After Wei Zhongxian returned from Nanjing, he widely publicized the fact that the people of Nanjing had built an ancestral hall for him. For a time, there was a craze for building ancestral halls across the country. Of course, everyone was building ancestral halls for him in order to please Wei Zhongxian.
Ma Xiaoquan took this opportunity and submitted a letter to Wei Zhongxian, meaning that the emperor didn't even order to build an ancestral hall for him, so what are you doing, an old eunuch?
Of course, Ma Xiaoquan's move could not bring Wei Zhongxian down. Besides, Ma Xiaoquan's purpose was not to bring him down, but to disgust him.
Sure enough, the emperor threw Ma Xiaoquan's ginseng book in front of Wei Zhongxian and questioned him. Wei Zhongxian was so frightened that he kowtowed and lied, and finally the emperor was able to fool him.
After returning home, Wei Zhongxian was so angry that he called Li Yongzhen to discuss countermeasures.
Li Yongzhen said: "Didn't Yuan Chonghuan win the battle in Liaodong? Didn't Ma Xiaoquan participate last time? How about this? Let's find a way to let Ma Xiaoquan go to Liaodong again to get him away. It just so happens that everyone is working for Mr. Wei these days.
If you, the old man, build an ancestral hall, you also want to be quiet."
Wei Zhongxian nodded and said: "Your idea is good, but I am still not happy that Ma Xiaoquan cannot be killed."
Li Yongzhen said with a smile: "Ma Xiaoquan is just meat on the chopping board. We will kill him sooner or later. Why should Master Wei be in a hurry? Besides, with people like Ma Xiaoquan jumping around, the emperor will not doubt you, Master Wei. Recently, you have always been
There is a rumor that you, Mr. Wei, are powerful and have great achievements... Therefore, Ma Xiaoquan cannot be killed and must be kept as a shield for us."
Wei Zhongxian slapped his forehead and nodded: "You are right, but I see that the emperor is getting bigger and bigger, and he is getting more and more out of control. What should I do?"
Li Yongzhen raised his head and glanced at Wei Zhongxian, and boldly said: "Master Wei, there is something I have always wanted to say..."
"Say it~"
Li Yongzhen hesitated for a while and said: "Although the emperor doesn't care about things, in fact, there are always people giving him secret reports. And King Xin, who looks very smart, is actually stupid..."
"King Xin?" Wei Zhongxian snorted, "Why do I always feel that King Xin is not good..."
"Eh? That's Master Wei. You were deceived by King Xin's appearance. Do you know what King Xin does in his home every day? Fighting crickets, making the palace maids dance naked..."
"Is this happening?" Wei Zhongxian was surprised.
"Hmm~"
"Okay, I'll remember it. We'll talk about this later. Then... let Ma Xiaoquan go to Liaodong first. He is in the capital and the noise makes me upset."
"Okay~~"
...
The next day, Ma Xiaoquan suddenly received an imperial edict, saying that the emperor sent him to Liaodong to discuss the next defense of Liaodong with General Yuan Chonghuan.
Ma Xiaoquan sneered in his heart, but this just suited his thoughts. He originally thought of going directly to Liaodong and disappearing for a while without being able to explain to the court. But now it's okay. After receiving the imperial edict, it is equivalent to having Shang Fang's sword. In this way, Wei Zhongxian will also
He won't be disadvantageous to the Ma family when he leaves.
Ma Xiaoquan received the imperial edict and immediately went home to settle down.
Uncle Tong naturally continued to stay at home and helped Ma Xiaoquan prepare supplies. Hua Yue was pregnant and said she was going back to her parents' home. Beiming Shuangxue stayed at home. His main task was to supervise Mrs. Ma and prevent her from acting recklessly.
, Lisa rarely goes home because she has to manage the bank. As for Fangfang, Ma Xiaoquan had already agreed before that he would take her with him to Liaodong this time.
It was the first time that Fangfang traveled far away with a man, and she felt excited and scared at the same time.
Ma Xiaoquan specially asked his uncle to prepare some daily necessities. After all, he was taking Zhifeng with him. The road to Liaodong was not easy to travel.
...
Five days later, Ma Xiaoquan led a group of subordinates, took Fangfang and his son Zhifeng, and left the capital for Liaodong.
Wei Zhongxian was very happy when he learned that Ma Xiaoquan had left the capital. He quickly ordered all parts of the country to build ancestral halls for him quickly, and also announced a competition, that is, whoever built the best ancestral hall would be rewarded heavily.
...
There are two ways to go from the capital to Liaodong. One is by water, which is closer than the land route, but it can only go half way. The remaining half has to be taken by land, and the other is by land the whole way.
Since the land route was easier to control and easier to travel, Ma Xiaoquan decided to choose the land route.
The scenery along the way was quite good, and my son Zhifeng was also very good at not crying or getting sick. With Fangfang by Ma Xiaoquan's side, Ma Xiaoquan's daily life was very regular throughout the journey. The guards were also saying that the deacon has four wives.
, the eldest wife (Hua Yue) is good at cooking and can feed the adults' stomachs, the second wife Beiming Shuangxue is lively and often makes the adults happy, and the third wife Lisa is busy with the bank's work and is a good partner in the adults' business.
As for the little wife, Fangfang, she is the most worry-free for the adults and is the last person to take care of the adults' daily life in all aspects.
In fact, Ma Xiaoquan only married Hua Yue and Beiming Shuangxue in name. Strictly speaking, Lisa and Fangfang were not even concubines, but in Ma Xiaoquan's heart, their statuses were the same.
Of course, Ma Xiaoquan thinks so, but Lisa and Fangfang don't. Usually only Hua Yue and Beiming Shuangxue call him "Ms.", while Lisa and Fangfang call Ma Xiaoquan "Sir."
Half a month later, the group finally arrived in Liaodong.
Since the messenger had already set off before Ma Xiaoquan, and therefore arrived two days earlier than Ma Xiaoquan, Yuan Chonghuan naturally got the news of Ma Xiaoquan's arrival in Liaodong first.
When they met Yuan Chonghuan, the two of them inevitably exchanged pleasantries.
Yuan Chonghuan looked at the unfamiliar Fangfang, blinked and asked: "Brother Ma, this is..."
Ma Xiaoquan introduced with a smile: "This is my wife, uh, one of them...Brother Yuan can just call her Fangfang."
"Fangfang, um, good~~"
Fangfang also saluted Yuan Chonghuan politely. Yuan Chonghuan smiled and said: "You are still holding the child, so there is no need to be polite."
"Brother Yuan, I'm here this time..."
Before Ma Xiaoquan finished speaking, Yuan Chonghuan interrupted: "I know that Wei Zhongxian must have done it, right?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded.
"Okay, now that you're here, let's stay here for a while. Your parents happen to be here too, but they went to the canyon pass and I'm afraid they won't come back until a few days later."
"Hmm? My mother went too?"
"Well, since Gaudi gave up on the outer pass, we have no choice but to retreat inside the pass. The canyon pass is an important place. Your father and brother are both there."
"Well, it just so happens that they haven't met Fangfang and Zhifeng, so I'll go there if I have time tomorrow."
"That's fine~" Yuan Chonghuan nodded, "By the way, Brother Ma, since the victory of Ningyuan, the Jurchens seem to have lost their voice. What do you think happened to them?"
Ma Xiaoquan frowned and said: "I'm afraid that during the last battle in Ningyuan, our Hongyi cannon hit Nurhachi. He is probably recovering from his injuries. Why don't Brother Yuan send a letter to express his condolences to him?"
Yuan Chonghuan smiled and said: "Brother Ma, you have touched my heart. I really mean it, so I will write it now."
"Hmm~~"
...
In the evening, Yuan Chonghuan hosted a banquet in honor of Ma Xiaoquan. Due to the poverty of Liaodong, it was said to be a banquet, but in fact it only consisted of two dishes and no meat.
Ma Xiaoquan not only didn't mind, but also took out the dried meat he brought to Liaodong and shared it with Yuan Chonghuan.
Fangfang went to bed early because of her child.
Ma Xiaoquan and Yuan Chonghuan were the only two people left in the room.
Yuan Chonghuan asked: "Brother Ma, I see that you came suddenly and you didn't seem to have any complaints. I guess you have already had plans to come to Liaodong again?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and said: "To be honest, my original intention was to come to Liaodong, but I didn't expect it to be so soon. At present, people all over the country are stalking Wei Zhongxian and building ancestral halls for him. I just happened to take this opportunity to come out."
"Then the purpose of your coming is..."
Ma Xiaoquan said: "I want to see Huang Taiji."
"Huang Taiji?" Yuan Chonghuan was stunned, "I don't have much news about the Jurchens for the time being. How could you see him? Is it possible that you went alone?"
"No~~" Ma Xiaoquan shook his head, squinting his eyes and carefully recalling the history books he had read before. At the same time, he felt depressed. The data device in his body had been damaged. Otherwise, if he read it in his mind now, he would naturally know the next step.
It’s history, hey~
After a while, Ma Xiaoquan lied and said: "Some days ago, Tian Ergeng was ordered to carry out a purge in the capital and arrested a lot of spies. Of course, many of them were wrongly arrested, but they did also capture a few Jurchen spies. From them,
I learned from my mouth that Huang Taiji will probably become Nurhaci’s successor soon.”
"Oh, are you serious about this? Isn't Nurhaci still alive and kicking?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "I'm afraid not. I don't think he can survive it."
"Then why does it have to be Huang Taiji? Huang Taiji is not the only one of Nurhaci's most capable people."
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Speaking of this, it's really interesting. To say that there are eight people who can inherit Nurhachi's position, including the four great Belles: Daishan, Amin, Mang Gurtai, Huang Taiji and
The four little Belles: Azig, Dorgon, Jirhalang, and Duduo. To say who Nurhachi likes the most, it is naturally Dorgon, but he is still a child, and it is useless to like him. As for the remaining children
Baylor, one is younger than the other, does Brother Yuan think that Nurhaci will hand over power to a child?"
Yuan Chonghuan shook his head.
"That's right, so it's impossible to choose the four little Belles. You can only choose from the four big Belles. Amin is Nurhachi's nephew. In terms of inheriting his father's legacy, he is a little behind. Mang Gurtai is a reckless man.
, it’s impossible, so if you want to choose someone, you can only choose from Huang Taiji and Daishan.”
Yuan Chonghuan said: "Then why do you think it is Huang Taiji and not Daishan?"