Chapter 171 Its hard to hit the smiling man with your hand
After Mr. Lin's interference, the atmosphere in the venue became a little strange.
Among the people present, only Mr. Shen and Magistrate Yuan knew clearly that the "disaster victims" who had just appeared were organized by Lin Tailai, and there might be people from Lin's society directing the coordination.
Don't underestimate the organizational power of the community at the grassroots level. It's easy to greet dozens of people who have really suffered a disaster and come over to ask for a wish.
For those common people, petitioning to open a position is not a bad thing, it is also good for them.
But what neither Mr. Shen nor Magistrate Yuan expected was that the "disaster victims" invited by Lin Tailai would be driven away by Lin Tailai himself. This operation made the two insiders feel numb.
Just now, they were still wondering why Lin Tailai came to the reception scene. Because from a normal perspective, Lin Tailai had no need to come here to join in the fun.
Now they kind of understand it, but they still don't fully understand it.
At this time, everyone else also saw Governor Wei's embarrassment.
The original intention of bringing up this topic again was to deal with Lin Tailai, but Governor Wei was overwhelmed by Lin Tailai's words and actions.
What's the folk saying? Don't hit anyone with a smiling face.
Outsiders can't help with this kind of thing, and the more help you get, the more embarrassing it becomes. Governor Wei can only rely on himself to find an angle or rhetoric, and re-enter the topic.
But before Governor Wei could think about making a name for himself, Official Lin spoke again. Anyway, no one else wanted to talk at this time, and there was no one trying to grab the wheat.
"I, Lin Tailai, often tell people around me that Wei Dazhongcheng is one of the court officials I admire most!
I heard that Dazhong Cheng stayed at Xushuguan last night and wrote a poem on the wall of Guanyi!
I knew some people in Xushuguan, so this poem came to my ears and made me fall in admiration!"
Governor Wei: "???"
When did you compose a poem last night?
The great litterateur Yuan Zhixian was most sensitive to poetry and other content, so he subconsciously asked: "What poem?"
So Lin Daguanren recited affectionately:
"When I arrived, my luggage was in old fashion,
A stick of incense in the blue sky at midnight.
The map of the sea was left to the shogunate,
Don’t bring the mountains and rivers back to your hometown.”
Damn it! Everyone was shocked.
Objectively speaking, this poem is very good, especially the line "Don't bring the mountains and rivers back home", which has the potential of a famous line.
However, was this poem really written by Dazhong Cheng? No matter how you look at it, it looks more like the handwriting of Lin Tailai who borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha, right?
You, Lin Tailai, have really gone to great lengths to flatter Dazhong Cheng.
First there was praise in words, then there was action to get closer, and then the praise in poetry came again!
I really don’t know how virtuous and capable Dazhong Cheng is. How can he start to fight with you when he meets a close friend like you?
However, such a powerful impact of poetry made Governor Wei feel confused for a while.
In desperation, he shouted to Lin Tailai: "That's enough for you!"
In decades of officialdom, I have never seen such a person.
Lin Tailai looked over in surprise, "Where are we now? I haven't shown my loyalty yet. Why is Dazhong Cheng so impatient?"
Xi Dachaofeng, who was accompanying Governor Wei, was very dissatisfied with the current situation.
In his vision, on this symbolic occasion, the concept of "Lin Tailai is going to die" must be publicly displayed to the whole of Suzhou to destroy other people's confidence in Lin Tailai.
As long as others' confidence in Lin Tailai is shaken, Lin Tailai's foundation will also be shaken.
But opportunities will naturally appear one after another. Lin Tailai's allies will leave him, and Lin Tailai's backers will abandon him!
As a result, so far, the expected effect has not been achieved at all, but it has made Lin Tailai more and more crazy!
Thinking of this, Xi Dachaofeng became anxious. He didn't care about "keeping a low profile" nearby, and directly suggested to the governor:
"If Dazhong Cheng believes that the eight cases should be reopened, and the prefecture and county have objections, he might as well transfer the case files to the Procuratorate and let Dazhong Cheng handle it personally."
The idea of restarting the eight cases was what Xi Siwei had previously given to the governor, and it was a surprise attack.
If Lin Tailai is not "crucified" today and Lin Tailai is on guard, it will be even more difficult.
Governor Wei glanced at Xi Dachaofeng and felt that this suggestion was a bit amateurish and seemed too fussy.
The projects handled by the governor himself should all be major and important cases, so why do we just deal with these eight trivial civilian cases?
But when he thought of the thousands of taels of silver he had already received, Governor Wei endured it.
If you make a fuss out of a molehill, make a fuss out of it. At most, you will only be laughed at behind your back.
Xi Dachaofeng further suggested: "And the defendants in the eight cases are here and can be detained pending trial."
At this time, others were finally able to confirm and affirm that Xi Da Chaofeng, who appeared suddenly today, was indeed aiming to kill Lin Tailai, and Governor Wei was Xi Da Chaofeng's accomplice.
However, Lin Daguan still looked calm and calm at this moment, without any panic.
Fortunately, he has a good habit. When he sees someone or something that is wrong, he will first try his best to frame the other person for a crime, and then hold it in his hand as a handle, just in case.
Second Master Shen sighed, Lin Tailai was under his protection in name, but he was taken into custody in front of him. What was going on? Master Zaifu didn't want to lose face?
So he stood up and said to Governor Wei: "Lin Tailai has a good reputation and is a military officer. According to the rules, the punishment cannot be increased easily."
However, Xi Dachaofeng replied: "If you want to punish civil servants for being strict with the law, you must first deprive them of their honors by the great master!
But the merits of martial arts officers are much more lenient. Dazhong Cheng can take them away by force, but who can say anything about it?"
Second Master Shen added: "Lin Tailai is still the chief official of the customs office. The customs office belongs directly to the Ministry of Household Affairs of the imperial court and is not subordinate to Dazhong Cheng.
Therefore, according to the rules, before Dazhong Cheng detains Lin Tailai, he should first obtain the approval of the customs."
It was Xi Dachaofeng who responded plausibly: "Then we can detain him first and then notify the customs!
After all, the level of Dazhongcheng is much higher than that of the customs, so he can arrest him first and report later!
Wouldn't it be ridiculous if the officials of the feudal frontiers were subject to customs restrictions?"
Although many officials present did not want to see Lin Tailai, they were now a little disgusted with Xi Dachaofeng's face.
It may not matter if you occasionally violate a rule. As long as your status is high enough, you will have certain privileges.
But thinking about violating all the rules at the same time, is this a bit too much?
After all, you Xi Dachaofeng is just a fox pretending to be a tiger, and I am just a businessman!
But Xi Dachaofeng also had his own difficulties. It was not easy to meet a governor who was "59 and a half years old". What a rare opportunity it was. Of course, he must use this authority as much as possible!
According to the Ming Dynasty's system, it is generally impossible for a feudal official like a governor to accept the manipulation of a businessman, as long as the person still wants to have a reputation and continues to be an official.
As for Governor Wei, a feudal official who only wants to make a large sum of money for retirement within half a year, and does whatever he can as long as he has money, without caring about his future affairs, he can be said to be a rare person.
Xi Dachaofeng has been waiting for so many years before he has such a governor of Yingtian who is willing to completely listen to Qianzi's orders!
This first shot must be fired!
I want to write too much and my thoughts are so messed up. I should have finished writing this paragraph and sorted it out before posting it together, but I was forced to update it.