On the official ship that was more than ten zhang away from the dock, seeing Yue Nanxing being captured by the officers and soldiers, the others immediately became in a commotion, and many people stared at Lu Jin, who was also standing on the deck of the ship, watching all this.

Some of the more irritable ones even raised their weapons: "The surname is Lu, is this your conspiracy?" It seems that as long as he says something wrong, these people will be cruel to him.

Lu Jin's eyes flashed, but then he said in an extremely calm voice: "Would I be so stupid and joke about my life and death?" Rest assured, since I have dared to make this promise, I will give you a satisfactory explanation. ”

"But Boss Yue, he ......"

"The people at the dock don't know the prefect's intentions, and everything can only be concluded when he goes to the mansion." Lu Zhen still spoke indifferently, looking at his calm appearance, these people finally pressed down. In fact, even if they really had doubts, it seemed that they would not be able to change anything at this time, because Yue Nanxing had already fallen into the hands of the government.

Lu Jin's gaze fell firmly on the group of people who were gradually moving away, and now that he had done everything that needed to be done, and he was still out of this matter, it was up to him to see if the arrangements he had made before could be as he wished. But he believed that the man would not let him down!

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Because the stakes were very important and Yue Nanxing's identity was very special, the officers and soldiers on the dock did not dare to delay, and soon escorted him to the prefect's yamen. After hearing this report, several officials who were originally worried immediately showed joy and encouragement: "Lu Shansi really has some means to bring people back so quickly. ”

"Quick, bring me the prisoner. This official wants to see if this person has the audacity to dare to do such a rebellious thing on the canal! Kang Sichuan immediately ordered.

The people below agreed, and quickly pushed and brought Yue Nanxing, who was tied up strongly, to the hall. When the latter came to the second hall and saw that there were only a few officials inside, but there was no one from the Cao Gang, he felt a little bad in his heart.

And before he could speak, Zhao Keyuan had already shouted angrily: "Bold thief, you won't kneel down for me when you see the court official!" ”

When the few errand officers who were escorting Yue Nanxing in heard this, they immediately pulled his shoulder, and then kicked him violently at his knee socket, directly kicking the defenseless Yue Boss to the point that his legs were weak, and he fell to his knees with a bang, so painful that he almost exhaled in pain, and it took a while to recover. And this time, the worry in his heart became even heavier, and his face became even paler.

After getting off the horse, Zhao Keyuan spoke: "Bold fanatics, don't report your name yet." Why are you doing this, and by whom? ”

"Zhao Keyuan, don't be coy in front of me, I have already told you everything on the boat before, so why bother asking?" Although his heart was heavy, Yue Nanxing's performance was still calm, and he looked up at the official in front of him fearlessly, and his eyes were even more unyielding.

"What you said to this official before was mostly nonsense, why should I believe you!" Zhao Keyuan came to deny it completely, and then bowed his hand to Kang Sichuan: "My lord, this person still refuses to admit his guilt at this time, and the lower officials think that he should be tortured!" ”

Although some kind ......of tacit understanding had been reached before, after hearing Zhao Keyuan's proposal, Kang Sichuan still showed hesitation. And Yue Nanxing, who was below, had already completely understood, and immediately shouted: "Sure enough, the government is not credible, everything you did before was just to coax me to hand over the people." ”

"Yes, you are a thief, we are officials, so why bother to talk to you about integrity!" Zhao Keyuan said disapprerovingly: "Now that you have fallen into our hands, the smart one will obediently confess the charges and let your accomplices put Huo's father-in-law back safely." Otherwise, you will receive it. ”

"Since I dared to do this that day, I didn't think about getting out safely. These threats of yours don't work for me, I advise you to save it! Yue Nanxing had completely settled down at this time, and he didn't let him speak, if he hadn't been kneeling on the ground, his momentum would not even be below Zhao Keyuan.

"Since you're so stubborn, it's no wonder we're not going to blame." Zhao Keyuan said, and wanted to order his subordinates to torture him. But before he could open this mouth, Yue Nanxing turned his head to look at Kang Sichuan: "Lord Prefect, there is one thing you may not know, that Lu Zhen and Lu Gongzi are still in the hands of my brothers." He pledged his life, and if I had anything to do here, he wouldn't be much better! ”

Kang Sichuan was stunned when he said this, he really ignored Lu Jin's absence. I thought that the other party would follow back, but I didn't expect it to be such a result. No wonder as soon as Lu Zhen went, Yue Nanxing changed his mind and was willing to go ashore, it turned out that he had used himself as collateral.

Zhao Keyuan was unmoved, and immediately shouted: "At this time, you still dare to blackmail the government, come to someone, drag him out for me, first blame the thirty boards, let him know the means of knowing my government!" ”

Just when several of the officers promised to step forward and drag the person down, Kang Sichuan finally spoke: "Slow! ”

After all, he is the leader of the government, and this opening immediately stopped the actions of those errand soldiers, Zhao Keyuan's face also changed, and he said urgently: "Your Excellency, ......"

Kang Sichuan didn't look at him, but stared at Yue Nanxing: "Lu Shansi was really left on your ship as a hostage?" ”

"Not bad. So now my brothers have more than one Huo Gonggong in their hands, and there is also a Lu Gongzi. What's the matter, does the Kang Governor still want to beat me up now? ”

"What bending into a trick? The crime you committed is watched by everyone, do you dare to admit it? Zhao Keyuan refuted urgently, and looked at his boss a little anxiously: "My lord, now that the head of the chaotic people has thrown himself into the net, we also have bargaining chips." The lower officials don't believe it, when he falls into our hands, those chaotic people dare to make any bold moves. As long as we take him hostage, we will be able to exchange Gonggong Huo and Mr. Lu, and this matter will be resolved smoothly at that time. ”

Kang Sichuan had thought of this before, which was why he promised Zhao Keyuan to do so. Yue Nanxing's status in the hearts of those chaotic people is extremely high, so as long as he is taken hostage, he is not afraid that those guys will not give in.

However, the fact that Lu Zhen fell into the hands of his accomplices still made Kang Zhifu feel uneasy. Because he had hidden something from him before, but Lu Zhen still chose to believe it unreservedly under such circumstances, and went to change people regardless of his safety.

Even if he didn't mention Lu Jin's friendship with himself, this alone made him a little unable to overcome the hurdles in his heart. What's more, there are two high-ranking officials behind Lu Jin, Hu Hu and Yu Qian.

Seeing the hesitation on Kang Sichuan's face, Zhao Keyuan couldn't help but become a little nervous: "My lord, everything should focus on the overall situation." If we can't take this opportunity to calm down this chaos, I'm afraid that there will be another disaster in Suzhou in the future, and what you say in the court, my lordship, can ......."

"The surname is Zhao, it turns out that everything is you making trouble there! The corrupt official who colluded with the Cao Gang and caused us to have nowhere to sue is you! Yue Nanxing's mind was not slow, and he finally saw the problem at this time, and immediately shouted loudly.

That's why he did this, in addition to the anger in his heart that needed to be vented, there was also a layer of wanting to wake up Kang Sichuan's mind. He had already seen the clues from the current situation, obviously Governor Kang, like Lu Jin, did not have too much to do with the people of the Cao Gang. Therefore, if you want to reverse the current unfavorable situation, you must start with it.

But what disappointed him was that after hearing this, although Kang Sichuan's face changed slightly, he didn't say much.

In fact, he still saw a little wrong, Kang Sichuan did not have too deep collusion with the Cao Gang, in his eyes, the Cao Gang was just a vassal of the government, and he was completely unworthy of befriending him. And he is not greedy for money, and it is impossible for him to be bought by the Cao Gang because of this.

However, this does not mean that he will stand on the opposite side of the Cao Gang. Because Kang Sichuan knows very well that Suzhou wants to be stable and wants to maintain the wealth of the prefectures and counties that are far greater than the Ming Dynasty today, it is basically inseparable from the Cao Gang. So even if he knew that the Cao Gang had done a lot of illegal things underneath, and knew that they were still colluding with many officials in the yamen, he still turned a blind eye.

Although it is a famous saying of Zheng Banqiao hundreds of years later, most of the officials have already practiced it.

Therefore, even if Yue Nanxing said this point to his face, Kang Sichuan's reaction was not too intense, but he just glanced at the subordinates in front of him slightly, and took in the changes on everyone's faces, so as to know how many people in the yamen had a close relationship with the Cao Gang.

And this look makes Kang Sichuan even more chilling, because almost everyone looks weak at this time. Obviously, almost the entire government has become an accomplice of the Cao Gang, no wonder Zhao Keyuan dares to do such a thing.

Zhao Keyuan had regained his composure at this time, especially after seeing Kang Sichuan's hesitation, he was even more bold: "You are slandering the imperial court officials, this is another big crime. My lord, this person is so bold and arrogant that he can't make him confess his guilt without punishment. For the prestige of the government, the lower officials also asked him to be tortured! As he spoke, he quickly glanced at the other colleagues around him.

After a period of hesitation, everyone stood up one after another and echoed: "My lord, what Zhao Tongju said is very true, this wind cannot last, and this fang must be tortured!" ”

Yue Nanxing couldn't have imagined that his words would actually make things worse, and even make these people force Kang Zhifu in unison!