Something happened to the relatives of the Jia family, and those who read the joke soon discovered that the joke was not very funny.

First of all, the officials of Shuntian Mansion, the wrestlers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, and then thousands of forbidden soldiers searched from house to house, so frightened that the scoundrels who had been in the market in the past shrank back into their homes one by one and did not dare to come out.

After Jia Lian and Jia Cong left Beijing one after another, when everyone felt that they could breathe a sigh of relief, Master Jing, who had not done anything for a long time, walked out of the Jia family.

Master Jing's identity is very special, he has no serious official position in the court, but he can go straight to the palace to meet the two saints.

The most important thing is that the two mansions of Ningrong and even the entire Jia family still respect Jia Jing and obey his orders.

Jia Jing got into the carriage and walked around the capital with Jiao Da, who seemed to be old and useless, and visited more than a dozen martial arts mansions such as the British Princess.

Subsequently, almost all of these more than a dozen martial artists sent people to turn over the inside and outside of the capital.

Even if they couldn't find the mother and daughter of the Xing family until night, they still frightened the people in the city who were waiting to say cool words.

Some people are not angry that the Jia family has just lost a relative, but they have made such a big move, thinking that the Jia family is making a big fuss, using public weapons for private purposes, and quietly connecting them overnight, planning to impeach them on the second day.

I don't want to be early in the morning of the next day, Jia Jing, Jia Zheng, and Lin Ruhai impeached 27 officials in a row, and they relied on Cao Yun to make money, or they were related to the Cao Gang.

Jia Lian, who had just rushed back to the capital from Tongzhou Wharf, even dragged the people from Beicao to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, and sued the Jinling Cao Gang in the lobby with a complaint.

The Long Guards also sent back the news, according to the clues found so far, nine times out of ten this case was committed by the Jinling Cao Gang, and there were people in the capital who were able to support them behind their backs.

The emperor ordered the Criminal Department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple to investigate in detail, and sent an order to Pei Weisheng, the governor of Caoyun, to arrest the Jinling Cao Gang and others.

Even Beicao, who was not involved in the case, was also affected by the pond fish. Led by the Ministry of War, together with the Ministry of Household and Shuntianfu, they went to take over the Cao Gang, intending to completely solve the chronic disease of the Cao Gang that had controlled the Cao Gang for hundreds of years.

All the officials who had a relationship with the Cao Gang were dumbfounded.

The Tiqi of the Fusi of Beizhen began to come to the door one by one, and as long as the clues were found, the edict prison was the family's destination.

This will not be a joke, God bless you to avoid this turmoil. Many people who were still talking cool things before are praying to God and Buddha at this time, hoping that the mother and daughter of the Xing family will never have anything to do.

Because Jia Lian has already released cruel words, if the mother and daughter of the Xing family are missing a finger, then none of the people who have said cool things will have a good time.

……

The news from the south has not yet been returned, but Jia Lian has found some clues in the capital.

Xing Xiuyan's personal maid Ling'er, this thirteen-year-old girl appeared on Ningrong Street with bruises.

When the people from Rongguofu found her, they were almost unconscious, and they only had time to say that the wife and girl were abducted by the strongman, saying that they were going to take them to Jinling and fainted.

The doctor pricked needles and poured medicine, and it was not easy to wake him up.

According to Ling'er, she was pushed out of the carriage by her girl and hid in the bushes on the side by taking advantage of the thieves' unpreparedness.

finally ran to the nearby Da Bao'en Temple to ask for help, but was taken captive by two strange monks.

"You...... How did you escape? ”

Ling'er trembled when she thought of the terrible encounter along the way.

However, he also said firmly: "The girl was taken away, and the slave wanted to quickly bring the news to the second and third masters, so she bit her ...... kept biting, and the rope that tied the slave's hands was broken. Taking advantage of the absence of the two great monks, he climbed out of the window of the firewood room, dodged the big dog, and got out of the dog hole......"

The little maid's mental state was very bad, and she told her experience intermittently, and fell asleep under the effect of tranquilizers.

Jia Lian also knew that this loyal and conscientious little girl didn't know much, but it was enough.

He handed it over to his second sister Yingchun to take care of it personally, rode a horse to Fusi in Beizhen, and then returned home to take command and sent most of the soldiers of Rongguo Mansion out.

The two strange monks had to be arrested and interrogated carefully as soon as possible, and Jia Cong, who was going south down the river, should also send some more people over.

The water in the south of the Yangtze River has always been deep and muddy, and the little Cao Gang also has the courage to provoke Rongguofu?

Jia Lian didn't believe that this matter was just the Cao Gang's doing, and there was definitely someone standing behind it.

……

The canal in late autumn was at its busiest time, and Jinling managed to stabilize for two months, and Xue Zhen took advantage of this time to buy fields, workshops and shops in the states south of the Yangtze River, intending to buy back the property that the Xue family had given up.

But he has always felt unsettled recently, because the atmosphere in Jinling City is too quiet, which is wrong......

After thinking about it, Xue Zhen handed over the rest to the chief steward in the south, and set off from Jinling with a fleet full of goods, except for supplies and repairs, and rushed to the capital without stopping.

After more than ten days of traveling, on the second day of the winter month, the fleet arrived in Dongchang Mansion and docked at the wharf of Anping Town, where the canal and the Yellow River meet.

On early winter nights, the wind on the river is very strong and cold.

Xue Zhen was a very cautious person, he didn't even go to the riverbank, he stayed directly on his own boat, and only sent people to the town to buy meat, vegetables, wine, and replenish supplies.

As soon as the time arrived, the head of the Xue family's guards suddenly knocked on Xue Zhen's cabin door and handed Xue Zhen a golden hairpin and half a silk handkerchief.

"Help...... Caochuan ...... Rong ......"

Xue Zhen's eyes shrank when he looked at this golden hairpin, and he said in surprise: "This is what the eldest sister gave to the girl of Rongguofu, how can it be here with you?" ”

"The villain just went to arrange the night guards, and someone picked up this hairpin on our cargo ship, and when he saw the logo of our company, he handed it to the villain."

This golden hairpin is extremely exquisite, embellished with plum blossom petals, and the hairpin has the unique imprint of the Xue family's firm.

At the beginning, Baochai personally designed this special golden hairpin and gave it to the girls in Ningrong and Rongfu.

Xue Zhen was very impressed by this incident, because his cousin not only gave the princess of the Lin family and the noble daughter of the Jia family, but even the girls of the Xing family were treated equally, and he also learned how to interact with the Jia family through this incident.

Xue Zhen 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 was the person who submitted the letter for help, he didn't dare to be careless.

"Go and ask...... Forget it, take me there. ”

Xue Zhen hurried to the cargo ship and asked the guard who had picked up the golden hairpin. It's a pity that this guard is also confused, and only knows that this golden hairpin appeared at the stern of the ship after the fleet docked at the dock.

"Second master, the boat ......"

The leader of the guards pointed to two large ships docked not far away, with large characters hanging on them.

Xue Zhen showed a solemn look in his eyes, the Cao Gang is not easy to offend, but this matter is related to Rongguo Mansion, he just doesn't want to offend and offend.

"Do you want the villain to inquire?"

"No, let's not even try to find someone."

Xue Zhen stopped the idea of startling the snake with his subordinates, gritted his teeth and whispered a few words in the ear of the leader of the guard.

Then he hurried back to his cabin, took a pen and wrote a letter, and asked him to send it to the nearby Dongchang Mansion.

At this time, he couldn't believe the banknote customs yamen in Anping Town, and he didn't even believe in the prefecture and county yamen in Dongchang Mansion.

Even if it was really the Cao Gang who robbed the noble daughter of Rongguo Mansion, I am afraid that there is a ...... standing behind this matter There are even a few dozen dignitaries.

The only thing he could believe now was the people who guarded the Thousand Households of Dongchang Mansion.

Of course, he had to do something before the Dragon Praetorian Guard's men came.

Since the noble daughters of the Jia family are on these two boats, they will not stay at the wharf of Anping Town for a long time, and they will definitely set off as soon as possible......

Boom!

A huge roar rang out on the dock, and a big ship of the Xue family slammed into the center of the hull of the boat docked at the dock.

The Xue family cargo ship, which was loaded with a boatload of goods, directly dug a big hole in the boat at the bow, and the river poured into the cabin of the boat.

Immediately after that, another cargo ship seemed to have a problem with the sails, like a dragon swinging its tail, directly across the waterway in and out of the dock, completely cutting off the dock and the canal from the middle......

"Ouch, what's going on? What are you fools going on? ”

Xue Zhen ran out of the cabin in disheveled clothes, with a cloak and a "drunk", standing on the bow of the passenger ship under the light of torches, and scolded directly.

"What's going on? Didn't you all ask you all to be careful? How did you get into such trouble? ”

He looked at the two ships that had collided with each other, and the cargo ship that had run aground on the river, and he became angry, rushed directly to the dock, and pointed at the steward's nose and cursed.

What kind of money-losing goods, losers, and so on......

Cui Chaoying was originally discussing with his henchmen whether to go south to Jinling according to the plan, or change the route, go east from the Yellow River, change ships and go directly to the sea to avoid it.

Because they found that the mother and daughter of the Xing family were like a hot potato, they couldn't be killed, they couldn't be released, and bringing them back to Jinling would only bring endless trouble to the Jinling Cao Gang and themselves.

Even if you are not careful, you have to move all your heads......

It's just that my brain was not clear at the beginning, and I followed the mysterious man's way, and I was dizzy and took action to deal with this matter.

Suddenly, the hull of the boat shook violently, and then I heard someone outside shouting that the boat had been hit and entered the water.

When he stepped out of the cabin, he saw a huge cargo ship with its bow embedded in the center of his hull.

"Xue? Jinling Xue family! ”

Cui Chaoying's heart chuckled, and she subconsciously wanted to run away quickly.

But soon I saw a drunken and disheveled boy on the dock, pointing at the steward on the dock and scolding.

He thought about it and stepped off the boat first, approaching cautiously, the pungent smell of wine filling his nose.

Xue Zhen saw someone approaching, and his heart became more and more cautious. He arched his hand towards Cui Chaoying, with a sincere face: "But the brother of the Cao Gang? In the Xia Xue family, Xue Zhen is polite. Brother, rest assured, the losses of the Cao Gang this time will be compensated by my Xue family......"

Cui Chaoying felt a little relieved when she heard that it was Xue Zhen of the Xue family, not Xue Pan, the dumb overlord, and not the shrewd Xue girl of the Xue family.

Because Xue Zhen has not been filial piety for three years, the Jinling people's impression of Xue Zhen is still modest and studious, and he is a very good child......

A humble and studious child, what bad intentions can he have?

He looked at the big hole on the boat, frowned, and said, "It turned out to be Second Master Xue, the contemptible Hu Delu, who was ordered to pick up the family of my family leader from the capital and return to the south. Second Master Xue, it's not that I'm deliberately embarrassed, my family helper asked me to take my wife back to Jinling as soon as possible, and this ship has become like this now......"

"Don't worry, steward Hu, I'll let someone go and make a boat for the brother of the Cao Gang, and when the stranded boat is removed, I will ask steward Hu and his wife to change to my family's passenger boat. As for the ship...... Wait for me to send someone to send it back to Jinling. ”

Xue Zhen's answer made Cui Chaoying happy in his heart, if he took the Xue family's ship, wouldn't he be able to use the name of the Xue family to pass through the banknote customs not far ahead?

It's still early in the morning, and a delay of an hour or two won't get in the way......

In this way, Xue Zhen, who had a hundred hearts and eyes all over his body, reached an agreement with Cui Chaoying, who was full of calculations.

Soon, the Xue family vacated a passenger boat, and Cui Chaoying arranged for his subordinates to move the things on the boat that entered the water to the Xue family's ship.

The chaotic process of maneuvering was just halfway through, and Xue Zhen, who was still drunk just now, was already bright-eyed at this time.

Because his men have discovered the secret of the boat - in the cabin at the stern of the boat, there are two women who are tied.

"It's too late to wait for the dragon guards to arrive, let the brothers get ready to save people, remember to ensure the safety of the two."

The Xue family is not a simple imperial merchant now, the head of the family, Xue Pan, is a senior military general of the third grade of the national dynasty, and his family has received many veterans who have retired from the army.

This group of veterans has been living with blood on the knife for half their lives, and they escort the fleet with high salaries in the Xue family, just like pensions.

As soon as they heard that the nobles of the Jia family might have been hidden on the boat, they clenched the long knives and whistles in their hands one by one.

Xue Zhen personally went to the side of the Cao boat, saying that he had brought a gift to the wife of the Cao gang leader and the Hu steward as an atonement.

When the so-called Hu Guan came out, the "old servant" of the Xue family walked over with a delicate gift box......

Boom!

I saw that the old servant suddenly turned into a tiger, and smashed the gift box at the guard on Cui Chaoying's side, and between the lightning and flint, the old servant grabbed Cui Chaoying's shirt and pulled it, and then lifted it horizontally with a loud shout and threw it to the dock.

"Take it!"

More than ten sturdy guards appeared behind Xue Zhen, and immediately tied up Cui Chaoying, who had fallen to pieces.

Without waiting for the people of the Cao Gang on the boat to react, the people of the Xue family had already jumped on the Cao boat, using swords and sticks, and it only took less than a quarter of an hour to control the two Cao boats.

"Second master, the person was saved, it was Mrs. Xing and Miss Xing of Mrs. Rongguo's mother's family. Mrs. Xing and Miss Xing were all fine except for being frightened. ”

Xue Zhen heard that the mother and daughter of the Xing family were fine, and her heart was a little relieved.

He kicked Cui Chaoying, who was lying on the ground, and spat it: "Dog thing, I still want to deceive the master." The master followed his father and uncle to do business in Jinling at the age of nine, do you really think I can't recognize you? Choi Cho-young...... Cui Deputy Gang Leader! ”

"You...... You...... If you are bad for my Cao Gang, even the Xue family will have to pay the price! ”

Cui Chaoying didn't expect that she was tricked by Xue Zhen, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old baby, and she was shocked and angry.

Xue Zhen snorted coldly: "If it weren't for the safety of Mrs. Xing and Miss Xing, do you think I would be in such trouble?" My cousin is a three-rank military general, Cao Gang? What if I just sink your ship? ”

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