Lin Tailai didn't want to raise a useless idler at home, so he followed Shen Yongmao and went to Shen Mansion to visit Shoufu, even though it was already dark at this time.

After all, there are only three things, and it will be too faceless to go if you don't go, and in the next two or three years, you will have to rely on Shen Shoufu to block the artillery fire in front.

There are two intersections between the two provinces, so I walked there.

Shen Yongmao looked at the dozens of big men around him, and was very helpless to Lin Tai:

"Just to be a guest at our Shen family, do you bring so many thugs? The atmosphere of my Ming court is actually not popular to fight and kill. ”

Lin Tailai replied: "The last time I was in Beijing, I made a lot of enemies, including nobles, relatives, and factory guards, all of whom were used to acting roughly.

Now that I have a serious injury to my right shoulder, I am afraid that someone will have bad intentions and want to take revenge. Therefore, it is necessary to be cautious and bring more manpower to ensure safety. ”

Shen Yongmao had to admit that it was quite safe to be guarded by dozens of big men like this, and it was rumored that these big men were all real elites of a hundred battles.

While walking, he casually chatted and asked: "After the eunuchs of the Jingshi family settle in Beijing, it will be too troublesome if the family uses all the villagers, all kinds of costs are expensive, and there are many inconveniences.

Therefore, most of them hired or purchased some domestic slaves and maids from the local or surrounding areas for use, and when they left Beijing, they were dismissed.

It's really rare to see people like you who are all brought from your hometown, and you now have fifty or sixty thugs in the house, right? Can they all be in Beijing for a long time, and don't want to go back to Suzhou? ”

At this time, Shen Yongmao had already acquiesced, and Lin Tailai would definitely be able to be an official in the Jinshi, and then he would be in Beijing for a long time.

Lin Tailai didn't think it was a problem, and said disappreciably: "It doesn't matter! Our Lin family has sufficient manpower, and there are hundreds of thugs of this level in Suzhou!

If I do want to settle in Beijing, I will rotate regularly with Suzhou, and the thugs in Suzhou will take turns to stay in Beijing every two years. ”

Shen Yongmao directly felt the amazing momentum of Lin Tailai and the abundance of human resources.

A few hundred may not sound like much, but these are all elite people with rich combat experience, not tenant farmers and hired laborers. Listening to Lin Tailai's meaning, these hundreds are still out of production.

What kind of family can raise hundreds of such strong and combat-ready standing "troops"?

In fact, Shen Yongmao understood once he returned to Suzhou, and it was not entirely that people from the Lin Group could fight, but that people who could fight in Suzhou had taken the initiative to defect to the Lin Group in the past two years.

However, Shen Yongmao still understood, this may be one of the reasons why his father is the first assistant, but he is very tolerant of Lin Tailai, right?

After all, sooner or later, my father will retire and retire to Suzhou, and the descendants of the Shen family will also be mixed in Suzhou.

However, Shen Yongmao felt that something was wrong, but he didn't think about it for a while. It took two more steps before he could react!

it! Lin Tailai asked the thugs to take turns to go to Beijing, isn't this similar to the imperial court's squad system?

The officers and soldiers of the guards in the north took turns to go to Beijing to drill and be on duty, and they were called the Beijing drill squad army.

Thinking of this, Shen Yongmao stopped, there is no need to think so much about being a man.

After entering the Shen Mansion, there was no need to report, Shen Yongmao took Lin Tailai straight to the study in the inner courtyard.

Lin Tailai asked a lot, "Don't be in such a hurry, right?" Let me sit in the porter for an hour. ”

Shen Shixing was wearing very casual casual clothes, and met Lin Tailai very informally, and even asked Lin Tailai to sit down and talk.

After letting the servant serve tea, he said in an approachable manner: "I invite you to come here to have an open and honest talk, so as not to have a gap from now on." ”

Lin Tailai replied in surprise: "Where is the old man talking about this? Nothing special lately, so why worry about estrangement? ”

Shen Shoufu sighed: "I know that some of the previous things will inevitably make you resentful.

For example, I didn't support the matter of dredging Wu Songjiang's old way, and I rejected your invitation. ”

Lin Tailai's expression was very natural, and he replied: "It's normal, the elder of the pavilion is in charge of the overall situation, and he must take into account all aspects of the situation, and he is more cautious than the late life."

Therefore, it is normal for people to have different opinions on specific matters from those of later students, so how can they be resentful because of this? ”

This is too sensible, and the sensible one does not conform to the stereotype that Lin Tailai gave to others.

Shen Shixing said again: "And I asked Huang Hongxian to spread the word that if you don't dare to protect you, it will definitely make you resentful." ”

Lin Tailai responded without hesitation: "No, there is no resentment at all, the elder is too worried." ”

Shen Shoufu waved his hand, "Be open and honest and honest with each other today, okay?" So don't say that kind of false talk, it's normal for you to have grievances. ”

"Not really." Lin Tailai replied very sincerely.

Shen Shixing said generously: "This can be had, this is also human nature, the old man definitely doesn't blame you." ”

Shen Yongmao, who was accompanying the guests next to him, couldn't interject, listening to the constant extreme pulling of the old and the young, and was bored to the point of drowsiness.

He just thinks that there is something wrong with his father, why do he think Lin Tailai has grievances?

Lin Tailai said more sincerely: "The late life understands a truth very well - no matter what everything in the world, you can give it to the elder of the pavilion, but I can't force it in the late life." ”

Shen Shixing: "."

Who made this? But it sounds very subtle.

Sincerity is the biggest nirvana, and Lin Tailai only used the most sincere words to end these rounds of pulling!

"One last time I asked you, do you really have no resentment in your heart?" Shen Shixing said hesitantly.

If you were someone else, you would believe it when you said this, but Lin Tailai has a domineering personality and a scheming mind.

Lin Tailai said boldly: "I can solve those problems by myself, and I don't have to work hard to get old, why do you have to be angry?"

You see, the problem of being admitted to the Jinshi is now close to being solved, right? There is no need for the elder to come forward at all!

There is also the matter of Wu Songjiang's old ways, I let it have nothing to do with the elder anyway, and there is no need for the elder to worry about it, and the elder doesn't have to care! ”

Shen Shixing, who was extremely delicate, suddenly had a sense of crisis: If you don't need me for anything, then what do you want me to do as the first assistant?

So Shen Shoufu said: "Actually, you, a jinshi, are not necessarily stable. ”

Lin Tailai: "??? ”

Shen Shangshu agreed, what else is unstable? Do you still want to show the spirit of creating difficulties even if there are no difficulties?

Shen Shixing reminded: "The chief examiner who finally decided the admission list, after all, is Xu Guo, and he has a great opinion of you. ”

Lin Tailai said calmly: "So what I just said is that it is close to solving, and it takes into account the variable of Xu Guo." ”

"Even if Shen Li tries to persuade him, he may not be able to persuade him." Shousuke said. The subtext is that it still depends on him to be sure.

Lin Tailai, who lacked a lupine scarf, said with a smile: "I have been prepared, Xu Guo is not worried!"

This time I went to Beijing, and I brought more than 20 stewards of Suzhou Xin'an Guild Hall, as well as 13 salt merchants from the same county as Xu Guo led by the Wang family in Yangzhou!

The main content of the letter is to persuade Xu Ge Lao to put aside his grievances and win the man with justice.

There are more than 30 villagers who persuade together, presumably Xu Ge Lao will also be good. ”

Shen Shixing: "??? ”

It is not surprising that the people of Suzhou Xin'an Hall write this kind of letter, why do the Yangzhou Hui Salt Merchants who have a bitter hatred with you Lin Tailai also write this kind of letter?

Lin Tailai explained: "They are probably afraid that I will return to Jiangzuo after I fail the list, and then I will stay in Yangzhou for a long time." ”

Shen Shixing: "."

The resources that Lin Tailai can mobilize are a bit more abundant than he imagined, and some aspects can simply be supplemented by the first assistant.

Before you know it, the day is already dead, and if you continue to talk, it's time to burn paper.

There are still some things that Shen Shoufu can't say directly, so he looks at his own eldest son.

Shen Yongmao understood, and hurriedly said to his father: "An ordinary jinshi is really not unusual, it is better to help Lin Tai to get a huiyuan." ”

Shen Shixing nodded, as if thoughtfully, "That makes sense." ”

Huiyuan is more than just a name, but it still has many potential benefits compared to ordinary Chinese juzi.

Generally, the ranking of Huiyuan in the palace examination is not low, as long as he can be a person, it is not a big problem for the pavilion to be selected as a Shuji Shi and re-enter Hanlin, which is a big difference compared to the treatment of ordinary Jinshi.

Lin Tailai shirked half-truths and said, "I don't need this huiyuan."

Shen Yongmao directly interrupted Lin Tailai's refusal, and said enthusiastically: "Lin Tailai doesn't have to be polite!" Just by virtue of your relationship with our Shen family, you are still Erlang's in-laws, who will you help if you don't help? ”

In fact, to tell the truth, Lin Tailai's obsession with the ranking of the later imperial examinations is not so big, as long as there is a Jinshi background, connections are more important than rankings.

Of course, if someone wants to give it to him, he will not refuse the kindness.

"Then thank you in advance!" Lin Tailai symbolically thanked him, and then quickly said goodbye: "It's already late at night, the elder of the pavilion should rest in peace, and he won't continue to bother in the evening." ”

Then he got up and walked out, looking like he was about to slip out of the study.

Looking at Lin Tailai's back, Shen Shixing suddenly came to his senses, he called Lin Tailai today, what do you want to talk about?

"Wait! Stay! Don't go! "Shen Shoufu drank a lot, can you still take Huiyuan and run away?

Lin Tailai, who had already stepped out of the threshold with one foot, could only turn around helplessly, walked back slowly, and sat down to drink tea again.

Shen Shixing immediately asked: "Regarding the matter of the left servant of the ministry, I heard that you want to recommend Zhao Zhigao?" ”

Lin Tailai didn't pretend to be stupid, and asked directly: "Who does Shoufu want?" ”

Shen Shoufu replied very clearly: "Xu Xianqing, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites." ”

Lin Tailai sighed, and couldn't help but complain: "What's the use of letting Xu Xianqing be the left attendant of the ministry?"

If the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials does not dismiss the official, there are only two options in the future, either to enter the cabinet as a university scholar, or to be promoted to the head of the Ministry of Heavenly Officials of the Foreign Dynasty with a unique status.

But now, the cabinet has Shen Xiangyou, the head of the country, and the Taicang Wang Xijue, who is also the Suzhou Mansion.

Therefore, in order to avoid his fellow villagers, it is impossible for Xu Xianqing to enter the cabinet, and it is impossible for him to be promoted to the heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, so wouldn't it be a waste of position for him to be the left waiter of the Ministry of Officials?

Unless you resign, Xu Xianqing will have the possibility of progress! ”

Speaking of this, Lin Tailai suddenly froze.

After that, he subconsciously stood up and angrily condemned Shen Shixing: "You are thinking about resigning again!" ”

Just now Shoufu said that Lin Tailai was resentful, but he was not angry; Just now, Shoufu wanted to use Xu Guolai to pinch Lin Tailai, but he was not angry.

But now he just guessed that Shoufu had the idea of resigning, Lin Tailai actually jumped up and got angry, and pointed at Shoufu to condemn it!

Shen Shixing's face darkened, although he was very approachable, but you Lin Tailai couldn't be too big or small!

Before Shen Shixing could speak, the eldest Shen Yongmao suddenly jumped up with Lin Tailai, and said to his father in a loud voice:

"Father! Lin Tailai did not hesitate to overcome obstacles for you, fought against the same party in the DPRK, fought political enemies to the death when he was in the opposition, and made himself enemies everywhere.

And you don't cherish other people's struggles, and you want to resign and return at every turn, even I, as a son, can't look at it! ”

Shen Shixing: "."

Lin Tailai: "."

Uncle Shen, you might as well shout directly, "The ministers are about to fight to the death, why did Your Majesty surrender first?"

Seeing that Shoufu seemed to want to find a son to beat his son, it was Lin Tailai who became a peacemaker.

First persuade Shen Yongmao to sit down, "No, no!" Shen Xiang must also have a hard time! ”

He blocked Shen Yongmao again, and said to Shoufu: "Don't worry! Uncle Mao is also a sincere heart! ”

Shen Shixing walked across Lin Tailai and said to his son: "You know a fart!"

By next year, the three-year covenant has arrived! At that time, the sky will be thunder and fire, and it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the court, and it will be wiped out if you are not careful! ”

At the beginning of the fourteenth year of Wanli, that is, the year when Lin Tailai fought against his relative Zheng Guotai and won the martial champion, Zheng Guifei gave birth to the third son of the emperor.

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty saw their preference for Concubine Zheng and the third son of the emperor, so they urged the emperor to establish the eldest son of the emperor as the East Palace as soon as possible, and a conflict broke out between the monarchs and ministers at that time.

After Lin Tailai got Wu Zhuangyuan, he quickly slipped back to Suzhou and was not further involved.

Later, the helpless Wanli Emperor used a delaying strategy and agreed with the minister that the emperor's eldest son was still young, and he was afraid that he would be at risk of dying young, so he would take a look in three years.

This is the "three-year covenant" that Shen Shoufu just said, and in the seventeenth year of Wanli next year, it will be the time when the three-year covenant expires.

Anyone with a little political judgment can foresee that next year will inevitably lead to a resurgence of the struggle for the country's capital, which will be the peak of the outbreak of conflicts between monarchs and ministers.

And the intensity must be far greater than three years ago, maybe it is weaker than the great rites in the early years of the Jiajing Dynasty.

The Great Rites Discussion is for the emperor's father, and the country's dispute is for the emperor's son.

In the case of irreconcilable positions between the monarch and the minister, it seems understandable that Shousuke, who is caught in the middle, wants to resign to avoid lightning.

It doesn't matter if you resign, as long as someone recommends you again, you can reinstate the official.

Lin Tailai was stunned for a while, and Shen Shixing couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking?" ”

Lin Tailai slammed his fist on the armrest of the chair and shouted a little exaggeratedly: "I suddenly remembered that when I was the champion of martial arts, I had a personal enmity with my cousin Zheng family, and I and the Zheng family were incompatible!" ”

Shen Shixing: "."

Your Lin Tailai's heart is too dark! Even if it's revenge, it should be the Zheng family looking for you to take revenge, right?

I heard Lin Tai say again: "Since I have come to Jingshi, I should seek revenge from the Zheng family!" But fifty or sixty people may not be enough, and another hundred people must be transferred from Suzhou! ”

Shen Yongmao next to him was speechless, do you Lin Tailai want to take revenge, or do you want to continue to pick quarrels and provoke trouble to deepen hatred?

Besides, you Lin Tailai are going to take the liberal arts examination, and you are still worried about Wu Zhuangyuan's hatred?

Don't think he can't see it, you Lin Tailai just want to step on the Zheng family to brush hatred!

When it comes to the dispute over the country, there will be a "reasonable" excuse to oppose the establishment of the emperor's third son as the East Palace, and the emperor Lao'er has to express his understanding!

Then Lin Tailai sighed again, "Even with the current situation, the Zheng family will definitely try to be as patient as possible for the sake of the overall situation."

Therefore, if you want to seek revenge on the Zheng family, you still need to carefully ponder some methods in order to make the Zheng family fight back and break out a fierce conflict with me. ”

Shen Yongmao shook his head, and couldn't bear to criticize it: "Lin Tailai's approach to you is too unkind, and it is too bullying the Zheng family!" ”

"Shut up!" Shen Shoufu directly reprimanded the eldest child.

Then he asked Lin Tailai with great interest: "How do you want to find the Zheng family to provoke. Ah no, revenge? Can you drag me into the water and join in? ”

Shen Yongmao: "."

Today, I can see how the gentle champion father has learned to be wasted.

Also, don't talk about the matter of the left waiter of the ministry?

Do you have a commuter pass。。。。。 Although I didn't add more, this chapter has more words than normal!

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