Summary of the previous chapter: Wang Dali's death attracted the attention of the shadow guards, Anbu and Zi Yuexin. Ma Xiaoquan took advantage of the situation and used Cao Pi's power to take down Zi Yuexin and Elder Dou in one fell swoop. As for the Shadow Guards and Anbu, they wanted to escape because of guilty conscience.
, but unfortunately as soon as he climbed over the wall, he was shot into a hedgehog by the archer who had been prepared...
Zi Yuexin looked at Ma Xiaoquan in horror, and instantly felt that the man in front of her was like her father.
"Tell me, who are you and what are you doing in my house?"
"I..." Zi Yuexin and Elder Dou made brief eye contact. Just as they were about to speak, they heard the door creaking and being pushed open from the outside.
Zi Yuexin turned her head and glanced subconsciously, and couldn't help but said in surprise: "Hua... Hua Yuexin..."
"Huh?" Ma Xiaoquan frowned and looked at Zi Yuexin, then turned to look at the door, only to see his wife Hua Yuexin looking at him in surprise.
Ma Xiaoquan stood up, walked to Hua Yuexin, and hugged Hua Yuexin: "Madam, what's going on? Do you know this girl?"
Hua Yuexin squinted her eyes and glanced at Zi Yuexin for a few times, then suddenly said oh, nodded and said: "Zi family, Miss Yue Xin, right?"
Zi Yuexin pursed her lips, looking aggrieved, but she still nodded cooperatively.
"Madam," Ma Xiaoquan asked in confusion, "Do you know each other?"
Hua Yuexin nodded: "Ms. sir, do you remember the Zi family I mentioned to you..."
Ma Xiaoquan thought for a moment and nodded: "They are the same reclusive wealthy family as your Hua family, right? I remember when Madam you gave me the bracelet as a gift, there were also people from the Zi family, but they were all old people, not young.
People."
Hua Yuexin nodded and looked at Zi Yuexin: "Miss Yue Xin, is your cousin okay?"
Zi Yuexin snorted coldly: "No! Very bad!"
Hua Yuexin sighed, lowered her head and shook it twice.
Ma Xiaoquan was confused: "Madam, what's going on?"
Hua Yuexin raised her head, smiled at her husband, then pulled her husband to the table and sat down gently.
"Ms. sir, actually... before I married you, I... I had a marriage contract with the Zi family..."
"No..." Ma Xiaoquan looked incredulous upon hearing this, "Engagement? With whom?"
Zi Yuexin answered: "Of course with my cousin Ziyun."
"Ziyun?" Ma Xiaoquan raised his eyebrows, and the name of a cigarette popped into his mind.
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
"No, no, no!" Ma Xiaoquan felt a little unreasonable. He waved his hand with a smile and asked, "Are you engaged to your cousin? Why were you planning to marry Yuan Shao's son in the first place?"
Hua Yuexin sighed: "For the sake of the family, my father can only do this. This is also what the Zi family agrees to."
Zi Yuexin answered: "After my brother heard about it, he argued with his father and grandfather for a long time, but to no avail, he became very decadent..."
"Oh" Zi Yuexin explained like this, and Ma Xiaoquan finally understood. After fussing for a long time, he had such a story before marrying Hua Yuexin.
"Haha... So, I, Ma Xiaoquan, am really lucky..."
"Humph, what do you think?" Zi Yuexin said angrily.
"Hey" Ma Xiaoquan was amused by Zi Yuexin's little temper, "Zi Yuexin, do you want to get slapped?"
Zi Yuexin was startled, and her little buttocks that had just been unable to sit firmly bounced up from the seat. She protected her breasts and looked at Ma Xiaoquan with her big eyes: "You...what are you going to do?"
"
Ma Xiaoquan and Hua Yuexin looked at each other and said helplessly: "What are you afraid of? Since your Zi family has some relationship with my wife's natal family, then this misunderstanding has been resolved. Okay, you can stay as long as you want.
I don’t have any objection if you want to continue shopping. Anyway, the head of my Ma family is not me, Ma Xiaoquan..."
Zi Yuexin and Elder Dou looked at each other and said, "Then can I meet Ma Xiao?"
"Huh?" Ma Xiaoquan was stunned for a moment, "Why are you seeing my Xiao'er?"
"I..." Zi Yuexin's face turned red and she was speechless.
Elder Dou stood beside Zi Yuexin and kept sighing, while Hua Yuexin smiled without saying a word and pulled Ma Xiaoquan out of the study.
After leaving the study, Ma Xiaoquan asked Hua Yuexin curiously: "Madam, that Zi Yuexin's cousin..."
Hua Yuexin smiled and nodded Ma Xiaoquan's forehead: "I have been married to you for so long, and you have given birth to two children. You still don't believe me?"
"No, no," Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand, "I would like to meet this cousin of the Zi family if I have the chance."
"Huh? Why?"
Ma Xiaoquan suddenly remembered Zi Xiao a few years ago. After meeting Zi Xiao, Zi Xiao once mentioned that he had a younger brother. Although in terms of age, Zi Xiao's younger brother probably has nothing to do with Hua Yuexin, but he has the same surname as Zi.
, this is worth checking.
"Okay, I'll write to grandpa right now!"
"Grandpa?" Ma Xiaoquan said in surprise, "Your grandpa is not dead yet?"
Hua Yuexin gave Ma Xiaoquan a hard look and turned away.
Ma Xiaoquan realized that he had said the wrong thing and scratched his scalp with a smile. But when it comes to Hua Yuexin's grandfather Hua Yixi, this old guy really lived a long life.
...
In late July of the 23rd year of Emperor Xian's reign of the Han Dynasty (A.D. 218), Cao Cao suddenly announced a personal expedition against Liu Bei.
The reason why Cao Cao was still so hands-on in his later years was entirely because of Ma Xiaoquan's encouragement.
Ever since Ma Zheng, the third son of the Ma family, got married, Ma Xiaoquan would chat with Cao Cao Xiaoxu whenever he wanted. During this period, Ma Xiaoquan mentioned the throat position of Hanzhong many times in a "cryptic" way, but Cao Cao remained unmoved.
Damn, you, Cao Cao, want to die at home. This is not the original intention of history.
After Ma Xiaoquan thought about it, he secretly sent Ma Yu to write a letter to Liu Bei who was far away in Shu. In the letter... Ma Xiaoquan pointed out the importance of Hanzhong and what would happen if Liu Bei didn't get Hanzhong.
Very dangerous crisis.
Liu Bei had a strong possessive desire for Hanzhong, but due to various reasons, he did not take action for the time being.
Now it's better, the Master Shangxian who is far away in Yecheng has written to warn me that if he doesn't take action again, he will be a complete fool.
Putting Ma Xiaoquan's letter in his arms, Liu Bei slept comfortably all night. The next day, Liu Bei took out Ma Xiaoquan's letter in front of everyone and announced that he would attack Hanzhong.
The ministers were very curious about the letter in Liu Bei's hand and asked to see it. Liu Bei hummed and unfolded it. He was about to read the content of the letter, but... the words on the letter were gone.
"This..." Liu Bei swallowed hard, put the letter in his arms, and said loudly: "Anyway, this matter is settled." After saying that, Liu Bei left with a blushing face.
Fazheng felt that there was something fishy about the letter, so after he retired from the court, he found Liu Bei and asked about the letter.
Liu Bei trusted Fazheng very much, shook his head and handed Ma Xiaoquan's letter to Fazheng in depression.
Fazheng unfolded it and took a look. There was nothing on the letter.
"Lord, this letter?"
Liu Bei sighed: "The words "filial piety, straightness and justice", if I say that this letter was written to me by Lord Shangxian, would you believe me?"
Fazheng nodded: "My lord, a soldier, has great benevolence and righteousness throughout his life, I believe in him!"
"Hey!" Liu Bei sighed, "It's enough for you to believe me, but this Hanzhong... is exactly what Master Shangxian said... Xiaozhi, get ready, I want to do it myself
Attack Hanzhong..."
Fazheng nodded: "Yes!"
...
Liu Bei's actions attracted Cao Cao's attention, and under pressure, Cao Cao had no choice but to conquer Liu Bei himself.
When he learned that Cao Cao wanted to conquer Liu Bei personally, Ma Xiaoquan was secretly happy, but on the surface he persuaded Cao Cao.
Cao Cao just smiled bitterly and said nothing more.
Before leaving, Cao Cao invited Ma Xiaoquan to go on the expedition with him. Ma Xiaoquan declined politely, but still let his third son Ma Zheng go with Cao Cao.
...
In August, Liu Bei led an army to besiege Yangping Pass.
This time Liu Bei spent a lot of money. Not only did he bring many soldiers, but Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun and other famous generals in the world were also among them.
Inside Yangping Pass, Xia Houyuan opened his jaws, Xu Huang and other Cao Wei generals were discussing the next strategy.
Xia Houyuan took out a pair of bamboo slips and said, "This is sent by Master Shangxian at high speed. Take a look!"
"Master Shangxian?" When all the generals heard that it was Ma Xiaoquan's letter, their eyes lit up and they couldn't wait to pass it on.
"General!" Zhang Jia was the last one to read the letter. After reading half of it, Zhang Jia raised his head and asked Xia Houyuan, "General, what the Lord Shangxian means...is this okay?"
Xia Houyuan was silent in thought, but Xu Huang said: "Jun Jiao's words, Master Shangxian has offered advice many times to save us from fire and water, I believe in him!"
Xu Huang said and looked at Xia Houyuan.
"Yes!" Xia Houyuan nodded heavily, "I believe it too!"
Zhang Jia nodded: "Then I believe it too!"
"Okay!" Xia Houyuan patted the table, stood up and said, "Then just follow the letter from Master Shangxian... By the way... Master Shangxian mentioned Nalu in his letter
The shadow guards may have sneaked into our military camp to make some small moves. Please be careful. After the meeting is over, count the number of people immediately and write down everyone’s name, birthplace, etc...."
All the soldiers nodded in unison.
On that day, all Cao generals in Yangping Pass launched a thorough investigation of personnel.
This thorough investigation really allowed General Cao to find a lot of "bastards", including Lu Xian's shadow guards.
The shadow guard's martial arts were good, but it was difficult for him to defeat his four-handed opponent with two fists. In the end, Cao's soldiers were beaten to death due to their numerical superiority.
At night, Cao's generals came to Xia Houyuan's tent with the registered roster and reported the results of the thorough investigation during the day to Xia Houyuan.