Chuyang is the place where Liu Bei established himself as the king of Hanzhong.

For this reason, even if Chuyang is not the county governor of Hanzhong County, its status in Hanzhong County is not lower than that of Nanzheng at all.

And after Liu Bei led the army back to Chengdu, he asked Ma Chao to lead the army to guard Chuyang.

After the Battle of Xiangfan in the Han and Wei Dynasties, Ma Chao, who had made great contributions, received many rewards from Liu Bei, but Liu Bei still did not let Ma Chao move to the town after all.

Of course, it is said that he is leading the army to guard, but with the sensitivity of Ma Chao's identity, there will not be too many soldiers and horses under him.

Even if you count the alien soldiers and horses under Ma Chao, the soldiers and horses he currently has in his hands are no more than 3,000.

Three thousand soldiers and horses, and in the heart of the Hanzhong, there are many strong counties around it, even if Ma Chao has great ability, it is difficult for him to make any waves.

This kind of arrangement is Liu Bei's precaution against Ma Chao.

Liu Bei's precautions against Ma Chao are not only known to the world, but even Ma Chao himself is very clear.

Liu Bei's precautions against himself, if Ma Chao didn't mind at all in his heart, it was impossible.

But Ma Chao didn't have too many complaints in his heart because of Liu Bei's wariness of him.

After all, in addition to Liu Bei's restrictions on Ma Chao's military power, in other aspects, Liu Bei has never treated Ma Chao badly at all.

Even when Liu Bei claimed that the emperor worshiped the generals, Zhang Fei was rewarded under Ma Chao.

With Ma Chao's notorious reputation in the world, Liu Bei can be regarded as benevolent and righteous to him.

Otherwise, let Cao Cao or Sun Quan try to be Ma Chao's lord, they will definitely let Ma Chao die in minutes.

It was precisely because Ma Chao knew that Liu Bei was wary of him, so after he led the army back to Weiyang, he returned to his old attitude - cautious.

Even if there was a big purge in Chuyang not long ago, Ma Chao could also turn a deaf ear to the big changes that happened around him.

He didn't even send a messenger to inquire about Mi Yang.

This shows how cautious he is.

It's a pity that the trees want to be quiet and the wind doesn't stop, maybe Ma Chao plans to spend the rest of his life in Chuyang.

But Mi Yang, who inherited Liu Bei's spirit of "never wasting a grain of grain", how could he turn a blind eye to this Shenwei Heavenly General in his county?

Therefore, after temporarily settling down all the important military and political affairs in Liangzhou, Mi Yang immediately came to the outside of Chuyang County again, and asked his close minister Fa Miao to hand over a letter of worship to Ma Chao.

And when Ma Chao, who was in the barracks, received a message from Mi Yang, he fell into deep thought.

It's a shame that Mi Yang didn't bring too many soldiers and horses this time, otherwise Ma Chao might have suspected that Mi Yang had another purpose.

It's not that Ma Chao spends the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, it's just that with Mi Yang's identity, his sudden visit really makes Ma Chao feel suspicious.

Everyone knows that Liu Bei has doubts about Ma Chao, so few Hanchen will take the initiative to visit Ma Chao in the past.

Even some Hanchens, in order to flaunt their loyalty, scolded Ma Chao many times on the surface.

Ma Chao knows Mi Yang's current identity in Dahan, his name is a relative, and he is actually a clan relative.

For a hardcore Liu Bei henchman like Mi Yang, how could his sudden visit not make Ma Chao feel suspicious?

Because of the doubts in his heart, in the face of Mi Yang's first visit, Ma Chao ordered Ma Dai to be his messenger and personally went to see Mi Yang to express to him that he was sick and could not meet guests.

But Ma Chao's first refusal did not make Mi Yang retreat.

He directly asked Ma Dai to bring back the words: "Wait for you to recover." ”

In just four words, Mi Yang's firm mind that he must see Ma Chao.

After Ma Chao understood Mi Yang's firmness, he could only sigh a few times, and then agreed to Mi Yang's visit.

Ma Chao didn't want to have too many entanglements with Mi Yang, but he didn't want to offend Mi Yang rashly.

After all, the discerning people in the current Han Dynasty can see that Mi Yang's status in the Han Dynasty in the future is likely to reach the height of Guan Yu.

And after Mi Yang learned that Ma Chao agreed to meet, he originally wanted to go to Ma Chao's military camp to meet him, but helplessly, his idea was severely dissuaded by Fa Miao and other ministers.

Compared with Mi Yang, Fa Miao and others were full of suspicion of Ma Chao.

Fa Miao and the others didn't agree with Mi Yang and Ma Chao to meet each other, they thought that it was naturally dangerous to meet an unkind and unrighteous person like Ma Chao.

Now Mi Yang wants to enter Ma Chao's military camp to meet him, how can this make Fa Miao and the others not feel crazy.

"How can you believe that he betrays his father and rebels against his son, and he kills the king?"

Fa Miao's sonorous and powerful admonition made Mi Yang unable to say good things for Ma Chao.

And Fa Miao's words also represent the world's perception of Ma Chao.

Even from a rational point of view, Ma Chao is unlikely to be unfavorable to Mi Yang.

But with what Ma Chao has done in the past, his whole person is no longer trusted by the world, what kind of rational analysis can he talk about?

Mi Yang also knew that Fa Miao was for his good, so he changed his mind and asked Ma Chao to send a message to him to meet him in his military camp.

However, Ma Chao also understood Mi Yang's request, so on the second day of mutual qi, Ma Chao came to Mi Yang's camp alone.

Not only did Ma Chao not bring any personal guards with him this time, but he also did not wear armor and carry a sword.

His actions were not self-evident, but in fact self-preservation.

Don't look at his military rank is higher than Mi Yang, but if he makes Mi Yang misunderstand, then Mi Yang directly orders him to be taken down and punished, which is also a breeze.

As long as Mi Yang plays afterwards, he has the intention of rebellion.

After all, who in the world would believe that Mi Yang, who has always put faith and righteousness first, would wronged him, a notorious rebel?

On the day he betrayed Maten, he was already condemned to death in the hearts of the world.

When Ma Chao, who was dressed in regular clothes, entered Mi Yang's camp, Mi Yang immediately asked people to invite Ma Chao to his main tent.

The corresponding seats have already been set up in the main tent, and all kinds of delicacies and wines are ready on the seats.

Under the leadership of the sergeant, Mi Yang soon met Ma Chao.

At the moment he saw Ma Chao, Mi Yang couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

What appeared in front of Mi Yang was no longer the tiger-backed and sassy Jin Machao he saw at the beginning of the year, but an old man with half white hair and a slightly stiff body.

It's only been a year, and Ma Chao has already become like this!

It's just that in surprise, Mi Yang's face didn't show abnormality.

Why Ma Chao has aged so much in less than a year, Mi Yang knows the reason.

It's just a heart disease.

And if Mi Yang remembers correctly, it was probably during this time in history that Ma Chao began to fall seriously ill and died.

Now it is not easy for Ma Chao to appear in front of him in a good manner.

It may be that the participation in the previous Xiangfan War relieved the depression in Ma Chao's heart.

Mi Yang quietly got up to greet Ma Chao's arrival, and then invited Ma Chao to take a seat.

Facing Mi Yang's salute, Ma Chao seemed to be a little flattered, he hadn't received this kind of treatment for a long time.

Seeing that Mi Yang was so respectful to him, Ma Chao didn't hold it up, so he sat down at Mi Yang's bottom.

But as soon as Ma Chao sat down, his keen senses instantly noticed that several vigilant eyes were concentrated on him for a long time.

Ma Chao looked at those eyes and saw that there were several generals with sharp blades, staring at him.

Those gazes are both vigilant and vigilant.

However, Ma Chao has long been accustomed to these gazes, so he just pretends not to see them.

It's just that Ma Chao still unconsciously became restrained.

Mi Yang saw Ma Chao's restraint, and he also saw the vigilance of his subordinates against Ma Chao.

To be honest, Mi Yang doesn't trust Ma Chao, and he is also defensive against Ma Chao, but he will not show the defense in his heart so obviously like his subordinates.

After all, he still has something to ask Ma Chao for a while.

Mi Yang took the lead in raising the wine glass in his hand to toast Ma Chao, trying to ease the atmosphere in the banquet.

In the face of Mi Yang's toast, Ma Chao also raised his glass in return.

After going back and forth, maybe the atmosphere in the banquet was still tense as a whole, but the atmosphere between Mi Yang and Ma Chao was still harmonious.

But Ma Chao is not a fool, of course he knows that Mi Yang specially wants to meet him, not just to drink with him.

Therefore, between talking with Mi Yang, Ma Chao always had a lot of caution in his heart.

After talking with Ma Chao for a while, Mi Yang saw that Ma Chao's mood was not as nervous as when he first entered the table, so he put down the wine glass in his hand in time and said to Ma Chao:

"Every time Lone comes to Chuyang, he will go to watch the high platform established when His Majesty was king.

Lone was in Jingzhou at that time, I don't know what a grand scene it was when His Majesty was king, and I don't know if the hussar general can explain it in detail for Lone? ”

Hearing Mi Yang ask about this, Ma Chao's thoughts were suddenly hooked back to the grand ceremony that day.

Liu Bei's ceremony of sealing the king back then seemed to be an act of elevating his own identity on the surface.

But in fact, it was a grand celebration ceremony specially held after his victory in the Battle of Hanzhong.

After decades of displacement and repeated defeats, Liu Bei finally defeated the 100,000 elite Wei army led by Cao Cao himself in Hanzhong, the land of Longxing of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty.

What an exciting thing is this, and what a high-spiriting thing?

Because of this special significance, the ceremony of becoming the king was very grand.

Tens of thousands of armor soldiers are surrounded by mountains, and hundreds of heroes are dotted like stars.

They looked at the upright figure on the high platform with adoring eyes, and shouted the earth-shattering "King of Hanzhong" with the biggest voice in their lives.

Thinking about that scene now, Ma Chao, who was already disheartened, inevitably felt excited.

Ma Chao did not doubt him, and he told Mi Yang everything he saw that day.

When Ma Chao recounted the grand scene, a look of yearning naturally appeared on his face.

There is no man in Angzang who does not yearn for that kind of scene.

What Ma Chao didn't know was that when he recounted such scenes, the excitement on his face was captured by Mi Yang, who had been watching him.

After seeing Ma Chao's reaction, Mi Yang knew it, and after he praised the grand occasion of the day, he seemed to inadvertently say to Ma Chao:

"It seems that the hussar general's heart of meritorious service has not disappeared!"

Now Ma Chao's emotions are rising, and the high emotions make Ma Chao not realize the inappropriateness of this sentence for a while, and he subconsciously whispered: "Hmm." ”

But as soon as he blurted out the word, he seemed to sense that something was wrong.

Then he raised his head and looked at Mi Yang with a suspicious gaze, and his whole face became extremely difficult to see.

Not only Ma Chao's face became ugly, but even the eyes of Fa Miao and the others present who looked at Ma Chao became intriguing.

Ma Chao, Fa Miao and others, why did they react like this, the reason is because of Ma Chao's embarrassing identity.

Others have the heart to make contributions, and anyone will praise a good ambition, but Ma Chao can't.

The reason is very simple, what did Ma Chao do when he was the most meritorious?

betrayed his father and killed the king, and chased the people to harm the virtuous.

As for Ma Chao's past, he said that he had a heart for meritorious service, and he would not be appreciated by others, but would only get endless doubts and suspicions from others.

The performance of the crowd in the field now illustrates this point.

Ma Chao also quickly realized this, so his face became extremely ugly, and even the eyes that looked at Mi Yang became suspicious.

Now in his eyes, Mi Yang seems to be the same as Peng Yang who wanted to harm him at the beginning.

And the reaction of Ma Chao and everyone immediately made Mi Yang realize the inappropriateness of what he said just now.

But Mi Yang's original intention was not to frame Ma Chao.

He knew that Ma Chao was now a frightened bird, so he gradually tried to do so, but he didn't expect Ma Chao to be so shocked.

Mi Yang could only sigh in his heart, his uncle was really a good means.

Mi Yang, who realized that something was wrong, then immediately said: "The grand occasion back then was very yearning for Lone, I don't know the hussar general, but I would like to join hands with Lone to let Hanzhong recreate the grand occasion of that day?" ”

Ma Chao had already become quite suspicious, just now he thought that today was a Hongmen banquet, but after hearing Mi Yang's words, his emotions slowly calmed down.

With his image in the hearts of the world, he can't have the heart of making meritorious contributions, and it is best to be honest all his life.

But he can assist a general and make contributions together.

Liu Bei can accept such behavior, and the world can also acquiesce.

For example, he assisted Zhang Fei during the Battle of Xiafen, and he assisted Guan Yu during the Battle of Xiangfan.

And Mi Yang's words also indirectly show that he wanted to ask for his help when he saw him this time, not to frame him.

Mi Yang's faith in the world has always been good, and since he said so, then Ma Chao naturally no longer doubts.

And Mi Yang's request made Ma Chao's originally cool heart become warm.

His ambition is just cold, not gone.

But Ma Chao still has one of the biggest concerns in his heart:

"Your Majesty?"

Hearing Ma Chao's concerns, Mi Yang said confidently: "Your Majesty will say it alone, and the hussar general doesn't have to worry." ”

After getting Mi Yang's promise, the last layer of worry in Ma Chao's heart disappeared.

He arched his hand and asked Mi Yang: "I don't know what Liang Zhoumu needs to do?" ”

Under Ma Chao's inquiry, Mi Yang said what he wanted to ask Ma Chao in his heart:

"The hussar general has outstanding prestige among the Qiang, and I hope that the hussar general can use his prestige to recruit some strong men from the Qiang."

Seeing that Mi Yang was this request, Ma Chao pondered for a while, and then wanted to open his mouth to agree to Mi Yang.

With his prestige in the Liangzhou generation, it is not difficult to do this.

But just at the joint of the exit, Ma Chao suddenly realized that something was wrong.

The people of Qiang are all people of riding and shooting, and there are many mountainous areas in Hanzhong, what do you want the people of Qiang to do now?

Unless!

After realizing Mi Yang's true intentions, Ma Chao looked up at Mi Yang in surprise:

"Wudu!"

Seeing that Ma Chao guessed his true intentions, Mi Yang did not hide it, he showed his big white teeth and smiled at Ma Chao:

"Yes, yes.

It's time to take back some of the ancestral territory. ”