Lin Lan's famous name, Li Jie, has long been heard. In August this year, Liu Ji, the chief minister of the cabinet, proposed that those who failed three times in the general examination would not be allowed to return to the imperial family. The imperial court adopted this opinion and formed a decree. Once it was issued, Shilin was immediately There was an uproar, and the examiners headed by Lin Lan complained to the court. The Ministry of Rites finally accepted their opinions. This examination was not carried out in accordance with the regulations. Lin Lan was even more prestigious among the examiners.
The three of them moved to a pavilion for people to rest. Lin Lan said: "Shenzhi, when do you plan to go to the capital? It's almost November and if you don't leave, you will be short of time. In winter, the water is frozen and you can only walk." Either by land or by sea, it will take more than a month if we take the sea route.”
Li Jie said: "I originally planned to set off a few days ago, but I was delayed because of this recognition of my ancestors. I wonder when my thirteenth uncle and my second brother will set off? We will also take care of them by then."
Lin Lan said: "Let's set off on the second day of the Lunar New Year. We can only spend the New Year in the capital this year."
As the sun set, the three members of the Lin family set out on their way home. Lin Zhennan was still excited along the way. He finally got his wish and returned to the family, fulfilling the last wish of two generations. Now he is even more grateful that he did not hinder Li Jie from studying literature, otherwise he would not have been able to do so. Today, my grandfather Yuan Tugong was so famous in the martial arts world, but the clan turned a blind eye, leaving my grandfather to die with regrets.
After returning to Taoism, Fang Kun took Li Jie to a secluded place. Seeing no one around, he said cautiously: "Shenzhi, I always felt like someone was peeping at Lin Mansion some time ago. It wasn't until a month ago that this sense of peeping became more serious." If so, do you have any enemies in your family?"
Li Jie was shocked when he heard this. Fang Kun came to him and said that this matter was definitely not out of thin air, so who was secretly monitoring it? Thinking about it carefully, since I came to this world, I have never had any grudges with anyone. Except for the one who killed the "Soul-Destroying Knife" Pei Wenhao in the battle on Sanyang Mountain, the only one who destroyed the demon sect on Crouching Tiger Mountain was Tong Baishuang. strange.
There were rumors that Pei Wenhao had an expert give him some guidance. Could it be this expert? Or did the Demon Cult come to us through clues? Thinking about it carefully, no, I traveled in disguise during these two battles, and since so much time had passed, I would have found him long ago, so the only ones left were the forces that peeked at the evil-fighting sword manual in the original work. It is not clear whether it is the Qingcheng sect, the Huashan sect or the Songshan sect.
But now that I am successful in martial arts, I am not afraid of these forces. If I really want to annoy me, I will kill him without caring about who is behind these sects. With Fang Kun at home, the arrest of Lin and his wife in the original novel will never happen. If you are in a situation of leaving, you won't be afraid if it comes to you.
Seeing that Li Jie was silent for a long time, Fang Kun pushed Li Jie and said, "Have you thought of anything?"
Regarding those speculations, Li Jie didn't plan to tell Fang Kun, so he shook his head and said, "No, I have never offended any force. I really can't think of a clue, but I have to worry about Brother Fang today."
Fang Kun said in a cold tone: "We, brother and sister, live and eat in your house for free. This is what I should do."
Feeling that there was something in Fang Kun's words, Li Jie said: "Brother Fang, don't worry, I will never treat Fang Yi badly. It's just that I'm still young now. I will definitely give her a status in two years."
Fang Kun's face softened slightly when he heard Li Jie's promise, then he snorted coldly and left.
Hou Renying walked under the stars and covered the moon all the way. After more than a month of long journey, he finally returned to the mountain gate. When he arrived at Qingcheng Mountain, he hurriedly reported back to his master despite being covered in dust. When he came to the place where Yu Canghai usually practiced, he saw his master practicing sword practice. Law.
Yu Canghai's face lit up when he saw Hou Renying, he stopped and said, "Disciple, follow me!"
In the room, Yu Canghai saw Hou Renying reporting to him as soon as he returned, nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Renying, how is the matter I asked you to investigate?"
Hou Renying said: "Master, you asked me to investigate Lin Zhennan of the Fuwei Escort Agency. When I arrived at the Escort Agency, I found that the head escort had been replaced, and it was not Lin Zhennan. Later I found out that Lin Zhennan had stopped caring about the Escort Agency in the past two years. , after many inquiries, I found out that it was because of his son Lin Pingzhi."
Yu Canghai exclaimed, "Oh?"
Hou Renying took a sip of tea and continued: "Lin Pingzhi is very famous in Fuzhou City. He won the first place in the county examination, government examination, and hospital examination at a young age. Before his disciple came back, he also participated in the provincial examination. Everyone in Fuzhou City is It is said that Lin Pingzhi will definitely win the lottery this time. The son is only thirteen years old now. Lin Zhennan gave up running darts for the sake of his son's future, and now he is at home with peace of mind."
Yu Canghai's expression changed when he heard Lin Pingzhi's situation, and he became so gloomy that he didn't know what he was thinking.
Hou Renying saw that Yu Canghai's expression was not right, and said cautiously: "By the way, master, this time I also discovered that there is a master in the Lin family who is very alert. I followed the master's instructions from a distance to prevent being discovered. , but I was almost discovered by him a few times. A young man in his twenties, who looked like an unsheathed sword, must be a master of swordsmanship. Later, I found out that he didn't dare to follow him after he noticed it. ”
Yu Canghai asked in a cold tone: "Then did you later find out the origin of this man?"
Hou Renying's expression suddenly tightened, he swallowed and said, "After checking, this man is the brother of a maid in the Lin family. We can't find out more."
Yu Canghai was furious and threw the tea cup at hand to the ground with a bang. When Hou Renying saw his master, he fell to his knees with a loud thud.
"Master, calm down. When I came back, I hired someone to continue to inquire about the news. The Lin Mansion is really hard to get into. The servants are all selected from the tenants of the village. The Lin family has a good reputation in the village. I haven't checked." I don’t dare to act rashly until I find out more, for fear of alerting the enemy and ruining the master’s important matter.”
Yu Canghai's anger was still lingering, his eyes were like a cold wind sweeping over him, and Hou Renying felt a chill in his heart. I heard the master say coldly: "I asked you to check, are you going to find out these things? You can ask anyone on the street for this information."
When Hou Renying heard this, he just kept kowtowing with confusion. Yu Canghai looked at him disappointedly and waved him away.
After Hou Renying left, Yu Canghai sat quietly in the room, his face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost. The news Hou Renying brought back this time surprised him. He did not expect that Lin Zhennan was pregnant. My good son, he is so good at studying. It’s okay if he fails the provincial examination this time. If a scholar moves, he will move. But there is no way to explain, it seems that we still need to think about it in the long term.
