Ma Teng is actually from Guanzhong, and his family is in Fufeng Maoling. Later, he was an official in Liangzhou and engaged in Liangzhou, but later the unlucky assassin Shi Geng was killed by his subordinates, and Ma Teng was coerced to rebel together. Since then, he has embarked on the road of no return.

"Dictionary" describes Ma Teng as saying that he is virtuous and respected; Later, when occupying Guanzhong, Hu Kou was prepared in the north, and white horses were prepared in the east. Just take a look at the previous sentence, what kind of virtuous person is probably nonsense. The latter sentence is probably true. Anyway, Ma Teng himself is a native of Guanzhong, so he naturally has to be kind to the township party, otherwise the villagers won't poke his backbone. Unlike Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, they are all from Liangzhou, their hometown is not here, and they are not afraid of being scolded by others.

Ma Teng welcomed Yuan Shang into the mansion and asked Yuan Shang what he meant. Yuan Shang got straight to the point: "General Ma, Liu Bei has gone to Huayin." Now Li Junhou has joined forces with the generals of Guanzhong and wants to resist Liu Bei together. So he asked me to come to see the general, and I wanted to help the general in a big way, but I don't know what the general wants? ”

Ma Teng saw that Yuan Shang said it so bluntly, he was stunned for a moment, and said: "Such a major matter, it is difficult for me to decide alone, and we should discuss it with Wenyue." ”

Yuan Shang didn't say much, but when he was feasting and drinking, he added fuel and vinegar to the situation on Liu Bei's side. What Liu Bei's laws and regulations are strict, what Liu Bei insists on recruiting Guan, Liang soldiers and horses, and then recruiting generals into the court, what Liu Bei is actually a strong foreign cadre this time, and the actual combat effectiveness is not strong, anyway, it is true and false, false and true.

Ma Teng just listened and didn't say much. It's just that he frequently advises him to drink. After the banquet and arranging for Yuan Shang to stay in the guest house, Ma Teng called his sons. Tell them about this, and plan to analyze and analyze it together with father and son. Also with him were the son Ma Dai and the general Pang De.

Ma Teng is more than eight feet tall, and his sons are also like little tigers. Especially the eldest son Ma Chao Ma Mengqi. Ma Chao is twenty-six years old this year, tall and strong, with ape arms and bee waist, dignified appearance, radiant and high-spirited. It is a good age to be at the peak of the edge.

When they arrived, they sat down. Ma Teng said: "Today, Liu Xuande's soldiers have entered Huayin, and they want to collect the soldiers in the pass. Li Zhiran sent an envoy before, and now he has asked Yuan Xianfu to come to me. I want to join forces with Han Wenyue to send troops together to fight against Liu Xuande. Do you think this is feasible? ”

In history, Zhong Qian once wanted to pacify the generals in Guanzhong, Cao Cao asked Wei Qi for a plan, and Wei Qi said that the generals in the West were all erected and bent up, and there was no male desire in the world, and Gou Anle was just at present. Today, the country has a thick knighthood, and it has its aspirations, and there is no big reason, and there is no worry about change. persuaded Cao Cao not to move for the time being, but Cao Cao did not listen, and then Guanzhong rebelled, and Cao Cao personally conquered and almost lost his life. It's definitely not going to happen here now. But what Wei Qi said is still very right, that is, except for one Dong Zhuo, the rest of the Western generals have no intention of fighting for hegemony at all. I just want to be happy and happy for a while.

Therefore, although Ma Teng vaguely guessed at this time, he was afraid that Liu Bei might not be willing to let go of Liangzhou after sweeping Guanzhong. But he wanted to make up his mind to fight Liu Bei, but he hesitated.

After all, Liu Bei represents the imperial court, not to mention the righteous name, and he is also super powerful, and even Yuan Shao, who occupied Hebei and the two states, was destroyed by him. What's more, the poor are as cold as Liangzhou?

The first to speak was Ma Chao. After Ma Chao listened, he was the first to agree to unite with Li Dao. His reason was very straightforward: "Father, what other skills do we have besides leading troops to fight?" If the imperial court takes away all our military power, it will be in the hands of others. ”

Ma Teng glared at Ma Chao, and said in his heart, of course, you can only fight and kill, Lao Tzu was engaged in Liangzhou back then, can you do well in the military, politics, civil and military? After thinking about it, he said: "We are all Han ministers, wouldn't it be tantamount to rebellion if we don't follow the orders of the imperial court?" ”

Ma Chao said: "Father, when Liangzhou was in turmoil, did the imperial court ever send a soldier and a pawn?" Have you ever allocated money and food? If it weren't for us guarding here, this Liangzhou would have ceased to be the land of the Han family. Now the cunning rabbit is going to die, and the lackeys are cooking? We don't rebel, we just want to be in Liangzhou, this is not okay? ”

This was said to Ma Teng's heart. Although Ma Teng married a Qiang girl, he never took the Qiang people seriously in his bones. In the past few years, the imperial court has been unable to quell the chaos, and the Kwantung princes have not cared. He and Han Sui made a lot of effort to expel the Qiang people. Binh Dinh County. The court turned a blind eye to these merits and hard work, and now it has sent a large army to seize their military power. When Ma Teng was engaged in Liangzhou, he began to lead troops, and if he lost his military power in the future, he couldn't help but feel a little panicked. The world is in chaos, and this Liangzhou is even more chaotic. You killed me all these years, and I killed you. It was so crowded that the people in Guanzhong fled one after another. If there are no soldiers and horses in his hands, Ma Teng will have no sense of security. Realize that personal safety will not be guaranteed.

Liu Bei may not have taken this into account either. In fact, from this aspect, Guan Liang's psychology is very fragile. Part of the reason why they refused to relinquish their military power and give up the army was that they were afraid that their lives would not be guaranteed in the future. The warlords who grew up in the fighting, no one dared to believe it, only believed in the sword in their own hands.

Look at the history. Ma Teng and Ma Chao were repeatedly recruited by Cao Cao but did not dare to go to the imperial court. Ma Teng finally went, but he still left Ma Chao in charge of the troops. And Zhong Miao said under the banner that he would go through Guanzhong to fight against Zhang Lu, but as a result, the generals of Guanzhong who were like frightened birds were directly frightened.

But Liu Bei won't think about it so much. After many years of fighting, he can finally say loudly on the ground in Guanzhong that those who follow me are prosperous, and those who oppose me are dead. Like Li Dao, Gao Gan, and Yuan Shang, Liu Bei no longer looks at them. The only thing to worry about is that Ma Teng and Han Sui have joined forces. It's not that I'm afraid that I can't beat him, no matter how brave Ma Chao is, the military array can directly trap him. Instead, he was afraid that Guanzhong would be a mess, and he was afraid that the war would drag on for too long, so Cao Cao and Sun Jian would take advantage of it.

Ma Teng listened to the words of his eldest son Ma Chao, muttered a lot, and asked others. The others naturally listened to Ma Chao's brother. Only Ma Dai said a word, why don't you fight first, and then talk about it?

But Pang De advised Ma Teng to be cautious: "I heard that the great general Mingde is broadcast in the world, and judging by his behavior, how can he be the one who is easy to kill?" If the general leads the crowd to the same people, he will be reused. For example, Lu Fengxian, Duan Zhongming, and Zhang Wenjin are now under their command, and they have each led an army. ”

When Ma Teng heard this, his heart was also moved. That's right, Liu Xuande can tolerate Lu Bu, Duan Xuan and Zhang Xiu, how can he not tolerate me? Although the other troops were absorbed, Liu Xuande still let them lead the troops. Lu Bu is now sitting in the town and merging the state, and he is not majestic for the history of a state. If he takes the initiative to go along with each other, Liu Xuande is afraid that he will not treat himself badly, right?

In Ma Teng's thoughts, he saw Ma Chao stand up, and his voice was like a bell: "Since I was in the army, I have not tasted a defeat in dozens of battles. Surrender before fighting, I am ashamed, and I swear not to do it! If you want to descend, you can go yourself. I have led troops to fight, and look at Liu Xuande's command, what kind of characters are there! After saying that, he ran out in a rage.

Ma Teng was extremely angry when he saw it, but he knew that his son was conceited and arrogant. I'm afraid that persuasion will not come back.