Ma Teng, according to legend, is a descendant of Ma Yuan, the general of Fubo.

His father, Ma Su, once served as a captain in Tianshui, and later stayed in Longxi, married Jiang surnamed Qiangnu, and gave birth to Ma Teng. However, at that time, Ma Teng's family was very poor, and he made a living by cutting wood and wood. Later, Liangzhou assassinated Shi Geng and appointed villains, which led to Qiang Di's rebellion. Ma Teng was conscripted to quell the rebellion, and was valued by state and county officials and appointed to the army. Later, because of his military exploits, he was promoted to military commander. After Geng was killed, Ma Teng joined forces with Han Sui and others to cause trouble. The imperial court guarded Sanfu with Huangfu Song, and Ma Teng and others immediately became bigger in Jincheng and Wuwei.

In the second year of Jian'an, Ma Teng and Han Sui became the most powerful princes in Guanzhong.

Cao Ying took Zhong Xuan as the lieutenant of the division and supervised the troops in Guanzhong. After Zhong Xuan arrived in Chang'an, he wrote to Ma Teng, clarifying the stakes.

Ma Teng immediately joined the Han family, and together with Han Sui, sent his son as a hostage.

—————————————————————— Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there is a plot called 'The Edict of the Belt of Clothes'.

Cao Peng didn't know whether this edict existed. But he knew that if the edict existed, Ma Teng's name was in it.

It's exposing, it's exposing, it's exposing...... Cao Peng is not a person who likes to snitch.

At the same time, he also knew that if he exposed it to Cao Ying, Cao Ying would definitely ask him about the source. In that case, Cao Peng must not know how to explain it. If you can't explain it, you will be suspicious of Cao Ying; Explained, it will also be suspicious and thankless by Cao Ying.

After all, even Cao Peng doesn't know something, you, a guy who has been away all the year round, can actually find out the news, doesn't it mean that you Cao Peng has eyes and ears in Xudu City? And it's the kind of ears and eyes that are more powerful than Cao Yingyan's ears and eyes, so can Cao Yingyan not be suspicious?

Therefore, Cao Peng can only point to Cao Zhen.

"Big brother, Liu Bei is not a long-term resident.

Previously, he had not been recognized by the royal family, and he was still arrogant. Now that he has been approved by the royal family, but suddenly became low-key, isn't it an ulterior motive?

I thought that this Liu Bei was hiding people's eyes and ears and keeping his eyes and minds.

And what prompted him to keep his head in obscurity must have something unusual. You might as well order someone to keep an eye on him, lest he secretly do something right or wrong. ”

Regarding the conflict between Cao Peng and Liu Bei, Cao Zhen has also heard about it.

To be honest, he had a good impression of Liu Bei. This person is gentle and courteous, with a generous surname and a magnificent bearing, quite kind, and has the style of an elder.

Hearing Cao Peng's advice, Cao Zhen frowned.

"Ah Fu, I know that you have a conflict with Xuande, but now that Liu Xuande has bowed his head, why do you want to kill them all and not let go?"

"Huh?"

Cao Zhen sighed, "Duke Xuande is a gentle elder, and the person who robbed you of your grain and grass in the first place was his subordinate, and he didn't know about it. You knock on the door and cut down his big. Now that Zhang Fei has been captured and his family members have been trapped, he has already breathed a bad breath.

In that case, why should you ......"

Cao Peng's face changed suddenly.

He looked at Cao Zhen in surprise, and after a while, he didn't say anything, and left on his horse.

"Ah Fu ......"

Cao Zhen wanted to call Cao Peng, but he didn't know that Cao Peng ignored it at all and left by himself.

Gan Ning and the others didn't know what was going on, they just watched Cao Peng go, and hurriedly followed. Xu Yi and Dianman looked a little confused, and they were busy with Cao Zhen.

"Zidan, why didn't Ah Fu say goodbye?"

Cao Zhen was also a little unhappy in his heart.

I just said a few words to you, and you gave me a face, what kind of thing?

He said in a deep voice, "I don't know. ”

With that, he turned around and left.

Only Dian Man and Xu Yi were left, looking at each other, some did not know what ......—————————————————————————————— that night, Liu Bei was in the study, holding a volume of "Historical Records", reading carefully.

Guan Yu was not by his side, and after hearing the news that Zhang Fei was captured and detained in the Chenting official post last night, Liu Bei immediately ordered Guan Yu to lead the soldiers and horses to the rescue.

Worried that Guan Yu was arrogant, Liu Bei also asked Lu Zhu to accompany Guan Yu.

At this time, only Sun Qian and Jian Yong were left by Liu Bei's side, and the guards in the mansion were handed over to Chen Zhi.

He read the book for a while, and felt a little upset, so he put the scroll down, walked out of the room, and stood on the porch, with a deep groan.

Some time ago, Dong Cheng, the general of the chariot cavalry, suddenly secretly contacted him.

Liu Bei didn't know what was going on at first, so he rushed to the banquet. But he didn't want to, at the banquet, Dong Cheng suddenly withdrew his slave and took out an edict. This edict was written by Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty, saying that Cao Ying controlled the dynasty and was named Hanchen, but he was actually a thief.

Liu Xie has now grown up and is sincere, and hopes to be able to take charge of the court and rejuvenate the foundation of the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, he asked Dong Cheng to secretly contact the courtiers loyal to the Han family and jointly kill Cao Ying. In Liu Xie's letter, what he wrote was sincere. And the reason why this edict appeared in Dong Cheng's hands was because Dong Cheng's daughter was Liu Xie's nobleman and belonged to a relative...... Liu Xie could no longer find a suitable candidate.

Ping Yueli was confined to the deep palace, and most of the left and right were Cao Ying's eyes and ears.

Several henchmen around him, such as Liu Guang Lengfei and others, are either not in power, or they are not qualified enough, or they have no real power in their hands.

Including Dong Cheng, he is not a powerful person.

But no matter what, Dong Cheng is also a relative and belongs to someone Liu Xieneng's trust.

"Xuande is a member of the Han family, after King Jing of Zhongshan. Now he is regarded by His Majesty as the emperor's uncle, and he worships General Wei...... Cao thief said that Yi is rampant, if he can't get rid of it, sooner or later he will become a thief. I know Xuande and loyalty, so now I say that I invite each other, conspire with each other, and wait for the opportunity to kill the Cao thief......"

Liu Bei, Ji Lingling shuddered, and sat speechless.

It is true that he has ambitions, but before that, Liu Bei has never been involved in court disputes.

has always obeyed the orders of others, although it is Yuzhou Mu, Xuzhou Mu, but for the battle in the court, there is no experience.

keenly aware that this edict was an opportunity for him.

But he also knew that once he wrote his name on the edict, it would be equivalent to a complete reversal of Cao Ying, and there would be no room for change. At least for now, Liu Bei is not ready to fight against Cao Ying. In other words, he is not qualified to turn against Cao Ying.

"Dong Che rides, it is the duty of His Majesty to eradicate the national thieves.

But now that Cao Ying is powerful, we have no soldiers and no generals in our hands, how can we deal with it? It is imperative that the general of the chariot cavalry should be the courtiers of the internal alliance and the princes of the external alliance. When the time comes, we will cooperate with the outside to eradicate the national thieves in one fell swoop. But now...... I'm afraid it's not quite suitable. ”

Dong Cheng was overjoyed, "What Xuande thinks is exactly what I want." ”

So, Liu Bei and Dong Cheng discussed secretly and wrote their names on the edict.

Then he began to cultivate his glory, trying to paralyze Cao Ying in order to escape from Xudu. Cao Peng captured Zhang Fei and detained his family, Liu Bei was not angry? Very irritated! However, he didn't want to provoke right and wrong, so he had to turn a blind eye to this matter. What he has to do now is to leave Xu Du as soon as possible. If you stay in Xudu for a long time, you will have more worries about your life...... Standing on the cloister, thinking about what he had done, Liu Bei was basically satisfied.

Lao Cao, what do you think I am frustrated with now?

Your people on my neck, and I'm silent. Grow vegetables at home every day and do nothing...... You're still not going to let me go?

It can be said that Liu Bei is now crossing his fingers.

He was calculating, calculating how long he would stay in Xudu...... "My lord!" ”

Just when Liu Bei was pondering, a person hurriedly ran from the garden path.

Liu Bei looked over and recognized at a glance that the person was Jian Yong. In Liu Bei's impression, Jian Yong is a guy who never panics when encountering problems, and is calm and measured.

But now, he seemed to be a little flustered.

"Xianhe, why are you so flustered?"

"The general of the chariot cavalry just ordered someone to send a message."

"What message?"

"Ma Shoucheng, leave Xudu early tomorrow morning."

"Huh?"

Liu Bei's heart suddenly snorted, and his face suddenly showed a touch of panic.

Ma Shoucheng is Ma Teng.

Liu Bei knew that Ma Teng later owed his name on the edict. Originally, Dong Cheng made an appointment with them to meet once in a while, and everyone would meet. Liu Bei also wants to use this opportunity to get in touch with Ma Teng, so that he can have one more way out in the future.

How can it be good, Ma Teng wants to leave Xudu?

"What's going on?"

"Ma Shoucheng sent someone to the general of the Che Cavalry to say that it was best not to make any moves recently. He also said that he was likely to be targeted......"

"Who's targeting?"

"This ......" Jian Yong shook his head with a wry smile, "The general didn't say anything. ”

He thought about it for a while, and then changed his words, "But I heard that Ma Shoucheng was in Yuxiu Building today, and he had a conflict with someone and a fight." ”

"Who did you fight with?"

"It's Cao Peng who only returned to Xudu today."

In my mind, I couldn't help but think of the figure of the young man. Outside the gate, he cut off his own big sword with a knife, and Liu Bei still can't forget it.

He could feel that Cao Peng seemed to know him very well.

Now, as soon as he returns, he has a conflict with Ma Teng. What was it that made Ma Teng leave in a hurry?

"Where is Ma Shoucheng now?"

"I am preparing my bags in the official post, and I have already obtained Cao Ying's consent, and I will leave early in the morning."

"You immediately ask Gongyou to go to the official post and visit Ma Teng secretly. Inquire about why he left suddenly......"

"Whoa!"

Jian Yong didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly turned around and left.

Stepping down the corridor, Liu Bei walked slowly.

In the garden of mid-spring, peaches and apricots bloom. In the air, there is a faint fragrance of flowers, which is refreshing and refreshing.

Liu Bei walked with his hands in his hands, and his thoughts came and went.

One thing is for sure, the reason why Ma Teng left was related to the conflict between Jin Yue and Cao Peng in Yuxiu Building.

Cao Peng, Cao Peng...... This guy really isn't a worry-free master. previously sabotaged his plan to stay in Xuzhou, and also surrendered Zhang Liao to Cao Ying. For the eight strong generals under Lu Bu's account, Liu Bei is very greedy. Especially Zhang Liao and Zang Ba, they can be said to be blushing.

Although he was defeated by Zhang Liao several times, each was his master, and Liu Bei was not resentful.

Liu Bei attaches great importance to Zhang Liao's ability and his surname. It's just that in the end, such a person surrendered to Cao Ying.

If I have Zhang Wenyuan, I can be a prince!

Liu Bei secretly sighed in his heart.

At the same time, he began to examine his own shortcomings...... He found that he seemed to have underestimated Cao Peng's family. Needless to say, Cao Ji was the foundation of Cao Ji's ordnance supply. Just looking at Cao Jun's current equipment, Liu Bei felt very red. In particular, the Tiger Ben Army and the newly established Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were equipped with weapons and armor that were obviously stronger than those in the hands of ordinary soldiers.

If I can be equipped with such weapons, who in the world can stop me?

There is also that Deng Ji, although it is only a small Haixi order now, no one will treat him as a county order.

Two Huai Tuntian, this person single-handedly handled.

Such a person, who was unknown before, how did he come to Cao Ying's hands?

and that Cao Peng, who is not very old, but he is extraordinary. Just looking at the fact that he has super-first-class generals such as Gan Ning under him, it is enough to show that this person's means. A family of three, none of them is idle. Why didn't I pay attention to this family in the first place?

Thinking of this, Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh a little disappointed.

However, he soon perked up.

I am now also a member of the Han family, a dignified Han emperor's uncle. With this status, if you find the right opportunity, you can make a difference...... In this way, Liu Bei stopped in the garden for nearly half an hour.

Sun Qian returned from the official post and hurried to Liu Bei.

"Gongyou, what's the situation?"

Sun Qian replied: "Ma Shoucheng said that Cao Peng is probably the eyes and ears of Cao Ying's account. The reason why he is not in Xudu is just to cover people's eyes. This person should be very clear about Xu Du's situation, and today he clashed with Ma Teng in Yuxiu Building, and he called out the name of Ma Teng's young general...... Later, he also said 'take care' to Ma Teng, giving Ma Teng the feeling that this person must know something. Lord, I think Ma Teng is too timid, and if he says take care, he will be scared to the core. ”

"That's not right!"

Liu Bei shook his head.

"Ma Shoucheng is not a timid person, he is vertical and horizontal, powerful and powerful, and he always has his reason.

'Take care'...... Cao Jiaxiao'er's words are by no means casual. Slow down...... You say, why did he detain Yide in Chenting? ”

"Huh?"

"He doesn't have a killer wing, he can be put back.

But Cao Peng didn't, but left Yide and Tanzhi in Chenting and put them in custody...... Could there be any purpose in this? ”

People often say: don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door.

Whether it is Ma Teng or Liu Bei, there are ghosts in their hearts.

I'm afraid that even Cao Peng didn't expect that his casual sentence of 'take care' turned out to be two big people, and they were both worried.

Sun Gan's eyes swirled, his eyes widened suddenly, and he looked at Liu Bei in shock.

"Lord, this is ......"

Liu Bei nodded vigorously and said in a deep voice: "Come to think of it, Cao Ying has already gotten the news." I was obscure before, but I didn't let Cao Ying go. It's just that he doesn't want to make a big fuss, after all, I'm also a member of the Han clan now. He asked Cao Peng to detain Yide, knowing that my brotherhood is deep, he will definitely send someone to go. There aren't many people around me who are available, and only Yun Chang...... Then he can take the opportunity to take me down. ”

Sun Gan's face changed, and he agreed vigorously.

Liu Bei wandered around the room, and after a while, he said softly: "No, if I don't leave, I must be harmed by Cao Ying." ”

"Lord, Prepare ......"

"You went out of the city overnight and informed Yun Chang and Yide not to return to Xu Du for the time being. ordered the two of them to lead their troops and hide in Juntai...... I will join them as soon as I can. ”

(To be continued)