The mansion of General Ma Teng of Pingdi is located in Guzang County, Wuwei County, Liangzhou, while the residence of his brother, General Han Sui, is located in Wuwei County, Wuwei County.

When Wang Yun was alive, the imperial court had crowned Ma Teng as the captain of the Qiang Protector, but Ma Teng always felt that the title of captain did not sound as domineering as the general, so he submitted a table to the court and asked the court to change his title to General Pingdi.

General Pingdi is at the same level as General Pingyu, and according to the rank of the Han general, they are all miscellaneous generals of the third grade.

If you talk about the story between Ma Teng and his brother Han Sui, it is really intriguing, full of exploitation, temptation, co-optation and calculation, not at all as sympathetic and touching as described in later romance novels.

Ma Teng was originally a descendant of General Fubo Ma Yuan, and his father Ma Ping had served as a county lieutenant in Hanyang, and he was placed in the position of director of the public security bureau in later generations. Later, Ma Ping lost his official position and lived in the Longxi area, where he lived with the local Qiang people. Ma Teng's father couldn't get a wife because of his poor family, so he had to marry a humble Qiang daughter, and later gave birth to Ma Teng, so Ma Teng has half of the Qiang blood. Ma Teng is more than eight feet long, estimated to be comparable to Guan Yu's height, with a large body, a different face and nose, and a typical Qiang appearance.

Ma Teng's eldest son is Ma Chao, who is also tall and burly, and very powerful. Regardless of whether Ma Chao's biological mother is a Han woman or a Qiang woman, it is certain that he is a mixed-race child. From the point of view of eugenics, mixed-race children are undoubtedly smarter, and each one is more handsome and beautiful than the other. The written descriptions of Ma Chao in later generations all said that he was fair-skinned, tall, and handsome, so he was called Xiliang Jin Ma Chao, which had a lot to do with his grandfather marrying a Qiang man as his wife at that time.

When he was young, Ma Teng was just a woodcutter, making a living by going up the mountain to chop firewood and then selling it in the city. In the last years of Emperor Ling, Han Sui gathered 100,000 people in Xiliang to rebel, and the name of Liangzhou Assassin at that time was Geng Contempt. He led the troops of the six counties of Liangzhou to crusade against Han Sui, and Ma Teng joined the army, because he was very dignified in the army, so he was promoted to the military service, and later promoted to the military Sima because of his merits.

Later, Geng was killed by his subordinate Liangzhou Beijia, and Ma Teng also rebelled with his army, and jointly captured Hanyang County with Han Sui, and Fu Xie, the Taishou of Hanyang, was killed in battle. Ma Teng and Han Sui together supported the Haoqiang Kingdom of Hanyang as the leader of the rebel army, and then besieged the important town of Chencang in the west of the fortress. After a long attack, he had to withdraw his troops due to the exhaustion of the soldiers, and was pursued and defeated by the imperial army led by Huangfu Song. After the war, when the blame was imputed, Han Sui and Ma Teng took out the kingdom as a scapegoat, abolished him, and then supported Yan Zhong, a famous man from Hanyang, as the leader, and later Yan Zhong died of illness, Han Sui and Ma Teng competed for power with each other, and the rebel army had civil strife. Therefore, the strength has been greatly reduced, and it is unable to tackle key problems again.

Before Dong Zhuo, the first black boss in Liangzhou, was ordered to enter Luoyang, he was worried that the old enemies in Liangzhou would take advantage of his absence, so he invited Han Sui and Ma Teng to conspire for hegemony. Ma Teng accepted Dong Zhuo's recruitment. was named the general of the expedition to the west, and the army was stationed in Dong Zhuo's hometown of Yi County, and he was relieved to serve as the "prosperous wealth" of Dong Zhuo's caretaker. Later, Ma Teng really found an opportunity to show his loyalty to Dong Zhuo, and it turned out that the Qiang people who had helped Ma Teng rebelled in Yi County. Ma Teng immediately turned his face and denied the person, and helped Dong Zhuo suppress him, and Ma Teng's general Pang De. He also made meritorious service and was awarded the title of captain.

After Dong Zhuo's death, Li Dao and Guo Yan and others led the army to besiege Chang'an, Ma Teng had something to ask Li Dao, but Li Dao did not urinate Ma Teng at all, which made Lao Ma angry, so he and Han Sui sent troops to attack Li Dao. Li Wei sent his nephews Li Li and Guo Yan to meet Ma Teng and Han Sui, and the armies of both sides fought in Changpingguan, but Ma Teng and Han Sui were defeated. Ma Teng relied on Han Sui to intercede with Fan Chou, who came to pursue, and was able to get out and retreat to Wuwei.

Later, Li Dao was disturbed by Ma Teng and Han Sui, so he submitted a table to the court, named Ma Teng as the Taishou of Wuwei, and added the title of General Pingdi, and Ma Teng settled down.

Judging from Ma Teng's past actions, this is a typical opportunist, with no discipline and bottom line at all, to describe it in a rude sentence, that is, "if you have milk, you are a mother"! As long as someone helps him get promoted and gives him land, Ma Teng will listen to whoever he does and work for whom, and there is absolutely no so-called loyalty and credibility at all.

It was precisely because he saw the true face of Ma Teng, an opportunist, that Liu He sent a special envoy Chen Yi to Wuwei, preparing to promise Ma Teng heavy profits and induce Ma Teng to sneak attack Yuan Shao's flank. It would be even better if Ma Teng was willing to bring his brother Han Sui to wade into this muddy water. Anyway, it's all a dog-eat-dog trick, whether Yuan Shao suffered heavy losses, or Ma Teng was beaten with a blue nose and swollen face, Liu He was happy to see it.

Of course, with Imaten's cunning and changeability, it is not easy to convince him. If Liu He doesn't come up with a solid and hot benefit, Chen Yi's envoy will probably suffer Ma Teng's eyes or even spittle.

Going from Jicheng to Wuwei is equivalent to walking from the northeast of the Han Dynasty across the entire north to the northwest, which is almost a distance of 5,000 miles, which is definitely a big test of will and physical strength for Chen Yi.

Fortunately, the northern part of Bingzhou is now basically a no-man's land, and Liu He can have Xiao Cavalry Guard send a guard to escort Chen Yi all the way west to Shuofang County, and then walk south along the Yellow River, grazing the border of Beidi County into Wuwei territory. Rao is like this, Chen Yi also encountered many dangers along the way, and almost fell into the vast sea of sand and couldn't get out.

When Chen Yi arrived outside Guzang City, it had been more than two months, and at this time, looking at his appearance, he was dressed in a shabby leather suit and a scruffy beard, which was not at all related to the dashing son who ruined Cai Yan's marriage for Cai Yan in the Dongwei family of Liangdeng River.

Although Chen Yi is not Liu He's confidant, he has always worked hard, he went to Beihai to persuade Kong Rong, and then led the great Confucian Zheng Xuan to Jicheng in the north, and he did every errand very beautifully, so Liu He paid more and more attention to him, and this time entrusted the heavy task of lobbying Ma Teng to Chen Yi.

In order to ensure Chen Yi's safety, Liu He not only sent several of his personal old guards Tao Kuan and Yan Laosi, but also carefully selected two hundred elite soldiers from the Xiao cavalry guards to accompany Chen Yi to Liangzhou.

More than 200 people dressed up as a caravan, and more than a dozen people were lost on the journey of more than 600 miles from Linrong to Wuwei, and their bones were still left on the edge of the desert, waiting for the cavalry guards to come here in the future, and then welcome them back to the military capital for a thick burial in the mountains.

Because it was the first time he arrived, in order to find out the specific situation in Guzang City, and by the way, to inquire about the situation in Ma Teng's mansion, Chen Yi did not rush into the city, but let the caravan stop in a small town not far from the city, and then sent Tao Kuan and Yan Laosi, two authentic Liangzhou people, into the city to inquire about the news.

Although Tao Kuan and Yan Laosi were born in Xiliang, they have now settled in Jicheng, and they have long tied their fate tightly to Youzhou, so they will never do anything to betray Chen Yi.

Two old guys who have been born and died together for many years pretended to be rogue soldiers, spoke authentic Liangzhou dialect, and walked into Guzang City with a scolding.

"Yan Laosi, this Gu Zang City seems to be very different from when we first came? I remember that there was a restaurant in the south of the city that specialized in selling beef and mutton, and the taste was comparable to that of the children's records in Macheng, why is it missing now? Tao Kuan whispered to Yan Laosi.

"Well, who knows where the store has moved, or if it's closed at all. Ten years have passed since we entered Luoyang with General Duan. Ten years later, I forgot which way the door of my hometown opened. Yan Laosi said something full of philosophy, it seems that he has been in the prince's mansion for a long time, and he has also learned to think about life.

"Let's find a tavern and sit down first, then listen to what the people in the city are saying, and then find an opportunity to get close to the general's mansion, talk to the people in the mansion, and find out the news from their mouths."

"It's best that doesn't reveal our identities right away."

The two hurriedly walked through the alleys of Nancheng, looking inconspicuous, blending with the pedestrians on the road, making it impossible for those with a heart to doubt it.

The backyard of General Pingdi's Mansion is very spacious, and it can even be described as magnificent, this courtyard occupies almost one percent of the territory of Guzang City, and the walls are built with bricks and stones more than one zhang high on all sides, isolating the courtyard from the outside. The reason why this backyard is so big is because several large and small "tigers" raised by the Ma family, including even a "tigress", have to ride horses and shoot arrows in this courtyard every day, and practice horse spears. If the yard is too small, how can it accommodate these guys with strong blood and energy?

Ma Teng has three sons, namely Ma Chao, Ma Xiu and Ma Tie, and a daughter named Ma Tie, and a nephew named Ma Dai. Ma Chao is 22 years old this year, Ma Xiu is 19 years old, Ma Tie is 18 years old, Ma Tie is 16 years old, and Ma Dai is 20 years old.

When Ma Chao reached the age of eighteen, he went to the battlefield with his father and fought against Li Wei's troops at Changpingguan. The year before last, the Qiang people in Sanfu and the area were in turmoil, and Ma Chao led an army alone, broke through the Su's dock, and plundered all the horses, grain and grass in the dock back to Guzang.

Last year, Ma Teng and Han Sui had friction between their subordinates, and as a result, the two guys who originally called them brothers and sisters had a big fight. Ma Chao, who had just turned twenty, led his troops with his father to fight Han Sui. At this time, Ma Chao had already won the title of "Jianyong" in the Xiliang Army, which was known as the strongest and brave in the world, and there was a young man named Yan Xing in Han Sui's army, who also won the title of "Jianyong". The two "Jianyong" met on the battlefield, Yan Xing stabbed Ma Chao with a spear, and as a result, the spear broke, so he poked Ma Chao's neck with the spear shaft, and almost stabbed Ma Chao to death.

After Ma Chao returned to his aunt Zang to recuperate, he left a scar on his neck, which made the jade-faced handsome guy hate Yan Xing very much in his heart, so he practiced marksmanship hard every day, and secretly vowed to marry Yan Xing's head to avenge the stabbing of the neck. (To be continued......)