Chapter 73: Defend Zhang Maiying

"The Great Protector, there is a traveling monk asking for a visit!"

"Traveling monk? Bring it up."

Zhang Mai looked up and down in the future and said in surprise: "Isn't this a sea seal? Why did you become like this?"

Haiyin's previous image was elegant and clean, but at this time he was sloppy, his chin was covered with beards, and even hair grew on the top of his head, and his body was covered with dust, as if he hadn't taken a shower for more than ten days. When he saw Zhang Mai kowtowing to present a letter to Jialing, he said: "Major Protector, something big happened in Dunhuang! Haiyin was able to come here because he had gone through a lot of hardships. There were many dangers on the road, and he almost lost his life several times."

Zhang Mai took the letter, looked at it and nodded, "I heard that Sanjie Temple is also surrounded?"

Haiyin shed tears and said, "I had already escaped when Sanjie Temple was surrounded, but I also heard some news on the way, and I heard that my master had been escorted into the city." I immediately described my experience in Dunhuang, Shazhou. Zhang Mai said halfway: "Let Shiba, Guo Zhang, Jiangshan, Xue Yunshan, Cao Yuanzhong and others come and listen!"

Ma Xiaochun asked: "Cao Yuanzhong?"

Zhang Mai said: "Yes, he should listen too."

After the generals came, Haiyin retelled the Dunhuang incident, and Jiang Shan was the first to shout: "Major Protector, the Cao family is probably going to be unfavorable to us!" He said that, glared at Cao Yuanzhong.

Cao Yuanzhong was in a slight way, and wanted to defend himself but couldn't find a word, just said: "This...maybe there is some misunderstanding, or..."

Shiba sneered: "Misunderstanding, I even doubt why you came here."

Cao Yuanzhong seemed to have been stabbed by a needle, and his back raised and shouted: "You...what did you say!"

Shiba shouted, "I said I don't know why you came!"

Cao Yuanzhong was furious: "You doubt...you doubt me!"

Shi Ba said, "Your father has now even detained our Deputy Sima Li. Not only Li, but also Zhang family, who are closer to us, are suffering. In Jinchang, we have asked them about money and food and food, and they ignore all the things that the people have settled. Instead, they guard against the people we sent as if they are thieves. The matter is already so obvious. Can we think nothing has happened? How do we know what conspiracy you have!"

Cao Yuanzhong tried his best to hold it back, so his chest couldn't help but he couldn't help but he could not say anything. During this period, the dynamics between Dunhuang and Jinchang became strange, but he actually felt it. However, he represented the Cao family and Guiyi Army. Some things could not be considered from the perspective of Anxi. Finally, he shouted: "Okay! If you don't believe me, I'll leave! You will never stay here to make you worry and scare!" He was about to leave.

Shiba shouted, "Want to leave? Where is it so easy!"

Jiang Shan Xue Yunfei stepped forward and stopped him, pressed the horizontal knife with his hand, and Cao Yuanzhong also pressed the handle of the knife and turned around suddenly: "What, what do you want!"

Shi Ba shouted, "Take him down, first give it to Uncle An Jiu to take out all his words, and then use him to exchange for Sima Li. After the change, we will kill back to Kucha! Humph, I want to see who can stop me!"

All the generals were cheered up after hearing Shi Ba's words. If the Anxi army in Guabei wants to return to Kucha, if they want to go north, they have to break through Yizhou and if they want to go east, they have to break through Shazhou. That will be a tough battle!

Cao Yuanzhong couldn't help but feel scared. What kind of person is An Jiu recently heard from Anxi's veterans that if it falls into his hands, life is worse than death! He knew that under such circumstances, he and the thousand cavalry he brought would never break out. The blue veins on his face and hands swelled up, and his body kept trembling, but he didn't know whether it was fear or pain.

Zhang Mai kept looking at this young man who was only a few years younger than him but was not a few years older than Guo Zhang. He thought to himself: "He doesn't seem to be a fake. If Cao Yijin wants to send someone to make trouble for us, he shouldn't have sent him." Thinking of this, he waved and said, "Let him go."

Everyone—including Shi Ba and Cao Yuanzhong were stunned, and Shi Ba shouted: "Major Protector!"

Zhang Mai said: "I believe that Mr. Cao is not a person who engages in conspiracy. Moreover, it is still unclear what happened in Dunhuang now. Just based on what has happened now, it is impossible to determine what happened to the Guiyi Army."

Cao Yuanzhong stared at Zhang Mai in a daze. Although he was talking to him, Cao Yuanzhong felt that Zhang Mai's decision was more difficult to understand than Shi Ba.

Xue Yunshan said: "Major Protector, when things are completely clear, I am afraid that the net will be completed at that time, and I am afraid that it will be too late!"

Zhang Mai said: "There will be nothing too late. As an ally, I am invited to come. If Cao Gong takes action against me, he will break his trust in the countries; as a guest army, I will break the trust in Guazhou, and if Cao Gong repaid his kindness and revenge, he will lose his loyalty to China. Those who break the trust and lose their loyalty will not end well. However, before there is no evidence, I am unwilling to make unintentional guesses. As for conspiracy, hum, I believe that these tricks of playing tricks have only one result in front of our iron hoofed Modao, that is, self-destruction!"

When Cao Yuanzhong heard his last words, he was shocked by his passion. His hand holding the hilt of the knife couldn't help but relax. Zhang Mai said, "Fourth Young Master, go back! If this matter is a misunderstanding, please give me an explanation as soon as possible. I have been away from the three towns for a long time. Since the Guiyi Army does not welcome me, I will not stay here for a long time. At most one month or ten days, I will return. If Ling Gong wants to keep me, please send a son to tell me, otherwise, don't blame me for being rude and leaving without saying goodbye."

His words were upright but not anxious, and he seemed to be moved by the current changes.

Cao Yuanzhong lowered his head, and Zhang Mai said again: "After you return to Dunhuang, please tell Cao Gong, asking him to continue to defend the country and treat the people well. As long as he can do these two things, he will still be the leader of Hexi who deserves our respect. But if something happens to harm the people in alliance with Hu, don't blame me Zhang Mai for eliminating the country and practicing the law for heaven!" He waved his hand: "Please!"

He said the last few words very seriously, and he was directed at Cao Yijin again. Although Cao Yuanzhong was willing to serve the country, his father was unhappy when he was told in person that his father was said in person. He snorted, raised his head and said, "Major Protector, I don't know what happened in Dunhuang, but my father has taught us brothers that we should uphold loyalty, filial piety, trustworthiness and righteousness as the foundation of our lives! Therefore, I firmly believe that my father will never do unfaithful or unbelief! I will go back and ask clearly what happened. No matter what the result is, I will give you an explanation. If my Guiyi Army really has something to be sorry for Anxi, I will come back to apologize to you!"

Xue Yunshan said: "Major Protector, you can't let him go! When Cao Yuanzhong goes, Guiyi Army will no longer be jealous of us. If Dunhuang really makes things difficult for us, I'm afraid that we will take the opportunity to spread rumors, saying that we will tear our faces apart first."

Jiang Shan also said: "Yes, you can't let him go! What Cao Yuanzhong said would give us an explanation, that's just a statement, how can you believe it?"

Cao Yuanzhong said angrily: "Do you think I am a villain who has no faith?"

Jiang Shan smiled and said, "Anyway, you will definitely not come back. As for the reason why you don't come back, you can always find it. If all of us here are killed by your Cao family, who will blame you for your breach of trust?"

Cao Yuanzhong was about to wait for the argument, but he endured it again and said, "Whether what I, Cao Yuanzhong, counts, will you know in the future!"

The generals still stopped him, and Zhang Mai said, "Let him go. It doesn't matter whether he or she will come back or not. I still hope that the Cao family is a friend, but if the expectations fail and the Cao family wants to play any conspiracy, I will accompany you, but I will use open means to fight back. Fourth Master, please, and your people will also be taken away. Yun Fei."

"exist."

"Prepare three days of dry food for the fourth young master and his team. This place is not far from Jinchang, and it doesn't take three days to go on the road."

Cao Yuanzhong led his subordinates and received dry food. He felt very uncomfortable along the way. On the way, he heard news that Di Yin raised troops again. This time he joined forces with the Long family in Suzhou and came to the country. The target was not Shagua and Zhang Mai! Moreover, Jinchang could not see the intention of meeting the enemy. Cao Yuanzhong became increasingly uneasy and just thought: "What happened in Shazhou? My father clearly ordered me to leave the city to assist Zhang Dadu Protector so that he would not be alone. Why did the situation suddenly become like this?"

His troops were flying cavalry. In just one day, when Yan Su saw him in the city, he first sent cavalry to patrol the surroundings to see if there were any other troops coming, and then he rode Yan Yishan to pick him up. Cao Yuanzhong said unhappily: "What are you doing!"

Yan Yishan smiled and said, "The fourth son calmed down. Yishan was afraid that Zhang Mai would be extremely cunning, so he actually followed the fourth son to attack Jinchang."

Cao Yuanzhong was surprised and said, "What! I heard you say that, is our army really going to be an enemy of Zhang Dadu? How can this make it happen! This is a traitor and traitor!"

Yan Yishan laughed and said, "Look at what the fourth prince said. The Tang Dynasty has long been destroyed, so why did treason arise? Moreover, Zhang Mai deceived us in the past. Now we are just revealing their lies, and it is not considered a breach of trust at all."

Cao Yuanzhong felt very uncomfortable at these two sentences and said, "Although the Li Tang Dynasty has perished, the Huaxia Sect is still there, and our Guiyi Army has always held high the banner of the Tang Dynasty. How could the Tang Dynasty be so frivolous? Besides, how did Zhang Dadudu deceive us?"

Yan Yishan laughed and said, "No wonder the eldest son said that the fourth son was poisoned by Anxi." He paused and said, "Fourth son, this is not a place to speak. How can Zhang Mai deceive our Hexi military and civilians? After entering the city, my uncle will give you an explanation."

Cao Yuanzhong said, "Okay!" and led the cavalry into the city. When passing the city tower, he vaguely saw a manifesto hanging beside the city gate. He was eager to enter the city, so he didn't look closely. However, after entering the city, he saw that the same standard manifesto was hanging on the walls of the street. Some people gathered under the manifesto and pointed, and then they saw that some soldiers were approaching and dodged quickly.

Seeing that there were so many manifestos and it seemed that they were all the same text, Cao Yuanzhong asked Yan Su: "What kind of document is that?"

Yan Yishan said: "That is the "Debate the Pseudo-Inspector, Pseudo-Jingdu, Pseudo-Han citizen Zhang Maiwen" by Ling Gong to attack Zhang Mai."

Cao Yuanzhong was shocked and said, "What are you talking about! What are the fake imperial envoys, fake Jiedushi, and fake Han people?"

Yan Yishan smiled and said, "Fourth Young Master, Zhang Mai is not an imperial envoy at all, he is a fake! The Anxi Grand Protector and the Jiedushi of the Four Towns were all self-proclaimed by him. The Anxi Army was not a descendant of the Han family at all. In fact, it was a barbarian tribe that pretended to be descendants of the Four Towns of Anxi."

Cao Yuanzhong was shocked: "What did you say!"

Yan Yishan said again: "Not only that, this time they entered Hexi, and on the surface, they held up the banner of Han and Tang dynasties, but in fact they were all doing differentiation and provocation! We had no grudges with the Uighurs in Ganzhou. If it weren't for him, how could Di Yin Khan start an unreasonable attack? In fact, it was Zhang Mai's treacherous plan, and we wanted our Hexi states to kill each other and he came to reap the benefits of the fisherman. Think about it, how many Hu Han people died in this battle in Guazhou, but they achieved success.

Isn't it just Zhang Mai's Ling Ming? This treacherous Ruozhong is like a Han Shihu, so he not only deceived Shagua soldiers and civilians, but even Ling Gong and the fourth son were deceived by him! Fortunately, Ling Gong has awakened recently and sent someone to visit Deshi. Only then did he realize that Zhang Mai was indeed a Hu Zong who pretended to be a Han Chinese. He also saw through his many tricks of breaking national harmony and harming the stability of Hexi. Then he issued a manifesto and summoned all the tribes in Hexi to attack him!"

Cao Yuanzhong stayed there and stopped and finally realized it for a long time: "That Di Yin..."

"Di Yin Khan will also join forces with us!" Yan Yishan said: "Zhang Mai is very ambitious here. His purpose is not to marry Princess Fu'an, but to annex Hexi. Therefore, all the soldiers and civilians in Hexi have no distinction between Hu Han, and now he has made up his mind to completely eliminate this disaster!"

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After Cao Yuanzhong left, Zhang Mai said: "Everyone goes down and prepare for each other! Maybe we will have a hard battle to fight."

Zhang Mai was about to rest that night, and suddenly many people came to meet each other. When Ma Xiaochun asked, many people who were dependent came to ask. It turned out that they had heard some rumors from somewhere that Zhang Mai's imperial envoy was fake, the Han people were fake, the escort and the Jiedushi were also fake, saying that he was originally a Hu man, pretending to be a Han people to destroy the stability and prosperity of Hexi. He also provoked the war between Guiyi Army and Gansu. The Guiyi Army had only exposed his *** and was preparing to launch troops to attack him.

The people of Guabei who were dependent on Zhang Mai were confused when they heard this, so they asked what the rumor was.

Ma Xiaochun was shocked and shouted: "Nonsense! Nonsense! Nonsense! Nonsense! Zhang Dadu is an imperial envoy, and he has his own imperial edict as evidence. The position of the Grand Duke and the Jiedushi is passed down by the Protector Guo Lao, how could it be fake!"

After returning to report, Zhang Mai smiled and said, "Tell the people that if they are afraid of the Cao family, and if they don't believe that I can protect them and lead them, then let them disperse themselves. The things I have given to them before and the things that I have helped them can be taken away, and I will not make things difficult for them."

As expected, many people left silently on the second day. Yang Yi was unmoved by these people's departure and secretly said to Shi Ba: "These people are leaving well!"

But the rumors became more and more fierce, and in the end some of the Muqi, the Hundred-Ten Army's Muqi, were also shaken - because some people actually received the manifesto issued by the Guiyi Army.

Xue Yunshan was the first to receive this manifesto. After reading it, he felt a stern and thought: "What this manifesto says is not without reason. Zhang Daduhu started his career as the special envoy of the imperial court to travel west. If he had called from the east, it would be a bit credible, but he had called from the west. Perhaps he was just a Hu tribe who called himself the Han country? What kind of imperial envoy is fake?"

It is common for Hu people to call themselves Han country, but Xue Yunshan's doubts flashed, and he thought: "Even if he is really Hu people, so what? He is such a hero, and he has so many heroic subordinates. Whether Hu or Han has the opportunity to dominate the world! Who can match the good governance he recommended in the Western Regions? If I rebel now, who can I still vote for? Cao Yijin is already in decline, and Via Diyin is a defeated general under Zhang Dadu. Besides, they may not necessarily use me more. It is better to follow Zhang Dadu. If I can successfully break through, I will have the chance to fly from the dragon in the future!"

Then he took the manifesto and came to see Zhang Mai overnight and said, "Protector! Dunhuang is going to attack us!"

Zhang Maizheng and Yang Yi were discussing the matter. When Yang Yi heard this, he said, "What? Do they really want to take the blame for the world and use troops to us?"

"They are not that reckless," Xue Yunshan said: "The Cao family is an old man from the Han family. He is well-known for the truth that it is not right. Recently, they have forced them to come step by step, first set their names, and then siege them. Now they have not yet taken action, but have issued a manifesto to attack the Great Protector!"

Zhang Maiyiqi said, "A manifesto? To attack me? What can I do to attack?"

Xue Yunshan said: "They slandered the Protector of the Great Manchus as fake Han people, fake imperial envoys, fake military governors, and fake Dukes. Moreover, the Cao family learned his lesson and compiled the manifesto into a song in a verbal tone. Now some people in the army have begun to hear about it being sung. I heard that the singer has been under house arrest after hearing it, but I don't know if there are any fish that have missed the net." Then he submitted the manifesto.

Zhang Mai thought to himself that I was a fake imperial envoy, but when he heard the three words "fake Han people", he couldn't help but feel absurd. After taking the manifesto, he saw that it was written on it-

"The governor of Guiyi Army of the Tang Dynasty, Hexi, Longyou, Yi, Xi, Ting, Loulan, Jinman and other states, Taibao Cao negotiated with Jin to Anxi, and the soldiers and civilians of Hexi: Zhang Mai's faction actually went out of the northwest Human, took away the people of the border and swept east. After several years of military achievements, they went thousands of miles away. Those who heard it were shocked. The man entrusted the Han surname, and his army was a descendant of the Tang Dynasty. He did not observe the Jin Dynasty for a while, and he was deceived and formed an alliance with him. He also agreed to be a relative of marriage and invited him to enter the country. He was originally aware of the alliance to revitalize the Han throne in the northwest. Unexpectedly, since the Zhang thief entered the country, he incited the people of Dunhuang to be in the hearts of the people, so that our people would no longer be simple, and provoked the friendly countries of Ganzhou outside, so that friendly countries would become enemies! His name of loyalty and respect was not true, but his heart was not good.

Measurement! When I saw this, I was afraid of self-reflection. After many investigations, I could understand his treacherous plots. The Guabei Rebellion had already been completed and Jinchang was almost in danger! I discussed Jin Wei's night thinking about it, and he was often heartbroken. However, it was not too late to make up for the slaughter. Now I gathered the army of Shagua to follow the hearts of friendly countries and issued an order to Anxi, Hexi tribes raised the banner of righteousness and killed this beast together! Although the thief Zhang was very powerful and his reputation was very high, he was alone in Guabei and the south of the gates, and there was no way in all directions, and there was a shortage of salary in the camp, just like a bird entering a net and a beast in the trap. Our Hexi army was in a four-killing army, and we could defeat the enemy in one go! If all the clans and soldiers can follow my orders and make the achievements of destroying the enemy together, they will be rewarded and awarded, and will not fall. If they shrink back and wander around the wrong path, they will be punished!"
Chapter completed!