Luoyang Lake is fifty miles away from the north of Shanglindu, the old and new channels of Shiliang River branch there, the new river leads directly to Shanglinli, the shallow and narrow old river turns to the southwest, communicates with the moat outside Shiliang County, and communicates with Shanglin Creek to the southeast. The scale of 1,000 acres of Luoyang Lake is not very big, but it is the first shallow lake at the southern end of Hongzepu.

Lin Tie was dressed as an ordinary boatman, the sun at noon in April shone on his forehead and sweat, he was barefoot and arm-armed, wearing a hat on his head, and he squatted on the bow of the boat without any manners, watching the big loach master Ge Cunxin lift up the tethered iron pendant that sank to the bottom of the lake. Ge Cunxin calculated the depth of the lake and said: "At this depth of water, there are no people who are familiar with the waterway, and the Dongyang empty ship cannot come in with confidence, and there is no problem in receiving it at the mouth of the Hunan Tou River?" ”

Although fishermen and boat owners who are familiar with Luoyang Lake may be able to find a waterway in Luoyang Lake that can go deeper north for the Dongyang to pass through, there are too many constraints and it is of little significance. Once the boat is shallow in a shallow lake, it will completely fall into passivity, and the risk is too great.

"Qin Chengbo has long thought about returning to Zhongli County from Shiliang River and Hongzepu, the flat-bottomed boat he requisitioned for the north has a load of 200 stones, and the building boat he used to put on the majesty is also flat-bottomed, and the draft depth of the full load is only about eight feet, even if you are not familiar with the waterway through Luoyang Lake, it should not be a big problem," Lin Jian frowned and said, "If we want to fish in troubled waters, we can't let the Hongzepu Water Village forces lure Qin Chengbo into the depths of Hongzepu to rob, and it is best to startle the grass and snake after Qin Chengbo enters Luoyang Lake, so that we don't care whether we can succeed or not." , can be withdrawn to the mouth of the river as quickly as possible. ”

"It's easy to startle the snake, there is a guard post in Qingyanggang in the northwest direction, we only need to choose a slightly farther spot on this straight line to burn the beacon fire and let off wolf smoke to pretend to be a bandit to surprise Qin Chengbo who entered Luoyang Lake, and it can also force the Hongzepu Water Village forces to start in Luoyang Lake early," Cao Ziang said, "But even if you fish in the troubled waters of Luoyang Lake, it is still not easy......

There are more than 1,000 servants in Qin Cheng, including four or five hundred elite warriors, and if the forces of Hongzepu want to successfully rob the Qin family, the number of people gathered secretly will not be less than two or three thousand. Of course, it is not easy to gather more people in advance and prevent the government from noticing. In addition, Shen Rong hid an elite in Shiliang County, according to Liu Xilin, the scale of almost 1,000 people, even if the current situation in Hong Zepu is likely to be deliberately connived at by Shen Rong, but Qin Chengbo was robbed in Luoyang Lake, and this team in Shiliang County did not dare not come to the rescue. There are not many cavalry in the more than 1,000 elites, most of them are foot soldiers, but they can quickly enter Luoyang Lake by boat from the old river of Shiliang River to rescue, and the waterway from Shiliang County to Luoyang Lake is only more than 30 miles, and it will not take two hours to rush over.

Lin Jian can only use fifty people, although he can enter Luoyang Lake in the name of rescue after Qin Chengbo was robbed, but it is really not an easy thing to get enough benefits from it.

Lin Jian didn't have to get involved in fishing in troubled waters, but the temptation was so great, it was still necessary to come and watch the situation and make some preparations in advance.

Zhou Pu, who was watching at the stern, walked over barefoot and said: "You can't stay here for a long time, this lake looks calm, but the people on the fishing boats at the mouth of the South Lake and the east look more vigilant, it should be the eyeliner released by Hongzepu Water Village, and if we stay any longer, it will arouse their vigilance......

"Let's go, let's go to the city." Lin Lian nodded and said, signaling the two people who were manoeuvring at the stern of the boat to turn around and head towards the mouth of the old river of Shiliang River, and take a boat from the old river waterway to Shiliang County.

After the fishermen and boat owners who had gathered for months to resist the donation dispersed at the beginning of the month, the surface of Luoyang Lake has now returned to calm, and there are even government sentinel boats patrolling the lake, there are also fishing and salvage aquatic grass boats on the left and near, there are still some people cutting quinoa on the grassland in the middle of the lake, and occasionally there are merchant and passenger ships passing through, there are still a few buffaloes with brown coats lying in the shallow water by the lake, and a group of wild ducks swimming over the water not far from the front of the boat.

Zhou Pu picked up a penny to support the boat, in addition to Lin Tie and the five of them standing in the cabin pretending to be boatmen, there were also six people who were wearing armor and hiding in the narrow cabin just in case. The river boat turned around and sailed into the old river of Shiliang River, and Lin Lian, Cao Ziang, and Ge Cunxin squatted on the bow of the boat all the way to measure the water depth.

It is no wonder that when the new river channel was dug at the beginning, the old river channel looked very wide, but the deepest part of the river channel was only seven or eight feet deep, and even the Dongyang empty boat could only barely pass through, and the steeped draft of the pointed bottom boat was easily shallow.

"At that time, it will be easy to prevent the officers and soldiers hidden in Shiliang County from rescuing Luoyang Lake, the river is flowing very slowly, and when the time is chosen to sink an open boat full of sand and gravel in the shallowest part of the river, the river can be temporarily closed...... Hongzepu Water Village will definitely want to lure Qin Chengbo into the depths of Hongzepu before making a move, and this side may not be able to prepare, so we will have to do a thorough job for them," Cao Ziang said, "The government army was forced to abandon the boat and land on the shore to rush to the waterside of Luoyang Lake, and another boat was recruited into the lake to rescue, which is not something that can be done in a while." The timing of Qin Chengbo's entry into Luoma Lake is also very important, preferably after nightfall, when the lights are the most convenient, and it is also the most convenient to fish in troubled waters at night. ”

Cao Ziang, like Qin Chengzu, is careful and strategic, Lin Jian saw that Hong Zepu had the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, and immediately sent a message to Cao Ziang and Zhou Pu to come over, his insight is indeed extraordinary.

"In this way, if you touch a fish in the muddy water, you are three or five points sure," Lin Jian saw that it was far away from Luoyang Lake, stood up and stretched, and said with a smile, "Let's rush to the county first, and then return from here at night, and explore this waterway again, even if Qin Chengbo wants to go north to the north of Shiliang River, it will be after three or five days, which is enough for us to do some tricks and feet in advance." ”

"......" Cao Ziang smiled, they have been doing Liumakou in Huaishang for nearly ten years, they all eat with their heads up, they are not afraid of taking risks, such a good opportunity to fish in troubled waters, I really don't want to let it go easily, Lin Bin's style is very suitable for everyone.

Lin Jian stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the hills and mountains in the west of Shiliang County, and the yellow spring flowers blooming like broken gold on the cliffs on both sides of the river. When there was no boat on the river and no one on the shore, he went into the cabin to change his clothes, and changed from the barefoot boatman in Luoyang Lake to the extraordinary boy in green shirts, Zhou Pu, Cao Ziang, Ge Cunxin, etc. all changed into Sui Hu costumes.

There are more than 30 miles of waterway from Luoma Lake to Shiliang County, sailing against the water for nearly two hours, Lin Tie sailed into the moat when the sun hung on the eaves of the city tower, and stopped the boat at the wharf outside the north gate of the county town and went ashore. Because he was going to hold a banquet in the county restaurant to entertain Liang Zuoren, Lu Dongyang, Chen Ling and other officials, Lin Jian did not delay after landing on the shore, and walked directly towards the north city gate.

When checking their identities at the North City Gate, Lin Jian knew from the junior colonel guarding the city gate that Liang Zuoren had sent people to wait for them outside the East City Gate for a long time. Not long after Lin Jian and them entered the city from the north gate, they saw Liang Zuoren, Lu Dongyang, Chen Ling and other Shiliang County officials greet them.

"Ah, Lord Liang, where are you going......" Lin Jian asked in surprise.

"I didn't expect Brother Lin Xian to be really interested, 'Spring twilight takes a boat to enjoy the spring light, and the spring breeze should not be cold', but it caused me to wait at the east gate for a long time, and after a while, Brother Lin Xian will have to punish himself with three glasses of wine to pass the test." Liang Zuoren walked over and held Lin Lian's arm affectionately, he knew that although Lin Lian was from Shiliang County, he didn't know much about the officials in the county, so he stood on the street and introduced the people behind him to Lin Lian. In addition to many officials in the county, there are also a lot of celebrities and gentry in the county, and Xiao Yigui, the father of Liu Yue'er's deceased husband, is also among them.

Liang Zuoren was born in the same jinshi and has been a eunuch for ten years, so he is the parent official of Shiliang County's Zhengqipin, in terms of identity and status, it is far higher than Lin Lian, who is only a nine-grade Confucian Lin Lang, but the real power system is not simply ranked according to these superficial positions and origins. The so-called Prime Minister's Seven-Rank Official, Lin Lian, as the No. 1 celebrity cronie of Gu Wuchen's family, actually shares Gu Wuchen's power as the deputy envoy of the inspection and the upstart of the Chu Party, that is, there are not many people in Jiangning City who will offend him. Liang Zuoren now also realizes that giving the Xiao family's lady to the Gu family as a cook was a bad move, offending Mrs. Gu, even if Gu Wuchen still thinks of his goodness, he will not say anything to him for the sake of family harmony, Liang Zuoren wants to redeem himself, and he naturally wants to be affectionate to Lin Lian, although it is a little abrupt to greet him on the street, it is not very excessive.

"This is Xiao Jiaweng?" When Liang Zuoren introduced Xiao Yigui, Lin Lianzuo said with a surprised face, "Later, I want to pay tribute to Xiao Jiaweng a few more glasses of wine......

The scandal of the little widow of the Xiao family eating the meat in the stomach of Lin Lian has spread all over the county, which has humiliated the Xiao family, and Xiao Yigui swallowed his anger for a long time. Before noon, Lin Tie sent people to send a prayer post, and after he sent the person away, he tore the worship post to pieces, and his heart was naturally extremely reluctant to attend the banquet in the evening. Liang Zuoren asked Chen Ling, the county magistrate, to come to the house to invite him in person, and Xiao Yigui had to come out hard.

When Lin Jian said this, the corners of the other people's mouths smiled, but Xiao Yigui only said in a muffled voice: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be a ......"

The Xiao family is also a popular family in Shiliang County, making a fortune in the silk cloth business, and there are three silk Zhuangzi in the county and in Dongyang Fucheng, as well as tens of millions of furniture, which can be regarded as a wealthy family in Jiangning City.

Although the Xiao family is a businessman, they still value the style of the family, encourage their children and nephews to study, and want to blend into the scholarly family, so they have to be serious about the women's name festival in the family. At the beginning, she resented that Liu Yue'er had killed her son just ten days after she got married, so the Xiao family drove her back to her parents' house, but she refused to let her remarry someone else who insulted the Xiao family. Liang Zuoren, the magistrate of the county, wanted to give the little lady to Gu Wuchen as a concubine, and the Xiao family didn't dare to put one, what kind of door style is not good for the door, it is really not as good as a fart in the face of absolute power, and no one in the county dares to say it, but who would have thought that Gu Wuchen would change hands and give the little lady to the doorman Lin Bin? This has become the laughing stock of the Xiao family talking to others in Shiliang County.

Shiliang County and Jiangning Mansion are next to each other, boats come and go, and any news spreads quickly. At first, Xiao Yigui still wanted to get Liu Yue'er back to celebrate the festival with his dead son, but gradually Lin Lian's reputation became more and more vicious, and Xiao Yigui himself wanted to settle the matter. After all, Liu Yue'er was introduced by Liang Zuoren to the Gu family as a cook, and in the name of the cook by Lin Lian's side, Xiao Yigui couldn't win if he wanted to, at least until Liu Yue'er was pregnant and had conclusive evidence.

Xiao Yigui also had an attitude of dragging on this matter day by day, and Lin Jian openly came to ask for Liu Yue'er's name, and he was a little angry.

It is said that Lin Bin's Jiupin's Ru Lin Lang can only be accompanied by two entourages when he travels, looking at the eight Jianrui men behind Lin Tie all carrying knives, listening to Lin Tie's words, which means that Liu Yue'er's status problem will be solved tonight and he will be accepted as a concubine, although Xiao Yigui's heart is hot, he does not dare to reveal it. Chen Ling, the county magistrate, went to the house to persuade him to attend tonight's banquet, and it was clear that according to the duties of the procurator in charge of prison litigation, Gu Wuchen was appointed as the procurator in Jiangdong, although the Xiao family had some family power in Shiliang County, but Lin Tie he was going to frame the Xiao family one day, and with a little cooperation from Liang Zuoren, the Xiao family's life would be difficult. Chen Ling asked Xiao Yigui to prepare the documents for "Liu Yue'er to leave the Xiao family" a long time ago, rather than twisting it hard, it is better to use this to make friends. Although Xiao Yigui was indignant in his heart, he also felt that what Chen Ling said was reasonable, no matter what he did at this time, he couldn't get Lin Lian, and he also wrote the "next hall" document at home. At this time, Lin Jian bluntly hinted at the matter of fame, and the county people snickered when they heard it, Xiao Yigui was so angry that he hesitated a little. Chen Ling, the county magistrate, peeked at Xiao Yigui's face, walked to him quietly, pinched him with his fingers, and said with coaxing and fright: "Your Xiao family's treatment of the Liu family's daughter is not kind, Ling Lang is already critically ill in bed, marrying the Liu family's daughter is for Chongxi, Chongxi is a two-pronged thing, Chongxi can't be done, your Xiao family can't complain about people's lives." The Xiao family drove the daughter of the Liu family back to her parents' house, and the Liu family was very resentful, and if they really wanted to investigate it, I was afraid that it would be unfavorable to your Xiao family. If you drag Lin Jian to the showdown with the Xiao family to force the paperwork, I am afraid that the matter will be troublesome, and who in the county will help you speak at that time? ”

Regardless of whether Gu Wuchen is an upstart of the Chu Party or not, it is always true that he is from Dongyang Mansion, and if Gu Wuchen gains power, he will always help the Dongyang Township Party. Chen Ling is a native of Hengshan, Dongyang, Chongguan 3 years with the Jinshi background, he can't have such a good opportunity as Lin Lian, and he has no Xun family background, he only gave the post of the chief bookkeeper of Jiupin County in the place of staying in the museum for three years, and he is considered a desolate one among his colleagues, no matter how bad the others are, they can always be mixed into Bapin County. In front of him, the Chu Party is gaining power in the court, and Gu Wuchen, who is the party of Dongyang Township, is also the son-in-law of Tang Haoxin, the leader of the Chu Party, is rising rapidly in the officialdom, Chen Ling doesn't want to miss this opportunity, he doesn't have the opportunity to talk to Gu Wuchen, Lin Jian sent someone to send him a message to talk about the Liu family's daughter before noon, and he can't help but be unsatisfied.

Xiao Yigui saw that Liang Zuoren was also so tied to Lin Binding, this little Jiupin Confucian Lin Lang, knowing that the Xiao family was not qualified to compete with this pig erector at this time, so he sighed, and secretly stuffed the "next hall book" that had been written a long time ago to Chen Ling, and said: "What if you let this vertical son get your will temporarily, bother Lord Chen to work your behalf, tomorrow I will prepare thin wine in the house, Lord Chen don't shirk ......"

When entering the restaurant, Lin Jian took the "Xia Tang Book" secretly handed over by Chen Ling and read it, then put it in his arms and said a few good words to Chen Ling. He came to the county this time mainly for the "next hall book", with this paper document to untie Liu Yue'er's heart knot, and then observe the situation in Shiliang County, eat wine at night, and carefully look at Liang Zuoren and the county officials' demeanor is really relaxed. At the banquet, everyone talked about the incident of fishermen gathering to resist donations in the past few months, and they were all angry and demanded that the government investigate and investigate and make an example of them, completely unaware that the crisis in Hongzepu had actually reached a critical level.

After eating, Lin Jian said goodbye and left the county. Although the city has long been closed, with Liang Zuoren seeing them off, Lin Tie and they will naturally go out of the city, Lin Tie got on the boat at the dock outside the north gate, and the crow Wu Qi was also waiting for them on the boat. It has only been a little more than a day, and Wu Qi and his spies have not had the opportunity to go deep into the depths of Hongzepu, but from the southwest coast of Hongzepu to check the situation, the observed signs are quite consistent with Lin Lian's speculation, at this time, it should be believed that the fishermen and boat owners on Hongzepu have gathered to protest for several months, and the Hongzepu Water Village forces, fishermen, and the leaders of the boat gang have secretly united to seek great things.

Lin Lian and them also went to Luoyang Lake from the old river to check the situation by river boat, and they were also familiar with the waterway again, and the stars and moonlight were very weak at night, so there was no need to hide it. Before entering Luoyang Lake, Lin Jian asked the crows and Wu Qi to get off the boat, and asked them to lurk at the mouth of the river to monitor the boats that sneaked into the Shiliang River from Luoyang Lake.

The forces of Hongzepu united to take Qin Chengbo as their prey, and first sent a large number of men and boats to sneak into the Shiliang River, and after luring Qin Chengbo into the river, these ships would block his retreat behind. In order to prevent the retreat from being sealed, it is necessary to identify in advance which boats have been sent by the Hongzepu Water Village forces to enter the Shiliang River, whether there are special signs, and whether the boaters have special recognizable attire, so that they can camouflage the boats and people who enter the troubled waters of Luoyang Lake to fish.

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