Thirty miles away from the north of Jicheng, there is a dock fort, the outer walls are all made of stone, there are deep trenches dug around, standing majestically from a distance, majestic and heavy.

The border people in the Yongliang area suffer from the trouble of Qianghu, often build a dock fort to resist the disaster, these dock forts are all made of bricks and stones, strong and abnormal, the small one is like a courtyard, can be used for one or two families to take refuge, the big one is like a village, and it is not a big problem to hide thousands of people.

Most of the larger dock forts were built by the local scholars, storing grain and grass in them, raising private soldiers, and the people living around were mostly tenants of the scholars' vassals, usually cultivating the fields around the dock forts, once there were Yi people to attack, they immediately entered the dock fort for refuge, and the dock fort was an effective haven.

The largest dock fort in the Longyou area, of course, is none other than Majiawu Fort, which is like the scale of a small city. The Qiang people made a rebellion, coveted the food in the fort, and besieged Majiawu Fort several times, but they all returned.

The Ma family of Longyou is a branch of the Fufeng Ma family, which moved to Longyou about 6 years ago. Speaking of the Fufeng Ma family, it can be said that the world is famous, the Fufeng Ma family originated from the Zhao luxury of the Zhao State during the Warring States Period, Zhao Hao said that he was named Ma Fujun, and his descendants took the horse as the surname, which is the origin of the horse surname.

During the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Ma Tong, a descendant of Zhao Hao, moved to Fufeng Maoling Chenghuanli, and since then he has taken root in Fufeng and has become one of the surnames of Guanlong, the leading famous family. Fufeng Ma family talents, its ancestors, tired officials 2,000 stones, the most famous of which is Fubo general Ma Yuan and his daughter Empress Mingde, since Ma Yuan, Fufeng Ma family branches and leaves, people are prosperous, as if it has become one of the largest wealthy families in Guanlong.

In the Three Kingdoms era of the Later Han Dynasty, the Fufeng Ma family produced countless famous generals. There is a generation of great Confucian Zheng Xuan, Lu Zhi's teacher, the master of scripture Ma Rong, the prince Ma Teng who lives in Xiliang, and Ma Jun, who is known as the world's first KitKat. Of course. The most famous is the Shu Han hussar general Ma Chao.

Liu Yin deliberately checked the family tree, and now the head of the Ma family is the old lady Ma Jingma, who is the same generation as Ma Chao, and according to the generation, it should be Liu Yin's uncle. Of course, Liu Yin doesn't have any intention of climbing relatives, this kind of relatives who can't hit with eight poles are naturally very estranged, let alone in front of interests. Even if it's a brother, you have to weigh it.

Liu Yin went to Majiawu Fort this time, and did not want to persuade the old man of the Ma family with his three-inch tongue, Liu Yin went here, just to ask for directions, to see the true thoughts of the Longyou family, including the Ma family, at this sensitive stage, even if they can't be won over to become a member of their own camp, but at least they must ensure that they will not become their enemies, a stable Longyou, is what Liu Yin urgently needs.

This time I went to Ma's house. Liu Yin also only brought dozens of personal guards with him, and Ah Jian stayed in Duangu. Therefore, Liu Yin deliberately brought Wei Xuewu on this trip, and also brought the main Bo Chen Shou and He Pan, who joined the army.

When Liu Yin and his entourage hurried to Majiawu Fort, there were many guests in Majiawu Fort, and people were buzzing.

The guests who came to visit were headed by the heads of the three major scholars of Li, Yang and Liang, including the small and medium-sized scholars in the Longyou area, all of whom came together to visit the old man Ma Jingma.

In the spacious lobby, maids shuttle back and forth, bringing refreshments to several tables for guests to enjoy. However, the guests all seemed to be a little worried at this time, and naturally no one had the heart to sit there and drink tea and eat something.

"Steward Fang, when will Old Man Ma come out?" One of the guests couldn't hold his breath and asked the grand butler of the Ma Mansion.

Butler Fang said leisurely: "Don't be impatient, my master will come out soon." ”

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps behind the screen, everyone looked at it, and the person who came out was an old man with white eyebrows, the old man of the Ma family was over the age of old, and he had long stopped asking about the world, and he rarely came forward, the younger generation of the Longyou family, many people did not know the old man Ma, but for the head of the Li, Yang, and Liang families, he still had a certain friendship with the old man Ma.

The head of the Li family, the head of the Yang family, and the head of the Liang family bowed their hands together and said, "See Old Man Ma." Although the representatives of the scholars below did not know the old man of the Ma family, at this moment, the three masters of the family worshiped in unison, and it was not the old man Ma, who else was, and they also hurriedly worshipped one after another.

Although the old man Ma has white hair and a bright head, he is full of red light and spirits, he waved his hand very casually, signaled everyone to be exempt, and said with a smile: "The old man has not asked about the world for many years, and the princes came today, but they don't know what it is?" ”

The head of the Li family is obviously one of the representatives of this trip, and immediately arched his hand and said: "Fang Jinlong's overall situation has changed drastically, and all the families are anxious. ”

Master Ma smiled indifferently and said: "Thanks to you, you can afford to be old, but you are old and old, and if you ignore general affairs for a long time, I am afraid that there are really no good ideas for everyone." ”

The head of the Yang family said: "Old man Ma is too modest, who doesn't know that on the ground on the right side of Long, Old Man Ma, you are famous and virtuous, Delong is respectful, in this extraordinary period, please don't shirk Old Man Ma, save your family from fire and water." ”

The Shu Han army entered Longyou strongly, and the officials at all levels who were originally subordinate to Cao Wei surrendered one after another, and the situation of the entire Longyou changed rapidly, far beyond the expectations of the major scholars, and the situation in an instant, the entire Longyou sky changed completely. Liu Yin, the general of Peking University in Shuhan Town, launched a series of new policies and recruited troops, which obviously had a profound and far-reaching impact on the major forces of Longyou.

Whether to continue to support Cao Wei or turn to support Shu Han, no one has a bottom in their hearts, obviously how to get out of this step is crucial, and the rise and fall of each family is sometimes likely to change because of a single thought.

To live or to perish? Maybe it's just a matter of thought.

When they couldn't make up their minds, they naturally thought of this old man of the Ma family, who had eaten more salt than others and walked more bridges than others had walked, hoping that he could point out a clear way for everyone.

Master Ma Laozi smiled and said: "With static braking, the party is the best calculation." ”

The head of the Liang family said suspiciously: "Fang Jinshu general Liu Yin recruited troops in Longyou to expand armaments, if we continue to remain silent, many forces will be eaten away by it, this is a critical time for survival." ”

Ma Laozi said calmly: "No matter whether the surname is Liu or the surname is Cao, the owner of the land of Longyou will never change." ”

At this time, the next person came to report: "Master Qiyu, Liu Yin, the general of Zhenbei of Shu Kingdom, asks to see you." (To be continued.) )