Chapter 494 What I said is the truth (please vote)
The crime of kidnapping one's father is considered a heinous and rebellious crime in this era.
Although Wang Shisu is relatively unconventional and is well-known in the village for his martial arts. He can be regarded as a super low-end village version of Lin Daguan, but he does not dare to take the charge of kidnapping his father.
After coming back to his senses, he refuted without hesitation: "Lin Tailai, how dare you spit on others!
I, Wang Shisu, have built my life with filial piety and righteousness. Everyone in the village knows this. How can you, Lin Tai, be able to slander me with your lies?"
Lin Tailai said loudly: "Since ancient times, even those who are usurping have to speak high-sounding words, so it is useless to listen to what you say, only seeing is believing!
Either let me enter the garden to visit the old leader Wang, or let the old leader Wang appear in front of me, so that your suspicion will be eliminated!
Otherwise, the more you isolate me from the old alliance leader, the more you will make me suspicious!"
For Lin Tailai, the real purpose is to meet the leader Wang Lao, whether he can enter the garden or not is not that important.
Even if they don't go in, it doesn't matter as long as the old leader Wang is put on the wall to talk.
Wang Shisu, who was sitting on the wall, felt as if he was being pinched by an "unexpected" big hand.
This gangster is so big that I can’t control it myself!
Wang Shisu hurriedly got off the wall and ran towards the garden.
To the north of the Yanshan Hall in the center, two large crabapples are planted, and further to the north is a lotus pond.
This is Mr. Wang's favorite place in recent years. He often sits under two crabapple trees and thinks about all the blooming flowers in the past.
Today, the old leader Wang is still sitting here, with only Feng Shike and Zou Diguang, the two last "loyal ministers" left beside him.
Facing Lin Tailai's "visit", others probably won't come.
A few years ago, if the old leader of the alliance had ascended to the top and shouted, at least dozens of people from the surrounding counties would have gathered.
The sound of Wang Shisu's hurried footsteps broke the brief calm under the crabapple tree.
"My child, I am powerless and cannot stop him!" Wang Shisu said to his father dejectedly.
In his heart, he really wanted to help his father and defend the enemy from the country, but the reality was a bit difficult.
If the enemy troops hold high the banner of "Qing Jun Side" and attack forcefully, they probably won't be able to defend it with an ordinary courtyard wall and gate.
Not to mention that for the sake of elegance, a row of leaky windows with intricate carvings and decorations were built on the courtyard wall, which can easily be broken with a poke.
Alliance Leader Wang Lao sighed: "When Lin Jiuyuan built Canglang Pavilion Lin Mansion in Suzhou, he built high fortresses on all sides.
When I heard about this, I laughed at Lin Jiuyuan for being ignorant of elegance, but now I understand the use of barriers!"
Zou Diguang, who was standing next to him, consoled him and said, "This is a natural disaster, and it is not a crime of war. Duke Yanzhou does not need to blame himself."
This means that it’s not your fault, old leader. Who would have thought that the literary world’s gameplay would turn into a martial arts style?
There is nothing that can be done about the son of the old version being abandoned by the new version.
All in all, you have tried your best, old leader, and I really don’t blame you.
The other person accompanying Mr. Wang, the leader of the alliance, was Feng Shike. At this time, Mr. Feng glanced at Zou Diguang calmly, his heart filled with dissatisfaction.
Four years ago, Lin Tailai helped him set the alternative literary development path of "the last lonely martyr of the retro school".
The execution had been going smoothly, but as expected, the hegemony of the retro school was shattered by Lin Tailai, and it was time to reap the fruits.
But in the past two years, a Wuxi native named Zou Diguang suddenly appeared!
They are both dedicated officials, and they are still loyal to the old alliance leader Wang. They are simply trying to compete with themselves for their ecological niche!
And the most terrible thing is that Zou Diguang is a better licker than Feng Shike, which makes the old alliance leader Wang who has been in a difficult situation in the past two years feel considerate.
As for Feng Shike, due to the separation of his family, his financial resources were not as good as before in the past two years. However, his status was gradually overtaken by Zou Diguang.
If there were no Zou Diguang, then when the troops outside approached the city, the only martyr who would accompany the old alliance leader would be himself!
Therefore, in Mr. Feng's heart, the real enemy is not Lin Tailai outside the door, but Zou Diguang in front of him.
He also recalled Lin Tailai's teachings that at critical moments, one must adopt the most extreme attitude and must be tougher than anyone else, even the leader of the alliance can be sacrificed.
"Zou Diguang! Er'an dares to talk nonsense!" The second master Feng, who couldn't bear it, suddenly attacked: "As the saying goes, the weather is not as good as the right place, and the good place is not as good as the people, everything depends on man-made efforts!
But you use the name of the number of days to hide your intention of surrendering to the enemy, but you are actually harboring evil intentions!"
Zou Diguang immediately retorted: "Feng Shikeqin deliberately misunderstood me and distorted the truth!
We are facing a formidable enemy, so we still need to use this excuse to our advantage! You are the one harboring evil intentions!"
Seeing that there were only two followers left around him, and they were still fighting among themselves, the old leader Wang couldn't help but feel a deep pain in his balls.
The situation is already extremely critical, why not fight among ourselves!
Feeling tired, Alliance Leader Wang weakly waved his hand and said to Wang Shisu: "Let Lin Tailai enter the garden, and allow him to bring ten people to protect him."
"Mr. Yanzhou! You must not do this!" Feng Shike stepped forward and said: "Even if we want to talk, we can only win favorable conditions by promoting peace through fighting!
If you let Lin Tailai enter the park easily, it will only allow Lin Tailai to take advantage of the situation and make things worse!"
Alliance leader Wang Lao asked back: "Then what do you think we should do?"
Feng Shike offered advice and said: "I expect that Lin Tailai is just bluffing and deliberately intimidating, and will not take action easily!
Otherwise, Lin Tailai would have called in long ago and wouldn't be waiting outside for Duke Yanzhou's words!
Therefore, the second son can be ordered to lead his troops to defend, while the Duke of Yanzhou goes up to the wall to talk to Lin Tailai in person, thus delaying time.
Send another person out of the small door to ask for help from fellow tribesmen or fellow villagers, and bring in as many people as possible.
If Lin Tailai retreats, then retreat, but if he doesn't retreat, we'll fight again! Only with this determination can we have a chance to force Lin Tailai to make concessions!"
Alliance Leader Wang Lao sighed: "The jade and the stone will all be destroyed, so why bother?"
If a fight breaks out, wouldn't this exquisite and beautiful Yanshan Garden suffer?
Especially the landscape along the middle road from the gate to Yanshan Hall is dominated by flower plants, and the landscape is extremely fragile.
Feng Shike said angrily: "How dare the leader of the alliance forget the great righteousness for small profits?
Compared with retro style, what is a little garden view?
When we meet on a narrow road, what we fear most is that we don’t even have the courage to take action!”
Leader Wang: ""
To put it so lightly, I dare not fight you in your home, and the key point is that I definitely can’t fight you.
It’s okay to kidnap others morally, but how can you kidnap your own people?
Zou Diguang stepped forward and scolded: "Feng Shike, how could you speak to the Duke of Yanzhou like this? It's too rude!"
Feng Shike was completely caught up in the drama. He pointed at Zou Diguang and cursed: "It's only when a villain like you is around that the Duke of Yanzhou will be deceived!"
Zou Diguang: "???"
When had I ever persuaded the old alliance leader to open the door to the enemy? This was obviously the old alliance leader’s own idea!
Alliance leader Wang Lao made his decision: "I have made up my mind, no more words!"
Feng Shike shouted: "Mr. Yanzhou! What else can you do to meet Li Mengyang, Li Panlong and other sages of the past dynasties?"
Damn it! Old leader Wang wanted to stand up and hit someone. Did Feng Shike lose his mind and go crazy today?
Fortunately, after Feng Shike finished shouting, he calmed down and returned to his good behavior in time.
Lin Tailai outside heard the message from the old alliance leader, so he selected the ten most capable servants as his entourage.
He also allowed the remaining 300 people to occupy the gate to ensure that the retreat route was clear.
Then he walked through the middle road of Yanshan Hall and came to the two crabapple trees.
"Mr. Yanzhou, how are you doing?" Lin Tailai took the initiative to say hello, and then handed Wang Shiqi's family letter.
Leader Wang threw the letter away without even reading it.
Lin Tailai advised: "Mr. Yanzhou should take a look first."
The old alliance leader Wang snorted coldly: "Uncle Juan asked you to bring a letter from home, which gave you an excuse to come to Yanshan Garden to visit.
This is enough to prove that Uncle James has become your hostage. So don’t read the specific content of the family letter!"
Lin Tailai was about to reply: "Your son is in my hands."
Suddenly Feng Shike jumped out, "Since you have sent the Wang family's letter, please take it back!"
Lin Tailai was stunned, Mr. Feng, what are you saying so randomly? This is really inappropriate.
Although Feng Er has a more upright temperament, he is not so brainless. Is there some reason for this?
Unable to guess it for a moment, Lin Tailai could only decide to put more thought into it and continue to look at it.
Even if we don't mention the old friendship, Mr. Feng, as a member of the Feng family, a wealthy family in Songjiang, has a very high united front value. If he has needs, he will try his best to satisfy them.
After all, the project of dredging the old lower reaches of the Wusong River cannot be separated from the support of the local gentry in Songjiang Prefecture.
While thinking about it, Lin Tailai continued: "In addition to helping to carry letters from home, of course there are other things to discuss.
It has been two years since the last literary conference, and as usual it is time to hold another literary conference."
Leader Wang said sarcastically: "Over the years, you, Lin Jiuyuan, have always been very active in participating in literary conferences.
Since you think it’s time to do it, just do it yourself, since you don’t lack the financial resources anyway.”
Lin Tailai knew that the old leader Wang was in poor health, and was afraid of making him angry to death, so he could only say in a friendly manner:
"Mr. Danzhou was joking. If there is no literary leader to preside over it, the literary conference will not live up to its name."
The old alliance leader Wang still mocked and said: "I heard that you already regard yourself as a poet, so there is no harm in considering yourself as a literary alliance leader."
Lin Tailai said sheepishly: "It's not enough to just admit it. It would be better if the Duke of Yanzhou could help certify it."
Leader Wang: ""
I finally discovered that ridicule has no meaning for people like Lin Tailai.
Lin Tailai said enthusiastically: "I have done some research on how to become a leader in the literary world. There are generally two ways."
The first is through space and time. Due to limitations of the communication technology of this era, it is difficult for one person to quickly become famous all over the country alone.
That's why there are associations, where people from different places form associations, and then work together in the literary world, and at the same time exert influence in different regions.
After several years of "conquest", a literary leader was born within the society.
The first seven sons and the last seven sons all have this kind of nature, and the old leader Wang also came here like this.
Regarding this method, Lin Tailai said it was too slow.
After Hou Qizi formed the association, it took more than ten years to develop before it began to dominate the literary world.
The second way is inheritance. The previous generation of alliance leaders selects the next generation of alliance leaders and then builds momentum for them.
For example, in the mind of leader Wang, the default leader of the next generation of literary circles is Li Weizhen, which is also the opinion of Wu Guolun, another big boss of the Later Seventh Son.
This is the path Lin Tailai wants to take. Regardless of whether others admit it or not, he must first seize the "legal system" and then slowly implement it.
Although he is very eager for quick success, Lin Tailai likes simple and crude methods of doing things.
The old leader Wang sneered again and again. Although Lin Tailai can run rampant in the material plane with force, how can you snatch an honorary title that has no entity?
After all, the leader of the literary world is not the leader of the martial arts world!
Lin Tailai said unhurriedly: "I heard that you, old leader, have been living in seclusion in Yanshan Garden for the past two years. You often recall the events of your early years and feel quite regretful about it."
Alliance leader Wang Lao said in confusion: "What are you regretting? Why didn't I know?"
Lin Tailai stated calmly: "It has never happened in modern times that Yanzhou's public conduct articles have been used to set up altars and memorial halls. It has been thirty years since then.
When he was young, he was vigorous, his family was well-established, and his worth was high.
Since then, he has been obsessed with momentum, made ups and downs, pioneered new ideas, suppressed dissent, and dominated the literary world.
In his later years, he met me, Lin Tailai, and suffered repeated setbacks. He felt the true meaning of poetry in the midst of defeat.
Also, as the reading of the world deepens, the reading becomes more and more detailed, the emptiness disappears, and the exaggerated explanations are revealed.
As a result, Qunran Mengjue felt regretful about his early experiences, but there was no time to change."
Leader Wang was furious, "That's nonsense! When will I repent?"
Lin Tailai didn't seem to hear the refutation of the old leader Wang, and continued to say:
“At this time, Duke Yanzhou realized more deeply that the retro-revolutionary school was already a chronic disease in the literary world and was hopelessly rigid.
I have no choice but to entrust my hope of revitalizing the literary world to an astonishingly talented young man like me, Lin Tailai."
Alliance Leader Wang was so angry that he sat up straight on the soft couch and said sternly: "It's all nonsense! I was born as a retro-style person, and I die as a retro-style ghost!"
Lin Tailai replied: "What I said about the situation of Duke Yanzhou is really true.
As for what Mr. Yanzhou thinks in your heart, it doesn’t matter.”
Alliance Leader Wang was so angry that he laughed, as if he had heard the funniest thing in the world.
"It's ridiculous. Who would believe this nonsense?"
Lin Tailai said calmly: "Everyone will believe it, or in other words, everyone is willing to believe it.
For example, those who were affiliated with the retro group in the past but now want to break away from the retro group, but do not want to bear the reputation of treachery.
They will all be willing to believe that you, Leader Wang, have taken the lead in repenting.
At the Yangzhou Literary Conference, the Wang brothers, Wang Laodeng, who took the lead in attacking you, as well as other literati from other schools such as the Gong'an faction, will welcome the Duke of Yanzhou to repent.
Moreover, I will promote a research project in the Hanlin Academy, the main purpose of which is to analyze Wang Danzhou’s self-regret mentality in his later years, which can be popularized from top to bottom."
The old alliance leader Wang looked like a thin old lion king, roaring with wide eyes:
"I'm not dead yet! I can still speak! Who can distort my original intention!"
Lin Tailai suddenly realized, "Maybe you can wait until Duke Yanzhou is dead and then fabricate your regretful mentality?
Anyway, kid, I’m only twenty-one years old, so I can definitely afford to wait.”