Summary of the previous chapter: No noble man dared to eat the refined elixir. Fortunately, a lady volunteered to try the elixir... An hour later, the lady was still chatting and laughing...
.On the other hand, Ma Xiaoquan came to the darkroom again and faced Cai Mao...
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled: "Okay, then I want you to surrender to Cao Cao, do you have any objections?"
Cai Mao was stunned: "This..."
"Huh?" Ma Xiaoquan frowned and looked at Cai Hao with a fierce look.
"I agree, I definitely agree, I surrender, I surrender to Cao Cao!"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and blew out the red flame on his right index finger.
"That's right. Those who know the current affairs are heroes, and General Cai is also a hero, huh huh."
Cai Mao took a long breath and thought to himself: I promise you now, but I will go back on my word later and see what you can do to me?
Ma Xiaoquan seemed to see Cai Mao's thoughts. He laughed, concentrated again, and green flames ignited on his hands.
"Lord Immortal, you..."
Ma Xiaoquan said with a sinister smile: "Don't worry, you won't become a eunuch, but you are a bit dishonest. I can't believe you so easily. Hmm, I'll leave you some souvenirs..."
"No...don't...ah..."
...
When Ma Xiaoquan came out of the darkroom, there was a man following him. This man's face was red. There was nothing wrong with his appearance. However, if you look closely, the curvature of the beard on the man's chin and upper lip seemed a bit awkward.
Satisfied.
The man is Cai Mao.
It is said that after Ma Xiaoquan activated the green spirit fire, he first burned all the beard on Cai Mao's face. Originally, Ma Xiaoquan meant that Cai Mao's hair would also be burned away. Cai Mao reacted quickly and asked his grandfather to sue his grandmother. Ma Xiaoquan then
He was given a haircut. Of course, Cai Mao, as a man after his thirties, must have a beard. If he didn't have a beard, Cai Mao would definitely be ridiculed.
In desperation, Cai Mao had no choice but to secretly shave off the hair from his crotch and transfer it to his face...
Ma Xiaoquan clasped his hands behind his back and turned his head to glance at Cai Mao. As soon as he saw the twisted beard on his face, he couldn't help laughing wildly.
"Oh... this... Lord Immortal, I beg you, please stop laughing..."
Ma Xiaoquan pinched his face, suppressed his laughter, and said seriously: "Okay, okay, I won't laugh, but General Cai, don't forget what you promised me just now!"
How dare Cai Mao have other ideas now? As soon as Ma Xiaoquan finished speaking, he immediately nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
"Don't worry, Lord Shangxian. Absolutely don't worry. I will go back and persuade Liu Cong to surrender to Duke Cao. If Liu Cong doesn't agree, I will surrender to Duke Cao even if he rebels!"
Seeing Cai Mao speaking so resolutely, Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, patted Cai Mao on the shoulder and said, "You don't have to worry so much. Cao Cao is relatively easy to get along with, especially General Cai. You have trained the navy well.
You will definitely become the commander of Cao Cao's naval forces in his struggle for hegemony in the south of the Yangtze River."
When Cai Mao heard this, his eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Master Shangxian, you said...what you said is true?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Do you dare to make a bet with me?"
Cai Hao rolled his eyes, touched the "beard" that had just been attached, and said humbly: "I will decide the bet."
Ma Xiaoquan laughed and said: "Well, you Cai Mao, you dare to negotiate terms with me at this time, okay, you decide the bet, tell me what kind of bet you want."
Cai Mao raised his upper lip, his eyes wandered for a while, and said quietly: "If I can't be the commander of Duke Cao's navy, Master Shangxian will have to betroth Miss Murong to me."
"Then what if you become the commander of the navy?"
Cai Mao said: "I will do whatever the Master Shangxian tells me to do."
"Okay!" Ma Xiaoquan stretched out his right hand and struck Cai Hao three times in a row.
...
When the two returned to the main hall, the "most beautiful lady" competition was in full swing, and the enthusiasm of the nobles was very high. Of course, this was also due to the horse soldiers' event planning skills.
After listening to some suggestions from Ma Xiaoquan, Ma Bing suddenly set up five competitions for the "most beautiful lady":
First, the ladies participating in the competition are required to learn to play a piece of piano music within the specified time. The content of this competition should be said to be the simplest, because the ladies participating in these competitions, not only calligraphy and painting, but at least a little knowledge of piano and chess
Secondly, the first competition went very smoothly. None of the participating ladies were eliminated, which also put a lot of light on the faces of the men present.
Second, the participating ladies were required to dance a dance within the specified time. The content of this competition was relatively easy. Of course, there were still a few ladies who did not dance because they were nervous and were eliminated.
Third, the participating wives are required to write a poem within the specified time. Compared with the first two items, the content of this competition has suddenly become a lot more difficult. You know, noble men sometimes marry wives and take concubines.
It's not because of how good this woman is. In their eyes, as long as a woman has a big butt, a good figure, and a beautiful appearance, she can be taken as a concubine even if she is illiterate and can't embroider. After this competition, the participating ladies were
Most of them were eliminated.
...
The horse soldier raised his head and saw Ma Xiaoquan and Cai Hao standing together. He stepped forward to say hello to the two of them, and whispered in Ma Xiaoquan's ear: "Master Shangxian, it's getting late. Today's competition is over for now, right?"
"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and asked, "Where is the elixir?"
Ma Bing hummed.
"Okay, let's end today's banquet. Let's compete in the last two items tomorrow."
The cavalry soldier said respectfully: "Yes!"
...
At night, the nobles were all settled in Ma Bing's house. Ma Bing's house was quite big. After settling everyone in, there were still some remaining rooms. Of course, Ma Bing had no arrangements for the newly renovated wing in the world of heaven and earth.
go out.
In the side room, Ma Xiaoquan and Ma Bing were sitting opposite each other.
Ma Xiaoquan frowned and said, "Tongxin, there is a secret passage in your heaven and earth, and the secret passage leads to a dark room, right?"
The horse soldier chuckled: "It seems that Master Shangxian has already discovered it."
"Well, if I hadn't found out earlier, my sister Zi Yan would have been insulted by that beast Cai Hao. Ma Bing, did you go too far in this regard?"
Ma Xiaoquan's voice was soft, but it carried a strong aura of majesty. Ma Bing knew that if he couldn't give a reasonable explanation next, I'm afraid the master in front of him would fall out with him.
Ma Bing rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Master Shangxian has misunderstood. How can you believe what Cai Mao's family says? I did tell Cai Mao where the darkroom was, but I didn't invite Cai Mao here. All of this,
It's all Cai Mao's idea..."
What Ma Bing said made sense. Although Cai Mao said it was Ma Bing who did it, the father-in-law said the public was right and the mother-in-law said the mother-in-law was right. Ma Xiaoquan would rather both of them doubt it than just listen to one family's words.
Ma Xiaoquan took a breath and said slowly: "You mean, it was entirely Cai Mao's idea?"
The cavalry soldier was cunning and cunning, and immediately waved his hand and said: "Oh no, no, no, this cannot be entirely attributed to General Cai. I am also at fault, and I am also at fault."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded, he was very satisfied with Ma Bing's attitude. If Ma Bing insists that it is Cai Mao's fault, he will not let Ma Bing go. Even if he is Ma Yun and Ma Yu's father, he will not let him go easily.
Of course, Ma Bing's attitude is very good now, and he himself has taken part of the responsibility.
Ma Bing was very smart. During these days of getting along with Ma Xiaoquan, he kept asking his two sons for advice. Firstly, he was trying to grasp Ma Xiaoquan's temperament. Secondly, it was also for his own sake.
From his son's words, he learned that the main purpose of Ma Xiaoquan's trip was to persuade Liu Cong to surrender to Cao Cao, and the relationship between Ma Xiaoquan and Cao Cao was unusual. Ma Bing naturally wanted to advance his official position after Cao Cao took over Jingzhou.
One step ahead.
Ma Xiaoquan stood up, stepped forward and patted Ma Bing on the shoulder: "Brother Tongxin, you are also a smart man. I like to deal with smart people. Besides, your two sons are also my capable subordinates. Generally speaking, we are
An ally on the same front, so I hope that no matter what happens in the future, you won’t hide it too much from me, especially things about my family. I say this...do you understand? "
The horse soldier stood up, bowed respectfully and said, "Don't worry, Lord Immortal. I will definitely remember the teachings of Lord Immortal."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly and took Cai Mao's hand. Although Ma Xiaoquan was very opposed to doing this in his heart, holding hands in this era is a sign of intimacy and trust.
"As for Cai Mao, I have basically settled the title of the most beautiful lady tomorrow...Brother Tongxin, who do you think is more suitable?"
Ma Bing chuckled and kicked the ball back to Ma Xiaoquan: "Who does Master Shangxian think is the most suitable?"
Ma Xiaoquan laughed, pointed at the horse soldier, and said: "You are so smart, Ma Tongxin, haha..."
Ma Bing waved his hand modestly and said: "Where, where? How about this? I will write down my names together with Master Shangxian to see if we can think of something together?"
Ma Xiaoquan was stunned for a moment and thought to himself: Haha, I thought only Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu were in tune with each other, but it turns out that the horse soldiers are also good at this, which is interesting.
Ma Xiaoquan nodded, stretched out his right index finger, dipped it in some tea, and then wrote a person's name on the desk. When Ma Xiaoquan finished writing and raised his head, Ma Bing also wrote a name, and the two spread their arms.
Look, they laughed at each other.
Looking at the names on both sides of the table, Ma Bing shook his head and said: "Master Shangxian is indeed Master Shangxian. He is worthy of being called the Immortal Marquis of the Great Han Dynasty. He is really worthy of the title of Immortal!"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "No, Brother Tongxin is also very good. It is my honor to be able to work with Brother Tongxin, haha..."