[I don’t know what I ate yesterday, my stomach hurts for a day, I really don’t have the energy to write a book, so I can only post two chapters today. I’m sorry!]—

Lin Shihong was so angry that he trembled all over, pointing at his eldest son and shouting angrily: "Before the battle is fought, you curse your brother to be killed by Zhang Xuan. Which side are you on? When Zhang Xuan's army came, you would kneel down and beg for mercy, right?"

Lin Shihong's last words were like thunder, which scared Lin Zhengtai torture, "Father, I have no such intention!"

"Then what do you mean, say!"

"The child just hopes that the brothers will not kill people at will, and give the Sui army a chance to win people's hearts, especially not to ruin their father's reputation."

Lin Shihong sat down dejectedly. He sent his son to study in the hope that his son could understand literature and make things clear, have a broad vision, and build great achievements with literature. Several brothers assisted him with martial arts, but they did not expect that his son would become a nerd and actually said, "Don't ruin your reputation."

Does Lin Shihong still have a reputation? He killed a ship of people at the age of thirteen, started to be a woman at the age of fourteen, and got the reputation of "Poyang Blood Owl" at the age of fifteen. A three-year-old child dared not cry at night when he heard this. He didn't know how many people he killed for decades, but his son even said he was afraid of ruining his reputation.

Lin Shihong felt a deep disappointment. How could such a pedantic and cowardly son inherit his career?

At this time, Lin Shihong calmed down and there was no more anger as before. He waved his hand and said, "Now that Zhang Xuan's army is in danger, we are in danger, so don't worry about these trivial matters anymore. I have something important to you now."

Seeing that his father had no intention of punishing his third brother and fourth brother, Lin Zhengtai was extremely disappointed, but he had no choice but to bow and say, "Please give me instructions!"

"You can go to Jiangxia County quickly. The King of Qin of the Tang army promised to send troops to help me fight against the Sui army, but why did the Tang army not make any noise? If he wants any conditions, please ask him to make it clear that as long as it is not too much, I can agree."

Lin Zhengtai was stunned, "Wouldn't my father let Tang Jun in, wouldn't he lead the wolf into the house?"

Lin Shihong's anger ignited from his chest again and said angrily: "I see you are stupid in your study. The Tang army is going to plan for Xiao Xian, not us. He must stop the Sui army from advancing west, otherwise they will ruin their plan. Do you understand?"

Lin Zhengtai did not agree with his father's point of view, but his father was already angry and he did not dare to argue anymore. He had to admit his mistake and slowly retreated.

Lin Shihong looked at his eldest son walking away, and couldn't help but feel unspeakable upset. He felt that he needed to change his heirs.

Zhang Xuan led an army of 50,000 to advance westward. After resting in Jinhua County for two days, he continued to travel westward. That afternoon, the army arrived in Yiyang County, Poyang County, more than 300 miles away from Lin Shihong's nest, but the mountains blocked each other and the march was very difficult. It took at least four or five days for these more than 300 miles to reach Poyang County.

Yiyang County is the second largest county in Poyang County, with a lot of money and grain. When the army arrived at the county town, the county magistrate Xu Qing led the county magistrate, chief clerk and other officials to welcome His Royal Highness King Qi. What surprised Zhang Xuan was that there were still 20,000 stones of grain in the county warehouse, which allowed his 50,000 army to be replenished with grain.

This time, the Sui army advanced westward and traveled lightly without baggage. Each soldier carried six days of dry food and received one supply in Jinhua County. Zhang Xuan originally planned to kill Lin Shihong's old nest Poyang County, but he did not expect that Yiyang County would have food, which solved his urgent problem. This also shows that Lin Shihong did not expect that they would come from Dongyang County, otherwise there would be no food waiting for them in the county.

In the county yamen, Zhang Xuan and Fang Xuanling were listening to the county magistrate's report on the situation. This time, Fang Xuanling fell ill due to fatigue, but he still forced himself to be sick and listened to the county magistrate's report on the information about Poyang County with Zhang Xuan.

"Report to your highness, the Wei-Minist is an official appointed by the court, not appointed by Lin Shihong. Not only is the Wei-Minister, but all the officials controlled by Lin Shihong are appointed by the court. We are not loyal to Lin Shihong. As long as we pay money and grain on time, Lin Shihong will not come to cause trouble."

"How much food does Lin Shihong want?" Fang Xuanling asked.

"Twice a year, the summer harvest and the next month after the autumn harvest, the grain must be paid. Now the grain in the warehouse is still the grain delivered last fall, and Lin Shihong has not transported it away. As for the amount paid, the same as the taxes of the imperial court, the household tax should be increased by 50%, which is a bit difficult, but there is no way. Everyone wants to lose money and avoid disasters. However, since the previous year, fish and wild game can be used to offset the household tax. Although the price is very low, many people would rather go fishing in the water and hunting in the forest. These things are not worth money in the county."

"But how does Lin Shihong verify the household tax? Does he know how many households there are? Or does he send people to check every year?" Fang Xuanling asked perseverantly.

County Magistrate Xu's expression was a little unnatural. He hesitated and said, "Where did he come to check? He only collected money according to the number of registered households in Daye for ten years. It has not changed in several years."

Zhang Xuan was so smart that he immediately saw through the unnatural expression of the magistrate Xu County. Meng Haigong suffered the trouble to Jiangnan, and many families fled to Poyang County. The population of Yiyang County in the past two years must have increased, and household taxes will also increase accordingly. However, the same as before, the answer to the payment of Lin Shihong is still the same as before. Where are so many taxes gone? The answer is obviously obvious.

However, Zhang Xuan didn't want to pursue such a thing for the time being. Seeing that Fang Xuanling had the intention to ask, he interrupted Fang Xuanling's question with a smile, "Tell me about the army! How many troops are Lin Shihong in Poyang County?"

The magistrate Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "Report to your Highness, although Poyang County is Lin Shihong's nest, he has not many troops in Poyang County. Only Poyang County has garrisons, about 30,000 people."

"How to get to Poyang County from here?" Zhang Xuan asked again.

"There is no fastest, there is only one road. You can reach Panyang County by walking north along Yishui for about four days. If Your Highness wants to go to Poyang County, Weichen can requisition a hundred small boats in the county town, and the army can transport the food away."

Zhang Xuan was overjoyed, of course this would be the best. He hurriedly asked, "How much time will it take to requisition a boat?"

"Tomorrow is enough for one day."

Zhang Xuan nodded, "Then I'll bother County Magistrate Laoxu."

The county magistrate said goodbye and left, Fang Xuanling said coldly: "This county magistrate must have been greedy for a lot of money and food. Seeing his guilty look, he wished he could take a knife to fight to atone for his sins."

Zhang Xuan said lightly: "This is not my territory yet. I don't want to ask about such a thing for the time being. I am only considering if I destroy Lin Shihong."

"Your Highness cannot defeat Lin Shihong in Poyang County. Our army is in Yiyang County. Someone will definitely inform Lin Shihong. When we reach Poyang County, they will hide in the lake."

Speaking of this, Fang Xuanling frowned and said, "The key is to know yourself and your enemy. We now know nothing about Lin Shihong's information!"

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "Please rest assured about this military advisor, we will get the most detailed information from Lin Shihong."

Lin Shihong's army was divided into three systems. The first was the navy, with a population of about 40,000 and more than 500 warships. This was also the capital for Lin Shihong to start his business. He was firmly controlled by him. It was not until last autumn that he handed over the navy to his second son Lin Zhengwei.

The second army was Lin Zhenghong's direct elite infantry, with about 30,000 people, and he is still under his control. However, the specific general in charge of the army is his third son, fourth son and son-in-law Zhao Fang, each of whom is in charge of 10,000 troops. Lin Shihong is not a foreigner, and all elite troops are controlled by his son or son-in-law.

The third army had about 60,000 people, called the Tiger and Leopard Alliance. Its name is nice, but it is actually a miscellaneous army with a chaotic source. Six generals led 10,000 troops each, and they were relatively weak in equipment and combat power. His eldest son Lin Zhengtai led to Dongyang County to prepare to respond to Meng Haigong's 30,000 troops.

After Lin Zhengtai returned from Dongyang County, the army turned to Jiujiang County. However, the 30,000 troops in the camp outside Poyang City were Lin Shihong's directly elite troops. They only followed Lin Shihong's whereabouts. They would appear wherever Lin Shihong went. Basically, they could judge Lin Shihong's location from the whereabouts of this army.

At noon, a general led a dozen followers to the direction of the county town, turned over and dismounted in front of the camp, and smiled with a flattering smile: "General Lu is back!"

This general is named Lu Ping, who is the younger brother of the Lu brothers who came from Tong'an County to surrender to Lin Shihong. Because the Lu brothers and Lin Shihong were from the same village, they brought a lot of food and weapons, they were highly valued by Lin Shihong and were named their generals and were incorporated into the 30,000 direct army. The boss of the two brothers was Lin Zhengbiao, the fourth son of Lin Shihong.
Chapter completed!