No. 048 First Sight of the Ma Clan
"No, this time, I have to go on my own." When Jin Jue heard this, he waved his hand at Cheng Lian, signaling that he must be in a hurry, and explained: "Ma Teng is suspicious and fickle, if he brings you and you with him, he will not lend me troops." If it was only Brother Bao, it would not arouse his suspicions. ”
"Why Ma Teng, not Han Sui?" Li Dangzhi suddenly asked Jin Jue a question.
Although Ma Teng and Han Sui both participated in the rebellion in Xiliang at the end of the Han Dynasty, they had already fought against Li Yu and Guo Yan for Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. In other words, they are no longer traitors, but loyal ones. I know what it means, Han Sui's troops in Xiliang are the strongest, and if you go to him, you must get twice the result with half the effort.
However, at the beginning, when Xiliang rebelled, Ma Teng may have been forced by the situation, but Han Sui was not, this person was by nature, and the forces he relied on were not Han people, but aliens from Xiliang. What's more, although Ma Teng has Xiliang's blood, he claims to be a descendant of General Fubo Ma Yuan, and he is naturally more particular than Han Sui when it comes to doing things. That's why I chose Ma Teng over Han Sui. Jin Jue glanced at Li Dangzhi and explained in detail.
"Jue'er, then you don't have to take Wen Ji with you!" Hua Tuo looked at Cai Wenji, who was sitting quietly on the side, and asked suspiciously.
"Alas, I had to take her with me on this trip. On the one hand, Ma Teng may not have heard of his late father's fame at all, let alone me. On the other hand, the method I use to move Ma Teng and Han Sui must use Wen Ji's hand. I can't do it alone. Jin Jue sighed helplessly and returned.
"Father, I listen to Lang Jun, you don't have to worry too much. Lang Jun is so resourceful, he will definitely be able to fulfill his wish. Cai Wenji also explained on the side.
Compared with Jin Jue, Hua Tuo naturally prefers this daughter-in-law.
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After Liu Xiongming and the people of Sanfu who took refuge in him went back, some people thought about it all night, and some people packed up their things and fell asleep with their pillows. Most of them are people who have fled, and their luggage is naturally not too much, except for Liu Xiongming, the other people who are willing to follow Jin Jue and them are just carrying a small burden.
Those who are really unwilling to leave with them, in addition to a few local people, are the few rangers who are unwilling to be controlled. For these people, Jin Jue didn't want them to stay in the team, so they chose to stay, but it was actually his wish.
When they set off to Wudu County, the team did not drive away from the official road, after all, this place was too close to Jingzhao County. The current Sanfu, even if the strength of Li Yu and Guo Yan's two armies is greatly reduced, it is not something that their team, which is composed of most of the people, can resist.
Therefore, according to Jin Jue's instructions before leaving, Cheng Lian and Liu Xiongming led the team to the west basically along the road near Nanshan. Jin Jue also instructed that when he encountered villages along the way, he would break through all the manors without mercy, and carry the people there with food. From the moment they set out, they should regard themselves as bandits and bandits, and do not be afraid of offending the local clans.
Food and people are the foundation of Jin Jue's future foothold in Wudu County, Liangzhou, and even Guanzhong.
The moment the army set off, Jin Jue and Cai Wenji, as well as Bao Chu and Li Feng, parted ways with the army.
In the end, considering that Jin Jue and Cai Wenji were both powerless people, Jin Jue still took Li Feng with him. With him as a marksman, Bao will not have so many worries when he kills people.
Thanks to Bao Chu, a ranger and leader in Guanzhong, Jin Jue and his entourage finally came to the place where Ma Tengjun was stationed without danger.
Historically, it was not noted in detail where Ma Tengjun was stationed at this time, and Jin Jue naturally did not know whether it was the news that Bao had found out, and Ma Teng's army was stationed in Anding County at this time.
At this time, the relationship between Ma Teng and Han Sui was in the honeymoon period, and they had not yet become enemies. However, with the gradual weakening of the strength of Li Yu and Guo Yan, the time for the two of them to fight each other is also coming soon.
"My lord, there's a man dressed as a ranger outside who has delivered you a letter!" Pound reported outside the tent and said.
"Bring it in!" Ma Teng agreed, but he muttered in his heart, a little ranger, asking to see what he was doing, and besides, the fact that a ranger would write a letter sounded quite new.
In ancient times, there were many illiterates, and generally speaking, there were too many people who did not know how to read and write. If Ma Teng is not a family scholar, he is also an illiterate old man.
It is rumored that Ma Teng is the descendant of General Fubo Ma Yuan, which is not a rumor, but Ma Teng is not only an illegitimate child, but also a child born to a woman of different races, so he is naturally not welcomed in the Ma family, and he has never been valued in the Ma family.
After Pang De entered the yamen, he respectfully handed the letterhead to Ma Teng.
Before Ma Teng could take the letterhead, he saw the words on the letterhead, so he suddenly stood up and asked loudly: "What about the person who delivered the letterhead, is there anyone else who came with him?" ”
"Father, is there anything wrong with someone coming?" At this time, the people in the tent also included Ma Teng's three sons and a nephew, that is, Jin Ma Chao, who later became famous in the sky, and his two younger brothers Ma Xiu and Ma Tie, as well as Ma Dai.
However, at this time, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and Ma Dai were only fifteen or sixteen years old, and even Ma Chao had just turned twenty.
"Chao'er, there's really something wrong. Although the words on the cover of the letterhead were not written by the late Cai Gong himself, it can be seen from the notes that they must have been written by his disciples or children. It's so similar. Even today's Zhong Xuan can't write such words. Ma Teng snatched the letterhead and explained.
"Lord Qi, that ranger said before leaving, their son-in-law is waiting for news outside the south city gate, if your lord allows it, they will enter the city again." Pound was a little surprised when he heard this, and he relayed what the man had said.
"Really, if it is the descendant of Cai Gong, why should he be so polite? Chao'er, you go with your father to greet you. After speaking, Ma Teng also put down the shelf, hurriedly mounted his horse and galloped towards the south city gate.
Cai Gong naturally refers to the deceased Cai Yong. Otherwise, Situ Wang Yun, a loyal minister who was blown to the point that there is rare in the sky and no one on earth in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in Jin Jue's opinion, he is just a big straw bag. Relying on Lu Bu to finally kill Dong Zhuo, but he didn't know how to raise hope, and just got his ambition, Cai Yong, who was the most famous in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the most popular in the people, was persecuted and died in prison.
If he doesn't die, then there is no heavenly reason?
This is also one of the reasons why Jin Jue was the first to come to Ma Teng!
Han Sui may have recognized the characters, but he may not be able to recognize that the words on the letterhead were written by Cai Wenji in imitation of his father's characters. Ma Teng's family history has a high chance of being recognized.
When the six of them arrived outside the South City Gate with their personal guards, they saw Bao Chu at a glance.
Ordinary people naturally can't see any difference between Bao Zhu, but Ma Teng, Ma Chao and Pang De can see at a glance that this is a rare master.
So Ma Teng waved his sons to stop behind his horse and winked at Pound.
Before Pang De could react, Jin Jue, who heard the movement outside the carriage, appeared by himself.
"This is General Ma Teng, the descendant of General Ma Fubo, who is famous for shocking Xiliang!" Jin Jue got out of the carriage, crutched one leg, and said to the ground at Ma Teng, who was the leader.
"Oh, you are?" Seeing that it was actually a little lame man who got off the carriage, Ma Teng was not happy, but when he thought of the letter just now, he did not immediately get angry, and asked in a deep voice.
"The boy's surname is Jin, his name is Jue, and he is the son of the late Yanzhou Thorn Shi Jing Zhaojin, the son of Shang Shang. General Ma may not have heard of his father's name, speaking of which, our Jinjian was also a family of the Han Dynasty, and Jingzhao Jin Riyan was the ancestor. Jin Jue first introduced his own situation.
The first Han is the first Han, and it is all the old yellow calendar. And Ma Yuanna is the most famous family in the Later Han Dynasty, and the so-called family of Jin Jue is not the same at all.
"What's the matter with that letter?" When Ma Teng heard this, he naturally didn't want to talk to Jin Jue, so he asked bluntly.
"Ah, since General Ma asked about this. This letter was written by Cai Wenji, the wife of the boy and the daughter of Cai Gong. She is in the carriage now, but the boy has arrived here, and she is pregnant again, so it is really not appropriate to see you now, General Ma! Jin Jue replied in surprise at this time.
As soon as he heard this, Ma Teng's face changed a little, he waved his hand, and said, "In that case, the virtuous nephew should enter the city first!" ”
Jin Jue's ancestor in this time and space, Jin Shang seems to be indeed a nobody, and even Ma Teng of Fufeng County has never heard of his name.
I have to say that he accepted the appointment of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and prepared to take up the post of Yanzhou Assassin when he went out of the customs, which was too self-conscious.
The horse vacated quickly, went back faster, and he handed over all the later matters to Pound to deal with. And he himself returned to the yamen in a bit of a rage.
After a short pause, Pang De led Jin Jue and the three of them to prepare to enter the mansion to meet Ma Teng, and Cai Wenji was picked up by the maid specially arranged by Ma Teng to serve.
However, when he arrived at the yamen, Pound put a hand on the hilt of the saber that was slung across his waist, looked at the three of them, and said, "Before you go in, you must hand over all the weapons you have with you." ”