He Chao, the deputy commander of the palace guards, led a hundred guards across the ship to take control of the birthday gift boat. The rest followed Guo Kun to the palace's large ship, which was already holding lanterns. Originally, this large ship and more than ten navy ships were already cruising here.
For several days, I have been sneaking here without lighting a lantern at night to avoid being exposed. Now I can finally light up the lanterns with great fanfare.
The time ship was brightly lit inside and outside. When Guo Kun ordered the cooks on the ship to prepare a banquet, several surrounding navy ships also got the news. Ning Haijun's flagship command ship quickly approached, and soon his face was red.
Ning Navy Commander Song Yanping and deputy commander Wang Kai appeared at the entrance of the ship hall.
"Hahaha, congratulations to the young prince, congratulations to the young prince. I just heard the good news. Song couldn't believe his ears. It's actually happened. This is really great news." Song Yanping laughed loudly.
Walked in with a smile.
Guo Kun stood up, cupped his hands and smiled and said: "We are happy together. In fact, it is Commander Song and Deputy Ambassador Wang who should be congratulated. Now you can avoid a hard battle. Aren't you worried to death all the time? This is good.
Now, we don’t have to worry about fighting anymore, and we don’t have to worry about privately transporting troops to fight."
Song Yanping blushed, Guo Kun's words touched his heart. Prince Liang discussed with him in Hangzhou secretly transporting troops to attack Guishan Island in case of emergency, which worried him to death. But he
He couldn't refuse, because it would completely offend the prince. If he didn't help the prince in times of crisis, the prince would definitely remember this debt. So he could only agree.
However, Guishan Island was not so easy to capture. Song Yanping was very worried. If the battle failed, many people would die, and it would be difficult for him to do anything. It would also be difficult to conceal the secret deployment of troops to attack Guishan Island.
, the court will definitely blame him, and he will not be able to escape punishment. This is a dilemma. He and Wang Kai have been unable to eat or sleep for the past two days, which is very uncomfortable.
Now it's better, the strategy that I thought would never succeed actually succeeded, and all the troubles disappeared. Song Yanping was so happy that he almost sang out, and his face was naturally red.
The first person to thank is naturally the few people who made the impossible possible by going up the mountain. Song Yanping also naturally attributed the credit to Ma Bin and Shen Tan, and walked over with fists in his hands, without even noticing Lin Jue
He was invited to the head of the banquet and sat in the first place next to the young prince.
"Thank you for your hard work, Master Ma. People say that everyone in the Imperial City Division is a man with great hands and eyes. I am completely convinced today. Needless to say, Commander Shen, the commander of the palace guards, that is something ordinary people can do."
Huh? Hahaha, you two succeeded immediately."
Ma Bin and Shen Tan awkwardly saluted with a haha. The young prince glanced at Lin Jue with an apologetic look, and saw that Lin Jue's eyes were focused on the plate of fried foie gras on the table, and he didn't seem to care.
"Commander Song, Deputy Envoy Wang, you should come first to thank the person who made the first contribution. This incident is all Lin Jue's fault, Lord Ma and Shen Tan are just assistants." Guo Kun said solemnly.
"What?" Song Yanping and Wang Kai were stunned for a moment, and then they noticed Lin Jue sitting next to the young prince.
"The young prince is saying that this incident is Master Lin's masterpiece?" "Does that need to be said? Come and sit down, let's chat while we eat. I also want to know what happened in the bandit village and how Lin Jue did it.
I did all this. In order to wait for you two to come and listen, I didn’t bother to ask first." Guo Kun chuckled.
Song Yanping and Wang Kai hurriedly took their seats at the table. The drinks were poured and the dishes were served. The young prince greeted them attentively, and everyone started eating and drinking with ease.
After a few glasses of wine, the young prince Guo Kun asked about the situation on the mountain in detail. Lin Juejian began to describe the important things. Guo Kun, Song Yanping and others listened attentively. Lin Jue spoke in an understatement, but several people present It was thrilling to hear. After Lin Jue finished speaking, Guo Kun and others were holding wine glasses and holding chopsticks without moving.
There was a lot of content that Lin Jue narrated that even Ma Bin and Shen Tan, who went into the village together, didn't know. Their palms were all sweaty when they heard it, especially when they heard that Lin Jue broke into Gao Muqing's residence alone to have a showdown with her, and killed Yun Hai that night. Qing Qing also extracted the details of Qiu Biao from his mouth, which Ma Bin and Shen Tan had no way of knowing. As for the details of the final killing of Qiu Biao, Lin Jue only mentioned it in a few words, saying that it was Qiu Biao's own carelessness. , was successfully attacked by him with a firearm. In fact, Lin Jue did not intend to tell these things, but Shen Tan witnessed it at this time, and he would have reported it even if he did not tell him. But Lin Jue would never let them know about the bastard box gun he used. , because once such a heaven-defying thing is known to them, they will probably get entangled. This is why Lin Jue only admitted that it was a firearm, but never took it out to open the eyes of Shen Tan and Ma Bin.
After all the things were narrated, the table suddenly fell silent. Originally, when he heard the part about Lin Jue being forcibly dragged to the wedding hall by the female bandit leader, the young prince Guo Kun even wanted to make a few jokes. But when he heard that Guo Kun and Song Yanping were stunned when they learned about the late fight and Qiu Biao's true identity and his purpose of infiltrating the village.
"Lin Jue, it seems that this incident is indeed your fault. Of course, Mr. Ma Shen Tan and several brothers also contributed a lot. If nothing else, you dared to participate in this operation at the risk of your lives. , this alone is enough to be proud of. But if Lin Jue was not good at inquiring and keenly aware of the suspicious cause of Gao Yuankui's death, it would be difficult to make a breakthrough." Guo Kun said in a deep voice.
"What the young prince said is true, and we admire it very much. In fact, after entering the village, although we tried every means to act, we were severely restricted. If Mr. Lin hadn't broken the deadlock, things would have been difficult." Mr. Shen Tan said. Honestly.
Lin Jue shook his head and said: "Let me say it again, this is the work of everyone. Take the digging of graves as an example. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to do it by myself, so don't say it is the work of me alone."
Guo Kun waved his hands and said: "Let's not talk about these things, let's talk about them later. This plan was completed beautifully, but you just said that Qiu Biao is Jiang Jingui, the son of Haidong Qingjiang Ruiyuan, a sea bandit in East Zhejiang? He sneaked into the Guishan Island cottage Are you trying to contact the Guishan Island Lake Bandits to rebel? Is this really true?"
Song Yanping also said: "Yes, this news is so shocking. Does Hai Dongqing really want to rebel? This guy is crazy, right?"
Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "There is no doubt that Qiu Biao is the son of Hai Dongqing. He has admitted this himself. But as for whether Hai Dongqing will rebel, I am not sure. This matter is too important, I I just heard it from Yun Haiqing's mouth, and it has not been confirmed. I don't know who Hai Dongqing is. I am just telling you what I know. As for the authenticity of the news, Commander Song, the young prince, asked you to Make your own judgment, I don’t dare to talk nonsense.”
Guo Kun nodded slightly, this matter is indeed surprising. Haidong Qingjiang Ruiyuan has been entrenched in Wengshan County in eastern Zhejiang for many years. The strength of the pirates is indeed strong. But they actually want to rebel and attack Hangzhou
City? This matter still makes people a little suspicious. But now that we know the news, we need to treat it with caution. There is no need to make a fuss, but it is obviously not enough to turn a blind eye. This matter must be reported to the father and everyone is summoned to discuss it.
"Lin Jue is right. It is difficult to confirm this matter at present, so it is not appropriate to make it public. Everyone here listens carefully. Keep this matter in your heart and don't go out and talk nonsense. If the news is false, it will make the whole city full of chaos and panic.
, that is a serious crime of spreading rumors and causing chaos. Do you all understand?"
"Don't worry, young prince, how dare we talk nonsense." Everyone said one after another.
Everyone knows in their hearts that the news that Haidongqing is going to rebel has not been confirmed. If it is said out loud, it will cause panic in the two Zhejiang and state governments, and the situation may be out of control. And even if this news is true, it will
It should be Ning Haijun who discusses countermeasures with the transfer envoy yamen and the Hangzhou government yamen. Generally speaking, if the matter is under control, it will never be reported to the court at will. After all, there are people under the rule who want to cause chaos, and as officials, they are also responsible.
Most situations can still be solved at the lower level, and they will be reported to the court only if they cannot be solved. This is the so-called principle of concealing things from others. No one dares to talk nonsense on this matter.
Everyone drank and drank, and the banquet was coming to an end. Guo Kun held the wine glass and said: "Everyone, today is a day worth getting drunk, but I can't let you have a good time. Tomorrow the birthday gift boat will be escorted to the capital immediately, otherwise we will not be able to catch up with the Queen Mother.
It's my birthday. It's almost November, and the rivers in the north will also freeze, so I can't delay if I can do it a day earlier. This time I will personally go to escort, Commander Song, since the war is not going to start now,
Your troops can also withdraw to Hangzhou."
Song Yanping said: "My young prince, how about I personally lead the troops to escort the birthday ship to the capital?"
Guo Kun said with a smile: "You don't dare to work. Let's do this. Deputy Wang will bring two warships to escort me, and the rest of the soldiers and horses will be brought back to Hangzhou by Commander Song. This time, Ning Haijun contributed a lot, and the prince's heart was
I know it, so I won’t say more. Later, my father will also go to Beijing to celebrate the Queen Mother’s birthday. After these things are over, let’s have a good gathering.”
Song Yanping chuckled and said: "It should, it should. The prince's affairs are our affairs, what else can we say? It is our honor to serve the prince's family."
Guo Kun laughed, turned around and said to Lin Jue: "Lin Jue, you have worked hard too. Let's follow Commander Song to send them back to Hangzhou, and we will meet again in a while. You are very good. I want to tell you on behalf of my father that before
The matter has been wiped out, and we will continue to be closer and closer from now on."
Lin Jue cupped his hands and said, "I don't dare, I don't dare."
Guo Kun raised his glass and said to everyone: "After drinking this, everyone go back and have a good sleep."
