Ma Sanbao was strolling leisurely on the street with his two servants on horseback. He had just returned from Shuzhong, and he was still not used to the weather in Chang'an and felt a little cold.
He is actually a native of Jin. He moved to Luoyang with his family when he was young, and later became Chai Shao's schoolboy. Now he is over 10 years old, and his experience can be said to be wonderful.
When he was in his twenties, he had nothing to do when he served Chai Shao. Later, he came to Li Xiuning's side. When Li Yuan was revolting, he followed Li Xiuning and escaped from Chang'an City. After that, Li Xiuning formed the Detachment of Women. He and the generals of Guanxi and
The bandits got in touch with each other and started to accomplish something.
After Li Yuan entered Chang'an, he was recommended by Li Xiuning, and he became an official because of his merit. He was awarded the title of Prince's Supervisor and Guanglu Doctor. His starting point was not low.
Originally, he was regarded as joining the prince Li Jiancheng, but later he followed Chai Shao to fight in Shuzhong, pacified Xue Rengao, made many military exploits, and was appreciated by Li Shimin, becoming a subordinate of Tiance Mansion.
He has no choice but to make the decision himself, because his roots are still here in Chai Shao. The relationship between master and servant is extraordinary. No matter how good he is at speaking, the prince's party will not trust him.
Later, because Li Tang's offensives were blocked one after another, he was sent to Shuzhong and became Li Xiaogong's subordinate. Then his career trajectory became even more bizarre.
He was assigned by Li Xiaogong to return to Chang'an, and then went on a mission to Jin.
After Li Yuan did something bad, he saw that the situation was too bad, so he ran back to Li Xiuning and hid, instead of following the generals of Tiance Mansion to carry out the final resistance.
It can be seen from this that he is extremely smart, and his overall view is much better than many people who call themselves heroes. Once he senses that the defeat is irreversible, he will run away alone.
But this way, his official career was cut off. After the news passed, he was sent to Shu by Li Xiuning to secretly investigate Li Shimin's whereabouts. He stayed there for several years.
Because he was born a slave, he always had the idea of being loyal to others when doing things, so after running around a lot, he suffered a lot, and despite his best efforts, he finally lived up to his trust.
After doing such a big thing, he felt relaxed, but he was very confused about his future. He felt that there was a lot to do, but he felt that there was nothing to do, just like the students who later graduated from college.
Full of longing and hope, but not knowing what to do and what to do.
There was no way he could do it. The days he spent in Chai Mansion when he was young made him lose his own opinions. In the words of later generations, he developed a kind of dependent personality. He had to be assigned by others, otherwise he would feel that he was not very reliable alone.
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After he returned to Chang'an this time, he was reunited with his family. He was indeed very happy for a few days. The little ones couldn't recognize people anymore, so they needed to be taught a lesson.
So after getting Li Xiuning's permission, he didn't go out much when he returned home. He spent the day with his mother-in-law and children on the hot bed, and the ambitions he had before returning were completely forgotten.
The days were relaxing and he was almost resting. His mind became active again, and he was ready to get together with his old friends to see if there was any opportunity.
Well, this guy doesn't want to be an official anymore. His old master died tragically, and brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin also died violent deaths, which had a big impact on his already messy worldview.
Especially since he didn't know much about the princess's current situation, and he didn't care much about the promise Li Xiuning made to him. Well, this guy was going to find some way on his own, make a business or something.
He considers himself to be quite smart, and has traveled to so many places in recent years. If he becomes a businessman, he will not lose money. He does not want to use the name of the Longxi Li family and then go to the officialdom to be ostracized and ignored.
This is the plan I made for my future after I came back to spend time with my family...
If Li Xiuning found out, he would definitely be pissed off by this guy. He is such an idiot who doesn't know how to praise. Look at what he can do.
But Ma Sanbao never thought that he was very promising, and he only wanted to work hard for his own financial freedom.
It was a coincidence that he went out today. When he was about to sort out his contacts and see if he could find him again, someone got the news that Brother Ma San had returned to Chang'an and sent someone to send a greeting card and invited him to go.
Joy joy.
As soon as I heard it, I knew that they were not serious friends...
If it were a few years ago, this would not be unusual at all. Ma Sanbao would have to consider whether to go to the appointment. After all, his status at that time was already extraordinary, and he looked like he was going to be very successful.
But now, he still remembers who Ma Sanbao is and thinks they are all true friends. He originally thought that he would have to be rejected several times and face many smiling faces before he could regain a foothold in Chang'an.
Of course, he didn't think anyone would deliberately embarrass him. He didn't offend many people back then, but the people who would embarrass him now were probably because of his original status, and he couldn't blame others.
He had experienced a lot of the warmth and warmth of human relationships when he was a servant, so he didn't care much about it.
If it doesn't work out, there's nothing wrong with him continuing to be a slave to the princess. Besides, Du Ruhui is dead, aren't there still Fang Xuanling and others? It seems that they are all okay now, not so ruthless, and don't even want to eat.
Should I reward him with three treasures of horses?
It would be great if Liu Hongji was still alive. That guy is the best to talk to. Moreover, one has been a thief and the other has been a slave. Let no one talk about the other...
Dou Guangda, Su Xu and other descendants of the aristocratic family are not so good. I guess if they come to visit you rashly, it will be good if they can recognize who you are, Ma Sanbao.
Grandson Shunde, uncles and nephews from Luoyang? Forget it, they are not the same people at all. They were so arrogant every time they saw him that they didn't even bother to look at him.
He obviously underestimated Li Xiuning's influence among the dignitaries of the capital, but his mentality was still good, his requirements were very low, and he could live like that.
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The two brothers who invited him out to play this time were indeed good friends. However, those two brothers were still relatively popular among the powerful children of the capital back then, mainly because of their generosity.
With strong financial resources and generous spending, in Ma Sanbao's words, he is actually a man of the right temperament.
No need to ask, the only ones who can be rated above are the two husbands of Jinyang's wealthy samurai family. Even if the other families are rich, they cannot be among the powerful people in Kansai.
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As the saying goes, those who are blessed do not need to be busy, and those who are not blessed are heartbroken. Ma Sanbao definitely belongs to the former. Just when he was thinking that he could not just sit back and make a living, but to make a living to support his family, someone came to his door.
Samurai Yu was a wealthy businessman, and Ma Sanbao thought he should ask him for business advice...