Summary of the previous chapter: With Cao Cao's return to Yecheng, Ma Xiaoquan and Lu Xian each began their final preparations

Although ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Lu Xian's movements were hidden, he did not hide them from Mao Gang.

The dark department detected that Lu Xian had moved, and Mao Gang naturally would not lag behind.

Mao Gang is different from Lu Xian, his purpose is just to get Hua Yuexin, as for the rest of the Ma family, Mao Gang has never messed with him much, and moreover, Mao Gang's identity on the face is the apprentice of Lord Shangxian, although he himself is not an official, but he still has some weight in the official class of the scholar clan in Yecheng.

With such weight, Mao Gang can actually blend into the officialdom as an official, but unfortunately, due to Emperor Han Xian's constant obstruction, Mao Gang has never been able to really step into the official class.

has been Ma Xiaoquan's apprentice for so long, coupled with the unwillingness of his uncle Mao Jie, Mao Gang naturally understands the importance of being an official, but no matter how hard he works, as long as Emperor Han Xian reigns for a day, he Mao Gang will not want to turn over.

Mao Gang hated Ma Xiaoquan very much, if it weren't for him, he would have been a big official a long time ago.

After thinking about it, although Mao Gang was reluctant to give up his wife Hua Yuexin, but looking at his uncle's dejected appearance every day, Mao Gang still temporarily shifted the focus of his goal to his career, for Lu Xian's actions, Mao Gang just sent a letter to Lu Xian, telling him, if you want to attack the Ma family, I don't care about the other people Mao Gang, but Hua Yuexin, you must leave me

The praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind, Mao Gang knows Lu Xian's movements, and Ma Xiao, the new head of the Ma family, also knows Mao Gang's movements.

Knowing that Mao Gang's current focus is not on this, Ma Xiao sighed with relief, his father Ma Xiaoquan told himself before leaving Yecheng that if Mao Gang made a move, he must be stopped, otherwise Mao Gang would become a potential dangerous enemy.

Of course, although Mao Gang didn't make any moves this time, even so, Ma Xiao would definitely not let Mao Gang get by.

got the news from Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Ma Xiao learned that Liu Xie was already a little relieved, if Mao Gang continued to work hard, Ma Xiao could not guarantee that Liu Xie would not jump over the wall and let Mao Gang be an official.

That night, Ma Xiao called his father's personal guard Liang Long to his side and discussed countermeasures.

Ma Xiaoquan once told Ma Xiao when he left Yecheng that if you have anything to do, no one else should look for it, just go to Lianglong.

Ma Xiao obeyed his father's words

After listening to Ma Xiao's opinion, Liang Long looked at Ma Xiao with some surprise and asked, "Little master, are you sure you want to do this?" ”

Ma Xiao nodded: "Uncle Long, this is the best way I can think of, although this matter will completely fall into the opposite of my Ma family and Liu Xie in the future, but I want to bet, I bet that Liu Xie will not be the emperor for a few days!" ”

Liang Long was taken aback: "Little master, do you have to inform the master (referring to Ma Xiaoquan) about this matter?" ”

Ma Xiao nodded: "I will definitely say it, but this matter must be dealt with first, presumably my father knows and will definitely agree with me to do this!" ”

Liang Long saw that Ma Xiao had made up his mind, so he no longer refutated: "Okay, since the little master has decided that such a thing can be done, even if my Liang Long dies, I will help the little master complete the task!" ”

Ma Xiao nodded, his eyes instantly red: "Uncle Long, you are not too young, I don't want you to do this?" ”

Liang Long shook his head and said: "No, my Liang Long can have today, all thanks to the Ma family, if it weren't for the master, I'm afraid my Liang Long would have starved to death by now, little master, I can't read, but I understand, my Liang Long's life is given by the Ma family, no matter what the Ma family looks like, my Liang Long will never say much, to the Ma family to the little master, you must never give up!" ”

Ma Xiao nodded movingly, and patted Liang Long's shoulder heavily: "Uncle Long, I'm sorry for you!" ”

Liang Long waved his hand: "Little master, you are what I watched grow up, among your brothers, I Liang Long admire you the most, and the second admiration is that the third young master (referring to Ma Zheng) is at this juncture today, and I will not hide the little master, you let me do this, I Liang Long should go, and I also know that this matter is likely to go and not return, so I have an idea"

Ma Xiao nodded: "Uncle Long, you say!" ”

Liang Long did not answer quickly, but first took out a yellowed letter paper from his arms and handed it to Ma Xiao, and said: "This is a letter that the master once wrote casually, I don't know how to read, but I think it is very important, so I have kept it, the words on this copy, I looked for Zhuzhu (Liang Long's wife) to identify it for me, in order not to let Zhuzhu notice, I asked a word every few days, and I have been asking like this for seven years, and finally asked all the words on it, Zhuzhu didn't know about this matter, she thought I wanted to learn to read it, hehe"

Ma Xiao curiously put the calligraphy straight, unfolded it and looked at it, and immediately chilled.

"Uncle Long, are you sure you understand the meaning of my father's letter?"

Liang Long nodded heavily: "I didn't understand at first, but in the past seven years, I have also thought a lot, the Ma family has given me a lot, but I have never given anything back, to the Ma family, I Liang Long feel guilty, and I can't pay it back in my life."

Ma Xiao shook his head: "Uncle Long, don't say that~"

"No, no, no~" Liang Long shook his head, "Little master, do you understand the meaning of 'high merit and high master'?" ”

Ma Xiao was stunned for a moment, but still nodded.

"Although my diplodocus is illiterate, I also understand the little master, and there is a saying, called 'a son of heaven and a courtier', you also know?"

Ma Xiao did not speak.

Liang Long continued: "Little master, I know what you are thinking, count the years, we had a total of four people with the master, me, as well as Zhang Gong, Yang Hu, and Ding Yi, now we are all old, and our children have grown up Little master, if one day the master is gone, can you be sure that you can suppress our four old guys?" ”

Ma Xiao's brows furrowed slightly, and he shook his head gently.

"So little master, take this opportunity, I hope"

"Enough Uncle Long, don't say it again!" Ma Xiao interrupted Liang Long's words.

Diplodocus shook his head: "No, I'm going to say!" Little master, since I Lianglong promised the thing you said, I will definitely do it, no matter whether I succeed or fail, I will definitely fulfill my promise to the Ma family! It's just my idea, you must agree to me! ”

Ma Xiao sighed: "Uncle Long, why are you bothering? ”

Liang Long smiled and patted Ma Xiao's shoulder: "Little master, do you know why I admire you?" Because of your steadiness and kindness, but this is a troubled world, and the troubled times have their own rules of survival in the troubled times, if one day you don't become the head of the Ma family, I hope you will give the position of the head of the Ma family to the third young master! ”

"Huh?" Ma Xiao was stunned for a moment, "Why did Uncle Long say that?" ”

Liang Long smiled: "Little master, in fact, you must also know that your kindness is actually not suitable for the future development of the Ma family, right?" ”

Ma Xiao nodded and did not deny it.

"Okay, I won't say anything more, I just hope that after I die, the little master will help me take care of Zhuzhu and take care of my children, and I will be satisfied!"

Ma Xiao didn't speak, but his expression was already a tacit acquiescence to Liang Long's persistence.

"Little master, there is nothing else to order, I will go down, hehe, please wait for us, oh, my death." Liang Long said, bowed deeply to Ma Xiao, and left.

Looking at the back of the diplodocus, which was already a little hunched, tears flowed from the corners of Ma Xiao's eyes

The next day, Ma Xiao visited Cao Pi, the crown prince of Wei.

Because of what happened on the day of Ma Zheng's wedding, Cao Pi has always been obsessed with Ma Xiao, and now Ma Xiao took the initiative to come to the door, Cao Pi was not only surprised, but also had a lot of puzzlement.

It stands to reason that Ma Xiao should avoid himself, why did he come suddenly?

Seeing Ma Xiao, Cao Pi didn't speak, but just stared at Ma Xiao with straight eyes.

Ma Xiao politely saluted Cao Pi and said, "Prince, presumably my arrival today, the prince is a little confused, right?" ”

Cao Pi didn't pretend, and simply nodded and admitted.

"Hehe" Ma Xiao smiled slightly, "I came today to make a deal with the prince." ”

"Deal?" Cao Pi's heart tightened, he and Ma Xiao did not have any conflict of interest, where did this deal start?