Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan was extremely surprised by the sudden change in the situation in Jinyiwei Prison. After investigation, it turned out that it was the commander Tian Ergen who did it. However... it was precisely Tian Ergen's unintelligible "trouble" that made the original
The situation in Ma Xiaoquan's favor becomes smoother and smoother...
Zhang Tianhao glanced at Li Qinghan and sighed in his heart. Once upon a time, such a beautiful woman should have been his daughter-in-law. Plans are not as good as changes, plans are not as good as changes...
"Uncle Zhang, please use it slowly!" Li Qinghan smiled slightly and made a respectful gesture of invitation.
Zhang Tianhao nodded, slowly picked up the tea cup, took a sip, nodded and praised: "Good tea."
Zhang Tianhao sighed secretly in his heart, for such a good woman, not to mention his son liking her, even he had the urge to take her as his concubine.
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and nodded to Li Qinghan. Li Qinghan responded gently, then put down the tray and stood quietly beside Ma Xiaoquan.
Zhang Tianhao put down the teacup and said with a smile: "Si Quan'er, Qinghan's tea-pouring skills are getting better and better. Hey, if it weren't for my useless son, Qinghan must have been my Zhang family's daughter-in-law.
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Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said: "Uncle Zhang, that's not necessarily the case. I have also heard a little bit about my eldest brother and brother Zhang Yi. In any case, brother Zhang Yi is still a little worse than my eldest brother.
Otherwise, why would Qinghan choose to marry my eldest brother?"
"Haha, okay, Si Quan'er is indeed a quick talker. Well, your eldest brother died early, and Qinghan was still young. Si Quan'er, didn't your Ma family discuss Qinghan's matter?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Of course we have discussed it, and we also obtained Qinghan's consent. Well, now Qinghan is my Ma Xiaoquan's unmarried daughter-in-law."
As soon as Ma Xiaoquan finished speaking, Li Qinghan's pretty face turned red.
"Oh? No wonder Si Quan'er you called Qinghan by his name, I see, that's it, haha, congratulations..."
Ma Xiaoquan returned the favor and said, "Thank you very much, Uncle Zhang. By the way, Uncle Zhang, why did you suddenly come to see my nephew today?"
Zhang Tianhao smiled slightly and asked: "Si Quan'er, we are also one of our own, so we don't need to have a relationship with Uncle Zhang. Are Zhang Yi and Zhang Jing in your hands?"
Ma Xiaoquan replied, "Yes."
"Then how are they?" By this point, Zhang Tianhao's tone began to show concern.
Ma Xiaoquan pursed his lips and smiled: "Uncle Zhang, don't worry, they are all fine and have not suffered any physical pain."
"Well, that's good, that's good." Zhang Tianhao patted his chest. Although his expression was still calm, his tone revealed his state of mind.
"Si Quan'er, I've also heard about what happened this time. I hope you can forgive me for what Zhang Yi and Zhang Jing did to you."
Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand: "I understand that this is a trivial matter. Uncle Zhang, the key point is that the emperor is beyond my control."
"Well, Uncle Zhang understands that it doesn't matter how much money he spends, as long as he can redeem Zhang Yi and Zhang Jing."
"Well, Uncle Zhang is also a happy person. Okay, Uncle Zhang will go back first. As long as the emperor nods, I will return him to you in person."
"good"
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After sending Zhang Tianhao away, Li Qinghan was quite dissatisfied: "Ma Xiaoquan, are you going to let Zhang Yi and Zhang Jing go so easily?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, put his arms around Li Qinghan's waist, and said, "Who said it was so easy? Guan Ma already took part in the book yesterday, so Zhang Tianhao must not be able to escape the involvement."
"Ma Xiaoquan, what about you? Do you want to join this class too?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Forget about others, the Lu family must get it, it must be done. His grandma's death will not only cause the Zhang family to bleed a lot, but the Lu family will also have to peel off a layer of skin."
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The next day, Ma Xiaoquan went to the Yangxin Hall to present a memorial to Lu Zhan, the Minister of Criminal Affairs. The reason was: falsely accusing Ma Xiaoquan, an important minister of the imperial court, embezzling money from the treasury, abusing lynchings, and more than 20 crimes.
Ma Xiaoquan's participation is not like those hot-headed officials. All the reasons for his participation are supported by evidence. Of course, some of them have been "deeply processed" by Ma Xiaoquan.
Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao was furious when he heard this, and immediately ordered people to take Lu Zhan, the Minister of Punishment, into the Jinyi Guard Prison.
During this period, other courtiers jointly submitted a letter to bail out Lu Zhan, but the evidence was "conclusive" and the emperor was angry, so he was not released on bail.
That night, courtiers who had a good relationship with Lu Zhan gathered together to discuss ways to rescue him, and a group of people also gathered at Ma Xiaoquan's side.
"My lords, I am not very talented. I have nothing else to do with you. I just hope that your lords will remain silent on Lord Lu's matter." Ma Xiaoquan looked at the people in front of him with a smile. These people are all from the imperial court.
Officials ranging from cabinet ministers to high-ranking officials of the second and third grades, down to minor officials of the seventh and eighth grades, his words are clearly listed among them.
As soon as Ma Xiaoquan finished speaking, he clapped his hands quickly, and several of his men immediately brought three large boxes.
Without saying a word, Ma Xiaoquan opened the three large boxes one by one, and the room suddenly became bright.
"This..." Although these court officials have all seen gold and silver jewelry, only a few high-ranking officials such as Wang Wenyan have seen so many treasures.
"My lords, we are not here for nothing. You can take as much as you want. I, Ma Xiaoquan, still say the same thing. I hope you will remain silent on Master Lu's matter."
All the officials looked at each other, and no one dared to make the first move.
After a while, Wang Wenyan was more courageous. He was the first to step forward and picked up a luminous pearl from a large box. Without saying anything, he stuffed it directly into his sleeve pocket, and then he chose again.
Several relatively light but valuable things were put into the bag together, and then left without a word.
Wang Wenyan is an important minister in the cabinet and the chief think tank of the Donglin Party. He has taken it all, and there is no reason for others not to take it.
Although Wang Wenyan had already left, he got up and the remaining officials were no longer polite. Unfortunately, there were not many light treasures left after the three big box Yans had just taken away.
, there are no light treasures, but there are many heavy treasures. Although they are not easy to get, as long as you get one or two more, you will definitely make a profit.
Like Wang Wenyan, everyone took their treasures and left without saying a word. In the blink of an eye, the treasures in the three large boxes were bottomed out.
After the last official took the treasure and left, Ma Xiaoquan ordered his men to collect the three large boxes.
At this time, three girls, Li Qinghan, Dongfang Qingxue, and Bei Mingshuang, came out and looked at the three empty large boxes. All three girls were dissatisfied.
Ma Xiaoquan was also helpless. In order to bribe these guys this time, he did not hesitate to give away the gold and silver jewelry of the three women.
"Ma Xiaoquan, when will our jewelry come back?" Dongfang Qingxue said disappointedly.
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "Don't worry, you will be back soon. Well, it may not be the current jewelry. It should be replaced with new ones."
"Replace with new ones? Really? Can you buy more?" Bei Mingshuang said excitedly.
Ma Xiaoquan nodded.
"That's great." Dongfang Qingxue and Bei Mingxue held hands and danced happily with each other.
Li Qinghan stepped forward, shook his head gently and said, "Ma Xiaoquan, if it's not enough, I still have some private money, can I give it to you too?"
Ma Xiaoquan took Li Qinghan's slender hand, shook his head and said: "That's enough, that's enough, Qinghan, you should also keep some. If we have a child in the future, you can buy a gadget or something for the child."
Upon hearing this, Li Qinghan shook off Ma Xiaoquan's hand and said shyly: "Who said I would give you a child? Besides, if you really have a child, you, the father, don't support the family, so you want me, the mother, to provide for the child."
Buying gadgets, really..."
As soon as Li Qinghan finished speaking, he realized that he had said the wrong thing and couldn't help but blush even more.
Ma Xiaoquan laughed loudly and whispered in Li Qinghan's ear: "Hmm, if you don't want to give birth to me, then Qingxue, Bei Mingshuang or Bei Mingxue will definitely be willing to give birth to me, hehe."
"Huh, hate it." Li Qinghan glared at Ma Xiaoquan, but his heart felt extremely sweet.
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The next day, the emperor summoned all ministers to ask for their opinions on the impeachment of Lu Zhan. Officials who had a good relationship with Lu Zhan naturally wrote a collective letter to Lu Zhan to plead for mercy, while the officials who had accepted Ma Xiaoquan's benefits yesterday were collectively mute.
Emperor Tianqi was young, and he had no opinions on many matters. In addition, he was obsessed with carpentry. The officials came and went to plead with him, but he didn't listen to a word.
"Okay, okay, don't argue anymore." Finally, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help it, "You all go back, I have my own opinion!"
The emperor spoke, but the ministers did not dare to say any more. They failed to save Lu Zhan. The officials who had a good relationship with him all lamented and sighed, while the officials who had accepted Ma Xiaoquan's money turned around and left.
That night, the two groups gathered together again. Of course, the officials who supported Lu Zhan's rescue had other ideas, while the officials who had accepted Ma Xiaoquan's money were invited by Ma Xiaoquan to a restaurant to drink and eat meat.
During the banquet, Ma Xiaoquan frequently toasted to everyone. In addition to thanking everyone for what happened during the day, he also continued to tell everyone to remain silent.
Ma Xiaoquan didn't drink much. He wanted to stay sober. He would also go to Jinyiwei Prison to inspect Zhang Yi and Zhang Jing's situation.
"My lords, please eat and drink first. I'm going to do something and I'll be back later." Ma Xiaoquan put down the wine bottle and smiled and handed over to everyone.
"Okay, then we'll wait for the deacon." Wang Wenyan took the lead with a smile.
"Yeah" Ma Xiaoquan nodded and exited the restaurant.