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Sima Fang was not very clear about what happened in the northern part of Xiliang, but he was not interested in Ma Teng and Han Sui at all, and he was concerned about the impact on himself after Fang Zhiwen extended his hand to Xiliang.

No matter from that point of view, Sima Fang would not welcome Fang Zhiwen's influence to extend to Xiliang, so supporting Han Sui was the best way, not only not to directly fight with Fang Zhiwen, but also to prevent Fang Zhiwen's forces from penetrating.

But now it seems that Han Sui's situation is not very good, Fang Zhiwen's troops are already shirtless, plus Ma Teng, Han Sui can't stand it, Youzhou and Chang'an, which should not be in direct conflict, have to go to the field in person to understand.

Of course, before that, Sima Fang still wanted to position the form of the war as a proxy war as much as possible, so Sima Fang's instructions to Zhang Ji were to try to make peace for both sides, at least, to let Zhang Liao's troops withdraw from the war.

Of course, just in case, Sima Fang still ordered Wuwei's Xu Rong troops to move north and enter Shandan with Han Sui's consent, and at the same time liberate Han Sui's troops in the south and push them to the front line in the north.

Zhang received the order, immediately went out of the city again to Ma Teng's military camp, for the Youzhou army that has always listened to the propaganda and did not listen to the tune, Zhang did not think about self-deprecation, on the contrary, Ma Teng is still quite respectful of the will of the imperial court, or rather, for the imperial court's pole and banner, Ma Teng is still really in awe.

"Shoucheng, you have also seen the will of the imperial court. Are you going to disobey the will? ”

Ma Teng's face was very entangled, Ma Chao on the side couldn't look at it, he just wanted to speak, but he was stopped by Pang De, Ma Chao glanced at Pang De dissatisfied. Pound smiled silently.

"Isn't this court obviously favoring Han Sui by doing this! Han Sui first tricked me into coming to Zhangye, trying to capture and kill my father and son, but when it failed, he mobilized a large army to invade my territory, no matter how you look at it. It's all Han Sui's unkindness and injustice, and he doesn't respect the orders of the court, why didn't the court not only not reprimand Han Sui, but asked me to stop the army, this"

Zhang Ji smiled and said: "Shoucheng, the imperial court is also based on the principle of turning big things into small ones. For Wenyue and Shoucheng, the court treats them equally, and it is precisely because of this that the court cannot blame and suppress, but hopes that the two can take care of their brotherhood and not have more disputes, and now the state is in difficulty. We should work together to the outside world, not the other way around. ”

Ma Teng's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice: "Lord Zhang, what do you mean by this, do you mean that I, Ma Teng, colluded with outsiders and caused trouble to the court?" ”

Zhang Ji hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, this official doesn't mean that, the foreign enemy that this official said refers to the Dingtao puppet court and the Kwantung princes." There is also the Hu tribe in the north, the general of Zhengbei has always been loyal and shared worries for the country, how can he be a foreign enemy1

How dare Zhang Ji say bad things about Fang Zhiwen at this time, you know, behind this big tent. Maybe there is Fang Zhiwen's person sitting there, once Zhang Ji says something that shouldn't be said, it will be a question of whether he can get out of Ma Teng's camp, let alone complete the task assigned by the imperial court.

"However, isn't it Han Sui who destroys the harmonious situation? I, Ma Teng, are conscientiously running around for state affairs, only thinking about how to turn the Gobi in Xiliang into fertile land, so that the people who have no food and clothing can live and work in peace and contentment, but what is Han Sui doing, not only wants to withhold the grain issued by the imperial court, but also wants to swallow the entire Jiuquan in one fell swoop, and put my Ma Shi to death. My Ma clan is loyal to the court, but now I am being bullied to the door, the court not only does not help, but beats the side drum to pull the bias, if it is not for the general of Zhengbei, my Ma clan was wiped out! Now that Lord Zhang has let me die down, if I go back today, what face will I have to see the world? ”

"That's right, father, if that's the case, this bullshit court doesn't respect it, we can honor the son of Dingtao 1

"Presumptuous 1

"Shut up 1

Zhang Ji and Ma Teng shouted at the same time, Ma Chao glared at Zhang Ji fiercely, lowered his head and gritted his teeth, Ma Chao hated these people in the Chang'an Imperial Court.

"Don't blame Master Zhang, my son is rude and lacks discretion in his words."

"Well, forget it, he's still a child, so the official doesn't care about it, but this kind of thinking is absolutely unacceptable, and if it's not good, it will bring disaster to the Ma family1

Hmph 1 Ma Chao snorted in a low voice.

Ma Teng frowned silently, thought silently, and only spoke after a while: "Lord Zhang, this matter is very important, how about I think twice?" ”

"Well, I don't know how long Shoucheng needs to think about it? The imperial court is still waiting for Shoucheng's response, General Xu Rong's army has already arrived in Shandan, and it will rush to Zhangye in the near future to mediate for the two! Shou Chengyi should make plans early1

Ma Teng's brows furrowed even tighter, and he just nodded, but stopped talking.

Sending Zhang Ji away, Ma Teng returned to the big tent full of worries, and as soon as Ma Chao entered the big tent, he shouted angrily: "Father, what kind of court is this, it is not clear whether it is black and white, is it that we want to serve this kind of stupid son of heaven, if so, I would rather reverse 1."

Pang De sighed, but did not make a sound, Ma Teng glared at Ma Chao and said, "You are still young, you don't understand1."

"I don't understand, my father can tell me, is there any reason for this court?"

"Where is there any reason in the imperial court, what the imperial court wants is interests, the imperial court is worried that the forces of the general Zhengbei will infiltrate Liangzhou, so they don't want us to become bigger, and they are worried that we will get closer to the general of Zhengbei, thus posing a threat to Liangzhou, so they want to support Han Sui to oppose us to contain and restrict us."

"Could it be that our cooperation with General Zhengbei is the source of the trouble?"

"That's right! The reason why Han Sui turned against us was also because our Ma clan cooperated with General Zhengbei and gradually became stronger, and gradually got rid of our dependence on Han Sui, Han Sui was worried that we would get closer to General Zhengbei, and finally abandon him, and even in turn clamp and annex him, so he made the first move to strengthen 1

"Father, in this way, isn't all this from a sentence from General Zhengbei?"

"Yes, General Zhengbei is far-sighted and wise, and his small move has brought earth-shaking changes to Liangzhou, and all these changes are probably the planning of General Zhengbei 1

"Is this general trying to harm us?"

"Hehe, of course not, my father knows that it may be so, but isn't this the way to make my Ma clan strong, otherwise we can only keep looking up to Han Sui's snort, and the general of Zhengbei is a yang scheme, using a win-win strategy with my Ma clan, and my father is willing to jump off this pit."

Ma Teng talked eloquently, his face was also very calm, completely devoid of the entanglement and worry when he met Zhang Ji just now, Pang De and Ma Chao both felt very strange, but at this time, they were shocked by what Ma Teng said, and they didn't notice this strange detail.

"In this case, what else does my father have to hesitate, directly against the imperial court, is it the same for us to respect Tao Tianzi1

"It's different, then, people all over the world will say that my Ma Teng is unpredictable and not a loyal minister, and the reputation of my Ma family will be ruined1

"But, but in this way, can we really only eat this dumb loss and return to Jiuquan?"

Ma Chao's immature face was full of unwillingness, and he waved his fists hard, and his emotions were still very excited.

"Hehe, don't worry about Meng Qi! This matter is difficult for us, but for General Zhengbei, it may not be a difficult thing, General Zhengbei has always attached great importance to Meng Qi, Meng Qi might as well ask if there is any way to get the best of both worlds? ”

"Huh?" Ma Chao looked at his father suspiciously, and when he saw the determined smile on Ma Teng's face, Ma Chao came back to his senses, thinking of the world's difference between his father's attitude and before, he couldn't help but admire, it turned out that his father was just making a show for Zhang Ji, as for the solution to the problem, Ma Teng had already thought about it, that is, to let Xu Shu, a smart person, worry about it.

"Understood, father, I'll go to 1

"Well, go ahead."

Ma Chao ran to Zhang Liao's barracks alone, asked to see Xu Shu directly, and saw Xu Shu, Ma Chao's small mouth was smooth, and he told Zhang Ji about his arrival with emotion, and angrily said that Ma Tenghesitation also exaggerated, saying that the Son of Heaven of Chang'an was weak and incompetent, and he did not distinguish between right and wrong, and asked Xu Shu if he could find a way to let his father change to the Son of Heaven of Dingtao.

After listening to Xu Shu with a smile, he said casually with a cup of hot tea: "Meng Qi, what's so difficult about this, but the best way is not to let your father change his ways, if you do that, Ma's reputation will inevitably be damaged more or less, and your father will inevitably feel uncomfortable, I have a better idea here, so that Han Sui can take the initiative to be the enemy of the imperial court, let's let Han Sui change his ways, isn't it better to be this wicked person?" At the same time, it also greatly damaged the face of the Chang'an Imperial Court, killing two birds with one stone! Hehe. ”

"Huh?! And this good way? 1 Ma was very surprised, he was really surprised, he thought that throwing this headache to Xu Shu could make Xu Shu embarrassed, who would have thought that Xu Shu would come when he opened his mouth, it seems that he doesn't even need to think about it, this Xu Shu is too smart! If General Zhengbei's subordinates are all characters like Zhang Liao, Xu Shu, and Tian Yu, how powerful this Youzhou must be!

When Ma Chao thought of this, he couldn't help but be a little yearning and distracted, and he forgot to listen to Xu Shu's answer.

"Hehe, it's not a very difficult thing to do, but it will take a little effort and money1

Ma Chao looked at Xu Shu in a daze, no one could understand this vague answer, but Ma Chao believed that Xu Shu was not talking nonsense, he was a military advisor!

Ma Chao, who was a little depressed, returned to his camp and talked to Ma Teng, Ma Teng was also puzzled, but if this method really succeeded, Ma Teng would naturally be the big winner, no, Fang Zhiwen and Ma Teng were both big winners, as for what Xu Shu was going to do, Ma Teng didn't want to ask, as long as the thing was done, he would naturally know everything, and now Ma Teng just waited with anticipation. To be continued...