Summary of the previous chapter: Zheng Longhuo took control of the city gate and then led a large army towards the palace. All of this was communicated to Zheng Long through Mrs. Zheng in advance by Ma Xiaoquan...
Wei Zhongxian was very angry when he failed. He ordered to take down the few training soldiers that Zheng Long had arranged before, and then led a large group of people to run towards the palace.
When Wei Zhongxian ran to the entrance of the palace, he happened to encounter Zheng Long's large army. Just as he was about to give the order, Wei Zhongxian suddenly saw a familiar figure.
"Damn it," Wei Zhongxian lowered his head and murmured, "Why did you bastard Zheng Long invite King Xin here?"
Yes, Zheng Long indeed invited King Xin, Zhu Youjian, the younger brother of Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao.
With a livid face, Wei Zhongxian walked up to Zhu Youjian and said respectfully: "I have seen the prince!"
Zhu Youjian never liked Wei Zhongxian very much. He frowned and waved his hand and said: "You came just in time. Don't move on the Jin Yiwei side. I have already told the emperor brother, who is also very interested. Today
Let’s practice right in front of the palace!”
"Ah? Right at the entrance of the palace, here..."
Zhu Youjian raised his eyebrows and said sternly: "Wei Zhongxian, I have to warn you, you are not allowed to cause any trouble to me, otherwise, you know my temper!"
"I don't dare, I don't dare!" Wei Zhongxian lowered his head, hating the hatred in his heart. Zheng Long was so damn fast, wasn't he?
After a while, Emperor Zhu Youxiao came out, and Zhu Youjian greeted him and said respectfully: "My brother, I pay homage to my brother, long live my emperor!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded: "You don't have to be polite, you know. Well, I was very interested when you said you wanted to perform at the entrance of the palace. Really, why didn't Zhongxian tell me?"
Zhu Youjian coughed and winked at Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian shuddered and said respectfully: "Reply to the Emperor, you are studying business and carpentry work. I don't dare to disturb you, so I'll give it to King Xin first."
Reported..."
Zhu Youxiao didn't doubt it at all. He said, "Well, now that it's decided, let me practice!"
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Wei Zhongxian stood up, knelt in front of the emperor, and said: "Your Majesty, didn't you agree to temporarily hand over those training troops to the old slave to command? Has the Emperor forgotten?"
Zhu Youxiao made a sound and patted his head. Just as he was about to speak, Zhu Youjian said: "Brother Huang, I think Zheng Long is good at training soldiers, so it's probably unrealistic to ask Zheng Long to hand over his training soldiers rashly."
, It’s better to do this, my brother thinks, let Eunuch Wei and Zheng Long give orders together and see, whoever can make a move will continue to lead, what do you think, brother Huang?”
When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he cursed in his heart. If this happened, he would definitely not be able to use those training soldiers.
Wei Zhongxian wanted to raise his objection, but found Zhu Youjian's eyes staring at him. Wei Zhongxian shuddered and swallowed the words that came to his lips.
"Well, Youjian's idea is very good, so let's implement it like this!" Zhu Youxiao nodded.
Wei Zhongxian walked helplessly to the training soldiers and roared loudly several times. Although his jade stems had been reborn, his voice would inevitably have a high-pitched tone when he roared.
As a soldier, Wei Zhongxian must be someone who can't do anything but follow orders. Not only that, because his tone of voice that was neither yin nor yang made everyone in the scene burst into laughter.
Wei Zhongxian was extremely embarrassed. He turned his head and smiled at Zhu Youxiao. This expression was uglier than crying.
Zhu Youxiao was also considerate of Wei Zhongxian. He waved to Wei Zhongxian and said, "Then let Zheng Long lead the training troops!"
Zheng Long was overjoyed and secretly thought that Madam Ma Xiaoquan's clever plan was actually Ma Xiaoquan's idea. He respectfully stepped forward, knelt in front of Zhu Youxiao, expressed his loyalty, and then used his rough voice to perform the drill of the training army beautifully.
yi time.
The whole drill lasted about a quarter of an hour. Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with it. He greatly appreciated Zheng Long's training results and rewarded Zheng Long with one hundred taels of silver.
Although the money was not much, it was the emperor's affirmation for training the army.
Taking this opportunity, Zheng Long proposed to the emperor the idea of releasing Ma Xiaoquan. Zhu Youxiao wanted to ask Wei Zhongxian's opinion, but when he turned around to look, Wei Zhongxian had disappeared.
It turned out that Zhu Youjian had a brief conversation with Wei Zhongxian during the military training exercise, forcing Wei Zhongxian to leave the scene early.
Wei Zhongxian felt depressed, but had no choice but to think that Ma Xiaoquan still had leprosy, Wei Zhongxian felt relieved again.
Anyway, once it comes out, it will definitely be difficult to cure, and it may be completely fatal, or even if it can be saved, leprosy is a disease that will torture people for a long time no matter what. Ma Xiaoquan is considered useless!
...
Wei Zhongxian was not present, and the situation was immediately controlled by King Xin and Zheng Long. In addition, Zhu Youxiao had no big ideas. After several deceptions by King Xin and Zheng Long, Zhu Youxiao issued an imperial edict on the spot and agreed to release Ma Xiaoquan.
prison.
King Xin proposed to take Ma Xiaoquan to his residence for treatment, and Zhu Youxiao agreed.
...
Zheng Long retained his official position and secured the military power in his hands. Naturally, he happily returned to the inn to talk to his wife.
When Mrs. Zheng heard that Ma Xiaoquan was released, the stone in her heart fell to the ground. That night, the couple was in high spirits, and spent the whole night...
In the prison, Ma Xiaoquan and Zhang Mazi were drinking. Zhang Mazi had already told Ma Xiaoquan everything that happened during the day. Ma Xiaoquan picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "This is also expected, but what is unexpected is...
..King Xin actually wanted to take me to his home.”
Zhang Mazi said: "Brother Ma, King Xin is trying to win you over with this move, right?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and said: "That's right, King Xin invited me to join the gang many times before, but I didn't express my position clearly. I think King Xin must be very depressed. Well, let's put it this way, King Xin is actually pushing me to join the prison.
, Now that I am out of prison, King Xin is trying to win over me. If I don’t know what is going on, I will definitely surrender to King Xin..."
Zhang Mazi looked up at Ma Xiaoquan and asked, "So what do you mean?"
Ma Xiaoquan raised his lips and asked Zhang Mazi: "What does Brother Mu think I should do?"
...
On the third day, Ma Xiaoquan was sleeping in the sky prison when suddenly there was a noise. Several armed guards wearing gloves, masks and hats dragged him out and stuffed him into a sedan.
Ma Xiaoquan knew in his heart that this must be the work of King Xin, so he simply fell asleep in the sedan chair.
When the sedan stopped, Ma Xiaoquan had not yet woken up.