Daming talker

Chapter 647: All Defenses Broken
Not far from the Governor's Office, on the roof of a two-story building, Lin Tailai looked down from afar and observed the movements of the Governor's Office.

In order to avoid suspicion, he was not suitable to be present at the Governor's Inspection Office, so he could only observe from a distance.

Seeing that Eunuch Sun and several of his followers had already arrived at the gate of the Procuratorate, chased by the weavers, Lin Tailai on the roof said happily: "The matter is settled! The governor will not be able to escape my grasp!"

As long as you, Governor Zhao, take in and protect Eunuch Sun, the traitor who is condemned by thousands of people!

If you deliberately watch him die without rescuing him and refuse to let Eunuch Sun in, then forget about gaining the emperor's favor!

No matter what you choose, you lose!
At this moment, Eunuch Sun, who was knocking on the door of the Censorate, was feeling very nervous. What should he do if Governor Zhao refused to open the door for the sake of his reputation?
It seemed that the local soldiers in the outer streets could no longer withstand the attacks of the rioters, and their defense line was about to collapse.

At this critical moment, the door of the Censorate suddenly opened without any warning!
Eunuch Sun was overjoyed and rushed into the gate without thinking twice.

Because Eunuch Sun had been to the Governor's Office many times on official business, he was very familiar with the environment and ran directly to the back hall.

Party A’s father said that even if he dies, he will hug Governor Zhao and die with him!

Seeing Eunuch Sun enter the Governor's Office, Lin Tailai smiled even more, but soon became confused again.

Because after letting Eunuch Sun in, the door of the Governor's Office was not closed again, and remained wide open.

When the rebellious weavers dispersed the outer soldiers, the gate of the Censorate was still open, like a completely unguarded city gate.

Thousands of weavers had no time to think about anything else and simply rushed in.

At this moment, Eunuch Sun, who had been running around the Censorate for a while, was even more confused.

There was no one from the governor's personal guards to stop him, not even anyone to ask him any questions, and they allowed him to charge into the back hall at will.

When he reached the back hall, he was still not stopped, but he did not see Governor Zhao either, so Eunuch Sun continued to rush into the inner courtyard.

Soon, Eunuch Sun saw that countless soldiers of the governor's personal guards had gathered near the back wall.

There were also several ladders on the wall, and many personal soldiers were urgently climbing over the wall.

But there was still no sign of the governor, as if he had already left!

"This bastard governor!" Eunuch Sun was overwhelmed and couldn't help cursing. How could he explain to Party A's father that the governor had run away?
You have thousands of personal soldiers at your disposal, and you can use the high walls of the Censorate to defend yourself. Outside, you also have reinforcements coming in continuously from various government offices. Why would you run away?
Mr. Lin, who was on the roof, was looking at the rebellious weavers rushing into the governor's office, feeling confused and uncertain.

"Look behind!" an attendant shouted.

However, dozens of people suddenly appeared at the alley behind the Governor's Office. The person protected in the middle was wearing a bright red robe. Who else could it be but the Governor?
Someone else led a horse out from the nearby barracks, and a big shot who was suspected to be Governor Zhao jumped on the horse and continued to run away in panic.

The servants of the Lin Mansion on the roof could not help but burst into laughter. Someone mocked, "This governor is running like a dog!"

Someone else said: "This isn't the first time this has happened in front of the chairman!"

But when he saw this scene, the confident Mr. Lin broke down and cursed loudly while standing on the roof.

"Damn it! Ge Cheng is incompetent! Eunuch Sun is incompetent! Zhao Canlu is shameless!"

What he needed was to tie up Governor Zhao and Eunuch Sun and create a scene of "collusion" between the two in order to stir up public opinion.

The current situation seems to be that the rioters took Eunuch Sun with them and rushed into the Censorate, and Governor Zhao, who was unable to hold on, was forced to climb over the back wall and flee in panic!
Although Governor Zhao was very embarrassed, cowardly and ridiculed in this way, he avoided the truly fatal pit of "sheltering and protecting Eunuch Sun"!

When they heard Mr. Lin's curse, the laughter around them stopped abruptly, and the servants looked at Mr. Lin in confusion.

Over the years, they rarely saw the commander-in-chief lose his composure like this.

Some old people vaguely remembered that the last time they saw the commander’s defense broken like this was probably when he was guarding Hushu Pass many years ago.

The host who was ordered to intercept the Nanjing flower boat was indulging in women, and was then taken advantage of by the Nanjing flower boat to smuggle himself away.

If the rioting weavers were still outside the court, Governor Zhao might not have been able to escape. But now that most of the weavers had rushed into the court, it was easier for Governor Zhao to escape.

For Mr. Lin, this was the first enemy he had fought repeatedly and failed to defeat after he became famous.

He could not help but angrily said: "Anyone in the society who can defeat Governor Zhao will be rewarded with 2,000 taels and given a fiefdom in Shantang Street!"

An old friend nearby reminded him, "Shantang Street is the territory of the Xu family in Huqiu."

The Huqiu Xu family is the Xu family that has a close relationship with Prime Minister Shen and treats him as a relative. They are also the former king of Suzhou gardens.

Among Suzhou’s three major commercial districts today, Shangtang, Shantang and Nanhao, only Shantang does not fall within the Lin Group’s sphere of influence.

Mainly out of respect for Prime Minister Shen, they did not forcibly seize Shangtang Street, the base of the Huqiu Xu family.

Lin Tailai said coldly: "So what if Shantang Street belongs to the Prime Minister? Now whoever can take down the governor will own Shantang Street!" The Prime Minister is also incompetent! He should pay a price for letting such a governor go to Suzhou to cause trouble for Mr. Lin!

The people on both sides looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering if the seat's train of thought was normal? He couldn't handle a governor, so he took his anger out on the prime minister?
Mr. Lin, who had lost his patience, was furious, and Governor Zhao, who had "escaped" from the Censorate, was also feeling bad.

Is there any governor in this world who behaves more cowardly than him?
At this time, Governor Zhao was riding on his horse, heading west in a daze.

The large-scale Gusu Posthouse is located on Nanhao Street outside Xu Gate in the west. If the Chayuan cannot go back, Gusu Posthouse is a more suitable place to stay.

The staff who had escaped with Governor Zhao didn't know how to persuade him, so they suddenly exclaimed, "Don't go west!"

Then he explained to Governor Zhao: "The most prosperous areas of Suzhou City are in the west and north, so the Lin family's influence is also spread across the west and north.

Now I have no more than a hundred soldiers and generals around me. If I continue to go west, I might encounter something unexpected!
Moreover, I heard that although Gusu Posthouse is the largest official posthouse in Jiangnan, half of its servants are members of the Lin Clan Society, so Dong Weng must not be stationed in Gusu Posthouse!"

Hearing this, Governor Zhao suddenly lost his temper and shouted to the sky: "What a shitty world! Who is the government soldier and who is the thief!"

The staff quickly tried to comfort him, saying, "As long as we can shake Lin Tailai's foundation, all the humiliation and hardship we endure will be worth it!
In ancient times, Gou Jian was laughed at when he suffered humiliation, but after he destroyed the State of Wu, who would still laugh at him?

Now is the time to collect taxes and grain, Suzhou will surely be in chaos, Dong Weng can still wait for the right time! "

Governor Zhao regained his resolve. Now that he had come this far, he decided to grit his teeth and persevere.

The Governor's Office was built relatively late. At that time, there was no suitable place in the northwest of the city, so it was built in the southwest.

If Governor Zhao and his party do not go west, they can only go south.

The city is a bit dangerous, so Governor Zhao plans to temporarily move out of the city, where it is relatively safer.

Originally there was no city gate on the south side of Suzhou. There was an ancient Snake Gate, but it had long been blocked and no longer used.

Anyway, the southern part of Suzhou is relatively desolate and the economy is backward, so there is not much demand for entry and exit from the south, and the Ancient Snake Gate has always been blocked.

However, after the Lin Mansion was built in Canglang Pavilion in Nancheng, it boosted the economic development of Nancheng.

In order to facilitate the Lin family to go out of the city in large numbers to buy vegetables, the nearest Snake Gate was rebuilt.

Otherwise, even if Governor Zhao wanted to leave the city from the south today, there would be no city gate.

After quickly leaving the city through Shemen, the risk of being surrounded by rioters disappeared, and Governor Zhao breathed a sigh of relief temporarily.

But the area outside the South City is nothing compared to the highly prosperous and urbanized area outside the West City, and is still dominated by large tracts of farmland and paddy fields.

Governor Zhao had no choice but to find a two-courtyard temple outside Shemen as his temporary residence.

In the words of the staff, although there are vast rural areas outside the south city, it is an area where the Lin Group's ruling power is relatively weak and has the highest safety factor.

Although the west is prosperous, it is where Lin Tailai started his career and its influence is too strong.

It can be said that 80% of the Lin Group’s strength is concentrated in the area from the west city wall to Taihu Lake.

Standing at the gate of the temple and looking at the Snake Gate not far away, Governor Zhao still felt a lingering fear.

I couldn't help but say to my staff, "Are we too close to the city gate? If something happens again, I'm afraid we won't even have time to react."

The mob in the city may rush out of the Snake Gate at any time, and that damn eunuch may also appear from the Snake Gate at any time!

The point is, those damn local soldiers at the city gate are unreliable! They can't be counted on to stop the rioters.

The staff looked at the remaining bricks and stones from the wall repair project on the other side, frowned and offered a suggestion:

"If you're worried, you can seal the snake gate with bricks and stones. The snake gate has always been blocked anyway."

It is better to be cautious before gathering all the personal soldiers again.

On the other side, Lin Tailai, who was in a bad mood, could only go back home and continue to debate with his wife about his sons' education.

Suddenly Gao Changjiang brought little Feng Menglong here, or rather, he could not be called little Feng Menglong at this time, after all, he was an eighteen-year-old boy.

"What are you doing here so late at night?" Lin Tailai said in surprise.

Feng Menglong replied: "I have a plan to expel the governor."

Lin Tailai was even more surprised. How could a novelist like you come up with such a plan?
(End of this chapter)