Zhang Mazi glanced at Ma Xiaoquan thoughtfully and said: "It is definitely unrealistic to say that the blame is placed close to home, so I think the eunuchs will definitely think further. For example, they will say that the Donglin party took over
The money to bribe Xiong Tingbi and Yang Hao..."
"Haha, smart..." Ma Xiaoquan clapped his hands and gave Zhang Mazi a thumbs up, "Brother Mu has thought of this, how could Wei Zhongxian and his eunuchs not think of it?"
...
Zhang Mazi's guess was absolutely correct. Wei Zhongxian and his eunuchs had indeed fabricated a confession from Wang Wenyan, which listed the "bribery" situations of Yang Lian, Xing and other core members of the Donglin Party.
But... what Ma Xiaoquan didn't expect was that... Wei Zhongxian also made a list of bribers, including the then head of the Ma family, Ma Ruiqing, who was currently guarding the border in Ningyuan.
After the Apocalypse Emperor Zhu Youxiao got the two lists, he was furious. Although the briber was not so hateful, with the help of the bribe taker, Zhu Youxiao ordered all the people listed on the list to be arrested.
trial.
The emperor's order shocked the entire government. Some officials with conscience remonstrated, saying that people such as Xiong Tingbi, Yang Hao, Ma Ruiqing and others were either guarding the border or working hard for our Ming Dynasty to fight against foreign enemies. If they were all captured and interrogated,
, who will guard the border for the Ming Dynasty? Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable.
Wei Zhongxian didn't care so much, and immediately accused the conscientious officials of being short-sighted. He tried his best to persuade Zhu Youxiao to arrest everyone for interrogation.
Ma Xiaoquan couldn't help it anymore, strode forward, and said to Wei Zhongxian rudely: "Old eunuch Wei, you bastard old thing, are you blind? How much did my father Ma Ruiqing pay for our Ming Dynasty? My Ma family
How much have we paid for the Ming Dynasty? The war in Ningyuan, Liaodong is now intense, and the food and salary are barely supporting it, but you fucking want the emperor to order my father and the others to be captured for interrogation. What happened to the bribery? What if there are too many people in the court?
If there are more decent people and more conscientious people, do you still need to pay bribes? Damn it... you shameless old thing, this is where the court officials are talking, you eunuch interrupts
What are you doing, get out!"
Ma Xiaoquan's scolding attracted approving glances from conscientious officials in the court. However, given that Wei Zhongxian likes to hold grudges and is powerful, everyone except Ma Xiaoquan dared to be angry but did not dare to speak out.
Zhu Youxiao also came to his senses because of Ma Xiaoquan's words about Wei Zhongxian. He nodded, waved his hand and said, "Forget it about those who bribed. Each person will be fined half a year's salary..."
Wei Zhongxian was unwilling to give in and was just about to speak when Ma Xiaoquan frowned and stared at him with squinted eyes.
Wei Zhongxian and Ma Xiaoquan looked at each other, and were horrified to notice the strong murderous intent in his eyes. With a sudden thought, he suddenly remembered the scene of his continuous defeat after confronting Ma Xiaoquan, and couldn't help but feel a little scared.
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said humbly: "Ma Aiqing, don't be too angry. I won't pursue your father's bribery."
Ma Xiaoquan accepted it as soon as he could. Although he knew that Ma Ruiqing was not the kind of person who could be caught paying bribes, since the emperor had said that he would not pursue the case, there was no need to say more.
After bowing deeply and saying "Your Majesty is wise" several times, Ma Xiaoquan slowly stepped aside.
Wei Zhongxian rolled his eyes at Ma Xiaoquan, thinking in his heart that he could use this traitor to bring trouble to the Ma family. Ma Xiaoquan, who is a bastard, would be useless if he scolded him like this. Forget it, in this case, he would kill him first.
The Donglin Party is ready.
Thinking of this, Wei Zhongxian spoke again: "Your Majesty, those who give bribes pay bribes because they have something to do, but what about those who take bribes? What star, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others must not be spared."
As soon as Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, all the eunuchs in the court echoed: "Your Majesty, please be aware of everything, please be aware of everything..."
Zhu Youxiao was also a little bit stuck in a trap. In fact, his original intention was not to go into details. Although he was angry that someone had taken bribes, in all honesty, Xing Yanglian and his gang still made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty.
Wei Zhongxian lowered his head and shouted along with all the eunuchs. He glanced at Ma Xiaoquan from the corner of his eye, fearing that he would suddenly stand up and do bad things again. Hum, if this is the case, then I will forget it today, Old Wei.
It's a shame, but I'm not done with you.
What Wei Zhongxian didn't expect was that Ma Xiaoquan was indifferent to the eunuch's behavior.
In fact, Ma Xiaoquan wanted to take care of it, but he knew that even if he did, he wouldn't be able to do much, and he had discussed this matter with Zhang Mazi before. In addition, he was now nominally a member of King Xin, and King Xin was standing beside the emperor.
Even in the distance, he couldn't even say a word, so what else could he do?
Seeing the loud voices of the officials below, Zhu Youxiao agreed to the matter, but Xing and others had already returned to their hometowns, and it would take time to bring them back for interrogation now.
Tian Ergen stood up and took the initiative to petition. Zhu Youxiao agreed and told him not to delay on the way, but not to abuse those people.
Tian Ergeng agreed on the surface, but in fact he had already exchanged glances with Wei Zhongxian. Anyway, your emperor's children never leave the house, so how do you know how I caught them?
...
After leaving the court, Ma Xiaoquan quickly returned home, settled in Huayue, and immediately started setting up a bank.
Hua Yue was a little puzzled. He had obviously heard Ma Xiaoquan lamenting about the Donglin Party before. Before going to court today, he also heard him say that Ma Ruiqing had bribed him... Why was he asked to start the establishment immediately after coming back from court?
What's going on with the bank? Things have changed too quickly, right?
Ma Xiaoquan saw Hua Yue's doubts and explained: "The Donglin Party has no way to save the day. What we can do now is to take advantage of Wei Zhongxian and his eunuchs to devote most of their energy to killing the Donglin Party.
Build our power quickly."
"Our power? What power?"
Ma Xiaoquan closed the door and whispered: "Yue'er, why do you think I took back control of the Vulcan Sect? Is it really just for fun?"
Hua Yue raised her head, glared at Ma Xiaoquan, and shook her head.
"Hey, I took back the Vulcan Sect in order to cultivate our own power...a power that we can fully control..."
Hua Yue's beautiful eyes flashed twice and asked: "What do you want to do?"
Ma Xiaoquan stretched out his right index finger and said: "First, we must have money. This kind of money must be very hidden..."
Hua Yue suddenly realized: "So... you asked the emperor for an imperial edict to set up a bank, saying it was to raise funds for the front line, but in fact, you were making money?"