Just when Lin Daguan was thinking wildly, Chief Assistant Shen Shixing came out and said:

"Right now it's the roll-call ceremony for the martial arts hall auditions. There are martial arts students waiting outside the hall to see them. It's not appropriate to create additional complications."

There is a rule in the eunuch industry: the closer you are to the emperor, the more promising you are.

The little eunuchs around the emperor might become the eunuchs in charge of the Qianqing Palace or the eunuchs in charge of rituals in the future.

If Lin Tailai beat up these promising young eunuchs, wouldn't he be creating strong enemies in the future?

As if his interest had been interrupted, the emperor's voice suddenly became cold, and he said abruptly:

"I heard that you, Lin Tailai, had a lot of disagreements with Zheng Guotai during the martial arts examination. Now that Zheng Guotai has given up the examination, you, Lin Tailai, easily got the top prize. You must be very happy in your heart?"

To the ears of the ministers on both sides, it felt like this was a proposition, and the obstacle of Zheng Guotai was still in the emperor's heart.

Lin Daguan secretly sighed in his heart, the emperor is the emperor, no matter how weak the emperor is, he is still the emperor, and he has to some extent practiced the imperial arts.

But Emperor Wanli, with your sarcastic tone and sudden change of face, how come you are imitating Emperor Jiajing?

Sometimes you learn from Kang Mazi, and sometimes you imitate Jiajing. Do you have your own style?

Official Lin complained in his mind and quickly replied: "I got the first place in the martial arts test because I was upright in the examination room!

No matter what methods Zheng Guotai uses, I only hope to defeat Zheng Guotai in an upright manner in the examination room and will not use any means outside the examination room.

Today Zheng Guotai gave up the exam, causing the quality of the number one scholar to decline. I feel deeply regretful, so where does the joy come from?"

Emperor Wanli frowned slightly, feeling that there was something in Lin Tailai's words.

What does "no matter what means Zheng Guotai uses" mean? Did Lin Tailai already know that Zheng Guotai found someone to take the exam for him?

What does "not know how to use methods outside the examination room" mean? Lin Tailai, a civilian examinee, is at best a retainer of the chief minister. Why would you dare to say "you cannot use methods outside the examination room" to your uncle who is supported by the emperor?

Unless Uncle Guo has something that falls into Lin Tailai's hands, such as taking the exam for him?

In this way, even though Lin Tailai knew that Zheng Guotai had committed fraud, he never revealed it.

From this point of view, Lin Tailai has done his utmost to be benevolent and righteous, and the Zheng family wants to accept Lin Tailai's love.

And as an emperor, it is hard for me to blame Lin Tailai for this issue.

Shen Shoufu and Wang Situ, the two people who knew the inside story best, both looked at Lin Tailai with their mouths open.

I originally thought that Lin Tailai was holding Zheng Guotai's excuse for taking the exam and had refused to expose it, so that he could use his trump card to kill Zheng Guotai at the critical moment.

But a few days ago, I didn't expect that "forbearance and silence" could be used to kidnap the Qingliu forces, forcing the Qingliu forces to strongly oppose Zheng Guotai.

Unexpectedly, just a few days later, "holding back" would be used to directly fool the emperor again.

What's even worse is that the emperor actually believed Lin Tailai. He really thought that Lin Tailai was taking care of the overall situation and protecting the emperor's face, so he didn't expose Zheng Guotai.
Chapter completed!