Of course, having said that, Ma Chao was not happy at all. He knew exactly what role he played here.
Although Ma Chao worked very hard to fight with others and risked his life to win the position of Qiang King, in the end he found that in fact every step he took was planned in advance, and even to put it harshly, Fa Xiaozhi Although he was not around, he, Ma Mengqi, was the opponent's puppet.
[Is this the wisdom you are proud of? It's really awe-inspiring. 】Ma Chao has calmed down his mentality. Although if you sit in this position and think about the past, you will find too many facts, but what can you do, crying and complaining like a child?
That couldn't solve any problem at all. After understanding all this, Ma Chao, who was originally very happy to become the Qiang King, quickly calmed down his mentality. The joy in his heart was greatly diluted by the anger of being a chess piece.
However, because of this, Ma Chao suddenly seemed to have matured a lot. At least he no longer looked down upon the heroes of the world. It can be said that every hero grew up from setbacks. A smooth road cannot give birth to a true hero. of heroes.
[Sure enough, only the Central Plains is the place where the strongest and wise men are in the world. The other places are not even a little bit worse. Fa Xiaozhi, I finally understand what you mean by the composure under your smile. 】
Ma Chao fully understood the next step, but he did not shirk the blame. In this situation, continuing to go would be good for the Ma family and himself. He was no longer a young man who needed the family's protection. On the contrary, he was already a protector. The family is an adult.
At some point, a hero always needs to bow his head, succumb, harm his own interests in order to gain momentum, and show his determination to fight against the opponent. This is very irrational behavior.
Perhaps before he had been exposed to these things before, Ma Chao might have just given up his job, fighting against the Qiang people, and the Ma family as well. He risked the Ma family being exterminated to fight for such a breath, but now he won't, at least when he understands this. He can already distinguish the important from the important.
[Maybe you already knew that I would discover this at this time. Maybe you also know that I was furious when I found out. Maybe you know better what choices I will make when I understand the loyalty of the family that my father has shouldered. 】
At this moment, countless thoughts emerged in Ma Chao's mind, but in the end he was just as Fazheng expected. Continue walking down the road that has been prepared long ago. Sometimes people's hearts are already destined to have only one way to go.
Ma Chao smiled and replied to the Qiang head man's words, and then selected several suitable Qiang nobles to go to Chang'an together. Whether it was for an audience, to conclude a contract, or to establish the prestige of the Han Dynasty, these are not important. What is important is these roads. I'm afraid success is already doomed.
Xun You looked at Ma Chao. He had noticed the subtle changes in Ma Chao's face, and then he said a few test words. An obvious fact appeared in front of Xun You. Although Ma Chao still maintained his aloofness, he was trying his best to curb the edge that hurt others and himself.
Although the effect is not very good, it can even be said that Ma Chao is still sharp, but a very important point is that Ma Chao has noticed this aspect and is working hard to improve it.
To put it simply, Ma Chao suddenly transitioned from a self-centered and wanton young man to an adult who was responsible for the life and death of his family. Although it is very slow, it can be said to be a huge change.
At Fazheng's residence in Yecheng, Fazheng, who was casually flipping through the classics, suddenly thought of Ma Chao and couldn't help but smile. "I don't know what the gift I gave you is like. Maybe you should have realized other things while feeling angry. The biggest difference between the two of us is that I can think about my family, country and world from an adult perspective, while You can't think about this with an adult's mind."
The reason why Fazheng and Ma Chao didn't go to investigate was actually very simple. Their mentality was different. The perspective of looking at things is also different. Although there is ridicule and ridicule, in essence, Fazheng is already looking at these issues at another level. Almost all the things of yesterday are gone in the past.
Although he was angry, the mood was gone at the time, and he just did it casually. Especially when Fazheng saw Ma Chao and his naive self with almost the same expression, he knew that the other party lacked something.
[Takanao, do you know how to make a young man grow up? ] Guo Jia's joking voice appeared in Fazheng's mind.
[Filial piety, carrying a heavy burden, or making a huge and irreversible mistake, or seeing something far beyond yourself in someone you have always been hostile to, these are enough to make a person undergo earth-shaking changes. A dragon or an insect is also clearly visible. 】
Fazheng thought of Guo Jia's words in his mind, then slowly raised his hand and looked at the lines on the palm of his hand. The heaviest responsibility he had ever shouldered was everyone's trust in him, whether it was the Prime Minister of Qi or the generals who shouldered the responsibility. Yuzhou, flat Xuzhou, everyone supported his plan that even he himself was not confident about.
It can be said that the most obvious change in Fa Zheng's mentality was at that time, when he was attacking Yuzhou seemingly carefree and free. That was the time when Fa Zheng's psychological burden was heaviest, and he even had to use some means to reduce his own psychological burden.
[Meng Qi, I think your mentality will mature a lot after this. If you still maintain the self-centered mentality before, and are even unwilling to deal with it, sooner or later you will hurt others and yourself. . 】
There was a mocking smile on Fazheng's face. This was his last advice before the Ma family took refuge with Liu Bei. As for whether Ma Chao could understand, that was not important to Fazheng. He only needed to give advice to those who had taken care of him. The Wang family can just return the favor.
In this way, not long after Ma Chao was promoted to King of Qiang, he went to Chang'an under the leadership of envoy Xun You in the name of King Qiang to meet the emperor, and prepared to formally sign a series of contracts with the Han Dynasty.
This was very good news for Cao Cao, so both the Emperor and Cao Cao met with the Qiang King Ma Chao and the leaders of the Qiang tribe very grandly, and made a series of favorable terms as Ma Chao guessed.
Similarly, the Ma family also received a lot of rewards. The relationship between Cao Cao and Ma Teng became a lot more harmonious. The relationship between Han Sui and Ma Teng became even closer. Everything went in the direction that Fazheng told Ma Chao. developed.
Of course, these things are kept secret. At least until the Xianbei invasion is resolved, Cao Cao will not be stupid enough to reveal his cards. (To be continued.)
