Although Lin Tailai really wanted to have a long talk with Xu Zhenming, the time today is really limited, so we can only talk briefly.
"You should go to Songjiang Mansion to take up the post first, start clearing the rivers and occupying fields, and then prepare the people after the autumn harvest. When I am free, I will go to Songjiang Mansion to visit you."
Xu Zhenming now understood Lin Daguanren's determination and left.
If you were an ordinary official, you might not dare to risk your future and fate by accompanying Lin Tailai on such a high-risk project.
But Xu Zhenming's mentality was different. He had become a laughing stock in official circles because of his failure to promote rice in the north.
How miserable can it be in the future? So he doesn't care about the risks.
After watching Xu Zhenming leave, Lin Daguan's eyes fell again on the large number of greeting cards on the desk.
Suddenly he found a name in the invitation - Feng Shu. This person's other identity was Xiao Feng Menglong's father, and he was a doctor by profession.
When Mr. Lin was working hard in Suzhou, Xiao Feng Menglong's father, Feng Shu, often appeared at the scene and saved lives and injured for a fee.
In fact, we can no longer call him Xiao Feng Menglong. He is already sixteen years old this year and is considered an adult according to the customs of the Ming Dynasty.
Lin Tailai raised his head and asked Gao Changjiang: "Has Imperial Physician Feng ever visited our Lin Mansion in the past few years?"
Gao Changjiang replied: "Never, he deliberately alienated us."
Lin Daguan then said to himself: "This shouldn't be done, it shouldn't be done."
From a human perspective, it really shouldn't be the case. First of all, Lin Tailai helped Feng Shu, Imperial Physician Feng, get many clients, so he was definitely an old benefactor.
Secondly, during the county and government examinations, there was a dictation part, and Lin Tailai copied it from Feng Menglong when he was young.
Later, Lin Tailai helped 13-year-old Feng Menglong become a scholar, which was considered a return favor.
They looked after each other during exams and entered school in the same year. Among scholars, they definitely have a close relationship.
Therefore, due to emotions and reasons, there should be some interaction between Feng Shu, Imperial Physician Feng, and the Lin family, at least to send greetings during the New Year and holidays.
Especially as the Lin family becomes more and more powerful, Feng Shu should take the initiative. Many people want to get close to the Lin family but they don't have the opportunity yet.
But it had been several years since Lin Daguan saw Feng Shu's famous post for the first time.
"Let him come in." Lin Daguan said to Gao Changjiang.
Not long after, Feng Shu walked into the dimly lit study. He was a little surprised. Who made the study so dark in broad daylight?
Then I saw bamboo curtains hanging on the windows, which seriously affected the lighting. Official Lin was leaning on the big bamboo chair with his back to the window, and the shadows on his face flickered.
"Long time no see, Imperial Physician Feng! Why didn't you come with me?" Lin Daguan asked lazily.
Feng Shu's voice was a little bitter as he replied: "I'm meeting with the official today because of Quanzi's matter."
Lin Tailai asked doubtfully: "What problem can you have, sir?"
A scholar who is only a teenager can be regarded as a little idol in Suzhou City, and his life must be comfortable.
Feng Shu continued: "Studying has made me sensible, and I have made money by studying medicine, and I educate dogs in the way of a scholar.
Although Quan Zi is still young, I gave him freedom and told him that he should remember his identity as a scholar and interact with scholars more often.
He made many scholar friends. He went home late at night with his friends, but I didn't scold him.
At the beginning of the month, he went to attend a gathering of scholars, but others treated him like an animal and humiliated him.
Others insulted his Taoist master Fang Huanweifang Wagua, others accused him of not being worthy of going to school, and others ridiculed him for writing rubbish poems.
He was only sixteen years old, and he was too heartbroken to cry, but I cried. Why did I cry?
I regard him as the treasure of the Feng family, but he was trampled by others and turned into useless trash."
Lin Tailai: ""
I really didn’t expect that Xiao Feng Menglong would have such an experience? From what it sounds like, it seems that he was collectively bullied in the Suzhou literary world?
It's so miserable. No wonder Feng Menglong didn't seem to do well in the local literary world in Suzhou, and he didn't seem to have many connections.
Then I heard Feng Shu continue to say: "I solved the problem according to the rules of scholars and went to Wang Zhideng, a close disciple of Wen Hengshan and the leader of Suzhou literary circles.
But Wang Zhideng said that Quanzi was to blame. I stood at the gate like a fool, while the scholars who had humiliated Quanzi smiled at me.
So I said to Quanzi, in order to seek justice, we must go to Lin Daguan."
Lin Tailai suddenly interrupted Feng Shu, "Wait a minute, I have a question. Before you go to Wang Zhideng, why don't you come to me first?"
Even if I am not in Suzhou, I can still write letters or go to Lin Mansion for help."
Feng Shu lowered his head and said, "You can tell me what the high officials have to say, but please help Quanzi."
Lin Tailai said calmly: "We have known each other for many years, and this is the first time you have come to me for help.
I can't remember the last time I went to your Feng Family Wulong Teahouse for tea, not to mention that I was your son's classmate in the same year.
Let me be frank! You have never wanted my friendship, and you are afraid of owing me any more favors."
Feng Shu argued: "I don't want to get involved in disputes and disputes."
Lin Daguan then said: "I understand that your Feng family is living a good life. Your son has entered the academy and has become a decent scholar. You don't need a friend like me who seems to bring trouble at any time.
But now you come to me and say, Mr. Lin, please help me get justice. You have no respect for me at all, and you don't regard me as a friend.
Back then, you followed our club and treated so many wounded people, and you didn't even want to call me to sit down."
Gao Changjiang, who was standing nearby and listening to the conversation, couldn't help but be stunned. When did he become so familiar with Dr. Feng in the hospital?
He who opens his mouth to be a friend but keeps his mouth shut about friendship, Gao Changjiang, who has been following him for so many years, has not been treated like this!
Gao Changjiang was 100% sure that there must be some conspiracy behind the scenes!
Feng Shu said helplessly: "I just want to ask the official to uphold justice for Quan Zi. How much money should I pay?"
Gao Changjiang shook his head, held Feng Shu's shoulders, and said politely: "You'd better go!"
Lin Tailai pointed at Feng Shu and sighed: "Physician Feng, Physician Feng, what have I done to make you disrespect me so much?
If you come to me as a friend, then the bastard who hurt your son will be punished.
My enemies are my enemies, so they will be afraid of me."
For his son's future, Feng Shu had no choice but to lower his head and change his title and said: "Please sit down and help me."
He once thought that after his son passed the examination to become a scholar, he could live a clean life as a scholar and no longer wanted to be involved with the Lin family, which was involved in gangs.
But I didn't expect that the literary world could be so dark. In the end, I still had to go to Lin to seek justice.
Lin Tailai nodded with satisfaction, "Very good, I will seek justice for you."
After letting Feng Shu leave, Lin Tailai asked Gao Changjiang: "What happened to Feng Menglong?"
Gao Changjiang replied: "I don't pay too much attention to things in the literary world, but I did hear that Feng Menglong was belittled and ostracized a lot."
Lin Tailai asked again: "Does it have anything to do with the Wen family?"
The Wen family is Wen Zhengming's Wen family, because Wen Zhengming has so many disciples and disciples that he is known as half of Suzhou's literary world.
Wang Zhideng, the current leader of the Suzhou literary circle and the world's best civilian poet, is a close disciple of Wen Zhengming.
Gao Changjiang hesitated and said: "There is no direct evidence that it is directly related to the Wen family."
Lin Tailai smiled and said: "The future hope of the Wen family is that Wen Zhengming's great-grandson Wen Zhenmeng is the same age as Feng Menglong, right?
I heard that Wen Zhenmeng also enrolled in school this year, so he made his debut in the literary world, right?
Unfortunately, there was Feng Menglong in the same city, who had entered the school three years earlier, and seemed to be even more of a young genius than Wen Zhenmeng.
From this point of view, these two people can be regarded as direct competitors in the same ecological niche.
If Feng Menglong is eliminated, Wen Zhenmeng will be the unique young genius in the Suzhou literary world."
Gao Changjiang: ""
If there are one stone in the world for conspiracy theories, the person sitting in the hall will have one stone two in his head, and the other person will still have two stones left behind.
No wonder I just kept silent about my friendship with Feng Menglong’s father. It turned out that he was looking for an excuse to cause trouble.
Lin Tai's letter-writing hand rummaged through the desk, pulled out Zhang Fengyi's name card, and said to Gao Changjiang: "The next one is Mr. Lingxu!"
Zhang Fengyi, Wen Zhengming's friend in his later years, one of the three Zhang brothers in Suzhou, the eldest brother of Zhang Youyu, Lin Tailai's nominal master, the largest trader in Suzhou's calligraphy and painting market, a famous dramatist, known as a man who never fails to sing his songs.
Of course, his most important identity at present is that of Lin Daguanren's specific spokesperson in the Suzhou literary world.
Lin Tailai asked: "Mr. Lingxu, I heard that Feng Menglong was humiliated at the Lunar New Year gathering?"
To be continued...