Chapter 1386 Ma Bo’s Secret

Ma Bo did not dare to refute and could only nod in agreement, but he did not entirely agree with what he said. It has been more than a year since the Haihan people settled in Dengzhou. Although they still maintain their ruling area within Fushan County, they have not continued to expand.

, but Ma Bo is very aware of the changes that have quietly occurred in this ruling area. The Ming Dynasty's actual control here has dropped to a historical low, even far worse than during the Denglai Rebellion. No one will anymore

The county government in Fushan County regarded it as the authority, and no one expected the Ming army in Dengzhou City to "recover the lost ground." The base built by the Haihan people on Zhifu Island was the real hub of the local area, and more and more people chose it

Join Haihan's camp, accept his military protection, or become a link in his huge trade network.

The Ma family is the representative of the change of camp. From the squire of the Ming Dynasty to the marriage with the high-ranking officials of Haihan, the Ma family completed this identity change in less than a year and became the most important spokesperson for Haihan's local interests. If

The Ming Dynasty government still had substantial influence in Fushan County. Considering the future of the family, the Ma family would never be able to take the initiative to complete such a change. Now that the Ma family has gone too far, it is impossible to look back - at least except for

Most people outside Mabo are like this.

The reason why Ma Bo chose another path was, firstly, because the marriage between Haihan and the Ma family was late, which made him miss the opportunity to choose his side; secondly, he believed that the Ming Dynasty would eventually take back Fushan County, and at that time the Ma family would definitely

After being liquidated by the government, the only person who could stay to protect the Ma family's property might be Ma Bo.

But looking at the current situation, Haihan has no intention of leaving here and returning to the south. He has also established a new stronghold in Liaodong across the sea. The officers and soldiers in Dengzhou City have not only carried out assassinations and sneak attacks that are not on the stage.

, but I didn’t see them making any decent moves anymore. A few days ago, the Haihan Army even robbed a horse farm of the Ming Army and brought back hundreds of war horses. Everyone in Majiazhuang knew about this, but Dengzhou didn’t react at all.

None, as if it had nothing to do with it at all. If it was really what Heiying said, how could the Ming army turn a blind eye to it.

Ma Bo actually felt a little regretful in his heart. At first, he just wanted to protect himself and preserve a bloodline for the Ma clan, and maybe he could make a fortune out of it. But now it seems that this choice is just from a thief.

The ship just jumped onto another pirate ship, and the risk it faced has not become smaller at all. It is difficult to make an accurate judgment about what is good and what is bad.

In October, the Dengzhou government organized a surprise attack on Majiazhuang. Although Ma Bo did not witness the brief and bloody battle at the scene, he saw it with his own eyes when the assassins' corpses were transported out of the battlefield by carriage. Those bloody bodies were

The corpses of the corpses gave him a great shock and made him truly realize the cruelty of this kind of struggle. Hearing that several people had been captured alive, Ma Bo was really afraid that the Haihan people would trace the clues from these captives to him.

Because it was he who provided information about Chen Yixin's daily activities to the intermediary, and then sent it back to Dengzhou for the Ming army to plan the assassination operation.

If the truth of this matter is known to Chen Yixin, Ma Bo can be sure that the marriage between the Ma family and Ma Bo will not protect him in the slightest. So for him, although the matter has not been exposed, there is no way back now.

If he leaves, he can only obey the mercy of others. But now he no longer dares to expect that the government can drive Haihan out of Shandong in a short time. Moreover, for a small person like him, if either party has his thoughts, he can raise a finger and

It could crush him, so he could only find a balance point between the two sides with difficulty, trying to avoid offending both sides as much as possible.

"It doesn't matter whether Liu takes the money or not. You just need to keep an eye on him and see what other moves he makes next." The shadow warned again: "He is just a small civil servant who has just come to Shandong.

, don’t be afraid of him, in my opinion he may not dare to provoke you. In short, don’t panic when something happens, and don’t forget who is your backer!”

After Ma Bo exited the room, he slowly sighed. He knew that he was in a low status and could not afford to offend anyone, so he had no choice but to submit and seek mercy. Not to mention the man in the room, even the seemingly harmless Liu Shang,

He was also a high-status official of the Haihan State, and he was not something that a rich country man could deal with. The person in the room threw the responsibility on himself in just a few words, but how could Ma Bo have the ability to deal with Liu Shang?

All we could do was to deal with the situation cautiously and cautiously, hoping that Liu Shang would let him go and not delve into the problems existing in the immigration camp.

Ma Bo did not dare to check at this time whether Liu Shang had woken up and found the things he put on the table last night. Now he could only wait for Liu Shang to show up on his own. He had ordered a confidant to go into the yard early in the morning.

Keep an eye on the room where Liu Shang lives, and wait for the other party to come out and report back immediately. No matter what Liu Shang's attitude is towards the things he sent, he must confirm it as soon as possible so that he can take advantage of the situation and respond.

Three o'clock in the morning, the door of the room where Liu Shang lived finally opened with a creak. The person who was leaning under the porch to monitor immediately ducked into the third courtyard and rushed to report the matter to Ma Bo.

Liu Shang only stood at the door for a moment, and before he even stepped out of the house, Ma Bo had already appeared. Liu Shang didn't think this was a coincidence, and couldn't help secretly cursing that the rich man couldn't hold his breath, and he must be waiting.

Hold the door open for yourself so you can see how you react.

When Liu Shang was in the room, he had already spent a long time thinking about the strategies to deal with various situations. He didn't have any big reaction when he saw Ma Bo. He just nodded proactively to say hello. Ma Bo was as enthusiastic as ever.

, took the initiative to come over and chatted: "Brother Liu, how did you rest last night? I was afraid that you were still drunk, so I specially ordered my servants not to disturb you to rest in the morning, and let you sleep enough before you get up."

The corner of Liu Shang's mouth raised slightly and he said: "Brother, you are really thoughtful. Thanks to your care, I slept soundly last night and slept until dawn."

Ma Bo really wanted to see if the envelope he put there last night was still on the table in the house, so that he could confirm whether Liu Shang had accepted it. But Liu Shang just stood at the door and didn't move. Ma Bo was a little shorter, so he didn't

Fa looked over Liu Shang's shoulder and saw the situation in the house. He did not dare to make his movements too obvious, so he could only ask with pretend concern: "Brother Liu must be hungry when he sleeps at this time, so I will order my subordinates to

Breakfast will be delivered."

After saying that, without waiting for Liu Shang to refuse, he called his servants and asked them to go to the kitchen to bring the breakfast prepared for Liu Shang. He thought to himself that you had to go into the house to eat, so when the time came, he made way for the door and took a look.

I don’t know whether I will receive the benefit or not.

Liu Shang's thoughtfulness was far beyond comparison with that of Ma Bo. Naturally, the other party's little thoughts could not be hidden from his eyes. He smiled slightly and got out of the way: "In that case, Brother Ma might as well come in and sit for a while. I haven't eaten.

If so, let’s eat some together.”

Naturally, Ma Bo would not refuse this invitation. When he followed Liu Shang into the house, he glanced around and saw that the envelope was still placed on the table. Ma Bo quickly recalled the location and orientation of putting it on the table last night, but he felt uncomfortable in his heart.

He was too sure whether the envelope had been tampered with. Although he also considered the situation of Liu Shang refusing to accept it, he still felt flustered for a moment when he saw the envelope placed so dazzlingly on the table.

Liu Shang calmly sat down at the table, tapped his fingers on the table, and lowered his voice slightly: "I woke up today and found this thing on the table. Maybe it was last night.

Did you forget it in the room when you sent me back?"

Ma Bo swallowed his saliva and responded with a forced smile: "Oh? I've never seen this envelope before. It shouldn't be mine. Or it might be Brother Liu's own thing. He forgot to put it away after drinking."

"This is definitely not my thing." Liu Shang continued to ask with a sarcastic look on his face: "Since there is no owner, does it mean that it fell from the sky?"

Ma Bo thought to himself that this was a ladder handed to his feet, and immediately responded: "A windfall from heaven, that is Brother Liu's blessing! Brother Liu should put it away quickly, don't let down God's kindness."

Liu Shang stretched out two fingers to pick up the envelope and said: "It turns out that Brother Ma has special powers and can see through. He can see that this envelope contains something valuable. I admire him!"

Ma Bo opened his mouth and was speechless. Then he remembered that Liu Shang had never mentioned that he had seen the contents of the envelope, let alone anything related to money. He was only thinking about getting Liu Shang to accept it.

With this envelope, I ended up revealing my identity out of desperation. It can be said to be an extremely stupid operation.

Liu Shang put the envelope back on the table and then said, "Brother Ma, what do you want to say about this ownerless thing?"

Ma Bo stammered in reply: "I don't...have anything to say."

Although he had already thought about how to deal with it in advance, he was not a person who was good at adapting to changes after all. After Liu Shang pointed out the flaw, he started to get confused, and all the previously thought-out countermeasures were forgotten.

Forgot everything.

Seeing his embarrassment, Liu Shang's originally worried mind calmed down. What Liu Shang was worried about was not that the other party used money to bribe him to cover up the problem of empty wages in the immigration camp, but that he was worried about this.

Ma Bo was thoughtful and used this method to test his own bottom line, leaving other options unused. But after he tested it with words, he found that Ma Bo was actually the same inside and out, just a rich man with no wealth.

That's all, he's not a master of conspiracy at all.

As for the money on the table that Ma Bo refused to admit, Liu Shang had already thought of a way to deal with it. He knocked on the table again and said: "Since this thing fell from the sky and there is no owner, why not let me make an idea?"

how?"

Ma Bo naturally wanted it, and he said to himself that it doesn’t matter if you keep it yourself, or if you pretend to be like me and join in the fun, as long as you accept it, things will be easier to handle later on. Everyone looks good, but underneath

The matter was tacitly understood, and the matter was settled. Thinking of this, Ma Bo finally felt a sense of relief from the burden, and couldn't help but turn up the corner of his mouth slightly.

However, the smile on Ma Bo's lips soon froze, because he heard Liu Shang's calm voice saying: "Since this thing has no owner, it will be used as public funds for the immigration camp to improve the living conditions of the immigrants." Ma Bo

What do you think, brother?"

"Ah...Is that so? Since this...is Brother Liu's intention, then...then let's deal with it like this." Ma Bo never expected that Liu Shang would come up with such a trick to deal with the money.

, even the person who pointed him out before did not expect Liu Shang to have such a reaction. Liu Shang accepted the money, but confiscated it. Is this considered a success or not?

Before Ma Bo could figure out the reason, Liu Shang picked up the envelope and shook it, shaking the stack of Haihan banknotes on the table. Liu Shang deliberately counted them in front of Ma Bo, and then sighed

: "One hundred yuan, this is not a small amount!"

"Yes, yes!" Ma Bo also echoed with an embarrassed look on his face. He thought that it was just a tentative gift of money. If he was really determined to give Liu Shang a large sum of money, it would be a waste if it was confiscated.

?But then I thought about it, Liu Shang could withstand the temptation of a hundred yuan, but he might not be able to keep it if he gave more. Maybe he shouldn't be so cautious. Wouldn't it be much easier to just knock him out with a heavy sum of money?

But now that the matter has come to an end, Ma Bo has no choice but to ask Liu Shang to keep the money, so he can only do it according to his wishes. Fortunately, at this time, the servants brought a hot breakfast, which relieved the situation in the house a little.

An awkward atmosphere.

"Let's eat first, and we'll talk about other things later." Liu Shang didn't want to make Ma Bo look bad, so he put the envelope back on the table, picked up the hot white flour steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth.

Naturally, Ma Bo would not object to this suggestion. Although he had already eaten a meal after getting up in the morning, he still stuffed his mouth with steamed buns without hesitation, as if he was afraid that he would say something wrong again in a panic.

After swallowing the steamed buns in his stomach, Ma Bo stood up and said he was going to make a pot of tea to eat. He hurried back to the room in the backyard and reported the situation to the man sitting in the dark. Of course.

, Ma Bo wisely concealed the part where he revealed his identity. If the other party found out about this, he would definitely be severely reprimanded.

After listening to Ma Bo's story, the dark figure was silent for a long time and then said: "This man named Liu is quite experienced in his work. No wonder the Haihan people traveled thousands of miles to transfer him from the south to Shandong... So, that's right.

You have to be careful with him, don’t let him see any more flaws!”

Ma Bo asked tentatively: "Then...should we continue to send him money to test him?"

"Don't worry, let's take another look." Heiying seemed to have doubts about the effectiveness of this method: "If this person shows disgust with giving money, then don't try this method again."
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