Zhu Ao and others escorted the envoy to the Chang'an official mansion.

Cao Cao had already fallen asleep.

When you are older, once you are woken up, it is difficult to fall back asleep at night.

Fortunately, although he lay down, he did not fall asleep.

Hearing that Xiliang had a messenger, Cao Cao hurriedly asked Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu and others to be invited.

Several strategists sat in the room, waiting for Zhu Ao to bring the man to Cao Cao.

It didn't take long for Xu Chu to lead Zhu Ao and the messenger to come.

Entering the house to see the salute, Zhu Ao said to Cao Cao: "Qi Cao Gong, Liang Xing sent a messenger, and Gongzi ordered me to send him to Chang'an to meet Cao Gong." ”

"If there is something to do, just melt and dispose of it." Cao Cao said: "I also sent people here on purpose. ”

"Gongzi has already been disposed of, and it was the envoy who asked to come to see Cao Gong." Zhu Ao said: "Gongzi is thinking about it, and the major decision is still made by Gong Cao, so he sent me to send him." ”

"Good work!" Cao Cao nodded and said to Zhu Ao: "You go down and rest first." ”

Zhu Ao thanked him and exited the room.

Cao Cao and several of the strategists were all looking at the envoy.

Standing in the house, the messenger was uncomfortable with their eyes.

"You were sent by Liang Xing?" Cao Cao asked.

"Back to Cao Gong, exactly." The envoy said: "General Han and General Liang have no intention of being enemies of the Cao family, and they only did such a rebellious thing because they were coerced by Ma Chao. ”

"If you know the great rebellion, you should also know that they have committed a capital crime." Cao Cao asked, "What did Liang Xing send you to do?" ”

"The general of my family knows that he has made a big mistake, and he also knows that if he wants to ask Cao Gong for forgiveness, he must first have the gift of an audience." The envoy said: "He sent me to inform Cao Gong that General Han and General Liang are ready, as long as Cao Gong allows them to surrender, it will not be long before Ma Chaoren's head can be delivered." ”

"Ma Chao bravely crowned the three armies, can they beat him?" Cao Cao shook his head in disbelief and smiled: "Han Sui and Liang Xing are afraid that they are too underestimating Ma Chao." ”

"If you talk about bravery, the two generals are indeed not Ma Chao's opponents." The envoy replied: "But they have been prepared, but Ma Chao has not taken any precautions, it should not be too difficult to kill Ma Chao." ”

"Do they have a specific plan?" Cao Cao asked.

The envoy replied: "The two generals do have a plan, but I am of a humble position and do not know the details. ”

"Han Sui had also fought against the Xiongnu with Zirong before, I thought he was good friends with the Cao family, but I didn't expect to attack the Central Plains with Ma Chao." Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked the messenger, "How can I trust him?" ”

"Cao Gong doesn't have to believe it." The envoy replied, "As long as Cao Gong is willing to take in the two generals, they will do something credible." ”

"Since the two of them have a heart, I can't be unreasonable." Cao Cao said: "You go down to rest first, return to Xiliang early tomorrow morning, and tell Han Sui and Liang Xing that if they take Ma Chao's head, I will leave them a way to live." ”

"Thank you Cao Gongcheng!" I didn't expect Cao Cao to let go so easily, and the messenger hurriedly thanked him.

He then retreated and left Cao Cao's room.

When the envoy left, Cao Cao asked Guo Jia and the others, "Do you think Han Sui and Liang Xing will cheat?" ”

"I don't think so!" Guo Jia said almost without thinking about it: "The two of them are willing to take refuge in the Cao family, it should be that the eldest son broke through Tongguan before to deter them." Although they may not be sincere, they must have been frightened by the eldest son. ”

Cao Cao nodded, looked at the others and asked, "What do you think?" ”

"I think what Bong Hyo said is reasonable." Cheng Yu said: "Han Sui and Liang Xing may not be sincere, but they must be frightened by the eldest son." Once a person loses his courage, it is impossible to be unable to control it. Cao Gong gave them a chance, and they should go all out to get Ma Chaoren's head. ”

"Since none of you object, I'll give them a chance." Cao Cao said: "After the two of them surrendered, they had to cut their military power. ”

"Cao Gong thinks well." Jia Xu said: "After cutting their military power, Xiliang completely fell into the hands of Cao Gong. ”

A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Cao Cao nodded.

He subconsciously wanted to brush his beard, and when his hand touched his chin, he suddenly remembered that his beard had been cut off by him when he was defeated not long ago.

Touching his chin, Cao Cao felt a burst of chagrin in his heart.

Ma Chao is really hateful, his good beard was actually forced to be cut by him.

Now his chin, which only has some stubble, makes him feel very uncomfortable to touch.

Cao Cao thought about waiting for Han Sui, Liang Xing and others to surrender to Cheng and take away their military power.

Guo Jia didn't think his idea could really be put into practice.

Although Cao Shuo sent someone to send the messenger, no one can say whether he was doing something behind his back.

With his understanding of Cao Shuo, it's not strange to do something, but if he really doesn't do anything, it's unpredictable.

had such thoughts, but Guo Jia didn't say it.

First, he didn't want to destroy Cao Shuo's plan, and second, he didn't want to disturb Cao Cao's rare good mood.

Liang Xing's envoy went to Chang'an and received a promise from Cao Cao, and Ma Tie galloped all the way and had been out for two days.

Xiliang has a dry climate and does not rain for a long time.

The horses' hooves trampled on the dry and hard earth, kicking up flakes of smoke and dust.

After walking for more than a day, Ma Tie finally came to Ma Teng's military camp.

When the soldiers guarding the camp saw that he was coming, as if they had seen a ghost, they hurriedly ran into the camp to report to Ma Chao.

was personally inspecting the drills of the soldiers, Ma Chao saw several soldiers running over in a panic, and glared angrily: "What are you panicking about?" Could it be that someone is chasing you from behind? ”

Coming to Ma Chao, several soldiers still looked flustered.

One of them said to Ma Chao: "General Qiyu, two...... The second general is back! ”

Ma Chao is the eldest son of Ma Teng, and Ma Tie is the second son.

The Western Liang Army called Ma Tie and Ma Xiu, often using the second general and the third general instead of the title.

Hearing that Ma Tie was back, Ma Chao was also taken aback.

He hurriedly asked, "Where are the people?" ”

When the soldiers reported to him, Ma Tie had already entered the barracks on his horse.

Seeing Ma Chao from afar, his face became gloomy.

The soldiers who reported the news turned around and were about to point to the outside of the barracks, but when they saw Ma Tie who had already walked in, they quickly closed their mouths one by one.

Ma Chao also saw Ma Tie at this time.

He hurried up to meet him.

Unlike Ma Chao's face full of joy, Ma Tie's face was very gloomy.

"Second brother......" In front of Ma Tie, Ma Chao shouted.

"General Meng Qi, don't call it that." Ma Tie said coldly: "I don't dare to be your 'second brother'. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Ma Tie was yin and yang, and Ma Chao suddenly wrinkled his brows.

"What do I mean, don't General Meng Qi understand?" Ma Tie said: "I knew that my father and our brothers were trapped in the Cao family, but they raised troops to make enemies of the Cao family, don't say that they didn't expect to kill us." 2k reading network