

And starting from recent years, the dominance of the literary world will continue to sink, and the era of literary alliances and associations is coming, and the dominance of the literary world will fall into the hands of various political parties and societies! "

Lin Tailai was talking while looking at the sun. He felt that the time was about right, so he waved his hand and said:

"I have two other yamen to visit, so I'll stop here for today!
If you feel that you have benefited from it, you don’t have to thank me! Supporting young people is what I, as the first vice-leader of the literary world, should do!"

There was even a Hanlin who said with deep emotion: "I have learned a lot from listening to Jiuyuan's talk. The profound meaning in it is really shocking!"

Lin Tailai: "???"

It's really incomprehensible. Is what I say really that good? Is there any deep meaning?

But it's reasonable for a celebrity like me to have a few crazy fans, right?

After making his presence felt today, Lin Tailai left the Hanlin Academy in a hurry without any regrets.

Subsequently, a judgment on the future political situation was circulated from the Hanlin Academy to various government offices.

At an internal meeting of the Hanlin Academy, an anonymous Jiuyuan Hanlin, under the guise of the literary world, made a very metaphorical analysis and pointed out:

In recent years, the political center has continued to sink, which is manifested in the emergence of a large number of party societies with middle and low-level officials as the backbone. The future political arena will be an era of party societies.

After leaving the Hanlin Academy, Lin Tailai turned around and went to the Ministry of Rites first.

I don’t know why, but ever since I entered the gate, the officials I met all had unpleasant expressions.

Although they dare not speak out their anger, they still glare at each other.

Lin Tailai didn't care. After all, the Ministry of Rites was a place where many upright people gathered, and it was normal for many people to dislike him.

When I entered the Ministry of Guests and Guests, I saw the new Deputy Director Zhong Huamin.

Although as a Langzhong, Lin Tailai did not like to be assigned to Yuanwailang, the court system was like that and Lin Tailai could not refuse.

During the time when he was exiled, the Ministry of Rites always needed an official to be in charge.

The two responsible persons, Chen Yunjian and Shen Yan, were also there. They were both true confidants of the same list and hometown.

There happened to be no business at the moment, so four officials from the Chief Guest Office sat in the main hall, drinking tea and chatting.

Lin Tailai pointed at Zhong Huamin and asked Chen Yunjian and Shen Yan:
"During my hunts in Xizhimen in the west and Zhangjiakou in the north, how did our new official behave? Did he break our rules?"

Zhong Huamin: “.”

Is there anyone who asks this in person? Even if you want to ask, can't you ask in private?

Lin Tailai turned to Zhong Huamin and said, "I'm sorry, I'm a straightforward person. I like to speak and act directly."

Chen Yunjian, the chief, quickly comforted Zhong Huamin, the deputy minister, "Don't worry, it's a good thing that Jiuyuanjun asked this question. If dozens of big men surrounded you and asked you this question, that would be terrible."

Another person in charge, Shen Yan, replied to Lin Tailai: "His performance is acceptable. You can keep him."

Zhong Huamin: “.”

Should I be happy?
Lin Tailai laughed, and the chat began to turn into boasting.

Zhong Yuanwailang lacked direct knowledge of Lin Tailai's style, so he reminded him, "After you return to work, you should pay a visit to the Shangshu according to the rules."

Lin Tailai shouted, "Old Yu can't do anything, and his words are not effective. Why should we visit him?"

I feel such a pity after saying this. If I had a cigarette in my hand, it would be more social to pair it with this sentence.

I was a little thirsty after talking so much, and wanted to ask the servant to make some hot tea. When I looked up, I saw Yu Shenxing, the Minister of Rites, standing outside the door with a gloomy face.
Lin Tailai jumped up and went to meet him and said, "Old Yu Shangshu! Grand Master! Why are you here? If you need anything, just let me go!" Yu Shangshu's face darkened, and he said in a sarcastic tone, "I dare not trouble you to come and pay a visit. I have no choice but to take the initiative to pay a visit to Lord Lin."

Lin Tailai greeted, "Please take a seat! Bring us some good tea!"

Minister Yu really had something to do, "Because you beat up the Jianzhou Jurchen envoys, the court gave you an extra 800 taels of silver as a reward!
The Neiku refused to pay, saying that the diplomatic envoys were beaten by officials of the Ministry of Rites, and asked the Ministry of Rites to pay the eight hundred taels!

In order to quickly raise money, the Ministry of Rites asked the Jiaofangsi to distribute money to each music house.

"Oh." Lin Tailai listened indifferently.

No wonder all the officials in the ministry were glaring at him. It turned out that he had emptied the Ministry of Rites’ welfare fund.

But this is a public expense, what does it have to do with you?
During this era, the Jiaofangsi has always been the largest source of funds for the Ministry of Rites.

The seemingly glamorous Ministry of Rites is also the biggest umbrella for the entertainment industry.

Sometimes, officials from the Ministry of Rites would personally patrol and take charge of the alleys.

After the Jiaofangsi took on a big job from a noble family, they were afraid that their hard work would be in vain if they encountered a tyrannical person, so they asked officials from the Ministry of Rites to accompany them for protection.

So when the Ministry of Rites needed money, it asked the Jiaofangsi for it. Isn't this reasonable and normal?

Yu Shangshu said earnestly: "This 800 taels of levy is a temporary forced levy, and the people in the alley are very resentful.

Therefore, in order to appease the various families, the Jiaofangsi made a request to the headquarters.

Let the unprecedented Jiuyuan Zhenxian and the first deputy leader of the world's literary world go deep into the grassroots and investigate the alleys of various entertainment places for a month.

At the same time, we will provide assistance to the girls assigned to this class, and organize the selection of the new beauties in the capital."

Lin Tailai: "."

I never expected that a newcomer like me who had only been in the court for a year would have to bear so much.

"Can I not go?" Lin Tailai asked, "I have too many part-time jobs recently and I'm a bit busy."

Yu Shangshu said without allowing any refusal: "This is an order! You are a member of the Ministry of Rites, so you must be aware of self-sacrifice!
Also, if you don’t go this time, the entire guild will unite and refuse to receive you and your friends!”

When facing his superiors, Lin Tailai was a reasonable person most of the time. In this case, he was indeed not in the right, and it was not easy for him to openly disobey orders.

After Yu Shangshu gave the order, he asked casually before leaving:

"Explain to me what you mean by being unable to do anything? What do you mean by even talking doesn't work?"

Lin Tailai replied: "Last year, the Ministry of Rites requested that Buta Shi, the son of Lady Sanniang, the wife of the Northern Tartar, be given the title of Marquis of Zhongshun.

It has not been accomplished until now, which makes Madam Zhongshun a little resentful towards me, no, towards the Ming Dynasty."

Minister Yu looked at Lin Tailai with disdain, thinking that he was wasting the country's money to satisfy his personal lust.

How could it be so easy to confer the title of marquis on a foreigner for no reason?
At the time of the Great Reconciliation, Altan's brothers were only governors. Altan petitioned for his brothers for a long time, but they were not given any higher honors!

When Yu Shangshu walked out to the platform, he could vaguely hear Lin Tailai bragging in the room:
"When I was hunting in the north, I was treated completely like a Grand Master! I ate mutton every day, lamb kidneys for every meal, and horse meat every five days!

It's really cool over there. If the court didn't want to leave me and summon me back, I wouldn't want to come back."

After sitting in the Ministry of Rites until the afternoon, Lin Tailai looked at the sky and left for the Ministry of Personnel.

It's so hard for one person to have three jobs.

Arriving at the Ministry of Examination, Lin Tailai strode into the left hall where the deputy director was and asked Yu Zhan:

"Have you finished writing the 'Deloitte Performance and Integrity' policy that I asked you to write?"

Yu Zhan took out a few manuscripts and handed them over.

After Lin Tailai accepted it, he went to the right hall and asked the person in charge, Zhao Nanxing:

"You were asked to submit a petition on behalf of our department to request the restoration of the performance evaluation system. Did you submit it?"

Zhao Nanxing raised his head and said proudly, "No! I won't accept any random orders!"

Lin Tailai asked, "Misbehaving? So you are against my opinion?"

Zhao Nanxing hesitated for a moment, and had no choice but to say, "You are taking advantage of your power to do whatever you want. Of course I oppose it."

Lin Tailai was about to say something when a servant suddenly came over and shouted, "Right Hall, please ask Master Lin to come over!"

The so-called Right Tang is a nickname for the Right Vice Minister in the ministry.

Lin Tailai temporarily let Zhao Nanxing go and turned around to visit Wang Yongji, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

Wang Yongji was not in a good mood. "I am going to call a meeting of the Ministry to draw up a list of nominees for the Minister of Personnel and the Left Vice Minister."

Ministry meeting means ministry affairs meeting, and many lists of candidates for senior officials are first drawn up within the Ministry of Personnel.

The election method for the Minister of Personnel is basically the same as that for the Cabinet Ministers.

It can be directly appointed by the emperor, symbolizing that the selection and appointment policy truly belongs to the emperor, while the Ministry of Personnel is only in charge.

Alternatively, the Ministry of Personnel and the Court of Ministers could first draw up a list, and then the emperor would select the candidates.

The Ministry of Personnel would draw up a list of candidates for the post of Left Vice Minister, which would then be recommended by the court and the results would be reported to the emperor.

Of course, this is generally the case on the surface, but in actual operation, the alliances behind the scenes are the decisive factor.

For example, on the surface, the cabinet did not participate in the court recommendation at all in order to avoid suspicion.

But privately, if we don’t communicate with the cabinet first, and the result of the court recommendation reaches the cabinet, how will the dissatisfied cabinet ministers deal with it?

Of course, the imperial recommendation is a matter for the future. Now is the stage of preparing the list within the Ministry of Personnel.

When Lin Tailai heard Wang Yongji's suggestion to convene a meeting of the ministry, he thought for a moment and responded, "I cannot attend."

Wang Yongji asked in confusion: "Why?"

Lin Tailai replied: "Because I haven't officially taken office yet, I am not eligible to participate in the ministry meeting."

Wang Yongji: "."

The imperial court's approval has come down, and the license plate has been issued to you. If you have nothing to do, just come and hang out at the Ministry of Personnel!

And now you say you haven’t taken office yet?

Lin Tailai explained: "I haven't taken up the post yet. I haven't officially reported yet, and I haven't gone to the Office of the Secretary to handle the internal procedures."

Normally, the minister, the left and right vice ministers, the Ministry of Selection and the Ministry of Examination would sit together and discuss the matter.

It doesn’t matter if one or two people are missing, the team can still function without anyone.

But the position of Shangshu is missing, the position of Zuo Shilang is missing, the position of Kaogongsi is missing, and the position of Wenxuansi is pretending to be sick at home. So what’s the point of holding the ministry meeting?
Wang Yongji could not help but angrily shouted: "You bastards! You just don't want to see the new Shangshu and Zuo Shilang take office!

What's the difference between you and Chen Younian from the Literature Department? "

Without the Shangshu and Zuo Shilang, these doctors can just call themselves kings behind closed doors!
Lin Tailai quickly distanced himself from the issue: "I am trying to deepen reform and reduce constraints, while Chen Younian is after power and selfish desires! How can we confuse the two?"

(End of this chapter)