After defeating the three armies sent by Yuan Shang, Ma Teng led his army back to the base camp of Tianshui County...
According to the discussion with Zhong Yao, his son Ma Chao will gather Xiliang soldiers and horses to clear Guanzhong and Guanxi together with Zhong Yao.
And he, Ma Teng, should rush to Xudu City immediately to meet the emperor and serve him.
Everything seems to be developing step by step!
But at this time...
Several fast horses and an edict came galloping over.
"Xiliang Ma Teng received the imperial edict..."
A palace attendant took out an edict from his arms.
Well…
Ma Teng was a little confused, and Ma Chao and Ma Yunlu were also a little confused. Didn't Zhong Yao just read the edict to him? Why did the edict come again today?
Could it be...that it was because he had made great achievements in defeating the traitor Yuan Shang and was rewarded by the emperor? This is reasonable.
etc!
Ma Teng felt something was wrong. He had already been awarded the title of Weiwei before, and was even given the title of General Fubo. Logically speaking, shouldn't the title Ma Teng was given by the regular servant be "Weiwei Ma Teng takes over the imperial edict?" Or?
Was it General Fubo Ma Teng who took over the imperial edict?
Shouldn't it be Xiliang Ma Teng who took over the imperial edict?
Is there something wrong?
Despite his doubts, Ma Teng still did not dare to slack off at all. He immediately knelt down and lowered his head to accept the edict...
Ma Chao and Ma Yunlu also knelt down when they saw this.
At the same time, the sharp voice of the Chief of Staff continued to emerge - "Xiliang Ma Teng is stationed in Huaili to protect the country and the people, clear the pass, and arrest the bandits. I am very relieved, and I immediately give Xiliang Ma Teng the title of Weiwei and lead the ambush."
The title of General Bo!"
As soon as these words came out... Ma Teng was startled, Ma Chao, and Ma Yunlu also had countless question marks in their minds, like - "???"
Well…
Seeing that Ma Teng and others were confused, the official Zhongchang Shi who read out the edict was also confused.
This? This? What's going on with this? Shouldn't you be grateful? I'm so happy and scared for such a great gift, right?
As I thought about this, Chang Shi's sharp voice came up again.
"General Fubo? Are you stupid? Hurry up and get the edict to thank Longen..."
oh…
Although he didn't understand why, Ma Teng hurriedly knocked his head heavily on the floor, then took the edict with extremely respectful hands and shouted..."Guardian Ma Teng kneels down to thank the emperor for his kindness..."
"Yes!" Chang Shi nodded, feeling satisfied. He raised his orchid finger slightly and spoke in a sharp voice. "Your Majesty hopes that General Fubo will rush to Xudu City as soon as possible to help the Han Dynasty!"
Having said that, Chang Shi turned around and planned to leave...
"Wait a moment, Mr. Zhongchang!" Ma Teng knew some rules, and he winked at Ma Yunlu who was standing beside him.
Ma Yunlu understood the idea and immediately took out a bag of coins and handed it to the Chief Minister with a respectful tone. "The Chief Minister came from afar to announce the decree. These coins are for you to have a bowl of tea on the way..."
"Yes! Not bad!" Shi Zhongchang nodded. "It's no wonder that Mr. Cao specially arranged for him to be 'General Fubo'. This title carries a lot of weight!"
"Attendant of the Central Committee." Ma Teng added another question. "I, Ma Teng, have lived in Yongliang since I was a child. I don't understand the rules of the Han Dynasty. Do all edicts of the emperor have to be promulgated twice? Once to be handed over to senior officials for reading?
Will it be handed over to the Chief Attendant to be read out once?"
"Oh?" The Changshi was slightly startled, and then Lan Hua pointed. "The emperor's edict will only be issued once, and it is all read out by my family? How can there be a high-ranking official to read it out?"
Shi Zhongchang first explained, and then raised his eyebrows. "Could it be that General Fubo has received an imperial edict before? You are just pretending to do so!"
When the word "Jiao Zhao" was mentioned, Shi Zhongchang's voice became much louder.
Huo... Jiao Zhao.
As soon as these words came out, Ma Teng, Ma Chao, and Ma Yunlu seemed to realize something immediately, and they all looked a bit shocked.
However, this emotion only existed for a moment, hahaha... Ma Teng laughed out loud immediately, as if he wanted to make up for the embarrassment here with this smile.
"Servant Zhongchang is worried too much." Ma Teng waved his hand. "There is no pretense at all. It's just that I have lived in Yongliang for a long time and don't understand the rules. I am afraid that I will be embarrassed next to the emperor, so I asked one more question."
"Hehe..." Zhong Changshi smiled slightly. "General Fubo, don't think so much. We, Cao Sikong, value General Fubo very much...General, don't let the emperor down, and don't let Cao Sikong down."
In a word, the regular attendant did not stay any longer, walked out of the office, got on his horse and galloped away!
…
call…
The sound of heavy breathing vaguely sounded in the Tianshui County government office.
The atmosphere in the entire government office is a bit strange...
"Father, Yi Xiaotian's edict is a false edict..." Ma Chao asked first... but his tone was calm.
Ma Teng nodded and turned his gaze in the direction of Ma Yunlu. "Lu'er, tell me."
"This..." Ma Yunlu hesitated for a moment. She raised her eyebrows and pouted. "Dad, we were fooled. We were really fooled! I didn't expect that all the lies were false. His edict was false.
Yes, asking us to attack Yuan Shang is also a lie! This Yi Xiaotian is simply a liar, a big liar."
Ma Yunlu said a lot, unable to hide the anger in his heart.
This is what it means to love deeply and hate deeply...
Ha ha ha ha…
But at this moment, Ma Teng and Ma Chao looked at each other and laughed happily... "Hahahaha..."
this…
Suddenly, Ma Yunlu was stunned.
This...this, the entire Ma family has been deceived by Yi Xiaotian, a big liar. Father, how can eldest brother...how can he still laugh?
At this time, Ma Yunlu's beautiful eyebrows were slightly clustered, and he looked very puzzled. His pretty forehead was covered with question marks.
"Haha..." Ma Teng stroked his chest, he laughed for a while, and finally spoke. "Lu'er... Even if dad has never underestimated Yi Xiaotian before, after all, I found that I still looked at him
He's too low."
Speaking of this, Ma Teng took a step towards Ma Yunlu and gently stroked her forehead. "Lu'er, you only saw that he lied to us, but you didn't see that his white lie was actually
Helped us."
"If it weren't for Yi Xiaotian's 'corrective edict', how could our Ma family's situation in Guanzhong and Guanxi be completely opened up? How could we find strong support from Cao Cao."
"Not only did he kidnap us, he also used it as an excuse to unite with our Ma family to help Cao Cao defeat Yuan Shang...He helped Cao Cao and the court, and even achieved such a huge feat."
Huh... Ma Teng exhaled, feeling amazed in his heart.
"Lu'er, your careful review, Yi Xiaotian's edict has benefited the court, Cao Cao, and our Ma family. If it weren't for this edict, we would never be where we are today.
situation…”
Speaking of which... Ma Teng felt that this young man Yi Xiaotian was too courageous, so he went to the enemy camp and sent a false edict that stirred up the situation in this pass!
hehe…
God of Fire, even though this title is domineering, it seems to downplay him and put him in a low position!
How can the power of raging fire compare to his insight into people's hearts and his control of the current situation?
Now Ma Teng loves Yi Xiaotian so much that he can't wait to marry Ma Yunlu today... It would be "so sweet" to be Yi Xiaotian's father-in-law...
"Sister...that's not all!"
Ma Chao added.
"Yesterday I heard that the city of Ye of the Yuan clan had been captured by Cao Cao. Now all Jizhou has fallen into Cao Cao's hands... Looking for a backer, Cao Cao, who is naturally more powerful, is more suitable."
"Besides...the Yuan brothers have their own agendas, and the situation is at a disadvantage. Even if we side with the Yuan family, most of the food and military supplies they promised us will not be delivered! Instead, they want to let us, the Ma family,
I will bear the reputation of this traitor forever..."
"Now, the situation has suddenly become clearer. Dad has become General Fubo, a guard, and a close minister of the emperor. Zhong Yao has also done his best to cooperate with us to pacify Guanzhong and Guanxi... Is there a better situation than this?"
Speaking of this, Ma Chao paused and seemed to be feeling a little bit. "So, rather than saying that Yi Xiaotian deceived us, it is better to say that he, Yi Xiaotian, saved us. Sister...brother feels more and more that Yi Xiaotian is...
He is a rare young talent, you have to seize the opportunity and try every means to win over him...I heard that there are quite a few women around him!"
Ma Chao gave a meaningful reminder!
Ah...ah...
Ma Yunlu was immediately confused by Ma Teng and Ma Chao's repeated remarks.
Yi Xiaotian, the deceitful Yi Xiaotian, the big liar Yi Xiaotian will all of a sudden become the savior of their Ma family. Seeing what his brother and father mean, they seem to be getting themselves involved.
The key is...is Yi Xiaotian...so good?
Ma Yunlu pouted. For some reason, all she could think of was Yi Xiaotian's appearance.
Huh...that is to say, I am not going to take action, but I am going to take action to capture your heart, Yi Xiaotian? That is not to catch the bastard in the water tank - it is a sure thing.
You, Yi Xiaotian, must be the old man eating durian - feel happy, right?
But at this moment...
"Report..."
There was a call and a guard walked into the government office. "I just got the news that Mr. Yi has left Chang'an... He seems to be heading to Yecheng!"
"Wha...what?"
As soon as he said this, Ma Yunlu's pretty eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Yi Xiaotian is gone, and I haven’t taken action yet? You...you dare to leave, huh...
With a shy "hum" sound, Ma Yunlu's brows suddenly furrowed tightly.