Suzhou Mansion.

The westerly sun shone like blood on the walls and roofs of the yamen, making the original solemn place vivid and vivid.

In normal times, at this time, there will be a lot of people who have packed up everything and are ready to leave. But today, the people of the Yamen are still busy with the work at hand, and none of them are in a hurry to leave. Because everyone knows that today is different from usual, and the prefect still has to meet an important person.

Although Yu Qian, a high-ranking official in the court, has an unreachable distance from the people in the yamen, he is good at the top, and he always has to curry favor with his subordinates, even if he pretends to be, he has to pretend to be attentive. So in the past few days, they have not only made all the preparations at the wharf, but they have been waiting here for a long time today, just waiting for the time to go to the wharf with Kang Sichuan to greet Lord Yu who came along the canal waterway.

At this time, a lean-looking man hurriedly walked into the gate of the mansion, and many people who were waiting inside turned their eyes, could it be that Lord Yu had already arrived? However, their words could not be asked, because this person's face looked quite solemn, as if there was something urgent that needed to be reported, and he didn't even say hello to those people in the yamen around him.

"Who is this person, what a big shelf." It wasn't until this person went straight to the second hall that several government officials and scribes asked with unhappy and surprised expressions.

"He's one of the brocade guards." Someone quickly recognized the identity of the person who came, and whispered back: "It seems that something is wrong with the situation." ”

While they were talking, the man had already entered the second hall and came to the door of Concierge's public house. He didn't pay attention to the fact that Governor Kang was still dealing with official business, so he hugged his fist: "Lord Kang." ”

"Huh? It turned out to be Ji Zongqi, but what went wrong at the dock? As soon as he saw this person coming suddenly, Kang Sichuan's heart jumped, and he hurriedly asked.

Because Yu Qian's identity is not ordinary, for the sake of his safety, Kang Sichuan not only mobilized the officers and soldiers of the government and the Suzhou Guard this time, but even invited the Jinyi Guard's manpower in Suzhou. What they're doing is disguised as ordinary people and investigating the situation around the docks.

Ji Zongqi walked into the house at this time, and reported in a deep voice: "Our brother found out today that a group of unidentified guests came to an inn near the dock, they are all sturdy men, and they don't have any goods with them, and they don't look like scholars, they feel a little suspicious, so they ......."

"Is that so?" Kang Sichuan's heart was even tighter: "Then take them down, now that Lord Yu is about to arrive, there can't be a half-point difference." ”

"The villain knows that we, the adults of the hundred households, have already given orders. It's just that in case you take the wrong person, you also need your government to send someone to take care of it, otherwise it will leave people with a handle. Ji Zongqi explained the purpose of his coming.

Although today's Jinyiwei has taken refuge in Wang Zhenyi's party, his power is not large, especially those who are sent abroad, and he does not dare to mess around at will. Kang Sichuan also understood this, so he smiled: "This is natural, you are also helping my government to do things." In this way, the official will let ......" He wanted to call a subordinate official over, but halfway through the sentence, he was stunned again.

Because it seems a little inappropriate to send anyone over, after all, it is a good thing to go to the dock to greet Yu Qian, but once you find out that the wrong person is caught in the inn, you have to be responsible. After hesitating for a while, he called his name and said, "This official asked Mr. Lu to bring a few people with you to take a look." ”

Ji Zongqi didn't care who the other party sent, as long as it was from the government, so he nodded and said, "That's the best." But please hurry, I'm ready to do it. ”

"Someone, go and invite Mr. Lu." Kang Sichuan smiled, and then called an attendant to order.

Soon, Lu Jin, who had been waiting in the yamen, rushed over, and after hearing the meaning, he didn't refuse, and immediately followed Ji Zongqi to the dock. He has no official position and no position, and he doesn't need any credit or credit, so he is the most suitable person to choose in this matter.

After a journey, the group finally came to a long street just a mile away from the dock.

If this long street is placed in a normal time, even if it is already evening, it will still be very lively. Because not only are there all kinds of coolie boatmen on the dock who will take advantage of the proximity to find some food here, but also many fishermen will bring the newly caught fish and shrimp here to sell, which will naturally attract many local people in Suzhou to come to buy, so that the whole long street always looks lively.

Today, however, the street is somewhat empty, with only a handful of pedestrians passing by, and all of them are still in a hurry, and they do not stop at all. This is naturally because the government has issued an order to clean this long street to ensure the stability of the wharf.

Lu Zhen didn't have too much emotion, so he followed Ji Zongqi directly to an inn with a certain scale located in the middle of the long street.

At this time, the front and back doors of the inn were surrounded by a group of men dressed ordinarily, but with a murderous spirit. As soon as a big man with a tiger's back saw that Ji Zongqi had brought someone back, he only nodded at Lu Jinwei, waved his hand and gave the order to enter.

The brocade guards were already ready to go, and as soon as they saw this order, they immediately rushed into the inn. As soon as the guy and the shopkeeper inside wanted to come over and ask what was going on, they were pushed to the ground by the person in charge. The others, on the other hand, quickly rushed to the guest rooms on the second floor, and without the slightest hesitation, they had already slammed open several of the doors.

Lu Zhen didn't walk into the inn until they went upstairs, and smiled at the shopkeeper with a pale face: "Don't worry, it's just that the yamen is just arresting suspicious people." ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief, but his face still didn't look much better. After all, if he really finds out what is wrong with the guest, his responsibility for this inn is not small.

Soon there was a sound of fighting from above, and it was obvious that the other party would not be so easy to be caught. However, this fight did not last long, the Jinyi guards who went up were the most elite in Suzhou, and they were also equipped with several crossbow machines, and they were suddenly attacked, so they naturally occupied an absolute advantage.

Just thinking about it, Ji Zongqi walked down with a somewhat depressed face: "Mr. Lu, please go up and speak." ”

"Huh?" Lu Zhen glanced at the other party in some surprise, could it be that he really caught the wrong person? But even so, he didn't have to pretend to be so uncomfortable.

However, Lu Zhen didn't ask any questions, so he walked up the stairs, turned a corner, and came to the door of one of the guest rooms. After looking inside, Lu Jin's brows were furrowed, because the situation inside was a little unexpected to him-

The Jinyi Guard, who should have been domineering and took down these suspicious guests, actually stepped aside at this time, and the Jinyi Guard Baihu even bowed his head and stood in front of a man with a gloomy face, looking like he was making amends.

It's a bit weird. Even if Jinyiwei is declining now, it is not so downcast that he has to admit his mistake to the wrong person. Unless the identity of the other party is something that makes them extremely jealous, can it be......

"Mr. Lu, you came just in time, you can explain to this Shi Baihu, we did offend them out of security considerations." As soon as Jinyi Wei Zhong Baihu saw Lu Jin's arrival, he hurriedly asked for help and said.

Lu Zhen carefully looked at the hundred households in front of him a few times, and then spoke: "I don't know which yamen this hundred households is from?" ”

"I'm from the East Factory of Beijing, and I have important things to do in Suzhou this time!" This one was a little arrogant and reported his identity, and glanced at Lu Zhen contemptuously.

Really...... can make Jinyiwei suddenly so restrained, and the East Factory can easily do it in this world. I really didn't expect that the suspicious person who was targeted by Jinyiwei in the end would actually be the fan of Dongchang.

Lu Jin's mind turned extremely fast, and he was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and gave his hand: "It turned out to be a bad job in the East Factory, so it's much easier to say about this matter." These brothers of Jinyiwei are also entrusted by my government, which offends you, and I hope you don't want to be surprised. ”

"Hmph, you suddenly came in for no reason, and injured a few of my brothers, can you act as if nothing happened without knowing it?" Shi Baihu raised his head and said.

Hearing him say this, Jinyiwei and those people felt even more uncomfortable, but they couldn't have a good seizure, so they could only look at Lu Jin. The latter said after a moment of silence: "If it is an ordinary thing, Jin Yiwei really shouldn't do this." However, today is to ensure the safety of Yu Qian and the adult, if Shi Baihu has to be entangled, then our government can only truthfully play to the court. I think that with His Majesty's sage, he should also be able to understand Zhong Baihu and all the Jinyi Wei brothers.

"What's more, you Dongchang suddenly came to my Suzhou boundary and didn't notice it, plus your whereabouts are weird, isn't it worth paying attention to? But I don't know what kind of position you are here? Lu Zhen didn't give the other party any face, and asked directly.

Such a tough attitude made Shi Baihu a little surprised. And what made him even more unbearable was Lu Jin's words to ask him about his intentions, and he brought people to Suzhou this time for confidential matters, and he must not be noticed. If the Suzhou government really reported this matter, it would be difficult to explain.

In desperation, Shi Baihu had to back down: "That's it, for the sake of Suzhou Mansion today, I don't care about it." But don't provoke us again. ”

It wasn't until he exited the inn that Zhong Baihu finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Mr. Lu, for speaking for us." ”

"Well, I'm just doing my part." Lu Jin's mouth was humble, but he felt a faint uneasiness in his heart, there seemed to be some problems with the intentions of these people from Dongchang.

At that moment, there was a commotion at the canal wharf, some distance from where they were......

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Yes...... It's a brand new Monday again, and in this spring of March, everyone has to do something happy about it, like voting for the book or something!!