Late Ming sea owl

Chapter 151 Hong Chengchou resigned

After Wu Guoyi left, Lin Hai sent someone to the back house to ask Zhu Niang to eat first and not wait for him, and then called Viper and Feng Yidao over.

After a while, Shan Sinan also came. As soon as he entered the detention room, he knelt down and kowtowed to Lin Hai as if he were holding a candle: "Old Master, please save my son."

Lin Hai looked at the gray head banging on the ground, and felt a little sad for a moment. This is really pitiful for the parents in the world!
The last time he met Shan Sinan, although the man appeared humble and polite, his words and deeds always gave people a sense of arrogance and arrogance.When we met again this time, the arrogance was shattered to pieces amidst the sound of kowtow.

"Father Shan, please get up. Your son is facing a life-threatening lawsuit. It's not that this Qianhu family refuses to save him. It's because he is not familiar with the magistrate of Yin County and he doesn't dare to accept such a great gift."

Lin Hai was sitting behind the publican in the security room. As he spoke, he winked at Feng Yidao. The latter quickly went to help Shan Sinan up, but he couldn't hold the little old man who was over fifty years old alive.

Shan Sinan knelt on the ground as if he had taken root, lowered his head and said: "If my husband is willing to save me, Shan's life will be sold to you from now on. No matter what my husband wants Shan to do, Shan will be saved." There is nothing wrong with that."

Lin Hai waved to Feng Yidao to tell him to move away, then smiled at Shan Sinan and said, "Dad Shan, what you said is too full. I'm afraid I won't be able to do anything by then."

"Shan lived to be 50 years old, and never said a single false word in his life." Shan Sinan raised his head, with a hint of pride in his eyes.

Lin Hai and Shan Sinan looked at each other for a moment, and his intuition told him that the man in front of him was indeed a hero like Ji Bu, who promised a lot of money.

"Despise life and death, focus on promises" has been the motto of chivalrous knights of all ages since the pre-Qin Dynasty. Perhaps this kind of character has never disappeared in the long history. After all, until the end of the Qing Dynasty, there was still a heroic knight like the Great Sword King Wu.

At best, these people are principled and trustworthy; at worst, they are what Han Feizi calls "chivalrous men who break the law with force." They despise royal power and laws and act only based on their own likes and dislikes and standards of right and wrong. Guo Xie during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was A typical example.

In fact, this kind of person is not easy to use. If you want to use him, you can't humiliate him.

Lin Hai was silent for a moment and said: "Dad Shan, you should get up first. Lin will do his best for your son's matter, but he is not very sure. If you fail to save him, don't blame me." "

Shan Sinan stood up after hearing the words, clasped his fists towards Lin Hai and said, "Shan has no other way to think about the dog's matter. If my husband Zu is willing to save me, no matter whether it succeeds or not, Shan will not dare to do this kind of kindness in this life." forget."

"Dad Shan, please don't worry. Lin will leave for Yin County tomorrow. If he fails to rescue the son, Lin will naturally not dare to take credit, and he will not dare to trouble you in the future." Lin Hai said and added, "Listen to Guoyi, Mr. Shan Dad is good at fighting, I wonder if I can open Lin’s eyes?”

Shan Sinan said: "My husband has an order from our ancestors, how dare Shan disobey it?"

Lin Hai then said to Viper: "Go and fight with him bare-handed."

Shan Sinan was extremely humble in his life and was rarely willing to fight with others. This was a family tradition passed down by his master Zhang Songxi and his master Ye Jimei. But at this time, he wanted to show off his skills in front of Lin Hai, so he said to Viper: "This brother , you might as well use your weapon."

Seeing how crazy the little gray-haired old man was, Viper immediately became furious. He didn't even take off the weapon on his waist, and pounced on Shan Sinan with his jealous fist.

Shan Sinan stood there without dodge, just stretched out his hand. Before Lin Hai could see what was going on, he saw Viper falling to the ground with a plop.

"I agree." Shan Sinan stood there unobtrusively, cupping his fist slightly towards Viper.

"Damn you." Viper jumped up from the ground, drew out his knife and struck at Shan Sinan.He was filled with anger this time, and he drew the knife very quickly. Feng Yidao on the side was afraid that he would kill Shan Sinan, so he wanted to hold him back but was a step too slow.

Soon enough, Shan Sinan turned around and stepped into Viper's arms. His hands were wrapped around Viper's hand, and the wrist holding the knife turned up. Then he arched his shoulders, and the knife in Viper's hand was lifted. It fell to the ground with a clang.

This time Lin Hai saw it very clearly. It was the same move as the one he used when he first saw the stone wall, except that there was no back throw at the back. To put it bluntly, it was the basic movement of wielding a knife with bare hands in the special grappling technique.

In fact, the so-called internal boxing does not have so many mysterious and mysterious things at all. The records of internal boxing in the Ming Dynasty only emphasized the prevention of attack after attack. In addition, it focused on hitting acupuncture points. This is the biggest difference between internal and external boxing. There is no so-called "internal boxing" in later generations. Something mysterious and mysterious like being full of air and being popular.

The original appearance of Neijiaquan should be just a grappling and wrestling technique. Compared with other boxing techniques, it pays more attention to attacking acupuncture points, vital organs, etc., with special emphasis on anti-joint movements.Because of its strong combat ability, it was included in the military and police fighting system in later generations. The instructor who taught Lin Hai special grappling skills was himself a master of internal boxing.

"Good boxing skills!" Lin Hai couldn't help but cheered. His hands were itchy for a moment, and he wanted to go out and compete with Shan Sinan to see what this original version of the internal boxing was about.

But just looking at Shan Sinan's two moves, Lin Hai felt that his three-legged cat kung fu might not be able to perform two moves under his hands. If his original instructor came, it wouldn't be a big problem to defeat Shan Sinan. After all, The latter is already in his 50s.

"A trivial skill should not be praised by my husband." Shan Sinan let go of the viper and cupped his fist towards Lin Hai.

"Dad Shan is being humble. It would be a pity if such exquisite boxing skills are not carried forward. Lin intends to promote this boxing technique in the military. If he can save your son from prison, I hope that Dad Shan will not hide his secrets."

"How dare Shan?" Shan Sinan hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Old Master, Shan thinks this boxing technique is of no use in battle..."

"Of course I know this. I'm not talking about the Zhoushan camp where brother Guoyi is." Lin Hai pointed at Feng Yidao and said, "Lin has another battalion leader, and this brother Feng is the camp general." Early the next morning, Lin Hai took Feng Yidao, Viper, Shan Sinan and others to Yin County. As usual, he went to Xie Sixin's house first.

When he arrived at Master De Xie's home, Lin Hai gave Hong Chengchou and Xie Sixin each a generous gift. Although the traitor was about to leave office, among the officials in Zhejiang right now, there was no one more worthy of investment than this guy...

"Lin Qianhu is too polite..." Xie Sixin was a little surprised. It is common in official circles for people to leave to drink tea. He did not expect that Lin Hai would spend so much money before leaving.

"What are you talking about, old master? If it weren't for Hong Daozun and old master, how could the younger generation, an overseas wanderer, be what we are today?" Lin Hai said and added, "Now that Hong Daozun has been transferred, I don't want to hide it from the old master. The younger generation is like a vine that loses a tree. It feels so real in my heart." Panic."

Xie Sixin just thought he was being polite and replied casually: "With Lin Qianhu's ability, even without Hong Daozun's care, he will definitely be able to rise steadily."

Lin Hai shook his head and smiled bitterly: "There is no hope for Gao Sheng. As long as I can survive, I will be fine."

"Lin Qianhu's words are serious..." Xie Sixin saw Lin Hai still smiling bitterly in the middle of his words, and realized that he was not just saying it casually, so he asked, "Did my good nephew make some enemies?"

"That's right." Lin Hai nodded and said, "That's why I want to ask Hong Daozun for a piece of paper to mobilize troops and let me lead the Zhoushan Battalion to Xiamen City to help defend, so as not to be taken advantage of by the enemy in Zhoushan."

"Oh? Who is this enemy of my nephew? He wants to force you to this point?"

"Sigh...it's hard to explain this matter. In short, if Hong Daozun refuses to help, Lin will have no choice but to hang up his seal and return to the sea to be my merchant."

Of course Lin Hai would not abandon his official position as he said. Without this status, it would be difficult for him to recruit immigrants.But he really didn't want to stay in Zhoushan anymore. Without the supply of goods from Shanyin Wu Mansion, this official position was useless to him. He might as well go to Tamsui to concentrate on farming.

It's just that after He Rubin resigned, if he, the Qianhu palm print, was not in Zhoushan for a long time, he would be easily caught. In this case, it would be better to find a reason to go to Xiamen, where Xu Xinsu's territory is, and no one can cause trouble to him. .

"It's easy to talk about. I think Hong Daozun will definitely agree." Xie Sixin saw that Lin Hai didn't want to talk more about the enemy, so he didn't ask more questions. It was easy for Hong Chengchou to mobilize troops and transfer documents. This favor would be in vain if he didn't do it.

What's more, last time Xu Xinsu asked the Fujian Coast Guard Yamen to send an official letter to Hong Chengchou, asking him to mobilize troops to Xiamen to help in the war.In the end, Hong Chengchou just gave Lin Hai a letter. In fact, he let Lin Hai take care of it. It was justifiable to give him a formal letter this time.

After discussing the matter, Lin Hai then talked about Shan Sinan's son's lawsuit. After hearing this, Xie Sixin smiled and said: "This matter is difficult to say, easy to say."

Lin Haidao: "This junior is willing to hear the details."

Xie Sixin said: "If we want to reverse the case for the prisoner, Hong Daozun must come forward. It remains to be seen whether the magistrate of Yin County will buy it. But if we just fish out the prisoner, it will be very easy. Xie can I’ve done it for you.”

"Then I won't bother Taoist Hong. I can just fish the person out for this junior."

Lin Hai also had a rough idea of ​​the death penalty system of the Ming Dynasty. All death sentences had to be reported to the Ministry of Punishment and ultimately decided by the emperor.Although this is just a formality, after all, the process is complicated, and there are risks in overturning the case at will. It is really difficult to say whether the magistrate of Yinxian County will betray Hong Chengchou, the outgoing Shangguan.

But if we just find a scapegoat in prison and then fish out the real owner, this matter will be easier to handle.You don't even need to go through the magistrate of Yinxian County. A knowledgeable official with more money may be able to handle it. No matter how cautious the central government is about punishment, the final execution will be at the local level.

Xie Sixin kept his promise and fished Shan Sinan's son Shan Chuanzong out of prison a few days later.

Lin Hai took Shan Chuanzong to see Shan Sinan. As soon as the latter saw his son, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, with tears streaming down his face: "My husband is such a great kindness. Shan will never forget it. I am willing to lead horses for my husband in the future." Falling off the pedals will last forever the hard work of the dog and horse.”

"Dad Shan has made a serious statement. From now on, there is no need to refer to me as my father-in-law." Lin Hai helped Shan Sinan up and continued, "Although your son has been rescued, his crime is still unresolved. From now on, he can only remain anonymous. I wonder if dad Shan has a suitable one?" Hiding people somewhere?”

Shan Sinan said: "If it doesn't work, just find a temple and let him become a monk."

"How can this be done? If the brother who inherits the sect has become a monk, how can he continue the sect?" Lin Hai said with a smile, "That's it, let him temporarily live in Lin's Qianhu Yamen Office for a few days, and I will send him to him after a while. You and your family are going overseas."

Lin Hai had already met Hong Chengchou and received the troop transfer documents. He took the Shan family and his son back to Zhoushan that night, along with Shan Chuanzong's two sisters, Shan Zhaodi and Shan Laidi. People will all settle down in Tamsui from now on.

Shortly after returning to Zhoushan, Ruan Mei came back from Hangzhou, and Master Ren Wu said that the batch of raw silk would not be ready until a month later.

Lin Hai counted the days and realized that one month later, the soldiers from Linguan Commander's sentry camp had already left Lihai Station. This time was fine for him.

He has not been idle in Yinxian these days. He spends time in the pavilion storehouse on Haiphong Road. Not only does he have a clear picture of the latest defense layout around Lihaisuo, but he also gets a detailed map of Lihaisuo City. map.

"Go make another trip and tell Mr. Ren Wu that on May [-]th, Lin will go to Li Hai to pick up the goods in person." Lin Hai said to Ruan Mei.

　Thanks to Lao Zhuwu for the reward of 1 taels!Thanks to Jiang Yu Jiang Yu for the reward of 4500 taels!
　　
　
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