Lin Fan turned his head to look at the sound and found that the person who said this was a woman who had just been rescued by them from the bandits, and was now arranged in a place where she was resting and eating.

The woman seemed to be a little worried that Lin Fan didn't hear clearly, and said again: "Please spare him, he is a good person!"

Lin Fan waved his hand to bring her over and asked, "How do you know that he is a good person?"

The woman replied, "He once saved me, and when I was dying of starvation, he secretly gave me food. Actually, it's not just me, he's helped a lot of us, don't you believe you can ask them? ”

Lin Fan looked at the others in the direction of the woman's finger, and the others all agreed with the woman's words, and some people didn't even have the strength to speak, they just nodded to Lin Fan non-stop.

This is a little unexpected, many people here have received his favor, it seems that this person is really not a wicked person!

At this time, Li Qingshan was a little moved, and he didn't know what to say.

He felt a little embarrassed, he knew that he didn't actually do anything, just to help when he could, and he couldn't do anything else and didn't dare to do it, but he didn't expect them to still remember these things.

Lin Fan did not release him directly, but asked You Yinglong to be escorted over.

He pulled out a knife and threw it on the ground, and said to Li Qingshan with an expressionless face: "If you go and kill him, I will believe that you are not in the same group as them!"

Li Qingshan's face was embarrassed, he knew that this was an opportunity to draw a line with the bandits, but normally he didn't even dare to kill a chicken, let alone kill someone. And looking at You Yinglong, who had been reduced to a prisoner, he was also a little unbearable.

He wanted to say something to this official, but he could see that Lin Fan didn't mean to take care of himself, so he had to sigh and pick up the knife.

Li Qingshan looked at Lin Fan hesitantly, and then at You Yinglong, his gaze wandering between them. But in the end, he still looked at You Yinglong, gritted his teeth and made up his mind, clenched the knife in his hand, and approached him step by step with trembling hands.

Seeing that this usually useless scholar really wanted to kill himself with a knife, You Jinglong was almost frightened, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "Strategist, no, Mr. Li, Master Li!" Spare your life! ”

"My eldest brother and I take you a lot on weekdays! Although he took you captive to the mountain, he never did anything to hurt you, but did he ever make you lack food and clothing? Not only that, but we also made you a military advisor, you can't do that! ”

Seeing that Li Qingshan was unmoved and still approaching, You Yinglong put down the last bit of shelf, knelt on the ground with a puff, and kept kowtowing.

With tears on his face, he pleaded with Li Qingshan: "Military advisor, spare your life!" For the sake of our friendship over the past few years, spare me! ”

Looking at You Yinglong, who was kneeling on the ground, he was full of ugliness, where was there still a little bit of the majesty that killed and robbed him of his life in the past.

Li Qingshan stopped, he sighed, put down the knife in his hand, looked at You Jinglong with pity, and smiled self-deprecatingly, feeling that everything was a little boring.

Lin Fan sneered, "What, don't dare to do it or don't want to do it?" If you don't kill him, how can you prove your innocence? ”

Li Qingshan sighed: "Look at the way he looks now, how much stronger can he be than death, where can you use me to kill him?" Besides, he was right, although they took me captive to the mountain, it was true that they did not hurt me or my wife and children. I know he deserves to die, but not by my hands! ”

"Oh! You must know that a person like him, even if you don't kill him today, he will not remember you well! On the contrary, if you have the opportunity in the future, he will definitely kill you, and he will not show mercy to your men when the time comes! Lin Fan said with a smile.

"With what I know about their brothers, as long as he is given a chance, he will definitely kill me in the most cruel way, and he will definitely not let everyone here go!"

"The point is, will you give him this chance, my lord?" Li Qingshan asked rhetorically.

Lin Fan laughed when he heard this, "Hahaha, that's a good point!" It seems that you are still a smart person? But sometimes it's not necessarily a good thing to be too smart! ”

Although Lin Fan didn't say it explicitly, Li Qingshan already knew that You Yinglong's fate was doomed, and it was impossible for him to have such a chance again.

As for Lin Fan's beating, Li Qingshan was apprehensive. Although he was able to escape from the bandits alive, this experience of the thief was destined to become a stain on him. Don't say that his talent and reputation will definitely be removed, let's just say that who will dare to hire him to teach in the future, I'm afraid it will be a problem to even support his wife and children.

And the young man in front of him, at least in his opinion, is in a high position, it can be said that he has the only chance, as long as he can be fancied, he can always have an errand, so he showed it, hoping to attract Lin Fan's attention.

The reason why Lin Fan was so sure was because he knew that Gao Wensheng would not let go of such an opportunity to ask for merit from the imperial court, You Yinglong, a big fish, beheading and abandoning the city was already the lightest punishment, and Ling Chi could be executed.

And even if Gao Wensheng didn't do it, Lin Fan had a way to make him disappear, so it was naturally impossible for him to appear in front of Lin Fan alive.

Lin Fan said to Li Qingshan again: "As for you, the death penalty can be avoided!" I still lack a paperwork for the money and food account books, so I'll leave it to you! ”

Li Qingshan was a little dumbfounded, he didn't expect that in a blink of an eye, he would become a court official who took food from a prisoner, even a few years ago, he didn't dare to imagine it. He couldn't believe it, and he asked suspiciously, "Me?"

"That's right, that's you! Didn't you just want to get a job with me? Why, you don't want to? That's when I didn't say it! Lin Fan teased.

"No, I do!" Then he hurriedly changed his words, "No, it's the subordinates who are willing!" ”

Li Qingshan's attitude changed quickly, and he directly regarded himself as Lin Fan's subordinate. When it comes to the family's livelihood and his own future, he has nothing to hesitate about.

……...

Seeing Li Qingshan sneering at himself with some flattery, Lin Fan suddenly felt that the decision just now was a bit hasty, should he think about it again.

...……

For Lin Fan, in fact, the reason why he decided to stay with Li Qingshan was very simple, he was short of people.

Although it seemed that the group of people under his command was enough now, Lin Fan knew very well that he could not stay in the position of this patrol envoy for too long.

Whether it is his father and husband, or the Lin family, they will not be satisfied with a small official position of Zhengjiupin. And it is impossible for Gao Wensheng to take all the credit of Lin Fan for himself, which is not in the interests of the Lin family.

Even if his father and husband don't do it, as long as the Lin family in Jiangzhou operates, Gao Wensheng is destined to be unsuccessful, and his current behavior is tantamount to asking for his own death.

Therefore, Lin Fan needs to build his own team, a team that can be packed and taken away at any time and only loyal to himself.

And Li Qingshan happened to meet the conditions, he was not from a high background, and he had stains on his body, so he could only rely on Lin Fan in the future. Besides, a person who can still stick to his heart in the bandits' den will not be much worse no matter how bad he is.

If Li Qingshan really killed You Yinglong just now, Lin Fan would also keep his promise and let him return to his hometown. However, he did not do so, and even though he might be retaliated against in the future, he did not do anything.

This shows that he was a man of great affection, and as long as he was gracious, loyalty could still be guaranteed.

Regarding Li Qingshan's careful thoughts, although Lin Fan tapped it, he didn't care too much. Even if he really had a backbone in the back of his head, Lin Fan was not out of the way to solve it.

And the role of Li Qingshan, who took office directly, has already been reflected at this time, with him as a bandit military advisor, this cave that has been entrenched by the You brothers for several years is simply no secret to Lin Fan and them.

Boxes of gold, silver and jewelry were moved out of the hidden place, these are the belongings that the You brothers have accumulated by robbing houses everywhere over the years.

If all these things were converted into silver taels, I am afraid that there would be no less than tens of thousands of taels in total. Looking at these things, I almost blinded the eyes of these soldiers.

For gold, silver and jewelry, Lin Fan is not concerned, although these things are valuable, but Lin Fan has not seen them.

The Lin family is rooted in the rich land of Jiangzhou and has a business in various businesses. Moreover, the Lin family is a wealthy family in Jiangzhou, and its influence is even extraordinary, not only those harsh taxes that can force the common people to ruin their families are not on the head of the Lin family, but even the officials and officials in Jiangzhou counties and neighboring states and counties are inextricably linked with the Lin family in Jiangzhou.

Therefore, the various inputs of the main lineage of the Lin family every year alone have tens of thousands of taels of silver, which is still the accounts after the expenses in the various clans, and it does not count the inventory in the branches and shops of various places.

As for the silk silk and rare antiques in addition to the present silver, there are countless counts, all of which together are definitely a number that ordinary people dare not imagine.

With the inventory of the materials in the cave, what made Lin Fan the happiest was the food that was full of food in several caves.

According to Li Qingshan, there are nearly 4,000 stone of grain stored here, which is comparable to the Yongyang Guancang, so it is no wonder that the You brothers are confident that they can feed thousands of people for a year or two.

In troubled times, these are things that money can't buy. Especially in the past few days, the food seized some time ago has almost been eaten, and if there is no food to replenish it, the displaced people who Lin Fan sheltered will face a lack of food.

With this batch of grain, it can be regarded as solving the urgent need, and it can last for a while longer.

Lin Fan also knew that relying on these grains alone was not a long-term solution, and no matter how much food there was, there would be a day when it would be eaten.

He has already started to find a new way out for them, but it is not possible to resettle so many refugees in a day or two, and with this food in hand, he can arrange it more calmly.

By the time I finally finished the inventory of supplies, it was already dark. After making a fuss all night, Lin Fan had the opportunity to rest against the stone wall for a while.

Li Qingshan kept circling around Lin Fan on the side, but he didn't dare to come up and disturb, and at the same time he was hesitating whether to tell Lin Fan about this matter.

Lin Fan, who was closing his eyes and recuperating, heard his footsteps, opened his eyes and said, "Something?"

Now that he had been discovered, Li Qingshan simply made up his mind. He took out a letter from his arms and respectfully handed it to Lin Fan. At the same time, he said: "My lord, this is written by Wang Yunye, the leader of the Yunmengze water bandits, to the You brothers, please take a look!"

Lin Fan sighed and opened the envelope. Lin Fan didn't care about it at first, but the more he looked down, his face gradually became solemn.

After reading it, he asked Li Qingshan, "Do you know what Wang Yunye's letter means?"

Li Qingshan shook his head, "My subordinates don't know, Wang Yunye just said in the letter that he was going to hold a Fengtian conference on the day of the Double Ninth Festival in early September, and invited the powerful forces from all nearby parties to attend the meeting, but he didn't say why he wanted to hold this Fengtian conference." ”

However, when the messenger left, he repeatedly emphasized that Shuanglongling must send people to participate, which shows that his plan is very big. This matter is very important, so the subordinates dare not hide it! ”

Lin Fan's expression became more and more solemn, Li Qingshan was right, Yun Mengze has a huge power, and this time it brings together the major forces in neighboring states and counties, it is not just as simple as everyone getting together for a meeting and contacting their feelings.

If this matter is handled carelessly, it will be a big mess, and the whole Anzhou will shake if it is not done.

Lin Fan carefully put away the letter and put it away close to him, this matter needs to be reported, and it is definitely not something that he can decide with a small inspection.

"You've done a good job, and you've done a lot of credit this time!" Lin Fan calmed down and said with a chuckle.

"Thank you, sir!" Li Qingshan thanked him happily.

For him who has just joined Lin Fan's command, although it is a good thing to make contributions, he doesn't value it too much.

Because the most important thing now is to be able to leave a good impression in front of Lin Fan, so that you can have a place in front of Lin Fan in the future.

Lin Fan saw that the matter was finished, but Li Qingshan was still a little speechless, and asked again, "Do you still have something to say?"

Li Qingshan hesitated for a moment before he said, "Lord Hui, someone wants to see you, ask your subordinates to come and ask!"

"Someone wants to see me?" Lin Fan asked.