Daming talker

Chapter 642: Fighting for the ranking

An hour later, Lin Jiuyuantailai, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, the Attendant of Hanlin Academy and the Doctor of Three Departments, successfully moved into the Wuxi County Mansion.

Sitting in the hall, Lin Tailai was frowning, sighing, and showing no joy at all.

His purpose of coming to provoke was not to occupy the county mansion.

This feels like a few hundred years later, when the little bully in the Near East used someone to beat someone else, such as Ba or Ha. Although he won the military victory, he lost points politically.

At this time, he was accompanied by two semi-educated people drinking tea, namely, his retainer Gu Bingqian, visiting professor of Hengtang College Li Zhi, and vice president of Hengtang College Gao Changjiang.

Lin Tailai specially introduced Gao Changjiang and Li Zhi to each other first, after all, the two would have to deal with each other frequently in the future.

After chatting for a few sentences, Gao Changjiang was really shocked. No wonder the master invited this person to give lectures.

There are actually scholars in this world who are extremely against Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism. Even Wang Yangming back then was not so exaggerated!
After Li Zhi carefully inquired about the current situation of Hengtang Academy, he asserted: "Someone will definitely open a private school around the academy to teach the Four Books and Five Classics. This is the way the world and people are.

Although Li Zhi was against traditional Confucianism in his thoughts, he was also a social person. In Hubei, he was doing business to make money while giving lectures. He was not the kind of scholar who was out of touch with worldly affairs.

Gao Changjiang replied: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhuo Wu, our society will carry out two to three operations every year to conduct strict inspections and crackdowns on private schools in Hengtang Town!

They are Operation Spring Thunder at the beginning of the year, Operation Sharp Knife in the middle of the year, and Operation Peace at the end of the year, to ensure that no blind spots are missed! "

Li Zhi could not help but yearn for it and said, "Tang Liuru's poem says, 'The paradise on earth is Wuzhong'. I believe it!"

Lin Tailai was talking to his retainer Gu Bingqian and ordered, "Arrange people to keep a close eye on the governor, and take turns to do so every twelve hours!

In addition, try your best to bribe the insiders. You don’t need to do anything else, just know the governor’s movements as soon as possible.”

It is obvious that he is unwilling to give in and is determined to continue to create trouble.

Gu Bingqian advised: "It is expected that the governor will not stay in Wuxi for long. He will definitely go to Suzhou. When he arrives in Suzhou, it will be more convenient for him to do anything."

Although Wuxi County is a very prosperous and wealthy place today, its administrative status is not high. It is not even a provincial capital, but just a county under Changzhou Prefecture.

Therefore, there are not many high-end government buildings in Wuxi County, which is why the governor had to borrow the county mansion before.

Now that the governor has withdrawn from the mansion, where else is there a suitable place for him to use as an office on a long-term basis?

Not to mention that the governor also brought a thousand standard bearers with him, making it even more troublesome to settle them down.

All in all, it's okay for a few days, but it will be difficult to deal with it for a long time.

Therefore, Gu Bingqian predicted that the governor would not stay in Wuxi for long.

Lin Tailai slammed the table and said, "Then we need to keep a close eye on the governor's movements! Otherwise, how can we fight for the ranking?"

Gu Bingqian was very confused. What did "fighting for ranking" mean?
Lin Tailai had no interest in the county mansion and left soon.

After all, he came to the city under the pretext of offering incense to his mother's temple property, so he still had to do some work to maintain the appearance of the temple.

Most people may not know where the temple property of the mother of Jiuyuan Zhenxian is, but scholars in the local traditional Neo-Confucian circle all know it.

It is located in the northeast corner of the ruins of the old Donglin Academy, their spiritual totem, and its name is damn funny, Donglin Temple!
What’s even more infuriating is that two years ago, local Confucian scholars had planned to raze the nunnery and rebuild the Donglin Academy, only to find out that Lin Tailai’s mother had bought the place five years ago.

And then nothing happened. Who would dare to act rashly when it comes to matters involving other people's parents?

For the sake of his own reputation, Lin Tailai certainly couldn't go into Donglin Temple in person. He just went outside and asked Secretary Bai to deliver the incense and money.

Then, I visited the ruins of the old Donglin Academy with three and a half scholars. After all, it was the place where the great Confucian scholar Yang Guishan of the Song Dynasty once fought.

Li Zhi suddenly had an idea and said to Lin Tai: "Since you are not short of money, how about rebuilding Donglin Academy and letting me give lectures here? I don't mind having a nunnery next to it!"

Lin Tailai: "."

You are really not afraid of death, no wonder you committed suicide in prison in history!

Aren't you afraid of being beaten to death by the local traditional Neo-Confucian scholars for preaching anti-Cheng-Zhu teachings on the territory of Yang Guishan, a disciple of Cheng Men?
Wuxi is the base camp of the Donglin Party. The current Qingliu forces and the future Donglin Party are both extremely supportive of traditional Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism in academic terms.

While they were chatting, a servant suddenly came to report that the governor's camp had all set out, and the governor's ship was ready to set sail at the Xishan Post Wharf outside the South Gate, apparently preparing to leave Wuxi!

Upon hearing the news that the governor had left, Lin Tailai was not in a hurry and ordered: "Let my Shenwei Lieshui prepare to set off!"

Xishan Posthouse outside the South Gate is the main posthouse in Wuxi County and also a water transportation hub. Lin Tailai's ship, the Shenweilieshui, also stopped here a few days ago to welcome its owner.

At this time, at the Xishan Station Wharf, local scholar leader Gu Xiancheng was seeing off Governor Zhao.

"If you stay in Wuxi for a long time, the Suzhou Procuratorate will be vacant, and I am afraid that you will be impeached by traitors for laziness and dereliction of duty.

But this is a dangerous place, so be careful and patient, and take care of yourself!"

Governor Zhao: “.”

Those who knew understood that they were heading to Suzhou, which was less than a hundred miles away; those who didn’t know thought they were heading to a border town where there was an enemy.

Finally, Governor Zhao also responded with great passion: "No venture, no gain!" The two were bidding farewell, and before they could remember to compose a poem, there was suddenly a loud noise coming from the river.

The two turned around and saw several ships lined up in a row, blocking the planned route of the governor's ship.

The crowd on the shore was also in an uproar. Who was so bold as to ask the governor to take his boat away? Who could have a higher rank than the governor?

Then, several big men on the bow shouted loudly, "Mr. Lin Jiuyuan is about to board the ship and set sail. Please ask the governor to step aside and wait for a while!"

Then there was no sound on the shore. Since it was Mr. Lin Jiuyuan, it was not surprising.

Although this place is not Suzhou, it is only about eighty or ninety miles away from Suzhou City, and everyone is very clear about the style of Mr. Lin next door.

Legend has it that in recent years, two county magistrates were forced to step down miserably because they surpassed Mr. Lin's boat, the Shenwei Lieshui, on the surface of the Xu River.

"You bastard! You're going too far!" After hearing the big man's shout, Governor Zhao flew into a rage and started cursing!

Gu Xiancheng quickly held Governor Zhao's shoulders and said repeatedly: "Be patient! Be patient!"

Governor Zhao pointed to the river and said, "You are going to endure this in front of so many people?"

Gu Xiancheng advised: "If we act now, all our previous efforts will be wasted!

Just tolerate him, let him be, leave him alone, avoid him, endure him, respect him, ignore him, and wait a few days and see what happens to him."

Governor Zhao took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"

Then Governor Zhao boarded the ship, but did not order it to set sail. He just sat in the cockpit, staring coldly at the ships blocking the road.

After an hour, the situation remained the same. The governor's ship and the ships of the officer troop of the standard camp were motionless.

The big men on the bows of the ships here sighed regretfully. It seems that there is no chance of making great achievements.

The seat master has said that anyone who can provoke the governor to take action will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver and promoted one level!
If you unfortunately die in an accident, you will be rewarded with three hundred taels of silver, and your son will be taken in by the Lin Mansion to be raised!

It was not until the Shenwei Lieshui, which was not far away, slowly left the shore that the big men who were blocking the governor's boat reluctantly gave way.

Governor Zhao originally wanted to send out the ship as well, but was persuaded by his staff.

Since you don't want to conflict with Lin Tailai over "ranking", then don't follow him to avoid any accidents.

So they waited for another two hours, and until it was dark, the governor's boat finally set sail.

There are many night boats nowadays. If you sail slowly all night, you can arrive in Suzhou City just after dawn the next day!
The next day, at dawn, we arrived at the Hushu Customs, which was still twenty or thirty miles away from Suzhou City.

Governor Zhao wondered whether he should go ashore and rest at the customs for a while so that he could arrive at Suzhou City in a better mental state.

But I saw a row of ships parked at the Hushuguan Wharf in the morning mist, and among them was the Shenwei Lieshui!
Lin Tailai stood on the bow of the Shenwei Lieshui, stretched himself, and said to Governor Zhao across the water: "Good morning! What a coincidence?"

Governor Zhao had a gloomy face. He gave up the idea of ​​docking to rest and urged the ship to continue moving forward.

The boat sailed for another ten miles and arrived at the famous Fengqiao Town in less than an hour.

At this time, there were huge crowds of people on both sides of the river, with flags waving and drums and gongs beating!
Even on the distant Maple Bridge, a huge piece of cloth was hung, but the words on it were still unclear.

Governor Zhao was a little confused for a moment. The people of Suzhou were so enthusiastic? It couldn't be possible? He didn't have any reputation in Suzhou.

Suddenly, several more ships came out and blocked the governor's fleet!

The familiar men were still on the bow, shouting at the top of their voices: "Today, we are welcoming Mr. Lin Jiuyuan in the east Fengqiao direction, and we will not receive other official ships!

Therefore, please take the western fork road to enter the city, and we will lead the way!"

At this point, the canal splits into two branches below Hanshan Temple.

A waterway turns east, towards Suzhou City. Fengqiao is at the fork in the road, and then you can go directly to the most important Changmen Gate in the city.

This place is equivalent to the gateway to Suzhou. All official welcoming and seeing-off ceremonies are held here, and it can be regarded as the welcoming road on the facade.

Another waterway heading west continues south to Hengtang Town, where it merges with the Xu River.

So what the big men who stopped the governor's fleet meant was that today's "Welcome Road" in Suzhou City only welcomes Mr. Lin.

Therefore, please ask the Governor to avoid the route, turn into Xujiang from Hengtang Town, and then reach the secondary Xumen.

There was total silence in the governor's boat, and all his staff and guests dared not speak. It was impossible to make any suggestions at this time, so the governor had to speak himself.

Rumors are never as good as seeing it with your own eyes. Is this the Suzhou where Lin Tailai is? My boss, the governor of Yingtian, is really in hell mode.

Governor Zhao pressed his hands tightly against the window sill of the cockpit, his eyes were red as if he was about to spit fire!

The two beliefs in my heart are fighting and struggling fiercely!

(End of this chapter)