A knife in love

Chapter 303

When Mrs. Sha said this, she suddenly heard a low growl from the tiger crouching behind Sha Zhongyu, and a rumbling echo came from the huge cave, which shook everyone's ears.The faces of several servants changed greatly, and they stretched out their hands to cover their ears.

The old servant Hou Zhen said to Mrs. Sha: "Young Mistress, Ah Er must have heard a strange noise outside the cave, so he sounded the alarm. This old slave went to the entrance of the cave to have a look, if..."

Li Qiufeng thought to himself: "This tiger has a huge body, but it's named 'A'er', which sounds interesting."

Mrs. Sha shook her head, and said: "The boulder at the entrance of the cave has been put down, even if the enemy spends days and nights, they will never be able to open it. Don't worry, uncle. You have worked hard these few days, old man, it's better to rest."

Hou Zhen put his hands down by his side, and said respectfully: "What the young lady said is true."

Mrs. Sha then said to the crowd: "After Yiming returned to Shajiabao, he told me in detail what he saw and heard at Ma's house in the capital. I heard that my sister died at the hands of Ma Jun, her liver and gallbladder burst, and she cried loudly. Yiming tried to persuade me again and again, but I was still very sad. Finally Yiming said: "Ma Jun is cruel and merciless. He is a very powerful person. If we don't want to come up with a perfect plan, after this person gains power, we will be even more powerful." It's hard to resist. Miss Fang bears a blood feud, so she must not spoil her body, otherwise Ma Jun will only take advantage of it."

"I thought about it, so I stopped my tears. Yiming arranged for some sisters in the castle to accompany me. He summoned capable subordinates in the Shajiabao and went to the capital to inquire about news. The owner of the family castle has never made friends with officials in the capital. He privately visited a few officials who had family connections with the Sha family. After four days of busy work, he finally figured out the matter, and hurried back to the Shajiabao. Tell me about the joints here in detail. It turns out that the Ma family was also a hero who accompanied Emperor Chengzu to fight against Nanking. After the invasion of Nanjing, the ancestors of the Ma family accumulated meritorious service and were granted the official shade of Jinyiwei's hereditary family. It was passed down to Ma Shisheng's father. There are six brothers in one generation. Ma Shisheng's father is the eldest son, so the official shadow naturally falls on him. Who would have thought that the other brothers joined hands to create troubles in the Ma family, forcing Ma Shisheng's father to marry him? Give up the official shade and pass it on to the second child of the Ma family. The second child of the Ma family is Ma Shiyan's father, and he is the most insidious person. After he got the official shade, he knew that he had snatched the official shade from the elder brother's lineage by despicable means If he doesn't get rid of his eldest brother's family, he will face revenge in the future. So he tried his best to force Ma Shisheng, who was already working in Jinyiwei, to retire.

"Na Ma Shisheng is really amazing. Back then, his father lost his official status and died of a sudden illness due to depression. He went to join the army outside the pass and served as a slave in the Tartar army camp for several years to spy on the Tartar soldiers. In the end, he made great contributions and was awarded the title of Jinyiwei Baihu. At that time, Ma Shiyan’s father had passed away, and the official shadow fell on Ma Shiyan. It’s just that although the two were both Jinyiwei Baihu, Ma Shisheng’s title was earned by real military exploits It is a hundred times stronger than the hundred households obtained by Ma Shiyan with his official influence. In the future, Ma Shisheng's future will be much brighter than Ma Shiyan's in the evaluation by the Ministry of Officials and the internal rewards of Jin Yiwei.

"When Ma Shiyan's father was dying, he called Ma Shiyan to the sick bed and told him that his lineage had inherited the official shade from his ancestors. All the brothers in the Ma family were dissatisfied, and they were more dissatisfied with Ma Shiyan's elder brother. It is a life-and-death enmity. Now that Ma Shisheng's meritorious service has been promoted to a hundred households, if he climbs up, he will definitely take revenge on Ma Shiyan, so he must find a way to cut off Ma Shisheng's future and drive him out of Jinyiwei.

"After Ma Shiyan's father died, Ma Shiyan thought of many ways, spent countless money, and worked up and down in Jinyiwei, and finally took advantage of a major corruption case in Jinyiwei South Town Fusi to weave Ma Shisheng into it and cut him off. He almost exiled Ma Shisheng to the south of the Five Ridges. It was only because the Ministry of War thought that Ma Shisheng had been a slave in the Tartar army outside the Guan for several years, spying on a large number of military affairs, and pleaded for Ma Shisheng repeatedly, so he was saved. Come down. Ma Shisheng survived a catastrophe, but was judged as 'corrupt, despicable, shameless, and never used', was kicked out of Jinyiwei, and became a white man living in the capital.

"It's just that the Ma family has worked in Jinyiwei for generations, but they have accumulated a lot of gold and silver. After Ma Shisheng lost his official position, relying on his previous connections and lending money in the capital, he also became a carefree rich man. Ma Jun is his only son, but he was spoiled and spoiled since he was a child. When he grows up, he eats, drinks, prostitutes and gambles, and commits all kinds of crimes. Ma Shiyan's errand in Jinyiwei, he handled several major cases in a row, and was appreciated by the commander of Jinyiwei. Compared with the two, Ma Shisheng's lineage is even less looked down upon by others. Over the years, Ma Shiyan has used various methods behind his back, trying to Ma Shisheng wanted to put Ma Shisheng to death, but Ma Shisheng was not a fool. He spent money everywhere, and managed to escape the catastrophe of life and death several times. Later, Ma Shiyan saw that this cousin had given up the idea of ​​becoming an official, and his nephew Ma Jun He was useless, and thought to himself: "One of the father and son is depressed and decadent, and the other is incompetent. If Ma Jun continues to toss around, he will get burned sooner or later. What's more, even Ma Shisheng's younger brother Ma Shiqing was also drawn by him, and he agreed to join forces to deal with Ma Shisheng." In this way, Ma Shisheng and his son will have no chance of turning over without having to bear the bad name of harming their elder brother.' So he relaxed the persecution of Ma Shisheng, and just tried every means to get money from Ma Shisheng.

"It's just that Ma Shiyan has calculated everything, but he didn't expect Ma Shisheng and his son to be so persevering. Ma Shiyan didn't know what Ma Shiyan was doing behind the scenes. At the beginning, Ma Shiyan didn't know about it. Later, after inquiring about the news, the overall situation was under Ma Shiyan's control. He knew that at this time Unable to confront Ma Shiyan head-on, he pretended to be completely ignorant of the situation. First, he resigned from Jin Yiwei's job and only focused on lending money to make money. Then he allowed Ma Jun to mess around and do all kinds of evil things, making others think that Ma's father and son He no longer has the intention of becoming an official, so he confuses Ma Shiyan and makes him relax his persecution. Ma Shiyan really fell into the trick. Although he still sent people to closely monitor the every move of Ma Shisheng and his son, he didn't bother to use any vicious means to frame Ma's father and son. However, Ma Shisheng secretly developed relationships with bigwigs in the court and foreign vassals, and he wanted to take advantage of the political changes in the court and China, intending to make a comeback.

"After King Ning rebelled, Ma Shisheng was placed in Jiangxi's inside line to report the military situation of the rebel army to the court, and made great achievements. Ma Shiyan felt that Ma Shisheng was not in peace, so he regretted it and wanted to deal with Ma Shisheng again. But Ma Shisheng's work is impeccable, so Ma Shiyan can't figure out whether his cousin is about to move again, so he comes to test Ma Shisheng himself from time to time. When Yiming visited Ma's house at night, it was because the Fang family sent someone Ma Shiyan went to Ma Shisheng’s residence to ask Ma Shisheng to preside over the big plan. Ma Shiyan said to Ma Shiyan and Ma Shiqing that it’s okay to make up your own ideas, but Ma Shiyan should take care of big things. Ma Shiyan saw that Ma Shisheng did not exceed his authority. Ma Jun, a prodigal son, is even more useless, so he feels relieved.

"Ma Jun was trained harshly by Ma Shisheng since he was a child, and turned into an extremely terrifying killer. On the surface, he is a playboy who eats, drinks, whores, gambles, and commits all kinds of crimes, but secretly he practices martial arts hard, and he is even more familiar with military books and war strategies. He sang with Ma Shisheng and did all kinds of evil deeds in order to make Ma Shiyan and others despise him, in order to give Ma Shiyan a fatal blow at the last moment.

"These matters of the Ma family are extremely secretive, and the actions of Ma Shisheng and his son are almost unknown. It's just that the person Yiming entrusted is a remarkable figure in the capital. This person not only knows everything about the world, but also the court. The major events in the family are also very clear. When this person was in distress in the past, he was rescued by Yiming's father and owed him a favor. For decades, Shajiabao has never used this relationship. This time, Yiming personally visited However, that person also tried his best, and it only took one day and one night to investigate the intricate relationship of the Ma family, and he told Yiming to listen to everything.

"Yiming told the man what he saw with his own eyes at Ma's house that night. The man pondered for a while, and then told Yiming that Ma Shisheng was decadent on the surface, but in fact, there was not a day when he didn't want to re-enter the official position, and he even didn't hesitate to let him go. Ma Jun has a notorious reputation. But he also knows that even if he takes advantage of the changes in the court to re-enter the officialdom, he has such a notorious son, and it will be extremely difficult for him to make a difference in the officialdom. Before that, he raised a foreign room and gave birth to a son for him. This matter was done in extreme secrecy, and even the woman did not know his origin. Ma Shisheng had already made plans. The power of Xianyu turned over, first of all, he had to get rid of Ma Shiyan and Ma Shiqing, and then he had to execute Ma Jun, earning the reputation of "righteousness and killing relatives". Only when he has an heir can he get what he wants. But Ma Jun is really amazing, he knows exactly what Ma Shisheng did, but he just pretends not to know. By this time, the situation in the court will change drastically. At that time, he actually acted preemptively and killed his father with his own hands, this kind of scheming really makes people shudder!"

(End of this chapter)