Chang'an, inside the Prime Minister's Mansion.

After Zhong Miao and the others left, Ma Chao, who had long been unable to help himself, suddenly looked at Ma Teng and said loudly, "Father, when Zhong Miao helped the little emperor choose a concubine in the past, although there was nothing suspicious about his performance, the child thought that this person could not be fully trusted!" And when it comes to those scholars, the child thinks he should ask his mother first! ”

Ma Chao's words were very polite, and he even moved Zhang Ning out directly. Hearing this, a hint of gloom appeared on Ma Teng's face. However, this haze was fleeting, except for Jia Xu, who had been watching Ma Teng, everyone else was focused on Ma Chao's body, and they didn't notice the change in Ma Teng's face. Especially Wang Yi, she looked at Ma Chao with a worried face, but she was worried that Ma Chao would be blamed by Ma Teng.

In fact, Ma Teng, who was already dissatisfied in his heart, immediately wanted to have a seizure after hearing Ma Chao's words. But before he could speak, Jia Xu's voice rang out.

"The young general's words are wrong, it is precisely because Zhong Shilang can't fully believe it yet, so he should be more tempted. However, if you act hastily, not only may you not be able to achieve the desired result, but will arouse the vigilance of the scholars, so this time the Holy Lord is ready to be established, but it is the best time. Jia Xu looked at Ma Chao and said with a chuckle.

"And with today's situation, whether it is to dominate the world or to divide one side, you need a talent like Zhong Shilang to assist the lord. Not to mention far away, just talk about Li Wushuang of Luoyang, not only has countless strategists and fierce generals under his command, but also has the Avenue Academy to constantly select talents for him. In the long run, maybe the talent of any county town may not be inferior to ours......" Jia Xu said as he casually compared.

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately attracted Ma Chao's dissatisfaction, "Jia Situ's words are inevitably too much, although there are countless ministers and fierce generals under the command of Li Thief, but in Chao's opinion, it is just a group of people who have been boasted by those scholars and have a false reputation." If not, why is there such a big chaos today, but only the Li thief has been holding his troops still!? ”

"And that Great Dao Academy is even more nonsense in Chao's opinion, gathering a group of country folk can teach a bunch of great talents, so why has no one done this for hundreds of years?!" Ma Chao looked directly at Jia Xu and asked aggressively.

Hearing this, although Wang Yi, Yang Fu and others on the side felt that Ma Chao's words were too arrogant, they did not persuade them, but turned their heads to look at Jia Xu, waiting for his answer. As Zhang Ning's disciples, they were obviously deeply influenced by Zhang Ning and had never been able to truly believe in Jia Xu.

"The young general's statement is ridiculous, under Li Wushuang, Lu Fengxian, Gao Gongzhi and others were all famous as early as the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and they were even more famous when they crusaded against Dong Zhuo. And people such as Xun Wenruo, Guo Fengxiao and others are even more talented in the world, and they can win ten times better! How can these people be boasted? Jia Xu looked at Ma Chao and said loudly. And that Great Dao Academy, not only has many famous hermits, but also Zheng Gong, Sima Gong and other great Confucians in the world, how can they be said to be rural villagers?! ”

Hearing Jia Xu's words, Ma Chao's handsome face suddenly turned red, and he opened his mouth to refute Jia Xu's words, but he didn't know how to refute them. The reason why he said that just now was because he was dissatisfied with Jia Xu's praise of Li Yi, but Ma Chao was young and frivolous after all, his own martial arts were outstanding, and there were many sycophants around him, so it was normal not to put the world in his eyes.

On the other hand, it was also Ma Chao who was afraid that Ma Teng would be persuaded by Jia Xu. In his heart, Zhang Ning's words were more important than the holy decree, how could he believe Jia Xu? Even during this period of time, Jia Xu's performance can be called impeccable.

Seeing that Ma Chao no longer spoke, Jia Xu didn't give others a chance to speak, and directly turned to look at Ma Teng and said respectfully, "Prime Minister, although there are still more than 200,000 troops in Chang'an City, the grain and grass are enough to support more than ten years. But if there is not enough talent to assist, who can achieve great things with troops and food and grass alone throughout the ages? ”

"Zhong Shilang has great talents, if he can get his help, he will definitely become a great help for the prime minister to calm the world. Now he has repeatedly shown favor to the prime minister, and when he chose a concubine for the saint in the past, he did his best to do things for the prime minister. Although it is not yet certain of his loyalty, it is precisely because of this that he should be tempted when he has the opportunity. If you keep not reusing these talents because you are worried about conspiracies and tricks, one day, the prime minister will definitely repeat the mistakes of the past! At the end, Jia Xu knelt directly in front of Ma Teng, and shouted with a choked voice.

"Bold! Dare to lie here to confuse the public, isn't it that you have already taken refuge in that Li thief?! Ma Chao immediately scolded loudly when he heard this, and then he heard a sound of "Qiang", and he directly pulled out the sword.

"Meng Qi! What do you want?! At this moment, Ma Teng's angry voice resounded in the hall, only to see him stand up and glare at Ma Chao, and then walked in front of Ma Chao in two or three steps, and directly snatched the sword in his hand.

"Prime Minister, the young general is just impulsive......" Seeing this, Wang Yi and others on the side hurriedly opened their mouths to persuade, especially Wang Yi, who was even more anxious. The wisdom of the past is completely missing at this time.,It seems,It's just a girl who is a little overwhelmed because she's too flustered.。 But...... She was really just a nineteen-year-old girl now.

I saw her persuading while grabbing Ma Chao's arm, for fear that this lord who was not afraid of heaven and earth and had a big temper would impulsively open her mouth to confront Ma Teng.

Seeing Ma Teng's angry face, Ma Chao suddenly snorted coldly, and turned his head directly and walked out. Seeing this, Wang Yi hurriedly pleaded with Ma Teng, "Prime Minister, please let your subordinates go down and persuade the young general, and you will definitely let the young general come back and ask the prime minister for his guilt!" ”

"Go ahead." Seeing Wang Yi's appearance, Ma Teng's anger in his heart decreased slightly, and after handing over Ma Chao's saber in his hand to Wang Yi, he said with dissatisfaction, "Jun Qi, you wait a minute and talk about Meng Qi, how can you still ...... Huh! At the end, Ma Teng couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Please rest assured!" When Wang Yiyan heard this, he hurriedly responded, and then made a respectful gesture and chased him out quickly.

It wasn't until Wang Yi disappeared outside the door that Ma Teng came back to his senses, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Jia Xu up, "Mr. is frightened." Ma Teng whispered softly, and his title changed. Maybe everything that happened just now has made Jia Xu completely gain his trust?

"Prime Minister, although Xia Guan was forced to serve the Prime Minister before, but the trust of the Prime Minister during this time, coupled with ......" Jia Xu paused when he said this, then looked at Ma Teng and said with a wry smile, "Now, the only thing Xia Guan can do is to assist the Prime Minister wholeheartedly to resist Li Wushuang." But it is really difficult for Li Wushuang to have so many talents under Li Wushuang alone, so the lower officials hope to help the prime minister attract more talents......"

Hearing this, Ma Teng was silent, but the hand holding Jia Xu couldn't help but increase some strength.

"Prime Minister, what the officials said just now is from the bottom of their hearts, after the Holy Lord is established, it is just a trivial matter, but for those scholars and doctors with bad intentions, it is a rare opportunity to contact. Therefore, the lower officials thought that they only needed to send people to strictly monitor them, and they would definitely be able to find those who were still not giving up. At the same time, you can also test whether those who have taken refuge in the prime minister for a short time are really loyal to the prime minister. Feeling the force coming from his arm, Jia Xu said respectfully.

Hearing this, Ma Teng let go of Jia Xu's arm, turned around and walked back to his position and stroked his beard and groaned. Seeing this, Jia Xu stood silent, while Yang Fu and the others on the side were also silent. But they were frightened by what they had just seen, and now they didn't dare to speak, and they didn't know how to speak. But it's no wonder that Jiang Yin, the oldest among them, has only just turned twenty-five years old now.

I have to say that in addition to a fierce general, Ma Teng's talents are really pitiful.

"Hmm...... Zhong Yi, what do you think? After Ma Teng groaned for a while, he turned his head to look at Jiang Jian and the others and asked.

"Xia Guan thought that he could give it a try." Hearing this, Jiang Jian hurriedly said respectfully, where does he dare to oppose it now? And he didn't know how to object.

"Well, then it's decided, as for the surveillance, Zhong Yi, you assist Mr. in charge of this matter." Ma Teng nodded, then turned his head to look at Jia Xu again, "Then, please leave this matter to Mr." ”

"Please rest assured!" Hearing this, Jia Xu hurriedly responded.

"Well, let's disperse then." Ma Teng waved his hand, then turned around and entered the inner courtyard first, and after a while, he came to Zhang Ning's house.

Pushing open the door, Ma Teng saw Ma Chao kneeling beside Zhang Ning's legs, looking depressed, being taught by Zhang Ning. And Wang Yi knelt beside Ma Chao, his expression was very respectful.

"Hehe, Shoucheng, you're here, and the matter has already come to an end?" Zhang Ning saw Ma Teng and smiled lightly.

When Ma Teng heard this, he told Zhang Ning about the outcome of the matter.

"Well, Shoucheng, you did a good job, although Jia Wenhe can't be trusted, but his proposal is indeed not wrong. There are so few people under our command who can really entrust us with important tasks. Even if there are many brave and brave people, if they don't have enough resourcefulness, it is impossible to defeat Li Yi, otherwise, they would not have lost Hongnong and other places so easily. Zhang Ning nodded and said.

Speaking of this, Zhang Ning changed his words and said again, "But just with Zhong Yi and the others, if Jia Wenhe really has other calculations, I'm afraid that with their ability, it will be difficult to see through, so let Jun Qi also be in charge of this matter." ”

"It's as Madame wishes." Ma Teng nodded and said nothing. Although Zhang Ning's words sounded like he was discussing with him, the tone was completely commanding. Obviously, Zhang Ning has already made a decision, and it is not something that Ma Teng can change.

Hearing Ma Teng's words, Zhang Ning immediately looked at Ma Chao, who was kneeling in front of him with a depressed face, and smiled, "Okay, Chao'er, why don't you apologize to your father soon?" Such a big person, even if he doesn't have a temper regardless of the occasion? ”

Hearing this, although Ma Chao's face was still reluctant, he still honestly knelt in front of Ma Teng and said respectfully, "Father, the child is impulsive, and I ask my father for forgiveness." ”

Seeing this, Ma Teng felt a sense of distress in his heart, but he still relieved Ma Chao. Although, in his heart, he really wanted to teach this stinky boy a hard lesson, but Zhang Ning had already said so, what else could he say?

At the same time, inside the imperial city, outside Liu Xie's dormitory.

"Tsk, I really don't know that the little emperor is now under house arrest, where there are so many things to say." A maid looked at the three people in the room who seemed to be talking in detail, pursed her lips, and said with disdain.

"Hehe, I guess I don't have anything to say, right? What else can they do? Another maid laughed.

"Speaking of which, Princess Hongnong ran to the little emperor's side if she was fine, wouldn't it be because she was too lonely to stay in the palace?" Hearing the words of the second maid, another maid suddenly said.

"Hehe, this is not for sure, but I have heard that those concubines who have lived in the deep palace for a long time are quite hungry. Not long ago, it is said that a concubine of the previous emperor was ...... with the guards who were responsible for guarding his palace.

They didn't seem to care about what Liu Xie and the three of them were talking about, but it was no wonder, after all, what could they do in this situation?

Inside the house.

"Sister-in-law, I know that this matter is a bit difficult for strong people, but now, I really don't have any way." Liu Xie looked at Tang Ning and quietly persuaded. His tone was pleading, but his face was as usual, if he saw it from a distance, he would only think that the little emperor was chatting with Princess Hongnong.

"Yes, sister-in-law, now that the Manchu scholars and doctors have been placed under house arrest by the horse thief, it is already very rare to send the news in through Imperial Doctor Zhao this time. If you really rely on them completely in this case, when will you be able to eradicate the horse thieves and let Your Majesty return to power?! Fu Shou on the side also helped persuade him.

"Yes...... But when His Highness was killed, I couldn't die with him. Now...... How can you let Your Highness be humiliated again now......" Tang Ning said with a choked voice, and his tone was full of grievance and sadness.

"It's all for my Han country! How could a brother blame his sister-in-law? Hearing this, Liu Xie persuaded again.

"Yes...... But ......" Tang Ning looked at the two of them in a choked voice, but he had no idea for a while.

"I'm here, on behalf of the thirty-fifth generation of the first emperor of the Han Dynasty, I'll ask the princess!" Seeing this, Liu Xie first glanced outside the house, and after seeing that those maids didn't pay attention to this side at all, he actually bowed down directly in front of Tang Ning and begged. When Fu Shou on the side saw Liu Xie like this, he immediately looked at the situation outside the house in a panic, and tried to pull him up while helping Liu Xie.

"Your Majesty must not do this, the concubine body promised to ......" Seeing this, Tang Ning hurriedly helped Liu Xie up in a panic.

"Thank you, sister-in-law!" When Liu Xie heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and said.