The eldest son Xizhen, although generous and kind, was timid and fragile, and only liked to recite poems and essays. Not only did he not care about political affairs, he was also unable to suppress his subordinates' courage;

Although his second son Xisheng, although his beloved concubine (Ma Xisheng's biological mother Yuan Defei, the most favored by Ma Yin), has always called him smart, and he will definitely achieve great things in the future... but he is just doting his parents and children for his mother. Of course, he can also see that Xisheng is too greedy and has an extreme temperament;

Although the third son Xiwang is kind and respectful, he has no talent, so he may be very useful;

Although his fourth son Xifan is good at learning and poetry, he is lazy and hates labor. He is also lenient to discipline himself and serves others... If he does not discipline him strictly, he is also very likely to lose his ambition and indulge in pleasure;

As for Xi'e, Xigao, and Xiguang, they are still young and ignorant, and they are not worried about it... It is said that the former king of Wu, Yang Xingmi, was born in the same year as Gu. Since he has passed away, he does not know when Gu's life will end... I don't know how their character and ability they have become when they become adults, and how they are entrusted with state affairs, which is too early.

Yang Wo's child was arrogant and took over the throne of Wu, which was entirely because Yang Xingmi's other sons were unable to protect him at such a young age... Gu Ruo laughed at him, the hero of Wu, but in the other side of our Chu State... No matter who is the crown prince, he is really hard to feel at ease...

“...Master?”

Xu Dexun saw Ma Yin being stunned and asked without stopping. After a while of silence, Ma Yin sighed and said:

"Even if Yang Wo's child is arrogant and arrogant, he will sooner or later cause trouble. However, he insists on being enemies with Gu, and he will still launch troops to attack in the future, resulting in the people under his rule being poisoned by wars. The situation is turbulent, and for our Chu State, it is not a good thing..."

Xu Dexun nodded when he heard this, and thought for a moment, and he continued:

"The king had fought for the land of the five prefectures in Lingnan with the Qing Navy Liu Yin, and then Liu Yin also submitted a letter to the Wei Dynasty. Although the Qing Navy is now urging troops to look west, it seems that he intends to annex the territory under the rule of the Jing Navy... Since he also regarded the Emperor of Wei as the sect leader, our Chu State is not convenient to take the opportunity to capture the land of Lingnan, Guangdong and Guangxi.

But after all, we must prevent problems before they happen. There is Liu Yin in the south and Wang Jian in the west. Although our country is in the north, we must also station troops on the border to prevent it. We were originally at peace with the Wu State in the east, but it is a pity that Yang Wo is now looking forward to Shu, which has caused our country to be controlled from all sides, and we all need to divide our troops to guard the key passes...

According to my opinion, although we must also be wary of Liu Yin and Wang Jian, only Yang Wo is now the only one who takes the initiative to launch troops to invade the territory under our Chu State, and the Wei and Wu are now even more powerful. Only by sending envoys to Wei State to express their feelings. When Wu State intends to attack our country again, the Wei army can intercept the rear route through Jiangling and E Yue... At that time, although the Emperor of Wei will use our intention to severely defeat the Wu army, our Chu State can also use the military power of Wei State to destroy the enemy invading the enemy... so the two use the two parties to ensure that our Chu State's territory will not be lost."

After all, according to the original trajectory, Xu Dexun once advised Ma Yin that although Zhu Wen was not a good thing, since he controlled the Emperor of Tang and dominated the Central Plains, changing dynasties was a foregone conclusion. With the lord's position, he should respect the emperor of the Central Plains to maintain the stability of the current situation under his rule, and he had to submit a slander to Zhu Wen... Now, it was Li Tianqu who was in charge of the Central Plains. The Wu Kingdom, which was in peace in the past, insisted on invading and making grudges. Xu Dexun naturally also tended to respect the sect leader of the Central Plains to eliminate the military threat of the Wu Kingdom.

When Ma Yin heard Xu Dexun’s advice, he subconsciously nodded slightly, but he still couldn’t help but think:

Everyone knows the principle of coexistence with his lips and teeth, but Yang Wo doesn't. Because Emperor Wei dominates the Central Plains, Gu surrenders to him on the surface to protect himself, but he definitely does not want to see Wu destroyed by Wei. After all, if Wu is destroyed, Emperor Wei is likely to covet the territory under the rule of Gu...

Back then, Yang Xingmi deliberately wanted to make favors, and when he let his second brother go back to reunite with his or her, he knew very well that even if our Chu State would not join forces to fight against the Central Plains with him, at least they would not invade each other, neither the Liang State of Zhu Wen’s then nor the Wei State of Li Tianqu’s now.

As a result, Yang Wo, you short-sighted child, are really too bullying. Now I have to respond to the Wei State to protect our territory, but in the long run, I am afraid there will still be hidden worries in the future...

Ma Yin thought about it with resentment, and he felt more and more exhausted. He had already bid farewell to his past experience of serving the ogre king Qin Zongquan. Since he was in charge of the prefectures of Hunan and Chu, Ma Yin has been asking about his diligence and love for the people and considering the livelihood of the people. So far, he has never dared to neglect it.

However, Ma Yin did not know that Gao Yu, the most financial-manager under Emperor Li Tianqu, should have assisted him in managing the Chu State. Even Zhang Ji, who was supposed to be the founding elder of the Southern Chu State, had turned to Li Tianqu for many years...

Even if the Chu State still has Ma Qiong, Ma Cun, Yao Yanzhang, Xu Dexun, Huang Fan... and other close relatives, civil and military talents, they have less ability to manage the prosperous and prosperous ministers like Gao Yu. Ma Yin has too many political affairs to do, and even if he can probably maintain the livelihood of the people under his rule, Chu State has not become a country with only a few rich and prosperous states in the world. He has also overdrawn too much energy and vitality, and it is very obvious that he is old now.

But Yang Wo, who succeeded King of Wu, still wanted to make trouble and make enemies. Ma Yin felt even more tired and unable to support his efforts. He also wanted to maintain the situation where Chu State, Wu State, Wu Yue and other forces coexist, but how could he give in? Let Yang Wo be left with trouble and uneasy?

After thinking about it, Ma Yin suddenly sighed sadly:

"Yang Xingmi could have deserved the title of a hero, but he was afraid that the Yang family's foundation would be defeated by his son. Yang Wo's son insisted on forcing Gufu to join Wei and Wu as enemies... He was born in poverty and humbleness. When he was promoted by the benefactor, he had experienced countless dangers and had the opportunity to take charge of his own country and call him Wang Jianguo... But even if the land of Xiang and Chu was respected, he still had to act according to the look of Emperor Wei..."

...The general of Wu army Chen Zhixin invaded Chu, but was defeated by Xu Dechang, the chief honor general under Ma Yin, and the battle report of being captured and killed was spread to the Wei State. Through the post station, the news was conveyed, and Li Tianqu, who was on his way back to Bianjing, had also reported to him.

The relationship between Chu and Wu has deteriorated rapidly, and Ma Yin should also plan to change his diplomatic strategy according to the changes in the situation; and after this defeat, it will also make Yang Wo and other veterans of Wu more and more rifts... Li Tianqu naturally expected these things.

However, in addition to the result of the war between Chu and Wu, another piece of information that was almost simultaneously received at the same time also attracted Li Tianqu's attention: because not only King Yang W of Wu, bravely sent troops to invade Chu, Wang Jian, who occupied the two Sichuans and Bashu, also gathered heavy troops and mobilized his troops, and Shu Kingdom had also launched a large-scale war on the outside.

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Note: Ma Yin and his descendants are very different from their age. Although there is no detailed record of the birth history of the eldest son Ma Xizhen, the second son Ma Xisheng was born when he was forty-six years old. Then he gave birth to more than 30 sons and two daughters recorded in history books... According to the current progress of the plot, the second monarch of Nanchu should be only eight or nine years old.

However, the original intention of writing this novel was to put many people who were famous in later generations, but more important figures and some important historical events into the story. However, if we write them completely according to the rigorous style, Ma Yin should be the second longest-lived founding king among the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. He could live for more than 20 years. Then, after Ma Xisheng reigned for three years and Ma Xifan reigned for fifteen years, the Chu horses were fighting for the most ruthless stage of brothers fighting each other...
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