The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 195 Incitement
Although Feng Ziying easily dismissed all the local officials, she was still secretly frightened. Kangling City had been operating in Yangzhou for many years, and its power should not be underestimated. When there was any trouble, even the military and political leaders came to ask questions in person. If the case was not serious, It involves Lin Ruhai, the censor of the Salt Patrol, and Lin Ruhai is a person who can directly go to heaven to listen. I'm afraid it will be really difficult to handle.

However, if no valuable physical evidence is found, it will not be easy to convict Kanglingcheng, and there will definitely be great resistance. The reason why these local officials dare not intervene rashly now is because the situation is unclear. They know that without reliable physical evidence, they are afraid that they will come out to cause trouble. Especially those who participated in the murder of Lin Ruhai, or those who usually have major interests in Kanglingcheng, will definitely try their best to protect Kanglingcheng.

Thinking of this, Feng Ziying couldn't help but become more urgent. After a hurried dinner, she began to search overnight, and gathered hundreds of members of the Kang family for roll call. As a result, she found that Kang Lingcheng's wives, concubines, daughters, and three concubines were all present. Only the two legitimate sons, Kang Dazhi and Kang Dayi, were not at home, so they were immediately interrogated about their whereabouts.

Kang Lingcheng calmly told him that the eldest son Kang Dazhi went to Jinling to take care of business and has not returned, while the third son Kang Dayi went to Suzhou for fun.

Although Feng Ziying was not very convinced, there was nothing he could do. After all, he couldn't catch anyone, and he was seriously short of manpower. He couldn't send people to Jinling and Suzhou to catch people. He could only wait for Lin Ruhai to come back before dealing with it.

Little did he know that something happened early the next morning. A large number of people came from all directions and surrounded Kang Mansion. The surrounding streets were filled with black heads. It was really scary to hold up their arms and sweat like rain. Moreover, these The people also shouted slogans: "Release Kang Yuanwai, Kang Yuanwai is a wise man, a good person, and innocent!"

Some people even shouted, "Down with the cruel official Lin Ruhai, save Kang Yuwai" and so on, and then continued to approach the gate of Kang's mansion. Some people threw rotten eggs and urine at the two Yunti Pass Qianhu Station soldiers guarding the gate.

Seeing the excitement of the crowd, the two soldiers had no choice but to hide in Kang's mansion in embarrassment, closing the door and not daring to show their faces.Seeing this, the "common people" became even bolder. They rushed forward and banged on the door, shouting slogans such as "Down with the cruel official Lin Ruhai and save Kang Yuanwai."

"Master Qianhu, it seems that Kang Wanwan is very popular with the people. What should we do now?" The two brothers guarding the gate were covered in rotten eggs and urine. It was so stinky that it was unbearable to watch.

Feng Ziying looked extremely ugly and cursed: "It's useless to win the hearts of the people. They are just mobs who were ordered to cause trouble!"

"But there are at least several thousand people in these mobs. If they rush in, depending on how many dozen of us brothers can resist, we might be beaten to death." A brother said weakly.

Feng Ziying was a little helpless at this time. She really didn't expect that Kangling City would come up with such a move. This guy can really turn his hands into clouds and rain in Yangzhou City.

"Don't panic, everyone, hold the door first, our reinforcements will arrive soon." Feng Ziying said calmly: "We don't dare to rush in even if they don't, unless Kang Lingcheng is in danger."

At this time, more and more people gathered outside Kang Mansion, and the streets and alleys centered around Kang Mansion were blocked. Of course, most of them were melon-eaters watching the excitement, and some of them were members of the Kang family. The workers of the property under his name, and a small number of those responsible for shouting slogans and inciting, and throwing rotten eggs and stones were the children of the Kang family, or the backbone of the property under his name.

The Kang family's business is spread throughout the city of Yangzhou, involving all aspects of people's livelihood. There are probably tens of thousands of workers who directly rely on the Kang family for food. It is too easy to incite thousands of people to block and cause trouble, plus a large number of passers-by who join in the fun. The momentum is even more huge and scary.

At this time, on the second floor of a nearby restaurant, a man in his thirties was sitting by the window, pouring himself a drink while looking at the bustling crowd on the street.

There was a steward standing next to the man, and he could only hear him saying proudly: "This is a clever plan, haha. I'm afraid those Qiu Ba are scared to death. They dare to touch our Kang family in Yangzhou City. They really don't know how to live or die!"

It turned out that this man in his thirties was none other than Kang Dazhi, the eldest son of Kang Lingcheng. This man was calm and experienced. When Kang's family was sealed off yesterday afternoon, Kang Dazhi was actually about to return home. When he noticed something was wrong, he immediately turned around and hid. After investigating the situation clearly, this happened early this morning.

Kang Dazhi picked up a fried bun on the plate, took a bite, and said calmly: "Go ahead and don't go too far. Just trap those Qiu Ba in the house. I will have my own way next."

The reason why Kang Dazhi did this was not to use the "civil uprising" to kill Feng Ziying and others, because this method was too stupid and he would not be able to escape accountability afterwards. He did this for two main purposes.

The first is to build public opinion and establish a positive image of his father, the victim of Kanglingcheng, to win public sympathy; the second is to trap Feng Ziying and others to delay the incident.After Kang Dazhi finished giving orders to the steward, he continued to eat his breakfast calmly. A moment later, there was a rush of footsteps on the stairs, and then a young man in his twenties ran up in a panic.

When the young man saw Kang Dazhi, he immediately said happily: "Brother, you found the people on the street, right? That's great, let's see if Qiu Ba still dares to arrest our father."

Kang Dazhi frowned and scolded: "Lao San, you are already in your twenties, but you are still so reckless in doing things."

This young man was Kang Dayi who escaped from the secret passage last night. He obviously did not listen to his father Kang Lingcheng's words and took the account book to go to sea to find his second brother Kang Dayong. Instead, he hid in Yangzhou City overnight.

Kang Dayi sat down opposite Kang Dazhi and complained: "Brother, where did you hide last night? Make it easy for me to find you."

Kang Dazhi said in a deep voice: "What are you looking for me for? By the way, did you escape at home, or were you not at home?"

Kang Dayi took out an account book from his arms and said: "I escaped from home. Those soldiers happened to rush in at that time. Our father gave this to me and asked me to go to sea to find my second brother."

Kang Dazhi took the ledger and flipped through it. His expression suddenly changed and he said, "Then why are you staying in Yangzhou City?"

Kang Dayi hesitated: "It's not like we have to go to sea. We can just find a place to hide."

It turned out that Kang Dayi was raised in a respectable place and was a man who could not endure hardships. The sea was very windy and the waves were high, and the life on the island was boring and boring. He could not compare with the prosperous Yangzhou, so he did not go to sea.

Kang Dazhi was furious, stretched out his hand and slapped Kang Dayi in the face, and shouted: "Go to sea immediately."

As the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father, but Kang Dayi has always been most afraid of his elder brother, so he didn't dare to say a word even after being slapped. He stood up and went downstairs in despair.

"Stop!" Kang Dazhi shouted coldly, handed the account book back to Kang Dayi, and said sternly: "This thing is related to our family's wealth and life, so we must keep it safe. If something goes wrong, I will peel it off carefully. "

Kang Dayi hid the account book and went downstairs in embarrassment, but Kang Dazhi was obviously not at ease, and sent someone to watch Kang Dayi leave Yangzhou by boat.

After Kang Dazhi finished his breakfast, it was almost noon when the steward came up with a happy face and reported: "Uncle, Eunuch Ji's boat is about to arrive at the dock."

Kang Dazhi was overjoyed, stood up and hurried downstairs to the south dock of the city.

At this time, Jia Huan was also leading [-] infantrymen from Yancheng County to Yangzhou City.

(End of this chapter)