The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 422 421 Liangzhou Rebellion (8)

That night, Ma Teng hosted a banquet for Dong Zhao in Gaoping City, and Ma Chao, Ma Dai, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie, Pang De and others all attended to accompany him.

At the banquet, there was not much talk, and Ma Teng and Dong Zhao didn't talk about going to the capital either.

After the banquet was over, Ma Teng asked someone to help Dong Zhao, who was already drunk, to the guest room to rest, and he turned away everyone, leaving Ma Chao alone.

Ma Teng said to Ma Chao in a calm tone: "Meng Qi, after thinking about my father for a long time, I finally decided to go to the capital to be a guard..."

When Ma Chao heard Ma Teng's words, he immediately interrupted Ma Teng, saying, "Father..."

"Meng Qi, listen to what I have to say. My father is getting older and tired of fighting and killing. Now His Majesty has given my father a way to stay away from Liangzhou, and he is still Jiuqing. One, why did you refuse as a father? Originally, I planned to take you with me, and wanted the regent to meet you, maybe he caught your eye and kept you by my side, even if it was A general is much better than living in the bitter cold of Liangzhou. Since you don't want to go to the capital, your father doesn't force you. You are born to fight, and your behavior is frivolous and unrestrained. You don't like to be restrained. After the father arrives in the capital, he will tell the regent that you will take over the position of the father and lead these old departments of the father, and hope that they can walk out of a different future under your leadership." Ma Teng said earnestly road.

After Ma Chao heard Ma Teng's words, he already knew that Ma Teng had made up his mind to go to the capital, so he asked: "Father is going to the capital this time, is he planning to go alone, or is he going with his mother and younger brothers and sisters?" ?”

"I plan to take your mother and your younger brothers and sisters to the capital together. You have a strong personality and like to be competitive, and Han Sui is also eyeing our Ma family. I will take your younger brothers and sisters to the capital together and say Maybe I can find a good job and marriage for them."

Ma Chao clasped his fists and said: "Since the father has made a decision, the only thing for the child to do is to obey. The child only hopes that the father can make a fortune in the capital, and that the father, mother, and younger brothers and sisters can all live a good life. As for Han Well, sooner or later, my son will completely wipe them out, and I will be the lord of Liangzhou at that time, when my father is in the court and I am in the frontier, our Ma clan will definitely make great achievements."

After hearing what Ma Chao said, Ma Teng felt some comfort in his heart. He knew that Ma Chao was a man of great ambition. He can do something else.

He stretched out his hands, wanting to hug Ma Chao again, but he didn't want Ma Chao to take a step back and said, "If father has nothing else to do, my son will take my leave first, and tomorrow morning, my son will send my father to the capital."

Ma Teng didn't know why, but felt a sense of loss. Did he not understand Ma Chao, or did Ma Chao not understand himself?In short, the tacit understanding and friendship between father and son seems to be much weaker than before.

Ma Teng waved his hands outstretched in the air, and said: "Alright, it's getting late, you should go to rest too, I will announce to the whole army tomorrow that I will go to the capital to take up my post, and everything here will be handed over to you." You are in charge."

"The father also went to bed early, and the child will leave now!"

As soon as the words fell, Ma Chao turned around and left the hall. A trace of ferocity appeared on his expressionless face, and frightening cold lights shot out from his deep eyes, like poisonous snakes.

Ma Chao didn't usually live in the government office, but lived in the barracks with his subordinates. Even though he was married and a father, he spent more time in the barracks than at home.

Because in his opinion, there are brothers in the military camp that he depends on for life and death, brothers he can rely on, and brothers he trusts. In his eyes, these brothers are far more important than women and children.

What's more, Ma Chao's heart was not smooth today. It was not until today that he realized that his father, whom he had always respected, thought so differently from himself.

While walking on the quiet night road, Ma Chao thought in his mind: "Father is old after all, and has no ambition to fight for hegemony, but I am still young, let me go to the capital to be a follower, bowing his head and bowing all day long." Yes, I don’t know how to do it, I don’t want to do it, and I can’t do it! Although Liangzhou is remote and a place of bitter cold, everything I am familiar with is here. This is the fertile ground for my growth, and I will definitely become famous here. The hero who shakes the world..."

When they arrived at the barracks, as soon as Ma Chao entered the big tent, Pang De followed him in, clasped his fists respectfully and said, "Young master, how is your talk with the master?"

"Father has made a decision. He will set off tomorrow and go to the capital to serve as a guard. He will obey the imperial edict and take away all the family members except me!" Ma Chao said weakly with a slightly gloomy expression.

As soon as the words fell, Ma Chao casually picked up a jug of wine that was placed on the table, drank it with a gulp, and even finished it in one gulp.He wanted to drink away his sorrows, but he didn't want to add sorrow to sorrow.

Seeing Ma Chao's appearance, Pang De felt a faint pain in his heart, turned around and walked out, and said, "I'll go and persuade my lord again!"

"No! It's useless. I know my father's temper and character very well. Once he decides something, no one can change it." Ma Chao stopped Pound.

Pang De turned around and asked, "Young master, what should we do then? You can't really let the master go to the capital to be a guard?"

"This is my father's choice, let him go. Besides, what my father said is right. He is already tired of the disputes here, and he is getting old, so he wants to spend the rest of his life in peace. It's not a bad choice." Ma Chao said.

It seems that Ma Chao also thought a lot, and could understand why Ma Teng did this, but he was unwilling to accept this fact. In his bones, he always believed that his father should be with him, and even his opinions should be the same.However, things seemed to exceed his expectations, and his father seemed a little too weak.

Ma Chao heaved a long sigh and cheered himself up. He didn't want to think about these troublesome things anymore. The boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge. Everyone has his own ambitions, even father and son, so let him go.

"By the way, you didn't come to me so late just to talk about these things, did you?" Ma Chao suddenly changed the subject and asked directly.

Pang De said: "Oh, I almost forgot to report to the young master. Just now the scouts brought back a man who claimed to be Han Sui's son, called Han Cheng, and said that he had something important to see the young master."

"Han Sui's son? Isn't he the one whose wife was killed by Hou Yin a few days ago? What can I do if you come to see me?" Ma Chao asked suspiciously.

Pang De said: "This subordinate asked Han Cheng, but Han Cheng said that he would only speak if he saw the young master!"

"This is our territory. Even Han Sui doesn't dare to behave wildly here. How capable is Han Sui's son? Come on, take me to meet Han Sui's son!"

"Here!"

The two left the big tent, with Ma Chao behind and Pang De in front, and the two came to a corner of the barracks one after the other.

There was a big tent in the corner, and guarding the door were two soldiers surnamed Ma, who were from the same town as Ma Chao, and were also Ma Chao's clan brothers. Seeing Ma Chao approaching, the two immediately shouted: "The young master is here!"

As soon as the voice fell, Ma Dai came out of the big tent. Through the gap of the roller blind that Ma Dai opened, Ma Chao saw a man with a disheveled face and shabby clothes sitting inside the tent, with short hair, as if He was sentenced to death.

"Brother, you're here. This man is Han Cheng. No matter how I ask him, he won't speak. He insists on seeing the young master before he will speak." Ma Dai greeted Ma Chao and opened his mouth.

"Are you sure this person is Han Cheng? The person inside seems to have been tortured, and his clothes are shabby and unkempt. He doesn't look like Han Sui's son?" Ma Chao asked.

Ma Dai said: "Brother, it is indeed Han Cheng. Last year, my uncle went to Jicheng together and met Han Cheng once. It was as if it was a fake. However, I also wondered that Han Cheng is Han Sui's son. , how did you make such a field, and even come to us?"

Pang De interjected: "Young master, could it be Han Sui's trick? He deliberately let Han Cheng come to us like this, and then framed us for making his son like this?"

Ma Dai said: "I think it's possible. Han Sui has always been scheming, scheming, and extremely cunning. It's not uncommon for him to use his son as a trick."

"Let's talk about everything after we go in!" Ma Chao ordered someone to open the curtain, and strode into the big tent, followed by Ma Dai and Pang De.

Han Cheng was sitting in the big tent in a daze, and when he saw the roller shutters open, Ma Chao, Ma Dai, and Pang De all walked in. He didn't know Ma Chao, but he had met Ma Dai, and knew that Ma Dai was Ma Teng's nephew. At this time, seeing Ma Dai following Ma Chao, and Ma Chao gave off a feeling of calm and prestige, he could immediately guess that Ma Chao was walking in the front.

However, just in case, Han Cheng asked tentatively, "Are you... Ma Chao?"

Ma Chao didn't speak, just nodded slightly, and stood in front of Han Cheng.

Although both of them are young masters, the difference between the two immediately formed a sharp contrast.

One is a fair-skinned, well-dressed, suave person, and the other is a ragged, unkempt, down-and-out person. The gap between the two is really like a thousand miles.

After a brief silence, Han Cheng suddenly stood up and said to Ma Chao: "I know you have been thinking about how to deal with Han Sui, and Han Sui is also thinking about how to destroy your Ma clan, if you help me avenge Xuehen, I will help you eliminate Han Sui!"

As soon as these words came out, Ma Chao, Ma Dai, and Pound were all taken aback. The three of them never expected that Han Sui's son would say that he wanted to destroy his father, and they looked at each other suspiciously. , looked at Han Cheng suspiciously...

(End of this chapter)