gnovel Chapter 64, Brother, are we rebelling?
Chapter 64, Brother, are we rebelling?
Damn it, you can't go to brothels in a society governed by the rule of law, and you can't go to them in a feudal society either? What a waste of time I time-traveled!
The key point is that the Lu You couple next door were making a racket at night. A twenty-year-old young man with a tadalafil pill could kill a cow.
Cultured people? Bah!
The next morning, Lu You went downstairs for breakfast feeling refreshed, but Lin Zhou's eyes were practically glowing with greed, and he looked quite listless.
Good morning, Brother Lin.
"No way, I'm going to break you two up!" Lin Zhou said to Lu You. "Damn it, you two... keeping me up until the wee hours, are you trying to kill me?"
Upon hearing this, Lu You's face flushed red. He awkwardly coughed to cover his embarrassment and whispered in Lin Zhou's ear, "Brother Lin, the medicine you gave me is truly miraculous..."
"Whatever, if you keep causing trouble, go outside to the grove."
Lu You was taken aback and looked up: "It's... a bit cold, isn't it?"
As they were talking, Tang Wan gracefully walked down the stairs. She had looked haggard when she first arrived two days ago due to conflicts with her mother-in-law, but after taking two tadalafil pills, she was radiant. Wearing that peach blossom-patterned long gown, she looked every bit the young woman of seventeen or eighteen.
It's fortunate that Lin Zhou is a man of the underworld who knows the principle of not coveting a friend's wife. If he weren't surnamed Lin but Ximen, today would be the day Lu You had to take his medicine.
"Hello, Brother Lin."
Tang Wan was also polite and respectful to Lin Zhou. Although this brother did not speak like a scholar, he was righteous and generous, and had the demeanor of a big brother. Moreover, he was not like her husband's previous friends, who occasionally looked at her with lewd eyes.
Hello, sister-in-law.
"I heard that Brother Lin was stopped at a brothel yesterday?" Tang Wan raised an eyebrow. "That Prince Jin is going too far, even interfering in this."
Lin Zhou glared fiercely at Lu You, as if to say, "You bastard, you tell your wife everything..."
Lu You felt ashamed, turned his head away, and gave a dry laugh.
"Brother Lin, don't worry. There are many charming young ladies on Wan'er's road. When the time comes, Wan'er can invite them here under the guise of reading. Then, brother, just tell me whoever you like."
"Never mind, never mind..." Lin Zhou quickly waved his hand, "There's really no need for that."
He knew that the Song Dynasty was open-minded, but he never expected it to be this open, that the talented woman Tang Wan was so skilled at pimping.
However, from these few words, Lin Zhou understood why Lu You's mother disliked Tang Wan. This talented woman had seen the world and was incompatible with the values of the older generation. If their values clashed, how could they live a peaceful life?
After finishing their meal, Lin Zhou got up and rented a carriage in the city, then headed out of the city. Lu You managed to persuade his wife after much persuasion, and after a long drive, they finally got into the carriage together.
When the two arrived outside the city, the scene there truly startled them. On what was once a wasteland, there were nearly six thousand people gathered there. Some were cooking, some were taking attendance, and others were distributing tools.
The city's garrison, the Imperial City Guard, the Tiger Might Battalion, and almost the entire defensive force of Lin'an were mobilized. Sihou Xu Ping stood there with a dark face, listening to his cousin Xu Shang report on his work, while Cao Wenda was explaining to several generals of the Imperial Guard with a wry smile.
"Are you trying to rebel?"
When Xu Ping saw Lin Zhou arrive, he scolded him, both amused and annoyed, "You know how scared I was this early in the morning..."
He rolled up his sleeves, looking at Lin Zhou with a mixture of amusement and exasperation: "You drew seven thousand men to build a workshop! You're even more efficient than someone who could rebel!"
"Hey yo..."
Lin Zhou stood on tiptoe to take a look, and sure enough, the riverbank was teeming with people, not only those who were preparing to go to work, but also relatives who brought food and clothes, and idlers who came to watch the excitement.
As the saying goes, "When there are more than ten thousand people, there is no end in sight." There are definitely more than ten thousand people here. Looking around, the entire area is teeming with people, and it has even attracted vendors to set up stalls. You can imagine how terrifying the scale is.
What's even more frightening is that the way they distributed the tools was no different from distributing swords. They wrote down names and gave people the tools. No wonder several bigwigs of the inner guards appeared here. If they were to cause trouble, it would be like a snowball rolling downhill, capable of swallowing up Lin'an City in an instant.
In the heart of the capital, right under the emperor's nose, this is truly a deadly thing...
Fortunately, Xu Shang and Cao Wenda still had some influence, and they managed to stabilize the situation of the laborers while also calming the tense nerves of the city defense generals at all levels.
When these people heard that such a large group of people had come to build a workshop, their expressions were incredibly varied.
"Brother, why don't you give me a grand Chu dynasty with Chen Sheng as king!"
Cao Wenda's face was white. When he received the news in the morning and was dragged out of bed, he thought he was finished. What did it mean that "more than 10,000 people gathered on your land"? What did it mean that "they were carrying weapons and wearing red headscarves"? What did it mean that "their steps were uniform and their actions were in accordance with orders"? What did it mean that "they even had drums"?
The most damn annoying guy here is Xu Shang. This guy is the kind of gang leader who's been around for too long and his brain isn't working properly anymore. He was recruiting people in the south of the city early in the morning, banging drums and gongs. Everyone who received their wages for the day had to wear a red cloth strip around their necks for identification. And some idiot volunteered to make a drum, and while he was playing the drum, he led this group of temporary workers toward the river.
He was even wearing a red headscarf...
At that time, the city guards dared not stop them, fearing that if they did, they would be dealt with by pickingaxes. Even the horns on the city walls were sounded, and the four departments joined forces to prepare to suppress the rebellion.
But when I came over, I saw these poor bastards had set up their pots and pans and were getting ready to start working...
Only after inquiring did they learn that it was Lin Zhou, that bastard, who had caused all this trouble.
"Yes, I gave them a deposit of over 20,000 strings of cash. They came to work for me today, what's wrong? Can't we start? Is it some kind of dragon vein?"
When Cao Wenda overheard Lin Zhou talking to the Imperial Guard general, he nearly fainted. All his previous suspicions about Lin Zhou vanished at that moment. If Lin Zhou had any ulterior motives, he would never have done something like this…
Cao Wenda, a seasoned veteran who was adept at finding weaknesses and had even defeated dozens of generals under Yue Fei, felt utterly powerless when facing Lin Zhou, who was a sieve from top to bottom.
The Imperial Guard general whispered to the magistrate for a while, and Xu Ping found several witnesses and informants to testify to each other. After confirming that it was a false alarm, the general laughed like a pig.
"Good, good, good, these young people these days are something else. Great job, you've got us wrapped around your little finger."
He pointed at Lin Zhou from several meters away, then waved his hand, and the elite imperial guards returned in a flurry.
Si Hou shook his head, gave Lin Zhou a wry smile, and turned to leave with his men. Afterwards, the fully armed soldiers who had been frightened gradually dispersed, but Lin Zhou did not seem to be too nervous.
"What's there to be afraid of?"
He asked, puzzled, "Only a few thousand people?"
At this moment, Lu You stepped forward: "900 people from Dazexiang, 800 people from Xuanwu Gate, 27 people who slew the white snake, and you... 6,800."
Cao Wenda was now sitting on a large rock, panting heavily. He glanced at Lin Zhou, trembling, and didn't know what to say.
Finally, he simply gave up, flicked his sleeves and walked away. He couldn't control this rascal, so he went to complain to him!