Wang Shuang nodded solemnly and told Ma Chao everything that happened at Hulao Pass.
Ma Chao listened with great interest, sometimes with an angry look on his face, sometimes extremely nervous, and sometimes sighing. After listening to Wang Shuang's speech, he felt a lot of emotion.
"I didn't expect that Gao Fei's tent would actually have such strength. A mere two hundred people would turn Hulao Pass upside down. But why was Dian Wei under Gao Fei's hands? Also, why was Gao Fei
Will you assassinate the current emperor?"
Wang Shuang said: "Your Majesty, my subordinates don't know exactly what happened."
"Where's Zhang Xiu?"
"On the way to Guandu with an army of 70,000 people." Wang Shuang replied.
"Zhang Xiu handled the issues of Wang Yun, Ma Rixi and Yang Biao very well. You also made a lot of contributions. You killed Guan Hai, one of the eighteen hussars, which can be regarded as weakening Yan.
The strength of the army. Come with me to your father's place. His Majesty has passed away. It is such a big thing that I cannot but inform my father." Ma Chao said and walked out of the tent.
After leaving the tent, Ma Chao mounted a horse, and without waiting for Wang Shuang to come out, he shouted and galloped out of the camp, heading west.
There are hundreds of thousands of Xiliang soldiers. Although they are all stationed together, they are divided into several camps. In addition to the camp where Ma Chao himself is at the front, there are nine camps in the back. They are the king of Liang, Ma Teng, and his subordinates.
The camp set up by the eight strong generals.
Ma Teng's camp was in the middle, about five miles away from Ma Chao's camp, so he had to ride across.
After a while, Ma Chao arrived outside his father Ma Teng's camp. When the soldiers guarding the camp saw Ma Chao coming, they all became energetic and shouted in unison: "The King of Qin is mighty!"
Ma Chao was arrogant and had long been accustomed to others being submissive to him. Without even a glance, he rode his horse into the camp and went straight to the Chinese army's tent.
After dismounting, Ma Chao casually threw the reins to a soldier, strode in, and shouted: "Father...Father..."
In the big tent, Ma Teng is sitting at the top. His facial contours are like sculptures, with sharp edges and corners, deep-set eye sockets, a high bridge of nose, and a small yellow goatee on his chin. At first glance,
, no doubt like the Qiang people.
He has a strong body, but has become slightly bloated due to gaining weight in recent years. The outline of his face and the entire body shape have developed in a round direction, but his waist is still straight. It can be seen that he was an outstanding warrior when he was young. He wears a headdress
He wears a gold mink crown, wears a green silk robe embroidered with gold, a large belt decorated with Xie Zhi at the waist, and cowhide boots on his feet, giving people the impression of luxury and power.
His biological mother is a beautiful Qiang woman, so one-half of his blood is Qiang blood. In addition, he has lived in the Xiqiang area for many years, so his living habits are undoubtedly that of the Qiang people. Although he has become the King of Liang, his
He often switches back and forth between Hanfu and Qiang costumes. After all, most of his subordinates are Qiang people.
When Ma Teng saw Ma Chao barging in from outside the tent, he scolded: "Meng Qi, you are already the King of Qin, why are you still so reckless? Didn't you see a guest sitting in my big tent?"
"Guest?" Ma Chao squinted at the people sitting in the big tent and saw a blond and blue-eyed man with a very different appearance from Qiang people and Central Plains people sitting on Ma Teng's right hand side, so he looked at him curiously.
Seeing Ma Chao looking at him, the blond man stood up with a smile, bowed slightly to Ma Chao, and said slowly: "Dear King, hello, my name is Anita Partridge.
, it’s an honor to meet you.”
This was the first time Ma Chao had seen someone with such an appearance, and it was very awkward to hear what he said. If you didn't listen carefully, you really couldn't understand what he was saying. However, when he saw this person who called himself Anita Partridge,
When people saw him not kneeling down, a hint of displeasure appeared on their faces, and they shouted: "How brave! Why don't you kneel down when you see me?"
The smile on Anita Partridge's face never disappeared. She bowed to Ma Chao again and said in his unsophisticated Chinese: "I'm sorry, dear king, I can only do this to your emperor."
kneel."
Ma Chao felt awkward when he heard the words of this person named Anita Partridge. He was neither from the Central Plains, nor from Xiliang, nor even from the Western Regions. He had always been arrogant and arrogant, and his face showed that he was not angry.
With an expression of extreme disgust, he turned to Ma Teng and said, "Father, who is this person named An? How can you be so rude?"
Ma Teng said: "He said that he came from the Roman Empire and was an envoy sent by the Roman Empire. Oh, the Roman Empire is what people in the Western Region call Da Qin. It is far away from our Han Dynasty, some... some... in short, very far away. He
Said, he originally brought one
They came in a long team, but they went through a lot of hardships along the way, and were repeatedly plundered by the Huns, Dayuezhi people, Wusun people and other countries in the Western Regions. In the end, he was the only one left. He was able to get here.
, it’s already a miracle.”
"The Roman Empire? How come it has the surname Luo and the surname Ma? Was it a country founded by people surnamed Luo and Ma, or did they only have mules and horses that pulled carts?" Ma Chao asked puzzledly.
Ma Teng shook his head and said: "This... my father doesn't know, he just said that."
Ma Chao looked at Anita Partridge again and said, "Tell me, Mr. An, what do you want to do when you come all the way to our big man?"
Anita Partridge could understand limited Chinese, but what Ma Chao said was just enough for him to understand, so he shook his head and said: "Dear Wang, you are wrong, I don't have a surname."
Ann, my name is Anita, and my surname is Partridge. I came to you, the Great Han, on the entrustment of our great emperor as an envoy. Therefore, I need to see your emperor."
Anita Partridge did not lie. He was indeed here to serve as an envoy to the powerful man. Since accepting this mission, he has led an envoy of six thousand people from the Roman Empire to the east, trekking long distances and experiencing
After a lot of hard work, I arrived at Dahan, but
, many people were killed and injured along the way. When he arrived at Dahan, there were still more than a dozen followers following him. When he entered Liangzhou from the Western Regions, he was attacked by the Xianbei people. If the Dunhuang prefect led his troops to not arrive in time to save him,
I'm afraid he's already dead.
After the governor of Dunhuang rescued Anita, he had Anita sent to the Central Plains and handed over to Prince Ma Teng of Liang. Today, Anita arrived here for the first time.
"You want to see our emperor, right?" Ma Chao had a smile on his face.
"Yes, my respected king, if you allow me to see your emperor, I will definitely ask Jesus to bless you." Anita said respectfully.
Ma Chao didn't understand what Jesus was, but when he heard the word "bless", he guessed that Jesus should be their god, or their emperor. He smiled, pointed at Ma Teng and said, "You are so lucky.
, I came at the right time. The person sitting in front of you now is the current emperor, our emperor, and I am the prince. My surname is An, why don't you kneel down when you see our emperor?"
"Meng Qi, what are you talking about?" Ma Teng became furious after hearing Ma Chao's words.
"Father, I'm not talking nonsense. It's true. When I passed away today, I left a last word when I was dying. I wanted to give up the throne to my father..."
"It's getting more and more outrageous. You...what did you just say? His Majesty passed away?" Ma Teng looked surprised, stood up in a hurry, walked to Ma Chao, and asked, "What happened?"
"My father, Situ Wang Yun, Grand Tutor Ma Rixi, and Anton General Yang Feng, cooperated internally and externally to plot evil, and secretly colluded with Yanhou Gao Fei. Two days ago, the most elite Fei Yu army under Gao Fei's tent suddenly attacked Hulao Pass.
And assassinated His Majesty." Ma Chao said seriously.
"How is this possible? Wang Yun and Ma Rixi are both loyal ministers of the country and are deeply favored by His Majesty. How could they do such a heinous thing? I don't believe it... I don't believe it..."
Ma Teng was very loyal to the Han Dynasty. After he killed Dong Zhuo and subdued Dong Zhuo's old tribe, he set up a small court in Chang'an and safely enshrined Liu Bian there. He also specially invited several senior officials of the country.
Let them serve as important ministers and assist the emperor, and he will send troops to Liangzhou to appease the Qiang and Han people in Liangzhou.
It can be said that without him Ma Teng, there would be no Liu Bian, and there would be no more Han people. He pacified the Qiang and Han people, defeated the rebellious Qiang people many times, defeated Wusun, Xiongnu, and Dawan, and ran the four counties of Liangzhou.
In the year, his prestige shocked the Western Regions, causing those countries in the Western Regions that were originally swayed by the Han to come to surrender.
No matter how his status was improved, he would always keep Liu Bian in his heart. Even when Liu Bian was coerced by Ma Chao to make him the King of Liang, he declined several times. However, he was loyal to the big man.
But it’s not necessarily true that Ma Chao was loyal to the big man.
Ma Chao was very brave, and he had been with Liu Bian for a long time. Ma Teng left him 20,000 cavalry in Guanzhong and asked him to cooperate with the ministers of the DPRK to guard Chang'an, which gradually increased his arrogance.
As Ma Chao grew older and knew the power he had, he was no longer limited to protecting the useless Liu Bian. Gradually, his mood changed and he wanted to get a glimpse of the imperial power.
"Father, please believe that this is absolutely true. Taiwei Yang Biao has testified that Taiwei Yang Biao was with His Majesty at that time, and the will came from his mouth. If you don't believe it, you can ask Taiwei Yang to
Biao asked on the spot. "Ma Chao had already made plans. Originally, he wanted to proclaim himself emperor, but his father was still there, so he had no choice but to give up the throne to Ma Teng.
He knows his father. If he really becomes emperor, he will probably abdicate within a few years. By then, won't the emperor fall on his head?
"Where is Taiwei Yang Biao?" Ma Teng frowned. He had neglected to discipline Ma Chao and was doubtful about what he said.
"We're on the way here. Father, you can take a rest first. I'll ask Wang Shuang to ask Mr. Taiwei to come over."
Ma Teng nodded and sat there gloomily without saying a word.
Ma Chao glanced at Anita and said, "Come with me, surnamed An, and you will be able to meet our emperor in a moment."