Yang Lin was stunned for a moment, knowing that this voice was talking to himself, and did not reply immediately, he was puzzled in his heart, and was dizzy, wondering where this title came from? Isn't it too invisible?

When he was stunned, the figures of the governor and Li Lianying had already appeared from the dim light, gradually approaching, and soon came to Yang Lin's side.

What was even more unexpected to Yang Lin was that the governor did not have the strangeness of meeting for the first time, and stood directly in front of Yang Lin, patted him on the shoulder, and praised him without hesitation: "Hehe, he is worthy of being a hero and a young man, he can take on the position of the president of the tooth bank at such a young age, and he is really personable, worthy of his reputation, he is really a young talent, and his future life is terrifying." ”

Yang Lin was a little surprised, he was very uncomfortable with this kind of overly enthusiastic self-cooked, but he couldn't talk about disgust, coughed dryly, and said politely: "Ahem, the adult has won the prize." ”

At the same time, Yang Lin took out a brocade box from his sleeve, handed it over, and said without humility or arrogance: "Lord Governor, a small gift, it is not a respect, I hope to accept it with a smile." ”

However, when the governor was about to take over, he was snatched by Li Lianying on the side, which made the governor very embarrassed, and his hands hung in the air.

Li Lianying's eyes were shining, with bad intentions, she looked at the exquisite brocade box, and was just about to open it, and when she saw what was in it, she was snatched away by the governor again, and glared at her fiercely, warning Li Lianying, don't make trouble, and don't forget why you invited Yang Lin tonight?

Then, the governor laughed and put the brocade box into his arms, turned sideways, and said loudly: "Yang Xian's nephew, don't stand here, let's go inside to eat and chat, and after waiting for a long time, the wine and food will have already been prepared." ”

When he walked into the yamen, Yang Lin peeked at Li Lianying with his spare eyes, and saw that he had no sense of urgency and did not take his attitude to heart, so he couldn't help but be speechless, and sighed secretly in his heart, is this kid's nerves too big, his head is stupid, and he doesn't realize his situation at this time? Or are you very confident that tonight, the governor will be able to convince himself that he will not pursue the revenge of the kidnapping?

In the back hall, the host and guest sat down, and the maids came and went slowly, holding the delicacies and wines, and then left one by one, only Yang Lin and the three of them sat on both sides and in the upper seat.

Pushing the cup and changing the lamp, the wine has passed three rounds, and the food has passed five flavors, and the conversation between the three of them has still not entered the topic. To be more precise, it was the governor and Yang Lin who were talking freely, talking eloquently, and warming up with each other, Li Lianying had been cold, no one paid attention, and she drank alone depressedly.

"Lord Governor, how did you first arrive, I just arrived in Guangzhou Mansion not long ago, I am not familiar with the place, I don't know much about some people's affairs and contacts, and I hope that the adults will give me one or two points and give me some advice."

"Nephew Yang Xian, don't be so polite, see the outside like this. I'm a little older than you, just call my uncle, it's too much to save points, isn't it? ”

However, Yang Lin didn't answer, his face twitched, he was very embarrassed, he didn't know what to say, he couldn't help but look at Li Lianying, looking embarrassed.

"Uh, my lord, it's better to be commensurate with your official position, you see, Lord Li always calls you brother-in-law, if I call you uncle, it won't be beautiful, and it will look like you're old."

The governor didn't react for a while, seeing Yang Lin's strange expression, the corners of his mouth twitching, and he mentioned his brother-in-law reluctantly, and then recalled the meaning of his words, and instantly came back to his senses.

"Hehe, the official position is commensurate, the official position is commensurate, otherwise you will lose your rank for no reason, and you will call Uncle Lian Ying, and your age is not much different."

After some words, talking about some parents, the two had a tacit understanding that they didn't drink much, and they both remained sober and drunk.

At this time, Yang Lin put down his wine glass, took out a thick booklet from his arms, and shouted in a loud voice: "My lord, because there are too many things that have happened during this time, and Xiaguan has been kidnapped by bandits, and the matter of going to Macao to count the losses of foreign businessmen has inevitably been delayed. ”

"After escaping from Hukou, since the return of Xiangshan County, after a few days of sorting, the lower officials have sorted out the losses of foreign merchants, and listed them in detail in this booklet.

The governor also put down the wine glass, stopped eating, looked at Yang Lin, just looked at Yang Lin's facial expression, didn't care about the booklet, changed the way he talked and laughed just now, and said: "Since we talked about business, then Lord Yang, let's go to the study to discuss, it's always not appropriate to talk here." ”

"Obey the arrangement of the governor, and the lower officials have no objections."

At the same time, the two men stood up, stepped out of their seats, and paced towards the door, with the governor leading the way. Seeing this situation, Li Lianying, who was on one side, hurriedly got up and was about to follow, but was stopped by his brother-in-law, Lord Governor.

"Lian Ying, you wait here first, and when you need it later, you will be called by someone, and I will discuss with Lord Yang alone and talk about business."

Li Lianying was stunned there, but she didn't expect her brother-in-law to allow her participation, as if she was playing the role of a clown, but it was dispensable, even resignation and apology were just icing on the cake, and the real highlight was in the secret discussion in the study, and the conversation between the two.

Standing there with blank eyes, full of disappointment, very unwilling, a little lonely, this state was not slowly relieved until the two left, and the chest was still suffocated, unspeakably uncomfortable.

In the office study of the governor's yamen, unlike in his own home, this time it was not far from Yang Lin's desk, and others were sitting on chairs.

At this moment, the governor had already taken the pamphlet, threw it on the table casually, sat on the chair, thought for a moment, and said directly: "Lord Yang, open the skylight and say something bright, and I will no longer hide it, and say it clearly." ”

"Presumably, before Lord Yang came, he probably guessed my intentions, and wanted you to make peace with my brother-in-law, so that the turmoil in the city would come to an end completely."

However, although the governor spoke frankly, concisely and clearly, Yang Lin was unmoved, without words, and just stood quietly.

Although he was very anxious and wanted to solve his brother-in-law's matter as soon as possible, seeing that Yang Lin was silent, he did not say anything to urge, and let Yang Lin express his position, is it and? Or continue to fight-for-tat?

After a long time, Yang Lin exhaled lightly and said slowly: "Lord Governor, Xia Guan was kidnapped by pirates that day, almost died, and never came back, if it weren't for the good luck, those pirates seemed to have something happened, and they didn't have time to take care of me, the guards were not too strict, and I couldn't escape from the pirates' nest, and I escaped by boat at night; If I hadn't encountered a passing merchant ship on the Pearl River, I would have starved to death on the river, fallen into the water and been fed fish. ”

"Also, during the two days that Xia Guan was absent from Yaxing, it was rumored that I was dead and kidnapped by pirates, and Yaxing's family was frequently harassed and bullied, so I think adults should know something."

"Your Excellency, if it were you, would you easily forgive that person for colluding with pirates and kidnapping yourself? Will you forgive the gangsters who bully those close to you? ”

The governor was silent for a long time, speechless and embarrassed when asked, and picked up the pamphlet on the table, and pretended to flip through it to hide the embarrassment in his heart.

Yes, whether it is kidnapping or being bullied by someone close to you, it is a big grudge, who will easily say that it is okay? Who will easily let the perpetrator go?

Yang Lin didn't ask any more questions, didn't reprimand again, remained silent, waiting for the governor's next words, knowing that the other party would never give up easily, and would not care about Li Lianying's life or death, after all, he was involved.

At this moment, the governor was a little angry in his heart, and wanted to shoot the case, so he left angrily and blasted Yang Lin away, in order to vent the depression in his chest, when would anyone dare to question him like this?

Even the Governor of Liangguang treated himself with courtesy and never meant to blame.

Yang Lin's aggressiveness, sharp words, reasonableness, and human nature made him, the governor, unable to refute it, let alone have no reason to denounce it, so he could only eat shriveled.

The governor is the governor, after all, he has been through vicissitudes for a long time, he is used to the ups and downs of the world, and he has a very good set of handling some things, and he did not let Yang Lin wait too long, and his next words came out.

"Lord Yang, no matter how big the grievance is, as long as it is not the hatred of killing relatives and taking away wives, there is room for relaxation, and if you take out enough benefits, you can calm down the conflict and calm the anger of the people."

"What's more, Lord Yang, you and your close ones are not harmed."

Ask for a monthly pass (to be continued.) )