Liangzhou was pacified, and Chen Xu asked people to pile up the heads of the Qiang people into a Jingguan on the shore of Mingze Lake to deter the rest of the alien races.

Chen Jing's body was finally recaptured, and the battle of Liangzhou also came to an end.

The reason why Ma Chao's head was cut off was because Chen Jing had suffered the same treatment since she killed herself.

What Chen Xu did was just to treat others in his own way.

The fire burned brightly, and the entire Qiang royal court was burned, and all the materials that could be taken away were taken away, and everything that could not be taken away was turned into ashes.

From now on, the Qiang people will also disappear into history, even if there are still some remnants, there is no way to make much more waves.

The revenge has been avenged, Liangzhou is pacified, but Chen Xu misses his family very much, and the army returns to the court.

However, because he carried a lot of prisoners, cattle and sheep, and war horses, this journey back to the division was not so easy, and nearly three months had passed from the Qiang royal court to Longxian.

At this time, the cold winter has quietly arrived.

After arriving in Longxian, Zhang Ji had already been summoned by Chen Xu in advance and rushed from Pusaka.

For Zhang Ji, although Chen Xu has no impression of his previous life memory, after talking with him, he knows that Zhang can be both literate and martial, and can be outstanding.

In addition, he was proficient in dealing with foreign races, and several strategists in Guanzhong also praised Zhang Ji, so Chen Xu promoted Zhang Ji to be the assassin of Liangzhou.

In addition, Chen Xu also appointed Yan Xing, Fan Chou, Li Le, and Han Xian as generals to help Zhang Ji defend Liangzhou.

As for Zhong Xuan, he was taken by Chen Xu to Guanzhong together.

Chen Xu stayed in Liangzhou for a period of time, and after the soldiers finished resting, after returning to Pusaka, it was nearly a year.

More than 10,000 Guanzhong cavalry returned triumphantly, and along the way, the people in Guanzhong ate pot pulp, rewarded the three armies, and the soldiers who had been fighting for a long time were full of proud smiles on their faces.

A scout galloped over and said to Chen Xu: "My lord, Your Majesty led a hundred officials and went out of the city ten miles to greet you." ”

Chen Xu first conquered Yizhou, and then broke the Qiang people, and his prestige was even stronger.

Coupled with Cheng Yu and Li Ru's iron-blooded methods in Pusaka, the Son of Heaven felt trembling every day. This time, it was Li Ru's suggestion that the Son of Heaven led hundreds of officials out of the city to greet Chen Xu.

Although the Son of Heaven felt ashamed, he was forced by Li Ru's obscenity, so he could only give in.

After such a long time of purging, no one dared to openly oppose Li Ru for a long time, even if some people were dissatisfied in their hearts, they just silently followed behind the Son of Heaven and went out of the city to meet the triumphant army.

"Son of Heaven."

Chen Xu's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he couldn't help but reach out and touch an edict in his arms. This edict was found from Ma Chao after he was killed.

Chen Xu watched this edict repeatedly, and found that the edict was not forged, but definitely from Liu Xie.

In the edict, Chen Xu's flying and domineering deeds and crimes are counted,

The Son of Heaven also named Ma Chao as a rebellious general, and ordered him to send troops to attack Liangzhou when Chen Xu was leading his troops outside and Guanzhong was in danger.

There is no doubt that although Li Ru cleaned up Pusaka at the beginning, he still did not find out that the Son of Heaven secretly issued an edict to Ma Chao.

"If you do your duty, I will protect you for the rest of your life; If you have evil intentions, how can you tolerate them? ”

Although Chen Xu was annoyed in his heart, he didn't show it on his face and continued to lead the army forward.

It didn't take long for Chen Xu to see Huang Luo umbrella in front of him, and the Son of Heaven and his personal guards and hundreds of officials were all waiting under the sun.

Of course, since it is already winter, everyone standing under the sun is not sinful, but can feel a warmth.

When the ceremonial officer saw the large group of men appear, he hurriedly shouted: "Drumming! ”

"Knock knock!"

"Woooooo

All kinds of voices sounded, and triumphant war songs fluttered in the wind, and Chen Xu also slowed down the Guanzhong cavalry.

When the army came to a position not far from the Son of Heaven, Chen Xu did not dismount, but just looked at Liu Xie condescendingly.

Then, he bowed slightly and said: "The minister's armor is on his body, and it is inconvenient to salute, please don't blame Your Majesty." ”

Many officials were furious when they saw this, but they dared not speak out, and Liu Xie's face turned red.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Xie said with a stiff smile: "The general is fighting against the rebels, the carriage and horses are tired, and he is wearing battle armor, why do you need to salute?" ”

Chen Xu immediately straightened up and said with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

This welcoming ceremony is another kind of ruthless trampling on the prestige of the Han Dynasty, Chen Xu has completely torn off his disguise and appeared in front of everyone as a powerful minister.

In fact, Chen Xu, who owns the land of four states and occupies the dangerous passes in the world, does have this kind of proud capital.

Chen Xu led the Guanzhong cavalry and returned to Puban as a victor, and the people immediately cheered, and many people even rushed to tell each other and celebrate with their families.

In the days when Chen Xu went on the expedition, the people of Pusaka always felt that they lacked the backbone, and Chen Xu's return undoubtedly gave everyone a booster.

Back in Pusaka, Chen Xu had too many things to deal with, but the first thing he did was to let Ma Teng be arrested.

A long time ago, when Cheng Yu learned that Ma Chao raised troops to rebel and Chen Jing was killed, he dismissed Ma Teng and imprisoned him.

For more than a year, Ma Teng had already been made haggard.

When Chen Xu saw the big man in front of him, who was rickety, disheveled, with cloudy eyes and gray hair, he felt a little touched in his heart.

"Brother Shoucheng, during this time, you have suffered."

Chen Xu did not stand tall as a winner, nor did he anger this person because of Ma Chao.

Ma Teng, as a former prince, even if he is now a prisoner of the ranks, Chen Xu will give him enough respect.

Looking at Chen Xu, who was dressed in black, Ma Teng asked hoarsely, "Meng Qi, but defeated?" ”

Until this time, Ma Teng still remembered his son, and was not afraid of his own situation, I have to say that he is a qualified father.

Ma Teng's inquiry made Chen Xu pause for a moment, and then nodded: "The Qiang people have been wiped out, Ma Chao is dead, and Liangzhou has been completely pacified." ”

In fact, this news has long spread in Pusaka, but Ma Teng has been imprisoned all the time, so he has not received the news.

"Meng Qi."

Suddenly hearing that Ma Chao was dead, Ma Teng couldn't help but burst into tears, a pair of fists clenched together, and forcibly suppressed it so that he didn't let himself cry.

Ma Chao has always been Ma Teng's most important son, but sometimes, Ma Teng is too demanding of Ma Chao, so that people will misunderstand.

In fact, Ma Teng was a rather strict father.

Chen Xu silently looked at the emotional Ma Teng, but he didn't say anything to comfort him, nor did he show off his exploits.

There is no right or wrong in the troubled times, Ma Chao rebelled and killed Chen Jing; Chen Xu led the army to crusade and killed Ma Chao, all just for his own selfish desires.

In this case, when there is no one else nearby, why should Chen Xu pretend to be very tall.

Ma Teng's tears flowed for a while, and then he slowly stopped, and he said with a miserable smile: "After hearing the news of Meng Qi's rebellion, I expected that sooner or later there would be such a day. ”

"The general came back this time to prepare to destroy my entire Ma clan."

Chen Xu was silent.

"Hahahaha."

Instead of resentment, Ma Teng laughed loudly and said: "In my lifetime, I can see that Liangzhou is pacified, and the Han Dynasty is shocked, and I, Ma Teng, have died without regrets." ”

Although Ma Teng has Qiang blood and has a close relationship with the Qiang people, he always considers himself to be a general of the Han Dynasty and a more famous general.

In the past, the Qiang people rebelled endlessly, and although Ma Teng had the intention to kill the thieves, he could only go with the flow and even collude with the Qiang people.

But in Ma Teng's heart, he also wants to be able to end the rebellion for the border of Yongzhen in Dahan one day.

Even, he colluded with the Qiang people, although there were selfish motives, but he did not feel that the Qiang was in trouble and wanted to exchange for peace in another way.

Facts proved that Ma Teng's idea was very wrong.

In any case, Chen Xu realized Ma Teng's own ideals, which he wanted to realize but was not able to achieve.

Looking at Ma Teng's appearance, Chen Xu suddenly sighed: "Actually, I don't want to kill you." ”

Ma Teng's smile did not decrease, but there was a sadness on his face, and he said: "I know the general's intentions, since Meng Qi raised troops to rebel and General Chen Jing died on the battlefield, how can my Ma clan have a reason to live?" ”

As a prince, some people raise troops to rebel and are defeated, and the losers are often exterminated.

This is not a cruel thing, but because of the iron-blooded methods that a prince should have, otherwise it is inevitable that some people will be lucky because of this.

Political struggles are always so cruel, winning will take off for nine days, and defeat will lead to the abyss.

Chen Xu sighed, and suddenly asked, "I don't know what I know, I don't know if Brother Shoucheng is willing to solve my doubts?" ”

Ma Teng said: "General, but it doesn't hurt to ask. ”

Chen Xu sorted out his thoughts for a moment and said, "Before Ma Mengqi died, I asked him if he rebelled, so he didn't worry about his father. ”

"But he told me that the moment his mother died, he had no father."

Ma Teng's face changed suddenly, and then he shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Meng Qi only saw his mother die in my arms, and saw that my hands were stained with her blood, but he didn't understand the cause and effect of the incident at all. ”

"I can swear that I didn't feel sorry for his mother."

When Chen Xu heard this, he didn't continue to ask.

Seeing this, Ma Teng suddenly changed his words and pleaded: "Although I don't expect the general to let go of the Ma family, I have a daughter, she can't pose any threat to the general, and I hope the general can show mercy." ”

In this era, blood inheritance is extremely important.

Although he knew that Ma's demise was a foregone conclusion, Ma Teng still hoped that he could fight for his daughter's chance to live.

Chen Xu took a deep breath and didn't agree, but said: "Cutting the grass without removing the roots, the spring breeze blows and grows, and I will never be merciful to the enemy again." ”

After speaking, Chen Xu left, leaving only Ma Teng with a pale face.

The next day, the Ma clan was killed by the Son of Heaven for treason, and all the officials in the court were silent.