Become a feudal king from today

Ma Han was scared to death. He had just peed in the corner of the woodshed. ReadМ

The sudden scream made his mind wake up instantly.

Immediately climb over the wall and escape.

"Chase me, I must not let him escape." The leader of the men in black shouted.

After hearing this, more than thirty men in black immediately followed.

He raised his feet and was about to chase after him, when he suddenly remembered something more important.

"Take off the clothes on that unfortunate guy and bring Ma Han's horse over."

…

Under the moonlight, Ma Xuan was still chasing after him.

The note sent by the housekeeper said that someone wanted to assassinate Ma Han.

In desperation, he chased her all the way.

Regardless of whether the news was true or false, he could not put his only son in danger.

Otherwise, his lineage will be cut off.

As he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw a group of people in front of him. The leader was wearing white clothes, followed by thirty guards.

When he got closer, he saw a hint of white in the horse's tail. Even closer, he was sure it was Ma Han's horse.

He suddenly became happy and shouted: "Han'er."

As he spoke, he rode his horse to catch up.

At this time, "Ma Han" also stopped, seeming to be waiting for Ma Xuan.

Seeing this, Ma Xuan took Ma Han's arm and smiled, "Great, Han'er, we finally caught up."

At this moment, "Ma Han" turned around with a strange smile on his face.

Ma Xuan saw clearly and was horrified to death. Before he could recover, he only felt a pain in his chest.

A dagger stabbed hard into his heart.

"You..." Ma Xuan only said one word before falling from the horse.

The accompanying guards were shocked when they saw this, and they immediately drew their swords.

At this moment, a sound broke through the air.

Hundreds of arrows flew from the woods on both sides of the road.

Amidst the screams, more than 500 Ma family guards fell off their horses one after another.

When everything returned to deathly silence, many men in black walked out of the woods.

After confirming Ma Xuan's death, he said: "Immediately give the news to the Dou family and tell them that the deal between King Tiemuta and them is completed and we owe nothing."

Then he looked in the direction of Ma Han's escape and ordered his men to pursue him.

…

Mahan's shoe fell off.

But he couldn't care less, now he just wanted to escape.

At the same time, he couldn't figure out why there were men in black trying to kill him in this remote village.

After running for more than ten miles in a panic, his physical strength gradually ran out.

Suddenly he heard the sound of gurgling water. He looked ahead and felt desperate.

Under the moonlight, a river several miles wide lay in front of him.

"Jinhe!" Ma Han's voice was filled with despair.

This is the largest river in the north, flowing from west to east, crossing Qinzhou, Yongzhou, Jinzhou and reaching the sea in the east.

The river is yellow and fast, making it impossible for an individual to swim across it.

When he hesitated, the man in black was already chasing after him.

They arced around Mahan.

"Who are you?" Ma Han asked.

He has no way out now, and before he dies, he just wants to know who is trying to kill him.

But the man in black didn't seem to want to answer him.

They raised their arms at the same time, and a whooshing sound broke through the air.

Ma Han felt a sharp pain all over his body, fell backward and fell into the water.

The man in black immediately stepped forward and fired arrows into the water again and again.

Seeing that the river was rolling and nothing could be seen, they turned and left.

The next day.

The bodies of Ma Xuan and the guards were found.

The news spread back to Xiancheng, and the Ma family was shocked.

There was even news that Ma Han also died at the hands of bandits.

Ma Xuan is the head of the Ma family.

After his death, Ma Han, his legitimate son, should succeed him.

Now Ma Han has also disappeared, and the Ma family is suddenly leaderless.

"It is said that Ma Han is going to Yanzhou to see King Yan, so he may not necessarily be dead. We should send people to Yanzhou to explore now." An elder said at the Ma family residence.

"Currently, the Liang soldiers in western Shanxi are aggressive. The Ma family cannot be left without an owner for a day. If Ma Han is still alive, it will be fine, but what will happen if he dies." Another person said.

"You seem to have forgotten one person. The eldest son of the family master, Ma Chong, is still in Jinling. If the young master is really in trouble, he should continue the Ma family." Suddenly someone said.

"In this case, send a team of people to Yanzhou to find the young master, and then send a team of people to Jinling to ask Ma Chong to come back and temporarily lead the Ma family. If the young master is found, the young master will come back to inherit the position of the head of the family."

Everyone nodded after hearing this.

Half an hour later, the two teams set off from Xiancheng.

All the way to the northeast to Yanzhou, all the way to the southeast to Jinling.

Three days later.

The Ma family team entered Yancheng and asked to see the King of Yan.

"Mahan?"

In the living room, Zhao Xu looked at the Ma family general in front of him with a puzzled expression.

When he learned that the Ma family had arrived, he thought it was the Ma family who had sent someone to discuss the artillery business.

Unexpectedly, the general asked about Ma Han.

"The master of the family ordered my young master to go to Yanzhou to meet His Highness. The master encountered bandits when he was chasing him, so I hope that your highness will not conceal the whereabouts of the young master. The Ma family needs him to take charge of the overall situation at this time." The general said.

"What did you say? Mazhou Mumeng is in trouble?" Zhao Xu's expression changed drastically.

The general nodded and told about Ma Xuan's death.

After hearing this, Zhao Xu felt his heart sink.

The head of the Ma family, one of the eight powerful families, was actually killed on his own territory.

This is simply unbelievable. He said: "Do you really believe that it was done by bandits?"

"Of course I don't believe it, but to avoid panic, I can only say this. I believe that the master and the young master were murdered by an adulterer. If we find out who it is, we will cut them into pieces!" The general said this with eyes wide open. Staring like a bell, he stared at Zhao Xu.

"Don't look at me like this. Xiliang soldiers have captured Jincheng. I am seeking to unite with the Ma family to defend against the enemy. I will not do such a dirty thing." Zhao Xu looked serious and wanted to hit someone.

I am really sitting at home, and the pot comes from heaven.

After a pause, he said: "And Mr. Ma is not here with me."

When the general heard this, his eyes showed deep disappointment.

After a long silence, he said: "If Your Highness has any news about the young master, I hope that I will hand it over to you as soon as possible."

Zhao Xu nodded and asked, "What is your name?"

"Excuse me," the general said.

"I will post notices in Yanzhou looking for Mr. Ma. If I have any news, I will tell you." Zhao Xu said solemnly.

He has no dealings with the Ma family except for the armor business.

I don't have much friendship with Ma Xuan and his son, but they just get what they need.

Thinking of something, he said: "If we can't find Ma Han, who will take charge of the Ma family?"

"Ma Chong, he is not the legitimate son, but he is the eldest son of the family head." Dianzhang said.

Zhao Xu has nothing more to ask.

Dian Zhang cupped his hands and turned to leave.

Zhao Xu looked at Dian Zhang's back, a trace of worry welling up in his heart.

Jinzhou is in chaos, and something like this happened to the Ma family again.

If Ma Han dies, then Ma Chong will be in charge of the Ma family.

But he didn't know this person at all.

Although the Ma family's father and son only have interests with him, at least they don't have the same malicious intent as the Yuan family.

And after this Ma Chong takes charge of the Ma family, only the devil knows what will happen to the Ma family.

Thinking of this, he frowned.

In his opinion, it is very likely that he and the Ma family will jointly send troops to Jinzhou this time.

There has always been a gap between the Yuan family and him, and the soldiers and horses have suffered heavy losses. Rather than letting him go, it is better not to go, so as not to cause trouble.

He believed that Zhao Heng would definitely consider this.

Therefore, if the imperial court issued an order, he would definitely cooperate with the Ma family to attack Jinzhou.

At this time, a reliable head of the Ma family is very important.

But now there is an unpredictable head of the Ma family.

However, he also knew in his heart that even if the Ma family did not change people, it was unknown to what extent they could cooperate with him.

But it is better than this unknown unknown.

"Now the royal army will probably have to fight a bloody battle with Xiliang." Zhao Xu secretly thought.

Jinzhou is right next door to Yanzhou. Unless Jincheng is recaptured, there will be no peace in the west of Yanzhou.

And there is another very important thing. Most of the coal in Yanzhou comes from Jinzhou.

The loss of this treasure land full of open-pit coal resources will inevitably have an impact on Yanzhou’s industrial development.

Matchmaking and iron are the lifeblood of industry.

However, if it is a war.

Beidi will definitely not let go of this opportunity to attack him.

However, in this matter, during this time, he gradually saw something fishy.

According to the information provided by Xu Hark, Beidi is just the Yinshan Mountains four hundred miles north of Chen Bing's Jinzhou, and has no intention of entering Jinzhou directly.

It seems that they intend to let Xiliang be the vanguard to reap the benefits.

If it was true as he suspected, as long as he fought this battle quickly enough, he might be able to capture Jinzhou before Beidi could react.

After all, message delivery in this era is still very slow, and this time difference can be exploited.