Chapter 176

Pang De was still serving under Cheng Yin and had not yet joined Ma Teng.

But unlike other officials,

Pang De was originally an official of the imperial court!

His position as "Nan'an Clerk" was bestowed by the previous Liangzhou Inspector.

Later, Cheng Yin occupied Nan'an, and Pang De's family was held hostage, so he had no choice but to join Cheng Yin's command.

Right now,

Gu Yi, representing the Han imperial court, arrived here with an army.

Pang De naturally raised both hands and feet to support joining!

Knowing Pang De's bravery, Gu Yi immediately kept Pang De to serve in the army.

Intending to bestow another position upon him after returning to Chang'an.

And after finishing off Cheng Yin, Nan'an was also officially incorporated into the territory.

The entire Liangzhou entered integration in a posture like sweeping away fallen leaves.

Later, Gu Yi stayed in Liangzhou for about half a month,

and after handing over all matters,

Gu Yi then led the army to return in triumph.

At night,

on the way back to Chang'an,

inside the marching camp,

Ma Teng and Ma Ma Ma Yunlu, father and daughter, were recalling their experiences during this period.

"Ma Ma Yunlu, you've worked hard."

"Sigh~~~"

"It's all because I, your father, am incompetent; otherwise, how could I let my daughter suffer such hardship?"

Ma Teng blamed himself.

Perhaps because he was a frontier person, Ma Teng did not have those rules and regulations between the aristocratic families of the Central Plains regarding Ma Ma Ma Yunlu.

On the contrary,

compared to his three sons, Ma Chao, Ma Tie, and Ma Xiu,

Ma Teng often favored his little daughter Ma Ma Ma Yunlu more.

After all,

compared to the disobedient "rebellious sons,"

the little cotton-padded jacket Ma Ma Ma Yunlu wouldn't always make Ma Teng, as a father, angry.

At this moment, hearing Ma Teng's self-blame, Ma Ma Ma Yunlu hurriedly comforted him:

"Father, don't say that."

"Actually, I didn't help much either."

"This time, even if I hadn't arrived in Chang'an, Dong Zhuo would have sent troops to Liangzhou under the suggestion of his grandson-in-law Gu Yi."

Hearing this, a trace of helplessness appeared on Ma Teng's face.

He had now deeply experienced Gu Yi's ruthlessness.

Except for Cheng Yin, who resisted stubbornly and died in battle,

all the separatist forces in Liangzhou had chosen to surrender under Gu Yi's military edge.

You must know,

Liangzhou had been a place of separatist chaos since ancient times.

Even Dong Zhuo himself hadn't eliminated all the Liangzhou warlords at the beginning.

And this matter was accomplished in Gu Yi's hands.

"Sigh, Dong Dong Dong Zhongying getting a grandson-in-law like Gu Gu Gu Linzhi is truly Heaven's favor!"

Ma Teng sighed from the bottom of his heart.

Although Dong Zhuo was very strong, but... he was already an old man over fifty years old, decrepit.

Even if he were stronger, he could only jump around for a few more years at most.

And Gu Yi?

He was still very young!

In the future, if all the power in Dong Zhuo's hands were handed over to him, one can imagine what a huge shock Gu Yi would bring to the world!

"Father, that Gu Yi is indeed a very powerful person."

"I think Father can communicate with him more in the future and build a good relationship."

Ma Ma Ma Yunlu recalled the bits and pieces of getting along with Gu Yi during this recent period and suggested to Ma Teng.

However,

the gaze Ma Teng looked at his daughter with gradually showed a trace of strangeness that was hard to describe.

"Uh, Father, what's wrong with you?"

Ma Ma Ma Yunlu felt this strangeness and hurriedly asked Ma Teng.

"Ma Ma Yunlu, what do you think of Gu Yi?"

"Gu Yi? He is very good."

"There is no one in the Dong Zhuo army who doesn't admire him."

"Especially Li Jue and Guo Si; originally, they intended to make things difficult for Gu Yi, but now they have been tamed into submission."

Ma Ma Ma Yunlu recalled.

Who knew, Ma Teng waved his hand and said:

"Ma Ma Yunlu, Father is not asking you about this aspect."

"But rather, what do you think of Gu Yi as a person?"

"If he were your husband, could you accept it?"

Ma Ma Ma Yunlu was a bit dumbfounded.

She didn't expect her father to be playing this idea?

However, for Ma Ma Ma Yunlu, Gu Yi indeed fit the image of the husband she dreamed of.

He was handsome, capable, and had a high status in the Dong Zhuo army.

Plus, when Ma Ma Ma Yunlu lived in the Gu residence, the hostess Dong Bai treated Ma Ma Ma Yunlu quite well.

Whenever it was late at night,

Ma Ma Ma Yunlu heard the movements of Gu Yi and Dong Bai in the room,

and her heart often drifted.

If she could also have such a husband, how good would that be!