As for Lin Tailai's tone of greeting, it was not because he was malicious.
Lin Tailai can even accept the president of Zhuti and the chief minister of Bai Xuer, so he won't immediately regard Kuaibai as an enemy.
So that tone is just a subconscious ridicule after seeing a historical celebrity.
Of course, it is also inseparable from the mentality of looking down on others after gaining a high status.
What can he do if he can dethrone a meritorious official and make fun of others?
However, this kind of tone is very harsh to the ears of the Yi family father and son who travel wildly in the northwest.
Just like someone in Suzhou said frivolously "Xiao Linzi" to Lin Tailai.
Among the three old, middle-aged and young people in the Kuai family, the young man who was probably the one who paid homage to his adopted son Kuai Yun rushed up to Lin Tailai and punched him.
Lin Tailai likes to tease others when he talks, but an important reason why he hasn't been beaten yet is that he himself is very good at beating.
So when Lin Tailai saw Kuaiyun rushing towards him with a fist, he did not panic and dodged away.
Then he raised his hand and punched slightly, hitting the side of Yiyun's face, causing a visual effect that was almost like knocking him away.
Looking at the unconscious Wei Yun, Lin Tailai said contemptuously: "How dare you fight with me? You really don't know whether to live or die!"
A group of civil and military officials in the hall did not expect to see a fight in the governor's quarters, and were shocked.
Some well-informed people have heard of Lin Tailai's reputation as an invincible opponent in the capital, but they can only say that there are no empty warriors under the great reputation.
The guardian Zhang brothers appeared on the left and right, and dragged Kuai Yun out skillfully. They didn't know whether they wanted to destroy the body or eliminate traces of it, but they were stopped by the followers of the Kuai family.
Seeing his adopted son being beaten, Kuaibai was furious and cursed: "You bastard who deserves to be cut into pieces with a thousand cuts, you have the guts to tell me your name!"
Until now, Kuaibai and his son, who had just arrived in Jincheng, still didn't know who the giant man in front of them was.
When they were in Ningxia, which is far away from the capital, perhaps because of the limited social circle and information cocoon, Kuai Bai and his son were not familiar with Lin Tailai.
Unlike civil servants who have a huge network of connections and better information, many people can guess Lin Tailai's identity even if they have never met him.
At this moment, Lin Tailai suddenly rushed forward from the side and punched Kuai Chengen, who had not reacted, away.
Everyone: "."
It was obviously you who scolded him, why did you beat his own son?
Only then did Lin Tailai calmly reply: "I have long heard that Kuai Bai and his son relied on force to run rampant in border towns.
But it’s really not as good as being famous in person, but it’s just mediocre.”
Everyone was speechless. Is this what a top scholar with Hanlin status could say?
At this time, suddenly the governor's flag officer ran over and issued an order: "Lin Tailai, come and pay homage to father and son, and Da Yun will come in together to see you!"
This is not surprising. There was a conflict in the waiting room in the hall, and it must have been reported to the Governor.
Lin Tailai couldn't help but sigh: "The local governor is really rude.
He actually allowed me, a member of the Hanlin Academy and a doctor in the Third Department of the Imperial Academy, to come in together with an arrogant and rude warrior like Kuai Bai.
That is to say, I have a broad mind. If it were anyone else, I would have fallen out on the spot!"
While walking, he muttered to Da Yun: "If we were in the capital, there would be no rules."
Kuaibai, who was in his sixties, suddenly turned his head and said fiercely: "This is the northwest!"
Kuaibai already knew Lin Tailai's identity from the flag official's mouth.
But Kuaibai is not afraid. Even if you, Lin Tailai, can make all the difference in the capital, what can Kuaibai do to him?
The thousands of soldiers, horses and servants under his command are his confidence!
And unlike ordinary military attachés, these soldiers and horses are recruited and managed by themselves with great pains. They only obey their own orders and are considered the property of the Kuai family!
In the entire northwest, there is no one who can fight better than him!
Ningxia Town cannot live without him! Without him, there will be a big gap in one of the nine sides!
The worst case scenario is that we will turn into bandits and return to the grassland!
With thousands of cavalry, he is still one of the strongest chiefs back on the grassland!
Governor Zheng felt a headache when he saw Kuaibai and Lin Tailai coming in one after the other.
One is a proud soldier and a brave general, and the other is also a proud soldier and a brave general.
One is a arrogant and powerful general who can barely control himself, while the other can't even control his chief assistant.
These two people met outside, had a small conflict and refused to give in to each other. It was really painful!
After entering the lobby and saluting, Kuai Bai immediately said to Governor Zheng:
"Xiaguan led his two sons and three thousand elite soldiers to rush to Gansu from Ningxia without any trouble!
Unexpectedly, both sons were seriously injured in the carriage! Please make the decision for me, Zheng Junmen!"
Kuaibai, an unpopular alien general who defected and was promoted step by step from the garrison to the deputy commander-in-chief, was not only good at fighting, but also good at speaking.
Governor Zheng turned to Lin Tailai, "What did you say?"
Lin Tailai sipped the tea and said slowly: "I thought Taiwan was trying to give me a kick."
Governor Zheng: "."
Can you, Lin Tailai, say something humane? How come you can be labeled a bigger person than Yan Guan?
In Governor Zheng's mind, Lin Tailai was more at fault, and Kuaibai and the three thousand elite soldiers would play a greater role in the future.
But because Lin Tailai has a distinguished status, he cannot force Lin Tailai to apologize to Kuaibai.
Therefore, Governor Zheng could only advise Lin Tailai sincerely: "At this time, when it is time to recruit people, the morale of the Ningxia soldiers is very important and cannot be undermined lightly."
Lin Tailai said disapprovingly: "Are three thousand people already indispensable to Taiwan making?"
Kuaibai said proudly: "How can my three thousand elite soldiers be comparable to other people's tofu soldiers?"
Lin Tailai sneered disdainfully and said: "I have blown it so loudly, but I have never heard of any achievements in recent years."
Kuaibai counterattacked without losing sight of his opponent: "At least we worked hard to guard the border for the Ming Dynasty. You can only talk about war on paper, so what have you done?"
Lin Tailai immediately put down the tea cup and said with a smile on his face:
"Oops! I didn't do anything. I just organized two battles in Xining and Ganjunshan this month, and both were successful!
A total of 1,500 people were beheaded, people and livestock were captured for no reason, and two great captive chiefs, Walata Bu Nang and Bu Shi Tu Jinong, were killed!"
Kuaibai: "."
It had not been long since the previous two major victories, and Governor Zheng used careful verification as an excuse to refrain from making any public announcements.
You can’t just believe what others report, right?
Moreover, Governor Zheng also had other thoughts. He was afraid that after announcing a great victory, the generals in various places would slack off thinking that the crisis was over.
However, the enemies in the main direction, Huo Luochi and Zhen Taiji, are still active. We must not slack off at this time.
And Kuai Bai and his son had just arrived in Jincheng, so many news had not yet reached their ears.
So Kuaibai really didn't know about the two big victories now, and was suddenly confused by Lin Tailai.
As a figure who has been on both sides of the border wall for sixty years, Kuaibai certainly understands the value of Lin Tailai's victory data and the killing of the two great captive chiefs.
He was very unbelievable. When did the northwest Ming army become so brave?
Kuaibai looked at Governor Zheng again, and then saw Governor Zheng nodded slightly, indicating that this was true.
Taking advantage of Kuai Bai's temporary absence of concentration, Lin Tailai began to report to Governor Zheng.
"I was previously ordered to urge the Taolu to return north, and the task has been successfully completed. The specific situation will be reported in detail later.
While supervising the captives, he also accomplished two great victories.
In these two great victories, a total of 7,100 Xining Guard troops were used, and 9,000 Gansu troops were mobilized. A total of more than 16,000 people needed to be rewarded."
Hearing the word "reward", Kuai Bai suddenly came back to his senses and quickly said to Governor Zheng: "Xiaguan's troops and horses are sent from Ningxia to Jincheng, and they need a reward of 10,000 taels!"
Isn't he just trying to make some money by actively leading troops from Ningxia?
These 10,000 taels of silver are needed to reward soldiers. Use the money from the court to buy your own military morale, and then get greedy from the middle, and you will definitely make a profit without losing money.
He knew that when Governor Zheng took office, he temporarily took one hundred thousand taels of silver from Taipu Temple, and the later allocation of silver had not yet been issued.
If I hadn't actively asked for it earlier, who might have taken away the 100,000 taels, leaving me with absolutely no share left.
Lin Tailai glanced at Kuai Bai dissatisfiedly, "It's time to play, it's time to have fun, Kuai Bai, what are you causing trouble at this time?"
It's just a matter of ten thousand taels of silver, so don't bother making such a fuss.
It can only be said that Lin Tailai, who was born in a wealthy family in Jiangnan, has become more discerning after the Lin Group has grown and prospered, and he does not think that ten thousand taels of silver is too big a sum.
But for the relatively poor northwest region, ten thousand taels of silver is still a huge amount.
After careful consideration, Governor Zheng said to Lin Tailai:
"Things have their own priorities. As for the reward, there is no rush now. We will wait for the headquarters to report to the court separately."
Lin Tailai pointed at Kuaibai and frowned: "What about his ten thousand taels?"
Governor Zheng replied fairly: "Currently, Taozhou and Hezhou's frontline troops are empty, and there is an urgent need to recruit new troops.
It is necessary to distribute reward money to the new troops arriving from other towns to help boost their morale."
Governor Zheng was not thinking about favoring anyone, he believed that his decision was based on public interest.
Of course, the three thousand fine cavalry brought by Kuaibai are more important, and they are the most urgently needed resource at the moment.
That's not to say that Lin Tailai is unimportant, but no matter how good Lin Tailai is in fighting, he can't be used as one of three thousand men.
And although Lin Tailai also achieved two great victories, they were both unsustainable behaviors.
It has no universal significance, its success cannot be replicated, and it has not eliminated Huo Luochi, the most important enemy at the moment.
The officers and soldiers participating in the great victory cannot escape, so they can be released first.
Therefore, based on comprehensive comparison, currently it is more important to appease the three thousand cavalrymen who have paid tribute.
Lin Tailai was slightly surprised. Is there something wrong with your mind, Governor Zheng? Will you ever become an official?
Is it a question of fairness and injustice now? Now it is a question of Lin Tailai's face.
If you step on your own face in front of Kuai Bai, do you want to create a deadly feud with yourself?
It stands to reason that Governor Zheng Luozheng's ability is still very outstanding. Whether in Xuanda or Northwest, he is conscientious, runs the business in an orderly manner, has no selfish motives, and does not drink the blood of soldiers.
But no one is perfect. Is there something about Governor Zheng’s brain circuit that is different from ordinary people?
No wonder in history, Governor Zheng, who did a good job, ended up being impeached and dismissed from office!
Kuai Bai got what he wanted and smiled proudly at Lin Tailai.
In the northwest border town, everything is under military control, and having soldiers is the real power! And soldiers must obey your orders completely!
To put it bluntly, although you, Lin Tailai, are some kind of Nine-Yuan True Immortal, a mutiny can destroy you, Lin Tailai!
Finally, Kuai Bai looked at Lin Tailai with disdain and walked away.
Today at the governor's residence, he was able to regain some of his place. As a foreign military general, facing a figure like the Nine-Yuan True Immortal, he could only go so far in finding a place for the time being.
As for the future, just read the songbook and see what happens!
Lin Tailai remained calm, sitting and waiting for Kuai Bai to leave, then asked Governor Zheng, "Is your mind okay?"
Governor Zheng's face turned dark. If someone else had said this, he would have pushed him out to beat him with a military stick!
After taking a few deep breaths and mentally building up his mind, Governor Zheng advised: "You have to take the overall situation into consideration."
"What's the big picture!" Lin Tailai said angrily, snapping the case!
Governor Zheng couldn't help but be very surprised, why did Lin Tailai suddenly become so angry? What's wrong with the word "overall situation"?
Lin Tailai cursed and said: "I have worked hard for so many years, but in the end I am forced to take care of the overall situation. Then isn't my hard work in vain?"
Governor Zheng was also angry and asked: "The decisions of this department are all based on public opinion! What do you really want?"
Lin Tailai sneered and asked: "Is a person like that worthy of stepping on my head?
I am the hero of two great victories, and you use my face to please Kuaibai?"
Governor Zheng said angrily: "The headquarters will explain again that his three thousand troops are urgently needed here, and the morale of the officers and soldiers also needs to be encouraged!
You shouldn’t understand this truth! Even if you have two great victories, it won’t change the reality of the shortage of major generals here!”
In Zheng Luo's mind, although two great victories may seem fancy, they are really not that important.
It neither solved the weaknesses of Taozhou and Hezhou, nor severely damaged Huoluochi. The truth is that the two main forces of the border invaders are Taiwan and Kyrgyzstan.
Lin Tailai refuted unceremoniously: "Even if you need soldiers and horses, your indulgence in being so accommodating to arrogant generals will only encourage Kuai Bai's arrogance!"
Governor Zheng argued: "If you are good at fighting, so what if you are a little arrogant? Is it because you are arrogant that you cannot tolerate and employ people?"
Lin Tailai replied: "I am good at observing people, but I have a traitor in my head!"
If he rebels because he despises us, it is all your fault, Zheng Luo, for your appeasement and connivance!"
Governor Zheng was so angry that he was shaking all over, "This is simply unreasonable!"
Let's just say what's right, why are you trying to make fun of feudal superstition?
You say whoever is rebellious is also rebellious?
The fundamental reason why the two of them didn't agree was that Lin Tailai didn't think Kuai Bai could be used. He was now an old bastard who only came out to get money and food. He couldn't really work hard.
Zheng Luo valued Kuai Bai very much and expected Kuai Bai and his son to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds.
Coming out of the governor's residence, Lin Tailai asked Dayun next to him:
"Lao Da, what are your methods for military generals in border towns to deal with civil servants? Come and tell me."
Dayun felt something in his heart and quickly declined: "Counsellor Lin is joking. I'm not that kind of person. How can I understand this?"
"Open your mind and be bold!" Lin Tailai urged.
Dayun still wanted to ask: "Why does Counselor Lin ask this?"
Lin Tailai sighed: "I'm worried that someone is going to deal with me, so I want to think about how to prevent it."
As a supporting general who was assigned to the military counselor's side, Dayun had been working with Lin Tailai for two months, and he knew Lin Tailai to a certain extent.
Counselor Lin, you ask this, is it really for prevention?