Daming talker

Chapter 519 A unique venue (asking for monthly tickets!)

It was the beginning of October and the literary conference was in full swing, mainly because all parties were constantly building momentum.

Any literati who come to join in the fun at a literary conference must be someone who likes to mingle.

Since you like to hang out in circles, you must "blindly follow" the mainstream opinions of the small circle around you, otherwise you will be excluded from the small circle.

For intellectuals who generally do not have national reputation, the small circle around them is still mainly composed of local fellows.

At times like this, the role of regional leaders comes into play. Often one or several leaders are the weather vane of a region.

As long as ordinary intellectuals from the same region still want to stay in the circle safely, they basically follow the opinions of the big guys from their hometown.

Therefore, it can be considered that Mr. Lin’s ability to deal with Shen Mingchen and send Tu Long away was equivalent to dealing with Zhejiang; and his ability to deal with Gong Nai was equivalent to dealing with Shandong.

Of the four major provincial literary centers in the world, Mr. Lin has already obtained two of them, which is a huge advantage.

As for Nanzhili, it was too scattered. Instead of having the energy to unify Nanzhili, it would be better to directly unify the entire country.

Within Nanzhili, Mr. Lin has currently completed the integration of the literary circles of the three major counties of Suzhou, Songjiang, and Yangzhou, which is sufficient for now.

Of course, as the host and main organizer, Mr. Lin still has to focus a lot of his energy on conference affairs.

Feng Shike, who was expelled by the old leader Wang, also brought a message saying that the main meeting time should be postponed for a few days.

This also made Mr. Lin a little confused. Earlier, the old leader Wang urged to hold the main meeting in a hurry. It might be that the other party felt that they had a great advantage, so they had to hurry up.

So now it has to be postponed again. Is it because we have defeated Shandong, causing the opponent to lose a big advantage and now they want to delay?
After thinking about it, this is the only way I can understand it for now.

But just one day later, the old leader Wang sent Zou Diguang to convey the message that there were too many participants in the meeting and the main venue in Canglang Pavilion would appear crowded and messy, so he suggested changing the location.

Mr. Lin said impatiently: "Suzhou City is such a small place, where else does the old leader want to move to?"

"It is generally recognized in Yanzhou that the Humble Administrator's Garden is the most suitable in all aspects." Zou Diguang replied.

The Humble Administrator's Garden is the largest garden in Suzhou, covering an area of ​​200 acres. Moreover, the current landscape of the Humble Administrator's Garden is different from many meticulously crafted styles, and it emphasizes the wildness of the spaciousness.

So if there are a lot of people attending the meeting, it is indeed convenient to hold it in the Humble Administrator's Garden.

But Mr. Lin did not think it was that simple. It was probably mainly because the Humble Administrator's Garden was large and open, and from a security perspective, it was not easy to be surrounded and blocked.

After all, with the previous experiences of being blocked on the rockery in Qiuzhi Garden four years ago and being surrounded in Pingshan Hall in Shugang two years ago, the old leader Wang was forced to improve his military qualities and no longer pursue the kind of high-handed and detached style.

But what makes Mr. Lin suspicious is why the old leader, who should have given up and accepted his fate, has become wary again and started to pay attention to safety issues?
Could it be that the old leader Wang is planning something else, which is why he is so concerned about safety afterwards?
While thinking, Lin Tailai responded: "The Humble Administrator's Garden now belongs to the Xu family of Huqiu. I don't know if it will be arranged in time."

Zou Diguang immediately replied: "The Duke of Yanzhou has already made an agreement with the Xu family, so it is completely possible to borrow it!"

Lin Tailai could only solemnly warn: "This will not happen again. I don't want any more changes."

The old leader Wang's ideas kept changing, which made Mr. Lin very annoyed, but he didn't dare to take any direct action.

He was afraid that the old leader Wang, whose life seemed to be counting down, would die on the spot, and then he would not be able to explain himself.

After sending Zou Diguang away, Mr. Lin called Mr. Shen over and scolded him, "Do you, the Xu family, want to cut yourself off from the people of Suzhou?"

Mr. Shen was completely confused. It was difficult to understand what you, Lin Tailai, meant. What did you mean by "your Xu family"?
Although their ancestors had married into the Xu family and changed their surname to Xu, and even their father was once called Xu Shixing, but since their father became the top scorer in the imperial examination, their family has restored the surname to Shen and no longer Xu!

So the Xu family of Huqiu angered Lin Tailai again, and then the Shen family was taken out on them?

Mr. Lin continued, “They actually colluded with Wang Yanzhou and lent the Humble Administrator’s Garden to him without my knowledge.”

Mr. Shen didn't know what to say. When Lin Tailai was establishing himself in the commercial district and rising, he had many conflicts with the Xu family. The first time Lin Tailai encountered his gang being smashed was by the Xu family.

This time, it was obvious that the Xu family was resentful and deliberately trying to disgust Lin Tailai.

But what good can this do? The Xu family's approach is really unwise. It is purely hurting others and not benefiting themselves, and provoking a powerful enemy for no reason.

Ever since Xu Taishi, the most sensible member of the Huqiu Xu family, went to the capital to serve as an official, there have been really no reliable people in Suzhou.

Mr. Lin sneered and said, "The Huqiu Xu family dared to do this because they relied on your Shen family. I know that I can't wipe them out because of your Shen family's face."

Although they no longer have the surname Xu for twenty or thirty years, the Shen and Xu families still maintain a special relationship and get along as relatives.

Then Mr. Lin asked Mr. Shen, "I ask myself, I have been very polite to the Xu family for your sake.

For example, I only destroyed the reputation of Fan Yunlin, the son-in-law of the Xu family, and did not take any further action.

For example, of the three prosperous street blocks outside Suzhou city, I only occupied Nanhao Street and Shangtang Street, and Shantang Street was still left to the Xu family.

But the Xu family still dares to act like this, what do you think I should do? "

Master Shen answered honestly: "I don't know what to do either. Just do whatever you want to do. I will pretend I don't know."

Mr. Lin said with satisfaction: "I am still very relieved about your awareness. You go and tell the Xu family that if you do something wrong, you will have to bear the price. After the literary conference, the New Wulian Society will fully enter Shantang Street.

In addition, the amount of goods that the Xu family brings in and out of Suzhou has been reduced to 60% of last year, and the tariffs have been raised!"

Master Shen was too lazy to make any excuses for the Xu family who were courting death. "You can do whatever you want! I won't care if you burn down the Humble Administrator's Garden!"

Besides, only his father Shen Shixing might still have some affection for the Xu family.

And Mr. Shen was the son of the top scholar in the family since he was born, and he never had the surname Xu!
In Gusu Posthouse, in the study room of the old leader Wang’s residence, there is also a map hanging on the wall.

This is certainly not the "National Enemy and Our Situation Map", but the "Humble Administrator's Garden Floor Plan", with a line of small words next to it: Turning route in emergency.

Gu Xiancheng was standing in front of the picture, explaining it to the old leader Wang.

“The chairman of the Yanzhou Public Office is located here by the bridge. If an incident occurs, the Yanzhou Public Office can quickly move from the bridge to the other side.

Then send some scholars to block the bridge and delay the enemy, so that the Duke of Yanzhou will have time to retreat, and the Xu family servants will also help and cover him. "

Old Alliance Leader Wang nodded repeatedly. This arrangement was more reassuring than the desperate situation like Pingshan Hall in Shugang where there was nowhere to escape.

Lin Tailai planned to set up the main venue at Canglang Pavilion, obviously trying to use the same old trick again to trick him into going up the mountain!
Who doesn't know that Canglang Pavilion is built on a rockery in the garden? Can you easily come down after going up?

At this moment, Zou Diguang, who was supposed to be busy outside, rushed in and shouted, "Something big has happened!"

Elder Wang was terrified and asked quickly, "Could it be that Wu Guolun and Wang Daokun were killed?"

In the old leader's mind, there can be no bigger thing than this at the moment.

"That's not the case." Zou Diguang replied: "The Humble Administrator's Garden is on fire!"

After a pause, the old leader Wang asked, "What did Lin Tailai say?"

Don't ask why the fire is on, that's meaningless!

Zou Diguang continued to answer: "Lin Tailai said not to worry, he has already asked Suzhou Wei for help.

Once the fire is out, we will urgently set up tents on the white ground in Humble Administrator's Garden so as not to affect the main meeting the day after tomorrow!"

Gu Xiancheng questioned: "There are so many gardens in Suzhou, can't we change one?"

Zou Diguang said: "Lin Tailai said he promised not to change the location, so he will not change it. He keeps his word!"

Leader Wang: "."

What a sin! Are we going to hold a literary conference in a military camp? How did it turn out like this?
"Killing the chicken to scare the monkeys! This is killing the chicken to scare the monkeys!" Gu Xiancheng gritted his teeth and said, "He wants to use this to scare everyone not to cooperate with us!"

Even if we have the home advantage, this is too much!
Mr. Lin, who had been slandered by countless people, had just finished meeting a group of guests and was taking a break when Mr. Shen rushed over again.

"Why did you set fire to the Humble Administrator's Garden?" asked Mr. Shen.

Mr. Lin asked in surprise, "Didn't you instruct me to set the fire? You said you wouldn't care even if I burned down the Humble Administrator's Garden.

Although I originally wanted to punish the Xu family, I didn't think about arson at all. It was you who reminded me.

Don't worry, I am sensible in what I do. This time I only burned the front part of the garden, so the loss is not that big."

Master Shen: “.”

It was just something I said in anger, how can you make it come true?

Mr. Lin retreated strategically and said, "The weak can only speak in anger, while the strong can turn angry words into reality.

I heard that the Xu family wanted to send a large number of servants to serve in the venue. Do they dare to do so now?"

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the main meeting, and a large number of scholars and literati from all over Suzhou City flocked to the Humble Administrator's Garden located in the northeast of the city.

They all knew that today might be a moment to witness literary history.

But from the moment they arrived outside the gate, the participants sensed something was unusual.

On such occasions there will certainly be a large number of servants performing various service tasks to ensure the smooth progress of the conference.

But the servants that the participants saw were not humble and obedient servants, but burly men with flesh on their faces.

When the participants walked into the second door, they saw a large military tent standing on the gray and black ground. Doesn't this unique atmosphere seem a bit out of place in the literary world?
The host, Jiu Yuan Zhen Xian, was standing in front of the big tent, and he said loudly to those who had arrived early, "We originally planned to hold the main venue in Cang Lang Pavilion, but Lord Yanzhou insisted on holding it in Humble Administrator's Garden.

So I have no choice but to do my best to provide the best possible guarantee for the meeting!"

(End of this chapter)