Summary of the previous chapter: Wei Zhongxian wanted Ma Xiaoquan to reveal the underground detector. To this end, he borrowed the emperor's imperial edict and asked Ma Xiaoquan to inspect the Royal Silver Mine. …
The Royal Silver Mine closest to Beijing is located in Suzhou in present-day Gansu Province. The silver mine is not large, but the quality of the silver it produces is very good. The reason why it was included in the Royal Silver Mine is also because of this relationship.
Ma Xiaoquan led Chunqiao out of Beijing and headed for the Suzhou Silver Mine. About half a month later, the two of them arrived at the mining area.
Since a messenger had already gone to the silver mine to report the news, when Ma Xiaoquan and Chun Qiao arrived, there were already people waiting in front of the mining area to greet them.
Royal silver mines are usually guarded by a royal person, but in this silver mine, Ma Xiaoquan found that no one from the royal family did not see the unique flags of royal relatives.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that except for Zhu Youxiao's younger brother Zhu Youjian, the other royal relatives are either too scheming or too young to achieve anything. There really are no royal relatives worth entrusting to him. For this reason, Zhu Youxiao let him
Wei Zhongxian selected a few confidants to guard the silver mine.
As soon as Ma Xiaoquan and Chunqiao jumped off their horses, two men in official uniforms came to greet them.
"Haha, are you Ma Xiaoquan, Master Ma?" One of them narrowed his eyes and said with a smile and cupped his hands.
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and returned the greeting: "Exactly, you are?"
"Oh, your subordinate, Zhang Wei, is the warden of this silver mine. This is the villain's adjutant, named Wang Xun."
"Zhang Wei...Wang Xun?" Ma Xiaoquan looked at the two people in front of him carefully and chuckled, "How long have you been in charge here?"
"As Master Ma told me, it's only one year, haha!" Zhang Wei replied with a smile.
"Um!"
Zhang Weidao: "Master Ma, you must be tired after a long journey. I have prepared some food and wine for you. I hope you will not refuse."
Ma Xiaoquan said politely: "How could it be? Let's go. Well, on the way, you can introduce me to me. You also know that I came to inspect according to the emperor's imperial decree. No matter what, I have to inspect carefully."
Zhang Wei and Wang Xun looked at each other. They didn't know what kind of strange tacit understanding they had reached. Then Wang Xun said: "Master Ma, let's take a rest today, right?"
Ma Xiaoquan sneered in his heart: You two Wei Zhongxian's bastards must have no good intentions. Whatever you say, I'll just go along with it.
"That's fine!" Ma Xiaoquan nodded.
Zhang Wei looked at Chunqiao and asked: "Sir, this is..."
For the sake of convenience, Ma Xiaoquan let Chunqiao wear men's clothes. However, due to Chunqiao's petite figure and good looks, it was easy for people to tell that she was disguised as a man.
Ma Xiaoquan didn't hide anything, saying: "This is my confidant. Well, you can call her Qiao Niang."
"Qiao Niang?" Zhang Wei and Wang Xun looked at each other again. They had already seen that Chun Qiao was disguised as a man. Ma Xiaoquan didn't say anything, they thought Chun Qiao was Ma Xiaoquan's accompanying female companion.
"Oh, Qiao Niang, um, sir, Qiao Niang, please go this way."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded, Wang Xun led the way, while Zhang Weixi and Ma Xiaoquan chatted along the way.
Chunqiao didn't chat with Ma Xiaoquan, Zhang Wei and the others. This time Ma Xiaoquan brought her out mainly because of her skills.
Chunqiao's family is good at traps, and there are all kinds of traps emerging one after another. Chunqiao has worked hard to learn traps since she was a child. Although she cannot be called the first in the family, she is still ranked among the top three.
The first key point in learning trap art is to learn to observe. Simply put, trap art requires an understanding of the surrounding environment, so that it is possible to set different traps. Therefore, learning to observe is the most important prerequisite for learning trap art.
Chunqiao kept looking around, with an expression on her face as if she had never seen the world before, full of surprises. In fact, Chunqiao kept remembering everything she saw in her mind.
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and ignored Chunqiao's surprise, but Zhang Wei felt strange and asked, "What's wrong with Qiao Niang?"
Ma Xiaoquan laughed: "This is my first time taking her out, and it is also our first time to come to the Royal Silver Mine, so it is inevitable to be surprised."
"Oh, this is the first time?" Zhang Wei secretly smiled in his heart, but said humbly, "Oh, that's okay. Anyway, I have time, but I can't do it anymore. I asked Wang Xun to be Qiao Niang's guide and take her around.
Turn around.”
Ma Xiaoquan knew that Zhang Wei was talking politely, but that was what he was waiting for.
"Really? That's good. I think it's better to choose a different day. Let's do it now."
"Ah?" Zhang Wei was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Ma Xiaoquan would take advantage of him. Earlier, Wei Zhongxian, the master of Wei, sent someone to tell Ma Xiaoquan that he was cunning and deceitful. He was caught just after saying a few words.
, experienced it personally, it really is so.
The words had been spoken, and he couldn't break his promise. Zhang Wei gritted his teeth, called Wang Xun in front of him, and ordered: "Go and take Qiaoniang around to look around, and pay attention to your safety."
The second half of Zhang Wei's sentence is actually a code word, which means don't go too far, just go through the motions.
Wang Xun also knew what Zhang Wei meant, nodded respectfully: "Yes!"
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Wang Xun led Chunqiao around, while Ma Xiaoquan followed Zhang Wei to his residence.
The silver mines are heavily guarded and generally no one is allowed to step out of the mining area. Therefore, officials and miners live together in the mining area. Of course, the officials have special places to work and rest, while the miners have Datongpu.
Zhang Wei's residence is not big, with a unique small courtyard. There are no too luxurious furnishings in the courtyard, but it is kept very clean. The bursts of sandalwood smelling from the depths give people a very comfortable feeling.
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"Your Majesty, please!" Zhang Weike invited Ma Xiaoquan into the room. After taking his seat, he personally poured Ma Xiaoquan a cup of tea.
Ma Xiaoquan was not polite, picked up the tea cup and drank it all.
Zhang Wei nodded and said, "Sir, why are there only two of you here for inspection this time?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "This is the royal silver mine after all. If you bring more people, you will be exposed too much. You also know that it is not peaceful at the moment. If you can keep a low profile, you should keep a low profile."
"Your Excellency is wise!" Zhang Wei complimented Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly and said: "Zhang Wei, I'm here to inspect this time. Firstly, I want to look around. Of course, you also know this... Secondly, I just want to see how the silver mining is going.
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Zhang Wei nodded and thought to himself: What a cunning Ma Xiaoquan. Fortunately, Mr. Wei's messenger arrived yesterday and told me everything that happened before. Humph, underground detector? No matter what it is, I must get it.