Chapter 680: Leaving the Capital

The day before Lin Jinglue left Beijing, the court ministers were in the east room outside the Meridian Gate to recommend candidates for the censor of Zuodu. It was very possible that there was even a minister of the Ministry of Punishment.

Two of the Seven Qings are involved, which can be said to be very heavyweights, so all forces are prepared to prepare.

If you don’t include the farce at the end of last year, the last time such a heavyweight recommendation was a year ago.

In the east room outside the Meridian Gate, the atmosphere was very serious. Although it had not officially started yet, it had already become quiet.

In fact, in the eyes of many people, the result of the nomination has been "predetermined".

Sun Piyang and Sun Qin, two old Jinshi scholars who lived in the 35th year of Jiajing period, will serve as the censor of Zuodu and the minister of punishment respectively.

It is difficult for others to compete head-on with these two in terms of qualifications, and the Lin Party cannot come up with equally matched candidates.

Wang Tianguan, who was presiding over the court, closed his eyes and rested, as if he was waiting for a certain rhythm point before speaking.

At this moment, a figure swayed on the east side of the window, and suddenly a giant man wearing a unicorn suit poked his head out the window, opening the window and looking into the room.

This figure seemed to block the sunlight, as if a huge shadow appeared in the hearts of the Qingliu forces.

Looking up and seeing Lin Tailai is an ominous sign!

"Lin Tailai! What are you doing here?" Yang Junmin, the right servant of the Ministry of Revenue, asked.

Among the giants of Qingliu Force and Shanshan-Shaanxi Alliance, Sun Piyang and Sun Qin are likely to be elected today. It is not convenient to serve as "gunners", so Yang Junmin can only be used.

In usual Tingtui, Lin Tailai could always find a way to sneak in, but today he definitely couldn't!

The commander-in-chief who is about to lead the army must avoid suspicion! You cannot interfere in the high-level personnel affairs of the imperial court while holding heavy troops.

That's why Yang Junmin dared to get rid of his psychological shadow and scolded Lin Tailai confidently!

Lin Tailai was not angry, and said with a smile: "Passing by! I just passed by by chance, you continue!"

Yang Junmin was afraid that Lin Tai would come up with an excuse and refuse to leave, so he continued to refute: "How dare you say it was a coincidence? Why would you pass by Dongchaofang?"

Next to the east room is the Meridian Gate, and inside are the Huangji Gate, Huiji Gate, Wenhua Hall, and the Cabinet. Is there anything you, Lin Tai, need to do?

"Come and give me your speech!" Lin Tailai said confidently.

On the day before the minister leaves Beijing, according to etiquette, he should meet with the emperor to deliver his speech.

When the morning court can be held normally, the speech is usually held at the court meeting, which is regarded as one of the reserved items of the court meeting.

But as we all know, these are extraordinary times, and any project that requires the emperor's intervention must be modified.

Yang Junmin felt that Lin Tailai was really humiliating everyone's intelligence and retorted:

"Now your Majesty only needs to worship outside the Chengtian Gate, facing the Chengtian Gate! Why do you need to enter the palace and come here?"

Lin Tailai opened his eyes wide and said in surprise: "Do all your ordinary ministers give their speeches outside Chengtian Gate?

But the emperor ordered me to enter the Meridian Gate and give my speech outside the Huangji Gate, so I passed by the East Chao Room. "

Ordinary ministers in the East Chamber: "."

Fortunately, Lin Tailai didn't delay for long. After saying this, he hurriedly left and entered the Meridian Gate next to him.

Then Lin Tailai stood in the small square outside Huangji Gate, facing Huangji Gate and leaving.

Eunuch Chen Ju, the eunuch Bingbi, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, came out of the east corner gate of Huangji Gate and called Lin Tailai over to listen to the order.

First, eunuch Chen gave some verbal encouragement to Lin Jinglue on behalf of the emperor, encouraging Lin Jinglue to do a good job in mineral exploration in addition to military operations.

At the same time, the emperor's imperial edict to the King of North Korea was handed over to Lin Jinglue, who carried it and presented it to the King of North Korea.

More importantly, Eunuch Chen also presented Lin Jinglue with the Sword on behalf of the emperor. Without this thing, the position of Commander-in-Chief seems to lack a soul.

In the middle and late Wanli Dynasty, when all procedures were simplified, Lin Jinglue's speech today was full of ritual feeling.

Emperor Wanli, who was hiding in the palace, actually sent eunuchs out to spread the word, which shows how seriously he took it.

In fact, the total time does not take long, which is just a few more sentences.

Lin Jinglue held the newly acquired Shang Shang Sword in his hand, turned around and walked out of the Meridian Gate, and then came outside the East Chao Room.

Then Lin Tailai leaned against the door holding the sword above and shouted: "I'm just passing by to listen, you continue!"

It was originally discussed that Sun Piyang, the Minister of Punishment, should be appointed as the Yushi of Zuodu, and the time was almost ripe.

As a result, after Lin Tailai appeared, the Dongchao room seemed to have pressed the pause button.

Yang Junmin couldn't bear it anymore, "Please leave all those who have nothing to do with me!"

Lin Tailai still smiled playfully and said to Yang Junmin very seriously: "I have something to ask you, but I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time if I leave tomorrow!

Your nephew Han Xu asked me to give the eighty-two-five-cent silver to Qian Sile, but I couldn't find anyone, so I returned the money to you first. "

Yang Junmin's face instantly darkened, "No need! If you can't find anyone, just keep it yourself!"

Then Yang Junmin ignored Lin Tailai, and others were even less willing to speak up and chase him away.

Wang Tianguan pretended not to see Lin Tailai and asked everyone: "If Sun Piyang is recommended as the censor of Zuodu, who will agree and who will object?"

Before Wang Tianguan could finish his words, the left deputy censor Zhan Yangbi, under the death gaze from outside the door, suddenly jumped out and shouted: "I object!"

Yang Junmin always felt that something was wrong, so he irritated and swore: "You're so objectionable! Is it possible that a person with such a notorious reputation still wants to be promoted to the imperial censor of Zuodu?"

Zhan Yangbi ignored Yang Junmin's provocation and said loudly to everyone: "Last year, the Fengxian officials in important provinces in the hinterland had problems one after another, so since the beginning of this spring, the court has begun to trace back three years of Fengxian officials in various provinces, mainly from the 16th year of Wanli to the 19th year of Wanli!

So far, there have been interim results, which can be said to be shocking!

During this period, Lu Guangzu was the Minister of the Ministry of Justice and later the Left Censor-in-Chief. He should bear the main responsibility, but he has resigned, so he will not be investigated.

And Wu Shilai served as the Left Censor-in-Chief for two years and was responsible for secondary responsibility, but he has died of illness, so there is no need to investigate.

And Sun Piyang served as the Minister of the Ministry of Justice for one year during this period, at least he also had the responsibility of dereliction of duty! Not punishing him means that the court is lenient, how can he be promoted to the Left Censor-in-Chief?"

It was like a thunderclap in the plain, and Sun Piyang, who had strong qualifications and was almost impeccable, suddenly had a small breakthrough.

Although it seemed that it was not enough to overthrow Sun Piyang, the cracks in the golden body were not a good sign anyway.

Who knows what Lin Tailai will do next to expand this breakthrough?

Here, no one doubts Lin Tailai's ability to stir up trouble.

Thinking of this, everyone in the East Court Room looked at Lin Tailai standing outside the door. Lin Tailai shouted strangely: "It is Deputy Xian Zhan who is holding Sun Da Sikou accountable, but why are you all looking at me?

I am just a passer-by who listened and said nothing!"

The more Lin Tailai pretended to be innocent, the more others felt that there was a conspiracy, absolutely a conspiracy! There must be a backhand to deal with Sun Pi Yang!

At this time, Wang Tianguan, who presided over the court recommendation, said leisurely: "Sun Pi Yang's flaws do not outweigh his merits, and we cannot deny it.

But it also gave us a warning that the Minister of the Ministry of Justice is closely related to people's livelihood and has great responsibilities. The selection must be cautious."

This means that Sun Pi Yang can go to be the Left Censor-in-Chief, but the vacant Minister of the Ministry of Justice must be given up, and you Qingliu forces cannot occupy everything!

Sun Yu, the current left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who was originally about to be promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, was speechless. Why was it Sun Piyang who was broken through, but he was the one who was injured?

He was also a Jinshi in the 35th year of Jiajing, and now he is the oldest person in the court, and he is still a minister!

The Qingliu forces originally wanted to struggle and then push Sun Yu hard, but after looking at the barbarians standing at the door, they decided to "quit while they are ahead".

Although the barbarians did not speak, they seemed to have an invisible and powerful deterrent when they stood next to him.

Struggling is equivalent to gambling. If Lin Tailai kills Sun Piyang, it will be a bigger loss.

For the next year's Beijing inspection, Sun Piyang must be promoted to the left censor, so Sun Yu can only be patient.

The final result of the court recommendation was that Sun Piyang, the Minister of Punishment, was promoted to the Left Censor-in-Chief, Chen Yubei, the Minister of Works, was promoted to the Minister of Punishment, and Zhong Zhenji, the old Jinshi of the Jiajing Dynasty, who had been repeatedly promoted several times and was acceptable to all parties, was promoted to the Minister of Works.

After the court recommendation, Ye Mengxiong, the Minister of War, and Lin Tailai walked out of the palace together.

He couldn't help but ask curiously: "What back-up plan have you prepared to deal with Sun Piyang to force them to give in and give up another minister?"

Lin Tailai said lightly: "There is really no back-up plan. I can only stand outside the door and say nothing. I have no way at all.

I don't know why they are so afraid that I will completely abolish Sun Piyang."

Ye Mengxiong: "."

It turned out to be an empty city plan? Can the court recommendation be played like this?

The next day, Lin Tailai, who was the attendant reader of the Hanlin Academy, the Shaoqing of the Taichang Temple, the Langzhong of the Three Departments of Examination, the Right Censor-in-Chief, pretending to be the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, and the General Manager of Liaodong, Denglai, Korea and other places to prepare for the Japanese war, set off for the Eastern Expedition.

The accompanying battalion included 300 temporary "recruited" servants from the Lin Mansion, as well as hundreds of cavalrymen from Dayun's headquarters, deputy general of Gansu Town Songshan, with Dayun as the central officer.

Originally, there were also soldiers from the Beijing camp who wanted to follow the expedition in order to make achievements, but they were declined by Lin Jinglue.

For the old soldiers of the Beijing camp who had not fought in battles for a long time, had never fought in a security battle, and whose greatest combat experience might be street fighting, Lin Jinglue said that you should continue to perform more important tasks such as defending the capital.

In order to get a good start, Lin Jinglue took a detour and left the city from Deshengmen in the north. Ye Mengxiong, the Minister of War, personally saw him off.

Then he went east all the way, out of the border of the capital to Sanhe, and stopped for three days to join the official troops transferred from Jizhen.

This battalion had 3,000 soldiers and horses, with the bloodline of the Qi family army, of which 600 to 700 were descendants of the southern soldiers who followed Qi Shaobao to Jizhen in the north.

The leading lieutenant general Wu Weizhong and guerrilla Ye Bangrong were both veterans of the Qi Family Army. They had fought with Qi Shaobao in the south and north, and were promoted from Yiwu recruits by virtue of their military exploits.

So many years have passed since the glorious days of the anti-Japanese war in the southeast, and there are really few veterans of the Qi Family Army still serving in the military camp.

When the commander Lin Jinglue came to the tent, Wu Weizhong and Ye Bangrong came in full armor to pay their respects.

According to the etiquette at that time, when the generals paid their respects to the commander, they had to come in wearing armor to pay their respects, then go out to change into their daily clothes, and then come in to talk.

When the commander Wu and guerrilla Ye finished paying their respects in armor, they were about to go out to change into their daily clothes, but they were stunned by the decorations on the right side of Lin Jinglue's chair.

As a commander, there must be some "decorations" on the left and right to show off his etiquette.

At this moment, the upper sword and the king's flag were hung on Lin Jinglue's left, and the murderous aura of "acting at his own convenience" was blowing in his face.

On the right side was a weapons rack, with a peculiar-shaped spear inserted in it. The spear head was a foot and a half long, and shaped like a short sword.

It was this spear that made Admiral Wu and Youji Ye stunned and stared at it. They were so familiar with it!

The Divine Powerful Water Gun! Qi Shaobao's Divine Powerful Water Gun!

When they were still serving under Qi Shaobao, this Divine Powerful Water Gun was beside Qi Shaobao!

Under the command of this Divine Powerful Water Gun, they were promoted from a volunteer civilian soldier to a military officer of the third or fourth rank step by step!

Lin Jinglue smiled and said: "This department is the successor of Qi Shaobao's martial arts, which is what the people call the closed disciple."

As for whether it is considered a "closed disciple", Lin Tailai is not very sure.

But it doesn't matter. If there are new disciples behind him, then as long as he kills the new disciples, he will definitely become a "closed disciple".

Wu Weizhong and Ye Bangrong did not doubt the saying of "closed disciple". Otherwise, why would Qi Shaobao give the Divine Powerful Water Gun to Lin Jinglue?

Besides, Jizhen is not far from the capital, and they have long heard the legend that the top martial arts scholar in the 14th year of Wanli was a disciple of Qi Shaobao.

With this bond, the two looked at Lin Jinglüe with a different mentality.

Lin Tailai greeted him and said, "The military salute is over. The two veterans change into their regular clothes and come back to chat! We won't talk about official business today. I will host a banquet for the two old friends on behalf of my teacher!"

Wu Canjiang's loyalty +100!

Ye Youji's loyalty +100!

Looking at the two people who went out to change their regular clothes, Lin Tailai remembered some popular sayings on the Internet in later generations.

What about the great achievements of the Southern Army, which was mainly composed of the Qi Family Army in Korea, was embezzled by the Northern Army, which was mainly composed of the Liaodong Army, and the commander Li Rusong favored the Northern Army.

Then it was derived that after returning to Jizhen, the Qi Family Army made a fuss about the reward silver, was suppressed and blood flowed like a river, and 3,000 people were slaughtered.

It can only be said that these jokes are like the jokes about Qi Shaobao being poor and destitute in his later years and having no money to see a doctor. They are more like rumors processed by Qing fans based on some prototype events to prove that "the Ming Dynasty has lost its morality."

During the Korean War, the South Army and the North Army did have conflicts, but it was not to the extent that the North Army completely swallowed up the South Army's great achievements.

It is true that a South Army general ran to Li Rusong and ranted, and Li Rusong paid out of his own pocket to settle it.

As for the later Jizhen mutiny, the official materials explained that the reason was that a group of officers and soldiers who had never been on the battlefield also clamored for rewards, and the details are to be investigated.

In the end, the result of the mutiny was that one or two hundred people died in the suppression, and the rest of the mutinous soldiers were dismissed, not all the South soldiers were slaughtered in the online jokes.

Those who know a little about mutinies know that the Ming Dynasty court at that time did not have the tradition of slaughtering large-scale disorderly soldiers.

If the current Ming Dynasty really had the ruthlessness to slaughter thousands of people in the mutiny, Lin Tailai, who had tested the law several times, would have been executed long ago.