Ma Riyan re-examined Ma Chao in front of him. I haven't seen him for a few years, Ma Chao is no longer the hairy young man in his impression, not only has more beards on his lips, but his bearing has become much calmer, and more importantly, his vision is very unique, and he can see Huang Wan's shortcomings at a glance.

It reminded him of the monk at the White Horse Temple.

"Meng Qi, you have made a lot of progress in the past few years."

Ma Chao smiled, but did not continue the topic. He knew that he had made progress, but he felt that it was not enough, and he wanted to study for a few more years, at least to watch Sun Ce kill Yuan Shao. He had a feeling that as soon as Yuan Shao fell, the world would be even more chaotic, and the Ma family, as a member of the Xiliang Army, and the background of the Ma family in Zhongfufeng, might have a chance to get a piece of the pie. As the son of the Ma family, he naturally can't be the same as Yan Xing who has been in charge of Sun Ce's righteous cavalry, he can go back to Guanzhong, take charge of the Ma family's cavalry, and establish a career.

"Clan Prince, General Sun sent me to pick you up. He is worried that you will be tired, and if necessary, I can take you to Nanyang. There are many famous doctors in Nanyang Materia Medica, which is very suitable for recuperation. ”

"Thank you General Sun for your kindness, but I have an edict from the imperial court, so it's important to go and pass the edict first. Meng Qi, how did General Sun know that I was coming? ”

"I really don't know this, it should be General Sun's eyes and ears in Chang'an. There is a fine camp next to General Sun, which is in charge of Guo Xijiu, and news will come every day, and I don't know who it is. ”

Ma Riyan sighed, didn't ask, just looked puzzled. It seems that Sun Ce already knows his intention, and since he sent Ma Chao to greet him, there should be no malicious intent. But what does it mean to arrange for him to go to Nanyang Materia Medica Hall to recuperate, is it to show goodwill, or does he not want to see him, so as to delay time?

Does Sun Ce not want to get married, or does he not want Sun Jian to go to Chang'an?

Ma Riyan thought for a moment. "Meng Qi, are you in your twenties this year?"

"Twenty."

"I heard that Han Sui sent his daughter to Pingyu, and Yan Xing is going to get married, so you don't have any ideas?"

Ma Chao laughed. "When it comes to marriage, you have to listen to your parents, I can't make the decisions myself."

"Which woman did you fall in love with? I heard that General Sun was open-minded, and the defense of men and women was not very strict. I heard that General Sun has a younger sister who is known as the third general, and he also built a Yulin Guard, so I should be able to see it often. He also has a younger sister who is unmarried, so she must be about your age. ”

Ma Chao looked at Ma Riyan puzzled. "Clan father, General Sun still has two younger sisters who are not married, but the third general is still young, and it is not time to talk about marriage. As for the other sister, she doesn't show much of it, and I hardly see her. ”

"Is there a Xu family?"

"I don't think so." Ma Chao was a little embarrassed. "I don't care much about General Sun's family."

Ma Riyan nodded and didn't say anything more. Ma Chao looked at it in his eyes, and his smile was a little embarrassed. Ma Riyan just regarded him as a source, and after inquiring about the news, he didn't really treat him as a clansman, and he didn't disclose any news of Chang'an to him.

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Ma Riyan walked for four days and entered the boundary of Junyi County.

Hongzhi was ordered to greet him here, and he also told Ma Riyan a piece of news: there was an epidemic in Pingyu and it could worsen at any time, and Sun Ce sent someone to send an urgent letter, suggesting that Ma Riyan should not go to Pingyu for the time being, so as not to be infected. If there is any news, you can directly hand over to Sun Jian.

Hearing that there was an epidemic, Ma Riyan had mixed feelings. First was surprised, then inexplicably happy, and then blamed himself. He lived for nearly seventy years and was all too familiar with the cruelty of the pandemic. The epidemic in Yuzhou, I don't know how many people will die in the ravine. In a sudden epidemic like this, even if Sun Ce has a benevolent heart, he will not have time to restrain it, but the vicinity of the city is fine, and there will definitely be people in remote places who will be exposed to the wild and eaten by wild beasts. And the beasts that have eaten the corpses are likely to cause the further spread of the epidemic.

Dahan is really a disaster and a lot of difficulties.

Ma Riyan inquired in detail about the situation. Hongzi didn't know much, but said that the epidemic was caused by the people who followed the living immortal Yu Ji into Yuzhou, fortunately, it was detected early and the measures were timely, and the impact is not particularly big at present, and Sun Ce's blockade of the border is also a precaution. Because the root cause of the epidemic is not Yuzhou, but Xuzhou and Qingzhou, and whether Xuzhou and Qingzhou can act in a timely manner like Yuzhou and whether they can control the epidemic is now no one dares to say. If the Qingxu epidemic causes an influx of refugees into Yuzhou, the situation in Yuzhou will also deteriorate further.

Ma Riyan was even more worried. Yanyu Qingxu, the most stable situation at the moment is Yuzhou, which is directly controlled by Sun Ce, if the epidemic is only in Yuzhou, Sun Ce can directly control it, the situation may be better. Qingxu has been broken, Tao Qian, Tian Kai, and Yuan Xi do not have such ability, it is difficult for them to control the epidemic, and the possibility of a major epidemic outbreak is very high.

If Sun Ce was hit hard, it would not be good news for the imperial court.

Ma Riyan then asked Sun Jian's whereabouts. Hongzhi said that because of the epidemic in Yuzhou, Sun Ce, who was supposed to be in the middle of the dispatch, had to block the border, close himself in the Pingyu area, and reduce contacts, so Sun Jian had to take over his task and go to Suiyang and Rencheng to inspect the defense line, and it is estimated that he will not be able to come back in a month at the earliest. Before Sun Jian left, he asked Ma Riyan to stay in Junyi for a while and not to chase him. One is that the epidemic may spread at any time, and the other is that the war is imminent, and the Suishui area is not very peaceful, so as to avoid accidents.

Ma Riyan was very helpless, so he had to go into the city with Hongzhi, and at the same time send a message to the imperial court to inform him of the situation, all the plans of the imperial court could only be temporarily shelved, and other plans had to be made.

Ma Riyan was born in a family and is a scholar, and he doesn't talk much with Sun Jian's subordinates, only Hongzi can barely talk, but Hongyan is also busy with official business, so he has little time to accompany Ma Riyan, and Ma Riyan can only wander around the city accompanied by Ma Chao. Junyi is the capital of Wei during the Warring States Period, Daliang City, the story of Xinling Jun stealing talismans to save Zhao happened here, Hou Shengwei was also rebuilt for the Yimen of the prison gate, Ma Riyan visited the ancient times everywhere, and spent time at ease, which was a rare rest over the years, and the interest came, and he also wrote a few research articles.

On this day, he found Hongzhi and wanted Hongzhi to find an opportunity to send this article to Xiangyang for his old friend Cai Yong to appreciate and appreciate. After reading his article, Hongzi was full of praise. He also took out an article and handed it to Ma Riyan.

"Ma Gong, I also happen to have an article here, and I want to invite Ma Gong to taste it."

Ma Riyan took the article, politely said two sentences, swept the frontispiece with his eyes, and was stunned for a moment. The title of the article is "The Personal Experience of the Rebellion of Jisi", and the author is Li Ru and Li Wenyou. Of course, Ma Riyan knew who Li Ru was, but he didn't know that Li Ru was still alive and dared to write a signed article.

What does he want to do? Is the Jisi Rebellion the chaos in the sixth year of Zhongping? In April of that year, Ma Riyan was dismissed as a lieutenant due to a solar eclipse, and was soon awarded Taichang, who was in Luoyang, and could be regarded as a witness of that disaster. He knows that there are many things in this that cannot be made public, but now he has been written into an article and published to the world, and the person who wrote the article is still Li Ru, who knows the inside story very well, what kind of result will be imagined.

Li Ru...... Still alive? ”