In order to ensure the loyalty of his generals who were in charge of heavy troops, Ma Chao also deliberately wooed Huang Zhong and personally sent Zhang Zhongjing to treat Huang Zhong's beloved son Huang Xu. Although it could not be cured, Huang Xu's life was saved. Being a civil servant was not a problem. Moreover, Huang Zhong's daughter Huang Wudie is very close to Ma Tie. In the future, she only needs to find a matchmaker to achieve good things. When Huang Zhong heard Ma Chao mention the word "Liu Yao", he suddenly felt something in his heart. He cupped his fists and said, "I am reporting this to my lord, I have captured a small group of men and claimed to be Liu Yao's subordinates. The leader is called Tai Shi Ci. I will be suspicious." If he was cheating, he captured him and brought him back, and asked the lord to punish him!" Ma Chao was overjoyed and laughed and said, "This matter is very suitable for me! Taishi Ci is a talented general, and Han's promotion should be a great achievement. After dealing with these prisoners, I will meet them in person!" Huang Zhong nodded and said, "My lord, what I said is true. Taishi Ci is an extraordinary martial artist. He is superb with his iron spear. In the end, he will fight for a hundred rounds. Although he will have the upper hand, it will be difficult to win. " Ma Chao was shocked. Tai Shi Ci could only be regarded as a first-class military general at best. It was not easy to fight Huang Zhong for a hundred rounds in his prime. He immediately asked: "This happened. How did you capture him? How can you two He was injured!" Huang Zhong said: "The general was unable to determine his identity, so he became interested in talents and saw that he was carrying a treasured bow, so he proposed to use archery to win. Taishi Ci dismounted and was willing to be bound. !" Ma Chao nodded secretly. Taishi Ci was also a good shooter. He could only be blamed for his bad luck. He met Huang Zhong, who was better at shooting. If it were Xu Huang, Taishi Ci would not be able to escape unscathed. Looking at the more than 3,000 miscellaneous soldiers captured by the two men, I sneered secretly in my heart. He stepped forward and shouted: "This general gave you a chance, but you persisted in your stubbornness. Now that you have become a prisoner under your command, what can you say?" More than three thousand people knelt down together, kowtowed repeatedly, and said loudly : "General, spare your life!" "We are willing to submit to you, general!" Ma Chao sneered and said loudly: "This opportunity is not to be missed, and it will never come back! Although I love the common people, I am by no means a soft-hearted person! I am also I won't kill you, but if you want to get the status of civilians, you still need to do hard labor for three years. If you are outstanding, you will be given a chance after three years! Demoted to slavery forever until death of exhaustion!" "Thank you, General!" More than 3,000 people were spared their lives. Thank you quickly. The miscellaneous soldiers who came out of the city and voluntarily surrendered saw this. I couldn't help but secretly feel happy. This matter was publicized by the people and soon spread to surrounding areas. The soldiers under the other princes also learned about Ma Chao's way of treating prisoners. Taishi Ci, who was tied up with five flowers in the distance, felt extremely complicated when he saw this. Once a prisoner is captured in this era, there is no one like Ma Chao who will not hold them accountable, but will also help them find a way out, which is very different from other princes. In the past two years, he had fought with Yuan Shao with Liu Yao. Every time he captured enemy troops, he either beheaded them to claim credit or dispersed them to make up for the losses. Immediately, these prisoners were handed over to Wenpin. After entering the city, Ma Chao held a grand celebration banquet in his mansion, attended by all the generals who went on the expedition. After the banquet was over, Ma Chao held another small banquet, leaving only Huang Zhong and Xu Huang, and ordered people to bring Tai Shi Ci up. Not long after, the tied-up Taishi Ci was brought up by his own soldiers. Ma Chao laughed, clasped his fists and said, "I've heard about the name of Donglai Taishi Ziyi for a long time! It's a pleasure to see you today!" After that, he took a few steps forward to personally pray for Taishi Ci. Untie. Taishi Ci was ashamed and deeply moved. He said awkwardly: "How dare a defeated general bother the general to treat him with such courtesy? Taishi Ci can't afford it!" Ma Chao said: "Ziyi's reputation for loyalty and bravery spread throughout Qilu. , I sent people to look for her in the past, but unfortunately we never met her! For this reason, I sent people to Qingzhou to take care of Mrs. Taishi! I think Taishi Ci also knew about this! Hearing this, he felt even more ashamed. He lowered his head and said with a blushing face: "It's hard to repay the great general's care for my mother! I have offended many people this time. Please punish me, general!" Ma Chao smiled and said, "What's wrong with Ziyi?" Is there any reason to send troops to attack the traitor Liu Bei? What does General Huang have to do with it? It¡¯s because he doesn¡¯t know Ziyi¡¯s identity. It¡¯s really a misunderstanding! He held his hand and continued: "Ziyi, come to the table quickly. Since we are meeting today, how can we not have a drink?" Taishi Ci did not move when he heard this, and then "Plop!" he bowed down and said with shame on his face: " To be honest, this is not a misunderstanding. Yesterday, I led troops to fight against the general's troops. However, the general's troops were strong, but we were defeated miserably. !" Ma Chao frowned. He had never seen Taishi Ci. How could he have thought that Taishi Ci had also gone to war? Could it be that he was really bribed by Liu Bei? He immediately said: "Why is this? As Kong Beihai said, General Taishi has been serving under Liu Yao, how come he suddenly sacrifices his life for Liu Bei!" Taishi Ci sighed deeply and said: "It was all caused by confusion in the next moment" Then he told the whole story of how he came to Xiaopei and what Liu Bei asked for in the battle. Ma Chao felt relieved after hearing this, and secretly thought that it was a good thing. If Liu Bei had not been driven away in time, Taishi Ci would have joined Liu Bei's camp sooner or later, and it would take a lot of effort to conquer him in the future. Ma Chao was determined to win Taishi Ci. In addition to his general talents and martial arts, the most important factor was that Taishi Ci had taken refuge in Liaodong for three years and was extremely familiar with the terrain and folk customs of the Liaodong Peninsula and Northeast China. Sooner or later, after the world is pacified, troops will be sent to Liaodong to completely conquer the ancestors of Goryeo Bangzi, and Taishi Ci is undoubtedly the best candidate to lead the troops. Immediately, he helped Tai Shici up and said seriously: "Ziyi, don't say anything more! You are fighting for Liu Bei just to repay his kindness, and you are not a general under Liu Bei! And it has not caused much trouble to this general. This matter Don¡¯t mention it! Just drink and talk about the world today!¡± Seeing that Ma Chao had no intention of blaming him, Taishi Ci felt relieved and even more grateful. The four of them sat down and drank a few drinks. They were all people with extraordinary martial arts skills. They quickly found a common topic and soon became familiar with each other. After three rounds of wine, Ma Chao raised his glass and said: "The imperial court is unfortunate, and the Han Dynasty is in a bad situation." Many factors have combined to create today's situation. Now Liu Yan is proclaimed emperor in Shuzhong, Yuan Shao separates Huainan and dominates northern Henan, and various princes such as Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Gongsun Zan, Liu Yu, Liu Biao, Liu Yao, Sun Jian, and Tu Bian are all In the state of separation and semi-separation from the imperial court, the large and small warlords are working on their own affairs and attacking each other, causing the people to suffer and live in dire straits. General Ziyi is a hero of Qilu. He is familiar with military books and has extraordinary martial arts. It is the right time for him to serve the imperial court and work side by side to end this war as soon as possible. In troubled times, bring peace to the world! If Ziyi is willing to help, I will put him to good use!" (To be continued)