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like our own people. "

Sha Moke nodded, thinking it's no wonder Liu Bei sent Ma Liang here.This horse attendant is indeed not simple.Before convincing him as a great king, he had already convinced the people and elders.

But he was still worried about one thing, so he turned to ask Ma Liang: "Servant, can you tell me how much reward Your Majesty will give me?"

Ma Liang said: "Your Majesty allows you to become a Marquis and lead and protect the people of Wuxi for him forever. As for the gold and silver Shu brocade, it should be counted by military merit."

"What about you?" Sha Moke asked: "The servant Ma came here alone without hesitating his life. What kind of reward do you have?"

Ma Liang lowered his eyes for a moment, remembering Liu Bei's bold words, promising him to be the master of Jingzhou forever.The emperor has no jokes, but Liu Bei, who is kind and trustworthy all over the world.He pondered for a moment, then said to Shamoke: "Your Majesty once said that if I have to instigate the three counties in southern Jing, and then go north to Xiangfan, I will be ordered to be the lord of Jingzhou forever. However, why should the king say profit? But benevolence and righteousness are enough. The ancient sage Mencius once said: The king said, "How can I benefit my country?" The doctor said, "How can I benefit my family?" If righteousness and profit are valued, everyone will never be satisfied if they do not seize the status and interests of the monarch. The chaotic world will not end because of this, and the people of the Li people will not be able to avoid the danger of hanging upside down. In the past, five tyrants were strong, and seven heroes came out. Today, the world is in chaos and the world is in chaos. Restlessness, isn't it all because they don't respect the Son of Heaven, don't value benevolence and righteousness, and the scholar-bureaucrats only think of their own interests?"

Sha Moke pondered for a moment, then nodded slowly.Then he laughed and asked: "If it's like what Ma Shizhong said, why did the Emperor of Han confer titles on you and me, and tempt me to give you gold and silver?"

Ma Liang answered unhurriedly: "Reveal rewards and punishments, and observe good and evil. To promote ministers who have made meritorious deeds and to dismiss officials who have done faults is the way of the sages to govern the country. If meritorious deeds are not rewarded and those who commit crimes are not punished, how can they gain prestige in the world? Furthermore, Emperor Gao once wrote a song saying: "Any warriors will guard the four directions. If the sage needs us to govern the country and the people for him, and guard the territory. You and I, the people with lofty ideals, should be there!"

"Good! Good!" Shamoke clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "The horse attendant answered fluently, neither humble nor overbearing, he is truly unparalleled! Not only that, your piano sound can make my people and elders all fall in love with each other. In the land of Jingchu, How did you raise such a hero?"

"Liang is also curious about how the land of five streams can raise such a mighty, honest and kind nation as your king and your people."

"Han envoy," Shamoke said with a smile, "we will present our grand song and dance in the way of receiving distinguished guests. But before that, this king wants to hear the sound of the zither played by the servant of the horse."

Ma Liang smiled: "Liang should use the sound of the qin to answer the king's question." He ordered Anguo to bring the Yaoqin that he had taken away from Zhuge Jin.He sat upright on the spot, putting the piano on his knees, and a few ding-dong overtones flowed out, echoing the sound of the gurgling stream.The five tones are correct, and he is the "Ode to Orange" written by Qu Yuan in the Songs of Chu. The tune is joyful and melodious, and he cleverly changed the content of the words and reinterpreted them in barbarian language:

"Empress Jiashu, the orange leaves

(The people of Wuxi, bred by heaven and earth, are born to adapt to this side of water and soil)

I am ordered not to move, but to be born in the southern country

(Being given the mission of not migrating again, I will be born in Southern Chu forever)

Deep and hard to move, more ambitious

(You are deeply rooted and difficult to migrate, how dedicated your determination is)

The green leaves are so lush, so gratifying!

(Clothes are like leaves, green and flowers are plain and clean, and the mood is so colorful and gratifying)"

The barbarian king Shamoko was touched by the joyful tune, and sang back loudly in Chinese along with the tune:

"Green and yellow mixed, the article is rotten!

You are young, there is something different!Ma Shizhong!Your knowledge and literary talent are so brilliant.

Wouldn't it be surprising for you to become famous in your youth because of your outstanding talent and ambition! "

Ma Liang immediately understood Sha Moke's friendly admiration, and he really admired the barbarian king for being able to sing Chu songs in Chinese, so he continued to sing:

"It's not a joy to be independent and not to move.

(People of Wuxi! You are independent from the world and do not want to move. Isn’t this festival a joy?)

Deep and hard to move, there is nothing to ask for

(You are so rooted that it is difficult to migrate, your heart is open and you want nothing)

Su Shi is independent, horizontal but not flowing

(Stay away from the chaotic world and stand on your own, stand tall and never bow to the vulgar)

Be careful, don't miss out

(You stick to a pure heart, be cautious and self-respecting, have you ever committed any sins or mistakes)

Bingde selfless, towering

(Selfless behavior is just comparable to heaven and earth)

Thanks for the original year, and Changyou!

(I would like to be loyal friends with you in Suihan, when all flowers are thankful!)”

At the end of the song, Sha Moke looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Okay! The people of Wuxi, and His Majesty the Emperor of Han should be friends forever, as each other's steadfast friends!"

Ma Liang stood up, smiled and high-fived the barbarian king as an oath.Sha Moke held Ma Liang's hand tightly, and said with a smile: "I don't know who the teacher in Ma Shizhong is, but he taught you such a handsome man!"

Ma Liang smiled and said: "Liang has many teachers. Mr. Xiangyang Shuijing, Chen Yuanfang, and Zheng Kangcheng are all my mentors. However, Liang's piano art was taught by my respected brother, the current prime minister of the Han Dynasty. Later, he was also supported by him when he was an official envoy. .”

After the Chibi War, Zhuge Liang, Prime Minister of Jingzhou's internal affairs, could no longer go to Soochow.At this time, when he went to Soochow as an envoy, the task of coordinating the two families fell on Ma Liang.Ma Liang then asked Zhuge Liang to write a letter of introduction for him to Sun Quan: "I am now serving as the order of the country, and assisting the two families of Mu. Fortunately, it is good to be between General Sun."

Zhuge Liang had supported Ma Liang for many years, and at this time he wanted to test his ability, so he smiled and said: "You try your own writing." Ma Liang picked up a pen and immediately drafted: "The widow sent Ma Liang to succeed him, to show the honor of Kunwu and Wei Wei. He is an auspicious person, and the order of Jingchu is less than the beauty of making inferiors, but has the beauty of restraining the end. He originally lowered his heart and kept it to comfort his life."

After Zhuge Liang read it, he was very appreciative: "Ji Chang's words are neither humble nor overbearing, short and to the point, pointing to the heart, and very elegant, Liang can't add or subtract a sentence, or modify a word." He looked at Ma Liang with a smile: "Ah Liang grows up. It’s enough to stand alone.”

At that time, Ma Liang was only 24 years old.When he was sent as an envoy to Soochow, Sun Quan also loved him very much and received him respectfully.

"Oh?! Prime Minister Zhuge?" Sha Moke was very curious: "I heard that he was only 27 years old when he was sent to Wu for the first time! He successfully united the two armies and fought against Cao Cao. Later, because of his good governance, he was able to work hard to protect the country and the people. , His Majesty can't do without him now, so he no longer sends him to Soochow. He is the prime minister, and he manages everything every day, and his piano skills are even better than horse servants?!"

Ma Liang smiled: "It's not just piano skills? The prime minister's talent, bearing, and lofty strategy are beyond Liang's reach."

Shamoke laughed and said, "The king must see him!"

Ma Liang then smiled: "Your Majesty, go see Your Majesty, just say that you want to see the Prime Minister, he will definitely agree with great joy and take you to see him in person."

"Hahahahaha!" Sha Moke was overjoyed, returned to the throne, and slapped the case with his palm: "Starting tomorrow, we will gather [-] soldiers and horses, and this king will personally lead the army, and hunt with the emperor of Han in Zigui to challenge Sun Quan together! "

An Guo and An Min looked at Ma Liang, thinking about what he said before: "As long as you use it properly, a Yaoqin can defeat thousands of troops." They still didn't believe it.Unexpectedly, Ma Shizhong could really use Yaoqin to mobilize [-] barbarians to help His Majesty.And the people of Wuxi also sincerely convinced him.

In the winter of the first year of Zhangwu, Liu Bei's army returned to Zigui for the second time, and Ma Liang was sent to Wuling to recruit Wuxi barbarians.Wuling rebelled against the county and was no longer owned by Wu.

Not long after, Lingling and Guiyang heard the news and responded, killing Wu officials, all obeying Ma Liang's order.Since then, the four counties in Jingnan have become more and more turbulent, and Sun Quan is only afraid that Ma Liang will lead the army to attack Changsha.Therefore, Bu Zhi was urgently sent to garrison Yiyang with ten thousand people.

Since Guan Yu's defeat, most of Jingnan has recovered.Liu Bei stationed an army in Zigui, and held a stalemate with Lu Xun for several months. Hearing that the three counties in southern Jing had been restored, the morale of the Han army was greatly boosted.But Lu Xun stuck to Yiling, no matter how the Han army challenged and attacked, he would not fight.

What he didn't know was that Liu Ba, the minister of the Han army, was planning to make a surprise plan to seize Yidao and capture Yiling.

8. Military struggle

In the second month, the Former Lord led his generals from Zigui to march, cut across the mountains, and camped at Xiaoting, Yidao.

From Mount Yu to Wuling, Ma Liang was sent to comfort the barbarians in Wuxi, and Xiang Xian responded.

General Huang Quan of Zhenbei supervised the armies in the north of the Yangtze River, and resisted the Wu army on Yiling Road.

--"Three Kingdoms. Shu Shu. Biography of the First Lord"

The news of Wuling's fall spread to Nanjun. Zhugejin, the prefect of Nanjun and General Suinan, couldn't sit still for a long time.Especially in recent days, there has been an urgent report from the family that Zhuge Ke, the eldest son, is traveling privately via Nanzhong, intending to spread rumors in Chengdu and visit his uncle by the way.When Zhuge Jin heard about it, she worried day and night about her child who was careless and reckless.

He decided to go back to Wuchang first and plead guilty to Sun Quan.And asked soldiers to recover Wuling in person.

Since Cao Pi granted Sun Quan the King of Wu in August, Sun Quan moved from Gong'an to Wuchang and built the King City of Wu.When Zhuge Jin stepped into the palace, he saw a few branches of Jiangmei outside the palace wall, blooming in the cold, or reflected in the pool water, or leaning against the pavilions, making it more peaceful and serene.However, in the palace, Sun Quan's monarch and ministers were in chaos because of the affairs of the three Jingnan counties, and there were many discussions among the ministers.Seeing Zhuge Jin kowtowing outside the hall, he was quiet for a moment.

Sun Quan was talking to Pan Jun, the general of the auxiliary army, when he saw Zhuge Jin, he hurriedly said, "Why is Ziyu back! Come quickly!"

Zhuge Jin immediately stood up and bowed, and went forward to see.He was a little surprised by the way the courtiers looked at him, not to blame, but to be amazed.He who was supposed to guard Nanjun, why did he come back at this time.As soon as Zhuge Jin thought about it, he knew that Lu Xun and Sun Quan had suppressed Ma Liang's plan in him, and kept it secret from the courtiers and generals.Taking care of his reputation so much and covering up his mistakes made him feel ashamed.

Sun Quan announced that this is the end of today's discussion, and he personally stepped down from the imperial seat and took Zhuge Jin's hand: "Ziyu