After meeting with Ma Teng and his son, he verbally entrusted Xiliang to him.
The next day, Yuan Shao gathered his army and invited Ma Teng and Han Sui to speak in front of the army, intending to resolve the Xiliang matter as soon as possible.
Because he always had an ominous premonition that something big might happen to Chang'an. It's better to go back early so that you can feel at ease.
After hearing the Prime Minister's greeting, Ma Teng happily accepted the order. Although Han Sui was a little reluctant, he still brought his men over to see the situation.
Yuan Shao led an army of 80,000 people, including Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Wen Chou and other civil servants and generals, to the agreed place where the two armies met.
Yuan Shao was very satisfied when he saw that Han Sui and Ma Teng had gathered their army and arrived. He should ride out his horse first and head towards the other side. The two generals Dian Wei and Wen Chou naturally followed closely behind to prevent any unexpected events.
Seeing Yuan Shao coming in person, Ma Teng and Han Sui did not dare to neglect. Under the protection of their confidants such as Ma Chao and Candidate, they also arrived on the other side, waiting for the arrival of the Prime Minister.
"I will pay my respects to the Prime Minister." Seeing Yuan Shao arriving, the two of them took the lead in saluting.
Yuan Shao signaled not to be too polite or to write ink, so he asked Wen Chou to come out and read out the emperor's decree.
When people in Xiliang saw that the emperor had an imperial edict, they did not dare to neglect it and quickly knelt down to listen to the edict.
So Wen Chou took out the decree he had written last night and read it loudly.
"By God's blessing, the emperor decreed. You, Ma Teng and Han Sui of Xiliang, have always been loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and have always thought of repaying you. During my crisis, you spared no effort and traveled thousands of miles from Xiliang to Beijing to rescue me. I am deeply concerned. Comfort, you have done a great job! Today, I will discuss the rewards for my merits. I will make Ma Teng the general of Fubo and the shepherd of Liangzhou. Han Sui will be the partial general and the prefect of Jincheng. I hope that you will be of the same mind and defend Xiliang for me. After the achievement is completed, , there will be a heavy reward. Thank you for this!"
Seeing that he had indeed been awarded the title of General Fubo, Ma Teng was overjoyed. He took his son and troops and knelt down to express his gratitude.
"Thank you, Ma Teng. Thank you for your kindness. I will live up to the emperor's kindness and guard Liangzhou for your majesty."
While Ma Teng was thanking him, he also didn't forget to say thank you to Yuan Shao. Thanks to the support of the Prime Minister, the Ma family can achieve this glory.
Yuan Shao nodded, indicating that he knew. Nowadays, people talk a lot, so don’t be too arrogant and say everything without saying anything.
Han Sui was furious when he saw Ma Teng and Yuan Shao winking at each other, looking very proud of themselves.
Although he knew that Ma Teng left him alone to meet with Yuan Shao yesterday, and they would definitely discuss their interests. Although I knew Yuan Shao would benefit Ma Teng, I didn't expect Yuan Shao to be so generous. It's so annoying to be able to bring out General Fubo and Liangzhou Mu, two positions that I covet.
What's even more annoying is that he was given the vacant position of partial general and prefect of Jincheng. Jincheng was originally his own territory, and it really didn't matter whether he wanted the position of governor or not. As for the general position of partial general, although it can be regarded as the highest-ranking general position, when compared with Ma Teng's title of general Fubo, it is not enough.
Without comparison, there is no harm. Yuan Shao clearly used the Ma family and his son in high regard, while ostracizing me, Han Sui. Originally, I had some expectations for Yuan Shao, but now Han Sui has given up completely. Hum, let's wait and see, we will meet again in the mountains and rivers. I just want to see how Chang'an and Yuan Shao end up, and they should take action now.
Seeing that Han Sui remained silent and just sneered, Wen Chou couldn't help but get angry and shouted.
"The Holy One has an order, why don't you obey the order, Han Sui? Could it be that you want to disobey the order?" After saying that, he threw the imperial edict to Ma Teng, but he took out his halberd and prepared to kill this disobedient guy.
Han Sui saw that Dian Wei and Wen Chou were both angry, and Ma Chao behind Ma Teng was also getting ready to make a move. He did not dare to disobey the order at the moment, so he had to bow his head and accept the order.
"Your Majesty, Han Sui, accepted the order and would like to express my gratitude to the Holy One for his great kindness."
Seeing that Han Sui was very knowledgeable, Yuan Shao was quite satisfied and looked at Wen Chou, asking him to continue conveying the order.
Wen Chou expressed his understanding, and according to the previous instructions of the master, he took a long breath and shouted to the Xiliang army and horses.
"The Prime Minister feels that the environment in Xiliang is very difficult and life is not easy, so he has specially reported to the Holy Emperor that he will exempt Liangzhou from taxes for two years. Now that the imperial court has agreed, you can go home with peace of mind."
Following Wen Chou's loud shout, the Xiliang army and horses suddenly burst into cheers and cheers.
"Thank you, Holy God, for your grace. I will never forget it!"
"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your great kindness. It is hard for us to repay the great kindness by holding a ring of grass in our hands!"
For a time, the Xiliang army was excited and joyful, praising the imperial court and Yuan Shao for their achievements. I no longer had any fighting spirit and wanted to go home quickly so I could share the good news with my wife and children.
Ma Teng and his son have always been very friendly and considerate to the people of Xiliang under their command. They are very satisfied to see the Prime Minister being so kind. They all felt that they had indeed seen the right person. The Prime Minister was a benevolent person who could achieve great things and was considerate of the people.
Only Han Sui stared at Yuan Shao angrily, with a look that made him want to eat people. Originally, he planned to find an opportunity to kill the Ma Jiajun, gather the Xiliang army, and then come to Chang'an to seek revenge on Yuan Shao.
Who would have thought that Yuan Shao would come up with this trump card? Han Sui knew best about the Xiliang army's urinary behavior. They always have benefits and will not resist. You will only fight against the imperial court unless you are forced to do so. Now that the court is like this, who will have the will to fight again? If they don't break up immediately, it will be fine.
In this regard, Han Sui was helpless and had to take his own troops and retreat to Xiliang. Without even saying hello, he turned his horse's head and left with his trusted general and troops. He left in a hurry, fearing that if he stayed for a while longer, his sergeants would be incited to rebel by the imperial court. At that point, the gains outweigh the losses.
When Ma Teng saw Han Sui leaving with his troops, he and Ma Chao bowed their hands to Yuan Shao and left. Go back to Xiliang and take good care of this turbulent place for the imperial court.
Guo Jia looked at the retreating figures of the Xiliang army, then looked at Yuan Shao who looked a little proud, and shook his head. Originally, he wanted to advise Yuan Shao not to take Xiliang lightly. He and Zhao Yun knew the same about this.
But after thinking about the information I got. Just swallow what you want to say. These things should be dealt with later. The top priority right now is Chang'an.
So Guo Jia stepped forward to Yuan Shao and presented the news he had just received to his lord for reading.
Seeing that Guo Jia looked a little serious, Yuan Shao knew that something big must have happened. I quickly took the letter that came and read it.
After just a little bit of reading, Yuan Shao was shocked and gave the order.
"The entire army's rear team has changed into the front team, aiming at Chang'an, and advancing rapidly without making any mistakes."
After hearing the lord's order, although the generals were a little confused, Monk Zhang Er still obeyed the order and immediately turned around. The 80,000-strong army marched towards Chang'an, covered with dust.
It is true that blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone. It seems that disaster is coming, and something big must have happened in Chang'an.
