A few days later, the new Suzhou Prefecture Governor Shi Kunyu came to take office. This must be a major event in Suzhou official circles.
As usual, the government officials, two county government officials, and local gentry representatives all went out of the city to Fengqiao to greet him.
Although Suzhou Guard and Suzhou Prefecture are nominally parallel units that do not belong to each other, due to the current reality that the civil society is strong but the military is weak, Suzhou Guard has to send individuals as representatives to welcome them.
But the most eye-catching thing in the crowd is not a person, but a mikoshi.
The so-called mikoshi is the kind of sedan used to carry the statues of gods during festivals, which are called wandering gods.
The mikoshi was carried by four officers and soldiers, and a set of armor was placed on it. The most eye-catching one was undoubtedly the top bronze helmet.
This bronze helmet was frequently shown off in public, so some people recognized whose bronze helmet it was.
While everyone was talking about it, the new prefect's ship appeared in sight and then docked.
The prefect Shi who came to take office was a middle-aged man in his forties with a very serious expression, without any smile on his face.
In the atmosphere of noisy gongs and drums and the sound of suonas, after Shi Zhifu landed, he accepted the gifts from the prefectural government and the two county government offices in order, and then saw the sacred sedan and the bronze helmet.
After being stunned for a moment, Magistrate Shi frowned and asked, "What does this mean?"
A general bannerman next to the shrine replied: "Today the governor has taken office, and our Suzhou Guards sent Chief Lin, who is responsible for transporting thousands of households, to come and congratulate you.
But recently, the water transportation business has been busy, and Chief Lin couldn't get away, so he asked us to bring the armor given by the emperor to the scene as a substitute."
Even people who don't know the origin of this bronze helmet will understand it when they hear the word "imperial gift".
Everyone in Suzhou knows that Lin Daguan was given a set of armor by the emperor after he won the top prize in martial arts.
Then everyone understood more clearly what the official Lin's attitude was towards the new prefect.
Magistrate Shi stared at the bronze helmet for a while, expressionless, wondering if he was adjusting his emotions.
In the end, Magistrate Shi did not get angry on the spot, but just left the palanquin and said to everyone:
"I have been ordered by the imperial court to guard Suzhou. Today I meet you for the first time. I have a few words to say."
It is human nature to express political opinions when taking office, and everyone responded together: "I would like to hear from you, your Majesty."
Magistrate Shi then said loudly: "There are only three principles for my administration, justice, justice, and justice! Let me encourage you all!"
Lin Daguan, who was unable to escape because of his busy official duties, was sitting in the governor's court drinking tea.
"Is the old gentleman leaving office soon? Is the new governor already on the way?" Lin Daguan asked.
Zhao Zhigao was a little surprised and asked: "How did you guess that?"
Official Lin took a sip of tea and said calmly: "The new prefect has arrived, will the new governor be far behind?"
"What does this mean?" Zhao Zhigao was born in the Imperial Academy and was a well-educated Confucian, but he could not understand this sentence at all.
Official Lin replied: "Old sir, you are leaving office soon, and these following matters have nothing to do with you."
In the original history, the conspiracy drama that led to Shen Shixing's resignation actually had two protagonists.
One protagonist is the prefect Shi Kunyu, and the other protagonist is the governor. Shi Kunyu is already here, how can the other one not come?
Unexpectedly, due to my own butterfly effect, this scene seemed to be advanced three years.
Zhao Zhigao gave it a try again and said, "Do you know who the new governor is?"
Lin Daguan replied without any suspense: "I guess it's Su Song from Jiangnan who often prepares troops for Li Lai?"
Zhao Zhigao: "."
He had reason to suspect that while others relied on guessing and reasoning to become an official, Lin Tai relied on fortune telling to become an official.
However, Zhao Zhigao still made a mistake for Lin Daguan, "It was Su, Song, Chang in the south of the Yangtze River that controlled the troops and prepared the roads, not just Su, Song, Chang."
Official Lin was still thinking about the following situation in his mind, and he said casually: "Why did the second prime minister of King Shen put a prefect like Shi Kunyu in his hometown? Isn't this asking for trouble?"
The two prime ministers of King Shen refer to the chief minister Shen Shixing and the great scholar Wang Xijue, both of whom were from Suzhou Prefecture.
Zhao Zhigao replied seriously: "Perhaps the second prime minister of King Shen is out of love for Sangzi, so he wants to use people with outstanding character to govern Suzhou."
Lin Daguanren: "."
It seems that Zhao Zhigao has passed the training, so you can rest assured that Zhao Zhigao will go to the capital to develop.
Then I heard Zhao Zhigao continue to say: "Actually, what can a prefect do? Can he change the world? So I gave in."
Besides, there is a governor looking after us, so the prefect cannot do whatever he wants."
So Lin Daguan recalled the information in his memory and said: "The new governor Li Lai was also famous for his integrity back then. After Zhang Juzheng lost his love, he went to court to oppose Zhang Juzheng's role as the emperor's wedding envoy, which angered Zhang Juzheng."
Zhao Zhigao interjected: "But I heard that Li Lai has been on good terms with King Shen Er in recent years. Otherwise, how could he have been promoted from military preparation to governor so easily?"
Zhao Zhigao's meaning is also very obvious. Shen Shoufu is not a fool and would ignore an opposition in his hometown.
Although Shi Kunyu, who was supported by the Qingliu forces, may have been appointed as the governor of Suzhou due to some exchange of interests, didn't he also send Li Lai as the governor to check and balance?
Official Lin sighed and said: "It is true that the new prefect Shi Kunyu is not a good person, but the new governor Li Lai may not be a good person either.
As the saying goes, knowing people knows faces but does not know their hearts. Who knows where Li Lai stands in his heart."
This comment shocked Zhao Zhigao. Could Shen Shoufu still be mistaken?
Listening to Lin Tailai's tone, why does Li Lai sound like an undercover agent? Li Lai and Shen Shoufu had a good relationship before, was this all a "pretend to surrender"?
I don’t know what Lin Tailai relied on to make his judgment, but Zhao Zhigao was already used to Lin Daguan’s divination-style “straight talk” performance.
So Zhao Zhigao didn't ask the reason, but hesitantly said: "Then when I get to the capital, can I remind Prime Minister Shen?"
"No need!" Lin Daguan said: "The relationship between Li Lai and Prime Minister Shen is probably much closer than yours!
If you go to remind Shen Xiang, that's called talking lightly, but it's like a villain sowing discord, which is totally useless."
Zhao Zhigao asked again: "Then just let it go like this? What if there is an accident?"
"Am I still here in Suzhou City?" Lin Daguan said domineeringly.
Zhao Zhigao added: "If there is anything else that needs to be done before I leave office, just tell me."
Official Lin waved his hand and said: "There is nothing else for the old man to do. In three days I will supervise the transportation of grain and set off for Yangzhou. Then I will stay in Shuicicang in Yangzhou for a month or two."
Ordinary people really can't understand Lin Daguan's behavior. The situation in Suzhou is getting tense, but Lin Daguan went to Yangzhou in a arrogant manner.
After Lin Daguan left the Procuratorate, an aide said to Zhao Zhigao:
"It seems to me that Lin Tailai was deliberately waiting for something to happen and then step in to clean up the mess."
Zhao Zhigao warned: "Don't mention this again! Think more about how Yang Xiu died!"
