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Ma Chao closed his eyes and concentrated, like an old monk in his mind.

The man who spoke was named Hu Bai, and he was a member of Ma Chao's staff. He wasn't tall, about seven feet six inches. The body is slightly thin, and the long shirt reveals an elegant atmosphere. He wears a hat and long hair in a bun. He has slender eyebrows, peach blossom eyes, a high nose, thin lips, and a warm smile on his face.

"General Dou, the people of Hongze have settled in Hongze since a hundred years ago, and they have almost cut off contact with the Central Plains.

Speaking of which, we are also a native of Liangzhou, although there have been occasional conflicts with each other in recent years, but it was just a misunderstanding. General Ma Teng is the general, and General Fubo also had a fateful friendship with the Dou family in the past...... We are our own people after all! I think General Dou also heard about it, and the imperial court wants to take back Hexi. Not to mention other things, when the general was mighty in Mobei, he died at the hands of eunuchs, so that the general had to stay away from his homeland and gain a foothold in this bitter cold place. If the imperial court really took back Hexi, would the general still be able to dominate Hongze as he did earlier? Hongze is the hinterland of Hexi, with abundant water and grass and fertile land. I'm afraid that the court will be the first to deal with it at that time...... Hehe, the general is a smart person, and he must be able to see the stakes in this, so the students won't say much.

Today, the eldest prince came on the order of General Ma Teng in the hope of getting along with Hongze.

Wuwei and Hexi live next to each other, we are not only neighbors, but also the same enemy, I don't know what General Dou thinks? ”

Dou Lan showed a deep expression, stared at Hubai, and was silent for a long time.

Dou Hu sneered: "What Mr. Daozhi said is good, but I'm afraid that if we evil the court with our front foot, General Ma will send troops to attack Hongze with the court with the back foot." Even if this is not the case, I Hongze belongs to General Ma Teng, what kind of relationship should you and I have? Could it be that I let tens of thousands of Hongze people obey Wuwei's orders, or my father and son will serve General Ma Teng? ”

Dou Lan frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Dou Hu, shut up, Hugh is talking nonsense." ”

Hubai smiled, "The little general is too worried...... Hehe, if my general really intends to be unfavorable to Hongze, can Hongzeyan survive to this day? ”

With this sentence, Dou Lan's father and son, who spoke directly, suddenly changed color.

Hubai is not exaggerating, with Ma Teng's strength, it is indeed possible to seize Hongze.

It's just a matter of how much is lost......

But even so, when Hu Bai said it so nakedly, Dou Lan and his son still felt unhappy, and even had a feeling of grievance. But they didn't know how to speak, and they looked at Hubai, and they couldn't speak for a long time.

Ma Chao, who had been silent, suddenly opened his eyes.

After glancing at the people in the flower hall, he said slowly: "General Dou, my father, General Jing, is the son of a famous minister, so let Meng Qi come to meet the general." Hongze, my Ma family is not interested, you can not do it. But there is one sentence I must make clear, the current dynasty is sluggish, Cao Cao Lao'er coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, making the Son of Heaven like a puppet.

The father of the family was edicted to rebel, and he had all kinds of things before, but he thought it was a snake with Cao Thief.

If General Dou wants to belong to Cao Cao, my Ma family will not allow it. When the time comes, I believe General Dou can also think of this consequence.

In short, if the 36th Department of Hongze cooperates with my Ma family, Meng Qi can guarantee it, and Hongze can rest easy; If ......"

Ma Chao's words made people feel a trace of arrogance.

He sneered twice, looked at Dou Hu, and then closed his eyes and said no more.

Dou Hu was furious, and he was about to get up with both hands on the case, but he was held down by Li Ding and shook his head gently at him.

Ma Chao, the comer is not good.

Dou Lanhu's eyes widened, and he said sharply: "Meng Qi, are you threatening me?" ”

Hu Bai hurriedly said: "Why should the general be angry, the eldest prince is not a threat, he just wants to remind him kindly."

The general should know that sooner or later, my general will turn against the Cao thief, and if the Cao thief stands firm in Hexi, it will not be a good thing. The eldest prince has a strong temperament, and his words are inevitably a little straightforward. But his intentions are indeed good, and he doesn't want our own family to fight our own family, so please think twice."

Ma Chao completely ignored the anger of Dou Lan's father and son, and his expression was extremely calm.

It's just that from the outline of his angular and axe-like face, it can be seen that he is by no means as simple as casual talk.

Dou Lan pursed her lips tightly, and suddenly laughed after a while.

"What Meng Qi said is not unreasonable, it's just that Dou Lanxi lives in Hongshuiji, although he is a tribal adult, he can't go his own way. The thirty-six parts of Hongze are connected to each other, sharing weal and woe, this matter is very important, and I am afraid that it will take a decision to make a decision after consulting with the adults of the thirty-six departments. It's better than this, I immediately summoned the thirty-six adults of Hongze to come to Hongshuiji, and explained the benefits to them when the time came. As long as half of the adults agree, Dou Lan is willing to lead Hongze to join the general. ”

Ma Chao was silent and looked at Hubai.

saw that Hu Bai nodded at him, so he said: "Since the general said so, then Ma Chao will not be persecuted." It's just that this time...... The imperial court is about to enter Hexi, and I ask the general to give Ma Chao a time, what do you think? ”

"Three days, after three days, I will convene the thirty-six tribe lords to discuss this matter and give Meng Qi an answer."

"In that case, then I'll wait three days."

Ma Chao said, got up and said goodbye to Dou Lan and the others, and turned around and left with Hubai.

Dou Lan personally sent Ma Chao out of the mansion, and ordered someone to arrange the residence of Ma Chao and his party, and then returned to the flower hall.

"Father, Ma Mengqi has no one in his eyes, and he bullied my father and son too much."

Dou Hu jumped like thunder in the flower hall, and said sharply: "I have thirty-six Hongze, and I will do it with his Ma family...... Although his Ma family army is brave, our Hongze people are not bad. Big deal, let's fight to the death with them. ”

Dou Lan ignored Dou Hu, but asked Li Ding, "Virtuous nephew, what do you think?" ”

Li Ding thought for a while and said softly: "The Ma family's persecution is very tight, which also shows that they are quite jealous of that Cao Cao...... Otherwise, Ma Mengqi would not have been so aggressive. Ma Shoucheng, this is to take a step ahead and control Hexi. ”

Dou Lan smiled, "He's not just aggressive, I'm afraid he will win." ”

"Father means ......"

"Thirty-six parts of red ze, thirty-six parts of red ze...... I'm afraid that from now on, the thirty-six parts will cease to exist and will fall apart! ”

Since Ma Chao dared to threaten in person, it showed that he was very sure.

And the reason why he was able to agree to Dou Lan to convene the thirty-six adults to discuss was because he was not good at persecuting too much, and on the other hand, he was afraid that he had already recruited some tribal adults, so he made such a decision......

Dou Hu and Li Ding couldn't help but change color.

After the two glanced at each other, they looked at Dou Lan together.

"What does my father (uncle) think?"

"Li Ding, has Master Li ever said that he thinks about this matter?"

"Ancestor?"

"I know that Lord Li has always hoped that Hongze can be attached to the imperial court, but he is worried that after the imperial court gets benefits, he wants to ignore Hongze as before. He knows a lot about the imperial court, so I want to know, he ......"

"Ancestor, I once said that the Ma family is a wolf in Liangzhou."

This evaluation coincides with Dou Lan's point of view.

Although Li Ding didn't say what Li Qi really thought, it could be heard that Li Qi was also a little jealous of Ma Teng's family.

"So, I see!"

Dou Lan thought about it and didn't ask any more.

He sat down in the middle of the flower hall, and after muttering for a long time, he said to Dou Hu: "Immediately summon the thirty-six adults, and Lord Liang Yuanbi to come to Hongshuiji, I think there are some things, it's time to make a decision, and you must arrive within three days...... Li Ding, you inform Master Li that he doesn't have to come. However, please ask Master Li to lead the troops and move closer to Hongshuiji. ”

"Father's ......"

Dou Lan smiled slightly, "Since Ma Mengqi is here, can Ma Shou Chengyan have a follow-up move?" ”

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After Li Ding returned to the inn, he told Cao Peng in detail what had happened.

After Cao Peng heard this, he guessed some of Dou Lan's thoughts. Presumably, Dou Lan is also hesitant at present, on the one hand, he is afraid of being deceived by the imperial court, and on the other hand, he is worried that after joining Ma Teng, Hongze will no longer be independent from his earlier state. At the same time, because of his identity, Dou Lan was a little wary of the imperial court, and even had some resistance.

At this time, it was not the best opportunity to contact Dou Lan.

And Li Ding also said that the vote of the adults of the thirty-six tribes is the key.

"What do you say?"

"Hugh slaughtered everyone...... It has always been the head of General Dou. ”

Cao Peng pondered for a long time, and finally decided to wait and see what turned out.

However, in order to prevent accidents, Cao Peng still decided to let Liang Kuan go to the Li Ding tribe to contact Yin Feng, urging Deng Fan's soldiers and horses to speed up the action. If Hong Ze really wants to belong to Ma Teng, then Cao Peng will not hesitate to fight with Hong Ze in advance.

In this way, Cao Peng stayed in Hongshuiji and continued to observe the movement.

And Ma Chao and his entourage were at the post station, and they did not leave the house, and they looked extremely calm. Dou Lan also seemed very calm, and after visiting Ma Chao the next day, she issued an order to arrange a venue outside the Red Water Gathering, preparing to welcome the arrival of the thirty-six adults. The Red Water Collection is too small, and if the thirty-six adults come to discuss things, they will inevitably lead their entourage. At that time, with the scale of Hongshuiji, I am afraid that it will not be able to arrange so many people, so I have to camp outside the city.

On the evening of the second day, the seven tribesmen closest to the Red Water Gathering arrived early.

Subsequently, the adults of various tribes scattered on the Hongze Pastoral Plain also came one after another, making the Red Water Market lively all of a sudden.

Li Ding had no time to take care of Cao Peng, and helped Dou Lan to greet the arrival of the adults of various tribes.

Cao Peng stayed in the inn a little bored, so he led Wang Shuang and Jiang Xu out of the inn together and walked around the city.

Although the red water set is not large, it has a lot of facilities.

The city is lined with shops and pedestrians. Walking through the market, Cao Peng carefully looked at the town and listened to Jiang Xu's introduction. As a ranger, Jiang Xu is not the first time to come to Hongshuiji, and he is also very familiar with this market town. As he walked, he whispered to Cao Peng about various local customs and living customs. Cao Peng listened very carefully, asked in a low voice from time to time, and nodded again and again to show understanding......

"Childe, that's where the government is."

Jiang Xu pointed to the end of the long street, and following the direction of his finger, Cao Peng saw a mansion located not far away.

Outside the yamen, there are a few guards guarding the house, which seems to be quite tight.

After Cao Peng glanced at it, he didn't ask anything more, but turned around and looked curiously at a barbecue rack next to the street.

On the shelf was a half-leg, a man who looked like a bearded man, roasting meat with a sharp knife and skillfully slicing tender roast meat from the leg. After slicing a plate, it is served to a table next to it with dipping sauce, and the diners roll up the roasted meat in pieces of Hu Cake and gobble it up, looking extremely sweet.

"That's a member of the Otsuki clan, and he's been in Hongze for many years.

His barbecue is a must-have for red water...... Hehe, if Childe is interested, you might as well go over and try it. ”

"It's okay, I'm feeling a little hungry."

The thick aroma of meat made Cao Peng feel his index finger moved.

After listening to Jiang Xu's introduction, he smiled and nodded in agreement, and walked towards the barbecue stall.

At this moment, a bearded man with braided hair hurried from the other end of the long street. Cao Peng was accidentally hit by the Hu man. I saw that the Hu man took several steps back, sat on the ground with his buttocks, and scolded as soon as he opened his mouth. It's just that he spoke Xiongnu, and Cao Peng couldn't understand it, so he stepped forward and stretched out his hand to help.

"You are too, obviously you hit me, why did you blame me?"

Hu Ren was stunned, slapped Cao Peng's outstretched hand, and said with an extremely strange emphasis: "If it weren't for the urgency, I wouldn't be willing to rest with you." ”

As he spoke, he got up, glared at Cao Peng viciously, and left in a hurry.

Cao Peng scratched his head and said to Jiang Xu: "What a domineering beard...... In my opinion, this guy's temper will suffer sooner or later. ”

"Why don't I teach him a lesson?"

"Forget it, it's better to have more than one thing at this time...... Jiang Xu, Xiaoshuang, let's go eat barbecue, I invite you. ”

Cao Peng looked at the back of the Hu man who left in a hurry, shook his head slightly, and said with a smile.

Since he didn't want to pursue it, Jiang Xu and Wang Shuang didn't chase after him. The three of them walked to the barbecue stall and sat down on a clean food table. After Jiang Xu ordered three catties of barbecue and a jar of wine, the three of them sat there, about to speak, when they suddenly heard a series of screams in the distance, followed by someone shouting in exclamation from the end of the long street: "Kill someone, kill ...... person."

Cao Peng was stunned for a moment, and looked in the direction of the shout.

I saw that outside the yamen of that house, people were crowded. Many people flocked away, blocking Cao Peng's sight tightly.

"What's going on?"

"It seems that something happened to the government office......

"Let's go, go over and have a look!"

Cao Peng stood up and walked over with Jiang Xu and Wang Shuang.

At this time, there was a mess at the door of the mansion, and although the family members guarding the door stepped forward to maintain order, there were too many people, and the voice was extremely noisy. Various dialect accents were mixed together, and Cao Peng was standing outside, and he couldn't hear it clearly at all.

"What the hell is going on?"

"It looks like someone was killed at the entrance of the government."

"Huh?"

Cao Peng was stunned for a moment, and led Jiang Xu and Wang Shuang to squeeze into the crowd. After a lot of effort, the three of them squeezed to the front, Cao Peng stood on tiptoe and looked out, but this look made him can't help but change his face, and he also changed his ......