Gao Shun thought in his heart, if Ma Chao worshiped Zhao Yun as his teacher, it would be the best choice, but in this case, it was not easy to control; His relationship with Zhao Yun is not as close as that with Li Qiang, Ma Gui and others; And the two Zhao Yun brothers, one literate and one martial, the family power is already very strong, and they should not continue to enhance the strength of his family; In the end, Gao Shun decided to let Ma Chao worship Ma Gui as his teacher, and also had the intention of transferring Ma Chao out of Liangzhou.

Li Qiang accepted Ge Hu, although Ge Hu did not become a weapon, but Li Qiang has many Yellow Turban Qu Shuai, generals, etc., vaguely forming a force, it is necessary to enhance Ma Gui's strength, form containment and balance, even between the system people, Gao Shun does not want a monopoly situation.

So, Gao Shun said: "The famous teacher recommended by Shun, Shou Cheng must like it, that is, the chief of the general's mansion, Wei County Taishou Ma Guima Mengzhen; If Ling Lang follows Meng Zhen to practice martial arts in Wei County, there are several major advantages, first, he can follow Lu Zigan to learn the art of war, and secondly, there are many sparring partners there, like Li Qiang, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang Fei, Li Su and others, all of whom are above Shun and are all enemies, but they are few who are good at marksmanship, which is not enough for Ling Lang's division. ”

For the people mentioned by Gao Shun, Ma Teng is very familiar, as a prince, Gao Shun is the strongest prince, and there is a direct threat to them, he has sent people to understand the situation of Gao Shun's forces many times; Li Qiang and Ma Gui, as Gao Shun's right and left hands, one article and one martial arts, Li Qiang followed the expedition, Ma Gui sat in the rear, and won Gao Shun's trust; Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others are all Gao Shun's trusted generals, stationed in Jizhou, and support the Quartet at any time.

In particular, Yan Liang had killed in Anding County and Beidi County, and all the barbarians such as Beidi Qiang and Xian Lingqiang who did not dare to set foot in the territory controlled by Gaoshun's forces were all returned to Liangzhou.

It's just that he didn't understand why Gao Shun recommended the civil official as Ma Chao's master, so he asked: "Junhou, Ma Taishou is a civil official, how can he be the master of the dog?" ”

Gao Shun explained: "Haha, the longevity is bad! Although Meng Zhen is a civil official, he is strong in martial arts, not under Shun, and is one of the ten strong men who followed Shun to attack the Huns. ”

For Ma Teng, it is not the point of who his son worships as a teacher, he has a family tradition of marksmanship, and establishing a close relationship with Gao Shun's forces through apprenticeship is the focus of his consideration; Ma Gui has a close relationship with Gao Shun and is deeply trusted, and can be Ma Chao's master.

However, their family is a family of military generals, and Ma Gui is a civil official, Ma Teng feels that it is not safe, and he must strengthen his family's influence in the army, so he said: "Everything is up to the prince and the marquis!" ”

For Ma Chao, with his master, he can go to the rich and prosperous land of Jizhou, no longer have to be bound by his father, and he doesn't have to continue to stay in this poor place, and his heart is naturally happy; And when Ma Chao heard that the future master made good use of the horse lance, his heart was even more happy, that was the weapon of the rich and handsome, which was much more windy than the spear, which made him yearn for it.

Gao Shun glanced at Ma Chao, dressed in a white robe, handsome in appearance, tall and strong, and never lived up to the reputation of "Jin Ma Chao" when he became an adult; He really wanted to take Ma Chao as an apprentice, but he didn't want the Ma family to become bigger because of this, if the Ma family was too strong, it would not be conducive to his future control; So Gao Shun smiled: "Haha, it's good that Shoucheng is satisfied." ”

Ma Teng said again: "I thank the prince for his trust, but there is one more thing, I beg the prince to grant permission." ”

Gao Shun had a good impression of Ma Teng, and he didn't put forward too many conditions to threaten him before accepting Zhao'an, but now he is raising small problems, and he will try his best to support what he can satisfy, so he smiled and said: "Haha, Shoucheng doesn't need to be polite, please speak." ”

"Junhou, Teng's son Ma Dai and second son Ma Xiu, close to ten years old, have reached the age of martial arts, Teng implored Junhou to choose a master for his second son, then Teng is satisfied, and there is nothing else to worry about."

Gao Shun doesn't have much memory of Ma Xiu, but he is deeply impressed by Ma Dai, he is a famous "Yihe Chop" in history, his martial arts are extraordinary, and he can escape thousands of miles back to Liangzhou from Cao Cao's hands, his wisdom is definitely extraordinary, but he is covered up under Ma Chao's halo, and he is not taken seriously, if he is well trained, he is enough to be qualified for the position of a general, and he is in charge, so he smiled and said: "Haha, Shoucheng is polite, such a trivial matter, why worry about it?" They are young and inconvenient to leave their parents to travel far, so why not let them worship Liangzhou Mu and Guangnian Hou Zhou Fei as teachers? After pacifying Liangzhou, Shoucheng can be stationed in Chang'an City, and it is good to see each other day and night. ”

Ma Teng heard Gao Shun's words, his heart was overjoyed, after pacifying Liangzhou, he did not need to leave Liangzhou to garrison for one, and the other was that the two sons worshiped Zhou Fei as a teacher, so that he could establish his family's status in the army, at least no one dared to bully on the ground in Liangzhou, plus Ma Chao's status in Jizhou, their Ma family will be able to revive the glory of their ancestors, so they smiled and bowed to Gao Shun, and said gratefully: "Thank you for the trust of the prince!" ”

Ma Chao is also very happy, in this way, if he is separated from his two younger brothers, he can get rid of the daily entanglement between the two of them, and he is not willing to play with children.

Gao Shun hoped that Ma Teng would finish all the problems at one time and solve them at one time, leaving no trouble, so he asked again: "If Shoucheng has any ideas or requirements, please feel free to say that as long as Shun can do it, he will never refuse." ”

Ma Teng hesitated for a while, and said with a little embarrassment: "Prince, the cavalry selection criteria are so strict, so many cavalry are unsuccessful and can only serve as infantry, isn't it a waste?" ”

Gao Shun said with a smile: "Haha, Shoucheng is too worried, this standard treats the officers and soldiers under Shun's jurisdiction equally, and it is by no means intended to embarrass the Liangzhou soldiers, as long as they step up their training after that, they can still join the cavalry unit after they are qualified, otherwise, it will affect the combat effectiveness of the cavalry." ”

Ma Teng accepted Gao Shun's explanation, and then the two agreed on apprenticeship.

Gao Shun wrote two letters in a row, respectively to Ma Gui and Zhou Fei, and sent someone to escort Ma Chao to Jizhou; Escort Ma Dai, Ma Xiu, Ma Teng's wife and daughter and other family members to Chang'an City, and let Zhou Fei arrange a house for them to live in Chang'an City.

Ma Teng was very satisfied with Gao Shun's arrangement, and was grateful to Gao Shun for attaching importance to his family; Gao Shun also borrowed the name of Ma Teng to reduce resistance in the future war to unify the country, and had the meaning of buying horse bones.

After dealing with the business, Gao Shun set up a banquet to entertain Ma Teng and consulted about pacifying Liangzhou.

Ma Teng was in a good mood, spoke freely, and put forward a lot of pertinent suggestions and intelligence, for example, the Qiang people in Longxi County and the Gao Shun forces have no deep hatred, as long as they are reasonably settled, they will definitely be loyal to Gao Shun; Han Sui's forces are different, he has a large number of Qianghu who fled back from Anding County, Beidi County, Shangjun and other places, they are extremely hostile to the Han government, and hate the Gaoshun forces to the core, it is the Gaoshun forces that robbed their pastures, and there were countless deaths and injuries of people and livestock, and they were forced to return to Jincheng County, and they did not want to counterattack back and reoccupy those fertile places with water and grass; It was very difficult to recruit Han Sui's forces, and even if Han Sui agreed, his subordinates would not agree.

Ma Teng didn't pay attention to the Zongjian forces and the Heguan bandits, their strength was very weak, and they couldn't be closely united, as long as the government army went, they would definitely be able to fight in one go.

Gao Shun was very concerned about the information provided by Ma Teng, and asked Ma Teng to think carefully about the strategy of pacifying Liangzhou after sending away his wife, son and other family members.

That night, Gao Shun and Fu Zhu carefully discussed in detail the information provided by Ma Teng and the arrangements for Ma Teng's wife and son.

Fu Zhu was a little dissatisfied with Gao Shun's decision, this move took too much care of the Ma Teng family, and if he had a non-subordinate heart, it would be difficult to control.

Gao Shun is confident, as long as the Ma family is separated from local management, and Ma Chao does not return to Liangzhou in the future, then their Ma family will have no chance to rebel, and can only obediently become a sharp blade in his hands.

Fu Zhu had long known the information provided by Ma Teng, but he didn't pay much attention to it, and felt that Ma Teng had exaggerated the influence of Qianghu on Han Sui, and Han Sui's subordinates not only had Qianghu who had fled back from Beidi County and other places, but also local Qiang people, as well as a large number of Han people, which could be easily solved by simply dividing and disintegrating.

Gao Shun demanded that he should not be careless, and that he should come up with a plan to recruit Han Sui and pacify the small rebel forces as soon as possible.