Starting boy Ma Kongqun

Chapter 52 Murderous Case, Expedition
  Later, Mr. Sun and Ma Kongqun returned to "Anleji" hand in hand and met everyone again at "Yuebin Building".

After a group of people gathered for a drink, Ma Kongqun invited the old man and Sun Xiaohong to the ranch as guests.

After the grandfather and grandson saw Sun Chun, they had no reason to leave immediately, so they stayed at the ranch for a while.

While Ma Kongqun entertained the two grandsons cordially, he sent someone to find Li Xunhuan secretly. He only said that "Old Man Tianji" was a guest at the "Ten Thousand Horses Hall" and asked him to come and keep him company.

Li Xunhuan was also very interested in the world's number one "Tianji Stick". After hearing the news, he came happily and met Old Man Sun and Sun Xiaohong.

I don't know if it's a bad fate from the past life, or if Sun Xiaohong, a little girl who has just started to fall in love, has some special tastes. In short, it's a bit like "spending life at first sight", and she always likes to chat and joke with Li Xunhuan no matter what.

To Ma Kongqun's surprise, Old Man Sun was really a strange person with his own strange words and deeds. Not only did he not feel dissatisfied with this matter, but he actually seemed happy to see it come to fruition.

At first, Li Xunhuan got along very well with Sun Xiaohong. This youthful little girl made him feel the long-lost happiness with her bright smile and many strange thoughts.

However, when he later realized what the little girl was thinking about him, he was instantly embarrassed. He always felt that no one would blame Sun Xiaohong for this incident, but would only think that he was old and unruly, and he felt that the people around him looked at him a little bit. Strange, so he began to avoid Sun Xiaohong consciously.

Sun Xiaohong came to Li Xunhuan several times but was avoided by him, which made her a little unhappy. When Old Man Sun said it was time to say goodbye and return to the Central Plains, he felt even worse and almost cried.

Ma Kongqun quietly found Sun Xiaohong and taught her his experience in raising horses for many years. He told her that sometimes chasing too closely or acting too diligently may scare the horse; and sometimes deliberately staying far away and acting distant, the horse may be frightened. Instead, the horse will take the initiative to come forward.

Sun Xiaohong, a smart girl like Sun Xiaohong, understood immediately. She returned to her usual lively and cheerful mood, said goodbye to everyone with a smile, and followed Old Man Sun away.

After the grandfather and grandson left, Li Xunhuan appeared out of nowhere. He looked at the direction where the two people were leaving with a sense of loss, and poured himself a pot of wine.

Ma Kongqun appeared next to him mysteriously, took out a letter and shook it at him.

Li Xunhuan recognized that the words on the envelope were written by Sun Xiaohong, and grabbed it without thinking.

When the letter came into his hands, he realized that his reaction was a bit strange. At that time, he could only hold the letter and look at Ma Kongqun and laugh.

Ma Kongqun was sure that the old man would still fall into the little girl's grasp, so he left with a smile and relieved.

A few days passed like this, and "Wanma Tang" was as prosperous as ever, growing day by day.

On this day, Ma Kongqun was practicing in a newly built secret room hidden underground.

The reason why he rebuilt such a secret training room was because the people he had left in Changbai Mountain finally dug out the Wanzai Hanyu buried deep under the cold spring and secretly transported it back to the "Ten Thousand Horses Hall".

Ma Kongqun put this giant piece of cold jade, which was naturally smooth and square and shaped like a bluestone, into the secret room. He tried to practice sitting on it in the past few days. As expected, if he had the help of a god, he would be able to advance so fast that he would feel unstoppable.

While he was practicing the "Heaven and Earth Chaos Great Star-Swallowing Technique" and enjoying the pleasure of improving his power several times faster than before, Ma Kongqun suddenly heard a crisp tinkling sound. When I looked up, I saw a string of golden bells hanging in the corner swaying gently. There is a thin wire on this golden bell connected to the outside. If someone comes or something happens, the Eagle Guards who are on duty outside will pull the thin wire to send a message by ringing the bell.

He stood up and left the secret room, followed the secret passage to a room on the ground, and immediately heard a person outside the door pacing anxiously back and forth, and he heard the sound of Xiao Biele's footsteps.

Ma Kongqun knew that something big was going to happen, so he immediately called out: "Goodbye, come in!"

Xiao Biele pushed the door open and walked in. When he saw Ma Kongqun, he took the initiative and said without waiting for him to ask: "Lord, there has just been news from the south. One of our merchant ships heading to Japan was robbed by a group of Japanese at sea. Not only was the merchant ship robbed of property, All the cargo was lost and everyone on the ship was slaughtered. Only a few sailors and guards managed to escape by jumping into the sea. After drifting at sea for several days, the last surviving person encountered another merchant ship and was rescued. The news came after he landed ashore."

Overseas trade is a new way of making money that Ma Kongqun opened up after taking over Wang Lianhua's various industries. Although the Ming Dynasty implemented the policy of sea ban since Emperor Hongwu, the benefits of overseas trade were so huge that it was never really banned. Even though the sea ban was implemented most severely, many merchants still risked having their homes confiscated and beheaded to set sail one after another.

In today's Jiajing Dynasty, the coastal defenses were in tatters. A few Japanese pirates were able to disturb the peace along the southeastern coast, and the maritime ban was in vain.

Seeing this situation, Ma Kongqun started to buy large sea ships. He first went to Dengzhou to sail to Korea and Japan, and later started to sail from Guangzhou to Southeast Asian countries. Although this business is still in the initial stage, it has become an important source of income for "Wanma Tang".

Therefore, after hearing about this incident, Ma Kongqun also changed his expression and asked: "Is there any news about the murderer?"

Xiao said goodbye: "Not yet. But according to the surviving sailor, the group of Japanese robbed the ship and headed west, and they should have come to the Ming Dynasty. I have sent orders to the 'Xuanbu' to set up hidden stakes everywhere, through all channels and We will use our connections to search for the whereabouts of the merchant ship and the group of Japanese along the coast. I believe there will be further news soon."

Ma Kongqun said in a deep voice: "You personally supervise this matter. Once you have news, come and let me know immediately!"

Xiao Bieli agreed, turned around and walked out quickly.

Ma Kongqun thought for a moment and then sent an order to the Flying Eagle Guards outside: "Go and ask Mr. Gongsun to come over."

Not long after, Gongsun Duan strode into the room: "Brother, are you looking for me?"

Ma Kongqun said: "You send an order to the Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen and Si teams of the 'Dibu' to prepare their horses and weapons and be ready to go at any time!"

Nowadays, the power of "Wanma Tang" continues to grow, and its structure is becoming more and more perfect. As the backbone of the combat force, the "Earth" is divided into twelve teams, each named after the twelve earthly branches. Each team has one deacon, all of whom are young friends of Ma Kongqun who have grown up, and they have thirty elite soldiers under them.

Gongsun Duan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then asked hurriedly: "But something happened?"

Ma Kongqun told the news reported by Xiao Bielie, and then said with a chill: "Now we are just waiting for the news of Bielie. Once we find the traces of the Japanese pirates, we will immediately set off southward. We will not withdraw our troops until we kill all the murderers!"

Before he finished speaking, the mysterious jade tablet in his mind bloomed with brilliance, and words appeared on the surface announcing a new mission: "Heroic Expedition - Execute all the Japanese pirates who looted and massacred merchant ships, and avenged shame!"

(Thanks to the book friend’s newly married child for the generous reward.)
  (End of this chapter)