In Wenyuan Pavilion, Shen Shoufu asked the scholar in the bookstore expectantly: "Is there any memorial to impeach Lin Tailai?"
He deliberately sent a copy of the memorial about Lin Tailai's attack on the governor's headquarters to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Sixth Section, all of which were hardest hit by the Qingliu forces.
Zhongshu Sheren replied: "There are only three letters, and they are all here."
"Only so few?" Shen Shoufu was very disappointed.
It may be that the hook was too perfunctory this time, or it may be that the vigilance of the courtiers has generally increased, and I am afraid that straight hook fishing will not work well in the future.
What does this mean? It means that people cannot rest on their laurels, but must continue to learn and make progress, so that they can achieve greater heights. Otherwise, they will be abandoned by the times sooner or later.
But Zhongshu Sheren put forward his own opinion: "According to the observations of my subordinates, there is actually another possibility. They are all afraid of Lin Tailai, or they are afraid of being beaten."
Shen Shoufu has been in a high position for a long time, and it is inevitable that he will be a little out of touch. He asked doubtfully: "Are they still afraid of being beaten?"
In Shen Shoufu's perception, many clean people don't care about physical pain for the sake of fame, so why would they care about being beaten.
Imagine if a minister could be beaten by Yan Song, would he immediately become famous all over the world?
"Lin Jiuyuan is different. There are too many tricks behind beating people." Zhongshu Sheren explained, "So after being beaten by Lin Jiuyuan, not only does he lose prestige, but he often becomes a laughing stock. As the saying goes, killing people is heartbreaking, so who would want to be beaten by him?
Fight?"
Shen Shixing, who was already the chief assistant, suddenly felt a little envious of Lin Tailai. This son's power to intimidate officials was even greater than that of himself, the chief assistant.
After that, Shen Shoufu picked up three memorials to impeach Lin Tailai. He could only say that it was better than nothing. Something was better than nothing.
Before reading the content, he looked at the signature first. After reading the first two memorials in succession, Shoufu felt even more disappointed.
What kind of small fish and shrimps are these? A man from Guanglu Temple in Tama is in charge of cooking, and a man from Shanglinyuan is in charge of grass planting. Why are they joining in the fun?
It wasn't until he glanced at the signatures of the third memorial that Shen Shoufu's eyes lit up! The surprise came so suddenly!
It's Gu Xiancheng! The absolute backbone of the Qingliu force, Gu Xiancheng, who dominates the Ministry of Civil Affairs' Merit Examination Department, is in charge of official evaluation, is an academic star, and has made great contributions to the development of the Qingliu force!
As we all know, one of the characteristics of the Six Ministries of the Ming Dynasty is that each department has great authority, and the average assistant minister is not even as powerful as the doctor in the core business position.
Lang Guan, the two core departments of the Civil Service Department and the Examination Department, are controlled by Qingliu forces. Chen Younian, Zhao Nanxing, Gu Xiancheng and others are all in these two departments.
Therefore, in the eyes of Shen Shoufu, Gu Xiancheng is a big fish! A breakthrough has emerged to break the Qingliu forces' monopoly on key and core business positions in the Ministry of Civil Affairs!
There is nothing to say, prepare to question him! Impeachment of Lin Tailai is to protect Governor Xu!
Today, I will send someone to send a message and ask Ke Dao's gangsters to prepare Gu Xiancheng's dirty materials first!
Just as Shen Shoufu was thinking about it, someone from Zhongshu House took out another memorial at an inappropriate time and reminded him: "Actually, Gu Xiancheng has already left."
"What's the point of leaving?" Shen Shoufu asked in surprise.
Zhongshu Sheren replied: "Gu Xiancheng received the funeral report that his mother passed away, so he also submitted a memorial and went home to observe the order. He is probably on his way today.
Therefore, my subordinates speculate that Gu Xiancheng, the superior, scolded Lin Tailai just to have a good time before leaving."
Shen Shoufu: ""
According to official ethics, we cannot continue to engage in political pursuit for a few words at this time. Others have suffered the death of their mothers, so it is very unethical to kick in and cause trouble.
In the end, all Shen Shoufu received today was disappointment, and it was basically all in vain.
In the pavilion on the outskirts of the east city, Gu Xiancheng was saying goodbye to Chen Younian, Zhao Nanxing and other colleagues.
The moment officials receive the news of their parents' death, they must immediately put down their official duties, go to the office to resign, and hit the road home.
A gentleman who prides himself on morality cannot neglect the details.
In order to avoid being noticed by interested people and "catch them all", Gu Xiancheng did not ask all his colleagues to see him off, only three or five people as representatives.
Zhao Nanxing was very worried. Since this year, the Qingliu forces have been really in trouble.
The leader Shen Li was so angry that he ran away, and now there is still a vacancy in the Ministry of Rites. Today, the academic figure Gu Xiancheng has to go home to abide by the rules. It is really embarrassing!
But the problem is that the catastrophe of the national struggle has already begun. It is impossible for the Qingliu forces not to speak up, not to rush forward, and even pretend to be stupid, otherwise the theoretical foundation of the establishment will be lost!
At that time, I don’t know how many people will be lost, and everyone present may fall into it.
Thinking of this, everyone suddenly felt that Gu Xiancheng was quite lucky and happened to be able to escape this national disaster.
As the best behind-the-scenes think tank in Qingliu, Gu Xiancheng decided to give some advice to his friends before leaving.
Otherwise, when he returns to the court, his comrades will be in disarray, and he will be alone by then.
Therefore, Gu Xiancheng sighed, looked at the white clouds in the sky, and said: "The current situation is like this. If I leave the court, I really won't worry about you."
Zhao Nanxing glanced at Gu Xiancheng in surprise and exclaimed: "Gu Jun wants to steal your love? This is absolutely impossible!"
How much trouble did Zhang Juzheng cause when he tried to steal his love? Can you, Gu Xiancheng, take on more trouble than Zhang Juzheng?
Gu Xiancheng: ""
How can comrades in the same trench have such no tacit understanding? How can people continue to show their wisdom?
Or Chen Younian, the old Jianghu, noticed that Gu Xiancheng might have something to say, so he took the initiative to ask: "Gu Jun, what do you have to say?"
Gu Xiancheng then replied: "People of the bright side don't speak secretly. If a catastrophe is unavoidable, you might as well find one or two people who take the overall situation into consideration and sacrifice yourself to protect your comrades."
Chen Younian: "???"
You call this "people who are clear and don't tell secret words"? Can it be more obscure? Is it because I am getting old and can't keep up with new ideas?
Zhao Nanxing continued to ask a little impatiently: "What is self-sacrifice? How to protect comrades?"
He was also convinced. Gu Jun always liked the mysterious and unpredictable look when he spoke.
Gu Xiancheng had to put it more bluntly: "If one or two direct ministers, Shangshu, exhorted the emperor, and their tone was extremely fierce or even abusive, which angered the emperor, they would probably be imprisoned as a crime.
Then you can all go to the rescue one after another to appeal to these two direct ministers, and the focus will all be on these two direct ministers.
In this case, you will avoid facing the country's fundamental issues directly, and you will not have to fall because you directly expressed your stance to offend the emperor.
At the same time, you will not be criticized by public opinion. After all, you are working very hard to rescue your comrades from prison.
And those one or two comrades can also gain great fame because of their direct remonstrance, isn't it the best of both worlds?"
After Gu Xiancheng finished speaking, he looked at Chen Younian and Zhao Nanxing. Now that he has spoken in detail, it would be unreasonable to pretend to be stupid, right?
Chen Younian and Zhao Nanxing looked at each other. They didn't expect that Gu Xiancheng could come up with this strategy to overcome the disaster. Based on their experience, they concluded that this strategy could really work.
We just need to select one or two sacrifices and induce them to become the sacrifices of the great tribulation, no, iconic heroes.
But this is not difficult. Most of them are young and energetic people who are easy to get ahead of themselves.
Gu Xiancheng further pointed out: "When these two victims commit Yan Zhijian, Lin Tailai must be included!
In the future, they and their memorials will become the focus, and even when his name is recorded in history, the mentioned Lin Tailai will also be repeatedly criticized by public opinion!"
Zhao Nanxing and Chen Younian looked at each other again, and I have to say that this move was quite vicious.
There is no shortage of similar examples. For example, Zhuge Liang scolded Wang Lang and tried to deal with Wang Situ, a high-ranking official. However, he was turned into a clown and could not be reversed.
Could it be that the main purpose of Gu Xiancheng's coming up with this strategy was to discredit Lin Tailai?
Finally, Gu Xiancheng emphasized: "The other thing is, you must win over Huang Hongxian who lives in Zhan Shifu!
This person is Lin Tailai's rural examination tutor. He has a unique identity and is dissatisfied with Lin Tailai, so he will definitely come in handy!
Regarding Lin Tailai, I still have some immature opinions, which I will leave to you for discussion."
Chen Younian and Zhao Nanxing confirmed at the same time that the person Gu Jun cared about most in his heart was not his comrades, but Lin Tailai.
Gu Xiancheng is gone, but the operation of the court's government affairs will not stop. Memorials from the Xuanfu are sent to the capital at a frequency of one piece a day.
The officialdom of the capital has never seen such a memorial about the mutiny. There is new content every day, and the twists and turns are full of suspense. It is like a serialized novel.
On the first day, Qin Envoy Lin launched a mutiny and arrested Governor Xu, taking with him the chief military officer and the third lady, the female chieftain of the Northern tribes!
The next day, Wang Shenzheng bravely broke into the rebel lair and rescued Sanniangzi!
On the third day, Sanniangzi told Wang Shenzheng that Governor Xu asked her for a bribe and a kickback on the price of horses and silver in the border market!
On the fourth day, Wang Shenzheng bravely broke into the rebel lair and rescued the chief soldier Li Yingen!
On the fifth day, General Li told Wang Shenzheng that Governor Xu ordered Zhang Zhencheng to organize a mutiny, besieged Imperial Envoy Lin, and burned down the Imperial Envoy's temporary residence!
On the sixth day, Governor Xu was suspected of trying to commit suicide, but was saved by Wang Shenzheng, who bravely broke into the rebel den again.
Seventh day Eighth day
As the protagonist of a long storytelling, Wang Shenzheng's popularity in the capital skyrocketed.
To be continued...