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Ma, whose real name is Xia Jin. When he was a teenager, his father sent him to school, and he always skipped school and went home. Later, I went to the township school to learn the Book of Filial Piety, and I didn't learn a word for more than ten days. The teacher whipped him several times, and he ran to school alone in the middle of the night and set a fire. The teacher only escaped one life. He often called dozens of children in the village to play the game of marching and fighting with them, calling himself a general. Make an appointment with them every day. Those who are late will be whipped by Ma Renjun, and the children are afraid of him. He bought fruit and distributed it to the children, and the children became more attached to him. When I grow up, I am good at archery and can draw a bow of 200 Jin.

During the Ganyou period of the later Han Dynasty, Zhou Taizu guarded Yecheng. At that time, Ma was sixteen. The later Zhou Taizu always heard that he was brave. After being summoned, he was very happy and left him with him. In Guang Shun's early years, he was appointed as the Inner Hall. After Sejong succeeded to the throne, he ordered the Guards to learn archery in hunting grounds. Horses are the strongest archers, and most of his arrows can hit their prey. Sejong gave him a brocade robe and a silver belt. It coincided with Liu Chong's invasion of Taiyuan, Sejong's personal expedition to Gaoping, the Zhou Dynasty got off to a bad start, and most generals retreated. Ma Ren Xuan said to everyone, "Master your was humiliated and Minister your died. What do you want us to do?" So he drew his bow, mounted his horse, and went forward to shoot the enemy, killing dozens of people. His morale was greatly boosted, the army pursued the victory, and Liu Chong was defeated. After Sejong joined the Party, he killed more than 70 generals who violated discipline. Ma was promoted to commander-in-chief of archery and crane control, and was promoted to commander of skirmishers after returning to Beijing. Attack Huainan with Sejong, arrive in Chuzhou and attack Shuizhai. There is a flying building 100 feet high in Shuicun. Sejong looked at the flying building about 200 steps away. The garrison soldiers upstairs cursed loudly. Sejong was very angry and ordered his followers to shoot him, because it was too far away for anyone to kill him. The horse was full of bows, and the defenders fell down. When Huainan was pacified, the horse was injured dozens of times, and Sejong gave him good medicine, making him the capital city.

Prior to this, Xue was in charge of the imperial examination affairs of the imperial court. Ma had privately entrusted people he had made friends with, but when the list was posted, none of them were entrusted by him. One day, I heard that Xue was going to hold a wedding banquet. Ma came to Xue with the person he entrusted and severely reprimanded Xue. Impeached by Liu Wencuo, he became a censor, and the emperor tolerated him for his exploits. When fighting in Jinyang, he ordered Ma to lead the army to patrol the border between Shanggu and Yuyang. The Khitans have heard so much about horses that they dare not come out. Take the opportunity to plunder and capture tens of thousands of cattle and sheep. The following year, a group of robbers set out in Yanzhou, Shandong. The leaders are Zhou Bi and Mao. They are brave and fierce, and they look strange. Zhou Bi is called "Long Leg Dragon". The prison army failed to arrest him several times and ordered the horse to arrest him. Ma led a dozen soldiers into Mount Tai, captured Zhou Bi and other party member alive, and the surrounding area of Shandong was peaceful.

Kaibao four years, promoted to Yingzhou defense. His brother's son once killed a civilian by mistake because of drunkenness, and his nephew (according to the law) should be sentenced to death. The victim's family members themselves said that the two families had no grievances, but were accidentally injured after drinking. I hope it's just negligence. Ma Ren Xuan said, "I am the current local governor, but my nephew killed someone. This is bullying, not manslaughter. How dare I mess up the laws of the country because of an affair? " So the nephew was executed according to law, and the funeral was properly handled by the victim. Taiping Xingguo died seven years ago at the age of fifty. He posthumously granted the Hexi Army a festival, and the butler gave money and things to arrange the funeral.