Lin Jue laughed and said, "You have a good plan. Do you want me to dedicate this firearm to your Holy Duke?"
Luo Wenyi said: "I just find it interesting. My Holy Duke likes strange and obscene things. Christmas is coming for his old man, so I can give it to him as a gift. Can I give it to him?"
Lin Jue thought for a while, reached out and took out the tortoise box from his waist and handed it over and said: "You are a friend enough, and I am a friend enough, so I will give it to your Holy Duke. Say hello to your Holy Duke for me."
Bai Bing on the side said in shock: "How can you give him this thing?"
Lin Jue waved his hand and said: "It's just a gadget, why not give it to him? To show your sincerity. Take it."
Luo Wenyi was pleasantly surprised. He just wanted to give it a try, but he didn't expect that Lin Jue actually agreed. The last time he met Shenggong, Shenggong once talked about firearms in front of everyone. He said that there is a kind of firearm that is more powerful than a sword.
, hoping to get the manufacturing method. If firearms can be made in batches, great things will happen in the future. Seeing this firearm today, Luo Wenyi thought that this might be the kind of firearm that the Holy Duke mentioned, so he thought about it. It must be
It is extremely precious. But unexpectedly, the other party actually agreed. Maybe this Mr. Lin really made friends, or maybe he was afraid that he would regret it, so he did this.
Luo Wenyi was overjoyed and reached out to pick up the firearm. Lin Jue retracted his hand and said, "No, we can only give it to you when we leave the city safely. If you take the firearm, I will be threatened by you."
Luo Wenyi rolled his eyes and thought to himself: Mr. Lin is so conceited. But this is indeed the truth.
At that moment, everyone immediately packed up, riding two men and taking the two prisoners on the road. He Anmin never expected that Lin Jue actually persuaded the Qingjiao followers to retreat, and thanked Lin Jue profusely.
Lin Jue pulled him aside and whispered: "Master He, the Qing Sect is no longer an ordinary sect. You have also seen it today. They are organized and quite large. I can't hide it after I go back. It must be
If you want to report this matter to the imperial court, you must no longer be idle, and you must also write a memorial and cooperate with me. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles."
He Anmin nodded and said: "If you don't tell me, I will do the same. In this memorial, I will write down your bravery and ingenuity. If the court ignores you this time, I really want to resign."
The entire Changheng County is no longer under the control of our county government."
Lin Jue sighed softly and said: "I will not interfere with your decision, you can make your own decision. But once you are in office, you have to do something. Not for yourself, but for the people. These people are all innocent."
The group of people quickly left the city. When they arrived outside the city, Lin Jue did not break his promise and handed the firearm into Luo Wenyi's hands. After that, he galloped on his horse and did not dare to stay for a moment.
This journey was carried out at a fast pace, not daring to relax at all, because the Youth Sect in Fengqiu County, southwest of Changheng County, had already spread here. Lin Jue was worried that Luo Wenyi would play dirty tricks and intercept him halfway. Therefore, Lin Jue ordered to go directly to the west.
Passing through the junction of Xucheng and Fengqiu counties, we went straight to Yangwu County, just north of the capital. In the evening of that day, everyone breathed a sigh of relief after arriving in Yangwu County.
That night, everyone slept in the wilderness. It was summer and the weather was hot, so it was not a big deal to stay in the wild. They found a hilltop and built a few simple shacks underneath, which was enough for one night.
After eating some dry food with hot water, Lin Jue and others sat around the campfire and chatted. The nerves were tense along the way, and no one had time to summarize their trip to Changheng County. Around the campfire, everyone was chatting.
The discussion started.
"Brother Lin, the Qing Sect is so powerful that it may become a disaster. Should we report it to the court after we return to Beijing? In Changheng County, a remote and remote place, thousands of believers have gathered together. What if there is a big fuss?
Is it okay to get up?" Yang Xiu frowned and said worriedly.
Lin Jue nodded and said: "Yes, but it is worrying. You have all seen that the Qingjiao is by no means a mob as we imagined. They are organized and have leaders. The key is that the common people have been brainwashed, one by one.
It's like going crazy. I guess that if the Holy Duke gave an order to them to rise up, they would definitely do it. This is the scariest part. Before I came, I thought it wouldn't be so bad, but after I came
Only then did I realize the seriousness of the problem. I’m afraid I can’t hide this matter anymore, so I can only report it to the higher authorities.”
Xiao Daquan said: "They dare to rebel? The imperial court's millions of troops are vegetarians? Are these guys looking for death?"
Lin Jue sneered and said: "What is there to be afraid of? Although the imperial court has a million troops, it stands to reason that the world will be at peace. But what is the actual situation? Are there still few pirates and mountain bandits in various places in the Great Zhou Dynasty? Those who use the banner to oppose the Great Zhou Dynasty
Is there still less? Has the imperial court wiped them out over the years? That's not what you said."
Yang Xiu also rolled his eyes at Xiao Daquan. He felt that he had nothing to say to this simple-minded warrior. He turned to Lin Jue and asked again: "If they are reported to the imperial court, will the imperial court send troops to exterminate them?"
Lin Jue thought for a while and said: "It's hard to say that the imperial court is not focusing on other aspects now. Everyone is busy with the reform and may not have time to take care of it. If we consider the overall situation, I guess they must put stability first and put the reform first.
Completed. Moreover, the root cause of this matter lies in the exploitation of the people caused by the new law, which caused dissatisfaction among the people, and the Qingjiao took advantage of it. I estimate that once this reason is reported, it will probably cause an uproar."
"So, does Brother Lin plan to report this reason to the court?" Yang Xiu asked.
Lin Jue said with a smile: "I haven't thought about it yet. Because the matter is serious, if I tell the truth, some people will say that I took the opportunity to attack the new law. You also know that the reform party has strong opinions on me now. I am not taking the initiative to go there."
Is it a collision? But if I don’t report the truth, the court will not know the crux of the problem. To govern the Qingjiao, we must start from the root. If the court does not change its policy, the Qingjiao will continue to grow and spread. But this is in conflict with the reform. Indeed.
It’s a tough problem.”
Yang Xiudao: "Otherwise, I won't be afraid if I go back and report it."
Lin Jue shook his head and said: "You said that in the end, the blame will not fall on me? If you want to report it to the court, neither of us needs to say anything. We can only report what we have experienced. As for the inner reason, what do I want to do?"
The county magistrate will make it clear in a memorial meeting, but it is not our turn to say it."
Yang Xiu was stunned and immediately understood what Lin Jue meant. Even Xiao Da, who was standing beside him, understood. He laughed and extended his thumb to Lin Jue and said: "Master Lin is so scheming. If he offends anyone, let that County Magistrate He go."
It is said that Xie is shrewd."
Lin Jue frowned. This Xiao Daquan was very troublesome. With him around, it was difficult to speak. So he said: "Captain Xiao, you should take people to guard the sentry. Although this is a wilderness, it is still best to be careful.
.You can't rest tonight, our safety depends on you."
Xiao Daquan was stunned for a moment, smacked his lips and said: "Okay, I'm going to go on patrol, so I won't cause any trouble."
Lin Jue nodded, and Xiao Daquan stood up and called people to look around. Yang Xiu whispered: "This Xiao Daquan, if he hadn't impulsively killed someone this time, we wouldn't be in such danger."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "But we didn't know that the Qingjiao actually had such strength. From another perspective, he actually made meritorious deeds. I'm just a little annoyed that he thinks he's righteous. He's from the palace, so I don't Very restrained."
Bai Bing said softly: "When I get back, I'll tell the princess princess that it's better to send Xiao Daquan away."
Lin Jue smiled and nodded. Indeed, this needs to be done. On the wedding day, Shen Tan once told himself something when he came to help Zhang Luo. Because the title of Liang Wang Guo Bing was reduced, his relevant regulations will also be reduced. Reduction. When he comes to live in the capital from Hangzhou, most of the nearly two thousand guards he maintains will also be dismissed. The prince is only allowed to have 500 guards as close guards. This is because he is Guo Bing. Ordinary princes can only have one or two. A hundred private guards is already the ultimate.
The cut-off palace guards were not dismissed on the spot. The imperial court allowed them to join the Forbidden Army. After all, they were all carefully selected people. However, some of these people may not be willing to serve the imperial court. So Shen Tan asked himself that day if he wanted to take them in. There is nothing wrong with taking in fifty or sixty people in the name of the nursing home as long as they are not formally named by the army and are called the nursing home. Lin Jue decided to talk to Shen Tan after he went back and choose some good ones. We also have plainclothes guards. They can be useful if something happens.
"Brother Lin, tell me, why did the Qing Sect suddenly appear? I've never heard of this kind of sect before. It suddenly grew so big. Who is that Holy Duke? It's really puzzling. This must not be an ordinary person. ." Yang Xiu muttered.
Lin Jue nodded and said: "What Brother Yang said is absolutely true, and this is exactly what I am confused about. Bing'er, when we went to Yingtian Mansion, the Qing Sect there had already reached a large scale. Do you still remember Yin Qian Dezhang of Yingtian Mansion? ?He is also a member of the Qing Sect. Think about it, everyone in Yingtian Mansion is a believer of the Qing Sect. Aren’t Yingtian Mansion members everywhere?”
Bai Bing nodded and said, "Yeah, it's scary to think about it."
Lin Juedao: "It is indeed scary, but what is even more terrifying is the strength of the Qingjiao. How do they attract the people? Those fallacies and heresies can certainly be brainwashed, but the people actually follow the benefits. These people have money and food to support these people, so the people They all think that they are better than the imperial court, so they are willing to listen to their brainwashing. But think about it, a small Changheng County may have five or six thousand believers, plus other places, and even the Yingtianfu area on the East and West Road of Beijing. This I am afraid that the number of believers has exceeded 100,000. How much money will it take to help the people? How much is the net worth of this Holy Duke? This is a bottomless pit. If you want to maintain the trust of the believers, you have to continue to spend money. This person How many families are there? Moreover, the Qing Sect has a strict hierarchy. There are some heavenly dragon guardians and heavenly dragon guardians under the Holy Duke, and there are also teachers and slaves. This person must not be simple. His ambition is not small. He is definitely not just a person. It’s as simple as being a leader.”
"Yes, they all have weapons, bows and arrows, and they probably have soldiers and horses." Yang Xiudao.
"It goes without saying that Luo Wenyi took away my husband's firearms because he wanted to imitate them. By the way, husband, why are you willing to give him the firearms? Isn't this an aid to evil? And this firearm is so powerful, if they
With so many firearms, there will be chaos." Bai Bing frowned and interjected.
Lin Jue chuckled and said, "I knew you were going to ask about this. You must have been holding it back all this way, right?"
Bai Bing said angrily: "People just think it's strange. Your firearm is a treasure. You treasure it yourself and rarely show it to others. You actually gave it to them so readily today. So I just think it's strange."
Lin Jue nodded and said: "I understand, I understand. These firearms are indeed valuable, but compared with our lives, they are nothing. If they are determined to obtain firearms, they can kill and rob them by force. I can't do it just because of something.
He took everyone's lives with a firearm. I won't do anything that costs money but not lives."
"Oh, that's it. It's just... what a pity. If this firearm gets into the hands of the Qingjiao, it will probably cause endless trouble." Bai Bing nodded slightly.
Lin Jue smiled and said: "It's nothing. Do I have no brains? Wouldn't I have thought of this? Let me tell you, this firearm is not so easy to imitate. If it were so easy to imitate, I wouldn't make it in large quantities. Everyone around me would have one.
Is there a spare handle? It is because it is too difficult to make that it cannot be promoted. Did you know that my tortoise box contains more than 300 parts alone. Each part has been polished and repaired through dozens of procedures. It takes
It fits perfectly, and there can be no slight difference. Otherwise, this firearm will be useless. Moreover, the required materials are made of hundreds of refined steel. I only found these things in the palace back then, so there were so many skilled craftsmen to make them.
This has happened. Qingjiao wants to imitate firearms, but there is no way. Forcibly imitating them may be successful, but the chamber will explode when fired, or the parts will not fit and have no power at all. They will spend a lot of money to make a pile of scrap metal.
, If the Qingjiao is willing to be taken advantage of, I won’t mind.”
"Ah! It turns out that the firearm is so sophisticated? They can't imitate it at all? It's strange that my husband is so happy. I'm relieved. But I have to give them such a precious thing, which makes me a little unhappy." Bai Bingwen
Yan smiled.
Lin Jue chuckled and said: "It's nothing, it's useless in the first place. The new tortoise box is almost ready. This is the third improvement. It is more powerful, has a longer shooting distance, and has double barrels and double shots. Compared with
What is given to them is so much better. Just give them the eliminated items. There is nothing to feel bad about."
Bai Bing laughed and said no more. My husband is not taken advantage of. That firearm has been eliminated for a long time. In this case, there is nothing to worry about. The most fearful thing is that the Qingjiao will imitate this weapon in large numbers, which will definitely become a problem in the future.
Disaster. Without this layer of worry, the rest is nothing. It’s just a firearm.
Yang Xiu on the side listened silently to the conversation between Lin Jue and his wife, looking thoughtful. Lin Jue noticed this and asked softly: "What is Brother Yang thinking about? Are you still worried about the Qingjiao affairs?
?Don’t worry too much, the court will definitely make a decision on this matter.”
Yang Xiu shook his head, looked up at Lin Jue and said, "Brother Lin, there's something I don't know...should I ask?" Lin Jue smiled and said, "Is there anything I can't ask? What's the matter."
Yang Xiu nodded, opening his mouth but looking hesitant. Lin Jue smiled and said, "Brother Yang is squirming like a little girl."
Yang Xiu mustered up the courage and said sternly: "Okay, then I will tell you directly. If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me, Brother Lin."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "What on earth is going on? You made me nervous."
Yang Xiudao: "Brother Lin, the murder case in the Ershiliqiao Temple last winter that Mr. Zhu of Kaifeng Prefecture has been urging to solve...who was responsible for it?"
Lin Jue was stunned and frowned: "Brother Yang, there is no clue about that case yet..."
Yang Xiu interrupted Lin Jue's words, reached into his arms and took out something. When he opened his hand, it turned out to be a few steel balls.
"Brother Lin, these are the steel balls I picked up in front of the Yamen in the morning. They were the objects scattered on the ground after Brother Lin fired his firearm. These steel balls are very consistent with the same evidence in that case. The same steel balls were scattered at the murder scene in the small temple.
Steel balls. The wounds on the bodies of those who were killed were not like those caused by swords. This has always been puzzling. It wasn’t until I discovered that the steel balls were the same as those used in your firearms that I suddenly realized that those people were killed by firearms.
The only person who owns firearms is Brother Lin. Forgive me for asking, were you responsible for that case?" Yang Xiu asked in a low voice.
Lin Jue sat there blankly, not knowing how to answer. He was not on guard against Yang Xiu, and he didn't pay attention to hiding something. You must know that the case was the first case investigated by the Criminal Division. Although he didn't know how to
When he was analyzing the case, he also excused himself by saying that the case was unclear and could not be investigated. But Yang Xiu was serious about investigating the case, and all he was thinking about was these things. Today, his firearm was exposed in front of him, and just now he had a big talk with Bai Bing about the firearm.
, Yang Xiu must have seriously doubted himself.
"I only want one word of denial from Brother Lin. If Brother Lin says you didn't do it, I will never ask again. I absolutely believe what Brother Lin says." Yang Xiu said solemnly.
Bai Bing looked at Lin Jue and Yang Xiu nervously. She did not expect this to happen suddenly. Yang Xiu and her husband are good friends, but he has learned her husband's secret, so what should Bai Bing do?
Bing made a decision quickly. As long as her husband looked at her, she would kill Yang Xiu without hesitation. She must not let this secret leak out, otherwise she would be in big trouble.
Lin Jue pondered for a moment under Yang Xiu's gaze, then slowly raised his head and looked at Yang Xiu and said: "Brother Yang, if I say that I was responsible for that case, what will you do? Arrest me? Report it to the court? Will you?
I want to ask about Zhan?"
Yang Xiu frowned and said: "I don't believe it was Brother Lin who did it. As long as Brother Lin denies it, I will believe you. It also solves my confusion. I don't want to think about this matter every day. It's too
Abrasive."
Lin Jue looked at Yang Xiu and said softly: "Brother Yang, I can deceive anyone, but I will never deceive my relatives and friends. You are my good friend, and I can't lie to you. That case was indeed my fault. Then
I killed dozens of people in the world, and I had to kill them because they deserved to die."
Yang Xiu stared at Lin Jue blankly for a while, then sighed and said: "How could it be? How could this be happening?"
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Brother Yang, don't worry, you can report me, I don't blame you."
Yang Xiu frowned and said, "Brother Lin, tell me why you killed them."
Lin Jue shook his head and said: "But it's not necessary. I said they deserved to die, so I killed them. Brother Yang doesn't need to know too much. You only have two choices now, one is to report me, and the other is to ignore it. There is no need to give
Find your own reasons. Even if I tell you the reasons, I am still the murderer in that case. This actually does not help you resolve the conflicts in your heart."
The meaning of Lin Jue's words was actually very clear. He was forcing Yang Xiu to take sides. Yang Xiu was a good friend to Lin Jue who could be entrusted with many things. But what Lin Jue always wanted to know was whether Yang Xiu truly cared about him.
We are our own people. Many times, the relationship between people needs to go through tests. On weekdays, it may be good, but at the critical moment, there are too many things about selling friends for glory, and that is not the real one.
Your own people will stand by your side at all times, hide all secrets for you, and will not make any move to betray you.
Lin Jue needs such people around him. He admires Yang Xiu very much. Yang Xiu is a down-to-earth person who does many things quietly and rarely complains. Before, Lin Jue only regarded Yang Xiu as a close friend.
relationship, but after the Yushitai Yamen incident that day, Yang Xiu also dared to follow the little princess and their attack on the Yushitai Yamen, which made Lin Jue extremely grateful to Yang Xiu. Lin Jue hoped that Yang Xiu could become one of his own and could entrust secrets to her.
We can discuss many things that cannot be seen in the light. But we need an opportunity. Now, this is exactly the opportunity.
This is indeed a bit embarrassing. Yang Xiu is actually a principled person, but if he covers Lin Jue, he will give up his principles and be disloyal to the court. For Yang Xiu, this kind of persecution is a bit cruel and unapproachable.
sense.
Yang Xiu stared at Lin Jue blankly for a while, his expression was very tangled, and he was struggling in his heart. After a while, he stood up and said softly: "Brother Lin, I won't ask anymore. Just pretend that I didn't know about this matter."
After saying that, Yang Xiu raised his hand and threw the steel ball in his hand far into the dark wilderness.
Lin Jue laughed. He knew that from today on, he had a good brother with whom he could talk about anything and trust him with anything. He could trust Yang Xiu completely and no longer had to be defensive.
Bai Bing also breathed a sigh of relief. If she was forced to kill Yang Xiu, she would not hesitate. But that would always make her feel guilty and intolerable. This result is the best. But she was also a little worried.
Is it because Yang Xiu had to make such a statement at this time and place? Will he change his mind when he arrives in the capital? Her husband doesn't seem worried at all.
How could Bai Bing understand that people like Yang Xiu have endured years of hard study in a cold window, and they have the aloofness and arrogance of scholars in their hearts. Don't think he has the power to restrain a chicken, but he is very strong and upright in his heart. What if
He is unwilling to compromise, and he will never go back on his word. He will make decisions on the spot. This is the moral character developed by some scholars.
Yang Xiu was able to make such a choice, it must have been an inner decision, and he did not consider regretting it afterwards. Bai Bing thought so simply because he judged a gentleman with a woman's heart. Lin Jue and Yang Xiu cherished each other, and they knew how he was.
People. Moreover, Yang Xiu threw all the iron bullets as evidence, which actually destroyed the evidence. This is his most true expression.
