Guan Yu changed the topic and Ma Teng was stunned for a moment, thinking: What kind of medicine is sold in this kid's gourd, how did he get the topic here, what does he mean? Ma Teng felt incredible, but he still replied to Guan Yu: "It is true that I am loyal to the Han family and willing to be a loyal minister, but the loyal minister is not stupid and loyal, not blindly assisted, for the sake of the world's society, the court is not right, and I have to share the worries of the saint, why did I rebel several times, this is not a rebellion but King Qin, in order to be able to help the Han family, it is necessary to eradicate the people who troubled the court, only in this way can we keep the Han Dynasty, and after turning over the ten permanent servants, Dong Zhuo rebelled against the sky, and this invasion is also to be able to return a piece of pure land to the court!" I'm doing this all for the sake of the Han River, how can I say one thing and do another? ”

"That's right! Let's not talk about how you turned forward, just say that you attacked Fufeng this time, what does it mean? Could it be that this is also the king of diligence to suppress thieves? So who is the thief? Me? Guan Yu then asked.

"Guan Yu, are you a good person? How many bad things have you done with Dong Thief for so many years? You kid, the wolf's ambition killed Dong Thief, controlled Luoyang, and held the Son of Heaven hostage, isn't this a thief? The old man raised troops to invade the border just to eradicate you, a traitor! Is there something wrong? Ma Teng scolded.

Ma Teng's words suddenly ignited the anger in Guan Yu's heart, and Guan Yu was suddenly excited: "Ma Teng! Although you are a Hanchen, you are actually a thief! You rebelled several times and made trouble for the court, in the name of sharing worries for the court, but in fact adding blockage to the court, is this the so-called loyal monarch? I used to be a general under Dong Zhuo's account, but what did I do? Since the expedition, I have conquered the east and the west, successively quelled the rebellion of Bianzhang and Hansui, and then conquered the Yellow Turban to recover Nanyang, and then fought with Zhang Jiao in Hebei, and then followed Dong Zhuo to Beijing and then defeated the 18th Route Alliance. If the Eighteenth Route Coalition Army invades Luoyang, what kind of consequences will it be, will it be too peaceful to eat Dong Zhuo's world, no! Absolutely not, the princes of the Eighteenth Route will still merge and kill, and the living beings will still be ruined. The devastated country is in chaos again, Dong Zhuo is perverse, bullying the king, and doing all kinds of evil, I got rid of him for the world society, is this also wrong? I took charge of Luoyang, quickly restored the order of Luoyang, pacified the remnants of Dong Zhuo, eradicated the scourge of modernity, and the whole Luoyang took on a new look. The people live and work in peace and contentment, the politics are clear, all kinds of undertakings are thriving, Your Majesty is young, entrusting me to take care of affairs, he authorized me to conquer all parties, even my westward expedition is also called to come, and you disobey the order. Stubborn resistance, let me ask Master Ma is this the so-called loyal monarch? ”

Guan Yu's words are the first to be true. is reasonable, well-founded and modest, Ma Teng was stunned in the city for a while, and when Guan Yu finished speaking, Ma Teng was speechless, yes! Let him say what? Guan Yu used his personal experience over the years to explain his cultivation, what did he do compared to Guan Yu? But there was something he didn't understand, and he really wanted to figure it out. What's going on? That is, what is the relationship between Guan Yu and Emperor Xian, is Guan Yu also like Dong Zhuo to bully the monarch? Is Emperor Xian coerced by Guan Yu, is Guan Yu following in the footsteps of Dong Zhuo, and is he also as high-flying as him? is so arrogant, in fact, he has fought with Guan Yu several times. Ma Teng is very appreciative of Guan Yu's ability, this young man who is six years younger than himself, wisdom, force, and outstanding ability, which he Ma Teng is not as good as he is in any case, Ma Teng knows that he is not Guan Yu's opponent, but he still knows a limited amount about Guan Yu's personality and character, but he has heard of it from the side, this Guan Yu is more clean and self-conscious, he treats people leniently, enthusiastically and honestly, very righteous, and Minqiu has no offense, and treats his subordinates generously, he can unite and lead his subordinates to move forward together

Observe his words and watch his deeds, Guan Yu's character has only heard of it, as for what it is still to be considered, but now what he urgently needs to understand is the situation of today's saint, if Guan Yu is really sincere to assist the Son of Heaven, it is the luck of today's saint, the luck of the community, the luck of the people, because if a person like Guan Yu contributes to the country's society, then Kuang Fu Han family world is not an empty talk, this kid has the ability to eliminate the Quartet, Ma Teng pondered for a while, and then said: "Guan Yu, you keep saying that you are called to rebel, Is there an edict from the Holy One today? If anything, it will prove everything! ”

"Ma Teng, if I can really come up with the Holy Edict, what should you do?" Guan Yu said majestically.

"If you can really come up with the emperor's edict, the old man will decide to bow his head and take refuge, hand over the city, and no longer oppose the court!" Marten promised.

Guan Yu said with resolute eyes: "The eldest husband is full of words, what Master Ma said is true?" ”

"There are so many people in the sky and the earth before and after the people testify, how can the old man be untrustworthy, not to mention that my beloved son and love will be in your hands, but I have a request!" Ma Teng continued.

Guan Yu heard this and said: "What do you ask!" ”

"If I am obedient, please give me and my brothers a way to live, and the old man will meet the Holy One and state the reason face to face! for forgiveness! Ma Teng continued.

Guan Yu replied: "This is no problem! I can totally promise you! Guan Yu said as he took out a holy oracle from his armor, the golden holy decree shone brightly under the sun, at this time countless pairs of eyes stared at the things in Guan Yu's hand, Guan Yu proudly raised the edict, and there were two big words printed on it: "Holy Decree".

Ma Teng looked at it from a distance in the city, he couldn't make out the content on the holy decree, but he could still vaguely see the eye-catching words "holy decree" on it, as well as the golden yellow color, Ma Teng couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this: Guan Yu, this kid is really amazing! If there is indeed an edict today, but he is still a little skeptical, he thought for a while and then asked: "Since General Guan has a holy purpose, why didn't he show it before instead of waiting until now?" How does this explain? ”

"Before, I almost lost my life in the traitor's plan, and then my army made a comeback and approached Fufeng, and we were forced to fight fiercely and didn't have time to show this, because we have no room for negotiation with each other, your morale is high Even if I show the holy decree, I'm afraid Lord Ma will not believe it, even if he believes it, he will not admit it, and this time we can calm down and talk, so I showed the holy decree to Lord Ma, Lord Ma should believe it this time!" Guan Yu explained again.

Guan Yu's explanation of this remark was very reasonable, and Ma Teng heard the same thing, but the current situation forced him to grind off the donkey. Ma Teng's eyes rolled and he said, "Oh, General Guan! You said that you didn't light it up earlier, if you said it earlier, why would we be like this, isn't this the flood that washed the Dragon King Temple's family and didn't recognize the family! It's all a misunderstanding and a misunderstanding! You see that everyone is loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, but now there is a war of war, I am talking about someone! Pass my order to open the door to welcome General Guan into the city! ”

As soon as Ma Teng's words came out, the soldiers of the two armies were shocked, and everyone couldn't believe their ears. Ma Teng's transformation is too fast, it's just 180 degrees! However, this is also Ma Teng's superb diplomatic skills, the situation has completely changed as soon as the conversation turns, Guan Yu understands what Ma Teng means, he is just talking like this to find a step for himself, in such an embarrassing atmosphere of negotiations, he talks so sharply, not only giving himself the step down but also giving Guan Yu enough face, this is the unique diplomatic skills of a high-level person. also fully showed Ma Teng's flexibility, Guan Yu caught the olive branch thrown by Ma Teng this time, and immediately said: "Those who know the times are Junjie!" The prodigal son does not change his money, Master Ma can understand the righteousness so deeply, I think it is when I see Your Majesty, he will definitely forgive you for what you did before! Since Master Ma has opened the door of convenience for us, we don't have to be restrained, this is a complete misunderstanding, now we will go into the city to meet Master Ma. Master Ma will prepare wine for us, brothers, let's go! ”

"Slow down! Beware of Ma Teng's design to frame the lord. He has always been scheming, and he is careful of deception ahead! Zhou Cang immediately instructed.

Guan Yu smiled when he heard this: "This time and that time!" Now Ma Teng can't help him if he wants to turn against the water, even if there is a fraud in my place, once there is a change, he can be executed at any time, Ma Teng will not risk his son's life, although rest assured! ”

After Guan Yu finished speaking, Zhou Cang was still a little suspicious, he was still worried that there was fraud ahead, but just as he was thinking. Guan Yu had already urged the horse forward to lead everyone to Liangzhou City, at this time, the Liangzhou City suspension bridge had been pulled up, the city gate was immediately opened, and Guan Yu slowly entered the city with a large army

Guan Yu jumped forward and entered Liangzhou City, but in Liangzhou City, he saw Sergeant Ma Teng standing in a neat line on both sides, as if to welcome the inspection of his superiors. Guan Yu's army slowly entered from the center, like a hero returning triumphantly, yes! This negotiation was finally successful, it seems that Ma Teng is also sincerely surrendered, Guan Yu stepped forward, but at this time saw Ma Teng galloping towards Guan Yu from the front, he bowed to Guan Yu from a distance to greet him, Guan Yu made a gesture with him on the horse, even if the two of them gave a gift, in fact, the negotiation went to this point Ma Teng was quite satisfied, anyway, through this negotiation he preserved his strength, and his son's safety was temporarily lifted, in addition to these Ma Teng may also clear himself, as he joined the court camp, The charges of his previous rebellion may also be cleared, and he is a member of the imperial court, but how to operate still has to be carefully discussed with Guan Yu.

Ma Teng and Guan Yu reached a consensus for the time being, just like the two sides talked about at the beginning, this night in Liangzhou City bonfire, the entire Liangzhou City was lit up, in Liangzhou Mansion Ma Teng put a table of grand banquet for Guan Yu, all the generals sat down, Ma Teng and Guan Yu sat together for the first time in their lives, in view of various reasons and considerations, the two enemies who had fought three times sat together, Ma Teng first complimented: "General Guan really doesn't know each other!" I didn't expect that the enemy we had fought so many times would be able to do it today! ”

"Master Ma took it this time, right?" Guan Yu said.

Ma Teng bowed his head and said, "Convinced!" Really convinced! The old man will never be able to catch up with your General Guan! ”

"It's not easy to get to where we are today! Brother Ma should remember that I was just a partial general under Dong Zhuo! Guan Yu continued.

Ma Teng nodded and said, "Yes!" But at that time, although you were a partial general, you stood out! In fact, you can have today by yourself, how can a hero like you be satisfied with a mere general? ”

"Master Ma is serious, in fact, many times he can't help himself! You said that if Dong Zhuo is not rid of this evil thief, the saint and the people will be in trouble, you said that I have been with him for so long, and I have received a lot of grace, but the reason why he reuses me is just to use me, since the alliance of the princes of the Eighteenth Route was defeated, my military power was taken away, and I became a nominal general, he was very jealous of my growing strength, secretly monitored me, and cultivated his own cronies, although I repeatedly made military exploits, I could not win Dong Zhuo's trust, However, I used the connections I had accumulated over the years in the army to get rid of this thief! Guan Yu said frankly to Ma Teng.

Ma Teng couldn't help nodding after hearing this: "I see!" Dong Zhuo's injustice and injustice should be cut with a thousand cuts. General Guan's righteous act is really happy, and from this point the old man recognizes that you, General Guan, is not the so-called master! ”

"When there are disasters all over the world today, the saint is young and weak, after Dong Zhuo's death, the situation in Luoyang is precarious, and I have to stand up and take responsibility when I see this difficult to survive. It is really helpless to come forward to calm the situation in Luoyang and assist His Majesty to stabilize the situation! Guan Yu then said to Ma Teng.

"General Guan understands the overall situation and stands up in times of crisis, which is the luck of His Majesty and the luck of the people!" Ma Teng complimented.

Guan Yu sighed: "But you know how much pressure I am carrying in my heart? How many people in the world can't understand! Brother Ma! Even you said that before! ”

"Oops! General Guan! I really sympathize with you when you say that! Zhou Gong Yi Yin Huoguang was not the same back then, it was difficult to be a loyal minister in these years! Ma Teng then persuaded.

Guan Yu clenched his teeth when he heard this, and drank all the wine in the cup, and then said, "Brother Ma, don't talk about this!" As long as you can understand this! Now that the internal worries have been solved, but the external troubles are endless, and the princes are divided and raised together. There are still many forces that have not yet been eradicated, such as Yuan Shao who is entrenched in Hebei, Cao Cao who is entrenched in Yanzhou, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Liu Zhang in Yizhou, and Sun Ce in Jiangdong. His Majesty is young, and many things are not clear, but as courtiers, we must always be vigilant. In my lifetime, I will destroy the four directions and convert the sea. Master Ma is a famous family, as a loyal family, he should share the worries of the saint, and he must not do difficult things! ”

"General Guan is right! General Guan shared his worries for His Majesty, proceeded from the overall situation, and took the people of the world as the starting point to help the old man of the Han Dynasty, how could he stand by and help the general! Ma Teng said immediately.

Guan Yu was overjoyed when he heard this: "Okay! Lord Ma is refreshing enough, I am waiting for this sentence, with the help of Lord Ma, I don't have to worry about big things! I, Guan Yu, have always liked to make friends with characters like Master Ma in my life. In the future, we will jointly assist His Majesty and conspire with the world's major events, and Kuangfu Han is just around the corner! ”

"The old man solemnly swore today that he would wholeheartedly assist the imperial court, and he would never give up even if he was a man of the Han family!" Ma Teng immediately swore an oath.

"Good! Great, Lord Ma, congratulations on recognizing the situation and returning to the imperial court, and when you return to Luoyang, I will definitely show that the Holy Lord will crown you with a knighthood. Let's work together in the future! Guan Yu said approvingly.

The two of them hit it off immediately when they saw each other, and began to drink with the generals, the two finally came together, in fact, they were able to come together because of the considerations of the two, Ma Teng chose to cooperate with Guan Yu this time, there are three important reasons, the most important of which is because Guan Yu is not like Dong Zhuo, Guan Yu assists the emperor, supports the imperial court, and strives to restore the Han family, this purpose makes him very much in favor, he Ma Teng is loyal and good in the era, and he will continue to inherit this tradition in his generation, No matter who it is, as long as it is beneficial to the Han Dynasty, he will support him, and what Guan Yu does coincides with him; The second reason is that now he is completely subdued by Guan Yu, after three battles Ma Teng is sure that he is not Guan Yu's opponent, his strength is far above himself, even if he fights again in the future, he has no chance of winning, so just reach a compromise with him, this is also forced to be helpless; The third point is that the reality of the situation forced him to make such a compromise, one is that Liangzhou is difficult to protect, and the other is that his son was captured, this reality makes him unable to compete with Guan Yu, since Guan Yu came to negotiate, this is what he can't ask for

And for Guan Yu, he can have such an achievement is also because of his increasingly strong strength so that the opponent has to bow his head, Guan Yu has worked hard for so many years to create a strong team, it can be said that he is invincible, how Ma Teng is his opponent, of course, Guan Yu can solve the Xiliang situation so easily is also related to his superb art of struggle, at this time Guan Yu is already quite shrewd, he is not only a successful military strategist but also an excellent politician, his political mind is quite flexible, know how to move at the right time, He is more proficient in the way of unity, and now he not only advocates force, but also knows how to solve problems by political means, just like this negotiation with Ma Teng, timely put forward the corresponding strategy to unite and unite the strength of unity, which is equivalent to strengthening his own strength, Guan Yu understands the current situation very well, just like he and Ma Teng analyzed: when the heroes rise together, and if you want to win in this, you must speak with strong strength, And Guan Yu's life route set for himself is destined to make him stand out among the princes, as the saying goes, the building near the water gets the moon first, Guan Yu with the help of Dong Zhuo stationed in Luoyang, with so many years of careful accumulation of contacts and prestige in the military, it is not easy for Guan Yu to be able to eradicate Dong Zhuo in the case of being overhead, but after taking this step, he is destined to soar into the sky, and Guan Yu is still successful today, and Guan Yu's strength in winning Xiliang is definitely the best in the world, However, now he is still clearly aware of the competition he will face in the future, so now he tries his best to unite all the loyal monarchs. (To be continued......)