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☆ 302. Chapter 301

Chapter 301

Gu Lin and the deputy captain guarding the East Gate soon learned that the Che Luo Kingdom was attacking from both sides. Gu Lin held the spike, lowered his head to avoid the rain of arrows, and said to the deputy captain: "I will go to the West Gate and guard this place."

The deputy captain shouted: "Okay! Be careful, sir!"

Gu Lin rolled to avoid the dense rain of arrows, and used the spike in his hand to deal with the people climbing up the ladder, and rushed to the West Gate.

As soon as he arrived at the bottom of the West Gate, he saw the soldiers being pressed down by the Che Luo people who climbed up the tower. He stepped on the handrail of the steps, jumped up, and the double spikes on his back instantly attacked, killing the first row of Che Luo people under the spikes.

The soldiers who were suppressed and nearly lost the tower saw Gu Lin coming, and the cold sweat on their bodies was blown away by the wind: "Sir!"

Gu Lin nodded with his back to them and said "Kill--"

The soldiers instantly felt that the spikes in their hands were much lighter, and followed Gu Lin to press back.

Once the tower was lost, it would take ten times or even dozens of times more effort to take it back. When the last Che Luo countryman who came to the gate was stabbed to death, the ladder was also taken down, and 70% of the soldiers guarding here died. The silver armor on Gu Lin's arm was also broken, and blood dripped on the ground.

This was caused by a dozen Che Luo people surrounding him and attacking at the same time. Correspondingly, the bodies of those people were all piled on the tower.

However, the attacks of the Che Luo thieves under the tower were more fierce than before, and they did not give the soldiers of Lizhou time to breathe.

More and more Lizhou soldiers were injured, and the East Gate guarded by the deputy thousand households also received news that it was captured by Che Luo several times and repelled.

This day was particularly long. The soldier standing next to Gu Lin was shot in the throat by an arrow shot from below. He fell to the ground and died before he could even blink.

Soon someone else took his place, and then someone else took his place after he was injured or died.

The thorn in Gu Lin's hand seemed to have been soaked in blood. A thick layer of blood solidified on the handle. Even the feathers on his head were smeared with blood, which was no longer as brilliant as before.

Seeing the sun setting, the Che Luo Kingdom relied on the number of people to carry out a round-robin battle. Gu Lin kicked the Che Luo Kingdom thieves who had climbed up and said, "Select 500 soldiers with outstanding skills, and follow me to attack the rear of the Che Luo Kingdom army after dark."

The centurion who had followed the deputy thousand households for decades thought he had heard it wrong. He raised his shield and looked at Gu Lin: "Sir, what did you say?"

Gu Lin: "There are tens of thousands of people in the Che Luo Kingdom. If this continues, we will be exhausted. When they break through the city gate, only when their rear is in chaos can the crisis today be resolved."

"But sir, this is too dangerous!" A mere 500 people, once they succeed in the rear, they will face tens of thousands of Che Luo Kingdom troops. There is no chance to escape, and they will definitely die.

Gu Lin replied to him: "Today's crisis is not resolved, and it will only take time for Lizhou City to be broken." What Gu Lin did not say was that there were not many weapons left. If this round-robin battle continued for another day or two, the soldiers' bows and arrows would have to be idle, and they would lose their long-range suppression weapons.

The centurion was speechless. He knew that what Gu Lin said was right. It was only the first day, and the casualties of the soldiers were beyond expectations. They only had more than 10,000 people, and they could not afford to waste time.

The centurion clasped his fists in front of Gu Lin, bent down and went down to count the troops.

Gu Lin suddenly turned around and said to him, "The attack on the camp is entirely voluntary."

"Yes."

The centurion left, and no one spoke on the tower except the sound of arrows shooting and the sound of chopping.

Soon, the centurion came back, and 500 soldiers had been gathered under the tower.

Gu Lin leaned against the tower and ordered, "After I leave, you should send more people and be sure to defend the tower. After you succeed, quickly send someone to pick up me and the soldiers."

"I know, sir, I will wait for you and the soldiers to return safely."

Gu Lin said nothing, put the double-edged thorn back into the leather sheath on his back, and walked down the tower. Below, 500 people had gathered.

These soldiers were under the command of the deputy thousand households, and some were mobilized from various counties. They were all good fighters.

Gu Lin looked at them, without saying anything extra, and asked them to check the things they were carrying, four-shot crossbows, thorns.

They did not hide the fact that they were going to attack the rear camp of Che Luo Kingdom, because the people from the state government office followed here to carry the wounded, and they also learned that Lu Lu was one of them. She ran all the way back to the backyard of the government office, "Boss! Boss!"

Lin Zhen, who was making explosives, heard the voice, his hands did not shake, and he made a new roll of explosives before speaking: "What's wrong?"

Lu Lu ran outside the house: "The master is going to take 500 soldiers to attack the rear of Che Luo Kingdom, and he will set off soon."

Lin Zhen paused and called Lu Lu outside the house: "Call a few more people in, take the things and follow me."

Lu Lu didn't know what to call people in for, but without saying a word, she turned around and called the servants in the government office, and four or five people came in together.

Lin Zhen pointed at the explosives prepared in the house and said, "Put them in those backpacks and come with me to the tower to give them to the adults."

"Remember, handle them with care and don't bump into them. This thing is extremely dangerous and has amazing power."

When Lulu and the servants heard him say this, they carefully and quickly carried the things on their backs, each carrying a large backpack.

These simple explosives were made by Lin Zhen day and night in the past two days. If Lulu hadn't suddenly said that Gu Lin was going to attack the enemy's rear, he would have prepared to send them to Gu Lin and others in a day.

I didn't expect that they would be used now.

Lin Zhen and a few others hurried to the west tower. They just came out of the government office and ran into Gu Lin and five hundred soldiers before they reached the west tower.

Gu Lin, who always had no expression, was moved when he saw him. "Uncle Lin, why are you here?"

Lin Zhen was glad that he was not too late. He knew that Gu Lin was in a hurry, so he said simply: "The things they and I carry on our backs are called explosives." He picked up one from Lu Lu's backpack and pointed to the fuse on it to show Gu Lin, "When you use it, use a fire starter to light it here and throw it out quickly. The power is enough to blow up the rocks."

"You must remember that the fuse burns very quickly. You can't keep it in your hand after it is lit, otherwise you will hurt yourself and your own people."

There was no time to hide the power from them. Lin Zhen could only tell them to be careful, throw it out after it was lit, and never hurt themselves and their own people.

Gu Lin and the five hundred soldiers were equipped with four-shot crossbows and thorns. Everyone also took a fire starter, ready to assassinate the high-ranking generals of Che Luoguo in the dark, and then ignite the food and grass that Che Luoguo had placed in the rear, causing civil strife and blowing up the camp, and then quickly run back to the city.

Gu Lin didn't know the specific power of the object made by Lin Zhen, but he believed in Lin Zhen. If Lin Zhen said it could blow up rocks, then it must be able to do it. He

immediately handled it with care as Lin Zhen said, and asked each of the five hundred soldiers to tear off a piece of robe to wrap a few, and he also took some.

Lin Zhen looked at his handsome face with a short beard, and his heart was beating like a drum. He hugged Gu Lin tightly: "I'll wait for you to come back."

The kid had grown taller, and he had to tiptoe to hug him.

After being hugged, Gu Lin hugged him back tightly: "Well, Zhenzhen wait for me."

After saying that, he let go of Lin Zhen and waved to the five hundred soldiers. Hundreds of people immediately merged into the darkness and disappeared.

On a section of the city wall of Lizhou Prefecture, hundreds of ropes were hanging down the wall. Soldiers in black slid down the wall along the ropes and stepped silently on the land outside the city.

Since the Che Luo army was attacking the east and west gates in two directions, most of the troops were transferred to the two sides, and no one noticed their tracks.

Gu Lin quickly led his men to the Che Luo camp from the side. The Che Luo people in front were attacking the tower with a loud noise, and torches were burning in the tents behind. The larger the tent, the more torches there were.

"Liu Er, there shouldn't be too many people when assassinating. You take 300 people to the back first, find the place where Che Luo stores food and arrows, and wait there."

"Once you hear any movement from the tent, the official and others will be exposed. Immediately set fire and ignite the explosives."

"Yes, sir." Whether it was assassinating the high-ranking generals of Che Luo or burning food in the rear, it was dangerous, and no one rushed to do it.

From the moment they decided to follow Gu Lin out, they were prepared not to go back.

Most of the troops pressed towards the tower, leaving the camps in the rear empty. Gu Lin led the remaining two hundred men into the camps, changed into the military uniforms of the Che Luo Kingdom, and asked them to tie a cloth belt around their arms. Then, like a shadow, they sneaked into the camps where the high-ranking generals were. As long as they met, they would immediately kill the people.

Soon, they approached the largest camp, which was also the largest general of the Che Luo Kingdom attacking Lizhou this time.

Suddenly, just as Gu Lin was about to take action, there were sudden deafening noises in the rear, and the sky-high flames dyed half of the sky red.

Even Gu Lin was stunned by the sound that almost shook the ground and tore the sky apart. He immediately thought that Liu Er's men had an accident, and perhaps they were discovered and had to take action in advance.

He looked at the Che Luo soldiers around him who were already stunned by the sound of explosives, and made a gesture to the sergeant behind him to retreat.

Suddenly, just as he and the soldiers were about to withdraw from the enemy camp in the chaos, a tall, bearded man in luxurious clothes walked out of the tent. Under the bright firelight, the man happened to see Gu Lin wearing the military robe of the Che Luo Kingdom. He narrowed his eyes and pointed at him fiercely: "A Dayu soldier has sneaked in, catch him!"

Gu Lin took out the explosives without saying a word, lit the gunpowder and threw it at Sang Han.

The small explosives were inconspicuous, but the people around Sang Han knew his identity as the eldest prince and did not dare to despise him. They rushed to protect him.

The explosives fell to the ground, and with a loud "bang", the entire tent was blown up to the sky.

Gu Lin's ears were buzzing. Seeing the power of the explosives with his own eyes, he focused his eyes and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Retreat!"

The soldiers took advantage of the moment when the Che Luo people had not yet reacted, and immediately pulled out the spikes, slashing and killing while rushing out.

"Grand Prince!"

"Grand Prince!"

"Quick, catch those Dayu's men!"

Two hundred people were surrounded in an instant, and the layers of Che Luo's horses were like dumpling wrappers with stuffing, forming a siege.

Suddenly, a group of people on horseback came over here while hacking and killing.

Gu Lin saw Liu Er and said to the soldiers who were resisting the Che Luo people: "The people in front will cover, and the people behind will use explosives to blast a path."

"Yes!" Some soldiers immediately protected some people, and the people being protected seized the gap, ignited the explosives and threw them into the dense crowd.

In an instant, broken limbs flew everywhere, and the power of the explosives was frightening. It was hard to believe that this was something that could exist in the world.

Under the repeated bombing of explosives and Gu Lin's desperate fight with the soldiers, they forcibly cut a bloody path.

The people led by Liu Er immediately rushed over and stretched out their hands to pull the people off the horse onto the horse.

Gu Lin was the last one to leave because of his position. Sang Han, who was saved by his men, looked at Gu Lin and others who were stabbing them in the camp with big spikes and killing people. His eyes turned red with anger and he roared loudly, "Bring out the crossbows and kill them!" There were

still more than 20 people who had not mounted their horses. Gu Lin pushed away dozens of spikes with his double-edged spikes and kicked away the Che Luo people closest to him. Liu

Er looked at the crossbow that could penetrate the city wall and was pushed over by seven or eight people. He called Gu Lin with bloodshot eyes, "Sir!"

As soon as he said this, the crossbow, which was as thick as his arm, made a nerve-wracking sound, "Buzz!!!"

The crossbow rushed straight towards Gu Lin. Gu Lin looked at the sergeant in front of him and quickly blocked the spikes in front of him, "Those who can leave, leave."

With a "clang--" sound, the crossbow with huge force shot at the blocked spikes. Gu Lin's throat had a sweet and fishy taste and blood flowed from the corners of his mouth.

He took advantage of the situation to grab the crossbow, risking the wound on his palm, and fiercely threw the crossbow in his hand towards Sang Han, and the explosives in his hand flew past like a meteor chasing the moon.

Sang Han, who was directing his men to set up the second crossbow, saw the crossbow coming towards him, and quickly moved away. When he sneered and was determined to leave Gu Lin and others behind, the explosives that followed caught his eyes. With

a loud "bang", in the thick white smoke, Sang Han, who had been protected by his men before and had escaped by luck, was blown to pieces, and his head fell to the ground with a puff, rolling a distance away.

Gu Lin immediately grabbed the saddle of a horse, jumped on it, and led the remaining soldiers to break out.

The Che Luo people on the periphery did not know that their leader was dead. Seeing Gu Lin and his men immediately surrounded and strangled him, Gu Lin took out the four-shot crossbow, and after three rounds, most of the pursuers around him were gone.

Soon, they rushed to the wall from which they came. Everyone immediately dismounted and climbed up by grabbing the rope.

On the tower, the deputy commander and the soldiers heard a loud noise coming from behind the Che Luo Kingdom camp, and then saw the flames rising into the sky.

The soldiers were stunned: "Captain, that should be the place where the Che Luo Kingdom stores food and grass! Their food and grass caught fire!"

"Those noises just now, could it be that the heavens appeared and sent down fire and thunder from the sky!"

Then, the deputy commander and the soldiers on the tower saw that the Che Luo Kingdom soldiers who had been attacking the city fiercely had stopped their attack for some reason.

Suddenly, a soldier ran up, panting, with a flushed face, and said: "Captain Bing, the prefect led 500 people to sneak attack the enemy camp. Not only did they burn the enemy's food and arrows, but they also killed many of their generals. At this moment, the Che Luo Kingdom camp is in chaos!"

☆ 303. Chapter 302

Chapter 302

The matter of the surprise attack on the enemy camp was very urgent.

Before the deputy captain had time to tell his side, upon hearing the news, the deputy captain and a group of cheering soldiers were stunned: "What did you say, where has the lord been?!" The soldier who came to report the news said: "The lord brought five hundred people and attacked the enemy camp. Not only did he kill several high-ranking generals, but he also burned the enemy's food and arrows. Now the lord has returned to the city."

The deputy captain slapped the pier of the tower hard: "Good job!"

"I have never seen such a prefect, good!"

"Take me to see the lord!"

"Captain, we want to go too." The soldiers on the tower were also excited, relying on the fact that the Che Luo Kingdom had withdrawn its troops, and they were very restless.

The deputy captain looked at them, all of whom had blood on their faces and bodies, and some of them were still injured, and said like thunder: "Hey, the master will come sooner or later, don't worry, I have something important to report to the master."

"Tsk--" The soldiers didn't know what he was thinking. What important matter? He just wanted to see Master Gu.

But everyone knew that it was not possible for everyone to go, and they had to prevent the counterattack of the people of Che Luoguo.

The deputy captain jumped down the tower and went to the government office.

Lin Zhen, who had been waiting outside the government office, finally waited for Gu Lin. He walked quickly to Gu Lin and saw the blood on the corner of his mouth. His heart tightened.

Gu Lin saw his worry and raised the back of his hand to wipe it: "It's okay, you will be fine after a few days of recuperation."

The soldiers behind him who were more or less injured were still immersed in the amazing power of the explosives and the ecstasy that Gu Lin led them to burn food and grass in the midst of thousands of troops and assassinated the high-ranking generals of the other side.

It was like a dream.

They were excited to ask Lin Zhen, who gave them the explosives, if he still had them, but they didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Gu Lin.

Gu Lin waved his hand and asked the soldiers, who were only 300 soldiers left, to go to the backyard to let the doctors and military doctors check their injuries, and then followed Lin Zhen into the government office.

He was also very curious about explosives. Without them, the attack would not have been so smooth, and the amazing power was too terrifying: "Uncle Lin, what is the thing called explosives made of? Are there any left?"

Lin Zhen had nothing to hide from him, so he told him the formula of gunpowder: saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal, mixed in a certain proportion, and then mixed with sharp pieces of iron. After the explosion, it not only has the power of explosives, but the pieces of iron will also fly out and pierce into the body, causing secondary damage.

"I bought all the materials from the firecracker shop. I only used up a small half of the amount for you. There is still more in the government."

Lin Zhen was still worried about his injury, and said to Gu Lin: "The doctors in the city are treating the soldiers in the backyard. You should go and have a look. It will be bad if you get sick."

The two were walking into the government office. The extremely excited deputy captain arrived. There was a shortage of people behind him. Gu Lin was not seriously injured. He slapped him on the shoulder and said: "Sir, why didn't you tell me about the attack on the rear of Che Luo Kingdom? You made the deafening noise just now."

"Good guy, you are using thunder to support justice?"

The deputy captain was honest and straightforward. Since Gu Lin convinced him, he didn't care about the official status and age between the two. He wanted to be friends with Gu Lin on an equal footing. If Gu Lin hadn't had

a cold face, Lin Zhen estimated that the deputy captain would definitely call Gu Lin brother.

The soldiers who went with Gu Lin had not yet completely walked in. The dozens of people who lagged behind were eager to express themselves. When they heard the voice of the deputy captain, they turned around and said, "Captain, that's not a thunderbolt, it's the explosives made by Boss Lin."

"You didn't see it. It was such a small tube. When it was lit and thrown out, there was a bang." The strong man who looked like a mountain stretched out his arms and drew a big circle. "It blew up such a large area. The thieves from Che Luo country were scared silly and wouldn't move."

The soldier next to him elbowed him, "You're not much better. If I hadn't kicked you, you would still be stunned."

The tall man scratched his head, "The main thing is that we haven't used this thing before. How could we know it has such a great power? Boss Lin, do you have any more of this explosives? If we have more, we won't be afraid of the thieves from Che Luo country attacking the city. We can blow up a large area with one blast!"

The other soldiers who had seen the power of explosives had the same idea. They stared at Lin Zhen, as if they wanted to worship him as a detective.

The deputy captain heard the movement of the bomb on the tower, and he did not doubt what the soldiers said. He only regretted that he did not follow them to see the power of the explosives with his own eyes.

He was like a bee picking flowers, grabbing each sergeant and asking him what it looked like when the fuse burned, when was the best time to throw it, and whether it would explode like a flower.

He rushed to Lin Zhen and said, "Boss Lin, you have to let me have my fun. Get some explosives on the tower tomorrow, and I will blow his head off."

"..." Lin Zhen looked at the group of people who wanted to throw explosives like arrows, and said, "The materials I have can only make more than a thousand pieces of explosives. Once they are used up, they are gone."

Explosives are very powerful in the eyes of the soldiers, but for Lin Zhen, who has seen various types of bombs with higher purity, the greater role of explosives is deterrence.

Its power is not very strong. Only when it is at the center of the explosion can it kill people in one blow. The iron pieces mixed in it will cause many casualties. In this era of lack of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs, it is also fatal.

The big guys surrounded Gu Lin and Lin Zhen and went in. The military doctors who were still treating the wounds of the wounded, as well as the people who came here to help, soon learned from the remaining soldiers that the bandits of Che Luo State who attacked the two city gates suffered a great loss and had temporarily retreated.

In an instant, the wounded who were lying or sitting could not help but cheer, and the backyard was noisy.

Compared with the backyard of the state capital, the camp of Che Luo State was gloomy. No one thought that the people of Lizhou State would be so bold that hundreds of people would come to their rear, causing them to lose countless food and grass, and even let the eldest prince Sanghan die from a strange weapon.

Thinking of that weapon, the people in the camp were still a little scared.

The generals who survived by chance asked: "What should we do now?"

"The food and grass were burned, and the food and grass we looted can only last for two days at most. The eldest prince..."

"After we go back, we will definitely not be able to escape punishment, and our lives will be in danger!"

The eldest prince was the son that the Khan valued the most. This time, he was asked to go with him to fight, and he also wanted to give him some military merits and convince the people below.

Now that Lizhou has not been captured, the eldest prince has been in trouble. The Khan's rage can be imagined, and no one present can withstand it.

For now, the only way is to take Lizhou, march to Dayu Kyoto, and get enough benefits from Dayu, so that we can ask the Khan for forgiveness and atone for our sins.

So after discussing, the generals immediately sent troops to recall the two troops that had been dispatched and forcefully attacked Lizhou.

After only one day of rest, the Cheluo people, knowing that they had little food and grass, launched a fierce siege again.

Lizhou had already consumed a lot of arrows in the last siege. Even the stones needed for the catapults and the firewood for boiling water were not much left, and the defense was extremely difficult.

The soldiers who were not so seriously injured and could still draw the bow and hold the thorns were not replaced. With a few loud noises in succession, Gu Lin raised his head and looked at the Che Luo people who were climbing up like ants stepping on the corpses of their own people. He knew that Che Luo was determined to take Lizhou at all costs.

The corpses piled under the city wall were almost level with the city wall. They were using human lives to consume Lizhou's armaments.

And those who were driven forward to die were not the real soldiers of Che Luo State, but the people of Che Luo State who were forcibly conscripted.

They would not feel sorry for their death.

The deputy captain swallowed hard, and blood flowed from his cracked lips: "Sir, we are not out of food, but our weapons are almost used up. I can't accept this!"

Many trained militiamen have come to help. The firewood for boiling water was taken from the houses of the people in the city, but it was still not enough.

More than 10,000 troops against 100,000 is still too much.

If it weren't for the explosives made by Lin Zhen, the situation would be even worse now.

Gu Lin's voice was hoarse because he hadn't drunk water for a long time. The spike in his hand used the most labor-saving posture to penetrate the chest of the Che Luo people from the armpits without armor protection, and his eyes were full of bloodshot: "According to our consumption in the past few days, there are still 40,000 troops in Che Luo State."

Although the soldiers of Lizhou resisted in the city, the difference in the number of people on both sides was too large. Even if the casualties on the Lizhou side were not high, the comparison was still shocking.

Now, there are about 18,000 people who can participate in the war, including the militia.

"Bang!" The Che Luo people were too close, and the soldiers had no choice but to use the same limited amount of explosives again to temporarily stop the momentum.

Gu Lin said to the deputy captain, "Notify the people in the city to abandon all their valuables and go to the west gate. After the gate is opened, use explosives to open a road and let them flee."

"Sir..."

"The remaining soldiers, first bury 50 explosives in various places leading to the west gate, fight and retreat, mount horses at the west gate, and start horse fighting."

The deputy captain gritted his teeth and couldn't say the word "yes".

The Che Luo country still had 40,000 troops. He couldn't think of how Gu Lin and others who stayed behind could win. If they didn't win, they would only die.

Gu Lin didn't look back and told the deputy captain: "This order has been issued and cannot be changed. Sir, we will meet in Lizhou Prefecture."

"Yes." The deputy captain clasped his fists fiercely, took two people down, and immediately asked someone to notify the people in the city to assemble immediately and go to the west gate.

The continuous attacks by Che Luo State made the people in the city a little panicked, and those with weak minds had nightmares. Hearing the loud shouts of the soldiers, the people walked out of their homes in confusion and fear.

Lin Zhen and Lu Lu in the government office also heard the voices asking them to evacuate and go to the west gate. Lin Zhen's things fell on the table, and his body reacted before his brain, and he ran out of the door. He wanted to see Gu Lin.

But when he ran to the street, his reason told him all the time that if he went there, he would only cause trouble for Gu Lin and distract him. He should evacuate with the people so that Gu Lin would have no worries.

The deputy captain who came to inform the people saw him in the crowd and strode over: "Boss Lin, the adults have ordered that all the people in the city should evacuate from Lizhou City. You should follow us quickly."

"What about him, where is Gu Lin?" Lin Zhen looked at the east gate where the sound of fighting came from.

The deputy captain choked for a moment, "Boss Lin, let's go."

"..." Lin Zhen's throat was choked with discomfort, as if it was stuffed with cotton soaked in water. He couldn't swallow it, couldn't breathe, and the pain made him grab his chest, wishing he could reach into his chest and pinch his heart hard.

He said with difficulty, almost unable to hear his own voice: "Go..."

"I'll go..."

Lin Zhen seemed to have lost his soul. He took Lu Lu, Niu Da and other servants he bought and mixed in the panicked crowd. After the city gate was opened, explosives were thrown out one after another, blowing up the Che Luo people who were less than the east city gate. The soldiers went up to kill the enemy, and the people fled in all directions.

About an hour later, Lin Zhen, who had escaped from the state capital and didn't know where he was, heard a series of explosions coming from the direction of the state capital. The entire Lizhou city was probably reduced to ruins in such explosions.

Lin Zhen grabbed the cloth on his knees fiercely. In order not to attract the attention of the thieves from Che Luo State who might catch up, the people who escaped did not set fire. They did not bring any food either. They only grabbed the grass that had not dried up on the ground and stuffed it into their mouths.

On the seventh day after leaving the state capital, Lin Zhen and Lu Lu, whose faces were covered with mud and whose clothes had not been washed for many days, hid in the bushes. The setting sun in the west was like a vat of red dye, dyeing half of the sky red.

Suddenly, a horse appeared on a small hill. The people who had fled here with Lin Zhen immediately worried and clenched their sticks and stones.

Lin Zhen stared at the horse, and gradually, his hands began to tremble.

He saw that the horse was black, with a tall head and a thin neck, slender and strong limbs, and black fur coagulated into pieces by blood.

It carried a person on its back. The person was lying on the horse's back, and his body swayed slightly as the horse moved, as if he was about to fall off the horse's back in the next moment.

Then, some more horses appeared, some with people on their backs, some without...

Lin Zhen seemed to be unable to feel the thorns on the bushes, and suddenly pushed aside the bushes and ran out. He stumbled to the front horse and straightened the face of the person on the horse with trembling hands.

"Gu Lin..."

"Gu Lin, I'm Uncle Lin..."

"Gu Shuanzi! I'm your Zhenzhen, open your eyes and look at me!"

The handsome face covered with blood, with no clean place even on the eyebrows and eyelashes, moved, and the eyes opened a tiny gap.

Gu Lin's voice was erratic: "Zhenzhen is here, I am here."

Whether before or after coming here, Lin Zhen, who had never shed tears, gritted his teeth tightly, and tears slid down his cheeks.

Suddenly, he found that Gu Lin's eyes were closed, and hurriedly called Lu Lu and Niu Da who were hiding behind him, as well as the people of Lizhou: "It's Lord Gu and the others! Come here!"

Lu Lu, Niu Da, and the people of Lizhou who were hiding, ran over when they heard him say it was Gu Lin and the others.

At a glance, they felt their noses sore because of the appearance of Gu Lin and the surviving soldiers. The sensitive and sentimental people covered their mouths and couldn't help feeling uncomfortable.

They saw that none of Gu Lin and the soldiers, including the horses they rode, were intact, and some were only slightly injured. Gu Lin and his men may have been exhausted from fighting to the end, so they tore off the strips of cloth and tied the handles of the spikes tightly to their hands.

☆ 304. Chapter 303

Chapter 303

Gu Lin woke up at noon the next day. It happened that there was a doctor who escaped with them among them. The doctor said that he had no fatal injuries, but was just too exhausted, and there were many small wounds on his body, so he bled a lot.

Lin Zhen stayed with him all the time. The moment he woke up, he was so happy that he couldn't even speak. He just held Gu Lin's hand.

Gu Lin held his hand back and supported himself to sit up.

"Master Gu."

"Master Gu, please lie down for a while."

"Master Gu, the other soldiers are fine. Most of them are awake."

As soon as he woke up, the people gathered around and called him.

Gu Lin glanced at those people, looked at Lin Zhen and said, "Pack up and go back to the prefecture city."

Lin Zhen looked at him and said, "Have the thieves from Che Luo country retreated?"

Gu Lin said, "Since they have come to Lizhou City, there is no reason to ask them to go back. They all stayed in Lizhou." Mountain; and. Three; evening.

The mighty Che Luo Kingdom, which claimed to have an army of 100,000, also paid a heavy price after breaking Lizhou City, and the 100,000 troops disappeared.

His words were very light, but they seemed to carry a powerful force, which made Lin Zhen and the people go from disbelief at the beginning to ecstasy. Their

prefect really led the soldiers to win this battle where the few defeated the many, and the enemy was outnumbered, making those thieves who dared to invade Lizhou City pay for their sins with blood.

"Wow oh oh oh oh oh!!!"

"Master Gu!"

"Master Gu!"

Lin Zhen held his hand tightly and sat beside him. He admired Gu Lin and felt sorry for Gu Lin. Who would have thought that the child in the past would become the prefect of Lizhou today.

The next day, Gu Lin moved a little slower, got on the horse, and took Lin Zhen and a group of people who fled here back to Lizhou City.

In order to stop the enemy that day, Gu Lin ordered to place explosives in the city, so at this moment, the houses in Lizhou City collapsed, the streets were messy, and the ground was buried with the debris left by the people anxiously, which was a world of difference from the prosperous Lizhou City before.

But for the people, there is nothing better than Lizhou City still being there. The houses can be rebuilt, the streets can be cleaned up, and the most important thing is that their homes are still there, and their roots are still there.

The people spontaneously moved the obstacles on the streets for Gu Lin and the soldiers to let them pass safely, and then bowed deeply to Gu Lin and others who left.

Lin Zhen rode on Hongzao's back. When he escaped that day, he was worried that Hongzao would be caught by the people of Che Luoguo, so he simply took its reins and let it run by itself. Unexpectedly, it has been following his team all the time, and it is very well-behaved.

Before, when there was no news about Gu Lin, Lin Zhen didn't have the heart to ride him. Now, he is looking at Gu Lin next to him and touching its ears. It is very interesting to see it flapping its ears.

After the city was broken, the thieves of Che Luo State were eager to kill Gu Lin and his men. Except for the places destroyed by explosives, other places in the city were well preserved. For example, the state government office near the west gate was only blown down on the left side, and the rest of the place was exactly the same as the day Lin Zhen left.

Lin Zhen asked his subordinates to take out the food that was not taken away in time and was only covered with firewood, and make a fire to cook.

The people in the city also found their food in their own food storage places, and the aroma of food wafted.

Three days later, most of the soldiers who were sent out to find the people came back, and 50% to 60% of the scattered people returned. On

this day, Lin Zhen was counting how many pigs were left in the pig farm, and Lu Lu suddenly ran in with a red face: "Boss, the court people are here!"

Lin Zhen: "?"

This is really too coincidental. When the Lizhou soldiers were fighting desperately, there was no shadow of a person, but now they are here.

Lin Zhen clapped his hands: "Are there many people?"

"Many. When I came, they had already entered the government office."

"Let's go back and take a look." Lizhou resisted the 100,000-strong army of Che Luo State, and Gu Lin, the governor of Lizhou, also rose in power. Even if someone from the court came, Lin Zhen didn't think Gu Lin would be afraid of him.

If he didn't speak well, I'm afraid that the people from the court would run into a snag with Gu Lin.

Lin Zhen washed his hands and rode Hongzao back to the city. Before he reached the city gate, he saw the Lizhou soldiers with the same equipment as before the replacement. The soldiers, wearing patched military robes and holding notched swords, set up camp on the plain outside Lizhou City.

At a glance, there were quite a few people.

Lin Zhen squeezed the horse's belly and said, "Hey, the reinforcements from the court have finally arrived."

He drove his horse towards the government office. When the servants of the government office saw him coming, they hurriedly came forward and held Hong Zao's hand: "Boss Lin, you are back?"

Nowadays, everyone who survived in the city knew that Boss Lin had made a thing called dynamite, which played a big role in driving away the thieves of Luo State. I heard from those soldiers that if there were no dynamite, it would be hard to say what would happen to Lizhou City.

Not to mention that Lin Zhen was the unmarried husband of the prefect who defended Lizhou and turned the tide. For this reason, no one in Lizhou dared to disrespect him.

Lin Zhen threw Hong Zao's reins to him, and when he passed by him, he whispered: "When did the lord from the court go in?"

"He went in for a while. He is so majestic. I heard that he is a general of the third rank."

"He is a big official." Lin Zhen nodded.

The yamen runner snorted, "No matter how high an official you are, don't think of turning your face away when you come to Lizhou. The elders and villagers of Lizhou will not agree to this."

Lin Zhen nodded and walked in.

As soon as this man walked in, he attracted the attention of the officials who came with the general and were now in the Lizhou government office.

They frowned and were about to call out this man who appeared here for no reason, when they saw the yamen runners in the government office saluted Lin Zhen with their fists: "Boss Lin."

"I'll take a rest here, you guys are busy." Lin Zhen was quite interested in the court official who had just arrived. He sat on the horizontal board on one side of the corridor openly and heard the voice coming from the main hall.

"Master Gu, you really didn't lie about the military intelligence. The troops sent by the Che Luo Kingdom are 100,000?" Bao Mo confirmed it again but still didn't believe it. A 100,000-strong army was actually resisted by Lizhou. This was simply impossible.

Because he was higher in rank than Gu Lin, he sat in the first seat at the moment. Gu Lin sat in the same line with him and said solemnly, "The soldiers are cleaning up the battlefield. By then, 100,000 heads will be brought back to the capital to ask for merit."

"If the general can't wait, he can also go around to check whether the bodies are real."

Bao Mo, the general, was a little watered, but he was better than those generals in the court who had never seen blood and were appointed generals by the grace of their fathers. When he heard Gu Lin say this, he thought of the corpses that he saw under the city wall when he led the army to Lizhou, which had not been dealt with in time and almost filled the outside of the city wall. He

shuddered all over.

He looked at the young man in front of him, who was probably not even 20 years old, "100,000 troops..."

"When does Lord Gu plan to return to the capital to report on his work?" Bao Mo was in his forties and was born in an aristocratic family. He not only had sons, but also grandsons. At this moment, looking at Gu Lin, he couldn't help but grit his teeth and think, why doesn't he have such a son in his family? If he did, he would even carry him on his shoulders!

So don't mention the taste of looking at Gu Lin.

Gu Lin said: "After the city is rectified, we can go to the capital. In addition, we also need to collect the heads of 100,000 Che Luo thieves."

Bao Mo's old face flushed, and he suddenly sighed, "Master Gu, it's not that I don't want to come, it's really...ah..."

His 100,000 troops came too late, and he felt embarrassed. Bao Mo couldn't help but nag Gu Lin, saying how much time he had spent with the Ministry of Revenue to gather these food and grass, and how many verbal battles he had over the issue of military pay. Several factors combined led to the time for the army to set out again and again.

To be honest, Bao Mo felt that he would not be able to catch up with the crisis of Lizhou on the way here, and he only hoped that he would run into the army of Che Luo Kingdom someday, so as to avenge the soldiers and people of Lizhou .

But everything after entering Lizhou was like a dream. Lizhou was actually defended, and the 100,000 troops of Che Luo Kingdom were all lost here.

At first, he thought that the commander of Lizhou was an extraordinary military genius, but the commander and several centurions personally admitted that the commander of this battle was the governor of Lizhou, a civil official.

Lin Zhen, who was eavesdropping outside, didn't expect that this court official had some merits, and he was relieved.

On the fourth day after the imperial reinforcements arrived, Gu Lin temporarily handed over all matters in Lizhou to Guan Peng, and went to Beijing with the deputy commander, several centurions, and Lin Zhen to report on his work.

It was August now. According to the situation last year and the year before, it was a time for a bumper harvest. However, due to the invasion of Che Luo this year, in order to prevent the remaining crops from becoming food for Che Luo, the crops everywhere were burned, and large areas of land were black.

Yesterday, the state government issued an order to issue Lizhou bonds, and the collected grain was used to purchase grain seeds. People who were short of grain seeds could buy them on credit as in previous years and return them after the autumn harvest next year.

Policies were issued one by one. Although the war had just ended, Lizhou was not in chaos. The people seemed to have a backbone to support them and continued their production and life in an orderly manner.

All of this made Bao Mo feel new and strange. He ignored the stench of the carts of heads and drove his horse to Gu Lin: "Gu Zhizhou, I heard that you used a lot of new things in the battle with the Che Luo Kingdom."

"Like a four-shot crossbow that can fire four arrows, which can be used by one person, and a spike that is extremely useful when charging. And, what about explosives? Do you have them with you?"

"These are not equipped by the court, where did you get them from?"

It was the fourth day on the road, and Lin Zhen finally understood the chatterbox nature of Bao Mo. Except for eating and sleeping, he never stopped for a moment. He surrounded Gu Lin like a virgin girl, and he wanted to stick to Gu Lin all the time.

And he was different from ordinary people. He pretended not to see Gu Lin's cold face.

Suddenly, Gu Lin with a serious face turned around and said, "They were all made by my husband."

The deputy captain, who had long disliked the general who was pestering Gu Lin, squeezed in with his horse. The horse's butt squeezed Bao Mo's horse crooked a little, and said like thunder, "General, what are you thinking about? Do you want to equip us with these things like the soldiers in Lizhou?"

Bao Mo smiled with his teeth and nodded, "Yeah."

The deputy captain stretched out a few fingers and calculated, "The crossbow body of the four-shot crossbow, plus a set of three-round crossbow arrows, a set requires seventeen taels of silver."

"The spikes are made entirely of refined iron, each costs twelve taels. The two of our prefecture are more expensive, adding up to more than one hundred taels."

"And the dynamite, was also made by Boss Lin himself. There is no second one in the world."

"Let me see, if the general wants to equip 10,000 troops, he will need..."

Bao Mo's face turned pale because of the calculated amount of silver. The treasury of the court was empty enough to run horses, so how could he afford to bother with all this? He didn't want to ask anymore.

Just look at them with envy!

Bao Mo's eyes swept over the 100 soldiers brought by Gu Lin, and he sighed, and at the same time cast his eyes on Lin Zhen.

In fact, the people in the state government office,

such as the deputy captain, knew very well that Gu Lin's words were true. Raising soldiers is a job that burns money. Some princes in the court, who are powerful and powerful, have to take risks to reach out to the Xuzhou Salt Road in order to raise soldiers. It can be seen how much money is invested.

The soldiers in Lizhou eat dry food, wear armor, and use newly made weapons. Most of the huge wealth earned by Lin Zhen in the past two years has been invested in it, and more than 10,000 soldiers in Lizhou are fully equipped from head to toe, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly improved.

Otherwise, they will be like the current court soldiers, three or five people share a broken big knife, eat a slightly dry coarse grain meal and a thin porridge meal every day, and sew and mend the straw sandals on their feet.

I am afraid that on the day when the Che Luo Kingdom attacks, they will not be able to withstand such a fierce attack.

In the autumn of the 48th year of Qianhui, Lizhou Governor Gu Lin went to Beijing to report on his work.

It was noon when they arrived in Kyoto, and the sun was shining brightly. Because they had submitted a memorial in advance, everyone from the emperor Qin Zhong, the officials of the court, to the messengers and the relevant government offices knew that the crisis in Lizhou had been resolved.

However, it was not resolved by the 100,000 troops of the court, but by Lizhou Governor Gu Lin, who led the Lizhou Qianzong, Baihu, soldiers, and militia.

The 100,000 troops sent by the court went in vain, and invisibly slapped many people in the face.

The news also leaked to the city. When many people saw the eunuchs leading hundreds of people outside the city, they knew that the Lizhou Governor who had fought off 100,000 soldiers was coming. The streets from the city gate to the palace were crowded with people.

"Da, da, da..."

The sound of horseshoes nailed with horseshoes was louder than that of ordinary horses. The eunuchs standing at the gate of Kyoto bent slightly and raised their heads. They saw dozens of people riding horses coming to this side amid the flying flags.

There were two people at the front. One was the familiar general Bao Mo who led an army of 100,000 to support Lizhou. The other was a young man who was born unemotional but handsome. Just by looking at him from a distance, one could smell the strong smell of blood and murderous aura on him. He was transformed from a teenager to a young man.

He was wearing a scarlet official robe of a fifth-rank civil servant and a black gauze hat on his head. He looked just like the one he saw in the palace three years ago, a complete scholar.

No one dared to think that it was him who solved the dilemma of Lizhou.

The people riding on the horses were getting closer and closer. The eunuch bent his waist more than before. Looking at Gu Lin who seemed to be looking down at him, cold sweat broke out on his back.

He endured it and unfolded the imperial edict in his hand.

☆ 305. Chapter 304

Chapter 304

"Gu Lin receives

the imperial edict." The eunuch unfolded the imperial edict.

Gu Lin, who was riding on his horse, dismounted, lifted his robe and knelt.

"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims that Gu Lin, the governor of Lizhou, led his army to resist the bandits in times of crisis, defended the city to resist, and promoted the power of Yu the Great. Now Gu Lin is appointed as General Mingwei and the governor of Jingzhou, and they will jointly govern Lizhou. This is the imperial decree."

"Your servant, Gu Lin, accepts the order and thanks you."

General Mingwei is a fourth-rank military officer. Although Gu Lin is still the governor of Lizhou, he also serves as the governor of Jingzhou, which is right next to Lizhou. It is hard to say what is wrong with this appointment.

Moreover, most people figured out that the emperor was worried that the traitors of Cheluo would not give up and cause trouble again, so he simply let Gu Lin shoulder both civil and military duties.

The eunuch looked at Gu Lin with an obvious smile on his face, but he also said with some awe: "Sir Gu, the emperor has already held a banquet in the palace, waiting for Sir Gu to go and celebrate your great victory over the Cheluo Kingdom this time."

Gu Lin took the imperial edict and stood up. He had grown to be more than a head taller than the eunuch, so the eunuch couldn't help but take a step back: "I know."

He grabbed the saddle and mounted the horse, and said to the soldiers behind him: "Enter the city."

The gates of this century-old imperial capital were wide open, and the guards standing on both sides. As soon as Gu Lin and his men rode in, the people on both sides of the street tiptoed and asked: "Who is the Lizhou prefect, Gu Lin?!"

"I heard that the Lizhou prefect was the top scholar three years ago. He is handsome and has outstanding literary talent. I didn't expect that he is so good at leading troops in battle."

"And the Lizhou prefect has not married yet. I don't know how many girls and boys are looking at him when he returns to Beijing this time."

"How old is Gu the prefect? ​​He hasn't married yet?"

"I heard that he is eighteen years old."

"Tsk tsk, he became the prefect at the age of 18, and he also repelled the bandits of Che Luo. He is really a hero in his youth."

"..."

The discussion and cheers along the way only stopped when they reached the palace gate.

Since Qin Zhong was waiting in the palace with hundreds of officials, the eunuchs did not insist on dressing up to meet the emperor, and prepared to take Gu Lin in directly.

Gu Lin looked at the deputy captain, several centurions, and Lin Zhen behind him: "They are also the heroes who defeated Che Luo this time. They will come to the palace with me to meet the emperor."

"Yes." It was just a matter of adding a few tables, so the eunuchs would naturally not make trouble at this time.

He served Qin Zhong and probably heard the most things. Che Luo was blatantly invading in the north of Dayu, and Yan was eyeing it covetously in the west. There would be many opportunities for this Lord Gu to be reused in the future.

The deputy captain, centurions, and Lin Zhen did not expect that they would also follow into the palace. They looked at each other, dismounted, and followed behind Gu Lin.

The sound of the eunuchs singing spread from the palace gate to the palace, and then to the Jixian Hall where the banquet was held. Qin Zhong, who was talking to the queen, heard the sound and looked towards the palace gate.

The queen beside him and the civil and military officials who came to the banquet all turned their heads to look.

A young man wearing a crimson official robe and a black gauze official hat, with a handsome but unkind and heartless face, walked into the hall.

Many people in the court who advocated peace had mixed feelings. They did not agree to send troops, fearing that it would cause war, and focused on calming the chaos

. Although the emperor finally stood on the side of the pro-station faction and sent out 100,000 troops, it was spread throughout the court that the court's troops were not used at all, and when they arrived in Lizhou, the crisis in Lizhou had been resolved.

This made many people in the court feel inexplicably.

"I, Gu Lin, the governor of Lizhou, come to see the emperor. Long live the emperor."

Perhaps because he had seen his sons fighting each other to the death in the court these days, Qin Zhong was particularly fond of Gu Lin, who had repelled the 100,000-strong army of the Che Luo Kingdom. He even stepped down from the dragon throne himself and stretched out his hand to Gu Lin: "Please stand up, my dear Gu. You are tired from the long journey. I would like to give you a good welcome."

Gu Lin had a problem of not liking to be touched by others since he was a child. As soon as that hand was stretched in front of him, the kneeling Gu Lin's face became serious.

He stood up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I just came from Lizhou and I am exhausted. I am afraid that I have offended Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Qin Zhong took back his hands and put them behind his back, with a smile on his face: "My dear, you are a meritorious minister of Dayu. How can I blame you for this?"

"Could it be that in your eyes, I am such a petty person who can't tolerate any sand in my eyes?"

"I dare not."

"Okay, okay, give your dear Gu a seat, sit down below me."

The eunuchs immediately set up another table under the dragon chair and put out wine and food. The deputy captain and Lin Zhen sat in the official team on the right.

Lin Zhen suddenly saw his acquaintance Zhong Yan at the back of the team. Coincidentally, Zhong Yan also looked at him and bowed.

Lin Zhen also returned the greeting.

The deputy captain who sat down with him whispered, "Boss Lin, is that pretty boy someone you know?"

If Gu Lin still had some military aura when he put on his robe, Zhong Yan, who was sitting in the ranks of officials, looked like an orthodox scholar, with fair skin, delicate eyebrows and eyes, like a book quietly placed there.

Lin Zhen nodded, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip: "He is from the same hometown as me and Lord Gu, and he and Lord Gu studied in the same school."

The deputy captain had a Gu Lin filter. When he heard that Zhong Yan was from the same hometown as Gu Lin and that they had studied in the same school, he said, "Then he must be well-educated."

Lin Zhen was keenly aware of what he said to the deputy captain, and he was aware that many eyes were on him. Among all the men in the court, he was the only one, so it was hard not to be eye-catching.

Lin Zhen pretended not to feel it, sat up straight, and looked at Gu Lin who was sitting near the emperor.

Gu Lin seemed to notice his gaze and turned to look at him.

Qin Zhong, who had just sat on the dragon throne, did not notice the eye contact between Gu Lin and Lin Zhen. He said to Gu Lin with a pleasant face: "Gu Aiqing, the troops of Che Luo Kingdom invading Lizhou this time are indeed 100,000?"

Gu Lin stood up and clasped his hands: "Your Majesty, Che Luo Kingdom is known to have an army of 100,000, but the troops that can really fight at any time should be around 80,000. The remaining 20,000 are ordinary people who are coerced by it."

Qin Zhong said: "I remember that the total number of troops in Lizhou is less than 20,000. My Aiqing may as well tell me and the ministers how to win."

Following the rule of not looking directly at the emperor's face, Gu Lin lowered his eyes and briefly recounted the process of the Lizhou soldiers defending the city.

When he talked about burning thousands of acres of grain in order to leave no food and grass for Che Luo Kingdom, some people praised this approach, while others believed that grain was the lifeblood of the people, so how could the people survive.

When he talked about how Luanziwa blocked the vanguard of the Che Luo State, killed more than a thousand enemies at the narrow entrance, lured the enemy into pursuit, and eliminated the remaining more than three thousand enemies with a charge of four-shot crossbows and thorns, and killed all the five thousand vanguards, someone immediately expressed doubts. What is the four-shot crossbow and what is the thorn? Their army was not equipped with these weapons at all. I am afraid they are fictitious.

Gu Lin pretended not to hear these doubts, and just said to Qin Zhong calmly: "The enemy is numerous and we are few. When the enemy army attacked the city, I, the Lizhou soldiers and militia, held the city against the enemy for six days. Because we noticed that the other side was using a rotation battle and wanted to use this method to exhaust the soldiers. So, I led 500 soldiers to attack the enemy's rear camp and burned the food and grass of the 100,000-strong army of Cheluo State--" "

I am really not convinced by what Gu Zhizhou said. Burning food and grass among tens of thousands of troops, even the drama dare not write like this, I am afraid it is an exaggeration."

In fact, many people in the court felt that Gu Lin had lied about the military intelligence like the military officer who stood up, saying that the 300,000 to 500,000 Cheluo soldiers were 100,000.

Anyway, there is no one from the court watching, so he can say whatever he wants and it will be what it is.

If the crisis in Lizhou can be resolved so easily, where will all the civil and military officials go?

Gu Lin looked at him with dark eyes, "Sir, go to the corners of Lizhou now and search. Maybe you can find one or two fleeing enemies of Che Luo State. Ask them and you will know everything." When

the deputy captain and others saw someone questioning Gu Lin, they wanted to twist his head off and kick it like a ball. However, the next moment, the words said by the military officer made the deputy captain chuckle and said to Lin Zhen next to him with gloating, "Boss Lin, that guy is too stupid!"

Lin Zhen looked at the military officer who suddenly questioned Gu Lin and said he wanted to compete with Gu Lin. He felt that he was indeed a military officer with an empty head and strong limbs. Today was a good day for the emperor to hold a banquet to welcome Gu Lin. Not only did he question Gu Lin in front of the emperor, but he also wanted to compete with Gu Lin. What kind of brain circuit was this?

The military officer who looked strong and sturdy was quite unyielding. He clasped his fists and said to Qin Zhong: "Your Majesty, since Gu Zhizhou has the ability to attack the enemy camp in the midst of thousands of troops and still escape unscathed, let us also appreciate Gu Zhizhou's style and open our eyes."

Qin Zhong also had some of this in mind and looked at Gu Lin: "Gu Aiqing, just fight him a few times casually, so that he won't entangle you and disturb your peace in the future."

"Your Majesty, I obey your order."

As early as the memorial of the victory over Che Luo Kingdom was submitted and Gu Lin had not yet arrived in Kyoto, Qin Zhong sent people to investigate Gu Lin's background thoroughly.

The more he investigated, the more satisfied he was. He was a poor student, without the support of aristocratic families, and he was the only one. That's why he let Gu Lin govern Lizhou and Jingzhou after he appointed Gu Lin as General Mingwei, and let him be his Gu Aiqing with peace of mind.

He asked the eunuchs to bring up all the weapons in the palace with a pleasant face, and let Gu Lin and the military officer choose.

The generals selected a bunch of golden gourd hammers, and Gu Lin picked up a sword.

Golden gourd hammers are weapons that are known for their weight, and light swords are mostly at a disadvantage against them.

The officials in the Jixian Palace, as well as the princes who are now fighting fiercely and still maintaining brotherly friendship on the surface, turned their bodies and looked at Gu Lin and the military officer in the middle.

Qin Ziwen, who had corresponded with Gu Lin, was also among them. It was only two years since Gu Lin sent him a letter saying that there was an unusual movement in Che Luo State, and this year Che Luo State's army was approaching. After

the news was passed back to the court, Qin Ziwen was also a faction of the main station. Unfortunately, he, the eleventh prince, could not get a number from Qin Zhong, so he had to propose support for Lizhou through several officials who seemed to have nothing to do with him, but had some intersections and similar political views.

He looked at Gu Lin, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and also wanted to see with his own eyes what kind of ability this new champion three years ago had to make such a contribution.

The military officer who provoked Gu Lin was also a prominent figure. He was also considered to be a martial arts expert among the young generation. Unfortunately, he was a fool and was not a good general to lead troops in battle. Otherwise, it would not have been Bao Mo who led 100,000 troops to support Lizhou.

So he was holding his breath and felt that if he went, the credit would belong to him.

Standing in the middle, the military officer weighed the golden melon hammer in his hand and looked at Gu Lin, who was dressed in a civil official robe and looked weak and gentle: "Master Gu, this weapon is not a good choice. Do you want to change it?"

"I don't like people who talk too much."

"..." The military officer and the officials in the Jixian Hall were stunned when they heard his words. They felt that the governor of Lizhou was simply too arrogant.

The military officer snorted and laughed: "Then I won't be polite!"

As soon as the voice fell, the military officer waved the heavy golden melon hammer and attacked Gu Lin with two big leaps. Two pumpkin-sized hammers slammed up.

This military officer was narrow-minded and a bit brainless, but his martial arts were good. For this move, people who practiced martial arts would ask themselves if they could withstand it, and the answer would be no.

Gu Lin leaned back, and when the military officer missed the attack and hammered down with the golden melon hammer again, he spun around to avoid it, stepped on the golden melon hammer, and used the force to jump up, with his sleeves flying and silk ribbons floating, and the long sword in his hand quickly stabbed at the military officer's neck.

The military officer didn't expect that he had no fancy moves at all, and that he would use a killing move that would go straight to his vital point, so he quickly retreated.

Gu Lin exerted force on his feet and rushed forward, getting closer. The military officer could even feel the tip of the sword scratching his throat.

He quickly swung the golden melon hammer in his hand to dodge Gu Lin's approaching long sword, panting as he looked at Gu Lin standing with the sword, and was secretly shocked.

Others may not know, but he who was fighting against Gu Lin head-on could clearly feel how strong Gu Lin was. The weight of the golden gourd hammer plus his own strength made his palm numb when he swung the sword.

He did not dare to be careless like he did at the beginning, and stared at Gu Lin closely.

Suddenly, Gu Lin moved. His weak body, hidden behind his robe, leaped towards the military officer at a very fast speed, and a flash of cold light pierced the military officer's eyebrows.

The military officer quickly smashed out the golden gourd hammer, but Gu Lin kicked the golden gourd hammer with a huge force, causing the military officer's palm and wrist to feel severe pain as if they were exploded. The heavy golden gourd hammer slammed to the ground.

The military officer secretly said that it was not good, and quickly raised another golden gourd hammer, but there was a slight stinging pain on the side of his neck.

He lowered his head and saw a sword across his neck. He realized that in these few short breaths, Gu Lin had changed his sword. As long as he exerted force with his backhand, his neck would be cut.

He looked at Gu Lin, who was standing next to him, holding the sword in his backhand, and couldn't help but say, "Monster."

Gu Lin made a sword flower, put the sword back into the sheath, and put the sword back to the rack where the weapons were placed.

From the military officer's attack to the military officer's defeat, it only took a few blinks of an eye, and the civil and military officials on both sides didn't react.

Qin Zhong was also very surprised. He thought that there was a general with high martial arts in Lizhou, and Gu Lin had a strategy to win the victory with fewer people, but now it seems that Gu Lin's martial arts are more than good, and he won the military officer with ease.

He turned around and asked the inner court guard who was always by his side to protect him for twelve hours a day: "How do you compare with him?"

The inner court guard was stunned and said truthfully: "Your Majesty, I am 40% to 60% with Lord Gu."

"Lord Gu's martial arts are all killing moves. If he wants to hurt people's lives, I can't defeat him."

Qin Zhong, who classified Gu Lin as one of his own, said yes after hearing this and let Gu Lin come closer to him.

Gu Lin lowered his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, I have ordered the soldiers to transport the heads of the bandits from Che Luo State who invaded Lizhou to Kyoto. Although they were eaten by beasts and some of the bandits fled, there were still 93,000 heads. Your Majesty and all the adults, please see it with your own eyes."

"..."

Qin Zhong laughed loudly, looking very happy, "My dear Gu, with you, why should I worry about Che Luo and Yan State!"

"Taking advantage of this good day, I want to be a matchmaker for you and marry you my youngest, but beautiful and considerate princess. How about it!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace, but I already have someone I like."

"Hey, for men, having three wives and four concubines is the norm. I specially allow the princess and the person you like to be the principal wife." The princess of a country is the principal wife of a person, and is on an equal footing with the person Gu Lin likes. This is a great concession made by the royal family.

If it were not for winning over the important Gu Lin, Qin Zhong would not be willing to make such a big investment.

A sharp sword like Gu Lin must be won over with great benefits before it is sheathed.

Just like the Duke of Weiguo who helped him ascend the throne in the past, his overwhelming wealth made the whole capital look at him with awe.

Gu Lin bowed his hands: "I will only marry one person in my life. This time I return to the capital, one is to report my work, and the other is to marry her."

After being rejected three times, Qin Zhong's eyes turned cold: "If you can make your beloved marry her, I think she is not an ordinary woman. Why don't you tell me whose daughter she is, so that I can show you."

Gu Lin said: "The person I like is in the palace."

"???"

Not to mention Qin Zhong, the civil and military officials in the court were also confused by his words. The person he liked was in the palace, but here there were only officials, guards and eunuchs, none of them were qualified.

Only the deputy captain and others knew who Gu Lin was talking about, and they couldn't help but look at Lin Zhen secretly.

Lin Zhen knew that this kid was definitely not the kind of person who would keep quiet. He stood up and saluted Qin Zhong: "I am Lin Zhen, a commoner, and I kowtow to the emperor and the queen. Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, and a thousand live the queen."

Gu Lin walked towards him and stood beside him, and the meaning was self-evident.

Qin Zhong, who had checked his background, naturally did not miss the name Lin Zhen. She was the second wife of Gu Lin's father. After Gu Lin's father died, she returned to her mother's home and raised Gu Lin.

Although the two were not blood-related, Lin Zhen's kindness in raising Gu Lin was no less than his kindness in giving birth to him. But now Gu Lin, who had a bright future, actually said in public that he loved his uncle who raised him. This...

Even Qin Zhong was a little surprised by the scene before his eyes.

The civil and military ministers were even more stunned. The civil servants who read the books of sages and followed etiquette were in an uproar. Several people stood up and scolded Gu Lin: "Ridiculous! Lord Gu's behavior is no different from that of a beast!"

"This boy has no sense of shame. He actually has such a dirty and unacceptable mind. He is really a cancer in the court!"

"Your Majesty, how can such a person be qualified for an important task? I beg you to deprive this boy of his official position and correct the etiquette of this world. We cannot let the literati of the world be humiliated because of him."

"..."

Lin Zhen looked at Gu Lin. Gu Lin stood beside him, with his back straight and his appearance upright, like a green pine.

He whispered in Lin Zhen's ear: "I have been thinking about this day for several years."

"Zhenzhen, this is the happiest moment for me. I respectfully announce to the world that you will soon be my husband."

"Are you not afraid? Do you regret it?" Lin Zhen asked him.

Gu Lin looked down at him: "I don't want to be a Duke of Wei who is so famous that his achievements are so great that he is afraid of his master. If I want to be a Duke of Wei, I want to be a sharp sword that he can hold in his hand."

Lin Zhen: "Both of them have the same end. When the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked."

Gu Lin: "The former will decline after reaching its peak, while the latter can kill the master and survive."

Lin Zhen looked at Qin Zhong, whose gorgeous clothes could not hide his pale face and was obviously in poor spirits, and whispered to Gu Lin: "Little lunatic."

Gu Lin's words solved Lin Zhen's doubts. Whether it was Qin Zhong or the new emperor who would inherit the throne in the future, they could tolerate a minister who had little reputation but was useful to them, but most of them could not tolerate a meritorious minister who had everything.

The suspicion and jealousy caused by power would make him wield the imperial power in his hands to eliminate all people or things that threatened him, just like the meritorious ministers and generals who did not have a good end in history.

Now Che Luo State has been preparing for many years. Although the 100,000-man army hurts them, they will never give up. The Yan State in the west is also ready to make a move. It is the time when the court has to use Gu Lin.

He is doing this as a trade, exchanging the reputation of being respected by the world and going down in history for this marriage.

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One after another, court officials stood up and said that Gu Lin had no sense of propriety, was a beast, had disgraced the face of scholars all over the world, and was not worthy of being an official.

The scene at this time was very different from the silent scene when Gu Lin first entered the Jixian Palace. These people seemed to come alive all of a sudden and became role models of sage etiquette. Almost all of them were filled with righteous indignation and were excited.

Qin Zhong, sitting high on the dragon throne, looked at Gu Lin who was accused by all the officials, and the coldness in the depths of his eyes dissipated a lot.

He was even a little happy. This made him feel more at ease than marrying a princess. An official who married his uncle who raised him, even if he had supreme achievements, would be grabbed by this pigtail and whipped over and over again.

He stopped the officials, did not listen to their words, and asked Gu Lin to go back first. As for Gu Lin and Lin Zhen's marriage, he neither opposed nor said a word of approval.

As a new favorite, the eunuchs had already cleaned up Gu Lin's residence. It was an ownerless mansion in the east of Kyoto. The previous owner was a third-rank official. The second courtyard could accommodate dozens or even hundreds of people.

After leaving the palace, Gu Lin and Lin Zhen rode side by side. Gu Lin said, "Uncle Lin, tomorrow we will set off to return to Anyuan Town and tell my father and father about you and me."

Lin Zhen looked at him with a smile, "Gu Shuanzi, you're calling your father and father now? Aren't you ashamed?" Gu

Lin, who hadn't blushed for some time, moved his eyelashes and looked at him frankly and openly, "No shame, after obtaining the consent of my father and father, we will get married in Liyu Village first, and then get married again in Lizhou."

Lin Zhen had a question mark on his forehead, "Get married twice?"

Gu Lin looked at him with dark eyes, "We can also get married once in Kyoto."

Lin Zhen: "..."

Why didn't he realize that Gu Lin was such a showy person before, like a peacock spreading its tail.

The deputy captain and others behind him made a noise of "oh oh oh", clapping their horses and coming forward: "Sir, when we go back later, I will find someone to calculate an auspicious date for you and Boss Lin, so that we can have your wedding banquet as soon as we arrive in Lizhou."

As for whether the two marriages were in accordance with etiquette and rules, the deputy captain never thought about it at all. What their Lord Gu said was the rules. Those officials who did nothing but cursed did not exist at all in his place.

Not only was the yard cleaned, but it was also equipped with servants. As soon as Gu Lin and his friends returned, they had hot water to take a bath and eat after washing up.

The food at the banquet in the palace was served a while ago, and the oil had solidified. Lin Zhen ate a few bites of cold dishes and drank half a cup of tea, and did not touch anything else.

Now seeing the hot food, his stomach made an empty sound.

Gu Lin, who had taken a bath and changed into a robe, sat beside him and served him a bowl of soup and placed it next to him.

Lin Zhen wanted to drink something hot right now. After two sips of soup, he squinted his eyes in comfort and looked at Gu Lin: "Why are you in such a hurry? Are you going back to Anyuan Town tomorrow?"

"Although the Che Luo Kingdom has been temporarily repelled, its ambition for Dayu has not died. It should unite with Yan Kingdom and several small countries around it to invade Dayu again."

"The war will not end for three to five years. I want Zhenzhen to be my husband as soon as possible."

The childishness on his face had completely faded. The young man had a handsome face and was full of vigor. Lin Zhen looked at him and called him husband all the time. He leaned over to kiss him, and then asked him: "What does the soup taste like today?"

Gu Lin didn't expect him to kiss him suddenly, and licked his lips: "The taste of Zhenzhen."

Lin Zhen was curious, and went over and kissed him again: "What do I taste like?"

"It's a taste that makes me feel comfortable and happy."

Lin Zhen felt that he couldn't tease him any more. Nothing this kid said was reserved. God knows what he would say. He said, "Should we go to the palace tomorrow to tell the emperor? And Zhong Yan, we should also inform him."

Chen Xing and Huang Yuwen sent someone to deliver a letter to Lizhou last year. One of them filled the vacancy of the seventh-rank county magistrate of Pingzhou, and the other was the county magistrate in Yongzhou. They were busy with official duties and would definitely not be able to catch up with their marriage.

Gu Lin looked at his lips that were slightly red after being bitten by him, "The emperor only needs to ask someone to notify the eunuchs, and visit Zhong Yan before leaving tomorrow."

After traveling for so many days, Lin Zhen felt a little sleepy after dinner and fell on the bed to get sleepy.

He thought he would fall asleep soon, but his head kept popping up what happened today, and what Gu Lin said about returning to Anyuan Town tomorrow to confess to his family that they were together and were going to get married.

"Wow." Having gotten used to staying in Lizhou, Lin Zhen subconsciously rolled up the quilt. He was soon so hot that he remembered that this was Kyoto, and it was still hot in August, making people restless.

He kicked the quilt aside and patted his face. He had already imagined the expressions of his father and grandfather.

Thinking about it, Lin Zhen fell asleep. When he woke up the next day, the sun had already climbed to the middle of the tree. The layers of heat waves made it almost impossible to breathe.

Lin Zhen was sweating all over, and his underwear was wet. He asked the servants to add some water to take a bath. He changed into a silk shirt and breathed a sigh of relief.

The servant who was waiting said, "Mr. Lin, the food has been prepared. Please have some."

"Where is Lord Gu?"

"Lord Gu just sent away the eunuchs in the palace and asked someone to pack up."

"Put the food aside first, I'll go see Lord Gu."

"Yes."

Lin Zhen was wearing a dark blue silk shirt, and her hair was pinned on her head with a hairpin. She looked fresh and bright, and her white skin was dazzling.

When he went there, he saw the servants who were carrying boxes outside. He went in and took a look: "Someone from the palace?"

"Yes, they are delivering official robes and rewards." Gu Lin looked at Lin Zhen. Because he had just gotten up from the bed and taken a shower, Lin Zhen's face was still a little red, which was more obvious against his fair skin, making people unable to take their eyes away.

Gu Lin moved his hand on his side and said, "Zhenzhen, go and have some food first. After visiting Zhong Yan, we will leave Beijing."

"Okay." Gu Lin now holds the position of General Mingwei and is the governor of Lizhou and Jingzhou. Once the war breaks out, the court will definitely entrust him with important tasks. He only has this little free time to settle the marriage between the two.

Otherwise, it will be delayed for another three to five years.

Gu Lin got up early and had already eaten, so Lin Zhen had his meal by himself. After he finished eating and rested, he got on the carriage and went to Zhong Yan's residence that he had inquired about.

Zhong Yan still works in the Hanlin Academy, and his residence is still the house he bought when he first entered the Hanlin Academy. It is a separate small courtyard, a little far from the Hanlin Academy.

From the outside, it is impossible to tell that this is an official's residence.

The three of them are old acquaintances. Lin Zhen and Gu Lin personally got off the carriage and knocked on the door. Soon a young girl's voice came from the door: "Who is it?" The

door opened in response. The girl, who was only fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing a pink dress, looked at Gu Lin, who was not easy to approach, and Lin Zhen, who was beautiful: "Excuse me, who are you looking for, gentlemen?"

Lin Zhen said: "This is the residence of the editor of the Hanlin Academy, Mr. Zhong."

"Yes," the maid saw that he said the master's name so accurately, and she knew in her heart that the two people outside the door must be old acquaintances of the master, and said, "Our master is at home, please come in."

Suddenly, another voice came from the yard: "Juxiang, is there a guest?"

The maid said: "Madam, it is an old acquaintance of the master who came to visit."

Lin Zhen and Gu Lin followed the maid into the room and saw the young woman standing in front of the house at a glance.

The woman had her hair in a bun, and wore a light apricot-colored dress. She had an oval face and willow-shaped eyebrows. She was not particularly beautiful, but she seemed to be gentle and considerate.

Seeing Gu Lin, a foreign man, the woman looked at Lin Zhen with a look of aversion, and nodded to the two of them: "So you are old acquaintances of yours, please come in and sit down, Mammy, serve tea to the guests."

This young woman was the daughter of the Grand Secretary of the Hanlin Academy mentioned in Zhong Yan's letter. Although she married Zhong Yan, who had no family background, she kept the yard quite tidy, and had the air of a noble family.

While she was talking, Zhong Yan and Grandma Zhong came out.

Grandma Zhong was grateful for the care of Gu Lin and the Lin family, which allowed her and her grandson to survive the drought. She was happy when she saw the two of them: "Gu boy, Lin brother, come in and sit down. I haven't seen you for a few years. Except that Gu boy has grown taller and calmer, Lin brother has not changed at all!"

Zhong Yan's expression was a little strange and awkward. The sage books he had read for many years told him that Lin Zhen and Gu Lin standing in front of him had violated the ethical principles, and anyone who had learned the teachings of the sages should not get close to him.

But Zhong Yan couldn't do that.

He knew the temperament of these two people and couldn't let go of his years of friendship with them.

He looked at Gu Lin and Lin Zhen standing side by side, and sighed in his heart, "Uncle Lin, Brother Gu, come in and have two cups of tea."

Lin Zhen stepped forward and replied to Grandma Zhong, "You look well, and more energetic than before."

Grandma Zhong smiled, "You eat and sit all day long, how can you not be well."

"By the way, when did you come and when did you leave?"

"Stay in Kyoto for a few more days, so I can visit you more often."

Lin Zhen was really happy for Grandma Zhong and Zhong Yan. It was not easy for the two of them, grandparents and grandchildren, to come this far.

"Gu Lin and I plan to leave Kyoto today and return to Anyuan Town. We have been away from home for three or four years, and it's time for us to go back and take a look."

Grandma Zhong then remembered that this was the first time Gu Lin and Lin Zhen came to Kyoto since they went to Lizhou, let alone Anyuan Town. She patted Lin Zhen's hand and said, "It's time to go back and take a look. Gu kid is an adult now, and it's time to think about his marriage."

"It would be great to have someone thinking about him like Xiao Yan, who goes out early and comes back late, and has a hot meal to eat when he comes back."

Lin Zhen touched his nose, looked at Gu Lin, and said, "Yes, he is already eighteen years old. We should find someone for him."

Grandma Zhong talked to Lin Zhen, while Zhong Yan and Gu Lin walked aside to avoid making the women in the family feel uncomfortable.

He looked at Gu Lin, who was so high-spirited in the palace yesterday but was despised by everyone in an instant: "You are destroying your own Great Wall by doing this. The good reputation that Uncle Lin has accumulated in the village over the years has also vanished. Is it worth it?"

"There is no such thing as worth it or not, only whether I want to or not."

"I am worthy of heaven, worthy of earth, worthy of anyone in this world, but I am ashamed of him for making him suffer from dirty words that he should not have suffered. I only pray that what I have done can shield him from some of them." Gu Lin did not hide the fact that he had never had any idea of ​​being loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Everything he did was just like what he did when he expressed his feelings to Lin Zhen for the first time, using supreme merit in exchange for this marriage with Lin Zhen, so that the world would know that Lin Zhen was his sweetheart and his husband.

Chapter 306

Seeing that he was determined to do so and would not look back, Zhong Yan remained silent for a while and did not speak.

After sitting in the Zhong family for a while, Lin Zhen and Gu Lin stood up to say goodbye. Grandma Zhong liked Lin Zhen very much and personally sent them out: "When you return to the capital, you must come to our house as a guest. I will be happy to see you."

"Okay, if I return to the capital, I will definitely come to drink tea and chat with you again. I hope you don't mind my noisiness." Shan Yu ~ Xi ~ Du ~ Jia.

"How could it be possible? No one can dislike our Brother Lin!"

Grandma Zhong suddenly patted the back of Lin Zhen's hand, glanced at Gu Lin, and said to Lin Zhen: "I see that the child's eyes are all on you. You must treat him well in the future. It's not easy for Shuanzi to be a child. He is in charge of so many things at a young age. The burden is heavy."

"..."

"Did you see it?"

"I'm this old, I've seen a lot of people, so I can naturally see a little bit," Grandma Zhong smiled kindly, "It's just that your status is inevitable that people will talk about you, just pretend you can't hear it."

Lin Zhen knew how difficult it was for Grandma Zhong's age to accept the relationship between him and Gu Lin. He nodded, "The younger generation knows, you take care of yourself, I will come to bother you again when I return to the capital."

After getting on the carriage, Lin Zhen lifted the curtain of the window and looked at Grandma Zhong and Zhong Yan and his wife standing outside the courtyard gate. He felt that the dust had settled and everything was moving forward.

This is good.

Lin Zhen grabbed the fan on the couch and fanned away the heat. He clearly felt that the carriage had left the Kyoto streets paved with floor tiles and arrived outside the city.

After getting used to the cement road in Lizhou, Lin Zhen felt that all the bones in his body were shaking, and the fan in his hand almost poked his face.

He thought that if Gu Lin became an official in the capital in the future, he would ask him to persuade the people in charge of this area to repair this road.

It was ridiculous that the capital of a country didn't even have a cement road.

The carriage drove to the bank of the canal. The group first took a boat to Luozhou Prefecture City, and then transferred to a carriage to Anyuan Town.

The county magistrate of Anyuan Town didn't know where he got the news from. Knowing that Gu Lin, the governor of two states and general Mingwei, had arrived, he brought the chief clerk of Anyuan Town, the county magistrate, the legal advisor, and a group of low-ranking officials to greet him outside the town.

"Your humble servant greets the governor." The seventh-rank county magistrate wore a green official robe, but Gu Lin, who was riding on a horse, was dressed in casual clothes, with his hair pinned with a jade hairpin.

The chief clerk kneeling behind the county magistrate and the yamen runners who had seen Gu Lin never expected that the country boy who had participated in the Tongsheng exam in Anyuan Town and followed the local soldiers to fight against the refugee army would suddenly become an adult who needed them to kneel and greet.

Gu Lin never liked such occasions. He glanced at them and asked them to stand up.

The county magistrate said with an extremely happy expression: "I heard that the prefecture master returned to his hometown. I specially prepared wine and food in the county office to welcome the master. The gentry and wealthy families in the town also want to see the master's style."

"There is no need to hold a banquet. I am going back to the village now. Let them go."

The county magistrate and the clerks really didn't expect that the prefecture master would not give them any face. Moreover, how could the rough countryside be as comfortable as the town

. The county magistrate also specially bought a yard and left a few beautiful boys and girls in the yard for the prefecture master to relax.

Gu Lin drove the horse and left with the deputy captain and others behind him.

The county magistrate and his party looked at each other in bewilderment .

The county magistrate was a little nervous, touching his left chest and muttering, could it be that something he said or did made the prefect unhappy?

The legal advisor also came with the county magistrate after the previous county magistrate left, and he couldn't figure out the temperament of this Gu who he had never met before.

But the chief clerk thought for a while and said to the county magistrate: "Sir, Gu has always been like this. He was like this when he followed several inspectors to fight against the refugee army."

"Is it really like this?"

"Yes." The chief clerk thought to himself, but he didn't expect that Gu would still have this temper even if he became an official. He was also an outlier in the officialdom. It

only took half a cup of tea from here to Anyuan Town. They rode faster and arrived in the blink of an eye. Suddenly, a figure on horseback rushed towards them. The deputy captain and others immediately became alert and put their hands on the swords at their waists.

Gu Lin and Lin Zhen recognized the man on the horse.

"Oh..."

Wang Qin looked at Gu Lin in front of him, and for a moment he didn't know what to call him, Gu Lin, Lord Gu, or something else.

After thinking for a while, he took the reins and said, "I haven't seen you for so many years. What have you eaten? You have grown so much taller!"

Then he rode to Lin Zhen's side and said, "Uncle Lin, why did you suddenly return to Anyuan Town? If my old man hadn't received a message from the county magistrate saying that Gu Zhizhou was going to return to his hometown, I would still be in the dark."

After not seeing each other for a few years, Wang Qin was more mature than before and a little taller, but certainly not as tall as Gu Lin. His eyebrows and eyes were no different from those of the past.

Lin Zhen knew that Gu Lin didn't have much to say to his friends, so he said, "I haven't been back for more than three years, almost four years. I took advantage of some free time to come back to see your mother Lin and grandfather Lin. I thought you were in the prefectural city, why are you back in Anyuan Town?"

Next year is the triennial imperial examination. According to calculations, Wang Qin should be studying hard in the prefectural city.

Wang Qin scratched his head and said, "My wife was in confinement a few days ago, so I came home to spend some time with her."

"Good boy, you have your second child in the blink of an eye. What's his name?" Two years ago, Wang Qin sent a letter to Lizhou to tell Gu Lin and Lin Zhen that he was engaged and would soon get married. Gu Lin and Lin Zhen also sent a gift. Who would have thought that more than two years later, his second child would be born.

Wang Qin obviously loved his children and wife very much. He smiled brightly and said, "The eldest boy is called Wang Luoyin, and the youngest daughter is nicknamed Chenchen. The full name has not been chosen yet."

"Uncle Lin, you and Gu Lin should be busy going home, so I won't stop you here to chat. I will bring my wife to visit you in a few days to reminisce about the past."

Among the four of them, only he did not pass the imperial examination, but looking at his appearance, he was very energetic and there was no sadness between his eyebrows. He must have never been unhappy at home.

Gu Lin and Lin Zhen nodded and said, "Then we'll see each other in two days."

Wang Qin turned his horse and took advantage of this short distance to ride side by side with Lin Zhen and Gu Lin. He asked Gu Lin about the past three or four years. Didn't he say he was working in Lizhou? Why did he suddenly return home? The

news of Che Luo's invasion of Lizhou had not spread yet, and the news in the remote town of Anyuan Town was even more backward.

Gu Lin talked to him about Lizhou, and roughly told him about the 100,000 troops of Che Luo attacking the city and the danger of the siege being resolved.

Wang Qin blinked and looked at Gu Lin and Lin Zhen without missing a beat: "A hundred thousand troops!"

My goodness, the greatest hardship and fright he had ever experienced in his life was the drought, but the scene of a hundred thousand troops approaching the city made him shudder just thinking about it.

He shook his head with a sigh, "If I were in your position, I would probably be beheaded."

"You, the prefect, are truly admirable."

After just a few words, they arrived at a fork in the road. Wang Qin bowed to Lin Zhen and Gu Lin, "Uncle Lin and Gu Lin, we'll say goodbye today. We'll see each other another day."

Lin Zhen said, "Please say hello to your wife for me. Go and see your two children in a few days."

"Okay, Uncle Lin, you should go back soon. Aunt Lin and the others will be very happy to see you back."

Uh.

He must have been very happy at first, but when Gu Lin told him about what happened between them, it was not certain.

Even though he had done a foot massage in Kyoto and on the way back, Lin Zhen still felt a little uneasy. Lin Adie and Lin Afu were different from others. They were the family members he had recognized in his heart.

The horse was very fast, and they arrived at the entrance of Liyu Village half an hour later. It was the time when every household brought back the grain and took the sorghum stalks and buckwheat stalks in the fields home to be used as firewood. There

were more than 20 people in their group, including the soldiers, and they all rode horses. It was obvious that they were either rich or noble.

Sister-in-law Lin, Sister-in-law Lin, and the wives and husbands of Lin Zhuzi and Lin Shitou were talking and washing clothes by the river. Suddenly, they heard Uncle Ji on the other side say, "The Lin family, the Lin family, it seems that the real brother is back!" Sister-in-law

Lin almost slipped into the river, and was pulled up by Sister-in-law Lin by the shoulders, and looked hurriedly at the entrance of the village.

Lin Zhen's beautiful face, which could not be found anywhere else in the surrounding area, and her fair skin caught their eyes. Then they saw Gu Lin, who was wearing a long robe and looked even more handsome than before, and the men behind them.

The eldest and second sisters of Lin didn't even care about the clothes soaking in the river, and called their daughters-in-law: "You two go back and tell your mother that your third uncle is back!"

Lin Zhuzi's wife had seen Lin Zhen, but Lin Shitou's husband had not. But when they got married, they received gifts from this third uncle, a pair of red gold bracelets and a set of rouge and powder.

Not only Lin Shitou's husband had them, but also Lin Zhuzi's wife who was already married, Chunxiang, Xingxiang, and Huaixiang who had married one after another, all had them. Lin Shitou's husband

was very curious about this third uncle who was mentioned from time to time by everyone. When he saw Lin Zhen, he was stunned for a moment.

This was the first time he had seen such a beautiful person.

After being pushed by Lin Zhuzi's wife, he came back to his senses. The two of them ran home with the unwashed clothes in the basin.

Lin Zhen and Gu Lin got off the horse and walked to the elder sister-in-law Lin and the second sister-in-law Lin: "Gu Lin and I went to the snack restaurant first, and we came back directly when we saw you were not there. Sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, has the family been okay in recent years? Are father, father, brothers and children all okay?"

Sister-in-law Lin and the second sister-in-law Lin looked at each other and said honestly: "Father is in good health, your elder brother and second brother and the children at home are all fine, but father..."

Lin Zhen frowned and felt nervous: "What's wrong with father? Where does he feel uncomfortable?"

Sister-in-law Lin said: "After entering the dog days, he accidentally caught a cold, and it hasn't been cured for several months. Two days ago, he started coughing from time to time like before."

Lin Zhen only heard this, rode his horse and ran home, and only got off the horse when he ran to the yard, so that the two sisters-in-law of the Lin family who were walking were left behind by him.

He walked quickly into the room of Lin Adie and Lin A's Father, and immediately saw Lin Adie leaning on the pillow, covering his mouth and coughing: "Dad."

Lin Adie thought he was hallucinating. He looked at Lin Zhen who was standing in front of the bed and calling him, and said to Lin A's Father who brought him medicine: "Look at me, I've seen Zhen'er. I don't know if he and Shuanzi are doing well in Lizhou, alas."

"Dad." Lin Adie was the first person who treated Lin Zhen unconditionally well since he came here. He wanted to give him everything he could. He was sick, and Lin Zhen was also uncomfortable.

He walked over and touched Lin Adie's forehead: "Eldest and second sisters-in-law said that you caught a cold when the dog days began, and you haven't recovered yet. You went to see a doctor, but the medicine you took didn't work."

His palm fell on Lin Adie's forehead. Lin Adie was stunned for a moment, as if he had woken up from a dream, and looked up at him: "My brother Zhen is back."

"Oh, I thought it was Dad who was dreaming."

He held Lin Zhen's hand tightly because of his illness, and looked up and down, saying: "You are a little thinner than when you were at home. Is it because you didn't eat well outside, or the food you eat is not to your taste."

Suddenly, he looked behind Lin Zhen: "Xiao Lin is back too, come and ask mom to see if he has lost weight like your uncle Lin."

"Mom." Gu Lin walked up to him.

In the past two years, Lin Xiaoyao has come back again. Now Lin Zhen and Gu Lin, who he cares about, are back. Lin Adie is happier than ever, and his gray face has flushed.

"Okay, we're all back, we're all back." He propped himself up from the pillow, and Lin Zhen, who was holding him, let him lie down.

He said, "It's nothing, I just caught a cold in the hot weather, it's hard to get better, it will be fine after a while."

Lin Zhen would never listen to him, and said to Gu Lin, "Send someone to the city to invite the old doctor from Ren'an Hall."

Gu Lin also meant this, got up and went out, telling the people who followed him.

Lin's father grabbed Lin Zhen's hand, "Xiao Lin, you're such a high-ranking official, why are you so rude and ordering people around so easily?"

That's the official, Lin Xiaoyao had told them when he came, he's more powerful than the county magistrate in the town, and he pampers dozens of county magistrates.

Lin's father couldn't imagine how powerful he was, but seeing how Lin Zhen ordered people around so easily, he felt that this couldn't be the case.

Lin Zhen was stunned for a moment and said, "Now that he is an official, I am no longer his uncle Lin."

Lin's father sighed, "As for you, I used to be afraid that you would raise an ungrateful person and would have no peace in the future. Now you have a place to stay. He is a high-ranking official and still respects you so much. He is a man of affection and righteousness."

"..." Lin Zhen opened his mouth and looked at Lin's father's gray face after a long illness. The speech he had been thinking all the way stuck at his lips.

He licked his lips, "Father, Gu Lin and I..."

"?" Lin's father looked at him and listened carefully to what he was going to say.

"Gu Lin and I came back this time because, first, we missed you, father, and our brothers and sisters-in-law at home, and second, we wanted to inform you that we are together and want to get married."

"Bang" the medicine bowl in Lin's father's hand, who was sitting on the bed, fell to the ground and broke into eight pieces.

Father Lin held Lin Zhen's hand with great force, sat up from the bed, and stared at Lin Zhen: "What did you say!?"

"Brother Zhen, say it again."

Gu Lin, who went outside, heard Lin Zhen's words as soon as he reached the door. He stepped in, lifted his robe and knelt in front of Father Lin and Father Lin: "Mom and Grandpa, I was the first to express my feelings to Uncle Lin. It took Uncle Lin several years to persuade him before he agreed. I was the first to think about it."

There was no reason for Lin Zhen to take the lead alone in their matter. He knelt in front of Father Lin and Father Lin: "Father and Father, you know me. If I hadn't nodded in agreement, no matter who it was, Gu Lin or anyone else, would have had no chance of pressing my neck down. It's not Gu Lin's fault."

"You, you guys..." Father Lin's fingers trembled slightly, and he pointed at the two of them, "Do you know what you are talking about? Let alone getting married, if the news gets out, the spine of your Yu&Xi_{Group] will be broken in the surrounding area!"

"Gu Lin, it wasn't easy for you to get this official position. How can you follow your uncle Lin and make trouble?"

Gu Lin looked up at Father Lin: "Mom, I have already said this in front of the emperor's palace. I made it clear that I want to return to my hometown to get married, and the emperor did not stop me."

"What? Emperor? That emperor?"

"Yes."

"..." Father Lin's head felt like it was being pierced by thousands of needles. One was his most beloved brother, and the other was a child who was like a grandson that he had watched grow up since childhood.

No matter how hard he thought, he never thought that these two people could get involved. When he thought about letting other people know about this and the rumors that the two people would face, Lin Adie's waist and legs no longer hurt. He wanted to rub two rice cakes to stuff their mouths and make them swallow their words, as if they had never said anything and he had never heard them.

Lin Adie rubbed his forehead and looked at the two people kneeling on the ground with a headache, "You..."

Lin's father, who was always taciturn and never talked much, stood up and called Gu Lin: "Shuanzi, come out with me."

Lin Zhen and Lin Adie looked at him, and when they saw Gu Lin stand up and follow him, Lin Adie couldn't help but say: "Shuanzi is no different from the mud monkey in our family, don't be disrespectful."

Looking at Lin Adie who was still worried about him at this time, Lin's father nodded after a while and called Gu Lin out.

The Lin family's house has changed a bit compared to a few years ago. Two rooms have been added, and the flowers and trees planted in the yard have grown tall and big. The two osmanthus trees are in full bloom, and the rich fragrance is carried to the nose by the wind.

Father Lin sat on a stone chair under the osmanthus tree and did not ask Gu Lin to sit down. After a moment, he said, "There is nothing wrong with your Uncle Lin. Although he was confused for some time when he was young, no one can find fault with everything he did after he came to his senses."

"He is even more so to you. He protected your money, your house, and watched you grow up. He sent you to school and learned to read and write, and watched you pass the imperial examinations."

"I know."

"Then have you ever thought about what kind of person he will become in the eyes of others in the future? Those words used to describe unruly women and husbands will be attributed to him."

"Even his kindness to you has become a ulterior motive."

"Gu Lin, you are a big boy now. You should understand that there is no need for an old man like me who has never been to school to tell you many truths. Since ancient times, people's words are scary. In addition to knives, people's words can also kill people."

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Compared to Father Lin, Father Lin has always been a taciturn old man with a low sense of presence at home. Father Lin has the final say on all matters big and small at home.

But as long as Father Lin speaks, everyone in the family has to listen.

Lin Zhen was still kneeling in front of Father Lin's bed. Father Lin lifted the quilt and put on his shoes, then stood behind the door and looked out quietly.

Lin Zhen quickly got up to support him, "Father..."

He always felt that the current situation was a bit strange.

Father Lin glared at him and said, "You acted foolishly when you were young. Over the years, I thought you had changed your ways completely because you have been sensible and capable. It turns out you were just holding it in. Oh my God, you don't know what your relationship with Shuanzi is. How do you want others to point at your spine and scold you?"

As he spoke, Father Lin looked around the yard and said, "The old man speaks very softly and I can't hear anything. What is that kid Shuanzi saying?"

Lin Zhen looked at the anxious look on Father Lin's face and felt relieved. No matter what, the Lin family members were on his side and hoped that he would live a good life.

"Father, don't worry about that brat Shuanzi. He looks cold and silent, but he actually has a lot of reasons."

Father Lin looked at him and said, "Don't talk. I get a headache just looking at you. Your father is the same. He is picking on an eighteen-year-old and talking about something. You are twenty-nine and will be thirty in a blink of an eye, standing here well."

Lin Zhen looked at Gu Lin who was talking to Father Lin, and then looked at Father Lin. It seemed that he, an old cow, had eaten tender grass and was despised.

He and Father Lin looked at the two people in the yard together, and didn't know what they said. After a while, Father Lin walked in front, and Gu Lin walked behind. They came to Lin Zhen and Father Lin and said, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. I can't take care of your affairs. Let your father take care of it."

Father Lin, who was clinging to the door, looked up at Father Lin and said, "What...what do you mean I will take care of it..."

"What should I do about this, old man!"

Father Lin waved his hand and turned to sit in front of the hall.

Suddenly, Sister Lin and Sister Lin, who came a little later, and Brother Lin and Brother Lin, who were notified by their family members in the fields and were walking home with hoes on their shoulders, and Shitou came back: "Third brother, Shuanzi, you are back!"

Father Lin, who was the only one who knew about the affair between Lin Zhen and Gu Lin, quickly shut up and sat on the bed. Lin Zhen and Gu Lin looked at each other, and the next second, Brother Lin and the others came in.

After not seeing each other for so many years, Brother Lin and Brother Lin had a little trace of time, but they were still in the prime of their lives, strong and healthy, not much different from what Lin Zhen remembered.

Because Lin Zhen was a brother, Brother Lin and Brother Lin just patted him on the shoulder: "It's good to be back. We will clean the two rooms of you and Shuanzi every three to five days, and we can move our things in and rest immediately."

"Thank you, Brother Lin and Brother Lin, and the sisters-in-law."

"As a family, we don't say thank you or not. Shitou, go catch a chicken and a duck, and then go to Uncle Zhong's house at the entrance of the village to buy a few pounds of pork."

"Okay," Lin Shitou got married the second year after Lin Zhuzi got married. He is much more stable than when he was young and is in the shop almost every day. His skin is a little white and he looks 70% like the pretty Second Sister-in-law of Lin. He smiled and said to Lin Zhen, "Third Uncle, you were not here when Ye Zi and I got married. Ye Zi has always wanted to see you. You can talk to him more later and let him have fun." Before

Lin Zhen went to Kyoto with Gu Lin, he heard Second Sister-in-law of Lin say that he liked a boy in the town who was a hottie. He nodded and said, "The whole family will sit together later. You have to point out someone to recognize for me. I see that we have added some people."

Father Lin said, "I want to recognize someone for you. Zhuzi's wife had a grandson in the second year after her marriage. She is pregnant now. Shitou's husband is a capable man. He opened a restaurant with Shitou and is busy inside and outside. The business is very good."

"It's Chunxiang, Xingxiang, and Huaixiang who are married, otherwise the house would be even more lively."

Sister-in-law Lin and Sister-in-law Lin said at the same time: "Find someone to invite them to our house as guests. It's better to be more lively when Brother Zhen comes back."

The whole family was completely lively. Lin Zhen and Gu Lin were surrounded inside and asked what happened to them outside in all these years and whether they encountered any difficulties.

Father Lin looked at the happy appearance of a large group of people blocking his room and said: "Go out and chat, bring some melon seeds and candies, and pour two glasses of water."

As he said this, he stood up from the bed. Brother Lin and Brother Lin hurriedly reached out to help him, but he avoided them: "It's okay, I seem to be better, it's okay to walk a few steps."

Brother Lin and Brother Lin hurriedly went to put chairs in the main room, while Sister-in-law Lin and Sister-in-law Lin's two grandchildren went to prepare the snacks that Father Lin mentioned. The whole family moved to the main room

, with Father Lin sitting at the top, and Lin Zhen next to Father Lin.

Sister-in-law Lin and Sister-in-law Lin, the wife of Lin Zhuzi, and the husband of Lin Shitou, sat on both sides.

Father Lin, Brother Lin and Brother Lin, and the men in the family had to entertain the deputy captain who came with Lin Zhen and Gu

Lin in the next room. The only male grandchildren were Lin Zhuzi and Shitou, as well as Tiedan from Sister-in-law Lin's family, the youngest brother of Lin Shitou. Lin Zhuzi and Shitou, who were the same age as Gu Lin, were not there, so Gu Lin could only sit with Tiedan, who was seven or eight years younger.

Father Lin looked at Gu Lin sitting with his grandson and looked away uncomfortably.

Brother Lin and Brother Lin did not feel this strange.

After a while, Lin Shitou, who went to buy pork, came back, and Brother Lin and Brother Lin were also ready to get up to slaughter chickens and ducks.

Father Lin suddenly said, "Shuanzi, go and slaughter the chickens and ducks."

Brother Lin and Brother Lin, as well as the deputy captain, looked at Father Lin and Gu Lin.

The elder and second brothers Lin hurriedly said, "Father, it's not right to ask a guest who just came in to do anything, and Shuanzi is now an official, it's not appropriate for him to touch these things."

"What's inappropriate about it? I think it's quite appropriate."

The elder and second brothers Lin felt that their father was really strange today. Why did they ask Gu Lin to kill chickens and ducks when they were both so old?

Gu Lin stood up and said, "Uncle, where are the chicken and duck houses?" The elder

and second brothers Lin looked at him in a long robe, an official, and he actually had to catch chickens and ducks to kill. They were speechless for a moment, looked at their father's face, and pointed to the left wing room, "Behind the wing room, your aunt and the others also fed dozens of them, and the meat is tender and delicious."

Seeing Gu Lin walking out while holding his sleeves, the elder and second brothers Lin hurried to follow him.

The deputy captain looked like he was watching a good show. After arriving at the Lin family, he knew from the names that Gu Lin was addressed by everyone, that the relationship between Gu Lin and Lin Zhen was not that simple. He couldn't stop watching the show

. Hey, Master Gu, Master Gu, you have come to this day, being made difficult by your father-in-law~ The deputy captain stretched his neck to look outside, afraid of missing the scene of Gu Lin slaughtering chickens and ducks.

Although Lin Shitou and Lin Zhuzi still lived with their family after they got married, the two families each expanded two rooms for them. Now the Lin family's house is in the shape of a Chinese character "品", with the adults of the Lin family living in the middle, and Lin Shitou and Lin Zhuzi on both sides.

The chicken coop and duck coop are just behind. Brother Lin said to Gu Lin: "Shuanzi, we will go in and catch them later, tie their wings and give them to you. Don't dirty your nice robe."

"No problem." The chicken coop and duck coop arrived soon. In the hot weather, the smell was not very good. Gu Lin picked up the front of the robe and stuffed it into his waist, bent over and walked in.

The elder brother Lin and the second brother Lin didn't see how he caught them. They just saw him walk out with a chicken in one hand and a duck in the other. Then he wiped the necks of the chickens and ducks neatly in the front yard, waited for the

elder brother Lin to bring out the boiled water, scalded them and started plucking the feathers. The elder brother Lin and the second brother Lin, who were scalding the chickens and ducks, couldn't help but nod their heads. They thought that their third brother

had done the right thing. He was good at studying and became an official. He didn't put on airs when he came home. He could do things like slaughtering chickens and ducks in a very good manner. They didn't know which girl or boy was so lucky to marry this boy.

Originally, the two of them didn't know how to talk to Gu Lin because he became an official. Now they opened up and asked Gu Lin what the Lizhou area was like. The specialty that Lin Zhen asked Lin Xiaoyao to bring back last time was very good, and many things were better than those in Anyuan Town.

On Lin Zhen's side, he saw not only Lin Shitou's husband, but also Lin Zhuzi's two-year-old child.

In the evening, dinner was divided into four tables. The married Chunxiang, Xingxiang, and Huaixiang also received the news and rushed back with their husbands.

"Third aunt."

"Third aunt, come back and play for a while this time."

"Third aunt, what is Lizhou like?"

"..."

Compared to the excitement on Lin Zhen's side, there were fewer people around Gu Lin, and none of them dared to talk to him. Instead, the deputy captain and his friends grabbed their wine bowls and clinked with the elder and second brothers Lin, and they became good friends after a few words.

The full jar of wine was soon empty.

Lin Zhen and his friends also drank a little. For some reason, Lin Zhen felt that he was a little drunk today, so he drank another cup with the second sister-in-law Lin and went out to the yard to get some fresh air.

He sat under the osmanthus tree, feeling the cool breeze, looking at the sky full of stars, grabbing the osmanthus flowers and fiddling with the small petals, thinking about the scene in the day when his father asked Gu Lin to slaughter chickens and ducks, and he wanted to laugh for some reason.

Suddenly, a person stood behind him, bent over and whispered in his ear: "Uncle Lin is drunk?"

They were so close that when he turned around, their faces were about to touch.

Lin Zhen smelled the alcohol on him, and quickly pulled him aside, looking into the house: "Why did you come out too?"

"I saw you sitting here, so I came to take a look." Gu Lin was rarely wearing a white robe, with a silk ribbon decorated with black jade around his waist, and he was extremely handsome.

The slightly drunk Lin Zhen blinked and looked at him, and suddenly lust came to his mind, hooking his neck and pressing down.

"Ahem--" Father Lin had stood in the yard at some point, looking at Lin Zhen anxiously like an ant on a pot, looking at the room on the left, looking at the room on the right, and lowering his voice, "Come here quickly!"

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"..."

Lin Zhen coughed twice, put down the hand that was hooked on Gu Lin, and walked to Lin's father.

Lin's father took his hand and led him to his room, closing the door all of a sudden: "He is young, and you, as an uncle..." Lin's father was stuck, "You have to act like an adult. If I wasn't someone else just now, what would have happened!" As

the alcohol took effect, Lin Zhen, who was almost tempted by Gu Lin's face and almost did that thing, didn't feel much at first. It was a foregone conclusion that he and Gu Lin would be together, but he felt a little embarrassed when Lin's father said that.

He quickly stretched out his hand: "Dad, I know."

"I see you don't know very well," Lin's father looked at Lin Zhen, whom he loved the most and who made the Lin family what it is today, and pointed to the chair, "Sit there, I have something to ask you." There were

many people today, and there was no chance to talk alone. Lin Zhen knew that what Lin's father wanted to talk to him about must be about Gu Lin, so he sat down opposite Lin's father honestly.

Father Lin looked at Lin Zhen, who was 29 years old and would be 30 in a few months, but did not look old at all. He was lovable and asked earnestly: "When did you and Shuanzi get together?"

Lin Zhen did not hide it: "We got together properly after he passed the imperial examination."

"After he passed the imperial examination?" Father Lin did not expect it to be so early. It was more than three or four years ago. How old was Gu Lin at that time? More than fourteen, a little less than fifteen.

Father Lin pointed at his brother with regret and could not say a word for a long time.

Lin Zhen knew that Father Lin had misunderstood and thought that he had taken a fancy to Gu Lin first and tricked the kid into joining the pirate ship.

Anyway, they were a family, so Lin Zhen didn't hide it and said to Lin's father: "Father, I'm not an old cow trying to get the tender grass. I really raised your son as a child in the beginning. On the way back from the capital that year, he said something to me first."

He felt it necessary to tell Lin's father about the true face of this kid Gu Lin. It's not that he wants to eat tender grass, but the tender grass is stuffed into his mouth.

Lin's father shook his head, "Don't lie to me, you little brat. Shuanzi doesn't say a word for a month. Will he fall in love with you?"

"You must be overthinking it."

"Don't try to fool your father."

"You didn't even look at the way you were biting me just now... It's obvious that you like Shuanzi."

Lin Zhen: "..."

He looked at Lin's father and felt that the kid's usual appearance was really too intimidating. Who would have thought that he was like that in private.

After drinking, Lin Zhen's thoughts became bolder. He thought about Gu Lin's blushing face and letting him eat his mouth, and how Gu Lin was at a loss for what to do for the first time when facing desire, and his heaving chest after he released it with his hands, and his slightly flushed and furrowed brows.

Father Lin was stared at by him, and after a long while he said in disbelief: "It was really that kid Shuanzi who..."

"Pa!" Father Lin patted his thigh, "That kid doesn't look like that kind of person. He just stuck to you when he was a child, like your little tail."

"It's a pity that I have been worried about your marriage all these years. It seems that you all have your own ideas."

When Lin Zhen heard what he meant, he immediately got up and sat next to him: "Dad, have you agreed to my marriage with Gu Lin?"

Father Lin glanced at him: "You have such a good idea. Shuanzi will not give up easily. What can we do if you don't agree? You have heard what your father said today. He said it was my opinion, but in fact it was not your opinion."

"But brother Zhen, father has to say one thing. Although Gu Lin is a reliable and capable child, he is still a little younger than you. It's hard to say what will happen in the future." It's not that Father Lin doesn't trust Gu Lin, but Lin Zhen is their son, and they have to make more plans for Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen was very happy. He put his arm around Lin Adie's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Dad. Gu Lin won't let me and you down."

"Since we are getting married, we should hold it in a lively manner. Then you and Gu Lin can get married peacefully. We will take care of other things."

"Dad." Lin Zhen understood that once the news of his marriage to Gu Lin spread, not only he and Gu Lin, but also the Lin family would be criticized.

He also thought about whether to tell Lin Adie and Lin's father about this, or just hold a wedding with Gu Lin in Lizhou.

But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that the Lin family should hope that he would tell them.

Lin Adie looked at Lin Zhen and said, "Your life is your own. Don't care what others say. As long as Dad and your father are here, Dad will see you one more day."

"Your father and I will be happy if you are all well."

"Yeah."

It was lively outside. Lin Zhen and Lin Adie sat in the house and talked. When the people outside almost stopped, Lin Zhen was almost sober.

Father Lin said, "It's too late today. Tomorrow, when your brother and sister-in-law get up, our family will discuss your marriage with Shuanzi."

"What you said just now is that Shuanzi can't stay in the village for a long time. He needs to get busy as soon as possible. Although it's rushed, three matchmakers and six betrothals are necessary. Only in this way can it be perfect."

"I will listen to you, father." Lin Zhen looked at Father Lin, who was sitting on the bed with a tired look between his eyebrows. "When I decided to return to Anyuan Town, I also sent a letter to Xiaoyao. According to the date, he will be home in two days. Then our family will have a good reunion."

At this age, Father Lin likes reunion the most. Now only Xiaoyao Lin has not come back yet, and Father Lin is also worried about him.

The next day, because of drinking, the Lin family got up an hour later than usual. After washing and eating breakfast, they were about to go to the town to buy some food to entertain Gu Lin, Lin Zhen and the deputy captain. Father Lin and Father Lin suddenly called them to the main hall and said they had something to tell them.

Although Lin's father and father were kind to their sons and younger generations, and never held all the money in the family like other elders, demanding that the whole family do something, every time this happened, it was when there was something important to inform everyone.

Regardless of whether they were men or women, or brothers, they all sat in the main hall.

Lin Zhen and Gu Lin sat together, and Lin's father and father sat at the top.

Father Lin said, "We have gathered our family together today because I have something to tell you. Although we are not a wealthy family, we also have our own rules and family traditions. We respect the elderly and love the young, and we respect and love each other. We will talk about that later. I don't care what you think, but outside, the Lin family is always the Lin family. Don't learn from some people who stab others in the back and gossip about your family members."

"Not only will it hurt your own family, but it will also make outsiders laugh at you."

Elder brother Lin and second brother Lin looked at each other and felt the atmosphere was unprecedentedly solemn. Elder brother Lin was even a little worried, afraid that something bad had happened at home, and hurriedly said, "Father, please tell us quickly. We are a family together and there is nothing we can't overcome!" Father Lin

didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Within half a month, Zhen Ge'er and Shuanzi will get married, and you all should get involved in making arrangements." "

!!!"

"What! Third brother is getting married to Shuanzi!" This is eldest sister-in-law Lin.

Mrs. Lin also took a breath and grabbed Brother Lin fiercely, "My goodness, I said Shuanzi was sticking to my third brother, and they are really going to get married, right?"

Brother Lin frowned and looked at Gu Lin.

Chunxiang, Xingxiang, and Huaixiang, who were called back yesterday, also looked unbelievable, and their eyes kept scanning the two of them, but the adults above hadn't said anything yet, so they didn't dare to express their opinions.

But not speaking doesn't mean they won't think.

What is the relationship between Lin Zhen and Gu Lin? Those who have lived with them know it very well. Although Gu Lin has always called Lin Zhen Uncle Lin, and Lin Zhen does not regard Gu Lin as his own son, but to outsiders...

Brother Lin spoke first, "Father, did Brother Zhen tell you this in person?"

Father Lin nodded, "You know your own brother's temper best. If he doesn't want to, Shuanzi can't help him."

"That's fine, Father, we'll do whatever you say." As soon as Brother Lin said this, Sister-in-law Lin and others looked at him.

Elder brother Lin's upright face showed no expression as he said, "As long as Zhen'er is willing and feels that he can live a good life with Shuanzi, I, as his elder brother, have no objection. We happen to have two pigs at home, which can be slaughtered for a feast. Besides, I will ask someone to calculate the good days in the next half month." Second

brother Lin scratched his head and said, "My idea is the same as that of eldest brother. Brothers should not be mentioned in other matters."

Second sister-in-law Lin hummed and nodded, then turned to eldest sister-in-law Lin next to her and said, "Sister-in-law, a long time ago I said that Shuanzi's way of sticking to third brother is the same as Shitou's father's sticking to me. Hehe, I was not wrong, was I?"

"..." Elder sister-in-law Lin felt like her heart was being beaten over and over again, and finally sighed, "Yes, yes, tell me why I am so stupid that I didn't see it?"

Second sister-in-law Lin said naively, "Sister-in-law is not stupid, it's that eldest brother is not as showy as second brother. He keeps it in his heart, so sister-in-law didn't notice it."

"..." Elder sister-in-law looked at Second sister-in-law Lin and felt that her mouth was stuffed with something again.

Lin Zhuzi, Lin Shitou, and their two grandchildren's wives and husbands knew that this was a done deal, and as people of Gu Lin's age, they felt even more strange.

Gu Lin, who was originally a peer, suddenly became their uncle?

The news that the Lin family was going to hold a wedding spread quickly, and they did not try to hide it at all. They acted as if they were going to have a grand celebration, with ox carts and mule carts going to the town and bringing back cartloads of things.

People who were familiar with the Lin family counted on their fingers, but they really couldn't figure out who in the Lin family was old enough to hold a wedding.

Suddenly, everyone's brains lit up and they thought of Lin Zhen who had just returned home.

Oh my God, could it be that Brother Lin, who was famous in the surrounding area and made everyone give him a thumbs up when they thought of him, was going to get married?

Who was the husband?

The tall man who came back with him on a tall horse, who looked like an official?

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Before the outsiders could guess, the Lin family members who were asked said directly that it was not the tall man who was going to marry Lin Zhen, but Gu Lin.

It was like a huge rock smashed into the water, and the people in the village were all boiling.

What, Gu Lin! Yu Xi Du Jia.

That Gu Shuanzi who was raised by Lin Zhen!

Lin Zhen's husband is him!

How can the two of them get married!

The families who are familiar with Lin Zhen, Aunt Ma, Ma Min, and Uncle Ji, etc., watched those people talking more and more badly behind his back, and they were as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

Lin Zhen is such a good person, why should they say that about him? They have completely forgotten that Gu Xiaozi led the soldiers to drive away the refugee army and save the villagers. Why didn't they say it in front of the Lin family and Gu Lin, but just hid behind and muttered.

Some families remained silent and did not get involved in those gossips.

Lin Zhen and Gu Lin were both celebrities in Liyu Village, and the news spread quickly, and people in Anyuan Town also heard the news.

When Wang Qin heard that Lin Zhen was going to marry Gu Lin, he was confused for a long time, but he just remembered many things before, and finally figured out some clues from them.

The people in the Wang family knew that Wang Qin and Gu Lin had a good relationship, so when Gu Lin came back this time, he talked about it many times at home.

Looking at his dazed look, his wife held her newborn child and said, "Husband, you told me a lot about your friend before. Since he made such a choice, it means he is in love with him, not just on a whim."

"It's their own life, and only they know how they feel. If we try to stop them, it may hurt our friendship."

Wang Qin came back to his senses suddenly because of his wife's words, and said subconsciously, "How could I stop him? I just think he is so unkind. He didn't tell us for so many years and kept us in the dark!"

Jia Hui has been married to him for several years and knows her husband's temperament very well. As the youngest son in the family, he was spoiled by his brothers and sisters and had a bit of a temper, but he was pure-hearted and sincere. Occasionally, he acted like a child who had not grown up, fighting with his own son and playing tricks in front of her.

Jia Hui smiled and put the soft little child in his arms: "So, are you planning to go to the wedding?"

"Yes, take this opportunity to teach that kid Gu Shuanzi a lesson. Huihui, you should come with me, take our two children with you, and make him bleed!"

Jia Hui smiled and narrowed her eyes, "Okay."

It happened that she would be out of confinement in a few days, so she could go with them.

Lin Zhen and Gu Lin couldn't see how others reacted, nor did they need to see. They had been busy these days. They were taken by Lin's father, who was getting better, to the clothing shop in town to measure their sizes and make clothes.

Father Lin also called Gu Lin to his side and mentioned the matter of picking up and sending off the bride: "Although your marriage with Zhen Ge'er was rushed, everything that should be done is necessary. Zhen Ge'er's father and I thought about it, why not clean up your house in Datianzi Village first and make it your new home."

"You won't stay there for long anyway, and you will have to go back to Lizhou a few days after the wedding, it's the same."

Local marriages are all about not going back, and if they are at Lin's house, it's not a good omen.

Gu Lin looked at Father Lin and nodded: "Yes, Father, I will take people back to Datianzi Village today to arrange the house."

Even if Father Lin didn't say it, he planned to go back to Datianzi Village. He hadn't told his father about his marriage yet, and his grave should be cleaned up.

After talking to Father Lin, Gu Lin took the deputy captain and a few men to leave, leaving a few people at Lin's house to prevent anyone from making trouble.

Lin Zhen also learned from Father Lin that he was going back to Datianzi Village, and looked at him from the eaves.

Sister Lin next to him was trying the wedding dress sent by the clothing store on him. Seeing him looking at Gu Lin, she joked, "Your wedding day is in five days. Brother Zhen, you can't be anxious. It's Shuanzi who should be anxious."

Since he and Gu Lin's marriage was settled, waves of jokes have never stopped. At the beginning, he would be shocked. The red-faced Lin Zhen was no longer afraid. He let Sister Lin put the wedding dress on him like a clothes rack and waved at Gu Lin.

Gu Lin didn't say anything in front of the room full of Lin family members and rode away.

Datianzi Village is not far from Liyuwan Village. It takes an hour and a half to walk there. Gu Lin and the deputy captain rode very fast and entered the entrance of Datianzi Village in less than half an hour. The hurried sound of horse hooves and the posture of several people riding horses made the people who were enjoying the cool under the old tree at the entrance of the village stop talking and look at Gu Lin and his friends.

Old Lady Gu was also there. She was the one who spoke the most. She said that Lin Zhen was a little witch and that Gu Lin had lost his moral principles and was not a human being.

Over the years, Gu Lin passed the imperial examination and became an official, but the big blue brick and tile house that made her jealous could not be in her hands after all, which made her hate him so much.

But due to Gu Lin's official status, she didn't dare to say anything to Gu Lin. She felt so depressed that her heart ached.

But now it's different. Gu Lin, that little beast, is actually involved with Lin Zhen, that little witch. The officials above must not tolerate him, otherwise why didn't he get married in the place where he was an official, but ran to the remote mountain village of Liyu Village.

She wants to say it, she wants everyone to know that Gu Lin is an ungrateful wolf who is worse than a beast.

Gu Lin looked at him with dark eyes, and the deputy captain beside him said, "Sir, do you want to arrest this old woman and charge her with the crime of making false comments on court officials?"

The deputy captains were all martial artists with good hearing. The old woman scolded Gu Lin so vigorously just now that they wanted to teach her a lesson.

The complacent old woman Gu heard the deputy captain call Gu Lin Sir and wanted to punish her, so she turned around and ran home.

The other people under the old tree saw the old woman Gu running away and also scattered.

Gu Lin held the reins and rode his horse to his home. When the people in the village saw them, they cast curious eyes on them. It was not until they saw them walk in front of Gu Da's blue brick and tile house, which had been uninhabited for several years, that they remembered the words that Gu Da had spread throughout the village in the past few days.

Could it be that Gu Lin is back! ?

The people living around Gu Da looked at Gu Lin carefully, and saw some shadows of Gu Da on his face, as well as the appearance of the child named Gu Shuanzi when he was young.

Gu Lin ignored the secret gazes on him, stretched out his hand and pressed hard on the rusty lock, and pushed open the door.

The heavy dust was disturbed and flew onto people's faces. The blue brick and tile house that once made the whole village envious lacked some popularity because it had been uninhabited for many years, and it looked a little dilapidated.

He said to the deputy captain and others behind him: "Go to the river to get a few buckets of water, clean up the house first, and I will go to the village chief's house."

"Yes." The deputy captain took a few men and did it as soon as they said, carrying the buckets and basins in the house and went to the river they saw when they entered the village.

Gu Lin went straight to the village chief's house and bought a few stacks of paper money, three incense sticks, and two candles from the village chief.

There was no one in the whole village who didn't know that he and Lin Zhen were about to get married. The village chief looked at the most promising young man in Datianzi Village in front of him and didn't know what to say.

He asked the old lady to bring a basket to put things in it for him and said, "The key to your house is still here. I'll ask someone to bring it to you."

Gu Lin took the basket handed over by the village chief's old lady and said, "Thank you for keeping it for so many years, but the door lock of the house is badly rusted. I want to replace it with a new one, but the key is no longer useful."

After he said that, the village chief nodded.

Back then, Lin Zhen paid them two taels of silver to keep the key to the big brick and tile house built by Gu Da. At that time, the couple thought that they would keep the key until Gu Shuanzi was fourteen or fifteen years old at most. When he got married and started a family, he would naturally return to Datianzi Village.

Who would have thought that Gu Shuanzi would have such good fortune, become an official, and become a government official, but he would not return until he was eighteen or nineteen years old, and he would marry Lin Zhen.

Everyone in Datianzi Village knew Lin Zhen, and they probably remembered clearly the appearance of Lin Zhen when Gu Da welcomed him into the house.

But now...

Gu Lin bowed to the village chief and walked towards the mountain where Gu Da was buried with a basket.

At this time of year, the grass on the mountain was yellow, rustling underfoot, and some people were as high as waists.

The grass in front of Gu Da's grave was more lush, and a tree grew at the end of the grave. It was as thick as a wrist, and the withered yellow leaves fell on the grass, leaving only bare branches.

Gu Lin had a good memory. Gu Da's kindness to him seemed like it happened yesterday. He would carry him around, buy him clothes and snacks, and hold him on a stool, pointing to the newly built house and saying that it would all belong to him in the future, and that his wife would have face.

He drew the sword from his waist, cut all the weeds on the grave, on both sides, and in front of it, and piled them aside.

"Clang--" The sword pierced into the soil mixed with gravel. Gu Lin knelt in front of the grave, picked up the scattered grass leaves in the area in front of the tombstone with his hands, and said the first words he said in front of Gu Da's grave: "Dad, I'm getting married."

He inserted the lit green incense in front of the stone tablet with the words, "I'm getting married to Uncle Lin, Lin Zhen."

"If you have any estrangement in your heart, you can tell me, don't disturb him. If it weren't for him, I would have frozen to death in front of you that year, and there would be no today."

The candle and green incense were lit, and the torn paper money piled in front of it was quickly burned by the flames.

Gu Lin kowtowed three times, stood up, looked at his own name on the tombstone, and the name of Lin Zhen, who followed closely behind his husband, and drew his sword to scrape off Lin Zhen's name.

When the fresh stone surface appeared there and the word Lin Zhen could no longer be seen, he sheathed his sword and turned to go down the mountain.

In such a short time, the deputy captain and his men had already cleared the old and worn-out tables, chairs and benches that could no longer be used to the yard, and used handkerchiefs and brooms to clean the house, finally sweeping out the dust inside.

Gu Lin chose the wing room where he used to live as the new house, leaving one person here to look after the house, and the rest of the people followed him to the town to buy new tables, chairs and benches, and to make a red silk bed.

Five days later, on the day he came to Datianzi Village, he spread the news that he was going to get married. Today, not only was there a buffet, but also no money was collected for the wedding, so some families in the village came to help. There were big red characters of happiness on the windows, festive couplets on both sides of the door, and plates of melon seeds and candies were brought out and placed on the table for the people who came to help to grab.

Gu Lin asked a centurion to be the chief steward for the day, and the cooks could go to him if they needed anything.

The deputy centurion and others went with him to the Lin family in Liyu Village to pick up the bride.

He wore a red robe sent by the Lin family, his long hair tied with a red hairband, grabbed the saddle and jumped on. He

had a thin waist and long legs, and a handsome face. The young women and brothers who were invited to the banquet couldn't help blushing.

Chapter 310

Wang Qin was in the bride-welcoming team. Yesterday, he couldn't help but take Jia Hui and his two children to the Lin family. He knew that Gu Lin was going to come to Datianzi Village to pick up the bride. He was afraid that Gu Lin's relatives were not enough, so he said hello to Lin Zhen and came here.

At this moment, he had a red silk flower tied on his arm, which everyone who came to pick up the bride had. Looking at Gu Lin in front of him, who was wearing a red wedding dress and was extremely dazzling, an idea suddenly came to his mind.

For someone like Uncle Lin, only Gu Lin could be worthy of him.

At the front of the wedding team was Gu Lin, followed by the deputy captain and Wang Qin and other people riding horses, and behind them was the village chief's family invited by Gu Lin, who said they could follow the bride-welcoming family.

There was another story. When the old lady Gu heard that Gu Lin was looking for someone to pick up the bride, she was still thinking that her family was Gu Lin's legitimate relative after all, and for the sake of face, Gu Lin had to invite them too.

Who would have thought that Gu Lin only visited the village chief's house, and there were villagers who volunteered to come.

Gu Lin was the most promising person ever in their village. Those black-faced men kept calling him "adult", which made the villagers yearn for him. They all thought about sending their sons and grandsons to study with the master for a few years in the future, in case the ancestral graves were filled with smoke and they got a position, it would be worth it.

So everyone came to the wedding banquet of Gu Lin and Lin Zhen's marriage that was not in accordance with etiquette, and also came to pick up the bride.

As for the old lady Gu's family, they were "sent back" by the village chief's son and his men before they even got to the cleaned-up blue brick and tile house.

They were afraid that they would have to wait until after Gu Lin and Lin Zhen's marriage was over before they could come out for a stroll.

The wedding procession was so lively that even the birds on both sides of the mountain road started to dance. When the wedding procession just entered the Liyu Village, the children who had been waiting to watch the excitement and eat wedding candy jumped and said to the adults who had set up checkpoints: "The new groom is here, the new groom is here! Riding a big horse!"

Except for the two old people, Lin's father and father, all the relatives of the Lin family found their own seats.

Everyone stretched their necks to look, and saw Gu Lin riding on a horse and leading a group of people to the Lin family. The new groom at the head was extremely handsome and majestic. He was a handsome man that everyone had never seen before.

But no matter how handsome he was, he had to get through them. How could they ask him to marry the new husband back!

The deputy captain and others looked at the men, women, old and young who surrounded the Lin family in three layers, and then looked at them holding wine and water basins in their hands, and they were worried for their own adults.

Boss Lin is really not easy to marry. This scene would make ordinary people's legs tremble.

Standing in the front of the Lin family are Lin Xiaoyao, who just came back yesterday, Lin Da Ge, Lin Er Ge, Lin Zhuzi, Lin Shitou, and Tiedan below. There

are also relatives from Lin Adi's maternal side, uncles, uncles, cousins, and a large group of people, all ready to fight, to stop the wedding procession here.

"If you want to pick up the new husband, but we can't pass this level, either rush through, or drink all the wine in our hands, and we will give way!"

"Bridal groom, which one do you choose!"

The joyful voices were deafening, and the people who came to eat the wedding wine and the helpers also put down their work to watch the fun.

For those who blocked the marriage, it is impossible to rush to the enemy, not to hurt anyone, but also to make everyone happy.

The deputy captain asked Gu Lin: "Sir, how about I take my brothers to survey the terrain, we will make a feint attack and find another entrance."

"Puff." Several centurions were overjoyed.

Gu Lin looked at the deputy captain and said to the people behind him, "Everyone get off your horses and bring out the prepared silver coins."

The silver coins were prepared last night. They were all small silver coins of one or two cents. There was a whole box full of them, which was not a small amount.

Gu Lin grabbed a handful of silver coins and scattered them to the crowd in front.

The people who stopped the bridegroom didn't realize what it was for a while. When they picked it up and saw that it was silver coins, they quickly bent down to pick it up...

Lin Zhen in the bustle outside also heard it. The waves of exclamations seemed to lift up the roof of the house.

He looked at the red wedding dress on his body, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated when he thought that Gu Lin, who had been away for a few days, would appear in front of him.

This was the first time he wore such a bright dress. Even he didn't know what it looked like. That kid must not be used to it.

It was just this time. Anyway, he would follow his heart and wear black, white and gray in the future.

Suddenly, just as Lin Zhen was thinking about something and his cheeks were slightly red, there was an overwhelming noise outside the house, and then the door of the house he was in opened from the outside. Gu Lin, wearing a red wedding dress and a red headband, stood outside the door, surrounded by a group of people looking at him.

This was the first time Lin Zhen saw him look a little happy in front of someone other than himself. The silk ribbon with coral beads hung at his ankles, and the wide-sleeved long robe made him look elegant and handsome.

Just when he was outside for a while, Lin Zhen heard a lot of whispers, all mentioning him.

Lin Zhen looked at him, watching Gu Lin walk up to him and call him for the first time in front of everyone: "Zhenzhen, I'm here to take you home."

No one knows better than Lin Zhen what Gu Lin is thinking at this moment.

He sat on the bed and looked up at Gu Lin.

Suddenly, before he could answer, Gu Lin carried him horizontally and strode out, his sleeves fluttering, as if he couldn't wait to take Lin Zhen home immediately. The people

welcoming the bride and sending off the bride were all in a commotion, and they were just looking for trouble.

Lin Zhen was carried by Gu Lin onto Hongzao's back, and then he knelt down three times and stood up three times in front of the Lin family, then got on his horse and said, "Go home."

"Oh oh oh oh oh!!!" Not to mention the people welcoming the bride, even the people sending off the bride couldn't help but make a noise because of the way he had just rushed in with a group of people .

This son-in-law of the Lin family is amazing, and he is a perfect match for Brother Zhen!

Gu Lin and Lin Zhen didn't know how many people had whispered about them after they left, and they rode their horses to Datianzi Village.

Lin Zhen held the reins and found that Gu Lin had looked at him several times, with a light in his dark eyes that made him a little scared.

He whispered, "Why are you looking at me?"

Gu Lin rode side by side with him: "Zhenzhen looks good today."

"You just changed your clothes, isn't it the same as usual?" Although he was in the business of rouge and powder, Lin Zhen had never used them on his face except for a few times when he sold goods. In the final analysis, he didn't think of himself as someone who needed to make up. Today was the same. He washed his face and casually applied some cream to moisturize his face.

But he had a good foundation, his skin was as white as snow, and he was so beautiful that people couldn't look away even without rouge and powder.

Not to mention that he was very suitable for bright colors, snow-white skin and red clothes. Except for Gu Lin, no one dared to look at him.

Gu Lin looked at the wedding dress with the same pattern as his own, which was custom-made by the Lin family in the town, and said, "It's different."

"Zhenzhen will be my husband from now on."

"..." Lin Zhen's ears couldn't help getting hot. He looked ahead and stopped talking to him. The red dates under his kua seemed to sense the movement in his heart, and snorted and rubbed Gu Lin's horse with their noses.

The Ferghana horse, which was worth thousands of gold and came from outside the region, did not get angry when it rubbed against it, but instead blinked its eyes and rubbed back.

Soon, the group returned to Datianzi Village. In the main hall, candles were lit and red incense was inserted according to the rules.

The village chief, with white hair and beard, acted as the one who asked them to meet. He handed a red silk with a flower on it to Gu Lin and Lin Zhen, saying, "A perfect couple is made for each other. They are competing to see Lin Lang and Gu Lang. They are playing the tune of parrots in front of the wine cup, and playing the flute to attract phoenixes on the stage..." "First, bow to heaven and earth

!"

The old village chief sang a few nice words. Lin Zhen, who was holding the other end of the red silk, looked at Gu Lin. The two turned to face the door and bowed at the same time.

"Second, bow to the parents!"

Gu Lin's parents had passed away. There were only two chairs, one on the left and one on the right, under the altar. On the chairs were the tablets of Gu Da and his wife.

Lin Zhen faced the tablets of the two without any burden. He was not the original body and had never seen Gu Da. He did not say a word, but he felt no guilt in bowing to his parents.

"Husband and wife bow to each other!"

After two bows, it was finally the last bow. Lin Zhen looked at Gu Lin, who was facing him but was more than a head taller than him. He noticed that the red silk in his hand was tightly grasped by him. He could not help but bow with a smile.

At that moment, Lin Zhen saw Gu Lin's straight lips and trembling eyelashes.

The prefect Gu, who could come and go freely among the army, was a little confused.

After the ceremony, Lin Zhen was pulled into the newly-arranged new house by Wang Qin's wife Jia Hui and several daughters-in-law of the village chief.

Although it was only a temporary stay for a few days, the new house was decorated without any ambiguity. The large and solid bed was placed in the middle, and red gauze hung on all sides. On the bed were seven or eight quilts embroidered with various auspicious patterns purchased by the Lin family.

On the left side of the bed was a dressing table, and on the right side were racks and wardrobes for placing clothes.

Because the two rooms were combined into one, the inner room with the bed was separated from the outer room by a screen. The outer room had an eight-immortal table and several round stools. At the top was a table and chairs, with long-necked porcelain bottles and several porcelain plates filled with fruits and vegetables.

Jia Hui was better. The Wang family was a wealthy family in the town and was used to such elegant and noble installations. However, the village chief's daughters-in-law almost didn't dare to step on it. They were just amazed in their hearts. They were worthy of being officials. Even the house was so exquisite.

Then they couldn't help looking at Lin Zhen.

After so many years, they all had the shadow of time to some extent. Only Lin Zhen was still the same as in memory, with a small face and fair skin. Her waist was tied and looked so thin that it was worrying. Even her tun looked even curvier.

But Lin Zhen at this moment was different from the Lin Zhen in memory, which made them feel no disgust.

It was very lively outside. People came to the wedding banquet one after another. Lin Zhen ate the meal brought by Jia Hui, changed into a pair of new shoes with soft fabric, and asked Jia Hui to bring her two children in to play for a while.

When it got dark outside, a few more candles were added to the house.

Suddenly, just when Lin Zhen had been sitting for the whole afternoon and wanted to walk around, Gu Lin walked in with a little bit of alcohol.

Jia Hui had left with the child an hour ago, and now Lin Zhen was the only one left in the house.

Before Lin Zhen had time to speak, Gu Lin walked steadily to the bed and hugged him in his arms.

He was too hot. Through their clothes, Lin Zhen could feel his scorching body temperature, as if his skin and flesh were going to melt.

But Lin Zhen didn't hate it. While being held by Gu Lin, he asked him, "How much did you drink?"

Gu Lin's voice sounded in his ears, "Not much, only fifty cups."

One cup is one cup. Even if the rice wine today is not intoxicating, it is not a small amount. Lin Zhen really wanted to ask him if he wanted to eat something, but suddenly felt a hand on his waist, untying his belt.

The red wedding dress outside, the middle and inner clothes inside, were untied and spread out at once, revealing the skin under the slender and white neck.

Gu Lin held the back of Lin Zhen's head with one hand and his back with the other, kissing from his pubic region to his chin, then to his neck, then to the skin under his neck, collarbone...

Lin Zhen had long experienced his skills in kissing, and he would never stop until he was exhausted. He couldn't help but put his hand on Gu Lin's head and used some force to pull his hair: "Gu... Gu Lin..."

"Yeah." He was so strong that he held Lin Zhen's waist with one hand and put Lin Zhen into the bed.

The red gauze around the bed surrounded this world, and the light reflected was also red. Lin Zhen was lying on the bed, his wedding dress had been taken off to his waist, and the ties of his inner garment and inner garment were also untied.