The Emperor ordered Zhao Tang

Chapter 216 Ma Yin
Changsha County, Hunan Province.

"Merchants value profit over separation. Last month I went to Fuliang to buy tea. I come and go, guarding the empty boat at the river mouth..." Wearing a straw hat woven from wild flowers and waving a rose in his hand, Ma Yin hummed a little tune and walked without recognizing his relatives as he returned from an inspection of the Liuyang River Tea Garden.

Production has become their main business in the past two years.

For example, the whole army had to farm, and those who were idle were slaughtered for meat. Some farmers were forced to grow cash crops instead. No money was charged to merchants, whether local or foreign. Anyone who robbed or secretly collected money would be killed. Private money was cast with lead and iron to increase the amount of currency, forcing foreign merchants to exchange for their own military and agricultural products before leaving the country. Hearing that the black snakes with white markings in Yongzhou were valuable, some people went to Yongzhou to catch snakes. There were also teams to hunt tigers, after all, tiger skins and bones were luxury goods.

After some of the pirates, local tyrants, and deserters were executed as a warning to others, the public security in Changsha and its vicinity was greatly improved.

In short, it was fun.

Ma Yin also realized that he had no interest in fighting. He just wanted to grow flowers, farm, pick tea, read books, and be a farmer, carpenter, and lady of the camellias. Therefore, he left all the military and political affairs to others. After ruling Hunan for so long, he only controlled Tanzhou and Shaozhou.

The remaining five states:
Yang Shiyuan occupied Hengzhou. After the Chaos Rebellion broke out, Yang Shiyuan gathered more than a thousand bandits and ran to the city, shouting, "Come and become the governor." So I did it.

Tang Shimin occupied Yongzhou. He was originally a clerk in Yongzhou. When Chao Rebellion broke out, he killed the governor and stole the state.

Cai Jie occupied Daozhou. He was originally the leader of a local barbarian tribe. In the next year, he conspired with the Han Chinese tyrant He Yu to start a business.

Chen Yanqian occupied Chenzhou and also stole the throne during the Chaos Chaos.

Lu Jingren occupied Lianzhou and nested the remaining bandits.

The five never obeyed the king's orders. When the Ma Yin gang arrived, they huddled together to fight against them. The counselors suggested more than once that they wipe out this gang of clowns, but Ma Yin and his ilk were always unmotivated and just slept soundly.

Wasted!

He really can become a Buddha by putting down his butcher knife.

"Mr. Ma." Civil and military officials gathered in the military headquarters.

Ma Yin looked around.

Zhang Ji, the military commander. A native of Chang'an, he was a scholar who studied the classics and later became a warrior. He was one of Sun Ru's confidants. According to his prestige, he should have been the commander, but Zhang Ji was a man of high moral character and did not love power, so he ordered Ma Yin to take over - "Yin is brave and resourceful, generous and kind, and will surely appease the army and the people."

Chief Secretary Cui Ying. A native of Weizhou, a war trophy captured by Sun Ru.

Gao Yu was from Yangzhou. During the fierce battle with Yang Xingmi, Ma Yin found food while out, and seeing the other party's talent, he made him his guest.

Yuan Heng was from Luoyang. He was the food ration seized by Sun Ru in Luoyang. When he was about to be slaughtered, he sang a song, which Sun Ru thought was beautiful and pardoned him as an official.

Li Duo. A native of Luoyang, in the same situation as Yuan Heng. He claimed to be a descendant of Li's clan, and the fifth son of Emperor Xianzong, Prince of Yang, Li Xin. Ma Yin asked for the family tree, saying it was destroyed in the war, but there was no doubt about his identity, and he could go to the Zongzheng to check. Ma Yin was skeptical and was appointed as the judge of the Ministry of Revenue.

Ma Xizhen, the eldest son of Yin. His original hobby was writing poems and essays, but he has recently turned to cultivating immortality.

Listen to Yao Yanzhang, the head of the Tingzhi District, who is also my fellow villager and childhood friend.

The coach is Li Tang, a fellow villager.

Li Qiong, commander of the imperial army, is a fellow villager.

……

These dozens of civil and military officials formed the makeshift team of the Ma Yin gang. At this stage, there was no real leader. Ma Yin was just a nominal observer elected by everyone. If there was anything, they would discuss it together.

"In the previous discussion, you and I both thought that 'respecting the king and expelling the barbarians' was appropriate. Since the beginning of spring, Zhao Da of Jingzhou, Zhao Er of Xiangyang, Li Shuai of Kuimen, and Yuwen Qi have repeatedly sent letters, and envoys have been seen on the road, inviting me to go north. But I am busy with farming and dare not leave easily." Ma Yin put his straw hat on the table and talked freely: "Yesterday, I received another ambassador from Zhao, urging me to leave. Old dog Yang Xingmi is my mortal enemy. Even if I am offered ten thousand gold, I will not allow reconciliation. In the five states under my jurisdiction, the bandits each occupied their own territory. And my military strength is declining, and people are worried about peace. I have to rely on the court in the future. In addition, Zhao Da's troops are several times more than mine. If he comes with Si Zhou and Zhao Er to fight, how can I avoid trouble? And Zhu Wen is strong on the outside but weak on the inside. I have judged the situation and cannot refuse again. I decided to start the army today and fight with Zhao Da. Do you have any objections?"

"Only by following the kingly way can great things be accomplished, and only by upholding justice can peace be achieved. Anyone who dissenters will be beheaded!" Sima Zhang Ji drew his sword and shouted.

"Anyone who disagrees will be killed!" The civil and military officials all shouted in unison, drawing their swords and following suit.

Ma Yin nodded and started planning the details with everyone.

Their troops were a ragtag bunch.

After Sun Ru was arrested for his mutiny, Yin and others panicked and abandoned the army, taking only 7,000 volunteers to fight in Jiangxi.

The second is the reorganized peasant army. From Huainan to Hunan, they took more than 100,000 men and women with them. After gaining a foothold in Hunan, they selected the strong and reliable ones and formed five divisions: Xiongxiong, Xiaoyong, Qianxin, Cheqi, and Changlin, totaling 15,000.

Finally, the indigenous troops were received.

The former Hunan Ya Army had 12,000 soldiers. Their fighting power was weak and they were slick. When Ma Yin and his men came to invade, they sold out the inspector. When the Cai people entered the military mansion, Deng Chu'ne was still discussing countermeasures with his subordinates... So the Cai thieves carried out a large purge on them. They were either killed or expelled. The remaining 10,000 people were also marginalized and served as security forces.

The Shaozhou army of 5,000 was stationed in Xiangtan under the command of the native general Jiang Xun. Although he had nominally surrendered, he was refused the position of governor of Shaozhou and was currently in a state of wanting to rebel but not daring to do so.

Ma Yin planned to dispatch 8,000 people to represent Hunan in suppressing the rebellion, but there was no way to squeeze out more.

"Organize the troops and food supplies today. Recruit the troops in the seventh day, and set out to attack Bian in the tenth day!" said Ma Yin.

"Mr. Ma is wise and loyal! When he has made great contributions, the sage will not hesitate to confer the title of king or prince on him." Zhang Ji, Cui Ying, Li Duo, Gao Yu, Yuan Heng and others praised him. Ma Yin laughed twice, but felt bitter in his heart.

His obsession with growing flowers and drinking tea was certainly due to his personal emotional reasons that he was really tired of fighting, killing and cannibalism.

On the one hand, it was also subtly influenced by the situation and people's hearts.

People's hearts are in Tang. He doesn't know about others, but he can really feel it from those around him.

The old general Sun Ru, a great villain, would always say, "When the troops are loyal and loyal, we will lead the army into the court to eliminate the thieves around the emperor."

Well, Ma Yin didn’t believe it at all and just thought that the old man was crazy after eating too much meat jerky.

Cui Ying has lamented more than once that he has no way to serve his country.

Gao Yu, whenever asked about the imperial court or the saints, the answer was always the same: "Serve the emperor and practice loyalty as a minister."

Zhang Ji just took the lead in drawing his sword to show his determination.

Every winter festival, Yuan Heng was always the first to remind him: "It's time to offer sacrifices."

Li Duo often talked about recognizing his relatives.

……

There are too many. If we say that they joined the rebels because of their special status as scholars, then how do we explain that most of the soldiers who have read a little bit of books have no intention of rebelling against the Li family?

If they were all dissatisfied with the Li family, the proposal to support the king would not have been put forward. The military government was decided by you, but you had to consider the morale of the army. Assuming that the Longxiang Army and the five Changlin troops were opposed as a whole, he and Zhang Ji and Gao Yu would not dare to make this decision.

The soldiers were afraid of being conquered and dying, so they acquiesced?
He might be tired and afraid. But the 7,000 soldiers of the Longxiang Army have fought all over the country for more than ten years. Have they ever been afraid of anyone's questioning?

However, it’s hard to say.

Basically, just don't make any noise or opposition.

The second is the situation.

Wuling Leiman, Jingzhou, Kuimen, and Xiangyang are right above our heads, and we can't go north. Go east to Eyue, Jiangxi, and Huainan? Well, everyone was driven to Hunan along this road... Take all seven states in Hunan, attack Lingguang, and take over Qianzhong? Forget it, it's meaningless even if we succeed. Can we take over the world? No. Besides, the court will not sit idly by and watch the princes swallow up the strong and weak.

In the past, we were powerless to intervene. Now, at least it is easy to intervene in Hunan by force. If we are not careful, we will be killed by Zhao Da, the loyal dog sent by the saint. Why bother! Ma Yin is a Cai thief, but Zhao Da is not. The 7,000-man Longxiang Army scared the seven states of Hunan out of their wits. There are tens of thousands of Zhao brothers... In terms of the situation, the circus in Tan and Shao states has been suppressed.

So Ma Yin started planting roses and cultivating famous teas.

Now he is under pressure from Zhao Da, a powerful neighbor. The stronger the sage is, the more loyal he will be. If the empire is revived, and the sage summons him to the court one day, he will go happily. He will not be disgusted by working for the Li family. If the sage is unfortunately defeated and the situation changes, he will unify Hunan and become a local emperor.

Watching Zhu Quanzhong from afar, watching a scabby dog up close. Let him run to Bianliang to flatter Zhu San's stinky feet, and he will be so flattered that his nose will ooze bubbles!
I walked to the door of my house with all sorts of thoughts in my mind, and heard my daughter's noise of playing and fighting from a distance.

Ma Yin was addicted to sex, and now he only has one son and one daughter, Ma Xizhen and Ma Yuanyuan. Later, he had more than 30 children in preparation for the transfer of land after unifying Hunan.

Seeing Ma Yuanyuan wearing a men's round-necked robe, with one foot on a stool, and shooting birds with a slingshot while laughing, Ma Yin was immediately displeased: "What are you wearing? Where is your skirt?"

"Leave me alone!"

"Evil son!" Ma Yin was furious. He counted Ma Yuanyuan up and down with his index finger several times, then turned back and angrily said to Yuan: "Take care of your son. He is always slacking off like a scoundrel. Where will he marry in the future?"

The children of these people in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period were all intermarried, including Ma Yin. Later, one of his daughters became the queen of Southern Han, and another daughter married Qian Liu's son.

Zhu Wen married into the Zhao family of Chenzhou, the Luo family of Yecheng, the Wang family of Changshan, the Yuan family of Bianzhou, and the Zhang family of Yuancong.

Li Keyong's family intermarried with internal generals and allies such as the Wang family of Yiwu, the Wang family of Hezhong, and the Meng family of Xingzhou.

"You are the scoundrel and the traitor!" Ma Yuanyuan used a slingshot to lightly hit Ma Yin's knee with a stone, climbed over the wall and went hunting.

"You bastard!" Ma Yin cursed loudly and stamped his feet in anger.

"Didn't you say you would find her a talented man in the military mansion?" Yuan took Ma Yin's arm and sat down by the pool. "What kind of marriage? Are you going to send Yuanyuan to the palace?"

"Oh." Ma Yin looked up at the sky, feeling like he had no desire to live.

He suddenly thought of Cheng Li. When he moved the town, he tried his best to put his eldest daughter Cheng Wuyou on the dragon bed, but the saint just took a look and rejected her. He said that there were enough women in the palace... Was he complaining that there were too many? He was complaining that Cheng Li's daughter was ugly!

With Yuanyuan's virtue, could a saint look down upon her?
Ugh!
It’s better to have a few more quickly to be safe.

Thinking of this, he turned around, grabbed Yuan and pressed her down on the stone table beside him, lifted her skirt, and violently tore open her silk crotch with his claws, shocking Yuan so much that she screamed, "What are you doing? The servants are still here!"

(End of this chapter)