"What should come is still coming." Ma Zongheng said a word, and ordered to summon him. After a while, a man in a gorgeous brocade robe and a very burly man walked in.

Ma Zongheng heard that the people who came, namely Liu Ye and Le Jin, showed a slight discoloration, these two people are both virtuous talents, one is the future elder of the three dynasties of the Great Wei State, and he is the great Honglu. One is one of the five good generals under Cao Cao.

While Ma Zongheng was secretly looking at Liu Ye and Le Jin, the two were also looking at Ma Zongheng, and their expressions on each other's faces changed.

"Master Liu, Le Zhuangshi, please take a seat." Ma Zongheng quickly recovered as usual, waved his hand and smiled. Liu Ye nodded and smiled, first walked to the side and sat down, Le Jin also walked over and sat down next to Liu Ye.

"In the past, Luoyang said goodbye, but I didn't expect it to be almost a year. Now it's a matter of things and people, is Meng De okay? Ma Zongheng first sighed slightly, and then Liu Ye asked, but his expression was also a little embarrassed.

"I'm tired of General Ma. The so-called catastrophe will not die there must be a blessing, Lord Cao not only escaped from the tiger's mouth of Dong Jackal, but also gathered a group of loyal people in Chenliu. This time, Liu was sent to do two things. Liu Ye didn't talk nonsense, and spoke straight to the point.

"Please." Ma Zongheng also liked Liu Ye's cheerfulness, so he shook his spirit and said.

"Dong Jackal Tiger is guilty of monstrous crimes, the Son of Heaven is in danger, and Lord Cao hopes that loyal and righteous people from all over the country will rebel to relieve the country's difficulties. Now, Lord Cao has sent a letter to inform the generals Yuan Shu, Jizhou Mu Hanfu, Yuzhou Thorn Shi Kong Ling, Yanzhou Thorn Shi Liu Dai, Bohai Taishou Yuan Shao, Chen Liutai Shou Zhang Miao, Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao, Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi, Jibei Xiang Bao Xin, Changsha Taishou Sun Jian, Beiping Taishou Gongsun Zhan, Guangling Taishou Zhang Chao, Xuzhou Thorn Shi Tao Qian, Jijun Taishou Wang Kuang, Shangdang Taishou Zhang Yang, Beihai Taishou Kong Rong and other princes. If you add Lord Cao and General Ma, a total of 18 rebel armies, besieged from all over the country, it is enough to fight against the Xiliang army of Dong Jackal Tiger in Guanzhong. I don't know if General Ma is willing to raise troops to fight the thieves? Liu Ye got up and said in a condensed voice, every time he said the name of a prince and warlord, he would deepen his strength, and his voice was so loud that even Ma Zongheng was full of blood when he heard it.

"In the past, Dong Thief and his fake son Lu Fengxian slandered me for killing Ding Gong, which ruined my reputation, and he caused chaos in the dynasty, hijacked the Son of Heaven, and Ma Mou could never refuse! Liu Zhubo rest assured, but as long as Meng De and Wen are together, I will be the first to echo!! Ma Zongheng slapped the case and shouted angrily.

Liu Ye couldn't help but be slightly surprised, but he thought of what Cao Cao had said to him before leaving.

"Ziyang, you don't need to bother about the matter of cutting Dong, Ma Zongheng will definitely agree on the spot. Or the world is afraid of Dong Jackal, but this person will never be! ”

In Cao Cao's corpus, Liu Ye admired Ma Zongheng's courage, and admired Cao Cao's clever calculations.

"General Ma is righteous! Here, I thank you for Lord Cao first! Liu Ye came back to his senses, shook his spirits busily, and bowed heavily.

Ma Zongheng smiled, and said something that made Liu Ye change color for a while.

"You don't have to be polite. Based on what Meng De knew about me, I am afraid that he would have made up his mind about what he promised to me without thinking before you came. But just for this is a foregone conclusion, Meng De will never send you over, I'm afraid the second thing is the key. Ma Zongheng said with a smile.

Under Ma Zongheng's impressive eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, Liu Ye couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, but he quickly recovered as usual, and said with a smile: "General Ma said that he was laughing. As for the second thing, it's a bit hard to talk about. ”

"Oh, I'm going to hear about it." Ma Zongheng smiled even brighter, as if he had already known it in his heart, but he deliberately wanted to tease Liu Ye again.

Liu Ye didn't mess up, he seemed to be sure in his chest, and said: "In order to collect the righteous army, Lord Cao can be said to have scattered all his family wealth, although he gathered five or six thousand soldiers, but in order to configure the equipment in the army, Lord Cao's money has almost been exhausted. But now that the price of grain is rising, and there has been a shortage of baggage, I heard that there is a huge amount of grain in Changyuantun, and I hope that General Ma will raise his noble hand for the sake of Renyi and his comrades who will soon be the rebels, and sell 10,000 taels of grain to our army at the price of 50 taels of grain and 3 taels of silver two months ago. ”

Ma Zongheng heard this and grinned, Cao Cao is not excessive, 10,000 loads of grain is just enough for his soldiers and horses for a year and a half. If he wants to buy 100,000 quintals at a low price, it means that he definitely wants to make a profit from it.

However, Ma Zongheng didn't seem to want to cheapen Cao Cao in vain, and said, "This is a bit troublesome." This grain storage was done by the Zhao family, a big family in the city, and it has nothing to do with me. In this way, for the sake of Zhao Qiang, the head of the Zhao family, and I also have a very good relationship, I will tell him and let him sell you for five taels of silver per fifty taels! It can be seen that now the big families in various places are rushing to buy food in preparation for war, and in some places, fifty quintals are about to be raised to more than seven taels of silver! ”

As soon as Ma Zongheng's words came out, Le Jin next to Liu Ye couldn't help but glare, and shouted angrily: "Don't you want to make a fortune!?" ”

"Le Wenqian is presumptuous!!" When Liu Ye heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly shouted to Lejin. Le Jin stood up suddenly, staring at Ma Zongheng with eagle-like sharp eyes, as if he was waiting for him to answer!

"Hahahaha~~!!" It's just that Ma Zongheng didn't get angry, but laughed loudly, shook his head, and said: "It seems that I still like to go straight, and I come more happily!" Liu Ziyang, let me ask you, after you came to Changyuan, have you heard of the preferential grain price? ”

When Liu Ye heard this, his expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but show a little admiration and said: "Liu has heard a little that this preferential grain price is exclusively for the people, and the price is lower than the grain price two months ago. ”

"Good. Are you outside Changyuan City, have you found a grain store that sends rice? ”

"Back to General Ma, I and the people came from the south of the city, this grain stack to the bottom of the city, spread over several miles, and I heard that not only in the south of the city, but also in the west, east, and north of the city, there are a large number of grain stacks, all of which General Ma used to relieve the displaced people from all over the country."

"But you also know that in order for the people in the city to be able to make a living, I lose nearly tens of thousands of taels of silver every month on this preferential grain price, and the grain stacks outside the city, although they are all rice porridge, but they also cost 50,000 or 60,000 silver every month!! Le Wenqian, if your fucking dog's mouth can really spew out an ivory, you will paste this money on Lao Tzu every month, and Lao Tzu will admit that it is his mother who has made a fortune in a national disaster!! The horse roared, and the whole inner hall shook as if it were trembling. Le Jin blushed, but he couldn't say half a word to refute.

General Ma was furious. Wen Qian is just a martial artist, why should you bother with him? But the price is still a bit unacceptable. A big war is imminent, and if the baggage is insufficient, once the war reaches a stalemate, the consequences will be unimaginable. Besides, General Ma has so much grain in Tun, I'm afraid that Dong Jackal Tiger is already eyeing him. Lord Cao said, but if General Ma can trust him, he is willing to be this lobbyist for General Ma, and sell it to the princes and large households in various places at the price of four taels of silver per fifty quintals. General Ma can also earn a lot of silver to help the people, which is not a double win. Liu Ye spoke sharply, and what he said was the first to be true.

"Hahahaha~~! It turns out that this is what Meng De meant. As you said, in this way, Meng De can not only win fame in the hearts of the princes and families, but also make a lot of profits from it. High, really high! But I was afraid of the Xiliang Army, so I had to agree to this. With such a conspiracy, I am afraid that only Xun Wenruo, who is known as Wang Zuozhi, can think of it. Did I say yes or no? Ma Zongheng listened, but he laughed loudly, which made Liu Ye's heart skip a beat.

"However, Xun Wenruo seems to be too underestimated by me! Come on, bring that Xu Jing up! The horse suddenly changed color, his face sank, and he shouted coldly. When the soldiers outside heard this, they immediately shouted and received the order. Liu Ye and Le Jin looked at each other darkly, and both of them had doubts on their faces.

Soon after, a thin man with a disheveled hair and a gray face was escorted in by the soldiers, who kept scolding.

"Horses, you traitor, reckless! The people of Yanzhou will be affected by you, if my general does not see me return for a long time, he will be thundered and angry, and send troops to raze your Changyuan City to the ground, and then my Xiliang army will drive straight in, and it will not take a few months to conquer the entire Yanzhou!! The thin man cursed with all his might.

Ma Zongheng ignored it, pointed at him, and said to Liu Ye: "This person is Xu Jing, a staff officer under the command of Fan Chou, the general under the command of Hanoi Taishou and Dong Jackal. Just yesterday, he came to Changyuan and persuaded me to dedicate the grain collected in the city to the Xiliang army to win the favor of Dong Jackal. In this way, not only can they be pardoned, but they will also be able to enjoy high-ranking officials in the future. Otherwise, Fan Chou, the general of his family, will lead tens of thousands of Xiliang elites to kill Changyuan and take my head up. ”

When Liu Ye heard this, his complexion suddenly changed greatly, and he knew that in the entire north and Guanzhong at present, in addition to the government's grain, almost thirty percent of the grain was concentrated in Changyuan City. If he votes for Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army is well supplied, and if the coalition army wants to fight with the Xiliang Army in the future, the Xiliang Army without worries is brave and abnormal, and it will be even more difficult to break the Xiliang Army, not to mention that the Xiliang Army has always been brave and good at fighting, and the fierce generals are like clouds.

Thinking of this, Liu Ye hurriedly walked forward and bowed loudly: "General Ma, Dong Jackal has no monarch and is cruel and unkind, but if the world falls into his hands, I don't know how many people will be persecuted by him!" Please think twice about General Ma!! ”

"Horse Vertical!! Don't listen to his nonsense!! Mrs. Dong forgave you for going out of Xiliang with him, and praised you all the time, but you didn't measure yourself and often went against him, and you ended up ruined in the past, and it was all your own self-infliction!! If you don't learn a lesson and hit a stone with an egg, you will bring about your own destruction, and it is not a pity to die~~!! The more Xu Jing spoke, the more arrogant he became, his voice was loud, he was so angry that Le Jin glared and gritted his teeth, and even showed a fierce light, and was about to make a move, but he saw Liu Ye secretly gesticulating, which was the only way to stop the impulse.

"Oh? It's rare for Master Dong to appreciate it so much, if I still don't know what to do, then I really can't say it. Someone's coming! Ma Zongheng smiled leisurely, his smile became brighter, and suddenly shouted. The soldiers outside immediately entered.

"Hehe, those who know the times are Junjie! Ma Zongheng, you will never regret today's incident, this person insulted Taishi Dong so much, he must be a disaster to the country and a thief, kill him quickly! Xu Jing saw that Ma Zongheng had finally opened his mind, and now he became even more arrogant, suddenly pointed at Liu Ye, and shouted.

"I'll see who dare!!" When Le Jin heard this, he immediately jumped out, protecting Liu Ye like a fierce beast.

"Those who have attained the Tao have much help, and those who have lost the Tao have little help! Throughout the present and ancient times, all those who help the abuser will end up with no place to be buried, General Ma, you must be worthy of your conscience! Liu Ye said with indignation, but with an expression of looking at death as if he were at home. Ma Zongheng supported his face with one hand, looked at it with a smile, and thought it was very interesting, and slowly raised his other hand, raised a finger, but suddenly pointed at Xu Jing, and ordered: "Chop off this person's head, and then give it to Zhang Wenyuan on the front line, and hand it over to that Fan Chou!" ”

Ma Zongheng said lightly, like a thunderbolt. Liu Ye, Le Jin, and Xu Jing naturally all changed color together.

"Whoa!" The soldiers shouted in unison, and immediately pounced on Xu Jing viciously. Xu Jing suddenly came back to his senses, his eyes widened, and he shouted like crazy: "Ma family child, you are crazy, you must be crazy~~!! Just because you are a rabble in Changyuan City, you really dare to go against my Xiliang army, you are simply a moth to a fire~!! ”