Gunshu, one of the ancient Kyushu

There is a river that runs through the border, the name is Jishui, which originates from Wangwu Mountain and flows into the sea in the east.

There is an ancient book Zeng Yun, "guide the sinking water, flow eastward for the economy, and enter the river." ”

Jishui Xi Gunzhou.

According to legend, this place is known as the style of the ancients, several counties in the state, many good books, more advocating the theory of faith, righteousness and sincerity, although there is no lack of people, most of the people are strict with themselves, the temperament is rigorous, and there are many scholars.

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

Because of the proximity to the original capital Luoyang, Taishou was mostly a trusted courtier of the Son of Heaven, in the later period of the Great Yan Dynasty, the eunuch dictatorship, the party in the DPRK and China were numerous, and the various forces were inexhaustible.

At that time, he was the assassin of Gunzhou, the head of the Gongsun family, with a single name and a Dai character, and was the grandson of the old minister of the three dynasties of the Great Yan Dynasty, Gongsun Dafu, and was deeply trusted by the Son of Heaven to serve as the assassin of Gunzhou.

Gongsun Dai has a generous temperament, humbly listens to himself, and is desired by the people of Gunzhou.

Gongsun Dai died of illness, and his eldest son succeeded to the throne tomorrow to govern Gunzhou, and the means were more prosperous. home, and I don't know that there is a son of heaven.

So far, Dayan has been destroyed, Dacheng has been established, and the Gongsun family has reached the fifth generation in Gunzhou.

The person in charge of Gunzhou in this generation is the head of the Gongsun family, with a single name, but he is the son of the long house of tomorrow.

The fourth generation of the Gongsun family in Gunzhou, the first line of the Tomorrow branch has gradually become powerful, not only the remnants of the people, the control of the other side branches of the Gongsun family is gradually decreasing, to the fifth generation, the Tomorrow branch of the two rooms but only one son to live to adulthood, when he inherited the position of the head of the family, the family has many voices of dissatisfaction, and when he inherited the position of assassin and did nothing, the voice of dissatisfaction is rising.

Before the New Year of the first year of Dacheng, Zheng Guogong sent a large army to attack Gunzhou, but the Gunzhou army fought desperately but was difficult to defeat Zheng Guogong's army.

On New Year's Eve, Gongsun of Gongzhou, the assassin of Gunzhou, was in a hurry and died of illness in Jiyang County after consecutive defeats.

In less than a month, Zheng Guogong's army successively captured Chenliu, Jiyang, and Dongjun.

When the border of Gunzhou was opened, and the three counties and prefectures were all returned to Zheng Guogong, Gunzhou, which was already surging in the dark tide, was already a major family with a discouraged heart, eager to find a way out.

Taishan County, Ma Family.

In the Ma family's mansion, the bright glass lamp is hung high, and on the long corridor, it is connected into a line, and a gust of wind blows, and the glass lamp gently shakes and the spark shakes, making it difficult to calm down people's hearts.

On a pavilion that was raised high, the lights were not extinguished during the third watch, and at this time, Ma Cunzhong, the head of the Ma family, was sitting and talking to several brothers.

Ma Cunzhong is 50 years old this year, well-maintained, he looks only in his early forties, his beard has not yet turned white, and his face is ruddy and looks elegant and kind.

Sitting around the table with him are three younger brothers of the same father and mother, the eldest is Ma Cunyi, who is only one year older than Ma Cunzhong, the most is Ma Cunhou, who is twenty-seven or eighteen years old, and the third brother is Ma Cunren.

Loyalty, righteousness and benevolence, this is the origin of the name of the Ma brothers.

Because they are tomorrow's brothers, and they are close to themselves, when they grow up, the four of them have no disputes, although there is friction between these four rooms, but they are the same enemy in external affairs.

Today, Ma Cunzhong summoned the three of them to his place, and he had an extremely important matter to discuss with them.

At this time, after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Ma Cunzhong was a little smoky.

Ma Cunhou, the oldest, put down the cup first, and asked, "Big brother, didn't you come to us today just to have a drink?"

"Big brother, what's the matter, come out, we are four brothers, the same father and the same mother, what is not clear?"

"Big brother, is there something wrong in the clan?"

Ma Cunyi and Ma Cunren also looked at their brother at this time, waiting for his answer.

Ma Cunzhong's gaze swept over the faces of the three brothers, and he nodded: "For the brothers, they have all been summoned over today, it is simply a matter, and we have to discuss it with the three of them." ”

Seeing his solemn face, the three of them turned pale and sat up straighter.

Ma Cunyi asked tentatively: "Listening to the meaning of the eldest brother, it seems that this matter is not just about the family?"

"Big brother, let's go straight!"

Ma Cunzhong sighed: "This matter is related to the situation in Chongzhou. Although the Ma family is based in Mount Tai, Mount Tai is still far away from Luoyang, but now Chenliu, Jiyang, and Dongjun are occupied by Zheng Guogong's Rong Ma, and this Mount Tai will have a catastrophe sooner or later, and the Ma family has nothing to do with Chongzhou, so we need to think about it in advance, how to leave a retreat......

"Big brother, now that half of Chongzhou is occupied by Zheng Guogong's Rong Ma, and the Gongsun family has been separated, isn't this victory already decided?" Ma Zhongren asked suspiciously.

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

"The outcome is undecided......?" Ma Cunren scratched his head.

Ma Cunzhong poured himself another glass of wine, which slowly: "Although Chongzhou has been occupied by Zheng Guogong's Rong Ma, but Emperor Dacheng may not let Zheng Guogong go on like this, before the New Year, when Emperor Dacheng has not yet ascended the throne, Zheng Guogong attacked Chongzhou, Emperor Dacheng has no leisure to take care of it, but the inkstone is not in line with the past." ”

"What does the eldest brother mean...... Defecting to Emperor Dacheng?" Ma Cunyi, Ma Cunren and Ma Cunhou were all stunned and understood what their brother thought.

The Ma family has always been dependent on Chongzhou for survival, and Chongzhou is a self-reliant regime.

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

"Big brother, Emperor Dacheng, powerful and powerful, can ...... The north side is not a force, my brother heard the rumors in the market, it is the north side of the true dragon determined by the way of heaven, I don't know how credible it is. Ma Cunren.

Ma Cunzhong only sneered when he heard this: "Even the Hu people dare to spy on the artifact?

"Brother's thing is that no one can argue whether this matter is true or false until the end. Ma Cunyi said: "So, eldest brother thinks that Emperor Dacheng is closer to the true dragon?"

"Emperor Dacheng is still young now, and he is a son of a big family, an orthodox family, how can he be compared with barbarians? And he has pacified the south and successfully ascended the throne, only he avenged Emperor Dayan in the past, and the old ministers of Dayan should receive this love, right?" Ma Cunzhong's matter was the matter of attacking Jinling and whipping the corpse.

As soon as Ma Cunzhong's words fell, the room immediately fell silent.

Only the glass lamp on the table, flickering brightly, the four of them sat around the table, thinking about things.

"I agree with the eldest brother, even if the Hu people have the hope of Jackie Chan, but now there is still a distance, and we have directly relied on the Dacheng Dynasty, we need to make a plan early. ”

"This year, the Dacheng Dynasty will start a war on Luoyang, and at the same time raise troops to attack Chongzhou, even if Luoyang is strong and can resist for a while, even if Zheng Guogong occupies half of Chongzhou, but the city was pacified at the beginning, and all the ruins are waiting to be rebuilt, where is there still the strength to fight back against Dacheng Rongma?"

"If Emperor Dacheng really sends troops, Zheng Guogong is afraid that he will not be able to parry, and then my Ma family will go to defect again, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to enter the eyes of Emperor Dacheng. ”

Break the silence and speak first, it is the old four horses who are thick.

Ma Cunzhong glanced at the fourth brother and had some appreciation for the most talented younger brother among the four brothers.

Simply, he called them over for this purpose.

Although Mount Tai is not a war zone, what is the use of showing loyalty after the matter is a foregone conclusion?

Even if he shows his loyalty now, if he falls behind another family, it will not show the discord of the Ma family.

It's a mess, but it's an opportunity.

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

In Chongzhou alone, there are five or six forces in front of the Ma family, and the Ma family is in his hands, and he can grow a little stronger, that is, he has the face to meet his ancestors under Jiuquan.

Ma Cunyi and Ma Cunren are actually not stupid, but they don't really attach much importance to some things, and when they heard the words of the fourth brother, they also realized this opportunity.

"Big brother, my Ma family thinks like this, will the other family also ......" Ma Cunyi was a little anxious.

"The three counties in Chongzhou that have been occupied by Zheng Guogong Rongma, where they are all controlled and purged by Zheng Guogong, they will not act rashly, and there are only five counties left. ”

"Mount Tai is the farthest county capital from Luoyang, and the people here are far from feeling the danger of the war, and the Ma family can now send people to Jinling to surrender to Cheng, which is not the first in Chongzhou, I am afraid that it is the first in Taishan. ”

"The eldest brother is the head of this generation of the Ma family, and the major affairs of the Ma family should be made by the eldest brother. In fact, I don't veto this matter. Ma Cunren spoke.

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

"Also, we all hold our hands tightly, once Emperor Dacheng accepts us, immediately control the army and the city, and open the city to welcome the king. ”

"Eldest brother, rest assured, if it is someone else, we only control one-fifth of the army in the city, which may not be decisive, but if it is facing the Dacheng Dynasty, I don't think others will fiercely resist, this general trend is here.

At this point, everyone present bowed their heads.

Every dynasty, once it really rises, there are a large number of territories that look down on the wind, and the hard bones that are really gnawed are actually mainly in the early days.

At the same time, some families in the four counties of Shanyang, Dongping, Rencheng, and Jibei were discussing the battle situation in the dark and paying attention to the growth of events.

The great clan can stand tall in several dynasties, and there is still a reason.

The big clan has a wide range of contacts, whether it is an official in the court or doing business in various places, they have a relationship, and secondly, the children of the big clan have a condition book, and they are much luckier than the children of the poor family.

The affairs of the world, there is no network to transmit news, no books to improve the horizon, no money to study, how to achieve the results of the world, the right to manage the career of the world?

"Emperor Dacheng ascended the throne, Luoyang is bound to win, and this Chongzhou is going to experience a setback again. Looking at the secret discussions and turmoil, some people couldn't help but sigh