Daming talker

Chapter 760 How can it be called superstition?

Many people wanted to talk to the Immortal Jiuyuan, but hundreds of servants of the Lin Mansion scattered around prevented others from approaching the Immortal Jiuyuan.

These servants had just been to the battlefield and had seen the world. Their deterrent power was much stronger than that of the servants of the high-ranking families in the capital.

So others could only wait on the periphery to watch the fun and had no chance to make friends with Lin Jiuyuan.

Although Shen Yikuan did not stand out in the crowd and would not be criticized for fawning on powerful officials as the president of the academy, it would be meaningless for him if he could not get in touch with Lin Tailai.

Anyway, whenever Shen Yiguan encountered a problem, he would ask Zhou Yingqiu, "Do you have any way to talk to Lin Jiuyuan?"

Zhou Yingqiu didn't expect that Master Shen was just holding on to him and wouldn't let go. How could he be so stubborn?
Isn't it just that your backer, Prime Minister Shen, has left? Is there any need to be so anxious to find another leader?
In fact, Shen Yikuan saw it very clearly. If even Zhou Yingqiu, Lin Jiuyuan's number one lackey, couldn't do it, it would be even more useless to find someone else to help.

In the end, Zhou Yingqiu whispered a few words to Shen Yikuan. He didn’t know how Lin Jiuyuan would react, so he decided to give it a try!
Another half an hour later, Lin Tailai, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, finished teaching the leaders of the musicians and dancers, and then walked out with a stern face and lowered head, without saying a word, under the heavy guard of servants.

The scene was as if a little celebrity hired a group of security guards when traveling more than 400 years later.

Shen Yi Guan hurriedly called out, "There are a few lines in the triumphant song that need to be refined. Can we discuss it together?"

If someone else said this, they would probably be laughed at. Do you deserve it?
But as the president of the Hanlin Academy and a leading figure among the poets, Shen Yikuan is fully qualified to say this.

Moreover, the Hanlin Academy was the literary attendant serving the emperor, so it was their natural duty to participate in the production of triumphant songs.

Lin Tailai stopped and looked at Shen Yikuan in surprise, then saw Zhou Yingqiu standing next to Shen Yikuan, and a look of sudden enlightenment appeared on his face.

At this moment, Zhou Yingqiu suddenly understood why Master Shen was determined to drag him along.

I don't want anything else but to establish myself as "Lin Jiuyuan's number one lackey"!

As long as Master Shen appeared and stood next to him, Lin Jiuyuan would understand Master Shen's intentions without saying anything.

As the saying goes, peach and plum trees are silent, yet people come to them.

Then the servants of the Lin Mansion made way for Shen Yikuan and Zhou Yingqiu to pass through.

The group strolled leisurely along Qipan Street. Of course, this was exactly what Shen Yiguan wanted, as it made it convenient for them to talk and communicate.

Shen Yikuan also wanted to guide the topic and express his idea of ​​making friends or joining forces. They were all former members of the Shen Party and had a complete political foundation of mutual trust.

But Lin Tailai talked about everything from the weather to food, and from food to the Music Bureau, but he did not directly respond to Shen Yikuan.

Seeing that they were almost reaching the Lin Mansion in Li Ge Lao Hutong, Shen Yi Kuan could not continue to follow and had to say goodbye.

Before leaving, Lin Tailai patted Shen Yiquan on the shoulder and said, "The Prime Minister is old and ill, you should encourage yourself!"

Looking at Lin Tailai's back, Shen Yi Guan was in disbelief and bewilderment, and asked Zhou Yingqiu, "What does Jiu Yuan Jun mean by saying this suddenly?"

Zhou Yingqiu rolled his eyes. "What else could it mean? Your business is done!"

To put it more bluntly, Lin Jiuyuan temporarily agrees to take you in as his advisor, no, accept you.

Shen Yi Guan felt horrified and subconsciously said, "No, is it so careless? There's no need for in-depth communication?"

The understanding and mutual trust between people do not come out of thin air. It always requires a process, right?

You, Lin Tailai, accept someone to join you, but don’t you even conduct the most basic investigation?
Is it because you don't take yourself seriously at all so you just deal with it casually?
Zhou Yingqiu, who had always been very calm when they were together, suddenly became a little fanatical, "What do you mean by careless? Jiuyuan Gong is a fairy from heaven, he must have magical qualities!" Shen Yikuan was stunned, why did he become more and more fantastic for no reason?

Then I heard Zhou Yingqiu say: "Mr. Jiuyuan's eyes are like torches, and his insight is like a god, as if he can directly see into the secrets of heaven!

Therefore, Lord Jiu Yuan does not need to communicate too much with Senior Shen, nor does he need to inspect Senior Shen. It is enough for him to just take a look at you!"

Shen Yikuan: “.”

Isn't this superstition? How is your face, Zhou Yingqiu, different from those followers of the Tuhai sect in the countryside?
I always thought that your Lin Party was a rational and rigorous political group, but it turns out that the atmosphere is so fanatical and religious.

Zhou Yingqiu seemed to know what Shen Yiguan was thinking, and added: "Senior Shen, don't disbelieve it, think carefully, are there many talented people around Jiuyuan Gong?

And you can even ask, among the people that Jiu Yuan Gong was willing to befriend and win over over the years, which one has done poorly?"

Since Shen Yikuan intended to get close to Lin Tailai, he naturally put a lot of effort into studying Lin Tailai and the Lin Party.

At this time, he thought about what Zhou Yingqiu said, and it seemed to be true. The people around Lin Tailai were indeed doing well, as if there was some kind of luck in their lives.

Even though they cannot do without Lin Tailai's support, they cannot rule out their own luck.

Finally, Zhou Yingqiu struck the final blow: "Look at your classmate Zhao Shoufu. Before the 13th year of Wanli, could you have imagined that he could become the chief minister?

But when Lord Jiuyuan went to Nanjing to take part in the military examination, he could tell at a glance that Lord Zhao had great luck! "

Shen Yikuan couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Could it be that Lin Tailai really valued him and was not just dealing with him casually?

After separating from Zhou Yingqiu, he unknowingly walked to the doorstep of Prime Minister Zhao Zhigao's home.

They were both born in the second year of the Longqing reign, and both were from Zhejiang. They had no vested interests to avoid, so there was no need to be too formal. Shen Yikuan simply went directly to Zhao's house to pay him a visit.

Facing Shen Yi Guan who came without any prior notice, Zhao Shoufu was quite surprised and asked, "Why did you come here suddenly today?"

Shen Yi Guan replied, "Today I passed by the Taichang Temple and watched Lin Jiuyuan teach the dancers Kaige, and we talked for a few words.

Finally, Lin Jiuyuan said to me, "You should encourage yourself." I was puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhigao said meaningfully: "This is a good thing, congratulations!"

"What's good about it?" Shen Yikuan asked back.

Zhao Zhigao said: "Three or four years ago, when I was still the Minister of Personnel, Lin Jiuyuan advised me to prepare for entering the cabinet and said the same thing to me."

Shen Yi Guan's soul was shaken! It turned out that those words had such heavy weight!
Then Shen Yi Guan touched his white hair and sighed, "I am already over sixty years old, I am afraid I don't have much time left. If only I could have met Lin Jiuyuan a few years earlier."

Zhao Zhigao smiled and said, "It's not too late! I also met Lin Jiuyuan when I was over 60."

Shen Yikuan began to feel that what Zhou Yingqiu said might be right. There was indeed some divinity in Lin Jiuyuan.

When facing such people, it is understandable to have a little idol worship. How can it be called superstition?

(End of this chapter)