"I said that every time I am away from the capital, there will be some problems in the court. Senior, you are still not convinced.
Look at this imperial examination, this guy named Han Xu actually got the first place and the first place in the imperial examination! It’s really outrageous!
It is very rare for people in Ming Dynasty to win the first prize and the first prize in succession, so how could it be possible that this Han Xu could just happen by chance?"
Shen Shixing: "."
Before you complain that it's too outrageous for others to win the Hui Yuan and the No. 1 Scholar at the same time, can you first think about why you are called the Nine Yuan True Immortal?
Lin Daguan said eloquently: "I won the first prize and the first prize by my own ability! I have a clear conscience!"
Shen Shoufu was unable to refute the word "depending on one's ability".
It is true that they are all based on ability. The first prize is based on the ability to play psychological games with the examiner Xu Guo, and the top prize is based on the ability to deeply analyze other people's names.
Shen Shixing stared at the disturbed chessboard again and said dissatisfied: "It's just the number one pick, how can it affect you?
You can't just win the No. 1 pick and you can't bear to see others win it, right? Can't you afford to lose?"
Lin Daguan sighed: "Senior, when you retreat, your sensitivity is gone.
Didn't you realize that their Qingliu forces clearly wanted to deliberately create gods by asking Han Xuan to win the first prize and the first prize?
First create such a half-baked new god, and then you can brag about it and compete with me, the Nine Yuan True Immortal, in terms of reputation."
Shen Shixing said a little curiously: "You can always tell a person's position just by looking at their name. Do you really have any physiognomy to detect names?"
"The secret of heaven must not be leaked to outsiders." Lin Daguan said.
In history, this Han Xu was a "famous" member of the Donglin Party, and had served as chief minister.
This man was quite able to survive, and he lived until Li Zicheng captured his hometown of Puzhou, and was forced to receive him by Li Zicheng, who then died of anger.
Then Lin Daguan said: "Don't mention him anymore, wait until I return to Beijing."
Shen Shixing followed the conversation and asked, "When will you return to Beijing?"
Lin Tailai said calmly: "It's almost time. Wait another four months or so, unless there are major changes in the court, such as Wang Tianguan's death from illness.
During this period, preparations for sea trade must be properly arranged, and the first batch of sea-going ships will be put on trial in July or August."
Shen Shixing said with a little envy: "As a courtier, it is so rare to be able to rest in my hometown for half a year without Ding You."
Lin Daguan laughed and said: "Who makes it difficult for me to reward my merits? How can I reassure the emperor if I don't take a break?
Since there is no other suitable reward, just give me more holidays!"
After playing a draw with Shen Shixing, Lin Tailai felt that the time was almost up after returning home, so he wrote this memorial in the name of the Communications Department of the Ministry of War.
"The Japanese country has been in turmoil for hundreds of years, but now it is almost unified. It has an army of 300,000 and it is difficult to dismantle it. It will definitely use foreign troops.
Therefore, the Japanese soldiers may take advantage of the east wind to cross the sea and invade Korea in April and May. Moreover, the Japanese soldiers are greedy and ambitious, and they will try to use Korea as a springboard to invade the Ming Dynasty.
However, since Korea had not known soldiers for two hundred years, it would be unable to resist the Japanese soldiers, and the entire country would fall in a matter of seconds.
If I, the Ming Dynasty, think about the meaning of protecting the vassal, and the danger of dying lips and cold teeth, Korea must rescue me.
You can prepare early now to avoid being caught off guard by unexpected events.”
After this memorial was sent to the capital, in the eyes of most people it was incomprehensible and a bit sensational.
"Out of thin air" predicting a strong enemy invasion in one direction, and then saying that preparations must be made in advance, this method looks like a liar no matter how you look at it.
It's just that the liar is trying to defraud gold and silver, and this memorial is using "preparation for war" to defraud money, food and power?
Is it because Lin Tailai was away from the court for several months and was afraid of being forgotten, so he tried every means to increase his presence?
The cabinet discussed this memorial with the Ministry of War, and Ye Mengxiong, Minister of War, repeated the memorial and said: "First wait and see what happens, and then send businessmen to the Japanese country to inquire about it. At the same time, we will accumulate grain and grass in Liaodong."
However, Shi Xing, the left minister of the Ministry of War, who had been dormant for half a year, made a separate memorial, accusing Lin Tailai of fabricating the enemy's power out of greed for power and wealth.
Lu Guangzu, the censor of Zuodu, who had just come back from "contemplating his mistakes behind closed doors" and was in urgent need of establishing his authority, accused Lin Tailai of "having different ambitions and evil intentions."
Moreover, Lu Guangzu also mentioned an allusion: before Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao mutiny, there was a false military intelligence about an enemy invasion.
Officials from the Ministry of Revenue, Yang Junmin, Sun Qin and others, all complained that it cost hundreds of thousands to pacify Ningxia last year, and to prepare for war this year would be a waste of people and money, and a waste of the national treasury.
Amidst all the disturbing remarks, Emperor Wanli was also a little confused and consulted his chief minister, Zhao Zhigao.
Zhao Shoufu suggested not to make a decision easily, but to leave the relevant memorials unpublished to see the consequences.
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Chapter completed!