At night, the palace of the imperial horse supervisor and eunuch Xia Shouzhong.

A powerful eunuch like Xia Shouzhong, of course, has his own mansion,

Even if he didn't have it before, after rising to such a high position, the Internal Affairs Office would have to build one for him.

It's a royal face issue.

Of course, under normal circumstances, Xia Shouzhong lives in the palace.

He was a eunuch of such a status, and the palace was governed by an exclusive courtyard of his.

However, when dealing with private matters, of course, it was inconvenient in the palace, so he returned to his home.

According to Jinyiwei's intelligence, although this Xia Shouzhong is a little greedy for money, he is also good at making friends, because he was born in the Imperial Horse Prison, and many generals are friends.

So when Lin Zhao rode a horse to arrive, an acquaintance also arrived at the gate of Xia Mansion in a carriage.

"General Yang!"

Lin Zhao dismounted and stepped forward to salute.

On the opposite side is Yang Feng, the former guardian envoy of the Great Zhou Broken Leaves and the later Zhaowu general of the forward battalion of the capital.

The reason why Lin Zhao paid a big salute was because this General Yang had a good relationship with his son Lin Ruhai, and he was half a world friend.

Moreover, when the father and son of the Lin family were in Yangzhou, they squeezed tens of millions of taels of gold and silver worth of property from the salt merchants, and it was this Yang general who led the army to escort them to the capital.

So, the two sides are acquaintances.

"Lin Tongzhi doesn't need to be polite, now you are a hero and a young man, and the Jingjie Tiger in the eyes of the capital is terrifying!"

Yang Feng laughed, then walked out of the carriage and said casually to the young man next to him.

"This is the dog Yang Lin, you young people are so close and close. ”

"Mao Sheng has seen Brother Lin. Yang Lin saluted to Lin Zhao and said.

Today's Lin Zhao, but the most outstanding figure of the younger generation in the military circles of the Great Zhou Dynasty, crossed the Yangtze River at the age of sixteen, and completely suppressed the entire Yangzhou salt merchant group at the age of seventeen, taking tens of millions of dollars for the emperor, and at the same time ensuring that the national salt tax is sufficient.

At the age of twenty, he became the commander of the Jinyi Guard, presided over the crackdown on the capital, made the capital a peaceful city, and won the praise of the people.

Of course, the good officials praised by the people are generally those who sell their fame and reputation in the eyes of high-ranking officials and nobles and princes.

For example, Hai Ruihai Gangfeng, a former Ming minister, during his term of office, carried out the clean-up and flat taxation, and repeatedly redressed unjust, false and wrongful cases, cracked down on corrupt officials and corrupt officials, won the support of the people, he cracked down on the strong, dredged rivers, built water conservancy projects, strongly advocated severe punishment of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, prohibited favoritism and bribery, and implemented a whip law, forcing corrupt officials to return to the land and return to the people, so he has the reputation of "Hai Qingtian".

However, in the eyes of the literati, Hai Rui forced his wife and concubine to death, starved his young daughter to death, and disregarded human morality, and was a pedantic scholar who sold his reputation and reputation.

When it comes to killing mercilessly, the knife in the hands of the martial artist can compare to the pen in the hands of the literati!

Therefore, Lin Zhao is really not very good in the eyes of the nobles of the capital family and the civil officials.

At most, they are ministers who are close to the Son of Heaven.

If he copied the homes of a few more big officials, he would be a traitor.

But even so, he is still an outstanding figure of the younger generation of Da Zhou.

It's not who can be a high-ranking official from the third grade at the age of twenty.

Therefore, Yang Lin's salute to Lin Zhao was very solemn.

"I'm going to give you something good!"

Lin Zhao smiled and took off a delicate object from the saddle and handed it to Yang Lin.

"What is this?"

Yang Feng said in surprise.

"Handcuffs. Lin Zhao said with a smile: "This is made of stainless steel and hardwood, mainly for self-defense, don't look at its small size, the power is not weak, a gunpowder bullet can kill a wild boar a hundred steps away, used for noble hunting and self-defense, it is very suitable." ”

"Wouldn't this thing be bigger enough to equip it into an army?"

Yang Feng said.

As a soldier, he instinctively saw the power of firearms.

Of course, since the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, firearms have entered the army, and in the Great Zhou Dynasty, artillery and muskets have been incorporated into the army on a large scale, but because the craftsmen's skills are not up to par, the power has not yet been revealed.

Lin Zhao laughed and said: "It's too expensive, I used the top craftsmen, machinery and skills of our Great Zhou, and it took a month to create such a one, and it is really difficult to equip it into an army." ”

This is, of course, nonsense.

If he really wants to train the Fire Gun Army, it is not difficult.

It's just that as the son of the Lin family, Da Zhou Jinyiwei commands the same knowledge, and some things are inconvenient to do.

After all, he is pursuing the perfection of the Dao heart, not changing the world.

"Then what did you make it for?" Yang Feng said.

"Make money, such a fire gun is delicate and beautiful, whether it is a child of a family, or a wealthy lady, they will like it very much, when they go out to hunt, those boudoir girls don't have to be spectators, if this gun is inlaid with some diamonds or the like, then the value will have to be doubled." ”

Lin Zhao said.

"Diamonds? Are you talking about those Western jewelry? I heard that that thing is also priceless in the West, be careful that people buy pearls and pay them back." Yang Lin interjected.

"Diamonds are actually diamonds of Da Zhou, as long as the polishing process is passed, our Da Zhou diamonds can also sell well all over the world. Lin Zhao said with a smile.

No matter what era, the money of the nobles is actually the best to earn, and the favorite ornaments of the ladies among the nobles are naturally easier to earn.

As long as he really wants to make money, with his means, he can become rich and rival the country in two or three years.

Yang Feng was speechless for a moment, but this gift really made Yang Lin love it, and he kept playing with the small fire gun in his hand.

At this time, the greetings were over, and Yang Feng and his son were ready to enter the Xia Mansion with Lin Zhao.

At this moment, one by one, the horses suddenly let out a long whistle and turned out from the corner not far away, and the knight immediately shouted, as if the horse was out of control, and galloped forward in the direction where Lin Zhao was.

At the same time, more cavalry appeared behind, and among these cavalry, a gorgeous large carriage was clustered, galloping at the same speed as those war horses, and almost at the same time, the frightened war horse crashed straight into Lin Zhao.

"Be careful!" Yang Feng exclaimed

"Brother Lin, be careful!" Yang Lin shouted in surprise.

Lin Zhao looked at the galloping horse motionless, and even a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He has experienced many worlds, and has also galloped on horseback, and even fought on horseback, as for riding a heavenly horse to travel the Three Realms, it is not a problem.

Therefore, for the familiarity with horses, I am afraid that Bole is alive, and he can't compare to him.

So he could see at a glance that the horse was not out of control at all, but was manipulated.

has been drafted, seeing that this "out of control" horse rushed in front of Lin Zhao, the knight immediately made a covert move, making the horse stop instantly, as if the horse stopped in front of the tip of Lin Zhao's nose.

At the moment when the horse slowed down, Lin Zhao suddenly moved.

With a single step, he was already within a few feet of the range, and then swung his right fist and struck it in the shoulder like lightning.

"......Neigh" The horse roared, flew out diagonally with the splattered flesh and blood, and threw the knight out a few feet away, and then the whole horse slammed into the courtyard wall of the Xia Mansion, and the courtyard wall collapsed inward.

Look at the knight who fell to the ground, his face was shocked, pale, and he was lying on the ground with a look of horror.

Everyone present stared, but then returned to normal.

The crowd only glanced at the knight, and no one paid any attention to him.

"General Yang came early!"

A middle-aged man in the carriage said with a smile to the majestic man.

"Captain Qiu, the general is just one step early. Yang Feng said calmly.

Lin Zhao also knew who the guy in the carriage was.

Qiu Zhongshan, the commander of the patrol battalion, and the deputy marshal of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, is a high-ranking and powerful lieutenant Qiu Tai.

However, Yang Feng is a tiger general promoted by Emperor Xiaode, and he is also the commander of the forward battalion.

In addition, the wife of Qiu Taiwei and the princess of Dong'an County are sisters, and it can be said that Qiu Taiwei has strong traces of the four kings and eight princes.

At this time, Qiu Zhongshan on the carriage turned his gaze to Lin Zhao and said: "This is Lin Tongzhi, I have long heard that you are brave and extraordinary, comparable to Zhao Zilong, a white horse and a silver spear, when I see it today, sure enough, the young hero is unparalleled, presumably not long after, I will have another young fierce general in Da Zhou!"