After Ma Feng arrived in Chang 'an, he could not help but sigh. It was indeed a big city, but it was different.
It was indeed much better than the poor Liangzhou.
Although it was not the capital city now, it was still very rich. The tall and thick city walls made Ma Feng envious.
Gai Xun had been doing very well in Chang 'an these few years.
Not only did he arrange for Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo's rations, but he also made the people live and work in peace.
Gai Xun had been the governor of the capital for the past few years and was quite famous near Chang 'an.
Ma Feng had the Qiang Cavalry stay outside the city while he went into the city alone.
After arriving at Gai Xun's residence, Gai Xun personally came out to welcome them.
"Little Brother Bo Yun, we haven't seen each other for five or six years. I don't know how to thank you for the last time.”Gai Xun greeted him with a smile.
"Haha, Gai Gong, you're still as strong as ever. You promised to treat me to a drink, but I'm not going home until I'm drunk today.”
The two of them had only met once before.
But after all, they had carried guns together. The two of them had also cooperated for a period of time in Liangzhou, so they still had a tacit understanding.
Ma Feng had saved Gai Xun's life back then. Now that they met again, they were unusually affectionate.
During the meal, Gai Xun had a sullen look on his face the entire time, his brows furrowing from time to time.
Ma Feng knew what was going on without guessing, but he still pretended not to know." Gai Gong, is there anything troubling you recently?" he asked.”
"Indeed. Dong Zhuo invited me to Luoyang to become a counselor. Recently, I heard that Dong Zhuo wants to move the capital to Chang 'an.”
"Official position as a counselor? It's a promotion. What's there to worry about?”Ma Feng asked with a smile.
"Dong Zhuo is really detestable. Abolishing the Young Emperor and moving the capital is really a waste of money and manpower. He recruited me as a counselor because he was afraid that I would respond to Yuan Shao and the 20,000 men in my hands.”
"Then is Gai Gong planning to respond to Yuan Shao's Guandong alliance army?”
Gai Xun shielded his left and right, then took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Ma Feng.
Ma Feng looked at what Yuan Shao had written. He said a lot of high-sounding and unrealistic principles, wanting to urge Gai Xun to raise an army.
"Gai Gong, you also know that I went to Luoyang previously. Aren't you afraid that I'll report you?”Ma Feng asked with a smile.
"Haha, I'm not afraid, because I plan to lead my troops to Luoyang. I have no intention of responding to Yuan Shao.”
"Oh? Does that mean that Gai Gong favors Dong Zhuo more?"
"No, Dong Zhuo is not upright. With his qualifications, he will only harm himself if he stays in his current position.
But that Yuan Shao wasn't a good person either. From his previous series of schemes, didn't he just want to be the second Wang Mang? He said that he was doing this for the Great Han, but in fact, he was ambitious.”
"Gai Gong understands. Since you said that Dong Zhuo is not upright, why did he go to Luoyang?”Ma Feng asked.
"As an official, I eat the salary of the Great Han Dynasty and receive the protection of the Son of Heaven. I'm already old, and I don't want to bear the reputation of rebelling after I die.”
"Has Gai Gong never thought of a third option? Perhaps it would be better than the previous two?”Ma Feng said in a low voice.
"The third option? Boyun, don't keep me in suspense. Just say whatever you want. With our relationship, there's no need to hide it.”
"Why don't you lead the army to Shang County and use the name of guarding Wu Pass to avoid the chaos first?”
Gai Xun was stunned for a moment before he fell into deep thought.
"I'm afraid Dong Zhuo won't agree to go to Shang County.”
"Dong Zhuo won't say no. He's troubled by the Guandong coalition army. As long as you don't raise an army, he will only comfort you and won't have time to care about you.”
Gai Xun stared straight at Ma Feng, making Ma Feng very uncomfortable. Then, he said,"Bo Yun, do you have any plans?”
"Cough cough, Gai Gong, what are you saying? I just want you to protect yourself.”
"Haha, I'll believe you for now…"
Ma Feng secretly wiped his cold sweat. Damn it, no one who could leave a name in history was simple.
Before Ma Feng left, Gai Xun held his hand and whispered,""Bo Yun, you saved my life. If you have any problems in the future, I will definitely help you.”
"Gai Gong, you…"
Before Ma Feng could finish, Gai Xun continued,"Bo Yun, you don't need to say anything. In the current situation, we can only take it one step at a time.”
Gai Xun's words left Ma Feng in a daze.
Did Gai Xun notice something? Or was Gai Xun's sixth sense so sensitive?
……
After Ma Feng led his troops out of Chang 'an, they took the main road.
They walked through Huayin, Mianchi, Hangu Pass, and observed the terrain as they walked.
There was a reason why Dong Zhuo wanted to move the capital.
If one wanted to go from Luoyang to Chang 'an, there would be layers of checkpoints on this road. They could set up defenses everywhere. It would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens to fight all the way from Luoyang to Chang' an.
Ma Feng had thought a lot along the way.
Was Dong Zhuo really a devil?
Not necessarily. In fact, he really did do something that angered both men and gods. It was just that no one supported him.
Just like Gai Xun said, he was not upright and lacked qualifications, so he could not be recognized by the descendants of the Guandong aristocratic families.
After Dong Zhuo moved the capital, he had the support of Sanfu and Liangzhou. He felt that this was his territory.
With Guanzhong as the base, given a few years, with his ability, he could suppress the rebellion of Yuan Shao and the others in the east of the country.
Even if he couldn't solve it, he was in the pass and could protect himself.
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