Chapter 1812

"Avoid disaster? Go north? Go to Beiyuan to avoid disaster, which is also..."

"Why didn't he go to find the Lord in those days? No matter how, it's still possible to protect one or two..."

When Feng Zhen said this, it was obvious that the full man did not know that the hungry man was hungry.

Jiang Pengji said helplessly, "In those days, when Nansheng was in chaos first, after the disaster of Nanman, the war spread all over Nansheng. Jiqing obviously could not go to Nansheng. It was necessary to pass through the boundaries of several princes to go to zhongzhao. I don't know how many bandits along the way. It's still a problem whether they have life to arrive at zhongzhao alive. Counting, only Beiyuan is a retreat. Even if life is harder, they won't die under the sword of bandits."

Ma Xiu's family is well-off. He has a lot of fertile land. He is a rich landlord.

Even if you have nothing to do in your life, you can live a moist life. It belongs to a poor family with a fairly well-off economy.

But what's the use of having more fertile fields in your hands? When the world is in chaos, how many people fish in troubled waters to burn, kill and loot?

A small rich man like Ma Xiu, who has a small income but is not enough to protect himself, is the thief's favorite little fat sheep. He has high income and low risk. One vote can nourish him for a long time. Ma Xiu was forced to pack his bags and his family went north to escape.

Feng Zhen heard Jiang Pengji's displeasure and chose to shut up.

Qi official asked him to secretly take a look at Fengzhen. How old is the prodigal son? Now he is still so open-minded.

No matter how well Matthew got along and why he chose to go north to avoid disaster rather than take refuge in the Lord... After all, he is still a schoolmate and a young friend of the Lord. Don't say how to respect and take care of it, but you can't fall into a well and be sarcastic.

Of course, Qi guanrang also believed that his Lord would not care about a Ma Xiu. Fengzhen made a slip of the tongue for a moment.

But this kind of thing can be one less thing. The harmony between kings and officials is the result of mutual maintenance. Fengprodigal son should have a long memory.

Jiang Pengji said, "why don't you look for me? Maybe he doesn't want trouble. His character has always been like this."

Matthew, the word Jiqing.

When she was young, she studied in Langya Academy. She was one of Jiang Pengji's classmates who had a good time during her study.

Compared with several others, Matthew doesn't have a high sense of existence among the five of them. He often makes trouble with them passively. He is relatively quiet, but he is determined not to trouble people who know each other when he thinks he can solve things.

Calculate the time. When Ma Xiu took refuge in the north, Jiang Pengji just entered Xiangyang County, which was the most difficult time in the early stage.

Internally, the poor team is just like the grass-roots team. There are countless wars to fight externally, one by one. In the early years, either she was beating others or others came to fight with her on their own initiative. She was still an underdog.

In this case, with Matthew's moderate character, he naturally avoided, did not add trouble to Jiang Pengji, and did not participate or take risks.

From today's point of view, Ma Xiu lost by not putting all his eggs in one basket to help Jiang Pengji - otherwise, he must have a seat among the important ministers now - but from the situation at that time, who can say that Ma Xiu's choice was wrong? No one can.

Not only Matthew, but most people would have made the same choice.

The only thing I don't understand is——

Jiang Pengji has been calming Dongqing for so many years. Hasn't Matthew heard the wind?

The situation in Beiyuan was not chaotic and there was no war everywhere, but the people who starved and froze to death were no less than the war.

It was not until Jiang Pengji led her troops to Xuecheng and pointed to Beiyuan that Ma Xiu fled and left Beiyuan... This is somewhat intriguing.

Qi Guan rang and Feng Zhen obviously thought of this layer, but the latter had just touched the mold, so Qi Guan rang could only make a voice.

"Lord, do you suspect that Ma Xiu may be a spy sent by Beiyuan?"

Jiang Pengji smiled, "Ji Qing likes to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. He is cautious, but he is not stupid. What's the use of him as a pawn for Beiyuan? How long can Beiyuan fight me like this? Finally, is Beiyuan more likely to win or me? He knows these questions very well. Even if he is really a spy of Beiyuan, he will surrender to me and stab Beiyuan back..."

Qi Guan asked to shake his head in disapproval.

"That's the reason, but the Lord can't believe it. Matthew sneaked into the refugees and fled here at this time. It's a bit opportune."

Jiang Pengji said with a smile, "I know. I'll know these worries when I see him."

Smart people just like to complicate things, even Jiang Pengji can't avoid vulgarity.

When I really saw Matthew, the previous conspiracy theories and speculation disappeared, leaving only a full sigh.

"Jiqing?"

When Ma Xiu was brought to meet her, Jiang Pengji looked at his face for a long time, but she still couldn't find the traces of that year on this old and tired face. She felt a lump in her throat and could not speak for a long time. Matthew is not the oldest of the five, but his appearance is no different from that of a seventy year old man. His messy hair is almost black and white.

Not only the hair is white, the skin on the face is wrinkled and dry, but also the chilblain cracks left by perennial cold.

He took two vain steps forward, bent down slowly and made a big salute.

It can be seen that he wants to be as standard as possible, but his red and swollen hands and weak legs are shaking uncontrollably.

Jiang Pengji suddenly got up and held him. His arm was so thin that she didn't dare to make any effort.

"I haven't seen you for more than ten years. How's Lanting?"

Ma Xiu was so soft that he smiled. His voice was old and dumb.

It was this familiar tone that made Jiang Pengji find a sense of familiarity.

"Lanting... Maybe only you call me that now." After hearing this, Jiang Pengji couldn't help smiling bitterly. Her change of name was well known all over the world. Unexpectedly, Ma Xiu, who stayed in Beiyuan to avoid disaster, didn't hear the wind, and still called her as she was called in those years.

Matthew's old face was embarrassed with several branches.

"... it's really disrespectful to call you in the name of the common people..."

Jiang Pengji said, "no, I abandoned the name because... Some complicated reasons... Not because of identity."

Matthew didn't ask in detail. He chose silence as he did in those years.

Lv Zheng hurried to hear the news. When he saw the old and rickety old man in the hall, he could hardly recognize that this was ma Xiu.

Ma Xiu is only seven or eight years older than Jiang Pengji, but they look more like grandchildren at this time.

What has Matthew been through all these years?

"Are you... Shaoyin?"

Matthew carefully recognized Lv Zheng several times, but the latter stood a little farther away. His eyes were not good and his eyes were not real, so he recognized it for a long time.

"... yes..."

Matthew smiled weakly, "I haven't seen you for many years. You're no different from that year."