The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

(It is recommended to read this chapter together with tomorrow’s update.)

Shen Shoufu did not wait for Lin Tailai, but instead waited for Lin Tailai's classmates.

After Jin Shiheng settled in the guild hall, he immediately took out his father's letters and prepared to visit Shen Shoufu as a junior from his hometown.

But after thinking about it, he contacted his classmates and learned that Wang Yusheng also had a "letter of recommendation" and also planned to visit the chief minister.

So the two agreed to go to Shen Mansion together. After all, if they had friends as company, they could embolden each other.

Not everyone has a strong psychological quality like Lin Daguan. Most young people will be very nervous when they meet the chief minister.

As long as his own interests are not violated, Shen Shoufu has always been tolerant and generous, and he is not willing to support the backward progress of the township party.

After get off work, the chief assistant met with Jin Shiheng and Wang Yusheng and encouraged: "I heard that there is an outpouring of talents in the county. Five people in the same subject passed the exam this year. They are all young and talented people in their twenties. The villagers call them one dragon and four tigers. They are worthy of contemporary education." What a beautiful talk.”

Wang Yusheng wanted to retort that they were five tigers, not one dragon and four tigers, but he thought that he himself was not clean and had no confidence at all.

Shen Shoufu said again: "How come no one else has come? You send a message to them, come and show me in the next few days."

After meeting the chief minister, Jin Shiheng pressed the contact address without hesitation and ran directly to the nearby Linzhai in the old alley of Li Ge.

He could tell that the chief assistant meant that he disliked Lin Tailai for not taking the initiative to visit the Shen Mansion and let his classmates take the lead.

"Why don't you go visit Prime Minister Shen?" Jin Shiheng asked Lin Tailai, "There are only two intersections between your place and the Shen Mansion. Why don't you get closer to the water tower first and get the moon first?"

Official Lin was half-lying on the Arhat couch, but he said the toughest words:

"When we go to the capital to take the exam, we should work hard and hone our reputation. We should gain our reputation from the straight.

How can we be keen on the shortcut to the south, rush to the gates of the powerful people in our hometown, be a flatterer and seek advancement, and give others the excuse? "

Jin Shiheng: "."

Did classmate Lin have a high fever that caused brain problems, or was he taken away by another soul?

Or has Lin Tailai matured and become what he hates most?

Jin Shiheng knew that between Shou Fu and Lin Tailai, he was just a little shrimp.

So the next day, I just conveyed Lin Tailai's words to the disciples of the Shen Mansion, and then ran back to the Wuzhong Guild Hall in Dongcheng without looking back, and never interfered with the affairs between the chief minister and Lin Tailai again. .

After getting off work, the Shen family and his son returned to the mansion and heard about Lin Tailai's words from their son.

During dinner, Shen Shixing frowned at Shen Yongmao and said, "If you analyze it from the perspective of a third party, how do you interpret Lin Tailai's words?"

After thinking for a while, Shen Yongmao came to the conclusion: "Judging from the sentence of teaching people to tell the truth, Lin Tailai may be worried that his father will drag him down, so he keeps his distance temporarily."

Shen Shoufu seemed to have heard a big joke, "Me? Dragging him down?"

Then the chief assistant slapped his chopsticks on the table very elegantly, "He probably doesn't even know who his opponent is now, so what can he do?"

Shen Yongmao asked obediently, "Who is Lin Tailai's opponent?"

Shen Shixing replied: "After combining many factors, I can confirm that it is Zhao Nanxing, a member of the Literary and Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs!"

This is also an advantage of being the first assistant. You can master more information than the average person and make highly accurate inferences based on this information.

As one of the future three giants of Donglin, Zhao Nanxing was already famous at this time.

Shen Yongmao said: "If the opponent is Zhao Nanxing from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Lin Tailai may already know it.

I saw with my own eyes that he was with Zhao Zhigao, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and even went to the Ministry of Personnel to visit his disciples for no reason. I heard from Minister Zhao that he even drew a map of the Ministry of Personnel. "

Shen Shoufu: "."

Could it be that Lin Tailai wants to copy the Suzhou model and use force to solve problems? So you're afraid of hurting yourself, so you deliberately don't meet with yourself?

If that's the case, it's a bit scary.

Shen Yongmao asked curiously: "What does Zhao Nanxing want to do?"

Shen Shoufu's mind was elsewhere and he replied smoothly: "As far as I know, Zhao Nanxing, a member of the Literary and Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, expanded the theory of the four evils in the post a lot and wrote a manuscript of up to a thousand words.

And it will be announced at the official winter solstice banquet of the Ministry of Civil Affairs two days later. This kind of festive banquet is held in all yamen at the same time, so Zhao Nanxing's new theory of four evils will spread throughout the six departments overnight.

Then, Zhao Nanxing may take the theory of the four evils as a memorial, and what follows will be a storm of public opinion! "

Shen Shoufu stopped here because there was no need to go on.

As the son of the chief minister, Shen Yongmao knew very well how powerful the public opinion offensive launched after the Qingliu forces gathered together.

Imagine it feels like being besieged by a swarm of wasps. Even my father, who is the chief assistant, often suffers.

Finally, Shen Shixing sighed: "Let Lin Tailai learn a lesson, let him fully understand that Beijing and Suzhou are completely different.

Also, find an opportunity to remind Lin Tailai that if you really want to use force to solve the problem, don't do it in the official department. "

The Winter Solstice Festival is one of the most important festivals of this era, and the Winter Solstice Festival is also one of the most important court meetings of the year.

As expected, the emperor once again issued an edict to excuse himself from court.

During the Winter Solstice Festival, all yamen in the capital will hold public banquets, and all the yamen officials will gather together to eat and drink.

Among the six ministries, the most powerful, ranked first, and head of the outer dynasty, the Ministry of Personnel, has the smallest number of officials, so the hall where the public banquet is held is very spacious.

According to custom, officials can bring their nephews and juniors to attend, so that the juniors can increase their knowledge and accumulate connections.

Zhao Zhigao, the right servant of the Ministry of Personnel, walked into the lobby of the Ministry of Personnel with a huge man with a heavy back and a heavy waist.

People who were not familiar with the situation might have thought that Minister Zhao had brought in bodyguards.

"This is Nanwei Jinkelin Jieyuanye." Zhao Zhigao, who looked like a good man, introduced him with a smile.

If Lin Daguan did not have this status and was not even qualified to be brought in today, how could any cat or dog be served at the official banquet?

So others immediately understood that there was a good show tonight, and the "rightful owner" had come to visit.

The officials of the Ministry of Personnel are second only to the Hanlin in terms of qualifications, but their actual power is greater. Everyone has their own pride. In the three-acre land of the Ministry of Personnel, no one is afraid of getting into trouble.

The Tianguan of the Ministry of Personnel sat in the middle, the left and right ministers were arranged on both sides, and then the ministers and principals of the four divisions formed a circle.

As a person attending the banquet with his seniors, Lin Tailai could only sit in the outer circle behind Zhao Zhigao.

Fortunately, he was tall, so his vision was not affected. Looking past Zhao Zhigao, he saw Zhao Nanxing diagonally in front of Zhao Zhigao.

Even if you have never seen it, it is very easy to recognize. The man holding the Iron Ruyi in his hand is Zhao Nanxing, one of the three giants of the future Donglin Party and currently a member of the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

It is said that Zhao Nanxing always sticks with him and claims to be dedicated to fighting evil spirits. This character suddenly stood out.

Official Lin couldn't help but thought to himself that if he could bring his iron whip in, he would definitely touch it with Tie Ruyi.

If the Ministry of Personnel is the best in the world, the Selected Works Department of the Ministry of Personnel is the number one department in the world, and I would not even want to change it if I were given a minister.

Then the second department is the merit examination department, which as the name suggests is responsible for the evaluation of officials, and Gu Xiancheng, another future Donglin Big Three, is now in the merit examination department, and his seat is next to Zhao Nanxing.

Naturally, Zhao Nanxing also saw Lin Tailai. After all, it was difficult for a popular man like Lin Tailai not to be noticed.

The organization has decided that Zhao Nanxing will be the main attacker this time, and the target person will be Lin Tailai.

According to conventional wisdom, Zhao Nanxing should be the main attacker only if he is a high-ranking official of the third rank or above. A person with Lin Tailai's status can just send a censor to do things.

But Zhao Nanxing did not feel that he was overqualified this time, because the majestic man in front of him was the most vicious enemy of the Qingliu forces in the past three years.

In the hands of this person, the Qingliu forces have lost a Zuodu censor, a second-rank Nanjing minister, a governor, a Zhangdao censor, a salt patrol censor, and a fourth-rank Xiao Hairui.

This is not a normal struggle loss, but a direct loss of hands and feet.

If Lin Tailai was hiding in Suzhou City, it might be difficult to retaliate for a while, but if Lin Tailai left his hometown and went to the capital, he would be asking for death!

When Zhao Nanxing was thinking about something, he suddenly saw the huge figure walking towards him.

The opponent's height and physique were so oppressive that Zhao Nanxing subconsciously tightened his grip on Tie Ruyi.

Lin Tailai was mainly curious and wanted to see one of the future Donglin Big Three up close.

"I heard that Senior Zhao is famous in the temple for his character and is one of the most respected scholars?" Lin Daguan asked curiously.

Zhao Nanxing responded coldly: "Stand upright and act impartially. Isn't this what every court official should do? There is no need for some ridiculous praise."

Lin Tailai asked again: "I also heard that Senior Zhao once wrote a long poem denounced Zhang Juzheng and became famous for a while?"

Zhao Nanxing was still very cold, "Every matter in the world is subject to public discussion and is not worth mentioning."

Lin Daguan's eyes flashed with clear stupidity, and he asked again: "It's just that I heard that this poem was only published a few months after Zhang Juzheng's death.

Why didn't Senior Zhao publish this long poem that denounced Zhang Juzheng before he was alive? "

Zhao Nanxing: "."

Silence, only silence, only awkward silence. Can you, Lin Tailai, stop paying attention to the minutiae all the time?

Lin Daguan has a lot of "topics" to talk about and will not let the scene get cold.

Then he changed the angle and asked again: "I heard that Senior Zhao compiled a joke book called "Laughing Praise"?

I really can't imagine that a clear-minded person like Senior Zhao could write such a vulgar work. "

At this time, Gu Xiancheng, who was sitting next to him, suddenly spoke up and replied on behalf of Zhao Nanxing: "This is Zhao Jun's satirical work of the times. It is comparable to ordinary jokes."

Gu Xiancheng had direct dealings with Lin Tailai several times. He knew that Lin Tailai liked to dig holes, and he was afraid that Zhao Nanxing would be tricked, so he took the initiative to answer on his behalf.

Lin Tailai turned to look at Gu Xiancheng, "Speaking of which, there was no winner in the Nanjing Bible Debate last time. I have been looking for you for almost three years, but you always avoided me.

But today I am talking to Senior Zhao, why am I so anxious to intervene?

Don't you want to hide away today and want to reconnect with me and discuss scriptures? "

Gu Xiancheng replied very sincerely: "Jun Zhao is going to do something today, and I can't interfere with Jun Zhao."

When Lin Tailai was about to say something sarcastic, someone else suddenly shouted to Lin Tailai: "This is not the place for Bai Shen to talk. The banquet is about to begin. Go back to your seat!"

Following the sound, it turned out to be Chen Younian, a doctor in the literary selection department.

This person was very senior. He was in the same year as Shen Shoufu and became the doctor of the Wenxuan Department in the first year of Wanli. However, Zhang Juzheng was offended by official matters and was forced to resign.

Ten years later, after Zhang Juzheng was liquidated, Chen Younian was recalled to the court and continued to serve as the doctor of the literary selection department.

In the original history, Chen Younian would later become the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but he lost his official position in order to avenge Gu Xiancheng.

Before becoming the Minister of Rites, Shen Li served as Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs for two years.

What a very coincidental coincidence is that when Shen Li was serving as the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the three top elites Zhao Nanxing, Gu Xiancheng, and Chen Younian were transferred to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and they were all in the most critical Literary Selection and Examination Departments.

Seeing this lineup with his own eyes, Lin Tailai understood why Yang Wei, the official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, could not do whatever he wanted with the support of the chief minister.

The influence of the Qingliu forces in key departments at the middle level of the official department is really too great.

If Zhao Nanxing is dealt with later, then Gu Xiancheng and Chen Younian will also jump out, right?

The banquet was indeed about to begin, and Lin Tailai couldn't help but stand there beeping at Zhao Nanxing as if no one else was around.

He could only temporarily stop the harassment and retreat to his seat.

Zhao Zhigao couldn't help but ask: "What's the point of running over to provoke like this?"

Official Lin showed a mysterious smile, "We'll see, after a while, maybe something I just said will turn into a sharp arrow aimed at Zhao Nanxing."

The banquet was not very interesting at first. It was just a routine toast. After three drinks, it started to get lively.

Zhao Nanxing suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Everyone, listen to me!"

It immediately attracted everyone's attention, and everyone knew that today's main course was about to be served.

"A gentleman acts openly and aboveboard, and does not deceive the darkroom!" Zhao Nanxing did not forget to boast, and then said: "Therefore, I, Zhao Nanxing, also have some things that I want to be honest with you!"

The atmosphere at the scene was a bit dull. Gu Xiancheng quickly assisted and said: "As expected of Mr. Zhao! He has the style of a gentleman from the ancients!"

Then Zhao Nanxing used all his strength and said as if he was competing with someone: "I was the instigator of the four evils that appeared on the streets of Beijing!"

Even Lin Tailai was a little surprised now. He didn't expect that Zhao Nanxing would actually admit it.

I was still thinking about what measures to take to force Zhao Nanxing to admit it.

Now he was relieved. In order to gain fame and reputation, Zhao Nanxing jumped out and admitted it himself.

Zhao Nanxing took out a few paper manuscripts and said, "The post on the post is just a brief summary, but the real full manuscript of the Four Evils is here. It has several times more words than the post on the post!"

As long as the contents of the manuscript are distributed and spread throughout all the yamen where the banquet is being held, today's task will be completed.

Firstly, it can detonate public opinion against Lin Tailai. Secondly, it can expand his reputation and build momentum for winning the position of co-examiner in the joint examination.