Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan met Zhu Youxiao, the Emperor of Tianqi, and asked Zhu Carpenter for cheating him of 100 taels of gold...
Ma Xiaoquan's heart tightened and he asked Carpenter Zhu how to cheat some money. Could it be that he was noticed so quickly?
"Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?"
Zhu Youxiao frowned and said: "You are a little too young to be in the fifth rank. In this case, I will issue an imperial edict and promote you to the fourth rank. This will make things easier."
When Ma Xiaoquan heard this, he almost jumped up with joy.
The fifth rank is regarded as a deputy, while the fourth rank is a full rank. Generally speaking, the rank of junior official jumps to two levels at once, which is not something that ordinary people can enjoy.
"I thank the Lord for your kindness!" Ma Xiaoquan stopped pretending this time and truly knelt down on his knees.
"Go ahead." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and went to play with wood.
...
After leaving the Yangxin Hall, Wei Jinzhong happened to come over. Ma Xiaoquan stepped forward and hugged Wei Jinzhong and asked: "Old eunuch Wei, I heard that you have been promoted?"
Wei Jinzhong broke away from Ma Xiaoquan and said, "Guard Ma, please don't be rude. Why are you so arrogant as a fifth-grade imperial guard?"
"From the fifth rank?" Ma Xiaoquan bared his teeth and smiled, "Go in and ask the emperor, what rank am I now?"
Wei Jinzhong was stunned and rolled his eyes, wondering, could this guy Ma Xiaoquan have been promoted?
At this moment, Wang An suddenly appeared.
Wei Jinzhong felt guilty and quickly stepped forward and knelt in front of Wang An.
Although Ma Xiaoquan had just been promoted, Wang An was still senior, so Ma Xiaoquan had to step forward and say goodbye.
Wang An had no impression of Ma Xiaoquan, but he could always hear the emperor praising him in front of him. Over time, Wang An also had a good impression of Ma Xiaoquan.
Just now he was counting money when a little guard suddenly announced that the emperor had summoned him. Wang An quickly put down the banknotes in his hand and came to Yangxin Palace.
"Oh, are you the Ma Xiaoquan, the horse guard that the emperor often mentioned?"
Ma Xiaoquan said respectfully: "It's my dear, my dearest prince, hello."
Wang An nodded and glanced at Wei Jinzhong: "Jinzhong, I'll be here as soon as the emperor passes the decree. It's none of your business, so you can go down."
Wei Jinzhong respectfully shouted yes, but in his heart he was very dissatisfied. However, due to their different status, he could only retreat.
After exiting the courtyard, Wei Jinzhong made up his mind that one day he would defeat Wang An.
...
Wang An came out shortly after entering the Yangxin Hall. When he came out, he saw Ma Xiaoquan was still there. He smiled and stepped forward and patted Ma Xiaoquan on the shoulder: "Congratulations, Guard Ma, for being promoted to the fourth rank."
Ma Xiaoquan knew that he could not rely on others, so he humbly said, "It's all thanks to the kind words of the prince."
In fact, Wang An and Ma Xiaoquan's promotions have nothing to do with each other, but that's how officialdom is, it's good for you and me.
When Wang Any heard this, he raised his eyebrows and laughed loudly: "Yes, yes, I admire you very much. When you finish doing things for the emperor, come to my house and I will treat you to tea. Top-grade Dahongpao."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Thank you very much, Eunuch Wang."
"Yeah" Wang An nodded and left slowly.
Looking at Wang An's figure, Ma Xiaoquan sighed in his heart: Wang An was considered a good one among the eunuchs. It's a pity that he was defeated by Wei Jinzhong and Ke Yinyue. Forget it, history is like this. As an outsider, I can't. Mixed.
...
After walking out of the Yangxin Hall compound, Wei Jinzhong chased after him and grabbed Ma Xiaoquan.
"Old Eunuch Wei? What? Is there something wrong?" Ma Xiaoquan asked with his eyes raised.
Wei Jinzhong said: "Ma Xiaoquan, you girl, tell the truth. Are you asking the emperor if he is lining his own pocket by cheating money?"
Ma Xiaoquan smashed his mouth, reached into his sleeve pocket, took out two banknotes, stuffed them into Wei Jinzhong, and said: "Old eunuch Wei, whoever met you has a share, right? Take this money, you can spend it as you like.
, Oh, by the way, don’t you always eat with Madam Feng Sheng? Well, this money is enough for you two to have a meal together.”
After saying that, Ma Xiaoquan turned and left.
"You" Wei Jinzhong lowered his head and looked at the banknotes in his hand. There were more than three hundred taels.
"This bitch," Wei Jinzhong raised the corner of his mouth and murmured, "I went out once, and although my mouth is still not very clean, it is still alive. Hmph, but... Ma Xiaoquan, Ma Xiaoquan, don't even think about it.
You need two hundred taels of silver to make me change my determination to kill you..."
In fact, Ma Xiaoquan gave Wei Jinzhong two hundred taels of silver purely because of "business rules."
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the buying and selling of officials had already begun. As for working in the palace, more or less benefits should be given to the people doing the work.
After leaving the palace, Ma Xiaoquan turned his head and glanced, reached out and touched the banknote in his sleeve pocket. Ma Xiaoquan grinned and immediately ran towards home.
At home, Dongfang Qingxue and Liu Xiangxiang had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Ma Xiaoquan coming back, the two girls gathered around and asked, "How is it?"
Ma Xiaoquan stretched out his hand and made a "V" sign to the two girls, and said: "Master Ma, I have been promoted to the fourth rank. Although I don't know the position yet, I am even more awesome."
"Wow" Liu Xiangxiang heard this, hugged Ma Xiaoquan, kissed Ma Xiaoquan hard on the face, and said happily, "I knew that my husband, Brother Xiaoma, is the best."
"Let's go and play." Ma Xiaoquan pushed Liu Xiangxiang away, "Why are you so not ashamed at such a young age?"
Liu Xiangxiang hugged Ma Xiaoquan's arm again and said, "If you don't feel ashamed, don't feel ashamed. Anyway, everyone knows that I like Brother Xiao Ma, and I, Liu Xiangxiang, will be Brother Xiao Ma's person from now on, hum."
"This..." Ma Xiaoquan looked at Dongfang Qingxue helplessly.
Dongfang Qingxue covered her mouth and smiled softly: "Okay, Ma Xiaoquan, since the emperor's side is fine, can we set off?"
Ma Xiaoquan patted his chest: "No problem, are you two ready?"
Liu Xiangxiang said: "I've already prepared it. I'm just waiting for Brother Xiaoma to come back."
"Okay, not bad." Ma Xiaoquan took out a few banknotes from his sleeve pocket, shook them in front of the two girls, and showed off, "Did you see it? The emperor rewarded it. Come on, you two will buy whatever you want today. I won't do it."
Fuck Teng Teng.”
Dongfang Qingxue frowned slightly and said, "Ma Xiaoquan, why are you still swearing?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, but Liu Xiangxiang said disapprovingly: "This is Brother Xiaoma, hehe."
At this moment, the door of Ma's courtyard suddenly rang.
The sound of the door was very rhythmic, and it sounded like someone was kicking the door.
"Damn it," Ma Xiaoquan got angry, "I just got promoted, and someone kicked in the fucking door. I don't want to mess with Xiangxiang. Open the door and see who it is?"
Liu Xiangxiang groaned, and her small breasts sounded like she was a fourth-grade official.