Qiu Changyuan's face changed instantly, and he looked at the young governor in front of him in disbelief. If it weren't for the fact that he had already checked the official certificate just now and knew that this could not be faked, he was afraid that he would have doubts about Lu Jin's identity. How could he dare to put the Confucian Mansion on the opposite side of the imperial court!

After hesitating for a while, he said in a somewhat trembling voice: "Lord Futai is not joking, right?" Yan Shenggong is a loyal person, how can he oppose the government? ”

"Really? So why is there today's situation, and why is this official suddenly here? Qiu County Order, in front of the Ming people, there is no need to say such secret words! Lu Jin's gaze fell on the other party's face, and he saw that a cold sweat broke out on Qiu Changyuan's back, and he didn't know how to reply for a while.

"This official knows that you have concerns, but in fact, not only you, but even the high-ranking officials of the province such as Gao Fantai in Jinan are also jealous of the Kong family, and they have never dared to be enemies with them, so they can only act according to their wishes. But have you ever thought about it, is this Shandong the Shandong of his Confucian family, or the Shandong of my Ming court? The people who are waiting for you to be an official, are you taking the money of the court or the money of the Confucian family? Lu Jin's tone suddenly increased and asked solemnly.

This question made Qiu Changyuan even more difficult to answer, and only replied after a while: "Xiaguan is naturally a person from the imperial court......"

"Very good, it seems that Qiu County's order has not forgotten its roots after all, and the official is deeply grateful." Lu Jin showed a smile at this time: "So now you can talk about the business, this time the grain tax from all over the country is not paid to the official mansion from Qufu, right?" ”

"Positive...... Precisely. Speaking of which, Qiu Changyuan finally stopped hiding it, nodded and said: "Actually, I am also in Qufu County, and the grain chiefs of those townships and villages all use various reasons to prevaricate, that is, they refuse to hand over the grain, so the lower officials have also sent people to urge them, but the result is ......" said with a helpless sigh.

Seeing that he told the truth, Lu Zhen felt more satisfied, and his tone became a lot more relaxed: "Then has Qiu County Ling ever thought about how to change the current situation?" At least as a county magistrate, you should hold great power and not be constrained by the Confucian family or its disciples, especially in important matters related to your political performance and reputation, let alone let it go. ”

What responded to him was Qiu County's wry smile: "This is not easy to say." For many years, the Kong family has been entrenched here, not to mention the lower officials, even the prefect, and even the lord of the domain, they have no way to take the Kong family......" Speaking of this, he understood the meaning of Lu Jin's words with some hindsight, and once again showed a look of surprise: "Could it be that Lord Futai intends to change all this?" ”

"The lower officials naturally hope so, but the reputation of the Confucian family is too great, as long as there is a stir, it will inevitably attract the people of the world to attack, and the low official position really can't afford such a heavy responsibility." Qiu Changyuan was naturally full of resentment towards the Kong family, but he knew better how powerful the Kong family was, so he immediately found a way out for himself.

Lu Zhen understood that this was the first reaction of the vast majority of people in the officialdom to protect themselves, so he didn't blame him for retreating, but said: "Why, do you think I, the governor of Shandong, can't fight his Confucian family?" ”

"Don't dare to ......" Although he said so, he obviously thought in his heart that Lu Zhen could not fight the powerful Kong family.

Seeing this, Lu Zhen unconsciously laughed again: "Okay, this official doesn't force you to stand up at this time, I just need you to make a statement, and you dare to fight with the Kong family with this official." You can rest assured that this official can guarantee that you will not be implicated by this, and even if you really lose, you will definitely find a good place to go. ”

The governor has said this, if Qiu Changyuan hesitates any longer, he will really not know how to lift. So he hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "Since the lower official is an official of the imperial court, he should obey the orders of the adults. Then he said with some embarrassment: "It's just...... Adults should also be able to imagine that in fact, there are not many people in this county government who are really willing to do things for the lower officials, so it is still difficult to really attack the Kong family. ”

Don't look at the heirs of the Confucian family, they will not enter the county government as errands because of their identity, but those domestic slaves and their descendants, as well as other people who have a certain status by relying on the Confucian family, have long occupied the important positions of the county government. Otherwise, Qiu Changyuan, who is the county commander, will not completely become a puppet of the Kong family, and he will not even have the slightest autonomy.

Lu Zhen nodded knowingly: "The official understands, but there are always exceptions to everything, what the official wants is to be able to identify these people who can still be used, and then they will naturally be useful." Presumably, this is not a difficult thing for Qiu County Order, right? ”

"This is natural, and the lower officials can still distinguish who is available and who is not credible." Qiu Changyuan nodded hurriedly.

Subsequently, Lu Zhen turned the topic back to the matter of food: "By the way, before entering the city, this official went to the Chenjiagou area and found a rather interesting thing. According to the villagers, they have already handed over all their food, do you know about this? ”

"The lower officials actually already knew about this matter. Not only the lower officials, but I am afraid that the adults in all states and counties also know this. Because ordinary peasants would not dare to drag their taxes and grain and not pay them, otherwise it would be enough for them to endure all the hardships if the county government sent people to the countryside. ”

"In other words, the root of this problem still lies with those grain chiefs." Lu Zhen nodded, and said: "By the way, there is another point, I heard that a few days ago, Chen Qi, the grain chief of Chenjiagou, had transported the grain to the county seat, do you know about this?" ”

Qiu Changyuan's face suddenly showed a look mixed with humiliation and helplessness: "Xiaguan naturally heard about it. However, the grain has been sent to the Confucian Mansion...... Not only Chenjiagou, but also other villages, and they did not act in secret, they made such a big fanfare, and even passed in front of the county yamen to send grain to the Kong family. ”

"Is that so?" Lu Zhen couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly: "Why are they doing this?" ”

"But it's to warn the lower officials and let me know who has the final say in this Qufu place." Qiu Changyuan said a little angrily. This is a warning, and it is clearly a shaved ear scraper for beating him in public.

"In other words, there is no food in the hands of those grain chiefs now?" Lu Jin's face showed a thoughtful expression, and an idea slowly formed in his mind.

Qiu Changyuan nodded: "That's it." This is also the means of the Confucian family to ensure that there are no accidents. If it weren't for the fact that other states and counties were too far away from here, I'm afraid they would even have people bring in all the grain. ”

Lu Zhen just smiled when he heard it, this was obviously talking nonsense. The energy of the Kong family is not so great, if he dares to give such an order, those grains will be intercepted by the government in the middle of the road, and then all of them will be counted into the official warehouse. However, from this sentence, it can also be seen how much resentment he has filled with the Kong family, and he is not afraid to guess the other party's mind with the greatest malice.

"The affairs of other states and counties, you don't have to think about it for the time being, the top priority now lies in Qufu, as long as the Kong family is settled, other problems will naturally be solved." Lu Zhen said casually, and then ordered: "Next, this official will temporarily stay in your county office, and I hope that the Qiu County Commander can work with me to fight against the strong enemy." ”

"The lower officials will definitely do their best to help the adults settle this matter." At this time, Qiu Changyuan, who had already made up his mind, immediately said with a straight face.

Then, he hurriedly led the way and took Lu Zhen and a few of them to a wing room in the back office to settle down. Although he attracted the attention of many other people in the yamen during this period, Lu Zhen didn't take it very seriously.

Because he knew very well that after he was brought into the county government by Wang Bantou and them, the matter could no longer be hidden from the Confucian family, so he simply didn't hide it, and directly let them know that there was such a number one person as himself in the yamen.

And it wasn't just him, after staying here, he asked Wang Bantou and them to rush to the city and bring the other brocade guards back to the county office. Originally, he planned to act after secretly investigating, but the Kong family put on such a strict posture of guarding, so he had to change his strategy and fight with him from dark to open. Anyway, I have the governor's body, and I forgive the people of the Kong family, no matter how bold they are, they don't dare to mess around.

After everything was arranged, Lu Zhen let Qinggel go out again. Before dark, he rushed back and looked at Lu Zhen that everything had been done.

Next, Lu Zhen locked himself in the room alone, walking back and forth to think about the overall plan to deal with the Kong family next. Unlike those previous opponents, the name of the Kong family this time is too big, and he must not miss this blow, and he must grasp the opponent's vital point at once, so this plan must be careful enough.

In this way, Lu Zhen has a long time to think about it. From dusk to the third watch, his footsteps finally stopped, and a plan for this grain tax matter was completely formed. The only thing that is lacking is only one point, that is, the blow to the Kong family is still not enough, it can only damage its face, but it is difficult to hurt its roots, which really makes him a little unwilling.

But the facts are in front of him, after all, the Kong family is not comparable to ordinary families, so this is the limit, and he is not good at asking too much.

It wasn't until he sorted out his thoughts and confirmed that everything was okay that Lu Jinfang opened the door, but at a glance he saw the familiar figure standing in front of the door: "Lin Lie!" The one who stood in front of his door instead of Qinggel was Lin Lie, who had not been seen for several months. And when the latter saw him, he also smiled, and then clenched his fists and bent over: "I've seen an adult!" ”

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