Ma Chao said, "please try it. I''m all ears."


    Bai Xiaowen asked, "do you know what I was doing when general Shao fought with Zhang Lu in Chang''an?"


    Ma Chao said, "you are fighting Cao Cao."


    Bai Xiaowen nodded and said, "Cao Cao''s strength is much stronger than that of the Xiliang army. It''s a terrible opponent. So the general thinks that when I''m thinking about how to defeat Cao Cao and unify Henan, will I have the energy to manage the affairs of the three auxiliary places?"


    Ma Chao''s face moved slightly, but he didn''t speak.


    Bai Xiaowen said again, "at first, the Lords of Xiliang didn''t doubt me, but thought that Zhang Lu did the curse of old General Ma. That''s why they took the old general to yedU for me to heal, right?"


    Ma Chao nodded.


    "Why do so few generals regard me as a murderer?" Bai Xiaowen asked.


    Ma Chao was honest and said, "it''s uncle Liu Bei. The counselor Jian Yong came to me and told me all kinds of possibilities." he then said what Jian Yong said that day without concealment.


    Bai Xiaowen laughed and said, "no wonder, no wonder. I''ve heard for a long time that Jian Yong is the first lobbyist under Liu Bei''s account. It''s not surprising."


    Ma Chao stared at Bai Xiaowen and said, "Jian Yong said that my father must be in danger in yedU. And the result is what Jian Yong expected. How do you explain this?"


    "Yes, Jian Yong''s prediction is successful, and his words will naturally have a strong persuasion," Bai Xiaowen said with a smile. "But did the general think of a possibility?"


    "What?"


    Bai Xiaowen said word by word, "Jian Yong is the behind the scenes!"


    This short sentence, like a bolt from the blue, smashed the truth recognized by Ma Chao all the time!


    He hesitated and said, "I have never heard of Jian Yong practicing Taoism."


    Bai Xiaowen said:


    "Jian Yong is just one of the people behind the scenes. He is responsible for lobbying and preaching. There are others who really perform the art of prayer. Let me analyze the other party''s plan. Young general, listen and see if there is any mistake.


    "First of all, when General Ma attacked Chang''an, he applied the first spell. This spell is not fatal for the time being.


    "Then, young general sent old General Ma to yedU. When he was healed, he launched a second spell to directly take the old general''s life!


    "At the same time, send lobbyist Jian Yong to state this to the young general and plant the seeds of doubt in your heart. When the unfortunate news of old General Ma comes, you will completely doubt me.


    "However, there is another person on the suspect list at this time, that is Zhang Lu.


    "Therefore, I think Jian Yong should have met Zhang Lu! Persuade him to write to you and give up the competition for the three auxiliary places, so as to prove his'' innocence ''and avoid the disaster of war in Hanzhong.


    "In this way, I am the only one left on the list of suspects. You will attack the imperial court with Xiliang soldiers! In this way, the purpose of the behind the scenes will be achieved."


    Bai Xiaowen said so much in one breath. Of course, Ma Chao was shocked. Even the general yuan Jun on the head of the city was stunned.


    Ma Chao closed his eyes and meditated, trying to find out the loopholes in Bai Xiaowen''s words.


    But I have to admit that Bai Xiaowen''s speculation seems very reasonable, and it can correspond to the development process of things one by one.


    After a long time, Ma Chao opened his eyes, stared at Bai Xiaowen and said, "according to your statement, what is the purpose of the behind the scenes man doing this?"


    Bai Xiaowen said, "when you and my family fight, I naturally have no time to look south. Who benefits the most?"


    Ma Chao opened his eyes: "you mean Liu Biao in Jingzhou?... no, you mean Liu Bei!"


    Bai Xiaowen sighed in his heart. Uncle Liu Huangshu is sorry. Please recite this pot for a while. Anyway, your name is big.


    But on the face of it, Bai Xiaowen shook his head and denied: "uncle Liu Bei has always had the name of benevolence and righteousness. If Jian Yong, his adviser, had not appeared, I would never have doubted him. Moreover, even if Jian Yong appeared, I think there is something strange about this matter, not necessarily instructed by Liu Bei."


    If Bai Xiaowen insists that Liu Bei did it, Ma Chao might doubt Liu Bei''s reputation for benevolence and righteousness.


    However, Bai Xiaowen skillfully used his rebellious psychology and opened his mouth to excuse Liu Bei, which made Ma Chao disapprove of Liu Bei''s name of benevolence and righteousness.


    Bai Xiaowen then said, "in fact, there is a clue that can find out the real murderer of old General Ma."


    As soon as these words came out, Ma Dai, Ma Yunlu and others couldn''t help saying, "what clue?"


    Ma Chao took a look at them. They knew they were speechless and took a half step back.


    Ma Chao stared at Bai Xiaowen: "let''s talk about it, sir."


    Bai Xiaowen said, "after thinking about it, the time for Zhang Lu to send the letter is too coincidental. Next, I will send troops into Hanzhong and collect the land of Dongchuan. If I can catch Zhang Lu and ask if Jian Yong asked him to write to you, I may be able to determine who is behind the scenes."


    Ma Chao stood up HALELY: "if Jian Yong really lobbied Zhang Lu to repair the book, the murderer would really be Liu Bei!"


    Bai Xiaowen said, "anyway, Zhang Lu must be an insider. Next, the young general can take a break in Chang''an. I will raise my troops to capture Hanzhong. After capturing Zhang Lu, I can ask about it."


    Ma Chao shook his head and said, "if you want to track down the murderer of your father, how can you fake someone else? This clue is really important. Thank you for releasing my doubt! I will enter Hanzhong and catch the rice thief Zhang Lu!"


    Ma Yunlu whispered, "brother, we have no troops."


    Ma Chao was stunned.


    Ma Dai admired Bai Xiaowen and believed that Bai Xiaowen was not behind the scenes. He immediately said, "brother, it''s better to obey the big Sima and ask for orders to be the pioneer! How can the big Sima be stingy?"


    Ma Chao shook his head and said positively, "the clue is not yet convinced. The big Sima is still in doubt. How can I obey directly?"


    Bai Xiaowen had expected this for a long time and said with a smile, "it''s simple. The major general can submit to the imperial court and be sealed by the imperial court. Then he borrows troops from us to attack Zhang Lu; I''ll send a large army to take over later. How about it?"


    Ma Chao was overjoyed and said, "it''s so good!"


    In fact, it was a change of form. In fact, Ma Chao, as the pioneer of Bai Xiaowen, attacked Hanzhong.


    However, the three countries face the world and attach great importance to such formalism.


    Another substantive difference is that the generals under Ma Chao, such as pound, Ma Dai and Ma Yunlu, are still Ma Chao if they obey the court; If you obey Bai Xiaowen, your Lord will be Bai Xiaowen.


    Ma Chao said seriously: "if Zhang Lu had never seen Jian Yong, this clue would be meaningless. I still can''t obey Yuan Gong. I will ask Liu Bei for clarification."


    Bai Xiaowen said, "what if Jane Yong really visited Zhang Lu?"


    Ma Chao swore to heaven: "as long as we confirm that Yuan Gong is not the enemy who killed his father, I Ma Chao swear to heaven to be loyal to you. If we violate this oath, we will die under the sword!"