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, and since he killed Dong Zhuo and subdued Dong Zhuo's old department, he installed a small court in Chang'an. An An steadily enshrined Liu Wei there, and 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.

Arguably. 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, so that those countries in the Western Regions that were originally shaken by the Han came to surrender.

No matter how much your status improves. He also took Liu Wei to heart, and even the last time Liu Wei named him the King of Liang under the coercion of Ma Chao, he resigned several times. However, he is loyal to the Han, but Ma Chao is not necessarily loyal to the Han.

Ma Chao was quite brave when he was young, and with Liu Wei for a long time, Ma Teng left him 20,000 cavalry in Guanzhong, and asked him to cooperate with the ministers of the court to guard Chang'an. gradually fueled his arrogance.

As Ma Chao grew up step by step in age, and after knowing the power he had. He was not limited to protecting a useless Liu Wei, but gradually, his mood changed, and he wanted to get a glimpse of the imperial power.

"Father, please believe that this is true, and there is Taiwei Yang Biao to testify. At that time, Taiwei Yang Biao was beside His Majesty, and the will came out of his mouth. If your father doesn't believe it, you can ask Taiwei Yang Biao to ask on the spot. "Ma Chao had already made a plan, originally, he wanted to be the emperor himself. But his father was still there, so he had no choice but to give up the throne to Ma Teng.

He understands his father, if he really becomes the emperor, it is estimated that he will abdicate in a few years, and the emperor will not fall on his head at that time?

"Where is Taiwei Yang Biao?" Ma Teng frowned, he was negligent in disciplining Ma Chao, and he would be suspicious of what he said.

"On the way here, my father can rest first, and I will ask Wang Shuang to invite Lord Taiwei over."

Ma Teng nodded, and sat there gloomily, without saying a word.

Ma Chao glanced at Anita and said, "The surname is An, you come with me, and in a while, you can meet our emperor." ”

Anita Partridge was still figuring out the meaning of Ma Chao's words, and before he could react, Ma Chao stretched out his ape arm and pulled him out, and walked directly to the front of the Chinese army's tent under the word "cool".

"Honorable king, I am also the marshal of the sixteenth legion of the Roman Empire, how can you treat me so rudely?" Anita was pulled all the way by Ma Chao, in his eyes Ma Chao was still a half-old child, but he didn't expect Ma Chao's strength to be so great, a little surprised, more angry, felt that Ma Chao was too reckless.

"Marshal?" Ma Chao asked puzzledly, "What kind of official is it?" ”

"Equivalent to a general, but higher than a general, the general is the one who commands the soldiers, the marshal is the one who commands the general, and I am the marshal of the sixteenth army." When Anita said this, a sense of pride and accomplishment appeared on her face.

Ma Chao saw that Anita was about thirty years old, except for her strange appearance and strange speech, she seemed to be no different from the people of the Western Regions. He had never heard of the Roman Empire, although he said that he knew that there was a place called Lijing in the Western Regions, and that the Lijing people were the people of Great Qin, but he had never been to the Western Regions, nor had he seen it.

He saw that Anita was a Roman Empire and another Roman Empire, and remembered that his father said that Daqin was the Roman Empire, and Lijing was Rome.

He grabbed Anita by the chest, pushed him back hard, and slammed it directly into the thick flagpole, making a muffled sound, and there was a hint of murder in his eyes, and he asked, "Tell me honestly, where did you come from?" ”

Anita's body is not strong, it can be said that it is very thin, where can it withstand Ma Chao's impact, I only felt a pain in my chest and back, and reached out to break Ma Chao's hand, but found that Ma Chao's hand was like a hard stone. After struggling for a few moments, Anita finally gave up and said: "Honorable King, I am from the Roman Empire, I am the marshal of the Sixteenth Legion of the Empire, and I was ordered by our supreme emperor Xià to lead an embassy full of goods to Dahan, and I want to communicate with Dahan. ”

"Nonsense! You are clearly a native of the Western Regions, and you came here to spy on our truth, and then plan to launch a rebellion, otherwise. How can you say our words? Only right? Ma Chao glared at Anita viciously, and his other hand was already clenched into a fist, ready to punch at any time.

Anita hurriedly explained: "No, no, no, I am a Roman, not a Lijing as you say, the reason why I am able to say your words. I also learned it on the way here, my language function is very developed, I can speak many languages, I don't believe me, tell you about it......"

Then, Anita muttered many different versions of the words, but Ma Chao couldn't understand a word.

"Enough!" Ma Chao said angrily, "If you don't shut up, I'll cut out your tongue." Since you are a marshal, why are you so vulnerable. Also, where and how big was the Roman Empire, and why did your emperor send you to the Great Han? ”

"God, this is the most savage Han I have ever met." Anita looked up at the sky, tapped her hands up and down on her chest, left and right, and then clasped her fingers together and spoke in his native language.

"What are you talking about? What am I asking you? Answer me quickly. Otherwise, you don't want to go back. Ma Chao threatened.

Anita smiled bitterly, "Honorable King. It took me more than a year to get to you, and my men were so dead that I couldn't go back even if I wanted to. The Roman Empire was large, on the west side of the continent. It is a long, long way to get there. My emperor sent me because he heard that there was a very powerful Han Empire in the east, and he wanted to be friends with the Han Empire, so he sent me. “

"Also, honorable king. I am a marshal, not a general, I am not a charge to fight, but a command to fight them, so it doesn't matter to me whether I'm strong or not, the important thing is that I'm good here. Anita gestured to her head.

Ma Chao let go of Anita and felt that he didn't speak, because anyone under his coercion would be somewhat afraid, but he didn't have a trace of fear when he saw Anita. He sneered and said, "If you tell a lie, I will kill you with one sword and let you go to your Jesus." ”

"Oh, thank you so much, my esteemed King, and by your good words, I am confident that I will see Jesus when I die. If I could, I would also like to take you with me to meet our Jesus, so that you can know what a great man Jesus is......" The first half of Anita's sentence is in Chinese, and he is very entangled when he speaks, perhaps because of this reason, he changed the latter words to his native language.

After listening to it, Ma Chao didn't understand anything, he only heard "Thank you so much", he couldn't help but feel that this Roman was very interesting, he wanted to kill this Roman, and this Roman thanked himself vigorously, as if once he died, he could return to his hometown.

Ma Chao looked at Anita's happy appearance, snorted coldly, and said, "Do you want to die?" I won't let you die, I'll keep you by my side from now on and tell me about the Roman Empire!" ”

"Glad to serve, my revered king."

Ma Chao asked Anita to take Anita back to his barracks to settle down, and then asked Wang Shuang to ride a horse to pick up Yang Biao early, and he casually found an empty barracks to rest.

In the evening, Wang Shuang took Yang Biao to the camp where Ma Teng was.

Ma Chao waited at the door early, and when he saw Wang Shuang and Yang Biao coming, he took a few steps forward, greeted Yang Biao and said, "Lord Taiwei has worked hard all the way. ”

Yang Biao was indeed very hard, his riding skills were not good, and he was forced by Wang Shuang to move forward quickly, so that he was bumpy on the road, and he vomited several times in a row. At this time, his face was pale, his face was yellow and thin, and when he was in the Tiger Prison, although there was no danger, a few days of prison life also made him breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, feeling that as long as he lived, he might have a chance to fight back.

"King Qin is too polite, I don't know what King Qin is so anxious to call me, what is the so-called matter?" As soon as Yang Biao got off the horse, his legs became weak, a little trembling, and he couldn't stand up and staggered.

Ma Chao thought that Yang Biao was afraid of what he was leading, so he stretched out his hand to straighten Yang Biao's body, showed a very warm smile, and said: "Lord Taiwei, I will take you to see King Liang in a while, if King Liang asks you, you will sue him like this......"

As he spoke, Ma Chao lay in Yang Biao's ear and muttered in a low voice.

After Yang Biao heard this, his eyes widened, and his mouth opened wide, he was really dumbfounded. Wait for Ma Chao to finish speaking. He was already sweating profusely, and his face was as white as earth.

"His Royal Highness King Qin, I ...... about this"

"If you refuse, your entire Yang family will be wiped out, in Chang'an City, overnight. There won't be another one with the surname Yang. Ma Chao saw that Yang Biao wanted to refuse, so he let out cruel words, and even his face became gloomy.

"This ......" Yang Biao cares about one thing and the other, on the one hand, it is the dynasty of the Han Dynasty, if he gives up, he is the culprit, and on the other hand, it is the lives of 367 people of his entire clan.

When he holds loyalty in one hand and family affection in the other. He stood there wobbly, not knowing what to do.

"Lord Taiwei, this king's time is limited, you have to think carefully, if the person dies, then there will be nothing. No matter how loyal you are to Your Majesty, you can't see it, because he has already died. 陛xià has no children. There were no more brothers, and my father turned the tide. Saving the dynasty from fire and water, killing Dong Zhuo, pacifying Xiqiang, and pacifying the Western Regions, that is not loyal to the country. Instead of continuing to let the people of the Liu family be emperors, it is better to abdicate and make way for Xian. Let my father be emperor. If you agree, you will be the founding father, the third prince, the most powerful minister, and I will marry your daughter as my crown princess. When I succeed to the throne in the future, then your daughter will be the queen, you will be the national abbot, and your son Yang Xiu will be the uncle of the country, so that your entire Yang family will be rich forever. The former big man, have you ever given your Yang family such a big honor? ”

Yang Biao felt it, it was not Ma Teng who wanted to be the emperor, but Ma Chao who wanted to be the emperor, but because Ma Teng was his father, he had to let his father be the emperor. And Ma Teng is also quite at ease with Ma Chao, when he was ten years old, he began to lead troops to garrison Chang'an alone to maintain the palace system, that is to say, now when he is not the emperor, he is the actual operator.

Take a step back and open the sky.

Yang Biao finally figured it out, but it was definitely not for glory and wealth, but for forbearance, in order to have the opportunity to counterattack Ma Chao in the future and completely drive Ma Chao out, he finally agreed.

"What King Qin said is extremely reasonable, the old man is willing to lead the Yang family to support King Qin and support King Liang to ascend the throne as emperor." Yang Biao said such things against his will, but his heart was like a needle prick, and he suddenly felt that it was better to be alive than dead.

Maybe from now on, he will be infamous for being a traitor to Ma Chao Wolf Bèi, but in the near future, he will let Yang appear in front of the world with a new face, making up for what he has done today.

"Hahaha, Mrs. Yang is really a person who knows the times. Captain, please come with me. ”

"No!"

As soon as the words fell, Yang Biao followed Ma Chao into the big tent where Ma Teng was.

As soon as Ma Teng saw Yang Biao walk in, he hurriedly said, "Lord Taiwei...... Isn't it already ......?"

"Yes, His Royal Highness King Liang, please mourn, Zhang Xiu will arrive here in a short time with the body of His Majesty."

Ma Teng sighed and asked, "Do you have any last words when your majesty is dying?" ”

Yang Biao cried with a sad face, his expression was gloomy, his eyes were full of hot tears, a few crystal tears rolled down, and before he could speak, his sad expression had already explained.

"Lord Taiwei, poor Majesty has just come of age, has no heirs, and has no other brothers, where should this big man go in the world?" Seeing this, Ma Teng was also deeply moved, and even his voice was crying.

He took a few steps forward, grabbed Yang Biao's hand, looked at Yang Biao earnestly, and asked slowly: "When Your Majesty was dying, what were your last words, please tell the Lord Taiwei truthfully, and there must be no deception." ”

Yang Biao burst into tears, raised his hand and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, and said slowly: "Your Majesty...... When His Majesty was dying, he only said five words with his last breath, and until now, the old man still remembers it vividly. ”

"Those five words?" Ma Teng asked.

"His Majesty said, 'Zen is located in the King of Liang', and then he died." Yang Biao said earnestly.

With a "plop", Ma Teng knelt on the ground, tears rolled down in his eyes, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty xià......"

"The monarch killer, Lin Nanye. Since His Majesty has a will, Zen is located in the Liang Wang, the country, can not be a day without a king, but also ask the Liang King to take the Jiangshan Sheji as the priority, enter the Ninety-Five Honor, change the Yuan, and call the emperor. Yang Biao said earnestly, and at the same time knelt down towards Ma Teng and kowtowed. Minister Yang Biao, knock to see ......"

"Wait......" Ma Teng suddenly raised his head, stopped Yang Biao's words, and said, "Your Majesty has just passed away, and the state funeral has not yet been held." The monarch killer is still at large, if the monarch killer is not brought to justice, even if there is a will of His Majesty, I Ma Shoucheng, I will definitely not be called the emperor......"

"King Liang, the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light. His Majesty died, and the people of the country were all heartbroken. However, the country cannot be without a king for a day, and please ask King Liang to take the country and the people of the world as the most important task, to mourn for His Majesty, and to seek the thieves of the country, so as to comfort the soul of His Majesty in the sky. Yang Biao said bitterly.

"Lord Lieutenant. You don't have to persuade anymore, don't get rid of the national thieves first. This king will never be the emperor. Ma Teng made up his mind, and he also felt that there was something strange in this, Yang Biao was loyal to His Majesty, and he was an important minister of the Han Dynasty, even if he had a will, he should also consider the reality. A suitable person should be selected from among the other Han clan relatives to be the emperor first.

Seeing this, Ma Chao hurriedly said: "Father, what Yang Taiwei said is very reasonable, since His Majesty has given up the throne to his father, his father should live up to His Majesty's meaning." Again. If his father is not the emperor, how can he command the subjects of the world to crusade against the national thief Lin Nan? ”

"This ......"

"The child asks his father to take the country and the society as the priority, enter the Ninth Five-Year Plan, call the emperor, change the yuan, and then rule the world and punish the national thieves!" Ma Chao knelt in front of Ma Teng and knocked his head three times.

When Wang Shuang, Yang Biao and the others saw it, they all said in unison: "The ministers knock to see Your Majesty......"

"No, no, resolutely, this king is a rude person, not suitable to be the emperor, and he should select a highly respected person from the Han family to succeed to the throne, so that it is in line with orthodoxy." Ma Teng was adamantly opposed.

Ma Chao frowned, he thought that his father was very easy to handle, but he knew that his father was even more difficult than he imagined.

"I knew I was a ...... myself," he thought to himself, but his words had already been spoken, and this thing was already half successful, so he couldn't help but do it thoroughly.

He turned his head to look at Wang Shuang, slowly stood up, and shouted: "Gather all the ministers of civil and military affairs to gather in the camp and kneel together to invite King Liang to ascend the throne." ”

Wang Shuang said "promise", turned around and left the big tent.

Meng Qi...... Absolutely can't do this, my Ma family is already a very human minister, even if there is a will of His Majesty, you can't trespass casually, the ancestor Ma Yuan, for the Han Fubo general, loyal to the Han family all his life, the reputation of my Ma family, must not be ruined in my hands, the matter of being called the emperor, don't discuss it again, you should select a promising person from the Han family to succeed to the throne, in order to continue the Han dynasty. Ma Teng said resolutely.

Seeing that Ma Teng was so stubborn, Ma Chao stood up suddenly, his eyes flashed with green light, he gritted his teeth with hatred, and said sharply: "Father, I'm sorry!" ”

The words were still swirling in the air, and Ma Chao's hand knife slashed at Ma Teng's neck, knocking Ma Teng unconscious with a heavy blow.

"Come on, go and bring all the dragon robes and crowns that Your Majesty wore before, and put them on King Liang." As soon as Ma Chao stretched out his hand, he caught Ma Teng, who was about to fall to the ground, hugged him in his arms, then picked him up horizontally, put him on the bed, and turned to shout to the soldiers outside the door.

The soldiers did not dare to disobey and went to prepare, and at the same time, Ma Chao asked people to call all the ministers of civil and military affairs here, and asked people to urge Zhang Xiu to come quickly.

Yang Biao watched Ma Chao busy for a while, as if he saw that Ma Chao was claiming the emperor by himself. Glancing at Ma Teng who was lying unconscious on the bed again, he couldn't help but feel a trace of sadness in his heart, and secretly thought: "Ma Shoucheng, Ma Shoucheng, your loyalty to the Han family can be seen day by day, but your son is different from you, you raise tigers for trouble, I didn't expect that even you yourself will be at the mercy of Ma Chao......"

He sighed, and when he saw Ma Chao stop, he stepped forward and asked, "What is King Qin going to do next?" ”

Ma Chao said: "Naturally, I am the emperor who helped my father to become the emperor." ”

"However, King Qin doesn't think it's ...... to do this."

"This king thinks it's very good, being called the emperor is just a formality, as long as the form is done, even if he is called the emperor, then the king can patrol the sky and lead the army to conquer Linnan."

Yang Biao said: "However, the killer of the monarch may not be Lin Nan's people, there was also Dian Wei who appeared there at that time, the old man clearly remembers that the first one called Majesty Xià died, it seems to be Dian Wei, the old man thinks, this is someone is blaming the ......."

"Taiwei thinks too much, I heard Wang Shuang say that Dian Wei is a madman, and when a madman sees that His Majesty has been killed, he naturally wants to shout, as for how Dian Wei got to Lin Nan's hands. It doesn't matter to me, what matters now is how to take advantage of this opportunity to completely defeat the Yan army in one go, and be ashamed of the Snow Tiger. Ma Chao said.

"But ......"

"Where are you so much?" Ma Chao's face changed color, and he said impatiently. "Today, Lord Taiwei has done the king a great favor, this king will keep it in mind, and when things are done, this king will make Lord Taiwei the king of Luoyang, and Yang Xiu will be named the marquis, and then marry the daughter of Lord Taiwei as the princess......"

Yang Biao shook his head helplessly, and thought to himself: "Pity my baby daughter, what kind of evil have I created, I know that he is an insatiable tiger." But he still wants to help the abuse, but if he doesn't do this, how can His Majesty's revenge, Wang Yun, Ma Riyan, and the many enemies who died at his hands be avenged? Country, country, no country, how can there be a home, my Yang family is a loyal martyr. At this time, it is also time to repay the Han family. ”

In a short time, the soldiers took all the crowns and dragon robes. Ma Chao personally changed Ma Teng.

However, Liu Wei's body was thin and weak, and the dragon robe he wore was also very small, which could not fit Ma Teng's body at all, and the crown was also a little small. Ma Chao saw it and was very anxious. If you don't have a crown and a dragon robe, how can you ascend the throne as an emperor?

He was in trouble, and in the end he simply used it, and the dragon robe was draped on Ma Teng's body, and it was over.

At this time. When the military advisor Chen Qun heard the news that Ma Teng was going to be proclaimed emperor, he was immediately panicked, and hurriedly ran into the big tent, and saw that Ma Chao was putting on a dragon robe for his father, his eyes were wider than anyone else, and he immediately shouted: "O king, you must not do this......

Ma Chao heard Chen Qun's voice, if it was in the past, he would still be willing to listen to Chen Qun's persuasion, but for today, he waited for a long time, although he was not the emperor himself, but he was still very happy, very happy, and continued to wear a dragon robe for Ma Teng.

Chen Qun saw that Ma Chao ignored him, so he said: "O king, now that the situation is turbulent, and the death of His Majesty has not yet announced the national funeral, the king's side will let King Liang ascend the throne and be the emperor, which is completely contrary to the norm, I am afraid that I will lose the hearts of the people......"

"Afraid of what? This king wants to make his father the emperor, to make all the people in the world submit to the feet of this king, and to let my father know that this king is the best. Ma Chao retorted, "This king has already decided, whoever dares to say more will be dealt with by military law." ”

Chen Qun still wanted to persuade him to death, but when he saw Yang Biao secretly giving him a look, he shook his head, his Chen family and the Yang family are also clan members, and there is some kind of connection between them. Compared with status, although his Chen family is not as good as the Yang family, because Chen Qun compromised with Ma Chao and agreed to be Ma Chao's military advisor, this made the whole family worry-free.

After a while, all the generals of Ewen and Wu arrived outside the tent, standing in several rows, and there were even some tribal leaders among the people who came.

Ma Chao struck while the iron was hot, and when the sleeping father Ma Teng was lifted out of the big tent, and then supported Ma Teng, and said loudly: "The first emperor was assassinated by the traitor Lin Nan, and before he died, the first emperor specially instructed the people present, saying that it was the Zen position to King Liang, and now it is an extraordinary period, so we should grasp it well, and congratulate King Liang as the honor of the Ninety-Five." ”

As soon as the voice fell, Ma Chao only felt that his voice was a little hoarse, maybe because the voice was too loud just now.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"The new emperor ascended the throne, the Han family has exhausted its qi, and it just so happens that today is an auspicious day for the zodiac, change the country name to Qin, and change the Yuan Tianwei." Ma Chao hugged his father and said in a loud voice.

"Ministers...... Knock to see majesty! ”

After that, Ma Chao held another dinner banquet for the ministers, and at the same time issued a national funeral, and in the name of the new emperor, he issued a letter of requisition, telling them the words of Lin Nan's murder.

Everyone didn't speak for a long time, and they didn't drink a drop of water, but their eyes were extremely complicated, and the familiar figure of the woman unconsciously appeared in their minds, looking forward to tomorrow's battle......

In 190 AD, the third year of Taiping, the third day of the fifth month, Liu Wei, who had just been the emperor for a few years, died in the Tiger Prison.

On the fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth month, at three o'clock in the unitary hour, Ma Teng, the king of Liang, under the hostage of his son Ma Chao, openly proclaimed himself emperor on the grounds of Liu Wei's dying will, changed the Yuan Tianwei, and changed the name of the Han Dynasty to Qin.

Ma Chao proclaimed himself the crown prince, the general, and issued the first holy decree on behalf of the comatose Ma Teng - the book of the country of thieves, and then sent envoys to spread the book of the country of thieves to the world.

At the same time, Ma Chao named Yang Biao, the chief lieutenant, as the king of Luoyang, Yang Xiu as the marquis, and accepted Yang Biao's daughter as the crown princess.

Besides. Ma Chao also named Chen Qun as Sikong, Suo Xu as the general of the Che Cavalry, Zhang Xiu as the general of Wei, Wang Shuang as the captain of the guard, his cousin Ma Dai as the king of Liang and the general of the hussars, and then named the two young brothers Ma Xiu and Ma Tie respectively as the king of Zhao and the king of Jin, and even his sister Ma Yunlu, who had just turned one year old, was also named Princess Anle.

The rest, such as Cheng Yin, Candidate, Yang Qiu, Ma Wan, Zhang Heng, Liang Xing, Li Kan, Cheng Yi, etc., as well as the leaders of the Qiang people of various tribes, were all named generals and liehous.

The enthronement ceremony was without Ma Teng's knowledge. as well as wearing ill-fitting dragon robes and crowns to complete.

By the time Ma Teng woke up, it was already too late, and the matter had come to this point, no matter how unwilling he was, he could only give up and be the emperor.

The news of Ma Teng's proclamation as emperor and the letter of the Emperor was soon brought by the Qin army scouts to the Chu army camp stationed south of Guandu.

In the camp of the Chu army, Liu Bei was furious when he learned the news and the letter of eliminating the thief. Tear the thief book in his hand to shreds.

He ran to the scout who delivered the letter, and as soon as he walked in front of the scout, without saying a word, he drew his sword and killed him, and said angrily: "Lin Nanguo is also a thief, Ma Teng is a thief who steals the country, this king makes an oath here, and swears to be inseparable from these two people!" ”

After speaking. He drew a long, deep chasm on the ground with his sword, and angrily plunged the long sword in his hand into the corpse lying on the ground. Shouted loudly: "Someone! Beat the drum and raise the tent! ”

In a short time, the war drums in the barracks were beating, and the drums were dull and long, spreading far and wide.

"Carry the corpse down and kill its head. Hanging corpses outside the tent! Liu Bei was extremely angry and said angrily.

The soldiers guarding outside the tent did not dare to disobey, and did as Liu Bei said, divided the body into two, and then tied the headless corpse with a rope. Hang it on the big curtain outside the tent, and hang the head on the gate separately.

As soon as the drums of the tent were beaten, the generals of the Chu army rushed from different camps to the Chinese army camp where Liu Bei was located.

Zhang Fei was walking his horse on the side, and after hearing the sound of drums, he rode his horse and galloped, and was the first to arrive at Liu Bei's military camp.

He rolled over and dismounted, threw the reins of his horse to one of the soldiers, walked straight to the gate, and asked, "What happened?" Whose head is this? ”

The soldier replied, "The Qin scout sent a letter, and when the king read it, he became angry, and in a fit of rage, he killed the scout with his own hands, and asked us to hang the corpse in the barracks as punishment." ”

Zhang Fei glanced up at the human head, and saw that the bloody human head was constantly dripping blood, and immediately said: "Take it off, put it aside, hang it here, how can people get through?" ”

"But...... This is the meaning of the king, how dare the little one disobey? ”

"If you want you to take it, you can take it, big brother has me over there, a good camp, do you have to make it so bloody? Take it off! Zhang Feihuan glared, opened his throat and shouted.

The soldiers were afraid of Zhang Fei, for fear that Zhang Fei would find trouble for themselves, so they took off the head and hung it on the edge of the gate.

"Third brother, what's going on here, whose head is this?" Guan Yu paced, walked to Zhang Fei's side from outside the camp, stroked the long beard on his chest, and asked.

"A Qin army scout, I don't know how to anger the eldest brother, and he was beheaded by the eldest brother. Second brother, let's go in and take a look, I don't know what happened, the eldest brother has always had a good temper, what can make the eldest brother angry like this? ”

Guan Yu nodded and walked into the camp side by side with Zhang Fei.

Before entering the big tent of the Chinese army, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei heard Liu Bei scolding loudly inside the tent, scolding Lin Nan and Ma Teng, the two of them glanced at each other, and no one knew what was going on, so they opened the curtain and walked in directly.

"Big brother!"

Liu Bei was already furious, and it was difficult to eliminate the anger in his heart just now when he killed a scout with his own hands. Seeing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei coming, he hurriedly said, "Second brother, third brother, come and sit down." ”

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei walked over, and after sitting down separately, they asked in unison, "Big brother, what happened to make big brother so angry?" ”

Liu Bei's face suddenly became very gloomy, and the eyes that were bright just now were now filled with crystal tears, saying that it was too late, that time was fast, the tears flowed down his cheeks like a spring, and he said mournfully: "Your Majesty has died......

After Guan Yu and Zhang Fei heard this, they all stood up and hurriedly asked, "Big brother, has your majesty died?" It's true? ”

"It's true, now, His Majesty's bones are not cold, and the Liang King Ma Teng has already transgressed, changed the Yuan to the emperor, the country name Qin, this villain who kills a thousand people, this king swears to be different from him!" Liu Bei gritted his teeth with hatred and said.

After Guan Yu heard this, his expression also darkened, and he began to cry after a while, and while weeping, he said: "Big brother, Your Majesty is still young, how can he die so lightly, isn't it Ma Teng's murder?" ”

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "The monarch killer, there is another person, the Feiyu Army sent by Lin Nan, who attacked the Tiger Prison and cooperated with Situ Wang Yun and Taifu Ma Riyan...... Majesty, my poor majesty ......"

"Lin Nan? How is that possible? He's a smart man, no matter how stupid he is, he wouldn't do such a thing, there must be something else hidden in this. After hearing this, Zhang Fei retorted, "It must be Ma Teng who wants to be the emperor, kills His Majesty, and blames Lin Nan's ......."

"Third brother, I'm afraid only Lin Nan knows the hidden secrets. I think Lin Nan has this motive, he holds the jade seal of the country in his hand, and His Majesty has no heirs, if His Majesty dies, then he can openly claim the emperor, with his strength and courage, it is not difficult to do this. Don't forget Jì, he was the first person to set himself up as king. The dynasty of the Han Dynasty is worthless in his eyes! Guan Yu retorted.

"Second brother, you don't understand, Lin Nan really wouldn't do such a thing, although he dared to act, but he didn't dare to openly kill the king, it must have been framed by Ma Teng. Moreover, as soon as His Majesty died, Ma Teng was called the emperor, this is a very clear thing, if it is Lin Nan, then the first person to be called the emperor should be him. ”

"Third brother, how can you be so sure? Seems like you know Lin Nan very well? Is it because of the cloud-stepping snow horse he gave you before? Guan Yu said with a slight sneer.

"Second brother, you can take medicine indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense, I only have the eldest brother in my heart!" Zhang Fei was furious.

"Enough, don't quarrel, brothers should be united. Now, it is time to test the unity of our brothers, no matter who killed His Majesty, Ma Teng openly called the emperor, that is, he was a usurper, he was a thief who stole the country, Lin Nan is not a good thing, holding the jade seal of the country in his hand and not giving it to His Majesty, that is, he has the intention of being the emperor. Whether it is Ma Teng or Lin Nan, they are our enemies. As a descendant of the Han family and a royal noble, when this Han dynasty is in turmoil, if I can't take the lead and shoulder the responsibility, then I will be ashamed of my ancestors. The two virtuous brothers, please sit down and rest for a while, and when all the generals and adults have arrived, we will discuss how to deal with Ma Teng together! Liu Bei wiped his tears and kept secretly observing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

"Second brother, if you meet Lin Nan in the future, you can fight for me, and I won't be able to kill him when the time comes, you say that I have a ghost in my heart!" Zhang Fei said angrily.

Guan Yu was not polite, and said: "That's what I originally thought, I'm really not at ease to let you go, Julu Ze fights, isn't it you who let Lin Nan go?" ”

"You ......" Zhang Fei was annoyed and ashamed, blowing his beard angrily and glaring, but what Guan Yu said was also the truth, at that time, in order to thank Lin Nan for letting him live, he did that, just out of a "righteousness" word. (To be continued......)