Chapter Seventy-Three: Never Borrow a Knife
In Luoyang, the generals of the various armies and all those who might know the situation were all taken into custody, and the armored army laid a net to besiege the city of Luoyang. Day and night, there are bands of armored armoured troops patrolling the streets. The people of Luoyang knew that the auxiliary general from Liangzhou was in a hurry, and since the scarlet palace banquet, various decrees were promulgated, and new bans were announced in the streets all day long. No one is allowed to leave the city until the matter is settled...... In the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, for the first time, the people of the entire Luoyang City were grounded, and anyone who walked out of the mansion, no matter what title, bloodline, or official position, would be quickly arrested.
In the Auxiliary General's Mansion, the expressionless men covered the mansion with a touch of solemnity, and in the middle of the courtyard were two door panels, covered with linen.
Several men stood beside them, silently looking down at the raised outline of the linen, and no one wanted to lift it.
Ten years ago, the candidate who worked for Ma's second brother Ma Zong died, and was stabbed in the heart with a sharp knife by a Xuzhou person.
Ma Xiu, the nephew of Ma Yue, the lieutenant of Sili and the son of Liangzhou Mu Ma Teng, died, and was shot in the back of the heart with a strong crossbow from behind.
The torches were staggered and extinguished by the midnight wind, Ma Yue, Ma Chao, Ma Tie and others were silent, and in the end, it was Ma Tengtie who lifted the linen cloth with a face that was not old and decrepit.
Matthew's eyes were staring at the sky, staring blankly. The bloodless face looked a little terrifying, and even more shocking was the steel crossbow bolt sticking out of the broken armor on his chest...... It's hard to imagine what kind of crossbow machine could fire such arrows.
"Three, Saburo...... Brother knows that you are eager to enter Luoyang. Ma Teng's voice was hoarse, like a galloping horse suddenly grinding its hooves on a sharp stone, and his brother's weather-covered face looked at him, Ma Yue didn't know what to say at this time, he could only nod his head, and listened to Ma Teng say seriously word by word: "Life and death, by fate, this is Hugh'er's life...... Hehe. ”
Ma Teng laughed suddenly, smiled very tiredly, no longer looked at Ma Yue, just turned his head and gently stretched out his hand to close Ma Xiu's round angry eyes, and silently read a few words in his mouth.
That's a mouth shape that Ma Yue is very familiar with.
'Luoyang, Yuan Shao, Yuan Kui, Xuzhou, Tao Qian, Que Xuan......'
Ma Chao stood beside Ma Teng and didn't speak, but the anger and sadness in his eyes were enough to ignite Luoyang...... It was the first time that Ma Yue had seen the same look in the eyes of so many Ma family members. The Ma family is shrewd, cruel, fierce, and upright, but they have never been so angry.
What was stuck in Matthew's body was a hidden arrow from behind.
"Brother, I will find out the truth for Hu'er, damn anyone, none of them will be alive."
Ma Teng waved his hand, did not speak, and walked away in despair, hiding in a place where no one could see.
Ma Teng is not easy, Ma Yue knows too well that Ma Teng is not easy. His father and brother raised him and made a living by chopping wood and hunting, and life was very hard at that time. Later, the Ma family became big in Liangzhou, relying on the horses won by the Xianbei people in Northern Xinjiang and made a fortune, but the small family wealth was also saddled with the hatred of the Liangzhou Hao Kingdom, Song Jian and others, and the infighting was endless, and the days were still so bitter. Later, he was in charge of the three counties of Liangzhou, with no money, no brightness, no soldiers, and no armor, so he was so worried that he was going to die, and he devoted himself to cultivating Ma Xiu, his sister-in-law.
Now the sister-in-law is gone.
In the courtyard of the Auxiliary General's Palace, the desolate sound of the Qiang flute came from the middle of the night. Ma Yue knew that his brother was only afraid that he would get drunk from midnight to dusk.
has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but he can't protect his son.
What else could you want from him?
……
If you can't even protect your own children and nephews, you won't be able to avenge your grievances, and you won't avenge your father and brother...... What does Ma Yue talk about in the world?
The little guy who screams at his uncle all day after his ass says no, it's gone, fuck!
Lu Zhi is right, if Ma Yue is held accountable for this matter to the end, and the evil culprit of this disaster must be found, then he will not be able to enter Luoyang. No Luoyang person can accept Ma Yue, who is bloody every time he returns to Luoyang...... This has nothing to do with the fact that the opponent is Yuan, no matter who it is, it cannot be accepted.
But Ma Yue didn't care.
He doesn't care.
"General Fuguo, have you figured it out?" In the gloomy Luoyang Prison, the room is full of torture instruments stained with dark blood. Ma Yue and Han Sui sat opposite each other, and there were people who offered warm soup and tea in a few cases, Han Sui told Ma Yue about everything that happened in the Xuzhou military garrison that he saw with his own eyes, he asked Ma Yue if he had thought it through, but Ma Yue didn't seem to hear it, rubbed his forehead and asked: "Tell me what you think, at such a time, I must have a wise man like you to give advice." ”
Han Sui seemed to be in good spirits, and the dull prison did not have any bad influence on the once up-and-down Liangzhou rebel leader.
"It's easy to solve, the key depends on what you want to do, General." Han Sui smiled slightly when he heard Ma Yue's words, a little reserved and proud. Then he said: "Luoyang means power, land, money and food, and commanding the princes, so that you can really sit on the world, and when you enter Luoyang, you will have more soldiers and horses, more skilled craftsmen, and sharp warriors in the world, so as to facilitate drastic reforms and the official positions of the generals and staff under your command, which ...... You know it. ”
Although he is a general, he has participated in countless military aircraft meetings under Ma Yue's command, and he knows very well that Ma Yue wants to change the status quo in the world, so he understands how important Luoyang is to Ma Yue.
"I know this, but the clan and the generals are more important, and I don't value those dead things." Ma Yue nodded lightly and said, "Don't test me left and right anymore, tell me what you can do...... There is not much time left for me, if it is delayed for a few more days, when my brother comes out of depression, I am afraid that he will pull the whole of Luoyang to Hugh'er to accompany the funeral. ”
Ma Yue knew very well that Ma Teng was holding that energy in his heart now, if he couldn't come up with an explanation after a while...... I'm afraid that the world is not far from chaos.
He didn't want to see his brother integrate tens of thousands of troops in Liangzhou to slaughter Luoyang City.
"Que Xuan." Han Sui sighed, Liangzhou was as prosperous as he was now, how could it not be what he hoped for, shook his head and said a name, and said: "He is the subordinate captain of Tao Qian, a native of Xuzhou, and the candidate died in his hands...... But no one knows what exactly is the reason for the candidate, as long as you find this Xuzhou cub, everything will be solved. ”
Que Xuan...... The more this man and horse knew, the cause of the Xu Liang rebellion was that he had a conflict with the candidate in the wine shop, and escaped with several Xuzhou generals in the later battle.
"Although Que Xuan won't escape from Luoyang City at the moment, if he wants to find such a person in the huge Luoyang, I'm afraid it's more difficult, right?" Ma Yue leaned over and said, "Okay, since you said so, there must be a way to catch Que Xuan, otherwise it won't be said that it is easy to solve, tell me quickly." ”
"Hey, Que Xuan Zangba and the others are all from Xuzhou, they have no foundation in Luoyang, they have no clan relatives or friends, they can't hide for long. General, if you arrest people with great fanfare, they must hide in the houses and dare not show their heads. Han Sui smiled a little suspiciously as he spoke, his mind technique was a very interesting thing, and he said: "If you halve the number of sergeants on night patrol after three days, and halve it again after four days, and increase the number of secret posts, keep an eye on every corner of the city...... Just wait for them to come out on their own. ”
Ma Yue scratched his forehead, frowned and said, "Then what if they don't come out?" ”
"It doesn't matter if you don't come out, all you need is the truth, General." Han Sui squinted his eyes and said: "The general can't be idle in the middle, to find clues, on the one hand, start with the subordinates, since someone is making an obstacle in this matter, and it is very likely that the Yuan family did it, then start from these two aspects." The crossbow used by the shooter who attacked the major general can not be smoothed by anyone, general, you can ask in Luoyang if there is such an outstanding archery among the generals under Yuan Shao...... This person's official position should not be too low, nor too high, and should be between a military lieutenant and a lieutenant. Young and powerful or deeply trusted by the Yuan family, eh...... General, think about it, if you were to do such a thing, who would you let go? ”
"Peng Tuo ......" almost instantly, Ma Yue came up with this name in his mind, he is capable and loyal, he is still a fresh face in Luoyang, and his official position is not high. Ma Yue nodded and said to Han Sui, "I understand, Brother Wen Yue, thank you." ”
Ma Yue had an idea in his heart, so he got up and planned to leave.
"General, slow!" Han Sui stopped Ma Yue, who was turning around, got up and said, "General, have you really thought clearly?" ”
After thinking about it clearly, Han Sui asked himself more than once about this sentence, and Ma Yue frowned slightly and said, "Why does Brother Wen Yue keep asking this?" ”
"Before Han raised his army, in Jincheng, Dong Zhongying sent Han a certain sentence, and today he will forward this sentence to the general." Han Sui remembered what Dong Fatzi said to himself many years ago with his relatives and helpers, and his red eyes after drinking, he said: "Think clearly, it means that even if the worst happens, you can't regret it, because even if you regret it, you can only wait until midnight to dream back and then think about it alone, no one in this world will listen to the regret of a loser." ”
Who would want to listen to what happened after the failure of Han Wenyue's rebellion and the final pacification by Ma Yue?
"Han just wants to tell the general that this is a big decision, no matter what, you have to think about the worst possible."
Ma Yue took two steps forward, put his palm heavily on Han Sui's shoulder, and smiled lightly, "I wrote it down, but Brother Wen Yue, do you regret it?" ”
"Haha!" Han Sui shook his head and smiled, and said: "Actually, if the general can explain clearly to Shou Cheng, even if the mastermind behind the scenes is Yuan Benchu, he can be sent to Jizhou to be killed by the hand of Zhang Yan of Montenegro!" ”
The two men who became famous in Liangzhou were closer in their hearts at this time
"You don't have to! Before, it was just a conspiracy, and he had to rely on it, but Hugh Er was not there, this was revenge. Ma Yue waved his hand and turned around, pushed open the wooden door of the cell with the next sentence, and said sideways: "Revenge, Ma never needs to borrow a knife to kill people, even if he runs nine thousand miles away, he will not escape death!" ”