Chapter 62: The Western Qin Army Arrives for the Raid

  In May 7th of the twenty-fourth year of Yuanjia in Song Dynasty, Majiabao Qingyulou was in a mess with chickens flying and dogs jumping, the usual solemnity and order were nowhere to be seen.

  The wealthy relatives in the deep mountains, in order to prevent the disaster of collapse, Ma Mingyuan ordered the transfer of property, women and children to the relatives in the deep mountains.

  Ma Mingyuan was in the main hall, his face pale. He wanted to shout loudly and throw all the delicate women in front of him into the mud pit, but he endured it. For a hundred years of peace, the descendants of the Ma family had forgotten how their ancestors bravely traveled thousands of miles from the Central Plains to this place.

  Ma Mingyuan was not prepared to dispatch a large number of troops to escort them, and reduced the number by half. It would be their good fortune if they could arrive safely. Ma Mingyuan recalled a phrase his ancestor once told him: Be ruthless to yourself before you can be ruthless to others.

  Ma Mingyuan had long forgotten this sentence.

  Ma Mingyuan's hopes were mostly placed on his son Ma Wencai.

  Three years of silence, suddenly rose like a comet, now arrived at the coveted Sacred Sword Hall. Although paid the price of blindness, but thus saw Ma Wencai's ruthlessness. Ma Mingyuan deeply believed he was the key to the Ma family's resurgence.

  Unexpectedly, Liangshan Bo told him that his son was only a miscellaneous servant in the Holy Sword Hall, and he was a special servant who served him. This made Ma Mingyuan angry to the extreme.

  Ma Mingyuan believed that Liang Shanbo was telling the truth. For the past two days, Ma Mingyuan had been thinking deeply, and if his son were in Shengjian Hall, with his former identity as a young master, he would be willing to serve as Liang Shanbo's miscellaneous servant, this kind of temperament is unbearable, which reignited hope in Ma Mingyuan's heart.

  Ma looked far into the distance outside the window at his sons and grandsons, even if all these people were dead and only his son was left, the hope of the Ma family would still be there.

  Liáng Shān Bó! Mǎ Míng Yuǎn gritted his teeth. He could never forget those two slaps. But now was not the time to think about this, he had sent someone to report the news of the young master's death and at the same time, he solemnly declared that he would mobilize the entire county's forces to exterminate the Green Wolf Army.

  In this way, he will concentrate at least 30,000 troops in his hands. Moreover, Ma Mingyuan will personally command in the mountains of Xiaoniu and Daniu, so Wang Ye should be more cautious.

  Ma Mingyuan had already put on his light armor, and the elite of the 12th Regiment were fully armed and ready to go. Ma Mingyuan felt a bit more confident.

  Patter, patter, Wei Dao'er ran over, his face anxious.

  Ma Mingyuan furrowed his brow, what made the usually calm Wei Daoer so anxious?

  "Master!" Wei Dao'er made a fist.

  "What's wrong?"

  "Just now, Xi Qin Hu's vanguard has occupied Xinye County."

  "What? That's impossible!" Ma Mingyuan's eyes widened in shock.

  Xiqin Hu's vanguard army, famous throughout the land, where did it come from?

  Wei Daoer would never tell lies either.

  "What's the situation now?" Ma Mingyuan asked with a calm mind.

  "Hu Xian's army regrouped and then headed south."

  "Jing Xiang?" Ma Mingyuan suddenly realized. Xin Ye is at the border of Western Qin and Northern Wei, as the county magistrate, he was aware of all kinds of information. Jing Xiang, Jiang Han Plain, has been peaceful for a hundred years, and can be said to be one of the richest places.

  Xī Qín suddenly made a move on Jīng Yǎo, and a big battle was about to break out. Mǎ Míng Yuǎn quickly took a few steps forward, then suddenly stopped and said: "What measures does the Western Qín army have in Xīnyě?"

  "Dispatched twelve branches of envoys to proclaim and comfort the four directions."

  Ma Mingyuan's eyes lit up and he clapped his hands, saying: "Indeed, heaven will not cut off a man's path, good! Good!" After speaking, Ma Mingyuan threw back his head and burst out laughing.

  Although Western Qin was ruled by a foreign ethnic group, it governed the country with Confucianism and did not conflict with the large number of scholars and aristocratic families in Jingzhou. Family and state, first there is family then there is state, Ma Mingyuan quickly thought that this sudden change would happen, Xinye would likely be incorporated into Western Qin's territory, and that so-called King of Ba Dong would have no way to deal with him. On the contrary, whether it was Western Qin or Song State, they would both want to win over the powerful Ma family.

  "Hurry, send someone to chase them back!" Ma Mingyuan suddenly thought of it and shouted loudly. The steward brought a gift, along with a generous gift that even made Ma Mingyuan feel painful, which was originally intended for the trip to Jingzhou, but now it's completely unnecessary.

  At this moment, Liangjiazhuang is in chaos, with thousands of refugees demanding to enter Liangjiazhuang. Liangshan didn't expect that a simple trip back home would lead to so many things happening in just a few days. Ma Wencai is obviously a jinx.

  The day before yesterday, Liangshan pinched Ma Mingyuan's neck, wanting to pinch him to death, but couldn't pinch it. Liangshan reflected on the reasons why he couldn't pinch it, one was that Ma Mingyuan had a necessary existence, with him there, the twelve connected ridges of Majiabao could be the leader, and if anything happened, he could take responsibility, especially in the matter of Liu Ziming's death, at least half of it; another reason was that Ma Mingyuan gave their family's giant axe to Zhu Qingyun, which seemed like a heroic gift at the time, but now it seems to be the real reason for saving his life.

  Ma Mingyuan instigated Liu Zimeng to come to Liangjiazhuang with the intention of doing evil to Siniang, but he had a reason for giving a sword to Zhu Qingyun, this big wife. Now, even if it's just one report against another, it can be considered as repaying the karma for Zhu Qingyun.

  Next is the gold mine, Liangshan is preparing to make an announcement, the twelve ridges will jointly develop together, even the Wang family from Nanyang will be invited, only then can the safety of the gold mine be guaranteed. As for Little Gold, these two days Liangshan hasn't slept with his wife, but Little Gold has been clinging to him. Little Gold has become smaller, not as shiny and golden, somewhat transparent. It goes to the gold vein every day to eat a bit, that's its business, the gold bean naturally belongs to Chen Four's wife to take care of.

  However, the Western Qin army suddenly attacked, and these plans had to be put on hold. He only had less than ten days to solve the hidden dangers of Liangjiazhuang one by one within this time frame.

  The Western Qin army may not be that brutal, but when ordinary people hear the enemy army approaching, their first reaction is to pack up and run away.

  These two days, Chen Si Niang has been busy serving porridge. Liangshan saw that she was genuinely enthusiastic and told her not to work so hard, at least not to do it personally.

  Chen Si Niang refused, saying that her fate was bad and she had to make sure the unborn son's fate was good. When Liangshan saw Si Niang serving porridge, he muttered to himself, feeling a pang in his heart. This woman had suffered hardships in life, which wasn't apparent on the surface but was actually deeply painful inside. She was doing this to accumulate merit for her son.

  Liáng Shān also followed along. When Liáng Shān saw a little girl with a dirty face and tattered clothes holding up a broken bowl in front of him, swallowing like an adult, the idea of accumulating merit in his heart was completely gone.

  The common people are really suffering. Thinking about it, in the 21st century, people have mostly solved the problem of food and clothing, but they still worry, feel bored, and feel depressed all day long. Liangshan has deeply understood what "no illness but sighing" means.

  Liangshan didn't want to be a great saint either, but with people wandering around in front of him, it was out of the question to let them starve or die from illness.

  On May 10th, a large number of refugees suddenly arrived at Liangjiazhuang from outside, with more than 3,000 people rushing in.

  Kang Shu came to report that for some reason, a rumor had spread throughout Xinye that the Liang family village was now well-stocked with grain and strong in military power. It was said that they had defeated the Qinglang Army's Qin Lang, and more importantly, had good relations with the Western Qin Military Region.

  Rumors spread, and no one can distinguish between true and false. The sudden disaster makes people grasp at the last straw to save their lives. Liangshan's heart is chilled, thinking that this news is probably spread by the old fox Ma Wencai!

  After slapping Ma Mingyuan twice, Liangshan closed the door again and "consulted" with Ma Mingyuan. How Liangjiazhuang and Majiabao interact in the real world, how he interacts with Ma Wencai in Shengjian Hall.

  Liáng Shān knew that Mǎ Wén Cái held a high position in Mǎ Míng Yuǎn's heart, so he didn't dare to make an open move, but he believed that there would always be underhanded schemes. If it was just a matter of playing dirty tricks, Liáng Shān trusted that Chén Sì Niáng could handle it.

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