Daming talker

Chapter 259 The battle for longevity palace

When you are an official in the capital, you have to think more about things when you encounter them, and Li Rusong is no exception.

It would be very suspicious if Lin Jieyuan only encouraged others to submit letters, but he just wanted to remain anonymous.

But if Lin Jieyuan dares to have his name appear on the memorial, it means that Lin Jieyuan is really sure that no one will make fun of his own life and future.

It was already dark by this time, so Li Rusong asked the sergeants to light up lanterns to illuminate the road ahead, then mounted his horse and led Lin Tailai to go north.

Lin Tailai said in surprise: "This is not the way to the patrol camp."

In his mind, the "headquarters" of the patrol battalion should be in Dongcheng.

Li Rusong replied: "Lin Jieyuan is a hero in this world, how can he have the grievance to spend the night in the patrol camp!"

Who doesn't know how to buy people's hearts through invitations? Since you have decided on the strategy of employing people, of course you need people to treat you favorably.

Not long after, official Lin saw the wealthy family, which was even more powerful than the chief minister's family, and Uncle Ning Yuan's house arrived.

Of course, Ning Yuanbo Li Chengliang was still working in Liaodong at this time and was not in the mansion. Li Rusong, the eldest son, was considered the master.

When entering the city, Lin Daguan never expected that he would not stay at the guild hall tonight, nor at the Shen family or the Wang family, but to actually come to the residence of Uncle Ning Yuan, whom he had never met before.

After the delicious food and drinks, Li Rusong couldn't wait to invite Mr. Lin to the study.

Shangshu's discussion of the Emperor's Longevity Palace is a bit sensitive, so it is best not to let a third person know about it to avoid any accidents.

Li Rusong studied under Xu Wenchang, a famous scholar and great talent. It was no problem to write a memorial on literary matters, and there was no need to rely on others.

Li Rusong in history also left poems to future generations.

Thinking of this, Lin Tailai suddenly asked again: "I heard that you studied under Mr. Xu Wenchang back then?"

There is nothing that cannot be admitted. Li Rusong replied: "It is true."

Lin Daguan sighed: "I founded a literary society in Suzhou called Xinxinshe, and I respected Mr. Xu Wenchang as the spiritual leader.

Last year, our update agency started a fierce battle with the retroists who looked down on Xu Wenchang, and we have won many battles so far. "

Li Rusong was stunned, isn't your Jieyuan Wu Jieyuan?Why are you still running a literary business?
When you talk about "beating up the retro group", do you mean beating them in the physical sense?
But since we are talking about Xu Wenchang, the relationship is closer.After all, Xu Wenchang also worked as a teacher for Li Rusong.

Therefore, Li Rusong gave a friendly reminder: "Zhang Dasima of the Ministry of War, who presides over the martial arts examination, is one of the seven descendants of the retro sect."

It would be ridiculous for a martial arts scholar to offend the Minister of War because of his literary career and fail the martial arts examination.

Lin Daguan, who walked on two legs, both civil and military, disapproved and sighed:

"If it weren't for the fact that the number of people in our update club was too small and the standards for joining the club were too high, there wouldn't be any retro voices in the literary world now!"

Li Rusong asked curiously: "What are the criteria for joining the society?"

Lin Tailai replied: "The standard for joining the society is currently just four words, from general to prime minister."

Li Rusong: "."

I originally thought that Lin Tailai deliberately mentioned Xinxinshe and Xu Wenchang in order to attract him to join the club.

Now it seems that I have misunderstood, and it turns out that I am not worthy.

After the small talk, the serious matter of writing memorials was discussed. Lin Daguan dictated it and Li Rusong wrote it.

But after writing the memorial, Li Rusong became a little worried about gain and loss, and couldn't help but ask: "Only writing that Dayu Mountain corresponds to Sejong Yongling Tomb is actually auspicious soil. It is appropriate to build the Longevity Palace at the foot of Dayu Mountain and imitate Yongling Tomb. Is it really possible? Obtain the emperor’s heart?”

It was late at night, and he was very tired today. Even as strong as Lin Tailai, he felt sleepy. He couldn't help but yawned, and responded confidently:
"Don't worry, Governor Li! As long as this memorial is in front of the emperor, you will be the most shining minister in the entire capital this month! No one can steal your limelight!"

Historically, Li Rusong was Wanli's "favorite general" and was often the first choice to lead troops in expeditions.

Lin Tailai didn't know how Li Rusong did it in history, or if he had another chance.

But now that we know this general trend, we can give a boost and use our own way to help Li Rusong stay in the emperor's heart.

While making friends with the future General Li, he also made General Li owe him a favor. This is called taking advantage of the situation.

It didn't cost anything anyway. As long as Li Rusong didn't become a blind wolf in the future, it wouldn't be a loss this time.

From this perspective, giving "welfare" to Li Rusong seems to be more profitable than giving it to the Wang family or Shen Shoufu.

Under the bright candlelight, Li Rusong read the newly written memorial several times.After the evaluation, I finally made the final decision to deliver it to Changping tomorrow!
Because in the content of this memorial, except for the unintelligent praise of the location of Dayu Mountain and the symmetrical beauty of Yongling, there is nothing else that may be out of line or cause criticism.

Even if it fails to achieve the magical effect boasted by Lin Tailai, at least it will not have much negative effects, and the political risk is actually not great.

Lin Tailai didn't care. With such a big capital and so many famous people in Chang'an, he didn't believe that this benefit couldn't be given away.

If Wang Situ doesn’t want it, then you, Li Rusong, will still be there; if you, Li Rusong, don’t want it either, then there will be someone else!

If Lin Daguan were an official now, he would be able to monopolize the benefits himself, and even being promoted to the third level would not be a dream.

But it is a pity that he, Lin Tailai, has not entered the mainstream officialdom. Even if he monopolizes the benefits, he will not be able to maximize his benefits.

The emperor could not directly grant Lin Tailai the title of Jinshi and then promote him to important positions.

As for other non-mainstream promotions that do not require fame, the ambitious Lin Tailai definitely does not want them.

The next day, Li Rusong sent someone to Tianshou Mountain in Changping to deliver the memorial.

At this time, the focus of the upper-class politicians in the capital was Tianshou Mountain.

Tianshou Mountain refers to both the mountain peak and the royal tomb area.In this area, in addition to the main peak of Tianshou Mountain, there are many branch peaks.

A palace was built here in Tianshou Mountain for the emperor to use when he came to visit the mausoleum and conduct surveys.

In recent days, the current Emperor Wanli has been inspecting here, and there are also a large number of courtiers who follow the emperor.

At this time, Emperor Wanli had already visited Chengzu's Changling Tomb, his grandfather Shizong's Yongling Tomb, and his father Mu Zong's Zhaoling Tomb in accordance with etiquette and rules.

Then I personally surveyed Dayu Mountain, but I was still confused.

There is an example of his grandfather, Emperor Jiajing. Emperor Wanli did not believe in immortality through Taoism.

He only cares about two things, one is to live in the present and enjoy life; the other is to rest in peace after death and continue to enjoy.

Therefore, he attaches great importance to his longevity palace. As a result, the more he attaches importance to it, the more difficult it is to make a decision.

In fact, Emperor Wanli was quite satisfied with Dayu Mountain at the beginning, otherwise he would not have chosen the longevity palace as the reserved address two years ago.

But he couldn't help but there were always people saying that this place was not good, which made Emperor Wanli feel disgusted.

Emperor Wanli did not dare to be willful when it came to his own funeral. What if this place was really not good?

(End of this chapter)