"Have you gone to inform the king?" Li Lin stood in a dark alley near the county lord's mansion, frowned at the people around him, and asked.

The man replied, "My lord, as soon as I caught them, I had already sent them to the palace to inform the king, and the king should be there at once." ”

Hearing this, Li Lin nodded, and then returned his gaze to the bandit who was tied up by the five flowers.

Since Lu left the suburbs, he has stepped up his defense of the county lord's mansion, thinking that it will take some time to detect the bandits' movements, but he doesn't want to observe the bandits starting to move so quickly and capture them in one fell swoop.

Speaking of which, in fact, he still has to thank Chu Yu a lot, if Chu Yu hadn't gone out of the palace before going to that alley to meet the bandits, he wouldn't have known that there were bandits hidden in that alley.

Therefore, Li Lin was not only secretly protecting and supervising the area around the county lord's mansion during this time, he also sent a few people to squat in that alley, until a few days ago he found that people frequently came and went in and out of that alley, and the people who came were different every time, Li Linden became vigilant.

It's only been two or three days, and those bandits have begun to act, thinking that they have been in and out of that alley frequently before coming, and they are also preparing for today's events.

"My lord, the county lord is here." The men under his hands whispered.

Li Lin nodded, and ordered his subordinates to take these thieves aside to take care of them, and then he cut his hair and clothes, and put away the bloodstained swords, and then went to see Xiao Man.

Xiaoman didn't dare to really go inside, after all, she only heard that the thieves were caught, but she didn't know what was going on inside.

"County Lord." Li Lin walked out quickly, with a serious face, "There's nothing going on in the house, right?" Is Shizi okay? ”

Xiao Man shook his head, "It's okay, everything is safe in the house." ”

After saying that, she looked inside on tiptoe, frowned, and said, "Have you caught all those bandits?" How many people are there, and who is behind it? It's the king's suspicion—"

Just as they were talking about the key place, a shrill male voice suddenly came from behind the two: "The king has arrived-"

It turned out that the king had come up.

Xiao Man and Li Lin hurriedly finished each other, and then turned around to salute and greet each other.

The king was very concerned about the affairs of the bandits, so he only raised his hand to get them up, and asked anxiously: "Li Lin, are you sure that all the bandits have been caught?" They didn't succeed, did they? And Chu Yu, is he here? ”

The dark alley was surrounded by Li Lin and the king's guards, so even if the king's voice was louder, it was nothing.

Under the anxious gaze of Wang Shang and Xiao Man, Li Lin shook his head, "Your Majesty, this time the bandits haven't had time to do it, I-"

"Brother Wang!"

Chu Yu's anxious voice suddenly came from afar, Li Lin hurriedly closed his mouth, and Xiao Man also lowered his head and retreated to the side.

Soon, Chu Yu, who was still snoring and panting, arrived, and as soon as he arrived, before he could speak, he knelt directly in front of the king with a puff, and while wearing a rough dress, he lowered his head and said with a crying voice: "Brother Wang, it's all the fault of the minister!" The younger brother was negligent for a while and failed to protect the county lord's mansion! ”

Not only Chu Yu, but even the guards who had been following Chu Yu also knelt down with their master, bowing their heads and not making a sound.

Wang Shang's face was very bad, he wrinkled his brows, looked at Chu Yu kneeling in front of him without saying a word, and couldn't help but clench his back molars.

Just as he heard the key point, he was interrupted by Chu Yu, and no matter who it was, he had to be angry.

What's more, this incident is very likely to have something to do with Chu Yu, and now that he has come so coincidentally, the king's face can't look good.

However, even though he was extremely angry in his heart, Wang Shang still had to pretend to be a brother and a friend on the surface, frowned and said: "Okay, such a big person, he cries at every turn!" Hurry up! ”

After speaking, the king raised his hand and knelt beside Chu Yu and beckoned, very impatient: "Hurry up and help your master get up!" ”

Under the king's order and the support of the guards, Chu Yu got up, but even so, he still lowered his head after getting up, rubbed his eyes, and sobbed in a low voice, as if he was the most wronged person.

Li Lin was annoyed and disgusted when he saw Chu Yu's appearance, he secretly rolled his eyes, and ignored the other party, but looked at the king, "Your Majesty, this time a total of six thieves who made trouble were caught, and now they are all taken into custody, you see, this follow-up interrogation ......"

"I'll leave it to you to interrogate." The king said without thinking.

"Huh?!" Chu Yu, who was rubbing his eyes with his head down, raised his head when he heard this, he looked at the king, then at Li Lin, and finally bit his lip and said aggrievedly: "Brother Wang, aren't the affairs of the thieves managed by me?" Isn't it a little inappropriate to rush to hand it over to Master Li now? ”

If the thief fell into Li Lin's hands, wouldn't his deal with Zhao Shan be exposed soon?

You must know that those thieves have nothing to do with loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, and now that they have been caught, it will definitely be difficult for Zhao Shan to escape, in case they confess themselves in order to make meritorious contributions......

Thinking of this, Chu Yu didn't want to give up the right to interrogate the thieves to Li Lin.

"Lord Wang, you did take over this matter from the beginning, but now the bandits almost broke into the county lord's mansion, but what about you? Where did your men go? Li Lin looked at Chu Yu with a little disdain, "How much pressure did the king put on this matter to you, it was because the king trusted you, but what about you?" ”

In a word, he not only reprimanded Chu Yu for his dereliction of duty, but also made up the reason why the king appointed Chu Yu so simply, which not only made the king's image instantly taller, but also dispelled Chu Yu's concerns.

However, at this time, Chu Yu didn't have so much heart to think about what was hidden in what Li Lin said.

"I... I had something to do on the fly! Chu Yu was afraid that the king would change his mind, so he tried harder and harder to justify, "It's all good these days, isn't that the reason why I protect it wholeheartedly?" Master Li, even if I hadn't stopped the bandits today, the county lord's mansion was peaceful before, and I had my credit! ”

Hearing this, Li Lin sneered, and said, "Lord Wang, you can really put gold on your face." ”

"Li Lin, what do you mean by these words?" Chu Yu's face was not good.

"What does the prince think I mean, then I mean it." Li Lin's face was full of contempt, and he didn't take Chu Yu in his eyes at all.

The more the two quarreled, the more fierce they became, Wang Shangben wanted Li Lin to teach Chu Yu a good lesson, but he didn't expect that in the end, Li Lin himself couldn't help but scold, although it was not to the point of tearing his face, but according to his status as a courtier, it was indeed a bit excessive.

What's more, in the end, it was no longer about teaching Chu Yu a lesson, but Li Lin was purely venting his personal feelings, and he was almost inseparable from this bandit incident.

Seeing this, Wang Shang came out in time to interrupt the two and said, "Don't quarrel! ”

Chu Yu's arm that was about to raise fell, Li Lin also turned around angrily and didn't make a sound, and the guards on the side also lowered their heads at some point, and the surroundings were quiet, and the scene was a little embarrassing.

The king coughed lightly twice to interrupt the calm, he frowned and called Li Lin, "Li Lin, he is also a courtier, do you think it is appropriate to say this to the prince?" ”

Li Lin stiffened his neck and didn't speak, but judging from his face, he didn't take what the king said seriously at all, let alone feel that there was something wrong with him arguing with Chu Yu.

But fortunately, the king didn't really want to teach him a lesson, he just broke a few sentences indiscriminately, and then pointed the finger at Chu Yu again.

"Chu Yu, you go back to the house first." The king ordered, "Go back and reflect on it, it's just that you didn't find out the actions of the bandits, and you came so late!" It's embarrassing to argue with Li Lin about these things, and it's not a shame! ”

Unexpectedly, after a quarrel with Li Lin, Chu Yu's courage and cheekiness became thicker and thicker, and when he heard that the king was going to drive him away, he hurriedly retorted: "Brother Chen can't leave at this time!" ”

"Why?" The king pulled down the company again.

Chu Yu muttered: "Lord Li originally disliked me for not doing well, and now if I leave, won't he look down on me even more?" No, Brother Wang, I can't leave anything today! ”

After speaking, this Chu Yu was about to walk towards the small area where the thieves were guarded, and muttered as he walked: "These people have eaten the guts of ambitious leopards, see if I don't teach them a good lesson!" ”

"Chu Yu! Stop! The king was furious, and he exclaimed, "What else do you want to do?" Lone asked you to guard the county lord's mansion, you failed to do this errand well, and then Li Lin arrested the bandits, and you didn't help at all! Even so, you still have the face to quarrel with Li Lin, and now you are licking your face to interrogate the bandits, think about it yourself, can you trust the bandits to you? ”

Whether it was from what the king said, or from the unsightly friendship between Chu Yu and the bandits, he couldn't interrogate the bandits.

It's just that Chu Yu's true face has not yet been revealed, so the king can only use this excuse to stop him.

"Brother Wang!" Chu Yu had no choice but to turn around, looking aggrieved and angry, "It's because I made mistakes before, so I have to make up for it now!" Brother Wang, you won't even give me a chance to make meritorious contributions, will you? ”

What Chu Yu said was the truth, even if the king doubted him in his heart, he couldn't refuse in front of so many people after all, not to mention, now was the critical moment, he couldn't let Chu Yu notice that his attitude towards him had changed.

In desperation, Wang Shang covered his lips and coughed lightly, and secretly glanced at Li Lin.

Li Lin boldly pouted at the king, but obediently did so, he said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is more appropriate to leave this matter to the minister. ”

"Li Lin! What do you always rob me of? It's true that you caught this bandit, but you are the commander of the palace city, just protect the prince brother and guard the palace city, why are you always involved in these things? Chu Yu yelled angrily.