Wang Zhixing wiped his tears and said, "Little general, that year, I wasn't sick at all!" That's pretended! ”

Geng Gong was startled, his thoughts were running quickly, he seemed to understand a little, but he didn't seem to understand anything, he stared at Wang Zhixing, Wang Zhixing stretched out his hand, roasted on the fire, and said: "Little general, you were only seven or eight years old at that time, of course you won't know these things." General Geng Bing ordered me to pretend to be sick, and then said that I was terminally ill, so he took me out for treatment. ”

Geng Gong's eyebrows tightened, and he said, "However, when my brother came back, he said that you were sick and dead, and at that time, my brother was still crying." ”

"Actually, I'm not dead at all! General Geng Bing sent me to another person's mansion, changed my name, explained a few words, and left. One day, Ma Fang went to this man's house and lived for half a month. Ma Fang saw that I was clever, and when he was leaving, he asked me to go. All these years, I have been in Mafu. At that time, Miss Ma disguised herself as a man and met the little general, and I saw it, and I wanted to tell you. However, General Geng Bing told me that as soon as I entered the Ma Mansion, I would no longer be a member of the Geng Mansion! Unless you have to, don't contact anyone in the Geng Mansion! ”

When Fan Qiang and Yang Yan heard this, they were immediately shocked, as if in a dream, they all looked at Wang Zhixing. Geng Gong thought for a while and said, "Is that person the Empress Dowager Ma?" ”

Wang Zhixing's face changed: "How do you know?" ”

Geng Gong said: "When the Empress Dowager Ma was born, she suppressed her relatives and spared no effort. Therefore, the Ma family is expensive but not obvious. Empress Ma was worried that a hundred years later, the Ma family would be in power, endangering the world and misleading the common people. And in the Manchu Dynasty, only the Geng family is a famous family, but also cautious, implicit but not revealed, so, the Empress Dowager Ma ordered my brother to make a plan, choose a person to infiltrate the Ma Mansion, if one day the horse defense power is all over the world, arrogant and extravagant, invade the national weapons, it is good to play the emperor secretly with this person, and the inside and outside should be combined, and the Ma family will be removed! That's what I'm speculating, right? ”

Wang Zhixing was startled, his expression changed greatly, and he exclaimed: "Little general, how do you know?" Then he sprang up, walked briskly to the tent door, lifted the curtain, and looked around, and saw that the night was sinking like water, and the north wind was like a knife, and returned to the fire, and sat down heavily.

Geng Gong said: "Although rest assured, no one dares to come to my military tent without my order." ”

Wang Zhixing shook his head and said: "The few people who came to the Gobi with me are all Ma Fang's cronies, so during the day, I have to pretend to be colorful, and ask the little general to forgive me!" He sighed again and said, "On this trip, I didn't want to recognize the general, but the matter was very high, and the general was in danger, so I had to come late at night." ”

Yang Yan suddenly said: "Could it be that after Ma Fang retreated, he actually had military exploits and was rewarded by the emperor?" ”

"Exactly! The emperor sent Ma Fang to Longxi, not expecting him to be peaceful, but to let him have a little military exploits, so that he could be crowned with a bow and block the mouth of the world! Therefore, after Ma Fang returned to Luoyang, the emperor immediately summoned him, sealed Ma Shi, named Ma Liao as the Marquis of Shunyang, Ma Fang as the Marquis of Yingyang, Ma Guang as the Marquis of Xu, and made Ma Fang the Great Sima and the General, exactly the same as the previous Dou Gu! ”

Geng Gong was shocked, Fan Qiang jumped up, and said: "Ma Fang was trapped in Huaicheng by Miwu, and the Han soldiers suffered countless casualties, where did he, him, and his military exploits come from?" Can you still be rewarded? "Hot books

Wang Zhixing shook his head: "This is the emperor's business, as a courtier, but he doesn't dare to speculate!" ”

Fan Qiang slashed the ground with a knife and said angrily: "My brother fought bloodily in the Western Regions and held on to Shule, and the first emperor was only a lieutenant of the first district. Now that he has gone deep into Xiqiang and recovered Longxi, he has not heard half of the emperor's praise, so what is the difference in treatment? ”

Geng Gong reprimanded: "Brother Qiang is too talkative! Did I fight in the east and west to get a reward? Fan Qiang bowed his head and was silent, but his expression was very uneven.

Wang Zhixing said slowly: "Because of this, little general, return to Luoyang as soon as possible, the sooner the better, don't give people the truth." Ma Fang calculates the Geng family day and night, doesn't the little general know? Before leaving, General Geng Bing found me and asked me to persuade the little general to return to Luoyang as soon as possible and not to listen to the military. ”

Geng Gong bowed his head and was silent. Wang Zhixing sighed: "Little general, since you entered the Tiger Ben camp, there are many rights and wrongs, dangerous and abnormal, General Geng Bing is anxious day and night, and there is nothing he can do, you still listen to him and go back to Luoyang!" ”

Geng stood up suddenly, pacing back and forth. Yang Yan said softly: "Brother, let's go back to Luoyang, the matter of Xiqiang, the heart is for the public, if you don't return, you will fall into the crime of resisting and disobeying the order, the gains outweigh the losses, why bother!" ”

Geng Gong was silent, and after a while, he sat down by the fire and said, "Do you think that if you are ordered to withdraw from the army, you will be fine?" You must know that Ma Fang wants to calculate me, and will do everything possible, why is there no reason? ”

Yang Yan and Wang Zhixing were stunned, and Fan Qiang said proudly: "Brother has a point!" It's better to pacify Xiqiang, we will garrison here, and never set foot in Luoyang again! ”

Geng Gong glared at Fan Qiang and said, "Born as a Han and died as a Han ghost, even if the emperor wants to cut off my head, how dare I have the slightest dissent?" Zhixing, you go back, report according to the truth, don't hide it, when the Xiqiang incident is over, we will reorganize the army and return to the east! This matter is so decided, there is no need to persuade again! After speaking, Geng Gong stood up, lifted the curtain, and blended into the vast night......

Wang Zhixing was helpless and left Longxi on the second day. After a few days, Geng Gong and Fan Qiang entered Xiqiang alone, all the way to the dangerous mountains and rivers, clouds and mist, Geng Gong suddenly said: "Brother Qiang, do you remember that ravine?" ”

"Of course, brother, we walked an extra day to get around that ravine. Ah, brother, isn't that the ravine ahead? ”

Geng Gong nodded, struck with a whip, and the horse neighed, spread its four hooves, ticked and ticked, and ran forward with a puff of smoke. Fan Qiang laughed and shouted: "Whipping the prancing horse and bending the bow and shooting arrows is a great joy in life!" He clamped his legs, and the horse was like an arrow, following closely behind Geng Gong.

After a while, a cloud of fog poured out of the flat ground, ethereal, and there was no edge in sight, and a cold air gushed out from the fog. Geng Gong raised his whip and pointed: "Brother Qiang, there is a ravine ahead." ”