Zhu Dongshan didn't understand what Lu Junzhong meant for a while, and he was a little confused.

Lu Junzhong naturally saw Zhu Dongshan's doubts, what he could think of but his subordinates were at a loss, which was of course a very pleasant thing for Lu Junzhong.

"Although Musk Moon is the pearl of the sage's palm, and he is quite powerful in the court, he is much weaker than the country." Lu Junzhong seemed to smile: "Fan Laogou is close to Musk Yue, although the minister has never revealed anything, he must be very dissatisfied with Fan Wenzheng. If we are ruthless to the Ministry of War this time, Fan Laogou will definitely not think of it, if we can pull Fan Laogou off the horse, how do you think the Minister of State will look at us? ”

Zhu Dongshan instantly understood, and said in a low voice: "The ministry wants to take this opportunity to send a generous gift to the prime minister?" ”

"Take this opportunity to vigorously rectify the military department, and the prime minister will have the opportunity to put his hand into it." Lu Junzhong said with a smile: "In this way, the prime minister will naturally look at us differently." ”

Zhu Dongshan hesitated for a moment, and then stopped, Lu Junzhong naturally saw it in his eyes, and said: "Dongshan, you have any concerns, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"Ministry, the lower official remembers that you once said that we only cut off unpleasant thorns for the saints, but we can't get involved in the struggle between those people." Zhu Dongshan said cautiously: "Only in this way will the saint feel that we are faithful and reliable, and our chairs can sit firmly." If we help the Minister of State clean up the military department this time, the saint will ......! ”

Lu Junzhong shook his head and said, "We investigated the military department because the messenger sent by Black Feather was missing, and it was Black Feather Night Crow who came to the door. The messenger who came to the capital to report the urgent military situation is missing, and the night crow asks us to help find it, for the sake of the saint, we help to find it, why is it wrong? A weird smile: "If we take the initiative to check the military department, we will naturally be suspected that we are moving closer to the country, but isn't it now that night crow who sent the opportunity to the door?" This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, how can we miss it? ”

"To bring down Fan Wenzheng, you must find evidence that he is seizing the messenger." Zhu Dongshan was still a little worried: "Ministry, whether the messenger is in the military department, we can't be sure yet, even if the missing messenger is really there, what should Fan Wenzheng do if he doesn't admit it?" ”

"It would have been better if the Messenger had been there and he had refused to admit it." Lu Junzhong said with a smile: "Whether the two big living people have entered the military department, he can't hide it if he wants to, even if no one sees it, we can conjure up the people who see it." At that time, as long as we find someone to bite to death and see the messenger enter the military department, I can ask the saint for an order to search the military department, and I can still ask for this will. As long as the messenger is found in the military department, it proves that he was lying before, and it also proves that he did detain the messenger, hehe, seize the messenger who reported the news, that is to deceive the saint, he is killing himself. ”

Zhu Dongshan finally smiled and gave a thumbs up: "Lord Mintang is really very wise. After a pause, he said: "If we look for it, but he hands it over, and insists that it is not a seizure, then won't we be busy in vain?" ”

"Busy for nothing?" Lu Junzhong smiled proudly: "As long as we find the messenger now and let the messenger be in our hands, Fan Laogou will be in a big disaster." Dongshan, it is not difficult to let a person speak according to our meaning, we have a hundred ways to make the messenger insist that it was Fan Wenzheng who detained him in the military department, and I don't want the saint to know the truth about the Xiling rebellion as soon as possible, as long as there is a messenger to testify, Fan Wenzheng will not be able to escape from the palm of my hand this time. He stood up and said, "You're doing the right thing, that's called ...... Hmm, what's the name of the night crow waiting in front of the yamen? ”

"Qin Xiao!"

"Qin Xiao?" Lu Junzhong said with a smile: "Qin Xiao is here to give us a gift. This young man's brain is flexible, he probably already knows that his companion has been detained by the Ministry of War, and he also knows that only if our Criminal Department can deal with Fan Wenzheng, he will come to our door. When the drum is beating on the street, it is hoped that more people will know about this matter, and the disappearance of the messenger is not trivial, and it will make a big problem, and naturally no one will care about it. Carrying one hand behind his back, he raised his hand and said, "Go and bring him in, and I will see him myself." ”

Zhu Dongshan hurriedly said: "Xiaguan is going here, the ministry hall, are you bringing him to the torture room?" ”

"No, take him to my study." Lu Junzhong said with a smile: "He is now my guest, he gave me a generous gift, and I naturally have to give him a generous gift." ”

When Qin Xiao was taken by Zhu Dongshan to the study of the Criminal Department, Lu Junzhong had already changed into an official robe, sat on a mahogany chair, and made a cup of hot tea on the table.

Although Lu Junzhong was smiling, when Qin Xiao saw him, he knew that this person was one of the most dangerous people in Kyoto, and under that ugly face with a smile, there was a twisted and evil evil heart.

Gu Baiyi asserted that if the Ministry of War detained Han Yunong, then Han Yunong's situation would be extremely dangerous, and even his life would be at risk.

The other divisions and yamen, even if they have a way, no one will easily provoke the military department.

The relationship between the military department and the North Courtyard is close, behind the North Courtyard is the door to step down, and there is Princess Musk Yue, who is embarrassed by the military department, it will provoke the people behind it, and the various divisions and yamen have no courage and no need to go to this muddy water.

The only one who dares to make a move is the Criminal Department.

Whether the criminal department will make a move, Qin Xiao is not completely sure, although Gu Baiyi judged that Lu Junzhong is eighty percent likely to take the opportunity to make waves, but after all, there are still two percent uncertain.

Although Qin Xiao was disgusted with the sinister and ruthless cool official in front of him, he also knew that in order to rescue Han Yunong, this cool official who disgusted him was the only one who could be used.

"Humble Qin Xiao, meet the lord of the department!" Qin Xiao behaved politely.

Lu Junzhong looked Qin Xiao up and down before he said, "I heard Lord Zhu say, are you from Xiling, or are you a night crow under General Black Feather?" Did General Kuroba send you to Beijing? ”

"Lord Hui, the humble is indeed a night crow, but he is not sent by the general." Qin Xiao said: "The Xiling Fan family colluded with the rebel party and set a trap to murder the general, and I rushed to Kyoto with Du Hongshengdu, the county guard of Zhenjun, and Han Yunong, the commander of the capital, to report the emergency military situation to the imperial court. ”

Lu Junzhong and Zhu Dongshan on Qin Xiao's side glanced at each other.

He had judged that General Black Feather had been killed in battle, but he didn't want it to happen.

Lu Junzhong did not have any sadness for the general's death in his heart, but rejoiced in his prescient heart, but pretended to be shocked on his face: "The general was killed? This..... When did this happen? ”

"Chinese New Year's Eve." Qin Xiao said.

Lu Junzhong feigned anger and said: "The Fan family is really bold, they dare to rebel against the imperial court, such a traitorous thief will definitely break his body into pieces." He said: "Qin Xiao, you beat the drum in front of the door, saying that your companion is missing, and you want the Criminal Department to help you find someone, the missing people you are talking about are Du Hongsheng and Han Yunong?" ”

"Yes." Qin Xiao said: "Let's arrive."

After arriving in the capital, he stayed at the Changle Inn in Sipingfang, and the next morning, Han Duwei went to the military department, and Lord Du went to the official department, and waited in the inn, but after waiting for a day and a night, they did not come back. I went to the military department and the official department, but I couldn't get through the door, and I couldn't be sure if they were inside. I heard that the lord of the ministry is impartial and selfless, and he handles cases like a god, as long as you handle the case, there is nothing that cannot be solved. Both of them went to Beijing to report on the urgent military situation of 100,000 people, which was extraordinary and could not be delayed, so they came to the Criminal Department with humility, and implored the adults to investigate the missing case and find Han Duwei and the others as soon as possible, so as not to miss the emergency military situation. ”

Lu Junzhong frowned and said, "Didn't both of them go to the military department?" ”

"Captain Han said that he went to the Ministry of War, and Master Du went to the Ministry of Officials."

"Then you can't be sure if Han Yunong is in the military department?" Lu Junzhong asked: "Will he go to the Ministry of War, but be delayed in the Yamen of the Ministry of War because of official business?" ”

Qin Xiao said: "Xiling's military situation, at most two hours, can be clearly explained. As of today, it is the fourth day of Han Duwei's disappearance, and when Han Duwei left, he instructed me to wait at the inn, and after he went to the military headquarters to report, he would return to the inn to meet me. Captain Han is steady, and if he is really delayed in the military department, he will also ask the military department to send someone to inform me, and it is impossible to go without news for four whole days. Moreover, when the general was killed, he was by the general's side, and he witnessed his own experience of the Fan family's rebellion, and if the military department wanted to inquire in detail, Captain Han Du would also ask me to summon me to the military department. ”

"Makes sense." Lu Junzhong thought for a moment before he said, "Qin Xiao, are you sure that Captain Han said that he was going to the military department, there would be no mistake?" ”

"Absolutely." Qin Xiao said: "We entered Beijing to report on the military situation, even if there are other things, it will be limited to this, and the first thing Captain Han wants to go to must be the military department." ”

Lu Junzhong nodded and smiled, "It's good if you can be sure." Picking up the teacup, gently brushing off the layer of tea foam on the surface with the tea lid, he said slowly: "Since you want to report an emergency military situation, and the messenger is missing, in order not to delay the military affairs, the Criminal Department will naturally try its best to help you find them." However, the officials of the Criminal Department have not seen the two men you mentioned, can you draw the portraits of the two of them? If you really can't draw it, there is a painter in the Criminal Department, and the official can ask the painter to come over, and you carefully describe the appearance and figure of the two of them, and the painter can draw the portraits of the two of them according to your description. ”

Qin Xiao arched his hand and said: "The humble painting skills are crude, if you can cooperate with the painter, you should be able to draw the appearance of the two of them." ”

"That's very good." Lu Junzhong took a sip of tea, and then instructed Zhu Dongshan: "Dongshan, you take Qin Xiao down, find the best painter in the yamen, and ask the two of them to paint the portraits of those two as soon as possible." After the painting is made, if there is no big problem, a large number of photocopies are made, and then someone is sent to post a notice of missing persons in a lively place, and there is a heavy reward. But there is no mention of sending someone to the military department to look for it.

Qin Xiao didn't know what medicine Lu Junzhong would sell in the gourd next, but Gu Baiyi told him that as long as Lu Junzhong promised to help find it, before meeting Han Yunong, everything would be subject to Lu Junzhong's arrangement, so he didn't say much and retreated with Zhu Dongshan.

After Lu Junzhong waited for Qin Xiao and Zhu Dongshan to retreat, he took a sip of tea, his face showed a smug look, he shook his head and hummed a joke, then stood up, walked slowly to the window, pushed open the window, looked at an old locust tree outside the window, a sinister smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and muttered: "Brother Wenzheng, I'm sorry, my brother is going to take a knife on your old dog!" ”