Zhang Jiao was beheaded, hung on a long flag, and the three armies were announced, Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao were imprisoned in the prisoner car, put on shackles, and escorted to Kyoto and Luoyang.

The Yellow Turban Army in various places collapsed because all the three generals were taken, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion ended.

Ma Chao led his generals, together with Dong Zhuo and Ma Teng, to Luoyang to report on their work and reward them for their merits.

On the way, Ma Chao wrote a letter, handed it to the scouts, and ordered him to hurry up and rush to the Youbei Army, and handed the letter to Su Dingfang, so that he could find an opportunity to quickly take over Youzhou, make an example of the people, absorb talents, try to control the counties of Youzhou, and strictly watch every move of the Youzhou scholars.

More than ten days later, Dong Zhuo's army entered the Luoyang military camp, and after handing over the army station, Dong Zhuo took Ma Teng, Ma Chao and others into Luoyang City.

The next day, Luoyang was in the morning.

Luoyang Imperial Palace is divided into two palaces in the north and south, four elephant town gates, the double road is connected, it is the two palaces that look at each other from afar, and the double que is more than 100 feet.

Towers and pavilions, row upon row, palace surrounding, Vermilion Bird towering, Yanshi looks at it from afar, and the sky is connected.

The magnificence of the Luoyang Imperial Palace, majestic and magnificent, the leap of the covered bridge, the momentum of Qi Tian, is not comparable to the ordinary palace.

Emperor Ling of Han sat on the dragon platform of the palace, and Dong Zhuo and others rushed in, lined up on the left and right sides, waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to speak.

The eunuch took the emperor's decree, opened it and said, "When the weather is good, I will be ordered." Today, the yellow scarves are in turmoil, so that the lives are miserable, and I feel miserable. Fortunately, the generals of all parties were ordered to go out to eliminate the yellow thieves, and the whole country celebrated in accordance with the time. ”

"Hereby, according to the merits of the thief, the generals will be rewarded."

"Promote Dong Zhuo to General Anton, add the state pastor, and seal the Marquis of Jinyang."

(Note: General Andong, one of the three generals of Si'an, ranks third among the four permanent generals of Zheng, Zhen, An, and Ping)

(Note: Marquis of Jinyang, the first level of the county marquis, and the lower rank of the marquis.) Because Dong Zhuo was the assassin of the state before, he ruled Jinyang, so he was named the Marquis of Jinyang)

"Promote Ma Chao to General Fenwei (4 miscellaneous numbers), add the captain of Changshui Prefecture and seal the Marquis of Wuting of the Han Dynasty."

(Note: Captain Changshui, one of the eight captains of the field army, commander of the elite army)

(Note: Han Wu Pavilion Marquis, the county marquis, township marquis, pavilion marquis, belong to the last class, ten miles for a pavilion, the vacant position, the gold content is almost none)

and divided Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, Sun Jian and others, and each family rejoiced.

Emperor Han Ling looked at Dong Zhuo and other generals in the audience, and was overjoyed, and his joy was overflowing: "Everyone Aiqing, it is a loss to have to fight hard to kill the thief in order to ensure that the Han Dynasty can enjoy peace and tranquility!" ”

He seemed to suddenly remember something and asked, "Where is Ma Chao?" ”

"The last general!"

When Ma Chao heard this, he immediately came out of the ranks, and Emperor Han Ling saw that it was actually a 9-year-old doll, although he was young, but his heroic posture and momentum were overwhelming, which showed that his future achievements were limitless.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty said with a smile: "Fufeng Ma clan, full of heroes, I specially ordered the Longxi Ma clan to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, and the sins of their ancestors will be forgiven!" ”

Ma Teng was overjoyed, and immediately went out of the queue and knelt down with Ma Chao: "Thank you, Your Majesty Longen!" ”

The more Emperor Han Ling looked at Ma Chao, the more he liked it, and asked: "Cai Yong, I heard that you have a daughter, named Wen Ji, who is beautiful and beautiful, and has been proficient in music and rhythm since childhood. ”

Cai Yong came out: "Minister, take the order." ”

What?

What is the situation, Ma Chao was speechless, the marriage in ancient times, the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, no matter how much you hang, you can't hang the emperor's relatives.

General He Jin took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, if you return to peace again today, it is really Your Majesty's merit, it is better to sacrifice to the country, worship the heavens, and amnesty the world." ”

"Okay, just according to Aiqing's words!"

After the next dynasty, the ministers gathered to congratulate Dong Zhuo, Ma Teng and other generals who were entitled, Ma Chao didn't want to be surrounded, he was watched like a monkey, and he ran away without a trace.

As soon as Ma Chao stepped down the jade steps made of white marble, there was a gust of wind behind him, and as soon as he turned around, he kicked out.

"Oops!"

The sudden kick almost kicked Cao Cao's life, he sighed, protected his crotch, jumped on the spot, and jumped a few steps on the spot.

Then, he pointed at Ma Chao: "You, you, you kid, you are very ruthless!" ”

Ma Chao raised his eyebrows when he heard this, knowing that the person in front of him was Cao Cao, and said, "Who told you to attack me?" Next time you dare to appear behind me, you must be kicked and exploded. ”

"Hey!"

Cao Cao rolled up his sleeves, straightened the jade belt around his waist, and smiled: "Interesting, it's really interesting, others don't know the inside story, but Cao knows very well that the first contribution to exterminating the Yellow Turban Thief is not Dong Zhuo, but you, Ma Chao!" ”

"So what? What do you want? ”

"Hmmm..." Cao Cao circled around Ma Chao, looked carefully, and said: "Why don't you follow me, let's sweep away the thieves and thieves, and the world is invincible!" ”

After listening to Cao Cao's words, Ma Chao laughed: "Good you Cao Cao, people say that you are a traitor in troubled times, this is true, in my opinion, among the people who are in trouble, there must be you a share!" ”

Cao Cao's right eye twitched: "Oh? Will the world be in chaos in the future? ”

Ma Chao sneered: "Yes or no, you can wait for the change!" ”

Anyway, don't talk nonsense with him, and walk out of the palace immediately, he doesn't want to have too much contact with Cao Cao now, Cao Cao's suspicion is too heavy, but he can't let him see a sign from himself.

Back at the place where he stayed, Li Cunxiao and others surrounded him and asked how the court was doing, Ma Chao said: "Dong Zhuo was named General Andong, Bingzhou Mu, and Marquis of Jinyang, and I, too, was named General Fenwei, Captain of Changshui, and Marquis of Han Wuting." ”

Jia Xu was overjoyed: "Yes, in this way, we can act conveniently in the future, the bigger Meng Qi's officials, the stronger our army's momentum!" ”

Ma Chao said: "Now, I'll wait for you to add an official." ”

"Gabai Jia is the protector of the Northern Army of Bingzhou, and Wuyuan County is too guarded."

"Gabai Li Cunxiao is the protector of the Northern Army."

"Gabai Gao Shun, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun are the captains of the Northern Army."

"Worship Zhou Cang as the captain of the Northern Military Department of Bingzhou."

After the worship, that night, Ma Teng called Ma Chao to his room and talked with candles.

Helping up the kneeling Ma Chao, Ma Teng nodded: "My son is mighty, since last year, the Qiang people and Xianbei people of the Northern Expedition have moved their people to Wuyuan County to expand the population of the county; This year, another elite soldier was added, swept the yellow scarves, and won the first merit of exterminating the yellow scarves, although Dong Zhuo's family was divided into meritorious deeds, but it also restored the glory of my Ma family to their ancestors! ”

Ma Chao smiled: "My father has an overreputation. ”

Ma Teng shook his head: "Next, I want to tell you something very important. ”

He opened the door, looked left and right, there was no one around, and then closed the door tightly, and said: "Chao'er, Han Yue wrote a letter to me a few days ago, asking me to take advantage of the attention of the officers and soldiers of the court who were attracted by the Yellow Turban Thief, and work together to capture Liangzhou, attack Sanfu, capture the emperor, and establish a country." ”

It's finally here!

Ma Chao immediately said: "Is there something wrong with Han Yue's brain?" Now that the imperial army is majestic, the Yellow Turban Rebellion began in February and ended in June, and it was pacified in just 5 months. ”

"Hey!"

"I don't want to be like this for my father, but my Ma family has a handle in Han Yue's hands."

"Father, what's the handle?"

Ma Teng looked at Ma Chao fixedly and said: "When your grandfather led his family to settle in Longxi County, he once united with the Qiang people and wanted to rebel against the imperial court, but later because the matter was revealed, it was over. ”

"But Han Yue knows about this, so many times, I am subject to him and have to conspire with him, otherwise, if he delivers a letter, he can kill my Ma clan!"

"Hateful!"

Knowing the cause and effect of the incident, Ma Chao was resentful: "In this case, it is better for me to lead the army back to Liangzhou and kill this dog thief!" ”

"No!"

Ma Teng stopped: "Han Yue is now engaged in Liangzhou, and he is the Taishou of Jincheng County, he has been operating in Liangzhou for ten years, and he has won the hearts of the people of Liangzhou County, if I don't have a strong reason to lead the army to attack him, I will definitely be bitten by him, and even go to the court to frame us as thieves!" ”

He continued: "Chao'er, since you have been in the northern part of the state for nearly a year, I plan to move my family to Wuyuan County and join you. ”

Ma Chao nodded: "That's the best." I also miss my younger brothers at home, as well as my sister Yunlu. ”

stayed in Luoyang for a while, on this day, Cai Yong came to visit and talked to Ma Teng for a long time, and the two sides hit it off, first let Ma Chao and Cai Wenji get in touch, and then set the date of the wedding.

Because Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty gave Ma Chao a marriage, Dong Zhuo was dissatisfied, and he took Hua Xiong and others to Ma Teng to quarrel, and he had to let his granddaughter Dong Bai be Ma Chao's wife.

On one side is the literary master Cai Yong, and on the other side is Ma Chao's top boss Dong Zhuo, when Ma Teng was in a dilemma, Ma Chao took Jia Xu and sneaked away outside Cai Yong's mansion.