Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 165 Not good! (Second update)
Yao Guangxiao lowered his head and said nothing.

He could see that Zhu Di had changed a little.

The impatient King Yan has become more courageous and decisive.

There are also more trade-offs.

Although in his opinion, Zhu Di's actions were a bit too much, even if he wanted to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys and use it to intimidate the army, he could have used better methods instead of going all the way like this, but the current Prince of Yan is indeed better than the previous Prince of Yan.

He would not stop it.

Yao Guangxiao said: "Since Your Highness has made a decision, I will follow Your Highness' lead."

Zhu Di nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's go to Qiu Fu's house. I'm afraid he still blames me in private."

Yao Guangxiao smiled bitterly.

The king and his minister, one in front and one behind, walked towards Qiu Fujia's house.

Peking City.

Following the actions of Zhang Yu and Zhu Liang, the whole of Peking fell into panic and unrest. A large number of soldiers and horses were on the move, a large number of officials and powerful people were arrested, and the whole of Peking was in a state of panic, and everyone was in danger.

The hustle and bustle in the city did not affect the east side of the city.

It was noon.

The lights in Qiu Mansion were still bright.

Even though the sun was at its brightest, illuminating the entire courtyard, the candles in the Qiu Mansion were still lit.

study.

It is called a study, but it is actually an armory.

There weren't many books inside, but there were quite a few weapons.

There are long swords, long spears, muskets, etc.

These weapons were all used by Qiu Fu in decades of battles. Now they are regarded as heirlooms and displayed in his study. His purpose is very simple. As soon as the children of the Qiu family enter the study, they can see them and know at all times how much price Qiu Fu has paid and how much contribution he has made to get to where he is today.

Nothing comes easy.

The light in the study was still on. Qiu Fu touched a rusty spear, reached out to pick up the gray cloth beside him, and wiped the spear body vigorously. Then he set his eyes on the tip of the spear. He wiped it very carefully, as if he was comforting his loved one.

It's just that his eyes were a little distracted.

Summer white.

The iron-blooded military order of Prince Yan.

Qiu Fu knew that he was not a clean person and had embezzled some money in private, but he had always been very careful and no one else noticed. However, although he was careful in his work, other people in the family were not so careful.

His son, father-in-law and others have often done evil things under his name.

He knows all this.

But he did not stop them, and even helped a lot secretly.

He was a poor peasant back then, penniless and with nothing, it was impossible for him to get married. If his wife had not insisted on getting married, even threatening to commit suicide, he would have been single for the rest of his life. Therefore, he respected his wife very much.

Over the years, as he had made many military achievements and was valued by His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan, his status and position also rose rapidly. His father-in-law's family also changed their attitude towards him, becoming respectful and even a little flattering. However, considering their many years of marriage, he did not say anything about his father-in-law's disdain for him.

The family is quite happy.

But his father-in-law is very materialistic.

After he got close to me, he used his identity to walk around the city like a bully and often stole other people's things.

Now, Your Highness wants to eradicate the corruption in the Qing army.

He will definitely be found out.

Although he knew that what his father-in-law did was wrong and his son was not clean, he had to protect them because they were his family. If he couldn't even protect his own family, how could he gain a foothold in the army in the future?
"Ugh."

"Why did it become like this?"

Qiu Fu's cheeks flushed with anger and he sighed helplessly several times.

Pulling his thoughts back to normal, Qiu Fu thought about how to get out of this whirlpool.

On the one hand, he must interact more with other generals to suppress the scandals in his family, or at least not make them too big. On the other hand, he must eliminate all the merchants and military officers who are involved with his family.

This is to prevent these people from causing trouble in the future and threatening themselves in turn.

At worst, we can just give more money and food.

At least I have to protect my father-in-law and my son.

Thinking of this, Qiu Fu felt relieved. He wiped the spear, put it back on the shelf, and was about to go out for a walk.

"Master, Master"

Just then, there was a rustling sound of footsteps outside the door.

The footsteps were disorganized, and the person who was speaking sounded somewhat anxious.

This is the servant bought by the Qiu family.

Qiu Fu opened the door and frowned, "What's the matter? Why are you so flustered?"

A breathless servant, without even taking the time to catch his breath, said hurriedly, "Master, something has happened, a big thing. Captain Zhang and Guard Zhu are leading a large group of people to arrest people in the city. Before I came to report the news, they had already arrested nearly a hundred people."

"They also arrested the master's father-in-law."

"What?" Qiu Fu's face changed drastically, and he said sternly, "Zhang Yu and the others dared to do this? Who gave them the courage to arrest even my father-in-law? Do they really not want to give Qiu Fu any face?"

"That's unreasonable!"

Qiu Fu was furious.

He had long guessed that Zhang Yu and others would arrest people.

Since His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan is concerned about this and specifically requests a thorough investigation, it is natural that they will take real action and someone is bound to get into trouble. However, he never expected that Zhang Yu and others would be so ruthless that they would not even let his own father-in-law go. Do they really not know their father-in-law?
This is absolutely impossible?
He and Zhang Yu were indeed not very close.

After all, Zhang Yu was a minister of the old Yuan Dynasty, while he rose from obscurity. The two were not of the same kind, so naturally they had little interaction. However, they saw each other every day, so they should have at least some face. How could he be as ruthless as Zhang Yu? !
Qiu Fu's face was solemn and a little annoyed. He knew that he had to stop it as soon as possible. If his father-in-law was taken before His Highness by Zhang Yu, he was afraid that even if he came forward to plead for mercy, he would not end up in a good situation.

Qiu Fu said: "You should go to Captain Li's house right now and explain the matter to him briefly."

"He knows what to do."

But the next moment.

The servant trembled and said, "Master."

"No, this time Zhang Yuzhuliang came with great force. They seemed to be arresting people with a list of names. Not only was the master's father-in-law arrested, but also Li Bin's brother-in-law. In addition, many military officers were also arrested."

"This time it's different from before."

hiss!
Qiu Fu's body trembled and his expression suddenly changed in shock.

"what?!"

"Zhang Yu also attacked Li Bin?"

In a moment of thought.

Qiu Fu could no longer stand.

He knew that something was wrong. Normally, even if they were found to have problems, Zhang Yu and others would most likely turn a blind eye. After all, they all worked under Prince Yan and knew what the other party was like. There was no need to kill them all.

But this time.
Something happened to my father-in-law.

Li Bin's brother-in-law also got into trouble.

A large number of military officers also suffered, which reveals a clearly different meaning.

This is what your highness meant.

Qiu Fu had a bad feeling in his heart, thinking that something big was going to happen today.

He didn't want to stay at home any longer and hurried out of the house.

He is going to see King Yan.

He was a military commander and a reckless man.

But he is also a direct descendant of Prince Yan and the first person to follow Zhu Di. Over the years, the people around Zhu Di have changed wave after wave, but he is still there and has always stood firmly by Prince Yan.

He didn't believe that King Yan would attack him.

There must be something going on.

He doesn't have that much time and energy to investigate now. He needs to meet King Yan immediately and tell him about these things. He is worried that Zhang Yu and others are taking advantage of this investigation to get rid of these old people who followed King Yan.

He couldn't let Zhang Yu's evil plan succeed.

While Qiu Fu and Li Bin were terrified, some other people in the city also began to panic.

Ma Wenhua, Yang Wensong and other salt merchants had already anticipated that something bad would happen when they heard that Prince of Yan had taken action. Especially after hearing that Qiu Fu's father-in-law, Li Bin's brother-in-law and others had been arrested, their faces turned pale. They knew that something had happened, something big had happened.

If he couldn't extricate himself, he would surely die, and his entire family would die as well.

But it is obviously unrealistic to ask Qiu Fu and Li Bin for help. They are unable to protect themselves right now, so how can they have the energy and mind to protect themselves?

By now.

There is only one person who can protect them.

Summer white!
Ma Wenhua and other salt merchants did not communicate with each other at all. They hurriedly took a large number of account books and rushed to Xia Zhibai's residence before the government caught them. They walked very quickly, fearing that they would be stopped by the government if they were a little slow.

They actually didn't know whether Xia Zhibai could save themselves.

But they had no choice.

Qiu Fu, Li Bin and others were too busy saving their own families, so how could they have the energy to save them? They did not add insult to injury or kill people to silence them, which was considered rational of Qiu Fu and others. How could they dare to pin their hopes on Qiu Fu and others?

Xia Zhibai was the top scholar.

And he can talk to King Yan.

I had discussed things with them before. If Xia Zhibai spoke up, he could at least save their lives.

That's all they have in mind right now.

As for escaping.

They don't consider it at all.

There is no escape.

The time was too tight and it happened too fast.

They didn't even have time to pack up their belongings, so where could they escape to with just the little money they had left?

When Ma Wenhua rushed to Xia Zhibai's residence, Yang Wensong and others had just arrived. They looked at each other, looked at the account books in each other's arms, and then knocked hard on the door of Xia Zhibai's residence.

soon.

The door opened.

Heiwa brought these people in.

Ma Wenhua knelt down and said without waiting for Xia Zhibai to speak, "Sir, this is the account book of my Ma family's past dealings with government officials, as well as the list of all the members of my Ma family. Now I will listen to you and give it all to you. I only ask you to save my Ma family's life."

"Sir, you must save us." Yang Wensong's voice was trembling. "Sir, if you don't save us, we will all die. This time, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan has mobilized a large force, even the thousand-household-level generals in Peking have been mobilized. Now only you can save us."

"Please save us, sir!"

Xia Zhibai had a blank expression on his face. He reached out to take the account book handed to him by Ma Wenhua and glanced through it.

It is full of the process of collusion between the Ma family and the government.

There is also evidence of some officials' crimes.

(End of this chapter)