"The informant is in someone else's house, and the detective poisons and assassinates him in private, and he is the only one who has the ability. I don't know what His Majesty will do with him? ”

"I have no evidence, he is also an old man by my side, you can't dispose of him because of speculation, I will let him die, otherwise you and Bao'er will not be convinced."

Lao Zhu waved his hand and said: "Anyway, you don't care about this matter, when you come back to Yingtian, you can talk to Bao'er to stabilize his emotions, don't hold back your illness." ”

Ma Du bowed and said, "Weichen commands!" ”

Lao Zhu poked Ma Du's chest with his finger, "If you have a sense of awe for me, you will abandon the official I gave you like a shoe, get up, and show it to whom!" Xuan Zhong can know that there are two kinds of people I admire most in my life, one is a loyal and brave person; The other is the real master who does not care about fame and fortune.

There are many people in the first type, but I only know one person in the second type. I know that Xuanzhong is not the first type, but without you, it will be the second type, such a big family business will be lost, and I feel sorry for you! ”

"Your Majesty is mistaken, Weichen is not the first type of person, let alone the second type of person, but the third type of person, Wechen is just sparing his life, cherishing himself and his family, and he looks down on fame and fortune, there are many people like Weichen in the world, and he is not a master."

This is Ma Du's statement to Lao Zhu, and it also drew his bottom line for him, telling him what he cares about the most.

Lao Zhu nodded, "I understand what you said, in fact, what you cherish is also valued by me, but I can't do it as well as you, if I let me abandon the country for the sake of my wife and children, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it." ”

"Your Majesty said with a smile, how can you compare with the people if you are the emperor, the people have a home before they have a country, the emperor takes the country as his home, and even the other way around, if he meets an emperor who values his home more than the country, it is not the blessing of the community."

"Haha...... That's right, I call my country home! Lao Zhu suddenly stretched out his hand and put it on his chest, "If Xuanzhong can't bear to see me and my children and grandchildren have no home and no country, let's build a Ming Dynasty with me!" ”

Ma Du smiled and stretched out his hand to high-five him, but said in his heart: "Our war has begun!" ”

Liu Ji told Ma Du that he would get more honor and favor after returning to Yingtian, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly. I just broke up with Lao Zhu on the dock, changed a boat and returned to Fang Shan's house, and I didn't even have time to drink saliva, and Lao Zhu's holy decree came.

In the past, it was three or two eunuchs who made a fool of Ma Du, and Lao Zhu, who often picked the door in order to save a jade scroll, only issued an edict.

This time it was different, the honor guard had never had a complete gong, drum and flag that had never been extended, and it was not Yuan Sheng, the dead eunuch, who announced the decree, but the official of the Eight Classics and Rites.

In such a battle, Ma Du almost suspected that Lao Zhu had abolished Zhu Biao and set him up as the prince, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly let the family set up a case and burn incense, and the whole family knelt under the sun to accept the order regardless of the fatigue of the journey.

Who knew that this holy decree was smelly and long, and at the beginning Ma Du was praised for a while, counting his exploits since he entered the world, Ma Du, who knelt under the scorching sun for almost a stick of incense, was dizzy, and only vaguely heard the two official titles of "Xu Guogong" and "Prince Young Master". That's not all, Song Shuang and Xiao Biao also have their own rewards, and even Xiao Yun Lao Zhu, who came out of the concubine, did not let go.

Zhang Chip, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, rolled the holy decree into Ma Du's hand, and congratulated with a smile: "Congratulations to the grandfather, you have to be crowned the prince of the country!" ”

Xu Guogong's title was naturally not given casually, it was because his cheap father was posthumously named King Xu. Ma Du cared about this duke so much, and he was happy that no one would dare to call him Marquis in person in the future.

The person who announced the decree was the official of the Ministry of Rites, which allowed Ma Du to save a sum of money, and invited the waiter to the hall with only a bowl of tea.

Xiao Biao couldn't wait to come over and ask with a smile: "Daddy, what kind of officer is this captain?" ”

"What kind of official is this, it's just a martial artist from the fourth grade, what are you happy about."

The old loach smiled and pulled the little horse to him, "Hey, you can't say anything, whether you are idle or busy, you are officials, and Sipin is the same official as the prefect!" My grandson is a good student, and your father didn't have such an official position as you when he was fifteen or sixteen years old. ”

This is true, but if it weren't for his unpromising Lao Tzu, Xiao Biao would be able to get a fourth-grade martial artist at an age when he was still snotty.

Xiao Biao proudly walked up to Bi Lin, "Sister, I've been promoted again, an official as big as the prefect, hehe...... I'll go and show off with the Mid-Autumn Festival again. ”

Looking at the smug appearance of the little biao, Bi Lin pouted, "It's just that the shadow of my father has sealed a little official, what is there to show off." ”

Ma Du teased: "It's not easy to be an official, if you are two years older, I will let you marry into the Xu family, and then I will ask the emperor to give you a decree." In the future, Xu Huizu inherited the title, and you are the same as the Duchess of the Kingdom and your mother, is this good? ”

Bi Lin clenched her fists, "Humph! Fame should go from the horse, the child should not touch the light of others, I am going to practice martial arts. Looking at her serious appearance, everyone in the hall burst into laughter.

Lao Liu hurriedly stepped into the house, "Mr. Bo from Hou Ye Academy came to visit you at home?" ”

It is not surprising that Bo Qi will come to Madu, his daughter baby will be in Lu'er's arms. Ma Du instructed Lao Liu to take him to the study, and he immediately got up and waited for him in the study.

After a while, I saw him come in quickly, and before he could even open his mouth, he asked: "Aren't you leaving, why did you come back and make a duke, shouldn't you sell the old man, my daughter!" ”

Ma Du waved his hand to Lao Liu, Lao Liu immediately retreated and closed the door with his hand, and then said to Bo Qi: "What are you talking about, your baby daughter is in my back house, and my concubine will take care of it, you can take her away at any time." ”

Bo Qi let out a long breath and sat down on the chair, "Tell me what's going on, shouldn't you still be attached to the high-ranking official Houlu and regret it." ”

Ma Du shook his head and said directly: "He personally went to Penghu to stop me." ”

"Who? He's going to Penghu to stop you!" Bo Qi asked with wide eyes, but he immediately understood who Ma Du was referring to.

"Well, he must have gotten the news in advance and guessed that I was leaving."

Bo Qi hurriedly waved his hand, "The rumor is definitely not from the old man, after all, the old man's daughter is still in your hands!" Didn't you say that you also have a brocade guard in your house, and the news must have leaked from your own home. ”

"What are you nervous about, I didn't say it was you. The news didn't leak from me, it is estimated that Shen Wansan revealed the news, and I was too careless. After all, he is my biggest partner and rich country, and it is normal for the emperor to install brocade guards in his mansion, but I didn't expect it. This time, he asked him to help raise a lot of supplies, how could it not be confusing, and it happened that I went to Penghu again to arouse his suspicions. ”

Bo Dian patted the palm of his other hand with the back of his hand, "So what now?" ”

Ma Du spread his hands, "What else can I do, haven't you seen that I am all sealed, he just means as if nothing has happened!" ”

Bo Qi snorted coldly, "If nothing happened, I wouldn't have given you the title of duke, and a duke would have bought you?" He knows best what the old man thinks in his heart, because the old man has also been an emperor, if you don't listen to good words, sooner or later you will regret it! ”

"Hehe......" Ma Du smiled and said: "You don't have to scare me, I understand what you want to say, don't say that a duke can't buy me even if it's a prince, I won't risk my life and that of my family, even if it's a little bit, my footsteps will naturally not stop." As long as I am in the day, I will keep your daughter safe, and of course you will have to work well for me. ”

Bo Qi stroked his beard and smiled: "Hehe...... Hearing you say this, the old man's heart can be put back in his belly! ”

Thirty-year-old Guogong is nothing unusual, Li Wenzhong was one year younger than Ma Du when he was knighted, but now he is indeed the youngest duke in the Ming Dynasty and the hottest noble.

From the second day of the sealing, some people began to come to congratulate them, in addition to relatives and friends who came to eat and drink, of course, there were also officials who came to hug their thighs, thinking that Lao Zhu would re-enter the province and let Lao Tzu be the prime minister? These blind, Madu all swept out of the house.

After waiting for this burst of limelight, Ma Du was free to go to the city to see Li Wenzhong. Lao Zhu has lifted his grounding, but he still stays at home, but he is no longer as addicted to wine as before, and practices martial arts and archery at home every day, and has recovered some of his former spirit.

When the two were drunk, Ma Du told Li Wenzhong about the beginning and end of this voyage, especially the part where Lao Zhu cut his finger and swore a curse, and Lao Zhu's speculation on the way back to Li Wenzhong in detail.

Unlike what he imagined, Li Wenzhong did not beat his chest and cry in pain and cry "I am wrong to blame the emperor", but just said with a smile with a wine glass: "I am waiting for his reply!" ”

There is no bloody rain, no need to worry, this year's summer seems to pass quickly, the Mid-Autumn Festival seems to have come earlier, and the college has reached the opening day again.

More and more people came to apply for the academy, even if the academy was very large, there were not so many houses for them to stay, Ye Dui didn't want these students from afar to spend money to live in an inn with high prices, so he visited the tenants of the Ma family door to door, and asked them to let these students stay overnight, and the academy would subsidize them.

Lao Cui took the lead in protesting that the new mountain chief was bad for people, the affairs of the academy were the business of the grandfather, and the affairs of the grandfather were their business, so why not let the baby live at home for a few days, there was no shortage of places at home, and there was no shortage of food, just let the academy send people to his house.

He got up early in the morning, bowed down and walked slowly to the pork stall next to the official road with his hands behind his back, stretched out two fingers and said: "Lao Zheng cut eight catties of pork for me, and he wants the fattest fat meat!" ”

The butcher took the shiny knife and asked with a smile, "You still lack oil and water at home?" Although the fat meat is fragrant, you can get tired of eating too much! ”

"Huh...... You don't know that there are five young fathers who come to the academy to take the exam in my family, so naturally they have to eat well, otherwise people will think that our family is stingy, and it is not good to turn around and ruin the reputation of my grandfather! ”

"If that's the case, then you can't eat fatty meat, you eat too much lard and blindfold your heart, and you can't write when you enter the examination room, then you will complain."

"That's the same, you can replace it with pork belly!"

"Okay!" Zheng Butcher rubbed the knife and teased while cutting the meat, "You are so hospitable, I'm afraid it's not just for the reputation of your grandfather, do you want to take the opportunity to give your little granddaughter a golden beetle son-in-law." ”

"Phew, how can I have so many ghost eyes from you, but you reminded me, I will take a closer look at their character when I go back, maybe I can be admitted to the academy, and I will be an official master in the future, and my family's little girl will also enjoy happiness!"

Zheng Butcher smiled weirdly, "Obviously, there is a ready-made official master to be your grandson-in-law, but you want so many dowries, now this golden beetle son-in-law has run away." ”

"My bride price is more, but my family's dowry is double the bride price. Don't talk about this family affair, even if you don't have Huang I, I don't dare to ask for it! ”

Zheng Butcher shook the knife in his hand, "What don't you dare to do!" The future that Lao Tzu bought with his life can't just throw away in vain for marrying his mother-in-law. ”

"Although our Cui family is not a good person who repairs bridges and paves roads, but they have never done anything that hurts the heavens and reason, who are the Jinyi guards, they are all reincarnated from the bull head and horse face in the palace of the king of Hades, if I want such a grandson-in-law, which relatives would dare to come to the door. Although Huzi is a good child, he can still learn well after staying with those people for a long time......"

Zheng Butcher suddenly coughed violently, and couldn't stop glancing at Lao Cui, and Lao Cui Zheng was surprised to hear someone behind him: "Cui Ye hasn't seen you for a long time, is your body okay?" ”

Lao Cui's body stiffened and turned his head, only to see a young man standing behind him with a horse, wearing a black gauze hat, wearing a flying fish suit, and an embroidered spring knife across his waist, isn't it An Huzi!

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