Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan's stand-in Xiao Jiuer followed Niu Wu to Ningyuan, while Ma Xiaoquan himself temporarily lived in a secret place on the outskirts of Beijing...
Ma Xiaoquan came to the secret place on the outskirts of the city. After looking around to make sure there was no one there, he ducked in.
The secret location of Ma Xiaoquan is set up among a few dead trees. If it were not for exploration, ordinary people would never come. Of course, there are always some hunters and noble children who come to the suburbs for hunting to visit occasionally. In order to cover up others' eyes and ears,
Under normal circumstances, Ma Xiao will always attach hidden props to secret locations.
There were two people in the place. Ma Xiaoquan arranged for his confidant to be stationed here. When the two saw a strange man come in, they quickly took out their daggers.
"I" Ma Xiaoquan whispered, then he pulled off the human skin mask on his face, revealing his original appearance.
The two of them saw Ma Xiaoquan through the light of the fire. They were stunned at first, then quickly put away their daggers, stepped forward and knelt down.
Ma Xiaoquan stepped forward and patted the two men's shoulders gently. The two men raised their heads and stood up.
These two are deaf-mute.
Ma Xiaoquan made a few gestures to the two of them, and they nodded and walked out of the secret place.
Ma Xiaoquan breathed out, found a stool and sat down.
...
At night, Li Qinghan came to a secret location alone. After meeting Ma Xiaoquan, he reported to Ma Xiaoquan the main events that took place during the day.
After listening to Li Qinghan's report, Ma Xiaoquan narrowed his eyes slightly.
Li Qinghan said: "Ma Xiaoquan, I always feel something is wrong, but I can't explain it."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Me too, um, Qinghan, why did Wang Tiqian bribe Niu Wu and let Niu Wu come to Beijing to report the news?"
Li Qinghan took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Ma Xiaoquan.
By the dim candlelight, Ma Xiaoquan read the contents on the piece of paper.
"Hmph, it's interesting. I thought it was Wei Zhongxian's idea, but now it seems that it was that insidious boy Zhu Youjian."
Li Qinghan nodded: "Yes, Ma Xiaoquan, you usually respect King Xin very much, but you didn't expect that he would secretly plot against you. It's really unreasonable."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "I'm not afraid of him cheating on me, but Zhu Youjian is indeed the next emperor, haha, Emperor Chongzhen, hum. Zhu Youxiao should also be the ghost gate Guancha who was killed by him, hum."
"Then, how about we go expose him?" Li Qinghan suggested.
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "It's impossible. Even if we have the evidence of Guanmenguancha, Zhu Youjian is Zhu Youxiao's younger brother after all. It's not good to be careful and steal the chicken but lose the rice."
Li Qinghan disagreed: "It shouldn't happen. Think about it. King Zhu Di of Yan usurped Zhu Yunwen's throne before he ascended the throne. Their old Zhu family has that tradition. It's either robbery or usurpation. This kind of thing should be a problem for them.
It couldn’t be more normal.”
"Zhu Di and Zhu Yunqi are different. Zhu Di's talents and strategies are much greater than Zhu Yunqi's. In addition, Zhu Di is ambitious, so he naturally has the idea of becoming the emperor. But Zhu Youxiao is different. You can see that he studies carpentry every day and is involved in government affairs.
He didn't pay any attention to it. Apart from anything else, the cabinet he made some time ago was sold at a very high price. Well, I bought that cabinet..." Ma Xiaoquan said this, feeling a little embarrassed.
"I'm just telling you, why is there a beautiful and practical cabinet in the house that is so good? The emperor caused the trouble for a long time. Well, Ma Xiaoquan, you are right, Zhu Youxiao is indeed not suitable to be the emperor...
What about Zhu Youjian?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "Based on the historical data of my time, historians' evaluation of Zhu Youjian is that he is headstrong. But after getting in touch with him, I found that this kid is not just headstrong. He also has other advantages and disadvantages."
, Well, generally speaking, Zhu Youjian is more suitable to be the emperor than his brother."
"Why? He is younger than Zhu Youxiao?"
Ma Xiaoquan said solemnly: "Zhu Youjian is cruel enough. He will kill himself, others, and even his own brother. Such a person is either a heinous villain, or after he gains power, he will
He will become a powerful character, uh, an emperor. Of course, such an emperor will usually become an overly conceited king."
"Oh" Li Qinghan nodded. After hearing Ma Xiaoquan's explanation, she understood.
At this moment, the door moved slightly, and a figure randomly flashed in from outside.
Li Qinghan's vigilant right hand pressed on his waist, preparing to draw the snake sword. Ma Xiaoquan smiled and shook his head, reaching out to hold Li Qinghan down.
The figures came over in different shapes, and Li Qinghan took a closer look. It turned out to be one of Ma Xiaoquan's two deaf-mute confidants. Li Qinghan named him Canxin.
Can Xin saluted Li Qinghan gently, showing an expression of admiration. Li Qinghan nodded and hummed.
Can Xin Qian Qian respectfully took out a small roll of paper. Ma Xiaoquan took the roll, unfolded it, looked at it by the candlelight, nodded and made a few gestures to Can Xin.
Canxin nodded, made a sound of "uh-huh", and backed out again.
Li Qinghan looked curious and asked: "Ma Xiaoquan, what gesture did you and Can Xin just make, and what did it mean?"
Ma Xiaoquan handed the scroll to Li Qinghan, and Li Qinghan also unfolded it and read it again.
"Ma Xiaoquan, Wei Zhongxian actually sent people to investigate the world of heaven and earth while you were away? This... Wei Zhongxian, this old fox, is too thief, right?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled: "Business in Heaven and Earth has always been very good, so it is inevitable for Wei Zhongxian to worry about it. It's okay. I have already told grandma about this. I think she is in the club now to help me.
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"Grandma is getting older, I'm worried..."
"Don't worry Qinghan, this is what grandma asked for, not what I arranged."
"Then...do you want me to go to heaven and earth?"
Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand: "No need for the time being, but you have to be careful. Wei Zhongxian probably doesn't care about drinking."
"Ah? What is he going to do?"
Ma Xiaoquan snorted coldly: "Wei Zhongxian, this old guy, is obsessed with evil intentions. He wants my property, he also wants my life, and he wants my woman even more... Qinghan, please change your appearance.
Go back to Ma's house, quietly get Qingxue and Bei Mingxue out, and settle them in a private house."
"Okay, it won't be too late, I'll go now"
"Wait a minute, Qinghan." Ma Xiaoquan thought quickly and called out to Li Qinghan.