Yuan Fang is sitting on a red rabbit with a sword hanging from his waist. He is stationed outside the city gate. He is surrounded by more than fifty elite white horse followers.
He looked towards the city, as if he was waiting for someone.
Not long after, a figure dressed in plain white came slowly from Chang'an City and came to her.
The person who came was a woman, tall, with white skin, a high nose, and a pair of blue eyes staring at Yuan Fang from a distance.
The person who came was none other than Ma Teng¡¯s daughter, Ma Yunlu.
"Is your injury healed?" Yuan Fang asked calmly, without any condescension in his tone.
Ma Yunlu didn't answer, but just stared at him and said coldly: "What did you want to do by bringing me to Chang'an? Are you finally planning to kill me?"
A disdainful sneer.
¡°If I want to kill you, it¡¯s just a matter of words, why wait until now.¡±
With that said, Yuan Fang rode the red rabbit horse and walked towards the outskirts of Chang'an under the light of sunset.
Ma Yunlu's beautiful eyebrows condensed slightly. She didn't know what kind of medicine Yuan Fang was selling in the gourd, so she had to follow him with suspicion, under the care of Baima Yicong.
There was no conversation all the way, a few miles away from the city.
On both sides of the road, fields began to appear, as well as villages.
However, most of those fields are deserted, and most of the villages are deserted. From time to time, you can see exposed bones on both sides of the road. Looking around, you can see a sense of desolation with no roosters crowing for thousands of miles.
"Chang'an City was the western capital of the Han Dynasty, the land of Sanfu. It used to be so prosperous, but today it is sparsely populated. The countryside is deserted, Miss Ma. Do you know whose masterpiece these are?"
Yuan Fang suddenly asked, but his eyes did not look at her, only scanning the desolate wilderness.
Ma Yunlu was shaken, his eyes moved, but he remained silent.
The reason why the prosperous Guanzhong has turned into a place without roosters for thousands of miles is naturally due to the endless wars between the Xiliang people since the time of Dong Zhuo. How could Ma Yunlu not know that it was caused by burning, killing and looting?
"If I remember correctly, your daughter was killed by other Xiliang princes during the war between you Xiliang people." Yuan Fanghu mentioned Ma Yunlu's life experience again.
Ma Yunlu's figure suddenly shook, he suddenly raised his head, looked at Yuan Fang, and said in shock: "How do you know about my mother?"
The two armies are at war. Yuan Fang has already inquired about the Ma family's affairs clearly, so how could he not know about it.
Yuan Fang did not answer, but looked directly into her eyes and quietly opened his mind-reading pupils in an instant. It invaded her thoughts silently.
Memories flooded into Yuan Fang's mind. Yuan Fang filtered out the useless information and finally found the section he wanted.
That is the weakest thing deep in Ma Yunlu¡¯s memory. The most painful part.
In that memory, Yuan Fang saw her after her mother was killed. The sad and tearful scene shows her hating the war, hating the endless war that killed her mother.
Yuan Fang also saw the scene where she secretly took food and grass from the army to help the people in distress without her father's knowledge.
"It turns out that she is not just a cold-blooded and ruthless woman who kills people without batting an eyelid. She actually has a fragile and kind side in her heart. Guo Jia's ability to recognize people is really amazing"
With emotion in her heart, her mind-reading eyes closed, and Yuan Fangcong withdrew from her thoughts.
He rode forward, looked at her and said: "Your mother was killed by you Xiliang people. Millions of living beings in the prosperous Guanzhong were also killed by you Xiliang people. If your Xiliang army continues to act recklessly, If you go down, the entire Guanzhong will be turned into a deserted hell sooner or later by you. Miss Ma, if you don¡¯t want to see this happen, now is the time for you to do something.¡±
Ma Yunlu's expression changed, as if the most vulnerable part of her heart was deeply hurt by Yuan Fang's words, which shocked her greatly.
"What do you want me to do?" Ma Yunlu's tone softened.
Yuan Fang stopped beating around the bush and said calmly: "I just want you to write a letter and explain your interests to your Majesty, so that he can stop making unnecessary resistance and surrender to Da Qi, surrender to me, Yuan Fang, and end the war in Guanzhong." , let peace return here.¡±
Ma Yunlu was not surprised. It seemed that she had expected that Yuan Fang would let her do this.
But she snorted coldly and said proudly: "My father has been in Xiliang for many years and has never been afraid of anyone. Do you think he will surrender to you?"
"Your father has been defeated again and again. He can't even defend Tongguan. Do you think that with his current strength, he can withstand the crushing force of my king's 200,000 soldiers?" Yuan Fang was confident and proud.??, asked sharply.
Ma Yunlu's eyes flashed with a hint of fear.
¡°Obviously, although she was proud of the Ma family in her heart, how could she not be unaware of the situation in front of her.
With Yuan Fang¡¯s strength, it is absolutely no problem to destroy his Ma family.
"Even though Dong Zhuo was so powerful and domineering, he ended up dead and famous. Miss Ma, do you think your father, Ma Teng, can be stronger than Dong Zhuo?" Yuan Fang asked again.
As soon as these words came out, the pride on Ma Yunlu's face was completely suppressed. She bowed her head in silence and began to weigh it.
Yuan Fang knew that she had been persuaded, but the pride of the Ma family made her still hesitate.
??????????? Emphasis on both kindness and power. After the threat, it¡¯s time to give her some kindness.
Yuan Fang's expression softened and he said calmly: "Your father and brother are both useful talents. If you are willing to surrender, I can make your father the cavalry general of my Da Qi Kingdom. As long as your Ma family brothers are willing to serve me, Yuan Fang If you serve, you can still serve as a general in the army and conquer the world for our great Qi."
Hearing Yuan Fang's promise, Ma Yunlu suddenly raised his head and asked, "Is everything you said true?"
"I, Yuan Fang, always do what I say." Yuan Fang said solemnly.
Ma Teng is not like Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and he does not have the ambition to clarify the world. Otherwise, if Cao Cao called him to Beijing in history, Ma Teng would not obey.
If you can use the false title of a chariot and cavalry general in exchange for Ma Teng's surrender, plus the service of tiger generals like Ma Chao and Ma Dai, it is really a good deal.
"Moreover, if Ma Teng surrenders, With the strength of Han Sui and Zhang Xiu, they are not worth mentioning at all. Yuan Fang can quickly pacify Guanzhong and send his troops south to prevent Cao Cao from seizing Yizhou. This deal is definitely worth it.
Ma Yunlu looked into Yuan Fang's eyes, weighing the pros and cons of the situation in his mind, recalling the death of his mother, the Xiliang cavalry, and all the evil deeds of burning, killing and looting.
After pondering for a long time, Ma Yunlu took a deep breath. He nodded and said: "Okay, I promise you, I will write a letter to persuade my father to surrender to you."
Yuan Fang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said: "Miss Ma is indeed someone who understands the overall situation. The survival of your Ma family depends on this letter from Aunt Ma. I hope you can state your interests to your Majesty, otherwise, I will only have Use your troops to wipe out your Ma family."
Yuan Fang wanted to recruit the Ma family to surrender, but he was not begging you to surrender. In the last sentence, he made it clear to Ma Yunlu. I absolutely have the confidence to destroy the Ma family by force.
If you don¡¯t surrender, don¡¯t blame me for being rude!
Ma Yunlu was deeply shocked. He raised his head and looked at Yuan Fang again, only to see that the gentle and heroic face was filled with a terrifying murderous aura.
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A few days later. Chencang City.
It¡¯s dark at night, in the lobby. The lights are still on.
Ma Teng sat high on the table, holding the autographed letter from his daughter Yunlu in his hand. The expression on his old face was changing, with a look of hesitation.
At the bottom of the stairs, in addition to Pang De, Ma Chao and other disciples, as well as Chen Gong, the mastermind, all the confidants gathered together.
"Commander Father, you summoned us overnight. I don't know what's urgent." Ma Chao asked suspiciously.
Ma Teng sighed and raised the letter in his hand: "This is your sister's handwritten letter. Please read it."
Yunlu¡¯s letter?
From Ma Chao down, everyone was surprised, wondering how could Ma Yunlu write a personal letter to them even though he had been captured.
Ma Chao and others had no choice but to suppress their suspicions and circulate Ma Yunlu's personal letters.
When they read this, Ma Yunlu¡¯s letter of persuasion to Ma Teng, they all changed their minds.
"How dare you, little sister, persuade us to surrender to Yuan Fang?" Ma Chao shouted, startled and angry.
The rest of the Ma family were all surprised and stunned.
They originally thought that Yunlu had been killed by Yuan Fang, but they never expected that not only was Ma Yunlu alive and well, but he even personally wrote a book to persuade them to surrender to Yuan Fang.
"Sister Yunlu, was she forced by Yuan Fang to write this letter?" Ma Dai guessed.
Everyone guessed this, but Fazheng suddenly said: "In my opinion, Yuan Fang is considered a hero. He should not bother to force a woman. This letter from the lady should be voluntary."
As Fazheng spoke, the hall suddenly became quiet.
"Xiaozhi, in your opinion, how should I deal with Yunlu's letter now?" Ma Teng looked at Fazheng and asked for help.
Fazheng sighed softly and said slowly: "After successive defeats, the vitality of our Ma family army has been seriously damaged. Now Han Sui is watching with eager eyes. Zhang Xiu has created a gap with us due to the previous peace talks, and there is still a gap in the east. Yuan Fang has 200,000 Qi troops. Under such internal and external troubles, he wants to reverse the situation again.Kun, I'm afraid there is little hope. "
Ma Teng¡¯s figure was shaken, and his expression suddenly darkened.
After a while, Ma Tengcai said again: "Does Yi Xiaozhi mean to ask me to surrender to Yuan Fang?"
Fazheng nodded and said: "Yuan Fang took the emperor to command the princes, held the two river states in his hands, and had hundreds of thousands of troops. No matter in terms of justice or strength, we are definitely no match. Since the leader of the alliance has no intention of competing for the world, It is not a bad idea to surrender to Yuan Fang.
After a pause, Fazheng continued: "Besides, I see that Yuan Fang always does what he says, and he is a true hero. Since he has made various conditions to the alliance leader, I think he will not break his promise."
Ma Teng fell silent, weighing what Fazheng said, finding it difficult to make a decision.
Although Ma Chao and other scholars seemed to be unwilling to accept it, they all remained silent. Obviously, they were also moved by Fa Zheng's analysis.
As for Chen Gong, he originally opposed even asking for peace with Yuan Fang. Today, seeing that Ma Teng wanted to surrender to Yuan Fang, for the first time, he did not express any objection. He just sat there with a sullen face, not knowing what he was planning.
Fazheng knew what Ma Teng was hesitating about, so he said: "If the alliance leader is still worried that Yuan Fang may break his promise, he might as well return another condition to him, which can be considered as an added insurance to ensure that nothing goes wrong."
"What conditions?" Ma Teng was refreshed.
"It's very simple. The alliance leader can betroth Miss Yunlu to Yuan Fang. In this way, Yuan Fang will become the alliance leader's son-in-law. When the time comes, are you afraid that he will break his promise and treat the alliance leader badly?"