Summary of the previous chapter: After Ma Xiaoquan defeated Zhang Nan, General Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan rebelled against Yuan Xi as promised, catching Yuan Xi by surprise. After Yuan Xi and his younger brother Yuan Shang reunited, they still could not defeat Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan, so they had no choice but to flee to western Liaoning.
Wuhuan... Cao Cao was naturally very happy to get an advantage, but his most important counselor Guo Jia was ill...
Guo Jia shook his head and sighed: "It's really difficult for you mother and son. Is Yi'er okay?"
Hua Qingxin nodded: "Yi'er is very healthy and looks like her husband."
Guo Jia chuckled, coughed a few times and said, "That's good, that's good..."
At this moment, a servant outside the door came to report that Master Shangxian and his lord Cao Cao came to visit Guo Jia.
When Guo Jia heard the news, he stood up to greet him no matter what he said.
"Don't force yourself to fulfill your filial piety, it's important to recuperate. Lie down quickly, lie down quickly..." Ma Xiaoquan stepped into the house and stepped forward to hold Guo Jia up.
Guo Jia smiled bitterly and said respectfully: "Sir, Lord, why are you here?"
Cao Cao stepped forward and asked with concern: "Fengxiao, how about I ask someone to send you back to rest? I'm really worried about your physical condition while you are here."
Guo Jia shook his head: "My lord, no, the Yuan brothers and the rest of the party have not yet been completely defeated. If Fengxiao rashly goes back to rest, what will happen to my lord?"
Guo Jia's words stopped Cao Cao. Indeed, the main hero who helped Cao Cao make plans to deal with the Yuan family was Guo Jia.
Cao Cao fell silent.
Guo Jia smiled bitterly and said: "So, I can't leave without authorization. I want to help the lord rule the north and then go south..."
Listening to Guo Jia's heroic words, Ma Xiaoquan felt quite sad. If Guo Jia had not died, Cao Cao indeed had the ability to pacify the world and unify the country. Unfortunately, Guo Jia died two years later.
"Hey!" Ma Xiaoquan couldn't bear it, shook his head and walked out of the house.
Outside the house, Hua Qingxin held Guo Jia's son Guo Yi and stood waiting quietly. When she saw Ma Xiaoquan coming out, Hua Qingxin stepped forward and was about to salute.
Ma Xiaoquan immediately stopped him and said, "You don't need to be polite if you are pure of heart. You still have a child in your arms."
Hua Qingxin nodded, put Guo Yi down, said a few words to her son, and the little boy jumped to the side to play.
Hua Qingxin looked at her son lovingly, shook her head and said, "Children really have no worries..."
Ma Xiaoquan asked Hua Qingxin: "Qingxin, tell me honestly, how is Fengxiao's physical condition now?"
Hua Qingxin shook her head and said, "My husband lives an extravagant life, likes drinking and sex, plus he stays up late every day and is not acclimated to the environment, which is why he is like this."
Ma Xiaoquan complained: "As a wife, why didn't you stop it?"
Hua Qingxin smiled bitterly and said: "Although my husband-in-law is the only woman on the surface, but outside, my husband is just like his master Cao Cao..."
Listening to Hua Qingxin's complaints, Ma Xiaoquan sighed in his heart: They said women in ancient times were miserable, but now it seems that it is indeed so, eh!
Ma Xiaoquan comforted Hua Qingxin and said, "Qingxin, you don't have to worry too much. At least Fengxiao has one and only wife beside you. Moreover, you gave birth to a son to Fengxiao. In terms of love and reason, you still have the upper hand."
Ma Xiaoquan's words were also words of helplessness, but in this era, being able to earn a real name and become a real wife is the dream of most women. Hua Qingxin can do this.
Furthermore, Guo Jia only has one son, Guo Yi, and Guo Yi was born to Hua Qingxin. Due to emotions and reasons, Guo Jia should be kind to Hua Qingxin.
Hua Qingxin nodded and said with tears in her eyes: "Master Immortal, why is my life so miserable? My previous husband died early. Could it be that my current husband..."
Ma Xiaoquan stepped forward, covered Hua Qingxin's mouth, and comforted her: "You can't talk nonsense if you have a pure heart. Fengxiao is just sick, so why talk about anything else?"
Hua Qingxin broke away, shook her head and said: "Master Shangxian doesn't understand. Qingxin has studied medicine with her father since she was a child. Although she has no achievements, Qingxin can also judge how long a person can live..."
Ma Xiaoquan was shocked when Hua Qingxin said these words. Ma Xiaoquan asked Hua Qingxin: "Can you tell how long a person lives?"
Hua Qingxin nodded: "My father once taught me a method of facial recognition and medical judgment, but it is very troublesome to implement this method. You have to live with that person for at least a year..."
Hua Qingxin explained it like this, and Ma Xiaoquan finally understood.
As Guo Jia's wife, Hua Qingxin had spent time with him day and night, and had given birth to a son for Guo Jia. Therefore, Hua Qingxin had the clearest understanding of Guo Jia's physical condition.
"According to you, how many more years can Fengxiao live?"
Hua Qingxin lowered her head and thought for a moment, then raised her head and said, "If you start taking care of yourself now, you can live for 10 years. If not, you can live for up to two years!"
Hua Qingxin was right. It is now the tenth year of Jian'an, which is 205 AD. Counting from now on, Guo Jia did die two years later, that is, the 12th year of Jian'an.
Ma Xiaoquan took a breath and said slowly: "Qingxin, since you have thought of this, what are your plans?"
Hua Qingxin nodded and said: "As long as your husband is alive, Qingxin should fulfill her responsibilities as a wife. If your husband is not here, Qingxin should be filial to her husband and raise Yi'er well."
Ma Xiaoquan sighed: "It's really hard on you!"
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After bidding farewell to Hua Qingxin, Ma Xiaoquan felt quite depressed.
After returning to the Ma family compound, Hua Yuexin learned about the incident and said worriedly: "Ms. sir, it's really hard for me to clear my mind..."
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In early April of the 10th year of Emperor Xian's reign of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao received news that a "Black Mountain Army" was very powerful. If left unchecked, it might get bigger and bigger. Due to the lack of Guo Jia's advice, Cao Cao was undecided and thought backwards, so he decided to
Please ask Master Ma Xiaoquan, the Immortal Lord, to go out and recruit the Black Mountain Army to surrender.
Cao Cao told Ma Xiaoquan his idea, and Ma Xiaoquan agreed.
At the beginning of mid-April, Ma Xiaoquan went to the Black Mountain Army garrison alone to recruit surrender.
The leader of the Black Mountain Army is named Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan is a native of Changshan Zhending and is not originally named Zhang. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion at the end of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Yan gathered more than ten thousand people to unite with Zhang Niujiao of Boling and elected Zhang Niujiao as their commander. Later, Zhang Niujiao died in battle and everyone elected Zhang Yan as their commander.
He was handsome, so he changed his surname to Zhang. Because of his quick movements, he got the title of "Feiyan", and later changed his name to Zhang Yan.
Although Zhang Yan was born in the Yellow Turban Army, he was quite capable of leadership. Under his leadership, the army grew stronger and stronger. After gathering a large number of people, Zhang Yan ordered the name to be announced to the outside world as the "Black Mountain Army", with the nickname "Million Dollar Army".
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When Ma Xiaoquan told Zhang Yan's resume, Zhang Yan, who was sitting in the big seat, was stunned.
"How do you know so clearly?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his cattail leaf fan and said loudly: "I not only know your resume Zhang Yan, but also know that you fought against Yuan Shao in the past and suffered a defeat. Is that right or wrong?"
Zhang Yanhuo suddenly stood up, widened his eyes and said, "Since you know so clearly, what do you want?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said straight to the point: "Now that the north is stabilizing, Cao Cao has won the general victory. General Zhang, what do you think?"
Zhang Yan fell silent after hearing this.
Ma Xiaoquan continued: "When General Zhang faced Yuan Shao in the past, he was defeated by Yuan Shao. Why? Because Yuan Shao had many advisers and could defeat many. Who else could General Zhang have besides the general?
As the saying goes, a coward is not a coward, a general is a coward. General Zhang is very capable in leading the main force by himself. Doesn't it mean that General Zhang doesn't have cowards?"
Ma Xiaoquan's words made Zhang Yan feel a little uncomfortable. Zhang Yan said: "What do you mean by this? Do you mean that all my subordinates are cowards?"
Ma Xiaoquan laughed and nodded: "That's what I mean."
Zhang Yan was furious and immediately ordered his men to arrest Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan was also unceremonious. He shouted loudly and concentrated his energy. Two crimson flame bands emerged from the palms of his hands.
Ma Xiaoquan turned sideways to avoid the capture of a bandit, and then placed a fierce palm mark on the bandit's back.
After hearing a few "huhu" sounds, the bandit army started shouting.
On the big seat, Zhang Yan took a closer look and saw that his subordinates actually started to burn. Moreover, no matter how much he threw and rolled, the fire would not go out.
Zhang Yan opened her eyes and watched her men being burned to ashes by Ma Xiaoquan. At this moment, Zhang Yan was a little panicked.
"Come here! Give me an arrow and shoot this guy!"
When Ma Xiaoquan heard the news, he cursed in his heart. Although he was immortal, he could still be injured. Furthermore, before arriving, Ma Xiaoquan did not expect to use force. Therefore, Ma Xiaoquan did not eat the eggs or anything.
As the saying goes: To capture the thief first, capture the king. Ma Xiaoquan is not ambiguous. As soon as Zhang Yan finished speaking, Ma Xiaoquan turned on all his firepower, blessed by the green spirit fire, then changed his weight, and then rushed to attack Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan commands an army numbering millions and thinks very highly of himself. Although Ma Xiaoquan's flames made him a little panicked, Zhang Yan is still very confident about fighting one by one.
Seeing Ma Xiaoquan rushing towards him, Zhang Yan did not dodge, drew her sword and faced him.
"Well done!" Ma Xiaoquan was overjoyed when he saw Zhang Yan coming to greet him.
When the firepower was in full swing before, Ma Xiaoquan was worried that Zhang Yan would be afraid and choose to run away. Now seeing Zhang Yan being so arrogant, can Ma Xiaoquan be unhappy?
Regarding the ability to fight alone without riding a horse, Ma Xiaoquan dare not say that he is very strong. At least he can be ranked. What kind of onion is this Yan? He is just an independent leader of the Montenegrin Army. He relies on his height and legs to run long distances.
What's there to show off about the "Feiyan" title you got so quickly?
The two fought instantly. Ma Xiaoquan was worried that the flames would burn Zhang Yan and destroy history, so he extinguished the crimson flame in his hand, leaving only the green spirit fire.
"Hey, take a certain sword!"
Although Zhang Yan said this, he still used a series of thrusts. Ma Xiaoquan swayed from side to side and easily avoided Zhang Yan's killing move.