Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 168: Salvation! (Second update)
Ma Quan.

Qiu Fu's housekeeper.

Although he was just a housekeeper, but relying on Qiu Fu's power, there were few people in Peking that he dared not offend.

No matter whether they are civil servants or military officers in Peking, they all have to give some consideration to the Buddha.

Ma Quan, who has always been arrogant, encountered setbacks one after another today. He wanted to take his guards to help his master solve some hidden dangers, but before they could get there, they were stopped by someone.

When a young man with no hair on the corners of his mouth appeared in front of him, Ma Quan had a bad feeling.

He knew this young man.

Zhu Neng, the son of Zhu Liang, deputy commander of the Yan army's guards.

Now he is only fifteen years old.

But he was already quite loved by King Yan.

Especially when he saw dozens of armored troops holding spears appearing in front of him, even if Ma Quan was calm, he couldn't stand it at this moment. He smiled dryly and said, "Master Zhu, the city has been unstable recently. Why are you also arranged to come out?"

"I have important things to do under the orders of the master. Please give me some convenience."

While talking.

The sky became increasingly gloomy, and soon, large raindrops began to fall.

Heavy rain came suddenly.

Ma Quan looked up at the sky and couldn't help cursing, "Damn it, God! What kind of weather is this? It's raining so hard during the autumn harvest season. This is going to ruin the harvest."

Ma Quan covered his hair, gestured to the guards beside him, and prepared to walk around.

That's when.

Zhu Neng took out an oil-paper umbrella from somewhere and blocked him with his waist.

Zhu Neng was a young and heroic man. He looked at Ma Quan with contempt and said, "Leave? Where do you want to go? Do you want to leave?"

Ma Quan's eyelids jumped, and he asked in surprise, "Master Zhu, what do you mean by this?"

"You still want to stop me?"

"I am indeed just a housekeeper, but my master is the chief guard of the King of Yan, and his official position is higher than your father's. I don't have time to fool around with you. If you delay my master's orders, even if your father comes, I'm afraid he won't be able to talk to you."

Ma Quan tried his best to keep his composure.

Zhu Neng didn't say anything, but just walked to the horse and slowly drew out a knife.

See this.

Ma Quan's face changed slightly, and he said in horror: "Master Zhu, what do you want to do?"

"What are you doing? Of course I am ordered to get rid of you pests." Zhu Neng grinned, and then he raised his knife and swung it down with great ferocity. It was impossible to tell that this was something a fifteen-year-old boy could do.

I saw a flash of blood, followed by a scream.

Ma Quan was lying in a pool of blood, his body trembling violently, his whole body trembling, his pupils becoming more and more dilated, with a bit of disbelief and confusion: "Master Zhu, you dare to kill me? I am..."

Zhu Neng retracted the knife and wiped the blood stains off it with an oil-paper umbrella that was wet by rain.

He sheathed the knife again.

Zhu Neng said calmly: "Qiu Fu's housekeeper, I know that I came here on orders to kill you."

"Not just you, but them as well."

Zhu Neng pointed at the Qiu family guards standing nearby.

As soon as the finger pointed there, sharp cold lights flashed and figures fell in a pool of blood.

Zhu Neng walked over and looked at Ma Quan, whose face gradually turned pale and blue, and whose consciousness gradually blurred. He said in a cold voice: "The prince trusts Qiu Fu very much, but he has not indulged you to do whatever you want in the city. If he really lets you 'eradicate the roots', will the prince still have the face to live?"

"Do you still want to save the prince's face?"

"I didn't want to kill anyone in public, but the weather was favorable, so I just took advantage of it."

"I am very busy."

"Your Highness has entrusted me with a heavy task."

"I don't have much time and energy to waste here with you guys."

"Butler Ma, have a safe journey."

Zhu Neng put his muddy foot on Ma Quan's head, and then stepped down hard. With a crisp "click" sound, Ma Quan, who was still struggling, was completely dead. There was still resentment and fear in his eyes, and his eyeballs were wide open like a dead fish.

Zhu Neng waved his hands around and said, "Drag him out and throw him away."

"It takes time."

He was originally going to Li Bin's house, but he met Ma Quan on the way, so he naturally took care of it to avoid having to make another trip later.

The rain in the sky is getting heavier and heavier.

Zhu Neng walked leisurely in the rain, holding an umbrella in one hand and holding his horse with the other.

There are also rules for killing people.

As for those civil and military officials, they cannot be acted upon at will, and at least they have to wait for the King of Yan to speak. But killing servants like Ma Quan is not so troublesome, and it is just a matter of convenience. Your Highness will not even let Qiu Fu's son and father-in-law go, so how could he allow Qiu Fu to continue to support these seven or eight old soldiers?

These people cannot live.

Otherwise, Your Highness will be unable to sleep or eat.

Especially since we received news from Ma Quan and others that they were going to wipe out the roots of the problem.

Zhu would feel more at ease if he could take action.

After being washed by the heavy rain, the originally bloodstained streets became spotless again, even cleaner than usual. Only the faint traces of blood in the distance still told what had happened here.

Qiu Mansion.

Qiu Fu was already wearing a military uniform.

He touched the goose-wing knife at his waist, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

His heart was uneasy.

He just thought about it carefully and realized that the reason why he had this experience was mainly because of one person.

Xia Zhibai. It was after this man came that he had been repeatedly unlucky. Not only was he humiliated in public, he was also beaten with fifty military sticks. It was also at this man's suggestion that His Highness began to investigate the problems in Beiping. If it weren't for this man, nothing would have happened.

Nothing will happen to my father-in-law, and my son will not be arrested.

It’s all because of Xia Zhibai.

This guy deserves to die!

At this time.

A woman walked in, looking haggard and a little uneasy.

"Master, is there any news?"

Qiu Fu turned around, looked at the woman, and shook his head, saying, "The city is in chaos right now, and His Highness is nowhere to be seen. But I have risked my life for His Highness for so long, so how could His Highness really force me to death? I just want to save both of them at once, but I'm afraid I can't do it."

"Now I can only protect my son."

The woman's face froze, and she asked in a trembling voice, "What about my father?"

Qiu Fu asked, "Your father?"

"It's impossible to save it."

"It's already this hour, why are you still thinking so much?"

"Didn't you hear the noise outside? Your Highness is really determined this time and wants to clean up the army in Peking. Now, 70% to 80% of the military officers in the army will get into trouble. Do you think the soldiers below will care about you?"

"They would like to kill all the military officers above them."

"That way they can get promoted."

"Do you think that thousands of people can immediately move with just one order from His Highness?"

"You know better than anyone what your father did behind my back. If I were not a close confidant of His Highness, your father would have died countless times with his greed. You still want me to protect him? What can I do? Do you really think that I, Qiu Fu, have the final say in Peking?"

"You'd better pray that Ma Quan and the others act quickly."

"otherwise."

"Even my son may not be saved."

"A loving mother often loses her son."

"If you hadn't spoiled him so much, would Song'er have done so many stupid things?"

Qiu Fu also vented his resentment.

at this time.

Suddenly there was a deafening sound of a door breaking.

Qiu Fu's face suddenly changed. He stood up from his chair and walked towards the door with a knife in hand.

But soon, his face turned pale.

In the rain, a group of hazy figures gradually became clear in his field of vision. One after another, soldiers in armor and holding long swords appeared upright in the courtyard of Qiu Mansion. In front of these soldiers, a figure in a black monk's robe slowly walked out.

His face was calm, neither sad nor happy, and he stared at Qiu Fu motionlessly.

An ominous premonition gradually emerged in Qiu Fu's heart.

"Master Yaoyao, why are you here?" Qiu Fu's voice was trembling, and the hand holding the knife was shaking.

Yao Guangxiao ignored it.

He was still fiddling with his Buddhist beads and reciting Buddhist scriptures, as if he was chanting for the salvation of souls.

Qiu Fu's uneasiness grew stronger and stronger. He turned his head and looked at the woman's face, which was still full of worry. He hurriedly asked, "Why are you still standing there? There are distinguished guests at home. Why don't you go and pour tea and prepare to receive them?"

Qiu Fu had experienced life and death after all.

Although he guessed that Yao Guangxiao had bad intentions, he still maintained a certain composure.

The scripture has been recited.

Yao Guangxiao then walked into the house.

Looking at Yao Guangxiao's wet figure, Qiu Fu said with a bit of coldness in his eyes, "Master Yao, why are you here? My father-in-law has been arrested by you, and my son has been locked up, what are you still doing here?"

Yao Guangxiao said indifferently: "Captain Qiu, I was on my way here and heard that you wanted to kill people and silence them? Destroy the evidence?"

Qiu Fu's eyelids twitched, and he shook his head calmly and said, "I am just a military commander, how could I want these? I don't know."

Qiu Fu flatly denied it.

"Oh, really?" Yao Guangxiao sneered, clasped his hands together, and said calmly: "Then I will tell you one thing, Ma Quan and others are dead."

There was dead silence.

Qiu Fu's pupils shrank slightly, and a hint of panic flashed across his eyes.

He stared at Yao Guangxiao, trying to find some clues from his calm face, but Yao Guangxiao's face was too cold, and his eyes were also cold, as if he was looking at a dead person. Qiu Fu realized something in an instant and asked quickly: "I don't know, how did they die?"

“They did something they shouldn’t have done.”

Qiu Fu's heart skipped a beat: "I... I didn't quite understand."

Yao Guangxiao looked at Qiu Fu and threw the account book that Zhu Di asked him to bring directly in front of Qiu Fu.

Yao Guangxiao said: "Your Highness, considering our old friendship, does not want to embarrass you too much."

"But you are really sinful."

"Leave these things in your house."

"Go away in a dignified manner. I promise to leave you with an intact body."

Qiu Fu was shocked, his eyes widened, and he could not believe what Yao Guangxiao said. He said sternly: "Yao Guangxiao, what do you mean? Do you dare to kill me? Do you know who I am? Do you know what I have done for His Highness?"

Yao Guangxiao frowned and said coldly: "It doesn't matter anymore."

Qiu Fu shouted angrily: "Yao Guangxiao, are you crazy? His Highness didn't want me to die, so why do you want to kill me?"

"you dare?!"

(End of this chapter)