A few days later, on the vast grassland of the former Xiongnu territory, I saw a convoy of more than a dozen carriages, escorted by thousands of cavalry, heading eastward.

Beside one of the carriages, a great man with a face like a crown of jade, eyes like a meteor, a tiger body and ape arms, wearing armor, and holding a sharp spear was particularly dazzling.

"Big brother" At this time, the curtain of the carriage was suddenly quietly pulled up, and a delicate woman of seventeen or eighteen years old, with a slightly round face and two bright big eyes with a sense of helplessness, shouted softly.

It goes without saying that this girl is really the daughter of the Ma family, Ma Yunlu, and this convoy is the Xiliang army that escorted them to their relatives.

"What's the matter, sister" Ma Chao hurriedly responded, his tone revealed a sense of concern and shame, in his opinion, since ancient times, he and his relatives have been the actions of losers, and the original lively and lovely sister, since he knew that he was going to be married off as a bargaining chip, he rarely laughed, which made his heart ache faintly, but he was helpless, after all, the current Xiliang, his father Ma Teng is the master.

"Why do we want to go to the grassland, this seems to be the territory of the Xiongnu" Ma Yunlu asked with some doubts, they can go to Taiyuan by the official road.

The corners of Ma Chao's mouth raised, and he said arrogantly: "Isn't the world saying that he Yuan Xi pacified the Huns, fresh beer, and is the undisputed first person among the younger generation, big brother, I just want to see how he Yuan Xi manages the Huns."

Ma Yunlu couldn't help but smile bitterly, no wonder the eldest brother tried his best to escort him in person this time, it turned out to be to see Yuan Xi's ability, if it was before, he would definitely think that the eldest brother was the best, but he was going to marry Yuan Xi soon, and his mother said that the daughter who married out would not be the Ma family.

"Big brother, can my sister see you again?" Ma Yunlu suddenly asked with a sad face.

Ma Chao's pupils shrank, he involuntarily held a spear, and said with a cold look in his eyes: "Sister, if he Yuan Xi dares to treat you badly, the eldest brother swears to kill Yan."

Hearing this, Ma Yunlu's eyes instantly filled with tears, and after nodding with emotion, he slowly lowered the car curtain.

In the carriage, I saw another person who looked a little thin and pale, but his appearance was beautiful, especially the temperament that made me feel pitiful, which was even more exciting.

"Sister, don't be sad, this is the fate of our women, especially in this troubled world, even more so, in fact, we are still good, at least we are married to Yuan Xi, he is the first king of the troubled times after the fourth and third dukes, and the dragon and phoenix among the people" I saw that this woman's face was strong, it was really Han Mengtong, the daughter of Han Sui.

"Sister" Ma Yunlu shouted with some admiration,

Ma Yunlu and Han Mengtong are two completely different women, Ma Yunlu is rigid on the outside and soft on the inside, brave and fearless on the surface, but very sensitive and fragile on the inside, while Han Mengtong is soft on the outside and rigid on the inside, very calm and able to deal with problems rationally.

Han Mengtong smiled slightly and said, "If Uncle Teng marries your sister to a meritorious subordinate, will my sister be willing?" ”

Ma Yunlu was stunned for a moment, and then immediately shook his head.

"Therefore, the two of us don't have to complain, or be sad, although my father and uncle are selfish, but why don't they give us the best home, the strength of Dayan is incomparable to any prince" Han Mengtong's eyes revealed a wisdom.

Ma Yunlu nodded slightly, and just when he wanted to say something, suddenly Ma Teng's shouting came from outside, and he just entered.

"Stop"

Ma Yunlu and Han Mengtong couldn't help but open the curtain of the car curiously, only to see that not far from the army, more than 20 men and women dressed in tatters suddenly appeared in front of them.

"Help, help!" When these people saw Ma Teng's army, they immediately knelt on the ground, and their faces were full of fear.

On Ma Chao's side, a general with a strong figure and a calm temperament rode away, frowning and saying, "Who are you?"

"I, I, we are the Huns," one of the strong men replied tremblingly.

"What!" Hearing this, the Xiliang warriors present were instantly shocked, although the Huns were defeated by the Han many times, they have always had the wildness of the grassland, very fierce, how could they be so scared and cowardly.

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and from the east, hundreds of cavalrymen in red armor, wearing square arrow bowler caps, and holding swords rushed fiercely.

Seeing this scene, the more than 20 Huns who were kneeling immediately kept kowtowing and said: "General, please save us, we are willing to be cattle and horses for the rest of our lives."

"What a bold man, he dared to run away" After seeing hundreds of cavalry come to the front of Ma Chao's army, a strong man who seemed to be the leader said coldly, and at the same time glanced at Ma Chao and the others curiously.

"Zheng, Zhenghongqi Deputy Banner Master Dema" A Hun who was kneeling on the ground, after seeing it clearly, immediately trembled and fell to the ground, his face like ashes.

"Zhenghongqi" Ma Chao raised his eyebrows, and after riding out of the horse, he said loudly: "Ma Chao, a general who came to Xiliang Town, who are you waiting for?"

"Ma Chao" Dema was stunned for a moment, and said seriously: "What did Xiliang do when he came to my Dayan Grassland?" ”

"A certain Ma Chao can go wherever he wants, who can stop him" Ma Chao immediately replied arrogantly.

"Haha, so arrogant, Ma Chao, I've heard of it, but you are still qualified to be presumptuous in Xiliang, but this is Dayan, and you can't afford to be arrogant here" Delma immediately smiled disdainfully.

"You are looking for death" Ma Chao's gaze instantly became cold, and a rolling chill immediately swept in all directions like a wave, and De Marton felt stiff, and his face showed shock.

"Childe, don't" Pang De on the side hurriedly stopped, if there was a conflict with Dayan at this time, the plan of the two marquis would be in vain, and he hurriedly rode a horse in front of him, and explained to Dema: "I, Xiliang and Dayan, have signed an alliance in order to reconcile permanently, and I will marry the two young ladies to King Yan, and I will go to the grassland by mistake, I hope you don't mind."

"What" Dema's pupils shrank, and he suddenly got off the war horse, his face showed unparalleled respect, and he bowed directly on one knee and said: "The Huns are the Red Banner Lord Dema, welcome the princess"

"Greetings to the princess" The other cavalry also knelt on the ground in a panic.

Even the two dozen or so life-savers immediately knelt down when they heard it.

Pang De was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Ma Chao in surprise, only to see Ma Chao's face serious at this time, and his fists clenched tightly.

At this time, Ma Yunlu and Han Mengtong's carriage slowly drove out, and after the two walked out, looking at the scene of kneeling neatly, Ma Yunlu waved his hand a little nervously: "No need to be polite"

"Princess Xie" After Dema stood up with someone, she still lowered her head and didn't dare to take a second look.

"Is the Lord of the Dema Banner a Huns?" Han Mengtong asked curiously.

"Really, the minister was lucky enough to be promoted to the lord of the Red Banner and was in charge of the Huns of a thousand households," Delmar replied.

"What crime did they commit?" Ma Yunlu looked at the twenty or so men and women who were still knocking on their foreheads and didn't dare to stand up, and asked a little unbearably.

"Princess, they are all slaves of my Dayan, they were originally going to build roads, but I didn't expect to dare to run away without permission, Lord Tian Yu issued a strict order, anyone who escaped without permission will be exterminated by the Nine Clans" Delmar replied.

"Nine Clans" Ma Yunlu and Han Mengtong were suddenly shocked.

"Princess, help, we don't dare anymore" More than 20 people suddenly cried and pleaded.

At this time, Ma Chao on the side said sharply to Dema: "Aren't you a Hun?" Why do this to them? ”

Demar smiled coldly and said proudly: "Of course not, we are the noble Eight Banners, how can these pariahs compare with us"

"Eight Banners" Ma Chao's face froze.

"Lord Dema Banner, I don't know if the two of us are qualified to forgive them," Ma Yunlu said with some pity.

"Of course, the majesty of the royal family, above all else, the king is supreme, and the princesses, besides the king and the prince, are the most noble existence in Dayan, and have the right to pardon slaves," Delmar replied immediately.

"That's good" Ma Yunlu and Han Mengtong glanced at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

"The king is supreme," Ma Chao muttered, his face showed a thick unwillingness and a trace of decadence.

When more than two dozen people were pardoned and cheered for the princess's thousand years, the convoy slowly started again

In the carriage, looking at the Eight Banners and the slaves who were still kneeling on the ground to see them off, Ma Yunlu's heart suddenly filled with a strong sense of pride, and he looked expectant: "Sister, what kind of person do you say Yuan Xi is?" ”

"I don't know, but I'm sure that if Wang Wei can be promoted to such a level, there will be amazing power," Han Mengtong said with a little shame.

Outside the carriage, Pang De looked at Ma Chao with an expressionless face, and shouted with some worry: "Childe, are you okay?" ”

"It's okay" Ma Chao shook his head and said seriously: "What do you think about what happened just now?" ”

"Eight words, Wang Wei is like a prison, only I am respected," Pound sighed.

Ma Chao gritted his teeth, and said with a firm face: "Even if he is eloquent and talented, it is rare in the ages, I don't believe that he can beat a certain in martial arts."

Pang De's face was shocked, could it be that Gongzi still wanted to do something with Yuan Xi.