Xu You was so frightened that he promised to retreat, looking wolf.

And just after Xu Yu left, Liu Dai walked back and forth in the tent, it turned out that he was just pretending to be calm just now, but now he seemed flustered and impatient, and after thinking for a while, he couldn't think of a good plan, so he hurriedly taught people to invite his subordinate Sima Wang Qiu to come to discuss.

When I was young, I saw a man wearing a crown and hat, snake eyebrows and rat eyes, a pair of sparse mustaches, and a man dressed as a Confucian student walked in, and when he saw Liu Dai, he immediately bowed to him: "Your Majesty Wang Qiu has seen the lord." ”

"No need to be polite, I came to you this time to discuss important matters!" When Liu Dai saw it, his eyes lit up, and he was anxious to greet him.

Wang Qiu was an unexpectedly prophet and said: "Forgive the little courage to speculate, I wonder if the lord is worried about the matter of the bridge and the horse?" ”

It was Liu Dai, who rushed there, couldn't help but change his complexion, stopped his pace suddenly, and his eyes suddenly became sharp and cold. Wang Qiu hurriedly bowed his head and said: "The marriage of the two families of Qiao and Ma, who doesn't know about it in Yanzhou now?" Moreover, the bridge family is rich and the horses are good at fighting, if these two families join forces, who is not afraid of the princes in the world? ”

When Liu Dai heard this, the coldness on his face faded slightly, and he sighed and said: "As you said, if there is chaos today, I am ordered by the first emperor to govern Yanzhou. But now there is no solid evidence, the horse is very prestigious in the army, and the bridge family is also supported by the people. ”

"The small one has a plan, or it can solve the concerns of the lord." This Wang Qiu not only expected the prophet, it seems that he still came prepared, as soon as these words came out, Liu Daidun was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Come on!" ”

"Whoa!" Wang Qiu replied first, then sorted out his feelings, shook his spirits, and said in a condensed voice: "According to the small foolish opinion, now Hedong Chuping, although this is a rich place, it is also a place where soldiers must fight. To the north, the Bingzhou faction has always been hostile to horses, and to the east, although Han Fu has no grudge against him, Yuan Benchu is afraid of him like a tiger. To the west and south, there are armies of Dong Jackal, Tiger Hongnong, and Sanfu eyeing each other. Why didn't the lord sell this horse a favor first, so that he would be the Taishou of Hedong and protect Hedong, and he would be transferred from Changyuan to soldiers and horses. Immediately, Dongjun has lost the guards of the horses, and it is not easy to take the opportunity to get rid of the bridge family and annex all the family properties!? And the horses and their families are in Changyuan, when the horses are set to teach people to escort to the east of the river, the lord can also secretly teach people on the way, if they are captured, they are not afraid of the horses! ”

As soon as Wang Qiu said this, Liu Dai's eyes immediately changed. The Qiao family is wealthy, but Liu Dai has been coveting it for a long time, and now he has heard Wang Qiu's strategy, and his heart is full of joy, but because of morality, he didn't dare to show it, but hesitated for a while, and said: "But this move is not righteous, and I am afraid that I will be spurned by the people of the world!" ”

"Humph! Lord! The so-called non-toxic husband, don't wait for him to become a lost dog one day, and then regret it!? When Wang Qiu heard this, his face suddenly became gloomy, and Liu Dai's heart couldn't help but tremble.

"If the lord is not at ease, it is better to be like this." Wang Qiu saw that Liu Dai was a little shaken, and couldn't help but secretly rejoice, thinking that after the success, he would be able to meet the source left and right, and take advantage of each other, so he was excited, and said a plan in Liu Dai's ear.

So that night, Liu Dai suddenly summoned all the generals, rewarded the meritorious people, and specially ordered Ma Zongheng to be the Taishou of Hedong. As soon as this order came out, all the generals were shocked. Qiao Mao was also unexpected, and seemed to wonder why Liu Dai suddenly gave up Hedong. Immediately, Liu Dai gave another order, announcing that the whole army would withdraw from the village tomorrow. Qiao Mao saw that Liu Dai was a little abnormal, and looked at his gaze, and always felt that there was a strange thing hidden, which made Qiao Mao couldn't help but feel a little worried, so he thought that anyway, Ma and Qiao had already formed a good relationship between Qin and Jin, and it was better for this Hedong to fall into the hands of Ma Zongheng than in the hands of outsiders, so he did not object.

Two days later, in Anyi, Hedong, Liu Dai's order arrived, and Ma Zongheng led the generals to receive the order, and then officially began to take over Hedong. Ma Zongheng never forgot to reward the generals, and when the Wei and Cai families heard about it, they also slaughtered cattle and sheep, prepared good wine, and set up a banquet to entertain a group of meritorious people.

That night, in the Anyi Palace, Ma Zongheng and the generals and the Hedong family led by the Wei and Cai families drank three rounds and left on the way.

This night, it seems a little empty and cold. Ma Zongheng went upstairs to the attic, his face was a little pale, his brows were furrowed, his eyes were gradually red, and his strong body like a ghost was trembling, and he said: "Fate makes people, what should I do!?" ”

In the end, Ma Zongheng couldn't help but grit his teeth. It turned out that just a few days ago, Shi A, who was seriously injured, came to Anyi, and just before Shi A was exhausted and unconscious, Ma Zongheng learned that Liu Xueyu was indeed Diao Chan, and he was captured by Lu Bu.

But not long ago, Ma Zongheng heard that Lu Bu was killed by Liu Bei in order to save a woman and died in the tiger prison!

At that moment, Ma Zongheng almost decided that Lu Bu died to save Liu Xueyu, and since then, there has been no news of Liu Xueyu.

If Ma Zongheng was hit by a thunderbolt on a sunny day, he almost lost his mind, knowing that this was to send him to death, but he was anxious to raise troops to Sanfu several times, but fortunately he was stopped by Zhang Liao, Pang De and others.

Later, Ma Zongheng made a big fuss all night, and the generals also accompanied him all night, constantly persuading him in turn, until Ma Zongheng regained his senses.

So far, for several days, Ma Zongheng has never closed his eyes again, and he has been thinking about strategies all the time. But because of the early peace in Hedong, and the Wei and Cai families took the lead, they invited families from all over Hedong to come to celebrate, just when Liu Dai's order came, Ma Zongheng had to set up a banquet in order to appease people's hearts, in fact, at this moment, his heart was very complicated, and he had no intention of drinking the banquet.

If Ma Zongheng was just alone at the moment, he would definitely not hesitate to try all kinds of ways to infiltrate Sanfu and go to investigate and rescue Liu Xueyu. But now that he has a family, he has finally laid the foundation, and he has sacrificed the lives of many brothers for this.

For this reason, Ma Zongheng struggled constantly, and finally under the persuasion of Zhang, Pang and other henchmen, he decided to hand over the investigation to Feiyu, who was better at this matter. And as the lord of all, he must stay in Anyi and lead the overall situation in order to prepare for the change of the situation.

Among them, helplessness and struggle, who can understand?

Ma Zongheng even hated his cowardice more than once, but the burden on his shoulders forced him to accept it!

Suddenly, there was a sudden sound of 'pop', which suddenly echoed in the main hall. But Ma Zongheng slapped himself fiercely, five red finger prints appeared on his face, and he spit out a mouthful of blood, his eyes suddenly began to become firm, and said: "I can't sink like this, the matter has come to this, and it is useless to be depressed alone, as long as there is news of Yu'er, no matter what happens this time, even if it is on the knife mountain and down the sea of fire, I am bound to rescue her, and I must not live up to her love for me!" ”

And not far away, Zhang Liao looked at Ma Zongheng who was talking to himself, the worry in his eyes gradually faded, and he couldn't help laughing, and said, "It seems that I am too worried." It's really not that simple to make this man bend over and be depressed. ”

Soon after, Ma Zongheng returned to Anyi Hall.

However, he said that Zhang Liao explained earlier that there was some accident in his master's house, and Wei Zhongdao had heard a little about it earlier, and thought it was a family member in Tianshui, so he was busy explaining to the guests. When everyone heard this, although they expressed their understanding on the surface, they were a little unhappy in their hearts, thinking that Ma Zongheng did not have the toughness and ruthlessness of a generation of heroes.

It can be known that as the saying goes, those who achieve great things are not informal, and their loved ones can also abandon them. In that year, the family of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was captured by Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, Liu Bang was not coerced in order to protect the overall situation, otherwise he would have been annihilated by Xiang Yu long ago.

Ma Zongheng is brave and strategic, and there is no shortage of talents under his command, the reason why these Hedong families were invited to come is to fancy Ma Zongheng has the opportunity to become the hero in this troubled world, and at this time, he is a little disappointed.

Now, after Ma Zongheng came back, he was full of smiles, first apologized, and then punished himself with three cups, where did he seem to have something on his mind. After seeing this, these people from the Hedong family felt gradually satisfied.

Immediately, Ma Zongheng did not forget the political affairs, expressed modesty and courtesy, and said: "The children have just arrived, you are all the elders of Zongheng, and I hope that in the future, we will give more support to make Hedong calm down as soon as possible." ”

As soon as Ma Zongheng said this, the patriarchs of those Hedong families immediately stood up one after another.

"Although Lord Taishou is young, but he is both wise and brave, and he is from the Jiangmen, he will achieve great things in the future, I don't dare to climb high to be this elder, if Lord Taishou doesn't think I'm lowly, it's just that the peers are intersecting."

"That's a good point. Lord Taishou is not only good, but also a fierce general, in the future, there will be Lord Taishou in the east of the river, it will be foolproof. ”

"Yes, although our family business is small, but after all, we have already taken root here, and I don't want to leave my hometown and leave the well.

Ma Zongheng listened, but still looked modest, only said that he didn't dare to be, and after being polite to these family patriarchs for a while, he suddenly changed his words, and he seemed a little hesitant, and said: "However, there are many people in Hedong, and if you want to keep Hedong, you may need a lot of soldiers and horses." But in this case, the amount of military resources required is probably astronomical. That's what I'm worried about right now. ”

As soon as Ma Zongheng's words came out, Wei Zhongdao smiled, and then got up and bowed: "Lord Taishou doesn't have to worry too much, if it weren't for Lord Taishou driving the thieves out of Hedong this time, I'm afraid Hedong is still in the heat of the water right now." My Wei family is willing to give 1,000 strong men and 50,000 taels of silver as a subsidy! ”

Ma Zongheng was obedient, and he was overjoyed, and said happily: "Zhongdao is worthy of my brother, I must remember this kindness, if I can be rich and noble in the future, how can I forget the help of Zhongdao today?" ”

The heads of the Hedong family, when they heard that Ma Zongheng was commensurate with Wei Zhongdao as a brother, they couldn't help but change color. Cai Xiang immediately said: "My Cai family is also willing to give 500 strong men and 30,000 taels of silver!" ”

"Brother Cai is benevolent and righteous, thank you!" Ma Zongheng is happy again, and he is busy with thanks.

Seeing that the Wei and Cai families both made statements, the rest of the Hedong family couldn't help but look at each other.

"Although Wei Zhongdao is young, his style has always been steady, if this Ma Xi is not extraordinary, how can he spare no effort to fund!" One of the heads of the Hedong family thought of this, and immediately shook his face and shouted: "Yangwu Hong family, I am willing to give out eight hundred strong men and ten thousand taels of silver!" ”

"The Xinfeng Xu family is also willing to give out 600 strong men and 6,000 silver cars!"

"The Lantian Yu family is also willing to give three hundred strong men and four thousand taels of silver!"

As a result, under the leadership of the Wei and Cai families, the various families in Hedong are not lagging behind, and they are also contributing money. Ma Zongheng was overjoyed and thanked him. For him today, what he needs most is people and money.

At the second watch of the night, the feast dispersed. Everyone retreated one after another, and Ma Zongheng sected all the generals to send each other off, leaving only Wei Zhongdao and Cai Xiang.

"The two brothers have spared no effort to help each other so generously, I wonder what we can do?" The horse sank in color, and did not beat around the bush, and said straight to the point.