Mr. Wang rubbed his hands at a loss and said in a very weak tone: "I don't want to either, but if I don't join Wei Zhongxian's partner, then the fate of our Yongsheng Bank will be terrible. Hey, you don't know
Ah, there used to be banks in Beijing that were stronger than me, Yongsheng Bank, but they didn’t compromise with Wei Zhongxian, so in the end they were either forced to close down, or their families were ruined..."
Ma Xiaoquan narrowed his eyes: "So, you had no choice but to compromise with Wei Zhongxian?"
Mr. Wang nodded and gave a heavy hum.
"But what I still don't understand is, you are obviously Wei Zhongxian's man, why would he arrest your son and not see you? Mr. Wang, have you ever considered what Wei Zhongxian's purpose is?"
Wang Lao was stunned, his pupils shrank sharply twice, and he didn't say a word.
"Go back. If it's someone else, I can really do something about it, but if it's Wei Zhongxian, there's nothing I can do about it."
Mr. Wang seemed to realize the seriousness of the situation, so he said no more, lowered his head, sighed a few times, and slowly left Ma's house.
Not long after Mr. Wang left, Hua Yue woke up and walked to the main hall to see the silent Ma Xiaoquan. Hua Yue yawned and asked, "When did you wake up?"
"Oh, Yue'er, why are you awake? Well, Mr. Wang was here just now."
"Mr. Wang, why did he come to you?"
"His son was arrested by Wei Zhongxian and asked me for help, hum."
"Oh, his son was arrested by Wei Zhongxian?" Hua Yue stepped forward, picked up the cup from which Ma Xiaoquan drank tea, poured herself a cup of tea, drank it and said, "I'm afraid this is also your arrangement, right?"
"hey-hey"
"Then you definitely didn't agree, but I think that if Mr. Wang and his Yongsheng Bank are really exposed by Wei Zhongxian, Mr. Wang might jump over the wall and expose you as an accomplice."
"I haven't done anything, what does he want me to do?"
"It's precisely because you haven't done anything that I'm offering it to you."
"What should we do?"
Hua Yue said with a smile: "You go to the emperor tomorrow and report to the emperor on the investigation of the capital. Remember, you must show your achievements. If the emperor is happy, he will definitely reward you. At this time, you can invite the emperor
Go to the hot spring for two days. Well, I think Wei Zhongxian will bring Wang Jingzhi back for interrogation in these two days. By then, you and the emperor will be together and you will be able to prove your alibi, let alone the Jurchen's sharpness. Even if Wei Zhongxian
No matter how hard he tried, he didn't do anything."
Ma Xiaoquan's eyes lit up, he clapped his hands and nodded: "What a great idea, what a great idea, Yue'er, how did you come up with it?"
Hua Yue shook his head: "Of course I don't have such great ability. Well, this is Mr. Ding's letter to you. I read it in advance..."
"Mr. Ding's letter to me? Oh?" Ma Xiaoquan took the letter from Hua Yue, unfolded it and read it through the candlelight, and praised it: "Mr. Ding is really amazing. Okay, then I will go see the emperor tomorrow."
Early the next morning, Ma Xiaoquan ran to the palace to report the situation to Zhu Youxiao.
Originally they were just catching some small thieves, but Ma Xiaoquan relied on his sharp tongue to describe these little thieves as heinous Jurchen spies.
When the emperor heard this, Long Yan was naturally furious, and immediately ordered the thieves to be killed and hung up at the Meridian Gate to show the public as a warning to others.
Although Ma Xiaoquan felt sorry for the fate of those little robbers, he later thought that all of the robbers he finally screened out had murder cases. Their beheadings could be regarded as an explanation for the people who died unjustly at their hands.
Bar.
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After issuing the order, the emperor immediately felt very good. While he praised Ma Xiaoquan for his efficiency, he also urged Ma Xiaoquan to continue to follow up and not to slack off.
Seeing that the emperor's mood had changed from gloomy to sunny, Ma Xiaoquan took advantage of Wei Zhongxian's absence and suggested that the emperor go to the hot springs to relax and stretch his body.
Zhu Youxiao had caught a cold a few days ago and had not fully recovered in the past two days. Hearing the idea of taking a hot spring bath, he also felt that it would be beneficial to his recovery from the cold, so he immediately agreed to Ma Xiaoquan's suggestion.
When the emperor went to the hot springs, he naturally had to be accompanied by someone. Wei Zhongxian was busy exterminating the Donglin Party members and couldn't get away. Zhu Youxiao didn't like the losers around him. He had to choose, but Zhu Youxiao still chose
Let Ma Xiaoquan accompany you.
Ma Xiaoquan was happy in his heart, but he was a little evasive in his words and actions. Zhu Youxiao said with a tigerish face: "Do you dare to disobey my order?"
"I don't dare, Wei Chen doesn't dare. It's just that Your Majesty, you asked Wei Chen to do something, but Wei Chen hasn't done it smoothly yet. Besides, for this delicate matter of checking the Jurchen, besides Wei Chen, there are many other people.
Check it out, Wei Chen is soaking in hot springs with the Emperor like this. They must be talking behind your back. What's more, they may even say that Wei Chen is a Jurchen. Hey, Your Majesty, I think my Ma family is not the only one who has Wei Chen.
Besides, everyone else is guarding the border in Ningyuan. My father and brother have more than a hundred wounds of various sizes on their bodies, how could it possibly be some kind of Jurchen?"
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "Ma Aiqing, don't worry, if anyone dares to say that you are a Jurchen, I will confiscate his entire family."
Ma Xiaoquan was overjoyed and quickly thanked him: "Your Majesty, just copy the whole family, just ask them to shut up."
Ma Xiaoquan's tolerance won a burst of praise from Zhu Youxiao. Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "Well, Ma Aiqing has a kind heart. I am really relieved to have a minister like you."
The monarch and his ministers complimented each other and stopped talking.
On the same day, Ma Xiaoquan accompanied the emperor to the hot spring resort to soak in the hot springs.
At the same time, Wei Zhongxian had secretly escorted Wang Jingzhi back.
Before even being tortured, Wang Jingzhi, a weakling, confessed everything.
After listening to Li Yongzhen read Wang Jingzhi's confession, Wei Zhongxian was overjoyed. He originally thought that Wang Jingzhi might be a Jurchen, but he didn't expect it to be true. Now that's good, he can use this matter to claim credit from the emperor. By the way, he can also
Take the opportunity to read a copy of Ma Xiaoquan, hehe.
Wang Tiqian saw Wei Zhongxian's thoughts and suggested adding to Wang Jingzhi's confession that Ma Xiaoquan was also a Jurchen accomplice, so that Ma Xiaoquan might be brought down.
Wei Zhongxian felt that Wang Tigan's suggestion was a bit unreliable, but seeing the sincere look on his face, Wei Zhongxian couldn't bear to refuse. Although many of Wang Tigan's ideas were bad, for the sake of his loyalty to him, Wei Zhongxian still
He agreed to Wang Tiqian's suggestion and asked him to do it himself.
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At Yongsheng Bank, Mr. Wang also heard from the grapevine that his son had confessed. He was so frightened that he planned to transport the valuables from home overnight.