Ma Lin asked Liu Jin for help, and Liu Jin agreed, and continued to let the brocade guards accompany Ma Lin to visit the other eunuchs of the "Eight Tigers" at night.

It's just that the team of brocade guards is Liu Jin's person, so he naturally pays attention to the number of gifts given by Ma Lin. Therefore, Marlin is not good to send more. Otherwise, if you send too much, you will offend Liu Jin.

Therefore, Ma Lin sent two thousand taels of silver to each family as he told Liu Jin. Two thousand taels of silver in front of the celebrities in front of Emperor Zhengde is really not much. Gu Dayong, Qiu Ju and Ma Yongcheng and other big eunuchs were not very satisfied. After all, they are the celebrities in front of the emperor, and their vision is a little high.

However, because a few people did not control the government like Liu Jin, there were not too many people to bribe them. Moreover, in good conscience, 2,000 taels of silver is not too little. The meeting gifts given by those local officials to Liu Jin were only a thousand taels. But Liu Jin controlled the government, especially the Ministry of Officials (Zhang Cai, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, was Liu Jin's henchman), so those officials did not dare not give it. And Gu Dayong, Qiu Ju, Ma Yongcheng and others, because they don't have any real power, there are not many people who give them gifts, two thousand taels is not much, but it is not less.

Marin is not a fool, and naturally knows the dissatisfaction of these people. So, before leaving, Marin hinted at a few people - there will be a second batch of silver in August......

August is the day when Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong return to Beijing from Anhua (Qingyang), when the two will impeach Liu Jin. As soon as Liu Jin fell, Ma Lin had no scruples about sending others. Send it now, there will be a suspicion of offending Liu Jin.

Hearing that there was a second batch of silver, these big eunuchs were all happy. After all, eunuchs can't be humane, that's why it's pursued. Moreover, sending silver in batches not only avoids offending Liu Jin, who is now in full swing, but also gives the other tigers the impression that "they are a little tight on hand", so as not to blackmail themselves in the future.

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After giving gifts to several great eunuchs, Marin did not stop, but continued to offer bribes. This time, however, the subject was replaced by a civilian official.

First of all, it is naturally Li Dongyang, the first assistant of the cabinet. Li Dongyang has been serving as the first assistant of the cabinet since Liu Jian was defeated by Liu Jin. Although he was controlled by Liu Jin, it does not mean that Li Dongyang is incapable. In fact, Li Dongyang is only sleeker than Liu Jian. Moreover, although Liu Jin controls the government, it does not mean that Li Dongyang has no right to speak. It's just that Liu Jin controls the officials and masters the official hats of hundreds of officials, so he has more right to speak.

Moreover, with the fall of Liu Jin in August, it will be the era of Li Dongyang. After all, Emperor Zhengde didn't like to be in charge of things very much.

But the problem is that a civil servant like Li Dongyang can't get into his eyes with ordinary goods. Moreover, Li Dongyang himself is not short of money, you give him money, he doesn't have to.

Marin thought about it for a long time and decided to come to something elegant......

At first, Ma Lin planned to spend a lot of money to buy some famous calligraphy and paintings to send, but he felt that it was inappropriate. Why? Because if he spends a lot of money to buy famous calligraphy and paintings, then Liu Jin will definitely get the news, and the other members of the "Eight Tigers" will also get the news-okay, it turns out that you still have money and refuse to give it to us......

Therefore, spending a lot of money to buy famous calligraphy and painting will not work. However, if you don't spend a lot of money, you can't buy high-grade famous calligraphy and paintings. The calligraphy and painting are not of high grade, so I am embarrassed to take it out in front of the first assistant of the Ming Empire?

For this reason, Marin is very worried......

Then, Marin saw Dürer, who had just eaten and was picking between his teeth......

Well, I was worried about not having good calligraphy and painting just now, isn't there a living painter?

So, Marin directly dragged Dürer, the second goods, to Li Dongyang's mansion......

However, when he arrived at Li Dongyang's mansion, Ma Lin found that he seemed to be empty-handed......

Although it is good to lose your painting skills, it is really inappropriate to come to the door empty-handed......

So, Ma Lin stood in front of the gate of Li Dongyang's mansion and temporarily thought of an excuse:

"Please report it, let's just say that Ma Lin, the lord of the Beihai Kingdom, came to visit Li Ge Lao. I heard that the old poems and paintings of the pavilion are unique, and he is the leader of the Ming literary circle, and he came to ask for Mobao, as the treasure of Beihai Town! Then, Marlin quietly shoved a small silver ingot into Menzi's hand. After all, the prime minister's door is a seven-rank official.

Nima, this excuse...... Marin couldn't help but want to give himself a thumbs up......

The literati of the Ming Dynasty liked fame the most, and during Li Dongyang's tenure as the first assistant, because of Liu Jin's domineering, his political achievements were not eye-catching. However, Li Dongyang likes to write poems and paint, and is known as a leader in the literary world. Marin's excuse is simply scratching the itch of the other party......

At this time, Dürer was carrying a painting clip on his back, with pen, ink and paper, which really looked like a door-to-door request for ink treasure......

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Soon, Menzi came to invite Ma Lin to go to the back garden of the Li Mansion to meet Li Dongyang.

And when Marin arrived at the garden of the Li Mansion with Dürer, Li Dongyang happened to be wearing a hat and sitting on a small boat by the pond to fish. Because the sky was drizzling, he also wore a delicately made robe over his shoulders to protect him from the rain.

The ancient literati liked to dance and write ink, and there were also many people who liked to fish. Because, it is said that fishing can cultivate one's self-cultivation and is the style of hermit...... In layman's terms, fishing was also a means of comparison among the literati......

Although Ma Lin is the lord of the Beihai Kingdom, in the eyes of the people of the Ming Dynasty, he is nothing. What's more, Li Dongyang is the first assistant of the Ming Empire. Therefore, after Ma Lin came, Li Dongyang didn't get up, but just nodded indifferently, and then invited Ma Lin to rest in the pavilion by the pool for a while. It seems that he is planning to greet Marin again after fishing this round......

Marin sat bored, so he simply asked Dürer to open the painter and start sketching. It is impossible to paint oil paintings, there are too many equipment for painting oil paintings, and it takes a long time. So, it's best to draw a sketch.

Dürer spread out the drawing paper, sucked up some ink with a quill pen, and began to quickly paint the picture of Li Dongyang wearing a hat and a cloak sitting on a boat by the pond to fish, as Marin instructed.

However, in order to enhance the effect, Marin asked Dürer to replace the background of the pool in the garden of the Li Mansion with a large river. After all, fishing in a lonely boat on a big river is a bit higher......

Dürer has never seen the river, but he has seen the Rhine...... Then, the picture of Li Dongyang fishing in the garden pool was painted by him as sitting on the Rhine River and fishing-Li Dongyang was unknowingly sent out of the country...... However, it is fortunate that Dürer did not depict the Rhine background in too much detail, so it can be generalized......

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Dürer painted very quickly, Li Dongyang didn't finish fishing with a rod, Dürer had already finished painting, and it was worthy of a sketch......

But this sketch alone is not enough to bribe the head of the Ming cabinet. Without him, the force is too low......

So, Marin thought about it and decided to use the traverser's nirvana - copying poems......

So, he learned from the Li Wenren to make a poem and pretend to be compared, and suddenly shouted:

"There it is!"

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This shout was full of anger, so frightened that the fishing rod in Li Dongyang's hand was almost thrown out......

Li Dongyang glared at Ma Lin angrily, and asked lightly:

"I don't know what Grandpa Ma has?"

Marin said shamelessly:

"The younger generation just thought of a good poem, which is just right for the elegant scenery of Li Ge's old fishing in the rain!"

"Oh? Let's listen to it. The old man has been immersed in the poetry world for a long time, although there are no masterpieces, but it is still okay to taste it. However, looking at his expression, there was no expectation. It's no wonder that Marin is a ghost after all, and a ghost can write poetry? It's nice to be able to make a rhyming limerick......

But as soon as Marin spoke, he immediately critted......

"A boat, a boat,

One zhang of silk and one inch hook;

A song and a bottle of wine,

One person fishes alone and one river autumn. ”

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"Smack-" The fishing rod in Li Dongyang's hand was really scared and thrown away this time......