Ma Teng began to slow down when he was three miles away, and then stopped one and a half miles away. Yan Zhong led Yue Qi to rush to Chen Cheng, and said loudly: "General Ma Teng personally brought people to greet the prince!"
Chen Cheng said in surprise: "Ma Teng actually came in person?"
"Exactly!"
Chen Cheng laughed and said: "Bo Dao's sharp tongue is no less powerful than Su Qin and Zhang Yi!"
Su Qin and Zhang Yi were both strategists in the Warring States Period. They traveled among the countries with their words. They talked about the king and moved the world. One wore the seal of the six kingdoms, and the other helped Qin to defeat Chu and seized hundreds of miles.
land. In history, these two people are almost synonymous with politicians.
Yan Zhong laughed and said: "If it weren't for the strong military force of the monarchs, even with Su Qin and Zhang Yi's words, there would be nothing we can do."
Chen Cheng shook his head and said: "Ma Teng has never fought with us, so how do you know whether we can fight or not?"
Yan Zhong said: "Ma Teng is also a veteran general who has led troops for many years. He can naturally tell whether the army is elite or not."
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "Let's not flatter each other, so as not to make General Ma Teng wait too long."
More than ten cavalrymen trotted over to the open space between the two armies. When Ma Teng saw them, he also ordered ten elites and ran towards the middle. Yan Zhong followed him from Luoyang to Xiliang, and was tired from running all the way. When he got here,
Without stopping, he went into the city to meet Ma Teng. After that, he rode back and forth on horseback. Every part of his body hurt, but he didn't feel any pain.
Ma Teng reined in his horse and looked to the opposite side. He saw a person in front of him with clear features, red lips and white teeth. His appearance was even better than that of his eldest son. If he only looked at the appearance, he might have mistaken her for a beautiful girl. But as long as he saw Chen Cheng's eyes
, you will understand that this is definitely not a mortal in the world. And if you look closely, there is a faint scar on the left side of his face, which adds a bit of murderous aura to him out of thin air.
Ma Teng was even more surprised. He jumped off the horse first, cupped his hands and said, "Marquis Julu!"
Chen Cheng also dismounted and saluted: "General Ma!"
Ma Teng was sizing up Chen Cheng, so why wasn't Chen Cheng sizing up Ma Teng? He looked over intently and saw that the man was eight feet tall, with a thick chest, thick arms and thighs, and looked like a good candidate for a strong general.
Chen Cheng said: "Qiuji came to vote, thank you General Ma for your generous help."
Ma Teng said: "You're welcome, Marquis Julu. I have ordered people to prepare a banquet in the city to welcome you all. How about Julu Marquis bringing people into the city with me now?"
Chen Cheng said: "General Ma is interested, but we are new here and it is not easy to enter the city directly. It is better to let the soldiers station here first, and the general can choose a better address in the city for the princess."
Ma Teng was a little confused and asked doubtfully: "Princess?"
Chen Cheng took Liu Qian's hand and introduced: "This is the late emperor's daughter, who was granted the title of Princess Wannian. Before the late emperor passed away, he asked me to take care of his children. There was great chaos in Luoyang City. Although I was defeated, I couldn't bear the blood of the late emperor to be harmed.
She was injured, so she was brought out. Princess, this is General Ma Teng. After General Ma Yuan of Fubo during the reign of Emperor Guangwu, he was loyal and good for generations."
There was a hint of fatigue in Liu Qian's brows, but her face was full of perseverance. She bowed her hands to Ma Teng in a military salute and said, "It turns out that after General Fubo, he is still a relative of mine."
Ma Yuan's daughter was later made queen, so Liu Qian said that they were relatives, which was a bit of an advantage.
Ma Teng's face was red and blue, green and red, shy and irritable. It was true that he was Ma Yuan, but where was his loyalty? When Chen Cheng and Liu Qian spoke like this, he almost found a crack in the ground.
He got in. Fortunately, his complexion was dark, and even if he was a little red, no one could see it. Ma Teng prostrated himself on the ground and said: "My lord, Ma Teng, the prefect of Anding, pays homage to Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Liu Qian raised her head and looked at Chen Cheng. Chen Cheng let go and smiled at her. So Liu Qian stepped forward, helped Ma Teng up and said, "Uncle, please get up. We are relatives, so there is no need to do this."
How polite."
Ma Teng stood up and said loudly: "Princess, please stay here for a moment. I will ask someone to bring a carriage over immediately, and then welcome the princess into the city."
Liu Qian smiled and said: "Why bother? I can just ride a horse."
Ma Teng asked in surprise: "Princess can ride a horse?"
Liu Qian said openly and honestly: "I'm not very good at it. I'm still learning. I can ride with Marquis Julu."
Ma Teng said: "How is this possible?"
Liu Qian looked up at Chen Cheng again and said, "The day we escaped from Luoyang, Marquis Julu tied me to his body and then killed me out of ten thousand troops. What's wrong now?"
Ma Teng was at a loss for words. After a while, he said, "In that case, please clear the way for the princess!"
After that, he jumped on his horse and shouted loudly: "Follow me!"
There are many Qiang and Hu warriors among the Ma family's cavalry. Although their armor is not good, they are all elites who are good at fighting on horseback. These cavalrymen deliberately show off in front of the visitors. They all cheered up and lined up in a row.
An extremely tight formation surrounded Chen Cheng and others as they headed towards Peng Yang.
Liu Qian sat in front of Chen Cheng, looked at the Qiang and Hu cavalry around her, raised her head and asked, "How was my performance just now?"
Chen Cheng touched her hair and said with a smile, "She performed very well."
The tense string in Liu Qian's heart relaxed, and a smile appeared on her face. Then she felt sleepy and muttered: "Then I'm going to sleep for a while. Call me when you get somewhere."
As she spoke, she leaned into Chen Cheng's arms and fell asleep soon. They had been doing this for the past few days. At first, she was a little worried about whether she would fall, but now she has become accustomed to it.
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At the front of the army, Yan Zhong chased after him on horseback and said to Ma Teng: "Congratulations, general."
Ma Teng said seriously: "Where does joy come from?"
Yan Zhong said with a smile: "The general and the princess have recognized each other as relatives. From now on, we can openly and honestly say that he is a great man and a good man. No one can say that the general is rebellious."
Ma Teng was still sullen, but the smile couldn't help but spread from the corners of his mouth to the surroundings. He laughed. After a while, he said: "It's easy to say, thank you sir. Otherwise, how could it be possible?"
Is this coming out?"
Yan Zhong said: "Although Marquis Julu was forced to come to Xiliang by the general, he is a hussar general conferred by the late emperor himself, and he can build a palace. Now that he is in a desperate situation, he has come to surrender. If the general can take him as his master,
Then we can use the name of General Hussar to give orders to the various tribes in Xiliang. In this way, even Han Sui will not dare to underestimate the general."
Ma Teng immediately became alert and prevaricated: "We'd better prepare a place for the princess to stay first, and then we can talk about other things after the decoration is complete."
Seeing what Ma Teng said, Yan Zhong stopped talking and forced himself to come to Pengyang City again.
When they arrived at the city gate, Ma Teng ordered his cavalry to line up outside the city. Then he discussed with Chen Cheng and let Liu Qian sit on the horse alone. He then personally held the reins and led the horse into the city.
Ma Teng was the local emperor in Anding, and was responsible for military and political affairs. His arrival shocked the whole city. People rushed to the city gate to see what was going on. Not long after, Princess Wannian came to Peng.
The news about Yang spread throughout the city.
"Brother!" Ma Tie ran into the yard excitedly and shouted, "Ada has brought a princess back!"
Ma Chao was startled and asked hurriedly: "What's going on?"
Ma Tie said coquettishly: "I heard that she is the Wannian Princess who escaped from Luoyang City. My brother and the others all went to see her and said she looks like a fairy in the sky!"
After hearing this, Ma Chao had a gloomy expression on his face, and then burst into laughter and said, "God is really helping me!"
He shouted loudly toward the outside of the yard: "Come here, bring my horse!"
Ma Tie asked: "Is the eldest brother also going to see the princess?"
With the help of his own soldiers, Ma Chao put on all his attire and said with a smile: "Yes, we are going to let that...what..."
"Princess of Ten Thousand Years!"
"Yes, it's Princess Wannian. Let her take a look at our good man from Xiliang!" Ma Chao flicked the feathers on his helmet and put it on his head, saying, "Cheer up!"
Ma Chao brought dozens of gorgeously dressed knights to the city gate, and saw his father Ma Teng leading a majestic red war horse towards his home. The muscles on the horse seemed like sculptures.
It expands outward, showing a very explosive beauty. The red mane on the horse's body is constantly flying as it moves, like a burning flame.
Among the burning flames, sitting upright was Princess Wannian.
Jin Machao turned around at that time and asked: "Is that the princess you are talking about who is as beautiful as a fairy?"
Ma Tie said excitedly: "Yes, yes, she really looks like a fairy."
Ma Chao endured it again and again, and almost couldn't hold it back and roared loudly. The girl on the horse was very beautiful, but she was so small, she was just a little girl!
He stared at Ma Tie with vicious eyes, gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, she really looks like a fairy."
Ma Tie was frightened by his eyes, shrank back, and whispered: "Why are you being mean to me?"
"Why didn't you say the princess was still so young?"
Ma Tie stepped back and whispered: "What happened to me when I was little? Can't I grow up? When I grow up, let's see if you still dare to hurt me!"
Ma Chao was stunned when he said this, and then he realized that Princess Wannian is still young now, but she will grow up. Then let's do this first, and then do that...
He looked at the street with falcon-like eyes, and immediately spotted Chen Cheng who was slowly following Ma Teng. Probably just like stand-ins attracting each other, handsome guys also attract each other, right?
, when Ma Chao looked towards Chen Cheng, Chen Cheng also happened to slash at him.
Beautiful things always make people feel happy. When Chen Cheng saw a young man with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, he showed a kind smile to him. Ma Chao did not show a kind smile to him, but used a sinister expression on him.
His eyes looked at his right hand, as well as the armor on his body and the sword hanging at his waist.
Ma Teng led the horse to the door of his house and shouted inside. Immediately, a man dressed as Qiang people ran over and knelt down beside the horse. Liu Qian looked sideways and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Princess, please dismount," Ma Teng signaled, "Just step on it."
Liu Qian then stepped on the man's back and jumped down.
