1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3826

Yue Shizong had not agreed to Qu Shengfeng's solicitation before because he believed that he still had room to wait and see how the situation would change. He wanted to leave the Hai Han people alone for now and there was no need to rush into discussing such an important matter that would determine his own future and destiny.

If the Hai Han people can successfully capture Huo Jingxing and his accomplices and eliminate this unnecessary trouble, then he will have the opportunity to continue working in his current position for a few more years, settle his family in Hangzhou, resolve his worries first, and then slowly arrange his future retreat.

But now Huo Jingxing attacked Yue Shizong's children, squeezing out this little space completely and forcing him into a dead end, leaving him no room for turnaround.

Now, Yue Shizong had no other way to solve the current dilemma except to put everything aside and ask Qu Shengfeng for help. And it had to be done quickly, as there was no time for him to bargain.

As for whether doing so was equivalent to treason, how to deal with himself in the future, and whether he would be pursued by the Jinyiwei, Yue Shizong did not have time to think about it now. Saving the lives of his two children was the most important thing at the moment, and other righteousness such as loyalty to the emperor and patriotism should be put aside.

Qu Shengfeng sneered, “Master Yue, I see that you may not be willing to give in, even though you say you will. Besides, if I help you solve this problem, but you refuse to acknowledge it and refuse to work for the Hai Han Kingdom, I probably won’t be able to do anything to you.”

Yue Shizong gritted his teeth and said, "Since words are not enough, I am willing to write a letter as proof. If Lord Qu can save my children, I will follow your orders and obey you without hesitation. If I regret it, Lord Qu will take the letter signed by me and send it to the Ming court to expose me. I will be sentenced to death."

Qu Shengfeng said slowly, word by word, "Master Yue, from now on, the one you will obey and serve is not me, Qu Shengfeng, but the Hai Han Nation behind me. Do you understand?"

Yue Shizong bowed his head slightly, not daring to look Qu Shengfeng in the eye. He just kept repeating, "I understand, I understand... I understand, please save my children, Master Qu! As long as you save them, I will do anything for you!"

Qu Shengfeng nodded and said, "Then you should write a letter of accusation to report that Huo Jingxing, a captain of the Imperial Guard, sneaked into Hangzhou to cause trouble... It's not that I don't trust you, but I have to mobilize troops inside and outside the city to hunt down the Imperial Guard, and I have to have a proof to report to the higher-ups!"

With every moment that passed, the hope of his children's survival became smaller. Yue Shizong did not dare to delay any longer. He quickly ground the paper and began to write the materials according to Qu Shengfeng's requirements.

"I am Yue Shizong, the then-current Minister of Rites of the Ming Dynasty and Ambassador to Hangzhou. I am now reporting to the Hai Han Security Department that the Jinyiwei Huo Jingxing and others have recently sneaked into Hangzhou with the intention of causing damage..."

Yue Shizong felt that the slender wolf-hair brush in his hand seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. Even when he was writing the answer sheet for the palace examination that year, he had not felt so nervous.

After signing and stamping his handprint, he respectfully handed it to Qu Shengfeng.

However, just a few dozen words made Yue Shizong sweat profusely and his breathing became a little disordered, as if he had just done a strenuous exercise. He knew that handing this thing to Qu Shengfeng was equivalent to handing him over his own handle.

After reading it, Qu Shengfeng smiled, knowing that the matter was finally settled.

As long as Yue Shizong was still in the Ming Dynasty, this article could ruin his future and even the lives of his entire family at any time. If Yue Shizong wanted to live a stable life in the future, he had no choice but to join the Hai Han.

Qu Shengfeng carefully put away the report written by Yue Shizong, and then said to him: "Since Lord Yue is one of us, I will speak frankly. Huo Jingxing can't go far with two children, and there are checkpoints at the city gates these two days, so he won't risk leaving the city. I judge that his whereabouts should be not far from the embassy, ​​which will make it convenient to contact you for follow-up transactions." Yue Shizong listened to Qu Shengfeng's analysis and felt that it made sense, so he asked carefully: "Does Lord Qu plan to launch a search nearby?"

Qu Shengfeng said: "I will immediately send someone to secretly investigate the one-mile radius of the embassy, ​​focusing on investigating the recent rental housing situation. Last time, Huo Jingxing was lucky enough to escape because of his accomplices who desperately covered him up. Now that he has no accomplices, he is no longer a threat. As long as we find his whereabouts, he will have no chance of escaping this time!"

Yue Shizong said: "That evil man is a despicable person, please don't let him go, Master Qu!"

Qu Shengfeng agreed readily, but in his heart he felt that Yue Shizong was really angry.

Their original plan was to just leave a letter in the study to threaten Yue Shizong, and kidnapping the two children was indeed a spur-of-the-moment decision by Huo Jingxing.

The car that was supposed to pick up Huo Jingxing was parked not far from the back door of the embassy, ​​so he was able to successfully knock out the two children and transport them away.

Huo Jingxing came back and reported that only by being ruthless could Yue Shizong be forced to surrender in the shortest possible time. Moreover, he had been to the embassy before and knew the general structure inside, so it would be easier for him to take action.

Huo Jingxing injured the life of a martial artist who was guarding the courtyard in order to make the scene look more realistic and make Yue Shizong more worried about the safety of the two children.

There was nothing wrong with Huo Jingxing's idea, but in Qu Shengfeng's opinion, these methods were indeed somewhat despicable, just as Yue Shizong commented.

But Huo Jingxing is a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, not Hai Han’s Security Department, and now he is targeting officials from the Ming Dynasty. All Qu Shengfeng needs to do is to assume that this is an internal struggle within the Ming Dynasty and push the situation in a direction that is beneficial to Hai Han.

Once Yue Shizong is dealt with, the rest of the things will be easy to handle.

The next morning, Zhang Yingdong secretly sent Yue Shizong's two children back to the embassy. Yue Shizong and his wife cried with joy. They quickly checked and found no injuries, so they felt relieved.

The two children had no idea what had happened. They only knew that they fell asleep in the afternoon and woke up in the morning. As for why they woke up outside the embassy and their parents were not around, they didn't understand.

Zhang Yingdong said that they had found Huo Jingxing's whereabouts last night. Just as Qu Shengfeng had judged, it was in a rented house not far from the embassy.

Qu Shengfeng's men waited until the early morning, and when the enemy's energy was at its lowest, they broke into the house and captured him directly. He has now been escorted out of the city and is being detained in a special secret place.

"Master Qu said that he will remember what he promised you. You will never see Huo Jingxing again in this life."

After hearing what Zhang Yingdong said, Yue Shizong finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although he couldn't kill the villain himself, he thought that if he, a captain of the Jinyiwei, fell into Qu Shengfeng's hands, he would not have a good ending.