Although the transmission of news in this era was relatively lagging behind, when the time came to the beginning of May of the twelfth year of Jianwu, the men, women and children of Guangling City also knew that the border war had broken out.

There was no official peace pact between Qi and Yan, and they had been in a state of tacit agreement for the past six years, so there was no psychological burden for the Northern Yan army to launch an offensive.

It is rumored that the battle was extremely fierce from the beginning, and the army of Dongyang Road in Beiyan rushed straight to the security line and launched a fierce attack on several forts on the periphery.

Although the battlefield situation is in a stalemate, the intensity of the fighting in the past few days is enough to prove that the Northern Yan is not a superficial temptation, and they resolutely want to destroy the hard bone of the Lai'an defense line, or lose their troops and retreat to the north.

The news heard in the rear was not detailed enough, and it was difficult to distinguish between true and false, and some people said that the Yan army had broken three or four forts in a row, and the Governor's Office had prepared to transfer the Feiyun Army stationed in Wuhe County to the border.

After a while, some people said that the Yan army couldn't even take a single military village, so they left thousands of corpses and retreated in embarrassment.

There are many opinions, and it is confusing.

But in any case, everyone has clearly sensed the coming of war, and the air in early summer seems to have become thicker, and it is no longer cool and dry.

Guangling City is in the rear, it is said that there is no need to be overly anxious, after all, when Beiyan and Jing Dynasty joined forces, they fought intermittently for several years without breaking through the Panlong Pass and Lai'an defense line, and now the Huaizhou Governor's Mansion is strong and strong, maybe it will be able to defeat the enemy in a month or two.

However, there are fewer and fewer smiling faces of pedestrians on the road, and most of them have solemn expressions, and they hurriedly walk through the streets and alleys.

From time to time, some convoys will go out of the city to the south, and it is said that several major ferries in Guangling are much busier than before.

In the dull atmosphere of such black clouds pressing down on the city, Lu Shen's arrival made Li Jinwei feel pleasantly surprised.

He knew that Lu Shen was now the cadre of the Warp Weaving Department, and his grade was lower than that of him as a Guangling inspector, but the position of the cadre was very special within the Warp Weaving Department, somewhat similar to the imperial history in the imperial court, focusing on the humble and powerful, and he could impeach Shangguan at any time.

Su Buqing had an explanation when he left, and asked Li Jin to teach Lu Shen the internal rules and rules of the Weaving Division as soon as possible, and it was best to let him systematically learn the skills that needed to be mastered.

It's a pity that more than half a month has passed, Li Jin has only seen Lu Shen once, or he deliberately squatted near Lu Mansion to stop him, but he only chatted briefly that day.

Li Jin knew very well that Lu Shen was perfunctory and didn't seem to be very interested in the business of the warp weaving department, but he didn't have a good way to solve this problem.

Therefore, today Lu Shen took the initiative to come to the door, Li Jin seemed quite enthusiastic, and said with a smile after seeing the ceremony: "I haven't seen you for many days, Brother Lu is okay?" ”

"With Brother Lao Li to remember, everything is fine. Actually, I should have come to visit earlier, but I thought that Brother Li had just taken up his new position, and the affairs at hand must be complicated, so I dragged on for a while. ”

Returning to the Guangling Yamen, Lu Shen inevitably felt a little emotional, and he was well hidden in a tranquil smile.

Li Jin invited him into his duty room, and said as he walked: "This is what you said." Although it is said that pulling out the stronghold of the pseudo-Yan and killing dozens of people before, it can be said that it is a rare harvest in recent years, but the Guangling Yamen has also been made a mess. Because of the influence of Gu Yong's incident, I have to cooperate with the internal guards to self-correct and self-examine the entire yamen, and I have to recruit novices and train them. ”

The two of them sat down separately, and the little servant served fragrant tea, Li Jin shook his head and said: "I didn't think it was in the internal guard before, but now I know that the work in the yamen is laborious." If it weren't for Master Su's refusal, I would really want to go back. ”

This is a bit profound.

Lu Shen smiled: "I'm afraid this is very difficult. Master Su asked Brother Li to take over the Guangling Yamen, in addition to his trust in you, another point is that Brother Li's ability and character are far stronger than others. ”

Li Jin couldn't help but smile: "It's too famous." Having said that, Brother Lu probably doesn't know the preciousness of his current identity. ”

Lu Shen was slightly puzzled, he knew that the cadre was similar to the imperial history, with a low grade but great power, but it didn't seem to have anything to do with the word precious.

Seeing this, Li Jin explained: "You are the twelfth cadre of the Warp Weaving Division, you can directly communicate with the lifting adults, and at the same time, you can supervise everyone below the inspection school. In this Huaizhou realm, you don't have to be afraid and please anyone except Lord Su. ”

Lu Shen suddenly understood, and said: "I see, but what I just said is not a sycophant of Brother Li, but I really think so." ”

Although he knew that there was moisture in his words, Li Jin still couldn't hide his smile, so he got to the point: "You came here today, you must have something to ask?" ”

Lu Shen didn't hide it, and said calmly: "There is indeed one thing, I don't know if there is any information about the Gu family in the yamen here?" ”

"Naturally, there is." Li Jin's eyes moved slightly, and then he said meaningfully: "I heard that those people in the Gu family have not been very respectful to Brother Lu, it seems that what I said to Gu Zisi last time did not have an effect, maybe I have to use a little force." ”

Lu Shen smiled, neither admitting nor denying it.

Li Jin got up and said, "The Gu family has a lot of files, and it is not easy to move here, Brother Lu, please come with me." ”

The two left the duty room and came to a row of seemingly ordinary bungalows in the back half of the yamen, which was the case warehouse of the warp weaving department.

Li Jinping retreated from the scouts guarding and took Lu Shen into the second room in the east, only to see that there were more than ten large shelves inside, and countless files were placed on it.

"This is the Gu family's file." Li Jin walked to one of the shelves and asked, "I wonder what part of the record Brother Lu wants to see?" ”

Lu Shen said slowly: "I'm tired of Brother Li to help me find the records of the Gu family's business dealings with the north in recent years." ”

After a while, Li Jin handed a file to Lu Shen, pointed to the table by the window and said, "You might as well sit and read slowly." ”

"Thank you."

"By the way, I have something to tell you. Master Su only asked me to knock the Gu family, not to pinch you, but because the Gu family also has a relationship in the court, and we can't do too much. Gu Zisi's youngest sister is the concubine of Lord Qu, the squire of the Ministry of Works, and gave birth to a son for Lord Qu the year before last. ”

Having said that, it was enough, and Lu Shen said sincerely: "Thank you Brother Li for mentioning it." ”

Li Jin smiled faintly and said, "Your own family doesn't have to be polite. Look at it slowly, I still have some things to do. Although the Painting Moon Building was pulled out, Master Su ordered me to continue to track down the high-level of the Pseudo-Yan Prosecutor's Office, and there is no progress at the moment. ”

It was obviously a great trust for him to let Lu Shen stay alone in the case library, but at this moment, Lu Shen repeated his words and said, "Painting Moon Tower...... Brother Li, is there a map of the inner city of Guangling here? ”

Although Li Jin was a little strange, he still nodded and said, "You wait." ”

He took a map and spread it on the table, Lu Shen stared at it, then picked up a pen on the pen stand, turned his head and asked, "Can I draw on it?" ”

Li Jin became more and more curious, so he said: "Of course you can, there are many copies here in the yamen." ”

Lu Shen first marked the approximate location of the Painted Moon Tower on the map, and after pondering for a while, he drew a frame centered on the Painted Moon Tower, and asked, "Brother Li, take a look, is there anything worth paying attention to around this Painted Moon Tower?" ”

Li Jin asked puzzledly, "What does this mean?" ”

Of course, Lu Shen would not say that this was his own experience, but only said: "The Painting Moon Building is just a stronghold of the subordinate work of the Pseudo-Yan Investigation Hall, and even if it is discovered, there will not be much loss." However, they always have to receive and transmit information, and it is easy to attract attention when the people in the building often go out, and the most convenient thing is to set up another hidden post nearby, so that it will be much safer. ”

Li Jin's eyes lit up, and he immediately took a closer look, and at the same time quickly searched in his mind.

After a while, his expression became a little strange, he took the pen from Lu Shen's hand, drew a dot not far below the Painting Moon Tower, and then said softly: "Two streets south of the Painting Moon Tower is the Gu family's mansion. ”

The atmosphere suddenly became solemn.

The two looked at the two points on the map that were very close to each other, and then glanced at each other, and Li Jindang spoke first: "Could it be a coincidence?" ”

"Of course it could be a coincidence." Lu Shen's face was calm, and he said unhurriedly: "The dark pile is just my guess, and I can't suspect that the Gu family is related to Huayue Lou because of this." ”

Li Jin was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Brother Lu, why did you come to inquire about the Gu family's information today?" ”

Lu Shen replied: "Brother Li should know that a few months ago, I was inexplicably infected in Pseudo Yan Tieshan City, and I almost died, and I always felt that this matter was a bit strange. Although the Lu Gu family is only a business competitor, my father only has me, the only son, if I have an accident, I will naturally not be able to compete with the Gu family in the future. Considering that the Lu family has no other enemies, I just want to check the situation between the Gu family and the north, and I have a good bottom in my heart. ”

This reason is impeccable, the previous warp weaving department thoroughly investigated the Lu family, Li Jin naturally knew that Lu Shen was seriously ill, and when he heard this, he nodded and said: "This is human nature." ”

Lu Shen said: "By the way, just now you said that Gu Zisi's youngest sister is the concubine of Lord Lang Qu of the Ministry of Works, I don't know if the Gu family has any other relationships in the capital?" ”

Li Jin shook his head and said, "There shouldn't be—"

The words came to an abrupt end.

If there is no strong connection, how can a woman from the Shangjia family enter the home of a high-ranking official of the level of the Liubu Shilang?

Not to mention that Huaizhou and the capital are far apart, Gu Zisi's youngest sister has no significant reputation, how can she attract the attention of Yi Zizhongchen?

There must be hidden details that have not been noticed.

Lu Shen said calmly: "I think I can find out why Gu Zisi's youngest sister was favored by the Ministry of Works. ”

Li Jin's expression was solemn, and he bowed his head and said, "I'll arrange it." ”

Lu Shen looked at the large number of files on the shelf and said, "Brother Li, I want to stay and take a look." ”

"Okay, let me know if you find anything."

Li Jin left in a hurry, apparently to arrange people to investigate.

Lu Shen sat quietly in front of the window, as if he was in a state of meditation, and did not get up until it was dark, when there were already several thick stacks of files that had been turned over on the table.

After putting the documents together, he picked up the paper on the table and stuffed it into his sleeve, and then left the place with a calm and unhurried expression.