Pang Tong looked at Ma Chao with a smile, waiting for his calm breath.
Ma Chao responded with a full face of suspicion: "I, recommend Cao Gong as King of Wei?"
“That’s right.”
Ma Chao's eyes rolled.
Ma Chao had heard that Cao Gong had ambitions for generations, and he had already considered whether he should repay his kindness and do something to show his kindness. However, firstly, he had little understanding of this kind of trick of court rituals, music, and courtesy; secondly, he was also vaguely concerned about Liu Bei's attitude and did not want to stand against Liu Bei too obviously.
Who knew that Liu Bei’s confidant adviser actually brought it up?
Liu Bei fought with Cao Cao for decades, how could he not know that this would definitely make Cao Gong's popularity loudly?
When Ma Chao galloped on the battlefield, he had to rely on his natural intuition and never looked back. However, the planning of these huge forces was really different from fighting on the battlefield. He thought about the beginning and felt a split headache and had no way to take it.
"Mr. Shi Yuan, I am a martial artist and I don't understand these methods of persuasiveness and persuasion. I really don't understand what the meaning of Xuande's intention is to let me do this?"
Pang Tong smiled and said, "General Meng Qi still wants to know what your gains and losses are, right?"
Ma Chao lowered his face and waved his hand: "Mr. Shiyuan, I don't have the time to play this kind of question-and-answer trick with you. Don't bulge your lips and tongue in front of me. Please be more straightforward and make your words clear in one go."
Pang Tong nodded slightly and said calmly: "Since the chaos, the world has collapsed, and the rules and regulations have not existed, and the world's heroes have emerged. To this day, only Cao Cao has dominated the world and has a million people, and he has the ambition to evolve. Those who can compete with him, the general is indeed a tiger and a tiger, and has the courage that is known to everyone in the world; my lord is indeed a royal family and has a wide range of benevolence; the Sun family in Jiangdong has been in charge of three generations, and the boat is in the river... However, compared with Cao Cao, his power is far less than that. I have thought hard, why is this?"
Ma Chao couldn't help asking: "Why is this?"
Pang Tong shook his sleeves and poked out his hands to gesture.
"Because in the past years, Cao Cao, on the one hand, welcomed the emperor to Xudu, pretended to be loyal to the Han Dynasty, and used deceitful means to drive countless people in the world who were determined to support him; on the other hand, he set up his own dominance, openly and secretly promoting his meaning of transcendence, and gathered together the ambitious people who tried to follow the dragon. He had both kings and dominance, so he was invincible in everything he wanted. However, can such a trick be played for a long time?"
Ma Chao was stunned for a while before he understood what Pang Tong meant. In Ma Chao's thoughts, he only knew that Cao Gong was extremely powerful and controlled the emperor of the Han Dynasty like a puppet. He had never thought about it. It turned out that the people under Cao Cao had their own ideas, not purely. So he subconsciously asked: "Can't it?"
"Of course it's not possible." Pang Tong laughed.
"As Cao Cao's strength gradually improves, those who expect to change dynasties will become increasingly unscrupulous and intensive. But the more radical they act, the more violent the opposition they aroused. Uh... Has General Meng Qi ever heard of Xun Yu?
"Who is Xun Yu?"
"Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo were the Minister of State for the Secretariat. They were both loyal to the Han emperor and Cao Cao's right-hand man. Zhong Yao, who was familiar to General Meng Qi, was recommended by Xun Yu to Cao Cao."
Zhong Yao was the chief officer of the Si Li, and the commander of the military in Guanzhong. He was in charge of Chang'an with outstanding means and had contacts with the generals of Guanzhong. Ma Chao was also assigned by him to go to Hedong to fight against the Yuan family. Even with Ma Chao's arrogance, he could not help but sit down a little while when he heard Zhong Yao's name, and even respected Xun Yu who recommended Zhong Yao.
Pang Tong continued: "It was Cao Cao's right-hand man who was forced by Cao Cao several months ago to go on a hunger strike. However, Xun Yu's death immediately caused a huge uproar in Xudu, and countless high-ranking officials in the court were furious. Later, Cao Cao returned from Xiangyang north and used his second son Cao Zhang as his guard. He accompanied him with 50,000 soldiers. He did not dare to step into the Xudu Palace City half a step, and did not dare to go to the palace to see the emperor! General Meng Qi thought about this tense situation, how terrible it would be?"
Ma Chao gasped.
He understood this situation very well. Isn’t it the situation he was in Jicheng? Even if he had the advantage of military and armor, when facing the so-called Jiang, Yan, Ren, and Zhao, he always felt he was reluctant to do so. What’s more, Cao Gong was facing the emperor and the officials of the Han court?
For a moment, Ma Chao felt a bit sympathetic and pitiful.
Pang Tong heard in his ears: "General Meng Qi thought he understood that the title of Liang Gong given by Cao Cao was not only because of his power, but he did have the power of the princes, but also wanted to disagree with this... He hoped that my lord would have doubts about the general because of this to shake the friendship between the two families. But my lord was as envious as the sea and did not doubt it!"
Pang Tong left the table and stood beside Ma Chao: "My lord is happy to see the general sitting in Lianglong. I just ask the general to give a message, and then you and my family will help each other as usual. Wouldn't that be great?"
Ma Chao slapped the table hard and made a loud noise.
"I see!"
He glanced at Pang Tong sideways and sneered: "According to Mr. Shi Yuan's words, Cao Gong's subordinates are now holding Han and anti-Han factions are at odds and irreconcilable. My statement is like adding fuel to the fire. I am afraid that some people in Xudu and Yecheng like it, and some hate it, and immediately want to die and bite each other out of blood and flesh. Then Cao Cao must be busy dealing with it and has no energy to go out, right? In this case, your lord will be able to breathe and get the benefits in vain!"
"What do you mean? It's not just my lord who gets the benefits?"
Pang Tong laughed: "If Cao Cao recovers his vitality a little, he will come and fight again... Once hundreds of thousands of Cao troops gather in Guanzhong, our side will be just preparing to fight to the death, and his lips and teeth will be cold. Does General Meng Qi not know? Just a small stamp can make Yizhou and Liangzhou stable for several years, which will be beneficial to both you and me."
Ma Chao instantly thought of his grand plan of the Baoju Qiang, Di, and Xiongnu tribes. If he wanted to realize this plan, he was really in a hurry and he had to buy some time to integrate slowly.
But he said with doubts: "However, then, will I, Fufeng Ma, become the target of attacks by the high officials in the court? What if this leads to..."
Pang Tong cut off his words and stretched out his palm on his neck to compare: "Why do you hate the general, Yecheng will thank the general as much as you want. And Cao Cao will protect Lingzun's safety no matter what, otherwise how can you face those like-minded companions? General Meng Qi just rest assured that this matter will be beneficial to Shoucheng Gong without any harm. Shoucheng Gong has nothing to do with it. I, Pang Tong, raised my head to apologize!"
"Well……"
Ma Chao was stunned for a moment before he realized what Pang Tong said.
Ma Chao is the son of Ma Teng and the Qiang daughter, and the relationship between father and son has always been indifferent. On that day, Ma Teng went to the Central Plains because his power was gradually taken away by his eldest son, and he had to retreat.
He accepted the title of the fake Liang Gong and General Anxi because he was interested in the title of this title that would help him govern the local area. What he was worried about was that Xu Du's court exerted its huge influence, making the Han people in the counties of Liangzhou unstable. As for the life and death of his father, he really didn't care much about it.
But since Pang Tong said this, he had no choice but to respond: "So that's it, then I'll be relieved!"
"Then...we just decided?" Pang Tong asked with a smile.
Chapter completed!