Shu Chen

Chapter 146
Spring March.

Didao, Longxi County, is about ten miles west of the city.

Maybe it was the early spring when people poured too much blood on the land, filling the fields with nutrients; or maybe it was because the Han army and Heshou Tang Fan completely turned into enemies, making the Lishu and Qianghu tribes this year No one dares to come here to shepherd sheep and farm busy, and the relationship between trees and weeds is not disturbed. From the perspective of people, it is a picturesque landscape.

It is enviable.

It makes countless people want to hold this firmly in their hands and put their own surnames on it.

Regardless of the Qianghu tribe, or the Haoyou generation after generation.

It is also melancholy.

Thinking of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers year after year, the voice and appearance of the ages have not changed, but people have only a few decades, and they are getting old every day.

In the end, he passed away with regrets in vain.

For example, Kai Xiao who once ruled the roost in Xiliang in the past, and Beigong Boyu, Song Jian, Wang Guo, Han Sui, Bian Zhang, and Ma Teng and his son who left behind the Yan Guo.

This barren soil in the Northwest can give birth to the seeds of ambition for countless people to rule the world.

However, there is no nutrient that can make this seed grow into a towering tree.

Even the Qin State in the past was granted the power to enter Guanzhong by Zhou Tianzi, occupying Qinchuan for eight hundred miles, and only then used the flesh and blood of countless people to forge a great unity.

After more than ten years, Ma Dai, who is nearly fifty years old and has white beard and hair, set foot on the land of Longxi again, without much excitement.

Instead, strands of sadness rippled in his heart.

Because his eldest father Ma Su lost his official position and was stranded in the northwest, he was born and raised in Longxi.

Thinking back to the Longxi branch of the Fufeng Ma clan in the past, the prosperity of the more than [-] members of the clan, and the laughter and laughter when shepherding horses and sheep and plowing the fields, and then looking back at the return of being alone today, I can't help but feel like a dream.

If his elder brother Ma Chao had not conspired with Han Sui to fight against Wei Wu Cao Cao in the past, the Longxi branch of Fufeng Ma clan should have had several generations of hairpin tassels, and continue the glory of ancestor Ma Yuan, right?
Although, it belonged to Niwei's Zanying House.

But it's hard to say.

When Ni Wei stole the artifact, there were still many families that were wiped out as Emperor Xian Liu Xie withdrew the emperor's crown.

Regardless of whether they are loyal to the Han Dynasty or not.

For example, Zhang Xiu, who was born in the northwest frontier and had a similar experience to the Ma family.

During his lifetime, he voted for Wei Wu Cao Cao, made countless contributions in the South and North Wars, and made thousands of marquis and generals.But after his death, his son Zhang Quan was involved in the "Wei Satire Case" and punished for treason!

Half a lifetime of floating clouds, fame and fortune are all fleeting.

Alas, that's all.

It is useless to think about the past.

Although the Ma family is in decline, under the banner of the Great Han Dynasty, there is no need to worry about cutting off the blood and food of the ancestors.

And now that the big Han has occupied Longyou, it seems like the dragon has come out of the abyss, and I have been sent to Longxi by the letter of the prime minister. As long as I am loyal to my duty and work diligently, I may not be able to build the foundation for the rise of the Ma family in my lifetime!

huh~~~
Thinking of this, Ma Dai secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately, he turned his head slightly, and peeked out of the corner of his eye, lagging half a horse behind Zheng Pu with his official position and youthful humility.

He was able to set foot in the land of Longxi again, the prime minister was the one who made the decision, but it was this person who made the decision.

The battle of Didao in the early spring caused the big Han and Tang Fan, the leader of the Heshou Qiang people, to turn against each other.

This person once returned to Jixian County, Tianshui, admonishing the prime minister and discussing Heshou's plan.Then there was the matter that he resigned from the post of prefect of Wudu and became General Pingbei and transferred to Longxi to be in charge of begging Tang Fan.

"Although Zijin is young, he is resourceful and good at making decisions. He has the ability to plan and plan with filial piety as in the past. Now I, a big man, can take back Longyou and take more of Zijin's schemes. It can be called a great achievement and should not be taken lightly. After Longxi, if something happens, you can discuss it with Zijin first, and then make a decision."

When leading the army and horses of the headquarters to march, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang warned him so.

It also made him secretly awe-inspiring.

Because of the prime minister's words, there was a faint intention to tell him to be restrained by Zheng Pu.

There is no explicit statement, but considering that his experience and age are older than Zheng Pu's, he intends to protect his face.

However, the prime minister was a little overwhelmed.

Today's Ma Dai doesn't feel ashamed to be restrained by a younger generation.

Ever since his brother Ma Chao's daughter was promised by the former Emperor Liu Bei to Liu Li, the king of Liang, and made the Ma family worry-free and prosperous, the only hope in his heart was to restore the Ma family's reputation for being good at fighting!
But this hope is not easy to realize.

The Ma family's reputation in Longyou is not good, and they are despised by scholars.

Therefore, when the prime minister led an army of tens of thousands of troops out of Longyou, all the veteran generals of the Han Dynasty accompanied him, but he was left in Wudu County to guard the army's grain road.Even if Longyou took it back, the big man started to set up a horse farm and train cavalry to form a cavalry. Even the general Yang Ji was deposed by the prime minister to be Zheng Pu's horseman. He who inherited the former Xiliang Iron Cavalry's illustrious reputation is still a Stationed at the Dasan Pass!

This is the unspeakable pain in his heart.

It is also the self-inflicted and helpless of the Longxi branch of Fufeng Ma clan.

These days, every time he thinks about it, he sighs in sorrow.

Fifty is not called a young life.

Now that he is gradually entering the age of fifty, will he still have the opportunity to lead the army across Liangzhou and reproduce the great reputation of the Majia cavalry battle?
Now, Zheng Pu sent him an opportunity!
Strongly recommending him to be the principal of Zhengheshou Tang Fan, it was too late for him to be grateful, how could he underestimate his seniority?
Another unspoken concern is that Zheng Pu has been given a marriage offer and has become the son-in-law of Xixiang Hou Zhang's family and the brother-in-law of today's son Liu Chan!
It is foreseeable that he will become an important minister of the Han Dynasty in the future.

After entering Bashu, he acted cautiously. How could he make Zheng Pu, who has a faint reputation of "revenge for grievances", bear hatred and bring disasters to the clan in the future?

Furthermore, there are not many troops in his headquarters.

In the past, nearly [-] iron cavalry from Xiliang entered Bashu from brother Machao. After being ruthlessly corroded by the years, only a thousand cavalry are left to gallop on the battlefield.

If he didn't get the full support of Zheng Pu who was stationed in Didao, he would not be able to make achievements in the land of the river head.

Not to mention, the Gaoxiang Department stationed in Daxia County was moved to General Zhenxi due to the Battle of Didao, a higher official position than him.

Also friendly with Zheng Pu!

If he was annoyed with Zheng Pu, Gao Xiang would not treat him kindly.

Given the prime minister's cautious temperament, he might be transferred away from Longxi because of his inability to reconcile with his colleagues and fight in coordination!

It is really not advisable to lose the opportunity to make meritorious deeds in order to fight for a moment of anger.

But if you lower your profile, don't take seniority and age as considerations, and devote yourself to fighting with Zheng Pu, the future can be expected.

Don't you see, this son of the Zheng family went to Zuozuo General Wei Yanshi when he was old, and when he left the three counties in the east, he captured Wei General Zhoutai and forced to land Wei Xing Taishou Shenyi, and all the Li Shu in the west city?When he first joined Gao Xiang this year, he had the great victory of Di Dao who killed Wei general Wang Shuang?

Ma Dai's eyes became hot unknowingly.

As for Zheng Pu, who was half a horse behind him, his mind was on how to persuade Shaodang Qiang King.

Of course, he and Ma Dai were going to Huishao to become the Qiang kings.

(End of this chapter)