Lin Maolin successfully won the top, the emperor took out the pen, ink and paper inkstone in the examination room, on a large rectangular wooden platform, the emperor wrote like flowing water, every stroke is sonorous and powerful, rigid and soft, the only deficiency is that when the emperor closed the pen, a drop of pen and ink fell directly on the foot of the paper, this drop of ink directly penetrated into the paper, and then became an indelible mark on the paper.

The emperor said: "Lin Maolin, today on Chang'an City, you have performed well, I am the lord of a country, I have nothing to give you, only this beautiful mountains and rivers and the five thousand men and horses of Chang'an City, and the rest If you can get the people of other princes, I will also give it to you, I hope you will make persistent efforts in the future, don't be proud, now you win glory for the country, and the country will be proud of you in the future." ”

Lin Maolin knelt down to thank the emperor and said: "I, Lin Maolin, was born in a reckless background, and I am deeply honored to be rewarded by the emperor today, but I have one thing to ask for, that is, to re-investigate the Lin family case ten years ago!" ”

The emperor and Uncle Zhou were moved, and they were also a little eyebrow in the Lin family case, although so many years have passed, but from the beginning Uncle Zhou and the emperor have already investigated, but there is no evidence, so they can only delay it again and again, and now Lin Maolin wants to re-sue the rise and fall of the ten-year case, the Lin family's short-lived history, I don't know if it is because of cause and effect or because of a conspiracy that cannot be ignored.

The emperor also wanted to know this secret, so he allowed it.

"I agreed to your request, and sent Bao Rongxing, the best investigator in Chang'an City, to go all out to help you find out about him."

After Lin Maolin thanked the emperor, a eunuch directly announced the emperor's reward.

"Huhu was made a second-class general and was in charge of a thousand soldiers and horses (as the number of troops increases, this amount will also increase.) ), an official residence, 100 acres of fertile land, 100 families, 100 taels of gold and platinum, 1,000 horses of silk and satin, 1,000 catties of food and food, and every month there are 100 gold, silver and grain as a stipend, to support you without worrying about food and clothing.

Chen Yang's second-class merit is the same as that of the tiger.

And Wu Dier and Drought Fish, the two of you, because of their meritorious service in saving Uncle Zhouhuang, and their strength is not bad, they were specially named generals, and Lin Maolin was at the same level, and went to Luoyang together.

Lin Maolin you are the strongest, and before you go to the battlefield you have repeatedly made meritorious contributions, directly awarded the position of general, ranked below Uncle Zhou Huang, and out of the city alone can be awarded the title of the soldier in the foreign military life is not affected, you also have a luxurious mansion, he is located in the corner of Chang'an City, but there is indeed the most spiritual place in Chang'an City, where the four seasons are like spring, flowers are like scenery, it is the most prosperous area in Chang'an City, I hope there can make you nostalgic, often miss the hometown of Chang'an. ”

After a period of rewards, all the soldiers have guarded their own honor, and the next thing is to announce the crimes of some rebellious people.

"Taiwei is because of rebellion and collusion with Dongying people, and now he doesn't know his whereabouts, so Taiwei and Xu Jingchen are wanted in the whole city, and if they find that Taiwei's comrades will be punished together, they will not be easily forgiven.

The Wusan people are also Taiwei's subordinates, which makes me very sad, but the law does not allow luck and sympathy, since the Wusanren has become a Taiwei's person, then if the person who sees him brings him to supervise the case or report it, once the whistleblower is caught, he will be rewarded handsomely. ”

Everyone received the emperor's reward and returned to their respective mansions with great interest, enjoying the last night of comfort in heaven and earth.

But Lin Maolin couldn't be happier, the land that the emperor gave him was only a hill away from the place where the Lin family's unjust case was located ten years ago.

Looking at Lin Maolin, who was worried, Wu Dier and Drought Fish hurriedly followed, and when Drought Fish's tall and burly figure first came to Lin Maolin's side, he directly stretched out his hand and patted Lin Maolin's shoulder and said, "Third brother, what bothers you, isn't it the murder of the Lin family ten years ago that you mentioned before the emperor?" You're also a sex forest, don't you ......"

Before the drought fish finished speaking, Wu Dier interrupted the drought fish's words, and Wu Dier comforted directly: "There is nothing in the world that our brothers can't get by, and there is no difficulty that can stop the three of us. ”

Lin Maolin had nothing to hide from these two good brothers, Lin Maolin grabbed the shoulders of the two and walked forward, but after a while, there was a street farce ahead.

"Don't you have long eyes, and you actually knocked over my camp to make a living, and you still want to leave? Everyone came to comment, I have an eighty-year-old mother, a three-year-old baby to be fed, a day to save food and rely on everyone to take care of barely survived, and now suddenly these people knocked over the tools to support the family, how do I live in the future? Where is the reason? ”

The one who spoke was a middle-aged man in his thirties, and next to this middle-aged man stood a face covered with pockmarks, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, and the conversation exhaled with the charm of a young woman in the countryside.

"If you don't lose money, don't think about leaving, we are doing business on a small scale, earning money to support our families, today you are in a hurry, you see the mess in this place and the food that has been ruined, if you leave, I don't have to do this business, I will send it directly to the government."

The three of them were dragged and refused to leave because they knocked over the utensils used by other people's stalls, and the three people who stayed here were a little impatient.

I saw the three soldiers bowing their heads and muttering something, although the others couldn't hear it, but Lin Maolin, who was deaf and clear-sighted, heard their whispering words.

"These two people are very difficult, but I'm afraid that there are patrols in this imperial city from time to time, if I make a quick move at this time, I'm afraid that I will be caught by the people of the imperial court, and it may be even more troublesome at that time, otherwise the three of us will make it up for him, so as not to regenerate the trivial things and ruin the good things of the captain."

While one of the soldiers was talking, suddenly another soldier knocked him on the head and angrily reprimanded: "Now you dare to mention these two words, if we are caught, then we will all be beheaded stupid." ”

After some discussion, the three of them were also forced to be entangled by the two vendors, so they could only touch their pockets and make up more than 20 trivial silver taels, and when they handed over the money to the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper's angry scolding became even more fierce and vicious.

"You want to send me away with this little money? Are you a beggar on the street begging for food? If I don't give money, I'll have to report to the police. ”

Saying that, the businessman in his thirties became even more arrogant, his eyes were round, and he still held a wooden stick in his hands and knocked on the table a few times from time to time, as if he wanted to intimidate the other party, if you don't give money, then you don't want to leave.

Lin Maolin, Wu Dier and Dry Fish looked lively, but at this time, a group of people suddenly came out of the crowd, they were wearing imperial city patrol clothes, holding swords in their hands, and directly pushed away the crowd and came to the merchants and the three people and asked: "What happened to make you quarrel in this bustling downtown area, making this originally not very spacious road even more congested, pedestrians have to take a detour because they can't pass, and a detour is several kilometers, We heard the complaint on a street a kilometer away, and it took hours to get here, and you can negotiate on the side of the road, which is more spacious. ”

Just when the group of guards didn't speak much, a group of people around suddenly drew their swords and came out, brothers kill me, long live the captain.

It turned out that this congestion incident was just a conspiracy, Lin Maolin and the three brothers just woke up, only to see more than a dozen soldiers dressed as civilians around them rushing towards the three of them, they have always been behind the three Lin Maolin brothers, they have listened to the chat of the three Lin Maolin brothers, although now they do not know the origin of the three Lin Maolin brothers, but they know that this is definitely the enemy, and it is an unplanned visitor.

In an instant, this place became a chaotic area, mixed with sounds, shouting and killing, and after a while, one person after another fell, and chaos began here.

Lin Maolin's three brothers faced the attack of more than a dozen bandit-like soldiers, only to see a heavy punch that was not hurried by the drought and flew directly out, the person's room fell directly, and the person was still flying in the air into the distance, after a while, the soldier had already fallen on the bamboo basket, after the bamboo basket was broken, a thick smoke rose, and the soldier who ate three catties of dust kept sneezing, and the pain in his body made him lie down in front of the bamboo basket and keep struggling, but there was no brother to help him, Everyone showed cold-blooded ruthlessness when they saw the lonely brother, as if they didn't see it, and they ignored not only their teammates but also themselves.

Although Lin Maolin and Wu Dier are not as violent as the drought, they are indeed very fast, and after a while, except for the three people killed by the drought, the other eleven people were killed by Lin Maolin and Wu Dier.

"Hurry up, Hualai Street is busy again, we must get there before the riot is over, or the enemy will flee."

The leader is a young woman who looks emaciated, but in the eyes of his brothers, he is like a woman.

"Head, are we really going to go over? Maybe this should be what the city patrol guards should do, is it really good for us to catch a group of people to do this thing of maintaining law and order? Besides, can we get through it? ”

They looked at each other as they hurried, neither of them was very confident in each other, only the female catcher was extremely positive.

"You take the government's money, eat the country's food, but you are so lazy, I take you is also the biggest regret of my life, our case has not progressed not because the enemy is too cunning, but because you are too fond of shirking responsibility, there was originally a little eyebrows, you are all lying in the yamen, the chief came, and went to check the corpses, have you been analyzing in the yamen to find the murderer? Or did the murderer himself come to the door to arrest you? Someone was killed a month ago, and more people were killed a month later, and your autopsy analysis turned out to be the same a month ago and a month later, the county government is already angry, if you can't find the real murderer, you really don't have to go to see the county government, today I will take you out, the main thing is to see the outside world, and there are the most elite soldiers in the yamen sent by the county government to protect you, you don't have to worry, this will be our first battle in Chang'an, you must not embarrass Luoyang! ”

Lin Maolin's three brothers only beat dozens of people on the opposite side who cried for their fathers and mothers, and one by one snot and tears couldn't help but flow out, mixed with salty sweat, snot and blood, flowing into their mouths and shivering. Some covered their lips, some covered their eyes, and some rolled on the ground with their arms crossed, and for a while, the streets of Changxing were in a mess.

Suddenly, one of the soldiers asked, "Who are you?" ”

Drought Fish said viciously: "Your grandfather and I are called Drought Fish, these two are my brothers, don't you accept it?" ”

The soldier hurriedly said: "Don't dare, don't dare, it turns out that the three brothers who became famous in Chang'an City in the first battle, then this should be Lin Lin Maolin, it is really a hero out of a young man, but you can't be happy for long." Hahaha. ”

Lin Maolin and Wu Dier didn't pay attention to this person, they just turned around and were about to leave, but Drought Fish couldn't help but stepped forward and grabbed his feet and said, "You dare to talk to grandpa like this, don't you want to live?" ”

"Second brother, hurry up."

Lin Maolin said to the drought.

However, the group of people from the Luoyang Yamen led by the female catcher Kuai blocked Lin Maolin's way, and the female catcher quickly said: "Who are you, you dare to commit murder in Chang'an City, do you want to be arrested by us and investigated?" ”

Lin Maolin laughed and said: "What's your name, you are so arrogant, little girl, let's go back, don't come to Chang'an again, it's not very peaceful here recently, and it's not something you can provoke." ”

The female catcher quickly touched her nose and said arrogantly: "My name is Li Xue, don't be frightened by my name, now I am also a big celebrity, helping the old man and old lady in the countryside to find a lot of cattle and chickens and ducks. ”

Wu Dier greeted him with a smile and said: "I see that you are also very beautiful, I didn't expect your heart to be so beautiful, it's good for a little girl to lead so many people, go back, so as not to be afraid of many accidents in this Chang'an." ”

But this little girl didn't appreciate it: "Who are you talking about?" Who is not afraid of tigers when a newborn calf? I want to be a big catcher, how can you slander me like this, come to someone, tie me up, and go back to inquire carefully. ”

Hearing this, one of their group of guards trembled: "General Wu, the villain has seen General Wu Dier. ”

Immediately, a group of people behind them looked up at Lin Maolin and the three of them, they didn't want to offend these three people, after all, others were generals, but they were just a group of fast catchers, and they naturally understood the gap. Suddenly, a dart was shot, and one of the fast catchers was hit by the dart, and the dart did not enter the back, not long or short, exactly three inches, and blood flowed along the blade.

"Be careful, there are enemies in the shadows, hurry up and find a place to hide."

Lin Maolin jumped as he spoke, only to see a heroic man come to the eaves, and suddenly the tiles flew around Lin Maolin, and dozens of black-clothed people jumped out and attacked Lin Maolin directly. The movement of falling and rolling from such a high place is also very large.

And Li Xue, who was hiding in the corner, ordered one of his military doctors: "Give me all the best to treat me, there can be no problems, no mistakes, just go back." ”

I saw Li Xue find a ladder along the path on the side of the road and climb up the tiles, and when he saw Wu Dier bravely fighting several black-clothed people, his girl's heart was already pounding.

This is the General Wu I'm looking for, it seems that the county government has been saved.

"General Wu."

Li Xue just shouted, his feet slipped and fell directly from the tile, and after a struggle, he fell heavily to the ground, and one of his small soldiers first came over to help Li Xue, but Li Xue refused.

"I can get up myself, you go away."

This person's name is Huang Taoliu, originally an orphan, but he was separated from his family in a famine, and was finally rescued and raised by the county government, and now he is also a small catcher, following the daughter of the county government to find General Wu in the imperial city, but also because now the county government has something they can't solve, so he came to ask General Wu for help, he received grapevine on the way to the gossip, General Wu also participated in this year's Northern Expedition recruitment, if it passes smoothly, Tomorrow is the last day of leaving for Luoyang, so he is still here for Wu Dier.

Wu Dier heard someone shouting his name and turned around, glanced at it but did not find the figure of the others, less than two strokes, Lin Maolin and the three of them had already solved the dozens of assassins on the eaves, Wu Dier skillfully took out the special beacon wolf smoke and lit it to the sky, "whoosh", the beacon wolf smoke flew into the air, and the sky showed a general with a long sword and the surrounding was the shape of the enemy's fireworks.

Li Xue hurriedly said to the people under him: "What are you waiting for, hurry up and help me up the wall, otherwise General Wu will leave, and something will happen." ”

But by the time they were inking, Wu Dier, Lin Maolin, and Drought had already left.

Li Xue finally climbed the wall, and after a small head appeared, Li Xue shouted into the distance: "General Wu wait for me." ”

But in the distance, in addition to replying to the letter, there is only an empty distance.

Before Lin Maolin returned to the residence, he went back to the inn to pick up Zhao Wei and his seriously injured brother, I have a new mansion, and at this time Zhao Wei looked unhappy.

"Why did you come to us now?"

I saw Zhao Wei pouting, reluctantly and with a little emotion.

Lin Maolin hurriedly apologized and said, "Sister Zhao Wei, I was wrong. ”

Zhao Wei said unrelentingly: "What are you wrong? ”

Lin Maolin lowered his head and pulled Zhao Wei's skirt and said: "Sister Zhao Wei, you dissipate your anger, I will take you to a fun place, where the emperor gave me a feud, where you and your brother will not be bullied by others, and you can live a worry-free life, no need to be in the inn, isn't that lonely?" ”

Zhao Wei listened to Lin Maolin's words, jumped up directly, hugged Lin Maolin and cried, "Don't you leave our sister and brother, okay?" We can't live without you. ”

Lin Maolin let go of Zhao Wei's hand and said: "I won't leave you, but the Northern Expedition is my fate that I can't change, I have to set off tomorrow, and now I'll take you to live in a luxurious mansion." ”

Zhao Wei cried and was about to hug her brother, after Lin Maolin pulled Zhao Wei's arm, Lin Maolin came to his younger brother and picked it up directly and walked to the door, but Zhao Wei followed Lin Maolin like a deer, and they didn't say a word until they went downstairs, it may be reluctance after parting, or it may be too much to say, but in the end, these words don't know where to start, and they can only express the most primitive love for each other in the most silent way.

"The shopkeeper's checkout."

I saw a man in his fifties wake up at the urging of the guy who ran the hall, and after rubbing his sleepy eyes, the man in his fifties said to Lin Maolin: "Hello General Lin, my name is He Wanjin, I am the general owner of this frequent inn, and I opened the frequent inns in Chang'an City and even all over the country, and I hope to make friends with the general, and the bill will be waived." ”

Saying that, Boss He stretched out his hand to shake hands with Lin Maolin, Lin Maolin also stretched out his hand out of politeness, and after shaking hands with each other, Boss He handed Lin Maolin an item contained in a card, and Lin Maolin knew at a glance that the background of this Boss He was not simple.

When he returned to the emperor's rewarded courtyard, Lin Maolin looked around and did not stay longer after looking at the surrounding environment, but returned to the room and fell asleep, while Zhao Wei returned to the bed and finished eating alone with his younger brother, but he did not see Lin Maolin again.

The morning of the next day was exceptionally fresh, and Lin Maolin, Wu Dier, and many brothers were about to set off.