Lin Yuyan arrived in Shuyang at the end of July, but he didn't go to Shuyang Wharf, but went directly to Shuyang City.

Shuyang City is a city that relies on the rise of the Shuyang Wharf, but because of the unevenness of the Shuyang Wharf in the past few days, the residents of the city who got the news are also hiding at home, for fear of being caught by the bandits who attacked the Shuyang Wharf.

The red head, who used to be the small leader of the Shuyang Wharf, is now the speaker of the Shuyang Wharf, but he did not stay at the Shuyang Wharf to personally organize and guard against the attack of the water bandits, but brought some people to the city of Shuyang.

I have to say that this is extremely risky, the city is the base camp of the Ma family, the Ma family has been operating in the city for many years, and the forces of collusion are complex, most of the powerful people in the city have intersections with the Ma family, and even the Yang Ling sent by the imperial court has more or less taken care of the strong face of these places.

"Your Highness, now the big and small gangs on the dock have been integrated, without the strong men sent by His Highness, more than 420 people on the dock are temporarily subordinate to Yu Mou's dispatch, and the [Patriotic Righteous Warrior] Xiao Kun and the Xiao clan are all helping the dock, and the water bandits attacked the dock four or five times before and after this time, all of which were in vain!"

The red head stood in front of Lin Yuyan and said word by word.

"Patriotic warriors? Xiao Kun? ”

For some reason, Lin Yuyan paid a little more attention to this person.

Hongtou explained: "It is the imperial court to reward the folk heroes who volunteered to help the defense of Wancheng in the war with the Jin Kingdom, this Xiao Kun has superb martial arts, and has killed several Jin enemy soldiers outside Wancheng, and the Xiao clan is also a hero, and many of the children of the Xiao family have joined the army and can be trusted." ”

"Well," Lin Yuyan nodded, and asked again, "In addition to these, do you have any other information?" ”

Hongtou thought for a while and said: "Our people have been staring at the Ma family, it stands to reason that the current movement of the Shuyang Wharf is caused by the Ma family, but the Ma family is very quiet, and the Haoqiang of the Ma family, who was originally good friends with the Ma family, has unusually stopped...... By the way, Your Highness, the gang at the dock caught fire and killed some people, and then the bandits made some attacks on the dock, but the government did not move, and even when the bandits attacked the dock, I also sent someone to report to the official, but it was just a stone sinking into the sea, and I didn't hear a reply. ”

Lin Yuyan thought carefully for a while before replying: "Shuyang Ling is not a native of Shuyang, sitting in his current position, he needs to be in the power of the court upwards, and he must take care of the local powerful face downward, so as to be able to sit firmly in his current position, you are playing the banner of the person behind the Ma family this time, and the Huaiyang Ling is not sure what your real details are, the best move is not to stand on any side, but ...... I believe that this letter of inquiry written by the Yang Ling to Wancheng is already on the way, and maybe it is still on the table of the person behind the Ma family. ”

Hearing this, the red head nodded, after all, it is a small person living at the bottom, and he can't figure out the thoughts of those big people in Wancheng, and now listening to Lin Yuyan say this, the doubts in his heart are also gone, but in a blink of an eye, he thought of one thing and said: "Your Highness, this is not easy to do, if there is no proposition of the Shuyang government, I am afraid that it will be difficult for these people in the Shuyang Wharf to deal with those water bandits......"

"What, are those water bandits so hard to deal with?" Lin Yuyan also asked.

The red head nodded and said: "It's really difficult to deal with, just the estimation of this period of time, those water bandits have five or six hundred people, twenty or thirty large and small ships, and, Your Highness, the guys in the hands of these people can be really extraordinary, but the real iron sword, as well as leather armor, these water bandits are very good in water, and the guys in the hands of the good water in the water at the Shuyang Wharf are not as good as others, and the strong men sent by His Highness are complete in sword leather, but the water nature is rarely very good, so they can only stick to the dock, and cannot engage in water battles with these water bandits......"

Hearing this, Lin Yuyan's eyes became gloomy: "It seems that the Ma family has really eaten a lot of fat over the years, and they actually dare to give these water bandits iron weapons!" ”

Jing Yi, who had been standing beside Lin Yuyan, reminded: "Your Highness, there is no conclusive evidence that this matter has anything to do with the Ma family......

Lin Yuyan replied: "In the past, when the Ma family was powerful and didn't need the water bandits, the water was peaceful, and there was no trouble with the water bandits, but now when the Ma family gets the water bandits, these water bandits will come out, what else do you need to say!" ”

When Jing Yi heard this, he thought about it.

The red head responded and said: "Yes, Your Highness, it has now been confirmed beyond doubt, this water bandit is indeed related to the Ma family, and the location where these water bandits haunt is the area of the water mountain in the water, and this was once the nest of the Ma water bandits!" ”

Hearing this, Lin Yuyan opened his mouth and asked, "Red head, now integrate the people and horses on the dock, plus me and the people sent over, can you encircle and suppress these bandits?" ”

The red head thought about it, and really didn't want to directly reject His Highness's suggestion, but the comparison of strength with the water bandits was there, which made the red head have to bite the bullet and say: "Without the assistance of the officials and soldiers, just relying on His Highness and the people on the dock, I am afraid that I can only protect myself." ”

Hearing this answer, Lin Yuyan pondered for a long time, and after thinking about it carefully, he realized that this matter could not be separated from the official mansion here in Shuyang.

For example, in order to let those people at the Shuyang Wharf participate in the sequence of encircling and suppressing the bandits, they must at least ask the government for the title of "volunteer soldier", otherwise one day in the future, it will be the turn of a "chaotic soldier to accumulate bravery".

After a long time, Lin Yuyan spoke: "Now, it seems that I have to go to this Yang Ling in person." ”

Hearing this, Jing Yi reminded: "Your Highness is visiting Huaiyang privately this time, so it is not appropriate to go out in person......"

"Although it is a private visit, if this Shuyang Ling receives a reply from Wancheng, I am afraid that he will also know about my presence in Shuyang, after all, that person is a smart person, so why hide it?"

Jing Yi retreated and remained silent.

Lin Yuyan's gaze turned back to the red head, and then said: "Red head, you go back to the dock of Shuyang for the time being, organize a large group of people with good water skills, and wait for the order from this side of Shuyang City." ”

"Yes! Hong will definitely do it......"

"Don't act too panicked, you won't do anything until a while, at least wait for a reply from Wancheng to discuss."

"Hong wrote it down."

Lin Yuyan was present and instructed: "Red head, also take this opportunity to integrate the gangs on the dock strongly, don't worry too much, Chun Yuqi will help you." ”

"Yes!" The red head replied.

Hearing that the red head should respond, Lin Yuyan can be regarded as a speech.