When Lu Zhen arrived at the dock with Qinggrad and some other yamen messengers, the night was almost over, and the sky was already faintly bright. The riots of the people in Suzhou have been quelled by the officers and soldiers of the guards who heard the news, but the situation at the dock has obviously become more complicated.

Originally, Yu Qian also intended to go over to see what was going on, but in the end, he was persuaded by Lu Zhen and Hu Ge, and temporarily went to the post station to rest at the invitation of Zhou Wuzhi.

As for the reason for persuading him, it was not only because he had just experienced a turmoil and was physically and mentally exhausted, but also because Lu Zhen vaguely proposed that this was the best result for Consichuan. If Yu Qian, a high-ranking official in the DPRK and the central government, rushed to the dock at this time, no matter whether the chaos could be calmed down or not, Kang Zhifu would inevitably be put on his head with a hat of ineffective work.

Even in a sense, if Yu Qian goes, he will be suspected of overstepping his bounds, after all, this chaos happened in Suzhou City, and everything should be handled by Kang Sichuan, the prefect. After figuring this out, Yu Qian didn't insist on his previous thoughts, and only said that if he had something, he could go to the post station to discuss with him, and lived in the post station under the protection of dozens of soldiers.

Lu Jin, on the other hand, took a short rest at the palace and ate some pastries—he had not had a good rest since he had been ordered to go out in the evening to deal with something unusual in the inn—and then he took the rest of the people to the docks to meet his host.

Seeing Lu Jin's arrival, Kang Sichuan's face reluctantly showed a smile: "Shansi, this time it's really thanks to you, otherwise, the official's crime would be big." "Indeed, if it weren't for Lu Jin's timely rescue, Yu Qian would probably fall into the hands of those water ghosts, and it would be difficult to say whether he would live or die at that time.

"It's just a little bit of a stretch to check and fill in the gaps, but the situation here is more serious than just now." Lu Zhen only said modestly, and then led the topic to the situation in front of him.

"Hmm, I didn't expect these Diao people to be so bold, even Huo Gonggong's boat dared to attack, and now he has fallen into the hands of these chaotic people, this official has sent someone to negotiate, I hope there will be a good result." Kang Sichuan sighed.

Lu Zhen followed the other party's gaze and looked at the water of the canal, but saw that there were many men holding torches and weapons on the official boat, which was much larger than Yu Qian's car. Around this big boat, there were still a lot of small boats floating on the water, and it was obvious that they were taking small boats to attack the official ship and then occupy the ship.

As for the ships and ships that had been burned before, the fire had been extinguished over time. However, the sinking of the ship also blocked the waterway, making it impossible for the relatively intact official ship to leave this place for the time being. If they hadn't set fire to the boat to cut off the upstream and downstream waterways, these people would have been able to take advantage of the government's temporary inability to transfer available ships to drive away from this place.

It's just that, even so, it is still a headache for Kang Sichuan, although Huo Zheng's identity is far inferior to Yu Qian, but if he really dies at the hands of the chaotic people, the crime he Kang Zhifu has to bear is also quite small.

It was precisely because of his concerns that Kang Sichuan would send someone to negotiate with the rebels over there, otherwise with the toughness of the government, he would only think of mobilizing ships from other places to attack the other party at this time. Because judging from the current situation, what these chaotic people have done is already killing officials and setting fires, which is no different from rebellion.

After waiting for a while, there was a commotion on the official boat, and then one person was pushed out in some embarrassment, and finally he was almost thrown into the water. Easily, the man landed back on the boat, and a boatman from above took him back to the docks.

Although the distance is quite far, and the sky is still dark and it is not clear to see clearly, but only from the glimpse of the movement, Lu Zhen can still clearly feel the bad attitude of the other party's uncompromise. And Kang Sichuan, who was beside him, snorted even more palely, and the two eyebrows quickly gathered together.

The boat quickly approached the dock, and Zhao Keyuan's face was a little pale, and his steps were a little vain, and then he saluted his boss.

"What do they say?" Kang Sichuan asked in a gloomy tone.

"Those Diao people refused to hand over people, and the lower officials just wanted to persuade them with my Ming law, but the leader did not wait for me to finish speaking, so he ordered the lower officials to be driven off the boat." Zhao Keyuan bowed his head and replied.

Although Kang Sichuan was dissatisfied, he didn't say anything serious after all. To talk about it, Zhao Tongju has already calculated his strength, no one dared to go over to negotiate with those chaotic people just now, and in the end he took the initiative to stand up. And everyone has seen the situation on the ship, even if it is an official, there is still no deterrent in the eyes of those riotous people.

"Is Grandpa Huo okay?" Kang Zhifu hurriedly asked again.

"The lower official didn't see him, but as far as the head said, the father-in-law was only a little frightened, and was locked in one of the cabins, and there was no fear for his life for the time being."

"Dare to ask Lord Zhao, do they have any conditions?" Lu Zhen also spoke at this time. Although Kang Sichuan only said that he would send someone over to negotiate, Lu Zhen could still guess that the so-called negotiation should be persuasion, so there will be a rude scene that Shicai saw.

Zhao Keyuan glanced at Kang Sichuan with some hesitation, as if he wanted to say that he had any concerns. The latter snorted: "Let's talk about it, this official should listen to what unreasonable demands they can make!" ”

"The person who led him said that he was forced to make this scene today. Originally, I only wanted to target the Cao gang who had been oppressing them and killed many brothers. But he didn't expect it to make such a fuss, so ......" Zhao Keyuan said again, and then looked at Li Yanjiu in the distance before he lowered his voice and said: "He hopes that the government can administer justice for them and pardon them for all their crimes." ”

"It's just nonsense, everything that happened last night was a long-planned unrest, they really dare to make excuses!" Kang Sichuan's face sank even more, and he said as if reproaching: "How can you believe such words? As for pardoning them for their crimes this time, it is even more impossible! ”

Zhao Keyuan could only nod his head and say yes, he had already known that Governor Kang would have this attitude, so he refused the other party's request in person, and then used the government to come out to suppress people, and was driven off the boat in embarrassment.

It was Lu Jin, but at this moment, he frowned slightly, and after a little thought, he spoke: "Boss, there are a few words that I don't know if I should say inappropriately. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." For Lu Jin, Kang Sichuan is still quite satisfied. Not to mention anything else, just preserving Yu Qian's merits today is enough to make Kang Zhifu look down on him.

"In my opinion, I am afraid that what these rioters say may not be true or false." Lu Zhen organized the wording and said so, but the two officials in front of him were stunned, especially Kang Sichuan, who immediately asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

"Didn't the owner think that last night's incident was too sudden? And even if these chaotic people want to do anything against the government, how can they attack an adult Yu who is passing by my Suzhou? Lu Zhen gave his reasons.

There is really some truth in this, and Kang Sichuan was also stunned when he heard it. In fact, he is not a reckless person who can't listen to opinions, but because a series of changes annoyed him very much, he didn't think much about this matter. But now, Lu Jin's words seem to have broken something that he has been ignoring.

Yes, even if they have the intention to make trouble, why should they do anything to humility? If you really want to make any trouble, you can directly burn the boats of the Cao Gang on the dock, and if you want to have a guarantee, you can also tie up some officials in the city first, which is much easier than dealing with Yu Qian.

In addition, even if they really wanted to attack on the water, it seemed more logical to take down Huo Zheng, and now this Huo Gonggong would not fall into their hands?

But soon, this idea was overshadowed by another question: "This may be the strategy they are planning to prepare." Otherwise, how could it explain that it was so swift, and that Lord Yu's boat was indeed attacked. ”

"That's exactly what I'm trying to say." Lu Zhen was waiting for this question: "Actually, when I rescued Lord Yu just now, I had already asked something from the thief's mouth. As far as they said, they were entrusted by the Yan family's horse shopkeeper to take action on the adult's ship. ”

"Yan family......" Kang Sichuan's eyes quickly narrowed: "There is such a thing!" ”

"Not only that, but after we went ashore, we were also attacked by the White Lotus Sect thieves!"

"What? Even the White Lotus Sect is involved in this matter? Zhao Keyuan's face was also full of disbelief.

Lu Zhen nodded: "Because of this, I feel that this matter is strange. I'm afraid that those chaotic people on the big ship now have been used by others to embark on this road of no return. And the reason for this, I am afraid that it is really as they said, because of the grudge with the Cao Gang, and their actions last night were just for revenge. But at the same time, someone took the opportunity to make trouble and made an assassination of adults! ”

This inference is indeed reasonable, and although there is no substantial evidence, it is very convincing. It was Kang Sichuan, and he couldn't help but nod thoughtfully: "In this way, it makes some sense." However, even if this is the case, our government cannot indulge these chaotic people now! ”

"The owner, I think the most important thing now is to rescue Gonggong Huo and quickly quell this turmoil, as for how to convict them, we can leave it for later."

"How easy is that?" Kang Sichuan sighed. Zhao Keyuan got on the other party's ship just now, and the result was still average, could there be any variables now?

"Let's meet them up and ask why." Lu Zhen suddenly made such a request.