"Ah? Fire..." The two soldiers were so frightened that they sat down on the ground, staring wide-eyed at the golden beads in Ma Xiaoquan's hand that had been burned by the Red Lotus Ba's fire and disappeared.
"Bah bang bang..." Ma Xiaoquan clapped his hands and smiled slightly, "I'll give you two a choice, follow me or continue to be dealt with by those people. Of course, you still have a choice, just like the one just now
Like golden beads..."
"Gulu~" The two of them swallowed their saliva together, not daring to answer.
Ma Xiaoquan smiled again and said: "You don't have to answer me so quickly. You two also saw what I did just now. If anyone else knows about it, you also know what I will do. Okay, go ahead~"
After that, Ma Xiaoquan dropped the two gold beads on the ground, "Take them and make good purchases for your family. If you leave, you will probably not come back for more than ten years."
The two soldiers looked at each other, picked up the gold beads with trembling hands, raised their heads, and saw that Ma Xiaoquan was not looking at them. They hurriedly got up and ran out in a hurry.
There were still a few people in a corner not far from Ma Xiaoquan's family, but these people were not the people who had been standing in the longer corner during the day, but the soldiers in the front row who had clashed with Ma Xiaoquan.
Seeing the two soldiers escaping in panic from the room, these people stepped forward and pulled them to a corner.
"What's going on? I asked you two to go over and take a look at Wanshan River. Why are you acting like such a coward?"
One of them swallowed his saliva and said tremblingly: "...the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince..."
Before he finished speaking, another person quickly pushed him and said, "Do you want to die?"
The man was stunned, quickly covered his mouth, and shook his head vigorously.
"Huh? What's going on?"
They both shook their heads.
"Hey? You two haven't said it yet, have you? Do you want to be beaten?"
"Just hit us. Even if you beat us to death, we won't say anything. Don't bully us all the time. If you have the ability, go to your deceased son's house and meet him. Don't take it out on us. The prince said, you guys are cowards."
Pack performance.”
"Hey, good boy, you feel more confident after coming out of Wanshanhe's room, right? OK, let's see if I don't beat you to death~"
"Wait a minute~" Another burly soldier grabbed the leading soldier, "The two of them are cowards. They came out of Wanshanhe's room. Wanshanhe must have some means to control them. I don't think it's better.
Let's go there. Wan Shanhe is just a prince. To put it bluntly, even if we beat him up tonight, he still won't dare to fart during the day! Boss, don't forget, Mr. Zhao has already greeted us.
"
"Well, okay, then let's go take a look~ These two people, let them get out of here first, wait until the things here are finished, and then deal with them when we go back~"
...
Several people walked to the door of Ma Xiao's family holding lanterns, and the door suddenly opened with a creak.
Ma Xiaoquan's voice came from the room, which sounded a little sinister: "I have been waiting for you for a long time. Come in. If you come in, you will never come back..."
Several people looked at each other with disdain in their hearts, nodded to each other, and walked into the room one after another.
With a "bang", the door closed, and then, the room was filled with blood-red firelight and the miserable screams of men.
The shouting only lasted for less than a few breaths, and the room became quiet.
With a "creak", the door opened.
Ma Xiaoquan walked out, and there was another soldier walking out with him. Yes, four or five of them went in just now, and now only one followed him out.
"Go away~ We'll see you on the school field tomorrow. Of course, if you become a deserter, then your family... don't blame me for being rude~"
"Yes, yes, boss...boss, I know, I know~~"
Seeing the man running away in a panic, Yuan suddenly sent a message: "You were too cruel. Four or five people were burned until only one person was left. Now the room is full of burning smell. How do you think you can live here?"
Ma Xiaoquan responded: "Who said I would stay at home today? There are so many Spring House Inns in Heishui City. I just have to find one to stay in. It's not like I don't have money now."
"Well, okay, you are cruel, but if you do this, I'm afraid I will give you the two thousand... Well, the army with less than two thousand people now needs to behave."
"This is not necessarily true... The guy I let go on purpose just now will definitely not dare to say anything when he goes back. Even if he does, no one will believe him... When we leave the boundaries of Blackwater City, I will
No matter how well we tidy up, after these two thousand people arrive at the United Unification, only a thousand people will be left, and any more will be a waste."
"Well, Ma Xiaoquan, why do I think you are becoming more and more boss-like?"
"Really? Haha, I was forced to..."
"But... it's not an option for you to fight alone. There is still one day tomorrow. See if you can find a military staff officer to accompany you."
Ma Xiaoquan scratched his head: "Don't tell me yet, I inquired privately. Zhang Guangtai's son was once a famous talent in Blackwater City. It is said that he had military experience and the ability to make suggestions. If he can be recruited,
Come on, I think this counselor will be solved, but I heard that his father was in despair because he blocked his relationship with a promiscuous woman... I only have one day, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to recruit this person.
Already."
Yuan was very optimistic and suggested: "How will you know if you don't give it a try? But do you know where Zhang Guangtai's son is?"
"I've heard a little bit about this. Since you said you should give it a try, just give it a try~"
Yuan Dao: "I think you might as well go find Zhang Guangtai. Anyway, his son is in Blackwater City and has been making him uncomfortable. Why don't you go to him? He will definitely agree and tell you how his son will follow you."
"That makes sense~"
...
The next day, Ma Xiaoquan met with a merchant selling military supplies. After determining the quantity of supplies he needed, he went straight to Zhang Guangtai's home.
When Zhang Guangtai heard that Ma Xiaoquan was going to take away his son, although he was reluctant to give up, he did agree with his son to go with Ma Xiaoquan, as Yuan said, because Zhang Guangtai was an official of the court after all, and struggles in the court were often not
If you are suppressed by your opponent because you have made a mistake, it is usually because someone around you has made a mistake and you are being blamed.
"So...Prince Shanhe, my son is stubborn. Although you have this intention, you don't know if he is willing?"
Ma Xiaoquan snorted and said, "Master Zhang, I want to know why you didn't agree with the relationship between the prostitute and Mr. Ling in the first place? Is it just because you were afraid of telling the truth?"
Zhang Guangtai smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "If this is really all about telling the truth, I, Zhang Guangtai, can still bear it."
"Master Zhang, do you mean to hide something else?"
Zhang Guangtai sighed: "It doesn't matter if you don't mention the past. If the prince wants to use my son, he must remember one word."
"A word? Which one?"
"Excited!"
"Excited?" Ma Xiaoquan was stunned and said with a smile, "Since Mr. Zhang knows how to treat his son, why not use it?"
Zhang Guangtai smiled: "Although I, Zhang Guangtai, do not have any great achievements, I consider myself to be upright and upright, and my son, like me, I am afraid that he will follow my path in the future... I, Zhang Guangtai, only have such an only son.
, I don’t ask him to carry on the family lineage for my Zhang family, but I ask him for stability.”
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "Sir Zhang, I am going to unite and unify, but in fact I am going to conquer Hongzhou. It can be said that I have a narrow escape. You entrusted your son to me, you are afraid that I will let you down."
Zhang Guangtai smiled meaningfully and said: "The prince has a special destiny. Although Hongzhou is dangerous, it will not destroy the prince. My son will definitely do great things by following the prince. I just hope that when the prince succeeds and retires, he can pay me back."
The child is pure. The Black and Blue Kingdom is prosperous and peaceful in name, but in fact there are turbulent undercurrents. If it weren't for the hard support of the king and the help from Tianji Hall, Chao Gang would have been overthrown... It's a pity that the king is a mortal after all, and his lifespan is limited.
There are all of them. When the king returns one day, and if the prince cannot take charge of his own affairs, the entire Heiqing Kingdom will surely fall into the same great turmoil as thirty years ago..."
Ma Xiaoquan did not wrinkle slightly and said: "Master Zhang means..."
Zhang Guangtai suddenly stood up and knelt down in front of Ma Xiaoquan with a bang. Ma Xiaoquan was stunned for a moment and quickly tried to pull Zhang Guangtai away.
Zhang Guangtai shook his head: "Your Majesty, please don't drag me around. Just listen to what I have to say... His Majesty's trip to Hongzhou seems to be an impossible task given by the King. I also know that the King
The prince was jealous of the prince and separated him from his wife and children, but does the prince know why the king did this?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "I hope Mr. Zhang will give an explanation."
"Because the king is waiting for the crown prince."
"Wait for me? Wait for me?"
Zhang Guangtai said: "One day when the prince returns to Heishui City, it will be the day when the king and the prince see each other again ~ By the way..." Zhang Guangtai took out a ticket from his arms, unfolded it and handed it to Ma Xiaoquan.
"This warrant is the king's private property. Although it is not much, it is enough to supply half of the eldest son's army of 2,000 people~"
"Your Majesty's private property? Why not use the treasury..."
Zhang Guangtai smiled bitterly and said: "I, Mr. Zhang, am the commander-in-chief of the treasury. How can I not know how much money there is in the treasury? The Black and Green Country appears to be strong, but in fact the treasury is empty."
Ma Xiaoquan dragged his chin and said: "I heard that the son of the King of Yue, Prince Ling, was very brave and had been stationed in the south. I also looked through some of the accounts. Most of the tax revenue from the Heiqing Kingdom was shipped to the south. Could it be...
..."
Zhang Guangtai sneered and said: "In the past, the seizure of the throne by the kings was the source of the chaos in the Heiqing Kingdom. But in recent years, on the one hand, the king has to maintain the stability of the court, and on the other hand, he has to carefully appease people such as the King of Yue and the Crown Prince.
Do you think that the prominent nobles of Blackwater City have nothing to do with the imperial court?"
