Mr. Ma Hanxian was sitting in his yard waiting for someone. Under his seemingly calm face, he was actually a little anxious.
The servants refilled the tea twice, and then someone from outside the hospital came to report: "Master Marquis, Mr. Tang is here."
Ma Hanxian's expression perked up and he immediately said: "Please come quickly!"
Immediately afterwards, the servants invited the guests into the courtyard.
There were two people who came in. The first one was an old man in his sixties, with a resolute face and sharp eyes; the second one was a young warrior in his early thirties, wearing a warrior uniform. He was not tall, but he looked tall and strong.
When Ma Han saw the old man coming in first, he stood up quickly and said happily: "Brother Tang, you are here..."
The old man whom Ma Hanxian called Tang Lao Di was named Tang Chongshan. When he was young, he was Ma Hanxian's best general. This man had extraordinary martial arts skills and saved Ma Hanxian from danger several times. Later, Ma Hanxian was granted the title of Tang Chongshan.
Hou, he allocated a place on his own territory for Tang Chongshan to live. The two would often drink tea and chat together to relieve their boredom.
In addition, Tang Chongshan also has another identity, that is, he is the godfather whom Ma Tianzhi recognizes. Ma Qianhe said before that he was going to invite someone to look after him, and he was talking about Tang Chongshan.
"No need to get up, Lord Marquis, just sit down!" Tang Chongshan hurriedly stepped forward to support Ma Hanxian and asked him to sit down again.
Then, Tang Chongshan turned around and said: "Xu'er, come here and salute the Marquis!"
The young warrior immediately approached, raised his hands and said politely: "Junior Tang Xu, I have met Marquis Yongchang!"
Although Tang Xu's surname is Tang, he is not a blood relative of Tang Chongshan. He was a child that Tang Chongshan picked up on the road twenty years ago during the war. Later, because of his talent, he became a disciple of Tang Chongshan. The name Tang Xu was also given to him by Tang Chongshan at that time.
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"Tang Xu, I haven't seen you for a few days, and I feel like you are energetic again!"
Ma Hanxian also liked Tang Xu very much. He often told Tang Chongshan that if Ma Tianzhi was half as good as Tang Xu, he would be satisfied.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Tang Chongshan sat down on a stool nearby and asked: "Master Marquis, you called us here in such a hurry, is there something urgent?"
Tang Xu stood behind Tang Chongshan, listening and watching quietly without saying a word.
Ma Han nodded first and said: "That's right! Brother Tang, it's actually a bit embarrassing to talk about this, but after thinking about it, I can only ask you to do this..."
"Master Marquis, you are out of touch when you say this! If you have anything to do, just ask, Chongshan will take care of it for you right away!" Tang Chongshan said with great confidence.
Ma Han nodded first and said patiently: "Brother Tang, don't worry, let me tell you the whole story first..."
"Master Marquis, please speak, Chongshan is all ears!" Tang Chongshan responded.
In the following time, Ma Hanxian told Tang Chongshan and Tang Xu in detail what happened in the woods today.
"Brother Tang, the whole thing is like this." After Ma Han finished speaking, he sighed secretly in his heart.
Tang Chongshan looked angry and said angrily: "It's unreasonable. Even if Zhi'er's words and deeds are inappropriate, they can't hurt people. Besides, it's too vicious to hurt people with hidden weapons!"
Tang Xu's face also darkened, with anger in his eyes.
"Master Hou, what are our casualties?" Tang Chongshan asked with concern.
Ma Han first said: "Don't worry, brother Tang, the other party's attack was quite measured. They were just injured and no one was killed."
"Um......"
Tang Chongshan responded, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked: "Wait a minute, Lord Marquis, the Anping Bo Chaiyan you just mentioned is the one who defeated the people of Pitz in public at the Jiu'an Palace at the Emperor's enthronement ceremony a few days ago.
Chai Yan?”
"Yes, it's this person!" Ma Han nodded first and said, "So Brother Tang knows this person!"
Tang Chongshan was a little surprised and couldn't help turning his face to look at Tang Xu, then turned around and said: "Master Hou probably doesn't know that since the day of the enthronement ceremony, the news of the defeat of the people of Pitz has been spread in the capital.
Yesterday Xuer and I went into a
I heard the name Chai Yan so many times during the trip to the city that it was difficult not to know it! It was only from you, the Marquis, that I learned that the emperor actually made him a count so quickly. This is too great.
.....It's too much..."
Tang Xu, who was standing behind him, also frowned and nodded, obviously he agreed with the master's statement.
Ma Hanxian shook his head helplessly and said with a slight complaint: "The emperor is young, so of course he likes to promote young and capable officials. Will he rely on old guys like us who will soon die to serve the court in the future?"
Tang Chongshan also complained in his heart, but in the end he just sighed and did not continue to speak.
Then, Ma Hanxian changed the subject, looked at Tang Xu and asked: "Tang Xu, can you do me a favor later?"
"Please tell me, Lord Marquis, that Tang Xu will go through fire and water, even to the death!"
With that said, Tang Xu made a "pop" sound and gave a fist-holding salute with all his strength.
Ma Han first said: "Just now Qianhe has asked Zhi'er to take my name card to Yunshui Villa to invite Chai Yan. If everything goes well, Chai Yan and the others will arrive soon..."
"Master Marquis, are you going to invite them to the mansion?" Tang Chongshan was immediately confused.
Ma Han nodded first and then said: "Tang Xu, I want you to have a good fight with Chai Yan later, are you willing?"
"Tang Xu is willing!" Tang Xu agreed without thinking.
Tang Chongshan understood it as soon as he heard it, and immediately said: "Master Hou, please rest assured, we will definitely avenge this for the Hou Mansion and let them know how powerful it is!"
Ma Hanxian was very satisfied and said: "In that case, Tang Xu, you go to the martial arts training ground to prepare first, and I will have a few words with your master alone."
"Yes, Lord Marquis!"
Tang Xu didn't hesitate at all. After speaking, he saluted the two of them, turned around, and strode out of the yard.
Then, Tang Chongshan asked: "Master Hou, do you have anything to give me?"
Ma Hanxian leaned forward a little and said softly: "Chongshan, actually the reason I asked you to bring Tang Xu here was not entirely for revenge."
"What does the Marquis mean by this?" Tang Chongshan was suddenly confused.
Ma Han sighed secretly, and then told Tang Chongshan what Ma Qianhe said about not wanting to offend Chai Yan.
Tang Chongshan became furious before he finished hearing this. He wanted to scold Ma Qianhe for being a weakling, but he was the marquis's direct grandson, so he had to endure it and shook his head repeatedly: "It shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be like this.
....."
Ma Hanxian patiently said: "Chongshan, I know you will be very angry after hearing this. I was also angry at the time, but then I thought about it carefully. I am already so old. One day I will be gone if I say no."
Well, relying on Qian and their descendants, my Yongchang Marquis Mansion probably can’t
Can I be like before again... All in all, this matter is still Zhi'er's fault. If I make trouble with the emperor, I will lose my old face. I can't bear to see the redness in the emperor's eyes.
People can only avoid its sharp edges now..."
"In this case, why did you invite them to the house, Lord Marquis? Do you want Xu'er to fight Chai Yan?" Tang Chongshan looked at Ma Hanxian in confusion.
Ma Hanxian patiently said: "Chongshan, you have been with me for so many years, don't you understand? So many people were suddenly injured today. There must be a reasonable explanation for this matter, right?"
Tang Chongshan paused, then thought about it, and immediately said: "I understand, Mr. Hou, you want them to have a fight, so that afterwards it can be claimed that those people were injured while competing in martial arts. In this case, Hou
The government’s face is saved!”
"Yes!" Ma Han nodded first, then shook his head and said: "But it's not entirely right!"
Tang Chongshan was surprised and said: "Please ask Mr. Hou to clear up the doubts..."
Ma Hanxian lowered his voice and said: "Chongshan, if Tang Xu loses, it will naturally be what I just said; but if Tang Xu wins, it can be regarded as avenging the injured servants, and it can be eliminated to some extent.
The resentment in everyone’s hearts!”
Tang Chongshan suddenly understood and nodded: "That's it!"