The last three kingdoms

Chapter 126
"I don't know where Lord You Cheng intends to go this trip?" Ma Miao asked with a smile.

Liu Yin's pretext along the way was to go to Jiange, the purpose was to prevent people with ulterior motives from knowing his true intentions, but now that he had reached the end of the trip, Jiangyou, Liu Yin could no longer tell this big lie.

"The next trip is to Jiangyou. I wonder if General Ma welcomes you?"

Ma Miao was really stunned, first in his mind, he had already thought of many possibilities, but the only one who didn't regard Jiangyou as Liu Yin's terminal, whether it was Beiyuan Jiange or other destinations, Jiangyou It was just a post station passing by, and now Liu Yin said that he came to Jiangyou, which surprised Ma Miao.

"Oh, I thought Lord Youcheng was going to the Jiange earlier. I dare to be wrong. This is the cold winter of October, and the wild animals in the mountains near Jiangyou are rare. If you come to hunt, you have chosen the wrong season. .”

Liu Yin smiled slightly, and said, "It's true that I can hunt when I come to Jiangyou, but it's a pity that I don't hunt wolves, tigers and leopards."

"Then why did your lord come here?" Ma Miao was deeply surprised.

"To be honest, I have received the latest information that Wei Jun's attack at Jiange was blocked. It is very likely that he will detour the Yinping Trail and attack Jiangyou Pass. I am here to stop Wei Jun's action and hope to get the full cooperation of General Ma. .”

Ma Miao was so surprised that he could hardly speak, and he said after a while, "Master Youcheng thinks that the Wei army may come from the west of Jiangyou Pass to sneak attack? How is this possible? There is no road to the west of Jiangyou Pass. Could it be that the Wei army can threaten life?" Wings are not enough?"

Liu Yin frowned secretly. It seems that this Ma Miao is really a waste snack. After serving as a guard in Jiangyou for so many years, he didn't know that there is a small path that can go directly from Yinping to Jiangyou. I know the geography well. If there is really no road, Deng Ai would not dare to take the risk if he was killed. But Ma Miao, as the guard of Jiangyou Pass, turned a blind eye to the surrounding geographical environment. This is the difference between a famous general and a mediocre one. , Liu Yin is really too lazy to complain.

"General Ma, whether you believe it or not, Wei's army will arrive at Jiangyou in a very short period of time. As a colleague, I think I have the responsibility to remind General Ma that Jiangyou Pass is very important and must not be taken lightly. Falling into the hands of the Wei army, I hope the general will strengthen his guard and never give the enemy a chance."

This time, the expression on Ma Miao's face was not only surprise, but also a trace of fear and anxiety. "Then Lord Youcheng is here to stop Wei Jun's sneak attack?"

"That's right, that's right. I'm here to stop Wei's sneak attacking army in the mountainous area west of Jiangyou. However, things are unpredictable, and I'm not sure whether I can stop them here, so I still need to rely on General Ma. Guard Jiangyou Pass tightly, the survival of Jiangyou Pass is related to the safety of the whole of Sichuan, General Ma must not slack off."

Ma Miao laughed dryly, and said, "Naturally, I don't need to be reminded by adults. Ma's duty is to swear to live and die with Jiangyouguan."

Liu Yin didn't know how much Ma Miao's statement was true or false, but this time he visited Jiangyou Pass, Liu Yin had already said what he had to say, and the rest was up to Ma Miao himself, whether he could put it into practice This promise of his own is not important, what is important is that if the real soldiers of Wei come to the city, as long as Ma Miao does not surrender, Liu Yin will already feel that he has done something.

Ma Miao quickly got up and said goodbye. "Your Excellency is exhausted all the way, so I don't dare to bother you any more. I would like to ask You Cheng to rest earlier. Tomorrow, I will prepare a little wine in the mansion to clean up the wind and dust for my lord. I hope my lord will appreciate it."

After Ma Miao left, Liu Yin turned around and asked Zhang Le and Zhao Zhuo, "What do you think of this General Ma?"

"The guy with the sweet mouth and the sword!" Zhang Le commented unceremoniously, "I don't think he is a good bird!"

Zhao Zhuo said: "When this person spoke, his eyes wandered, and he seemed to have other thoughts. Most of his words were insincere. Although he vowed to stick to Jiangyou Pass, I think this person may become the second Jiang Shu."

Liu Yin nodded, it seems that Zhang Le and Zhao Zhuo have good eyesight, they can see the essence of Ma Miao at a glance, no matter how much beautiful words are said by such a person, it is in vain, when the real disaster is imminent, Liu Yin will never believe that he can see death as home.

"If possible, I'd rather kick him down now and replace him with another guard. Unfortunately, we don't have this power in our hands, so we can only give him some kind reminders. I hope he can listen to it. , defending Jiangyou Pass is equivalent to guarding the portal in the middle of Shu, and we really cannot take it lightly."

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When Ma Miao left the post, the smile on his face disappeared. On the way back to the garrison mansion, he kept his face tense, without any smile. Even the people around him were infected by his emotions. None of them said a word, and they didn't even dare to breathe, for fear of angering their moody adults.

Back in the study, Ma Miao was sitting alone on the mat, frowning, obviously he was thinking about one thing, thinking about it for a long time, but he seemed helpless.Seeing that it was getting late, Ma Miao suddenly ordered: "Come here, go and invite the shopkeeper Xie Ji from the grocery store."

The steward was very puzzled, it was so late, why did the master invite a shopkeeper to come over, the merchant is a lowly business, and as the highest official of Jiangyouguan, my master, there is no need to make friends with a businessman?But he didn't dare to talk too much at all, he made a promise, and was about to go down, Ma Miao gave another order: "Secret it, don't let irrelevant people see it."

The steward followed the instructions, went straight to the Xieji grocery store, found shopkeeper Xie, explained the origin, shopkeeper Xie didn't say a word, and immediately went to the defense mansion with the steward.They didn't go through the gate either, they entered the garrison mansion through the remote door in the backyard, and came to the study where Ma Miao was.

"My lord, thank you shopkeeper for bringing it here." The manager said respectfully.

Ma Miao was staring at a painting on the wall with his hands behind his back, and when he heard the steward's reply, he immediately turned around and saw shopkeeper Xie, his eyes lit up immediately, and he waved the steward away: "You Back off."

The steward made a promise and withdrew.As soon as he reached the entrance of the courtyard, he bumped into his wife, Mrs. Li. Seeing his flustered look, Mrs. Li stopped him for questioning.

What Ma Miao confessed was not to let outsiders know, but is Madam an outsider?
(End of this chapter)