Daming talker

Chapter 518 The Undercover Was Exposed (Please give me a monthly ticket!)
After an unknown amount of time, as the sun rose higher and higher, Mr. Lin urged Gong Nai again, "I advise you to make a decision soon!
It’s okay now in the early morning when there are few people around, but if you wait until there are many people and everyone is talking, you won’t be able to hide it even if you want to!”

Gong Nai on the opposite boat looked at Gu Xiancheng who was still unconscious among the beauties and was at a loss for what to do. He gritted his teeth and responded, "As long as you let Gu Jun go, I can support you this time!"

In order to protect Mr. Gu, I have no choice but to sell out Shandong!
"Great! So refreshing!" Mr. Lin praised, "You are worthy of being a Shandong hero, so refreshing!"

Then he said to Gao Changjiang behind him, "Old Gao, go over there! Write down the document and have him sign it!"

Gong Nai could not help but say angrily: "I always keep my word. How can I go back on my word?"

Mr. Lin replied, "Of course I trust you, but there is not even a reliable guarantor here, so I can only sign a document as proof! Don't worry, this is only to prevent villains, not gentlemen."

Gong Nai thought for a moment and said, "But I have to add one more thing. Today's matter is over. You are not allowed to use this to threaten Gu Jun again! Make two copies, and I will keep one here too!"

Mr. Lin agreed immediately, "People call me Jinbu, that is, Jibu who keeps his promises!"

Mr. Lin was able to distinguish the priorities of things. The most important thing at the moment was to take over Shandong, and dealing with Gu Xiancheng was not the main task.

After both parties signed the agreement, Mr. Lin pointed to a sedan chair on the shore and said to Gong Nai, "I'll lend you the sedan chair and its bearers. Hurry and carry Gu Xiancheng back to Gusu Posthouse!"

Gong Nai held the document in his hand and sighed helplessly. At this moment, he had a full understanding of the meaning of the words "home advantage".

When he turned his head again, he found that Gu Jun's eyelids had opened a crack and he was secretly looking towards the shore.

Could it be that Gu Jun had already woken up and had been pretending to be unconscious? Gong Nai wondered doubtfully.

After entering Gusu Posthouse, Gu Xiancheng woke up automatically.

When asked about it, Gu Xiancheng only remembered that after he went to bed last night, several people suddenly broke into his bedroom and kidnapped him.

Then he pinched his nose and forced himself to drink a lot of alcohol, and before he knew it, he passed out.

Everyone gathered in the study room of Shen Li's residence, feeling very depressed. When the situation was so good, they suddenly encountered such a setback, and the future seemed to be less certain again.

There is a map hanging on the wall, with the latest movements of both the enemy and us marked in various important areas.

There are four major areas in the world's literary world: Jiangnan (including Huizhou), Hubei, Shandong, and Zhejiang. This distribution actually follows a certain pattern.

Geographically, it is along the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal. These places have developed economies and convenient transportation, and have the foundation for the formation of literary forces and the conditions for rapid dissemination.

Although places like Jiangxi and Fujian had developed imperial examinations, their economies were backward, transportation was blocked, and studying was more utilitarian, so literature and art were relatively lacking. It was actually an anomaly that they had a Tang Xianzu.

Gu Xiancheng looked at the map and muttered to himself, "In Hubei, since Wu Guolun did not come in person, the opponent Yuan Hongdao and Wu Guolun's disciple Zhu Shikong are evenly matched.

In Zhejiang, we have told Tu Long about Lin Tailai's close relationship with Songjiang Prefecture.

Therefore, Tu Long will definitely stand on our side and oppose Lin Tailai at this conference, and his support is almost 50-50 with that of our province's Shen Mingchen.

If the other key areas were evenly matched, then as long as Shandong was in our hands, we would win for sure, but now we have lost Shandong.

Even if there are voices from other places supporting us, it cannot make up for the loss of Shandong."

Hearing this, everyone cursed inwardly.

Damn literary conference, why is it held in Suzhou? This home advantage is so annoying!
Gu Xiancheng, who was strong-willed, calmed down and said, "Although I can't say I'm sure to win, I haven't lost yet! But this incident must be reported to the Duke of Yanzhou!
There is no point in hiding this from the Duke of Yanzhou. We need to make him mentally prepared for a tough struggle."

The old leader Wang also lived in Gusu Station, which was tantamount to announcing to the world his estrangement from Lin Tailai and his support for their small group of clean officials.

Everyone went to another courtyard to discuss the new situation with the old leader Wang.

"In other words, you no longer have the confidence of winning?" asked the old leader Wang.

Although no one wants to see this result, we have to admit that losing a complete Shandong has such serious consequences.

Gu Xiancheng replied: "Although we have lost our absolute advantage, we still have the upper hand!

After all, we still have Mr. Shen and Mr. Zhao, while Lin Tailai lacks the corresponding people! "

One is the former Minister of Rites and the spiritual leader of the Qingliu forces, and the other is a top candidate for entering the cabinet and has been one of the five most powerful figures of the retro faction for two consecutive terms. Their influence is extraordinary.

But upon hearing the bad news, the old leader Wang remained calm and instructed Feng Shike, one of his right-hand men, "Go find Lin Tailai and tell him that the meeting is not urgent and I want to postpone it for a few days!"

Feng Shike was puzzled by this order. Yesterday, the old leader was in a hurry to hold the main meeting as soon as possible, but today he is not in a hurry anymore?

This kind of chaotic orders that change every day really makes him look like a tyrant who will ruin a country.

Also, why didn’t he let Zou Diguang, his right-hand man, do this pure errand job?
Next, the old leader would definitely have some confidential conversations with Gu Xiancheng and his gang, and he also wanted to stay and listen.

Seeing Feng Shike was hesitant and unwilling to move, the old leader Wang's face turned cold, and he said again: "Feng Wensuo, I have always treated you well, right?"

Feng Shike said quickly: "I will never forget the kindness of Lord Yanzhou in supporting me."

The old leader said calmly, "Then when did you start to join Lin Tailai?"

Feng Shike: "."

I worked so hard undercover for four years, how did I get exposed?

Another right-hand man, Zou Diguang, jumped out and shouted in anger, "No wonder Lin Tailai knew everything about the Duke of Yanzhou! It turns out that it was you, Feng Wen, who leaked it!"

Feng Shike replied: "I can only say that I have done justice to the Duke of Yanzhou. For example, if I hadn't intervened, it would have been a question whether the Duke of Yanzhou could have walked out of Pingshan Hall in Yangzhou."

Elder Wang stopped Zou Diguang from scolding him and said to Feng Shike, "Forget it, we are the master and the servant, let's part ways in peace!

You can go now, but don't forget to tell Lin Tailai that the Lord will postpone the meeting for a few days!"

Shen Li, Zhao Yongxian and Gu Xiancheng were suddenly shocked when they witnessed the "huge changes" in the ancient sect.

They didn't expect that there were only two people left around the old leader, and one of them was an undercover agent. They didn't expect that the old leader Wang seemed to have known about it, but he kept it to himself despite Lin Tailai's beatings. It seemed that he had something else in mind?
After Feng Shike left dejectedly, the old leader Wang said to the small group of Shen Li, Zhao Yongxian, Gu Xiancheng, Gong Nai, and Zou Diguang:

"Back then, our retro school dominated the literary world because of three things. The first one is inconvenient to talk about, the second one is hard to say, and the third one is that we have a lot of high-end combat power!"

The others looked at each other, wondering what the old leader meant by saying this?

If the term "high-end combat power" was used, they would understand that it probably referred to the literary giants.

There are only three recognized giants in the current literary world. In addition to the old leader Wang, there is Wu Guolun, who is in charge of Huguang for the retro-styled faction, and Wang Daokun from Huizhou, who has been competing with the retro-styled faction for decades and only obeys orders but not declarations.

As for Lin Tailai, maybe he can be considered a pseudo-giant?

However, Wu Guolun and Wang Daokun were both old and did not attend the literary conference. It may also be that they felt sorry for their own kind and could not bear to see their contemporary, the old leader Wang, make a sad exit.

Wu Guolun only sent his disciple Zhu Shikong, who was in a fierce battle with Yuan Hongdao from the same province, while Wang Daokun only sent his younger brother Wang Daoguan to attend the meeting.

"Who said they won't come?" Elder Wang said calmly, "They just rejected Lin Tailai's invitation, but before I left Taicang Prefecture, I had already persuaded them to attend the meeting.

They are expected to arrive in a few days, but their whereabouts are kept secret, and only you and I know about it now."

Holy crap! Gu Xiancheng and the others were overjoyed. There was actually such a surprise force!

As expected of an old leader who has dominated the literary world for decades, he still has such a trick up his sleeve.

The influence of a literary giant is across provinces. If two literary giants come to the rescue, it will be enough to make up for the loss of the entire Shandong!
Not to mention, Lin Tailai was completely unaware of the arrival of these two literary giants, so his chances of winning were even greater!
The situation is very good again, and the absolute advantage is back!

Wang emphasized: "Now Lin Tailai must think that he has gained an advantage and has become arrogant. This is his character.

With your own strength, and with the help of Wu Guolun and Wang Daokun, if you still cannot stop the arrogant Lin Tailai and support Sun Jigao to take the position, it would be a waste.

But the fact that Wu Guolun and Wang Daokun are attending the meeting must be kept secret. They can only show up suddenly at the main meeting, and no one else is allowed to know before that!"

Everyone responded together, and now they all understood why the old leader had just driven away the undercover Feng Shike.

At this time, the old leader Wang felt tired, so he served tea to see the guests off.

Although he does not have a close relationship with these younger figures who are mainly involved in the political circle, he can trust and cooperate with them as long as they are truly against Lin Tailai.

On the other side, Feng Shike left Gusu Posthouse with his luggage, feeling very depressed, and went straight to Lin Mansion.

At this time, Mr. Lin happened to be meeting with several scholars from Songjiang Prefecture in the front hall. As the host and someone who intended to do something, Mr. Lin was also very busy.

Seeing their fellow townsman and senior Feng Shike coming in, the scholars from Songjiang Prefecture hurriedly greeted him and invited Master Feng to the seat of honor.

After sitting down again, Lin Tailai continued to talk with the scholars from Songjiang Prefecture about the Wusong River dredging project and future commercial interests.

Feng Shi didn't want to talk about the embarrassing incident of being driven away by the old leader in public, so he just listened for the time being.

At this time, he couldn't help but ask Lin Tailai: "The Literary Conference is in full swing right now, do you have the spare time to pay attention to other things?"

Mr. Lin said frivolously: "The literary conference is no longer a concern. You can focus more on the Wusong River project!"

Feng Shike shook his head secretly. Lin Tailai was very active in all aspects, but he was too easily proud.

In order to continue to build closer relations with the scholars of Songjiang Prefecture, Mr. Lin said, "When I met Tu Long the day before yesterday, Tu Long wanted me to sever my relationship with Songjiang Prefecture.

For the sake of my friendship with Songjiang Prefecture, I decisively rejected Tu Long, even though I would rather lose the support of half of Zhejiang's literary world!"

At this point, Lin Tailai discovered another piece of knowledge in his mind, which was obviously completely useless.
Xu Jie died six years ago, so judging from the time, Zhejiang literary giant Tu Long might be the last person Xu Jie targeted in his life?

After finally waiting for those fellow scholars to leave and there were no outsiders present, Master Feng could no longer hold back. He instantly lost all his energy and collapsed in his chair.

When Mr. Lin came back from seeing off the guests, he saw Mr. Feng Er, who looked half dead, and asked in surprise, "What happened to you? Why did you leave your luggage at the gatehouse?"

Feng Shike said bitterly: "Four years of hard work, wasted in an instant! All the fame I gained is gone in an instant!"

Lin Tailai suddenly realized that it seemed that Mr. Feng’s undercover identity had been discovered.

So the character setting of “the last loyal gravekeeper of the retro school” can no longer stand up?
How come the old leader Wang, who had been becoming more and more confused in the past two years, suddenly became smart?
Mr. Lin didn't know how to persuade him. After thinking for a while, he said, "Don't you just want to leave your name in the future? I'll let you be the first president of the Wusongjiang Chamber of Commerce, so you can leave your name in the future!"

Feng Shike sighed, "How can this lousy president be compared with the lofty literary world? Your body and name will be destroyed, but the rivers and streams will flow forever!

Li Bai's father was a wealthy businessman in the Tang Dynasty, but a thousand years later, everyone knows the poet Li Bai!
Who can still remember what the name of Li Bai's wealthy father was? No one knows it anymore! "

"His name is Li Ke." Mr. Lin answered promptly, "That's the name of Li Bai's father."

Feng Shike: "."

Others are complaining in depression and anger, can you, Lin Tailai, cooperate with them seriously?
"It's a pity that four years have been wasted. I will never have the chance to make a mark in the literary world again." Master Feng said dejectedly again.

Everyone knows their own business. I am not a genius writer like Lin Tailai. Without the highly personal signboard of "the last loyal member of the retro school", I will just be lost in the crowd.

After his true identity was exposed by the old leader Wang, he will no longer have a place in the literary world. In the second half of his life, he can only go back to doing business activities and be a boring rich man.

Looking at Master Feng Er who looked like a walking corpse, Lin Tailai said disapprovingly:

"This literary conference isn't over yet. Everything is possible. There's no need for you to get discouraged now."

Master Feng Er laughed bitterly and said, "If you don't know how to comfort others, don't force yourself to comfort them! My undercover identity has been discovered, what else is possible?"

Lin Tailai sneered, "What do you mean the old leader saw through the undercover? It's obvious that the old leader was bewitched by the traitor and believed the slander and expelled you, a loyal minister!
You can't be so decadent, you have to cheer up, fight the traitors to the end, and let the old leader Wang return to the right path!"

Ah? Can it be interpreted this way? Master Feng Er couldn't help but fall into confusion. Can this world still be so magical?
Mr. Lin did not elaborate, but just said: "Don't think too much, just prepare for the main meeting! After brewing for so long, it's time to reap the rewards!"

(End of this chapter)