Summary of the previous chapter: At the banquet, the two factions of Henan and Fujian jointly attacked Ma Xiaoquan

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Ma Xiaoquan gave an order, and immediately rushed out of several subordinates, each holding a dozen seat cushions in their arms.

Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand: "Come, sit down for the brothers who came in~"

"It's my lord!"

The banquet hall was actually not small, but with so many people rushing in at once, the atmosphere of the scene was immediately suppressed.

In the face of so many fierce and vicious people, Ma Xiaoquan not only did not panic, but walked leisurely in front of one of them, patted the other party's shoulder, and said: "Well, the body is good, at first glance, it is a practicing family, good, very good~"

After all, Ma Xiaoquan is a court official (in the hearts of these people), his praise can more or less make people feel proud and proud, and the big man who was praised by Ma Xiaoquan nodded his head with a look of use.

The leaders of the two factions in Fujian and Henan were secretly shocked in their hearts, such a scene, as officials from other imperial courts, it is estimated that they had already been scared to pee their pants, and the Ma Daren in front of him was not only not anxious and afraid, but also became more and more calm, this person is not simple

Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly, and said to the leaders of the two factions in Fujian and Henan: "I think the two brothers will stay for a while, I haven't eaten this dish, it's a pity to go, well, don't you want to pack, there is still a kitchen, if you don't dislike it, you can still do it now"

"No need~" The leader of the Henan faction glanced at him, straddled and sat back again, and the subordinates beside him had just packed up some dishes and sent them back to the table as they were.

The leader of the Hokkien faction also sat back thoughtfully.

Ma Xiaoquan sat back in the front seat and said with a smile: "Okay, then let's start the banquet~ Come, everyone raise a glass, let's go!" ”

This time, the leaders of the two factions in Fujian and Henan did not go too far as before, they cooperated very well and picked up the wine glasses and drank all the wine in the glasses.

The leaders of the two major factions drank, and the remaining minor factions followed suit.

Putting down the wine glass, Ma Xiaoquan clapped his hands and said, "With wine and meat, how can there be no singing and dancing?" Well, the ladies of the officials are one of the top ten celebrities in the capital, and today I will let the lady dance for everyone to have fun, what do you think? ”

On the outermost seat of the banquet hall, Fang Yun was the first to applaud.

The leaders of the two factions in Fujian and Henan glanced at each other, nodded slightly, and agreed.

"Okay~" Ma Xiaoquan clapped his hand again, and when he saw the screen behind him, Hua Yue suddenly stepped out.

Hua Yue had already changed into a dancing gauze, and her graceful figure loomed under the translucent gauze, giving people a very seductive feeling.

Walking to the center of the banquet hall, Hua Yue threw out two folding fans like a trick, the pattern on the folding fan is very peculiar, if you look at it a few more times, there will be a slight sense of dizziness.

At this moment, the sound of percussion instruments sounded behind the screen, and then the crisp sound of the guzheng plucked strings also sounded.

Hua Yue smiled slightly, and danced when she heard the sound, like a fairy, flashing and moving in front of everyone.

The leaders of the two factions in Fujian and Henan can be regarded as people who have seen the world, but when they saw Hua Yue's dancing, they still showed a surprised look.

Not to mention the other small faction leaders, they all have big mouths, and even worse, they even drool without realizing it.

After finishing the song, Hua Yue slowly stopped and quietly walked back to the center of the banquet hall.

The leaders of the two factions in Fujian and Henan applauded in unison, and then thunderous applause rang out in the banquet hall.

Ma Xiaoquan nodded with satisfaction, motioned for Hua Yue to come up, Hua Yue understood, took back the folding fan, walked up to the stage gently, and sat quietly beside Ma Xiaoquan.

Ma Xiaoquan smiled, stood up and said, "Everyone, the official's wife is dancing well, well, next, the official will sing a song for everyone, what do you think?" ”

As soon as Ma Xiaoquan's voice fell, Hua Yue, who was sitting beside him, was stunned at first, and when Ma Xiaoquan discussed with him before, he didn't say that he wanted to sing?

The leader of the Fujian faction smiled and arched his hand: "What song do you sing?" Quyi song or limerick poetry? ”

Ma Xiaoquan shook his head, clapped his hands, and a few subordinates carefully brought ten large bowls.

The bowls contained water of different depths, and two of the bowls were almost full of water, and there were two small fish.

"Ma San, what are you going to do?" The leader of the Henan faction asked.

Ma Xiaoquan smiled and asked rhetorically: "The official wants to ask the two brothers, before going to the banquet, the two brothers think that this banquet is a Hongmen banquet?" ”

The leaders of the two factions in Fujian and Henan glanced at each other and did not say a word.

Ma Xiaoquan laughed and said, "It's indeed a Hongmen banquet!" ”

"What?"

Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand: "You don't have to panic, my Hongmen banquet is not Xiang Liu's Hongmen banquet, but" Ma Xiaoquan beckoned, and a villain respectfully presented two long chopsticks.

Ma Xiaoquan took the long chopsticks and said to the leaders of the two factions in Fujian and Henan: "I want to talk to the two of you about the conditions for this Hongmen banquet!" ”

"Conditions? What conditions? ”

Ma Xiaoquan gently knocked a large bowl with long chopsticks, making a crisp sound.

"I know that both of you have a backstage, but what about it, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and there are some things that cannot be obtained by the backstage, so I plan to make a bet with you!"

"Bet? What to bet on? ”

"It's very simple, if I win, you have to listen to me about this salt transportation business, if I lose, I will hand over all the rights in my hands, obediently go back to Beijing, and ask my brother to recommend to the emperor that you two jointly manage this salt transportation business, what do you think?"

"Hmph~" The leader of the Henan faction snorted coldly, "Ma San, how can you be able to meet the emperor?" ”

Ma Xiaoquan smiled and lied: "I am a member of the Ma family in Beijing City, I think you all know it, then you should also know that my brother, that is, the big red man in front of the emperor today, Deacon Jinyiwei, Ma Xiaoquan?" ”

As soon as Ma Xiaoquan's voice fell, the scene immediately became commotionous.

The leaders of the two factions in Fujian and Henan naturally knew who Ma Xiaoquan was, but they did not publicize it to the outside world, so the other factions did not know. Both of them knew very well in their hearts that if they said it, then this Cao gang would be difficult to control.

"Hmph, so what?" The leader of the Fujian faction sneered.

Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand: "Of course it won't be anything, but what Jinyiwei does, you and I both know it, and I am also my brother who asked me to come here, so I also want to calm things, hello, I'm good, everyone's good, of course, I'm new after all, so I also know the rules, well, in fact, I don't want to take this job, you say how good it is for me Ma San to stay at home, play with my wife, and feel comfortable teasing a bird or something, so I hope you cooperate~"

"Cooperation? How to cooperate, is it difficult for us to hand over power? The leader of the Henan faction roared.

"How is this possible, didn't I say it, I don't want to take this job, and you have been coveting the position of the chief steward of this salt transport, so everyone takes a step back from each other, let's gamble, either you hand over the power, or I will leave~ Go back to you as a recommender~"

The leader of the Fujian faction dragged his chin in contemplation, and the leader of the Henan faction also frowned.

After a while, the leader of the Fujian faction stood up and said, "Ma San, what are you betting on?" ”

Ma Xiaoquan Yile: "So, the Fujian faction agreed?" And what about the Henan faction? ”

The leader of the Henan faction also stood up: "Bet on it, say it, what to bet on?" ”

Ma Xiaoquan smiled, nodded and said: "Okay, very good~ The bet is very simple, I use these ten big bowls with water to sing a song, if any of you guess what song it is, I lose, if not, then I win!" ”

As soon as he heard Ma Xiaoquan's words, the leaders of the two factions in Fujian and Henan all laughed out loud, if you want to say that you want to bet on something else, these two people are really a little bottomless, but if you bet on this, wouldn't that send a duck to your mouth?

The leaders of the two factions in Fujian and Henan were the first to engage in the musician industry, and they were very clear about the rhythm and so on.

Now this Ma San dares to bet on this, haha, he really carried mulberry leaves up the mountain - looking for silkworms (remnants)

"What should I bet on, it turned out to be this, haha, okay, I bet~" The leader of the Henan faction agreed very simply.

The leader of the Fujian faction also nodded, indicating that he was fine.

Ma Xiaoquan pretended to be surprised and scratched his head and asked, "The two of you agreed so simply, am I wrong in this bet?" ”

Some people couldn't help it, and laughed at Ma Xiaoquandao: "My lord, you don't know, the two eldest brothers in Fujian and Henan used to be musicians, what you said about music theory or something, in this Cao Gang, they say second and third, and everyone dares to call it first."

"Ah~~" Ma Xiaoquan covered his mouth in fright, shook his head with a wry smile.

The leader of the Henan faction saw Ma Xiaoquan's eyes flickering, thinking that he was going to change the gambling contract, and hurriedly said: "Ma San, you are not allowed to change the things that have been decided, if you change it, you will lose directly!" ”

The leader of the Fujian faction nodded, indicating that this was the case.

Ma Xiaoquan looked aggrieved, but there was no way, he had to sigh and say: "That's it, hey, there's no way~~"

Ma Xiao's whole body, Hua Yue was so angry that she stretched out her hand and pinched him fiercely, causing Ma Xiaoquan to scream in pain, causing everyone present to laugh.

The leader of the Fujian faction sneered in his heart: Just such a stunned young man, looking confident, is he actually a paper tiger; The leader of the Henan faction also laughed in his heart: I should be a capable person, and I am a stupid hat after making trouble for a long time, haha.

The leaders of the two factions invariably dreamed in unison, as if as soon as Ma Xiaoquan sang it, they would win immediately.

Ma Xiaoquan swallowed his saliva, giving people the impression that he was nervous, and the more he was like this, the more happy the leaders of the two factions in Fujian and Henan became.

There is no way, Ma Xiaoquan's expression is so real that Hua Yue on the side has no choice but to mistakenly think that this is it.