Ma Teng's figure was shaken, and suddenly, it seemed as if his eyes were bright and he saw new hope.
With his fists clenched and his thoughts racing, the hesitation on Ma Teng's face became less and less obvious.
After a while, Ma Teng looked at Ma Chao: "Chao'er, Xiaozhi suggested that Xiaozhi surrender to Yuan Fang for his father. What do you think?"
Ma Chao's face was as gloomy as iron, and he was breathing heavily from his nostrils. He was obviously very unwilling to surrender to Yuan Fang.
But Ma Chao is not a completely foolhardy man. He naturally understands the situation and knows that the Ma family is facing internal and external troubles and that the situation is over. If he does not want to suffer the disaster of annihilation, surrendering to Yuan Fang is the only way to survive.
After being silent for a long time, Ma Chao took a deep breath, folded his hands and said silently: "I don't have any opinion, it all depends on my father."
Ma Teng let out a long breath. His eldest son, Ma Chao, did not object. He no longer had anything to fear, and the pressure in his heart was reduced by half.
"Gongtai, what do you think?" Ma Teng turned his attention to his mastermind again.
In Ma Teng¡¯s view, Chen Gong should be the one who most firmly opposed Yuan¡¯s surrender, and he was ready to persuade Chen Gong.
Unexpectedly, Chen Gong only smiled coldly: "Since the leader has made a decision in his heart, why does Gong's opinion matter? The leader can make his own decision."
Chen Gong didn¡¯t object?
Ma Teng was quite surprised. Although he could hear the dissatisfaction hidden in Chen Gong's tone, Chen Gong had no objection after all, which was enough to make Ma Teng breathe a sigh of relief.
With no burden at all, Ma Teng decided on the spot to offer Yuan Fang the conditions for marriage and then surrender to Yuan Fang.
At this moment, Ma Teng suddenly came. Suddenly he remembered something very important, and his face immediately became embarrassed again.
He remembered. My daughter is still engaged to Zhang Xiu.
Although Yunlu has now fallen into the hands of Yuan Fang and the marriage has come to nothing, the engagement between the Ma family and the Zhang family has not been officially terminated. If she marries Yuan Fang again, wouldn't it be a breach of trust and breach of trust?
However, at such a time, Ma Teng could not speak. He proposed to Zhang Xiu to terminate the engagement.
When Ma Teng was in a dilemma, his own soldiers rushed in and gave Ma Teng a letter that Zhang Xiu had just sent.
Ma Teng opened the letter with suspicion and couldn't help laughing with relief.
"Could the alliance leader be so happy because of Zhang Xiu's letter? Is it because he wants to terminate his engagement with Miss Yunlu?" Fazheng guessed.
Ma Teng Yiqi: "That's right. How did Xiao Nao guess it?"
"Zhang Xiu is the most capricious person. When he saw that the alliance leader was powerful, he took the initiative to form a good relationship. Now he sees that the alliance leader's strength has been greatly reduced. It is expected that he took the initiative to dissolve the engagement and alienate the relationship." Fa Zheng said sarcastically. .
I see.
Ma Teng sighed with emotion for a long time, and then said happily: "That's fine, since Zhang Xiu took the initiative to terminate the engagement. Then I have nothing to be embarrassed about. Let's just settle this matter."
At that moment, Ma Teng wrote a letter, stating the conditions of his marriage, and responded to Yuan Fang's persuasion.
Fazheng also volunteered, willing to go to Chang'an in person with Ma Teng's letter, meet with Yuan Fang, and negotiate the conditions for Ma Teng's surrender.
At the same time, Ma Teng was wary of Yuan Fang's resourcefulness, fearing that Yuan Fang would take advantage of the negotiation to lead an army to raid Chencang.
In order to prevent Yuan Fang, Ma Teng sent Fa Zheng again, and ordered Ma Chao and Ma Dai to lead another 10,000 troops to Xi County in the east, and guard the city with Pang De to defend Chencang.
After all orders were given, the military meeting was over and everyone dispersed.
Chen Gong also said goodbye and left. Before leaving the lobby, he looked back at Ma Teng who was relieved, and a hint of sinister expression quietly passed through the corner of his mouth.
"Ma Teng, since you insist on surrendering to Yuan Fang, don't blame me, Chen Gong, for being ruthless, hum!"
He turned around with a puff of sleeves and left with hatred.
¡¡
A few days later, Chang'an City.
"On the Jiangdong side, Sun Ce has sent veteran general Cheng Pu to assist his younger brother Sun Quan and lead an army of 10,000 to capture Jiaozhou."
"In Yizhou, Liu Zhang was afraid of Cao Cao's military front, so he mobilized all his troops in Chengdu and headed to Jiangzhou to stop Cao's army. The two armies faced each other on the Jiangzhou front line. Liu Zhang suffered defeats one after another, and the situation was getting worse."
Yuan Fang sat high on the table, sipping wine and listening to Zhuge Liang read the latest information about Cao Sun.
"Although Jiaozhou has a household registration of one million, it is located in a remote area. Even if Sun Ce succeeds in taking it, his growth in strength will be limited. However, Cao Cao's troops are very sharp. I am afraid that Liu Zhang will not be able to hold on for long. It seems that we must speed up and annihilate Xiliang as soon as possible. Army."
Guo Jia analyzed the situation while drinking.
Yuan Fang WeiweiHe nodded and murmured: "It's been a few days since Ma Yunlu's letter was sent out. It's time for Ma Teng to react."
As soon as he finished speaking, a Yi Cong came in and reported that Ma Teng had sent an envoy, Fa Zheng, who was seeking an audience outside the city.
Guo Jia laughed loudly: "The king's words are really effective. If you say Ma Teng, Ma Teng will come."
"Please invite Fazheng to come in quickly." Yuan Fang smiled and waved his hands.
Not long after, footsteps sounded, and in the direction of the door, Fazheng walked in calmly with his head held high.
"General Ma of Xiliang sent Fa Zheng to pay homage to His Highness the King of Qi."
Neither humble nor arrogant, calm and calm, he is worthy of being the filial and upright person in history who assisted Liu Bei in taking Sichuan.
As soon as Fang met, Yuan Fang admired the Fa Zheng in front of him very much. He wished he could immediately take such a great talent under his command and use it for me, Yuan Fang.
"I have heard about Fa Zheng's reputation as a filial and upright person for a long time. I am really lucky to see him today." Yuan Fang personally went down the steps, welcomed Fa Zheng into the hall, and asked him to take a seat.
Yuan Fang's manner of treating virtuous people with courtesy made Fazheng quite flattered. He couldn't help but wonder: "Zheng is just a small person in a certain level. Has His Highness the King of Qi ever heard of the name Fazheng?"
"Xiaozhi, you are too humble. Without your advice and suggestions, how could Ma Teng dominate Guanlong in a few years? If Xiaozhi and you are just a nobody, then there will be no big shot in the world."
Yuan Fang knew that Fazheng in history was determined to lure Liu Bei to Sichuan because he was not reused by Liu Zhang. It can be seen that this man was talented and somewhat arrogant.
Yuan Fang has always been polite to virtuous officials, but now he knows that Fa Zheng has a righteous temperament. How can he not express his appreciation for Fa Zheng?
"I didn't expect that the King of Qi, who is such a courteous and virtuous man, would think so highly of my Dharma. With such magnanimity, no wonder he was able to sweep through the Central Plains in just a few years"
While secretly admiring, the two of them sat down separately as the guest of honor.
"I think he has received the message that the king asked Miss Yunlu to give to Ma Teng. Xiaozhi is here to reply. I wonder if Ma Teng will surrender or not?"
After being polite, Yuan Fang asked questions directly without beating around the bush.
Fazheng coughed dryly. He cupped his hands and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi is magnanimous and willing to accept the surrender of my general regardless of past grudges. General Ma feels the magnanimity of His Highness and is naturally willing to surrender to His Highness."
Ma Teng, I am willing to surrender!
Yuan Fang glanced at Guo Jia, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes. I secretly thought that Guo Jia's strategy of summoning surrender really worked.
"It's just that my general has one more condition. I hope His Highness can agree to it." Fa Zheng suddenly changed the topic again.
Conditions, Ma Teng actually dares to raise conditions?
Yuan Fang's smile faded. He said in a deep voice: "What conditions does Ma Teng want to put forward?"
"It's like this. General Ma wants to betroth his daughter Yunlu to His Highness. The two families will become a good couple of Qin and Jin. What do you think of His Highness?" Fa Zheng said with a smile.
I understand this condition. Yuan Fang's expression changed and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Immediately. He then understood Ma Teng's intention.
Ma Teng didn¡¯t trust the promise he made to him, so he wanted to use marriage to ensure Ma Teng¡¯s status under Yuan Fang after he surrendered.
Hearing this condition, Guo Jia winked at Yuan Fang repeatedly, signaling Yuan Fang to quickly agree.
Yuan Fang frowned and said coldly: "If my guess is correct, I am afraid that Zhang Xiu and Ma Teng have become estranged. Han Sui is also eyeing Ma Teng and wants to seize Ma Teng's position as leader. I have 200,000 soldiers." At this point, Ma Teng is already facing internal and external troubles and has no choice, so why should he negotiate terms with me? "
As soon as these words came out, Fazheng's expression changed, and even Guo Jia looked surprised.
" To be honest, Ma Teng's conditions were not excessive. In order to pacify the enemies in Guanzhong as soon as possible, Yuan Fang accepted this political marriage, and there was no harm in marrying Ma Yunlu.
What makes Yuan Fang unhappy is not the conditions Ma Teng offered, but the conditions itself.
Now Yuan Fang has an army of 200,000 and has an overwhelming advantage over Ma Teng. Being able to recruit Ma Teng and give Ma Teng a way out is already considered generous to Ma Teng.
Ma Teng surrendered without any pain, but even made some small calculations and negotiated terms with Yuan Fang. This in itself was a challenge to Yuan Fang's strength.
Therefore, today, no matter what conditions Ma Teng proposes, Yuan Fang will flatly reject them.
¡°King Qi is really overbearing, he won¡¯t even let us raise any conditions.¡±
Fazheng also darkened his face and sneered: "However, as far as I know, Cao Cao will soon capture Yizhou, and the King of Qi should also want to capture Guanzhong as soon as possible to prevent Cao Cao from annexing Yizhou. Although my Ma family is strong He was seriously injured, but he still had tens of thousands of cavalry. If the King of Qi refused our conditions, wouldn't he be afraid that we would resist to the death and delay it?Will it take time to unify Guanzhong and allow Cao Cao to successfully engulf Yizhou? "
Fazheng is worthy of being Fazheng, and he can actually see through some of Yuan Fang's thoughts.
"Are you threatening this king?" Yuan Fang's eyebrows narrowed, murderous intent gleaming in his eagle eyes.
In an instant, Fazheng felt an invisible cold air enveloping him, sending a chill down his back.
¡°Don¡¯t be angry and be powerful, you have such a strong aura!¡±
Fazheng forced away his fear and said with his head held high: "King Qi should know that once Cao Cao takes Yizhou and Sun Ce takes Jiaozhou, His Highness's grand plan of sending his army south to unify the world in his lifetime will probably be in vain. It will be destroyed. If Your Highness feels that this is threatening His Highness, you can understand it that way."
?Threat, another threat.
Since the time he submitted to the Yuan Mansion, Yuan Fang has been constantly threatened by others, threatened by the Yuan family and his sons, threatened by Liu Bei, threatened by Tao Qian, threatened by Gongsun Zan, threatened by Cao Cao
It was precisely in order to get rid of these threats that Yuan Fang rebelled angrily and killed those who threatened and oppressed him, or killed them until they were frightened.
Today, Yuan Fang is sitting in the Central Plains. As the king of Qi, he holds the emperor in power and commands the princes. He is so powerful that he is powerful in the world. How can he be threatened again?
Fenran stood up and shot Fazheng with his razor-sharp gaze. Yuan Fang solemnly said: "Anyone who has threatened me, Yuan Fang, will not end well. Go back and tell Ma Teng that he is not qualified to negotiate terms with me. I will give him five In the coming days, if he does not surrender unconditionally, I will crush him with a large army and kill the entire Ma family!"