Ma Zhi was surprised again and again. The Geshu brothers were actually arrested and...
"Okay, I've finished what I have to say. You are a smart man. I can also see that you are actually better than your three brothers in terms of martial arts and strategy. Take advantage of it. From the Songs and Books family,
I will meet with them sooner or later, and when the time comes, I hope you will stand by my side. As for the Geshu brothers, I think you are a smart man, and you know how to talk to your wife and the people in the Geshu family afterwards...
....”
Ma Zhi did not express his position, and Ma Xiaoquan also did not ask him to express his position now. People can change. In the past, Ma Zhi was indeed the strongest among the four brothers of the Ma family, but now, perhaps in terms of strategy and force, he
Still number one, but in terms of courage... not necessarily.
...
After not seeing Geshu Brothers for a few days, Ge Shuqing asked Ma Zhi about Geshu Brothers.
It was naturally impossible for Ma Zhi to tell her that your two younger brothers had been captured by Jinyiwei and sent to prison. Even if they came out now, they would probably be disabled. He lied to comfort Ge Shuqing. Your two younger brothers were both
Sir, you must be measured when doing things. As long as you don't do anything out of line in the capital, there will definitely be no danger. Besides, we know the strength of the Geshu family very well.
Ge Shuqing nodded, but still alertly asked Ma Zhi what was out of the ordinary.
Ma Zhi secretly smiled in his heart, but on the surface he said seriously, since I became the counselor of Jinyiwei, I have seen many things I have never seen before. Here, what I hold the most grudge against is collaborating with enemies and foreign enemies. Once discovered, I will be like a god.
Can't be saved.
Ge Shuqing was stunned for a moment, and her pupils shrank sharply. Ma Zhi saw it, but pretended not to notice on his expression, and continued to comfort Ge Shuqing.
Since being told by Ma Xiaoquan that he could successfully fake his death, Ma Zhi has understood that the Geshu family is inseparable from the Jurchens, so what he said just now also indirectly informed Geshu Qing that your two brothers were arrested.
But don't come to me, I can't help it.
...
Sure enough, after chatting with Ma Zhi, Ge Shuqing hurried out the door.
Ma Zhi told Ma Xiaoquan the news that Ge Shuqing was leaving.
Less than an hour later, Ge Shuqing suddenly came back. Her hair was a little messy. It was obvious that she had run back.
Ma Xiaoquan was playing chess with Hua Yue at this time. When he saw Ge Shuqing, he asked, "Why do you look so anxious? Are you looking for Ma Zhi? He has gone out to do some business and should be back soon."
Ge Shuqing glared at Ma Xiaoquan. She had something to say, but she seemed afraid to speak. After holding it in for a while, she finally summoned up the courage to walk up to Ma Xiaoquan and said, "Sir, can you help me?"
As he spoke, Ge Shuqing suddenly knelt down with a thud.
Ma Xiaoquan secretly laughed in her heart. She knew what Ge Shuqing was asking him to do, but on the surface she said: "Get up first. Get up and say, we are a family, there is no need to be so polite."
"No~~Sir, if you don't agree, I won't get up."
Ma Xiaoquan's face darkened and he said grimly: "Ge Shuqing, you must get up and speak. If you ask me to help you kill people and set fires, or do anything detrimental to the Ming Dynasty, I can't do it. Besides, there are many Jurchen spies recently.
If you want to say that your family members have been arrested and you want me to help you redeem them, that is also impossible. You may have just arrived in the capital and don’t know that anyone who is caught for collaborating with the enemy has only one result, death!"
Ge Shuqing was stunned, her mouth flattened, and she suddenly burst into tears.
"Look at you~~~" Hua Yue dropped the chess piece in his hand and complained to Ma Xiaoquan, "Are you so scary? Sister Ren Qing'er hasn't said anything yet, so you just set the rules first...
.Really..."
Hua Yue walked up to Ge Shuqing, supported her and said, "Sister Qing'er, it's okay to get up and talk."
Ge Shuqing was helped up by Hua Yue, and Ma Xiaoquan handed her a chair and asked her to sit down and speak slowly.
After taking a sip of tea and calming down, Ge Shuqing said: "Sir, my two younger brothers were...captured by you."
"We?" Ma Xiaoquan was stunned and pretended not to know, "Are you talking about Geshu Xingyun and Geshu Liushui? We were arrested by Jin Yiwei?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled bitterly and said: "I really don't know much about this matter. Okay, I'll go ask and see if it is the case. If it is confirmed, I will ask the reason... Oh, by the way, you
How could his two younger brothers be arrested? I remember I just said that they are arresting spies recently, are they all?"
"No, no, no..." Ge Shuqing quickly shook her head and waved her hands. Although she knew some family matters, she absolutely couldn't tell them.
"Oh, if that's the case, that's okay, but it depends on where they arrest them. If they are arrested and put into prison, I'm afraid they will be disabled even if they come out..."
With a "pop", Ge Shuqing fell from the chair, her eyes instantly empty.
"Why, are they really going to be imprisoned?"
Ge Shuqing pursed her lips and nodded.
"It's broken... I said why I didn't know, all this must have been done by that guy Tian Ergen, damn, I just said I'll go for the next two days, and I won't be allowed to participate in anything...
..." Ma Xiaoquan muttered to himself, raised his right hand, and hammered the armrest of the chair hard.
Hua Yue said: "My lord, that matter should not be delayed. I think you should go now."
"Okay~~"
...
Ma Xiaoquan left Ma's house, and indeed went to the Jinyiwei office, but he did nothing in the office. He took a nap, leisurely brewed a pot of tea, and drank by himself.
sipping tea.
While Ma Xiaoquan was out, Ma Zhi came back. Hearing that his wife said that his younger brother had been arrested, Ma Zhi also "showed" great shock, and then he also said "very concerned" that he would also go to the office now.
Ask for information.
In the office, Ma Zhi met Ma Xiaoquan. The two of them sat around each other. You and I drank a lot of tea, and waited for another half an hour before we went home together.
...
In the main hall of the Ma family, Ge Shuqing saw her husband and Ma Xiaoquan coming back together, and hurriedly went up to greet them and inquire about the progress.
Ma Xiaoquan and Ma Zhi had already discussed this in advance, so their actions were very unified. They first looked at each other, and then shook their heads in unison.
Ma Xiaoquan asked Ge Shuqing: "Geshu Qing, tell the truth. Is your Geshu family related to the Jurchens?"
How could Ge Shuqing admit that there was a relationship? She quickly denied it, saying that her family was doing ordinary business and just had some money. How could she be a Jurchen spy? Besides, they are all Han, why should they be Jurchen spies? In addition,
Ge Shuqing successfully excused the problem on the grounds that she was a female and did not participate in family affairs.
Ma Xiaoquan pretended to look trusting, clapped his hands and said: "If this is the case, then he was probably arrested by mistake, but... he is already in prison now. Even if we rescue him, he will probably be disabled.
Already."
Ge Shuqing shook her head: "As long as my two brothers are alive, it doesn't matter if they are disabled..."
Ma Xiaoquan and Ma Zhi looked at each other and said, "If that's the case, then no matter what, I have to help you rescue your two younger brothers..."
Ge Shuqing was extremely moved and thanked Ma Xiaoquan one after another.
Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand: "I said, we are a family, there is no need to be so polite. It's just that I didn't follow up on this matter, so I still have to think about how to pass Tian Ergeng's test..."
...
In fact, Ma Xiaoquan had the right to operate the matter of catching Jurchen spies, but it was just for Brother Yin Geshu. He did not actually participate in the specific operation this time, but left it to Tian Ergen. As for Brother Geshu
How you were caught is very simple. Do you need too many reasons for the unfounded charges?
Ma Xiaoquan did not expect that after the Geshu brothers were arrested, they would actually be related to the Jurchens, and Tian Ergeng would actually ask something from the two of them.
Of course, Tian Ergeng was ruthless and ruthless. When questioning him, he would naturally not make tea and ask with persuasive words. When the instrument of torture was put on him, Brother Geshu was tortured in unspeakable misery.
...
The next day, Ma Xiaoquan went to Tian Ergen and said that although you were fully responsible for catching the Jurchen spies, why didn't you tell me anything?
Tian Ergeng grinned lightly. He knew very well that Ma Xiaoquan knew about the situation of catching the spy, but he did not think deeply about it. He thought that Ma Xiaoquan did not participate directly this time because he was afraid of losing his rights, so he reacted and argued with him.
Tian Ergen didn't want to fall out with Ma Xiaoquan, so he made a favor and said, since you want to take charge of it, Mr. Deacon, then you can supervise the later interrogation work in the prison if it doesn't work.
Ma Xiaoquan pretended to say: "How can that be done? You have already done an excellent job in interrogating people, and you have beaten them to half-crimped state. I haven't even done much interrogation yet. What should I do if I fail?"
Tian Ergen said with a smile: "Isn't it normal for a few people to die in the prison? Sir, you are also a proficient person. You shouldn't let me teach you how to do it, right?"
Ma Xiaoquan pretended to be dissatisfied, pointed at Tian Ergen with his finger, and left angrily.
...
After leaving the Tian family's gate, Ma Xiaoquan immediately rushed to the imperial prison.
He knew that Tian Ergen would send people to monitor him, so before fishing out Brother Geshu, he first conducted a formal interrogation to interrogate the other people.
One night, Ma Xiaoquan was interrogating prisoners in the imperial prison. Tian Ergeng's spy followed Ma Xiaoquan for a whole night and then went back to report that the deacon was indeed interrogating the prisoners.
Hearing what his subordinate said, Tian Ergen was relieved. He smiled and said: "Ma Xiaoquan is more concerned about spies than me. It seems that he wants to take credit in front of the emperor. Haha, let him do it. Anyway, I
He has already written a letter to express his gratitude, and even if he asks for something else, I'm afraid it will be too late..."