When his body was hung on a pillar outside Didao City, the whole Liangzhou was shocked.
No one expected that the powerful Ma Teng would die just like that. The Xiliang army that had previously had all the advantages disappeared overnight... Liangzhou, things are going to change! With Ma Teng
After being killed, Cao Peng's name quickly spread throughout the land of Liangzhou. For a time, almost everyone knew Cao Peng's name and learned about his outstanding military exploits.
The Qiang people in Hehuang who were about to make a move immediately calmed down.
After the old Qiang King Shaodang received the news, he immediately ordered his son Ke Wu to bring a large amount of supplies to visit Yun Wu.
Whoever can be at the forefront and be the first to get Cao Peng's support will be able to gain a firm foothold in Liangzhou. At the same time, Cao Peng's idea of the world being one family and the world being unified will also be promoted in Hexi.
They began to be understood by the Qiang and Di people. When Cao Peng was in Hexi, he did not treat the Hu and Han people differently, but treated them equally.
The Qiang people can keep their own living habits and buy and sell freely.
However, they must recognize their identity as Han people, so that they can gain a foothold in Hexi...
After being recognized by the government, their pastures will be protected; their transactions with the Han people no longer have to worry about being deceived, but fair transactions. The most surprising thing is what happened in Hexi in mid-September.
A case. A group of Guanzhong merchants bought and sold furs in Hexi, but ended up exchanging inferior goods.
The local Qiang people naturally refused to agree, so a serious conflict broke out between the two sides.
Guanzhong merchants suffered several casualties, which alerted the government. The Qiang tribes immediately became extremely nervous, fearing retaliation from the government, and immediately mobilized troops. Who would have known that three days later, those wealthy Guanzhong merchants had their goods confiscated and were even fined
Three months of hard labor. At the same time, the government sent people to return the goods that had been defrauded by wealthy merchants in Guanzhong to the Qiang people, and gave them generous compensation... Everyone thought that the matter was over. But three days later, the Qiang people took the initiative to kill the people.
The Qiang people were escorted to the government. After questioning, the government judged that although the Qiang people had committed murder, there was a reason for the incident. Therefore, the dozen or so Qiang people were sentenced to be transferred to Hongsha Gang and sentenced to three years in prison, which made the Qiang people surrender...
Hexi truly treats Qiang and Hu people equally with Han people.
This also made foreign people from all over Liangzhou have a strong impression of Cao Peng.
This is a good official!
If you go to Hexi and ask the Qiang and Hu people, they will tell you without hesitation that Cao Peng is a good man.
It was this case that made Cao Peng's reputation even more prominent in Hexi.
Xiqiang, including Wuwei, also began to keep their lists low-profile to the government, expressing their willingness to integrate into the government's rule...
Lao Wang Shaodang obviously saw this, so he immediately sent someone to visit him shortly after the war in Didao ended.
Unfortunately, Cao Peng was still in Didao at this time.
Kewu, the young king of Shaodang, was not able to see Cao Peng, but was only received by Pang Tong and Xu Shu.
Xu Shu said: Jincheng County is willing to accept the Shaodang Qiang, but the premise is that the Shaodang Qiang must be brought under the government's control.
After the registration of household registration is completed, the imperial court will open a market in Longqi City to facilitate the contact between the Hehuang Qiang and Guanzhong. Of course, after opening the market, laws must be followed. However, Xu Shu assured that the imperial court will
All Qiang people in Hehuang will be treated equally and will never be treated differently. Not only that, once the market is established, the government will gradually open up salt control to Hehuang, and welcome Hehuang Qiang people to settle in Jincheng County...
Such conditions are not too harsh for Ke Wu.
The living conditions in Hehuang are difficult and materials are relatively scarce. Daily necessities such as food and salt are largely influenced by Jincheng County. If the market can be opened, it will undoubtedly be a huge boon for the Qiang in Hehuang.
As for the roster…
Xu Shu also said that he did not want to get too involved in the affairs of the Qiang people.
Qiang people governing the Qiang is an extremely new term. It is said to have come from after Cao Peng. Ke Wu can clearly feel the huge benefits involved. Once it gets the support of the government, Shaodang will gain huge benefits.
Therefore, Ke Wu decided immediately that he was willing to join.
In order to reassure Ke Wu, Xu Shu decided to send Ke Wu to Didao to meet Cao Peng.
Ke Wu, of course I am very grateful...
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There are many smart people like Shaodang Lao Wang.
At the same time, news of Didao's victory quickly spread to Wudu and Guanzhong.
After Ma Xiu heard the news, he burst into tears, ordered the three armies to wear sackcloth and wear mourning, and vowed to avenge Cao Peng. However, Yang Ang chickened out! On behalf of Zhang Lu, he firmly opposed Ma Xiu's decision to send troops.
"Cao's army is now strong, but the morale of the Xiliang army is low.
Sending troops at this time is definitely not the best strategy. Besides, Cao Hong has already sent troops out of Dasanguan to garrison Zhaxi County. Given the current situation of the Xiliang army, it will be very difficult to attack Xi County. My lord,
I ask the Second Young Master to calm down first, prepare troops and horses in Wudu, and rest and recuperate. My lord will provide all the necessary supplies. Young Master should cheer up as soon as possible to restore the morale of the army. When the troops and horses are strong, my lord will cooperate with the Young Master.
Send troops. When the time comes, the young master will sweep across Liangzhou and avenge his father. This is no empty talk... Please think twice, young master."
The implication is that Zhang Lu disagrees with Ma Xiu's current use of troops.
If Ma Xiu insists on having his own way, Zhang Lu will cut off Ma Xiu's supply of baggage.
Ma Xiu knew in his heart that with Ma Teng's death in battle and the loss of Jincheng and Longxi counties, the previously equal relationship between the Ma family and Zhang Lu had been broken. They would become Zhang Lu's pawns and guard dogs... Both sides would never
The equal status has quietly and inadvertently turned into a vassal relationship. The Ma family has become a vassal of Zhang Lu, which is irreversible!
Although Matthew was reluctant, he had to bow his head.
After all, the Ma family didn't have much foundation in Wudu... and once Ma Teng died, the elite ten pavilions of the Xiliang army lost six or seven pavilions, which was no longer what it used to be. If he turned against Zhang Lu at this time, Zhang Lu might collude.
Cao Cao attacked the Ma family from a flank.
"In this case, Ma Xiu is willing to obey the order of the King of Hanzhong."
When he said these words, Matthew felt extremely humiliated in his heart.
Yang Ang, on the other hand, felt proud and returned to his old ways.
After Yang Ang left, Ma Xiu was so angry that he smashed the newly prepared furniture. However, he soon turned from anger to joy... because he got news about Ma Chao. Ma Chao was seriously injured after Yun Wu was ambushed.
He was rescued by Hu Zun and fled to Heguan. However, before Ma Chao recovered, news of Ma Teng's death came. Ma Chao was so angry that he wanted to seek revenge from Cao Peng, but was stopped by Hu Zun. Hu Zun said,
Nowadays, Cao Peng is powerful and cannot touch his edge.
The old general has a great revenge and of course he must avenge it.
But the most important thing is to protect yourself...
The river pass is not enough to serve as a barrier. We must evacuate as soon as possible and rush to Wudu County to join the Second Young Master!
Ma Chao followed Hu Zun's suggestion and gathered the 800 Xiliang soldiers that Ma Teng had left at Heguan and evacuated overnight. They took the road through Shicheng, passed through the Xiaoyu Valley, and entered Hehuang. After that, Ma Chao quickly joined Huangzhong with the Wolf
The Qiang leader Wang Tu got in touch and arrived at Qiang Road through Shenlang Qiang... In March of the following year, Ma Dai led the remaining troops across Hehuang and arrived in Wudu.
Cao Hong was overjoyed when he learned of Didao's victory.
That night, he was very drunk, took Rhode's hand, and laughed and cursed: "I have known for a long time that that boy is not a master who will suffer losses. You learn to use soldiers, like an antelope hanging its horns, catching traces. Ma Shoucheng, a reckless man
Er! How can you be an enemy of my Cao family?"
Luo De, the former Sima of Chen County, now serves as a judicial officer and joins the army.
His position was similar to that of a bureau-level cadre in later generations. He advocated the laws in the Jingzhao area and was a close confidant of Cao Hong.
Rhodes nodded and said: "The general is Jing Zhaoyin, so you can't rush in again. Since Mr. Cao has put down the Ma Teng rebellion, the general should retreat to Dashan Pass and then report to Xudu. I think the lord is also waiting for anxiety, and now the new year is approaching.
, how about conveying this good news to Xudu, which will surely be the heart of the Lord, and also add a lot of joy to Xudu?"
Cao Hong nodded repeatedly, "That's right!"
However, even Cao Hong himself did not realize that it was precisely because of his retreat to Guanzhong that Cao Peng caused a catastrophe.
Let’s not talk about the rest of this for now!
After killing Ma Teng, Cao Peng, who had been depressed for a long time, suddenly felt much happier.
He took Ma Teng and returned to Didao the next day to join the generals. Although Yan Xing failed to kill Ma Teng and avenge his father-in-law Han Sui, when he saw Ma Teng's body, he felt that
It feels much more comfortable...
Cao Peng did not forget his promise to Yan Xing.
After returning to Didao, he ordered a high pole to be erected outside Didao City by the Taoshui River, and Ma Teng's body was hung for fifteen days to scare Xiaoxiao. This was also a very common thing in the Three Kingdoms era. Showing the owl's head to the public,
Hanging the corpse for public display is not a big deal. Yan Xing was very happy to get the task of hanging Ma Teng's corpse on a high pole.
He took it upon himself to tie the rope around Ma Teng's body, and then hung it on the five-foot high pole.
Just like this, Yan Xing's depression eased a lot.
Fifteen days later, Cao Peng will collect Ma Teng's body and send someone to Wudu, which can be regarded as fulfilling a long-cherished wish from his previous life.
As for whether the Ma family is grateful?
It has nothing to do with Cao Peng...
At the same time, Cao Peng ordered that Ma Chao's wife Yang and other members of the Ma family be escorted from Guzang to Didao, and then sent to Wudu County together with Ma Teng's body. This arrangement was considered satisfactory.
However, Cao Peng did not expect that during the escort, Ma Wenlu killed two guards and escaped without a trace. Later, this Ma Wenlu even created a lot of trouble for Cao Peng.
, which gave Cao Peng quite a headache.
But at this time, Cao Peng didn't know what was going to happen in the future.
After he returned to Didao and dealt with post-war matters, Pound came to report: "Shi Tao is outside the door, bearing a thorn to apologize."
"Guangyuan is okay?"
Cao Peng was outside the hall, holding Shi Tao's hand and feeling extremely pleasantly surprised.
After questioning, he found out that when Shi Tao sent troops to rescue Wang Meng, he was ambushed by Ma Teng and fled in embarrassment with the remaining soldiers. After Wang Meng died, Shi Tao had always wanted to avenge Wang Meng, but at this moment, he happened to encounter
Pang De and his party arrived at Longxi County, preparing to rescue Wang Meng. After the two met, they joined forces and hid in Baishi Mountain, preparing to attack Ma Teng. However, Ma Teng's troops were strong and the defense was tight, so the two men
I didn't find a suitable opportunity.
Shi Tao was bare-armed and knelt on the ground with a thud, "Sir, Captain Wang would not have died, but the old thief Wei Duan refused to send troops to rescue him. As a result, Captain Wang was finally trapped in Baishi City and was brutally killed by horse thieves.
The victim... Ma Teng certainly deserves to be killed, but Wei Duan... I have pleaded many times, but Wei Duan has always refused to send troops to rescue."