The sunlight dispelled the darkness, adding to the vitality of the woods, far from the towns and villages, and allowing the five men in it to distinguish more clearly what was ahead.

Under the leadership of Lin Minghui, Tang Lian and the other four Jinyi guards were separated from the brigade early in the morning and trekked through mountains and rivers to this steep, rugged and dense mountain forest to find the whereabouts of the Jurchen people who were said to have colluded with Lin Lie.

Now, at last, they stood in front of a ruin, apparently burned by fire not long ago, and took a closer look at everything that was going on. Lin Minghui was also introducing on the side: "I remember that once last year, I was ordered by the general to come here to negotiate with those Jurchens. At that time, it was very simple, but there were many houses made of wood, and it looked like a village. But now it'......"

The sight of the charred earth and the burning of trees were nothing more than the remains. This makes it easy for sunlight that should be shaded out to be cast on, making everything here clearly visible.

Tang Lian squatted down and carefully observed and looked at these remnants, and from time to time he groped on the ground with his hand, and then brought his hand to the end of his nose to sniff the smell carefully, seeing that Lin Minghui was a little dumbfounded: "Tang Qianhu, what are you doing here?" "After a few years, Tang Lian, who was just a trial of 100 households, has also become a Jinyi Wei Qianhu, and people look much more energetic than before.

The subordinate on the side explained: "You don't know this, our Qianhu not only has eyes like torches, but also has a more sensitive nose than ordinary people, as long as there is something wrong, he can smell it as soon as he smells it." ”

"Is it really that amazing? It's been burning here for almost two months......" Lin Minghui obviously couldn't believe such a statement. But then Tang Lian's opening made him have to accept this statement: "If I see it well, the building here should have been destroyed by man, although it has been washed and destroyed by rain and snow, but there are still some traces of fire oil on the remnants, and the taste is not wrong." ”

Lin Minghui was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Although we couldn't find any evidence at the beginning, this should not be wrong." It must be those guys who want to frame the general after killing the Jurchens of this entire tribe, and then burning this place down, so that we can't find even the slightest trace. In this way, there is truly no proof of death! ”

"No, you're wrong." Tang Lian immediately shook his head and said, and when the other party looked at him suspiciously, he explained: "I have taken a closer look, and there are no traces of casualties here, which means that the Jurchen people who were here are not dead. ”

"It can't be!" Lin Minghui suddenly shook his head: "If they hadn't died, how could this place have been burned clean?" And where did they go if they weren't here? ”

Tang Lian didn't argue with him, but picked up a gourd he was carrying and unplugged it, and immediately a sour smell of acetate permeated the air. Under Lin Minghui's somewhat surprised gaze, he saw that he casually spilled some of the vinegar inside on the ground of the ruins.

After waiting for a while, the vinegar seeped into the dirt, but nothing changed in front of him. Several other people were already stunned, only Lin Minghui was still a little puzzled: "What are you doing here?" ”

"Earlier, the governor of my family taught us a very simple way to identify whether it is a murder scene or not. As long as the vinegar is sprinkled on the scene, if there are traces, it means that someone died here, otherwise it is not the scene of the first murder. Now, do you see any changes to these vinegars? As he spoke, he sprinkled a few more elsewhere, but nothing changed.

"And such means?" Lin Minghui opened his mouth slightly and muttered, obviously a little unconvinced.

"This is the investigation method used by Song Ci at the beginning, and it is also recorded in his book "Collection of Grievances". Tang Lian casually explained: "Judging from the situation here, the Jurchen people were not killed, at least they were not killed. ”

"That'...... So where will they go? Lin Minghui was a little confused: "If we had known that this was the case, our people should have carefully searched around that day." ”

"They hide in the mountains and forests outside Jizhou all year round to fish and hunt for a living, so they naturally have the means to preserve the ethnic group. I'm afraid that long before those people wanted to attack them, these Jurchens had already disappeared without a trace. So all they could do was to burn down the Jurchens' homes as if they were angry. Tang Lian squinted his eyes and guessed, and his eyes looked around: "I'm afraid that this mountain forest is not a hundred miles away, and we are completely unfamiliar with this place, so it is not easy to find them." ”

"How's that for good?" Several other people were also immediately worried.

"Instead of us going to them, let them come to us." Tang Lian seemed quite calm, "Let's go to the depths of the mountains and forests next, with the Jurchens' familiarity with this place, they will definitely be able to discover us soon!" ”

A few people looked at each other, then nodded: "Then go on inside and see when they come to see us!" ”

As everyone spoke, they walked forward behind Tang Lian, but they didn't notice it, but a trace of doubt flashed in Tang Qianhu's eyes: "There are still doubts about this matter, if it can't be solved, I'm afraid it's a flaw!" ”

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Just as Lu Zhen judged, when it was around the end of the day, Liu Daorong and Su Mudao came together again. This time, they also brought over the physical evidence that Lu Zhen wanted to see before-the letter of collaboration with the enemy, as well as the human evidence that Lin Lie had colluded with the Jurchens.

Lu Zhen first glanced at the soldier who looked burly, but lowered his head and looked uneasy: "What is your name?" What was your previous position in the military? ”

"Villain ......" was stared at by Lu Jin, and he immediately felt a burst of nervousness, and Ai Ai couldn't even say anything. Seeing this, Liu Daorong immediately glared: "Wei Chengbo is asking you something, and you still haven't replied?" ”

"Yes...... The little one's name is Zhuang Qing, and he used to be a personal soldier by Lin Zongbing's side......"

"Pro-soldiers? It seems that you are Lin Lie's cronies, but you didn't expect to sell him so quickly. Lu Zhen smiled and said, which made the other party's face change suddenly, and he didn't know how to reply.

Seeing this, Liu Daorong hurriedly answered: "Wei Chengbo said that he was joking, Mr. Lin was just a little favor to him, but his collusion with foreign clans was a matter of family and country justice, and Zhuang Qing was naturally right for him to do this." ”

"I didn't ...... That's right, that's what the little one thinks. Zhuang Qing nodded hurriedly, and at this time, sweat was already faintly appearing on his forehead, obviously too nervous.

Lu Zhen smiled noncommittally: "Tell me how you know about this." ”

"That...... In fact, although the little one is Lin Zongbing's personal soldier, I still don't know about it. It was only because I had a good relationship with Yin Qi that I heard him mention that he was going to deliver a letter to a Jurchen tribe dozens of miles away when I was drinking with him. By the way, that Yin Qi is a cronie of Lin Zongbing......

Later, I noticed that he seemed to be very uneasy about this, so I took advantage of his drunkenness and asked a few tentative questions, and then I found out...... I knew that Mr. Lin had colluded with the Jurchens early in the morning, and he wanted to lure them into my Jizhou City. After Zhuang Qing finished speaking, he let out a long sigh of relief, which showed how great the pressure Lu Zhen put on him.

"So afterwards, you reported this time to Gonggong Liu, the prison army?" Lu Zhen glanced at Liu Daorong and asked.

This time, it was Liu Daorong who replied on his behalf: "Originally, our family couldn't believe that there was such a thing, after all, the identity of General Lin is really not low." But the stakes are very high, and for the sake of my safety in Jizhou City, I can only believe it. So I first discussed it with the prefect of Su and Deputy General Shi, and then suddenly made a mistake and took down General Lin. In order to avoid trouble, we even put him in the government prison. ”

Su Mudao nodded, and then continued: "Even so, something happened. Just a few days ago, suddenly several lieutenant officers and soldiers stole into the prison of our government at night to rescue General Lin Bing. Fortunately, they were prepared before they were lowered, so they were all taken down. After this incident, the lower officials became more and more uneasy about General Lin Bing, and planned to behead him immediately to avoid further incidents. Fortunately, Gonggong Liu stepped forward to stop it in time, otherwise the responsibility of the lower officials would be great. ”

Anyway, the previous changes in the law field had already been known all over the city, so Su Mudao simply spread the matter to the fore. At the same time, this can also take the opportunity to test Lu Zhen to see how he will react.

However, his calculation was ultimately in vain, because after hearing these words, Lu Jin's face did not change, and he didn't say anything at all, but said: "I see, so it seems that the two of you are really doing all this out of a public heart?" And you, although you betrayed your own commander, but from the perspective of the festival, you are also meritorious? ”

"Don't dare, I'm just doing my part." Liu Daorong hurriedly arched his hand. The other two hurriedly followed suit and said similar things, at least looking at it now, their statements were completely flawless.

Lu Zhen nodded, then reached out and took the letter and read it carefully. The content of the letter is actually very simple, and Lu Wei also learned from their narration early in the morning, that is, Lin Lie agreed to join forces with the Jurchens, cooperate with the outside world, and open the city while the Chinese New Year's Eve night city is relaxed, so that the Jurchens can enter Jizhou City and occupy the city.

Although this matter is very unreliable no matter how you look at it, it is undeniable that it is placed here in black and white. And now, what Lu Zhen really cares about is not the content, but the words themselves. But at this glance, his brows quickly furrowed, piled up into a Sichuan character......

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