Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 180
"Prince accompanied by reading?" Ma Fang was a little surprised and confused, and asked, "What kind of job is this?" But before the leader of that night could answer, he asked again: "But as far as I know, Mr. My nephew, Gao Wushi, is only eight years old, how could he become an official? Even if he is a child prodigy, he probably hasn’t participated in Qiu Wei yet, right?”

You are too polite, Gao Shentong, not to mention Qiu Wei, has never even passed the county exam.

The leader who didn't accept that night was also surprised, and asked: "How does the commander know that Gao Ge's nephew is called Gao Wushi, and even his age?"

Ma Fang waved her hand and said, "Ma Qi, come talk to me in the study. All of you, go to the cashier's office to get a reward of five taels of silver."

All nights of non-receipt immediately became a joy. Although Xuan Mansion is an important border defense town, its economic level is average. Five taels of silver is almost equivalent to their monthly salary, so they can naturally have fun.

The Yebushou leader named Ma Qi followed Ma Fang into the study.

He is a Mongolian, and of course his surname is not Ma. This "horse" is Ma Fang's horse, which means that he is Ma Fang's adopted son.As mentioned earlier, it is very common for the commander of the border town to adopt a trusted and promising family member as a foster son, and the same is true for Ma Fang and Ma Qi.

"Sit down and talk." Ma Fang sat down first, then asked Ma Qi to sit down, and then said, "How did this old man know about Gao Wushi? Hmm..." He found a letter from the desk and took it out. He waved it in his hand, and said with a strange expression on his face, "Because the channel for us to buy horses has already been mastered by him."

Ma Qi was taken aback: "He has mastered the channel for buying horses? Could it be that the rumors in Beijing are true, that he lent troops to Liu Xian to level the Baili Gorge?"

Ma Fang shook his head and said: "This matter is so weird, I don't dare to make a conclusion now. However, I sent someone to inquire. At that time, Liu Xian had only about twenty servants around him, and Gao Yushi only had about thirty armed servants on hand. , and it's not his own, it's his uncle Zhang Fengpan's servant."

Ma Qi was a little dazed for a while, and hesitated: "Is this impossible? With fifty people, even if Liu Xian and his son are really capable of fighting as rumored in Beijing, it is impossible for one to defeat a hundred. The people under their hands will not all Are they so much stronger than the Bailixia bandits? Marshal, we also know the strength of the Bailixia bandits. It is impossible for them to fight our Ma's army, but they can be regarded as a good cavalry after all. In addition, Bailixia has made so much money, how can its old lair be defenseless? It makes no sense to be eaten by this small group of people."

Ma Fang said indifferently: "The rumors in Beijing should also say that Gao Wushi gathered all the young men from the Cherry Spring Bieyuan sent to him by his uncle, and handed them over to Liu Xian to suppress the bandits, right?"

"Hey, Marshal, even if this is true, what's the point?" Ma Qi pouted and said, "If those strong men are used to guard the Cherry Spring Courtyard, they may be able to rely on the high walls of the other courthouse." It is more or less useful. Can you let them attack a group of thieves? Anyone who has fought in a war knows that it is impossible! This is just a lie to those scholars and people in Beijing who have never seen blood. We can only believe it. Strange!"

After hearing this, Ma Fang also smiled, nodded and said, "That's right, this kind of news can only fool laymen... But do you think Liu Xian is a layman?"

Ma Qi was stunned for a moment, and said hesitantly: "Then... it shouldn't be counted, although we haven't met Liu Xian, but he is also one of the three generals of the Southern Army who have fought old battles, and he has a solid hand. There are quite a lot of real military achievements, no matter what you say, you will not be a layman."

"That's why." Ma Fang snorted, and said, "Why Liu Xian never doubts this rumor, have you ever thought about it?"

"What does the commander mean?" Ma Qi was a little confused.

"What does the old man mean?" Ma Fang chuckled, twisting his beard and said, "What the old man means is that Liu Xian is probably the same as us now, pointing at Gao Ge to eat."

Ma Qi was stunned for a while, and asked: "He voted for Mr. Gao Ge?" But he hesitated after finishing speaking, and asked: "But Mr. Gao Ge seldom joins the Southern Army, and Liu Xian is a member of the Sichuan Army..."

Ma Fang laughed, shook her head and said: "You, you, you have to look farther away. Mr. Gao Ge just came to power three years ago, and it is already very rare to be able to win our Shanxi faction under his command. How can we have the time to intervene in those who are thousands of miles away? The Southern Army? Later, he suffered a lot because of his old fight with Xu Ge, and wasted more than a year... But now after he returned to Beijing, the situation is different. Xu Huating has retired and returned to his hometown, and Li Shilu has no courage At present, Mr. Gao Ge said that he is the second assistant, but is he really different from the first assistant? Now that he has started to reach out to the Southern Army, it is logical and taken for granted. But... the old man originally thought that Mr. Gao Ge would attack Qi Yuanjing first, but he did not expect it to be Liu Xian."

When he said this, he frowned slightly, and said: "That's why the old man said that there must be a reason for this. Especially when you said just now that Gao Wushi became the prince's companion, the old man immediately felt that there was a problem... ...It is very possible that Liu Xian may not have taken the initiative to find Mr. Gao Ge to join him, but this little fellow Gao Yushi made his own decision and accepted Liu Xian."

Ma Qi couldn't believe his ears, and said suspiciously: "Impossible? How old is this little guy? He has such courage to accept it on his own without Mr. Gao Ge's consent... No, just win over Liu Xian? If the lowly position serves me correctly, then Liu Xian was dismissed for investigation after offending Wei Guogong."

"Wei Guogong? Nanjing garrison minister? Such a big name!" Ma Fang laughed: "It's a pity, who do you think he is in the high cabinet, and can put a mere Nanjing honor in your eyes? If it is Zhu Xizhong, Perhaps Mr. Gao Ge will give some face, as for Xu Pengju... I think he is just a dead bone in the eyes of Mr. Gao Ge."

Ma Qi was still a little puzzled, and said: "But Mr. Gao Ge knows that Wei Guogong is just a dead tiger, and the little guy Gao Yushi also knows?"

When he asked such a question, Ma Fang pondered for a while, and then said: "You first tell the old man everything you saw and heard in Beijing."

Ma Qi didn't dare to neglect, and quickly told Ma Fang about the situation in Beijing.

Ma Fang fell into deep thought after hearing this, and said after a long while: "This high-ranking and pragmatic person is a big kid. I can basically be sure now that those dramas of 'Mr. It's all caused by this little guy. As for Liu Weiming, he is not a person who knows how to be an official, otherwise he would not be confused like this. If he is asked to take the initiative to find Mr. Gaoge to work, I am afraid that even the "Great Scholars' Office" You can’t even get in. This matter must be the thread of the high-level pragmatism—didn’t you just say that someone in Kedao had heard about it, and Shangshu said that there was something wrong with Liu Xian’s dismissal, and asked the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate to re-investigate? Who is it?"

Ma Qi replied, "It's Han Ji."

"Haha, that's it." Ma Fang twitched her beard and said, "This is one of Gao Ge's trusted disciples. His negligence confirms that Liu Xian has joined Gao Ge."

Ma Qi still didn't understand a little bit: "But what I said just now wasn't that kid Gao Wushi, did he take the initiative to win over Liu Xian?"

"Stupid and stupid!" Ma Fang glared at him, and said, "Liu Xian, would he think of distributing those legendary news through tea houses and restaurants to create momentum for himself? As for Mr. Gao Ge, if this matter is only related to him, in the future With his status, it is necessary to create such a situation? Just let Han Ji go to the court, and if he approves it in the cabinet, it will be over? When did the Holy Majesty refute Elder Gao Ge's proposal?"

(End of this chapter)