"Well, then... we can boldly conclude that before death, Beiming Meihua's husband's arms were not held by anyone, but he unfolded them himself."
"Hmm~~" Ma Xiaoquan secretly admired the judgment of his two brothers. Although none of the three of them had seen the body of Beiming Meihua's husband, they could make such a reasonable inference based on Beiming Meihua's description.
It's really awesome.
"Fourth son, one thing I don't quite understand is why the death of Meihua's husband is related to his eldest brother?" Ma Cheng asked, "Although his husband followed his eldest brother, as far as I know, he was originally with his subordinates
There are more than a dozen people working on it."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Third brother, this is a good question. I didn't think it had anything to do with it at first, but I once found some clues in some cases investigated by Jin Yiwei. Third brother, you just said that the eldest brother was followed by more than a dozen people, but the eldest brother was killed.
At that time, only a few people were killed with him, so where did the rest of them go?"
Ma Yuan and Ma Cheng were stunned and did not speak.
"Well, I also did a secret investigation on this matter. Those subordinates who were not killed at the same time died one after another not long after the elder brother was killed, either from illness or from fighting. There was also one who died while fetching water.
, one of them failed to stand still and fell into the well and drowned. Second brother and third brother, what do you think is the reason that caused the eldest brother and his men to all die? "
Ma Yuan slapped his forehead: "Little fourth son, you mean that the death of eldest brother is..."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "It's just why the eldest brother died and who wanted to kill the eldest brother. I still don't understand this. In my impression, the eldest brother is a smart man who doesn't easily get along with others. Even if he doesn't get along with some people,
There is absolutely no motive for summoning the other party to kill him." [Ma Xiaoquan lied, he did not know Ma Zhi at all, but this panic sounded very reasonable to Ma Yuan and Ma Cheng]
Ma Chengdao: "Could it be done by Jurchens?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "Although the Jurchens have some means, the eldest brother just came out and has no reputation at all. The Jurchens have so many calculations, just to kill a person who has no reputation. Isn't this a bit unreasonable?"
"Could it be that dad provoked the Jurchens?" Ma Yuan asked.
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head again: "My parents have four of us brothers. Even if any one of us is killed, there are still three sons. The Jurchens clearly know that my parents and their sons are four, but they still go to such trouble to kill one of them, so as to scare the snake away. Besides,
, Dad is just a general guarding Ningyuan. Compared with other generals, Dad is not very famous, right? If I were a Jurchen, I would kill the Liaodong Jinglue by capturing the thief first."
Ma Yuan and Ma Cheng nodded, agreeing with Ma Xiaoquan's point of view.
"By the way..." Ma Xiaoquan suddenly remembered something and asked, "Second brother and third brother, my mother is from the Baiyi tribe, you know that, right?"
Ma Yuan and Ma Cheng nodded.
"So, has Mom ever told you that the Baiyi tribe has a tradition, that is, if the Baiyi tribe and Han people marry, the first child born must be a Baiyi tribesman."
Ma Yuan and Ma Cheng were stunned and asked in unison: "Little Fourth, where did you hear this rule?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "I didn't hear it, I saw it in the classics of the Baiyi clan left at home in the capital."
Ma Yuandao: "I heard my father and mother talk about this rule again."
"Okay, since there is this rule, if my mother is a member of the Baiyi tribe, and the eldest brother is the eldest among our four brothers, then shouldn't the eldest brother also become a member of the Baiyi tribe?"
"Hmm~~"
"Okay, since the eldest brother is a member of the Baiyi Clan, will the Baiyi Clan outside send someone to recruit him back to the Baiyi Clan?"
"This...this...we really don't know. We have to ask my mother about this..."
While the three brothers were talking, the door suddenly rang. Ma Yuan stepped forward to open the door and was stunned.
Ma Xiaoquan and Ma Cheng also turned to look at the door, and it turned out to be Ma Mu.
"Mom, why are you here?" Ma Xiaoquan and Ma Cheng stood up quickly.
Ma Mu nodded and said: "Mother heard what you three brothers just said. Yuan Er Cheng Er Quan Er, your inference sounds very reasonable to me!"
The three Ma brothers looked at each other, feeling a little proud in their hearts unconsciously.
"But...it would be wrong for the three of you to say this privately and not call me Shangniang."
"Uh~~" Ma Xiaoquan scratched his scalp and said, "Mom, the child came to see the second and third brothers for this matter..."
"Haha, I knew it. You have been a royal guard for a long time. If you don't find out something, you won't feel comfortable, right?"
"Hehe~~~"
Ma Mu paused, then her expression suddenly became serious and said: "I heard you mentioned the rules of the Baiyi Clan just now. Well, there are some. I remember when your father and I got married, people from the tribe who had not been in contact with each other suddenly appeared.
Yes, at that time the tribe did indeed propose that our first child should become a member of the Baiyi tribe...but your father and I did not agree."
Ma Xiaoquan asked: "Mom, can I refuse this rule of the Baiyi Clan?"
Ma Mu shook her head: "Your mother and I have followed your grandparents since we were young. To be honest, I don't know much about the rules in the clan."
"Then what happened after mom and dad refused?"
Mother Ma thought about it for a while and said: "It's nothing. The tribe just asked us to think about it again. The answer your father and I gave at the time was that it depends on what the first child thinks when he grows up."
Ma Xiaoquan gave Ma Mu a thumbs up and praised: "Mom, you are really open-minded. When you grow up, do you agree to join the Baiyi Clan?"
Ma Mu curled her lips and said, "This mother really doesn't know. Your elder brother has never mentioned this matter."
"You haven't mentioned it before? Does that mean you didn't agree, or that the clan members never came to you again?"
Ma's mother shook her head: "I don't know, since my mother married into Ma's family, except for the time when they got married, they have never been here since then... Sometimes I wonder, what the hell is my mother?"
Are you from the Baiyi tribe, haha..."
"Never come here again? Mom, this is not what I read in the classics at home. The Baiyi Clan will never give up on any of its members."
Ma Mu retorted: "Then why was mother given up?"
"this......"
Ma Mu shook her head and said: "It doesn't matter, Mom has been out of the clan since she was a child, and she has no relationship with the clan, but you guys are my biggest support in this life!"
