Jiang Gan, who went to Xiliang on the order of Cao Cao, galloped with more than a dozen guards, and it took half a month to get to the place.

When they left Yecheng, they changed into civilian clothes.

When he came to Xiliang, Jiang Gan led the guards to find the Ma family's mansion.

When they arrived outside the house, everyone dismounted.

Xiliangjun, who was guarding the door of the house, saw that someone was coming, and stepped forward and asked, "What are you doing?" ”

"Let's look for General Meng Qi." Jiang Gan replied.

"Who are you?" Looking at them, the soldier asked.

"We are old friends of General Ma, and we have come to serve the Ma family." Jiang Gan said: "When I arrived here, I heard that General Ma went to Yecheng, leaving only General Meng Qi to guard Xiliang. I really had to ask to see him. ”

"Wait." Jiang Gan said that they were Ma Teng's old people, and the soldiers did not dare to stop them, so they dropped a sentence and turned around and entered the house.

It didn't take long for the soldier to come out: "General, please come in." ”

"Thank you!" Jiang Gan arched his hand to the soldiers and led more than a dozen guards into the Ma family's mansion.

Coming to the backyard, the Xiliang army who led them asked, "Everyone, please stay, just have one person go to see my general." ”

Jiang Gan instructed the guards: "You are all waiting here. ”

The guards answered and waited at the entrance of the back garden.

Xiliangjun led Jiang Gan into the back garden.

After walking along the bluestone path for a while, Xi Liangjun pointed to a row of houses in front of him and said, "The general is there." ”

"Please pass through." Jiang Gan arched his hand at him again.

took Jiang Gan to the door of one of the rooms, and Xiliangjun stood at the door and reported: "General Qiyu, someone has brought." ”

"Ask him to come in." A man's voice came from inside.

"Your Excellency, please." The Xiliang army retreated to the side and asked Jiang Gan to come into the house.

Pushing open the door, Jiang Gan walked in.

In the room, in addition to a general in armor, there was also a person who looked like a scribe sitting.

The general is burly and sits there not much shorter than the average person.

Just from his bearing, Jiang Gan could see that he must be Ma Chao.

The scribe next to him looked at him, but his eyes showed vigilance.

From that person's eyes, Jiang Gan felt that he should not be Ma Chao's staff.

If it is Ma Chao's staff, when he looks at him, he is at most curious, and he will definitely not show vigilance.

It wasn't Ma Chao's staff who was in his room again, and Jiang Gan guessed that this person should be the culprit who instigated Ma Chao's rebellion.

After looking at Jiang Gan from head to toe, Ma Chao asked suspiciously, "Dare to ask who Zunjia is?" ”

"Back to the general." Jiang Gan said: "I am General Ma's old friend, and I came to Xiliang not to serve the Ma family, but to deliver a letter to General Ma." ”

"Nonsense!" As soon as Jiang Gan finished speaking, the scribe next to him sat up straight and shouted, "General Ma has been killed by Cao Cao......"

"I just came from Yecheng, and the letter was handed over to me by General Ma himself." Jiang Gan sneered and asked, "I don't know where Your Excellency got the news?" ”

"Everyone in the world knows that Cao Cao killed General Ma." Questioned by Jiang Gan, the scribe showed a trace of panic on his face, and he was still arguing.

"Whether General Ma was killed or not, won't it be clear when the letter is taken out?" Jiang Gan said to Ma Chao: "The general must know General Ma's handwriting. ”

"Of course I know my father's handwriting." Ma Chao said: "Please also show me the letter." ”

took out the letter from his arms, Jiang Gan held it in both hands and handed it to Ma Chao.

The scribe sitting on the side saw that Ma Chao was about to pick it up, and hurriedly said: "General, this person must have been sent by Cao Cao, but you can't fall for him......"

"Since it's my father's letter, of course I'll take a look." Glaring at him, Ma Chao's tone was cold: "Is it difficult for Ziqiao to still want to stop me?" ”

"Who should I be, it turned out to be Zhang Ziqiao." Ma Chao called out the other party's words, and Jiang Gan smiled coldly: "When Liu Xuande entered Yizhou, you didn't contribute much to him." ”

The person who was called Ziqiao by Ma Chao was Zhang Song, who secretly helped Liu Bei when he entered Yizhou.

Jiang Gan's words were full of ridicule, insinuating that Zhang Song had turned his back on the old master.

Zhang Song's face was cloudy for a while, and he asked Jiang Gan, "Who are you?" ”

"Me?" Jiang Gan smiled slightly: "I'm just General Ma's old man, a nobody, it doesn't matter, don't mention my name and surname." ”

When the two were talking, Ma Chao had already finished reading the letter.

He turned his face cold, looked at Zhang Song and asked, "What is your intention when you came to Xiliang and told me that my father was killed by Cao Cao?" ”

"We got the news that General Ma is indeed ......" Zhang Song still wanted to quibble, but Ma Chao threw the letter in front of him.

"See for yourself." Glaring at Zhang Song angrily, Ma Chao gritted his teeth and said, "My father's handwriting, can't I recognize it?" ”

picked up the letter and read the contents, Zhang Song was suddenly shocked and sweated.

In the letter, Ma Teng recounted in detail the process of learning that Ma Chao had rebelled, and that Cao Cao wanted to kill him, Ma Tie, Ma Xiu, and Cao Shuo from Shouchun to Yecheng to save them.

Not only that, Ma Teng also asked Ma Chao not to believe in the thieves provoking, if someone instigated it, he would kill that person.

"General!" After reading the letter, Zhang Song quibbled: "Cao Cao has many capable people, and many of them can imitate General Ma's handwriting......"

"You say that, I can't even tell the difference between imitation and my father's handwriting?" Ma Chao interrupted him, and his tone became very cold and asked, "Tell me, what is the intention of doing this?" ”

"General Meng Qi still can't understand it?" Jiang Gan smiled coldly, and interjected without waiting for Zhang Song to speak: "They expected the general to raise troops, and Duke Cao would definitely kill General Ma, so they dared to say that." Once the general sent troops, if Cao Gong really did it, whether it was before or after this incident, what they said was not a lie. It's just that I pity General Ma and the two major generals, and it is unknown that they will die. ”

"Someone!" Ma Chao was already angry, and Jiang Gan fanned the flames again, and he immediately shouted: "Escort Zhang Song to me and cut it down!" ”

Two Xiliang soldiers walked in outside the door, and they stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Song.

Zhang Song shouted: "If the general kills me, he will lose the opportunity to break through the Cao family and dominate the Central Plains!" ”

Ma Chao had a cold face and glared at him angrily.

The two Xiliang soldiers twisted Zhang Song and escorted him out of the room.

"Dare to ask the name of the honorable driver?" Zhang Song was escorted out, and Ma Chao asked Jiang Gan.

"Jiang Gan under the command of Gong Cao." Jiang Gan replied: "The eldest son rescued General Ma, and Duke Cao planned to personally lead the troops to come to the conquest, but he was also persuaded by him. The eldest son thought that General Meng Qi would unite with Han Sui, and someone must be secretly playing ghosts, but he didn't expect it to be the case. ”

"A few days ago, Zhang Song came to Xiliang and said that he got the news that his father was killed in Yecheng." Ma Chao said: "I didn't investigate for a while, so I did such a wrong thing, but fortunately, Zirong mediated it and didn't cause a big disaster." ”