It has been a long time since I was thrown here, a long time ago.
Ma Zhou was conceited and talented. Although he had been living in Shandong a few years ago and was accidentally kidnapped when he first arrived in Chang'an, what surprised him even more was that he actually climbed onto a thick leg.
Seeing the young man survive from desperate situations again and again, and watching the young man climb up step by step, Ma Zhou felt that his time had finally turned!
This feeling lasted until the Yanmen victory, and then came to an abrupt end.
Ma Zhou still can't figure out why Li Shan suddenly threw him out. Although he has no status with Li Shan on the surface and has not even served as an official, internally he is one of the most important staff around Li Shan, with weight and control. Li Shan's influence is not much worse than Ling Jing who entered Tiance Mansion.
Is it just because I have an old relationship with Chang He?
Ma Zhou didn't think this was a reason. Although he was just a scholar from a poor family, he had traveled across Shandong and the Central Plains, and met more than a few children from wealthy and aristocratic families.
But the fact is that Li Shan gave very clear instructions and asked Ma Zhou to always live in Chang He's home.
He was uneasy until the report of the Handan County King's three defeats of the Turks came. Ma Zhou's mood immediately stabilized. On the one hand, it was because of Li Shan's rapid rise in status and weight, and on the other hand, because Chang He was appointed as the right prison guard. General Lang, stationed at Xuanwu Gate.
Because at that time, Li Shimin was already in danger. He was about to be suppressed by the joint efforts of Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng. He was about to be kicked out of the palace and moved to the Hongyi Palace in the Forbidden Garden. A figure like Ma Zhou could naturally judge that if the King of Qin did not want to sit back and wait for death, then the only The only choice is to raise troops.
If the King of Qin wanted to fight, then the Xuanwu Gate connecting Jinyuan and Taiji Palace must be the top priority. Ma Zhou started a series of preparations.
But he didn't expect the situation to change so suddenly. After the battle at Renshou Palace, the King of Qin came out of desperation. On the contrary, the position of Prince Li Jiancheng, who delayed sending troops, began to waver. As the King of Qin's line gradually entered the dynasty, Ma Zhou felt more and more resentful. Heavy...well, he felt that his chess piece was idle and could no longer play any role.
This resentment reached its peak when Li Shan won the great victory in Jingzhou and Yuanzhou, and even Qi Sanlang, Qu Silang, Zhang Zhongjian, Fan Shiyi and others were knighted... This is also reasonable. If Ma Zhou Bu was thrown to Chang He's side. Not to mention getting a title, he would definitely be able to rise rapidly with the help of this shareholder style.
That is to say, Li Shan told him privately that the King of Qin knew about your existence... and then Ma Zhou was comforted.
Ma Zhou reluctantly accepted it, thinking that he should do it step by step... Although Li Shan repeatedly emphasized that he was committed in front of the King of Qin, you, King Ma Bin, have the talent of being a prime minister and assistant.
But unexpectedly, the situation changed again. The incident in Renzhi Palace put the East Palace into a desperate situation. Ma Zhou was keenly aware that Xuanwu Gate had become the focus again... Because King Qin moved out of the palace after ascending to power, but did not go to the Hongyi Palace in the Forbidden Garden. , but went to Tiance Mansion in Jinchengfang.
But Chang Lin's army in the East Palace is still in the Forbidden Garden... If the East Palace wants to plot rebellion, they will definitely go through the Xuanwu Gate, so Ma Zhou feels that his chess piece has finally come into play!
When Li Shan fled in the dark in the harem of Tai Chi Palace, Ma Zhou didn't notice anything strange yet, but after dawn, he quickly noticed that many things were wrong.
In fact, in addition to Ma Zhou, many people also have doubts, because after the right gate guard general Wang Junkuo inspected Xuanwu Gate, he transferred the left and right generals and several lieutenants below, and arranged several generals under his command to Xuanwu Gate.
Ma Zhou has been in the Xuanwu Sect for several years, and he knows very well that those who have been transferred away are all the old members of the King of Qin, and the few who have been transferred... Judging from their accents, they look a bit like the Youyan clan.
Although Wang Junkuo served as the governor of Youzhou before entering the capital, it is not particularly strange to have a general from Youyan beside him, but Ma Zhou thought of Luo Yi, the king of Yanjun.
At dusk, another heavyweight came. Duan Lun, the Prince Consort Ji Guogong, was ordered to control the Xuanwu Gate defenders... Ma Zhou knew that something must be wrong!
The Xuanwumen garrison only has a total of more than 400 troops. The guard Chang He is a manpower of the East Palace. Everyone knows this, but Duke Ji Duan Lun is attached to the East Palace... The key is that he and several generals of Tiance Mansion are all Have a grudge.
After nightfall, Ma Zhou tried his best to hide his presence and stared at the corner. He watched with his own eyes as Chang Lin's army passed by the Xuanwu Gate holding a torch and quickly rushed towards the Jingyao Gate. He kept looking at the torch. Disappeared beside Yong'an Canal.
Not far from Jingyao Gate is Tiance Mansion... Could it be that King Qin has returned to the capital?
Otherwise, even if the prince goes crazy, the more than a thousand Changlin troops will not go crazy with him!
Ma Zhou cursed loudly in his heart, Li Huairen, you are a loser, and at this moment, you were overturned by the prince... Various thoughts were swirling back and forth in Ma Zhou's mind. The expression of the white-clothed prime minister in history was flickering. At this time, he saw Er Zhuhuan.
"Don't worry, you will be of great use in the future." Er Zhuhuan patted Chang He on the shoulder. As the prince's confidant, he has this qualification.
Duan Lun, Duke of Ji, stood nearby watching this scene distractedly. As the husband-in-law of Princess Gaomi and your Majesty's son-in-law, he actually had no need to participate in this rebellion, but... I can’t help myself!
After Li Yuan ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he quickly betrothed the widowed Princess Gaomi to Duan Lun... Among them, the matchmaker was none other than Prince Li Jiancheng, who had just entered the East Palace.
The first husband of Princess Gaomi was Xiaozheng, the eldest grandson of the Changsun family in Luoyang, and the Changsun family was all loyal to the King of Qin. This was also the beginning of his disagreement with the Tiance Mansion. Soon after, Li Jiancheng sent Duan Lun to Yizhou Road to join the King of Qin. Tit-for-tat, until he was impeached for treason more than a year ago. Although there was no evidence, he was transferred back to Chang'an and idle. Naturally, the hands and feet of Tiance Mansion were indispensable.
But even so, Duan Lun had no need to accompany Li Jiancheng to take risks. Even if King Qin ascended the throne, as the Prince Consort, he could always live a safe life as long as he was careful.
But Li Jiancheng summoned Duan Lun into the Manlu Hall this afternoon... What other choice does Duan Lun have?
Although Duan Lun was a prince-in-law and a prince, and his father Duan Wenzhen was somewhat famous in the former Sui Dynasty, his own weight could not be compared with that of Chen Shuda, Dou Gui, and Xiao Yu who were detained.
If you say kill, then you will kill.
No matter how reluctant Duan Lun was, he had no choice but to accept this reality. With a knife on his neck, he was always willing to lower his head.
At this time, Duan Lun heard Er Zhuhuan boasting about his poetry... and couldn't help but feel contempt. He could also write poetry?
Then, Ma Zhou heard the four lines of poetry that he had been waiting for for a long time.
"If you are happy in life, you must have all the joy, and don't let the golden cup stand empty against the moon."
"I am born with talents that will be useful, and I will come back after all the money I have spent."
