Inside the Hussar General's Palace.

Zhang Ning looked at Dong Bai, who was taken away by his subordinates, turned his head to look at Ma Chao and asked, "Chao'er, what do you think of her?" ”

Hearing this, Ma Chao paused for a moment, and then scratched his head and replied inexplicably, "A very cute girl."

"Hehe, how about being a concubine for Chao'er in the future?" Zhang Ning asked with a smile when he heard this.

One sentence suddenly made Ma Chao stunned, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, and he looked at Zhang Ning with a helpless look and said, "Mother, she is only two years old, and she is the granddaughter of the Dong thief, she must hate our Ma family very much......"

"Hehe~" Hearing this, Zhang Ning chuckled, but he didn't say anything. Seeing this, Ma Chaoyue was surprised, because he didn't understand why his mother called him to see such a two-year-old girl. Okay, maybe Dong Bai looks quite cute, but most two-year-old dolls don't seem to be cute, right?

And on the other side, the imperial city, in the palace where Liu Xie lived.

"I thought you would be a loyal servant of the Kuangfu Han family......" Liu Xie said as he stood by the window and looked at the scenery outside, his tone was very calm. It seems that the anger that burned in my heart has been completely extinguished.

"I originally thought so......" Ma Teng couldn't help but think in his heart when he heard Liu Xie's words. When Zhang Ning wrote a letter asking him to join Wang Yun to kill Dong Zhuo, Ma Teng really thought so. Of course, he is a loyal servant of a very human minister. It's just that...... Maybe it's not that Ma Teng doesn't understand, it's that Zhang Ning's plan has become too fast.

However, although he thought so in his heart, Ma Teng still said very respectfully, "Your Majesty said that you are laughing, but the minister is just worried about Your Majesty's safety." ”

"Worried about my safety? So you put me under house arrest in the palace? Hearing this, Liu Xie immediately turned around and looked at Ma Teng and sneered.

"Your Majesty's golden body, naturally you can't take risks easily, in case there are thieves in the imperial city......" Ma Teng said in a flat tone when he heard his words, and then without waiting for Liu Xie to refute, he directly exposed the topic, "Your Majesty, this rebellion, thanks to the intelligence of Jia Shizhong, the minister thought that Jia Shizhong should be promoted to Shangshu Ling, and the original Shangshu Lingshi Sun Rui, because he had not noticed Li Dan's rebellion, should be imprisoned for questioning." ”

"Ma Teng! Don't go too far! Hearing Ma Teng's words, Liu Xie immediately became angry.

It's just that Ma Teng looked at Liu Xie calmly and said, "The minister is just saying one thing, in addition, although Yuan Shao of Jizhou failed to defeat Dong thieves in the past, he has worked hard and made great achievements, and the minister thinks that he should worship him as a general, and officially recognize his identity as a pastor of Jizhou, so as to calm the heart of the world's scholars." ”

"Huh?!" When Liu Xie heard this, he immediately looked at Ma Teng strangely, because he didn't understand why Ma Teng did this at all. You must know that now the general can be said to be the head of the military attaché, and the position is still above the hussar general Ma Tengna. Originally, Liu Xie thought that Ma Teng would sit in the position of general by himself......

"Han Sui's son Han Qian has worked hard and has made great achievements, so he should be the pastor of Liangzhou, and in addition, Yan Xing under his command should be the right Fufeng ......" Ma Teng kept saying. Basically, the group of people under his command were all promoted by Ma Teng.

This time, Liu Xie did not speak, although he had never heard of most of the people mentioned by Ma Teng, and even many of them were just ordinary people and even thieves. But...... What could he do against it? And compared with others, Ma Teng's promotion of these people is absolutely impossible not to do because Liu Xie refuses. In this case, Liu Xie is too lazy to waste his lips and tongues.

"In addition, the minister has decided to send someone to recruit Duan Xuan and others, but Your Majesty can rest assured that the minister has ordered General Huang to lead an army of 100,000 from Liangzhou to Beijing Division, and I believe that it will be able to arrive around the end of the month." Ma Teng said again.

After speaking, he didn't pay attention to Liu Xie's answer, and said directly, "Then, please rest Your Majesty, and the minister will retire." It's just that after taking two steps, Ma Teng seemed to suddenly think of something, turned his head to Liu Xie and smiled, "Your Majesty, in order to prevent accidents, from today onwards, the minister will send another person to serve Your Majesty." ”

As he spoke, Ma Teng clapped his hands, and several women dressed as palace maids walked up.

"Hehe, are you worried that I won't be able to hang myself?" Seeing this, Liu Xie immediately sneered.

"Your Majesty laughed." Ma Teng smiled when he heard this, and without saying much, he directly raised his legs and left.

Seeing this, Liu Xie snorted coldly and said coldly to the palace maids, "You guys stand down, I'm going to rest." ”

"The maid is a wide coat for Your Majesty......" Hearing this, the palace maids said while stepping forward to prepare for Liu Xie's wide clothes.

"No need, I want you to go down!" Liu Xie looked at them angrily and said. It's just that his words didn't have any effect at all, and although the palace maids stopped, they just stood silently in place, without the slightest intention of leaving.

"You ......" Seeing this, Liu Xie didn't know Ma Teng's plan, and he was immediately angry, but he didn't know what to do.

Yes, Ma Teng...... Or it should be said that these palace maids sent by Zhang Ning were the ones who closely monitored Liu Xie. After all, she knows very well how Ma Teng got to the position, so how can she not be wary?

At the court meeting the next day, although Liu Xie did not say a word throughout the whole process, Ma Teng still calmly put forward various proposals. In this regard, although most of the scholars chose to remain silent, they were not without resistance, such as Sun Rui, who was imprisoned for questioning.

It's just that he can only get over his mouth, because Ma Teng doesn't pay attention to him at all, and just lets the guards drag him down.

At the same time, the scholars also saw the difference between Ma Teng and Dong Zhuo, although Dong Zhuo was tyrannical, he was at least clothed in a layer of skin. He still respects those respected Confucian ministers. It's just that Ma Teng is completely different, anyone who dares to resist him will be imprisoned for questioning.

Even when these scholars and doctors traveled, there were soldiers who were in charge of watching, and at the same time, their people were all included in the scope of surveillance. In this regard, the scholars were angry and puzzled at the same time, because they really didn't understand why Ma Teng could be so unscrupulous.

In fact, Ma Teng was also puzzled, "Madam, if you offend those scholars and doctors like this, won't the imperial court exist in name only?" You can't rule the world at all. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Ning couldn't help but glance at Ma Teng, "Does the gentleman think that anyone else will listen to the orders of the imperial court now?" It's just for show, and it's up to us to govern the place......"

One sentence suddenly made Ma Teng speechless. However, Zhang Ning has already said so, so he doesn't bother to think about it so much, after all, Zhang Ning's words are always right, and Ma Teng believes this very firmly.

"Hehe, little emperor, and those scholars, you should be a puppet first. After all, you can't die now......" Zhang Ning sneered in his heart.