Feng Ji was stunned. This little kid heard his voice as soon as he opened his mouth. When had he ever seen the master? He looked at Dong Yuan: "Mr. Dong, have you seen the master?"
Dong Yuan glanced at Feng Ji and said, "I have seen him. When you brought him to greet the county lady, he talked to her and I heard it. I will never forget a voice I have heard once. After that person caught me, he went to find Master."
"They said they got a good item, which was me. At that time, the master was very happy and said he would find a good family for me. But later, I don't know what happened. After I was sent to a villa in the suburbs, no one came to sell me."
"When I met the master, I pretended to be unconscious. He didn't know I was awake."
Hong Ling snorted, "What else could happen? It was because I found you and asked your Uncle Zhang to seal off Yuancheng for seven days, so that these people would not dare to go out and sell you openly. Son, you have been wronged. No, since that person is the leader of the human traffickers, I must find all his subordinates."
As he said that, he was about to drag Dong Yuan to interrogate the master. The master wanted to argue at first, but after hearing what Dong Yuan said, he couldn't argue at all.
In addition to Hong Ling's torture methods, he soon confessed that he was indeed the leader of the human traffickers in Yuancheng. And the identity of the master was not simple either, he was the representative of the Yuancheng family. Originally, there was a balance between the family and the court.
Now that this incident has happened, I am afraid that the balance between the two will be disrupted. Feng Ji has a headache. He has been the prefect of Yuancheng for only a few years and was one of the candidates selected by Lin Zezhi.
It's not that I'm afraid of trouble. Now that I've encountered something, I can only bite the bullet and remove some tumors: "Since the young master is sure, then leave this matter to me."
Hong Ling looked at Feng Ji, whose temperament suddenly changed, with some doubt. This man was a little strange. But it didn't matter: "He dared to abduct my son. Find the human traffickers under him and sentence him to death by chariot torn apart."
The punishment of being torn apart by five horses? Isn't that being torn apart by five horses? This Mrs. Dong is really cruel. She coughed twice: "The death penalty is not enough."
Madam Dong snorted, "This beast has caused countless families to be torn apart. Being torn to pieces is considered a bargain for him. Why don't you agree?"
That expression seemed like he would kill him if he disagreed. Feng Ji shook his head subconsciously: "No, Madam is right."
Dong Yuan watched his mother talking to the prefect, and walked towards the chief escort: "Chief escort, thank you for saving my life. We are going to Fucheng as well. You take a rest for two days, and then we will set off together."
When Madam Dong heard Dong Yuan's words, she ignored Feng Ji and came over to say, "Yes, Chief Escort Hu saved my son, we should repay him."
"But you see, we are in trouble now. How about this? Since you have accepted my son's escort, why don't you just continue it and send us mother and son to Fucheng? When we get to Fucheng, my husband will repay you."
Looking at the person in front of him, he was also of extraordinary status. Chief Escort Hu frowned and looked at his escorts, who were also in a hurry to travel during this period, so he nodded: "Okay. Then we will rest for three days before setting off."
Hong Ling thought about it and decided that three days was enough. She looked at Feng Ji in front of her and said, "Master Feng, did you hear me? Within three days, Li Feng must be torn to pieces."
Feng Ji's mouth twitched. Isn't this embarrassing? Seeing Feng Ji not speaking, Hong Ling snorted, "Catch all those who come to beg for mercy. These people are considered accomplices and all deserve to die."
If possible, it would be best if the Li family here no longer exists. Don't blame her for being cruel, it is right to cut the grass and root it out.
Feng Ji's mouth twitched. Could it be that Yuancheng would become the first battleground between the noble families and the imperial court? However, there was nothing that could be done about it. Who had caused these people to commit a crime
"Okay, let's do it this way. Can I go pick him up now?"
Hongling nodded: "Okay, go ahead."
A soldier was called to accompany Feng Ji to pick up the person. During this period, many people were found out through Hong Chou's interrogation. It was found that Zhang Meng was also a ruthless person.
When they found out someone's identity, they would send soldiers to arrest him. When Feng Ji came over, he found that the original five people had become eighteen, and the last thirteen were all found out through interrogation.
After arriving here, those who were originally still shouting that they were innocent could no longer refute after they received the account books from them.
Feng Ji discovered that most of the people captured here were from local families in Yuancheng, and they were all well-known figures. He was completely dumbfounded.
"General Zhang, have you arrested everyone?"
Zhang Meng nodded: "These are all criminals, can't they be arrested? Although this is your internal affairs, as the garrison general of Yuancheng, my duty is to protect the safety of the people of Yuancheng. Look at these account books, there are thousands of children abducted and sold every year."
"You, the prefect, are really ignorant of what you are doing. This general will intervene in this matter. It would be best if we can find these children. If we can't find them, there is nothing we can do. But these criminals must be punished."
"And the most serious thing here is that your master, a government master, actually did this. As the prefect, could it be that you didn't notice anything?"
Feng Ji now realized that he was in an unstable position. Feng Ji frowned and said, "It's my fault for not finding it in time."
Zhang Meng understood that this could not be blamed on Feng Ji. Although Feng Ji was capable, he could not cook without rice. He had no manpower. Moreover, after he came here, he really did not interfere in internal affairs.
"Well, you can't be blamed for this alone. This general will shoulder the responsibility with you."
In fact, Feng Ji has not been corrupted in the past few years. He has become very powerful by colluding with these people. Feng Ji thought Zhang Meng would report him, but he didn't expect that he would share the responsibility with him. He was immediately moved.
Hong Ling had already discussed the time of departure with Chief Escort Hu, and then came back to tell Hong Chou. But when she came back and saw this scene, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows: "You are still as capable as ever."
Hongchou saw Dongyuan and said, "This must be Doudou, poor child, you are so thin and hungry. I will ask the kitchen to prepare food for you."
After Hong Ling's son found them, he just wanted to see these people die. He followed Hong Chou and said, "I plan to leave in three days. It's just right for me to go with Chief Escort Hu and the others. This way, I'll have someone to take care of me along the way."
Hong Chou heard this and nodded, "Yes, this will make me feel more at ease. My husband Zhang may be very busy during this period. I plan to bring my son with you to pay respects to the princess."
She and the princess haven't seen each other for several years, and she still wants to go and see her. When Hong Ling heard that Hong Chou wanted to accompany her, she knew in her heart that she was worried about her! In addition, she also knew that after what happened to Li Feng and others, she was afraid that Yuancheng would not be peaceful.
If he took the child with him and went with them, nothing would happen with the escort, so he nodded and said, "Okay, let's pack up now and leave in three days."
Feng Ji also acted quickly. The next day, all the charges against these people were handed down. All of them were sentenced to immediate execution, except for Li Feng, who was torn apart by a chariot.
On the day of the execution, Hong Ling took Dong Yuan to watch it and looked at him with some concern: "Dou Dou, this is too cruel. You'd better not watch it."
Dong Yuan frowned: "Okay."
Seeing the worried look in my mother's eyes, I decided not to watch it. In fact, the criminal law of the Great Zhou Dynasty was still very mild. For example, the punishment of being torn apart by a chariot was implemented for the first time, so many people didn't know what the punishment was. Many people came to watch it today.
When they saw five horses coming up, and each horse had a rope on it, and the ropes were connected to Li Feng's hands, feet and head, these people realized that this man was going to be torn into pieces by five horses.
Many people were so scared that they closed their eyes. Li Feng's mother fainted when she saw this scene. Mr. Li supported his wife and took her home.
When Madam Li woke up, she thought of the scene before she fainted and couldn't help crying: "It's too cruel, how could Feng Ji be so bold, how could he do that. Master, you can't save Feng'er, there is no other way, can't you let him die more quickly!"
Just imagine how painful it must have been for him to be pulled by the horse. Mrs. Li fainted again in excitement.
Mr. Li clenched his hands tightly. That was his son, and he had always been his pride. How could he live with what had happened to him
But who can be blamed for this? It was his subordinates who were blind and chose to kidnap a nobleman from the capital. But how could he bear the death of his son
Just when Mr. Li was thinking about how to take revenge, he received news that the nobleman from Beijing had left.
Hongchou and Hongling packed up their things and set off with the people from the escort agency, leaving Yuancheng and heading towards Fucheng.
Even if the Li family wanted to catch up, they had to consider the strength of the escort team. It was also under the protection of the escort that the group successfully arrived in Fucheng.
When they arrived, it was just the day before the big ship was launched in Fucheng. When Qian Jiujiu saw Hongchou and Hongling, she was so happy.
"Hongchou, Hongling, long time no see. How are you doing?"
These were the maids who had followed her at first. Although they were married, Qian Jiujiu still cared about them very much. Hong Chou was very happy to see that the princess did not seem to be unfamiliar with them at all.
"Don't worry, Princess. We are doing well. Princess, it seems like you haven't changed at all after all these years. The prince is still as good to you as always."
Qian Jiujiu said with a serious face: "You are really good. After not seeing each other for so many years, you dare to tease this princess."