After leaving Wuchang Prefecture, Lin Tailai went down the river to experience this east-west water artery.
A few days later, he could have arrived at Jinling in one go, but Lin Tailai had to stop for a day in Dangtu County, Taiping Prefecture.
Moreover, Lin Tailai also asked the local prefecture and county government to find a restaurant on the riverside to entertain him. If there is no suitable riverside restaurant, he would go to the Chengmen Tower near the river.
Regardless of the fact that the time has already entered November, what is it like to have a banquet on the city gate tower with the cold wind blowing.
Gu Bingqian, a retainer, followed Lin Tailai's wishes and after writing a message to the county, he felt really strange.
For a person like him, if he cannot understand the leader's intention, it would be more uncomfortable than anything else.
So in the middle of the night, Gu Bingqian went to see Protector Zuo Zhang Wen again to inquire.
Zhang Wen patiently explained: "Mr. Gu has only been following Zuo Guan for two years, so he may not be familiar with some of Zuo Guan's habits.
This time I guess I already have a good poem in mind, but I need a suitable setting to publish it, so I made this request to the county."
Gu Bingqian, who is also a literati, was a little confused. When writing a poem, shouldn't it be necessary to have a scene and mood first, or even a theme first, and then write out what you feel, or pretend to improvise?
Does the proprietor have the work first and then find the scene? If there is no scene, he must create the scene?
Looking back on the past turbulent years, Zhang Wen lamented, "In the past two years, the number of poems published in public places has been much less. And Mr. Gu, you didn't live in Suzhou in the past years, so it's not surprising that you don't know about it.
But we old brothers all know that in those days, in order to publish and disseminate works, we went all over Suzhou and beyond.
Sometimes, in order to make a poem more suitable for the occasion, we have to carefully study several beating plans."
Gu Bingqian: "."
It turns out that this is what the proprietor meant when he said "fighting for the literary world" and "fighting for literature".
Finally, Zhang Wen gave instructions: "Since I lived in the temple, I have been worrying about state affairs all day long. I haven't had such interest for a long time, and I am afraid that such interest will become less and less in the future.
Mr. Gu must make proper arrangements this time, and don’t regret sitting in the restaurant because it’s not suitable for the occasion.”
After arriving in Dangtu County, Taiping Prefecture, Lin Tailai, the first deputy leader of the literary circle, disembarked from the ship and went to Li Bai's cemetery in Xiegong Mountain to pay homage in person.
Yes, Li Bai died and was buried here. As a leader of the literary world, it is very reasonable for Lin Daguan to pay tribute to Li Bai on behalf of the literary world.
There happened to be a building on a rocky bank by the local river.
Under the hospitality of the local prefecture, Lin Daguan, who was half drunk, suddenly stood up, leaned on the railing and looked at the river view and the other side, and said loudly:
"The red clouds are coming from the sea, illuminating the beautiful banquet in my upstairs room. The green wine I drank is suddenly gone. Is the banished immortal in the building safe?"
Guests dance across the green hills, and each other's green lotuses scratch the soil. If seven feet return to the basil, this building is the guest mountain and the host.
If the drunken moon comes to the riverside, this building will be the main mountain and the guest. If the long stars waver and have no color, they may not always be the soul of the world.
Gao Hui wrote a poem at the top of the mountain, his name is not dead. Please throw the poem into the river, it will not flow to the east of the river!"
Magistrate Wang, who was at the same table, said to Magistrate Shen: "Jiu Yuanjun's drunken Taibai song is really a masterpiece of melancholy and extraordinary manipulation!
It not only inherits the indulgence and relaxation of Li Taibai's long songs, but is also filled with a touch of ancient and modern melancholy."
Magistrate Shen couldn't help but wonder: "I wonder how such a person, who has achieved fame and success at a young age and is so full of ambition in life, can be depressed and melancholy?"
Wang Zhifu stroked his beard and said: "I heard that Lord Jiuyuan wrote lyrics when he climbed the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuchang. His style was also very generous and tragic, but he only hated himself as not being as good as Cui Hao.
And the melancholy and melancholy in today's long song is probably due to self-hatred for not being able to surpass Li Bai.
Look at the phrase ‘The Name Is Not Dead on the Mountain’, isn’t it filled with a state of unconvinced but helpless attitude?”
Magistrate Shen has nothing to say. He wanted to surpass Cui Hao when he arrived at the Yellow Crane Tower, and he wanted to surpass Li Bai when he arrived at Li Bai's tomb. How arrogant is this?
But thinking about it from the other side, if even Lin Jiuyuan can't do it today, then no one can really surpass him.
This is probably the mentality that can only be possessed by people who stand at the top of the contemporary literary world, right?
During the dinner, only Gu Bingqian, a guest of the Lin family, suddenly realized that this poem could really only be published by the river in Dangtu County, and it had to be upstairs. Any other location was not suitable.
All in all, Lin Tailai's poem and two words by the river, which have drastically changed the style, as well as the interpretation behind them, have added a lot of topics to the literary world that has been quiet for a long time.
After the three works reached the capital, Wang Tianguan, the leader of the literary circle, gave the most authoritative interpretation:
"On the surface, the style of this poem and the two words are sharp, but in fact, the whole poem is full of loneliness. Geinlin Jiuyuan has no rivals or close friends in the contemporary era, so he can only use the ancients as his rivals."
Lin Tailai, who had already left Taiping Prefecture, passed through Nanjing City and did not stay too long.
He just went to the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate to visit Hai Rui and Hai Qingtian, who was still in his dying years, and told Hai Rui a story about a boy who conquered demons and eventually became a monster.
Hai Rui supported his sick body and listened, then asked: "Who do you want to say is the demon-subduing boy?"
Lin Tailai replied: "Those who regard you as their idol and chant moral slogans, but in actual behavior have always been working with the party and against those who are different."
Hai Rui asked again: "Then what are you doing?
Lin Tailai said without hesitation: "Fight fire with fire!"
Hai Qingtian: "."
When he arrived in Nanjing, it was not far from Suzhou, and Lin Tailai had no intention of wandering around any more.
Continuing forward, when we arrived at Jingkou of Zhenjiang Prefecture at the intersection of the river and the canal, we found that our old friend Gao Changjiang was waiting here.
Lin Tailai asked in surprise: "Why did Lao Gao come here to greet me? I never heard that he came across two provinces to greet me."
Gao Changjiang said worriedly: "The situation in Suzhou is not right. I will wait here and let you know this morning."
Lin Tailai said calmly: "What's wrong?"
Gao Changjiang said: "Since the prince Ding You and Governor Zhou moved to the minister of Dali Temple, both the governor and the prefect have changed people. It seems that they are not our own people, right?"
Lin Tailai nodded and said, "I did not interfere with the selection."
So Gao Changjiang stopped talking, as if waiting for Lin Tai to explain.
Lin Tailai also gave serious instructions: "The ancients said that although the world is safe, if you forget to fight, you will be in danger.
A continuous comfortable environment will wear down people's will. Since the fifteenth year of Wanli, our people have been comfortable for too long.
Therefore, it is necessary to adopt some methods to keep our people alert and fighting spirit.
And two governors and prefects who are not our own people can play such a role."
Gao Changjiang: "."
Aren't you sitting in the restaurant with nothing to do but having enough to eat? Are you going to create difficulties even if there are no difficulties?
There were also some things that Lin Tailai did not elaborate on, and it was difficult to explain to Gao Changjiang. This involved a huge political game.
When the old lady of the Wang family passed away and Wang Situ was forced to Dingyou, the first assistant went into a violent menopausal state, and he, Lin Tailai, fell into a huge passive state.
At that time, I deliberately "showed weakness" for the sake of the overall situation, and because I didn't have much chips in hand, I had to use them at critical moments.
Therefore, he, Lin Tailai, did not interfere in the selection of Governor Yingtian and Suzhou Prefecture Governor, and allowed others to do their best.
Another reason is that in such a sensitive period, when you have to rely on the emperor's favorability to make a comeback, you must avoid any behavior that may cause the emperor to be suspicious.
If, in order to compete for the governor of Yingtian and the prefect of Suzhou, he fought with the Qingliu forces and lost the emperor's favor, thereby losing the opportunity to control the selection of ministers in various ministries, it would be a loss that outweighs the gain.
It is very worthwhile to use the governor of Yingtian and the magistrate of Suzhou in exchange for a minister of the Ministry of War, and to prevent the Qingliu forces from occupying the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Households.
Without mentioning the above insider information, Lin Tailai just asked: "You'd better tell me first, what's wrong? It hasn't been long since they took office, right?"
Gao Changjiang said quickly: "The new governor Zhao Shenlu only took office last month. This new official took office with three fires, and every fire was directed at us!
First, it is stipulated that 90% of the money and grain will be collected this year; second, the corvee is re-balanced, and I heard that it is planned that those with less than 100 acres per household will not be required to do corvee; third, we are preparing to re-determine the tariffs and machine taxes on each river."
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that if these three principles are really implemented, there will be only one biggest victim, and that is the Suzhou Lin Group.
Because it is the Lin Group that controls Suzhou's money and grain, construction labor, river tariffs, and Suzhou's largest factory owners.
For example, the first fire money and grain, as mentioned earlier, Suzhou money and grain cannot be collected in full. The rules are 70% qualified, 80% excellent, and 90% outstanding.
But the government generally does not want to receive 90%. If the government takes 90%, what profit can the large households and associations that take over the money and food have?
The governor said that he would receive 90%, so the Lin Group's community business will be in vain this year. If it is to appease the grassroots, maybe some of it will be paid back.
If the governor was one of his own like Old Man Zhao back then, then Baigan could accept it in order to achieve political achievements for his own people, but this is obviously not the case now.
As for the second fire corvee policy, the largest contractor of Suzhou government projects is the Lin Group.
Since it is a government project, corvee labor can be used at a low cost.
If the source of corvee labor is reduced, the cost of Lin Group's projects will definitely increase significantly.
For projects without a clear profit model, such as city walls, dredging, and embankment repairs, the Lin Group that contracted the project would lose money if it lost the low cost of labor.
Not to mention the third fire, which is said to be river tariffs and machine taxes on silk looms, actually targets transportation and industry.
These are the core interests planned by Lin Tailai personally. Their status is far above engineering, money and food and other businesses, and they must not be tampered with.
After hearing Gao Changjiang's report, Lin Tailai was stunned for a moment, but remained calm, "Then what do you think?"
Gao Changjiang said murderously: "What do I think? I think the governor wants to die!"
Lin Tailai: "."
Is this still the storyteller Lao Gao who is always cowardly? In your mouth, you want to beat or kill the governor?
After coming back to his senses, Lin Tailai reminded: "What I'm curious about is that he should know that this is seeking death, and he has learned from past mistakes, but why does he still seek death?"
