The big man is on the run

Chapter 126 The Persuaded Ma Chao
When Yuan Shao's envoy, Xin Pi, who is also Xin Ping's younger brother, came to Anding County, he got an unexpected news that Ma Teng was not here.

In fact, Ma Teng had already led his troops to Longkou-Jieting to return to his old nest in Longxi for the Chinese New Year, but the Ma family did not tell Simpi about it.

Xinpi traveled all the way from Xianbei's territory to come here through Hetao, so naturally there is no reason for him to return empty-handed.

Ma Teng was not here, so Ma Dai, who stayed behind, received Yuan Shao's envoys instead of his father, and invited Simpi into the mansion.

But Ma Dai told him that it was his elder brother Ma Chao who could really make the decision, but Ma Chao was not around for the time being.

After Xinpi entered the mansion, he began to look around. The architectural style of Ma's mansion is slightly different from other places. Unlike ordinary mansions where there are many servants serving and many unique courtyards, it is full of nature and life. .

——Or called the original ecology.

The mansion is very large. There are many courtyards and some gardens in the mansion. The most striking thing is that there is an open grassland with some yellow wild flowers growing on it. There is even a small river passing through the side door of the mansion. There are many tall trees planted on both sides, and it looks like a forest from a distance, with white snowflakes hanging on the trees.

There are dozens of war horses roaming around on this surprisingly large grassland.

The corner of Simpi's mouth twitched slightly, he couldn't understand why someone would build a pasture for horses in his mansion.

Isn't it bigger when you put it outside?

Ma Chao's younger brother, Ma Dai, has not won the championship this year. He is responsible for leading the way for Simpi. Seeing this, he knows that Simpi has misunderstood. He doesn't want Yuan Shao's envoys to think that their Fufeng Ma's actions are ridiculous.

Ma Dai immediately introduced to Simpi: "This is the horse farm in our mansion, and it is used for equestrian training for Ma's children who are less than eight years old."

Hearing what Ma Dai said, Simpi was secretly surprised. Before he came, he had heard about Ma's situation. He knew that Ma was a martial artist, and that Ma Teng, Ma Chao, and Ma Dai were all very brave.

However, Ma's martial arts style is still a bit beyond imagination, and even specially built a horse farm for children under the age of eight to train equestrian skills from an early age.

Moreover, it doesn't look like a pony yet, and a normal-sized military horse, I am afraid that children can only ride on it.

At this time, Simpi suddenly thought of something, and quickly asked, "Where is General Ma Chao now?"

"Oh, I went hunting and should be back soon."

"Going hunting?"

"Oh, yes."

Simpi looked at the white snow that hadn't been cleaned up, and shrank his neck. Although he knew that Ma Chao had gone hunting, he couldn't help asking again: "Are you going in such a cold day?"

"Of course."

Hearing Ma Dai's affirmative answer, Simpi's heart tightened. He thought about thousands of reasons why Ma Chao might not come back on the road, but the only thing he didn't expect was that Ma Chao went out to hunt directly. trouble.

Hunting this kind of thing, who knows how long.

Simpi's face changed slightly, and he quickly asked Ma Dai, "Dare to ask when General Ma Chao will come back."

"It's hard to say, what's the matter with the messenger?" Ma Dai is young, but he has a lot of eyes. He is not a young man who looks carefree on the surface, but asks around.

"My lord has something to tell General Ma Teng. General Ma Teng is not here. After I see General Ma Chao, I will go talk to General Ma Teng."

"Then why don't you go to Shangbi to meet my grandfather in person?"

Hearing what Ma Dai said, Simpi was stunned. What's going on?
It's been a long time since the co-authoring, and it's the first time he knows that Ma Teng has gone to Shangbi.

"If you have something important, you might as well tell me, I will go to find Grandpa and say the same."

"No, no, no, I'll wait for General Ma Chao, talk to him, and then set off for Shangbei."

Originally, Simpi planned to leave directly, but considering that everyone came here, it seemed that he had said that he wanted to see Ma Chao, and it would not be good to leave now if he didn't see him.

The envoy's words seemed very calm, and Ma Dai didn't react too much after hearing his words, but he thought to himself, why do I feel that this matter is not simple.

"In this case, sir, take a short break, and I will report to my brother first. According to the habit, he should be back soon."

"That's hard work, little general."

Ma Dai placed Simpi in the living room, and planned to go outside to see if Ma Chao came back. When he reached the door, Simpi suddenly stopped him: "Little General, wait a minute."

"Does Mr. Xin have any orders?"

"I don't dare to obey the order. I want to know. The little general looks familiar. A few years ago, General Ma Teng sent a letter to my lord. Did you send it?"

Ma Dai smiled slightly: "Yes, it is next."

"It seems that I have a predestined relationship with the little general. I would like to ask you a question. When I came here, the Longyou land seemed to be in chaos and there were many bandits. But I heard from the people that the Guanzhong over there has stopped a lot. I don't know why? It's just that I'm curious, if I offend, I ask the little general to forgive me."

Ma Dai sighed helplessly and said.

"I can't make the decision on this matter. In fact, it was my elder brother's intention when he stayed in Anding County. There are many heroes in Longshan, who cherish each other with my elder brother. They were photographed by my father and brother's prestige in Longshan area. Therefore, the officials who suppressed bandits in Guanzhong I dare not come here."

"Then why not recruit these heroes?"

Ma Dai's lips moved a few times, but he was finally speechless.

Simpi had already guessed the answer. Ma Chao cherished these green forest heroes, but they were not included. Either these green forest heroes were unwilling to join Ma's command, or Ma Teng was unwilling to accept them.

Then this matter is more likely to be Ma Chao's unauthorized decision after Ma Teng left.

Thinking of this, Simpi suddenly had an idea.

Originally, he didn't have much confidence in convincing Ma Teng, but he heard that Ma Chao was the champion of the three armies, and his temper burst.If it is possible, will Ma Teng also be forced to rebel?Thinking about it again, Ma Teng turned his back on him, how could his brother Han Sui not join in?

In this way, wouldn't everything in Longshan be messed up?
Soon after, Ma Chao returned from hunting.

Ma Chao and Simpi met in the mansion and greeted each other.

I saw that Ma Chao was nearly eight feet tall, with a thick back and waist, wearing a silver armor, and a ring-sword hanging from his waist. The other big guns, bows and arrows should be placed on the horse, and his face was full of rebelliousness.

The cruelty that occasionally flashed in his eyes couldn't be concealed, he was a murderous and bloodthirsty person at first glance.

——Like a wild wolf in the Northwest that can never be bred.

"Meng Qi, if the two of us unite, the imperial court will not dare to provoke us easily. As long as we can agree on an offensive and defensive alliance, it will be even more difficult for the imperial court to deal with us."

Not long after the conversation started, Xin Pi, who had finished the pleasantries, poured out his own views on Ma Chao, took a look at Ma Chao's expression, and stepped up his efforts, yelling one after another very affectionately.

"Meng Qi, if you think about it this way, the imperial court is still a little weak, so you ignore him, and when the imperial court regains its strength to attack your Ma family, it will be too late to form an alliance at that time! If the two of us now Just unite, no matter how the court is at that time, it will be impossible to make trouble for us, because we can echo each other from east to west."

"This..." Ma Chao looked a little hesitant.

"Meng Qi, let me remind you first that the imperial court is actively reorganizing the army. If they are allowed to complete the training, they will attack us at that time. We also need to train the army as soon as possible so that we can face the imperial court at that time. .”

Before he knew it, the word "we" had appeared in Ma Chao's ears many times, as if he and Simpi had really become their own people.

"Meng Qi, you can think about whether to unite or not, or I will go to see General Ma Teng in person, but I just ask you one question, if the imperial court comes to attack in spring, are you prepared?"

The 20-year-old Ma Chao was taken aback when he heard the words, and was easily led away.

"No."

"What about rectifying the army?"

"Don't talk about training the army, we can't mobilize many people at all now. In fact, we can't hide this matter from sir. The main force of the cavalry has returned to Longxi. If there is a sudden battle, except for the three thousand troops from Anding County If you want to ride, you have to send troops from Shangyu in Longxi to go to Jieting-Longkou to support, but it will take at least half a month to get there."

"Half a month is fine, but how is the court's recent situation? I heard that they suffered heavy losses when beating Li Jue and Guo Si and cleaning up local bandit troubles." Simpi asked.

"Well, yes, the composition of the army of the imperial court is relatively loose. In addition, before Zhang Ji, Dong Cheng, and Yang Feng were not very loyal, and they all had their own forces, so after the reorganization, these people It is said that there are also complaints. I guess, they should not listen to the court's orders very much. Only this explanation can explain why the officers and soldiers are led by the generals of the imperial army, and there should be no way for the court to do so."

"The court's strategy is also killing two birds with one stone. On the one hand, it can reduce the threat of banditry. On the other hand, it also allows the officers and soldiers to find opportunities to quickly expand their own army. It is indeed an old fox. When the army is expanded, next year it should be He's coming to beat you, the emperor has a good plan, but it's a pity that Meng Qi is a hero, how can he be deceived by him?" Simpi sneered.

"Hehe, the old fox of the imperial court is not that simple. I can't take it lightly now, and I have to prevent the imperial court from playing tricks. But even if the imperial court comes to attack, without the help of Longxi's army, I still have many heroic brothers to help me. There are thousands of them. If there are hundreds or even tens of thousands of people, even if the court dares to come, it may be a disaster." Ma Chao couldn't help showing off, and said with a smug smile.

"Well, I think so too, but the current situation is still very unfavorable to us. If we don't guard against the court as soon as possible, we will be in danger." Simpi said with a sigh.

He took us one bite at a time, as if he was really thinking about Ma Chao, but gradually, Ma Chao found that he really liked this.

Because he has always been restrained by his grandfather Ma Teng, now he is the only leader and has made many friends in the green forest. Being praised by others makes him feel like going to heaven. Now that Simpi is good at flattering him, Ma Chao feels a little overwhelmed. self.

After all, Ma Chao is only 20 years old now.

Of course, even if he is 30 or 40 years old. Judging from his personality, he is still like this. His temperament is fierce and irritable.

"Well, should we get in touch with Han Sui again? Although Han Sui is far away now, if we cooperate with him, our chances of winning will increase a lot. After all, we are all fighting against the imperial court! We You can't wait for the court to take the initiative, then you will be passive."

"I have considered this, but you also know that we and Han Sui are barely maintaining a balance. If we confront the imperial court, they may not support us." Ma Chao said.

"This is a bit difficult. According to my opinion, I will go to get in touch with General Ma Teng now. Meng Qi should be more vigilant here, and then talk to the heroes from all walks of life about the cooperation between our two families. If this is the case, General Ma Teng cannot be said. Return to An Ding and see what the people want, and they will agree to unite." Simpi suggested.

"Well, sir, go and talk to my grandfather first, I will send the cavalry to escort you to Shanggui."

Although this kind of thing is hotly said, and the hypothetical sense is very substituting, Ma Chao is not a fool after all. Knowing that Ma Shi is not his final decision, he was silent for a while, and finally nodded.

(End of this chapter)