Chapter 393 The biggest difficulty in the provincial examination
Lin Tailai originally thought about commanding the garrison of Suzhou City and supervising the transportation of thousands of households, but postponed his resignation until the end of the rural examination.
But someone in Beijing copied a message and sent it to Suzhou, which read: "Liu Chengsi, the commander-in-chief of Gansu Province, often scolds his subordinates, and his wages are not provided on time. Recently, his subordinates have mutinied.
The rebels armed themselves with knives and tried to kill the governor, but the imperial censor reported that this was an imitation of what happened in the southeast. In order to calm the situation, the imperial court dismissed the governor Cao Zicheng and the chief military officer Liu Chengsi at the same time."
After Lin Tai came to see the news, he hurriedly resigned at the end of May. He was afraid that the emperor would listen to the slander and transferred himself to Gansu to fight fire with fire.
In fact, Lin Daguan was very dissatisfied. What had he done wrong? Can the world get better?
Why is it that every time a mutiny occurs in the past two years, someone in the court thinks of him?
However, before resigning, Officer Lin sent more than 100 people into the garrison camp, all of whom were close relatives of the old men from various halls.
And after resigning, something happy suddenly happened.
Wang Shiwu found out that she was pregnant, which meant that the real direct children of the Lin family would be born next year.
At this time, Lin Daguan, who had no official position and was young, temporarily left Suzhou City, took the examination ticket issued by the government, and set off to take the examination.
But Lin Tailai did not go directly to Nanjing, but first stayed in Yangzhou City for half a month. The main reason was that Yangzhou had a little trouble and needed to appease people's hearts.
In the past year, every two or three months, Mr. Lin would go to Yangzhou to stay for a few days.
The little trouble this time is that Tian, without the word Wu, is also pregnant. The reason why this is troublesome is that Mrs. Wang is not pregnant yet.
Therefore, official Lin had to go to Yangzhou once to appease the Yangzhou branch of Lin's harem.
In the end, Lin Tailai stayed in Yangzhou City until mid-July, and when the weather became slightly cooler, he set off from Yangzhou again.
On July 17, Lin Tailai, a student from Suzhou Prefecture, arrived in Nanjing after three years of absence.
Now Lin Tailai is also a celebrity, so arriving in Nanjing is a very eye-catching event, at least in Su Songchang's Jiangnan circles.
Most people arrived earlier than Lin Tai, so on July 17, several well-connected scholars went to Longjiangguan Wharf to greet him.
In addition to Jin Shiheng, Chen Yunjian, Shen Jue and other local scholars, there were also Chen Jiru and others from Songjiang Prefecture.
In fact, Chen Jiru was the study companion of Wang Heng, the son of the great scholar Wang Xijue, but Wang Heng was expelled by Lin Daguan.
After Chen Jiru struggled for a long time, he decided to maintain the relationship with Lin Tailai.
"Here we go, this should be it!" Jin Shiheng said, pointing to the large boat Shenwei Lieshui on the river. He was very familiar with this large boat specially designed for Lin Tailai.
However, the Kamui Fiery Water did not dock directly. Instead, hundreds of big men jumped out from several other ships and lined up on the shore to separate the crowd.
Then we saw the Shenwei Lieshui slowly docking. After Lin Tailai got off the ship, hundreds of big men jumped out from other ships.
In total, there were about 200 big men at the front and back, guarding Lin Tailai majestically as he walked towards the shore.
The people who came to greet Lin Tailai were speechless for a long time. They had never seen or heard of a candidate who came to the exam with two hundred thugs.
Are you, Lin Tailai, planning to open a court in Nanjing and compete with the Jingwei children for territory?
Lin Tailai greeted everyone and explained: "To make you laugh, I have many enemies in Nanjing, so I have to bring more people to defend myself."
Jin Shiheng asked angrily: "How many enemies do you have in Nanjing? You actually need two hundred people to protect you?"
Lin Tailai couldn't answer, "It's hard to say and I'm not sure. I don't know how many Beijing Guards officers and soldiers I've offended."
When he came to Nanjing three years ago, he made too much noise by rushing in and out, and he also took away Wu Jieyuan, making the Jingwei officers and soldiers a joke. I really don’t know how many Jingwei children hate me.
Although he had established a friendship with Wei Guogong, Wei Guogong also had to take into account the overall mood of the imperial guards and troops.
There are more than forty guards in Nanjing City, and there are thousands of famous military attachés.
And it's very random. You can't tell who will be drunk and want to take care of themselves when they have a brain convulsion.
Therefore, it is very necessary to bring extra manpower to defend yourself at all times, and it is not easy for you to fight each other yourself.
After all, this time I participated in the provincial examination for liberal arts, not the rural examination for martial arts, which values force.
Everyone was dubious about Lin Tailai's words, but no one said anything. It was up to individuals to take as many people as they wanted.
"Where do they live?" Chen Yunjian asked curiously.
Nowadays, the houses near Nanjing Gongyuan are full, and it is impossible to find a place to accommodate 200 people.
Lin Tailai replied: "I have said hello to Mr. Xu Wei. I will live in the east garden of their old Xu family. It is close to Gongyuan, which is very convenient."
However, when entering the city, we encountered some obstacles.
Mr. Zhang from Longjiang Pass looked bewildered. He looked at the two hundred good-looking men in front of him and didn't know what to say.
Lin Daguan smiled and said hello to General Manager Zhang, and then asked: "We haven't seen you for three years, how come you are still a General Manager? It must be because you don't work hard, right?"
Three years ago, when Lin Daguan, who had just been admitted to the Yuan Dynasty, was "captured" by the Nanjing Guards and returned to Nanjing, it was Mr. Zhang who was forced to take him in.
Mr. Zhang is very pained. Why does he feel so pained every time he meets Lin Tailai?
You want to take 200 people across Longjiang Pass and into the city, so you can pretend to be dispersed for a while! You don’t want 200 big men to show up together, it will be a factor of social instability!
Nanjing is also a capital city with strict security. Isn’t it shameful?
Official Lin took out a handful of tickets and said, "Don't worry, they all have legal basis! Look, these are service tickets issued by the governor, Suzhou Mansion, and Suzhou Guard, and they are all stamped!"
It is rare to be confused in life, and Mr. Zhang was confused once today. Is it normal for a wealthy family to have more than a hundred slaves?
That night, Lin Tailai stayed directly at the home of Zhao Caiji, who ranked first among the twelve beauties in Jinling, and hosted a banquet to entertain friends here.
Jin Shiheng was shocked again, "Isn't Zhao Ji an old acquaintance of Mr. Zhang Youyu?"
"Is there a problem?" Lin Tailai asked blankly.
Jin Shiheng stammered: "No, no problem, you are really good at playing."
While everyone was drinking and having fun, suddenly drums sounded outside, and then the sound of killing shook the sky!
Everyone else was shocked. Only Lin Daguan said calmly: "Don't worry about the outside world! Keep playing music and dancing!"
Not long after, Zuo Dharma protector Zhang Wen came in and reported: “More than a hundred masked thugs appeared, but they have been beaten back.
The other party injured more than thirty people with limited mobility, and they have all been thrown onto the road."
Only now did friends confirm that Lin Tailai was self-aware and foresight in bringing 200 people into Nanjing.
Jin Shiheng, who had drunk too much, jumped up and shouted: "Who is the other party? How dare you attack the examinee!"
However, Lin Daguan said indifferently: "It doesn't matter who the other party is, every Nanjing military attache is a suspect and cannot be investigated.
I estimate that I will have to experience this kind of scene two or three times before it stops.
It’s nothing. When soldiers come, they will block the water and earth, and use force to deter force!”
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, why were other people's provincial examinations filled with singing and dancing, but theirs was an iron horse?
As long as Lin Tailai is involved in everything, his painting style will seem to become very strange!
A few days later, in late July, news about the examiner reached Nanjing.
Huang Hongxian, the right concubine of Youchunfang in Zhan Shifu and a student at the Hanlin Academy, was appointed as the examiner of this Nanzhili Township Examination and is about to arrive in Nanjing.
After hearing this name, Lin Tailai knew that this provincial examination was safe.
If I remember correctly, in the original history, it was this person who presided over the Beizhili Township Examination, admitted Wang Heng and Li Hong, and then was criticized by the officials and resigned.
In this time and space, Shen Shoufu sent Huang Hongxian to Nanjing, probably for himself.
While others were partying or busy with the final sprint to review, Lin Daguanren commanded three large-scale battles in ten days.
The beautiful bank of the Qinhuai River turned into a battlefield where the two armies were fighting.
Everyone who heard this felt incredible.
It was clear that the young man from the army on the opposite side couldn't defeat Lin Tailai, so why did he come here two or three times?
Lin Tailai explained to his friends: "They may not be trying to defeat me, but they probably want to sabotage my participation in the provincial examination as much as possible.
Not only did they want to disturb my mood, they also wanted to provoke me into taking action personally and blackmail me with lawsuits or other troubles.
Fortunately, I brought enough thugs to eliminate the need for me to do anything myself, so their plot failed to succeed."
It wasn't until August that I settled down, and it was only a few days before the provincial examination.
There are three examination sessions in the provincial examination, and the most important first session will be held on August 9.
In the early morning, the streets outside the Longmen of Gongyuan were brightly lit, and three to four thousand candidates began to gather here, waiting to enter.
First of all, the roll call must be conducted in batches based on prefectures and counties. People from the same town are all acquaintances and are in the same batch, which can also prevent fake people from mixing in.
Then, the candidates after the roll call must be carefully checked to ensure that there is no entrainment before admission.
For many people, the entrance inspection for the provincial examination may be the most humiliating moment in their lives.
This examination is very strict, but it is precisely because of its strictness that it makes candidates feel humiliated.
Not only did every part of his body have to be touched by rough men who usually looked down upon him, but even his hair bun had to be taken apart to see if there was any entrapment.
Moreover, the candidates' clothes will also be opened or even taken off, and they will be carefully inspected by rough people.
To describe it in four words, it is "insulting to politeness".
But there's nothing you can do about it, that's the rule. If you want to take the road to fame, you have to experience this kind of humiliation.
Lin Tailai stood together with the scholars from Suzhou Prefecture, chatting while waiting for their names to be called.
Most people are more or less nervous because the acceptance rate for the provincial examination is so low, with an average of only 3%.
In particular, the competition in the provincial examination in South Zhili is particularly fierce and the difficulty is not ordinary.
But in the eyes of others, the provincial examination was extremely difficult, but Lin Daguan had no pressure at all. He was just going through the motions.
After all, the examiner was Huang Hongxian! In history, Huang Hongxian fought so hard that he even gave up his official position in order to ensure that his son-in-law, the chief minister, and his son, a bachelor, passed the test.
Shen Shoufu has sent out all these ruthless people, and it will be damned if he, Lin Tailai, is not on the list.
Chen Yunjian, a friend from the same hometown, suddenly noticed something was wrong. He pointed in the direction of Longmen and said to Lin Tai: "Look! It seems that he has ill intentions towards you."
Lin Tailai turned around and saw that at the Longmen of Gongyuan, several officers and soldiers were staring at him without hesitation. They seemed to have been in a fight.
Chen Yunjian also saw through the plot of these officers and soldiers, and reminded Lin Tailai: "They probably want to take the opportunity of the search to humiliate you!"
According to regulations, during the Nanzhili Township Examination, officers and soldiers must be transferred from the Nanjing Health Station to guard the dragon gate and search the candidates!
If these officers and soldiers have evil intentions, there are many ways to insult and anger a certain candidate with small actions, and it is completely legal.
For example, someone accidentally pulls off their pants in public under the pretext of a body search, or accidentally touches a sensitive part.
If candidates maliciously resist the inspection, they may be expelled from the examination room.
A group of friends all looked at Lin Daguan. With Lin Tailai's ability, it would not be a big problem if he was angered and killed Gongyuan, but what happens next?
Never would he have expected that Lin Tailai's biggest challenge would be here!
If Lin Tailai, who is arrogant and domineering and accustomed to lawlessness, cannot bear this kind of humiliation, the consequences will be disastrous!
"The Marquis of Huaiyin still has to bear with the humiliation of his crotch." Chen Yunjian hesitated for a moment and kindly advised.
But official Lin shouted to his entourage: "Be patient! Get my big treasure quickly!"
Half an hour later, it was the turn of the candidates from Suzhou Prefecture to stand in front of the promotion officer and begin to accept the roll call.
The promotion officer is the official responsible for the examination, but is not responsible for grading. Generally, the promotion officer for the Nanzhili Township Examination is Yin Tianfu Yin.
Zhang Fuyin was sitting in the hall, next to him was a cabinet with a list of candidates.
It was announced that about 300 candidates from Suzhou Prefecture had arrived at the door. Before Zhang Fuyin started to call their names, he noticed a huge conspicuous person standing in the crowd.
Other candidates wore various clerical gowns, and either square or Tang scarves on their heads.
But this tall, majestic and conspicuous man is wearing a helmet. Under the torch, the brand-new copper helmet is emitting a dim yellow light, and a red tassel on the top of the helmet is fluttering in the wind.
In a daze, Zhang Fuyin thought that there were officers and soldiers on duty standing in the queue of candidates, but then he thought, none of the officers and soldiers on duty today were wearing this style of armor.
"Lin Tailai!" Zhang Fuyin probably realized what he was doing and started calling the names directly.
Sure enough, this huge conspicuous bag walked out of the crowd and presented the examination ticket.
Zhang Fuyin felt that there was no need to check his identity. Everyone could be an impostor, except the conspicuous person in front of him.
"Why did you enter wearing armor?" Zhang Fuyin asked.
Lin Tailai asked back: "The court has no regulations saying that you are not allowed to wear armor to take the exam, right? There are no regulations saying what kind of clothes are mandatory for the exam."
Zhang Fuyin was speechless and waved his hand feebly, "Go and search!"
Several officers and soldiers gathered around with sneers, gearing up and started taking action.
If you, Lin Tailai, are brave enough, try to resist now!
Seeing the officers and soldiers touching him, Lin Tailai suddenly threw out an iron fist and punched and kicked the officers and soldiers who were close by.
Iron Fist, who had not been seen for a long time, reappeared. In the blink of an eye, the four prosecutors and soldiers were lying on the ground, all of them unconscious.
All the friends in Suzhou Mansion covered their faces together. Lin Tailai was indeed Lin Tailai. This was a big deal!
There were several officers and soldiers outside the area excitedly shouting: "Lin Tailai dares to resist the inspection!"
Lin Tailai ignored others and immediately said loudly to Zhang Fuyin: "The armor I wear is a gift from the emperor. In the fourteenth year of Wanli, the emperor personally rewarded me in the Wenhua Palace!
These despicable soldiers dare to touch and defile the things given by the emperor and must be severely punished!"
Zhang Fuyin: "."
It turns out that this is the armor given to me by Wu Zhuangyuan last time. No wonder it looks very high-end.
After thinking about Lin Tailai's background, Zhang Fuyin could only emphasize: "The national talent promotion ceremony must be inspected."
Lin Tailai smiled and said: "Then I can only ask you, the chief commander, to inspect it in person to show your respect for the things given by the emperor. Ordinary soldiers are not worthy of touching them!"
Zhang Fuyin had no choice but to show respect for the things given by the emperor, otherwise it would be a serious crime of disrespect.
So Lin Tailai, who was wearing armor, was personally inspected by the promotion officer, stepped on the unconscious officers and soldiers on the ground, and entered the examination room with a proud step as if he did not recognize his relatives.
This may be the first candidate to wear armor to take the liberal arts test in the history of the Ming Dynasty imperial examination.
Please give me a monthly pass!!! Why do you keep falling one place every day...