Three Kingdoms: I don’t want to fall in love in troubled times

Chapter 137 Miss Dong Bai wants me to confess
When Dong Bai stepped into Ma's house, the maids quickly picked up brooms to sweep the thick sycamore leaves piled on the floor in order to welcome Ma Teng and Ma Chao who were about to return home.

What appeared in front of the girl was a wall of people coming and going, with dresses fluttering and people singing and dancing everywhere, but she couldn't see the scene in the courtyard clearly at all.

She took a deep breath, held the edict and seal of General Zuo tightly in her hands, and forced herself to calm down - she was nervous, but she must not show it after a while.

I am Weiyang Jun Dong Bai, I am no longer a child.

Dong Bai carefully considered the words he would use to meet Ma Teng: first talk about the friendship between fellow villagers, and then be tempted by the prospect of returning to the court and reviving the Maoling Ma family. If Ma Teng wavered, he would throw away his remaining legacy. A trump card for taking hostages.

but
Dong Bai thought fiercely, if he couldn't win Ma Teng's trust as a hostage, then he might as well change it to marriage!

In short, since she came this time, she would never allow herself to leave empty-handed.

I will order the reinforcements from Xiliang!

The entourage behind him was a discerning man. He went to the maids to inform the group of people and asked them to lead the way. When the maids heard that the little girl standing quietly was actually a noble lady with a fiefdom, they thought to themselves that there were so many guests today. !First came a man who was as good-looking as his own son, and then came Mr. Weiyang, who sounded like he had a great reputation, and he quickly made way for Dong Bai to come out.

As the crowd gradually separated, Xu Jiashu and Dong Bai finally saw each other under the sycamore tree.

Dong Bai had an inexplicable feeling of déjà vu towards this person - I had seen this brother before.

No, it's an illusion.

She quickly shook her head, dismissing the idea.

When Dong Bai was born, Dong Zhuo was already well-developed. She had only stayed in Liangzhou for a few years, so how could she know the people here?
Even so, she still took a few steps forward.

"Are you Mr. Ma Chao?" Dong Bai raised his head and stared at the big man for a while, feeling his neck was a little sore, "I'm here to see General Ma Shoucheng."

Xu Jiashu noticed that her voice was weak when she spoke.

After all, this is my first time on such a mission, so no matter how much I make progress, I feel unsure.

"I'll take you."

He deliberately spoke Chinese poorly and took the heavy seal ribbon that Dong Bai was holding in his hand, as skillfully as he was helping his girlfriend carry her bag.

In this way, we can see with our own eyes what kind of agreement Dong and Ma Teng have reached.

"Oh."

Dong Bai also nodded naturally and followed Xu Jiashu.

As mentioned before, the shape of Ma Mansion is no different from the courtyard of an ordinary scholarly family. Dong Bai, who is used to living in big houses, does not recognize this layout, but it does not mean that Xu Jiashu does not recognize it. He took Dong Bai straight to the main hall.

Ma Teng is waiting there.

If you really want to talk about it, this is a recruitment negotiation between the Xiliang rebels and the imperial envoys, but judging from the atmosphere, it is not the case at all.

As soon as Dong Bai came in, he spoke Longxi dialect, befitting Ma Teng's uncle and nephew.

"I have also heard about the death of Taishi Dong. My virtuous niece is sorry and resigned." Recalling the past events, Ma Teng was also quite emotional. "If Geng, the governor of Liangzhou, had not trusted the traitor and lost the hearts of the people, why would I not want to do it for the Taishi?" How about we serve as pioneers and serve the country together?"

When the Kingdom Rebellion began, he was still a decent general of the Han Dynasty. But when he saw that everyone was unwilling to work for that good-for-nothing Geng Bi, and that there was only a dead end if he continued, he used his prestige and connections to launch a rebellion, and then was defeated. Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo's men suppressed the rebellion.

It can be said that Ma Teng originally had high hopes of hanging out with Dong Zhuo, but there was just a little bit of fate between the two.

Since Ma Teng took the initiative to mention Dong Zhuo, according to the plan, Dong Bai should have continued to talk about the friendship between fellow villagers at this time, but she did not.

She was crying, but she didn't make a sound.

After losing a loved one, and hearing about the traces he had left in the world, tears fell from the girl's eyes and dripped from her chin in just a blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Ma Teng waited gracefully for Dong Bai to sort out his emotions, but Xu Jiashu behind him took the initiative to stretch out his sleeves and carefully wiped away the tears on her face.

The movement was gentle and gentle, like wiping a fragile treasure.

Seeing this scene, Ma Teng across from me showed a strange look on his face - isn't this kid a Qiang? How can he do this?

These Qiang people nowadays have quite a lot of colorful intestines.
Dong Bai looked back at Xu Jiashu, his eyes were red, and he gently pushed his hand away.

She has important things to do.

"My grandfather said during his lifetime that Uncle Shoucheng was originally a general of the imperial court, but he was forced by Geng Bi and had no choice but to associate with traitors such as Han Sui." Dong Bai advised: "I wonder if you are willing to return to the imperial court again as promised? "

"This"

Ma Teng looked hesitant - he was not an old Two-dimensional man, how could he be unable to walk when he saw a little girl crying.

With the ready-made example of Dong Zhuo in front of him, and now that the center has fallen into emptiness again, he, Ma Shoucheng, of course also wants to go to Chang'an and enjoy the taste of controlling the world's power, but the prerequisite is to get sufficient benefits and promises first.

It is questionable whether the little girl in front of her is qualified to make such a political commitment on behalf of the entire Dong family.

Just as Dong Bai was about to turn back to Xu Jiashu to get something, he saw that General Zuo's seal and ribbon had been placed in front of her, and he couldn't help but give a grateful look.

"Here are General Zuo's edict and seal." Dong Bai pushed these in front of Ma Teng. "As long as Uncle Shoucheng nods, you can take them away."

Heavy number general.

General Fubo has been famous throughout the ages. Although the generals with miscellaneous titles at that time were more valuable than they are today, in the final analysis Ma Yuan was just a miscellaneous title and could not be compared to the generals with heavy titles.

Ma Teng swallowed - as long as he nodded, his down-and-out branch would surpass the main family and become the most powerful person in the Maoling Ma family.

The so-called return home in fine clothes is nothing better than this.

Dong Bai carefully observed Ma Teng's every subtle reaction, and saw his obviously shaken expression, and couldn't help but feel reassured.

"Good niece," Ma Shoucheng still had concerns, "Of course I am willing to serve the imperial court, but that is not necessarily the case in Han Dynasty. It must be noted that although the culprits of the Liangzhou Rebellion in recent years were Wang Guo and Yan Zhong, this time Both of them are just shields for Han Sui!"

Unknowingly, he had begun to think about the problem from the perspective of a general in the imperial court, "If I lead my troops westward, I'm afraid that everything west of Guanzhong will fall into the hands of traitors and will no longer be owned by the Han Dynasty."

Li Ru had anticipated this incident - Xu Jiashu still held the right general's seal ribbon prepared for Han Sui.

Seeing that the matter was half done, Dong Bai cheered up and said, "If Han Wen is willing to go together, then Uncle Shoucheng will do it."

"The Han family has been raising scholars for 400 years, how can the Maoling Ma family stand by and watch?" Ma Teng replied with his naturally upright face, "As long as the people of Hanyang County can be saved, I can immediately send troops to Chang'an!"

Therefore, Ma Teng was awarded the title of General Zuo and made an agreement with Dong: As long as Han Sui agreed to join him, he would lead troops into Chang'an to help.

Xu Jiashu and Dong Bai walked out of the main hall.

"Ke Muzhi, I've been looking for you for a long time!" Ma Chao called him while carrying his tiger-headed golden gun, glanced at the two of them and said: "I said why can't you see anyone there? It turned out that you were just here to watch the fun. Before Xu Jiashu could explain, he waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's boring here. I'll take you outside for a walk."

Dong Bai glanced curiously at the young man carrying the gun - he was indeed very good-looking, but compared to Xu Jiashu next to him, he lacked the sense of familiarity.

"Master Ma Chao," Xu Jiashu introduced, "this is the envoy from Chang'an, Weiyang Lord Dong Bai."

"I know," Ma Chao said with an indifferent expression, "Are you the one who came to confer an official position on my father? If I hadn't come to find you, I would have gone to find out."

He is not very interested in the imperial court's official appointments and wishes - in Ma Chao's view, when a man is alive, he should lead thousands of armies in the world, and he can take what he wants. All official titles are fake, only the gun in his hand That's true.It is said that it is better to seek from the straight rather than from the crooked.

But out of etiquette, he still proposed to take Dong Bai with him.

Not long after, Ma Yunluo, the brother-in-law, also clamored to go with him, and finally the four of them rode out of the city for a ride.

It stands to reason that since Dong Bai is here to engage in diplomacy, he should take the initiative to build a good relationship with the Ma family brothers and sisters, especially Ma Chao. However, seeing that Ma Yunluo has been pestering his brother and never leaving, Dong Bai just He let her go, silently slowing down his horse, and walked side by side with Xu Jiashu.

Anyway, the matter has been settled, so let’s forget about the marriage or anything.

"Weiyang Jun," Xu Jiashu suddenly thought of something and asked her in broken Chinese, "Have you ever seen a man in Xiliang who can't ride a horse?"

"Huh?" After hearing this, Dong Bai tilted his head and asked, "Why do you ask that?"

"I originally didn't know how to ride a horse," Xu Jiashu explained to her, "but the person who taught me how to ride a horse said that there are no men in Xiliang who can't ride a horse. I want to know whether what she said is true or false. "

Dong Bai thought about it seriously and replied: "He must have lied to you. Although Xiliang produces horses, not everyone can afford them. There are many people who can't ride horses. You don't need to care about this." of."

You even comforted me
You know, Xu Jiashu's riding skills were taught by the girl in front of him in the simulation!
This wave, this wave is about talking about being upright and being arrogant.

"Listen to Ma Teng Dahao, are you going to Jincheng County where Han Wen is dating?" After satisfying his curiosity, Xu Jiashu asked about the business, "That man's reputation in Liangzhou is not very good, maybe it's not that easy."

Hearing this, Dong Bai lowered his head silently, his long and raised eyelashes covering his pupils, making her expression unclear.

"Yes," she touched the horse's neck tenderly, "I want to go even if it's not that easy."

Speaking of which, what is the difference between her and this horse?They are all driven forward, unable to control themselves at all.

"Han Sui is known to the world to be cunning," Xu Jiashu stared at her thin figure after a long journey, "How can you convince him?"

"I do not know."

Dong Bai sighed and looked at the empty suburbs of Ji County.

Hanyang County in autumn is indeed an excellent place for an outing. The sky is vast and the sky is high, and the universe is infinite. In such an environment, her mood is slightly better.

"He might hold you hostage to blackmail the court!" Xu Jiashu didn't mean to scare Dong Bai.

But Han Sui, although he was also from a Han family, was actually very different from Ma Teng - Ma Shoucheng came from a famous family, and after his rise, he retained some of the decency and rules expected of a top family.

In comparison, Han Sui was completely darkened.

With Han Wenyue's cunning and cautious character, he may not be willing to go to Chang'an and risk his life. He might use Dong Bai who comes to his door to force Chang'an to give him the appointment of Liangzhou Shepherd, and then continue to live freely in Liangzhou. separatist regime, and became the emperor of the country that he dreamed of.

The more Xu Jiashu thought about it, the more likely he felt that this was possible.

"Oh", to his surprise, Dong Bai was not afraid at all, "Uncle Wenyou told me the same thing before coming here. Ma Teng is easy to deal with, but Han Wenyue is much more difficult to deal with."

"Now that you know who Han Wenyue is, how dare you come?" Xu Jiashu almost failed, and the Qiang people couldn't pretend anymore, "Liangzhou is a tiger's den, and you can never come back if you are not careful!"

What does Li Ru do for a living that makes her take such a risk?

Seeing his anxious look, Dong Bai covered his mouth with a sweet smile and asked, "Why, are you worried about me?"

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OOC (off-character) warning!This is the line spoken by the Fishing Sister, please take it back!

"Of course you have to worry." Xu Jiashu turned his head to the other side and pretended to be a Qiang leader (by the way, he was tough), "You are the Weiyang Lord granted by the imperial court. If something goes wrong here, the Han imperial court may They are coming to Liangzhou to kill people again, they have been like this for hundreds of years."

"That's it?" Dong Bai still didn't give up, "Is there no other reason?"

Xu Jiashu faced her with a normal expression: "Other than that, what other reasons could there be?"

Hearing this, Dong Bai said "Oh", waved his riding whip and whipped hard, and quickly ran to the front, leaving only Xu Jiashu behind: "In this case, I won't tell you."

After she wrote the note for Uncle Wenyou and decided to go to Liangzhou as an envoy, the two of them discussed for a long time - including the personalities and demands of Han Sui and Ma Teng, the various dangers that would be encountered during the trip, and There are several possible consequences.

One of the sentences Dong Bai remembers most clearly.

"Uncle Wenyou doesn't want you to go either, but if you think about it carefully, now is not the time to sit back and wait for death." Li Ru chose to tell the truth frankly, "When my uncle passed away, everyone in the world thought that our Dong family would definitely die. Since you are determined to stand up and help If the family shares its worries, you might as well try to do it!"

There are only two endings left for Dong Bai: one is to continue playing in Chang'an and be her Weiyang Lord as if nothing happened, until one day he is caught by the soldiers who broke into the house and was executed in public together with his tribe; The other is to try to save this family in danger and sacrifice everything for it, even your own life.

Without any hesitation, Dong Bai chose the latter.

The horse ran faster and faster, passing Xu Jiashu, Ma Chao and Ma Yunluo. Even if the autumn wind in Xiliang picked up the broken grass and scratched her little face, Dong Bai didn't want to stop.

She raised her head and breathed in the fresh air.

Amid the violent shaking, her hair fell loose and flew in the wind.

The heavy mission did not make her depressed, but turned her into a different kind of person, one who faced her fate head-on.

After a while, Xu Jiashu caught up behind her and skillfully helped her roll up her hair - a skill she learned from tying up the hair of the little girl in the class when she was a volunteer teacher.

"Your name is Ke Muzhi?"

Dong Bai let him do what he did and imitated Ma Chao to pronounce "Ke Mu Zhi" in Qiang language.

"Yeah." Xu Jiashu was still tying his hair seriously.

"You're worried about me, right?"

"I said, it's that kind of worry," Xu Jiashu continued to explain.

"It doesn't matter what kind of worries you have." Dong Bai suddenly turned around, his black hair spreading like a waterfall, "Come with me to Jincheng County."

"Ah."

"What do you mean?" the girl asked him dissatisfiedly, "Are you going or not?"

"Don't move, your hair is loose again." Xu Jiashu pushed her back, "Well, what I mean is, if you beg me, then I will go with you."

"Oh." Dong Bai replied.

"Oh, what do you mean?" It was Xu Jiashu's turn to be confused.

"Oh, that's what I mean."

Dong Bai tied up his hair himself and turned around calmly. A few strands of hair that were not tied up were fluttering in the wind. His lovely face showed a maturity that was inconsistent with his appearance. "In order to prevent the imperial court from coming to Liangzhou to kill people, I have to do this reluctantly." Di Zhun, you are protecting me."

"stupid!"

(End of this chapter)