Winning every step of the Red Mansion

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Following Cheng Xiang's suggestion, Jia Zheng pretended to be asleep in the carriage. After about a stick of incense, the carriage stopped. I don't have the strength to restrain a chicken, but I fell asleep until this time with some ingredients in the meal."

Another person from the side said: "Could it be that the dose is too large, and the person passed out? So what do you do next?" Hearing this, Jia Zheng became nervous, what should he do next?Could it be that... Jia Zheng didn't dare to think deeply, he was sweating all over his body, but he didn't dare to open his eyes to confront him, so he could only close his eyes and continue pretending to sleep.

At this time, a person came in to check Jia Zheng and Cheng Xiang's breath, and said after a while: "It should be all right, I guess it was because of the bumping of the carriage, and the two of them fell asleep. Anyway, I will take them to the ruins later." Temple, tied him up, and I’ll just force him to write the letter.”

Someone at the side echoed: "That's right, anyway, it's better to handle the matter arranged by the prince first." Everyone laughed, and Jia Zheng listened to it, anxious in his heart.It's too late to say anything now.

Instead of being polite, these people directly reached out and patted Jia Zheng's face a few times. When Jia Zheng had received such treatment, he didn't care about pretending to be asleep and immediately opened his eyes. It was dark and there were two people standing in front of him A masked man in cloth.

Jia Zheng was startled at first, and then heard one of them yell: "I made a good deal today, and it looks like I'll be able to make a fortune." Jia Zheng's collar was pulled off the carriage, and the two people beside the man were also unequivocal, and the hemp rope tied them tightly.Cheng Xiang opened his mouth to shout, but before he could utter a sound, someone stuffed a rag into his mouth.

The leader of the man in black glared at Jia Zheng and said, "Looking at your appearance, you understand the truth. Don't do anything that hurts your dignity, just do it yourself."

The two were pushed forward, and Jia Zheng regretted it.If he hadn't woken up just now, he really thought that he was unlucky when he encountered this situation. He met bandits and road bandits, but Ke Fang heard what those people said, and knew in his heart that these thieves were the soldiers who sent him to serve in disguise.

Jia Zheng glanced back, and found that Cheng Xiang was the only one left in his party, and Chang Sui, who was in charge, was afraid that something bad happened.Jia Zheng sighed in his heart, he was just a small student of politics, why did the prince make things difficult for himself?

A group of people walked and walked, and it didn't take long before they came to a ruined temple. No one came to worship here. day outside.Jia Zheng felt sorry for him, and thought to himself that today he was going to confess here.The leading man in black pushed the two into the temple, sat down under the altar, and stood with a knife.The men in black on the side grabbed some vegetation and lit a fire in the temple.Jia Zheng didn't dare to say a word, and Cheng Xiang who was standing beside him was also dull at this time.The temple was quiet for a while, except for the crackling of the burning vegetation.

Seeing that Jia and Zheng didn't dare to do anything wrong, the leader of the gangsters sat down with their swords in their arms and said, "You guys are quite a big battle, with so many carriages and good skills, but it's a pity that you ended up being the ghost of my sword. Where did you come from? Where are you going?"

Jia Zheng didn't get angry when he heard this, and it didn't count that the guard turned into a bandit in a blink of an eye, and he pretended not to know anything.Jia Zheng sternly scolded, "I'm going to serve as an official. How dare you kidnap a court official? Do you know what a serious crime this is?"

The bandit leader chuckled twice: "No wonder you are dressed decently, and the battle is so big. But I have dozens of officials who have died under the sword, and now you are not too many, and you are not too many." Carrying the knife, he walked towards Jia Zheng.At this time, Jia Zheng was also in a panic. After all, his hands and feet were bound, and someone came with a knife, no one could take it calmly.

The man walked up to Jia Zheng in two or three steps, raised his knife and asked, "I don't kill unknown people under my knife, please tell me your name, so that I can give you a good time."

Seeing this, Cheng Xiang rushed over, stood in front of Jia Zheng, and kowtowed to the bandit leader.Because his mouth was gagged, he could not make any sound.Jia Zheng felt a little emotional in his heart, it was really rare for Cheng Xiang to be able to protect the lord so loyally at such a time.Jia Zhengdao: "I'm Jia Zheng Jia Cunzhou from the Rongguo Mansion, and I'm going to Ganshan to take up the post of education and administration. It's a serious crime for you to kidnap the court officials. To kill officials indiscriminately is a capital crime of beheading."

The leader of the bandits stopped when he heard Jia Zheng say this, holding his knife and asked, "Are you the second master of Rongguo Mansion? The Rongguo Mansion where the thieves are rich and the thieves are rich?" Said: "Sure enough, the fortune teller didn't lie to me, saying that I will have a lot of money in the account in the next few days, and today it really counts. This is a fat sheep, and it must be well served!"

The bandit leader looked back at Jia Zheng and said, "Do you think so, Mr. Jia? Three out of ten of the world's money has entered Jia's mansion. Who doesn't know this? I ran into Mr. Jia today. If I want to invite you, it's better to meet him by chance. Our brothers invite Mr. Jia." Let's have a good chat with the rest of us. Mr. Jia, you are so rich, you just need to scrape together a few drinks for us, what do you think, Mr. Jia?"

Jia Zhengxin said that these people are probably waiting for him here, Jia Zheng said: "Since you have kidnapped us, you should count all the luggage I brought, so although it is not much, it is also quite a lot. Is that feasible?"

The bandit glared angrily at the words: "This is what we deserve. Why are you so stingy, Mr. Jia? You must know that a thousand pieces of gold can hardly buy your life. Your life is so precious, Mr. Jia. Don't lose the big because of small things. You guys Don't scholars know the truth about the return of a thousand pieces of gold?" The bandit leader turned his head and winked at the others.Someone at the side offered a pen and paper, and the bandit leader said: "It's just a letter to ask the family to send some money. Isn't this a good deal?"

Jia Zheng was bitter in his heart, only to hear the bandit leader say again: "We are not greedy for money, we only pay attention to an exchange of equal value. I think it is not too much to exchange Mrs. Jia's life for a million dollars. And this amount is for the money. Rongguo Mansion is just a drop in the bucket."

Jia Zheng smiled wryly and said, "I don't know that three-tenths of the world's wealth has come to our mansion. I am just a fifth-rank official in Beijing, my salary is meager, and I am decent only because of the protection of my ancestors. Besides, this trip is coming out of our mansion." The family has already been separated, and the accounts of the money are clear, and I can't get the bulk of it. Lin Lin finally figured it out, and it's not so much for me? You are a sensible person, and you must know the truth."

The bandit leader laughed and said, "Master Jia, why bother to lie to me with such false words, who knows the business of the Jia family? Is it necessary for me to give examples one by one?"

Jia Zheng shook his head and said, "I don't care about the family's livelihood, and many of the well-run ones are the private property of my old lady."

The bandit leader laughed and said, "It's so good. The son has no money and the mother has money. How can there be a mother in the world who doesn't love her son? Once this letter is sent, the money will come." The bandit leader put the pen and paper to Jia Zheng, He untied the rope and stood aside with a knife.

Jia Zheng moved his wrists. After being bound for a long time, his arms ached.Jia Zheng let out a long sigh, and held his pen in silence.The bandit leader tapped the paper with the tip of his knife and said: "If Mr. Jia doesn't know how to write, then I will dictate to you to write." The bandit leader paused and said: "Mr. We talked very happily, and wanted to entertain my brothers, but it was a pity that the money was spent, so I took a million from the mansion to repay my brother's friendship."

Jia Zheng was holding the pen, his hands were shaking with anger, what kind of bullshit was this, and he was threatening himself to write such words without shame.Seeing that Jia Zheng didn't move his pen, the bandit leader said, "If Mr. Jia is too lazy to write, it's not difficult. I also have brothers who are proficient in writing and ink. It's just that they are not used to using ink. At that time, they can only ask you, master and servant, to borrow some money." It's bloody." The bandit leader paused and said, "However, the mansion will not recognize our handwriting, so we have to ask Mr. Jia for some tokens to convince your mansion. Of course, Mr. Jia still needs to be an official. I can't move it naturally, but I don't need my left hand, why don't I borrow it from us as a token first."

Jia Zheng was anxious and angry, but seeing the bandit leader approaching step by step, he thought of his followers who were now desperate, and knew that such a person would be ruthless and merciless.Although I really wanted to expose the true colors of these people, but after thinking about it, if I really exposed the other party at this time, I guess I would really chop off a few body parts.Jia Zheng gritted his teeth angrily and said, "I write, I write!"

"That's the way to go." The bandit leader withdrew the knife, "Please write, Mr. Jia." Jia Zheng had no choice but to grab the pen again, and began to write with trembling hands. It took a while.

The bandit leader watched from the side, nodded and said: "Your Majesty Jia is worthy of studying politics, and this letter was written very quickly. But it's just that it's not interesting." Seeing the bandit leader approaching in one step, he put away the sword, From nowhere, he took out a short dagger.

When Jia Zheng saw it, he backed up again and again in fright, "I have written this letter as you said, how can you go back on your word now?" The bandit leader smiled and said, "How can I break my promise, but this letter is shorter and more convincing. Just ask Master Jia for some blood." After saying this, he grabbed Jia Zheng's wrist and cut his left hand randomly with a dagger, blood gushed out instantly, the bandit leader slapped the letter with his blood, and a bloody handprint appeared Now on paper.The bandit leader let Jia Zheng loose, and he didn't care what happened, he just blew the letter, and when the blood on the letter dried up, he folded it up and put it in his arms.

Jia Zheng said: "I have written the letter according to what you said, now you can release my master and servant?" The bandit leader laughed and said: "How can this be so? You are my distinguished guest! Master Jia, please rest for the time being." Follow us with peace of mind and have a good drink and talk."