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It's just that temperament, which has the effect of standing out from the crowd. In the past few years, Cao Peng has devoted himself to studying, which has made him have a kind of elegant demeanor in his temperament. In addition, he experienced many changes in his early years, so that among the elegance, there is a mixture of fierceness and heroism. That feeling gives people a very strange feeling...... restrained the fierce qi and fused it into a bookish atmosphere, which also made Dou Hu discover his existence at a glance.

"In Xia Cao Peng, I have seen the young patriarch."

Cao Peng did not hide his life, because he knew that in this Hexi region, not many people knew his name at all.

Dou Hu was stunned for a moment, and looked Cao Peng up and down.

"Han Jia'er?"

"Exactly."

Li Ding pretended to be relaxed: "Mr. Cao is a famous person in the Central Plains, because he offended people, so he came to Hexi for refuge, and now he is working under my grandfather's account." Brother Hu, don't be too interested in solicitation, Mr. Cao is very important to my grandfather. ”

Dou Hu smiled and didn't say anything more.

"You guy, you're always worried about me robbing you......"

The war in the Central Plains is in full swing, and many capable people will take refuge in Saibei if they are desperate. These people either went to the Xiongnu, took refuge in the Huns, or worked for the Xianbei people. There will also be some people who come to Hexi and live a carefree life. Compared with other places, although life in Hexi is more difficult, it can be regarded as a pure land.

So Dou Hu didn't think much about it.

He urged his horse to prepare to enter the city, and after walking two steps, he suddenly turned his head and asked, "Mr. Cao, is your horse for sale?" ”

"Huh?"

"This lion and tiger beast is a good horse that is rare in a hundred years."

Cao Peng bowed slightly on the horse, and replied with a smile: "Young patriarch, this horse is my *** son, forgive me for not selling it." ”

"Uh...... That's a pity! ”

Dou Hu glanced at the lion tiger beast with nostalgia, turned his head and walked side by side with Li Ding, and walked into the red water set.

For the people of the steppe, horses are their second life. Unless forced to do so, it is rare for someone to take someone else's mount. Unless it is those tyrannical gentlemen, the metropolis will have a good discussion with the owner of the horse. If the owner doesn't want to sell, then he can only give up...... Although Dou Hu fell in love with Cao Peng's lion and tiger beast, he grew up on the grassland since he was a child, and he was unwilling to take people's love. If you use it strongly, you will get into trouble if you don't get it right.

Cao Peng followed Hu and slowly walked into the red water set.

At the same time, his senses for Dou Hu also improved a lot all of a sudden.

This guy may not have a sense of belonging to the Han court, but he is not a gentleman, and he is quite disciplined.

Judging from his posture on horseback, this Dou Hu's kung fu should not be bad.

At least, Cao Peng felt that he should be much stronger than Li Ding. It is estimated that at least he can fight with Han De.

For a time, Cao Peng suddenly had a heart of love.

It's just that he knows the current situation very well, so he only praised it in his heart and didn't say anything.

Li Ding told Dou Hu that he came to Hongshuiji to buy some goods on Li Qi's orders.

Dou Hu said softly: "In two days, the Ma family will come, are you interested in meeting?" ”

"Wuwei Ma's family?"

"Yes!"

"What are they doing here?"

It can be seen that Li Ding and Dou Hu have a good relationship, and they talk very casually.

Dou Hu sighed, "The Emperor of the Han family heard that he had sent people to Hexi, and he intended to recruit Liang Yuanbi's people; The Wuwei Ma family seems to be eyeing Hongze, and has sent people to Hongshuiji many times before, saying that they want to recruit my father. ”

"Then what did General Dou say?"

Dou Lan is a descendant of the great general Dou Xian, and the people of Hongze are more accustomed to calling him General Dou.

Dou Hu said in a low voice: "Father is also a little hesitant now, and he has never made up his mind...... After all, he has his heart set on the Han family, but he is worried about offending the Ma family, and even if the Han family intends to support it, it will not be as close as the Ma family.

I heard that Ma Mengqi and Han Sui teamed up to destroy the White Wolf Qiang at the beginning of the year.

You should know that the white wolf Qiang has long been attached to the Han family, and when the Ma family sent troops to attack, the white wolf Qiang also asked the Han family for help. But Liangzhou Thorn Shi Weikang couldn't do anything about it, and he didn't have any reaction to watch the white wolf Qiang be eliminated...... Father is also worried about this matter now, he is afraid that if he offends the Ma family, he will end up the same as the white wolf. ”

Although Dou Hu's voice was not loud, he did not deliberately cover it up.

Cao Peng's ears are very good, and he can hear clearly in the back......

Why, Ma Teng is also eyeing Hongze?

If you put yourself in Dou Lan's place, I'm afraid you will also feel embarrassed. However, which one is the white wolf? Why have you never heard of this tribe? Listening to Dou Hu's tone, he seemed to be quite jealous of the 'Jin Ma Chao'.

Li Ding asked, "Who will the Ma family send?" ”

"It's not good, I don't think it's too light."

"Could it be Ma Mengqi?"

"It's not impossible...... If you are interested, you may wish to stay for a few more days, and you will naturally meet the people of the Ma family at that time. ”

Li Ding did not agree immediately, but only said that he would consider it.

Not long after entering the city, the two said goodbye and parted. Dou Hu returned to his home, while Li Ding took Cao Peng and stayed at an inn on the Red Water Market. Naturally, it was impossible for him to live in Dou Hu's house, after all, although he and Dou Hu were familiar with each other, it was always a little inconvenient to have Cao Peng here. And the inn he chose was also opened by a clansman in his tribe. In Li Qi's tribe, in addition to herdsmen, there are also some people who do business outside. Although he is in business, he is loyal to the tribe and brings a lot of money to the tribe every year......

"Did you hear it all?"

"Hmm!"

"What do you think?"

Li Ding sat next to the dining table, drank a glass of wine, and asked in a deep voice.

Cao Peng smiled, "Since Major General Dou is retained, then we might as well stay and take a look." I also want to know what choice General Dou will make in the end at the invitation of the Wuwei Ma family. ”

"It's okay to stay, but don't cause trouble."

"This, I know!"

As Cao Peng spoke, he picked up the pottery bowl and took a sip of it in his mouth, his eyes revealing a contemplative expression.

Ma Teng has begun to strengthen his rule in the Northwest Territories.

Since it is a rule, it is nothing more than two means: softness and war...... Cao Peng suddenly had a strange thought: although Ma Teng signed the edict, his performance all the time did not let Cao Peng see how loyal he was to the Han family. In fact, since the incident, Ma Teng has been strengthening his strength and developing his strength.

He would even superficially submit to Cao Cao in order to gain more political capital.

How loyal is such a person to the Han court? Cao Peng won't believe it when he is killed......

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is said that Ma Teng hated Cao Cao to the core. But just last year, when Guo Yuan and the Southern Xiongnu were ravaging Hedong, Ma Teng sent his eldest son Ma Chao to lead the troops to assist Cao Cao in pacifying Hedong. Is he really loyal to the Han family?

Cao Peng felt that the reason why Cao Cao killed Ma Teng was probably not because Ma Teng was loyal to the Han family.

More reason, it is because Ma Teng's power in the northwest region is getting stronger and stronger, which makes Cao Cao feel inexplicable pressure. Ma Teng sits on the Hexi Corridor and almost dominates Liangzhou. Although Liangzhou Thorn Shi Weikang was an official of the imperial court and a member of the Jingzhaowei clan, he had very little influence on Ma Teng, so that he was finally killed by Ma Chao.

Cao Cao was in the Central Plains, and there were enemies such as Liu Cousin, Sun Quan, and Liu Bei.

Hanzhong Zhang Lu snake and mouse at both ends, swaying, while Ma Teng controls Xiliang, may threaten Guanzhong at any time, and then seize the Central Plains. During the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, the saying that those who won the middle of the world won the world was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even Cao Cao had to have scruples about Ma Teng. Therefore, Cao Peng felt that the reason why Cao Cao wanted to trap Ma Teng was to reduce Ma Teng's influence in Liangzhou, and then help Wei Kang up. It's a pity that it was finally destroyed by Ma Chao......

When I was a teenager in my previous life, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there were two Cao Peng's favorites.

One is Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong, and the other is Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi...... It's a pity that Cao Peng grew up later and learned about the real Ma Chao from the history books, which made him disgusted with Ma Chao. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is said that Ma Teng was killed by Cao Cao, Ma Dai fled to Liangzhou, and Ma Chao raised troops to avenge his father; However, it is clearly written in the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms: At that time, Ma Teng's father and son were only under house arrest by Cao Cao, and Ma Chao couldn't wait to rebel in Wuwei. It was precisely because of Ma Chao's army that Cao Cao made up his mind to kill Ma Teng's father and son in Xudu......

In other words, Ma Teng was not killed by Cao Cao, but died at the hands of Ma Chao.

This is a cold-blooded man!

In the end, the family was ruined, his wife was separated, and even the general Pang De, who was loyal to him, was attached to Cao Cao's account.

Therefore, Cao Peng's sense of Ma Chao has changed.

"Let's stay and see what the Ma family has in mind."

Cao Peng made up his mind and drank all the wine in the bowl.

"Li Ding, someone will come to me in the next two days, you can keep an eye on it for me."

Li Ding nodded, and suddenly asked, "The surname Cao, if Hongze is attached to the Han family, how will the Han family treat us?" ”

Cao Peng was stunned, and then laughed and said: "The horse is released, the field is cultivated, and the business is done......

I was ordered to recover Hexi, not to gain anything from you, but to give you more. ”

"Give us more? For example......"

Cao Peng put down the wine bowl and said in a deep voice: "For example, the dignity of the people of the Han Dynasty." ”

Li Ding, there was silence in an instant!

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While Cao Peng and Li Ding were drinking in the inn, Dou Lan and Dou Hu, father and son, were also talking in the flower hall.

The content of the conversation between the two is still dominated by Ma Teng and Cao Peng.

It's just that due to the lack of information, Dou Lan and Dou Hu don't know exactly what the name of the chief general sent by the imperial court to Hexi is.

"Father, I met Li Ding outside the city today."

"Oh?"

Li Qi seems to have recruited capable people again...... I saw him at the gate of the city, and his name was Cao Peng. ”

"How?"

"He looks like a scholar, but he's definitely a murderer. Although he tried his best to hide, he had a military spirit in his bones. He's got a liger! People who can have such a divine horse are by no means idle. ”

"Liger?"

Dou Lan frowned and nodded slightly.

"Where is Li Ding now?"

"It seems that you live in an inn in another tribe, father, do you want to test it?"

Dou Lan thought for a while, shook his head and said, "That old guy Li Qi has always been close to the people of the Central Plains...... Now Cao Cao, the chief secretary of the imperial court, is leading troops to conquer Hebei, presumably because of this reason that person will come to Hexi. You can get in touch with him, and by the way, inquire about the details of this chief general stationed in Hexi. He was in the Central Plains just now, and he must have understood something. As for temptation...... Not necessarily! Li Qi is not a person who does not know the importance of the matter, and the prestige of the old guy is not bad, if he angers him because of this, I am afraid that the gains outweigh the losses. It's better to ...... Get closer to that Cao Peng. ”

Dou Hu heard this and gladly agreed.

And Dou Lan gently rubbed her temples and said bitterly: "The people of the Ma family have already set off, and they will arrive the day after tomorrow at the latest."

In the past two days, you have worked harder, and you don't want to make things happen to the city.

The Ma family sent someone over this time, and they will definitely not let us go as easily as before...... Since the imperial court wants to send soldiers and horses, the Ma family will definitely ask us to take a stand. This matter is not trivial, and you and I need to be cautious. ”

"Dad, who did the Ma family send over?"

Dou Lan glanced at Dou Hu and replied in a deep voice: "Ma Chao! ”

"Ma Mengqi is here in person?"

"That's why I said that the Ma family will not give up."

Dou Hu also showed a hint of jealousy, although he also practiced good martial arts, he was quite famous in Hexi. But compared with Ma Chao, Dou Hu also has self-knowledge. As Dad said: Ma Chaolai will never give up......

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In the middle of July of the eighth year of Jian'an, Yuan Tan could not resist Yuan Shang's attack and retreated to Pingyuan County.

He ordered the strategist Xin Bi to beg Cao Cao to surrender, and after Cao Cao accepted Yuan Tan's request to surrender, he ordered the tiger and leopard to ride the deputy governor and the general Gan Ning to cross the river for the vanguard to rescue...... At the same time, he ordered the general Zhang Liao to attack from Hanoi and attack Yecheng. Yuan Shang heard that Yecheng was in danger and hurriedly wanted to return to the army, but was ambushed by Gan Ning on the way, and Yuan Shang suffered heavy casualties......

In the same month, the three counties of Jian'an, Hanxing and Nanping in Yangzhou rebelled, gathering tens of thousands of people to rebel.

Sun Quan ordered He Qi, a native of Shanyin, to be the southern governor, so that each of the subordinate counties sent 5,000 troops, which were uniformly dispatched by He Qi to conquer the rebels. He Qi, when Sun Ce was alive, he was very valued by Sun Ce. It is precisely for this reason that after Sun Quan took over the helm of Eastern Wu, he more or less suppressed He Qi to a certain extent, and ordered him to leave the southeast corner of the town.

However, after this He Qi led the troops, he quickly attacked.

In mid-July, he beheaded the leader of the anti-thieves, Hong Ming, captured Hong Jin, Yuan Yu, Huadang and other thieves, and killed more than 6,000 anti-thieves, which made the anti-thieves frightened. Because of this, He Qi was called the king of Heyan, which made Jiangdong safe in the southeast from now on......

It was in this month that Liu Bei made a request to Liu Biao to lead the people of the headquarters and go out of Xinye.

Since Liu Bei took refuge in Liu Biao, Liu Biao was extremely jealous of him and stayed in Xiangyang, refusing to drive him away or reuse him. Among them, it is true that Liu Biao is wary of Liu Bei, and there is also the resistance of the Jingxiang clan to Liu Bei.

Now Liu Bei invited himself to garrison Xinye and guard the northern gateway to Jingzhou.

Liu Biao agreed without hesitation, and at the same time, the Jingxiang clan was also unexpected, and no one stood up against it......