After introducing himself, Zhao Yu couldn't wait to know a few people around Ma Chao, so he said: "I've already finished introducing a few of them, I don't know who a few of them are, why don't Meng Qi introduce them" "Oh, let me introduce, my Ma Chao is the eldest brother, the second Ma Xiu and the third Ma Tie and the little sister Ma Yunlu You have seen."
Yesterday a few of them sneaked out to play, and I didn't follow, and these two are my brother Ma Dai and my left and right hand Pound. ”As soon as Ma Chao's voice fell, the two people in the back row of his seat stood up and bowed to Zhao Yu and the others."
Ma Dai.""
Pound.""
I've seen adults."
Zhao Yu first observed the two of them, and Pang Desheng was so sharp that his body was more than eight feet long, and his majesty revealed a serious expression.Ma Dai on the side was a little different in length, and his face was somewhat handsome, Zhao Yu knew that these two would eventually be a fierce general in the future.Hurriedly got up and saluted back: "Brother Bozhan and Brother Ling Ming's bravery are very respectful, and when I saw them today, it was really extraordinary." ”As soon as these words came out, the other party and others were surprised.Ma Dai and Pang De couldn't help but glance at each other and said bluntly: "The two of us and the adults have never known each other before, why do the adults know my two characters and know that the two of us are brave." ”"Hmm."
When he got to the exit, Zhao Yu knew that he had missed his mouth, and hurriedly said: "When I met the Son of Heaven in Xudu, I saw General Ma Teng.I also learned from others that the Xiliang Ma clan can fight well, and you are all fierce generals in court, and when I see you today, judging from the momentum of your body, I believe what I have heard even more. ”"I see, then the two of us hope to be able to rely on the good words of the adult."
After speaking, the two bowed to Zhao Yu again.After three rounds of drinking, Ma Chao couldn't help but mention: "Lord Zhao, Meng Qi is straightforward and fast-talking, and if there is something unclear, please know about it." ”Zhao Yu naturally heard the question in his words, and couldn't help but say: "Oh, Brother Meng Qi has something to do, Zhao Yu must tell the truth." ”"Lord Zhao is the pastor of Sanzhou, and several of them are world-famous fierce generals and virtuous ministers, you have come all the way to my Liangzhou, presumably not just to travel the mountains and rivers and be a businessman."
Ma Chao is Ma Chao after all, although he is brave, but his strategy is not good, and he can't help but ask the questions in his heart after talking to people for a long time.It is precisely because Ma Chao is so unstable that Zhao Yu did not fall into a passive predicament, otherwise it would be really difficult to open his mouth to the other party."
Since Brother Meng Qi is so frank with each other, then I, Zhao Yu, am not hiding it."
Zhao Yu said and cast a hint of inquiry at Guo Jia, and saw that the other party nodded slightly at him, knowing that Guo Jia also agreed with his approach, so he said bluntly: "As Brother Meng Qi said, we didn't go to Xiliang to enjoy the mountains and rivers, and we didn't come to do business.We are here to make a deal with Xiliang, to be precise, with General Xiliang Ma Teng. ”This time it was not Ma Chao's question and answer, but Ma Yunlu on the side couldn't help but ask: "I don't know what deal Master Zhou Mu wants to do with our Ma family" Guo Jia raised his glass and saluted Ma Chao's side: "My lord wants to be an ally with General Ma Teng." ”"There are a lot of strong soldiers in the alliance with the princes of the world, why did Lord Zhao choose our Ma family as an ally, and our Ma family seems to have no contact with the Lord and the state city of the Lord."
Although Ma Chao is brave and lacks strategy, he still has some brains after all.Guo Jia immediately replied: "All the alliances in the world are born without any contact, and it all comes down to fate.If the Ma family and my lord become allies this time, then maybe we will eventually be an ally family for generations, and the reason why my lord chose the Ma family as an ally is because my lord has had contact with General Ma Teng.I know that General Ma Teng knows the righteousness, but he is a loyal minister of my Han Dynasty who is dedicated to Han, and the soldiers of the Ma family are brave and fearless, and they are loyal and have no different intentions. ”Guo Jia's praise, Ma Chao was overjoyed when he heard it, but Ma Chao still asked: "That's right, I didn't expect the adults to take such a fancy to our Ma family, but Meng Qi wanted to know why the adults wanted to form an alliance with my Ma family." ”"The lord of my family is the Son of Heaven who told King Zhao, and he is a righteous brother with the Son of Heaven, and he is dedicated to Han.But now that the Han dynasty is chaotic, the hearts of the princes and courtiers in various places have changed, the loyal ministers and soldiers are like tigers, and the traitors and villains are like dogs and wolves.Although the tiger is brave, there are also tigers who fall into Pingyang and are trapped by dogs. ”"My lord has made eternal achievements for the great cause of the Han family, Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, and Yuan Shao, but there are still some traitors who want to use the hands of my lord to remove the obstacles in front of them.In the implementation of the policy of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, I got rid of my lord in order to encroach on my lord's hegemony.Although my lord is powerful and has strong soldiers, he doesn't want to be invincible with two fists after all, so he wants to come to Xiliang to form an ally with the Ma clan. ”There was nothing embarrassing about such a state of affairs, so Guo Jia directly told the real reason for the incident and let Ma Chao and others judge for themselves.The deeds of Zhao Yu and others are known at home and abroad, so after Guo Jia said this, everyone understands what is going on.Ma Chao thought about it and said everything in his heart: "The adult is so honest, Ma Chao admires it, but there is one thing that the adult may not know."
After Cao Cao occupied the annexed state, he had already sent someone to envoy me Xiliang to define the alliance, and I think that Han Sui had already been persuaded by Cao Cao's envoys, so they are trying to convince my father together at the moment, I am afraid that my lord is a step too late for this trip. ”As soon as the words fell, Zhao Yu and the others were a little surprised, it seems that this Cao Cao is really not an ordinary person.was able to make income and state merger at the same time in such a short period of time, coercing the three sons of the Yuan family to assassinate Wu Huan, and now come to Xiliang to win over the allies.Just as everyone was thinking, Guo Jia smiled and said, "The matter is not so serious. ”The alliance is dedicated to passivity, and it is in a situation where it is backward and can be beaten at any time, this Guo Jia can still talk like this, Ma Chao couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "Why did Mr. say this?"
"My lord sent Xiliang to Xiliang this time for the sake of your Ma clan, as for that Han Sui, it has not entered the eyes of my lord."
Although Han Sui and General Ma Teng are righteous brothers, and they are both princes of Xiliang, how can they be compared with General Ma Teng. ”"The Ma clan is a loyal minister of the Han family, after Ma Yuan, a famous general, and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is the cavalry of the Ma family's army, and my lord is a hero of the Han family, so naturally he can only ally with the hero."
Guo Jia's words were half from the heart, and half were for the purpose of wooing, but Ma Chao and his party were very happy to listen.Guo Jia then continued: "General Ma Teng is an honest and honest person, so it is possible to easily listen to the words of Han Sui and Cao Cao's lobbyists.But as long as Brother Meng Qi and you help, I think General Ma Teng will definitely be able to know the severity of the situation and distinguish between right and wrong. ”Zhao Yu instantly understood the meaning of Guo Jia's words, and then said: "I know that the Ma family and Han Sui have a deep friendship, but if the contact over the years has also produced a lot of resentment, it's just that the two sides have not broken through.General Ma Teng is dedicated to Han, and Han Sui is for his own selfishness, if the Ma family forms an alliance with me, it will be after the Han family in the world restores its unified authority.I would like to personally ask the Son of Heaven to be crowned a marquis of the Ma family, and to be honored by all generations of the world, and at the same time to express my sincerity in the alliance. ”Titled marquis, ranking as the third duke, this is what his father and himself have been pursuing, Ma Chao immediately said happily: "Okay, since the adults have spoken, then I, Ma Chao, will definitely help."
Father's side will leave it to me to convince you, and you will stay in my house for the time being, and I will come to you after I have told him about it. ”"That's good, then we'll wait for Brother Meng Qi's good news."
After the banquet was dispersed, Zhao Yu and the others stayed in Mafuzhong under Ma Chao's arrangement.Recalling that Ma Chao just said that Cao Cao had sent someone to Xiliang and was acting as a lobbyist at Han Sui at the moment, Zhao Yu was a little uneasy in his heart: "Fengxiao, do you think this Ma Chao and the others will be the bargaining chips for us to negotiate with Ma Teng" Zhao Yu's worries were naturally what Guo Jia had thought of, and responded immediately: "Lord, this Jia is really difficult to decide, as you said before, everything varies from person to person, and this matter should ultimately depend on Ma Teng's decision."
Or who did Cao Cao send here, and what kind of conditions did he give Han Sui and Ma Teng, instead of frowning, let's put down everything and take a good rest. ”"Father, what do you say we should do, do you want to form an alliance with that Zhao Yu" In the secret room in the Ma Mansion, the group was discussing something.However, since the name of Zhao Yu appeared in this incident, and it was in Xiliang Ma Mansion, it was obvious that these people were Ma Teng, Ma Chao and others.Ma Teng did not directly answer Ma Chao's question, but changed the topic and asked: "Is this Zhao Yu coming as King Zhao or as Jizhou Mu."
Since he was able to come to Liangzhou with just a few people through Cao Cao's defense line, he did have some ability. ”The second son, Ma Xiu, replied: "According to the spies, Zhao Yu really only came to Xiliang this time, and they have always been in contact with us as businessmen when they first came to Xiliang.Later, after his identity was revealed, he talked to me as Jizhou Mu, and did not say a word about King Zhao. ”"It seems that this person is not simple, when the Son of Heaven was confused, he was canonized as the king of Zhao without authorization, you must know that since the Han Gaozu, there is no king of the opposite sex in the Han Dynasty, this Zhao Yu can be regarded as out of the limelight.It's a pity that Cao Cao manipulated the entire Han court, so Zhao Yu's identity as the king of Zhao is nominal and dispensable, I just want to see if he comes to my Liangzhou to put a big shelf. ”Speaking of this, Ma Teng paused, and seemed to be satisfied with Zhao Yu coming to Liangzhou to see him as a pastor of Jizhou."
As for the alliance, let's not talk about it for the time being, according to rumors in the army, Han Sui has already met with Cao Cao's envoy, and the alliance seems to have been negotiated.Everyone knows that the matter of Liangzhou is not up to me alone, and this matter needs to be decided together with Han Sui. ”: