Ma Chao was extremely arrogant in his heart, and at this time, he was insulted by this person's clever words, and he had already moved his killing intent. He asked, "Who are you who are so eloquent?" ”

The messenger said, "My name is Xue Xia, and I am from Hanyang County." I was staying with a friend in this Xianqin county to do scripture research, and I wanted to go east after the war was over. I don't want to see such atrocities, so I came to question them, and I don't want to be able to get out of it."

Ma Chao said, "Okay, Xue Xia, right?" Next year, today will be your day of sacrifice. Look at the sword! ”

Xue Xia didn't expect this Ma Chao to be fierce, but since he dared to come here, he was also ready to sacrifice his life for his hometown.

He whispered, "This is the last thing I can do for my hometown." It's just cheaper for the guys who can't tolerate me. ”

Ma Chao drew his sword out of the sheath and took Xue Xia directly.

"Wait!"

Ma Chaojian was about to touch Xue Xia's throat, but he still stopped. The reason why he stopped was not because of the identity of the speaker, let alone because of his hesitation, but because of this sentence, from his friend.

"You shouldn't listen to us, even if we have a good relationship."

A big man flashed in from outside the account and said, "Young master, it's better not to kill this person." ”

Ma Chao was slightly displeased and asked, "Ling Ming, this person slandered me and others, why did you stop me from killing him?" ”

This big man is Pang De, Pang Lingming. I saw that he was about nine feet tall, born with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, but his face was long and small-eyed. At first glance, I thought he was not a good type, but upon contact, you will know that he has steely perseverance and courage to stand out from the crowd.

Pang De was not in a hurry, and still said calmly, "Young master, do you remember, why did you come from Anding?" ”

Ma Chao woke up slightly and said, "Well, remember." But it's not us who choose war, it's them. ”

Pound said calmly: "No matter who planned this incident, in short, it is not us who benefited. I thought that Yang Chen might be a little strange. ”

Ma Tie interjected, "Mr. Yang is indeed strange, but he has been in Wuwei and Anding for a year and has been helping us, how can there be a problem?" ”

Pound said, "I have an idea, it is related to the safety of the young master, the lord and you, please put this person back first, and I will talk about it later." ”

Ma Chao asked someone to take Xue Xia down first. said, "Ling Ming, what do you want to say?" Do you know what's going on? ”

Pound said, "Don't let anyone else know about this except the three of us and the lord." I thought that Yang Chen, who was promoting this matter, must have his own purpose. ”

Ma Tie asked, "Ah, I don't know much about these scholars, you can just talk about it." ”

Pound said, "I used to be a clerk, and I know well the hostility of the nobles to our borders. He was born in Hongnong, but he once took refuge in Longxi and Wuwei. It is likely that he came here to guide our side to fight Dong Bai, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others in order to get rid of their control. ”

"If this is good for us, then do it in this direction, as our army did a few months ago. But now, it's clear that it's not good for us. ”

Ma Chao replied: "You mean to say that this was done unilaterally by the Yang family and many bureaucrats and scholars, and they want us to contribute to them?" ”

Pound replied seriously: "This is very likely. But there is a more dangerous situation. That is, Huangfu Song and Han Sui may reap the benefits. ”

Ma Chao's hair suddenly stood up, and he said word by word: "You mean to say that Huangfu Song and they may know about this!" I want to sit and watch our conflict with Tong Yuan, and if you win, you will share the fruits together. If it is not good, it may swallow us up from behind. ”

Ma Tie also suddenly realized: "No wonder Han Sui is ...... to that Jia Yu?"

Pound reminded: "It's Jia Xu, the words are harmonious." He is the new Yongzhou Thorn History. ”

Ma Tie continued: "Yes, it's him. I heard that Han Sui's thing is very kind to Jia Yu, not Jia Xu. That obedient look was disgusting. ”

Pang De said: "This possibility is very low, but if we fight with Tong Yuan, the people who will benefit will definitely be those scholars and Huangfu Song, Han Sui and others." So from all sides, we can't let them get what they want. ”

Ma Chao gritted his teeth and said, "Hmph! Then spare the lives of Xue Xia and Tong Yuanxiao'er, and Ma Tie, you will lead half of the men and horses to retreat first with their baggage. Pound, you and my elite cavalry are behind to prevent the other guys from causing trouble. Early tomorrow morning, our army will return to Anding. ”

"No!"

That night, Xue Xia, a scholar from the Hanmen who was the messenger, was driven out of the Ma family camp after being scolded for a while.

He returned to Xianqin County and informed the whole situation.

He especially emphasized that Ma Chao and Ma Tie were weak at first, and then gradually lost their temper and even became angry, and Ma Chao also tried to kill him. But after the man named Pound appeared and communicated with them alone, the situation seemed to change suddenly.

Wang Yi analyzed, "Ma Chao is about to retreat, this time Xianqin County was finally saved, and Yi thanked the lord again." ”

Tong Yuan said, "This is what I should do, and I will bring more hope in the future to help you take revenge and fulfill your father's last wish." ”

Zhang Lu said, "Then our next step is to go to the imperial court, inform the world of the county lieutenant's testimony and evidence, and deter the Ma family and those restless scholars." ”

Tong Yuan said, "Well, it should be so. Next, I will trouble Brother Xuansheng, write out all what you have seen and heard, and Weiyang Jun and I will report to the imperial court, and Chief Zhang and Wang will also expose them through business travel and friends from all over the world. ”

Zhang Lu and Wang Yi have already discussed it, so naturally there is no need to say more.

Xue Xia is a native of Hanyang County, and he knows that the problem of border chaos is not in the generals, but in the officials. According to the people of the Four Seas Merchant Gang, Xiayang, Hedong and other places have opened up a different look, and there is a great tendency to restore border tranquility.

In addition, Weiyang Jun opened the mansion, and propaganda paid special attention to ambition in morality, and then valued the ability of talents. After hearing about it, he had planned to travel there.

This time, I saw Tong Yuan's hard work in order to show his relatives, so he directly promised that after this incident, he was willing to go to Xiayang and serve Dong Bai and Tong Yuan.

Xu Jian, who had been on guard, spoke at this time, "My lord, please let me lead a group of men and horses out of the city." If the other party retreats, I can send them out of the country and restore peace to the surrounding counties. ”

Sure enough, the next day, Ma Chao led the people to retreat gradually, and they left very decisively, without attacking and looting the surrounding townships.

Xu Jian led the troops to monitor the other party's exit, and Tong Yuan and the relatives and officials inspected various places to appease the people and expose the evil deeds of the other party.

In the end, the people of Xianqin County, who had survived the war for many years, welcomed Tong Yuan very much. His reputation in Tianshui has also gradually spread, and this area is already not directly under him, but it has become the area of popular support.