After settling in Raozhou Mansion, Su Yan remembered Lin Zhong who was stationed in Jianchang Mansion with Lai Xun, since he took Yongchun County, Lin Zhong took the initiative to go north to resist the Qing Dynasty, and he hadn't seen him for more than a year now.

It happened that the road was closed by heavy snow, and it was difficult for the army to march and fight, so Su Yan wrote a letter himself, ordering someone to go to Jianchang Mansion and invite Lin Zhong to talk about it.

After receiving Su Yan's invitation, Lin Zhong, who was a little more weathered, fell into a tangle for a while, and he put the letter written by Su Yan on the side of the table and fell into deep thought.

Seeing his appearance, Lin Zhong's younger brother Lin Xian said: "Third brother, His Royal Highness invited you to Raozhou to meet, this is a good thing, after we go, we may be the regular army of the imperial court, why do you hesitate?" ”

"You don't understand." Lin Zhong smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He remembered the time he spent with Su Yan a year ago before he left Yongchun County, and at that time he could not imagine that Su Yan would be able to climb from the inconspicuous leader of the rebel army to the dignified king of Nan'an County in just one year, and become the de facto ruler of the entire southeast.

are all comrades-in-arms who have fought side by side, look at Su Yan, and then look at himself, he has been obsessed with Su Yan for more than ten years, and his current status is one in the sky and one in the ground.

Although he is nominally Pingdingbo, this is canonized by Zhu Chenggong, and whether the court will recognize it is another matter.

Thinking of the gap between the two sides, Lin Zhong's heart was bitter, and he was reluctant to meet his former juniors.

Lin Xian was a little unhappy when he said this, but seeing that his brother was so entangled, he still swallowed the words that came to his mouth again.

At this time, Lin Risheng, who was promoted to the chief officer of the Chinese military camp under Lin Zhong, patted Lin Xian on the shoulder and said in a low voice: "The third child obviously feels that he has no face to go to see His Royal Highness the county king, after all, before the separation a year ago, the county king still had to call himself a junior to the third child." ”

was reminded by Lin Risheng, Lin Xian immediately understood, he scratched his head, and said puzzledly: "But the eldest husband can bend and stretch, as long as he can leap up with his friendship with His Highness, why not?" ”

"I have the same idea as you, but it's the third child who makes the decision, and it still depends on what he thinks." Lin Risheng said.

Lin Zhong struggled for a long time, and finally decided to be invited to meet Su Yan, no matter what, they were all robes who had fought side by side, and I believed that Su Yan would not treat him badly.

After making a decision, Lin Zhong explained to Lai Xun, and then left Jianchang City with Lin Xian and more than ten other horsemen and headed towards Raozhou City.

A few days later, Lin Zhong and his party braved the wind and snow to come to the outside of Raozhou City, and after showing their identity tokens to the guards of the city, they were able to enter directly and were guided to the gate of the palace.

Looking at the guards and infantry guarding the gate of the palace, Lin Zhong couldn't help but sigh with déjà vu again, and he said to Lin Xian and the others beside him:

"The reason why His Highness has been able to grow so rapidly in just one year is that you can get a glimpse of it from the mighty guards, and this kind of military training technique cannot be underestimated."

Lin Xian and the others nodded in agreement, in their opinion, even the soldiers guarding the gate exuded a fierce aura, not to mention ordinary soldiers.

After showing the guards their identities and explaining their intentions, the guards first divided one person to enter the report, and only after confirming them led them into the palace, but only Lin Zhong and Lin Xian had to go to meet Su Yan before, and the rest of the guards could only stay outside and wait.

Under the guidance of the guards, the two soon came to the main hall of the palace, where they stood in the center of the main hall and looked at the furnishings in the room, and made a sound of amazement at the precious calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall from time to time.

It didn't take long for them to hear a steady footstep from far and near outside the door, and the two subconsciously looked back and saw Su Yan in civilian clothes appearing outside the door.

Immediately, the two Lin Zhong brothers hurriedly saluted and said, "The last general, Lin Zhong (Lin Xianam), meet His Royal Highness the King of Nan'an County!" ”

"Hurry up, please." Su Yan enthusiastically picked up Lin Zhong and said to Lin Zhong affectionately: "The third brother hasn't seen him for a long time, and he misses it very much." ”

"The last general is frightened, and he doesn't dare to take the title of the third brother, Your Highness can also call the last general's cousin Sheng Long." Lin Zhong said in panic.

Seeing that Lin Zhong was so humble, Su Yan suddenly felt a little bit of the feeling of being a lonely person as the king said, and as his status rose, those who were once able to sit on an equal footing also became jealous and did not dare to be wanton in front of him.

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Chapter 235: Meeting Lin Zhong

He sighed in his heart, and did not continue to dwell on this matter, he raised his hand and motioned for the two to sit down, and he himself sat on the main seat.

After they all sat down, Su Yan pondered for a moment, but still listened to Lin Zhong's words, and said, "Sheng Long, there has been no news since you went north to Yanping, where have you been?" ”

Lin Zhong hurriedly stood up, clasped his hands into fists, and tried his best to tell all the experiences from the time he went north to Yanping to the time he joined Lai Xun in concise words.

After Lin Zhong fought in the mountainous areas of northern Fujian for several months, he also became acquainted with the head of the fourth battalion of the Jiangxi Righteous Army Yan Luo and Ning Wenlong of the Jiulong Battalion who entered Fujian activities.

Who are this Yama and Ning Wenlong? If you take out all their deeds and tell them, it will be a waste of pen and ink, as long as it is clear that they have fought together with Cao Dahao and Fu Dingquan.

It can be said that Lin Zhong's battles in the past year were full of thrills, and there were victories and defeats in the battles with the Qing army, which also dealt a blow to the strength of the Qing army in western Fujian and northern Fujian, and cleared some obstacles for the soldiers and horses under Su Yan's command to sweep through Fujian.

After listening to Lin Zhong's narration, Su Yan couldn't help but applaud, and he praised: "Sheng Long also did his best for the great cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty, and this king admires it." ”

"Your Highness has a good reputation." Lin Zhong said modestly.

Su Yan shook his head and said, "It's not an exaggeration, with Sheng Long's military exploits in the past year, you can go to the next level, and this king will write to the court to ask for credit for you." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Lin Zhong hurriedly knelt on the ground and said gratefully, he was born as a farmer, and he naturally longed for power, and now Su Yan was willing to help him and let him rise to another level, how could he not be grateful?

"No thanks, you deserve it." Su Yan said with a smile.

After Lin Zhong got up, he saw that Su Yan was in a good mood, so he had the courage to ask, "Your Highness, how is Liang now?" ”

"He is staying in Fuzhou, so he is naturally fine." Su Yan replied: "If Sheng Long misses him, this king can transfer him to the army now, so that you can meet." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your success." Lin Zhong said goodbye.

Su Yan transferred Lin Xingzhu to Jiangxi not only to give them a chance to meet, but also to let Lin Xingzhu return to the battlefield.

After catching up with Lin Zhong again, Su Yan considered that the troops under his command had 4,000 people, and announced on the spot that Lin Zhong's headquarters would be organized into a brigade, with Lin Zhong as the brigade commander and the lieutenant general Zuo appointed by himself.

Chapter 235: Meeting Lin Zhong