Someone on the left and right said again: "I didn't expect that a small coix could be so powerful and bring the mighty General Fubo to such an end."
During the southern expedition to Jiaozhi, Ma Yuan often ate the fruit of a plant called coix. This coix can treat rheumatism in the muscles and bones and avoid evil winds and miasma.
Because the local coix seed was huge, when Ma Yuan returned to Beijing, he pulled a cart full of coix seed and prepared to use it to make seeds. However, he did not expect to give some to the emperor and dignitaries in Luoyang, so he transported the cart full of coix seed.
Back home,
At that time, people saw Ma Yuan pulling a cart of things and thought they must be precious and rare things produced in the south.
So the dignitaries in Luoyang all hoped to get a share. If they couldn't get a share, they started talking and saying bad things about Ma Yuan.
But Ma Yuan was favored by Liu Xiu at that time, so no one dared to tell the emperor to touch this brow.
But just as a flower never blooms for a hundred days, so does a person. Nothing lasts forever. After Ma Yuan's death, someone wrote a letter saying that Ma Yuan had looted a cart full of pearls and rhinoceros and brought them back.
Ma Wu, Hou Yu and others also submitted seals, saying that Ma Yuan had indeed transported back a cart of rare things. Liu Xiu was even more angry.
Ma Yuan's family did not know why the emperor was so angry or what crime Ma Yuan had committed, and they were terrified.
Ma Yuan's body was brought back, but he did not dare to bury it in the original cemetery. He only bought a few acres of land in the west of the city and buried it hastily there.
Ma Yuan's old friends and guests did not dare to go to Ma's house to express their condolences, and the situation was very desolate.
After Ma Yuan was buried, Ma Yuan's nephew Ma Yan and Ma Yuan's wife and children went to the court to plead guilty.
Liu Xiu showed them Liang Song's memorial. After Mrs. Ma Yuan knew the whole story, she wrote to the emperor six times, complaining about her grievances, and her words were sad.
Only then did Liu Xiu order Ma Yuan to be buried. Zhu Bo, the former commander of Yunyang, also wrote a letter to express his grievance for Ma Yuan, but Liu Xiu did not agree to vindicate Ma Yuan and continued to suppress the matter, even though Ma Yuan was proclaiming emperor on his behalf.
In the fourth year of his reign, he persuaded Kui Xiao, the warlord of the Longyou separatist regime who had always had second thoughts, to surrender, which greatly helped Liu Xiu in the early stages of his rise.
But the emperor is like this. He who rises to the throne will not care about this at all. Even if he doesn't care about the slanderous one who doesn't even know the existence of Pearl Wenxi, he was defeated by Ma Yuan when Liu Xiu became emperor.
He was persuaded to join, but he was capricious, and the matter of Kui Xiao, who wanted to tread two boats, hid the hidden danger of dissatisfaction and disgust.
But at that time, the world was fragmented and there were many warlords. People like Ma Yuan were needed to put down the rebellion. Therefore, the dissatisfaction with Ma Yuan could be put aside until the world was calmed down.
Just find another suitable opportunity and instruct the officials in the DPRK and China to launch an attack.
At the end of the New Dynasty after Wang Mang proclaimed himself emperor of the Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos. Wang Mang's cousin Wang Lin was appointed as the general of the Wei Dynasty. He recruited heroes from all over the world and selected Ma Yuan as a general. He recommended him to Wang Mang. Wang Mang then appointed Ma Yuan as the Great Yin of the New City.
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In the second year of Gengshi (24 years), the New Dynasty fell. Ma Yuan, his brother Zengshan Company and their horsemen left their respective posts and fled to Liangzhou for refuge.
In the first year of Jianwu (25th year), after Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu established the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ma Yuan went to Luoyang to defect to Liu Xiu. Ma Yuan was detained in Xizhou, where he was highly valued by Kui Xiao, the separatist force of Longyou, and was appointed General Suide.
, participate in Wei Xiao’s decision-making.
In the same year, Gongsun Shu proclaimed himself emperor in Shu, and Wei Xiao sent Ma Yuan to find out the truth. Ma Yuan and Gongsun Shu were fellow villagers, and they had a good relationship. Ma Yuan thought that they would shake hands and talk happily during this meeting, but Gongsun Shu failed.
Put on the airs of an emperor.
Gongsun Shu first displayed the guards, and then invited Ma Yuan to see him. After the ceremony, he immediately asked Ma Yuan to leave the palace and move into a hotel. He then ordered someone to make a single coat of cloth for Ma Yuan and give him the crown.
Then hundreds of officials gathered in the ancestral temple and held a banquet to entertain him. During the banquet, Gongsun Shu expressed his intention to make Ma Yuan a marquis and grant him the official position of general.
Ma Yuan's entourage and guests thought they were being treated politely and were willing to stay. Ma Yuan thought that Gongsun Shu was just showing off and could not stay as a minister for a long time, so he resolutely returned to Longyou and said to Wei Xiao: "Gongsun Shu is a frog at the bottom of a well, and you are arrogant.
It is better to concentrate on running the East (Liu Xiu)."
In the fourth year of Jianwu (28th year), Ma Yuan brought Wei Xiao's letter to Luoyang and met Liu Xiu in the Xuande Hall. Liu Xiu said: "You dealt with the two emperors. Seeing you now makes people feel very ashamed."
Ma Yuan said: "In today's world, not only the monarch chooses his ministers, but the ministers also choose the monarch. Now that I am far away, how does your majesty know that I am not an assassin and a traitor?"
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "You are not an assassin, you are just a lobbyist."
Ma Yuan said: "There are so many people in the world who steal names. Now that I see His Majesty, he is magnanimous and magnanimous, just like the great ancestor, I know that the emperor is of course genuine."
Liu Xiu admired his courage and thought he was different.
Soon, Ma Yuan followed Liu Xiu on a southern tour, first to Liqiu, and then to the East China Sea. After returning from the southern tour, Liu Xiu took Ma Yuan as his imperial edict and as an adviser. When Ma Yuan was about to return to Xizhou, Liu Xiu sent Taizhong doctor
Come and see each other off on a festive occasion. After all, in order to make Longyou surrender, it is necessary to make a grand ceremony.
After Ma Yuan returned, Wei Xiao asked about the rumors in the East and the gains and losses in the capital.
Ma Yuan said: "The last time I came to the court, His Majesty met with me many times. Every time I talked with him at the banquet, from night to morning, His Majesty's talent and bravery are unmatched by others. He is also frank and sincere, and has nothing to hide.
. He is broad-minded and has great integrity, which is probably the same as Emperor Gao (Liu Bang). However, his profound knowledge of Confucian classics, handling of political affairs, and writing and rhetoric are unparalleled in previous generations."
Wei Xiao asked again: "How does your majesty compare with Emperor Gao?"
Ma Yuan replied: "It's not as good as that. Emperor Gao can do anything in heaven and earth. But today, His Majesty likes political affairs and can handle them appropriately, but he doesn't like drinking."
Wei Xiao was unhappy and said, "As you put it, His Majesty is better than Emperor Gao." Even so, Wei Xiao still believed in Ma Yuan. He agreed to return to the Han Dynasty and sent his eldest son, Wei Xun, to Luoyang to be a hostage.
Ma Yuan and his family followed Wei Xun to Luoyang, but he was not appointed to any post for several months. He found that the land in the Sanfu area was fertile and the wilderness was vast, and he had brought many guests, so he wrote to Liu Xiu and requested that he lead the guests to Luoyang.
Lin Yuan went to farm. Emperor Guangwu agreed to his request.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At this time, Wei Xiao listened to the instigation of his general Wang Yuan and wanted to occupy Longxi and become the king. Therefore, he had second thoughts about the Han Dynasty and acted suspiciously.
Upon seeing this, Ma Yuan wrote many times to offer kind advice.
Kui Xiao resented Ma Yuan and thought that he had betrayed him. After seeing the letter, he became even more angry and later even raised an army to resist the imperial court.
Ma Yuan wrote to Liu Xiu and stated his plan to eliminate Kui Xiao.
Liu Xiu adopted Ma Yuan's strategy and ordered him to lead five thousand cavalry to persuade Wei Xiao's general Gao Jun, Ren Yu and others as well as Qiang Hao to explain the pros and cons and disintegrate the Wei Xiao group.
Ma Yuan wrote another letter to Kaixiao's general Yang Guang, stating his interests and hopes that he would join the Han Dynasty and admonishing Kaixiao to rein in the situation, but Yang Guang did not reply.
In the eighth year of Jianwu (32nd year), Liu Xiu personally conquered Weihuo.
When the army marched to Qixian County, many generals believed that the future was unclear and the outcome was difficult to predict, so it was not advisable to go deep into the dangers. Liu Xiu was also hesitant and difficult to make up his mind. Ma Yuan happened to be ordered to arrive.
Liu Xiu met with Ma Yuan overnight and informed Ma Yuan of the generals' opinions, asking for his opinion.
So Ma Yuan expressed his opinion. He believed that Wei Xiao's generals were on the verge of falling apart. If they took the opportunity to attack, they would definitely win.
After saying that, he ordered people to bring some rice, and then he piled the rice into valleys, ravines and other terrain features in front of Emperor Guangwu. Then he pointed out the situation of the mountains and rivers, and marked the paths for the troops to advance and retreat. The twists and turns were deep and hidden, and all of them were clearly visible.
The analysis of the battle situation was also thorough and clear. Liu Xiu said with great joy: "The enemy is already in my eyes."
So he decided to march. The next day, Emperor Guangwu marched straight forward and arrived at the first city of Gaoping.
At that time, Mu Dou Rong of Liangzhou led the governor of the five counties in Hexi (referring to Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, and Jincheng) and the Qiang and Xiaoyuezhi, with tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry, and 5,000 baggage vehicles to join Liu Xiu and attack Long by road.
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Thirteen generals, General Wei Xiao, and more than 100,000 of his troops surrendered without a fight. Wei Xiao fled to Xicheng to assist Li Yu, the Longshu army, and Tian Yan fled to Shanggui.
The Han army occupied 16 counties in Tianshui. Liu Xiu sent Wu Han and Cen Peng to siege Xicheng, and sent Geng Yi to siege Shanggui. At this point, the main force of Wei Xiao's army was basically wiped out by the Han army.
If Ma Yuan, who had previously served as General Suide under Kai Xiao and was highly regarded by Liu Xiu, was not by his side, Liu Xiu might not have had such a great chance of winning the battle against Longyou.
Nie You recalled what he had read in history books before and said with emotion: "General Ma Yuan tried his best to help Liu Xiu, but in the end he ended up like this, just like what your Majesty did to Governor Lu Boyan.
Even though Governor Lu decided to seize Jingzhou for His Majesty, defeated the Shu army in Yiling, and saved our country from the disaster, he still ended up dying out of anger. Alas, the hearts of kings have been unpredictable since ancient times!