The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 699 Chapter 698
"Father, don't you take it for granted? If I hand over all the soldiers and horses in my hands, wouldn't I be reduced to a lamb at the mercy of others? As long as I hold the heavy soldiers in my hands for a day, Zhang Yan Just don’t dare to move a finger of mine, otherwise, I will make him turn upside down!” Ma Chao said sharply.

Ma Teng shook his head helplessly, his son's thoughts were completely different from his own, he only hoped to settle down, but his son vowed not to give up, if this continues, sooner or later he will be implicated by his son.

In fact, it is not that Ma Teng is cowardly, but that Ma Teng attaches too much importance to his family. He can only obtain the safety he wants by doing this. Only when he is safe can his family members save their lives.Today, all major events in the world depend on Zhang Yan, and those who were enemies of Zhang Yan have been wiped out one by one. No one in the world can resist Zhang Yan's unified pace. Under the trend of the times, Ma Teng chose to follow the trend of the times, What he didn't expect was that his son didn't have the same idea as him.

"Is this what you really think?" Ma Teng looked straight at Ma Chao, with incomparable concern showing in his eyes.

Ma Chao said: "Father, my son understands what you mean, but please forgive my son's sin. My son can't be as free and easy as my father. I have a heavy soldier in my hand. As long as I raise my arms, the Qianghu in Liangzhou will respond accordingly. If Zhang Yan dares to attack me, Hai'er will definitely use the whole Liangzhou to fight against the world, even if he fails, it will be an honor to lose!"

Seeing Ma Chao's firm attitude, Ma Teng said, "Since that's the case, then I don't need to say anything more as a father. You can do everything on your own. From today on, I will sever the father-son relationship with you, and neither will your younger brothers Ma Xiu and Ma Tie." Let's get back and forth with you again, lest you insist on going your own way, and end up implicating them in the end!"

After saying this, Ma Teng turned around and left, regardless of whether Ma Chao agreed or not, he left without looking back until he disappeared into the darkness.

Ma Chao didn't go after him, but stood where he was, quietly, watching his father's back disappear from his sight.

As General Zhenxi, with more than [-] soldiers in his hands, and was named a first-class earl, these were all achieved by Ma Chao with one sword and one gun. If you want him to give up these hard-won things, he will do anything I won't.

In Ma Chao's view, it was a cowardly act. He would rather die in battle than live in collusion.

Although Ma Chao had some unpleasantness with his father, he didn't take it to heart. After all, his father was getting old and his courage had declined. When he was rewarded, he was jealous, and he just took advantage of this opportunity to pacify Hanzhong in one fell swoop, and then used Hanzhong as a springboard to directly attack Yizhou with the victorious army, and wiped out Zhang Fei when his foothold was not stable.

The next day, Ma Teng went to the memorial for no reason, and publicly and clearly announced that he would sever ties with Ma Chao. From now on, Ma Chao's affairs would have nothing to do with him.

Many people are puzzled, but there are also many smart people who can see some clues from it, but they don't say anything.

Next, Zhang Yan took Zhenxi General Ma Chao as the vanguard general of the Western Expedition Army, led his troops and horses, and went to pacify the southwest. The left general Xu Huang was the deputy vanguard, responsible for assisting Ma Chao, and Yongzhou Governor Zhong Yao was the chief dispatcher of grain and grass. , Pang Tong served as the military adviser of the Western Expeditionary Army as the supervisor of the army, and went with Ma Chao.

The order was issued in secret and was not made public, and anyone who accepted the order was required to keep it secret.After the order was issued, Ma Chao, Pang Tong and others left Pengcheng quickly, Ma Chao returned to Liangzhou to dispatch troops, and Pang Tong took the imperial decree to Chang'an to read the imperial decree.

Afterwards, Zhang Yan summoned Yan Pu again and told Yan Pu that the imperial court was unable to carry out the Western Expedition because they could not raise enough food and wages for the Western Expedition, so they could not go to attack Xichuan, please Zhang Lu to do it for himself, and to prepare for the Western Expedition after the autumn harvest next year .

After Yan Pu heard this, he suddenly became anxious, and he volunteered to move the rescuers. If the rescuers couldn't move back, he didn't need his head.Therefore, Yan Pu opened his mouth and said to Zhang Yan: "Regent, in terms of food, grass and military pay, is it true that the imperial court can't afford at all? Should there be an army of 10 people?"

Zhang Yan shook his head helplessly, sighed heavily, and said, "Yesterday, you also heard what Master Chen, Minister of the Household Department, said? Now that the national treasury is empty, it is already beyond our means, even if it is the cost of the Southern Expedition , It is still a tax collected three years in advance, not to mention the food and wages of 10 people, and even the food and wages of 1 people are not enough."

After hearing this, Yan Pu frowned, and thought to himself: "Thinking of me, a big man, I can't even make up the food and wages of 1 people. It's really a kind of sadness. It's no wonder that there are frequent wars and disputes in the Central Plains. The flames of war have spread widely, and it is simply impossible to obtain a bumper harvest of grain in this year. Sigh, the treasury of the imperial court is empty, and the Western Expedition is powerless, what should I do?"

After a while, Yan Pu suddenly knelt down in front of Zhang Yan, and shouted loudly: "Regent, I have an unfeeling request from you, I don't know if it should be said or not."

"Go ahead!"

Yan Pu said: "Regent, Zhang Fei has just occupied Xichuan, and he has not yet gained a firm foothold. If we don't take advantage of this time to eliminate him, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult in the future. Since the imperial court is unable to raise food and wages for the Western Expedition, then this The food and payment will be paid by my lord. As long as the regent sends a large army to Hanzhong, my lord will be responsible for all the needs of the imperial army. I wonder if the regent can send a team of at least 10 elite soldiers to Hanzhong. How about Xichuan put down Zhang Fei's rebellion?"

Zhang Yan laughed and said: "I have heard that Zhang Lu has ruled Hanzhong for many years and has accumulated a lot of wealth. It can be said that he is incomparably rich. This king still doesn't believe it. But today I heard you mention this matter with my own ears. Wang thinks this rumor is credible. If Zhang Lu can really solve these worries, then this king will not miss this good opportunity to eliminate Zhang Fei's traitor."

Yan Pu asked excitedly: "So, His Royal Highness the Regent agrees?"

Zhang Yan nodded, and said: "This king will send troops, and Zhang Lu will pay for it, and together we will attack Zhang Fei. This is a perfect fit, and this king naturally agrees."

"Then... how many troops does the Regent plan to send to Xichuan to pacify the traitor Zhang Fei? You know, the road to Shu is difficult. If there are too many people, it will increase a lot of trouble, and if there are too few people, I am afraid that it will not be able to get up. What kind of deterrent effect..." Yan Pu carefully insinuated, for fear that Zhang Yan would send too many troops to attack Zhang Fei. After all, his proposal was just his own wishful thinking, without Zhang Lu's consent, he did it without authorization. If there are too many people going, the required military salary will be a huge amount, and it is difficult for Zhang Lu to explain it.

Zhang Yan is not a fool, so he could understand the meaning of Yan Pu's words. After thinking for a while, he said: "Don't worry, the king will send elite soldiers and strong generals. The first batch of 10 people will be the king's vanguard general. If these 10 people can put down Xichuan Zhangfei's rebellion, then the king will not send any more troops. If the 10 people can't If Zhang Fei is calmed down and the southwest is clarified, the king will personally lead the second batch of troops there, and the two batches of troops will never exceed 20 people."

Yan Pu breathed a sigh of relief after listening to it, and was very satisfied with Zhang Yan's arrangement. The first batch of 10 people was within his acceptable range.

After receiving reliable news from Zhang Yan, Yan Pu was about to leave, and agreed with Zhang Yan that the Western Expeditionary Army could start in half a month. He was waiting for the arrival of the Western Expeditionary Army in Hanzhong.

After Yan Pu left Pengcheng, he immediately rushed back to Hanzhong without stopping. The agreement he had with Zhang Yan was only a unilateral agreement, and it was not authorized by Zhang Lu, so he had to rush back to Hanzhong as quickly as possible to report everything to Zhang Lu. , And on the way, think about the countermeasures, how to persuade Zhang Lu to accept the fact that he negotiated.

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Hanzhong County, Nanzheng City.

Zhang Lu, the prefect of Hanzhong, knelt in front of a statue, clasped his hands together, and uttered some plausible words. He was wearing a Taoist robe, his hair was not tied up, his long hair was loose on his shoulders, his eyes were closed tightly, and he looked very pious. .

This is the place where Zhang Lu must come every day. As the leader of the Five Dou Rice Road and the spiritual leader, it is a necessary procedure to lead his subordinates to chant scriptures every day, and this procedure is extremely sacred and cannot be disturbed.

Zhang Lu was kneeling in the center of the hall, and behind him were many people dressed in Taoist robes and dressed like him, and the statue they enshrined was not a Buddha, but Zhang Lu's grandfather, the founder of the Five Dou Rice Road , Zhang Daoling, known as the omnipotent Zhang Tianshi who subdue demons and subdue demons.

Zhang Daoling's real name is Zhang Ling. Because of his enlightenment and becoming an immortal, he didn't want to see the world being persecuted by demons and ghosts, so he stayed in Qingcheng Mountain and did not enter the fairy world. In addition, a sect was established to establish a religion, called the Zhengyi School, and everyone who joined the sect had to pay five buckets of rice, so it was also called the Five Dou of Rice Road.

Of course, the legend of Zhang Tianshi is just a legend, but the five buckets of rice Taoism founded by Zhang Ling actually existed, and more and more people became Taoists, gradually forming a big sect.

After Zhang Ling's death, his son said that Zhang Ling had turned into a fairy and escaped into the fairy world, while Zhang Ling's son continued to lead the Wudou Mi Dao, and Zhang Lu took over later, but because of Liu Zhang's persecution, Wu Dou Mi Dao all moved to Hanzhong. Occupied Hanzhong for many years.

Zhang Lu, Zhang Wei and many other leaders of Wu Dou Mi Dao were reading the scriptures devoutly together. After cooking for this important event, Zhang Lu got up and turned around to announce the end of the activity, but suddenly saw Yan Pu coming from Walking outside, and in a hurry, before he could speak, Yan Pu had already come in front of him, knelt on the ground, cupped his fists and said to him: "My lord, can I take a step to speak?"

Zhang Lu found that Yan Pu's application was wrong, so he announced the end of the event. All the Taoist leaders left, leaving only his younger brother Zhang Wei by his side. Then he said to Yan Pu: "Is it because the imperial court is unwilling to send troops?"

(End of this chapter)