Chapter 493 Outside Yanshan Garden (asking for monthly ticket)
Lin Tailai's ship arrived at Jingkou downstream, where more than 300 Suzhou transport troops who had completed the task of transporting grain were already waiting here.
After the rendezvous, Lin Tailai had about 350 soldiers from his side and continued to move toward Taicang Prefecture further downstream.
After all, he was going to a foreign away stadium that was deeply hostile to him. Mr. Lin would not feel safe unless he brought hundreds of people with him.
The Wang family is known as a powerful family in Taicang Prefecture for thousands of years. Who knows whether the old leader Wang will mobilize hundreds of people to use force to maintain his status in the literary world?
Therefore, it is not too much for Mr. Lin to lead 350 people to defend himself.
If not for time constraints, Mr. Lin would even like to add another 350 people.
Taicang Prefecture is an important town in Haiphong and Jiangfang. Not only is there a garrison camp, but Su Songchang's military office is also here.
Lin Tailai and 350 people disembarked from the ship and landed, which directly alerted the army.
Before entering the city, the conscientious deputy military commander came to question him personally. Lin Tailai answered truthfully:
"I came to Guibao Land to help the literary leader Wang Danzhou deliver letters home, and also to discuss important matters in the literary world with the old leader Wang."
The deputy military commander pointed behind Lin Tailai and asked: "How many people do you need to have strong soldiers and horses?"
Since Wang Shizhen dominated the literary world, Taicang Prefecture has become a literary center. People often come to Taicang Prefecture to visit Wang Shizhen, and there are also many people who help carry letters.
But I have never seen anything like this before. If you bring more than 300 big men here, are you asking for help or just to show off?
Lin Tailai said in a deep voice: "Don't I think my dignified Jiuyuan deserves to be protected? It's just a few more followers, what's so strange about it?
It’s understandable that you guard against someone with evil intentions, but I, the leader of the Nine Yuan Dynasty, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, and the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, can still plot evil and seize the state and county?”
The deputy military commander still hesitated: "But"
"But your mother!" Lin Tailai scolded: "Do you dare to issue a military order? If I, Lin Jiuyuan, make a mistake in Taicang Prefecture, your whole family will be buried? If you don't dare, just get out of the way!"
The deputy military envoy weighed for a while between the dying leader Wang and the domineering Lin Jiuyuan, but decided not to stop him.
Twenty years ago, leader Wang felt that his ancestral home had no style and could not match his status as a leader in the literary world, so he hired a garden master to build a garden covering an area of more than 70 acres in Taicang City.
Therefore, in today's Jiangnan, one can get a clue about a person's local status from the situation in his garden.
Now this garden is named Yanshan Garden, and it is also one of the famous gardens in Jiangnan today.
The name Yanshan comes from ancient books such as "Zhuangzi", "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", and "The Biography of Emperor Mu". In the book, there are places such as Yanzhou and Yanshan, which are all fairyland.
Therefore, in his later years, leader Wang changed his name from "Fengzhou" to "Yanzhou Mountain Man", and the garden was also named Yanshan Garden.
Today's leader Wang Lao has been living in Yanshan Garden for a long time and rarely goes out.
If others want to see Alliance Leader Wang Lao, they must enter the garden, and Lin Tailai is no exception.
When Lin Tailai led his troops into Taicang City and arrived outside Yanshan Garden, they saw that the gate of Yanshan Garden was closed.
Lin Tailai secretly wondered, what is going on?
According to the custom of this era, before officially visiting someone, you must send a greeting card and give advance notice.
Lin Tailai's greeting card had been sent to him a long time ago. It is impossible that the old leader Wang did not know that a distinguished guest was coming today.
But why is the door closed and no one is waiting to greet him?
Protector Zuo Zhang Wen snorted coldly and said: "The local literary world is so rude!"
When the right protector Zhang Wu was about to call the door, he suddenly heard several drums beating inside.
Lin Tailai's face changed slightly, could there be an ambush?
But after the drum beat, dozens of people appeared on the outer wall of Yanshan Garden, all holding sticks and looking towards this side warily.
Lin Tailai recognized the leader of the row of figures who appeared on the wall. He was Wang Shisu, the second son of leader Wang Lao, who had competed in martial arts in Suzhou City.
It is said that the Second Young Master Wang Shisu was good at wielding guns and clubs in his life. He was a knight-errant in Taicang Prefecture, and he also had a group of younger brothers gathered around him.
Lin Tailai shouted to the second young master Wang on the wall: "I would like to help your Wang family carry letters from home and visit old friends by the way.
Unexpectedly, the door is closed and heavily guarded. Is this how your Wang family treats guests?"
Wang Shisu looked at the more than 300 strong men beside and behind Lin Tailai. Is this the "goodwill" and "visit" that Lin Tailai called you?
He couldn't help but sarcastically said: "It turns out that True Lord Jiuyuan has arrived. I thought there were strong thieves outside who were robbing homes and houses. How could An not be on guard?"
Lin Tailai said arrogantly: "Since you have recognized me, the leader of the Nine Yuan Dynasty, editor of the Hanlin Academy, doctor of the Ministry of Rites, and master of poetry, why don't you open the door quickly and let me in?"
Wang Shisu replied: "It is precisely because I saw you that I remembered the incident at the Yangzhou Literary Forum the year before last, when soldiers surrounded Pingshan Hall. Who knows whether Lin Tailai will want the old thing to happen again?"
Lin Tailai promised: "I just want to make friends through literature and discuss major plans for the literary world with Mr. Wang. I have no other thoughts."
Wang Shisu thought for a while and then said: "You can come in if you want, but only Lin Jiuyuan can come in alone.
With your courage, Lin Jiuyuan, you shouldn't be afraid, right?"
Here, Second Young Master Wang used some tricks to provoke generals, and Lin Tailai has always been a brave and fearless figure in the Jiangnan Society.
It was really hard for Lin Tailai to say that he didn't dare to go in alone, as it would damage his image.
But the guardians on the left and right are old brothers who have worked together for many years, and they have already had various tacit understandings and plans.
Zuo Dharma Protector Zhang Wen immediately said: "The Wang family deliberately allows only one person to enter the hall. It seems to have bad intentions. Could it be that they are trying to murder the person sitting in the hall?"
The right protector Zhang Wu immediately knelt down and hugged Lin Tailai's thigh, shouting: "You must not be fooled! If you ignore the advice of your brothers and insist on risking your life, then I will die here first!"
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The situation has reached a stalemate for the time being. It can only be said that it is not that the two sides lack basic mutual trust, but that there is no trust at all.
Wang Shisu did not dare to let Lin Tailai enter the garden with a group of people, and Lin Tailai did not dare to enter the garden alone.
Looking at the drama outside, Wang Shisu also said loudly: "Our Wang family did not invite Lin Jiuyuan to come! If you don't want to enter the garden, you can just leave!"
Lin Tailai pointed at Wang Shisu and shouted: "Do you think you can stop me with this wall, this door, and this few manpower?"
Wang Shisu also became nervous, and shouted with an angry look: "Lin Tailai, do you really dare to break into a house by force?"
Lin Tailai sneered and said: "I have obviously sent a greeting message to the old alliance leader Wang, but the old alliance leader has not shown up or spoken out today.
With the old leader's demeanor and reputation, he is definitely not such a rude person!
So I have reason to suspect that Alliance Leader Wang has been kidnapped by your treacherous son and needs to be rescued!"
Wang Shisu: ""
Damn it! Lin Tailai, do you never regard yourself as a human being?