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漢高祖天福十二年(947年),馬希去世,將領排除馬希諸弟中年齡最長的馬希萼,而擁護馬希繼立,因而馬希崇就以馬希之繼位違反父親兄終弟及的遺命挑撥馬希萼,且經常將馬希的一舉一動告訴馬希萼,以為內應。
漢隱帝乾祐(950年),叛變的馬希萼攻占南楚都城潭州(今湖南長沙),自立為天策上將軍、武安、武平、靜江、寧遠等軍節度使、楚王後,任命馬希崇為節度副使,將政事都交給馬希崇,然而馬希崇也是交給下屬而已,政事因而混亂,而馬希萼又對士卒不加賞賜,因此軍心思變。
周太祖順元年(951年),在馬希崇事先知情的情況下,徐威等將領兵變,馬希崇被推為武安留,馬希萼則被移往衡山縣囚禁。馬希崇繼立,亦縱酒荒淫,人心不附。當時南楚情勢,內有數股勢力割,外有強鄰南唐虎視眈眈,徐威等欲殺馬希崇自救,馬希崇察覺其中變故,遂密迎南唐大軍保護。不久,南唐將領邊鎬率軍進入南楚,馬希崇率族投降,南楚亡。
南楚亡,馬氏族一度被遷往南唐,馬希崇被封為永泰節度使,居住揚州(今江蘇揚州)。周世宗顯德三年(南唐元宗保大十四年,956年),周攻南唐,占領包括揚州在內的淮南地區,馬氏族遂又被遷往周都城大梁(今河南開封),馬希崇被任命為羽林統軍。其事跡史書未載,不知所終。
After the fall of South Chu, once the family moved to Southern Tang Ma, Ma Xichong been called Wing Tai Jiedushi living Yangzhou (Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province today). After three years and Chai Hin Tak (South Tangyuan Zong Bao Dai 14 years, 956 years), Later Zhou Dynasty attack Southern Tang Dynasty, including the occupation, including Yangzhou, Huainan, Ma family moved Later Zhou Dynasty capital was therefore submitted a beam (this Kaifeng, Henan), Maxi Chong was appointed Habayashi military system. Was not contained in historical deeds, disappeared.