The most embarrassing Ma Chao let everyone leave, but only Zhen Yan, the head of the Zhen family, was left.

And when everyone left, some people were gloating in their hearts, while some people looked at Zhen Yan with a very meaningful smile, as for the meaning of this smile, it is not known, in fact, only they know the way.

After everyone left, only Zhen Yan and Ma Chao were left in the house. And at this time, Zhen Yan is not as scared as before, after all, how to say it, in his opinion, he is really "a blessing or a curse" at this time, it is a disaster that cannot be avoided, it is at this time, I am afraid that what is the use. Anyway, he and the entire Zhen family know that they have never offended him Ma Mengqi, let alone offended his subordinates and the Liangzhou Army. So what he wants to do, he can only let it go.

After all, it's "a small arm can't twist a thigh", he Ma Mengqi's nearly 90,000 Liangzhou army is in Wuji, and how can he, the Zhen family, compete with others? However, at this time, Zhen Yan felt that Ma Chao, who was looking at him with a smile at this time, seemed to have no malice anyway. yes, that's how he felt at the moment. In fact, Ma Chao and them don't have any hatred and no holidays, so naturally they won't show any bad attitudes and expressions-

Seeing that everyone had left at this time, Ma Chao smiled and asked Zhen Yan: "Master Zhen, could it be that you are afraid of something?" ”

Zhen Yan smiled bitterly in her heart when she heard this, and said in her heart that you Ma Mengqi has never been a good man and a woman. Although he is not that old, he is definitely a ruthless person. Also, as a powerful prince in the world, which one is not ruthless, the so-called mercy is not in charge of the army. If you don't be ruthless, can you still suppress some people? Let's take myself as the head of the family, in fact, sometimes I should be ruthless, and I can't be soft-hearted. Although he is not a lord or a prince, the truth is still the same.

When Zhen Yan heard it at this time, he forced a smile, "This, general, is indeed a little frightened, I don't know the meaning of the general staying here!" ”

Ma Chao nodded after hearing this, but Zhen Yan told the truth. What he thinks at this time is what he says. If it were him, I guess it would be the same, that, panic. Indeed, in the face of an unknown. People are generally in two situations, if not curious. Or fear. At a time when the unknown will not affect your interests. You may be in the case of the former, but if it really affects your interests, and it affects you a lot, then it is generally the latter.

At this time, Ma Chao thinks that he is of course the latter, and he is indeed like this.

Of course, Ma Chao would not deliberately scare him. That's not what I meant at all. And at this time, he has to show favor to the Zhen family, after all, he can be regarded as asking for others, so he can't scare people, and it's impossible to joke. Ma Chao is not interested in this for the time being.

So he smiled at this time, "The Zhen family master doesn't have to be like this, it doesn't have to be like this!" Leaving the head of the house here is just to let the head of the house invite me to your house as a guest, that's all! Because there is something important to discuss with the head of the family, the head of the house can rest assured that there is absolutely no malice!! ”

Ma Chao said this very sincerely, and Zhen Yan naturally could hear it. To say this, it is really more natural than the sound of nature, so that Zhen Yan's heart hanging at this time was put down at once. Let's just say yes, no one in himself and his family has offended him Ma Mengqi, so how can he be unfavorable to his family? But he never said that he was looking for something to do with himself before, which scared him, fortunately, it was okay, but now, he really has no malice, and he can be regarded as temporarily relieved.

Zhen Yan knew best in her heart that she didn't sweat on her face, but on her back, it was really a cold sweat. Needless to say, he was scared before, and this thing was too scary, especially because he didn't have much guts, but he tested him once.

Zhen Yan hurriedly said: "The general is going to the house, and he is welcome below, it is really brilliant!" ”

Ma Chao laughed when he heard this, "Okay, then let's go over immediately!" ”

When Zhen Yan heard this, she said in her heart, is she so anxious? I wanted to go back and prepare, but now that I see it, it's too late. But it doesn't matter, I'm not too rude.

"Okay, everything depends on the general!" ——

After that, Ma Chao called Zhao Yun, and then the two of them and Zhen Yan, and the three of them went to Zhen's house together.

As for the person who is bringing for Lu Yun, it is Zhao Yun, not Ma Chao who wants to find Zhao Yun as a bodyguard. To be honest, if you really want to find someone to be your bodyguard, Dian Wei will definitely be more suitable than Zhao Yun. Because he was not on a horse at this time, he said that Dian Wei definitely surpassed Zhao Yun, and Ma Chao had never doubted this. But the reason why Zhao Yun was called was because Zhao Yun and himself were a family and his brother-in-law, and he was going to Zhen's house to do something, which was also his family's business, so of course it was better to call Zhao Yun.

The three of them arrived at Zhen's mansion, and Zhen Yan specially invited Ma Chao and the two to his study, which is a relatively private place. And not in the living room of Zhen's house, so ordinary place. It can be seen that Zhen Yan still attaches great importance to Ma Chao and the two, and he has to pay attention to it, after all, although he heard Ma Chao say that there was no malice, and Zhen Yan's heart was indeed temporarily relaxed, but he still didn't dare to take it lightly when he didn't know what Ma Chao was looking for himself, for fear that something would happen again.

After arriving at Zhen Yan's study, he hurriedly invited the two of them to sit down, regardless of Zhen Yan's worries, but the number of courtesies that should be there must be indispensable, not to mention people from a big family like them, even more so.

Ma Chao and Zhao Yun were not polite, so they sat down, and then Ma Chao said: "I want to come to the Zhen family master and I am also a little puzzled, why do I want to visit the mansion in person?" ”

After Zhen Yan listened to Ma Chao's words, he said in his heart, yes, I am not only confused, but also worried, if you Ma Mengqi don't make it clear. I guess I have to be scared. So, so you better say it quickly, or I'm in a hurry.

"What the general said is good, I really have doubts in the lower parts, I wonder if the general can solve the confusion in the lower parts?"

Even if Zhen Yan was in a hurry, he didn't show it at all on the surface. After all, as the head of a big family, Zhen Yan couldn't have no city at all, so he forced himself to calm down and not let others see anything.

Ma Chao smiled: "I came here today to bother for two things." ”

Although on the surface it is not noticeable anything. But for Ma Chao, he deliberately spoke slowly, and he didn't finish his words at one time. Anyway, Ma Chao knows this very well, and he is not in a hurry.

When Zhen Yan heard this, he hurriedly asked Ma Chao, "I don't know what the general said." What are the two things? ”

Ma Chao heard the words and said, just wait for your words. You asked. Then I'm naturally no longer hiding it, isn't it-

So he stopped for more than ten seconds, and then Ma Chao said slowly: "Master Zhen, don't hide it, the first thing is the cooperation between my Liangzhou Army and the Zhen family." Maybe the head of the Zhen family is still a little confused, that is, what does our army want to cooperate with the Zhen family, right? ”

Zhen Yan listened. Yes, I nodded quickly, yes, after listening to what Ma Chao said, it was the Liangzhou Army that wanted to cooperate with his family. What his family can value and value is probably money and food. Could it be that what Ma Mengqi said is that cooperation on this cannot be achieved?

As a result, I heard Ma Chao say, "Compared with the Zhen family master, I also thought of it, yes, what our army wants to cooperate with the Zhen family is the business of grain and grass and the trade of the Silk Road!" ”

Ma Chao directly threw out two bombshells, why do you say that, now Ma Chao occupies Liangzhou, Yizhou, Sili and Merge Prefecture, which is already the land of four states, compared to Yuan Shao before, it can really be said that it is "more than enough". But who in the world doesn't know the way, Ma Chao's wife is the Miss of the Mi family, so basically the grain and grass in these states and some other businesses are controlled by the Mi family, and of course there are others, but it is a small fight.

The Zhen family is also in the grain and grass business, but under Ma Chao's rule, it is indeed inferior to the Mi family, this is certain, but now Ma Chao has proposed to cooperate on this, so Zhen Yan is indeed tempted. Although he didn't know why Ma Chao also wanted to cooperate with his own family, it was indeed a matter of more advantages than disadvantages for his family.

As for the trade of the Silk Road, not to mention this, although his family also has a caravan, but it is still incomparable with the Mi family, after all, they are protected by the Liangzhou army, so on this way, no one has ever dared to have any ideas. Those who really dare to move other minds have let Ma Chaoliangzhou Army be wiped out, so who would dare. But those people in the Mi family didn't dare to move, but it didn't mean that no one in other caravans dared to move, so ......

Ma Chao's Liangzhou army is actually not bad, at least in the territory of the Han Dynasty and the territory of the Liangzhou army, it must be to ensure that your caravan is safe and sound, but once they reach the boundary of the Western Regions, they don't care. Anyway, over the years, the Han Dynasty's control over the Western Regions has indeed become more and more difficult, and Zhen Yan also knows that Ma Chao doesn't seem to have much interest in the Western Regions, he is busy fighting the world, so the Western Regions is a place that is not easy for the Han to manage, but you can't expect the Western Regions to help you anything.

Those people are really not good, even if you spend money, they won't do their best to help you. How to say it, in the eyes of the people of the Han Dynasty, it is "not my race, and their hearts will be different", in fact, in the eyes of others, the people who look at the Han are also like this, so they can't expect anything from them at all.

But Ma Chao's proposal this time made Zhen Yan's heart moved. yes, he had to be moved.

For him, who doesn't know the way, as long as the Liangzhou army makes a move and escorts them all the way, then in the Western Regions, almost no one dares to provoke. Now in the Han Dynasty, the princes all know the combat power of the Liangzhou Army, and the people in the Western Regions actually know the Dao. Skirmishes are not uncommon, but when did the people of the Western Regions take advantage of anything? Therefore, Zhen Yan believes very much that as long as Ma Chao sincerely cooperates, then his family and the Western Regions will trade, and the caravan will not be the same as before.

Zhen Yan knew in his heart that if Ma Chao sincerely cooperated with his family, then his family's grain and grass business, as well as the trade of the Silk Road, would definitely bring more and greater profits to his family. However, as a relatively qualified businessman, Zhen Yan naturally knew that there was no such cheap thing in the world, and he could give him any benefits. Seeing that Ma Chao can do this, then his family must have to pay a lot-

So at this time, Zhen Yan was not deceived by this sudden happy event, he still treated it very calmly, so he asked Ma Chao: "Dare to ask the general, the general is ready to cooperate with my Zhen family, what does my Zhen family need to pay or provide?" There is absolutely no such good thing in the world, so let's talk about it together! ”

When Ma Chao heard this, it was Ha Lu Ha Da Lu laughed, "Ha Lu Haha!" Yes, that's exactly what happened! Is it just this matter, that is the second thing to talk to the head of the Zhen family! (To be continued......)