A servant led a gray-haired old man and appeared in the sight of Lin Yi and the others, followed by a few others.

This gray-haired old man looks like he is in his old age, but his complexion is okay, his face is long, and even his beard is white, but don't look at such an old age, he neither bends over, nor hunchbacks, and his body is straight.

Lin Yi thought that this imposing old man was the Bi Maokang he was looking for, so he hurriedly stepped forward and gave a deep salute, "Under Lin Yi, take the liberty to go over to the house to ask for trouble." ”

The old man's face showed a look of surprise, and he immediately regained his composure, he didn't expect that such a young son-in-law brother was Lin Yi, who was the dominant man in the dynasty, and was personally crowned as the crown prince and master by the emperor at a young age, and the chief soldier of Miyun.

If he were someone else at his age, the rich and noble people would definitely still be a gentleman, and the poor people would also do nothing. I have also heard about Lin Yi's growth experience and the vicious battles he has participated in in the past few years, which is also the reason why this old man personally contacted the door.

Otherwise, no matter how big the court official is, even if the emperor's decree comes, he may not be able to open the door in person to greet him.

The old man saw that Lin Yi was polite, and he also bowed his hands to him, which was considered a return of the courtesy.

"Lord Lin has admired him for a long time, the old Bi Maoliang, it's not the Bi Maokang you are looking for, that's the old brother, I don't know why Lord Lin is looking for him?"

Lin Yi knew that he was mistaken, but the Bi Maoliang in front of him didn't seem to be a layman, and he could judge it from this momentum and the couplet in front of the door.

Lin Yi's eyesight is really not bad, and in terms of fame, Bi Maoliang is really not inferior to Bi Maokang. He became famous a few years earlier than his brother Bi Maokang, and if they talk about age, Bi Maoliang is eight or nine years older than Bi Maokang.

This Bi Maokang is also a jinshi in the Wanli period, and the old Bi family has produced these two talents, which can be regarded as a glorious lintel. But these two people are not ranked, Bi Maoliang once served as an official and became the left waiter of the Ministry of Industry, and his official position is not small. If Lin Yi hadn't been holding the title of prince and prince, a single chief military officer would be far from the official position of others, but now Bi Maoliang has also been idle at home for many years.

When the two brothers were re-appointed, they were rare Qing officials, and they were successively squeezed out by the powerful ministers of the court, so they resigned in a fit of anger and returned to their hometowns.

However, he also has the same respect for Bi Maokang's brother Lin Yi.

"I took the liberty to visit, I have long heard of the name of the old man, Lin came to visit today, and I would like to ask the old man to do a lot of Haihan."

"How dare you dare, thanks to Lord Lin, I can afford it, but I'm really sorry, our brother has long stopped asking about the world, and my brother has passed the age of antiquity this year, and his physical condition is very bad, and it is inconvenient to see guests. said that he gave Lin Yi a deep look.

"Old man, you are too polite, we are presumptuous." Lin Yi hurriedly returned the salute, but he couldn't see anyone, wouldn't this trip be in vain? The health is not good, but it is also true, both of them are at this age, how can people be more than one another, no one can escape the natural law of birth, old age, sickness and death, I just heard of their names, but I didn't expect them to be this age.

But since you are here, you can't go like this, and you have to see Bi Lao anyway.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi saluted again: "Old man, don't hide it, Lin Mou is far away from thousands of mountains and rivers this time, and he came very recklessly, and there is nothing else important, I just want to see Bi Lao, and I hope that the old man can be fulfilled, this is a little bit of our heart, not respect."

Lin Yi waved his hand as he spoke, and Zhang Hua and the others hurriedly brought over the eight-color gifts that had already been prepared.

"Lord Lin, this can't be helped." Bi Maoliang waved his hand again and again to stop him, "The so-called merit is not unacceptable, if Lord Lin does not dislike it, he can enter the cold house for a while, but these gifts will not be accepted by the old man and the clan brother." ”

Lin Yi wanted to carry it in, but the old man insisted on his principles and refused to let him carry it.

In the end, Lin Yi had no choice but to put the gift outside, Lin Yi, Xiaoying, He Renlong, and Zhang Hua followed the old man in, and the others were waiting outside the door.

This courtyard is really not small, rounding around, entering the courtyard on the second floor from the front gate, and then entering the east courtyard from the moon gate, and finally in the three upper rooms of the east courtyard, Lin Yi finally saw the person he was looking for.

As soon as I entered this room, there was a strong smell of Chinese medicine, and there were several people waiting here, and there was one half-lying and half-lying on the bed, skinny, and it seemed that he had not been on the ground for several days.

Moreover, Bi Maokang is now blinded and deaf, and can only be heard by lying loudly on his ears and talking.

Lin Yi couldn't have imagined that the famous military experts of the Ming Dynasty recorded in the history books would now become like this.

It seems that people really can't get old, there is a good saying, there is no illness, nothing is not money, illness and lack of money can make heroes unbearable.

Lin Yi was very emotional, and said a few words loudly to the old man on the bed, after giving the salute, that is, shouting and asking for warmth, everyone is like this, of course Lin Yi didn't dare to mention anything else.

But the old man finally understood, and the heroic young man in front of him was the prince and prince who was the prince and the master of the dynasty, and Lin Yi, the general soldier of Miyun who terrified the Tartars and the thieves.

The old man struggled to get up, but Lin Yi supported him. Afraid of disturbing the old man's rest, Lin Yi stayed in the house for a short time, and without saying a few words, he got up and said goodbye.

Bi Maoliang sent it out, and when he left, Lin Yi had to leave the bride price.

This time, Bi Maoliang did not shirk again, "Lord Lin, we have never known each other in our lives, and our adults have traveled thousands of miles, not just to see our old brothers, but also to send such a generous gift. ”

Lin Yi was embarrassed to say it, but after thinking about it, he decided to say it, otherwise he would have left like this, and he would have been a little disappointed. Now the national crisis is at the head, thieves are everywhere, Tartars are rampant, the court is corrupt, and the people of Li live in fire and water. Lin Moujie is a martial artist, and he has no other abilities, so he can only fight. It is also the duty of the subordinates to destroy the thieves and guard the frontier. However, Lin's ability is limited, and there have been wars and turmoil over the years, witnessing hundreds of people abandoning their homes and businesses and being displaced for a long time, Lin can't bear it. I have heard the name of the two elders for a long time, and I have attained attainments in weapons, and I have come to visit, hoping to be able to guide the maze, if the firearms are improved, the war will end as soon as possible, and the people of the world will be peaceful, which is the blessing of my Ming people. I didn't expect the old man to be in poor health, and he was presumptuous and disturbed a lot, so I asked the old man to forgive me. ”

Lin Yi's words were very sincere, not made up improvised, nor was he drafted in advance, but from the bottom of his heart, showing his concern for the country and the people.

Bi Maoliang nodded, from the first time they met to now, it was only half an hour, but now this Bi Maoliang's opinion of Lin Yi has changed a lot.

Lin Yi's name, they had heard of it for a long time. But they once regarded Lin Yi as nothing more than a crow in the world, not much different from the ordinary Ming generals, their brothers had long been disgusted with the imperial court, and even lost confidence, and naturally had no good impression of these courtiers.

However, since he came into contact with Lin Yi, he found that he was wrong, the young man was really not an ordinary person, especially what he said just now, he felt very surprised that such a young man could come out.

Bear in mind the suffering of the people, take the common people in the world as their own responsibility, and dare to tell the truth, tell the truth, who dares to say the words corruption in the court? Not to mention that he is a military general, that is, among the government and the opposition today, there are all living beings, hundreds of officials, how many people can worry about the country and the people so much? Which official doesn't go with the flow? Which powerful person doesn't get by? are all vying for money and power, who cares about the life and death of the people, and who cares about the country?

No wonder this person became famous at such a young age, no wonder Emperor Chongzhen named him the crown prince and prince, this time the emperor's eyes were really not blind.

This old man and his brother Bi Maokang have been in the water for decades, thinking that they have jumped out of the Three Realms, like a monk, and want to ignore the world and live their whole lives, but now his heart is fluctuating.

After talking to Lin Yi, the two of them talked more and more, and then the old man enthusiastically let Lin Yi and the others into the house, this time they all let in, and they had to stay with Lin Yi for two days, so they specially ordered someone to vacate a courtyard, and the patient had tea and wine for three meals a day, and he was specially served.

Lin Yi was very grateful, and lived in this courtyard with Xiaoying and others.

Two days later, Lin Yi was leaving. Bi Maoliang personally came to see him off, took out a small box, wrapped in brocade cloth on the outside, opened the box, and inside was a book, which was Bi Maokang's "Illustrated Weapons of Weapons".

"Lord Lin, in the past two days, I told my brother about the adult's intention, and the brother is also a person who understands righteousness, but unfortunately we are all old and can no longer serve the adult, this book is my brother's life's work, the brother of the clan asked me to give it to the adult, I hope it can be helpful to the adult."

Lin Yi was very moved when he heard it, "Second elder Gaoyi, Lin has nothing to repay." ”

Lin Yi took the book, he was very happy and excited, this trip was not in vain, so he took out two gold bars from his body, stuffed them into Bi Lao, and then left Bi Mansion with everyone.