There is no impermeable wall in the world, and in less than half an hour, Lu Zhenfei and Lu Jiude respectively knew what Shi Yingzhao did at the city gate.

Lu Jiude took the case, "Shi Yingzhao should be punished, and the bandit soldiers are pressing, and this is the time to employ people, but he blocked more than 100 soldiers under Zhu Ping'an from the outside of the city." When the news spread, what did the sergeants in the city think, what did the generals who commanded the army think, and the morale of the army was fluctuating, could he take responsibility? ”

In the imperial city, there are Zhongshu Province, Dadu Governor's Mansion, Yushitai and other institutions, all of which were built in the third year of Hongwu, but were demolished in the third year of Tianshun. In today's imperial city, there are more than 5,000 sergeants, and the total number of civil and military officials at all levels, plus the people and refugees who have entered the city, has reached 30,000. Although the imperial city was open, there were so many people suddenly pouring in, and there was still some chaos for a while.

Lu Zhenfei was busy from noon to unitary hour, and only then did he settle down the men and horses, and the food supplies and drinking water from the wells in the imperial city were distributed according to the quota.

Seeing Cao Wu away, it was already the time to hold the lamp, and Lu Zhenfei was able to sit down and take a breath. There was no office house in the imperial city, so Lu Zhenfei temporarily borrowed the Gongren Temple to settle down, and by the way, he handled official business here. At this moment, Lu Jiude came to the door angrily.

"Fortunately, at that time, Zhu Ping'an's troops fought to the death, and the city gate was finally guarded, and there was no catastrophe!" Lu Jiude was still unsatisfied, and he was angry, and he didn't notice that Lu Zhenfei was drinking porridge with side dishes in small bites at this time. "Such a meritorious soldier, but he was turned away. Lord Lu, don't you know, there are rumors in the city now! ”

Lu Zhenfei sighed and put down the chopsticks in his hand. Rao already knew that the Fengyang defenders were sparse, but he didn't expect the armament to be so lax.

More than 500 defenders of the city gate, plus more than 1,000 people from various departments on the city wall, were beaten by 200 thieves and almost lost the city gate. If Fengyang had fallen because of this raid, it would have really become the biggest laughing stock of the war since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

The servant lit two more candles, and Lu Jiude saw clearly that Lu Zhenfei was having dinner, and couldn't help but bow his hand apologetically.

Lu Zhenfei didn't care, took the cotton towel sent by the servant, and wiped his hands, "Gonggong Lu, Shi Yingzhao is the righteous son of Wang Qian, the eunuch of the Tianqi Dynasty. Over the years, I have never broken the idea of returning to the palace. That's right, right? ”

Lu Zhenfei sat upright in the middle, just stretched out his hand to ask Lu Jiude to sit down, and didn't even get up. But Lu Jiude did not dare to have the slightest contempt and dissatisfaction. Because although Lu Zhenfei in front of him is only a mere fourth-grade civil official, his name is well-known all over the world.

In the fifth year of the Apocalypse, Lu Zhenfei was a jinshi, and it was the time when Wei Zhongxian was in power and power, and the young Lu Zhenfei dared to resolutely oppose the construction of a shrine for Wei Zhongxian.

In the eighth year of Chongzhen, Lu Zhenfei served as the imperial history of Sichuan Province, and in response to the intensifying party struggle between the DPRK and China, he resolutely risked his life to write to the imperial court and strive to eliminate the "ten evils of current affairs". When he patrolled Fujian, he investigated corrupt officials, suppressed Haikou bandits, and even impeached Wen Tiren, the head of the cabinet at the time.

is such a jealous and hateful person with high moral character, and naturally he has no good impression of eunuchs. When he was just starting out, he dared to challenge giants like Wei Zhongxian and Wen Tiren. For Lu Jiude, Lu Zhenfei is the representative of the Qingliu of the imperial court, and what is even more rare is that he is also an official who pays attention to hard work, for such a person, in all fairness, Lu Jiude is a little afraid in addition to respect.

But Lu Zhenfei looked left and right about him, and talked about the origin of Shi Yingzhao lightly, but Lu Jiude was a little confused. "Your Excellency is right. Lord Lu was ordered to patrol Fengyang and rebuild the city, and after staying in Fengyang for so many days, it is estimated that he has heard of it. Let's open the skylight and say something bright. ”

Lu Jiude picked up the teacup and watched the figure of the servant disappear outside the door, then took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Our family and Shi Yingzhao were both born in the internal prison yamen of the Apocalypse Dynasty. Once a son of heaven and a courtier. When Lord Chongzhen ascends the throne, the internal officials will inevitably have people from the hidden mansion to add in. These individuals in our family have become superfluous people. ”

Lu Zhenfei frowned, he didn't expect Lu Jiude to say such faintly disrespectful words in front of him, but he didn't interrupt, but listened quietly.

"Our family has this temperament, but it is suitable to come to Fengyang. There are few things here, and there are not so many nobles who intervene in it, and they are happy to be at ease. But Shi Yingzhao is different, over the years, he has never broken his thoughts, and because of this, he has been very close to some people in the palace and the court, but there has been no good opportunity. ”

Lu Zhenfei suddenly laughed, saying that now, the mutual temptation between him and Lu Jiude has finally paid off. Before Lu Jiude came, Cao Wuxian had already told him in detail about the causes and consequences of last night and what had just happened. Today's Fengyang is like a dangerous egg, and there must not be any incongruous factors, and Shi Yingzhao is just the most unstable chess piece.

Lu Zhenfei's fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop. "What Gonggong Lu meant, the official understood. I heard that Gonggong Lu was going to Nanjing in the near future to take up the post of eunuch guarding the town. Don't meddle in these things in Fengyang City. This official has always had a bad reputation in the court, and he doesn't mind being a villain again this time, as for who he offended, Grandpa Lu also knows that these officials have always been unconcerned! ”

Lu Jiude shook his head. Lu Zhenfei is a master who doesn't rub sand in his eyes, he knows this very well. However, it is a taboo for civil officials to come forward to rectify illegal internal officials, so how can the internal officials have face.

Therefore, what Lu Jiude means is that the criminal sect is a clan relative, the internal officials are the emperor's domestic slaves, and Shi Yingzhao abuses the clan, in the final analysis, it is still a matter in the palace. As the governor of Fengyang, Lu Zhenfei has the responsibility of supervision, and it is also within his duty to write a letter of impeachment, but how to deal with Shi Yingzhao, Lu Jiude hopes that Lu Zhenfei will not interfere.

Lu Zhenfei is different from Hai Ruihai Gangfeng of the Jiajing Dynasty, and his personality is also upright, but Lu Zhenfei pays more attention to practice, since he wants to be practical, it is best not to contact the yin and selfishness in the palace. Lu Jiude believes that Lu Zhenfei will understand this.

Seeing off Lu Jiude, Lu Zhenfei sat in the lobby, under the flickering candlelight, his eyes gradually became deeper, and Zhu Ping'an's slightly immature figure came to mind. is obviously a teenager, but how to talk and do things is like an old official who has been immersed in the sea for many years.

What happened inside the high wall the day before yesterday was immediately passed to Lu Zhenfei from the inside. Zhu Ping'an's words shocked Lu Zhenfei. Shi Yingzhao's nirvana was resolved by a few words he understated. Where did these insights come from?

Also, Zhu Ping'an put all the bets on himself, how did he get his understanding of himself, he was so sure, would he definitely make a move?

This Zhu Ping'an is really an interesting person!

But when he thought of Lu Jiude's words just now, Lu Zhenfei felt a little regretful.

"The hundred households named Zhu Ping'an seem to know a lot about things in the palace. Our family will investigate it, and when necessary, such a person must not stay in the world, I hope Lord Lu can understand! ”

……

"That's it, right there!" Zhou Mian stretched out his trembling finger and pointed at Yan Jiawa, who was blazing not far away.

Yue Jinfeng bit the grass roots and was silent. Fat Hong gasped. Zhu Ping'an was still interested in bargaining with Zhou Mian.

"Who is it that has fallen into the hands of the thief? It's worth your Steward Zhou's attention to it, and he doesn't even care about his own life! ”

Zhou Mian hesitated for a moment, "It's really not a secret, it's a relative of the uncle's mansion!" ”

Zhu Ping'an grinned, "That's right, if something goes wrong with the uncle's relatives, your Zhou Da Butler's hundred lives are not enough to compensate!" ”

The fat on Zhou Mian's face suddenly twitched a few times, and he said to himself in a very low voice: "It's stricter than that, and my whole family's lives can't afford to lose!" ”

Zhu Ping'an patted him on the shoulder, "People, I'll help you save it." But the conditions that promised me ......! ”

Zhou Mian nodded hurriedly, "Don't worry, Master Jun, I will definitely say a lot of good words in front of my uncle for your merits, and I will definitely make your official position rise!" ”

"So thank you Steward Zhou!"

"Where, where!"

Zhu Ping'an nodded with satisfaction, he had seen a lot of the house slaves of the Hao family. These people sounded like they had the word "slave" on their heads. In fact, in the capital, the house slaves of these powerful people even had to kowtow when officials and internal officials saw them. "Seven officials in front of the prime minister", this sentence is true. For this kind of person, when you want to take advantage of it, it is absolutely indispensable to use both soft and hard.

Yanjiawa, just at the foot of Phoenix Mountain, the high mountains on both sides are blocked, forming a natural barrier, in this valley, there are rare fertile fields in this area, and it is also the gathering place of the nobles of Fengyang City.

More than 300 thieves were happily plundering the grange. These people wrapped their heads in red cloth scarves, but they wore all kinds of clothes, and some of them were even wearing the mandarin duck jackets unique to the Ming soldiers, thinking that they were deserters from the guard post or the border town. All of them carried a thick burden on their backs, stuffed with looted goods, and some had already lit a fire outside the Zhuangzi, stabbed some chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep with a knife, bled and washed them, and roasted them directly on the fire.

But what made Zhu Ping'an particularly hot was that among these people, there were actually more than forty fat and healthy military horses.

The soldiers who inquired about the news from the periphery turned back. The army of thieves has been driven straight in, and in the blink of an eye, they have already arrived under Fengyang City. The thieves claimed to be an army of 20,000, but in fact, there were less than 10,000 soldiers who could fight, and the rest were the men and family members who accompanied the army. Thieves and thieves, as the name suggests, are wandering battles, whether it is Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng or Zhang Xianzhong, they are all this virtue, not to mention small characters such as a gust of wind. The whole army looks huge, but in fact, the moisture in it is also not small.

Lu Zhenfei implemented Zhu Ping'an's countermeasures of "clearing the wilderness" very well, and the grange outside Fengyang City was cleaned and all transported into the imperial city, and even the water source was thrown into the carcasses of livestock, making the army of thieves helpless. As a last resort, a gust of wind sent several small forces to the four directions, the purpose is to collect military funds, in his opinion, Fengyang only has one imperial city left, within two days, it will definitely be able to conquer, and when the time comes, you can eat the rich families in the city.

The rogue army in front of him is one of the food collection teams.

Zhu Ping'an turned around and looked at his subordinates, these hundred and ten people were all veterans of the border army recruited by Yue Jinfeng, and among them, there were also elites who had followed Yue Jinfeng to fight by his side since Liaozhen. At this time, everyone looked at Zhu Ping'an, and their eyes burst out with a desire to fight.

Zhu Ping'an smiled, raised the saber in his hand, and more than 100 men were neatly divided into two groups, respectively, under the leadership of Zhu Ping'an, Hong Fatzi and Yue Jinfeng, they quietly entered Yan Jiawa from the east and west.