Bai Xiaowen received the Western Liang emissary in the main hall of Yedu's residence.
When Camille saw Bai Xiaowen, she secretly winked at him. If Ma Xiu, Ma Dai, and the others weren't there, she wouldn't mind giving Bai Xiaowen a big hug and a wave of erotic benefits.
However, since there were outsiders, Camille had to be more reserved. After all, her current identity was the daughter of Western Liang's governor, Han Sui — Miss Han Qi.
Camille and Ma Yunlu were known as the two golden flowers of the Western Liang Army.
Whether it was in the official history or the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there was no such person as Ma Yunlu.
Ma Yunlu first appeared in Zhou Dahuang's Anti-Romance of the Three Kingdoms (also known as Anti-Romance of the Three Kingdoms). She was fictionalized as Ma Chao's sister, who later married Zhao Yun.
Later, the fictionalized image of Ma Yunlu was used by many game companies as a game character. The more famous ones were the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, the Matchless series, and the card game Legend of the Three Kingdoms.
Although it was a fictionalized identity, because of its high popularity, it wasn't rare for it to appear in the Spiritual Realm's Three Kingdoms.
Bai Xiaowen wasn't surprised at all. He still remembered that the last time he came to the Spiritual Realm's Three Kingdoms, Zhao Yun mentioned that he had a long lost sister, Zhao Wei.
This Zhao Wei was also a fictionalized character, who appeared in the Legend of the Three Kingdoms game. In terms of popularity, it was far less popular than Ma Yunlu.
As for Han Sui's daughter, there was indeed such a person in history. Later, Han Sui forced her to marry a general called Yan Xing.
However, whether or not her real name was Han Qi was unknown.
After Ma Xiu and the others greeted him, Bai Xiaowen ordered people to take a seat.
Ma Xiu was the leader of this trip. He talked about the past and asked for compensation. If they didn't compensate, it was fine as long as his father Ma Teng's body was cured. From then on, the Western Liang Army was willing to become allies with the Grand Marshal and submit to the imperial court. Ma Xiu and Ma Dai could be held hostage in Yedu.
Ma Xiu's words were basically the same as what Zhong Yao and Cao Ren said in their letters.
Li Shuyi and Qiao Rui stared at Bai Xiaowen. They all knew that it was time for Bai Xiaowen to perform again.
After hearing Ma Xiu's words, Bai Xiaowen's originally smiling face instantly turned gloomy. He stood up, flicked his sleeves, and snorted coldly, "No treatment! Send your father back the same way you sent him here! "
Ma Xiu was dumbfounded, not knowing how to respond.
Ma Yunlu originally had a good initial impression of Bai Xiaowen because of Bai Xiaowen's Charm buffs, such as Emperor's Crown, Leaf Shade Peony Painting, Drifting Goblet's Aftertaste, and Tian Feng's Way of the King.
However, having a high charm didn't mean having a twisted mind. It was just a good first impression.
Ma Yunlu was still angered by Bai Xiaowen. However, after thinking about it, she suppressed her anger and said in a more tactful way, "Why not? Da Sima, you must have your reasons! "
Bai Xiaowen said calmly.
"It's fine if you Western Liang people don't know the etiquette of the Central Plains, but don't tell me you don't even know the principles?
"All the cities in the world belong to the Emperor. Cao Cao used the three auxiliary lands to exchange for food and war horses from you. It's the same as stealing the Emperor's city and selling it at a profit. You are just people who helped to sell the stolen goods. Logically speaking, you are guilty as thieves!
"You were cheated by thieves and now you want to go to the victim's family to ask for compensation? Is there such a principle in the world? "
These few words made Ma Yunlu's chest heave up and down, but she couldn't say anything.
Bai Xiaowen's performance continued.
"Your Ma Family is the descendant of General Fubo Ma Yuan. For several generations, you received a salary from the Han Dynasty, but you didn't want to serve the imperial court. Instead, you helped the tyrant by providing food and war horses to Cao Cao. You helped him attack Yedu and threaten the Emperor.
"After eliminating Cao Cao, I wanted to send an army to the west to attack Yong Liang and punish your Ma Family. I heard that you sent people to pay tribute and seemed to be regretful, so I temporarily put this thought aside. I didn't expect that you didn't repent and instead came to blame me. I, Yuan Xianyi, am not someone who is easy to bully! "
The banner of the Emperor was indeed useful. Ma Yunlu knew that Yuan Xi was the same as Cao Cao, using the Emperor to order his subjects. He wasn't a pure official, but he couldn't refute it. Instead, he started to feel that he was in the wrong. What the other party said made sense.
Bai Xiaowen's face changed, and the atmosphere in the hall froze. The junior generals from Xiliang all felt a little guilty.
Ma Dai quickly said, "Commander, please calm down. What my brother and sister said was indeed inappropriate. We came to Yedu this time to meet the Emperor and offer Xiliang specialties to show our loyalty. "
Under Ma Dai's signal, Ma Xiu handed over the gift list.
Dong Zhao stood up and took it, passing it to Bai Xiaowen.
Bai Xiaowen only gave it a cursory glance before putting it aside. He said, "Since all of you know how to repent, the imperial court will naturally not pursue this matter. The titles and positions that the imperial court has bestowed upon you in the past will remain the same. The Ma Family and Xiliang Governor Han Sui can guard Xiliang together. "
Ma Dai quickly thanked him.
Bai Xiaowen changed the topic, "However, the three auxiliary lands of Yongzhou don't belong to Xiliang. It's against the law for you to take them by force. You should retreat as soon as possible."
Ma Yunlu couldn't help but get angry, "To take down Chang An, we spent so many soldiers, horses, and money, and you want to take them back with just a few words?" Her chest heaved up and down as she swallowed the words' shameless' into her stomach.
"Yunlu!"
Ma Dai quickly stopped Ma Yunlu. At this moment, Bai Xiaowen was no longer a young man in his twenties on the surface. He was the commander-in-chief of the Central Plains who held great power in his hands!
How strong was he? Just like Cao Cao before the Battle of Red Cliff. As long as Yuan Xi was ruthless, it wouldn't be hard for him to raise an army of a few hundred thousand or even a million.
Ma Dai then smiled apologetically and said, "My sister spoke without thinking and offended the Grand Marshal. As for the Third Auxiliary Land, if Grand Marshal wants us to retreat, as long as Uncle's curse can be cured, the Ma Clan guarantees to retreat to Western Liang and hand over the Third Auxiliary Land to Grand Marshal. "
This time, Bai Xiaowen met the Xiliang Ma Family's envoy. With just a few words, he turned the disadvantageous position around and took the initiative.
Li Shuyi, Qiao Rui, and the others felt that this was just Bai Xiaowen's basic operation. However, the American girl Camille was different.
Camille (Han Qi) was with her subordinates Luke and Monica. The three of them were having a heated discussion in the team's small theater.
"Oh my god, why is this happening? Clearly, the Ma Clan is in the right. "Luke screamed.
"The Ma Family originally came to seek justice. In the end, under the name of the Emperor, they became the accomplices of the thief who sold the stolen goods. It seems that we don't understand Hua Xia's culture and underestimated the Emperor's role, "Camille said." However, Captain Bai is really eloquent. He's even better at using the Emperor's name than the people of the Spiritual World. "
Monica said, "I heard that there's a word in the East called 'Diatribe'. Is this considered a type of diatribe? I think I understand how Bai Xiaowen unified the Central Plains. "
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