The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() "It will be very difficult for the Lin family to help us find those horse thieves." After hearing what his sons said, Ma Teng smiled wryly and shook his head.After Ma Yue put forward his own views, he went to see his father with his brother Ma Chao, hoping to share his worries with this, but apparently his father didn't think it would be easy.

"Actually, I have thought of the method you mentioned before. But... the Lin family has always been arrogant, and it is impossible to follow our wishes, not to mention that they still have people in the hands of horse thieves." Ma Teng explained a sentence, seeing that the two sons seemed a little frustrated, he said comfortingly: "But you can think of this level, as a father, I am very pleased. It seems that my Ma family can achieve something in the future. There is hope."

Before Ma Chao said anything, Ma Yue had already spoken first: "Father, is there really no possibility of this? The daughter of the Lin family and a member of a side branch fell into the hands of horse thieves. Don't they want to rescue them?"

Ma Teng replied: "Of course they want to save people, but saving people is not only by force, it can also be redeemed with money and food. So I think they will find a way to get in touch with the horse thieves. In time, people will definitely be able to save them.”

"Since that's the case, why did they bother to tell Governor Geng that we should save people?" Ma Chao asked puzzled.

"This is exactly what they want to use to punish me. In fact, those who are in charge of the Lin family look down on me as a military commander, just because we first negotiated the marriage with Lin Chong and accepted the dowry. They No matter how much you object, it's not in harmony with the etiquette, so you have to acquiesce in your marriage this time. But now that something like this has happened, they have an excuse to express their anger from the previous round, so they insisted on letting us save people." After all, Ma Teng has been in the officialdom for many years, and it is easy to grasp the minds of some people.

Hearing this, Ma Chao's expression darkened immediately: "It's unreasonable! Since they don't want us to be high-ranking, they can refuse this marriage, why use such despicable means!"

"It's also because my father was greedy for the reputation of the Lin family in Liangzhou for a while, and he tried his best to facilitate this matter because he wanted to plan for you in the future. I didn't expect that people are not as good as heaven, and it turned into such a situation in the end. It is self-inflicted." Ma Teng bitterly said.

"Father, you are also doing this for the future of the children. Since something goes wrong, the children should bear it with you!" Only then did Ma Yue understand that there are still many hidden secrets in it, and there are still a few things that he didn't know. Point out, but he did not rush to ask, but very responsible and authentic.Ma Chao also echoed: "The boy thinks the same way."

"Okay, if you think so, I'm very happy as a father. But after all, this matter is not something you two children can solve, so you don't have to worry about it. Especially Xiaokang, you have just recovered, or It's good to rest."

Ma Yue didn't refute, but nodded in response.Before he understands the benefits and disadvantages of this matter, and he doesn't know much about the way people of this era handle things, he really shouldn't be too prominent, otherwise he might be self-defeating.But before turning around, he still asked: "Then what does father think now?"

"I have sent some people to search several places where horse thieves are haunted, hoping to find some clues to find their current lair. In addition, if there is still no harvest within these two days, then the only option is to go to the Lin family. I hope to get some useful clues from them." Ma Teng was very satisfied with the performance of the second son in the past few days, so he didn't hide this matter from him.

Just when Ma Chao and his brother were about to go back to their courtyard to rest, a servant suddenly came to report: "Master, there is someone outside asking to see him, saying that he has something important to discuss."

"Huh? There are still guests coming at this hour?" Ma Teng asked a little strangely. For people in this era, people rarely go out after the sun goes down and it gets dark, let alone visit someone unexpectedly. : "Can this person explain his identity?"

"No, he didn't reveal his identity." The Ding family paused for a moment before continuing: "However, someone said that his visit here is related to the daughter of the Lin family..."

Originally, Ma Teng didn't want to see the person whose identity was unknown, but when he heard that it was related to the Lin family, he changed his mind: "Take him to the outer hall, and I'll meet him." As he spoke, he walked out .The two Ma brothers who were still on the side also began to feel curious, so they followed their father's hand to see what happened.

A few people walked to the outer hall along the stone-paved road, and saw the man in ordinary coarse cloth standing in front of the hall with his arms and hands in front of the hall, looking very natural.But when he saw his appearance clearly, Ma Chao's face changed, and he actually snatched his father and strode up to the man: "It's you! What a thief, how dare you come to the door!" It turned out that, The person who visited Ma's house late at night was actually one of the horse thieves. Ma Chao still remembered that this person once threatened him with his brother.

This person is naturally the fourth child with a very unusual status among the horse thieves. As the military adviser of the horse thieves, his courage is naturally extraordinary. He didn't panic when Ma Chao revealed his identity, but just bowed to Ma Teng: " Down here, Guo Sihuai met Ma Sima!"

After hearing his son's words, Ma Teng's face suddenly sank, and he looked up and down the man in front of him: "You are a gangster? Don't you know what you did before, and you dare to come to my door?" presumptuous?"

Facing Ma Teng's father and son's hatred gaze indifferently, Guo Sihuai just smiled: "Of course I know that some of you hate me and the brothers, but I know one more thing, that is, to Sima, mere me alone is far away. It can't compare to the daughter of the Lin family."

"What do you mean by that? Do you want to use this to threaten the general?" Ma Teng asked coldly with a stern look in his eyes.Seeing his father getting angry, Ma Chao stepped forward, ready to strike immediately, but Ma Yue, who followed closely behind, grabbed his sleeve and said, "Brother, don't be impulsive!"

"Threats are far from enough. I said this just to let Sima understand the fact that my low life is not as precious as the daughter of the Lin family. What's more, this matter also involves the future and future of the Ma family?" Guo Sihuai Laughing, he sat down on a seat a few steps ahead, and then made a gesture in an anticlimactic manner: "Sima, please sit down and talk."

Ma Teng paused, and after weighing it, he knew that what the other party said was not bad, so he signaled Ma Chao not to act rashly, and then sat down on the seat opposite to the other party.Then he said, "Now can you tell me about your purpose for coming to my place this time?"

"This is Ma Chao, the eldest son of Sima's family? Sure enough, he lived up to the rumors, and he was very good. I was almost hurt by him that day. It's really disrespectful." But Guo Sihuai didn't get to the point immediately, but looked aside Ma Chao said.

"Why, are you afraid?" Ma Chao said with a wide-eyed look.Young and vigorous, when he thought that these people made his father so embarrassed, and his brother was seriously injured by exhaustion, he wanted to vent his anger.

"I'm afraid. I'm really afraid if I fight you head-on. However, I didn't come here today to start a war, but to negotiate a deal with Sima, so I'm not afraid."

"What business? I am an official and I am a thief. What business can I talk about?" Ma Teng sneered.

"Of course it's about the sale of the Lin family's daughter. Why, has Ma Sima forgotten about this? How can you say that the Lin family has also married you, so Sima doesn't care about her situation?"

These words made Ma Teng hesitate, and then said: "Then what do you want to let him go?"

"This is like doing business. In fact, we are also very aware of Master Sima's difficulties. After all, your family is not as rich as the Lin family, so we don't want to get money from you. After thinking about it, we decided to let Sima Prepare a hundred pairs of armor for us, fifty high-quality sabers, and five thousand arrows. As long as Sima is willing to pay as much, we can guarantee that the daughter of the Lin family will be sent back safely to marry your eldest son!" Guo Sihuai proposed conditions of.

Hearing this, Ma Yue's heart skipped a beat, and he had already thought of something.He knew that maybe this was a breakthrough, so as to help his father solve the current difficulty.

And when he heard him make these demands so boldly, Ma Teng's face immediately became even more ugly: "You are so courageous, actually wanting to obtain weapons and armor from our officers and soldiers, so as to expand your own strength! Strength? Are you going to do what you want?"

"This is a request from our leader. Of course, if Sima refuses to accept it, then I have nothing to do. However, what will happen to the daughter of the Lin family and what the Lin family will do is none of our business."

"You..." Ma Teng was furious, and even stood up.And Ma Chao over there is also eager to try, as long as his father makes a move, he will be the first to attack.At this time, Ma Yue, who had never spoken all this time, said, "My good man, I think the conditions you offered are too harsh. Produced so many weapons and armor. If he really did this, I'm afraid he will be convicted. It's better to break up, we don't care about the daughter of the Lin family, and at most my father will not be the official."

Guo Sihuai was not surprised by Ma Yue's statement: "In your opinion, what should we do?"

"The number of these soldiers are all reduced by half. I think my father may still be able to do it. I wonder what you like?" Ma Yue asked again.

"This..." Guo Sihuai pondered immediately, while Ma Chao wanted to speak, but was stopped by Ma Teng with winks.He has already seen that the second son must have a deep meaning in doing this, so he wants to see how he will act next.

"If you can hand over fifty armors, thirty sabers, and three thousand arrows to us within three days, we can also release him!" Guo Sihuai finally nodded: "What did Sima say?"

"Let me think about it for a while, and I will give you an answer then."

"Okay, then I'll meet Sima in five days!" As he said that, Guo Sihuai got up and walked away, but Ma Chao blocked his way: "Want to leave? It's not so easy! Since you came to your door, you can Stay here! In this way, we also have hostages in our hands!"

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