The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 110 Ma San’s new life

Jiedu Mansion, in charge of the secretary's office.

Zhu Xiuduan sat behind his desk, meditating with his pen, writing and drawing on the paper from time to time.

Ma San was making tea on the side, and then used scissors to trim several pots of winter jasmine placed in the house. He occasionally hummed a tune, and seemed to be in a good mood.

Seeing Zhu Xiu putting down her pen and picking up the tea cup and sipping slowly, Ma San hurriedly came closer to add water. He glanced at the paper in front of Zhu Xiu and saw the word "Chu Xing" written on it.

"Why would a junior official write the name of a dead person? It's unlucky~" Ma San curled his lips with a look of disgust.

Zhu Xiu smiled and said suddenly: "San, don't you think it's a little strange that Chu Xing suddenly came to assassinate me?"

Ma San said bitterly: "Chu Xing, the dog thief, secretly sought refuge with the Xue family. He must have been instructed by the Xue family to assassinate the low-ranking officials. The low-ranking officials would like to cut him to death with a thousand knives!"

"Take refuge in the Xue family?" Zhu Xiu shook his head, "I don't think so!"

Ma Sanyi was stunned: "Why would Chu Xing attack a small official if it wasn't for the Xue family?"

Zhu Xiu leaned back on the Taishi chair, folded his hands in front of him, and said calmly: "If he was really ordered by the Xue family, the target should be Shi Jieshuai, not me. First he failed to assassinate him, and then he used all kinds of sophistry to lead to civil strife in the Ya army. He placed the responsibility on me, attempted to sow discord between me and the officials of the Jiedu Prefecture and the commanders of the Ya Army, and even readily admitted that he had been ordered by the Xue family to take my head. All of this seems to have been done deliberately."

Ma San's big face was full of confusion: "What do you mean, the little official, the people behind Chu Xing are not the Xue family?"

Zhu Xiu rubbed a few pimples on her chin and said slowly: "Let me ask you, what will happen if Chu Xing succeeds?"

Ma San swallowed his saliva, and said with a mournful face: "Then it will be a mess! The handsome man is injured and can't manage the affairs, and you are killed as a petty official. The handsome man can only hand over the power to Wei Yashuai, and Wei Yashuai will be in charge of Jiedu. The government and the Yajun. Without the petty officials, how can the villain survive~wuwuwu~~"

Ma San said with red eyes and cried sadly.

Zhu Xiuman had a black line on his forehead: "I just made a hypothesis, do you still take it seriously?"

Ma San raised his sleeves to wipe the corners of his eyes and said aggrievedly: "Little officials are like the sky above the little people. If the sky falls, the little people will not be able to survive."

Zhu Xiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and then said: "Let me ask you again, who has benefited the most from this?"

Ma San thought for a while: "Will Wei Yashuai benefit from taking over the power of Jiedu?"

Zhu Xiu snapped his fingers and wrote the word "Wei Hu" next to Chu Xing.

Ma San gradually opened his eyes wide and said in horror: "The little official is saying..."

"Hush! Silence!" Zhu Xiu glared at him and pointed out the window.

Ma San tiptoed outside the house, circled around, gently closed the door and window, returned to the desk, and whispered in a low voice: "Is Wei Yashuai trying to harm the junior official?"

Zhu Xiu explained patiently: "This is just a speculation and cannot be taken as true. The actual situation still needs to be investigated.

Three, today I will teach you a way of reasoning. When you want to analyze a thing, just think about who can get the most benefit from it. Then the truth of the matter is very likely to be related to it! "

Ma San blinked and swallowed: "The villain seems to have realized a little bit."

Zhu Xiu patted him on the shoulder encouragingly, and crumpled the piece of paper with his name written on it.

"The petty officials broke up the Ya Army and reorganized it, and promoted Yan Ping, Chen An and Bi Zhenhai to command. Is this to guard against Wei Hu?" Ma San rolled his eyes and whispered.

Zhu Xiu smiled, without comment, and said solemnly: "In short, this matter comes from my mouth and enters your ears. It must not be passed on to a third person!"

Ma San responded hurriedly: "Don't worry, little official, I always have a tight mouth, and I won't say anything even if I'm beaten to death!"

After thinking about it, Zhu Xiu said seriously: "Three, from Cangzhou to Jingzhou, you and I, master and servant, have shared weal and woe all the way. You are the person I trust most. I will leave this matter to you to investigate. Do you have confidence to handle it?" OK?"

Ma San's chest thumped loudly, and his expression became fierce: "Don't worry, little official, I will definitely check it out! Whoever dares to harm the little official, I will fight to the death with him!"

"Very good!" Zhu Xiu nodded with satisfaction.Ma San was his servant and followed him all the way from Cangzhou to Jingzhou.

He was alone again, without any support, and the only one he could count on was his master.

Only if Zhu Xiu lives well can Ma San live well.

Ma San understood this truth very well.

"This matter is secret, so you must be very careful. First investigate Chu Xing's previous interactions with the Xue family, and then investigate his relationship with Wei Hu. Remember to do it in secret and not reveal anything." Zhu Xiu solemnly warned.

Ma San nodded heavily, remembering every word in his mind.

After hesitating for a moment, Ma San knelt down on the ground: "I still have something to ask for, little man!"

Zhu Xiudao: "You say."

Ma San rubbed his hands coquettishly and said: "The junior official is now in charge of the Changyi Army. The villain always works beside the junior official, but he doesn't even have a serious name. I'm afraid he will embarrass the junior official. I beg you The official gives the villain a name."

Zhu Xiu smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, just get up and talk."

Ma San stood up and said with an emotional look on his face: "Meeting Xiaoguanren is the happiest thing in Xiaoguan's life. Without Xiaoguanren's rescue, Xiaoren would have died outside Cangzhou City long ago. Xiaoguanren is the rebirth of Xiaoren. parents"

Seeing that he was getting more and more outrageous, Zhu Xiu hurriedly stopped to say a few words of comfort.

After thinking for a moment, Zhu Xiu said: "How about calling me Ma Qing?"

Ma San's mouth trembled, and he knelt down and kowtowed: "Ma Qing, thank you, the official, for the name!"

Ma San sobbed excitedly, and two muddy tears burst into his eyes.

He had no parents since he was a child, and had to live in a beggar's den. He only remembered that the beggar leader's surname was Ma, so he named him Ma San with a swipe of his hand. Later, he got lucky and became a jailer. He thought it was the luckiest thing in his life. Unexpectedly, he was almost sent out of the city as cannon fodder and used as a target by the Khitan people.

Although he had been beaten and scolded by the beggar leader since he was a child, Ma San was still grateful to him. Without a bite of food from him, Ma San would have starved to death long ago.

Therefore, Ma San regards the beggar leader as his half-father and is willing to take his surname as Ma.

But Ma San felt that his previous name was too cheap. He survived by chance from Cangzhou and lived a good life in Jingzhou without worrying about food and clothing. Now with Zhu Xiu, his status has risen, and the name Ma San has become worthy of him. Not to him.

A small official is a banished immortal to the earth, and he is his master. It is an honor to be given a name by his master.

Zhu Xiu named him Ma Qing, which in Ma San's eyes represented his new life.

From now on, he is no longer the lowly official Ma San, but Ma Qing, Zhu Xiu's close servant.

Zhu Xiu knew what he was thinking, sighed lightly, and patted him heavily on the shoulder.

Thinking of something, Zhu Xiu smiled again and said: "When you work for me, you must have a name. I set up Zhenhai Camp for Bi Zhenhai, and I should set up one for you so that I can recruit subordinates in the future. What should I call it?"

Ma Qing was trembling with excitement, looking eagerly.

Zhu Xiu glanced at the brush placed on the pen holder, slapped her forehead and said with a smile: "I have it!"

He spread out the paper, took up his pen and wrote two sharp and restrained characters: Zang Feng
"The writing technique pays attention to the exposed edge and the hidden edge. What you do should be subtle but not exposed, restrained and subtle, with all the sharpness hidden, without attracting attention at all. From now on, you will be the first commander of the Hidden Front Battalion!"

Ma Qing trembled all over and murmured: "Zangfeng Camp"

"But you are the only one in Zangfeng camp now, haha~~ do your best!"

Zhu Xiu put down his pen and walked out of the official room with his hands behind his back, leaving Ma Qing alone holding a piece of paper with the word "Zang Feng" written on it, unable to calm down for a long time.

(End of this chapter)