socalfunplaces Chapter 288
Chapter 288
"Father!"
"The facts are obvious, Ma Chao has taken refuge in the big-eared thief and buried my Great Qin's seven thousand iron horses. "
"Then Ma Yunlu was not captured, he simply took the opportunity to surrender Liu Bei. "
"Please ask my father to order Ma Chao to be executed, and the military law will be corrected!"
Cao Pi bowed to Cao Cao and angrily asked for his life.
Cao Cao's eyes gathered, and a killing machine was killed in his eyes.
Under the fanning of his son, at a certain moment, he did kill Ma Chao.
"King, now is the time to employ people, if you kill Ma Chao without conclusive evidence, I am afraid that everyone will be in danger. "
"What's more, half of our army are from Liangzhou, and Ma Chao is still in charge of more than 1,000 Liangzhou cavalry, and his influence is still not to be underestimated. "
"If you kill them rashly, I am afraid that it will disrupt the morale of the army and cause a catastrophe. "
Guo Jia reminded bitterly.
Cao Cao's figure froze, his brows furrowed, and his eyes hesitated.
Sima Yi's eyes rolled a few times, but he said: "If the king really wants to kill Ma Chao, he might as well cut his military power first, cut off his wings, and then slowly figure it out, so as to minimize the influence on the army's heart." "
These words hit Cao Cao's heart.
"Ma Chao secretly communicated with Liu Bei, although there is no conclusive evidence, but it is by no means groundless, and this king must not be appeased. "
However, what Feng Xiao said is not unreasonable, suddenly killing Ma Chao will indeed shake the morale of the army. "
"Then according to Zhongda's plan, let's find a suitable reason to cut his military power. "
Cao Cao finally calmed down and chose a compromise solution.
Guo Jia sighed.
Sima Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Only Cao Pi secretly gritted his teeth, dissatisfied with Cao Cao's decision.
As a result, Cao Cao passed down an edict and promoted Ma Chao to the general of the expedition to the east.
At the same time, on the grounds of asking Ma Chao to recruit new soldiers from Liangzhou, he was relieved of the right to command the Liangzhou cavalry.
The remaining 1,500 cavalry were all handed over to Cao Chun to command.
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Liangzhou military camp, in a military tent.
"Congratulations to the eldest brother, who has been promoted to the general of the expedition to the east!"
"Congratulations, big brother. "
The two brothers, Ma Xiu and Ma Tie, were full of joy and congratulated Ma Chao.
Ma Chao didn't say anything, raised his head and poured a glass of wine, not only was his face happy, but a little resentful.
"The military power has been cut, more than 1,000 cavalry are owned by Cao Chun, and the false name of a general who marches to the east is worth congratulating. "
Ma Dai on the side poured a scoop of cold water.
Ma Xiu and Ma Tie were stunned for a moment, looking at each other, unable to comprehend the meaning of Ma Dai's words.
Ma Chao was stung by something, and suddenly clenched the wine glass in his hand, clicking.
"Big brother, I heard that Cheng Yin and Hou Xuan escaped back to Jicheng alive. "
"It seems that there are rumors that the two of them slandered the King of Qin, saying that the fiasco of Luoyang was because the eldest brother secretly took refuge in Liu Bei and leaked the military plane to Liu Bei. "
"I guess, King Qin, with your eldest brother, ascending and descending secretly, quietly cutting the power of the eldest brother's army, will it have anything to do with this?"
Ma Dai said in a low voice.
Ma Chao's eyes widened, and he asked, "Is there such a thing?"
"It's true, it's already rumored outside. "
There are also rumors that Cao Pili advised Cao Cao to kill his eldest brother, but was persuaded by Sima Yi and Guo Jia. "
"After that, Cao Cao cut the eldest brother's military power, and the foolish brother guessed that Cao Cao was probably suspicious of the eldest brother, but he was afraid of the influence of the eldest brother on my Liangzhou soldiers, so he didn't dare to do it directly. "
"Today, he can cut the power of the eldest brother, and tomorrow the father and son of the Cao family may really kill the eldest brother and my Ma clan. "
Ma Dai's face was full of worry.
Ma Chao's figure was awe-inspiring, but he said: "King Qin is a generation of male lords, will he really listen to this kind of groundless wind, and be bewitched by Cao Pi, which is not good for me?"
"King Qin has always been suspicious, otherwise over the years, he would not have been jealous of my Ma clan everywhere, and refused your invitation to fight with your eldest brother several times. "
"If it weren't for the sneak attack on Luoyang this time, he had to use all the Liangzhou cavalry, I'm afraid he would not have been able to give his eldest brother the opportunity to command seven thousand iron cavalry. "
"Now that the sneak attack on Luoyang has failed, and the seven thousand iron horsemen have been lost, Cao Cao must have been dissatisfied with his eldest brother. "
"This Cheng Yinhou chose two dog thieves, and brought back the eldest brother to secretly communicate with Liu Bei's slander, with Cao Cao's character, how could he not be suspicious of the eldest brother?"
Listening to Ma Dai's analysis, Ma Chao's face was clouded and he fell into contemplation.
That's when it happened. (If you read a violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
The guards outside the tent came to report, claiming that there was a black-clothed scribe who claimed to be Liu Bei's envoy Sun Qian, and wanted to ask to see Ma Chao.
Sun Qian?
Liu Bei's messenger?
The faces of the Ma brothers changed, and their eyes suddenly met in surprise.
"At this time, Liu Bei actually sent a messenger to see me, what kind of medicine is he selling in his gourd?"
Ma Chao was full of suspicion and looked at Ma Dai.
Ma Dai's eyes rolled a few times, but he said: "'~ No matter what, the eldest brother will see him first, and he will know as soon as he asks." "
Ma Chao called the guards and introduced Sun Qian.
Suddenly.
Sun Qian walked in and said with a smile: "Your subordinate Sun Qian, I have seen General Meng Qi. "
Ma Chao said coldly: "Sun Qian, you are Liu Bei's courtier, why did you take the risk of sneaking into Jicheng and coming to see the general, what do you want?"
"The lower official is here to carry a letter to General Meng Qi on the order of my king!"
Sun Qian said, took out a letter from his bosom, and offered it with both hands.
Ma Chao stared at the letter, but his face was full of confusion and surprise.
After hesitating for a moment, he took it anyway and slowly opened it with curiosity.
"It's my little sister's handwriting!"
Ma Chao recognized the handwriting at just one glance, and couldn't help but be shocked.
continued to look closely, and his face changed from suspicion to shock.
This is indeed Ma Yunlu's family letter.
And it's a letter of persuasion!
In the letter, Ma Yunlu explained the stakes to Ma Chao, and persuaded him to turn his back on Cao and surrender to Liu Bei!
"It was Liu Bei who forced my little sister to write this letter to persuade me to surrender more?"
Ma Chao raised the letter and asked Sun Qian excitedly.
The faces of Ma Dai's brothers changed, and they realized that the book was actually a letter from his sister Ma Yunlu, and in the letter he persuaded Ma Chao to surrender.
"General Meng Qi thinks too much. "
"My lord treats Ling Mei with courtesy, and there is no threat or intimidation. "
"It's my family's Prime Minister Xiao Cheng, who explained the stakes to Ling Mei, and Ling Mei is a woman who understands current affairs and understands things, so she is determined to surrender to my king. "
"I only hope that General Meng Qi can also recognize the situation, lead the Ma clan to surrender to my lord, help my lord take Jicheng, and destroy the Cao thief!"
Sun Qian didn't beat around the bush, and directly clarified his intentions.
Ma Chao's body was shocked and fell into deep thought.