The sound of wheels, the sound of horses' hooves, and the rhythmic echo of the front and rear teams alarmed the people in Jinyang City, making them show their alert and timid eyes, and opened the window to see the streets full of iron cavalry. Before Ma Chao could see the faces of the people in the window, those people were like frightened little beasts, falling down the window quickly, and they didn't dare to take another look.

Even, when some naughty children wanted to peek through the crack in the window, their parents hurriedly picked them up. Then there was a beating and the child's sobs.

In the troubled times, the practice of these villagers and wild women is nothing more than to protect their children as much as possible. This point is in Ma Chao's eyes, and it hurts in his heart.

After Jinyang experienced this half a month of looting, it was really dilapidated and decayed. Along the way, Ma Chao saw a lot of corpses that had not yet had time to be buried, eating among the buzzing flies. The shops on both sides of the road were in dilapidation, and the traces of forcible looting were obvious, and the goods inside were swept away. Most of them also have the corpses of the shopkeeper and his buddies who died tragically, and they were so unwilling to look at them before they died.

Ahead, there was the occasional curling black smoke and the sound of restlessness. Obviously, even before the Ma family's big move, Zhenggu did not completely rectify the security of Jinyang City. Seeing this, Ma Chao's brows furrowed even tighter, he waved his hand, and the ugly brother beside him understood what Ma Chao meant, and led a thousand cavalry to rush towards those noisy places.

After finally arriving at the county guard's mansion, Ma Chao sat on the right seat and took off the clouded leopard white tasseled helmet on his head. After rolling his eyes, he said, "Have Tuoba Ying and Li Chi arrived?" ”

As soon as the words fell, Tuoba Ying and Li Chi, who received the news, had already entered with their spirits high, knelt on the ground and saluted: "Subordinates see the lord!" ”

Seeing Tuoba Ying saluting himself, the corners of Ma Chao's mouth finally showed a smile, and he said softly: "Very good, you two are very good, get up." ”

The two looked at each other and stood up with their fists clenched. Then Ma Chao looked at Tuoba Ying, and said unabashedly: "Tuoba Ying, as far as I know, after such a long period of development, your tribe has become a large tribe with a population of 500,000 and a control of 150,000. Under the slavery of the pyramids, your Tuoba tribe has not given up on conquest and growth all the time. It is conceivable that in a few years, your tribe will be able to dominate the Xianbei race! ”

Tuoba Ying didn't know what Ma Chao wanted to say for a while, so he had to say a compliment: "If there was no guidance from the lord, Tuoba Ying would have been annexed by other departments." To have today, it is completely due to the lord Hongwei, and Tuoba will always be the most loyal subsidiary of the Ma family! ”

"I'm glad you can say that. It's just," Speaking of this, the smile on the corner of Ma Chao's mouth gradually withered: "It's just that your development is too jealous for me." In five years, you may be unified Xianbei. Ten years from now, you may be able to unify the whole of Mobei. After that, what do you do when you have no one to conquer? With such a rich and vast land as the Han Dynasty, wouldn't you want to occupy it? ”

"Lord!" When Tuoba Ying heard this, he knelt on the ground and was about to distinguish and swear, but was stopped by Ma Chao: "I know that you will not betray the Ma family, but it is difficult to guarantee that your son and grandson will not do so." What I want to tell you now is that your rise is completely dependent on the best-selling of the Ma family's products outside the Saiwai, if you can't figure this out, then betraying the Ma family is digging your own grave. Also, the kind of pyramid slavery I told you about could only be used when the country was opened. If you still rule the tribe with this after you have established Mobei, you and your descendants will have a catastrophe of death without a place to be buried! ”

"My lord? ......." Tuoba Ying felt that Ma Chao's words today were very strange, which seemed to be all for his good, and there was also a warning. For a moment, the deep meaning in those words seemed to be like a fish at the bottom of the abyss, which seemed to be close at hand, but he couldn't catch it in his hand.

"You step back first, after these words go back to Mobei, think about it carefully, it will be very beneficial to the Xianbei clan." Without waiting for Tuoba Ying to fully understand, Ma Chao waved his hand again and motioned for both of them to retreat - the Han nationality has not yet been unified internally, and today for the sake of Tuoba Ying's concern for the Han people, he will say everything that should be said. In the future, the affairs of Mobei will all depend on the will of heaven.

"Lord, don't you want to continue the tiger control technique?" Yang Xiu listened to Ma Chao's words silently on the side, and also felt that Ma Chao was indeed a little strange today, so he couldn't help asking: "What you just said is tantamount to a tiger in the flail for Tuoba I, if Tuoba understands the truth, it is inevitable that he will not become a big rival of the Ma family in the future!" ”

Ma Chao saw the worries in Yang Xiu's eyes, in fact, he had already expected these worries. However, he still gave his own explanation: "In the past, there was a dispute between Feng Bo and Xi and the two gods, and it was agreed that whoever could take off Kuafu's robe would be king. The wind first made the north wind blow strongly, but Kuafu wrapped his robe tightly. Xihe summoned his ten sons, turned into the sun, and blazed in the sky. Kuafu's father couldn't stand the scorching heat, so he had to expose his naked people, and Xi He won. ”

With Yang Xiu's cleverness, he could instantly figure out the meaning. This is actually Ma Chao's own choice of governing the world, which is the way of benevolence, which is imperceptible in silence and is better than aggressiveness.

"Now is the time for chaos. After the people were self-Huan and Emperor Ling, the Han dynasty suffered repeated wars. Although there is still the name of the Han family, there is no Han family, and the land of China is in a state of fragmentation, and people's hearts are thirsty. If the Ma family wants to dominate the country, they must have the bearing of a great country and the heart of an emperor. ”

Glancing at Yang Xiu, Ma Chao's eyes lit up: "What I did today, that's it." In the future, if the Ma family is strong and unified, the Qiang, Xiongnu, Xianbei and other ethnic groups will enter the court to congratulate and kowtow. If the Ma family is annihilated in the war, then these alien races will be grateful for the kindness of the Ma family, and they will also be the last place of refuge for the Ma family. ”

Yang Xiu listened quietly, but there was a hint of banter on his lips: "Lord, after that fable, the minister suddenly thought of another ending. ”

Ma Chao was suddenly caught up in Yang Xiu's words, and said with a smile: "Let's talk about it." Yang Xiu said solemnly: "Later, these ten suns refused to go home, and the earth was scorched and dry, and Kuafu died of thirst. As a result, Hou Yi was provoked, and nine suns were shot, and in the end, only one was left, becoming the sole lord of the sky. ”

Ma Chao smiled, he naturally understood Yang Xiu's admonition. Yang Xiu's meaning is to let Ma Chao act in moderation, not too hot and warm, otherwise, it is very likely to attract an extremely powerful enemy and shatter the enthusiasm of the Ma family with one arrow!

patted Yang Xiu's shoulder, and Ma Chao and Yang Xiu smiled knowingly at each other. Then, Ma Chao sat back in his position, swept away the feelings of the previous philosopher, and said: "Dezu, don't worry, the Ma family is by no means the last sun." If you want to do it, it is also the Hou Yi who shot down those suns! ”

"The Ma family, which started in troubled times, is sometimes more sensual and gentle, but it will not be lost because of those sensual gentleness." With a wave of his hand again, the guards under him stood on both sides with halberds, and at the same time, the bow was wound, the knife was unsheathed, and each Ma Chao's personal guard put on a posture of the current state of the enemy, and the murderous aura on his body after a hundred battles naturally emanated. The entire hall was suddenly immersed in a solemn and cold atmosphere.

Seemingly satisfied with the performance of these guards, Ma Chao shook his armor, and the familiar snow-capped mountain-like cold came out of his body, and the temperature in the hall immediately dropped a few points again: "Bring it to you!" ”

Yang Xiu was stunned for a moment, but then he probably wanted what Ma Chao was going to do next. I couldn't help but feel a little worried in my heart, and said: "Lord, there is still a ....... to solidify that person in our plan."

"I know." Ma Chao replied lightly.