Suo Guang said: "I have the same ambition as General Ma, but General Ma's ambition is far higher than mine, and it is also an honor for Suo Guang to give advice to General Ma." ”

After hearing this, Ma Chao was very happy, and immediately said: "I can get Suo Taishou's full help, I believe that it won't be long before we can drive the aliens out of Liangzhou." ”

Subsequently, Suo Guang took Ma Chao and Yang Fu to visit his underground secret military base.

I have to say that Suo Guang does things without leakage, and in the huge military base, there are not only training places for soldiers, but also places for resting, and places for blacksmiths to build weapons, and even the subtle places such as gang houses and latrines have been taken into account.

Since it is located more than ten meters underground in the government office, even the shouts of these soldiers during training and the sound of ping-pong when building weapons cannot be heard by people on the ground, and it is an absolutely safe place.

Moreover, Xianbei people generally do not come to Dunhuang, Suo Guang and Xianbei people have formulated a rule, Xianbei people are only responsible for the security work in the periphery of Dunhuang, there is no emergency, the army is not allowed to enter the city, and a qiē in Dunhuang City, are counted by Suo Guang alone, Xianbei people just take money.

It was because of this agreement between Suo Guang and the Xianbei people that he was able to have enough time and freedom to form an army. This time Ma Chao's sudden visit also allowed him to see the dawn of victory, and it was not far from him driving away the Xianbei people and regaining the one that belonged to them.

Ma Chao, Suo Guang, and Yang Fu secretly discussed future actions in the underground military base. Suo Guang reported the situation of the Xianbei people here to Ma Chao, and Ma Chao did not hide the strength of his army. After some discussion. The trio finally settled on a plan to recapture Dunhuang......

Meanwhile. Ma Xiu arrived at Shangtai County with the holy decree, but unfortunately Ma Chao was not here, and the holy decree was received by Ma Dai. Immediately afterwards, Ma Dai asked Ma Xiu about the recent situation of Ma Teng, Ma Tie and others in Pengcheng, and Ma Xiu answered them one by one. In addition, Ma Xiu also left Ma Teng's handwritten letter to Ma Dai, and asked Ma Dai to forward the letter to Ma Chao.

After that, Matthew left Liangzhou. I went back to Beijing and Pengcheng to resume my life.

Twenty days later, Ma Chao, Wang Shuang, Yang Fu and others returned to Shangtai County, and Ma Dai personally went to greet him, and presented Ma Chao with the holy decree and his father's handwritten letter.

Ma Chao was very pleased with the decree of the decree to be the pastor of Liangzhou, the general of Zhenxi, and then opened Ma Teng's letter, and after hurriedly browsing it, he knew what to do.

In Ma Teng's letter to Ma Chao. Ma Teng advised Ma Chao to govern Liangzhou well and let the people live a good life as much as possible. and revealed that the imperial court wanted to reactivate the Silk Road, hoping that Ma Chao could cooperate. In addition, Ma Teng has high hopes for Ma Chao, hoping that Ma Chao can guard the western part of the Han Dynasty for the imperial court.

Ma Chao is quite attentive to his father's teachings, and now his father and two younger brothers are officials in the court, and he is dominant in Liangzhou, and the Han Dynasty is becoming stronger and more stable under the leadership of the regent Zhang Yan. If Zhang Yan really wants to restart the Silk Road, then Liangzhou is a must on the Silk Road, and Liangzhou will usher in unlimited opportunities.

Yang Fu also built a yì to Ma Chao, Liangzhou has always been the territory of the Han Dynasty, and now the imperial court wants to reopen the Silk Road, so it is undoubtedly a great opportunity for Ma Chao. In the past, the opening of the Silk Road brought great business opportunities to Liangzhou, but unfortunately due to the turmoil in Liangzhou in the future, it was gradually abandoned, if Ma Chao could ensure the smooth and safe flow of the Silk Road in Liangzhou, then the Silk Road that traversed the east and west of Liangzhou was bound to bring huge benefits to Liangzhou.

The young Ma Chao has the ambition to dominate the Western Regions, and he also has the courage to compete with the world, but at this moment, he is deeply aware that the words of his father and Yang Fu are very beneficial to him, and now, his strength is still very weak, not enough to confront Zhang Yan, who controls the imperial court, so he can only obey orders. But on this basis, Ma Chao also has his own ideas.

So, Ma Chao personally wrote a note, first thanking the imperial court for enclosing his official position, and then playing the current situation of Liangzhou, Yan zhòng explained that Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang, and a large area of land in the west of Liangzhou, which is a subject of Zhangye, were directly exposed to the attacks of the Xianbei and Qiang people and the Hu people, and the Xianbei people had already controlled Dunhuang, and the horse thieves on the road to the west were rampant, rampant, and specialized in plundering caravans, if you did not try to drive away these aliens, the Silk Road could not be unblocked.

In addition, Ma Chao explained in the recital that his troops were weak, Liangzhou was barren, and the treasury was empty, so he was afraid that he would not be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility of sweeping away various obstacles on the Silk Road, and prayed that the imperial court would send troops into Liangzhou, and at the same time allocate a large amount of grain, grass and money, on the one hand, to rescue Liangzhou, and on the other hand, it could also help him clear the obstacles on the Silk Road.

After Ma Chao wrote the recital, he let Yang Fu look at it, and after Yang Fu looked at it, he was very appreciative of Ma Chao's strategy of retreating as advance. So, Ma Chao sent someone to send Song Shu to Pengcheng, and he began to reorganize his troops and horses, train his soldiers, and prepare for battle.

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Pengcheng, Yanwangfu.

In the hall, Zhang Yan, the king of Yan, was reviewing the official documents sent from all over the country, and among this pile of official documents, there were also notes written by Ma Chao, but the official documents were arranged in the order of arrival in Pengcheng, and the official documents that arrived yesterday were placed on the side of the table every day by a special person for Zhang Yan to review.

If there is any urgent report, a feather is usually inserted in the official document, and after Zhang Yan sees it, he will first review the urgent official document with a feather. If there is no expedited official document, Zhang Yan will generally review them one by one.

Reading official documents, now has become an indispensable part of Zhang Yan's life, since learning those pre-Qin princes and hundreds of ways of governing the country, Zhang Yan has carried out some division of labor, his staff for him to deal with some things, he himself directly dealt with some things, and the staff, after dealing with things, regularly report to him the content of the work, concise and concise overview, in this way, the clear division of labor of the staff, the efficiency of work has also improved a lot.

Zhang Yan held a note from Youzhou, this note was written by Youzhou Mu Jia Xu, roughly reported to Zhang Yan his work in the past year, as well as the future planning of Youzhou, the most important thing is the concern about the Liaodong Hou Gongsun Kang, solemnly declared, Gongsun Kang since inheriting the title and official position of Gongsun Du, more and more domineering, on the grounds of being threatened by the military of Goguryeo, constantly expanding the armament, the current strength has reached 50,000 people, and it is still expanding. In addition, Gongsun Kang has close contact with the Sun family in Jiangdong, and if he doesn't find a way to get rid of Gongsun Kang, he will definitely become a big trouble in the future.

After reading this note, Zhang Yan couldn't help but sigh, how could he not know the threat of the situation in Liaodong to himself, but at this stage, he was helpless, the area he had just occupied was doubled, and all places needed money and construction. Moreover, Liaodong is located in a remote area, and if a war is waged against Liaodong, the supply line is too long, and there are many unfavorable factors.

So, Zhang Yan wrote a reply to Jia Xu, just writing some facts about the current situation in China, that's all. In Zhang Yan's view, with Jia Xu's ingenuity, he should be able to understand the meaning of his letter and know how to deal with the Liaodong issue.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yan picked up a note, which was written by Jizhou Mu Zangba, and first reported the situation in Jizhou, and then focused on whether the Wuhuan people who migrated out of the country often violated the law and discipline, and whether it was handled in accordance with the law.

Considering the difference between the Wuhuan people and the Han people's way of life, as well as their ability to adapt to the new environment, Zhang Yan hoped that Zang Ba could open up and deal with the affairs of the Wuhuan people in a reasonable way, which could not arouse the rebellious heart of the Wuhuan people, but also give the Wuhuan people an excellent lesson.

Next, Zhang Yan picked up another note, which was written by Ma Chao, Zhang Yanzai read this note carefully, and was very surprised by the content of Ma Chao's note.

Although Zhang Yan has never seen Ma Chao, he has also read about Ma Chao from history, in his heart, Ma Chao has always been a brave and unscrupulous person, and he is stubborn and self-serving, but in this recital, he can't see Ma Chao's sharpness at all, and between the lines, he sees more of a person who bows down to him.

Ma Chao's recital, first praised Zhang Yan, then presented the problem, and then used a pleading tone to say that Jian Yiì.

This note completely subverted his perception of Ma Chao.

However, aside from Ma Chao, just talking about Liangzhou, there are so many problems listed in this note that Zhang Yan has a headache.

Because Liangzhou is located in the west of the Han Dynasty, and is a place where Qiang and Hu live together, it is the area with the most frequent turmoil, and during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial court used troops against Liangzhou alone, and the number of times it was countless. After the Qianghu rebellion was put down, less than two years later, it rebelled again, and the cycle continued, which also made the Eastern Han Dynasty have been mired in the quagmire of war with Xiqiang.

Now, according to the problems listed by Ma Chao, what horse thieves are rampant and foreigners are eyeing should be the truth. If Zhang Yan wants to open up the Silk Road, then he must ensure the stability and security of Liangzhou, so that the surrounding ethnic minorities dare not act rashly, then he must start a war.

However, at this stage, Zhang Yan does not have the conditions to start a war at all, first of all, the north has just been pacified for only a year, and many places are not very stable, secondly, there are insufficient troops, and thirdly, there are no generals to send. No matter how few soldiers are sent to Liangzhou, it will not play any role, and if there are more, the rest of the place will be empty. Moreover, Ma Chao also reached out to him to ask for money and food.

For a while, Zhang Yan fell into a dilemma, what should be done about the situation in Liangzhou, which is the most reasonable? (To be continued......)