Jingjingguan as one of the main roads between Shanxi and Zhili, the Shun Dynasty sent troops to garrison all the year round, a section to the west, the terrain is precipitous, there is no one to live, and the thieves of Leng Xingyu intercepted Jia Zhen and Jia Rong who were escorted by Tiqi here.

It is not necessary to go to Ningxia to take the Jingjing Pass, but this pass is often a place to come and go, and Long Aotian also followed the Jinyi Wei Ti in advance to communicate with the horse thief to start here.

Long Aotian has been in exile in Shandong, Henan, and Zhili for more than ten years, and his rich experience in escaping is not comparable to that of Jinyiwei, so Jia Cong sent him to do this very wisely.

Besides, the two brocade-clothed guards were escort officers, and as soon as they came out on an errand, they complained again and again, they stayed in the capital, lived a good life, and escorted two soldiers to the army, and they couldn't get oil and water. As soon as they entered the Jingjingguan garrison mansion, the garrison was well entertained, and they were drunk, passive and slacking off, and then rushed forward, and the martial arts could not stand the many bandits, and they were knocked unconscious.

In the jungle on the southern slope of Taihang Mountain, Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, who were in flail and shackles, had no face, and were thrown into the pile of rocks by a few horse thieves.

Hebei Ma Zheng has been practiced for hundreds of years, the government extorts, the landlords exploit, some civilians can't get by, some are pure ruffians, simply rob the horses and flee into the Taihang Mountain, rob the merchants, rich households, and gradually become a small force, the most ironic thing is that sometimes the government will collude with them.

Most of the sources of horse thieves are relatively flat areas such as Bazhou and Zhuozhou.

"People, we snatched it, cut off hands, broken feet, and broken heads, it's all a matter of closing your eyes and stabbing you, and if you don't see the injury, we won't." Leng Xingyu held the handle of the red cherry knife with his left hand, inserted it into the chaotic stone, and the steel knife was bright, which frightened Jia Zhen and Jia Rong into shortness of breath and red faces, and more than a dozen horse thieves gathered around them, all of them with cold eyebrows and cold eyes, clearly asking Long Aotian to give silver.

Long Aotian untied his coat and threw away a few boat-like ingots, a hundred taels, before the horse thieves were relieved, Long Aotian scratched his ears and cheeks, and said with a smile: "You don't have any knowledge, but I have squatted in the cell, no need to do this, you just need to take a few sacks, go down the mountain to take sand and stuff them, and press them on them, for a full day, you will definitely die!" No matter how experienced the government is, you can't find out the injury! That's safe! ”

"Oops! There is also this kind of method, the government is really black-hearted than us, let's run away after grabbing, less harm to people's lives, the government is killing people without seeing blood, so that you can do it quickly! Leng Xingyu shouted a few minions, took sacks and stuffed sand into the saddle, and carried two sacks of more than 100 catties in a few moments.

Jia Zhen and Jia Rong wanted to call for help, but they stuffed the cloth regiment in their mouths, in their hearts, there was still hope for the army to live! The first mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and the second nine sides are the prince Teng moderation! When the time comes, find a way to come back, and you must kill Jia Cong!

However, these two nobles have never suffered hardship, and their hearts have already collapsed, and the criminal law of Zhaojiao scared Jia Rong into incontinence. Moreover, the flail is also quite particular, it has weight, more than 100 catties of flail can exhaust people to death, even if their flail is only more than 50 catties, but the Jingshi to Jingjing Pass, all escort officers ride horses, they walk, from time to time whip greetings, nine lives, all go to eight.

In order to avoid finding out the injuries, Long Aotian personally dragged the two of them to the soft grass, and the horse thieves pressed the sandbags on them again, Jia Zhen and Jia Rong were dying and struggling, unable to breathe, and a feeling of suffocation hit.

The life of fresh clothes and angry horses, bullying others, misdeeds, and bending the law for personal gain no longer exists, and they have lost their face and died in the wilderness, without a tombstone, they are so remorseful!

The two brocade-clothed guards, after waking up, panicked and searched separately, and finally found two prisoners here, except for the original injuries, there was no trace, but Jia Zhen Jia Rong was indeed out of breath, and one of the horsemen said with sophistication: "Someone is obstructing it, such a death, it must be a pile of sandbags!" We've used it a lot! But we can't explain it clearly, and we are derelict in our duties! ”

Another Ti Qi's face was ugly: "Although the Lord wants to see this scene, but you and I can't talk about it, the prince vacates the throne and has a high power, and the Lord of Long Live casts a mouse taboo, you and I are such humble characters, people are soft-spoken, and when they go back, they will only be pulled out and cut down by the Lord of Long Live to calm the anger of others." No, you don't need the emperor to speak, and the Admiral can't spare us...... What to do? ”

"What else can I do? At this point, it's either fleeing or reverse. Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, it is better to do the opposite. You and I have two horses, go to the horse thief, and we have no relatives and no reason! With this martial art, there is also a way to live! ”

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The sentinels of the garrison found the body, and there was a death of a prisoner under his rule, especially if the prisoner was the queen of the country and the family of the prince Teng's in-laws, and the matter was very important. The Jingjingguan garrison did not want to set himself on fire, so he immediately ordered a hundred households and two generals to lead the team and transport the two corpses back to Beijing.

In the midst of the twists and turns, the garrison put all the blame on the two fleeing horsemen, saying that they had neglected their duties and that the prisoners were overwhelmed and died. And he didn't say anything about horse thieves, if he said that there were horse thieves under his rule, wouldn't he also be derelict in his duties? To raise a thief is to raise a military merit.

Jia Zhen Jia Rong's corpse and garrison were delivered, and Qiu Bin, the commander of Jinyiwei, the governor of the left capital, the governor of the right capital, and others pleaded guilty again and again, saying that they were inappropriately employed by the yamen. Wang Ziteng, the ruler of the nine provinces, has repeatedly expressed his dissatisfaction, including Liu Dongsheng, an official of the four major family factions in Beijing and concurrently the superintendent of Gyeonggi Province, who also expressed his responsibility for negligence, and pointed out that Wang Ziteng ate a large amount of empty military salaries in Jizhou, Shuntian Prefecture.

Emperor Yongle pushed over with one hand Taiji, first accused Liu Dongsheng of the responsibility of negligence, fined him for half a year, and then used the vacancy in Jizhou as an excuse to urge Wang Ziteng to "check the good life", and then issued an order: Jinyi Wei Governor Yamen, all officials above 100 households, fined for three months, and strictly ordered to rectify. Internal and external ministers, middle officials, magistrates, and then those who intercede for Jia Zhen and Jia Rong will be dismissed from their posts for the people. Jia Zhen and Jia Rong committed bullying crimes, and the bodies were transferred to the family temple with the clansmen, and they were not allowed to enter the city to hold funerals.

Wang Ziteng was caught in the sore spot, and he was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak, and Emperor Yongle sent another secret letter, stating his trust and reuse of him, and Wang Ziteng dispelled his doubts.

Jia Zhen and Jia Rong finally died in Elysium, and Jia Cong won completely.

……

On the Sanwangfu Street in the inner city, the autumn sun is hot and sprinkled on the garden of Prince Yu's mansion.

Prince Yu Ling decided to wear a python robe and jade belt, sat on the embroidered pier of the Huxin Pavilion, and the nurse Gan offered a plan: "Brother, now the Rongguo Mansion Jia Cong, who is known as the first prodigy of Dashun, is asking for the Jiaofang Division, and the brother is better to do what he likes, and ask the emperor to grant amnesty to the Jiaofang Si Le, which can not only win him over, but also show loyalty to the emperor......"

Ling Jieqi was first overjoyed, sat up, and then hung his head: "It's not proper, it's not proper, my father loves the second brother, because this king is a palace maid, and he has never liked it, and he has less heart than the fourth brother, how can he listen to the persuasion of this king......"

Gan's voice was very low, and he said slyly: "Yes, my brother was born to a palace maid, but the emperor ...... Isn't it a palace girl's? The brother has always been loyal and has a clear heart. Second, the queen has nothing to do, my brother was raised by the queen mother's mother, isn't my mother just relying on my brother? When the queen mother entered the palace, she was also a palace maid, begging the two mothers...... I'm talking too much. ”

"No, no, no, Mama is right, this king has been frightened since he was a child...... It is inevitable to hesitate when encountering problems. Ling Jiebao knocked on the folding fan: "Okay, I'll go into the palace to ask the queen mother and the queen mother." ”