On the battlefield of Wankou, the Han army drove the captives to rebuild the Yongdao, and the two armies dealt with the dead soldiers separately.

The Wei army dug a large pit and buried it intensively, and did not know where to get the news, so they sprinkled a layer of lime on the surface of the tomb.

In addition to the few middle and high-ranking military officials in the Han army who had coffins, the remaining Ba people, Jing Man, Yi people, and Han soldiers who died in battle sparked on the spot, and the ashes were collected by the township party and relatives and transported to the rear.

After Wang Zhi and other 17 township party soldiers collected their bones, Tian Xin sent Yan Zhong and some of the wounded soldiers to withdraw back to Duyang.

Yan Zhong's face was ashamed, and Tian Xin said kind words to reassure: "After the harvest of rice in Maicheng, Yan Jun will screen more, and select those with full grains to be reserved for next year's new seeds." With the riverside climate, you can also plant a crop of new wheat and a variety of vegetables after harvesting rice. Yan Jun should actively encourage the officials and the people to plant crops and reduce forced labor. ”

"If I can't return to Wheat City, many families will not be embarrassed when they collect taxes this year. A lot of linen has been planted this year, and the linen cloth can be woven next year, and if the people are in arrears, it can be postponed until May next year. ”

"My ten acres of Hu Cai are also about to be harvested, and I have to worry more about Yanjun."

Tian Xin instructed carefully, and Yan Zhong shed tears: "The prince ...... Servant ......"

"It's okay to be reckless. Yan Jun went back to face the villagers, and he suffered it on my behalf. ”

Tian Xin appeased Yan Zhong's emotions, Yan Zhong had lost the courage to continue fighting, and Tian Xin took the opportunity to appoint Yan Zhong as the Mai Cheng Order, with an official rank of 600 stones.

There were some other injured subordinates who went with Yan Zhong, Maicheng did not have a commander, nor did he have a captain or lieutenant, and the grassroots government affairs were managed by the disabled military officials appointed by Tian Xin, and the upper level was a pawn peasant lieutenant Tian Rui, Tian Rui's main task was to judge the dispute between Jing and Barbarian with military law, not civil affairs.

Under the "Household Law of Maicheng", there are 17,000 households in Maicheng, but one-third of them are incomplete secondary households, with weak and healthy women serving as the heads of households, and some widowed households with single households. For such sub-households and widows, the tax is only half of that of the normal account.

Linen weaving needs to go through half a month of hemp process, which does not delay anything, but there are not enough looms in Maicheng.

Without a loom, how do you collect linen for tax rent?

Therefore, Yan Zhong's task is a bit heavy, not only to promote the loom, but also to curb the secondary exploitation of the people of Maicheng by Jingzhou Haoqiang.

For example, in the simplest point, Haoqiang used cloth to exchange materials in the hands of the people; Or usury.

If the government urges the collection to be urgent, the people will have to exchange 20 catties or 30 catties of soaked and washed hemp for a piece of linen cloth in order to pay the tax rent on time.

Jingzhou Haoqiang also wants to eat, it is impossible for them to be soft-hearted under Liu Bei's rule.

sent Yan Zhong away, and there were no accidents in the next few days of military discipline.

On the 23rd, Ma Dai and Zhao Yan came back from Xudu together and brought the remains of more than 200 members of Ma Teng's family, and Ma Chao cried so much that he fainted on the spot.

When Ye Tian Xin came to visit Ma Chao in his spare time, Cao Cao passed through Guanzhong to crusade against Zhang Lu, and the strategists warned that they would force the generals to rebel against Guanzhong, but Cao Cao still insisted on going his own way, what does this mean?

It shows that Cao Cao's goal is Guanzhong, if it goes well, he will force the generals of Guanzhong, and then force the generals of Guanzhong to drive forward and fight Hanzhong, which is a dangerous road; Either they are forced to oppose the generals in Guanzhong, but they have already freed up their hands anyway, and they can calmly clean up Guanzhong.

If Ma Chao does not resist, he will be besieged by other Guanzhong generals who resist; If the generals of Guanzhong surrendered, what awaited them was a tragic battle to attack Hanzhong. The logistics are in Cao Cao's hands, the army is blocked in the mountains, how many of the 100,000 troops in Guanzhong can come back alive?

Even if Ma Chao comes back alive, will the family be able to escape the increasingly brutal massacre in Jian'an for 19 years?

In the nineteenth year of Jian'an, Empress Fu participated in the conspiracy, and many ministers were killed together; Zhang Lu, the third-generation celestial master who surrendered in the twenty-first year of Jian'an, ascended to immortal, and the two younger brothers followed closely in the following year.

In the twenty-second year of Jian'an, Cao Cao used the honor guard of the Son of Heaven, and in the first month of the following year, Jin Yi, Geng Ji, Wei Huang, and Yoshimoto raised troops to rescue Liu Xie, and issued an edict against Cao Cao, and after the defeat, he was wantonly killed; In October, Hou Yin moved to Wancheng to echo Guan Yu.

In September of the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, Wei sarcastically acted in an incident, and Cao Pi wantonly killed him needless to say.

So Ma Chao's choice at that time can't be said to be good, nor can it be said to be too bad.

Anyone standing in Ma Chao's position, how to choose?

This is a multiple-choice question for the whole family of Dead Ma Teng, Ma Chao Brothers, or Dead Ma Teng's family.

Even, if Ma Chao won the battle in Guanzhong, Cao Cao would not kill Ma Teng's family, and would use it in his hand as a bargaining chip for negotiations.

It was precisely because Ma Chao was defeated in the battle of Guanzhong, the generals in Guanzhong lost everything, and Ma Teng lost all his value, so he was killed by Cao Cao.

"If I were General Meng Qi, I would also raise troops against Cao."

Wrong? Could it be that Ma Teng was soft, trusted Cao Cao's character, and took the initiative to move to Xudu with several other sons and clans?

Or is it Cao Cao's fault that he had to eradicate hidden dangers for the sake of the clan's century-old plan?

Tian Xin's words made Ma Chao feel much better, and Ma Dai, Dong Chong and others also showed signs of improvement.

It's just that Pang Lin, who came with Tian Xin, had a trace of sadness on his face, and what he said on this occasion could be passed on sooner or later.

Leaving Ma Chao and his group to continue to be sad, Tian Xin and Pang Lin were walking on the way back to the camp, and Pang Lin suddenly spoke: "Filial piety, the words of appeasement of Ma Mengqi are expedient words, or are they from the bottom of their hearts?" ”

"Brother Shiheng, it doesn't matter, what matters is whether anyone will force me to die."

Tian Xin held Meng Duo by the hand, and his tone was lonely: "There are many people in the world who can share hardships and hardships, and there are few people who can share wealth and prosperity." Zhao Qingqing has exhausted the power and scheming of human nature. ”

Pang Lin's face was unnatural, and there were only Tian Xin's pro-soldiers and township party around him: "But filial piety first, three points today." ”

"Yes, no matter whether the world is divided into three parts, or the two powers compete for hegemony, as long as the world is uncertain, I will always be useful."

Tian Xin shook his head and laughed at himself as he spoke: "When it was time to go east to annex Wu, no one was willing to send troops with me. Otherwise, now the state has been decided, and Yuzhang is in hand. When it is not time to go east, those people rely on their own strong soldiers and horses, and they are either arrogant soldiers or underestimate the enemy, and I will quietly wait for the good news from their peers. ”

Pang Lin is silent, there are no outsiders present, who is he looking for?

Tian Xin took such a big risk to exchange Cao Xiu for his long-lost wife and daughter, he snitched and leaked today's words, and he was finished, no one would believe him and be friends with him.

Just like Ma Chao, Peng Yi said something that shouldn't be said when he was looking for him to drink, and Ma Chao sold Peng Yi after changing hands.

Ma Chao got Liu Bei's trust?

No, you have to be careful, look at Tian Xin, Guan Ping, Zhang Bao, and Pang Lin around you, all of whom are people who Ma Chao can't leave.

Now, whenever Ma Chao is present, everyone will not talk about overly outrageous remarks, so as not to cause trouble.

Ma Chao successfully became a lonely minister, but he will not have friends.

Tian Xin couldn't help but sigh again, and his tone was annoyed: "I hate that Maicheng failed to kill Quan Cong and the others in the first battle." ”

I really wanted to find an opportunity to provoke these people, and seized the opportunity to kill them, but they were all very patient and couldn't do it.

Pang Lin asked: "Xiaoxian, after retreating to Blockyang, Xiaoxian really wants to go to find the iron beast?" ”

"Yes, I also want to find an elderly teacher, maybe I can meet the mountains by chance."

Tian Xin said and looked down at the bandages wrapped in his robe: "Keeping it is also to recuperate, it is better to take the opportunity to go to the mountains to relax." Brother Shiheng, I actually want to go back to Maicheng, but they don't want me to go back. It was Maicheng that I snatched from Sun Quan, my relatives and township party were in Maicheng, and my little sister was in Jiangling. Now, a great righteousness of his generation has been pressed, but I have a home that I can't go back to. ”

"Who can understand the depression and grievances?"