Chapter 9: Collecting protection fees ()

In mid-May, the fourth year of Zhongping, Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Han Suizhan County, Jincheng County was in camp.

"It's outrageous. How dare Ma Tengbi, how dare I bully me like this? I will fight him!" Han Sui saw that the envoy he sent turned into a head and sent it to his case, and he couldn't help but roar in anger.

"Lord, no, this matter needs to be discussed." Yan Xing, the marching Sima, whose courtesy name is Yanming, was his son-in-law, and he was always wise and could be regarded as Han Sui's think tank. At this time, he was angry when he saw Han Sui and hurriedly persuaded him to stop.

"Yanming, you proposed the alliance at that time. Now Ma Teng not only refused, but also humiliated me so much. How could he swallow his anger?" Han Sui snorted coldly, looking very dissatisfied.

Seeing that he was so angry, Yan Xing hurriedly said, "Lord, Tianshui City is high and deep, and there is no chance of winning a strong attack. Ma Teng is very prestigious in the army. Once we fight to the death, our army will only work hard but lose money, and both will be injured."

"According to our detailed reward, the new Liangzhou governor Wei Duan is now excluding Ma Teng. I believe that Ma Teng will be idle soon. It will not be too late for the lord to launch a large army again. Why not be anxious for a while?" Yan Xing had fought with Ma Teng's official army in Longxi the previous time, so he was very clear about Ma Teng's combat power, so he was very reluctant to fight him head-on.

When Han Sui heard this, he felt much calmer. After a while, he said: "The original plan was to join forces with Ma Teng and accomplice Chang'an. Now that Ma Teng does not cooperate, then our plan will be ruined?"

"No, Ma Teng's refusal to form an alliance also exposed the reason why he was short of troops in Tianshui at this time. Otherwise, he would not only return the heads to his head, but the army would be in the forefront." Yan Xing said lightly.

"Yanming, can you just finish your words just by saying it?" Han Sui shouted impatiently when he saw him being slow.

Yan Xing pondered: "The purpose of invading Chang'an is just to plunder materials. Now that Chang'an is not possible, why don't our army attack Xianyang? It is the imperial tomb, and there must be jewelry, gold and silver."

"No, Xianyang is only a hundred miles away from Chang'an. If the Chang'an defenders rushed over when they heard the news, wouldn't our army be dangerous? Besides, Dong Zhuo's army is now stationed in Shaanxi. If we intercept my retreat at that time, wouldn't we be completely alive?" Han Sui heard that he was going to attack Xianyang and dig an imperial tomb, so he shook his head to object.

"Lord, don't worry, I have my own way to crack it. I can send Cheng Yin to the Qianghu tribe, borrow 30,000 troops, feint attack Tianshui, and restrain Ma Teng. Then, a certain army led 50,000 to Chang'an and attracted defenders from all over the Sanfu. At that time, the lord can lead the army, quietly enter Xianyang, open the imperial tomb, and plunder the materials needed by our tribe." Yan Xing calmly explained his thoughts, and this plan was extremely sinister.

"Although this plan is good, it still needs to be deployed secretly, so let's leave it to you to arrange it." Although Han Sui now has a 100,000 army, he is in a hurry to take the risk, so he is anxious to take the initiative.

"No!" Yan Xing walked out respectfully.

Tianshui County.

Since he had messed with a governor, Ma Chao has started to target him and sent his servants to watch day and night. After half a month of tracking, Ma Chao finally figured out the hobby of this guy, which is to be gamble, lust, and show off.

Tianxiang Tower is the largest romantic and romantic scene in Tianshui County. It has all kinds of facilities, and it has a full gold-selling cave.

Since he knew which Mr. Wei often went in and out of this building, Ma Chao conducted some investigations on this matter. On this day, he brought a group of servants to Tianxiang Building.

"Please, please come in this young master!" Although it was not dark yet, there was already a lot of lively in front of Tianxiang Tower. When the servant who was welcoming the door hurriedly came up to meet Ma Chao and his party.

"Call your boss." Ma Chao looked like a bad boy, held a grass branch in his mouth, and arrogantly pushed the servant away.

"Young Master, if you need anything, just give me some instructions." The servant called this man so domineering, knowing that he was not a good person to mess with, but instead laughed more respectfully.

"I'm going to beat me, can he dare to talk nonsense?" Ma Chao waved his hand, and seven or eight servants behind him rushed forward and punched and kicked him.

This lively scene attracted the eyes of hundreds of guests from Tianxiang Tower, and they pointed at each other, but no one dared to step forward.

"This young man, this servant is ignorant. If you offend me, please forgive me." At this time, a middle-aged man walked out of the crowd and bowed and said, obviously the boss was undoubtedly the boss.

"Are you the boss?" Ma Chao saw that he was tall and big, looking like a barbarian, but he was a divine light inside, and obviously he was not an easy person.

"No, my husband will talk a little." The man smiled and reached out to make an invitation.

"Let's go!" Ma Chao waved his hand and the servant immediately followed.

Walking through a corridor, my eyes suddenly became clear. What appeared in front of me was a small schoolyard, with dozens of big men, all of whom were rough and powerful, practicing martial arts.

"Hmph, kid, if you can get out today, I, Yang Xiong, will take your surname." The man just now changed his face and started to drink as soon as he entered the school grounds.

Ma Chao had already inquired about Tianxianglou. It was not that simple. Now it seems that there are indeed a few brushes, no wonder he can make it in Tianshui County.

Ma Chao looked up at Yang Xiong, smiled faintly and said, "Don't forget later, my surname is Ma."

"Take it." The eight servants brought by Ma Chao were actually elite soldiers selected by Ma Teng in the army. They can be said to be warriors who were all with one stop. There are now 30 soldiers like this, specifically to protect the safety of the Ma family. Since the last civil strife in Tianshui, this guard has become a servant of the Ma family.

With Ma Chao's order, the eight servants immediately rushed up and rushed into the crowd. They saw that the melee scenes on the school field, and within a quarter of an hour, the big men in the field fell to the ground in pain and started to moan.

"Your name is Yang Xiong, right? What should you call me next? You should understand?" Ma Chao looked at Yang Xiong with a smile on his face, looking kind.

Yang Xiong had seen this scene and was shocked on the spot. He thought that it would be better to deal with a few servants with his dozens of thugs.

He saw that Ma Chao and his group were so fierce, and he couldn't help but feel a little timid, so he had to pretend to do something: "Boy, what do you want to do?"

"I'm here to collect protection fees." Ma Chao said casually with his head raised.

"Calling, collecting protection fees?" Yang Xiong was stunned. It was obvious that he had never paid the protection fees, let alone heard of this matter.

Seeing that he didn't understand, Ma Chao smiled faintly and said, "Look, although you are all big, it's not helpful. So from now on, I will take care of you Tianxianglou and give me three thousand gold every month, because it shouldn't be expensive, right?"

"Three, three thousand gold?" Yang Xiong's whole face instantly turned into a pig's liver color.

"Young Master, have I offended you, my servants? I'll apologize to you, and I hope you can give me a favor." This crisp voice, like a yellow oriole in the valley, made everyone feel like bathing in the spring breeze. Listening to the voice of this woman, I feel like I can see the whole picture in the middle.
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