What happened to Kang Zhenyue happened so suddenly and unexpectedly.
Kang Zhenyue has been staying in Zhangjiakou. As the New Year is approaching, he is even more busy. He is waiting to go back to his hometown to celebrate the New Year. But at this juncture, he was kidnapped with a meat ticket.
Many people don't understand that Zhangjiakou is an important border defense town in northern Shanxi. What did those border army officers grow up on, so that Mr. Kang was kidnapped. However, Zhangjiakou's guard Hei Yunlong also said that Kang Zhenyue happened in the western suburbs.
Son, that is the territory of the Kang family, and it is not part of the city. Being kidnapped, what does it have to do with the Zhangjiakou border army?
The western suburbs of Zhangjiakou are the Kang family's private territory and no one else is allowed to interfere. This matter is not a secret. Hei Yunlong's words can be used to explain it away, but in the end they can't explain why such a strongman suddenly appears in the Zhangjiakou area.
If you dare to kidnap people in Zhangjiakou, you are so brave.
As the new year was approaching, it was the eldest son of the Kang family who was involved in the incident. This incident not only alarmed Shanxi, but also the Shuntian Prefecture of the capital.
Zhangjiakou is under the jurisdiction of Wandu Division, and Wandu Division is under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture, so Shuntian Prefecture has no shirk.
Shuntian Mansion sent people to investigate the case for days, and also mobilized a group of people from Xuan Mansion, but there was no clue at all. However, the kidnappers arrogantly sent a letter to the Kang family, asking the Kang family to prepare one million taels of silver.
Otherwise, Kang Zhenyue's head would be cut off and fed to the dogs.
As long as you continue to investigate patiently, you may not be able to get clues, but the key point is that Kang Dingyan really can't wait. Now that the second son is dead, the only one who can take charge is the eldest son Kang Zhenyue. The others have either accomplished nothing or are too young.
Kang Dingyan plainly lamented the unfavorable times. While he acquiesced in the government's investigation, he also asked people to prepare a ransom.
One million taels of silver, this is not a small amount, it is equivalent to a mountain of silver. It can load dozens of boxes and fill a small boat. With so much silver, how can you take it away if you want?
Shuntian Prefecture sent out colleague Min Jingyuan, waiting for the ransom to follow the clues and solve the big case. The idea of Shuntian Prefecture is very simple. As long as the robbers want to take away the ransom, the movement will definitely be huge. By then, they will be able to follow the clues to solve the case.
Find these people out.
The twenty-first day of the twelfth lunar month was the day when the ransom was paid. As required, the Kang family packed the ransom into boxes and put it on a small boat. The silver boat left the boatman behind and sailed into the Liangshui River to the north.
Liangshui River is a small river in the southwest of Zhangjiakou. The small river flows northeast, passes through Xiaoqingshan and Daqingshan, and finally turns into a small stream and disappears in the northern Gobi.
At first, everything went smoothly. The follower followed quietly and followed the silver boat into Xiaoqingshan. However, after walking along the Xiaoqingshan mountain road for a while, he had to stop.
I saw that the mountain road was blocked by falling rocks, and I could no longer move forward. Just like this, dozens of soldiers and government officials in disguise watched the silver boat go away little by little, but they were helpless at all.
The fishing boat that was following behind had just entered Xiaoqingshan, but it was also burned by rockets fired from the dark and sank into the river. At this point, Shuntian Mansion's plan to follow the clues was completely in vain.
In the rear, Min Jingyuan kept urging Hei Yunlong to send troops to help. Hei Yunlong was very disgusted with Min Jingyuan's arrogant attitude. Although he sent troops, he was slow to do so.
"General Black, please hurry up. This case has shocked the court. If we don't catch all these thieves, how can the court lose its face?"
"Okay, Master Min, didn't you see? I have already asked the brothers to speed up!" Hei Yunlong curled his lips, feeling very disdainful.
It's just Kang Zhenyue who shocked the court. If the case can't be solved, at most the Shuntian Mansion's face will be tarnished. The Shuntian Mansion's face will be tarnished. What does it have to do with me hacking someone?
"General Hei, you...don't forget that what happened in Zhangjiakou is really going to be investigated. It seems that the Xuanfu has also failed in its duties!"
"Dereliction of duty?" Hei Yunlong was naturally not afraid of these threats. He turned his head and glared, "Master Min, do you mean that this general is incompetent and did not kill all the thieves?"
At this point, Hei Yunlong's eyes showed a fierce look, and he pressed the handle of the knife with his right hand. Min Jingyuan had been working as an official in Beijing, and he usually dealt with elegant people. When had he ever seen this kind of man who pressed the knife when he disagreed?
Handle?
It was really hard for scholars and swordsmen to explain clearly. After muttering a few words to himself, Min Jingyuan stopped talking.
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When Min Jingyuan and Hei Yunlong rushed to Xiaoqingshan with a large group of people, they found the boat, but except for Meupiao Kang Zhenyue and a few boatmen, the silver box was missing.
Min Jingyuan was completely dumbfounded. He didn't see the thieves, but the silver box flew away. How should he explain it to the prefect after he returned?
"General Black, send troops quickly to look for him. The thief can't run fast with the money, and it's impossible not to leave traces behind!"
"Master Min, the order I received is to cooperate with Shuntian Mansion to rescue Mr. Kang. Other matters have nothing to do with me!"
"You..." Min Jingyuan was almost angry and vomited blood. At this time, he really wanted to say, are you and the robbers together?
The money flew away, but Kang Zhenyue returned safely. One million taels of silver were just gone, and Shuntian Mansion was completely disgraced by Min Jingyuan.
The Shuntian Mansion was disgraced and wrote to the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War to put pressure on the Xuanfu and plan to investigate the case strictly. However, the Xuanfu responded indifferently and acted like you can investigate as you like. I will not stop you from doing so.
, but my Xuanfu troops have no intention of accompanying you to investigate the case.
If the Xuanfu government does not cooperate, how can this case be investigated? It can only end without any resolution and be designated as an unsolved case early on.
In fact, knowledgeable people here in northern Shanxi all know who the real culprit is in this case. Even Kang Dingyan has thought it through in his heart, but no one has said it. The most important thing is that there is no evidence, and if he speaks out, it will cause trouble.
Endless trouble.
In the Zhangjiakou area, there are only two people who can kidnap Kang Zhenyue in full view of the public and take away one million taels of silver, one is Tie Mo and the other is Hei Yunlong.
Naturally, Heiyunlong cannot do such a thing, so the remaining one is the real culprit.
Tie Mo has a grudge against the Kang family, so it is very possible that he would take the opportunity to trick the Kang family. The Kang family is naturally not afraid of Tie Mo, but if they want to punish Tie Mo, they have to get evidence. To blame Tie Mo without evidence is to offend the entire Xuan family.
Fudu Division.
After Kang Dingyan called Kang Zhenyue back to his hometown in Pingyang, he left the two housekeepers in Zhangjiakou.
Kang Dingyan was really scared. If it happened a few more times, even if the Kang family was wealthy, they wouldn't be able to withstand such slaughter.
After this incident, Kang Dingyan finally understood that this Tie Mo could not be deduced by common sense at all. This guy could do anything. The most annoying thing was that most of the respectable generals in Xuanfu were his besties.
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Xuanfu, the headquarters of the Dusi.
Hou Shilu looked at several boxes in the room, then looked at Li Jiasheng next to him, then shook his head with a wry smile.
"Okay, it's not even the New Year yet, and Xiaotie has already sent me a congratulatory gift. I'm so thoughtful! I'm so thoughtful!"
"Commander, Brother Tie asked the general to ask you something. The rebellion in northern Shaanxi has become more and more violent recently. Can we send troops to suppress the bandits after the Chinese New Year?"
"What? He wants to suppress bandits? Doesn't he want to let me live a peaceful life at all?"
Hou Shilu laughed and cursed several times angrily, but in the end he waved his hand helplessly, "Get out of here and write a letter for me, saying that the suppression of bandits depends on the court's wishes."
"Okay!"
Li Jiasheng disappeared in a flash.
Hou Shilu walked over calmly, opened the box, and scanned it again, the smile on his face getting bigger and bigger.
This kid Tie Mo still has some conscience. He robbed the Kang family and didn't forget to send Du Si hundreds of thousands. It was also not in vain that Du Si took all the painstaking efforts to cover it up for him.
Hou Shilu liked Tie Mo and also liked him not to eat alone.
In fact, not only Tiemo was short of money, Wandu Company was also short of money.
Now that the imperial court has some money, it first focuses on Liaodong, which makes other governors become stepmothers. If they only rely on the money from the imperial court to survive, the Xuanfu frontier army will also have to pay.