Therefore, disperse the pass.

Since Ma Teng received the news, he summoned his generals and rushed to help non-stop, however, before he reached Sanguan, the news that Chen Cang had fallen again came. Immediately afterwards, when he arrived at Sanguan, Hanzhong fell, and the news of the surrender of his eldest son Ma Chao reached his ears again.

Regarding Ma Chao's choice, Ma Teng was puzzled.

As far as he can see, Ma Chao is a person with a strong competitive spirit and never admits defeat. Such a person will admit defeat?

Ma Teng didn't believe it, he was anxious to verify the truth of the news, so he sent a large number of spies to Chen Cang to inquire about the news, but unfortunately, none of them came back.

The restless Ma Teng tried to get out, but was stopped by his men.

"Report, General, the Major General is back!"

"Who?"

Ma Teng thought he had misheard: "Who are you talking about?" ”

"Major General!" The person who came was still respectful.

Crash~

Ma Teng got up suddenly, ignored the table in front of him, and strode out. When he reached the gate, Ma Teng stopped again, took two breaths, calmed down the urgency caused by the excitement, and turned his head to close the wall.

Condescending and wide-ranging!

Ma Teng saw Ma Chao at first sight, the difference is that in the past, he was mostly wearing armor, not a Confucian shirt like now, which ......

Hell yes!

Ma Teng scolded, but still ordered the door to be opened.

Ma Chao didn't come back alone, and there were more than a dozen people with him. However, there were more than a dozen people, and Ma Teng didn't pay attention to it at all.

"Father!"

Hearing this title, Ma Teng was in a trance, and he hadn't heard it from Ma Chao for many years. Ma Chao is also quite emotional, these years of endless battles, plus after Ma Teng took the position, most of them are called generals, it is indeed ...... It's been a long time.

"Hmm!"

Ma Teng nodded with a smile, looked at it a few more times, and said, "It looks like this dress suits you quite well." ”

"Really?"

Ma Chao felt awkward, subconsciously pulled the collar and straightened his belt.

Ma Teng couldn't help but smile when he saw this, and then put his eyes behind Ma Chao.

When it was closed, Ma Teng's attention was on Ma Chao, so he didn't notice any difference, and now look at it, these people obviously don't look like Ma Chao's subordinates, and can't help asking: "Who are?" ”

Ma Chao didn't mean to answer, and said, "Father, it's really a little tiring to come all the way, and the weather is a little big, why don't you rest first?" ”

Ma Teng didn't know what medicine he was selling in his gourd, but he still said the same thing, more than a dozen people, and they couldn't make waves, so they agreed. But then, the honest Ma Teng found that Ma Chao's words were just an excuse.

Honest, not stupid!

Ma Teng watched Ma Chao lead a person into the room with him, not the so-called going to rest, raised his eyebrows, and didn't say anything, just signaled: "Please take a seat!" ”

Ma Chao nodded and found a random place to sit down. The other said, "Thank you!" ”

Ma Teng returned the salute, and then walked to the top to sit down.

The other person did not sit down, and arched his hand again: "Xu came uninvited, and I ask General Ma for forgiveness." ”

Ma Teng looked at Ma Chao, and saw that he didn't pay attention to it at all, and he was puzzled, but he had always been generous, and he would never allow rude things to happen after General Fubo, so he arched his hand and said: "It's serious, it's an honor for the distinguished guests to come from afar." ”

After a pause, he said casually: "I don't know where the distinguished guest came from?" ”

The first sentence seems to know the origin of others, and the latter sentence begins to inquire, and it is really ...... Club.

The other person didn't care, and replied casually: "A certain Xu Rong is from Zhuo County." ”

"Zhuoxian?"

Ma Teng stood up suddenly, then his eyes widened, and he said, "Xu Rong? Xu Rong, the secretary of the military department? ”

Ma Chao was speechless on the sidelines, is it necessary to be so surprised?

Ma Teng didn't see it, otherwise he would definitely say a sentence-

"Surprised? Can a mere surprise express a shock in your heart? ”

As a person who has experienced the Yellow Turban and half participated in the discussion of Dong's "princes", Ma Teng knows Xu Rong's weight very well. It was the sharpest knife hidden under Gao Shun and Huang Zhong.

"So, this attack on Hanzhong was done by Xu Shangshu?"

Xu Rong didn't seem to hear the displeasure in Ma Teng's words, and said lightly: "It's Xu." ”

Ma Teng's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he said ruthlessly: "Xu Shangshu came to Sanguan like this, aren't you worried that Ma will turn his face and not recognize people?" ”

"Don't worry!"

The ruthlessness on Ma Teng's face instantly dissipated, and he was replaced by a full stunned look.

Xu Rong said again: "Your Majesty believes in General Ma's character, and Xu also believes in Ma's character." ”

"That's just your majesty, not Ma's." Ma Teng looked relieved and leaned back in his chair.

Xu Rong smiled faintly and said, "Really? Is it difficult for General Ma to think that the big man can still be saved? Or have you not received the news of Cao's defeat? ”

"The prime minister is defeated?"

Ma Teng was startled, then shook his head and said, "Impossible!" Why does Xu Shangshu have to lie and threaten him, Ma is not afraid! ”

"Why should Xu lie and threaten him, these news may be in the evening, but it will never reach General Ma's ears." Xu Rong said disdainfully.

"Humph!"

Ma Teng snorted coldly, but did not refute. If Xu Rong led a large number of people to come, he would have to fight anything, but there were more than ten people...... After he was loyal, etiquette had already been engraved into his bones, and he really couldn't get that hand.

Xu Rong's face was straight, and he said: "Xu doesn't say much, I hope that General Ma can follow the example of King Huainan and help His Majesty rule the world!" ”

"Humph! King Huainan? That traitor, coward? Ma Teng said disdainfully, "Ben will not be the same kind of person as him. ”

The king of Huainan, Yingbu, once rebelled against Chu and joined the Han Dynasty, helping Liu Bei unify the Han Dynasty, and later because of Han Peng's death, he was afraid of rebelling again and was executed.

Xu Rong shook his head and said: "Maybe he is indeed a villain, but because of his Liu Bang, the road to unify the world is much smoother, and the number of dead and injured people is also a lot less." General Ma is loyal and righteous, which is naturally different from it, but the Han Dynasty is already precarious, loyal? Loyal to whom? How innocent the people were! ”

Ma Teng was silent for a moment, he had the intention to get rid of the thief, but he was unable to use the sword, nothing more than that. His eyes swept over Xu Rong, and the fierce light flashed again, only flashing, and then disappeared. Because he wasn't sure what the consequences would be if he did.

"No, as long as Your Majesty is in one day, Ma is Hanchen, and he will never betray the Lord."

In the end, Ma Teng refused.

Xu Rong was relieved when he heard this, nodded, and said, "General Ma's loyalty, Xu Mou admires it very much. Even His Majesty also told Xu before leaving, saying, 'Ma Shoucheng is a rare loyalty in the world, so he must be respected, and he must not be rude. ’”

Ma Teng listened, his heart was extremely comfortable, and said: "Emperor Ming praised it!" ”

Xu Rong nodded, and then said, "In this case, why don't you wait for the news to come?" I believe I can't wait much longer. ”

Ma Teng was only silent for a moment this time before nodding in agreement. In his heart, he didn't understand that the big man had come to an end, but if he wanted him to betray, he really couldn't do it. Just thinking of Ma Chao, Ma Tie, Ma Xiu and others, he couldn't really say anything to refuse.

Soon, Xu Rong left, while Ma Chao stayed. Ma Teng was extremely surprised, he thought that Ma Chao had already served Emperor Ming, but now it seems that he may ......

Xuchang.

Liu Xie rarely took the initiative to find Cao Cao.

Zhaoyang Hall.

Liu Xie sat on the top, accompanied by Cao Jie.

When Cao Cao arrived in the hall, he saw the two of them sitting like this, and his heart was like a mirror: "Your Majesty! ”

"The prime minister is here? Sit down! Liu Xie was extraordinarily enthusiastic this time.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Cao Cao sat down with a cold face, not even looking at him.

A trace of embarrassment flashed on Liu Xie's face, and then he glanced at Cao Jie.

Cao nodded and asked with concern in his eyes, "Is my father okay lately?" ”

When Cao Cao saw this, his heart couldn't help but soften, looked at Liu Xie, and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it." ”

Liu Xie's heart was filled with displeasure, but he still pretended to smile and said, "I wonder if the prime minister can carefully talk about the difference between moving to Jingxiang?" ”

Cao Cao was silent.

Liu Xie could no longer hold a smile on his face, full of displeasure, and kept glancing at Cao Jie. However, looking at Cao Cao's face, Cao Jie bit his red lip and shook his head, but he didn't speak.

Cao Cao sees everything in his eyes, if ......

"The climate of the Ming army has been established, just like after Gaozu came out of the customs, it is generally the same."

"Moving south to Jingxiang is just delaying the time, as for how much it can be delayed, only Gongsun Du knows. Perhaps, at that time, His Majesty can also move south to Jiaozhou, maybe it will be longer. ”

Liu Xie's eyes lit up and asked, "How long will it last?" ”

"I don't know." Cao Cao said very bluntly, "We don't know anything about the details of the Ming army, just like the iron bump before, as well as the heavy horse, which have not appeared before, so what else will they have, Cao doesn't know at all." ”

Liu Xie still didn't give up, and asked with a look of hope: "Does the prime minister think it can be ten years?" ”

"Ten years?"

Cao Cao understood Liu Xie's thoughts, but he didn't want the inheritance to be cut off in his hands. Without saying a word, Cao Cao closed his eyes.

What do you mean?

Liu Xie was stupid.

There was silence in the hall for a long time, Cao Cao may have been tired, got up and didn't even say hello, and walked out. Liu Xie didn't stop him, his eyes were still blank, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Out of Zhaoyang Palace, Cao Cao's mood seemed to be better, maybe because of Liu Xie, maybe ......

"Father!"

Just as he was about to leave, there was a call behind him, and Cao Cao stopped at the same place.

Cao Jie bowed and said: "The daughter knows that her father is busy with affairs, but there are many ministers in the court, and she can also share one or two. So please take care of yourself! ”

Cao Cao's body, which was facing away from her, shook, and then walked away, leaving only a sentence that entered Cao Jie's ears with the wind.

"The Ming army marched slowly, which means that they don't want to kill more."

"Daughter sends father!"

After Cao Cao walked away, Cao Jie got up and returned to the hall and relayed the words to Liu Xie.

After that, Liu Xie thought about it for a few days, and euphemistically expressed to Cao Cao that he refused to go south to Jingxiang.