Amidst the rapid and intensive sound of horse hooves, a group of cavalry moved as fast as the wind, and in a moment they arrived at a large camp outside the city.
"Brother, father asked you to go see him immediately when you come back." A young man whose appearance was about 60 or 70% similar to Ma Chao was already waiting at the city gate. When he saw Ma Chao coming back, he hurriedly came up to greet him and looked at his brother with admiration.
"Looking for me?" Ma Chao nodded when he heard this and said: "Just in time, I also have something to discuss with my father, let's go!"
Immediately, he asked the deputy general to arrange for troops to enter the camp, and he followed his brothers all the way to the city.
In the government office, Ma Teng was looking at a bamboo slip, frowning and thinking. When he heard that the eldest son had returned, his brows relaxed, but the moment he saw Ma Chao, his frown deepened.
"Father, that Shenlangqiang has promised not to cause trouble again. This time, order can be maintained for at least one year. I asked them to change their heads!" Ma Chao knelt down with a strong sword.
"If you can do it without using force, try not to use force. The Qiang people of all ethnic groups in Xiliang were originally closer to us, but now many of them have defected to Han Sui. Why do you know?" Ma Teng said with a headache.
"The Qiang people like profit, so Han Sui gave him a lot of money, so he naturally went to his side!" Ma Chao didn't care much about this. The Qiang people were just a bunch of people, especially after practicing the method of visualization, his strength increased greatly.
, one person can subdue all the Qiang tribes with one shot. To him, it doesn't make much difference whether the Qiang tribe comes to surrender or not.
Seeing that his father wanted to teach him again, Ma Chao quickly said: "Why did my father call me here?"
"This is the letter sent from Guanzhong yesterday." Ma Teng handed a scroll of bamboo slips to Ma Chao.
"Chen Gong?" Ma Chao remembered that before he left, Chen Gong had just arrived in Guanzhong. The letter sent this time should be related to this person. He nodded and said: "This person is indeed powerful. He has the Cangjie inheritance in the secret realm. He is just a literati. That's it.
, as long as I get close, I can easily take his head."
"You bastard, don't talk nonsense!" Ma Teng finally exploded. He slapped the table and stood up, startling Ma Chao: "You killed the great scholar at your request? Did you know that if you really killed him?
Maybe the imperial court's counter-rebellion army will be on the road tomorrow! What will you do to stop it then!?"
"The soldiers are coming to stop you." Ma Chao subconsciously answered. Seeing that Ma Teng's face had completely darkened, he quickly laughed and said, "My child is just talking. Father, what did Chen Gong say when he sent the letter?"
As he spoke, he unfolded the bamboo and looked at it easily.
Seeing this, Ma Teng had no choice but to put down the iron rod at hand.
My eldest son had a vision since he was a child. He mounted a horse to fight at the age of twelve and never lost again. However, because of his extraordinary talent, he had no enemies in this land of Xiliang. As time went by, it was inevitable that he would become sceptical.
Look down on the heroes of the world.
Later, I went to the Central Plains. After returning, I was serious for a few days, but not long after, I fell back into my old ways.
Ma Chao looked at the file, and after a moment he looked up at Ma Teng blankly: "Then Chen Gong entered Guanzhong only half a month ago..."
Ma Teng nodded and said, "It's indeed only half a month. Thank you, probably twenty years."
"You easily took Duan Xuan's foundation in two ten days, and took Liang Xing and the others under his command!?" Ma Chao felt incredible. He wondered if he had gone too long this time to pacify the Shenlang Qiang.
If Chen Gong could do this in two months, Ma Chao could still barely believe it. But now, in just twenty years, he has taken all five troops under his command. This... This is no longer a question of whether he believes it or not, but whether he can accept it.
Acceptance issue.
The Ma family has been operating in Xiliang for so many years, and now they are only the strongest among the generals in Xiliang, but they cannot conquer all the land in Guanzhong.
How come Chen Gong came and took away nearly half of what the Ma family had not accomplished for many years? How did he do it?
Ma Chao looked at Ma Teng in confusion.
"So, you should read more books on weekdays! Issues in this world cannot be solved by force alone. I called you here today to discuss with you how to treat them." Ma Chao sighed.
"Father wants to send troops to them?" Ma Chao looked at Ma Teng and asked.
"There is no provocation, and the imperial court is keeping integrity. How can we send troops at will?" Ma Teng shook his head.
Just as he was about to say something, he saw a personal guard come in and said to Ma Teng: "Master, there is a letter from Chang'an."
"Bring it here!" Ma Teng waved to his guards, who bowed and brought up the bamboo slips and handed them to Ma Teng.
Ma Teng unfolded the bamboo slips and looked at them. There wasn't much in them, and it only meant one thing: "Chen Gong is coming to visit?"
What is Chen Gong doing here?
Ma Teng frowned slightly. Chen Gong came to see him at this time. He could probably think of the reason why, but why was he so anxious?
"Come on, come on." Ma Chao didn't react much to this. Come on, come on. Why do you look like you're facing a formidable enemy? No matter how powerful the Confucian is, he can't suppress them with one hand, right?
"You don't understand. Chen Gong must be trying to persuade us when he comes here." Ma Teng shook his head and said.
"If father wants to help, then help him. If he doesn't want to help, how can he force it?" Ma Chao looked at his father puzzled. Is this difficult? There are only two choices.
"You don't know how powerful these counselors are." Ma Teng sighed: "They have many tricks."
"Counselor..." Ma Chao groped his chin and nodded. He thought of Chu Nan. In a secret realm where a master like him could only be a soldier, the other party was gradually playing tricks on all three parties.
Even though Ma Chao was watching how Chu Nan gained the Yellow Emperor's trust step by step, and then planned to kill the immortal, and finally promoted the alliance between Jiuli and Yanhuang to successfully kill the immortal, but if time went back and he followed the same steps, he might not be able to succeed.
This is probably someone, right? Since Chen Gong is Chu Nan's master, he must be good. Thinking of Chu Nan's methods in the secret realm, Ma Chao looked at Ma Teng and said, "Be careful that he joins forces with Han Sui to plot against us!"
Ma Teng looked at his eldest son in surprise. This child could actually make some predictions?
When Ma Chao saw his father looking at him like this, he hesitated and explained: "I think what Chu Nan likes most is to sow discord, use strength to fight, and bluff. I think Chen Gong is his teacher, so he probably does the same thing."
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"Call Chu Lingjun!" Ma Teng looked at his son speechlessly and said, how could this child not learn to respect others?
"He..." Ma Chao really said that. Thinking of the wrong medicine he took in the secret realm, he actually worshiped Chu Nan. Although he didn't say it out loud, even thinking about it now, he felt a sense of shame.
This sense of shame came over him, making him unwilling to respect Chu Nan from the bottom of his heart.
"Well, Chen Gong must be here to discuss joining forces with Yuan Shao. What does Meng Qi think?" Ma Teng shook his head and sat down.
"Although the Yuan family is said to be the fourth generation and the third prince, the last time I saw Yuan Xi, he was not as far away as Chu Nan." Ma Chao recalled the scene of the last meeting. Although he felt a little ashamed that he chose to temporarily join Chu Nan at that time, he felt that Yuan Xi and Chu Nan were far away.
In terms of the comparison between Chu Nan and Chu Nan, Ma Chao felt that this was a bit insulting to Chu Nan. When his father looked at him, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "No matter how ambitious, courageous or courageous they are, the two of them are as different as clouds and mud. I really can't think of anything nice to say."
Come on, if the rest of the Yuan family is like Yuan Xi, I think it would be better to help Chu Nan."
"How is his son? What does it have to do with us?" Ma Teng tapped his fingers on the table and said: "No matter who wins or loses, it has nothing to do with us. We can take this opportunity to ask for some benefits from the court or Yuan Shao.
Yes, it is not impossible to send troops, but it is not possible for us to fight Yuan Shao head-on."
There is nothing wrong with the intention of sending troops to give the court a face, but if they are asked to fight Yuan Shao's main force, neither Ma Teng nor other Guanzhong generals will accept it.
In fact, in the final analysis, is it still a benefit?
Ma Chao despised his profit-seeking father in his heart: "Father, you mean, just give me money and food?"
"It is said that Chen Gong sent millions of stones of food and grass to Guanzhong, and only then did he convince the four generals to surrender." Ma Teng glared at his son dissatisfied. What does it mean to just give money and food? That means everyone gets what he needs!
"One hundred... ten thousand stones!?" Ma Chao stared at his father in astonishment. He had never seen so much grain since he could remember.
How long will it take to eat millions of stones of food and grass?
"It's hard... no wonder Liang Xing and others attached themselves to him so easily. I would do it if it were me." Ma Chao swallowed his saliva and said.
Isn’t it just a matter of calling you Lingjun or sir? What’s the problem? I can do it too.
"Promising!" Ma Teng glared at his son and said, "One million stones of food and grass are naturally not given at once, but delivered in batches."
"That's not bad, father. If Chen Gong wants to win over us, it can't be less than this!" Ma Chao sat down and looked at Ma Teng seriously: "We are the largest power in Xiliang, and this price cannot be compared.
His mood is low."
"What do you mean the price can't be lower than others? Are you going to sell your father?" Ma Teng glared at Ma Chao, why does this kid's words make people so angry?
"It's all the same." Most of Ma Chao's mind was now occupied by millions of stones of food and grass, and he had no intention of thinking about anything else: "Dad, what do you think we should do with these millions of stones of food and grass? Raise up another army, and
Weapons, armor, and war horses all need to be replaced. With these, we can behead Han Sui and unify Xiliang!"
"Call uncle!" Ma Teng rubbed his temples. Does this kid never know how to respect others? Even if Han Sui really hates him, after all, we are living together, and if we don't break up, we still have to give each other face.
"It's not too late to bark after seeing him. Now that there is no outsider, what does it matter if he barks at the old dog twice?" Ma Chao stood up and said.
"What are you doing?" Ma Teng asked unexpectedly when he saw Ma Chao walking out.
"Aren't you afraid that Mr. Gongtai doesn't know my way to Xiliang and will take the wrong path?" Ma Chao looked at Ma Teng sincerely and said, "I'm going to greet you. After all, I have had friendship with Mr. Gongtai.
, these million stones... No, since Mr. Gongtai has come to Liangzhou, I can't neglect him, please ask my father for permission."
"Go ahead, don't be rude to others!" Ma Teng waved his hand helplessly, leaving it to him to do his best.