Ma Xiaoquan laughed and said: "Since you don't hate her so much, then you must have lived together in harmony for the past few years, right? Well, you should have children too, right?"
Ma Zhi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Not yet."
"No? Don't you want children?"
Ma Zhi smiled bitterly again: "It's not that I don't want to, but... my wife has been in poor health, and we haven't been able to..."
"Oh, I understand..." Ma Xiaoquan thought for a while and said, "Bring your wife to the capital. If you don't give it a try, how will you know the result..."
"I really want to, but...Brother Geshu..."
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Brothers Geshu already know my true identity. They will definitely think this news is more important than you bringing your wife to the capital for medical treatment. If it weren't for the fact that you are still here, they must monitor you.
, at this moment they must have already thought of ways to spread the news."
Ma Zhi nodded and said: "I don't understand... They say you are immortal, why do I always feel that you are not like that kind of person at all?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled: "You can't be judged by appearance, but I know that there are indeed many more people than you... Of course, I don't actually hate you. On the contrary, as the eldest grandson of the Ma family, you have always had a good reputation in the family, so
I think that after you finish your things, you should leave as soon as possible and don't ruin your impression on people at home. As for grandma, when I went to Ningyuan, some of her actions made me very disappointed...
..”
The implication of Ma Xiaoquan's words is that Ma Zhi, please quickly bring your wife to the capital to see a doctor. After taking care of her, you can disappear for me as soon as possible.
Ma Zhi heard what Ma Xiaoquan meant, nodded and sighed: "I can do it, but it's about my fourth brother..."
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Actually, I don't suggest you take revenge on Liu Yijing. To be honest, it really doesn't make much sense. If you insist on taking this out on behalf of the Ma family, then you should target Wei Zhongxian...
..After all, it is currently known that the person who is plotting to frame us is Wei Zhongxian..."
Ma Zhi rolled his eyes and said, "Isn't it because you and Wei Zhongxian didn't deal with each other that we ended up in this situation?"
"Haha, you can think so, but that's the end of the matter. You are a smart man and you understand what I mean."
Ma Zhi nodded: "I understand~"
"Very good, I like dealing with smart people... By the way, you don't seem to have much status in the Songs and Books family. If there is a chance, I will help you... After all, you
They are from my Ma family."
Ma Xiaoquan said, reaching out and patting Ma Zhi on the shoulder.
In fact, Ma Xiaoquan had no idea how to help Ma Zhi, but if he didn't say so, he wouldn't be able to achieve this honorable matter.
Ma Xiaoquan knew very well that when he said those words to the Geshu brothers before, he was destined to meet this mysterious family one day. Ma Xiaoquan knew nothing about the Geshu family. If he asked Ma Zhi, he would probably be in trouble.
In some cases, he won't say much. Instead of doing this, it is better to put a tight spell on Ma Zhi and keep him hanging. Once something happens between him and the Geshu family, Ma Zhi may come to help.
...
Ma Zhi naturally understands Ma Xiaoquan's plan. Although he really wants to bargain with Ma Xiaoquan, given his current status, he is really not qualified.
The two left the hut, looked at each other and nodded.
Beiming Shuangxue stepped forward and took Ma Xiaoquan's arm, saying, "Are you done?"
"Well, that's it..."
"Okay, let's go... I'm hungry and want to try on the new clothes I bought..."
"Okay~~" Ma Xiaoquan pulled up Mrs. Ma and suddenly turned to Mrs. Ma and said, "Grandma, come back together."
Mrs. Ma was stunned for a moment, but she still nodded obediently, stood up, walked in front of Ma Xiaoquan and Beiming Shuangxue, leaning on a walking stick.
...
Ma Xiaoquan's prediction was correct. As soon as he left, Geshu brothers couldn't wait to discuss passing on Ma Xiaoquan's identity to the clan. After the two brothers discussed it, Geshu Liushui stayed to keep an eye on Ma Zhi, while Geshu Xingyun went to Geshu.
The family went to the message delivery point in the capital to deliver the news about Ma Xiaoquan's true identity.
After returning home, Ma Xiaoquan ordered his servants to "send" Mrs. Ma back to her bedroom, and ordered that wherever Mrs. Ma went from now on, he must obtain his consent.
...
At the same time, something happened in the court.
After Ma Xiaoquan returned from Ningyuan, Yuan Chonghuan, the then Ningyuan garrison, was highly praised by the emperor for his great victory in Ningyuan. He was previously appointed as the censor of the Youqian capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. A month later, he was appointed governor of Liaodong.
, then, because of Ma Xiaoquan's repeated recommendation, the emperor appointed Yuan Chonghuan as the right minister of the Ministry of War.
In fact, Yuan Chonghuan could have achieved a greater official position, but due to Wei Zhongxian's obstruction, Yuan Chonghuan's promotion to official position was no longer promising after he became the right minister of the Ministry of War.
However, the fact that Yuan Chonghuan was promoted to the rank of Right Minister of the Ministry of War in such a short period of time can be regarded as an explanation of his efforts and hard work.
Yuan Chonghuan had just stabilized when Wei Zhongxian suddenly jumped out again.
Because of the bloodbath of the Donglin Party, Wei Zhongxian suffered a lot of infamy. Wei Zhongxian knew very well what he had done. He was also afraid that after he was buried, he would become a sinner for the ages. Although Wei Zhongxian himself was illiterate, he knew that only those who watched
Only those who know how to read will know the whole story. So, if he tampered with the book that everyone is reading and whitewashed himself, his reputation will surely become very good after a few years.
For this reason, Wei Zhongxian ordered people to tamper with the "Three Dynasties Essential Code".
This "Three Dynasties Yaodian" begins in the forty-third year of Wanli and ends in the sixth year of Tianqi. The "Yaodian" writes about many things that happened, such as the case of moving the palace, the case of the attack on the wall, and the case of the Red Army.
Pill case.
Wei Zhongxian was a party involved in two of these three major cases. Of course, not all of the culprits in these cases could be attributed to Wei Zhongxian. However, when he listened to Li Yongzhen read to him, he still felt
He expressed his displeasure.
"Why is there no Ma Xiaoquan in these three major cases? I remember, especially in the Hongwan case, the emperor clearly gave an order to get the elixir from Ma's house..."
Li Yongzhen said: "Master Wei didn't know something. We did go to get the medicine, but Zheng San and others who were responsible for getting the medicine lost the medicine. The last person to offer the red pill was Li Kezhuo...
..”
"Well, can we change it this way? Let's say that the formula of Li Kezhuo's medicine was obtained from the Ma family."
Li Yongzhen thought for a while, nodded and said: "What Mr. Wei said is true, so let's change it."
Wei Zhongxian nodded, but quickly shook his head: "No, Ma Xiaoquan is a thief who is insidious and cunning. Since the victory of Ningyuan, the emperor in this court favors him even more. I can't do anything about him..."
Li Yongzhen said: "Have Mr. Wei forgotten? Ma Xiaoquan is alone after all. Now that we have control over the entire court, if we randomly find some people to impeach Ma Xiaoquan, I don't believe that he can withstand it?"
Wei Zhongxian slapped his forehead and nodded: "Yeah, why didn't I think of that? Okay, your idea is a good one."
Li Yongzhen smiled proudly and said: "Master Wei, there are a few more people. I want to see Master Wei..."
"Who?"
Li Yongzhen smiled and said: "Master Wei, have you ever heard about Ma Zhi, the former eldest son of the Ma family?"
Wei Zhongxian closed his eyes and thought for a while and said: "I've heard of it, but I didn't pay attention to it. Didn't he die in battle?"
Li Yongzhen shook his head: "No, actually it doesn't."
"No?" Wei Zhongxian was quite surprised, "Then where is he now?"
Li Yongzhen said: "Waiting right outside the door, Mr. Wei, do you want to see me?"
"Yes, of course I have. It's interesting. Someone who has been dead for a long time suddenly appears and comes to see me. I want to see what his purpose is..."
Li Yongzhen smiled, nodded and went out, calling a man outside the door to come in.
When the man saw Wei Zhongxian, he bowed respectfully and said, "I pay my respects to Mr. Wei. Mr. Wei is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old..."
Wei Zhongxian was secretly shocked and said: "You are Ma Zhi, raise your head and let me see..."
The man raised his head. Wei Zhongxian saw his appearance and said with a smile: "He does look a bit like that boy Ma Xiaoquan... Okay, get up..."
Ma Zhi stood up and bowed his head respectfully, looking like a slave.
Wei Zhongxian grinned and winked at Li Yongzhen. Li Yongzhen asked: "Ma Zhi, right? You suddenly showed up. Mr. Wei is very curious about your past affairs. Let's talk about it."
Ma Zhi raised his head and said: "To be honest, the villain was actually arranged by the late emperor to fake his death. It was out of necessity..."
"The late emperor arranged it? Was it Emperor Taichang?"
"No, it's Master Wanli!"
"Oh~~" Wei Zhongxian frowned, "It turns out to be Master Wanli, but as far as I know, Master Wanli has always ignored the government. What does he want you to do?"
Ma Zhidao: "Master Wanli is determined to seek the medicine of immortality. The villain has a master who happens to be a master of alchemy, so Master Wanli orders the villain to find the medicine..."
Li Yongzhen interrupted: "Master Wanli is indeed obsessed with immortality, so what did you find?"
Ma Zhi raised his head and lowered his tone several times: "Replying to Mr. Wei, I have found it, but it is not a finished product... But... after so many years of searching, the villain has found it."
We have indeed found the formula to prolong life..."
"Oh? Prolonging life? Isn't it immortality?"
Ma Zhi smiled bitterly and said: "Master Wei, who has seen this kind of immortality? The villain believes that extending life is the right thing."