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Sima Fang was not very clear about what happened in the northern part of Xiliang, but he was not interested in who was the same as the two brothers Ma Teng and Han Sui. He was concerned about the impact of Fang Zhiwen after he reached out to Xiliang.

No matter from that perspective, Sima Fang would not welcome Fang Zhiwen's power to extend to Xiliang. Therefore, supporting Han Sui is the best way to do so. He will not directly make trouble with Fang Zhiwen, but also prevent Fang Zhiwen's power from infiltration.

But now it seems that Han Sui's situation is not very good. Fang Zhiwen's troops are already bare-handed. With Ma Teng, Han Sui can't stand it. Youzhou and Chang'an, which should not have conflicted directly, had to go on stage to get an idea.

Of course, before that, Sima Fang still hoped to position the form of war as agent war as much as possible, so Sima Fang's instructions to Zhang Ji were to try to make peace for both sides, at least to let Zhang Liao's troops withdraw from the war.

Of course, just in case, Sima Fang still ordered Wuwei's Xu Rong's troops to move northward, and with Han Sui's consent, he also liberated Han Sui's southern troops and pushed them to the front line in the north.

After receiving the order, Zhang immediately left the city again to Ma Teng's military camp. Zhang Ji did not think about making trouble for the Youzhou Army, which had always listened to Xuan and did not listen to the order. On the contrary, Ma Teng still respected the will of the court, or in other words, Ma Teng was still truly awe of the court's big flag.

"Shoucheng, you have also seen the imperial decree. Are you planning to resist the decree disrespect?"

Ma Teng's face was very entangled. Ma Chao, who was beside him, couldn't see it. He was about to speak out, but was stopped by Ponder. Ma Chao looked at Ponder with dissatisfaction, and Ponder smiled and couldn't say anything.

"Isn't this the court doing this obviously helping Han Sui! Han Sui first lied to me to Zhangye. He tried to capture and kill my father and son, but the matter failed. He mobilized a large army to invade my jurisdiction. No matter how he looked at it, it was Han Sui who was unkind and unrighteous and disrespected the court's orders. Why did the court not only rebuke Han Sui, but instead asked me to stop the army. This."

Zhang Ji smiled and said, "Shoucheng, the court also adheres to the principle of turning big things into small things. The court treats Wenyou and Shoucheng equally. It is precisely because of this that the court cannot blame or suppress it. Instead, it hopes that the two can consider their brotherhood and not have many disputes. Now that national affairs are in a difficult position, everyone should work together to the outside world. Instead of the other way around."

Ma Teng's face turned dark and he said in a deep voice: "Mr. Zhang, what do you mean? Is it because I, Ma Teng, colluded with outsiders and caused trouble to the court?"

Zhang Ji quickly waved his hand: "No, no, I don't have that meaning. The foreign enemy I mentioned refers to the puppet court of Dingtao and the princes of Guandong, as well as the Hu clan in the north. The general of the North has always been loyal and shared the worries of the country. How could it be a foreign enemy!"

How dare Zhang Ji say bad things about Fang Zhiwen at this time? You must know that behind this big tent, Fang Zhiwen's people might be sitting. Once Zhang Ji said something that shouldn't have said, it would be a problem whether he could leave Ma Teng's camp, let alone complete the tasks assigned by the court.

"But, isn't it Han Sui who destroys the harmony? I, Ma Teng, worked diligently for national affairs, only thinking about how to turn the Gobi Desert in Xiliang into fertile land so that the people who have no food and clothing can live and work in peace. But what is Han Sui doing? Not only wants to seize the food sent by the court, but also wants to swallow the entire Jiuquan in one fell swoop and kill my Ma family. My Ma family is loyal to the court, but now I have been bullied, and the court not only does not help, but has beaten the side drums and beat the side drums. If it weren't for the righteousness of the general in the north, my Ma family would have been destroyed! Now Lord Zhang asked me to stop. If I went back in shame today, what would I have to face the world?"

"It's right, father, if this is the case, it's better if the court is disrespectful. We can respect Emperor Dingtao!"

"presumptuous!"

"Shut up!"

Zhang Ji and Ma Teng shouted at the same time. Ma Chao glared at Zhang Ji fiercely, lowered his head and bit his teeth. Ma Chao hated the people of the Chang'an court to the core.

"Don't blame Mr. Zhang, my son is rough and has no choice but to be careful about his words."

"Well, he is still a child, so I don't care about it anymore. But this kind of thinking is absolutely unsuccessful. If it is not good, it will bring a catastrophe to the Ma family!"

"Hmph!" Ma Chao snorted in a low voice.

Ma Teng frowned and said without saying a word, thinking silently, and after a while, he said, "Mr. Zhang, this matter is of great importance. What should I do if I want to think twice?"

"Okay, I wonder how long does Shoucheng need to consider? The court is still waiting for Shoucheng's response. General Xu Rong's army has arrived in Shandan and will soon arrive in Zhangye to mediate for the two! Shouchengyi will make plans early!"

Ma Teng frowned even more, just nodded, but stopped talking.

After sending Zhang Ji away, Ma Teng returned to the tent with his heart. As soon as Ma Chao entered the tent, he shouted angrily: "Father, what kind of imperial court is this? It's just that it's not clear whether we have to serve a foolish emperor. If this is the case, I would rather rebel!"

Pang De sighed but didn't say anything. Ma Teng glared at Ma Chao and said, "You are still young, you don't understand!"

"If you don't understand, please tell me, does this court make sense?"

"The court has no reason. What the court wants is interests. The court is worried that the power of the General of the North of the Conqueror will penetrate into Liangzhou, so it does not want us to grow bigger. It is worried that we will further get closer to the General of the Conqueror, thus posing a threat to Liangzhou. Therefore, they must support Han Sui to oppose us to restrain and limit us."

"Is it the source of chaos that we cooperate with General Zhengbei?"

"Yes! The reason why Han Sui turned against him was because our Ma family cooperated with General Zhengbei, gradually became stronger and gradually got rid of his dependence on Han Sui. Han Sui was worried that we would get closer to General Zhengbei, and finally abandoned him, and even in turn clamped and annexed him. Therefore, he took the initiative first!"

"Father, in this way, isn't all this derived from the words of General Zhengbei?"

"Yes, General Zhengbei is far-sighted and extremely wise. His small move brought earth-shaking changes to Liangzhou. All these changes are probably the plan of General Zhengbei!"

"Is this General Zhengbei trying to harm us?"

"Haha, of course not. My father knew that this might be the case, but isn't this the way to make my Ma family powerful? Otherwise, we can only keep on relying on Han Sui. General Zhengbei was doing a private plot and using a win-win strategy with my Ma family. My father was willing to jump out of this pit."

Ma Teng talked in a daze, his face was also very calm, and he had no longer the entanglement and worries he had when he met Zhang Ji just now. Pang De and Ma Chao both found it very strange, but at this time, they were shocked by what Ma Teng said, and did not notice this strange detail.

"Since that's the case, what else can my father hesitate? He directly opposed the court. Is it the same for our Emperor Dingtao?"

"It's different. Then, everyone in the world will say that I, Ma Teng, is unpredictable. If you are not a loyal minister, your reputation in the Ma family will be ruined!"

"Yes, but in this way, can we really only be able to take this mute loss and return to Jiuquan?"

Ma Chao's tender face was full of unwillingness, and he waved his fists hard, and his emotions were still very excited.

"Haha, Meng Qi, don't worry! This is a difficult thing for us, but it may not be a difficult thing for General Zhengbei. General Zhengbei has always valued Meng Qi very much. Meng Qi might as well ask if there is any way to achieve the best of both worlds?"

"Huh?" Ma Chao looked at his father in confusion. When Ma Chao saw the firm smile on Ma Teng's face, he came to his senses. Thinking of the vast difference between his father's attitude and the previous one, he couldn't help but admire him. It turned out that his father was just a show for Zhang Ji to show him. As for the solution to the problem, Ma Teng had already thought about it, which was to make Xu Shu, a smart man, trouble his brain.

"I understand, Father, I'll go now!"

"Yeah, go."

Ma Chao ran to Zhang Liao's military camp alone and asked to see Xu Shu directly. When he met Xu Shu, Ma Chao said something about Zhang Ji's arrival with a smooth mouth and a passionate voice. He also exaggeratedly said that Ma Teng was hesitant and said it out loud. Bei said that the emperor of Chang'an was weak and incompetent, and did not distinguish right from wrong. He asked Xu Shu if he could find a way to change his father to the emperor of Dingtao.

After listening with a smile, Xu Shu said casually, holding a cup of hot tea, "Meng Qi, what's the problem? But the best way is not to change your father's style. If you do that, the reputation of Ma will be damaged more or less, and your father will feel uncomfortable. I have a better idea here, which can make Han Sui take the initiative to become an enemy of the court. Let's let Han Sui change his style. Isn't it better to be this evil person? At the same time, it has greatly damaged the face of the Chang'an court, killing two birds with one stone! Haha."

"Ah?! There is such a good way?!" Ma Chao was shocked, really shocked. He thought that throwing this headache to Xu Shu would make Xu Shu embarrassed. Who would have thought that Xu Shu would just open his mouth and didn't even need to think about it. Xu Shu was too smart! If the subordinates of the General Zhengbei were all figures like Zhang Liao, Xu Shu, and Tian Yu, how powerful would this Youzhou be!

When Ma Chao thought of this, he couldn't help but yearn forgot to listen to Xu Shu's answer.

"Haha, this is not a difficult thing, but it takes a little effort and money!"

Ma Chao looked at Xu Shu in a daze. No one could understand this vague answer, but Ma Chao believed that Xu Shu was not talking nonsense, he was a military advisor!

Ma Chao, who was a little depressed, returned to his camp and learned from Ma Teng. Ma Teng was also puzzled, but if this method was really done, Ma Teng would naturally be the big winner. No, Fang Zhiwen and Ma Teng were both big winners. As for what Xu Shu would do, Ma Teng didn't want to ask. As long as things were done, they would naturally know everything. Now Ma Teng just waited with expectations. (To be continued...)
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