Ma Fang sighed: "How come I don't know! When the world is peaceful, even if I rot the war book, what is the use! After speaking, Ma Fang shook the bamboo book hard, revealing the title page, but it was "Sun Tzu's Art of War". Wu Lun leaned over and picked up the military book, as if he had an understanding: "Master Ma doesn't have to be sad? The world is peaceful, how can it be so easy? You wait for the opportunity, ride the wind, life is long, accumulate steadily, what are you afraid of not having a chance. With that, the fifth lun finished and left.

Ma Fang raised the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly, of course he understood the meaning of Wu Lun's last sentence. Fifth Lun holds a lot of power, has always been treacherous, he saw that Emperor Ming and Empress Ma cut down relatives, afraid of provoking fire, lukewarm to the Ma family, and did not have much contact. But the fifth Lun is a smart person after all, Emperor Ming is seriously ill, and it is a matter of time before the prince ascends the throne, it is impossible for the fifth Lun not to scold himself, there is a fifth Lun who wants to help, are you afraid that there will be no chance to fight? Are you afraid that you won't be famous all over the world? Are you still afraid that you won't be able to avenge your father? It's just that everyone is a person in the officialdom, and there are some words that don't need to be explained, and you can understand them with a little bit.

Just thinking about it, the door suddenly slammed open, Ma Fang was annoyed, and when he looked up, it was his daughter Ma Juan, leaning against the door, with tears on her face. Ma Fang was surprised and asked, "What's wrong with Juan'er?" Who is so bold as to dare to bully you? ”

"Father, you have changed, you have become unrecognizable to your daughter......"

Ma Fang was furious: "Are you eavesdropping again? ”

"Ming people don't do dark things, if my father doesn't do bad things, how can he be weak and angry?"

"Bold! You damn girl! ”

"Father, Brother Geng faced the 100,000 army of the Huns with 300 troops, and designed to conquer the Che Division, what a great merit, even compared with Wei Qing and Huo Quai, it is not much worse! The whole country knows that why you are obsessed and must cover your ears and steal the bell to erase his credit? What do you call posterity to say about you? ”

"Get out, get out! I don't need you to teach! Ma Fang roared, his voice earth-shattering. Ma Juan glanced at him coldly, turned to leave, walked through the vast night, and disappeared.

Ma Fang seemed to have been punched, sat on the stool, and muttered, "Am I wrong?" No, I'm not wrong! If it weren't for the Geng family, how could my father have died of illness? How can you be ruined after death? If it weren't for Geng Gong's advice, such a great credit would have been my share! I have waited all my life, worked hard all my life, and my wish back then can be realized! Where would there be such inaction as today? If you don't get rid of Geng Gong, how can this hatred be calmed? ”

But said that Ma Juan, who hated her father's villain heart and was sad and unfair, one foot deep and one foot shallow, walked in the thick night, walked for a long time, sweating profusely, and felt a little relieved. Suddenly I saw Geng's mansion, the lights were soft, reflected on the old wall, there was a new trace on the top of the gate, that place used to hang the "generation of good generals" of the imperial plaque, after being cut off by himself, Geng Bing simply put the plaque away, and never hung it again. Thinking of this, Ma Juan couldn't help laughing: "I think about it, it's all Brother Geng, walking around like this aimlessly, and I also came to his house, why don't you go in and see if my aunt is asleep?" ”

Geng's mother was half-lying and half-sitting at the head of the bed, snuggling up to a bean-sized candle flame, squinting her eyes, and holding the soles of her shoes with stitches and threads. Ma Juan's nose was sour, and it happened that Geng's mother saw a black shadow coming in, and asked in a trembling voice, "Who?" ”

"Auntie, it's me, Engraved."

"Ah, Engraved, it's so late, why don't you go back and go to bed early, what are you doing here?"

"Auntie, I happened to be passing by here, so I stopped by to see you. Auntie, you are not in good health, why are you still wearing shoes under such a dim candlelight? ”

"Engraved, I heard that the Han envoy came to the Western Regions, I think Huzi is coming back, and I want to take a few pairs of shoes and let people carry them. Alas, I asked Geng Zhong how the army of the Western Expedition was, Geng Zhong only said that he had won the battle, and he didn't say anything, I know, his words are still hidden, Engraved, come, tell me what's going on? ”

Ma Juan listened, and two lines of tears flowed down, but fortunately, Geng's mother had bad eyes and couldn't see anything unusual. Ma Juan paused for a moment and said ruthlessly: "Auntie, in this Western Expedition, Brother Geng has made great contributions, and it is not an exaggeration to make a marquis, but the imperial court rewarded unfairly, so that Brother Geng was stationed in the Western Regions, and he only became a captain of Wuji!" Ma Juan thought that Geng's mother would be resentful, but she was expressionless, still quietly holding her shoes without a pause. Ma Juanqi said: "Mother Geng, don't you think this kind of reward is very unfair? ”

Geng's mother sighed: "The Geng family is tired of receiving the emperor's favor, and the marquis is ten, since the Han Dynasty, no one can compare." When the tiger goes on the expedition, it is to serve the country and emulate the ancestors, where is it to fight for personal fame and fortune? What does it matter if you are sealed or not? Don't be sad about this. It'......s just that I've been feeling worse and worse recently, Huzi is far away in the Western Regions, and I don't know when I will be able to go home, alas, "After speaking, I put down my needle and thread and shed a few tears. Ma Juan couldn't help but be in awe, she remembered that her father was scheming for fame, and she was not even as good as a woman, and she felt very ashamed, and said: "Uncle, you are benevolent, righteous, generous, and indisputable, and your mind is really as broad as the sky!" ”

"The third world is a general, and it has always been ominous. My Geng family can be peaceful to this day, that is, I don't have selfish thoughts, I don't fight with others, and I hide everywhere, otherwise, how can I be prosperous for a long time? After speaking, Geng's mother looked out the window in a daze, as if she wanted to see through the thick night, far away, straight to the Western Regions! Ma Juan knows that the so-called not fighting with others and hiding everywhere, how much unspeakable pain and inexplicable grievances should be suffered in this deceitful officialdom! She stopped talking, took Geng's mother's hand, and looked at her quietly......

Dou Gutun's cavalry division, not advancing or retreating, provoked a group of generals who could fight well to be very angry, and they asked for war one after another. Dou Gu was worried, afraid that the army's morale would be unstable and cause trouble. When he was worried, the messenger came back and brought the emperor's holy decree, which means that "the Western Regions are difficult to peace, temporarily return to the division, set up the Western Regions to protect the palace, and leave Chen Mu, Geng Gong, and Guan Pet to guard", Dou Gu was overjoyed, and the holy decree was shown to the generals, and the generals had no dissent, and they withdrew wholeheartedly.

(End of chapter)