Daming talker

Chapter 575 Will You Die If You Don’t Take Advantage of the Loophole?
While Lin Tailai was talking to Dong Qichang, a servant came running over and said outside the house:
"Director Chen ordered Lin Zhuangyuan to send the people outside the gate away!

Otherwise, it would be really disrespectful to shout and yell outside our Hanlin Academy!"

Lin Tailai, who didn't want to go out, refused and said, "That man outside is just being unreasonable. It's useless for me to go out! Let the soldiers guarding the gate deal with him!"

The servant said, "Director Chen said that the nearly 2,000-volume Records of Instructions for Successive Dynasties has reached the final stage of completion.

Maybe we should re-check the list of transcribers to see if there is any fraud!"

Dong Qichang also advised: "There are people coming and going on the Imperial Street. Zhao Nanxing blocking the gate and cursing like this will have a bad influence. You should go and appease him!"

Lin Tailai stood up without hesitation and said in a resounding voice: "It is our duty to help Hanyuan solve its problems."

Then he rubbed his face and walked towards the Dengying Gate of the Hanlin Academy.

Although Zhao Nanxing was held down by the servants of the Lin residence, he was still given some respect and not pressed to the ground.

Just detain him where he is and prevent him from rushing into the Hanlin Academy.

Lin Tailai first yelled at the soldiers on duty: "You are just sitting there doing nothing! What use are you! Someone is attacking the Imperial Academy, and you even want my servants to help!"

The officers and soldiers on duty pretended not to hear and let Lin Tailai scold them.

Unless someone is killed in a fight between civil servants, it is best for them, the government troops, not to intervene, otherwise they will most likely be unpopular on both sides.

Then Lin Tailai walked up to Zhao Nanxing and asked gently, "Old Zhao! Why are you so excited?"

Zhao Nanxing angrily shouted, "This villain is untrustworthy and has used fraud to defraud our Ministry of Personnel!"

Lin Tailai looked around and responded, "Don't talk nonsense! What did I not do that I promised you?
Just tell me whether the Ministry of Rites is a good office or not. Apart from the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites is the best, right?
Just tell me whether you have maintained your status and are still the head of the Six Departments. What's the problem?"

Zhao Nanxing gritted his teeth and said, "There is one more most important condition. I will no longer be your subordinate!"

Lin Tailai replied: "Look at you, you are impatient by nature, and you always do things step by step!
There are no other vacancies in the six ministries now, so it is not easy to fill the position all at once.

I can only temporarily place you in the Ministry of Rites' Department of Guests and Guests. This is a temporary solution, and I will continue to help you adjust it later!

Don't you think you can trust me, Lin Tailai, given my reputation?"

Zhao Nanxing sneered: "Then go on, how else can you adjust it?"

Lin Tailai's quick wit worked quickly and he improvised:
“My main consideration is that officials in the Ministry of Rites are promoted quickly and have more opportunities, after all, there are many large government offices affiliated with the Ministry of Rites.

If there is a vacancy in the position of Deputy Director of the Ministry of Rites, or a vacancy in the fifth-rank position in the Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple, Honglu Temple, Imperial College and other major government offices under its jurisdiction, you can easily fill it with your qualifications.

A sixth-rank official can skip the fifth-rank and be promoted directly to a fifth-rank official in the capital. Isn't this a good arrangement?

I won't give you a bad review here, everything will be convenient for you!

So there are a lot of opportunities for promotion in the Ministry of Rites. I just want you to be patient in the Ministry of Guests for a few more days. How can you not understand my painstaking efforts?"

As he spoke, even Lin Tailai himself began to believe it. This was probably what he had thought at the beginning!
Zhao Nanxing asked suspiciously, "Do you really think so?"

It’s not that he was willing to believe Lin Tailai, but that there was no other way and he saw no other hope!

Lin Tailai patted his pectoralis major and said, "I, Lin Tailai, rely on the word credibility to make a living!
That’s why it’s called Jinbu, the cloth of Jibu whose promise is worth a thousand gold!”

Zhao Nanxing was torn between a desire and a desire and was hesitant.

He now has only two choices: either continue to trust Lin Tailai or resign directly.

Lin Tailai looked at the Jinshui River flowing between the palace wall and the Imperial Street again, "If you don't believe me, I'm willing to swear by the Jinshui River!"

Zhao Nanxing: "."

I was already inclined to continue believing, just like a gambler who always wanted to make a profit, he had no choice but to continue gambling.

But why did I feel a little nervous when I heard Lin Tailai swear by Jinshui?
In short, after swapping his confidant Chen Yunjian and "appeasing" Zhao Nanxing, Lin Tailai had initially completed the personnel adjustments in the Ministry of Personnel's Examination and Reward Department.

With a trusted confidant watching over him in the Ministry of Examination, Lin Tailai could feel more at ease.

Otherwise, when he is not around, I always feel a little uneasy, or I feel a little uneasy about arranging many tasks.

Only when you have trusted subordinates can the work get on the right track.

The specific work of reforming the official assessment system will naturally be carried out by his subordinates, and there is no need for Lin Tailai to do it personally.

Otherwise, what's the use of Chen Yunjian, the person in charge and deputy team leader, and eight clerks?

Lin Tailai, who finally had a lot of energy from the chores, had more time to think and make decisions, and put more energy on national affairs. Lin Tailai suddenly remembered that it had been several days since the Ministry of Personnel discussed and drafted the preliminary list of the Minister of Personnel, so why hadn't they moved on to the next step of the imperial nomination?

So he came to the Right Hall Wang Yongji and asked, "Regarding the selection of the Heavenly Official, when will the court be called to select him?"

Wang Yongji replied, "The date is tomorrow. We have been notifying the officials in recent days."

Lin Tailai was surprised and asked, "Why didn't I receive any notification?"

Wang Yongji was puzzled and said, "Why did they notify you? You are not required to attend the imperial examination."

Lin Tailai questioned: "How can a civil servant like me not be able to attend the imperial examination? This is unreasonable!"

Wang Yongji patiently explained: "The imperial recommendation is a high-level meeting, mainly composed of high-level officials from various ministries and courts, as well as the Dali Temple and Tongzhengsi, the nine major government offices.

You are just an official within the ministry, and you are indeed not qualified to attend the court recommendation."

It's ridiculous that a small director wants to attend a high-level meeting.

Lin Tailai asked, "Can you show me the list of candidates who will be nominated in the imperial examination?"

This was not a secret, so Wang Yongji gave Lin Tailai a copy.

Lin Tailai didn't say anything else, just took the list and left.

Generally, personnel meetings or court recommendations are held in the Ministry of Personnel.

However, due to the importance of the position of Minister of Personnel, this imperial recommendation was conducted in the East Court Room outside the Meridian Gate, just like the imperial recommendation of cabinet ministers.

This shows the special status of the Minister of Personnel. In many aspects, his political treatment is almost equivalent to that of a cabinet minister.

The only remaining official of the Ministry of Personnel, the Right Vice Minister Wang Yongji, came to the East Court Room early in the morning.

Mo Daojun leaves early, and there are even more early travelers.

Wang Yongji saw from afar a tall and strong figure swinging a stick vigorously in the open space at the corner of the Meridian Gate and the East Courtyard.

Wang Yongji was old and his eyesight was not very good, so he could not see clearly who it was at first.

I thought it was that big Jinyiwei general who had nothing better to do and was strengthening his body.

But the closer Minister Wang got, the more familiar he looked. Wasn’t this his subordinate, Lin Tailai?
I couldn't help but ask, "Where did you get the stick? No, why are you here?"

Lin Tailai waved his stick a few times and replied, "Borrow it from the officers on duty!"

Wang Yongji asked, "Don't play dumb. I want to ask you, what are you doing here?"

Lin Tailai said confidently: "Of course I will participate in today's court recommendation!"

Wang Yongji frowned, “I thought I had explained it very clearly yesterday.

If you continue to act recklessly, you will only make a fool of yourself."

Lin Tailai responded, "I looked at the list yesterday. The candidates for the imperial nomination today are the nine great ministers, officials of the third rank and above, and poets of the fifth rank and above. Is that right or not?"

Wang Yongji replied, "Yes."

Lin Tailai asked again: "Am I a poet?"

Wang Yongji replied, "Yes."

The number one scholar in the imperial examination was, of course, a poet.

Lin Tailai continued to ask: "Am I a fifth-rank official?"

Wang Yongji replied, "Yes."

As he holds two positions as a doctor, he is of course a fifth-rank official.

Lin Tailai concluded: "So I am also within the scope of 'fifth-rank and above poets', why can't I participate in the imperial recommendation?"

Wang Yongji: "."

This scope refers to high-ranking figures in the Hanlin Bureau, such as the fifth-rank Hanlin Bachelor, the fourth-rank Shao Zhanshi, and the third-rank Zhanshi, so the term "fifth-rank and above poets" is used to summarize them.

In the system of poets, you, Lin Tailai, are at most a middle-level person!
Lin Tailai didn't want to hear any explanation. "Anyway, I am a fifth-rank official and a poet! I completely fit the meaning of 'a poet of the fifth rank or above'!"

Wang Yongji was speechless. Will you, Lin Tailai, die if you don’t take advantage of the loophole?
(End of this chapter)