The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 216 Li Yi's plan, all the princes in the world are chess pieces

However, Li Yi learned the secret from Yuan Tan and informed Yuan Shang to lead his troops to pursue.

Everyone asked Li Yi what to do. Li Yi ordered Zhao Yun to take more than a thousand grain carts and send them back to Xuzhou.

Then he ordered the soldiers to stay where they were and be ready to defend against the enemy.

Huang Xujian said:

"General Zilong has taken a large number of troops with him. We have a small number of troops left here to defend against the enemy. We must use a surprise attack to win."

Li Yi said to everyone:

"There is a forest to the right and north of here. We can set up an ambush. I just need a brave general to ambush for me."

So he asked everyone who dared to go.

Huang Zhong volunteered:

"Zhongyuan is willing to go!"

Li Yi nodded and said happily:

"Since you dare to go, you can follow my advice."

"First, I will give you three thousand soldiers, many of whom are good at archery, and then rush into the mountains and forests."

"When Yuan Shang's army comes to attack our front, you will shoot down from your high position."

"If Yuan Shang attacks the mountain, I will attack him from behind, and we will attack him from the front and back with you."

"You can also prepare more stones. If they really come to attack, you can use arrows and stones to defeat them."

Huang Zhong understood the plan and immediately led 3,000 soldiers to lie in ambush in the mountains and forests.

Not long after, Yuan Shang led his troops passing by.

The scout reported:

"General, there are two roads ahead. One is a mountain forest, and the other is a small path."

"I don't know which way we should go."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shang urged his horse to go and see for himself.

"Small paths are flat and difficult to set up ambushes on, but forests with many trees are the easiest places for ambushes to be set up."

When everyone heard this, they all advised Yuan Shang to take the small road.

Yuan Shang refused:

"Li Yi is a man of many tricks. Since it is not easy to set up an ambush on the small road, he might have set up an ambush here."

"It is easy to hide ambushes in the mountains and forests, but sometimes there are no ambushes."

Everyone was stunned, wondering what kind of logic this was?

Why not take the smaller path instead of the one that's prone to ambush?
"……Ha ha."

Yuan Shang sneered, "Have you not heard that the art of war is all about deception?"

"Li Yi is well versed in this method, so he is very likely to have set up a heavy ambush on the small road."

"Even if there are ambushes in the mountains and forests, there won't be many of them."

Everyone was silent after hearing this, thinking to themselves that their lord had been fooled by Li Yi twice in a row, so he might be a little frightened.

However, Yuan Shang seemed very confident and boldly led his troops into the mountains and forests.

dong dong dong...

As soon as they entered the woods, drums sounded from all directions and shouts of killing shook the sky.

Huang Zhong, who had been lying in ambush in the forest, suddenly rushed out.

All of Yuan Shang's army was stunned at once.

"…How, how could there really be an ambush?"

Yuan Shang was horrified, thinking that Li Yi was used to using troops, and this time he played by the rules again.

It's really hard to understand.

Rumble…

Before Yuan Shang could fully react, logs and rocks began to fall from the mountain.

Thousands of Yuan soldiers were smashed to pieces from the slope, and their brains were immediately splattered.

“…Damn it, retreat!”

Yuan Shang quickly turned his horse around and ordered his soldiers to withdraw from the forest.

Suddenly, I heard a burst of shouting and killing behind me, and another group of soldiers and horses came charging.

The leader was Li Yi.

"...Li Lang is here!"

Li Yi reined in his warhorse, held the sword in his hand, and a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes.

"Li Yi!!!"

When Yuan Shang saw Li Yi, he was frightened to death.

The Yuan army soldiers had already been frightened by Li Yi's killing spree, and when they saw him appear behind them, they immediately fell into chaos.

Running around without paying attention to the consequences.

At this time, Huang Zhong also took advantage of the situation and rushed down the hill, holding his sword and riding his horse, moving forward courageously.

If you see one, kill one; if you see two, kill a pair.

Wherever the blade passed, blood spurted out.

In a moment, corpses piled up like a mountain at the bottom of the slope and blood flowed like a river.

Yuan Shang's helmet was crooked and his armor was slanted.

There were several bloody scratches on his body caused by the stones. With his temper, he should have fought with Li Yi to the death after suffering such a great humiliation.

Because his troops still had the advantage in numbers.

Although Yuan Shang also realized that Li Yi seemed to have taken away an army, he did not associate it with the fact that the army had already taken away the grain.

They thought there were ambushes elsewhere, so they dared not fight.

He led his defeated troops and left in disgrace.

In this battle, Li Yi's army defeated Yuan Shang's army.

After the battle, Huang Zhong came over to clean up the battlefield and said to Li Yi in disbelief:
"I thought Yuan Shang would take the small path, but I decided to go around to the top of the hill and shoot from above."

"I didn't expect this guy to be so reckless, rushing straight into the forest and into my trap."

Li Yi smiled and said:

"Yuan Shang has rarely used military force. Now that he has just ascended the throne, he is eager to establish merit and prestige."

"So I keep making stupid moves."

"But you must know that war is a major issue for a country, a matter of life and death, a matter of survival and destruction, and it must be carefully considered."

Although Master Yuan was very powerful, the few heirs he left behind failed to inherit his virtues.

In other words, each person only inherited one advantage and inherited all the other disadvantages.

The eldest son, Yuan Tan, was extremely brave and good at commanding troops.

But he is violent, cruel and short-sighted.

The youngest son, Yuan Shang, implemented benevolent policies and won the hearts of the people.

But he himself was not familiar with military tactics because he had never practiced it with Yuan Shao.

My nephew is a high-ranking official with outstanding cultural relics and has made outstanding achievements in governing Bingzhou.

But his last name is not Yuan.

As for Yuan Xi, he was indecisive and lacked the courage to accomplish great things.

But his wife is nice.

After defeating Yuan Shang's army, Li Yi wrote a letter to Yuan Tan to express his gratitude.

When Yuan Tan saw Li Yi repel Yuan Shang's troops, he was overjoyed and said to his attendants:
"Li Ziyu used his military skills like a god and defeated my brother's troops."

"I want to take advantage of the situation and march north, sweep across Ye and seize the throne."

"What do you think?"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone suddenly reported that a large number of troops had gathered outside the city.

Yuan Tan was shocked when he heard this, and thought to himself, could it be that Li Yi is bullying me?

"The Henan military retreated, why are they coming back again?"

When they climbed up the city wall to look, they saw that they were actually people from Xiliang.

Each of them is mighty and strong, and each of them is a strong athlete.

There was a word "Ma" written high on the gate flag, and it was Ma Chao from Xiliang.

"Could it be that Ma Chao, who surrendered to Bingzhou in one battle?"

When Yuan Tan saw Ma Chao, he was very afraid.

He immediately stood on the parapet and shouted loudly to the people below the city:
"General Ma, I have no grudge against you."

"Why did you raise an army to besiege me?"

Ma Chao was at the foot of the city, pointing his spear at the wall:
"I am not here for you, but for Li Ziyu."

Are you here for Li Yi?
Yuan Tan frowned, thinking that Ma Chao had come all the way from Xiliang to Bingzhou.

He ran from Bingzhou to Weijun, and ended up surrounding his own city, saying he was looking for Li Yi?
"Li Ziyu is not here, you can go to Liyang, he will definitely lead the army to retreat from this place."

Yuan Tan spoke up again to persuade

Ma Chao said again:

"I also know that Li Ziyu is not here, but our army has fled from afar and the soldiers are tired."

"I heard that Jizhou is prosperous and the Yuan family is rich."

"So I came to ask Master Yuan to donate generously and beg for 200,000 dan of military grain!"

what! ?

Yuan Tan was furious. It seemed that Ma Chao had come to Jizhou to look for someone and wanted to extort money from him, right?

But on second thought, his army had left Bingzhou and had no supply lines.

Isn't it just about supplying on the spot and taking food from the enemy?

I guess he just robbed wherever he went along the way.

Unless Yuan formed a large-scale army to stop him, who among the local officials and troops would dare to stop him?

Who can stop him?

Yuan Tan's guess was correct; Ma Chao had indeed been plundering his way here.

He was originally born in the border area, where he had lived and fought with other ethnic groups for many years, and he did not have as many formalities as the people in the Central Plains.

Ma Chao could also clearly feel that after entering Jizhou, the population had become noticeably more dense.

Up to that point, his army had captured thousands of slaves, both men and women.

There are also hundreds of livestock.

While feeling impressed by the wealth of Jizhou, I also thought that since I was already here, I might as well grab a little more.

What a coincidence, when I was tracking Li Yi's footsteps, I heard that Yuan Tan was in Fanyang, so I'll give you a hand!

"I don't even have enough food at home, how can I give you food?"

Yuan Tan has a bad temper. He is now working for Yuan Shang and relies on him for food supply.

Where would we get the surplus to give to Ma Chao?
Seeing that Yuan Tan refused to give it, Ma Chao ordered the siege of Fanyang.

Yuan Tan was furious and wanted to leave the city to fight a decisive battle with Ma Chao.

Guo Tu and other generals stopped him:

"The general's enemy at present is Yuan Shang."

"Ma Chao is brave and not easy to capture. It is better to save enough strength and try to capture Yuan Shang."

Yuan Tan said angrily:

"The horses have surrounded me and I can't escape. How can I fight with my brother for the title of father?"

Xin Ping made suggestions:

"Since he claims to be looking for Li Ziyu, it is Li Ziyu who has to come forward to mediate."

Yuan Tan followed his advice and immediately dispatched eight teams to attack Ma Chao before he could surround and kill him in the city.

Send out eight teams of scouts, and whoever can reach Li Yi alive will go.

It happened that Li Yi defeated Yuan Shang and sent an envoy to deliver a letter to Yuan Tan to express his gratitude.

When the messenger saw a large number of troops appearing around Fanyang, he hurried back to report to Li Yi.

Li Yi immediately led his troops to check, and seeing that they were men from Xiliang, he knew it was Ma Chao.

So he sent people to Ma Chao's army to negotiate peace.

The person sent was Pang Tong, who had previously been sent as an envoy to meet Ma Chao.

The two of them had met each other once.

Pang Tong came to the camp and met Ma Chao again.

Straight to the point, he asked:
"How are you, General?"

Ma Chao held Pang Tong's hand and said:
"Mr. Pang had advised me to send troops to Bingzhou before, and I defeated Guo Yuan's Hedong army at Fenshui."

"Bingzhou Governor Gao Gan and Xiongnu Chanyu Huchuquan have both surrendered to me."

"But when I was in Jinyang, I felt very uncomfortable every day, and the governors of the counties did not listen to my orders."

"Isn't this your fault, sir?"

Although Ma Chao conquered Bingzhou in one battle, the areas he lost control of were even worse than Liu Bei's in his early years.

Whether it was the Huns in Hetao or the high-ranking officials in Bingzhou, they all had military power.

He was just afraid of Ma Chao's military power and surrendered on the surface.

Gao Gan was also certain that Ma Chao would not stay in Bingzhou for long, so he compromised.

As it turned out, Ma Chao did not have a good time during his time in Bingzhou.

Governing a region was not his forte, not to mention that there was no family in Bingzhou that supported him.

When Liu Bei came to Xuzhou, at least the Mi family generously donated money.

Ma Chao has nothing.

When resources are insufficient, we can only steal them, almost becoming a nomadic life.

So as soon as he saw Pang Tong, Ma Chao started to complain.

Pang Tong could hear that although Ma Chao complained, he was not opposed to it.

Obviously, for someone as ambitious as Ma Chao, he prefers to be the master.

Although life in Bingzhou was difficult, it was not insurmountable.

Ma Chao just hoped to get more support from Li Yi, just as Li Yi had promised.

"A promise from Marquis Tan is worth a thousand gold. Since he promised the general the position of governor of Bingzhou, he will definitely keep it."

"General, don't worry."

Since the position of Governor of Bingzhou that was promised to Ma Chao had not yet been submitted for application, Pang Tong could only persuade him with kind words.

If it were any other position, Li Yi would have given it directly.

But the reason why he has not submitted the memorial yet is because he is concerned about Cao Cao.

Because Bingzhou was an enclave for Xuzhou, but for Cao Cao it was an important barrier to cut off the connection between Guanzhong and Xuzhou.

Although Bingzhou was not rich, Cao Cao might have to pay money to govern it.

However, Bingzhou has an important geographical location and was one of the few horse-producing areas in the late Han Dynasty.

Therefore, as early as before the war, when talking about dividing Yuan's territory, Cao Cao incorporated Bingzhou into his sphere of influence.

In exchange, Cao Cao also agreed to give Qingzhou to Liu Bei.

After all, these two places are beyond the reach of both families.

It was not easy for Li Yi to compete with Cao Cao for Bingzhou openly, but at the same time he could not directly manage Bingzhou.

However, giving Bingzhou to Cao Cao for nothing, allowing him to obtain a natural horse-producing area, would be greatly disadvantageous to Liu Bei.

That's why Ma Chao was chosen.

A young man with great ambition and ability, but extremely weak political skills.

There is simply no one more suitable than Ma Chao to rule Bingzhou.

To this end, when it comes to the issue of Bingzhou.

During the internal discussion in Xuzhou, Li Yi identified this plan as the highest option.

That is, he can support Ma Chao to the throne at all costs.

Although Pang Tong knew this in his mind, he didn't want to tell Ma Chao everything, lest he ask for an exorbitant price.

"The Marquis of Tan will not break his promise to the general."

"General, you said the other day that you wanted to meet with Marquis Tan, why are you besieging Fanyang now?"

Pang Tong questioned Ma Chao.

Ma Chao explained:
"My army came from Jinyang to Weijun, plundering all the way to this place, and the soldiers are exhausted."

"So I wanted to borrow some food from Yuan Tan, but the thief refused to give it to me, so I surrounded him."

Pang Tong said, "There is a lot of food in our army. General, you can lift the siege of Fanyang."

Ma Chao raised his eyebrows and said in surprise:

"The Marquis of Tan and the Yuan family are enemies, so why are you pleading for the Yuan family?"

"This is a long story. General, you can lift the siege of Fancheng first, and then meet with Marquis Tan, and he will tell you in person."

Ma Chao readily agreed, but asked Li Yi to come to his camp, explaining that the Xiliang people were hospitable and if Li Yi did not come, it would be a sign of disrespect for him.

Pang Tong relayed Ma Chao's words to Li Yi.

Li Yi said, "Since Meng Qi wants to see me, I will go and see him in person."

Zhang Fei hurriedly stopped him and said, "This horse is quite rude. The military advisor is the son of a wealthy family. How can he look at a commoner from the border?"

Li Yi smiled and said:

"I have heard that the Ma family has been a noble family for generations, and their ancestor is General Ma Yuan."

"Since she is the descendant of a hero, there is nothing wrong with meeting her."

Zhang Fei folded his hands over his chest and hummed softly:
"Borrowing the name of the ancestors, what's the point of it?"

"If we want to compare, let's compare now. Since Ma Teng and his son are from a famous family, why did they collude with Han Sui and others?"

"Creating chaos in Liang Province and repeatedly rebelling against the Han court?"

Ha ha……

Li Yi patted Zhang Fei on the shoulder and said softly,

"This is all Ma Teng's fault. It has nothing to do with Ma Chao."

Ah? ?

Zhang Fei was a little confused for a moment, thinking to himself that Ma Chao was the son of Ma Teng, so how could they deny the relationship?

"...Okay, if Yide doesn't want to see him, then stay here."

"I will take Zhongkang with me."

Zhao Yun has been sent by Li Yi to transport military supplies, so let Xu Chu be the bodyguard.

Zhang Fei immediately chased after him and shouted:

"It's better for me to go with you, just in case the military advisor gets into trouble."

"It would be hard for me to explain to my brother when I go back."

Li Yi smiled helplessly:
"I am going here only to discuss political affairs, not to fight a war."

Zhang Fei also said:

"If Ma Chao is indeed a heroic man, I would like to meet him."

So Li Yi ordered Xu Chu to take two hundred tiger guards and some beef and wine to Ma Chao's camp.

Someone informed Ma Chao that Li Yi had arrived.

Ma Chao hurriedly asked Li Yi how many people he brought with him, and the answer was two hundred guards.

Ma Chao immediately went to the high platform and looked out.

I saw Li Yi coming from afar, his flags blocking out the sun and his armor covered with frost.

The men are strong and the horses are mighty, and they look very majestic.

All the generals in Ma Chao's camp were filled with admiration.

Upon seeing this, Ma Chao ordered hundreds of warriors to march above and below the tent.

He went out of the village in person and waited for the welcome.

Li Yi dismounted from his horse, walked forward and bowed.

"I have long heard of Xiliang Jin Ma Chao's name. Fortunately, I have the opportunity to see him in person. He is indeed quite impressive."

She was graceful and not at all reserved.

When Ma Chao saw Li Yi, he was in high spirits and was truly a hero.

Just as he was about to return the greeting, he suddenly caught sight of someone behind Li Yi.
His waist was ten times bigger than his waist, his eyes were shining, and he looked very majestic.

Ma Chao was so frightened that he dared not move, and asked hurriedly:
"I heard there is a Tiger Maniac in the Xuzhou army. Where is he?"

Li Yi pointed at Xu Chu and said:

"Xu Chu from Qiao, this is him."

Ma Chao glanced at him, and Xu Chu also glared at him angrily.

hiss……

Ma Chao took a deep breath and then sighed:

"Your Excellency, your entourage is truly filled with heroes and capable people!"

There was no such thing as Xu Chu fighting Ma Chao naked in history, and the two actually never fought each other.

However, there is a record that "Chu glared at him, and Chao did not dare to move."

That is, when Ma Chao met with Cao Cao, he originally wanted to rely on his own bravery to capture Cao Cao alive.

But when he saw how ferocious Xu Chu was, he gave up his plan to capture Cao Cao alive.

Based on this point, many people judge that Ma Chao would definitely not be able to beat Xu Chu in a one-on-one fight.

Because Xu Chu scared Ma Chao with just one look.

I think Ma Chao is too cowardly.

But this is actually still thinking about the problem using the mindset of a historical novel or even a martial arts novel.

Does my not moving prove that I'm afraid of you?

When Fan Kuai broke into the Hongmen Banquet, he frightened Xiang Yu so much that he stood up from his seat with his sword in hand.

Is it possible that Xiang Yu cannot defeat Fan Kuai?
First of all, Ma Chao himself is a commanding commander, and he has no reason to compete with you, a bodyguard.

Cao Cao is the lord on the opposite side, so it is worth the risk for Ma Chao to capture him.

But with Xu Chu's protection, Ma Chao wouldn't have to take that risk.

"I have prepared a banquet, please take your seat."

Ma Chao assembled hundreds of warriors, intending to give Li Yi a warning.

As a result, not only was Li Yi scared, but even the two hundred people he brought with him, none of them were afraid.

Although we haven't gotten to know each other in depth yet, this alone is enough.

Ma Chao was convinced that Li Yi was a person worth cooperating with.

"...Good, General Ma, please."

Li Yi extended his hand and invited Ma Chao to go with him.

As a guest, you cannot walk in front of the host.

Ma Chao didn't understand what Li Yi meant at first until someone explained it to him.

...Oh, so this is the etiquette of the people in the Central Plains.

The troops from both sides entered the tent and the greetings were completed.

Li Yi looked at Ma Chao's neat and tidy troops and their strong and vigorous soldiers, and could not help but sigh:

"With such a strong army, it's no wonder that the general was able to pacify Bingzhou in one battle."

Ma Chao did not comment, but asked slowly:
"Your Excellency once said that he would recommend me as the governor of Bingzhou, and that he would fully support me in establishing a career in Bingzhou."

"How stupid! Please explain it to me."

Ma Chao's words can be translated as,

I have little education, so don't lie to me.

Li Yi smiled slightly and said:
"General Mengqi, please do not doubt me. I really like your talent, so I invite you to come to Bingzhou to take charge of the affairs."

"I don't have any unreasonable thoughts."

After he finished speaking, he raised his wine cup and toasted to Ma Chao.

Ma Chao was doubtful and raised the wine cup.

"Chao and the Lord don't know each other, why are you willing to help me?"

"...Haha, I've already made it clear just now."

"I helped Meng Qi only because of his talent, and I had no other intention."

Ma Chao hesitated for a moment and asked again:
"In this case, how can you help me?"

Li Yi stood up, put his hands behind his back, and proudly described a bright blueprint to Ma Chao.

"I will first submit a petition to the imperial court, recommending Meng Qi as governor of Bingzhou."

"Then I will give you food, fodder, soldiers and equipment to help you start your rebellion."

"I know that the general lacks people who can manage internal affairs, and I have many famous people in Xuzhou."

"I can send famous scholars here to assist the general in governing Bingzhou."

"..."

Li Yi reported to Ma Chao all the assistance he had provided.

When Ma Chao's troops heard this, their eyes widened.

The conditions offered by Li Yi could no longer be described as generous.

It's like caring like a real father.

So much so that all the generals in Ma Ying couldn't believe whether there was something wrong with their ears.

Having been used to living in the poor place of Liangzhou, are all people from the Central Plains so generous?

Looking at the shocked expressions of Ma Chao and others, Pang Tong and other Xuzhou scholars were sneering.

It’s no wonder that the gentleman chose Ma Chao and others.

It turns out that he has a simple mind but strong limbs.

Although the conditions offered by Li Yi were generous, they contained a hidden arrow designed to weaken Ma's power.

For example, when Ma Chao was recommended to be the governor of Bingzhou, Li Yi became Ma Chao's sponsor.

If Ma Chao rebelled in the future, he would be ungrateful.

You said that this is not popular in the border areas where Ma Chao and his people live.

But the people of Bingzhou and the people of the world are interested in this.

Bingzhou is not Ma Chao's hometown. If your reputation is bad, they will not pamper you like the people in Liangzhou.

Secondly, provide you with soldiers, food, fodder and equipment.

It seems to be a good thing, but in fact, even if Li Yi directly manages Bingzhou, he still has to pay for food to it.

Because this place is poor.

At the same time, after getting used to receiving food and fodder aid, Bingzhou's economy was to a certain extent strangled by Xuzhou.

Once Xuzhou is suddenly cut off, many links of your government will not be able to function.

As for soldiers and horses, in this era, the troops will not be yours just because you say so.

They only recognized their eldest brother, the general sent by Li Yi.

Li Yi was talking about sending famous scholars to Xuzhou to assist Ma Chao in governing Bingzhou.

It is completely a surveillance function.

At the same time, this kind of warrior is easily influenced by others. If you stir up trouble a little, his political stance will immediately change to yours.

This is Li Yi's habit of planning.

As long as you cooperate, the medicine I give you will be a panacea.

If you don't cooperate, it will become a poison that penetrates the intestines.

Ma Chao naturally did not realize the sneak attack that Li Yi had set. In his opinion, the conditions that Li Yi had seen were too good.

It was so good that it seemed unreal, so good that Ma Chao suspected that this was just a pie in the sky painted by Li Yi.

So, Ma Chao frowned and said in a deep voice:
"The Marquis of Tan is a man of wisdom and strategy. If we talk about deception, I am definitely no match for you."

"But the food and fodder you promised is just empty talk."

"If you can advance my part, I will believe that you are sincere."

Although Ma Chao proposed to ask for only a portion of the food and fodder for the army and horses, he became afraid that his offer was too excessive.

Just when I was about to lower the price, Li Yi said without hesitation:

"can!"

really?

Ma Chao was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.

"I cooperate with the general with sincerity, so I will keep my word."

Ma Chao's features softened instantly, he raised the cup and drank it all.

"...Your Excellency is such a straightforward person. I really didn't misjudge you!"

Ma Chao was overjoyed and was glad that his original decision to stay in Bingzhou was the right one.

"Just now the Lord said that he would send someone to assist Chao in governing Bingzhou."

"He is an outsider in politics."

"But I still want to appoint someone to my army."

Ma Chao began to put forward his second condition.

Li Yi smiled and asked:
"I wonder who Mengqi wants?"

Ma Chao pointed his finger at Pang Tong who was standing beside Li Yi:
"I would like to invite Mr. Pang to come to Bingzhou and work with me!"

Although Ma Chao did not understand politics, as a young master, he still understood the basic principles of harmony among people.

Xuzhou sent a bunch of unfamiliar officials, and Ma Chao was unable to handle them at all.

But Pang Tong was the one who was most "familiar" with him, and his identity and official position were also very well-defined.

Li Yi's position as Gongcao was neither big nor small.

To put it simply, she is just a secretary.

To put it in a broader sense, he is Li Yi's secretary.

So Ma Chao chose Pang Tong.

"Oh?"

Li Yi raised his eyebrows when he heard that Ma Chao had chosen Pang Tong, so he said:

"Mengqi is really good at selecting people. Shiyuan is my student."

"Sooner or later you will have to make a plan with me, how can you leave me?"

Seeing this, Ma Chao wanted to get Pang Tong even more, and hurriedly bowed to Li Yi and said:

"Although Chao is a warrior, he actually respects scholars."

"I met Mr. Pang before and talked with him. I knew he had the talent to help the world."

"If we work with people like this, we won't be able to accomplish anything great."

"Please give up your love, my lord."

Li Yi did not reply in a hurry, but just drank the wine calmly.

Pang Tong himself actually wanted to go to Bingzhou, because he knew that by staying as a secretary beside Li Yi, he could only accumulate academic experience.

If you want to go to the next level, you have to go out and gain some experience.

In particular, Li Yi wanted to support the Ma family in Bingzhou to replace the Gao family.

He needed a wise man to help him monitor Ma Chao and correct Ma Chao's mistakes.

"……gentlemen."

Pang Tong whispered in Li Yi's ear.

"……Eh."

Li Yi waved his hand, signaling him to stay calm.

Seeing that Li Yi did not react, Ma Chao stood up and drew his sword.

Seeing this, Xu Chu and others hurriedly held down the hilts of their swords.

Before he could draw his sword, he saw Ma Chao chop off the foot of the table with one sword.

Everyone was stunned and looked at each other, not understanding what he meant.

Ma Chao placed his sword across his chest and swore:

"Your Excellency is cooperating with me sincerely, and Chao is also sincere in his efforts."

"Now Chao has left his father behind and has come here without any concerns for the cool land."

"I hereby swear that if you need me, I will die for you."

"If you break this oath, you will be punished like this!"

Seeing Ma Chao swearing, Li Yi stood up and said:
"...Okay, General, please don't let me down today."

After saying this, he ordered someone to bring pen and ink.

Write down the contents of today's meeting one by one.

"The general and I wrote this book, and we should not let each other down."

Ma Chao signed without hesitation.

Li Yi also wrote his name.

It is known in history as the "Treaty of Fancheng" or the "Qinghe Agreement."

The treaty was written in two copies, one for Ma Chao and one for Li Yi.

As soon as the treaty was signed, Ma Chao suddenly thought of something, grabbed Li Yi's wrist and said:
"Wait a minute, my lord!"

"You and I are about the same age, and we hit it off right away."

"Why don't we become brothers here?"

……

(End of this chapter)