My lord, Ma Teng sent a messenger. On the second day after Yan Xing's farewell, Ma Teng's envoy also came.

"It's good to come." Chen Mo looked at Xun You and Xu Shu and said with a smile: "It seems that this time to calm Xiliang, there is no need to wait for the beginning of spring." ”

Now that Xu Rong's army has been pacified and stabilized, and is threatening Wuwei, Ma Teng and Han Sui turned against each other, and the situation in Xiliang has basically been stabilized by Chen Mo, now it depends on how Chen Mo deals with Ma Teng and Han Sui, as long as these two people are handled properly, this Xiliang land will completely fall into Chen Mo's hands.

"Lord, this Ma family has a lot of prestige among the Qiang people, if the lord wants to govern the Qiang people, the Ma family is very useful." Xun You reminded.

The Ma family's prestige in the Qiang people is not only because of bravery, or because the Ma family has Qiang blood, but also because the Ma family is the general of Fubo, when Ma Yuan served as the Taishou of Longxi for six years, the prestige left behind is almost engraved into the bones of the Qiang people, plus Ma Teng, Ma Chao These two generations are not only brave, but also retain the blood of the Qiang people, so they are quite influential among the Qiang people.

Chen Mo wants to govern the Qiang people, not to mention that he can't govern without the Ma family, but he has to start from scratch, if the Ma family can be used by Chen Mo, it will play a very key role in Chen Mo's governance of the Qiang.

"The Ma family ......" Chen Mo nodded, the Ma family must be used, but now Chen Mo can't make up his mind: "I originally wanted to use Ma Chao as a proton, so that Ma Teng stayed here, Ma Teng is old and serious, and he also has some talent in governing the place, but in this Xiliang land, a brave general is still needed, if Ma Chao is stayed...... What does Gongda think? ”

Ma Chaowu is really amazing, two years younger than Chen Mo, he can be on par with Tai Shici, but the shortcomings are also obvious, the governance is obviously insufficient, and he is a little rebellious, Chen Mo is worried that if he changes people to govern the place, if there is a conflict, I am afraid that he will not be able to cure Ma Chao.

This horse has outstanding superpowers, but his temperament is more arrogant than Lu Bu.

"Ma Chao is young and vigorous, maybe there are some things, more deterrent than Ma Teng, this Xiliang is connected to the Western Regions in the west, the Hetao in the east, and the north is the grassland, and it does need a strong general to garrison, if the lord is not worried about Ma Chao, he thinks that Ma Teng can be made to guard Wuwei, and then reset the Western Regions Protectorate, and send a general to serve as the protector of the Western Regions, as for Ma Chao, you can keep around, the Central Plains are in turmoil, and the lord wants to send troops to the Central Plains, he also needs such a strong general as Ma Chao." Xun You said with a smile.

Ma Chao is indeed a general, but in terms of personality, for now, he is unruly, a little lawless, stay by his side, Chen Mo can still beat and beat, but if he is placed on the side, maybe he will be in a bad mood one day, with Chen Mo's ability, there are many talents around him, it is still possible to suppress Ma Chao, but if he stays in the place, unless Chen Mo leaves Ma Teng, Ma Chao and his son in Xiliang together, otherwise if Ma Chao is left alone, I am afraid that there will be problems.

As for the father and son both staying, it is easy to become a warlord again, Chen Mo pacified Xiliang, in order to stabilize the rear, if Ma Chao's father and son are left here, the rear is easy to mess up, Chen Mo's military household system has little impact on these two, as long as they are in Xiliang, Ma Chao and his son can recruit a large number of Qiang soldiers to fight for themselves at any time.

Chen Mo nodded, the Western Regions Protector was founded in the Xuan Emperor period, when Zheng Ji was the first Protector of the Western Regions, and his responsibility was to rule the Western Regions, but now the Han Dynasty has no dominance over the Western Regions, and the Western Regions Protector has not been set up for a long time.

It is not ruled out that Chen Mo may retake charge of the Western Regions in the future, but now is obviously not the time, this time Xun You suggested rebuilding the Western Regions Protectorate, which is more of a deterrent to the surrounding Xiongnu, Xianbei and Qiang people, this position is not suitable for ordinary people. Chen Mo counted the generals under his command, looked at Xun You and said with a smile: "It's okay, I will order Xu Rong to be the protector of the Western Regions, Hua Xiong to be the captain of Shuji, and the two of them will be in charge of the military power of Xiliang." ”

Xu Rong and Hua Xiong are both veterans of Xiliang, but they are not from Xiliang, Xu Rong is good at commanding troops, Huaxiong is brave in battle, with these two people, they should be able to deter the surrounding ethnic groups.

"Let the Marten messenger in." Chen Mo said with a smile, this Xiliang has not yet been fully controlled, but he has already planned the future of the Ma family and Xiliang, and he seems to be in a hurry.

"Whoa!"

Soon, a general was brought in by the guards, Chen Mo didn't care too much, but after seeing the person, he was a little surprised, the person who came was eight feet long, with thick eyebrows and angry eyes, quite a sense of not being angry but threatening, his steps were calm, looking forward to Shengwei, Yan Xing was already a rare general before, but the first impression of the messenger in front of him to Chen Mo was very good, and when he looked carefully, he saw that this person had a high number of lives.

"Who's in the hall?" Chen Mo looked at the person who came and smiled.

"The last general, Pang De, see the Marquis of Changling!" Pound bowed.

"It turned out to be a general under General Ma, no wonder the instrument is extraordinary." Chen Mo smiled: "Take a seat." ”

"Thank you, Marquis Changling." Pound didn't squirm, and after thanking him, he knelt down and sat down.

"Ling Ming came this time, but General Ma is willing to make a truce?" Chen Mo looked at Pang De and asked with a smile.

"Back to the Marquis of Changling, my lord has no intention of being an enemy of the court, this offense is also coerced by the Qiang people, and my lord actually admires the Marquis of Changling." Although Pang De is a military general, he is also a military advisor by Ma Teng's side, and Ma Teng has discussed many things with Pang De.

Chen Mo only thought that what he said was true, nodded and said: "The Qiang Rebellion has always been the bane of Xiliang, and this time it is indeed the wrong law of the imperial court to govern and merge the state, so there is this battle." ”

Zang Hong deliberately wanted to force the Qiang people to rebel, so that Chen Mo would have a reason to wave his troops in Xiliang, but to say that Ma Teng, Han Sui and other figures who have been in Xiliang for more than ten years will be coerced by the Qiang people, Chen Mo does not believe it.

"But no matter what, this time leading the Qiang people and openly confronting the imperial court, after all, it is a crime, General Ma asked Ling Ming to come here, there must have been these explanations, right?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

At this point, there is no need to hide many things, Pang De is a military general after all, Chen Mo doesn't want to go around and around with Pang De, and directly say his intentions, and then the next thing is for the two sides to discuss the conditions for the Ma family to return to the imperial court.

"My lord is willing to offer a surrender and join the ......court," Pound bowed.

"Drop the table?" Chen Mo waved his hand, interrupted Pang De's words, and said with a smile: "Yesterday, Han Sui's envoy came here, and he also said that he wanted to send a surrender table, but he wanted to retain military power and the imperial court Jincheng Taishou's edict, and the people have already left, I advise Han Sui to think about it again, after General Ma is a famous general, he should be a sensible person, shouldn't it be like this?" ”

"This ......" Pang De was a little dumbfounded, the conditions given by Ma Teng were similar, of course, the sky-high asking price, sitting on the ground to pay back, this matter will definitely not be decided after one discussion, after all, whether it is Ma Teng or Han Sui, although they have suffered a defeat, but the loss of their own forces is not large, and they still have bargaining chips to negotiate conditions with Chen Mo.

Looking at Pang De's performance, Chen Mo knew that Ma Teng's conditions were similar to Han Sui's, and he shook his head and smiled: "It's not unreasonable, it's just that now the imperial court is tired, Xiliang is in turmoil every year, and General Ma and Han Sui have a precedent of rebellion, if they want to continue to be in charge of the military power, on the court side, it is difficult for me to convince the Manchu Dynasty Minister, I can let Ma Teng stay as Wuwei Taishou, but the military power needs to be returned to the Western Regions Protectorate, in addition, the heirs of the Ma family need to be sent to the imperial court for placement, and I can allow Ma Chaobian to stay by his side as a general." ”

Pang De smiled bitterly: "I am afraid that it will be difficult for the general to make decisions about this matter." ”

This is to reduce the power of the army, and the entire Ma family is to be hostage, I am afraid it is difficult to accept.

"It's okay, Ling Ming can go back to discuss with General Ma, and the imperial court can guarantee that as long as the children of the Ma family have the ability, they will be reused, and the young can be sent to the academy to study, but now Mo said that the generals, even the families of ordinary scholars, also need to move to Chang'an, and no one can be an exception." Chen Mo looked at Pang De and said with a smile: "The guarantee that the imperial court wants has never been a document, and if General Ma wants to obtain the imperial court's edict, he must first reassure the imperial court." ”

Pang De sighed, bowed down and said: "The last general will convey the meaning of the Marquis of Changling to the lord, as for how to decide, it is difficult to guarantee." ”

"It's okay." Chen Mo nodded, expressed understanding, looked at Pang De and said with a smile: "In addition, if Ling Ming wishes, the position of Tun Cavalry Captain in the imperial court has been vacant, and Ling Ming can take this position if he wishes." ”

Pound nodded silently, did not accept, did not refuse, now Ma Teng has surrendered, if he really surrenders, then as a general, Pound will definitely not be able to follow Ma Teng anymore, and it can be regarded as Pound's back road, but before Ma Teng made a decision, Pound was still a minister of Ma Teng.

"Ling Ming came all the way, running around and tiring, and he will stay here today, and it will not be too late to leave tomorrow." Chen Mo smiled.

"Thank you, Marquis Changling!" Pound stood up and saluted, "The last general will take his leave." ”

Chen Mo recruited the guards and took Pang De to rest, and after watching Pang De leave, Chen Mo looked at Xu Shu and Xun You and said with a smile: "This person is more loyal than that Yan Xing." ”

Yan Xing's ability is good, but Chen Mo is just a test, Yan Xing directly changed the name of Chen Mo to the main father, in this virtue, the two are more than a little different, of course, Han Suimen has always been like this, and Chen Mo's ability to employ people is higher than loyalty, but some important positions, naturally ability and loyalty must be taken into account.

"The king is the minister, and the minister also chooses the king, according to the following, in addition to General Pang's loyalty, General Ma Teng is also the reason." Xun You said with a smile.

If Ma Teng was as cunning as Han Sui repeatedly, even Pang De might not be so loyal.

"It makes sense, now it's up to Ma Teng to make a choice." Chen Mo nodded and smiled, his bottom line now is to let go of his military power, and at the same time offer loyalty, this loyalty is Ma Teng's family.

"The lord doesn't seem to be worried about Han Sui?" Xu Shu asked with a smile.

"It's that Yan Xing can't succeed in assassination, Han Sui's subordinates now have their own thoughts, and the best ending is only to flee to the Western Regions, and it is difficult to do anything more." Chen Mo smiled.