The reason why Han Wenyue cried was not because he realized that the situation in Liangzhou was at the end of his rope, but because Gongsun Xun saw through his trick at a glance, which put him personally at the end of his rope.
Think about it, theoretically speaking, the traditional Liangzhou area, that is, the seven eastern counties of Liangzhou, have been in chaos for hundreds of years. During these hundreds of years, the Han Empire, which was at its peak, devoted the entire country to many large-scale conquests...
…
Did you win? There must be a winner.
But is it even? It’s just more chaotic every time.
Therefore, Han Sui actually had some confidence in Gongsun Xun's sudden military action. As long as Liangzhou could unite as one and rely on the terrain to resist, with only 30,000 to 40,000 enemy troops, they could completely overwhelm the opponent's logistics.
At that time, as long as Cao Liu in the Central Plains wakes up and takes action, or if another trouble occurs in Chang'an, Gongsun Xun will only hold his nose and make peace with the heroes of Liangzhou.
Even if Gongsun Xun is very capable and can use a "short, flat, and fast" method to defeat Heping Liangzhou, and even control Liangzhou for a while, it doesn't matter. Because the Qiang Han situation in Liangzhou is too complicated.
Sooner or later there will be chaos... Han Wenyue really doesn't think Gongsun Xun can do what the Han Empire couldn't do with all its might.
In other words, as long as Han Sui can hide and survive, and can continue to live in Liangzhou, then he can't tolerate being a loyal minister of the Gongsun family for two years. Anyway, once Gongsun Xun leaves, he will still be the local emperor of Jincheng, and when Liangzhou is in chaos again
, he is also the actual controller of the three counties.
In fact, Han Wenyue has been separatist in Liangzhou for many years, and he has always had this mentality when facing the strong men from the east - even though he has been the most powerful warlord in Liangzhou for a long time, every time he really encounters huge military and political challenges
When challenged, he would take the initiative to retreat, and then push a fool to come out and be the nominal leader.
Of course, this person is also the perfect candidate for betrayal during the decisive battle and for merger and expansion after the war.
First it was Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, then Guo Guo, then Ma Teng, and finally there might be Ma Chao in another time and space... It can only be said that in this world there are only wrong names, but no wrong nicknames.
, the Yellow River has thousands of miles of sand in its nine bends, and its reputation is by no means unfounded.
So back to the present, now Han Sui actually still wants to use this "six-county alliance" method to summon the heroes of Liangzhou, and then elect Ma Teng or someone to create momentum so that Gongsun Xun can target this person.
, he hid behind and continued.
But who could have imagined that Gongsun Xun, an old friend of Luozhong in the past, seemed to know him too well, so he did the opposite and directly arranged for him to be separated from the Han Dynasty - just to tell the whole world that he was General Wei.
Gongsun Xun is here to beat Han Sui, everyone else should get out of the way!
"Father-in-law." Before Pound walked out of the private room, he spoke sincerely again. "My general also said that in troubled times, since you have decided to separate one side, you should not always think about taking advantage of others without being taken advantage of by others... Today
He is just collecting debts for the heroes of Liangzhou who have been sold by you in the past ten years! And this time, please know that whether it is war or peace in Liangzhou, there is no disharmony in this time, and no matter who is responsible
Because, he will blame it on you, so please think twice before you act."
At this moment, Han Sui didn't even think about crying anymore.
Of course, I really couldn’t cry anymore... On the afternoon of September 8th, the heroes of Liangzhou gathered on a platform outside Yuzhong City and started another so-called Liangzhou Alliance. This kind of alliance is really not
It happened once or twice. When Beigong Boyu revolted, and later when the Kingdom marched to the East, the three auxiliaries had similar actions, but never before were there so many people as today.
Because this time, not only the radicals and warlords who are alienated from the central government, but also the moderates who have maintained trust and expectations for the Han Dynasty or General Wei, and even the neutrals who have always lived their own lives have also gathered...
...After all, this alliance is an alliance recognized by Gongsun Xun and Ma Han at the same time.
Looking around, we can see that Qiang and Han people are mixed, officials and bandits are mixed together, civilized and military people are indistinguishable, there is a great disparity between the rich and the poor, and there are even Di people and Xianbei people. The venue is the open-air ruins of the Han army camp when Yuzhong was besieged, and everyone is not alone.
There are no chairs, a few people are sitting on the ground, but most of them are armed and riding on horses, as if they are ready to fight and escape at any time... There is no way, this is Liangzhou. For hundreds of years, Liangzhou has been so complicated and chaotic.
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When the two armies were fighting, Fu Xie was prepared to die in battle as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, but thousands of rebels knelt down to him and begged him to escape;
Gai Xun fought hard, but was injured and embarrassed. He yelled on the battlefield and asked people to kill him, but no one dared to do it;
Zhang Huan fought countless battles in exchange for precious military merit, but he actually exchanged the military merit for a household registration as a third assistant;
Dong Zhuo was farming in Longxi at a young age, but he had dozens of wealthy Qiang people hanging out with him;
When Yan Zhong was an official in other places, he repeatedly persuaded Huangfu Song to rebel against the Han, but when he returned to Liangzhou and faced the coercion of the rebels, he chose to commit suicide;
Each war was a so-called Qiang rebellion, but the main force in each rebellion was Han tycoons. Later, most of the Qiang rebel leaders were wiped out. Instead, the Han people who were coerced were demoted to generals. Demotion became a common trend!
In this place, there are not so many boundaries between enemies and friends. One year, we were friends from the same village who faced the famine together. The next year, we were fighting against each other because of the righteousness of the Han Dynasty. The year before, we were all allies based on blood.
As sworn brothers, next year we are wild dogs biting each other for territory; one year ago we almost killed each other's whole family, and the next year we become father and son brothers again, going out to rob and survive.
The people of Liangzhou themselves don’t even know who their enemies are and who are their friends. It seems that everyone is a friend and everyone is an enemy.
So back to the present, not long after the alliance started, it slipped in a strange direction.
In fact, Han Sui, together with Ma Teng and Pang De, just rode on the stage with armored cavalry and shocked the audience. Before he could finish his polite words, someone slapped him in the face!
Because of the participation of a large number of pro-Han wealthy families, Han Sui had expected this, but he never expected it to come so quickly.
"May I ask General Huya!" A person raised his voice and asked in the audience. "What is the purpose of summoning heroes from six counties in the name of an alliance?"
"It's to discuss how to deal with General Wei's menacing attack this time." Longxiang General Ma Teng saw Han Sui beside him and said nothing. He thought that this guy didn't know the person who said the words, so he responded briefly on his behalf.
Tip. "Weizhang, your Zhao family in Ji County is from a famous family in Tianshui. This matter is related to the overall situation of Liangzhou. If you have something to gain, you might as well speak up."
The man named Zhao Weizhang was Zhao Ang, the son of the famous Zhao family in Ji County, Hanyang County (Tianshui). Hearing this, he was not polite. He directly reined up his horse and climbed from the side to the general platform where the Han army besieged Yuzhong in the past, and then turned around.
He immediately stood on the stage, looked around, and said rudely: "Gentlemen! According to Zhao Ang of Tianshui, everything today is caused by the tiger's teeth. The trouble caused by the two thieves of Longxiang, but just like the previous times, they want us all to suffer."
The people of the state are just trying to offset the trouble for them!"
The audience was noisy for a while, with some laughing and some shouting and scolding.
"What are those words from Weizhang?" Ma Teng couldn't help but panic. "How could I ever have such bad intentions?"
"Why is General Longxiang acting like this?" Zhao Ang still spoke fiercely, but did not look back at all. He just pointed his head at Ma Teng, Han Sui and others behind him. "General Wei sent troops to suppress Liangzhou on three sides. What happened?
Is there someone who is called a Han official but is actually a Han traitor, who separatizes the prefectures and counties, and is good at doing power and fortune?! And in these years, the people who have separatized Liangzhou and enjoyed wealth and honor are not the two thieves Huya and Longxiang. Could it be me, Zhao Ang?
Or is it your Beidi Fu Gan? Or is it your Jincheng Baima Qiang? It can’t be your Longxi Li family Di, right?”
Every time Zhao Ang pointed at someone, the audience burst into laughter for a while. In the end, the noise was uncontrollable and the laughter was overwhelming.
After the laughter subsided, Fu Qian, the servant of the Huangmen who was ordered to come here, raised his voice angrily in the audience: "How can the Fu family in the North be a thief?! So far today, I have been ordered to observe the people of Liangzhou.
, Secondly, I want to tell Liangzhou Xiangzi that eight years ago, my father died at the hands of thieves for Liangzhou, and today I, Fu Qian, can also die at the hands of thieves for Liangzhou!"
As soon as these words came out, there was an even louder roar in the audience. Countless Qiang, Han, and Xianbei heroes from Beidi County rushed forward one after another. They bluntly said that if Han and Ma dare to take action today, they will not be able to bear the responsibility even if they die.
Fu family.
Some of them were unavoidably wild and untamable. They drew their swords directly from the audience and shouted at Han Ma, demanding their lives!
Faced with such a chaotic scene, Ma Teng and Han Sui were panicked and silent. This made many Qiang Han leaders who were close to the two men find it difficult to do so. It took a long time before Fu Qian and Gaishun came to the stage.
It gradually calmed down with the comfort of the two.
Obviously, after Zhao Ang, Fu Qian, and Gaishun made such a fuss, it would be ridiculous to still want to share the same hatred with the enemy. At least Beidi, Hanyang (Tianshui) and other two counties that fell under Gongsun Xun's control have already shown their attitude. However,
More importantly, Han Sui's strange behavior has aroused uneasiness and vigilance among his subordinates and the leaders of the areas he rules...
In other words, Liangzhou, especially the separatists and separatists, would be presumptuous if they wanted to establish an effective top-down rule. Han Sui and Ma Teng were each nominally two big leaders, but
Lifting the curtain of nominal rule between the two, what was covered underneath was still densely packed with tribes and wealthy families, large and small.
Moreover, the two of them have not been without rivals in Liangzhou over the years, let alone unite and really treat each other as brothers... For example, Yang Qiu was squeezed out by Ma Teng and Han Sui; another example is that Ma Teng
Gongsun Xun was assigned to the east of Liangzhou and settled in the three northern counties. Han Sui stayed in the south and west. Among them, Longxi County was where Ma Teng's initial base was. So Ma Shoucheng, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, made a move when he left Longxi.
In an underhanded move, he supported a veteran rebel named Song Jian, which caused Han Sui to suffer a big loss.
And don't mention it, Song Jian still has two tricks. After causing Han Sui to suffer from pain, he finally controlled the entire Longxi, and then claimed to be the King of Pinghan, making Chang'an and Yecheng furious at the same time. At that time, Gongsun
Xun had just defeated Yuan Shao and established Yecheng, how could he endure it? He just had to personally lead troops to Liangzhou.
How was it resolved in the end?
The answer is that the entire Liangzhou, including Longxi County, realized the problem and knew that Song Jian would ruin everyone's future for separatism sooner or later if they continued like this. So Han and Ma joined forces, plus Huangfu Song, who was stationed in Hanyang at the time, and the three of them
They joined forces to force the tribes in Longxi, and the powerful people took action together and killed Song Jian in Longxi. However, Longxi was still the leader of the old tribe of King Pinghan, and only nominally belonged to Han Sui.
Under this special political model, once Han Sui and Ma Teng lose their prestige, the consequences will be terrible.
Of course Han Wenyue also noticed this, so he hesitated for a moment, and he didn't know whether it was out of luck or unwillingness, but he reined in his horse and tried to resist a little.
After all, Han Sui was the one who had led Liangzhou for ten years. His appearance at this time also made the audience gradually quiet down - everyone wanted to hear what he had to say.
"Dear children of Liangzhou," Han Sui sighed as he reined in his horse side by side with Zhao Ang on the stage. "Although Fufeng Zhao, Beidi Fu, and Dunhuang Gai have always been close to the imperial court and have their own affiliations, in the end we, Liangzhou
We are our own people, so I don’t blame the three of them for criticizing me today. But I, Han Sui, still want to refute and ask you a question... Many years ago, although General Longxiang and I were in charge of Liangzhou, we and I
Can one call it mean to treat children from six counties?"
As soon as this statement came out, there was a lot of discussion in the audience. After all, Han Sui and Ma Teng had ruled Liangzhou for a long time, so how could they not have any prestige?
Among them, Han Sui was a famous scholar in Xiliang when he was young, and he was a talented person in the state. He always had the basic ability to govern the place; Ma Teng was not bad either. He had a kind-hearted character and was lenient to others. At the same time, he had defeated many enemies in the north.
The harassment of Xianbei in the west is also based on some people's hearts.
Seeing the subtle attitude of everyone, Han Sui couldn't help but relax a little, and asked another key question: "Actually, if you think that General Longxiang and I are not enough to govern Liangzhou, then it doesn't matter. The two of us have the power."
What can I say? I can send my family to Yecheng, and then go to Cheshi to serve as General Pingxi, Zangzhou Mu, and Protector of the Western Regions; General Longxiang can go to Chang'an or Yecheng to serve as Jiuqing, and I heard that he can also be added as a county marquis.
, His eldest son Ma Mengqi is now very useful in General Wei's army... In other words, the two of us are indispensable for generations, but what about you? Once General Wei enters Liangzhou, will he have any respect for you?
Are General Long Xiang and I treating you well?"
The audience became increasingly noisy, and the subordinates of Han and Ma took the opportunity to make noise:
"Please invite General Long Xiang to be the leader of the alliance and command the six counties!"
"We can gather troops in Qingshan and Shegu Mountains to resist Bingzhou and Shaanzhou's 20,000 troops!"
"Keep Lintao, don't be afraid of the south!"
"The four counties in the west are completely powerless. The road to Wuwei is so long and narrow that it is too late for them to send troops. There is no need to worry about the west at all!"
"Attack Hanyang! Let General Longxiang be the leader of the alliance and General Huya be the deputy leader. Let's gather 100,000 troops to attack Hanyang!"
"Let him come any way, I will only go one way!"
"Catch the White Horse Thief alive!"
"Enter Chang'an City, General Huya will be the emperor, and General Longxiang will be the prime minister!"
I don’t know since when, the slogans in the audience became more and more outrageous. Han Sui’s scalp was numb when he heard them on the stage. He didn’t know whether these people were his subordinates or spies sent by Gongsun Xun, so he quickly corrected them: “It’s not true.
This is the intention! This is not the intention! The main thing is that Liangzhou must advance and retreat in unison... If everyone is united, we can use this to ask General Wei, and I will not mention it, how does he plan to treat Liangzhou? Is there a charter?
?That’s what it means!”
"If General Wei enters Liangzhou, he will definitely defeat Hu Ya and Long Xiang! We have already made a plan!" Han Sui had just finished speaking when a slightly weird accent suddenly sounded from somewhere on the stage. But because of the crowd,
Everyone was listening silently to Han Sui's words, so they sounded extremely loud, which made many people in the audience laugh.
However, Han Sui understood that this was a southern accent. When he turned around and saw that a young scribe behind Pound who had not spoken had opened his mouth, he couldn't help laughing: "You are a foreigner, why do you come to us to cool down?"
State convention?”
"I am a seventh-grade official under General Wei, Jiujiang Jiang Qian!" He was not afraid of life, but he rode his horse and crossed Pang De forward, facing each other proudly. "You are discussing General Wei here, General Wei has expected it.
If you have this question, I would like to answer this question by treating you as an envoy... If General Huya thinks that General Wei's envoy cannot be here immediately, just kill me. Otherwise, please let me be here immediately to inform Liang for General Wei.
A hero of the state, how will he govern Liangzhou!"
Han Sui and Ma Teng looked at each other, but did not dare to refute. The audience was also quiet for a while, and everyone looked up to see General Wei's envoy.
However, when Jiang Qian marched forward boldly and joined forces with Zhao Ang to face the many Liangzhou people in the audience, he had not yet spoken. Someone in the audience saw him riding carefully on the edge of the stage and couldn't help but taunted him: "This is the end of the journey."
, are you going to be a lobbyist? Let me tell you, you are a Huainan boy who can only ride a boat but not ride a horse. You are working so hard, so why not let the Zhao family next to you continue to talk? Or does General Wei think that the Liangzhou people under his command
Can’t speak?”
"First of all, what this brother said is right." Jiang Gan reluctantly stood on his horse and continued to raise his voice in response. "You are all heroes of Liangzhou, and the next person from Huainan has traveled far away from the wind and sand to get here. It is extremely hard, and it is not here.
What is the purpose of being a lobbyist for General Wei? As for why I have to say it below, General Wei knows very well that most of the Liangzhou heroes stand up with swords and horses, are good at fighting but not good at speaking, and are not good at discussing good deeds, so they specialize in
Send me here! However, I am not here to lobby Huya and Longxiang, because General Wei has already negotiated terms with them..."
"Then who are you talking about?"
"Come on, everyone, let's talk about Liangzhou!" Jiang Qian said with all his strength. "How can Ma Teng and Han Sui be called Liangzhou? There are eleven counties in Liangzhou, with more than a hundred cities and towns, including Han, Qiang, Di, and Xianbei.
Hundreds of tribes are mixed together, and there are tens of thousands of heroes. If you want to talk about Liangzhou, you will naturally have to face you..."
"It's good that all the heroes of Liangzhou are here, but what qualifications do you have to fight against the whole of Liangzhou alone? Is it just because you are the envoy of General Wei?"
Another person in the audience spoke out. Han Sui's sharp eyes saw that it was one of the four Hanyang (Tianshui) clans, the so-called Jiang, Yan, and Ren. Jiang Xu, the younger generation of the Jiang family in Zhaozhong, plus the person who had spoken before.
His younger brother Jiang Ji and Zhao Ang, who stood beside Jiang Qian for protection, could not help but feel cold.
Hanyang, or Tianshui, has always been the most developed county in Liangzhou, so wealthy families live there. Back then, Gongsun Xun took advantage of Dong Zhiwei and forcibly took away half of the county. Later, Huangfusong managed it well and gradually took away the entire county, which also allowed Liang to take over half of the county.
The overall concept of the state has greatly tilted towards the central government, or in other words, towards Gongsun Xun.
But now, regret is useless... I cried before, what else do you want?
"Isn't the envoy of General Wei not enough to defeat the whole state of Liangzhou?" Just as Han Sui was thinking wildly, Jiang Gan beside him had already continued his performance with the tacit cooperation of his teammates. He stood up and scolded him harshly.
, as if scolding a three-year-old child. "If Guangwu is reborn, do you also want to ask again whether the envoy of the ancestor Guangwu is qualified to attack Liangzhou Quanzhou?"
As soon as he said this, Han Sui knew in his heart that the other party was performing, but he still couldn't help but be distracted by it.
Not only that, there were many Liangzhou wealthy families in the audience and on the stage, including the Jiang brothers who spoke against each other, including Zhao Ang beside Jiang Qian, including Fu Qian and Gaishun who were surrounded by many northern Qiang leaders, including those behind Jiang Qian.
Ma Teng and others were all stunned.
The courage of all the heroes in Liangzhou was suddenly snatched away by a Huainan scholar... Of course, they were not afraid of a Huainan scholar, but of General Wei, who had become a powerful figure!
To be honest, although there are more and more private rumors, this is the first time I have heard of Gongsun Xun being compared to Liu Xiu. And Jiang Gan definitely did not discuss this with the young disciples of the Hanyang (Tianshui) wealthy family.
, but really acted on the spot. Therefore, even those children of the Hanyang (Tianshui) wealthy family also lost their luster.
"It is said that Liangzhou has been in constant rebellion since the early Han Dynasty." Jiang Gan held the reins with both hands and continued to look at each other with disdain. "Then I dare to ask one more question...did Liangzhou rebel when Guangwu was there? Did Liangzhou dare to rebel?"
!The general trend of the world is that if it is united for a long time, it will be divided, and if it is divided for a long time, it will be united. Once it is in order, there will be chaos. In two hundred years, a sage will be born. Today, General Wei is whipping the world and has the intention of annexing the four seas. You Liangzhou people who suffered so much in the Han Dynasty will not take the opportunity to do something for you.
Their forerunners have changed the old style of Liangzhou and are instead making noises and showing off with the two generals who were defeated in the Wei River. Do you really think you are still going against those Luoyang fools of the past?"
Jiang Qian gave full play to his free will, but his momentum was overwhelming. When it came to the Battle of Weishui, Han Sui, whose backbone was broken, and Ma Teng did not dare to refute. When it came to the future, Jiang, Zhao, Fu, Gai, and the others who should have appeared
Yang Fu, the younger brother of the Yang Qiu clan, was also speechless... Obviously, Jiang Ziyi no longer needed anyone's help.
The man looked around and continued to face each other on his horse: "Didn't you ask General Wei how to cure Liang? It's easy! The Han Dynasty regards you as a frontier and despises you, but my General Wei was born in western Liaoning and often calls himself a common man.
How can they discriminate against you just because you are from the same place? The Han family is mixed with Qiang and Han, and they often kill them without distinguishing between them. But General Wei regards the Qiang and Han as one, and all Qiang, Di, and even Xianbei people,
If you can speak Chinese and are willing to change your surname to Han, you can be registered as a household and the people... Not only that, you can know that there are Xianbei people who changed their surnames in Yexia University, and the Xiongnu students are college students, and the Xianbei person with the surname Murong is gone.
I have already become a seventh-grade county magistrate? My general Wei can tolerate even Xianbei people, why can't he tolerate Qiang and Di people who are even more sinicized?"
There was a moment of commotion in the audience.
"The Qiang and Han people in Liangzhou have been living together for a long time. The Di people have returned to Han and have been cultivating the Han land for three hundred years. They even changed their surnames early. They are completely the same as the Han people. Do you think General Wei doesn't know these things? I am from Huainan.
People don't know, but General Wei told me personally." Jiang Gan continued. "He had special words before leaving, and asked me to convey them to you..."
The audience suddenly became quiet again quickly.
"General Wei said that he thought Liangzhou was what it is today because, firstly, people in Liangzhou were discriminated against when serving as officials, so that the upper class could not integrate with the world; secondly, in Liangzhou, the Han, Qiang, and Di ethnic groups lived together, and the bottom class actually merged, and the middle class conflicted with each other.
However, the Han Dynasty was arrogant and could not change things and deal with it fairly. It only blocked things but not cleared them, which led to continuous internal Qiang chaos in Liangzhou. Thirdly, it had been nearly 400 years since the Han Dynasty, and the official administration had actually completely collapsed.
The lower class people, regardless of the Qiang Han, suffered from exploitation and had difficulty making a living... In addition, the constant wars cut off the trade routes in the Western Regions, making people's livelihood even more miserable." Jiang Qian talked eloquently in the silence.
"Therefore, my general asked me to ask you if he is willing to start with these four things: to accept the heroes of Liangzhou into official positions fairly; to accept the Qiang people and the Di people to change their surnames to Han; to treat the lower class people as one; to organize the official administration; to remove them.
Warlord, if you want to clear the trade routes, can you hand over more than a hundred cities and more than a thousand tribes in Liangzhou's eleven counties, worship him as the master, and let him work for Liangzhou?"
More than one person in the audience wanted to speak, but didn't know where to start.
When Jiang Gan saw this, he laughed again and pointed his finger at Han Sui: "Gentlemen, you should all know the integrity of General Wei. I won't say more, but I want to ask specifically...
If my general does this, no matter what, it will be better than Huya and Longxiang governing it, right?"
The audience was still speechless.
"Of course, General Wei also said it." Jiang Qianfu raised his head and smiled scornfully. "If the princes of Liangzhou cannot trust him, it is an ordinary thing in troubled times... But if that happens, please don't hesitate to gather troops to attack Hanyang immediately.
Yes, he is waiting for you there, and if you don't dare to go, he will come back to Yuzhong himself! He only fights but does not fight, and does not surrender. A group of so-called heroes gather together in one place, and they only know how to incite others for their own benefit.
Being a pioneer, but accomplishing nothing, isn’t it as ridiculous as a woman?!”
There was a lot of noise in the audience, and many people drew their swords and shouted curses.
But Jiang Gan saw the swords being thrown in the audience, but he was not afraid. Instead, he handed over his hands to apologize, and sneered again: "I was wrong, this is not a good thing to say...I have traveled far in the wind and sand to come here, and I have seen with my own eyes that Liangzhou women dare to hold spears.
In war, you can use a machine to weave, mount a horse to shoot a bow, and dismount a horse to plow the fields. How can all the heroes compare to you? If we forcefully compare all the heroes, it would seem that all the mothers, wives, and sisters are incompetent!"
After saying this, they ignored Han Sui, who was already pale beside him, and the increasingly chaotic situation in the audience, and returned directly behind Pang De under the escort of Zhao Ang.
"Zi Yi went too far." Pang De was also a little angry. "There are still many heroes in Liangzhou, how can you ridicule me like this... ridicule them?"
Jiang Gan smiled and said nothing.
In fact, Jiang Gan's performance today was indeed a bit over the top... His mission was to ensure that Han Sui could not instigate another alliance, and this mission was due to the cooperation of the Tianshui wealthy family, Fu Qian, Pang De, and Gaishun.
It's actually very simple, so I had to improvise a little bit.
On this night, as expected, the heroes of Liangzhou dispersed and dispersed. On the other hand, Han Sui and Ma Teng, who had become sworn brothers before, finally sat down for a candid conversation after the dinner.
Set up the card table, put on the animal cards, draw cards and bet money... As the saying goes, dragons are bigger than tigers, cows are bigger than pigs, horses are bigger than sheep, cows and horses are better than pigs and dogs, dragons and tigers take everything.
At this time, Han Sui was truly desperate, because Ma Teng was not only better at playing cards than him, but also much weaker than he thought.
"Brother, I'm ready to surrender." Ma Shoucheng, a pair of bulls and horses, was absolutely honest. "You can't beat me, so why don't you surrender?"
Han Sui, who was holding a pig and a rat in his hands, hesitated to speak and said not a word.
In fact, Han Sui understood very well, and even envied Ma Teng's mentality... Ma Teng, as a mixed-race Han and Qiang man, had a low background, a poor family, and a generous personality, so his desire for power was naturally much lower. So the logic goes.
It's much simpler and more direct here... Since there is no hope for the military, then surrender!
It's not like General Wei didn't make conditions for Ma Teng, giving him an honorary title of Jiuqing or similar, adding a county prince, giving money to support him, and then he had two remaining sons and a nephew, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie, and Ma Dai.
, if you don’t want to go to school, you can all join Yicong, which means entering Yecheng’s talent system from a high starting point without discrimination.
So what else is there to say? Just drop it!
"Where's the sworn brother?" Another round of cards passed. Ma Shoucheng spread out a pair of dragons and snakes, and after forcefully eating the opponent's pair of cows and sheep, he couldn't help but ask.
"I'll take a look." Han Sui thought for a long time and could only reply like this.
I looked again and found that this was what Han Wenyue said to Pound during the day, and it was also what he said to his close subordinates at the dinner. He still said the same words to Ma Teng now.
Translated, it actually means - I am ready to sit back and wait for death.
This kind of behavior seems stupid, even unbelievable, but there are always people who keep repeating the same mistake... Kong Rong also acted this way when he faced the Yellow Turban and Yuan Shao in Qingzhou before. Is it really stupid?
Maybe, but it's more helpless.
To put it bluntly, in a similar situation, if you take the initiative to fight, there is no hope of victory; if you run away, there is nowhere to run; even if you die, you probably won’t be willing to die; finally, you are unwilling or unwilling and cannot surrender... Then no fight, no surrender, no
If you don't run away and die, what else is it but sitting there and waiting for death?
Moreover, sitting still and waiting for death is also an attitude in life. Maybe the time will come.
You are like Kong Rong. At least his strategy of sitting back and waiting for death when facing the Yellow Turban was very successful. Even though Kong Wenju was not defeated, the Yellow Turban was first eaten by Yuan Shao from behind. Then Yuan Shao came and continued to sit back and wait for death, but Yuan Shao still did not kill him.
Instead, he was sent to Chang'an to enjoy his blessings.
In Han Sui's case, the hope of a similar situation happening may be too slim, but it's better than nothing, right?
Maybe Gongsun Xun fell in love with so-and-so's concubine in Chencang tonight, and the result was a rebellion, and he was acclimated to death!
Maybe Cao Liu will start a war tomorrow and attack Guandu!
Maybe there will be a coup in Chang'an the day after tomorrow, and the emperor will run away!
Why shouldn't he just sit there and wait for death?
Just as Han Sui understood Ma Teng very well, Ma Shoucheng also understood Han Wenyue very well. Everyone was in a similar situation and it was just about whether they could get through that hurdle. So after understanding the other person's intentions, Ma Shoucheng nodded slightly and spread his arms again.
A pair of dragon and tiger cards ended the game.
"The matter has come to an end, I won't stay any longer, stupid brother." Ma Teng calmly took away the jade pendant from the opponent's body, then stood up and formally bid farewell to his sworn brother. "Anyway, when General Wei marches, he must deal with me first, and his sworn brother will wait and see.
One or two, it's not impossible... It's just a pity that after we say goodbye this time, I will go to Yecheng, and my brother will either die or go to the car division. It will be difficult for us brothers to meet again! We bow to each other as brothers! "
With that said, Ma Teng bowed casually at the table and walked out.
Han Sui sat at the card table and didn't know what to say. After the other players walked into the courtyard, he couldn't help but raise his voice and said: "Let's go after winning. It's still night. Be careful of encountering bandits."
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Ma Teng was not polite and responded remotely: "If that's the case, consider it a waste of money."
Han Sui was completely speechless.
It is said that Ma Teng saw that the alliance failed and knew that military resistance was meaningless, so he made up his mind to return to Anding County to reorganize his army and surrender. However, he left late at night and arrived at Yongshi County in Hanyang County at noon the next day... In fact,
This is the special geographical significance of Yuzhong. Yuzhong is the junction of the four counties of Hanyang (Tianshui), Anding, Jincheng, and Longxi. It is also next to the Yellow River and is the core place of Xiliang... and then a little while
After taking a rest, we prepared to pass through Yongsheng County, then eastward into Wuwei Zuli County, and then eastward through Fengyi Mountain to enter Anding. By then Gongsun Xun should have already set off from Chencang, which would be just in time to lead the army southward, and Heqi
Make money.
Yes, there is a reason for surrender. If you don't show off your military strength and express your candid attitude, you won't be able to sell it at a good price, right?
There are so many official positions among the Jiuqing, some of which are good or bad. And if you can be the Chief Jinwu or the City Gate Captain, wouldn't it be better than the Jiuqing?
There will be a huge disparity in giving money. Who thinks there is too much money?
However, Ma Shoucheng, who had such a calculation, led his nephew Ma Dai and five to six hundred personal guards to leave the warrior county. After setting off again, that evening he encountered a man in a pastoral garden at the junction of Hanyang and Wuwei in the east of the city.
An unexpected person - his eldest son Ma Chao is waiting here with a song of Ye Xia Youzhou Tuqi.
To be honest, Ma Teng has always disliked seeing his son, but after all, he is his biological son, the eldest son, and he has no family property or foundation to speak of. On the contrary, he has not seen him for many years, which is a bit of a surprise. On the other hand, Ma Chao is not at all interested.
After some hesitation, he led everyone to dismount, kneel down in front of Ma Teng, salute, and call him "Sir."
Both parties were very happy and camped out in Muyuan, drinking wine and barbecuing.
"It's rare that you have such filial piety and know that you came here specifically to greet me." By the bonfire, Ma Teng, who had taken off his armor, looked at his eldest son who had grown up and was crowned, and his figure was very similar to his own. He was also very emotional and patted him on the shoulder repeatedly to praise him. "
To be able to lead such a majestic two hundred armored cavalry just after being crowned, the future will be great."
"There is no way. As the eldest son in the family, how can you not think about the family at this critical moment?" Ma Chao hesitated after hearing the words, but he couldn't help but lower his head. "As for the future, although Mrs. Gongsun and General Wei are both high-ranking
Take a look at me, but there are so many heroes in the army that it will be difficult to achieve success."
"I know what you are worried about." Ma Teng twisted his beard and said casually. "Don't worry, I have made up my mind. I will prepare troops and horses to surrender to General Wei when I go back this time. From now on, not only will you no longer be a hostage,
, on the contrary, I will have family support in Ye, and my future will be bright..."
"Actually, this is exactly why I came here." Ma Chao continued, lowering his head.
"I know." Ma Teng continued to laugh. "You are afraid that if I can't figure it out, I will resist, and the father and son will face each other on the battlefield... Actually, how can I be so stupid? General Wei wants to leave Hanyang and Zhenxi in person.
The general wants to lead 20,000 troops out of the north, and the three northern counties of Liangzhou are the main direction of attack in the early stage. Han Sui can wait, but I cannot hesitate at all."
Ma Chao nodded slightly, raised his head again and shook his head slightly. Under the bonfire, his face looked a little shy: "What you said is half right, half wrong..."
"What do you mean?" Ma Teng was curious for a moment.
"The situation is indeed like this, but I always feel that we, father and son, can have a better way." Ma Chao said sincerely. "On the one hand, it will not delay my father's enjoyment of Yecheng, and on the other hand, I can let my father help me, and in Liangzhou and beyond.
Great success!"
"How do you say it?" Ma Shoucheng became more and more curious.
"Sir, Liangzhou's military achievements are nothing more than you and Han Sui. You said that if I could get one of them to offer to General Wei, and with General Wei's attitude of clearly distinguishing rewards and punishments, how could I become a Thousand Stone Sima...
This is a big hurdle!" Ma Chao became more sincere.
"I understand what you mean." Ma Teng suddenly realized after hearing this. "You said you wanted me to give you these five or six hundred horses, but you used my banner to attack Yuzhong, right?"
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"Forgive me for speaking frankly," Longxiang General Ma Shoucheng shook his head and sighed. "My son is still a little conceited. Yuzhong is an important town in Liangzhou. Han Wenyue also knew that it was most important to fight here, so he released his troops in Yuzhong.
There are four to five thousand people, all of whom are the elite of his own army. Such a powerful city, when the imperial court sent a hundred thousand troops, even Dong Zhuo and Sun Jian as generals could not defeat it, let alone you leading seven or eight hundred cavalry?"
"That's not what my son meant." Ma Chao became even more shy. "My son didn't even think about going to Yuzhongjian City..."
Ma Teng was slightly startled.
"Father." Ma Mengqi stretched out his iron-like hands to hold his own father's hands, and knelt down to face each other sincerely. "You said, if I dedicate you to General Wei, wouldn't it be a great achievement?"
Ma Teng didn't react for a moment, but Ma Dai, who had been listening interestingly next to him, hurriedly stood up and held the knife, but still did not dare to draw the knife, not only because this was a family ethics matter between his cousin and uncle, but more importantly
, only then did he notice that none of his cousin's troops had taken off their armor, and that the three of them were vaguely surrounded.
On the other side, Ma Chao ignored Ma Dai, just knelt on the ground and continued to plead sincerely: "Father, think about it, with the generosity of General Wei, no matter you surrender or be kidnapped, the result will be nothing but death."
It's just about enjoying the blessings, and you will still get the treatment you deserve, there is not much difference; but whether I catch you or not is related to the future of our Fufeng Ma family... The future of our two younger brothers, and Adai, their future
Don't you still have to rely on me? In that case, why don't you, father, work hard to pave the way for my son? And I don't hide it from my father. This truth is not something I thought of in a moment, but I was worried about the future as early as when I was in Changping.
At that time, there happened to be a man named Wang Can who grew up with me and often gave me advice. He casually said that if something happened today, it should be like this, but I have remembered it in my heart for many years!"
Ma Teng was held by his son's hands and could not refute.
————I am the dividing line between father’s kindness and son’s filial piety————
"This is why Zhou and Zheng were at odds with each other, Han Gao asked for a favor, Kui Xiao donated his son, and Ma Chao betrayed his father. This was extremely cruel and tolerant." - "Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty" by Wang Can.
