"The words of the day?" Frowning, Ma Chao couldn't help but think about it.

"Is it .....?"

Ma Chao actually thought of a person in his heart, that is Liu Chan who saved himself, Liu Chan's last performance made him feel strange, completely inconsistent with Liu Chan in his initial impression, and it stands to reason that Liu Chan should be very close to Zhuge Liang, after all, they are all called fathers, fathers, what is the father? That's Daddy!

And this Deng Zhi seems to have been very close to Zhuge Liang before...... It is precisely because of this relationship that the Wu Yi brothers did not embarrass Deng Zhi, who is too guarded, plus Deng Zhi is very easy to get along with and does not put on a show, so they are very familiar with Wu Yi and Ma Chao, except for some of their own privacy, Ma Chao has nothing that he can't discuss with him.

"Since Meng Qi knows, he doesn't want to say it!" The smile on Deng Zhi's face did not decrease.

After getting Deng Zhi's confirmation, Ma Chao couldn't help but show embarrassment, he was a little scared now, or he had always been afraid, the first emperor was afraid when he was there, he was afraid that he would completely capsize.

"Meng Qi's performance is really a bit disappointing!" Lowering his head and sighing lightly, Deng Zhi immediately said: "Your Majesty has high hopes for Meng Qi, but when I see Meng Qi today, I can't see Ma Mengqi who swept through Longxi in the past, but on the contrary, he is just Ma Mengqi who is guarding the small city of Xiping!" That's it! ”

After speaking, Deng Zhi made a gesture to leave.

Seeing Deng Zhi leave as if he was really disappointed, Ma Chao couldn't help but struggle a little in his heart, Deng Zhi's words just now were undoubtedly the most stimulating Ma Chao, Ma Chao was proud, if it weren't for this, he would definitely not be sad because of suspicion and not being reused after descending to Shu, and finally went away depressed!

But the most taboo for the proud is to be provoked, especially with their previous honors as a statement.

After struggling, Ma Chao finally asked when Deng Zhi was about to step out of the door, "Who are you?" ”

Ma Chao, who was already a little uneasy, didn't want to guess anymore and wanted to have a showdown with Deng Zhi directly.

However, Deng Zhi changed his previous kind image, and his temperament became a little cold, and he said with a smile: "As a courtier, you must naturally be loyal to your king!" ”

It's just this statement, if Ma Chao doesn't know who the person behind Deng Zhi is, then he is really stupid, but it is precisely because he knows that Ma Chao is even more shocked, although he has thought about it before, but it is just a guess after all, and now when he hears Deng Zhi admit it, his face is full of disbelief.

"Your Majesty said that he saved Ma Mengqi, who swept through Longxi and killed Cao Cao, who cut his beard and robe, if not, it would be in vain!"

"What does Your Majesty want to do?" Meng Qi asked Deng Zhi.

"Your Majesty will go to Nanzhong in person, before the end of this year, Nanzhong will be flat, and the south is stable, so the general guesses which side Your Majesty will look at?" Deng Zhi couldn't help but sell it.

"North! Your Majesty wants to use troops against Wei? ”

His expression was still calm, and Deng Zhi said slowly: "Shu Wei will have a battle sooner or later, but Your Majesty wants to get as many opportunities and advantages as possible, and this time Your Majesty wants the general to do the first thing!" ”

"Does the general remember Ping Qiangce?"

"When Mr. first came to Hanzhong to discuss politics, did Mr. ... Your Majesty is going to do it? After thinking about it, Ma Chao asked.

Bowing slightly, Deng Zhi said: "Wei Ting's internal discord, most of the energy is focused on the court, and after Cao Zhen was defeated in Yangping, he fought with the Xiongnu several times, although he won, but it also consumed a lot, once he fell into a stalemate with us, they were the ones who suffered, so they didn't force them to hurry, they categorically would not send troops, this is not that they don't care, but they can't manage it." ”

didn't hesitate for too long, Ma Chao said bluntly: "What does Your Majesty want to do?" But it doesn't hurt to say it! ”

Feeling the change in Ma Chao's temperament, Bo Miao smiled: "Meng Qi rest assured! Wei is powerful, but if you want to cut down Shu, you have to cultivate for at least two or three years, and you will only start when you have enough weapons, food and grass, and the same is true in Shuzhong, even if the national strength has recovered a little under the governance of His Majesty and the Prime Minister, there is still a shortage of people, money, and food, and it is not a little bit of a shortage, it is very short! ”

"This time, Your Majesty and Prime Minister are marching south again, and it will cost a lot, so even if Your Majesty and Prime Minister have the intention to go north to Cao Wei and Zhongxing the Han Dynasty, it will take time to prepare, but there is no need to wait any longer to treat the Qiang people!"

"The first Juxian Hall examination in Shuzhong, the son of Shang Shuling shined, and even proposed the Pingqiang policy and won His Majesty's favor, and the Pingqiang policy it mentioned has also been seen, and it is indeed a good policy, so when a certain came to Hanzhong to take office, His Majesty asked a certain to secretly actively cooperate, as for this actor, it is naturally a general!"

Taking a deep breath, Ma Chao asked in a somewhat deep tone, "Your Majesty really trusts so-and-so?" ”

"Ma Mengqi, Ma Mengqi! When did you become so procrastinating, you don't want to think about it, if Your Majesty can't trust you and doesn't plan to reuse you, then why bother to ask the prime minister to save you! It's better to be like the prime minister, and let you fall completely! Deng Zhi was rarely angry, and pointed his finger at the tangled Ma Chao and said indignantly.

The words have already been said about this, Ma Chao has not yet made up his mind, as if he is still thinking about other things, his eyes fluctuate, and he is struggling.

Taking out a piece of holy decree from his bosom, Deng Zhi continued with some disappointment: "This is given by His Majesty when he came to Hanzhong, His Majesty has already stamped a big seal on it, and warned him below, once you receive the news, you will hand over the holy decree to Meng Qi, and you can lead the people and horses of Xipingguan to the north to help Yamuji's grandson Yaka ascend to the throne!" ”

Ma Chao didn't take the holy decree for the first time, and Deng Zhi didn't procrastinate anymore, and put the holy decree directly on the table, as if he didn't want to stay here, he turned around and left, until he walked to the door, he didn't look back and said: "General, Your Majesty also asked me to bring a message to the general, whether the general accepts the holy decree or not, Your Majesty doesn't care, what Your Majesty cares about is whether Yaka can become the king of Qiang this year!" ”

"If Yaka becomes the king of Qiang this year, Your Majesty will promise the general that he will seize the land of Liangzhou one day, and everything in the western part of Liangzhou, including Wuwei County, Zhangye County, Jiuquan County, and Dunhuang County, will be handed over to the general, and Your Majesty and even the prime minister will never ask!"

"If Yaka doesn't sit on the throne of King Qiang, then the general's situation is the same as before, this is the general's last chance, and it is also the last time His Majesty ordered the general, now it is September, there are less than four months to go, the general must hurry up and make a decision!"

Seeing Deng Zhi disappear from view, Ma Chao's fists were only clenched, how could he want to see the current appearance, he thought about sitting back to the way he was before, but he was afraid of Zhuge Liang, if it weren't for Zhuge Liang, who else in Shu now could make him look at each other!

In the west of Liangzhou, Liu Chan's conditions are enough to show sincerity, just imagine that when he just defected to Liu Bei, he asked to recapture Liangzhou several times, and Liu Bei always dragged it out again and again, afraid that he would return to Xiliang to get rid of control.

Slowly let go of the clenched hands, gently closed his eyes, the qi of the whole body disappeared, and tried to relax himself, at this time Ma Chao was making an important decision, if he didn't promise Liu Chan, everything would be the same, that is, like now, huddled in a small city, and this was by no means what Ma Chao hoped in his heart.

After thinking about it for a long time, Ma Chao's body gradually became different, Ma Chao's whole body momentum returned, and began to continue to increase, his eyes slowly opened, and there seemed to be a trace of wildness beating in his slightly reddened eyes.