Yuan Kui saw that Ma Chao was a little embarrassed, and thought that Ma Chao dared to refuse even the ten permanent servants, and his temperament must be very reserved and arrogant, and he refused to live under others easily. If he wants to win over Ma Chao, he must not be able to learn from the ten permanent servants to be so domineering.

Yuan Kui hurriedly said sincerely: "Ma Qing, don't worry, you and the old man can be treated equally." If there is a major matter, it should be decided by the two of us together, and what is the intention of the unjudged? ”

When Ma Chao heard this, in order to win him, Yuan Kui could even put down his body and turn over, it seems that Yuan Kui really believed his words and really wanted to "collude" with him!

Ma Chao pretended to be happy, bowed to Yuan Kui slightly, and said excitedly: "The Yuan family is in the position of the upper prince and was born in the Yuan family, but he can condescend to be noble and willing to work with his subordinates on an equal footing, which shows the sincerity of Yuan Gong." Thank you Yuan Gong for your favor! ”

Seeing that the wooing was successful, Yuan Kui also immediately returned the salute and said, "Then we will take care of each other in the future!" ”

Ma Chao pretended to be a little hesitant and vigilant again, and said, "Yuan Gong came to congratulate him, didn't he think about the feelings of the general? ”

Yuan Kui knew very well that Ma Chao was suspecting that he was doing something for the general He Jin and came to confuse him.

Yuan Kui sneered: "Ma Qing also underestimated the old man too much!" In terms of officials, the old man is a prince, one of the princes, and he is no different from the rank of general. In terms of power, the old man's old age is also some among the various Cao Cao in the court. The general's background is just the Nanyang Han clan, does the Runan Yuan clan still need to condescend and bow to him? ”

Listening to Yuan Kui's words, Ma Chao couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous in his heart. When Liang Ji and Cao Jie were still there, the Runan Yuan clan also had to bow to these people. However, Yuan Kui did not lie, with Yuan Kui's current power, he was indeed comparable to the general He Jin. The reason why Ma Chao asked Yuan Kui this sentence was just to test Yuan Kui's attitude.

Ma Chao tried again, and said: "Yuan Gong forgives his sins, and he has already had a lot of conflicts with the general He Gong, so for the sake of comprehensiveness, I have to ask this question." One more question below, what does Yuan Gong think of He Gong? What do you think is going to be? ”

Yuan Kui knew that Ma Chao was asking him whose side he would be on if Ma Chao and He Jin fought each other. Yuan Kui thought about it, although He Jin lost the right to record Shang Shushi, now He Jin is still a general, the queen's brother, and the prince's uncle, and it is still difficult to estimate whether he will become the next Liang Ji in the future. But Ma Chao's power could not allow him to be negligent, he was not only valued by the Son of Heaven, but also controlled the most numerous and powerful garrisons in the capital, and had the entire Liangzhou as a backing. All in all, neither of these two people, Yuan Kui wanted to provoke; Before the battle between the two is decided, rashly making an enemy of one of them can easily invite disaster.

Yuan Kui said slowly: "Gong He has worked with the old man for many years, and Ma Qing is also an ally of the old man. The old man still hopes that the two can make peace. ”

Ma Chao understood that Yuan Kui's attitude was: In the battle between him and He Jin, Yuan Kui didn't help anyone, and he rode the wall.

But after getting such an answer, Ma Chao was also very satisfied. After all, it is also a bit unrealistic to ask Yuan Kui to turn his back on He Jin on behalf of the Kwantung family and fully support him. The family is most concerned about their own life and death, honor and disgrace, and He Jin is still a relative. In the end, if the eldest prince Liu Wei succeeded to the throne, he would have the authority of the world, and the family that rashly opposed him would suffer at that time.

As long as Yuan Kui and the Kwantung family he represents do not help He Jin, it can also divide He Jin's forces, which is also a good thing for Ma Chao.

Ma Chao thought of the Ten Standing Attendants, and asked: "Presumably Yuan Gong also knows that he had a falling out with the Ten Standing Attendants last night." There are also those who are interested in eradicating these national thieves who have brought disaster to the country and the people for the country, what if Yuan Gongyi is not tried? ”

Hearing that the newcomer Ma Chao dared to be the enemy of the Ten Standing Attendants, and even wanted to eradicate them, Yuan Kui was too satisfied! Yuan Kui immediately bowed deeply to Ma Chao and said, "The old man is the party of the world, thank Ma Qing!" ”

Ma Chao hurriedly helped Yuan Kui up, and Yuan Kui said: "Everyone in the world wants to have ten permanent servants, if Ma Qing has such a great ambition, the old man will give full support, don't doubt!" ”

Ma Chao laughed and said, "It is really a great blessing in Xia Pingsheng to have such a powerful ally as Yuan Gong!" In this case, we will have to keep in touch with each other in the future. Yuan Gong can select a few people from the tribe to use them exclusively for secret contact with Zaixia. The person who will be used to deliver the letter will also be selected below. ”

Yuan Kui nodded and said, "Okay, after the old man goes back, he will start to work on this matter." ”

Yuan Kui discussed some things with Ma Chao again, and determined the agreement that the two would join forces and support each other in the court, and Ma Chao sent Yuan Kui back to the main hall. Yuan Kui left with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu satisfied, and Ma Chao kept sending the three of them to the door.

Sending Yuan Kui away, watching Yuan's many guards and servants leave, Ma Chao was very satisfied. This time, Yuan Kui came to visit in person, which was exactly what he wanted. He just pretended to greet him with a few words, and won Yuan Kui's trust and resolved the Kanto family's jealousy of him. Even Yuan Kui was willing to form a party with him, which shows that the Kanto family is indeed very sensitive. The day after he led the Xiliang army into Luoyang City, the Kanto family couldn't wait to come to entrap him, it seems that they are really afraid of repeating the mistakes of the Kansai family. And if he paralyzes the Kanto family and has the support of the Kanto family, he will be able to consolidate his strength, and it will be much easier to make a move against the Kanto family in the future.

However, Ma Chao is still a little afraid of Yuan Kui. Yuan Kui made a deal with him so easily and agreed to support each other, is it that the Kanto family is also using him? This time it was just that the Kwantung family wanted to stabilize him and paralyze him, but in fact, Yuan Kui was still in the camp of the great general He Jin?

Ma Chao asked Jia Xu and said, "Wenhe, do you really have sincerity when you see Yuan Kui?" Or do those Kwantung families still hate me to the core, and actually still want to support the great general, why come in to deal with me? ”

Jia Xu shook his head and said lightly: "They won't, because they don't have that need." ”

Ma Chao was puzzled and asked, "Why are you so sure?" ”

Jia Xu smiled faintly and said, "It is true that the Kanto family is jealous of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry that once destroyed the Kansai family in the hands of the young master. Yuan Kui came this time, just to test whether the young master would continue to be an enemy of the Kanto family, and strive to turn enemies into friends. At the very least, they had to make sure that the young lord was not hostile to them, so that the Kanto family could settle down. As long as the young master makes a gesture of being willing to befriend the Kanto family, they will get what they want.