Summary of the previous chapter: Taichang Emperor Zhu Changluo took the first red pill and felt comfortable, so all the ministers dared to retire one after another. Ma Xiaoquan and Mrs. Ma returned to the Ma family and talked about the red pill, in this regard, Ma Xiaoquan thought that he had to be an official first, but there was a more thorny problem, that is, the four young men of the Ma family before were a gentleman

++++++++++++++++++++ Ma Xiaoquan smiled bitterly and said: "I'm not in a hurry about this, after all, it will take some time to change from a gentleman to a good Ming disciple."

Old Madam Ma said: "The first head of the family, how long will it take?" ”

Ma Xiaoquan estimated and said: "If it's fast, it's one or two years, and if it's slow, ten years is not enough!" ”

"Ten years?" Mrs. Ma smiled bitterly, "I'm so sorry for you, it takes so long"

Ma Xiaoquan smiled, waved his hand and said: "It won't be long, the current estimate in my heart is at most three or five years, of course, if I can be an official, this kind of thing will be solved faster Grandma, I have a question, what do you think of the three parties (referring to the Zhejiang Party, the Chu Party, and the Donglin Party)?" ”

Old Madam Ma thought for a while, shook her head and said: "I don't have such a deep opinion, but when the old man was alive, he often warned us that our Ma family should not get involved in any partisan disputes, so far, my Ma family has been neutral." ”

Ma Xiaoquan frowned and did not say a word.

Mrs. Ma worried: "The first generation of the head of the family, isn't it good to be neutral?" ”

Ma Xiaoquan smiled: "It's not bad, it's just that I've heard that there is a saying in all parties that 'the party is the same and the party is different', and if our Ma family continues to be neutral, it may be surrounded by the three parties." ”

"Huh? Surround my horse's house? The first head of the family, what should I do? ”

Ma Xiaoquan shook his head and said: "Grandma, you don't have to worry, as long as I become an official, or the other sons of the Ma family come back, there is still a way." By the way, Ma Zhi, the son of the Ma family, is dead, so what about the second and third children, why didn't they come back? ”

Old Madam Ma sighed and said, "Speaking of this, in fact, Ma Xiaoquan (referring to the fourth young master who died) is also blamed for this."

It turned out that the main reason why the second and third sons of the Ma family left Beijing and went with their father to Bingbian was because the fourth son, Ma Xiaoquan, mistakenly killed Renma a few years ago, and in order to suppress this matter, the Ma family had to send the second and third sons to Ningyuan to make meritorious contributions

"I see~~" Ma Xiaoquan said helplessly, "Grandma, how ** is this Ma Xiaoquan in your family?" ”

Mrs. Ma shook her head and said: "Actually, Quan'er (the dead fourth young master) was not like this before, the original Quan'er can be said to be a famous outstanding son in Beijing City, but it was only because his eldest brother died suddenly that he was like this, right?" ”

"Then how did Ma Zhi die, I heard my sister-in-law and Tudan say that he died on the battlefield?"

Old Madam Ma shook her head: "I don't know, but Zhi'er's martial arts are on par with the first generation of family masters, and with Zhi'er's ability, ordinary people can't beat him." ”

Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "Grandma, although Ma Zhi's martial arts are high, it is absolutely impossible to survive intact in the army, after all, people are flesh!" ”

"No, it's not like that, Zhi'er didn't die on the battlefield, Zhi'er died in the camp!"

"What?" Ma Xiaoquan looked at Mrs. Ma in surprise: "Grandma, is this true?" ”

Mrs. Ma nodded: "After Zhi'er died, the army reported that Zhi'er died in battle, but Quan'er (referring to the dead four young men of the Ma family) went to the military camp where Zhi'er was before his death to investigate, and insisted that Zhi'er was killed in the camp tent, and after returning to Beijing, Quan'er has been running around for Zhi'er's affairs, but" Mrs. Ma said this, tears have flowed out.

Ma Xiaoquan answered: "Because there is no way to appeal, the four young men of the Ma family will slowly become squirming, right?" ”

Mrs. Ma wiped the tears from her face and nodded gently.

"So, can I think so, can the person who Si Shao killed by mistake think that he didn't actually kill by mistake, or that he found any clues?"

Old Madam Ma shook her head: "I don't know, only the old man and his son (the father of the fourth son of the Ma family, the son of Old Madam Ma) know, the old man has been dead for a long time, and my son is also in Ningyuan"

"Hmm~~" Ma Xiaoquan dragged his chin, "It seems that Ma Zhi's death is necessary to investigate it well." ”

When Mrs. Ma heard this, she said excitedly: "The first head of the family, you really want it"

Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "What's the matter, I'm also a member of the Ma family, and I also have the obligation to ask for justice for the people of my Ma family, I will write this down, and when I am full-fledged, I will give Ma Zhi an explanation." ”

When Mrs. Ma heard this, she knelt in front of Ma Xiaoquan with a puff: "The first generation of the head of the family, the old woman has nothing to repay, only"

Ma Xiaoquan helped Mrs. Ma up, shook his head and said, "Grandma, don't say anything, I am a member of the Ma family, and this is what I should do." ”

Mrs. Ma nodded, and tears flowed out again.

Ma Xiaoquan helped Mrs. Ma wipe away the tears on her face in distress, sighed and said, "Grandma, I have one thing, I have to ask you"

Mrs. Ma said: "Although the first head of the family said that even if the old woman and I die, we must do it." ”

"Huh? There's no need to die or die for this, grandma, don't talk nonsense, well, that's it."

Ma Xiaoquan briefly told Mrs. Ma the goal of his mission, although Mrs. Ma was very incomprehensible after hearing the word "underground probe", but after listening to the description given to her by Ma Xiaoquan, she firmly remembered it in her heart

Early the next morning, the Ma family was having breakfast when there was a sudden sound of slamming the door at the door.

"Who is so rude that they dare to smash the door of my Ma family?"

The housekeeper Ma Tong opened the door and saw that there were several brocade guards with embroidered spring knives pinned to their waists.

Behind these brocade guards, there was an old eunuch.

As soon as Ma Tong was about to speak, the brocade guards escorted the old eunuch into Ma's house.

After all, Jinyiwei is the guard of the Great Interior, no matter how good Ma Tong's martial arts are, it is impossible to stop him, not to mention, Ma Tong saw that the old eunuch was holding a dragon yellow holy decree in his hand.