Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan led the Ma brothers to visit Mao Gang in person. Mao Gang, who had swallowed the drug, successfully deceived Ma Xiaoquan. Ma Xiaoquan did not know all this, and he always believed that the two masters and apprentices had a deep love for each other.
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Ma Yun said: "Master, Brother Liang Long should be considered one, right?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Of course it is. When I am away, apart from your mistress, Diplodocus and his wife, my god-sister Ma Zhuzhu, will take care of the household affairs."
"There are three more... um... Zhang Gong, I don't know how this kid is doing in his studies now, and Yang Hu... I don't know how this kid is doing now.
What are you doing... As for this Ding Yi, okay, you two have seen it, he is not bad, right? "
The Ma brothers nodded and hummed several times. Ma Xiaoquan clapped his hands and said, "Now that I have you Eight Scholars of Yecheng, I am even more powerful."
Ma Yu said: "Master, why don't you strive to dominate the world?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head and lied: "Before I went down the mountain, Master specifically told me that I was absolutely not allowed to participate in the world's disputes, otherwise the world would be in chaos."
Ma Yun added: "But the world is already in chaos now, and the Han Dynasty will probably be destroyed soon..."
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Regardless of whether the Han Dynasty is here or not, please remember that I cannot participate in the world's disputes. This is your master's order, my master's order, and your master's order. Do you understand?"
Erma nodded solemnly: "I understand, Master."
"Um"
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Back at Ma's Manor, Ma Bing specially arranged a large suite for Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Bing said: "You're welcome, Immortal Ma. You can stay here with me for as long as you like, haha..."
"Brother Tongxin is so kind..."
Ma Bing waved his hand and said: "When I threw my two brats to Ma Shenxian, I just wanted them to grow up well and take over from me in the future... Those two brats were very bad before.
Be obedient... Now it seems that Ma Shenxian is indeed a god, and he is very powerful. We two boys, I feel much more obedient when we come back..."
Ma Xiaoquan politely handed over his hand: "What the hell, brother Tongxin is still good at teaching his son, haha..."
The horse soldier returned the greeting: "You're welcome, Goddess Ma, this is what I should do, haha..."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded, put his arm around Ma Bing's shoulders, and asked quietly: "Brother Tongxin, I see that you are very concerned about your two sons, but there is just a problem. You can only have one person to take over your future classes, not two."
Take it, right?"
The horse soldier was stunned for a moment and fell silent.
Ma Xiaoquan whispered again: "Brother Tongxin, don't worry, I have asked both brothers this question in private..."
"Oh?" Ma Bing raised his eyebrows, "Ma Shenxian, what did they say?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Aren't your twin sons the eldest son?"
The cavalryman nodded.
Ma Xiaoquan said: "It is said that the old should not be young, and the old should not be shaken. Brother Tongxin, you can't care too much about your two legitimate sons. You should train your eldest son more..."
The horse soldier said: "But the eldest son is a commoner."
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head and said: "What is the result of a concubine? Brother Tongxin, I think you know the example of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu... Although your family cannot reach their level in a short time, if it happens
Compared to Brother Tongxin, you don’t want to see similar things happen, right?”
The horse soldier nodded: "What does the Horse God mean?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Stand long, stand firm!"
The horse soldier nodded and bowed respectfully: "The Ma Goddess has solved my knot with one word. I, the horse soldier, want to thank the Ma Goddess!" After saying this, the horse soldier knelt down to thank Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan grabbed the horse soldier and said, "Brother Tongxin is too polite. The reason why I did this is because I encountered the same problem as Brother Tongxin. When I persuade you, I am also advising myself. So.
, I would like to thank you in turn, Brother Tongxin, haha."
The horse soldier nodded and laughed.
After the horse soldiers left, Ma Xiaoquan lay on the couch and could not fall asleep for a long time.
In the uncle's family genealogy, it is recorded that the second-generation head of the Ma family is Ma Zheng, but Ma Zheng is not the eldest son. Although he is the legitimate son, if ranked by seniority, it should be Ma Xiao, the eldest son of Diao Chan and Ma Xiaoquan.
"What's going on?" Ma Xiaoquan shook his head and slowly fell into a haze...
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In July of the 13th year of Jian'an reign of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao led troops to conquer Liu Biao southward.
At this time, Liu Biao had just died.
Liu Biaoyi did not announce his successor until the moment of his death. If this matter were placed in modern times, it would not be a problem, but this was at the end of the Han Dynasty, in ancient times when patriarchy was prevalent and rights were hereditary.
, Liu Biao also has two sons: Liu Qi and Liu Cong.
When Liu Biao died, his two sons immediately started fighting openly and secretly.
Liu Qi is more like Liu Biao, both in body shape and style, they are quite similar to Liu Biao, but Liu Qi has one bad thing, he is a drunkard and a womanizer.
Liu Biao lost his wife in his early years, and later married the Cai family. After Liu Cong heard the news, he immediately married the Cai family's niece.
Liu Cong's move successfully brought the Cai family to his side. The so-called love for the house and the bird, after Cai entered the cabinet, he often gave Liu Biao a pillow blow. In addition, Liu Biao hated Liu Qi's drunken life. Over time, Liu Biao began to favor Liu Qi.
The youngest son Liu Cong.
After Liu Biao's death, the Cai family immediately stepped forward to support Liu Cong's rise to power...
Xiangyang, Ma's Manor.
Ma Xiaoquan read the letter in his hand and nodded: "History is really like this, haha..."
In front of Ma Xiaoquan, the Ma brothers didn't understand what their master was talking about and asked a lot of questions.
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said: "Nothing? Get ready, you can follow me to meet someone!"
When the Ma brothers heard that they were about to go out, they were very happy and asked quickly: "Master, who are we going to see?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly and said, "I heard that there is a Mr. Wolong, do you know about him?"
The Ma brothers nodded: "The master said Mr. Wolong, his surname is Zhuge, his single name is Liang, and his given name is Kongming. He should be a counselor under Liu Xuande's account in Xinye."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "You have done a good job in collecting intelligence and deserve praise."
The Ma brothers chuckled.
Ma Xiaoquan said: "But before you see Zhuge Kongming, you go and make arrangements first. Call Kuai Yue over and I'll have a chat with him!"
The two horses nodded and said in unison: "Yes!"
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When Kuai Yue heard that Marquis Shenxian was looking for him, he immediately asked for leave and came to see Ma Xiaoquan.
As soon as they met, Kuai Yue frowned and complained: "It took me so long for the Marquis to think of me. It's really hard for me to wait..."
"Are you waiting for me? What, is there something wrong?"
Kuai Yue nodded and asked Ma Xiaoquan: "Master Hou, which one do you think, Liu Qi or Liu Cong, can become the lord of Jingzhou?"
Ma Xiaoquan grinned and shook his head: "None of them!"
Kuai Yue clapped his hands and said, "I think so too. I believe that the one who wins Jingzhou must be the Prime Minister!"
Ma Xiaoquan rolled his eyes at Kuai Yue: "Do you know you still talk so much nonsense?"
Kuai Yue chuckled: "The reason why Mr. Hou is looking for me must be because of this matter."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, acquiescing.
Kuai Yue patted his chest: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, I will do my best to persuade Liu Cong to surrender to the wise Lord when I go back next time!"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and thought to himself: I didn't say anything, but Kuai Yue was extremely positive. It seems that this is really the case in history.
"Okay, I know, you can go back!"
Kuai Yue stood up, bowed respectfully and said: "Master Marquis, if I can be of use to you in the future, just ask, and I will try my best to do it!"
Ma Xiaoquan laughed: "Then you can pick a star from the sky for me?"
Kuai Yue was stunned.
"Hahaha" Ma Xiaoquan patted Kuai Yue on the shoulder, "I've written down your kindness! Someone, send Mr. Kuai off!"
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After sending Kuai Yue away, Ma Xiaoquan did not stay and immediately took the Ma brothers to Xinye.
On the way, Ma Yu asked Ma Xiaoquan: "Master, I heard that Mr. Wolong is very powerful, but I also heard that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei under Liu Xuande's tent are not very convinced by Mr. Wolong!"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled: "Everything needs time to prove!"
The Ma brothers sighed and secretly wrote down Ma Xiaoquan's words.
... Xinye is a bit far away from Xiangyang, and it is not possible to walk there on the same day. Therefore, in the evening, Ma Xiaoquan decided to stay at a road inn for one night before leaving.
Lying on the couch, Ma Xiaoquan couldn't sleep. He always felt that something was about to happen. After thinking about it, Ma Xiaoquan decided to go to the roof to take a look.
Not long after I got up there, I saw a spark of fire not far away.
"Huh?" Ma Xiaoquan became interested, jumped off the roof, and ran towards the light of the fire.
Looking closer, a few gangsters were wandering around a carriage, holding torches and shouting.
This is a deserted suburb, and the county officials have no control over this place. Ma Xiaoquan frowned and hid behind a big tree, deciding to continue taking a look before talking.
The carriage was wrapped, and apart from the groom driving the carriage, Ma Xiaoquan could not see many people in the carriage, but from the roars of the gangsters, Ma Xiaoquan judged that there was definitely a woman in the carriage.
Sure enough, a big-bodied gangster wiped the corner of his mouth and said, "Little lady, just come down. What are you afraid of? Our brothers will definitely take good care of you, haha..."
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"Bah! You gangsters, if my husband were here, would you still be alive?"
"Hey, you are still missing your husband-in-law at this time? It's okay, our brothers will become your husband-in-law in no time, you can call them whatever you want, haha..."
"Asshole, shameless"
"Hahaha......"
Seeing this, Ma Xiaoquan finally understood.
It's better to be lucky than to be lucky. This happened to Ma Xiaoquan, so he couldn't just sit idly by.