Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 314 It Doesn't Matter, My Cao Family Will Take Action
After the dispersal.

Ma Teng and Cao Ang walked together, descending the palace steps. Originally, he should not have much contact with the people of the Cao family. Even if he arrived in Xudu, Ma Teng did not intend to visit Cao Ang.

But today.

Cao Ang sent this big gift, which shows that he intends to make friends.

As a proton, he enjoys a reward in Xudu, once he enters, it is very difficult to go back. This is the fate that Ma Teng has already understood, so he does not intend to struggle.

Therefore, walking along the way, maybe you can really feel Cao Ang's heart during the conversation.

The two descended leisurely. Ma Teng naturally lowered his hands and bowed his body slightly, appearing quite humble, while Cao Ang walked with his hands behind his back, his toes held high.

After staying in Xudu for a long time, Ma Teng gradually understood Cao Ang's current status, acting as the prime minister, as the eldest son, and possessing military power in Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Xuzhou.

More than 20 soldiers and horses can be assembled at any time, and the political power plus military power is now all in the hands of Cao Ang. The real position is high and powerful, and the status in the Cao family is detached.

In the future, he will definitely inherit Cao Cao's hegemony.

Now he has a good relationship with Cao Ang, which means that he can issue many edicts for the Ma family, and Cao Ang is also an extremely important goal in his own plan.

"General Zhonglang, you really have a good demeanor. He is only [-] now, and he can already perform the post of prime minister, and he has ordered the government and the public to clean up his words. He is more powerful than many famous officials and officials back then."

"Well... when the last general was in Xiliang, he had heard that General Zhonglang was brave in battle and led his troops strictly. I didn't expect that he would have such talent in governance. He is really... yes... formidable."

Cao Ang smiled, "Uncle, you don't have to praise me. If you can't think of it, you don't have to be arty. After Jian'an, the style advocated by my father is self-discipline, dedication to public affairs, and truth-telling. Just say what you want. You don't have to be like the gentry back then. In praise of elegance."

"Hahaha!"

Ma Teng laughed immediately. It was true that he had a lot of words on his lips just now, but it happened that he couldn't say a word, and in the end he could only say a few ordinary words.

But thinking about it from the bottom of his heart, he really admires Cao Ang. He can manage the affairs of the world at a young age. someone.

This Cao Ang's talent and heart are much stronger than those of his own son, and his bearing is also completely different. Although the son of Ma's heir, although he is a brave general, he can't manage the world and sits in the court.

"My uncle came all the way from Xiliang to send the emperor the current political situation in Xiliang. I am so relieved. Especially when my father sent troops to attack the rebels Jingzhou, Jiangdong and other princes, Xiliang is so attached, it can really be stable. People's hearts."

"Besides, the bandit Dong made troubles in Luoyang, which made Xiliang and Mengmeng famous for their rebellion. Later, there was a rebellion by Li Jue and Guo Si, which resulted in no tribute being paid for several years. Fortunately, my uncle suppressed the rebellion and deserved the four levies. The name of the generals of the four towns, the hereditary title, is Yongzhen Xiliang."

When Cao Ang said this, Ma Teng was indeed very surprised. He knew that Cao Ang wanted to please, and he would be very generous, but he didn't expect this person to be so generous.

The hereditary and irreplaceable title, plus the promise of Yongzhen Xiliang.

That was a status that Dong Zhuo couldn't reach back then. If the Ma family could get it, Han Sui's soldiers and horses would definitely be able to join him in the future. This is not as simple as sealing Liaodong.

Gongsun Kang of Liaodong, now only got a small wasteland of Liaodong, he has already made him grateful to join Xu Zhen's command, and guard the border of tie-neighboring Goguryeo for the big man.

"But," Cao Ang turned his head and gave him a sincere look, "I can't do anything for now."

Gee.

Ma Teng's eyes trembled.

This tone of speaking... Who did you learn from, can't you finish the sentence in one breath? !

"Xu Bowen is my elder brother, who is also a current rider. He is leading troops to defend Xiliang, but judging from what he means, he intends to use offense as defense."

"The general is a general. He has been fighting outside all year round. You should understand that good attackers don't know the truth of what they are defending. It may be an illusion that the soldiers are coming to Tongguan. I don't know what brother Bowen is going to do?"

"If I reward uncle, once the news reaches Xiliang, it is very likely that Tongguan will relax, and my brother may march, and uncle will be defeated."

Those who are good at attacking do not know what they are defending.

Xu Bowen is really good at attacking. His way of false and true is comparable to Cao Cao. It can be said that after many years of fighting, the two have become more and more similar. Once they attack, you will not know where to defend and where to go. What is he attacking?It doesn't have to be soldiers and horses, but it may also be people's hearts.

What he has taken, only he knows in his heart, once he reaches this level, he will no longer be an ordinary general who leads troops in battle and is not afraid of death, but a terrible chess player.

Use generals and soldiers as chess pieces, and move vertically and horizontally.

Therefore, this is like the difference between 36 Strategies and Sun Tzu's Art of War, one is strategy, and the other is law and Tao.

Not the same.

"What Zhonglang meant...was, if I had a chariot to ride on, I, Mrs. Ma, wouldn't be able to get this reward?"

"Of course not!" Cao Ang raised the corner of his mouth and smiled immediately: "I want my uncle to go back."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Teng found that Cao Ang was staring at him, his eyes were slightly sharp, and his aura burst out immediately, as if he had seen everything through him.

"This time when my uncle came to Xudu, he arranged for thousands of spies to follow him. He entered Xudu to inquire about the news. Our school office has long known that every stranger who enters the city gate has school officials secretly to find out where he came from. Now where."

"This……"

Ma Teng was taken aback, and subconsciously wanted to touch the knife, but it was a pity that he had just been unloaded when he entered the hall, and he had to go to the main entrance to get the weapon on his body.

But he didn't know the meaning of Cao Ang's words, and his inner emotions, but after thinking about it, his mind gradually settled down.

Now that he realized it, he knew that he wanted to do something wrong. If he wanted to do something, he might not wait until now, not to mention that he also gave an imperial edict to stop Xu Zhen from acting rashly.

And just now, he also used hereditary Wangtai and Yongzhen Xiliang to lure him.

At this moment, Ma Teng seemed to have guessed some of Cao Ang's intentions, but he couldn't believe it, so he could only listen to him tremblingly.

"Uncle, don't worry," Cao Ang said with a smile, "Although I found out, I don't plan to say anything. Killing you won't do me any good."

"My nephew understands in his heart that his uncle came to Xudu because he wanted to die. The big man governs the country with filial piety and righteousness, and filial piety is the first! Prior to being loyal to the monarch, if the uncle dies in Xudu, then shout out the name of eradicating thieves and helping the Han , then the princes outside will have a banner planted in Xudu, and they can attack our Cao family."

"Scholars all over the world will also speak loudly to each other, saying that my father is a traitor, just like Dong Zhuo back then! You have come this time, so Xiliang will have no worries about confronting the Central Plains again, and the army and the people will never have any fear. Separation, General Ma Chao should be famous as a teacher!"

"At the same time, let the scholars of the world criticize my Cao family, morally, destroy the reputation of my Cao family for many years, and divide the world with chaos in the Central Plains! At that time, I don't know how many heroes will be born among the tens of millions of people. How many princes, separate each other, and then seek great cause."

"Yes or no?"

"of course not!"

Ma Teng immediately denied it, and laughed a few times, but on the back of his head, beads of sweat flowed into his collar, and the cold sweat from his vest flowed down, soaking the back of his clothes.

At this moment, he felt that he was not as good as a young man in his thirties.

This precise and comprehensive analysis, no matter whether it came from him or from the advisers under his command, can be said to count Ma Teng as dead, and this strategy is that Ma Teng is willing to sacrifice himself, and at the same time has countless confidantes in Xiliang. Soldiers and counselors discussed the results together.

With his life, in exchange for the blunt edge of the "Sword of the Son of Heaven" in Cao's hands, even with the support of the gentry, there is hope that it can be broken.

Once this is the case, the most important "morality" in Cao Cao's hands will lose its effect, and he will no longer be able to coerce the emperor to order the princes, and he will even be condemned verbally and written as a Dong thief.

In this way, it is hard to say whether he is in chaos or not, and the rest of the land can renew their pride and help the Han to eliminate the thieves.

This troubled world cannot end.

Anyone still has the opportunity to make a career.

Unexpectedly, with a few words from Cao Ang, he had already been counted as dead here, no wonder he wanted to please him.

Ma Teng is a little confused now, whether he admits it or not.

Let Cao Ang have no evidence to punish him, but he understands that Cao Ang and many counselors have already known his intentions.

I'm afraid it will become very difficult in the future, and the assassination in Xudu is also very difficult to succeed. Maybe some generals and officials can be killed, but they can't kill Cao Cao's very important advisers.

Xun Wenruo, who is in charge of internal affairs, is not in Xudu, but in Yecheng.

This early transfer also caught Ma Teng off guard, because he was far away in Xiliang, and he didn't understand why someone so important to Cao Cao was not with the emperor, but was transferred to Yecheng, Jizhou to manage politics.

Seeing his slightly weird expression, Cao Ang knew in his heart that he had cheated just now, and he probably hit a lot of things.

Xu Du's current school office is not as powerful as it was back then. They don't go to find out the origins of every outsider, they just protect and monitor the officials in the inner city, unless there are unique people who want to keep an eye on them. It will take a lot of time to check.

The spies are just defrauding Ma Teng.

"General Zhonglang, I'm afraid someone among them is trying to harm me. At the end of the day, when he came to Xudu, he brought only a few hundred guards, as well as soldiers and horses to transport tribute, and stationed outside the city."

"I went into the city alone, with no more than ten entourages and lieutenants, including my own son."

"how you said that?"

Ma Teng was stunned for a while, and then said firmly that he had made up his mind that he would never admit it.

At this time, Cao Ang stared at him for a long time, and smiled lightly, "Haha! Uncle is too serious."

This series of moody changes caused Ma Teng to experience emotions several times, but he didn't dare to attack him. His lifeline was in the hands of Cao Ang. With one order, thousands of Jinwu guards could rush forward in the hall and kill him. Chop into meat paste.

And if he died at this time, then he will have no effect, because I don't know how many people can testify, but it was Ma Teng who rushed first and did it maliciously.

At most, people would scold Cao Ang for being cruel behind his back, which is fine.

How can people like them be afraid of other people's criticism? Even if they are ridiculed and scolded face to face, they may smile and look at them without paying attention.

"how?"

Ma Teng smiled dryly, blinked and asked curiously.

Cao Ang said: "What my nephew wants to say is that no matter what my uncle intends to do when he comes, or whether he is harmed by others, my nephew will not pursue it."

"Wherever these people come from, uncle will bring them back to where."

"And when my uncle goes back to Xiliang, it would be good to leave Ma Tie in Xudu, so that there is a restraint between each other, and my nephew can make business with many elders of the Cao family."

"In this case, I would like to ask the emperor to issue an order to let my uncle stay in Xiliang forever, serve as shepherd of Liangzhou, and be the general who conquers Xiliang."

"At the same time, I will give 20 soldiers' rations, [-] soldiers' armour, [-] gold, and [-] pieces of cloth in recognition of my uncle's achievements. Then I will ask my uncle to discuss with Meng Qi whether we can join hands with Bingzhou to take control of Yongzhou."

"Oh... General Zhonglang, is this a bit..."

"Hey," the two of them had already reached the gate of the imperial city before they knew it, and Cao Ang raised his hand decisively to stop his words, and said, "You don't need to answer immediately, please go back and discuss with your confidant, if you can find out My nephew's heart, that would be the best, after a few days, my nephew invites my uncle to a banquet at home, and then I will answer."

"Thank you, thank you General Zhonglang..."

Ma Teng's cheeks puffed up at this moment, and he felt a little bitter for some reason.

I always feel that I have prepared so many fists, as if they have all hit the cotton, and I have no strength at all. The more I think about it, the more I feel a loss.

After watching Cao Ang get on the carriage and leave, he stood there in a daze for a while, and then sighed faintly. The distance from the palace to the Chidao gate of the imperial city is not very long.

But Cao Ang has been leading him by the nose.

And at this moment, Ma Teng also understood Cao Ang's intentions.

He wanted to go back to Xiliang by himself, take these praises and rewards back, and control the land of Xiliang to contain Xu Bowen.

"Yes, what he really wants is to contain Xu Zhen."

That's why you are so friendly with me.

……

night.

Inside the mansion of General Zhonglang.

Sima Yi was not called, but Sima Lang was called in front of Cao Ang.

Cao Ang was in a relaxed mood, and told Sima Lang what he had said in class today, and then gave him a pair of beautiful jades, both of which are priceless ancient jades from the Warring States period, well preserved.

"Boda, I bought this pair of ancient jades with a merchant when I was in Youzhou, and it cost three thousand gold."

"General Zhonglang, this... this is going to..."

Sima Lang is honest, with a square face, neat beard, and deep wrinkles on his face. One look at this scene and it is clear that it is going to be given to him, and General Zhong Lang also specifically stated the value.

So there was a look of fear.

I dare not ask more questions.

Cao Ang patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "This is a reward."

"Why reward?"

Sima Lang's eyes flickered for a moment, thinking in his heart, but doubts were immediately revealed on the surface, he really didn't know what happened.

I just believe in the saying that if something goes wrong, there must be a demon.

"In the matter of Ma Teng, I asked my younger brother to offer me this strategy, in order to persuade Ma Teng to return to Xiliang, and to separate from Brother Bowen, so that we can restrain each other and fix our Cao family's rear."

"The strategy of driving tigers and wolves away, I admire, I know my brother very well," Cao Ang smiled, and sighed with his hands behind his back, "He will be helpless, and there is no way to break through Tongguan for the time being."

"Once I make a move, I, the Cao family, will have a chance to counterbalance..."

"At the same time, he will also lose his heart."

"This plan is wonderful."

These words already have a lot of meaning.

　The marriage proposal was successfully completed yesterday!Resuming updates starting today, as much as possible this month, we must try our best to make up for what was missing before!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)