If you want to ask what is the real golden finger of a time traveler who is familiar with humanistic history, it must be the knowledge about human connections. This is the hardest golden finger.
If you don't have this knowledge, if you meet a person named Feng in the school book office and find that this person seems to be unknown in the history textbook, you will probably miss it.
If you didn’t have this knowledge, you would definitely have ignored the even less famous King’s Tax Envoy when you met him at Xushuguan.
Therefore, ordinary people should read more online articles that are both educational and entertaining and have evidence of interpersonal relationships. They can learn more about the real connections hidden behind history textbooks, so that they can seize the opportunity if they travel through time.
In fact, even Professor Lin, who had some knowledge of humanities and history, almost ignored Wang Shishi.
Fortunately, Xing Yushi, the inspector of the Eight Prefectures, arrived in time and exchanged a few passionate words with the tax envoy Wang, which allowed Professor Lin to notice some clues, and finally discovered that the tax envoy Wang came from the "Wang Family in Shandong Xincheng".
This is a family that can make Professor Lin, who is extremely eager for fame and protection, scream like crazy. It is the most miraculous family in the history of imperial examinations.
The name of the Wang Tax Envoy is Wang Zhidu, and he is a member of the Wang family in Xincheng. In his generation, there were three Jinshi.
Wang Zhiyuan, the second oldest member of the Zigzag generation, is currently the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the governor of Taicang. He is a very hard-line and powerful man.
And because he works in the Ministry of Household Affairs, he is called Wang Situ according to official customs, and he is currently the talker of the Wang family.
In fact, Wang Zhidu, the tax envoy, and Wang Zhiyuan, Wang Situ, are cousins and have the same grandfather, but they will not be distinguished in detail until they are separated.
In addition to Wang Situ, Wang Shushi also had an older brother, Wang Zhiyou, who worked in the Ministry of Rites and was also a Jinshi.
In addition, Wang Zhishi also has an elder brother, Wang Zhifu, who was born in the imperial examination and is currently the magistrate of Daming Mansion.
The next generation of the Zigzag generation is the Xiangzi generation, and there are currently three Jinshis. These are the "three nephews Jinshi" in the words of Wang Shushi.
Although Wang Xiangkun, the boss of the Xiang generation, is lower in seniority than the royal tax envoy, he passed the Jinshi examination as early as the 44th year of Jiajing and is now serving as the right chief envoy of Zhejiang.
But the most famous person of the Xiang generation in history is Wang Situ’s son Wang Xiangqian, one of the biggest border town bosses in the late Ming Dynasty.
Later, during the Chongzhen period of Tianqi, Wang Xiangqian, who was in his eighties, was pulled out to serve as Minister of War and Governor of Jiliao.
Could it be an ordinary person who held this position in the late Ming Dynasty?
But the future Superintendent Wang is now just the Deputy Inspector of Henan Province, holding a fourth-grade position with seniority, but he still fares better than the Superintendent Wang.
Another nephew, Wang Xiangmeng, became a Jinshi in the eighth year of Wanli's reign and is now the censor of Jiangxi Province.
If you think that in the early Wanli Dynasty, a family of six Jinshi were the pinnacle of the Xincheng Wang family, you would be totally wrong.
In history, among the sons and nephews of the king's tax envoys, the Xiang generation produced a total of nine literary scholars and one martial arts scholar.
There are nine literary scholars in one generation, which is definitely a miracle among miracles in the history of imperial examinations.
Generally speaking, if one generation can produce one Jinshi, or even one every two generations, it can support the entire family. If one generation can produce nine Jinshi, no novel would dare to make up such nonsense.
Therefore, the Wang family has truly achieved the goal of having Jinshi everywhere, and a person is not as good as a dog. Thirteen Jinshis were born in three generations, and the total number of people with meritorious status is as many as thirty.
If all archways are to be erected, it would not be a problem for three generations of Jinshi scholars to erect eighteen archways in front of the Wang family.
There is a rumor in the late Ming Dynasty that the Wang family in Xincheng, Shandong is equivalent to the northern branch of the Donglin Party.
There is a rumor in the late Ming Dynasty that when Kong Youde, the king of Dingnan in the Qing Dynasty, was still in the Ming Dynasty, his soldiers robbed a chicken of the Wang family servant.
Then the Wang family was unreasonable and unforgiving, and Kong Youde had no choice but to rebel because of a chicken, and embarked on the road of surrendering to the enemy and becoming a king with a different surname.
If this is the peak of the Wang family, it may not be over yet. In original history, during the Kangxi Dynasty in the early Qing Dynasty, the Wang family in Xincheng even had Wang Yuyang.
At that time, Wang Yuyang's status was similar to that of Wang Shizhen, the old leader of today's alliance, and he was also a literary leader of the generation.
Knowing the miracle of the imperial examination of the Wang family, we can understand why Professor Lin, who was so eager for fame, almost went crazy.
It was like taking the courage of a bear and a leopard to ask the little sister of the Wang family if she was married.
For no other reason than Lin Tailai felt that the Wang family's genes were so good that if they were combined with his own, the offspring would definitely be excellent!
But after Lin Tai said it, he immediately knew that he had made a mistake. How could he express his fantasy?
So he quickly made up for it and said: "The Wang family in Xincheng made me feel like thunder, and I was so frightened that I couldn't stop talking!"
The king's capital, the king's tax envoy, scolded him unceremoniously: "Nonsense! Can a family name scare you so much that you lose your mind and even talk nonsense?"
Lin Tailai quickly explained: "Actually, your family and I have some connections. Is your brother the king of the court, Situ?"
The subordinate is the subordinate of the subordinate of Wang Situ's subordinate, the subordinate of the subordinate, and Wang Situ is the superior of the superior of the superior of the subordinate.
So when I heard about the Wang family, I was shocked!"
Capital of Kings: "."
Are you, Lin Tailai, talking about tongue twisters?
At first glance, it sounds like nonsense, but when I think about it carefully, I can't refute it.
His elder brother Wang Zhiyuan Wang Situ is the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the governor of Taicang, and the top person in charge of the money and grain collection business line in the country.
The governor of Jiangnan generally had the task of supervising the money and grain of Jiangnan, and was subordinate to the governor of Taicang in terms of money and grain collection business.
Next down are the general magistrates in charge of grain in each prefecture, then down are the county magistrates in charge of grain, next down are the staff members of the grain department, and still further down are the temporary clerks of the grain department.
Therefore, Lin Tailai and Lin Shushou claimed that he and Wang Situ were the superiors and subordinates of the money and grain business system, and there was nothing wrong with it in theory.
Seeing that Wang Shishi's expression gradually softened, Lin Tailai thought to himself that one sentence in that chapter of the grain book was right. His only real identity at the moment was that of a grain clerk, and the rest were all false names.
Then the tax envoy Wang said proudly: "All the famous families in Shandong want to hire daughters from our Wang family. With the family tradition of our Wang family, we will not marry a prodigal son from far away from the south!"
Lin Tailai changed the subject, "Just now the prince asked how to use poetry to describe the unsatisfactory situation in life.
In fact, I finished typing it a few days ago. Oh no, after I felt something in my heart, I wrote three sentimental poems, the second of which is quite suitable for your mood, prince.
I have never eaten all the tiger's head in eating meat. In the past ten years, I have written about the sea of swords and the autumn of the sky. Fortunately, I have not met Huang Zu in poetry and prose. I am still embarrassed by Ma Zhou today.
Since your talents are difficult to use in the world, how can I really be unworthy of you? You must know that when you were young, you had ambitions, and you promised to be the best in the world."
After Wang Zhidu finished appreciating it, he couldn't help but sigh: "This poem of yours really touched my heart. By the way, where are the other two poems?"
In fact, after being killed by Mr. Feng last time, Lin Tailai realized the problem and was not ready to release the song "Golden Powder Southeast Fifteen States" easily.
But when Wang Zhidu took the initiative to ask, Professor Lin did not need to hide it, so he wrote it all for Wang Zhidu to see.
After Wang Zhidu finished reading it, he blamed him and said, "Why didn't you take it out earlier? Otherwise, I could use this song to fan Cai Ren Shanghang and directly humiliate Xing Xun in person!"
Lin Tailai: "."
How much resentment did the royal tax envoy hold towards Xing Xun?
The capital of the king can now finally confirm that the giant man in front of him, who is even bigger than himself, is really capable in poetry and literature, and is a complete genius in terms of subject matter and style.
So he heart-to-heart said: "My brother said last year that although my Wang family is prosperous in business, it is slightly lacking in literature and art, and is not as famous as the southern gentry's talented characters.
Therefore, my brother encourages his brothers and nephews to work harder in literature and make a name for themselves if they succeed in their careers, so as to conform to the current impetuous trend.
The Jiangnan Poetry Season has arrived recently, and I have written a few poems, but they are all average. Please help me be more elegant and add some color, I would be very grateful."
Then Wang Zhidu took out some manuscript paper, and Lin Tailai took it and read it.
Wang Zhidu asked with great expectation: "How is it? If you go through Yazheng, to what level can these articles be improved?"
After Professor Lin was silent for a moment, he suddenly said: "If the prince really needs some works, I will give you some directly. You can choose any subject!"
The king's tax envoy immediately said angrily: "You must not do this! How can I, the king of the capital, be a plagiarist?"
It's one thing to ask others to help revise and improve, but it's another thing to directly treat other people's poems as your own, which violates his bottom line.
Lin Tailai advised: "I won't tell anyone, and others won't know."
The king's tax envoy still refused: "God knows and earth knows, I, the king, will never do anything to bring shame to the Wang family!"
Lin Tailai also became a little irritable. You are making things difficult for me, Professor Lin!
How can he change a poem? He only knows "original creation"! It's much easier for him to write a poem now than to change one!
But Wang Zhidu was too strict about the bottom line, and Lin Tailai couldn't resist it, so he had to bite the bullet and make changes on the manuscript paper.
After a while of burning incense, Wang Shishi looked at the revised poems with a complex expression.
For example, in a seven-melody poem, out of the fifty-six characters he used in the original manuscript, after Lin Tailaiya corrected it, only seven or eight characters were left that were used in the original manuscript.
So the tax envoy Wang was also confused. Is this considered correct, or is it a rewrite?
Forget it, no matter how much it is, send the work to the capital first!
My elder brothers Wang Situ and Wang Licao, my nephew Wang Yushi, and my younger sister were all shocked by their talents.
There are also the eldest nephew Wang Fangbo from Zhejiang and the second nephew Wang Fuxian from Henan. None of them can be spared!
The little brother and little uncle’s literary counterattack starts from within the family!
Then the tax envoy Wang returned the favor to Professor Lin: "Didn't you come to Xushuguan to work?
I will allocate you three ships and a river fleet to assist you in your investigation. If there are not enough manpower, add more soldiers."
"Enough, enough!" Lin Tailai said quickly: "I always convince people with virtue and impress people with reason. I pay attention to a person who has both ability and political integrity. I never use too many people to do things!"
Wang Shishi sighed with emotion: "You should not be judged by appearance. You are indeed a person who relies on your talents to make a living."
Behind the Customs Office is the City God's Temple. After the Wang Tax Envoy greeted them, Professor Lin and his men stayed in the City God's Temple that night.
Don't ask why Xushuguan, a town-level area, has a City God's Temple that can only be matched at the county level. The question is that this place is too special.
Everything is going well so far, and Professor Lin is very ambitious. He came to Xushuguan not only to help others, but also to have his own way of literature!
With his current status, it was rare to see famous prostitutes, but this time there were a lot of them coming to his door, especially the Qinhuai River prostitutes who were more popular than the Suzhou prostitutes!
Anyone who has read the history of the late Ming Dynasty knows about the Twelve Hairpins of Qinhuai and the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai, but who remembers who was on the flower list in Suzhou?
So this is a rare opportunity to spread your talent and reputation to another big cultural center, Nanjing, for free.
"Are you all ready?" Lin Tailai asked.
The Zhang brothers wiped the bamboo whip and replied angrily: "Ready!"
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In addition, Wang Zhidu actually came to work as a tax envoy ten years later. I moved it ahead of schedule for the effect of the novel. The same principle applies to Yuan Hongdao who appeared in the future, and Wang Situ, who originally appeared at this time in history.
He has retired. If you have traveled through time, don’t make a mistake.