In the summer of the seventh year of Jian'an (July 202 AD), He Si'an officially raised 100,000 troops and stationed in Longxi County. In the afternoon of the same day, Han Sui sent his subordinate Cheng Gongying to come to meet him.

In the council hall of the Taishou Mansion, in addition to Zhang Liao, Zhang Ji, Duan Xuan, Zhang Ren, and Gao Pei, He Si'an also specially brought Jiang Yin, Liu Suo, and Huang Quan as his entourage.

Huang Quanzi Gongheng, a native of Langzhong County, Brazil County, according to later generations, this person is also one of the rare talents in the Bashu region, so He Si'an specially transferred him from Ba County to serve as a staff officer of the army during this trip, which can be regarded as a test for him.

Soon, Cheng Yinggong walked into the hall, and after seeing He Si'an, he bowed and saluted: "Minister Cheng Yinggong, I have seen His Royal Highness King Hongnong!" ”

"No courtesy, I heard that there is a rare civil and military all-rounder under Han Sui's account, and when I saw it today, it was really extraordinary, come here, take a seat!"

Saying that, he ordered someone to bring a seat, and when he saw that the other party was seated, He Si'an continued to speak: "I don't know what happened to General Chengying?" ”

After a little muttering, Cheng Ying said publicly: "It's not a secret, the prince came today to invite His Royal Highness to Wuwei on behalf of Lord Han Sui to discuss the next move. ”

"Oh? Go to Wuwei? He Si'an didn't reply immediately, but looked at the other party for a long time.

"I wonder if General Chengying thinks Gu Ying should go through this experience in person?"

Hearing this, Cheng Yinggong's heart trembled, King Hongnong was able to achieve such an achievement at a young age, and he was also known as the reincarnation of Guangwu, and sure enough, there was no truth under the fame, but his face was silent, and he hugged his fists and said: "This is my family's Lord Han's order, the lower official is just an errand runner, and he is soft-spoken, how dare he have his own opinions?" Your Highness can decide at your own discretion..."

'It's really an old fritter, the two ends of the first rat?' ’

However, He Si'an did not explain, but stretched his waist pretending to be tired.

"Eh, General Cheng Ying is too modest, originally, Lone also wanted to meet General Han, but he came from a long distance, and he neglected to exercise on weekdays, plus Xiliang and Chengdu were very different from each other, and his body was slightly unwell. General Cheng Ying went back to inform your family that Rong Gu would rest for a few days, well... Five days later, Lone left for Wuwei to talk to Lord Han! ”

Cheng Yinggong was a little surprised by this answer, unlike Han Sui and Cao Cao, He Si'an, as a former emperor, must not regret what he said, he originally thought that the other party would find an excuse to shirk, but he didn't expect to agree so decisively...

Seeing the other party's uncertain face, He Si'an smiled and said, "What?" General Cheng Ying thinks it's inappropriate? ”

"It's not... His Royal Highness misunderstood, His Royal Highness has a golden body, please take care of your body, and the lower officials will not disturb His Highness's rest, and go back here to resume his life. ”

"It's getting late today, why don't General Cheng Ying stay overnight, and it's not too late to return the next day."

"No, my general is still waiting for the lower official to return to his life, so he will leave."

Seeing that the other party had made up his mind, He Si'an could only reluctantly agree, and just as Cheng Ying was about to leave the hall, he suddenly stopped. His eyes turned around and said: "Your Highness's body is important, if you still feel unwell after five days, it is better to rest for a few more days, and the lower official will leave..."

When the other party's figure completely disappeared in front of him, He Si'an looked at everyone with a smile.

"What do you think?"

"Father, this Han Sui is clearly giving you a horse, if you don't agree, your momentum will be weakened, and if you agree, you will be in danger again. Its heart can be punished, its heart can be punished! Liu Suo was the first to speak indignantly.

"That's true, but just looking at Cheng Yinggong's words and deeds, it's obvious that Han Sui is not monolithic! Why don't Your Highness start from within? ”

"Oh? Is there a good way to balance the balance? He Si'an looked at Huang Quan and asked curiously.

"Your Highness might as well try to contact Pang De, Zhang Xiu and other Ma Chao's old departments, compared to Han Sui, presumably they are more willing to accept His Highness, and the lower officials are willing to go to Wuwei for His Highness, I believe that people who have different intentions with Han Sui will definitely take the initiative to find it."

He Si'an pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head.

"It's still going according to the original plan, if you rush there, I'm afraid of falling into a dangerous place... However, Gong Heng's words also reminded Gu that you will send someone to contact Pang De and Zhang Xiu later to test their attitude. ”

"Obey the order, the next official will definitely do it!"

"Does Your Highness really plan to go to Wuwei? Liao, I still think this is too risky..."Zhang Liao hesitated for a moment, but still asked.

"Hey, this is also a helpless move, Liangzhou is easy to take and difficult to defend, if you don't take this opportunity to cripple the Xiongnu in one fell swoop, whether it is the Western Regions Protectorate or my Han will be a huge threat. Wen Yuan rest assured, Lone will not easily put himself in danger, these five days are enough to do a lot of things, and... Lone only said that he would go to Wuwei in five days, but he didn't say how he would go... Isn't it? ”

That night, after Cheng Yinggong returned to Wuwei, he came to the Taishou Mansion as soon as possible to report to Han Sui.

"My lord, when the last general went to Longyou, he saw King Hongnong, but the other party's complexion was very bad, after the last general made his intentions clear, King Hongnong agreed to come to Wuwei on the fifth day, and met with the adults to discuss the next step of using troops against the Huns."

Hearing this, Han Sui couldn't help frowning.

"You mean... King Hongnong agreed? ”

"Yes, but because of his poor health, he needs to recuperate for five days and come back."

"That's a good reason... With his identity, if he resigns when the time comes, he will definitely be ridiculed by the world. You go down first..."

After Cheng Yinggong left, Han Sui called Yan Xing and instructed: "Yanming, I always feel that King Hongnong will not be easily fooled, there must be something strange during this period, you quickly send someone to inform Qiangqu Shan Yu, inform him of the matter here, and let them decide for themselves." Other than that... Strengthen the defense of Wuwei in case King Hongnong sends troops to raid! ”

After doing all this, Han Sui ordered someone to make some wine and food and put them in the food box, and returned to the back house alone. After coming to a rockery, open a secret door, slowly walk down the stairs, through the oil lamp on the wall, you can see that there is only one cell in the small space, and the person imprisoned in it is the son of his righteous brother Ma Teng, Ma Chao, who is known as the general of Shenweitian, Ma Mengqi! It's just that at this time, Ma Chao no longer has the heroic spirit he had before, his hands and feet are bound by iron chains, showing a sluggish color, and the whole person is also much thinner.

"Meng Qi, you, you are too strong, you have also seen the strength of Touman Shan Yu, if you join forces with him, why worry about this world, where can there be opponents? What's more, my father knows that you have been thinking about the girl of the Dong family for so many years, and it is true that now that King Hongnong has come to Liangzhou, he will arrive in Wuwei in five days. Han Sui said as he opened the food box and took out the steaming dishes inside.

Ma Chao didn't answer, but raised his eyes and quietly looked at Han Sui in front of him, the latter didn't back down, smiled and looked at him, after a long time, Ma Chao slowly took the dishes and chopsticks and began to gobble up...