Ma Chao is an anxious person, almost no city government, after hearing that Jiang Wei is under a secret edict, he asked Yang Wan to call everyone to the post house to rest and settle first; He led Ma Dai and Jiang Wei directly to the study of the Linfu Governor's Mansion, wanting to find out at the first time.

Because of their acquaintance with each other, the three of them sat on the floor of the study with the word "Pin".

Jiang Wei leaned forward and said, "Wei is here to carry three important tasks, two of which are on the surface and one is secret. ”

Ma Chao and Ma Dai glanced at each other, both curious.

Jiang Weiyan said: "The first thing is to re-clean up the official iron ...... In the procession, General Zhang Yi and General Pu Yuan, the master craftsman, were in charge of this matter, and asked the general to facilitate it. ”

"The imperial court has finally seen the abundance of products in Hanzhong!" Ma Chao slowly bowed his head and said: "This plan is beneficial to the country and the people, and I naturally support it." ”

Jiang Wei nodded, took out a coupon of Huang Aya from his arms, and said: "This second matter, Wei is about to welcome the general's beloved son into Shu to be the companion of the crown prince Liu Chan. ”

This matter was decided by Ma Dai when he met with Liu Bei, the king of Hanzhong, last year, and it was Liu Bei's reward for Ma Chao's contribution to thousands of Wudu Qiang people.

Speaking of which, the edict should have been conveyed a long time ago, but because of the sudden outbreak of the Battle of Jingzhou, the imperial court had to postpone it again and again.

This time, Jiang Wei, as the crown prince, took the lead in changing orders, but it was only appropriate to announce this edict for the imperial court.

In addition, he was also tasked with one of the more secret tasks of the king of Hanzhong - to observe Ma Chao's reaction when the edict was read.

Although his own son went to Shu to serve as the prince's companion, it is conducive to the development of his career in the long run; But after all, it also has the meaning of sending a son into the court and becoming a hostage.

This trip to Pingqiang must be indispensable to borrow Ma Chao's strength, but Liu Bei is obviously worried about Ma Chao, so before the ultimate purpose of this trip is revealed, he will be tested by sending his son to Shu.

Jiang Wei clearly remembered Liu Bei's earnest entrustment at that time:

"Boyo, although you are a subordinate official of the Prince's Mansion, you are actually the supervisor of the Pingqiang trip, and you are given full power to mobilize the troops and materials under Ma Chao at will...... But before you start raising the sword soldiers, you must find out Ma Chao's attitude...... If he gladly accepted the edict of sending his son to Shu, he would naturally be very happy; If there is even the slightest contradiction between him, he will not be of great use, and you will only be able to borrow his name, not his person......"

Therefore, as soon as he finished reading the edict, his eyes burned, and he stared closely at Ma Chao's reaction.

Ma Chao did not doubt it at all, his expression was calm, he did not resist at all, raised his hands to take Huang Aya, and replied: "Since it is the lord's love and care, Chao should obey it." ”

After speaking, he turned sideways and said to Ma Dai: "Quickly summon Cheng'er here." ”

Ma Dai clenched his fists and was about to get up, when Ma Chao suddenly said again: "Boyo is your own person, you will also call Ying'er and meet you together." ”

"Yes." Ma Dai bowed and clenched his fists and went out.

Seeing this, Jiang Wei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and let go of a worry. Ma Chao's move is obviously completely heartfelt, and he no longer has the intention of rebelling or separating one side.

And with Ma Chao's help, the strategy of Pingqiang can be at least increased by three percent.

After a while, Ma Dai returned with two children, a man and a woman.

When Ma Chao saw the child, he was obviously in a good mood, with a doting smile on his face, and pointed at Jiang Wei and said, "Cheng'er, Ying'er, come and see Uncle Jiang." ”

The two children were very well-behaved, and when they heard the words, they stepped forward in unison, and the boy meticulously bent down and clenched his fists, and made a standard salute; The girl pressed her right hand on her left hand, pressed her left hand on her left hip bone, bent her knees together, performed a regular salute, and shouted in unison:

"Meet Uncle Jiang."

Jiang Wei hurriedly stepped forward and helped the two of them up one by one. This time I got closer, and I was finally able to take a closer look.

But seeing that Ma Cheng is about eight or nine years old, his stature is much higher than that of ordinary children, and his appearance is three points similar to Ma Chao, but his face is more narrow, his eye sockets are deep, and his nose is high and shoulder-picked.

Jiang Wei knew that Ma Cheng was born to a Qiang concubine accepted by Ma Chao, so his face was quite Qiang-like. If this kind of appearance is put in the future generations, it is a standard mixed-race face, and it will be fascinated; But at that time, it seemed a little different from the Han people.

But Ma Cheng saw that the young uncle opposite him couldn't help but look at him, his eyes unconsciously drooped to avoid meeting, and his head shrunk, trying to maintain a humble appearance.

Seeing this, Jiang Wei said in his heart: "Ma Chao was originally an uninhibited character, but the child is so restrained, I think it is because he has often been afraid in the past few years, and the child has become sensitive and suspicious under the subtle influence......

Historically, Ma Cheng inherited his title of Marquis of Xiangxiang after Ma Chao's death, and in addition, there are no deeds in the world, which is related to his temperament.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wei couldn't help but feel a little distressed, reached into his arms, took out a short sword about a foot long, stuffed it into his hand, and said softly: "The first time we met, this is a gift from my uncle." Do you like it? ”

He knew that Ma Chao had a son and a daughter, so he prepared two greeting gifts before leaving.

The short sword given to the boy was forged with the seventy-two refining techniques, and it was a sword that was among the most numerous in and out of the city.

After all, Ma Cheng is the son of Ma Chao, and what flows in his body is the blood of Xiliang Zhijin, and when he suddenly saw the weapon, his eyes lit up, and he instinctively liked it.

But he didn't dare to reach out to pick it up, just looked at Ma Chao behind Jiang Wei, and saw that his father nodded, so he happily took the short sword, and finally showed a smile on his face, and bowed down again and said, "Cheng'er thanked Uncle Jiang!" ”

With that, he grinned and began to play with his new weapon.

It was only at this time that there was a hint of childish innocence in his words and demeanor, probably because he saw Jiang Wei's kind attitude and did not feel threatened.

Jiang Wei set his eyes on Ma Ying'er again.

She is two years younger than Ma Cheng, but compared to her brother, she can be regarded as having completely inherited Ma Chao's handsome appearance.

But I saw that she was slender, her skin was as white as jade, and she was faintly shiny; A satin-like green silk is tied with red silk, and is curled into a hanging bun, and a few strands of sideburns hang down on the side of the face, adding to the pretty; Her eyebrows are like a crescent moon, a pair of cut autumn pupils are cool and clear, bright as stars, and her lips are like shallow cherry blossoms.

I'm afraid that in a few years, she will become the first beauty in Shu Han. With such talent, it is no wonder that in history she can become the princess of Liu Lizhi, the son of Liu Bei and Liu Chan's cousin.

Her courage seems to have completely followed her father Ma Chao, and she is opening her eyes wide at the moment, and she can't help but look at the strange uncle surnamed Jiang in front of her, and she doesn't feel restrained at all.

Jiang Wei had a good impression of her for a while, and took out an ivory sideburns hairpin from his arms, handed it to Ma Ying'er, and said with a smile: "This is a gift from your uncle, you can take it." ”

This hairpin was bought by him with Zhang Xingcai, with ivory as the needle and white jade as the hairpin, which is luxurious and elegant.

Chuyang is located in the borderland, how can you see this kind of exquisite ornaments on weekdays? Counted in the abundant Shu, this hairpin can also be called one of the best famous products.

When Ma Ying'er saw it, she immediately became happy, she held the hairpin in her chest with both hands, Yingying gave another salute, and said with a smile: "Ying'er thanked Uncle Jiang!" ”

Ma Chao is a bold person, and when he saw this, he didn't stop him, but just smiled: "It's a big deal for you, Boyo." ”

Jiang Wei said with a smile: "Compared to the general's life-saving grace, these things outside the body are nothing." ”