"The prince's companion?" Ma Fang was a little surprised and a little puzzled, and asked, "What kind of position is this?" But before the leader of the night could answer, he asked again: "But as far as I know, Gao Ge's nephew Gao Shi is only eight years old, how can he be an official?" Even if he is a prodigy, he shouldn't have participated in the Autumn Festival yet, right? ”

You're always polite, don't talk about Qiu Yu, a high prodigy, you haven't even taken the county exam.

He was also surprised that night, and asked: "How does the handsome know that Gao Ge Lao's nephew is called Gao Shishi, and even knows his age?" ”

Ma Fang waved his hand and said, "Ma Qi, you come to the study with me to talk." Go to the account room, each of you, and receive a reward of five taels of silver. ”

Although Xuanfu is an important border town, the economic level is average, and five taels of silver is almost equivalent to their monthly salary, so they can naturally have fun.

The leader named Ma Qi followed Ma Fang into the study.

He is a Mongolian, of course, he is not surnamed Ma, this "horse" is Ma Fang's horse, which means that he is Ma Fang's righteous son. As mentioned above, it is very common for the marshal of the border town to adopt a promising family member as a righteous son, and the same is true for Ma Fang and Ma Qi.

"Sit down and talk." Ma Fang sat down first, and then asked Ma Qi to sit down, and then said, "How does the old man know about Gao Shishi?" Hmm......" He took out a letter from the desk, raised it in his hand, and said with a strange expression: "Because the channel for us to buy horses has been mastered by him." ”

Ma Qi was taken aback: "The channel for buying horses was mastered by him?" Could it be that the rumors in Beijing are true, and he lent troops to Liu Xianping Baili Gorge? ”

Ma Fang shook his head and said, "This thing is very strange, and the old man doesn't dare to conclude now." However, the old man sent someone to investigate, and at that time, there were only about 20 family members around Liu Xian, and Gao Shishi only had about 30 armed family members on hand, and it was not his own person, it was the family of his uncle's servant Zhang Fengpan. ”

Ma Qi was suddenly a little stunned, and hesitated: "This is impossible, right?" There are more than fifty people, even if Liu Xian's father and son are really as capable of fighting as rumored in Beijing, it is impossible to defeat one against a hundred, and the people under their hands will not be so much stronger than the Baili Gorge Xiangma, right? Dashuai, we are also clear about the strength of the horse thieves in Baili Gorge, let them fight with our Ma family's army, it is impossible, but they can be regarded as a good cavalry after all, plus Baili Gorge has made so much money, how can its lair not have any defense? There's no reason to be eaten by this little bit of people. ”

Ma Fang said lightly: "The rumors in the capital should also say that Gao Pragmatic concentrated all the strong men in the Cherry Spring Courtyard that his uncle gave him, and handed them over to Liu Xian to suppress the bandits, right?" ”

"Hey, Dashuai, even if this thing is true, what is the use of eggs?" Ma Qi pouted and said, "If those strong men are used to guard the Cherry Spring Courtyard, they may rely on the high walls of the Courtyard to help them have some effect." Can they attack a group of ringing horses? But whoever has fought a war, everyone knows that it is impossible! This is just to deceive the scholars and people in Beijing who have never seen blood, we can believe it! ”

Ma Fang listened, smiled, nodded and said, "Yes, this kind of news is also fooling the layman...... But do you think Liu Xian is a layman? ”

Ma Qi was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "That...... It shouldn't be counted, although we haven't met Liu Xian, but after all, he is also one of the three commanders of the Southern Army who have fought old battles, and he has a lot of solid military achievements in his hands, no matter how he says, he will not be a layman. ”

"So." Ma Fang snorted in his nostrils and said, "Why does Liu Xian have no doubts about this rumor, have you thought about it?" ”

"What do you mean?" Ma Qi was a little surprised.

"What does the old man mean?" Ma Fang smiled and twisted his beard and said, "What the old man means is that Liu Xian is afraid that he is already like us, pointing to the old man of Gao Ge to eat." ”

Ma Qi was stunned for a moment and asked, "He voted for Gao Ge Lao?" But after speaking, he hesitated a little and asked: "But Gao Ge Lao generally rarely interferes in the Southern Army, and Liu Xian is a ...... of the Sichuan Army."

Ma Fang laughed, shook his head and said, "You, you, look farther." Gao Ge Lao had just taken the position three years ago, and it was already rare to be able to bring our Shanxi faction under his command, so how could he have the time to meddle in the Southern Army thousands of miles away? Later, because of the fight with Xu Ge, he suffered a lot and was wasted for more than a year...... But now the situation after he returned to Beijing is different. Xu Huating has returned to his hometown, Li Shilu is a courageless person, and now Gao Ge Lao said that he is the second assistant, but in fact, what is the difference between him and the first assistant? Now he began to put his hand into the Southern Army, which was natural and natural. But...... The old man originally thought that the Gao Ge elders would start with Qi Yuanjing first, but he didn't expect it to be Liu Xian. ”

When he said this, he frowned slightly, and said, "That's why the old man said that there must be a reason for this." Especially when you just said that Gao Shi became the prince's companion, the old man immediately felt that there was something wrong with it...... It is very likely that Liu Xian may not have taken the initiative to find Gao Ge Lao to work, but Gao Pragmatic, the little guy, made his own initiative and accepted Liu Xian. ”

Ma Qi couldn't believe his ears, and said suspiciously: "Can't it? How old is this little guy, he has such a big courage to accept it without the consent of the elder Gao Ge...... No, just woo Liu Xian? If I remember correctly, then Liu Xian was dismissed from his post after offending the Duke of Wei. ”

"Wei Guogong? Nanjing garrison lords? What a big name! Ma Fang laughed: "It's a pity, what kind of person are you who can put a mere Nanjing nobleman in your eyes?" If it were Zhu Xizhong, maybe Gao Ge Lao would still give some face, as for Xu Pengju...... I see him in the eyes of the old man Gaoge, that is, a dry bone in a mound. ”

Ma Qi was still a little puzzled, and said: "But Gao Ge Lao knows that Wei Guogong is just a dead tiger, and Gao Pragmatic's little guy also knows?" ”

When he asked, Ma Fang pondered for a moment, and then said, "You first tell the old man what you have seen and heard in the capital." ”

Ma Qi didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly told Ma Fang about the situation in Beijing.

Ma Fang fell into deep thought after hearing this, and said after a long time: "This is highly pragmatic, and the person is a big ghost." The old man is now basically sure that those dramas of 'Gao Gongzi borrowing his family for righteousness, and General Liu's father and son are all thieves' are all made by this little guy. As for Liu Weiming, he is not a person who knows how to be an official, otherwise he would not be mixed up like this, let him take the initiative to find the old Gaoge to work, but I am afraid that he will not even be able to enter the door of the "University Scholar's Mansion". This matter must be the high pragmatism threading the needle through it - didn't you just say that someone in Kedao heard about it, and Shangshu said that Liu Xian's dismissal was strange, and asked the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate to re-investigate? Who's on the top? ”

Ma Qi replied, "It's Han Ji." ”

"Haha, that's it." Ma Fang twisted his beard and said: "This is one of Gao Ge Lao's cronies and protégés, and his negligence has confirmed Liu Xian's service to Gao Ge Lao." ”

Ma Qi still didn't understand a little: "But what Fang just said wasn't Gao pragmatic, did that kid take the initiative to win over Liu Xian?" ”

"Clumsy!" Ma Fang glared at him and said, "Liu Xian, would you think of spreading those legendary news through the teahouse and wine shop to build momentum for yourself?" And Gao Ge Lao, if this matter is only related to him, with his status and status, it is necessary to create this momentum? Directly let Han Ji go up, won't he be done with the approval of the cabinet? When did the saint refute the vote of the elder Gao Ge? ”