Chapter 546 My Fate Is in My Own Hands!

As Elder Ge came out of the inner palace, what happened in the inner palace today gradually spread.

Even if the elders didn't want to say it, there were so many people present that it was impossible to keep it secret.

After watching Lin Tailai's public performance, the officials from outside the court finally learned a lot of details about today's events in the inner palace.

If it's not a source of information, it may be reliable, but it feels like it's just a book.

At the beginning of the story, the uncle and father-in-law of the country were resented by a traitorous concubine because of a grudge. When he entered the palace, he was ambushed and besieged by dozens of minions, and then he was framed by a traitorous minister. If there was another one who was beheaded at the Meridian Gate, it would be the template for the father of the protagonist in this novel!

The following plot is probably about the real protagonist growing up eighteen years later, and taking revenge after many twists and turns - everyone is familiar with this old routine, similar to "The General of the House".

It's because the father of the protagonist who was supposed to be making sacrifices at the beginning today didn't follow the routine and refused to die honestly, causing the plot line to completely go wrong.

Not only did he chase dozens of traitorous concubines and beat them violently with his minions, but he also killed the traitorous concubine en masse, making him even more treacherous than the traitorous concubine. In the storybook, this is considered a plot breakdown.

The flow of information was two-way, and the bachelors who came out of the inner palace also learned what was happening outside.

The academicians did not come out of the inner palace and were unable to quell the negative public opinion immediately.

As a result, Lin Tailai's high-profile and arrogant parade went extremely smoothly, taking advantage of public opinion to the extreme and creating tremendous pressure like Mount Tai.

When the third assistant Wang Xijue returned home, he found that his son Wang Heng had returned from the Imperial Academy, and his disciple Fang Congzhe was also there.

"Did you hear the news in the Imperial College?" Wang Xijue asked his son in surprise.

The Imperial College is located in Beicheng, physically far away from the core area of ​​the imperial court, and politically it is remote and remote. Can the news spread so quickly?

Wang Heng smiled bitterly and said, "Son, I just happened to go home today and met Editor Fang, so I heard some news."

The Editor Fang that Wang Heng was talking about was Fang Congzhe, the editor of the Hanlin Academy. He watched Lin Tailai being carried in at the Hanlin Academy today, and then quickly came to Wang Xijue's mansion to wait.

Fang Congzhe couldn't help but be nervous. His future all depended on Mr. Wang Xijuege.

Because Wang Xijuege is always his mentor and the boss who appreciates him the most at present, he is the editor promoted by Wang Xijuege.

If Wang Xijue were gone at this time, Fang Congzhe, who had only entered officialdom for a few years, would have a very slim future.

Facing his son and a close protégé, Wang Xijue did not hide his feelings. He sighed and said dejectedly: "Am I really not as good as Shen Wumen?"

For example, today in the palace, he chose a very stable position, advancing and retreating at the same time as most of his colleagues and cabinet ministers. No matter how you look at it, it is safe.

However, Shen Shixing acted independently, stayed out of the situation, isolated himself from his colleagues, and became a minority.

But in the end, Shen Shixing continued to live freely, while he was about to become a traitor!

Wang Heng replied: "If you talk about this issue, my son, I have some experience.

It's not that my father is not as good as Shen Wumen, but because my father holds a high position and has not returned to his hometown for several years, he may lack detailed knowledge of some of the following situations. "

Wang Xijue asked a little confused: "What do you mean by this?"

Wang Heng continued: "Everyone knows that Lin Tailai is deeply bound to the Shenwumen, but most of this binding of interests is not in the capital, but in Suzhou.

Moreover, the degree of binding is very deep and the range is very wide, making it difficult to cut.

If Shen Wumen doesn't sell Lin Tailai today, the worst result will be that he will be dismissed as his first assistant and return to Suzhou to live happily in his old age.

But if Shen Wumen sells Lin Tailai together with you, I'm afraid he won't even be able to return to Suzhou to live in peace in the future.

So it's not that his father is inferior to Shen Wumen, but that Shen Wumen and Lin Tailai's interests are too deeply tied and they can't sell, so they make different choices from their father. "

After listening to his son's explanation and explanation, Wang Xijue, who had been depressed all afternoon, suddenly felt relieved.

It turned out that it was not that Shen Shixing was smarter than him, it was also the result of profit-driven choices. It was just that Shen Shixing was lucky this time.

But I still don't accept it. Why is Shen Shixing always luckier than me?

Starting from the titles on the gold medal list that year, Shen Shixing was the top pick, but he was a little behind and was only the second pick.

At this time, Fang Congzhe quickly asked: "What are the teacher's plans next?"

Compared with Teacher Wang's mental health, Fang Congzhe is more concerned about whether Teacher Wang can keep his position.

Wang Xijue asked back: "What do you think the situation will be like?"

Fang Congzhe, who had already suspected it, replied: "If such an accident occurs in the cabinet, one of the cabinet ministers must take the blame and resign.

If the three cabinet ministers involved resign at the same time, it would be a huge shock, so it is most likely that one or two cabinet ministers will resign."

When Wang Xijue heard this, he suddenly interjected: "Either one or two cabinet ministers, or two. At least Lin Tailai will ask them to resign."

"Why is this?" Fang Congzhe said subconsciously.

Wang Xijue reminded: "Have you not heard Lin Tailai's declaration in the Ministry of Officials? He said to Zhao Zhigao, the left minister, you should encourage yourself!

If only one cabinet minister is dismissed, there will still be three people in the cabinet, which is enough and does not necessarily need to be supplemented. After all, most of the time, the cabinet consists of three people.

But if two cabinet ministers are dismissed, there will be only two cabinet members left. Logically, one person should be added.

So Lin Tailai must be thinking about trying to remove the two cabinet ministers, and then he can replace them as the situation goes! "

Fang Congzhe sighed in admiration: "Teacher, great advice."

Then he continued to talk about his thoughts: "If the teacher wants to continue to serve the country, he only needs to be better than Xin'an and Shanyin, and he will be safe enough."

In this era, people usually use their hometowns and place names to refer to bigwigs. Wumen is the first assistant Shen Shixing, Xin'an is the second assistant Xu Guo, and Shanyin is the fourth assistant Wang Jiaping.

In front of his own people, Wang Xijue did not pretend and asked again: "How to be slightly better?"

Fang Congzhe glanced at Wang Heng and analyzed: "The teacher's biggest advantage is that he has no irreconcilable contradiction with Lin Tailai."

The biggest conflict between Lin Tailai and Wang Sange Lao was that the year before last, Prince Wang Heng came to Suzhou Prefecture School to grab resources for the provincial examination, and was driven away by Lin Tailai.

As long as Prince Wang is more generous, the contradiction has been resolved!

In addition, Wang Xijue and the old leader of the literary world, Wang Lao, are of the same surname and hometown, and the two families have a good relationship.

But now Lin Tailai is already the first deputy leader of the literary world and the legal successor of Wang Lao, so the contradiction in this regard can be almost non-existent!

Finally, Fang Congzhe said: "In comparison, the contradiction between Xin'an and Shanyin and Lin Tailai is irreconcilable."

Xu Guo is backed by Hui merchants and salt merchants, and Wang Jiaping is backed by the Qingliu forces. They can't be said to have a deep hatred with Lin Tailai, but they are irreconcilable.

Wang Heng couldn't bear it anymore, and said to Fang Congzhe angrily: "Do you mean that if my father wants to stay in office, he must look at Lin Tailai's face?"

Fang Congzhe said a little helplessly: "Of course it's not entirely like this because it depends on the face of the Prime Minister."

Whether you, Prince Wang, accept it or not, this is the reality.

Wang Xijue did not blame Fang Congzhe for speaking the truth, and said thoughtfully: "Xin'an and Shanyin actually have their own advantages.

Xin'an is Lin Tailai's master. Although they have severed their friendship in front of the emperor today, if Xin'an is shameless and recognizes him as a teacher again, Lin Tailai will not be able to refuse.

And Shanyin's advantage is that he is the only northerner in the cabinet.

Therefore, we must not be careless and lose Jingzhou, and we must still be cautious.

I am willing to admit defeat on Shen Wumen's side and bow to him in person. But on Lin Tailai's side"

Fang Congzhe immediately replied: "I am willing to run errands for my teacher to lobby."

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Wang Xijue sighed: "The situation is urgent, and there is no time to lose. I will go to visit Shen Wumen now."

Tonight is probably a sleepless night for all the cabinet elders.

When Shen Shoufu returned home, he asked his eldest son, "Has Lin Jiuyuan come?"

Shen Yongmao replied, "No."

Shen Shoufu chuckled and said, "Lin Jiuyuan will definitely come to see me tonight."

After dinner, Shen Shoufu waited in the outer study.

But he waited for two hours, and when it was almost time to go to bed, there was still no sign of Lin Tailai.

Not only did he not wait for Lin Tailai, but he waited for Wang Xijue who bowed to him.

Shen Shoufu felt like a dog in his heart. Why did every meeting with Lin Tailai become a kind of tug-of-war and game? Are you tired, Lin Tailai?

How can you talk to Wang Xijue without first talking to Lin Tai?

So when facing Wang Xijue, Shen Shixing could only talk about other things and did not dare to get to the point.

This made Wang Xijue puzzled, and he felt unhappy that he could not sell himself.

Suddenly, Shen Yongmao said at the door of the study: "Lin Jiuyuan is here!"

Shen Shoufu was relieved and regained his confidence and said: "As I expected, Lin Jiuyuan really came to visit."

Shen Yongmao replied: "In fact, I just went to the Lin Mansion and invited Lin Tailai to come, so that my father would not wait for a whole night."

Shen Shoufu: ""

Then Lin Tailai was carried in, yawning constantly, and his spirit was listless.

After all, the physical strength and energy consumed today were extremely great, even Lin Tailai could not bear it.

"If you have something to say, just say it." Lin Tailai said to Shen Shixing impatiently.

Wang Xijue: "???"

Is this Lin Tailai's attitude towards the prime minister in private? It has been rumored that Lin Tailai is a member of Shen Shoufu's party and a guest of Shen Mansion.

Prime Minister Shen felt that he was not respected, especially with outsiders present, and said very dissatisfiedly: "You are not even willing to call me senior?"

Lin Tailai nodded gently and added: "Senior."

Prime Minister Shen asked again majestically: "Such a big thing happened today, don't you have anything to say to me?"

Lin Tailai answered with two words: "No."

Maybe because he talked too much today, Lin Tailai has lost interest in talking now, so his answers are very concise.

Prime Minister Shen glanced at Wang Xijue who seemed to be trying to hold back his laughter, and angrily said to Lin Tailai: "Have you never considered how to deal with the aftermath?"

Lin Tailai still said very concisely: "Everything has been arranged."

Prime Minister Shen: ""

If you can arrange everything, then what's the point of having him as the Prime Minister?

"I'm not joking with you!" said Prime Minister Shen, "Do you think the affairs of the court are a joke?"

Lin Tailai just wanted to go back and rest, and said more irritably: "I'm not joking either!

If Xu Er is dismissed, Zhao Zhigao, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, will be replaced by Zhao Huan, the Left Censor-in-Chief, as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel!

If Xu Er and Wang Si are dismissed together, then Yang Wei, the Heavenly Official, will be added to the cabinet, and Zhao Zhigao will replace the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Personnel!

If Xu Er, Wang San, and Wang Si are dismissed together, then Yang Wei, the Heavenly Official, and Zhao Zhigao, the Junior Prime Minister, will be added to the cabinet, and Wang Zhiyuan, the Grand Tutor, will replace the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Personnel!"

Wang Xijue couldn't help but be in a trance, who is Wang San? It seems as if he is referring to himself?

But it’s not without good news. Judging from the order in Lin Tailai’s words, the top priority in his mind to remove the boss is Xu Er, the second priority is Wang Si, and the priority for Wang San’s removal is last!

Everything was arranged so clearly that Shen Shoufu was stunned and speechless for a moment.

But if he follows this arrangement, he won't get any benefits from Shen Shixing. Wouldn't he just be "staying out of it" today?

After coming back to his senses, Shen Shoufu said again: "I think..."

Lin Tailai interrupted rudely and said, "I don't want what you think, I just want what I think!"

Shen Shixing said angrily: "I am the chief assistant!"

Lin Tailai suddenly became energetic and said a little excitedly: "You also want to dismiss from office? Then the plan will be fine-tuned."

Shen Shixing: ""

crazy! crazy! The world is crazy!

"How arrogant do you think he is?" Shen Shixing wanted to ask Wang Xijue next to him for help.

Wang San's little clever guy came online in time, smiled politely, and said nothing.

As the saying goes, a prime minister's stomach can hold a boat. Shen Shixing believed that as a prime minister, he had to have a strong stomach and there was no need to fall out with Lin Tailai.

So he changed the direction and asked: "Have you never thought that you can't protect yourself?

Do you think it’s that simple for the emperor to punish sins? After dismissal from office, reduction of status, and imperial staff, it is often accompanied by dismissal or expulsion from the army!

Do you also want to be a postmaster in Guizhou, or be relegated to Shaanxi and Gansu? "

Lin Tailai said in surprise: "Isn't it? It's not enough to hook up with one or two pavilion bosses, you really want to hook up with three or four pavilion bosses to mess with me?

But I have already said hello to the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War, and they will definitely resist!

Besides, can my public opinion and momentum in the outer court be in vain? Who dares not to speak for me? "

Shen Shixing threatened: "The wrath of thunder is so terrifying. As long as the emperor is determined, no matter how hard he resists, he will not be exempted from sin!"

Among the ministers who have been dispatched in the past dynasties, which one has not been rescued by theory? "

Lin Tailai added: "But I am already tied to three or four cabinet ministers. The emperor probably doesn't want to empty the cabinet at once."

Shen Shoufu couldn't bear to correct him: "It's three, not three or four!"

Lin Tailai did not take this number seriously and continued: "So no one can afford to lose. In the end, the emperor and his ministers will definitely compromise on my crime and punishment. I have to believe in the wisdom of the bureaucrats.

For example, being sent to Xizhimen, Chaoyangmen, Chongwenmen, etc., and being exiled to the army means being sent to serve in the Jingying and Jingwei.

In this way, everyone can have a step down, and everyone is happy. I don't even have to leave the capital.

Moreover, being punished by being sent away and exiled from the army can fill a gap in the resume of a famous official. Thinking about it, I am quite looking forward to it. "

Shen Shixing: ""

Have you really arranged everything? Then what is the use of his first assistant?

Shen Shoufu questioned again: "Expulsion into the army means exile from the army! Do you think this crime and punishment is a joke?

Even if you don't leave Beijing, you are still the humblest criminal pawn! "

Shen Shoufu's subtext is, without my help, you will always be at the bottom as a criminal!

This is not a threat, this is a reminder to young people! The world is big and the future is long. Don’t ruin your life just because you are arrogant for a moment!

Lin Tailai clenched his fists and said passionately: "I believe that my fate is up to me!"

Shen Shixing: "?"

What kind of crazy words are these? Is this Lin Jiuyuan really crazy? Is this still Lin Tailai who comes to him for help whenever something goes wrong?

Lin Tailai yawned again and prophesied: "Heaven will not destroy me, Lin. I will be reinstated in a month. There is no need to trouble the chief minister for help."

Shen Shoufu immediately felt as if he had lost something. Lin Tailai really didn't need him anymore?

Looking back, Lin Tailai never made any request to himself from beginning to end today?

Wang San, who was watching, felt that tonight was really an eye-opener and the trip was well worth it.

What's even more difficult is that I watched the live broadcast of dealing with Lin Tailai up close and gained valuable experience.

And it can be seen that Lin Tailai is no longer satisfied with the ministry power of the six ministries, and has begun to infringe on the power of the cabinet and even the power of the chief minister.