When he was young, Ma Xiu and Ma Dai arrived at the commander's tent with Fa Zheng's recommendation and bowed to Liu Qi.

Ma Xiu was eighteen years old and Ma Dai was fourteen years old. Both were still young and young. They looked quite young and immature, but their bodies were quite tall and strong due to the inheritance of the Qiang blood. Kong Wu looked powerful and heroic.

The two children's faces looked dark because they were exposed to the wind and sun on the grasslands and deserts of border counties all year round, but also had some blush in the dark.

"You two are Ma Xiu and Ma Dai?" Liu Qi looked back and forth at them and said.

"Yes." The older Ma Xiu responded first.

"I know what I want to do when I come to our army this time?"

Ma Xiu bowed and said, "Of course I know that my brothers and I came to the general's army to act as hostages according to the order of my father."

Liu Qi turned to look at the young man Ma Dai: "Do you think so too?"

"yes."

Liu Qi shook his head and said, "You are wrong. Hostages are just your own ideas. I have never thought so before, and I don't need any hostages. My Han Dynasty has vast territory and many talents. The court is strong and powerful. If you can defeat the rebels once, you can defeat the rebels twice. You don't need any hostages."

Liu Qi walked forward, looked up and down at Ma Xiu, and said, "Remember, since your father has sincerely surrendered to the court, then you and the court and Your Majesty will no longer be an opposing enemy. I, Liu Qi, are the ministers of the Han Dynasty, and you are also the ministers of the Han Dynasty. We serve the Han Dynasty together, so where can we say hostages? Remember, you and I are colleagues."

Ma Xiu was stunned when he heard this.

He thought that Liu Qi would definitely give him a warning when he first came to Liu Qi's army, but he didn't expect that Liu Qi was actually kind to him and was not at all disagreeable.

If an old fried dough stick like Ma Teng came, Liu Qi would definitely use both soft and hard to let him submit.

Or if the Ma Chao, who is hot-tempered, has a higher eye than the top, and is selfish, is Liu Qi definitely treats him differently.

But the people who appeared in front of him now were Ma Xiu and Ma Dai.

Although it was the first time I saw them, judging from their words and expressions, and their willingness to be hostages on behalf of Ma Chao, their nature seemed to be different from their brother.

If you think about it carefully, although Ma Xiu did not leave any reputation in history, he obediently followed his father Ma Teng into the capital. In the end, he was cheated because of Ma Chao's rebellion and was killed by Cao Cao with his father.

Such young people should not use too intense words to stimulate them. Instead, they should comfort and encourage them best to win their favor.

As for why Liu Qi wanted to win his favor... he naturally had his plans in his mind.

After all, Ma Xiu was only eighteen years old and lived in a barbaric border county like Liangzhou for many years. He really had no resistance to bombing him with sugar-coated cannonballs like Liu Qi.

"The Lord and the Lord treat each other so sincerely makes Ma Xiu frightened."

Ma Dai also imitated Ma Xiu's appearance and bowed his fists at Liu Qi and said, "Dai is also very frightened."

"By the way, I heard that the Ma family was the descendant of Fu Bo. They are all brave and good at fighting. They are very skilled in martial arts. Ling Zun Ma Shoucheng has been traversing the northwest for many years. I have heard of his outstanding martial arts. And I have also learned that Ling Brother Ma Chao's skills are very brave. His courage is really no less than Lu Bu... As the son of Shoucheng Gong, Ma Mengqi's place must be very superb, right?"

Ma Xiu was modest and hurriedly said, "I am far from Yan Jun and my brother."

"Don't be too humble." Liu Qi didn't accept his trick.

"This..." Ma Xiu didn't know what to do.

"Tell Gan Ning to enter the tent." Liu Qi shouted outside.

When he was young, Gan Ning strode to Liu Qi and whispered loudly: "Gours to you!"

"Xingba, you will be arguing with Ma Shaolangjun." Liu Qi assigned Gan Ning to compete with Ma Xiu.

"ah?"

Ma Xiu didn't expect that as soon as he came here, Liu Qi asked him to compete with his strong generals, and he was a little panicked for a moment.

This is too sudden.

He has long heard of Gan Ning's reputation. Although his reputation is not as good as that of Dian Wei, Huang Zhong, and Wenpin in Jingzhou, he is also a famous strongman under Liu Qi's command. Why did he compete with him as soon as he came up?

Gan Ning glanced at Ma Xiu for a while and said, "June, this is still a child. Let me compete with him. What if I hurt him?"

Ma Xiu was a little hesitant, but when he heard Gan Ning say this, he frowned.

Ma Xiu's expression fell into Liu Qi's eyes, and he immediately smiled.

"Don't underestimate Ma Shaolangjun. Don't forget that his brother is a warrior who can fight Zhang Fei with hundreds of moves. Since he is Ma Chao's younger brother, he is naturally not inferior."

When Gan Ning heard Liu Qi mention Ma Chao, he immediately became energetic.

He grinned and looked at Ma Xiu: "Shaojun Ma, why don't we just fight and play?"

Ma Xiu was still a little hesitant, but when Liu Qi suddenly spoke up, he said, "All the men in Xizhou are so squeamish? Just like mothers?"

Ma Xiu refused to refuse after hearing this: "Then it's better to obey your orders than respect!"

The two of them immediately went down to prepare.

Fa Zheng walked to Liu Qi and whispered: "Why is Junhou?"

"It's nothing, I just want to see Ma Xiu's ability... Ma Chao is so brave at a young age. I want to see how much worse his younger brother is than him."

In Liu Qi's concept, Ma Xiu did not leave any reputation in history. Instead, his brother Ma Chao was extremely brave and powerful, and he was invincible to the Western Qiang.

But Liu Qi felt that it was not useless for the rest of the Ma family. It can only be said that they died too early and too frustrated. God did not give them a chance to show off.

The martial arts thing depends on physical fitness and the proficiency of martial arts.

Ma Chao and Ma Xiu are both sons of Ma Teng. From the perspective of genetic inheritance, both of them have inherited Ma Teng's strong physique, and their physical fitness is likely to be top-notch.

As for martial arts, Liu Qi thinks that they are all Ma Teng's sons, and they should basically learn the same martial arts and have received the same training since childhood.

Even if Ma Xiu is super weaker than Ma, Liu Qi thinks it shouldn't be much weaker.

Afterwards, Ma Xiu, who had finished preparing, competed with Gan Ning on the school field.

In order to avoid accidental injury, they all use wooden ordnance.

Neither side rode a horse and just fought on the ground, which was a good thing for Gan Ning.

After all, if we talk about equestrianism, Ma Xiu, who was born in Xizhou, must be above him.

Neither of them made a ruthless move, but they did not deliberately let each other go. The two of them fought back and forth, and each move was very eye-catching.

Liu Qi looked very seriously from the side.

He is also an old fox on the battlefield and has seen countless warriors. He can basically distinguish between them.

Looking at Ma Xiu, who was comparable to Gan Ning fighting on the ground, Liu Qi couldn't help but nodded and expressed his approval.

"Sure enough, if Mr. Ma is thinking, he is indeed a brave general. If he is well trained, his future achievements may not be inferior to that Ma Chao."

Fa Zheng stood beside Liu Qi, and he couldn't help but wonder: "Ma Xiu is just a hostage sent by the Ma family, why should he train him well?"

"Young, demeanor, calm, and skilled in martial arts, but his personality is not as perverse as Ma Chao... If such a person can be used as a confidant, he will be released back to Liangzhou in the future and support him to guard the border for me, wouldn't it be a good thing?"

When he said this, Liu Qi turned his head to look at Fa Zheng with a smile: "I can't always throw you in Liangzhou?"

Fa Zheng sighed and said, "The Junhou's idea is good... But although Ma Xiu is a brave general, he has killed a bit of fierce and domineering in his personality. Among the next generation of heroes in Liangzhou, Ma Chao and Yan Xing are both above him and their reputations are above him. He may not be able to support the overall situation."

"Whether I can hold on to the overall situation depends on how I train and how I support it... It is not up to them to Liangzhou people themselves to decide." Liu Qi said confidently.

In history, Ma Chao was called General Shenwei Tian by the Qiang people in various counties in Liangzhou.

But in Liu Qi's view, the direction of this era has changed, and the name of General Shenweitian in the northwest may not necessarily fall on Ma Chao's head.
Chapter completed!