It had only been two days, and in the dead of night, a dark shadow had sneaked into Lin Ling's room.

Lin Ling slept in a daze, and suddenly felt that his side was sunken. She has been waiting for Long Yuze to come to her for the past few days, so she doesn't sleep well, and when she feels that someone is coming in the house, a spirit sits up.

"How is this king's words, don't you feel surprised?" Long Yuze said in a low voice, one foot was cocked and rested on the bed, and the other hand reached over and hugged Lin Ling's shoulder tightly.

Lin Ling immediately turned around, stared at Long Yuze through the moonlight outside the window, and said curiously, "Aren't you imprisoned?" How can you say that you will see me when you come and see me? Is there no one guarding you in that place? Since you are so free to move, why don't you go to me this year......" Speaking of the back, Lin Ling pouted.

Long Yuze couldn't help laughing: "Do you really think that the palace is your home?" Can you go in and out as you go? Do you know that when I came, I met several groups of people at the door of your house. It's easy to avoid the sight of the palace guards, but I didn't expect so many people to stare at you, tell me, you have been in the capital for more than a month, who have you provoked? ”

Lin Ling couldn't help pouting: "It must be Qin Yiyan and Chen Huiniang, I can't think of anything else besides them." ”

"So, you have to be careful now." Long Yuze frowned and said, "The current situation is not completely unfavorable to me, you don't need to worry about me." Since I can come out of the palace to see you at will, it means that things are not bad enough to that extent. Xiao Ling'er, this place is no longer safe for you, I'll send someone to find you a safe place to hide......"

"Long Yuze! How can you drive me away like this again? Lin Ling roared angrily, "It's not the first time you've driven me away twice!" Are you trying to send someone to take me away and then I sneak back? ”

Long Yuze said helplessly: "I'm here for your good." ”

"For my own good, let me stay in the capital to help you fight against the queen and the prince, although I am not a goddess, but I also have the ability to help you." Lin Ling said with a heartfelt word, "Now that the child is hiding elsewhere, you don't want to wait for the time to pick up the child after you have achieved a great career, the child doesn't know you anymore, right?" ”

The moon outside the house was bright, and the clear moonlight slanted in, reflecting in Lin Ling's eyes, radiant. There is firmness in her eyes, there is unwillingness, and more expectation. Long Yuze's heart couldn't help but soften, as if he had been put into the softest and softest pile of cotton, surrounded by the warm smell of the sun.

"Okay, tell me, how do you want to help me?" Although Long Yuze's voice was faint, it was full of warmth.

Lin Ling's interest was immediately raised, and he carefully explained his thoughts.

In the dead of night, Lin Ling danced and spoke, and the moonlight gilded her with a layer of brilliance, which was extremely gorgeous.

After hearing this, Long Yuze frowned and thought for a while, and said, "Your idea is good, but if it is implemented, it will still be difficult." ”

"Yes, what I lack most now is silver." Lin Ling rubbed his fingers, "As long as you have silver, anything can be done." By the way, aren't you a prince? Although you are imprisoned, I heard that the emperor did not recover the family property and land property of the palace, and I am still your princess, and I have the right to use the silver, right? Lin Ling leaned towards Long Yuze, blinked his eyes and said.

Long Yuze took out a piece of jade pendant from his arms and said: "This is my token, as long as you go to the money bank in the capital, you can withdraw silver taels, but you also have to pay attention, if the amount is too large, it may attract the attention of people with intentions." Also, I will send a few people to your side to protect you, there are too many people staring at you, it is not safe. ”

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Lin Ling carefully studied the jade pendant, and said with a smile, "Qin Yiyan won't be unfavorable to me, Chen Huiniang, I have an agreement with her, and she won't touch me for the time being." But don't let her bump into me tonight, or I can't guarantee that she'll kill me......"

As Lin Ling spoke, he stuffed the jade pendant that could extract silver under his pillow, and when he raised his head with a smile and stared at Long Yuze, he suddenly realized that the atmosphere was wrong. She cautiously looked at Long Yuze's expression, patted his chest, and saw that Long Yuze still looked cold, and began to wonder if she had said something wrong.

"Xiao Ling'er, am I useless? I have been making you suffer, and when you need me the most, it is other men who are with you. Long Yuze's voice was low, and his face was discouraged, "If I hadn't forcibly abducted you at the beginning, then you and Qin Yiyan should have lived in peace and tranquility......

"What's the matter with you? Say what you do with these? Lin Ling pinched herself, why did she mention Qin Yiyan just now? Hey, Long Yuze has always minded the matter between her and Qin Yiyan, and he just said so firmly that Qin Yiyan would not hurt her, isn't this making Long Yuze angry.

However, Lin Ling was happy again, which showed that Long Yuze cared about her.

This man has always been arrogant and arrogant, always feeling that the world is in his pocket, and he doesn't care about anyone. And at this moment, he was like an injured little beast, just because she mentioned Qin Yiyan and had great trust in Qin Yiyan. Lin Ling sighed, hugged Long Yuze into his arms, and gently patted his back.

With a source of funds, Lin Ling was even more motivated, and soon began to act.

However, Lin Ling, the storyteller of the teahouse, has not resigned for the time being, she now has a regular source of customers every day in the teahouse, and there are many people coming and going in the capital, and many of the stories she tells have been passed on to places outside the capital. This made her think of the media tools of modern society, in ancient times, many things were spread from one to the other, the word "topic leader" did not appear in ancient times, and the influence she has now should be equivalent to that of a newspaper in a small community.

While accumulating news, they also spread the news, believing that the "beggar gang" would soon be established.

But it's not good to call the beggar gang, and Lin Ling plans to think of a new name. In each dynasty, the royal family will have organizations that specialize in collecting intelligence, such as the Ming Emperor's Jinyiwei and Dongxichang, as well as the blood drops of the Yongzheng Emperor, these are all official organizations, and she gathers beggars to form an organization, which should not be considered illegal in this era. However, she can't be too public, if she attracts the attention of someone who cares, she may really die.

Lin Ling first took 5,000 taels of silver and asked Ashin to buy a very large mansion on the outskirts of Beijing, although the mansion was large, but it was also very simple, so it didn't cost much silver. She also sent someone to divide the house into a number of small rooms, just like the university dormitories of the present society, and bought many winter quilts and charcoal fires, and then led the beggars to settle here.

Lin Ling's house in the alleys of the capital has been targeted, so she usually acts very carefully, and basically does not go to the suburbs of Beijing, just for fear of being followed. So it's usually her who gives instructions, and Ashin just goes for a run, and then brings back the news they want in the evening.

On this day, it rained heavily, and when Ashin returned, he returned empty-handed.

"Miss, you can't do it." Ashin sighed and said, "The news I brought back two days ago was all inquired about by myself. The beggars, who had been entertained by us with good food and drink, had never been willing to go out to beg for news since they arrived at the house. At first I was kind enough to bring back two or three beggars to the yard, and of course the beggars would not believe such a good thing, but after a day or two, when they were at ease, they brought all their friends with them. Now, there's a real mess in that yard......"

"Is that the case?" Lin Ling frowned, it was her negligence.

Everyone is inert, and so are beggars, although many people become beggars when they are desperate, but there are also some people who are unwilling to trade their labor for the dignity of survival. Now that she has provided such a good opportunity, she eats and drinks for free every day, and only needs to provide some information to feed and dress without worry, and those beggars will naturally relax day by day.

Lin Ling felt that the situation was a bit serious, if a beggar took the lead in not doing things, then all the beggars would follow suit. She is not a beggar with a kind heart, she also has her purpose. If Long Yuze wants to fight against the queen mother and the crown prince, he must also have his own intelligence organization, which is only good and not harmful.

"Ashin, it looks like I'm going to have to go myself." Lin Ling pressed the corner of his forehead and said.

Ashin said disapprovingly: "Miss, those people all know that I have kung fu, and they don't take me seriously. You are a weak woman, how can they listen? ”

"Don't worry, I have a way." Lin Ling snapped her fingers, those beggars were just having a good time, so they were no longer willing to go out to beg, so she would give them a little uncomfortable. Although she doesn't know how to manage, she also knows that "incentives" are very important, and if she doesn't take some means, those beggars really don't know how powerful she is.

In the evening, Lin Ling put on a cloak and asked Ashin to lure away the stalkers first, and she cautiously slipped out of the house. When he was about to leave the capital, Ashin followed. The house on the outskirts of Beijing is not far away, and you don't even have to sit in a carriage. Lin Ling looked at the scenery of early winter all the way, and couldn't help but sigh, time flies so fast.

Suddenly, Ashin suddenly paused and stood behind Lin Ling.

"What's wrong?" Lin Ling didn't know why, looking around, the street was empty, the sun had set, there was some fog shrouded in this area, Chad quieted down, only the sound of the wind blowing Buddha grass and trees, Lin Ling's heart also lifted.

Ashin pulled out the sword at his waist and said in a low voice, "Someone is following us!" ”

"Isn't it?" Lin Ling tightened Ashin's arm, he was so cautious, how could someone still follow him?

"Miss, you run first, I'll deal with them!" Ashin pushed Lin Ling behind him, flew up with his sword, and vigorously slashed at the grass and trees on the side, and in an instant, the sand and rocks were flying. Lin Ling looked back as he ran. When the sand and gravel dispersed, she paused, and couldn't help but have black lines on her head.

The sword that Ashin wanted to send out was also difficult to retract, and said coldly: "Why are you?" ”

The crisis was resolved, Lin Ling turned around and ran over again, and punched the man in the chest: "Ghost Li, long time no see!" The first time we met after this year, you scared me to death! Why do you want to follow us, if you come out openly, you will die? ”

The ghost's face remained unchanged: "The prince said that his subordinates would secretly protect the princess, so he didn't dare to show up." Behind him, there were three people in black, dressed like ghosts, Lin Ling had also seen them, but they couldn't name them.

When there was a shortage of manpower, Long Yuze sent four people, plus Ashin, it was five. Ashin can't stop those beggars alone, so these four majestic and murderous secret guards should be okay, right? Lin Ling nodded, she was still worried that she couldn't find someone she could trust, now that she was fine, her "beggar gang" would definitely be established soon.

Walking to the door of the mansion, everything looked normal, Lin Ling pushed open the door and walked in, she smelled a foul smell, and the yard was full of some tattered clothes and shoes or something, she hurriedly retreated, covering her nose and staring at Ashin.

Ashin spread his hands helplessly: "Miss, they are beggars, and they don't care about these at all." ”

Lin Ling gritted his teeth and walked in, a group of six people, which still attracted the attention of some beggars.

Now it was time for dinner, some beggars went to the warehouse on their own to get grain to cook, and some spontaneously chopped wood to make a fire, but there were still some trapped on the ground, moaning without disease. Lin Ling didn't have any extra money to hire a man, so he bought all the grain, oil and salt he could use every day and piled them up in the warehouse, so that they could do it themselves.

"Stop what you're doing." Ashin shouted at the top of his voice, but few people listened, the cooks were still cooking, and the chopping woods were still chopping wood, and the few people who were lying on the ground and had nothing to do looked at Lin Ling and the four secret guards behind her.

"Go, close the warehouse!" Lin Ling coldly ordered, "Ghost Li, pour a basin of water and extinguish the fire!" ”

The key and lock were in Ashin's hands, and he immediately walked over. A large lock locked the warehouse. At the same time, the ghost lifted a bucket of water on the spot and poured it on the freshly lit firewood.

The yard immediately exploded.

"Why are you? What do we eat when the warehouse is closed? "Everyone was indignant.

Lin Ling lazily stroked his hair and said, "Didn't there be a warehouse before?" What do you eat? ”

There are five people protecting her, Lin Ling is very relieved, and she is not afraid that beggars will rebel and beat her, so her words and deeds are extremely arrogant.

"You made us here, and you said you could take whatever you want!" A beggar shouted, "Is there any reason for this?" I'm begging well in the streets, and you have to ask us to come here. Now that I'm here, I won't let us eat or drink, and I'm great if I have money. ”

"yes, it's a big deal, let's go!" The other beggar also said angrily.

Lin Ling listened to everyone with a smile, and then said slowly: "The food that lives here is bought with silver, and I let you live here, not for nothing." At the beginning, I said that you would provide useful information, and we would provide food and shelter to ensure that you had no worries about food and clothing. However, judging from the recent situation, the silver is being spent like flowing water, and there is not much useful intelligence information, so do you think I should waste this silver? ”

"Hmph, the good people of Wang Dashan in the capital will open a warehouse to help us poor people every year during the festival, and they never count the return!" Someone else said, "You woman, you have a wicked heart, and you have gathered us together, but you have done this to us!" It's a big deal, let's go back to the old days of begging, and we won't be angry with you! ”

"Well said!" Lin Ling clapped his hands, "In my place, I am angry, isn't begging on the street exchanging dignity for money?" is also angry, why not change to a more dignified one? Also, the good man you just talked about, yes, he opens a warehouse to help the poor people every year, but how many festivals are there in a year? I'm here to eat and drink every day, and he's once in a while. If you feel that this place has treated you badly, then please go, the gate is in front, don't send it! ”

Immediately there was a sound of chirping in the courtyard, but no one lifted a step out.

How can people who are accustomed to living a comfortable life still think about living a hungry and full life before?

"No one is leaving, which means they are willing to stay, right?" Lin Ling said loudly, the people in the courtyard were all supportive, not nodding or shaking their heads, she continued, "Since you stay, you have to follow the rules." The rules are very simple, if you can get back useful and reliable information, then you will have delicious meals to eat, and if you can't get it back, then you will be embarrassed, and you can only eat green vegetables and tofu. Even eating green vegetables and tofu is better than begging days, think about it for yourselves. ”

The people in the courtyard were about to move, Lin Ling knew that her method was effective, and she spoke again: "If there are people whose pursuit of life is just green vegetables and tofu, then I'm sorry, we don't keep you here." You have heard clearly, since you have decided to stay, you have to listen to orders, and there are people who want to be lazy all day long, and I will not be relentless and let you continue to live your old life. You must remember that I am not a good man, and I am going to receive a reward for doing this! ”

Using the quality of food to motivate these beggars is probably the most effective way.

"How can I get useful information when I look like I'm missing an arm?" An old man trapped on the ground said.

Looking at this ragged and white-haired old man, Lin Ling was a little unbearable, this rule is indeed a little difficult for such a physically disabled person. Her face showed a hint of unbearability, and someone in the courtyard immediately snorted and chirped: "One of my legs has also been broken, please show mercy......"

They all seemed to be afraid of the majestic secret guards behind Lin Ling, so they all took the soft route, and Lin Ling was stupid all of a sudden.

She is not a hard-hearted person, and she used to throw copper plates when she saw beggars, but what now?