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Chapter 555: The Bird Hides the Bow?


"This man's surname is Yang Mingxiu, and his courtesy name is Dezu.

He is the son of the former Taiwei Yang Biao.

He is bohemian and exaggerated, but he has a profound understanding of people and things.

He is knowledgeable in literature and has a quick mind."

Although Xun You was extremely talented, he had an adventurous nature.

Be cautious at heart.

Therefore, he could have friendship with Yang Xiu, but he did not recommend Yang Xiu to Ma Chao.

It wasn't until Ma Chao asked again and again that Xun You recommended Yang Xiu.

After Ma Chao heard this, he paused briefly and thought about Yang Xiu's life in history: Yang Xiu was born in a noble family and had been in a family for generations.

He was the great-great-grandson of Yang Zhen and the son of Yang Biao.

The Book of the Later Han Dynasty said that "from Zhen to Biao, he was the fourth Taiwei".

He was studious and talented.

During the Jian'an period, he was promoted as a filial and honest person.

In addition to being a doctor, he later served as the chief registrar of Prime Minister Cao Cao.

At that time, Cao Cao's military and state were troubled, and Yang Xiu was responsible for internal and external affairs, which was in line with Cao Cao's wishes; even Cao Cao once lamented his talent.

According to historical records, during the period when Yang Xiu was in charge of Bo, the military and state affairs were troubled.

General Xiu knew both the outside and the inside, and everything was satisfactory.

If it were just these, Ma Chao would not hesitate to recruit Yang Xiu and train him as a secretary.

But everyone knows that in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there are many descriptions of Yang Xiu's arrogance and wild and unruly things, and even made up useless things, making Yang Xiu a spokesperson for being smart but being misled by his cleverness.

In history, there is no such thing as a useless thing, but Yang Xiu's death was indeed due to his arrogance based on his talent.

He is different from Guo Jia.

Guo Jia's uninhibitedness is a kind of free and easy travel in the world, which makes people admire and yearn for; while his uninhibitedness is extremely smart and laissez-faire, which makes people both love and hate him.

However, after thinking for a moment, Ma Chao smiled with relief: He already had two thorns, Liao Li and Peng Yi, and it wouldn't be a big deal to have one more Yang Xiu.

Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu because in his later years, Cao Cao became increasingly arrogant and suspicious.

And I am not Cao Cao.

I can even handle Fa Zheng, a great talent at home and abroad, but I am still afraid that Yang Xiu will show off his cleverness in front of him.

From this, Ma Chao said: "Yang Xiu's father, Yang Biao, is probably also a scheming person.

He is a very popular minister and escaped unscathed from several turmoils.

It is not just about being wise and wise that can do it."

Ma Chao's words came entirely from his speculation on the politics of the Eastern Han Dynasty this year.

Yang Biao was related by marriage to Yuan Shu, but during Dong Zhuo's dictatorial period, Yang Biao was only dismissed from office, which was really rare.

You must know that when Dong Zhuo killed Zhang Wen, he only framed Zhang Wen's correspondence with Yuan Shu, but the Yang family was not damaged at all, which shows Yang Biao's ability.

"If my lord wants to win over the Yang family, he must do it quickly."

Xun You heard what Ma Chao meant and said, "My subordinate has returned from the Wuyang Palace, and Taiwei Yang is also among the rebels."

"Oh" Ma Chao sighed softly, then stood up and said, "Just in time, I want to discuss something with those idiots.

If you have nothing to do, please pack your bags and go back to Fufeng with me later."

As soon as these words came out, all the wise people in the hall bowed and left with understanding expressions on their faces.

Then Qu Qu and Qin Shou went out to rescue Yang Biao and called the four people to enter.

Ma Chao looked at the empty hall and murmured: "It's time to leave here.

I hope these idiots won't be so stupid."

When they were young, Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and others came in.

When they saw Ma Chao sitting in the main seat of the Chancellor's desk with such confidence, they naturally looked suspicious on their faces.

Qin Shou walked up to Ma Chao's ear and whispered: "My lord, when my subordinates rescued Yang Biao, they found that dozens of people in front of Weiyang Palace had died tragically, but Yang Biao was chatting happily with Li Jue, Guo Si and others. , it seems that Yang Biao is resorting to their strategy. " When Ma Chao heard this, his expression immediately changed.

After frowning and thinking for a moment, he asked in a deep voice, "Does Yang Biao agree to join Fufeng with someone?"

"I have obeyed my order.

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Under the arrangements of the official song, I will pack my bags."

Qin Shouyan replied briefly and comprehensively.

Ma Chao nodded after hearing this, thinking that since Yang Biao dared to go to Fufeng with him, Yang Biao must also have seen the extraordinaryness of the Ma family.

There should be no designs to annoy the Ma family.

Feeling somewhat relieved from this, he continued to ask: "How are the preparations for the retreat of Xiao Tian and Wusi?"

"Five hundred personal guards are all ready."

After Ma Chao got the news, he waved his hand to signal Qin Shou to retreat.

Then he looked at the people in the audience without saying a word, and his expression was very intriguing.

At this time, Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and others were even more confused as to what Ma Chao meant.

But after a while, they discovered that a strong murderous intention gradually formed in Ma Chao, like the ice-cold snow leopard waiting for an opportunity to pounce on food on the ice peak and snow cliff, which made everyone feel overwhelmed.

And his sharp eyes were like a hawk, staring hard at Li Jue and Guo Bang.

Sure enough, under the threat of Ma Chao's powerful murderous intent.

The expressions on the faces of the two people were changing and they were struggling to hold on; especially Guo Bang, when he couldn't stand Ma Chao's silent oppression, his right hand had secretly touched the Huanshou knife at his waist; while Fan Chou had an expression of hesitation and hesitation.

They looked in a dilemma; only Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu were stunned for a moment when they were suddenly attacked by this murderous intent.

Then they strengthened their faith and voluntarily gave up their resistance and surrendered.

Ma Chao already knew this test.

At this time, Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou and others had reached the limit of their patience.

At that moment, the irritable and scoundrel Guo Si shouted: "Lord, do you want to kill us heroes?"

"My lord, it is not the Lord Ming who has killed all the birds and hid them in bows, and cooked the rabbits with dogs.

If you are like this, you must have made some mistake."

Seeing that Guo Si might be up to something bad again, Li Jue hurriedly defended himself.

"The birds are hidden in the bow, the rabbits are dead and the dogs are cooked."

Ma Chao smiled when he heard this, and immediately restrained his murderous intent.

He took out something and threw it to Li Jue and said: "There are so many birds and cunning rabbits in the world, how could a certain person do that?"

Wait until you break your arm."

Li Jue took the thing in surprise, looked at it, and found that it was an imperial edict.

He couldn't help frowning, and after watching Ma Chao gesture to open it, he muttered silently: "Call me the general of chariots and cavalry, Guo Bang the general of the rear, Fan Chou the general of the left, Zhang Ji the general of the right, and all other generals are promoted to two levels."

"What is the meaning of this imperial edict, my lord?"

After reading it, Li Jue was even more puzzled and couldn't help but ask Ma Chao.

"Nothing, it's just what the imperial edict means."

Ma Chao said calmly, and then a sly look appeared on his face, and he said: "You all have military power in your hands.

Since you have captured Chang'an, the emperor will naturally give you a reward.

Some of your official positions, but these are all high-level officials of the second rank, and they are at the same level as me, the general of the auxiliary country."

"My subordinates swear allegiance to the lord to the death, without any second thoughts."

Ma Chao said this.

How could these people not know the meaning?

From this, whether it was sincere or false, everyone knelt down at home and loudly expressed their loyalty. meaning.

"Think about it, this is an official position that is lower than one person and higher than ten thousand people."

Ma Chao did not let everyone stand up, but continued to speak: "If he hovers in Chang'an for a few more years, it is not impossible to reach the power of Dong Zhuo. " As soon as the words fell, Li Jue, Guo Si and others' eyes were filled with longing and longing.

But then he thought that this might be Ma Chao's test, so he couldn't help but lower his head secretly, and said with others: "You can learn from my subordinates' loyalty, and I will never have two minds."

"It's really my blessing to have such a loyal general, Ma Chao."

Ma Chao stood up and said with a loud laugh: "The emperor thought that he could enslave you all with just one imperial edict, but he really underestimates you."

Li Jue and Guo Si heard this and looked at each other secretly.

They both saw the unwillingness and eagerness in each other's eyes.

After thinking of Yang Biao's clever plan, both of them remained calm and nodded to each other. nodded s: Don’t say much, just go on: