Although all this was just a little speculation on Lu Jin's part, and even the evidence was just a note and an unknown ledger, he did not dare to relax in the slightest, because he believed that his speculation was correct.

Otherwise, there is no way to explain why a dignified seven-grade county order would suddenly die. Don't look at the people of later generations who will always call him a seven-grade sesame official when mentioning the county order, as if he is very disdainful. But in fact, today's county orders still have an extremely high status at the local level, can you imagine that future generations will not be able to look down on the leadership of the county magistrate and the secretary of the county party committee?

Lu County's death must have something to do with it! While Lu Zhen made such a judgment, his eyes were still fixed on the whistleblower note, this whistleblower should be able to become his helper!

The content on the paper is very simple, but Lu Zhen can imagine that the other party must have dared to expose the shortcomings of the army with great indignation. So as long as you can find him, the other party should agree to cooperate with you.

Now the only question is to find out who this person is. At this point, he also quickly thought of some clues: first, if this person can expose the shortcomings in the army, he must be now, or have served in the army; Second, he was able to send this note to Lu County's order, which shows that he must have a close connection with the county government.

And after all, this kind of thing is very important, this person should not dare to fake others, and others dare not do such things for him, so the conclusion is that the informant should be a person from the county government now, and he was a member of the Guangling garrison. In this way, it is not so difficult to find out the identity of this person.

Since he was a lieutenant general and colonel in the army, he naturally could not be a civilian official or a scribe, but only someone in the third class of servants. As soon as Lu Zhen made a judgment, he didn't delay much, and immediately found the relevant files of the people in the county government and quickly rummaged through them.

In only half a day, Lu Zhen found out his goal from these files, and looking at this somewhat familiar name, he couldn't help but laugh: "What a coincidence, it's actually you!" His mind quickly flashed to the back of the man who was a little lame.

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"I've seen the big man, I don't know what the big master has to call the little one to come today?" Lin Lie stood respectfully below, clenched his fists and asked in a low voice.

Lu Zhen sat upright on the chair and carefully looked at this person's appearance. He is in his thirties, quite tall, with a sharp and angular face like a knife, and a pair of eyes that are even more blazing, looking quite resolute. It can be said that in addition to being lame, it is not bad, and such a character actually nested in such a small county government as an inconspicuous little catcher.

"Sit down and talk." Lu Zhen smiled and pointed to a chair in front of him.

After thanking him, his body was high and low, Lin Lie sat down, but he also looked extraordinary, at first glance, he was not the kind of soldier who was born, but a good man in the army who was really bloody and disciplined.

A hint of approval flashed in his eyes, and Lu Zhen continued: "The official hasn't thanked you for saving me before, but I came to thank you today." ”

"The big man is right, the little one is just doing his duty, and he can't afford to thank you." Lin Lie hurriedly waved his hand modestly.

Lu Zhen didn't dwell on this matter, but suddenly asked, "Have you ever been an errand boy in the army?" ”

After being stunned for a moment, Lin Lie still nodded, and replied truthfully: "If you go back to your lordship, it is exactly." ”

"The wound on your foot was also inflicted in the army's engagement with the enemy, right?"

"Not bad. It was a small man who led people to fight with the Tartars and was accidentally wounded by their arrows. At that time, I didn't think it was serious, but the result was ......" Lin Lie smiled bitterly: "It made the eldest master laugh." ”

"You are injured for the country, I will only respect you, how dare I laugh at you?" Lu Jinxi said solemnly. These words made a flash of brilliance in the other party's eyes, and he seemed to be quite excited, but he quickly restrained himself.

But this reaction still fell in Lu Jin's eyes, but it was not broken. He added: "Listen to the meaning of your words, you were also a general who led troops in the army? ”

"The general doesn't dare to be a general, but he is just a small captain with about fifty brothers." Although he said it modestly, when Lin Lie said this, his eyes were still bright, and he obviously still longed for and missed the original days.

Lu Zhen nodded, more and more sure of his judgment. Although the captain's status in the army is not very high, he is also a low-level military attache after all, and he can also know a rough idea of some things. However, he was not in a hurry to ask the question, but asked casually: "Then why did you leave the barracks again and be willing to serve in my county government?" With the credit of your injury for the country, there should be a better way out. At worst, there should still be a place for you in the army, so it won't be too difficult to get promoted to a sentry officer, right? Is it because of the wound on your foot? ”

"This ......" Lin Lie showed a look of embarrassment, he was a little confused why the county magistrate asked him this, could it be ...... But after all, he had been on the battlefield, and after several lives and deaths, his temperament was by no means comparable to that of a person, so he quickly calmed down and replied calmly: "It was the army that left because I felt that this injury might drag people down." Moreover, there were no relatives in the small family, and there happened to be a vacancy in the county government at that time, so they were recruited in. ”

Lu Zhen nodded slightly, and then a pair of eyes stared at the other party's face: "Is it just because of this?" I think there must be another reason! Since the other party avoided the important and refused to say it, he planned to take the initiative.

"What adults mean, small ones don't understand ...... very well"

"As an officer of the Guangling garrison, there are some things that you must still know, such as the entry and exit of grain and grass." Lu Jin spoke slowly, but his mind was extremely concentrated, all on the other party's face and eyes.

Sure enough, hearing him say this, Lin Lie's pupils suddenly shrank, and his body stiffened. Although these expressions and demeanors were tried his best to conceal them, they still couldn't escape Lu Jin's gaze: "What do you mean by this, my lord?" ”

Seeing his reaction, Lu Zhen was sure that this person was the informant, so he stood up, walked to the other party, and then put the note he had been holding in his hand on the coffee table.

He didn't say anything, but the act was much more useful than anything. When Lin Lie saw it, his face changed even more, and his body straightened up, and he almost bounced up from the chair. He subconsciously opened his mouth to deny it, but when the words came to his mouth, he couldn't say anything.

Lu Zhen looked at him for a while, and then said softly: "Do you know, just because of your thing, I almost lost my life." ”

"Ah...... Could it be that the adult's disappearance a few days ago was due to this incident? Lu Jin's words are really amazing, Lin Lie is not a thoughtful person after all, and he deceived the truth at once.

Lu Zhen nodded: "Yes, so after I came back, I have been very low-key, for fear that the other party will attack me." You also know the situation in the county government and the county seat now, and the situation of my county magistrate is actually not very good. ”

After the words came out, Lin Lie regretted it a little. But seeing that Lu Zhen said this, his heart calmed down a little, and he bowed his head and said, "It's a small thing to think about, I didn't expect this to bring trouble to you, adult." ”

"I don't care too much about the trouble or anything, I only care about one thing, that is, whether this thing can be done or not. Since I have received the imperial court, as a Guanglingzhi county, I have the responsibility of cutting off silverfish for the imperial court. Lu Zhen said with a solemn expression.

Lin Lie's spirit was lifted by these words, and a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes. In the past, he really didn't look down on this young county magistrate so much, and felt that the other party was too cowardly. But now, he realized how blind he was, which made him a little ashamed: "My lord......"

When Lu Jin saw him like this, he was sure in his heart, knowing that he had already decided on the other party. But there was still a serious look on his face: "But you can also see that I am powerless now, even if I want to take care of this matter, there is no way." Don't talk about things in the army, it's this county government, and it's not me, the seven-rank main hall, who can be the master. ”

"Adults know a little bit about their difficulties." Lin Lie nodded, and then gritted his teeth: "What do you command, but please say it clearly." Although this sentence is similar to what we said when we met just now, the nature is completely different. It was just perfunctory before, but now he really wants to help Lu Jin.

Lu Zhen didn't bother talking about his own business, but continued to look at the other party: "It seems that you have a lot of opinions on the matter of military rations, and even left the army for this matter?" ”

Lin Lie didn't plan to hide his thoughts at this time, so he nodded angrily: "Yes, I have indeed been dissatisfied with this for a long time. For the sake of their own interests, those generals in our army actually continued to sell our military rations and even some weapons to the Tartars. Those Tartars are our enemies, and after they have eaten our military rations, they will use our weapons to kill our people and soldiers!

"I couldn't ignore it, but I was so soft-spoken that I had no choice but to leave the filth. But then I heard from my brothers that this matter has become more and more frequent recently, and I can't bear it, so I want to ask you to uphold justice! ”

"You're overestimating the power of the county order." Lu Jin smiled bitterly in his heart, but his face was full of hatred: "Actually, I also hate this." But it's not easy to expose the matter, otherwise you'll just put yourself in it, just like what happened to me before. ”

Lin Lie nodded, but did not ask the other party in detail what had happened.

Lu Zhen didn't want to dwell on this point, but said: "So after suffering this loss, I decided to change the policy and start with the power of the county government first." Can you help me? ”

"What do you mean?" As soon as Lin Lie's words came out, he understood, and his expression was a little excited: "As long as the adults are willing to make decisions about this matter, the little ones will definitely do their best to help you do things!" ”

"Okay, then we're done." Lu Jin's heart was overjoyed, knowing that he had finally found his first trusted helper!