Chapter 208 Proposal to persuade peace
Although Wei Yan only brought five thousand soldiers, when he came, he ordered the cavalry to tie branches to the horse's tail. When the horse was walking, he dragged the smoke and dust all over the sky. At the same time, he ordered more flags to be made, and he looked like a crowded person. He successfully deceived Ma Chao, and even Pang De was successfully deceived.
So when Wei Yan proposed to launch an attack directly with force, Pang De was timid in his heart. After all, he did rely on wheel battles to deal with others before, and the two of them had fought for nearly 300 rounds but had not yet decided the winner. This is enough to prove that the opponent's martial arts are definitely not inferior to him. Even if he continues to fight, he will not be sure to win.
So Pang De immediately stopped and said to Wei Yan: "General Wei, we are not deliberately making things difficult for you. It's just that my lord, as the governor of Yongzhou, has the right to handle internal affairs of Yongzhou. As the prefect of Anding to Yongzhou, Yang Qiu is obscene to the orders of my lord, and no matter who changes this matter, it will be unwilling tolerate anyone. Therefore, my lord ordered the major general to come and ask for punishment. As long as the prefect of Yang can recognize the problem and are willing to obey my lord, my lord will naturally not make things difficult for him. My lord has reached a preliminary agreement with the prefect of Yang. There was nothing big during this period. Pei Piqiu was probably worried about it."
"Oh? Is it?" Wei Yan smiled coldly and then said loudly: "I'm afraid that Ma Envoy has forgotten that he is just the governor of Yongzhou, not the governor of Yongzhou. He only has the power to supervise the chiefs of each county, but has no power to command. As the local chief of Anding, Yang has complete administrative power for Anding County, so Ma Envoy's orders are a bit unreasonable, right? What's more, you come here and command tens of thousands of troops, acting like you want to attack the city. It's true that the army is going to cause crimes. But as long as Yang can recognize the problem, you are really willing to withdraw your troops like this? It's fine. You should all know that Pei Gong is the left-behind of Xijing.
, He has been granted the power of conquering and conquering the military of Xijing. At the same time, he is authorized to govern the military of Xijing. The emperor clearly stated that the scope of the governor of the Xijing Remaining Office includes the western half of Yongliang Prefectures and Bingzhou, and even Xichuan. Therefore, if there is a conflict between you, you should go to the Gongshuo Office to raise troops to attack privately? Therefore, Pei Gong ordered someone to come to persuade you to reconcile and ask you to stop the war and make peace. If you agree, it would be fine. If you disagree, my tens of thousands of troops will immediately move to the army to conquer. At that time, the consequences may not be borne by the Major General and General Pang."
"This..." Pang De suddenly became hesitant after hearing this, because Pei Qing had the right to intervene in the fight between them according to the emperor's edict, but now the princes in the world are in power and the royal family is in decline. Who really takes the emperor's edict seriously? Even some warlords who respect the emperor only use this as an excuse to expand their strength. In fact, they can see clearly that even Pei Qing has expanded their strength by respecting the emperor. They are just following the rules that everyone has defaulted. Now they are being intervened, making things complicated.
"I'm afraid I can't make a decision." Although Ma Chao was brave, he was very afraid of Wei Yan. He knew that this young general's martial arts were very skilled, and even he might not be an opponent. In addition, the opponent led tens of thousands of troops, and even no one was led. After all, the other party was Pei Qing's man. If he dared to move, he would definitely offend Pei Qing to death. At that time, Pei Qing was furious and would definitely lead the army to conquer. With his small Yongzhou and the Ma family army, whose vitality had not yet been fully restored, he could not resist Pei Qing's fierce attack at all.
However, Ma Chao was unwilling to retreat like this, so he said: "This matter was made by his father. Chao was just acting on orders. If I had withdrawn easily without my father's order, I would have been severely punished by my father."
"Haha, the Major General's concerns will naturally be known. It is precisely because of this that Mr. Pei ordered Wei to come and persuade him to make peace. In view of Anding's status as the guard of the Xidu and his comments on the emperor, Mr. Pei asked Anding County to be directly assigned to the Sili County directly under the jurisdiction of the Sili County Office. Therefore, since then, Yang's direct superior was Mr. Pei, so no longer had to worry about this."
"What? This is a bit too much!" Ma Chao immediately said to Wei Yan in grief and anger: "Pei Piqi originally wanted to use Anding County to expand his power. Now that he has achieved his goal, he has said so well. This is also a big story. Pei Piqi relies on the power in his hands to change the division and create conflicts. Are you not afraid of causing greater chaos from now on? Ma Chao, the first thing I, was dissatisfied with this matter!"
Ma Chao was very sad and angry. If it weren't for not being able to defeat Wei Yan, he would have jumped up to fight with him long ago. If it weren't for fear of the tens of thousands of troops under Wei Yan's command, he would have led his army to attack him long ago.
"But has the Major General ever asked, is Yang convinced of your attack? He is governing the people calmly and allowing the stable people to have enough food and clothing, but the Ma Envoy wants to force the prefect to replace the prefect on his own, and does not take the appointment of the court seriously at all. Since your approach relies on power in this way, why not allow Mr. Pei to do the same?"
"This..." Facing Wei Yan's tit-for-tat confrontation, Ma Chao had nothing to say for a moment, but he then sneered and said: "Pei Pi's cavalry is kind and wants to save the people of stability, but some people may not be able to appreciate this love. They would rather drag the people of the whole city to bury the prefect than give up the position of the prefect, so Mr. Pei is probably in vain."
Wei Yan laughed and said, "The major general doesn't need to worry about this. Yan dares to guarantee that as long as I explain my purpose, Prefect Yang will definitely open the door to greet him."
Ma Chao lowered his head and pondered for a while, suddenly his eyes lit up, and then said to Wei Yan: "Oh? If the general really could persuade Yang Qiu to open the door to greet him instead of using force. Even if Chao tried to scold and punish his father, he would definitely lead the army to retreat and would no longer be in a dilemma with Anding."
"Does the Major General take this seriously?" Wei Yan was immediately happy when he heard this and asked quickly.
"A man is a real man, so he should take it seriously if he says it. But I am ugly in front of you. General Wei must let Yang Qiu open the door to greet him. He must not force him by force, nor do he infringe on Yang Qiu's family after entering the city. In this case, Chao will definitely convince the general and have reason to retreat openly. Perhaps this will not be blamed by his father." Ma Chao said with a playful expression in his eyes and said to Wei Yan with a smile.
Chapter completed!