People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 590 Ignorance

Liangzhou!

As soon as these two words were spoken, the atmosphere in the field became a little tense. After all, this might be related to the Yellow Turbans' future military plans, which were mostly confidential matters.

Today, Liangzhou is still in the hands of Ma Teng and his son Ma Chao, but no one thinks that the court will let them go.

We have conquered all twelve states, how can we let go of a mere Liangzhou like you?
The reason for not fighting is simply that there is no rush. Now that Wu and Shu have been dealt with, what to do next is clear to the court, not to mention the officials.

Cough!

Xu Chen cleared his throat. Although the question was a little sensitive, he still answered it.

"The court's policy towards the old nobles has always been open-minded. In fact, whether it was Liu Bei, Sun Quan, or anyone else, they all had the opportunity to avoid war and not end up like this today. If possible, I would not want to use force in Liang Province."

Having said that, Xu Chen shook his head and sighed, then continued.

"Liangzhou is my Chinese homeland, and its people are also my Chinese people. I can clearly answer you that the court will definitely recover Liangzhou. The only question is whether to recover it peacefully or by force, and this may not be entirely up to us."

As soon as Xu Chen finished speaking, the interviewer below began to sketch quickly with charcoal pencils.

The generals beside Xu Chen actually understood the meaning of Xu Chen's words.

Rather than saying that Xu Chen was answering the questions raised by the investigators, it would be more accurate to say that Xu Chen was using the public meeting to send a message to the Ma father and son.

Whether the Ma family father and son will drag Liangzhou and Xuanxia into war, or face the reality and voluntarily submit to Xuanxia, ​​depends on their next choice.

What everyone thought was not wrong. Xu Chen was indeed speaking to the Ma father and son. If possible, Xu Chen did not want to start a big fight in Liangzhou. After all, the situation in Liangzhou was complicated and force was not the best choice.

Xu Chen's goal was fully achieved, and his words appeared in front of Ma's father and son through the newspaper.

In Liangzhou, a brave warrior was riding a horse and galloping on the street. Although he did not care about the pedestrians and shops passing by, when people recognized his identity, they did not dare to complain, because he was the eldest son of the Ma family in Liangzhou.

Since the Ma father and son signed a peace agreement with the Yellow Turbans, the Ma family was finally able to free up their hands to deal with Liangzhou. Now Liangzhou has fallen into the hands of the Ma father and son, and they are the de facto decision-makers of Liangzhou.

After completely occupying Liangzhou, if nothing unexpected happens, Ma can be at ease as the local emperor in Liangzhou, and can even plan to recover the several counties in the east of Liangzhou that were ceded to Xuan Xia. It seems that everything is moving in a good direction.

But even though the Ma father and son had already taken over Liangzhou, it was hard to say how happy they were.

Negotiating peace with the Yellow Turbans certainly freed them up, but it also meant that the Yellow Turbans no longer had to worry about their rear, allowing them to devote themselves fully to the southern expedition.

It was only after the peace talks that Ma and his son realized they had been tricked when they learned that the Yellow Turbans were about to begin their southern expedition.

Ju Su's persuasion to surrender was just a threat, and even the excessive demand for ceding land was just a trick. He never thought of really attacking Liang Province first, and all the negotiations were just to trick Ma and his son into accepting peace. Knowing that they were deceived, Ma and his son were furious, but at that time they had also started to attack Han Sui's many old subordinates in Liang Province, and they had no energy to care about these things, so they could only hold their noses and accept the matter.

Well, now all of Han Sui's former followers had been defeated and Liangzhou had been taken over, but when the Ma father and son looked at the Central Plains again, the sky seemed to have fallen.

I am such a big Wu Shu, how can I just disappear like that?
Well, now all the princes are gone, and I, the Ma family of Liangzhou, am the only one left. You want me to fight Xuan Xia alone? Is this a joke?
In fact, when negotiating peace, the world in the eyes of Ma father and son was not what it seemed. After all, although the advantages and disadvantages in the Central Plains had been divided at that time, Wu and Shu still firmly occupied the south, so they did not have to worry too much.

Once we take over Liangzhou, it won't be too late to unite with the weak to fight the strong and join Wu and Shu to fight against Xuanxia.

But the situation changed too quickly. Who could have imagined that Wu and Shu would be so vulnerable, allowing the Yellow Turbans to easily capture Yangzhou and Yizhou, and then encircle Wu and Shu in Jingzhou. The grand plan of uniting the weak to fight the strong was shattered before it even began.

By the time the Wu and Shu armies retreated to Jingzhou, Ma Teng had already taken Liangzhou. But even if he wanted to support them at this time, it would be meaningless because the situation was truly hopeless.

After taking Liangzhou, the father and son of the Ma family were not happy at all. Instead, they sighed every day.

They could imagine that after the Yellow Turbans conquered Wu and Shu, the next move would be to target Liang Province. During the southern expedition, if there was anyone who cared most about the situation, it would definitely be this father and son.

And now that the Yellow Turbans' southern expedition had been victorious and Wu and Shu had been destroyed, just as they had expected, Xuan Xia's gaze turned directly to Liang Province.

"Father, something is wrong. Xu Chen has issued us an ultimatum!"

Ma Chao rode all the way back to the mansion, rushed into the inner courtyard and found Ma Teng, then slammed the newspaper in front of Ma Teng. Judging from his panting and slightly flushed face, he was really anxious.

Ma Teng's face was as gloomy as water. He picked up the newspaper and started reading. However, the more he looked at his face, the uglier it became.

The newspapers were celebrating the Yellow Turbans' great victory. Although the news had already reached the ears of him and his son, the content of the newspapers still made him feel uncomfortable. After all, it was terrible news for them, and he felt unlucky even if he looked at it for any longer.

Of course, simply promoting Xuanxia’s great victory is nothing. What is important is the report of the public meeting held by the Yellow Turbans after the war, and in this report, Xu Chen’s attitude towards Liangzhou was directly publicized by name.

The Xuanxia court must recover Liangzhou. The key is whether to do it peacefully or by force.
When Ma Teng saw this, he suddenly became furious and slammed the table: "How can this be absurd? Xu Chen is threatening me like this. Does he think I'm really scared?"

Ma Chao even echoed loudly: "Father, let's fight them. I have never been afraid of anyone in terms of force. I will organize the troops and prepare for the battle!"

Ma Teng was shocked when he heard this, then he coughed a few times and fell silent: "Don't worry, my son. This matter concerns the survival of Liangzhou and cannot be taken lightly. Even if you are not afraid of them, you can't act rashly. You need to think carefully before you act."

Ma Teng felt bitter. It would be fine if he just talked about it, but if Ma Chao really wanted to attack him, he would panic.

Children are ignorant and can’t do anything reckless without considering the situation.

The room fell silent. Ma Teng paced back and forth in the room. After a while, he stopped and looked at Ma Chao: "The situation is stronger than people. The fate of Liangzhou is no longer in our hands. I plan to go to Beiping to meet Xu Chen in person. Liangzhou will be handed over to you for the time being."

(End of this chapter)