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Liu Hong was a little at a loss when he saw that the ministers had different opinions, and Zhao Zhong, the regular attendant, hurriedly leaned forward and whispered a few words in Liu Hong's ear. Liu Hong nodded again and again, smiled away, and said loudly: "All Aiqing have their own opinions and have their own reasons, so that it is really difficult for me to decide!" Zhang Changshi's words about the hussar general are indeed not well thought-out, but Meng Qi is not only the champion of the three armies of my Han Dynasty, but also the only horse I have. ”

Ma Chao hurriedly turned over and dismounted, bowed on one knee: "The minister is here!" ”

Liu Hong got up and walked to the side of the stage and said loudly: "Champion Hou Yongguan three armies, his fame and fame are powerful and powerful, and his name is spread all over the world!" Heroes will be the heroes of the world, only the champion Hou has not tasted defeat, which shows that 'Xiliang Ma Mengqi, the hero of the world's crown. That's true. It is said that I will be the princess of ten thousand years, and you will be a relative of the emperor and a relative of the emperor, and you should help me govern the world together and sweep away the chaotic party. I specially named you as the general of Wei, the fake festival, the governor and the military of the two states, and immediately go to the post to exterminate the Black Mountain thieves and the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, there must be no mistake! ”

Ma Chao said: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" The minister didn't dare to be negative, and promised to let the Black Mountain thieves collapse within two years, if he couldn't come to see him with a military writ! ”

Liu Hong was overjoyed and said: "Champion Hou Hao is full of anger, and I am very happy!" The Ma family and the Liu family of the Han family have always had a relationship, and now you are my concubine, so there is no doubt that I will reuse the Xiliang horse family! After that, he turned around and said: "Lu Shangshu immediately drafted an edict and named Ma Teng as the general of Zuo Zhonglang, and he can come to Beijing to listen to the investigation!" Feng Ma Teng's wife Zou is Maolingjun! 800 households! Feng Ma Chao was a general from his younger brother Ma Dai, Ma Teng's second son Ma Xiu, and his third son Ma Tie. ”

Ma Chao hurriedly thanked him, but his heart was cold. Liu Hong's lavish reward for the Ma family seems to be infinitely beautiful, but in fact, he invited Ma Teng and his wife to Luoyang as hostages. It must have been the idea of Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song and others.

Zuo Zhonglang will be ranked as the ninth secretary, with a rank ratio of 2,000 stones, but he has no military power to participate in the government, which is really an idle position. Jun is the title of a woman in the Han Dynasty, and a man is a woman who is called a king, which is not the meaning of a monarch. Maoling Jun is equivalent to the county Hou (Maoling is the place name, Ma Chao's birthplace), and his status is comparable to that of a royal princess. The Eastern Han Dynasty rarely awarded the title of woman, and generally only awarded it to the mother of the queen of the current dynasty, and the queen's mother was named Wuyangjun. But it's not limited to the queen's mother, as long as your merit is great enough and your reputation is high enough, you can also be appointed. In history, when Dong Zhuo was in power, he named his mother Chiyang Jun and his granddaughter Weiyang Jun.

He Jin and others had the intention to oppose it, but Liu Hong had already given in and demoted the hussar general to General Wei, and speaking out against it would only arouse Liu Hong's disgust, and he would tear his face with Ma Chao. Ma Chao is the horse of the dynasty, and the three armies of the Yongguan have made extraordinary achievements, except for his young age, no one can find fault with the position of leading the general.

At this point, the three-day heroic battle ended successfully, Liu Hong announced that he would hold a banquet in Deyang Hall at noon tomorrow, and also saw off Ma Chao to celebrate his achievements.

Back at the temporary general's mansion in the city, Ma Chao gathered his subordinates together and held a small banquet to celebrate his achievements. Ma Chao is very satisfied with the position of General Wei, anyway, the court will not give him a soldier, a soldier, a money or a grain, it is only a nominal problem for him. General Wei and the hussar general are comparable to the military attachés of the three dukes, and they can both open the government and establish a government, which is enough.

The newcomers Wen Ping, Li Yan and Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, Zhang Liao and others are also acquainted. After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Li Yan suddenly said: "The courage of the lord is the best in the world, and his fame has spread all over the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty. Or assist the Han family, or seek to win the country can achieve a great cause! But there is one thing that I don't know whether to say or not! ”

Ma Chao said: "There is something to say, but it doesn't hurt to speak!" I want to hear your opinions, too! ”

Li Yan put down the bronze wine jue, and said: "Although I and Zhongye have just come to vote, but paying attention to the lord is no longer just a day, now the princes are rising, the Han family will be tilted, and people with lofty ideals want to share a piece of soup, may I ask the will of the lord to do Lu Xiang for Kuangfu Han Dynasty, or to seek to win the country than the first emperor?" ”

Ma Chao had already confessed to Huang Zhong and others about this matter last night, and Li Yan and Wen hired Fang to defect today, so they didn't know about it.

Ma Chao asked with interest: "How about being Lu Xiang?" What about the First Emperor? ”

Li Yan said: "If you are Lu Xiang, as long as you work diligently for the lord, you will have a good future!" If it is compared to the first emperor, then the lord is walking on thin ice at the moment, and the situation is greatly unfavorable! ”

"Nonsense! The lord has just been sealed, how can it be greatly disadvantaged? Dian Wei, Chen Zhi and others immediately reprimanded, and even Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong, and Le Jin were also dissatisfied.

Ma Chao waved his hand to stop Dian Wei, frowned, and said, "Go ahead, see if we see the same thing!" ”

Li Yan clenched his fists and continued: "The lord has no other prestige at a young age, his position is high and powerful, and he is deeply used by the imperial court, but Mu Xiu is in the forest, and he will definitely become the target of everyone. Today, the edict of the Son of Heaven ostensibly rewards the lord's parents, but in fact, it is to prevent the lord from having a heart of disobedience after he becomes big! At the same time, it is also weakening the strength of the lord, imagine if there is no land in Xiliang County, although the lord is a general Wei, he is also like a rootless Ping, the only choice is to be completely loyal to the Han family and continue to serve the Liu family! ”

Ma Chao's eyes flashed, and he nodded: "What Zhengfang said is very reasonable, Liu Hong wants to use this candidate to balance He Jin and deter the princes in various places, but he is afraid that this candidate will make a big rebellion, so he will recruit my parents to Luoyang as a hostage, this is the plan of Lu Zhi, Yang Biao, and Yuan Kui!" Can Liu Hong's faint gentleman come up with such a clever plan? But he has a good plan, I have a wall ladder, this matter has been calculated for a long time, everyone wait and see! ”

These remarks repeatedly mentioned Liu Hong's name, which was no different from revealing his heart, and at the same time, he talked and laughed freely, confident, and obviously handled this matter with ease.

Li Zheng was in awe and bowed: "The lord is far better than the last general, but he is too worried!" ”

Ma Chao said: "In the past few months, this candidate has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, which can be said to be out of the limelight, and now it has already become the focus of attention of all forces. Now that you have obtained what you want, it is time for the rapids to retreat bravely and lie dormant for the time being. The land of Xiliang has been in turmoil for decades, and now it is deserted and the economy is collapsing, so why not let it out temporarily? As long as the soldiers in the hands of this candidate are rich and the land of the world is desirable, why bother with the small profits in front of him? ”

"The lord is wise!" Several people claimed that they were completely convinced of Ma Chao, and they no longer dared to think that he was a teenager who was only twelve years old.

Ma Chao shook his head and said: "Now there are new fierce generals such as Han Sheng, Lao Dian, Wen Yuan, Wen Qian, Shu Zhi, Zhong Ye, and Zhengfang under the command of Ben Hou, and at the same time, there are Pang De, Wang Shuang, and the three siblings of Zijing and Ben Hou in front of him in the Hetao area, leading troops to fight and pacify the chaotic party are naturally not worried, but the talents who govern internal affairs, appease the people, and give advice are just one person, which is really insufficient!" I thought hard all night last night, and finally listed a few talented people I know, whether we can recruit these talents is related to the success or failure of our great cause! Zijing, this matter belongs to you. ”

Meng Da got up when he heard the words and said: "Don't worry, the lord is willing to do this with his three-inch tongue!" ”

Ma Chao nodded and said: "Ming said that you have prepared enough entanglements, and selected fifty sergeants to rush to Yingchuan County disguised as merchants. ”

Meng Da Zhengse said: "The lord asks for words, Zijing doesn't dare to be half slack!" ”

Ma Chao said: "Yingchuan Xuchang County has a big family Xun family, its family has Xun Yu, Xun Yu, this uncle and nephew are Wang Zuozhicai, the big thing can be done, in addition to Yangzhai Guo Jia, Changshe Zhong Xuan, Xuchang Chen Qun and Xu Shu Xu Yuanzhi, Du Xi Du Zixu and Xi Zhicai three, in order to show sincerity, later this candidate will write a handwritten letter to each of these eight people, if you can summon to remember your great achievements, if the big thing is done, you will make great contributions! ”

Meng Da secretly remembered in his heart, and said with a solemn face: "The lord entrusts Meng Da with such a big matter, how dare he not do his best?" The lord waits patiently for the good news! ”

Ma Chao only has Meng Da available at the moment, he has important things to do, and it is impossible for him to go out in person to recruit talents now, so he thought about it and said: "There is an Yingchuan Academy in Yingchuan, and the famous Mr. Shuijing, Mr. Sima Hui, is the person in charge, if it is difficult to find it for a while, you can go to Mr. Sima to find out." ”

"After finishing the affairs of Yingchuan County, you also have to find Huainan Chengde, Liu Ye, Liu Ziyang, Linhuai Dongcheng, Lu Su, Lu Zijing, Pengcheng, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Zibu, Xiapi, Chen Deng, Chen Yuanlong, Dongjun Chen Gongtai, Donglai Taishi Citai, Shi Ziyi, Qian Guo, Qiao County, Xu Chu, Xu Zhongkang, Guangling, Zhang Hong, Zhang Zigang, and eight people."

Meng Da hurriedly found silk silk to write down these sixteen people, frowned and said: "These people are divided in the five prefectures of Xu, Yan, Jing, Qing, and Henan, and they only have the names of counties, so it is not easy to find them!" ”

"Not bad!" Ma Chao got up and said: "This matter has a long way to go, and Zijing has to do it?" I will give you two years, and you will travel all over the land of the five states within two years. At the same time, it is not limited to these sixteen people, anyone who has a skill can be used by me! Everywhere you go, you must carefully inquire about the famous people in the local area, as long as it is a talent, regardless of origin, regardless of the noble or low, treat it with courtesy, I am fortunate to get it, lose my life, if you can't do it and don't force it, remember! Remember! ”

After thinking about it, Ma Chao said again: "In addition, you must keep a low profile, don't let people grab the handle, this candidate will immediately promote you to the general under my command, all the people you recommend, this candidate will treat them with courtesy, and use them according to their talents!" In the future, all the merits they have made will be shared with you, and in the future, your merits and status will be higher than those of most of them! ”

Meng Da was excited when he heard this, and at the same time grateful, Ma Chao handed over such a big thing to him, not only a matter of trust, he simply regarded him as a brother, and died as a confidant, Meng Da, who was not yet twenty years old, was moved to moisten his eyes, and said very seriously: "Don't worry, the last general will not dare to slack off, swear to serve the princess, and die without regrets!" ”

Ma Chao said with a smile: "Zijing is the first group of generals to follow Benhou, I naturally trust it, do it well!" I will personally find a good family for you. The eldest husband has no wife, just like there is no beam in the house, Wen Yuan and Shu Zhi have also reached the age of marrying a wife, and the surname of this Hou Suo will be done for you together, Bao Er and others are satisfied! ”

The three of them were moved when they heard this, where to find this kind of lord who even cares about the marriage of his subordinates?