With Tian Xin's support, Ma Chao did not directly kill Yan Pu for revenge.

He has too many enemies, Yan Pu is nothing, he is really a small thing.

Somewhat puzzled, Ma Chao invited Tian Xin to come to the old city barracks, where there is a stable and more than 300 war horses.

The age of these war horses is generally between six and eight years old, which is the golden age of war horses, and if they do not die young, they can generally serve for three or five years; After three or five years, you can switch to riding horses and serve for another three or five years.

Even if physical exhaustion is reduced to riding a horse, it is also a war horse that cannot be ignored for Jiangdong.

According to the standard of war horses in Ma Chao's eyes, Jiangdong almost has no horses that can be regarded as war horses at the moment.

Ma Chao pointed to a black horse with a crescent moon on his forehead and said: "This horse is particularly a divine horse, Guan Junhou and his son don't like black, can filial piety be intentional?" ”

"The general gave it, and the general did not dare to resign."

Tian Xin bowed down for a long time, Ma Chao smiled and raised his hand to pick it up, he shaved the black horse's mane with his other hand, and said with a little regret: "This horse is only three years old, and I like it the most, so it arrived in Jingzhou." Xiaoxian has no people around him who are good at raising horses, so I borrowed two herdsmen from Xiaoxian to teach horse raising and horse training skills. ”

Tian Xin thanked him again, Ma Chao led Tian Xin into the stable, and observed the length and shoulder width of this black horse, which was seven feet four inches high at the shoulders, and Tian Xin's eyebrows were at the same level, which could be described as an abnormal horse.

After two more years, the height of the black horse can break through to eight feet, which is almost the ultimate of the Central Plains war horse.

Tian Xin stood in front of the black horse, stretched out his hand to caress the horse's cheeks and chin, and at the invitation of Ma Chao, he smiled and said, "Is it good to be called Mondo?" ”

"Mondo?"

"Yes, Mondo. In ancient times, there were strange beasts, with a body like an ape, protruding eyes and a long tongue, named Mondo, who could soar into the clouds and go wherever they wanted. ”

Tian Xin said and tried to communicate and infect the horse, but he didn't want to get a response, the vacant place of pro-soldier was occupied, and the black horse neighed, and his front hooves were raised and stepped on the ground from time to time, looking excited and active.

Ma Chao could detect the emotional changes of the horse, and said with a smile: "It seems that this horse has a fate with filial piety." ”

"I also want to thank the general for his gift."

Tian Xin said and untied the railing, and the black horse galloped out, galloping back and forth in the vast and flat wasteland of the old city, and the company commander hissed.

Ma Chao looked at the black horse galloping in the wasteland: "Mondo, where do you want to go...... It's really at ease. I already understand the meaning of filial piety, but it is just a narrow measure, and it is rare to be free in this life. ”

"General, the last general thought that Cao Pi was wantonly punished in Peking University, and all the people he killed were honest and benevolent. Most of the survivors in the north are greedy and despicable. If you don't kill Yan Pu, this generation laughs at our army's benevolence and virtue as pedantic, if you kill Yan Pu, this generation will have a sense of awe. ”

As Tian Xin spoke, he untied the copper ring hanging the sword with his left hand, held it in both hands and handed it to Ma Chao: "I support the general to kill Yan Pu, not to show favor to the general, but out of public interest." The general sent his relatives to teach me riding skills and riding skills, and I also passed on the 12 strategies for epidemic prevention and rescue. ”

"Now the general has given me a divine horse, and I will give it back with a sword, and I hope the general will not give it up."

Ma Chao smiled when he heard this, and he also caught the sword with both hands, pressed the strapping spring lightly with the thumb of his left hand, and drew the sword with his right hand to take out a foot, and saw that the sword body was engraved with the word 'meteor', the copper and red lacquer scabbard, the sword was drawn out of the sheath with a total length of four feet and two inches, and it was gently waved in his hand, vibrating his arm and stabbing weakly, and it felt symmetrical and very fitting.

I couldn't help but be overjoyed in my heart, and asked: "Xiaoxian, where did this sword come from?" ”

"This sword is a treasure in Sun Quan's possession, and it is kept by Quan Cong, the general of love. During the first battle of Maicheng, General Long Xiang captured Quan Cong and captured this sword, and exchanged swords with me. ”

Tian Xin said with a slight regret, but it was a pity that he couldn't take this meteor sword to participate in the battle, so the quality of this sword has not been strengthened, and it is still the original quality. However, the sword that was replaced by Guan Ping has been strengthened twice before and after, and it is really sharpened like clay.

Ma Chao laughed when he heard it: "What a coincidence!" Sun Quan has six swords, and Mai Cheng lost the two swords of Baihong and Meteor in the first battle, and now they are all in my hands! ”

As he spoke, he untied the sword at his waist with his left hand and handed it to Tian Xin, Tian Xin caught it and pulled out half a foot, and saw the inscription on the sword body 'Bai Hong', and pulled it out to see that it was consistent with the style of the meteor sword.

Ma Chao said: "No matter what filial piety is in the first place, if I can kill Yan Pu, it is gracious." For this kindness, I will give you a horse. Now you and I are changing swords, okay? ”

Or no one owes anyone.

Tian Xin held the sword in both hands and smiled: "Just follow the general." ”

After changing his sword, Ma Chao returned to the military camp in the city and immediately killed Yan Pu.

Yan Pu also became the first person to be killed among the military officials who surrendered to the army, and his father Yan Pu was the general of Hou Jianjie of Pingle Township, and he was a protector, ranking about twenty in the surrendered army.

After killing Yan Pu, Ma Chao was refreshed.

However, Dong Chong was worried, and said at dinner: "General, without Huang Gongheng's permission, you can easily kill Yan Pu, I am afraid that people will criticize you." ”

"The man has been killed, so what good is it to rehash the matter and add to the troubles?"

Ma Chao had a great appetite, and personally grilled slices of meat on the charcoal brazier, evenly smeared cumin and fine salt, and then handed Dong Chong a string: "I have repeatedly written to Huang Gongheng, but Huang Gongheng did not reply to stop him, which shows that people like Yan Pu are between being able to kill and not being killed." ”

"Imada Takashi returned to Jiangling first, and he cooperated closely with Huang Gongheng when he guarded Jiangling in the past, which shows that the two have a tacit understanding. It's just that Huang Gongheng is older and steady, and Tian Xiao is young and sharp, which is where the gap lies. ”

Ma Chao chewed the slices of meat, looking comfortable and complacent: "Huang Gongheng doesn't oppose me, Tian Xiao helped me first, and Guan Junhou gave me the Baihong sword, which shows the sincerity of the King of Han to me." ”

Seeing this, Dong Chong nodded slowly: "It's true as the general said, it's just a pity for Lima." ”

"Horses know human nature, why should they be sorry if they can get the master?"

Ma Chao breathed a sigh of relief, recalling this life, he couldn't help sighing, and then his expression was excited, and he didn't see the decline.

And Tian Xin stayed in Guan Yu's mansion that night, and wrote a note sent to Yizhou, titled: "Please let Hugu Pavilion Marquis Table"

"Ministers only have the ability to break down, and they are not beneficial to the people. When Xu Chengzhen came to descend, there were two eighty ships and two ships, more than 300 boats and ships of various types, and the grain and straw equipment were hoarded in the cabin, which could reach Jingzhou's one-year-old income. In order to soothe Xu Chengzhen's heart, the minister said that the marquis should be after Chengzhen. ”

This expedient statement is also from the heart. If the world's enemies, thieves and chieftains come back one after another, like a hundred rivers and seas, the ministers will also wish. I implore the king to treat the generals with kindness and take them as an example. ”

"Today's ministers are well clothed and fed, colleagues on the left and right of the public rule are united and friendly, and at home they are all dependent on the family and the township party."

"So I don't want anything, but I want face."

This punctuated silk book was packed into a brocade bag, and Tian Xin sealed it with lacquer and stamped it with the seal of General Huya.

Hypocrisy?

Tian Xin asked himself, blinking from time to time as he looked at the tips, as if he really didn't value the Marquis of Hugu Pavilion and the three hundred households in Shiyi.

The tax rent of 300 households is not much, according to the current tax rent, it is 600 horses of coarse silk + 600 catties of silk a year, or 900 horses of linen + 600 catties of silk.

The biggest benefit of the 300 households is not in the literal food, but in Liu Bei's acquiescence to his own accumulation of about 300 private soldiers.

The scale of acquiescence has been marked, and it no longer matters whether there is a marquis of Hugu Pavilion or not.

Buying people's hearts?

It's not like that, what do you want Xu Zuo's heart to do?

I just feel that this should be done, and vigorously commending the generals can accelerate the disintegration of the enemy and let the troubled times end earlier.

It should be like this, I have always been peace-loving.

Before and after thinking about it, Tian was confident and steady, and fell asleep with peace of mind.