Chapter 418 The Scale in the Heart
The commotion caused by Ma Chao among the Qiang people quickly spread throughout Xiliang and then swept across the world.
Most of the people in Xiliang had close ties with the Qiang people. After learning that the Qiang people had surrendered, they also joined them.
Some local tyrants who had been secretly resisting also realized that the situation was hopeless.
Faced with the more powerful Da Qi, they no longer had the ability to struggle and gave up resistance one after another.
Ma Chao became famous because of this battle, entered the eyes of people all over the world, and became the leader of the new generation of the Great Qi.
"That boy Ma Mengqi is really capable!"
Listening to the information that Li Ru slowly revealed, Lu Bu spoke with a feeling of half appreciation and half relief.
As early as the first time he met Ma Chao, he was attracted by this boy who looked very similar to himself when he was young. After a little probing, Ma Chao's performance made him see the shadow of himself in the past.
Although he failed to accept Ma Chao as his disciple, Lu Bu's admiration for Ma Chao only grew.
In the process of "teaching a lesson" to Ma Chao, he did not fail to use some real skills, and he always had the habit of giving a few slightly disguised suggestions.
Although the two were not master and disciple in name, in Lu Bu's heart, Ma Chao was also half a disciple.
With Ma Chao's performance, Lu Bu felt a sense of pride that his son was growing up.
However, this feeling was quickly wiped out by Li Ru's words.
Looking at Lü Bu's pleased face, Li Ru added calmly, "Qiling rode out of the South Pass and headed for Xiliang."
"what?"
Lu Bu suddenly became furious.
The originally pleasant mood instantly turned into a thunderstorm.
"Are you looking for that bastard Ma Mengqi again? I'll break his legs!"
Seeing this, Li Ru smiled faintly, but he felt extremely happy in his heart.
The ambitions of his youth have now been realized. Although it was not achieved by him, it is enough.
In the remaining days, he wanted to see how far Da Qi could go.
The kind are invincible, and he is completely convinced by Tian Ze.
Although he is indecisive, he is not short of means. Through subtle influence, the heroes of the world may have already acknowledged some things in their hearts, but they are still unwilling to accept it.
He and Lu Bu, as the first princes to be defeated, have now become the leaders with an advantage.
It is true that every sip and every bite has its destiny.
On the other side, Gongsun Zan, who was busy organizing his troops, fell silent after hearing the news.
After watching the battle process over and over again, I couldn't help but sigh.
After several years of fighting in Xiliang, he gradually won the hearts of the Qiang and Han people and managed this bitter and cold land bit by bit.
I didn't expect to lose it so soon.
Gongsun Zan's heart was naturally filled with loss.
Han Sui on the side had a look of shock in his eyes. Looking at Ma Chao's battle record, he felt a little dazed for a moment.
It seems that this person is more like his "perfect match"!
But he quickly put the thought behind him.
The die is cast; he has no choice now.
What's more, Gongsun Zan is not much worse than Ma Chao, it's just that their styles are different.
If he follows Ma Chao, the upper limit of his talent effect may be higher, but if he follows Gongsun Zan, his talent can have an extremely high lower limit.
Compared with the uncertainty of the former, Han Sui, who values life and is calm and steady, values the latter more.
After putting these aside, Han Sui and Fa Zheng began to calm Gongsun Zan's emotions. They had known that this day would come sooner or later, and it would not be too long.
Xiliang is too close to Sili, and this place will definitely be firmly grasped by Tian Ze, leaving them no room for hope.
Although his life was in the hands of Tian Ze and he could not betray him, this did not mean that Fa Zheng would not take the initiative to fight for his own interests for Gongsun Zan.
In Fa Zheng's view, the emergence of this situation is a good thing to some extent.
Tian Ze would definitely not allow all the people of Xiliang to be taken away, and would only be able to transfer a part of them.
Before, he was still thinking about who to bring and how to identify them, but now he obviously doesn't have to think about these things.
After Tian Ze's previous "bribe" and now Ma Chao's "coercion", those who are still willing to follow them are definitely loyal die-hards.
I just don’t know how many people are willing to follow, and how many Tian Ze will let go.
Facts have proved that people still have a scale in their hearts, especially in this relatively simple era.
Gongsun Zan is a special existence for the people of Xiliang.
He ended the war that had lasted for more than a hundred years in Xiliang, and for the first time allowed the people of Xiliang to feel the precious peace and live a brief period of peaceful life.
Even with Tian Ze's support, the people of Xiliang lived a pretty good life during that period.
Everything must be compared.
Although it is only a decent level, it is much happier than the days when the people of Xiliang had to eat grass roots and tree bark, or even eat their own children.
Just the four words "no one will starve to death" are enough to express Gongsun Zan's achievements for hundreds of years.
Gongsun Zan, who was considered honest and reckless in the eyes of the princes of the world, was a wise ruler with both civil and military talents in the eyes of the people of Xiliang.
From nothing to something, from chaos to peace, is the most unforgettable.
Even though Tian Ze crushed Gongsun Zan in all aspects, Gongsun Zan was still a unique existence in the eyes of the people of Xiliang.
"Your Majesty, after counting, the total number of Qiang and Han people who are willing to follow Gongsun Zan is about 560,000." After finishing the count, Chen Gong couldn't help but sigh at Gongsun Zan's luck.
Born at the right time!
When Gongsun Zan was defeated by Tian Ze, he was at the peak of his powers, and it was also the time when he was about to go downhill.
Gongsun Zan's character destined him to be unsuitable to be the leader of a region; to some extent, he was even worse than Lu Bu.
Lu Bu also knows how to go back on his words and use any means necessary, while Gongsun Zan truly has a pure military mindset.
If it weren't for Tian Ze, Gongsun Zan would have inevitably declined, and his life of mixed reputation would probably have ended in a bad ending and a good reputation.
But when he met Tian Ze, Gongsun Zan was able to catch the right opportunity.
The first half of his life was glorious and he ended the chaos in Xiliang that lasted for more than a hundred years and became a wise leader for the people of Xiliang.
The second half of his life is about to begin again, and he can continue his conquests without any worries as the General of the Western Expedition.
It was as if the second half of Li Longji's life had been cut off, perfectly avoiding his shortcomings and leaving only the wise and brave half of his life.
When Tian Ze heard this number, he couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
The total number of Han people in Xiliang was no more than 600,000 to 700,000. If the Qiang people were included, the total number would be around million.
Gongsun Zan will take away more than one third of it this time.
At the beginning, the number of people that Lu Bu took away was only more than 300,000, but it is unclear how many Xianbei people he annexed later.
Although he felt a little reluctant, Tian Ze still waved his hand.
"Let them go. Prepare the money, food, vehicles and supplies. As the 'mother's family', we can't be too stingy."
(End of this chapter)
