The change and update method is: two changes a day are merged into one change (that is, the original upper and lower sections are combined into one chapter, and the total number of words remains unchanged.) Looking at the subtlety of this Nanhai faction's moves, although it does not hurt people, but he always feels that controlling people's minds is a little inexplicably terrifying, Lin Jianlan frequently looked at Lu Man next to him, and secretly glad that he was not looking at himself.

Lu Man was a little puzzled by him, and immediately understood a little, and the corners of his mouth raised: "Don't worry, I won't use it on you." ”

Lin Jianlan's face turned red, but Bai Zongping said: "Congratulations to Senior Sister Xuangong for going one level further, it seems that you haven't been idle these days." ”

The three of them came to Jiangnan again after a short time, so they naturally settled in the well-known Hangzhou first, and searched around, but there was no news that King Liang came to Hangzhou. Lin Jianlan originally thought that with his status and status, he must be huge and extravagant, but he didn't want to disappear, so that now he himself was quite skeptical that the information conveyed by Commander Xiao was wrong.

Lin Jianlan suddenly ran out of ideas, but Bai Zongping couldn't wait for a long time, seeing that Lin Jianlan had been busy for a long time, and after looking like he had found nothing, his face darkened, and said: "I and my senior sister are in a hurry to go to the righteous army to discuss important matters with the senior brother, I can't always be here to accompany you blindly, if you go, you will go with us, if you don't go, then we have to go first." ”

Lu Man was about to speak, Bai Zongping turned around again and said: "Senior sister, you have to listen to me this time, he only said that he came to Jiangnan to have something, but he didn't reveal anything to us, is it important to discuss with the senior brother, or is it important to accompany him blindly?"

Lu Man suddenly felt that he couldn't answer correctly, Lin Jianlan knew that he had really hidden too much from Lu Man this time, although he really wanted someone to be by his side to give him advice, but he really couldn't delay the major matters related to the Nanhai faction, so he had to say: "Sister Man, let you accompany me again, I really don't want to go, I'm afraid I have to inquire here for a long time, you go first, I'll go later, see you in Taihu Lake." ”

Seeing Lu Man go away, Lin Jianlan felt a little sad in his heart, shook his head and turned around to run towards Kuang Yigang, if he couldn't find out again, he could only go straight to Taihu Lake, but I am afraid that he would not even have time to go to the righteous army, so he had to go to Xie Zhongju first to confirm his comfort.

The main hall of the Kuangyi Gang was as strong as ever, and the guards in the woods were no longer surprised when they saw that it was Lin Jianlan, and greeted him and said: "If Lin Gongzi wants to find a helper, I'm afraid it will take a few days, and you also know that the Taihu Lake meeting will open soon." ”

Lin Jianlan let out an "ah", stunned in the forest, and said secretly: "Yes, she hurried back when she was in Luoyang, isn't it because of the Taihu Lake incident?" Thinking of this, he asked again: "Is there any other person in the gang?"

The guard said: "Deputy Gang Leader Qin went with the gang leader, Cao Zhangmen represents the Jade Sword Gate, naturally he is also going, the gang is now the Tietang Master has rushed here, acting as the principal, Lin Gongzi wants to say a word below?"

Lin Jianlan hurriedly shook his head and said: "No need, I can't ask anything when I see him, he must be busy with help, I won't bother him, and I will leave." ”

Lin Feng gusted, the leaves were rattling, Lin Jianlan walked out with the horse alone, looked back, and regretted that he had not gone to Taihu Lake with Lu Man and them before, otherwise he would not have to be so lonely alone, even if Bai Zongping was beside him, his face was often not good.

I couldn't get used to it anymore.

If you are not in a hurry, the scenery on the way to Taihu Lake is extremely pleasant, the land of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, there are many small ponds and lakes on both sides, there are many kinds of lotus water chestnuts in it, at this time the lotus flowers are in full bloom, and the lotus picking girl sits in the wooden basin, paddling the water with her hands to pick lotus seeds, and when she meets other girls, she splashes the water lightly with each other, sings and laughs, and laughs.

Even a person like Lin Jianlan, who was in a hurry, was blown by this fragrant wind, and the corners of his mouth showed a smile.

Taihu Lake is on the way from Hangzhou to Suzhou, and there is no government office itself, but Xie Zhongju said that the first purpose of this trip is to appease the displaced people in the Taihu Volunteer Army, and he will definitely set up a council yamen in Taihu Lake. After inquiring for a long time, I knew where the temporarily established yamen was, so I hurriedly rode my horse and rushed over, and saw that two wooden signs were set up on the left and right, on one side of which were posted notices to appease the people of Taihu Lake, and on the other side were written how to appeal for grievances, when to start accepting them every day, etc., the wording was both majestic and detailed, and Xie Zhongju must have spent a lot of time.

Looking up, there were two dignified officials at the door of the mansion, Lin Jianlan got off the horse and walked over, and said: "Brother Ya Officer, please help me pass through the next door, my surname is Lin, and I have known Xie Xunji before, and I want to see him." ”

When the official heard him say that he knew the patrol, he was extremely polite and said, "Lord Xie is not in the mansion now." ”

Lin Jianlan was stunned and said, "Can you tell me where he went?"

The official smiled and said: "Didn't you remove the corrupt officials in Suzhou Mansion and Gao Bushun? I heard that the new one has been appointed, and I originally wanted to come to Taihu Lake to meet my lord, but my lord felt that since he had just arrived in Suzhou, it was not appropriate to leave immediately, and he should mainly sort out the remaining official affairs to appease the people, so he went to Suzhou in person." ”

Lin Jianlan heard him deliberately say "Gao Deshun" as "Gao Bushun", he couldn't help but smile and said, "Then I can find Su Wenwen, can I get through?"

The official said: "Su Wenwen has never been half a step away from the adult, and he has also followed." ”

Lin Jianlan thought about it, so he had to say: "I'm really sorry, can I bother the eldest brother to find Lord Xie's usual personal guard?"

The official said, "Are you talking about the guard surnamed Yuan? Unfortunately, he is not here." ”

Lin Jianlan said: "He also went to Suzhou?"

The official said: "I don't know about this, this son, you should come back in a few days, the three of them will definitely come back by then." ”

Lin Jianlan smiled: "Okay, it's not the right time for me to come, oh, how many days has your family been gone?"

The official counted his fingers and said, "It's been a few days, so I said I'm coming back soon." ”

Lin Jianlan listened to his accent like a local accent, I am afraid that the local township protector of Taihu Lake served as a servant here, and couldn't help but say: "This big brother, inquire about something, after Lord Xie came, over there, um, Taihu, you know what I mean, right? How many peasants have gone home?"

The man was a talkative person, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but say with a smug face: "I don't know about other places, but I heard that there are a lot of people who have gone home around our place, and there are many thugs who came to pretend to be for that settling-in fee, and as soon as they asked their names, the adults punished them heavily, and they knew that they were not from there." I guess we adults have some magical powers. ”

Lin Jianlan couldn't help but smile, and said secretly: "It must be that Brother Yuan registered according to the man-made register when he was governing the army on weekdays, and gave Xie Zhongju a copy, where did he get any magical powers? But it seems that if Brother Yuan really has great ambitions, it really can't be underestimated." Thinking of this, he bowed his hand to the official and said, "In that case, I will come back in a few days and take my leave." ”

Since Xie Zhongju went to Suzhou to meet the newly appointed Suzhou Mansion, it is expected that there should be nothing wrong, and besides, the three of them are not there, it must be Yuan Xingjian who accompanied him over, and he should be able to keep him safe. It's just that King Liang is still uncertain whether he came to Jiangnan or not, which always makes Lin Jianlan feel a little uneasy in his heart.

Lin Jianlan, where the Taihu Righteous Army is located, had been with Lin Longqing once, and vaguely remembered where he was, thinking that most of the peasants who had been forced to become bandits had dispersed, Yin Yin was afraid that he would preside over the overall situation inside, and what was the attitude of the people in the rivers and lakes was related to Yuan Xingjian's future, so he hired a flat boat, pointed out the direction, and rowed to the deep part of the vast lake.

The wind on the surface of the lake is slightly watery, recalling that Yue Lingfeng had described to him the land of fish and rice in Taihu Lake that day, and now there are only a few small boats floating on the water surface that cannot see the border, but the wreckage of some boats floats on it, which seems to indicate that the once gentle water town has now become a battlefield for killing, and it is really hard to imagine the Shengping scenery in the past.

Lin Jianlan couldn't help but sigh slightly, the captain didn't speak, just stuffy his head and struggled, and after a while, there were more and more reeds in front of the boat, Lin Jianlan knew the place, and was about to speak, but he heard the captain say: "Son, you can't row forward anymore, if you say you want to go, someone here should pick you up." ”

It turned out that this captain knew where Lin Jianlan was going, but he was not afraid, all the way here, Lin Jianlan said secretly: "Although the imperial court calls them bandits, the peasants are not afraid of them, and they get along like good neighbors." Then he said, "Old man, please wait a while." After saying that, he put his finger in his mouth, and suddenly made a long and three short whistling sounds, which were extremely deafening, and the captain was stunned for a moment, and when the whistle stopped, Fang said: "Childe is a person in the martial arts, right?"

Lin Jianlan smiled: "How does the old man know?"

The man said fairly: "Just listen to this whistle, how can ordinary people have so much strength?" Speaking of this, he hesitated slightly: "While the person who answered did not come, the old man has a saying, I don't know whether to say it or not?"

Lin Jianlan wondered in his heart, "What does he have to say to me?" but still nodded.

The captain pointed to the inside and said: "It's not a secret, the old man was also a person inside, and only in the past few days did he take An Min's silver taels and took his wife, son, daughter-in-law back home, and took back the land that had been occupied before, although he was not rich, but he was also at peace." You are people in the martial arts, and you all took money to help us desperate people that day, but we don't want to be like this for the rest of our lives, and now that we are here, Master Xie, we can return to our hometown, and we can support our families with our own strength, which is enough. ”

Lin Jianlan sighed, looked at the surface of the water, there was water vapor on it, and said: "Uncle, you don't need to say it anymore, I understand what you mean, I hope that our people in the rivers and lakes will not make more troubles, just let you go back to your hometown to farm and fish, right?"

The captain said "hey" a few times and said: "It's good that the son can understand the old man's meaning, the old man and other ferries have picked up a few batches of guests like you in the past few days, and his face is not very good, I dare to say a few more words because of your kind face." Speaking of this, his eyes turned red, and he said: "Son, don't blame the old man for being ungrateful, the last time the court came, the eldest of my family died in this lake...... I—I really don't want to ......."

Lin Jianlan's heart was sour, and he patted his father-in-law on the shoulder and said, "Uncle, don't worry, although I am soft-spoken, if I have the opportunity to speak, I will definitely help you." ”

As he was talking, there was a faint sound of paddling in the reeds, Lin Jianlan opened his eyes and saw a small boat rowing quickly, although the reeds were distributed, the small boat was quickly twisting and turning, and it was easy to move, thinking that the person who built the boat was so high that he arrived in front of him in a moment.

There was a middle-aged man standing at the bow of the boat, with five locks of long hair and a pair of judge's pens around his waist. ”

Lin Jianlan looked at this person, but he said "Huh", and felt that he was out of shape, and said with a red face: "The next surname is Lin Jianlan, there is no gang hall, just a loose person." ”

The man heard him report his name, but he already had a smile on his face, and said, "It turned out to be Lin Gongzi, hurry up and get on the boat, Yuan Xianggong has already explained." Lin Jianlan looked back, and saw that the old man's face was full of expectations, getting farther and farther away from him, and finally disappeared out of sight, he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, turned around again, and looked at the man carefully.

The man saw Lin Jianlan staring at him, but he was not embarrassed, and grinned: "Why does Lin Gongzi look at him like this?

Lin Jianlan hurriedly shook his head and said, "Your Excellency must be Yuan Xianggong's henchman?"

The man said: "I can't talk about the henchmen, it's just that there are some things that can help Yuan Xianggong run errands and move his mouth." Oh, I almost forgot, I have to wronged Lin Gongzi, even if I have a deep relationship with Yuan Xianggong, it is no exception, you have to be blindfolded. ”

Lin Jianlan remembered that he was so cautious when he entered Taihu Lake with Lin Longqing that day, so he nodded, took the cloth and tied it himself, and said: "The meeting of Taihu Lake is imminent, I'm afraid Brother Yuan will come back in a few days, right?" But he heard the man laugh and said: "Yuan Xiangcheng is in the army, how can he explain to come down to greet him?"

Lin Jianlan was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly stood up, but the boat shook violently, Lin Jianlan stabilized his body, ripped off the blindfold and said, "He is in the army?"

The man hurriedly said, "You...... I believe that you are a friend of Yuan Xianggong, so you have not been wary, how can you take off the cloth at will? Hurry ......up" He wanted to pull, but Lin Jianlan became more and more anxious, and broke away and said: "Send me back quickly, I want to go back!"

The two of them tugged on it, but the boat had passed a few reeds in an instant, and the eyes were open, and a huge water village stood in front of it, with colorful flags fluttering and dancing with the wind, and they had already arrived in the Taihu Army, and the man spread his hands and said helplessly: "It's already here, it's useless to cover it at this time, what's the matter with you, it's not too late to see Yuan Xianggong and say it." ”