"Even so, an alliance is a must!" Xun You frowned and said, "You must ensure that Liu Yuan can't go south within a few years, otherwise everything will be in vain!" ”

Cao Ying breathed a long sigh of relief, rubbed his eyebrows, looked a little tired, and said, "In this case, Gongda will inform Jian Yong of this matter, I am tired." Yuan Rang immediately recruited 20,000 strong men, and the rest of the people also returned to the barracks to step up the training of the army, and it was necessary to form combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time. ”

After speaking, Cao Ying got up and turned into the inner hall.

Jian Yong received Cao Ying's reply, and did not stay, and immediately went to Fenggao, Taishan County, Yanzhou to meet Kong Ling, the state pastor, and persuaded Kong Ling to join the alliance with the same rhetoric.

At the same time, in Hanoi and Hedong, Guo Tu went to lobby and was also successful.

As for Xiliang Ma Teng, Yuan Shao sent Xu You, the most relied on adviser.

Wu Wei, Guzang.

Since Dong Zhuo's death and defeat, Wuwei County has become the base of the Ma family.

The county town of Guzang has ushered in a special person today.

Jia Xu walked slowly on the streets of Guzang City alone, his face full of emotion.

Over the years, Guzang has not changed, and it is still the same. Whether it is the architecture or the folk customs, it is still that strong and brutal atmosphere.

"My lord, the Ma family is located in the middle of South Street, not far from here."

I didn't see anyone, but a voice sounded in Jia Xu's ears, Jia Xu nodded slightly, not surprised.

This is the master of the shadows who has been following him all along.

After turning a few streets, Jia Xu looked up and saw the high-gate compound.

"Mafu" Jia Xu smiled, and the gloom on his face that seemed to have lasted for thousands of years suddenly disappeared like ice and snow. Today's Jia Xu, smiling, looks like a kind middle-aged scholar.

Jia Xu walked forward slowly and came to the door of the Ma Mansion.

"Stop! This is the Liangzhou Pastoral Mansion, and the idle people are not allowed to approach! ”

Two soldiers approached and stopped him.

"Hehehe," Jia Xu smiled kindly, and said, "Dare to ask the little brother, is this Ma Teng Ma Shoucheng's mansion?" ”

"I know it's Lord Ma's mansion, why don't you retreat quickly?" The Guardian was getting impatient.

"A certain Jia Wenhe, Ma Shoucheng's old friend, this time I came back to my hometown to visit, and the little brother went to report."

Jia Xu is still smiling.

When the two guards heard this, they hesitated for a while, and one of them said: "You wait here now, I'll go in and report, Ma Liu, keep him in jail!" ”

As he spoke, the guard turned and entered the mansion. The other guard stared at Jia Xu in a daze, stupid.

After a while, a few people walked out of the gate of Mafu, the first one was in his forties, but his appearance was not as rough as the Xiliang people, but very elegant, with a long beard half a foot under the chin, and his own style.

This person is none other than Xiliang Ma Teng.

Ma Teng was followed by two young men, but it was his second and third sons, Ma Xiu and Ma Tie. These two are burly and strong, their faces are quite similar, they are both handsome and tough, and they can be described as talents.

"Brother Wenhe!"

Ma Teng went out and saw Jia Xu standing there at a glance, and hurriedly walked a few steps, hugged his fists and smiled.

"It's Jia, Brother Shoucheng, I haven't seen him for many years!"

"Hahaha," Ma Teng laughed, and hurriedly said to Ma Xiu Ma Railway: "Hurry up and see Uncle Jia!" ”

The two glanced at each other, stepped forward and performed etiquette.

Jia Xu helped the two of them up with a smile, and said with a smile: "Brother Shoucheng, don't you invite Jia into the house?" ”

"Uh, look at me!" Ma Teng patted his forehead and said with a smile: "When I saw Wenhe, I was happy for my brother, and I forgot it for a while, don't blame it!" As he spoke, Ma Teng turned his face to the attendant beside him and drank: "Don't hurry up and prepare tea, wine and food!" ”

"Brother Wenhe, please!"

"Please!"

Ma Teng pulled Jia Xu into the house, sat down in the living room, and chatted. In a moment, the wine and food were ready, and the two of them took Ma Xiu Ma Tie into the seat and drank bitterly, and they were happy.

"Brother Wenhe, you never returned twelve years ago, let me miss my brother!" Ma Teng sighed: "I once sent people to Wuwei, but I was very worried when I learned that my brother's family and family were nowhere to be found." ”

Jia Xu smiled and shook his head, and said: "A certain has had some opportunities in the past few years, so he took his family members away, so that Brother Shoucheng is worried, and if he makes a mistake, he will punish himself with a cup, and punish himself with a cup!" As he spoke, Jia Xu poured a full cup and drank it all.

"Haha, happy!" Ma Teng was not far behind, laughing heartily and drinking with him.

"Brother Ma is now a pastor in Liangzhou, which can be described as a beautiful scenery, worthy of congratulations, I salute you for my brother, please!" Jia Xu said, and began to introduce the topic.

Ma Teng drank a full cup, and instead of much joy at Jia Xu's congratulations, he was very melancholy, and said: "Brother Xian only sees the scenery of being a brother, but he doesn't know that he is dancing on a tightrope now!" ”

"Oh?" Jia Xu's eyes flashed and said, "What? ”

"The composition of my Liangzhou is complex, and there are many problems of all kinds, so I won't talk about it. Just talk about the remnants of the Dong thief! A trace of anger flashed in Ma Teng's eyes, and he said: "Dong Thief was originally the lord of Xiliang, but he rebelled and was killed by the King of Yuyang, but the two of Li and Guo Yan under his command did not want to recapture Xiliang all the time. The virtuous brother knows that my Ma family's ancestral home is in Fufeng, but why did he move to Wuwei? It was that Li and Guo Yan were too rampant, and they were worried about something that would happen to their family, so they had to move over. ”

"In the past few months, the soldiers of my brother have fought with Li Dao Guo Yan a lot of times, but I can't help it!"

Ma Teng said wistfully: "A month ago, my brother found that there were some filthy Qiang people, and after a careful investigation, there were people who wanted to unite with the Qiang people and wanted to rebel!" Fortunately, Brother Wei still has some prestige among the Qiang people, so he didn't succeed. ”

"In this way, it's nothing, what's most worrying about my brother is" Ma Teng pointed to the northeast and said with a wry smile: "King Yuyang!" ”

Jia Xu rolled his eyes and said, "What is the reason? ”

"Brother Xian doesn't know, two months ago, there was shocking news from Luoyang, saying that the King of Yuyang actually broke with the Son of Heaven and killed Taifu Yuan Kui on the spot!" Ma Teng said: "It is said that King Yuyang is a traitor, but Ma doesn't believe it!" ”

"Oh?" Jia Xu was interested. Because of Liu Yuan's break with the Son of Heaven, after Yuan Shao's efforts, many people in the Central Plains thought that Liu Yuan was rebellious. I didn't expect this Ma Teng to believe it.

"If the King of Yuyang is rebellious, how can he go south to kill Dong Zhuo? If the King of Yuyang is rebellious, in that Jinluan Palace, he will not break with the Son of Heaven, but put the Son of Heaven under house arrest or kill the Son of Heaven, and control the government by himself, where will it be Yuan Shao'er's turn!? ”

"Therefore, Ma thought that it must be because of the courtier's frame-up!"

"It seems that Brother Shou Cheng has a good impression of King Yuyang?"

Jia Xu was smiling in his heart, and his face was silent.

"Nature." Ma Teng said: "Breaking Xianbei and including Liaodong, such an achievement is unprecedented!" Ma hated to be a small soldier under the command of King Yuyang, for him to drive, and he didn't hesitate! ”

Speaking of Liu Yuan, even Ma Xiu and Ma Tie, who had not spoken all the time, also showed admiration on their faces. The people of Xiliang are like this, and they have always respected people with big fists.

Jia Xu secretly said that most of the matter was over, so he smiled and said, "Brother Shoucheng hasn't said why King Yuyang has given you a headache?" ”

"Ma admires King Yuyang from the bottom of his heart, but the Bingzhou Legion under the command of King Yuyang has already extended its tentacles into Xiliang, what do you call me like this?" Ma Teng smiled bitterly.

"I see!" Jia Xu was stunned and said: "Speaking of which, Brother Shoucheng is facing enemies on all sides, and he can't take care of each other?" ”

"Exactly! A certain is now a lonely force, shouldering a mountain! ”

Ma Teng's face was tired.

"In that case, why not find an ally or a big tree to take refuge in?! The so-called good shade under the big tree, if there is such a powerful force to share the pressure for Brother Ma, will Brother Ma work? Jia Xu said with a smile.

"Naturally, huh?" Ma Teng's face was stunned, and then he changed, and said, "What does Brother Wenhe mean?" Could it be that Brother Wen He is here to be a lobbyist? ”

"Brother Shoucheng is wise!" Jia Xu didn't care, and said with a smile: "The little brother is here to persuade the brother who guards the city!" ”

"I said that after many years, how did you come to the door by yourself, I see!" Ma Teng laughed at himself: "You go, just now I say that Ma Teng has never seen you." ”

"Why? What a statement! Jia Xu shouted: "Although a certain is a lobbyist, a certain and Shoucheng brother are still in love for many years!" Can you listen to someone say something? ”

Ma Teng pondered for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, Ma will listen to you say that you are out of the blue!" ”

The two of them, who were talking and laughing and calling each other brothers and sisters, almost turned their faces in a moment, making the two brothers Ma Xiu and Ma Tie look at each other.

"Twelve years ago, a certain set off from Wuwei and wanted to travel the world. After the south of the Yangtze River, the Central Plains, until the secluded merger. At the time of the Yuyang King's war against Xianbei, a certain happened to meet and came up with a small plan, which was conquered by the Yuyang King, and has been until now. ”

"So, you're a lobbyist for the King of Yuyang?" Ma Teng's face calmed down a lot.

"Yes, I've been following the Yuyang King for more than nine years!" Jia Xu sighed.

"Ma heard that there are Guo Jia, Chen Quntian, and Feng Feng in Youzhou, but why is there no news from you?" Ma Teng said.

"Hehe," a hint of discoloration flashed on Jia Xu's face, he didn't expect this Ma Teng to also test him, but he didn't shy away from saying: "A certain lord Yuyang King controls all the information, and his status is no longer below Guo Jia and others!" ”

"No wonder!" Those who control intelligence must always hide in the shadows, no wonder no one has heard of Jia Xu's name. However, such an important intelligence department, Liu Yuan can be handed over to Jia Xu to control, which shows that he has good trust in him.

"Then what is the matter with your coming here this time?"

Ma Teng asked.

"The King of Yuyang is going to move the Western Regions!" Jia Xu's eyes narrowed and said in a deep voice.

"What!?" The father and son of the Ma family stood up suddenly.

Liu Yuan wants to move the Western Regions, and Xiliang is a must-go place! As soon as Ma Teng's mind turned, he knew what Jia Xu meant.

"The king of Yuyang said, 'Ma Shoucheng, a loyal and righteous person, can be of great use', so he volunteered and came to persuade him to surrender." Jia Xu said.

Ma Teng came back to his senses for a long time, sat down slowly, and said, "This matter is very important, can you let someone think about it for a while?" ”

Hearing this, Jia Xu nodded, stood up, turned around and went out, and said earnestly: "Brother Shoucheng, the two of us have been friends for many years, you just have to believe that I won't harm you." Also, the strength of my Yuyang King is only the tip of the iceberg, you have to think about it clearly! ”

(To be continued)