After the discussion, Ma Chao took his wife, beautiful concubine and children, sat in a simple cyan oil-walled car, and drove on the way to his hometown Fufeng Maoling. Along the way, there were Ma Dai, who had become the Taishou of the Xiongnu County, and Ma Xiu, who joined the Ma family's army. The youngest, Ma Tie and Ma Yunlu, sat in the same car with Aunt Liu.

Since entering Chang'an, this is the first time Ma Chao has returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors.

Chinese people believe in their ancestors, and since the Qin and Han dynasties, tomb sacrifices have become an indispensable ritual activity. However, this time to worship his ancestors, Ma Chao's mood was different from his previous life. In his previous life, he said too much, and most of him had a sense of performing official duties. But the longer he stayed in this plane, the more he respected the ancients for such rituals.

Especially this time, it may be a critical period when the war to dominate the world is imminent, and his mood is a little more apprehensive and solemn. The life of thousands of sons and the well-being of Li Shu in the fourteen states of the Han Dynasty can be said to be in his thoughts, and such a heavy responsibility makes him feel heavy.

For a long time, Ma Chao has not felt the significance of his coming to this era. But as his strength became bigger and bigger, and now that he had begun to think about conquering the world, he gradually felt more about the heaviness of taking the world as his own responsibility. At this moment, he didn't know if he could proudly say when he faced the ancestors of the Ma family a few days later: I have come to bring advanced and bright, happiness and stability to this era......

Yes, he admits that he brought a lot of crops and technologies that didn't belong to this era, as well as advanced ideas to this plane. But at the same time, the price of his step-by-step rise is many times based on the deterrence of slaughter again and again - the name of the Tianwei God General sounds incredible, but the price behind it is forged by a lot of white bones.

At this time of Qingming, the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the mountains and rivers are beautiful. Long weeping willow branches fluttered in the breeze, like a girl's soft hair. Birds of all colors weave through the willow branches, spreading their crisp chirping throughout the mountains and fields. From time to time, there are thin rains drifting by, dense as sorrow. From time to time, a faint smoke rises from the countryside, which is the ancestor worshipper offering his heart to the dead.

Cai Yan looked at the scenery outside the car, seemed to feel Ma Chao's thoughts, and quietly put his slightly cool little hand in his palm. Liu Yue no longer had half of the arrogance of the Han princess, she stroked Ma Chao's other hand. And Diao Chan, Fu Shou, Han Ying, and Lu Qiling, the four of them, either looked at Ma Chao silently, or pretended to look out the window but actually observed Ma Chao with their spare eyes. There was no word in the car, just quietly savoring the peace and calm of this moment.

It's a pity that it seems destined that Ma Chao does not have the right to enjoy this happiness. At this time when he was out of the battlefield and political whirlpool, and only returned to his hometown with his family to worship his ancestors, there were still things that disturbed his peace.

The sound of horses' hooves rang back and forth outside the window, and Ma Chao opened his slightly squinted eyes. He heard the sound of a person riding a horse wandering back and forth outside the window, and then he closed his eyes slightly, didn't even look out the window, and said directly: "Brother Hugh, if you have anything to say, just say it." ”

"Big brother," the sixteen-year-old Matthew has the might of Ma Teng's youth, with a generous face and a majestic physique. After seeing Fu Shou intimately lifting the curtain for him, Fangzheng's big face smiled gratefully and shyly. Then he asked Ma Chao with a little urgency: "Big brother, why don't you let me go to Jingzhou to fight Sun Ce?" ”

"No, why," Ma Chao replied very simply, and the solemnity of the head of the family made Ma Xiu stunned: "When you run to Jingzhou, it's almost time to send troops here in Chang'an." If you're really bored, you might as well drive me now. ”

Ma Xiu was discouraged at first when he heard this, but then he heard Ma Chao say that Chang'an would soon send troops here, and it was obvious that he would join the war. Immediately became frizzy, dismounted directly and drove the original coachman down, and personally picked up the horsewhip to catch up with the car. Ma Dai on the side looked at it and shook his head, as if he had a childlike attack, and he also jumped off the horse and rode the horse with Ma Xiu, which made Aunt Liu, Ma Tie and Ma Yunlu laugh happily.

"Mother, I'm going to catch my eldest brother's carriage too!" Ma Yunlu lowered the curtain and wanted to jump out immediately, regardless of the carriage still moving.

"What does the girl's family look like!" Aunt Liu's eyebrows moved, and Ma Yunlu was bluffed.

Ma Yunlu was extremely favored among the brothers, but she was afraid of her mother, and immediately muttered dissatisfiedly: "Why can Brother Dai and Brother Hugh be fine, but I can't?" ……”

"Don't talk much!" Aunt Liu didn't explain at all, she and Ma Teng had gone through the ups and downs, and they had already seen through a lot: "Your brother Hugh is messing around, and Dai'er, a calm person, how can he really drive for your eldest brother?" ”

Sure enough, as soon as Ma Dai got into the carriage, Ma Chao in the car asked, "Brother Dai, I want you to find that Han Long, how is the news now?" ”

Ma Chao said that this Han Long did not leave a name in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" at all, but in history, he was famous. Han Long's birth and death are unknown, his appearance is unknown, and even Ma Chao doubts whether even this name is fake. He is like a ghost, floating in the desolate world of the Han Dynasty, and the occasional glimpse is a legend.

And that legend is related to Xianbei Kebineng. According to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, in the third year of Qinglong, Wang Xiong, the assassin of Youzhou, sent the warrior Han Long to assassinate Kebineng and set up his younger brother. Subsequently, the various parts of the Kobineng were scattered. Encroaching on each other. The strong flee away, the weak please obey, and the border is peaceful......

At present, the unification of the world is imminent, and it is impossible for Ma Chao to let the unstable factor of Xianbei Kebineng exist. Especially after listening to Zhang Liao and Tian Yu's explanations to Xianbei, the only way he thought of was to assassinate Kebineng quietly!

The reason why I have to find Han Long instead of Wang Yue, Tong Yuan, and Shi A, the three top assassins. First, because these three people were already indispensable instructors in the shadows, and secondly, during the first war in Jiangdong, Gan Ning's killing of Ling Cao gave Ma Chao a certain touch.

Historically, Ling Cao was killed by Gan Ning, causing Ling Cao's son Ling Tong to be at odds with Gan Ning, who returned to Eastern Wu. Later, after Sun Quan reconciled, Ling Tong eliminated the hatred of killing his father, shook hands with Gan Ning, and achieved a good story. Today's Ma Chao is also trying to follow the old path of history and ask Han Long to assassinate Kebineng. Although this is a bit superstitious, but this kind of thing, who can say that it is not destined in the dark?

"Big brother, there is still no news about this matter." Ma Dai sighed, and then couldn't help but turn around and ask, "How can the eldest brother conclude that that warrior is in the Huns?" ”

Ma Chao shook his head and did not answer. The reason why Ma Dai was asked to visit the Xiongnu was because Ma Chao remembered that the history books said that Han Long had been a slave in the Xiongnu territory, and he didn't know anything else. Based on this alone, it is indeed like looking for a needle in a haystack for Ma Dai to find a Han slave in the vast grassland......

"That's it, since you can't find it, forget it." Ma Chao sighed, and when he turned around and wanted to discuss with Diao Chan who could take on the task of assassination, he saw Diao Chan's eyes contemplative, thoughtful, Ma Chao couldn't help but ask with concern: "Cicada, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Husband, this Han Long was a slave in the Huns, was he almost skinned and executed by the Huns. After narrowly escaping his life, he sought out a famous teacher to learn a martial art? ”

"What? Do you know this person? Ma Chao was a little stunned, but thinking about Diao Chan's shadows all over the world, his hands and eyes are all over the world, and it is very possible to know this news.

"Husband, if you are begging for fish because of the wood, naturally you can't find that Han Long." Seeing that Ma Chao admitted this, Diao Chan couldn't help but smile, making the entire carriage shine: "That person, not only the concubine knows, but you also know the lord." Moreover, he has already done several major things for the Lord's office......"

At this time, no matter how stupid Ma Chao was, he understood what Diao Chan meant. He listened to the sound of the drizzle rustling on the oil-walled cart, listened to the sound of Matthew waving his whip and gently shouting at the horses, and said slowly: "It was him...... I really didn't expect that everyone in the Shadow army had an unspeakable tragic past. ”

History, how many heroes have been annihilated sometimes, and why are there only endless legends left?