Chapter 037 Military food was robbed

The next morning, Lin Zimo personally led the whole family to send Han Caiyi out of the magistrate's office and watched her get into the carriage. With a cold face, she stayed up all night, and her eyes were full of resentment against him. Zhao Wenxuan said goodbye to his brother, then turned over his white horse and led 100 elite soldiers to personally escort Han Caiyi out of Guiping City and return to Nanning City.

Seeing Chu Hanlu, who saw the team going far away, he looked happy and gently clapped his hands and said, "It's really good that this annoying sister finally left. They hope that she will never come to our house again.

Lin Zimo, who turned his head and glanced at her, stretched out his right hand to touch her little head, and looked at the faraway team without saying a word. Although Yang Mengqi, standing next to him, saw some clues, he did not speak as brainless as Chu Hanlu. She knew very well that the relationship between her father-in-law and Han Caiyi was a little complicated. Lin Zimo still said nothing. It was not until he could see the distant team that he returned to the government office to deal with business.

Yang Mengqi, who had a few points in his heart, did not directly enter the government office with his father-in-law, but told everyone: "Everyone should do their own things, don't gather here again, and do whatever you should have done."

When she finished saying this, the people of the Lin family agreed and slowly dispersed. Yang Mengqi, who stood alone outside the government office for a moment, had a smile on his face, and then returned to the backyard alone. In her heart, it is very contradictory to treat Han Caiyi. She has the taste of being a talented woman, but she also has a side of struggling with her. After all, she will not give up the position of her wife. In the era of small starvation and big misforth, women value their own reputation very much.

A few days later, Zhao Wenxuan, who safely sent Han Caiyi back to Nanning City, led his troops back to Guiping City. He let one hundred families bring hundreds of brothers back to the barracks first. Zhao Wenxuan, who rode to the government, had to tell Lin Zimo about the whole thing. Before leaving Nanning City, Han Yong made an explanation to him and asked him to hand over a handwritten letter to his brother. When the two met, Zhao Wenxuan vaguely felt an atmosphere of a war.

Lin Zimo took the handwritten letter handed over to him by his adoptive brother, opened the envelope, read it carefully, and handed over his left hand to Zhao Wenxuan and said, "The mountain thief in Erlong Mountain is really bold and dares to rob the military food of the government. Han Zhongcheng's intention is not to let us talk about this matter, and then flatten Erlong Mountain and find the military food that has been robbed.

Zhao Wenxuan listened to him carefully and did not read the letter, so he guessed, "What seems to be hidden in it?"

"The person who escorted this batch of official food is his eldest son, Han Yong." Lin Zimo sneered and said, "If this matter is poked out, I'm afraid that his eldest son will go to prison, and even Han Yong will be implicated and can't get rid of it."

Knowing that the original Zhao Wenxuan sneered, "Han Yong means to let our two brothers open their buttocks for his eldest son."

"That's what it means." Lin Zimo made an objective analysis and said, "There are only two choices in front of us. Either the mute eat Huanglian and have to say that the official grain he has not been received, or go to Erlong Mountain to find the batch of official grain. If we choose the former, we have to pay out of our own pocket to serve their father and son of the Han family, and if we choose the latter, we will use the heads of the soldiers to protect the head of the Han family.

Zhao Wenxuan, who didn't think much about it, wanted to listen to his decision, so he put down the letter in his hand and said, "What does your brother mean?"

"Previously, I learned about the situation of Erlong Mountain." Lin Zimo, who seemed to be a little helpless, picked up the tea on several cases, took a sip, and said slowly, "The terrain there is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The officers and soldiers have not wiped out this mountain thief for more than 30 years, which proves that they still have some ability. We don't have many troops. If we lose a part of it, I'm afraid we will have to reduce our strength when we defend Guiping City. If the fight against the mountain thieves doesn't go well, I'm afraid the two of us will cause other troubles. For the sake of safety, we'd better suffer a mute loss.

Zhao Wenxuan, who felt very cowardly, showed dissatisfaction and said, "This batch of military food is not a small amount, but 3,000 people have a quarter of food rations. The elder brother must cover up for the eldest son of the Han family, and he must pay a lot of money. Is it worth our two brothers to suffer a dumb loss for this matter?

Lin Zimo, who put down the tea in his hand, tried to calm his mood and said, "Do you have more choices for you and me? Don't forget, why didn't you get promoted after so many achievements? To put it bluntly, it is because there is no one in the court. They can regard your credit as nothing and even suppress the failure to report. Can you do anything about them? Anyway, Han Yong still has a kindness to our two brothers, otherwise we can't sit in today's seat.

Zhao Wenxuan, who sat on the chair, felt very suffocious and said, "Since my brother thinks it's appropriate, Wenxuan should do it."

Lin Zimo knew that he would rather die standing than live on his knees and said, "The mountain thief in Erlong Mountain is not to be killed, but needs to find a suitable opportunity. At that time, we did not give it to the eldest son of the Han family, but for the achievements of the people and you and me. At present, we can only rely on Han Yong to achieve better development and growth. If even he is offended by you and me, I'm afraid that the comfortable days of our two brothers will come to an end.

Zhao Wenxuan knows that he has offended Fang Shiren, the political envoy, and there will be no good end if he wants to acquit Han Yong. If the first and second figures in this province regard the two as enemies, they can only wait to die. The reason why the two brothers can stand out is that to a certain extent, they can take the position with the help of the irreconcilable contradiction between Han Yong and Fang Shiren. After all, chess players always like to hold a few more good chess pieces in their hands for themselves.

Seeing that Lin Zimo didn't say anything, he knew in his heart that he had expressed his acquiescence. I have long understood that being an official may not be happy. After all, many times, there is a balance between forbearance and seeking interests. Without more choices, he had to pay for the escape of the eldest son of the Han family and the fear of death. If Han Yong's big tree falls down, it will only be cheaper than Fang Shiren. At that time, it was a small matter that he and Zhao Wenxuan's official position were not guaranteed, and the biggest possibility was that the whole family's life was not guaranteed.

"If you don't have enough money to buy grain, just open your mouth." Lin Zimo said unconcealedly, "This is a big deal. You have to let your confidants be careful. It's better to go to the surrounding state capital to buy grain. The price is not a problem, as long as the quantity is right. Although Fang and Qian are Han Yong's people, we still have to be the first guest and then the master.

"Brother, don't worry, I will let my people be cautious." Zhao Wenxuan, who has made up his mind, said seriously.

After saying this important thing, the two brothers said goodbye to each other, and then went to their own affairs. Lin Zimo, who turned his back to the back of the chair, showed a few helpless wry smiles on his face. I have to spend a lot of white money in exchange for a long-term lease of 2,000 horses led by Fang and Qian. If it hadn't been for the robbery of this official grain, I'm afraid the two of them would be transferred away by Han Yong. After all, what they have done has completely broken Han Caiyi's heart.

Lin Zimo does not believe that it is fair-minded to deal with business, and there is no selfish thoughts. It's just that many times, it's just to satisfy selfish desires under the guise of public intentions. The reason why Han Yong sent 2,000 more people to himself is also under the guise of public opinion to realize his selfishness. This time, I not only have to wipe his eldest son's buttocks, but also to wipe it well and clean. If Fang Shiren catches the handle to attack Han Yong, I'm afraid he will end up being thankless and unfavorable. He, who tried to calm down the matter earlier, suddenly had a feeling of being angry little daughter-in-law.

Lin Zimo, sitting on the chair, thought of the situation that should be thought of one by one. Feeling pain and fever, he stopped him from thinking about it. Lin Zimo stood up, walked out of his office and returned to the garden of the office to relax. Standing in front of a peach tree, he looked at the sky from afar and felt that it was not easy to be an official and involuntarily. When I saw a group of birds flying by, I felt the feeling of envying the birds flying freely.

"Fare, what are you thinking? I want to be so distracted." Yang Mengqi called him several times before he saw his reaction.

Lin Zimo, who didn't say what he felt as an official, decided to tell a kind lie to his wife and smiled, "I'm thinking about arranging things for your cousin to do well, or let him continue to study hard at the cold window?"

Yang Mengqi, who did not hesitate for a moment, was resolute: "I think it's better to let Yang Yu continue reading. Maybe one day, he will be an official like his father-in-law. If uncles and aunts have spirits in the sky, they will close their eyes and smile.

Lin Zimo, who did not refute her normal idea, although he does not like this kind of official career economy with reading as his career, the fastest shortcut for the poor scholars of this era to get ahead is to participate in the imperial examination. In addition, there is really no good choice, so that everything is low-quality, but reading is high, which has become a consensus and mainstream.

"Since my wife said so and arranged it, I don't have any opinion for my husband." Lin Zimo agreed happily.

Yang Mengqi wanted to ask him about the campaigning of mountain thieves in Erlong Mountain. Her words had come to her mouth, and she still didn't say it. After all, she realized that Lin Zimo was worried. He didn't want to say it, so she chose not to ask. Without saying, Yang Mengqi, who can observe the words and look, adheres to the thousands of years of traditional ideas outside the male protagonist and the female protagonist.