Jagged hegemony of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 778

"Oh!"

Zhong Hui punched the stake, and said bitterly: "Surrounding and taking down Chencang, we have wasted all our efforts and lost more than 1 soldiers and horses. Are we going back like this?"

Zhong Hui looked at Ma Chao unwillingly.

But Ma Chao was puzzled. After Zhong Hui complained, he looked at Zhong Hui and said, "According to what I know about His Majesty, it is impossible for His Majesty to issue such an order. This is not His Majesty's style!"

Only then did Zhong Hui come to his senses, and said, "That's right, His Majesty's style of attack has always been violent, and he would never withdraw his troops easily. Isn't this His Majesty's imperial decree, which was forged by Liu Zhang?"

After Zhong Hui finished speaking, Ma Chao hurriedly opened the imperial decree, and read it carefully again, but the imprint of the Jade Seal of Chuanguo on it told them that this was the imperial decree from Kyoto, and the eunuchs who delivered the decree were also in the palace. I have seen it, and everything shows that it is not a fake.

Just when the two were in doubt, someone from outside rushed into the barracks and shouted to Zhong Hui and Ma Chao: "Send your Majesty an order to let the two generals return to Beijing immediately!"

As he spoke, the man took out a gold medal from his pocket.

"Chen Zhonghui (Ma Chao) obeys the order!"

Ma Chao and Zhong Hui won the gold medal again.After the two received the gold medals, the soldiers who sent the order turned around and left the barracks, returning to Beijing to return their orders.

"Oh, there is no need to be suspicious, this is His Majesty's will and can't be wrong!"

After Ma Chao finished speaking, he turned around and went to his tent, packed his bags and left. Although Zhong Hui was unwilling, the imperial decree must not be disobeyed. If they resisted the decree, even if they took Xichuan tomorrow, Liu Wei would punish them guilty.

That night, more than 40 Han troops packed their bags overnight, and abandoned Chencang City early the next morning. The army set out and retreated to Hebei in a mighty manner.

After ten days, Zhong Hui and Ma Chao arrived in Bingzhou, and received an imperial edict ordering them to keep the army in Bingzhou and hand over the soldiers and horses to Pang Linjie. They rushed back to the capital immediately.

Now Ma Chao and Zhong Hui panicked, and they didn't think it was a big deal when they ordered the withdrawal of troops suddenly, but the sudden removal of their military power may not be so simple.

"General Ma, what is Your Majesty's intention of relinquishing our military power? Could it be that there are traitors in the court who have slandered us, saying that the two of us have the intention of rebelling? Your Majesty suspects us and wants to punish us?"

Zhong Hui said worriedly.

Ma Chao is also worried about this matter, but based on his understanding of Liu Wei, Liu Wei has always employed people without suspicion. Since he used the two of them, it means that Liu Wei is at ease with them. The military power should be that after they arrived in the capital, their military power was released here, which would inevitably make them suspicious. Liu Wei asked if they could do such a stupid thing.

"Your Majesty should have his reasons for doing things, but has the little general ever received any letter from Mr. Zhong, or has anyone in your family approached the little general, saying that His Majesty is going to deal with us?"

Ma Chao asked.

"I have received a few family letters, but in the letter, my father said all about how His Majesty supports us, how he praises us, and does not mention that His Majesty will deal with us. Later, after His Majesty went south, my father did not Why did you write me a letter!"

Zhong Hui told Ma Chao the truth about the situation, and Ma Chao was even more confused this time, guessing: "Could it be that His Majesty is seriously ill, and that's why you let us go back to Beijing, and the reason for letting go of our military power is just in case?"

"I don't know!"

Zhong Hui shook his head, but thought in his heart that if Liu Wei was seriously ill, how could his father not know about it, so why didn't he write a letter to tell him? There must be other reasons for this.

"Forget it, what are you thinking about so much? Your Zhong family is all in the capital, and my wife and children are also in the capital. If His Majesty wants to move us, there is nothing we can do. We will know what's going on when we return to the capital in a few days." Already!"

In the past few days, he had to travel day and night, coupled with the fact that he didn't know the situation in the court and guessed randomly, Ma Chao was already exhausted physically and mentally. After talking with Zhong Hui, Ma Chao blew the lamp and pulled the wax, and lay down to rest.

The next day, Ma Chao and Zhong Hui left the barracks with a few hundred people, and rushed all the way to Youzhou...

Five days later, the two returned to the capital, but neither of them went home, and went directly outside the palace.

After being far away, Zhong Hui felt that something was wrong, and said to Ma Chao who was beside him, "General Ma, that's not right, why did the guards of the palace become the Eastern Palace Guard? Where did the Tiger Ben Guard go?"

Ma Chao reined in the horse's reins all day long, and said in a low voice, "The situation is wrong, you can't enter the palace, go back to the city to find out the news!"

After Ma Chao finished speaking, he wanted to turn his horse's head and leave the palace, but they were too conspicuous. Liu Ren, who had been waiting at the palace gate, rushed towards the two of them on a flying horse, and shouted from a long distance: "Two generals, Where are you going?"

"Damn it, eyes are better than eagles!"

Ma Chao cursed in a low voice, turned around, smiled, and said, "So it's the Commander of the Eastern Palace Guard!"

"The two generals are polite, I wonder what the two generals are going to do?"

Although Liu Ren saluted the two of them, he showed no respect at all.

"Oh, didn't the two of us just come back? We are full of travel and dust, and if we rush into the palace, I'm afraid it will disturb the holy car. The two of us will go home, take a bath and change clothes before going to see your majesty!"

Ma Chao explained.

"Oh, don't worry about the two generals. What you want to see is not the Holy Majesty, but the Crown Prince. There is no need to take a bath and change clothes. Let's enter the palace now!"

Liu Renpi smiled and looked at the two of them.

"Liu Ren, what's going on here? Even if the two of us don't take a bath and change clothes, if we want to see each other, we still have to see His Majesty. What's the point of seeing the prince? What's going on here?"

Zhong Hui stared at Liu Ren firmly.

"General Zhong, you have asked too many questions. You will know everything when you see His Highness the Crown Prince, and your father is also in the palace now. When you get to the court, your father will tell you everything!"

After Liu Ren finished speaking, he steered his horse to the side of the road, made way for Zhong Hui and Ma Chao, and stretched out his hand: "You two generals, please!"

"Liu Ren, you are just the commander of the Eastern Palace Guards, the fifth-rank official, and General Ma and I are both third-rank generals in the dynasty. How dare you commit crimes? If it's not for the prince's sake, it's up to you? You also Dare to block my way! What do you think you are?"

Zhong Hui couldn't hold back any longer, he broke free from Ma Chao's hold on his hand, pointed at Liu Ren and began to curse.

"Hehe, don't worry about whether I'm a thing or not. His Royal Highness ordered me to invite the two of you to the palace, and please hurry up. If it takes a long time, the Crown Prince should be in a hurry!"

Liu Ren sneered, and said: "I don't want to use some special means to invite the two generals into the palace, that would be bad for everyone!"

"I'll see what you dare to do! Come!"

Zhong Hui was young and vigorous, and he was not afraid of power, but Ma Chao was different. He pressed Zhong Hui with both hands, and smiled at Liu Ren: "I also ask General Liu to lead the way!"

(End of this chapter)