Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan followed Li Qinghan's suggestion and went to visit Wei Guanghui. Sure enough, Wei Guanghui was just as Li Qinghan said...
Wei Guanghui shook his head and waved his hands, as if he couldn't do it, but his eyes flickered, and it was clear that he was reluctant to part with the pair of jade pieces.
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said: "Master Wei, if you refuse again, I will never come to chat with you again..." Although Ma Xiaoquan's words sounded like a threat, in fact, the person involved, Wei Guanghui,
To my ears, it has a different meaning.
"Haha, since the deacon said so, I, Mr. Wei, will temporarily keep the jade handle for the deacon."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded, said no more, gave Wei Guanghui a hand and turned away.
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After leaving the gate of the Ministry of Rites and walking to a secluded and safe place, Ma Xiaoquan breathed out.
"Wei Guanghui... Well, it's just like what Qing Han said. Hmm, this person can be my internal agent in the future..." Ma Xiaoquan nodded, smiled slightly, and returned to Ma's house.
A few days go by in the blink of an eye...
In the past few days, Ma Xiaoquan, in addition to constantly collecting intelligence on Wei Zhongxian's recruitment, also had to deal with the daily affairs of his own business.
Heaven and earth are slowly getting back on track. The so-called "promotional activities" in the past are no longer needed at this time. If you want to say why, you have to thank Xin Wang Zhu Youjian.
It is said that a few days ago, King Xin Zhu Youjian suddenly came to heaven and earth and asked to see Ma Xiaoquan by name.
Although Ma Xiaoquan is a second-rank official, he is nothing in front of King Xin Zhu Youjian. What's more, in a few years, the carpenter emperor Zhu Youxiao will die, and King Xin will be the emperor.
Ma Xiaoquan didn't know why Zhu Youjian came suddenly. It wasn't until the two met and talked for half an hour that the other party suddenly revealed the real purpose of his visit.
It turned out that Ma Xiaoquan had promised to help Zhu Youjian secretly train a group of Jin Yiwei, and it was almost time for "delivery". Zhu Youjian came today to inquire about the training situation. Secondly, he had recently
Some questions require Ma Xiaoquan's help and advice.
Zhu Youjian is younger than Zhu Youxiao, but he is much better than his brother Zhu Youxiao in terms of conduct. The reason why Ma Xiaoquan is gathered together is mainly because Zhu Youjian reads more books than his brother Zhu Youxiao.
Much more.
Of course, this is only one of the main reasons. There is another reason. Zhu Youjian didn't mention it, and Ma Xiaoquan didn't dare to mention it. The two of them understood it with just one look.
Logically speaking... all the imperial guards of the Ming Dynasty belong to the emperor alone, but Zhu Youjian asked Ma Xiaoquan to help him secretly train a group of imperial guards for his use. If the emperor himself knew about this, there would be consequences.
Suspected of treason.
Since ancient times, anyone who commits rebellion will be sentenced to death.
Zhu You asked Ma Xiaoquan why he helped him secretly train the Jin Yiwei. You must know that if this matter is leaked, the nine tribes will be punished.
Ma Xiaoquan's answer to Zhu Youjian was: The emperor is prosperous and prosperous, and with us, the royal guards, helping to do things, the emperor feels at ease.
Ma Xiaoquan's words were a bit unanswered. After all, the person sitting in front of him was King Xin Zhu Youjian, not Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao.
However, Ma Xiaoquan just said that, and he said it very sincerely.
Zhu Youjian is much smarter than his brother Zhu Youxiao. As soon as Ma Xiaoquan said these words, he immediately fell into deep thought.
Ma Xiaoquan did not continue to speak, and stood quietly beside Zhu Youjian waiting.
A quarter of an hour later, Zhu Youjian came back to his senses.
After coming back to his senses, Zhu Youjian didn't say anything, just hummed softly, then stood up and left. When leaving, Zhu Youjian patted Ma Xiaoquan on the shoulder three times.
Ma Xiaoquan just held his hand and did not turn around to greet the King of Letters. After Zhu Youjian left, Ma Xiaoquan put his hand down.
Shaking his sore arms, Ma Xiaoquan felt secretly happy.
Ma Xiaoquan already understood the meaning of the three pats Zhu Youjian had on his shoulder before leaving.
"Rebellion... huh" Ma Xiaoquan shook his head and murmured, "Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youjian, you really have this intention, but it's okay, your brother won't live long, you will be the emperor
It’s just a matter of time, hum.”
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The arrival of King Xin Zhu Youjian cast a mysterious veil over the heaven and earth club.
No one knows what King Xin and Ma Xiaoquan said. What everyone can see is that King Xin’s expression was serious when he came out of the gate of heaven and earth, and what kind of expression Ma Xiaoquan had, it is said... no one saw it.
No matter what, the status of Heaven and Earth in Beijing has been firmly established. Anyone who comes to Beijing to visit the city will be recommended by the local indigenous people to pass by the gate of Tiantian Earth, not for anything else, just because of the class...
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At night, Ma Xiaoquan was in the room listening to the housekeeper Ma Tong report the accounts.
Although Ma Tong has retreated to the second line of the Ma family and is no longer involved in the daily management of the Ma family, the accounting of the Ma family, including the accounting of the stalls run by Ma Xiaoquan, is still handled by Ma Tong personally.
Listening to Ma Tong's account report, Ma Xiaoquan nodded repeatedly. It must be said that Ma Xiaoquan was very relieved to have Ma Tong in charge of the Ma family's finances.
After reporting the accounts, Comrade Ma said: "The first-generation family owner, the current operating situation of the club and gathering place, the profits are still good, but the war in Ningyuan is getting more and more intense, and the demand for this money is getting bigger day by day.
Our current business may not last long, I think we need to expand our channels..."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said: "Uncle Tong, what you said is exactly what I thought. Our current business is indeed a bit monotonous. It is indeed very tight just to rely on the turnover of heaven and earth and the management fees of merchant gathering places. As long as one
Fighting must be very expensive. Besides, Ruiqing and the others are guarding the secret spot of my Ma family... Well, we now only have two business places, the business gathering place and the heaven and earth. This is indeed far away.
It’s not enough. In this case, uncle Tong, you are more familiar with Beijing than I am, so I’ll ask you to help me find out what business I can do, or what I can get involved in. As long as my Ma family can get involved in one or two,
Just tell me, I will find a way to intervene. Well, it is time to be short of money. Uncle Tong, as long as it is not a business that defrauds the people, we can do it, especially the kind of business that makes money from corrupt officials. If we find it,