Lord of the House

Although Dongyang Prefecture is only a narrow enclave of Shiliang County embedded between Jiangning, Weiyang and Huai'an Prefectures, it controls the Shiliang River. Shen Rong had long noticed that Hong Zepu's situation was different. If Lin Bie had not met Liu Xilin on the road, he would not have even known that Shen Rong had secretly deployed an elite team in Shiliang County.

Lin Fu told Cao Ziang and the others the thoughts that suddenly broke into his mind. After everyone thought about it, the situation along the Shiliang River was more like the intention of Shen Rong, the prefect of Dongyang, to condone it.

"What's he doing, he also wants to make a fortune in troubled waters?" Zhao Hu asked.

"Shen Rong won't be greedy for this money." Lin Fu shook his head and said, Shen Rong is an official from the fourth-rank prefect, and he is an official with real power. He actually has more money than Gu Wuchen, so he won't take this risk. In fact, Shen Rong is an official. Also has a reputation for being clean.

"Does he have a personal grudge with Uncle Qin?" Zhou Pu asked.

"Maybe there is," Lin Fu said, "but I'm more worried that he has ulterior motives." Lin Fu had never seen Shen Rong before, and his impressions of him were all passed down by others, and he really didn't have an accurate understanding of him.

"What's your intention?" Ge Cunxin, the loach master asked.

"Over the years, Shen Rong has always been an official who advocated the reorganization of the government's army. He has done some things in Dongyang and achieved some achievements, but after all, he has received a lot of resistance and cannot really practice his proposition. The Chinese Communist Party belongs to the wall-riding faction, and whichever faction prevails will fall to whichever faction. Although these years have been prosperous in official affairs and have a good reputation in government, it is actually difficult to get real use - if you are not afraid to use the most malicious thoughts to speculate on others, based on The above two points are enough for Shen Rong to condone Qin Chengbo to use the Shiliang River and the Hongzepu Waterway." Lin Fu said.

"Ah..." Hearing what Lin Fu said, everyone gasped. If the truth was as Lin Fu had guessed, Shen Rong's ultimate goal was to condone the rebellion of the fishermen and boatmen in Hongzepu so that he could have something to do with it. Opportunity to fight against rebellion and reorganize the government army. Shen Rong's achievements in the prefect of Dongyang could not be more dazzling than the successful quelling of a rebellion of tens of thousands of people.

"He's playing with fire." Cao Zi'ang said.

Lin Bie nodded, agreeing, and said, "Perhaps Shen Rong despised Hong Zepu's fishermen from the bottom of his heart for what great things and great climate they can achieve..."

After Qin Chengbo stepped down from the position of Jiangning garrison general, he was appointed general of Fuguo. The Hongzepu clan forces robbed the Qin clan's fleet, whether it was successful or not, they would use this as a sign to officially act, which is almost certain.

Once the powers of the Hongzepu families succeed, who knows what good things they will get from the Qin family's fleet? Qin Chengbo's private collection of soldiers and armor must not be rare, and the hundreds of thousands of silver coins will greatly increase the power of the Hongzepu families. But in any case, although the Jianghuai area is full of robbers, there has been no large-scale civil unrest for a long time. It is no wonder that Shen Rong and other local officials despise the water village forces, but they ignored a problem and stayed in Hongzepu after the New Year. , Shiliang River and the north bank of Chaotiandang have much more refugees than in previous years, which is also a very unstable factor.

Lin Fuzhi felt a faint pain in his head. Not everyone can walk around and watch the general situation of the world gradually collapse in front of his eyes, because countless people's lives and flesh and blood will be filled in, but the general situation in the world is like this, and it is no longer human power. saved.

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Lin Fu wrote a private letter to Gu Wuchen and sent a fast horse back to Jiangning. In the letter, he did not explain the situation of Hong Zepu, but he also wrote in the private letter many doubts he saw along the Shiliang River. Let Gu Wuchen make his own judgment and decision.

Lin Fu took the Shiliang River back to the forest, saying that he was not aware of what was going to happen, and it would be difficult to win the trust of Gu Wuchen in the future.

In addition, he didn't want to just watch the world collapse further. When the world is changing, he can't walk around and take it calmly. After all, there will be thousands of lives and flesh and blood to fill in, but all he can do is write a private letter to Gu Wuchen. What a small ninth-grade scholar can do is very limited.

Lin Fu could only go to Shanglinli with Zhou Pu, Cao Zi'ang and others to watch the development of the situation.

Because they had to wait for Zhou Pu and Cao Zi'ang to arrive, Lin Fu and the others were delayed on the road for more than half a day, and they arrived at Shanglindu after nightfall. Even so, it is much faster than the ordinary Wu Peng boat.

The atmosphere of Shanglindu is also very different from last autumn, and the security is much stricter. Compared with the chaotic Savage Ferry, Shanglindu is much more orderly, and there are no messy refugee shacks, docks and piers on the river beach outside the ferry. In the long street behind, there are not many people in rags after dark.

Lin Tingxun was sick in bed, unable to write or speak, but it did not prevent the normal functioning of the Lin family after the separation of powers.

There are no special lighting buildings such as turrets or lighthouses in the ferry, but there are dozens of high pillars along the river embankment and inner streets. After night, lanterns are hung, which also illuminate the ferry and stacks as if they were dusk. Or what is the difference between lighthouses, that is, it is impossible to use bronze mirrors to project lights into the distance.

Lin Zonghai, the commander of Shanglinli Township Battalion, looked at the big ship slowly moored at the dock, and Lin Bing, who was standing against the wind at the bow, was really extraordinary. He felt complicated in his heart. With a potential competitor, who would have thought that this son would go to Jiangning and actually fawn on Gu Wuchen and get along very well.

Lin Mengde rushed back to the forest two days early to do business. He and Lin Zonghai went to the ferry to meet Lin Fu. Apart from the two of them, there was no important person from the Lin family. In addition, the Gu family sent two people to Shanglindu to welcome Lin Fu and others.

It is said that Lin Bing can get along well in Jiangning, and it is also a great help to the Lin family, but Lin Bing has established a business on his own in Jiangning. This time, the marketing of Gu's tea goods is also the foothold of the family. Lin Xuzong has a previous feud with him. , the old people of all clans also think of their own family, and it is not hard to understand if they refuse to come out to meet Lin Fu. If they don't jump out and stab Lin Fu in the face, they are already worried about the power that he has just developed.

There are many neighbors watching the lively at the ferry port. Seeing Lin Bie standing on the bow of the boat, there are many discussions: "Lin Xiucai is really majestic. I have never seen such a big boat several times in my life..."" The official ship that sent Mr. Gu last time was far less powerful than this." "I heard that he can help our Dongyang Township Party in Jiangning. Don't look at Dongyang next to Jiangning, but the Dongyang Township Party is not a good climate in Jiangning. It was because of Master Gu, and firstly because of Lin Xiucai, the party in Dongyang Township was really different in Jiangning. Qiancun Gouyazi sent a letter and said that he worked in Jiangning and his salary was 10% higher than that of the locals. Brother Linli, you said that this is a matter of face." "Second Young Master drove Lin Xiucai out of Shanglinli before, but he never thought that Lin Xiucai would be able to go to Jiangning to have such a good prospect, and he didn't have the face to come out to see Lin Xiucai at this time. "No, when Lin Xiucai used a knife to force the second son to kneel to save Rao, I knew that Lin Xiucai would have great prospects. Look, how much time has passed?" The master still has ideas in bed, I wonder what he will think in his heart? Lin Xiucai is the one who drove him out after all." "Can he have any ideas, get up from the hospital bed to greet him?" "It's strange, Seventh Madam. Why didn't you come to the ferry and didn't see her figure for a long time?" "When the eldest master is in good health, the seventh lady can still have less scruples. In this way, most of them rely on the seventh lady to support him. If you don't shy away, who knows what tongues will be chewed by outsiders?" "Who dares to chew the seventh lady's tongue, I don't dare, you Zhao Laosan dare?"

Lin Fu stood at the bow of the boat and looked at everything at the ferry. When the boat came ashore, he got off the boat with a smile on his face and cupped his hands. ?" He introduced Sun Jingtang, Cao Zi'ang and others to Lin Zonghai.

The seventh lady, Gu Yingxiu, was inconvenient to come to the ferry to greet him. Zhao Hu, his parents, and his second brother Zhao Bao stood behind Lin Zonghai and Lin Mengde. Standing with them was an old man in a neat green shirt, Lin Bie looked familiar, and after a few moments, he remembered that he was the old man Guo in the forest, and Zhao Hu's prospective husband. The old man has also come to the ferry, do you want to take Zhao Hu away to discuss the marriage?" They had someone unload a few gifts for Zhao Hu in Jiangning, and asked Zhao Hu to lead ten military guards to lead a horse and a camel to return first. go home.

From Shanglindu to the north, the Dongyang will travel up to 20 to 30 miles without worrying about running aground. Further north is the shallow lake area, and the Dongyang will be useless. Therefore, watching the situation in Hongzepu in Shanglin, the actual use of the Dongyang is not They will stop at Shanglin and honestly hire people to load tea on the ship. Cao Ziang, Ge Cunxin and others will transfer them out of the ship in batches, either overtly or covertly.

Cao Zi'ang led ten sword-wielding guards to bring money and gifts ashore in the name of helping Zhao Hu's marriage to rise. Eight horses were brought down from the boat, and for the time being, they were all on camels that had been bought by Jiangning for Zhao Hu. There are also nearly 20 good horses that have been kept in the upper forest all the time, so as to ensure that each person who goes ashore has two good horses available. The big loach master Ge Cunxin and others stayed on the boat temporarily, and waited until late at night to find a chance to transfer them out of the boat in batches. Lin Fu did not confirm whether Hong Zepu or Shen Rong had eyes on Shanglindu. Besides, Lin Zonghai and Lin Xuzong are not good people. If you want to do anything, you must first hide from their eyes.

In the weather in mid-April, the clothes were already thin, and the ten military guards disembarked from the boat. It was easy to see if there was armor in their clothes, and if the armor was not well-dressed. According to the law, strong armour such as armour, strong bows, and swords are prohibited from private soldiers such as the valiant soldiers of the township and the merchants, Wuwei, and the guards. There is no need for a strong bow, no swords such as a sword, and no matter how hard the training is, it will be greatly reduced. The Lin family has always paid attention to equipping Xiangyong with well-equipped armour. Even so, the township battalion is full of 500 people, and the actual number of troops is more than 700, but the private storage accumulated over the years is only more than 60 pairs of armor. . Looking at the ten military guards who disembarked from the boat, all of them wore armor in their robes. In addition to the saber around their waist, they also carried long weapons such as the Mo knife. In addition, many of the people who stayed on the boat also seemed to be wearing armor, which made Lin Zonghai look at it. How not to be alarmed? It's no exaggeration to say that Lin Bie's fame passed down from Jiangning.

Lin Fu smiled slightly, and first chatted with Zhao Hu's parents and old man Guo about the marriage arrangements. He asked them to go home first. He only asked Zhou Pu to stay with him, and his safety in Shanglindu was still guaranteed.

Old Man Guo originally disliked Zhao Hu for driving the Lin family out of the village camp and intentionally ruined the marriage. Later, Zhao Hu became Lin Fu's **** and went to Jiangning and there were signs of prosperity. Old Man Guo also intended to facilitate this marriage~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Speaking of this, it is also depressing, but Zhao Hu still misses Guo Hongying, the daughter of old man Guo, and begs the seventh lady to facilitate good things. After getting off the boat, he gave a big gift to his parents and old man Guo.

The old man Guo looked very energetic when he saw Zhao Hu changed into a plain robe. There were more than a dozen majestic and high-spirited attendants leading horses to follow. The vanity of this generation has never been so inflated at this time, and his eyes glanced at the neighbors who were watching the lively, and he saw that his son-in-law was more and more happy, and his smile was wide-open.

Zhao Hu's father was an honest man who kept his head and said nothing. He blushed and panicked when he received Lin Bing's gift. He just punched his son Zhao Hu twice on the shoulder, smiling and couldn't say anything. . Aunt Zhao arranged for Zhao Hu's collar, dusted off the dust, and watched her son follow Lin Fu's career. She knew that her decision to make her son Lin Fu's follower was not wrong, and she was naturally very happy, and said to Lin Fu, "Lin Fu. Xiucai, after you're done with your business, no matter how late it is, come home for a drink at night..."

"Okay," Lin Fu replied, "I will also help with the planning of Zhao Hu's marriage." He knew that no matter how late Aunt Zhao deliberately asked him to come, most likely the seventh lady would be there waiting for him to meet. I haven't seen him for a long time, and I miss him very much, but now I have to deal with Lin Zonghai first.

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