In the yamen of the Zhenfu Division, Lu Zhen called Cui Heng, Yang Zhen and several other important subordinates.

After they each sat down, he didn't go around in any circles, and went straight to the point: "I called you here today just for one thing, that is, how to make my Jinyi Wei no longer as passive as in front of me, and I am always found by those courtiers. ”

After several people looked at each other a few times, Cui Heng replied: "My lord, I'm afraid this is a little difficult." In the past few years, because of His Majesty's snubbing of us, our Jinyi Guard has long been no longer as unprovoked as it was at the beginning. And the courtiers always take pride in impeaching us, and if we make the slightest mistake, they will chase after us. ”

His words quickly resonated with several other people, and several commanders and fellow intellectuals all vomited bitterness. bluntly said how difficult his life in the capital has been over the years, just like a little daughter-in-law, and then think about the original scenery, it is really embarrassing.

Lu Zhen just listened quietly there, and only then did he nod his head until they had almost finished speaking: "This official also knows that you have really been aggrieved these days, and of course there are those people below who are not competitive enough, but they are also forced by the current situation. Since this official has become this commander, he naturally wants to think of ways to change the current situation. That's why I urge them to practice every day. ”

"It's a deep understanding of the love and humility of adults, but practice alone can't solve the problem." Commander Zhao Shiming answered.

Lu Zhen glanced at him: "Zhao Yanshi is right, that's why this official will say this today." ”

"Could it be that the adults have come up with some countermeasures?" Yang Zhen was still familiar with Lu Zhen's style of acting, and he already understood after listening to his words, and asked with some surprise.

Lu Zhen nodded: "Yes, tell me, my Jinyiwei has been able to gain a foothold in the capital over the years, but what is it that is feared by hundreds of officials?" ”

"This ...... Naturally, it is a saint. Cui Heng quickly gave an answer that could not be miscalculated. But it was clear that this was not the answer Lu Zhen wanted to hear, and he turned his head to look at the others again. After a little muttering, Zhao Shiming also expressed his opinion: "If you can make hundreds of officials jealous, it should be our Jinyiwei's cavalry, edicts and spy eyeliners all over the world." ”

Lu Zhen immediately agreed: "Zhao Yanshi is right, these are the three things. As long as Jinyiwei is mentioned, both officials and ordinary people in the world will be jealous of these three. Of course, these three are actually inseparable from the faith of the Son of Heaven, especially the cavalry and the edict, without the will of His Majesty, it is impossible for us to hold people accountable. However, this spy eyeliner is a different matter.

"This official has been looking through the relevant files these days, but he has found a strange incident, why have I never found a single word about the secret agent in the relevant literature of the Suppression Division? Logically speaking, the relevant rosters and other items should have been handed over to me for acceptance. ”

Indeed, for Jinyiwei, the secret agent system is the foundation of their existence. Because of Emperor Taizu's suspicion, starting from the Hongwu Dynasty, Jinyiwei would bury all kinds of eyeliner in the homes of important officials in the court, so as to control their every move. Even after the ups and downs of Jinyiwei, this did not waver at all. But today, Lu Jin, the commander of the Jinyi Guard of the Son of Heaven, has been in office for more than a month, but no one has sent him the relevant roster, which really makes him a little confused and unacceptable.

Several people looked at each other for a while, and finally Yang Zhen, who was already close to Lu Jin, explained: "My lord, there are indeed some places to go wrong in this matter, but it is not that the subordinates hide the roster and refuse to hand it over, but because these rosters and related contact matters are all in the responsibility of Liao Tongzhi, and we can't ask about it." And he, since he took leave due to illness two months ago, has not returned to the Pacification Division, so he ......"

"Is that so? The relevant documents are actually in the hands of Liao Tongzhi? Lu Jin frowned slightly, knowing that things were a little difficult to handle.

As early as when he first came to the Zhenfu Division to take office, he had already heard the name of this Jinyi Wei Tongzhi named Liao Zhuokai from the mouths of his subordinates. Knowing that he is still quite a prestigious master in the Suppression Division, some people even thought that he could become the new commander.

But since he took office, the veteran of the brocade guard has always avoided at home under the pretext of illness, and has never shown up. Everyone seems to know what this means. Obviously, the other party has a lot of opinions about this arrangement of the imperial court, and deliberately refuses to visit his boss on the grounds of recuperation.

Originally, Lu Zhen didn't pay much attention to Liao Zhuokai's approach. If he doesn't come, he can make people a lot less troublesome, after all, Liao Tongzhi is much more influential than those thousands of households who want to resist, if he is called back and there is a conflict, it will be difficult for him to deal with it. It's better to acquiesce in his refusal to return to the yamen, and wait for him to see him after he has completely mastered the power of Jinyiwei.

But now it seems that the original calculation has to be changed. Unexpectedly, the secret agent system of Jinyi Wei's foundation was actually in the hands of this Liao Zhuokai, so that Lu Jinke could no longer ignore the existence of this person, and even had to take the initiative to meet with him.

Seeing that Lu Zhen fell into deep thought, the faces of the next few people also showed apprehension. Even Yang Zhen also showed a faint worry. In the entire Jinyiwei, he also has some admiration for Liao Zhuokai, so Jinyiwei has been able to operate miserably over the years, but his hard work is indispensable.

Now if Lu Jinzhen has a dislike with him, or even fights, it will be really difficult for him to make a choice. As for the others, they were even more uneasy, but they couldn't say anything about defending Liao Zhuokai, so they could only be full of entanglement.

Lu Zhen raised his eyes after groaning, and saw these reactions of them, and couldn't help laughing: "What, are you worried that this official will embarrass this Liao Tongzhi because of this?" Or are you worried that he will make the official lose face as a boss? ”

"No, don't dare. In fact, Liao Tong knows that he has always been benevolent, and it will not be difficult for everyone. Cui Heng hurriedly said a good word for his old friend, but he didn't have much confidence. After all, the other party's behavior of not coming to see his new boss for more than a month is indeed a little wrong, and anyone who changes it will be dissatisfied because of this.

Lu Zhen heard the meaning of maintenance in his words, so he asked with a smile: "What, it seems that Cui Zhenfu and Liao Tongzhi have a lot of relationship?" ”

"This ...... Xia Guan did have some friendship with him. Cui Heng hesitated slightly, but still told the truth. Many people in the Pacification Division know about this kind of thing, so it's better not to hide it.

Lu Zhen didn't feel unhappy because of this, but just smiled: "Since this is the case, this time there must be Lao Cui to calm down." ”

"What do you mean...... "Cui Heng's heart suddenly tightened, if Lu Zhen asked him to ask Liao Zhuokai about the secret agent, what should he do?

"This official is not familiar with him, so he must have an acquaintance to introduce him so rashly. Then there will be Lautre to calm you, and you will go with me to see him. Lu Zhen said his intentions, which made Cui Heng breathe a sigh of relief: "My lord commands, I should obey my orders." As long as it's not up to him to come forward, he's still willing to help. Now that Jinyiwei is in charge, it is Lord Lu who is in charge, and he also feels that Liao Zhuokai is doing something too much, and he should really persuade him.

"Then it's settled. It's better to pick up the day than to hit the sun, let's set it today, you and I will go to visit Liao Tongzhi in the afternoon. Lu Zhen acted decisively, and immediately set the date.

"Obedience." Cui Heng naturally would not object, but there was inevitably a trace of worry between his eyebrows. As for the other people, they were also a little uneasy at this time, for fear that the two sides would really have a dispute over this matter, and in that case, I am afraid that there will be another dispute within the Suppression Division, which had calmed down just now. But it's not good to say this in front of an adult.

In the afternoon of the same day, Lu Zhen really called Cui Heng as he said before, and rode straight to the Liao family's mansion in the south of the city under the escort of several personal guards.

Half an hour later, they had arrived at their destination, which was a fairly good mansion, and it could be seen that the Liao family was living a fairly prosperous life.

After Lu Zhen gave him a look, a subordinate stepped forward and knocked on the knocker in front of the door, and after a while, a doorman opened the door to respond: "How many are you?" After seeing clearly what several people were wearing, his expression was obviously stunned.

"Uncle Shou, I haven't seen you for a few months, you won't even recognize me, right?" Cui Heng immediately dismounted and walked up, saying with a smile.

"It turned out to be Master Cui, the little old man is really dizzy, please come in and speak." After Shou Bo recognized the people, he hurriedly saluted and invited them into the house.

Cui Heng glanced at Lu Jin, but still coughed and said: "This, today, in fact, the official is also accompanied by Lu Dudu, who is the governor of our Zhenfu Division, to visit Liao Tongzhi, so he is the guest of honor." As he spoke, he led Lu Zhen to the other party.

Shoubo's face changed again, and he was a little flustered, so he rushed to the front and bowed down on his knees: "It turned out that Lu Dudu was here, and the little one came to see the adult." ”

"The old man doesn't have to be polite, the official is just worried about Liao Tongzhi's body, so he came to visit. Has he gotten better? Lu Zhen smiled and stepped forward to help the old man and asked.

"My lord, he ...... I'm getting better. Shou Bo replied with some hesitation, and then opened the middle door again and invited a few people to enter Liao's house.

After entering the house, he called a house slave in the courtyard and ordered him to hurry in to report it, while he led the way unhurriedly in front of the head and led everyone to the guest hall in the second courtyard.

Lu Jin knew that he was delaying time for his master to deal with it, but he didn't say much about it, after all, he came suddenly, and he really should give his master some time......