Jagged hegemony of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 612
"Come here, take care of me with pen and ink!"

After Jushou withdrew, Liu Wei also felt that it was almost time to give Ma Teng a divorce letter, and even though he had sworn that Ma Teng could send troops just now, he didn't know what to do. He didn't say how strong he was, and he wasn't his subordinate. It was impossible for Ma Teng to send troops with a word. He had to give Ma Teng some practical benefits.

After the maid brought the pen and paper, Liu Wei began to write the letter.After finishing writing, he found Xu You and said, "Ziyuan, now I have something to ask of you!"

Xu You hurriedly said: "My lord, what are you talking about! Eat the king's salary, bear the king's advantages, and you, as a subject, should relieve the lord's worries!"

"Hahahaha! Ziyuan still has a heart! Come, sit down and drink tea!"

Liu Wei signaled Xu You to sit down first, and then said: "Ziyuan, I plan to rescue Sun Ce, but you also know the current situation in Hebei, and I simply cannot tolerate my king sending troops!"

"Then the prince must have already thought of a countermeasure!"

How shrewd Xu You is, he has already seen Liu Wei's intentions. This is to let him go on a mission again, and he has become the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Liu Wei nodded and said, "That's right, I've already thought about the countermeasures. I want to write a letter to Ma Teng, asking Ma Teng to send troops to attack Guanzhong. , Cao Cao must retreat north!"

"So that's the case, but Ma Teng has no grievances with Cao Cao, how could he send troops so easily!"

Xu You asked suspiciously.

"In the bitter cold place of Xiliang, Ma Teng's army is short of food, and I don't have much in my hands, only food. I can give Ma Teng 20 shi of grain, [-] armors, and [-] swords. Within this condition, you can negotiate with Ma Teng as you like!"

Liu Wei told Xu You the conditions he could bear.

When Xu You heard this, he hurriedly said, "My lord, do you really want to give Ma Teng 20 shi of grain? Although we have a surplus of grain, if we take away 20 shi all of a sudden, our food and grass may be in short supply." what!"

"It doesn't matter, Yuanzhi has observed the sky. Hebei will have a good harvest next year, especially in Liaozhou. I will not be short of food for the New Year. This king is not short of 20 shi of food!"

Liu Wei said to Xu You.

"Then just wait, my lord, I will definitely be able to persuade Ma Teng to send troops to pass!"

Xu You bowed to Liu Wei, then accepted Liu Wei's letter, turned around and left, and after returning home to clean up, he rode his horse and led the envoy team towards the direction of Yongliang and Liangzhou... Besides, the horses in Tianshui Teng, ever since Ma Xiu returned from Liaozhou, he has been afraid of Liu Wei's strength. In addition, he also led the army to participate in the crusade against Liu Wei. He was afraid of Liu Wei's revenge, so this Ma Teng kept showing his favor to Liu Wei. It's sending people to send horses, and it's bowing down.

On this day, Xu You took the envoys across the vast prairie, crossed Anding, walked to Xinping, and came to Ji County in Tianshui County, and ordered people to report to Ma Teng's mansion.

"Your Highness Prince Liang, the envoy sent by the King of Hebei, Mr. Xu You, has arrived!"

A soldier from the Xiliang Army came to Ma Teng's residence to report.

"Oh? Hurry up, please! No, no, I'll meet you in person! Lead the way!"

Ma Teng straightened his clothes, straightened his hat, and walked out of the mansion with square steps.

Xu You, who was waiting at the door, saw Ma Teng coming out to greet him in person, and hurriedly saluted Ma Teng: "Xu You, an envoy under the King of Hebei's tent, is meeting His Royal Highness King Liang!"

"Master Xu please hurry up, how dare I accept such a big gift from Master Xu!"

Ma Teng hurriedly helped Xu You up, then stretched out his hand, and said to Xu You, "Master Xu, please come inside!"

Xu You also hastily replied, "Please, King Liang!"

The two walked into Ma Teng's mansion hand in hand.

After sitting down, Ma Teng opened his mouth and asked, "Why is Master Xu coming here?"

"this one……!"

Xu You looked at Ma Chao and Ma Dai behind Ma Teng, and hesitated to speak.

Ma Teng understood what he meant, and said, "You two go out first, I have something important to discuss with Mr. Xu!"

"Here!"

Ma Chao and Ma Dai saluted Ma Teng and Xu You respectively, then turned and walked out.

After Ma Chao and Ma Dai left, Ma Teng said: "It's convenient this time, if Master Xu has anything to do, it's okay to say!"

Xu You nodded, and then said, "Does the King of Liang know that Cao Mengde sent his troops south to attack Sun Ce?"

Ma Teng nodded and said: "Although I am in Xiliang, I have heard about this matter. I heard that Cao Cao and Liu Bei jointly attacked Sun Ce. Emperor Liu Zhang asked for help, but Liu Zhang didn't want to provoke Cao Cao and Liu Bei, so he rejected Sun Ce and refused to send troops to help, so now Sun Ce is in danger!"

"That's right, if there is no one to help, Sun Ce may lose his fortune!"

Xu You also spoke.

Ma Teng asked, "Master Xu hasn't answered my visit, what orders does His Royal Highness Hebei have?"

Xu You said, "I'm here because of Sun Ce's affairs this time! King Liang also knows that Jiangdong and our Hebei are allies. Now that Sun Ce is in trouble, how can my lord not save him, let alone Sun Ce's sister? Married to my lord, now we are in-laws with Jiang Dong, and there is no reason not to keep Jiang Dong!"

Ma Teng said, "This is human nature. If you don't save Sun Ce, you may lose your tongue and damage the reputation of the King of Hebei."

"Yes, my lord has been discussing when to send troops. But the thief Cao set up a defense line of [-] miles on the south bank of the Yellow River to prevent our army from going south. My lord couldn't cross the river for a while, so he ordered me to come and ask His Highness Prince Liang. Send troops to attack Guanzhong and take Cao Cao's food storage!"

Xu You looked at Ma Teng eagerly and said.

Although Ma Teng is afraid of Liu Wei, he is not stupid. How could he fail to see Liu Wei's intentions? He wanted to sacrifice his life for Liu Wei, but just as he was about to refuse, Xu You said, "My lord I am eager to save Sun Ce, and I also know that it will not be easy for the King of Liang to send troops, after all, Xiliang is bitterly cold and lacks food, so my lord has scraped together a part of the food, and is going to send it to the King of Liang!"

As soon as Ma Teng came to his lips, he took it back immediately, and instead asked Xu You: "Master Xu, do you know how much food your lord is going to give me?"

This is not Ma Teng's heart-to-heart talk. After all, Xiliang hardly produces grain, otherwise Ma Teng would not have been staring at Xishu all the time. Now that Liu Wei is using grain as a condition, how can Ma Teng not be tempted? Xu Youyi Seeing Ma Teng taking the bait, he raised the corner of his mouth and asked, "How much does King Liang plan to ask for?"

(End of this chapter)