1819th: Unrecognizable

"Avoid misfortune? Go north with your family? Go to Beiyuan to avoid misfortune..."

"Why didn't he go find the lord back then? Don't say anything, it's still possible to protect one or two..."

When Feng Zhen said this, it was obvious that a full man does not know a hungry man.

Jiang Pengji said helplessly, "Nansheng was in chaos first, and after the disaster of Nanman, the flames of war spread throughout Nansheng. It is obviously impossible for Qingji to go to Nansheng. To go to Zhongzhao, you have to pass through the borders of several princes. I don't know how many rebels along the way. It is still a problem to reach Zhongzhao alive without life. After counting and counting, only Beiyuan is the way to retreat. Even if life is a little harder, it will not die under the sword of the thieves."

Matthew's family background is good, with a lot of fertile land in his family, he can be regarded as a wealthy landlord.

Even if there is no prospect for a lifetime, he can live a nourishing life. He belongs to a poor family with a relatively well-off economy.

However, what's the use of having so many fertile fields in hand? When the world is in chaos, how many people fish in troubled waters to burn, kill and loot?

Small wealthy households like Matthew, who have low income but are not enough to protect themselves, are the favorite little fat sheep of those thieves. They have high returns and low risks, and they can nourish themselves for a long time with one vote. Matthew had no choice but to pack his bags and flee northward with his family as expected.

Feng Zhen could hear the displeasure in Jiang Pengji's mouth, and chose to shut up with the desire to survive.

Qi Guan Rang secretly glanced at Feng Zhen, how old is this prodigal son, and he is still so outspoken.

No matter how Matthew got off, why he chose to go north to avoid disaster instead of taking refuge in the lord... After all, he is still the lord's classmate and friend when he was young. Let's not talk about how to respect and take care of me, but I can't add insult to injury or cynicism.

Of course, Qi Guanrang also believed that his lord would not care about Feng Zhen for a Matthew.

But this kind of thing can be one less thing, the harmony between the monarch and his subjects is the result of the joint maintenance of the two parties, Feng Langzi should have a long memory.

Jiang Pengji said, "Why didn't you want to find me? Maybe it's because he doesn't want to cause trouble. His character has always been like this."

Matthew, whose name is Qingji.

When she was young, she studied in Langya Academy, and she was considered one of Jiang Pengji's best classmates during her school days.

Compared with the others, Matthew and the others don't have a high sense of presence among the five, and they often make trouble with them passively. He has a relatively taciturn personality, but he is determined not to bother people he knows well when he thinks he can solve it.

Calculating the time, when Matthew went north to take refuge, Jiang Pengji had just entered Xiangyang County, which was the most difficult time in the early days.

Internally, they are poor, and their simple team is like a grass-roots team. Externally, there are countless battles to be fought, one fights the other. In the early years, either she was beating others, or others took the initiative to fight with her, and she was still not favored.

In this case, with Matthew's moderate personality, he would naturally avoid it, and would not cause trouble for Jiang Pengji, nor take part in it, nor take any risks.

Judging from today's point of view, it was Matthew's fault that he didn't choose to put all his eggs in one basket to help Jiang Pengji—otherwise, he would have a seat among the important ministers now—but judging from the situation at that time, who can say that Matthew's choice was Incorrect? Nobody can.

Not only Matthew, but the vast majority of people would have made the same choice under the circumstances at that time.

The only puzzling thing is——

It's been so many years since Jiang Pengji pacified Dongqing, but hasn't Matthew heard the news?

The situation in Beiyuan was not chaotic, and there were no wars anywhere, but the people who starved to death and froze to death were no less than those in the war.

It wasn't until Jiang Pengji arrived in Syracuse with his troops and pointed his sword at Beiyuan that Matthew escaped and left Beiyuan... This is a bit intriguing.

Qi Guanrang and Feng Zhen obviously thought of this too, but the latter had just hit a bad luck, so Qi Guanrang could only speak up.

"My lord, do you suspect that Matthew may be a spy sent by Beiyuan?"

Jiang Pengji smiled and said, "Qingji likes to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and is cautious, but he is not stupid. What's the use of him being a pawn for Beiyuan? How long can Beiyuan fight me like this? In the end, Beiyuan has a big chance of winning Or am I more likely to win? These questions are very clear in his mind.

Even if he is really Beiyuan's spy, he came here to surrender to me, and then stabbed Beiyuan back..."

Qi Guan Rang shook his head disapprovingly.

"That's the reason, but the lord shouldn't trust it. It's a coincidence that Matthew got here among the refugees at this time."

Jiang Pengji smiled and said, "I know, I will know about these worries when I meet him."

Smart people just like to complicate things, even Jiang Pengji is unavoidable.

When he actually saw Matthew, all the previous conspiracy theories and speculations disappeared, leaving only a full sigh.

"Qingji?"

When Matthew was brought to meet her, Jiang Pengji looked at his face for a long time, but still couldn't find traces of the past on this old and tired face. She just felt a lump in her throat and couldn't speak for a while. Matthew was not the oldest among the five, but his current appearance was no different from that of an old man in his seventies. His messy hair was barely black, and it was all white.

Not only is her hair white, but the skin on her face is wrinkled and dry, and there are chilblain cracks left by the cold all year round.

He walked forward two steps in a vain manner, and slowly bent down to salute.

It could be seen that he wanted to be as standard as possible, but his swollen hands and limp legs were trembling uncontrollably.

Jiang Pengji stood up abruptly to support him, his arms were so thin that only skin and bones remained, and she didn't even dare to exert any strength.

"I haven't seen you for more than ten years, how is Lanting?"

Matthew smiled softly, and his voice was old and hoarse like that of the elderly.

It was this familiar tone that made Jiang Pengji regain a sense of familiarity.

"Lanting... now maybe you are the only one who still calls me that." Jiang Pengji couldn't help but smile wryly after hearing this. The fact that she changed her name and surname became known all over the world, but Ma Xiu, who was staying in Beiyuan to avoid disaster, didn't hear it. Hearing the wind, he still called her by the name of the year.

Matthew's old face was somewhat embarrassed.

"...It's really disrespectful to call the emperor by his name as a commoner..."

Jiang Pengji said, "No, I abandoned that name because...some complicated reasons...not because of identity."

Matthew didn't ask carefully, and chose to remain silent as he did back then.

Lu Zheng hurried over when he heard the news. When he saw the old man in the hall, he could hardly recognize that it was Ma Xiu.

Matthew was only seven or eight years older than Jiang Pengji, but the two looked more like grandparents at this time.

What has Matthew experienced in these years?

"You are... Shaoyin?"

Ma Xiu carefully recognized Lu Zheng several times, but the latter stood a little farther away, his eyes were not clear, and it took him a while to recognize him.

"……yes……"

Matthew smiled weakly, "I haven't seen you for many years, but you are the same as before."

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