Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 55
Chapter 55 Metering
Lu Zhen’s expression changed several times. Finally, he said, “Since that’s the case, then I won’t go. Let’s just say that I suddenly got an emergency and can’t go to Datong.”
“Sir, please listen to me. This is related to your safety” Seeing Lu Zhen speak, Lin Lie subconsciously wanted to continue persuading him. However, he only realized that things weren’t as he thought they were. He could only shut up and looked at the lord in front of him strangely.
Originally, Lin Lie had assumed that Lu Zhen would definitely insist on it. It was not because he could convince him to cancel his decision to go to Great Harmony with just a few words. After all, this was to report to the magistrate, and it had a lot to do with Lu Zhen’s future. How could he not go without saying so? For this reason, he had prepared quite a few explanations.
Unexpectedly, these words were useless in the end. Lu Zhen actually agreed not to go to Datong in a single mouthful. This caught Lin Lie off guard and he could only stand there blankly. “How did this lord become so easy to talk to?”
He didn’t know that as a transmigrator in later generations, Lu Zhen didn’t know much about the rules of the bureaucracy. Moreover, in his opinion, his life was the most important. As for the other things, no matter how important they were, they couldn’t be compared to his life. Since half of them were already preparing to kill him, then what kind of hero would they be if they didn’t go directly? As for the possible troubles, we’ll talk about it later.
Seeing that Lu Zhen was looking at him with puzzled eyes, Lin Lie smiled awkwardly again and quickly changed his tone, “Since Sir can think like this, it’s naturally the best. However, there is still a little change in this matter.”
“Oh? What kind of variable is it?” Lu Zhen asked curiously.
“After knowing their arrangements, I went to Datong. I originally intended to ask my former friends in the army to help spread the news, but I got the exact news there-the current Datong army will come to our Guangling County on the sixth day of the first month to inspect and appease the morale of the army.”
“Commander Datong is coming to Guang Ling?” Hearing this, Lu Zhen was also stunned, “Is this matter accurate?”
“Exactly. The news has already leaked out from the army. His personal guards have also been prepared. Because Dazi has harassed several border towns in Great Ming, the Commander-in-Chief made this decision in order to boost the morale of the army and intimidate the thieves. The first stop of his patrol was Guangling’s garrison.” Lin Lie hurriedly told him what he had heard.
Lu Zhen happily slapped the coffee table, “Great, this is a great opportunity to expose Xiao Mo’s crimes!” As he spoke, he looked at Lin Lie with admiration. Previously, he had wondered why Lin Lie had spent so many days in the surroundings searching for information. It turned out that he had gone to Datong to find such an important piece of information. It would take him almost two days just to come back. This person’s movement efficiency was indeed extremely high.
“This lowly position also has the same idea. Compared to reporting the matter to the magistrate’s office and then to the Commander’s Office, it would be more effective to report the matter directly to the Commander’s Office. However …” Lin Lie frowned slightly awkwardly as he said this. “There are two problems.”
“I know what you want to say.” Lu Zhen smiled and said, “The Commander is not a local official like me, so it’s not easy to see him.”
“Exactly,” Lin Lie nodded.
‘”There’s one more thing. I’m afraid the consequences of this are not small. There’s still a buffer between reporting the matter to the magistrate’s office, but I’ll directly report it to the commander-in-chief. That’s exposing myself. I’m likely to become the enemy of all the border troops. Am I right?” Lu Zhen smiled and asked.
Lin Lie lowered his eyes and said, “This is more serious than the previous problem. Sir, you should be able to imagine that Xiao Mo is not the only one who dares to do such a thing. If you expose him like this, many people’s crimes will be leaked out at the same time. At that time, you may become a public enemy to everyone.”
“I know.” Lu Zhen nodded forcefully, but then he smiled and said, “So what?” Could it be that just because I might offend the frontier garrison, I can’t reveal their crimes to the public? That would only increase their arrogance, and would only make the situation of the border army even worse, and even completely collapse in the end. Seeing the flaws and not trying to solve them, he only avoided them. He destroyed my Great Ming’s border town, and it will only be my Great Ming people who will suffer. As an official of the Imperial Court, since I know about this matter, there is absolutely no possibility of concealing it! ”
Lin Lie was also moved by what he said, “Your Excellency …”
He originally thought that Lu Zhen had done all of this in order to regain the power of the county magistrate that belonged to him, but it was only at this moment that he realized that he was truly too petty. So Lord Lu was someone who truly cared for the people!
This caused Lin Lie’s mind to tremble. He had already secretly decided that no matter what, even if he risked his life this time, he would still protect Lord Lu’s safety.
Lu Zhen only smiled and said, “Let’s forget about the troubles in the future. Let’s talk about the first question first. How can we smoothly meet Lord Commander-in-Chief?”
“But this is also a bit difficult.” Lin Lie’s expression turned ugly. “How about I wait for him halfway through the road and then find an opportunity to hand over your personal letter to Lord Commander?”
“I’m afraid this won’t work.” Lu Zhen shook his head, “Let’s not talk about your martial arts. Since you are the guard of the Commander, you must be extraordinary. Do you think you can get close to him easily? If it was that simple, I’m afraid Dazi would have already assassinated Lord Commander.”
Lin Lie lowered his head and had no choice but to admit this. The Great Harmony Commander-in-Chief was the elite commander of the tens of thousands of border troops here. He could imagine how careful and strict the guards who accompanied him on the patrol were. Perhaps as soon as he appeared, he would be shot like a hedgehog.
Lu Zhen said, “And even if you can really come to the front of the army, can a letter from a rank seven county magistrate be taken by him?” Compared to a general like Xiao Mo, my relationship with him is far too distant. Not to mention it’s just a letter from me? “Doing so will not only be useless, it will even make Xiao Mo be prepared, alert him, and self-defeat him.”
Lin Lie’s expression became even more solemn. Only then did he realize how simple he was thinking about this matter. After Magistrate Lu said this, it was all a problem.
Actually, if Lu Zhen said this before he expressed his attitude, the effect would probably be counterproductive, making Lin Lie think that he was rejecting it. But now, because he believed that Lu Zhen was wholeheartedly for the country, his worries had become mature words that only made people admire him. Hence, speaking skills and timing were often crucial. Saying the same words at different times could have completely different effects.
As Lu Zhen said this, his expression turned solemn, “So this time, either we don’t do it or we have to make a big fuss. It’s far from enough to stop the army on the road outside the county. The best way is for me to report the matter to them when they enter the city and patrol the barracks!”
“Ah? Your Excellency intends to charge into Xiao Mo’s barracks and sue him?” Lin Lie was dumbfounded and looked at Lu Zhen in disbelief.
Lu Zhen nodded without any hesitation, “That’s right, let’s face it.”
“But … this barracks is not easy to enter.”
“Well, it depends on the attitude of the Commander-in-Chief. Furthermore, I am the official of the Imperial Court. Once the matter gets big, it’s not good for him to not see me!” Lu Zhen smiled again as he said this, “Furthermore, I do it for my own sake. This is to publicize my identity. Even if Xiao Mo wants to interfere, it will be difficult to do so.”
He spoke so bluntly that Lin Lie naturally couldn’t stop him. He could only clasp his fists and say, “This lowly position is willing to follow Master, even if I die without regret!”
“Of course. You know much more about the evils of the army than I do. Of course, I won’t let you stay out of it.” Lu Zhen laughed and stood up in front of him solemnly. He patted his shoulder and said, “Let’s fight side by side and clean up the filth in this army!”
“I accept orders!” Lin Lie immediately cupped his hands, his face filled with excitement!
Because of this, Lin Lie temporarily stayed in the county government. As for Lu Zhen, he returned to his back office.
However, when he arrived in front of his room, he was stunned. Because he saw Chu Yunrong standing in front of him. This greatly exceeded his expectations. Although the relationship between the two of them had greatly improved over the past few days, she rarely looked for him, much less took the initiative to wait for him.
“Is there something wrong with you?” Lu Zhen probed.
Chu Yunrong looked at Lu Zhen as if she was looking at a stranger. “Are you really going to do this?”
“What do I plan to do … do you know?” After asking casually, Lu Zhen finally understood and asked in surprise.
Chu Yunrong nodded and said, “Cuimei happened to hear your conversation just now. This matter is extremely dangerous. Let alone failing, even if you succeed, you will still offend all the border troops …” Duan Ren’s financial path was like killing his parents, so it was not an exaggeration to say so.
But Lu Zhen resolutely looked back at her, “There are some things that no matter how dangerous they are, someone has to do, right? However, you may be implicated by me … Originally, I intended to send you and Cuimei out of this place, but judging from the current situation, it is safest for you to stay in the county government.”
“Then … be careful. You don’t have to worry too much about me.” Chu Yunrong lowered her gaze. She did not want the person opposite her to see the doubt in her eyes. Instead, she said softly.
“En!” Lu Zhen nodded. At this time, he did not intend to think too much. He only wanted to complete this matter. Put the rest aside first.
Right now, he was only waiting for that day to arrive!