Anita Partridge was still trying to figure out what Ma Chao meant. Before he could react, Ma Chao stretched out his arms and pulled him out. He walked directly to the "Cool" side in front of the Chinese army's tent.
"Under the large scroll with the words ".
"Dear King, I am also the Marshal of the Sixteenth Legion of the Roman Empire. How could you treat me so rudely?" Anita was pulled over by Ma Chao. In his eyes, Ma Chao was still a half-grown child, but
He didn't expect Ma Chao to be so strong. He was a little surprised and more angry, thinking Ma Chao was too reckless.
"Marshal?" Ma Chao asked in confusion, "What kind of official is he?"
"Equal to a general, but higher than a general. Generals command soldiers, marshals command generals. I am the marshal of the 16th Army." When Anita said this, a sense of pride appeared on her face.
feeling, but also a sense of accomplishment.
Ma Chao saw that Anita was about thirty years old. Except for her strange appearance and strange speech, she seemed to be no different from people from the Western Regions. He had never heard of the Roman Empire, although he knew that there was a place called Liqian in the Western Regions.
Liqian people are from Da Qin, but he has never been to the Western Regions and has never seen them.
He saw Anita talking about one Roman Empire and another Roman Empire, and recalled that his father said that Da Qin was the Roman Empire, and Liqian was Rome. Such a conversion surprised him.
He grabbed Anita's chest, pushed her back hard, and hit her directly against the thick flagpole, making a muffled sound, and with a trace of murderous intent in his eyes, he shouted: "You
Tell me honestly, where did you come from?"
Anita's body was not strong. It could be said that she was very thin. She could not withstand Ma Chao's impact. She only felt a pain in her chest and back. She reached out to break Ma Chao's hand, but found that Ma Chao's
My hands were like hard stones. I struggled a few times.
Next, Anita finally gave up and said: "Dear King, I come from the Roman Empire and am the marshal of the sixteenth legion of the empire. Under the order of our supreme emperor, I led a mission full of goods to the front.
I came to Dahan and wanted to get along well with Dahan."
"Nonsense! You are clearly from Liqian in the Western Region. You came here to spy on our true identity and then plot to launch a rebellion. Otherwise, how could you say what we say? Is that right?" Ma Chao glared at Anita fiercely.
The other hand has clenched a fist, ready to punch him at any time.
Anita hurriedly explained: "No, no, I am a Roman, not a Liqian as you said. The reason why I can speak your language is that I learned it on the way here. My language function is very developed."
, I can speak the language of many countries, if you don’t believe me, I will tell you..."
Then, Anita muttered many different versions of the words, but Ma Chao couldn't understand a word.
"Enough!" Ma Chao said angrily, "If you don't shut up, I will cut out your tongue. Since you are a marshal, why are you so vulnerable? Also, where is the Roman Empire and how big is it? Your emperor
Why are you sent to Dahan?"
"God, these are the most barbaric Han people I have ever encountered." Anita looked up at the sky, tapped her hands up, down, left and right in front of her chest, then clasped her fingers together and said in his native language.
"What are you mumbling about? What am I asking you? Answer me quickly, otherwise, you won't be able to go back." Ma Chao threatened.
Anita smiled bitterly and said: "Dear King, it took me more than a year to reach you. The journey was extremely dangerous. All my subordinates died and I couldn't go back even if I wanted to. The Roman Empire was very big.
, on the west side of the mainland, you have to walk a long way to reach it. The reason why my emperor sent me here is because he heard that there is a place in the east.
A very powerful Han Empire wanted to be friends with the Han Empire, so they sent me here." "In addition, dear king, I am a marshal, not a general. I am not the one who charges and fights, but the one who directs them to fight.
Therefore, whether I am physically strong or not is not important to me. What is important is that I can function well here." Anita pointed to her head.
Ma Chao let go of Anita, feeling that he had not spoken, because anyone under his intimidation would be somewhat afraid, but he saw that Anita was not afraid at all. He sneered and said:
"If you tell lies, I will kill you with one blow and let you go to your Jesus."
"Oh, thank you so much. My respected king, thanks to your good words, I believe that I will definitely see Jesus after I die. If possible, I also hope to take you to see our Jesus, let
You know, Jesus is such a great person..." Anita said the first half of the sentence in Chinese, and she was very troubled when she said it. Perhaps it was for this reason that he switched to his native language for the rest of the sentence.
After listening to it in a gibbering tone, Ma Chao didn't understand anything. He only heard "Thank you so much". He couldn't help but feel that this Roman was very interesting. He wanted to kill this Roman, but this Roman was very enthusiastic.
He thanked himself as if he could return to his hometown once he died.
Ma Chao looked at Anita's happy look, snorted coldly, and said: "You want to die? I won't let you die. From now on, I will keep you by my side and tell me about the Roman Empire.
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"I am happy to serve, my respected king."
Ma Chao asked people to take Anita back to his barracks to settle down, and then asked Wang Shuang to ride a horse to pick up Yang Biao early, and then he casually found an empty barracks to rest.
In the evening, Wang Shuang took Yang Biao to the camp where Ma Teng was.
Ma Chao had been waiting at the door early. When he saw Wang Shuang and Yang Biao arriving, he took a few steps forward, faced Yang Biao and said, "Your Excellency, you have worked hard all the way."
Yang Biao was indeed very hard. His riding skills were not good, and he was forced to move forward quickly by Wang Shuang, which made him bumpy along the way and he vomited several times in a row. At this time, he had a look on his face.
He was pale, sallow, and skinny. Although he had no danger at Hulao Pass, the few days of prison life also made him breathe a sigh of relief in his heart. He felt that as long as he survived, he might have a chance to fight back.
"The King of Qin is too polite. I wonder what the hell the King of Qin is calling me for so urgently?" As soon as Yang Biao got off the horse, his legs became weak, he was trembling a little, and he staggered unsteadily.
Ma Chao thought that Yang Biao was afraid of himself, so he stretched out his hand to straighten Yang Biao's body, showed a very warm smile, and said: "Sir Taiwei, I will take you to see Prince Liang later. If Prince Liang asks you,
Just tell him..."
After saying that, Ma Chao leaned into Yang Biao's ear and whispered softly.
After hearing this, Yang Biao's eyes widened and his mouth opened wide. He was really dumbfounded. By the time Ma Chao finished speaking, his face was already sweating profusely and turned ashen.
"His Royal Highness King Qin, I have this matter..."
"If you refuse, your entire Yang family will be wiped out. In the city of Chang'an, there will be no more people named Yang overnight." Seeing that Yang Biao wanted to refuse, Ma Chao said harsh words, and even his face changed.
Got gloomy.
"This..." Yang Biao focused on one thing and lost the other. On the one hand, it was the Han Dynasty's Chao Gang. If he gave up, he would be the culprit. On the other hand, it would be the lives of his entire clan of 367 people.
When he held loyalty in one hand and family affection in the other, he stood there undecided, not knowing what to choose.
"Lord Taiwei, my time is limited. You must think carefully. If the person dies, there will be nothing. No matter how loyal you are to His Majesty, His Majesty will not be able to see you because he has passed away.
Your Majesty has no children and no brothers. My father turned the tide, saved Chao Gang from fire and water, killed Dong Zhuo, pacified the Western Qiang, and pacified the Western Regions. This was not loyalty to the country. Instead of continuing to let the Liu family live,
Be the emperor
Emperor, it is better to abdicate and let my father be the emperor. If you agree, you will be the founding father of the country, ranked among the three princes, and the most respected minister. I will also marry your daughter as my crown princess, and I will succeed to the throne in the future.
Okay, that
Then your daughter will be the queen, you will be the father-in-law of the country, and your son Yang Xiu will be the uncle-in-law of the country. In this way, your entire Yang family will be rich forever. Did the great Han of the past give you such a great honor to the Yang family?
?”
Yang Biao felt that it was not Ma Teng who wanted to be emperor, but Ma Chao who wanted to be emperor. However, because Ma Teng was his father, he had no choice but to let his father be emperor. Anyway, when Ma Teng gets old, the position of emperor will still be there.
Isn't it his? Moreover, Ma Teng is quite assured of Ma Chao. When he was ten years old, he began to lead troops to garrison Chang'an alone to maintain the palace system. In other words, whether he is the emperor or not, he is the actual operator.
Take a step back and the sky will be brighter.
Yang Biao finally figured it out, but it was definitely not for the sake of glory and wealth, but for the sake of tolerance, and in order to have the opportunity to counterattack Ma Chao in the future and drive Ma Chao out completely, he finally agreed.
"What King Qin said is extremely reasonable. I am willing to lead the Yang family to support King Qin and support King Liang to ascend the throne." Yang Biao said these words against his will, but his heart felt like a needle pricking him. He suddenly felt that it would be better to die than to live.
.
Perhaps from now on, he will be accused of collaborating with Ma Chao, but soon, he will let Yang appear in front of the world with a new look to make up for everything he did today.
"Hahaha, Taiwei Yang is indeed a man who knows the current affairs. Mr. Taiwei, please come with me."
"promise!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Biao followed Ma Chao into the tent where Ma Teng was.
As soon as Ma Teng saw Yang Biao coming in, he hurriedly said: "Sir Taiwei...has your Majesty already..."
"Yes, His Majesty Prince Liang would like to express my condolences. Zhang Xiu will be arriving here soon with His Majesty's body."
Ma Teng sighed and asked, "Does your Majesty have any last words before his death?"