The same autumn, the same autumn, but compared with the noisy scene of soldiers and horses screaming, excited and noisy in the city of Langzhou, Chu State, the city of Jinling in the Southern Tang Dynasty is a completely different scene.

When the news spread that Lin Feng, the leader of the reform, led his subordinates to march westward, the government and the opposition in Jinling City immediately showed a polarized phenomenon on the reform:

Above the court, all the officials tacitly did not mention the topic of change, and only made a big fuss and entangled around Lin Feng's rash advance. In the Qingsi Palace, Feng Yansi also restored his original appearance as a merry and talented man, and warmly invited the people in the palace to feast and chant poetry every day, and he was not in a hurry for the process of change.

The folk is another phenomenon, the people's discussion continues unabated, especially after the emperor Li Jing's inscription for the Datang New Village and the construction of the Datang Academy of Sciences by the selected people of the Talent Ceremony have spread, these two places are like supermarkets, becoming a new topic center, attracting more and more people to walk in and approach, and feel these beautiful changes that are constantly happening. In the words of Guo Xinxing's "Records of Experiences in the Tang Dynasty", it is "these three places, just like the three bright lights that suddenly appeared in the dark night, brought some hope and confidence to the people of the Southern Tang Dynasty more or less, faster or faster." ”

It is under this background that the Lin Mansion has inexplicably become lively: many people come to the door to deliver gifts and food, sometimes they leave a name, sometimes they just leave gifts at the door, knock on the door, and people run away; The number of vendors and miscellaneous people at the gate of the Lin Mansion has also increased rapidly, and it has almost become a small market, and people often find various excuses to chat with the people in the house. Lu Jiang and Xiao Fei'er had no choice but to implement Lin Feng's explanation before leaving more strictly, locking the door and closing the house on weekdays, and not having any contact with outsiders.

At noon on the fourth day after Lin Feng left, something happened to the Lin Mansion: Ling Feifei, who felt very bored in the courtyard, secretly ran to the door to play, and when everyone realized it, how could they not find her. The people in the house exploded, and all of them went out, looking around like crazy, Xiao Fei'er even made a special trip to Datang New Village and supermarkets with Aunt Liu and Yaya, but Feifei was still not found.

Until the evening, Lu Jiang, Shu Ya, and Wu Qiao came back from the Datang Academy of Sciences, and when they saw Xiao Fei'er who was bowing her head and wiping her tears, they also became nervous, divided their work, and were ready to go to Han Xizai to send someone to help and go to Feifei's original Zuixiang Building to find it, Feifei nibbled on a sugar gourd alone and came back bouncing.

The people in the house were surprised and delighted, and they hurried to ask, only to find out that there was a beautiful aunt and a beautiful sister in Ludao who took her to the Qinhuai River to play for an afternoon.

Lu Jiang was angry and funny, so he had to take someone to purchase enough food and vegetables to eat in the house for half a month, and declared that no one was allowed to enter or leave without permission. At this moment, the Lin Mansion suddenly became a bit like a tomb, the gate was closed during the day and night, and no one in the mansion was seen entering or leaving, and it was almost lifeless from the outside.

On the evening of 16 September, when Lu Jiang had to return late from the Tang Academy of Sciences, he was stopped halfway by a middle-aged man who claimed to be an official of Zhongshu Province and politely invited him to a luxurious hall in the city, where a table of good wine and food had been prepared. The person who came beckoned Lu Jiang to sit down, and began to make a big wish to Lu Jiang, saying that the Tang Academy of Sciences had wronged Lu Jiang too much, and invited him to work in the military department, and patted his chest and said that he would definitely arrange an independent residence for Lu Jiang.

Lu Jiang has been in the rivers and lakes all his life, what kind of bureau has not been seen, after sitting down, he has not touched a drop of water, and he has not entered a drop of wine. After this person finished speaking, he immediately asked what he needed to do, and the person who came was not embarrassed at all, and said softly, he only needed Lu Jiang to provide the news of the Lin Mansion and the Datang Academy of Sciences without reservation during this time.

After learning the meaning of the visitor, Lu Jiang immediately got up and said: "The old man is pedantic, I really don't dare to bear this love, so I quit first, I was offended!" After saying that, he turned around and left.

After returning home, Lu Jiang found the three children of Nie Xiaoying, Yu Wencheng, and Yu Wenying, who had just come back, and asked, and found that similar things also happened in supermarkets, some people claimed that they were preparing to open a larger supermarket nearby, and invited supermarket employees to join, double their wages, and promised to arrange certain positions, and many people were talking about it in private.

Lu Jiang was taken aback, and when he learned that no one in the supermarket had officially announced his departure yet, he breathed a long sigh of relief and instructed the three children to continue to inquire about the news attentively, and they must inform him and Zhang Yuewen in time. Subsequently, Lu Jiang went out of the side door again, went straight to the supermarket, and pulled the store manager Fang Hongxing and the deputy store manager Zhang Yuewen to talk secretly for a while before rushing back to the house.

That night, Lu Jiang took advantage of the fact that the guest room was empty and asked Shu Ya and Wu Qiao, who had just returned, if there was any abnormality recently.

Wu Qiao was also dry, saying that he met someone chasing after him to send benefits, thinking that it would not be a good thing, he didn't take it seriously at all, and left without stopping. Only Shu Ya hesitated and said, he felt that the other party was indeed ill-intentioned, and wanted to make further contact and explore the truth before talking.

Lu Jiang's old face was flat, and he slapped the paving board under him fiercely, and roared in a low voice: "As soon as Lord Lin left, some people were restless. Let's respond to all changes with the same, and wait for Lord Lin to return successfully, and everything will naturally disappear! Your two practices and ideas are very good, but, as an elder, I will put a bad sentence in front today: everything we have is given by Lord Lin, if people forget their roots, they are not even as good as animals! ”

Wu Qiao didn't think carefully about Lu Jiang's words at all, and asked in surprise: "Brother Jin Qing, you also firmly believe that Lord Lin can successfully return?" ”

Lu Jiang's eyes widened, and he said loudly: "Why do you have no confidence? When did you see Lord Lin do things rashly? What was the one thing he wanted to do that ended up being bad? I'm sure it has to be a big win. At that time, Lord Lin will soar out of the abyss and soar into the sky, and the rise of Datang will be unstoppable from now on! ”

Shu Ya lowered her head and said nothing.

Lu Jiang stared at the two of them, sat back on the bed again, and said in a slow tone: "The old man has been in this life because he met someone unladylike, and he was poor in one step, and he ended up being poor step by step, and he was only mixed up like this when he was old. However, all three of us now have the same opportunity, and that is to follow Master Lin without regrets, and I dare to assert that this will be the best and rarest chance of success in our lives! ”

Wu Qiao rubbed his palms excitedly and said loudly: "There is no need to praise Lord Lin with those common sayings, I really admire Lord Lin's personality and ability!" And what fascinates me the most is that no one knows how many treasures he still has hidden in his head! ”

Shu Ya's brows that had been wrinkling finally relaxed a little, but she still asked uneasily: "If these people even pay attention to a small role like us, how can they easily let go of Lord Lin?" ”

Lu Jiang snorted a contemptuous voice through his nose, pointed at Shu Ya's face with his hand, and said loudly: "Do you know what is Jiren Tianxiang?" That is, when you come to Datang for the first time, you can successfully get acquainted with His Royal Highness King Zheng, and there is no danger when he is assassinated twice in a row, and a few words can make the emperor convinced! Lord Lin is such a lucky person! I'm 100% sure that Lord Lin will get through it safely! ”

Speaking of this, Lu Jiang suddenly lowered his voice and whispered: "According to the latest rumors, this Lord Lin is the immortal who came down from heaven to save our Tang Dynasty and save the people of the world!" The three of us inadvertently followed a genuine fairy, isn't it enough for us to steal the joy in private?! ”

Hearing this ridiculous remark, Shu Ya and Wu Qiao were also infected by the smile that bloomed on Lu Jiang's old face, and they completely relaxed, and couldn't help but smile all over their faces, until they looked at each other and laughed.

Lu Jiang patted the shoulders of the two of them vigorously and said loudly: "Yes, that's it!" Remember to put on this smiling face often in the future, now, what we lack most in our house is a happy smile! ”

It was also on this evening that two groups of special guests came to the second floor of the supermarket.