Same room, same environment, different people.

After interrogating Chen Tianzheng again, Sun Hao immediately entered the room that isolated Ma Qiliang and examined the latter, most of the questions were similar to Chen Tianzheng's, but other contents were added after the end.

"Ma Qiliang, his father Ma Jun, served as the prefect of Quanzhou from the 21st year of Hongwu to the 25th year of Hongwu, and the political envoy of Fujian Right in the 26th year of Hongwu, and the 27th year of Zhishi.

In the same year, you were inscribed on the gold list, and entered the second-class supplementary record of the Hanlin Academy, which was regarded as a good class between father and son, and was transferred to Quanzhou in the first year of Jianwen, and successively served as the county chief book, county order, Quanzhou politics, and Quanzhou Tongzhi.

When you served as the county magistrate in the fifth year of Jianwen, the chief secretary of your county happened to be Chen Tianzheng, and that was the first time that the two of you were in charge of the government together.

Later, Chen Tianzheng's promotion was much faster than you, and when you served as Quanzhou's political participation, Chen Tianzheng became the governor of Quanzhou, and then took over the prefect of Quanzhou. ”

Speaking of this, Sun Hao was interested: "Speaking of qualifications, you are ten years deeper than Chen Tianzheng's qualifications, in terms of background, your father and son have been through Quanzhou for two generations, and their protégés are all over Quanzhou."

This is strangely tight, in your own land, you have been pressed by Chen Tianzheng for so many years? ”

Ma Qiliang said this with a little resentment on his face, and pouted: "I don't have anyone who will pat me on the back, Chen Tianzheng's nickname is the first pen in Quanzhou, since the provincial examination, he has published 17 articles in Qiushi Newspaper in a row, and he has won the favor of Yang Ge of the cabinet."

At the beginning, Li Qingquan was killed for corruption, and when the officials at all levels of the prefect's yamen had not yet clarified themselves, Chen Tianzheng went to Nanjing, and when he came back, he was promoted to the prefect with illness.

There are people in the court, what do I have? ”

"So, you two usually have a strained relationship, right?" Sun Hao said: "Therefore, when Chen Tianzheng took office as Yin Shi and then implemented the "Regulations on the Administration of Foreign Merchants and Non-Ming Nationality", you made a big fuss about it on the grounds of affecting the economic development of Quanzhou, and then a large number of foreign businessmen fled and caused economic setbacks, and the Quanzhou Chamber of Commerce also organized a disturbance. ”

This is why after Ma Chi intimidated Zhu Wenqi with the people's livelihood, Zhu Wenqi found Chen Tianzheng to report, and the latter would tell the reason for Ma Chi's means, Chen Tianzheng and Ma Chi had already fought each other.

"This information is not difficult to find, especially for the West Factory."

Sun Hao is exerting pressure on Ma Qiliang: "Our family is very curious now, how did this matter settle down in the first place?" According to the intelligence, there was no suppression, no force oppression, it was the Quanzhou Chamber of Commerce that was willing to be honest, and in the follow-up of this matter, you Ma Qiliang played a role as a link.

You have visited Ma Chi, the president of the Quanzhou Chamber of Commerce, and talked for nearly an hour, the time is, the 14th day of June in the 36th year of the Emperor Ming Dynasty, when you went to Ma Chi's mansion that day, you were wearing blue smoke porcelain casual clothes! ”

Ma Qiliang's eyes were full of fear for a moment!

The pervasiveness of the West Factory is not for fun, otherwise who would remember this so clearly?

In his mind, Ma Qiliang began to recall the entourage that followed him to Ma Chi's Mansion that day, with his own coachman, housekeeper and two guards.

Which one is the agent of the West Factory?

It is impossible for his own housekeeper, otherwise, the West Factory must know everything about himself, and there is no reason to continue to investigate.

"What did you say to Ma Chi?"

Sun Hao continued to attack Ma Qiliang's inner defense: "What compromise did Chen Tianzheng make with you that made you finally choose to value peace?"

Do you want to conspire with the Quanzhou Chamber of Commerce for smuggling! ”

With a pop, Ma Qiliang seemed to have been sucked out of his backbone, and the whole person slipped from his seat and fell to the ground, although he quickly came back to his senses and denied it, but the gaffe and poor psychological quality just now had made Sun Hao sneer.

"Honest and honest, or do you want to try the methods of the West Factory?"

This sentence became the last straw that pressed Ma Qiliang.

The bamboo tube poured beans like a confession, and gave up almost everything he knew and participated in.

Ma Qiliang is the biggest instigator of smuggling in Quanzhou!

is also as rumored in the room, he Ma Qiliang is still Ma Chi's uncle.

Ma Qiliang's father, Ma Jun, was born out of Ma Qiliang back then, and also gave birth to an illegitimate son from a foreign house, that is, Ma Chi's father, Ma Boliang.

Because Ma Jun was corrupt and bribed at the beginning, all the money was given to Ma Boliang for business.

Two are one, but two are two again.

The main branch is engaged in politics, and the side branch is in business.

Officials and businessmen colluded to dominate the entire Quanzhou.

"So, Chen Tianzheng already knew about your partnership in smuggling, and it was he who compromised with you and allowed you to smuggle in exchange for the stability of Quanzhou at the beginning, right?"

Faced with Sun Hao's question, Ma Qiliang became confused: "Hasn't Chen Tianzheng already recruited?" ”

If you want to say that Chen Tianzheng didn't betray himself, Ma Qiliang didn't believe anything.

This is also the reason why when Sun Hao talked about the political compromise last year, he directly crushed Ma Qiliang's psychological defense.

"To tell you the truth, Chen Tianzheng is still protecting you and Ma Chi."

When the truth came out, even Sun Hao had a feeling of disbelief.

He can't talk about this.

"Protect me?"

Ma Qiliang finally calmed down at this time, and after a long time, he lowered his head and smiled bitterly, and then looked up to the sky and laughed: "Yes, yes, he protects me, he can do such stupid things, he is such a person." Damn, he Chen Tianzheng is a selfless good official all over the world, and everyone else is a bad official, a bad official. ”

Sun Hao had no intention of knowing more about Ma Qiliang's demonic crying and laughing, because he didn't need to continue chatting with a dead man.

"Notify the special intelligence department, immediately arrest Ma Chi, see who else is involved in smuggling, and report to Nanjing, and prepare to take over Quanzhou."

The heads that can be killed are rolling, but the basic plate of Quanzhou must not be messed up.

At this point, Sun Hao dealt with it with his brain.

After explaining these two things, Sun Hao returned to Chen Tianzheng's room and caught the latter off guard.

Soon, Chen Tianzheng seemed to understand something, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Ma Qiliang's untalented thing, he still can't believe me."

Since Sun Hao has returned, it means that Ma Qiliang has no backbone at all, and he has confessed everything, which is the so-called confession.

Ma Qiliang pleaded guilty, and Sun Hao naturally knew about him Chen Tianzheng's shielding and indulging in smuggling.

"We're here to solve the puzzle."

Sun Hao sat in front of Chen Tianzheng again, and asked in a deep voice: "You obviously disagree with Ma Qiliang's politics, why did you come to this point, but you want to exonerate Ma Qiliang and Ma Chi, this kind of thing doesn't make sense." ”

At this point, Chen Tianzheng laughed at himself.

"Probably, I'm stupid."