Xu Xiang looked back at He Jin and Ma Chao again, and said, "It's the cold midwinter at this time, and it's not a good opportunity to fight. If the soldiers are used indiscriminately at this time, I am afraid that many soldiers and horses will freeze to death from frostbite; The snow in the Taihang Mountains was several feet deep, and the march was even more difficult; If the Black Mountain thieves can't hide, the officials and soldiers of the imperial court are bound to return in vain.

Moreover, whether it is He Gong or Ma Gong, they are all important ministers of the court, and if they continue to argue like this, it will hurt the harmony and shake the dynasty. In the opinion of the old minister, it is better to put this matter aside for the time being, and it is not too late to discuss it when the time is ripe in the future. ”

Xu Xiang, who represents the Ten Standing Servants, said this, Ma Chao understood, it seems that even the Ten Standing Servants who are mortal enemies with He Jin will never sit idly by and watch him attack He Jin's party. The Ten Standing Servants probably thought that if he suppressed He Jin's party, then it would be their turn next. Although he was dissatisfied with the ten-standing servants, Ma Chao also knew that it was impossible to shake the group of relatives just by relying on the war of words. Therefore, he did not take advantage of the victory to pursue again.

At this time, Lu Zhi, Yuan Kui, Cao Song, Ding Gong, Liu Yu and other important ministers also came out one after another to seconded Xu Xiang.

Liu Hong said: "Okay, since everyone thinks that this is not a good opportunity to crusade, then it is not too late to wait until the beginning of spring to discuss countermeasures." ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" No matter how unwilling Ma Chao, He Jin, Wu Kuang, Wang Kuang, and Wang Yun were, they still obediently saluted and shouted with the other ministers, and then returned to their seats one after another.

As soon as Ma Chao knelt and sat upright, Liu Hong's voice came down again: "Ma Qing, you are new to it, I'm afraid you are not used to it, the soldiers of Xiliang are stationed in the city, but if there are any difficulties, you can come one by one, see what I can solve for you, I will solve it for you." ”

Ma Chao immediately got up, walked in front of His Majesty Dan and saluted, and said, "Don't hide it from Your Majesty, the minister does have one or two difficulties, and I want to ask Your Majesty for mercy." First, there are too many horses in the Xiliang army, although His Majesty rewarded a whole mile as a camp for the Xiliang army, but it is still not enough, and the minister wants to ask His Majesty for permission, please set aside a land in the suburbs of Luoyang City as the horse grazing land of the Xiliang Army. ”

Liu Hong thought for a while and said, "I remember, Shanglin Yuan has been idle? ”

Zhao Zhong, who was beside Liu Hong, immediately answered: "Your Majesty is really knowledgeable!" Yes, since His Majesty succeeded to the throne, he has been living in the West Garden, and the Shanglin Garden has been abandoned to this day. ”

Liu Hong nodded and said, "Since this is the case, I will hand over Shanglin Yuan to Ma Qing." The Shanglin Garden outside Luoyang City is not as vast as the Shanglin Garden outside Chang'an City, I hope Ma Qing will not dislike it. ”

When Ma Chao heard this, he was overjoyed! He thought that Liu Hong would be very good if he carved out a part of Shanglin Garden, but he didn't expect Liu Hong to be so generous that he would hand over the entire royal garden to him for use! The ministers were also in an uproar, but they also knew that Liu Hong was absurd by nature, and they also knew that Ma Chao was favored, so no one rose up to object. Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others, who were standing beside Liu Hong, looked at each other in disbelief.

Ma Chao said happily: "Thank you for your grace!" ”

Ma Chao didn't see it when he was grateful, and Yuan Shu, who was kneeling in the first class of military attachés, was shocked when he heard this. He wanted to stand up and oppose and persuade Liu Hong to take back his life, but his cousin Yuan Shao, who was kneeling next to him, quickly pressed the back of his hand. Yuan Shu looked at Yuan Shao in surprise, but Yuan Shao looked at him firmly and shook his head. Although the brothers have always been discordant, Yuan Shu also knows that Yuan Shao must feel that there is something disadvantageous when he stops him at this time. For the sake of the family's interests, Yuan Shu had to sit down.

Liu Hong waved his hand and said, "Get up quickly, you don't have to be polite." What is Ma Qing's second thing? Let's move on! ”

Ma Chao said: "Back to Your Majesty, the second is that the minister wants to freely enter and exit the palace forbidden palace card, and allows the Xiliang army to ride horses in the palace." If there is a change in the capital and the forbidden, and people with ulterior motives close the palace gate, they will isolate the minister's Xiliang army outside the palace, and Your Majesty will be in danger! And the Xiliang army is mostly cavalry, the forbidden place is vast, and the palace road is also very wide, which is suitable for the Xiliang iron cavalry to go back and forth. If there is a change in the ban, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry can also arrive quickly to calm down the incident. ”

This request is very excessive and outrageous, but Ma Chao has to fight for it, because if there is really chaos, these loopholes are likely to become the cause of his death. And Ma Chao also believes that Liu Hong will care more about safety than him, and he has no reason not to agree.

Sure enough, Liu Hong said: "For the sake of my safety, Ma Qing is thoughtful, how can I not agree?" I also often lived in Xiyuan, so the palace card of Xiyuan was also given to Ma Qing, and the cavalry of the Xiliang army could also ride into Xiyuan without any scruples. ”

Ma Chao was very pleased, bowed deeply, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

At the same time, Zhang Rang took two palace cards and walked down to His Majesty. Zhang Rang's face was indifferent, and he didn't look at Ma Chao at all. But when Ma Chao stretched out his hands and waited for Zhang Rang to put the palace cards in his hands, Zhang Rang pinched the two stacked palace cards with the fingers of his right hand, and used some force to slap the palace cards in Ma Chao's palm. Ma Chao raised his eyes to look at Zhang Rang who was standing in front of His Majesty Dan, Zhang Rang's face was very indifferent, and his gray-black eyes were full of coldness.

Ma Chao snorted lightly, a smile on his face. Ma Chao understands that even if Zhang Rang is angry with him again, he will never risk falling out of favor and stumbling on him in front of Liu Hong. Zhang Rang had no choice but to vent his dissatisfaction in this way. Zhang Rang turned around indifferently, and when he faced Liu Hong, he was already smiling again, and walked back to Liu Hong's side quickly.

Ma Chao got the palace card and shouted again: "Thank you for your grace!" ”

"Hahaha, Ma Qing is too polite." Liu Hongle said hehehe.

Ma Chao received the palace card and returned to his seat to sit down.

Liu Hong said: "Everyone, is there anything else important?" ”

No one answered from the Manchu Dynasty, so Liu Hong said: "Since that's the case, let's disperse!" With that, Liu Hong stood up and left.

Hundreds of civil and military officials left their seats one after another, stood in two columns, saluted and shouted: "Congratulations to Your Majesty!" ”

When Liu Hong walked out of the Chongde Hall with the ten permanent attendants, all the officials dispersed and went out in twos and threes. Ma Chao also followed the crowd out of the hall gate. During the period from walking out of the hall to putting on shoes, some ministers kept approaching Ma Chao, saluting respectfully, and saying something to please and bring the relationship closer, and Ma Chao also responded one by one. Although Ma Chao knew that these people who took the initiative to approach, in addition to speculators and wallgrasses who saw him as hot and therefore tended to be inflammatory, there were only hostile forces left who pretended to approach and actually had ill intentions, but the superficial work was still what Ma Chao had to do. Ma Chao knows that in history, even if water and fire are incompatible like Sima Yi and Cao Shuang, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, they talk and laugh when they meet, as if they are a pair of close friends.