Summary of the previous chapter: Wei Zhongxian's eunuch party impeached Wang Wenyan of the Donglin Party and sent him home. Ma Xiaoquan found Ye Xianggao in time and asked him to protect Wang Wenyan as soon as possible...
Wei Zhongxian was very happy after he captured Wang Wenyan. In his opinion, if Wang Anyi fell, even if Wang Wenyan was "the best commoner in the world", he would be ruined in the hands of Wei Zhongxian.
It's a pity that... the chief minister of the cabinet, Ye Xianggao, obtained important information from Ma Xiaoquan early. Even before Wei Zhongxian took action against Wang Wenyan, he had already started circling the relationship and reporting to the emperor.
How could Zhu Youxiao, a teenage boy, be Ye Xianggao's opponent? Ye Shoufu deceived him, and the emperor immediately ordered Wang Wenyan to be pardoned. Of course, the imperial decree had not been passed down at that time, and Wei Zhongxian did not know about it.
Just when Wei Zhongxian was about to kill Wang Wenyan with a knife, the imperial edict suddenly came and declared that Wang Wenyan was exempted from guilt.
Of course Wei Zhongxian was unwilling to give in, but there was another person who came with the imperial edict. As soon as this person appeared, Wei Zhongxian immediately became scared.
Yang Lian.
Wei Zhongxian saw Yang Lian like a mouse seeing a cat. From the beginning of the announcement to the end, he never said a word. It was not until Yang Lian left that Wei Zhongxian breathed out heavily.
As soon as the imperial edict was announced, Wang Wenyan was immediately pardoned.
Wang Wenyan appeared intact. Not only was he not angry, he bowed his hand to Wei Zhongxian in a very tactful manner. From the looks of it, he didn't seem to care that Wei Zhongxian impeached him and arrested him.
Watching Wang Wenyan and Yang Lian leave, Wei Zhongxian cursed loudly, but no matter how much he cursed, it was of no avail. Wang Wenyan left well and left him a polite response.
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After Wang Wenyan was released by Wei Zhongxian, not only did he not suffer continued suppression, his reputation became even greater than before.
The leader of the Donglin Party brought a group of key members of the Donglin Party to visit him in person. Not only that, the chief minister Ye Xianggao also suddenly recommended Wang Wenyan to the emperor and appointed Wang Wenyan as secretary of the cabinet.
When Ma Xiaoquan heard the news, he also asked someone to give the gift to Wang Wenyan. Of course, in order to hide his identity from others, Ma Xiaoquan's gift was not obvious.
And Wei Zhongxian finally saw clearly what he was capable of in this matter. After discussing with his lackeys, he decided to endure it and wait.
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"Pa" Ma Xiaoquan threw a pile of information on the desk and breathed out tiredly. Behind him, Li Qinghan gently rubbed his temples.
"Ma Xiaoquan, how is the situation?" Li Qinghan asked.
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, opened his eyes and said, "I'm afraid Wei Zhongxian won't make any obvious moves in the past three years, but he will definitely operate secretly to try to overthrow the Donglin Party in one fell swoop."
"Then...then what should we do next?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Of course I will take advantage of these three years to develop my Ma family's business as much as possible."
"Ma Xiaoquan, what do you want to do?"
The corner of Ma Xiaoquan's mouth raised: "Qinghan, what do you think of me attacking the Zhang family?"
"Zhang family? Ma Xiaoquan, you mean Zhang Tianhao?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Yes, currently all major businesses in Beijing are basically monopolized by big forces. If our Ma family wants to rise to power within the next three years, we must swallow up several forces. Well, the Zhang family will be ours."
The first goal!"
Li Qinghan was a little worried: "Ma Xiaoquan, the eldest lady of the Zhang family, after all..."
"After all, she is Fourth Young Master Ma's ex-fiancée, right? Qinghan, are you worried about being intimidating?"
Li Qinghan nodded.
"Humph, I'm not Fourth Young Master Ma, what should I be afraid of? At worst, I can ask Xiaoshuang to come out and kill all the Zhang family in one night."
"Ma Xiaoquan, absolutely don't," Li Qinghan said, "don't kill people casually!"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled: "I know, I'm just talking. Well, actually it is very difficult to swallow up the Zhang family... The Zhang family is deeply entangled in the imperial court, and it is also an ancient hidden family.
, and it is said that the Zhang family has a very good relationship with the Donglin Party. To attack the Zhang family is to attack the Donglin Party. Well...it is really difficult to eat them. Besides, before
The Zhang family, haha, actually have a good relationship with my Ma family, but it’s a pity, it’s a pity... Times have changed..." At this point, Ma Xiaoquan suddenly recalled the past events in the late Han Dynasty.
Li Qinghan hugged Ma Xiaoquan's shoulders from behind, put his head on Ma Xiaoquan's face, and murmured: "No matter what, I will support you unconditionally!"
Ma Xiaoquan hummed, stretched out his hand to stroke Li Qinghan's hair, and said, "Qinghan, go call Uncle Tong, I have something to discuss with him."
"Um"
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While Ma Xiaoquan was deploying follow-up plans, members of the Donglin Party were gathering at Zhang Tianhao's home to discuss matters.
Zhang Tianhao, a well-known rich man in Beijing, has always played the role of a "good friend" of the Donglin Party. Although his Zhang family is actually a reclusive wealthy family, outside it has deep connections with the world.
After all, the Zhang family's business is all outside. If you want to run it well, it is inevitable to have connections with the world.
Miss Zhang stood next to his father Zhang Tianhao, silently not saying a word, but her face was very ugly, as if something had not fulfilled her wish.
After the Donglin Party members left the Zhang family, Miss Zhang pouted and stomped her feet in grievance.
Zhang Tianhao looked at his beloved woman like this and sighed: "Jingjing, you said you are about to get married, why are you still having trouble with the fourth young master of the Ma family?"
Miss Zhang said angrily: "Dad, it's not that I can't get along with him, but that Ma Xiaoquan really bullies people too much."
Zhang Tianhao sighed, others don't know it, but he knows his daughter's character best.
It is completely unreasonable to say that Ma Xiaoquan deceived her daughter too much.
As for why my daughter was angry, it was all because of the three women who were following Ma Xiaoquan.
Li Qinghan won't mention it. She is Ma Xiaoquan's sister-in-law. Zhang Tianhao thought that Ma Xiaoquan was the Fourth Young Master Ma. However, the sudden appearance of Dongfang Qingxue and Bei Mingxue surprised Zhang Tianhao.
As a reclusive wealthy family, Zhang Tianhao is very aware of the status of the Dongfang Family and the Beiming Family. Although his Zhang family is also powerful, he is still a child in front of these two families. Zhang Tianhao does not know about the destruction of the Dongfang Family.
The reason why Miss Zhang is angry is actually because of jealousy. Zhang Tianhao knows his daughter's thoughts very well. To put it bluntly, his daughter just can't see Ma Xiaoquan being emotionally proud, not even a little bit.
Zhang Tianhao chuckled and comforted his daughter: "Jingjing, our family has canceled the engagement with the Ma family, and you are about to get married. We will not interfere with Ma Xiaoquan's matter, okay?"
"No, I don't!" Miss Zhang looked unhappy, "Ma Xiaoquan, Ma Xiaoquan, I absolutely can't see you doing well, what a bullshit Dongfang family, what a bullshit Beiming family, I just can't see you doing well!"