When Lin Duowen heard this, he didn't answer, and Chu Jishan didn't say anything.

After a while, Lin Duowen saw that he had nothing to do with staying in him, so he said goodbye and left, after leaving, Lin Duowen thought about it and decided to go to see Zhou Shuitian and ask Zhou Shuitian's opinion.

He knew that Zhou Shuitian was at the translator's house, so he went straight to the door, and after he knocked on the door, the translator's wife came to open the door, and when he opened the door, he asked Lin Duowen what was the matter.

"Don't you know where Zhou Xianggong in Fengcheng is?"

"Yes, who are you?"

"A friend of his."

The woman looked at Lin Duowen, and then said please, after Lin Duowen came in and thanked her, she went to the study, in the study, when Zhou Shuitian and the translator saw Lin Duowen preparing to salute, Lin Duowen said that there was no need to be polite, they were busy with them first.

"Master Hou, there's nothing to be busy with, I don't know what you're doing here?"

Lin Duowen looked at the translator, the translator understood, and saluted Lin Duowen and said that he still had some things to do, so he lost his company first.

After the interpreter left, he closed the door by the way.

Zhou Shuitian asked Lin Duowen what he was looking for, and Lin Duowen told him about it.

After Zhou Shuitian heard this, he said to Lin Duowen: "Then what do you mean, Master Hou?" ”

"I think it's better to tell the saint, this kind of thing can't be hidden. I don't know what Brother Zhou thinks? ”

Zhou Shuitian said to Lin Duowen: "It's not a secret, Xiaosheng also thinks so, since ancient times, what the saint values is not talent, but morality, no matter how high this can be, if he is not loyal, the saint will not like it, and this matter cannot be hidden, after all, when the time comes, the troops will be transferred, if the saint does not know, someone will refer to the Hou Ye and you will say that the Hou Ye you intend to make trouble, and the Hou Ye will be difficult to argue at that time." ”

Lin Duowen said yes, this matter is indeed not a trivial matter.

"It's just Brother Chu's side, how can I explain it?"

Lin Duowen was a little embarrassed, he still agreed with Chu Jishan, he was unwilling to let his relationship with Chu Jishan deteriorate because of this incident.

Zhou Shuitian originally wanted to remind him on the way to Xirong, but now that he has such a good opportunity, he has to take advantage of it, he looked at Lin Duowen and said, "Master Hou, there are some things that I don't know if I should say or not." ”

"Brother Zhou, you just said it, between us, there is nothing that should be said and should not be said."

After Zhou Shuitian saluted, he said: "Master Hou, since ancient times, some people seem to be friends on the surface, but in fact they calculate each other and want to kill each other, so as the saying goes, it is indispensable to guard against people." Of course, Chu Zhaoyin is not such a person, but Chu Zhaoyin is a smart person, and this smart person always likes to think more about being good to himself. ”

Hearing this, Lin Duowen shook his head and said, "Brother Zhou, you don't have to beat around the bush, it's better to say it directly." ”

"Chu Zhaoyin is also a talented man, he naturally has to find a way out for himself, Master Hou, don't you treat him as a house slave."

"Brother Chu is my friend, and it is only natural for him to think about himself."

"Since this is the case, there will be disagreements, after all, Chu Zhaoyin's surname is Chu, and your surname is Lin, Hou Ye, this brother still has a clear account, let alone outsiders."

When Lin Duo heard this, he was silent for a while, and then said to Zhou Shuitian: "So that's the case, I understand it." ”

Zhou Shuitian nodded, and told Lin Duowen that it would not hurt to report this matter, unless Lin Duowen had to say more, and Chu Jishan was unwilling to tell himself.

Lin Duowen said that he naturally wouldn't frame Chu Jishan like this, and Zhou Shuitian continued: "This is a secret fold, Master Hou, you can say that Chu Jishan let you go on this secret fold, because there are ministers involved in it, so it is inconvenient for Chu Jishan to play." ”

Lin Duowen said yes, thanking Zhou Shuitian for his help, Zhou Shuitian said to Lin Duowen: "Regarding this rebellion, Xiaosheng thinks that it is necessary to catch the Peacock King before the rebel head, otherwise the rebel head will flee, and he can continue to make trouble." ”

"But now I don't know the whereabouts of this person at all, how can I catch him?"

Zhou Shuitian said with a smile: "The people of the rivers and lakes were naturally arrested on the rivers and lakes. ”

When Lin Duo heard this, he thought about it and said to Zhou Shuitian that he understood.

Zhou Shuitian said to Lin Duowen: "This matter still has to find a better name, such as guarding the safety of the Hou Ye in the westward journey, presumably there are still many martial arts people in the capital who have followed Lin Wenzhenggong to the west." ”

After hearing this, Lin Duo said to Zhou Shuitian: "This idea is not bad, Brother Zhou, you are really smart." ”

"How smart am I, you can also think of these Hou masters, but now they are just the authorities and bystanders."

Lin Duowen didn't bother, returned home, wrote this secret letter, and then asked the housekeeper to spread the news that he had asked for a guard.

The secret fold was seen by the saint the next day, and the saint saw the content of the proclamation on the secret fold, looked around, and asked the ministers and palace maids around to retreat.

The fourth concubine, who was dealing with the twists and turns, was surprised when she saw this situation, this was the first time since the saint Yuji blocked the left and right. The sage didn't answer, picked up the fold, Concubine Wen stepped forward and respectfully took it, and after she read it, she didn't say a word.

Next, the four concubines all finished reading it, and finally Concubine Xian respectfully handed the fold back.

The saint looked at them and said, "I didn't expect that in my old age, such a thing would happen. ”

"The saint is angry, this matter will definitely not be allowed to happen to him."

The sage looked at the song and said, "In this Manchu Dynasty, there is no one who can compare with Shanglin. ”

"Sage, Chu Jishan also has credit for this matter." Seeing the saint's angry appearance, Concubine Ya comforted the saint and said.

"Yes, he also has credit, but he shouldn't hide it from me." The sage looked at the end of the fold and said to the fourth concubine: "If Chu Jishan is willing to tell me, why is there no seal of his behind this, he can't write it, can he still stamp it?" ”

"Chu Jishan didn't understand, he felt wronged, even if this matter was reported, I would reward Lin Duowen heavily, so he wanted to suppress this matter, and when I investigated it, he would push the charge of concealing me to Lin Duowen."

"Don't I know the eyes of your people's hearts? I know very well in my heart that no one will want to hide it from me, I reuse the Lin brothers because they are loyal, and they will not deceive me. What if they don't have talent, as long as they are faithful to me, that's enough. ”

The saint's tone was calm, and he said these words as if he was talking about family life, but the fourth concubine was uneasy and kowtowed.

When the sage said this, he said to the fourth concubine: "This matter, do it well, don't let me down, I have raised hundreds of officials for many years, can I only trust one Lin Duowen?" ”

"Yui!"

With a wave of his hand, the saint wrapped the fold in a yellow cloth and packed it in a box.

After the sage put the box away and looked at the fourth concubine, Concubine Wen stood up and let the female officials who were waiting outside come in and continue to deal with the excerpts.

The sage dressed in a cloak and asked the eunuch, "There has been news of Dingbei Hou recently." ”

"Xiao Chen heard that yesterday the Marquis of Dingbei sent a message, saying that he was looking for some strong martial arts people to protect his westward journey."

The sage also showed a smile on his face and said: "This is called prevention before it happens, Dingbei Hou such as his father Zhiyong Hou, don't let it go, go, tell it, this time Dingbei Hou elected the chief of the guard, I canonized it as a three-life guard with a sword, and gave a weapon to the inside." ”

"Saint, there seems to be something wrong with this."

"A guard with a knife, a weapon, what's wrong."

"The minister knows, the minister is just worried that the ministers will impeach the Marquis of Bei because of this."

"If they are as capable as the Marquis of Dingbei, why should I reward them?"

After the eunuch went out, he made a notice, and after the news spread, there were originally some people who had their own identities and were unwilling to go to the Lin Mansion, but they were also tempted at once.

When Lin Duowen received this news, he understood the sage's thoughts. His recruitment of guards was set for three days later, and during these three days, many invitations came to Lin Duowen's mansion, all of whom were famous martial artists in the capital, and begged Lin Duowen to move to see him.

Lin Duowen refused, he chose the Huangzhuang under the name of Princess Jianwen, and asked people to buy food so that they could entertain these people. This is the method that Zhou Shuitian told him, this time there will be people from the White Lotus Sect coming, so Lin Duowen needs to control these people.

Lin Duowen also found Chen Sike, hoping that Chen Sike could assign some soldiers to himself so that he could maintain the safety of the manor.

Chen Sike refused, saying that the Northern and Southern Forbidden Army was to protect the saints, and had never been a guard for outsiders.

Lin Duowen couldn't, so he had to write an excerpt to the sage, and the sage allowed it, and set aside the five hundred forbidden troops, and after hearing this, Lin Duowen moved.

Such a thing made the courtiers dissatisfied, they thought that the rewards of the Lin family brothers were enough, and now if they are so unusual, the saint will abdicate in the future, so wouldn't it be that the Lin family brothers are in charge of the government.

However, their impeachment, the saint turned a deaf ear, and all the twists and turns were left in the center.

On the day of the recruitment, all the big and small martial artists in the capital came, and there were quite a few of them, three or four hundred.

Fortunately, this imperial village is big enough, and it is more than enough to entertain these people.

When these people arrived at the manor, the housekeeper personally entertained them, and the housekeeper told them that Lin Duowen would not come out until dinner.

Everyone was not surprised, but just asked the key, how the leader was selected, whether it was based on martial arts or prestige.

The housekeeper said that he was just a subordinate, he didn't know about these things, and asked everyone not to worry, this time is still long, they can wait for Lin Duowen to answer in person in the evening.

No matter what the people asked, the steward said they didn't know, and the people didn't ask anymore, but they wanted the official title and the Ouchi weapon.

At the beginning of the lanterns, Lin Duowen also arrived in the hall, at this time he was protected by several disciples of Bishan, Lin Duowen saluted them, and everyone also returned the salute.