Mainly because Lin Tailai felt that Zhou Yingqiu's performance style was too flamboyant and unsuitable for the current occasion.
Nowadays, it is even more necessary to perform in a restrained style so as not to appear too obtrusive and alert those targets.
So Lin Tailai decided to put on a show and set the tone first.
He sat in the prison car, sighed deeply, and said melancholy to his friends surrounding the prison car:
"I see that most of you are from the south of the Yangtze River. It is late spring now. I guess the red beans in my hometown have begun to bear fruit, right?"
Everyone looked at each other. They thought Lin Tailai would sing wildly, but in the end he just felt homesick?
Red beans are also called acacia seeds, which are produced in the south. They are a common image of longing in poetry.
"So I occasionally gained something on the road and wrote some "Red Bean Songs"."
As Lin Tai spoke, he took out a few sheets of manuscript paper from under the mattress of the prison van and distributed them to his friends.
People passed it around and saw that it read: "The red bean tree in the south of the Yangtze River has a yearning for each leaf. The red beans can still be used up, but the love will last forever."
To be honest, this little poem is fresh and simple, with a small number of words but it is intriguing. It seems that thousands of words are contained in these twenty words. It is considered a masterpiece.
But doesn’t this subtle and fresh style of painting not match your image of Lin Tailai?
Just after reading it, another poem manuscript came out from the prison car, which still contained twenty-digit poems:
"Red beans mark lovesickness, and it lingers for twelve hours. The moss is green in the round place, and few people know what is on my mind."
As all my friends know, most people compose poems one by one, but Lin Tailai often composes poems in groups.
Two songs have already appeared. Is the third and fourth song far away?
Sure enough, Lin Tailai took out a few more poems from under the mattress in the prison car, and they were still twenty-character poems of the same genre.
"Acacia throws red beans, spring flowers fill the painting building. After the storm and dusk, new sorrows and old sorrows."
My friends feel that it is strange. The poems are all excellent works, but it seems very strange that such a graceful work was created by Lin Tailai, a majestic man who is eight or nine feet tall.
Thinking of this, everyone suddenly had the idea that Lin Tailai was really in trouble this time, right?
The internal cause of drastic changes in poetry style is often due to the violent shocks in life, which lead to changes in the poet's state of mind.
If Lin Tailai had not suffered a huge setback, how could he have such homesickness?
Lin Tailai in the prison car didn't care what others thought, and shouted: "Hurry up! Don't be in a daze, start responding to poems, hurry up!"
Things come and go, but forms must go. Welcoming and sending guests, socializing and singing are the basic skills of Ming literati.
If you casually look through the collected works of a Ming Dynasty literati, you will find that a large proportion of the works are of this type of entertainment work.
At this moment, twenty or thirty horsemen suddenly galloped towards the capital, and the sound of horse hooves broke everyone's thoughts.
When they rushed outside the south gate of Juyong Pass, the leading knight reined in his horse and stopped suddenly, shouting:
"Lin Tailai! I, Liu Xi, the Jinyi Guard Qianhu, have been ordered to escort you to Beizhen Fusi for hearing!"
When the friends present who came to visit Lin Tailai after receiving the notice heard this, they were immediately in an uproar. It turned out that the Jinyi Guards were riding to fetch the person!
Lin Tailai, who was sitting in the prison car, was also shocked. This was an unexpected situation that he had no plan for!
In Lin Tailai's mind, the nature of this incident was entirely an "infighting" among court officials and had no direct connection with the emperor. How could the emperor end up personally involved?
Lin Tailai did have the intention of catching big fish, but he never thought of catching whales.
At this time, Wang Xiangmeng, the nine-year Dzogchen censor who was previously responsible for escorting Lin Tailai, took a few steps forward, blocked the imperial cavalry and shouted:
"Lin Tailai's matter will be heard by the judicial department, so what does it have to do with Beizhen Fusi?"
Liu Xi, the leading Jinyiwei Qianhu, held up a thick silk edict and replied: "I have been ordered to take over, please cooperate with the handover! If you have any questions, please report it yourself!"
In the face of the imperial edict, even though he was the censor of the Nine Levels of Dzogchen, Wang Xiangmeng had no choice. He could not openly resist the edict.
When Liu Qianhu dismounted from his horse and handed over to Wang Xiangmeng, he saw Wang Xiangmeng's worried expression and couldn't help but say proudly:
"Lin Zhuangyuan took great care of our Jin Yiwei brothers in the past, and our brothers will take good care of Lin Zhuangyuan today!"
From the 14th year of Wanli to this year, at least hundreds of Jinyiwei officials were beaten by Lin Tailai.
Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, today Lin Tailai has fallen into the hands of Jin Yiwei!
Let him, Liu Qianhu, represent Jin Yiwei today and punish the villain Lin Tailai!
Xiao Wang Yushi shook his head and said helplessly: "Do you think I am worried about Lin Jiuyuan? What I am worried about is actually you!"
Liu Xi didn't understand what Wang Yushi said, and he didn't want to understand. He had an imperial edict in his hand, and he was so scared!
He didn't believe it. Lin Tailai, who was locked in a cage, could still do something to him?
Liu Qianhu then walked outside the prison van, but he was afraid that Lin Tai would come and beat someone across the cage, so he stood a few steps away.
Then Liu Qianhu said with a sinister smile: "Lin Zhuangyuan, let's go on the road! We are still a hundred miles away from the capital. The road is uneven and bumps will inevitably happen. I hope Lin Zhuangyuan will forgive me."
Lin Tailai, who was sitting in the cage, came back to his senses from the long exam, glanced at Liu Qianhu contemptuously, and simply responded: "You are already dead."
Liu Qianhu didn't know the power of these words, so he said in a quarrel: "Don't worry, Lin Zhuangyuan, you will definitely live and reach Beizhen Fusi alive!"
Lin Tailai took out a bamboo whistle from his pocket and blew it hard.
After the piercing whistle, suddenly forty or fifty more knights rushed out from the mountains and forests on both sides, shouting "Sit down".
Everyone in the streets of the capital knew that those who shouted "sit down" to Lin Tailai must be the "servants" of the Lin family who had fought all over the world.
Liu Qianhu remained calm, clenched the edict in his hand, and shouted: "Lin Tailai! How dare you instruct your servants to rob prisoners?"
When Jin Yiwei goes to arrest someone, what scene has he not seen before? What's the use of having many people in front of an imperial edict?
He didn't believe it. These people dared to besiege the Jinyiwei Official School where they were doing their job!
In the blink of an eye, more than twenty Jinyiwei officers were beaten to pieces by the Lin family's servants!
The combat effectiveness of the pampered hereditary official school is far inferior to that of the other party, and the number of people is only half that of the other party. How can I have the advantage?
More than a dozen officers from the school fell to the ground on the spot, and the remaining five or six people retreated to Liu Qianhu's side.
At this time, Lin Tailai stood up in the cage, then raised the top of the cage with both hands and kicked the cage pillars with the soles of his feet.
With Lin Tailai's movements, the cage in the car seemed to be unable to accommodate Lin Tailai's body and suddenly burst!
In an instant, the top of the cage was lifted aside! The surrounding cage wood fell in pieces, and even one cage wood flew to Liu Qianhu's feet!
The visual effects were so overwhelming that Liu Qianhu was stunned!
What the hell is the quality of this cage? Are you just putting it up to show off?
Furthermore, without the "isolation" of the cage from Lin Tailai, Liu Qianhu also lost his sense of security, and he hurriedly took several big steps back.
Standing on the prison car, Lin Tailai looked up at the sky, raised his arms and shouted: "The sky is clear! The sky is clear! There is a traitor who has deceived the Holy One!"
Friends who were watching in the outer circle finally felt relieved when they saw this scene.
This kind of painting style is normal. This is the Lin Tailai they are familiar with.
Lin Tailai finally called out "Tianri Zhaozhao". They didn't recognize the Lin Tailai who had previously crooned "Red Bean Song"!
"Come on! Come on!" Everyone couldn't help cheering together.
Lin Tailai pressed his hands down to signal everyone to be quiet, and then chanted affectionately:
"One step up the mountain, one step down the water, walking towards the bank of Yuguan, it's late at night and there are thousands of tent lights.
The wind is blowing, the rain is blowing, my hometown dreams are shattered, and there is no such sound in my hometown.
A song called "Song of Love", dedicated to the hometown that haunts me in my dreams!"
Everyone: ""
Understand, today’s theme is homesickness, and Lin Jiuyuan didn’t prepare anything else at all.
Could it be that Lin Jiuyuan also wants to imitate Shen Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites and run away with a bucket? Is this forcibly paving the way?
Lin Tailai jumped down from the prison car, swinging his sleeves, revealing a corner of the leather armor inside. He also pulled out a bronze helmet from the car and put it on his head.
Liu Qianhu's eyes almost popped out of his head again. Who kind of prisoner can hide armor? What kind of unscrupulous prisoner is this?
In front of him was Lin Tailai, who was heavily armored, surrounded by forty or fifty of the other party's servants. Liu Qianhu suddenly felt that he was completely surrounded.
Lin Tailai moved his legs and feet a few times, twisted his neck, and walked towards Liu Qianhu in an aggressive manner.
"You can't do it! Brother Lin can't do it!" Zhou Yingqiu, who was sober in the world, shouted.
This is different from street fights in the past. This is not a private fight scene!
The opponent is a royal guard holding an imperial edict! Attacking a royal guard who is carrying out an edict is almost equivalent to openly resisting the imperial edict!
"Lin Tailai! Don't make mistakes!" Liu Qianhu held the edict high and shouted to Lin Tailai righteously.
He didn't believe it. Lin Tailai dared to beat the person holding the edict in public!
But Lin Tailai turned a deaf ear, as if he didn't hear what others said at all, and walked up to Liu Qianhu.
The powerful momentum was like a mountain, so heavy that Liu Qianhu could hardly stand!
Lin Tailai slapped him in the face, but Liu Qianhu didn't dare to fight back, so he just dodged away.
However, he was kicked by Lin Tailai again, and Liu Qianhu flew out and fell to the ground.
Even if he fell to the ground, even if his face was stepped into the soil, Liu Qianhu still held the edict tightly and dutifully!
Under Lin Tailai's feet, Liu Qianhu yelled with all his strength: "The Factory Guard Officer School is ordered to arrest people, and they can't just arrest them without restraint!"
He didn't believe it. Lin Tailai really dared to deal with the imperial guard holding the imperial edict!
After Lin Tailai gave a few instructions, several servants came over and tied Liu Qianhu tightly with cowhide ropes.
The edict was also fixed in Liu Qianhu's hand with a cowhide rope to ensure that it would not be dropped or lost.
Liu Qianhu could only move his mouth, and he was still screaming at the top of his lungs.
He doesn't believe it, you Lin Tailai dare to resist the decree!
Lin Tailai asked very strangely: "Isn't the decree to escort me to Beizhen Fusi for trial? It's not like I won't follow you, so how can I resist the decree?"
Then he said to others: "Now Liu Qianhu is escorting me to Fusi, North Town of the capital. Get on the road! Don't delay the order!"
Liu Qianhu, who was tightly tied up: ""
A servant came and asked: "What should we do with other government schools?"
Lin Tailai said with disgust: "They don't have an edict, so you don't need to worry about their life or death!
Just leave him here and leave someone to report to the defenders at Juyongguan, so that the defenders at Juyongguan can come over and treat him casually.
No, I'd better go back to Juyongguan in person and tell them!"
Everyone on the left and right advised together: "Why do you need to work and sit in the office for such a trivial matter? Just send whoever you want."
Lin Tailai answered honestly: "I was in a hurry just now and forgot to write a poem on Juyongguan. I just happened to go back and make up for it."
After finishing the matter, Lin Tailai grabbed Liu Qianhu, threw him on the bed of the prison van, then got on his horse and headed towards the capital.
All the friends followed behind and talked a lot.
After struggling for a long time, I will definitely not be able to reach the capital before dark, so I need to rest for a night at the inn along the way.
Setting off early the next morning, the team arrived at Desheng Gate in the capital in the morning, but was stopped by the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate because the team looked so strange.
Lin Tailai pointed to Liu Qianhu who was tied to the carriage board and explained to the gatekeeper:
"This is Liu Xi, a member of Qianhu, a member of the Jinyi Guards, who was ordered to escort me, Lin Tailai, to Fusi, Beizhen for hearing. What is tied to his hand is the edict."
The gatekeeper looked at Liu Qianhu, who was tied to the carriage, and said in confusion: "Are you sure he is escorting you?"
Lin Tailai nodded and said seriously: "Yes, under his escort, I will go to Beizhen Fusi after entering the city."
The city gatekeeper always felt that the water inside was very deep, so he pretended not to notice anything and let Lin Tailai, Liu Qianhu and his party into the city.
Deshengmen is the north gate, and most government offices are in the south. Lin Tailai and forty servants were escorted by Liu Qianhu alone, and they marched through the streets and alleys of the capital.
When they reached the southeast corner of the imperial city, Liu Qianhu, who could only move his mouth, could no longer close his eyes and pretend to be dead.
He shouted: "This is not the way to Fusi, Jinyiwei North Town, not in this direction!"
Lin Tailai sneered: "When I return to the capital, shouldn't I go to the Hanlin Academy to report first?"
Dozens of big men stood outside the Dengying Gate on Royal Street, but the long-tested Hanlin Academy gatekeepers were calm and did not panic at all.
Lin Tailai said to the gate officer: "I was escorted back to Beijing by Jin Yiwei Liu Qianhu, and now I am going to Beizhen Fusi to hear the trial. Please inform the bachelors!"
Only then did the gate officer notice that there was someone in the crowd who looked like a military attache, who was tied to the carriage board.
Could this be the Jin Yiwei Liu Qianhu who was responsible for escorting Lin Hanlin?
After leaving the Hanlin Academy gate, Lin Tailai still did not go to the Imperial Guard, but turned around and went to the Ministry of Rites.
Then he directly blocked the door of the Ministry of Etiquette and shouted: "People from the Host and Guest Department, get out!"
At this time, there was a vacancy in the Ministry of Rites, and no one could take charge of the matter, and of course no one was willing to take charge of it.
Lin Tailai continued to yell and curse: "Literary scum! He actually colluded with the factory guards to escort me, Lin Tai, back to Beijing! Why do you have the dignity to work in the Ministry of Etiquette!"
Yu Shenxing, the Minister of Rites, had to come out and scolded: "Stop talking nonsense!"
Lin Tailai pointed to Liu Qianhu who was tied to the carriage board, "This is Liu Qianhu who was ordered to escort me back to Beijing!"
All the witnesses are there! Is there anything else that your Ministry of Rites dare not admit?"
Yu Shenxing: ""
Could it be that I still have any misunderstandings about the definition of escort over the years?
Liu Qianhu closed his eyes in shame and pain. He felt as if he was being paraded through the streets and was about to become the biggest conspicuous person in the official circles of the capital this year.
No wonder Yan Guan didn't dare to provoke Lin Tailai easily. It was really hurtful and heartbreaking.
Lin Tailai urged the waiter: "Stop talking nonsense! Let Chen Tailai, the host and guest, come out and go to the hearing together!"
There is me without him, there is him without me! There can only be one Tailai in the court!"
