Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2260
Hearing that the eldest grandson Wuji came to the door, Ma Zhou naturally did not dare to be negligent, and hurried out of the guard room to greet him. When he saw him, he bowed to the ground and said: "I pay homage to the Duke of Zhao. I don't know the Duke. I am sorry to welcome you from afar. sin pardon."

All the officials on the left and right followed him to salute.

The reason why His Majesty Li Er was able to seize the throne and become the great treasure in the opposite direction, this person's contribution can be regarded as the first, even if Fang Xuanling claimed to be tied with him back then, his status is actually slightly insufficient, after all, no matter it is the influence of Queen Wende Fang Xuanling's strength, or the strength of the Guanlong nobles behind it, are beyond compare.

Even though they are gradually estranged from the emperor now, no one dares to underestimate him.

Changsun Wuji nodded slightly, with a kind and warm smile on his round face, he said softly, "You don't need to be too polite, please hurry up, please hurry up! Speaking of which, the old man came to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion on a whim and brought you It's inconvenient, hurry up and get busy, the old man will leave as soon as he talks to Mafu Yin."

"Here!"

A group of officials dispersed one after another, each busy with their official duties.

Ma Zhou slandered in his heart, where did you come on a whim?It's clearly here to slap her in the face...

But he didn't dare to be negligent on the face, and invited Changsun Wuji to the duty room.

After entering the guard's room and ordering someone to serve tea, Ma Zhou closed the door, sat down opposite Changsun Wuji, and said with a smile, "The Duke must have given you some advice when he came here. I will listen carefully."

"Hey, how do you dare to teach me? Now you are the confidant of His Majesty the Governor of the Ma Mansion. You are in charge of such a big business in the Jingzhao Mansion. You can be called the number one feudal official in the world and a first-class court official. I dare not underestimate you."

"Your Majesty will never be able to accept the praise of 'No. [-] in the world'. Your Majesty will not despise the lower officials because of their poor background and low qualifications. Instead, they will entrust them with heavy responsibilities. The only thing they can do is serve the king with all their heart."

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Chinese people have not had the habit of going straight to the point since ancient times when doing things. They always have to greet each other, and use various metaphors and hints in turn before they can get straight to the core.

Ma Zhou doesn't care, he sits firmly on the Diaoyutai, and it is your eldest grandson Wuji who asks for others. Since you are willing to chatter, then I will accompany you.

It's just that I can't help but wonder in my heart, it's just a few children of the eldest grandson's family with suspicious whereabouts, why did the eldest grandson Wuji go out to fish for people himself?

Even if there is only one famous card handed over, as long as the matter is not very important, how can I not sell him this face?

After all, this is the eldest grandson Wuji, the elder brother of Situ, Zhao Guogong, and Empress Wende...

Changsun Wuji was also anxious, fearing that the delay would be too long. The man was arrested by Jingzhao Mansion's yamen and tortured to extract a confession, so he dismissed the idea of ​​satirizing Ma Zhougan as Fang Jun's lackey, and asked directly: "I heard that Ma Mansion Yin personally led the troops, and arrested several suspicious people in the West Market?"

Ma Zhou nodded and said, "It's true."

Give it affirmation, but refuse to say another word.

Changsun Wuji felt a headache...

This kind of person is so good that he is better than the other, and he is unwilling to take the slightest risk.

After pondering for a while, the eldest grandson Wuji said: "Although he is a child of my eldest grandson's family, if he commits a crime, even the old man will not forgive him! The world is bright and righteous, the prince breaks the law and the common people are the same crime, and he will be punished. Wang Mafu Yin, don't want to forgive this old man because of his unattractive appearance, this old man will not accept this kind of favor."

Ma Zhou smiled and said, "Your Majesty, remember the Duke's order."

The number of words in this answer was a bit longer, but after finishing speaking, he tightly shut his mouth.

Changsun Wuji: "..."

The old man has already talked about this, why are you so ignorant?

At this time, shouldn't you follow the Huatou and say that those people have no obvious evil deeds, and then let the old man take them away, and give the old man this favor along the way?

Could it be that you still have to say the important words yourself?

Today's young people are one or two ghosts, and they stay out of things if they have a little responsibility, and they have no loyalty at all. They are far from those old guys who patted their chests and made them look good whenever they had something to do.

But right now, I have something to ask for, and this Ma Zhou is not a good friend. Don't look at him now, it's faster to turn his face on a disagreement than to turn a book. It's a long night and dreams, so he had no choice but to say: "Mafu Yin Ke once interrogated, did the arrested children of my family commit crimes?"

According to the normal procedure, if the evidence of the crimes of those people is conclusive, then Ma Zhou can naturally refuse. When it comes to the bottom line, who can tear his face without any scruples?
However, Ma Zhou just said indifferently: "Not yet."

And then... it's gone.

This kind of non-routine approach made Changsun Wuji feel really tired...

It's useless to go around in circles, Changsun Wuji could only hold his breath, and said bluntly: "My eldest grandson's family has a good reputation and cannot be tarnished. If those unscrupulous children commit adultery and crimes, they will be killed or cut, but Ma Fu Yin please act according to the law , the old man has absolutely no complaints. But if there is no conclusive evidence to prove that he has committed a heinous crime, I would like to ask Ma Fu Yin to look at the old man's side and let the net out, lest people who don't know the truth in the market spread rumors and damage the reputation of my eldest grandson's family. reputation."

Ma Zhou frowned.

These words are almost completely open, and the meaning is very clear, as long as it is not some "heinous" crime, you will save face and let them go, and the eldest grandson's family will accept your love.

It is very important for the dignified elder Sun Wuji to say such words. Looking at the court, no one will not give this face.

Well, there may be one, but it's definitely not his Ma Zhou...

Ma Zhou was born in a poor family, out of tune with the aristocratic family, he had no friends or party, he was devoted to His Majesty Li Er wholeheartedly, he was a pure lone minister.

However, a lonely official is not the same as a fool. Like Wei Zheng, who originally had a deep foundation and old friends spread all over the court, but in the end he was lonely and shunned by gods and ghosts. What good could happen?

In the officialdom, if the EQ is too low, it is doomed to accomplish nothing.

But Ma Zhou still has his own bottom line after all, favors can be bought, and Changsun Wuji's face can also be given, but the premise must be that these beggars really did not commit any crimes.

It's a pity that things were rushed, those beggars had just been arrested, and before they had time to interrogate, Changsun Wuji chased after him to ask for help...

Ok?
Something is wrong!

Ma Zhou couldn't understand what kind of person Changsun Wuji was. The nickname "Yin Man" was not given for nothing. After being arrested, they rushed to catch people in a hurry...

Either the matter is too serious, or the person being arrested is too important.

Ma Zhou was reluctant to sell his face to Changsun Wuji...

Just as he was muttering to himself, what kind of excuses could he use to evade Changsun Wuji, an official opened the door and came in to report: "Fu Yin, His Royal Highness King Jing is asking to see you."

Ma Zhou stroked the three long beards under his chin, looked at Changsun Wuji, and thought to himself: What's the matter?
It was just arresting a few "beggars" with suspicious identities, causing Changsun Wuji to come in, followed by King Jing...

Who are these "beggars"?

Changsun Wuji wished he could kick Li Yuanjing a few times in front of his eyes, what kind of trouble did you come here to cause trouble at this time?

Looking at Ma Zhou's expression, he knew that this man had doubts about the identity of the "beggar" he was arresting, and it might not be easy to resolve this matter.

Not daring to continue talking about this matter, lest Ma Zhou would feel wronged and become stubborn, and would not sell anyone's face, Changsun Wuji pretended to be relaxed and said, "Could it be possible that someone was also arrested in King Jing's mansion this time? Hehe, Ma Fuyin, you guys have made a big noise this time, and it's not good to implicate innocent people."

innocent?

Suspicious in his heart, Ma Zhou said to Changsun Wuji, "Duke, please sit down for a while, and go down to meet His Royal Highness King Jing."

Changsun Wuji said: "Mafu Yin will go, but don't talk to His Royal Highness King Jing about the old man's presence."

After all, he met with the chief case officer in private, and said that it would be interference with the judiciary, which is hard to say, but in the position of Changsun Wuji, this kind of thing should be avoided as much as possible.

It's not that it can't be done, but it's better not to let people know, so as not to hold the handle...

Ma Zhou said: "I'll take care of it, my lord, please sit down. I'll come as soon as I go."

Changsun Wuji nodded slightly, watching Ma Zhou walk out of the guard room, his eyes narrowed slightly, a gloomy look appeared on his face...

Ma Zhou came out of the duty room and came to the lobby, where he saw Li Yuanjing, the King of Jing, sitting on the main seat in a stable manner, drinking tea in a "swinging and rolling" manner, and there were servant-like people standing on the left and right on each side , looks quite imposing.

Quickly took two steps forward, and said loudly: "Your Majesty has seen His Royal Highness King Jing."

(End of this chapter)