Ma Chao was shocked when he heard the speech: "what does that mean?"
Jian Yong asked, "does the general really think that old General Ma was hurt by Zhang Lu''s curse?"
Ma Chao said, "my father got an arrow when he was attacking Chang''an. Originally, with his father''s physique, this little injury didn''t hinder him. He fought with the injury and captured Chang''an that day. But that night, my father vomited blood and saw the illusion of demons and ghosts in front of him many times. This is not the magic of Zhang Lu. Who else can there be?"
Jian Yong shook his head and said, "Chang''an was broken by Ma and Zhang Lu was defeated and returned to Hanzhong. Why did he curse at this time and kill old General Ma? In an disrespectful word, even if old General Ma was unfortunate, he couldn''t get back to Chang''an. What''s the meaning of doing this except to have a deep hatred with Xiliang?"
Ma Chao said, "maybe Zhang Lu is angry and wants to take revenge."
Jian Yong shook his head again: "the world is chaotic. Zhang Luyi always lives in a corner of Hanzhong to avoid the disaster of the military revolution. It can be seen that he has no ambition in all directions and doesn''t like war. How can he form a dead enemy with the powerful Xiliang army for his own personal anger?"
Ma Chao frowned and said, "in your opinion, who is it?"
Jian Yong said, "general, just think about it. Who will benefit the most from the accident of old General Ma Teng."
Ma Chao frowned and said nothing.
Jian Yong said:
"Now there are many heroes in the world, and Cao Cao has been destroyed by the yuan clan. Yuan Xi has millions of people and hundreds of thousands of armor. He will not stop. The next step is to go south to Jingzhou and seize the land of Jingzhou and Yangyang. The only trouble he worries about in the northwest is old General Ma Teng.
"Besides, the Ma family in Xiliang has occupied the land of the three auxiliaries, which is almost equal to the sharp blade against Yuan Xi''s back! If he doesn''t find a way to get rid of the old general, he will be disturbed day and night."
Ma Chao shook his head and said, "Your Excellency is alarmist."
Jian Yong said with a smile, "so besides Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, who else in the world is good at Taoism?"
Ma Chao still doesn''t believe it.
Jian Yong sighed:
"Why is the general still stubborn? I didn''t mean to say bad words, but I''m afraid the best result of the old general''s trip to yedU is that he was put under house arrest by Yuan Xi, which threatened the Xiliang army to obey. Will the general listen to Yuan Xi''s orders or not? If he obeys, he will be subject to others, and if he doesn''t obey, the old general''s life will be in danger. And..."
At this time, Ma Chao regretted sending his father to yedU. Seeing Jian Yong''s appearance of wanting to stop talking, he asked, "and what?"
Jian Yong said, "I''m afraid Yuan Xi''s mind is vicious. He thinks that there are no heroes in Xiliang except old General Ma Teng! What if he kills old General Ma directly?"
Ma Chao shook his head and said, "what you said is just speculation, groundless and suspected of slandering others."
Jian Yong said, "then wait for the echo of yedU and see if the old general can return safely."
……
After seeing off the Xiliang emissary, Bai Xiaowen ordered to dispatch 20000 troops, led by Qiao Rui and Li Shuyi, to the Tongguan pass of Sizhou to help Cao Ren guard the pass.
Tian Feng asked, "Lord, are you worried that the Xiliang army will turn against each other?"
Bai Xiaowen nodded.
Dong Zhaoqi said, "the Xiliang army sent patients to see a doctor. If they can be cured or not, they can only have their destiny. If Ma Teng is dead, they can only say that his life should be like this. What does it have to do with us? What''s the truth that if someone is cured, they come to the door to kick the hall?"
Bai Xiaowen said, "it''s strange everywhere. You can''t help it. This first army is just an advance army. If the Xiliang army really kills, I must personally mention it and refuse it."
Dong Zhao said, "Ma Teng is dead and there are no heads in Xiliang. Why bother the Lord to enlist in person? Just appoint a general to enlist."
Bai Xiao Wenxin said, you don''t know how fierce Ma Chao is.
It is also because Ma Chao has not become famous in the Central Plains.
Not only Dong Zhao despised Ma Chao, but also Cao Cao in the romance of the Three Kingdoms. At the beginning, because of his contempt, he suffered a great loss from Ma Chao and was beaten to cut his beard and abandon his robe, seize the boat and avoid arrows. If Xu Chu hadn''t protected the Lord''s divine power, I''m afraid Cao Cao would have really died.
Bai Xiaowen can only say: "the lion fights the rabbit and tries his best. Now the world is in chaos and the Heroes rise together. It is not a time for ease and pleasure. As a big Sima, I must take the lead in order to be invincible."
Dong Zhao sighed.
However, Tian Feng was thoughtful. He looked around and said in a low voice:
"The Lord didn''t seem surprised by Ma Teng''s death. Instead, he set up all kinds of back moves to deal with it. Did the Lord really order langyazi to do Ma Teng''s death?"
Bai Xiaowen quickly shook his head: "why did Duke Tian say this? Although I expected Ma Teng''s death, I didn''t give it my advice. Langyazi, a senior scholar of Taoism, and Zhang, a master of medicine and Taoism; even if I wanted to instigate these two people to harm others, they decided not to."
Tian Feng sighed with relief, nodded and said with a smile, "it''s the old man who made a mistake. Please punish him."
Of course, Bai Xiaowen won''t blame Tian Feng. In fact, Bai Xiaowen has been very calm since he started hair. If other people see it, they will also mutter in their hearts.
Qiao Rui and Li Shuyi set out immediately and led the army to Tongguan. They also brought a raven messenger to quickly transmit information.
……
Chang''an city.
The city is full of filial piety, and the three armed forces mourn!
When Ma Chao saw Ma Teng''s coffin, he shouted and fell back.
The left and right quickly picked it up.
Ma Chao held the coffin, sighed and said, "today we know that Jian Yong''s words are true!"
Ma Dai was stunned and asked for clues. Ma Chao explained the visit of uncle Liu''s envoy Jian Yong.
Ma Dai frowned and said, "it''s hard to tell whether it''s true or false, and it''s groundless."
Ma Xiu, holding the coffin, said, "brother, I also think Yuan Xi is suspicious. As soon as he met, he oppressed people with the great righteousness of the son of heaven and asked us to quit Chang''an. It is enough to see that he is very dissatisfied with our occupation of Chang''an."
Ma Yunlu said, "my second brother is wrong. My younger sister, Yuan Xi, is really a righteous gentleman and a noble husband. She doesn''t seem to be a person who can use this despicable trick."
Ma Xiu said discontentedly, "little sister, don''t be cheated by him! If Yuan Xi is a righteous gentleman, how can he fight Cao Cao? He must be more insidious, cunning, cruel and vicious than Cao Cao!"
Ma Yunlu wanted to speak, but he heard Ma Chao say in a harsh voice: "shut up! This matter has something to do with Yuan Xi. Jian Yong is right. There are no other people in the world who both know the magic of Taoism and have the motivation to murder his father! Think of Zhang Lu, cowardly and conservative. Where dare you use this means?"
Suddenly someone came to report, and a letter from Zhang Lu Xiu in Hanzhong was sent.
Ma Chao opened it on the spot and then spread it to the people: "Zhang Lu is willing to rebuild the old friendship between the two families. If he doesn''t mention the three auxiliary things any more, he should be cheated of 300000 yuan by Cao Cao."
Zhang Lu took the initiative to give up the competition for the three auxiliaries, which really cleared his suspicion.
Ma Chao gritted his teeth and said, "when I put my troops into Jizhou and broke Yecheng, I will ask Yuan Xi for a crime!"