The fire in the dark night sky in the distance also alarmed a group of officials who were still in the hall in doubt, and they quickly ran out of it, looking at the direction of the fire with surprise and worry on their faces, and the prefect He Yuan shouted: "You have to send someone to fight the fire quickly, this rain is continuous, how can it catch fire?" ”

"yes, how can a fire break out in such a weather?" Lu Jin, who was not far away, also said this, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face. With-Dream- . lā

Gao Duzhong quickly turned his mind: "Could it be that there is really a traitor from the White Lotus Sect who wants to cause chaos in my Jinan City?" As soon as these words came out, it frightened everyone around them a lot, and the look on his face became even more nervous.

Lu Zhen glanced at them before nodding and saying, "That's right." But you can rest assured, this official and Zhou Zhentai, as well as the people of Jinyiwei, are all ready, and there will be no big mess tonight. On the contrary, as long as these White Lotus Sect thieves dare to move, it will be time for us to wipe them out. ”

Seeing that he looked like he was in his chest, everyone finally felt a little at ease. But at the same time, another layer of uneasiness also rose from the bottom of my heart, and in this way, I am afraid that Xue Xin's matter will really be completely said by the governor. The thought that he had unknowingly intersected with him, and that he had left behind evidence, made everyone shudder.

This night Jinan City is destined to be rare and calm, the people of the government and the people worked hard to put out the fire, but what is surprising is that there is more than one fire. The fire on the east side of the city had just been extinguished, and another fire had begun on the west side. Fortunately, the government was prepared, and someone rushed to the rescue in time, and finally extinguished the fire without causing much damage.

When some officers and soldiers continued to transmit the news from the city back to the line one after another, the officials felt even more frightened. Obviously, the other party has already planned in it, and after this extinguished fire, there should be a bigger conspiracy and crisis lurking.

"My lord......" After enduring and enduring it, someone finally couldn't support it, and looked at Lu Jin, who was still calm, with some sneer: "If it's really the White Lotus Sect's traitors who want to mess with me in Jinan, then where is their real purpose?" As they spoke, their eyes still swept over the darkness around them, as if they were afraid that a group of murderous assassins would emerge at this time.

Seeing what they were afraid of, Lu Zhen smiled: "Don't worry, this line has been laid out with heavy troops all around, if these thieves really dare to take risks to attack this place, it will be self-defeating, but it will save us a lot of effort." ”

"So what will they do?" Under the successive blows and fright, the minds of these officials have stopped turning, and they will only subconsciously ask.

"Do you remember what this official told you earlier about how the White Lotus Sect traitors were arrested in Lijin?" Lu Jin asked first, and after seeing that they seemed to understand, he continued: "Arson is just a means they use to confuse my ears, and their real goal is still on the river embankment." Because only by borrowing the ruthless water of the Yellow River can I really fall into a Jedi in Jinan! ”

Only then did everyone come to their senses, but then they became even more worried: "The embankment of the Yellow River stretches for hundreds of miles, can the officials and soldiers stop their actions in time?" ”

"Don't worry, with the eyes and ears of the Jinyi Guard there, these thieves will not want to hide." Lu Jin said confidently. He still has a lot of confidence in Yang Zhen and his subordinates, as long as the other party makes a move, he will be completely captured by them.

Seeing him say this, the hearts of the officials finally calmed down a little again, and it was not easy to question them anymore. Now, even if they are under house arrest by Lu Jin, they can't do anything anymore, they can only pray here, hoping that everything can really develop as the governor said, and they can really take down all the thieves.

What followed was a long and torturous wait, waiting for the final result. And often at this time, time always flies very slowly, making people unconsciously give birth to the illusion that time seems to have frozen.

Everyone entered the house with trepidation, and then came out with trepidation, looking up at the dark sky in the distance, wondering if there was any major change under that night sky. The only consolation is that, at least until this time, nothing as terrible as a breach of the levee has happened.

It seems that Lu Zhen is much more stable than these officials, he does not fidget like the others appear, and has to look out almost every once in a while. But in fact, he was also unsettled standing quietly in the corridor, and his hands shrunk in his sleeves were even more clenched into fists, waiting for the final result to be announced.

Because he knows very well that this time is not only related to the safety of Jinan, but also to the success or failure of his entire plan to open the sea. If he can wipe out the White Lotus Sect here, his reputation in Shandong officialdom will inevitably rise, and no one will dare to obstruct his plan when the time comes. But if he fails, everything will be over, and even the Son of Heaven will not be able to give him another chance. It may even be possible to convict oneself by the impeachment of conservative officials.

Now, all this is entrusted to Yang Zhen and them, which is one of the few times that Lu Zhen has put his fate in the hands of others. However, he has become a high-ranking official in the DPRK and China, but he knows that with the improvement of his status, he should change his habit of doing everything as soon as possible and learn to trust the abilities of those under him.

Time feels like it's moving slowly, but it's still slowly passing by. The dark and oppressive night finally came to an end in everyone's anticipation and anxiety, and the sky gradually showed a touch of fish belly white, and a new day finally came.

After seeing the sky gradually brightening, Lu Zhen was a little surprised to discover a fact - the rain that lasted for more than half a month and led to this crisis had stopped unconsciously. Later, when he subconsciously looked into the distance to the east, he also saw a trace of red blazing light slowly rising from the horizon!

It's the sun, it's the sun that has been lost for a long time, and it's finally going to shine on the land of Shandong again!

As if sensing something, the officials who had either gone back to the hall or stayed outside also turned their heads to look to the east, and then many people's faces showed joy.

Although the results have not yet been passed back, judging from the fact that nothing bad has happened until now, they have really survived this level. The only thing to worry about now is whether Lu Jin's ultimate goal can be successfully achieved.

This realization made many people once again set their eyes on the governor who had been standing on the corridor for a night, but he didn't see anything unusual on his ancient face.

Until, Han Wutong, who had been waiting outside for news, suddenly stumbled in, and Lu Jin's body, which was as stable as Mount Tai just now, also trembled violently, turned his head to look over, and asked hoarsely, "How is it?" I don't know if it's because of staying up late or because of nervousness, his voice at this time is very different from before.

Han Wutong's face suddenly showed ecstasy: "Congratulations, master, everything has been done." Just now, Yang Qianhu sent someone to deliver good news, saying that nearly 100 people suddenly rushed to the river embankment last night and wanted to destroy the embankment. Fortunately, the Jinyi Guard was prepared and sent troops to stop it in time, and finally took down all the thieves. Because he was worried that the thieves would have a follow-up move, Yang Qianhu also took people to stay there, and let people pass on this good news first! After saying the matter in one breath, he also gasped for breath, obviously this night, the pressure on his body was not small.

"Good!" Lu Zhen was stunned for a long time before he spoke. There is only one good word that can be spoken, and then there is no follow-up.

In fact, he is also gambling on today's events. Because Xue Xin, who was taken down, refused to confess his identity as a White Lotus Sect, the subsequent interrogation was naturally difficult to carry out. With the crisis looming, the only thing he could do was to make reasonable inferences from the confidence he had had before.

Since the White Lotus Sect was planning to break the embankment and release water in Lijin, then after this plan failed, they would definitely use the same trick in Jinan. After all, in addition, there is really no better way to put Jinan City in absolute danger.

It was based on this judgment that he dared to send the most elite team of men and horses around him to the side of the river embankment to keep an eye on. Now it seems that everything was right, this one, he won, and it was a big win!

At this time, a group of officials finally came back to their senses from the joy, and immediately congratulated Lu Jin: "Congratulations, my lord, this time I have made a great contribution, for the court, for my Shandong in addition to a big harm!" ”

It wasn't until he heard this congratulatory voice that Lu Jin pulled out of his thoughts, and after taking a deep breath and stabilizing his mind, he showed a reserved smile and greeted these officials: "Rejoice and rejoice, don't you feel happy as Shandong officials?" ”

"Of course rejoice, pulling out the hidden danger of the White Lotus Sect is enough to make us a lot easier." Gao Qianzhong hurriedly replied with a smile, but there was an unspeakable uneasiness behind this smile.

Everyone knows that after this incident, Lu Jin's reputation in Shandong will inevitably be in full swing, and it is impossible for them to be as yang and yin as before. As long as he takes advantage of this momentum to forcibly push forward the opening of the sea, those of them who are subordinates can only obey their fate.

Moreover, they know more clearly that the other party still has in his hands the evidence that is enough to discredit everyone. This alone makes people feel a sense of fear like a sharp blade hanging on the top, and they dare not give birth to the idea of confrontation anymore. It's just that in this way, they are bound to be pushed to the opposite side of the Confucian Gate, which is another powerful existence that is difficult to deal with!