The sycamore has long been in the courtyard, and at noon in winter, it is also gloomy and cold. Occasionally, the sun shines down on this day.

Under this not very warm but bright sun, two old men who have been resolute and resolute and two young men with faces like crowns of jade sit opposite each other, wrapped in fine furs, drinking the spirits brought by a graceful face and light makeup...... Playing mahjong?!

I saw four people, you push and pull, you eat and I play, and there is a rapid conquest on the battlefield when the base is built; There is a gentle and warm hand when the cards are played; When playing cards, there is a flicker of swords and swords, and finally when pushing the cards after a 'Hu', there are more beings. But no matter how you cover it up, most of the time the winner is happy and humble, and the loser has to pretend to smile and congratulate the winner.

These four people are none other than Ma Chao, Guo Jia, Tian Feng, and Huangfu Song, and the woman who was pouring wine on the side and watching with interest was naturally the eldest princess of Dahanyang Zhai, Liu Xiu.

After the wedding, Ma Chao had nothing to do - Han Sui was still recuperating in the Ma family's mansion, and the matter of the imperial examination was also brewing in Zhongshu Province, as for the old fox, Ma Chao was powerless, and it was useless to worry about it-so, he remembered his two high-ranking captives, and he slipped into the backyard. happened to meet Tian Feng and Guo Jia as guests in the house, so there was this scene at this time.

"Meng Qi, the matter of the imperial examination, it must be opened, right?" Huangfu Song touched a tube, looked useless, and hit it casually.

"Bump!" Ma Chao didn't raise his head, and said: "It should be these two days, and the efficiency of Zhongshu Province is too low." The smart one is not honest, and the honest one is really too busy to do the whole program planning alone. ”

"A tube!" Guo Jia shot another one, looked at Ma Chao's frustrated look and asked, "Brother Xian, do you really want to promote this imperial examination in Fufengxing?" ”

Guo Jia called Ma Chaoxian, not just a politeness. It's because of these days, Ma Chao and Guo Jia are very familiar with each other, and they have a great sense of sympathy. Guo Jia is open-minded and uninhibited, while Ma Chao is a traverser, and he is insulated from the shackles of etiquette and religion.

In addition, Guo Jialai came to help the wind, although he was under the banner of congratulations, but in fact, he relied on helping the wind and did not leave, and everyone knew his purpose. And Ma Chao is like thunder to Guo Jia, and he can't wait to soak together every day. As a result, an unruly prince, when he met a top strategist who was determined and had both glory and practicality, quickly fell in love in just a few days...... A spark of friendship! At present, Guo Jia is older, Ma Chao thinks of himself as a younger brother and wants to respect him as a brother. And Guo Jia thought that he was already Cao Cao's guest, how could he make friends with people from other forces at will? Therefore, we resolutely refuse. It's just that Ma Chao insists on being called like this, and Guo Jia is gradually getting used to it. No, today I began to call Ma Chao 'virtuous brother'.

"Of course, it's not for fun after planning for so long." Ma Chao glanced at Tian Feng, who seemed to be playing cards seriously, but was actually listening attentively, pursed his lips, and continued: "After Brother and Tian Bei drive back, you can also let Yuan Shao and Cao Cao do it, so that at least you can give the majority of Han Shi a way." ”

"General Ma doesn't need to run on something," Tian Feng sighed, then played a waste card and said: "The general also knows that my lord will definitely not do this, so why worry the old man?" ”

"Oh? Why is that? After it was Huangfu Song's turn, he looked at Ma Chao and Guo Jia both smiling and silent, so he asked Tian Feng with great interest.

"My father-in-law was born in a famous family, and his name is Tuya, and he likes to attract celebrities and celebrities to make a strong reputation. The matter of the imperial examination is contrary to the lord's liking, so he naturally will not agree. After Tian Feng explained to Huangfu Song, he raised his eyes and glanced at Guo Jia, and continued: "Maybe Cao Gong can agree to abandon Yuan and Cao with filial piety, I'm afraid he also took a fancy to Cao Gongxi's advice, right?" ”

Unexpectedly, Guo Jia shook his head, turned his head to look at Ma Chao and said: "In the whole world, I am afraid that only Yongzhou can implement this imperial examination." The other princes either scoffed at it or took a wait-and-see attitude, but they would not easily follow in the footsteps of their virtuous brothers. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, can you speak more clearly? Although the old man read some books later, you are so cloudy. The old man really didn't understand. "Before the horse exceeded the card, Huangfu Song was a little anxious.

"Old general, it's not that the two of them don't make it clear, but because they eat other people's food, naturally they can't speak ill of others." Ma Chao touched a good card, and after playing a waste card, he happened to listen to the card, and he was in a good mood, and said: "Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are both from famous families. Well...... Of course, the old Yuan family is better than the old Cao family. But it is undeniable that if they want to develop, they must have the support of the big lords of the noble clan. However, the imperial examination system just cut off the absolute dominance of the scholars in the officialdom, so it was impossible for them to implement the imperial examination system. Therefore, Tian Beijia found some excuse for Yuan Shao's preferences, and the real reason for this, he can't explain it to you......"

Listening to Ma Chao's words so straightforward, Tian Feng couldn't smile bitterly. Especially in front of the two staff members of his family and the two 'captives', which made the upright and conservative Tian Feng feel that Ma Chao was really a little out of common sense, and after playing a card casually, he said: "General Ma is really fast-talking, bright and fair, Tian admires." ”

"Wait, don't admire it, concede, huh!" Ma Chao picked up the three cylinders that Tian Feng punched out, shouted loudly, and then said to Tian Feng: "Don't drive Tian, you are Taizhong is a little more upright." If my guess is correct, even if you know this reason in your heart, I'm afraid that after returning to Jizhou, you will advise Yuan Shao, right? ”

Tian Feng was originally depressed about losing cards, but after hearing Ma Chao say this, he replied with an awe-inspiring expression: "The Lu of the Food, the matter of natural loyalty, Tian has won the appreciation of the Duke of Yuan, and he should do his best to persuade the lord, so as to live up to the ......."

"Stop, it's your strength, but it's also your weakness. To be honest, I like your character very much, but not necessarily Yuan Shao likes it. So, I'm just mentioning it, it's up to you whether you listen or not. Ma Chao raised his hand, smiled, and continued to speak: "Tian Beijia, you brought a total of 200 Wen when you came, and in the previous seven rounds, you have already lost 194 Wen. And I'm going to charge you thirty-two wen for this game, which means that you have no money......."

Tian Feng listened to Ma Chao's foreword, and his face couldn't help but show a depressed sorrow. But then he reached out and pulled out his sleeve robe, and found that there were only six cents left on his body, and he couldn't help but glance at Ma Chao's agility again. But this mahjong is endless, Tian Feng is on the rise, and naturally he doesn't want to end, so he frowned and did one thing he had never done in his life: borrowing money.

"Fengxiao, you and I have worked together with a master, and it is also a fate, how about borrowing thirty wen from the old man?" The reason why Tian Feng didn't look for Ma Chao was that he was embarrassed, after all, he ordered Ma Chao's cannon. The reason why I didn't look for Huang Fu Song was because there were not many of Huang Fu Song's 200 texts left.

To be honest, which of these people really takes these dozens of texts in their eyes? Playing mahjong is nothing more than a simple communication, and Guo Jia is a refreshing person, so he directly divided the money in front of him into two halves and handed it to Tian Feng. So the sound of shuffling began to sound crisply again.

But as soon as the cards were laid, Bu Qi and Yang Fu came in with a stack of thick papers. Bu Qi knelt down directly and said, "Teacher, the student has listed the detailed rules for the imperial examination according to the outline you gave. After Yang Fu finished speaking, he continued: "My lord, my subordinates reviewed it for three days, and I was shocked by this "Imperial Examination". This detailed and orderly list is orderly. The subordinates are brave, and I hope that the lord will transfer Buqi to the lower province to help a certain arm......."

"Huh?" Ma Chao is interested now-Fa Zheng is naming and wants to take steps, and Yang Fu, a thin-skinned person, also asks for someone. This step seems to be really a bit of ability-but, then his face turned bitter, and he pointed to the thick paper and said, "You won't tell me that these are the detailed rules of the imperial examination, right?" ”

The two looked at each other and nodded affirmatively at the same time. And Ma Chao picked up the five baht money he won, and cried and said to the two: "Hard work, this money was won by your father-in-law through exhaustion of wisdom, you first take it and buy something to make up for it......."