Chapter 719 I heard that she is Xu Fengnian’s concubine?
"It's a ship belonging to the Qingzhou Navy." Cucumber was a little panicked.
Spring God Lake, the name is very elegant and beautiful. The water waves are not bad for a few miles. It is so vast for 800 miles. It is far less safe than putting your feet on the ground and listening to the wheels rolling over the road. Green ants know how to swim. She and Zhao Fengya were landlubbers. If they really fought... it would be useless to know how to swim. No matter how good the water was, could they swim eight hundred miles?
"Don't be afraid, it's Wang Linquan's boat."
Zhao Fengya heard a few people talking, abandoned the old man who was drying fish on the roof, and trotted to them. Sure enough, she saw a middle-aged man in his fifties or sixties standing on the deck of a large ship that was two times larger than his own civilian ship. He dressed like a rich man, with a flushed face, and looked very royal in every gesture. Before he arrived, he kowtowed to his master, with excessive respect. He kowtowed three times and nine times, as if he were on a pilgrimage.
The green ant raised his eyebrows lightly, a little strange: "Sir, I remember you said that Wang Linquan is Xu Xiao's man, and Xu Fengnian is not on this ship, why do you give me such a big gift?"
Cucumber said: "Could it be that he is from the Lin family? Otherwise, why did he save the female members of the Lin family? A three-faced spy, so powerful."
Chu Pingsheng said: "I don't know if he is very good or not. You are so good at showing off your IQ."
Cucumber pouted her little mouth with a displeased look on her face. When she saw Zhao Fengya giggling beside her, he grabbed her face and rubbed her face, which had not gained weight despite eating and drinking all day long. Zhao Fengya stopped laughing, covering her cheeks and looking aggrievedly at the refreshed senior in the maid world.
"Look, he's coming."
Both ships stopped, and the sailors on the upper boat put down the planks. Wang Linquan, carrying the hem of his wide satin robe, carefully came to the deck of the civilian ship where Chu Pingsheng was, continuing the same attitude as on the upper boat, being humble and respectful, like a domestic slave.
On the other side of the horizon, misty water vapor obscured two larger ships. Zhao Xun, the crown prince of Prince Jingan, and Zhao Kai, dressed in white, stood on the observation deck of the ship to observe the movements of the ship where Wang Linquan was.
"Hey, could it be that my father asked Wang Linquan to win over Lin Qing?"
Zhao Xun looked confused. On the day Zhao Kai presented his advice, at the end of the conversation, King Jing'an ordered his servants to drive the people out. In the next two days, he continued to fast, chant sutras, and practice Buddhism quietly with the beautiful Princess Jing'an, Pei Nanwei. He was very anxious and advised his father to do it early. Decided, but Zhao Heng didn’t speak A few days ago, the navy general came to report that he found that the big ship Lin Qing and Xu Fengnian were traveling in was less than two miles apart. He had an idea and thought of a good idea. He ordered the sail to be sailed and led the navy northward, where he ran into Wang Linquan. Boarding the ship to meet Lin Qing.
Zhao Kai didn't speak, just shook his head.
Zhao Xun looked up and saw that Wang Linquan's building boat turned to the east, heading towards Laoshan Island in the center of Chunshen Lake. The civilian boat carrying Lin Qing and others behind him also turned to the west, following the boat in front and heading east. .
Zhao Xun was full of doubts. After thinking for a moment, he ordered the navy general to pay close attention to the situation on Laoshan Island and report immediately if there was any disturbance. He turned around and entered the cabin and wrote to Zhao Heng to ask Wang Linquan about the situation there and whether it was his father's arrangement.
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Laoshan Island is the most prosperous island in the middle of the lake that Chu has ever seen. The Condor Heroes are legendary all over the world. Lu Chengfeng’s Guiyun Villa is located on Sanshan Island in the middle of Taihu Lake. Counting the attached manor, there are over a hundred fishing boats and sailboats. There are also more than a dozen ships, and there are four decommissioned building ships purchased from officials. They have been modified to be quite powerful, so Guiyun Village has no fear of encirclement and suppression by the imperial navy.
Comparing Sanshan Island with Laoshan Island is like the difference in area between Taihu Lake, which is four hundred miles away, and Spring God Lake, which is eight hundred miles away. The docks are crowded with fishing boats of all sizes, waiting to enter the harbor. There are long queues of baskets of lake fresh food on the pier. A shirtless fisherman and a merchant holding an abacus loudly negotiated prices. When it was almost done, some women, who were as strong as the men, picked up the bamboo baskets and hurried to the shore. They carried them on horse-drawn carriages and transported them to the market in the center of the island. Some of them were diverted to cargo ships equipped with large fish holds, waiting to be transported to Guimenguan in Hubei. , or Kuaisue Villa and Qinghu City in Hunan.
Chu Pingsheng's ship entered the port smoothly without encountering any obstacles. He, Green Ant and Cucumber left the ship and landed on the island under the guidance of Wang Linquan. Zhao Fengya did not follow and stayed in the cabin with Lin Xiao. Wang Linquan said that she was not the night the Lin family was destroyed. What was found was Many days later, they discovered at the ferry outside Qinghu City that the patrolling soldiers saw that the man who was taking her north was acting suspiciously. After careful inspection, they found that the man was a novice human trafficker who planned to sell the unconscious, pretty girl to Yongzhou.
The Lin family belongs to a wealthy family in Qingzhou. Lin Qiao was once a governor. The officers and soldiers learned the name Lin Xiao from her and reported it to Wang Linquan, a confidant of King Jing'an. He pretended to help King Jing'an eradicate the roots and dealt with it secretly. Lin Tanhua, who actually sent a trustworthy subordinate to His Highness the Crown Prince to obtain a letter, went south along the way. Unexpectedly, she was robbed by bandits when passing through Yanzijiang River. The leader saw her beauty and beauty, so he took it to please the King of Qingcheng.
After learning the background of the incident, Chu Pingsheng was worried that Lin Xiao would be irritated by seeing the Lin family's female family members, so he did not take her off the ship to recognize her relatives. Of course, Xu Weixiong didn’t get off the boat either. "I heard that Laoshan Island is under your rule?"
Chu Pingsheng and Wang Linquan, who were half a step behind, walked in front, and Green Ant and Cucumber walked behind. The national players who recommended themselves as pillows raised their ears and listened carefully, for fear of missing the next sentence. The maid who is not very thoughtful but has many ideas walks all the way and feels that she has arrived at the water town in the south of the Yangtze River. The pavilions under the willows are exquisite, the cars and horses on the roadside are rich, and the women wandering around the streets are all dressed in silk, revealing cotton white, unlike Bei Ming. In such a barren and barren land, when a well-dressed young woman passes by on the street, the man will stare wide-eyed and find it difficult to move his legs.
"Not counting his rule, King Jing'an trusted me too much, and asked me to take care of the internal and external affairs of Laoshan Island. The surrounding fishermen depended on the lake to eat. Over time, business popularity gathered, and this Laoshan Town was born." Wang Linquan said respectfully, and said tightly. After a few steps, he turned sideways and asked the three of them to go up the long steps to his manor.
"Wang Linquan, Prince Xu Fengnian's boat is right behind. Why don't you go and greet him?"
Wang Linquan looked around and saw only the weeping willow bending over. The lake breeze was tempting. He took two steps quickly to catch up with Chu Pingsheng. He knelt down on the platform in the middle of the bluestone steps. He dipped his sleeves into the corners of his eyes and said, "Young Master, Wang Linquan is so ashamed." Mr. Lin has mentioned it for many years With my care, Zhao Xun led his men to storm the Lin Mansion that day. Something happened suddenly. I tried my best to save only the wife, second wife, cousin, and other female family members of the Lin family. Mr. Lin, the second master, and the third son... Alas!"
"Okay, get up. I don't blame you for what happened to the Lin family."
"You blame me, you all blame me." Wang Linquan said: "In order to help Xiao Heng gain Zhao Heng's trust, Mr. Lin did not hesitate to pretend to compete with Laoshan Island for profit many times and choked Zhao Heng. Now everyone in Xiangfan City knows that Xiao Heng He is Zhao Heng's confidant. Zhao Xun led his troops to raid the Lin family in the early morning of that day. The young man was completely unaware of it. He really deserves death and has failed the Lin family's kindness. "
"So, are you really the spy that my father planted next to King Jing'an? Are you not Bei Ming's lackey?"
Zhao Xun wondered what Wang Linquan said when he boarded Chu Pingsheng's ship. In fact, it was very simple. Just like Huanggua guessed, Wang Linquan told him that he was a three-faced spy. While helping Prince Jing's house take care of business matters, he also told Bei Ming Providing Qingzhou intelligence, but his true identity is Lin Qiao, Lin Changshi's insider, placed beside Zhao Xun, King of Jingan, in order to play a role at critical moments.
There is no logical problem with Wang Linquan's words. The Lin family is a well-known local family in Qingzhou and represents the interests of local officials. Zhao Heng is a royal family and represents the interests of the court. The relationship between the two parties is very delicate. Zhao Heng has always wanted to wipe out local powerful people and monopolize power in Qingzhou. The Qing Party, represented by the Lin family, has to arrange some countermeasures even for the purpose of self-protection. Through acting, it was a clever move to send Wang Linquan, a successful businessman who had nothing to do with Qingzhou, to King Jing'an to take charge of the palace's properties in Qingzhou.
Lin Qiao knew very well that he was from Beizhou and had worked as a groom in the Prince's palace. Imagine that a horseman from Beizhou came to Qingzhou to do business. Without the permission and care of the local prominent family, how could he make the business prosperous and prosperous? What does the Green Party want? The important thing is that whether the Zhao family takes power or Xu Xiao raises the flag of rebellion, rides on Tai'an City and takes the throne, the Qing Party's interests in Qingzhou must be guaranteed. Therefore, Lin Qiao not only knows about the fact that he spied on Qingzhou Navy intelligence for Xu Xiao, He also gave strong support, which was also the decisive condition for him, a Beimu native, to gain his current status in the Qingzhou business community.
"Master, please believe me."
Wang Linquan leaned down, his forehead was level with the ground, his posture could not be more humble, and his attitude could not be more sincere. If Chu Pingsheng had never watched the TV series and knew that this old man was willing to risk the lives of his whole family just to exchange for a hereditary edict for Xu Fengnian, he might not have believed it. After all, these words are very relevant and very consistent with the feudal king. , conflicts of interest between local tycoons and kings with different surnames.
Chu Pingsheng slowly squatted down, stretched out his hand to hold Wang Linquan's chin, which was pricking his head, and forced him to raise his head, looking at the old man who was just squeezing out a few tears.
"When I was climbing up the mountain just now, several girls were walking through the market together. There was a girl in the middle wearing a light green high-waisted skirt and a transparent gauze dress. She had a touch of red on her chest and a shuffling gait. I saw you looking at her a few times, and I was curious, what is the relationship between Mr. Wang and her?”
"This..."
Chu Pingsheng added: "I heard that Mr. Wang has a daughter who has the wisdom of singing about snow since she was a child. She has outstanding literary talent and can compose poems at the age of six. Few people know this tea since ancient times, and I am self-sufficient in spirit and spirit. When Mo Mei was picked on the fifteenth day, A touch of steamed green jade on the chest of snow, a famous spring tea spread across the Taiwan Straits, and a book called "Snow in the East Chamber" that describes the lingering love between men and women, and the love that scratches the heart with hundreds of claws, which has won the hearts of all literati The wife praised highly that the people who come to propose marriage to your Wang family are said to line up from the Guanyin statue on the top of the mountain to the gate of hell in Hubei, crossing the three realms of gods, humans and ghosts. Then since everything in the Wang family was given to you by my father, you failed to save the male of the Lin family. If you feel guilty, how about marrying your daughter to me and letting her flourish for the Lin family to make up for your insurmountable guilt?”
Wang Linquan stared into his eyes with a tangled expression on his face.
(End of chapter)