Lin Haoran knew why Yin Tai came here this time, so he naturally would not choose to hide it on this imperial mission, and replied seriously: "The student only put forward the idea of the method of bunching water and washing sand, and this method has not been used in practice. The specific dredging work of Nanliu River has always been promoted by Xia Shunshui and Lei Daren, and the two of them are the biggest heroes, and the students dare not be ashamed! ”

"Hey, you are very similar to the old man back then! But...... Kind of silly! Yin Tai sighed lightly, and then said angrily.

In the past, he was promoted to the post of Guozijian Division, adhering to the style of a gentleman, and gave up his position to his colleague Zhao Wensu. But Zhao Wensu failed to take this to take a step forward, and he was also delayed in his future, and he also fell into the embarrassing situation of being provided for in Nanjing.

After all these years of ups and downs in officialdom, he understands a truth: you can't be too humble and gentleman as an official, and you can't give up this thing that belongs to you easily, otherwise it will be nothing.

Like him, although he has been officially appointed to the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, he has not made any achievements in essence, and he is far from reaching his long-cherished wish of making great achievements when he entered the office.

Lin Haoran was put on a "fool's hat", and at the same time he felt aggrieved in his heart, but he also had words of suffering.

For giving credit to Xia Shunshui and Lei Changjiang, there is actually a trade-off of his interests. He needs Xia Shunshui to be reinstated, he needs a friend of a potential official like Xia Shunshui, and he also needs to take care of Lei Changjiang, a friend who has taken refuge in him.

It's just that in the face of Yin Tai, who is quite upright and gentlemanly, he can't say these dirty behaviors, so she pretends to be teachable and arches her hand: "The student knows that he is wrong!" ”

"I'm afraid you don't know, you have to suffer a few losses in this kind of thing before you can really understand some truth!" Yin Tai saw him admit his mistake so easily, but thought that Lin Haoran was perfunctory to him, and taught seriously.

Lin Haoran suddenly felt embarrassed in his heart, and found that this teacher really thought that he was a gentleman with noble character, and he was the upright character of the tiger girl who was willing to sacrifice his ego.

Yin Tai looked at him silently, thinking that he had pierced his careful thoughts, took a sip of tea, and suddenly said, "You don't have to accompany me to Lianzhou Mansion tomorrow!" ”

"Teacher, why is that?" Lin Haoran was suddenly shocked in his heart and asked suspiciously.

Not to mention that he is a student of Yin Tai, he should accompany this teacher throughout the whole process, he is also one of the heroes of dredging the Nanliu River, and he should participate in it.

"Although the teacher knows that you are the greatest contributor to the dredging of the Nanliu River, the court does not know, and the saint does not know either!" Yin Tai gently put down the teacup and said with regret in his eyes.

Although Lin Haoran had a premonition, when he heard these words, he immediately felt a sense of loss in his heart. From Yin Tai's words, it is not difficult to conclude that the merit of dredging the Nanliu River obviously does not fall on his head, and will not be translated into official promotion, and there is not even a little reward.

"If you are foolish, you need not be too disappointed! You are indeed a little younger now, and you have been in the career for less than two years, even if you have made a lot of achievements, if you are promoted too quickly, it may not be a good thing for you! Yin Tai sighed lightly and comforted Lin Haoran bitterly.

Lin Haoran felt a sense of loss in his heart, but he also knew that Yin Tai was right, and said seriously: "The student knows! ”

In fact, the biggest factor limiting him was not his qualifications, after all, many officials in the Ming Dynasty were quickly promoted soon after they joined the ranks.

Like his mentor Xia Yan, it took less than a year to go from the Ministry of War to the Ministry of Rites, and Zhang Xuan entered the cabinet after six years, and became the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty two years later.

The biggest factor restricting his promotion is age, compared to too many officials in the Ming Dynasty who only entered the ranks at the age of thirty or forty, his age of only eighteen years old is indeed outrageous.

Even Yang Yiqing, who was born in Huazhou, although he was only eighteen years old and won the Jinshi, he has been struggling with his qualifications, and after serving as a scholar for many years, he was awarded the Shanxi Provincial Inspectorate of Zhengwupin.

Now he is only eighteen years old, but he is already from the prefect of Sipinlei Prefecture and Guangdong City, and Haibei Bingbei, creating a small miracle in the Ming officialdom.

If he wants to be promoted in the short term, the right time, the right place, and the right people are all indispensable.

The conversation between the teacher and the student continued into dusk, and after dinner, the two talked about the current situation.

Yin Tai attached great importance to Lin Haoran's judgment of the court situation, especially the advantages and disadvantages of Yan and Xu's two parties, and he nodded again and again.

In the end, Lin Haoran said very seriously: "Please also ask the teacher to help persuade my Lord Taishan!" The revolt of the cabinet ministers is definitely the cabinet ministers, and the revival of Shangshu may go to Nanjing! ”

He also began to worry about his cheap father-in-law who had not been able to enter the cabinet for a long time, and found that this father-in-law was too uncompetitive, worried that he would really stop at the Ministry of Rites.

After all, Yin Tai was sent by the emperor, and after staying in the Lin Mansion for a day, he then went north to Lianzhou Mansion.

Lin Haoran personally sent Yin Tai out of Chaotianmen, and let Hu Niu Naye go with him, and let Hu Niu lead people to protect Yin Tai, which can be regarded as fulfilling the responsibility of his children.

In the matter of dredging the Nanliu River, there was no deception.

After conscientiously checking the situation in Nanliujiang, Yin Tai read out the holy decree on the spot. Xia Shunshui was restored to the official position of Langzhong of the Ministry of Works, and Lei Changjiang, the prefect of Lianzhou, was also awarded the post of Haibei Reserve Road, and two important heroes were rewarded.

Among this reward, Xia Shunshui undoubtedly became the biggest winner. After his official is reinstated, his qualifications will far exceed that of ordinary Zhengwupin Beijing officials, and he will inevitably be compensated by promotion.

Judging from the current situation, Xia Shunshui is probably going to preside over the work of sorting out the Yellow River, once this work is completed, the future will be unlimited, and he will inevitably be a pivotal figure in the Ministry of Industry in the future.

It's just that some people are proud, but some people are frustrated.

Lin Haoran was actually the biggest contributor to the dredging of the Nanliu River, but not only did he not get a reward, but the official position of Haibei Bingbei was to be given to Lei Changjiang, the prefect of Lianzhou.

Although it is indeed an unconventional appointment to say that the prefect of Leizhou concurrently serves as the military preparation of Haibei, and it is more appropriate to change it to the prefect of Lianzhou, who is also in Lianzhou City, but this sudden dismissal is easy to arouse speculation from all parties after all.

Lin Haoran was suddenly deprived of an important position, and he was not granted a new position, which is undoubtedly a sign of "falling out of favor".

It is precisely because of this that many officials in Guangdong began to re-examine this upstart and re-judge the future of Lin Leigong.

Judging the situation is a necessary quality for people in officialdom. Some people speculate that Lin Haoran did not purchase ambergris incense effectively, which angered the saint, and some people were already ready to act and planned to impeach Lin Haoran at any time.