Summary of the previous chapter: Sima Yi asked Ma Xiaoquan for advice, and Ma Xiaoquan in turn asked Sima Yi to teach his four sons, and Sima Yi agreed, and took the initiative to visit Ma Xiaoquan a few days later

+++++++++++++++++++++ China's 5,000-year-old respect for teachers, Ma Xiaoquan knows it very well. Since Sima Yi has become the teacher of his sons, Ma Xiaoquan naturally wants to be polite to him.

Sima Yi was very satisfied with Ma Xiaoquan's politeness, although Ma Xiaoquan, the immortal lord in the position of identity, was far above him, but the act of inviting the immortal man sideways made Sima Yi very useful.

Sima Yi also had a teacher, and he was very clear about respecting the teacher and what he said, looking at the stern appearance of Lord Shangxian, Sima Yi secretly made up his mind in his heart that he must teach the four sons of Lord Shangxian well.

"Lord Shangxian, please!" Sima Yi also responded politely, and entered the main hall side by side with Ma Xiaoquan.

In the hall, the subordinates had already prepared tea and pastries, and when they saw Ma Xiaoquan and Sima Yi coming in side by side, the subordinates all respectfully retreated.

The two took their seats and started talking.

Although Ma Xiaoquan hates politics very much, in the past 20 years of knowing Cao Cao, Ma Xiaoquan has also heard a lot of things about politics.

Sima Yi is very politically minded and very talented in military affairs. Unlike Cao Cao, Sima Yi's military and political views were more pertinent, especially in the strategic direction of the Sun-Liu Alliance, Sima Yi unceremoniously pointed out the weaknesses of the two.

Ma Xiaoquan kept nodding while listening, and unconsciously, the two had been talking for more than an hour.

At dinnertime, Ma Xiaoquan invited Sima Yi to sit down for dinner, and Sima Yi gladly accepted.

After the meal, Ma Xiaoquan gathered his family together and held a simple apprenticeship ceremony for his four sons.

In order to show sincerity, Ma Xiaoquan specially sent a large box of treasures to Sima Yi, this trick was sacrificed, so that Sima Yi was flattered, although the Sima family was not short of money due to the relationship between his brother Sima Lang, but he was able to get a large box of treasures in an instant, Sima Yi dared to guarantee that this was something that his father and brother had never encountered.

"Thank you, Lord Shangxian!" Sima Yi did not refuse, and bowed to Ma Xiaoquan.

Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand, and he was very happy in his heart.

Sima Yi's ability to accept the treasure he gave away proves that Sima Yi has weaknesses.

Ma Xiaoquan has dealt with Zhuge Liang, compared to Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang can be described as a saint, and his thrifty and self-disciplined life style makes Ma Xiaoquan very admired.

However, Ma Xiaoquan is not a good person, and Ma Xiaoquan always has to be careful when dealing with people like Zhuge Liang.

Sima Yi was different, not only did his face not blush and his heart did not beat when he received the treasure, but he continued to talk with Ma Xiaoquan about the repayment, as if the big box of treasure belonged to him.

At this point, there is one more person in Ma Xiaoquan's list of people with a thick face - Sima Yi

"Hehe, it's not early, Lord Shangxian, I'll take my leave"

Sima Yi got up and arched his hand to Ma Xiaoquan, but he looked reluctant to give up.

Ma Xiaoquan couldn't understand what Sima Yi meant, so he grabbed him and said, "Zhongda, it's too late, I think you can stay in my Ma family's compound today to rest and rest, and I'll let my subordinates send you back tomorrow." ”

Sima Yi blushed and said, "Then what's embarrassing?" ”

"Huh? Zhongda, you are my son's teacher now, what are you embarrassed about, come on, come on, stay at my house tonight. Someone~"

"In!"

Ma Xiaoquan instructed his subordinates: "Prepare an upper room for Teacher Sima!" ”

"Yes!"

Sima Yi no longer shirked, bowed to Ma Xiaoquan, and went to the room to rest under the guidance of the Ma family.

"Hmm~~" Looking at Sima Yi's disappearing back, Ma Xiaoquan said to himself: "In this way, my Ma family doesn't have to worry too much for at least fifty years Well, next, I have to take time to go to Hanzhong"

In October of the fifteenth year of Emperor Jian'an of the Han Dynasty (210 AD), Cao Cao ordered the construction of Tongquetai in Yecheng.

Tongque Terrace is not just a platform, it is the main component of Cao Cao's construction of Yecheng city defense.

Cao Cao once wrote a letter to Ma Xiaoquan, in which he explained his idea of building Tongque Terrace soon. According to Cao Cao's deployment, the city fortifications of Yecheng are not only one Tongquetai, and Cao Cao also planned two Golden Tigers and Ice Wells, three plus other surrounding facilities, which can make Yecheng a military fortress with both offense and defense after completion.

As for the origin of the name of Tongquetai, Ma Xiaoquan always thought that Cao Cao dug up a Tongque to name it like this, but when he asked later, he knew that it was not the case.

Cao Cao named the bronze sparrow, mainly because the legend that the bronze finch on the double circle of Jianzhang Palace can bring a bumper harvest, so that Cao Cao had the desire to beg for a good harvest of wind and rain, so he named this platform as the copper sparrow, as for the Jianzhang Palace or something, it was destroyed a long time ago.

When the Hanchen heard the news, he immediately complained to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, saying that Cao Cao built the Tongquetai for the sake of the golden house.

When Emperor Xian of Han heard this, after discussing with a group of Han ministers, he decided to adopt a policy of Huairou to persuade Cao Cao.

This Huairou policy, on the one hand, is to give full affirmation to Cao Cao's merits, on the other hand, to Tongquetai as a topic point, cut to Cao Cao's old age, persuade the surrender of military power to return to the hometown, of course, in order to show Cao Cao's further "affirmation", Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty added three counties to Cao Cao.

After receiving the decree of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao sneered, and immediately wrote to resign this additional fief, and immediately wrote a letter to counter his hint that he was going to resign.

At the beginning of November, Emperor Xian of Han summoned the immortal Hou Ma Xiaoquan and ordered him to persuade Cao Cao.

Ma Xiaoquan got the order, and went to Cao Cao's residence and saw Cao Cao, but Ma Xiaoquan didn't pay attention to what he persuaded him.

At the beginning of November, Ma Xiaoquan played Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and said that he had gone to Cao Cao, but Cao Cao ignored him

Xudu, inside the Imperial Palace.

"Nonsense~~~ This Ma Xiaoquan is simply nonsense, how can it be justified, how can it be justified" Emperor Han Xian was angry and smashed around, making the little eunuch Xiao Huangmen on the side frightened and at a loss.

"The emperor", a bold little yellow door, stepped forward and hugged Emperor Han Xian's thigh.

"Get out of here, or I'll kill you!"

This little yellow door is also hard, and he would rather die than let go.

Emperor Han Xian broke free a few more times, and found that he couldn't break free, so he finally stopped his hands and feet and began to cry

Yecheng, the compound of the Ma family.

Cao Cao poured Ma Xiaoquan a cup of tea and said slowly: "Lord Shangxian, do you think your book is too much?" ”

Ma Xiao gave Cao Cao a blank look: "Excessive? Xiao Cao, that book was written by your kid, if I hadn't stopped you from writing it tactfully, your kid would definitely write it even more excessively, right? ”

Cao Cao smiled: "I can't hide anything from the Immortal Lord, hehe"

Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand and said, "Xiao Cao, then what should you do next?" ”

Cao Cao said: "The next step."

Ma Xiaoquan saw that Cao Cao was silent, and said with a smile: "Xiao Cao, this immortal recommends you personally"

"Oh?" Cao Cao smiled when he heard this, "What person? ”

"Sima Zhongda!"

"Sima Zhongda? Oh, Lord Shangxian is talking about Sima Yi? ”

Ma Xiaoquan nodded.

"Sima Yi?" Cao Cao paused for a moment and said, "This person is ambitious."

Ma Xiaoquan said with a smile: "Everyone has ambitions, the key is whether you can have the ability to control people with ambitions, if you want to do everything yourself, you will be tired to death." ”

"Oh~" Cao Cao let out a heavy oh and said in a deep voice, "Then I'll take the time to talk to Sima Yi."

Ma Xiaoquan didn't continue, everything can be done, as for whether Cao Cao can talk to Sima Yi or not, that's a matter for the two of them.

After Cao Cao left, Ma Xiaoquan called Mao Gang and asked, "Mao Gang, why are you mysterious and mysterious recently, what are you doing?" ”

Mao Gang smiled: "Master, the apprentice has been helping you find the objects you need recently~"

"Oh?" Ma Xiaoquan was very happy when he heard it, "Well, I'm sorry for you, is there any specific news?" ”

Mao Gang said: "Master, you said before that the object you were looking for has now fallen into the hands of Lu Xian, I sent someone to inquire again, and the feedback I got was that Lu Xian seemed to have left Hanzhong."

"Huh? Leaving Hanzhong? Ma Xiaoquan's brows furrowed.

If this Lu Xian was in Hanzhong, Ma Xiaoquan still had a goal, but when he heard Mao Gang say that Lu Xian left, Ma Xiaoquan suddenly had no idea.

Although Ma Xiaoquan was suspicious of the words of the apprentice Mao Gang, it took some time to go back and forth from Yecheng to Hanzhong, even if Mao Gang said a lie, it was likely that he would not meet Lu Xian if he went.

"Damn~~" Ma Xiaoquan cursed, originally he meant that he was going to Hanzhong in the next few days, but as soon as Lu left first, it seemed that the plan had to be put on hold for the time being.

Hanzhong can't go, and the wives are pregnant, so they can't go far and can't he, Ma Xiaoquan instantly felt that it was boring to stay at home.

"It's better to be better" Ma Xiaoquan thought for a while, and said to himself, "It's better to fight Xiliang with Xiaocao, well, the time is almost set." ”

Just as he was about to leave, the source in his left eye suddenly said: "Soul light Ma Xiaoquan, do you miss me?" ”

Ma Xiaoquan responded: "Damn, you still know how many times have I called you to talk to me?" ”