 Ma Qi succeeded him in all his posts and capacities.Ma Qi was tall and maintained the mintuan militia in Xining as his personal army, called the Ninghaijun.He also directly defied his commanding officer, Muslim Gen. Ma Anliang, when Ma Wanfu, the Muslim brotherhood leader, was being shipped to Gansu from Xinjiang by Yang Zengxin to Ma Anliang, so Ma Anliang could execute Ma Wanfu.