Regarding Lin Lie's timely appearance, although Lu Zhen felt that it was a little fast, he was not too surprised. Because as early as when he and Qinggele came to Qufu to investigate the details and problems of the Kong family, they had set a code and secret mark for mutual contact.

It was only because of the suddenness of the previous incident that Qingler was eager to get out, and he didn't want to implicate his companions, so he didn't contact him. And earlier today, Qingle went out to leave a code at the agreed place. I thought he would come to meet him at least tomorrow, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

"Thank you. Well, what have you gained by staying here all this time? After Lu Zhen invited him into the room and sat down, he hurriedly asked.

Lin Lie nodded hurriedly: "Back to my lord, I did find something in my humble position." Originally, I planned to go to Jinan to report earlier, but because there was a big harvest during the period, it was delayed until today. Adults came to Qufu because of the tax and grain? ”

"Oh? Do you know all these things so well here? Lu Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then showed a look of surprise, which showed that the other party knew a lot of things.

"Because he has some friendship with Kong Chengguang, the fifth son of the Kong family, these things are heard from him." Lin Lie didn't hide it, and immediately told the truth.

When Lu Zhen heard this, he was even more overjoyed: "This is really a big gain." How did you do that? No matter how much he thought, he didn't expect such good news that Lin Lie would actually have a relationship with someone inside the Kong family.

Seeing Lu Jin's joy, Lin Lie also showed more smiles on his face, and then told him what he had experienced during this period of time-

It turned out that more than two months ago, after he and Qinggele entered this Qufu together, the two went their separate ways. Lin Lie was lucky, and he actually met his former comrade in Juren Building, the largest restaurant in the city. Under the recommendation and guarantee of this person, he, a foreigner, was able to smoothly integrate into Qufu County and became an inconspicuous guy in the restaurant.

Like the inn selected by Qinggele, the restaurant is also a place where there are many people and news is distributed, and Lin Lie, who is in it, can naturally collect a lot of true or false news about the Kong family with his identity. However, he is more stable than Qinggrad, and he didn't take the initiative to explore this matter, but just did things as usual and kept an eye on them, so for two months, he didn't let anyone see any flaws.

And a month ago, the people of the Kong family were drinking in the building, and Lin Lie was also waiting, so he saw that Kong Chengguang, the fifth son of the Kong family, was constantly ridiculed and ridiculed, but he could only endure it dumbly. In the end, Kong Chengguang, who was full of resentment but couldn't get angry, was actually drunk, but Lin Lie served him kindly before sending him home.

The next day, after sobering up, Kong Chengguang went to the restaurant to thank Lin Lie, and wanted to take out a sum of silver as a reward. However, of course, the latter politely declined, which made Kong Chengguang have a good impression of him, so whenever he came to Juren Building to eat, he would let Lin Lie be by his side.

After saying this, Lu Zhen was amazed: "I didn't expect that Brother Lin you still have such skills, it really impresses me." It's just that he's a son of the Confucian family, how could he be condescending to befriend you, and he had that kind of thing before? ”

"Because the background of the fifth son of the Confucian family is not good, his mother is just a member of the family, and he is the current head of the family who is drunk and immoral." Lin Lie explained in a low voice: "So all along, those children of the Kong family don't take him very seriously, and they will always ridicule him when they have the opportunity, even the house slaves with some status in his family dare to contradict him." Because of this, once he helped him, he was grateful to him, and he didn't even mind that I was just a guy in a restaurant. ”

"I see, it seems that he has been aggrieved for a long time before he has this abnormal behavior." Lu Zhen muttered thoughtfully, and a few flashes of light quickly flashed in his eyes: "By the way, in addition, do you have any other gains?" ”

"There are also some people, and the humble post learned from him earlier that the Confucian family had told the gentry from all over Shandong to temporarily withhold the autumn grain that should be handed over to the government, and in fact, the Confucian family did a lot of evil things behind their backs, especially in the annexation of the surrounding land, which happened every year. It's just because they are quite restrained in their actions, and they later returned the purchased land to the original owner for cultivation, so their reputation is not too bad.

In addition, according to Kong Chengguang, it seems that his eldest brother, who is now the one who is really in charge of the affairs of the family, still has some shady deeds. It's just that it's about the reputation of the Kong family, and although he drank wine, he didn't dare to go into too much detail. He was afraid that he would find out something, so he didn't ask in detail. ”

Lu Zhen nodded, not taking the first two things he mentioned to heart too much. I already knew about the autumn grain, and the annexation of land, in fact, countless local clans have been doing it over the years, and the imperial court has not explicitly prohibited it, so these do not constitute a threat to the Kong family. Only the last mention made him a little interested: "Do you see a shady deed?" But what could it be? It seems that there is still something in this Kong's house. ”

After a pause, he looked at Lin Lie again and said, "In this way, he is really close to you, and he actually told the truth about many secret things." ”

Lin Lie lowered his head: "I'm ashamed, there is always a feeling of taking advantage of his trust in me." Of course, this may also be that he has always been able to speak very rarely, plus he drank a few more glasses, so he said everything that should be said and what should not be said. ”

"Really?" Lu Jin said noncommittally, but there was a slight discoloration flashing in his eyes, and he always felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed. Then, he said: "Judging from your explanation, Kong Chengguang has a lot of complaints about the Kong family?" You say, can we pull him to our side and use him for me? ”

"I'm afraid it's a little difficult." Lin Lie said without confidence: "How can he say that he is also the son of the Kong family, how can he deal with his own family in turn knowing that adults are going to be unfavorable to his own family?" ”

"It's hard to say, people's hearts are unpredictable." Lu Zhen said playfully: "It's better to be like this, try to meet him after you go back, and invite him to meet me." Of course, you don't have to say who I am, it's enough to say that I'm someone who can help him. ”

"Yes." Although he didn't think that Lu Zhen would make Kong Chengguang defect, since he had given the order, of course Lin Lie would not refuse, so he quickly agreed.

After Lin Lie left, Lu Zhen sat there and thought for a while, and then nodded with a smile. If his judgment is good, if he can win the Kong family this time, it will have to fall on the fifth son of the Kong family!

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"You said that there are a lot of strange people in the county government today?" Kong Chengqing looked at the third steward Kong Xun and asked.

The latter nodded: "Not bad." This is the news brought back by the people in the county office. At the beginning, it was Wang San who escorted three outsiders to the yamen, and then they talked to the county order, and they were actually treated as guests and moved directly into the back yamen. Then, they led more than a dozen people into the county office, and these people also guarded the back office to prevent others from approaching. Just by looking at its appearance, you can see that it is not an ordinary people. ”

Kong Chengqing nodded, and then frowned again: "What does this Qiu Changyuan want to do?" Could it be that after enduring so many years, I finally can't help but make enemies of our Kong family? ”

"Then Qiu County Order shouldn't be so bold, right?" Kong Xun was a little uncertain.

"It's hard to say. After all, this time, we have offended him a lot. Moreover, he felt that someone above him was already going to do something with us, and it was inevitable that some other thoughts would arise. Kong Chengqing smiled, but then, the smile on his face was another one: "Do you think this is Lu Jin's person?" ”

"What does the eldest prince mean...... Is Governor Lu really going to fight us head-on? When he said this, Kong Xun's face also changed: "Does he really dare to defy the world's condemnation?" ”

"I can't say for sure. The dog is in a hurry and will still jump off the wall, not to mention that he is a dignified three-grade Qincha and a governor. This time, we can make it very difficult for him and those who are in power to get off the stage. When he said this, Kong Chengqing's face was full of contemptuous smiles, as if he was talking about a small person who was not worth mentioning.

"Eldest Prince, if that's the case, how should we deal with it?" Kong Xun looked more nervous.

"Don't panic, if what I expected, they're only here to find out what we're doing wrong and what we're doing, so that they can justifiably attack us. Now that we know about their existence, we naturally won't give him this chance. They told them to keep an eye on that side, and to stop for a moment those who had not yet brought the grain. Kong Chengqing immediately came up with a countermeasure.

After Kong Xun answered yes, he continued: "In addition, we should also inform those people in the court and give him eye medicine." As long as there is some movement in Beijing, Lu Jin, who is in custody of him, will not dare to act rashly against us. ”

"The little one understands, I'll convey your meaning, eldest son." Kong Xun nodded, and then he gave up.

When he walked out of this courtyard, he found a swaying figure walking forward in the darkness in front of his head, which made him stunned, and he quickly walked two steps to see clearly. At first glance, it made him frown: "Fifth Prince, why are you still hanging out on this big night, and you still drink so much wine?" ”

This drunken young man, whose eyes were hazy and even his nose was red, turned around when he heard this, and first burped before saying, "I'm ...... Isn't that just going back? It's just that the road is twisting and turning, and I almost can't recognize the way back to my yard. ”

Hearing him say this, Kong Xun frowned in disgust, and then said with emotion: "Let the little one send you back." ”

In the back garden of the Confucian Mansion in the middle of the night, two figures walked one after the other, but the atmosphere seemed a little weird......

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