() "So, you, Ma Zhongling, are not responsible for the main attack being harmed this time?" Li Ru suddenly asked, with a hint of displeasure in his tone, and his eyes were fixed on Ma Yue.

Waiting for his response.

Ma Yue shook his head again at this time, and said with great sadness and self-blame: "No, my lord was harmed by others, and I have an unshirkable responsibility. It can even be said that I also have an important role in this matter. So today I

I came to see you not to sever ties with each other, but to apologize to you."

Unexpectedly, Ma Yue would speak like this, which made the other generals obviously stunned for a moment. Then Li Ru continued: "How do you say this? What happened when the lord was murdered by those courtiers and Lu Bu?

"

Ma Yue sighed and began to tell the story of the whole thing according to the script he had set: "My lord asked you to lead the troops on the expedition, but he left me, my father and others in Chang'an. But this is not the case."

As a result, Master Dong Huang began to think that

I have lost the trust of my lord, so I thought of taking revenge on me. You must still remember the conflicts and frictions between Dong Huang and I in Luoyang that day. He is still worried about it. This time we have a chance to meet him.

, naturally I won’t let it go.”

The generals understood this very well and nodded one after another. In fact, these generals despised this dude who was regarded as Dong Zhuo's successor. So now that Ma Yue mentioned him, everyone easily accepted this.

A statement.

When Ma Yue saw this, he was convinced that the beginning of success was a good sign. However, he did not relax and continued: "Just more than ten days ago, Dong Huang just found an excuse and led others to bully him.

My Ma's house came to the door. I

Naturally, I didn't want to be bullied by him like this, so I brought people to fight with him. It is said that there is no good hand in fighting. Now that I have started to fight, I can't care too much. Not only did the people he brought with him be taught a lesson

, even Dong Huang was captured by me!"

"You captured Dong Huang?" Everyone was a little surprised when they heard this. Although they all looked down on Dong Huang, he was Dong Zhuo's nephew after all, and he might even become their lord in the future. This Ma Yue was really good.

How courageous! However, despite being surprised, some people were also happy in their hearts, including Guo Fan. He and Dong Huang already had conflicts, and this time they heard that Dong Huang was defeated, so they naturally felt very relieved.

But then Ma Yue's words quickly diverted their attention away from the matter of Dong Huang being taken away. He then said with a bitter smile: "I didn't expect that this matter would be quickly exposed by those with ulterior motives in the city.

People noticed it. They actually

I was pretty sure that the lord would come to me to ask for someone, and even set up an ambush halfway across the way from me. Even Lu Bu was prepared... Once the lord entered their ambush circle, they would suddenly rush out.

, thus catching them off guard.

"Although my lord is protected by elite guards, he never expected that Lu Bu, whom he trusted, would suddenly attack him. So the result is... my lord was suddenly killed by Lu Bu!" At the end of the sentence, Ma Yue's face was filled with sadness and self-confidence.

With a reproachful expression: "If I knew things would turn out like this, I shouldn't have detained Dong Huang out of anger. I didn't expect that my doing so would lead to such a change, and even the lord...

"

After listening to his story, everyone showed hatred on their faces. They hated the courtiers who took advantage of the opportunity and the rebellious Lu Bu to the core. On the contrary, they couldn't hate Ma Yue because here.

Although he became the key point in the matter, everything happened without his knowledge. He just did what a person with character would do.

This is the cleverness of Ma Yue's words. He knew that a complete lie was likely to be discovered by others, so he told 80% of the truth of the matter and only concealed those things related to him.

Action. In this way, even if these generals still have doubts and go to Chang'an City to investigate carefully, they can only

A similar story can be drawn. Because the only people who knew his true actions, apart from the Ma family members he could trust, were only enemies like Lu Bu. As for the people who saw him killing Dong Zhuo on the spot, all of them had been killed long ago.

So he didn't worry at all that his words would be seen through by Li Ru and others.

Ma Yue saw that their eyes on him had softened a bit, and he became more confident. Then he said with a remorseful look on his face: "Although this matter was not of my will, I can't escape my involvement in the death of my lord. So.

...If you really want to pursue the case, I, Ma Yue, will be more willing to be punished! But for the sake of the future of my Xiliang Army, please don’t vent your anger on other members of my Ma family. They just listen to my wishes."

Seeing Ma Yue's sincerity in admitting his mistake, Li Ru couldn't speak anymore. If you really want to talk about it, Ma Yue's crime is still not light, but what excuse can they use to punish him now? Moreover, the Ma family now has some control over

With military power, one bad move can easily trigger disputes within the Xiliang Army, which is something no one wants to see.

Suddenly, there was silence in the big tent, almost no one spoke, but everyone was looking at each other, as if they wanted to get some inspiration from someone's eyes and expressions. In this quiet moment, one person suddenly sneered.

He stood up and said, "Hey, Ma Zhongling, you made it all your own."

I don’t know, I’m afraid that may not be the case? Let me tell you that the culprits of your lord’s murder and those of your Ma family are really not light! If you rush there as soon as you know that your lord has been assassinated, I’m afraid that my lord may not be killed by those people.

Harmed? I see that you and your family clearly intend to allow those people to murder the Lord!"

When Ma Yue heard this statement, he suddenly felt excited. He didn't expect that someone would see some clues. However, he did not panic because of this. Instead, he looked at the other party: "It turns out to be General Zhao. He said before I left.

However, if something happens to my lord, it will not do any good to a Xiliang person like me, so why should I do such a harmful thing?"

Zhao Yuan sneered and said: "Who knows who you have reached an agreement with, but judging from the situation in Chang'an City, when Lu Bu rebelled, your Ma family did not send troops in time, which is enough to make people think there is a problem!"

Ma Yue shook his head: "If this were really the case, I would not have appeared here to confront you, General. And what the General said was that I colluded with certain people, I cannot accept it. Because just two days ago, I

I have killed all the courtiers in the city who caused my lord's death. If they really colluded with me, why should I kill them?"

"Hey, this just proves that you are by no means innocent in this matter. You are clearly trying to kill people and silence them!" Zhao Yuan said again. Obviously, in his opinion, Ma Yue's suspicion is extremely high.

.

Ma Yue couldn't help but sigh: "It's really a crime of Yu Jia. If I really have this intention, with the strength of my Ma family's troops in Chang'an at that time, and with Lu Bu's help, why would I let those courtiers take action again?

"

"This..." Zhao Yuanlue was stunned for a moment, and then he turned his attention to Li Ru and others: "Generals, you must not be deceived by Ma Yue's rhetoric. He is clearly avoiding the more serious and taking the lighter.

He is blaming others. If we were to judge him as a weak general, we should kill him and then attack the city!"

Seeing his fierce words, everyone including Li Ru couldn't help but frown. They naturally knew how difficult it was to attack Chang'an, and after killing Ma Yue and completely angering the Ma family, this

A battle would probably be more difficult to fight. So after he said this, almost no one answered, and the scene seemed a bit awkward.

When Ma Yue saw this situation, he already made a judgment. He was no longer as passive as before, but suddenly attacked: "General Zhao, what do you mean by inciting everyone to kill me? I'm afraid you are not just thinking about it.

Is it so easy to avenge my lord? You want to destroy our Xiliang army of 100,000 people!"

"You...you are just talking nonsense. How could I have such an idea?"

"I have to ask you about this, general. I am just inferring based on the facts. I believe all generals also understand that once you really kill me like this, you will completely forge a deep hatred with the more than 10,000 defenders in the city. Of course, with

With the troops in your hands, even if the defenders in the city are backed by city walls, I'm afraid it will be difficult to withstand your attack. But after a tough battle, I'm afraid our Xiliang army will suffer a lot of damage?

"And this is not the most critical thing. What is more important is what is behind us. If what I expected is correct, the Kwantung Allied Forces now also know about the death of the lord. With their minds, they will definitely seize this opportunity.

Then they will use troops against us. If our Xiliang army cannot be united at this time and there is another dispute, I am afraid that we will really give them a great opportunity to completely annihilate us.

"My words are by no means alarmist, but based on the situation. It doesn't mean that I no longer have to bear responsibility for the murder of my lord. In fact, I did make quite a few mistakes, but these can be dealt with later.

Let's talk after the strong enemy retreats. I wonder what the generals think of my statement?" Ma Yue said, looking at the Xiliang generals in front of him.

These generals are also smart people. Smart people mean that they are good at assessing the situation and will not decide whether to do something based on their own temporary likes and dislikes. The current situation is definitely not good for them once a war starts, so at this moment,

No matter whether Ma Yue really killed Dong Zhuo or not, there was no need for them to investigate. At least Ma Yue had given them an explanation to stop, and that was enough.

So after exchanging a few glances, Li Ru finally said: "You are right, you are not to blame for this matter. Since you have executed all the real culprits who killed the lord, you can give the lord an explanation."

Already."
Chapter completed!