Bianzhou, a capital city full of humanity and history, is completely different from the Bianzhou that Ling Xin'an knew. Bianzhou in the Great Zhou Dynasty was built along the mainland for the huge river Tianhe. Tianhe, this river is surrounded by this land.

The mainland is known as the great river from the sky to the earth. No one knows the source of the river. It stretches through the north and south of the entire continent. With the Tianhe River as the boundary, north is the north and south is the south. At that time, the Five Barbarians were in chaos and the Great Zhou Dynasty

They were defeated all the way, but after crossing the Tianhe River, the Jin and Qing Dynasties were unable to cross the river to pursue them. The Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty was able to take a breather in Jinling and fight back desperately.

It can be said that the prosperity of Bianzhou is not inferior to that of Jiangzhou. When Ling Xin'an stepped into Bianzhou, there was a huge buzz of people, and the streets were bustling with people.

"Stop, who is coming?" The guard at the gate of Bianzhou Mansion blocked Ling Xin'an's way and shouted sharply.

Ling Xin'an smiled: "Please tell Master Ling that his brother is asking for a meeting."

The guard looked at Ling Xin'an's face, which vaguely resembled that of an adult. Then he heard that he was his younger brother. His pupils couldn't help but enlarge, and he was surprised. There had been rumors in the city that the only marquis in the capital for a hundred years was his elder.

Seeing this, my younger brother hurriedly saluted and said: "I am humbled to pay homage to the Marquis! I didn't know that the Marquis is coming, how much I will offend you!"

"You'd better inform your adults!" Ling Xin'an said.

"Yes, Lord Marquis, Lord Marquis, please come in!" the guard said immediately, and at the same time ordered one of them to rush in quickly, while he led Ling Xin'an towards the mansion.

As soon as I stepped not far away, I heard rapid footsteps and excited voices inside: "Where, where?"

As soon as he entered the middle courtyard, he saw a young figure. He looked at twenty-three-four, a man four years older than Ling Xin'an. His face was very similar. He looked at Ling Xin'an with extreme surprise and great excitement:

"Fourth brother!"

"Second brother!"

The two looked at each other and smiled. The man in front of them was Ling Zhian's second brother Ling Zhiping.

"Why are you here, kid?" Ling Zhiping held Ling Xin'an in his arms, patted his shoulders and asked with a smile.

"Second brother, are you okay?" Ling Xin'an said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, okay, didn't you see it?" Ling Zhiping smiled as he pulled Ling Xin'an towards the inner courtyard.

"We haven't seen each other for six years!"

"Yes, second brother!"

"Madam, Xiao Lin, come out quickly and see who is coming!" Ling Zhiping shouted.

As the two people walked into the hall, five figures appeared in the inner courtyard, and the one at the front was a beauty holding a three-year-old child.

"Husband, why are you so excited?" the beauty said angrily, but her eyes were fixed on Ling Xin'an, who was sitting next to Ling Zhiping.

The child broke free from the beauty's hand and flew into Ling Zhiping's arms.

"Is this sister-in-law?" Ling Xin'an quickly stood up and saluted.

"Not bad!" Ling Zhiping smiled.

"Brother has met my sister-in-law!" Ling Xin'an saluted quickly.

The beauty hurriedly returned the greeting and said: "Zhijun has met your uncle, Xiaolin, please salute your fourth uncle quickly!"

The child looked at Ling Xin'an, walked over, and bowed respectfully: "Nephew, pay homage to your fourth uncle!"

Ling Xin'an smiled, picked him up gently and said, "What's your name?"

The child's face was handsome, roughly similar to his mother's, but his nose and eyebrows were very similar to Ling Zhiping's. He said, "My name is Ling Xiaolin."

"How good!" Ling Xin'an took out a box from her arms and handed it to him: "Xiao Lin, this is a gift from your uncle. Do you like it?"

Ling Xiaolin took it and opened it, and saw that it was a necklace. The necklace exuded a light aura, which was refreshing.

"I like it, thank you uncle!"

Ling Xin'an smiled and said, "Here, I'll put it on for you." After that, she put it on him.

Seeing how much Ling Xin'an loved his son, Ling Zhiping smiled and said, "Okay, come down and play with your mother. Don't bother your fourth uncle."

After the mother and son left, Ling Zhiping said with a smile: "Fourth brother, why are you here in Bianzhou!"

Ling Xin'an looked at him, mature and steady, and already had a faint aura of majesty. He left the capital and took office for six years. Although his salary was suspended by the Emperor of Zhou some time ago, it did not affect him in the slightest.

He has been the governor of Bianzhou for six years.

Then he told what happened on the road. Ling Zhiping was calm and said calmly after listening: "These bandits have come back from the dead, they are like weeds, they burn endlessly."

Ling Xin'an frowned slightly: "Second brother, who is the prefect of Bianzhou?"

Ling Zhiping asked strangely: "Why does fourth brother ask like this?"

Ling Xin'an smiled and said: "You shouldn't be involved in local government affairs. It's just that Bianzhou is such a prosperous place. Why do ruthless bandits keep appearing?"

Ling Zhiping smiled and said: "The world is not at peace to begin with. Isn't it normal for gangsters to appear?"

Ling Xin'an smiled and then fell silent.

"You and I haven't seen each other for six years, so we must have a few drinks today!"

Ling Xin'an took out the Dukang wine and said, "This is the most interesting thing to drink!"

Ling Zhiping's eyes lit up and he said in surprise: "So it turns out that martial arts can really achieve the mustard-seed boundary?"

Ling Xin'an smiled and said: "When you reach the late stage of body refining and develop a certain amount of consciousness, you can open up a small amount of space to store things."

Ling Zhiping said with envy and amazement: "It's really unexpected that you would give up writing and join the army, become a warrior, and reach the late stage of body training in just a few years. Not many people in the capital know about it."

"How could it be? There are crouching tigers and hidden dragons in the capital. You can't hide what you can see. There's no need to hide what you can't see."

"Haha, that makes sense. Besides, our Ling family has never been afraid of anyone." Ling Zhiping said with a smile.

The servants quickly set up a banquet, and the family began to eat and drink. During the banquet, Ling Zhiping and Ling Xin'an kept drinking. What Ling Xin'an didn't expect was that this second brother, who practiced the way of sages, that is, magic, started drinking.

It's really fierce.

Dukang wine is really delicious, but Ling Xin'an has not given special privileges to people in the Ling Mansion and still has to buy it. Therefore, Dukang wine rarely flows out and is almost all digested in the capital. This is the first time for Ling Zhiping to drink such distilled wine.

"Good wine, good wine!" Ling Zhiping kept praising.

"Drink less!" Mrs. Mo advised from the side.

"Madam, it's okay, your husband can still drink!" Ling Zhiping said with a smile.

Looking at the three empty bottles of Dukang on the table, at least two bottles had entered Ling Zhiping's abdomen.

Ling Xin'an poured wine for Ling Zhiping: "Second brother, I heard Brother Zhifeng say something about this place, but I don't know whether to ask or not."

Ling Zhiping smiled and said: "The family is so big, what do you think I should do? The power of the gentry in Bianzhou is complicated. If you want to stand firm, you have to do something!"

"What about Wu Guangxian? It is said that he is very good at suppressing bandits."

"Yes, many water bandits have been chased to the sky and have no place to go to the sea. They can only occupy the mountains and become kings."

"Second brother, as Bianzhou, a fellow fortress in the north and south, we are facing unprecedented importance. Do you know the importance of Bianzhou?" Ling Xin'an said.

"Of course I know." Ling Zhiping said.

"If this Bianzhou City becomes Jiangzhou City, fourth brother, do you think I can still stay here?"

Ling Xin'an was stunned and suddenly realized. Looking at this second brother for the first time, he was not as rough and arrogant as Ling Zhixiong, nor as weak as Ling Zhian. Ling Zhiping gave people the impression of a simple Zhou official.

There are shortcomings and advantages, such as blaming Wu Guangxian and ineffective suppression of bandits, but Bianzhou is generally peaceful for the people.

The two hadn't seen each other for many years, and the conversation kept going on at the wine table. They didn't enjoy themselves until they had finished drinking all the wine, and a servant came to serve Ling Xin'an.

After a sleepless night, Ling Xin'an got up early the next morning and saw Xiao Lin sitting in the courtyard holding an enlightenment book, with his mother Mo Shi teaching him beside him.

"Hello, sister-in-law!" Ling Xin'an greeted: "Xiao Lin, you are so diligent, what are you studying?"

Hearing Ling Xin'an's casual greeting, Mo's face turned slightly red, but he still replied: "Teach Xiao Lin how to read!"

"Uncle, I'm learning Chinese characters!" Ling Xiaolin said in a childlike voice, word by word.

Ling Xin'an smiled: "Come on, uncle will teach you, and sister-in-law, go and do your work!"

Seeing Ling Xin'an like this, Mrs. Mo also smiled slightly. Since she married Ling Zhiping, she has never seen his family. She only knows that Ling Mansion in the capital is a famous family of powerful people. There is also the only marquis in the past century.

, he is also the younger brother of his husband.

Now that she has met his family, she naturally feels more affectionate in her heart, especially towards her son. As a mother, she will always worry that the Ling family will despise herself and her children.

Xiao Lin was very obedient. He pointed to the words his mother had taught him and read them word by word to Ling Xin'an. He was very close to this uncle.

Ling Xin'an also taught him word by word until Ling Zhiping came over.

"Fourth brother, you are waiting at home or strolling around Bianzhou City. I will ask the guards to follow you. I have something to take care of."

"Are you going to suppress the bandits?" Ling Xin'an asked.

"Yes, I'll go find Wu Guangxian and ask him what he can do," he said.

Ling Xin'an thought for a moment and said, "I'll go with you too!"

Ling Zhiping frowned: "Although you are the Marquis, you are not allowed to interfere in local government affairs!"

"I'll just go take a look and you take care of yours!" Ling Xin'an said with a smile.

"That's fine!" Ling Zhiping nodded.

The two of them had breakfast casually and then went out.

Bianzhou is close to the Tianhe River. Fortunately, unlike the Yangtze River, the Tianhe River has flood seasons. The water flow in the Tianhe River has always been stable throughout the year. There have been few floods and freezes for thousands of years.
To be continued...