Chapter 333: Driving the tiger away from the mountain
In the original history, Shi Kunyu, the prefect of Suzhou, was famous for cracking down on tyrants and caught the Shen family's illegal acts in Suzhou.
At that time, in the eyes of others, Governor Li Lai and Shen Shoufu had a good relationship, and Shen Shixing, the first assistant, really wanted Li Lai to settle things.
According to the normal routine, Governor Li Lai's methods are nothing more than the following two.
Either negotiate with the prefect Shi Kunyu and exchange benefits; or use his power to pressure the prefect Shi and help the Shen family escape guilt.
As a result, Li Lai's actions made future generations unimaginable. He actually framed Magistrate Shi out of thin air and directly accused Magistrate Shi of embezzling five thousand taels of silver from the Wuxian county treasury.
Of course, it was impossible for Magistrate Shi to admit it, and then Governor Li and Magistrate Shi exchanged passionate arguments, and the conflict escalated significantly. The matter suddenly became a big deal, causing a sensation in both the government and the public.
The imperial court sent people to Suzhou to investigate, and concluded that Magistrate Shi was innocent and had no corruption at all.
Because Shi Kunyu had created a good reputation before, Li Lai's behavior of "slandering a person's innocence" immediately aroused huge public indignation.
What follows is a common drama, with a group of gossip officials frantically besieging Governor Li Lai and the suspected instigator Shen Shoufu.
Li Lai couldn't bear the pressure and resigned, and Shen Shoufu was too tired to do anything anymore, so he and Li Lai resigned together.
Whenever he thought about this historical case, Lin Daguan felt that Governor Li Lai acted like an undercover agent, a suicide bomber ambushed by hostile forces on Shen Shoufu's side.
Otherwise, Li Lai's motivations for his actions would be completely unexplainable.
So when they saw that the new prefect was named Shi Kunyu and the new governor was named Li Lai, Lin Daguan immediately understood that a conspiracy was coming, and it came three years in advance.
From God's perspective, Lin Daguan can certainly see that when others go to such great lengths, the main target is definitely not himself, but Shen Shoufu.
Because it is obviously not cost-effective to sacrifice a top governor and a top prefect just to kill Lin Tailai.
After all, in the eyes of high-level politicians, he, Lin Tailai, is just a partisan of Shen Shoufu.
So let's let Mr. Shen swagger through the market, continue to demolish and build, continue to annex land, and stand in the front row to sell flaws to attract the enemy's firepower!
The enemy can only directly involve Shen Shoufu by starting from Mr. Shen!
This was the reason why Lin Daguan dared to leave Suzhou temporarily and go to Yangzhou.
Anyway, I already know the general plan of the other party. After something happens, Mr. Lin can just go back to Suzhou to clean up the mess.
At the same time, Lin Daguan also wanted to train the organization's pressure resistance to see if the entire society could withstand a certain amount of pressure when he was not in Suzhou.
If just because I am not in Suzhou, the club will collapse under the slightest pressure, then the two years of operation will be in vain, and it is better to disband as soon as possible!
This time when they went to Yangzhou City, Lin Daguan brought with him a hundred "household servants" and hundreds of Suzhou Guard Cao troops, as well as the Suzhou Prefecture's first batch of grain shipped to Yangzhou Shuicicang this year, totaling 50,000 shi.
There were also a few special people who brought their own ships and funds and followed Lin Daguan to Yangzhou City. They were representatives of the Suzhou painting and calligraphy industry, including the number one trader in the Suzhou painting and calligraphy market, agent Zhang Fengyi, and the number one counterfeiter Lu Shicheng and others.
Away from the busy environment of Suzhou City, Lin Daguan was in a good mood, sitting leisurely in the cabin, humming a tune and watching the spring scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
The right protector Zhang Wu was bored, so he said to Lin Daguan: "It's not your first time sitting in Yangzhou, why are you so happy?"
Lin Daguan replied: "When I went to Yangzhou before, I always had too many worries, so I was restrained and couldn't fully enjoy it.
But this time I can finally let go and do whatever I want, how can I not be happy?"
Zhang Wu was immediately shocked: "You can't do it by sitting in the palace! Isn't it too early to capture the county city now?"
Lin Daguan was furious and said: "Which of you can see that I want to capture the county city?"
Zhang Wu replied: "The first time I went to Yangzhou when I was in office, there was a mutiny in the Cao army and threatened the governor;
Last time I was in Yangzhou, there was another mutiny. The governor was arrested, patrolled and patrolled, and the troops were prepared. Is this still called a tie?
So what would it be like to let go of your hands and feet? Apart from capturing the prefectures and counties, I really can't imagine it."
"Get out! I'm talking about women!" Lin Daguan scolded angrily.
What Lin Daguanren means is that there is no need to take into account the mood of the pregnant woman this time, and she can do many things as she wants.
Zhang Wu dejectedly went to the deck to blow the wind, but Zhang Wen, the Zuo protector, was still in the cabin, and he said to Lin Daguan:
"I heard news that gambling houses in Yangzhou city have offered odds on whether there will be another mutiny or mutiny when we return to Yangzhou."
Zhang Wen was a disguised reminder to Lin Zuiguan that mutiny was like a "crying wolf". It would be fine if he did it once or twice. If he used this method every time, it would be ineffective.
The key point is that mutinies have been carried out over and over again, and the court cannot justify it.
There is nothing that Lin Daguan can do. He has no power base or public opinion base in Yangzhou City. What can he rely on if he does not rely on the Cao Army?
In the Salt Inspectorate in Yangzhou City, Cai Shiding, the Salt Inspector, put down his letter and fell into deep thought.
There were two "instructions" in the letter. The first was to find a way to lure Lin Tailai to Yangzhou; the second was to find a way to keep Lin Tailai in Yangzhou for at least a month.
The meaning is obvious, it is a strategy to divert the tiger away from the mountain and minimize Lin Tailai's interference in Suzhou affairs.
So Cai Yushi could tell that his colleagues were going to start "doing things" in Suzhou City, and he was happy to see it happen.
In the case of Gao Qiyu, he, Mr. Cai, spoke uprightly and said some fair words for the prosecutor.
If the treacherous Prime Minister Shen Shoufu had not suppressed his speech, Cai would not have left the political center and been transferred to the Salt Patrol Censor!
For the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the country, the treacherous prime minister who deceived the Holy Spirit must step down!
The task he can do now is to find a way to keep Lin Tailai in Yangzhou City and reduce the obstacles in Suzhou City according to the unified deployment.
Cai Yushi thought about it for a while, but he didn't have any ideas, so he called several close confidants, Chang Sui and Master, to come over and discuss it together.
Cai Shiquan, the long-time follower of Cai Yushi who was brought here from his hometown, said: "Can we expose the smuggling incident of Wu Deng, the second manager of Lin's Salt Industry?
Once Lin's Salt Industry encounters a crisis, Lin Tailai will definitely step in to smooth things over and just drag him along."
Wu Deng's large-scale smuggling was actually secretly supported by Cai Shiquan under orders, in order to lay mines within Lin's Salt Industry and detonate them at the appropriate time.
Don't think that Lin Tai came to Yangzhou City to stir up troubles several times, and the seemingly indifferent Salt Patrol Censor was just a decoration!
In Yangzhou City, a city that thrives on the salt industry, the Salt Patrol Censor is the real master!
Knowing that Lin Tailai is Shen Shoufu's party member, how can Cai Yushi do nothing?
The key is that the wife of the Wu Deng family, Wu Tianshi, is so beautiful that Cai Changsui, who works directly, is fascinated. Only when something happens to Wu Deng will he have the opportunity to get involved with the Wu Tianshi.
So when he heard his master asking for advice, Cai Changsui couldn't wait to propose detonating Wu Deng's thunder.
However, Master Qian objected: "Once the Wu Deng smuggling case is exposed, there will be no room for maneuver and we can only solve it quickly.
This is inconsistent with Dong Weng's intention, but may scare the enemy away or scare Lin Tailai back to Suzhou."
Another master also said: "Based on the current situation, it is impossible to reasonably arrest Lin Tailai. After all, Lin Tailai is not directly related to smuggling, and Lin Tailai is protected by his status as a military attaché.
What's more important is that the salt of Lin's Salt Industry is all rented, which is equivalent to a business without capital. So even if they are all confiscated, Lin Tailai can't be hurt."
Cai Changsui said dissatisfied: "Then what can you do to keep Lin Tailai in Yangzhou for a long time?"
Master Qian was too lazy to get angry with such a rough guy like Chang Sui, so he directly said to his boss Cai Yushi:
"I have carefully studied Lin Tailai's character. He has many flaws, such as extreme pursuit of fame and reputation, and being particularly lustful. I heard that when he was in the capital, he had a big fight with his fiancee in order to get close to a popular actress.
As for fame and reputation, there are two people who can especially provoke Lin Tailai. As long as they are invited to Yangzhou, Lin Tailai will definitely come uninvited and will continue to pester him to the end."
Cai Yushi asked curiously: "Who are they?"
Master Qian replied: "One is Wang Shizhen, the leader of the world literary world, and the other is Gu Xiancheng, a true Confucian and a great scholar!
As long as these two people appear in public and are within walking distance, Lin Tailai will definitely follow them."
After Cai Yushi thought for a while, he said: "Forget it Gu Jingyang, he is far away from the capital, so it is not easy to invite him here."
After all, Gu Xiancheng is also the backbone and think tank of their Qingliu, and he is also a golden signboard in Jiangnan. It is better not to trick your own people.
Master Qian quickly added: "I also think that Alliance Leader Wang is more suitable for three reasons. First, Alliance Leader Wang has lived in Taicang Prefecture for the past year, and is only separated from Yangzhou by a river.
Second, in terms of timing, after the literary conference ended inconclusively two years ago, there has been no further literary conference.
Now that two years have passed, it is time for the literary world to hold a conference, otherwise the momentum of the retro faction will be lost.
Third, I heard that in the past year, Alliance Leader Wang Lao has been immersed in writing and has not appeared in public.
If this continues, how can Wang Danzhou still be the leader of the literary world? He definitely needs to make an appearance, unless he gives up the hegemony of the retro school."
Cai Yushi no longer hesitated and said: "It is the best time for spring to bloom, so please invite the old leader Wang to Yangzhou to hold a literary conference!
Let me tell you, Mr. Wang, that our institute is willing to protect the Literary Forum and help raise all funds!"
Master Qian quickly patted his horse and said, "With these two guarantees from Dong Weng, why worry about the old alliance leader Wang not coming!"
When it comes to raising funds, you must find salt merchants in Yangzhou City. Cai Yushi asked again: "Who should be asked to come forward to raise funds?"
Master Qian said: "Among the salt merchants, Wang Qing from Huizhou has the best reputation recently, so he can take charge."
Everyone knows this. You must find a reputable person to be responsible for fundraising, otherwise how can others be convinced and donate.
Cai Yushi had no objection, and instructed Mr. Qian: "Go and tell Wang Qing to raise three thousand taels for the literary conference first!"
At the same time, we will sort out a catalog of garden attractions and wait for the literary conference to choose and use it."
The idea is finally determined, this is what happened yesterday, let’s continue today!