Of course, having said that, Ma Chao was not happy at all. He knew very well what role he played here.
Although Ma Chao worked very hard to fight with others and risked his life to win the position of Qiang King, in the end he found that every step he took was actually planned in advance, and even to put it harshly, Fa Xiaozhi
Although he is not around, he, Ma Mengqi, is the opponent's puppet.
[Is this the wisdom you are proud of? It is really awe-inspiring.] Ma Chao has collected his mentality. Although sitting in this position and thinking about the previous things, he will find too many facts.
But so what, crying and fussing like a child, complaining about everything but others?
That would not solve any problem at all. After understanding all this, Ma Chao, who was originally very happy to become the Qiang King, quickly calmed down his mentality. The joy in his heart was greatly diluted by the anger of being a chess piece.
But because of this, Ma Chao suddenly seemed to have matured a lot. At least he no longer looked down upon the heroes of the world. It can be said that every hero grew up from setbacks. A smooth road cannot give birth to a true hero.
of heroes.
[Sure enough, only the Central Plains is the place where the strongest and wise men are in the world. The other places are not even a little bit worse. Fa Xiaozhi, I finally understand what you mean by the composure under your smile. 】
Ma Chao fully understood the upcoming journey, but he did not shirk the blame. In this situation, continuing on would be good for the Ma family and himself. He was no longer a young man who needed family protection. On the contrary, he was already a protector.
The family is an adult.
At some point, a hero always needs to bow his head, succumb, harm his own interests in order to gain momentum, and show his determination to fight against the opponent. This is a very irrational behavior.
Maybe before he was exposed to these things in the past, Ma Chao might have just given up his job and fought against the Qiang people, and the Ma family would all suffer. Risking the Ma family being exterminated, he would just fight for such a breath, but now he won't, at least
When he understood this, he could already distinguish the importance.
[Maybe you already knew that I would discover this at this time. Maybe you also know that I was furious when I found out. Maybe you know better what choices I will make when I understand the weight of family loyalty that my father has shouldered. 】
At this moment, countless thoughts emerged in Ma Chao's mind. But in the end, just as Fazheng expected, he continued to walk down the road he had prepared before. Sometimes people's hearts are already destined to have only one way.
Walk.
Ma Chao smiled and replied to the Qiang head man's words, and then selected several suitable Qiang nobles to go to Chang'an together. Whether it was for an audience, to conclude a contract, or to establish the prestige of the Han Dynasty, these were not important. What was important was these roads.
I'm afraid success is already doomed.
Xun You looked at Ma Chao. He had noticed the subtle changes in Ma Chao's face, and then he tried a few words. An obvious fact appeared in front of Xun You. Although Ma Chao still maintained his aloofness, he was trying his best.
Curb the edge that hurts others and yourself.
Although the effect is not very good, and it can even be said that Ma Chao is still showing his sharpness, one very important point is that Ma Chao has noticed this aspect and is working hard to improve it.
To put it simply, Ma Chao suddenly transitioned from a self-centered, wanton young man to an adult who is responsible for the life and death of his family. Although it is very slow, it can be said to be a huge change.
At Fazheng's residence in Yecheng, Fazheng, who was flipping through the classics at random, suddenly thought of Ma Chao and couldn't help but smile, "I don't know what the gift I gave you is like. Maybe you should have realized other things while feeling angry.
"The biggest difference between the two of us is that I can think about my family, country and world from an adult's perspective, but you can't think about this from an adult's perspective."
The reason why Fazheng and Ma Chao did not investigate is actually very simple. Their mentality is different, and their perspective on things is also different. Although there is ridicule and teasing, Fazheng is essentially looking at these issues at another level, almost
All yesterday's events are gone in the blink of an eye.
Although he was angry, he didn't feel that way at the time. He just did it casually. Especially when Fazheng saw that Ma Chao had almost the same expression as his naive self, he knew that the other party lacked something.
[Xiao Nao, do you know how to make a young man grow up?] Guo Jia's joking voice appeared in Fazheng's mind.
[Filial piety, carrying a heavy burden, or making huge and irreversible mistakes, or seeing something far beyond yourself in someone you have always been hostile to, these are enough to make a person undergo earth-shaking changes.
It’s also clear whether it’s a dragon or an insect.】
Fazheng thought of Guo Jia's words in his mind, then slowly raised his hand and looked at the lines on the palm of his hand. The heaviest responsibility he had ever shouldered was everyone's trust in him, whether it was the Prime Minister of Qi or the generals who shouldered the responsibility.
Yuzhou, flat Xuzhou, everyone supported his plan that even he himself was not confident about.
It can be said that the most obvious change in Fa Zheng's mentality was at that time, when Fa Zheng was attacking Yuzhou seemingly carefree and carefree. That was when Fa Zheng's psychological burden was heaviest, and he even had to use some means to reduce his own psychological burden.
[Meng Qi, I think your mentality will be much more mature after this. If you still maintain the self-centered mentality before, and are even unwilling to deal with it, sooner or later you will hurt others and yourself.
.]
There was a mocking smile on Fazheng's face. This was his last advice before the Ma family took refuge with Liu Bei. As for whether Ma Chao could understand, that was not important to Fazheng. He only needed to give advice to those who had taken care of him.
The Wang family can just return the favor.
In this way, not long after Ma Chao was promoted to King of Qiang, he went to Chang'an under the leadership of the envoy Xun You in the name of King Qiang to meet the emperor, and prepared to formally sign a series of contracts with the Han Dynasty.
This was very good news for Cao Cao, so both the Emperor and Cao Cao had a grand meeting with the Qiang King Ma Chao and the leaders of the Qiang tribe, and made a series of favorable terms as Ma Chao had guessed.
Similarly, the Ma family also received a lot of rewards. The relationship between Cao Cao and Ma Teng became a lot more harmonious. The relationship between Han Sui and Ma Teng became even closer. Everything went in the direction that Fazheng told Ma Chao.
developed.
Of course, these things are kept secret. At least until the Xianbei invasion is resolved, Cao Cao will not be stupid enough to reveal his trump card. (To be continued.)
