Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"Hmph, let your tongue shine like a lotus flower, and don't try to convince me that Ma Yuanju is helping the evildoer!"

Guo Ye smiled and said: "Don't worry, I don't want you to help me become emperor, nor do I want you to be harmful to King Jin. I just want to tell you, although I hope we will be enemies from now on, but..."

"how?"

"However, in fact, we two can't be enemies at all. My hope can only be a good wish!"

"what do you mean……"

"Oh, I said Ma Yuanju, why don't you understand! I was just joking with you just now."

"joke?"

"Yes, it's just a joke. Let me ask you, what is the prerequisite for us to become enemies?"

"It's you who want to be emperor."

"Then what is the prerequisite for me to be emperor?"

"You are His Majesty's illegitimate child."

"That's right. I, Guo Ye, have a clean record. My father's name is Guo Laohan, and my mother is Guo Liu's. In any case, it is impossible to be His Majesty's illegitimate son. Therefore, even if I want to sit in that position, I still have a purpose." Powerless."

"Is this true?"

Guo Ye smiled wryly, and said, "It's absolutely true. I know why you made up me to be His Majesty's illegitimate son, isn't it because I was named Duke of Qin? To tell you the truth, it's because Your Majesty wants me to be safe and secure during Ding You's time." Staying in Chang'an City safely gave me such a name. It has nothing to do with the illegitimate child."

"Not only Qin Guogong, but also the King of Qin. How do you explain it? Don't tell me that it's because you have made great achievements in playing the beauty trick and won the appreciation of Kinderman, so you can change the Duke of Qin into the King of Qin. That's too bad. It's reliable!"

"Uh..." Guo Ye was so choked by Ma Yuanju that he couldn't speak. His Majesty Li Er named him King of Qin for this reason.But Ma Yuanju didn't believe it, what should I do?

He sorted out his thoughts and said: "Brother Ma, you are an honest man. Let me tell you this, let's not care whether I can be named the King of Qin for my credit. Think about it first, if my son really inherits the new The throne of Luo, how will His Majesty strengthen his control over Silla?"

"Of course it is to take advantage of your father-son relationship."

"It's still true. My son is the king of Lelang County. If you want to use me to control him, the official position can't be lower than him, right? Isn't it natural to be named a prince? For this kind of thing, it's better to be named late than early Sealed. It was late, and it seems that Tang Dynasty is too utilitarian. Now that it is sealed, it is a precautionary move."

Ma Yuanju nodded, and said: "It sounds reasonable. I can understand your majesty making you a prince. But why is it the king of Qin? Why not the king of Zhao? Why not the king of Lu? Why not the king of Han?"

"Uh... Now that I've been conferred the Duke of Qin, shouldn't it be reasonable to confer the title of King Qin?"

Ma Yuanju shook his head, and said: "Although this reason cannot be said to be unreasonable at all, it is a bit far-fetched after all. I still don't believe it..."

Guo Ye was also anxious, and said: "Whether it is Qin Guogong or Qin Wang, it is His Majesty's own idea. How do I know what he thinks. You insist on me explaining everything clearly. Isn't it too difficult for others?"

Ma Yuanju said: "Okay, let's not talk about this. Can you promise me that even if you are really His Majesty's illegitimate child, you will not compete with His Highness King Jin for the throne?"

"Okay, I promise you!" Who wouldn't do an empty favor?Guo Ye answered firmly.

Ma Yuanju was still a little hesitant, and said: "You are answering too quickly... There is an old saying that promises are light but trustworthy..."

Guo Ye couldn't bear it any longer, and said, "Ma Zhou! Ma Wenju! I said, you're pretty much the same. I've already talked about this. What do you want me to do? Don't tell me you have to ask Guo Ye Ye committed suicide on the spot, so you believe that I have no intention of fighting for the position?"

Ma Yuanju said: "Don't be angry, this matter is of great importance, involving the well-being of millions of people, Brother Yu has to be more cautious. Suicide is unnecessary, or...you swear a poisonous oath?"

Originally, Guo Ye didn't have any intention of becoming an emperor, but when Ma Yuanju was so relentless, he became angry!

He sneered and said, "Hmph, it's of great importance? The well-being of millions of people? I think it's your own glory and wealth. I still remember that at my mother's funeral, someone said to me with a smile, In the future, if you are cautious in your words and deeds, you will be invaluable. Who is that person? At that time, you were happy to see the success of this matter! Why did you change your face once you became the chief history of the Jin Palace?"

Hearing Guo Ye's words, Ma Zhou's face turned red and white, and said, "One moment at another moment. At that time, all the kings were there. Even if you were really His Majesty's illegitimate child, you would have no chance of inheriting the throne. I am Just joking around. But with the current momentum, you really have the tendency to become a great treasure, so I have no choice but to persuade you..."

"Humph, that sounds nice. Now let me ask you a question, if you were not the Chief History of Jin Wangfu, would you still come to persuade me?"

"This..." Ma Yuanju was an honest person, and he really couldn't say anything against his will.Although from his own moral point of view, he hopes that the son of His Majesty Li Er will succeed to the throne.But if he is not the long history of Prince Qi's mansion, but just Guo Ye's good brother, then he is probably watching from the sidelines at this time.

However, if you are in your position, you have to seek your own government.Now that he has become the governor of Jin Wangfu, he must consider the interests of Jin Wang, which is why he made this trip to the Duke of Qin's mansion.However, it is not realistic to say that he is in trouble with Guo Ye entirely for the sake of prosperity and wealth.

Seeing that Ma Yuanju was silent, Guo Ye waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I won't make things difficult for you. Brother Ma, now that things have happened, let me tell you a few heartfelt words. As for me, I don't really have any ambitions , the biggest wish in life is to marry more beautiful wives and beautiful concubines. On this basis, it would be great if we can make contributions to our Great Tang. As for the boundless power, it means nothing to me."

He paused for a moment, and then continued: "Brother Ma, friendship is the most important thing to know. I have already told you exactly what I think in my heart. If you don't believe me, I have nothing to do. In short, the emperor's throne, I'm not interested. As for the poisonous oath... hehe... If we brothers rely on poisonous oaths to build trust, then this brother will not do it!"

Ma Yuanju also felt that this matter was unreasonable for him, and said: "Okay, I will believe you this time. However, I will start with the ugly words. If one day you, Guo Ye, really seek to usurp the throne, please cut off my Ma Yuanju's head first. "

Speaking of this, both of them felt a little bit downhearted.They all understand that with this thorn, from now on, it will be impossible to trust each other like before...

The words were not speculative, so Ma Yuan raised his body to say goodbye, and Guo Ye held back a few words before sending him out of the mansion.

Walking outside the gate of the mansion, Ma Yuanju suddenly remembered something, and said, "I heard that my position as Chang'an Ling will be taken over by you in the future?"

"I've heard Duke E say such a thing. But the official document from the court hasn't come down yet, so I don't know if it's true or not."

"Then I want to remind you that this Chang'an Order is not easy to do. There are many high-ranking officials in Chang'an City who are rampant and lawless. If you are not careful, you will be burned."

Guo Ye said: "Don't you think I'm His Majesty's illegitimate son? Could it be that among those lawless dignitaries, there are still people with higher status than me?"

"Really!"

"Really? Jin Wang Li Zhi was only seven years old, and he was powerless even if he wanted to do something bad. Could it be that you mean Qi Wang Li You?"

"Higher than Li You!"

Chapter 1701 The Queen Has Please

Guo Ye shivered and said, "You mean... Your Majesty?"

Ma Yuanju sighed and said, "To be precise, it was His Majesty who robbed the women."

"Forcibly robbing women? How can His Majesty do such a thing? Brother Ma, please tell me in detail."

"This matter has been widely circulated. You can find out after a little inquiry, and I don't need Ma Zhou to talk too much. Besides, I don't think the sufferer has the courage to go to your government office to file a complaint. I just want to remind you, brother. There are many high-ranking officials and relatives who have committed crimes, so you must be cautious when accepting the case. There are some things that we can't control..."

Ma Yuanju's image in front of Guo Ye has always been honest and upright, not afraid of violence.It is really commendable to be able to say these words today. Guo Ye bowed sincerely and said, "Thank you, Brother Ma, for your reminder."

"You don't think my brother is reckless today, thank God for my brother! Speaking of it, it's really God's will to trick people... Forget it, let's not talk... Brother, please go back, brother... Haha! Haha!" Ma Yuanju laughed twice, turned around and left!

Looking at Ma Yuanju's back, Guo Ye murmured in a low voice, "Why are you walking so fast? Are you afraid that I will see your tears? You guy... really... oh!"

Guo Ye understood that no matter how good his friendship with Ma Yuanju was.As long as Ma Zhou is still the long history of Jin Palace, as long as the rumor that he is the illegitimate son of His Majesty Li Er still exists.Even if he really swore a poisonous oath, Ma Zhou would always look at him with vigilant eyes.

But at the same time, if someone wants to deal with him, Ma Yuanju will do his best to protect him.

All in all, Ma Zhou is a real gentleman.

Being able to be friends with a real gentleman, I don't know if it's my luck or not.

The matter of Ma Yuanju can be put aside for now. Anyway, this person will not secretly trip him up, and there is no real threat to him.

But the threat of Chang'an Ling, a hot potato, is just around the corner.