Ma Teng waved his hand to show that he understood, then turned to look at the guest, and said with a smile: "This, this gentleman, I am none other than Ma Teng, the prefect of Xiping! I don't know that I want to see you by name.
What do you want me to tell you?"
The young scholar slowly opened his eyes. When he saw Ma Teng, he smiled faintly, stood up, bowed to Ma Teng, and said with a smile: "I have long heard that General Ma is a hero of the world.
When I saw him today, he certainly lived up to his reputation! General Ma’s demeanor is indeed impressive! I’ve seen General Ma before!”
Ma Teng was an old man, and of course he would not be stunned by the young scholar's flattery. He laughed a few times, but his eyes were always staring at the young scholar's face, and he said lightly: "Mr.
You're welcome! I'm just a fool, how can I deserve the praise of sir! It's just that sir doesn't seem to have answered the question I just asked. I don't know where you are from, but what do you want to tell me here?"
The young scholar raised the corners of his mouth slightly and kept a smile on his face. He took out a token from his sleeve, flashed it at Ma Teng, and then quickly took it back. But he flashed it in such a hurry.
, but Ma Teng could see it clearly. It was a black token, half the size of a palm. On the token, there was a clear silver-white "Cao" engraved on it!
"Cao"! Ma Teng immediately thought of Cao Cao who was far away in Yanzhou! Could this person be sent by Cao Cao? Ma Teng immediately became nervous! Although three years ago, as Cao Cao raised troops and eliminated Dong Zhuo's remaining party entrenched in Bingzhou
, Cao Cao also cleared the reputation of Dong Zhuo's comrades, but the relationship between Cao Cao and Luo Yang did not ease much. In any case, Ma Teng was now nominally a subordinate of Luo Yang, and he met Cao Cao's envoy in private.
If Chang'an finds out, it might not be good!
Looking at Ma Teng's uncertain face, the young scholar smiled and put the token back into his cuff, and then said to Ma Teng: "General Ma! I have been ordered by my master to share some matters with Ma Teng.
Let's talk to the general, but I don't know if General Ma can..." The young scholar did not finish his words, but his meaning was very obvious.
Ma Teng just lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded and made a gesture to Ma Dai. When Ma Dai saw it, he immediately understood what Ma Teng meant.
After going down, before leaving, he did not forget to help Ma Teng close the door of the front hall. Not long after, he heard a burst of footsteps outside, but it was Ma Dai who led a group of soldiers to close the entire door.
The front hall was surrounded by people.
Then Ma Teng said to the young scholar: "Sir, the outside is now under martial law. No third person will hear the conversation between you and me! In this way, are you satisfied, sir?"
The young scholar bowed to Ma Teng seriously and said: "General Ma! Please forgive me for being rude just now! My surname is Xun, my name is Jun, and my uncle is Xun Yu, an adviser to Cao Gong! This time I came to Xiping
, but I was ordered by Duke Cao to discuss something with General Ma!"
"Xun Yu?" Ma Teng's eyes lit up. Of course he had heard of Xun Yu. He heard that this man was Cao Cao's number one adviser, and he was also the heir to the Xun family, a powerful family in Luoyang! The last time Cao Cao was attacked by Luo Yang
, was in danger, it was this person who used his identity as the heir of the Xun family to connect Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao, and then persuaded Dong Zhuo to send troops and saved Cao Cao's life!
However, just saying this could not convince Ma Teng. However, Ma Teng smiled faintly and sat directly on the seat where Ma Dai had just sat, staring closely at the man in front of him who called himself Xun Jun.
Jun immediately understood what Ma Teng meant. He smiled faintly, then took out a thin bag of tips from the innermost layer of his chest, handed it directly to Ma Teng, and said with a smile: "
This is a secret letter written by my lord, and I would like to ask General Ma to read it!"
Ma Teng took the brocade bag and opened it directly. It was a piece of brocade silk with dense handwriting written on it. Ma Teng took a closer look and quickly believed the identity of the person in front of him, because this secret
The handwriting on the letter was indeed written by Cao Cao! At that time, Cao Cao issued a corrective edict to heroes from all over the world. Although Ma Teng was attached to Dong Zhuo's account at the time, he also received the corrective edict from Cao Cao and read the edict written by Cao Cao himself.
Therefore, he also recognized Cao Cao’s handwriting!
The contents of this secret letter are simple. They are all useless things. They are nothing more than Cao Cao talking about past events. They seem to be talking nonsense. However, Ma Teng does not think there is anything wrong with this. After all, this Xun Jun
What he was carrying out must be an important task, and he would have to cross Luo Yang's territory along the way. If he was unfortunately caught by Luo Yang's people, the secret letter would definitely fall into Luo Yang's hands. If those important things were recorded in the secret letter, then
Wouldn't it be a big deal?
After confirming Xun Jun's identity, Ma Teng relaxed his vigilance a little. He waved his hand to Xun Jun and said, "Mr.
business?"
Xun Jun sat back in his original position, but said seriously: "I'll tell you the truth, General Ma! I came here on the order of Duke Cao, but I'm not just looking for General Ma. Before that, I had already gone to Jincheng!
I personally met General Han from Jincheng!"
"Han Sui?" Ma Teng's face was startled. He didn't expect that Cao Cao would drag Han Sui in this time. This shows that Cao Cao must have planned something big! Ma Teng suddenly became more cautious! In fact, Ma Teng became more cautious.
Teng could almost guess Cao Cao's intention of sending an envoy to meet him, and judging from the fact that Xun Jun appeared in front of him, Han Sui must have agreed to Cao Cao's request! Immediately, Ma Teng's expression changed again.
He became a little more solemn and asked in a deep voice: "Mr. Xun, if you have anything to say, please just say it directly! No need to beat around the bush!"
Ma Teng's words were not kind, but Xun Jun was not unhappy at all. He just smiled lightly and said: "Since General Ma is so straightforward, then I won't be polite! Cao Gong's intention is to hope that General Ma and General Han can
Join forces with Duke Cao! Attack Chang'an!"
Although he had vaguely guessed Xun Jun's intention, when he actually heard Xun Jun say it, Ma Teng couldn't help being frightened and almost jumped up! After a long time, Ma Teng returned to normal.
However, he said with a sneer: "Mr.
Lu! How can you betray the imperial court!"
"Hahahaha!" After hearing Ma Teng's words, Xun Jun suddenly burst into laughter and said, "General Ma! Although the emperor is in Chang'an now, everyone in the world is still wondering whether Chang'an belongs to the emperor.
It's clear! Why is General Ma so pretentious? A wise man doesn't tell secrets! The villain came here under Cao Gong's secret order! Cao Gong is indeed sincere and hopes to cooperate with the two generals.
Clear out Luoyang and support the Han Dynasty! I wonder what General Ma wants?"
Xun Jun made his words so clear that Ma Teng no longer concealed them. Moreover, Cao Cao's proposal really made Ma Teng a little excited. Before, Ma Teng was also angry that he was unable to settle accounts with Luo Yang, but now Cao Cao will give him
Ma Teng provided such a wonderful opportunity! And even if we put this aside, there is no need to talk about helping the Han Dynasty. If there is really Cao Cao's assistance, it is possible to conquer Chang'an! As long as Ma Teng operates well,
Let Cao Cao and Luo Yang fight to the death, and he comes to take advantage. Maybe Ma Teng can replace him and become the new overlord of the Central Plains!
Born in this troubled world, it would be a lie to say that Ma Teng did not have any ambition in his heart! Especially after seeing the power of the two overlords Dong Zhuo and Luo Yang, Ma Teng also yearned for peace in his heart.
Jealousy, if there is a chance that he can get what he wants, Ma Teng will certainly be willing! But Ma Teng is not the kind of person who will get carried away if he promises some benefits. Ma Teng frowned and asked: "
Mr. Xun, although what Duke Cao said is exactly what I want, I don’t know how Duke Cao could deal with those armies under Luo Yang. As far as I know, Duke Cao was very embarrassed by Luo Yang’s army back then!"
Although Ma Teng spoke frankly, Xun Jun was not angry. Instead, he replied with a smile: "It's normal for General Ma to have such concerns! If we rely solely on Cao Gong's side, or on General Ma or Han's side,
, naturally cannot shake Luo Yang's strength! However, if General Ma and General Han can cooperate with Cao Gong, both sides join forces to attack Chang'an from both front and rear! Luo Yang's troops must not be able to look at each other from head to tail! By then, General Ma wants to take it directly
Chang’an, it’s not impossible!”
Ma Teng was not that easy to fool. He immediately grasped the most critical question and asked, "Mr.
"Are they Cao Cao's troops or horses?" Ma Teng is not that stupid. If Cao Cao wants to use his troops as scapegoats to compete with Luo Yang's main troops, then Ma Teng cannot
I will agree to Cao Cao’s request!
Hearing Ma Teng's question, Xun Jun showed a playful smile, looked at Ma Teng for a while, and then said: "A villain can guess what General Ma is worried about! Cao Cao
Since I sincerely want to cooperate with the two generals this time, I will naturally not play tricks with the two generals on these matters! Now that General Ma has asked, I will tell you in detail for the general!"
ps: Today is Ma Jia’s birthday~~Hoho! Another year older~~~ So, Ma Jia gives himself a holiday today, there will only be two updates today~~~~