When Ma Tong heard the news, he felt his heart suddenly shaken, and an irrepressible emotion instantly surged into his heart. His eyes began to turn slightly red, and tears almost burst out.
Oh, Heaven and Earth, I finally found it!
He fucking thought he was going to die of old age in Quanzhou because of this matter.
Like an enraged cheetah, he leaped up from his seat and rushed forward at lightning speed. He reached out and grabbed the collar of the man who was speaking. His eyes widened as he shouted anxiously, "Where is he? Who is he? Have you controlled him? Tell me!"
The Jinyiwei who came in to report shuddered and almost peed his pants with fright.
"Yes, yes, yes... We found that person's whereabouts at the Jade Buddha Temple in the western suburbs of Quanzhou."
"What are we waiting for? Let's get the men together and set off."
Although Ma Tong was not quite sure what Lu Chen wanted to talk to this person about, he was sure that it must be a big deal, otherwise he would not ask someone close to him to do the job.
In this case, I must have made a great contribution by quickly finding this person.
Yes, Ma Tong, who had previously thought that he would die of old age here, has now begun to consider marrying a few more concubines after returning to the capital to gain a higher position.
Ma Tong felt that he had the basic qualities of an upper-class person.
When he was first ordered to come to Quanzhou, Ma Tong was still a little worried. In his impression, beyond Lingnan was a barren land, and this place was used to exile criminals.
According to rumors, the climate here is very special. Not only is it humid and hot all day long, making people feel like they are in a steamer; there is also thick miasma everywhere, like an invisible veil covering the entire area.
In addition, the number of mosquitoes here is beyond imagination. They fly in the air in swarms, buzzing and disturbing people.
When many officials first arrived in Quanzhou, they often suffered from extremely serious physical reactions because they had no ability to adapt to the unique and harsh local climate.
Generally speaking, the symptoms were vomiting and diarrhea. These symptoms made the foreign officials miserable, and they deeply felt the "warmth" and "uniqueness" of this land.
It was already very hard for those convicted officials to have to sleep in the open air all the way, and when they arrived at this place and fell ill, most of them would not survive.
But after arriving in Quanzhou, Ma Tong discovered that this was not the case.
In fact, Quanzhou City has been developed and constructed quite well. Although the weather is indeed a bit hot, it is not insurmountable.
As for the symptoms of acclimatization, they do exist, but after scientific hygiene education, the Jinyiwei people know how to avoid this situation as much as possible. Even if this situation really occurs, their symptoms are very mild.
The people here were not the savages who ate raw meat and drank blood as he had imagined. They were all reasonable, but their beliefs were a bit mixed.
There are people here who believe in Buddha, Taoism, the White Lotus Sect, and even Mazu.
The Jade Buddha Temple is considered the largest temple in Quanzhou City, occupying buildings and land in the western suburbs.
There is a constant stream of pilgrims visiting the temple all day long. It is said that during its heyday, the Jade Buddha Temple was always shrouded in smoke.
Ma Tong and his men rode out of the city gate on fast horses and soon arrived at the Jade Buddha Temple.
After he got off his horse, his men came forward in a servile manner and pushed away the pilgrims who were waiting in line to burn incense.
Some people were indignant and turned around to yell, but they saw the Jinyiwei wearing a Feiyu uniform and an embroidered spring sword on his waist, and they lost their temper immediately.
Although the Jinyiwei was established not long ago, after several raids and exterminations of families, everyone in the Great Qi Dynasty knew that this group of people was not easy to mess with.
In this way, Ma Tong cleared the way and soon walked into the main hall of the Jade Buddha Temple.
By this time, the abbot of the Jade Buddha Temple had already received the news. He stepped forward, clasped his hands together, and bowed, saying, "Amitabha, sir, please come in. I wonder what brings you here? This is a peaceful Buddhist place, and I hope you won't disturb the devout believers here."
Although Ma Tong usually behaves obediently in front of Lu Chen, in public, he is the commander of the Jinyiwei and a serious official in the eyes of ordinary people.
Ma Tong was also acting very pretentiously outside. He did not rush to answer the abbot's words, but instead stood with his hands behind his back and looked at the decorations around him with a pout.
He learned this from the psychology researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is said that this can put a lot of psychological pressure on those in lower positions.
Sure enough, seeing that Ma Tong didn't say anything, the abbot soon broke out in sweat on his forehead. He didn't know what he had done wrong to provoke these evil people from the Jinyiwei.
Seeing that the time was almost right, Ma Tong laughed and said, "This abbot has invited me. Actually, it's not a big deal. I just came to your side in the name of the National Master to find someone."
"Let me ask you, is there a businessman named Xu here who used to work in maritime trade? I heard he has a red birthmark on his waist."
"Amitabha, this is a Buddhist temple. There are only monks everywhere. There are no businessmen here. I'm afraid this gentleman has come to the wrong place."
Looking in the wrong place?
Ma Tong did not argue, but turned to look at the Jinyiwei who had reported the news to him.
The Jinyiwei quickly stepped forward and said, "Sir, this news came from a young novice monk in their Buddhist temple. How about I call that young monk out and confront him?"
"Then what are you still standing there for? Hurry up!"
The Jinyiwei wiped the sweat from his head and hurried to look for someone.
Soon, a fair-looking young novice monk arrived at the main hall. Seeing the young novice monk, the abbot raised his eyebrows and said, "Guangzhi, so you were talking nonsense? Aren't you afraid of going to the hell of tongue-pulling?"
Upon hearing this, the young monk shrank his neck, but soon raised his head and said, "There is indeed such a person in this temple. He is in the back mountain. Come with me and I will take you to find him. The abbot specially hid this person in the back mountain."
Upon hearing this, Ma Tong grinned and said, "Okay, send a few people to help, and the rest of you, seal off this place for me first. I think there's something wrong here!"
The Jinyiwei acted quickly and immediately began to block the Jade Buddha Temple and drive away pilgrims.
But just when Ma Tong was wondering why the old monk lied, he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from the back mountain.
With a loud bang, Ma Tong's face changed drastically. He was too familiar with this sound. He had heard it many times in the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It was a gunpowder explosion!
It was at this moment that the abbot suddenly changed his previous kind-looking demeanor and roared with a ferocious expression, "You lackeys of the imperial court, give me your lives!"
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