"This..."Ma Dai was stunned, knowing that he had used the wrong language, he immediately corrected: "Although we are not two countries, we do represent the interests of both sides, and I am here immediately, so I am not an envoy or a guest." So where is the host who greets his guests like this? ”

"Well, that's a good thing to say. But when have you ever seen a guest who wanted to harm his master? Zhang Chao nodded slightly, as if he recognized the other party's words, but then a rhetorical question made Ma Dai unable to answer.

After thinking about it for a long time, he held back a sentence, "General Cheng and I just want to see the general, and we can't think of what to do, so we used this method." But the conscience of heaven and earth, we have no intention of being unfavorable to the general. ”

What Ma Dai said is naturally true. It is true that he appeared on the street, but first, he didn't bring weapons, and second, he didn't find a helper, so he couldn't be embarrassed by Zhang Chao at all. insisted on being charged with such a crime, obviously he was not convinced.

"What to do there, you and I naturally know. Let's not talk about those things for now. "Zhang Chao is also generous, and with a slight wave of his hand, he will reveal the day's events." Then I have come to ask you, 'You will see me, why is it?' ”

Finally able to get down to business, Ma Dai raised his head like this, and said very fluently: "General, this time Dai came to ask the general for help on behalf of my lord, King Xiliang." Now, Dong Zhuo and Liu Bei are jointly attacking our Xiliang, and we are defending, although it is said that there is no big problem for a while, but it is easy to lose it for a long time. For the peace of the world, for the lives of the people of Xiliang not to be slaughtered, I also asked the general to help. ”

After Ma Dai, who was kneeling on the ground, said this, he still bowed his head very respectfully, and completely took out the attitude of asking for help.

"Oh." After Zhang Chao listened quietly, he nodded lightly, and then said, "It turns out that you are here to ask for my help." In that case, what good will it do me if I do this? What good can you offer, or why should I help you? ”

With this kind of question, Ma Dai had already thought about it, and immediately raised his head and said: "General, if Xiliang is broken, the strength of Dong Zhuo and Liu Bei will become stronger, and then they will most likely turn their heads and attack you." And if we can defeat them now, then this kind of thing will not happen, and that is the benefit. ”

"Hehe, Ma Dai, Ma Dai, what you said is really good. How can you be sure that they won't fight in Xiliang after they finish fighting, but will come to attack me? And even if they attack me, will I be afraid? Zhang Chao asked with a sneer.

"The generals are strong and strong, and of course they will not be afraid. It's just that if Cao Cao also comes to attack, then I don't know how much confidence the general still has to win? If so, the people under your rule will inevitably be attacked by the flames of war, and if so, the general will regret not helping today. Ma Dai looked at Zhang Chao and was angry, but he was not afraid, in his opinion, he came this time, not only to save himself, but also to save Zhang Chao, this truth should be understandable to the other party, and this situation should also be visible.

Indeed, Zhang Chao saw it very clearly.

This time, Dong Zhuo gave up the three counties to attract Liu Bei's troops, he didn't say that it was very clear, but he also understood a rough idea.

The so-called capture of Xiliang is just to prepare for himself. Knowing this, of course he wouldn't allow such a thing to happen.

It's just that even if Zhang Chao does it, he must first have enough benefits. After all, the current situation is dangerous for the Xiliang soldiers, if you don't take advantage of this to make a good profit, wouldn't you regret it?

There is no regret medicine for sale, and Zhang Chao will never do anything he regrets, thinking that he has gone from a teenager to this point, I don't know how much life and death and hard work he has experienced. The fact that the sparsely populated state has finally become prosperous is something that no one expected.

There is not even a history of state pastorship or assassination in history.

Although the Eastern Han Dynasty set up the history of the assassination system, but the core is still the county system, and the state, for a long time suffered from the Xiongnu, Xianbei and Baibo, Montenegrin bandits, has been sparsely populated, the land is barren, no one is a fool, the princes want to fight for the first is also to obtain substantial benefits, and although the state is large, but the population is sparse, a Hedong county is more than the population of a state, what is the use? Farming? How can no one farm?

Zhang Chao initially guessed other people's thoughts, so he took the initiative to come to Bingzhou, and really let him stand firm and become one of the strongest princes today.

And all this is also the result of years of hard work, and now the situation is very good, but this does not mean that the whole world is in his hands, and there are powerful princes like Cao Cao and Liu Bei, he does not dare to take it lightly, and even he knows that maybe a decision is wrong, it will bring him a heavy blow, if so, don't talk about unifying the world, it is whether you can save the lives of your family and friends.

This forces Zhang Chao to be cautious and cautious when making every decision, because it is related to the lives of tens of thousands, even tens of thousands or more.

Now as soon as Ma Dai asks for help, he will send troops, how is it possible, when he doesn't see enough benefits, he will never do it and send troops.

Zhang Chao needed more benefits, and before he said these benefits, he would never mess with the army, as if now, when Ma Dai didn't give enough benefits, he stared at the other party and watched slowly.

Ma Dai was still waiting for Zhang Chao's answer, he thought that saving Xiliang was saving the general himself, he didn't believe that the other party couldn't see this, so he was also waiting, he had to be more patient than anyone else, so that whoever could have enough right to speak.

It's just that Ma Dai is destined to be difficult to get his wish, not for anything else, after seeing that he didn't say a word for dozens of breaths in a row, Zhang Chao actually waved his hand to Dian Wei on the side and said: "Okay, even if this person has nothing to say, that is, there is nothing to impress me, he can go." ”

When Dian Wei heard this, he immediately clenched his fists and promised, so he stretched out his hand and lifted Ma Dai up, making a gesture to take him away.

"Wait a minute." Ma Dai couldn't help but be shocked when he saw that Zhang Chao didn't want to talk about it, could it be that he didn't think right, did this person really watch Xiliang be destroyed?

"Wait, wait." Dian Wei really didn't care so much, even if Zhang Chao gave an order, then the others didn't want to stop the formation of this order.

Seeing that Dian Wei was still exerting his strength, and his feet had begun to leave the ground, Ma Dai knew that this was true. Thinking that once he left here, it would undoubtedly be very difficult to see Zhang Chao, if this was the case, this request for help would be considered a failure, so he hurriedly shouted: "General, what do you want, just ask, as long as we can afford it." ”

"Wait a minute, let him down." Finally, Zhang Chao, who heard this, still opened his mouth.

With this order, Ma Dai was put back on the ground, and when he looked up at Zhang Chao, the latter was looking at him with a smile on his face and said, "If I really want something, can you give it?" ”

Although Zhang Chao said it with a smile, but I don't know why, Ma Dai just had a feeling of Mount Tai pressing on the top, and the smile at this moment was like a devil's roar in his eyes.

"It's... Yes. At this moment, Ma Dai didn't dare to hold it up. After all, Xiliang is now in danger, if Zhang Chao doesn't save him, he really can't think of having such an ability to turn everything around.

"Hmm." Seeing that Ma Dai agreed, Zhang Chao nodded slightly, and then said in a voice that was not very loud, but it was enough to make the former change color, "That's the case, I'm going to Liangzhou." ”

"What... What the? Ma Dai didn't seem to hear clearly, and asked again.

It's just that he didn't hear it clearly, he really didn't believe that Zhang Chao would have such a big appetite, and he wanted the whole of Liangzhou.

Facing Ma Dai's question, Zhang Chao didn't answer, still with a warm smile, as if he was answering the other party's question.

With what happened just now, Ma Dai didn't dare to expect Zhang Chao to answer a second time, maybe it would make others unhappy, and then he would be taken away from here. It's just that this is too much, it turns out to be the entire Liangzhou, so what should the Ma family do?

"General, do you want the whole of Liangzhou? What about the Ma family? Ma Dai asked this question with great difficulty.

"Follow me. I can guarantee that they won't die. I didn't even kill people like Yuan Shao, Ma Teng has no grudges with me, and I won't kill him. Zhang Chao seemed to be very understated.

But it was these words that really made Ma Dai look shocked and said, "Is it just that he doesn't die?" Is there nothing else? ”

When Ma Dai asked this sentence, he still had certain illusions, for example, Feng Ma Teng was named the assassin of Liangzhou, nominally under Zhang Chao's control, but in fact he was still the king of Xiliang, so it should be enough to be famous. After all, not everyone can make Ma a vassal.

"Nope." To Ma Dai's surprise, Zhang Chao used a very positive tone when he replied to this sentence, like that, he was completely telling him that I was determined by our Ma family.

Of course, Zhang Chao has such confidence, now it is others begging for him, not for himself begging for others, he can agree or refuse.

But such an answer was not at all in Ma Dai's ears. thought that even if it was for his own interests, Zhang Chao would send troops, after all, once Liangzhou was occupied, he would not get the slightest benefit, but it was possible that the enemy would become stronger. He should understand the truth that the enemy of this enemy is a friend.