He Chao, the deputy commander of the palace guards, led a hundred guards to control the birthday boat, and the rest of the people followed Guo Kun to the big ship of the palace, and the lanterns were already in charge of the ship. Originally, this big ship and more than a dozen large ships of the navy had been cruising here for several days, and they did not light lanterns at night to sneak here so as not to expose their tracks, but at this time they could finally light the lights with great fanfare. One

The inside and outside of the big ship of time are brightly lit. When Guo Kun ordered the ship's cooks to prepare a banquet, several surrounding naval ships also got the news. The flagship command ship of the Ning Navy quickly approached, and soon after, Song Yanping, the commander of the Ning Navy, and Wang Kai, the deputy commander of the Ning Navy, appeared at the entrance of the ship's hall.

"Hahaha, congratulations to the little prince, congratulations to the little prince. Hearing the good news just now, Song couldn't believe his ears. It's great news. Song Yanping laughed and walked in.

Guo Kun got up and arched his hand and smiled: "Rejoice and rejoice, in fact, it is Commander Song and Deputy Envoy Wang who should be congratulated." Now you'll be spared a bitter battle. Haven't you been worried about your life? Now it's okay, there is no need to worry about fighting, and there is no need to worry about transporting troops to fight privately. ”

Song Yanping's old face turned red, and Guo Kun's words spoke to his heart. Liang Wang Ye discussed with him in Hangzhou to smuggle troops to come, in case of a strong attack on Guishan Island in case of emergency, but he was worried to death. But he couldn't refuse, because that would completely offend the prince. If he doesn't help the prince in times of crisis, the prince will definitely remember this account. So he could only agree.

However, how could this Guishan Island be so easy to capture, Song Yanping was worried in his heart, if this battle was lost and a lot of people died, it would be difficult for him to deal with him. It is also difficult to conceal the matter of privately transferring troops to attack Guishan Island, and the imperial court will definitely blame it at that time, and it will be difficult for him to escape punishment. This is called a dilemma, he and Wang Kai can't eat or sleep for the past two days, and they are very uncomfortable.

Now it's okay, the strategy that I thought it would not succeed actually succeeded, and all the troubles disappeared all at once, and Song Yanping almost sang it happily, naturally his face was full of red light.

The first thing to thank is naturally these people who made the impossible possible to go up the mountain. Song Yanping naturally attributed the credit to Ma Bin and Shen Tan, and walked over with his fists in his hands, not even noticing that Lin Jue was invited to the top of the banquet and sat at the head of the little prince's side.

"The two of you work hard, Master Ma is amazing, people say that the people in the Imperial City Division are all characters with hands and eyes, and today is completely convinced. Needless to say, Commander Shen is the commander of the palace guards, is that what ordinary people can do? Hahaha, the two of them really succeeded. ”

Ma Bin and Shen Tan saluted awkwardly. The little prince glanced at Lin Jue with apologetic eyes, and saw that Lin Jue's eyes were focused on a plate of fried foie gras on the table, and he didn't seem to care.

"Commander Song, Deputy Envoy Wang, you should first thank the person who made the first contribution. This time it was all Lin Jue's work, and Master Ma and Shen Tan were just assistants. Guo Kun said in a deep voice.

"What?" Song Yanping and Wang Kai were stunned, and then they noticed Lin Jue sitting next to the little prince.

"Little Lord is saying that this matter is Lin Gongzi's masterpiece?"

"Needless to say? Come and sit down, let's eat and talk. I also want to know what happened in the bandit village and how Lin Jue did all this. In order to wait for the two of you to come and listen, I didn't bother to ask first. Guo Kun laughed.

Song Yanping and Wang Kai hurriedly sat down, the wine was poured, the dishes were served, the little prince greeted him attentively, and everyone let go of their hands and feet to eat and drink.

After a few glasses of wine, the little prince Guo Kun asked carefully about the situation on the mountain. Lin Jue began to narrate, and Guo Kun, Song Yanping, and others listened attentively. Lin Jue said it lightly, but what a few people in the audience listened to was thrilling. After Lin Jue's words were finished, Guo Kun and the others held the wine glass and chopsticks, but they didn't move.

Lin Jue narrated a lot of content, and even Ma Bin and Shen Tan, who entered the cottage together, didn't know, and they listened to the fact that their palms were full of sweat, especially when they heard that Lin Jue broke into Gao Muqing's residence alone to have a showdown with her, killed Yun Haiqing that night and found out the details of Qiu Biao from his mouth, Ma Bin and Shen Tan had no way of knowing these things. As for the details of the final killing of Qiu Biao, Lin Jue only mentioned a few words, only saying that Qiu Biao was careless and was attacked by himself with a firearm. In fact, Lin Jue didn't plan to say these things, but at this time, Shen Tan witnessed it, and he would report it if he didn't say it. But Lin Jue would never let them know about the Wang Ba box gun they used, because once this kind of anti-heaven thing was known to them, they were afraid that they would be entangled. This is also the reason why Lin Jue only admitted that it was a firearm, but he never took it out to open the eyes of Shen Tan and Ma Bin.

When all the things were said, there was a sudden silence at the table. Originally, when he heard that Lin Jue was forcibly dragged by the female bandit leader to worship the church to get married, the little prince Guo Kun even wanted to laugh a few words. But when he heard the true identity of Huo Jian and Qiu Biao that night and the purpose of his infiltration into the cottage, Guo Kun and Song Yanping were stunned.

"Lin Jue, it seems that this incident is indeed your own effort. Of course, Master Ma Shen Tan and a few brothers also made great contributions, not to mention anything else, a few of you dared to participate in this operation regardless of your lives, this alone is enough to be proud. But if it weren't for Lin Jue's good probing and keenly aware of the suspicious cause of Gao Yuankui's death, I am afraid it would be difficult to have a breakthrough. Guo Kun said in a deep voice.

"What the little prince said is that we also admire it very much. In fact, after entering the cottage, although we tried our best to act, we were restricted to death. If it weren't for Lin Gongzi to open the deadlock, it would be difficult to do. Shen Tan said honestly.

Lin Jue shook his head and said, "I repeat, this is everyone's work. In the case of digging graves, I would not have been able to do it alone without you, so don't say it's my work alone. ”

Guo Kun waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about these things, let's talk about them later." This plan was completed very beautifully, but you just said that Qiu Biao is Jiang Jingui, the son of Haidong Qingjiang Ruiyuan, a bandit in eastern Zhejiang? He infiltrated the Guishan Island cottage because he wanted to contact the Guishan Island Lake bandits with the intention of rebelling? Is this really true? ”

Song Yanping also said: "Yes, this news is too shocking. Does Hai Dongqing really want to rebel? This guy is crazy. ”

Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "Qiu Biao is the son of Hai Dongqing, there is no doubt about it. He himself admits this. But as for whether Hai Dongqing wants to rebel, I am not sure. This matter is too important, I only heard it from the mouth of the sea of clouds, and it has not been confirmed. I don't know who Hai Dongqing is. I just tell you what I know, as for the truth of the news, the little prince Song commands you to judge for yourself, and you don't dare to talk nonsense. ”

Guo Kun nodded slightly, this matter is indeed surprising. That Haidong Qingjiang Ruiyuan has been entrenched in Wengshan County, eastern Zhejiang for many years. The strength of the pirates is indeed strong. But to say that they actually want to rebel and attack the city of Hangzhou? This matter still makes people a little suspicious. But now that you know the news, you need to be cautious. There is no need to make a fuss, but it is obviously impossible to turn a blind eye, and this matter must be reported to the father and convened everyone to discuss it.

"Lin Jue is right, this matter is difficult to confirm at present, so it is not appropriate to publicize it. Everyone here has listened to it, and this matter is in their hearts, so don't go out and talk nonsense. If the news is false and the city is full of turmoil, it is a big crime to spread rumors and cause chaos. Do you all understand? ”

"Don't worry, little prince, how dare we talk nonsense." Everyone said.

Everyone understands in their hearts that the news that Hai Dongqing is going to rebel has not been confirmed, and if he talks nonsense, it will cause panic in the state capitals of the two Zhejiang roads, and the situation may not be controllable at that time. And even if this news is true, it should be Ning Haijun and the transfer envoy Yamen and the Hangzhou Prefecture Yamen to discuss countermeasures. Generally speaking, if the matter is under control, it will never be reported to the court at will, after all, if someone wants to cause chaos under the rule, it is also the responsibility of an official. Most of the situations can still be solved below, and if they can't be solved, they will be reported to the court. This is the so-called truth of concealment. No one dares to talk nonsense about this.

Everyone staggered, and the feast came to an end. Guo Kun held his glass and said, "Everyone, today is a day worth getting drunk, but I can't let you have fun." Tomorrow's birthday ship will be escorted to the capital immediately, otherwise it will not be able to catch up with the Queen Mother's birthday. It's almost November, and the river to the north will also freeze, so we can't delay it if we can do it sooner. This time I will personally go to escort you, Commander Song, now that the battle is over, your soldiers and horses can also withdraw to Hangzhou. ”

Song Yanping said: "Little prince, why don't I personally lead the troops to escort the birthday boat to the capital?" ”

Guo Kun said with a smile: "Then don't dare to work, so let's do it, Deputy Envoy Wang will escort me with two warships, and the rest of the soldiers and horses will be brought back to Hangzhou." This time, Ning Haijun contributed a lot, and the palace knew it, so he didn't say much. Going back, my father is also going to Beijing to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday, and when these things are over, let's get together again. ”

Song Yanping smiled and said, "It should be, it should be." The prince's business is our business, what else is this to say? It is our honor to be able to saddle up the saddle for the palace. ”

Guo Kun laughed, turned around and said to Lin Jue: "Lin Jue, you have also worked hard." And with the command of Song to return to Hangzhou, we will meet again in a while. You are very good, I will tell you on behalf of my father, the past has been written off, and we will be closer in the future. ”

Lin Jue arched his hand and said, "Don't dare, don't dare." ”

Guo Kun raised his glass to everyone: "After this drink, go back and have a good night's sleep." ”