In the following days, Funiu Mountain entered an unusually busy state. Under the auspices of Lin Jue, the "Emergency Regulations in Wartime" were promulgated, which simply means that all resources are tilted towards the army and the policy of military first is implemented. In fact, Funiu Mountain has always done this, but to a different extent, and there is no official issuance of regulations. What is being done now is to make it public in the form of regulations, so that all the soldiers and civilians in the mountains can follow them, and there will be laws to follow and disputes will be reduced.

The implementation of the regulations still has a great impact on the people in the mountains, first of all, the establishment of a joint defense system for the people, the selection of young and strong people from among the people for training, and the responsibility of part of the public security in the mountains to the township brave regiment training, so that the Luoyan army can officially get rid of the entanglement of some trivial public security affairs and go all out for training. In fact, Lin Jue's real intention in doing this was to establish a reserve army of soldiers and horses, and once the Luoyan army went out to fight, there would be casualties. This is where it can be replenished from the reserves. The advantage of this is that the people who are supplemented will not have all combat experience, and it is necessary to assemble and train in advance.

At the same time, Lin Jue asked Lin Boyong to lead the Lin family to absorb seven or eight merchants from outside the mountain who defected to the mountains to form a purchasing group. At the same time, some people were selected from the Luoyan Army to fill it as a supplement to helpers and manpower. This merchant group officially left Funiu Mountain after Lin Jue returned to the mountain, and divided into eight caravans and began to go to various state capitals in the Great Zhou to make large purchases. Of course, Lin Jue did not want to use his power for personal gain, and let the Lin family take the lead in procurement, not out of interest, but because the businessmen were much more skilled in purchasing goods than Luo Yanjun took the initiative to buy, and they had a lot of contacts. Lin Jue also had a discussion and communication with Lin Boyong and seven or eight other people from the businessman's house, explained the situation, and obtained their consent before doing so.

They have greater advantages and professionalism in purchasing than the Luo Yanjun sending people to purchase by themselves. Make the best use of people, there are very few people available in Funiu Mountain, and there are some people from all walks of life, so it is natural to mobilize all of them at this time.

Of course, hundreds of soldiers of the Luoyan Army were selected to fill it, not only to help protect them, but also to supervise them. Lin Jue didn't want someone to run away halfway with his money, even if it was the Lin family's own people, Lin Jue couldn't allow such a loophole to happen. Lin Jue didn't mind spending all the silver, as long as he left enough silver for military salaries. At such times, all the gold, silver, and jewelry are not as practical as changing them to more powerful combat equipment and weapons.

When the merchants went out to purchase, the action of vigorously integrating the weapons workshop also began. Shen Tan led his men out of the mountain and went to the villages and towns near the state capital to start the operation of forcibly arresting craftsmen into the mountains. Although it was barbaric to do this, Lin Jue had to do it. He needed more craftsmen to prepare for the vigorous construction of equipment. More than a dozen workshops are integrated into one, and a large arsenal on the slopes of the West Hill will require a large number of craftsmen to settle in. The manpower required to make armor, weapons, firearms, rockets and arrows, etc., is seriously insufficient. It was too late to wait for the apprentices and professors of the original mountain craftsmen, so they had to go outside the mountain and forcibly kidnap those craftsmen into the mountain. At this time, it was no longer possible to take care of their feelings, and the "Regulations on Wartime Emergencies" clearly stipulated that all resources inside and outside the mountain could be forcibly collected as long as the situation required it. Including manpower, horses, boats, boats, houses, materials, etc. You must know that the scope of application of the "Wartime Emergency Regulations" is not only in the Funiu Mountains, but also covers the entire territory of the Great Zhou. This is not only to declare that the Luoyan Army of Funiu Mountain is the soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou Dynasty, not a rebel army, but also to collect materials and military personnel when going out to fight in the mountains in the future, there is no need to have psychological obstacles.

War is cruel, and Lin Jue knows this very well. If the Luoyan army wants to go out of the mountains to fight, it can only win regardless of everything. Lin Jue naturally didn't pay attention to these trivial things. So when some people objected to these actions, thinking that these practices were no different from robbers and bandits, Lin Jue scoffed and chose to ignore them.

Since the tenth day of the seventh month, a steady stream of news from outside the mountain has been gathered. It was a message sent back by a large number of scouts who had gone out to inquire about the news. The news sent was many and miscellaneous, but the news that Lin Jue wanted about war or peace between the imperial court and the Liao people did not arrive for a long time. Although less than half a month has passed, things may not have come to an end so quickly, but for Lin Jue, he really wants to know the result immediately. Because this is not only a matter for the imperial court, but also related to whether the direction of the mountain should be adjusted in time or the pace should be accelerated.

Seven days later, Lin Jue finally waited for the news sent back from the capital: the Great Zhou court had reached a peace agreement with the Liao, and Yang Jun had been killed for his defeat. When he got the news, Lin Jue was chatting and laughing with his wives and concubines in the water pavilion on a summer night. After hearing the report, Lin Jue took a sip of tea and sprayed it all on Gao Muqing's slightly bulging belly, which caused Gao Muqing to look at him angrily.

The reason why Lin Jue was shocked by this news was not because of the result of the peace negotiation. This result made Lin Jue actually expected it a long time ago. Because Lin Jue expected that Guo Xu would definitely keep the throne first, he didn't dare to take risks. And with Guo Xu's wisdom and courage, I am afraid that he will not dare to have the heart to break the cauldron, he will choose the most secure means. Peace is undoubtedly the best means he thinks.

What shocked Lin Jue was that Guo Xu actually killed Yang Jun with the blame for defeat, which was incredible. Kill Yang Jun at such a time? Isn't that crazy? Although Yang Jun was defeated, he was not to the point of killing him. No matter how you say it, Yang Jun is also the only person in the Great Zhou Army who can take on great responsibilities and unite the hearts of the army. A defeat doesn't change that. Guo Xu killed Yang Jun on the grounds of defeat, which was tantamount to self-destruction of the Great Wall. Didn't Guo Xu understand how important Yang Jun was to him? Isn't he afraid of the generals of Yang Jun's leading army mutiny? How dare he, how could he do that? Lin Jue felt that if the news was true, there must be an article in it.

In the early morning of the next day, when Lin Jue got up, Guo Kun, Ma Bin and other generals came together. Lin Jue hadn't even finished washing before they couldn't wait. Because they also got the news, after Lin Jue received the news last night, several messages were sent in the middle of the night, all of which were sent by the scouts in the capital about the news that the imperial court and the Liao State had reached a peace agreement and that Yang Jun had been killed. Naturally, the information heard by these different scouts completely confirmed the accuracy of the information. Moreover, one of the scout teams also sent back the full transcript of Yang Jun's plea published by the imperial court.

When Lin Jue read the fold carefully, he was puzzled. Yang Jun's plea for guilt had no intention of begging for death at all. Even if he confessed to the defeat of the army, Guo Xu would not kill him. Lin Jue was eager to know the content of the peace talks, but the next news sent did not contain such content. It seems that the imperial court only announced the conclusion of the peace agreement, but did not announce the content of the peace agreement.

Lin Jue was really puzzled by this, and he guessed several possibilities in his heart, but he couldn't implement it.

Four days later, in the afternoon, the Luoyan army at the mouth of the Dongshan Gorge caught a dozen members of a family trying to enter the mountain. One of the old men claimed that he was Lin Jue's old friend and had come to Lin Jue on purpose. The soldiers escorted them to the county office and informed Lin Jue. Lin Jue was pleasantly surprised after listening to the soldier's report, and the soldier reported the name of the captured old man himself, and the man's surname was Zhang Hanqiu. It was Lin Jue's old friend in the Ordinance Department back then. Last winter, when Lin Jue went to Snake Island to visit the whereabouts of Erbo Lin Bonian, he took the risk to meet this Zhang Hanqiu, hoping that he could help inquire about his whereabouts. It was from his mouth that I learned the news that Erbo Lin Bonian threw himself into the water on the Chuzhou Canal and died. Lin Jue still trusts this Han Qiu, and he took a huge risk to meet him in the capital, but this Han Qiu proved his reliability with practical actions.

Lin Jue hurriedly rode his horse, and as soon as he entered the county hall, he saw Zhang Hanqiu, who was dressed in a black robe and dressed like an ordinary person, sitting on a chair in a daze.

"Master Zhang, if it's really you, oops, this really surprised me. They gave you your name, and I couldn't believe it. Hahahaha. Lin Jue laughed and stepped forward, and the joy in his heart was real when he saw each other.

Zhang Hanqiu stood up and looked at it for a long time, finally recognized Lin Jue, bowed and saluted: "Lord Lin, hehehe, the old man almost didn't recognize it." Lord Lin has been cleared, and his skin is much darker and thinner. When we met in the capital last winter, Lord Lin was still a white-faced scholar. ”

Lin Jue laughed: "Isn't it? What kind of face can I have in this barren mountain and wilderness? The sun in the mountains is scorching, can it not be dark? Why did Master Zhang suddenly come to me? Did you come to see me? Or do you want to drop by? Are they the family members of Master Zhang? ”

Zhang Hanqiu said: "It's a long story, let me introduce Master Lin." ”

Zhang Hanqiu led Lin Jue to the seven or eight family members sitting around next to him to introduce Lin Jue, the two old women were Zhang Hanqiu's old wife and concubine, a young man was Zhang Hanqiu's only son, and a young woman was his daughter-in-law. The two boys, five or six years old, are Zhang Hanqiu's two grandchildren.

Seeing that the ceremony was over, Lin Jue was even more puzzled. Zhang Hanqiu is here with his family, could it be that he really resigned and came to join himself?

"Master Zhang, this is not the place to talk, come with me to the house to rest, my mansion is big, and I will live in my house tonight. At night, I will pick up the wind and wash the dust for you. Tomorrow we will arrange your accommodation. Walk around. Come on, prepare the carriage and horses. Carry luggage for Mr. Zhang and get into the car. Lin Jue didn't ask much for the time being, looking at the extremely tired appearance of the family, he had to pick up the wind and wash the dust first.

Zhang Hanqiu responded again and again, the family came from the capital, and it was summer, and they were really tired enough. So he followed Lin Jue down the cottage and came to the Luoyan Valley to Lin Jue's residence. As soon as they arrived in the Luoyan Valley, Zhang Hanqiu's family was dumbfounded, they never expected that the valley under the hillside was actually a paradise-like scene.

"Oh, Lord Lin, here...... It's a paradise. In this valley, the rice and the waves are churning, the rivers are meandering, the egrets are falling, and the cottages are separated, it is impossible to believe that there is such a place in this barberry mountain. How did you find this place? It seems that Lord Lin has been preparing for a rainy day a long time ago. ”

Zhang Hanqiu looked at the rivers and ditches full of rice and grass, as well as the straight avenues and neatly planned villages, and was so dizzy that he couldn't believe the facts in front of him. He originally thought that Lin Jue must be living a barren life in the mountains. When he entered the magnificent village, he was already very surprised, and when he saw the scene in front of him at this moment, it was naturally completely subverted his imagination.