When the man heard this, he said anxiously: "I'm useful, I'm definitely useful."
Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand: "Okay, are you useful? It doesn't mean you are useful just because you say it is. Tell me, what shocking things have you done that can prove that you are useful?"
The man was stunned and lowered his head in disappointment: "No...no..."
Ma Xiaoquan laughed and asked, "Have you ever read a book?"
The man raised his head and his eyes suddenly became firm: "I am a scholar in the third year of Tianqi. I relied on the examination because I did not pay the examiner, so I never passed the exam."
"Oh? That's it. It seems that you are still a scholar, hmm." Ma Xiaoquan grinned, "Then let me ask you, what is your dream?"
"Dream..." the man murmured, "What... is this dream?"
Ma Xiaoquan was speechless for a while, feeling sorry that you are still a scholar. You can't understand the word dream? Although there is no such word in this era, you can guess the literal meaning, right?
"Well, dreams, for example, you want to be a rich man in the future, have many women, or you want a lot of power..."
"Oh, I understand, then my dream is to become the number one counselor in the world, like Zhuge Kongming..."
Ma Xiaoquan laughed, shook his head and said: "Zhuge Kongming is indeed a good hand when it comes to internal affairs, but when it comes to strategy, in the past in the Shu Han Dynasty, Fa Zheng should be the number one faction. You, I'm afraid you have read too much Romance of the Three Kingdoms...
..."
The man was stunned and muttered: "How do you know so well? You didn't come from that time..."
Ma Xiaoquan rolled his eyes, thinking that I had really experienced that period, I just didn't go to Liu Bei's place. However, based on the intelligence and military strategy at that time, Fa Zheng was indeed the strongest, and Zhuge Kongming was also very powerful, but in terms of internal affairs,
That's his strength.
"The best counselor in the world... haha..." Ma Xiaoquan shook his head, "You are the best counselor in the world? If you have a chance to go to the capital, look at how many there are in the capital.
Talents are waiting to be appreciated by the emperor but they have no chance, so you just be patient. There is no war here and it is safe. Even if the Jurchens attack one day, they can hide in the mountains and retire...
..."
"No, I'm a man. I can't do this. If this is the case, it's better to just let me die." The man said firmly.
Ma Xiaoquan dragged his chin, thought for a while and said: "Well, I think your will is quite strong. If I don't give you a chance, it won't make sense. Well, from now on, you will go out alone. Remember, use
With this stump of your leg, you can walk...well, walk to Ningyuan."
"Ningyuan? What are you doing there?"
"I will go there in the future. If we are destined, maybe we can meet..."
"Then what if we can't meet, or you don't go there?"
"Haha, if I say I will go, I will definitely go, and you have to go there alone. Of course, even if you get there one day and don't see me and miss me, that's still your problem.
....."
The man took a deep breath and said, "Then am I betting on something that I am not sure about?"
"Yes, I'm just not sure. Why, you don't dare?"
The man lowered his head, thought for a moment, and then suddenly raised his head: "I dare! Why don't I dare?"
"Okay~ It's interesting..." Ma Xiaoquan smiled, "Then I won't hide it from you. I am the current deacon of Jinyiwei, Ma Xiaoquan. Of course, when we meet again, maybe I won't be...
.”
When the man heard Ma Xiaoquan reveal his identity, he exclaimed: "I knew you must be extraordinary..."
"Haha, stop complimenting me. Okay, without further ado, you can leave now. Remember, use your residual leg to walk over to me. If you try to cheat, I will kill you!"
"Understood!" The man nodded, "Sir, then my name..."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled: "You don't need to tell me, because you are not worthy now. If one day you can really become the person I like, I will know who you are without you having to tell me."
"Well, I understand! Then, sir, I'm leaving! We'll see you later!"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly, stood up, and raised his hand to the man: "See you later!"
The man was stunned for a moment, feeling moved in his heart, then slowly turned around and jumped away.
After the man left, the cow egg circled the half of his tongue and said: "Uncle...that man is so strange..."
The injury on Niu Dan's tongue has not yet healed, so he cannot pronounce his words clearly. It is because Ma Xiaoquan has been around him a lot these days and is used to hearing them that he knows what he means.
"Well, it's a bit strange, but no matter how strange it is, let's give him hope. What if he becomes a talent in the future? Right?"
Niu Dan nodded heavily, thinking that the uncle is the uncle and thinks further than others. Well, I will follow the uncle for the rest of my life. I am willing to die even if the uncle asks me to die.
...
After leaving the inn, Ma Xiaoquan led Niu Dan for about an hour, and sure enough he saw a private inn.
The Minyi is not big, but there are many horses inside. However, the quality of the horses varies. At first glance, they are rotated by passing passengers.
When the owner of the Minyi saw Ma Xiaoquan, he came up to him in a familiar manner, rubbed his hands and said, "This looks like an old man from the capital. Well, do you want to rent horses?"
"Yo~~" Ma Xiaoquan nodded, "I haven't spoken yet, how do you know I'm from the capital?"
"Oh, sir, I have been running this post for many years and have seen too many people from all over the world. Once you stop like this, I will know where you are from."
Ma Xiaoquan curled his lips and said: "Okay, if you are discerning, then prepare a carriage for us. By the way... you can also teach my men how to drive a carriage. By the way, my men are not good at speaking. You
Speak slowly and be patient!" After saying that, Ma Xiaoquan threw out a silver coin.
The shop owner took the money, put it to his mouth professionally, bit it, and then nodded happily: "Don't worry, sir, I'll teach you how to do it, but I'll need you to stay at this inn for two days.
"
"Well, that's fine. Let's take a rest and take out your best thing. I'm very hungry."
"Okay!"
.......
In the evening, the shop owner personally cooked some delicious dishes for Ma Xiaoquan. For distinguished guests like Ma Xiaoquan, the shop owner usually cooks the dishes himself.
After eating the dish cooked by the shop owner, Ma Xiaoquan was full of praise: "The boss made this dish really well~ Not bad~~"
The shop owner chuckled and said, "I think the uncle should be returning to the capital. So, uncle... are there any interesting things in the capital? Can you tell me about them."
Who is Ma Xiaoquan? With the shop owner's words, he understood what he was thinking.
To be able to operate a private inn in this place for many years, it is natural that there are some means. Presumably, the owner of this store's means is intelligence.
"Haha...Which one do you want to hear?" Ma Xiaoquan hesitated.
"Uncle, you can say whatever you want. I want to hear every part of it."
"Haha, what are you thinking..." Ma Xiaoquan pointed at the shop owner and said, "Well, you should be well-informed here. Tell me if there has been any major events recently...
....”
"Oh, sir, you said this is such a big deal, is it really true..." The shop owner sat down and said, "Didn't the Emperor fall into the water while rowing in Xiyuan before..."
When the store owner mentioned this, Ma Xiaoquan was shocked.
The emperor's slip and fall into the water in Xiyuan was not discussed in the court, because after that incident, the emperor's health deteriorated day by day.
The reason why the emperor fell into the water that day was very simple. He drank some wine and had too much fun and got carried away.
But the emperor falling into the water was not a trivial matter. Ma Xiaoquan sometimes admired these officials in the Ming Dynasty. Originally, it was a trivial matter, but he had to clamor for a thorough investigation.
And what could be investigated through a thorough investigation? How about people? At that time, the only two young eunuchs who accompanied the emperor on the boat fell into the water. The remaining eunuchs Wei Zhongxian, guest Yinyue, and Empress Zhang were watching from the shore.
"What happened next..." Ma Xiaoquan asked the shop owner.
"Later, later...some people said that someone wanted to deliberately harm the emperor...Sir, think about it, the emperor has no heirs. If the emperor dies, who can inherit the throne?
..." The shop owner stopped talking. Ma Xiaoquan also knew that the shop owner was referring to King Xin Zhu Youjian.
"What do you think?" Ma Xiaoquan asked.
"I don't think so, because that person seems to be more playful than the emperor..."
Ma Xiaoquan secretly laughed in his heart, believing that the king could play, he was just pretending, because he was just a king, not an emperor.
But King Xin has the ambition to be the emperor, and he is also waiting for the opportunity... Of course, it would be unrealistic for King Xin to harm his brother, or at least based on Ma Xiaoquan's observation in court, it is not realistic.
possible.
"Yes, that's right. When I live in the capital, I always hear King Xin dragging some actors to play all night long..." Ma Xiaoquan said in obedience to the owner of the shop.
"So..." the shop owner clapped his hands, "so someone started to say that there was something wrong with the boat the emperor was riding on at that time... So later I heard that Jin Yiwei was asked to be responsible for thoroughly investigating the matter.
It is said that many high-ranking officials were brought out..."