Zhou Pu galloped towards the top of a mountain, put his fingers into his mouth and blew a whistle that resounded throughout the valley. Then Gu Yingxiu heard the sound of horse hooves running behind the jungle at the northern foot of the front, gradually getting further away.
, disappeared into the foothills without a trace. Unexpectedly, there was a hidden whistle hidden in the foothills.
Gu Yingxiu looked at the ridge in the distance with hopeful eyes. She did not ask Lin Fu who these foreign horse dealers were. She thought that she could just take them in as homeless refugees.
It has become a common practice in various places to deal with stateless refugees by powerful local tyrants, allowing them to serve as villagers and as villagers.
Lin Fu and Gu Yingxiu rode their horses, and when they approached Linxi, Zhou Pu chased them from behind. Following Zhou Pu, Crow Wu Qi and other seven people dressed as foreign horse traders drove a large group of excellent horses and extraordinary horses.
Among the good horses, Zhao Hu, who was not seen all day yesterday, and Chen Enze were also among them.
"As Mr. Lin expected, the Lin family really cannot bear the charge of assassinating the deputy inspector. There are seventy-one horse thieves raised privately by the Lin family's children. They all evacuated Dongyang in three batches last night and headed northwest.
Go. I'm afraid they can only be horse thieves for the time being. I don't know how long they can struggle under the sharp teeth of the anti-theft camp?" Wu Qi rode over and told Lin Fu in detail about the situation of the Lin family's privately raised bandit soldiers withdrawing from Dongyang last night.
, then clasped his fists and saluted the Seventh Madam, and said, "Wu Qi has met the Seventh Madam. From now on, the Seventh Madam can just call me Crow. I will listen to the Seventh Madam after I wait for the Seventh..."
Gu Yingxiu glanced at Lin Fu and said to Wu Qi and others: "Whether it will succeed or not, there are still two opinions - first of all, you can trust Yingxiu here."
Lin Fu looked at the Seventh Lady's charming face and her beautiful eyes, thinking that she still didn't have much confidence, and said: "Whether it will succeed or not, I'd better go back to Lin first." But in his heart, he thought: Lin Tingxun suddenly had a sudden attack at night.
Stroke is an unexpected blessing.
Even in later generations, stroke is a difficult disease. In this day and age, it can only be regarded as a miracle that an elderly person can recover after suffering a stroke and losing his mind. At most, he will be left gasping for breath for a while.
The second son, Lin Xunzong, neither gained the trust of his clansmen nor was able to intimidate them. He could not even be dispatched to the countryside. Even if Lin Tingxun died, he might not be able to become the head of the family. After all, would the second master Lin Tingli come back to intervene?
Gangzi is also unknown. But one thing is for sure, as long as Lin Tingxun is still breathing a sigh of relief, more people will not want Lin Xuzong to rise to power.
"Okay..." Gu Yingxiu took a deep breath, making her attractive chest look more bulging and firmer, then she pulled the reins and rode towards Shanglindu.
Lin Fu reined in the reins and followed him, thinking that if the Seventh Lady could gain a firm foothold in Shanglindu, the pressure on him to go to Jiangning would be much less.
Shiliang County of Dongyang Prefecture is bordered by Huai'an Prefecture in the north, Jiangning Prefecture in the south, and Weiyang Prefecture in the east. It is the junction of the four prefectures. The Shiliang River has always been an important channel connecting the two major water systems of the Huai River and the Yangtze River. Shanglindu
It is located in the land of Sifu and the throat of Shiliang River. If you want to have a foothold at Shanglindu, you can go north to Huai'an Prefecture and pass through Hongzepu. The Huai River goes out to the sea, or you can go east to Weiyang Prefecture and enter the Yangtze River or south to Jiangning and enter the Yangtze River and then out to the sea.
All very convenient.
Lin Fu thought that Gu Yingxiu had been involved in the affairs of the Lin family in recent years. Behind this was Lin Tingxun's ambition to use her as a pawn to suppress the second son Lin Xuzong. Gu Yingxiu also knew about her family affairs, so it was natural that she lacked confidence. After Lin Tingxun had a stroke,
Gu Yingxiu was not qualified to fight for anything in the Lin family. In addition to Lin Xuzong, the second son in Shanglindu, Lin Tingli, the second master who served as the general magistrate in Dongyang Mansion, and Lin Xuzong, the eldest son in the capital, could all become leaders of the Lin family.
No matter how powerful a person looks, Gu Yingxiu, a female prostitute, cannot take the lead.
Everything is not absolute, and this qualification is not eternal. Gu Wuchen unexpectedly regained the favor of the court and was awarded the high position of deputy envoy of Jiangdong, which was Gu Yingxiu's biggest support at this time.
Without anyone who can give orders, Gu Yingxiu, who is alone and alone, can only manage to avoid being bullied, even if she has a strong support behind her. Fighting for something is far from enough.
Zhang Ke asked Crow Wu Qi and the other seven people to stay in Shanglin. On the one hand, it would give Gu Yingxiu more support. On the other hand, after Gu Yingxiu established a foothold in Shanglindu, Wu Qi and the others also established a foothold in Shanglindu.
With a suitable identity, and with the help of some resources from the Lin family and the Gu family, and then supporting Qin Chengzu who is going to sea, they can be more effective.
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Lin Fu and the others were not riding very fast along the way, and were delayed a lot on the way. When they arrived at Lindu, it was already noon, and Zhao and others also rode up from behind.
When Gu Yingxiu crossed the Linxi River, she got back on the carriage and entered the Shanglin Ferry with more than ten people and more than 60 good horses.
I heard that the Seventh Lady appeared at Shanglindu with those foreign horse dealers, and the poor boy Lin Xu also came back. The second young master Lin Xuzong, who was sitting in the outer room waiting for the doctor's diagnosis, was so anxious that he smashed the cup in his hand and said, "Clang clang"
"There was a sound, and the broken porcelain was scattered all over. The maids and women who were waiting nearby were all startled, and they were so frightened that they didn't even dare to take a breath.
Lin Xuzong's biological mother, the third lady, came out of the inner room and asked Lin Xuzong: "What's going on? Why would you be happy if you scared the master to death?"
Seeing his mother coming out to scold him, Lin Xuzong could only keep a cold face and remain silent.
At this moment, I heard the sad voice of the seventh lady, Gu Yingxiu, coming from far away: "Master, I will leave for just one day, and you will become like this. If Yingxiu is bullied by others in the future, who else will
You can make the decision for me!" Everyone looked out the door and saw the seventh lady covering her face with a handkerchief and her eyes red and swollen from crying. She ignored the people waiting in the outer room and only held the third lady's hand.
He held up his hand and asked in a choked voice, "Sister, how is the master?" He took the third lady and walked directly to the back room...
Lin Xuzong's face turned green with anger, and he said to Lin Zonghai with a sullen face: "Drive these people out of Shanglindu. My father still doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and this guy is brought back to show off his power----and that
I was kidnapped and taken to the ancestral hall. Is this all because of my father?"
"Hmph! The second young master is really good at complaining. Lin Fu is standing here. If you feel that Lin Fu has failed the Lin family or the head of the family, you can tie him up yourself. Why bother brother Zong Hai!" Lin Fu held a handful in his hand.
Waist knife, blocking the door, looking at Lin Xuzong coldly.
The light in the outer room suddenly dimmed. Lin Xuzong, Lin Zonghai, Gu Changshun and the elders of the Lin family were all startled. At this time, Lin Fu in their minds was no longer the submissive and timid Lin Xiucai before, but the murderous general yesterday.
Lin Juren held the knife on the second young master's neck.
Lin Fu blocked the door and looked out from the window paper. There were still several burly men standing in the corridor. Lin Zonghai cursed in his stomach: What kind of beast is guarding the door of the house? Let the seventh lady, Lin Fu, lead all these foreign horse dealers.
Come in?
Lin Zonghai had read yesterday's secret letter and had some idea of how the private soldiers raised by the Second Young Master were trapping and killing these outsiders in Huyan. His forehead was sweating coldly. If the Seventh Lady, how would Lin Fu deal with it if they joined forces to force the palace?
He couldn't help but clenched the sword tightly, and his palms were sweating.
Lin Fu had left a shadow in Lin Xuzong's heart the night before yesterday. If it hadn't been for this, Lin Xuzong would not have jumped over the wall and sent private soldiers to chase Lin Fu to avenge his shame. Seeing Lin Fu holding a knife in his hand, the murderous aura in his body was no better than that in the mule the day before yesterday.
Ma Shicha, staring at Lin Fu, felt a little itchy between his eyebrows. He was a little out of breath for a moment. He didn't want to lose his momentum in front of everyone. He wanted to say a few harsh words, but he couldn't say it out.
Those clan elders were also afraid that Lin Fu would play in the mule and horse market again. Their old hearts had poor endurance, and they were thinking about what to say to stop the young people from being too impulsive.
Lin Fu didn't have time to make excuses with the Lin family. Even if he was very weak, he still had to show his fangs. He glanced at the people in the outer room and felt that the effect was pretty good. He feigned anger and scolded Wu Qi and others beside him: "You guys follow
What are you doing when you come in? If you don’t understand any rules, how can you follow the Seventh Madam in the future?"
Wu Qi, Zhao Hu, Chen Enze and others immediately left the book garden, leaving Zhou Pu to guard in the corridor. Lin Fu handed the sword to Zhou Pu, and he walked into the outer room alone and said: "I can't replace Qi
Madam, if you think I have done anything wrong, even if I tied the knot and sent it to the ancestral hall to be taught the family law!"
Lin Xuzong looked at Lin Zonghai for help, and Lin Zonghai kicked the ball out: "If we really want to expel the seventh lady from the Lin family, I'm afraid we have to wait for the head of the family to wake up; or wait for the second master to come back from Dongyang Mansion, or all the clan elders unanimously decide that this should be done
...Even if the scholar made any mistakes, didn't the family head make a decision the day before yesterday? Although the scholar expelled himself from Shanglinli, he is still a member of the family. When he heard that the family master was critically ill, he rushed back to visit him in a hurry. It shouldn't be a mistake."
Lin Fu smiled in his heart: Lin Zonghai really didn't wear the same pants as the second young master.
Lin Tingxun's life and death were uncertain, and Lin Xunzong failed to become the head of the family, so Lin Zonghai had the greatest influence on the township camp. Of course, the five hundred township warriors in the township camp were the backbone of the young people from the above forest, thus ensuring that they could control the Lin family and Lin Zonghai.
There is no loyalty here. If Lin Zonghai betrays the Lin family, he can't even imagine that the five hundred warriors from the township camp will follow him to the death.
Lin Fu then looked at the clan elders in the outer wing. Those clan elders all said, "The scholar has a kind heart. It's not an exaggeration to rush back to see the master of the family!"
Lin Fu smiled and said: "The clan elder Miao praised..." He knew in his heart that Lin Xuzong's private raising of bandit soldiers would only make the clan members uneasy, so he used tricks to expel these bandit soldiers from Dongyang Mansion. These people in the room
Lin Xunzong was probably the only one who was unhappy.
At this moment, I heard the seventh lady Gu Yingxiu asking in the back room: "How did the scar on the master's forehead come back? Didn't it mean that he was sick when he saw the master lying in bed early in the morning? Where is the maid who took care of the master?
Didn’t they cause me to fall sick because of the fall, or did that bitch slave Gu Changshun not take good care of me?"
Lin Zongxu and Gu Changshun looked at each other, and then heard a delicate and weak voice in the back room replying to Gu Yingxiu: "Sister Xiu, last night the master was talking to the second young master, and for some reason he fell and bruised his forehead. When he came back, he talked to the maid,
It has nothing to do with my mother-in-law and Changshun!"
Lin Fu heard the voice of the sixth lady. The sixth lady directly pointed the finger of Lin Tingxun's illness at the second young master Lin Xuzong. This was also expected. Lin Tingxun's youngest son Lin Xuxi was born to the sixth lady. She was only six years old this year. Even if she was weak, how could she
I don’t know that after the Lin family fell into the hands of Lin Xuzong, there would be no good harvest for her mother and son. The sixth lady came from a farmer’s family and was extremely beautiful. She was only sixteen years old when she married Lin Tingxun as a concubine. She was even one year younger than Gu Yingxiu.
He couldn't give her the slightest reliance, but she knew she had to stand with Gu Yingxiu at this time.
Lin Fu secretly laughed in his heart and asked Lin Zonghai: "Brother Zonghai, what happened last night? The second young master almost poured dirty water on my head!"
At this time, a voice came from outside the door: "The second master is back!"
The second master, Lin Tingli, was Lin Tingxun's younger brother. At this time, he was serving as the general judge of the fifth rank in Dongyang Mansion. Lin Tingxun was seriously ill in bed. He would naturally rush back from the city if he knew the news.