Hearing this, Zhu Xuan's body shook suddenly, and his eyes showed a look of horror, and after a while, he forced himself to calm down and said: "You are framed, I can tell you, I, Zhu Xuan, am not an ordinary businessman, and I can't be scared by you with a few words!" Although the words were quite tough, his eyes did not dare to face Lu Jin, obviously weak-hearted.

Seeing this, Lu Zhen smiled again: "What the hell is going on, you know better than me, don't hold on in front of me." Since I dare to bring someone here today, I naturally have the evidence and certainty to be sure that all this is true. ”

"You don't have to lie to me, this hand doesn't work for me." Even if there was a strong uneasiness in his heart, Zhu Xuan could only hold on to the end at this time. After all, this is a serious crime, and he will never dare to admit it unless he has to.

Lu Zhen saw that he was still so persistent at this time, and his eyes narrowed again: "There should be a house slave named Cheng Hao in your house, right?" ”

"So what?"

"Where was he on the day of the incident?"

Zhu Xuan's face changed again, and he finally remembered that it was Cheng Hao and a few others who brought several good people from the palace to the river embankment to do things that day, but he didn't expect that the other party would even find out this point, how did he do it?

You must know that in addition to the long-dead Liang County Ling and other people who have long died, the internal situation of the day is also known to people here and the palace, could it be that someone in these two parties has leaked the news? Thinking about it like this made Zhu Xuan's mood more and more nervous. But he replied, "That was a few months ago, how can we remember?" If I asked you where you were on a certain day last fall, would you be able to tell? ”

Lu Zhen didn't have the heart to entangle with him more in this matter, and immediately said: "If you don't say it, then let me tell you." On the night the embankment was broken, someone saw Cheng Hao and a group of gangsters on the embankment, and they also saw them blowing up the embankment with gunpowder, which led to this disaster. As Cheng Hao's master, you dare to say that you have nothing to do with this matter? ”

"I ......" Zhu Xuan was still about to quibble, but was interrupted by Lu Zhen waving his hand: "You don't have to rush to deny it, in fact, relying on this identification alone, I really can't make the people of the world believe that it is the embankment you destroyed." But there is another piece of evidence that is enough to condemn you. ”

After a pause and enough pressure on the other party, Lu Zhen stared into his eyes and said, "That's the gunpowder that blew up the river embankment." I think that gunpowder must have been obtained from the Zhou Palace, right? If you want to destroy the embankment, you will use a lot, but there will always be some leftovers, and perhaps they are still hidden in this house by you at this time. If I had sent someone to search the house, would you have found something? Even if you don't mention your sin of destroying the embankment, just secretly possessing gunpowder that is forbidden by the imperial court is enough for the government to convict your entire family. ”

"You ......" Lu Jin's words really hit the nail on the head, making Zhu Xuan's entire face tremble. After a while, he said in a loud voice: "Don't forget, I am from the Zhou Palace, if something really goes wrong here, do you think the King of Zhou will give up?" Now, even if he is reluctant, he can only take out this last reliance to talk about it.

And the effect of these words is indeed some, at least Wang Ningxian next to him showed a hesitant look on his face after hearing him say this, and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something. But Lu Zhen took the first step and said: "Yes, it is precisely because you have this identity that we are here to talk to you in a good voice, otherwise, we will not be here to interrogate, but to escort you back to the county government for trial." ”

The word "county ya" fell into Zhu Xuan's ears and made his heart move, yes, this is just a small county after all, could it be that these county officials really dare to offend the Zhou Wangfu and impose such a bad charge on the head of the noble vassal king? Even if they really have the guts, they can cope with everything with their own royal powers!

Thinking of this, he was confident again, and immediately said: "Your words are just speculation, don't want to be presumptuous with me without empirical evidence." Who knows if this will be a means for you to plant a false accusation, and even if you do find any gunpowder, it may be brought by yourself! I advise you to hurry back and appease the local people. ”

Lu Zhen was a little surprised to see him suddenly calm down, but soon knew what he was relying on, so he exhaled: "It seems that you still don't know my identity, right?" ”

"Your identity? At most, it was a certain imperial historian sent by the imperial court, but it was nothing. Just when Zhu Xuan's words fell, a delicate waist card suddenly lit up in front of his eyes, and when he looked at it and saw the font engraved on it, his body trembled again, and his pupils also contracted: "Jinyi Wei ......"

The other party is actually Jinyiwei...... It's not going to be easy now! Zhu Xuan secretly complained in his heart, the fame of Jinyiwei has become bigger and bigger over the years, even if the Zhou Wangfu is against them, they will not be able to take much advantage, let alone a subordinate of the palace like himself.

Then, after seeing clearly in the light that the waist card was carved from ivory, his face turned even pale, and he almost jumped up from his seat: "You...... Are you ......" to identify Lu Jin's exact identity, but he couldn't say anything, and his body was already shaking like a swing.

As an important steward in the Zhou Palace, Zhu Xuan was much more knowledgeable than these petty officials in the county government. ushered in the send-off, I already knew the difference on the waist card of the brocade guard, and when I realized that it was carved from ivory, the identity of the other party was about to come out, which was too big for him.

Lu Jin also nodded at this time, and revealed his identity: "Yes, this official is Lu Jinwei, the commander of Jinyiwei." You said, if I come forward and say that it has been found out that the destruction of the river embankment here in Xingze County last year was man-made and was done by people in your Zhou Wang's mansion, how many people in the government and the opposition would believe it? ”

At this time, not only Zhu Xuan was so shocked that he couldn't speak, but even Wang Ningxian, who was on the side, was also stunned, and only after a while did he hurriedly get up and solemnly salute Lu Jin: "The lower official has seen Uncle Lu, and I ask the uncle to forgive him for the sin of negligence...... "I almost knelt down for Lu Jin."

Although Lu Zhen has been very low-key in the past few years, and has hardly appeared in the court, his reputation has not faded, after all, he was too showy a few years ago, and even the rebellion that almost subverted the position of the Son of Heaven was extinguished by him, and his contribution is rare in decades.

And everyone knows very well that the reason why Jinyiwei can have today's majesty is mostly because of his existence. Therefore, when people mention Jinyiwei, they will more or less think of Uncle Lu, the governor of Lu who has recently retired to the background, so that his name has been spread among the government and the opposition, even in a small county like Xingze, the officials are also thunderous about his name.

Now that Lu Jin's identity has been completely revealed, the pressure he brought to the few people in front of him has increased exponentially, especially Zhu Xuan, who was staring at him, was so frightened that he didn't even dare to raise his head. The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, the deterrent power of the word Lu Zhen in the hearts of ordinary people is even higher than that of Jinyiwei.

"Zhu Xuan, do you still want to deny it now?" Lu Zhen asked again. Although his tone was a little soothing than before, it became more and more terrifying in the ears of the other party, making him hesitate for a while, and finally said, "I...... Uncle Lu, you say, what do you want to do with the small one? At this time, he finally gave up quibbling and struggling.

This is not only because he knows that Jinyiwei has the means to force him to confess all the truth, but also because he knows that with the great god Lu Jin, it will be difficult to handle even if King Zhou Chitose is in person.

Although one of them is a vassal king and the other is just an earl, there is still a big gap between them. But in fact, as long as you know something about the affairs of the court, you know that Lu Jin, the earl, is much higher in terms of status and power than an idle prince like King Zhou. If the two really fight for something in the court, I am afraid that most of the Manchu officials will support Lu Jin, not to mention the current son who trusts him.

After thinking about this, Zhu Xuan naturally had no choice but to bow his head wisely. Of course, this is also on the condition that Lu Zhen already has quite some evidence and clues, otherwise he still has to quibble.

Lu Zhen looked at his dejected appearance, and smiled with satisfaction: "In this case, then do as I said before, you can open the granary and take out the grain inside and distribute it to the victims outside." You have planted this calamity, and you will naturally have to bear the consequences. ”

"But ......" When Zhu Xuan heard this arrangement, he hesitated again, after all, these grains were not actually owned by him, but the king of Zhou asked him to exchange them for land, if he scattered like this, his responsibility in the future would not be small.

But Lu Xuan only swept his eyes over him, and Zhu Xuan was another agitator, and hurriedly nodded: "Yes, yes, the small one makes people open the granary...... "What else is there to say at this time, in the future, let's pass the current level first!" I only hope that Lu Zhen can see the face of the Zhou Wangfu and not make things too desperate, and after letting the people get through this food shortage, he will stop and no longer continue to pursue the matter.

With this idea, Zhu Xuan hurriedly went outside, called the housekeeper of his house, and told them to open the granary and arrange for the grain to be delivered. Although these people were puzzled by this, it was Zhu Xuan who was in charge here after all, and since he opened his mouth, these people could only do it.

Soon, the food was sent out of the door, and there was a cheer outside. After hearing this movement, Wang Ningxian also smiled relaxedly, and the biggest stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. But when he turned his head to look at Lu Jin, and wanted to say a few words of flattery to express his gratitude, he found that the other party's expression was still serious, and the matter was obviously not over yet!

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From last Sunday's 20 degrees Celsius to today's near-zero temperatures, the weather is too cold。。。。。 The code code is frozen。。。。。