"Mr. Gongtai, I've heard about your reputation for a long time!" Chen Gong and Zhao Yun didn't leave long before they met another group of people, but it was Ma Teng who ran out to greet them. In fact, when Ma Chao led the people there, Ma Teng
He hurriedly chased him out to prevent Ma Chao from doing something stupid. Unfortunately, Ma Chao ran too fast and he couldn't catch up. When he got nearby, he found that the two sides were already fighting.
Ma Teng hesitated for a moment. Seeing that Ma Chao was fighting with a general and that he was being suppressed, Ma Teng did not stop him.
It's better to let this kid suffer some hardships, otherwise he will definitely suffer big losses if he continues to be so arrogant over time.
After watching the battle for a while, he turned back. After Ma Chao was defeated, he stopped Ma Chao halfway and took Ma Chao with him to see Chen Gong.
"I have met General Shoucheng." Chen Gong said with a smile and cupped his hands.
"The dog was reckless and rude. He bumped into Sir. I will definitely punish you severely when I go back. Now that I have brought you here, I will let Sir do whatever you want!" Ma Teng asked Ma Chao to come to him and smiled at Chen Gong.
"General Shoucheng's words are serious, he is serious!" Chen Gong laughed quickly and said: "No, General Meng Qi has the courage that no man can match. He will surely achieve great achievements in the future. General, you are so lucky."
"This scoundrel is young and energetic, and always likes to get into trouble. Last time he went to the Central Plains without consulting his family. I heard that he went into the secret realm with Marquis Wen and Ling Jun. Didn't he cause any trouble to Marquis Wen?" Ma Teng sighed.
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"You can't be young and arrogant." Chen Gong couldn't help but think of his disciple who was obviously younger than Ma Chao, but felt like a peer. This should be regarded as an example. Ma Chao is so young and frivolous, and is not afraid of anything. This is normal.
He looks like a capable young man. If he is still alive after being beaten several times, he has almost mastered it, or he can find a son-in-law like Chu Nan to help him become enlightened.
"In the secret realm, Meng Qi has made great contributions. This time, he just saw that my disciple is very skilled in martial arts, and he has a desire to win. Both sides have a sense of proportion. Shoucheng doesn't have to worry." Chen Gong followed Ma Teng as he walked into the city, smiling.
Then he explained to him the detailed process in the secret realm.
This was the first time even Zhao Yun had heard of this thing, and he couldn't help but be fascinated by it.
Ma Chao followed the group of people, but his mind was not here. He was attracted by another sentence of Chen Gong.
This person named Zhao Yun is his disciple!?
Taking advantage of the gap between the two talking, Ma Chao couldn't help but ask: "Sir, is this General Zhao really your disciple?"
"Exactly." Seeing him speaking, Chen Gong smiled and nodded.
"I wonder if sir, can you also teach me martial arts?" Ma Chao glanced at Zhao Yun, then looked at Chen Gong, with some expectation, is this great scholar really omnipotent?
"This..." Chen Gong was obviously stunned when he heard this. Are you sure that Ma Chao is not here to provoke?
"Damn it, Mr. Gongtai is a great Confucian in China. What kind of status does he have? What do you, a vulgar martial artist, think about going to learn martial arts from a great Confucian!?" Ma Teng didn't know where his son's muscles were blocked. What was going on in his mind?
What are you thinking about.
Chen Gong came to his senses, looked at Ma Chao, smiled and shook his head and said: "I taught Zilong the art of war and strategy, but Zilong's martial arts was taught by another famous teacher. I am not proficient in this art."
You must have some skills, Confucians can also go into battle and kill people these days, but if you want to point out talented generals like Ma Chao and Zhao Yun, you are looking down too high on him.
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"Mr. Gongtai, don't be surprised. This scoundrel usually neglects discipline and doesn't understand etiquette." Ma Teng said with a smile.
"It doesn't matter." Chen Gong shook his head and said with a smile: "It is this innocent heart that can make brave progress in martial arts. This boy will definitely have a bright future in martial arts in the future."
"Mr. Gongtai thinks too highly of him." Ma Teng shook his head and sighed, leading Chen Gong and Zhao Yun to the government office in the city. The two sides chatted all the way, and with Ma Chao's previous relationship in the secret realm, they quickly became warm.
"Mr. Gongtai." Ma Chao calmed down a lot along the way. Now he sat down and remembered the business, and couldn't help but ask: "I heard that the imperial court allocated millions of stones of food and grass for Liang Xing and others. Is there anything wrong with that?"
"You bastard, this is a matter for the imperial court. When will it be your turn to ask?" Ma Teng was furious. He waited for his son and gave him a look that said, "You did a good job."
"It's okay, it's true, but it's not for General Liang Xing. The millions of grain and grass are allocated for the reconstruction of Guanzhong!" Chen Gong waved his hand to signal Ma Teng not to be angry, and then said with emotion: "In the past, Guanzhong
What a grand occasion, I don’t expect that all the way to the palace now, I see bones exposed in the wild, thousands of miles of uninhabited land, and I feel very sad. I express my gratitude to the imperial court in the hope that Guanzhong can be rebuilt and people’s livelihood restored.”
"Then..." Ma Chao stood up and looked at Chen Gong as if he were looking at money and grain: "Sir, we are also in the Guanzhong area. I wonder if we can own these millions of stones and grain?"
"Of course we have it. This million stones of food and grass is not a small amount, and the imperial court cannot take it out all at once. Only 200,000 stones have been sent to Guanzhong now, and the rest will be sent in batches." Chen Gong nodded and smiled.
road.
Ma Teng knew that there were conditions on whether they would get a share of the remaining 800,000 stones.
"General Shoucheng, the general must have heard why the palace came to Guanzhong this time. Now in the world, Yuan Shao is separatist in the north and has four states. He does not want to serve the court, but he obstructs the government in every way. He even openly issued a proclamation to attack
The imperial court is really committing a treasonous and unethical act."
Chen Gong picked up the wine glass, looked at Ma Teng and sighed: "Since the Duke came to power, the government's decrees have been clear and clear, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and households have more than enough food. This is a good thing for the court and the world. However, now that Yuan Benchu is openly defying the court, it is really
Great evil, the palace has come to Guanzhong. In addition to reviving Guanzhong, it also hopes to gather the strength of all the generals in Guanzhong to raise troops together to help the court defeat the rebels and restore peace to the world! I wonder what General Shoucheng thinks?"
"The imperial court is in trouble. As ministers of the Han Dynasty, it is our duty to raise troops to attack the rebels." Ma Teng said with a smile, "But..."
Chen Gong drank wine and motioned to Ma Teng to continue. He knew that this kind of thing could not be negotiated so easily.
"To be honest, sir, I support your current new policy, but are some of the decrees too harsh?" Ma Teng looked at Chen Gong and said with a smile, "Of course, I don't think so, Xiliang
All ethnic groups have similar concerns, and if this problem is not solved, even if the general is determined to serve the country, his soldiers may not be willing to do so."
Chen Gong smiled and put down the wine glass and said: "General Shoucheng's words are wrong. The new policy is based on the long-term stability of the world. Of course, there are also preferential treatment for the nobles, but compared to the past two hundred years, it is indeed a little harsh, but
It’s not that Quan can’t accept it, and for the Xiliang gentry, the court’s new policy is actually beneficial.”
"Oh?" Ma Teng was puzzled: "What do you mean by this?"
"General Shoucheng is after General Fubo, but by the general's generation, he has actually..." Chen Gong began to give Ma Teng details about the benefits of the new policy to the Xiliang gentry.
What the New Deal is trying to win over is the poor and common people.
But where is the boundary between the common people and the gentry?
The common people are easy to distinguish. Those branches of big families are called common people, but what about the gentry and the poor families?
Xiliang is barren, with a vast territory and sparse population. Coupled with the Qiang chaos every year, if the gentry here were moved to the Central Plains, they might just be poor families. The New Deal actually favored this group of people. In terms of policy, Chunan's New Deal actually
It is beneficial to most families in Xiliang.
After including a famous family like Ma Teng, in fact, if Ma Teng had not become a warlord, it would not even be considered a poor family. The New Deal is beneficial to the Ma family.
Of course, there are also big gentry families in Xiliang, but after all, most of them are from poor families. The more barren the place, the fewer the wealthy gentry families are. The capable ones have all moved away. The ones who are left are either warlords or poor families. The impact of the New Deal on them
In fact, it's not big. If you are willing to go to the Central Plains to develop, you can still have a relatively fair opportunity.
Of course, the upper limit has also been locked by Chu Nan, and it is impossible for families with such influence as the Yuan family and the Xun family to appear again.
At least that's how it was in Chu Nan's hands in the early days, but I don't know about it in the future.
So there is actually no conflict between the two parties in this regard.
However, it was actually very difficult to explain these things. It took Chen Gong two hours to explain the truth clearly to Ma Teng.
"General Shoucheng is doing this to protect the rights of those who suppress the general. How ridiculous?" Chen Gong looked at Ma Teng, who was a little surprised.
"That's it." Ma Teng nodded and said, "Although the general understands, the generals under his command don't understand. Why don't you stay here for a few days until the general makes the matter clear? We will discuss it later.
how?"
A delaying tactic?
Chen Gong smiled and nodded and said, "That's fine, then I'll bother the general."
"Sir, what are you talking about? It's a blessing for me, Xiliang, that you can come to Xiliang. Even if you want to live here for a long time, I won't dare to say no. In this way, tonight, I will
How about inviting famous people from the city to come over and have a banquet with you, so that you can cleanse yourself from the wind and dust for your husband?" Ma Teng said with a smile.
If Chu Nan were here, he would definitely find a way to turn it down. After all, this kind of celebrity banquet is an unfamiliar territory for him.
But for Chen Gong, this matter was much simpler. He had basically come here on such occasions in the first half of his life, and he was very clear.
At that moment, Chen Gong nodded and said, "In this case, General Lao will be available."
"You're welcome, sir. Let's take a rest first and prepare later!" Ma Teng said with a smile.
"That's fine." Chen Gong nodded and was immediately led by Ma Teng to the guest room.
"Dad, why don't you talk to your husband about the millions of stones of food and grass?" Ma Chao was thinking about the millions of stones of food and grass. Now that he was leaving Chen Gong's place, he finally couldn't help but complain that his father didn't dare to fight for it.
"You can just mention this kind of thing. Do you still want to finalize it with me today!?" Ma Teng glared at his son. There is a skill in negotiating to get benefits. You are so stupid that you can't just go up and do it.
If you don't come and don't tell me, you will be looked down upon.
"These people are trouble!"
"Put away your gangster spirit!" Ma Teng scolded him and turned around to prepare for the dinner.
Ma Chao looked at Chen Gong's house, thought about it, and left...