Chapter 364 What kind of military attaché is this?
Looking at Guo Tuiguan's performance, Lin Daguan could only hide his merit and fame. In fact, he wrote Guo Tuiguan's lines.
Although Lin Daguanren is the number one martial arts scholar in the world, he now belongs to the rank of military attache.
Although Guo Tuiguan was only a supervisor, he was a civil servant.
When civil servants criticize each other, that is "internal strife."
But it would be a bit taboo if Lin Daguanren, a military attaché, stood on the moral high ground and jumped up and down to launch political attacks on a group of civilian officials.
The military attache is too high-profile in politics and is prone to extraneous matters.
What would the princes of the imperial court think if they saw that a thousand households in Suzhou dared to bombard imperial envoys, governors, and prefects in public?
Is that what a young military attache should do? It might be better to stage a mutiny, which might be more acceptable to people.
This is also one of the important reasons why Lin Daguan does not like to talk sense and likes to use force to solve problems. This is in line with other people's "stereotype".
So in today's situation, Lin Daguan felt that he was not suitable to come forward, so he chose Guo Tuiguan as his substitute.
Guo Tuiguan began to make his final concluding remarks: "Since the three of you appeared in Suzhou, you have frequently committed ugly acts and looked ugly. They have repeatedly provoked civil commotions, destabilized the city of Suzhou, ruined the court's dignity, and disrupted the court's important land of money and food!
Although my official position is low, I will report these situations to the court truthfully! I believe the court will give justice to the people of Suzhou!"
None of the officials present dared to imagine how the imperial court would react if Guo Tuiguan reported this?
After the crowd gradually dispersed, the only main people left at the Yamen Gate were the Imperial Envoy Li Shida, Governor Li, and Magistrate Shi.
In addition, Lin Qianhu, who was devoted to his duties, was still standing beside Li Shida dutifully at this time, doing his guard work eagerly.
Li Shida glanced at Lin Qianhu and said weakly: "Lin Qianhu can retreat, we don't need you to protect us anymore."
Things are already like this, and there is little point in continuing to tie Lin Tailai to his side.
Besides, Lin Tailai was standing here with a hawkish gaze. How could the three of them say something that they didn't want outsiders to know?
When Lin Qianhu heard this, he clasped his fists and saluted: "I obey! I will take my leave now!"
Before leaving, Lin Qianhu kindly reminded him: "It is normal for things to be rough in this world, and Imperial Commissioner Li must not get carried away.
At first I was worried about Governor Li, then I started to worry about Governor Shi. But now, I am most worried about Li Qin sending you!"
Li Shida: "."
To his ears, the meaning of Lin Tailai's words was: Li Qinchen, you don't believe in evil, and the matter has gradually reached the point where "the imperial messenger is protecting the prefect", then he can only ask you to "commit suicide out of fear of crime".
Imperial Envoy Li Shida felt a little annoyed, wondering if he was being kind to a woman?
At first, it was Governor Li who committed suicide out of fear of crime, but he did not go to persuade Governor Li; later, it was Prefect Shi who committed suicide out of fear of crime, but he still did not go to persuade Magistrate Shi; and now, it is his turn to commit suicide out of fear of crime, but no one can stop him.
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If you don't have the courage, you can commit suicide in fear of crime. Then no one will take the blame, and you will rot together, and the entire force will suffer heavy losses.
Looking at Lin Tailai who was about to leave, Li Qinqian asked puzzledly: "This court believes that you must have countless more stable ways to solve the problem!
But why are the methods so ruthless, leaving no room for action, and the battles so huge?
Just for us, how can you be so brazen at all costs? How much profit can you gain by killing us all?"
This is a question that Li Shida has been unable to figure out since he got off the ship until now.
If we use "the rules are broken" to explain it, it cannot fully explain it.
Normal people must consider "cost-effectiveness" when doing things, but Lin Tailai was extravagant and wasteful this time.
Lin Daguanren sneered: "My target has never been you! If you are the only one, how can you be worthy of these big battles?"
Everyone else felt deeply malicious, and talking to Lin Tailai was asking for humiliation!
After leaving the government office, Lin Daguan went directly to Shen Mansion located in the northwest of the city.
When Mr. Shen heard that official Lin was arriving, he hurriedly put on his short coat and came out.
It was obvious that Mr. Shen was working hard just now for the prosperity of his family.
"Fortunately, all the troubles have been solved!" Lin Daguan said with great certainty.
Mr. Shen was convinced of this. In Suzhou City, as long as it was "solved" for Lin Tai, then everything would be fine.
But after Master Shen learned about it in detail, he was still shocked. Because it had only been five or six days since Lin Tailai returned to Suzhou City!
In five or six days, a second-grade imperial envoy, a third-grade governor, and a fourth-grade prefect were eliminated. What kind of efficiency is this?
Mr. Shen couldn't help but burst into tears, "I didn't expect you to spend such a huge amount of manpower and material resources at any cost just to vent my anger!"
Lin Daguan said unceremoniously: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not doing it for you!"
Second Master Shen said disapprovingly: "It is a virtue to act righteously. Don't be embarrassed to admit it just because you and I are sons and daughters!"
Official Lin couldn't stand Mr. Shen's self-impression, "I'm here for Prime Minister Shen!"
Second Master Shen smiled and said: "If it's just for my father, you only need to give those officials a light punishment, why push them all to death?
Especially Li Shida, who is the second-rank censor of Nanjing Zuodu. He is not too old and can be transferred to the capital at any time to hold an official position at the level of the seventh minister!
My father doesn’t need you to push such a top minister to death, so why aren’t you venting your anger on me?”
Official Lin suddenly let out a strange laugh: "Hehehehe."
It was already dark at this time, and candles had been lit in the room. The candlelight cast a faint shadow on Lin Daguan's face.
This shadow combined with Lin Daguan's laughter made Mr. Shen suddenly feel a little bit weird.
Official Lin spoke again: "As a son and daughter, I want to ask you, Second Master, you don't want Prime Minister Shen to resign, right?"
"Of course not!" Mr. Shen replied without hesitation. He and Lin Tailai really had nothing to hide.
The reason is very simple. Only when his father is the chief assistant in the capital, can he have the freedom and freedom in Suzhou City.
If my father resigns and returns to Suzhou, he, Mr. Shen, will have to "be subordinate to others."
Lin Daguan said meaningfully: "I think so too, so we can't let Prime Minister Shen resign."
As long as Mr. Shen is willing to use his brain, he is still very sensitive. He immediately asked: "Listening to what you mean, does my father really have the idea of resigning?"
After he heard that his father had been criticized in the capital, he wrote a resignation letter and then closed the door to thank guests.
But Mr. Shen only thought that this was just a political gesture of "retreating in order to advance". This kind of thing was very common in Ming Dynasty politics, which liked to be pretentious.
Lin Daguanren said: "I don't know if Prime Minister Shen is really determined to resign, but I am sure that Prime Minister Shen does have the possibility of resigning."
Starting from the autumn and winter of last year, Emperor Wanli became more and more "dissolute and slack" and began not to go to court for long periods of time. At the same time, Emperor Wanli became extremely stubborn and wanted to establish the third son of the emperor as the Eastern Palace.
This aroused firm opposition from foreign ministers, who repeatedly admonished Yan Zhijian, many of whom had fierce attitudes.
Shen Shixing was between the emperor and the foreign ministers. As the chief minister responsible for mediating, he stood at the forefront of the conflicts between the two sides, which became increasingly difficult.
He couldn't persuade the emperor, nor could he stop the ministers. He was forced by the emperor to express support for the emperor, and he was forced by the ministers to admonish the emperor. He was often not a good person inside and outside.
With Shen Shixing's character and pursuit, he is not willing to be the first assistant so reluctantly.
In the original history, Shen Shixing resigned from office with this mentality.
However, given that Mr. Shen is Shen Shixing's son, it is impossible for Mr. Lin to analyze his father's mental state in front of his son.
Under the concept of filial piety, doing this is very disrespectful to Mr. Shen.
Therefore, Mr. Lin just made a simple conclusion, and with Mr. Lin's credibility, he could convince Mr. Shen.
Mr. Shen's eyes widened, his expression extremely complicated, and he looked at Senior Official Lin like he was a monster.
It turns out that you Lin Tailai went to war and started a bloody storm in the officialdom. You did not hesitate to send three high-ranking officials of the Qingliu forces to death at the same time. Your real purpose was not revenge, let alone venting your anger!
But to force his father not to resign, to force his father to continue to be the chief assistant! Just because you, Lin Tailai, are afraid that your father will really resign!
After killing a bunch of key members of the hostile forces in such a fierce attack, how could my father still dare to resign?
Forcing the chief assistant to continue to be the chief assistant, is this something you, a fifth-grade military attache, should think about and control? What kind of Japanese-style military attaché is this?
Lin Daguan said sincerely: "I am doing this for the good of your Shen family. I still need two years to complete the imperial examination."
What else could Second Master Shen say? Of course he chose to trust his in-laws.
He only said: "It's not enough for me to marry a daughter. You'd better have a daughter as soon as possible and choose a son-in-law from me!"
After coming out of Shen Mansion, Lin Daguan sighed: "I didn't expect to talk for so long. It was getting late and the city gate was already closed."
Before the guardians on the left and right had finished listening, they immediately called to the other followers and said, "Let's go! Let's go to Sun Shi's house to stay!"
At Sun Lianlian's house, Lin Daguan took a bath and exercised for half an hour. After an hour, he entered a brief sage state.
Lazy Sun Lianlian chatted and said, "Professor Cui from the Fu School came to visit yesterday and left a message for you."
Lin Daguan was surprised and said: "He actually came to visit you?"
Sun Lianlian continued: "He said, senior official, do you still want to make progress? At the beginning of the new school season, the students of the government will be divided into grades!"
According to the Ming Dynasty's school system, not every student and scholar is qualified to participate in the provincial examination. Among the six grades, only the first and second grades are qualified for the provincial examination, and they are promoted or demoted every year based on the assessment results.
Lin Daguan was still surprised, "I wonder why Professor Cui didn't go to Suzhou Health Branch, Xinxin Academy, Hengtang Town Courtyard, Mudu Town Villa and other more formal places to leave a message, but he chose to leave a message here with you?
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Sun Lianlian complained: "Probably because when high-ranking officials come to Nu's house, they have the most leisure time, and then they can go to the mansion to have a look.
So Professor Cui's message through the Nu family is equivalent to a secret complaint that you, a high official, don't pay enough attention to the work of the government!"
Lin Tailai: "."
He is worthy of being a literati, and he is very reserved.
As there was nothing to do tomorrow, Mr. Lin decided to go to the mansion to take a look.
After all, I haven’t been there for several months, which makes no sense, so it’s time to show my face.
Next to the Mansion School is the future Lin Mansion, which is still under construction at this time.
However, Mr. Lin passed by the Lin Mansion construction site today and did not enter. He selflessly went directly to the Mansion School first.
After entering the government school, Lin Daguan saw that there were already one hundred and eighty people standing in the courtyard in front of Minglun Hall, all of them students wearing robes and uniforms.
Because he has been working as an imperial guard for the past few days, Lin Daguan is the only one wearing leather armor.
This scene made Lin Daguan a little surprised. Could it be that there happened to be an event today?
When it comes to situations like this, most people's instinct is to find people they know to get together to make themselves feel less lonely. Even if they are not familiar with each other, as long as they are acquaintances, that's fine.
Lin Daguanren was no exception, so he stood next to Xiao Feng Menglong and Wang Yusheng who were at the same time.
"What's going on today?" Lin Daguan asked.
Xiao Feng Menglong replied excitedly: "Today is the entrance ceremony for freshmen! We also have juniors!"
It turned out that during Lin Daguan's expedition to Yangzhou, the new Tixueguan Grand Master quickly arrived in Suzhou City.
A college examination was held to recruit this year's talented students, and at the same time, an inspection was conducted to determine the grade of current students.
After hearing about the new students' enrollment, Lin Daguan said in a serious tone: "No wonder I saw a few new faces. They turned out to be the new juniors."
Xiao Feng Menglong: "."
I have to tell my conscience, you, Lin Tailai, are the new student in Fu Xue, right? In the past year since you entered school, have you appeared in Fu Xue three times?
At this time, Professor Cui of the Fu School stood on the platform and announced today's program.
The first item is the admission of new students; the second item is the announcement of the rankings for the new semester; the third item is the speech by the prefect.
Lin Daguan suddenly realized that no wonder Professor Cui specially sent a message that today's event is indeed more important.
The entrance ceremony for new students was mainly held at the nearby Confucius Temple. Old students participated as an atmosphere group. After the ceremony, they returned to Minglun Hall.
Moving on to the second item, Professor Cui took the list and began to announce the order of the students.
There are six grades in total. If a student ranks sixth for two consecutive years, he will be stripped of his clothes and will be sent to a social school to study.
Of course, for those who want to make progress, it is worthwhile only if they can take the first and second class in the provincial examination.
"Wang Yusheng was promoted from third grade to second grade." Professor Cui read.
Wang Yusheng breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but be excited. As long as he could maintain the second class, he would be able to take part in the provincial examination next year!
I couldn't help but give Lin Tailai, who didn't study hard, a provocative look. If you, Lin Tailai, can't get promoted this year, it will be even harder next year!
When Wang Yusheng takes the provincial examination, you, Lin Tailai, can only watch at home!
Then I heard Professor Cui read again: "Lin Tailai, promoted from third class to first class!"
Wang Yu said: "."
His smile gradually solidified, and his provocative eyes towards Lin Tailai froze before he could retract them.
When the students heard this, they couldn't help but started talking about it.
"I don't accept it!" Wang Yu said loudly.
The scene was a bit out of control. Even if Professor Cui shouted to stop, it would not have much effect. After all, the prestige of instructors these days is just that.
"The prefect is coming to lecture! Everyone, please be silent!" Professor Cui was so anxious that he used the name of the prefect.
At this moment, a servant suddenly rushed over and shouted: "The master can't come! It was just discovered that the master hanged himself from a beam in the back hall of the government office!"
As a result, the courtyard in front of Fuxue Minglun Hall became truly silent.
Only one person muttered loudly: "Why isn't he an imperial envoy?"
Professor Cui coughed and then said, "I think Lin Tailai can still be a senior student of the Fu School. Are there anyone who is not convinced?"
Lin Daguan, who was wearing leather armor and a leather helmet, waved his hand quickly, "Forget it, don't let others ridicule me for being a top student. It won't sound good if it gets spread."