Chapter 001 Ten Thousand People's Umbrella

Before dawn, everyone in Lin's house has got up and prepared their clothes, ready to go to Guiping City with Lin Zimo. Outside the gate of Linfu, the hired carriages are lined up and waiting outside the door. Under Yang Mengqi's personal meticulous service, Lin Zimo, who combed his hair and put on casual clothes, walked out of the north room of the inner courtyard and came to the hall of the outer courtyard. He saw that the servants in the family had arrived and waited for the order to depart, and behind him stood Chu Hanlu and other people.

Lin Zimo, accompanied by Wang Qiang, let everyone go out of the door first. I want to stay and take a look here again. Yang Mengqi and Chu Hanlu were in the best carriage, while the three maids of Linfu picked lotus, picked the moon, picked stars, and Ji Xiaojuan took two relatively simple carriages respectively. If anyone can get on the carriage, it is a stew manager in Lin's mansion.

Gao Xiang led four members of the Wolf Tooth Guard and got on their own dark horses. The four fully armed, each of whom's standard equipment is a long knife made of fine steel, a dagger forged by fine steel, a strong crossbow and ten crossbows used by a single person. Without armor, they all wear the same style of blue clothes. In order to match them with these good things, Lin Zimo spent 1,000 taels of silver on each of them, making his guards powerful from the inside out.

After walking around, Lin Zimo came out and saw that everyone was ready to leave, and Wang Qiang personally pulled over a dark horse named Su Yue for him. Lin Zimo, who turned over, rushed out first as soon as his feet clamped the horse's stomach. Gao Xiang led two members of the Wolf Tooth Guard to follow him closely, and the remaining two members naturally took on the task of the palace. Wang Qiang, who got on the horse, has been keeping pace with his two hostess carriages. After all, his duty is to protect the two wives.

Although Zhao Wenxuan's officers and soldiers accompanied him from Pingnan City to Guiping City, Lin Zimo became particularly cautious for their safety in order to avoid emergency. His adoptive brother had already gathered thousands of officers and soldiers outside the city and set out to the city where the government office was located just waiting to meet him.

Lin Zimo, who rode a horse, did not feel any strangeness in the street at first, but when he walked a distance, he found that there were more and more people on both sides of the street. The expressions on their faces showed sadness and sadness, and some people couldn't help crying. Twenty meters away from the north and south gate of Pingping, seven men dressed slightly decently were about to come out, and the leading one was the local virtuous old teacher.

"Lord Lin, please stay." The old teacher was facing Lin Zimo, who came to the horse, and made a strong voice.

Lin Zimo, who took the horse, and the three people behind him got off the horse sideways, and he stepped forward and said respectfully, "Old gentleman, what's the matter?"

The old teacher asked the people next to him to pour out a bowl of water, held a coarse porcelain bowl full of water with both hands, and said, "Lord Lin, don't forget your hometown and the people of your hometown, then please drink this bowl of water from Xiaoqing River. As an official, you love the people like a son, be the master of the people, be diligent in political affairs, be honest and honest, and you are as frank as the water of this small clear river.

Lin Zimo, who felt that he was not so good, blushed a little, so he stretched out his hands to take the coarse porcelain bowl, raised his head and drank it down, and said politely, "Old gentleman, it's really overreputable. I really can't afford your praise. I just did what I should have done, which is not worthy of your praise and courtesy.

The old teacher determined that he was modest and felt that he was excellent and lived up to the way of Confucius and Mencius. Lin Zimo had heard the people in his ears and shouted out 'Lord Lin, don't go', 'Master Qingtian', 'Qingguan' and other high praises and praise for the officials. He was really excited and deeply felt the feeling of being loved by the people. However, it is impossible for me not to leave. After all, there are more important things and more people need him.

The women of the Lin family sitting on the carriage opened the curtain one after another. Seeing that their master was so respected by the people, they were extremely proud. Yang Mengqi and Chu Hanlu, who have become women around Lin Zimo, can also hear the people say sincere praise to them. For them, this is the highest evaluation, respect and recognition that feudal women can get at the spiritual and moral level, just like the chastity archway that widows who have kept for decades can get.

In Cailian's mind, his master is the great benefactor of their village. For Caixing, he is no longer a promiscuous prince full of dirty words, and has established a glorious image in her mind. If your master wants her, you will feel very happy and honored. From the perspective of Caiyue, it would be extremely beautiful to be his woman. Ji Xiaojuan, who has the deepest feelings, has fallen into an indescribable state. She thinks Lin Zimo is the most perfect man in the world. As for the others in Lin's mansion, they stood up straight and straightened their chests, feeling a special light on their faces.

Two young people who looked like scholars opened a big umbrella and walked to Lin Zimo, and the old teacher explained with a smile: "This umbrella is called Wanmin Umbrella, with the fingerprints or signatures of more than 10,000 people in Pingnan County. Lord Lin, who has made contributions to defending the city and benefiting one side, deserves this umbrella. We hope you can accept our heart.

Lin Zimo knew that this ten thousand people's umbrella is not an ordinary umbrella, which is the highest evaluation of officials by ordinary people. He has neither forced the people under governance nor hinted that his subordinates should arrange for him. After all, he is not a man of fame. Their spontaneous behavior really made Lin Zimo's conscience very sorry. He really felt that he was not good enough to accept this umbrella carrying the will of the people.

Lin Zimo, who was self-aware, felt that he was really not qualified to accept it, so he seriously criticized himself: "Lin, there is a loss of virtue, limited talent, and many things are insufficient. I can understand everyone's wishes, but I really can't stand the trust and high expectations of the people carried by this umbrella.

The old teacher also believed that he was modest, so he thought he was a modest gentleman and said, "Lord Lin, please don't refuse. It has chilled the hearts of the people. If you can't accept the umbrella of thousands of people, I'm afraid that no one in the world has this qualification.

Lin Zimo, who clearly knew that he was not accepted, understood what he had done, respectfully bowed to the people's umbrella, and no longer lived up to the kindness and heart of the people: "Lin, I am ashamed of it."

He believed that his old teacher was smiling and said, "Lord Lin, you deserve it. You are the pride of my Ming Dynasty, the proud disciple of Confucius saints and saints Meng, and the model of scholars and officials all over the world.

Lin Zimo, who took over Wanmin's umbrella, looked carefully and felt that he was not good enough. In the eyes of the people, he has done a very good job. Their eyes are often full of inaction, standing in the latrine without shit, bullying the kind of the good people, and squeezing them like sesame.

Lin Zimo, who was really uneasy, always maintained a modest and cautious attitude and said goodbye to everyone, and then got back on the horse and led his family out of the city gate. Less than half a miles outside the city, he met Zhao Wenxuan. There was no fake politeness or greeting between the two brothers, and Lin Zimo simply told him why the round was delayed.

"Brother, you should have received this umbrella." Zhao Wenxuan, riding on a white horse, expressed his personal opinion and said, "You have been in danger for the people, which is really admirable. In your tenure, you not only did not levy an extra penny of tax on the people, but also distributed money to them for the New Year's Eve, that is, to love the people as a son.

Looking back at Lin Zimo, who took another look at the ten thousand people's umbrella, he felt that only those two sleeves of clear breeze, regardless of personal name and life and death, and dedicated to begging for the people, had such qualifications, and his two sleeves were full of heavy silver. Although he doesn't care about his personal name and life and death, he pays attention to protecting his family. I still have a lot of selfishness.

I don't feel that I'm beging for the people, but just doing the work that officials should have done, so it's natural for me to catch cats and mice. If an official doesn't do anything, the people should not support him. Since you have raised him, you should work. If an official does something to brag, show off and publicize, he will forget the content of his work and the official's ability.

"I'm not as good as you said." Lin Zimo, who slowed down, shook his head and told the truth.

Zhao Wenxuan said seriously: "Brother, you have to trust the people, and they will not give thousands of umbrellas to officials at will. I'm afraid you should be the only one in this dynasty. Even if the Ming Dynasty is established, I can count it with one hand.

"The more you say that, the more uneasy my heart becomes." Lin Zimo said with a wry smile, "This Wanmin umbrella is like a mountain on my head. In the future, if I make a big mistake, I'm afraid someone will come out and make an article about how hypocrisy I am, how to gain fame, and how to deceive the world..."

Zhao Wenxuan laughed and asked, "Brother likes to laugh. Are you afraid of other people's comments?

Immediately, Lin Zimo laughed with him, then added a whip to the horse's buttocks with his backhand and rushed out first, while Zhao Wenxuan chased after him.