Zhang Ji got up in the morning and stood in the courtyard of the post house and stretched his arms and legs.
He heard from people in the post house that Ma Teng's number one general was Pound, but Ma Teng's eldest son Ma Chao was also a young hero, only sixteen years old.
He was so good at playing with a spear that no one in Wuwei could defeat him except Pang De.
As he got older, Pound was unable to fight with him in the past two years.
This shows how powerful Ma Chao is.
Zhang Ji brought his entourage to the door of Pound's mansion.
He ordered his entourage to knock on the door.
When the door opened, a head stuck out.
"Excuse me, please inform me that Lord Dahonglu Zhang Ji is here to visit General Pang."
"Hold on" Zhang Ji was one of the Nine Qings no matter what.
In terms of official position, not to mention Pound, he couldn't compare with him.
Even Ma Teng was far behind him.
Pound didn't dare to neglect and came to the door to greet him in person.
"Master Zhang is here, I'm sorry for not welcoming you from afar, I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Pang De walked out of the gate and said with fists in his hands.
Zhang Ji returned the favor and said, "I took the liberty of coming to visit.
I hope it won't cause any trouble to General Pang."
Pang De smiled and said: "My lord is a guest, no problem, no problem, please come in and serve tea."
Zhang Ji and Pang De walked into the door together.
He turned around and looked at Pang De, who was wearing thin clothes and there were beads of sweat on his forehead, and asked, "General Pang was practicing martial arts just now."
"It's just about playing around and stretching your muscles.
At my age, no matter how much time I spend practicing martial arts, I won't make much progress.
I just need to move more often and try my best to keep my energy and blood intact.
Please" Arriving at the lobby, Pang De asked Zhang Ji to take a seat.
Although Zhang Ji was a superior, after all, Ma Teng had not yet agreed to surrender.
It was inappropriate for Zhang Ji to sit at the top.
He postponed, so Pang De had to sit next to Zhang Ji. opposite.
After serving the tea, Pang De asked, "Master Zhang is here today and I don't know what he has to say."
Zhang Ji cupped his hands and said, "I don't dare to see him.
I just heard that General Pang is the most powerful general in Xiliang.
Zhang Ji has admired him for a long time, so he came to visit him."
Pang De shook his head and laughed: "General, I think I still have some martial prowess, but I really don't dare to claim the title of the most powerful general in Xiliang.
Take the Major General as an example, his martial arts skills are not inferior to mine now, not to mention the imperial court's Yu Lin.
I have met Yan Xing, the general of the Zhonglang, several times.
I have fought with him several times, and every time I was beaten by him, I was defeated.
He is also from Xiliang."
"Anyway, General Pang is one of the best in Xiliang."
Zhang Ji cupped his hand, changed the topic, and asked, "I wonder what General Pang thinks of the Liangzhou Army's surrender to the imperial court, and what is Taishou Ma's specific attitude?"
Pang De finally understood Zhang Ji's purpose.
He smiled and said, "Master Zhang, I asked the wrong person this question.
I, Pang De, am just a subordinate.
How can I express my opinion on such a big matter?
I'll wait for Liangzhou."
Where the army will go is not decided by the prefect."
Zhang thought for a moment and raised his hands and said: "I understand General Pang's concerns and will not force it.
However, I also ask General Pang to give more advice to Governor Ma.
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Once he makes a mistake, he will fall into a situation that will never be recovered.
Even if Governor Ma If you don’t think about yourself, you should also think about your descendants.
Before I came here, some court officials once said that Ma Teng was loyal and virtuous, but now it seems that this is probably an exaggeration and he is too selfish."
Shortly after Zhang Ji left, Pound told Ma Teng exactly what he said.
After hearing this, Ma Teng sent someone to summon some of his staff and generals for discussion.
"Everyone, now that the imperial court has sent Da Honglu and Zhang here to appease my Liangzhou army, I don't know what you think we should do.
Should we continue to stay in Liangzhou and ignore the affairs of the imperial court and wait and see what happens, or should we accept the imperial court's advice?
Zhao Fu, obey the dispatch and arrangements of the imperial court."
Facing Ma Teng's inquiry, the staff and officials looked at each other, but no one stood up and spoke.
Ma Teng was a little unhappy.
He looked at Pang De and asked, "Ling Ming, tell me what you think."
Pang De said: "Back to my lord, Pang De has no idea.
Everything depends on the lord's lead."
Ma Teng pointed to the counselor Geng Le and asked: "Mr.
Geng, tell me your opinion."
Counselors are different from generals.
Generals cannot express their opinions casually to avoid arousing the suspicion of their superiors, but counselors cannot remain silent.
Counselors must analyze the pros and cons for their superiors.
This Geng Le is the younger brother of the former Liangzhou governor Geng Bi.
He stood up and said with his hands in hand: "My lord, I believe that based on the current overall situation of the world, accepting the imperial court's recruitment will bring more benefits than harm to my lord."
Ma Teng said: "Tell me in detail."
"Nuo" Geng Le agreed and continued: "Now the Yizhou pastor Liu Yan has asked Zhang Lu to occupy Hanzhong to cut off the connection between the imperial court and Yizhou, while the Guandong princes are busy grabbing territory and have no time to take care of the imperial court.
The imperial court is now governed by Liu Cheng , cleared away the chaos in the court in one fell swoop, and began to show signs of resurgence.
From the arrival of Zhang Ji, it can be seen that the court has decided to solve the problem of Xiliang.
Nowadays, there are only two forces in Xiliang, the lord and Han Sui.
The lord and Han Sui have quarrels with each other and compete for control of Xiliang.
If the lord does not accept the court's invitation, the court will send people to contact Han Sui, and then join forces with Han Sui.
Then he attacked the lord.
The lord was afraid that it would be difficult for him to fight with two fists.
If the lord accepted the imperial court's invitation, the imperial court would probably unite with the lord to attack Han Sui, and the Xiliang issue could be solved."
Others were talking a lot.
After listening to this, Ma Teng thought for a while and asked, "Is it possible for me and Han Sui to unite?"
Geng Le said: "Under the huge pressure from the court, it is not impossible for Han Sui to unite with the lord for self-protection.
But even if our two families unite, will the court be helpless?
My lord, you must know that the court is not in the Dong Zhuo period now."
At that time, Dong Zhuo was hampered by all parties in the court, but now Liu Cheng is decisive in the court.
His subordinates originally had We have 80,000 elite soldiers, and now we have Dong Zhuo's 70,000 to 80,000 horses.
The total number is over 100,000.
Although our and Han Sui's troops and horses combined are tens of thousands, there is too much water.
No matter how big the loss is to the imperial court, , as long as we are solved, the imperial court will have no worries.
The price is worth it to the imperial court.
I have no doubt about Liu Cheng’s determination."
"What's more, we don't know yet whether Han Sui will agree to join forces with us.
If we reject the imperial court and Han Sui doesn't agree to join forces with us, then we will..."
Ma Teng narrowed his eyes, "If we refuse, the imperial court will send an army to attack.
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Are you sure that we are not the opponents of the imperial army?
We have not fought against the imperial army in the past.
Dong Zhuo, Huangfu Song, Zhang Wen, Sun Jian and others have They are all defeated by our subordinates.
How can we fight if they have the strength of numbers?
We cannot rely on strength of numbers."
Geng Le sighed, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, things are different now.
Back then, the eunuchs were in power and made the people miserable.
The people did not support the imperial troops and horses at all.
Of course, the imperial troops and horses could not defeat us.
Now the imperial court is under the governance of Liu Cheng.
It has shown a resurgence, and the people in Sili, Bingzhou, Sanfu and other places are very attached to it.
The court has a great reputation and its teachers are famous.
Liu Cheng himself is as famous as Lu Bu and a fierce general in the world.
He has good generals like clouds and strong generals like rain. , I have little chance of winning."
These words made everyone present feel that the situation was urgent and the atmosphere was depressing.
Ma Teng said: "So we have been forced into a desperate situation and can only accept the imperial court's recruitment."
"I'm afraid this is the case unless my lord abandons Xiliang and retreats to the Western Regions.
However, if the imperial court sends a large army to catch up, and orders the Western Regions Chief Historian's Office to organize soldiers and horses from the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions to pursue and intercept us, we will have no way to go to heaven and enter.
There is no door to the earth.”
The Han Dynasty has been weakened to this point, but it still has a strong deterrent to the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions.
The Changshi Mansion of the Western Regions is the yamen responsible for managing and coordinating the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions.
Administratively, it falls under the control of the Liangzhou Governor, but Because of the long distance, it was actually under the jurisdiction of Dunhuang County.
Today, the Changshi Mansion of the Western Regions is stationed in Loulan City.
Ma Teng thought for a long time and said to everyone: "It's not that I, Ma Shoucheng, don't want to be recruited by the imperial court, I just have concerns.
I don't know what Liu Cheng's character is.
How the imperial court will deal with us, and what the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses will do."
After the settlement conditions are negotiated, I am not sure whether Liu Cheng will renege on his words."
At this time, another counselor stood up and cupped his hands and said: "My lord, I think I can send someone to invite Lord Zhang Ji to come and talk to test the bottom line of the court.
Let's make some more requests to see how sincere the court is."
Geng Le also said to Ma Teng: "My lord, I thought I could invite Mr.
Zhang to come and sit here."
Ma Teng thought for a long time and immediately shouted: "Come here, please invite Mr.
Dahonglu Zhang Ji."
Soon, Zhang Ji arrived and was invited by Ma Teng to sit at the top.
This situation made Zhang Ji understand that Ma Teng had the intention of accepting the imperial court's favor, so he was not polite and sat at the top.
Zhang Ji sat down and asked, "I guess Lord Ma has already made a decision."
Ma Teng said: "If I, Ma Teng, are willing to submit to the imperial court, I don't know how the imperial court plans to arrange for us."
Zhang Ji pondered for a while and said: "Before coming, Lord Sikong once told Ma Teng that there is no need to beat around the bush and directly stated the court's requirements: if Ma Teng submits to the court, he can choose to go to the Chang'an court as an official and be appointed as Yilang first; or he can choose to stay.
In the army, General Zhenxi was granted the title of General, and the court appointed him to serve in the Huwei Army, Baoxiong Army, or Northern Army.
However, he could not stay in Liangzhou and continue to command the troops under his command.
This was the bottom line of the court and was not negotiable.
Discuss.
Ma Chao is granted the title of captain, and all the other disciples can be granted titles.
Each of the generals and officers under Ma Teng will be promoted to one level, and the soldiers and horses must be reorganized by the court.
Just like the Xiliang Army under Dong Zhuo, the generals can choose to be knighted.
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Grant fields to unload When Jia returns home, he can choose to become an official or stay in the army.
The court will arrange everything properly.
If the Liangzhou Army has any other conditions, it can be put forward and the court will consider it as appropriate, but the bottom line of the principle cannot be changed
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