Ma Xiangdong came out of the palace with a very happy mood, but his image when he came out was really a little flattering. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info originally neatly trimmed hair, at the moment less than half, half long and half short, how strange it is, and on the huge left face, black and black seems to be ink or something, hastily wiped it, but did not wipe it clean, he actually swayed like this, out of the palace in a grand manner, did not sit in a sedan chair, and rode straight to the direction of the State Guesthouse.

His appearance naturally has a super high return rate.

Ma Xiangdong's strange behavior was quickly fed back to the palace.

"What is this Ma Zuoxiang doing?" Ma Monkey looked surprised, "Looking at his appearance, he should be a person who pays great attention to appearance, being teased by Xiaowen Xiaowu like this, I think he is not only annoyed, but very happy." He is not afraid of others laughing at him. ”

Qin Feng said lightly: "It's no wonder that this Ma Xiangdong can be a left-handed minister in the Chu State, his scheming is really extraordinary, such a little thing can be used by him to such an extreme." ”

"Boss, what do you mean by that? What do I have to offer? The horse monkey asked, puzzled.

"Ma Monkey, think about it, his dignified Chu State Zuo Xiang, the envoy who sent us here, actually went out of the palace in such an embarrassment, but he didn't see annoyance, but he looked happy, would it make the people who saw it very strange!" Qin Feng asked.

The horse monkey nodded: "Of course, even I am very strange!" ”

"People are curious, and everyone is curious, so naturally they have to inquire about what is going on?" Qin Feng said with a smile: "Of course, they will definitely inquire about it in the end, because even if there is no leakage in the palace, this left minister himself will send someone to leak out the news." When outsiders heard it, oh, it turned out that Ma Zuoxiang was playing with the two children of General Qin and Princess Zhaohua in the palace and made it like this. Hey, it seems that Ma Zuoxiang has a very good relationship with General Qin's family! Isn't this a living drama between two families? ”

After listening to Qin Feng's explanation, the horse monkey was stunned for a long time before he said, "Such a little thing, how can you make so many articles?" ”

"It's a small thing, but this article can do a lot." Qin Feng pondered for a moment, "I neglected this, I only cared about pleasing my two little babies, and ignored these guys, none of them were fuel-efficient lamps." ”

"They wanted to tilt their heads, and the idea actually hit Xiaowen Xiaowu's head, boss, do you want me to find an excuse to fix them!" The horse monkey is furious, and his face is hideous.

"What do you want to do?" Qin Feng glanced at him, "They are envoys from the Chu State, and when they come to our territory, if anything happens, they will hit us in the face, you know?" ”

"Then endure it like that?" Horse monkeys are unwilling to be authentic.

Qin Feng chuckled: "Forbearance, of course not." Ma Monkey, in the evening, you personally go to the state guesthouse, find the envoy of Qi, and tell Cao Hui that I will invite him to dinner in the palace in the evening. ”

The horse monkey blinked his eyes, repeated this sentence in his mind several times, and finally turned the corner, "Boss, high, it's really high, he Ma Xiangdong talks about this, let's slap him in the back and back immediately, and keep it so that his eyes are full of stars." ”

Ma Xiangdong took his entourage and hugged back to the courtyard of the State Guesthouse, and saw at a glance that Cao Hui, the boss of the Qi State Mission, was looking at him with a smile, and he also walked over with a smile and saluted Cao Hui with both hands in his fists.

Cao Hui returned the salute: "Prime Minister Ma Zuo, why are you so embarrassed?" ”

Ma Xiangdong said happily: "Alas, don't mention it, the two children of our Princess Zhaohua are so naughty, they have to pester me to play with them, one is careless, and they have become like this, eccentric, the blood of our Dachu royal family is really flowing in the blood, it has not been simple since childhood, even an old fox like me has fallen for them, laughing, laughing." ”

Cao Hui smiled silently, staring at the back of Ma Xiangle as he walked away, but there was a hint of gloom in his eyes. For Qi State, what worries him the most is the family connection between Qin Feng and Chu State, and Princess Zhaohua will inevitably become a lubricant for both of them. Everything that just happened in front of them also seemed to confirm that the scene they least wanted to see was about to be staged.

He flicked his sleeves into the house.

Turning back and peeking at Cao Hui's horse to the east, the smile in the corner of his eyes was even stronger.

Back in the building where the Chu delegation lived, Ma Xiangdong saw his younger brother Ma Xiangnan at a glance.

"How did you get here?" He asked.

Ma Xiangnan smiled and said: "I am now the county guard of Changyang, if I want to enter the state guesthouse, the guards will naturally not stop me, I am your younger brother, it is not difficult to miss your house, and your guards will naturally not embarrass me." ”

Ma looked up to the east and snorted a haha: "That's right." ”

The attendant came in with a basin, and Ma Xiangdong washed the ink on his face while asking Ma Xiangnan with a smile: "Did you see the scene just now?" Cao Hui must be angry now, haha, this is really exciting. ”

Ma Xiangnan disagreed: "Is there any meaning? Even if the outside world misunderstands, in General Qin Feng's place, the established policy will never change anything. ”

"Of course it's interesting." Ma Xiangdong squinted his eyes, "As long as someone really misunderstands, then when formulating policies, there may be deviations, and a slight deviation in policies will be a thousand miles wrong when they are implemented in action." I'm not only for Cao Hui, but also for the Yue people, and of course for Qin Feng's subordinates. Princess Zhaohua is the princess of the Chu Kingdom, and Xiaowen Xiaowu has the blood of the Great Chu royal family, which is an ironclad fact. ”

Ma Xiangnan smiled: "Big brother, is this useful?" You probably forgot about the Queen Mother, right? The Queen Mother was also the princess of Yue back then! But so what? Over the years, do you think the Queen Mother is more concerned about her homeland, or is she planning more for the Chu State? ”

"It's not the same. The Queen Mother is a typical woman, but Princess Zhaohua is not! Ma Xiangdong said with a smile.

"I don't think it's any different. At home, follow the father, marry the husband. At least I've never heard Princess Zhaohua say anything about the policies of the Taipings. "Horse to the south.

"Okay, okay, I know you don't care about me doing such a thing, you're waiting for me here, what's the matter? It's not just about brotherhood, right? I estimate that after Qin Feng ascends the throne, I am afraid that this county guard will not be able to continue, and he will definitely not let you control a county again. Although I feel a little pity as the first assistant of Da Chu, as your eldest brother, I am sincerely happy. You can go home, and you'll be back home. After returning to China, Your Majesty will be reused, this time, no matter who it is, it cannot be said that you are stained with my light, you blocked it with your life. ”

Glancing at Ma Xiangnan's appearance, Ma Xiangdong said again: "I haven't been home for four years, you look like this, I'm afraid that my younger siblings and nephews won't dare to recognize each other." After I go back, I ask Your Majesty to let you serve in a noble yamen, take care of yourself, and make up for what you owe in the past few years. ”

Ma Xiangnan bowed his head and said nothing.

"I know you're going to be unhappy again, but this can't be helped, I'm the first assistant, I'm in a high position, and Your Majesty can't reward you with another key position, so that our two brothers will not only be jealous of the courtiers, I'm afraid we will also be jealous of Your Majesty, our Majesty, is not a broad-minded person." Ma Xiangdong comforted: "But Your Majesty will definitely have to compensate you separately, for example, Fenghou?" If that's the case, then you're better than Big Brother. Ma Xiangdong snorted and said.

Ma Xiangnan slowly raised his head, and there was a resolute expression in his eyes. "Big brother, I came to you this time to ask you to send my family to Yuejing after you return to Shangjing."

"Huh?" Ma Xiangdong didn't react for a while: "You have to go back, why did you send them all the way to do it?" As soon as the words came out, he suddenly understood what Ma Xiangnan meant, and his face suddenly changed.

"You ......," he stammered as he looked at his brother.

Ma Xiangnan nodded heavily: "I've decided, I won't go back." Just when I was waiting for my eldest brother, I had already written my resignation to His Majesty the Emperor, resigning from all my positions in Dachu. ”

"Are you crazy?" Ma Xiangdong shouted: "If you do this, it will not do our Ma family any good, and you will make Your Majesty angry." ”

Ma Xiangnan didn't speak, just stared at Ma Xiangdong.

After a while, Ma Xiangdong's face finally softened, sat down opposite his younger brother, and said in a soft tone: "Eldest brother, you can't be rash!" After all, you are a Chu person, and you are a high-ranking official of the Chu State, and you have the influence of my eldest brother, even if you stay here, how can Qin Feng be reused for you? When the time comes, the top is suspicious of you, the bottom elbows you, the left and right guard against you, you have a skill, how can you show it? If there is really any conflict between Chu Yue in the future, you will inevitably become the first victim. ”

Ma Xiangnan shook his head insistingly: "Big brother, when you went to see Princess Zhaohua, I went to see General Qin, talked with him for a long time, and he sent me a formal invitation. ”

"He's just a means to split my Dachu and bring me down. Big brother, you must not be fooled. Ma Xiangdong said in a deep voice.

Ma Xiangnan laughed: "Big brother, you don't know Qin Feng, but I've been working with him for almost four years. I know a lot more about him than you do. He didn't bother to do these things at all, and he invited me to officially become the county warden of Changyang County. ”

"Big brother, you have to think about it carefully!" Ma Xiangdong was a little anxious.

"Sometimes looking too far ahead can make you lose your direction." Ma Xiangnan said: "When he officially invited me, I found that I was happy and eager to try it in my heart. Big brother, here, I can apply what I have learned all my life, and in the Chu State, I will always only be a mediocre and dispensable existence with no action. You can't imagine the joy of depicting magnificent rivers and mountains on a blank piece of paper, and now that I have sketched this picture, how can I be willing not to finish it? (To be continued.) )