At the majestic Hulao Pass, all the soldiers felt extremely honored because of the personal visit of the Emperor of Han Dynasty. In their hearts, the Emperor was unattainable. It was very difficult to see the Emperor. Therefore,
When the emperor's carriage slowly drove into Hulao Pass, the soldiers rushed to look around.
Liu Bian walked to the edge of the carriage and saw that all the soldiers were paying attention to him, making him even more delicate.
"My lord, Ma Chao, have seen your Majesty." In front of the city gate of Hulao Pass, Ma Chao led Zhang Xiu, Qian Hu and dozens of other generals to line up there. When he saw Liu Bian's carriage arriving, Ma Chao rode forward.
This stopped Liu Bian's progress.
The group stopped in front of Hulao Pass. Liu Bian stood on the carriage, pointed at Hulao Pass from a distance, and said loudly: "The King of Qin is brave. No one dares to resist wherever he goes. I have the King of Qin as the vanguard. It's really great."
What a blessing to me."
"Your Majesty, thank you..." Ma Chao was still wearing armor and holding a weapon, riding on a tall horse with no intention of dismounting to pay respects. The same was true for Zhang Xiu, Qian Hu and others behind him.
Wang Yun was in front of Liu Bian's carriage and saw that Ma Chao and his subordinates were like this. He couldn't help but frowned and secretly shouted in his heart: "The horse has grown up and his arrogance has become even more arrogant. I'm afraid that your Majesty will do this this time."
The Eastern Patrol is just a chess piece of Ma'er, using the name of the Emperor's Eastern Tour to pave the way for him to conquer the Central Plains. As a disciple of the current dynasty, I am caught between the King of Qin and His Majesty, where should I go?"
Ma Chao glanced sideways at Wang Yun who remained calm, ignored him, rode his horse to Liu Bian's side, and said to Liu Bian: "Your Majesty, the city gate of Hulao Pass is narrow, and your Majesty's canopied cart is too big, please."
Your Majesty will get off your horse and ride into the pass with your ministers. You can leave the canopy cart outside the pass and build another one outside the east gate of Hulao Pass. It will not be too late to take your majesty all the way to the east."
"What King Qin said makes sense. I will do what King Qin said." Liu Bian jumped out of the car without thinking. His pair of spotless dragon boots were immediately covered with mud on the ground.
My feet got stuck in it, making the whole ankle covered in mud.
After seeing this, Ma Chao sneered in his heart, turned to his subordinates and said, "Prepare your horse for Your Majesty!"
When Wang Yun saw Liu Bian retreating from the mud, he hurriedly jumped off the horse, supported Liu Bian, and said to Ma Chao: "Your Majesty has a body of ten thousand gold, how can he suffer this crime? Your Highness the King of Qin..."
"What? Your Majesty said he was going to ride into the city. Didn't Wang Situ hear it and want to resist?" Ma Chao directly interrupted Wang Yun's words.
Wang Yun stopped talking, but felt very unhappy in his heart. He was surrounded by Ma Chao's confidants, and he was alone, so he could only endure it.
"Wang Situ, what the King of Qin said is right. This is what I mean. Although I have a body of ten thousand gold, do I need help even when walking on the ground? Besides, the King of Qin is also exercising my physical fitness. Horse riding and archery are all done by the King of Qin.
Taught me, in the past two years, I have
I rarely ride a horse anymore, and now I can ride into the city on horseback." Liu Bian has great trust in Ma Chao. In the past few years, he has been "protected" by Ma Chao. No matter what he does, Ma Chao has arranged it in advance for him.
Lost some of the joy of life.
"I am scared..." Wang Yun bowed and bowed.
Liu Bendao: "It doesn't matter, Mr. Situ is also thinking about me..."
While talking, Ma Chao's subordinates brought a war horse, came to Ma Chao's side, and bowed to Ma Chao: "His Royal Highness King Qin..."
"Well, give the horse to His Majesty and step back!" Ma Chao said.
"promise."
Liu Bian had not ridden a horse for a long time. When he was in the palace in Chang'an, he would ride a horse in and out. Except for walking in his room, he basically never used his legs at other times. At this time, he saw
War horse, his heart is full of joy.
He walked straight to the war horse, and just stretched out his hand to touch the horse's back, but saw that the war horse was suddenly frightened, let out a long neigh, and raised its two front hooves high.
Liu Bian was startled and fell backwards in fright. Fortunately, Wang Yun helped him in time to prevent Liu Bian from sitting in the mud, thus saving the emperor's dignity.
"Your Majesty, King Qin, how can you let your Majesty ride such a naughty horse? If your Majesty has any shortcomings, how will you explain it to the world?" Wang Yun supported Liu Bian, glared at Ma Chao, and scolded loudly.
Ma Chao sneered, rode up to Wang Yun and Liu Bian, and stabbed Wang Yun directly with the spear in his hand.
Wang Yun was taken aback, but his expression remained unchanged and he did not dodge. He just looked straight at Ma Chao. In his opinion, although Ma Chao covered the sky with his hands, he still did not dare to kill Liu Bian casually.
Duke.
Seeing that Wang Yun was not hiding, Ma Chao restrained his strength in time, and the tip of the bright silver spear was only a small distance away from Wang Yun's throat. He glared at Wang Yun and shouted: "Wang Situ, please let go of your Majesty, I am the king
This is for His Majesty’s good.”
Wang Yun retorted: "For your Majesty's benefit? You let Your Majesty ride such a stubborn war horse. What if it breaks His Majesty's body? Your Majesty is a man of ten thousand gold. What if..."
"Wang Situ! I remember clearly that when I left Chang'an, I told you that Your Majesty is the Majesty of all the people in the world, not just your Majesty Wang Yun. You don't have to make decisions for His Majesty in everything, right?
?" Ma Chao interrupted Wang Yun's words.
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin, don't you have enough ideas for His Majesty? I really don't understand. Is the surname in this world Liu or Ma?"
Ma Chao put away the bright silver gun in his hand and said with a chuckle: "It doesn't matter if your surname is Liu or Ma, no matter what happens, it will never be the turn of the surnamed Wang."
"You...what do you mean by this? Do you have any rebellious intentions?"
Ma Chao ignored Wang Yun and clasped his fists towards Liu Bian on horseback: "Your Majesty, I am also doing this for your Majesty's benefit. I am very loyal to your Majesty. I remember when I killed Dong Zhuo and saved him from the clutches of the old traitor Dong Zhuo."
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I came out and took Your Majesty all the way to Chang'an, where I worked with my father, His Royal Highness Prince Liang, to assist Your Majesty in re-establishing the prestige of the imperial court. It has been several years since I came here. If I really had the intention to rebel, would Your Majesty be able to survive to this day?"
After hearing this, Liu Bian nodded and said: "I have never doubted King Qin. King Qin is a bloody man, and he will naturally be very passionate about his work. King Qin and Situ should not care about today's matter. Besides, I
He wasn’t injured either…”
"Your Majesty can understand my painstaking efforts, and I will have no regrets even if I die. In fact, I am doing this for your Majesty's benefit. Your Majesty is pampered and neglects physical training. If you can't tame a fierce horse, how can you tame the people of the world?
Please forgive me for the painstaking efforts I have made to serve your Majesty as a loyal minister."
Liu Bian said: "King Qin, how do you treat me? I know it in my heart. I will ask King Qin not to say similar words in the future. I will use the method taught by King Qin to tame this fierce horse now. If I can't help this fierce horse
If you can't tame them, how can I be the emperor?"
A smile appeared on Ma Chao's face and he said: "Your Majesty's words make sense, and I admire you very much."
Without saying a word, Liu Bian pushed Wang Yun away and ordered: "Get out of my way. I will ride on the back of this war horse myself and let everyone in the world see that I am the emperor of the Han Dynasty."
, is there any horse that the emperor cannot tame?"
Wang Yun was very worried and said: "Your Majesty, I think this is very inappropriate, why not..."
"Master Situ, don't say anything more, I have made up my mind." Liu Bian rolled up his wide sleeves, adjusted the crown on his head, crouched, and began to tame the war horse.
Without even looking, Ma Chao turned the horse's head and said to the person behind him: "Come here, pull down that man without eyes and chop him down. He actually dares to hurt Your Majesty with such a stubborn war horse. I, the king, look at him."
I’m tired of living!”
After giving the order, the two warriors immediately arrested the soldier holding the horse.
"Your Majesty, I have been wronged. I beg your Majesty to spare my life. I didn't do it on purpose. I beg your Majesty to spare my life..." The soldier's face turned pale with fright. He did what Ma Chao wanted, but in the end he had to face
In the state where the person's head fell to the ground, he felt extremely unhappy and screamed loudly.
"You can go without worry, I will take care of your family tenfold." Ma Chao interrupted the soldier calmly.
After hearing this, the soldier immediately stopped shouting. He understood the meaning of Ma Chao's words, stopped shouting, and bowed to Ma Chao: "Your Majesty, the little one has gone."
Liu Bian saw that Ma Chao was about to kill someone, so he hurriedly shouted: "King Qin, now is the time to employ people. This man is strong and he is a personal guard of the King of Qin. It would be a pity to kill him. It is better to let him perform meritorious service and kill more enemies on the battlefield."
, make up for the missed work.”
Ma Chao frowned immediately after hearing Liu Bian's words, but he didn't say anything in response to Liu Bian's words. He just waved his hand to signal for release.
"I have just left Chang'an for two months. Your Majesty seems to have changed. Is it really Wang Yun who is behind this? Wang Yun has no power in Chang'an. I have already ousted him from the position of Situ. Even Yang
The same is true for Biao. Those who love the Liu family royal family
There are not many ministers left. If they weren't famous, I would have eliminated them all. Chen Qun is right, this is an undercurrent, and I must regain His Majesty's control in my hands." Ma Chao was gloomy.
He frowned and thought secretly.
The war horse was not considered naughty. It was just the soldier who pricked the horse's butt with a needle before leaving, which frightened the war horse and caused the previous behavior.
Liu Bian used the riding skills taught to him by Ma Chao and got on the horse's back without any effort at all. He was so happy that he was so happy.
After Ma Chao saw it, he also smiled and said to Liu Bian: "Your Majesty is brave and invincible, and I admire you greatly. Since your Majesty has tamed the war horse, you can tame the world. It is getting late, and your Majesty has been working hard for a day on horseback. Please
Rest in the pass."
"Okay, King Qin will lead the way."
Ma Chao turned around and walked towards Hulao Pass, raised his bright silver spear high, and the soldiers lined up on both sides cheered together: "I will bow to your Majesty."
"No gift!" Ma Chao answered first.
Everyone replied again: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Bian didn't feel anything was wrong at all. Instead, he said with a smile on his face: "No thank you, no thank you..."
Wang Yun saw it in his eyes, felt pain in his heart, and thought secretly: "Ma Chao... is indeed a wolf's ambition... far different from his father Ma Teng, and the compliment to His Majesty is only superficial... Could it be that Ma Teng has raised him?"
Such a son, didn’t realize the danger of Ma Chao at all?”
After the group entered Hulao Pass, Ma Chao arranged for Liu Bian and Wang Yun to be properly placed, asking Qian Hu to guard Liu Bian, and placed Wang Yun elsewhere, and sent people to strictly guard them.
After nightfall, Zhang Xiu led a young man in robes into the hall where Ma Chao was, and together they paid homage and said, "I have met King Qin."
Ma Chao glanced at the young man in civilian clothes and asked, "Chang Wen, was there anything unusual along the way?"
The person who was called Chang Wen was Chen Qun, whose courtesy name was Chang Wen. He was from Yingchuan. His grandfather Chen Shi, his father Chen Ji, and his uncle Chen Chen were all well-known Confucian scholars in the country, and they were also known as the "Three Monarchs".
As an official in the Han Dynasty, Chen Qun grew up like this
In his family, he was influenced by his talents since he was a child. When he was in Chang'an, he was promoted by Ma Chao to the post of Zhongshu Ling, responsible for drafting imperial edicts and conveying the emperor's edicts.
Chen Shi died shortly after he moved to Chang'an. The two brothers Chen Ji and Chen Chen followed Chen Shi's last words and stopped serving as officials. They opened a private school in Chang'an City and concentrated on their studies. As a result, the Chen family gradually declined.
Until last year, when Ma Chao was patrolling the city, he accidentally met Chen Qun who was having a quarrel in the neighborhood. Seeing that Chen Qun defeated five celebrities in a row, he felt that Chen Qun was an eloquent person, so he sent someone to inquire about Chen Qun's details.
After further investigation, they found out that Chen Qun was Chen Shi's eldest grandson.
Without saying a word, he immediately promoted Chen Qun to chief clerk. After getting along with him for a while, he felt that what Chen Qun said was quite insightful, so he promoted Chen Qun again. Within half a month, Chen Qun was promoted to six levels in a row, achieving the rank of Zhongshu Ling.
This most important official position has also given the Chen family many benefits from time to time.
Chen Qun was therefore grateful to Ma Chao and devoted himself to making suggestions for Ma Chao.
"To inform your Majesty, everything was normal along the way. Mr. Taiwei and his subordinates were escorting the grain and grass, and Mr. Situ was guarding Your Majesty. The two of them walked in tandem and had no contact with each other. Apart from that, the few people the King was worried about
The general and his subordinates have also investigated clearly, and they have indeed been in contact with Master Situ, and they are very close." Chen Qun clasped his fists and said slowly.
Ma Chao said calmly: "Chang Wen, I'll leave this matter to you. Remember to do it in a flawless manner. Just say that they have connections with foreign countries and colluded with Cao Cao, and take the opportunity to get rid of them."
"No! I understand. It's just...what should their families do?"
"Eradicate the roots and leave no one behind!" Ma Chao replied.
Chen Qun said: "My subordinates know what to do... Your Majesty, now that Hulao Pass has been occupied, do you want to wait for the arrival of King Liang's army before making a decision?"