The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() But this time, Lin Lie's wishful thinking did not come to fruition.Lin Chong didn't accept it like before. Instead, he laughed loudly after hearing their accusations: "Hahahaha...do you treat me well? As a child of the Lin family, I, Lin Chong, have always been despised by you. You are driven like a servant. I, Lin Chongkong, have talents, but I can't show them. Even if I, Lin Chong, think of something that is beneficial to the family, I can't tell the head of the family. I can only report to you, and then give the credit to you, Lin Lie , this is the so-called not thin?

"A few years ago, when I married my daughter Ma's family, you only thought about your family's reputation. When my father and daughter were captured by horse thieves, you only knew your own family's reputation, but you didn't think about my father and daughter's life or death at all. Is it not thin as you said?

"Since you never take me seriously, why can't I fight for myself and my family? Now that I've succeeded, my son-in-law Ma Chao already has the capital to gain a foothold in Xiliang, don't you? Do you still want to suppress me?"

When he said these words, Lin Chong's eyes were shining with a strange light, his face was red, and he was obviously very excited.Over the years, he has been aggrieved too much and endured it for too long, and this time he finally broke out.When he said these words, his eyes stared back at the Lin family father and son without fear, and the resentment contained in it was that Lin Xie couldn't help feeling chills in his heart, and he didn't dare to look at him.

Lin Xie and his son obviously didn't expect him to have such a reaction, they stared blankly at his crazy appearance, not knowing what to do for a while.But Lin Chong didn't finish his sentence: "And I can tell you that this time the Lin family and the Ma family are cooperating. If I cannot communicate, otherwise the Ma family will not trust you. So Patriarch, you should know what to do?"

"You..." Lin Xie stared at this nephew who had become extremely strange with a face full of surprise, but after a long while, he put down his hand in despondency.Because he knew what the other party said was right, now the Lin family had no other way to go, and if they wanted to cooperate with the Ma family, they had to rely on Lin Chong, even if neither of the Lin family's father and son wanted to agree.But as long as the Lin family doesn't change this strategy, even other people in the Lin family will force them to give in to Lin Chong, a "traitor". After all, in a big family, interests are always higher than the so-called rules.

And Lin Lie, at this moment, was completely overwhelmed by Lin Chong's aura.It wasn't until this time that he realized that this brother who had always been humble and was not valued by him was so secretive and forbearing, which made him shiver uncontrollably.

After staring blankly at Lin Chong for a long time, Lin Xie said in a weak voice: "The old man is really old, and he didn't realize that there are people like you in our Linjiawu. Over the years, you have been obsessed with Everyone, they have never shown their talents and ambitions, but they suddenly hit today, they are really not ordinary people. Well, since you have this ability, it doesn't matter if the old man entrusts the future of the Lin family to you, as long as But the old man still has something to explain to you."

"Father..." Seeing that Lin Xie actually wanted to hand over the power of the family to this "enemy" who had made him suffer, Lin Lie immediately became anxious and wanted to say something else.But after seeing the confrontation between the two, he stopped when he reached the point of his mouth. He had clearly felt the pressure from both sides, which made it difficult for him to resist.

"Patriarch, please tell me." Lin Chong said calmly, at this moment he seemed to have calmed down, neither humble nor overbearing.

"I hope that after you take this position, everything will be in consideration of the interests of my Lin family. Even if you form an alliance with the Ma family, you must not be led by their noses. As you just said, Ma Yue is absolutely It's not a thing in the pool. If we can't guard against him as soon as possible, our Lin family will be completely swallowed up by him. If you agree to this old man, the old man will not be unwilling to hand over the position of head of the family to you " Lin Xie said solemnly, then quietly looked at Lin Chong, waiting for his answer.

Lin Chong was silent for a while, and then nodded: "Okay, I promise you. As long as I am the head of the Lin family, I will do my best to keep the Lin family standing in Xiliang and not be taken away by outsiders. "

"Then I can rest assured. After two days, the old man will announce this decision in the ancestral hall. As for how you can persuade the whole clan to use you in the future, it depends on your ability."

"Patriarch don't have to worry about this, I have my own plan!" Lin Chong replied confidently, and then he cupped his hands and left the hall.Seeing his frantic appearance when he left, Lin Lie couldn't bear it anymore: "Father, how can we..."

"Shut up!" Lin Xie stopped his son's complaints with a sudden cry, and then coughed.After a long time, the cough gradually subsided, and he said in a helpless voice: "Now that things have happened, do we have any other options? Today, since he has shown his heart, he no longer treats us Put it in his eyes. Because he knows that our Lin family cannot do without him, and with this status, even if the old man refuses to give up the position of Patriarch, he will be able to take it in a short time.

"And if this is the case, I'm afraid that you and my father and son will die when he seizes the position of Patriarch. Since it is inevitable to lose everything, why don't I let go earlier, so that I can make friends with him and let him It’s not going to kill us. This arrangement for my father is for your and my safety, do you understand?”

"I... my child understands!" Lin Lie finally lowered his head this time, and replied weakly.He knew that he was about to lose everything in the past, and no matter how unwilling he was, he was powerless under the circumstances.

"Hey, I just hope that Lin Chong will really devote himself to the prosperity of my Lin family as he said, so that even if the old man dies, there will be no complaints!" After a heavy sigh, Lin Xie leaned on his crutches. Struggle to walk backwards, looking extraordinarily desolate and lonely...

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Naturally, the Ma Yue brothers would not pay attention to this kind of struggle within the Lin family. What they are focusing on now is the future of their own family and the larger situation in Xiliang as a whole.This time, Dong Zhuo's old department had plotted against them in such a way that it had aroused the hatred of the two brothers. Although the two did not say anything harsh about it on the way back, from their looks, those who cared could still feel something. Kind of different breath.

It was peaceful along the way, and after ten days or so, the chariots and horses carrying grain and grass finally arrived at the boundary of Long County, and after learning that they had indeed brought grain, Ma Teng, who was so excited, even brought people out to greet him.

Seeing their father coming out to greet them in person, the two Ma Yue brothers hurriedly got off their horses and saluted: "Father, we are lucky to live up to our fate. Although we only brought back thousands of grains this time, the people of the Lin family have promised us to buy grains for us .Presumably soon, the food problem that plagued us will pass.”

"Okay, okay! It's really hard work for you!" Ma Teng smiled, and helped the two sons up with his own hands: "You have made great contributions to our entire city this time, and I am very proud of you as a father. .”

"Father is absurd, the child is just trying his best." After saying these few words, the father and son brought grain into the gate of Longxian County together, and saw a cart full of grain appearing in front of everyone In front of him, the soldiers and civilians in the city cheered again, and when Ma Teng announced loudly that the Lin family would send more food, the cheers became even more enthusiastic, and the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the city suddenly raised a new level. high.

After the food was delivered to the city, nothing happened to the Ma brothers.And they were quickly called to the command post by their father. Seeing that there were no outsiders here, Ma Teng asked solemnly: "You went to the Lin family to ask for food, and they agreed to you so readily, and promised that there will be a large amount of food for us in the future?"

To be honest, Ma Teng still had a lot of doubts about the good news brought by his two sons. After all, the Lin family is not an ordinary family, and the current situation in Xiliang is not conducive to the survival of the Ma family.But now, Brother Ma Yue successfully brought back the food, which made him not surprised.

"Father really saw it clearly. It is true that we spent a lot of time when we were in the Lin family." Ma Yue didn't hide his father's intentions, so he told all the things that happened in Linjiawu in detail.

After listening to his narration, Ma Teng nodded clearly: "So that's the case. No wonder the Lin family is willing to try so hard, but you have forced them to have no other way out. Those people are really hateful, that's obvious. It means to put us to death!" After saying these two sentences, Ma Teng frowned worriedly: "But if you killed all of their people this time, you are not afraid that they will die in the future." Is this an excuse to use troops against us? With our current strength, we are still far from being able to compete with Dong Zhuo's old troops."

"Father, don't worry, they won't attack us brazenly because of this." Ma Yue has already thought about it carefully: "Originally, what they did this time was very sinister, and they couldn't be known by others, but we saw it through and cracked it , they will just settle down and suffer this loss. Otherwise, if the matter becomes a big deal, I am afraid that their reputation will be weakened, and the mobilization of troops will only cause them to suffer even greater losses. But we have to Make a plan early to see if you can improve your own strength as soon as possible, otherwise in the future when the swordsmen meet, they will liquidate everything in one go."

"Since you've said that, I'm relieved to be a father. But it's not easy to improve our strength. After all, we don't have many people in Long County. How can we recruit more people?"

"Yes, this is indeed a problem. I only hate that the people in the Central Plains have been divided up by them, otherwise we would not be helpless." Ma Yue also smiled helplessly.But at least the most urgent problem has been solved, and they are a little relieved. As for what to do next, they can only see the tricks.

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