The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 450 Chapter 449 West Wind (16)

After Ma Teng and Ma Chao returned to the county government office, Ma Chao immediately sent his confidantes to contact the leaders of the Qiang tribes, and made an appointment to meet in Xiangwu County, Longxi County three days later.

Not long after, Ma Dai came in from the outside, went straight to Ma Teng, clasped his fists and said, "Uncle, someone sent a letter just now, it's for Uncle."

As soon as the words fell, Ma Dai presented the letter.Ma Teng took the letter, opened it, glanced at it quickly, frowned, and asked, "Where is the person who sent the letter?"

"Let's go, he also said, please come to the appointment on time, uncle!" Ma Dai said.

Ma Chao asked curiously, "Father, is something wrong?"

Ma Teng shook his head and said, "What can happen to me, it's just that Zhuge Liang, who joined the army beside King Yan, invited me to meet him in the outskirts of the city."

"Zhuge Liang? That handsome young man?" Ma Chao asked, "Why is he looking for his father?"

Ma Teng said: "I don't know either. But Zhuge Liang was appointed by the King of Yan to join the army this time, and he followed the King of Yan all the way. He suddenly came to me. Could it be that there is something important?"

"Father, just go and find out what happened. I will let Ma Dai go with my father."

Ma Teng said: "No, Zhuge Liang said in the letter that I'm only allowed to go alone, so you don't want to follow."

"Father is only allowed to go alone? Could it be that Zhuge Liang wants to harm his father?" Ma Chao asked nervously.

Ma Teng laughed and said, "Zhuge Liang is just a Confucian scholar. He fought for his father for more than ten years, and would he still be afraid of a Confucian scholar? Besides, I am the Wei Wei in the current court, and I am ranked among the nine ministers, and this is Liangzhou." , What can he do to me? Even if he wants to do anything to me, King Yan will not let him go!"

Ma Chao thought about it too, maybe he was too nervous.However, he was not as reassuring to King Yan as Ma Teng.But he also knew Ma Teng's personality. If he sent someone to follow him, if he was discovered, he would only be scolded.

Therefore, Ma Chao didn't say anything, but asked Ma Dai to send Ma out of the city.

However, Ma Teng refused. He knew Liangzhou better than Ma Chao, so he didn't need someone to send him out of the city.He pulled out a war horse from the stable, stepped on the horse, and rode out of the city on the horse.

The place where Zhuge Liang and Ma Teng met was in a pavilion on the west side of Shangyu County, and it was broad daylight, and Ma Teng would not be afraid at all.It's just that he couldn't figure out why Zhuge Liang wanted to see him since he had never had any contact with Zhuge Liang.

Ma Teng rode his war horse, and soon arrived at the meeting place, Zhuge Liang was already sitting in the pavilion.

Seeing Ma Teng coming on a war horse, Zhuge Liang stood up and waited quietly in the pavilion. When Ma Teng gradually approached, he cupped his hands and said, "Zhuge Kongming pays homage to Lord Weiwei!"

Ma Teng reined in his horse, jumped off the horse, and looked around again, seeing that there was no one around, he cupped his hands and said, "Zhuge joined the army, I don't know why you invited me to this kind of place, why?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Master Wei Wei, please sit down, and let the official report back slowly!"

So Ma Teng sat down on the stone bench in the pavilion, while Zhuge Liang stood beside Ma Teng, and said slowly: "Kong Ming is very presumptuous. He wants to use this method to invite Mr. Weiwei here. I also hope that Lord Wei Wei can forgive me."

"It's okay. Zhuge joined the army. You said in your letter that you have something important to discuss, but what is it?" Ma Teng asked.

Zhuge Liang said: "Oh, that's right. His Royal Highness King Yan has come up with a good way to deal with the Xianbei people, but he still needs the help of Lord Wei Wei to complete it, so he specially sent me to ask Lord Wei Wei for his opinion."

As soon as Ma Teng heard this, he immediately cupped his fists and said, "Since His Highness King Yan needs Ma, Ma will spare no effort to complete it, in order to thank His Highness Yan for supporting Ma. But I don't know His Highness Yan. What kind of things do you want Ma to do, and make it so mysterious that you have to meet in this kind of place?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Lord Wei Wei, don't be offended. The person who asked Wei Wei to come to this place is a lower official, not His Highness King Yan. The lower official just thinks that the air here is fresh and quiet, and it is very suitable for talking about things, and it is not so There are a lot of idlers waiting, so...hehe, Lord Weiwei, Haihan, please."

Ma Teng said: "It turns out that Zhuge joins the army. You don't have to blame yourself. Ma doesn't care about such a trivial matter. Zhuge joins the army, what does His Royal Highness want Ma to do?"

Zhuge Liang said: "His Royal Highness knows that Wei Wei has been in Liangzhou for more than ten years, and he is very familiar with the customs and habits of the Qiang people. His Royal Highness wants Wei Wei to lead an army and pretend to be a Qiang. Then go to attack the Xianbei's garrison, I don't know if Lord Wei Wei is willing?"

After hearing this, Ma Teng laughed loudly and said, "What should I do? It turns out that this is the kind of thing. I asked Zhuge to join the army and reply to His Royal Highness King Yan, saying that Ma is obliged to do so."

Zhuge Liang went on to say: "In addition, His Royal Highness Yan would also like to ask Lord Wei Wei to explain the situation of some Qiang people in detail. His Highness Yan Wang is going to lead an army, pretending to be Xianbei, to attack the Qiang people's garrison..."

After hearing this, Ma Teng's joyful face suddenly became expressionless, and he hurriedly asked: "In recent years, the Qiang people have become much more obedient, and they are no longer enemies of the imperial court. When we were in the hall, His Royal Highness King Yan also asked Gouzi to contact the various tribes of the Qiang people, hoping to use their strength to deal with the Xianbei people, why did His Highness King Yan want to attack the Qiang people in the blink of an eye?"

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Lord Wei Wei, don't you even understand this? As far as I know, the Qiang people and the Xianbei people are nomadic peoples. There is no such thing as deep hatred. Since His Royal Highness King Yan wants to use the power of the Qiang people to drive away the Xianbei people, but he is also worried that the Xianbei people will secretly communicate with the Qiang people and use gold and silver treasures to lure the Qiang people, and worry that the Qiang people will turn against the imperial army. , That's why I made this bad plan, I want to take this opportunity to provoke the hatred between the Qiang people and the Xianbei people, so that the Qiang people can regard the Xianbei people as their enemies and will not be easily lured."

After listening to Zhuge Liang's explanation, Ma Teng immediately understood the truth.However, Ma Teng frowned and said to Zhuge Liang: "His Royal Highness King Yan's idea is good, but unfortunately it is extremely difficult to realize..."

Zhuge Liang hurriedly asked: "Master Wei Wei, what do you say?"

Ma Teng hurriedly explained: "The Qiang people are not a whole, but are divided into several different Qiang species, such as Xianling Qiang, Shaodang Qiang, Zhongcun Qiang, Shenlang Qiang, Baima Qiang, etc., according to their blood relationship. , and under each Qiang species, it is divided into hundreds of different tribes, large and small. Each tribe has a chief, and there are often fights between each Qiang species and between tribes. , so that the Qiang people are relatively scattered, not a united whole. Because of this, the Qiang people often commit rebellions. Today you conquer this tribe, and tomorrow another tribe rebels. In short, it is a muddy water. A few years ago, a very powerful figure appeared in Shaodang Qiang, with outstanding martial arts skills and a habit of fighting. He led the warriors of Shaodang Qiang to gradually conquer the remaining Qiang species, and then he called himself the King of Western Qiang and commanded an army of [-]. I invaded Liangzhou, and was beheaded by my son Ma Chao. After the death of the Western Qiang King, the Qiang people suddenly had no leader, and the various Qiang tribes were not in harmony. Fortunately, the Shaodang Qiang and Xianling Qiang in Longxi and Jincheng respected my son Ma Chao very much. Ma Chao once went deep into the Qiang tribe and made an agreement with the two leaders of the Qiang tribe to live in peace and never be separated from each other. Attack. These two big Qiang species are afraid of me, and the other smaller Qiang species naturally have nothing to say. This is why Liangzhou is stable. Even if His Royal Highness King Yan pretends to be a Xianbei to attack The garrison of the Qiang people can only arouse the hatred of one Qiang family, but not the hatred of the entire Qiang people. To deal with the Xianbei, it is far from enough to rely on the strength of one Qiang family, and more Qiang people must be united. That’s fine. So, it’s okay for Ma to pretend to be a Qiang and attack a Xianbei camp, but it’s absolutely impossible to pretend to be a Xianbei and attack a Qiang camp.”

Zhuge Liang suddenly realized after listening to Ma Teng's explanation. Fortunately, he suggested to ask Ma Teng's opinion first, otherwise, if he really got things done, he might not be able to succeed.

"Master Weiwei's words, let the lower official Mao Sai suddenly understand, and the lower official will go back and report to His Highness King Yan."

As he said that, Zhuge Liang was about to leave, but just as he stood up, he sat down again and asked, "Master Weiwei, so you agree to lead an elite army and pretend to be Qiang people to attack the Xianbei people?"

Ma Teng said: "It is Ma's duty to be able to serve the court, except I think that my son Ma Chao is also the same. As long as His Royal Highness Yan has any orders, we father and son will do our best to fulfill His Royal Highness Yan. Entrusted task."

Zhuge Liang said: "Lord Weiwei is worthy of being a pillar of the imperial court, and your son is also a young hero. His Royal Highness King Yan has placed high hopes on Lord Weiwei's family, and said that the Ma clan must be the one to pacify Liangzhou!"

After hearing this, Ma Teng immediately asked joyfully, "Zhuge joined the army, did His Royal Highness King Yan really say that?"

Zhuge Liangliang nodded and said, "Master Wei Wei, haven't you noticed it yet? Although His Royal Highness King Yan led the army to Liangzhou this time, there was no other general besides General Huben. He is a general, but he appointed Master Wei Wei as the vanguard general, and let Wei Wei's two sons go out with the army, is it possible that Wei Wei did not notice such an obvious intention at all?"

Ma Teng is not a fool, so he can notice it naturally, but he doesn't understand what Zhang Yan is thinking.However, once Zhuge Liang said these words, he immediately became enlightened. It seemed that the time for their Ma family to flourish had finally arrived.

(End of this chapter)