The Villain Runs Wild

Lin Sui understood Yan Qin just as Yan Qin understood him.

Looking at this look, Lin Sui knew that what was in Yan Qin's mind probably had nothing to do with fear.

If it weren't for the presence of people here, I'm afraid he would have already taken action.

Lin Sui patted Yan Qin's cheek lightly, let go of his hand with a smile in his eyes, and returned Yan Qin's sword to its original owner.

Yan Qin grasped it tightly, the hilt of the sword that had seen blood just now seemed to still have the warmth of Lin Sui's palm.

There were about a hundred soldiers on the school grounds, and they looked listless at first, but after the captain was beheaded, their aura became more and more dispirited, if it wasn't for the clothes they were wearing, it would have been hard to tell they were soldiers.

Yan Qin followed Lin Sui's footsteps, and he was naturally not afraid. In his opinion, Liu Duwei should be killed.

In front of the imperial decree, the little captain still dared to prevaricate, even more than once.

Knowing that the imperial court came to point out troops to suppress the bandits, he dared to act as a Tibetan soldier. Lin Sui's move to make an example of others is a joy.

When Lin Sui arrived outside the city of Yanzhou Prefecture, Song Shan had already brought the garrison of Yanzhou and a group of troops from the capital to join forces.

"Caught a few people who wanted to inform them."

Song Shan beckoned, and Jin Yiwei escorted several people forward.

"Take it, go to Yangqing first."

Lin Sui got on his horse and led his troops forward.

It was already half an hour later when Master Zhu learned the news of Liu Duwei's death.

He almost rolled off the couch in shock, scolded Lin Sui for his lawlessness in the room, and immediately wrote a letter and sent someone to the capital as quickly as possible.

He also felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he would not have stopped Jin Yiwei from doing things. At worst, he was fooling around. It was just that there was an order from above to obstruct Jin Yiwei, so that they would not know who was in charge in Yanzhou, so he acted like this.

Now that he has lost his wife and lost his army, it is better to cooperate early and let Jin Yiwei build a garrison properly.

However, when he heard that Lin Sui went straight to the small mine after driving the bandits from Yangqing two hours later, he was a little confused.

Small mines are their synonym for private mines. Gold, silver and copper are official mines. Private mining is a felony, but there are many people who take risks in the world.

The first private mine in Yanzhou was discovered by a bandit 30 years ago. It's not just a matter of corruption in Zhizhou.

The great eunuch Chen He also had a small gold mine here during the Empress Dowager's regency, and later two silver mines. These are all things they offered, and these things should be in Lin Sui's hands now.

Why did Lin Sui take so many soldiers to the direction of the small mine, and the place he went to seemed to be the mine under his own name.

Mr. Zhu sent another letter of revision and sent it to other places, running around in a hurry in the mansion.

In another place, Lin Sui chased the "Bandit" all the way to the private mine.

These bandits were arranged by him in order to draw the troops here.

He came to Yanzhou because Jinyiwei was a fake, and suppressing bandits was secondary. His real purpose was to clean up the private mines in Yanzhou City, so he needed a lot of troops. The first thing he wanted to clean up was the dirty ones in the hands of the original owner. thing.

The workers who were mining looked blankly at the officers and soldiers who broke in suddenly, and some small managers subconsciously tried to escape.

Lin Sui ordered that the officers and soldiers who didn't understand the truth of the matter and thought it was the bandits who had stumbled into the gold mine by mistake rushed out excitedly to arrest people.

Yan Qin was also slightly surprised: "There is actually a private mine here, and the affairs of Yanzhou are indeed more chaotic than imagined."

No wonder there are endless bandits. I am afraid that some "bandits" just want to protect these mines.

But half an hour later, under the dense force, everyone in the small gold mine was arrested. Some principals saw Lin Sui's eyes widen, but Lin Sui didn't give them a chance to speak, so Jin Yiwei shut their plug up.

Those officers and soldiers were dealing with other matters, and most of them were stationed. Now there are only people from Lin Sui and Jin Yiwei in this house, and a non-staff member Yan Qin.

Song Shan is leading people to inquire about the situation of the workers outside, to investigate whether they came here voluntarily.

Lin Sui dug out those ledgers and let people throw them on the ground, piled up into a hill.

"Burned."

The guards around Lin Sui spilled the oil they had prepared earlier, and threw the torch onto the hill.

The fire suddenly lit up, and the raging flames danced in Lin Sui's black eyes.

There were more than these ledgers. The ones in Lin Sui's hands had been destroyed long ago. As for the ledgers that might exist elsewhere, he also sent someone to fetch them.

"Don't think that I don't know what you're doing. If your godfather is gone, you should follow along and be loyal."

Lin Sui gathered the sable fur on his body and said casually.

Those principals were pinched and fed on the cheeks by a few Jin Yiwei, and fell limp to the ground after a while.

"These people took poison in fear of crime, but it is considered a merit to tell about the private mines in other places before they died. Send a team of people to guard here, and do not allow unrelated people to approach until these things are reduced to ashes."

"From now on, this is where the officials belong."

Lin Sui came to a conclusion on the matter with a calm expression, and turned around with his clothes flying.

The hill of ledgers behind him was still burning.

Yan Qin silently followed behind him, seeing the person in front of him stop, turned to him and said: "I told you a good show before, this is the beginning."

Lin Sui said with great interest: "People who have watched this play will either stay by my side all their lives, or they can only go to the underworld with secrets. Mr. Xiaolang is very smart, so he should know how to choose."

Afterwards, the loyal minister who was full of reputation boarded the boat of the treacherous minister, saw the secret that could not be known to outsiders, and was threatened with his life. This is a regrettable thing in the eyes of outsiders, but Mr. Don't feel coerced.

Master Lin said, for a lifetime.

Yan Qin used a moment of silence to suppress the joy in his heart, and said in a hoarse voice: "I understand."

This appearance felt a bit like a good family being forced into a black pool, but he didn't know that this good family was so happy that he even couldn't wait to step in.

Lin Sui did the same thing, and destroyed the account books of the two silver mines under the original owner's name. Those stewards who were loyal to Chen He and had a lot of heart for his new master and embezzled a lot of gold and silver, followed those account books. Disappeared, dead without proof.

Lin Sui state-owned these three places and wrote to the man in the palace.

After all this work, it was already night.

When Yan Qin thought he was going to rest, he said, "It's not over yet, now is the time to race against time."

Lin Sui continued to order the army, and ordered rewards to all the officers and soldiers involved in the matter, and said that the more people in charge were caught, the rewards would be richer, and they could even be promoted.

Of course, Jin Yiwei's people enjoy the same rewards.

The soldiers who had been busy all afternoon and still had some complaints were refreshed instantly, and they couldn't wait to go to the next private mine location that those people had revealed, like a pack of wolves rushing towards a sheep's nest.

Lin Sui knew the location of other mines, so he didn't let all the troops move towards one place, but detoured in batches to outflank them.

Tonight is a sleepless night for many people in Yanzhou.

They didn't know what Lin Sui wanted to do at first, but when Lin Sui surrounded the gold mine and headed towards the silver mine, they knew his purpose and thought Lin Sui was crazy.

If he cut off his fortune, he would certainly not make it easy for them.

Everyone didn't know what he wanted to do. Could it be that he was tired of being a traitor and wanted to be an upright official?

Whether it was Lin Sui who wanted to drag all of them into a higher position, or suddenly changed his mind, they would not allow it.

It's just that there are heavy troops, and the officers and soldiers didn't listen to Mr. Zhu's order to withdraw the troops. They could only let the people in the mine withdraw quickly and hide all the ledgers at the same time.

"Don't blame me for being unrighteous if you are unkind."

With dark eyes, Zhu Zhizhou called his confidants to come and gave the order.

The water in Yanzhou was disturbed, and there was no rest in the palace.

"Your Majesty, please see the Prince."

"No, let them all go out, I won't see anyone!"

The emperor was so bored that he didn't even want to see his own brother.

"I don't even listen to what they said. They also said that Lin Qing's life was a waste of life, and even the court officials killed him at will. What's even more ridiculous is that some people presented me with evidence of Lin Qing's illegal mining. It's extremely ridiculous!"

He had already received the informant from Lin Qing, and Lin Qing wrote the matter clearly, it was the little captain who resisted the decree first, and Lin Qing beheaded the soldiers.

If the emperor said it was good to kill, even a small Yanzhou official would dare to act foolishly in front of his imperial decree.

Not to mention that Lin Sui confiscated several mines for him, and there may be more.

The emperor knew in his heart that those criminal evidences were probably true, but so what, didn't Lin Sui give him all those things now, and also sent other people's things into his treasury by the way.

For the emperor, the benefits are all his, and he won't lose any money. Lin Sui has already made atonement for his crimes, and he should even be awarded an additional reward.

As for the things about Chen He, after all, this eunuch is someone close to the queen mother, and the queen mother didn't say anything, why should he mention it after the person died, let the matter pass and let it pass.

Anyway, in the emperor's heart, Lin Sui is now the number one loyal minister. He dedicated himself to him and dragged his sick body to do these things. Those people couldn't even compare with half of his fingers. He didn't bother to listen to their nonsense, so he went to the harem to have fun .

Prince Li slammed the door shut and clenched his fists.

Stupid waste, Prince Li cursed in his heart, if the emperor were him, how could he allow Lin Sui to seize power like this.

He didn't care about wasting too much time in the palace, so he left the palace in a hurry.

Yanzhou also has his people. If you want things to calm down, the best way is to keep Lin Sui out of Yanzhou.

It was windy at night, and Lin Sui couldn't help coughing a few times.

Yan Qin caressed his back, shielded him from the wind, and pursed his lips as he looked at the books locked in boxes.

This matter involved too much, and their actions were too fanciful. He was a little worried about whether these ledgers could be transported back to Beijing, or even whether they could go back safely.

He is very clear that the people around him have become thorns in the eyes of some people, and they are afraid that they will not let him go easily.

Not long after Lin Sui ordered to rest in place, Manshan lit up torches, and the burning rockets shot at the camp, setting the grass on fire.

Those reckless people holding big knives are undoubtedly bandits.

The sound of shouting and killing shook the sky, and the continuous rockets scattered the formation.

Yan Qin protected Lin Sui, split the arrow in half with his sword, and led Lin Sui to a relatively safe position.

A thin young man wearing a black sable fur stood in the shadow of the night, looking at the young man beside him.

"If they don't kill me, they won't stop."

"Yan Lang, you have to protect me."

During the fighting and neighing of the horses, Yan Qin nodded seriously.

As long as he is here, he will not let anything happen to Lin Sui.

Lin Sui is weak and has no martial arts. Once he is in danger, he will be very passive.

What's more, Lord Lin uttered such a weak sentence in such a tone, Yan Qin wished to rush to fight for him immediately.

With a smile in his eyes, Lin Sui took out a small whistle from his pocket.

The whistle sounded sharply, and Jin Yiwei, who was leading a small group of soldiers scattered everywhere, immediately followed orders.

Guarding against the incoming arrows, Yan Qin led Lin Sui to move, looking for the best view.

The originally chaotic battle scene became orderly, with superior numbers and array advantages, the officers and soldiers quickly forced the bandits into an encirclement circle.

The night attack that the group of people could think of, Lin Sui would not fail to think of.

He had already prepared and waited for this moment.

Lin Sui stayed within the protection circle from beginning to end, and walked up to the injured bandit leader.

The corners of Lin Sui's lips raised, "Want to protect the small mines outside the three mountains? Take a closer look, am I a little less?"

The bandit leader was in a turmoil, staring at Lin Sui, his face full of unwillingness. Before he yelled, Lin Sui had already had his mouth gagged, so as not to be noisy and annoying.

Lin Sui didn't gather all his troops together. He had already divided into three groups and went to different larger private mines. At the same time, two teams of Jinyiwei were operating in Yanzhou private mines after receiving orders.

There are more than a dozen large and small private mines in Yanzhou. Lin Sui plans to control the four large mines first, and it will not be too late to clean up the rest.

Due to the importance of the matter, the emperor ordered Lin Sui to handle the matter with full authority, and sent two officials to lead troops to assist.

Lin Sui didn't transport the gold and silver back to the capital first, but put everything in Zhizhou's mansion.

Mr. Zhu's face had been ashen-colored for a long time. Looking at the carts of gold and silver piled up in his home, his eyes darkened intermittently.

He knew that Lin Sui didn't trust him, but set the fire on him.

He didn't know how many records Lin Sui had in his hands, and whether those records would be destroyed halfway, so he could only grit his teeth and guard the gold and silver.

After the two officials came to Yanzhou with soldiers, Lin Sui asked them to be responsible for the return of gold and silver, while he continued to deal with the remaining private mines and the inexhaustible bandits.

It took half a month to deal with it, and it was only by mobilizing troops from the neighboring state that it was able to settle down quickly.

The unprecedented peace in Yanzhou, the common people are talking about these things, but the officials still hold their hearts tightly.

"Didn't those two adults bring these things back to Beijing?"

Yan Qin looked at the locked box and knew its importance.

Without these things, those private mines can find some scapegoats, but with these things, some people will undoubtedly have their hearts hanging in their throats, and they can't sleep well at night, lest it arrives in the capital and before the emperor.

Lin Sui raised his eyebrows, and his words were meaningful: "Do you know why no one robbed those gold and silver?"

Yan Qin originally wanted to answer that there were heavy guards, but when he thought that there were Jinyi guards and officers and soldiers around Lin Sui, but the assassinations these days have not stopped, if those people think that these things are in that carload of gold and silver, it is impossible not to go see, unless...

Yan Qin was slightly surprised: "Do they know that these things are not inside?"

Lin Sui nodded with a smile, even the two people sent by the emperor were his suggestions.

One of these two people belonged to Prince Li, and the other belonged to the First Prince. They both had indistinct relationships with the private mine in Yanzhou.

They will definitely examine every box of gold and silver carefully, looking for what they want to see.

Lin Sui asked someone to transfer this box of things secretly, but safety was the first priority in everything, and when necessary, he gave up and put people first.

At the same time, he asked people to load things into the car and prepare to return to Beijing.

"The inside of the box is fake, but the one following us is real?"

Yan Qin was made a little nervous by the blindfold he used. No matter which box it was really in, those people would definitely attack their team.

Lin Sui patted the box in his hand, and said with a smile: "It's also fake, the real thing has already left Yanzhou."

"Those people saw that it was a locked box, so they thought it was a box, but those things were just paper."

The swaddling clothes of the baby in the woman's arms, the baskets of the traffickers, the mushrooms used in the restaurant, the medicinal materials in the pharmacy... They are like inconspicuous streams, which have long been converging towards the same place.

The young man said these things, as simple and ordinary as the wind blowing over the hills.

Even if there is a stormy sea in front of him, it seems to be just a small storm in his eyes.

"Thank you, Lord Lin, for your teaching."

Yan Qin looked at him with admiration, unable to move his eyes away.

Such a person who can only be looked up to, will also call him Yan Lang with a smile.

Knowing that he is deeply scheming, so he is even more obsessed with the expression he shows.

"The game I promised you will be realized soon."

Lin Sui watched him staring at him in a daze, and brushed the end of his eyes with his fingers.

There was no one in the courtyard, so Yan Qin boldly kissed his bright red lips.

Lin Sui savored it carefully before saying, "The hidden guard is on the tree."

Yan Qin's earlobes immediately turned red, and his eyes unnaturally searched for the surrounding trees, but those trees never moved.

Unlike when he came, Lin Sui had sent the garrison in the capital back to Beijing with the reinforcements.

At night, Jin Yiwei left Yanzhou with a team of chariots and horses.

In the early morning of the next day, a caravan left Yanzhou Fucheng.

Although Yanzhou is not peaceful, the scenery is indeed good. After the bandits are gone, all counties and towns have a lot of vitality.

Lin Sui and Yan Qin were drinking tea in the teahouse, and they also heard the storyteller tell the strange story about Commander Lin's night raids on private mines.

"This dessert is a little sweet."

Lin Sui put down the half-bitten Furong Cake in his hand, and wiped his hands with a handkerchief.

Yan Qin naturally picked up the piece of hibiscus pastry, tasted it, nodded and said, "It's really tired."

Lin Sui jokingly said, "We're almost at Yanzhou. If Lord Yan sees his precious son eating some leftovers behind me, I'm afraid I'll be in a hurry."

Yan Qin replied solemnly: "My father taught me to cherish food since I was a child."

Lin Sui tut lightly: "Your face is getting thicker day by day. Thinking about asking you to draw a picture back then, it seemed ashamed to insult your innocence."

"If your lord wants to insult my innocence that day, then I dare not refuse."

Yan Qin sighed softly, what kind of literati's arrogance, he had completely forgotten it.

Outside the inn at night, there were some strange noises.

Yan Qin looked out the window: "Those people found out that they were chasing them?"

It was Lin Sui's stand-in who left that night. They pretended to be a caravan and left in the early morning of the next day. Unexpectedly, after a few days, those people realized something was wrong and came after them.

"Well," Lin Sui replied casually, tugging at Yan Qin's long hair to let him concentrate, "Don't be distracted."

The whistle outside the window did not sound, indicating that there were not many people.

Lin Sui hadn't done it for a while. Although Luo Huzhu could resonate once every five days, but he was busy with private mines and suppressing bandits, even if he wanted to, Yan Qin would not allow him, for fear of making him too tired.

Therefore, Luo Huzhu's ten times are not yet full, and it is still three times short.

The sound of weapons colliding was particularly harsh at night. Many people were awakened, but they dared not light their lamps.

Lin Sui bit the corner of the quilt in his mouth, and his black hair was scattered.

Suddenly a man jumped out of the window and stood there, as if observing, his breathing was disturbed and he was probably injured.

This is not Jin Yiwei. Lin Sui was vigilant, and when he was about to push Yan Qin away and call him on guard, he saw a sword passing through his eyes and nailed to the man's body. The force brought him out of the window, and the man let out a muffled grunt. He fell straight down.

"Lord Lin, don't be distracted."

Warm breath fell on Lin Sui's neck, the moonlight was dim, and the young man's voice was hoarse.

Lin Sui's chest rose and fell, and the tails of his eyes were red from a little effort.