Chapter 486: On Factions

Finally, with Lin Tailai's hard work, Tian Xueshi agreed to let Wu Zhengzhi become a Shujishi again.

After all, Shujishi is not a formal official position, nor is it related to actual power, so it is relatively easy to operate.

Then it was a matter of forgiving Qian Yiben. For this reason, Lin Tailai "risked" to go to the Censorate and visit the Left Censor-in-Chief Wu Shilai.

Everyone knows that three years ago, Lin Tailai had a fight in the Censorate, from a certain judgement hall inside the Censorate to the gate.

Even the long-disrepaired gate of the Censorate was kicked down by Lin Tailai, which caused a sensation at the time.

After that, Lin Tailai no longer went to the Censorate with its many gates and strict guards, for fear that he would be besieged and trapped.

So this time he went to the Censorate to visit the Left Censor-in-Chief Wu Shilai, that was also for the sake of "Fuchun Mountain Residence".

Facing Lin Tailai's request, Wu Zongxian replied: "You said it yourself that Qian Yiben's outrageous remarks have damaged the character of the censors and he is no longer suitable to continue to serve as the censor."

Lin Tailai added: "This is a different time. The situation has changed, so naturally we have to make a new judgment."

Wu Zongxian refused without leaving any room for negotiation and said: "There is no need to discuss Qian Yiben's matter anymore. Lin Jiuyuan, please go back."

Lin Tailai frowned slightly. This Left Censor-in-Chief didn't seem to listen to his orders?

It is known that the Prime Minister Shen Shixing has two pillars of his party in the outer court. One is Yang Wei, the Minister of Personnel, and the other is Wu Shilai, the Left Censor-in-Chief.

With the protection of these two key positions, the Prime Minister's will can be implemented in the outer court.

If it weren't for this origin, Lin Tailai would not have rashly visited Wu Shilai, Wu Zongxian.

I didn't expect that the thing that was originally thought to be a sure thing would actually encounter obstacles.

Lin Tailai probed again: "Grand Chancellor! Previously, I wanted Qian Yiben to die, but Qian Yiben was defeated in my hands.

Now I want Qian Yiben to survive, I should have the qualifications."

Wu Shilai responded: "Now this court wants Qian Yiben to die, do we have the qualifications?"

Lin Tailai cursed inwardly, what kind of third-rate are these followers of Shen Shixing?

When he went to the Ministry of Personnel to do business before, Yang Wei was not very happy and directly refused to let him go to the Ministry of Personnel; yesterday, he asked Yang Wei for a post as the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture, but was also rejected.

And today, he asked Wu Shilai to do business, but was directly rejected again. Is his face so worthless?

I thought that I had temporarily defeated the Qingliu forces, and my recent work should be smooth sailing, but there was a small obstacle in the unexpected "own camp".

Thinking of this, Lin Tailai sighed, maybe this is the political arena, it is always dynamic and it is impossible for you to have everything smooth.

Since the conversation was not going well, Lin Tailai was too lazy to say anything more. He went to Shen's house that night to talk to Shen Shixing.

"It's not that I'm talking too much. The cabinet minister's followers are too neglectful of discipline!" Lin Tailai said bluntly.

Shen Shixing asked, "Who made you unhappy again?"

Lin Tailai directly named: "Wu Shilai of the Censorate and Yang Wei of the Ministry of Personnel are not very good."

Shen Shixing sighed. Lin Tailai was too young and didn't understand that most of the content of politics is compromise. Even the emperor couldn't get everything he wanted and everything was going well.

So Shen Shoufu decided to give some teachings to the younger generation as an old senior: "In the officialdom, being unhappy is the norm."

Lin Tailai snorted coldly and said subconsciously: "Whoever makes me unhappy for a while, I will make him unhappy for the rest of his life."

Shen Shixing was speechless. He found that he was at a loss for words.

What kind of speech was this from a treacherous minister and a foolish monarch? Even though Lin Tailai often speaks out of outrage, the degree of explosion of this sentence just now can be ranked in the top three.

"Just kidding, just kidding!" Lin Tailai also felt that he was a little presumptuous, and began to make amends: "I just happened to think of this line when I was helping my friend conceive the role of the play."

Shen Shixing decided to ask back: "There is no big problem with Wu Shilai and Yang Wei, right? If these two are not good, what kind of person can make you think it is good?"

So Lin Tailai gave an example he admired the most, "In my eyes, a qualified party member should be like Zhou Yingqiu."

Shen Shixing: ""

Even Shen Shoufu has heard of Zhou Yingqiu's words and deeds as a top lackey.

If Zhou Yingqiu is used as the standard, then there is really no qualified party member. How can ordinary people have such a top talent?

In addition, who can make the Left Censor-in-Chief and the Minister of Personnel lick like Zhou Yingqiu? Zhang Juzheng couldn't do it back then.

If there really is someone who uses the Left Censor-in-Chief and the Minister of Personnel like a lackey, can the emperor rest assured?

Then Shen Shixing explained: "Wu Shilai and Yang Wei are both famous politicians, and they are even my predecessors in the imperial examinations.

Yang Wei was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Jiajing, and he had been in the political arena for more than 40 years; and Wu Shilai was a Jinshi in the 32nd year of Jiajing, and he had impeached Yan Song and his son and sent them to prison, and he was famous for a while.

You regard them as my followers, but it is actually inappropriate. It is more appropriate to call them close allies."

Lin Tailai summed it up in one word: "Holding together for warmth?"

Shen Shixing slammed the teacup on the table to show his dissatisfaction. Can we still have a good chat?

Seeing that the Prime Minister's patience was about to run out, Lin Tailai hurriedly acted humble: "Old senior, please continue."

After Shen Shoufu calmed down, he spoke again: "Wu Shilai was unwilling to let Qian Yiben go, and there was a reason, that is, to regain his authority."

It turns out that the Metropolitan Procuratorate is different from other government offices. Although there are hierarchies, each censor works independently.

In other words, each censor can report directly to the court without going through the Du Censor. The Du Censor has very limited jurisdiction over the censors, and can only manage a little bit in terms of assessment and dispatch.

Wu Shilai's situation in the Metropolitan Procuratorate was worse than that of ordinary Zuodu censors.

Because it was recognized that Wu Shilai was the official of the Feng Xianguan and the chief assistant of Shen Shixing, Wu Shilai's prestige was not high within the Metropolitan Procuratorate, where Qingliu's power was extremely concentrated, and he had even been despised and criticized by the group.

Faced with this situation, Wu Zongxian must be holding his anger, so he wanted to take the opportunity to punish Qian Yiben, the core censor of the Qingliu force, to vent his anger and regain his authority.

The arrow is already on the string. If you suddenly forgive Qian Yiben at this time, wouldn't you be despised by others even more?

Shen Shixing said with concern: "It's not easy for him either. You have to understand his situation. He's in his sixties. He's scolded every day for being insecure. He always needs to vent his anger."

Lin Tailai said unceremoniously: "It's not easy for him, but why do you need my understanding?

I can understand that he wants to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, but can he find a chicken by himself?

There are more than a hundred censors in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but why does he only want to use money to perform surgery?

In the final analysis, don't you want to steal someone's influence from me, Lin, to deter the monkeys?

After all, in the eyes of the world, Qian Ben was defeated by me, Lin Tailai. "

Shen Shoufu was speechless. He found that he was once again at a loss for words. Wu Shilai's little thoughts had been seen through. Any further explanation would be a cover-up.

Lin Tailai continued to sarcastically say: "A censor from Zuodu actually still pretends to be powerful, I am willing to call him a chicken thief.

They just want to get benefits, but they are not willing to pay the price, so they only dare to commit petty theft.

At the same time, this is enough to show that people like Wu Shilai are already sluggish and lack the sharpness of young people. "

The fox pretends to be the tiger's power? You say Zuodu Yushi is a fox, and you, Lin Tailai, are a tiger? After Shen Shixing was stunned for a moment, he had to say: "Don't be too extreme!"

Lin Tailai laughed "haha" and said: "If I hadn't attacked the so-called Qingliu one after another and attracted most of the firepower, how could he just sit there and dawdle?

Whether Wu Shilai or Yang Wei, they can sleep peacefully recently, it's all because of me!

Now when I ask them to do something, they push back and forth. They are really idiots who don’t know what to do and can’t see the situation clearly!

It's only been a few months since Ansheng's birthday, and you've forgotten how you were beaten before? "

Hearing that two "old friends" were belittled in this way, Shen Shoufu felt unhappy.

Winning over Wu Shilai and Yang Wei's foreign-Korean combination and maintaining their influence on foreign Korea at the minimum cost can be regarded as Shen Shoufu's proudest work in the political arena.

But for his proud work to be belittled by Lin Tailai like this, Shen Shoufu would certainly not be happy.

"Don't underestimate others, and don't think too highly of yourself!" Shen Shixing couldn't help but said a harsh word, it depends on the owner to beat a dog!

Lin Tailai asked back: "Am I wrong? If the court didn't have Lin Tailai, the two of them would be the current key targets of the Qingliu forces!

As tough as the two of them are, it will be good if they can withstand it for a year or two, and then you will be the first assistant! "

In the original history, Wu Shilai was impeached several times the next year, retired from politics and died of illness, Yang Wei retired from politics the year after that, and then Shen Shixing.

Lin Tailai can still look at the problem from a historical perspective, but the parties involved in the situation may not understand it.

In the end, Lin Tailai said fiercely: "If you don't believe it, seniors, please wait and see, don't say it was unpredicted!"

This sentence suddenly made Shen Shixing feel frightened, and he subconsciously said: "What do you want to do?"

Regarding Lin Tailai's lethality, Shen Shoufu is one of the people who has the most say.

Lin Tailai may not necessarily be able to bring down top bureaucrats like Zuodu Yushi and Libu Tianguan, but he can't stand even heavy losses.

Could it be that Lin Tailai has gone so crazy that he even starts to attack his own people who are in the slightest trouble?

Since ancient times, there have been many people like this. After killing the enemy, they began to kill their own people.

Lin Tailai sneered repeatedly: "Old senior, please rest assured, I don't want to do anything."

Shen Shixing was worried and asked again: "You really can't do anything?"

Lin Tailai patted his pectoralis major, "Don't forget Ji Bu, who is known as Ji Bu today, and who promises a thousand pieces of gold!

Since you promised to do nothing, you will definitely do nothing! "

The next day in Taibai Tower in Xicheng, there was a gloomy atmosphere.

Seven or eight Yan Guan who had been affected by "Jin Ping Mei" gathered together, not even touching the beauties around them, and drank sips of boring wine.

He Zhuo asked Qian Yiben, "What happened to Brother Xian? Has it changed?"

Qian Yiben said with a wry smile: "Lin Tailai has already agreed to raise his hand, but General Xian refuses to let go. Perhaps we have offended General Xian too hard in the past."

Someone said angrily: "Mr. Wu is just an old dog, so what are you worried about?"

Everyone knows the truth, but Wu Zongxian is Shen Shoufu's person, and Shen Shoufu has Lin Tailai as a thug, which makes it very difficult.

In recent times, all the Qingliu forces, from the Department of Science and Education to the Ministry of Rites, and then to the Ministry of Officials, have been hammered hard.

The morale of the comrades was low, but there was nothing they could do. Knowing that something must be done to boost morale, but not knowing exactly what to do.

Just at this time, a young man named Shi Menglin rushed in and shouted to everyone: "Gentlemen! Lin Tailai will publish the announcement today!"

During the dinner, someone asked, "What has Lin Tailai done?"

Shi Menglin said excitedly, "He announced that he would temporarily sever all ties with Wu Shilai and Yang Wei.

During the period of severance, Wu Shilai and Yang Wei's affairs have nothing to do with him!"

"Are you serious?" People with quick minds have already realized what this means.

Shi Menglin said with certainty, "Lin Tailai himself has admitted it, it should be true!

Gentlemen! This is a window period, this is an opportunity period! We must seize the time and not miss the opportunity!"

The censors raised their glasses and shouted together, "Submit a petition! Submit a petition!"

After Lin Tailai announced that he would temporarily sever ties, the two old men were no longer scary.

To boost morale, start with the powerful Wu Shilai and Yang Wei!

If Lin Tailai was not in the opponent, it would be better if he succeeded, and there would be no loss if he failed. Instead, he could win back a reputation of not fearing power!

"Is Lin Tailai deliberately luring the snake out of the hole?" Someone asked hesitantly.

Someone answered: "Although Lin Tailai is a mean person, he is not a man who goes back on his word.

Since he said he would sever ties, then he will definitely sever ties. The only thing to worry about is how long this "temporary" will last, so we must hurry up."

Two days later, Prime Minister Shen Shixing was sitting in the cabinet office, looking at more than a dozen memorials impeaching Wu Shilai and Yang Wei, and his head was about to explode.

Wu Shilai and Yang Wei, the two pillars of the outer court, seemed to have suddenly encountered a large group of mad dogs and were bitten madly.

That night, Prime Minister Shen sent his eldest son Shen Yongmao to personally invite Lin Tailai over.

Then he almost roared, "Is that what you said, do nothing?"

Under the pressure of the Prime Minister, Lin Tailai argued strongly, "I really did nothing to Wu Shilai and Yang Wei, is that wrong?"

Shen Shixing was choked, and after a long while he said, "Then why did you publicly announce the severance of relations?"

Lin Tailai said without question, "They were the first to not distinguish between the big and small kings, can they blame me?

I am not their father, and I have no obligation to protect them all the time!"

Shen Yongmao asked with great interest, "What big and small kings? What is this jargon?"

Lin Tailai replied, "It's just who is older and who is younger!"

Shen Yongmao turned to his father and said, "The old concept should be changed. I think Wu Zongxian and Yang Tianguan can only be regarded as occupying positions. At the critical moment, they are cowardly and are of no use at all."

Shen Shixing: ""