But the above are normal situations, and these are abnormal times
Emperor Wanli's innermost concern was to be the next Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng, so it didn't make much political sense to associate with eunuchs.
Besides, if there really are some powerful people among these young eunuchs now, why will they not be able to defeat even the illiterate Eunuch Wei in the future?
Finally, Lin Tailai suddenly remembered something and said in a serious voice: "Scholar Chen, I know you want to return the favor, but don't be so anxious.
When I really need it, I will naturally take the initiative to talk about it. Normally, you don’t have to worry about owing me a favor."
When dealing with these old bureaucrats, you really can't relax at all. If you are not careful, you will be taken advantage of.
What if I agreed today without thinking clearly, wouldn't it be equivalent to making things clear with Bachelor Chen?
Scholar Chen was speechless. Outsiders only saw that Lin Tailai was reckless, but after more exposure, they could understand that the most terrifying thing about Lin Tailai was that he was not reckless.
In the afternoon, Lin Tailai went to the Ministry of Rites. The good thing about the Ministry of Rites was that it was "vast and sparsely populated".
Not only are there fewer officials, but there are also fewer people coming to do business than other yamen. The host and guest department has its own separate courtyard, and it is also very quiet at this time.
No other officials had arrived yet, only the scribes carefully chatted with Dr. Lin.
Looking at the courtyard, Doctor Lin suddenly sighed: "It's such a good place, it's a pity not to use it for gun practice. I'll bring a big gun and put it in front of my house tomorrow."
Scriveners: “???”
Is there any mistake? We are in the Ministry of Rites, the most cultural place among the six ministries!
Lin Tailai seemed to know what others were thinking, and said again: "Don't make a fuss, I also put a big gun over there in the Hall of Champions of the Hanlin Academy."
No matter how educated your Ministry of Rites is, can it still compare to the Hanlin Academy?
I just want you all to know that wherever I go, Lin Tailai, I focus on letting the environment adapt to me, rather than me adapting to the environment!
Just when Lin Tailai thought that today was another ordinary day, a memorial that was enough to set off a storm was delivered to the palace.
At night, Lin Tailai, who was full of energy and blood, was tossing and turning, seriously considering whether he needed to take a concubine in the capital, when he suddenly received an urgent call from the senior chief minister.
Under normal circumstances, it was Lin Tailai who made an urgent visit to the chief assistant. It was rare that the chief assistant summoned Lin Tailai urgently.
So Lin Tailai knew that something terrible must have happened, so he quickly got up and rode to Shen Mansion.
Shen Shoufu had been sitting in the study waiting for a long time. When he saw Lin Tailai, he didn't say anything and said directly:
"Today Luo Yuren, the left commentator of Dali Temple, wrote a memorial. His words were so passionate that they could be said to be a direct thorn in the face of a dragon!"
In fact, when he heard the name "Luo Yuren", Lin Tailai understood what was going on.
This man did one famous thing in his life, which was to write a letter to Emperor Wanli titled "Drunk, Sex, and Wealth."
The main content is to directly criticize Emperor Wanli from the four aspects of wine, sex, wealth and energy, and the writing style is so intense that it is almost reprimand.
Among the memorials of the Ming dynasty, this "Wine, Sex, Wealth and Energy" was very famous in later generations, almost second only to Hai Rui's "Public Security".
Moreover, this memorial is also one of the iconic memorials of the Wanli Dynasty. To study the antagonism between the emperor and his ministers in the Wanli Dynasty and the changing mentality of the Wanli Emperor, this memorial cannot be bypassed.
The memorial that Shen Shoufu was talking about at this time must be "Drunk, Sex, Wealth and Qi".
But Lin Tailai still didn't understand. Why did Shen Shoufu call him here?
This memorial was already published. It was because Emperor Wanli had a fight with other ministers, and then the cabinet came to mediate. What does it have to do with him, Lin Tailai?
Then I heard Shen Shoufu continue to say: "In the memorial, let's not mention the other contents. There is a paragraph that accuses the emperor of being greedy for money.
There are words like torturing eunuchs and blackmailing ministers. Torturing the eunuch should refer to Zhang Jing, but is blackmailing the minister a metaphor for you?"
Lin Tailai: "???"
Isn't this right? There should be no words like "blackmailing the minister" in "Drunk, Sex and Wealth" that he remembered from his previous life?
What inexplicable butterfly effect can make this sentence appear in "Drunk, Sex, and Wealth"?
Shen Shixing reminded: "When you rebelled in Xuanfu Town, where did the 20,000 taels of family property that the former governor Xu collected go?"
Lin Tailai explained: "I took the initiative to send it to the eunuch guarding the Xuanfu for safekeeping. I was not blackmailed!"
At that time, I sent it there secretly, but I didn't expect that the news would eventually spread.
Shen Shoufu said seriously: "Is this how you plan to explain to the world?"
Lin Tailai instantly realized what the subtlety was.
If you say that you take the initiative to give it away, you will lose your reputation and you will be criticized morally;
If he denies taking the initiative to send it, wouldn't he be called "the emperor blackmailing the ministers" in the actual report? What would the emperor think of himself?
As expected, Wang Yusheng's crow's mouth was right. The rivalry between the Qingliu forces and the emperor finally affected him!
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