Ma Shen naturally understands this truth, if the Dingbei Army reaches that point and has 200,000 cavalry, I am afraid that Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, will not talk about any forbearance, and it is possible for the iron cavalry to directly break through the Bianliang in Luoyang, Chang'an; Ma Shen said truthfully: "The ministers think that the Dingbei Army can't defeat Western Xia, not to mention that there is a cage of grain and grass, which can be controlled with them. ”

"Isn't this helping Western Xia?" Fan Zhixu said with a cold face: "Once the war starts, how can there be any regulation and control, the Dingbei Army will fight to the end even if it smashes the pot and sells iron; when the time comes, if there is a war in Henan, Wang Shu and Zhang Junke will have no more reinforcements." ”

According to King Kang, Du Shiliang went to Youzhou to get back the credentials of the Jin State, and if the Great Song Dynasty did not investigate the rebellion of Liu Yu, Miao Fu and others, the Jin State should agree to sign the agreement. However, Ma Shen was a literati after all, and he was still a little flustered when he heard this, and asked, "Did you really find something wrong?"

Fan Zhixu said angrily: "Yang Zhi made a deduction almost a month ago, including the move to reinforce Henan, Yang Zhi is very predictable about such an event, and there is almost no mistake. ”

Ma Shen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, maybe Yang Zhi is worried about the sky this time? ”

Yang Zhi was polite to Ma Shen, and received the holy decree in full accordance with the process, seeing that the date of the marriage was not written on the holy decree, he asked, "Master Ma, when will the princess arrive?"

Ma Shen already had an answer to this question, and said with a smile: "Wait for the princess to arrange the business in Hangzhou." ”

Yang Zhi has received the news from Zhao Kai, Honglu Temple hopes that Zhao Yingluo will hand over all the business before leaving, but he is afraid that Zhao Kai and Yang Zhi will be angry, and the people sent by Honglu Temple said it tactfully; Zhao Yingluo's plan is to dispose of all the industry in exchange for grain and iron tools to go to Hedong. Yang Zhi saw from Ma Shen's eyes that Ma Shen was an insider, and he didn't say much, so he directly asked Ma Shen to go to the post house to rest, and there was no arrangement for the wind banquet.

The newly appointed transfer made Zhang Xiaochun not see Ma Shen, and Yang Zhi sent 500 soldiers to escort Ma Shen to Taiyuan to announce the decree. From the first day that Ma Shen entered the Hedong territory, all the arrangements along the way were in the post house, and the officials from all over the country did not come forward to receive the wind at all; all the entertainment was coarse tea and light meals, and the entourage was even supplied according to the ration in the army, which made the people below Ma Shen complain incessantly, and they muttered to Ma Shen one after another, and the Dingbei Army was very disrespectful.

Ma Shen didn't expect his treatment, so he had to appease his subordinates and go to Taiyuan to appeal to King Yun; but when he arrived in Taiyuan, at the moment when Ma Shen finished announcing the decree, Zhao Kai said after receiving the decree: "I intend to establish Suizhou first, and the adult will be the governor of Suizhou, and all the entourage will be incorporated into the army." "Let's look for books

In addition to more than a dozen guards such as Liang Juewu, more than 100 people accompanied by Ma Shen all set off immediately and were sent to the remote cottage. Li Guang didn't know why Ma Shen came, and he didn't understand that Zhao Kai wanted to kill a chicken to show the monkey, but Li Guang was a little sorry, Ma Shen had never been an official at the border in his life, nor was he a talent like Fan Zhongyan, Li Guang dared to conclude that Ma Shen finally lost Suizhou, either died in battle or was beheaded by Zhao Kai, Li Guang hoped that there was another way.

Liang Xun shook his head and said: "Lord Li, Ma Shen did not refuse, which means that he understands all this, maybe this guy just wants to use his death to give us problems; Suizhou can mobilize reinforcements on three sides, if it is changed to other places, we can't afford to pay for mistakes." ”

Li Guang immediately understood that whether the Dingbei Army had the strength to recover Xiazhou was not the key, the problem was that if the others finally lost Suizhou, Ma Shen and those officials in Runzhou would be incessant with accusations, and they did not know how many people would be implicated; as long as the Dingbei Army was not ready to build an independent state, it could not be polite with Ma Shen, and only when Ma Shen took the blame for the latter would Runzhou shut up. Li Guang sighed, said goodbye and left the Liufu and returned home; when he learned that Ma Shen asked to see him, Li Guang clearly instructed his family: "Just say directly, I have no friendship with him, and I will not see him." ”

Li Guang's family came out to tell the truth, Ma Shen did not expect that he would end up with such a result; Ma Shen had already asked to see Cao Qianli, Zhang Xiaochun, Lu Yihao, Sun Ang, and others, but none of them were willing to see him, but he did not expect Li Guang to have such an attitude. Liang Juewu, who accompanied him, smiled bitterly and said, "My lord, in the eyes of everyone, you will definitely be the second Xu Xi in the future; ”

Ma Shen was speechless, he knew in his heart that if Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, succeeded to the throne in the future, he was afraid that he would not only be Xu Xi, but would even be listed as a traitor who brought disaster to the country and the people; Several people walked to the post house silently, and Ma Shen asked Liang Juewu: "Don't they think that they should recover Xiazhou in one go?"

Liang Juewu stopped, looked at Ma Shen, and said seriously: "Master Ma, why don't you want King Kang to recover the Daimyo's Mansion?"

Ma Shen's good hands around him were all Liang Juewu's subordinates, and they couldn't help laughing out loud when they heard it; Ma Shen was stunned: "Lord Liang, you also think like this?"

"Of course. Liang Juewu said with certainty: "The good situation is once again in vain because of people like adults, just like Yang Zhi said, you are no different from Zhang Bangchang." But rest assured, my lordship, since I have been ordered to come to protect your lordship, I will naturally die with you in Suizhou, and you severals, the escort mission has ended, and tomorrow I will take my letter and go back to the Privy Council to report to the Privy Council. ”

"Brother Liang. Several guards couldn't help but shout, sending a letter to their own post station, Liang Juewu's arrangement was just to give them a way out; Liang Juewu waved his hand and said: "I am different from you, I was originally a general under Yang Zhi, and I refused to go to Jincheng and refuse to join the Dingbei Army, this is my fate." If Suizhou is a trap, the battle of Suizhou is a sure defeat, and you don't need to lose your life in vain. ”

"I'm going to go to school. Ma Shen completely understood at this moment that what Liang Juewu said was true, and the Dingbei Army was likely to give up Suizhou and himself and give Runzhou an attitude; Liang Juewu showed a sneer and said: "My lord, you are the person who advocates a decisive battle with the Western Xia the most, how do you say in the book, if you don't go to Suizhou, or blame the Dingbei Army's battle plan? If that happens, you will be more uncomfortable than dead, and those who used to talk to you will be the first to jump out and accuse you, and then step on your bones to brush your reputation." ”