Obviously, Ma Tan didn't know what what he was doing represented in the eyes of the native clans.

In this era, factional strife is still very serious, and basically most people are not right about people. It doesn't matter how good your proposal is, the main thing is that I will resolutely oppose it if it is not in my interest and has no interest in me.

This situation has made factional battles more tense, and open and secret battles have emerged one after another.

The reason why the court of Shu Han is relatively stable is all because of Zhuge Liang's series of measures, which suppressed the struggle of various factions. But suppressing it does not mean that it is gone, and the struggle between the Jingzhou faction, the Dongzhou faction and the local faction is still continuing.

This also makes Ma Yan's own action infinitely magnify the local faction's gang, and regard it as the action of the entire Jingzhou faction.

You said that Ma Tan went to the Fifth Battalion of the Northern Army to stop him from Jingzhou sending his own people? How do you know it's not their acting, and you're going to give them a hard shot in private?

Especially at this moment when the local scholars have been basically squeezed out of the core power layer, and at this moment when the strength of the Jingzhou faction has suddenly increased, the entire local faction has become a soldier.

Therefore, the Langzhong Zhou clan has made the most pessimistic decision, even if it loses, it will not make the Jingzhou faction happy.

Who cares that the purpose of the initiator Ma Tan is only to die?

After making a decision, the Zhou family sent someone to invite Ma Jian again, hoping to have a little chat with Ma Yan. What exactly do you want to do, do we still have room for negotiation, and what can't be said.

However, this request was still rejected by Ma Yan. The envoy who went to invite Ma Tan didn't go into the archive room, and was directly stopped outside by Liu Yin.

"I'm sorry, but we are busy inside right now, and we may not have time." Liu Yin stopped the messenger with a calm face, and there was a bit of doubt in his tone.

"General Liu, you are also a native of our Shuzhong, can you give us a letter of approval, what does this envoy want to do?" The envoy was an elder of the Zhou clan, and he was still a little unwilling to see this situation, so he grabbed Liu Yin and tried to set it up.

"Horse envoy? He only wanted to help the Han family and give the people of the world a peace. Liu Yin touched his chin, thought carefully about what his general had done, and finally replied sincerely.

This sentence suddenly made the envoy of the Zhou clan feel half cold in his heart, and he felt a burst of fear.

It's all at this time, and our side is so sincere, and the other side is still talking about the scene. In the eyes of the old fritters, this obviously means that I am going to kill you completely.

It seems that the group of outsiders from Jingzhou are really here!

"Good, good! Could it be that Ma Envoy Jun regards my Zhou clan as a thief who disobeys the Han Dynasty? Treat us like this! For a while, the envoy of the Zhou clan left angrily, and before leaving, he said,

"But our Zhou family is not a fish on the board, we can let you slaughter it!"

"What's that?" Liu Yin couldn't understand the other party's brain circuit for a while, so why was he in a hurry to tell the truth.

"What's the matter, how did I hear you arguing with others?" The situation outside the door also attracted Ma Tan's attention, which made Ma Tan stop calculating and asked curiously.

Liu Yin then told all about Zhou's attitude, which shocked Ma Yan.

"They are even seated in the right seat, and their Zhou family is so unpopular?"

Any confident Haoqiang who operates in the local area dares to lick his face and say that he is a gentleman and a virtuous person. I didn't expect to meet a person who was in the place today, but he was seated.

"Check! It must be investigated! ”

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Ma Tan lived in Langzhong and checked the acres of land for several days, and did not notice any changes in the outside world. However, what made Ma Jian feel strange was that he didn't find much stain on the Zhou family.

There must be embezzlement of acres, but unlike Longyou, this is not dominant. The main grange and family business of the Zhou family are basically legal paths in general.

At the same time, he also sent people to ask in Langzhong, and basically everyone was full of praise for the Zhou family.

What the Zhou family is righteous and squandering money, the celebrities who fled to Shuzhong back then had the sponsorship of the Zhou family. If the villagers are short of money, they will not be stingy with money.

Especially because Shuzhong is rich and there are no natural disasters, and the tenant farmers can basically get by, so the Zhou family also has a good reputation among the tenant farmers.

From beginning to end, Ma Jian really couldn't grasp any tricks on them.

Since the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the local wealthy families have learned to manage their reputation. On his own one-third of an acre of land, he is basically the existence of Qianshou and everyone admires him.

After all, although Haoqiang has a huge amount of power and eyes to the sky, he also has to consider the cost of governance.

Like the Longyou clan, when I hear your name, the people under you can't wait to fight with you, and it's easy to deal with it. But the Shuzhong clan is different, as soon as they hear the name of your family, the people below will lie down and wait for death, and they can't raise the idea of resisting at all.

I have to say that the Zhou family can mix up to say that their family is rich in the history books, and there is indeed something really about it.

"Envoy, how should this be? We are from Chengdu, and we can't slander good people, right? At this time, Liu Yin was a little incomprehensible, scratching his head and asking Ma Yan.

"They're good people? There are few good people who can live from the late Han Dynasty to the present. Ma Tan pursed his lips and expressed disdain for this.

Even if it was Liu Bei, the moral ceiling in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, it was only for civilians. If Lao Liu treats the princes with his character of treating the people, it is estimated that the ashes will be raised.

How can there be good people in the big family that can be mixed up in these years.

"But I have to say that the Zhou family is really a bit tricky to come up with this set." Ma Tan touched his chin and began to think about what to do with the matter.

It is definitely impossible to completely apply the previous plan of Longyou, because the Zhou family's acres of land seem to be obtained legally. It is difficult for Ma Tan to make a fuss about this without a suitable reason.

Dividing the big clans, weakening the powerful and strong, and consolidating the localities, these things sound easy but are quite difficult to do.

Just when Ma Jian felt a little helpless, suddenly a personal soldier rushed in and reported to Ma Jian urgently.

"General! There are thieves in Xichong abroad! Thousands of bandits have taken over the city! ”

"There's a thief making trouble!"

As soon as they heard this, Ma Yan, Liu Yin and the others immediately changed their expressions.

Brazil County has not been in turmoil for ten years since Zhuge ruled Shu, and as a result, they have been thieves since then, doesn't this show the power given by the local clan?

Especially Xichong is not far from Langzhong, and it is clear who is behind the instructions.

"It seems that the local clan is too rude, and they dare to give such a disgrace in the face of the imperial court? Don't you take Your Majesty and the Prime Minister in your eyes? Ma Jian frowned, feeling that this gang of local factions was too arrogant.

Isn't it just to restrict private soldiers, and as a result, they dare to make trouble with thieves to show their attitude.

It seems that it is indeed necessary to let the Shuzhong clan understand the cruelty of war.

(End of chapter)