At this time, Lin Tailai finally understood why there were so many wrong things before.
For example, why did the two eunuchs molest a common girl? This was obviously a trick.
However, after being teased, the civilian girl not only did not hide, but continued to show her face. This is a common behavior.
And why Jia Fugui is so afraid of reporting to the official? It is obviously because he has a guilty conscience.
This has caused the facts to deviate a bit from expectations. What was originally a "righteous and confident" party has now become a bit unreasonable.
The only thing that met some of the expectations was that he became enemies with the Zheng family again, but that can only be said to be part of the expectations.
In the absence of justice, it is impossible to amplify and politicize the situation. How meaningful is a pure enmity?
After all, Mr. Lin is now engaged in politics. He cannot make enemies just for the sake of making enemies. That would be too blind.
Seeing that official Lin seemed to be stunned, Pan Yushi asked again: "Lin Tailai! What collusion did you have with Jia Fugui?"
Lin Tai came to his senses and felt the evil meaning in Pan Yushi's words.
Could it be that the other party feels that he has been "handled" and wants to "convict" or humiliate himself?
The rules of operation of the Ming Dynasty society are based on both legal principles and rationality. Lin Daguan often raises high flags or slaps labels indiscriminately, all for the sake of seeking reason. Of course, the premise is that the other party has the qualifications to reason.
But what Mr. Lin did today was neither legal nor reasonable, but he was present at the scene and could not escape responsibility.
So when faced with the severe questioning from the law enforcement officer, Mr. Lin thought about it for a while and decided to be a bachelor and admit his small mistake first.
Then by the way, test the other party's attitude, not the judicial attitude, but the political attitude.
"I had good intentions. I happened to see some evil thieves bullying the weak, so I came to help." Lin Tailai replied to Pan Yushi: "It's just that the development of things went beyond expectations."
Pan Yushi pointed to the dozen wounded people on the ground and said sarcastically: "What a coincidence? You happened to be here with dozens of thugs to ambush?"
Lin Tailai also looked at the injured and proposed a solution: "Okay, for these dozen injured people, I will pay a sum of soup and medicine, which is enough to cure their injuries.
Then this matter will end here at the Xicheng Procuratorate, and there is no need to continue."
For Lin Daguan, willing to pay for the soup and medicine was a great act of kindness and a sincere admission of his mistake. If he had to pay for the soup and medicine every time he beat someone, he would have gone bankrupt long ago.
But Pan Yushi sneered and said: "What I saw was that you colluded with Jia Fugui first, beat others in the street, and injured more than a dozen people. The impact was very bad. How can you pay a few taels of silver and settle the case?"
At this point, Lin Daguan can be very clear about two points. First, Pan Yushi, who patrolled the city, is very hostile to him; secondly, Pan Yushi wants to make a fuss about this matter.
But he still wasn't quite sure what Pan Yushi's motives were, and he could guess three possibilities.
The first possibility is that the hostile forces are vengeful; the second possibility is that they are stepping on themselves to gain reputation or in exchange for something else; the third possibility is that they are really upright.
But no matter what the motivation is, it seems to be less important now.
The most important thing now is to seize this opportunity and get things back on track that have gone off track!
As the saying goes, there is no way out despite the mountains and rivers, and there is another village with bright flowers and dark trees!
After making up his mind, Lin Tailai imitated the villain in the movies and TV shows in his previous life and said arrogantly:
"Pan Yushi! I hope you will be a smarter person, so that you will gain the friendship of Lin Tailai, ah no, the chief minister!
I’ll give you a quarter of an hour to think about it, and I advise you to take care of yourself!”
Everyone was shocked by Lin Daguan's sudden idiotic remarks. Is this what a suspect should say? Which law enforcement official would not be confused after hearing this?
Even if it is a trivial matter, after being exaggerated by these words, it cannot be taken lightly!
In Pan Yushi's mind, this was a deliberate provocation, and he subconsciously shouted: "Take it down!"
Who cares about the incompetent and mediocre chief minister? His idol is the leader of Qingliu, the incorruptible and upright Shen Shangshu! Only Shen Shangshu can save the situation and purge the court!
But before the censor's entourage could take action, dozens of thugs rushed to protect Lin Tailai.
Lin Tailai shouted loudly: "I am rushing to take the examination and can enjoy official status! If you want to punish me, you must first apply to the court!"
This is a kind of political privilege. If Lin Tailai were a civilian, he could be taken down and questioned on the spot.
Then Lin Tailai said: "I live in Lige Old Hutong, and I welcome Pan Yushi to come and punish me!"
After finishing speaking, Lin Daguan left the scene with dozens of subordinates in a swaggering manner.
The force Pan Yushi had at hand was not enough to forcibly arrest him, so he did not stop Lin Daguanren, but when he looked at Lin Daguanren's back, he seemed to see a stepping stone.
In any case, Lin Tailai made a mistake, and he made it in his own hands. Here is the opportunity to build his reputation!
Moreover, when princes break the law, they are as guilty as the common people. This is to maintain the dignity of the Ming Dynasty’s laws!
While he was imagining, Pan Yushi suddenly saw Lin Tailai turning around and coming back. Could it be that this man wanted to surrender again?
Surrounded by a group of big men, Lin Tailai said from the bottom of his heart: "I always feel that you are not very smart, so you should come back and teach you how to do things."
"Get out!" Pan Yushi was successfully angered.
Lin Tailai seemed not to have heard, and spoke eloquently: "In the local area, if a scholar commits a crime, he must first ask the Grand Master to deprive him of his honors, and then he can punish him.
If this process is placed in the capital, it should be reported and applied to the Ministry of Rites first, and then the culprit is punished.
So your first step should be to go to the Ministry of Etiquette, do you understand?"
Then Lin Tailai said: "If everything goes well in the Ministry of Rites, that's easy to say, but it may not go well, then you should do it next."
"Go away! This hospital does not need your kind of advice!" Pan Yushi shouted again unbearably.
Lin Tailai stopped talking and disappeared around the corner.
Pan Yushi honestly went to Qinglong Street in the southeast of the imperial city and walked into the Ministry of Rites.
Originally, this was something that could be accomplished with a piece of official document, and various government offices in the Ming Dynasty were used to bickering over official documents, but Pan Yushi decided to do it himself.
Shen Li, the Minister of Rites, is his idol, and he also wants to join the Qingliu force. However, he usually does not have many opportunities to contact Shen Shangshu, and there is not much official connection.
By convicting Lin Tailai today, he will definitely win the favor of Shen Shangshu, right?
At this time, Shen Li, the Minister of Rites, was meeting with Gu Xiancheng. Gu Xiancheng had urgently dismissed today's lecture and went to Shen Shangshu to complain.
"If Lin Tailai keeps doing this, he won't be able to continue his lecture, and putting in dozens of guards won't be able to stop him anyway."
For the Qingliu forces, lectures must be continued. This is not only an academic issue, but also important political propaganda and a position to discover new talents.
The Qingliu forces do not control the center like academicians. Gathering people to give lectures is a very important channel for expressing their opinions, and it even functions as a "meeting".
Shen Li asked: "You must not just complain, what else do you want to say?"
He knew Gu Xiancheng's character very well. In many cases, the decisions or strategies of the Qingliu forces were formulated and perfected by Gu Xiancheng.
So when Gu Xiancheng came here today, he must not only complain, but also have other ideas.
Gu Xiancheng replied: "Since Lin Tailai is wreaking havoc in the West City, the lecture location can be in the East City, and a secret invitation system can be adopted.
Lin Tailai probably never imagined that I would go to Dongcheng to give lectures, but it was difficult to find a suitable place to give lectures.
A friend recommended a place, which is a public property under the Ministry of Rites, so I asked Mr. Shen to come forward and use it."
Shen Shangshu asked Gu Xiancheng dissatisfied: "Are you so afraid of him? Didn't you lose the last time we debated scriptures at the Confucius Temple in Nanjing Imperial College?"
He had reason to suspect that Gu Xiancheng wanted to be lazy.
Gu Xiancheng: ""
Although I didn’t lose last time, I didn’t win either! Isn’t this embarrassing enough?
Seeing that he could not persuade Gu Xiancheng, Shen Shangshu could only agree to arrange a place in Dongcheng.
Although the Ministry of Rites is a relatively clean yamen, there are many government offices under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites.
For example, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple, Honglu Temple, Imperial College, Jiaofangsi, Siyi Pavilion, etc. are all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites.
The more yamen there are, the more real estate there will be, which is enough for Gu Xiancheng to fight guerrillas anyway.
After the decision was made, Pan Yushi of Xicheng came to see him again, saying that he had caught Lin Tailai's crime.
Originally, Shangshu Shen was quite interested and invited Pan Yushi in, but after asking a few questions, all interest immediately dissipated.
Pan Yushi shouted: "Uncle Zong! Please order that Lin Tailai be deprived of his qualifications to be a son, and allow the procuratorate to arrest and convict him!"
In Pan Yushi's heart, this was the letter of submission dedicated to Shen Shangshu.
But Shen Shangshu only thought about one question in his mind. Is this a fool or an undercover sent by someone? Zhao Yongxian? Xu Guo? Wang Xijue?
What the hell kind of crime is this for colluding with a hawker to commit a crime? Isn't it a trap?
After finally making peace with Lin Tailai, but using this kind of crime to punish him again, what do Shen Shixing and Lin Tailai think?
Everyone will only think that they have broken the agreement and retaliate afterwards.
Besides, this kind of charge is trivial, of what use it is, not to mention that the ones Lin Tailai beat were eunuchs and members of the Zheng family.
"You should go back first." In the end, Shen Shangshu didn't want to have any more contact with Pan Yushi, so he said perfunctorily.
Pan Yushi said excitedly: "Then Lin Tailai"
Shen Shangshu responded impatiently: "The Chinese New Year is approaching and we have to take the exam again. What we need now is stability! We must pay attention to politics and don't cause too many troubles!"
Pan Yushi was stunned, how could a man like Shen Shangshu, who was known for his integrity and integrity, not even uphold the law?
Lin Tailai clearly made a mistake and injured more than a dozen people, but he didn't intend to investigate and investigate?
Wasn't Shangshu Shen just offended by Lin Tailai? Don't you want to punish Lin Tailai?
Shen Shangshu saw off the guests directly, stood up and left the living room. He felt that the censor was not smart and had no value in winning over.
Pan Yushi felt that his belief was broken and he walked out of the Ministry of Rites in a daze.
But he saw Lin Tailai standing outside the Ministry of Rites.
"Pan Yushi, you seem to be having trouble?" Lin Tailai folded his sleeves and said with a smile, "Do you want to listen to my advice?"
Pan Yushi forced himself to be as awake as possible, snorted coldly, and walked around Lin Tailai while maintaining his dignity.
But Lin Tailai relied on his size and stopped Pan Yushi again: "Don't be like this, everything is easy to discuss! Don't you want to make a name for yourself?"
After Lin Tailai's incident today spread in the official office, everyone felt it was quite magical anyway.
This evening, Chief Minister Shen returned home and once again asked his eldest son, Shen Yongmao, to go to the Lin Mansion for questioning.
When Shen Yongmao arrived at the Lin Mansion, Lin Tailai was talking to Zhou Yingqiu.
Now Zhou Yingqiu's most important task is no longer preparing for the exam, but helping Lin Tailai arrange a series of gatherings with scholars from various provinces to win people's hearts and reduce criticism.
This is not an easy job. Holding more than a dozen banquets or gatherings in two months is a great test of organizational skills.
Official Lin likes people who can do all the trivial things for him. While warming himself by the fire, he listened to Zhou Yingqiu's report:
"Because the Gongyuan Academy is in Dongcheng and there are many guild halls and hotels in Dongcheng, most of the students who want to take the exams stay in Dongcheng temporarily.
For the convenience of most people, the gathering must be arranged in the East City as much as possible, but Brother Lin happened to settle in the West City.
It would be fine if there were only one or two banquets once in a while, but in the future I might have to attend a banquet every three or four days, so it would be too inconvenient to live in Xicheng.
Therefore, I first suggest that Brother Lin can temporarily move to Dongcheng to live? This can save a lot of traveling time and help to mingle with other scholars."
Lin Tailai sighed: "What you said does make sense. For exams and socializing, you should live in Dongcheng.
But most of the imperial officials live in Xicheng, and the imperial government needs me, so it’s hard for me to leave Xicheng.”
Zhou Yingqiu advised: "But most of the main official offices of the imperial court are in the southeast of the imperial city, which is closer to the east city."
Lin Tailai sighed: "The politics I'm talking about are not the politics in the official court, but the politics in the private residence."
So Zhou Yingqiu stopped trying to persuade him, "Brother Lin doesn't mind the trouble. In the twenty days before this, we plan to gather with scholars from Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Shandong and other provinces."
Official Lin nodded and agreed to the arrangement, and then saw Shen Yongmao visiting.
"I have changed my mind. It is better to move to Dongcheng temporarily." Lin Tailai said to Zhou Yingqiu.
Zhou Yingqiu asked inexplicably: "Why did you change your mind so quickly?"
Lin Daguan looked at Shen Yongmao who had already walked over and said to Zhou Yingqiu: "I don't want someone to come over and ask questions at any time whenever there is some trouble, as if they are being censored and monitored."
Zhou Yingqiu shrank his neck and did not dare to speak.
Shen Yongmao said dissatisfied: "How can you think like this? This is my father's love for you."
Lin Tailai sighed: "Your Majesty, you should show more care to others. If I need anything, I will naturally come to your door and beg for help."
Shen Yongmao found a seat by himself and sat down, "Don't say it's useless, my father just wanted to ask, even if he continues to enmity with the Zheng family, can he have some style?
It's hard for you to collude with a hawker who is short of money and then cause trouble. Even when you first debuted in Suzhou, you were not so low-end, right?"