Chapter 259 The Battle for the Longevity Palace (Part 1)
When you are an official in the capital, you have to think more about things when you encounter them, and Li Rusong is no exception.
If Lin Jieyuan only encourages others to submit letters, but he only wants to remain anonymous, that would be very suspicious.
But if Lin Jieyuan dares to have his name appear on the memorial, it means that Lin Jieyuan is really sure that no one will make fun of his own life and future.
It was already dark by this time, so Li Rusong asked the sergeants to light lanterns to illuminate the road ahead, then mounted his horse and led Lin Tailai to the north.
Lin Tailai said in surprise: "This is not the way to the patrol camp."
In his mind, the "headquarters" of the patrol battalion should be in Dongcheng.
Li Rusong replied: "Lin Jieyuan is a hero in this world, how can he be wronged and spend the night in the patrol camp!"
Who doesn't know how to buy people's hearts through invitations? Since you have decided on the strategy of employing people, of course you need people to treat you favorably.
Not long after, Official Lin saw the arrival of Uncle Ning Yuan's mansion, a wealthy family that was even more powerful than the chief minister's family.
Of course, Ning Yuanbo Li Chengliang was still working in Liaodong at this time and was not in the mansion. Li Rusong, the eldest son, was considered the master.
When entering the city, Lin Daguan never expected that he would not stay at the guild hall tonight, nor at Shen's house or Wang's house, but instead he would come to Uncle Ning Yuan's house, which he had never met before.
After the delicious food and drinks, Li Rusong couldn't wait to invite Mr. Lin to the study.
Shangshu's discussion of the emperor's longevity palace is a bit sensitive, so it is best not to let a third person know about it to avoid any accidents.
At that time, Li Rusong studied under Xu Wenchang, a famous scholar and great talent. It was no problem to write a memorial on literary matters, and there was no need to rely on others.
Li Rusong in history also left poems to future generations.
Thinking of this, Lin Tailai suddenly asked again: "I heard that you studied under Mr. Xu Wenchang back then?"
There is nothing that cannot be admitted. Li Rusong replied: "It is true."
Lin Daguan sighed: "I founded a literary society in Suzhou called Xinxin Society, and I respected Mr. Xu Wenchang as the spiritual leader.
Last year, our update agency started a fierce battle with the retroists who looked down on Xu Wenchang, and we have won every battle so far."
Li Rusong was stunned. Isn't your Jieyuan Wu Jieyuan? Why are you still running a literary business?
When you talk about "beating up the retro group", is that a beating in the physical sense?
But since we are talking about Xu Wenchang, the relationship is a little closer. After all, Xu Wenchang also served as Li Rusong's teacher.
Therefore, Li Rusong gave a friendly reminder: "Zhang Dasima of the Ministry of War, who presided over the martial arts examination, is one of the seven descendants of the retro sect."
It would be funny if you, a martial arts examiner, offended the Minister of War due to your literary career and failed the martial arts examination.
Lin Daguan, who walked on two legs, both civil and military, disapproved and sighed:
"If it weren't for the fact that the number of people in our update club was too small and the standards for joining the club were too high, there wouldn't be any retro voices in the literary world now!"
Li Rusong asked curiously: "What are the criteria for joining the society?"
Lin Tailai replied: "The standard for joining the society is currently just four words, from general to prime minister."
Li Rusong: "."
I originally thought that Lin Tailai deliberately mentioned Xinxinshe and Xu Wenchang in order to attract him to join the club.
Now it seems that I have misunderstood and it turns out that I am not worthy.
After the casual chat, the serious matter of writing a memorial was discussed. Lin Daguan dictated it and Li Rusong wrote it.
But after writing the memorial, Li Rusong became a little worried about gain and loss, and couldn't help but ask:
"Just writing that Dayu Mountain corresponds to Sejong Yongling Tomb, which is actually auspicious soil. It is advisable to build the Longevity Palace at the foot of Dayu Mountain and imitate Yongling Tomb. Can we really win the emperor's heart?"
It was already late at night, and today was very tiring. Even as strong as Lin Tailai, he felt sleepy. He couldn't help but yawned, and responded confidently:
"Don't worry, Governor Li! As long as this memorial is in front of the emperor, you will be the most shining minister in the entire capital this month! No one can steal your limelight!"
Historically, Li Rusong was Wanli's "favorite general" and was often the first choice to lead troops in expeditions.
Lin Tailai didn't know how Li Rusong did it in history, or if he had another chance.
But now that we know this general trend, we can give a boost and use our own way to help Li Rusong stay in the emperor's heart.
While making friends with the future General Li, he also made General Li owe him a favor. This is called taking advantage of the situation.
Anyway, I didn’t pay much. As long as Li Rusong doesn’t become a white-eyed wolf in the future, I won’t lose money this time.
From this perspective, giving "welfare" to Li Rusong seems to be more profitable than giving it to the Wang family or Shen Shoufu.
Under the bright candlelight, Li Rusong read the newly written memorial several times. After the evaluation, he finally made the final decision to send it to Changping tomorrow!
Because in the content of this memorial, except for the unintelligent praise of the location of Dayu Mountain and the symmetrical beauty of Yongling, there is nothing else that may be out of line or cause criticism.
Even if it fails to achieve the magical effect boasted by Lin Tailai, at least it will not have much negative effects, and the political risk is actually not great.
Lin Tailai didn't care. With such a big capital and so many famous and wealthy people in Chang'an, he didn't believe that this benefit couldn't be given away.
If Wang Situ doesn’t want it, then you, Li Rusong, will still be there; if you, Li Rusong, don’t want it either, then there will be someone else!
If Mr. Lin were an official now, he would be able to monopolize the benefits himself, and even being promoted to the third level would not be a dream.
But it is a pity that he, Lin Tailai, has not entered the mainstream officialdom. Even if he monopolizes the benefits, he will not be able to maximize his benefits.
The emperor could not directly grant Lin Tailai the title of Jinshi and then promote him to a higher position.
As for other non-mainstream promotions that do not require fame, the ambitious Lin Tailai definitely does not want them.
The next day, Li Rusong sent someone to Tianshou Mountain in Changping to deliver the memorial.
At this time, the focus of the upper-class politicians in the capital was on Mount Tianshou.
Tianshou Mountain refers to both the mountain peak and the royal tomb area. In this area, in addition to the main peak of Tianshou Mountain, there are many branch peaks.
A palace was built here in Tianshou Mountain for the emperor to visit and survey the mausoleum.
In recent days, the current Emperor Wanli has been inspecting here, and there are also a large number of courtiers who follow the emperor.
At this time, Emperor Wanli had already visited the Changling Tomb of Chengzu, the Yongling Tomb of his grandfather Shizong, and the Zhaoling Tomb of his father Mu Zong according to etiquette and rules.
Then I personally surveyed Dayu Mountain, but I was still confused.
There is an example from his grandfather, Emperor Jiajing. Emperor Wanli did not believe in cultivating immortality.
He only cares about two points, one is to live in the present and enjoy life; the other is to rest in peace after death and continue to enjoy.
Therefore, he attaches great importance to his longevity palace. As a result, the more he attaches importance to it, the harder it is to make a decision.
In fact, Emperor Wanli was quite satisfied with Dayu Mountain at the beginning, otherwise he would not have chosen the site for the longevity palace two years ago.
But he couldn't stand it and there were always people saying that this place was not good, which made Emperor Wanli feel disgusted.
Emperor Wanli did not dare to be willful when it came to his own funeral. What if this place was really not good?