Summary of the previous chapter: Han Xian Emperor Liu Xie summoned Ma Xiaoquan and Xu Du to meet and told Ma Xiaoquan the news he knew about Ma Xiaoquan's son in person. Of course... Liu Xie's intention was that if Ma Zheng dared to appear in Yecheng, he would definitely
Kill Ma Zheng...
Seeing Ma Xiaoquan's proud and relieved expression, Liu Xie felt very uncomfortable.
Liu Xie actually didn't want to tell Ma Xiaoquan the news, but in order to regain his rights from Cao Cao, Liu Xie had to do this.
Liu Xie knew very well that although he was called Uncle Ma Xiaoquan, in terms of friendship, this uncle was much better with Cao Cao than he was with him.
Even though this uncle had no intention of scheming the world or participating in the world's disputes, Liu Xie clearly remembered that day when his uncle expressed his position in front of him.
Liu Xie thought: I can't... I can't let the man in front of me continue to be on good terms with Cao Cao. I want to provoke them, provoke them... Even if the provocation fails, I can't let them stand on the same front.
middle......
Thinking of this, Liu Xie tentatively said: "Uncle, I'm actually having a hard time..." As soon as he said half a sentence, Liu Xie immediately started crying.
Seeing Liu Xie crying, Ma Xiaoquan was also very sad.
Indeed, since Liu Xie became emperor, he has been controlled by others since he was a child. First, he was shouted at by Dong Zhuo and forced to call him Shangfu, and later he was chased and beaten by Li Jue, Guo Si and others, and he was finally picked up by Cao Cao.
Xu County immediately became Cao Cao's puppet who "obeys the emperor's orders but refuses to serve"...
"Hey!" Ma Xiaoquan patted Liu Xie on the shoulder, "You don't have to be too sad. Uncle knows what you want, but... Xie'er, have you ever thought about it, if you move too much?
If you do, you may lose a lot of important things...Have you ever thought about this?"
Liu Xie shook his head and said, "No, I must do it. Uncle, please help me. Just treat it as my begging!" As Liu Xie said this, he knelt down in front of Ma Xiaoquan with a thud.
Ma Xiaoquan can afford it. No matter what, Liu Xie is the king of a country. Although he is in name only, he is still ranked high in history.
"Get up quickly, get up quickly!" Ma Xiaoquan grabbed Liu Xie and tried to pull him up. Unexpectedly, Liu Xie was very stubborn and refused to get up. He had to "force" Ma Xiaoquan to agree to him before he would get up.
In his left eye, Yuan suddenly said: "Ma Xiaoquan, are you a little soft-hearted?"
Ma Xiaoquan responded: "Yes, I have watched Liu Xie since I was a child. He is like this, from the perspective of the emperor of a country, from the perspective of a man, I really feel chilling for him...
....”
"You are wrong, Ma Xiaoquan... Do you know? There is never a shortage of poor people in this world. Is Liu Xie pitiful? No, he is not pitiful. He can live a well-fed and well-fed life every day and can choose concubines.
To enjoy the happiness of Wushan, you can order the eunuch Huangmen and those Han ministers who are loyal to him to serve him. Do you think he is pitiful?"
Ma Xiaoquan: "..."
Yuan continued: "Liu Xie is not pitiful, what is pitiful...is Ma Xiaoquan, your compassion!"
Yuan's words were very sharp, but they pointed out Ma Xiaoquan's vulnerability.
"Then what should I do now?"
Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Ma Xiaoquan, how about I make a bet with you?"
"What bet?"
"It's a bet... We'll talk about it later, I bet... Liu Xie will force you to give him advice no matter what, because he wants to deal with Cao Cao... You, you come
How about betting that Liu Xie doesn't have this intention?"
"Okay! I'll bet with you!"
After negotiating with Yuan, Ma Xiaoquan came back to his senses, looked at Liu Xie who was still kneeling on the ground waiting for his answer, and asked: "Xie'er, no matter what, do you have to deal with Cao Cao?"
Liu Xie nodded firmly: "Yes, uncle, I want to get back what belongs to me."
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "You know, the entire northern region basically belongs to Cao Cao now. If you want to take it back from him... well, it seems that these don't belong to you, hmm, even if they do
Yours, how do you get it? Can you guarantee that you can control it when you get it back?"
Liu Xie was stunned for a moment. He just wanted to take back the rights from Cao Cao, but he never thought about what he would do if he really took back these rights one day.
Seeing Liu Xie's silence, Ma Xiaoquan continued: "Furthermore...as an emperor, do you know how to rule the whole world with power? Do you know how to deal with ministers from different factions and balance the differences between them?"
Is it a grudge..."
Ma Xiaoquan said "you know" several times in a row, which made Liu Xie very dizzy.
Liu Xie is also an educated man. Although Ma Xiaoquan said those words that made him feel very uncomfortable at first, the truth clearly hit Liu Xie's weakness.
Before this, Liu Xie had always felt that as long as he wrested power from Cao Cao, he could become an emperor. How could Ma Xiaoquan not understand Liu Xie's thoughts?
However, at this moment, Liu Xie only wanted to regain his rights, and he thought he could put everything else aside for the time being.
Ma Xiaoquan knew very well what people like Liu Xie would do once they had the power.
Since ancient times, whenever a poor person suddenly rises to power, becomes a nouveau riche, or becomes a big official, he will deliberately publicize it. Ma Xiaoquan used to be a national special forces soldier. When performing tasks, he saw too many corrupt officials.
Officials, if nothing else, these corrupt officials have one very obvious characteristic: they used to have poor living conditions.
The low self-esteem when they were young has made these people intensify their efforts to gain status and capital when they become senior officials. Even if these corrupt officials are caught one day, their children can still squander money abroad...
Seeing Liu Xie's appearance now, Ma Xiaoquan couldn't help but unite Liu Xie with the corrupt officials he had seen.
"Uncle..." Liu Xie's weak call interrupted Ma Xiaoquan's thoughts.
Ma Xiaoquan raised his head and looked at Liu Xie and asked, "Xie'er, please think about it carefully."
"No!" Liu Xie shook his head vigorously, "I am the emperor, I can do whatever I want. Uncle, just tell me whether you will help me or not?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head helplessly and sighed, secretly admiring Yu Yuan's judgment in his heart.
There is no doubt that Yuan won this bet.
"Get up!"
Liu Xie's eyes lit up: "Uncle, have you promised to help me?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly: "I can help you, but you have to keep it secret."
Liu Xie nodded, but had other thoughts in his mind.
"Uncle, don't worry, Xie'er will never say anything. Only Xie'er and uncle know about this matter."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and pulled Liu Xie up. This time, Liu Xie did not insist on getting up. Ma Xiaoquan just pulled Liu Xie gently, and Liu Xie got up.
"Uncle, how should I deal with Cao Cao?"
Ma Xiaoquan waved and motioned for Liu Xie to come over.
Liu Xie leaned his ear, and Ma Xiaoquan whispered in Liu Xie's ear for a moment.
After listening, Liu Xie was a little surprised and asked: "Uncle...is this okay?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "This is the best way I can think of. Whether it can be implemented is entirely up to you... Okay, uncle, I have finished saying what I need to say.
Just left..."
Liu Xie hummed, personally accompanied Ma Xiaoquan out of the palace, and watched Ma Xiaoquan leave.
As soon as Ma Xiaoquan left, Liu Xie immediately summoned two confidants of the Han Dynasty. After describing the method Ma Xiaoquan told him to the two Han ministers, Liu Xie asked: "Two dear friends, what does this immortal marquis say?"
... Do you think it’s feasible or not?”
The two Han ministers pondered for a moment, looked at each other again, stepped forward and bowed their hands, saying respectfully: "In reply to the Emperor's words, I think it is feasible."
Liu Xie squinted his eyes, feeling a sense of joy in his heart, but his face was tense and he asked again: "So... I want you to think of another way to make Shenxian Hou and Cao Cao fall out...
...Can you ... do it?"
The two Han ministers were shocked in their hearts, and then they nodded and knelt down in front of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty: "I am so embarrassed that I will not hesitate to do so!"
Liu Xie laughed loudly and helped the two Han ministers up: "Go, think of a way to see me."
"yes!"
...
Outside the palace, Ma Xiaoquan looked at the white clouds in the sky and sighed deeply.
In his left eye, Yuan suddenly said: "Ma Xiaoquan, what you just said to Liu Xie, do you think he will implement it?"
"Yes! Because that is history!"
"Then you think Liu Association won't plot against you?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled bitterly: "I don't know either, but even if he plots against me, it doesn't matter to me..."
Yuan sighed: "Ma Xiaoquan, you are still too kind. This will eventually harm you."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly and responded: "Even if it is... this... it should be my history, right?"
"History? Haha... Yes, Ma Xiaoquan, tell me, are you really ready to welcome your own history?"
"My history? I'm just an ordinary person. Do I really have my own history?"
"You will have it. Have you forgotten your uncle's Ma family genealogy? After this era is over, you will have it in the next era."
"The next era? You mean the Ming Dynasty? Well, I haven't decided whether to go or not? Besides, I haven't gotten the solar recorder yet."
"Idiot, then you should hurry up and find Mr. Lu!"