The youngest interjected, "yes, yes, there's a lot of fun stuff here!"

Li Chengyi said: "Although we all think so, others don't see it that way. I'm talking about you, my grandmother seems to look at you quite differently, and I will let you accompany you when I go to Jiangnan this time, so don't bother us. ”

Tang Mu said: "I am also forced to do so, I can't disobey orders." Don't think of your grandmother as terrible, she also mentioned it to me in Jiangnan, saying that she misses you a little, if you have nothing to do, you can go and see her, it is the joy of ordinary people. ”

Li Chengyi said sullenly: "We only lie to ourselves, how can there be any family fun in a family like ours." Even though she is old at the moment and has some kindness, but when I see the people of the martial family, I am very scared, and their eyes are the same as hers, and their eyes are cold when they look at us. A few days later, I told my father to ask him to let me go back to where we were. ”

The young man who was talking about epiphany said: "Finally, the third brother came back, what are you talking about, didn't you say that a few of us can play for a few days if we have to play?" Big brother, do you understand this drum score, the third brother has a ready-made drum here, let us listen, don't you knock on the plate here alone." ”

The eldest really stood up, walked to the side and picked up the drumstick, tried to hit it a few times, there was a pause at first, it seemed to be thinking while beating the drum, and occasionally there were mistakes, and then it slowly became smooth, even if Lin Jianlan didn't understand any rhythm, he could hear it, this drum music seemed to be very different from the original music, quite jumping.

Tang Mu clapped his palms outward, and several dancers walked in, Tang Mu said, "You guys try it, dance to the drum beat of the prince." So saying, he took the flute from the side and played it to the beat of the drum. The dancers boarded the water pavilion, first discussed it, and then danced, with long sleeves flying all over the sky, and their postures were soft.

After the dance, the atmosphere eased somewhat, and the three people next to him applauded again and again, but Tang Mu shook his head and said, "Sure enough, the drum music of the Western Regions is not suitable for the original dance, and it is very awkward to match." ”

Lin Jianlan listened to them talk and laugh for a while, and then they each took the gifts given by Tang Mu and dispersed, and several eunuchs were about to come in to clean up, but they were stopped by Tang Mu at the door, and hurriedly walked behind the screen where Lin Jianlan was, let Lin Jianlan out and sat down, and poured a cup of tea himself: "Hard work Lin Gong, how is it?"

Lin Jianlan said: "Indeed, as Brother Tang said, they don't look like each other. In my opinion, if you insist on choosing one of them, Brother Tang's second brother seems to be too cowardly, which makes me a little unconvinced. ”

Tang Mu smiled bitterly: "Lin Gong is just wrong, he is the most unlikely, you say he is cowardly, in fact, none of us is like this, but he found the method of liberation by himself, when he was a child, he witnessed a cousin who seemed to be playing with him very well from his side was pronounced by the holy oracle for questioning, and never came back, which made his heart always have a shadow." You may not believe it, when his father was recalled to Chang'an by his grandmother, he was quite unhappy when he learned about it, and he didn't know where he went on the day the family set off, and the whole family sent people around to look for him, and finally found him in a dilapidated house nearby, which was also a big turmoil. In his opinion, it is better to stay in the land of exile than to be in the sinister and intriguing world. ”

Lin Jianlan was dumbfounded for a long time, and said, "This is the first time I've heard of it." The heart said: "I am afraid that they have undergone repeated accidents, frequent fright, I am afraid that they have been trembling in the past, but it is not as ignorant as my hometown, playing every day, although they are not as good as their brocade clothes and food, but they are also happy and tight." ”

Tang Mu said: "When my uncle died in Bazhou, he said that he was insane and committed suicide, but we know better than anyone how he died, who knows if my father will have such a day? My fourth brother is obsessed with raising flowers and plants, and his sex has become cynical, the fifth brother is still young and doesn't understand anything, and the eldest brother is immersed in music theory every day, and loves to play drums, just now you also saw it. I don't know 100% about their sexuality, but it's generally not bad. ”

Lin Jianlan knew that he was talking about Wu Zetian's second wife, there were all kinds of folk rumors, presumably the true situation, even his own brother might not be able to tell it all, and thinking of Wu Zetian's indescribable and extremely charming face, he really couldn't imagine that there were such mothers and grandmothers in the world, so that his grandson was afraid of her like a tiger.

Tang Mu and his four brothers live in the same house, although he also pretends to indulge in fun, but after all, he still wants to do something big in his heart, Lin Jianlan secretly thought, I am afraid that he must have arranged eyes and ears for several of his brothers, if there are different aspirations, they must be more or less in contact with the outside world, coupled with the actions of these princes, Tang Mu's guarantee for them is not unreasonable, thinking of this, Lin Jianlan had to say: "It seems that it was a trip for nothing." ”

Tang Mu said: "A wise man thinks a thousand times, but there is still one mistake, if you don't think about it too much, I'm afraid there will be more mistakes." It seems that the Taihu bandits do not have any background as Lin Gong thought. ”

Lin Jianlan knew that with Wei Suxin mixed in with it, it would definitely not be so simple, but firstly, because of the situation, and secondly, there was no conclusive evidence of the matter, so he couldn't say anything to Tang Mu, and said, "No matter what, I decided to go to Taihu Lake tomorrow and make a final attempt." ”

Tang Mu nodded and said, "I'll go with you, and I can also introduce you to General Xue Zengxue, the commander who led the troops this time, I mentioned it to you." ”

Lin Jianlan knew that what he said was that General Xue happened to follow General Li Xiaoyi to discuss Xu Jingye, although he didn't want to inquire more about Lin Xiaoyu's affairs, but thinking that Tang Mu was also kind, he had to nod. Tang Mu suddenly slapped his thigh and stood up, and said, "I'm really confused, Lin Gong hasn't eaten at this time." After that, he hurriedly asked someone to make a few simple side dishes, and when Lin Jianlan finished dinner, it was already ten o'clock in the night, and the two of them had traveled for a long time, most of the time they had been resting in the carriage, and they were very tired, and they all fell asleep with a pillow.

As soon as Lin Jianlan opened his eyes, he saw a robe stacked next to him, but it was the one he had changed before entering the mansion yesterday, which had been cleaned and tidy, and said secretly: "Tang Mu is really very delicate, I am afraid that I will not be used to wearing this gorgeous dress, so I will keep this dress and wash it." Hurriedly changed into a wash, stepped out of the house, there was already a maid waiting by the door, and then led to the main hall, but saw Tang Mu's expression was a little solemn, and said: "Grandmother and father both asked me to go back to Chang'an, although it was not stated, but the internal news came, presumably to send me to the post of supervising grain and grass." ”

Lin Jianlan said: "This is a good thing, over there in Taihu Lake, I can go alone." ”

Tang Mu had already prepared the carriage and horses, Lin Jianlan boarded the car, and saw that there were some sealed silver taels on the opposite seat, as well as a letter, but when he opened it, it was a letter written by Tang Mu to the marshal, instructing him to take care of himself and so on. Lin Jianlan has been out of Liaodong since he came out, and none of the expenses are earned by himself, most of them are supplied by Lin Longqing, and he has spent a lot of money on such a round trip, and when he followed Dr. Cheng to the Huawang Mansion, he was bare-handed, and he had nothing on his body, and when he saw these silver taels in front of him, Lin Jianlan couldn't help but smile, and said secretly: "Tang Mu is also an expert, if he doesn't give it, I'm really embarrassed to ask for it, and I will pay him back in the future." ”

But listening to the original noise outside the car, it slowly became quiet, Lin Jianlan lifted the curtain and looked out, and saw that he was passing in front of the door of the Huawang Mansion, naturally quiet and solemn, sighed and put down the car curtain, there are people in the house that he is most concerned about, but he can't reunite for the time being, and secretly doubted: "The imperial court has sent troops, the army will arrive in the south of the Yangtze River in a few days, and the Taihu Righteous Army has also reached a critical juncture, Wei Su should supervise the battle over there, why did he come back at this time?" But he feels that Wei Suxin has his own set of principles for acting, and ordinary people can't guess his thoughts, and now he has only one way to go, which is to see Yuan Xingjian, but if he does his best, if he is not successful, I am afraid that he will only be selfish, take his mother from the Huawang Mansion, and then slowly find the whereabouts of his grandmother, and no longer get involved in these major events in the world that should not be worried about and have no power to care.

Although Lin Jianlan was anxious, but the man who drove the horse was an ordinary horseman, although his skills were good, he couldn't rush day and night, and it took some time to arrive at the place where the imperial army was encamped. Outside the tent are surrounded by dozens of rows of hardwood spikes, there are soldiers behind them, some are aiming at the end of the bow, some are wiping weapons, and from time to time there are a squad of soldiers shouting orders to patrol and walk by, very neat, looking at the momentum and military appearance, it is not worse than Yuan Xingjian's, and their equipment is much better.

Standing in front of the carriage, he kept looking in, and had already aroused the suspicion of the soldiers, and in a short time two sergeants approached and asked, "Who is it?"

Lin Jianlan handed over the letter written by Tang Mu from Huai and said, "Two military masters, I am tired of handing over this letter to General Xue. ”

The two said, "You are waiting here." After saying that, he turned around and left, and after a long time, he turned back and said, "General Xue, please go in and come with us." But it was not much more polite, and the tone was still hard.

Lin Jianlan turned around and said a few words to the horseman, jogged a few steps to keep up with the two people, the handsome tent looked close, but it was far away to walk over, and when they got closer, the two soldiers made a gesture for Lin Jianlan to stop and said, "Wait here." Fang entered the tent again, and listened to the inside: "Hurry up and invite Lin Gong to come in!" Lin Jianlan smiled and walked in, seeing that the military tent was so spacious, there was also a sand table with marching troops, and there were still a few people arguing in a low voice, inserting the flags on the sand table, two people who looked like people were writing something on the side of the case, and there was a person sitting at the back of the case, with a majestic face, a beard on his chin, and his eyes were bright, and when he saw Lin Jianlan, he waved his big hand and said: "You guys go down first." ”

Everyone walked out one after another, Xue Zengcai walked down quickly, and said: "I have read the letter of King Linzi, I didn't expect Lin Gong to be the descendant of the 'Fengzhu', it's really ......" Speaking of this, he rubbed his hands again and again, and seemed to be extremely emotional, Lin Jianlan didn't come from the past, he didn't want to mention his father, but he didn't expect the other party to blurt out as soon as he came up, so he had to smile and keep silent.

Xue Zeng looked extremely interested, and said: "There is a providence in the dark, more than ten years ago, because Lin Gong's father, the Heavenly Dynasty army, was able to defeat Xu Jingye's rebels in one fell swoop, and today in front of the two armies, Lin Gong has to come, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win!"

Lin Jianlan was quite unhappy, and reluctantly joked: "I heard that my father deceived an innocent girl to send a letter for him, and the younger generation does not have such a red face in the other party's army." ”

Xue Zeng stopped laughing and said, "There is still some hidden secret, does Lin Gong want to hear it?"

Lin Jianlan saw that he was enthusiastic, and he didn't go against his kindness coldly, so he had to nod and say, "The juniors listen to him." ”

Xue Zeng said: "At that time, I was still working under Marshal Li, Xu Jingye was pushing forward day by day, and he was able to swing his army to the north, but he suddenly chose to go south, we didn't know what the reason was, but we all felt that this was an excellent opportunity." However, under the confrontation, it was very difficult to win, and at this time, someone sent a letter. The letter was later taken from above, but it impressed me very deeply, and it is still unforgettable, the letter paper feels like paper and not paper, like silk and not silk, and it is very common for people to make their own flower notes and make fragrant ink, and we don't care too much. ”

Lin Jianlan said: "I'm afraid this one is a little weird. ”

Xue Zeng said: "That's true. This letter was originally sent to a soldier named Li Decai, saying that it was his sister-in-law, who never thought that someone would send him a letter, and he couldn't read, but it happened that he did have a brother-in-law, so he took the letter to ask the army to read a book from a fellow villager for him. The book took the letter, but was astonished, and sent it to the marshal, who was present at the time, including General Lee, to read the letter. ”

Lin Jianlan said: "The letter has already written all the strategies to break the enemy, right?"

Xue Zeng shook his head and said: "There are only four words on the letter, 'encounter', 'water', 'present', the position is very scattered, reversed, and not continuous. Naturally, we took water and gently soaked the letter in water, and sure enough, as written on the letter, Xu Jingye's deployment suddenly appeared, and the painting was carefully drawn, and finally the strategy for breaking the enemy was also written. ”

Lin Jianlan said: "This is the most commonly used method for sending secret letters, but it was not discovered by the person who sent the letter for him, and the person who sent the letter trusted him too much." ”

Xue Zeng said with a smile: "If it were so simple, I wouldn't have bothered so much to mention it to Gong Lin, this letter is not simple." ”