Gongsun Xun did what he said, and on September 11th, he personally brought Chen Cang's troops, that is, three thousand white horse Yi Cong and five thousand Guanxi troops led by Xu Rong, a total of eight thousand people, using the Wei River as the road, and went upstream.

, on September 13th, it was the first time in my life that I entered Liangzhou.

It stands to reason that from this moment on, General Wei's plan to attack Guo under false pretenses will be officially exposed, and the overall situation in Liangzhou will be officially opened. But in fact, as Gongsun Xun went deeper, the counties in the eastern part of Liangzhou showed their

A strange, dust-settled situation emerged.

He led eight thousand troops to the west. As soon as he entered Hanyang, the powerful tribes and tribal leaders of Hanyang (Tianshui) along the way attracted their troops to follow him. They stationed in Hanyang County and governed Hebei County. After gathering Zhang Liao's troops, their strength actually reached 17,000.

Thousands of people... This strange pattern of gathering troops made Gongsun Xun feel as if he had returned to Liaoxi ten years ago. It can only be said that most of the things in the world are the same.

And it was at this time that he learned about Ma Chao's magical operation - this man's righteousness in marrying him actually kidnapped his father and sent him directly to Jicheng.

Gongsun Xun was indifferent to this, and even wanted to laugh a little.

To be honest, for these people who theoretically have the meaning of raising, that is, the protons who are raised at home, and people such as old friends and orphans, whether it is Gongsun Auntie, Gongsun Xun, or even Gongsun who recently became a father.

It is impossible to really cover everything.

The younger ones are okay. They have been raised at home since they were young, and provided with suitable food, accommodation and teaching conditions. They eat and live together with Gongsun Ding and others. The upper limit is not mentioned, but the lower limit is not too bad.

But the slightly older ones, such as Ma Chao and Wang Can, as well as Zhuge Liang, Wen Hui and others who later studied in Ye but were orphans, were already fourteen or fifteen years old when they arrived, and they were all

They are precocious, have knowledge and experience, and their personalities are already set, so it is difficult to train them; secondly, they still have their own family relationships, relatives and friends, so it is not easy to discipline them; thirdly, they are older and cannot be disciplined.

Maybe they really were kept at home, but they were just provided with room and board in the name of General Wei's Mansion, and then they were allowed to sit with Gongsun Xun and his son during the holidays, in this way a line was tied between the two parties.

Among them, compared with Zhuge Liang, Wen Hui, Wang Can and others, Ma Mengqi is particularly wild and untamed, as if he had been used to it since he was a small wild man fighting with the Qiang people and bandits in Longxi.

Yi Zhong was also the kind of person who was disliked by Gongsun Xun, otherwise he would not have kicked him out so early... Coupled with his status as a hostage and his complicated feelings for his Qiang-Han mixed-race father, Ma Chao's actions today

,how to say?

It was unexpected and reasonable. From the perspective of interests, it seemed to be calculated to a certain extent, but it was in vain to consider the most important people's hearts, and it seemed a bit stupid... He also didn't think about his biggest reliance on Gongsun Xun.

What is it? Is it really an official position? Is it not a theoretical educational title?

Oh, if you dare to kidnap your biological father today, will you kidnap your godfather tomorrow?!

And what's even more embarrassing is that no matter what happens, it seems that General Wei himself is always responsible... because outsiders will only say that a fourteen-year-old or fifteen-year-old child was given to you to educate General Wei.

, he was raised quite tall, his martial arts skills were well trained, and his mind was quite lively, but why was it okay to tie up his father four or five years later?!

Does General Wei's family specialize in teaching people to be unfilial?

Of course, you can quibble. Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have not always been the same. Ma Teng’s enemies and friends were unknown at the time... But no one is a fool, right? And today you dare to kill your relatives for the sake of General Wei, tomorrow can you kill Wei for the sake of the Han Dynasty?

General?!

Therefore, it is no wonder that Gongsun Xun wanted to laugh... He was laughed out of anger.

"I don't need to see you anymore." In the back room of Zhongdu Pavilion in Hebei County, Gongsun Xun, who was reading official documents, seemed to be smiling but not smiling. He said this to Pang De, who had already rushed back beside him without raising his head. "Ma.

Shoucheng retains the title of general, takes charge of Jinwu, and adds... Marquis of Chencang County. Instead of going to Chang'an, he will be given a residence in Ye, and then allocate some shares of the Liangzhou branch of the Anli number, and let him go directly and take charge in Yecheng.

Public security in the city. As for Ma Mengqi, he will be demoted to the leader of the team and his righteousness will be taken back. You can discipline him!"

Pound agreed repeatedly, but hesitated to speak.

"No need to plead for him!" Gongsun Xun noticed what was going on in his confidant, and immediately dropped the document in his hand, his expression suddenly changed. "If I didn't still have some expectations for him, why should I leave him to you to discipline him? Give him a promotion.

Wouldn't it be easier to send individual commanders to the Western Regions to guard Luntai?"

"Yes." Pang De said awkwardly, holding back his hands. "It was because my subordinates were not strict in their discipline before. They just thought that he had outstanding martial arts skills and was a native of the country, so he could not help but indulge too much, which led to today's disaster..."

"It's not your fault." Seeing Pang De's excellent attitude, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but soften a little, and then picked up the documents on the cases in front of him. "Originally, it was my idea to let him come here to persuade his father, otherwise

He and Zilong have been guarding Qishan on the South Road for a long time...what else can he say?"

"Yes!" Pang De said quickly. "As soon as Meng Qi came back, I knew that he had made a big mistake, so I immediately restrained him in the military camp and waited for you to arrive. Before that, he defended himself and told him

It was Wang Can who came up with this idea, and Wang Can deliberately wanted to harm him..."

Gongsun Xun was stunned for a moment: "Thousands of miles apart, how could Wang Can come up with an idea to harm him?"

"It's not a matter of personal advice." Pang De quickly explained. "It's because the two of them had many contacts in Changping and talked about everything between the young men. Ma Mengqi was only worried about the hostage's identity that day, and Wang Can was just casually talking about it.

When he said it, he was probably advised to be righteous when facing battle and not to be soft-hearted...it is just that the speaker has no intention but the listener has the intention."

Gongsun Xun shook his head: "Wang Can is weak and narrow-minded, and Ma Chao is brave and cruel. I'm afraid they won't get along very happily, so it's possible that Wang Can deliberately teases him, and I will also have someone reprimand him... But so

Ming, in the final analysis, this matter is due to Ma Chao's own wild temper. For things like sitting down, we can't pass all the blame on others, right?"

Pound responded immediately.

"I understand what you mean. Don't you just want to say that he has made a great contribution this time, so that Ma Teng can easily take down the two counties left in his hands?" Gongsun Xun paused slightly, sighed again, and then secondly

Throwing down the official document for the first time. "But Ling Ming, do you know that although I have made conciliation on the surface because of the overall situation, from the bottom of my heart, I vaguely hope that Ma and Han can fight with us in Yuzhong?"

Pang De was really stunned.

"How can we govern Liangzhou easily without a fight?" Gongsun Xun frowned. "Isn't it because Han and Ma are afraid of me because I severely beat them once on the Weishui River? This kid Ma Mengqi is so wild.

However, he didn't dare to make love in front of me. Wasn't it because he happened to be in Hebei when he was growing up and watched me defeat Yuan Shao behind his back, so he became afraid? Even if we can govern Hebei so smoothly, why not Yuan Shao?

The powerful leaders from all over the country who died in the battle had to pay for their lives? And the key to annexing Liangzhou really lies in the two men of Han and Ma? To put it bluntly, these two guys are good at literature and martial arts, but they are not good at attacking.

I can hang them up and beat them with one hand. I don't even need to come. Since Liangzhou has been a semi-vassal for so many years, I can easily send a general to deal with it. This time I came out in person to avoid Chang'an.

Besides, I originally wanted to come to Liangzhou to help Li De in person... Just look at the wealthy families and tribes in Liangzhou who are coming here. A mere half of Hanyang County can bring out six or seven thousand old soldiers. How many should there be in the entire Liangzhou?

If we don’t fight, Liangzhou will have to work hard in the future!”

Pang De fell silent and dared not speak halfway through.

"Go!" Gongsun Xun saw that the other person should have woken up, so he let him out casually. "I am telling you so much, not for others, but for you. Go out and think about it!"

Pound quickly said goodbye and left.

By the way, it was evening at this time, and the autumn heat had dissipated. When the military guard from the White Horse Army walked out of the backyard of Duting in Ji County, he suddenly felt that his back was completely soaked and cold in the wind, but he was afraid of understanding.

He made a mistake, so he ignored Ma Chao and his son for the time being and went back to find his partner Zhang Ji.

Since Zhang was specially transferred from Xi County before Gongsun Xun marched into Liangzhou, he probably knew that there would be no fierce resistance in Liangzhou. He didn’t know why, but he was now handling trivial matters in the front yard of Duting. When he saw

Pang De came to see him, but he didn't care... or rather, he had expected that the other party would come here.

"It's a simple matter." Zhang Derong answered easily after pouring a bowl of tea for Pang Lingming. "Has Lingming ever heard of a sentence? It is said that the state pastor is not as good as the government official, the county guard is not as good as the military adviser, and the school captain is not as good as the army guard?"

Pang De, who sat down here at Zhang Ji, was naturally much more relaxed. He couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Why haven't you heard it before? Yang Xiu, Fa Zheng and the others are talking nonsense all day long. How can such common gossip be hidden from them? I can't help it either."

I listened to some by the way..."

"What does that mean?" Zhang Derong continued to ask.

"Of course it means that our General Wei commands the Nine Provinces through General Wei's Mansion, so the direct subordinates of the Mansion are as prominent as the previous court officials... I also served as a state official when I was young, how come I don't understand this truth?" At this point, Pound couldn't help but

He chuckled in response. "This has been true since ancient times. For example, in the past when there was no customization for state pastoral care, who would dare to say that a governor with six hundred stone is not as good as a prefect with two thousand stone? In the state, a person with one hundred stone and two hundred stone would often be better than a county magistrate.

More respectable, but slightly inferior to the county magistrates of Six Hundred Stone and Thousand Stone... As for this sentence, specifically, it means that Lu Changshi and the four of them are in charge of the government, which is actually slightly higher than those of the state pastors outside; and the ten in the government

Several of Cao's subordinates, including those who have received the rank of military advisor, are as prominent as the former Shangshutai Shangshu and Shizhong, and are naturally more valuable than ordinary prefects; as for the army guards..."

"As for the Guards, we are talking about a few of us." Zhang Ji interrupted the other party and responded seriously. "We Guardsmen are new official positions under the extremely heavy military affairs in troubled times. We did not have them in the past, but in fact

As everyone knows, it is like the governor of the army and the minister of military affairs. When he goes out, he cooperates with the military, Guo Jijiu and others, supervise and patrol the generals, armies and departments; when they are inside, they have the power to select military attachés, and

This is especially obvious for Han Hujun and you and me. Who in Yecheng doesn't look down upon us? Who in Yecheng doesn't know that our treatment is the same as that of the prefects and generals? Otherwise, Ma Mengqi wanted to join the Yi that day.

I will never ask for anything from you..."

Pang De couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

"But Ling Ming, Han Hujun is just that. He is Hanoi Yuancong. He and Chang Fujun were the only ones who followed from Hanoi. But who are you and me? Why should such a prominent position be assigned to you?

Is it on me?" Zhang Derong asked seriously.

"Maybe you and I are lucky?" Pound also became solemn, but after thinking about it, he could only sigh with emotion.

"I think so." Zhang Ji also shook his head and sighed. "To put it bluntly, in the past, in the world of the Han Dynasty... you are from Liangzhou and I am from a poor family in Guanxi. Even if we are both talented and virtuous, and have great

Chance, in this life, if you want to become a two-thousand-stone prefect of a remote and poor county in your forties or fifties, you have to bet your life. How could you have thought that at such a time when the world would be turned upside down, you would meet General Wei again? Then I am a third assistant.

County magistrate, you are an abandoned hostage who was thrown out. You are less than thirty years old, and you have become a big shot in a daze that you never dared to imagine in your life. Isn't this luck?"

Pang De became more serious: "I can never repay the kindness of General Wei with my life. I can only follow what those monks who came down from Mount Wutai said and repay it by making a grass ring in my next life..."

"You don't have to be like this, just do your job." Zhang Ji finally pointed out the real key to his colleague. In fact, he and Pound are natural political allies, and there is no reason not to mention each other."

In fact, our general is not really angry with you... On the contrary, just as Han Hujun is used to being used by the general, now the general is reluctant to let you go for the time being, so he specifically reminds you that as a guard, especially

He is Baima Yi's escort, and he has the most important military personnel power in the world. How can he always remember the old feelings of the locals? Ma Chao is nothing more than a special case. The key is now that Liangzhou is about to acquire it. There will be so many Liangzhou in the future.

The military and military people in the state are all from your hometown, how are you going to deal with it? The two of us served as civil and military guards for Baima Yi for several years, and it was not because we were helpless at that time, and the people in the army from Bingzhou, Youzhou

People, people in Jizhou don’t have much trouble!”

Pound finally came to his senses: "No wonder the general said that the problem in Liangzhou is not with Han and Ma, but with those wealthy families... Many thanks to De Rong!"

Saying that, Pang Lingming quickly stood up and bowed his hands sincerely.

"It doesn't have to be like this." Zhang Ji sighed, and suddenly stepped forward to hold the opponent's hands. Just as he was about to speak, his eyes turned red. "Ling Ming... Yi Cong will rely on you more in the future, and the general must pay more attention to it."

, just do it for me."
To be continued...