Ma Chao was so happy that he jumped up, drew his sword, and walked towards Chen Palace.
In front of the hall, Ma Yunlu, Ma Dai, and even Pang De and other Ma family members were all excited and excited.
Chen Gong, on the other hand, changed his expression in shock. Facing the approaching Ma Teng, his face was flustered, as if he couldn't believe that Yuan Fang actually wanted to kill him.
"Yuan Fang, if you want to pacify the world, how can you kill wise men indiscriminately! I know that you will soon go south to compete with Cao Cao for Yizhou. I know Cao Cao best, so I can help you."
Chen Gong finally got scared and showed off his benefits in exchange for Yuan Fang's mercy. ,
Yuan Fang snorted coldly, waved his hands and said resolutely: "I have many wise and resourceful people under my command. If I want to destroy Cao Cao, I will destroy him in an upright manner. Why don't I need you to be so capricious and collude with the Hulu villain, Meng Qi? What are you waiting for!"
Ma Chao was already furious. Hearing Yuan Fang's shout, he rushed to Chen Gong in a few steps. He waved his sword high and shouted angrily: "Chen Gong, you ungrateful traitor. Today, I, Ma Chao, will fight for my father." My two brothers and I will take revenge!¡±
Amidst the angry roar, the long sword was swung down vigorously.
"Yuan Fang, you¡ª¡ª"
Before the word "you" was uttered, Chen Gong's head fell to the ground amid splashing blood.
In the hall, all the generals applauded, and Ma Yunlu and others even exhaled loudly.
Ma Chao killed his father's enemy with his hand. He heaved a sigh of relief and sheathed his sword. He turned around and prostrated himself in front of Yuan Fang. He said gratefully: "Your Majesty, let Chao kill another father's enemy. This is a kindness. Please accept Ma Chao's worship." "
The two brothers, Ma Yunlu and Ma Dai, also stood up in a hurry, bowed down in front of the hall, and thanked Yuan Fang for his kindness.
Yuan Fang stood up and went down the steps, helped the three Ma brothers and sisters up, and comforted them.
After his emotions gradually calmed down, Ma Chao raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, although Chen Gong is dead today, the old thief Han Sui has fled to Hanzhong. Chao is willing to lead an army to pursue Hanzhong. I will kill the old thief's head by the way. Take Hanzhong and present it to the king."
Although Ma Chao is brave, Yuan Fang doesn't know it. With the power of his own army. Hanzhong cannot be captured at all.
Besides. Although Yuan Fang desperately wanted to take Hanzhong, he knew that the time had not come yet.
first. Hanzhong has the natural dangers of the Qinling Mountains, and its gateway, Yangping Pass, is one of the most powerful passes in the world. The valley roads are rugged and difficult to navigate, making it inconvenient to transport grain. If you want to attack Hanzhong, you must first gather a large amount of grain and grass on the Chang'an line.
Furthermore, although Han Sui was defeated in Hanzhong today, there are still many large and small princes in Liangzhou counties who are close to Han Sui. If Yuan Fang does not bring them to peace and rushes to attack Hanzhong, there will definitely be a fire in the backyard.
"It's only a matter of time to attack Hanzhong and kill Han Sui, but the time is not there yet. Let's secure Liangzhou first."
Therefore, Yuan Fang rested for a few days in Didao City and led the main army back east to Chang'an.
In Liangzhou, Yuan Fang adopted a combination of kindness and power, attack and appeasement to deal with the remaining princes.
Yuan Fang first sent a message to Jincheng, Wuwei, Zhangye, Anding, Beidi and other counties, ordering them to give up resistance and surrender to Daqi.
At the same time, Yuan Fang left another 40,000 infantry and cavalry troops in Longxi, led by three generals: Zhang Jia, Zhang Fei, and Ma Dai. They resolutely used force to conquer those warlords who refused to sacrifice their sons as hostages and surrendered to Da Qi.
The Ma family surrendered, Han Sui was defeated and fled, Zhang Xiu was overthrown, and the three largest separatist forces in Xiliang were declared destroyed. The remaining small groups of warlords, with the strength of the three generals Zhang Jaw, were enough to bring peace.
At the end of autumn that year, Yuan Fang led the army and returned to Chang'an in a mighty manner with the remaining power of the victory.
In order to appease Guanzhong and Liangzhou, win the hearts of the people, and prepare for the capture of Hanzhong and the fight for Yizhou, Yuan Fang did not return to Yecheng with his troops this time, but temporarily settled the King of Qi's palace in Chang'an.
Not long after returning to Chang'an, good news came one after another from Liangzhou. Several generals such as Zhang Jaw killed Li Kan, Liang Xing and other fleeing Xiliang warlords, and Beidi, Anding and other counties were integrated into Daqi. territory.
In order to win people's hearts, Yuan Fang recruited a group of famous people from Guanlong, such as Yang Fu and Zhang Ji, and entrusted them with the post of county guards, using their hands to calm people's hearts.
Now it is autumn, and the autumn grain is about to fall. Yuan Fang only needs to wait for the autumn grain to transport a large amount of grain and grass from the Central Plains states to Chang'an, and then use Guanzhong as an outpost base to go south to the Qinling Mountains to capture Hanzhong.
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The day is dusk.
In the palace study room in Chang'an City, Yuan Fangzheng was immersed in dealing with a mountain of memorials.
Since the Western Expedition, Yuan Fangyuan has been in Guanzhong, and many important memorials have not been approved and can only be accumulated until now.
Yuan Fang wants to take advantage ofBefore sending troops to Hanzhong, during this short period of free time, all these government affairs were handled.
However, the Yi Cong soldiers standing outside the hall were all surprised when they saw their king's spirit burning brightly.
Yuan Fang has been awake for three days and three nights, and has been reviewing the memorial.
With a biochemical body, as long as he has enough energy to replenish his body, there is no problem even if he stays awake for a month.
At this moment, Yuan Fang was gnawing on a leg of mutton while approving the memorial.
Suddenly, a woman's snickering sound like silver bells sounded outside the door.
Yuan Fang was attracted. When he raised his head, he saw a beautiful woman in plain clothes leaning against the door, looking at him with her face covered and snickering.
"Chunhua, why are you here?" Yuan Fang smiled and put down the pen in his right hand, but the big leg of lamb in his left hand was still on his shoulder.
"I, on the orders of my sisters-in-law, have come to announce the good news to Brother Wang."
Yuan Fang didn¡¯t react for a moment, but Zhang Chunhua was already staring at the leg of lamb in his hand and asked curiously: ¡°Brother Wang, can you finish eating such a big leg of lamb by yourself?¡±
It was only then that Yuan Fang realized that he looked weird holding a big leg of lamb like this. No wonder Zhang Chunhua just snickered.
"Of course I can finish it. My brother is naturally a big eater." Yuan Fang smiled and put down the leg of lamb.
Zhang Chunhua couldn't help but sigh: "I heard from several sisters-in-law that Brother Wang has an amazing appetite. I didn't believe it before. But when I saw him today, I realized that the sisters-in-law were not joking."
Yuan Fang laughed, thinking it was self-deprecation, but said: "By the way, Chunhua, you said you came to announce the good news to my brother, why are you so happy?"
"I almost forgot!"
Only then did Zhang Chunhua remember, he stood up and faced Yuan Fang Yifu, smiling and saying: "Congratulations to Brother Wang, Sister-in-law Lingqi has given birth to a little prince for Brother Wang."
Yuan Fang was startled for a moment, then suddenly realized it, and surprise surged onto his face like a tide.
"That's great!" Yuan Fang jumped up excitedly.
Before Yuan Fang's Western Expedition, Lu Lingqi was already pregnant and would give birth in a few months. Now that Guanlong is at peace, Yuan Fang is busy with important military affairs and has not been distracted to inquire about the safety of Yecheng.
Now, he didn¡¯t expect that Zhang Chunhua would come to Chang¡¯an in person and bring him such a happy inquiry.
After Yuan Zhi and Yuan Tai, Yuan Fang has another son, how can he not be happy about it.
"Come here, bring the wine quickly. I want to have a few drinks with my sister." With the happy event approaching, Yuan Fang was naturally in a drunken mood.
Soon after, wine and food were served, and Yuan Fang started to drink with Zhang Chunhua. While telling her about the war in Guanzhong, he also asked her about things at home.
When the two brothers and sisters were chatting happily, they came outside the room and reported that Ma Yunlu, Miss Ma, was outside asking for an audience.
Yuan Fangzheng was very happy. He wished that more people could share his joy with him, so he immediately invited Ma Yunlu in.
A moment later, Ma Yunlu, dressed in women's clothes, walked into the room, holding a food box in her hand.
After the visit was over, Ma Yunlu couldn't help but look strange when he saw a young woman sitting beside Yuan Fang.
"This is my adopted sister Zhang Chunhua. Chunhua, this is the Miss Ma that my brother told you about." Yuan Fang introduced the two of them to each other.
Zhang Chunhua looked her up and down, and couldn't help but praise: "She is indeed the daughter of the Ma family in Xiliang. She looks like a woman, and she is not inferior to my third sister-in-law."
¡°Sister Zhang, you¡¯ve received the award.¡±
Ma Yunlu didn't hold back his arms, so he presented the food box to Yuan Fang, saying that it was some native product of Xiliang, and specially offered it to Yuan Fang to taste, as a small thank you to Yuan Fang.
"Miss Ma is very thoughtful. These things are just right for side dishes to go with wine." Yuan Fang said with a smile.
Seeing that Yuan Fang was in a good mood, Ma Yunlu asked curiously: "Looking at the king's face, he seems to be very happy. Is there something good going on?"
Yuan Fang had nothing to hide, so he shared with Ma Yunlu that Lu Lingqi had given birth to a little prince for him.
After hearing this, Ma Yunlu also looked happy and said Fu Shen: "It turns out that the king is happy to have a son. That is really a happy event. Yunlu congratulates the king on his birth."
Yuan Fang was in high spirits during happy events and was in the mood, so he invited Ma Yunlu to have a drink with him.
After Ma Yunlu toasted him for a few drinks, he said goodbye and left on the grounds that he would not disturb the gathering of Yuan Fang's brother and sister.
Looking at Ma Yunlu's leaving figure, Zhang Chunhua was thoughtful and suddenly smiled and said: "Brother Wang, I see that this Miss Ma is quite pretty. WangWhy don't you take her as your wife? "
Yuan Fang was startled, then reached out and touched her beautiful nose, pretending to be angry: "You Chunhua, you are getting more and more courageous, you dare to make fun of your brother."
When Yuan Fang poked his nose, Zhang Chunhua's pretty face suddenly turned red, and she looked a little shy.
"How dare Chunhua make fun of Brother Wang? Chunhua just thinks that the Ma family is very influential in Guanlong. If Brother Wang marries this Miss Ma, it will be very helpful to win the hearts of the people of Guanlong. ." Zhang Chunhua pouted.
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Yuan Fang remembered Ma Teng¡¯s marriage proposal to him.
At that time, he was angry that Ma Teng dared to make conditions, so he refused. Now the situation is different. The Ma family has surrendered to Yuan Fang. Now, marrying Ma Yunlu has a different meaning.
For a moment, Yuan Fang was silent and thoughtful.
At this moment, Zhang Chunhua suddenly remembered and said hurriedly: "Look at my memory, I almost forgot about business again. Sister-in-law Lingqi also asked me to bring a letter to Brother Wang."
With that said, Zhang Chunhua took out a silk letter from his arms and presented it to Yuan Fang.
Yuan Fang's thoughts were withdrawn from Ma Yunlu, and when he opened the letter and took a look, a strange color appeared on his originally calm face. (To be continued)