"Hey!"
"What are you stunned for?"
"His Majesty is calling you."
Chen Xin pushed Ma Wu gently, because Ma Wu suddenly seemed to be stupid, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Emperor Liu Chan called him, but he didn't seem to hear him.
"Xiao Wu!"
"..."
At Chen Xin's reminder, Ma Wu finally came to his senses and hurried forward.
"Meet Your Majesty."
Ma Wu saluted Liu Chan, but his expression looked a little flustered. She naturally knew why the emperor called her at this time.
In fact, Ma Wu was in bad shape just now when Wen Dan became Liu Chan.
Because when Wen Dan competed with her in Wudu County, he had already discovered that she was disguised as a man, but he did not expose her at that time. As for why, Ma Wu did not know.
This is actually not the point.
The point is, during the competition in Wudu County, she once gave the emperor a kick, which almost caused the emperor of the Han Dynasty to cut off his descendants.
Tsk tsk——
"娪儿?"
After Ma Wu saluted, before Liu Chan could speak, a man about fifty years old in the spectator seats spoke first, with a look of displeasure on his face.
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The man's voice was not quiet, and he was sitting next to Prime Minister Zhuge Liang. Liu Chan had not made any plans for this man before, but if he didn't stand up now, he would probably be ignored by Liu Chan.
After all, the Han Dynasty now has hundreds of civil and military officials.
It is impossible for him to be familiar with them all.
After the man was surprised, he seemed to realize his rashness. He hurriedly walked up to Liu Chan, bowed to Liu Chan and said, "Your Majesty, atone for your sins."
"Who are you?"
Liu Chan asked pretending to be unhappy.
"Return to Your Majesty!" The man said: "My subordinate, Ma Tiande, who joined the army in Liangzhou, paid homage to Your Majesty."
"Ma Tiande?"
"Are you Ma Tianxiao's brother?" Liu Chan seemed a little surprised.
"Your Majesty." Prime Minister Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Tiande is the brother of Ma Tianxiao, the governor of Liangzhou. This time he came to Chang'an originally for..."
Just as Zhuge Liang was halfway through speaking, Ma Tiande glared at Ma Wu and urged: "E'er, why don't you come and see your majesty quickly?"
"娪儿?"
Liu Chan was suddenly a little confused, how could this Yu'er's name be so familiar?
I think I heard it somewhere.
Before Liu Chan could figure it out, Ma Wu saluted Liu Chan again and said, "My maid, Ma E, pays homage to your majesty and wishes you a long life."
"Ma'e?" Liu Chan's eyes suddenly widened, he naturally thought of it.
Not long ago, Xu Shu gave him a list of more than fifty people, all girls of fifteen or sixteen years old. Liu Chan finally selected two people from that list, one was his sister-in-law Zhang Yang, and the other
That’s Ma E.
This is my new imperial concubine——
Liu Chan suddenly became excited.
He had not known before that Ma E was the daughter of Ma Tianxiao, the governor of Liangzhou.
"Xiaowu, no gifts."
Liu Chan deliberately called her Xiao Wu, because they had some interactions these days. After all, they were the top three in the Wudu County Examination, with Chen Xin first, Ma Wu second, and Wen Dan third.
Ma Wu turned into Ma E, which surprised Liu Chan.
Currently, there are four concubines in his harem, namely Queen Zhang Yuan, noble Cao Ling, Wang Yuanji, and sister-in-law Zhang Yuan. Ma E happens to be fifth, so calling her Xiao Wu is appropriate.
In comparison, although the four people in the harem have their own characteristics, for example, Cao Ling has a cold personality, Wang Yuanji has a meek personality, Zhang Yuan is quirky, and Queen Zhang Yuan is relatively more stable.
Comparing the four of them, Cao Ling is relatively different. This may be related to her identity. After all, she is the princess of Cao Wei.
Judging from her behavior of assassinating the groom's official on her wedding night, she disdains marrying into Chang'an.
Wang Yuanji, on the other hand, is pretty good.
Gentle and simple, even though Liu Chan was still wary of her, he still recognized her in his heart.
As for the Queen Zhang Yuan and her sister Zhang Yuan, Liu Chan is the most familiar with them. Zhang Yuan was his crown princess in time, and after he ascended the throne, Zhang Yuan was directly promoted to the queen.
There is also Zhang Yang. Liu Chan has watched her grow up. She has been quirky since she was a child. Now that she has been selected as a noble in the harem, her character has not changed. This is also due to Liu Chan always treating her as his little sister.<
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The emperor doted on her, so it was her turn to pull him.
However, the four of them seem to be different from each other, but in Liu Chan's eyes, the difference between them is not big.
Perhaps it was just the difference in appearance and personality, but it was this Ma E that made his eyes shine.
Ma E is a Qiang, and he had gotten along with her briefly before, and he also got to know something about her character.
Bold——
It's just that he looks a little more docile now, but Liu Chan prefers the heroic Ma Wu.
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Ma E, like a child who had made a mistake, saluted Liu Chan again: "That day in Wudu, I didn't know it was Your Majesty, I..."
Now that her identity has been revealed, Ma E entered Chang'an this time to enter the palace and become a concubine.
But after she left Liangzhou, she secretly left the wedding party, changed her name to Ma Wu, and ran to Wudu County to take the martial arts examination.
Speaking of which, it’s quite a coincidence.
Originally, Ma Tianxiao, the governor of Liangzhou, wanted to live in harmony with the Han Dynasty. After all, the entire Guanzhong has been returned to the Han Dynasty. Ma Tianxiao is naturally not stupid. The Han Dynasty has always regarded the revival of the Han Dynasty as a national policy.
At this time, Guanzhong has been occupied. If the Han Dynasty wants to compete with Wei and Wu for the world, according to Zhuge Liang's style, it will not take long for him to send troops to Liangzhou.
Even though the Xiqiang had arrived in Chang'an a long time ago and expressed their willingness to attach themselves to the Han, Ma Tianxiao understood that attachment was not surrender.
In order to stabilize the Ma family's position in Liangzhou, perhaps a marriage can protect Liangzhou from the disaster of weapons.
When he learned that Zhuge Liang wanted to choose a concubine for Liu Chan, Ma Tianxiao sent people to Chang'an, hoping to marry his young daughter Ma'e to Liu Chan as his concubine, so that the Qiang Han could be reconciled forever.
But——
Zhuge Liang did not take special care of Ma E because she was the daughter of the governor of Liangzhou. Instead, he put her name at the end of the list of candidates for his concubine.
Zhuge Liang naturally had his own ideas for this move.
Although the Xiqiang expressed their dependence, Liangzhou does not belong to the Han Dynasty now.
Was the purpose of the Han Dynasty's northern expedition to Guanzhong just to occupy Guanzhong?
Of course not.
It is still difficult to compete with Cao Wei by relying only on the two states of Yong and Yi. Therefore, after the Han Dynasty stabilizes the situation in Guanzhong, it must send troops to capture the land of Liangzhou, because after occupying Liangzhou, the Han Dynasty will have an extra horse breeding land, so that it can train horses.
An elite cavalry.
Once the Han Dynasty has elite cavalry, even if Cao Wei is very strong now, it will sit on the three states of Yi, Yongliang, and have an elite cavalry, as well as the three-bow bed crossbow, which is a deadly weapon on the battlefield. One day, he will march eastward and take Wanluo directly.
He still has the strength to fight.
If they agree to marry the Qiang people of Liangzhou, it will be difficult for the Han Dynasty to find a reason to send troops in a short time.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang does not want Liu Chan to marry Ma Tianxiao's daughter.
But——
Ma E's name was written at the end, but Liu Chan chose it.
Of course, Ma E was somewhat unhappy when she learned that she was going to marry Liu Chan. She had been good at riding and shooting since she was a child, so how could she marry a mediocre person?
But she was unwilling to disobey her father's orders. She also knew that her father made this difficult choice for the future and destiny of the Qiang people.
Helpless——
Ma E had no choice but to accept it, but she did not want to follow the rules and be sent to Chang'an by her uncle Ma Tiande.
Not long after leaving Liangzhou, she left the escorting team. It was at this time that she learned that the emperor of the Han Dynasty had conducted a martial arts examination, saying that he wanted to select generals to lead the army for the Han Dynasty.
The young talents who applied for the martial arts examination and then defeated the Han Dynasty also let Liu Chan see that even though we, the Qiang people, are so brave and invincible as a woman.
However, Ma E did not expect that Liu Chan also ran to Wudu County, changed his name and applied for the martial arts examination, and his results were also good.
If she hadn't taken advantage of Liu Chan's panic that day because she was a daughter, she could feel that she wouldn't have been able to defeat the masked man named Wen Dan.
Only now does she know.
Wen Dan is Liu Chan.
Liu Chan is Wen Dan.
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This chapter has been completed!