In broad daylight, he naturally couldn't fly to the upper room and run wildly, Lin Jianlan had to walk quickly, only to feel that this Chang'an street was a bit like Luoyang's catch of thunder, the beggars helped the city gate and the foot of the street to be ubiquitous, and secretly wondered, but saw a figure in the flow of people, looking a little familiar, hurriedly hurried a few steps, saw that the person was holding a long staff, and a few bells on it couldn't keep ringing, it was Zhu Hongcheng who had never been seen in Hangzhou, Lin Jianlan said secretly: "No wonder there are only some low-level brothers left in Hangzhou rudder, it turns out that Zhu Hongcheng was transferred to Chang'an." Thinking of this, some arrogant but strangers he saw in the chief helm of the beggar gang just now also explained, I am afraid that they are also the helmsmen or hall masters who have been raised from other rudders, and these are inevitably related to Tang Mu and his plan, but thinking about it is ridiculous, can he turn the world upside down with a beggar gang?

What is going to happen can only be revealed when he sees Tang Mu, Lin Jianlan was confused and distracted, the crowds on the street were surging, and Zhu Hongcheng had already disappeared, so he had to walk forward again.

When I arrived at the front of the house, only two neat doormen were sitting at the door, and when I saw someone approaching, I stood up, looking at Lin Jianlan with alert eyes, and the two pairs of slippery eyes looked at Lin Jianlan as if he was like a thief, although he was uncomfortable, he could only ask stubbornly: "Dare to ask the two little brothers, is this the mansion of Duke Tang?"

The two doormen said in unison: "There is no Tang Gong in our house. "The actions are all the same, as if they have been discussed, and they are all like waves shaking their heads.

Lin Jianlan said secretly: "Maybe Tang Mu used his real surname here, but I don't know." I had to say patiently: "Is there a Li Gong in the house?"

The two doormen glanced at each other, shook their heads and said no, Lin Jianlan suddenly had no idea, and he couldn't force himself to break in, so he had to take out some scattered silver taels from his sleeve, handed them over and said: "Annoying, the two little brothers helped to get through your master's house, and said that a person surnamed Lin was looking for him." ”

The two of them showed disdain at the same time, and did not accept it, Lin Jianlan thought about it and understood, if it was really Tang Mu's guards, the subordinates of the palace would be a few levels higher than ordinary people, so they naturally would not put this little money in their eyes, thinking of this, they had to put the silver back away, arched their hands, but did not leave, went around this mansion, thought about it, it seemed that there was only one villain, sneak in first to see what it was.

Climbing over the wall is his old skill, Lin Jianlan walked to a secluded corner, looked around to see that there was no one, turned over and entered the courtyard, and the gazebo of the corridor was in sight, and the side of the corridor was the room where Lei Kan died. But I vaguely heard the sound of laughter at the end of the corridor, hurriedly hid behind the rockery, peeked through the stone cave, it was the two doormen just now, who came in with a smile and a smile, and stopped at the door of the house, and knocked softly: "Sister Zhu'er, is she awake? ”

Lin Jianlan's heart moved, the names they called seemed to have been heard somewhere, but he couldn't remember for a while, the door opened with a "squeak", and a girl who looked like a maid poked her head out and said: "It turned out to be you two little ghosts, what 'she' ah 'her', there are no rules! ”

The two doormen went in, first speaking very lowly, and then slowly getting louder, mixed with laughter, one said: "Haha, he still wants to give us money!" The other said: "Although we have the Tang Gong and Li Gong he said here, but I always felt that he was suspicious, so I didn't let him in." ”

Lin Jianlan knew that these two people were talking about themselves, but fortunately, from the words, it could be heard that Tang Mu was temporarily living here, even if he couldn't see anyone now, he could wait for him to come back, and was about to leave, but he heard the words inside: "What is that person's surname, can you ask?" The voice was weak and quiet, either Ah Xiu or which?

One person rushed to say: "He said his surname is Lin!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a sound of broken porcelain inside, Lin Jianlan was already stunned outside, and the sound woke him up again, looking at the house, he didn't need to ask to know how surprised he was to hear the word "Lin" Ah Xiu, and said quietly: "Your father-in-law will come back in a while, but this Lin Gong is the person he wants to see the most, if you miss it, the two of you will wait to be punished." ”

After a while, as soon as the door opened, the two men came out dejectedly, and one complained to the other: "Where are you going to find this? Another said, "It's all your fault, you always like to play tricks on people." The two of them talked and went away, Lin Jianlan was discharged from the hospital again, and after thinking about it, he still arrived at the front door, and the two of them were naturally overjoyed to see him, and took the initiative to greet him and said: "Lin Gong, Fang is not good for us, why do you turn around and disappear as soon as you make a joke with you?"

If in normal times, Lin Jianlan had to tease them for a while, but at this time, he lost interest, he was pulled into the door by them, and he was entertained with good tea and water, and listened to a person: "Lin Gong, wait a minute, my master is not here, but the master mother is here, and the little one will go to the court." ”

Lin Jianlan thought of meeting with Ah Xiu, so he hurriedly stood up and said, "That's not necessary, I know the identity of your master and mother, it's quite inconvenient to meet, I'll just wait here, the two little brothers are busy." ”

The two doormen thought about it, it was not bad, how could the princess come out to see a strange guest in person, and besides, when she heard this person's surname just now, she looked very strange, she didn't have a grudge against this Lin Gong, but it was still not good, so she nodded and walked down.

The lonely living room is a little dim, only Lin Jianlan is alone, and he can silently recall the years he spent with Ah Xiu in the past, he can't see it, he doesn't dare to see it, but he still wants to see it.

This is the end of the world.

This scene was seen when Tang Mu came in, Lin Jianlan sat in the dark, one arm supported his face, the other hand held the tea, put it on his lap, did not move like a statue, only looked out of the window, he didn't even notice that he came in, so he had to retreat again, beckoning to the side, and after a while, someone came up to light the lantern, Lin Jianlan blinked, and saw Tang Mu standing at the door with a cloak and tattered clothes, and couldn't help laughing: "Why is Brother Tang dressed like this?"

Tang Mu said: "People are in the beggar gang, they can't help themselves, they can't always look spotless." Lin Jianlan knew that he was using this to get close to the beggars, and he didn't say anything, and said: "I had some accidents, so I asked Xiaoxia to come to you first, and then the matter was dealt with, and I thought that I would discuss with you anyway, so I rushed over by myself, can you see Xiaoxia?"

Tang Mu shook his head and said, "I've never seen it, when did you and him set off from Luoyang?"

Lin Jianlan thought about it for a while, and the time when he and Nian Xiaoxia set off was only a few hours apart, and couldn't help but smile and said: "It was my mistake, I came day and night, I must be faster than him, Brother Tang might as well ask some people to inquire for me in the future, Xiaoxia is a member of the beggar gang, he came to Chang'an, I'm afraid he will go to the beggar gang to find you first." ”

Tang Mu said: "This is natural. He broke free from the pile of rags on his body, Lin Jianlan couldn't help but smile dumbly, and said, "Brother Tang is not too hot." It turned out that Tang Mu paid great attention to cleanliness, and under the rotten clothes, he was still dressed in a plain white shirt, and said: "Since Lin Gong is here by himself, it is the best, and I really can't find someone who is particularly trustworthy to send a letter." Before returning to Chang'an, I had sent capable cadres to the various palaces to inquire first, and after I came back, I visited them one by one, according to their reports and my own observations, there was nothing that Lin Gong guessed. There are also some remote places, not to mention them, and even some involvement will make them tremble and feel uneasy. ”

Lin Jianlan groaned: "This is strange...... Luoyang, have you ever been to your mansion, Brother Tang?"

Tang Mu said: "Those four brothers eat and live with me on weekdays, probably not." ”

Lin Jianlan said: "So far, I have to think about it more, I can ensure the best, if even you can't find out, presumably the city is very deep, and I am afraid that it will be Brother Tang's fierce opponent in the future." ”

Tang Mu paused for a moment and said, "If it is true that the brothers have such people, I will only be happy, although I don't agree with the means, but after all, there are still a few bloody people in the descendants of the Li family." By the way, Lin Gong, please come with me. ”

Lin Jianlan followed him for a while, but it was a study, looking at the study furnishings, I couldn't help but be surprised, the books next to it were all over the ground, messy, it was a sand table, and it was densely packed on it, and small flags of different colors were inserted on it, although it was rough, but it could also be seen that several cities near a lake in the south were all filled with blue flags, and there were red flags scattered around the blue flags, and there were some yellow flags in the farther away, although there were not many of them, but they were surrounded, and the most dense place of the yellow flag was the area of Luoyang, Chang'an。

Lin Jianlan was stunned: "This ......"

Tang Mu smiled slightly and said, "This is the current situation in Taihu Lake. The blue flag is the rebel army led by Yuan Xingjian, which is huge in number, but its combat power is limited, but it has an advantage that officers and soldiers cannot compare with in any way. ”

Lin Jianlan said: "If the officers and soldiers are killed or wounded, they have to be recruited from other places, and the road is long, but they can recruit people to replenish the army wherever they fight." Seeing Tang Mu nodded, Lin Jianlan said again: "There is another point, that is, Yuan Xingjian, I think Brother Tang is no stranger to this person, Tao Wuluo, and excellent martial arts, with him in command, even if the militia's combat power is only eighty percent, he can play ten percent." ”

Tang Mu said: "It's not all, have you noticed these sporadic red flags?"

Lin Jianlan said: "If what I expected is good, the yellow flag represents the officers and soldiers, and this red flag is probably the power of the rivers and lakes." ”

Tang Mu said: "The ancestors founded the country, and they also borrowed from the green forest, many of the founding heroes were originally Jianghu people, but at this time and that time, once the country was founded, this originally helped their own strength but was afraid of themselves, you all said that my grandmother was not good at establishing the Imperial Kousi, in fact, she was wronged, the Imperial Kousi was there as early as the beginning of the dynasty, but at that time it was low-key, and it was not famous in the rivers and lakes. When it came to my grandmother's dynasty, not to mention the outside, there were many disgruntled people around Gyeonggi, and it was only then that the Imperial Kouji came in handy, and slowly recruited a wide range of masters, so that he got to this point. ”

Lin Jianlan heard him say that the original Imperial Kou Division was created by the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and he was very disapproving, seeing that Tang Mu could tell the truth, he seemed to disagree, and suddenly had a good impression of him, and listened to Tang Mu again: "In this situation, although there are few red flags, it is the strongest and the most terrifying, as far as I know, in addition to the Kuangyi Gang, Shaolin Temple, and Shushan, most of them have been mixed in, and the people in the rivers and lakes are mixed, I am afraid that there may not be many of them who really have the intention of asking for their lives." ”

Lin Jianlan said: "Fortunately, Brother Tang is in the beggar gang, if the beggar gang is also added, it will be called bad." ”

Tang Mu smiled and said nothing, and pulled out all the yellow flags in the Luoyang area of Chang'an, and planted them all in the Jiangnan area, Fang raised his head and said: "In a few days, I'm afraid it will become like this." ”

Lin Jianlan said: "Is the imperial court still determined to send troops? It's just that I didn't expect to be able to gather so many troops near the imperial capital. ”

Tang Mu said: "Coincidentally, just because of the peace with the Turks, the army had to temporarily withdraw from the border, and these many soldiers, no matter which one they are placed in, I am afraid that they are not suitable." Besides, the Turks are savage and cunning, and often do not believe what they say, and if they suddenly repent, we may be caught off guard if we do not respond, so the army cannot yet be dispatched. ”

Lin Jianlan said: "If possible, I really don't want these three forces to join forces in Jiangnan." It's just that the matter has come to this point, and I always feel that with the strength of the two of us, there is no way to recover. ”

Tang Mu sighed: "But let's do our best." Speaking of an even more coincidental thing, the person who led the troops was the deputy general of General Li Xiaoyi when Xu Jingye started the incident, but it was a pity that ......"

Lin Jianlan knew that he was sympathetic, but it was a pity that Li Xiaoyi was later suspected and slandered by the surname Wu because of this great achievement, and was exiled several times, and finally died of old age in a foreign land. However, the birds are all gone, the good bow is hidden, he may not be like this in the future, he only nodded, and said secretly: "The righteous army is like a broken bamboo, although there are injuries, but it does not reduce its sharpness, the imperial court is also a last resort to send troops at this moment, and it is obviously impossible to persuade the imperial court not to send troops, and the person who controls the power of the red flag is probably Senior Wei, how can I persuade him?"

Tang Mu saw that he was silent, and said: "Okay, how about I go to Luoyang with Lin Gong again?" Yes or no, it will be determined again in the end, and then it depends on the situation, maybe my grandmother will send me to supervise the battle with the army, or maybe I will be responsible for raising grain and grass in the rear, Lin Gong has done his best, no matter what the result is, I only have gratitude." ”