Three, the barbaric confidant

On the afternoon of August 11, three large ships and four escort ships from the imperial palace talent show delegation slowly left Jiangzhou, headed east along the Yangtze River, and returned to the capital.

Zhou Xuan took Qin Que and Su Renjian to see him off by the river. Feng Ajian took Su Renjian's hand and muttered and said nothing. Renjian's face was red and nodded.

Eunuch Bai, the deputy envoy of the talent show, looked at the beautiful women who were carefully selected by the boat. He did not have the unsatisfactory perverseness that eunuchs often had. He smiled cheerfully and said to Zhou Xuan: "Mr. Zhou, the family of Za have always wanted to see you fighting insects, but unfortunately he has no favoritism. Mr. Zhou will definitely come to Jingyang Palace to find the family of Zaun. The family of Zaunu will recommend you to meet several princes who love fighting insects. The gambling money is often a few thousand taels of silver."

Zhou Xuan responded: "Of course, sure." He searched for the Lord Li around, but he never saw him. He thought to himself: "No, I won't come and thank me if I want to leave. Although my buddy is noble and does not repay me, I don't show my face, and what's the point of leaving quietly? Don't save a white-eyed wolf and cause trouble for yourself!"

Seven large ships, white sails blowing wind, sailing along the river, it is really a lonely sail that is far away from the blue sky, only the Yangtze River flows in the sky.

Zhou Xuan was quite unhappy and was about to go back with his two daughters when Lin Dai and Lin Heishan came over.

Lin Dai's eyebrows were ridges and his face was full of power. At this time, he smiled and bowed to Zhou Xuan, but said to Qin Que: "Mr. Zhou was cured of illness, and the goddess doctor made an indelible contribution. Lin wanted to borrow Mr. Zhou from the goddess doctor for half a day, but I wonder if it is possible?"

Qin Que blushed and said, "Mr. Lin has something to do and just give him instructions."

Lin Dai laughed loudly and said, "Okay, Lin will take Master Zhou away now. Don't worry, I'm just going to a family dinner. I will definitely send Master Zhou back to Dr. Qin before the hour of the night."

Zhou Xuan asked Lai Fu to send Qin Que and return to his house. He and Lin Dai rode a convertible carriage similar to the kind that was common in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and could stand or sit.

Qin Que whispered: "Husband, don't drink too much."

Zhou Xuan said: "I understand."

The Protectorate Convoy did not enter the city from the north gate, but detoured by the west gate. Entering the city from the west gate was Chaoyangfang.

On the way, Lin Dai asked about Sanchi's willingness to be a sword slave and said, "Although the Five Crazy Rangers are cruel, they are true. Since Sanchi promised to be Mr. Zhou's sword slave, they will definitely come."

Zhou Xuan thought to himself: "What does Lin Dupu mean to say this? If I hadn't waited for Sanchi to come and arrested him immediately? That was my private property, I won it desperately, how could you kill you!" He asked: "My Lord Lin, Wansheng wants to ask something. When Yi Chi assassinated Zhao Kuangyin, wouldn't the Song State send anyone to retaliate?"

Lin Dai shook his head and said, "Yi Chi's swordsmanship is so high that it is unparalleled in the world. The State of Song sent five groups of masters to chase Yi Chi, but none of them could go back alive. Moreover, the various countries were in dispute and Yi Chi was avoiding other countries, and the State of Song had no choice but to do anything."

Zhou Xuan asked again: "The Five Idiot Rangers have killed many people in various countries over the past 20 years. Why don't the countries unite to wipe out them?"

Lin Dai laughed and said, "Where can we do one thing together intrigues and deceits among countries? There was once a rumor that it was his brother Zhao Guangyi who hired Yichi to assassinate Zhao Kuangyin, which involved family power struggles, which made it even more difficult to tell. It can be said that those who hired five scammers to kill people are often people who are closely related to the person being killed-"

Speaking of this, Lin Dai's face changed and his voice lowered: "Who paid the commission for Sanchi to assassinate Lord Li this time?"

Zhou Xuan said: "I don't know this, and I will definitely not say that the Three Crazy will definitely have such a credibility. I only know that the commission is 3,000 taels of gold, which seems to be higher than the usual asking price of Three Crazy. Brother Heishan said last time that the commission of Three Crazy was 1,000 taels of silver, equivalent to 1,000 taels of gold."

Lin Dai pondered for a while and said, "Mr. Zhou's meaning Lin understands that if Sanqi really is willing to be Mr. Zhou's sword slave, Lin will not hunt him down. Lord Li is safe and sound. Sanqi is no longer threatened. If he is determined to kill him, it will only attract revenge from other people. Lin will not do that kind of stupid thing. Lord Li also means this. The first priority at the moment is to find the messenger behind him."

Zhou Xuan smiled slightly: "It's not difficult to know. Whoever gets the most benefit from killing Lord Li is the commander. Although he dares not say 100%, he is almost ten thousand."

Lin Dai should have thought of someone, and his face became very ugly. After a while, he said: "Let's not talk about these things for now. Lin asked Mr. Zhou to come today to discuss something with Mr. Zhou. I won't talk about the little girl Hanyun for now, and I will talk about it at home."

Zhou Xuan suddenly jumped up and thought to himself: "What are you doing? Why do you discuss with me about Lin Hanyun's affairs? Do you really want to recruit me as the son-in-law of the Protectorate's Mansion? No, although my buddy is handsome and noble, she is a white dick, without an official position, and has two wives - hey, don't think too much about yourself, this is impossible. Lin Hanyun is still too young, and I don't have a lot of feelings about that tomboy. She is too wild, and I really can't control her when I marry her."

The convoy entered the Protectorate from Xiyuan Gate, passed the Hanghuayi Gate, and came to an independent courtyard. The flowers and trees were lush and the small building was hidden. Lin Daisu entered and saw a man standing downstairs with handsome eyebrows, soft-faced hair, round-necked slit clothes, and black leather six-slit boots. He greeted him with a smile: "Brother Zhou, I have been waiting for a long time."

Zhou Xuan was shocked and said, "Mr. Li, have you not got on the boat?"

Lord Li smiled and said, "I am a friend of life and death with Brother Zhou. If I didn't say goodbye to Brother Zhou, how dare I leave! Brother Zhou stops calling Lord Li anymore, just call me your name Yonggu."

Zhou Xuan was not polite, and held Lord Li's hand and smiled, "I'll say, why did Brother Yonggu leave without saying goodbye? Come on, we brothers should have two drinks." Zhou Xuan's addiction to alcohol is not much smaller than that of chess addiction.

Lin Dai smiled and shook his head when he heard Zhou proclaiming Lord Li "Brother Yonggu".

Li Yonggu said: "Okay, I'm just thinking about it. I'll just stop drunk with Brother Zhou."

Lin Dai quickly said, "Mr. Li, you are going to set off to Beijing tonight, but you can't get drunk. Mr. Zhou is just recovering from illness. When Lin invited Mr. Zhou to come, Mrs. Zhou specifically reminded him to drink less, haha."

Zhou Xuan originally wanted to say it was okay, and even if he drank, he heard that Li Yonggu was leaving tonight, so he asked strangely: "Brother Yonggu, since you are going back to Beijing, why don't you go on the same boat with Feng Ajian, Deputy Envoy Bai and others? Are you worried about another assassin? Sanchi shouldn't come again."

Li Yonggu smiled but didn't answer, looking at Lin Dai.

Lin Dai replied on behalf of the people: "The five-character rogues are all arrogant and there is no need to worry about them pestering each other, but it is hard to say whether the envoy behind the scenes will send another assassin. So Lord Li pretended to be a boat back to Beijing, but in fact he rushed back by land, and the nephew of Heishan was also escorted."

Li Yonggu and Zhou Xuan walked into the small building, and the clean and elegant room had only one long strip and two cushions.

Li Yonggu said: "Brother Zhou, I will invite Brother Zhou to a banquet with Brother Zhou today. There are only two of us. I want to have a deep conversation with Brother Zhou."

Lin Dai bowed to the two and retreated, and then several maids served the dishes and wine utensils, with only four dishes: "Emei Yubashi", "Jinyu Bing Jujube Fish", "Lotus Lotus Poached Chicken", and "Babao Vegetarian Cuisine"; there are two types of wine: "Baling Wine" and "Wine".

The two of them exchanged cups and drank two drinks each. Li Yonggu's young and handsome face was excited and said, "Brother Zhou, I have traveled all over the 36 states of the Tang Kingdom with the talent show mission this time. It took me 5,000 miles and took me half a year to make only a close friend of you, Brother Zhou.

Zhou Xuan thought to himself: "Look at your arrogant and arrogant look in the past, where can you make friends? This time, the three crazy people arrest you can be regarded as a tempering for you, which is beneficial to your healthy growth." He raised his glass and said, "Come on, cheer for our friendship."

Li Yonggu raised his glass and drank it all, smiling even more happily, saying, "Not only did he meet a close friend like Brother Zhou, but he also found a confidante."

Zhou Xuan was stunned and thought to himself: "Do you have a confidante? Who? It's not Miss Lin Er!"

Li Yonggu immediately confirmed Zhou Xuan’s guess and said, “Yes, it’s Miss Lin Hanyun. I’m on Mount Lu. Apart from Brother Zhou, it’s Miss Lin who can comfort me. I was frightened and worried at the time, but Miss Lin always smiled. It seemed that I knew we must be fine. I felt relieved to be by Miss Lin.”

Zhou Xuan opened his mouth and couldn't close it. Can Lin Hanyun be a confidante? It should be a savage girlfriend? Wait, my girlfriend is not considered a good friend. I asked: "Brother Yonggu, has Miss Lin Er expressed anything to you?"

"No." Li Yonggu raised his glass and stopped at his lips: "It doesn't matter. After I return to the capital and report to my mother - my mother, I will come to Jiangzhou to give a betrothal gift and just wait until Miss Lin turns 16."

Zhou Xuan asked: "It's that simple?"

Li Yonggu said: "Yes, it's that simple. Does Brother Zhou think there is something wrong?"

Zhou Xuan stretched out his arms and patted Li Yonggu on the shoulder across the table: "Brother, if you like a woman, you should also ask her if she likes you."

Li Yonggu didn't understand: "Why does Miss Lin like me? I am--"
Chapter completed!