Tian Kai said: "Brother Wenju has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it!" ”

Kong Rong shook his head and sighed: "Unless General Gongsun can send troops from Youzhou to put pressure on Ma Chao, but this matter is more difficult to achieve, Youzhou also has the state pastor Liu Yu, Liu Yu's son is an official in Luoyang, it is impossible for him to rebel against the imperial court." And once Gongsun Chan sends troops, Liu Yu will definitely take the opportunity to send troops to raid his lair and take over his territory! ”

Tian Kai nodded and said: "That's right, the two have been fighting openly and secretly for several years, and each wants to eliminate the other party's monopoly on Youzhou." And in the Hejian and Zhongshan areas, there is also a fierce general comparable to Lu Bu Zhao Yun, if General Gongsun dares to make a slight move, it will be a situation of being attacked on both sides! ”

The two discussed for a long time, and they didn't come up with a good way to let Ma Chao retreat, he definitely couldn't beat it, and it was difficult to wait for reinforcements to come from the city.

At this moment, Tian Kaibu will clasp his fists and say, "Why are you so troublesome? Although Ma Chao is powerful, he is not without weaknesses, and there is an excellent opportunity to disintegrate his power in front of him. ”

Tian Kai said: "General Shan try to say it! ”

Shan Jing said: "Ma Chao is in the north, controlling the imperial court, has long been feared by the princes of the world, if we can deal with it in one fell swoop, its forces will collapse and split, and now there is a great opportunity, I am afraid that the two will not dare to do it!" ”

Kong Rong frowned when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "The gentleman has done something and not done something, the general trusts the two of us so much, how can he do such an unrighteous act?" I don't have to mention this again! ”

Tian Kai also said: "Ma Chaowu is brave and difficult, almost not weaker than Lu Bu, although he entered the city this time, he has already made all kinds of preparations, and it may be difficult to make a rash move, and it will cause the disaster of killing and exterminating the clan!" ”

Shan Jing disagreed, and objected: "Ma Chao only has two hundred personal soldiers around him, as long as he sends armor soldiers to surround the Thorn Shifu, it will be difficult for him to fly even if he inserts his wings!" After that, you only need to hold on to the city for a few days, and the rest of the city will disperse. ”

Tian Kai's face turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "This move is undoubtedly digging a self-grave, the Ma family is not only Ma Chao, there are also Ma Teng, Ma Xiu, Ma Dai and others in Luoyang, Jizhou and even Guanzhong." If Ma Chao is harmed, how can they let me go? At that time, hundreds of thousands of troops will attack Qingzhou, and we will have no place to be buried. Besides, Tian would never do such an unrighteous act! ”

Shan Jing said: "Such an opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, could it be that Tian Tingshi wants to betray the lord and take refuge in Ma Chao?" ”

Tian Kai said: "General Shan's words are serious, and he also works for the imperial court, how can he say betrayal?" If General Gongsun was here, he would never have made such a villainous act! Shu Tian can't agree to this! ”

Shan Jing's face was cloudy, he snorted coldly, turned his head and left. The rest of Yan Gang hesitated for a while, and also left with Shan Jing.

In the afternoon, Tian Kai and Kong Rong held a banquet in the mansion to wash the dust for Ma Chao, and Dian Wei and Chen Zhi were also seated. After three rounds of drinking, Ma Chao raised his glass and said: "Qingzhou is fertile for thousands of miles, densely populated, the people know a lot of etiquette, and there are many talents. Before the Yellow Turban, it was also considered a rich place of the Han Dynasty, but because the former state assassin Shi Jiaohe was mediocre and incompetent, he even became the base of the Yellow Turban thieves. Now that most of the Yellow Turban Rebellion has been co-opted and the rest are not in the climate, it is time to reduce taxes, encourage farming, and allow the people to stabilize their fields, so that most of them can recover in five to ten years. ”

Tian Kai said: "What the general said is very true, Qingzhou has been plagued by war for many years, the people have been displaced, the land is barren and uncultivated, water thieves and robbers are rampant, and no one can control it, and it is in urgent need of a stable environment to recuperate." If the imperial court is willing to send talents to deal with it, this phenomenon will definitely improve! ”

Ma Chao nodded and said: "That's right, Ben Jiang has already thought of a strategy, Qingzhou has a deep heritage, there are large areas of land to cultivate, and the population is not a few, just because the war has caused the people to lose their land and production tools, in response to this matter, Ben will decide to develop the collective tuntian system in Qingzhou, and it is not too late to seek development after recovering part of the vitality!" ”

Kong Rong and Tian Kai had never heard of the collective tuntian system, and they were curious, and asked at the moment: "I don't know what the collective tuntian system is, I would like to hear about it!" ”

Ma Chao smiled slightly and explained: "The so-called collective tuntian system is collective tuntian, collective labor, and distribution according to work. After many inquiries, I heard that the people in Qingzhou have either become yellow turban thieves or fallen into the grass, and the people are living by looting and not producing, and sooner or later they will go to extinction! ”

"In this regard, first of all, we must vigorously crack down on thieves in Qingzhou, and we must not let the thieves who have earned nothing continue to go unpunished! At the same time, the imperial court set up several tuntian camps in each county, and all the people who could not afford to eat and had the ability to work could come to vote, and the government organized refugees to work in tuntian, provided production tools and rations, and distributed the fruits of labor according to the labor force when harvesting. ”

"With enough food, the people will be able to leave the cantonment camp and cultivate on their own, and the government will not only distribute the land to them, but also reduce a certain amount of taxes, so that within five years, more and more people will be able to support themselves." The people have to eat and some to wear, so naturally they will not gather to rebel, so Qingzhou can be determined! ”

The two nodded again and again when they heard this, and Kong Rong said: "Although what the general said is reasonable, how many people are displaced in Qingzhou?" If the imperial court wants to establish a tuntian camp, it must first solve the problem of rations for a large number of displaced people, and the required grain, grass and materials are unpredictable. Could it be that he also robbed other states and counties like Cao thieves? ”

Ma Chao shook his head and said, "Cao Mengde is a national thief!" The purpose of this general to lead his troops this time is to completely exterminate the Cao thief! Since his debut, Ben Jiang has never robbed ordinary people of a single penny or food. Have you ever heard of the evil deeds of robbing the people under the command of Ben General? ”

The two shook their heads in unison, and Ma Chao continued: "I would have admired looting to make a fortune, but it was only for foreigners, and internal robbery and exploitation were undoubtedly fratricidal, I can't bear to do it, let alone disdain it!" As for the livelihood of Qingzhou refugees, Ben Jiang has already made preparations, Qingzhou is adjacent to Jizhou, and has water transportation in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, so it is possible to transfer grain and materials from Jizhou to support Qingzhou. ”

Hearing this, the two were in awe, glanced at each other, got up and saluted: "The general is merciful, we thank the general for his kindness on behalf of the millions of displaced people in Qingzhou!" ”

"Hurry up, two of you!" Ma Chao hurriedly got up and helped the two of them up, and couldn't help asking: "In this way, are the two of you willing to enter the court as officials and completely hand over the land of Qingzhou?" ”

Kong Rong said: "The general is dedicated to the people and the development and expansion of the descendants of Yan and Huang, how can we ignore millions of refugees in Qingzhou for our own selfish desires!" Kong Rong is not talented, and he is willing to enter Beijing to serve the imperial court! ”

Tian Kai also hugged his fists and said: "Kong Beihai's words are reasonable, Kaiben is the general of General Gongsun, and now there is an unrighteous move to take refuge in the imperial court, but it is what my generation should do to give up small righteousness for the sake of righteousness. ”

Ma was overjoyed and was about to speak, but he heard a loud shout from outside the door: "Tian Kai Pifu!" The lord treats you very well, if it wasn't for the lord's great help, I would have been able to lay the foundation now! But you don't know how to repay the favor, and you will give away the good foundation to others, and from then on, you are willing to take refuge in Ma Chao, but we will not follow! ”

Everyone looked up, and they didn't know when Shan Jing and Yan Gang left the table and stepped out of the door, and the two stood in the distance and scolded Tian Kai.

Tian Kai's face was extremely ugly, and he said angrily: "Shan Jing, Yan Gang, do you two want to rebel in front of the general?" I said that you are not thin, but why is this so? ”

Shan Jing shouted: "At the beginning, the three of us led the army to pacify Qingzhou, and they all worked hard for General Gongsun, and the two of us are not your subordinates, how can I rebel?" It's that you are treacherous, mercenary, and you will give up most of Qingzhou just by a few words, but we don't agree! ”

Ma Chao heard it in his ears, and quickly understood what was going on, remembering that in history, Gongsun Zan tried to dominate the four northern continents after killing Liu Yu, led the Youzhou herd himself, and sent Tian Kai as the Qingzhou Thorn History, Yan Gang as the Jizhou Thorn History, and Shan Jing as the Yanzhou Thorn History, of course, only in name.

Now because of his arrival, the historical trend has long been unrecognizable, and Shan Jing and Yan Gang are actually mixed up with Tian Kai. stopped Tian Kai from retorting at the moment, and said: "I am a general of the imperial court, and it is a legitimate thing to garrison Qingzhou, Gongsun Zhan is just a miscellaneous general, responsible for the defense of the northern border, how can I interfere in the military and political affairs of the mainland?" The two kept saying that Qingzhou was the foundation of your wait, could it be that they wanted to rebel? ”

Shan Jing shouted: "The thief is too flattering, Shan doesn't eat you!" You are a general in the imperial court, but in fact you are a national thief with usurpation intentions, what is the difference between you and Dong Zhuo at the beginning? Thou hast bullied the young monarch, controlled the government, killed in vain, robbed the wealthy family, and the crime was monstrous, and Shan Mou was eager to drink your blood, eat your flesh, and sleep on your skin! ”

"Maniac, dare not speak!" Without waiting for Ma Chao to speak, Dian Wei and Chen Zhi became angry, pulled out the sword at their waist and were about to kill.

Shan Jing was not afraid at all, and laughed and said: "Can you wait for Er to come and go today?" After that, he took two steps back and shouted: "For Ben General to catch alive, the glory and wealth we are waiting for are all on Ma Chao!" The rest will be killed! ”

As soon as the words fell, a shout suddenly sounded outside the mansion, and there were thousands of people listening to the momentum, and in the blink of an eye, the assassin's mansion was surrounded by water, and it was obvious that there was an ambush.

Ma Chao's face changed, staring coldly at Tian Kai and Kong Rong, without saying a word, Dian Wei and Chen Zhi led their own soldiers to guard the door, and a bloody battle was about to break out.

Tian Kai's face was extremely ugly, and Kong Rong was slightly panicked and at a loss. After Shan Jing and Yan Gang finished speaking, they mixed with the swarming sword and axe hands and stormed the inner mansion. Fortunately, the mansion is full of narrow places, and there are too many people to be useful, and under the leadership of Dian Wei and Chen Zhi, the two groups of people fought extremely fiercely.

Ma Chao also "choked! He pulled out the loose sword at his waist and said coldly: "Why is this, shouldn't Tian Tingshi give Ben Jiang an explanation?" (To be continued.) )