Chapter 275 The Flood of the Times (please vote for me!)
In addition to the officialdom, Lin Daguan also began to have his own urban legend among the people in the capital.
After all, what Lin Daguan did within ten days after entering the capital was quite shocking in a capital city where strange and strange things have happened one after another in the past 150 years.
As soon as he entered the city, he broke the leg of the Earl, a descendant of Liu Bowen, who was very famous among the people. A few days later, he broke into the Earl's Mansion and smashed it.
Bullying people like this is really bullying to the extreme. In the end, nothing happened to Mr. Lin himself.
He led a few followers to fight against the notorious factory guard and police officers, and injured fifty or sixty officers by himself, but he was not injured at all.
It seemed that Officer Lin was more cruel than the factory guards. As a result, all the officers and schools involved were sent to border towns and sent to the army. However, Officer Lin himself was still fine.
He also once came to the door of Li Zhi's house, a famous sycophant, and smashed the door of Li's house with a stone lion.
This behavior was simply too much trouble. In the end, Li Zhi was transferred to another place, but Lin Daguan himself was still fine.
What's even more incredible is that Lin Daguan also rushed into the gathering of the retro sect in Lingji Palace and used literature to suppress the literary world in the capital. Rumor has it that he even forced the Minister of War to sign an alliance under the city.
The people of the capital, who are said to be well-informed at the feet of the emperor, have never seen such a person who can not only chase dozens of people and kill them, but also go to the literary world to gather all kinds of talent.
As for the high-profile announcement that he was scheduled to be ranked first in the martial arts test, knocking down a tall horse on foot, giving instructions to Ning Yuanbo's crown prince Li Rusong Jian to stay in the emperor's heart, and treating the chief minister's son as a follower, these are all trivial matters in comparison.
The time has entered the beginning of April, not long before the martial arts exam begins on April 9th.
These past few days have been a rare leisure time for Lin Daguan.
On a very sage morning, Senior Official Lin wanted to go to Shen Shoufu to ask whether the palace examination would be successful.
But he was told by Shen Yongmao that the chief assistant had already gone to court in the morning.
Official Lin asked Shen Yongmao again: "Why don't you, the head of the Vehicle and Driving Department of the Ministry of War, go to court?"
Shen Yongmao replied indifferently: "There are thousands of officials who should attend the morning dynasty. I am not one of the people standing in the front row. I can't tell if there is one missing."
In fact, most of the time, the emperor who came to attend court didn't bother to care whether all the thousands of courtiers were actually present.
Among the recent generations of emperors, the only one who took this seriously was Emperor Jiajing before he started cultivating immortality.
Maybe there were hundreds of people instead of thousands, which angered the "good-tempered" Emperor Jiajing.
Seeing that Shen Yongmao didn't care about the previous court, Lin Daguan said meaningfully:
"You'd better cherish the opportunity to go to court more. It was one less time last time."
Now these ministers are too lazy to go to court early in the morning and late at night. They will no longer be able to cry and shout that they want to go to court to see the emperor!
How could Shen Yongmao understand Lin Daguanren's prophecy? He just felt that Lin Daguanren was making lies again and said words that no one could understand.
Anyone who has studied the history of Emperor Wanli's "disrespect" knows that the beginning of Emperor Wanli's "disappearance" was this year, which was the fourteenth year of Wanli.
Then after more than ten years of gradual development, around the 24th year of Wanli, Emperor Wanli's magical skill of destroying people was completely perfected, and it never changed again until his death.
As for why the 14th year of Wanli became the first year of "disappearance", it was probably because in the first month of this year, the emperor's most beloved Concubine Zheng gave birth to the emperor's third son, Zhu Changxun.
Anyone who knows a little bit about the history of the Ming Dynasty knows what this means: the battle over the country is coming.
The Wanli Dynasty was an era in which political struggles flourished, with various fighting methods and various forces intertwined.
However, when sorting out the context of the political struggle of the Wanli Dynasty, it was found that the "national dispute" that lasted for more than ten years openly and had a covert influence until the death of the Wanli Emperor must be one of the most important dramas.
The simple explanation of the dispute over the foundation of the country is that Emperor Wanli wanted to make the emperor's third son the crown prince, but the ministers basically opposed it collectively and insisted on making the emperor's eldest son the crown prince, which led to vindictiveness between the emperor and his ministers for more than ten years.
In this kind of vindictiveness, Emperor Wanli began his career of showing off. At the beginning, he may have been showing off out of anger, but later he was showing off "really fragrant".
Mr. Lin knew very well what was going to happen in the future, but it was impossible to say it clearly.
Living under the great tide of the times, and unable to change the general trend for the time being, all Lin Daguan can do is to rely on his information advantage to move around to protect himself.
Then again, if you want to join the officialdom of Chaotang, traveling to Wanli Dynasty is definitely a hellish level of difficulty, maybe even the hardest.
The difficulty does not lie in the fact that the emperor is difficult to maintain, or that a strong villain is too unfaithful.
It's because the situation in the Wanli Dynasty was too complicated. In general, the political struggles of the era revolved around one main line, but in the Wanli Dynasty, several main lines of political struggle could be entangled and started at the same time.
This leads to the fact that there are often no decent people and no villains. The court is simply a chaos of several forces fighting each other on different levels.
Even if you believe that lying flat is a blessing, if you don't follow the golden mean, you will often die from unknown AOE.
In history, Shen Shixing was very popular in both the Zhang Juzheng era and the post-Zhang Juzheng era. He was definitely a top smart person.
But he also felt that he could not handle this kind of chaos in the middle of the Wanli Dynasty. Seeing that the situation was uncontrollable, he hurriedly left home to retire.
Thinking of this, Lin Daguan became more and more convinced that he really needed to cultivate both civil and military skills and advance in both directions, so that he could have more room for maneuver in the coming era of great chaos.
For example, when you are being bombarded by a group of public officials, you can decisively resign to avoid the attacks, and then work as a military attache for a few days to transition.
"Is there any good place to go in the capital?" Lin Daguan asked casually.
Shen Yongmao replied: "If you don't want to go to Jiaofangsi Hutong, it won't be much fun.
I just heard that someone was giving lectures at Lingji Palace today, and I probably am not interested either."
Lin Tailai yawned, "I am now focused on preparing for the martial arts test and have no extra energy for academics."
Shen Yongmao said casually: "But the person giving the lecture is a true Confucian, Gu Xiancheng, the descendant of Guishan. He is from the south of the Yangtze River like you and me. I am planning to go."
Only halfway through speaking, he saw Lin Daguan ejecting from his seat and already standing at the door of the hall.
Then I heard Lin Daguan say: "My life has a limit, but my knowledge has no limit. We young people still need to pay more attention to academics and not miss the opportunity to exchange and learn!"
Shen Yongmao: "???"
The area southwest of the Imperial City, that is, the Yongfang area in Da and Xiao, is the most upscale community in the world. It is densely populated with official residences, but there are few public places.
Therefore, the Lingji Palace, which is close to the base of the imperial city wall, serves as a public place. The last gathering of the retro-style gathering was also held here.
Lin Tailai had long heard that Gu Xiancheng ended his vacation in the second half of last year and returned to the capital to resume his job.
It's just that this time he was busy beating people up after arriving in the capital, and didn't have time to pay attention to Gu Xiancheng. After all, there were too many people and things in the capital, and his personal energy was limited.
On the way, Lin Tailai asked: "What did Gu Xiancheng teach today?"
"He seems to be talking about the speculation of Neo-Confucianism and Xinxue." After Shen Yongmao said this, he suddenly asked Lin Tailai with great interest: "Do you support orthodox Confucianism or Xinxue?"
Lin Daguan replied without thinking: "Let's see what Gu Xiancheng's position is first. If he supports orthodox Neo-Confucianism, I will temporarily support Xinxue!"
Shen Yongmao: "."
Do you want to communicate and learn, or are you deliberately causing trouble?
The main reason is that the two "debates" between Lin Tailai and Gu Xiancheng in Jiangnan were relatively niche and had not yet reached Shen Yongmao's ears.
When the two of them reached the side courtyard of Lingji Palace, they saw that the wooden door was locked, and there seemed to be no sign of any activity in the courtyard.
In addition, a large group of other scholars came over and were gathering around not knowing what to read.
Lin Tailai and Shen Yongmao went over to take a look, and saw a notice posted on the door, which read:
"Due to the unwellness of the lecturer, Gu Xiancheng, the lecture originally scheduled for today has been canceled and will be postponed to a date to be determined."
Shen Yongmao said in surprise: "It's strange. The day before yesterday, I went to the Ministry of Personnel to deliver the list of ambassadors to the post office, and I saw Gu Xiancheng in full swing."
Official Lin snorted coldly: "This is aimed at me, Lin Tailai!"
Upon hearing the three words "Lin Tailai", everyone in the large group of scholars immediately looked at him.
He is a head taller than an ordinary person and twice as thick as an ordinary person. He likes to wear a Confucian scarf and a green shirt. He is definitely the deity!
Immediately, Officer Lin stretched out his hands, and the guardians Zhang Wen and Zhang Wu on the left and right handed over the pen and ink in a tacit understanding.
Then Lin Daguan wrote on the side of the notice: "Gu's skills in discussing the classics are superior to those of other students; Jinbu's learning is not inferior to others!"
Shen Yongmao asked in confusion: "What does this mean? Do you even know how to debate scriptures?"
Official Lin looked around at the crowd and said proudly: "I understand a little bit."
Shen Yongmao said, "If you know a little, how much do you know? Are you bragging?"
Lin Tailai couldn't accept being questioned and explained loudly: "You may not know that I did two games with Gu Xiancheng last year.
The first one was in mid-July last year, when I was studying to debate the I Ching in Wuxi County. He couldn't defeat me, so he took advantage of the strength of the crowd and attacked me, but he didn't beat me yet;
The second one was at the beginning of August last year, when we debated the Spring and Autumn Period at the Confucius Temple of the Imperial Academy in Nanjing, and he and I tied."
Shen Yongmao: "."
The time and place are so detailed, it doesn’t look like they’re fake.
But I really can’t imagine how Lin Tailai could have the upper hand in the debate.
The academic study of classics and meaning is different from that of poetry. Accumulation is more important than talent. How can Lin Tailai, a martial arts student under twenty, get his academic accumulation?
Could it be that in the Jiangnan area recently, the outcome of Bible debates is determined by fists and kicks?
When everyone nearby heard Lin Tailai's words, they couldn't help but subconsciously exclaimed.
Your Lin Tailai's "thug" function, in addition to physics and literature, also includes academic fields? It is indeed a bit versatile.
If Gu Xiancheng dares to claim to be the successor of Guishan, he is indeed a good scholar academically. Can you, Lin Tailai, really compete with Gu Xiancheng?
Lin Tailai coughed and said loudly to everyone: "I didn't expect that after Gu Xiancheng found out that I was in the capital, he couldn't avoid the battle. It caused everyone to run away in vain. It's all my fault!"
Although Shen Yongmao was politically aligned with Lin Tailai, he could not help but sympathize with Gu Xiancheng when he heard this.
The opponent targeted by Lin Tailai was really unlucky. Even if he didn't show up, he would still be taken advantage of.
He even suspected that even if Gu Xiancheng died, he would be classified as "fear of committing suicide".
Regarding Lin Tailai, the first assistant retainer who suddenly became famous, everyone was still interested in hearing what Lin Tailai had to say. If they heard some gossip, it would be considered as a source of conversation.
Then I heard Lin Tailai continue to say: "Since you are all here, let me tell you some academic information!"
Shen Yongmao asked subconsciously: "What can you say about academics? Martial arts?"
Lin Tailai replied: "It is better to wait for Gu Xiancheng to talk about Neo-Confucianism and Mind Science. What I want to tell you is Qi Science!"
After hearing this, many people are not ready to continue listening.
First of all, although you, Lin Tailai, are a star, you are not an academic star. Who is interested in hearing you sell melons here?
Secondly, Qi science is now in decline. It is neither popular nor fashionable, making people even less interested in listening to it.
But when many people turned around to leave, they found a row of about ten big men standing behind them, blocking the road and watching them eagerly.
Among them was a white-faced man holding an iron whip, who persuaded him kindly: "You're all here, you'd better listen to Lin Zuoguan's speech."
Everyone: "."
Is this the reason why Gu Xiancheng can't avoid fighting?
Lin Tailai didn't care whether others left or not. He stood there and started talking:
"When it comes to Qi science, it focuses on the three subjects of knowledge, action, and rationality. The relationship between these three forms the foundation of Qi science.
Let’s talk about the basic concepts first. When it comes to knowledge, I call it knowledge; when it comes to action, I call it practice; and when it comes to reason, I call it objective laws.”
In the evening, Shen Shixing came home from get off work at the cabinet. As soon as he entered the gate, he asked: "Where is Lin Tailai?"
An insider replied: "Lin Jieyuan and the uncle are together in Lingji Palace, and they seem to be giving public lectures."
"Nonsense!" Shen Shoufu shouted angrily without thinking: "How much knowledge does this scoundrel have? He dares to give public lectures. He is really humiliating himself! As a father, I will lose all my face!"
The steward next to him carefully replied: "It's not the uncle who is lecturing, but Lin Jieyuan who is lecturing over there."
Shen Shixing: "."
What kind of learning can Lin Tailai talk about and how to enter Taoism through martial arts?
After coming back to his senses, Shen Shixing ordered again: "Get this person back quickly! There is something important to convey!"
Over at Lingji Palace, Lin Tailai heard that Shen Shoufu was looking for him, so he immediately closed up the lecture stall and hurried back to Shen Mansion.
Seeing Lin Tailai, Shen Shixing sighed and said, "I have good news and bad news here."
"Tell me the good news first?" Lin Tailai replied.
Shen Shixing said casually: "The good news is that the emperor has agreed to open the imperial examination for the martial arts examination. The first place in the martial arts examination can be named the number one scholar."
Lin Tailai wanted to get up and leave: "Then there will be no bad news!"
Shen Shixing continued: "No, there is still bad news. Concubine Zheng's brother Zheng Guotai suddenly signed up to take part in the martial arts test."
Lin Tailai asked doubtfully: "We have all passed the first-level martial arts examinations. How did Zheng Guotai sign up?"
Shen Shixing replied: "The emperor's special decree allows Zheng Guotai to register."
This meaning is obvious. Zheng Guotai, the brother of Concubine Zheng, the favored concubine in the harem, heard about the "additional" Wu Zhuangyuan and was tempted.
"What do you think?" Shen Shoufu asked. Anyone who knows a little bit about the inside story of the palace knows that Concubine Zheng is no ordinary beloved concubine.
Lin Tailai responded with joy: "I just said that there is no bad news, it is all good news! Life is getting sweeter and sweeter, and the good days are yet to come!"
Shen Shoufu was in a daze, why are you, Lin Tailai, suddenly happy? Are you still a normal person?
I'm a little stuck today and mainly focus on coming up with new plots. I'll write more tomorrow and continue to ask for monthly support!