The cheers outside the door reached his ears, making Kong Chengqing's face distort again, and the anger in his heart had reached its peak. It wasn't until he saw his father walking slowly under the support of the chief butler Kong Run that he quickly changed into a calm complexion and bowed deeply in a proper manner: "Father." ”

"Can't you solve the problem outside?" Kong Yanjin asked with a deep frown. Although he doesn't care much about the affairs of the house because of his old age, but there is such a big change today, and he, the head of the family, still has to take care of it. Especially when the eldest son to whom he entrusted the important task failed to solve the problem for a long time, he couldn't sit still.

"It's the incompetence of children." At this time, Kong Chengqing couldn't see the slightest bit of arrogance in front of others, and he was completely cautious, but he still gave an explanation: "Because all this is pushed behind by Lu Jin, the governor of Shandong, and he has now arrived in front of my Kong family." ”

"Is that so?" Hearing this, Kong Yanjin's expression also became solemn.

"In addition, he just wanted to bring someone in to find out the truth of the fire, and the child really couldn't stop him, only you, father, came forward." As he said this, he peeked at his father a few more times to see how he was reacting.

"Hmph, how can he just come in to the Holy Mansion?" Sure enough, after hearing this, Kong Yanjin also showed extreme dissatisfaction. But after only a little hesitation, he still said: "But since he arrived at the door, my Kong family can't be rude, Kong Run, you go out on my behalf and invite him to come to the guest hall to talk." ”

He didn't say a word, and Kong Run, who looked very honest, hurriedly agreed, and walked out the door. But Kong Chengqing was stunned, and he didn't know what he should do at this time.

"See the governor with your father, and see what he can say." Kong Yanjin said this again, Kong Chengqing understood, and hurriedly stepped forward to help his father to the guest hall not far away.

After a while, Lu Jin, who was dressed in official uniform, walked into the long-known Yansheng Mansion under the guidance of Kong Run and several other Kong family stewards, and behind them, there were five or six brocade guards with sharp blades hanging from their waists.

It wasn't until he came to the front of the guest hall with the plaque of the eternal that Lu Zhen gave a look and asked these people to stay outside, while he himself slightly straightened his clothes and straightened his official hat before stepping over the high threshold and stepping into the hall.

Even if he was determined to fight with the Kong family, when he really entered the Yansheng Mansion, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous in his heart. This is the most famous family of the entire Chinese nation in the past 1,000 years, and although this kind of coercion accumulated over the years is invisible, it is qualitative and cannot be taken lightly.

When he entered the door and saw the old man sitting on the main seat with white hair, Lu Zhen guessed his identity, and immediately stepped forward and respectfully bowed his hand: "The junior Lu Jin has seen Mr. Kong. He is also quite particular about this title, he did not bring out his official position, but just came to meet him as an ordinary scholar, so that he would not weaken the momentum of the imperial court.

"Lord Lu is really young and promising. The old man heard someone mention it earlier, saying that my new governor of Shandong was only a young man of less than thirty, and he was quite unimpressed, but now when he sees your true face, he can say that there is no vanity under the fame. Kong Yanjin smiled, "Lord Futai, please sit down and talk." ”

Lu Zhen sat on the front guest seat as soon as he lifted his robe, and then replied with a smile: "Yan Shenggong praised it falsely, this official was only fortunate to have the trust of the Son of Heaven to be able to seal this high position, and he was really trembling on thin ice on weekdays, for fear that he would do something wrong and hurt the Son of Heaven Shengming." ”

Kong Yanjin raised his eyebrows when he said this, knowing that this young man was indeed difficult to deal with. He originally wanted to rely on the old and sell the old, and first suppressed the other party from the momentum, so that he could take the initiative when he got to the point. Unexpectedly, Lu Zhen actually moved the Son of Heaven out directly, so that even the Kong family had to back down.

Next, the old man and the young man talked a lot of gossip, although they were obviously touting, but there were still hidden mysteries in the words. But even so, Lu Zhen did not fall behind, and responded just right, not letting the other party overpower him in momentum.

After several efforts finally did not get any cheap, Kong Yanjin gave up and had to get to the point: "I don't know why the governor suddenly came to my Qufu County?" ”

"This official mentioned to the steward of your mansion before, as long as I am free, I will come here to visit the Holy Father of Yan, and this time it is naturally for a long-cherished wish." Lu Zhen smiled and gave a reason that he had said a long time ago, and then said solemnly: "It's just that I didn't expect that this official would see such a mess when he arrived at your mansion, which is really unacceptable to this official." Yan Shenggong is a Confucian saint, how can he bear such a stigma and be humiliated by such a small people? It's just ......"

"But what?" Kong Yanjin touched his beard and asked.

Lu Zhen glanced at Kong Chengqing, who no longer had any sense of existence, and said, "However, Kong Gongzi's performance outside the mansion just now is also very inappropriate. Such a direct attempt to suppress the reputation of the Kong family is too much, even if the Kong family is really innocent, it is easy to be suspected by outsiders if they do this, and there has to be news of something happening. Therefore, the official thinks that the best way to protect the reputation of the Kong family is to find out the truth of the matter and make everyone accept it. ”

Hearing him directly say that he was not, Kong Chengqing's face was a little ugly, and he couldn't help but snort lowly, but because his father was beside him, he didn't dare to have a real seizure.

This young official is really eloquent, obviously he came for his own family, but he actually said that he was completely planning for the Kong family. Kong Yanjin glanced at Lu Zhen a few more times, and then said: "Justice is in the hearts of the people, Lu Futai, are you too serious?" ”

"The human heart is the most elusive thing, and if you can't come up with a truth that convinces everyone, even if the people don't say it on the surface, they will talk and speculate endlessly behind the scenes. This can be a lot of damage to the prestige of the Confucian Mansion. Presumably, with the wisdom of the Holy Father, he won't fail to see this layer, right? Lu Zhen replied with a smile.

This time, Kong Yanjin really couldn't refuse. Because people have already used the reputation of the Kong family as a reason, if they blindly shirk it, it will seem a little weak-hearted. In that way, the other party will have rhetoric, which will greatly damage the reputation of the family.

For the Confucian family, reputation is the most important asset, and without this, the foundation on which they have relied for thousands of years will be completely shaken. This feeling of giving back to the other is really uncomfortable.

After hesitating for a while, Kong Yanjin looked at Lu Jin and asked, "Governor Lu, can you really be impartial and investigate the case fairly in this matter?" ”

"That's nature. This official can swear to the sky, as long as it is something that the Kong family has not done, this official will never plant it at will, otherwise, let my Lu family be cut off from now on, and I Lu Zhen will die without a place to be buried! Lu Zhen immediately swore solemnly.

Hearing him say so much, Kong Chengqing was a little moved. The people of this era are extremely fearful of the gods of heaven and earth, especially the oath to heaven, which they dare not violate at all, otherwise the curse of heaven will be extremely tragic.

"Okay. Then the old man will allow you to bring someone to investigate this matter. However, my Kong family is extraordinary after all, I don't know how much time you need? Under the pressure in front of him, Kong Yanjin finally made a concession. Of course, he dared to make such a decision, and because he believed that this fire was indeed not set by the people in charge of the mansion, even if something was really found, the damage to the Kong family would not be too great.

Lu Zhen stood up solemnly and arched his hand: "Yan Shenggong can be so sensible, which really makes this official admire." But rest assured, this official will definitely find out the truth and return justice. With that, he turned around and came to the front of the hall and whispered a few words to the subordinates outside.

Only Kong Chengqing was uneasy at this time, because he always felt that Lu Zhen was doing all this for a purpose, but until now, he couldn't see what the other party was trying to do, and in this way, it was even more difficult for people to feel at ease and relieved. It's a pity that his father has already responded to the matter, and as a son of man, he can't object.

A guard took the order, and after a while, a team of Jinyi guards drove into the courtyard of the Kong family's house, making the people of the Kong family wait for a while. Even if they had never suffered from the Jinyi Guard, they had heard many rumors about the Jinyi Guard's cruelty to the loyal people. Now that this group of wolf-like guys actually ran into the Kong family, could it be said that this thousand-year-old undefeated family is also going to suffer a catastrophe?

Fortunately, Jin Yiwei's performance was quite regular, and he did not act immediately, but came to the front of the guest hall first. After receiving Kong Yanjin's reconfirmation and Lu Jin's stern admonition, not to act arbitrarily and not to hurt people, these brocade guards searched carefully in batches.

Seeing them do this, Kong Yanjin's face changed again, and Kong Chengqing couldn't help it anymore: "Governor Lu, are you investigating the case or raiding the house?" Why didn't they go to the place where the fire started to investigate, but wander around my house to investigate? ”

"Master Kong, you don't know this. Investigating a case has never been such a simple matter, how can you just focus on one place? Many clues related to the case are actually hidden in seemingly unrelated neighborhoods. Therefore, if you want to find out the truth of this fire, you must start with the details on the side. Lu Jin explained casually.

"I hope what you say is true, and not harboring some evil intentions." Kong Chengqing snorted coldly.

In the face of such suspicion, Lu Zhen did not react, and even had a faint smile on his face. Because he knows that when the other party allows his own people to come in and investigate the case, he will already win!