Qingjiangpu in the territory of Huai'an Prefecture is one of the main outlet channels of Huaishui, the flood peak of the upper reaches of Huaishui in the summer and autumn rainy season gushes over, Qingjiangpu water is a piece of sky, stretches for dozens of miles, and there is no end in sight. After the rainy season in autumn, when the flood waters reced, Qingjiangpu revealed its true face - Qingjiangpu is just a series of small lakes connected by waterways, and the shallows flooded during the rainy season are also swamps at this time, and the reeds on both sides are more spectacular than Xisha Island.

Under the slanting light of the setting sun, white flowers flutter in the autumn wind, and waterfowl that forage at dusk circulate in the sky like dense clouds.

This is a beautiful scenery that Lin Jian can rarely see in later generations, and indeed, the scenery of Qingjiangpu at this time is absolutely beautiful.

It's a pity that Lin Jian at this time is not in the mood to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Qingjiangpu under the sunset.

No one thought that the only living mouth broke his neck when he was pushed off the cabin, and none of Lin Lian, Fu Qinghe, and the teenagers could sail. Xiao Taoyuan was bound to send people to the island again to find out, and Lin Jian practiced on the island for five days, and then took advantage of the southeast wind to raise the sail and go to the sea. It was expected to be a one-day sea route, but it took five days to see land, but fortunately, the wind direction has not changed for a few days. Seeing the vast mouth of Qingjiangpu, I thought it was the main estuary of Huaishui, straightened the bow of the ship and came in, and went deeper than four or five miles into the waterway, just shallow on the shallow, no one had four or five miles wide water, and the water surface was so shallow that even a three-masted sailing ship could not pass through.

Lin Jian stretched out his penny into the water, lifted it to see the water marks, and compared it with his own height, the water depth was just enough to not fall off the top of his head.

The boat is shallow in the shallows, and either waits for the water to rise, or a strong northwest wind blows and withdraws by the force of the wind; There are not many young people who know how to be water-based, and there are not a few pennies, and Lin Jian does not expect to be able to borrow manpower to tow the boat out.

After being trapped in shallow water, Fu Qinghe remembered that this is Qingjiangpu, after autumn, Qingjiangpu looks very vast, but the water depth is extremely shallow, not to mention the three-masted sea ship, even if the small sailing ship of the double masted goes to the Qingjiangpu waterway, it must be led by someone familiar with the waterway.

However, knowing that it is in Huai'an Prefecture, everyone is also a little more at ease, after all, out of the jurisdiction of Ninghai Town, even if they encounter officers and soldiers, there is room to turn around.

Pirates and merchant ships who are familiar with waterways will not take the Qingjiangpu waterway after autumn, and naturally there are no sailors to patrol the river, large fishing boats cannot go out to sea from here, and small fishing boats will not go around to Haikou to fish. The boat was shallow for a long time, and there was no shadow of half a person except for wild ducks and water birds; There are reeds on both sides, and I don't know how wide the shallow beach outside is, and I can't see the end in the twilight. While everyone is at ease, they are worried about how to go out, and they can't camp in the middle of the water.

"After going ashore, in addition to avoiding the jurisdiction of Ninghai Town, everyone has to change their names and surnames, and they can't reveal their previous identities in front of outsiders," trapped in the middle of the water is also helpless for a while, and it is dusk, no matter how early it is, we have to wait until tomorrow to think of other ways, Lin Lian, Fu Qinghe, and Su Mei called Chen Enze, Hu Qiaozhong, and Hu Qiaoguan to the side to discuss future arrangements, "We must cover up all the flaws that exist as much as possible, we don't have a chance to take risks again......"

"And what should we call it?" Chen Enze asked.

"It doesn't matter if the name is the name, the key is the surname, so many people, if you want to change your identity for naturalization elsewhere, you need to find a way slowly," Lin Jian twisted the short mustache on his lips and said to Fu Qinghe, "Or will Fu Ye take Enze, Qiao Zhong, and Qiao Guan as his adopted sons?" ”

"How can this be worthy? If you want to accept the righteous son, you should also ......" Fu Qinghe hurriedly pushed it, he knew that in the minds of the young people, Lin Lian was much more important than him, and it should be Lin Lian to accept the righteous son, but just about to mention this stubble, he remembered that Lin Lian was only a weak crown age, and he had not started a family, and Lin Lian was a person with a meritorious reputation, and he was only afraid that the heroic behavior of accepting Yizi would have an adverse impact on him.

"Master Fu shouldn't shirk it...... Enze, Qiao Zhong, and Qiao Guan will also want Fu Ye to teach martial arts in the future, one day as a teacher, and a lifetime as a father, Fu Ye deserves it. Lin Jian said, patted Chen Enze on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Why don't you salute quickly?" You will be called Fu Enze in the future, and if others want to ask about it, they will say that they are all children of the Fu family. He said solemnly, "One day, you will go back to Chongzhou to reunite with your family and restore your original identity." ”

Chen Enze, Hu Qiaozhong, and Hu Qiaoguan all knelt down to salute Fu Qinghe, Fu Qinghe thought that taking care of these young people was also a responsibility that he couldn't escape, especially those who were twelve or thirteen years old and were still children, and they couldn't go back to their homes or recognize their relatives, so he didn't shirk anymore, accepted the salute, and helped the three teenagers to stand up and speak: "What I can teach you is really limited, what I can really teach you is ...... Lin Ye."

"Yes, yes, you will all have to worship Brother Lin as a teacher in the future." Xiao Man coaxed on the side.

Lin Jian saw that the three teenagers were about to salute again, waved his hand and said: "Forget it, they are all people who will live for the rest of their lives after the catastrophe, there are not so many courtesies, the so-called threesome must have my teacher, and I still have to learn bows and arrows from Fu Ye......"

"Lin Gongzi has a great mind; Su Mei is shallow, and they all say that Jiangning is a place where dragons and tigers are located, and he has never seen anyone with Lin Gongzi's knowledge...... Why didn't Lin Gongzi go to Yanjing to take the exam? Su Mei asked, she wondered that Lin Jian didn't hurry up to read the book, but she was in the mood to learn the bow and arrow from Uncle Fu.

"Do you want to take the entrance exam?" Lin Jian shook his head and smiled, and said, "I know how heavy my bones are, and such a small opportunity is really not worth fighting." ”

Even if the children of famous and wealthy families can't study, if they want to become officials, they can still elect officials through the shade of the door.

Lin Jian is just a side branch of the Lin family in Dongyang, and if he wants to seek a career, like the children of the Han clan, the imperial examination is the best way out. Although it is said that in the township examination, there is the qualification to be an official, but the appointment is mostly low-level officials, who want to seek a career through the imperial examination.

Su Mei didn't understand why Lin Jian gave up the opportunity to attend the meeting in Beijing, she no longer thought that Lin Jian didn't have enough knowledge in her stomach at this time, she tilted her head sideways, and looked at Lin Jian in confusion.

Su Mei's eyes are bright and bright in the twilight, the eyes are innocent and have no impurities, but there is a magic that can capture people's souls, the skin is as white as snow, the eyebrows are picturesque, and the charming charm and style cannot be completely covered by coarse cloth clothes; Lin Jian habitually touched his nose, avoiding Su Mei's eyes, and didn't know how to explain his plan to Su Mei for a while, and he was afraid that he would unconsciously look at her eyes and be fascinated.

Su Mei saw that Lin Lian was hesitant and silent, and asked suspiciously: "There is a song of the children: the water of the waves is clear, you can wet me; The water of the waves is turbid, and it can wet my feet...... Did Lin Gongzi give up going to Beijing for the entrance examination because of this? ”

"I understand this, Miss explained to me: A gentleman is a gentleman, he is a ruler in the world, and he is hidden in chaos - it turns out that Brother Lin wants to be a hermit." Xiao Man interjected excitedly on the side, her petite body arched beside Lin Lian, and inadvertently, the back of her hand rubbed on his arm that rolled up his sleeves. The little girl's heart palpitated inexplicably, it felt very strange, looking at the fine hairs on his arm, she couldn't help but want to touch it again, but finally the girl's shyness prevailed, and she was embarrassed to let it out, and saw that Lin Jian didn't seem to feel it, and her heart gradually calmed down.

How could Lin Lian know what the little girl was thinking, even if he knew, he couldn't do anything wrong about a little girl who was only fourteen years old. Although in this era, there are many girls who marry at the age of fourteen or fifteen, but Lin Jian has not been able to completely integrate into this era.

The officers and soldiers of the military towns in various places were arrogant and defeated; The rebellion of the luxury family in Jin'an could not be quelled for seven or eight years; The Donghu people in the north have repeatedly been on the border; Jiangzhou, Shaanzhou and other places do not care for the people, and officials do not care for the people, and from time to time provoke civil uprisings; Mountain thieves, water thieves, and bandits are frequent in various places; The imperial power is on the side, and the courtiers of the two capitals are divided into factions and are on the same page - all these are signs that the troubled times are coming.

Of course, Lin Jian didn't have the nominally lofty mind of "hiding in case of chaos" and "the turbid water of the waves can wet my feet", but in fact it was just a turtle with a shrunken head, he grinned bitterly and said: "I'm not as high as you think, what I just said is the truth." ”

"It's really not interesting to be admitted to the Jinshi," Fu Qinghe rubbed his hands and said with a smile, "It's okay if Lin Ye doesn't pass the exam, if he passes the exam, I don't want to die of a headache?" ”

Lin Jian laughed and said, "That's it, that's it, the headache can't be shouldered by Fu Ye." ”

The examination, also known as Chunqiu, is held in Yanjing in March after spring. If you want to attend a meeting, you have to go to Beijing to prepare, in addition to reviewing the books and texts, you also have to make some joints. It's okay if you don't pass the test; In the entrance examination, in addition to the first and third (champion, Bangyan, Tanhua) that are awarded official positions, the other second-class jinshi and those who were born in the same jinshi must stay in Yanjing and enter the Hanlin Academy for three years before they will be truly awarded official positions...... Lin Jian will take the high school entrance examination, unless he can pass the top three yuan, otherwise he will stay in Yanjing, and these teenagers will be entrusted to Fu Qinghe to take care of.

Su Mei knew in her heart the difficulties of taking care of these teenagers, she had no identity and a large number of people, but she still felt that Lin Lian's personal future was important, and said: "Size them, we work harder, we can still take care of them, and we can't delay Lin Gongzi's future...... But she complained that Uncle Fu spoke too straightforwardly, how could she leave the trouble to others?

Fu Qinghe laughed, and didn't explain, nor did he point out that Su Mei was a little too concerned about Lin Lian's personal future. He was a martial artist in the first half of his life, and he has been in Jiangning for nearly ten years, and he has also learned to read and cultivate his self-cultivation, after all, he is superficial, and he can't recognize any splendid articles, but he has known countless people in his life, and he only thinks that he still has a little bit of eyesight to see people. Although he was clumsy and looked down on Lin Tie before, but in the past month, he got along day and night and helped each other in need, Fu Qinghe thought: How can a mere Jinshi be born in Lin Tie's mind?

Lin Jian said that he wanted to practice bows and arrows, Fu Qinghe knew that he was born in the army from the details, and while teaching the youths, he also discussed the military with himself - learning to govern the army was his real intention, right? Fu Qinghe didn't think that he had anything outstanding in governing the army, but in his early years, he followed Hou Ye's side, and he always had a little experience to teach people, he thought to himself, Hou Ye likes to promote and learn, if Hou Ye sees Lin Jian in the world, is it like a treasure, or is he jealous?

Fu Qinghe remembered something and asked Lin Tie: "Does Lin Tie also have a different name?" ”

"It's okay," Lin Jian nodded, pulled out his waist knife, took the tip of the knife and carved the word "Tan Zong" on the deck, inserted the knife back into the scabbard, and said, "If you are in front of outsiders, Enze and Master Fu will call me that." ”

Many places are in chaos, but Jiangdong, Huaishang, Zhejiang and other prefectures and counties are fine, and the household registration management is strict. The juveniles cannot disclose their identities, that is, the stateless people who have no identity. In these years, even homeless people and beggars have household registration, and most of them are those who have done evil and fallen into the grass for fear of affecting their families and clans, so they have changed their names and surnames, given up their original identities, and become stateless. Lin Jian has a meritorious reputation, if his affair with the stateless people is inadvertently leaked out, regardless of whether he is guilty or not, his meritorious name will be deprived first. Even if you want to find a way to change the identity of the teenagers to naturalize elsewhere, so many people can't do it overnight. Be careful, especially if the teenagers are hiding in the countryside, they always have to contact outsiders, and a pseudonym is very necessary.

As for Fu Qinghe, Lin Jian suspected that Fu Qinghe himself was a pseudonym.

Fu Qinghe looked at the two words engraved on the deck by Lin Tie and praised: "Good name!" He had no idea what the name meant to the young man in front of him.

Lin Tie looked at the remnants of the sky with his eyes, and no one would believe the rebirth of the soul even if he said it, he thought that he could only live as Lin Tie in this era, Fu Qinghe said that when he changed his name, he did not hesitate to engrave the word "Tan Zong" on the deck.

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