Tao Kuan and Yan Laosi stayed in Guzang City for two days, then bought some bits and pieces and walked out of the city gate.

Compared with the efficient and accurate intelligence defense network within Youzhou Jicheng, Xiaoxiao Gu Zang Cheng seems to be a big leak full of holes for Tao Yan and the others, as long as they are willing, there are many ways to find out the news they need, and there are also many ways to withdraw from Gu Zang without leaving a trace.

Although Liu He was not an intelligence background in his previous life, he was too impressed by the spy war dramas he watched since he was a child, so since he took control of the army, he has secretly built an intelligence network that is only loyal to himself. The Military Intelligence Department under the command of the Command is just an intelligence agency placed by Liu He in the open, in addition to this set of intelligence personnel, Liu He also has arrangements in secret, but it has always been in a highly confidential state and will never be revealed to others.

After the two returned to the town, they reported in detail to Chen Yi the news they had heard in the past two days.

Tao Kuan first said: "Since Ma Teng and Han Sui fought a battle last year because of the friction between their subordinates, both sides seem to have the intention of reconciliation recently, but for the sake of face, it is difficult to speak. Ma Teng's eldest son was stabbed in the neck by Han Sui's subordinate Yan Xing on the battlefield last year, and he heard that he was almost dying, so Ma Chao held a grudge against Han Sui and kept preventing his father from reconciling with Han Sui. ”

"What is the status of this Ma Chao in Ma Teng's mind?" Chen Yi asked.

Yan Laosi added: "I heard that Ma Chao's appearance is quite similar to Ma Teng, and he is the most brave among the brothers, and he is the eldest son, so he is deeply loved by Ma Teng. ”

"How many soldiers and horses do you have under Ma Teng now?"

"From the bright side, Ma Teng's elite Xiliang cavalry has about 8,000 and 12,000 miscellaneous soldiers, but Ma Teng has been secretly communicating with the Qiang people on the Xiliang side. That would be impossible to determine. According to conservative estimates, twenty or thirty thousand people should not be a problem. ”

"If I see Ma Teng, what should I do to persuade him to send troops to attack Yuan Shao?"

"In the humble opinion of his subordinates, Ma Teng is cunning and changeable, if he only promises to benefit from the distance but has no benefits, he will definitely not like it. Special Envoy Chen might as well think more about how to impress him with practical benefits, or start with his children. ”

"Well, you've worked hard, so take a break today. When I enter the city tomorrow, you two will stay in the town so that no one will suspect me. ”

"Everything is arranged by Special Envoy Chen!"

There was nothing to say that day, and the next morning, Chen Yi sent people into the city and delivered a famous thorn to Ma Teng's mansion. Ma Teng was surprised when he learned that Liu He of Youzhou had sent a special envoy to contact him, and at the same time, he hurriedly sent his henchman Pang De to rush outside the city to respond, and the greeting and reception on face was very warm.

Chen Yi had already changed into a set of gorgeous new clothes at this time. After grooming and trimming, he looks like he is in his thirties, neither looking dull nor too young. Gentle and calm, there is a chic and elegant, and the end is admirable.

As the son of one of the "Three Gentlemen", Chen Yi has been well nurtured and educated since he was a child, and later experienced many twists and turns in his family. Therefore, there is a tenacity in doing things in a low-key manner, but he is a ruthless person who will never give up until he achieves his goal.

Ma Teng welcomed Chen Yi into the mansion, and after the guest and host sat down. With a curious look on his face, Ma Teng carefully observed Chen Yi.

Chen Yi didn't squint, but before entering the house, he had already observed Ma Teng and a young man who looked a little similar to him behind him.

"Youzhou and Liangzhou are thousands of miles apart, and Mr. Chen came all the way from afar, which is really a surprise! When I came to Liangzhou this time, I asked the dog Meng Qi to accompany Mr. to take a tour to see what the similarities and differences between the scenery of Xiliang and Youzhou are, I don't know if Mr. thinks it is okay? ”

As soon as Ma Teng came up, he and Chen Yi went on a tour of the mountains and waters, but he didn't ask Chen Yi's intentions, but he was well versed in negotiations. No matter what Chen Yi's intention to come to Liangzhou was, in short, he asked Ma Teng, who felt that he had the advantage of the home field, so he waited for the price to sell, waiting for Chen Yi to make a bid.

It's just that what Ma Teng didn't expect was that Chen Yi really agreed, and looked at Ma Chao expectantly and said, "Then there is Master Lao to accompany me to tour around, so that I can appreciate the customs of this Xiliang." ”

Well, the guests and hosts actually played the trick of guessing dumb riddles.

Now that Ma Teng has already said it in advance, and Chen Yi has agreed, this first meeting has become purely a courtesy visit. Chen Yi came to see Ma Teng, naturally it was impossible to be empty-handed, the gift was prepared by Liu He in Youzhou, but it was several sets of high-quality standard Mingguang armor, just from the workmanship and texture, there was almost no difference.

This type of Mingguang armor is now equipped with generals above the rank of captain in all armies in Youzhou, and as for the armor used by generals such as Zhao Yun and Zhang He, the workmanship is more sophisticated, whether it is protection or comfort, it needs to be improved. Of course, Liu He would not give the best armor to Ma Teng, in case Zhao Yun and Ma Chao faced each other in the future, the side with the advantage of protection would naturally be safer.

When the armor was brought into the house, it was dismantled into parts and placed in wooden boxes to facilitate long-distance transportation. Ma Teng's father and son and Pound, who was present, saw the armor taken out of the wooden box, their eyes lit up, and they refused to move it again. Chen Yi then asked the subordinates brought into the mansion to put on a set of clothes for Ma Chao on the spot, which immediately aroused admiration and exclamations.

Ma Chao originally had a very cold temperament, and after seeing Chen Yi, he stepped forward to say hello, saluted, and then kept silent. Now that he has put on the Mingguang armor and the pure steel shackle, he looks even more cold, and there is a faint murderous aura released outward.

"Father, why don't you let Uncle Pang wear a set and go to the backyard to try the protective effect of this armor?" Ma Chao proposed.

"Well, that's exactly how it should be! Ling Ming, I will work for you. Ma Teng turned his head to signal to Pound, who couldn't hold it anymore, and immediately walked to another wooden box that had not yet been opened.

There are only three sets of Mingguang armor brought by Chen Yi, and to put it bluntly, it is prepared for Ma Teng, Ma Chao and Pang De. There is a special thing about gift-giving, similar to Mingguang armor, the number of sets given at one time is too much, it is not expensive enough, if you only send one set, it will look stingy. Sending three sets over, so that several important people liked it, and they couldn't leave, and then provoked the eyes of several other tiger cubs of the Ma family, and also made Han Sui and his subordinates anxious, and the purpose of giving gifts was achieved.

Not long after, Ma Chao and Pound, who were neatly draped, came to the open backyard, Ma Chao carried a black spear, Pound held a long-handled horse chopping knife, the two turned over on the horse at the same time, urging the horse's hooves, and after a while, the table tennis battle was together.

Ma Teng explained to Chen Yi beside him: "Pang Lingming's skills are not inferior to Wu'er, they often compete with each other, and they didn't use all their strength in today's fight, mainly to try whether the armor sent by Mr. Chen is flexible." ”

Chen Yi nodded, and said confidently: "Chen is still confident in this Youzhou specialty Mingguang armor, if he gets up and wears this armor to go into battle, he will not be injured." ”

Chen Yi suddenly mentioned the battle between Ma Teng and Han Sui last year, Ma Teng's heart sank, and then quietly watched the competition between Ma Chao and Pang De.

After a while, Ma Chao and Pang De stopped at the same time, Ma Chao took off the hood from his head, then turned over and dismounted, trotted in front of Ma Teng, and said: "Father, the child has tried it repeatedly, this Mingguang armor sent by Mr. Chen is really superior, if the child has it earlier, he will never be injured by Yan Xingna's neck!" ”

Yes, even his own son said so, it seems that Mingguang armor is indeed a precious good thing.

Ma Teng was naturally very happy to receive such a precious gift from Chen Yi, and thanked him again and again. However, Chen Yi's surprise to Ma Teng was far from over, he asked people to carefully send a wooden box, and after opening it, there was a monocular clairvoyant mirror inside, Chen Yi accompanied Ma Teng to the highest attic in the house, and then taught Ma Teng how to use it hand in hand, Ma Teng quickly understood the magic of the clairvoyant mirror, and shouted "Wonderful!" ”

"Xiliang is an open area, and there is an endless desert next door everywhere, the general has this clairvoyant mirror, and he can find the enemy's traces dozens of miles away in the future, but the enemy can't find the general, what does this mean for the victory or defeat of a war, I believe there is no need to say more, right?"

Ma Teng held the clairvoyant mirror tightly, thinking that Youzhou could even make such a magical object, and he didn't know how amazing it was for people to hide things that were not exposed.

Just when Ma Teng was sighing, he heard a crisp voice sound: "Daddy, the banquet has been arranged, do you want to invite your guests to the table?" ”

"This is the little girl Yunlu (Ma Li)." Ma Teng introduced to Chen Yi.

"Yunlu has seen Mr. Chen!" Ma Teng's daughter Ma Lian gave Chen Yi a half-squat blessing.

Ma Teng's daughter is a female tiger in front of several older brothers and younger brothers, and she often has no image of a girl with her teeth and claws, but in front of outsiders, she has changed into a well-informed and generous appearance, which is really a headache for Ma Teng.

Chen Yi returned the salute to Ma Li, and suddenly something sounded, so he took out a colorless and transparent triangular crystal with the thickness of his middle finger from his arms, and then said with a smile: "A gadget should be a greeting gift!" ”

Ma Li shyly stretched out his hand, took the three-edged crystal that Chen Yi came over, and immediately played with it.

"Miss Yunlu, if you face the whole object at the sun, you can see a seven-colored rainbow." Chen Yi reminded Ma Li.

Ma Lian followed Chen Yi's instructions, pinched the three-edged crystal with the three fingers of her right hand, and then faced the sun, and the next moment she jumped up in surprise, where was there still a half-lady look.

"Mr. Chen is so polite, how can he give such a valuable gift to a child, please take it back quickly." Ma Teng was a little embarrassed and said pretendedly.

Ma Li, who was playing happily, heard this, and immediately glared at her father and looked at her.

"Hey, Daddy, what kind of fun object are you holding in your hand?"

"Oh, don't make trouble, this is a clairvoyant mirror, gold is expensive!" (To be continued......)