Chapter 37 Three, knot

After Ma Yuan received Liu Xiu's approval, he led his troops into Hutoushan.However, when he plunged into Hutou Mountain, he found that he had jumped into a terrible trap. First of all, the enthusiasm of the barbarians was beyond imagination.They guarded against the danger, with a savage and fearless desperation.Secondly, the water in Hutou Mountain was so fast that the warships could not move forward. What's more frightening is that just as the weather was extremely hot and the plague was rampant, a large number of soldiers died of illness.What was even more terrifying was that Ma Yuan was also infected with the plague.As a result, the expeditionary force of the Han Dynasty was like a warship sailing to land, unable to advance or retreat, stuck alive in Hutou Mountain.

All the barbarians on the mountain saw the scene down the mountain.They were all happy, waved their flags and shouted, and launched an attack on Ma Yuan.So Ma Yuan was trapped, and the generals placed him in a stone cave by the stream. The cave was dank and dark, and he lay still, blinded.Like a dry lamp, like a ray of wind, it can be wiped out. It's really a tiger in Pingyang being bullied by a dog.An unprecedented despair choked Ma Yuan's throat like a plague.He didn't expect that he had fought against the barbarians countless times in his life, and he had never lost.But this time, he was going to lose unprecedentedly.

Whenever he heard the barbarians shouting to kill, Ma Yuan would ask someone to help him get up, and struggled to climb to the entrance of the cave to observe the enemy's situation.Fighting, in the name of a hero, as long as one breath is left, one must fight to the end.Looking at Ma Yuan's tragic heroic back, the guards on the left and right couldn't help but shed tears. Ma Yuan is about to collapse, not everyone is worried about it.We saw that a group of people were preparing to fire their cannons and stepping on him to the end. The first person who jumped out to step on Ma Yuan was Lieutenant General Geng Shu.

Geng Shu wrote a letter to his brother Geng Yan, voicing bitterness.It is said that Ma Yuan is getting old, and his thinking is even more conservative.If it weren't for his self-willedness and disobedience to his advice, the expeditionary force wouldn't be stuck in the mountains.It's all right now, you Ma Yuan can't do it anymore, and he has to take everything with the expeditionary army. Therefore, Geng Shu blamed Ma Yuan's two crimes in the letter: arbitrariness, refusing to listen to other people's opinions, resulting in the failure of the plan and choosing the wrong attack route.This is one of them.Conservative thinking, when the barbarians gathered, they did not attack decisively, but like a small merchant in the Western Regions, they had to camp at every step and missed the opportunity to wipe out the enemy.This is the second.

Finally, Geng Shu added another one: At the beginning, I predicted that there might be a plague outbreak when walking to Hutoushan Mountain, and it turned out to be exactly as I expected. Of course, Geng Shu's letter was not just a waste of time.After Geng Yan received the letter, he understood everything, but didn't say anything, just passed it on to Liu Xiu.Soon, Liu Xiu made a statement.Liu Xiu's opinion was indeed surprising - he vowed to hold Ma Yuan accountable. Since Liu Xiu's rebellion, few generals have been held accountable.When Deng Yu, Wu Han, etc. made mistakes, they were just scolded without any punishment.Liu Xiu wants to use Ma Yuan and other generals to take the knife, which is groundbreaking in his political career.

Some people may not be able to figure it out, Liu Xiu is not always easy to talk to, but this time he is so cruel that even an old general will not be spared. In fact, Geng Yan didn't think Liu Xiu's action was strange, nor did Deng Yu.Because they all know that Liu Xiu is easy to talk, but he also has a bottom line in doing things.It's just a pity that Ma Yuan has repeatedly broken through Liu Xiu's defensive bottom line. Liu Xiu's bottom line is that the generals should not be too greedy for merit.Ma Yuan has done a good job, Liu Xiu will deal with him sooner or later.Here, I can tell you responsibly that this time, Liu Xiu is not addicted to cursing, he is going to get serious.

Think about it, everyone, looking at Liu Xiu's military career throughout his life, has he made extremely wrong military decisions since the Battle of Kunyang?No.On the contrary, he was outside the battlefield, and he was able to strategize, make accurate judgments, and successfully command the front-line generals to fight.This point, I believe Deng Yu and Wu Han have a deep understanding. In an ancient battlefield without satellite positioning and telephone lines, Liu Xiu's chances of winning repeatedly are really a great miracle.You can't accept such a military genius.However, now comes the problem.When Ma Yuan and Geng Shu sent the report to Luoyang, Liu Xiu, a military genius, approved Ma Yuan's plan.Didn't Liu Xiu see that there was a fatal loophole in Ma Yuan's plan?

I think that when Liu Xiu saw Ma Yuan's report, he was already laughing to himself.He has been in the rivers and lakes for N years, and he has never missed a decision.However, this time, he will miss. Pretend to miss, for Ma Yuan, but also for myself. In the political game field, technology is important and has nothing to do with morality.Regardless of morality, Liu Xiu wants to wash away Ma Yuan's old brand, which is really a technical trade-off.Ma Yuan must be out, otherwise, several young heroes will not be able to make their mark. For example, the one surnamed Dou, and the one surnamed Liang.Those surnamed Dou are called Dou Gu; those surnamed Liang are called Liang Song.The faces are very strange, but their energy has been hovering between Bull A and Bull C.Dou Gu, the son of Dou Rong's younger brother; Liang Song, the son of Liang Tong.

You all know Dou Rong, some people may not have heard of Liang Tong, let alone Liang Song. Liang Tong, an old friend of Ma Yuan, also known as Zhongning.In the early years, Liang Tong traveled the rivers and lakes and was worshiped as the prefect of Jiuquan.Chimei soldiers rose up and wanted to grab his territory to the north. He and Dou Rong sent troops together to protect the territory and made great contributions, and were worshiped as the prefect of Wuwei.Kaixiao rebelled, and Liang Tong and Dou Rong joined forces with Liu Xiu, which also made merit.When Kai Xiao was defeated, Dou Rong was summoned to Luoyang, and Liang Tong followed him.Dou Rong eats big meat, while Liang Tong eats small meat.Both of them were named Marquis, and at the same time, Liang Tong was also worshiped as a doctor of the Taizhong.

The father plants trees, and the son enjoys the shade.Liang Song, the son of Liang Tong, gained power very quickly, married Liu Xiu's daughter, and became the son-in-law of Chenglong Kuai.As for Dou Gu, he also entrusted his uncle Dou Rong Hongfu to become another son-in-law of Liu Xiu.The family is prominent, the status is extraordinary, such energy, who dares to underestimate it? However, some people don't buy the account of these two people.In the whole world, anyone who dares not to treat peas as food will be supported by horses.Once, when Ma Yuan went to war, two juniors, Dou Gu and Liang Song, came to see him off.Seeing off is to reflect the respect of younger generations for their elders.

But the senior Ma Yuan didn't appreciate it. Before he said goodbye, he told Dou Gu and Liang Song quite seriously and sternly: those who are in high positions should always remember where they came from, otherwise they will be thrown off their horses if they get carried away. Ma Yuan's words are true, but they hurt people.Ma Yuan thought that he and Dou Rong were old friends, and Liang Tong was also an old friend, and there was nothing wrong with educating the two proud youngsters as elders. He was wrong.He didn't know that in the eyes of Dou Gu and Liang Song, the two high-ranking children, the face was not earned by himself, but given by others.Even Liu Xiu gave these two sons-in-law infinite face, but Ma Yuan couldn't even say a polite word.What's the point of partnering with him, it's better to tear it down and leave. Among the two, the one who wanted to attack the most was Liang Song.Ma Yuan and Liang Tong have the strongest relationship and are the most buddies, but they can't even get along with Liang Song.Once Ma Yuan fell ill, and Liang Song came to visit him. Ma Yuan thought Liang Song was a transparent person, and ignored him, causing Liang Song to leave in disgrace. Ma Yuan's guests asked Ma Yuan that although Liang Song was young, he was also the emperor's son-in-law, so he should give him some face.Guess how Ma Yuan answered?The old man said something special: "I am Song's father and friend. Although it is expensive, why lose its order?" What Ma Yuan meant was that I am an old friend of Liang Tong. Even though Liang Song is rich, he should not disturb the order of seniority. Obviously, in Ma Yuan's eyes, the political arena is the arena where seniority is ranked.No matter what young hero you are, even if you fly to the sky, you still have to come down and kowtow to my senior.Whether I accept your favor or not is my business. You are right.If you don't give face to others, that's your business.The problem is, Liang Song didn't get face, but it was his fault.After that meeting, Liang Song and Ma Yuan had formed a relationship. Even though he is Liang Zi, it is not a deep hatred, and it has not yet reached the point of going online.However, an accident shattered Liang Song's fantasies about Ma Yuan, and he hated him to the core. The thing is this: Ma Yuan has two nephews, one named Ma Yan and one named Ma Dun.The two of them read a lot, so they naturally acquired the habit of literati.This is also an old problem of all literati. When they are full and full, they like to discuss affairs and judge people, and make fun of politicians. Ma Yuan wrote a letter to the two of them, basically advising them to be more polite, not to be a talkative woman, gossip about other people's faults, and not to meddle in politics at will.In order to strengthen his persuasiveness, Ma Yuan cited two examples.It is said that one should be like Long Shu, honest and honest, and be good at being a man.Don't learn from Du Bao, if you can't learn it, if you don't learn it well, you will become a rebellious dog and degenerate into a frivolous disciple. Long Shu, the county magistrate of Shandu County (now southeast of Gucheng County, Hubei Province); Du Bao, Yueqi Sima, a hero and righteous man.Anyone with long eyes can tell that both of them are good-looking. Ma Yuan thinks that it is more difficult to learn from Du Bao, and has no intention of belittling him.However, some people did not know how to get this letter from Ma Yuan, and they made a big fuss. Hero Du Bao was very unfortunate, he ran into a Wen Yao.The so-called literary demon can pick the bones in the egg and kill people with a pen.This article has no name and no surname, so it cannot be tested.But he was very skilled. After reading Ma Yuan's letter, he took it out of context and sued Du Bao. The adverbial was written absurdly: Du Bao behaved so frivolously that even Ma Yuan wrote a letter to his nephew suggesting not to associate with him.This is not the most violent, and there is a particularly lethal sentence attached to the adverbial: Du Bao is like this, and the two son-in-laws, Dou Gu and Liang Song, are still fighting fiercely with him, which is really bad for the country. Whole one, and brought two big fish, this sue is fierce enough.Since it is a literary demon, it naturally has a demonic way.Soon, the adverbial flew into Luoyang and landed on Liu Xiu's desk like a bomb. When Liu Xiu saw it, he immediately summoned the two sons-in-law who were riding a dragon quickly to give them a lecture.Dou Gu and Liang Song were so frightened that they didn't dare to vent their anger. However, they were both very smart and didn't argue, just kowtowed to admit their mistakes.After Liu Xiu finished cursing, she let them go back. I seem to hear the sound of Liang Song gnashing his teeth at night.It can be said that his relationship with Ma Yuan has come to an end. Liang Song firmly believed that the nameless form, which seemed to be made of Du Bao, was actually for him and Dou Gu.The Han Dynasty is so big, who dares to make trouble with the princelings, besides Ma Yuan, who else would dare to vent their anger?Therefore, Liang Song concluded that Ma Yuan was behind the whole incident. It is not a gentleman not to report a grudge.What's more, the two young men surnamed Liang and Dou are not very gentlemen.