Chapter 638: Farewell Gift

During the Ming Dynasty, the Yellow Crane Tower was not static and was rebuilt several times.

At this time, the Yellow Crane Tower had only two floors, but it was built on a high platform next to the city wall. If the platform is included, it can be considered three floors.

Anyway, this height is enough, and there is no problem looking at the "Hanyang Tree" and so on.

There is also a small square hall in front of the building, and there are corridors on both sides of the building, forming a unified landscape building, with many ancient and modern poems hanging everywhere.

In this late autumn season, Lin Tailai climbed the tower against the wind and saw that all four sides were open, especially the side facing the river, which had an excellent view.

The magnificent river flow and the vast smoke waves were in full view, which was incomparable to the experience of later generations who could not even see the river view clearly.

However, for later generations who are knowledgeable and have seen too much scenery, it would not be too shocking.

After Lin Tailai admired the scenery, he turned around and found that the pen, ink, paper and inkstone desk had been set up in the hall at some point.

I can't help but think of the scenes of "asking leaders to leave their calligraphy" hundreds of years later. It can only be said that some cultures are really passed down for hundreds of years.

So Lin Tailai, the Imperial Academy Reader, the Junior Minister of the Imperial Academy, and the Doctor of the Three Departments, had to "happily" pick up the pen and write on the paper.

Everyone watched from the side, and saw that the title was "Man Jiang Hong·After Climbing the Yellow Crane Tower and Seeing Ancient and Modern Poems".

Lin Tailai explained: "Most of the poems I saw when I climbed the tower are seven-character regulated verses, so I will show my ugliness to enrich the subject matter."

"I used to get drunk a few times in the past, and the moon was shining on the south tower at night.

But it was bleak, and the lion was domineering, breaking the spear and sinking the halberd!

The green willows in Wuchang in autumn, and the cold waves in Huzhu at midnight. Ask the boat who called the plum blossom wind, and the sound of the flute.

The banquet was held in the West Garden; the guests from Nanzhou were howling and proud. They roasted meat in the shooting sheds towards the remaining mountains and waters.

There is no tile at the gate of Anle Palace, and there are only broken battlements beside Lu Mengcheng. I think of the gentleman who came to pay tribute on the day of the climb, and was extremely sad in autumn!"

Seeing that Lin Tailai wrote this poem, everyone had not started to flatter him, but they saw that Lin Tailai was still writing.

"The second one.

I am a madman, I often close the book, and my ambitions suddenly arise.

I look up to the west of the Great River, and the evening clouds flicker.

Someone on the upper floor wrote a strong sentence, and Ying has been producing poets since ancient times. When will I be able to ride a small boat and wear clogs in my floating life?

After reciting loudly, the roosters stopped crowing; I was tired of drinking alone, and the remaining lights went out. Suddenly, the wind blew my dreams, and the whales sprayed snow.

The frosty bells in the lower world urged me to leave in a hurry, and I looked up at the white Pingzhou. Suddenly, I was startled to return to the city locked by the wind and snow, and I felt sad!"

After reading the two poems, everyone seemed to see a long freehand painting in front of them.

Even if his identity is put aside, Lin Jiuyuan's poems are also very literary, and he is truly the best in this dynasty.

Governor Qin was the first to praise: "These two poems are really heroic and sharp, and there is a spirit of generosity and sadness that blows in the face, which makes people unable to control themselves! No less than Su and Xin of the Song Dynasty!"

The rest of the people said in unison: "What the Zhongcheng said is very true!"

No matter what it is, applaud first, this is the basic etiquette for treating important people.

Lin Tailai sighed deeply, put down his pen, and walked downstairs with a dull mood.

At his status and position, even if the work is rubbish, it will be expected before it is published and praised after it is published.

The current literary experience is too numb, and it is not as interesting as writing poems for face-slapping in the early years.

Life is so sad. When you gain something, you will definitely lose something. This is probably growth.

No wonder most of the poems written by the old leader Wang after he became the leader are mediocre, far less fresh and fluent than when he was young.

It may not be that the old leader Wang's talent has declined, but that he is not in the mood to write.

Everyone looked at Lin Tailai's desolate back and couldn't help looking at each other. Was there something wrong with the flattery just now?

Governor Qin explained to everyone: "With Lin Jiuyuan's talent and arrogance, how can his pursuit be the same as that of ordinary people like us?

Our pursuit is just to get one or two false praises, while Lin Jiuyuan's pursuit is to shock the ancient and the modern, so he must be worried because he can't surpass Cui Hao."

Someone else wondered: "Lin Jiuyuan quoted the allusions of Dongwu in his lyrics, but the Wuchang City of Dongwu is not the current Wuchang City, and its address should be in Ezhou."

Governor Qin scolded: "Do you think that with Jiuyuan Zhenxian's talent and knowledge, he would not know these allusions?

So he must have written it like this on purpose to achieve a kind of artistic conception of fusion of ancient and modern times and interweaving of time and space."

After everyone went downstairs, Shi Lun, the secretary of the Procuratorate, suddenly reminded Governor Qin: "Jiuyuan Gong wrote two lyrics today, two."

Governor Qin didn't understand for a moment what Shi Lun wanted to emphasize.

Shi Lun reminded him again, "Now the main body of the Yellow Crane Tower also has two floors."

Governor Qin suddenly realized, "Fortunately, Mr. Shi helped me to find out the omissions!"

Two floors, two poems of the same tune, the same number, doesn't this explain the problem?

Governor Qin then instructed Shi Lun, "You do it yourself! Find the best craftsmen to make two stone screens, engrave Lin Jiuyuan's two poems today, and place them in the Yellow Crane Tower!"

After Lin Tailai came out of the Yellow Crane Tower, he also toured the surroundings, and Governor Qin continued to accompany him.

When the fun was almost over, Lin Tailai asked his guest Gu Bingqian, "What invitation do you have tomorrow?"

Gu Bingqian replied, "Fang Bo Liu Gong will host a banquet for the host, and Li Zhuowu will also accompany him."

But Lin Tailai asked Gu Bingqian again, "Did the Censor Hou Shiqing send a letter to ask or send any local products?"

Gu Bingqian answered very affirmatively, "No."

Lin Tailai snorted, "It's really a way to die!"

Then he said to the governor Qin next to him: "I passed through Wuchang this time, and I will remember the kindness of Qin Zhongcheng. Before leaving, I will give Zhongcheng a valuable gift."

Governor Qin said repeatedly: "Jiuyuan Jun is too kind! How dare I!"

Lin Tailai said without hesitation: "This Hou Neitai is not very honest. I will punish him, which can be regarded as a return for Zhongcheng's kindness."

Although he knew that the censor Hou Shiqing was not very honest, Governor Qin was more inclined to keep things quiet.

After all, Hou Shiqing was an organized person, with the support of the entire Qingliu force behind him, especially Lu Guangzu, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, and Sun Piyang, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, who were both at the top of the Fengxian line.

And Governor Qin's upper-level background was relatively weak, and it was not a wise move to fight Hou Shiqing head-on.

Lin Tailai was just passing through, and he left after setting the fire, but Qin Yao had to stay here to put out the fire.

So Governor Qin hurriedly said: "Don't bother with the surname Hou, lest people gossip about it and ruin the reputation of Lord Jiuyuan."

This means that Hou Shiqing didn't treat you to a meal or give you gifts, so you can deal with him later, and spread the news to affect his reputation.

Lin Tailai said dissatisfiedly: "Do I care about a little local product? No, I care about attitude!

If Hou Shiqing deliberately uses me to show his integrity and integrity, and I am indifferent, and it spreads out, if others follow suit, what should I do?

I think we must resolutely crack down on this trend and help you, Qin Zhongcheng, consolidate your position."

Governor Qin: "."

What trend should we resolutely crack down on? Resolutely crack down on the trend of not treating you to a meal or giving you gifts?

Why does this sound weird? Is this the case of wanting to accuse someone of a crime, and there is no shortage of excuses?

I originally thought that Teacher Zhang Juzheng was the most domineering person, but I didn't expect that Lin Jiuyuan's character seemed to be more domineering than Teacher Zhang.

Lin Tailai said earnestly: "Old Qin, you are quite sensible, I will give you a few more pointers. You need to open up your mind and improve your political position.

I found along the way that the Henan Provincial Surveillance Commissioner is a Qingliu Party member, and the Huguang Provincial Surveillance Commissioner is also a Qingliu Party member. Is this a coincidence? Is this reasonable?

Previously, Lu Guangzu was the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and later Lu Guangzu served as the Left Censor-in-Chief, and Sun Piyang took over as the Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

These two positions are the business superiors of the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, so there is a phenomenon that the Qingliu Party members occupy so many positions of the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner.

What I said about rectification or crackdown is to target this kind of nepotism!

I have already made arrangements in Henan, and Huguang must also respond! Let the Qingliu Party know that the Ming officialdom is not a place where they can do whatever they want!"

Governor Qin was very surprised. Is this the perspective of the top powerful officials to consider the problem?

After Lin Tailai separated from Governor Qin, he went to the banquet of Liu Dongxing, the Left Governor.

During the dinner, Lin Tailai and Liu Dongxing had a friendly exchange, and Liu Dongxing highly praised Lin Tailai's righteous act of protecting Li Zhi.

Lin Tailai said that changing the current world and customs requires the joint efforts of people with lofty ideals, and his original intention of establishing the Renewal Society was to change customs.

Then Lin Tailai said to Li Zhi: "I heard that your family is a big family in Quanzhou?"

Li Zhi didn't know why he suddenly mentioned this, and replied: "What do you think, Lord Jiuyuan?"

Lin Tailai said again: "There are many people in your southern Fujian who go to sea in the shipbuilding industry."

Li Zhi said seriously: "My family are all law-abiding people!"

Lin Tailai waved his hand and said: "Don't pretend! I just want to ask you for help, invite some skilled shipbuilders and skilled sailors to move to Jiangnan, and I will give them new development space! The more the better, as many as you want."

Li Zhi: "."

Invite yourself to Suzhou, isn't it for lectures? Why do you start with smuggling business?

Fang Bo Liu Dongxing suddenly felt that Lin Jiuyuan was a bit like a black-hearted factory owner who wanted to squeeze all the value out of Li Zhi, the hired worker.

Lin Tailai explained: "Don't get me wrong! Helping to recruit shipwrights and sailors is just a side job! Li Zhuowu is a great talent, and he must be able to do more work!"

After the banquet, Lin Tailai came out of the governor's office and returned to the mansion.

At a street corner, suddenly 20 to 30 people stopped Lin Tailai and his party in the street. Then everyone knelt on the street, holding up the complaint paper.

This scene was obviously that the people stopped the street to file a complaint.

Ordinary officials, especially those in transit, would be very annoyed when encountering such a situation.

On the one hand, this was not their responsibility at all, and it was impossible for them to take the blame; on the other hand, how did their whereabouts get leaked on a large scale?

Not to mention being stopped by a group to file a complaint, anyone with a little experience in officialdom knows that when this happens, it is mostly because someone is trying to trick them.

But Lin Tailai did not have any negative emotions this time. He rode forward calmly and asked the old man standing in the front:

"Although I am not responsible for criminal cases and I am not a local official here, I still want to hear what you want to sue?"

The old man kowtowed and said, "We are all victims of the Chu clan in recent years. Most of them have had their land, shops, and property taken away. Some have been beaten and injured, and there have been several family members beaten to death."

Lin Tailai couldn't help but sigh secretly. It's really the Chu clan that has the most bad things.

The people in the contemporary Chu clan are bad, not because of their clan status, but because they are a group of villains by nature.

The fundamental reason why the Chu clan has a lot of fun is that there are many bad people. Objectively speaking, other clans are really worse than the Chu clan.

Facing the old man, Lin Tailai asked in an official manner: "Perhaps you should write to the King of Chu, and let the King of Chu restrain and punish the clan members of this clan."

The old man replied: "The King of Chu was too young to manage things before."

Lin Tailai continued to ask: "Then there is a branch prince who is in charge of the affairs of the Chu Palace. I heard that it is the King of Wugang?"

The old man said angrily: "The King of Wugang died last year!"

Lin Tailai asked again: "You Wuchang City has criminal officials, why do you want to intercept me?"

The old man replied: "I heard that Lin Hanlin is upright and has a reputation for not fearing the royal family, so I beg Lin Hanlin to make a decision for me!"

Lin Tailai said: "I will take the petition on your behalf, but I can only pass it to the officials for you."

In public, Lin Tailai cannot directly interfere with the judiciary, otherwise he will make mistakes.

Then Lin Tailai turned his horse around and came to the Procuratorate, handing a bunch of petitions to Governor Qin.

Governor Qin flipped through the petition and said in astonishment: "Is this the precious gift you gave me?"

Lin Tailai said very confidently: "The Censorate is in Wuchang City, and the people would rather stop me, a passing official, than go to the Censorate to file a complaint.

Just because they heard that I dared to strike hard against the royal family, they put a glimmer of hope on me!

This shows that Censor Hou Shiqing, as the highest criminal official in the province, can neither distinguish the grievances for the people nor clean up the royal family's bad apples!

It has led to a backlog of so many cases and public resentment over the years, which is a huge dereliction of duty!"

It is a bit far-fetched to scold the Censor for dereliction of duty, but Lin Tailai is not guilty at all.

If that Hou Neitai really did his job conscientiously, would these cases still be accumulated until now?

Governor Qin is also a person who believes that there will be many coincidences in the officialdom.

Lin Jiuyuan, who has a reputation of not fearing the royal family, happened to pass through Wuchang and was stopped by the wronged people.

So where did you, Lin Jiuyuan, collect these cases? You, Lin Jiuyuan, are not a local resident, and this is not Suzhou. How did you dig deep and organize?

Thinking of this, Governor Qin suddenly saw the shadow of the Jianghan wealthy merchant Yuan family.

Lin Tailai patted these petitions and said meaningfully: "I can also hand them over to the Censorate and say that the governor failed in his duty. It's all in a thought."

Governor Qin: "."

In fact, the key to this kind of case is not the case itself, but who is handling it.

With Lin Tailai's political strength, even if the case cannot be handled, it doesn't matter, but it is more than enough to use the case to torment people.

Lin Tailai stood up and said: "These cases will be handed over to the Zhongcheng. I will leave Wuchang tomorrow. I hope Zhongcheng will not let me down."

Whether in Kaifeng or Wuchang, Lin Tailai waved his sleeves, leaving no clouds behind, only leaving one robbery material after another to test everyone.

At the same time, by taking control of the Chu clan, he could use the information gap of the time traveler to lay the groundwork. In case the three major cases of the Chu clan would appear in this time and space, he would have the upper hand.