Chapter 285: Omen (Part 2)

Yanzhou is one of the nine ancient states.

There is a river passing by in the area, called Jishui, which originates from Wangwu Mountain and flows east into the sea.

An ancient book once said, "Turn the water, flowing eastward to the river, and enter the river."

The Ji River is called Yanzhou.

According to legend, this place has always been a tradition of admiring the ancient times. In several counties in the state, they are mostly fond of reading, and they also advocate the theory of trustworthiness, righteousness and honesty. Although there are many villains, most of them treat themselves strictly, have rigorous temperaments, and there are many scholars.

During the Great Yan Dynasty, there were eight counties in Yanzhou, namely Shanyang, Dongping, Taishan, Rencheng, Jibei, Chenliu, Jiyang, and Dongjun.

Because it was closer to the original capital of Luoyang, the prefect was mostly a minister trusted by the emperor. In the late period of the Great Yan Dynasty, eunuchs were numerous, and various forces were fighting continuously. The court became increasingly powerful. In the past, loyal ministers began to have the intention of being unjust, and other counties were like this, Yanzhou.

He was the governor of Yanzhou at that time and the contemporary head of the Gongsun family. His name was the only name Dai. He was the legitimate grandson of Gongsun Dafu, an old minister of the three dynasties of the Dayan Dynasty. He was deeply trusted by the emperor and ordered him to serve as the governor of Yanzhou.

Gongsun Dai was generous in nature and obscene to listen to him, which was what the people of Yanzhou wanted.

Gongsun Dai died of illness, and his eldest son succeeded to the throne to govern Yanzhou. His methods were more powerful. The people said that they were good. People at that time only knew that there was a Gongsun family, but not the emperor.

To this day, the Great Yan was destroyed and the Great Cheng was established. The Gongsun family has reached the fifth generation in Yanzhou.

The person in charge of Yanzhou in this generation was the head of the Gongsun family. The single name was Jin, but he was the son of the eldest son's wife.

The Gongsun family in Yanzhou has gradually become powerful and powerful. Not only is the population dying, but the control over other branches of the Gongsun family gradually decreases. By the fifth generation, the two families of the legitimate branch had only one concubine's son to adulthood. When they inherited the position of head of the family, there were many dissatisfactions from the family. When they succeeded to the position of governor, the dissatisfactions were rising. When they succeeded to the position of governor, the dissatisfactions grew.

Before the first year of Dacheng, Duke Zheng sent a large army to attack Yanzhou. The Yanzhou army fought to the death, but it was hard to defeat the Duke Zheng's army.

On the eve of New Year, Yanzhou Governor Gongsun Jin was furious and died of illness in Jiyang County after losing streak.

In less than a month, the army of Duke of Zheng successively captured Chenliu, Jiyang and Dongjun.

The border of Yanzhou has opened, and when all the prefectures and counties of the three counties and prefectures and counties have returned to the Duke of Zheng, Yanzhou, which was already undercurrent, had already been disintegrated by the people and the major families were eager to find a way out.

Taishan County, Ma Family.

In the Ma family's mansion, bright glass lamps were hung high, and in the long corridor, they were connected into a line. A gust of wind blew, the glass lamps swayed gently and the sparks swayed, making it difficult for people to calm down.

On a tower that was rising high, the lights were not off in the middle of the night. At this time, Ma Cunzhong, the head of the Ma family, was sitting and talking to several brothers.

Ma Cunzhong is in his fifties this year and is well maintained. He looks only in his early forties, his hair and beard are not white yet, his face is rosy and elegant, and he looks kind.

Sitting around the table with him were three younger brothers of the same father and mother. The oldest was Ma Cunyi, who was only one year younger than Ma Cunzhong, and the youngest was Ma Cunhou, who was twenty-seven or eight years old. His third brother was Ma Cunren.

Loyalty, righteousness and kindness are the origin of the name of the Ma brothers.

Because they were brothers of their relatives and were close since childhood, the four of them had no disputes when they grew up. Although there were minor frictions between the four families, they shared the same hatred for the enemy in external affairs.

Today, Ma Cunzhong summoned the three of them to him, which was extremely important and he had to discuss with them.

At this time, after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Ma Cunzhong was slightly fumigated.

The youngest Ma Cunhou put down the cup first and asked, "Brother, you came to us today, not just for drinking?"

"Brother, what's the matter? Tell me what's the matter? We four brothers, the same father and the same mother. What's the matter that we can't say clearly?"

"Brother, is there something wrong in the clan?"

Ma Cunyi and Ma Cunren also looked at their brother and waited for his answer.

Ma Cunzhong's eyes swept over the faces of the three brothers and nodded: "It is indeed a matter for brother to summon you all over today. I want to discuss with you and the other three."

Seeing his serious expression, the three of them sternly looked and they sat more and more straight.

Ma Cunyi asked tentatively: "From the eldest brother's opinion, it seems that this matter is not just about the family matter?"

"Brother, just tell me!"

Ma Cunzhong sighed and said, "This matter is related to the situation in Yanzhou. Although the Ma family is in Mount Tai, and Mount Tai is far away from Luoyang, now Chenliu, Jiyang and Dongjun are occupied by the soldiers of Duke Zheng. Sooner or later, there will be a catastrophe in Mount Tai. The Ma family has no connection with Yanzhou. It is necessary to think about how to leave a way out in advance..."

"Brother, now there is a small part of Yanzhou, occupied by Duke Zheng's troops, and the Gongsun family has fallen apart. Hasn't the winner decided long ago?" Ma Zhongren asked in confusion.

"Third brother, this matter may not be decided." Ma Cunhou thought of something and said.

"The victory or defeat is not decided? Could it be..." Ma Cunren scratched his head.

Ma Cunzhong poured himself a glass of wine and said slowly: "Although Yanzhou has been occupied by half of the troops of Duke Zheng, Emperor Dacheng may not allow Duke Zheng to continue like this. Before the New Year, when Emperor Dacheng had not ascended the throne, Duke Zheng attacked Yanzhou. Emperor Dacheng had no time to take care of it, but now it is different from the past."

"Brother means... to join Emperor Dacheng?" Ma Cunyi, Ma Cunren and Ma Cunhou were both stunned and understood his brother's thoughts.

The Ma family has always been dependent on Yanzhou to survive, which is an independent regime.

Although Ma Cunzhong's meaning was not explained, based on the three brothers' understanding of him, he knew that he had already had an idea.

"Brother, Emperor Dacheng, has a strong power, but... the north is quite powerful. I heard the rumors that it was the real dragon in the north determined by the way of heaven. I wonder how credible it was." Ma Cunren said.

Ma Cunzhong just sneered when he heard this: "A mere Hu people dare to spy on magical tools? And the legend is just red mouth and white teeth. Who knows whether it is true or false?"

"What the eldest brother said is that no one can tell the truth until the end of this matter." Ma Cunyi said: "So, do you think that Emperor Dacheng is closer to the real dragon?"

"Emperor Dacheng is still young now and is from a great family. How can he be compared with a barbarian? Not to mention that he has pacified the south and ascended the throne successfully, he only said that he had avenged Emperor Dayan in the past, and the old ministers of Dayan should have received this love, right?" What Ma Cunzhong said was the attack on Jinling and whipping the corpse.

As soon as Ma Cunzhong finished speaking, the room suddenly fell into silence.

There was only the glass lamp on the table, flashing bright light, and the four of them sat around the table, thinking about things.

"I agree with my elder brother. Even if the Hu people have hope for Jackie Chan, they are still a distance away now, and we have directly relied on Dacheng Dynasty, so we must have made plans early."

"This year, the Dacheng Dynasty will have to start a war in Luoyang, and at the same time, it will raise troops to attack Yanzhou. Even if Luoyang is strong and can resist for a while, even if the Duke of Zheng occupied half of Yanzhou, the city was pacified and everything was in ruins. How could there be any remaining energy to fight back against Dacheng's troops?"

"If Emperor Dacheng really sends troops, Duke Zheng will not be able to resist. When my Ma family goes to join me, I am afraid it will be difficult to get into the eyes of Emperor Dacheng."

To break the silence, open your mouth first, it is the fourth old horse.

Ma Cunzhong glanced at his fourth brother and praised the most talented brother among the four brothers.

Indeed, he called them over for this matter.

Although Mount Tai is not a war zone, what's the use of showing loyalty after things are finalized?

Even if you show your loyalty now, if you fall behind other families, it will not show the difference between the Ma family.

This is a chaos, but an opportunity.

The Ma family is just a great family in Mount Tai, but how many counties and counties in the world are there?

In Yanzhou alone, there are five or six forces ahead of the Ma family. The Ma family can grow a little more strongly, and he has the right to meet his ancestors after going to the nine springs.

Ma Cunyi and Ma Cunren are not stupid either, but they do not pay much attention to some things. After hearing the fourth brother's words, they also noticed this opportunity.

"Brother, my Ma family thinks so much, will other families..." Ma Cunyi was a little anxious.

"Yanzhou has been occupied by the three counties of Zheng Duke's troops, and they have been controlled and cleaned by Zheng Duke. They will not act rashly, and there are only five counties left."

"Taishan is the farthest county government from Luoyang. People here are far from feeling the critical momentum of the war. The Ma family can send people to Jinling to surrender now. It is not the first in Yanzhou, but it is probably the first in Taishan."

"Brother, you are the head of the Ma family's generation. You should make the final decision on the Ma family's major affairs. I don't object to this matter," Ma Cunren said.

Seeing that his brother did not object to this matter, Ma Cunzhong, the head of the family, nodded: "Since that is the case, I will send someone to Jinling immediately for my brother!"

"Also, you all hold on to your hands. Once Emperor Dacheng accepts us, immediately control the army and the city, and open the city to welcome the royal army."

"Brother, don't worry, if it's someone else, we only control one-fifth of the troops in the city, which may not be a decisive role. But if we face the Dacheng Dynasty, I don't think others will resist fiercely, and this trend is here."

Speaking of this, everyone present nodded.

Whenever the dynasty rises, a large number of territories will fall, and the real hard bones are actually mainly in the early days.

At the same time, some families in Shanyang, Dongping, Rencheng and Jibei counties were secretly discussing the situation of the war and paying attention to the development of the incident.

It makes sense that the great clan can stand for several dynasties.

The big clan has a wide connection, and whether it is an official in the court or doing business in various places, it has relationships. Secondly, the children of the big clan have the conditions to study and are much luckier than the poor children.

Things in the world are not allowed to convey messages, books are not allowed to improve your horizons, and money is not allowed to study. How can you achieve the career of looking at the world and managing the people of the world?
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