Chapter 767 I Am the Person Involved

More than a month later, the coffin of Wang Shizhen, the leader of the literary world and Minister of Personnel, was escorted back to Taicang Prefecture Yayuan by two sons Wang Shiqi and Wang Shiqi.

Following this, Hu Yinglin, the successor of the elder leader Wang’s literary and artistic criticism, but now Hu Yinglin’s most important identity has become a junior fellow in the prime minister.

The Jiangzuo literary world was almost fully dispatched to Taicang Prefecture to pay condolences.

The funeral affairs were personally presided over by Lin Tailai, and Lin Tailai was naturally officially "crowned" as the leader of the literary world.

Everyone knows that with the fall of Wang Shizhen, Wu Guolun, Wang Daokun and Xu Wenchang, there will be only one voice in the literary world in the future.

Looking forward to the hegemony of this Alliance Leader Lin in the literary world, I am afraid he is even stronger than the retro faction in his heyday.

After all, the retro school can only avoid heresy in the literary world, but it has not made much achievements in politics. Even if scholars do not win the retro school, there are other ways out.

Alliance Leader Lin can not only drive away people in the literary world, but also kill people in the officialdom. He also has the ability to project hundreds of thugs thousands of miles away to smash other people's glass. His dominance over the literary world is exponentially higher than that of the retro faction.

Hu Yinglin, who came from the capital south, accompanied Lin Tailai out of the garden and asked, "Does the Lord and the Lord have any suggestions for the next Tianguan of the Ministry of Personnel?"

This is obviously a question on behalf of Zhao Shoufu and the Beijing Renewal Society. Everyone is changing in the butterfly effect, and Hu Yinglin is no longer the pedan who only knows how to study "climbing up is the best seven-character verses in ancient and modern times".

After thinking about it, Lin Tailai said, "If there is no more suitable candidate, then let Shen Yiguan go."

There are four main reasons. First, Shen Yiguan's starting point originated from Shen Shoufu, with a reliable background and a clean inheritance.

Second, Shen Yiguan is old enough. In the battle for the position of Tianguan in the Ministry of Personnel, he can barely withstand the qualifications of the Qingliu Party and make up for the shortcomings of the Lin Party's serious lack of elderly people.

Third, it can be proved in history that Shen Yiguan and the Qingliu Party really can't pee in the same pot.

Fourth, Shen Yiguan's combat effectiveness in history is quite good. He can fight with the Donglin Party and finally die together with the Donglin Party leader Shen Li.

At this time, a small group of people gathered under the weeping willows on the roadside outside the gate of the garden.

Lin Tailai took a casual look and his face turned dark because he saw his nominal master Zhang Youyu in the crowd center.

I saw Teacher Zhang wearing a mourning uniform - a female version, sitting on the ground, beating a drum, and chanting some sutras.

Several servants from the Wang family stood beside him and watched Teacher Zhang's performance art, and were helpless.

Suddenly someone next to him said, "I heard that Junhou and Zhang You were both called Zhang Dianlin Kuang when they were in Suzhou City?"

Hu Yinglin was shocked. Who is so brave that he actually talked about history in front of Lin Tailai. He was simply not allowed to mention any pot!

He turned his head to look in the voice and found that the person who was speaking was Wang Xijue, the old man from the former Pavilion, who was also a native of Taicang, so it was not surprising that he appeared here.

Lin Tailai took a deep breath and replied, "This is not my dark history, this is my way of coming."

Zhang Youyu also saw Lin Tailai and waved to him, and Lin Tailai had no choice but to walk over to greet him.

"Do you think you are straightforward today? Do you have the temperament of transcending life and death and pursuing great enlightenment?" Zhang Youyu asked.

Lin Tailai responded sincerely: "In the future, when the teacher shows off his eyes, don't mention my name, don't say I am your student, can you?"

Zhang Youyu: "?"

Why do you feel that the routine of this sentence is a bit familiar? It seems like I've seen it in a novel.

The death of a heavenly official from the Ministry of Personnel will surely trigger a major chain reaction in court politics.

More than a month later, news was sent back from the capital that Shen Yiguan, Minister of Rites and Scholar of the Hanlin Academy, was replaced as Minister of Personnel.

But at the same time, Chen Younian, a veteran backbone of the Qingliu Party and the doctor of the original text selection department, completed his qualifications and was promoted from the governor to the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is the result of a game of interest.

Another thing that is surprising is that Grand Secretary Li Chun no longer serves as the actual Minister of Rites, and was promoted from veteran left minister of the Ministry of Rites Zhao Yongxian to the Minister of Rites.

Because it is well known, no one is willing to be the Minister of Rites in the past two years, so the Grand Secretary Li Chun has always been the same.

Perhaps the emperor was happy to see his success. Grand Secretary Li Chun served as the Minister of Rites as the Minister of Rites, which was equivalent to being bound to the position of Minister of Rites.

As the main force in fighting for the foundation of the country, the Qingliu Party became more afraid of being afraid of deposing Li Chun, a Grand Secretary who was bound to the Minister of Rites.

After all, the Minister of Rites is the focus of the dispute over the foundation of the country. Others can hide from the unavoidable kind, but only the Minister of Rites cannot escape.

Let’s talk about Zhao Yongxian, after the “repentance” incident was hyped, his moral stains were stained, so he stayed in the position of Left Minister of Rites for many years and had no hope of promotion.

However, this change suddenly happened, and Zhao Yongxian took over the "big pot" of the Minister of Rites from Li Chun.

I don’t know what others think, but Lin Tailai has a premonition that this is the Qingliu Party who has been dormant for a long time and is going to cause trouble.

Perhaps the Qingliu Party members have made it clear that Lin Tailai will not return to the capital in the near future, so he is ready to move.

After all, as a force, if you fail to do anything for a long time, people's hearts will disperse over time.

As for what the Qingliu Party members are going to do, Lin Tailai can guess one or two, and it must be a big deal.

As long as sacrifice is controlled, what else can be better than building a moral high ground and gathering morale than shaking the country?

Zhao Yongxian, who had no possibility of much progress, was the purpose of using Zhao Yongxian as the Minister of Rites to hold high the banner of justice and sacrificed himself as cannon fodder.

Lin Tailai said that it doesn’t matter. Anyway, the person who has a headache is Emperor Wanli.

In fact, there are still some people who are worried that if they do not actively make trouble for the foundation of the country now, they will not be able to win the "merit of support". What should they do if the prince ascends the throne in the future?

The Qingliu Party members compete for the foundation of the country, in addition to robbing the right to speak in moral discourse, also mean to make contributions.

Lin Tailai still doesn't care about this. If nothing unexpected happens, Emperor Wanli will live for twenty-six years, and it's too early to fulfill his support.

Even if something unexpected happened, the prince was still ignorant of ascending the throne. In addition to being open to the temple, Lin Tailai also understood some palace conspiracies.

In short, Lin Tailai can look at these light winds and rains in the temple from a more transcendent perspective.

The foundation was laid in the past few years, and the framework structure of the Lin Party was also stable. The combat effectiveness of the characters selected based on historical experience is quite good, so Lin Tai doesn't have to worry about the details.

However, the successive deaths of six celebrities still had a little impact on Lin Tailai's mood at home.

On the one hand, he often thinks about the philosophy of self-existence. Is this time traveler considered reborn after dying once?

If you regard this world as a game, and you, a time traveler, seem to be a GM with partial modification permissions, then is this world equivalent to a disguised god?

On the other hand, Lin Tailai was preparing to compile a personal collection of essays, and his name was called "Half-life Collection", which included all his writing works, not just poetry and essays.

On this day, Lin Tailai sat in the study and thought about whether he would list the epitaphs he wrote this year in "Half-Life Collection".

The visitor Zhou Daodeng reported: "Mr. Xu from Songjiang Prefecture is here to visit."

Lin Tailai asked blankly: "Who is this Mr. Xu?"

Zhou Daodeng replied: "It's Xu Guangqi. In Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture, there are 5,000 acres of land under the name of Junhou, and Xu Guangqi is Guanzhuang."

Lin Tailai suddenly realized that it seemed that such a thing was indeed true!

Over the years, there have been too many historical celebrities who have been used with their hands. It is normal for some people who do not often show their faces in front of them.

If it weren't for Zhou Daodeng's reminder, Lin Tailai would even forget that he still had 5,000 acres of land in Huating, Songjiang Prefecture.

When I saw Xu Guangqi in Songjiang Prefecture, I let Xu Guangqi manage the farmland.

Within the Lin Group, Xu Guangqi is currently an unimportant role, so Lin Tailai first asked Zhou Daodeng: "What are Xu Guangqi doing?"

If nothing big happens, you won’t waste your energy to receive it.

Zhou Daodeng reported: "Xu Guangqi said that when he was studying in Nanjing, he met a great scholar who came from the west thousands of miles away.

This great scholar was proficient in the astronomy and geography of numbers that the king and lord attached great importance to, so he wanted to recommend it to the king and lord. ”

Lin Tailai: "."

What kind of Western Confucianism is Matteo Ricci?

Is historical inertia so strong? He sent Xu Guangqi to be the head of the banker. Can he still get to know Matteo Ricci?

At this time, Matteo Ricci had been ordered to come to China to preach for more than ten years, and should have been in Nanjing. Then he tried his best to meet scholars and officials from all walks of life and look for opportunities for preaching.

If Xu Guangqi went to Nanjing for study, it would not seem surprising that he would come into contact with Matteo Ricci.

It is even possible that Matteo Ricci took the initiative to visit him, after all, his fame is here.

Lin Tailai, who was bored at home, became a little interested and sent a message to Xu Guangqi and brought Matteo Ricci directly.

The next day, Xu Guangqi came to the gate of the Lin Mansion with a ghost man wearing a robes of a scholar and a scarf wearing a Dongpo, but a tall nose, deep eyes, and big beard.

There is no need to guess that it is Matteo Ricci. In China for more than ten years, Matteo Ricci has learned Chinese dialect, and he is completely dressed up in a Han Chinese manner in daily life, calling himself a Western Confucian scholar.

Xu Guangqi told Matteo Ricci very nervously: "You must be careful and never violate the king or lord, otherwise you will have no place to stay in the Ming Dynasty."

Matteo Ricci also nodded cautiously. Of course, he had done his homework before and knew what kind of strength this Marquis Lin was.

According to his understanding, it is roughly equivalent to the Grand Duke of Venice, Galombardy? Maybe the Duke of Milan needs to be added?

"What kind of person is he?" asked Matteo Ricci.

Xu Guangqi replied, "I don't care what you think, it's right for you to treat him as a god.

Anyway, according to legend, he was also a god from heaven who came down to earth, so it is hard to say which god he was. ”

Matteo Ricci: "."

ah! There is only one true God in the world, that is, God GOD!

Forget it, this is in the Ming Dynasty, and I will follow the local customs first.

Finally, Xu Guangqi emphasized: "He is used to being arrogant and never cared about the dignity of mortals.

If you feel your dignity is offended, be patient, otherwise you will not be able to leave this mansion.

Remember, don't care about dignity before him, and regard being offended as an honor. ”

Zhou Dao arrived at the gate and led Xu Guangqi and Matteo Ricci into the outer study room. The owner Lin Tailai was waiting here.

Lin Tailai had a faint smile on his face, as if he had seen some interesting toys.

At the same time, he ordered Xu Guangqi and Zhou Daodeng: "You guys leave for the time being, and I will talk to Matteo Ricci alone."

Xu Guangqi was very surprised by this. If he had not been a middleman as his own, could the Junhou and Matteo Ricci communicate well?

But Xu Guangqi did not dare to disobey the order, so he could only retreat silently.

When there were only two people left in the study, Lin Tailai greeted Matteo Ricci and said, "I heard that you studied in the Jesuit since you were a child?"

When he heard the translation of "Jesus", Matteo Ricci was overjoyed.

Because many people still translate the Holy Son as "moving rat", according to the Tang Dynasty translation, which is too unpleasant.

This Marquis Lin, called "Jesus", is at least not that vulgar.

With a good start, Matteo Ricci became much more relaxed and immediately began to introduce himself: "At the age of ten, he entered the Jesuit study and began to serve God."

"Puchi!" Lin Tailai didn't know what he thought of, and couldn't help laughing.

Matteo Ricci asked in confusion: "Why does the Marquis laugh?"

Lin Tailai said strangely: "Don't you join the church at the age of ten. Have you been exiled by the old priests later? I heard that your old priests who serve God in the West like little boys the most?"

Matteo Ricci: "."

It seems that Xu Guangqi just now reminded that you should not care about dignity in front of Marquis Lin, and just be offended as a joke.

Lord! Please forgive yourself for hearing such blasphemy, all for the missionary cause in the Eastern Empire.

After forcibly enduring it, Matteo Ricci didn't want to talk about himself anymore and asked, "Have the Marquis heard of our Roman Catholic Church?"

Lin Tailai replied casually, "I have heard of believing in God or calling God? There are also the Trinity of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit?"

Matteo Ricci was shocked and among the people he had seen in the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, the young marquis, who spoke blasphemous words, seemed to be the one who knew theology the best!

And even knowing the Trinity is really not an ordinary understanding! It's simply incredible!

Has it been more than ten years since I traveled in the Ming Dynasty that I finally found the key to open the door?

Or did Heavenly Father see his piety and bring down miracles?

"I didn't expect the Marquis to understand our public religion so well. Has the Marquis read the Bible?" Matteo Ricci asked very excitedly.

Lin Tailai said calmly: "I don't read books like the Bible, I just want to tell you that the Trinity is wrong."

Matteo Ricci said curiously: "Why did the Marquis say that?"

Lin Tailai, who has been thinking about his own philosophy of existence, recently showed a strange smile on his face, "Because I am the person involved."

Matteo Ricci was puzzled, "Who is involved?"

Lin Tailai's smile became even more strange, "God is the Father of Heaven, Jesus is the Son but a younger brother!

Jesus also has a brother, me! As the saying goes, Brother Tian!

If God, the Son, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are the Trinity, where should I, Brother Heaven? ”

Damn it! Matteo Ricci's head exploded!

His eyes were almost glaring out, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying devil, his face full of horror!

I was so happy just now. How could this be the key to opening the Oriental Portal? Instead, it is more like the incarnation of Satan!

It would be fine if this person offended himself with blasphemy, but he could be patient for the sake of the overall situation!

But this person actually blasphemed God directly. Who can tell himself what to do?

According to the teachings, such people should be taken down on the spot and sentenced to stolen! But I was obviously powerless!

But if you are indifferent to this, will you be sent to hell by God?