Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 1489

General Ma could never have dreamed that it was his son Ma Chuyang, whom he despised the most, that he wished to let the emperor keep him in the capital, not because of his outstanding performance.

Bixia Pass is the most important barrier to protect the capital. There is a saying that if Bixia Pass is breached, the capital will be breached.

General Ma has always been complacent, thinking that his talents are so outstanding among all the generals that the emperor values ​​him.

Emperor Mingde sighed, "You! Your son is my success and your son is my failure!"

General Ma lowered his head, and his face flushed when he thought of how he had repeatedly accused his wife of ruining their son.

The reason why he thought his youngest son Ma Chuyang was useless was because his eldest son Ma Chuyi was too outstanding. But if you think about it carefully, it seems that the eldest son's excellence is also due to his own excellence. He almost never helped his eldest son secretly.

As for Ma Chuyuan, born to Wu, he did teach him. But he found that Ma Chuyuan was not that kind of person and he didn't even have the patience to do a horse stance.

He is cunning, domineering, petty, likes to take advantage of others, and has unrealistic ambitions... General Ma reminded him many times, but Ma Chuyuan ignored him and forgot about his promises in the blink of an eye.

Later he didn't want to care about it anymore, because he felt that after seeing his eldest son Ma Chuyi, he was dissatisfied with everyone.

Originally, General Ma planned to bring his daughter to be raised by his wife, but as soon as he made the initial suggestion, he was humiliated by his wife.

The lady said, "Do you think I can't have children, or do you think I'm too idle, or do you think I have too much money and don't know where to put it? I'm raising a daughter for you, what good are you thinking? You can even say that!"

General Ma was criticized, so naturally he didn't dare to bring it up again.

But he was very annoyed. His daughter looked more and more like Wu, calculating and petty.

It's not that he is unaware of this, but she is his own daughter, what can he do?

Eunuch Qi came in and reported, "Your Majesty, Dongyu Guard Zhou You wants to see you."

"Xuan!"

Zhou You rushed overnight to the nearby city where Wu and others passed by to collect evidence, and then rushed back day and night.

He greeted the emperor and then talked about business. "After my humble investigation and visit to the nearest city, I found that Wu and others, in the name of General Ma, demanded more than 1,700 taels of silver from government offices and wealthy gentry..."

They forced the city gates to open, didn’t pay for meals, lodging, or shopping, robbed and robbed people… Zhou You listed them all, reporting the time, place, and amount of money clearly.

Ma Liyang was stunned, his face was filled with shame, and he wished there was a crack in the ground for him to crawl into.

Zhou You added, "Ma Chuyuan also promised someone that he could let my father assign someone a position in the army."

What this means is that this is equivalent to selling official positions.

The more Emperor Mingde listened, the worse his expression became. After Zhou You left, he said in a deep voice, "If Ma Qing feels that the investigation of the East Feather Guard is untrue, I can give you half a month to investigate it yourself."

Ma Liyang knelt down on his knees, put his forehead to the ground, and crawled to answer, "I have no doubts. I will go back and sort out the silver and return all the silver that was taken unjustly."

He knew very well that among the mother and her two children, the only one who could be removed was his daughter. Neither Wu nor his son Ma Chuyuan could escape the crime.

Emperor Mingde was in a very heavy mood. "Ma Qing, you are a good general. I also know that all your salary over the years has been used to subsidize the military camp and the wounded. I am very pleased. However, what I want to tell you is that only by taking good care of your family can everyone be stable."

Ma Liyang was extremely ashamed, "I have failed the emperor's grace!"

"Your wife has made an indelible contribution in bringing up a child like Ma Chuyang to be so upright and outstanding." Emperor Mingde's words were meaningful.