At this time, Lin Tailai completely understood why there were so many wrongs before.

For example, why would two eunuchs flirt with folk girls, this is obviously routine.

And the folk girl not only did not hide after being molested, but continued to show her head, which is a manifestation of habit.

and why Jia Fugui is so afraid of reporting to the official, obviously because he has a bad heart, so he has a weak heart.

This has led to a bit of deviation from the facts, which was originally "justified", but now it has become a bit of a loser.

The only thing that met part of the expectation was that he had a feud with the Zheng family again, but it could only be said to be part of the expectation.

In the absence of reason, it is impossible to escalate and politicize the situation, and how much point can a pure feud be?

After all, Lin Daguan is also engaged in politics now, and he can't make revenge for the sake of revenge, it would be too blind.

Seeing that Lin Daguan seemed to be stunned, Pan Yushi asked again: "Lin Tailai!" What collusion do you have with Jia Fugui? ”

Lin Tai came back to his senses, and he felt the meaning of unkindness from Pan Yushi's words.

Does the other party feel that he has grasped his "handle" and wants to "condemn" himself or humiliate him?

The operating rules of Daming society are both legal and reasonable, and Lin officials often hold high the banner or deduct their hats indiscriminately, all in order to take advantage of reason. Of course, the premise is that the other party has the qualifications to be reasonable.

But what Lin Daguan did today, the law and reason are not accounted for, but the person is at the scene and cannot escape responsibility.

Therefore, in the face of the severe questioning of the law enforcement officer, after a little consideration, Lin Daguan decided to be a single person and admit a small mistake directly.

And then by the way, test the attitude of the other side, not a judicial attitude, but a political attitude.

"I had good intentions, but I happened to see a thief bullying the weak, so I came to help." Lin Tailai replied to Pan Yushi: "It's just that things have developed beyond expectations. ”

Pan Yushi pointed to the dozen or so wounded on the ground and said sarcastically: "So coincidentally? It just so happens that you're ambushing here with dozens of thugs? ”

Lin Tailai's eyes also looked at the wounded and proposed a solution: "That's good, for these dozen injured people, I will pay a soup and medicine fee, which is enough for them to heal their injuries."

Then this matter is here in the Xicheng Procuratorate, and it ends here, there is no need to continue further. ”

For Lin Daguan, being willing to pay for the soup and medicine is really kind, and he sincerely admits his mistake. If he had to pay for the soup medicine every time he beat someone, he would have gone bankrupt a long time ago.

But Pan Yushi sneered and said: "What I saw, you colluded with Jia Fugui first, and beat others on the street, more than a dozen people were injured, and the impact was very bad, how can you pay a few taels of silver to settle the case?" ”

Having said that, Lin Daguan can be very clear about two points, first, this city patrol Pan Yushi is very hostile to himself; Second, Pan Yushi wanted to make a fuss about this matter.

But he still doesn't know what Pan Yushi's motives are, and he probably guesses three possibilities.

The first possibility is the vindictiveness of hostile forces; The second possibility is to step on oneself to gain prestige or in exchange for something else; The third possibility is that the person is really upright.

But whatever the motivation, it doesn't seem to matter much right now.

The most important thing now is to seize this opportunity to put the situation back on track!

As the saying goes, there is no way out of the mountains and rivers, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village!

After making up his mind, Lin Tailai imitated the villain in the film and television in his previous life, and said arrogantly:

"Pan Yushi! I want you to be a smart guy so that you will gain the friendship of my Lin Tailai, ah no, Shousuke!

Give you a quarter of an hour to think, I advise you to do it yourself! ”

Everyone was shocked by Lin Daguan's sudden brain-dead remarks, this is what a suspect should say? What law enforcement officer doesn't get confused after hearing this?

Even if it is a trivial matter, after the rendering of these words, it cannot be spared!

In Pan Yushi's heart, this was a deliberate provocation, and he subconsciously shouted: "Take it!" ”

Who cares about that incompetent and mediocre Shousuke? His idol is the Qingliu leader, the honest and upright Shen Shangshu! Only Shen Shangshu can save the situation and clear the court!

But before Yushi's entourage could act, dozens of thugs rushed to protect Lin Tailai.

Lin Tailai shouted loudly: "I am in a hurry to take the exam, and I can enjoy the official treatment!" If you want to punish the crime, apply to the imperial court first! ”

This is a political privilege, if Lin Tailai is a civilian, he can be taken down and questioned on the spot.

Then Lin Tailai said: "I live in the old alley of Li Ge, and welcome Pan Yushi to punish the crime!" ”

After finishing speaking, Lin Daguan swaggered away from the scene with dozens of subordinates.

Pan Yushi's force at hand was not enough to forcibly arrest him, so he didn't stop Lin Daguan, but he looked at the back of Lin Daguan, as if he saw a stepping stone.

Anyway, Lin Tailai made a mistake, and it was in his own hands, and the opportunity to brush up his reputation has come!

Moreover, the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, which is also to maintain the dignity of the Ming law!

When he was fantasizing, Pan Yushi suddenly saw Lin Tailai turn around and come back, did this person want to turn himself in again?

Surrounded by a group of big men, Lin Tailai said from the bottom of his heart: "I always think that you are not very smart, so you should come back and point out how to do things." ”

"Get out!" Pan Yushi was successfully enraged.

Lin Tailai didn't seem to hear it, and said eloquently: "In the locality, if a scholar commits a crime, he must first ask the great master of the scholar to deprive him of his fame, and then he can be punished.

This set of procedures is placed in the Beijing Division, so it should be reported and applied to the Ministry of Rites first, and then the juzi will be punished.

So the first step you should go to the Ministry of Rites, you know? ”

Then Lin Tailai said: "If everything goes well in the Ministry of Rites, then it is easy to say, but it may not go well, then you should be."

"Get out! We don't need your advice! Pan Yushi couldn't bear it anymore and shouted again.

Lin Tailai stopped talking and disappeared on the street corner.

Pan Yushi was very honest and went to Qinglong Street in the southeast of the imperial city and walked into the Ministry of Rites.

Originally, this was something that could be done with a piece of paper, and the various official offices of the Ming Dynasty were also accustomed to official documents, but Pan Yushi decided to do it himself.

Shen Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is his idol, and he also wants to join the Qingliu forces. But there is usually no opportunity to contact Shen Shangshu, and there is not much connection in official affairs.

Today, by punishing Lin Tailai, he will definitely be able to win Shen Shangshu's favor, right?

At this time, Shen Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was receiving Gu Xiancheng, who had urgently disbanded today's lecture, so he went to Shen Shangshu to complain.

"If Lin Tailai keeps doing this, he won't be able to continue lecturing, and he can't stop him with dozens of guards anyway."

As far as the Qingliu forces are concerned, it is necessary to continue to give lectures, and this is not only an academic issue, but also an important political propaganda and a position for discovering new people.

The Qingliu forces do not grasp the center like scholars, and gathering people to give lectures is a very important channel for speaking, and even has the role of a "meeting".

Shen Li asked, "You definitely don't just want to complain, what else do you want to say?" ”

He is very clear about Gu Xiancheng's personality, and in many cases, the decisions or strategies of the Qingliu forces are formulated and perfected by Gu Xiancheng.

So Gu Xiancheng came over today, definitely not just complaining, but also having other ideas.

Gu Xiancheng replied: "Since Lin Tailai is wreaking havoc in Xicheng, then the lecture venue can go to Dongcheng, and at the same time, the secret invitation system is adopted.

It is estimated that Lin Tailai would not have thought for a while, I would go to Dongcheng to give lectures, but it is difficult to find a suitable place to lecture.

A friend recommended a place, which is the public property of the Ministry of Rites, so I asked Shen Gong to come forward and use it. ”

Shen Shangshu asked Gu Xiancheng dissatisfiedly, "Are you afraid of him like this?" Last time I read scriptures in the Confucius Temple of Guozijian in Nanjing, didn't you lose either? ”

He had reason to suspect that Gu Xiancheng was trying to be lazy.

Gu Xiancheng: "."

I didn't lose last time, but I didn't win either! Isn't that shameful enough?

Shen Shangshu couldn't persuade Gu Xiancheng, so he could only agree to arrange a place in Dongcheng first.

Although the Ministry of Rites is a clear-water yamen, there are many official offices under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites.

For example, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple, Honglu Temple, Guozijian, Jiaofang Division, Siyi Pavilion, etc., are all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites.

There are more real estate in the yamen, and it is enough for Gu Xiancheng to fight guerrillas anyway.

After the decision was made, at this time, I heard Xicheng Pan Yushi ask to see him, saying that he had caught Lin Tailai's sin.

Originally, Shen Shangshu was quite interested and invited Pan Yushi in, but after asking a few words, all interest immediately dissipated.

Pan Yushi shouted: "Great Uncle Zong! Please order that Lin Tailai be disqualified from lifting his son, and allow the procuratorate to arrest and convict! ”

In Pan Yushi's heart, this is a letter of nomination dedicated to Shen Shangshu.

But Shen Shangshu only thought about one question in his heart, is this a stupid person or an undercover agent sent by whom? Zhao Yongxian? Xu Guo? Wang Xijue?

What the hell is this crime of colluding with hawkers to lack catties and short catties? It can't be a pit, right?

finally made peace with Lin Tai, but used this kind of crime to rectify people again, what do Shen Shixing and Lin Tailai think?

Everyone will only think that they have torn up the agreement and retaliate afterwards.

Besides, this kind of crime is insignificant, what use can it be, not to mention that Lin Tailai is still beating the eunuchs and the people of the Zheng family.

"You go back first." In the end, Shen Shangshu didn't want to contact Pan Yushi anymore, so he said perfunctorily.

Pan Yushi said a little excitedly: "Then Lin Tailai."

Shen Shangshu responded impatiently: "The Chinese New Year is approaching, and I have to try again, what I need now is stability!" Pay attention to politics and don't cause more trouble! ”

Pan Yushi was stunned, how could a person like Shen Shangshu, who is known for his honesty and integrity, not even defend the law?

Lin Tailai obviously made a mistake and injured more than a dozen people, so he doesn't plan to investigate it?

Didn't Shen Shangshu just be offended by Lin Tailai? Don't you want to rectify Lin Tailai?

Shen Shangshu sent the guest directly, got up and left the living room, feeling that this imperial history was not smart and had no value in attracting him.

And Pan Yushi felt that his beliefs were shattered, and he walked out of the Ministry of Rites in a trance.

But he saw that Lin Tailai was standing outside the Ministry of Rites.

"Pan Yushi, you don't seem to be going well?" Lin Tailai put his hands on his sleeves and said with a smile, "Do you want to listen to my instructions?" ”

Pan Yushi forced himself to be as sober as possible, snorted coldly, and maintained his dignity to bypass Lin Tailai.

But Lin Tailai relied on his body shape and stopped Pan Yushi again: "Don't be like this, everything is negotiable!" Don't you want to make a name for yourself? ”

After Lin Tailai's incident spread in the official office, he felt quite magical anyway.

This evening, Shen Shoufu returned home, and once again instructed his eldest son, Shen Yongmao, to go to the Lin Mansion for questioning.

When Shen Yongmao arrived at the Lin Mansion, Lin Tailai was talking to Zhou Yingqiu.

Now Zhou Yingqiu's most important task is not to prepare for the exam, but to help Lin Tailai arrange a series of gatherings with scholars from various provinces to buy people's hearts and reduce criticism.

It's not an easy job, and it's a great test of organizational skills to hold more than a dozen banquets or gatherings in two months.

Lin Daguan likes people who can do all the trivial things for him, and while roasting the fire, he listened to Zhou Yingqiu's report:

"Because the Gongyuan is in Dongcheng, and there are many halls and hotels in Dongcheng, most of the scholars who are taking the exam live in Dongcheng temporarily.

For the convenience of most people, the party must be arranged in Dongcheng as much as possible, but Brother Lin settled in Xicheng.

It's fine if it's just once or twice a banquet once in a while, but in the future, you may have to attend a banquet every three or four days, so it's too inconvenient to live in Xicheng.

Therefore, I would like to suggest first, can Brother Lin move to Dongcheng temporarily? This saves a lot of travel time and helps to mingle with other scholars. ”

Lin Tailai sighed: "What you said is indeed reasonable, for the sake of exams and communication, you should indeed live in Dongcheng."

But most of the court officials live in Xicheng, and the court politics need me, so it's not easy for me to leave Xicheng. ”

Zhou Yingqiu persuaded: "But most of the main official offices of the imperial court are in the southeast of the imperial city, but they are close to the east city. ”

Lin Tailai sighed: "The politics I am talking about is not the politics in the official office, but the politics in the private residence. ”

So Zhou Yingqiu didn't persuade him, "Brother Lin doesn't want to be troublesome, in the twenty days before that, he plans to meet with scholars from Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Shandong and other provinces." ”

Lin Daguan nodded, indicating that he agreed to this arrangement, and then saw Shen Yongmao visiting.

"My mind has changed, so I'd better move to Dongcheng temporarily." Lin Tailai said to Zhou Yingqiu.

Zhou Yingqiu asked inexplicably: "Why did you change your mind in a blink of an eye?" ”

Lin Daguan looked at Shen Yongmao, who had already come over, and said to Zhou Yingqiu: "I don't want anyone to come over and ask questions at any time whenever something happens, as if they are being censored and monitored." ”

Zhou Yingqiu shrunk his neck and didn't dare to speak.

Shen Yongmao said dissatisfiedly: "How can you think like that? This is my father's love for you. ”

Lin Tailai sighed: "Ling Zun should care more about others, if I have a need, I will naturally come to the door to plead." ”

Shen Yongmao found a place to sit down, "Don't say it's useless, my father just wants to ask, even if you want to continue to make enemies with the Zheng family, can you have some style?"

Collusion with hawkers to make trouble is also a loss to you, even if you first debuted in Suzhou, you have never been so low-end, right? ”

(End of chapter)