"It's out of the way, it's just a little injury." Xiaoman smiled and said: "Yesterday I went to the mountains to look for wild vegetables, but I accidentally sprained my foot, and I have already looked for a doctor, so there is no big problem." ”

Although she doesn't like to expose her wounds and sell them miserably, the reason why Xiaoman went to the mountain yesterday was also to do things for the king, so she still has to say it. Even if it wasn't for any benefit, he had to let the king know in his heart that the reason why he was injured was because of his dedication to his work.

After hearing this, the king's attitude was really more concerned than before, "Twisted your foot?" What did the doctor say, is it really okay? ”

"Don't worry, the king has already found a doctor, it's just an ordinary skin injury." After speaking, Xiao Man made a "please" gesture and said, "It's cold outside, so the king should come into the house and talk." ”

The king nodded in response and took the lead towards the mansion.

The rest of the people followed, Lu Li walked more slowly, so that he could be with Li Lin, and he asked in a low voice, "But does the king know about that matter?" ”

Li Lin crossed his feet and glanced at the king who was walking in front, then retracted his neck, nodded, and sighed: "I can't help it, I know that you want to ask me for help, but after all, I am also doing things for the king, and I can't free up extra manpower to help you." Besides, it is better to let the king know about such a thing, otherwise we will not be able to explain what happens in the future. ”

Lu Lizhong knew that Li Lin and Wang Shangnai had been friends for decades, and their relationship was extraordinary, and he had already expected the current result when he revealed this matter to Li Lin.

Therefore, he just nodded and said, "You are right, it is better to leave this matter to the king." ”

Saying that, the two also entered the house, sat down according to their position, Lu Li whispered the little maid, the little maid and others in the house and dismissed, leaving only Wang Shang and Miss Fuliu, Li Lin, Xiaoman and himself, and then sat down with confidence.

The room was quiet, and no one dared to speak before the king spoke.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the king, seeing him pick up the teacup and take a sip of hot tea, and then let out a long sigh, put the teacup down again, and then opened his mouth: "County Lord, Zhenguo Gong, what are you going to do?" What did the house do to take precautions? ”

Lu Li has been leading troops all year round, and he knew about this matter yesterday, so it stands to reason that he should have made preparations a long time ago.

"Back to the king, I have reassigned the secret guards in the palace, and specially reminded me, there should be no mistakes." Lu Li said confidently.

Hearing this, the king breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and his eyes fell on Xiao Man, "County Lord, what about you?" What do you think? ”

Xiao Man coughed lightly, frowned slightly, and analyzed seriously: "Now the greenhouse in the suburbs has been destroyed, and no new vegetables have been planted for the time being, but the greenhouse is still intact after all, and it can be used again, so the suburbs can't relax their vigilance yet." ”

"That's right, go ahead." Wang Shang nodded appreciatively, and then raised his hand to signal Xiao Man to continue.

She furrowed her brows and continued to say unhurriedly: "And Lu Li's farm in the suburbs has not suffered major damage for the time being, but since these bandits are coming for us, he can't take it lightly. ”

After speaking, Xiao Man raised his head, looked at the king, and said, "But for now, the most vigilant and guarded thing is the county lord's mansion." After all, we have heard those bandits mention that they are going to come to the county lord's mansion to kidnap Wangshu, and they will kidnap for a long time, obviously not for money, in order to prevent the bandits from threatening us with Wangshu, I think the entire county lord's mansion needs to be on guard. ”

"Xiaoman is right." Lu Li picked up and said, "Now that we have confirmed that the target of the bandits is Wangshu, so protecting Wangshu is the first priority, but there is another point, I am definitely very important." ”

"You say." The king gestured.

Lu Li got up, frowned, looked at Wang Shang with a serious face, and said, "Although we didn't listen to the bandits' conversation in full yesterday, I can be sure that the bandits were definitely instructed by others, so they kidnapped Wangshu and wanted to threaten or intimidate us. I believe that we need to find out who is behind the bandits as soon as possible, because only in this way can we never suffer from future problems. ”

But it's easy to say, it's very difficult to do, or to make or implement a workable plan.

Lu Li also knew this, so he added again: "Your Majesty, according to those bandits, because this turmoil has not been long over, they should not do it again in the short term, so I think it is better for us to use this time to make a perfect plan." ”

"You're right." The king, who was sitting on the soft floor, changed his posture, nodded and said: "This group of bandits on Liquan Mountain has been arrogant for a long time, and after the last kidnapping time, Lone has already found someone to investigate them, ready to exterminate them in one fell swoop. However, due to a large number of later affairs, it has not been resolved until now. ”

As he spoke, the king looked at Li Lin and asked, "Lone remembers, long before this, Lone once asked you to investigate this group of bandits, how about it, after such a long time, can you investigate and find any results?" ”

"This gang of bandits was not conspicuous before, Bei'an City has been very peaceful in recent years, and these bandits rarely come out to do evil. And they seem to have their own means of making a living in the city, and they don't all depend on robbery for a living. ”

"There are a few peasant families at the foot of this Liquan Mountain, and the bandits come down from time to time to buy things from the peasant households, and the two sides get along quite happily, and these bandits have never felt sorry for these people. The minister has successfully installed his own people among these farmers, and he can observe the movements of the bandits at any time. Li Lin replied.

He hadn't told the king before, because he was afraid that something would happen on the way, but now that those thieves wanted to do evil again, Li Lin had to tell what he had been preparing for a long time.

Besides, if he can get rid of these bandits, he will not have to stare at Lu Li's every move all day long, at least he can be more relaxed.

But before that, Lu Li and Xiao Man had no idea that Li Lin was secretly investigating the bandits, so much so that when Li Lin said the recent movements of the bandits, the two were obviously very surprised.

Admiral Wang took in the surprise of the two, but he didn't say anything, but continued to ask, "Then can the person you insert be able to grasp the actions of the bandits in real time?" Or could he do something else for us? ”

"Back to the king, he just blended into the peasant family under the mountain, and ...... with the bandits" Speaking of this, Li Lin coughed lightly a few times, and said a little embarrassedly: "He hasn't had a good relationship with the thieves for the time being, so he may not be able to do the two things the king said." ”

Hearing this, Wang Shangdeng's face darkened, and his tone was a little impatient: "According to this progress, how many years and months will it take to succeed the bandits?" Li Lin, you... Ay! Forget it, we'll talk about it later. ”

The king was also very helpless, and it was not good to reprimand Li Lin in front of Lu Li and others, so he had to put the matter on hold first.

Seeing that the room was quiet, and the atmosphere was a little tense, Lu Li hurriedly stood up to play a round, "Your Majesty, fortunately, we now know the next move of the bandits, at least not as passive as before, which is always good." ”

"Yes, yes," Xiao Man also echoed, and said with a slight smile: "Fortunately, Lord Li has already placed his own people in the farmers, taking advantage of this time when the bandits will not act, let the other party have a good relationship with the bandits first, as for us, we can slowly investigate who the person who instructed the bandits, what does the king think?" ”

They still have too little information at this stage, even if they know the movements of the bandits now, but because they haven't found the mastermind behind the scenes, they still can't act rashly, otherwise they will only startle the snake and cause the mastermind behind the scenes to become more and more mysterious.

The king, who had calmed down a little, also knew this truth, so he sighed, "What the county lord said is right, now we can only wait." ”

After speaking, Wang Shang looked up at Li Lin, who was hanging his head and didn't know what to think, and coughed lightly with hatred, and said: "Li Lin, give your people a wake-up call, hurry up and get down to business, whether it is to take the initiative to make friends, or use some means, you must have a good relationship with the bandits as soon as possible, so that you can provide us with some reliable information, do you know?" ”

"Yes, yes, the minister will immediately remind him that he will not disappoint the king's hope!"

Wang Shang nodded, then got up and said: "There are still a lot of things to deal with in the palace, Lu Li, if there is anything at the moment, let's go and discuss with Li Lin first, if you are really not sure of your idea, or if you need Lone's help, then come to the palace to find Lone." ”

After saying that, the king hurried away with Fluffy.

Li Lin sent the king out, turned back, and went to Lu to go to the study to discuss matters.

And Xiaoman drank tea for a while, and felt bored alone in the house, and when she was about to get up and go back to the bedroom, she suddenly remembered something, so she summoned a little maid and asked the other party to help her go to the courtyard where Wang Youhe lived.

This small courtyard is not big, there is not even a place to eat, it was originally for the housekeeper's family to live, but later because Xiaoman and Lu Li were not in the house for a long time, Xiaoman asked the housekeeper to move to Wangshu's yard, and this small courtyard was vacated and Wang Youhe lived in.

The door of the small courtyard was wide open, and Xiao Man was helped in by the little maid, and was about to call Wang Youhe, but suddenly heard the sound of women arguing from the east house.

"What do you think you are, do you think you have moved out of the backyard and have your own house, and you really become the master? Bah! Do your daydreaming! ”

"An illiterate kid who still reads?" The man who spoke laughed a few times, and then sneered: "Yu Xue, do you really think that you are better than us?" Or do you think Madame prefers you? Yes?! ”