Clench your fists, bend over, and make a long one.

Although there were already more than a dozen or twenty sergeants around him with swords drawn, Lu Jin didn't panic at all, and saluted Hu Sui in front of him according to the etiquette, and then said loudly: "Xiaguan Guangling County ordered Lu Jin to report something important to the chief soldier!" ”

Seeing him suddenly appear and say such a sentence, Xiao Mo, who had just been pressed to the ground, chuckled in his heart, knowing that something big was not good. I'm afraid the purpose of this guy breaking into the camp is to sue himself! But at this time, he couldn't protect himself, and he really couldn't fight back as hard as before, so he just hoped that the general soldier could take care of the face of the barracks and drive people away immediately.

But his idea was obviously not so easy to achieve, because Hu Sui had already looked up and down the bold Qipin County Order in front of him with a rather intriguing gaze: "Something important? The barracks are not something you can trespass on if you have something important! If what you say next does not satisfy me, the military law will not recognize you as the main hall of a county! ”

When he said this, Hu Sui's body had already been overwhelmed by a strong momentum, which made Lu Jin's heart tremble. Fortunately, after coming to this era, he has also experienced several lives and deaths, and he is by no means comparable to ordinary scholars, so even if he is nervous, he still withstands it: "The lower officials dare not talk nonsense, what I want to say this time is not only related to the survival of my Guangling County, but even has a great relationship with the future of my Ming border army!" ”

When Hu Sui heard this, the corners of his mouth rose suddenly, with a bit of disdain: "Anyone can say alarmist things, you better say something practical." ”

"Yes. However, it is quite inconvenient for the subordinate to speak like this, and I hope that the chief soldier can allow me to come closer. Lu Jin was still several feet away from Hu Sui at this time, and talking to him was like pulling his neck and shouting, which was really a little difficult.

Hu Sui twitched the corners of his mouth again, and then waved his hand: "Let him come close and speak." ”

It wasn't until this order that the soldiers gathered in front of Lu Zhen got out of the way, but the people behind him still aimed their weapons at him. Lu Zhen couldn't take care of these anymore, and immediately walked forward. And Lin Lie, who was following him, didn't have this treatment, he just moved, and a few knives blocked his way, obviously they only allowed Lu Zhen to approach the chief soldier alone.

When he walked to a distance of five feet from Hu Sui, Lu Zhen took the initiative to stop, and bowed his hand to the other party again: "General Hu Bing, it is a matter of the safety and survival of my Guangling County, so I was offended a lot just now." ”

"Say." Hu Sui didn't pay attention to Lu Jin's politeness at all, but just urged him to get straight to the point.

Lu Jin stopped going around in circles, and said with a resolute gaze: "As the head of all the armies in my Datong, General Hu naturally thinks that everything is under your control. But now what the lower officials want to say is that all this is not as the general soldier thinks! ”

"Bold!" Seeing that he dared to make such a big statement in front of Hu Sui, those subordinates and subordinates suddenly changed their expressions, and while scolding, they even wanted to take down the people first.

But as soon as they moved, Hu Sui waved his hand: "Let him speak!" "He wants to hear what this Guangling county magistrate can say.

"On the surface, everything is wrong with our border army, and in recent years, there have been fewer battles with the Tartars, so it is a good time for the world to be calm. But this is not the case! Lu Jin was not frightened by the scolding of those people, and still said calmly: "It is precisely because there has been no war for a long time that all kinds of bad habits have been cultivated in the army, and what's more, for the sake of the soldiers, they also regard their identity as a deal!" ”

When he said this, the hearts of several generals were also tight, and their faces became a little ugly. And Xiao Mo's face was even more pale, and he wanted to oppose or reprimand, but now his situation made him have to endure it dumbly.

But Hu Sui, his face had changed at this time, the contempt just now had decreased slightly, and the expression he looked at Lu Zhen had become solemn. Although he didn't say anything in his mouth, his heart was already moved.

In fact, he is by no means as ignorant of what happened below as Lu Zhen just said, otherwise he, the general soldier of Datong, would be too unqualified. In fact, in the past two years, he has faintly felt that there is something wrong with the soldiers and horses under his command, especially in terms of grain and grass.

But this is only some vague feeling of his after all, and in the absence of conclusive evidence, even Hu Sui, the chief soldier, is not good to investigate too deeply. If this causes unrest among the people below, he can't afford to bear the blame.

But now, this Qipin County Commander actually poked the matter out in front of himself and many soldiers, which he couldn't help but pay attention to-is it true that what the people below have done can't be covered up at all?

Lu Zhen continued: "The subordinate officials on the side don't dare to say much, but in this Guangling County, the subordinate officials still know quite clearly. As he spoke, he glanced at Xiao Mo, who was lying on the ground, looking at him with a look of resentment and apprehension: "Xiao Mo, the commander of the garrison in my county, is not only arrogant and domineering on weekdays, always committing murder, but also uses various means to enrich his own pockets, and the army's food and salary have already been deducted by him. Except for some personal soldiers, many soldiers in this battalion are afraid that their salaries on weekdays have fallen into his pocket! ”

"What?" The people brought by Hu Sui were stunned when they heard this, and then they looked at the robes around them, but found that these people had no intention of refutating, and there was even a little more helplessness and anger on their faces.

As for Xiao Mo's face changed drastically, he couldn't have imagined that Lu Zhen would make such a move, and how could he know such an inside story? Things in the army, but few people can inquire about them.

In fact, what Lu Zhen said just now was just his speculation. Of course, this is not the result of blind guessing, but an inference based on the history of the Ming Dynasty that he has mastered - eating empty quotas and drinking soldiers' blood is a "fine tradition" that has always been in the Ming army.

And the purpose of him mentioning this matter today is also quite insidious - in order to sow discord between Xiao Mo and the soldiers below, so as to target him more easily. Moreover, the most convincing is to advance the charges from shallow to deep, from large to small.

The reactions of the soldiers below had convinced what Lu Zhen said, and Hu Sui's face became even more ugly. He has always paid attention to the lives of the soldiers, and now that Xiao Mo dares to do such a thing, it will naturally make him angry. So General Hu turned his face and turned his head and shouted: "Why don't you still be punished?" ”

Originally, in the presence of Lu Zhen, an outsider, all the executioners' movements had stopped. But now, when Hu Sui gave such an order, the people below didn't dare to show mercy anymore, and immediately waved the big stick in his hand and slapped Xiao Mo's body fiercely.

In just a moment, Xiao let out a heart-rending scream. This military stick is much more powerful than the board in the county office, and when the stick goes down, the skin will open and the flesh will bloom, and after only two or three strokes, the blood will already flow out, and Lu Zhen will also be frightened.

But soon, he collected his thoughts and continued: "The chief soldier is the one who leads the troops, so he naturally knows how seriously the deduction of military salaries can damage the morale of the army, and this may be just a trivial matter. ”

Without waiting for Hu Sui to ask, Lu Zhen had already said something that made Xiao Mo, who was being tortured, tremble: "Just some time ago, Xia Guan also found out that he was also selling grain, weapons and armor and other goods in the army and the Tartars in the north!" It was precisely because he found out that he had this behavior, for fear that the thief would become bigger and bigger, which would pose a great threat to my Guangling, that Xia Guan mustered up the courage to come and expose his crimes! I also hope that the chief soldier will be clear! ”

Lu Jin's words were almost shouted out, because after he revealed the matter, there was already an uproar around, and everyone looked at him and Xiao Mo with unbelievable eyes, shouting something from time to time, but because of the southern accent, they couldn't hear it clearly.

"Lu Jin, you are spewing blood, you are planting a blame!" At this time, Xiao Mo couldn't care about the punishment he was receiving, and he couldn't care about the power of Hu Sui in front of him, so he immediately shouted loudly, and his voice was so terrible that it was like a cuckoo crying blood.

Hu Sui was stunned for a while, before he slowly came back to his senses and looked at Lu Zhen with a calm expression: "Lu County Order, do you know what you are talking about?" This matter is not trivial, but it is not something that you can arrange at will with a county order! ”

"The lower officials naturally know the seriousness of the matter, and they dare not slander the court officers." Lu Jin was fearless, and faced Hu Sui with a straight face: "All this is well documented. First, whether it is baggage or weapons in the army, they are all registered and recorded, and as long as General Hu sends people to check in detail in the barracks, he can confirm how many baggage weapons have disappeared. ”

When he heard what he said, Xiao Mo, who originally wanted to refute, and Mr. Xiao, who was still screaming frantically, suddenly lost their voices like a deflated ball. His face was as white as paper, and the military stick hit his body as if he didn't feel the slightest feeling, and a pair of eyes were fixed on Lu Jin's body - why did he do such a dead hand himself?

But Lu Jin's words were not finished, so he continued: "As for the grain and grass, our county government also has records. In the past few years, Xiao Jiang has always asked for food from our county government under various names, but the imperial court has not allocated even a penny of grain to him. All this can be proved not only by account books, but also by Zheng Fu, the classic history of the county government who took over the matter, can be witnessed. ”

There are both physical evidence and human evidence, and with the previous action of accusing Xiao Moke of withholding military rations, this time people who have confidence in him can only accept this fact - Chief Xiao Mo has indeed embezzled countless money by virtue of his own authority!

And Lu Zhen gave the most fatal blow at this time: "Moreover, the lower official also knows that he has a house in the city, if the chief soldier does not believe it, he can go to search, there will be more evidence and harvest!" ”