Beiyan, the southern foot of the main peak of Baotai Mountain, the helmsman of the Seven Star Gang.

More than ten men gathered in the conference hall, and sitting on the main seat was Lin Jie, the leader of the Seven Star Gang and the first person on the Jianghu Martial Arts List.

He was forty-five years old at the time, which was the pinnacle of a warrior's life, and he had been recognized as the first person in the rivers and lakes four years ago.

From the outside, Lin Jie is burly and strong, his face is angular and not angry, and his eyes are full of light, even if he sits calmly, he is like a crouching tiger.

At this moment, there were a number of high-ranking members of the Seven Star Gang sitting in the hall, and these people were secretly observing Lin Jie's expression, and at the same time, they were listening to the guest who came from afar.

The guest sits first on the left to show the etiquette rules of the Seven Stars Gang.

He is about thirty years old, and his appearance is quite elegant, and he is like a river in front of Lin Jie: "...... I'm not afraid of the jokes of the Lin gang leader, my village owner didn't take Yan Chao's move this time seriously, thinking that it was the same as before, it was all a bluff with thunder and rain. Some time ago, I heard that the Jinsha Gang was trending towards the flames and flattered the eagle dogs of the Yan Dynasty in every way, and the owner of my village realized that the situation this time was not optimistic, so he sent a villain to ask for the opinion of the Lin gang leader. ”

Lin Jie's tone was indifferent: "In this way, the master of Qi Zhai has no intention of accepting the Yan Dynasty's recruitment this time?" ”

The guest's name is Yuwen Boqing, who is the confidant of Qi Zang, the lord of Yunfu Village, and this time he made a special trip to the helm of the Seven Star Gang, naturally to discuss the affairs of the Yan Dynasty Zhao'an, which has been in an uproar recently, and has made the entire Northland Green Forest commotion.

Yunfu Village was established for a long time, first when the fishermen in the lower reaches of the Jing River Lake united to fight against the tyranny, and later gradually transformed into a cottage in the water. With their unique topography and water-based advantages, they hid Dazhai in the waters, leaving the imperial court officials and soldiers with nowhere to start.

Today's Yunfu Village has tens of thousands of helpers and relatives, and is a very strong force in the lower reaches of the Jing River in the north.

Yuwen Boqing noticed that Lin Jie's face was expressionless, and he was a little apprehensive for a while, and he didn't know what the leader of the Northern Green Forest was thinking, so he said cautiously: "The owner of my village said that Yunfu Village should be the only one to help the Seven Stars Gang take the lead. If the Lin gang leader is willing to make peace with Yan Chao, then Yunfu Village will definitely follow suit. ”

His words were mellow and free, but Lin Jie only slightly hooked the corners of his mouth and did not respond.

The middle-aged man sitting in the first place on the right was of medium height, with a pair of eyes as sharp as a falcon, so he took over the conversation and said: "Mr. Yuwen, as far as I know, the master of Qi Zhai is a hero in the world, how can he follow others in everything. However, it is understandable that Mr. Yuwen is worried about his own safety. In fact, this kind of worry is not necessary, even if Yunfu Village and the Seven Star Gang choose to disagree, we will not embarrass the guests. ”

Yuwen Boqing smiled apologetically, he knew that this middle-aged man named Jiang Houming was the second-in-command of the Seven Stars Gang, and he had a deep foundation and heritage in the gang, and there were not a few supporters, so he said respectfully: "Jiang Tang's words are serious, doesn't the villain know that the Seven Stars Gang behaves in a way that is praised by the world?" It's not that the villain is showing off his lips in front of your predecessors, but it's really my owner who can't make up his mind right now. In all fairness, the life of Yunfu Village is not sad, and naturally he doesn't want to be a dog for Yan Chao, but if Yan Chao and Jing Chao are determined to attack the green forest, how can they stop their elite army at that time? ”

Hearing him be so honest, Jiang Houming's expression softened slightly, and he asked, "I don't know what the situation of the other gangs in the north is?" ”

Yuwen Boqing sighed: "If the Yan Dynasty only mentions the word Zhao'an, of course the owner of my village will ignore it, but recently, the Yan Dynasty's army has been frequently dispatched, and seven or eight small gangs have been cleaned up, which shows their determination." As far as the villain knows, the Jinsha Gang and the Double Tiger Gang have begun to contact the envoys of the Yan Dynasty, although they have not yet been negotiated, most of them will accept the Yan Dynasty's recruitment. ”

The Seven Stars Gang had a solemn expression, which was not good news.

At present, the Yan Dynasty has not sent people to the Seven Star Gang, which does not mean that they do not take the Seven Star Gang seriously, but they attach great importance to it. Judging from the current situation, the Yan Dynasty should want to gradually solve those small gangs, and then go from easy to difficult, wait until other gangs of a certain size have surrendered, and finally deal with the lonely Seven Star Gang.

"Brother Yuwen, this is a big matter, and Lin can't give you a clear answer for the time being. You go back to Yunfu Village first, tell the owner of Qi Village on behalf of a certain person, don't make a decision in a hurry, and take a look at the situation. ”

In the silence, Lin Jie spoke leisurely.

Yuwen Boqing didn't think that he would be able to figure things out after a trip, he was mentally prepared to run back and forth, and when he heard the words, he got up and saluted: "Please rest assured that Gang Master Lin, the villain will definitely convey it." ”

Immediately, some people left with Yuwen Boqing.

The atmosphere in the council hall was solemn, and when the future and fate of tens of thousands of people were at stake, no one dared to ignore it.

The Seven Stars Gang was established more than thirty years ago, and Lin Jie was the second gang leader, and now he is naturally the leader.

Under Lin Jie, there are six hall masters of wind, forest, fire, mountain, thunder, and yin, and when the Seven Stars Gang was established, it was named because the first gang leader and the six hall masters gathered seven stars.

In addition to these seven people, there are six people who are responsible for various important positions in the gang, and a total of thirteen people constitute the core high-level of the general rudder.

Jiang Houming, as the master of Fengtang, is in charge of the rewards and punishments of the gang, and his status in the gang has always been second only to Lin Jie, and he is also the nephew of the first gang leader Jiang Zhi.

Although Jiang Zhi passed the throne of gang leader to Lin Jie, who was only thirty years old, when he died fifteen years ago, Jiang Houming also had a strong force in the gang.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Jiang Houming said: "Everyone, I think that this time the Yan Dynasty is not a small fight, and this move is most likely instigated by the marshal of the Jing Dynasty. Although the wind and waves have not affected the Seven Star Gang for the time being, this situation will not last long, I believe that soon there will be an envoy of the Yan Dynasty knocking on the mountain gate, and how our Seven Star Gang will deal with it at that time, everyone should discuss it in advance. ”

He turned to look at Lin Jie and said, "Helper, my subordinates don't think it's appropriate to be too tough this time." ”

Lin Jie was silent.

Ran Xuanzhi, the hall master of Lin Hall, who was sitting next to Jiang Houming, said unhurriedly: "What does Hall Master Jiang mean by his words, the Seven Star Gang should accept the Yan Dynasty's recruitment? ”

Lin Tang is in charge of the grain, grass, money and silver of the Seven Star Gang, including the hidden industries in various parts of the Yan Dynasty, those shopkeepers and bookkeepers are definitely not as good as the Fengtang masters who enforce the gang rules, but no one, including Jiang Houming, is willing to easily offend Ran Xuanzhi, the God of Wealth.

Therefore, Jiang Houming replied calmly: "I think this matter can be dealt with perfunctorily, let's see what kind of price the Yan Dynasty can offer." If the Yan Dynasty can guarantee that the people of our Seven Star Gang can live a stable life, why not accept Zhao'an? The gang leader, his subordinates always think that hiding in the mountains is not a good strategy, if the Yan Dynasty can give the gang leader an important official position, and then let the brothers continue to follow the gang leader, then you can try. For the Seven Star Gang, there is no difference between the Yan Dynasty and the Southern Qi Dynasty. ”

"Uncle Jiang is wrong."

A clear voice came from the inner room, and then Lin Xi, who was wearing a long dress, came to the hall.

Ran Xuanzhi looked at Lin Xi, and a kind and kind smile appeared on his face.

Lin Jie finally spoke: "Xi'er, don't mess around." ”

Lin Xi stood beside him a little stubbornly.

Jiang Houming didn't have anger in his eyes, but smiled and said: "Gang leader, the eldest lady has made a lot of contributions to the Seven Star Gang, and she has the right to speak on the affairs of the gang, so there is no need to blame her." Miss, I don't know what is wrong with what you said? ”

Lin Xi said lightly: "Uncle Jiang, the Yan Dynasty's move to recruit the people in the Green Forest must be secretly promoted by Jing Chaoqing Yugong, they are not because they value the strength of the Green Forest Gang, but because they want to clear the hidden dangers in their own territory before the southern invasion of the Qi Dynasty." In other words, in their eyes, we are like an eyesore in the home, and once we grasp our life and death, we will naturally be far away. Throughout the ages, if a reckless gang of scale like our Seven Star Gang returned to the imperial court, the end would inevitably be extremely miserable. ”

Jiang Houming muttered: "What the eldest lady said also has some truth, but I want to ask the eldest lady, if the two armies of Yanjing and the two countries jointly attack, how will the Seven Star Gang deal with it?" Judging from the recent situation, regardless of whether this move was planned by Qing Yugong or not, the Yan Dynasty had already made up its mind to target the green forest. If it is like back then, the Seven Stars Gang is forced to escape into the deep mountains and old forests, does the eldest lady know how many people will starve to death at that time? ”

Lin Xi was slightly suffocated.

The rest of the room couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Everyone knows that the Yan Dynasty is just a puppet court, but this puppet court can easily mobilize tens of thousands of troops to enter the cottage, not to mention that there is a Jing Dynasty with hundreds of thousands of armor standing behind.

The Seven Star Gang had only 5,000 soldiers at full strength, and they were very short of sophisticated ordnance.

When the war came, even if Lin Xi and her father were desperate on the battlefield, it would be difficult to have a fundamental impact on the battle situation.

Seeing this, Jiang Houming continued: "Miss, I am thinking about the future of tens of thousands of members of the Seven Star Gang, and I have no selfish intentions. If the conditions offered by the Yan Dynasty are generous enough, a certain sincerely suggests that the helper accept Zhao'an and lead everyone to live a better life. ”

Lin Xi knew that there was nothing wrong with his words, but she was sure that Zhao'an would not end well.

When he was hesitating, Lin Jie opened his mouth and said, "What Hall Master Jiang said is not unreasonable, I will not lead everyone to a dead end because of my own selfishness. However, the Yan Dynasty was capricious, and the court changed its orders every day, so this matter had to be prevented. Let's take a look at it again, there is no need to rush for a while, you brothers can also think carefully. ”

Everyone replied, "Follow the orders of the helper." ”

After a few moments, the chamber fell silent, except for the father and daughter.

"Daddy, Jiang Houming didn't have a good heart." Lin Xi frowned and said.

Lin Jie smiled gently, and said indifferently: "My father knows." ”

Lin Xi walked to the chair on the left and sat down, and said quite dissatisfied: "He relied on the legacy left by the old gang leader, often opposed his father, and delusionally wanted me to marry the unsuccessful son of his family. ”

Lin Jie was relieved: "You don't have to take this matter to heart, my father has clearly warned the Jiang family two years earlier. ”

Lin Xi only sighed casually, after her martial arts success, there were no young men in the gang who dared to dangle in front of her, including the Jiang family's stupid man who didn't learn and didn't know how to do it.

She was more worried about the future of the Seven Stars Gang at the moment, so she asked, "Will Daddy accept the Yan Dynasty's recruitment?" ”

Lin Jie turned his head to look at her, and asked with a smile, "If Senior Brother Ling learns about this, what do you think he will think?" ”

"Daughter...... How to know. ”

Lin Xi lowered his head slightly, and his voice lowered.

Lin Jie said quietly: "You have been separated for more than half a year, right?" ”

Lin Xi replied casually: "Eight months and nine days." ”

Lin Jie let out an "oh" and slightly lengthened his tone.

After Lin Xi finished speaking, he realized that something was wrong, but it was difficult to collect the water, and he saw her Xia Fei cheeks, and said embarrassedly: "Daddy! ”

"Hahaha, okay, okay, you don't have to be too shy in front of your father."

Lin Jie hurriedly relieved, and then stared at the door in front of him.

Lin Xi's heart was full of deer, and when she heard the sound of hurried footsteps in her ears, she raised her eyes and saw a young man walking briskly.

The person who came was Lin Jie's henchman, and he came to the front and bowed his head and said, "Helper, eldest lady, there is a secret letter from the south." Lu Shen, the commander of Huaizhou in Southern Qi, had already set off for the north and was heading towards the helm. ”

Lin Xi Huo Ran got up, and his eyes instantly bloomed with a bright look.

(End of chapter)