There was a noise in the hall, but it soon fell silent again, but seeing Ma Rui get up from his seat, he arched his hand towards Ma Teng and said, "Shoucheng, have you really decided to go to the capital to take up your post?" ”

Ma Teng said: "It's been decided. ”

"Shoucheng, this decision of yours is too sudden, why don't you discuss it with a few of our brothers in advance? It's all up to you to support it here, if you leave, what will happen here in Liangzhou? Our Ma clan, all because you are in Liangzhou, moved from Maoling's hometown with our family, and all of them are attached to you, you just left, went to the capital to be a high-ranking official, and enjoyed Houlu, but where did we put the Ma clan who came to rely on you? Ma Rui's voice was not loud, but it was very stern, among the more than 100 people present, half of the officers were surnamed Ma, and Ma Rui's words were exactly what they wanted to ask.

Ma Teng said: "I know that I have lived up to your expectations of me, but I am tired of the strife here, how many clansmen have died in order for our Ma clan to seize a place in Liangzhou?" This time, the regent suddenly summoned me to the capital to be a guard captain, and after thinking about it again, I decided to go. All of you here are brothers who followed me from birth to death, and some of them are my sons and nephews, you have followed me all these years, you should know very well what I am Ma Teng, I am a person who does not like to be constrained by rules, and I am dissolute by nature, and it is impossible for me to stay in a place with a strict hierarchy like the capital. But why did I choose to go, did I really covet that little bit of glory and wealth? No! By no means! My Ma clan has worked hard in Liangzhou for so many years before they have the two counties of Anding and Beidi, and it was at the time of great chaos in the world. The imperial court had no time to take care of Liangzhou. Let us make waves in Liangzhou. But. Since last year, the regent Zhang Yan first defeated Yuan Shao, then Cao Cao, and finally successively defeated Xianbei and Wuhuan, two nomadic armies on the grassland, forcing Wuhuan to surrender, Xianbei moved westward, and all parts of Hebei were pacified, and the regent also dominated the northern ......"

News of the regent Zhang Yan's pacification of the north. Once it reached Liangzhou, the entire Liangzhou was shocked, and no one did not admire Zhang Yan.

But there are few who are as worried as Ma Teng. All along, he has been surviving in the cracks, from a small official under the Liangzhou Assassin at the beginning, to the military Sima, to join the rebels, and then to surrender to the Han army, and soon after to unite with Han Sui to rebel again. then to compete with Han Sui for Liangzhou, and then to sign an alliance with Han Sui. Living in peace, he has walked very hard along the way, and every decision he makes is for himself to live longer and be more nourished.

However, when the news of Zhang Yan's unification of the north came, Ma Teng began to worry, the reason why he was able to mix in Liangzhou in the past, and he was not annexed by Han Sui for a long time, is because Liangzhou is remote, the Central Plains are in chaos, and all the warlords are busy annexing each other's territory, and they have no time to take care of Liangzhou, so Ma Teng can use the strength of his own family to gradually become a warlord in a corner of Liangzhou from a small military Sima.

Now, the north has been completely unified by Zhang Yan, but Liangzhou has never been convinced, maybe Zhang Yan will not move Liangzhou for the time being at this stage, but what about the future? When Zhang Yan led a large army to the city, even if Ma Teng wanted to surrender, it was too late. Besides, in addition to worrying about Zhang Yan's external trouble, Ma Teng also has a great worry, which is his temporary ally Han Sui.

Looking through the road of Han Sui's gradual growth, they are all on the road of alliance with others, annexation, alliance and annexation, and there are countless people in Liangzhou who were chaotic before, but as long as they are related to Han Sui, they are all played to death by Han Sui, and their subordinates are also annexed by Han Sui.

The reason why Ma Teng was able to become a separatist was because he initially obtained some of the subordinates of the side chapter, which was his family background. Han Sui and Bian Zhang were brothers with different surnames who married Jin Lan, but in the end, Bian Zhang could not escape Han Sui's clutches and was killed by Han Sui.

Therefore, Ma Teng has always been suspicious of Han Sui, and Bian Zhang's matter also hit him hard, making him very clear that he must not trust anyone, let alone work with someone like Han Sui. But sometimes, Ma Teng backfired and made some choices in order to preserve his strength.

After a pause, Ma Teng continued: "Now that the imperial court has reunified the north under the leadership of the regent Zhang Yan, although Liangzhou is remote, it has always been the land of the Han Dynasty, and Zhang Yan will extend his hand to Liangzhou sooner or later." Therefore, I must try my best to gain Zhang Yan's trust before Zhang Yan uses troops against Liangzhou, so that Zhang Yan can rest assured of our Ma clan, and let him know that our Ma clan has always been loyal to the Han family, and is not the same as people like Han Sui, who have the ambition to dominate one side. If one day Zhang Yan is going to use troops against Liangzhou, I also hope that our Ma clan can be the vanguard of eliminating Han Sui, so that Liangzhou can return to the embrace of the Han Dynasty, and at that time, our Ma clan will inevitably become a prominent clan in Liangzhou, and you will also obtain higher officials and glory. That's why I had to go to the capital to be a guard captain! ”

After Ma Teng said these words, everyone present was silent, most of them misunderstood Ma Teng, including his son Ma Chao, they all thought that Ma Teng went to the capital to be a guard captain for glory and wealth, and even more thought that Ma Teng wanted to abandon them.

But in fact, none of them knew what Ma Teng was thinking in his heart. As soon as he said it today, all the people were ashamed of themselves, and they all felt that Ma Teng's grand idea was lofty.

"Big brother, you can go to the capital, but after you leave, what will happen here in Liangzhou?" Ma Fei suddenly asked.

Ma Teng said: "I have already thought about it, after I leave, Liangzhou here will be temporarily handed over to Meng Qi to deal with, and my position will be taken over by Meng Qi, after I go to the capital, I will ask the imperial court to officially entitle Meng Qi, and you must also be sure to assist Meng Qi well and fight against Han Sui together." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone focused all their eyes on Ma Chao's body, I have to say that Ma Chao is a very qualified heir, he bravely crowned the three armies, made great achievements, and was praised by the Qiang people as "Shenweitian General", and also has the title of "Jin Ma Chao", and the age is also very suitable.

Among the many people present, people of the same generation as Ma Chao all threw themselves on the five bodies that Ma Chao admired, and they naturally had no opinion on Ma Chao to take over all of Ma Teng's positions, and they all agreed.

However, for people of Ma Rui, Ma Lun, Ma Shao, Ma Gang and other uncles, it always feels a little unnatural to let them obey the orders of their nephews!

"Although it is understandable for a son to inherit his father's business, Han Sui is cunning, scheming, and treacherous, I am worried that Meng Qi is too young to fight Han Sui. Moreover, young people are too impulsive, and they are careless in everything they do, and they often have little consideration, and I am worried that it will be too childish to let Meng Qi take over the first qiē here. Ma Rui said.

Ma Chao sat there motionless, what Ma Rui said, he had already expected it in his heart, if Ma Rui agreed to be the lord himself, it would really be a bit evil. However, Ma Chao remained silent, sat there quietly, and watched the development of things further.

As soon as these words came out, many people of Ma Teng's generation felt that what Ma Rui said was very reasonable, and they nodded their heads, and these people were not only the Ma family, but also those generals who followed Ma Teng from birth to death earlier, and they also had this opinion.

Ma Teng stood there expressionlessly, and there were no ups and downs in his heart, as if he had already expected things to develop in this direction. He squirmed his lips, looked at Ma Rui, and asked slowly, "Then in your opinion, after I leave, who should be in charge here?" ”

Although Ma Rui really wants to be the person in charge of the overall situation, he is not qualified enough, but he doesn't want Ma Chao to be in charge of the overall situation.

Suddenly, Ma Rui squinted at Ma Fei, who was sitting next to Ma Chao, and immediately said, "I think it is most appropriate for Ma Fei to be in charge of the overall situation." Ma Fei is a brother of your mother, and he is the first person to follow you to life and death with us, although his military exploits are not as prominent as Ma Chao, but they are also indispensable. Don't forget, if it wasn't for Ma Fei who had been protecting your family in the early years, desperately protecting your family several times, how could Ma Chao have survived the war? ”

As soon as Ma Rui's words fell, the rest of the people also echoed them, and they all agreed to let Ma Fei take over the overall situation.

Ma Fei is the same generation as them, and he is also the brother who was born and died with them earlier, they have a common language between them, and Ma Fei usually respects Ma Rui and them, which is many times stronger than Ma Chao, who has no one in their eyes, so they would rather nominate Ma Fei to take charge of the overall situation than let Ma Chao succeed.

Because, Ma Chao is usually very strict, and he is also very strict in governing the army, in case Ma Chao is put in charge of the overall situation, will they still have a good time?

Ma Teng was still expressionless, turned his head to look at Ma Fei, who was sitting next to Ma Chao, and asked, "They all recommended you to be in charge of the overall situation, you are my own brother, and it is the same for you to be in charge of the overall situation." It's just, I'd like to hear what your opinion is on this matter? ”

Ma Fei stood up, clenched his fists and said: "Big brother, you know me, I don't have anything outstanding, even a current general sometimes feels that he is about to do well, how can he still have the ability to replace the eldest brother in charge of the overall situation?" Although Ma Chao is young and irritable, as long as we elders restrain us more, there should be no problem. Moreover, Ma Chao has great achievements and fame, and he is the most suitable person to take charge of the overall situation. Big brother, I mean, it's better to let Ma Chao take over the big brother, and I will wait for the uncles to assist from the side. (To be continued......)