In Guangzhou Prefecture, and even in the entire Guangdong Province, the General's Mansion and the Naval Division's Admiral Yamen were not subordinate to each other, they belonged to the same rank, and governed the army and naval divisions respectively. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 There is little contact between the two, and there is a faint hostile trend, competing for resources with each other, and asking the court for materials and armaments.

The Qing court, regardless of the ruler, considered themselves to be the world on horseback, and paid special attention to the construction of cavalry and army. Even if some people have realized the power of foreign guns and artillery, it is difficult to stop this trend, and the bow and crossbow sword are still the main weapons of the army, but they are only used as an auxiliary artillery, and it is rare to see muskets appear on the battlefield.

Near the afternoon, the sun had already set halfway up the mountain, and the Guangdong Navy Yamen got the news of Shi Mingzhi's death, Sun Chuanmou stayed in the rear office, accompanied by Lin Guoliang, the deputy general of the association, and Xu Tinggui, the chief soldier, stood left and right, also inside, standing there quietly.

At this moment, Sun Chuanmou had a faint smile on his face, he was very happy, and his heart was even more comfortable, a tense nerve finally relaxed, and he couldn't help but say aloud: "Haha, it's really good to die, it's a wonderful death, I don't know who did it, if I know who it is, I really thank him!" ”

Lin Guoliang and Xu Tinggui looked at each other for a while, fleeting, but they were muttering in their hearts, this is too good for pretending, right? It's too similar, I should thank myself...

Although the two of them thought so in their hearts, their faces were as usual, and they echoed it again and again, full of flattery and flattery. At the same time, he is secretly vigilant, careful precautions, don't offend this Admiral, this subordinate is too ruthless.

There seems to be some kind of consensus, the same decision, once you offend Lord Admiral, to the point of no return, you must run as soon as possible, otherwise it will end badly, Shi Mingzhi is their example, a lesson from the past.

When he was proud, when he was enjoying the flattery of the two, a glimmer of light flashed in Sun Chuanmou's eyes and he glanced at the two imperceptibly. may have seen what the two were thinking, and knew that most of the upper-class people in Guangzhou City thought he had done it. However, Sun Chuanmou didn't care, he didn't bother to explain, and he also wanted to do something he wanted to do a long time ago, killing Shi Mingzhi.

The same thing reacts differently and behaves differently in different places.

In the office of the Thirteen Banks in Guangzhou, in the courtyard of the Yaxing, Yang Xiao was carefully walking in every corner, whispering to every servant, repeating the same sentence and explaining in a low voice.

"My lord said, I won't receive any guests today, and I am optimistic about Miss Gao Yuxiu. If you see a trend that she wants to go out, immediately report it to the adults and tell me. ”

Although he had been mentally prepared and knew that there would be this news, when he heard the news that Shi Mingzhi had been poisoned and died in the General's Mansion, although he announced that he had committed suicide, Yang Lin couldn't help but be excited, and his heart was indescribably happy and proud.

The mood gradually returned to calm, and Yang Lin returned to the mood after meeting Shi Mingzhi, in a state of indecision, in a dilemma. At this moment, Yang Lin had two plans in his heart, a way to retrieve Shi Mingzhi's "corpse".

First, wait for the General's Mansion to discard the body in the wilderness and then pick it up yourself. However, this kind of plan does not know when to wait, although it will not be too long, but it is still very risky, and the longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be.

Second, he took Gao Yuxiu to the General's Mansion, collected it as a friend, and asked for the dead to be buried. Especially Gao Yuxiu's identity is the most appropriate, because her father was arranged by Shi Mingzhi to be buried, which is reasonable and reasonable, and is not criticized and doubted by others.

The second option is the most ideal and the most suitable. However, Yang Lin had a concern, worried that Gao Yuxiu's weak body could withstand such "bad news"? Will she be saddened, after all, Shi Mingzhi is her only relative.

These days, Yang Lin can see clearly, although Gao Yuxiu and Zhao Min get along well, and they will smile from time to time, but everything is disguised and shown to him. The thinner and thinner body, the poor appetite, the sadness that is revealed from time to time, etc., can be seen.

Suddenly, Yang Lin frowned, very impatient, a noisy sound came, making Yang Lin have no intention of thinking about things anymore, even more uneasy, Huo stood up, walked straight to the door of the study, slammed open the two doors, and couldn't help but yell.

"Noisy, noisy, what?! How did I tell you, you can't just be quiet for a while, stop for a while?! ”

With a roar of anger, the courtyard instantly fell silent, and everyone looked at Yang Lin. After a short silence, a laughing voice sounded, reaching Yang Lin's ears, so uninhibited and unscrupulous.

"Hehe, what's wrong with Brother Yang? What happened to make you so angry? ”

Standing in front of the door of the study, his eyes were shining, a trace of gloom crossed Yang Lin's face, and when he saw the person who spoke, he walked slowly and couldn't help muttering: "It's really ghostly..."

I saw that the person who came was Li Lianying, with a smile on her face, in the eyes of Yang Lin and others, it was so insidious, ill-intentioned, and faintly a little provocative, compared with before, it was much more restrained.

At this time, a person came out of the crowd, walked quickly, and ran towards Yang Lin, it was Yang Xiao. Taking advantage of the fact that Li Lianying had not yet walked in, she whispered: "Young master, this Li Lianying is not good, and she can't stop it." I told him that you didn't see a guest today, and he still broke in, very domineering, with no one in his eyes, and claimed that he was a gift to you, apologize to you, and ease the relationship. ”

Seeing Li Lianying getting closer and closer, Yang Lin waved and signaled Yang Xiao not to say any more, his angry expression had returned to normal, and he said in a flat voice: "Lord Li, I don't know what happened?" I heard from the servant, "You are here to give gifts." However, looking at your battle, it's not like ah, could it be that the governor asked you to find this official for something? ”

"Uh, no, no, don't misunderstand, Brother Yang, I came down completely out of good intentions, and I came here to improve the relationship between you and me, which is really an apology. Moreover, I am not Lord Li, I have long ceased to be an errand boy at the Guangdong Customs Department, and now I am a civilian, just doing some small business. ”

Yang Lin's heart was irritable, and he was in no mood to fight with Li Lianying, and when he was about to give an eviction order, a crisp voice sounded, complaining, very dissatisfied. Two figures followed, walking out of the backyard.

"Big brother, what's going on? Why is the front yard so noisy, so that Sister Gao and I can't calm down, and we can't embroider. Ah, how are there so many people? ”

The two figures are Zhao Min and Gao Yuxiu, and the person who spoke was Zhao Min. At this time, when he exclaimed, he pulled Gao Yuxiu towards Yang Lin, and when he saw Li Lianying, his little face suddenly pulled, and he was angry, and said hatefully: "It turned out to be you, the big villain, no wonder it's so messy, it's all you who are making trouble!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Yang Lin couldn't help but purse the corners of his mouth, showed a hint of a smile, touched his nose, and applauded continuously in his heart, secretly applauding for Amin.

Li Lianying's face tugged at one side, she was very embarrassed, she couldn't do anything about Zhao Min for a while, she was helpless, it was impossible to argue with a little girl. When he saw Gao Yuxiu on the side, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said loudly: "This is Miss Gao Yuxiu..."

As she spoke, Li Lianying just raised her foot and wanted to get closer, but was blocked by Zhao Min's small body, sandwiched between the two, and warned: "Stop, don't get close to my senior sister, big villain!" ”

seems to be used to it, Li Lianying didn't react this time, just shrugged her shoulders to Yang Lin, showing a helpless look, and then showed a look of sudden realization, her words were very self-reproachful, and she patted her head again.

"Look at my memory, how did I forget the business, now that everyone is here, bring up my gifts!" (To be continued.) )