Three Kingdoms: The identity of the financial master behind the scenes was exposed by Cao Cao

The person who requested the tassel was Cao Pi, who had fled to Qin.

After the Yecheng rebellion failed, Cao Pi disguised himself, escaped from death and came to Qin, where he took refuge under Ma Teng.

In order to disgust Cao Cao and take advantage of Cao Pi's influence in Wei, Ma Teng treated Cao Pi with utmost favor and courtesy, and even named him"Marquis of Ye".

After Cao Cao became emperor, he promoted rice paper and waived taxes for three years, which greatly frightened the families in various states, and many families fled to Guanzhong for refuge.

Famous celebrities such as Zhong Yao and Cui Yan naturally gathered around Cao Pi.

The purpose was nothing more than to make Cao Cao depose Cao Yuan and make Cao Pi, a son close to the family, the prince under the banner of Qing Jun.

There were many Guandong clans gathered around Cao Pi, but unfortunately they had no soldiers. They could only be used as mascots by Ma Teng and had no real power.

Ma Teng turned from defense to attack and wanted to capture Hongnong and take the lead in attacking Wei!

This allowed Cao Pi to see an opportunity

"If I can use the power of the Qin army to fight back to the Central Plains, I can raise my arms and recruit the defeated Wei army to surrender, and then I can gain military power."

"With military power in hand, even if Ma Teng cannot help me seize the throne of Wei, I will still be able to seize a place in Qin in the future!"

Cao Pi secretly made a calculation in his heart.

It was with this idea in mind that he took the initiative to ask for help to assist Yan Liang in attacking Hongnong.

"Well, since you, Marquis of Ye, have requested a battle, I will grant your request."

Ma Teng also wanted to use Cao Pi's influence to gain the hearts and minds of the Wei army. The two hit it off instantly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me this opportunity to serve the Qin Dynasty. Cao

Pi first thanked you, and then handed him over again:"Your Majesty, if this battle can be successful, I would like to shamelessly ask for a reward from Your Majesty. I hope that Your Majesty will grant you, and I hope that Your Majesty will give you a gift." Ma

Teng waved his hand slightly to indicate what reward he wanted, just say it.

Cao Pi coughed a few times and said with a smile:"If we win this battle, I would like to ask the king to betroth Princess Yunlu to me.""

As soon as these words came out, there was a lot of discussion in the palace.

Ma Teng also changed his color slightly, and he did not expect that Cao Pi would ask to marry Ma Yunlu.

Fazheng and Jia Xu looked at each other, but they immediately saw through Cao Pi's mind.

The Cao family was on the run. Prince, I want to marry the princess and marry into the Ma family so that I can gain a firm foothold in Qin.

Only in this way will I have the opportunity to take back Wei through my identity as the son-in-law of the Ma family.

Ma Teng was unable to do so for a while. undecided

"Your Majesty, when we invade Qin in the future, we will also use Cao Pi to win over the hearts of Wei's subjects. Your Majesty, recruiting him as your son-in-law will not only favor and appease him, but also make it easier to control him."

Fazheng came closer and reminded in a low voice.

Ma Teng suddenly understood and laughed and said:"Okay, I will grant your request. When you become a master, I will definitely let you live in glory and marry me. My beloved daughter!"

Cao Pi was overjoyed and felt grateful on the spot.

The military meeting had been decided.

A few days later, Yan Liang led 25,000 Qin troops out of Tongguan and rushed towards Hongnongjun.

In order to cover Yan Liang's army behind, Ma Teng Using Zhang Song's plan, Wu Yi was sent to lead 6,000 soldiers and horses to the front line of Shaanxi City

, west of Xin'an City. In addition, Ma Teng also sent tens of thousands of elite troops to strengthen the defense on the Wuguan line to prevent the Wei army from attacking.

Ma Teng was in charge. In Chang'an, he ordered his son Ma Chao to personally lead an army of 80,000 to Pubang Pass, preparing to cross the river to capture Hedong County and capture Bingzhou.

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Wei State, East Palace.

The aroma filled the air, and my ears were filled with the sounds of warblers, warblers, and swallows, and the sounds of joy and laughter.

As the prince, Cao Yuan and his concubines were eating hot pot with relish around the steaming copper stove.

The army is about to march westward, and it will take several more years to pacify Qin.

Before leaving this gentle town, Cao Yuan naturally wanted to enjoy his leisure time with all the beauties.

"Prince, try this piece of venison from my concubine.~~"

"This piece of deer meat cooked by my concubine also tastes very good. Please try it, Prince.~~"

"Your Highness, I would like to offer you a drink.~~"

All the concubines have affectionate expressions on their faces and are attentive and considerate in every way.

Cao Yuan laughed heartily. The beauties were naturally considerate and would not refuse anyone who came.

When you are at ease.

Yan Yunwei came to report that Pang Tong came to see him, claiming that he was following the emperor's order to announce that Cao Yuan had entered the palace to discuss important military and state affairs.

Now that the lanterns were hanging high, Cao Cao suddenly announced that he had entered the palace and asked Pang Tong to come in person.

Something big must happen

"Dear concubines, you eat first, I will be back soon."

Cao Yuan had no choice but to put down his bowls and chopsticks, stood up and came to the front hall.

Pang Tong was walking in the hall, looking quite solemn.

"Shi Yuan, what kind of military and national event is it that my father actually asked you to come here at night to summon me to the palace?"

Cao Yuan walked forward slowly.

Pang Tong was so busy that he held his hands in greeting and wanted to speak.

"Wait, let me guess."

Cao Yuan sat down, took a sip of tea, and said slowly:"If I guessed correctly, is there something wrong with Hongnong County? Pang

Tongtong was startled, and then he said in admiration:"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very sure of what happened. Yes, something happened in Hongnong County.""

With that said, he presented an urgent message

"General Cao Zixiao from Luoyang has just sent an urgent report from 800 miles away. A few days ago, Ma Teng sent Yan Liang to lead a group of elite troops to suddenly send troops to Tongguan. Our army was caught off guard and lost the city one after another. Yan Liang had already occupied Xin'an City, which is about 10 kilometers away from Hangu. Just one step away!"

As expected.

Cao Yuan frowned slightly, put down the tea cup, and took the urgent report from Pang Tong.

"There is indeed no shortage of far-sighted and resourceful people in the Qin State. They know that passive defense can only lead to a dead end, but they can persuade Ma Teng, an old thief, to turn from defense to offense!"

Cao Yuan looked at the emergency report in his hand and couldn't help but admire it.

The conversation changed.

Cao Yuan asked again:"The attack on Hongnong should be just a feint attack. Ma Teng's main force should go north to Puban Pass and want to cross the Yellow River east to attack our Hedong. County, then connect with the Huns and the Montenegrin Army to capture Jinyang! Pang

Tong took a breath and looked at Cao Yuan with shocked eyes.

After a while, he came back to his senses and bowed deeply:"I have learned about His Highness the Crown Prince's magical plan again. I have sent back a secret report of my detailed work in Guanzhong. The movements of Ma Teng's main force are exactly the same as what the prince said!"

Cao Yuan only smiled and was already thinking about countermeasures in his mind.

Ma Teng's preemptive strike disrupted the strategy he had planned for Cao Cao to destroy Qin. In this case, this strategy to destroy Qin also needs to be adjusted accordingly.

"Let's go and see my father first."

Cao Yuan then left the palace and went straight to the palace with Pang Tong.

When he arrived at the Golden Palace, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Zhao Yun, Xiahou Dun and other important ministers had all arrived one after another.

The ministers were talking about it, and they obviously didn't expect it. Ma Teng, who was on the weaker side, dared to invade the territory of Wei first.

The generals were even more shocked and angry, and asked Cao Cao for a fight, demanding that the army immediately set off to regain the lost land of Hongnong and destroy Qin in one fell swoop.

Cao Cao remained calm, seeing Cao Cao When he arrived, he hurriedly asked:"Prince, what do you think about the Qin army's invasion?""