On the bank of the Bianhe River, on the dark wharf, three tall ships are quietly moored on the shore. These are three big ships of the Lin family. Not long ago, the big ship of the Lin family in Hangzhou arrived in the capital loaded with goods from overseas trade. After the merchants unloaded the goods and transported them away, the three big ships naturally could not be emptied back to Hangzhou, so they stopped at the Bianhe Wharf to load the goods back to Hangzhou for the merchants.

It was precisely because of this that Lin Jue did not need to find another ship to carry people out of the city in advance.

After a brief exchange with Shen Tan and Ma Bin in Yude Building, Lin Jue made the decision to start evacuating immediately. Several people agreed that the deterioration of the situation was certain, and it was only a matter of time. After learning of Lin Jue's decision to take many people away to avoid being implicated, both Shen Tan and Ma Bin thought it was unwise to do so.

Lin Jue wanted to evacuate dozens of women from the two grand theaters and a large number of Lin guys from the capital, as well as the Lin family's family and the families of the accompanying people. There are too many old and weak women and children among them, and this team will seriously drag down the operation. Once blocked and pursued, this is almost fatal. Ma Bin and Shen Tan were very worried about this, believing that this would not work.

But Lin Jue's thoughts are different, Lin Jue has always pursued the idea of protecting everyone around him, but it is possible, and he will never leave them alone. These people are all dependent on the Lin family and have a close relationship. Leaving them behind will inevitably implicate them. When the Qingjiao was in turmoil, when the situation in Tianfu was tense, Lin Juedu also sent people to rescue Zheng Nuanyu and them, which shows Lin Jue's acting principles. Don't abandon anyone around you, this is the principle that Lin Jue adheres to. It is precisely because of this that Lin Jue has united a group of loyal people around him, and it is because of Lin Jue that they feel the power of benevolence and respect.

But Lin Jue also had to think about practical issues. If everyone who should be taken is taken away, it's a huge team. Flooded with women, children, and the elderly, it will not be able to withstand any attacks, and it will not be able to protect them. This evacuation is not a death, but an escape, so it is necessary to ensure that the vast majority of people are evacuated safely from the capital.

In view of the consideration of the situation and the actual situation, Lin Jue decided to start evacuating personnel and materials immediately. The three large ships were ready-made, and under the cover of darkness, while martial law had not yet been imposed in the city, and the situation in the city had not deteriorated, all the old and weak women and children who had difficulty moving and a large number of gold, silver, and soft materials had to be evacuated at once.

So, from the halfway point of the first shift, horse-drawn carriages quietly drove from the darkness, groups of people got off the cars and boarded the ship, and boxes of materials were carried onto the ship. Everything was going on in silent darkness, without lights and noise, and everyone was actually more or less aware of the seriousness of the situation and acted according to Lin Jue's orders.

More than 160 people were evacuated from the Grand Theater, and together with their families and salutary materials, a large ship was loaded. After it was full, Lin Jue immediately ordered the boat to sail and watched the first big ship go west.

Immediately after boarding the second ship were the wives, concubines, maidservants, and family members of the Lin family's nursing home. Although the wives and concubines of the Lin family were extremely reluctant to leave Lin Jue first, especially the little county lord Guo Caiwei, she hoped to stay. Because she was not only concerned about the safety of Lin Jue who stayed behind, but also she was worried about the safety of the princess and the palace. So she shed tears and hoped to stay and go with Lin Jue.

Lin Jue categorically rejected her request, except for Bai Bing, all the wives and concubines of the Lin family had to leave at this moment. There are also many important materials that Lin Jue has accumulated for many years, which must be transported on the ship. Only when these people are out of the city can Lin Jue settle down. Lin Jue told them that he had to leave until the last moment, when he couldn't do anything. Not only that, Lin Jue also had other people to go to the rescue, and there were some things he wanted to do before leaving. Let them go out of the city with peace of mind, and if nothing else, they will meet tomorrow morning at the last pier where the big ship can dock a hundred miles away.

The second big ship was loaded for a full hour, but there were not too many people, and the wives and concubines of the Lin family, some servants and maids, and the family members of the nursing home together were less than one hundred and twenty people. But it took a long time to ship the supplies. Cartloads and cartloads of heavy cages were loaded onto the ship, some of them were gold, silver, fine and soft clothing and utensils, and some of them were unknown things that were sealed and locked. The large ships that went out to sea for trade were extremely capacious, and the cabins were even deeper and wider, but even so, these things actually filled most of the cabins.

Halfway through the second watch, Lin Jue waved his hand and ordered the boat to start. The wives and concubines stood at the bow of the boat and shed tears silently, and Lin Jue was also a little uncomfortable. Although he said it lightly, he didn't know what would happen when he went. Will you ever see these people again?

But Lin Jue didn't have time to have a long relationship. Not long after the second big ship set sail, Lin Jue and the others had just returned to the front of the house when they heard a sudden noise in the city. In the streets, soldiers and horses began to shout and run, as if something big had happened. Lin Jue sent someone to inquire, and soon the news came that the forbidden army began to block the streets and set up checkpoints.

Lin Jue was shocked, he knew that Yang Jun should have thrown himself into Guo Xu's arms. An agreement has been negotiated between them. While this was to be expected, it was still staggering to see how quickly it came. Yang Jun is also one of Guo Chong's most relied on courtiers, and the person who puts the power of the Great Zhou in his hands must be the most trusted person. However, after the coup d'état, Yang Jun didn't even make any gesture, so he turned against Guo Xu. This cannot but make people sigh at the fickleness and reality of human nature.

Of course, from Yang Jun's point of view, this is his wisest choice. He originally supported Guo Xu, and Guo Mian's accession to the throne did him no benefit at all. Now Guo Xu is plotting against the usurpation of the throne, isn't it just what he wants. Moreover, at the moment of interests, everything in front of interests is nonsense, Yang Jun, a person who will do anything to achieve his goals, will obviously choose a win-win situation instead of going against the grain. It's just that such an approach, in the eyes of outsiders, can't help but be chilling. People go to tea and cool, and they don't deceive me.

Soon after, the news of the blockade of the inner and outer city gates also came, and the entire capital was already under control in a short time. The action is fast, and it does have the style of a powerful forbidden army. It's just that for Lin Jue and the others, the situation suddenly became tense.

Guo Bing, Sun Dayong and others couldn't help but worry about the safety of the two ships that left. Lin Jue was not worried. He knew that Ma Bin would go to Xishuimen to be on duty in person tonight. It is to facilitate the entry and exit of the Lin family's ships. Besides, even Ma Bin himself escorted his wife and children on the boat to leave, how could he let the ship not leave the city.

The two ships have been away for quite some time and should be out of town by now. If he was in trouble, Ma Bin would have come to inform him a long time ago. Now it is not the two boatloads of men who leave the city that have left the city to be worried, but the people who remain in the city. Lin Jue originally hoped that after the matter was done, there would be no changes in the city, so he could leave on the third boat. But now it is clear that this cannot be done.

Soon after, another nerve-wracking news came. Around the forest house, there were many figures of forbidden soldiers and horses. They set up a dense checkpoint at the intersection around the forest house, and gathered seven or eight hundred forbidden soldiers here. Obviously, this is for Lin Jue. But fortunately, they didn't do anything, it seemed that they were just surveillance, and they didn't come to harass. This put everyone at ease a little. It seems that it is not yet time to tear off the skin desperately, and the usurpation of the throne seems to lack some steps and heat, and Lu Zhongtian, Guo Xu, Yang Jun and others seem to have something to arrange.

In the forest house, it is empty and cluttered. After most of the people evacuated, Lin Jue was left with only Bai Bing and more than sixty nursing brothers. Lin Jue called everyone to Erjin a courtyard, where idlers are forbidden to enter on weekdays, and it is a mysterious courtyard. Lin Jue will come here if he has nothing to do, and he will stay for half a day. I don't know, I think he has a golden house.

Push open the courtyard door, the yard is neat and tidy, it is an ordinary small courtyard. Lin Jue let everyone into the hall, and everyone saw that there were three large iron boxes piled up in the room, all of which were locked.

Lin Jue took out the key and opened the lock on the iron box, and turned to everyone: "Brothers, the situation is already extremely bad. I think it's time to equip you guys with something new. Haven't you always been curious about the firearms in my hands? Today, I will officially issue you with firearms. Because, the road we have to leave the capital will be very long, it will be very difficult, and anything can happen. These firearms may be of our help. ”

Everyone was overjoyed, and they had always been very envious of the firearms in Lord Lin's hands. Having seen the power of firearms, they all longed to have them. But after knowing that the cost was as high as a thousand taels of silver, and each powder sac cost one tael of silver, they understood that such a thing could not be equipped, so although they had ideas, they did not dare to really hope that it could be realized. But now, Lord Lin is actually ready for everyone, which is simply shocking.

Lin Jue stepped inside, took out the firearm with a handle, and handed it over to Sun Dayong, who then awarded it to the brothers in the nursing home. There were a total of eighty-three Wang Ba boxes of firearms in the two large iron boxes, which were made one by one by Lin Jue in the capital for several years. In this courtyard, Lin Jue will transport back batches of parts made in major workshops in the capital, and assemble them himself after the parts are sufficient. Each firearm was assembled by Lin Jue himself, and he made the medicine bag by himself. This is also the reason why Lin Jue hid in this small courtyard once he had free time.

It took several years and a full 150,000 taels of silver.