A governor, a political envoy, and a prefect, three high-ranking officials in Jinan City sat for a long time, but they still couldn't come up with a charter to solve the current problem.

It's not that there is no way at all, in fact, Gao Duzhong knows that they need to tie the bell to solve the bell, and if they want to solve the current dilemma, the best way is to ask the Kong family to raise their noble hands. After all, all of this is planned and promoted by the people of the Kong family behind the scenes, as long as they stop it, the autumn grain and autumn tax will naturally be paid smoothly.

But to do this, the government obviously has to make a concession, that is, to stop opening the sea. And Lu Zhen will definitely not agree to this, which makes it difficult for them to open their mouths. For they still have a terrible handle in the hands of the governor, and they can only do what he wants.

So in the end, the two officials couldn't get a way from Lu Jin, so they could only leave with some stupidity. But looking at their appearance, Lu Zhen knew that even if they left this time, they would soon come to the door again for help. Moreover, this is a matter of the entire Shandong government, and he, the governor of a province, cannot sit idly by.

But a problem did make him feel a little nowhere to start, and after pondering for a while and still had nothing to do, Lu Zhen called Qinggele and Yang Zhen, who had temporarily returned from Weihai, to the front and discussed the problem with them. In the end, one person counts the short, the two count the long, and the three stinkers are still Zhuge Liang.

Hearing Lu Zhen say what happened, the two of them quickly frowned, and Yang Zhen said even more hatefully: "This Kong family really doesn't know whether to live or die, so bold." Dare to use the imperial court's taxes as his bargaining chips, can we really help him? ”

"For now, it seems to be so." Lu Zhen smiled helplessly: "Even if we play the truth, they can deny it." And between the government and the opposition, there are people who are willing to speak for them, and when the time comes, not only will it not help, but will give people an excuse that their own officials have no way to govern. He knows very well that there are many people in the government and the opposition who are dissatisfied with his move to open the sea.

After that, Yang Zhen put forward several tough methods, which were nothing more than using the authority of the government to persecute those grain chief families, but they were also denied by Lu Zhen one by one. The two officials had already made it very clear that they would not make a move to completely tear their faces with the local gentry unless they had to, otherwise they would be in greater trouble.

In this way, Yang Zhen had nothing to say: "My lord forgives my sins, my humble position is just a martial artist, and I really can't come up with any more appropriate way." ”

"Yang Qianhu doesn't have to say that, even the official himself doesn't have a fixed opinion." Lu Jin hurriedly comforted him, and then turned his eyes to Qinggele, who had been silent, to see if he had any ideas.

After being looked at by Lu Jin, Qinggele came to his senses, and then said solemnly: "My lord, I think there is still a breakthrough in this matter. This time, the province's tax resistance seems to be a serious problem, but in fact, it is only in the Confucian family. As long as the Kong family is broken, the whole thing will be alive, and it will be to capture the thief and the king! ”

"Huh?" Lu Zhen was slightly stunned, and then nodded his head: "What you said is also reasonable." Indeed, all of this is controlled by the Kong family behind the scenes, as long as they are settled, all problems will naturally be solved. But then he asked the question that had been bothering him: "But how should this deal with him the Kong family?" ”

Yes, Lu Zhen has long known that the Kong family is a huge obstacle to his opening of the sea, but because of his special identity, he always has a sense of powerlessness that is difficult to deal with. Even if he has some evidence against him before, he still suffers from not having a good breakthrough. This time the question remains.

"My lord, I thought that this matter would have to fall on the tax grain." Qingle suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and he said this.

"What do you mean by that?" Lu Jin's heart was also moved when he heard this, and he hurriedly asked.

Qinggel pondered for a moment before he said: "Before, we were helpless with the Kong family, just because it would not change to respond to all changes, so naturally we could not get conclusive evidence of the crime. But this time, since they want to fight taxes by mobilizing the gentry of the whole province, they can't continue to stay out of the matter, right? As long as they move, they will definitely leave a flaw. We may not be able to deal with this matter in the whole of Shandong, but if we narrow it down to one county in Qufu, the situation will be different. ”

Although these words were still a bit general, they had given Lu Zhen enough reminders, and his eyes immediately became bright: "You are right, since the Kong family wants to let the gentry of other states and counties risk being enemies of the government to resist taxes, then it is not good for him to continue to hide behind." And as long as he does the corresponding thing, the government will not investigate, as long as he investigates, he can be convicted! ”

"The only thing to worry about is that the government over there in Qufu may not be willing to do this." Qingler made this point with concern.

Lu Zhen naturally understands this. Even these high-ranking officials in Jinan, Shandong Province had to avoid the Confucian family for a few points, and they even had to sing against themselves as the governor before, not to mention Qufu, which was the base camp of the Confucian family. The officials there naturally only have a chance that the Yangkong family will live by snorting, so how dare they confront it?

"In this way, I only have to go to Qufu one more time." Lu Zhen quickly made his decision: "By the way, it's good to contact Lin Lie, he hasn't replied for almost two months, and I don't know how safe he is." ”

When the two subordinates saw that he had made up his mind, they glanced at each other, and then said, "But your Excellency must be prepared to go to Qufu this time, it is much more dangerous than Lijin." ”

"Don't worry, this official still knows what is important. And we're just going in disguise, at least when we determine the way to break the game, I won't reveal my identity. Lu Zhen smiled. He is really not afraid that the Kong family will dare to attack him, after all, the family has a big business, but he doesn't dare to do anything to the Qin Cha who represents the Son of Heaven, otherwise even if he has Confucius's protection, it will be enough for the court to destroy his nine clans.

Governor Lu has always been a man of action. Since he had made up his mind, he didn't delay any longer, and in the afternoon of the same day, he instructed Han Wutong to block all the people who came to visit under the pretext that he occasionally felt a cold, and then he himself took Yang Zhen and Qinggele, as well as more than 20 other Jinyi guards, and left Jinan City again quietly.

And the day after he left, Gao Duzhong and several other officials couldn't come up with an idea after discussion, so they came to the governor again to ask for help.

In fact, the thoughts of these officials are already very clear, that is, they hope to get the governor to make concessions on the matter of opening the sea. Because in their opinion, it is difficult to find a second solution to the problem at hand other than to do so.

But because they had a handle in Lu Jin's hands, they didn't dare to say this intention clearly, and the only thing they could do was to grind in front of the governor, hoping to make him change his mind, at least temporarily give in, and give everyone a step down.

But in the end, they were disappointed. Today, these officials who came together did not even get into the gate of the governor's yamen, and there was only one response from inside-the adults occasionally felt cold and unwell, so they did not see outsiders.

Well, this time, no wishful thinking or good wording can be used, so that the officials who came full of hope will not be disappointed.

"It seems that the governor also saw that we were going to beg him, and in order to avoid embarrassment to each other, he came here and closed the door. But how is this good? ”

"If that's the case today, let's come back tomorrow. Even if he refuses to see us tomorrow, we can come back the day after tomorrow. As long as we persevere, the Governor will always change his mind. He can't stay out of sight of our subordinates, can he? ”

"That being said, but what if he's really hard-hearted?"

"Then we won't have a good time. Although it is still September, it will be October in the blink of an eye, and then those local guys will no longer be able to let go, and the grain collection will be completely delayed. ”

While these officials were talking with sorrow on their faces, Gao Duzhong on the side was silent, frowning and thinking about something. After they all stopped, he said, "You say, is there really a governor in the governor's yamen now?" ”

Everyone was stunned by this statement, and then they all came back to their senses: "What does the feudal platform mean...... The governor did it again, and secretly left Jinan. Is this possible? ”

"Yes, it was because of something happened to Lijin that Lord Lu rushed over. But this time, Shandong is full of trouble, where will he go? Many officials shook their heads in disbelief.

But Gao Duzhong felt that his judgment should be seventy or eighty percent sure. Although he didn't have much contact with the governor, he was already somewhat familiar with the young man's character. This is not a person who likes to be beaten passively, and when he encounters a problem, he will always want to take the initiative to solve it. What happened to me and others before is the best example.

Since this time the problem is so difficult to solve, it makes sense for the governor to take the initiative to attack in the face of the difficulty. As for his whereabouts, Gao Duzhong only thought about it, and he already had the answer. It seems that the whole territory of Shandong is a problem, but the real root of the problem is only in one place - Qufu!

If the governor had really left Jinan, I am afraid that nine times out of ten he would be heading towards Qufu. This realization made him both admire and feel a little uneasy, once the governor really faced the Kong family, how should these officials deal with themselves? Do you choose to protect yourself, or do you want to fight with the Kong family with the governor? Neither of these roads is easy to follow.

In the end, everyone could only choose to disperse, but many people had more sorrow in their hearts......