In the battle of the Xigu Road, Zhao Yun set up an ambush, defeated the main army in Hanzhong, captured Zhang Wei, killed Yang Ren, and killed Yang Ang, and crossed the right side of the pass, with a great reputation and a strong invincibility.

Yuan Jun's pigeon whistle was delivered very quickly, and the news that Zhao Yun defeated the Hanzhong army was soon returned to Yecheng, Hebei.

Zhang Yan was responsible for the mission of the sentry and detection, leading troops to assist in handling disputes between the Xianbei and the Han people who immigrated to the Three Kings. His general supervisor Ju Su was formulating new laws to regulate their behavior after foreigners moved in. Neither of them had much effort, so the news was passed on by Tian Feng to Yuan Shang.

The Xianbei migration was full of affairs, and whether it was arable land, farm tools, resettlement, reclamation, or taxes, it needed to be readjusted. In addition, a lot of trivial matters made Yuan Shang very worried. He has not been in a good mood these days.

It was not until he saw Zhao Yun's victory report that Yuan Shang finally showed a rare smile on his face, which had been hazy for several days.

However, there was something in the victory report that made Yuan Shang's heart hurt.

"Zhao Yun won a great victory in the siege of the valley, and killed 2,500 fat sheep to reward the three armies... He treated himself as a wolf." Yuan Shang leaned against the soft couch, frowned and read the battle report about Hanzhong, and complained helplessly.

Tian Feng stroked his stubborn beard and nodded, "This great victory laid the foundation for Zhao Yun's prestige in Guanzhong in one fell swoop. It is normal for Zilong to reward the soldiers... However, his good news specifically mentioned that the people's livelihood in Yongzhou is still recovering, and cattle, sheep and animals are very precious, so I hope you can share the reward for this time..."

Yuan Shang's face collapsed.

"He made a feast for the whole sheep, turned around and asked me to reimburse him? What did he think I am? Yuan Datou or a sucker?"

Tian Feng was in a good mood and joked: "How dare he do you? He naturally treats you as his lord."

"The lord is not rich either..."

After thinking about it, Yuan Shang threw away the battle report casually, his face turned pale: "Cui Yan is now serving as a patrol inspector in Bingzhou, not far from Guanzhong, and he is appointed as a military officer. He brings gold, silk, brocade, wine and... fat sheep, and goes to Guanzhong to reward the three armies for me..."

As soon as Yuan Shang said this, he heard the guards in the hall report: "Report to the lord, Ma Teng, the Marquis of Huaili, and the old general Ma are here."

Yuan Shang and Tian Feng looked at each other curiously, feeling a little surprised.

Back then, Ma Teng was plotted by Han Sui in Guanzhong and blamed Yuan Shang. This led to the Ma family's vow to avenge his shame and determined to take revenge. Later, Yan Xing saved Ma Teng and told the truth. Only then did he resolve his past grudges and shake hands with the Ma family's siblings.

The Ma family army surrendered to Yuan Shang. Yuan Shang occupied Guanzhong and took over Ma Teng and several of his sons and generals under his command. His eldest son Ma Chao and the general Pang De were all valued by Yuan Shang. The rest of Ma Tie, Ma Xiu, Ma Dai and others were all appointed as generals in Hebei. They held important positions, and Ma Teng himself was submitted by Yuan Shang to court to be appointed as General Fubo to demonstrate his ancestors' merits. When he lived in Yecheng, Yuan Shang treated Ma Teng with his uncle's courtesy, making him ranked above the generals.

For a moment, the foreign Ma family became prominent because of Yuan Shang's support and became one of the prominent families in Jizhou.

Ma Teng was very grateful for Yuan Shang's kindness. In order to avoid suspicion, he rarely interfered with military and political affairs since he came to Yecheng. Anyway, his sons have now become generals under Yuan Shang and hold important positions, so it doesn't matter if he is a horse.

Moreover, Yuan Shang was the best prince in the world, and the Ma family's sons followed him, he must have a bright future and a prominent family in the long run.

Therefore, Ma Teng was too lazy to worry about the affairs of the world. In addition, he was old, so he was happy and free, with the reputation of General Fu Bo, and he lived his life in Yecheng.

But today, what did he do suddenly come to Yuan Shang?

"Please come in with Huolihou."

When he was young, he saw a gorgeous brocade and a red face, Ma Teng walked in. Compared to the daily worries and hardships in the border areas of Xiliang, Ma Teng now threw all the world to his juniors. He lived freely and freely in Yecheng day by day, his face was flushed, his wrinkles were less, and he was full of energy.

Yuan Shang looked at Ma Teng enviously, and felt in his heart.

The only remaining princes who conquered Dong Zhuo back then were him and Liu Bei.

"Old man, why are you here for me today?"

Ma Teng was once one of the princes who fought against Dong like Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shang regarded himself as his later generations.

"Hahaha~~!" Ma Teng smiled and bowed to Yuan Shang, saying, "I suddenly came to visit and did not greet him in advance, delaying the lord's handling of state affairs. I have committed crimes. I hope the lord will forgive me."

Yuan Shang waved his hand and said without any obstacles. He asked Ma Teng to sit down, and asked someone to come to tea. He smiled and said, "Since I have been calling Yecheng, I have always been happy and free and comfortable. I never ask about civil affairs. Today I came to discuss the cabinet and found me. I guess it was a night owl who came into the house and would come without any trouble."

Ma Teng's big face, full of smiles, suddenly stiffened.

"That... lord, why do I sound so awkward when you say this... Night owl... hurt me?"

Yuan Shang looked happy: "The old man's thoughts are too complicated, and this is not conducive to health preservation. Yuan is just a pleasant metaphor."

Ma Teng smiled cheerfully and joked: "The lord's metaphor has always been superb and incredible. Although it is reasonable, it is not listened to. I am old and I am not angry with young people... For such a metaphor, you should compare it to my son Ma Chao in the future, and you don't need to keep it for me."

Yuan Shang sipped the tea slowly and said, "The old man is really affectionate. If Ma Chao heard this, he would definitely be moved and crying."

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The two of them talked casually for a few words, and Ma Teng and Tian Feng met with each other again. Tian Feng consciously avoided suspicion and went out because of something. Seeing that there was no outsider, Ma Teng brought the words to the point.

"Lord, I'm in the mansion. I heard that my incompetent son-in-law Zhao Yun defeated the elite troops under Zhang Lu on the Xiegu Road, captured Zhang Wei alive, and killed Shuangyang. Hanzhong was shocked. I wonder if this happened?"

Yuan Shang's expression was helpless, and he reached out to deliver the news and smiled and said, "Congratulations to the old man, for making his son-in-law extremely powerful. Not only did he defeat Zhang Lu's main force in one battle, he also had a lot of money to eat and drink, and asked me to reimburse him for 2,500 lambs. The limelight is in full swing. The old man has this good son-in-law and has no worries."

Ma Teng reached out to take the battle report handed over by Yuan Shang. He took a closer look and sighed: "Sure enough, the heroes are born in their prime, and the characters of this generation are all older and are useless."

Speaking of this, he heard Ma Teng change the subject and asked Yuan Shang: "Master, I wonder if he agreed to the son-in-law's request?"

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "I will make a great contribution to my son-in-law. If I don't agree, I am just going to ask the inspector of Bingzhou Cui Yan to bring military supplies to Hanzhong to reward the soldiers Zhao Yun and reward his merits."

Hearing this, Ma Teng's face turned right and hurriedly bowed: "Lord, the veteran is here today to have a wish, and I beg you to make a promise."

Yuan Shang smiled and said, "Why do you have to be polite, please tell me if you have any questions."

"Lord, I'm arguing for this job of working in Guanzhong. I want to take a walk for Cui Yan, but I wonder if my lord can be sure?"

Yuan Shang's eyebrows suddenly raised: "You go?"

Ma Teng nodded and said, "Yes, since I surrendered to the lord, I have never abandoned it, and I valued the lords and all of them were responsible for the heavy responsibility. I was also worshipped by the lord in the name of Fu Bo, inheriting my ancestors and treating him as a venerable. The Ma family quickly established a foothold in Jizhou and became one of the top families. It was all arranged by the lord. I am deeply grateful to the lord! I am over fifty years old and I know it is useless and I am happy to be idle on weekdays. However, over the years, I am really depressed. Besides, I have not seen Yunlu for a long time, so I miss it. I hope that the lord will become a beauty. I will take this opportunity to let me go once. I am grateful for my love for licking my calf."

Yuan Shang rubbed his chin, thought carefully for a while and didn't say anything.

Seeing that Yuan Shang was not speaking, Ma Teng thought he had an idea and hurriedly defended himself: "If you are afraid that my prestige in Liangzhou is too high, then there is no need to do this. Although Ma Teng was a prince in the past, he never had ambitions to compete for his ambitions. Although this year, his affairs were high, he was even more highly valued by his lord. He was already satisfied and he would definitely not do such a wise thing. Please do not doubt it."

Yuan Shang smiled and said, "The old man misunderstood. Yuan certainly had no intention of doubting you. If you really had that mind, you wouldn't be inclined to me in Guanzhong back then, and helped me to defeat Cao Cao. Now you are even here in Hebei... But you are over fifty years old this year, and you are struggling in Guanzhong. I'm afraid your body will not be able to stand it..."

Yuan Shang's words were not aimless. Now Ma Teng is no longer young. Although his body has stopped straightening, his thick eyebrows and tiger whiskers, his eyes are still flowing like water waves, but there are many lines between his eyebrows and under his face. The traces of time have inevitably engraved the face of this very famous general.

Ma Teng laughed and stood up and said, "Although I am a little older, I still have courage! In the past, Lian Po was eighty years old, and he still had food for a dowry of rice and ten kilograms of meat, let alone Ma Teng in his fifties? Besides, I am going to work for the army and not for war. You don't have to worry about me... Lord, since Ma Teng surrendered, he has never asked for anything except for his son Ma Chao once. Today, even if I, the old man, gave up this old face, please, can you do it?"

He was a powerful general of a generation and a vassal. Since surrendering to the surrender, he was idle in order to avoid suspicion and not ask the facts, but only asked Yuan Shang to be relieved and to support the descendants of the Ma family for a long time. He knew that he might never have the chance to lead a single army in his life, so he didn't care about this. But he spent half his life in military service, except for eating and sleeping, almost all of them were spent on horseback. Now, although the various philosophers have become talented, their status has risen, they are respected, and their lives are free and easy, for some reason, he always feels that something is missing behind this kind of care.

Looking at Ma Teng's begging expression, Yuan Shang thought to himself: What Ma Teng said is just that, but he is just a labor force, not a military force, and he is not a military force to fight. It is better to let the old man go out and let the wind go... Besides, his daughter and son-in-law are all in Chang'an, and he has not met him for more than two years. He cannot be a member of the League. Taking this opportunity to let the father and daughter gather together is also considered to have good deeds and accumulate virtue.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shang nodded and said, "Okay, it's rare for the old man to talk to me once. I agree to this matter and appoint you as the military supervisor to reward the military in Zhao Yun! When passing by Chang'an, see your daughter... But don't go to the battlefield. Just let your son-in-law fight to the death on the front line. You can't let him eat the sheep from Hebei for nothing."

Ma Teng was excited, knelt on one knee, and said excitedly: "Thank you for your accomplishment!"

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Yangping Pass in Hanzhong.

Zhao Yun defeated Zhang Wei's army, killed sheep to celebrate the achievements, rewarded the three families, and his morale was greatly boosted.

At this moment, Yan Xing had already arrived. He heard that Zhao Yun's withdrawal was just a trick to retreat, luring the enemy to fight to annihilate him, and he couldn't help but be shocked and angry.

What was shocked was that Zhao Yun was well-known. He was not only brave and powerful, but also good at placing troops and setting up formations. He even used deceitful strategies so easily. I guess he learned it from following Yuan Shang, Sima Yi, Tian Feng, Ju Su and others for many years.

I was so angry that after this great victory, the butcher became even more famous, and I am afraid that he will always be on his head.

This time, Yan Xing came here, in addition to helping, he also thought about how to collude Luoyang with Song Jian’s 100,000 troops and five troops planning to enter the country, so that he could prepare early to prevent any accidents.

But the news of Zhao Yun's victory made him hesitate...

Zhao Zilong is so arrogant now. If he is allowed to make great contributions again, would he still be able to hold on to him in this place?

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At this moment, Zhao Yun and his troops had already returned to Yangping Pass. Tens of thousands of troops conquered the pass. Taking advantage of the high morale, they attacked the pass for days.

Until Zhang Lu was defeated, he was frightened and did not dare to go out to fight. He defended the pass to the death and refused to defend the dangerous situation.

When Yan Xing led his troops to arrive, Zhao Yun was in a hurry to attack Yangping Pass. Before the two of them even met, he was arranged to lead his troops to camp on the left wing of the main camp. He did not need to participate in the war, but only used it to support him.

Zhao Yun did not see Yan Xing, and it happened to follow Yan Xing's wishes. To be honest, he was too lazy to see Zhao Yun, so he became angry when he looked at him.

After Yan Xing arrived at Yangping Pass, he kept lying in his camp, considering whether he should tell Zhao Yun about the news that Wang Songjian was about to enter the country...

If, what do you say? Until the news was that the emperor wanted to surrender him, Zhao Yun had already doubted himself and let him know that such a thing would make it even harder for him to live in this northwest in the future.

Not to mention, when the 100,000 troops of the anti-King Songjian attacked Yongliang, they turned back to fight him... At that time, Zhang Lu from Hanzhong, Hu Pu, the seven-nation Yi king, Du Bin, the leader of the monk Du Bin, and Xu Shutongfei from Luoyang also counterattacked and supported him. Can he and Zhao Yun handle it?

It's hard to do anything.

He was undecided and swung left and right, and could not make up his mind.

However, at this moment, Meng Gongwei, who could help Yan Xing make a decision, appeared.

On the night of the seventh day after Yan Xing arrived at Yangping Pass, his personal guards caught a man who was wandering outside his camp and suspected of being a spy.

After Yan Xing found out, he ordered people to escort Na Zuo to his camp for interrogation.

After seeing this detailed work, Yan Xing couldn't help but be shocked by the other party's appearance.

But seeing these three long whiskers, with a strong face and a graceful demeanor, the slightest like a Confucian general, walking on the street must be the kind that can attract everyone to look around.

"Ha!" Seeing this spy, Yan Xing couldn't help but clap his hands and exclaimed: "The world has really changed. Now all spies can dress up so well, and you don't have to be low-key at all... You guy is so eye-catching, your master can send you out to do the tricks. I really doubt whether he wanted to sell you on purpose?"
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