Ma Chao listened to Cheng Gongying's words, and couldn't help but be slightly shocked, he knew that what Cheng Gongying said was right, if Han Sui really led his troops to attack his own side, then his own side would definitely lose his troops like Liu Bei, so that his advantage in Wuwei would be gone, Liu Bei would definitely reoccupy Wuwei, and he might even plot against Jincheng and let his more than half a year's hard work go to waste.

"So, Han Sui, the old thief, is really helping me?" Ma Chao couldn't help but look at Han Sui on the tip of the gun, slowly put him on the ground, and asked in a deep voice, "Is what he said true?" ”

At this time, Han Sui had become very weak due to excessive blood loss, but his spirit seemed to be very good, but he said with a smile: "Yes, Gongying has followed me for so many years, and it seems that he still knows me very well." ”

"Then why didn't you explain it to me?"

"Hehe, after all, I killed your father, and I killed your mother even before I killed your father, no matter how I explain it, will you give up avenging them?" Han Sui looked at Ma Chao with his eyes and asked slowly.

Ma Chao was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said: "The enmity of my parents is not shared, I not only want to kill the person with the sword, but also destroy the sword." ”

"I knew you wouldn't give up, and if you did, it wouldn't be Ma Chao anymore. In that case, what's the use of me explaining? Boy, you don't have to be grateful, in fact, I am doing this, in itself to take revenge on you, I heard that you robbed Ying'er, saying that it was to let my daughter give birth to children for my enemy, the purpose is to take revenge on me, in fact, I did this for the same purpose, I was killed by you, the debt owed to your father has been repaid, my years of regret are finally going to dissipate, but you kid is different. You owe me a favor, you killed your father-in-law with your own hands, and I just want you to live in guilt forever. ”

After Han Sui finished speaking. glanced at Cheng Gongying and the soldiers behind him again, and said slowly: "After I die." You are not allowed to avenge me, nor are you allowed to kill yourself, you all have to live strongly, and wait for me until the day when the Han Dynasty is reunified. Gongying, you have been with me for so many years, I only advise you before I die, if you become a leader in the future, you can only take refuge in Chu Gong. Don't take refuge in others, because I can see that only the Duke of Chu can win the world, and he is really good to the people......"

Speaking of this, Han Sui suddenly broke free of Ma Chao's spear, only to see the blood flowing, Han Sui's face smiled, and he passed away suddenly.

"You hateful old thief!" When Ma Chao said this, tears couldn't help but flow from his eyes, this person was indeed his enemy. First he killed his mother, then his entire family, but now he felt that he couldn't live up to him.

"From the moment I killed him. My hatred for him had already dissipated, but then it seemed that I owed him, and he gave me a meritorious service, and entrusted me with his only daughter, and did not allow his soldiers to kill me, and this old thief was so calculating, that when he was dying, he made me owe him. Ma Chao couldn't help but shake his head, with a wry smile on his face. He has worked hard to seek revenge for so many years, and the result is revenge. There was no imaginary happiness, but a trace of loss.

Han Sui died. Although they obeyed Han Sui's orders, they could not kill Ma Chao for revenge, nor could they commit suicide, but they all beat their feet and cried loudly, crying three liters of blood, after that, they were going to take Han Sui's body, buried Han Sui outside Yunwu City, and then left one by one, they did not join the army from then on, but returned to their hometown, picked up the long-lost hoe, guarded their wives and children, and lived a life of sunrise and sunset.

Cheng Gongying bowed down in front of Ma Chaoma, and said solemnly: "General Ma, the last general is not for himself, nor for you, the general, but for the late lord General Han, although he died with a smile, but the last general knew that he was not willing to die, so the last general had to fight side by side with the general to pursue the real murderers Cao Cao and Liu Bei. ”

Ma Chao gently helped Cheng Gongying up and said: "From now on, we will fight side by side for our common grudge." ”

After Ma Chao returned to the city, he reported to Liu Qi that he went out of the city to fight without asking for instructions, and asked Liu Qi to give sanctions.

At this time, Liu Qi had already heard about the matter between Ma Chao and Han Sui, after all, this matter was not small at that time, and a sergeant had already reported the matter to him, but Liu Qi did not blame Ma Chao, but said softly: "I have heard about your affairs, Han Sui is also a man, although he will inevitably die, but he can find a way to live for his subordinates and family, presumably after this, you will definitely not have any complaints about Miss Han, right?" ”

I saw Ma Chao sigh and said: "From now on, on the contrary, I am sorry for her, alas, the last general never thought that the ending would become like this, and I never thought that the old thief would be so attentive, and when he was dying, he also secretly planned the last general, so that the last general did not know whether to hate him or be grateful to him, which also made the last general not know how to face Ying'er after returning to Jincheng." ”

Liu Qi patted Ma Chao's shoulder with a smile, and said slowly: "Meng Qi, as a man, we should shoulder our due responsibilities, but sometimes we carry too much morality, but we will tie our hands and feet, Han Sui gave us a big gift when he was dying, so that we got Wuwei County, and now Gu has received the news, Xijun, Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang are forced to surrender to Gu, and Yao Naxuan, the head of the Qiang Clan, also sent a messenger to form an alliance with Gu to deal with Liu Bei, It can be said that the land of Hexi is all because of him, and it is indeed not easy for you and me to repay such kindness, but we can take care of his clansmen and subordinates, and do our best to ensure the peace of Hexi and even the entire Liangzhou, which can be regarded as compensation for him. ”

Ma Chao nodded heavily, and said solemnly: "Please rest assured, the last general will definitely do his best to do this, and this can be regarded as a reward for him." ”

Liu Qi nodded and said: "Lone believes in you, Meng Qi, Lone intends to recommend you as the assassin of Liangzhou, let you be in charge of the eight counties of Liangzhou, I hope you can live up to Lone's hopes, stick to the land of Liangzhou, and wait for us to recuperate for a few years, Lone will raise troops to conquer Liu Bei, pacify the land of Guanzhong, and completely restore peace in the entire west, so that all the people in this land can live a prosperous and healthy life like the people of Jingxiang." ”

Ma Chao was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly excused himself: "How can the last general be deed? How dare you take on such a big responsibility? The lord should still consider other candidates, and the last general is willing to assist the lord of the assassin who was elected by the lord to jointly guard Liangzhou. ”

In fact, Ma Chao knew in his heart that the reason why he resigned was not that he lacked prestige here, but precisely because his bravery was too famous here, and he was afraid that Liu Qi would suspect him of having a second heart, so he would rather resign to show his loyalty than arouse the suspicion of the lord.

Why didn't Liu Qi understand Ma Chao's thoughts? But since he dared to appoint Ma Chao, he naturally believed in him, not to mention that he also believed that Ma Chao was not stupid, and he was undoubtedly looking for death to confront him with his small Liangzhou.

So Liu Qi insisted: "I have made up my mind, Meng Qi does not have to refuse, in addition, Gu also appointed General Zhang Xiu to move the horse farm to Liangzhou, so that we can have a large number of Liangzhou war horses, and it will also be a big help for us to conquer the world in the future." And the affairs of Liangzhou will be taken care of by you, Cheng Gongying as a military advisor and other driver, you have to listen to his opinions more, if there is a war, it is best not to act rashly, after all, Liu Bei occupies the relevant central land, and there are wise men such as Zhuge Liang under his command, Zhang Fei and Chen Zhi are such fierce generals. And our foundation here is still very weak, and the people have been suffering a lot from years of war, and they need time to recuperate. Gu will also send some civil officials to Liangzhou to assist you in handling government affairs, hehe, so that you can reduce a lot of burdens. ”

Ma Chao didn't expect Liu Qi's attitude to be so resolute, it seemed that he couldn't shirk it, so he hurriedly bowed to the ground and said respectfully: "Thank you for your trust, please rest assured, Chao will definitely do as you ask, if Chao has a heart to die, let Chao die under the arrows, and all the relatives will not be able to die." ”

Since the generals live a life of licking blood on the tip of the knife, the most taboo thing is that others curse to die in battle, and now Ma Chao took the initiative to swear a poisonous oath, which shows his loyalty to Liu Qi.

Liu Qi helped Ma Chao up and sighed softly: "Why do you swear this solemnly? If you don't believe you, you won't need to do it soon? Meng Qi, now that Liangzhou is coarse, Liu Bei has retreated to Chang'an, and he will return to Xiangyang in a few days, and then it's up to you, do it well, I believe that as long as you are good at listening to the right opinions and not impulsive, you can definitely do a good job. ”

Ma Chao was moved in his heart, thanked him again, hesitated slightly, and then begged: "Ma Dai, the brother of the last general, is still young, and he doesn't understand many things, so he asks the lord to take him with him to cultivate him well, and the family of the last general lives in Liangzhou, and there are many inconveniences in life, so the last general asks the lord to place her in Xiangyang." ”

Liu Qi naturally knew that Ma Chao was actually going to send Ma Dai and Han Ying to Liu Qi as hostages, the purpose was to make Liu Qi feel at ease, although Liu Qi felt that this was really unnecessary, but in Ma Chao's sincerity, he smiled and said: "In this way, Brother Ling will be alone in the army, and Miss Han will stay in Liangzhou, after all, she is also responsible for reviving the Ma family." ”

"In that case, then thank you for your kindness." Ma Chao naturally knew Liu Qi's concern, and when he saw that he was so kind to him, he couldn't help but be moved in his heart, because since his whole family was killed, no one in this world can care about him so intimately, and he can vote for such a master, which can be said to be a blessing for three lives.

It is precisely because of Liu Qi's concern for him, especially his infinite trust in him, that he has a feeling of dying for a confidant, and he decided that he must never forget the grace of the lord and do his best to repay this grace and trust. (To be continued)