The governor of Hunan, who was in charge of Ma Yin, served with Ping Zhang, had a very torment these days.

Last year, he and the governors of the world went to Chang'an. Although he had obtained many titles, his status in the dynasty was greatly improved, and the court rewarded a lot of money, but after returning to Chu, he dominated the land of Chu for thousands of miles, and seized power by the people who lived and killed thousands of people. He was dismissed little by little by little by little by little by little by little by the officials sent by the court.

To this day, Ma Yin has little power in his hands. Although he is still the king of Changsha and retains nominal command over the Chu army, in fact, his military and political orders can no longer leave Changsha City.

From a king of a thousand miles to a chief official in Changsha, from having unrestrained power to obeying the court's orders in everything, Ma Yin felt like a tiger whose teeth and claws were removed, and fell to the state of being in a state of nowhere.

I don’t feel comfortable and I don’t have any majesty anymore. Even killing an aide will be in great trouble.

Although the officials of the governor's office were still respectful to him, the children of other clans took office and wanted to arrange an official position, they could only be located in Changsha City, acre of three parts. Whether it was the county or other states below, he could not even think about it.

Outside Changsha City, no one knows who Ma Yin is. Any official with a certain rank can talk about the law and power in front of him.

Even though he had long expected that today would be, the cruelty of human feelings was beyond Ma Yin's expectations. He gradually realized that he, who was once the king of Chu, could not bear such a life at all.

A real man cannot wake up and control the power of the world, and it will be a waste of life.

His old subordinates had been divided into two factions. One faction surrendered to the court and was transferred to another place to serve. He had become the so-called court officials and had nothing to do with him;

The faction was not favored by the court or was unwilling to leave the foundation of Chu. Except for a few people, there were powers, most of them were idle at home.

The former faction naturally had no more to say. It had no contact with Ma Yin and had no contact. The latter faction came to his house in groups every few days.

They complained to him about the difficulties of their situation, expressed their resentment towards the court's seizure of his authority, cursed the domineering and arrogant officials of the court, and signaled that as long as he raised his arms, they would summon servants to follow the King of Chu to do something!

At first, Ma Yin often recalled his experience in Chang'an and was deeply afraid of King An's strength, so he mostly comforted and persuaded his old subordinates.

It was precisely because of his comfort and persuasion that his old subordinates did not cause trouble and did not have conflicts with the imperial officials.

If he was not in Changsha, he would have looked at his old subordinates who were resentful and resentful. I was afraid that there would be countless chaos in Chu, and there might have been a rebellion.

As time passed, the old subordinates continued to express their loyalty, praise his prestige, and conveyed the resentment of countless people being "opposed" by court officials. Ma Yin gradually felt that his original choice might be a bit timid.

He gradually believed that his influence in Chu land and his control over Chu land were actually very huge.

If he wanted, he could still be the king of Chu who could make the world tremble.

Especially after drinking, Ma Yin felt that he was living too cowardly now, and his original choice was indeed wrong.

But most of the time, Ma Yin was still sober. He knew that he could not compete with King An's power. If he acted rashly, he would be afraid that the head of his neck would be taken away by King An at any time.

Even if he is unwilling to accept it, is resentful, and regrets, he has no choice but to do anything now.

So he was in pain and suffering.

Until a team under the guise of a caravan handed him a message.

Ma Yin knew that his turnaround might have come.

The person who came to visit him was actually not the same force, but from different directions.

The middle-aged man with horse face in the lead was an envoy sent by Khitan Yelu Abaoji and a great monk of the Khitan Divine Cult; the fat man standing next to him with a smile on his face was an envoy of King Nanzhao.

Ma Yin originally thought it was a caravan coming to present treasures to him. For their enough weight to protect their stepping stones, Ma Yin met them in the hall.

Ma Yin has not received a satisfactory offer for a long time. Although the gift was given by a merchant this time, he also met with him in person with great interest.

When the other party showed their identity, Ma Yin would invite them to the study room and secretly entertain them with a secret door.

"The Khitan and Chu are thousands of miles apart, and Nanzhao is not adjacent to Chu. The two of you came to tell me what to do together to do is a bit exaggerated." Ma Yin maintained his majesty and said lightly.

The word "I King" is not a casual statement. After he handed over the power of Chu, the court appointed him as the Prince of Changsha.

Ma Yin was not satisfied with the title of the prince. He originally wanted to be the title of "King of Chu". But at that time he was scared by Li Ye's strength. The court was willing to give a title to a prince. He was grateful at the beginning and did not dare to make a name for it.

This also became a statement by Ma Yin's old subordinates to attack the court. For his "loyal" old subordinates, no outsiders were allowed to call him the King of Chu in private occasions.

Khitan envoy Yelu Xie Niechi drank a sip of tea and frowned slightly, as if he was not used to this taste. He put down the tea bowl with disgust, but he still smiled and said to Ma Yin: "The prince is such a bad word. It is precisely because the Khitan and Chu are one south and one north that they can support each other and involve the forces of the Tang Dynasty to the greatest extent. The prince has been through the battlefield for a long time, so he naturally will not understand this principle."

Nanzhao envoy Shun Huazhen nodded and agreed, "That's true. Nanzhao is not adjacent to Chu, so that he can unite with the princes. If the territory of each other is connected, then I am afraid that the prince will not allow our troops to enter the country. Moreover, it is close to the territory of the princes, which is probably even unhappy."

Ma Yin remained silent.

He naturally understood the principles of Yelu Xie Nichi and Shun Huazhen.

After all, these people are alien races. Ma Yin cannot be unprepared for them, and he will definitely not let their troops enter their own control.

If the other party suddenly turns his troops to attack him, he will be doomed, and this kind of thing is not impossible.

Now the jurisdiction of each other is somewhat far apart. It is more appropriate to raise troops together to support each other and disperse each other.

Of course, in this way, everyone's troops cannot unite and are not without flaws. If they cannot be united, they will not have the ability to fight the decisive battle with the court.

Ma Yin pretended not to be moved and said slowly: "Why should I believe you? We have no relatives and no reason, just relying on your three-inch tongue, just like inciting me to betray the court, which is a bit too much."

Yelu Xie Niechi laughed and said, "Since we are here with the caravan, the caravan can naturally provide what the prince wants. We can exchange money and grain, recruit soldiers and horses for rare treasures. We can give as much as the prince wants."

Ma Yin's pupils shrank: "I want as much as you can give?"

Yelu Xie Niechi's smile became stronger and stronger: "Of course, we have come with sincerity to form an alliance with the prince. If we can help our friends, the Khitan will do our best. If the prince is willing to form an alliance with the Khitan, he will probably have sincerity."

Ma Yin nodded.

Khitan and Nanzhao would give him a lot of money, and he could even draw up the amount himself, but it would definitely not be outrageous, otherwise it would be blackmailed and he would lose his sincerity.

However, Ma Yin did not let go and said thoughtfully: "Since you dare to form an alliance with me, you must also know the power of the court. Then you should understand that if you want to do something in the Tang Dynasty, it is not enough to have money and food."

Shun Huazhen took over the conversation: "This is natural. I am afraid there are not many great monks around the prince, and we are willing to send people to strengthen the prince's strength."

Ma Yin immediately asked, "How much can you give?"

Shun Huazhen smiled but said nothing.

Ma Yin looked at Yelu Xie Nichi again.

Yelu Xie Niechi also maintained an unfathomable smile.

Ma Yin now understood. The other party sponsored his own wealth and sent great monks to help him. Then he should show sincerity and must not only gain but not give.

At least, both the Khitan and Nanzhao had to confirm that Ma Yin would take action, rather than taking money to Xiaoyao, or even seeking credit from the Tang Dynasty court.

Ma Yin pondered for a moment, "The most important thing about raising troops is money, grain and monks. I have given both of these two points. Naturally, I don't have to give you feedback on these aspects. So what you mean is..."

Speaking of this, a gloomy look flashed across Ma Yin's eyes, and he already understood what the other party wanted.

Yelu Xie Niechi smiled and said, "The prince is right. What we want is indeed the proton."

Ma Yin fell silent again.

If you send your son to Khitan and Nanzhao, then there will be no room for repentance for joining forces with them.

This is not that Ma Yin must take care of his son's life. Many heroes who want to achieve great things have a heartache when necessary, but they can still give up their son. What he is worried about is that once his son arrives in Nanzhao and Khitan, if he regrets himself, the other party can send the person to Chang'an and expose the fact of his rebellion.

If there is a proton and the covenant, the court will believe it if it doesn't believe it. Even if Ma Yin argues that his son was captured by them and he was framed, it would be useless.

Ma Yin did not give a clear answer to this question, but stared at Yelu Xie Niechi and Shun Huazhen, and said meaningfully: "You Khitans want to drink Ma Huanghe, will you not capture Chang'an? You Nanzhao keeps invading Shu, Lingnan, and often plunder the population of prefectures and counties. If you get enough wealth and population, you will withdraw with satisfaction. Wouldn't this king face the revenge of the court alone?"

Although two questions were asked respectively, in fact, both questions were asked by both.

Yelu Xie Niechi laughed loudly, laughing very unrestrainedly, pointing at Ma Yin and said without hesitation: "Prince, don't forget that our common enemy is the Tang Dynasty. As long as Li Ye is destroyed, who will hold the world by then? Isn't it all by means?

"Does you and I have made a alliance today and clearly divide the territory of the Tang Dynasty and will remain peaceful in the future? If the prince thinks this way, then we will be too disappointed. The prince wants to achieve great things, but he will not be able to fight against us at that time?"

Ma Yin's face turned dark.

Shun Huazhen said at this time: "Actually, the King of Nanzhao does not have much ambitions, just to occupy Shu and establish a real dynasty. Does the prince think that the King of Nanzhao is just a native chicken and tile dog, and has no ambitions? After all, the place in Nanzhao is still too barren, and achieving hegemony in Shu is what my king dreams of!"

Ma Yin's face became darker and darker.

But his heart became extremely open.

He has just made a preliminary determination now that the Khitan and Nanzhao are indeed not playing tricks on him, nor are they holding him to make trouble for the Tang Dynasty. They sit and watch the show and take the opportunity to gain some small profits from the border.

In fact, Ma Yin didn't care whether the Khitan wanted to capture Chang'an or whether he wanted to swallow all the prefectures and counties of the Tang Dynasty. Just as Yelu Xie Niechi said, everyone will rely on their abilities at that time.

Ma Yin didn't believe it. When he swept across Jiangnan and the imperial court was destroyed, he would not have strong troops and would not have a large number of real people under his command.

At that time, it is still unknown who will win the Central Plains.

As long as the Khitan and Nanzhao really want to overthrow the Tang Dynasty and be able to restrain most of the imperial military forces, then Ma Yin has the opportunity to achieve his great cause.

As for what will happen in the future, Ma Yin also understood it very clearly: defeating the Khitan and massacre Nanzhao. In the Han and Tang dynasties, the country was unstable except during the Anshi Rebellion, and lost the Western Regions and Hexi, he had never suffered much loss.

As long as you do not miss the opportunity, you can quickly sweep across the Jiangnan, occupy the Jianghuai land, and destroy Liu Yin and Wu Yue's Qian Miu in Lingnan at the same time, you will definitely have a huge momentum. By then, the king's army will go north to the Central Plains and expel the Khitan barbarians.

At least, it is easy to drive the other party to the north of the Yellow River.

When you enter Chang'an and hold the Central Plains, you can draw Hebei in sprints; once Shu is pacified and Nanzhao is destroyed, and then the decisive battle with the Khitan is about to scatter the grasslands. In this way, the hegemony of the imperial map is in his own hands, and his achievements will be like Emperor Taizong, and will be recorded in history.

A bright future is within reach.

Ma Yin's heart was filled with storm.

It turns out that Li Ye’s current achievements seem to be at its peak, but in fact they are just flowers and moons in the mirror, and in the end everything will come to his own hands! Only then will he be the lord of the world and the founding emperor of the new dynasty!

He didn't go crazy. On the contrary, the more he thought about this, the calmer he became.

These days of falling in Chu have polished his mind and firm.

Ma Yin looked sharply at Yelu Xie Nichi and Shun Huazhen, "If we want to accomplish something, we should try our best to win over allies. Although we can give it a try, it is not stable. Li Ye's power cannot be underestimated now!"

Yelu Xie Niechi and Shun Huazhen looked at each other, and both saw the smile in each other's eyes.

They knew that Ma Yin was moved.
To be continued...