The next day, Shen Shangshu got up, washed himself, had breakfast, and then prepared to go to work.
It has to be said that after Emperor Wanli dispensed with most of the early morning court meetings and did not detain ministers in Xiyuan like Emperor Jiajing did, the lives of the ministers became much more comfortable.
As soon as Shangshu Shen's sedan chair was carried to the gate, he saw dozens of big men and an injured candidate named Lin blocking the gate.
"Good morning, Uncle Zong!" Lin Tailai greeted.
At this time, Shen Shangshu finally realized that if this went on endlessly, "physical conflict" would happen again sooner or later, and the probability of Lin Tailai falling to the ground and touching porcelain again would increase infinitely!
Conventional procrastination is no longer appropriate and cannot be delayed any longer. Shen Shangshu finally admitted this reality.
After making up his mind, Shen Li said: "The headquarters is about to visit Prime Minister Shen now, do you want to stop it?"
Lin Tailai replied: "Is there no room for reasoning?"
Shen Shangshu sent another message: "Even if you file a complaint with the Ministry of Etiquette, you still have to go through the process. You first go to the Ceremony Department of the Ministry of Etiquette and find Yu Kong Jian, a member of the Ministry of Etiquette, to complain."
Lin Tailai dismissed his servants and went to the Ministry of Rites. But Shen Shangshu did not lie. He really entered Chengtianmen and went to the inner court to find Shen Shoufu.
Outsiders could not enter the cabinet area at will, but people in the cabinet could go out, so they finally met in the Huiji Porch Room.
Originally this place was called Zuoshunmen, but it was changed to Huijimen in the late Jiajing Dynasty.
To be honest, it is not an exaggeration to say that the political relationship between Shen Li and Shen Shixing at this time was so bad that it was "like fire and water."
Otherwise, why would Shen Shoufu directly refer to Shen Li as "blue-faced thief" in his letter more than ten years later?
But both of them are old bureaucrats, and they can restrain unnecessary personal emotions when facing each other.
There was no one else here, so Shen Li asked directly: "What does Prime Minister Shen want?"
Shen Shixing put forward his own conditions: "If you are a minister from the Ministry of Officials or the Ministry of Rites, please don't come to fight."
"You ask for too much." Shen Li said, "But it's not impossible. You must ensure that Lin Tailai will not use his shoulder injury as an excuse to pester him again."
Shen Shoufu said simply: "I can't guarantee it."
Shen Li asked doubtfully: "What do you mean?"
Shen Shoufu said like a tongue twister: "Because the conditions I proposed are the conditions I want, not the conditions Lin Tailai wants."
Shen Shangshu, a man who had been the emperor's teacher, was also confused by the reading comprehension question of this sentence.
After pondering for a while, he finally understood, "You mean, you have nothing to do with Lin Tailai?"
Shen Shoufu said frankly: "At least in this matter, I have nothing to do with him, and he did not ask me to intervene."
Shen Shangshu found it hard to believe it and questioned: "Isn't he your loyal party member?"
Shen Shixing sighed: "I also hope that he will be my loyal party member."
Shen Shangshu threatened: "If you really have no intention of intervening, then I will do my best. If Lin Tailai can't bear it, don't blame me for bullying the small."
Shen Shoufu seemed to have nothing to do with it and said, "Mianzhi, I also hope to see Lin Tailai learn a lesson."
This casual attitude made Shen Shangshu lose his temper and shouted: "Since you are not involved in it, what conditions do you want to ask for at the beginning?"
At this time, Shen Shoufu seemed like a businessman, "If you agree to my conditions, then I can mediate and help you persuade Lin Tailai to stop."
Shen Shangshu felt that Shen Shoufu was mentally retarded and asked: "Then why don't I negotiate with Lin Tailai personally? Why do I need you to mediate in the middle?"
Shen Shoufu said earnestly: "Believe me, the compensation Lin Tailai wants to extract from you will only be more.
After comprehensive comparison, my charges are more reasonable. You might as well agree to my conditions and let me be responsible for convincing Lin Tailai."
Shen Shangshu stood up and left. Since the first assistant could only earn the price difference by being a second-rate dealer, there was no value in continuing the negotiation.
He doesn't believe in evil, how can he still stand up to Lin Tailai?
Chapter completed!