After negotiating the terms with the five-member group of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Lin Tailai released Jiang Shixin, the head of the Examination Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Negotiating conditions does not mean you have strength. Real strength is when you can ensure that the conditions that are beneficial to you are fully fulfilled.
Since Lin Tailai dared to let the person go, he was not afraid that the other party would go back on his word. At worst, he would arrest the person a few more times, unless the principal, Jiang Shixin, would always hide at home and never leave the house.
Looking at the retreating figures of the officials, Lin Tailai felt very happy. This was not because he had gained much benefit, but because he had regained the long-lost happiness of free prostitution.
Moreover, those who have obtained the right to "freely elect officials" have the potential to become members of the same party. This is how power is accumulated bit by bit.
The main reason is that the atmosphere of this era is really bad, and you can't survive without forming cliques.
Thinking about the Donglin Party in the future, one thing is annoying. Even if they are driven out of power in large numbers, they will still continue to cause trouble in the opposition.
When Lin Tailai was about to start practicing his spear, he suddenly heard Protector Zuo Zhang Wen sighing:
"This time we won a great victory, and the officers and soldiers did not dare to provoke them easily. By sitting in the palace, it is considered a success in planting the flag on Zuomen Royal Street in Chang'an, right?"
Zhang Wuze, the Right Protector, said: "Even though there are big government offices here, the imperial aura is too strong, so it is a bit difficult to make them all uniform."
Zhu Guozuo, who was also in the Zhuangyuan Hall, listened and was a little confused about the connotations of special terms such as sitting in the hall, talking about numbers, planting flags, imperial aura, and all colors.
While Lin Tailai was practicing his spear outside, Zhu Guozuo asked Tang Wenwen for advice.
Tang Wenwen had dealt with Lin Tailai in Suzhou, and he was from Songjiang Prefecture next door to Suzhou, so he had close contacts with Suzhou people.
Therefore, he had some understanding of these emerging slangs in Suzhou, and carefully educated Zhu Guozuo on them.
"So the meaning of "sitting here" is not that of a private home teacher. In the context of the Suzhou community, "sitting" refers solely to Lin Jiuyuan. Perhaps Lin Jiuyuan himself likes this title."
Zhu Guozuo couldn't help but said: "It's too much to call him sitting in the Hanlin Academy."
The word "guan" has special meaning to the Hanlin Academy.
The predecessor of the Hanlin Academy was the Zhaowen Hall, Hongwen Hall and other literary institutions of the Tang and Song Dynasties, as well as the National History Museum. They were all very noble places. These institutions were collectively called Guange, and their positions were called Guanzhi.
In this dynasty, the functions of the National History Museum were merged into the Hanlin Academy, a bit like "two brands, one set of people".
Guange has become another name for the Hanlin Academy. Sometimes, "Historical Museum" or "Guan" are even used to refer to the Hanlin Academy.
The selection of shujishi is called Guanxuan, and even the job titles such as compilation and compilation are all inherited from the History Guan.
Zhu Guozuo continued to question: "For example, among the people, there are names such as Dr. Tea, Imperial Physician, Langzhong, and Daizhao. Among the people, the title of Zuiguan is fine, but in the Hanlin Academy, it is a bit inappropriate to call it Zuoguan.
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The Hanlin Academy is a library, the Hanlin Academy is a library position, and the seat is to sit in the country and the golden palace. So whose library is it to sit in?
Tang Wenwen looked at Lin waving a big gun outside the window and encouraged him: "Then you go and talk to Lin Jiuyuan?"
"Ah, forget it, forget it." Zhu Guozuo woke up instantly.
His goal is the stars and the sea, he doesn't care who will sit in this mere pavilion!
The officials came out of the Hanlin Academy and did not dare to waste time. Gu Xiancheng went directly to the imperial city and contacted Wang Jiaping, the fourth assistant in the cabinet.
As Lin Tailai hinted, they had no other choice but to ask Mr. Wang Sige to come forward.
After all, Shen Da, Xu Er, Wang San and other three pavilion elders are already enemies of the Qingliu forces.
In the East Chamber outside the Meridian Gate, Gu Xiancheng met a man named Zhao from Zhongshushe who was sent by Wang Jiaping.
After Zhao Sheren heard Gu Xiancheng's report, he went back to the cabinet to inform the bachelor Wang Jiaping.
Wang Si Ge Lao heard this and sighed: "This guy is tricky!"
Zhao Sheren didn't know why, so he said boldly: "I just leave him alone, how can I bother Mr. Ge?"
Mr. Wang Sige added: "If we ignore him, the news coming tomorrow will definitely be that all the ministers and officials in the Ministry of Personnel are collectively protecting Jiang Shixin. Who can bear this?"
As long as Mr. Wang Sige still has the idea of wanting to win over the Qingliu forces, this matter must be done.
It’s not that Mr. Wang Sige doesn’t understand the negative impact of wooing Qingliu forces, but he has no other better way to increase his weight and voice in the cabinet.
Wang Jiaping then went to Xu Guoping's house next door and told the story.
Finally, he said to Xu Guo: "Lin Jiuyuan's original words were that I must ask for your forgiveness first, and I hope that Brother Xin'an will show your kindness."
Mr. Xu Erge: ""
I really want to say, it’s none of my business! It’s the first time I find the teacher-student relationship so annoying!
In Xu Guo's eyes, Lin Tailai's meaning is - if you don't let me, my disciple, have an easy time, I will "fengtian Jingnan" and do whatever I want in the name of my master!
At that time, I, Lin Tailai, hold high the banner of Lao Zuoshi and fight the Qingliu forces for 300 rounds. The flames of war will inevitably spread to Lao Zuoshi. I don’t know whether Lao Zuoshi can withstand it.
As for whether Lin Tailai has the ability and determination to do whatever he wants, there is no doubt about it.
"So it's better not to stop him from patrolling the border?" Xu Guo thought for a while and responded to Wang Jiaping.
If Lin Zhuangyuan, who has been proud of his recent success, is still dissatisfied with anything, it can only be about this matter.
It's all about opposing for the sake of opposing, but if it's going to cause trouble, there's no need.
"Brother Xin'an said that." Wang Jiaping nodded.
That night, Lin Xiuzhuan came to the old residence of Xu Ge to visit his beloved master, and of course he took the opportunity to inquire about what was going on.
For some unknown reason, Mr. Xu Ge did not receive the number one disciple. He only sent a disciple to spread the message: "But if you do good deeds, don't mention the disciple."
From now on, when you do good things outside, don't mention your teacher.
Lin Tailai understood in his heart and left happily.
Most of the pavilion elders have settled down, and they can go home and pack their bags, ready to go on patrol at any time!
The guest of the Xu Mansion returned to the study and asked Mr. Xu Ge: "Dong Weng is too indifferent to this top disciple. You might as well accept him a little, and others can't say anything."
In the eyes of most outsiders, Xu Guo's failure to win over Lin Tailai, a powerful rookie disciple, was really a retarded move.
Xu Guo glanced at the guest and suddenly asked: "What do you think the Shen Wu family is like?"
The guest replied: "I heard that the chief minister is generous, approachable and does not stick to trivial matters."
"Haha." Xu Guo laughed inexplicably, "If it doesn't offend his core interests, he is indeed like this. Even if you contradict him a little bit, he won't care. He is very graceful.
But if someone violates the line drawn by Shen Wumen in his heart, he will fight back without hesitation. How many officials have been criticized by him over the years?
Lin Jiuyuan is one of the most important interests to Shen Wumen.
Believe it or not, if I try to win over Lin Jiuyuan, then I will not be able to sit still in the cabinet!"
Speaking of this, Mr. Xu Ge was very depressed. The key political parties outside did not know the inside story and would make all kinds of random speculations and ridicules.
He was in contact with Shen Shoufu every day and handled various machine maintenance together. He didn't know how many times he had seen Shen Shoufu help Lin Tailai deal with the aftermath.
Let's put it this way, when Lin Tailai was in Suzhou, he was the biggest white glove of the chief minister. He even "killed" the prefect and governor for the chief minister!
White Glove is full of secrets and handles. If a secondary assistant wants to win over White Glove, the first assistant of this level, can the first assistant feel at ease?
Regardless of Lin Tailai's marriage to Shandong Laowang's family, it was because Shandong Laowang didn't have much hope of joining the cabinet.
If Shandong Laowang is qualified to join the cabinet, or is on the list of candidates, Shen Shoufu will not hesitate to find ways to remove him.
For example, during the meeting in the twelfth year of Wanli, which established the structure of today's cabinet, the cabinet at that time only had Shen Shixing and Ta Xu Guo, and needed to be supplemented.
The first on the candidate list is Yang Wei from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the second is Shen Li from the Ministry of Rites, and the third is Wang Xijue who is still in his hometown.
However, Shen Shixing tried his best in front of the emperor and dismissed both his own Yang Wei and his arch-enemy Shen Li, and allowed Wang Xijue, who was third on the candidate list, to join the cabinet and become the third assistant.
It's ridiculous that Wang Xijue is still complacent up to now, thinking that he is the one favored by the public, and is a little reserved at every turn.
At that time, Yang Wei, the top-ranked official minister, was clearly a member of Shen Shixing's party, but he was still refused to join the cabinet by Shen Shixing.
This is Shen Shoufu's method behind the surface of being a harmless and honest man. Thinking of this, Mr. Xu Ge, who has witnessed many things with his own eyes, can't help but sigh.
The center of the cabinet always holds secrets, and there are so many secrets that outsiders cannot see through them at all, so they make wild guesses!
The next day, the Hall of the Number One Scholar in the Hanlin Academy was filled with joy, and people holding five blessings began to come to receive their awards.
Those with high status will have the grand prize of "Free Selection of Officials", while those with low status will have the small prize of "Admission to the Imperial College".
Of course, this "free selection of officials" basically only covers the scope of prefectures and counties. This is the scope where the officials can make decisions.
For high-ranking officials like the Governor, the Ministry of Civil Affairs themselves cannot fully make the decision, and they really cannot be given the treatment of "free selection of officials".
But even so, "Freely Selection of Officials" is a very hard prize. The absolute hard currency of officialdom has exceeded the psychological expectations of those who have collected the five blessings.
After direct contact, Lin Xiuzhuan estimated that he could remove five or six official officials.
The common characteristic of these downlines is that they come from poor backgrounds, do not have many good connections, and are very willing to join Lin's network.
It's a pity that there are no historical celebrities here, which Lin Xiuzhan understands.
How can someone you meet by casting a random net compare with someone who is good at getting to know people and has a keen eye for identifying pearls?
In the afternoon, another person came to the Zhuangyuan Hall. It turned out to be Wang Shiqi, the eldest son of the leader Wang Lao.
"What a rare visitor!" Lin Xiuzhuan, who was in a good mood, greeted enthusiastically: "My nephew, please take a seat!"
But Wang Shiqi was in a bad mood, and he didn't even bother to correct the joke of "nephew".
He disagreed and took out the Five Blessings.
This was the unplanned seventeenth one. Lin Xiuzuan was a little confused, "It turns out that you have collected all the five blessings. Why didn't you register it before?"
Wang Shiqi did not explain, but said directly: "I don't ask for free election of officials, I just want to get an inside story from you!
In the same year as this year, the school selected Shujishi, why was I not selected?"
What Wang Shiqi means is that since you are so familiar with Lin Tailai and Shen Shoufu, you will definitely be able to find out the truest inside story.
In fact, there is no need to ask anyone else, Lin Tailai, a "traveler", really knows the inside story.
This Wang Shiqi's own conditions are very good. He was the Jieyuan of the Nanzhili Township Examination in the tenth year of Wanli, and he was ranked 31st in the second class of Jinke. He was also in the top 10% among the 349 people.
High position.
Not to mention that Wang Shiqi is the eldest son of the prestigious literary leader Wang Shizhen, and he is also assisted by Wang Xijue, a fellow Taicang native with the same surname.
Although the two Wang families in Taicang are not the same family, their relationship is still very close.
So from all aspects, there is no reason why Wang Shiqi failed to be selected as a Shujishi, but he was not included in the list of Shujishi.
No wonder Wang Shiqi couldn't figure it out and wanted to find out.
Lin Tailai sighed, Nephew Wang Shi, you think Wang Xijue is your biggest supporter, but the problem lies with Mr. Wang Sange, or Wang San's son Wang Heng.
Wang Heng ultimately gained nothing during this examination season. In the original history, he was questioned for cheating in the provincial examination, but in this time and space, he was ostracized by Lin Tailai for robbing imperial examination resources.
Wang Heng's friend Wang Shiqi is expected to be selected as a Shujishi, so the gap is huge.
You must know that Shujishi has a very high status in official circles and is a quasi-"immortal" figure, also known as the "preserver prime minister".
Therefore, Wang Heng's mentality was like "I'm afraid of my brother's hardship, but I'm also afraid of my brother driving a Land Rover." He felt really unbalanced, so he kept talking to his father Wang Sange at home.
Therefore, the person who prevented Wang Shiqi Guan from being selected as a Shujishi was none other than his dear fellow villager Wang Xijue, who could not write two characters for "王" in one stroke.
At this moment, no outsider, including Wang Shiqi himself, would have ever imagined that the truth would be like this.
But regarding this "inside story", Lin Xiuzhan did not intend to tell Wang Shiqi, because it would be of no use and would not change the established facts.
The correct usage of this inside story should be - at an appropriate time, say to Wang Xijue: "Old Sange, you don't want to either, right?"
After making up his mind, Lin Xiuzhan pretended to be profound and said: "There are many secrets in the center. I personally suggest that you stop asking around. Knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing."
"Why?" Wang Shiqi asked.
Lin Tailai continued Yunshan Wuzhao's explanation: "Since you are not selected as a commoner, I will probably compensate you elsewhere.
But if you ask around randomly, you may not get even this benefit."
These words are not deceitful by Lin Tailai, they are also true.
With Wang Xijue's clever character, after he prevented Wang Shiqi from selecting common people, out of compensation, he would definitely arrange a good position for Wang Shiqi when he selected officials.
But if the "inside story" is exposed, Mr. Wang Sange will definitely become angry, which will not be a good thing for Wang Shiqi.
So after being persuaded by Lin Xiuzhuan, Wang Shiqi left in a daze.
Watching Wang Shiqi, a novice in officialdom, leave, Lin Tailai, a veteran in officialdom, suddenly felt deeply.
Before Longwan, it was still a bit of a "taboo for the venerable", and there was relatively little black material about celebrities and high-ranking officials.
I don’t know whether it’s because the media has begun to develop, short essays are becoming more popular, or it’s due to some other reason, but celebrities and senior officials after Longwan basically have a lot of dirty information per person.
Lin Tailai had too many secrets in his heart, but he couldn't tell them easily.
Even Shen Li, the current minister of the Ministry of Rites, who established the dynasty with his moral character, turned against his only daughter, and even drank aphrodisiacs in an attempt to have a son when he was over sixty.
Just when Lin Xiuzhuan thought about Shen Li, he saw his colleague Tang Wenwen coming in from outside and yelling: "Big news! I heard that Shen Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites took the initiative to resign today!"
