The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() After a period of time, Ma Yue's life was very happy.Every day, I took a few younger brothers to hang out in and out of Long County, and sometimes discussed the upcoming battle with my father and brother.In this way, after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Ma Yue bid farewell to his family and embarked on the journey back to Lintao again.

For the son to leave home again, parents and relatives are always very reluctant.But they also knew that their son had grown up and was going to show his talents in a wider world, so apart from a little bit of reluctance, they didn't really hold Ma Yue to let him leave.

After bidding farewell to his parents, Ma Yue left the gate of Longxian County accompanied by his elder brother Ma Chao. After asking his elder brother to send him nearly ten miles away, Ma Yue reined in his horse: "Brother, sending you thousands of miles will eventually be necessary." Once you leave, you will send me here."

Hearing this statement, Ma Chao couldn't help laughing: "You can see it, but you and I are still young, and one day our brotherhood will work together, so there is really no need to act like a son and daughter."

Seeing that his elder brother was also so open-minded, Ma Yue also laughed: "Yes, I think this day will come soon. By then, you and my brothers will join hands and we will be able to make some achievements here in Xiliang. At this point, his words changed again: "In addition, the family affairs should be entrusted to you, elder brother. My father often has to go out to work, and I am far away in Lintao. Brother, you must take care of my family. The responsibility of the eldest son comes."

"Hey, why are you nagging like you are older than me? Don't forget, I am the elder brother!" Ma Chao said, and punched Ma Yue with a smile, and then said solemnly: "Don't worry, As the son of the Ma family, I know what responsibilities I have to take on. But you, under the hands of others, you should be careful in everything. Moreover, a battle will start again soon, and you must protect yourself no matter what .”

"Yeah!" Ma Yue nodded vigorously: "I will protect myself, not to mention there are them beside me." Ma Yue said, looking at Wang Feng and others who were not far away waiting to go on the road: "These brothers will also try their best." Protect me from mistakes."

"Okay, it's getting late, you start now. You and my brother, see you tomorrow!" Ma Chao said as he bowed his hands to the horse, jumped on the horse, shook the rein, and turned around towards Long County.And Ma Yue got on his horse after that, and shouted to his elder brother: "Take care!" After that, he didn't look back and went towards Lintao.

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On the nineteenth day of the first lunar month, in Lintao City.With a satisfied expression, Dong Zhuo received the members of the Li family, a large family in Longxi, because they had sent a full [-] hu of grain to the city and handed it over to Dong Zhuo two days ago.This attitude of the Li family naturally explained a situation - those aristocratic families were finally willing to provide food and grass for the army.

This is really the best New Year's gift for Dong Zhuo, because with the passage of time, the food in his hands has become less and less, and now with the supplement of [-] hu grains, he will be relieved. urgent.So when he heard that the Li family had sent someone to see him, he solemnly met the person himself.It was Li Rong, the second son of Li's parents, a smart and capable middle-aged man who came.The Li family naturally knew something about Dong Zhuo, so their attitude this time was quite respectful.

As soon as they met, Li Rong bowed first and said, "It's really my honor, Li Rong, to be interviewed by General Dong."

"Hey, I think it's a blessing that your Li family can be so well-connected and send me so much food." Dong Zhuo also smiled politely.

This time, because the attitudes of both parties were very polite, the meeting was naturally very pleasant.After exchanging pleasantries, Dong Zhuo couldn't help asking how much food Li Rong would send them this time.

Li Rong was a little surprised that Dong Zhuo, the chief general, didn't know the details of the matter, but he still smiled and said the conditions he had negotiated with Ma Yue before: "My Li family will raise one hundred thousand hu for the imperial army. The first two days We took out the [-] dendrobium of ri from the inventory, and we will buy the remaining [-] dendrobium from other places and ship them in batches."

"One hundred thousand hu grains..." Although Dong Zhuo was prepared, he couldn't help being startled when he heard the news.But soon, he remained calm as usual, and said reservedly: "Then besides your Li family, are there other families that also provide food and grass for my army?"

"Of course, Wuwei Zhang, Hanyang Meng, Hanyang Gu, Zhangye Tong, Zhangye Zhou, and Wuwei Lin will all provide [-] Dendrobium rations to the imperial army. Presumably this will solve the general's problem?" Zhou Rong also said. Don't hide anything, tell the truth.

This time, Dong Zhuo could no longer calm down as quickly as before.The seven well-known families in Xiliang were willing to give him 70 hu of grain together this time, adding up to [-] hu.This not only solved his urgent need, but also gave him a great opportunity to expand his strength.

You must know that in this era, if you want to recruit troops, you must have food, and Dong Zhuo's power has not been greatly developed because of the shortage of food.But now, he got 70 hu of grain at once, even if the army had to consume some, there would be a lot of surplus, and he could use the rest to recruit troops.

And after getting excited, another thought flashed in his mind: "This Ma Yue is really amazing, he actually managed to get the job done in less than a month, and asked these seven families to bring out food at the same time." , How did he do it?" However, Ma Yue has not returned yet, so he can only bury this question in his heart.

Of course Li Rong came here not only to say hello, he also came here with the intention of gaining trust from Dong Zhuo.After all, the Li family also wanted to send food, just to get enough benefits afterwards.So seeing that Dong Zhuo hadn't spoken for a long time, he couldn't help but said, "But there is one thing I need to confirm with General Dong."

"Please tell me." Dong Zhuo said with a smile, with a slightly better attitude than before.

"This... Mr. Ma once said that day, if we are willing to provide food and grass for the imperial army, after the success of the suppression of the chaos, we will also show merit to the imperial court for us, so that each of our families can enjoy the relationship between Xiliang and the barbarians. I wonder what General Dong thinks about this?" Li Rong looked at Dong Zhuo and waited quietly for his answer.

Dong Zhuo knew that Ma Yue must have reached a certain agreement with these aristocratic families, but he did not expect that it was such a simple condition.This made him even more joyful, and he nodded quickly: "Well, of course there is no problem. Your families can provide sufficient food and grass for my army. This is of course a great contribution. I will ask the court for orders when the time comes. As for The monopoly rights you mentioned are not difficult to think about, I can promise you now!"

"In that case, on behalf of the Li family, I would like to thank General Dong for giving us this convenience!" Li Rong finally made up his mind, and cupped his hands and said, "Our Li family will provide the general with another [-] to [-] hu within this month. food!"

"This is the best." Dong Zhuo was also overjoyed and said, "Brother Lao Li will come a few more times then." The two men who have fulfilled their respective needs laughed heartily in the hall, and the laughter spread far away go out.

After Dong Zhuo knew that he would get 70 hu of grain soon, he was very proud, so he didn't hide it when facing his subordinates.I talked with Li Ru and other confidants several times, and I would mention this matter, and add: "This Ma Zhongling is indeed a talent, I really used the right person this time! He was able to raise money for me in a short period of time! With so much food and grass, this credit is not comparable to ordinary things."

This kind of behavior of praising Ma Yue in front of everyone finally made the other staff feel a sense of crisis, and they felt a little bit jealous and jealous of Ma Yue, a young man who had just come here not long ago.Perhaps Li Ru was the only one who didn't become hostile to Ma Yue because of this, because his identity was here, and as Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, it was impossible for him to shake his position as the number one counselor.

And under such circumstances, Ma Yue finally came back from Long County.When he entered the Dong family's mansion and greeted several people face to face, he always felt that the eyes they looked at him were a little strange, which was not only flattering, but also had other meanings.

However, he didn't take it to heart, but continued to look inward, and he still had to report to the lord what he had done during this period of time.When he walked to the atrium, Ma Yue saw an acquaintance Li Bie, and he went up to greet him and asked, "Brother Li, how is it recently? I don't know where the lord is now, I have something to explain to him."

"Hey, isn't this Ma Zhongling? You, a great hero, are finally back?" Li Bie felt very uncomfortable when he saw Ma Yue, and couldn't help but said in a teasing tone.

"Huh? What hero?" Ma Yue asked a little strangely.

"Everyone knows the credit you have made, so you don't have to be falsely modest here." After squinting at him, Li Bie said again: "My lord is in the backyard. If you have something to do, go there. It must be your credit. It is easy to meet the lord."

Ma Yue was a little puzzled when he saw Li Bie walk away, not knowing why the other party behaved like this.But after thinking about it, I guessed that I must have made contributions to the food issue, which aroused their jealousy.However, he didn't take this very seriously. It's a mediocrity not to be jealous, and his original ambition is not comparable to these people.

But Ma Yue didn't see a smug smile flashing across Li Bie's face, who had already brushed away, because he had already set a trap for Ma Yue, as long as he went to see Dong Zhuo at this time, he would definitely meet someone. The ashes of the nose will even be reprimanded severely.Thinking that Ma Yue would soon be deflated, the smile on Li Bie's face became brighter.