Ma Rui's pupils contracted slightly. Although he didn't know whether the knights in front of him were enemies or friends, their appearance was too sudden and the provocative arrow that made Ma Rui's heart full of vigilance. He sank his waist slightly, let go of his left hand and made the heavy body fall to the ground. With this cover, his right hand quietly lifted up and pressed the hilt of the waist again.

But this action could not be hidden from the knights on the opposite side. The leader in luxurious armor did not move, but his eyes were just hidden under the cap, and the entourages on both sides raised disdainful laughter, and some shouted, "Bold!" Some people immediately set off their bows and arrows and aimed at Ma Rui.

Ma Rui was also a warrior who rushed out of the sea of ​​blood. Even though he was outnumbered, he was not afraid at all. Since the riders on the opposite side were so rude, he simply stood upright and raised the knife on his waist and sheathed it to his chest.

The sound of hooves behind him sounded, and a horse came slowly. The horse was wearing a wide robe and a belt, which was Huan Yi. The young scholar blocked the reins in front of Ma Rui as if nothing had happened, and immediately dispersed the tension.

At this time, Lu Yao and his more than ten followers arrived together, covering Ma Rui's horse and taking a few steps back. Ma Rui was about to say something to Lu Yao, but Lu Yao stopped him. After the group of people stopped the horse from Huan Yi, they only acted as ordinary entourages.

Huan Yi lowered his head and looked at the dead body beneath Ma Rui. He saw a flash of light on the iron arrow that was squeezing into Hu Qi's head. He waved a whip and pulled the arrow up. He took it directly to his eyes regardless of the blood stains. It turned out that this arrow was extraordinary. From the handle to the tail, there were several small words engraved in sterling silver: "Hanoi Gou Daozhen."

This line of small words caught my eye, and Huan Yi couldn't help but frown slightly; when he raised his head, he smiled with a compassionate and polite smile.

He bowed to the opposite side and bowed: "General Zhe Chong?"

"That's right!" the general with bright armor replied in a deep voice.

Huan Yi performed rituals like a ritual, but this person was not moved at all, and his attitude was extremely arrogant. Huan Yi knew that he was right. This person was the younger brother of General Gou Xi, the governor of Yanzhou, and General Zhe Chong, the commander of Yanzhou Army stationed in Chiping.

The Gou family was a great clan in Shanyang, Hanoi. It was known to be after Emperor Xuanyuan Huangdi. Although there were very few people since the Han and Wei dynasties, they were not regarded as a poor family because they were from the same county as the Dajin royal family. As for Gou Xi and Gou Chun's generation, they were even more useful by their military achievements and became one of the great families of officials of the dynasty. Therefore, Gou Chun's name and county magnificents were engraved on the arrows used in daily life to show his dignity.

Among the two Gou brothers, Gou Xi was regarded as a master of military tactics in this dynasty, so he was known as Han Bai in the world. Although Gou Chun was a literati, he was gifted and was extremely talented because of his mighty martial arts and good at fighting. During the war against bandits in the Central Plains, this king personally charged and killed countless enemy generals. The army said that he had the courage of Ben Yu. At this moment, as the commander of the first army, he actually led dozens of cavalry to stalk in the wilderness of Jizhou where the bandits were infested, which was enough to show that he had absolute certainty about his own force.

But Gou Chun asked back, "Who are you?"

Huan Yi said respectfully: "I am the envoy of Governor Ding, Jizhou. I am here to bring Governor Ding's letters. In addition, this is my talisman seal, so General Zhechong may wish to check it out."

Gou Chun waved his hand, and a entourage beside him came forward and took the letters, talismans and other items from Huan Yi. First look at the talismans and confirmed that it was correct, then handed the letter to Gou Chun with both hands: "Report to General, this person is indeed Huan Yi and Huan Maolun, the chief clerk of Jizhou."

Gou Chun's palm holding the letter slightly condensed: "Huan family? Are the Huan family members of Long Kang of Qiao State?"

Since Gou Chun talked about the Huan family, Huan Yi did not dare to neglect it. He once again bowed deeply: "It is the descendant of Dr. Chunqing, Long Kang and Huan Maolun."

The doctor of Chunqing mentioned by Huan Yi was Huan Rong, a great scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty. When Huan Rong was over 60 years old, he was appreciated by Emperor Guangwu for his profound classical attainments. He was first appointed as a counselor and was invited to teach the prince. Later, he served as a doctor, a young tutor of the prince, and Taichang. After Emperor Ming ascended the throne, he treated Huan Rong with his politeness. He personally visited the Huan Mansion to meet with his disciples, and always said, "The master is here." Now, the Huan clan in Longkang, Qiao State, is mostly from the Huan Rong lineage.

For example, officials like Gou Chun who are good at using martial arts know the reputation of the Long Kang Huan family in Qiao State, and Huan Yi is quite proud. Unexpectedly, Gou Chun took Ding Shao's letter in his hand, slapped his left hand palm, and sneered: "The Ding family of Qiao State, the Huan family of Qiao State... Hehe, both families are like axes and wandering souls, but they can call friends and get together."

This sentence was expressed, and Huan Yi's expression changed drastically.

Even Lu Yao, who fell behind, frowned tightly because the malicious intentions of these words were beyond replenishment.

It turned out that the Ding and Huan clans were close relatives. Both families were from Qiao State, and because of their rural friendship with the Cao Wei royal family, there were many figures in the previous dynasty. Unfortunately, God was willing to mess with people, and the officials and figures of the two clans ended up in a very miserable way.

Ding Yi and Ding Yi, the ancestor of Ding's family, were both capable counselors of Emperor Wu of Wei Cao Cao. Because Emperor Wu loved Ding Yi's literary talent, he once wanted to use his daughter as a wife, but Cao Pi, who was the general of the Five-Secrets at the time, stopped Ding Yi's eye disease. Later, Cao Cao was familiar with Ding Yi and once regretted saying, "Even if he was blind, he should still be with his daughter, let alone be a fool? It was my son who mistaken me!" Because of this reason, the Ding brothers both had a good relationship with King Chen Si Cao Zhi, and strongly advocated that Emperor Wu change King Chen Si as his heir. After Emperor Wen ascended the throne, he immediately initiated revenge and killed the Ding brothers and the male members of the family for trivial matters.

Decades later, another branch of the Ding clan of Qiao State had another prominent official, Ding Mi, the son of Ding Pei, the commander of the Dianjun Academy. Ding Mi served as the doctor of the Duzhi, the General of the Cavalry, and the Secretary of the Shang Dynasty, and was friendly with the general Cao Shuang. He and He Yan, Deng Jian and others controlled the government. At that time, people were ridiculed as "Three Dogs in Taichung". The so-called "Two Dogs in the Cliffs cannot be used, and one Dog is silently made a gangrene bag." The meaning of the three dogs all want to bite people, and Ding Mi was particularly serious. But in the tenth year of Zhengshi of Cao Wei, King Xuan of Sima took advantage of the opportunity to face Gaopingling and suddenly attacked Cao Shuang's party. Ding Mi and others, who were once powerful, all of them were the three tribes.

The Ding clan of Qiao State was severely injured. After decades of sinking, it was not until Ding Shao and Ding Shulun left Jizhou to recover. Ding Shao's reaction to the court and the King of Donghai was so fierce that he was afraid that the Ding clan of Qiao State did not trust Luoyang Zhugugong in his bones.

Although the Ding family in Qiao State rose and fell repeatedly, blood flowed into a river, the fate of the Huan clan was similar. In the Han Dynasty, the Huan family had endless figures, including Huan Dian, literature, and the most virtuous ones were Huan Ye. By Cao Wei, Huan Fan was even more adept at serving as a Grand Secretary and was regarded as a "think tank" by Cao Shuang, the general in charge of the government.

During the Gaopingling Incident, Cao Shuang was embarrassed and unaware of what to do. When Huan Fan heard about the change, he immediately forged an edict to open the Pingchang Gate, drew his sword and halberd, and rushed to Cao Shuang to the south. The left and right reported to King Sima Xuan, but King Xuan thought that although Huan Fan was good at making suggestions, Cao Shuang, the incompetent person, must not adopt his plan. Sure enough, after Huan Fan defected to Cao Shuang, he led the emperor to Xuchang and recruited foreign troops to fight against the Sima family. However, Cao Shuang was weak and took the initiative to return to the emperor, disbanded his troops and returned home to commit crimes. At this point, Huan Fan had no power to turn the world back. Soon after, he was falsely accused of rebellion and executed with Cao Shuang's party, all of which were barbarous.

The Ding family and the Huan family all flourished with the rise of Cao Wei, and were repeatedly slaughtered with the decline of Cao Wei. It can be said that these two families were losers in the chaos between the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Since Ding Shao was able to serve as the governor of Jizhou, most of the people in the Huan family clan entered the shogunate of Jizhou to praise him.
Chapter completed!