"Yes... the Fourth Master is back! Hurry... please invite him in!"
Cai Cheng heard the sound of horse hoofbeats outside his house from a distance, and knew that the only person who could come to Cai's house at this time was Ma Liang.
Moreover, the person who went to report the news was also a servant sent by Cai Cheng.
So and so, just because the only person Cai Cheng can turn to for help now is Ma Su's brother, the fourth master of the Ma family, Ma Liang...
The concierge hurriedly opened the door for Ma Liang.
Ma Liang walked in wearing a bamboo hat. His clothes were covered with weeds and rain stains, and there were even a lot of splashes of mud.
It can be seen that he is really anxious today.
Ma Liang's eyes were gloomy and terrifying, with a lot of bloodshot eyes. His first words when he entered the door were:
"I want to see people, I want to see people alive, and I want to see corpses when dead!"
"well!"
Cai Cheng was frightened by Ma Liang's momentum. Ma Liang was obviously a scholar, while he was a soldier.
Taking advantage of the early morning light, Cai Cheng protected Ma Liang and returned to Ma's Mansion.
The door of Ma's Mansion has been opened, but no one around the street dared to peek into Ma's Mansion.
There was a zombie-like concierge at the door. He was sitting on the threshold, soaked through and showing no intention of moving.
Until he saw two horses galloping in the distance and a familiar figure on the horse.
The old concierge stood up tremblingly, and ran towards the distance with extremely awkward legs.
He hesitated, wanting to tell Ma Liang something. Three of the five permanent members of the Ma family were still serving as officials in other places. Without Ma Di, Ma Liang would be the head of the family.
However, Ma Liang, who was always elegant, did not pay attention to the concierge. The concierge accidentally hit the horse and flew backwards several feet away. He fell unconscious in the mud.
Cai Cheng caught a glimpse of the fainted concierge and swallowed unconsciously:
"It's better not to speak..."
After reining in the rope and dismounting, Ma Liang's steps were fast and he rushed into the gate of Ma Mansion in one leap.
The blood at his feet already showed the seriousness of the matter, and the first sight of Li Yue and others after entering the door made Ma Liang even more angry.
Nearly a hundred servants knelt silently in front of a white cloth.
The white cloth was placed on the steps. It did not absorb the rainwater, but it was soaked with blood.
Li Yue heard something and looked back with a distorted face, only to see a dull Ma Liang.
"Four...Fourth Master...Li Yue is incompetent!!"
"Young Master! Ma Mansion was besieged by thousands of soldiers and horses, and Young Master had his limbs cut off by Yi Xiaotian, and finally he was beheaded and died!"
"Fourth Master...you...you must seek justice for the young master!"
"My young master... he died so miserably..."
Li Yue kowtowed and crawled to the front of Ma Liang, while Ma Liang looked at the white cloth on the steps with a livid face, and his face was so gloomy that he could cry.
As if a fuse was lit, when Li Yue cried, all the servants began to suffer.
In the whole world, there was only the sound of crying and mourning, which made Cai Cheng's hair stand on end and he was at a loss.
Yes, Ma Di, who was exchanging cups with me a few days ago and joking about the general situation in Xiangyang, was beheaded and quartered today. Such a shock was too great for Cai Cheng, who had witnessed everything.
He doesn't even dare to mention now that he still has a patrol team picked from the county soldiers. Now he just wants to go home and stay alone quietly.
"I see."
Ma Liang's voice was calm, but like a volcano about to erupt, he said something.
"I will avenge this...get ready for burial."
"Invite all the aristocratic families in Xiangyang to come and bury my fifth brother together... Tell them that if they don't come tomorrow, they will be the eternal enemies of my Ma family from now on!"
"Yes Yes!"
Li Yue shed tears in pain, and even though the bridge of his nose was still crooked, he immediately showed his ability as a steward of Ma Mansion.
Nearly a hundred officers were ordered by him, and the Mafu quickly began to make arrangements in grief.
One by one, strong men were running in the rain. They carried letters in blood written by Ma Liang himself and solemnly delivered them to the door of every aristocratic family in Xiangyang City.
Kuai, Xi, Xi, Zhang, Wang, Huang, Cai, Luo, Du…
Every family has hundreds of years of history, and they possess power that is unimaginable on the surface.
In other words, these Xiangyang aristocratic families are the living history of the entire Jingzhou. Before Liu Biao existed, Jingzhou belonged to them... Even the emperor's personal visit to Jingzhou could not suppress their limelight.
For one day, Yi Xiaotian and others seemed to have no response at all.
The fast horses that kept galloping in the city reunited various aristocratic families that had not been connected for a long time.
One reason is that they feel the crisis - Yi Xiaotian is coming in a hurry. Regardless of whether Cao Cao is behind him or not, he must represent the stubborn stone that will impact the current situation in Xiangyang.
And another reason, Ma Liang's name and the Ma family's name, forced them to obey.
Everyone is afraid of Ma Su because Ma Su does not act according to the rules and is a sober-minded dandy. If you flatter or avoid him, you can probably avoid touching his brow.
But Ma Liang, a man with white eyebrows... This person is one of the best in Xiangyang, both in terms of character and strategy.
Even celebrities like Sima Hui or Pang Degong were full of praise for Ma Liang, the fourth son of the Ma family...
Going against Ma Liang? Are you crazy?
This is what everyone thinks.
Amidst the surging undercurrents, a very atypical alliance organized because of the existence of one person suddenly appeared in Xiangyang, and possessed almost all the property and power of Xiangyang.
And what about Yi Xiaotian?
——
In the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion.
In fact, if such a big thing happened in Xiangyang, the prefecture and animal husbandry government should have been the first to intervene.
It's a pity that in the current Prefectural Mufu Mansion, apart from some administrative staff and some original servants of the Liu family and the Cai family, the only person left who can make decisions is Liu Cong.
And what is Liu Cong doing?
Amidst the smoke, Liu Cong was lying on his side on the bed, feeling somewhat energetic, but looking really bad.
On one side is incense, and in his hand is some powdery stuff...
"Ah... comfortable, comfortable..."
The same divine light was flowing in his eyes, and every time he felt a trace of worry, he would take a deep breath on the paper.
"Good stuff..."
Feeling the fantasy flashing before his eyes, Liu Cong felt that there was nothing wrong with him.
Of course, when the door was kicked open and Yi Xiaotian saw Liu Cong lying on his side on the bed with cold eyes, he also sneered:
"I wonder what it is, you can actually get this thing at such a young age..."
Yi Xiaotian walked to the bed, and Liu Cong saw a group of heavily armed soldiers. He was frightened. He didn't know what the other party was going to do, but he still protected his powder.
"If you weren't still useful now, just by taking the cold food powder, I would be able to read a few copies of you in the Prime Minister's office! It would be enough to make your glory and wealth vanish into thin air!"
"No...don't! You...who are you...whatever you want! I will do it all! I will do it all!"
When his life was about to be taken away, Liu Cong panicked, rolled off the bed, and kowtowed to Yi Xiaotian.
