After all, according to historical records, Liu Dai was indecisive and unplanned, arrogant and ignorant of the overall situation, when the princes of the Eighteenth Route crusaded against Dong Zhuo in history, it was because Qiaomao refused to borrow grain, Liu Dai was angry and sent troops to attack and kill Qiaomao, and finally made the alliance of the princes of the Eighteenth Route break down.

It can be seen from this that this person is capricious and narrow-minded. Ma Zongheng didn't dare to confirm that Liu Dai was willing to accept him.

Just when Ma Zongheng was thinking, suddenly someone outside the tent came to report, Ma Zongheng summoned in, and a soldier walked in and muttered a few times in Ma Zongheng's ear. Ma Zongheng listened to it and couldn't help frowning.

It turned out that in recent days, Ma Zongheng's subordinates had discovered a lot of detailed works, and they also found that these detailed works secretly had contact with the newly invested soldiers in the Black Mountain Thieves. The shrewd Ma Zongheng thought that most of this was due to the actions of the clans in the city, and after thinking for a while, he didn't want to hide it anymore, so he rushed back to the county government and summoned Zhao Qiang, the head of the Zhao family, a big family in the city.

However, Zhao Qiang inquired for many days, but he still did not get any news about Ma Zongheng, and his heart was repeated, and suddenly someone from the palace came to report, saying that the officers and soldiers were invited to the county government to discuss matters, and there was a team of soldiers waiting outside the house.

When Zhao Qiang heard this, he was shocked and frightened, but as the head of the Great Shi Clan, he was also very stable, after all, now Changyuan is under the control of this officer and soldier, and it is quite popular, and with the sharpness of his army, it is impossible for a Zhao family to resist it.

When he was young, Zhao Qiang came to the county office, saw Ma Zongheng waiting early, and hurriedly saluted. Ma Zongheng laughed, walked down from the hall, helped Zhao Qiang, and said with a smile: "In the past, if it wasn't for the Zhao family master who summoned the righteous soldiers, thought that he was in response, and attacked the north gate of the city, I would not have been able to get Changyuan so lightly." The head of the Zhao family is benevolent and righteous, but if you have something to ask, you can tell Ma someone directly. ”

When Ma Zongheng's voice fell, when he said that Ma was someone, Zhao Qiang couldn't help but tremble, and his eyes showed a look of horror. Although Zhao Qiang is not an old treacherous and cunning, he has lived for most of his life, and he still has some knowledge, and he has secretly guessed this mysterious army earlier, or it may be the rebel army led by Xiao Fubo who rebelled in Keiguan in the past. But then I thought about it, Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army now covers the entire Guanzhong area, with 400,000 male soldiers, this little Fubo is a thorn in his eye, how dare he stay near the tiger's den!? After thinking like this, I felt that this soldier and horse might be the deployment of the Xiliang Army.

How do you know that after this remark, it overturned Zhao Qiang's previous speculation. While Zhao Qiang was shocked, he was also shocked by Ma Zongheng's courage.

Compared with Zhao Qiang, who looks stunned at the moment, Ma Zongheng has a leisurely and complacent face, and grinned brightly: "I was slandered by traitors at the beginning, and now I have become a traitor, but I also ask the head of the Zhao family to believe that Ma is definitely not a big traitor, and now he has a long wall, I just hope to be kind to the people, even if there is a case, I will be attacked by someone, Ma will definitely put the safety of the people first!" ”

When Zhao Qiang heard this, he took a deep breath of air and muttered for a while before he retracted his expression, shook his head with a little sigh: "I didn't expect the general to be that little Fubo, no wonder he is as powerful as a god!" Eh, if we are in troubled times today, we ordinary people can't help ourselves. If it weren't for the general who stepped forward and led all the righteous soldiers to fight against the thieves, I am afraid that most of the East County would have fallen into the hands of the Montenegrin thieves. We and other ordinary people have no ambitions, they just want to spend the day in peace, the general is benevolent, and willing to treat the people well. Zhao is also satisfied. If there is something wrong, be willing to be punished. ”

Zhao Qiang said that, and bowed his hand. Ma Zongheng smiled indifferently and said unhurriedly: "After all, this is about the safety of Changyuan, and what the head of the Zhao family did is also excusable. I don't dare to guarantee anything else, but as long as my subordinates are in Changyuan for a day, I will ensure that the people of Changyuan can live in peace. I also hope that the head of the Zhao family will take care of me in the future, and Ma will thank you in advance. ”

In the end, Ma Zongheng's expression suddenly froze, and he bowed deeply to Zhao Qiang. Zhao Qiang was taken aback, he was busy bowing and bowing, and he didn't even dare to say anything. Later, Ma Zongheng and Zhao Qiang talked for a while. Zhao Qiang seemed to be a little tired and was about to retire soon. Before leaving, Ma Zongheng commanded again, saying that now that Changyuan is stable, it will inevitably cause panic among the people, and ask Zhao Qiang to be unassuming. Zhao Qiang understood, and after agreeing, he retreated.

On the other hand, it was said that Qiao Mao's letter had reached Changyi, and Liu Dai was shocked and angry when he learned about the matter of Dongjun, and urgently summoned a group of civil and military officers under his command to come to discuss.

"Qiaomao, this damn old immortal!! How dare you act so arbitrarily and invite wolves into the house!! Now this Ma family has occupied Changyuan, and has collected a large number of thieves, but if there is a rebellion, Dongjun will be able to break it in a moment! Dongjun is the hinterland of Yanzhou, once lost, dangerous, dangerous!! But I saw Liu Dai, who was dressed in a purple and gold unicorn robe, about forty years old, with a fat figure, thick eyebrows, and a big eye and thick nose, was looking angry and shouting.

Wang Yu, who was engaged in Yanzhou, was in a hurry when he heard this, and bowed his hand and said: "My lord, let's calm my anger first." The Black Mountain Bandit Army was rampant, and the thieves such as Yu Poison, Bai Huan, and Su Gu had already attacked Dongjun with tens of thousands of thieves in the early years. If it weren't for this Ma family's child, I'm afraid Dongjun would have fallen into the hands of the Black Mountain thieves long ago. Moreover, Dongjun is not far from the thief army of Zhang Niujiao in Guangping, Jizhou, but if the thief army is connected, I am afraid that the entire Hebei and Yan prefectures will be subverted by this black mountain thief!

The so-called Saion loses his horse and knows whether it is a blessing, and the lord does not need to be angry. Moreover, I heard that Yu Poison and Zheng Gu have all thrown themselves into Zhang Niujiao, and with Zhang Niujiao's temperament, they may soon come to attack Dongjun in a big way. Yu thought that the lord could plan and order him to be the commander of Changyuan County, but if the Black Mountain thief army killed, he could order him to fight, wouldn't it be good? ”

"No! This Ma family child is now in Changyuan with troops, and this person's martial arts are extraordinary, and I heard that there are many fierce generals under his command, but if he is full of wings and plots against Yanzhou, what should he do!? At this time, Liu Dai's subordinate Wu Heng hurriedly said with a panicked face. When Liu Dai heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and suddenly asked his general Bao Xin: "When General Bao was in Luoyang in the past, you used to protect the first emperor Qiu Hunt with this son, what do you think of this person?" ”

In the hall, Bao Xin, who was wearing a bronze heavy armor, heard this, his face was shocked, and he suddenly said: "Back to the words of the lord, as the last general can see, this son is not a jackal, the first emperor was attacked by the tiger spirit in the past, this son was barehanded, regardless of life and death. It can be seen that this son is also extremely loyal to the Han family, and as for him being designated as a thief, he is just under the command of He Jin. Moreover, there are many doubts in the battle of Keiguan, and the princes of the world have no doubt about the inside story. In the end, the general thought that if the lord was willing to treat him with kindness and righteousness, this son would be willing to repay him faithfully. Bao Xin condensed and said, speaking of which, if Ma Zongheng hadn't killed the tiger spirit in time, and avoided that the first emperor and a cadre of courtiers would not have been killed by the tiger spirit. I'm afraid that Bao Xin, who was in charge of the guard, would have been killed a long time ago. Therefore, Bao Xin has always remembered this kindness, and this can be regarded as repaying the kindness of the past.

When Liu Dai heard this, the hesitation on his face couldn't help but fade immediately, and then his eyes burst into two fine lights, but he hadn't made a decision yet. At this time, Na Wu Heng said hurriedly: "Today is different from the past, when the Ma family was in Luoyang, he sent people under the fence, and Luoyang is Kyoto, and at the feet of the Son of Heaven, he did not dare to show his ambitions." Now that he is in Yanzhou, he already has elite soldiers and fierce generals under his command, taking advantage of the chaos in the world now, it is very easy to become a trend, and I hope that the lord must think twice before acting! Otherwise, Yanzhou will be difficult to protect! ”

"Wu Beijia can't help but think too highly of this horse, but if the lord is willing to accept it, if the bull's horn really comes to attack, the lord orders him to fight, and he dares not to obey. The thieves under Zhang Niujiao have always been fierce, but now they have to be deployed by the two of them. Even if Ma Xi has the courage of the legendary ghosts and gods, he is afraid that he will lose his troops and generals. What's more, now that Dong Jackal and Tiger are in trouble with the dynasty, disgrace the Son of Heaven, and all the princes in the world are angry, but if he is a strong crusade in the future, the lord is a relative of the Han family, how can he not go there. This Ma Xi hates Dong Jackal Tiger to the core, doesn't he just use him as a pioneer to make a name for the lord! Wang Yu spoke harshly, and then argued with Na Wuheng.

Wu Heng smiled coldly, and said faintly: "But don't forget, now that the heroes have not yet risen, Dong Jackal Hu has 400,000 troops and dominates Guanzhong. But if the news reaches Luoyang, Dong Jackal Hu learns that the lord has accepted Na Ma Xi, and takes the opportunity to attack and plot against Yanzhou, so what!? ”

Hearing this, Liu Dai's color suddenly changed, thinking that Dong Zhuo was powerful, how could he dare to resist the Xiliang Xiong Army alone. At this time, Bao Xin suddenly sank and said: "What Wu Beijia and Wang Zhi said is reasonable. Why didn't the lord repair the secret book and report it to Dong Jackal's place, first, to show goodwill, and secondly, to tell the king about the scheme. But if Dong Jackal Hu agrees, he will set up Na Ma Xi as the commander of Changyuan County. But if Dong Jackal Tiger refused, he asked him to send troops to ask for Na Ma Xi, and by the way, he could also scare the horns. Wouldn't it be nice for us to wait and not have to spend a single soldier? ”

As soon as Bao Xin's words came out, he won Liu Dai's heart. When Liu Dai heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and applauded repeatedly: "Hahaha!" Good! Good!! Good!!! What General Bao said is the most in line with my heart!! ”

So, Liu Dai repaired the letter and ordered someone to finish Luoyang quickly. Two days later, Dong Zhuo received Liu Dai's secret letter, and was a little surprised when he heard that Ma Zongheng had now taken Changyuan and received a lot of Black Mountain bandits. However, Dong Zhuo had already made a plan before, so he had no intention of discussing it with his courtiers, so he immediately replied to Liu Dai, only saying that now that the dynasty was stable, many large and small affairs had not yet been handled, but let Liu Dai make his own decisions.

After Liu Dai got the letter, he couldn't guess what Dong Zhuo meant, and showed it to Wu Heng and Wang Yu, both of whom said that Dong Zhuo did not object or agree. When Liu Dai heard this, he secretly hated Dong Zhuo for being cunning, but he was also hesitant.

Unconsciously, Ma Zongheng had occupied Changyuan for nearly a month, it was early summer, and after several days of heavy rain, the weather began to get hotter. At this time, Wen Ping and Hu Che'er have all sent all the deployments over, and now there are more than 10,000 soldiers in Changyuan.