Sun Chengzong was stunned, he suddenly felt that he couldn't keep up with the rhythm, in everyone's consciousness, Tartar's entry into the Kou this time was nothing more than the same nature of fighting grass valley as before, grab a vote and leave. But Li Xin's words have some meanings, and sooner or later the Ming Dynasty will fall into the hands of the Manchu Tartars. Sun Chengzong was silent for a while, it is not difficult to make this judgment in his vision, but after all, he is not in his position and does not seek his own government, many bad things are out of sight and out of mind, over the years, the Ming Dynasty is like a broken ship full of holes in the wind and rain, the more it is repaired, the more the water is cultivated, and it is difficult to return today. He has been loyal to the Ming court all his life, so it is natural that he will subconsciously avoid such creepy conclusions.

The hall was quiet, and the servant wanted to come in with tea, but when he saw Sun Chengzong's face sinking like water, the air seemed to be solidified, and he shrank back in fright. Li Xin's words were like a heavy hammer, and Sun Chengzong woke up suddenly like the old man who was asleep when he heard the golden drum.

At the same time, in the Gaoyang County Yazheng Hall, Lei Juemin, a green-robed county magistrate, summoned two hot figures in the county ya. Lei Xianling's gaze swept over the faces of the two subordinates one by one, now that most of his power has been divided between these two people, he has been completely reduced to a stamp tool, but the two of them are not looking for power today, there is also an important matter. He pulled a piece of paper from his sleeve and placed it on his desk.

"Has the history of today's classics ever opened the door to let the exiles into the city?"

Lu Zhifan didn't know what he meant, nodded and said: "It is true that five hundred people have been released into the city, and there are still a large number of vacancies in the newly built buildings in the city, and some will not be damaged in Gaoyang City, please rest assured!" ”

"Hmm"

After listening to Lu Zhifan's words, Lei Xian Ling nodded and did not say no, but pushed the letterhead on the case to Lu Zhifan's side.

"Take a look at this letter!"

Lu Zhifan was inexplicable, picked up the letterhead on the case, looked at the two lines and couldn't help but change his face, and then carefully looked up and down on both sides before pressing the letterhead on the table and staring at Lei County.

"Where did you get this letter?"

"This official escort was found from the refugees who were released into the city today! It's about the safety of Gaoyang, please give you an idea! ”

The words of the two people confused Zhou Jin, got up and took the letterhead from Lu Zhifan's hand, and was shocked when he glanced at it.

"It's okay, we have to take action right away!"

Lu Zhifan was a little hesitant, "Although this son is Meng Lang, in the end, he is due to the people of Gaoyang, and he should be treated with caution!" ”

Zhou Jinteng stood up and slapped the letterhead in his hand on the case with a "snap", "How can you be cautious?" The Tartar soldiers pressed the realm, and if we were not careful, we would all have to be crushed and never recovered! ”

"You must first try the person who sent the letter, and you can't destroy the Great Wall with just a piece of paper!"

"The person who sent the letter must be tried, and measures must be taken immediately against this son, just in case it ......"

"Inappropriate ......"

After a few words, the two of them were blushing, and Lei Xian Ling sat on the main seat, squinting as if he was watching a play.

"The two of you live, according to this official's opinion, Lu Dianshi's opinion is more appropriate, after all, Li Xin is credited to the people of Gaoyang, and today he escorted the goods to break through the layers of blockade and return to Gaoyang safely, if there is no solid evidence, he will arrest people, I am afraid that it will chill people's hearts!"

Since the county order spoke, Zhou Jin couldn't insist anymore, and arched his hand and said: "It's all up to the county order!" ”

Lei Xian Ling said with a smile: "This official has just returned to Gaoyang, and he doesn't know a lot about it, so it's better to investigate this matter thoroughly by the canon's history, how about it?" ”

Zhou Jin has no opinion, although the two have a dispute, but it is out of public interest, and he still has full trust in Lu Zhifan's character and responsibility. This Jian yì is also in the arms of Lu Zhifan, only he personally takes this matter down, and does his best to return Li Xin's innocence, at least at this moment, he doesn't believe that Li Xin will collude with Tartar.

Leaving the county office, Lu Zhifan personally went to the prison to interrogate the spy who sent the letter, but unexpectedly, the man's mouth was very tight, and he went down with dozens of whips, but he still insisted that the letter was not his.

Lu Zhifan couldn't figure it out, this person didn't have broken his hair, that was an authentic Han person, but why did he dare to even give up his life for the sake of the Tartar?

Looking at the bloody spies, Lu Zhifan felt powerless, interrogating spies was not his strong point, how could he make him speak?

"Wei San, let's recruit it quickly if you know each other, so as not to cause trouble to your family." On the side, he was tired and covered with stinky sweat, and threatened viciously.

Lu Zhifan suddenly slapped his head, how did he drill the tip of the horns, since it is a refugee, there will definitely be relatives and neighbors or people who are familiar with him, it is better to start here and investigate first. So Lu Zhifan hurriedly roared to the refugee camp, gathered all the 513 people who were put in today, and spent nearly an afternoon feeling the row, he was disappointed. These refugees are basically from the big villages in Xincheng County, and the neighbors have a certain understanding of each other, but all the people don't even know this guy named Wei San, and they can't tell the origin of this person, is he really a spy in the refugee team?

But if what the letter said is true, how did Li Xin collude with the Tartars? And what reason is there to collude? Lu Zhifan finally felt that the situation was strict and it was difficult for him to make a decision, so he hurried to the Sun family's old mansion and asked Sun Chengzong to get an idea for him.

After listening to Lu Zhifan's narration, Sun Chengzong still looked unhurried, holding the long white hair under his chin.

"There is only one letter, and there is no solid evidence, and the spy refuses to confess. Classic history, what should be done according to common sense? ”

"If it's chasing after the wind, just ignore it, but now is an extraordinary time, nothing may be groundless, but if coercive measures are taken against him, how can he be worthy of the people of Gaoyang if he makes a mistake in judgment?"

"In that case, it's better to be still than to be still, just spy on it."

Lu Zhifan suddenly brightened up, yes, if Li Xin is a Tartar spy, he will inevitably make some moves, as long as there is action, isn't the evidence conclusive? If he really doesn't have a ghost, it won't chill people's hearts. But then Sun Chengzong's words made him very uneasy.

"Today, the old man overstepped the occasion and allowed him to go to the prison to mention the horse thieves who were waiting for the autumn decision, and the Lei County Order knew about it. These people grew up on horseback since they were children, and they are good cavalry seedlings, and they are also a tiger in time after they are released, but they didn't expect this to happen again. ”

Oh my God, this Li Xin is getting bolder and bigger, and he dares to make such an incredible excessive request, and what is even more incredible is that Sun Chengzong actually agreed. Those horse thieves have been in more than a dozen prefectures and counties for a long time, and the government has always had no way for them. Until last year, Wang Zhong, the chief soldier of Shanxi, attacked the thieves and captured these horse thieves by beating rabbits in the grass.

As a canonical history, Lu Zhifan is also in charge of the prison in Gaoyang County, so he naturally knows the number of these horse thieves, adding up to more than two hundred, how can he monitor it? For Li Xin, after getting along for nearly a month, he still knows something, but he is not sure whether these murderous horse thieves will be able to control themselves from killing people and setting fires after they come out. Lu Zhifan couldn't help but glance at Sun Chengzong complainingly, and said in his heart: Sun Ge Lao, Sun Ge Lao, you have solved a problem for me, but you have thrown me a bigger problem.

Lu Zhifan sullenly returned to the Gaoyang Army garrison in the west of the city, which was originally the storage place of all the materials in the county treasury. Until today, it has become an official barracks, and in order to facilitate contact, even Lu Zhifan and Zhou Jin have used this place as their daily office location. Before entering the courtyard, he glanced at the sergeants lined up on the school ground, and saw several columns standing crookedly, some in three columns and a few in four columns. Shaking his head and sighing secretly, the soldiers are getting worse and worse, and the queue is not straight and needs to be trained, but it is too much to say that the three columns of the horizontal team stand in four columns. However, when he looked closely, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Where are these newly recruited people, who are clearly those horse thieves imprisoned in the prison! After pondering for a while, Lu Zhifan decided to use urgent training as an excuse to draw 200 people from each of the Gaoyang troops stationed at each gate to come back to monitor, but if you think about it, it's not appropriate, if there is really a problem, then isn't it just a surprise to do so! After thinking about it, he finally decided to wait for the evening to have a good chat with Li Xin to see what he thought. Lu Zhifan was not a suspicious person, but today's events are indeed strange, why didn't Li Xin go to Guò himself, but to go to the Lei County Order who ran by to release his old horse thieves? And what's even more incredible is that the county order of Nalei actually agreed.

Li Xin looked at the crooked team on the field, and his heart was surging. He finally had a team of his own, and the horse thief, though undisciplined, was closest to him, and when he was trained, he would really be like an arm. And although Minzhuang was trained by him, he was just a teacher, and they were more inclined to obey Lu Zhifan and Zhou Jin, who had official status. There is also a more important point, these horse thieves are all good seedlings of cavalry, and Gaoyang City needs a cavalry as a mobile force to go out of the city to deal with emergencies.

A shout interrupted his train of thought.

"Brother Thirteen, are we being recruited by the imperial court?"

"Now that we have been recruited, we are also dressed in red armor, and we are majestic......

"The queue is practiced, these will be there!"

Li Xinguo was already in prison after waking up, and slowly discovered a fact that made his heart tremble, he turned out to be the small leader of a gang of horse thieves, and he was going to be executed after the autumn. He was depressed for a while, until Sun Chengzong destroyed his family and built a wall, which gave him the opportunity to show his strength. Especially when he met Hu Dawei this time, the real cavalry of the Ming Dynasty left a deep impression on Li Xin. Without the support and cooperation of cavalry, it is difficult for the infantry to fully exert its combat effectiveness. From this, he came up with the idea of forming a cavalry.

"Lu Jiu, just for your jumping joy, do you want to be disciplined, for the sake of strict military discipline, you will be punished to run twenty laps around the school field."

The man named Lu Jiu didn't care about it, put on such an easy expression and ran up, but after running, he found that because he had been in prison for more than a year, his physical fitness was not as good as before, and he couldn't support it after only ten laps, but he had to grit his teeth and hold on to it for the sake of face. Seeing the rest of the horse thieves gloating, Li Xin smiled bitterly, where is this still like a military camp?