The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() What Ma Yue said made the two of them feel a little alarmist, so they all focused on him, waiting quietly for him to continue talking.Ma Yue didn't back down, and immediately said: "Although this horse thief seems to be just robbing and killing passing merchants, it doesn't seem to have much objection. But it is obvious that they are dissatisfied with the imperial court. If they know that I am in Liangzhou If there is a sudden rebellion, I am afraid that they will also have greater ambitions.

"At that time, we will not only have to fight the rebels of the Qiang people outside, but also beware of the horse thieves hiding among the people who take advantage of the chaos. When the time comes, we will be in danger at home and abroad, and our Longxi County will be really dangerous. So the boy thinks, it is better We should settle down first, and then fight against the outside. As for the turmoil that will be caused by this, I don't care too much!"

Ma Yue's words made Li Xiangru and Ma Teng nod their heads one after another, thinking what he said was very true.They didn't expect the harm of horse thieves to expand before, so they didn't want to cause trouble again. Now it seems that getting rid of horse thieves has become a must.After having such an understanding, Li Xiangru stopped talking empty words, but looked at Ma Teng: "In that case, Shoucheng, you should immediately arrange the change tonight, and this time we must catch them all!"

"Yes, I will definitely not let the prefect down!" Ma Teng immediately replied solemnly.

After leaving the prefect's mansion, Ma Teng saw that his son seemed to have something to say, so he said with a smile: "Xiao Kang, do you have anything to say to Weifu?"

"Yes. Father, I think this will be a good opportunity for you to gain more power in Liangzhou." Ma Yue did not hide his thoughts, and whispered.

"Oh? How did you say that?"

"Father, I guess you don't want to be threatened by Shangguan all the time? Geng Bi already holds a grudge against you. Even if we can wipe out the horse thief this time, we can only keep it for a while. It is hard to guarantee that he will not harm others again in the future." Heart. Moreover, if you guard against thieves for thousands of days, you will only lose." Ma Yue said.

Hearing this, Ma Teng was also moved in his heart, and then asked: "Then what do you think we can do about this matter?"

"This... From my child's point of view, father should gain some real power of his own, so that he can protect himself." Ma Yue only vaguely put forward his own ideas, but Ma Teng didn't answer the question, and initiated a Startled.

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The night was deep, and although it was only the hour of Xu, the entire city of Long County was already peaceful.In this era, there are not too many entertainment activities, and it is in a remote place, so the people live a life of sunset and rest.

But in this quiet night, a red light woke up the sleeping people.When everyone was disturbed by the sound and looked out from the doors and windows, they happened to see the fire that soared into the sky.After being stunned for a while, everyone realized what was there, and their expressions changed a little.

The place where the fire broke out was the warehouse in Longxian County, where the confiscated money, grain and ordnance were stored.The guards there have always been very strict, how could there be such a fire today?This question only hovered in everyone's minds for a while, and then it was forgotten. The people put on their clothes one after another, took buckets and wooden basins, and rushed to the place where the fire started with water.

The people in this season are very simple, and they most understand the principle of watching and helping each other.Once a house catches fire, the neighbors will definitely help. Now that the government warehouse is on fire, the people of the whole city can't just sit back and watch.

People arrived one after another, only to see that the fire scene had been brought under certain control, and the city garrison had dispatched to isolate the warehouse from the surrounding residential buildings and other buildings.Seeing this, the common people breathed a sigh of relief, and then they started talking about it, guessing why the fire started.

While the common people were discussing, the prefect Li Xiangru, dressed in an official uniform and with a gloomy face, came over accompanied by several attendants.After seeing the tragic situation here, he was even more angry: "What's going on? Who is guarding the warehouse, let him come to see the officer!"

"I've seen the prefect!" The military horse Ma Teng appeared in front of Li Xiangru with a smoky face, and after saluting, he said angrily: "Today's fire was set by someone, and it not only burned down the barn A large amount of money, food and ordnance, and the arsonist brutally killed the two soldiers guarding the barn!"

"What?" Hearing this, Li Xiangru became even more furious: "There is such a lawless thing? Come, pass on my order, blockade the whole city, I must arrest these culprits!"

"Yes!" Ma Teng hurriedly agreed, and issued an order to the sergeants below.On that night, the entire county town of Long County was completely put under martial law, and the sergeants also began to conduct door-to-door investigations to see if there were any suspicious people staying in the city.

It's just that no one in the city would have thought that all this was just a layout, and Ma Teng's real target was those horse thieves hiding outside the city!

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In the west area of ​​Longxian County, there are the yamen and residences of many officials such as the prefect and the governor, and besides these officials, there are also some famous figures in the city who have served in the county for several times. Officials here, or people with high popularity, so this can be regarded as a high-end residential area in Long County.

And what everyone can't imagine is that among these patchwork houses, the people living in one of the houses are people who make the whole Xiliang government and people feel headaches. Naturally, they are After running rampant in Xiliang for many years, the government has been making a nest of horse thieves they can't do anything about.

As the so-called great hermit lives in the city, they have brought this sentence to the extreme.Not only did he really devote himself to the state and county government, but he also lived within a few miles of the prefect and governor's mansion, so it was really dark under the lights.Of course, in order not to let the government be aware of it, it is impossible for all of their more than 300 brothers to live here, so the only people living in this house at this time are Wang Feng and a few leaders, as well as the most able men. There are only twenty or thirty brothers in the war.

Of course, this is not their real lair where they can escape several searches by the government. Their other brothers are still waiting in the real lair.In addition to being able to get money, food and weapons as quickly and conveniently as possible by taking the risk of entering the city this time, Guo Sihuai's mention of being able to take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble is also a major reason.They have been thieves for many years, and they also hope that they will always be chased and beaten by the government. They also hope that they can turn defense into offense and have their own world in Xiliang.

When the whole city was awakened by the fire in the warehouse the first night, the horse thieves inside were naturally also alarmed.However, unlike ordinary people's thoughts, they don't take it seriously.For these thieves, the more the government suffers, the more profitable they are. They look at the soaring fire and hope that it can burn for a while longer.

But after taking pleasure in other people's misfortune, someone still raised a question: "This government's warehouse has always been closely guarded. How could it suddenly catch fire this time? Is there any conspiracy in it?"

"Can there be any conspiracy?" Wang Feng said disapprovingly, "Could it be that this fire was set against us?"

Guo Sihuai pondered for a while, and then said: "Maybe this matter really has something to do with us."

"Huh? What do you mean by that?" Wang Feng asked with some doubts.

"Boss, don't forget that tomorrow is the deadline we negotiated with Na Ma Teng. If he doesn't want to see the daughter of the Lin family killed by us, he must hand over the armor to us. I think he is also afraid If you are responsible for the relationship, you will set the fire yourself when you find out that you have embezzled weapons and armor without authorization."

After he mentioned it in this way, everyone thought that the matter was indeed justified.In this way, it is also easy to understand why those warehouses suddenly and inexplicably caught fire at this time, which is clearly for the purpose of covering up.Wang Feng also nodded his head: "You are right, things should indeed be like this. From this point of view, we will soon be able to obtain a large amount of ordnance."

"Yes. And if things are really as we expected, this Ma Teng will have a great opportunity to fall into my hands. At that time, as long as we use this to blackmail him, let him serve in the army for us. If so, this uprising will be more likely to succeed." Guo Sihuai immediately put forward another further point of view.

"That's right, that's good! It's God helping our brothers!" Wang Feng couldn't help laughing, his face full of pride.

But their complacency didn't last long, and the subordinates who went out to explore the wind brought back a piece of news that made them a little worried: "The government suddenly ordered the city to be locked down last night, and then sent people to search for the city last night. Arsonist."

"Huh? Sealed off the whole city? They made such a big fuss, what are they trying to do?" Wang Feng was startled, and frowned his scattered eyebrows.

"Perhaps there is such an arsonist, and perhaps it is to make things more real. But these actions should have nothing to do with us?" Guo Sihuai speculated: "After all, we are the residence of the rich and powerful in the city. How could they Can't find it here?"

Although this is what I said, I still have to be prepared, so the horse thieves took out all the hidden weapons and put them in a convenient place, so that they can protect themselves if there is any problem.In addition, the two father and daughter of the Lin family who were imprisoned in the back were also brought to the front and guarded by them, in case they yelled or something to attract the officers and soldiers outside.

After making such preparations, they waited quietly in the courtyard, waiting for the further development of the matter.

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At this time, in the county seat, the officers and soldiers have already carried out a rigorous search, and the homes of the people are wide open, and all those who cannot tell their identities will be arrested first before sentencing.In just half a day, the entire Longxian County was in chaos.

And when the soldiers couldn't find out what was going on with the ordinary people, they turned their attention to the place where the wealthy families gathered in the west of the city, which was still very peaceful until now, and waited for Ma Teng's order to act.

After carefully interrogating those suspicious people, Ma Teng also came to the conclusion that they were not horse thieves, but now it seems that these people are very likely to be in the west of the city.But those people in the west of the city were different from ordinary people after all, so it was not an easy task to search their houses.

Ma Yue, who was helping his father with some trivial matters, also saw his hesitation, so he took advantage of a gap and said to Ma Teng: "Father, the matter has come to this point, no matter what difficulties we have, we must continue! Otherwise , so disturbing the people, this alone is enough to make Governor Geng dismiss his father's official position, not to mention the matter of horse thieves. What's more, if the Qiang people rebelled, the court would definitely hand over the power of suppressing the rebellion to Governor Geng. If you take full power, it will definitely be against you. We must get things done as soon as possible, lest he use this as an excuse to use against us."

Ma Teng naturally understood the importance of it, but he couldn't make up his mind just because he was in the officialdom.Now that his son has said this, he also knows that he really has no way out.After some weighing, he let out a heavy breath and said, "That's it! I'm eliminating thieves for the country, and it's also for the stability of my Longxi, so I can't take care of all this."

"In addition, father, I still have a few words to say..." Ma Yue suddenly hesitated.

"If you have something to say, it's okay to say it, as a father, I won't blame you."

"Yes. Father, do you remember the boy's proposal before? The boy was thinking, is it a pity to wipe out the horse thieves like this. In fact, this gang of winds did not do anything serious, and they really deserve to die. Moreover, their combat power is not weak, and they are familiar with the terrain of our Liangzhou border, if they can be used by the court, it may also be a blow to those who rebel."

"This..." Ma Teng was a little stunned. To be honest, he had already understood his son's intentions before, but he couldn't turn this corner for a while. Different heart.But when I think about my current situation, I have to admit that if these horse thieves can be used for myself, it is indeed a great help.If he really had an elite soldier who was willing to follow him, the governor Geng Bi would not dare to bully others too much?Li Xiangru alone is obviously not enough.Such contradictory thoughts made Ma Teng silent immediately, and did not answer his son's words.Of course, he also had another layer of concern. He had confronted horse thieves in order to save Ma Yue, and injured a lot of their hands, but he didn't know whether the other party would hold grudges.

Ma Yue saw his father's hesitation, so he didn't say much, but secretly made a plan in his heart, since his father didn't dare to make this decision, he would do it by himself.He didn't want to enter the coming troubled times as an ordinary person with no power, this was the best way to protect himself and his family.

Although Ma Teng over there did not make a decision on this matter, he put aside his original concerns because of his son's encouragement, and decided to conduct a detailed search of the land west of the city.

Immediately, those officers and soldiers led by Ma Teng went to the west of the city to search the mansions of those rich and noble families. Knowing the details of these people, he decided to take people to do it himself in order to prevent the powerful and powerful families from obstructing them.And this behavior was severely tested from the very beginning, because the first family was the Ruan family who had a close relationship with the governor Geng Bi.

Just before the gate of Ruan's house, Ma Teng and Geng Bi had their first confrontation!

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