Summary of the previous chapter: Zhang Mazi said that he is looking for the meaning of living...
When Zhang Mazi heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said in surprise: "You...why would you do this?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "You said you want to find the meaning of life, so good. I will make some big moves in a few years. If you don't mind, we can get together, as long as we have a good time together... Haha.
.....”
Ma Xiaoquan smiled meaningfully and continued: "Well, I suddenly remembered something. When I was on duty at Jinyiwei, I often looked through some past archives. The archives said: Fifteen years ago, yi
A scholar named Zhang Muzhi went to Beijing to obtain fame, but due to some unscrupulous things, he who was originally at least a top candidate, turned out to be a prisoner... Of course, the specific reason...
..hehe......"
Zhang Mazi laughed loudly, nodded and said: "The deacon is the deacon. He actually remembered such a thing. Yes, that prisoner is me, and my real name is Zhang Muzhi!"
Ma Xiaoquan clapped his hands: "This makes sense, then... In this case, if no outsiders are around from now on, I will call you Brother Mu! How about it?"
"Haha, if that's the case, then of course it's good!"
Ma Xiaoquan stood up slowly, stretched, and said: "Okay, we have talked for a long enough time. I am still injured, so I need to rest. Let's talk again tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay, let's talk tomorrow!"
...
Watching Zhang Mazi and Zhang Muzhi leave the cell, Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly. He didn't expect that such a thing and such a person would come up in today's long conversation.
Ma Xiaoquan had read the files of the case fifteen years ago. Because it involved people and things at the top, Zhang Muzhi, who was actually the top talent at that time, was also pulled into the role of backer. As for why Zhang Muzhi was pulled into the role.
Being the one carrying the back, it must be said that Zhang Muzhi is unlucky:
It is said that after the scientific examination was over, Zhang Muzhi invited several colleagues to go to a restaurant for a drink. At that time, Zhang Muzhi was not as greedy as he is now. At that time, he still wanted to serve the court and the great young people of the Ming Dynasty.
It's a pity that Zhang Muzhi, after being drunk, surprisingly discovered some secrets that he shouldn't have discovered. As a result, he was discovered again in a panic, and then he turned from a would-be detective into a prisoner in the sky prison.
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Zhang Muzhi didn't suffer much in the prison, but this time, he completely changed his original intention.
Later, the prison chief who was in charge of the Tianlao was poisoned by his enemies because he owed money to others. After all, Zhang Muzhi was a quasi-prospector. What he knew was not a serious crime that required beheading. So after several operations, Zhang Muzhi became
The head of the Tianlao.
As for who was behind the scenes to give Zhang Muzhi this position, Ma Xiaoquan did not see it in the file. Presumably the person who left the file deliberately concealed it.
...
The next day, Zhang Mazi and Zhang Muzhi came to see Ma Xiaoquan as promised to continue yesterday's conversation.
On this day, Ma Xiaoquan and Zhang Mazi talked about many topics, which were rich in content and also touched on some very sensitive issues.
Although Zhang Mazi seemed to have been in jail for a long time, in fact, he sent people out every day to inquire about news from all walks of life, in order to keep himself highly informed. Over time, Zhang Mazi also developed his own unique
a set of information
Although Zhang Mazi's set of information about Ma Xiaoquan seems a bit crude, it contains a lot of things that Ma Xiaoquan can learn from. After all, Ma Xiaoquan will leave Beijing in the near future, and at that time, he will also need some information.
Ma Xiaoquan has thought about getting his own intelligence now, but training intelligence personnel is not something that can be done overnight.
Now that Zhang Mazi is a ready-made intelligence leader, why not win over Zhang Mazi and make him the "director" of his intelligence center?
Ma Xiaoquan told Zhang Mazi his thoughts without concealment. Although Zhang Mazi did not express his opinion after hearing this, his expression was a little relaxed. Ma Xiaoquan knew that a person like Zhang Mazi, who has no desires and desires, would not be able to give him anything if he could not give him anything.
Hope, even if you are eloquent, it will not help.
Yesterday, Ma Xiaoquan agreed to write Zhang Mazi into the Ma family's classics. Ma Xiaoquan set out a new condition. However, this condition was actually Ma Xiaoquan's empty talk. Of course, in order to whitewash this condition, Ma Xiaoquan specially named this condition.
is a "forward contract".
Although Zhang Mazi was well-read in poetry and had rich experience, his knowledge reserve was still far less than that of Ma Xiaoquan who came from modern times. Therefore, under the offensive of Ma Xiaoquan's familiar terminology, Zhang Mazi fell into deep contemplation.
Ma Xiaoquan was not in a hurry to urge Zhang Mazi to give him a reply as soon as possible. He knew that people like Zhang Mazi could not rush but could only wait.
...
In the next two days, Zhang Mazi came to chat with Ma Xiaoquan every day. Ma Xiaoquan also took this opportunity to teach Zhang Mazi some of the superficial but bluffing knowledge systems and theories he had learned.
The more Zhang Mazi listened, the more he felt that Ma Xiaoquan was inscrutable. In Zhang Mazi's opinion, Ma Xiaoquan's knowledge had completely surpassed that of the old men in the Hanlin Academy.
Ma Xiaoquan felt really proud in his heart. Hum, if he, a modern man, could not frighten Zhang Mazi with his novel knowledge, then he would have traveled back in time.
On the fifth day, Zhang Mazi came again.
Through the "theoretical knowledge" offensive in the past few days, Zhang Mazi has developed a slight admiration for Ma Xiaoquan. Ma Xiaoquan has already read this from the look in Zhang Mazi's eyes when he looked at him.
Taking this opportunity, Ma Xiaoquan once again extended an olive branch to Zhang Mazi. At this time, Zhang Mazi finally stopped being silent and asked Ma Xiaoquan: "Can I find what I want if I follow you?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head with a smile and said: "I can't say that I can completely find it, because the meaning of living is inherently elusive, but my information needs you, and our Ma family needs your joining! Brother Mu, I don't know if you are...
What do you think?"
Zhang Mazi suddenly stood up, half-knelt in front of Ma Xiaoquan, and said respectfully: "Master!"
Ma Xiaoquan was extremely happy, but he couldn't show his joy. Besides, there was a cloth strip wrapped around his body, and there were wounds under the cloth strips. He was so happy that the wounds would burst easily.
"Well, Brother Mu, please wake up. You and I don't have to stick to this formality. I will call you Brother Mu when there is no one around, and you, just call me Brother Ma!"