Next to Kunming Pool, in Shanglin Garden, in a relatively complete palace, dozens of people gathered together, naturally divided into several groups, and talked softly. From time to time, they glanced at the entrance of the temple, their faces were different, their clothes were different, but the worry in their eyes was the same.

Most of them are big families in Feng Yi and Jingzhao counties. They have developed in Guanzhong for decades or hundreds of years, although they have gone through the rebellion of Dong Zhuo and Ma Chao, but the foundation is still there. If Wei Ba wanted to stabilize Guanzhong, he couldn't ignore them, so he asked Zhao Su and Zhang Wen to come forward and invite all these people to Chang'an to discuss matters.

There are a lot of people who have moved from Hanzhong, but their strength is limited, and they have some inexplicable estrangement from these Guanzhong people, and they have received Wei Ba's promise in advance, so they have far fewer doubts in their hearts. Their biggest worry now is whether Wei Ba can withstand Cao Wei's counterattack next, no matter how big or small they know, the significance of Guanzhong to Cao Wei is undoubted, whether Wei Ba can win the next vicious battle is related to their net worth and lives, and they must not be careful.

These people gathered into different groups of people and talked softly, seemingly calm, but in fact, there was a clear distinction, there was almost no place for Hanzhong and Guanzhong people to meet, and there were some significant differences in their clothing. Most of the people in Hanzhong wear clothes with the symbol of the Heavenly Master's Dao, while the Guanzhong people do not, not because they do not believe in the Heavenly Master's Dao, but on such occasions, they must make their position clear and not cause misunderstanding among the villagers.

Wei Ba walked into the side hall, stood at the door, looked at the situation in the hall, and provoked a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. There was some self-deprecation and some arrogance in the smile.

Feeling the change in the light at the door, everyone suddenly closed their mouths. The people of Hanzhong stepped forward to salute, while the people of Guanzhong watched coldly, and after a while, someone bowed slightly.

Etiquette is greater than sincerity.

Zhang Wen said with some shame: "Join the army." Most of the Guanzhong clans served in the reverse Wei Dynasty, so before the outcome was decided. They ......"

"They don't have confidence in me, and they don't want to kill their family because of it." Wei Ba lightly picked up Zhang Wen's words, looked at those Guanzhong people, and laughed: "Your mood. I can understand, so please rest assured that I have no intention of forcing you to cooperate today. As the saying goes. Twisted melons aren't sweet, don't you say? ”

The people in Guanzhong glanced at each other and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As Zhang Wen said, most of their families have people serving in Luoyang, and some are still high-ranking officials, and the sudden loss of Guanzhong is only temporary in their opinion. Wei Ba asked them to come. They had to not come, otherwise Wei Ba would have enough time to rectify them before Cao Wei's reinforcements arrived. But it would be unrealistic for them to cooperate with Wei Ba. Taking into account various factors, most of the heads of these Guanzhong clans did not appear. It's just that some representatives were sent to be responsible for passing the word.

"You don't know me, you don't have confidence in me, and you don't want to cooperate with me for the time being, it doesn't matter." Wei Ba had a light smile on his face, put his hands on his shoulders, and slowly walked to the front of the seat, but did not sit down. He raised his head, looked at the blue-black roof, paused, and then turned his head, his cold gaze swept over the faces of those people in the gate one by one: "You want to wait and see for a while, I have no objection, but if someone is unwilling to be lonely and wants to jump out and try my knife, I don't mind showing you my means." ”

The people in Guanzhong were silent, and some even showed sarcasm on their faces. Wei Ba saw it in his eyes and knew what they were thinking. Most of these powerful families have their own dock forts, have enough food and subordinate tribes, have strength, and naturally have enough confidence to speak, and will not be frightened by his two cruel words.

"I know that many of you are powerful, it is said that the dock wall at home is as high as five or six zhang, and there is a lot of food storage, even if the army is besieged and supported for a year or two, it is not a big problem." Wei Ba laughed, "Which one is the representative of the Fufeng Maoling Ma family?" ”

In the crowd, a middle-aged man about forty years old stood up and bowed his hand and said, "Down here is the steward of the Ma family." ”

"Dare to ask for your name?"

"Don't dare, in Xia Ma'an, the cursive word is flat."

"Well, the Maoling Ma family is a descendant of General Fubo, and my former Han Hussar General Ma Mengqi is a member of the Maoling Ma family. It's a pity that his family is in troubled times, and now his children are scattered, I don't know what the population of Maoling County is? ”

The Ma family was silent for a long time. Of course, he knew about Ma Chao's situation in Shuhan, but he didn't know what Wei Ba meant by mentioning this matter at this time, reminiscing, or threatening? "The three-hundred-year-old family of the Ma family, although it is not as good as before, it can still get by."

"Very good, in this way, I think the horse huss can be at ease when riding under Jiuquan." Wei Ba twisted his fingers: "I have heard for a long time that there are many brave people in the Ma family, I want to see it with my own eyes, I wonder if the steward can help me pass on the message to the master of your family and lend me two hundred elites?" ”

Ma An's face sank. As soon as Wei Ba opened his mouth, he asked for 200 people, and as soon as the 200 elites came out, the strength of the Ma family was at least one-third.

"General, I'm afraid it's hard to obey my fate." Ma An refused very directly.

"Steward Ma, you refused too quickly." Wei Ba's smile remained unchanged, but his eyes became very gloomy. "I have been in contact with Captain Pingbei, and I know that they have a deep love for the land and are very enthusiastic about returning to the township. If you don't borrow me, it doesn't matter, it's a big deal that I will ask Captain Pingbei to lead his Ma Jiajun to help, but in that case, I will prepare a place for him to live in advance, you see......"

Ma An's face suddenly swollen red, Wei Ba wants to let Ma Dai come back, so is the head of the Ma family doing it by Ma Dai, or is it the current head of the family? Needless to say, if Wei Ba is annoyed, Wei Ba may immediately send someone to eradicate the Ma family. Maoling to Chang'an is less than 100 miles, that is, a matter of a few days.

"Joining the army is a threat to me?"

"I'm just talking to you." Wei Ba snorted: "Two hundred people, in fact, it is not a big deal, and I will not hide it from you, now outside Chang'an City, I have 20,000 horses." These 20,000 men may not be considered elite, but it must not be a problem to attack a few dock forts, and we believe that they are interested enough. ”

Wei Ba raised his hand and interrupted Ma An: "I have no intention of forcing you to cooperate with me when I invite you to come this time, but it is still necessary to let you see my strength and enhance my confidence in me." My letter of surrender has been sent to the city, and if the governor of Xiahou surrenders, it will be better. If it doesn't fall, it's not bad, so I'll ask you to take a look at how I attacked the city. ”

He laughed, "I believe that no matter how strong your dock fort is, it probably won't surpass Chang'an City, right?" ”

His smile was very bright, but the people in Guanzhong were smiling coldly by him. Xiahou Mao was in Chang'an City, but he was confident that Xiahou Mao would raise the city to surrender, and judging by his meaning, it seemed that if Xiahou Mao did not surrender, he would attack Chang'an in front of them to demonstrate deterrence. Is this young man crazy? He thought he was a god who could capture Chang'an City in a short time?

Although the vast majority of people felt that Wei Ba was bragging, they had to consider another problem, if Wei Ba really had such a strong siege ability, then their dock fort would not be so safe, after all, no dock fort was as tall as Chang'an City, and there were thousands of real elites in no dock fort.

"Then I'll have to wait and see." Ma An picked up the conversation without yin or yang.

"I hope you get your wish, too." Wei Ba smiled and nodded: "Okay, you don't have much confidence in me, and I don't have anything to talk to you about for the time being." My request is not high, but I hope that you can sell me some food, and if you can support me with a little force, it will be better, ten is not too little, and a thousand is not too much, so I will borrow it from you. Soldiers are dispensable, but food must be available, and you know that if a soldier has no food, he will become a robber, and no one knows what he will do at that time. ”

Wei Ba waved his hand: "Okay, the specific amount, Master Zhao will inform you immediately, the price, you can also talk to him." The military affairs are heavy, I hope you don't mind my neglect, and when you defeat Cao Wei's reinforcements, you will ask Guanzhong Junjie for benefits. ”

A guard next to him stepped forward and invited those suspicious Guanzhong people out. Although the people in Guanzhong had a stomach question, they didn't have much chance to ask Wei Ba, so they had to be pushed out by the samurai half-invited and half-pushed.

Zhao Su was a little worried: "Joining the army, these people are all good-looking, isn't it inappropriate to do this?" ”

Wei Ba shook his head: "No matter how much face is given to them at this time, they will not support me, but weaken their own momentum." I'm a little stronger here, and when you negotiate with them, there will be less resistance. ”

Zhao Su smiled: "This is also a truth, but in this way, it is me who wins the hearts of the people, don't you worry about joining the army?" ”

"What do you say?" Wei Ba asked rhetorically.

Zhao Su laughed embarrassedly, pinched his nose, and walked away. When Zhang Wen saw it, he couldn't help laughing.

"Joining the army, Gongpu has always been casual, even when he saw his grandfather, it was rare to be serious, but when he came to join the army, he was much more restrained."

"Is there one?" Wei Ba saw that those Guanzhong people had gone out, and only Hanzhong people were left in the hall, so he put on a smile and was much kinder. He smiled and said, "Meng Yu, can you introduce you to me?" ”

Zhang Wen smiled: "It's an honor." Joining the army, these are the backbone of my Heavenly Master's Dao, liliang, who has been dormant in Guanzhong for many years, and today he can finally show up in a bright light. ”

"This is just the beginning, in the future, the Heavenly Master Dao may have a day when the Tao will travel the world." Wei Ba greeted those Heavenly Masters and Daoists very politely.

"If there is such a talent as joining the army, that day the master may have a day when the Tao will be the world." Zhang Wen had a calm smile on his face, but there was some nervousness in his eyes: "Joining the army, my heavenly master is up and down, and they all admire the Dahetu who joined the army, I don't know if I will join the army and go to the altar to give a lecture, guide us and answer questions?" ”

Wei Ba's heart moved: "Meng Yu, what do you mean?" ”

Zhang Wen glanced at several Heavenly Master Dao disciples who came around, and several of them bowed at the same time: "The 100,000 disciples of the Heavenly Master Dao Guanzhong Diocese, dare to invite the army to submit to the Heavenly Master Dao Guanzhong Zhi Zhi Head Sacrifice Wine." ”

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