Chapter 59: Induce Wang Kuang

After seven days of strict screening, more than 2,900 soldiers, and the last qualified soldiers, were beyond Ma Chao's expectations, and they actually reached 1,420 people.

In fact, these three thousand soldiers were originally elite soldiers of Ding Yuan’s central army’s tent. If they were placed in Xiliang, Ma Chao would not have eliminated them. But now they are on the territory of others, and they have no choice but to make this choice.

The selected soldiers were all over 18 years old and under 30 years old, and were all veterans who had participated in more than three battles.

Ma Chao originally wanted to admit 1,200 soldiers, but since there were more, he did not put these people into the team, but instead formed the 220 soldiers into a battalion called the "Iron Ball". Each person was equipped with three javelins, two projections, and one used as a weapon. Ma Chao himself was temporarily led by himself.

This army was originally from Hebei, so Ma Chao each gave them a silver ingot and asked them to return to their hometown.

In order to make the newly reorganized soldiers adapt, Ma Chao deliberately stayed in the county for three more days and did a reorganization training to give the soldiers a familiar process, and at the same time he also taught some ideological lessons.

It was not until these soldiers were small that Ma Chao led his troops to Huai County, the Hanoi County District.

After Ma Chao's troops were streamlined, each soldier could have two war horses, so he marched quickly and arrived in Huai County soon.

When the Hanoi prefect Wang Kuang received the news, he immediately led the city lieutenant general to greet him outside the city. When the two armies met, Wang Kuang immediately bowed and said, "The person who came was Ma Taifu, I don't know where the Empress Dowager Fengzhu?"

"It's just that the Empress Dowager is in the team." Ma Chao rode out and came to the front of the army and replied.

At this time, Empress Dowager He's carriage drove to the front of the team, accompanied by Empress Dowager He and Diao Chan, lifted the curtain from inside. Empress He leaned over and shouted, "I am here, and I'm here to welcome you."

"I am the uncle of Hanoi, Wang Kuang, and I will take all the officials in the county to meet the queen mother." When Wang Kuang used to work in the court, he often went to and from the house of General He Jin. He had also seen He in the palace. He was now reluctant to come out at a glance, and then he dismounted and bowed to the left of the Tao.

"Prevent Wang, please get up." Empress He had already received instructions from Ma Chao to continue to play the role of the empress dowager in front of the princes, but should not be too tough or cold, and should maintain a certain majesty.

"Thank you, please move into the city." Wang Kuang stood up and shouted.

Under the order of Wang Kuang, the army of Hanoi County was immediately divided by the road. Wang Kuangze and Ma Chao rode together in front of the team and led the Empress He car into the city.

Ma Chao rode on the horse, looking around, and saw the people in the city of Hanoi, lined up to welcome him with laughter and joy. He knew that this must be Wang Kuang's unique move. Ma Chao had already seen that this person must be a person with great reputation for his actions.

Under Wang Kuang's leadership, the army interspersed from the East City to the West City. When they arrived in front of a large courtyard with a large building, Wang Kuang dismounted and shouted: "Please go to the palace for a while."

After the carriage stopped at the gate, He Hou climbed up the steps and entered the gate of the courtyard with the help of Diao Chan, his maids Xiaoling and Xiaolan.

Wang Kuangze stood respectfully, and when He Hou's figure disappeared, he said: "Teacher Ma, I have arranged a house opposite you. How about I want to rest there?"

"Oh, it's my fault that the prefect Wang has troubled. The prefect Wang has done a good job in order to welcome the empress dowager. He is so loyal, Chao will definitely express your merits to the empress dowager." Ma Chao said flatteringly with a smile on his face.

"Master Ma is too proud, please!" Wang Kuang was happy when he heard this, but said humbly.

When Ma Chao left, he gestured to Pang De and Gao Shun, meaning that they would lead their troops to protect the courtyard inside and outside.

Under the guidance of Wang Kuang, Ma Chao and he entered the opposite house. This was a brick building. From the outside, it was just an ordinary house. However, when you walked into the gate, the format inside was completely different.

Various exquisite copper decorations and exquisite ceramic antiques decorate the entire house magnificently. Even the stove placed in the middle of the lobby is Boling Tongshan Lu, which is extremely luxurious.

"Premier Wang is troubled. Chao has never lived in such a luxurious mansion since leaving Luoyang. He can finally have a stable sleep tonight." Ma Chao laughed happily when he saw this scene.

"Haha, as long as Ma Taifu is satisfied, please take a seat!" Wang Kuang smiled happily when he saw that he was satisfied.

"Come, serve wine and food." Wang Kuang shouted immediately after retreating the accompanying officials.

After the maid gave the sumptuous food, Ma Chao took the lead in tribute to Wang Kuang. The two of them went back and forth. Under the urging of the hot wine, the two made friends with each other, and naturally their friendship quickly heated up. In a blink of an eye, they became like confidants.

After three rounds of drinking, Ma Chao changed the topic and said, "Now in the court, Dong Zhuo killed the late emperor, oppressed the emperor, and corrupted the court. I am in accordance with the order of the Queen Mother, and have sent someone to contact Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, to jointly raise troops to fight against this traitor. I wonder if the king is willing to obey the order?"

"It is a matter of a minister to fight for the country. If the Hanzhou Governor responds, how could Kuang not obey the Queen Mother's edict?" Wang Kuang was obviously worried, but when he heard Ma Chao say this, he would not openly say no. Now his attitude naturally means that as long as Han Fu responds, he will follow him.

Seeing his attitude, Ma Chao couldn't help but curse secretly, and then tempted, "The Empress Dowager has an edict in her hand, saying that as long as she advocates righteousness, she will reward her in the future, and it will be the first to be awarded a marquis and a title at that time."

"If the prefect Wang has any concerns, he can not raise the banner for the time being. Just follow me to Jizhou to meet the governor of Hanzhou, discuss the matter of thieves together, and invite Yuan Benchu ​​of Bohai to come together to talk to each other. The princes in the world will inevitably respond. If you don't fight for such a top achievement, you may regret it in the future."

Wang Kuang was encouraged by Ma Chao, and his mind couldn't help but come alive. While pondering, he thought that this move might not be possible, but as long as he succeeded, it would be a major event that would be a success and famous in history.

"Okay, I will go to Yecheng with Taifu Ma next day." Wang Kuang finally agreed under the temptation of fame and fame.

Seeing his agreement, Ma Chao raised his glass and said, "Prince Wang is indeed a loyal and righteous man. Chao respects you."
Chapter completed!