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After Yu Fuluo led his army to station in Fengyi County, he formed a corner with the Han army in Chang'an City, facing each other across the river, and assisted each other in offense and defense to guard against Ma Teng.

Hearing the news, Ma Teng knew that it was impossible for the Xiliang army to occupy Guanzhong, but he didn't want to return to the poor and desolate Xiliang. After thinking twice, he sent envoys to Chang'an to negotiate peace, and suggested that the two sides divide the land according to the territory they currently occupy. Rule by territory, non-aggression.

Ma Di rejected the proposal righteously, and reiterated that Guanzhong and Xiliang are inseparable territories of the Han Dynasty, and severely condemned the rebellion of the Xiliang army.He also warned Ma Teng that laying down his arms and surrendering to the court as soon as possible is the only way out. The court will treat him favorably because he is a descendant of General Fubo Ma Yuan.

At the same time, Cao Cao and Cai Yong also successively wrote letters to Ma Teng, stating their interests, and persuading Ma Teng to abandon the army and become an official in the court.

Ma Teng was hesitant for a while, but under the pressure of not wanting to bear the title of anti-thief, he finally agreed to take his family to Xuchang.Cao Cao appointed Ma Teng as a Weiwei and his son Ma Chao as a partial general to lead the troops instead of Ma Teng, and remained in Fufeng County.

So far, the situation in Guanzhong has temporarily eased.

But this is not the situation that Ma Di wants to see. Regardless of whether the Xiliang Army or the Southern Huns, supporting themselves in Guanzhong is a huge threat to him.Especially that idiot Ma Chao, he rebelled if he said rebellion, he didn't care about morality and consequences.How can Ma Di sleep peacefully with such a ruthless person as a neighbor?
With this in mind, on the surface, Ma Di expressed his willingness to maintain the current situation; secretly, he had already sent someone to Jizhou with a letter to ask for help.

This backhand, which is similar to the "three heroes fighting Ma Chao", was planned by Ma Su from the beginning.

……

Jizhou, Pingyuan County, Xiangfu.

Liu Bei, Prime Minister of Pingyuan, sat down with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to discuss major issues.

Liu Bei was very worried, very worried.Worry about the future of the three brothers, and worry about their own safety.

It was already the second year of Chuping, and Liu Bei had taken refuge with his eldest brother Gongsun Zan for several years. He was not only Gongsun Zan's other minister, but also the head of a county.

This was a good thing, but Liu Bei couldn't be happy, and when he was in high spirits, he often hugged his knees and sighed.

Pingyuan County is located at the southern end of Jizhou, bordering Qingzhou in the east and Yellow River and Yanzhou in the south. Although the land is fertile and rich, there is little room for movement.To the northwest is Yuan Shao, to the northeast is Gongsun Zan, to the west is the Million Black Mountain Army, to the south is Cao Cao, and to the southeast is Qingzhou Million Yellow Turban.

Every prince or force around here is an existence that Liu Bei can't afford to mess with at this stage.

In addition, Gongsun Zan was competing with Yuan Shao for Jizhou, and Liu Bei, as Gongsun Zan's subordinate, was ordered to follow Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao to compete with Yuan Shao for Jizhou and the entire northern region together with Gongsun Zan's capable general, Tian Kai, who was the governor of Qingzhou at the time. Yuan Shao started a battle.

Such a situation made Liu Bei tense all the time, fearing that one day when he woke up, Pingyuan County would be surrounded by Yuan Shao's hundreds of thousands of troops.

Liu Bei is not willing to be subordinated to others, just like what he said when he persuaded Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to sworn brothers with him, how can a real man stay under others for a long time?Therefore, Liu Bei looked at the princes from all walks of life with long sleeves and dances enviously, while secretly thinking about the way out.

But where can he develop?
The Black Mountain army is in the northwest, the Jizhou and Youzhou have masters in the north, the Yellow Turban Army has gathered millions of people in Qingzhou, Cao Cao is holding the emperor to the princes in the south, and the sea is in the east...

nowhere to go!

Liu Bei sighed, looking at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who were also confused, he didn't know what to say for a while.

Previously, Gongsun Zan led 2 people on foot to break through the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans on the plain, beheading more than [-] people.The Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou abandoned their luggage and ran across the river.Gongsun Zan waited for them to attack halfway through, and once again defeated the Yellow Turban Army. Tens of thousands of people were killed, more than [-] were captured, and there were countless vehicles and belongings.After this battle, Gongsun Zan's reputation was greatly shaken, and he began to compete in the northern land.

It was in the process of following Gongsun Zan that Liu Bei won many military exploits that gave him the opportunity to serve as the county magistrate of Pingyuan County.And as Gongsun Zan gradually became stronger in the north, he rose from Pingyuan county magistrate to Pingyuan prime minister.

To be Prime Minister of Pingyuan means to take charge of one side, which is a piece of cake for Liu Bei. At the beginning, Liu Bei had served as a county lieutenant in Anxi, a county magistrate in Xiami, and a county magistrate in Gaotang.These experiences let Liu Bei know how to govern a place, and at the same time broaden his horizons. He understood that if he wants to compete in troubled times, he needs a place that belongs to him completely, so that he can flex his muscles; dispatch.

Of course, Liu Bei is still very concerned about this plain appearance before he has a clear place to stay.Externally, he resisted the invasion of Yuan Shao and bandits to protect the peace of the people in the county; internally, he relied on benevolence and righteousness to win people's hearts.

Liu Bei was extremely kind and charitable. Even ordinary people in Pingyuan County could sit with him and eat with him, even if they were not scholars.

This makes him a plain face deeply loved and respected by the local people.

As Liu Bei's name of benevolence and righteousness became more and more famous and influential in Pingyuan County, Liu Ping, a local rich family in Pingyuan, developed resentment.

Liu Ping is a clan member of the Han family, and his family is a powerful family in Pingyuan. In the past, he was the one who had the final say in Pingyuan County, and young talents from the same county would go to him for refuge.Now that Liu Bei is here, everything has changed. Liu Bei is the county magistrate, and he is very heroic.

Because the vigorous Yellow Turban Rebellion a few years ago completely shook the ruling foundation of the Han court, counties, counties and clans all over the country formed their own armed forces to protect themselves.Liu Ping relied on the influence of his clan to absorb heroes in the same county and strengthen his power.

Originally, if Liu Bei hadn't come to Pingyuan County or Liu Bei hadn't been so good, the nearby heroes would have attached themselves to Liu Ping.

Now, when Liu Bei came, not only the heroes and heroes went to seek refuge, but the local people also trusted Liu Bei very much. For a while, Liu Bei became the most dazzling person in the whole plain.

Seeing that his influence was replaced by Liu Bei, Liu Ping began to hate Liu Bei in his heart, so he began to recruit assassins to assassinate Liu Bei.

The assassin accepted Liu Ping's reward and began planning to assassinate Liu Bei.

The assassin came to Xiangfu in the name of defecting, Liu Bei received him very sincerely, and without knowing that he was an assassin, they ate and chatted together, sincere and benevolent, without the slightest official airs.This moved the assassin very much, so he confessed that he was ordered to kill Liu Bei, and then committed suicide.

After Liu Bei learned the truth, he was terrified, and he was even more worried. He deeply felt that Pingyuan County was not a place to stay for a long time, so there was the opening scene, discussing countermeasures with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

It doesn't make any sense to get rid of Liu Ping, and it will also get a notoriety of cannibalism.

Moreover, Pingyuan County is someone else's territory after all, and Liu Bei has no intention of staying here for a long time. Therefore, after learning that Liu Ping has murderous intentions for him, Liu Bei did not choose revenge, but chose to avenge his hatred with virtue.

Anyway, they are already planning to leave, so don't offend this local snake.

Thinking about it, Liu Bei sighed again.Both Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao are tigers. When two tigers fight, one of them will be injured. No matter which one is injured, it is impossible for Liu Bei to take advantage of him.

So, we have to go, the sooner the better!
After a long silence, Zhang Fei couldn't help but said: "Brother, there is no place for people to stay here, there is a place to keep people. The world is so big and we can go there. Why stay in Pingyuan County to suffer!"

Guan Yu echoed from the side: "Brother, I heard that Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai, is being besieged by the Yellow Turban of Qingzhou. Why don't we go to Qingzhou?"

"Go to Qingzhou. Alas!" Liu Bei continued to sigh.

Qingzhou has suffered from Yellow Turban cholera for a long time, the people are destitute, and the land is vast and sparsely populated. It is meaningless to go to such a place.

If there are no people under the rule, everything will be out of the question.

However, if there is really no other way, going to Qingzhou is also the last way out.

Zhang Fei also seemed to realize that going to Qingzhou was not a good idea, he slapped the table and shouted: "Brother, in my opinion, it's better to stab Liu Ping to death with a spear, no matter who he is from the royal family!"

"Third brother, then you go and kill, and the second brother didn't stop you..." Guan Yu made up the sword silently at the side.

"But brother won't let you kill me... Hey, I'm so anxious!" Zhang Fei said aggrievedly.

Liu Bei frowned suddenly, and said angrily, "Third brother, you're talking nonsense again! How can you make a big deal out of fighting and killing?"

"Then Liu Ping is just a mere villain, not worth mentioning. Killing him will only tarnish the prestige of you and my brother. How can you do such a useless thing as a brother?"

"For the current plan, we should first think of a way out..."

Zhang Fei lowered his head, "Brother, I know."

Guan Yu frowned and asked, "But brother, where can we go? Are we really going to Qingzhou?"

"There is really no other way but to go to Qingzhou." Liu Bei said helplessly.

The three brothers were at their wits end when they suddenly saw Jian Yong walking quickly from the door with a strong man, "Xuande, Beihai prefect Kong Rong sent someone here."

The strong man cupped his hands and said, "Tai Shici has seen Duke Xuande, I have been ordered by Kong Beihai to invite Duke Xuande to send troops to Qingzhou to break the siege of Beihai!"

"This……"

What a coincidence!As soon as the elder brother said that he wanted to go to Qingzhou, someone came to invite him. Zhang Fei's eyes widened, and he couldn't say the second half of the sentence for a long time.

Liu Bei jumped up against the case and said happily, "Kong Beihai actually knows that there is Liu Bei in this world, good! Good! Yun Chang Yide, hurry up and mobilize troops to help Kong Beihai!"

"Xuande, I'm not busy, I have one more thing to do." Jian Yong stopped Liu Bei, and took out a bundle of brocade silk from his bosom.

"This is?" Liu Bei took it with a puzzled expression.

"This is a letter from Ma Di, Marquis of Lu Hun, the son of Cai Yong, the captain of Sili school."

"Is it Ma Di who punished Dong Zhuo righteously?"

"Exactly!"

Liu Bei nodded and unfolded the brocade silk.

[Su has heard for a long time that Xuande is generous and benevolent, and he is eager for justice. He has often heard people say, "If you don't see Liu Xuande in your life, it is useless to call him a hero." On the side, if we are in danger, I always look forward to the help of heroes, and I hope that Duke Xuande will come to help from thousands of miles away...My father has written to His Majesty, please make Xuandehong the Jingzhaoyin, and if the land of Sanfu can be calmed down, my father is willing to serve as the school of Sili The lieutenant resigned, and would rather recommend Duke Xuande as the governor of Liangzhou in front of His Majesty...Sikong Cao Cao.At that time, Duke Xuande will sit eight hundred miles away from Qinchuan and thousands of miles away from Liangzhou, so why not worry about major events? 】

"Jing Zhao Yin... the Governor of Liangzhou..." Liu Bei muttered to himself, and handed the letter to Guan Yu, who read it and then handed it to Zhang Fei.

Both of them were overjoyed, "Brother, since you have a letter from Mr. Cai's son, why don't you go to Guanzhong immediately? Going to Guanzhong, even if you fail, is much better than sitting here!"

"Second brother is right, big brother!"

"Okay!" Liu Bei clapped his hands suddenly, "Let's go to Chang'an!"

Hearing this, Jian Yong hastily reminded, "Xuande, how about the matter in Beihai?"

Liu Bei patted his forehead, "If you don't say it, you'd forget it, so, save Beihai first, and then go to Chang'an!"

"Yun Changyi got it, the whole army, let's go!"


"Okay, big brother!"

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu cupped their hands and rushed out excitedly to mobilize troops and generals.

The three elder brothers and Tai Shici led five thousand soldiers and horses to Beihai, Qingzhou.

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At the same time, Chang'an City, Sili Xiaowei's Mansion, the backyard.

Ma Su, with his hands behind his back and a ruler in his hand, was supervising Liu Bao reciting "Book of Rites Qu Li".

Although Ma Di is only 11 years old this year, he is still a child, but his appearance is no different from that of an adult. He is tall and big, with a serious face, quite majestic as a teacher.

But this time his complexion was very bad.

What made him angry was that Liu Bao didn't care about the defense of men and women, Confucian etiquette, and went to peek at his elder sister taking a bath again.

How can this be tolerated? !

Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, in order to protect women's chastity and maintain the necessary social distance between men and women, many rules have been formulated. These rules are written in "Book of Rites·Qu Li", which is called "the great defense of men and women", And it was regarded as the standard by the great Han who ruled the country with Confucianism.

"Great defense between men and women" immediately became the code of conduct for men and women since the Han Dynasty.There are many rules in this "big defense", which can be summarized into eight in simple terms.

"[-]. Men and women don't sit together. There are different shackles and shackles, and different scarves and combs. They are not taught in person."

What is required here is men and women (referring to a party over 16 years old), do not sit together, do not share a hanger, do not share a towel and comb, and do not hand over items to each other.

"Second, sister-in-law and uncle don't know how to ask. This rule means that sister-in-law and brother-in-law cannot greet each other when they meet, and sister-in-law and brother-in-law cannot greet each other when they meet."

"Three, mothers don't wash their clothes."

"Fourth, external words do not enter into the 梱, and internal words do not come out of the 梱."

"Five, if a woman is allowed to marry, she will not enter the door unless there is a big reason."

"Six, aunts, sisters, younger sisters, sons and daughters, who have married and turned back, brothers should not sit with the same table, and should not eat with the same utensils."

"Seven, take a wife and don't take the same surname, so if you don't know his surname when you buy a concubine, you can tell it."

"Eight, the widow's son, unless he sees him, he should be his friend."

Since the moment Liu Bao chose to be his younger brother, Ma Su has demanded the former to strictly abide by such a standard. Unexpectedly, Liu Bao would be so blatant to peek at Cai Yan taking a bath, without paying any attention to his teacher's teachings!
Fortunately, Liu Bao didn't see anything, otherwise Ma Di felt that he would kill him.

But even if he didn't see it, Ma Di couldn't say that he would stage a scene of "beating up Liu Bao".

Cai Mansion Inner Courtyard.

Cai Yan had already hid in the room, and looked angrily into the yard through the crack of the door.

Liu Bao's hands were tied to the trunk of a big tree with a crooked neck, his feet were half a foot off the ground, and he swayed back and forth, looking at the furious Ma Di in front of him in horror.He has something to say about this "great defense between men and women".

"Su, listen to my explanation."

Ma Su held the ruler and slapped his palms, making a rhythmic sound of "pa, pa, pa", which was full of pressure.

Ma Di was not in a hurry to hit Liu Bao, but nodded, "Okay, I'll listen to your explanation!"

"Strictly speaking, I didn't violate the rules!" Liu Bao immediately recited the eight principles of "Great Defense for Men and Women".

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