Chapter 220 Bribery
The sound of golden drums and shouts resounded between heaven and earth,
In the canyons, dense forests, and bushes, countless birds flapped their wings in panic, Black waves flew into the sky, and countless animals panicked and ran blindly across the earth.
Horse hooves, accompanied by golden drums and shouts, drove these beasts towards a pre-set area.
A large-scale hunt is going on.
Ma Liang was dressed in hunting clothes, holding a strong bow in his hand, and there were dozens of eagle quills inserted into the quiver beside the saddle. Seeing the wild beasts galloping towards him in the distance, he laughed loudly, took a bite of the horse's belly, and roared: " Brothers, come on!"
As Ma Liang rushed out at the lead, hundreds of knights behind him followed him with whistles.
A rabbit will kick off an eagle when it is anxious, and a dog will jump over the wall when it is anxious. What's more, among the wild beasts that were driven out, the number of ferocious beasts is quite large.
A leopard shot up from the ground, its muscular body showing perfect curves in the air, its sharp claws shining coldly in the sun, and its fangs shining brightly in its wide-open mouth.
Ma Liang was not in a hurry, he bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and with a whoosh, an arrow shot straight into the leopard's open mouth.
The beautiful leopard fell from the air and was hit in the vital part by such an arrow. It died almost immediately.
"Good archery skills!" Linghu Zhishu, who was following Ma Liang closely, praised loudly.
This is really not flattery.
For martial arts masters like them, it is not unusual to blow up the leopard with one punch, but on a galloping horse, under such a bumpy situation, an arrow within twenty steps It is a bit difficult to hit the leopard in the mouth and let the arrow penetrate down the throat to kill it without damaging its outer fur at all.
It is said that Ma Liang is a dandy who relies on his father Ma Dacheng to eat and drink. Linghu Zhishu feels that the outside world may have misunderstood it and only look at the number of people who follow Ma Liang to hunt without looking at anything else. The combat effectiveness of a hundred knights is quite terrifying.
There are no martial artists who specialize in archery.
But this is the first time Linghu Zhishu has seen hundreds of people in an army who only practice archery.
There used to be such a master of archery under Tiele's command, but he should have died in the hands of Xiao Changche or Li Dachui.
A master like this who is biased is mostly used as a support, and is much less effective in frontal attack.
Ma Liang specially trained such a team, probably to cooperate with his father's team!
The positioning of oneself is still very clear.
Such hunting is actually not much different from fighting.
It’s just that one party is a beast.
No matter how ferocious these beasts are in their world, they will always be at a disadvantage when facing people, especially when facing an organized army. They are not even qualified to fight back. Neither.
There are mountains of prey.
As big as a tiger, leopard, blind bear, or as small as a rabbit, pheasant, weasel, whatever these people are targeting, it's basically a dead end.
When the soldiers began to happily disembowel and skin their prey, and the smoke rose, the aroma of the meat began to spread, whether it was boiled, roasted, steamed, or fried. There are many culinary experts among the soldiers, and in such a relaxed hunting scene, each of them can show off their special abilities.
Even in the army, it is impossible to have meat every day. A full meal of meat every ten days is considered an excellent treatment.
Today is different, you can eat as much as you want.
The entire camp was filled with laughter and laughter.
An awning was set up between several big trees, and felt blankets were spread on the ground. Soldiers cooked the best catch of the day and brought it over. Bear paws, deer whips, etc. were piled up among the people. of.
Ma Liang opened the mud seal of a can of wine, poured a full bowl for Zhishu Linghu opposite him, and said with a smile: "Brother Linghu is a big shot outside Guan. He has been visiting our Yangguan for so many years. It’s not just once or twice, but this is the first time that I have come to see my brother in such a serious manner. It’s so rare that I have to give Brother Linghu a big bowl of it.”
There is a smile on my face. Damn, but when he said this, he was carrying a knife, which made Linghu Zhishu feel uncomfortable for a while.
Ma Liang was accusing him of looking down on him in the past and that he was not a figure in his eyes at all!
Fortunately, Linghu Zhishu was also a thick-skinned person. He picked up the bowl and said with a smile, "I didn't know the true heroes in the past. Now, don't you know what Brother Ma is capable of? So I joined him eagerly." , I was originally afraid that Brother Ma would be angry with me and ignore me? But a hero is a hero, and Brother Ma is a broad-minded person. I will punish myself for my past short-sightedness.”
After speaking, he raised his neck and drank all the wine in the bowl.
Ma Liang laughed, took a sip of wine, and said: "Brother Linghu must be here to bring me good fortune this time. It doesn't matter whether I am broad-minded or not. The money that comes to my door cannot be extrapolated." , look at my brothers, everything from food to drink to clothing is the best choice, all of which are free of charge. Besides, those uncles and uncles in Guanli are all bringing their families with them, here. Life is tight in this poor place. My father is a good soldier, but his life is not good. Even the old brothers are so poor that I, as a son, can't help him. Does daddy share your worries?"
This is very interesting. Linghu Zhishu picked up the wine jar and poured wine for Ma Liang himself.
"So, if Brother Ma is in Guanli, how much respect will even those uncles give you?"
"That's natural!" Ma Liang said proudly: "If I hadn't been looking for money everywhere these years, how could those uncles and uncles live as freely as they do now? Can they buy land and property? Brother Linghu, I'm not bragging, in Yangguan , Sometimes I can speak better than my father!"
"That's good!" Linghu Zhishu clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Then let's make sure that people don't tell secret words. It’s time to enter the customs. I want to know how much it costs for Brother Ma Liang to pass the customs here.”
“One hundred thousand people?” Ma Liang picked up the wine bowl and narrowed his eyes.
“Of course there won’t be so many in the first batch!” Linghu said with a smile: “So this requires brother Ma Liang to always hold the power of Yangguan!”
< br>Ma Liang raised a finger: "One million!"
Linghu Zhishu's face changed color: "That's too much!"
"That's not much!" Ma Liang snorted: "As soon as you leave, this damn Guanwai will be taken over by Yuan people, we Yangguan has become the first line, is it more than one million? This is our life money, brothers!"
"Isn't this the Anxi Protectorate?"
Ma He smiled brightly: "I'll let you go. Xiao Changche from the Anxi Protector's Mansion is afraid that he will eat all our thoughts, but he can still help us? Brother Linghu, this is a fixed price for me, do you like it or not!" And you have to pay first.”
“It’s always a matter of money and goods. How can you pay the full amount before you do anything?”
"Because this is a seller's market!" Ma Liang said with a smile: "There is no other company that can provide such services from a single source, and you can only find me."
"If we have His Majesty the Emperor summon us What's our intention to return to the pass to quell the rebellion?" Linghu Zhishu took out his trump card.
Ma Liang laughed loudly, "Brother Linghu, look at the people's brains in the pass now, and they are almost turning into pig brains. I don't care how you got the emperor's decree, here I am, Only money is useful, nothing else is useful. Without money, not even a fly can fly over, let alone tens of thousands of people!"
After saying this, I probably felt that it was not cruel enough. , Ma Liang said viciously: "Even if a fly does fly over, you have to leave the eggs for me."
"What if I go to your father with this decree? As far as I know, Your Majesty is still loyal to the imperial court!”
Ma Liang sneered: "You can go and try, but as I said before, before you find my father, my asking price is one million. If you come to me after you find my father, the price will increase."
Linghu Zhishu understood.
In Yangguan now, the one who really holds the power is probably not Ma Dacheng, but the playful and smiling Ma Liang in front of him.
Although the two of them didn't talk much today, it was already clear that the generals up and down the Yangguan Pass had all been taken care of by Ma Liang. No wonder they were buried in the Yangguan Pass. The spy said that he had not seen Ma Dacheng for almost a month.
Probably he was locked up by his son!
"I understand, but the amount is too big. I really can't make the decision. I have to go back and report it to Commander Linghu!" Linghu Zhishu said.
Ma Liang nodded: "Brother Linghu, go back and tell the commander that time has not waited for us. Now the east and west of the river are in chaos. The army of He Zudao is fleeing towards Shandong. Wherever it passes, there is blood flowing everywhere. If the commander enters the pass at this time, the land east of the river and west of the river will be lost. If you can't seize this opportunity, then the commander will give up a million taels, even if you lose a penny! . Of course, Marshal Linghu can also try to attack Yangguan. Maybe I, Ma Liang, will be defeated in one battle!"
Linghu Zhishu stood up and said to me. Ma Liang cupped his hands, turned around and walked out.
The intention has been revealed and the price has been set, but he is not the one who can make the decision.
Getting on his horse and looking back at Ma Liang, who was drinking happily with his men under the canopy, Linghu Zhishu suddenly felt that he was really useless.
It’s just that he is not as good as Xiao Changche and Li Dachui, but Ma Liang, a playboy whom he had always looked down on before, is actually a man who pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger. Gained control of Yangguan.
The key is that he can still hold everyone firmly.
I really underestimate the world’s heroes!
Sighing, Linghu Zhishu touched his face.
In the past year or so, I have been beaten twice by my uncle, and I still feel a little aggrieved. Now it seems that the beating was not unjust.
There are so many heroes in the world!
Are there so many people better than me after just a few clicks outside the customs?
(End of this chapter)