Something happened to a relative of the Jia family, and those who saw the joke soon discovered that the joke was not very funny.
First, the government officials of Shuntian Prefecture and the warriors of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, followed by thousands of forbidden troops, searched house to house, frightening the rogues who used to hang out in the city and retreated into their homes one by one and did not dare to come out.
After Jia Lian and Jia Cong left the capital one after another, when everyone felt that they could breathe a sigh of relief, Mr. Jing, who had been idle for a long time, walked out of the Jia Family School.
Lord Jing's status is very special. He does not have any formal official position in the court, but he can go directly to the palace to meet the two saints.
The most important thing is that the Ning and Rong mansions and even the entire Jia family still respect Jia Jing and obey his orders.
Jia Jing got on the carriage and took Jiao Da, who seemed old and useless, around the capital and visited more than a dozen Wuxun mansions including British princes.
Then almost all of these dozens of martial arts families sent out their manpower to search inside and outside the capital.
Even though they couldn't find the Xing family's mother and daughter until late at night, they still shocked the people in the city who were watching the excitement and waiting to make sarcastic remarks.
Some people were dissatisfied that the Jia family had just lost a relative, but they had made such a big fuss. They felt that the Jia family was making a fuss out of a molehill and using public property for private purposes. They secretly contacted each other overnight and planned to impeach Japan the next day.
Unexpectedly, early the next morning, Jia Jing, Jia Zheng, and Lin Ruhai impeached twenty-seven officials in succession, most of whom were people who made money from canal transportation or had connections with the canal gang.
Jia Lian, who had just rushed back to the capital from Tongzhou Wharf, took the people from Beicao to the Shuntian Mansion Yamen and filed a complaint against the Jinling Cao Gang in the lobby.
The Dragon Guard also sent back the news. According to the clues found so far, the case was most likely carried out by the Jinling Cao Gang, and there were people in the capital with powerful eyes and hands behind the scenes.
The emperor ordered the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple to conduct a detailed investigation, and sent an order to Pei Weisheng, the governor of water transportation, to arrest members of the Jinling Cao Gang and others.
Even Beicao, who was not involved in the case, was also affected by Chi Yu. Led by the Ministry of War, together with the Ministry of Revenue and Shuntian Prefecture, they went to take over Caobang, intending to completely solve the chronic problems of Caobang that had controlled water transportation for hundreds of years.
All officials related to the Caogang were dumbfounded.
Tiqi from Fusi in North Town began to visit each family. As long as there were any clues, the prison would be the destination of this family.
Don't say this is a joke. Being able to avoid this storm is God's blessing. Many people who were making sarcastic remarks before are now praying to God and praying to Buddha, hoping that nothing will happen to the Xing family mother and daughter.
Because Jia Lian had already said harsh words, if the Xing family mother and daughter were missing one finger, none of the people who had made such sarcastic remarks would have a better life.
…
The news from the south has not yet returned, but Jia Lian found some clues in the capital.
Xing Xiuyan's personal maid Ling'er, this thirteen-year-old girl appeared on Ningrong Street covered in bruises.
When the people from Rongguo Mansion found her, she was almost unconscious. They only had time to say that the wife and the girl had been kidnapped by strong men and that they were taking them to Jinling before she passed out.
The doctor injected needles and administered medicine to revive him with great difficulty.
According to what Ling'er said, her girl took advantage of the thief's surprise, pushed her out of the carriage and hid in the bushes nearby.
Finally, he ran to the nearby Da Baoen Temple to ask for help, but was kidnapped by two strange monks.
"How...how did you escape?"
Ling'er trembled all over when she thought of the terrible encounters along the way.
However, he said firmly: "The girl was kidnapped. The slave wanted to quickly bring the news to the second master and the third master, so she bit her with her teeth...and kept biting until she broke the rope that bound the slave's hands. Taking advantage of the absence of the two great monks, he climbed out of the window of the woodshed, avoided the big dog, and got out of the dog hole..."
The little maid was in a very bad mental state. She told an outline of her experience intermittently, and then fell into a deep sleep under the influence of the tranquilizer.
Jia Lian also knew that this loyal and conscientious little girl didn't know much, but it was enough.
He left it to his second sister Yingchun to take care of it personally, rode to Fusi, Beizhen Town, and then returned home to take command, sending out most of the soldiers of Rongguo Mansion.
Those two strange monks must be captured as soon as possible and interrogated carefully, and Jia Cong, who is traveling south along the river, must also send more people there.
The water in the south of the Yangtze River has always been deep and muddy. How dare a small Cao Gang dare to provoke the Rongguo Mansion?
Jia Lian simply didn't believe that this was just the Cao Gang's fault. There was definitely someone behind it.
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The canal in late autumn was at its busiest, and Jinling had finally been stable for two months. Xue Zhu took advantage of this period to buy properties, workshops and shops in the states south of the Yangtze River, intending to repurchase the properties that the Xue family had given up.
But he has always felt uneasy recently, because the atmosphere in Jinling City is too quiet, something is wrong...
After thinking about it, Xue Biao left the remaining matters to the chief steward in the south, and set out from Jinling with a fleet full of goods. In addition to supplies and repairs, he rushed to the capital without stopping.
After more than ten days of traveling, on the second day of the second lunar month in winter, the fleet arrived in Dongchang Prefecture and docked at the dock of Anping Town where the canal meets the Yellow River.
On an early winter night, the wind on the river was very strong and cold.
Xue Biao was a very cautious person. He did not even go to the river bank, but stayed directly on his boat. He only sent people to the town to buy meat, vegetables, wine, and replenish supplies.
When Xu Shi arrived, the head of the Xue family's guard suddenly knocked on Xue Biao's cabin door and handed Xue Biao a gold hairpin and half of a silk handkerchief.
"Help...boat...Rong..."
Xue Biao's eyes narrowed when he looked at the golden hairpin, and he said in surprise: "This is what the eldest sister gave to the girl in Rongguofu. Why is it here with you?"
"The villain just went to arrange the night guard situation. Someone picked up this hairpin on our cargo ship. Seeing the logo of our company, he gave it to the villain."
This golden hairpin is extremely exquisite, dotted with plum blossom petals, and has the unique mark of the Xue family business on the hairpin.
Baochai personally designed this special golden hairpin and gave it to the girls in Ning and Rong mansions.
Xue Biao was deeply impressed by this incident, because his cousin not only gave away the princess of the Lin family and the noble daughter of the Jia family, but also treated the girls of the Xing family equally. He also learned how to interact with the Jia family through this incident.
Xue Biao knew that it was impossible for the noble daughter of the Jia family to appear here at this time, and immediately knew that this matter was definitely not simple.
No matter which girl from Rongguo Mansion wrote the letter asking for help, he did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
"Go and ask...forget it, take me there."
Xue Biao hurried to the cargo ship and asked the guard who had picked up the gold hairpin. Unfortunately, the guard was also confused. He only knew that the golden hairpin appeared at the stern of the ship after the fleet docked at the dock.
"Second Master, the boat..."
The leader of the guard pointed to two large ships docked not far away, with large letters "cao" hanging on them.
There was a solemn look in Xue Biao's eyes. It was not easy to offend Caobang, but this matter related to Rongguo Mansion, so he had to offend even if he didn't want to offend.
"Do you want me to go and find out more?"
"No, if we alert the enemy, we won't even be able to find anyone."
Xue Biao stopped his servants from trying to scare the snake, and gritted his teeth and whispered a few instructions in the ear of the guard leader.
Then he hurried back to his cabin, picked up a pen and wrote a letter to be sent to the nearby Dongchang Mansion.
At this time, he couldn't believe the Chaoguan Yamen in Anping Town, or even the county Yamen in Dongchang Prefecture.
Even if the Cao Gang really robbed the noble daughter of the Rongguo Mansion, there might be one... or even a dozen or so high-ranking officials behind this incident.
The only people he can trust now are the people from Qianhu Station of Longjing Guard Dongchang Prefecture.
Of course, he had to do something before the Dragon Guards came.
Since the noble daughters of the Jia family are on these two boats, they will not stay at the dock of Anping Town for a long time and will definitely set off as soon as possible...
Bang!
A huge roar sounded on the dock, and a large ship of the Xue family hit the middle of the hull of the boat docked at the dock.
The bow of the Xue family cargo ship, which was loaded with a cargo of goods, directly dug a big hole into the canal, and the river water poured into the cabin of the canal.
Then there was another cargo ship. It seemed that there was something wrong with the sail. Like a dragon swinging its tail, it crossed directly across the waterway entering and exiting the dock, completely cutting off the dock and the canal...
"Ouch, what's going on? What do you idiots do?"
Xue Tadou ran out of the cabin drunkenly with disheveled clothes and disheveled hair. He stood at the bow of the passenger ship under the light of a torch and started cursing everywhere.
"What's going on? Didn't I tell you all to be careful? Why did we cause such trouble?"
He looked at the two ships that collided with each other and the cargo ship that was stranded on the river. He became so angry that he rushed to the dock and pointed at the steward's nose and cursed.
What kind of loser, prodigal son, etc...
Cui Chaoying was originally discussing with his confidants whether to go south to Jinling as planned, or to change the route and go eastward from the Yellow River, change to a sea-going ship and go directly to the sea to avoid it.
Because they found that the Xing family mother and daughter were like hot potatoes, they could not be killed or released, and taking them back to Jinling would only bring endless trouble to the Jinling Cao Gang and themselves.
Even if you are not careful, you will have to move your whole head...
It's just that I wasn't clear-headed at the time and fell for the mysterious man's advice. I was so confused that I accepted the matter and took action.
Suddenly the hull of the boat shook violently, and then someone outside was heard shouting that the boat had been hit and flooded.
When he walked out of the cabin, he saw the bow of a huge cargo ship embedded in the center of his ship.
"Xue? Jinling Xue family!"
Cui Chaoying's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously wanted to run away quickly.
But soon I saw a drunk and disheveled young man appearing on the pier, pointing at the steward on the pier and yelling curses.
After thinking about it, he stepped off the boat first and approached cautiously. The pungent smell of wine hit his nostrils.
When Xue Biao saw someone approaching, he became more cautious. He raised his hand towards Cui Chaoying, with a sincere look on his face: "But are you brothers from the Caobang? My Xue family, Xue Biao, this is too polite. Brother, don't worry, all the losses caused by the Caobang will be compensated by my Xue family..."
Cui Chaoying felt relieved when she heard that it was Xue Biao of the Xue family, not the stupid overlord Xue Pan, or the shrewd young lady Xue of the Xue family.
Because Xue Biao has remained filial for three years and has not been born, Jinling people’s impression of Xue Biao is still that he is humble, studious, and a pretty good kid...
How could a humble and eager-to-learn child have any bad intentions?
He looked at the big hole in the canal boat, frowned and said: "It turns out that it is Mr. Xue, and I, Hu Delu, have been ordered to pick up the family members of my gang leader from the capital and return to the south. Mr. Xue, I am not deliberately making things difficult for you. My gang leader asked me to pick up my wife as soon as possible. Back to Jinling, the ship looks like this now..."
"Don't worry, Steward Hu. I'll ask someone to free up a boat for the Caobang brothers. After the stranded ship is moved, I'll ask Steward Hu and his wife to transfer to my family's passenger boat. As for this boat... wait for it... I will send someone to send him back to Jinling."
Xue Biao's answer made Cui Chaoying feel happy. If he took the Xue family's boat, wouldn't he be able to use the Xue family's name to pass through the Chao Pass not far ahead?
It's still early before dawn, so it doesn't matter if we delay for an hour or two...
In this way, Xue Biao, who was full of scheming minds, reached an agreement with Cui Chaoying, who was full of calculations.
Soon, the Xue family vacated a passenger ship, and Cui Chaoying arranged for his men to move the things on the incoming canal to the Xue family's ship.
Just halfway through the messy moving process, Xue Biao, who was still drunk just now, was already blind.
Because his men had discovered the secret on the ship - there were two tied women in the cabin at the stern of the ship.
"It's too late to wait for the Dragon Guard to arrive. Let the brothers prepare to rescue people. Remember to ensure the safety of the two of them."
The Xue family is now no longer a simple imperial merchant. The head of the family, Xue Pan, is a third-grade high-ranking military general in the country. The family has taken in many veterans who have retired from the army.
This group of veterans has been living on the edge of the knife for half their lives, escorting the fleet with high salaries in the Xue family, just like providing for the elderly.
When they heard that the captured noble daughter of the Jia family might be hiding on the boat, they all tightened their grip on the long swords and whistle sticks in their hands.
Xue Biao went to the boat in person and said that he had brought gifts to give to the wife of the leader of the Cao Gang and Manager Hu as an apology.
When the so-called Manager Hu came out, the "old servant" of the Xue family walked over with an exquisite gift box...
Bang!
I saw the old servant suddenly transformed into a tiger, and slammed the gift box against the guard beside Cui Chaoying. In the flash of lightning, the old servant grabbed Cui Chaoying's shirt and pulled it, then shouted, lifted it up horizontally, and threw it to the dock. superior.
"Take it!"
More than ten strong guards appeared behind Xue Biao, and they immediately tied up Cui Chaoying, who was badly beaten.
Before the people on the boat could react, the Xue family members had already jumped onto the boat. Using swords and sticks, they took control of the two boats in less than a quarter of an hour.
"Second Master, we have been rescued. They are Mrs. Xing and Miss Xing from Mrs. Rong Guo's natal family. Mrs. Xing and Miss Xing are not seriously injured except for being frightened."
Xue Biao felt relieved when he heard that the Xing family's mother and daughter were fine.
He kicked Cui Chaoying, who was lying on the ground, and spat: "You bitch, you want to deceive me. I followed my father and uncle to do business in Jinling when I was nine years old. Do you really think I can't recognize you? Cui Chaoying ...Deputy Gang Leader Cui!”
"You... you... ruined my Cao Gang's affairs, even the Xue family will have to pay the price!"
Cui Chaoying didn't expect that she would be tricked by Xue Biao, a little boy of fourteen or fifteen years old, and was shocked and angry.
Xue Biao snorted coldly: "If I hadn't taken into account the safety of Mrs. so what?"
Monthly ticket recommendation ticket
Thank you Fat Brother for the reward for being so fat!
I’ll stop here tonight and continue tomorrow. Good night!
(End of chapter)
