Ma Feng led 3,000 Qiang cavalrymen.
He fled to Longguan and arrived at Sanfu.
This was Ma Feng's first time outside of Liangzhou.
Passing by Chencang, he saw Huangfu Song's army packing up, seemingly preparing to retreat.
Huangfu Song's army had 30,000 to 40,000 people, and most of them were veterans of hundreds of battles. Their combat strength was quite strong.
From quelling the rebellion of the Yellow Turban Army to fighting against Han Sui for so many years, the soldiers and generals who survived were all very experienced.
After the Yellow Turban Army rebelled, someone persuaded Huangfu Song to rebel.
However, he was rejected by Huangfu Song. Some time ago, Yuan Shao had also contacted Huangfu Song, wanting him to join forces to attack Dong Zhuo, but he was rejected again.
Huangfu Song was like a hardworking old cow, listening to nothing but the emperor's orders.
If he was told to fight, he would fight.
If he was stripped of his military power, he would return to Luoyang without any complaints.
Even if they had a troop of elite soldiers, they would still listen to the emperor.
Regardless of whether this order was given by Dong Zhuo, or whether the emperor was Liu Bian or Liu Xie, as long as it was an appointment stamped with the imperial seal, Huangfu Song would carry it out.
To put it nicely, it was called blind loyalty.
To put it bluntly, this was called not understanding the situation.
Ma Feng didn't stop because people like Huangfu Song were stubborn and wouldn't listen to anything. Moreover, they weren't familiar with each other.
From Chencang to the east, they passed by Mei County. They were about to reach Chang 'an, but Ma Feng didn't go straight to Chang' an. Instead, he took a detour.
Where was he going? to Fufeng Maoling.
Which was Ma tribe ancestral land.
Ma tribe's most famous was naturally Ma Yuan, but if one were to talk about the origin, it was not Ma Yuan.
Ma tribe's ancestor had been recorded since the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Ma Yuan's brothers also had many capable people. There were prefects and lieutenants, but they were not as famous as Ma Yuan.
Ma Yuan's descendants were actually the most prosperous generation.
Ma Yuan's eldest son, the official to Wei Wei, the second son, the official to the chariot general, three sons, the official to the servant.
Ma Yuan's three sons were all granted marquises.
His two daughters were nobles in the palace.
This was the most prosperous generation of the Ma Family, and could be said to be a rather large force among the relatives.
But after that, it was broken.
After his grandchildren, there was not a single capable person.
It had developed to this point all thanks to the glory of its ancestors.
It could only be said that he was a local tyrant in Maoling, but in Sanfu, he was not even ranked.
Ma Feng led the troops all the way to Maoling.
What Ma Feng didn't expect was that a large group of people were standing outside Maoling City. They seemed to be waiting for him.
Just as Ma Feng and the others stopped their horses, a middle-aged man walked out from the crowd and cupped his hands towards Ma Feng and the others. He said,"I'm the current Ma tribe leader, Mas. May I know which one of you is the Pingqiang general, Ma Feng?”
"I am Ma Feng. Today, I have returned to the ancestral land to offer sacrifices to my ancestors.”Ma Feng asked coldly.
"Of course, General, follow me.”Mas said with a smile.
Mas led the way to the Ma family ancestral hall.
What Ma Feng did not expect was that there was a person kneeling outside the ancestral hall.
Upon a closer look, Ma Feng recognized him. Wasn't this the Ma Zi who went to his house to act tough a few years ago?
"Sinner Ma Zi, kneel and welcome General back to the ancestral land.”Ma Zi shouted loudly and bowed deeply to Ma Feng.
Ma Feng turned to look at the current patriarch of the Ma family, Mas. Looking at the middle-aged man's smiling and harmless appearance, this person was definitely not simple.
Ma Feng couldn't blame him for lowering his stance so much.
They were welcomed outside the city and knelt down to welcome him. Was this something that ordinary people could think of?
"General, this Ma Zi is really despicable. I will listen to you today.”Mas said.
"Sigh, Patriarch, we are all family. You can just call me Bo Yun.”
After Ma Feng finished speaking, he walked forward and helped Ma Zi up. His attitude was already so low, so how could Ma Feng blame him? Ma Feng disdained to bully others.
"That's right, we're a family. Bo Yun, pay your respects to your ancestors first. I've already prepared a banquet to welcome you.”
After paying his respects to his ancestors, Mas arranged everything properly.
With such a humble attitude, those who did not know would think that Ma Feng was the patriarch and Mas was Ma Feng's servant. They were so intimate that Ma Feng felt embarrassed.
After eating and drinking, Ma Feng and Mas came to a separate room and talked in secret for a few hours.
After leaving the ancestral mausoleum, Ma Feng overturned all his prejudices against the Ma family.
It wasn't that Ma tribe didn't have capable people, and they weren't just the local tyrants of the ancestral mausoleum.
To be able to know Ma Feng's arrival in advance, was this something that a local tyrant could do?
As a former relative of the Ma family, they merely chose to hide their strength and bide their time.
No matter how talented he was, he would not become an official or participate in Luoyang's politics. It was to protect the family.
However, Mas was not simple.
His view of the current situation shocked Ma Feng.
Moreover, Mas also asserted that Dong Zhuo would not last long and that the world was about to fall into chaos.
There were also some plans for the future that actually coincided with Ma Feng's.
Mas promised Ma Feng that he would be the next patriarch of the Ma family. He would use the entire family's strength to help Ma Feng and Ma Teng.
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After bidding farewell to Mas, Ma Feng led the army to Chang 'an. There were old acquaintances here, so Ma Feng naturally had to pay them a visit.
Jingzhao Yin, Gai Xun.
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