It has been more than a month since Ma Chao's soldiers exterminated the one-eyed dragon, and during this period, Ma Chao's reputation among the people of Dunhuang County can be said to be in full swing. The people all know that the county took up a Ma Taishou last year to eliminate the bandits in Yumen Pass, and they all applauded.

On this day, Ma Chao just listened to Zhang Ji's summary of last month's government affairs. The guard at the door came to report, "Yu Tai Shou, there is an angel outside the door, please see me!" ”

After Ma Chao heard this, he said in his heart, don't you make trouble for yourself, you dare to stop the angel in the middle of the court, and he hurriedly walked towards the door of the house. Sure enough, at the door, he saw a person who looked like a eunuch who was still waiting there, and he knew that this was the little yellow gate that was preaching, that is, the angel in the court. But it's not the angel with wings, and if the eunuch has wings, he can only be a birdman, no, wrong, it's a birdman without a bird.

In the case of Ma Chao, he is naturally not afraid of these people, but he would rather offend ten gentlemen than offend a villain. It's a small thing to offend him, but it's not good to have a lot of trouble.

"I don't know how much the angel is coming, how much neglect, please forgive your sins!" Ma Chao said to Xiao Huangmen.

"Ma Taishou is polite, I didn't expect to bother Taishou to come out in person!"

Ma Chaoxin said, can you not come out, if you want to enter the house directly, naturally you don't need to. But if you don't stand outside this door, you have to come out to greet yourself.

"Angel please come in!"

"Okay, Matthew, please!"

This little yellow door is not as self-righteous as the other little yellow doors, in fact, if it is to go to someone else's, then it may be like that. But in Ma Chao's case, he is much more restrained. A small yellow door is Zhang Rang's person, before coming to Dunhuang, Zhang Rang specially instructed that Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi should not be rude. And the second is that the emperor is very satisfied with Ma Chao, and it is said that he has mentioned him twice, so he does not dare to offend Ma Chao easily.

invited Xiao Huangmen to the living room, "Our family has been ordered by His Majesty to pass the decree this time, Matthew is here, or everything is simple." Anyway, just do what needs to be done, and don't need to prepare anything else. "This can be regarded as selling Ma Chao a face.

"Thank you Angel!"

Xiao Huangmen cleared his throat, took out the holy decree and began to read it, Liu Hong means that you Dunhuang Taishou Ma Chao Ma Mengqi has done a good job in the past six months, especially the bandits have also been exterminated, I am very relieved, you are worthy of being the pillar of my Han. Now that you are doing well, I think you should go back to Luoyang for a talent like you, as for Dunhuang, the next Taishou will be designated by you.

After Xiao Huangmen read out the holy decree, Ma Chao received the decree and thanked him. But the heart said that it was a trouble to do this job well, so this is not coming. Liu Hong had to let himself go back to Luoyang, although he didn't explicitly say what he wanted to be an official, but this Dunhuang Taishou had to step down by himself, so he could only make other arrangements in Luoyang. I just made a little name for myself here in Dunhuang, Liu Hong is going to transfer himself away, Ma Chao doesn't want to go to Luoyang at all, but you can't resist the will, you have no choice but to go.

"Ma Taishou, Your Majesty has already told our family before our family comes, as long as it is the new Dunhuang Taishou designated by Taishou, Your Majesty will not accept a penny from him!"

Xiao Huangmen told Ma Chao what Liu Hong said to him, and Ma Chao understood in his heart that Liu Hong could be regarded as giving himself a big face. This little yellow door came to deliver the decree, and he didn't bring any reward, and the quota of this Dunhuang Taishou was a reward for himself. He can designate the next Taishou, that is, he can put all the money that was supposed to be handed over to Liu Hong's private treasury into his own pocket, as long as he wants.

Ma Chao sent Xiao Huangmen to the guest room, while he himself was thinking about going to Luoyang. Now I can only go to Luoyang, go to go, there is no opportunity for development before I taste, the opportunity is to find by myself, and I need to find more to create. As for Dunhuang's side, the next Taishou can only be this person, and there is nothing to say about this.

Ma Chao sent someone to find Zhang Ji, Zhang Ji was quite puzzled, he had just finished reporting last month's government affairs with Taishou, why did Taishou have something to find himself? Although I didn't know what Lu Dao was, I didn't dare to slack off, so I hurried to see Ma Chao.

"De Jong sit down!"

"Xie Taishou, I don't know what Taishou is looking for?"

"That's right, just now the angel came to convey His Majesty's will."

Saying that, Ma Chao handed over the holy decree to Zhang Ji, and after Zhang Ji read it, he secretly said in his heart, he didn't expect Taishou to leave so soon.

In fact, Zhang Ji really doesn't want Ma Chao to leave, from the beginning when Ma Chao got to know him to get along with Ma Chao for more than half a year, Zhang Ji has slowly changed from disdain at the beginning to some reluctance now. He looks down on the person who buys officials, but he has to admit that Ma Chao is indeed a capable person, and he is also dedicated to doing things for the people, so Zhang Ji's opinion of him has changed. Today, when he learned that Ma Chao was leaving Dunhuang and entering Beijing, Zhang Ji was a little reluctant.

"De Rong, from today on, you will be the Taishou of Dunhuang, I believe you will definitely do a good job!"

"Taishou, how does this ......"

Ma Chao waved his hand, "I have said before, in fact, with De Rong's talent, even if he is a county guard, he is already a talent." I also hope that De Jong will put the country and the people first, so don't shirk it! After speaking, he handed the Taishou seal letter to Zhang Ji.

After Zhang listened to Ma Chao's words, he no longer shirked and took over the letter of Taishouyin.

"In this way, the subordinates will thank the Taishou, and the subordinates will live up to the expectations of the Taishou!"

Ma Chao smiled, and said in his heart that you Zhang has been claiming to be subordinate for more than half a year. Now that you are leaving, you have only called yourself a subordinate, which can be regarded as a recognition of your own Dunhuang Taishou for more than half a year.

In Ma Chao's eyes, Zhang is both talented and too guarded, and he is competent enough. And he is usually used to being a shopkeeper by himself, and all government affairs are handled by him alone, and Zhang is also hard-working, and he does his work in an orderly manner, which is indeed a credit to the county. So in every aspect, it should be up to him to do the Taishou.

Of course, it is not impossible for Wang Yan to do this, and in contrast, Wang Yan and Ma Chao are closer, not like Zhang Ji. But Ma Chao knows that it is much better for Zhang Ji to do this Taishou than Wang Yan, and he can't affect the development of the whole county because of his own reasons.

And Ma Chao wanted Zhang to worship himself as the master, but Zhang Ji was different from the previous Wu Anguo, Guan Hai and Zang Ba, and the idea of the martial artist was relatively simpler. And if you want Zhang to worship himself as the master, it is by no means something that can be done overnight, but now that Zhang has changed his title, this can be regarded as a good start, and the rest can only be said later.

"De Jong, the affairs of the county are entrusted to you!"

"Where are the responsibilities of the subordinates, please rest assured!"

Ma Chao felt that Zhang would do better than himself. Zhang Ji said goodbye to Ma Chao, and Ma Chao went to see Wang Yan again, and also told him about the holy decree. Wang Yan is even more reluctant, in the past six months or so, he has learned some of his own skills.

Don't look too young, but the ability is definitely not small. The martial arts are first-class, no matter if you step down immediately, you have courage and strategy, and you can be said to be a young hero. It's a pity that the Taishou who has only been doing it for more than half a year is going to be transferred to Beijing, but this is also a good thing, after all, people go to a higher place, with the ability of Taishou, as an official in the court, promotion is naturally due, and Wang Yan feels that Dunhuang may still be too small for Ma Chao.

"Congratulations to the subordinates, but it's a pity that the time with the Taishou is short, and I can't work together with the Taishou anymore!"

"Wang Sima, I think I will see you again! The Taishou is now served by De Jong, you have to assist him well, and the military affairs will have to bother you Wang Sima! ”

"Where did Taishou say this, where is the responsibility of his subordinates, he must be dutiful!"

Zhang Ji served as the new Taishou, and Wang Yan did not complain at all. Rengui is self-aware, Zhang is indeed stronger than himself, and it is more suitable for him to be a Taishou than himself, there is nothing to disagree, not to mention that the relationship between the two is indeed very good.

Seeing Wang Yan's attitude, Ma Chao was very satisfied, so he was relieved. After all, if Wang Yan is not convinced, then it will inevitably be troublesome in the future, and now this situation is the best, even if he does not have himself.

After chatting with Wang Yan for a few more words, Wang Yan also said goodbye to Ma Chao and left. After he left, Ma Chao went to see the little yellow door that passed the message. When the other party saw that it was Ma Chao coming, he hurriedly said: "Ma Taishou, when are you going to leave?" ”

"Don't hide it from the angel, because my father and mother are all in Liangzhou, if you want to go to Luoyang, you must go to see your father and mother first, so ......"

"Ma Taishou's heart is also understood by our family, and His Majesty didn't say that Taishou should enter Beijing immediately, so it doesn't matter if you want to come a few days late."

"In this way, I can rest assured!"

Ma Chao took out a big money bag and gave it to Xiao Huangmen, "This is a little bit of heart, and I hope the angel will smile!" ”

Xiao Huangmen understood when he heard it, and hurriedly took it, but he said: "This, Ma Taishou is really polite, but it is difficult to be gracious, and our family has to be ashamed!" ”

Ma Chao despised it in his heart, he was polite, he was ashamed, and what he said was good, but the result was not that he took the money bag with gold beads faster than anyone else.

But in Xiaohuangmen, it was an idea, when I let myself come to Dunhuang, I really didn't want to come. Not to mention the long distance, it is still a poor place, but Zhang Rang let himself come, he had to come, and he specially instructed himself a few words. But don't look at the long road in Dunhuang, and the place is not rich, but this Ma Taishou is really generous, no wonder Zhang Rang also admires this Ma Taishou, this is not unreasonable.

In the evening, Ma Chao set up a banquet to entertain the little yellow door, and the most in Dunhuang is mutton and fruits, and he naturally uses these to entertain the little yellow door. And look at it like that, the one who came from the court was quite satisfied with the hospitality, and the food was a whirlwind, of course, there were Zhang Ji and Wang Yan to accompany him during the banquet, and he couldn't accompany him if he didn't want to.

The next day, Xiao Huangmen resigned to Ma Chao and returned to Luoyang, and Ma Chao politely retained, but Xiao Huangmen said that he wanted to rush back to Beijing to resume his life, as long as you Ma Taishou arrived in Beijing as soon as possible. Ma Chao hurriedly agreed, but said in his heart, you can be considered gone, you come once, and directly branch yourself from Dunhuang to Luoyang, but life is so helpless.

After sending off the angel, Ma Chao went to Yumen Pass again, and he naturally wanted to meet Pang Rou. Zhang Ji and Wang Yan have finished talking, and it is time to talk to Pang Rou.

"Heming, I'm leaving."

"Taishou wants to leave?"

Ma Chao nodded, and told him Liu Hong's will, and Pang Rou was a little reluctant. Ma Chao's Taishou is really good, let's take the extermination of bandits as an example, it can be regarded as making the Dunhuang defenders, especially the soldiers of Yumen Pass, raise their eyebrows and exhale once, and they are no longer as aggrieved as the previous Taishou. So among the soldiers, Ma Chao, the new Taishou, is still quite prestigious. But fortunately, the new Taishou who took over is Zhang Ji, Zhang is this person, and Pang Rou also knows a little, and when he is Taishou, Pang Rou is relieved.

The jade door closed, "Heming, you don't have to send each other off, take everyone back." ”

Pang Rou personally sent Ma Chao out of Yumen Pass, and also called out all the other soldiers who were still closing Yumen Pass, and lined up four teams on both sides of Yumen Pass to see Ma Chao off.

"Taishou, don't you say goodbye to the brothers?"

"Naturally!"

Ma Chao turned around, faced the Yumen Pass, and said loudly to all the soldiers: "Brothers, I thank you, Dunhuang thanks you, Liangzhou thanks you, the people thank you, and the Han Dynasty thanks you even more!" You are worthy of being my Dunhuang man, worthy of being my Liangzhou army man, and even more worthy of being my hot-blooded man! ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard a burst of thunderous applause, Ma Chao's right palm stretched out into the air, and the inside and outside of the Yumen Pass were suddenly silent.

"No matter where I go Ma Mengqi, I am proud of you and proud of you!" Ma Chao shouted loudly.

There was another burst of thunderous applause, Ma Chao turned around and got on the horse, only to see Pang Rou half-kneeling towards Ma Chao and shouting: "Congratulations to Taishou!" ”

"Congratulations to Taishou!" The soldiers of Yumen Pass shouted in unison.

Ma Chao embarked on the road back to Dunhuang in such a shout, and he never dared to look back, for fear of being discovered that the corners of his eyes had moistened. Ma Chao said in his heart, Yumen Pass, I will definitely come back!

After returning to Dunhuang, Ma Chao stayed for the last night, and left the next day, without informing anyone, just quietly leaving. He had confidence in himself, and the result really let him leave Dunhuang quietly, after all, he and Zhang Ji and Wang Yan should have talked about it, if they resigned to them again, maybe they would also come like Pang Rou that day, and maybe even more, so let's go quietly.

In this way, he left Dunhuang alone.