Ma Dai silently lowered his head, raised his head again, his eyes were filled with tears, and said in a begging tone: "Isn't it possible for my brother not to go to the capital?" What's wrong with staying in Liangzhou, why put yourself in danger? ”

Ma Chao shook his head and said, "I have what I want to do, and I can only do it in the capital." ”

Ma Dai lowered his head weakly.

Ma Chao patted Ma Dai on the shoulder and said, "I left you in Liangzhou and didn't take you to the capital, presumably with my father's wisdom, I already knew my intentions." If I don't know what happens, I will inherit the inheritance with you. ”

Ma Dai half-knelt down and was silent.

Ma Chao knew Ma Dai's thoughts, nodded, and said to Yang Fu: "I guess you also know, why I chose Jia Xu to enter Beijing with me, instead of you." ”

Yang Fu said: "Because my subordinates are most familiar with Liangzhou, they are the best candidates to assist the lord in governing Liangzhou and promoting reforms." ”

Ma Chao nodded and said, "You are very smart, extremely smart, don't live up to my expectations." ”

Yang Fu also knelt on the ground silently.

Ma Chao looked at the other generals who had not been selected, Yan Xing, Zhang Ji, Duan Xuan, and Cherrigi, these people stood silently and looked at Ma Chao.

Ma Chao said: "I am not in the army, you must assist my father, manage the Xiliang army, protect Liangzhou, and stay away from the war." ”

These people also fell to their knees.

Ma Chao took Jia Xu, Pang De, Zhang Xiu, and Lu Yi to personally go to the camp to select 20,000 Xiliang iron horses, ordered to go to the camp first, and brought four war horses per person for changing horses and transport, luggage, blades, arrows, and grain, and Ma Chao brought a full billion money, and left the camp in the twilight.

The Xiliang Iron Cavalry, who was not selected, also got the news, and went out of the camp to see each other off, and played the military music to bid farewell to Ma Chao leaving.

In the sound of the flute, more than 20,000 horsemen slowly walked out of the camp.

When Ma Chao led the army through the city of Chang'an, Huangfu Song had already led an army of officers and troops to battle under the city, waiting for Ma Chao.

Ma Chao rode Xiaobai and approached slowly, and Huangfu Song also rode over.

Huang Fu Song was very satisfied with Ma Chao's decision so quickly, and said with a smile: "Your subordinates still made the right choice. ”

Ma Chao smiled and said, "It's the same with your subordinates." ”

Huangfu Song laughed when he heard this.

After laughing, Huangfu Song restrained his smile and said abruptly: "If you know that your subordinates are so brave and resourceful, if you know that the end result is like this, why should the old man obey the orders of the general He Jin, and fight several times with his subordinates, so that nearly 100,000 soldiers died on the battlefield?" ”

Ma Chao said: "Ci is not in charge of the soldiers. If my subordinates do not fight with me, this will not come, and my subordinates will not regret it. ”

Huangfu Song nodded and said, "That's right, at least this war wiped out the soldiers of the Sanfu family and wiped out the Sanfu family." No matter how much they hate the old man, they can no longer threaten the old man. The old man can just sit back and relax. His Majesty once canonized the old man as a marquis, and took Meiyang and Huaili as food. In the past, because the family was spread all over Sanfu, they controlled most of the land, and they could not collect their taxes. Now that the Sanfu family has been swept away, the old man can finally collect taxes from the two counties of Meiyang and Huaili. ”

Ma Chao smiled: "Don't you care about the land of Liangzhou anymore?" ”

Huangfu Song said with a smile: "The soil of Liangzhou is narrow and thin, how can it be compared to the fertile soil of Guanzhong?" The old man has already got the beautiful sun and Huaili, and he doesn't think about the cool soil! ”

"Hahahaha!" Both laughed.

Huangfu Song said again: "Since we have already become His Majesty's arms, let's see if it is ......?"

Ma Chao knew what Huang Fu Song meant, and with a wave of his hand, he ran over behind him to ride, and in the twilight, Huang Fu Song saw that it was indeed the Zhou Shen he was looking forward to.

Zhou Shen was captured by the Xiliang army a few days ago and was taken prisoner for a few days. By this time, he had changed into his old armor, and he still looked as imposing as he had been before he was captured. But even his emaciated body, and the scars on his face from a few horse whips, didn't look very good.

"The car rides ......" Zhou Shen gave Huangfu Song a salute.

Ma Chao said: "There are thousands of captured officers and soldiers, my father is being released, and he will be able to return to Chang'an City tomorrow." Don't worry. ”

Huangfu Song nodded and said, "From now on, the subordinates and the old man are all His Majesty's arms. The subordinates and the old man, and the generals He Jin and the Taifu Yuan Kui, are already on the same page and are incompatible. Since his subordinates are in Luoyang City, they must be loyal to the king and be wary of the open guns and hidden arrows of these two people. ”

Ma Chao nodded and said, "I naturally save it." He has been a minister with these two people for more than ten years, can he have seen it? ”

Huangfu Song said: "He Jin, extremely smart. This person is good at seizing opportunities. For example, when the Ten Standing Servants were His Majesty's beauty pageant, he bribed the Yellow Gate so that his sister could enter the palace.

After his sister entered the palace and became a beauty, he seized the opportunity of His Majesty's dislike of Empress Song to bribe the Ten Standing Attendants, so that the Ten Standing Attendants slandered the Song Empress in front of His Majesty and praised his sister He Meiren, which made His Majesty even more disgusted with Queen Song, and canonized his sister He Meiren as the queen.

From this, he became a relative. Before he became a relative, he was just an eagle dog attached to the Ten Permanent Servants; After becoming a relative, he was lively and began to plot to seize power and suppress the ten permanent servants.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he seized the opportunity and took the lead in pacifying Ma Yuanyi. He was also a relative, so he forced His Majesty, who suddenly heard about the Yellow Turban Rebellion and was panicked and at a loss, to appoint him as a general, a scholar, and a cautious marquis.

Seeing that he had pacified Liangzhou under his command and had 200,000 Xiliang iron cavalry in his hands, He Jin was deeply afraid that the military power under his command would overwhelm him. Under the pretext of being a Xiliang under his command, he took the opportunity to recruit a large army to encircle and suppress. It can be seen that this person is good at seizing the opportunity and should not be underestimated. And He Jin is also good at winning people's hearts, Yuan Shao is the leader of the party, and Yuan Shu is the representative of the family, all of which are used by him. You can't be cautious. ”

Ma Chao nodded and said, "Taifu Yuan Kui, what is this person?" ”

Huangfu Song said: "Sleek, cunning. ”

Ma Chao didn't know Yuan Kui very well, and asked, "Where to start?" ”

Huangfu Song said: "When Cao Jie and Wang Fu were still there, the central officials were powerful, and the party members could not compete. Even the Runan Yuan clan, the third duke of the fourth world, had to bow his head and obey. From time to time, there is a regular servant Yuan pardon, and the chaos of the dynasty is extremely powerful. Yuan Yu knew that he was a lieutenant official and was ashamed of the world. Seeing that the Yuan family in Runan had the same surname as him, he discussed with Yuan Kui, intending to compile it into the Yuan family tree.

At that time, Yuan Kui was not a Taifu, and the Runan Yuan clan of the fourth and third dukes was almost out of breath under the suppression of the Zhongguan. Yuan Kui wanted to take advantage of Yuan Yu's momentum to revive the Runan Yuan clan, so he hit it off with Yuan Yu and compiled Yuan Yu into the genealogy of the Runan Yuan clan and became a descendant of the Yuan family. And Yuan Yu also repaid Yuan Kui many times, making him one of the three princes. ”

Zhongguan, that is, eunuchs.