In the capital, Lin Xiuzhuan took dozens of thugs, traveled incognito, and visited the Shen Mansion at night.
"Has it been settled on sending imperial officials to patrol the border?" Lin Xiuzhan asked Shen Shoufu.
Shen Shixing nodded helplessly: "It's confirmed, it will be issued tomorrow."
Lin Tailai said proudly: "So what if the other cabinet elders had objected before? It was just to support themselves because they were full!
I, Lin Tai, am the most trustworthy when I come out to work. If I say I can handle them, I will handle them! It only takes an extra day or two, so there is nothing difficult!
By the way, where did you assign me?"
Shen Shixing replied again: "Xuanfu Town."
Lin Tailai looked at Shen Shixing in surprise, "Were you also bribed with Li Rusong's money?"
After all, the person who wanted Lin Tai to come to Xuan Mansion the most was Li Rusong, followed by Wang Situ.
Shen Shixing was so angry that he wanted to hit someone. He looked up at the "Control Anger" banner on the wall for a few times before replying:
"How can I treat state affairs as a child's play? It's just because you are young and have little experience. The current situation in Xuanfu is the easiest and most suitable for you!"
Shen Shixing's arrangement was indeed entirely out of public interest.
In the past, Xuanfu Town was the first, most important, and most important place in Jiubian.
Since the famous Longqing Peace Conference twenty years ago, the situation in the border towns has been completely different from the past.
Nowadays, there are many tribes in the North, and they are generally divided into two major "groups": right-wing and left-wing. Among them, the right-wing is the most powerful. Among the three sides, Xuanda faces the right-wing.
Although the Beibei left wing is where the so-called orthodox clan leader tribe of the Golden Family is located, its power is small. After being forced to move eastward decades ago, it only faces the Jiliao direction.
During the Longqing peace negotiation that year, the Ming court did not negotiate peace with all the Northern barbarians, but only with Anda Khan, who commanded the right wing of the Northern barbarians.
In addition, tribute rewards were granted, border markets were opened, and overall peaceful coexistence with the right wing of the northern barbarians was achieved.
However, due to some strategy, the imperial court still refused to negotiate peace with the left wing of the Northern Lu, and was still in a state of war as in the past.
This is why Li Chengliang from Liaodong Town has achieved the most military honors in recent years.
Because only Liaodong, which faced the northern left wing, was still fighting for years, and other places were mostly sporadic small-scale conflicts.
In the past, Xuanfu, which had the heaviest defensive tasks, became the easiest direction after the peace negotiation, and it was also the closest to the capital.
Therefore, Shen Shixing fairly believed that Lin Tailai, who only wanted to be a gilded officialdom, had no choice but to go to Xuanfu.
The situation there is the simplest, least likely to cause trouble, and most suitable for gold plating.
As for Liaodong Town, a place with the most complicated situation, how could Lin Tai be allowed to go there and mess around?
The chief minister has to take charge of the overall situation and cannot just let Lin Tailai mess around in state affairs based on his own ideas!
"Stop talking nonsense, the court has already decided, you go and inspect the Xuan Mansion!" Shen Shoufu said in a rare domineering tone.
Lin Tailai had no choice but to accept the reality of officialdom. He couldn't do it even for the sake of a bad job, right?
On the next day, I saw an edict being issued to send inner court officials to inspect the nine sides.
"In the military department, Zhang Dong was sent to inspect Guyuan; in the civil service department, he was sent to Hou Xianchun to Liaodong; in the military department, Zhang Zhenguan was sent to Shanxi; in the engineering department, heiyu was sent to Yansui Hanlin Academy to compile and write, and Lin Tai came to Xuanfu
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Among a large number of submissions, there was a Hanlin Academy compilation. It was so eye-catching and impressive that it was difficult for the courtiers not to notice it.
Generally, those with a noble status such as the Number One Scholar and the Imperial Academy would go on business trips to feudal states to represent the imperial court for canonization or to promote the power of heaven. For example, those who "made pilgrimages to the Kingdom of Xianyi" often enjoyed this treatment.
The number one scholar, Hanlin, went directly to patrol the border. It was really the first time that the number one scholar, Hanlin, was an eye-opener for the courtiers.
Shen Shoufu was afraid that Lin Tailai would go back on his word and cause trouble. After the edict was issued, he couldn't wait to send the imperial edict, diploma, and customs defense to Lin Tailai, and ordered Lin Tailai to make the trip before the end of the month.
It's not that Shen Shoufu doesn't want Lin Tailai to leave immediately, but it's because of the procedure that it's not possible.
When the imperial envoy went on an inspection tour, it was not enough for Lin Tailai to just rush out of the capital alone. There were also some necessary preparations.
For example, the imperial court needs to select a number of subordinates as a team, select 200 officers and soldiers as retinues, and notify the post stations, passes, and forts along the way. It will take a while to prepare piecemeal.
At this point, Lin Tailai accepted his destiny and was not in a hurry. It didn't matter if he worked in the Hanlin Academy for a few more days.
After putting away the imperial edicts, diplomas, and customs for the business trip, Lin Xiuzhuan inspected all the offices of the Hanlin Academy and found no rookie interns or no, novices.
Wu Daonan, who was ranked second in the same year, pointed in the direction of the backyard, and Lin Xiuzhuan suddenly realized that these rookies must have gone to Keting in the backyard to take classes!
As an old man in Hanyuan, Lin Xiuzhan feels that he has the responsibility to guide newcomers.
Of course, in the Hanlin Academy, which pays great attention to the ethics of its predecessors, all Lin Xiuzuan could guide were these twenty-odd new concubines.
When we arrived at Keting in the backyard, we probably had just finished class, and all the newcomers were resting and chatting around the tutor.
Seeing the tall and majestic figure wandering over, Scholar Tian felt like his territory had been violated again.
"What is Lin Xiuzan doing? Do you want to give lectures to the newcomers again?" Tian Xueshi asked.
Lin Xiuzhuan explained: “I believe that in addition to writing, literature and art, classics and history, national policy and other subjects, it is necessary to add a current affairs course.
Only in this way can we be closely connected with reality, keep pace with the times, and be renewed every day. I intend to try to talk about it today."
Then regardless of whether Xueshian Tian agreed or not, Lin Tailai directly spoke to everyone:
"Have you all heard about it recently? Shen Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites suddenly resigned from office. This is where I will start my course on current affairs."
Speaking of this, everyone is no longer sleepy. These rookies who have just entered the officialdom are the most enthusiastic about discussing current affairs.
Lin Tailai stood in the middle and talked eloquently: "Today I will talk objectively about the internal reasons for Shen Shangshu's resignation.
Firstly, he may have been in poor health in recent years, feeling tired due to physical and mental exhaustion. I heard that he takes medicine every day.
The second point is that the prophet Chunjiang Plumbing Duck, as the Minister of Rites, felt some pressure, so he resigned to escape. You understand."
A very upright rookie shouted: "I don't understand!"
Lin Xiuzhan responded to questions and said: "If you don't understand, go and study Yan Song in the 17th year of Jiajing! That's it for now, and you can understand by yourself!"
Academician Tian was thoughtful and recalled the archive records of the seventeenth year of Jiajing.
This year was the end of the Jiajing Etiquette Conference. Emperor Jiajing pushed his biological father to proclaim his family name and enter the temple. Yan Song, who was the Minister of Rites at the time, gave in and became a traitor and never returned.
Nowadays, there is also a "big ritual discussion", which is a national issue. And when it comes to ritual issues, the Minister of Rites must be at the forefront among the ministers.
Therefore, Lin Tailai used Yan Song's old story to hint at the current situation of Shen Li, the Minister of Rites.
Xueshi Tian was not surprised that Lin Tailai could see that the struggle over national origin was about to arise. Many people could.
But what shocked him was that Lin Tailai could easily pick up allusions to the 17th year of Jiajing.
Those who are riding horses are all the top-level developments in the court fifty years ago. Lin Tailai, a young man from a grassroots background, seems to know everything about it. How can it not be surprising?
Lin Tailai was still analyzing: "There is also a third point. Shen Shangshu tried to stop me in the imperial examination before, but failed completely in the end.
This has caused some criticism and dissatisfaction within the Qingliu forces, so he also has the intention of taking responsibility for this and resigning."
Everyone: ""
Really objective, you Lin Xiuzuan are really too objective!
How do you do it so seriously that it’s like you’re talking about someone else’s business?
Lin Xiuzhan finally said: "I won't take up too much of your time today. I'll stop talking here. If you want to think deeply, you can figure it out for yourself.
Let’s wait until tomorrow to discuss what impact Shen Shangshu’s resignation will have on the structure of the imperial court.”
Although everyone was still unfinished, they couldn't help but feel full of expectations when they thought that they could continue to hear such "objective" analysis of current affairs tomorrow.
Not only is the resignation of Shen Li, the Minister of Rites, being discussed throughout the officialdom, the cabinet is also meeting to discuss it.
Others talk about "key affairs", but the cabinet really has "practical operations" to do.
Shen Shangshu's resignation letter is now placed in the cabinet, and the cabinet needs to "draw up a vote" and submit it to the emperor.
In fact, the emperor can only make the final decision on whether to retain the minister, not the cabinet, and the drafting of memorials and votes is just a formality.
But the emperor would definitely be interested in the attitude of the cabinet and would like to know what the cabinet thinks of the resignation of the Minister of Rites.
Therefore, even if it is a "formal" vote proposal, it needs to be carefully considered. After all, it is a "formal" for the emperor to see.
On this issue, Shen Shoufu did not want to be arbitrary and wanted to shoulder the blame together, so today's plenary cabinet meeting was held.
"We must comfort him." Wang Xijue, the old man of the Three Pavilions who always had many small ideas, put forward the opinion.
Second Assistant Xu Ge Lao agreed and said: "This is indeed the case."
To be continued...