On the night when Han Sui asked to see Ma Teng alone, Peng Jianjian, the second housekeeper of Ma Mansion, felt a strange smell.

A few days ago, Ma Teng called Han Sui and Pang De to the mansion, and discussed it for a long time, which had already made Peng Jian have a bad feeling.

According to Xiliang's status and power now, there are really not many things that can make Ma Teng hesitate, so Peng Jian secretly kept a few more eyes. After his observation in the next few days, he found that Ma Teng would sometimes call Han Sui to the mansion in the name of discussing military affairs, but he did not let his general Pang De come over, which seemed a little abnormal.

Later, Peng Jian secretly received a secret report from Yue Yun and Yang Jiashao, saying that the low-level officers in the Xiliang Army had been frequently transferred recently, and many officers who had an accepting and friendly attitude towards the Jin State had been transferred to other places, saying that they wanted to form a new army according to the model of the Jin State.

Peng Jian analyzed all the situations together, and came up with a conjecture that shocked him, so he looked for an opportunity to go out of the house to buy supplies, and quickly threw this urgent information into the hands of Jia Xu, the highest person in charge of the shadow in Liangzhou.

According to the division of labor that Zhao Xing gave to Guan Yu and Jia Xu, Guan Yu was mainly responsible for foreign operations and the defense of Liangguo's security, while Jia Xu was mainly responsible for making suggestions and predicting and evaluating the situation in Liangzhou. Since it is necessary to make predictions and assessments of the situation, information and intelligence are indispensable, so Jia Xu is naturally responsible for the specific actions of the Shadow Team in Liangzhou.

After receiving Peng Jian's secret report, Jia Xu was not surprised at all, but said thoughtfully: "Alas, after enduring it for so many years, I still can't help it now, I knew today, why bother in the first place?"

Jia Xu only asked the team member who delivered the news in the middle to bring back eight words to Peng Jian, namely: "Report in time and wait and see what happens", as if he was blind to the upcoming changes in the Xiliang Army. After the team member left overnight, Jia Xu immediately asked Guan Yu, Tian Feng, Zhang Xiu, Hu Che'er and others to tell everyone about the abnormal movements in the Xiliang army, and also told his analysis.

Jia Xu said: "Judging from Ma Teng's recent abnormal actions and the abnormal movements in the Xiliang army, it is a foregone conclusion that Ma Teng has a defensive heart against the Jin Kingdom, but I don't know if he has made up his mind to rebel against the Jin State now." For Han Sui, we have to be more careful!"

Tian Feng, who was born as a military advisor, continued Jia Xu's analysis and said: "Last year, Ma Teng also had an abnormal period of time, and later learned that he was a little shaken because he saw Wang Yue. Behind this change, is there still Luoyang still at work?"

Jia Xu nodded, agreeing with Tian Feng's analysis, and then said, "I am ordering the Shadow Team to investigate, and there should be news back in the near future." Although Ma Teng is ambitious, he is hesitant, if no one instigates him, and now the Ma family marries his eldest daughter to General Zhao Zilong, he will not make an unwise choice. I am only worried that his military advisor Han Sui is sinister and cunning, and he will make an obstacle and encourage Ma Teng to rebel. What's more, if Luoyang directly bypasses Ma Teng and secretly contacts Han Sui this time, I am afraid that a huge accident will soon occur in the Xiliang army!"

When Hu Che'er heard this, he said: "Since Ma Teng is hesitant, can we completely extinguish some of Ma Teng's non-divisive thoughts while many things have not yet happened, just like Guochang knocked and reminded the Xiliang Army last time?"

Zhang Xiu on the side also said: "The military advisor can rest assured, since I took over the position of commander of the Blue Wolf Army, I have carefully trained the troops, and I am familiar with the art of war and tactics day and night, although the embroidery is not talented, I dare not compare with other army commanders, but it can ensure that the combat power of the Blue Wolf Army now only increases, once it is necessary to dispatch, Mo said that the Xiliang Army now has 30,000 people, even if there are tens of thousands, it will be difficult to discipline him!"

Seeing that Zhang Xiu was so eager to perform meritorious service, several people laughed out loud. Jia Xu said: "If you follow common sense, you should act according to what Yun Chang said, and prevent trouble before it happens. However, have you ever thought that this time there is a change in Xiliang, for the Jin Kingdom, it is actually an opportunity? Guochang once set a strategy to deal with Xiliang Ma Teng, but this time it is a good time to close the net!"

Tian Feng vaguely guessed something from Jia Xu's words, but he didn't speak, but Guan Yu asked a little uncertainly: "How did the Xiliang rebellion become our opportunity? ”

Jia Xu then continued: "Guochang is generous and benevolent, and he never advocates cutting the grass and eradicating the roots of dissidents, and will let them live. For Xiliang Ma Teng, over the years, Guochang has mainly focused on appeasing and co-opting, and has never moved the mind of cutting off. This kind of practice can naturally gain a lot of popularity and fame, but it will also leave many hidden dangers. Ma Teng now sits on the land of the four counties of Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang, plus the two subject states of Juyan and Zhangye, and the territory is even much larger than the remaining six counties of the Liang Kingdom, and it lies in the front of the westward advance of the Jin Kingdom.

After listening to Jia Xu's words, several people immediately fell into deep thought. Just like Jia Xu said, although Zhao Xing was falsely rumored to be a murderous and cunning demon by many people with ulterior motives, the generals who followed Zhao Xing never felt this way. Zhao Xing's love and concern for his generals is obvious to all, and his generosity and charity for the people under his rule are unmatched, but this has become a rope that binds Zhao Xing's hands and feet, so that he has no clear attitude towards Ma Teng, who is swaying left and right, and has wasted a great opportunity for the Jin army to advance westward.

After a while, Guan Yu spoke first: "It's rare for the military advisor to think about Guochang everywhere, but this time he wants to pretend to be a wicked person who can't be saved when he dies!"

Jia Xu hurriedly waved his hand and corrected Guan Yu's statement: "Yun Chang doesn't dare to speak like this, although we can't be soft on Ma Teng, but the descendants of the Ma family need to be secretly protected to prevent Ma Teng's two sons, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and his son Ma Dai, from being assassinated." If today's remarks are spread in the ears of Jin Ma Chao, I am afraid that the stunned young man will come to me with a tiger-headed golden gun to seek revenge!"

"Don't be afraid, what does Ma Teng have to do with his own demise with two swords and three swords? Ma Chao really wants to come to you to seek revenge, and the last general will go to fight him! Others are afraid of the tiger-headed gilded spear in Ma Chao's hand, but the Hundred Birds Chaofeng Spear in my Zhang Xiu's hand is not afraid of him!" Zhang Xiu stood up with a resolute face, and the words he said caused several people to laugh.

Jia Xu said with a smile: "Thank you General Zhang for your kindness, what you said just now is just a joke, the few people we met today are all Guochang's henchmen, and they can weigh the priority of the matter, how can they be the villain who moves his tongue." ”

Zhang Xiu scratched her head a few times with some embarrassment, and sat down quietly again.

Jia Xu continued: "Although our current strategy is to wait and see, in order to prevent the situation from deteriorating and spreading, the Blue Wolf Army and Huang Xuanshi's two divisions will secretly mobilize, targeting the area of Lingju and Jincheng, hiding the army near Di Dao, and once Jincheng is attacked, we will immediately send troops to rescue!"