Summary of the previous chapter: On the first day of business, in addition to the emperor's special distinguished membership card, Ma Xiaoquan only applied for ten other membership cards...
As soon as the sedan and carriage left the club, they headed in different directions. Ma Xiaoquan stood at the door of the club, with the corner of his mouth raised slightly.
A subordinate came out and stood respectfully beside Ma Xiaoquan. Ma Xiaoquan did not look back and asked directly: "Is everything arranged?"
"In reply to the master, everything has been arranged. According to the ten people applying for membership cards, there are different arrangements in the sedan and on the carriage."
"Very well, keep an eye on me. These three sedan chairs and two carriages are my signboards for making a name for myself in heaven and earth. If anyone dares to stop me, do you know what to do?"
"Understood, Master"
...
The purple-gold sedan arrived at the entrance of a large courtyard. The leader of the sedan chair walked to the door and gently knocked on the courtyard door.
With a "creak" sound, the courtyard door opened a crack, and a head poked out from the crack.
"Who are you doing?"
The bearer raised his hands and said respectfully: "Brother, we are from the Heaven and Earth Club. We are here to greet Mr. Huang. Could you please let me know?" As the bearer said this, he took out an ingot of broken silver from his sleeve pocket.
It was stuffed into the crack of the door.
"Ouch." The man in the crack of the door was stunned, then nodded and responded politely, "Okay, okay, please wait a moment, I will call the second master right now."
Half an hour later, a thin middle-aged man walked out of the door. The man had dark eye sockets and was tall. At first glance, he looked like a difficult character.
This man is none other than Mr. Huang, whom the Heaven and Earth Club is about to welcome.
Mr. Huang looked at the purple and gold sedan in front of him and said disdainfully: "This sedan looks ordinary, huh, but in Beijing, riding in a sedan is not something that ordinary people can enjoy." Beijing.
In the city, except for the emperor, princes and special privileged people, no one else is allowed to ride in the sedan chair. As he spoke, Mr. Huang walked towards the sedan chair.
Just when Mr. Huang was about to open the curtain of the sedan, a pair of jade hands stretched out from the sedan, wrapped their arms around Mr. Huang's neck, and pulled Mr. Huang in.
"Who are you?" Huang Erye said in horror in the sedan chair.
"Second Master, I'm here to greet you."
"Meet me? On...the sedan..."
"Yes, I specially prepared some good wine."
"Good wine? What good wine?"
"Second Master, this is aged Luzhou Laojiao!"
"What? Luzhou Laojiao, is it real or fake? Come on, let me have a taste!"
"Second Master, don't be anxious. This wine is very small, so you have to taste it slowly!"
"Okay, okay, let me taste it slowly... wow... it is indeed... it is indeed... this wine... so good
......Very good......"
...
At the corner not far from the Zijin sedan, a man hummed softly: "Huang Er, it's amazing that you like fine wine more than any other master. Well, it's a pity that Luzhou Laojiao drank it all just like that."
, Hey, that’s a thousand taels of wine... No matter, let’s go see the other members, we have to go back and report to the master as soon as possible.”
...
An hour later, the sedans and carriages that had gone out returned one after another.
Ma Xiaoquan personally stood at the door of the club to greet him. Every time a guest came in, he shook hands with them cordially.
Ma Xiaoquan was a second-rank official, and most people had to weigh their weight if they wanted to talk to him. At this time, Ma Xiaoquan personally stood at the door to greet him, and even shook hands with the guests who came to the club.
Ma Xiaoquan's move undoubtedly impressed the guests who came, but... there were only eight guests, which meant that two of them did not come.
Ma Xiaoquan counted the number of people in his mind, and led the eight guests into the club courtyard with a smile. After taking their seats, Ma Xiaoquan ordered someone to serve tea.
When the tea was served, Ma Xiaoquan smiled and picked up the tea and said: "Everyone, our club is here to entertain you today. I hope you won't be formal. Well, you have played some interesting things before, right?"
The eight guests nodded, especially Mr. Huang, who nodded and praised: "The deacon is so generous. I thought this membership card was not worth it. It seems that I, Mr. Huang, made a mistake, haha...
....”
Ma Xiaoquan laughed and said: "Thank you for your respect. Well, we also have an unwritten rule in this club, and I have to explain it to everyone."
"Rules? Please tell me, Mr. Deacon!"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Actually, it's very simple. The sedan and carriage that you are riding in today are the special receptions given by my heaven and earth club. Anyone who comes to support my heaven and earth club today will have the same treatment in the future. Well, as for those who didn't come,
Those two, I'm afraid our Ma Xiaoquan Association will deprive them of their membership rights."
As soon as Ma Xiaoquan said these words, the eight people present were stunned. One of them was also an official in the imperial court and was a fifth-rank official.
The official frowned and said: "Master Deacon, what you are doing is a bit..."
Ma Xiaoquan raised his head and said: "Are you saying it's a bit too much? Huh, it's not a bit much. My club... everyone has seen that it is not an ordinary club. The reason why you become a member of the club is that I
Ma Xiaoquan must be well aware that everyone has their own needs. I just want to provide you with a place, a place where everyone can feel at ease, um, a place where you can find opportunities to get in touch with the emperor... Of course, everyone
Respecting and loving the Emperor does not mean that some people respect and love the Emperor, such as the two who did not come today..."
Ma Xiaoquan's words can be said to be on the line. What does it mean to respect and love the emperor? In the Ming Dynasty today, who dares to say in public that he does not respect and love the emperor? If this spreads out, beheading is possible.
The eight people present were all fine people. As soon as Ma Xiaoquan said these words, the eight people expressed their respect and love for the emperor.
Ma Xiaoquan shrugged his shoulders and said, "Look, I just said that you are all good citizens and officials of our Ming Dynasty. Well, there are people who don't respect and love the emperor, right?"
Ma Xiaoquan deliberately said the last word "right" very strongly. He wanted to see if anyone would accept his words.
Sure enough, as soon as Ma Xiaoquan finished speaking, the fifth-rank official answered: "Master Deacon, I think the two people who are not here today are a bit disrespectful to the emperor."
Ma Xiaoquan smacked his lips and said: "Hey, you can't say that, and we can't just accuse people casually, right? Let's do this. Let's vote. Count me in. There are nine votes in total. As long as five people disagree.
If those two people come again, we won’t need them anymore, what do you think?”