Where does the danger come from? It’s not somewhere else, it’s from Liangzhou, strictly speaking it should be from Xiliang.
Liangzhou has a harsh environment, and there are foreign invasions from time to time, so there is a lot of turmoil and people are uneasy. This also resulted in the strong folk customs here, and almost all the people were soldiers.
Liangzhou is also very close to Chang'an. Once there is any trouble in the court, they will know it immediately. It is also easy to gather an army of hundreds of thousands, and it is easy to be instigated.
After learning that Xiliang generals Li Jue, Guo Si and others avenged Dong Zhuo and marched into Chang'an. Han Sui, Xiliang's other great strength, couldn't sit still. He was a little bit impatient and wanted a piece of the pie.
But he knew his own strength. Although Dong Zhuo's Xiliang power had collapsed, Li Jue and Guo Si were still there, and their remaining strength was not something he could deal with.
But I still covet the glory and wealth of Chang'an, what should I do? Han Sui frowned and thought about it. He was worthy of being called the Nine Bends of the Yellow River.
The way is to unite with Ma Teng, another local force in Xiliang, to deal with Li Jue and Guo Si.
Ma Teng also mentioned before that this guy claimed to be a descendant of General Fubo Ma Yuan. As for the authenticity, I won’t say it here, it’s not important.
The important thing is that he has always been dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo's dominance of Xiliang, so he joined forces with Han Sui to deal with Li Jue and Guo Si. For this reason, they even became brothers. Of course, this was also Han Sui's suggestion. This guy was full of bad intentions. He was deeply afraid that Ma Teng would not cooperate with him and would not work hard, so he planned to use brotherly justice to tie up Ma Teng.
The effect was very good. Ma Teng was tied to Han Sui's chariot, and Han Sui was almost the only one who followed him. Except for his son, who was very dissatisfied with this and always disliked Han Sui. Of course, this is a later topic and will not be mentioned for now.
After receiving Ma Teng's full support, Han Sui began to feel a little arrogant. He was no longer willing to retreat to his home base of Jincheng, and also wanted to share a piece of the pie in Chang'an. Therefore, he asked his subordinates to pay close attention to the movements in Chang'an. If there was any change, he would march eastward and directly enter Chang'an.
The hard work paid off, Han Sui waited patiently, the opportunity finally came, and the news from Chang'an finally arrived. But it was not news from his own men, but letters written by the royalist generals Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, plus the emperor's verbal promise.
The general content of the letter is that Li Jue, Guo Si and others are now invading Chang'an and the situation is critical. I ask Han Sui to unite loyal men and go to the capital together to help the king, for the sake of Pao Ze who worked together to exterminate Bian Zhang in the past. Promise that when the deed is accomplished, there will be a generous reward. The position of Liangzhou Mu can be appointed.
Han Sui was overjoyed when he saw it. He had coveted the position of Liangzhou Mu for a long time. Now that he had such a good opportunity, he could not miss it. Besides, I had originally intended to march into Chang'an, but now it was just right.
Just as he was about to go find his sworn brother Ma Teng to discuss it, he heard shouting outside the account.
"Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, you two bastards, get out of here. My father wants to see Han Sui. Get out of here quickly. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless with my gun."
"Impossible. Although the young general is powerful, it is difficult for us to obey our responsibilities."
As soon as Han Sui heard this, he knew that it was Ma Chao, Ma Teng's precious son, who had a conflict with his confidant Hou Xuan and Cheng Yin. Because I just told the two of them that no one is allowed to approach the big tent without my order.
Han Sui knew that Ma Chao was powerful, and he also knew that he had always disliked him and was deeply afraid of hurting his favorite general.
So, he quickly opened the camp door and walked out. I saw my brother Ma Teng scolding Ma Chao, a brat.
"Chao'er, don't be rude to the two generals. If you don't apologize to them quickly, I won't be able to spare you."
When Ma Chao saw that his father insisted on asking him to apologize, he was very angry and ignored his father. He ran away angrily and sulked alone.
Ma Teng was furious when he saw that his son was so rude and had left now. At that time, I wanted to teach him a lesson, but seeing that there were outsiders, I still held back. I'll pack your stuff when I get home, Ma Teng thought to himself.
Ma Teng clenched his fists and said apologetically to the candidate and Cheng Yin, "The two generals are guilty of minor offences. My unfilial son is usually arrogant and domineering. I offended you this time, so don't take offense."
When the second general heard this, he was very angry, but because of Ma Teng's face, after all, he and his lord were sworn brothers, so he could only keep his anger in his heart. Mountains and rivers are bound to meet each other, let's wait and see.
But he pretended not to care much and said hypocritically, "We are all one family, general, there is no need to be polite. The young general is also a childish talker, so don't take it to heart."
"Haha, Generals Hou and Cheng are right. We are all family, so don't be polite. From now on, when my brother comes over, don't stop me." Seeing that the time was right, Han Sui stood up and greeted Ma Teng. After a moment, he winked at the candidate and Cheng Yin.
"It's my lord. We know it and it won't happen next time." Hou Xuan and General Cheng Yin responded solemnly, feeling even more hatred for Ma Chao in their hearts. We all blame this horse, otherwise we wouldn’t have been scolded.
Ma Teng said a little embarrassed when he saw his brother Han Sui come out and scolded the two generals.
"Brother, there is no need to be like this. The two generals are loyal and conscientious and should be rewarded. On the contrary, Chao'er and I were a little reckless."
Han Sui nodded, indicating that he understood, and pulled Ma Teng towards the tent, saying politely as he walked.
"We are all brothers, so don't be polite. Chao'er is our own child, so why should we share it with each other? I wonder what the important business is for brothers here?"
Seeing that it was down to business, Ma Teng stopped worrying about Ma Chao and would deal with it later. He answered.
"Brother, I don't know something. Our old acquaintances, General Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, have recently received personal letters, conveying Emperor Xian's oral instructions for us to enter the capital to protect the royal family. I received the letter, but I couldn't make a decision, so I came here specifically to let you know. Brother, please give me some reference and give me some ideas."
After saying that, Ma Teng gave the letter to Han Sui to read. Han Sui already knew the content of the letter, and since he also had their letters, it probably meant the same thing.
So Han Sui pretended to look at it, then smiled at Ma Teng and said, "I don't know what brother means. Are you following the imperial edict, or are you unable to shirk it?".
Hearing Han Sui's question, Ma Teng didn't hide anything and explained his plan.
"To be honest, brother, my family has been favored by the emperor, and I should be diligent in repaying it. I was originally supposed to go to the capital to serve as king, but I was worried that I would be outnumbered and not the opponent of Dong Zhuo's remnants in Xiliang, so I was a little hesitant."
Hearing what Ma Teng said, Han Sui immediately felt overjoyed. He couldn't sit still for a long time. Since Ma Teng meant this, why don't I just go with the flow.
So Han Sui tricked Ma Teng and said, "Haha, brother, you are overly worried. We are not the only ones who care about the Han Dynasty in the world. As long as there is an imperial edict, I believe they will obey it. Besides, although Li Jue and Guo Si are strong, we The combined forces are not weak at all. It is only today that we came to the capital to serve as kings. Could it be that our brothers have lost the courage to attack Dong Zhuo in the first place?"
Han Sui's words were so deceptive and exciting that Ma Teng couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up and said a little excitedly.
"Brother is right, who is afraid of whom? I thought too much, so I will raise an army and go to Beijing to serve the king."
Seeing that his goal was achieved, Han Sui also expressed his stance on the side: "It is a great kindness, and I am willing to help my brother."
The two were overjoyed when they heard this, so they gathered more than 100,000 troops and horses under their command and rushed to Chang'an.
