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In any case, the mission was a complete success. Eight people left and eight came back. Lin Jue made a mess in the village. More importantly, the birthday gift came back unscathed. This was a great achievement. Although Shen Tan was happy, but he and Ma Bin was average in comparison. Ma Bin almost had his future ruined, and Shen Tan was just the guard commander of the palace, so this matter actually had little to do with him.
Therefore, Ma Bin has been extremely respectful to Lin Jue these days. People like Ma Bin actually have some bad habits. Although they are sometimes unreasonable and oppress good people, they are always kind and helpful to them, especially those who are kind and helpful to them. He has absolute respect for people who are more capable than himself. This can be considered an advantage of this person.
On the boat, Ma Bin thanked Lin Jue more than once. He told Lin Jue that if he came to the capital in the future, if he had anything to do with him, just come to him. Although he, Ma Bin, was not a big shot, the Imperial City Secretary in the capital would shake his head when he stepped down. In San Dou's yamen, there is almost nothing that the Imperial City Secretary cannot handle. Even the Imperial City Secretary can speak to the Holy Sage.
Lin Jue listened to his words without comment. He had not studied how powerful the Imperial City Division was, and he did not expect to get much return from Ma Bin, but it was always good to make one more friend. So he and Ma Bin Haha, I won't offend him at all. Before the plan started, I had to forcefully suppress them to follow the plan. Now that the errand was done, I was still the bastard of the Lin family, so it was better to stay humble and low-key.
Just as everyone was chatting casually, a guard suddenly came into the cabin to report that several ships had appeared nearby and were approaching quickly. It seemed that they were coming with bad intentions. Everyone was shocked. Could it be that the gangsters had regretted their actions?
Everyone hurriedly rushed to the bow of the ship to take a look. Sure enough, in the twilight, on the surrounding dark lake, several large ships gathered from four directions and approached quickly, quite menacingly. Because of the color of the sky, under the gloomy dusk, there was no way to see the boat. The flag and the attire of the people on the boat could not be clearly seen.
"That's not the boat of the lake bandits. Where can the bandits have such a big boat?" Lin Jue revealed the secret. Ma Bin, who was a little panicked, cursed himself angrily. He was really not as good as Lin Jue. He could do these things at a glance. See through and discern, but I don't realize it at all.
"That's a warship from the Navy. It should be from the Ning Navy, which is preparing to attack the Guishan Island stronghold when the deadline is up." Lin Jue continued.
"It must be, look, that one is the prince's dragon-headed ship, and the prince is here too?" Shen Tan finally recognized the closest ship from the southwest.
Several warships approached quickly, and the dragon-headed ship came the fastest, because it was the ship of King Liang. It was equipped with more oarsmen and stronger boatmen. When dozens of long oars were waving, they arrived in a moment. In front of me, on several floors of the boat building, there were densely packed archers standing beside the railings, all bent their bows and arrows at the big ship of Lin Jue and others.
"Bold gangsters, immediately gather on the deck and squat down with your heads in your hands. All of you will surrender. If you resist, you will all be shot!" someone shouted loudly.
Shen Tan shouted loudly: "Is that Deputy Commander He?"
There was silence for a moment on the tall building opposite, and then someone shouted in surprise: "Who are you? Could it be Brother Shen?"
Shen Tan shouted loudly: "Is it not me or who? Is the prince coming? Report to the prince quickly, we are back from the island."
"As expected, it's Brother Shen. This is great. The prince didn't come, but the young prince did."
The person shouting on the other side was He Chao, the deputy commander of the palace guards. He Chao was overjoyed when he learned that Shen Tan was on the boat opposite. He quickly ordered all the archers to put down their bows and arrows. At the same time, he rushed to the boat hall to report. In fact, it was in the boat hall below. , the young prince Guo Kun, who was fully armed and armed with weapons and ready to board the ship to fight, had also heard the conversation between the two. When He Chao arrived, Guo Kun had ordered the ship to approach the opposite ship immediately. But in order to prevent fraud, the man beside Guo Kun Dozens of archers still kept their bows and arrows bent.
The two ships quickly approached, and a wind lantern was lit on the opposite ship, illuminating the bow deck. Under the light, Guo Kun, He Chao and others could clearly see the people standing on the deck. Shen Tan waved his arms excitedly, and Ma Bin and Lin Jue stood aside and looked towards the ship, while the other seven or eight people were jumping and shouting.
The two ships were almost ten feet close, and two gangplanks were put up. Dozens of guards quickly boarded the ship. They checked inside and outside the cabin in a moment to confirm that there was no lake bandit controlling the ship. When they sent out the safety signal, Guo Kun's face was filled with emotion. Smiling, he stepped onto the gangplank and arrived at the birthday boat.
"The little man Shen Tan has met the young prince." Shen Tan stepped forward and saluted.
"Hahaha, it really is you. This is great." Guo Kun laughed.
Ma Bin and Lin Jue also stepped forward to salute, and Guo Kun returned the salute with a smile. Then he pulled Ma Bin and Shen Tan aside and asked repeatedly: "How is it? How did things go? Did you get the things back?"
"Congratulations, young prince, we are lucky enough to live up to our fate and everything is intact in the cabin."
"Take me to have a look." Guo Kun's face was red with excitement. Shen Tan and Ma Bin had to accompany him to the cabin to check the birthday gifts. Lin Jue stood on the bow of the boat and looked at the night view of the lake, his face calm. It's done. In the opinion of the young prince, it must be the fault of Shen Tan and Ma Bin. Lin Jue did not intend to gain anything from this, so there was no sense of imbalance in his heart.
After confirming that the birthday gift was intact, Guo Kun was very excited and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, well done. I didn't expect that you guys really did it. You guys have made a great contribution this time. I will definitely report it to my father. I commend you. By the way, what conditions were reached with the bandits? What did those guys want in exchange?"
Shen Tan smiled and said: "Little prince, it doesn't cost a penny, and there is no need for any conditions in exchange."
Guo Kunling said: "How is it possible? These gangsters are so easy to get along with?"
Lin Jue's previous plan was to sneak into the village to discuss with the bandit leaders, or to meet the bandits' demands in exchange for conditions. Therefore, Guo Kun took it for granted that this must be the result of exchange of conditions.
"Little prince, this is all Lin Jue's fault. I am waiting for him to do it all this time. Not only did the bandit village become chaotic, but the leader of the bandit village personally returned the birthday gift and sent us off respectfully. "I am really impressed by him." Shen Tan sighed.
"Lin Jue...'s contribution?" Guo Kun didn't believe it.
"Young prince, it's really his contribution. My old horse won't accept it from anyone, but this time I do. Eh? Where is Mr. Lin? How can we leave him alone? He is the big contributor this time. Shen Tan, We two can't take credit for this." Ma Bin frowned.
Shen Tan said repeatedly: "What Master Ma is saying is, how could I pretend to claim this credit? Little Prince, don't wait for Lin Jue, it's not him this time, we will accomplish nothing. Little Prince, let's go see him quickly, what do you have?" If you want to ask, you should ask him. Because if you ask us, we can’t tell you the reason. He almost planned and arranged the whole thing."
Guo Kun had to believe it. Both Shen Tan and Ma Bin said this, and they were definitely not polite. Especially Ma Bin, how could he give up such a huge contribution to others? Then it can only be that Lin Jue really did it. .
Guo Kun was a little surprised. Although he had previously thought that Lin Jue had some abilities, after all, the Oiran Competition had made Sima Qingshan and Dongfang Weiming suffer. That was not something ordinary people could do. There was indeed a set of arrangements behind the whole Oiran Competition. But Guo Kun actually didn't take Lin Jue seriously. After all, his status and fame were not worth talking about. But if Lin Jue really pulls out the tiger's teeth this time and does it with a sword, a gun, a tael and a penny, this person is really going to do it. It's impressive.
When the palace was employing people, Prince Liang and his son recruited talents. There were as many as a thousand people in the palace, but there were not many who could actually handle the matter. If this matter was really Lin Jue's one-man effort, then this person must win over Yu. Under the royal family.
The young prince is worthy of being a young prince, and he immediately said: "Then why don't you go and invite him? No, no, I will go see him in person."
A large group of people poured out of the cabin and onto the bow of the ship. Lin Jue faced the lake and leaned on the railing, overlooking the dull lake scenery. He seemed not to notice that Guo Kun and a large group of people were walking towards him behind him.
"Master Lin, the young prince is here." Shen Tan said.
Lin Jue turned around and saw Guo Kun looking at him with bright eyes. He hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Has the young prince checked the birthday gifts?"
Guo Kun nodded and said: "I checked it, there is no damage at all."
Lin Jue smiled and said, "Young prince, you can rest assured."
Guo Kun said: "Yes. Everyone is relieved. But I have to apologize to one person."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Apologise? You don't need to tell me about the young prince."
"Of course I have to tell you, because the person I want to apologize to is you, Lin Jue. Mr. Lin, please forgive me for being arrogant and rude before. Guo Kun apologizes to you. Shen Tan and Master Ma just told me, This time it was you who took back the birthday gift alone, which surprised me. I admit that I underestimated you, but now, I will not neglect you." Guo Kun said sincerely.
Lin Jue was a little surprised. In his own impression, Guo Kun had always been aloof and arrogant. The previous contacts seemed to be deliberately causing trouble for him. But the few words he said now showed that he was a superior person. Although Lin Jue didn't know the purpose of his being so humble, these few words were enough to change Lin Jue's impression of him.
"The young prince is serious. I am a commoner. Naturally, the young prince has nothing to say to me, nor can I be said to be arrogant or rude. As for this matter, I cannot accomplish it alone. Master Ma and Shen It was only through the concerted efforts of the commander and all the brothers that we succeeded. This credit belongs to everyone, not just me." Lin Jue said with a smile.
As soon as these words came out, Ma Bin, Shen Tan and several palace guards were greatly relieved. Mr. Lin is very interesting. Although he did not contribute much during this trip, Mr. Lin obviously does not want to take all the credit. Such people are really good friends. You must know that this time The matter is important, and if you have made such a great contribution, the reward must be huge. So they actually care about the credit afterwards.
"It's rare to admire someone who takes credit without being arrogant. Let's not stand here and talk. Let's go to the big ship to have a banquet. Let's talk while eating. After a while, Mr. Song, Commander of Ning Navy, and Mr. Wang, Commander of Navy, will come. They
On the nearby ships, I ordered people to ask them to cross the ship. I will listen carefully to your heroic deeds on the island. Hahaha." Guo Kun was in a good mood and came forward to hold Lin Jue's arm.
Walk.
Lin Jue was not used to this kind of intimacy, but he was embarrassed to let go. He just heard Guo Kun say that Ning Navy Commander Song Yanping and Navy Commander Wang Kai are here. It seems that Guo Bing is bound to win this time.
The leading general of the Ning Navy and the young prince of the royal family are sitting in charge. If they can't succeed on the island, a deadly battle will break out.
