mtl008 Chapter 1043
Chapter 1043
After making the decision in his mind, Wei Wu pondered it for a while and felt that this idea was indeed feasible.
So he raised his head and looked at Ma Baoguo again.
"Let me ask you, when you attacked Zhang Dengyue and his servants, did you reveal your identity as a Jinyiwei?"
Ma Baoguo shook his head and said with a very determined expression:
"No, we always knocked people unconscious and tied them up. We never mentioned our identities."
"When we captured Zhang Dengyue, he thought we were pirates. To save his life, he gave us money and women."
Having said that, Ma Baoguo directly told Wei Wu the details of the situation at that time. After listening, Wei Wu laughed sarcastically.
I have to say that this kind of character of being afraid of death and not caring about face at all is really in line with these so-called scholars.
In fact, to be honest, Wei Wu looked down on scholars from the bottom of his heart, but this contempt also had a premise.
In Wei Wu's mind, the scholars before the Song Dynasty were the ones with real character, especially those before the Han Dynasty.
The scholars at that time were both dignified and proud. They not only read books but also carried swords. They knew what was right and were brave.
However, during the Song Dynasty, the administrative system became corrupt, and scholars became dependent on the powerful, leading to the idea of sharing the world with the literati.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the country was divided into three parts, and people's heads were beaten into dog heads. Any family could pin the barbarians to the ground.
But in the Song Dynasty, it became spineless. The great central dynasty of China was so humble that it had to pay annual tribute to the barbarians.
After that, in the Yuan Dynasty, these spineless literati no longer had any sense of shame.
Even though there was the earth-shaking Battle of Yashan, Wen Tianxiang's heroic sacrifice of his entire country, and the tragic song of the country's demise where 100,000 soldiers and civilians jumped into the sea.
But apart from these, there are more fence-sitters who bow down to the Yuan Mongols and shout that the Great Mongol Emperor will live forever.
There were also many shameless people who forgot their ancestors. When Zhu Yuanzhang recovered the country, some Han Chinese scholars actually died for the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
Not to mention the literati in the late Ming Dynasty, the phrase "the water is too cold and my scalp is itchy" is enough to illustrate the problem.
The core reason why Wei Wu always looked down on literati is here, because their roots are rotten to the core.
In the past, people studied to gain wisdom and intelligence, and had ambitions to serve the country and the people. Now, they study for wealth and power, and only want to become rich.
Therefore, the gentry in Jiangnan had no psychological burden at all about killing Wei Wu, and they were very open-minded.
So much so that after Ma Baoguo finished speaking, Wei Wu just uttered a word lightly.
"kill!"
The word "kill" with a chilling tone stunned Ma Baoguo, a senior captain of the Jinyiwei.
Although he knew that the Duke had a strong military record, he only thought that he was targeting enemies from the surrounding small countries.
But now, Ma Baoguo could feel that the Duke's murderous intent towards Zhang Dengyue seemed to be no less than his intention towards his enemies.
Just when Ma Baoguo was confused, Wei Wu spoke again:
"But even if we kill people, we still have to use a method. Just now you said that including Zhang Dengyue there were nine of them, right?"
"Yes, sir, eight men and one woman."
Wei Wu smiled and nodded, then continued:
"So, when you get back, kill Zhang Dengyue first, and do it in front of the others so they can see."
"Also, you can't reveal your identity as Jinyiwei, but you have to make those servants think that I sent you out."
"We can leave one or two servants behind, deliberately revealing a flaw so they can escape and bring back the news of Zhang Dengyue's death."
Although he didn't know why Wei Wu did this, Ma Baoguo consciously didn't ask any more questions and just nodded in response.
"Please rest assured, Your Excellency. I know what to do. I will go back and arrange it right away!"