In the autumn of Luoyang City, there was an autumn rain and a cold, and there was a rain last night, which blew off the leaves on the trees and soaked the whole autumn.

Nuoda's mansion was filled with all kinds of rangers, full of strong men and warriors with weapons in their hands, they were neither the guardians of the mansion nor the soldiers of the family, they were guests hired by Yuan Shao with a lot of money.

Yuan Shaoqi, his arrogance can't be hidden, except for Xiang Qing and Cao Cao, those second generations of officials of the same age, he can't look down on one, he himself is the second generation of officials with the most prominent family background in Luoyang City, so except for the two of them, no one can play with Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu is even more impossible, the two of them are on the same page, and they can't tolerate each other at all.

Yuan Shao, a big idler who was idle at home, was very bored and didn't want to go out, and the new general He Jin invited him several times, but he found an excuse to shirk it.

It's really stuffy, and I'm about to shut myself up, Yuan Shao thought of a way to accept some guests in the mansion by himself, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, wasn't there Meng Weijun who raised 3,000 guests? I, Yuan Benchu, the fourth and third dukes, of course, can also become the Meng Weijun of the Han Dynasty!

With the rebellion of Yongliang and Sanzhou, Yuan Shao has realized that the troubled times are coming, and if he wants to make a difference, that is, he must be famous.

The fourth and third dukes have become Yuan Shao's biggest signboard, pulling the tiger skin to make a big banner, if you want to meet me Yuan Shao, then you are either a noble birth, or a famous person in the world, if you are a nobody, it is impossible for me to see you.

As long as a celebrity from the upper class visits Yuan Shao, within three days, all the people in this circle will know, they are rushing to see Yuan Shao, and even after three months, Yuan Shao's fame is also increasing day by day.

The weather was a little cool, the cold wind blew through the pavilion in the house, Yuan Shao put on a coat, held a steaming wine glass in his hand, leaned on the pillar, the person standing next to him was Xu You, and Yan Liangwen Chou stood on the left and right sides to guard.

"Ziyuan, do I really have to go?" Yuan Shao asked.

Hearing Yuan Shao's voice with great hesitation, Xu You nodded affirmatively: "Lord, you have to go!" ”

Yuan Shao took a sip of hot wine, frowned and said, "What if I don't go?" Didn't you prevaricate before? Why not this time? ”

Xu You said anxiously: "Oh, my lord, you also heard what the people from the General's Mansion said, if you don't go this time, it will be a rebellion!" ”

"Rebellion?" Yuan Shao asked in disbelief, "Is it so serious?" ”

"Of course it's serious!" Xu You explained: "The man said, my lord, you should not be recruited by the military palace and raise dead soldiers at home, I don't know what you want?" ”

"I'm just collecting some rangers, what's the big problem?" Yuan Shao still didn't quite understand.

"It's because of these rangers that there is a problem! Lord, take a look. Xu You pointed to the rangers walking around in front of him and said: "Look at this one by one, not only are the five big and three thick people long, but even the weapons are eighteen kinds of weapons, these days, there are thousands of people in the house, these thousands of people, if they become a dead soldier, how much destructive power will there be?" If it is really used by someone with a heart, our suspicion cannot be washed away! ”

Yuan Shao also wanted to refute, but Xu You continued: "This is not only the meaning of the next, this is also the meaning of Mrs. Yuan. ”

Yuan Taifu is Yuan Kui, as the most powerful Yuan Kui of the Yuan family today, Yuan Shao must listen to his words, because Yuan Shao also has to use Yuan Kui's resources.

In desperation, Yuan Shao could only nod, Xu You only felt that the stone in his heart was finally put down, he knew very well in his heart, although Yuan Shao's various behaviors did improve Yuan Shao's prestige, but it also brought hidden dangers, if he was protected by the General's Mansion, then this hidden danger would also disappear invisibly.

Three days later, the news of Luoyang City spread, Yuan Shao's identity as a guest in the General's Mansion, serving as a servant of the imperial history, because of his identity, this matter also sent a signal to everyone, the Yuan family forces of the fourth and third dukes, and the new aristocratic He Jin forces, there is some cooperation, and the representative is Yuan Shao.

Seeing that Yuan Shao's status was increasing day by day, Yuan Shu couldn't bear it anymore, he thought to himself, how could Yuan Benchu, a concubine, be more powerful than his eldest son? He was not reconciled.

A few days later, another news spread in Luoyang City, Yuan Shu Yuan Highway, as the general of the Tiger Ben Zhonglang, and not an ordinary Zhonglang general, there are five hundred Imperial Forest Army, all of whom are elite warriors of the Royal Forest Army, responsible for guarding the gates of the palace.

As the so-called third-grade official in front of the prime minister, Yuan Shu stood at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and such a power is far more than the level of the third-rank official.

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers fought openly and secretly in Luoyang, not to mention these for the time being, and to go back to Xiang Qing's side.

Wang Shu took Xiang Qing's order to set off first, and went to Ma Teng and Han Sui's military camp to report, Xiang Qing took his personal guards Liu Hu and Xiang Xu, and also arrived at Ma Han's military camp.

"I am Xiang Qing, the general of the expedition to the west, and I want to meet your leader."

The speed of the pawn's transmission was very fast, and after a while, he came back, led the way for the three of them, and walked towards the Chinese army tent in the barracks.

The distance was not short, and Xiang Qing was not idle, taking the opportunity to observe the soldiers led by Ma Teng and Han Sui, and there was no cover-up, and his eyes swept over those soldiers who were training.

It may have been arranged by Ma Teng and Han Sui, these soldiers were facing Xiang Qing and them, most of their armies were spearmen, and the spears stabbed forward, so they shouted, and the entire military camp echoed with the shouts of the soldiers, which seemed quite imposing.

Xiang Qing nodded, and he already knew in his heart that although these soldiers were far inferior to the elite of the Luoyang Han Army, compared with the soldiers of Yongliang County, they were not much better, and in terms of numbers, they were not bad at all.

The pawn took the three of them into the big tent, hugged his fists and said that Xiang Qing, the general of the expedition to the west, had arrived, and then turned to leave, Wang Shu was also in the big tent, and when he saw Xiang Qing coming in, he stood behind Xiang Qing.

The one on the right is a little familiar, Xiang Qing once met with Cao Cao, and it can be regarded as a fate, although this person is wearing a suit of armor, but there is always a kind of scholarly anger that cannot be hidden, and that face is much whiter than Ma Teng.

The one on the left is Ma Teng, the body size is not much better than the two-meter-tall Liu Hu, the face is angular and angular, especially a big nose is particularly eye-catching, Xiang Qing still remembers, "Three Kingdoms" recorded the body is big, the face and nose are different eight words, it seems that the record is still good, plus Ma Teng is a mixed race of Han and Qiang, and his appearance is also exotic, and the recognition is quite high, and he can't forget it at a glance.

The two of them got up and clasped their fists at the same time and greeted Xiang Qing, after all, Xiang Qing's level was here, even if he was only twenty years old, these two uncles had to say hello to him.

"Ma Teng (Han Sui) has seen the general."

The etiquette of the two is relatively simple, which is not disrespectful, but the place of Liangzhou itself is relatively close to foreign people, the folk customs are strong, there are not so many scholars, and the promotion of etiquette is not very in place.

Xiang Qing hugged his fists decently and smiled: "Wen Yue, I haven't seen you for a long time, I've seen General Ma." ”

Wenyue is Han Sui's expression, although Ma Teng does not have an official position, but Xiang Qing still calls him General Ma because he doesn't know what to call it.

"General Xiang, you and I have also had a relationship in Luoyang, I haven't seen you for a few months, I didn't expect you to be the general of Zhengxi, I have time to say hello in the future, and I invite you Haihan." Han Sui said with a smile.

"The war in Liangzhou has not yet been settled, what a happy thing, when the things here are done, I will invite you to dinner." Xiang Qing said politely.

"Hahaha, it must be." Han Sui introduced: "General Xiang, this is my eldest brother, and the leader of our army, Ma Teng. ”

"I'm glad I will." Xiang Qing said with his fists clenched.

Ma Teng sat down by himself and said in a cold voice: "I don't know what General Xiang came to us this time, so what?" ”

Ma Teng's idea is also very simple, in terms of name, Xiang Qing is the commander-in-chief of the Xiliang Rebellion, which was originally a war between the Liangzhou rebels and the regular army of the imperial court, but Ma Teng suddenly jumped out and pulled up a rebel army, is this rebel army listening to Ma Teng's orders, or listening to the orders of this commander-in-chief Xiang Qing?

But he didn't know that Xiang Qing didn't come here for this matter at all, just because he wanted to meet Ma Teng, if he had the conditions, he also wanted to meet Ma Chao, the future Five Tiger Generals of Shu Kingdom, and he didn't know if this Five Tiger Generals of Shu Kingdom would be able to come out after he came, so see you first.

Xiang Qing also found a seat by himself and sat down, and Liu Hu and the others stood behind him to guard.

"I didn't come here for anything else, just to meet you and get to know your army." Xiang Qing said.

Ma Teng asked suspiciously, "It's that simple?" ”

"It's that simple, is there anything else?" Xiang Qing said: "Our army is fighting with the rebels, and another army suddenly appears, shouldn't I know who the leader of this army is and what the purpose is?" ”

There is no problem with this, Xiang Qing is the commander-in-chief, these are indeed things he should know.

Han Sui said: "General Xiang, let me explain to you that the leading generals of this army are Brother Ma and me, and the purpose is to help the imperial army and fight against the rebels. ”

"Got it, but I still have some questions to ask." Xiang Qing asked: "Your army has about 20,000 people, and they have all fought, how did you pull this army up?" There is also a very important question, after the rebellion in Liangzhou is put down, what are you going to do with this army? Disbanded in place? ”

Han Sui explained: "General Xiang, the former is easy to say, the two of us, integrated some foreign tribes, plus our own private soldiers, as well as those rebels defeated by you, were also accepted by us, and we also recruited some village warriors, probably organized in this way, but after the rebellion was put down...... It's hard to say. ”