On the way back with his troops, Cao Cao met a person who came to vote, and he claimed to be Yingchuan Opera Zhongju Zhicai. After that, Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai had a good conversation, and Xi Zhicai became a strategist under Cao Cao's account. Although Cao Cao's mood was greatly affected when he returned from Luoyang, because of the addition of such a talent as Xi Zhicai, it relieved him a lot.

After Yuan Shao returned to Bohai, there were also a few people who came to vote, such as Xu Ziyuan of Nanyang Xu, Feng Ji Feng Yuantu, Yingchuan Guo Tu Guo Gongze and others. Xu You has known Yuan Shao for many years, so it is normal for him to defect to him, but Feng Ji and Guo Tu came to Yuan Shao, and they did come to visit. And among these three people, except for Xu You's good ability, those two are really not good. But Yuan Shao doesn't care about this, he only cares about his own face, and after looking at it, several people came to him, how much face he has.

And Ma Chao led the troops to return to Longxian after a big circle, because Dong Zhuo could go to Chang'an, so of course he had to avoid them. Although Ma Chao also felt that even if they met, Dong Zhuo couldn't do anything to him. The most likely result is "the road is facing the sky, each going to the other", but it is better not to run into it, this is the true thought of Ma Chao's heart.

It took a lot of time to return to Longxian County. Ma Chao also knew that now that Dong Zhuo was moving the capital to Chang'an, the world could only become more and more chaotic, and he had to find a favorable opportunity during this period, and then slowly develop his own strength.

In the blink of an eye, the first year of Chuping (190 AD) has passed, and on the surface, it seems that nothing big has happened in the world, but after the news of Ma Chao's detailed return sent to various places, it is actually not. This year seems to be really nothing big, but the small things have never stopped.

For example, when the princes have just broken up and returned to their respective homes. And Qiao Mao and Liu Dai. The two started to fight first because of a trivial matter, but when they reached the end, Qiao Mao was killed by Liu Dai, so the melee between the princes began from the two of them.

In June, Dong Zhuo ignored everyone's opposition and changed the five-baht coin to a small coin, which caused a disorder in the currency system. Although Ma Chao didn't quite understand this, he still knew more or less that Dong Zhuo was dying, and the five-baht coin was changed to a privately minted small coin, just like this, what a burden it brought to the people of the world.

After that, Gongsun Du seized Liaodong. And he was recommended by Xu Rong at the beginning, and then he was ordered by Dong Zhuo to be the Taishou of Liaodong. To say that Gongsun Du did have two hits, after he arrived in Liaodong, he first used the power of thunder to basically destroy the heroes of Liaodong at once. Its person is Megatron Liaodong. As a result, everyone else was honest, and his position was secured. But then his men persuaded him. said, "Han Zuo will be extinct." When with the king's ear". That means that the Han Dynasty is almost finished, and the lord should be the king now, and all of our subordinates should approve it.

As a result, Gongsun Du thought about it, anyway, the Central Plains is now in constant war, and Liaodong is even more "high and far away for the emperor". So instead of being the emperor here, it is better to directly divide the real emperor. So he was the self-named Marquis of Liaodong. Pingzhou pastoral, the two ancestral temples of the Han Dynasty, the system, the suburbs worship the world. Borrowing the field, taking the Luan Road, setting up the head and the feather horse, and starting the road of Liaodong.

As soon as Ma Chao thought of the secession of Liaodong, he felt that that place was too far away from him. Because he is in the Han Dynasty, if he doesn't count the Western Regions, it is the westernmost place, and Liaodong is the easternmost place, but when he gets there, he still doesn't know that he wants the Year of the Monkey.

So Ma Chao doesn't have any ideas about Liaodong for the time being, even if he has, it's useless. And Gongsun Du still has many years of emperor days, anyway, "if the sky wants it to perish, it must first make it crazy", and when the good days come to an end, his Gongsun Du should be finished. In fact, Gongsun Du is just a person who doesn't want to make progress, and he knows that Lu Dao guards his "one acre and three points of land", so this person is indeed not a concern for Ma Chao. Even if he is a little ambitious and enterprising, he will not never go out of a place as big as Liaodong in his life.

The last thing was the death of Xun Shuang Xun Ciming, Ma Chao learned the news, although he did not go to Yingchuan in person, but he also sent someone to mourn. After all, he had contact with Xun Shuang back then, and Xun Shuang also admired himself, in Ma Chao's eyes, he was a person who was a very supportive of his juniors.

In the first year of Chuping, Ma Chao, the Liangzhou pastor, actually did a lot of things. Needless to say, the princes begged Dong, the main thing is that Ma Chao has extended his hand to the various counties of Liangzhou, after all, as the pastor of Liangzhou, he must control the whole Liangzhou with one hand, and the Taishou of all the counties in Liangzhou must be his own talent, so the Taishou of each county in Liangzhou will be unlucky, and those who choose to listen to Ma Chao may be better, but if they are disobedient, they will let Ma Chao find all kinds of excuses, and then they will all be changed.

It's good that the reputation is usually good, but Ma Chao was replaced. But it's not good, even if he is obedient, Ma Chao didn't let it go, he just found fault and killed him. Of course, it is too easy for Ma Chao to recommend a few Taishou, but Dong Zhuo doesn't dare to say no, after all, his family is still in Longxi. Therefore, he can only agree to Ma Chao's request, and he dare not offend easily.

In addition to one Dunhuang County in Liangzhou, the other counties have been solved, and Ma Chao of Dunhuang County is ready to go in person. After all, over the years, it can be said that Zhang Ji and the others have always been their staunch supporters, although it is not the relationship between the lord and the subordinate, but in fact, there is not much difference. So it only takes an opportunity for the relationship between them to go further, and Ma Chao feels that this opportunity is that he wants to go to Dunhuang in person and invite them in person, maybe in this way he can take them under his account.

Therefore, Ma Chao took Jia Xu to Dunhuang. Now he is used to taking Jia Xu with him wherever he goes, just like the previous princes' alliance. Because for Ma Chao, many times he has incomprehensible things that he can't understand, ask Jia Xu, basically Jia Xu knows everything. He also had to admit that many of the things he didn't know and didn't know the way, Jia Xuzhen knew the way. And Ma Chao felt that it was good to have a strategist, it was too useful. Or maybe there's something I can't figure out. Or maybe you just don't know what to do.

The two came to Dunhuang, and at a long distance from the gate of Dunhuang, Ma Chao stopped the horse, and he felt a lot of emotion at this time. I thought that I was here, looking at the city gate and city wall of Dunhuang, and said in my heart, sooner or later, one day, I would come back again, but today I finally came back again!

And Ma Chao and the two easily met Zhang Ji in the Taishou Mansion. However, when I saw him, Zhang Ji was busy, but he couldn't slack off when Ma Chao and them came, so he said hello first. Then he continued to work for a while, when everything was done. Only then did he say: "I didn't know that Mr. Taishou and Mr. Taishou were here, this is really a bit of a slack!" ”

When there are no outsiders. Zhang both called Ma Chao too guarded. And it is too far to call the state pastor, and it is impossible to call Meng Qi.

Ma Chao smiled: "It's okay, De Jong is really a model for officials!" If all the officials in the world can be like this, then how can my big man be like this! ”

Ma Chao is telling the truth, and of course he knows Zhang Ji's talent, even if he is a state pastor, there is no problem. What's more, it's the current Taishou. To say that he is in charge of a county, it is indeed a bit condescending, this is a talent, or a great talent. What's more important is the attitude of the people. Now Zhang is the Taishou of Dunhuang, but in most matters, he still handles it personally. Originally, he could be like Ma Chao, most of the things were handled by his subordinates, and then he could take care of the most important aspects himself.

But Zhang Jiqi is obviously not like Ma Chao, and he and Jia Xu came over, he also said hello first, and then talked to the two of them after everything was dealt with before. I have to say that Ma Chao still appreciates his attitude, just like this, Zhang Ji has to do a lot of things, and it is not a Dunhuang County that can restrain him.

"De Jong is so busy every day?" Ma Chao then asked.

Zhang Ji smiled: "Taishou also knows, some things must be bowed to each other!" ”

Ma Chaoxin said, thinking the same as himself, "But I don't know what De Jong's ambitions are, is it just that the Taishou of this county is enough for his life?" ”

"This ......" Ma Chao suddenly asked, which made Zhang Ji a little unsure how to answer.

Ma Chao didn't give him a chance to answer, but continued to say to him: "With the talent of De Rong, it is a condescension to manage a county!" ”

"I am already very satisfied with being able to achieve the position of Taishou now, and this is also thanks to Taishou's recommendation at the beginning!"

"De Jong should know why I am here today. Now that the Han family is declining and the world is in turmoil, it is the time when the heroes rise together, although I dare not say that it must be a hero, but in this life in troubled times, I am not willing to do nothing! So, I want to create a big thing with De Jong, I don't know what De Jong thinks? ”

The words are all said to be on this, and it is impossible for Zhang Ji not to understand, in fact, he does have the heart to worship Ma Chao as the master, so when Ma Chao said this, he simply agreed, "The lord is above, please accept it!" ”

"De Jong, please get up!"

Ma Chao hurriedly helped Zhang Ji up, and Zhang Ji defected to Ma Chao for many reasons.

At the very beginning, Zhang looked down on Ma Chao, because Ma Chao was not yet twenty years old at that time, and he became the Dunhuang Taishou, which made Zhang Ji think that he was like this by relying on his family background. But after the contact with Ma Chao increased, and slowly he discovered that Ma Mengqi was indeed a person with real skills, although the official was indeed bought, but people did have the ability, and it was enough to be too guarded. After that, he was not unconvinced or anything, but felt that Ma Mengqi became a Taishou when he was not a weak champion, and he did a good job, he is indeed a talent second to none.

After Ma Chao was edicted to leave Dunhuang and went to the capital, and when he left, he handed over the position of Taishou to himself, and Zhang Ji knew that he owed Ma Chao a great favor, and it can be said that Ma Chao was kind to himself. After that, the two cooperated a lot, of course, as Ma Chao's reputation became bigger and bigger, and his official position became higher and higher, Zhang Ji actually didn't think that Ma Chao had changed much, and there was not much difference from the original Dunhuang Taishou.

And until now, Ma Chao came to him on purpose and asked him to join his account, and he agreed without hesitation. "The king chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the king", for example, there are not many famous people today, anyway, there are only a few, but the Fufeng Ma Chaoma Mengqi is definitely one of them. And at such an age, he has achieved the position of state pastor, and he is the only one. What's more important is his ability, Zhang Ji is very clear, a man with fame, status and ability, and good character, this is exactly what he Zhang Ji wants, not to mention that this lord is still familiar with himself.

Therefore, Zhang Jizhi said that under his account, he would never be buried, and he would definitely be useful. Although he is only a Taishou now, he may go further by following his lord, and Taishou may just be the beginning. (To be continued......)