"Lord Wang, I'll be in Jinzhou in a few more hours. 【Latest chapter reading. In the main hall of the three-story big ship, a domestic servant said to Ma Xixu, the king of Xiangyin, with a smile.

"Oh, it's finally here. Quick, let's go out and have a look, take a moon boat, and my head is shaking! Ma Xixu said overjoyed, and he hurriedly walked out with his feet raised. But his body staggered, and he swayed as if he had dysentery.

Since a month ago, the two Ma Xicao brothers, who have always been idle and bored, can only look for spiritual sustenance in the meat forest wine pool all day long, and explore the meaning of life in cockfighting, lackeys, eating, drinking and playing, were suddenly enabled by the emperor Ma Yun. Ma Xiguang was white and pure, and he could usually recite two crooked poems, so he was sent to Shu as a representative of the Ma family to have cultural exchanges with Shu Emperor Meng Chang; Because of his wide heart and fat body, and the general's belly was upright, Ma Xicao was considered to have a great future at the wine table, and was sent to the Khitan to accompany the Khitan Emperor Yelujing to discuss the winemaking business. The two of them are naturally unhappy in their hearts, but as soon as Ma Yun has powerful means, although the two of them are uncles, they are afraid of their nephews, and now they are still a prince, which is better than the old seven who are trapped in the house and sit in the well and watch the sky, which annoys Ma Yun, in case he is also imprisoned, it will be miserable; Second, Ma Yun said that as long as the task is completed, after coming back, the prince and his son will pick out two more princes of the county, such generous conditions will make it difficult for the two of them to refuse for a while; Three, this task is really simple, the simple ones are embarrassed to refuse, and the simple ones make the two of them secretly muttering in their hearts, will there be any conspiracy? However, even if there was a conspiracy, the two of them did not dare to say no.

What is the task?

Jack Ma said, there is no task. The state of Chu wants to form an alliance with the Khitan, Shu, and Taiyuan, and if it forms an alliance, it only sends its courtiers to form an alliance, which not only does not have enough weight in its identity, but also does not show the solemnity and sacredness of the alliance. The conditions of the alliance do not need to be discussed by Ma Xicao and Ma Xiguang, the two of them are just symbols and representatives of the royal family. Because the New Year is approaching, but the two uncles were sent out, Ma Yun may be apologetic, and he tried his best to ensure that all the expenses of the two of them going abroad this time are according to the highest standards, what is expensive, what is expensive, what is expensive, what is expensive, what is expensive, what is expensive. To put it bluntly, these two people went on an envoy, or called to go abroad, that is, they ate and drank at public expense, and went back in style. It doesn't matter if it's to catch the duck rack, or take the initiative to ask for help, anyway, after the two of them met Ma Yun, they set off on the third day.

Ma Xicao is not a landlubber, on the contrary, this guy used to be the governor of Langzhou, and he also had a naval army under him. However, he never stayed in the ship for a month, and although he did not get seasick, after so many days, his legs were weak and he walked staggeringly. Holding on to the railing at the edge of the boat, Ma Xicao raised his eyes and looked, and at the edge of the sky, there was indeed another black line.

"Damn, it's finally here!" Ma Xicao was so excited that he couldn't help but shout, not caring about his image as a prince at all.

"Lord, lord, be careful, it's cold in the north here, you have to wear more clothes. When we arrived in Jinzhou, we will go to Beijing next, which is said to be further north, and it is estimated that the place will be colder. The servant came out of the cabin with a light gray mink coat in his hand. For luxury goods like mink coats, Ma Yun rewarded the clan relatively little, but this time, I don't know why, he actually rewarded Ma Xicao with a lot of good brocades, jade, and precious leather clothes. It's just that when Ma Yun issued the edict, he was on a big ship on the envoy, and all these good things were moved to the ship, accompanied by Ma Xicaobei, instead of staying at Jinling's house.

"Wang Gui, what's the cold point! You kid haven't made enough boats. Besides, don't we have a carriage? Before I set off, didn't the emperor give me a special carriage, which was spacious, warm, and comfortable. It's much better than taking a boat! Ma Xixu said to the servant as she put on her coat.

"Hehe, lord, that's what you said. I grew up in the palace since I was a child, and I haven't seen it in this world, but I have never seen the carriage like the emperor. I wondered if the carriages in the palace were not so beautiful or magnificent! Wang Gui praised. This guy is frowning when he speaks, not only to be happy for his master, but also to feel more from the heart.

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart. Ma Xicao was stunned, along the way, he lived a very comfortable life, as if he had returned to the glorious days when he was in Langzhou, but deep down he always felt a little awkward and felt a little wrong. At first, I thought it was because after going to sea, the emperor was far away, and there was no reason for the restraints, but now Wang Gui had no intention, but he reminded Ma Xicao. Isn't that right? Whether Ma Yun is superficial and pretending, or really diligent and thrifty by nature, the use in the palace and the clothes of the concubines are extremely simple. Even if Ma Yun is slightly better to the clan, the clan eats and drinks well at most, and there are basically no luxuries. But why did he give himself such a luxury carriage this time?

Ma Xixu muttered in his heart, he looked around, and whispered to Wang Gui: "Wang Gui, what you said is true? The emperor didn't have such a good carriage either? "This Wang Gui is his confidant, but Ma Yun is too strong, even if he is a confidant in the past, the heart is separated from the belly, and Ma Xicao can only say 7 points if he has something to say.

Wang Gui grew up in the palace since he was a child, although the old Ma family boasted that he was a brother and a brother, a father and a son, and the whole family was a good family. But these five good families, to put it far, when Ma Yin passed away, it was the second prince who inherited the throne, and the eldest prince was far away; Speaking of the near future, how did Ma Yun come to power, the coup d'état in Changsha can only fool the people. People like Wang Gui can still understand something. As soon as Ma Xixuan said this, Wang Gui immediately understood what he meant, his master was afraid, he thought about it, and said with relief: "Lord Wang, you are too worried. Now it's not in langzhou, your majesty is probably concerned about you, I looked at the carriage, stayed inside, and it was very warm. Presumably he was afraid that you would freeze when you were north, after all, it was winter. ”

Wang Gui didn't say much, but the meaning was clear, "It's not in Langzhou now", to put it bluntly, it has been nine years since the coup d'état in Changsha, and the consolidation of Ma Yun's throne is a mess, if you want to deal with Ma Xicao, you don't need to play any tricks at all, just take it directly. Ma Xicao shook his shoulders, tugged on his belt twice, pouted and said: "Hey, the emperor said to me, naturally I didn't say anything, but this carriage is also too good, covered with gold and jade, even the cloth curtains, are all good lake silk embroidery, and the cloth and silver are dozens of taels." When we were in Jinling, he never rewarded anything like jade. ”

Ma Xixu's words were more straightforward, after all, he had been in the sea, and he could see the luxury of the carriage at a glance. Wang Gui bent down and shrunk his head, and secretly looked around, the fleet was composed of 5 large ships, lined up, and there were some sergeants standing outside each ship sentry, lookout, or something, these people had their own duties, or did things in an orderly manner, or stood guard meticulously. Wang Gui's ghostly look around, the most suspicious person is undoubtedly him. The sergeant of the ship was originally there to protect Ma Xicao, and their focus was of course Ma Xicao, but as a result, Wang Gui's sneaky appearance immediately attracted everyone's attention, and even the sentry at the lookout couldn't help but look at him twice.

Ma Xicao was stunned by his expression, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart: You look around, you look around, you are so obscene. Lao Tzu wouldn't have been like this just now. He was a little dissatisfied in his heart, and raised his head and said, "If you have something to say, just say it!" "That expression is like saying, don't look at me, I don't know this lewd man.

Gui was a little embarrassed as if he had been arrested, and then said: "Lord Wang, I'm thinking, the emperor has given you so many things, and let you eat and dress well, will it be because of your mission?" ”

"Huh? What do you mean? Is it a shame for a widow to send an envoy! Ma Xicao was a little dissatisfied, he was cautious now, but he was only afraid of Ma Yun alone, and he didn't care about other people, let alone Wang Gui. However, Ma Xicao reflected the next moment and muttered: "Wang Gui, do you mean that the emperor has rewarded me with so many good things, is it for me to use in Khitan?" Ma Xicao understood a little, he also represented the national image of Dachu when he went out this time, so he had to dress decently. Hey, it's still not right, why did the emperor reward himself with a young beauty? "The old horse rose up with the vajra and laughed dryly at his husband." These eight beautiful girls with graceful physiques and delicate jade bodies have tired Ma Xicao these days. Could it be that these beautiful maids are also trying not to lose face? Then why did you reward yourself with 4 imperial chefs, musicians, and 2 painters to increase Da Chu's face?

For the first time, Ma Xicao felt that his envoy seemed a little intriguing, he touched his chin and said to himself: "The emperor doesn't have any secret mission, you want me to complete it?" ”

"No, are you too worried, lord. If the emperor really has any ideas, then it will definitely depend on what you say directly? Otherwise, it's not ......" This is not anything, the meaning is already obvious, but Wang Gui does not dare to say it. He pondered for a long time and said: "Lord, in my opinion, we still follow what Your Majesty said, take care of what you eat, dress, play, and do things according to Your Majesty's will, it must not be wrong." Do you think it's okay? ”

Ma Xicao nodded heavily: "Well, I'll see it." ”