Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan took advantage of Wei Jinzhong's interrogation of prisoners to actively develop his fiefdom. In the fiefdom, he planned to build a club...
In ancient times, if you wanted to build a big house, it would take a long time. At that time, transporting materials, building walls and stacking tiles had to be done by manpower.
Although Ma Xiaoquan had plans to build a club in his mind, if construction really started, it wouldn't be possible for four to five years.
Ma Xiaoquan is not in a hurry to stay in this era for a few more years. After all, so far, there are no clues about the underground detector he is looking for, but... as time goes by, the national spirit of the Ming Dynasty will become stronger and stronger.
As the country gets lower and lower, its national power will also decline. Although Ma Xiaoquan doesn't care about the decline of the Ming Dynasty, he has always been worried about the Ma family far away in Ningyuan.
Ma Xiaoquan once promised Mrs. Ma and swore that no matter what, he would protect the Ma family.
...
Seeing Ma Xiaoquan standing motionless, Li Qinghan's three daughters did not dare to disturb him. After a while, Ma Xiaoquan came back to his senses and saw the three daughters standing quietly with him. He scratched his head in embarrassment.
He scratched his head and said, "I'm sorry, I was a little confused."
Li Qinghan shook his head: "Ma Xiaoquan, you must have remembered something..."
Bei Mingxue interjected: "Humph, I must be thinking of that Yue'er. Ma Xiaoquan, tell me, what kind of woman is that Yue'er that you are thinking about..."
"Yue'er?" Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, shook his head and continued, "Actually, I don't know, I haven't met her very often..."
"It's not that much? Then Ma Xiaoquan, where is she now?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I don't know either. I went back several times and never met her..."
Dongfang Qingxue asked: "Ma Xiaoquan, is this Yue'er you are talking about your wife in the late Han Dynasty?"
"Uh" Ma Xiaoquan hesitated. Originally he wanted to shake his head, but Hua Yuexin had said something to him several times in the past. This sentence was also said to him by Ming Yuexin...
..Ma Xiaoquan feels very weird when he thinks about it now...
"What's wrong? Isn't it convenient to tell you?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head and said, "No, my wife in the late Han Dynasty was named Hua Yuexin, who was the daughter of the Hua family. Well, her name was Yue'er..."
Bei Mingxue asked: "Oh, oh, Ma Xiaoquan, there are two people in Yue'er you are talking about, right?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded.
Li Qinghan's beautiful eyes flashed and he suddenly said: "Ma Xiaoquan, do these two months have anything in common? Or did they say the same thing?"
Ma Xiaoquan was stunned and looked at Li Qinghan in surprise. Li Qinghan was suddenly glared at by Ma Xiaoquan and was also stunned. He quickly touched his face and said, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "No, Qinghan, you are right, they both did say the same thing..."
Li Qinghan asked again: "Ma Xiaoquan, what is it, what are you talking about?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and murmured in his heart: Qinghan, Qinghan, actually you also said that...
...
At this time, a young man in plain clothes came over, walked up to Ma Xiaoquan, and half-knelt down.
"Master!" the man said respectfully.
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Has anything big happened these days?"
"Reply to the master, no"
"Well, so is there any useful information about the thing I asked you to find?"
"Reply to the master, not yet"
"Well, keep looking"
"yes!"
After the man finished speaking, he stood up and turned away.
Bei Mingxue stared at Ma Xiaoquan with her beautiful eyes and asked: "Ma Xiaoquan, who was that man just now? Did you call him master?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "Well, my trained subordinates"
Li Qinghan said: "Oh, Ma Xiaoquan, when did you do it? We didn't know it. How fast?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, changed the topic and said, "Okay, we should go back."
"Yeah." The three girls nodded in unison.
...
In the blink of an eye, April 20th arrived, which was the wedding day of Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao.
The emperor's wedding is naturally accompanied by praises and praises. In addition, the emperor also promulgates some policies on the spot, such as tax reduction and exemption, to appease the people.
Although Zhu Youxiao also promulgated similar policies, the Ming Dynasty at this moment is like an old woman in her twilight years, with more than enough ambition and insufficient power.
On the third day after the wedding, the emperor issued an imperial edict to reward the officials for their hard work these days, and ordered Ma Xiaoquan and Wei Jinzhong to go to the Yangxin Hall immediately.
In the Yangxin Hall, Zhu Youxiao looked at Ma Xiaoquan and Wei Jinzhong with satisfaction, as if he had something good in mind.
Zhu Youxiao rarely talks too much, but for some reason today, he was particularly interested and kept talking.
Ma Xiaoquan and Wei Jinzhong were confused after hearing the irrelevant words. Of course, since the emperor was so interested, they simply laughed and listened.
At noon, the emperor rewarded the two of them to have dinner with him. During the meal, Zhu Youxiao suddenly said: "Jin Zhong, you and Ma Aiqing have made great achievements this time. I am very happy, but I don't know what to reward you."
Wei Jinzhong hurriedly put down his job, knelt down on the ground with a thud, and said: "Your Majesty, this old slave dedicated himself to the Emperor and died without any expectation of anything in return."
Ma Xiaoquan curled his lips and whispered "hypocrisy". Wei Jinzhong raised his head and gave Ma Xiaoquan a fierce look.
Zhu Youxiao said: "Huh? Even so, I can't reward you with nothing. Well, I've rewarded you with money. So, I'll give you an official promotion, three levels in a row."
When Wei Jinzhong heard this, he was overjoyed. Although he was under arrest in Dongchang, he was still at the fifth level. If he was promoted to three levels in a row, he would suddenly become a junior at the third level.
Ma Xiaoquan is also a third-rank official. As long as he reaches the third rank, he will not be far from Ma Xiaoquan. In this way, he will not be afraid of Ma Xiaoquan.
Wei Jinzhong burst into tears, knelt on the ground and was about to shout long live, long live, long live, but at this moment, Ma Xiaoquan suddenly put down his job and said: "Your Majesty, you can be promoted to three levels in a row. This is only possible for generals who have made military achievements.
Only Emperor Taizu did this before. Your Majesty, I’m afraid this is a bit inappropriate, and everyone may have opinions..."
As soon as Ma Xiaoquan's words came out, Wei Jinzhong gritted his teeth with hatred, but Ma Xiaoquan was right. To be promoted to three levels in a row, only generals who have made great contributions can do it. He, a eunuch, would probably be upgraded in a minute if he wanted to do this.
He will be drowned in spit by the officials in the court.
"Yeah, that's what Ma Aiqing said. Those guys know how to annoy me in one day. Well, Ma Aiqing, tell me, how should I reward loyalty?"
Ma Xiaoquan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Eunuch Wei has made great achievements in catching thieves and is very loyal to the Emperor. How about this, Your Majesty, please give Eunuch Wei a name. In this way, the officials in the court will have nothing to say."
"Give me a name? Well, that's right. Ma Aiqing, tell me, what name should I give you?"
Ma Xiaoquan glanced at Wei Jinzhong and said, "As I see it, I will confer Eunuch Wei as a loyal and virtuous man."
"Zhongxian? Well Wei Jinzhong...Wei Zhongxian...Okay, not bad, just follow what Ma Aiqing said."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled secretly in his heart and quickly said to Wei Jinzhong: "Eunuch Wei, if you don't thank me quickly, why are you standing there standing there?"
Wei Jinzhong hated him so much, but he had no choice but to kneel on the ground and kowtow: "Slave Wei Jinzhong, oh no, Wei Zhongxian, thank you Lord for your kindness."