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.
To be continued...