Chapter 22 Yang Fu

When Ma Tie saw Ma Yunlu and Ma Zong, she burst into tears. The three of them cried, and they were speechless for a while. Then Ma Tie told them about their purpose. Ma Yunlu had long been desperate about Ma Chao's actions. She felt that Ma Chao was crazy and was saying some unrealistic words, but Ma Zong did not agree with her. However, he saw that Ma Tie and Ma Yunlu had bad expressions and did not dare to say anything more. He just said hesitantly: "What the brother said is also his reason. After listening to Cao Chong's advice, his father went to Beijing as a magistrate and was appointed as a guard. He had also been a former general and a Marquis of Huaili before. If Cao Pi had not had a traitor and a plan to kill my family, these would have been what his brother deserved. Since he wanted to be pacified, he would have to take them back again... "

Ma Yunlu glanced at him, frowned and said unhappily: "What are you saying? My father is still alive. Even if he is reinstated, he will not be able to be the former general. Huailihou. Does he still have his father in his eyes when he does this?"

Ma Zong was scolded by Ma Yunlu and suddenly lost confidence. He lowered his head and muttered twice. Ma Yunlu ignored him and turned his head to Ma Tie and said, "Don't stay in Jicheng anymore. Go back and tell his father quickly. Don't count on him. Sooner or later, all the Ma family army will be ruined by him. Be careful yourself. Don't annoy General Cao for no reason and bring disaster to Wuwang."

"Brother is extremely brave, how could he ruin the Ma family army?" Ma Zong couldn't help it again and raised his head to retort: ​​"We have more than 30,000 people now, and we can bargain with the court. Why should we obey people's mercy?"

Ma Yunlu was really angry, and she angrily scolded: "What 30,000 people? Do you think those Qiang people are all from our Ma family? If Lord Wei hadn't known the situation outside and had been deceived by you last year, you thought we could go back safely, and these Qiang people could still support us willingly? How many people these Qiang people killed in Jicheng and robbed them? In order to please them, even Lord Wei killed. You only know the pleasure in front of you, but you don't know that you are sitting on the stove now. Lord Wei has a prestige in Liangzhou. He killed Lord Wei. How many people would hate him in Liangzhou? How many people want to avenge Lord Wei? Do you know you?"

Ma Tie stopped Ma Yunlu, smiled faintly, and said to Ma Zong: "Brother, do you think your brother is extremely brave and has more than 30,000 people in his hand. You can compete with General Cheqi and Cavalry to ask for a price all over the place?"

Ma Zong didn't speak, but his dissatisfied look made people think that's what he thought.

Ma Tie shook his head gently and said to Ma Zong in a calm tone: "My brother, do you know that the elder brother is the courage of an ordinary man, not the courage of a general. General Xiahou and General Deng took the initiative to attack Han Sui's 30,000 cavalry with more than 10,000 infantry. That is the real courage of a general. Brother Changkong has a 50,000 army, but was frightened by the 15,000 generals in the leading army. He dared not step forward. Can this be called courage?"

"Ten thousand people?" Ma Zong was shocked.

"We are our own brothers, there is no need to lie to you. When you were fighting against the leading general last year, he had only more than 15,000 people in his hands. Under the circumvention of your 80,000 people, the leading general did not retreat and firmly restrained you. If it weren't for the snow falling in time and the general of the chariot and cavalry, Han Sui escaped in time, I could tell you clearly that Han Sui would not have lived to this day." Ma Tie said word by word, with a hint of regret and helplessness in his eyes. He also wanted Ma Chao to have the ability to speak to Cao Chongshi and ask for a price all over the sky, but he really didn't have the confidence of Ma Chao. He looked at Ma Chao, who was not aware of the seriousness of the matter, and shouted sternly: "Do you think we have such strength to ask for a price all over the sky?"

Ma Qiang was as stupid as a wooden chicken, speechless, and even Ma Yunlu was shocked by the news. Although they knew that Han Sui had defeated, they did not know the details. Han Sui said it vaguely, and Ma Chao said it even more vaguely. He only knew that Han Sui was frustrated, but he did not know that such a crushing defeat. Seeing that they looked surprised, Ma Tie had to start from scratch and tell Ma Yunlu and Ma Feng what he knew.

"You guys are just the frog sitting in the well. I only know the little sky above my head. I don't know how terrible the combat power of Cao's army is." Ma Tie shook his head and said helplessly: "I also tell you that the two generals are all from Guanzhong. If it were Jing Xiang's men, it's a question whether Han Sui can escape."

While Ma Tie was explaining the little information he knew to Ma Yunlu and others, Ma Chao was talking to the people sent by Han Sui. He was very satisfied with Han Sui's cautious attitude, but he felt a little overwhelmed by the problem Han Sui gave him. Jicheng is rich, but he suddenly had 30,000 cavalry more. The burden was still too heavy, and the storage of materials was consumed astonishingly. If he supported Han Sui again, he would be powerless and stretched.

"Since General Han is in poor health, please don't stay in Xian Kiss." Ma Chao hesitated for a long time before saying to the envoy: "He has been away from Jincheng for a long time. If the families in Jincheng are instigated by Cao Chong, I'm afraid he will have a home and will not be able to return."

The envoy heard what Ma Chao meant, and did not say much. He nodded, and hesitated for a moment and said, "I wonder how the general should deal with the issue of negotiations with General Cao?"

Ma Chao looked at the messenger with some displeasure. Han Sui sent someone to find out his movements, but did not say his own thoughts and acted as he was the main attitude. Although this satisfied Ma Chao's vanity, it did not provide a practical solution. Ma Chao didn't even know what Han Sui was thinking, and couldn't help but feel a little nervous, afraid that Han Sui would show kindness to him, and then he was glaring at Cao Chong.

"Cao Chong sent someone to Xian's kiss?"

"That's right." The messenger replied respectfully: "It was Jiang Gan Jiang Ziyi, but the general agreed to him nothing, and he had to wait for the general's opinion before making a decision."

"It's that debater." Ma Chao said with some disdain. He frowned and waved his hand and said, "Take some food and grass back. This is my wish to see General Han off. After he arrives in Jincheng, he will be safe and care. Whenever there is news here, he will notify him. Please rest assured that I, Ma Chao, will not treat him badly."

"Hey." The messenger responded and stood up to say goodbye.

Ma Chao sat in the hall, frowning, and Jicheng was not enough supplies. If this continues, Jicheng will sooner or later become an empty city. How can he fight against Cao Chong at that time? But if he gives up Jicheng and returns to the Qiang tribe, Cao Chong's men will take advantage of the situation. If he occupied Jicheng, it would not be as easy as Wei Kang to deceive him. If he wants to fight to Jicheng, it is afraid that it will be much more difficult. Now Cao Chong has sent Ma Tie to surrender, and he wants to use his strength to threaten him, but seeing Ma Tie's attitude of speaking, he obviously has no confidence in himself. Perhaps when he returns to Cao Chong, he will not say anything good to him.

So who should I send to see Cao Chong? Horse breeding? What if Cao Chong detains him again?

Ma Chao hesitated. He sat down for a long time and suddenly remembered Yan Wen. At that time, because he was worried that Yan Wen would be disobedient, he kept imprisoning Yan Wen in the camp. After arriving in Jicheng, Yan Wen was the head of the Yan family, one of the four major tribes in Tianshui. He was afraid of arousing the opinions of those big clans and did not dare to imprison him for a long time. In addition, Yan Wen had been quiet and did not do anything that would make him unhappy, so he let Yan Wen be free. Although he did not fulfill his promise to make him the governor of Liangzhou, he restored his position as a different leader in Liangzhou. Yan Wen accepted it peacefully and showed no dissatisfaction. When Ma Chao collected food and grass from the rich households in the city several times, he actively cooperated. He reciprocated his favor. The Yan family was safe in Jicheng and was not harassed by the Qiang people.

Ma Chao decided to ask Yan Wen to discuss and see what he thought. After hearing Ma Chao's words, Yan Wen shook his head and said, "Jicheng is a famous city in Xiliang. The general has lived in harmony with the people in the city for several months. If he leaves now, wouldn't all his efforts be wasted? Jicheng is solid. If Cao's army enters the city and defends it, will the general still have a chance to enter Jicheng again?"

Ma Chao frowned and said nothing. He was worried about this, so he came to discuss it with Yan Wen. After Yan Wen said this, he was even more undecided.

"What should we do in your opinion?" Ma Chao said with some embarrassment: "There are too many people in the city and the food consumption is too large. At most, there will be three or four months. I'm afraid it will be..."

Yan Wen shook his hand: "General, don't worry, spring plowing is coming. As long as the general reports of peace talks with General Cheqi, the people in Hanyang will naturally be stable. When the autumn harvest is over, there will naturally be enough food. If the general leaves Jicheng, this is the territory of General Cheqi. In winter, the general will still face the dilemma of shortage of food. What should he do when it comes to the time of the time?"

Ma Chao pondered for a long time and said with some uncertainty: "If I negotiate with Cao Cheqi, will the people in Hanyang be stable?"

"Of course." Yan Wen said confidently: "The people of Hanyang are the masters of Liangzhou. The general is very prestigious among the Han and Qiang in Liangzhou. As long as he can be conservative and fishing in a proper manner, the people will naturally support the general. With the hearts of the people, the general will have enough food and grass, and then negotiate with the general of the chariot and cavalry, he will have more confidence."

Ma Chao looked at Yan Wen in confusion, not very convinced that he was planning for him. Yan Wen saw his doubts and smiled slightly and said, "The hundreds of people in my Yan family are in the city. Since the general has entered Jicheng, he is the master of Jicheng. If the negotiations with General Cheqi in the future are successful, Hanyang is likely to be under the rule of the general. For my wealth plan, of course I hope to live in peace with the general. Besides, if it were not for the general's care, my Yan family would not be as stable as it is now."

Although Ma Chao still couldn't believe Yan Wen completely, he also believed that Yan Wen would not let his clan's life go against him. After all, in the eyes of these big clans, the interests of the family are far more practical than who is the Lord of Ji City.

"Since that's the case, can you go to the Muye for me and negotiate with Cao Cheqi?" Ma Chao asked tentatively.

"No." Yan Wen flatly rejected.

"Why? You don't want to?" Ma Chao lowered his face.

"It's not that I can't do it, but I can't do it." Yan Wen shook his head and explained: "General, I was entrusted by the governor to go to Meiwu to ask General Cheqi General for help. At that time, he collided with General Cheqi General Cheqi because he was not rude in words and almost killed by him. Later, he was captured by the general and failed to complete the task. Even though Jicheng fell into the hands of the general, General Cheqi General Cheqi was very annoyed by me. The last time he went to Meiwu, he looked very bad. If I went to negotiate, I was afraid that I would not succeed and have more than enough failure, and in the end I would only break the general's plan."

When Ma Chao heard this, his face calmed down. What Yan Wen said was basically the truth and there was no deception. He trusted Yan Wen a little more, and thought about it and asked, "Then do you think, who is more suitable to negotiate?"

"Yang Fu and Yang Yishan." Yan Wen replied.

"Yang Yishan?"

"Yes, Yang Yishan is also a famous scholar in Xiliang. He has been to Xu County and met the Prime Minister. His current official position is still the Prime Minister. If he goes to Meiwu to negotiate with General Cheqi, he can show the general's sincerity." Yan Wen said slowly.

Ma Chao nodded and expressed his approval. The Yang family is also a big family in Jicheng. He believes that Yang Fu will be as concerned about his family's lives as Yan Wen, and be honest and obedient. This person is quite talented and famous, so he is indeed a good candidate for negotiations.

As Ma Chao expected, Yang Fu didn't say much about the task arranged by Ma Chao, and agreed immediately and went down to prepare. Ma Chao was very satisfied. When Yang Fu was about to leave, he told Yang Fu that he was recommended by Yan Wen, which meant that Yang Fu was the one who led Yan Wen's love. At the same time, he also hinted that Yang Fu, Yan Wen had defected to him, Ma Chao, and your Yang family should be like this.

After hearing this, Yang Fu quickly expressed his desire to thank Yan Wen, and asked him for advice. Ma Chao laughed and waved his hand to let Yang Fu go. Yang Fu came to Yan Wen's home. As soon as he entered Yan Wen's study door, he stared at Yan Wen without saying anything for a long time, and his face was so cloudy that it could rain.

"Yishan, why are you looking at me like this?" Yan Wen said with a smile.

"Bo Jian, when did you become a villain who forgets your righteousness when you see profits? Did you really give in to serving the thief for that little family fortune?" Yang Fu said evilly, furiously: "It's a good thing that we are friends who have been with each other for many years. You actually did such a thing, and you still want me to negotiate with General Cheqi on his behalf?"

"Don't you want to go out?" Yan Wen was not angry at all, laughed and signaled Yang Fu to sit down and talk.

Yang Fu was stunned: "How did you know I was going out?"

"I heard that someone from your hometown came to report the message, saying that your wife has passed away, and you are not sad but happy, is there any such thing?" Yan Wen said slowly. Yang Fu was shocked, and his face changed suddenly. He stared at Yan Wen for a long time, and suddenly smiled, but his smile was very fierce: "Yan Bojian, your eyes are very bright. Did Ma Chao send you to look at our families?"

"Of course Ma Chao will look at our families, but it's not me." Yan Wen shook his head and the smile on his face faded: "I know you have always wanted to come out of Jicheng and contact colleagues to avenge Lord Wei. I just go with the flow to help you accomplish things, so why do you doubt me?"

Yang Fu snorted, not responding to him, but his face became much more relaxed.

"I know, Lord Wei is dead, you are very sad." Yan Wen spoke very slowly, his tone was low: "I am sad too, but sadness is useless. Only by killing Ma Chao, the thief, and avenging Lord Wei can we feel at ease."

After hearing Yan Wen say this, Yang Fu finally left with all his opinions on Yan Wen. He stared at Yan Wen and said, "Since you want to kill Ma Chao, why do you advise him to stay in Jicheng? Do you think it's not enough for him to harm our Jicheng?"

Yan Wen raised his head and looked at Yang Fu, shook his head: "Yishan, you are still the envoy of Lord Jun's military service. Why can't you understand this? If he leaves the city and Sanzhi Fourth Field, how can he kill him? With your strength, you can kill him? Even if General Cheqi and Cavalry enters Jicheng, what can he do? If General Cheqi and Cavalry enters Jicheng, then what can he do? If General Cheqi and Cavalry enters Jicheng, it will be unstable. Why does General Cheqi and Cavalry send people to negotiate now? It's not because he is not ready, and Jicheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack. We can only spend some food and property to keep Ma Chao in Jicheng, and wait for General Cheqi and Cavalry to prepare before he can kill Ma Chao in one fell swoop and avenge Lord Wei. Compared with this goal, what is that little property?"

Yang Fu suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly.

"It's just that our family has no way to kill Ma Chao. Jicheng is solid, and the general of the chariots and cavalry will not easily attack the city, so we have to wait for a good opportunity." Yan Wen said gritting his teeth.

"I understand." Yang Fu bowed and bowed: "I will definitely find a way to contact more reliable colleagues when I go out this time, cooperate with the General of the Cheqi and Cavalry to kill this beast and avenge Lord Wei."

"Well, you have to be careful. Don't act rashly and lose your life in vain. The Jiang family and your Yang family are in-laws, and your uncle Jiang Boyi (Jiang Xu) is the general Fuyi. You have troops in your hands. If you can get his help, our hope of success will be greater. You may as well take the time to go to Licheng to explore his words. As for the Zhao family and Ren family, don't disturb them for the time being."

"With Bo Jian's mediation in the middle, why worry about the big thing not being done?" Yang Fu nodded, "I will leave the city now and go to the Yiwu first to meet the general of the chariot and cavalry."

Dock.

"General, if you want to study, you should study first. If you read a hundred times, your meaning will be revealed." A gentle and gentle middle-aged Confucian scholar sat opposite Cao Chong, saying neither humble nor arrogant. His name was Dong Yu, his courtesy name was Ji Zhi, and he was from Hongnong. He once cited filial and honesty, served as the Huangmen Minister, and taught the emperor. He was good at Zuo's tradition, used Zhu Mo as a farewell, and was good at Laozi, and was a standard scholar with a dull and studious character. He was not doing well in Xu County. Not long ago, because he was associated with Liu Xian, he was neglected by the emperor. This time, Cao Chong built the Chang'an Branch of the Taixue School. The emperor's edict was sent by Dong Yu. At the same time, the emperor also left Dong Yu in Chang'an. On the surface, he supported Cao Chong's work, but in fact he was obsessed with Dong Yu. You should stay wherever you are angry.

Dong Yu was a good scholar, but his temper was indeed a bit traitor. He taught the students and asked them to memorize the book first. If they could not memorize the book, they would not talk about it. The catchphrase was this sentence "Read a hundred times and the meaning will be seen." Some students asked him what to do if he had no time. He said that he had more than three books, namely, "Winter is the year after the year, night is the day after the day, and rain is the time after the time." Those students were bored and could not eat the loneliness, which made him a minority in the college, and few people were willing to pay attention to him. After Cao Chong learned that he was so wise, he invited him to Meiwu to tell him. As a result, when he saw Cao Chong, he was the same as those ordinary students. You still said the same thing. You memorize the book first.

Cao Chong smiled and memorized a long passage of Lao Tzu. He admired the Tao Te Ching in his previous life and put in a desperate effort. Chapter 72, 5,000 words memorized memorized thoroughly. Later, he talked with Liu Xianxi and realized that the Tao Te Ching he recited was inconsistent with the current Lao Tzu. The current version of Lao Tzu is the first and the Tao Ching is behind. Many of the words and sentences in it are not consistent, so he later put in special efforts to make the present

The well-established version of "Laozi" was memorized again. It can be said that "Laozi" is the most familiar book among the books he has learned, and is much more familiar than "Xun's Chunshi". He devoted himself to "Laozi" because his theory is the root of academics such as Legalism, military strategists, and conspirators. Secondly, he himself tends to Huang-Lao's arts, so of course he must first figure out what Huang-Lao's arts are, otherwise wouldn't he be laughed at.

Dong Yu was stunned at first, then smiled, and was happy that he forgot his identity: "The general is indeed a child prodigy. No wonder Lord Liu said that the general knew it by nature. He didn't expect that the general was so familiar with this unrelated knowledge. Today, he could see a friend."

Cao Chong smiled modestly: "Sir, I'm too proud. Chong is just a little familiar with this book. The rest are just half-baked kung fu, so I can't be considered a natural knowledge. I also need to ask Mr. for more advice."

"Haha, I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it." Dong Yu smiled so hard that his beard shook, and his eyes were as thin as a crescent moon: "I wonder if the general has any experience in the relationship between me and Yi?"

Cao Chong shook his head repeatedly: "Sir, I passed the exam, I won't understand the Book of Changes."

Dong Yu stopped smiling and looked at Cao Chong with some confusion: "General is not familiar with the Book of Changes? How can he tell the mysterious astronomy? Could it be that the general thinks that Yu lacks talent and cannot understand the general's knowledge?"

Cao Chong was sweating profusely, thinking that I was not calculated by the Yijing. He was about to slap, but he fooled the old master who was a little competitive in front of him. A bell came out to report: "Ma Chao's messenger is here and is asking for a visit outside."

"Sir, please go and rest for a while first. I will ask you for advice after I finish my official duties." Cao Chong said to Dong Yu who was unwilling to forgive me. When Dong Yu saw that he had something to do, it was hard to say anything, so he had to go down and rest first. Cao Chong breathed a sigh of relief, sat upright, and then nodded to the bell: "Please come in."

Yang Fu waited outside for less than a moment, and saw the chasing general trot out under the bell of the general's mansion, walked to him and said politely: "The general has an order, please come in and reply."

Yang Fu was stunned for a moment. He doubted whether he had heard it wrong. General Cheqi was an important minister of the third Duke. He was also the son of the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty. When he saw that he was a rebellious envoy, could he use the word "please"?

"You mean General of the Carriage..."

"Yes, General, please come in." I have seen this situation for a lot of time, so I am no longer surprised. I said it again, especially the word "Advisor" added accent: "Please come in with me, don't let the general wait for a long time."
Chapter completed!