After saying something to himself, Lin Nan's mood suddenly brightened, and the pressure brought by the Qin army before suddenly disappeared.

It's good to be victorious.

"Lord, all the soldiers and horses have come back one after another, according to the news from the scouts, it seems that the Ma Chao who was killed by Liu Bei seems to be fake, and the Ma Chao protected by Zhang Xiu and Wang Shuang is real. Now, Ma Chao has led the remnants to the Tiger Pass, and Suo Xu, Hou Xuan, Yang Qiu, Cheng Yin and others have also gone to the Tiger Pass, and the Qin army has become one on the road, and under the leadership of Ma Chao, they have gone all the way to the west. Guo Jia rode a fast horse and came to Lin Nan's side, and reported the latest news to Lin Nan.

Lin Nan nodded, turned his head to look at Guo Jia, and saw that Guo Jia had a bandage wrapped around his arm, and the bandage was already soaked red with blood, so he asked with concern: "Fengxiao, are you injured?" How did Lu Kuang protect you? ”

"It's just a small injury, it's also an accident, no one else's fault." Guo Jia said optimistically.

"Has the medic seen it?"

"Look, haven't I already bandaged it?"

Lin Nan still took good care of Guo Jia, Guo Jia was thin before, he was afraid that Guo Jia would die young, so he let Guo Jia exercise and let him pay attention to nutritional matching. Gradually, Guo Jia got used to living in the north, and his body gradually hardened, and he was no longer a weak Guo Fengxiao.

"Well, that's good, you're a strategist, not a general, this job is not suitable for you, and I won't let you and Gongda do it again in the future, it's very dangerous."

"Thank you for your concern."

"Fengxiao, what do you say Ma Chao will do next after retreating to the Tiger Prison?"

Guo Jia thought for a while and said, "That's what I'm here for. Xu Huang has led the team into Bishan for a long time, and Ma Chao has no place in the Central Plains, plus this fiasco. It will inevitably return to Guanzhong. The subordinates thought that this was the time when Xu Huang's squad began to act. ”

"Well, it's exactly what I want, immediately fly the pigeon and pass the book to Xu Huang, so that Xu Huang can start acting, his team has been holding back for so long. It's also time to exert its might, preferably, and take it together with Hangu Pass, so that our army can enter the division. ”

"No!"

Guo Jia had just retreated here, and Xun You hurriedly rode his horse over there.

Lin Nan took a special look at Xun You and was relieved to see that Xun You was not injured. Seeing that Xun You was in a hurry, he asked, "Military Division." What happened to make you so flustered? ”

"My lord, I just received a flying pigeon from General Zhang He, the Wei army really started to act, the general of the Wei army, Xiahou Yuan, suddenly attacked Yuanyongcheng, and tens of thousands of troops surrounded Yuanyongcheng."

"Bastard! I knew that Cao Mengde's troops retreated for thirty miles and did not move. There must be a conspiracy. Unexpectedly, he was waiting for me here. How is the battle situation on Zhang He's side? ”

"Fortunately, Zhang He was prepared before. All the defenses have been prepared, and although it is besieged by tens of thousands of Xiahou Yuan's troops, it is still able to hold the city. ”

"Good. Military division, our army has just finished fighting, and the battle has started again over there, in the opinion of military division. What should our army do now? ”

Xun Yu said: "This place is more than eighty miles away from Yuanyongcheng, and I am afraid that the Wei army will set up an ambush on the road to ambush reinforcements under the guise of besieging Yuanyongcheng. The subordinates thought that it was better for the lord to lead a strong team to move forward lightly. Sneak attack on the Wei army camp, after the attack, come to besiege Wei to save Zhao. The Wei army camp also had more than eighty miles according to this, but the road was wide along the way, and the cavalry galloped without obstacles, and could be reached quickly. ”

"Okay, that's it. Immediately ordered Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, and Zhang Liao to select 3,000 elite light cavalry to gather here with me, and they will be handed over to the command of the military division. ”

"No!"

Dian Wei turned his head to look at Cao Cao, and when he saw Cao Cao nodding his head slightly, he replied: "Because, it was I who killed today!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the people present were even more shocked, and they all moved their eyes to Cao Cao's body, but they didn't say anything, and they didn't know how to say it.

As early as a month ago, when the Yan army crossed the Yellow River, the king knew what Lin Nan was going to do, and the king specially sent Dian Wei to the Yan army camp, according to the king's understanding of Lin Nan, he would definitely leave Dian Wei and take the opportunity to use Dian Wei to do something unfavorable to the king. Therefore, this king will plan and let Dian Wei lurk in the Yan army camp, and if necessary, he can do extraordinary things......"

Speaking of this, Cao Cao stood up and asked, "Dian Wei, have the Xiliang soldiers regarded Lin Nan as the murderer of the Son of Heaven?" ”

"The king can rest assured, his subordinates appeared appropriately, and where the Son of Heaven was at that time, only Pang De, Lu Heng and others from the Feiyu Army were there, and after the subordinates assassinated the Son of Heaven, they fled immediately, and at the same time they had already shouted out the words of the Yan Army to assassinate His Majesty, and Xiliang Bing must be convinced." Dian Wei replied.

"Good."

After listening to this conversation, everyone present had ghosts in their hearts, but most of them had no objection to Cao Cao's approach, and the Son of Heaven was just an ornament for them.

However, for Xu Shu and Liu Ye, it is of great significance.

Xu Shu followed Cao Cao, and it was precisely because of Cao Cao's quality, coupled with Xi Zhicai's strong recommendation, that he became Cao Cao's chief military advisor after Xi Zhicai's death, giving advice to Cao Cao.

However, what he never expected was that Cao Cao would openly do such a rebellious thing, although he did not have any hope for the royal family of the Han Dynasty, but it could not be said that he would kill at will, he did not dare to agree with this, and his heart was like a heavy hammer pressing, extremely uncomfortable.

It's just that he didn't dare to show his appearance, because just now, Cao Cao's discerning eyes had already examined everyone present.

Liu Ye is the descendant of Liu Yan, the son of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu, the king of Fuling, and is a dignified Han clansman, unlike Liu Bei, who said everywhere that he is a descendant of the Han family, because he was young, he was already very famous, and after Cao Cao occupied Xuzhou and Yuzhou, he listened to him in Yangzhou, and asked people to bring gold and silver to invite him to come out.

He did not hesitate at that time, so he followed Cao Cao, although he is currently only serving as a staff member by Cao Cao's side, but he often advises Cao Cao. And he felt that Cao Cao had the qualifications to be a hero and would achieve something in the future, so he never left.

It's just that although he doesn't have any hope for the Han family, he doesn't want to be like Liu Bei who keeps saying that he takes the revival of the Han family as his own responsibility, from the heart. He still didn't want anyone to do anything drastic to the Han family. Cao Cao's move hit his weakness, he sat there silently, but his heart was already overturned.

"Yuan Zhi, Ziyang, what are you two thinking?" Cao Cao suddenly asked.

Xu Shu said: "I'm wondering if anything will happen to Guandu Xingshì once the Son of Heaven dies and the news of Lin Nan's murder spreads." ”

Cao Cao let out an "oh" and moved his gaze to Liu Ye. Asked, "Mr. Ziyang, what about you?" ”

Liu Ye straightened his waist and replied: "King Wei, I was thinking, His Majesty died and did not leave an heir, and the heirs of the first emperor were only one Majesty, and Liu Xie, the king of Hongnong, was killed by the general He Jin. This time, the Son of Heaven died again, who should be the emperor in the world of the Han Dynasty. Will the Han dynasty end here? After the sky collapses, will the Han Dynasty present a situation where the seven heroes stood side by side during the Warring States Period......"

After hearing this, Cao Cao smiled and said: "The two of them think more far-reaching than this king, this king is just thinking, how many people present are different from this king's heart......"

After a pause, Cao Cao looked around. The smile on his face also disappeared, and his eyes were like torches, looking at the civil and military forces present one by one.

After that, there was a long period of silence, and everyone had an indescribable pressure. Everyone sat there and didn't dare to move, but their eyes kept meeting.

When Cao Cao's gaze moved to Xiahoudun's body, Xiahoudun's single eye radiated a light, and he roared in a low voice: "King, you know me, Yuan Rang is loyal to the king. ”

Cao Cao nodded and moved his gaze to Cao Ren's body.

"King, you know me, Zixiao has always been the head of the king since he followed the king."

Cao Cao nodded again and took advantage of the situation to move his gaze to Cao Hong's body.

"What do you see me doing, my lord? I, Cao Zilian, have peeked at a woman's bath with you since I was a child, and you asked me to keep it a secret at that time, and I haven't said it until today......" Cao Hong was halfway through his words, suddenly covered his mouth, looked around, and saw that everyone's faces were tense, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh, and he was uncomfortable when he saw that expression. However, he also realized that he was speechless, and he wanted to find a crack in the ground at this time.

His face blushed for a while, he squinted at Cao Cao, and when he saw Cao Cao's expressionless face, he didn't dare to look at Cao Cao even more, and finally his face was flushed, and he was about to catch up with Guan Yu's face.

"The king, we are loyal to the king, there is no second heart, every day is clear, my heart can be learned." Li Dian, Le Jin, Yu Ban, Cao Xiu and others, without waiting for Cao Cao to move his gaze to them, couldn't help but laugh, and even hugged their fists to show their loyalty to Cao Cao.

"The king knows the law very well, and his reward is better than the people of the world, and we will do our best to dare not follow the work of dogs and horses." Xu Shu, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Man Chong, Dong Zhao, Ren Jun, Mao Jue and others spoke loudly together.

"We are willing to go up the sword mountain and the sea of fire for the king, although we have no regrets in death!" Seeing this, Dian Wei and Xu Chu glanced at each other and said in unison.

Cao Cao suddenly laughed, then sat down, motioned for everyone to sit down, and said slowly: "I don't know what you mean to my Cao Cao. Of course, I am sure that there are very few of you who are saying things against your will. I don't care what you think of me, I'm Cao Cao, I'm always Cao Cao, and I'm the most unique in the world. The person who kills the king, should kill his head, hang his head at the city gate, today the words go out of the mouth of this king, into your ears, I don't want anyone else to know about this, from now on, you please don't agree, assassinate the Son of Heaven who committed the great crime of killing the king, Lin Nanye! ”

"No!" The crowd replied in unison.

Xu Shu lowered his head, looked at the wine and food in front of him, didn't turn for a long time, and secretly thought, "Is this the so-called Xiaoxiong?" So what was the purpose of his murder, just to simply blame Lin Nan? Cao Cao...... You are indeed unique, and it is precisely because of this that I Xu Shu will follow you with all my heart, although my heart was shaken by you just now because you sent Dian Wei to kill the king, but if you become a big thing, your relatives can also be killed, not to mention a puppet emperor? ”

Liu Ye's state of mind is completely different from Xu Shu's, although he can't accept Cao Cao's faction to kill the king, but in such an era where the heroes rise together, it is obvious. The Liu family's world has been completely divided, and no one can prevent the collapse of the Han family. He secretly thought: "Your Majesty has no children, how should the emperor be established?" Perhaps, Cao Mengde took a fancy to this. Without an emperor to succeed to the throne, the world may present a different picture. It seems that the Han family. It's finally going to fall apart. So where will this war go? ”

There was a dullness in the big tent, I don't know if it was because everyone knew the news of the death of the Son of Heaven, although no one cried or cried, but all the people felt uncomfortable in their hearts, Cao Cao's temptation just now made them all feel that Cao Cao was a lot of doubts.

Just when the atmosphere in the big tent was still lifeless, Cao Chun was wearing battle armor. With a sword hanging from his waist and an iron helmet on his head, he walked in from outside the big tent with a smile on his face. As soon as he entered the big tent, he hugged his fists and said: "King Qiqi, the battlefield has been cleared, our army has won a complete victory, and a fire has burned to death 13,637 horsemen of Ma Chao's main force ghost army, at the same time. Qian Hu, one of Ma Chao's four generals, also died in the fire. In this battle, our army suffered only 378 casualties. ”

"Hahaha...... Very good. This is a gratifying thing, plus the good news brought by Dian Wei, it can be regarded as double happiness. Cao Chun, take a seat. Cao Cao said happily.

"No!"

When Cao Chun took his seat, Cao Cao raised the wine glass in his hand and said, "Everyone." Please drink this cup to your heart's content, and then enjoy it to your heart's content, and after eating and drinking, the whole army retreats thirty miles and camps in Niujiatun. Wait for Xiahou Yuan to lead reinforcements to arrive. ”

"No!"

……

On the city wall of the county seat of Juan County, Lin Nan had been standing under the sun for a full hour, and even the scorching sun could not stop him.

Zhao Yun has been away with the Einsatzgruppen for four days, and for four days, Lin Nan has been worried about them, these are all elites drawn from various departments of the army, and they have all become generals and captains after a hundred battles, if they are all wiped out, it means that the generals of the entire Yan army will be directly disconnected.

Sima Lang walked up briskly from the bottom of the stairs, and as soon as he came to Lin Nan's side, he leaned over and said, "My lord, my subordinates have gone to see it again, Li Yulin said that General Zhao did not send back any information through the carrier pigeon. ”

"Except for the news of the battle of Shuangzhongling two days ago, Zhao Yun and they have not heard from them for two whole days, will something happen?" Lin Nan said worriedly, both as a question and as if he was talking to himself.

Sima Lang said: "General Zhao's martial arts are outstanding, Pang De, Guan Hai, Lu Heng, Li Tie and others are also all extraordinary, plus two hundred generals who have experienced a hundred battles, such a strong special team, rare in the world, the battle of Shuangzhongling is the best example, please be relieved." ”

Lin Nan nodded, and was just about to turn around, when he saw a group of cavalry galloping from a distance, about more than a hundred cavalry, he glanced at the leader, and said happily: "It's back, Zhao Yun, they're back...... Quick, let the soldiers line up and meet the heroes in triumph! ”

Outside the city gate of the county seat of Juan County, Lin Nan attracted Zhang Liao, Wen Ping, Wu Li Deng, Bang Dun and others nearby, lined up at the city gate, and set up a welcoming formation, ready to welcome Zhao Yun and others who returned triumphantly.

However, when Zhao Yun and the others came from far to near, he saw that they all had sad faces, all of them looked lonely and depressed, like a defeated rooster, and he didn't see the person he should see, and he didn't see Guan Hai and Li Tie.

"Lord, it may be that the two generals Guan Hai and Li Tie are protecting His Majesty in the back, and General Zhao will return first to report the good news." Sima Lang saw Lin Nan frowning, he had been by Lin Nan's side for so long, and he still had the ability to observe words and feelings, so he comforted.

Lin Nan didn't answer, he saw a trace of unusualness on the faces of Zhao Yun, Pang De, Lu Heng and others, so the smile that originally appeared on his face gradually disappeared, and finally became gloomy.

"Perhaps, it was General Zhao who wanted to make a joke for the lord, now they must have deliberately come out, and when they get to the lord's side in a while, they will surprise the lord......" Sima Lang tried his best to say good things, but as he spoke, he found that his kind words could not have the effect of comforting Lin Nan, so he didn't say anything anymore, just stood there quietly, but his heart was already churning.

For a long time, Lin Nan didn't speak, just stood there quietly.

"Boda."

"Genus...... The subordinates are ......" Sima Lang suddenly heard Lin Nan's cry and was a little panicked.

"You go and give an order, let the army be engaged in Xu Yu to prepare a altar." When Lin Nan said this, his tone was very flat, and his gloomy face gradually regained his calmness, and he stood there expressionlessly. Even when he spoke, he only squirmed his lips.

"Ready...... Preparing the altar? Sima Lang asked in surprise.

"You should know what I mean." Lin Nan's words were still very light, but they gave people an irresistible power.

"Yes, my subordinates understand." Sima Lang really understood, turned to leave, and ran towards the city.

"Wenyuan, Zhongye, Uliden, and Badun, you have withdrawn all the propaganda used for celebration. Let the soldiers go back to the city as well. ”

"The lord ......" Zhang Liao wanted to speak and stopped.

"What does Wen Yuan want to say?"

"Nothing."

Actually, Zhang Liao wanted to say, please Lin Nanjie mourn the change, but it seems that this time is not very appropriate, although he saw that there was something wrong with the expressions of Zhao Yun and others, but he didn't dare to guarantee his guess, so he didn't say anything.

After the order was given, it didn't take a while. The soldiers who had originally gathered at the gate of the city to celebrate returned to the city, and Lin Nan left only Zhang Liao and Wen Ping, leaving Wu Lideng and Bun Dun behind. So much so that the city gate, which was still crowded just now, suddenly became so depressed that only the three riders remained.

After a while, Zhao Yun, Pang De, Lu Heng and others all came to the gate of the city and got off their horses one after another. walked to Lin Nan's side together, hugged his fists and said, "See the lord!" ”

"You've worked hard. Wen Yuan, Zhong Ye, take all the generals and captains down to rest. ”

Zhang Liao and Wen Pingdao: "No! ”

It's just that this time, Zhao Yun, Pang De, Lu Heng and the others didn't move, and they still stood there quietly. Zhao Yun took a step forward, hugged his fists and said, "Lord." I ......"

"Zilong has been going with the members of the Einsatzgruppen for four days, and you have all worked hard in these four days, so let's go down and rest with Zhang Liao and Wen Ping, what's the matter. I'll talk about it when you've had enough to eat and drink, and when you're rested. Lin Nan knew what Zhao Yun wanted to say, but he wasn't ready yet.

After speaking, Lin Nan turned the horse's head and entered the city, although there was no expression on his face, but his heart was extremely painful, and he had already guessed the result.

He rode his horse to the county office, and at the gate of the county office, Xu You had already arranged a altar to wait for Lin Nan's arrival.

At this time, when Xu You saw Lin Nan coming, he took the initiative to greet him and said, "Lord, all the qiē are ready, just wait for the lord." ”

Lin Nan turned over and dismounted, walked directly to the edge of the altar, first burned three sandalwood sticks, inserted them in the incense burner, then folded his hands, closed his eyes, and said silently: "Soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country, you have a good time over there, I will definitely avenge you, if I don't completely defeat the Xiliang soldiers, I, Lin Nan, will be the lord of a country in vain!" Buddha, God, Allah, although I have never met you, I still hope that the three of you can bless me together, whether you are dead or unborn, please take care of my brother on your side and let them live a happy life. ”

In order to be sincere, Lin Nan also knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, one was to make up his mind, and the other was to pay tribute to the dead souls.

Xu You and Sima Lang were watching from the side, seeing that Lin Nan's words and deeds were strange, but they didn't know what he was talking about, what was like Buddha, God, Allah, they couldn't understand.

After Lin Nan stood up, he turned around, and two stunning lights shot out of his eyes, which was a murderous aura, very fierce.

"After noon, let Zhao Yun come here to find me, and the rest of the people will all belong to their respective armies, report the list of all missing personnel, and draft a document for military compensation, and all those killed in the war will be treated as martyrs." After saying this, Lin Nan strode into the county office.

When Xu You saw Lin Nan like this, he turned his head and asked, "Boda, what's wrong?" ”

"It seems that General Zhao has not been able to complete the entrustment of the lord, and the two generals Guan Hai and Li Tie may also be killed." Sima Lang told his experience from Lin Nan.

Xu You said "oh", didn't say anything more, and hurriedly asked people to remove the altar, and Sima Lang, as a military advisor, went to convey Lin Nan's order.

Just after noon, Zhao Yun stepped into the county office, and his steps along the way seemed very heavy. He came back, with the defeated army, and there was a very bad news that he didn't have time to tell Lin Nan, so he felt very guilty.

From the gate of the county government to the hall of the county government, it is a short distance of dozens of meters. He felt as if he had walked for almost a day.

The hall was empty, Zhao Yun stepped into the hall with one foot, and when one foot was still outside, he suddenly froze there, hesitated for a long time, and finally put back the foot that stepped into the hall. Turn around and go.

"If you're here, why go?" In the hall, Lin Nan's words suddenly came out, "Come in, tell me what's going on." ”

"My lord, my subordinates are incompetent, they have not been able to bring the Son of Heaven back, and they ...... He also lost eighty-seven good brothers such as Guan Hai and Li Tie, and ...... the last thing Zhao Yun didn't know how to say. I want to talk and stop talking.

"Speak!"

"The Son of Heaven has died......" Zhao Yun said bluntly.

Lin Nan's face flashed with a hint of surprise, and then he was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Is it Dian Wei who killed the king?" ”

"Well, Dian Wei pretended to be crazy and stupid, and deceived his subordinates, it's all his subordinates' fault! Please punish the Lord. ”

"It's none of your business, Dian Wei lied to all of us." Lin Nan said, "Okay. Go down and rest, after tomorrow. There will be a big war, and at the same time it will be a time for our army to be disgraced. ”

"However, the Son of Heaven died, and due to Dian Wei's blame, the charge of killing the monarch fell on the lord, and Ma Chao's ghost army was amazingly powerful. The method of fighting the war is also very strange......" Zhao Yun said.

Lin Nandao: "Bian Xi has sent back the latest news, when Ma Chao's ghost army was fighting with Cao Cao on the battlefield east of Guandu today, Cao Cao used the lure of the enemy to go deeper, almost completely annihilating Ma Chao's army, and only more than 1,000 horsemen were left in the burned Ma Chao and fled. So. Ma Chao has lost the advantage, it's time for us to attack. Besides, I was originally a person who killed the king, Liu Hong died under my sword, even if the crime of killing the king fell on me, what is there to worry about, this time, the clean will clear himself. ”

"No, my subordinates understand."

At this time, a soldier handed a few flying pigeon hand-me-downs to Lin Nan, and after Lin Nan took them, he read them silently and said slowly: "Han Meng has arrived in Yecheng with the men and horses of Bingzhou, and they are ready to meet the army from Jicheng in Yecheng, and it won't be long before they arrive." ”

……

When Dongfang revealed the white belly of the fish, Wang Shuang single-handedly broke into the camp where Ma Chao was. As soon as he heard about Ma Chao's defeat, he felt very unbelievable and walked in quickly.

"King, how is this possible, King, our ......" Wang Shuang shouted as soon as he entered the big tent, he still didn't believe that the ghost army would die so miserably.

However, when he entered the big tent, he realized that he was wrong, because there was an extra face in the big tent, and the appearance of that person seemed to be seen somewhere.

"What are you doing here?" Wang Shuang finally knew who he was, it was Sun Qian, the envoy sent by Liu Bei last time.

Sun Qian said politely: "It was the king of my family who asked me to come, and I have an urgent matter to discuss with the king of Qin......

"Wang Shuang, stand aside!" Ma Chao said sharply.

Sun Gan said: "King Qin, then the king of my family can rely on His Royal Highness King Qin." ”

"It's decided, I hope this time the King of Chu won't break his promise again, what happened last time ......" Ma Chao said.

"What happened last time was a complete misunderstanding, not because our army did not send troops, but because His Royal Highness the King of Qin was brave and invincible, and felt that there was no need to cause trouble for His Royal Highness the King of Qin......" Sun Qian began to use that mouth to argue for Liu Bei.

"There is no need to explain, this king knows it in his heart. After you go back, please tell the king of Chu that the matter is settled, I hope that the king of Chu will not break his promise again this time, otherwise don't blame this king for being unkind......"

"Definitely, definitely."

Ma Chao said: "Don't send it!" ”

Sun Qian walked out of the big tent, and Wang Shuang, who was outside the tent, glared at Sun Gan, walked into the big tent again, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has died......

"Dead?" Ma Chao's face did not show a trace of sadness, but a trace of excitement, and he hurriedly asked.

Wang Shuang nodded solemnly, and told Ma Chao everything that happened in the Tiger Prison Pass.

Ma Chao listened with relish, his face was angry, he was nervous, he was embarrassed, and after listening to Wang Shuang's speech, he felt a lot of emotion.

"I didn't expect that under Lin Nan's account, there was such strength, and only 200 people turned the Tiger Prison upside down. It's just that why is Dian Wei under Lin Nan's hands? And also. Why did Lin Nan assassinate the current Son of Heaven? ”

Wang Shuangdao: "King, my subordinates don't know exactly what happened here. ”

"Where's Zhang Xiu?"

"He is on his way to Guandu with an army of 70,000." Wang Shuang replied.

"On the issue of Wang Yun, Ma Riyan and Yang Biao, Zhang Xiu handled it very well, and you also made a lot of contributions, killing Guan Hai, who is known as one of the eighteen hussars, which can be regarded as weakening the strength of the Yan army. Come with me to my father's place. His Majesty has died, and for such a big matter, I can't help but inform my father. Ma Chao said, and walked out of the big tent.

Out of the big tent, Ma Chao rode a horse, and without waiting for Wang Shuang to come out, he galloped out of the camp with a loud shout and headed west.

The army of Xiliang soldiers is more than 100,000, although they are all stationed together. However, it is divided into several camps, in addition to Ma Chao's own camp in the front, there are still nine camps behind, which are the camps set up by Ma Teng, the king of Liang, and his subordinates.

Ma Teng's camp is in the middle, according to Ma Chao's camp is about five miles away, so he has to ride a horse to go over.

After a while, Ma Chao arrived outside his father Ma Teng's camp, and the soldiers guarding the gate of the camp saw Ma Chao coming. They were all in high spirits and shouted in unison: "King Qin is mighty!" ”

Ma Chao is arrogant. He was already accustomed to the submission of others to him, and without even looking at it, he rode his horse into the camp and went straight to the big tent of the Chinese army.

Turning over and dismounting, Ma Chao casually threw the reins of the horse to a soldier and strode in. He shouted, "Father...... Father......

In the big tent, Ma Teng sat at the top, his face was like a carving, with sharp edges and deep eye sockets. With a high nose and a small yellow goatee on his chin, at first glance, there is no doubt that he is a Qiang person.

He has a strong body, and in recent years he has become slightly bloated due to fat, and the contours of his face and his entire body shape have developed in a round direction, but his waist is still straight, and it can be seen that he was an excellent samurai when he was young. He wears a crown decorated with a golden sable, a robe embroidered with gold silk on a blue background, a large belt decorated with a pigg, and a cowhide boots, giving people the impression of luxury and might.

His biological mother is a Qiang beauty, so half of the blood on his body is Qiang, plus he has lived in the Xiqiang area for many years, so that his living habits and Qiang people are undoubted, although he has become the king of Liang, but his clothes often change back and forth between Hanfu and Qiang costumes, after all, most of his subordinates are Qiang.

Ma Teng saw Ma Chao breaking in from outside the tent, so he scolded: "Meng Qi, you are already the king of Qin, how to do things are still so reckless?" Don't you see a guest sitting in my tent? ”

"Guest?" Ma Chao squinted at the person sitting in the big tent, and saw a person with blond hair and blue eyes, who was very different from the Qiang people and the Central Plains people, sitting on Ma Teng's right hand, so he looked at it curiously.

The blond-haired man saw that Ma Chao was looking at him, so he stood up with a smile, bowed slightly to Ma Chao, and said slowly: "Dear Wang, hello, my name is Anita Patrick, and I am honored to know you." ”

It's the first time Ma Chao has seen a person with such a look, and it's very awkward to hear what he said, if you don't listen carefully, you really can't hear what he's saying. However, when he saw that the man who called himself Anita Patrick saw him not kneeling, a trace of displeasure appeared on his face, and he scolded: "Bold! When you see this king, why don't you kneel? ”

The smile on Anita Patrick's face never disappeared, and he bowed to Ma Chao again, and said in his impure Chinese: "I'm sorry, honorable king, I can only kneel to your emperor." ”

Ma Chao listened to this person named Anita Patrick speak very awkwardly, neither from the Central Plains, nor from Xiliang, not even from the Western Regions. He has always been arrogant and angry, and there was an extremely disgusted expression on his face, and he turned his head to Ma Teng and said, "Father, who is this surnamed An?" How can you be so rude? ”

Ma Teng said: "He said that he is from the Roman Empire, and he is a messenger sent by the Roman Empire, oh, the Roman Empire is what the Western Regions call Great Qin, and it is far away from our Han Dynasty, there are ...... Yes...... In short, far, far away. He said that he originally came with a long team, but he went through a lot of hardships along the way, and was repeatedly plundered by the Xiongnu, Dayue, Wusun and other countries in the Western Regions, and finally he was the only one left. It's a miracle that he's been here. ”

"The Roman Empire? Why is the surname Luo and the surname Ma? Was it a country founded by a man surnamed Luo and a man surnamed Ma, or was it a place where all the mules and horses were raised to pull carts? Ma Chao asked puzzled.

Ma Teng shook his head and said, "This...... The Father didn't know, he just said that. ”

Ma Chao glanced at Anita Patrick again, and said, "The surname is An, you sue me, you come all the way to our big man, what do you want to do?" ”

Anita Patrick can understand limited Chinese, but Ma Chao said this sentence, just as he could understand, he shook his head and said: "Dear Wang, you are wrong, I don't have the surname An, my name is Anita, and my surname is Patrick. I came to your Han because I was entrusted by our great emperor to send an envoy to the Han. So, I need to see your Emperor. ”

Anita Patrick didn't lie, he did come to envoy to the Great Han, since accepting this mission, he took a delegation of 6,000 people, starting from the Roman Empire, all the way to the east, a long journey, and went through a lot of hardships to reach the Great Han, but many people were killed and wounded along the way. When he arrived in the Han Dynasty, there were more than a dozen followers to follow, and when he entered Liangzhou from the Western Regions, he was attacked by the Xianbei people.

After Dunhuang Taishou rescued Anita, he sent Anita to the Central Plains and handed it over to Ma Teng, the king of Liang. Today, Anita is also the first day to arrive here.

"You want to see our emperor, don't you?" A smile appeared on Ma Chao's face.

"Yes, my revered king, if you will allow me to meet your emperor, I will surely ask Jesus to bless you." Anita said respectfully.

Ma Chao didn't understand what Jesus was, but when he heard the word bless, he estimated that Jesus should be their god, or their emperor. He smiled, pointed at Ma Teng and said: "You are really lucky, you came at the right time, and now sitting in front of you is the current Son of Heaven, our emperor, and I am the crown prince." The surname is An, why don't you kneel when you see our emperor? ”

"Meng Qi, what nonsense are you talking about?" When Ma Teng heard Ma Chao's words, he was furious.

"Father, the child is not talking nonsense, it is true. When the son has died today, when he was dying, he left a last word to give up the throne to his father......"

"The more you talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes, you ...... What did you just say? Is Your Majesty dead? Ma Teng's face was surprised, he hurriedly stood up, walked to Ma Chao's side, and asked, "What happened?" ”

"Father, Situ Wang Yun, Taifu Ma Riyan, and Anton General Yang Feng, inside and outside, conspired against each other, and secretly colluded with Yanhou Lin Nan, two days ago, Lin Nan's most elite Feiyu Army attacked Tiger Prison Pass and assassinated His Majesty." Ma Chao said seriously.

"How is this possible? Wang Yun and Ma Riyan are both loyal ministers of the country, and they are deeply favored by His Majesty, how could they do such a rebellious thing? The king does not believe it...... The king does not believe ......"

Ma Teng was loyal to the Han family, since he killed Dong Zhuo and subdued Dong Zhuo's old department, he placed a small court in Chang'an, and enshrined Liu Wei there in peace, and he specially invited several elders of the country to serve as important ministers to assist the emperor, and he sent 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, he pacified the Qiang and Han people, defeated the rebellious Qiang people many times, and defeated Wusun, Xiongnu, Dawan, and ran Liangzhou for four years, and his prestige shook the Western Regions, making those countries in the Western Regions that were originally shaken by the Han come to surrender. (To be continued......)