Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 231 Ma Qi and Ma Shun

Li Wangzhuang.

at the market.

"Stop it all!"

Sheng Lei shouted loudly, like a lion roaring. The fighters and onlookers were startled, and they all thought there was a thunder explosion on the ground.

The leader of the group on the left is tall and strong, with muscles all over his body. He wears a brown short robe and holds a long black stick.

When he saw Sheng Lei, who was about forty years old, with a dignified appearance and extraordinary demeanor, followed by several strong men who looked like they were from the military, he immediately restrained his momentum, lowered his posture, stepped forward to greet him, cupped his hands and said, "This is King Li. Li Liangzong, the tenant of the village, who do you think you are?"

"A certain surname is Sheng."

Sheng Lei said crisply: "I ask you, why are you fighting?"

Although he did not answer his full name and even spoke in a rather strong tone, Li Liangzong did not dare to be presumptuous.

Because Li Liangzong knew that anyone who dared to ride a horse to Li Wangzhuang in broad daylight was either a member of the emperor or the prince. Ordinary officials or dignitaries came here mostly to do things under orders and never dared to meddle in others' affairs. .

As for the hawkers and salesmen who come to Zhuangzi and walk around the streets, they will not interfere in the fights in the market.

Moreover, looking at the Ming Dynasty, the Sheng family, like the Zhang family and the Xu family, are all relatives.

Although Li Liangzong was only a tenant in Zhuangzi, he had seen many big scenes. He vaguely felt that the middle-aged man named Sheng in front of him should be related to the East Palace.

So, he answered honestly: "Master Sheng, the leader of the group opposite, Ma Shun, claimed to be the new Guanzhuang official school sent by Ma Shaojian (Ma Qi), the eunuch of the shrine, and asked us to pay tribute. We never knew it." What's the point of worshiping, not to mention that he can't produce the certificate to prove his identity as a Guanzhuang official school."

After hearing what Li Liangzong said, Sheng Lei turned around and looked at the group of people on the right. He saw the leader wearing blue and green silk clothes, more than six feet tall and young. He asked loudly: "Ma Shun, what Li Liangzong said can be Is it false?"

Ma Shun is young and energetic, has not been in Beijing for a long time, and has never seen any big scenes. He would not have thought that the middle-aged man named "Sheng" in front of him is related to the East Palace guard Sheng Lei, but he also does not want to be with a stranger of unknown origin. Make enemies.

When he was about to speak, he didn't expect that an ugly follower who was more than five feet tall, with a head as small and pointed as a deer, and eyes as small and round as a mouse suddenly jumped out from beside him.

The attendant raised his finger and pointed at Sheng Lei, and said arrogantly: "Who are you, and why do you care about my young master?"

When he spoke, there was a hint of cunning in his expression.

Sheng Lei ignored the man's question, but stared at Ma Shun expressionlessly, and said coldly: "I ask again, is Li Liangzong lying?"

"So what if it's true? My young master is the godson of the Palace Supervisor Ma Shaojian. If you offend my young master, you are offending Ma Shaojian. If you offend Ma Shaojian, you are offending His Majesty! Even if you have ten heads, you can't chop them off!" Get out of here!"

The deer-headed and rat-eyed follower shouted again.

Ma Shun frowned and was about to scold his followers, but Sheng Lei stepped in first.

Sheng Lei took three lightning steps and slapped his hand at the same time, hitting the follower in the mouth with a crisp "pop" sound.

By the time Ma Shun reacted, the attendant had already spit out a mouthful of blood and teeth with a "wow" sound, and then his mouth swelled up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Who are you, the young eunuch of the Shrine Palace, Ma Qi?"

Sheng Lei stared at Ma Shun with hawk-like eyes and asked expressionlessly.

Ma Shunruo is really an idiot if he can't figure out Sheng Lei's identity.

He hurriedly lowered his posture, bowed and said: "Master! Master Sheng! The villain has been blinded by lard and has eyes that cannot recognize the mountains. I beg you, sir, to spare the villain this time! The villain will definitely do well in the future. Honor you!"

"Since you don't want to say it now, it won't be too late to say it after you go to the Zhenfu Prison."

Sheng Lei ignored Ma Shun, instead said a harsh word and turned around to leave.

Without his instructions, several guards behind him immediately raised their waist badges, revealed their identities as Jin Yiwei, and controlled Ma Shun and his entourage.

"It's all gone."

Sheng Lei shouted, and the onlookers dispersed.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu and his party led their horses to the lively market.

"Master Zhao, take the children for a walk and meet at the stables later."

Zhu Gaoxu gave the order.

Zhao Junchen respectfully accepted the order, and then led several guards to accompany the four Zhu Zhanyu brothers to the market.

Sheng Lei asked for instructions: "Master, where should we go next?"

"Take people to the auditorium behind the stage."

Zhu Gaoxu said with a gloomy face.

Since the seventh year of Yongle, a stage has been built in every township market, and a large auditorium has been built at the back of the stage.

Huangzhuang, with a population of more than [-], has spontaneously evolved into a market, so Zhu Gaoxu ordered the construction of a stage and auditorium.The stage is used by the people to invite people to sing operas, or for the government to announce important announcements or perform performances.

The function of the auditorium is similar to that of a stage, except that it is only used during rain, snow and fog, and is usually cleaned by the commander in chief.

After Zhu Gaoxu walked into the auditorium, he smelled it carefully and did not smell a trace of musty smell. It could be seen that there were people who specially cleaned and ventilated the auditorium on weekdays.

With quick eyes and quick hands, Sheng Lei moved a chair from the high platform in the auditorium, wiped it with his sleeves several times before placing it behind Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu lifted up his robe and sat down with a golden sword.

"Bring everyone up."

Sheng Lei said in a deep voice.

Later, several guards in casual clothes escorted Ma Shun and his entourage, as well as Li Liangzong and others, to the auditorium.

On the way to the auditorium, Sheng Lei had already told Zhu Gaoxu the reason for the fight between Ma Shun and Li Liangzong.

Ma Qi is the young eunuch of the Shrine and the fifth eunuch in charge of Liwangzhuang. He is nominally responsible for supervising the farming and production of all tenants and young men in Liwangzhuang, collecting land rent, allocating labor and other matters.

But in fact, the specific affairs of Liwangzhuang are all handled by Wang Chuankui, the official school of Guanzhuang.

Wang Chuankui was different from the other Guanzhuang official schools who bullied others. He was quite diligent in his work, so he was highly appreciated by Zhu Gaoxu.

In the past ten years or so, many Guanzhuang official schools have recruited gangsters, claiming the title of Zhuangtou or Bandang, occupying land, amassing property, and degrading women.

Zhu Gaoxu had to deal with batch after batch of people. He knew that once some people came to power, they would abuse their power and act lawless.

He originally wanted to send people to inspect Huangzhuang, then convert part of Huangzhuang into official land, and even withdraw the Huangzhuang management personnel who managed the property on their own, and have the Ministry of Household Affairs send state and county officials to take care of it.

But considering that some resources were more secure in his own hands, he later gave up the idea.

Since Wang Chuankui was transferred last year, the Guanzhuang Official School in Liwangzhuang has been vacant.

Zhu Gaoxu heard that Ma Qi, the young eunuch of the palace, sent his nephew Ma Shun to the capital, and ordered people to pay attention to the matter secretly.

This time he came to inspect Liwangzhuang because he received the news in advance that Ma Shun would come to Liwangzhuang today.

I thought that Ma Shun had been in Beijing for a short time and would be restrained, but he didn't expect that he would be so arrogant.

"Ma Shun, do you recognize me?"

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Ma Shun, who was kneeling on the ground with his head lowered, and asked expressionlessly.

Ma Shun raised his head, looked at Zhu Gaoxu carefully, and then shook his head.

"But I recognize you."

Zhu Gaoxu's tone changed and he said coldly: "Are you the son of Ma Lin from Baoding Prefecture?"

At this time, Ma Shun's mind went blank and he didn't know how to answer.

Because Zhu Gaoxu has been in a high position for many years, his aura is unparalleled. The pressure he releases with every move makes Ma Shun nervous, his mouth is dry, and he can't say a word.

"Ma Qi, the young eunuch of the shrine who was sent out to control Jiaozhi on the emperor's orders and was later transferred back to the capital, who is he to you?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked again.

Ma Shun finally regained some strength and replied cautiously: "Ma Shaojian is the villain's cousin."

According to Jinyiwei's investigation, before Ma Qi entered the palace, he had a cousin named Ma Lin.

When Zhu Gaoxu got the affirmative answer, he felt confident and said: "Take him to the Zhenfu Prison."

After saying that, he got up and walked out.

"Since this is the first time the villain has committed a crime, I beg you to be noble and spare your life."

Ma Shun kowtows like pounding garlic.

Zhu Gaoxu asked coldly: "Do you know what outrageous things Ma Qi did when he was out of Jiaozhi?"

"This villain has never done anything harmful to nature in his life."

Ma Shun begged: "The reason why the villain is so domineering is because of the power of the horse. The villain knows that he is wrong. Please forgive me."

"After you get in, say whatever you know. Maybe you can make up for it."

Zhu Gaoxu said nothing, turned and left.

(End of this chapter)