After hearing what Jia Heng said, Dong Qian frowned and said, "You mean, Jia Zhen in Dongfu has contacted the bandits in Cuihua Mountain to harm you?"
Jia Heng said: "Brother, what are the methods of this group of thieves?"
Dong Qian is the commander-in-chief of the Wucheng Army and Horses Primary School. He is in charge of about fifty people. He is usually responsible for suppressing the streets and enforcing public security and arresting theft.
Dong Qian looked thoughtful and said: "The bandits from Cuihua Mountain in Chang'an County are about eighty miles away from here. I heard that there are about three to five hundred people. The leader is someone who escaped from Shandong. They block the road and rob passing merchants, which is also a disaster." It was so fierce that Chang'an Jiedu suppressed it several times, but these thieves were very cunning. Once they were attacked, they fled into the mountains. The Beijing camp also sent troops once... Brother Cai knows about this. Come on, he is on duty today. , just in time to ask him."
Jia Heng frowned and said: "At the feet of the emperor, in the three auxiliaries of the capital, there are thieves gathering in the mountains and forests, disturbing the place. Could it be that all the government offices in the capital are turning a blind eye?"
Dong Qian sighed and said: "In the past few years, the floods and droughts in Shandong and Henan have failed to harvest crops. They are preparing for bandits and guarding against captives. The court has nothing to do. Fortunately, these bandits only take property and suffer few injuries." Human life, during the last campaign, I heard that the nobleman’s goods were robbed, so we asked the Beijing camp to send troops for reinforcements.”
Jia Heng was speechless for a while, thinking that Chen Han now felt like a man on a pill that the river was in decline and thieves were on the rise.
"Brother, I guess this time it was probably Jia Zhen who used money to allow these daring gangs of thieves to do this business." Jia Heng said as he walked towards Cai Quan's home.
"It's almost ten," Dong Qian said.
While talking, the two of them had arrived at Cai Quan's house.
Cai Quan, as a trial household in the Guoyong Camp of the Twelve Regiment Camps of the Beijing Camp, also entered the courtyard twice. At this time, in the courtyard, he was holding a wooden dragonfly and teasing the boy with a tiger head and a tiger head. I went to tie up my own boy, and two slightly older girls with red headbands were turning over the flowered ropes on the side.
"Brother Cai."
"Brother Cai."
Dong Qian and Jia Heng entered the courtyard and said hello.
Cai Quan smiled and said: "We are rare guests. You two have so much free time today?"
Dong Qian and Jia Heng looked at each other, and Jia Heng said, "Brother Cai, I have something to trouble you with."
Seeing this, Cai Quan's smile disappeared from his resolute face. He took the wooden dragonfly in his hand to the maid beside him and said, "Let's talk in the room."
When the two of them entered the room and Jia Heng explained his intentions, Dong Qian also supplemented on the side, mainly talking about the conflict between Jia Heng and Jia Zhen.
Cai Quan's eyes flickered, fell on Jia Heng's face, and said: "Brother Heng, what are you going to do?"
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Jia Zhen is linked to the bandits. There is no evidence for this matter. It is not appropriate to alert the enemy. The most urgent task is to find out where these bandits came to the capital and when they started. If they dare to come to the capital to commit crimes, no matter whether they are fishing for big fish in a long way, It would be much easier to torture him out of the hiding place of the bandits in Cuihua Mountain."
Cai Quan looked expectantly and said in a deep voice: "What I said is true. To be honest with you, a few months ago, this group of thieves from Cuihua Mountain robbed a batch of goods belonging to an important person. At that time, I heard that the person above was very angry. The errand was sent to our Guoyong camp. At that time, the superiors sent 1,500 soldiers there, but the bandits were allowed to escape. The uncle was furious and beat up several guerrillas and Qianhu, saying that they were in front of the nobles. I’ve lost face.”
He vaguely felt that this was an opportunity, but he didn't know how to start.
Report truthfully? It may not attract attention, at least we have to wait until we get the gang of thieves who came to Beijing to commit crimes, and this involves the Jiajiadong Mansion. If one person is not good, good things can easily turn into bad things.
Moreover, if there is merit, why not take it yourself?
Thinking of this, Cai Quan asked: "Brother Heng, what are you going to do?"
Jia Heng's eyes were dark and he said in a deep voice: "We will first take this group of thieves and torture them for their testimony. At that time, we will find Xu Lu, Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture, who will preside over the case."
I remember the first time I visited Shenwu General Feng Tang, I heard the general mention that Jing Zhaoyin was an official. If he intervened, he would even impeach Jia Zhen for colluding with the bandits and murdering the tribe, which would definitely be unacceptable to Jia Zhen. Walk around!
Cai Quan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he smiled and said: "This proposal is feasible. Let these civil servants take charge of the case, which is better than reporting to the army."
Even in the 12th Regiment Battalion, the generals and guerrillas, all up and down, were still taking credit and passing the blame.
"Brother Cai still needs help now. Does Brother Cai have anyone who is careful and capable? He must secretly protect me and the Qin family's home in the past few days." Jia Heng said.
Cai Quan tried hundreds of households in the capital camp. He was rough and bold on the outside, but careful and cautious on the inside. It was impossible for him to have someone who could entrust him with important tasks.
"There are about ten of them, all of them are good soldiers in the army." Cai Quan said solemnly.
Dong Qian said: "I also have four or five that I can use."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Brother Cai will assign ten brothers to secretly protect the Qin family. If you need as much money as you need these days, just speak up. I won't let the brothers work in vain."
Cai Quan quickly waved his hand, smiled and said: "Brother Heng said that and said it, we will just treat them to a drink afterwards."
Dong Qian also smiled and said: "Brother Cai is not an outsider. From Aunt Cai's perspective, they are all cousins."
This is true.
Jia Heng glanced at Cai Quan gratefully and stopped insisting. He looked at Dong Qian and said in a deep voice: "Brother, let's go find Lai Sheng of Jia Mansion. We will first monitor this old man and find out the news."
He had a vague plan in his mind at the moment, but it still needed to be considered.
The group of people then split up and acted separately. Cai Quan raised his sword and went to find the subordinate of the Central Military Commission.
Dong Qian and Jia Heng went to summon people together and made an appointment to meet at Dong Qian's house in the near future.
As for not going to Jia Heng's house, he was also worried about alerting the enemy. Otherwise, if there was any trouble in Jia Heng's house on Ningrong Street, Jia's servants in the neighborhood would be able to tip off Jia Zhen.
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Ningguo Mansion
In the study, Jia Zhen was wearing a brown silk shirt and sitting on a pearwood chair. Because of her recent anger and lack of sleep, her face was a little sallow. She listened quietly to Lai Sheng's story about meeting the bandits in Cuihua Mountain. There was uncontrollable surprise in his voice, and he stared at Lai Sheng and asked, "Did the people from Cuihua Mountain agree?"
Speaking of which, this was the idea of the slave in front of me. The big boss of Cuihua Mountain opened his eyes wide and robbed his family. If he could spend some money, maybe he could fulfill his wish and relieve his hatred!
Thinking back to the day when she first saw her when visiting Daci'en Temple, Jia Zhen felt like her heart was scratched by a hundred claws, but when she thought of the experience of being slapped that day, her chest was filled with anger and burning. .
This is not over yet!
"Zhang Dayan received a thousand taels of silver, and now he has sent four people to stay at the Longfu Inn. Then Zhang Dayan asked the master when to take action?" Lai Sheng said with a smile.
Thinking of being slapped in the face the day before yesterday, Lai Sheng's heart was full of resentment. If he didn't kill that little bastard, he would not be comfortable for the rest of his life!
"Didn't you tell me that you just asked about the news that the Qin family is going to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and is now going around cutting clothes and buying dowries? Then on the afternoon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, before Miss Qin gets on the sedan chair, she will take advantage of the darkness to grab the In the Shuiyue Temple at the north gate outside the city, leave it to the abbot there, Jingxu, and I will wait there for Jia Heng's son to marry, and I will be the groom, sir!"
In front of her confidant Lai Sheng, Jia Zhen did not hide her thoughts at this moment and said with a sneer.
"Master still needs to be careful about Jia Heng." Lai Sheng said.
Jia Zhen's expression changed slightly, she raised her eyes and said, "What do you mean?"
Lai Sheng said: "You need to keep an eye on Jia Heng so that he doesn't notice."
"Send someone to keep an eye on Jia Heng! No, this kid is very alert. He shouldn't be stared at, but he will find out." Jia Zhen said, thought for a while, waved her hand, and called Lai Sheng back.
