Three Kingdoms: The Reverse Son of the Guan Family, Dragon Blessing Jingxiang

The sky was gloomy, there was wind and rain outside the room, and the dim candlelight reflected Ma Chao's weak face.

Today, he was restless after falling asleep.

I don’t know if I didn’t sleep well after leaving Chengdu, or if I had something on my mind after embarking on the journey north again.

"Dad? Second brother? Third brother?"

Suddenly, Ma Chao began to murmur in his sleep.

He saw the steel knife and the shadow of the sun, and saw his father and two younger brothers being beheaded at the gate.

Ma Chao didn't know that they were beheaded because they were involved in the "Belt Edict". Ma Chao only thought that he and Han Sui raised an army to resist Xia Houyuan and harmed them.

——Shua!

There was a flash of sword light.

Blood was scattered everywhere... He seemed to see Cao Cao's slender eyes and long beard. Cao Cao was shouting to him: "Ma, you can't escape from Gu's grasp!"

At this moment, Ma Chao was completely awakened from his sleep. He roared loudly: "Cao thief, evil thief, traitor, traitor..."

Cold sweat broke out all over his body.

After he calmed down, he realized that the room was dark, but his whole body was already extremely cold.

When I was stunned, I saw the scene of my father's tragic death in his sleep, the scene of his Ma Chao during the uprising, the scene of his Ma Chao sitting on the bench in Bashu, depressed and frustrated.

These... all seemed to appear before his eyes.

——"Chao is just a concubine. He should stay in Yongliang and not enter the court to blaspheme the emperor!" 』

——"Now that Chao has abandoned his father and regards the general as his father, the general should also abandon his son and regard Chao as his son." 』

——"If someone doesn't love his relatives, how can he love others?" 』

——"He who is extremely brave but not benevolent, who does not think about justice when he sees something, cannot be his lips and teeth." If you draw them close, you will cause trouble by raising tigers. 』

These words stabbed into Ma Chao's heart like poisonous thorns.

An old woman over eighty years old was also pointing at Ma Chao's nose and angrily scolding him.

——"You are a rebellious son who betrays your father, a traitor who kills the king, how long will heaven and earth tolerate you, and you will not die early, dare to look at others with your face!" 』

The next scene shows Ma Chao, extremely angry, drawing his sword.

With a roar of "ah", Ma Chao angrily killed the old woman——

These…

These past stories that happened to him were like dots that were connected into lines, and then the scenes suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

Suddenly, Ma Chao shook his head violently. Hearing the gurgling rain outside the window, he lit a candle and slowly walked out of the room.

"General..." Ma Chao's general Yang Wanwan also heard the noise here and walked out of his room in the farmhouse.

But he saw Ma Chao's pale face looking towards the sky and the rain.

Ma Chao also noticed Yang Wanwan and said in a low voice.

"I hate rain the most. That year, when my father took his second and third brothers to Xudu and left me alone in this place in Guanzhong, it rained. The rain hit me in this ghost place of Guanzhong. It hurts like a knife cutting..."

Speaking of this, Ma Chao paused, "I watched them leave step by step, and the road was muddy. I actually wanted to tell them that I didn't want to stay in this pass...to stay in this killing place, but who Unexpectedly, those who went to enjoy the blessings died, and those who stayed in this killing place survived."

In the inherent concepts of many people in later generations, places such as Guanzhong and Yongliang belonged to Ma Teng and Han Sui.

actually not.

As the saying goes, there are prime ministers from Kanto and generals from Kansai. There are many generals here... Counting Ma Teng and Han Sui, there are more than ten warlords and factions here...

Even Dong Zhuo was just one of these factions.

But in a ghost place like Guanzhong, there has never been trust or friendship.

Every day when I open my eyes, I see killing.

For a field of abundant harvest;

for a well;

For food, for women, for territory... Betrayal, assassination, poisoning, any act you can think of will happen here, Guanzhong... it is a place with no lower limit.

Ma Teng, Ma Xiu, and Ma Tie fled there, but only Ma Chao, his mother...and his young sister Ma Yunlu stayed.

Yang Wanwan can understand Ma Chao. He has grown up with Ma Chao since he was a child, and he can relate to what Ma Chao has experienced.

but…

Yang Wanwan still reminded: "General, this trip to Xiabian City is very important, so we should restrain our minds..."

Ma Chao nodded first, then raised his head and looked at the sky, "Look, the rain won't stop for a while, let's go, let's take advantage of the rainy night to travel, arrive at Shimobencheng one day early, and find out what's going on among the tribes over there. Condition."

"Okay, I'll go get the horse."

Yang Wanwan went to the stables immediately.

Ma Chao was still expressing his final sentiments.

Not long after, accompanied by the pouring rain, the sound of vigorous horse hooves resounded, and the two horses galloped northward like a whirlwind.

They were taking a small road, leading not to Xiaben City, but to the Di tribes outside Xiaben City...

The most urgent task is for them to find out what's going on over there first.

Zhang Fei said that he came to give Ma Chao a great contribution, but who knew what this great contribution meant to Ma Chao!

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Shimoben Castle has been the seat of Wudu County for hundreds of years.

This thousand-year-old county was known as the "Hometown of Chinese Walnuts" in later generations. This city has three rivers and beautiful scenery. At this moment, a scene of ruthless conquest is taking place on its periphery.

Ma Chao and Yang Wanwan rode horses for ten days and walked on mountain roads for two more days before they bypassed many checkpoints and arrived at the outskirts of Shimoben Castle.

Thanks to Yang Wanwan, the leader of the Di tribe, if he hadn't been familiar with the terrain here, it would have been difficult for Ma Chao to reach here.

only…

As soon as they arrived here, Ma Chao and Yang Wanwan noticed something was wrong.

Among the Di tribe, countless Di people could be seen lining up in a long line in the drizzle. Each of them was carrying a large bag of grain, pulling, carrying or carrying it, and they looked frightened.

Next to them are some officers and soldiers, wearing the armor of the Wei army, but some... hats are still unique to the Di tribe. These are the soldiers and horses of the Di tribe who surrendered to the Wei army.

However, they all had worried looks on their faces, but they had to hold their swords tightly, as if they were coercing their tribesmen into paying food.

In addition to these Di soldiers, there are also more Wei soldiers...

There was no trace of pity on their faces at all.

It seems that, in their view, this kind of forced requisition of food and grass is commonplace in Cao Wei.

"This is not the month of good harvest? Why pay so much?"

Ma Chao opened his mouth subconsciously.

Yang Wanwan asked, "Could it be true, as the three generals said, that Xia Houyuan is forcibly requisitioning food from this place?"

As soon as they finished speaking, the clerk in charge of the inspection could be heard saying in an arrogant manner, "Hurry, hurry, hurry up, I won't even bother asking you to pay me...Yin Pingdi next door All the tribes have raised 200,000 hu of grain and have gone to Hanzhong for good luck! You, alas... I was scolded by General Cao Hong because of you yesterday... Hurry up, if you don't pay enough today, there will be You guys look good!”

Because of the official's words, the faces of these Di people became even more sad.

only…

Faintly, under his loud scolding, there were some soft cries among the people.

But at this moment, an unkempt woman in Di costume and a boy with dirty face and black hands were pushed out.

"Why is there so little? There are two bushels of grain per household, but you don't even get half of the bushels, right? Are you sending them to beg for food?"

Suddenly, the civil servant cursed the woman angrily.

"Master Guan, do your best, we only have so many at home!"

Who would have thought that when she blurted out these words, the civil servant directly greeted him: "If everyone was like you, then Hanzhong would not be able to get all the food it needs in half a year... Everyone is like you? General Cao Hong is afraid that he will take me first." head..."

"But even if we give it all, we won't be able to survive the summer harvest..."

Seeing that the woman was still talking back, he slapped the whip down. The clerk tightened his grip on the whip and said, "No? Haha... Come on, go search her house. I want to see if it's true? Or is it fake?" No?"

The sudden occurrence of this scene made Yang Wanwan furious and almost stood up.

These are all clansmen!

He couldn't bear to see his people suffering like this.

Unexpectedly, just as Yang Wanwan took a step forward, he was grabbed by Ma Chao.

Ma Chao didn't speak, just winked at him and shook his head gently.

After going through so much, Ma Chao is no longer the reckless young man. He is calmer and more reserved.

"Get out of here first... think long term!"

Ma Chao heard a faint voice, and then he and Yang Wanwan continued to move forward.

On the contrary, a soldier of the Wei army seemed to recognize them. He walked to the clerk in a low voice: "Xian Cheng, those two people seem to be..."

Hearing this, the civil servant narrowed his eyes and said, "Send someone to follow them——"

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It's daybreak. The heavy rain last night has not stopped, and the wind and rain are like darkness.

Yang Fu, Zhao Ang, and Wang Yi stood in the rain. They wore bamboo hats on their heads, but the heavy rain pushed the hats down and still made their shoes and socks wet.

Next to them, Lei Ding, the leader of the Di tribe, stood in the rain without wearing a hat...

Let the rain pour down his cheeks.

In front of him, Cao Hongzheng glared at him angrily, "It's been fifteen days. The Di tribe in Yinping next door has sent all the 150,000 dendrobium grains they collected to Hanzhong, but you don't even have half of it... hum. ...It is said that the Leiding Seven Tribes are the largest branch of the Di tribe? How come... Yinping can get enough food? You can't get enough?"

"It's not that they don't have enough..." Lei Ding said heavily, "it's still half a year before the harvest. If we forcefully seize all the food in the tribe, they won't be able to make it through July..."

"I don't care about that!" Cao Hong waved his hand. This is also related to the 100,000 hu of grain he embezzled. When it comes to money, Cao Hong will never be careless: "I will give you five more days. If you can't get enough within five days, just Let Yin Ping Di King 'Qiang Duan' also come to be your White Horse Di King!"

Speaking of which, Lei Ding still wanted to fight for it.

But Cao Hong waved his hand and walked into the room angrily.

Lei Ding had no choice but to look at Yang Fu, Zhao Ang, and Wang Yi...

Yang Fu shook his head, "If Yinping doesn't get enough, then it's okay... But now, ugh... how can I plead for mercy! I'm afraid of comparison in everything!"

Hearing this, Lei Ding also let out a long sigh. He knew... King Yin Ping Di Qiang Duan wanted to show off in front of Cao Wei.

Even at the expense of their own people.

When it comes to cruelty, Lei Ding can't make up for him. He can only hand it over and say, "Thank you, Mr. Yang. I'll find a way..."

As he spoke, he walked out of the courtyard alone and disappeared into the rain.

Wang Yi bit his lip and couldn't help complaining: "Cao Wei has never treated the people of the Di tribe as human beings..."

Zhao Ang quickly covered his mouth...

But these words were still heard clearly by Yang Fu.

Yang Fu said with emotion: "In the past, the people in the war zone... Prime Minister Cao never regarded them as his own people. Before... he forcibly moved the tribes in the Sanba area, and the Wei Dynasty suffered a loss... This time he did not dare to take risks again. To move the disciples and expropriate the people, then... according to Wei's usual methods, we can only squeeze as much as possible... Wei's treatment of the people... especially the foreign people... Haha, forget it, don't mention it!"

Having said this, Yang Fu waved his hand, sighed, and turned around.

Looking at Yang Fu's slowly leaving back, Zhao Ang slowly lowered his hand covering his wife's mouth, and he said helplessly.

"Prime Minister Cao is a man with clear distinctions. He will care about the sufferings of the people, but those people must confirm that... they are the people of Wei. Obviously... the Di tribe is just a war-torn place, and Prime Minister Cao will not regard them as his own. People, he doesn’t care about the suffering of the common people here..."

this…

Wang Yi paused, and she opened her mouth to say something, but she still closed it.

Zhao Ang could see what Madam was thinking at a glance, so he said: "Madam wants to say that if it were Liu Xuande, she would never be like this..."

Although he didn't want to admit it, Wang Yi nodded slightly...

She couldn't help but look to the south, to the land of Bashu.

Zhao Ang's voice was like pouring cold water on him, "Uncle Liu Huang is benevolent, righteous, virtuous, and a wise leader, but... Ma Chao is there, and we have no choice anymore——"

call…

Wang Yi let out a long breath, and she pursed her lips.

Yes, your husband is right.

Even if they realize that in terms of being a monarch and treating the people, Cao Cao and Liu Bei are very different.

But...they...

At least they have no choice.

They are destined to be deeply tied to the ship of Cao Wei.

For a moment, Wang Yi pursed his lips and said, "Husband, what if Cao Cao slaughters the land of Bashu like Xuzhou and Yecheng? Then we...are we considered to be helping the evil?"

Zhao Ang was going to answer...

At this moment, a personal guard walked quickly to Zhao Ang and whispered something in his ear.

Zhao Ang was shocked, and his eyes suddenly narrowed.

The whole person also became nervous.

He asked seriously: "Is this true?"

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The place where Ma Chao and Yang Wanwan chose to rest was a wine shop in the Di tribe.

This place is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and is a place that many Di people must pass through on their way to farming. In the past few days, there have suddenly been more people coming here to drink tea.

Of course, these Di people are more chatting here than drinking tea.

This is one of the rare places where everyone can get together.

However, at this moment...the sound of sighs could be heard from time to time throughout this place.

Some Di people were talking.

"All the food at home has been handed over. We will run out of food in a few days. I really don't know what to do."

"It wasn't until this place was occupied by Cao Wei that we realized how leisurely we were in the past... under the rule of Liu Zhang Zhou Mu. Liu Zhang Zhou Mu was the one who loved the people like his own son. I miss those days so much."

"I heard that Uncle Liu Huang in Bashu is promoting something called 'divide a man into an acre'. All taxes... are calculated based on acres of land. Those who have no land don't have to pay any grain... and the head tax is saved."

"I don't know if this is better. We here... Hehe, originally we said that we would lose grain based on cattle. We would use our own cattle, four to six... We can get six, but we have to collect grain again and again, let alone It's six, and even the last 'four' were taken away by force. If we don't starve to death... that would be strange, this Cao Wei can't survive!"

"Then why didn't our clan leader lead us to rebel against Cao Wei? Isn't it possible for Xiangnan here to surrender to Bashu?"

As this voice came out...

The whole place suddenly fell into silence.

I saw the man who said these words, and a strong man next to him covered his mouth, "Don't talk nonsense, be careful that the walls have ears, you will lose your life."

When they said this, these Di people deliberately looked towards Ma Chao and Yang Wanwan.

It seems that he is quite afraid of these two new faces.

Ma Chao and Yang Wanwan looked at each other.

These Di people were wary of them, and they were also wary of these Di people.

Looking into each other's eyes, Yang Wanwan opened his mouth directly: "Waiter, check out——"

He placed a bunch of five-baht coins on the table and walked out of the wine shop with Ma Chao. But when they arrived at the horse pile, they realized that... their horse was missing.

"Not good..." Ma Chao was so sensitive that he quickly exclaimed.

At this moment, there were many figures in the surrounding trees.

"Surround them—"

Suddenly, swordsmen suddenly appeared one after another, surrounding Ma Chao and Yang Wanwan.

There are hundreds of people.

On the outside, soldiers holding bows and arrows were unloading their arrows, and the arrows were heading towards them.

In this case, they were heavily surrounded and had no horses. Even if Ma Chao and Yang Wanwan could fight their way out, they would not be able to run any wider than their bows and arrows.

In this case, there is absolutely no possibility of escape.

"Hahaha…"

At this moment, there was a burst of laughter.

"The traitor Ma Chao, you killed my son, and finally here, I can capture you..."

It’s Zhao Ang…

He is the captain here and is in charge of the troops of a county, so...if he suspects that the enemy has infiltrated, the first person to report it is not Cao Hong, but Zhao Ang.

But Wang Yi was not with him.

It seems that Zhao Ang has taken care of it. If it is true that the intelligence detected is Ma Chao and Yang Wanwan, then in a desperate situation... they will definitely fight to the death, and Mrs. Wang Yi will be a threat here.

"Zhao Ang?" Ma Chao also recognized the person...

They have sworn enemies.

Speaking of which, it was still in the 17th year of Jian'an. Cao Cao sent Xia Houyuan to wildly explore the land of Yongliang. Ma Chao and Han Sui rebelled and summoned soldiers to attack Longyou, because Ma Chao raised the banner to defeat the rebels and prosper the Han Dynasty. All counties surrendered in response to Ma Chao.

Only Wei Kang, the governor of Liangzhou and a famous scholar, held on until August...

Only when food and support are exhausted can we plan to surrender.

At that time, Yang Fu and Zhao Ang tried hard to persuade Wei Kang.

Wei Kang refused to listen, and sure enough... after Ma Chao entered the city, he directly killed the famous scholar Wei Kang.

As for Yang Fu, Zhao Ang and others who temporarily surrendered to Ma Chao, then surrendered and rebelled again...

In fact, the reason why Yang Fu and Zhao Ang betrayed Ma Chao was either because of how loyal they were to Cao Wei, or because of Ma Chao's reputation and because Ma Chao killed celebrities.

Just like the morale of Yanzhou in the past, Cao Cao killed Bian Rang and was able to make Chen Gong and Zhang Miao betray and dedicate Yanzhou to Lu Bu.

The same goes for Ma Chao. Killing Wei Kang... almost made Yang Fu, Zhao Ang and others hate him.

After that, Ma Chao took Zhao Ang's son Zhao Yue as a hostage. Zhao Ang and Wang Yi put "righteousness" first. In fact... they just considered that Ma Chao even killed the famous scholar Wei Kang, would he be able to tolerate them?

Only then did he decide to rebel...

As expected, Ma Chao killed Zhao Ang and Wang Yi's son. From then on, the two sides became mortal enemies and would never stop fighting.

Now enemies are extremely jealous when they meet...

"General? Fight out..."

Yang Wanwan asked Ma Chao in a low voice.

After Ma Chao carefully observed his surroundings, he shook his head slightly and muttered in a low voice: "In this case, fighting out... is tantamount to death!"

"That…"

"Keep the green hills here! Don't worry about running out of firewood..." Ma Chao analyzed calmly.

You can't resist at this time, there are so many archers, if you resist... you will die immediately!

Hope must remain…

No matter how small and weak we are, we must still leave hope!

Now Ma Chao is no longer the troll he was a few years ago. He has seen too many human emotions. He is... calmer than every moment before.

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