When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 74 Brothers are friendly and respectful, fathers are kind and sons are filial (4k)

"Ma Chao?"

There was a flash of surprise in the eyes of Liu Bei and others. The name Ma Chao sounded too familiar. According to the fairyland in later generations, wasn't he one of the Five Tiger Generals?
Just from listening to the voice, it turns out that he is also so young?

Liu Bei was not too surprised. Prime Minister, Xiaozhi was not very old. Moreover, Ma Chao in the book was only seventeen years old when he first appeared. It was normal for him to be about the same age as Xiaozhi.

But is Ma Chao really a filial son as described in the books?
Guan Yu could sense the huge difference between the Han people today and those in the books.

Liu Bei would naturally be aware of this. As soon as he opened it, he found many loopholes. For example, his third brother, Ma Teng, who was quite wealthy and was the governor of Xiliang, directly skipped Guanzhong controlled by Dong Zhuo and participated in the alliance of princes.

Could it be that Ma Teng has a car?

It's really ridiculous.

Therefore, we cannot trust the book completely.

Of course, that book wouldn't be aimless.

Should it be based largely on history books?
Just as Liu Bei was thinking.

The light cavalry dispersed to both sides, and a horse came slowly.

What came into everyone's sight was a maroon horse, and on the horse was a 'young general', a 'young general' in the true sense, who was only ten years old, but was wearing leather armor, a cock's crown on his head, and was more than six feet tall.

Although his face looks immature, he seems a little tipsy due to the Liangzhou wind. With his high nose, broad eyes and long eyebrows, he is really extraordinary. Everyone would say that he is a talented young man.

Our young talent, 'Marquis of Yaxiang and General of the Cavalry', came in front of Liu Bei and his men, but he said nothing, as if he was looking for something.

Ma Chao's behavior puzzled everyone. Even Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were stunned. What did Ma Chao mean by just saying that?

Fa Zheng, who was the same age as him, narrowed his eyes.

Liu Bei came to his senses and wanted to step forward, but the observant Liu Bei found something wrong. He saw that the hesitant General of the Cavalry, Marquis of Yaxiang, was staring at him with his eyes shining and the corners of his mouth almost raised to his ears.

what?
what's the situation?
Even Liu Bei was stunned.

I only heard the 'Marquis of Yaxiang and General of Cavalry' ask loudly: "Are you Liu Bei Liu Xuande?"

Liu Bei nodded and said with a smile: "If you are talking about Liu Bei Liu Xuande from Zhuo County, then it should be me."

After receiving the response, the corners of the mouth of the Marquis of Yaxiang and the General of Cavalry almost curled up to the sky. He clasped his fists towards Liu Bei and said, "My lord, General Dai and I have tricked the knights of that fellow Ma Teng here. You decide what official position you will give me this time!"

"Hey, hey, hey, brother, how can you say what's in your heart in front of everyone?" The same childish voice came out.

The Marquis of Yaxiang, the General of Cavalry, glanced at the young man behind him who looked somewhat similar to him, and curled his lips, "Dai, what are you afraid of? These knights are desperate now. Are they waiting to die if they don't surrender to the lord? Can they beat Yunchang or Yide?"

Hearing this, not only did the knights look strange, but even Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei all looked dark and twitched. Is this Jin Ma Chao? How filial! Why is it so cheap to be called Yunchang and Yide by him? In this way, Ma Dai seems much more reliable!
Unexpectedly, Ma Dai cried, "I'm not worried about this, brother, why did you forget to ask for an official position for me!!!"

Liu Bei:
Guan Yu:.
Zhang Fei:.
Liu, Guan and Zhang decided to retract their previous idea.

The knights whispered, "That's not right. Didn't we agree to come to welcome the nobleman? Why is the young master seeking an official position?"

"You still say that we are desperate? Lord Liu is the governor appointed by the imperial court!"

"Is it hysteria?"

After hearing what the knights said, 'Yaxiang Hou Huqi General' said angrily: "Hysteria? Who are you calling hysterical? I am the general! I am the marquis!"

Liu Bei just felt a slight headache. Ma Chao's personality was too different from what he expected.

When he wanted to follow Ma Chao's words and said, "Marquis of Yanxiang, this matter is of great importance. We still need to discuss it. Why don't you let me meet the Ma Teng you mentioned?"

Just at this moment, a sudden sound made Liu Bei stop talking.

The sound of hurried horse hooves came closer and closer, and a powerful voice came from behind "Yaxiang Hou Piaoqi General".

"Chao, what are you doing???!!!"

Ma Chao, the Marquis of Yanxiang and General of the Cavalry, immediately changed color and said in panic, "Oh no! The thief Ma Teng is attacking! My lord, let's flee!"

Liu Bei has not answered yet.

The knight who came with the 'Marquis of Yaxiang, General of the Cavalry' stretched out his strong arms and captured the young 'Marquis of Yaxiang' directly off his horse.

No matter how the 'Marquis of Yanxiang' struggled, the knight remained motionless and even managed a smile.
"My dear, no, Marquis of Yanxiang, your father is coming, please behave yourself. You don't want to be unable to get out of bed for three days, do you?"

The Marquis of Yanxiang was trembling all over. He complained, "Pang De, you are such a wicked fellow! My lord, save me!"

Liu Bei smiled at Ma Chao and gave him an encouraging look, as if to say, hold on, 'Marquis of Yanxiang'.

The trembling of 'Marquis of Yanxiang' was even more intense, even his lips were trembling.

Liu Bei temporarily withdrew his gaze and looked at the knight who controlled the 'Marquis of Yaxiang'. This man was the first knight he saw. Compared with Ma Chao at the moment, he cared more about this man. His name was Pang De?

Memories came flooding back to his mind. He remembered that Pound was a good man, but his son was a bastard.

"Lord Liu, I'm really sorry." Pang De, who had captured the 'Marquis of Yanxiang', said apologetically, "I'm sorry I can't perform the ceremony. I can only wait for the captain to come."

"No problem, no problem."

Liu Bei replied that even though Ma Chao was young and looked really fierce, his mischievousness was something that not everyone could produce.

The Marquis of Yanxiang started shouting again: "My Lord, save me!"

But it's too late,
A burly man led dozens of riders and rushed over in a dusty manner. The dust they raised even got into everyone's mouths, startling them and causing them to spit out the sand.

The burly man jumped onto his horse. He wore a cock-crowned crown and light armor, had a high nose and broad eyes, and looked much more rugged than Ma Chao.

Especially those brows twisted into the shape of the Chinese character “川”, which looked intimidating without even showing anger.

The fearless 'Marquis of Yaxiang' began to tremble with fear.

The burly man first bowed to Liu Bei and introduced himself, "Ma Teng greets you, my Lord. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you and all of you."

"I am sorry for offending you. Please forgive me. I will go and deal with my rebellious son first."

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Go ahead."

At this moment, Liu Bei felt someone tugging at his sleeve. He looked down and saw it was Fa Zheng.

"? Xiaozhi." Liu Bei asked, "What's wrong?"

"My lord, please follow me."

"?"

"My Lord, please stop laughing, and don't rub your hands on my head! You'll become stupid!"

"I'm sorry, Xiaozhi, just say whatever you want to say."

Although Liu Bei didn't know what Fa Zheng was up to, he believed in Fa Zheng. Unless there was something really wrong, Fa Zheng wouldn't tell him according to his personality.

Liu Bei followed Fa Zheng into the crowd. Liu Bei squatted down and Fa Zheng whispered in Liu Bei's ear: "My lord, I think it must be Ma Teng who deliberately sent Ma Chao here."

"Xiao Zhi is right."

Liu Bei nodded. It was obvious that Pang De could easily subdue Ma Chao. Without Ma Teng's tacit consent, how could Ma Chao have "tricked" the knight.

As for Ma Teng's purpose, it was clearly laid out. Pang De said, "Wait for the garrison commander to come", which means that Ma Teng was just a garrison commander. You should know that when he raised an army to help his mentor Lu Zhi, the official position he gave to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei was garrison commander.

What about now?
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were both captains, not to mention his two brothers, even Zhang Liao and Xu Huang had more power than Ma Teng.

However, what surprised Liu Bei was that Ma Teng was the descendant of General Ma Yuan, and was later appointed Governor of Xiliang. Why would he want to contact him now when he was in such a desperate situation?

"It seems that the lord understands." Fa Zheng smiled, "My lord, I have a plan to make Ma Teng return to his heart. Please cooperate with me. If Ma Teng expresses his willingness to surrender, you just smile and say nothing."

"What's the plan?"

Seeing that Fa Zheng did not speak directly, Liu Bei did not ask any further questions even though he was curious.

Although Fa Zheng is young, he has already shown his talent.

In ancient times, Gan Luo became prime minister at the age of twelve. Xiaozhi and uprightness may not be inferior to Gan Luo!

What's more, even if he fails, he can afford to lose!
How can a seedling grow into a towering tree if you don’t give it a chance to try?

Thinking of this, Liu Bei restrained his expression, bowed solemnly to Fa Zheng, and said seriously: "I will entrust this matter to Xiao Zhi."

Fa Zheng also had a stern face and said solemnly: "I will definitely live up to the trust of my lord!"

When Liu Bei and Fa Zheng came out, "Marquis of Yaxiang and General of Cavalry" had already been pinned down on horseback by Ma Teng.

Ma Teng held the whip in his hand and snorted, "How dare you, you boy, to go behind your father's back and confront Lord Liu? You are so brave! Do you know you are wrong?"

"Wrong?" Ma Chao said stubbornly, "You are not wrong! And you are the Marquis of Xixiang and the General of Cavalry of the Han Dynasty!!! You are just a mere captain of a garrison. How dare you talk to me like this? You are the one who is really brave!!!"

Hearing Ma Chao calling him "Nai Gong" over and over again, Ma Teng got so angry that his face twisted and his expression suddenly turned gloomy, with the veins on his forehead throbbing like thin snakes.

He roared, "You bastard! You deserve to be beaten!"

The whip was raised high, and Ma Chao felt a chill on his back. The sky dimmed. He searched frantically for Liu Bei. Finally, he saw Liu Bei walking side by side with Fa Zheng. He screamed heartbreakingly as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw: "Ahhhh Lord, save me, ahh ...

Hearing the screams, Liu Bei felt his heart tremble and his eyelids twitch. It wasn't that Ma Chao shouldn't have been beaten, but Ma Teng, you were too harsh??? Maybe someone who didn't know thought you were whipping him???

Liu Bei couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he quickly stepped to Ma Teng's side and grabbed the whip, "Stop!"

"Mr. Liu Fu?"

Ma Teng's face was full of astonishment, but he couldn't hide the joy in his eyes. He frowned slightly and pretended to be puzzled, "What do you mean, Lord Liu? I'm teaching my son a lesson. He offended you."

There was a hint of blame in his tone.

Ma Teng was delighted and used this as an excuse to get close to Liu Fujun.

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "He is just a kid. Even if you want to kill him, you can't beat him to death."

Liu Bei stepped forward to check and gasped. It was truly horrifying. Even when he lightly touched the area that had been hit, Ma Chao couldn't help but let out a cry of pain.

What was surprising was that even so, Ma Chao did not cry. Although tears were welling up in his eyes, he was too stubborn to let them fall.

"Ugh."

Liu Bei sighed softly. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with a father beating his son. The Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety. If one was unfilial, one would not be able to become an official, and the spit of fellow villagers and neighbors would drown him.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei took out a piece of caramel from his bosom, stuffed it into Ma Chao's mouth, and said, "If you really can't help crying, just cry."

Ma Chao said stubbornly: "It doesn't hurt, it's sweet!"

Hua Tuo was also invited to apply medicine to Ma Chao.

Liu Bei walked towards Ma Teng with his fists clenched and anger boiling in his chest. He wanted to ask Ma Teng whether he was trying to attract his attention or whether he treated Ma Chao like this on a daily basis.

Mengqi Mengqi.

What is Meng?
Baihutongyi says: The eldest son of a legitimate wife is called Bo, such as Boqin. The eldest son of a concubine is called Meng, such as Mengshi, the official of Lu.

In other words, Ma Chao was not a legitimate son.

No matter what, Ma Chao was one of the Five Tigers under his command, and since he called him lord, he could not turn a blind eye.

Liu Bei believed that no matter what Ma Chao's original temperament was, this time, he would be able to make him a handsome, mighty and powerful general, and an upright Han cavalry general!
"May I ask if Ma Chao, the captain of Ma Tun, is naughty and eccentric on a daily basis?" Liu Bei asked.

Ma Teng bowed to Liu Bei again and again, "Before we talk about this matter, Lord Liu, please listen to me."

"Oh?" Liu Bei's expression remained unchanged, but he felt a little annoyed in his heart.

Ma Teng sighed: "I am a descendant of General Ma Yuan, but my family fell into poverty. I have been collecting firewood for a living since I was young. In order to realize my ambitions, I had no choice but to join the army, so my hands are a bit stronger."

Ma Teng thought happily, Lord Liu, our experiences are so similar, you should be able to let me get a position under you.

Liu Bei's face twitched.

"Brother, are you okay?"

Ma Dai looked at the half-dead Ma Chao, his voice trembling as he cried, "You were beaten when the lord was not here, and you were beaten again when the lord came. Didn't the lord come here in vain?"

Ma Chao was immediately furious. He felt a surge of strength coming out of his body, and he shouted at Ma Dai, "Shut up! Do you think you can say that, my lord?"

Fa Zheng, who happened to be walking to Ma Chao's side, heard the conversation between the two clearly. He looked at Ma Chao with a bit of appreciation. Good, good, those who speak for the lord are all good people!
"Hey, hey, hey, two gentlemen." Fa Zheng said.

The sudden appearance of Fa Zheng made Ma Dai and Ma Du stunned. They wondered if they heard it wrong. What was this person calling, "Jun Hou"? ? ?
Ma Chao, who was in pain, even relaxed his brows.

Ma Dai was so happy that his nose was bubbling. As a scholar, he imitated Fa Zheng and bowed to him, "May I know who you are, sir?"

Fa Zheng did not answer directly. He looked around like a thief, then crouched down, tiptoed to the two brothers, and asked in a low voice: "May I ask, have you two heard of the immortal in your dream?"

Ma Dai stared at Fa Zheng blankly, his mouth wide open enough to fit an egg, "Why you, you, you too?"

Ma Chao was much more direct. He endured the pain and asked, "I, I am the General of Cavalry. Hiss, who, who are you?"

Fa Zheng clasped his fists and said, "Fa Zheng, I am just the Minister of Chancellery."

"Shangshu Ling?" Ma Dai blinked, "What is this?"

Ma Chao also looked at Fa Zheng and expressed his doubts.

Fa Zheng said casually, "I have a lot of things to take care of, but I am certainly not as good as you two. Just think of me as someone who is thinking of ideas. I have an idea, and I wonder if you two can listen to me."

"That's a good idea, Shangshu Ling, just tell me." Ma Dai clapped his hands in applause.

Ma Chao also nodded.

"No hurry. I have something I want to give to the two lords."

Fa Zheng took out a handful of caramel from his bosom and stuffed it into Ma Dai's bosom, saying, "Sir, the General's share is in your hands for the time being."

Ma Dai was stunned. He was Ma Chao's cousin and Ma Teng's adopted son. He had eaten maltose before, but that was a long time ago. He never expected that the Shangshu Ling would be so generous.

Ma Dai held it in for a long time before finally saying, "So the Shangshu Ling is in charge of food. You're a really nice person."

Fa Zheng smiled and said nothing, "You are a nice person."

　I have something to do today, sorry for combining the two chapters into one. In history, Ma Teng was a thief, not a loyal minister as in the novel.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)