Chapter 197: Seeking Skin with the Tiger

At the intersection of Baiyangfang West Street in the west of the city, a gilded and painted bronze carriage slowly drove towards the West City Gate, and the copper bells at the four corners of the carriage 'jingled', and the low and pleasant sound was distant and pure.

A black-clothed and masked woman at the gate of the city whispered as the carriage drove in front of her, "Lord Lin Fort, I haven't seen you for a long time. ”

The carriage, which had been driving forward for some distance, suddenly stopped, and after a while, the Tsing Yi guards accompanying him turned back and looked the silver-haired man in black up and down, "This... Senior, Master Hou is invited. ”

You Xue smiled faintly, stepped forward in a few steps, and stepped into the wide carriage with a slight leap.

The two looked at each other, and they were both amazed at the change with each other.

After not seeing him for a few months, Lin Zi was thin and out of shape, and his face was sagging loosely, obviously similar in age to King Gulan, but he was full of age.

He also looked at You Xue, "If it weren't for Ben Hou's excellent ear power, I couldn't believe it was you." ”

"Master Hou has gone through the vicissitudes of the world, and he would say such a thing, after all, life is nothing but surprise is fright, I hope I didn't scare you. ”

Lin Zijian snorted lightly: "The Zeng family's affairs, you have worked a lot." ”

"When people do iniquity, the heavens are watching, and it is not that they do not report it, but the time has not yet come. She took out two scrolls from her arms and handed them to Lin Zijian, "No need to gossip, I came to find Master Hou to make a deal." ”

Lin Zijian took the scroll, but didn't open it, just looked at her with a complicated expression and said, "What deal?"

"Master Hou will open it first and then talk about it, after all, what I want to say this time is not a bargaining chip of ten thousand taels of gold. You Xue joked.

Lin Zijian remembered that in the Eagle Castle, she dared to threaten herself as a cheap slave, and knocked out a sum of gold, and couldn't help but be a little funny.

He lowered his eyes and opened one of the scrolls, and was suddenly stunned, he was good at works, not only in civil engineering and architecture, but also in weapon casting and carpenter's craftsmanship.

The drawings of the various parts on the drawings were very clear and neat, and he could see that they were parts of the big ship, but without the crooked text descriptions below, it would definitely take him a lot of time to figure it out if he wanted to integrate them.

It was rare to see such a wonderful expression on this person's face, You Xue smiled, "Lord Lin Bao is amazingly talented, he won't lose his temper for such a drawing, right?"

Lin Zijian said: "You drew it, but I don't believe you came up with it." ”

You Xue nodded in agreement: "Pick up people's teeth and wisdom, borrow flowers to offer Buddha, I heard that the king of the South China Sea asked to see the marquis, hoping that you can build a ghost ship that is haunting on the water like the Jialuo country." ”

"It's not that I haven't tried, but none of them have succeeded. Lin Zijian no longer looked at the parts of the ship, but carefully recognized the description that You Xue described crookedly with charcoal, and did not forget to comment: "How can General You have a daughter like you." ”

You Xue's playful eyes began to fade, and she said, "You already knew. ”

Lin Zijian raised his head and said after a moment of silence: "I thought you had already found out the cause of General You's death. ”

"Do you know the truth?"

Lin Zijian coughed lightly, pointed to the oval, partially shadowed parts, and opened the topic: "What is this?"

"Since Master Hou has studied the ghost ship, he should also know the principle of the ghost ship's sinking and floating underwater, which is a water storage tank. ”

"What is it?" he unfolded his drawings and pointed to a few strange twists and turns of long columns, "so you can tell me your idea first, and see how hard it is to read your words." ”

You Xue is not for sale, "The ghost ship sinks and floats through its own cabin weight. You Xue pointed to the strange circular pattern drawn by her and said: "The ghost ship of the Gara Kingdom can accommodate eight people, and I only need one person to control this design, this is a snorkel, which can be submerged for two days and two nights." The water tank is designed to speed up the sinking and floating speed of the hull, and there is no need to do it manually, just pull the lever, and this is the propeller, which I have seen in your Eagle Castle, which can replace human labor and increase the speed of diving in the water..."

Lin Zijian shook his head and pointed to the hull parts module and said: "Do you know, the ghost ship of the Garo Kingdom can dive dozens of meters, alternately sinking and floating, the hull is firm and waterless, I sent spies to check their hull, and the hull material and snorkel structure I built are no different from them, but our ship can only sink four or five meters, and it needs to float up for ventilation in less than a quarter of an hour, otherwise it will be suffocated alive in the water." He frowned and thought for a moment, and then said, "Moreover, I can't do it for a long time without water without erosion, so I can't agree to the request of the King of the South Sea." ”

"The ghost ship you made is made of wooden structure, covered with grease and leather waterproof, I only know one thing, but all the gap filling and waterproofing, whether it is a ship or a building, cannot do without it, but the quality of the lime firing in my dynasty is too poor to do the same as that of the Gara country, this is the difference in the lime calcination method. ”

Lin Zijian suddenly looked up at her.

You Xue didn't care, "You can even design the exquisite and exquisite mechanism of Qimen skillful techniques, you must have thought about it, but if you want to apply it to water warfare, it will require a huge amount of investment, there is no endless source of ore, there is no pure coal mine source supplemented by fine fire quenching, there is no reference to classic ancient books, and there is no assistance from an iron-smelting craftsman like Bian Qian. ”

Lin Zijian looked at her coldly and sat up straight, "So you know everything." ”

"If I say I guess, believe it or not, the reason why Flying Eagle Fort was broken by Wuhuan at that time was because you were eager to win, and you had the psychology of a gambler who would rather believe it, believing that he could bring you the treasure book of the royal family of Jialuo, and it was not only because he said that he could find some famous doctor for Yao Jinling, so you had close contacts with him, and did not hesitate to reveal the whereabouts of the defense map of Paile City to him. Isn't that right?"

Lin Zijian suddenly sneered, his eyes burned, and he pointed to the scroll: "It's just this scroll, you are not qualified to talk to me about the transaction, although your idea is perfect, but the more perfect it is, the more it is used in practice, but it is even more whimsical and on paper!"

You Xue took out a handwritten copy with undried ink from her sleeve and turned a page at random: "Jin Yan Ji Shu." ”

Lin Zijian was only stunned for a moment, almost before she could finish speaking, she rushed over to grab the book.

You Xue suddenly let go and threw it over, "Half, it's just a manuscript, you are an expert, you can understand whether it's true or not." ”

Lin Zijian's hands trembled slightly, and he looked at the contents of the ink in disbelief, "The descendants of Bian Qian are still alive! I have been searching for the whereabouts of their people for so many years, but there has been no news, I didn't expect ......"

"Bian Huaishi died, leaving only one daughter. ”

Lin Zijian's eyes lit up as he held this half of the manuscript and said, "Take me to her!"

You Xue waved her hand: "Deal, help me do one thing first!"

Seeing Lin Zijian's vigilant expression, she smiled, "Wuhuan is in the royal capital," she wrapped a silver thread around her fingers, and said quietly: "The Zeng family's death in prison has something to do with him! I can't figure out why he did this, but he must have a back hand, I want you to lure him out!"

"Why do you want me to design him? Half of the power in the royal capital has returned to the hands of King Rui, and he has to act as easily as he can!"

The corners of You Xue's lips twitched slightly, and she was extremely cold, "Didn't Master Hou hear that in addition to the southeast coast, there was also a rebellion in the southwest and northwest border fortresses, and that day Jiu Ge and Si Yao had already divided into two armies and began to assemble in Meng County and Luodang County, and the Gu Luo Yu in Tongwu Garden was fake. ”

Lin Zijian looked at her coldly, and his face did not fluctuate: "How can You Hong have a daughter like you? His whole clan was slaughtered, and you can still have no guilt and do your best to plan for the dynasty? At the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony, you also blocked the fatal whip for the sick and weak emperor, I thought that you would take this opportunity to explain to the king and Pan, and ask him to correct the case for your You clan, but you were unexpected, and first overthrew the Zeng family!"

You Xue didn't care, "The first time we met in Flying Eagle Castle, you called You Hong a thief? ”

Lin Zijian looked at her with a solemn face, "Lan Ying has an accident, are you also involved, the Lan family is not the Zeng family!"

"Today's meeting with Hou Ye has benefited me a lot, thank you Hou Ye for reminding me, and I will also tell you one thing, I guess you don't know yet, the queen is pregnant, and we don't need to calculate her. You Xue watched Lin Zijian with evil amusement, and instantly stunned and turned into a look of pain and anger, and flew at her.

The carriage was wide enough to accommodate four or five people, You Xue deftly rotated to avoid the attack, swept her legs, and kicked at the knee where Lin Zijian got up angrily, Lin Zijian didn't expect that this woman's movements could be so fast and agile in the blink of an eye, one was attacked by her, and the other staggered back and sat back on the soft chair.

The guard outside the car door said urgently: "Lord Wang!"

"It's okay, stand down!"

Lin Zijian was still furious, and glared at You Xue fiercely, "I don't believe it! she will never be..."However, his eyes were full of mockery at Shang Xue, and he seemed to think of something, "If it's true, why is there no movement on the king's side!"

No matter what kind of man can't bear this, let alone an emperor!

"I can't imagine that Hou Ye is a superficial person who only loves skin, and the most difficult thing to guess is the human heart!

Lin Zijian's strict attitude finally relaxed: "I know, what do you want me to do?"

You Xue threw the dried Linghua snake skin in front of him: "Help me find out the nest of this snake, the sooner the better!"

Lin Zijian was already speechless with anger, he pointed to the disgusting snake skin, "Why do you want Ben Hou to do this kind of thing?"

"Hou Ye has a wide range of friends, and there are many talented people in the rivers and lakes, it is most appropriate for Hou Ye to investigate secretly, and he will not startle the snake. You Xue saw his extremely angry expression, and smiled meaninglessly: "If you're lucky, you may be able to find out this adulterer." ”

Seeing his changing expression, she continued to add: "Lord Wang, your eldest brother Lin Jiao also died in the hands of Wu Huan!"

"Who are you?" Lin Zijian's voice trembled a little with the shock of the successive changes.

The Lin family also has an eldest son, which has never been known to outsiders, it is a family scandal, this woman actually knows?

"I'm sorry, I've never had the habit of peeping at other people's families, but I was caught in Heishui Village by accident, and I happened to meet the second master, his name is Lin Jiao, the name of the Lin family, since I flipped through the ancient books of Tianshu Pavilion, I found that on the Yunxi Continent, except for the Lin Fort Lord, there seems to be no other family, it won't be so coincidental." You Xue grinned.

Lin Zijian stared at You Xue with a torch, "Wu Huan said that my brother was the killer who died in the Blazing Li League. ”

You Xue suddenly had an epiphany, she remembered why the distribution map of the troop transport road in Luo Luo City fell into the hands of the black toad, it was she who blamed Liang Yan! The troop transport road is repaired by the Flying Eagle Fort every year, of course Lin Zijian has a copy!

Zhen Yunze's original idea was right, if Liang Yan knew about the existence of the Troop Transport Dao, he would not have committed himself to entering the county guard mansion to become a male pet for revenge!

This Lin Zijian! Zhenxi Hou...... It's really ironic!

She didn't know why, her eyes actually chuckled into tears, and she said in a mocking voice: "It turned out to be you! It was you who sold the distribution map of the Luoluo City Troop Transport Road to Wuhuan and them, just for the sake of unwarranted revenge, you put the people of the city in a catastrophe from which they could never recover! Just to destroy the Donglai Pavilion, hehe..."

Lin Zijian was unashamed, "It's just your words, each has its own reason, I won't believe it! Wuhuan this person, I will personally arrest and interrogate!"

"Jin Yan Ji Shu" is equivalent to the "Heavenly Creation" handed down in China, respecting history, here is just apocryphal.

(End of chapter)