Table The food served was already cold. Liu Xie put down the chopsticks in his hands, stood up and said, "I've finished eating. Let's go and rest for a while. You two dear ladies will eat slowly."
After saying that, he left Side Hall.
Watching Son of Heaven leave, Sima Yi couldn't help but glare at Zhuge Liang and said, "Your Majesty and I have agreed on national policies, do you have to say such disappointing things?"
Zhuge Liang sighed softly, "Some things have to be faced, and it has nothing to do with whether I say it or not. Wouldn't these problems exist if I don't say it?"
"National affairs are not child's play."
"You can eat slowly. I'm going to handle government affairs. There are still many government affairs that have not been completed today."
Zhuge Liang said as he stood up and walked towards Xuan Room, leaving only Sima Yi with an uncertain expression.
Chapter 416 Pursuing Ma Chao!
Si Province, Chang'an.
After Zhang Liao led the troops to escort Zhang Zhongjing back to Ye City, the responsibility of guarding Chang'an fell on Zhang He.
Zhang He was originally leading troops outside the customs to search for traces of Ma Chao, but after receiving the message from Zhang Liao, he had no choice but to lead his troops back to Chang'an.
However, he did not give up the search during this period, and continuously sent Scouts and Scouts deep into Qiang's territory to find out the whereabouts of Ma Chao.
"Where did this damn thief escape to?"
Zhang He looked at the information sent back from Scouts, but there was no news about Ma Chao in it, and couldn't help but cursed angrily.
In the recent battle with Chang'an, although he led Mo Dao Army to defeat Ma Chao, he failed to successfully keep this guy.
Although this was not his fault, he felt it was a great shame.
Your Majesty gave him Mo Dao Army and Elite Troops among Elite Troops, but he failed to kill Ma Chao. Isn't this a shame?
So much so that I have been tossing and turning at night unable to sleep, always wondering if the results would be different if Lü Bu and Zhang Liao were allowed to lead Mo Dao Army.
"Ma Chao This thief has a very high prestige among Qiang, and all the Qiang leaders obey him. His whereabouts are unknown now. Qiang must have helped him hide."
Pang De replied that he knew Ma Chao quite well.
A trace of anger appeared on Zhang He's face when he heard this, and he gritted his teeth and said, "These Qiangs are really lawless, and they dare to hide Rebel, who is wanted by Imperial Court!"
"If I hadn't had the responsibility now, I would have led the troops deep into Qiang Lands and taught these barbarians the consequences of fighting against Imperial Court!"
Qiang and Xiongnu are both Foreign Tribes outside the customs and often offend the border. Ma Chao gained fame and prestige by killing Qiang.
However, although Ma Chao defeated this group of Qiang, they were still unconvinced by Great Han Imperial Court and never settled down.
"Let's wait for Your Majesty's will."
Pang De persuaded that there was no news from Ye City yet, and he didn't know whether he should pursue Ma Chao or give up the pursuit.
After all, Qiang is still powerful today, even more powerful than Xiongnu. It is always a serious problem on the border, and it is not easy to start a war with Qiang.
It would be great if this group of Qiang were as knowledgeable as the Xiongnu people and took the initiative to send Ma Chao's heads, which would save them a lot of trouble.
Just as Pang De was thinking a lot, a Famous Scholars soldier hurriedly ran into Camp Tent, knelt down and said, "General! Scouts is here to report that it is suspected that traces of the Rebel Army were found in Qiang Royal Court!"
"What?!"
Zhang He was immediately shocked. He reached out and took the information and read it carefully, with a look of ecstasy in his eyes!
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Finally found the whereabouts of Rebel!"
"Send my military order, Mo Dao Army assemble!"
Zhang Liao will immediately gather troops to chase Ma Chao.
Pang De said in surprise, "General Zhang, General Wenyuan asked you to guard Chang'an City, how can you lead the attack without authorization?"
"Ye City The decree hasn't been sent yet!"
If Zhang He leads troops deep into Qiang Lands, to put it more seriously, it will be a violation of military discipline and absence from duty, and will be punished by military law.
But Zhang He is only interested in Pursuing Ma Chao now. How can he listen to Pang De's persuasion? He said flatly, "I will not move the defenders in Chang'an City, and only lead Mo Dao Army to attack."
"General Pang, come and guard Chang'an for me!"
After saying that, he didn't allow Pang De to refuse, so he grabbed War Saber on the side and strode out of Military Camp.
Qiang Royal Court.
Royal Court is located deep in Qiang Lands. It not only occupies a very large area, but also has abundant water and grass, and flocks of cattle and sheep. Major tribes live here, with a population of more than 100,000.
The people who live here are all Lord Wang nobles among Qiang, and in addition there are countless slaves!
Xiongnu. Competition among the Qiang people is cruel. Large tribes annex small tribes, and people from small tribes are either killed or sold as slaves.
Among them, the Han people are the slaves that these Foreign Tribes outside the customs like to keep the most.
Anyone who has Han slaves in their hands will be very proud when they go out. They are proud of owning Central Plains slaves, so they often enter the pass to plunder them.
To the north of Royal Court, there is a Beast-Fighting Arena.
This is one of the favorite places for Qiang Lord Wang nobles, and it is also the most lively place of Royal Court.
No matter what time of day, the place is bustling with people.
Nothing else, just because this place is full of blood and violence!
Beast-Fighting Arena, it is not a battle between beasts and beasts, but a battle between humans and beasts or between humans and beasts!
There is a reason why the Han people hate Foreign Tribes.
The men captured from the Great Han border were either sent to Beast-Fighting Arena or sold as slaves, while the women, without exception, became female slaves, with a very miserable end.
At this moment, Beast-Fighting Arena cheers and shouts are about to overturn the sky.
Hundreds of Qiang Lord Wang nobles gathered to watch a fight between man and beast!
A man and a boy, both scrawny Han Chinese due to lack of food, stood in the center of Beast-Fighting Arena.
The two people have similar looks, so it is not difficult to infer that they are a father and son.
Beast-Fighting Arena In a huge cage, there is a hungry wolf with green eyes!
Qiang said to the father and son in half-baked Han Mandarin: "Still the old rules, one of you, father and son, and this evil wolf must die!"
"If you kill the wolf, both of you will be free! If one of you is bitten to death by the wolf, the other will automatically be free."
As he spoke, a joking smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he said, "Of course, according to the rules, you can also choose to kill each other, and the one who survives can live."
"But remember, the time left for you is only half a stick of incense. After half a stick of incense, the wolf will be released from the cage and fight with you!"
After saying that, he burst into laughter!
Qiang people have extremely cruel intentions!
Both the men and the boys were as hungry as skin and bones. They had no armor in their hands and only held a Dagger. How could they be the opponents of the evil wolf?
But even if they are fully armed, they can't beat the hungry wolf!
But this is exactly what these Qiang people want to see!
What they most want to see is not that the wolf kills the two people in Beast-Fighting Arena, nor does it want to see them kill the wolf, or both of them die together.
What they most want to see is their loved ones killing each other in order to survive!
Whenever a scene like this happens.
It can make them excited and ecstatic!
"Timer starts!"
When half a stick of incense was placed on the stage and lit, the whole audience was filled with excitement!
All the audience cheered excitedly!
When the incense is lit, it means that the countdown to half a stick of incense has officially begun!
The Han father and son in front of me.
We are facing a big crisis between life and death!
"Dad..."
The young man's face was pale and he looked at his father across from him. His hand holding Dagger was trembling.
The father didn't say anything, he just walked towards the boy with Dagger.
Seeing this scene, the cheers from the audience seats on both sides became even louder!
They are about to see a father and son massacre!
The father walked up to the boy, reached out and touched his cheek, then smiled lightly and said, "Ya'er, live well." After that, he directly inserted Dagger into his heart!
The man's body fell limp, and blood flowed on the ground, like a bright flower.
"Dad!"
The young man let out a cry of sorrow, fell on his father's body and burst into tears.
"What are you doing! What are you doing!"
"Why commit suicide! I want you to kill each other! Damn it!"
The Qiang who was in charge of abbot Beast-Fighting Arena cursed angrily, obviously very angry.
He walked up to the young man and wanted to beat him.
However, the next moment, the boy who was crying just now suddenly got up and started to kill the Qiang with Dagger!
The young face is full of murderous intent!
The Han people are fierce and would rather die than surrender!
It's a pity that he was so thin, so how could he be the opponent of this Qiang man? He was kicked out and he spit out a mouthful of blood and died on the spot.
"Bring in another pair!"
Qiang looked at the bodies of the two young men with disgust, then waved his hand and gave instructions.
The bodies of the two people were moved down.