In the afternoon, the sun shifted a little westward, the shadows of the plane trees in the courtyard appeared larger, and the two koi in the pond swam to the surface of the water to feed, and the flower hall seemed to be cooler.

Lin Hai knew that there was something to talk about here, so he sent the two maids away, noticed that the tea in Lin Haoran's cup was already low, and carefully stepped forward to add tea.

Lin Haoran took a sip of hot tea, but looked up at Li Mu and said, "Commander Li, you are in a very difficult situation when you come to Tianjin this time!" After a pause, he smiled and said: "I have some connections in the military department of the capital, and I will give you a recommendation to repair the book when I go back, but I can take care of you!" ”

Compared with Shi Huashan's situation, Li Mu's situation is undoubtedly much better. Tianjin is not far from the capital, and Tianjin is not a border fortress of the Ming Dynasty, so there is no need to worry too much about other people's black hands.

In fact, there is no need to be too troublesome, as long as Ning Jiang, who is in the military department, takes care of it, he can deal with almost anything. If not, Ningjiang may also seek other assistance.

"Thank you, sir!" Li Mu's eyes lit up slightly, and he bowed his hand gratefully.

Although he was already a high-ranking military general, he was well aware of the current situation of the imperial court. Not to mention that he is just a small guard commander, even if he is a commander-in-chief, there must be someone in the court.

Not to mention, Lu Bo, the former general soldier of Zhejiang, can be said to have made great achievements, and he can be regarded as a great hero in pacifying the Zhejiangzhi Waikou, but the result is only because of the fall of Hu Zongxian, the backer behind him, and he was also dismissed and returned home.

The fact that he was able to take this step and serve as the commander of the more important Tianjin Left Guard actually had nothing to do with his military exploits in the past, but was mainly the result of Lin Haoran's actions behind the scenes.

Now, he is naturally willing to hug Lin Haoran's thigh, even if the situation in Tianjin will be more difficult now, but in the future, he will inevitably shine with Lin Haoran taking power.

Especially with Lin Haoran's care, even if he is just an "outsider", he is confident that he will gain a firm foothold in Tianjin City, and he can let those old soldiers see how powerful he is Li Mu.

Shi Huashan, a decisive general, is very restrained in real life. But I don't know if it's because of his personality, or because in the face of Lin Haoran, a powerful person, there are not many words.

In comparison, Li Mu is like a woman, but the words are endless. Knowing that Lin Haoran would care about the situation in Guangdong, he was talking about everything in detail, and he seemed to talk to Lin Haoran endlessly.

The matter naturally and inevitably talked about the tiger girl, and Li Mu said honestly: "When I went north with General Shi Shen, the eldest lady arrived in Luzon. I heard that Luzon Island has been hit by wildfires for several months, causing many Luzon people to starve to death, and the eldest lady has also transferred some food from Guangdong to this reason! ”

It was April when they went north, and Guangdong was not close to Luzon, so it was inevitable that there would be some lag in the news.

When Lin Haoran heard this, he took a sip of tea gently, and couldn't help but show a wry smile on his face.

It is not surprising that Tiger Girl would do such a thing, her sister is a typical warm-hearted person, and she will definitely lend a helping hand to the displaced natives in Luzon.

After another conversation, the two of them got up and said goodbye in a witty manner.

As if he suddenly remembered something, Lin Haoran smiled at the two and said, "If you are not in a hurry, you will stay in Yangzhou for another three days!" After a pause, he explained the reason and said: "In two days, this official will marry Mrs. Ru, and I want to invite the two generals to drink a glass of wedding wine and then go north." ”

"Congratulations on adding a new house, and I will definitely come to participate as scheduled!" Shi Huashan and Li Mu exchanged glances, and immediately bowed happily.

If other big people leave them behind because of such a thing as concubines, I am afraid that they will take the opportunity to ask for bribes from them. It was only after getting along in Guangdong, coupled with the understanding of the United Business Group, that he knew that this lord regarded the two of them as his own, so he would send them an invitation here.

The two of them had just left, but Meng Shao had returned from Taixing, and behind him there were protégés Wang Shiju and Li Yanchen, who had not been seen for a long time.

"The student has seen the teacher!"

Meng Shao and the three of them came to Lin Haoran and saluted respectfully.

Although Lin Haoran felt strange, he still raised his hand quietly and said, "Sit!" ”

"Thank you, teacher!" Meng Shao and the three of them arched their hands and sat down in their seats in turn.

Meng Shao was the first to worship Lin Ranran, and he was also a person, so he sat on the first seat. Wang Shiju has the advantage of age, and he is above Li Yanchen.

These days, the three of them have been doing things for Lin Haoran. Although the skin has been tanned a lot, the eyes are more bright, and the whole person is also less pedantic than the reader.

Fame can undoubtedly bring wealth and glory to people, making them officials of the Ming Dynasty. It's just that if you want to become an excellent official, it is obviously not enough to study hard, and you also need to go through a certain degree of training, and this time the three of them have benefited a lot.

Lin Hai refilled the three of them with tea, and although he was curious about why the three of them had returned together, he knew that these things were not for him to inquire about. Here, he can only be a deaf man, and even more mute outside.

"Why did the three of you come back together?" Lin Haoran took a sip of tea slowly, and then asked.

Wang Shiju and Li Yanchen looked impatient, but they still chose to set their eyes on their senior brother Meng Shao, Meng Shao smiled and arched his hand: "Teacher Hui, the three of us met in Taixing, so we came back together!" ”

"Jin Qing, you came over to repair the book a few days ago, haven't you stayed in Songjiang Mansion all the time? Why did you suddenly run to Taixing? Lin Haoran's brows furrowed slightly, and he turned his head to look at Wang Shiju and asked suspiciously.

When passing through Songjiang Mansion, he asked Wang Shiju and Li Yanchen to get off the boat together to investigate the current situation of the Yanchang stove households. In these days, Wang Shiju and Li Yanchen have successively revised several letters and returned.

Wang Shiju showed a bitter look on his face, and responded honestly: "If you go back to the teacher, the two of us can't stay any longer!" If we hadn't been better informed and left Songjiang City earlier, I'm afraid we would have been imprisoned by the Songjiang prefect by now! ”

"Why?" When Lin Haoran heard this, he was immediately slightly stunned.

Wang Shiju met Lin Haoran's eyes and asked seriously: "According to the teacher's instructions, we took the salt guide and pretended to be a salt merchant who went to the Songjiang salt field to collect it, and investigated the actual situation of the salt farm stove for the teacher. In the process of contacting the stove households, the two of us discovered that the salt sold on a large scale in Songjiang Prefecture was not Huai salt, but private salt from other places. ”

"And then?" Lin Haoran's heart moved slightly, and he asked quietly.