Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 72 Ma Minwen's Decision
In Zhili Nei Shima Minwen's mansion, the lights are bright.

At this time, although the gate of the Ma Mansion was closed, the entire mansion, even the servants in the inner and outer courtyards of the mansion, couldn't hide the joy on their faces.

The servants in the mansion and the women in the backyard don't know much about court struggles.But the fact that Ma Minwen was conferred the title of Marquis of Neiting is obviously a good thing for Guang Yao's lintel.Although under Ma Minwen's restraint, the Ma family did not make any arrangements, but the house closed its doors to celebrate and reward the servants, it is still necessary.

Compared with the elated family members, Ma Minwen's complexion was a little abnormal.Not to mention unhappy, but there is no joy after being knighted.

Ma Minwen's four sons gathered in the hall, looking at their father who seemed to be worried, they exchanged winks.Finally, Ma Yu, the most favored youngest son, was pushed out, looked at Ma Minwen, and said cautiously:

"Father, you seem to have something on your mind? You might as well talk to the children."

Hearing this, Ma Minwen looked around at his four sons, and suddenly said:

"What do you think of the current government?"

The sons of the Ma family are not young anymore, and they are all preparing to seek official positions and become officials in the court. They are often taken to school by their father on weekdays, and they are used to it.

Several sons spoke one after another:

"Your Majesty, the means are truly forbearing and formidable!"

"Yeah, without making a sound, he took control of the imperial army, and then turned the tables in one fell swoop. Before that, who would have believed that this Grand Master was defeated like this?"

"Father didn't submit the memorial to persuade him to advance, but now it is a credit. Your Majesty has insufficient grasp of the government, and he will definitely rely on his father a lot in the future."

Among the four sons, Ma Yu, who is recognized as the most intelligent, has not spoken for a long time.He remembered his father's preoccupied look just now, his eyes moved slightly, and he said cautiously:

"Father, are you worried that the Grand Master's confidantes in the frontier army are unwilling to sit still and do something disrespectful?"

As soon as these words came out, the rest of the people were stunned for a moment, and all looked at Ma Minwen.

Ma Minwen shook his head and said:
"The tens of thousands of troops were only maintained by the supply of food, grass and materials from the court. And the confidants may not necessarily be loyal. The grand master has not punished the crime now. How many generals and schools do you think will be lucky? Only with the means of His Majesty today, It should be nothing to worry about."

"Then father, what are you worried about?"

Ma Minwen looked at his youngest son Ma Yu and said:
"Your two brothers-in-law, the Qu family is the order of the Shaofu, and together with Weifu, they are in charge of the country's money and food revenue and expenditure. The Tao family is now in charge of most of the soldiers and horses inside and outside Beijing. The soldiers, money and food are all in the hands of our three families. Now in the hands of His Majesty No one, don't care too much, but in case in the future..."

The sons were stunned when they heard the words, and said uncertainly:
"Father, are you worrying too much?"

"We didn't have a deep relationship with the Qu family and the Tao family before, and His Majesty probably wouldn't think about that..."

"It's not impossible. Your Majesty is now pretending to be stupid to hide the truth from the Grand Master. Such a heroic man must have unfathomable scheming. It's better to be careful!"

Hearing this, Ma Minwen kept a sullen face and did not speak.

Ma Minwen was actually extremely afraid of Xiao Cheng.

His sons didn't know many things, but Xiao Cheng was able to turn things around, not just because of the two reasons of pretending to be stupid and defecting with the imperial army.

Before that, when he opened Yang Xuanyan's letter and saw the seal of the emperor on it, he knew that this majesty had extended his tentacles outside the palace under Wang Xiao's surveillance.

With such a frightening and unpredictable method, he really couldn't help being in awe of Xiao Cheng.

Someone pondered for a moment and said:
"Since father is so worried, you might as well resign for physical reasons, so that His Majesty can rest assured."

Ma Yu shook his head and said:

"Father received the title. It is obvious that His Majesty did it for all officials to see. It is also a time of employing people. It is impossible for His Majesty to agree to father's appointment."

"Then, how about fourth brother, you and your younger siblings get separated? Then we won't have any contact with the other two families!" Someone said hesitantly.

"Second brother, what nonsense are you talking about!" Ma Yu glared suddenly, showing a rare gaffe.

Hearing this, Ma Minwen raised his head abruptly, suppressed his voice, and said coldly:

"Shut up! If you dare to say such things again, get the hell out of Beijing and study in Zhuangzi outside the city for the rest of your life!"

Several people shut up immediately after hearing the words.

They only thought that their father was angry because of the fourth brother, but in fact Ma Minwen knew that the reason why he was reused now was mainly because of his relationship with the Yang family.

Although I don't know how Yang Xuanyan got in touch with His Majesty today, but I can't afford to offend him.

But at this time, Ma Minwen seemed to hear something suddenly, his eyes lit up, and said:

"Yu'er, I remember that you still have a wife and sister who are still raised in your boudoir?"

Hearing this, Ma Yu nodded quickly and said:
"There is still a younger sister... why does father ask this?"

Ma Minwen clapped his hands suddenly, stood up, walked a few steps, felt hard in his heart, and gritted his teeth:
"From tomorrow onwards, except for the necessary things at home, you will exchange all the other things for gold and silver."

The brothers were stunned when they heard this.

"Father, what are you doing... well, what are you doing? Now, it's not enough to sell your property!"

Ma Minwen stared and scolded:
"What do you know? This is related to whether we can take this opportunity to truly live together with the country! Yu'er, go and send letters to Tao and Qu... Oh, forget it, the Tao family is dead If you don't mind, send a letter to the Qu Mansion, asking Qu Cheng to go with me to your father-in-law's house tomorrow."

The sons looked at each other, and seeing Ma Minwen's serious face, they turned around and left with a hint of reluctance.

Ma Minwen stood where he was, clenched his palms tightly, and his expression became more determined.
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At this time, in the remote streets of Zhongqing City, a figure covered in scars was lying on the top of the wall in the darkness.

The forbidden army, who was temporarily in charge of patrolling the city, walked past the entrance of the street with open fire, making the man subconsciously hold his breath, for fear of making any noise.

After a while, the movement disappeared.The man waited for a few more breaths, and then braced himself for his injuries, jumped off the wall, walked lightly, walked through the streets and alleys, and came to a shop facing the street and patted it a few times.

A moment later, a murmur came from inside the door.

"Who is it? You don't sleep at night, go to the teahouse to drink tea?"

"Master, it's me!" the man whispered.

At this time, there was a rustling sound in the store.

The store door opened, and a man dressed as a servant looked at the injured man, frowned and said:

"What's wrong with you? Oh, come in first!"

The servant helped him in, and subconsciously looked outside the door before closing the shop door.

It's just that this guy doesn't have much experience.Before he noticed the corner of the street, a figure flashed past when he closed the door.

　The editor said that it was close to Shangsanjiang's recommendation and had to wait until next week.

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(End of this chapter)