If they could call the shots, Zhu Ke couldn't immediately ask someone to kill Lu Zhen on the spot. But obviously, this idea is simply unrealistic and impossible to achieve, not to mention that Bao Zhenggang will not act according to orders, and even those Lu Jin's subordinates who are still standing outside the hall will never sit idly by. So this made them annoyed, but they had nothing to do with Lu Jin, so they could only stare at him resentfully, pinning their hopes on the prefect of Bao, after all, now he is the only one who can speak in this hall, and he is the only one who has done the master.

Bao Zhenggang also clearly felt this, which made his mood a little complicated. On the one hand, he felt a little proud that he finally had the identity of the master, but on the other hand, he felt a burst of pressure, and he was stunned for a while.

Fortunately, Lu Zhen didn't insist anymore, just stood there coldly, waiting for the prefect to come up with his idea. After waiting for a long time, Governor Bao opened his mouth with some hesitation: "Mr. Zheng, can you take a step to speak first?" At this time, his tone had softened, and even his address to Lu Zhen had changed, no longer calling him by his first name, but calling him Mr.

Lu Jin glanced at the other party thoughtfully, and then nodded: "Since the adult asks for this, I naturally dare not disobey it." ”

"Then come with me." Bao Zhifu stood up as he spoke, and turned behind the screen against him. Lu Zhen did not hesitate, and followed in. Zhu Yan subconsciously wanted to follow, but was grabbed by Zhu Ke on the side, and shook his head lightly at him, it is better for the prefect of Bao to come forward in this matter, so they don't go in and mix blindly.

Behind the screen, there is a separate space, completely isolated from the other side, so it is convenient for the two to talk about something. It's just that Governor Bao is still a little weird in his heart, and it is rare for the presiding officer and the plaintiff to avoid talking alone after half of the trial.

But the stakes are very high, and he can't care about the face of the official, and when he saw Lu Zhen looking at him, he said: "Mr. Zheng, do you know that you almost fell into a catastrophe?" How can you afford to provoke an ordinary person in that Zhou Wangfu? Don't say it's you, even the prefect of this place can only be respectful to them. If you continue to make trouble like this, you will only suffer from it, and you may even bring death to yourself! ”

Lu Zhen listened to him with a smile and said such frightening words, neither objecting nor conforming to them. His appearance fell into the eyes of the prefect Bao, which made his heart feel tired again, but he still suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Don't think that this official is alarmist, do you really think that it is very difficult for a dignified vassal king to want your life?" Of course, you can assume that His Royal Highness King Zhou didn't know about this matter, and everything was made by those two stewards, but do you think that once the matter gets bigger, King Zhou will not hold a grudge against you because of this? At that time, you will only want to be quick for a while, but you will have to pay for your own life! ”

Listening to the other party's soft and hard continuous pressure on him, the corners of Lu Jin's mouth curled: "Lord Prefect, in fact, the truth has long been very clear. If those two palace stewards were really foxes and fake tigers, and fake orders, they might be able to deceive most of the people in this city, but it is absolutely impossible for you to be so jealous. The truth of this point can still be distinguished. ”

"You...... If you know this, why do it? Bao Zhenggang's face changed, and he looked at him in surprise. This person really doesn't look like an ordinary person, and this kind of eyesight is naturally there.

"If I don't say that, how can I fight them to the end?" Lu Zhen asked rhetorically: "Especially when even the prefect looks at him and stands on their side, in order to protect himself, he can only insist on this matter." ”

Bao Zhenggang looked Lu Zhen up and down with surprised eyes again, and sighed for a while: "You are really a smart person." But why did you get confused this time, and you have to fight with Zhou Wangfu to the end? Why don't you just listen to the advice of this official, and then expose this matter and don't mention it again, right? ”

But Lu Zhen disappointed him after all, only to see him shake his head again: "I said, this matter can't be settled like this." It's obviously their fault, so why can't they stop it? What's more, once the truth of this matter really spreads, I'm afraid that even His Royal Highness King Zhou can't afford to bear such a heavy responsibility, right? ”

Seeing that the other party was so oily and salty, Bao Zhenggang was really annoyed: "Aren't you afraid that this official will take down all of you and ask for guilt?" Don't think that this official won't dare to do anything to you! ”

"I naturally know this, as long as you give me an order, my lord and those brothers and I will be in prison immediately, even life and death are in the hands of others. But have you ever thought about it, since I dare to come, will I not stay? Lu Zhen looked back at the other party fearlessly, but he looked confident.

Bao Zhifu, who really had this intention, was stunned: "What do you mean by this?" Then he quickly understood: "You left someone outside?" ”

"Not bad." Lu Jin's dissatisfaction with this prefect has reached the limit, and there is no respect at this time: "My people are among the people outside the mansion. As soon as something happens to me here, your fears will be quickly revealed. When the time comes, I think the people in Kaifeng City will have to make a good fuss. Hey, a prince, a local prefect actually joined hands to control the food on the market, once this matter is publicized, what will be the result, I guess you know better than me, right? ”

Hearing the threat in his words, Bao Zhenggang was shocked and angry, but this time he couldn't attack. Only when he is just can he threaten others. But now, his question has been pinched, how can he still suppress Lu Zhen in terms of momentum?

After glaring at Lu Zhen for a long time, but found that the other party had no intention of retreating at all, Governor Bao could only sigh and take a step back: "What do you want?" Do you have to let the ruler rule the sins of those who are in the king's house? You know, that's unrealistic. ”

"I'm really a little curious, why would the prefect of a place that you have been sealed by the imperial court be so scruples about a vassal king? Aren't the officials of my Ming Dynasty the most fearless of the powerful, even if the Son of Heaven makes a mistake, they also dare to give direct advice. Why is it that you are so different? Lu Zhen suddenly threw out such a question.

Bao Zhenggang's old face turned red when he said this, and then he said: "This is the official's business, so I won't bother you." The official only asks you, what do you really want? ”

Although there was no positive response, his weak expression still fell into Lu Jin's eyes. Obviously, there is some kind of inhumane connection between this prefect Bao and the palace, and maybe as long as the secrets can be clarified, all problems can be solved.

However, Lu Zhen also knew that it was impossible to ask the answer from the mouth of the prefect, so he had to put it aside for the time being and said his true purpose: "In fact, it is not impossible to let Zai Xia not make further investigations, but you need to preside over justice." ”

"What justice?" Hearing the loosening in the other party's tone, Bao Zhenggang was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly asked. As long as the matter can be satisfactorily resolved and these guys are sent away, he will agree to any conditions.

"To tell you the truth, I brought people to Kaifeng this time, it was indeed to buy food. But in addition to this, there is one more important thing that needs to be resolved, and that is that I have sent some of my shopkeepers here to buy grain. As a result, they were arrested by the prefect, and now they are still in prison......"

Before Lu Jin's words were finished, Bao Zhenggang had already suddenly shouted: "You...... You guys came to my Kaifeng to buy grain, and the people who want to transport it to Xingze are all the way? You ......, "The root of everything is still in you!" This last sentence, he didn't say after all.

Lu Zhen nodded without hesitation: "Yes, we came here to buy grain precisely to save the people of Xingze." Lord Prefect, the tens of thousands of people in Yingze are also the people under your rule, can you bear to watch them fall into a desperate situation and not rescue them? ”

"It's not like they're really in a Jedi, in fact, they can ......" Bao Zheng just subconsciously wanted to defend himself slightly, but when the words came to his mouth, he suddenly came to his senses and quickly shut up.

But just these two sentences have made Lu Zhen understand in an instant - sure enough, the two people in Xingze County who are pinching grain and planning to annex the land have an inseparable connection with Kaifeng and the Zhou Palace.

By the way, the names of those two stewards are Zhu Xuan and Zhu Ke, and now one of the big grain merchants in Xingze is called Zhu Xuan, and some clues can actually be seen from their names.

Although he was a little surprised, Lu Jin's reaction was very fast, and he immediately calmed down again, and said: "No matter what, I can't sit back and watch the local people run out of food, so this time I must transport a batch of grain from Kaifeng." My lord, the previous batch of grain was originally bought by my people, and there can be no sin, so it shouldn't be difficult for the government to release people......"

"Are you willing to expose this matter after the official promised to return both people and food to you?" Governor Bao finally came back to his senses, looked at Lu Zhen and asked.

"Exactly, nothing else." Lu Zhen nodded simply and said.

At this moment, our prefect felt a moment of confusion again. He knew very well what was going on before, and now if he really followed what Lu Zhen said, it would be tantamount to slapping King Zhou in the face. However, once he did not agree to this request, things became more and more difficult to clean up.

Suddenly, Bao Zhenggang fell into a dilemma again, and he didn't know what decision to make......