Although this winter is a warm winter, there is no reason for people to feel cold in their hearts, and occasionally the breeze blows, and a cold moon shadow in the cold pool under the water pavilion is broken. The young man leaning against the window frowned slightly, his eyes were like the wind and snow in Liaodong, a little lonely and sad, and he only looked out silently.

Although he rushed back to his hometown for a long time, he was already a person to go to the empty building, that day the light snow fell, looking at the cleaning of the house in the courtyard, the traces of the broom on the ground are clearly recognizable, just like the princess in the sun, there seems to be a little strange and full of loving voice in the ears, in retrospect, it is really a few years of vast dreams, although nostalgic, but it is irretrievable.

He didn't want to go back to Hangzhou, but his relatives all left one by one inexplicably, and the only place he could go to was Jiangnan, which he was forced to plunder, so he packed up his belongings at home, locked the door carefully, and walked away with a car full of books and stepped on the snow again, looking at the courtyard for a long time before leaving, recalling that the pear blossoms bloomed like snow that day, but he didn't know when he could come back.

Behind Lin Jianlan stood a middle-aged man, with a thin face, looking at the young man's eyes with a little appreciation and love, after a while, Lin Jianlan sighed softly and said, "It turns out that Uncle Qing also has so many troubles here. ”

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and said, "I know that you have a pure heart, but even if you don't exonerate Wan Jianhong and his wife in order to help the current situation, you can't go there in person to ask for the crime." ”

This person is Lin Longqing, since the separation from Lin Jianlan at the foot of Baiyun Mountain, because of the matter of becoming a doctor, he wanted to find out the whereabouts of the two hall masters near the eastern capital and Chang'an, and he couldn't make the trip, so he traveled south for a few days to cross the Yellow River.

The young man bowed his head and said: "I didn't expect Doctor Cheng to be so important in the gang, as soon as I arrived here today, I felt that the atmosphere in the main hall was very strange, and several uncles and uncles saw Uncle Qing, and they were not like brothers in the past, but they were a little afraid." ”

Lin Longqing sighed: "That's it, I have never been able to understand it, when Dr. Cheng left, it seemed that there was no intention of defecting, and everything was arranged properly, a few days after he left, the master of the hall sent several masters in the gang according to the original plan to intercept the grain and grass of the court together with the rudder brothers of the beggar gang in Hangzhou, where to do it, how to transfer it was arranged by Dr. Cheng, at that time I had just returned from Sanyuan, they were celebrating, seeing that Dr. Cheng had not returned together, they asked questions, saying that this time it should be Dr. Cheng's greatest credit. ”

Lin Jianlan said: "Although Uncle Qing said about Baiyun Temple, although the uncles and uncles did not say much, they may not believe it in their hearts. ”

Lin Longqing nodded and said: "That's right, I thought that only Cao Shujian in the gang secretly bought people's hearts to invite the court, but I didn't expect that Doctor Cheng also had other plans, but it didn't look like what he was trying to do for the court, we were not in the gang during this time, he didn't do anything to endanger the interests of the gang, but did his best to work with heroes from all walks of life in the rivers and lakes to continue to support the Taihu Righteous Army, I don't know who is behind him, and I don't know what the purpose is." ”

Lin Jianlan said: "The martial arts are chaotic, the world is terrible, above this temple, it is inevitable that someone has moved what mind, although the people in the martial arts do not interact with the court, but if they can control their hands, it is also a force that cannot be underestimated, I am afraid that the purpose of the doctor is here." ”

Facing the night like water, Lin Longqing sighed and said: "The embankment of thousands of miles was destroyed in the anthill, but these dark thorns have already been settled, and my father and I are unconscious." If, as you said, I don't know how many such thorns there are in the gangs, I don't realize it on weekdays, but when the pain is unbearable, it has penetrated deep into the heart. So far, Kuang Yigang can't help it on the surface, but I'm afraid it is already full of holes and crumbling inside. ”

Lin Jianlan saw that his tone was very depressed, and he was about to say good words to persuade him, but he saw the person in charge of guarding the bridge hurriedly walked in, looked around, and saw that the lights were still on at the water pavilion on Lin Longqing's side, so he hurriedly ran over, and when he arrived at the door, he didn't knock on the door, but only said in a low voice: "Helper, the chief helm of the Chang'an Beggars Gang has sent someone." ”

Lin Longqing was shocked in his heart, and said: "If there is no important matter, there is no need for the old seniors to send someone here, just pass the news to the rudder of the beggar gang here, is it ......" hurriedly said in a deep voice: "Quickly bring the people sent here!"

The man answered and came back out of the main hall gate, but Lin Longqing paced back and forth a few steps in the water pavilion, heard the sound of the door and hurriedly took a few steps to open the door to invite the person inside, and said to the guard: "You go down first, don't alarm others beforehand." Then he closed the door, and when he looked back, he saw the man with dark skin, tattered clothes, and a bamboo stick in his hand.

After several troubled times, the beggar gang in the Tang Dynasty has begun to take shape, but it is not only begging on the long street for a living, there are many people holding flower sticks and bamboo branches, standing in front of each house dancing and singing for people to watch and play, in order to beg for food or money. At the same time, if they fight with the enemy, the bell will warn in advance, so as to show that although the children of the beggar gang are tattered and poor, they are above board and disdainful for the intention of secretly attacking.

The one who hangs the nine bells in the gang is the elder, and the elders have different responsibilities, and the one who hangs the eight bells is the protector of the law, and is often responsible for the punishment and other affairs in the gang, and both have a very high status in the beggar gang. The highest can hang ten bells, that is, the helper, the Tang Dynasty divided the area into ten, and the hanging ten bells means ten to eat.

This man's bamboo stick has three bells tied to each end, but Lin Longqing has seen it before, his surname is Lei Mingkan, and his status in the beggar gang is not high, but he is a disciple who holds six bells, but he is loyal and capable, and he is a very caring person for Nian Yongshou, and other people in the beggar gang and even the Dharma Protector and the elders also trust him a lot.

Lei Kan saw Lin Longqing and hurriedly bowed down, but was helped by Lin Longqing and said, "No need to be polite, the Nian Gang Master sent you thousands of miles here, but the matter I asked the Nian Gang Master to inquire about has been settled?"

Lei Kan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Lin Jianlan next to him, and did not speak, Lin Longqing said: "This is my righteous son, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it." ”

Lei Kan Fangzheng said: "I don't know what the Lin Gang Master entrusted our Nian Gang Master to inquire about, this time I came here because the Nian Gang Leader asked me to pass the word, he inadvertently learned a shocking secret about the Kuangyi Gang a few years ago, this matter is inconvenient to spread more, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to your gang, I should have told each other in person, but the affairs in the gang are complicated, and I can't get out, please Lin Gang Master must come to Chang'an and his party quickly." ”

Lin Longqing was surprised in his heart, but he didn't know what important things Nian Yongshou had discovered, but he wanted to go to Chang'an by himself, he had just returned to the main hall for a short time, and his people's hearts were fluctuating, and it was really inconvenient to move forward, so he hesitated.

Seeing this, Lei Kan arched his hand and said: "The leader of the Nian Gang must also be entangled in affairs and difficult to go, so when I left, I had a lot of instructions, and I must persuade the Lin Gang Master to move to Chang'an, otherwise what happened a few years ago may become an unsolvable mystery." ”

Lin Jianlan secretly mentioned twice in the words of Nian Yongshou that the Kuangyi Gang changed a few years ago, I am afraid that there are really any clues that are fleeting, and seeing that Lin Longqing's face is very eager, he interjected: "Things are so urgent, Uncle Qing, why don't you hand over a letter to the Nian Gang Master, explaining that it is okay for me to go to meet Brother Lei for you?"

Lin Longqing thought for a while, and said to Lei Kan: "Please go to the guest room to rest first, and I will discuss it overnight, no matter what, someone will definitely set off with you tomorrow!"

Lei Kan nodded and said: "This is very good, because of the importance of the matter, the helper has already set a date, if the helper does not go in person, be sure to entrust a very credible person, and I will personally take someone to go there when the time comes." "Then go out and go.

Lin Jianlan said: "Uncle Qing, I now generally understand what happened a few years ago, at this moment, you must not leave the main hall, it is better for Lan'er to go this trip for you, the old gang leader also saw me that day, you should recognize it." ”

Lin Longqing said in a deep voice: "I don't know if the trip to Chang'an is dangerous, how good is your Dongliu Yunbu skill?"

Lin Jianlan grinned and said, "Uncle Qing wants to test me?"

Lin Longqing saw that he didn't take these dangers of unknown future to heart, and he was quite bold, so he also smiled and said, "Then you come with me." Seeing that the lights in the house had not been extinguished, Lin Longqing suddenly stopped and made a color towards the door of the house, Lin Jianlan understood, but said with a smile in his heart: "How did I take the school exam, it turned out to be for me to listen to the corner." But he didn't dare to relax under his feet, because Fang Zheng's skills were also very good, and he was caught by someone a little accidentally, but it was a big embarrassment.

Seeing that his footsteps were slightly wrong, and his footwork was slightly different from when he was teaching, but he just avoided the dead branches and grass, and he was outside the door in an instant, so he couldn't help but smile, and he also rolled lightly under his feet and followed. But I heard someone inside: "Zhang Protector, what do you think of the matter of becoming a doctor?" was Fang Zheng's accent.

The two of them stood outside the door, listening to Zhang Liantao sigh and say, "Alas, to tell the truth, I can't believe that Dr. Cheng will attack the helper." He has been working for the Kuangyi Gang all his life, and the gang leader and Mrs. Cao have all grown up under his watch, even before this departure, he ...... Alas!"

Fang Zheng said: "I believe that Doctor Cheng is not from the imperial court anyway, otherwise how could he contact the various sects in the rivers and lakes and the Imperial Kou Division to deal with it?"

I heard a rough accent again: "Don't you mean that the helper is telling a lie?" but it was Qin Tianxiong's accent.

Lin Jianlan didn't expect that the three of them were secretly talking about Uncle Qing here, looked back at Lin Longqing, and sighed secretly in his heart: "It's no wonder that Doctor Cheng revealed his true colors that day, but only Duanmu Daoist, me and Uncle Qing knew, and they couldn't invite Duanmu Daoist here, it was really embarrassing, even if I repeated it, your uncles and uncles may not believe it." Then he thought again: "These three people who have a very good relationship with Uncle Qing are all suspicious, let alone the others in the gang?"

Inside, Fang Zheng said: "In the past few years, the gang has been really unstable, first the head of Cao died, the gang leader stayed outside for three years, and finally got a clue, and the gang leader said that Dr. Cheng is a spy who has been lurking in the gang for many years, to this point, we are really difficult to distinguish." ”

Zhang Protector continued: "The helper's mind is extremely sharp, how can he not know these doubts in our hearts, what is difficult is how we will get along with him in the future. ”

Qin Tianxiong said angrily: "I heard what you meant, the helper first got rid of Manager Cao, and then used the excuse to remove Doctor Cheng, all the prestige and popularity of the gang overshadowed him, or the hard work is not here now, you are afraid that the helper will also look at yourself unpleasantly, right?"

Zhang Protector said: "Isn't Brother Qin afraid? What if there really is such a day?"

Lin Longqing couldn't help but sigh outside the door: "Although Qin Tianxiong's mind is rough, what he said is extremely sharp, in their eyes, I am afraid that I have become eccentric and unpredictable." Thinking of this, he lightly tapped Lin Jianlan's shoulder, and the two of them flew out a few feet reflexively, and then approached again, but they lifted their footsteps high and fell down heavily, and walked over step by step.

Approaching the door, there was really no more talk inside, Lin Longqing chuckled and raised his hand to knock on the door, seeing the three of them sitting leisurely, with no clues on their faces, Fang Zheng got up and said: "The helper and the little boy are in a hurry, I just made a pot of good tea, and you have arrived!"

Lin Longqing said with a smile: "Since it is tea, I don't blame Brother Fang, if it is a pot of old and good wine, you dare to drink it secretly without inviting me to taste it, I will be punished heavily!"

Among these people, Lin Jianlan and Qin Tianxiong are the most familiar, they just arrived here today, and before they visited, they ran to Qin Tianxiong's side after making a move, and the three of them knew that Lin Jianlan's meridians had been adjusted, and they exchanged pleasantries for a while, which was quite lively.

Lin Longqing said: "I'm not here tonight to taste tea, Lan'er, you can tell me about the Jinzhou branch." Lin Jianlan said a little bit about the drugging and confinement of Wan Jianhong and his wife, and the three of them all looked solemn after listening to it, and only after a while did Fang Zheng ask: "I don't know how the helper will deal with the matter of the Jinzhou branch?"

Lin Longqing said: "It was also a coincidence that Lan'er met that little girl from the Nanhai faction, we both had a deep relationship with the master of the Wan Hall and his wife, and the two of them also healed Ah Xiu's heart, if they got the golden crown pleated mussel, it would not have hurt their lives." It's just that the mysterious person mentioned in Lan'er's letter asked the master and his wife to imprison him, but it was so strange that he didn't know what the purpose was. ”

Qin Tianxiong said: "Listening to the tone of the gang leader, don't you blame Lao Wan for them?"

Lin Longqing nodded and said, "I think when Brother Wan had Ah Xiu, I also went to drink Full Moon Wine. After that, he sighed, looked at Lin Jianlan next to him, and his mind returned to the day of Axiu's full moon, when the brothers drank happily, and the heroes in the rivers and lakes gathered together, when they were drunk, they asked the two if they had children, would they be willing to marry Axiu to the Lin family, and they were really happy at that time.

At this time, a cold wind blew, Lin Longqing came back to his senses, and said: "The matter of Doctor Cheng has broken my Kuangyi help, and the master of Wantang is helpless, how can I destroy my brotherhood again? Since Lan'er is fine, it is better than anything else, if he meets with Wan Brothers one day, I will personally ask, if I send someone to go at this time, I will have the intention of blaming him, I am afraid that I will tear my face and it will be difficult to recover." ”