In the fourth year of Zhongping, in March, on the fifteenth day when the second battalion of the Northern Army Changshui and Tuncai sent troops to Xingyang Zhongmu, the battle report and the head of Wang Dingzhi, the thief who attacked and killed the magistrate of Zhongmu County, Xingyang County, were sent to Liu Hong.

"What a Ma Yue! What a king, the thief bestows the head! ”

"Spread the edict, I want to go to the court, let those ministers see this battle report, who dares to say that Ma Yue is arrogant!" Liu Hong sat up abruptly on the dragon couch in Xiyuan, pointed at Jian Shuo and said, "I don't look at it, it's troublesome." Sit, tell me how General Ma killed the thief? ”

"No!"

Ma Yue won the meritorious service, and Jian Shuo, who introduced Ma Yue as a brother in his heart, was overjoyed, and his perennial unruly face also had a burst of joy, and he threw Liu Hong to the ground, kneeling on the futon under Liu Hong in Wanjintang and telling the story.

General Ma led his troops out of Xuanguan, bypassing Xingyang and camping at the foot of Meishan, sending scout sentry cavalry in the ice and snow to find out the rebel thief leader Yu Zhongmu, and immediately sent his subordinates to feint to attack Xingyang. General Ma, who was like a god, concluded that the thief leader would rescue Xingyang, and led Changshui to block the attack in the middle of the road, and sent Changshui Captain Yan Xing to lead 500 warriors to charge the thief army. More than 500 ranks, more than 1,000 enemy troops were chased and killed in the rout, and the rest were no longer able to make a mess, and the thieves fled to the deep mountains and rivers. General Ma is now on his way back to Luoyang. ”

"Jian Huangmen, this is really a few beautiful words."

Zhao Zhong stood beside Liu Hong, his tone was full of respect, but his words were not so good. Although there was some small friction before, he had no opinion on Ma Yue, he knew that such a war report was sent to our Majesty who was so happy, and Ma Yue would not be able to run away from the official rank. He said these words to be honest, he was jealous, Jian Shuo, a little bastard, relied on His Majesty's favored nose to the sky all day long, but he reported to Ma Yue's war...... This is not just a few beautiful words, look at what Jian Shuo said, what ice and snow, what instant decision, and even the material is like a god, not to mention that the credit of the thousands of people besieging the city by the captain of the Tun Cavalry was directly wiped by Jian Shuo, just for Ma Yue. Is this still the fucking 'Your Majesty's boss and my second child'?

Jian Shuoli didn't speak, Zhao Zhong, who was sour, raised his hand to open the brocade box full of lime in his hand and said to Liu Hongxian: "Your Majesty, this is the head of the thief Wang Ding." ”

"Close, close." Liu Hong squinted his eyes and waved his hand in disgust and said: "Jian Shuo, I told you, you have to change this problem, don't hold your head all day long for me to see, last time Ma Yue sent the head of the yellow thief, you were too, said that you didn't change it, everyone else is holding the treasures of the Western Regions, the night pearl of the East China Sea is just for me to see, you always take the head sent by Ma Yue for me to see, take a look, what is there to see?" ”

Hearing this, Jian Shuo immediately closed the brocade box, put it aside and kowtowed to Liu Hong and said: "The slave is guilty, the next time General Ma sends the head of the thief, he will not let His Majesty see it, definitely." ”

"Alright, get up, you're my henchman, don't always be so afraid of me." Liu Hong waved his hand, but Jian Shuo kowtowed even more, looking sincere and frightened, Liu Hong didn't care about him, tilted his head and said to Zhao Zhong: "Mother, I heard from my father that the Xianbei horse that Ma Junhao sent to my father's house after repairing the palace is very strong. When the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty interceded with He Miao, it was he who invited Ying to fight, Ma Junhao was loyal to me, and he also respected you, I haven't heard that he has sent things to anyone's house in Luoyang, as long as he does a good job for me, why not say a few beautiful words to Huangmen? Don't be so stingy, can you? ”

"Yes, yes, what Your Majesty said is, it's the old slave who is stingy."

There was a subtle smile on his face that was clasped on the ground, of course he knew that Liu Hong didn't like to look at the heads of dead people, and he did it for two purposes. One is to respond to Zhao Zhong's ridicule, no matter how exaggerated he is, the head of the thief is the only evidence, ironclad evidence, what do you say, Ma Sanlang's credit can't run away from his goal will be achieved, anyway, Liu Hong is happy, and he will definitely not blame himself for this little thing. The second is to deepen Liu Hong's impression of Ma Yue's meritorious service, and the general who can make him sacrifice his head at the Yellow Gate is the only one in the whole world. Last time, Tai Lieutenant Zhang Wen sent a few heads to Lord Huangmen on the battlefield in the northwest, but they were thrown aside with a casual push.

Only Ma Yue, only Ma Yue.

Jian Shuo is not a person who is good at expressing his emotions, he only knows loyalty, Cao Cao, who beat his uncle so far, can only bow down when he sees him, and he doesn't give face to anyone, all because of Liu Hong's grace, because of his absolute loyalty. But he was not loyal to Ma Yue, perhaps because when everyone looked down on him and was redundant, it was Ma Yue who looked at him, but he didn't know how to repay Ma Yue.

All the self-confidence stems from the first time I saw Qianshi's leader Yulin Right Supervisor to the little Yellow Gate redundantly, 'You don't have to be polite to the Yellow Gate'.

He wanted to be closer, so from General Ma to Brother Ma to Ma Sanlang, he wanted to stand with Ma Yue like a family, but he had no family since his uncle died.

In this era, people like to sit and drink together, but it seems that Ma Yue doesn't like to sit with him so much, every time he passes the house, Ma Yue is busy, busy reading, busy practicing martial arts, busy building palaces, and always seems to have no time to drink together.

He knows how to give a third duke a look, and knows how to put on small shoes for everyone in the court. But I don't know how to get closer to Ma Yue.

He knew that Ma Yue didn't like women, because the maidservants sent to the Liang Mansion were all returned on the second day. He knew that Ma Yue did not like treasures, and on the second day of Ma Yue's purchase of officials, a box of gold given to him by others was placed in the prison, but on the third day, he appeared in the courtyard of his house.

But he didn't know how to stand with Ma Yue like a family.

Like a real family.

He didn't know.

He got everything he wanted because he had his current status, Zhonghuangmen, to serve in the middle. If Ma Yue wants the same as he does...... He didn't mind saying a few words or more for Ma Yue.

He wants to help Ma Yue win a higher position of power, so that he can be as fearless as himself.

Ma Yue's servant was begged by Jian Shuo, and Guanglu Xun Qianshi's subordinate officials were also asked by Jian Shuo for him.

Ma Yue didn't know anything about all this.

Liu Hong didn't know, Liu Hong could think through a lot of things, the imperial mental education he received since he was a child made him know how to use his courtiers, but he had never experienced what it was like to be looked down upon like Jian Shuo, so he didn't know how important Ma Yue was to Jian Shuo and how much he respected Jian Shuo.

Liu Hong just thinks that the characters he likes are liked by Liang Hu, Zhang Rang, Jian Shuo, and many courtiers around him, which shows that they all think that my vision is extremely good...... Especially courtiers like Ma Yue who never form gangs.

Liu Hong didn't know that Ma Yue didn't form gangs, he just couldn't trust others, and he believed in the generals around him, and never used his energy for outsiders.

This is a young general who has a broad mind for his own people and is extremely stingy with outsiders.

"General Ma...... General Ma, Mother. Liu Hong turned his head to Zhao Zhong and asked, "Mother, I am going to seal Ma Yue as the Marquis of Guannei, and there are 500 households in the city, you can give me a name." ”

Kannai Hou!

Five hundred households are also a marquis, but they are also the marquis of the Eight Classics, and they cannot be obtained unless they have made great contributions, so Zhao Zhong was blinded at this time, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Majesty can't, General Ma has military merits but is too young, you are afraid that the generals will not accept it, and I am afraid that General Ma will make enemies." ”

Jian Shuo also bowed down, he has been a supervisor for a long time, and knows that the most important qualifications in the army, Ma Yue does have huge military achievements, but this is definitely not a good time to be a marquis, at present, the ministers of Qingliu in the DPRK are unhappy with Ma Yue, and many of the generals who fought with Zhang Wen on the northwest front of the army have not yet been rewarded, and their relatives have a grudge against Ma Yue, and the harm of the marquis to Ma Yue is far greater than the benefit at this time.

"What is the truth of merit and not reward? Who dares to say that Ma Yue has no military merits? When he first came to Luoyang, he used the post of county lieutenant to defeat tens of thousands of Xianbei outside the pass, who dared to talk to Ma Yue about qualifications? ”

Liu Hong was a little annoyed, especially to Jian Shuo, you praised Ma Yue to the sky, but I wanted to be a marquis but I couldn't, what kind of reason is this?

"Your Majesty, you are angry, the old slave told you." Zhao Zhong gave Jian Shuo a look, he also understood what situation Ma Yue was in now, and said in Liu Hong's ear: "Your Majesty, you haven't rewarded the generals of the Western Front, you give Ma Yue the title of marquis all at once, what should you do with the generals who have made meritorious contributions over there...... How many township and county marquis will be sealed out at once, and if you don't seal the marquis, the reward will be a lot, it's not proper, Your Majesty, think about it again? ”

Speaking of money, Liu Hong's somewhat cloudy eyes immediately lit up, Zhao Zhong was right, the veterans who fought with Zhang Wen haven't been rewarded yet, if they want to give Ma Yue a higher up, at least they will be rewarded over there, and how much money will go out all of a sudden? No, I can't spend all my money here, I've already spent too much money on the Western Expedition!

"Hmm...... It seems that General Tsushima's reward will have to be reconsidered, so let's do it. Liu Hong thought about it, patted his leg and said to Jian Shuo: "Tomorrow, you go to my private treasury to get two thousand gold, and quietly send it to Ma Yue's house, isn't Fan Ling transferred, Jing Zhaoyin will be vacant, right?" Well, let Ma Yue do it, let him take the two thousand gold to Wanjintang and pay it, and I will reward him with his official position. It can also stop the mouths of the generals who crusade against Liangzhou, if they also want to be rewarded, they should come to my Wanjin Hall to pay the money. ”

Jian Shuo naturally promised one after another when he heard it, Jingzhao Yin Ke was different from other Taishou or something, it was the third auxiliary chief, not to mention that Liu Hong did not mention the matter of taking back the addition of officials in the service, so he didn't have to spend money or go to the battlefield to fight with others. Jian Shuo didn't think there was anything bad anymore, and there was another kowtow after blocking it.

Zhao Zhong didn't think there was anything wrong, what official position Ma Sanlang held was none of his business, as long as he stopped getting in the way of his own family, Zhao Zhong didn't really want to be this villain...... But shouldn't he also send himself a few horses?