The meeting between the emperor and his ministers in front of the Qianqing Palace suddenly reached a deadlock.
Emperor Wanli's two main goals, the first one was to seduce the civil servants to betray Lin Tailai and appease Concubine Zheng, seems to have been achieved.
The second is to deceive the civil servants on national issues, temporarily seeking peace of mind, and then drag them down if they can, but they were called out.
Seeing that the atmosphere was at an awkward stalemate, Zhang Cheng, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, had to step forward to find a way to resolve the embarrassment.
So he told Emperor Wanli: "The emperor said before that none of the courtiers have seen the prince, so outsiders are more suspicious. Today, we can bring the prince out and let the gentlemen have a look."
Emperor Wanli, whose thoughts were exposed, was at a loss for what to say. Hearing this, he quickly said: "Pass! Send the eldest brother and third brother quickly!"
Emperor Wanli has given birth to four sons so far. The second and fourth sons both died young. The eldest son and the third son are the two protagonists in the dispute over the country.
Not long after, they saw the nine-year-old emperor's eldest son Zhu Changluo and the five-year-old emperor's third son Zhu Changxun being invited out of the inner palace, standing on either side of the emperor.
Emperor Wanli said: "Gentlemen, take a look with your own eyes."
The elders looked up and saw that this was the first time that foreign ministers saw the princes.
It can be seen that the eldest son of the emperor is slightly thinner, while the third son of the emperor, although younger, is stronger and stockier.
Emperor Wanli took the hand of his eldest son very intimately and said to his cabinet ministers:
"I don't have any legitimate sons. The elders and younger ones have their own order. They are all my sons. How can there be no reason for father and son to be unrelated? But there are always doubts in the outside world, which alienate the nature of my father and son!
You cabinet ministers are my close ministers. Today, if I let you see it in person, how can I treat my eldest brother any differently?
I'm just worried that my elder brother is weak, so I can rest assured when he gets stronger and lets him go out!"
Still staying at the scene, Lin Tailai, who was waiting for the final disposal, almost laughed out loud when he saw this scene.
It felt like Emperor Wanli almost pinched the eldest son's neck and forced him to ask: "Tell me! Is your father good to you?"
The ministers could not refute the emperor face to face, they could only obey and listen to whatever the emperor said.
At this time, the third son of the emperor, born to Concubine Zheng, suddenly raised his chubby hand, pointed at the tall and eye-catching Lin Tailai and said: "This evil man is the number one scholar!"
Everyone present, whether they were the emperor, eunuchs, or elders, were all astonished. Does a five-year-old child understand this?
The surprise came so suddenly! Lin Tailai pointed at himself in disbelief and asked the third prince, "Your Highness, are you talking about me?"
The third prince repeated: "This evil man is the number one scholar!"
After Emperor Wanli came to his senses, he helplessly covered his fat face, and finally realized what it felt like to be unable to carry his pig teammates.
The civil and military champions are very influential in the court. Are you, mother and son, going to death to offend Lin Tailai, just for fear of making few enemies?
Compared with most ministers, Lin Tailai's attitude on national issues is already very mild. Although he has a personal feud with your Zheng family, he has never urged Shangshu to establish the emperor's eldest son as the East Palace.
If Lin Tailai hadn't been pushed into a panic today, Lin Tailai wouldn't have spoken out clearly to support the eldest son of the emperor.
But Lin Tailai, who was scolded, was so filled with ecstasy that he almost lost control of his expression.
With the words of the future King of Fortune, he will be completely free from the great calamity of his country!
Lin Tailai roughly pushed away the bachelors, rushed down the steps, and said:
"Today I saw all the princes, the eldest son of the emperor is brilliant, and the third son of the emperor is smart, it is really a blessing for the Ming Dynasty!
What's a pity is that the prince has no uniform, and the etiquette in the meeting is inconsistent!
Therefore, I once again request you to determine the names of the princes in advance, so that the eldest son of the emperor will be appointed to the East Palace, and the third son of the emperor can be named the blessed king of the domain!"
Damn it! Everyone was shocked again. In just a moment, you, Lin Tailai, even thought of the title of the third prince?
Are you too quick to take revenge? The third prince is still only a five-year-old child.
Emperor Wanli was also in a trance. King Fu? This title sounds really nice.
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Emperor Wanli patted the throne anxiously and gave a stern order: "Push Lin Tailai out of the Meridian Gate with a staff of forty! Sun Xian will be imprisoned!"
It’s over! The bachelors were suddenly filled with despair and had the urge to resign on the spot!
The Jinyiwei officer who was called in rushed up, dragged Lin Tailai and walked out.
There are more surprises? As Lin Tailai was being dragged away, he turned around and shouted: "Thank you for your grace!"
Anyone who is familiar with the history of the Ming Dynasty knows what it means to hold the imperial staff outside the Meridian Gate. It is an achievement that many ministers, especially officials, dream of.
Even if you are the most unknown among the tens of thousands of officials in the capital, as long as you pass the imperial staff, you will become famous in the court overnight, and in a month you will be famous all over the world, and then you will leave your name in history!
It is a good thing after you have gone through the pain. Although it sounds very perverted, the trend is so perverted.
Although Lin Tailai is already very famous, who would dislike having too much fame?
Not long after, Lin Tailai was pinned to the west stone slab outside the Meridian Gate.
Factory Gong Sun Siam stood in front of Lin Tailai, waiting for the preparations before the execution to be completed.
Usually the executioners are from the Jinyiwei official school, but this time Sun Xian did not let the Jinyiwei take action.
He randomly selected two strong-looking men in the inner prison beside him, and ordered: "You two will execute the sentence!"
Lin Tailai looked up and felt that the prison guard holding the wooden stick looked familiar, so he asked casually: "What is your name?"
For such a meaningful moment, of course, it is necessary to understand as many details as possible, so as to write a short composition to commemorate it in the future.
The eunuch then replied: "We are Li Jinzhong, and it is hard to disobey our orders today."
Lin Tailai: ""
I remembered it! Isn't this the scoundrel Wei Si whom I briefly glanced at on the streets of the capital last year? He is also the future nine thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian in history.
My own imperial staff was executed by someone who was nine thousand years old in history. This is so memorable!
Compared to sixty and eighty, forty imperial staffs are not much, and generally cannot kill anyone.
Li Jinzhong, who had only served the royal family for more than a year, struck him with his stick. It felt very wrong and he couldn't help but look at the factory Gong Sun Siam.
Sun Xian said calmly: "Continue."
Li Jinzhong suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the factory boss ordered the two of his followers to be executed, and no wonder he did not take off Lin Tailai's coat.
Even though he was wearing leather armor under his coat, he could still feel pain when hit with a blunt instrument. Lin Tailai remained very tough and remained silent.
After the beating, Sun Xian gave another order to the Jinyiwei Official School: "You guys, go to the Imperial Hospital and call for help! I'll go and reply to the order!"
Lin Tailai, who was "seriously injured", raised his head and shouted angrily: "There's no need for the imperial doctor! Just carry me out!"
Sun Xian then ordered: "Go to the right gate of Chang'an and call some of his servants in! Give him a wooden board and carry him away as soon as possible!"
While waiting, Sun Xian said to Lin Tai: "Although you have been dismissed from office, you don't have to go all the way to the dark side.
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It’s not a bad idea to take another path, since we are all serving the Emperor anyway.”
Only then did Lin Tailai understand the reason why the emperor was holding on to him and inducing him to break with the elders.
I don't know how long it took, but the guardian Zhang brothers and eight other servants, led by the Jinyi Guard Officer School, hurried over.
Mainly because of Lin Tailai's weight, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to lift it if there were fewer people, so he changed it from the normal four lifts to eight lifts.
So the Zhang brothers endured their "grief" and opened the way ahead, while the other eight servants carried Lin Tai.
When leaving Chengtianmen, Lin Tailai secretly took off his leather armor inside the doorway.
The guardians on the left and right asked in surprise: "Aren't you afraid of being beaten while sitting in the pavilion?"
Lin Tailai snorted coldly: "I wonder who dares to hit me now!"
After passing Chengtian Gate, the Zhang brothers who were leading the way walked toward the right gate of Chang'an.
Lin Tailai patted the wooden board and shouted: "It's not this way! Where are you going?"
Zhang Wen, the Zuo protector, turned around in confusion and asked, "What's wrong with going home through the right gate of Chang'an?"
Lin Tailai ordered: "Idiot! Go to the left gate of Chang'an!" Then he sighed: "If the imperial staff does not return to the Yamen, it will be like walking at night in brocade clothes!"
Outside the left gate of Chang'an is Yujie, where the Fifth Ministry of Education and the Hanlin Academy are located.
"Go to the Hanlin Academy first!" Lin Tailai, who was lying on the wooden board, instructed, "Also, walk slowly, don't be in a hurry!"
A team of eight people carrying planks paraded through the Royal Street and immediately caused a sensation.
Because everyone who hangs out here knows that the person lying on the wooden board and being carried out must be the lucky one who received the imperial cane.
Today's lucky guy is special. He is recognized as the most auspicious human being who is least likely to receive the royal stick.
Although Lin Tailai wanted to parade around the streets for a while longer, the distance from the left gate of Chang'an to the Hanlin Academy was too short.
When Lin Tailai was carried into the Hanlin Academy, he was surrounded by dozens of Hanlin officials as soon as he reached the atrium!
Several bachelors in charge were also called out and came to the courtyard to watch Lin Tailai in person!
"What's going on?" Master Chen Yubi asked in surprise.
They all knew that Lin Tailai was summoned to the palace for an audience, but how could you, Lin Tailai, deceive the imperial staff and be carried out?
Lying on the wooden board, Lin Tailai's official robe was in tatters, his official hat had been knocked off, and his hair was miserably scattered.
Hearing Xueshi Chen's question, Lin Tailai weakly replied: "After entering the palace, I was given the favor of the king for my dedication to building up the throne."
Dozens of people present showed admiration. Although Lin Tailai is usually aloof, he is also a man of integrity in important matters!
Chen Yubi sighed and said: "Go home quickly to recuperate to avoid worsening the injury!"
Lin Tailai was in ecstasy and said sadly: "This junior came to the Hanlin Academy to say goodbye to you.
Today in the palace, the three elders Xu Cifu, Wang Xijue and Wang Jiaping jointly convicted me and petitioned the emperor to punish me.
But I, Lin Tailai, can't argue with me at all. I have been dismissed from my official position and stripped of my clothes.
From now on, I can no longer discuss matters with you, Ke Ting!"
The Imperial Academy was immediately in an uproar! If what Lin Tailai said was true, it would be a scandal, a huge scandal!
This kind of thing cannot be deceived at all. Lin Tailai shouldn't lie, right?
Only an elder like Yan Song could do such a thing of betraying a civil servant to the emperor!
Although Lin Tailai is a bastard, he is first and foremost a civil servant!
After everything that needed to be said, Lin Tailai waved feebly to all the Hanlin officials as a farewell.
The servants carried the planks and walked outside.
Suddenly, Lin Tailai asked the servant to stop again and asked Scholar Chen: "When did the last time I received a cane as a Hanlin official happen?"
In the Ming Dynasty, it was generally those who received imperial cudgels from Kedao or officials, but due to the special nature of Hanlin, it can be said that it was very rare to receive imperial cudgels.
After all, the Hanlin are nominally close servants, and many Hanlin officials have served as officials, so the emperor generally does not attack the Hanlin.
At the same time, promotion and honor in the Imperial Academy depend entirely on the emperor's whims. Unlike foreign dynasties, there is no institutional guarantee, so the Imperial Academy generally does not fight with the emperor to death.
After hearing Lin Tailai's question, Bachelor Chen thought for a moment and replied:
"It should be the incident of Zhang Juzheng's love affair in the fifth year of Wanli. At that time, Zhao Yongxian and Wu Zhongxing both accepted the imperial staff as Hanlin officials."
Lin Tailai asked again: "What about going forward?"
Scholar Chen looked at Tian Yijun and said with a wry smile: "Tian Jun is familiar with classics and knows a lot about anecdotes from past dynasties. I would like to ask Tian Jun to answer questions."
After thinking for a while, Bachelor Tian Yi Juntian replied: "Further back, it should be the Zuo Shunmen case during the Jiajing Dynasty more than sixty years ago, where several Hanlin officials were punished on the spot."
Lin Tailai continued to ask: "Is there anything further?"
Tian Xueshi replied: "Seventy years ago, in the 14th year of Zhengde, Hanlin was among the ministers of the court. A hundred and twenty years ago, in the second year of Chenghua, there were four admonitions from the Hanlin. After receiving the imperial staff, they all became famous for a while.
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There is no need to ask further. In the early version of the Ming Dynasty, it was not popular to be proud of the imperial staff.
Moreover, in the ancient version, troubles were not just caused by the imperial staff, but often caused the head to fall off directly.
Lin Tailai sighed loudly: "You can know the future by looking at the past. I hope you will keep in mind that you once served as officials together with Hanlin, who was punished for the fifth time in the past 120 years!"
Everyone: ""
Damn it! How obsessed are you, Lin Tailai, with records and data?
The emperor struck him too lightly, and only forty sticks were too few!
And suddenly I understood why the elders would rather be involved in a scandal than betray Lin Tailai.
After leaving the Hanlin Academy and climbing to the Yingmen Gate, Zhang Wenxu, the Zuo protector, behaved and took the initiative to ask for instructions: "Where to go next?"
Looking at the excitement of sitting in the restaurant, it was obvious that he didn't want to go home.
After Lin Tailai thought for a while, he waved his hand and said: "I still have a part-time job in the Ministry of Etiquette, so I will go to the Ministry of Etiquette to say goodbye!"
Lin Tailai, who enjoyed the treatment of eight people, was watched everywhere he went.
Lin Tailai, a doctor from the Ceremony Department of the Ministry of Etiquette, was lying on the wooden board at the door of Kong Jian's house and shouted:
"Mr. Yu! Your etiquette director is in charge of etiquette matters! My imperial staff is like receiving it for you!
Even I, the host and guest, was beaten because of my national origin, and even three cabinet elders joined forces to punish me!
Why haven’t you seen your Ceremony Department speak out bravely for the sake of national justice?”
Yu Kongjian: ""
They Qingliu forces have a tacit understanding for a long time. In order to preserve their strength in this wave of national wars, the officials of the sixth ministry and above who are fifth grade and above are temporarily holding back their troops!
After all, the practical duties of level 6 and above are too important, and every step is a carrot and a pitfall.
Who would have thought that Lin Tailai, the most immoral person, could come here to kidnap someone morally!
After touring the Ministry of Rites, Lin Tailai waved his hand: "The next stop is the Ministry of Officials!"
