"Okay, I got it. Then … who is it?"
Chu Ying suddenly stared at the back of Dai Shan. Dai Shan was shocked and looked back. Then, he felt dizzy and everything went black. He fell to the ground and fainted.
After confirming that Dai Shan had fainted, Chu Ying withdrew his palm, stood up and moved his body. Then, he looked at Dai Shan who had fallen to the ground.
"I'm sorry, Dai Shan. When I come back, I will give you a better future. We can live in a big house together."
Chu Ying bent down and pulled out a dagger from behind Dai Shan's waist. "I can't continue to hand over my people to those bastards. They will destroy the whole Jianzhou. Besides, Young Man can't die like this."
Then, Chu Ying strode out of the tent.
Two days later, Chu Ying appeared in Fushun Pass.
"What? Your wife is dead? "
Luo Rong and Ma Chong, who were stationed here to monitor the movements of Jianzhou and Haixi, arrived and were very surprised.
"Yes, Young Man is dead. She committed suicide after being raped by my Amma … by the leader of Jianzhou Jurchen."
Chu Ying's eyes were red and he clenched his fists tightly.
Luo Rong and Ma Chong looked at each other in surprise.
"How could such a thing happen?"
"How could there be such a person in the world?"
"It's really barbaric …"
Luo Rong didn't say the word "barbaric" because he remembered that Chu Ying was Nurhachi's son.
But Chu Ying didn't think so.
"Only barbarians can do such a thing. I can't continue to allow my clansmen to be led to death by these barbarians. If this goes on, my adoptive father will definitely send troops to annihilate Jian Province. My clansmen will all die because of these barbarians. I can't tolerate such a thing happening. So, General Luo, General Ma, please lend me a hand."
Chu Ying looked at Luo Rong and Ma Chong seriously.
"What are you going to do?"
Luo Rong asked Chu Ying.
"I want to take over the Jianzhou Jurchen Tribe. I want to kill the sinners and apologize to my adoptive father. I want him to forgive the innocent people of Jianzhou Jurchen Tribe! Then, I am willing to lead the Jianzhou Jurchen Tribe to join Daqin and become Daqin's people! "
Chu Ying clenched his teeth and said such words.
Luo Rong and Ma Chong were shocked.
After a while, Ma Chong made his decision.
"It's useless for you to tell us about this. We can't send troops without permission. Come with us to Shenyang to find Marshal Liao."
Chu Ying immediately nodded. "Let's go now!"
Luo Rong and Ma Chong nodded in unison.
Four days later, three days before Liao Zhong's request arrived in the capital, Xiao Ruxun received a secret report from Black Water, which said that Chu Ying's wife was dead, and that Chu Ying broke into Nurhachi's house and had a conflict with him. What happened after that was unclear.
After a moment of silence, Xiao Ruxun called Zhou Yao over.
"You were the one who arranged Ma Xiaoman's matter, right?"
Zhou Yao immediately replied, "Yes, Your Majesty. It was all arranged by me."
"If that's the case, why did she die?"
Xiao Ruxun looked at Zhou Yao. "Ma Xiaoman was arranged to keep an eye on Chu Ying. She wouldn't expose her identity unless it was necessary. I didn't intend to use her life to facilitate this matter. I had other plans. Why did she die?"
"Because I told her that using an aphrodisiac to seduce Nuer Hachi and then committing suicide in front of Chu Ying was the best and fastest way to stimulate Chu Ying. In this way, Chu Ying and Nuer Hachi would break off their relationship even faster and meet Your Majesty's requirements."
Zhou Yao answered honestly.
"Alas …"
Xiao Ruxun shook his head. "She is just a woman. Daqin doesn't need a woman to sacrifice her life to do things, does it? The former Ming Dynasty doesn't need a marriage alliance in exchange for peace at the border. How can I accept it if we don't use a woman to achieve our goal? "
"Since they have joined the Black Poison, there is no distinction between men and women. When it is necessary to die for Your Majesty, all the members of the Black Poison will die without hesitation. All the members of the Black Poison will receive special care from Your Majesty. Be it for themselves or their families, there is no reason for them not to die for Your Majesty.
Dying for Your Majesty is what they want to do the most. If the death of one person can bring enough benefits to Your Majesty, and if the goal can be achieved without the death of more people, I will not hesitate even if I have to die myself.
Moreover, Your Majesty, she is a woman. If she stays with Chu Ying for a long time and gets pregnant, there is a possibility that she will fall in love with him. Once she falls in love with him, Your Majesty's important matters will be affected. Letting her die at this time is the best result. "
Zhou Yao still didn't waver.
Xiao Ruxun closed his eyes and didn't say anything else. He remembered that he had personally ordered Ma Xiaoman's family to be saved when he passed by Yangzhou Prefecture on the Northern Expedition. He sighed and paused. He then said, "Have her parents and brother been arranged?"
"Everything has been arranged. She will be rewarded with three hundred taels of silver, one hundred mu of land, and five years of agricultural tax exemption and five years of forced labor."
Zhou Yao gave the standard of compensation.
Xiao Ruxun thought for a moment, then said, "This is not enough. Pass down my order. Ma Xiaoman's parents are rewarded with one thousand taels of silver. In addition to the one hundred mu of land they were originally granted, they will be rewarded with another three hundred mu of land. These four hundred mu of land will be recorded under her parents' names. As long as her parents are alive, they will not have to pay any agricultural tax. Ma Xiaoman's father and brother will be exempted from military and forced labor for life."
Zhou Yao nodded in agreement.
"Every single person in the Black Poison has been meticulously trained. They are very important to We. We do not wish for them to be careless with their lives. Training a person requires a lot of resources. Death is not the only way to carry out a mission. If it isn't necessary, they will be more useful to us alive than dead. Do you understand?"
Xiao Ruxun warned Zhou Yao once more.
Zhou Yao nodded to indicate that he understood.
"Mm. How are those rebellious officials being dealt with?"
Xiao Ruxun then asked about Zhou Yao's work.
"They have almost been dealt with. Those who should be killed have been killed, and those who should be put into the Musical House have been put into the Musical House. They will never be able to rise again, but …"
"But what?"
"Your Majesty, Duke of Wei Xu Hongji is still alive and well. Although Duke of Wei did not participate in this matter, his family's land and wealth are far beyond my imagination. The land reform in Nanjing was lenient to the Xu family because of your order. Are you going to let them go and not do anything? And the Duke Qian family in Yunnan is also an overlord. Are you going to let them go? "
Zhou Yao seemed to be very interested in the property of Xu Hongji's family. As for the Duke Wei family, one of the only two surviving noble families of the previous dynasty, he did not seem to intend to let them go.
"Duke of Wei's family followed me on the northern expedition, their meritorious service is not small. Duke of Qian's family has not offended me in the slightest since the start of the war. Moreover, their influence in Yunnan is not small. If I want to punish them, how can I make the world fear?"
Xiao Ruxun looked at Zhou Yao and smiled slightly.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
"Let them go and don't do anything for the time being. I am not the kind of person who will kill people for no reason. As long as they behave, I don't mind letting them continue to live. However, the local area cannot allow the existence of a family with great influence.
Especially in a place like Yunnan, where the emperor is far away, the repair of Dazhi Road is not so fast. The influence of the central government can only be maintained by the army, and there are a large number of alien tribes living there. The Duke Qian family has great influence, and a little action will lead to a rebellion. We must do something. "
Xiao Ruxun gave an order to Zhou Yao.
"Your Majesty, how do you want to do it?"
"Come under my nose and let me see them."
After understanding what Xiao Ruxun wanted to do to the Mu family, Zhou Yao cupped his hands and bowed. "Within three months, I will make the Duke Qian family obedient and move the whole family to the capital."
"Don't be rough if you can."
Xiao Ruxun said. "Of course, if they don't know what's good for them and try to rebel against the central government, as long as there is a little movement, we will let them know that now is the world of the Daqin, not the world of the Daming."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Zhou Yao accepted the imperial edict.
"Also, go to the Ministry of Finance and get ten thousand taels of silver and five hundred bolts of silk. You did not do anything wrong this time, but it cannot be made public and cannot be promoted. I will reward you with some silver and silk! There are some things that it is not convenient for me to do, so I have to ask a scholar like you to do it for me.
Hearing Xiao Ruxun's voice, Zhou Yao was stunned. His lips moved, and then he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xiao Ruxun.
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