From a purely profit perspective, the Wang family's decision is not difficult to make.
Although the Zichuan Gao family was a famous local family in their ancient Linzi area, their power is now not as powerful as the Xincheng Wang family.
Even if they get married, having such a Jinshi relative will not add much to the power of the Wang family. After all, the most important thing the Wang family lacks is Jinshi.
What's more, the promotion of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Revenue to the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue is a game involving the top and highest level of the pyramid, and ordinary personal connections are of little use.
Lin Tailai here promised to help obtain the Minister of Household Affairs. Even if Lin Tailai messed up the matter, Lin Tailai still had the chief minister behind him, so he had indirectly established a favor with the chief minister.
As for Lin Tailai himself, he is basically a martial arts scholar, and he and the Wang family have formed a complementary relationship in a certain sense.
The core of the next generation of the Wang family is Wang Xiangqian, who is currently taking the border town route. It is quite useful to have a relative named Wu Jinshi.
But the problem is that not many people in the world are absolutely pure profit-seeking animals, and sophistication and sophistication play a more or less important role in people's hearts.
Back then, the Gao family vowed to marry a daughter from the Wang family. In fact, this was a matter of great honor to the Wang family, making everyone in the Wang family proud of it.
If the Wang family ignores the tacit understanding between the two families for many years and abandons Gao Ju at this time, it will seriously harm the traditional friendship between the two families.
Official Lin waited for a while, but when there was no reply from the Wang family, he used another move of "extreme pressure" and urged:
"The election of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is about to begin. If you want to seize the opportunity, you must make a decision tonight and then start planning tomorrow.
So there is no time for a long exam, so please make your decision soon, Young Master, and don’t look forward and backward and miss the opportunity!”
Wang Zhiyuan sighed, but said: "Fifteenth sister has always been a person with ideas, let her make her own decision based on her heart!
If her heart is high, then I have no chance of becoming the Great Situ!"
Lin Tailai said dissatisfiedly: "It's unfair for Young Situ to say this, giving Gao Zhi a preconceived advantage.
And the fifteen-year-old lady has never even met me, how can she make the right choice?"
Wang Zhiyuan said helplessly: "Tomorrow, the fifteenth sister will go to the Apparition Palace to offer incense and pray for blessings. Will you accompany her?"
Lin Tailai agreed: "That's okay! The first step of the original plan was to make my relationship with the Wang family public, and it happened to be done tomorrow."
His nephew Wang Xiangmeng, who had never been qualified to speak, suddenly asked:
"Lin Jieyuan isn't thinking about snatching people away directly, is he?"
Lin Daguan is quite surprised. This is indeed an alternative plan that focuses on "surprise". How did you, Wang Xiangmeng, guess it?
Wang Zhiyuan scolded Wang Xiangmeng first: "Get down!" and then added to Lin Tailai:
"There is one more thing I want to remind you. Sister Fifteen has already planned to go to the Apparition Palace to perform incense. Gao Ji also knows about it and will probably go there."
Lin Tailai asked suspiciously: "Is it possible that you guys deliberately arranged this situation for me to have a chance encounter with Gao Ju?"
Mr. Wang and Situ were speechless. Lin Tailai was so suspicious that he quickly swore that "it was definitely not an intentional arrangement."
Before leaving, Lin Tailai said again: "Please clear out the residence in your mansion. After tomorrow, I may have to temporarily cut off from the chief minister and move to your mansion."
Official Lin stayed overnight at Wang's house that night, and the next day, Lin Tailai specially rode a horse to escort the carriage of Lady Wang Zhiyao to the Apparition Palace.
Official Lin really wanted to see what the fifteenth sister of the Wang family looked like, but unfortunately, she was wearing a women's sunhat with a gauze scarf hanging on the brim, blocking her face.
In this era, ladies often cover their faces in this way when going out.
When they arrived at the Apparition Palace, the group dismounted their horses, got off their horses, and went to the main hall to offer incense.
At this time, suddenly a scribe who was nearly thirty years old walked over quickly and shouted in a familiar voice: "Fifteenth sister! What happened?"
It was not difficult for Lin Tailai to guess that this person was probably the one who had sworn not to marry anyone who was not a daughter of the royal family.
It seems that Gao Ji also received some rumors, so he asked such a question.
Lin Tailai was very curious about how Wang Zhiyao would answer.
Then a cold voice came from behind the veil: "Brother Gao, don't come to the slave family again in the future."
This rejection was so straightforward that even Lin Tailai was surprised.
He originally thought that he would have to pull it sticky for a few rounds in front of him.
But Gao Ju was very stubborn and said unconvinced: "I heard that your Wang family was still hesitating yesterday and did not make a final decision!"
Wang Zhiyao didn't give the slightest chance and said, "Our Wang family hesitated for Lin Tailai. Doesn't that explain the problem?"
Gao Zhi finally broke through his defense, pointed at Lin Tailai and cursed: "What a Southern barbarian thief! You must have used some despicable and shameless means to coerce the Wang family into marrying off their daughters and forcefully take away their love!"
Wang Zhiyao seemed to be worried that Lin Tailai would also be angry, so he turned his head and glanced beside him, but found that Lin Tailai, who was scolded, had no negative emotions at all. Instead, he seemed to be watching someone else's show with great interest.
Wang Zhiyao asked in a low voice in surprise: "Aren't you annoyed that he scolded you like this?"
Lin Daguan said calmly: "I'm not angry at all. On the contrary, I felt a little relieved when I heard that I was threatening others."
Wang Zhiyao: "."
You still feel happy after being scolded. Are you, Lin Tailai, a generous person, or are you a psychopath?
Gao Ji said to Lin Tai again: "Back then, I swore that I would marry the daughter of the Wang family. Many people know about this! I have been waiting for ten years for this!
Now there are fifteen young ladies in the Wang family who have grown up and are still unmarried, and I have achieved great success and achieved the rank of Jinshi!
If the two families get married, they can create a story together that will be passed down to future generations!
I will ask famous artists to compose music for this purpose, form a script, and spread it throughout the world!
The reputation of the fifteenth sister will be immortalized along with the legends, and even if you take her away, what will you bring to her?"
Lin Daguan was slightly surprised. He did not expect that there was such a "romantic" meaning behind this matter.
Gao Zhou shouted to Lin Tailai a little hysterically: "Since ancient times, it has been difficult for women to leave a name, you are ruining her chance!
You only regard her as a bargaining chip for the Wang family, but you don't regard her as an independent person!"
Lin Tailai looked at Wang Zhiyao and confirmed, "I heard from Wang Zhiyao that you like poetry and literature very much?"
The sunhat surrounding the veil floated up and down a few times, and Wang Zhiyao seemed to be nodding.
Then Lin Tailai turned to Gao Ji and said loudly: "I will make the fifteenth-year-old lady become the first female poet in the Ming Dynasty!
She will be passed down to future generations along with her vocals and works, making her name even more immortal!
In the future, when others think of Li Qingzhao in the Song Dynasty, they will also think of Wang Shiwu in the Ming Dynasty!"
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This Lin Tailai can actually draw a pie better than himself! What if he can't even match his skill in drawing pie?
He immediately took out a few poetry manuscripts from his arms and said to Wang Zhiyao affectionately:
"This is a set of poems I wrote for you. It has been reviewed by Xing Tong, a senior from the same hometown. He promised to try his best to help me promote it."
Lin Tailai was completely unprepared. After being stunned for a moment, he quickly stretched out his hand.
The left and right guardians quickly handed the pen and ink to Lin Tailai's hand, and then the right guardian Zhang Wu lay directly on the ground. The left guardian Zhang Wen placed the manuscript paper on Zhang Wu's back, forming a temporary small desk.
Lin Tailai was very creative and wrote a poem on the spot!
Then he handed the manuscript paper to Wang Zhiyao, "As the first female poet in the Ming Dynasty, you must publish a collection of poems. This is the opening work I have chosen for you!"
Wang Zhiyao took it and saw that the title was "Golden Thread Song·Feelings", and the text of the poem was:
"Born in the Green Lotus Realm.
Since I turned over, I have had many troubles and who should I answer for?
I wish I could reach the Milky Way three thousand feet away and wash away my daughter's old ways.
Pack it up, cut off the fat and lose the fat.
Don't imitate Lantai's sad autumn words, but speak loudly and break the barriers of heaven and earth.
Draw your long sword and lean toward the sky.
There are many seas of orioles and flowers in the world. Leave aside the flag pavilion and paint the walls, and the two servant girls bow down.
Even when the wine is over and the song is gone, everything is helpless.
Ask about the past, where are the ashes of calamity?
When one realizes the true truth of Wuwu, one becomes a god and is hindered by emptiness.
There is nothing strange about earthly things."
While watching, Wang Zhiyao suddenly felt a trembling feeling.
To be continued...