Now that the Kanto region is in an emergency, Yan Xing has maintained the stability of the rear, and he can even turn his face ruthlessly, instructing Yang Feng to brazenly raise the butcher's knife against the surrendered Xiding Zero Tribe, and all the Ding Zhuang of the clan are not spared, how can Ma Yunlu still think that with a few words of his own, he can save Ma Chao's life.

Ganling now has a deep sense of the changes brought by power, he is in a high position, many of the soldiers in the army are the old troops that he once brought out, and he has married the Ma family in Xiliang. If a minister achieves his position, it can be said that it is very easy to attract the suspicion of the monarch and the slander of the villain.

He seems to be the main general in this counterinsurgency, but the military power is firmly controlled by the hussar general.

This is not necessarily a precaution for the hussar general.

It's too late to avoid suspicion now, so how can you plead in private.

"Yunlu, don't you think that your brother is very similar to the hussar general?"

Gan Ling, who had his back to Ma Yunlu, let out a long sigh and reminded his wife.

Ma Yunlu was stunned when she heard this, and from her husband's mouth, she knew the hussar general's thorny journey better than others.

Ma Chao is just ten years younger than Yan Xing, and the experiences of the two are even extremely similar, starting an incident in Liangzhou, being defeated in Guanzhong, throwing themselves into the enemy camp as a general, gathering their wings, accumulating military merits, and wanting to marry the local scholars, they are all looking for an opportunity to break away from the camp, brazenly stand on their own, dormant and forbearing, and at any cost, these are simply two extremely similar people.

It's just that one succeeds and the other fails.

Ma Yunlu was frightened by this thought in her heart, she took a step back in a little panic, and Gan Ling, who had turned around again, reached out to support her wife's shoulder, with tenderness in her eyes, and said:

"The hussar general actually cherishes and appreciates your brother very much, and even tolerates his unruliness, and has hidden the killing motive several times but has not done anything. He has always wanted to kill your brother the last time. But now it's different, you have to know that the situation is difficult, the people's hearts are sinister, and the hussar general may forgive Yang Ding and Wei Duan, who surrendered, but he will not let go of a young man who is as ambitious as him, but is ten years younger. ”

"Deep ploughing is both planting, and the seedlings want to be thinned, and those who are not their seeds, and the chú (chú) is gone. You should understand the truth of this superior. ”

Ma Yunlu, who was deep in thought, turned a little pale, but after a while, she still pushed away Ganling's warm palm, took a firm step, and turned around and walked out of the tent.

"The concubine knows your difficulties, but the concubine must go. Because, he's my brother. ”

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returned to Yan Xing, who was in his big tent, and it didn't take long to see Ma Yunlu who came in a hurry.

Seeing Ma Yunlu, who was pregnant but still insisted on kneeling on the ground, Yan Xing couldn't bear it, hesitated for a moment, and still stepped forward to help her up.

"You came this time, Shusheng knows?"

Ma Yunlu, who stood up again, heard Yan Xing's words, and thought of Ganling's warning to him just now, and trembled in his heart, but still said:

"Yes, he didn't let the concubine come, because the concubine had to come."

Yan Xing shook his head, walked back to his main seat, and said:

"You shouldn't have come."

"But the concubine is already here, and I ask the general to keep Meng Qi alive-"

"Alright, don't say any more."

Yan Xing interrupted Ma Yunlu's words, he looked at Ma Yunlu, and after a while, he seemed to show fatigue, and only after sitting down again did he say:

"He has a will to die, you can go and see him, other things, let Gu think about it again."

Ma Yunlu sighed, she knew that things had come to this point, and she was powerless to reverse the fight between men, so she could only confess and withdraw from the big tent gloomily.

After a while, Yan Xing sent someone to summon Dong Dai.

The manpower of the school affairs has been expanded several times unconsciously, and Yan Xing has maintained efficiency and balance, leaving Zhou Liang in charge of the school affairs in Kanto and Dong Dai in charge of the school affairs in Kansai.

The candlelight flickered, and a still black shadow appeared in the tent, Dong Dai bowed and saluted, waiting for Yan Xing's secret order.

She was dressed in the clothes and armor of a military official, and her appearance had not changed, but a cold light different from the killing aura had already appeared in her eyes.

Yan Xing stood up, turned to look at the map, and said slowly:

"Lone doesn't want to kill the horse, but he must die."

"Dai understood."

Dong Dai thought for a while and gave a crisp answer.

School affairs have always been like this, unlike the military generals of Wenchen who argue and shout with their arms folded, they don't need their own voices, nor do they need their own will, everything is only obeyed by Yan Xing's secret orders.

"Okay, let's go."

The dark shadow disappeared, and Dong Dai left the big tent.

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The candlelight dimmed, Ma Yunlu walked into Ma Chao's tent, she looked at the dim back on the couch, and whispered.

"Meng Qi, my sister has come to see you."

Ma Chao, who had already heard the movement outside the tent, but was silent, was shocked, he snorted in pain, and struggled to get up.

"You don't have to get up."

Ma Yunlu stepped forward quickly, wanting Ma Chao to lie down again, but Ma Chao still stubbornly sat up.

"You shouldn't have come."

Ma Chao said with a gloomy face, Ma Yunlu smiled bitterly, she had heard this sentence many times in this day, but she still tried to laugh:

"But my sister is still here."

"I don't want you to see me like this."

Looking at Ma Chao, who rarely lowered her head, Ma Yunlu held back the tears in her eyes, she recalled the bits and pieces of her youth in the Ma family, and her tone was already a little choked.

"Yes, since you followed your father to fight, my sister has never seen you look like this."

"I still let my sister down."

"Don't talk about that now."

Ma Yunlu stopped Ma Chao's words, she looked at her unruly younger brother, her eyes showed her mother's love, and said softly:

"Meng Qi, stop it. Don't do this again, while the hussar general's mind is undecided, if you can ask for mercy, maybe there is a high possibility that you will be spared death, and you can return to Chang'an and be with your father, Ah Dai, etc. ”

Ma Chao shook his head. "I can't go back."

"No, there must be room for redemption. You see," Ma Yunlu took out the familiar Qiang flute from his sleeve, put it in Ma Chao's hand, and said softly:

"She's still waiting for you, she's still waiting for you in Chang'an City, Meng Qi, go back."

As she spoke, Ma Yunlu, who was holding back her tears, couldn't cry anymore, she only knew that she reached out and hugged Ma Chao tightly, just like when she was a child, she hugged the naughty brother in the family tightly.

At that time, Ma Chao, who was not afraid of tigers as a newborn calf, always had to break free from his arms and wanted to sneak out of the house to find out.

But he was always pulled back by himself and hugged tightly.

It wasn't until later, when he brought back a head covered in blood, and loudly announced to his father and brother that he had grown up and could follow the clan to fight, that Ma Yunlu didn't pull and hug this younger brother tightly.

This time, Ma Yunlu hugged her brother tightly and refused to let go, she felt as if she was back when she was a child, as long as she let go, this proud brother would run out fearlessly.

But Ma Chao finally broke free from her embrace again.

"Sister, go back. Remember the song of the cool land? Every horse will gallop away, and every warrior will see death as if he were at home. Everyone has their own destiny, and if I leave, I will be able to return to Chang'an. Go away, stay here for a long time, it's not good for you, it's not good for the child in your womb. ”

"Meng Qi...

Ma Yunlu, who was pushed away, looked at her younger brother on the couch with a resolute face, she could only wipe away her tears, stared speechlessly, and finally sighed lightly, turned around and walked out of the tent.

Ma Yunlu, who walked out of the tent, thought of Ma Chao's seriously injured appearance, and suddenly became unsettled, she was still thinking about whether to go to see Ganling or return to Chang'an, when she looked up, she unexpectedly saw Dong Dai's figure, as if she appeared in front of her eyes out of thin air.

"Sister, you made a special trip to see Meng Qi?"

Dong Dai smiled and approached Ma Yunlu.

Looking at Dong Dai, whose face had not changed, Ma Yunlu had already realized that he was a little strange to her.

She nodded, acquiescing to her intentions.

Looking at the clothes and armor on Dong Dai's body, Ma Yunlu, who was thinking about it while walking, suddenly thought of something, and said to Dong Dai:

"Sister, my sister wants to ask you for something, the hussar general's mind is undecided at the moment, but Meng Qi has made too many enemies in the army, and now he has become like this, you and I know the affairs of the military camp, my sister is afraid that he will be mistreated on weekdays, my sister knows your position, can you help my sister take care of him more?"

Dong Dai smiled, and she said:

"Sister, I'm afraid you're too worried, who will treat Meng Qi harshly. And my sister is only a district school matter, where can she take care of Meng Qi. The guards were all soldiers transferred from the Hussar General's tent, not to mention me, even General Gan couldn't be mobilized. ”

Ma Yunlu's face was gloomy when she heard Dong Dai talk about Ganling, but she still said:

"I know. Uncle Sheng, he is in a high position, and some things are inconvenient to ask. But sister, you have a position, there must be a way. ”

When Dong Dai heard this, she still showed embarrassment, Ma Yunlu saw this, thought about it, pulled off the hosta on her head again, and said solemnly:

"The soldiers fought and toiled, but there are some things to do or not to do, there is still a difference. This hosta can be exchanged for some wealth, my sister wants my sister to help with this, is my sister willing? ”

Dong Dai smiled bitterly and could only reach out to take the hosta.

"Sister, my sister understands, and she will do her best."

"Okay, okay, with your help, my sister will be relieved."

Ma Yunlu thanked Dong Dai and left in a hurry. And Dong Dai looked at the hosta in her hand and smiled again.

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In the early hours of that night, Ma Chao, who was lying on the bed, keenly heard the sound of squirming outside the tent, and after a while, he heard the sound of dragging heavy objects, and there was a sound outside the tent, and a bag of heavy objects fell into Ma Chao's tent.

Although Ma Chao was injured, he still struggled to get off the bed, he opened the package by the dim candlelight, and what caught his eye was a soldier's clothes and armor and a warrant for night travel, in addition to two gold cakes and a hosta.

That hosta Ma Chao is very familiar, and it was worn by Ma Yunlu when he came.

His heart fluttered for a while, but Ma Chao still endured the pain and changed into his armor, although some places were stained with blood from the cracked wounds, but his vision was dim at night, as long as he did not show flaws in his words and deeds, it was difficult for ordinary night guards to find out.

Ma Chao hid the gold cake and hosta, and was about to go out of the tent, but when he arrived at the door of the tent, he thought of something, and suddenly retreated, holding the Qiang flute in his hand, and then slowly walked out.

At this time, the armor outside the tent had disappeared, and Ma Chao even heard a low neighing of horses, and it was an unridden war horse.

Coming to this point, Ma Chao stopped.

He seemed to have realized that his sister was not the one who would do such a thing, and if it was her, she would have acted too quickly and smoothly in just a few hours.

It's more like a trap for a horse, or perhaps a last-ditch attempt to kill it.

Thinking of this, Ma Chao lost the nervousness when he came out of the account, his pace became stable and calm, he smiled, and calmly walked out in the direction of Ma Neighing.

In the dim light of the fire, there was really a deserted war horse neighing on the empty camp not far away, and there were shadows in the distance, as if there were other horses in ambush.

Ma Chao held the Qiang flute, approached the war horse, and held the saddle with one hand, he smiled, so that the firelight could illuminate his face.

Everything should be over.

In the next moment, there was the sound of multiple crossbows firing in the darkness, Ma Chao's body suddenly trembled, and he was hit by many crossbow arrows, and his hand holding the saddle slowly hung down, and finally his whole body fell on his back.