"Qiyu Lin Temple is positive, there is new information coming back."

In the room where the candle flame was flickering, the man in black rushed into the room again, he showed excitement, and quickly said: "The Du family's manpower has arrived at the inn, and when they arrived at the inn, most of the people of the Four Elephants Organization were in the inn, and only a few people were guarding the door. ”

"Now that rooms in the inn have begun to be set on fire, it is not surprising that soon the entire inn will be engulfed in flames...... The Du family closed the door of the inn, and nailed the door and windows of the inn with wooden boards outside, and then nailed them to death, and at the same time arranged a lot of people to guard the gate, which should be to trap the people of the Sixiang Organization directly in the inn and let them burn them alive! When the information came, the Four Elephants had already begun to rush to the gate, but had not yet opened the door of the inn. ”

The man in black used concise and concise words to describe the current situation of the inn concisely and clearly.

Hearing this, everyone in the room couldn't help but light up their eyes and show joy.

Zhao Xieyang couldn't help but wave his fists, and said with joy: "The Du family is really decisive enough, and he will kill him when he makes a move...... Attack with fire, and seal all the ways out, now it's good, there is no way to go to the sky, there is no way to go down, these thieves are absolutely dead! ”

Zhao Wufeng, a person who had experienced the battlefield firsthand, couldn't help but smack his tongue and said: "When you arrive at the scene, you will quickly make a plan according to the situation on the scene...... Sneak attack, fire attack, and at the same time, also shoot to block the enemy's way out...... This is also a commendable means on the battlefield, this Du family really deserves to be a big family, it seems that there are generals in the clan. ”

Sun Fujia couldn't help nodding again and again, he looked at Lin Feng and said with a smile: "Zide, it's really as you said, the Du family will surprise us." ”

Lin Feng held the warm teacup in both hands, his expression was not surprised, it seemed that all this had been expected by him, and he sighed: "This is the strength of a family that erupts when it feels a crisis." ”

"That is, there is not much time for the Du family, otherwise, after the Du family really mobilizes all the resources, it will definitely have several times or even dozens of times more terrifying power than now."

Sun Fujia nodded and said: "Indeed, the family family has enough financial resources and rich knowledge to cultivate offspring, and has enough time to accumulate strength, and at the same time, they will intermarry each other, marry each other, let each other's forces be intertwined, compete with each other and support each other at the same time, so once you offend a family, if you can't quickly destroy it, then when this family really mobilizes contacts and other resources, it will be more difficult than you can imagine." ”

Lin Feng and Sun Fujia glanced at each other, and both of them saw a touch of solemnity in each other's eyes.

Sun Fujia didn't understand Lin Feng's intention of dragging the Du family into the water until this moment.

Lin Feng not only wanted to use the Du family to deal with the Four Elephants Organization, but also wanted to take this opportunity to explore the bottom of the Du family.

After all, the Du family is a second-echelon family except for the seven sects and five surnames, and outsiders have no way of knowing how much hidden strength they have.

Therefore, by letting the Du family face the crisis, forcing the Du family to show their strength, so that Lin Feng can have a clear understanding of the Du family's strength, and in the future, when he fights with the Jinchai inheritance family, he can also know himself and his opponent.

Sun Fujia understood this, so he informed Lin Feng of the troubles of the family, so that Lin Feng understood that dealing with the Du family, if he couldn't cut through the chaos quickly, it would be very troublesome...... This is a common problem of the big families, and it is also the reason why Li Shimin obviously doesn't like the big families, but he can only support the poor through the imperial examination and slowly weaken the big families.

The family is not so easy to move, and once it is not handled well, it will shake the stability of the entire Datang.

Lin Feng pondered for a moment, looked at the man in black and said, "How many people did the Du family send?" How many people do the Four Elephants still have? ”

The man in black hurriedly said: "The people of the Four Elephants Organization are all trapped in the inn, and it is impossible to determine the specific number, but there should probably be more than five hundred people. ”

"As for the Du family, a total of three hundred and fifty people were sent to the nursing home, led by Du Cheng, the third son of the Du family."

"Du Cheng?" When Zhao Xieyang heard this name, he showed a sudden expression: "No wonder the Du family acted so decisively, it was normal if it was his words." ”

Sun Fujia looked at Zhao Xieyang and asked, "Is there anything special about this Du Cheng?" ”

Zhao Xieyang hurriedly said: "Du Cheng, the third son of the Du family, is a very special person in the Du family, the Du family is a great Confucian family, and the clansmen all take it as their responsibility to study to achieve great Confucianism, but this Du Cheng does not like to read sage books since he was a child, he only likes to read books such as the art of war, and at the same time likes martial arts. ”

"When I came back after three years, my martial arts were already very comparable...... The Du family was very angry about Du Cheng's martial arts practice and running away from home, and wanted to deal with it by family law, but fortunately, Du Ming, the head of the Du family, was open-minded and didn't care about these, but thought that Du Cheng had gone out of the second way, so he overrode public opinion and began to teach Du Cheng the art of war, and to teach martial arts to Du Cheng to find people with strong martial arts. ”

"Now Du Cheng has been released, and there are rumors that Du Cheng is about to rush to the military camp to start as a soldier, and to open up the road of military generals for the Du family."

Listening to Zhao Xieyang's narration, Lin Feng and Sun Fujia couldn't help but glance at each other again.

Both of them heard something unusual in it.

It is not uncommon for the Du family to have such an anomaly as Du Cheng, the forest is big, and there are already all kinds of birds...... It's just that Du Cheng is a seven-year-old boy who can run away from home and directly learn art for three years, but the Du family can't find him at all, which is a bit unbelievable.

With the Du family's ability in Shenshan County, Du Cheng didn't say that he ran away from home, I am afraid that the first time he walked out of the gate, the Du family would be able to clearly know where he went and who he met.

Therefore, it is impossible for the Du family not to know where he went.

Then, the so-called three years away from home is worth talking about.

In the past three years, where has Du Cheng gone? Who did you learn from?

After returning, Du Ming's attitude was also very interesting...... completely ignores his son's behavior of running away from home for three years, and he doesn't even have a superficial punishment, in a Confucian family like the Du family, this matter itself is unreasonable.

Based on this, Lin Feng couldn't help but have a bold guess in his heart...... Maybe Du Cheng was instructed by Du Ming to run away from home, or rather, the so-called running away from home is an illusion, and Du Cheng is likely to have been sent by Du Ming to a certain place or someone.

As for where it is, who it is, and what the purpose is, Lin Feng is not sure.

But in short, Du Ming is so secretive, there must be an ulterior secret.

"Interesting."

Lin Feng rubbed his fingers lightly on the teacup, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a smile: "This Du Cheng, I really want to meet him." ”

Zhao Xieyang said: "Du Cheng lives in a simple place, he doesn't walk much outside, even the lower officials haven't seen him much, but it is rumored that he came with his art of war, and his martial arts are strong and few enemies, so he personally led people to deal with these thieves, and the end of these thieves may really come." ”

Lin Feng listened to Zhao Xieyang's excited words, his eyes flashed, it seems that the Du family has been promoting Du Cheng outside, this is a sign that he wants to turn Du Cheng into the Du family?

He said slowly: "When we left Linshui County, we found the number of horses on the road we walked, and through the number of horses, we can roughly estimate the number of people in the Four Elephants Organization who are chasing me. ”

"I said at that time that from that moment on, the moment we knew the number of enemies, victory was already tilted in our favor...... That's the advantage of poor information, and we already know who we are. ”

"Therefore, we can know that the number of the enemy is close to a thousand, and tonight they sent a hundred men to the city gate, but they were stopped by the people of the yamen, and there was no chance to go back."

"The remaining 900 people attacked the inn, and there were more than 100 dead soldiers from the Western Regions caravan and Jin Fenglu in the inn, how could they consume the same number or even more of the Four Elephant members, so the people of the Four Elephant Organization estimated that there should be more than 700 people left, but now ......"

As he spoke, Lin Feng raised his head and looked at the man in black, and said, "You said that the number of Sixiang members in the inn is about five hundred people, and this is a difference of two hundred. ”

Lin Feng's gaze swept over Zhao Xieyang and the others, and said in a low voice, "Where are these two hundred people?" ”

In an instant, Zhao Xieyang, who was originally full of excitement, suddenly froze in place, his eyes widened, and his pupils jumped violently.

Zhao Fifteen and Sun Fujia, also at this moment, were shocked in their hearts, and their faces couldn't help but change greatly.

Lin Feng looked at everyone's changed expressions and continued, "There are only two possibilities. ”

"Either Jin Fenglu and they are so powerful that they kill more than twice as many of their enemies in the inn, or ......"

“…… There were two hundred people, who did not participate in tonight's battle at all, and were hidden by the leaders of the Four Elephants Organization in case of accidents! ”

"What do you say......" Lin Feng's tone was low, giving people a sense of panic, and he said slowly: "What kind of situation will it be?" ”

The eyes of Zhao Xieyang and the others kept flashing with thoughts, and their expressions changed again and again.

Sun Fujia frowned, and said in a heavy tone: "Jin Fenglu They were deceived by you, and they didn't know what kind of enemy they would encounter before the incident, and the people of the Four Elephants Organization launched a surprise attack, in this case, Jin Fenglu and their preparation was not thorough at all, on the contrary, it was the people of the Four Elephants Organization who were well prepared." ”

"And Jin Fenglu they don't have any advantages that they can rely on, in this case, they can exchange one for one, I think they are high enough, want to exchange one for two, or even more...... Unlikely. ”

"In addition, the people of the Four Elephants Organization have always been known for their cunning and cautiousness, and they will guard against accidents, so it is very likely that they will arrange some people to hide in the dark!"

"Hence the ......"

Sun Fujia looked at Lin Feng with a solemn expression and said, "Not surprisingly, outside the inn, it is very likely that there is really a force of at least two hundred people hidden. ”

Listening to Sun Fujia's words, Zhao Xieyang and Zhao Shifu couldn't help but feel that their scalps were numb, and goosebumps rose all over their bodies.

A thing that seemed to them to be a simple matter of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, they never thought that there would be so many calculations.

Zhao Fifteen took a deep breath and said, "The Four Elephants Organization already occupies an absolute advantage in numbers, and they are really too cautious in their calculations. ”

Zhao Xieyang couldn't help but say: "If there are really two hundred people hiding outside, they suddenly kill the Du family at this time, the Du family will definitely be in chaos, at this time, if the thieves trapped in the inn seize the opportunity and are very likely to rush out of the inn, then the number of the Du family is far smaller than the enemy, I am afraid that it will face a crisis of destruction!" ”

"Once the Du family can't bear the ......" Zhao Xieyang couldn't help but look at Lin Feng, his face turned pale and said: "Then Shenshan County will not have the forces that can protect us, and we will be really in danger." ”

Everyone in the room was well aware of the current situation.

As the first family in Shenshan County, the Du family is the strongest, and the escort force of more than 350 people has surpassed the county government.

Therefore, the Du family must not lose, once the Du family's forces are destroyed, they will definitely not have a good end.

Thinking of this, everyone's hearts became heavier and heavier, Lin Feng had already calculated everything to the extreme, from using the power of merchants in the Western Regions to forcing the Du family to go all out, this is the dominant situation today, but who knows...... There was still an accident.

Lin Feng's gaze swept over the people with heavy faces, and suddenly laughed, "What? Is that stumping you? ”

"What?"

When everyone heard this, they subconsciously raised their heads to look at Lin Feng.

Seeing Lin Feng take a sip of tea gently, feeling the salty aroma of tea bursting in his mouth, Lin Feng said slowly: "It's normal to fight an enemy like the Four Elephants Organization and encounter an accident. ”

"Normal plans can't keep up with the rapid changes, let alone the cunning Four Elephants organization, so it's normal if there are accidents, and it's worth our vigilance if there are no accidents."

"Not to mention, the accident in front of us has already been noticed by us, so it is not an accident."

Sun Fujia knew Lin Feng best, and as soon as he heard Lin Feng's words, he suddenly realized something.

He couldn't help but say with anticipation: "Zide, are you also counting this?" ”

When Zhao Xieyang and Zhao Fifteen heard this, they also hurriedly looked at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng smiled: "I did guess that with their cunning, would they have some strength left to deal with sudden accidents...... But I can't be sure of that guess. ”

"But now, because we know the number of enemies in advance, it's enough to be completely sure what they're going to do, and knowing what the enemy is going to do, this gives us a chance to deal with it."

Zhao Xieyang hurriedly said: "What chance?" ”

"Blocking the chances of these two hundred."

"Could it be ......" Zhao Xieyang guessed: "Lin Temple is about to use the people of the yamen?" Want to transfer them all to the inn? Although there are less than 100 people in the yamen, it is still possible to stop these people for a while, but I don't know if it will be too late. ”

Lin Feng shook his head: "It's not from the Yamen...... I must make sure that the gates are in my hands, and that I cannot touch any of these people in the yamen, and that I can only rest assured if they guard the gates. ”

"Not from the Yamen?" Zhao Xieyang's brows were furrowed into a Sichuan character, he racked his brains to think, but he couldn't think of who else Lin Feng could find to help, and he couldn't think of any other force in Shenshan County that had not a weak force.

Shenshan County is not a big county, with a population of tens of thousands, in addition to the Yamen, the strongest is the Du family, and the second is Jin Fenglu, except for them, there is not much family or power.

Moreover, Lin Feng has been investigating the case all day long, and he has not contacted anyone other than these people, so where else can Lin Feng get helpers?

Could it be that Lin Feng is in Shenshan County, what hidden friends he has?

Zhao Xieyang couldn't figure it out, and Sun Fujia and Zhao Fifteen couldn't figure it out either.

And they knew Lin Feng better, knowing that Lin Feng was coming to Shenshan County for the first time, and there were no familiar people at all.

In this case, it was impossible for Lin Feng to hide from them and find other helpers.

At this moment, everyone looked at Lin Feng with doubts.

Lin Feng met their bewildered gaze, the corners of his mouth were directly hooked, and he said meaningfully: "This helper of mine, in fact, you all know each other. ”

"We all know each other?"

Everyone was stunned.

Sun Fujia's brain quickly recalled all the people he had seen today, and suddenly, he didn't know what he thought, and his face couldn't help showing a look of surprise, and said, "Could it be...... The shopkeeper of Myoshun-in is calm? ”

"What?"

"Calm your nerves!?"

Zhao Xieyang and Zhao Fifteen were stunned.

"Sure enough, the one who knows me is none other than Sun Langzhong."

Lin Feng smiled and nodded, and said, "That's right, it's Shopkeeper An." ”

"How could it be him?"

Zhao Xieyang was full of surprises, after all, this An Shen was very mysterious, and when Lin Feng questioned him, he showed an attitude that made Zhao Xieyang very suspicious, which made Zhao Xieyang think that An Shen was the real murderer, and almost made an unjust, false and wrongful case.

Although it has been confirmed that the real culprit is Jin Fenglu in the end, it does not prevent Zhao Xieyang from being wary and unkind to An Shen, after all, this An Shen is too mysterious and his attitude is too public.

"Why can't it be him?" Lin Feng said with a smile.

He ...... How could he be willing to help Lin Sizheng? Zhao Xieyang couldn't help but say.

Lin Feng smiled, didn't sell Guan Zi anymore, and said directly: "An Shen is His Majesty's person, why don't you want to help me?" ”

"What? His Majesty's people!? Zhao Xieyang's eyes widened, and his face was surprised.

Sun Fujia also showed a look of surprise.

Lin Feng looked at them and said slowly: "An Shen showed that he recognized me when he saw me, and after his explanation was exposed by me as a lie, he told the truth because there was a case in Shenshan County, and he was afraid that I would know that he had seen me or my portrait, which would cause unnecessary trouble, so he concealed this." ”

However, this explanation does not fully explain his actions, and according to him, he gave a lie for fear of causing unnecessary trouble...... So why didn't he just pretend he didn't know me? As long as he doesn't tell me who I am, he doesn't have to give an explanation at all, and if he doesn't explain, he naturally won't be noticed by me. ”

Listening to Lin Feng's words, Zhao Xieyang also reacted suddenly: "Yes, he really wants not to cause trouble, pretending not to know Lin Temple is the best way...... I didn't notice that. ”

Lin Feng smiled and said, "An Shen is the only shopkeeper of the Qinglou in Shenshan County, he can open a Qinglou in Shenshan County and gain a firm foothold, it is impossible to have no brains, so it is impossible for him not to think of this." ”

"So, that's when I realized that he did it on purpose, that he deliberately recognized me and deliberately gave this flawed explanation in order to get my attention to him."

"And if he is hostile to me, he won't have time to hide himself, just like Jin Fenglu, he will desperately clear up his relationship with Cuiyun, trying to make me ignore him...... Therefore, there is only one possibility that An Shen deliberately did this, and that is that he is not hostile to me, but has good intentions towards me, which makes me pay attention to him. ”

"Coincidentally, before that......" Lin Feng looked at Zhao Xieyang and said, "You told me again that the county order didn't let you find trouble to calm your nerves, and I asked Fifteen to ask the county order directly, and I learned that it was the people above who hinted at the county order to do this......"

"Contacting all this key information, it is not difficult for me to conclude that An Shen is definitely related to the imperial court, and it is likely that he was ordered to hide here."

And then ...... I secretly met with An Shen. ”

Zhao Xieyang couldn't help but open his mouth in surprise, he obviously saw An Shen with Lin Feng, and obviously knew all the information about An Shen, but why didn't he think about this at all?

are also people, is the gap between him and Lin Feng so big?

"The result?" Sun Fujia seemed to realize something, and hurriedly asked.

Lin Feng looked at Sun Fujia with deep meaning, and said: "As a result, I got An Shen's self-detonation identity, and I know his true identity, he is indeed a person from the imperial court, and even a person directly arranged by His Majesty, as for what his task is, it can't be revealed." ”

Although Lin Feng said that he couldn't reveal it, Sun Fujia already realized something...... This calming nerve, no accident, I'm afraid it's specifically staring at the Du family.

The great clans are powerful and intertwined, and they cannot be moved easily, but His Majesty is wary of them, and even if he cannot move them, he must always keep abreast of their movements.

Therefore, for a second-echelon family like the Du family, it is normal for Li Shimin to send people to secretly monitor.

When Lin Feng saw Sun Fujia's expression, he knew that Sun Fujia had already figured this out, he smiled, suddenly looked at Zhao Xieyang, and abruptly changed the topic, and said: "County Lieutenant Zhao, after this matter is over, this official wants to transfer you to Dali Temple, I don't know if you are willing?" ”

This sudden remark directly made Zhao Xieyang stunned.

But when he saw the majestic gaze in Lin Feng's eyes, he was suddenly shocked, he was quick-witted, reacted very quickly, and quickly understood what Lin Feng meant.

I know too many secrets tonight, the Four Elephants Organization, the merchant forces of the Western Regions, and now even the people arranged by His Majesty know about it...... These secrets are top secret and are absolutely not allowed to be divulged, so now that I know this, there are only two ways to choose.

Either join Lin Feng's forces and become one of them, or ...... Silenced.

Thinking about these clearly, Zhao Xieyang was not only cold in his hands and feet, but also excited in his heart...... As the county lieutenant of the small Shenshan County, Zhao Xieyang knows very well that if there is no adventure, he may stay at the level of the county lieutenant in his life, and it is difficult to take another step up.

But now, he has the opportunity to go to Chang'an and enter Dali Temple...... Dali Temple is not a small Shenshan County can be compared, come to Dali Temple, the future is not a glance to foresee!

Not to mention, he also hugged Lin Feng's thigh, if he was reused by Lin Feng in the future, the future would be even more promising.

Thinking of these, Zhao Xieyang didn't hesitate at all, and quickly made a choice, he bowed directly to Lin Feng: "It is an honor for the lower officials to enter the Dali Temple!" Xiaguan is honored! ”

Lin Feng looked at Zhao Xieyang's nervous and excited appearance, and nodded slightly, after he saw Zhao Xieyang, he knew that Zhao Xieyang was a smart person, and now that Chang'an was about to change, it was not a bad thing to have one more smart person who could be trusted.

After confirming that Zhao Xieyang had become his own, Lin Feng continued to tell more arrangements and secrets.

He looked at everyone and said, "An Shen has a secret mission, so he also has some people under him, some of these people are equipped for him by His Majesty, and some of them are accepted by himself after he came to Shenshan County, and these people add up to more than a hundred people. ”

"And it just so happens that my temperament is also very cautious, I'm not sure if the Four Elephants Organization will be prepared for accidents, but I myself must be prepared for accidents, so I ......"

Listening to Lin Feng's words, everyone only felt their hearts pounding, and they looked at Lin Feng with anticipation.

Lin Feng met everyone's expectant gaze and said with a smile: "I asked An Shen to use his manpower to prepare in advance...... Now, if nothing else, the calming mind should have already started the action. ”

(End of chapter)