Ma Teng is Ma Chao's father, and it is precisely because of Ma Chao that Ma Teng's image in the late Eastern Han Dynasty seems to be a type of loyalty and righteousness.
In fact, Ma Teng can be equated with the word thief. Because what he did from the beginning to the later was no different from that of a thief.
He claimed to be a descendant of the Fubo general Ma Yuan, but he had long been engaged in rebelling against the Han Dynasty.
First, start a family.
Ma Teng's father was a Tianshui Lan Gan lieutenant, and his mother was a Qiang woman, so Ma Teng was of mixed blood. When he grew up, Ma Teng's family was relatively poor, so he made a living by cutting wood. When the Hanyang kingdom rebelled, Ma Teng chose to join the army to suppress the rebellion.
Because of his meritorious service, he was promoted to general.
However, no one could have imagined that it would not be long before Ma Teng, along with Han Sui, defected to the kingdom and joined the rebels. The Three Auxiliaries Rebellion thus broke out.
In fact, this is the same as the Yellow Turban Rebellion, except that because Ma Teng later submitted to the imperial court, this matter was weakened. After the kingdom was defeated, Ma Teng simply abandoned the kingdom and installed Yan Zhong as the commander-in-chief.
After Yan Zhong's death, Ma Teng and Han Sui simply fought with each other. They found that in the territory of Xiliang, the warlords were getting smaller and smaller, and who was the boss was a big problem.
Second, the development process.
1. Defect to Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo was originally a Liangzhou Assassin and was invited to Luoyang by Yuan Shao and others. Previously, Dong Zhuo planned to recruit Ma Teng and contacted him for a while, but unfortunately Ma Teng did not buy it.
When Dong Zhuo was pursued and killed by the Eighteenth Route Princes, he had to burn Luoyang and go to Chang'an. He once again handed an olive branch to Ma Teng and Han Sui, and together they pacified the Eighteenth Route Princes.
At this time, the world was in chaos, and Ma Teng also wanted to do something. So he finally agreed to lead the Western Liang army into the Central Plains. Unfortunately, at this time, Dong Zhuo was killed by Lü Bu!
2. Under the command of Li Dai and Guo Feng.
After Dong Zhuo was killed, the Liangzhou soldiers and horses were terrified and fled from Chang'an. Li Dai Guo Feng was also among them, because Situ Wang Yun, with Lü Bu's support, openly declared Li Dai Guo Feng an anti-thief and did not accept their surrender.
As a result, at Jia Xu's suggestion, Li Daiguo turned around and killed Xiang Chang'an.
Lü Bu ran away in the blink of an eye, and Situ Wang Yun was killed. After Li Daiguo took control of the Han dynasty court, Ma Teng and Han Sui were also subordinated to Li Daiguo.
At that time, Han Sui was given the title of General of Zhenxi, and Ma Teng was made the General of Zhenxi, and from then on, the two became regular troops of the Han Dynasty from horse thieves to the Eight Classics of Zheng'er.
3. Rebel against Li Dai.
Originally, everyone was at peace, but Ma Teng wanted to do things. As a result, he broke up with Li Dai, so Ma Teng, with a group of horse boys, united with Han Sui, planning to beat Li Dai fat.
As a result, Li Dai reacted, not only killing Ma Teng's internal response in the middle of the dynasty, but also beating Ma Teng fat in turn.
After subduing Ma Teng, Li Dai changed Ma Teng to general Andy.
There is no way, you can only hit a mouth, give a sweet date, or xiliang that place really no one cares. In any case, Li Dai at that time was the supreme leader of the country.
4. Submit to Cao Cao.
After that, Ma Teng and Han Sui became brothers and for a long time divided into Xiong in the Xiliang and Guanzhong regions. After Li Daiguo's infighting, Ma Teng and Han Sui gradually became the strongest warlords in Guanzhong.
The generals Ma Teng and Han Sui in Shi Guanzhong each supported strong troops and fought with each other. Taizu Fang had something to do with Shandong, and guan right was worried. He was a lieutenant of the Guards of the Guards, a lieutenant of the Guanzhong Army, entrusted with the affairs of the future, and the special envoys were not informal. When he went to Chang'an, he moved Shu Teng and Sui to serve Chen Fufu, and each of them sent his sons to serve. --- Romance of the Three Kingdoms
At this time, Emperor Xian of Han had already fallen into Cao Cao's hands. Therefore, at the suggestion of Xun Yu, Cao Cao sent Zhong Xuan to persuade Ma Teng and Han Sui to surrender, and even sent his son to Cao Cao as a hostage to show his loyalty to the Han Dynasty.
5. Among Yuan Shang and Cao Cao, Cao Cao was chosen.
So is Ma Teng really submissive to Cao Cao? Of course not, he was still watching the situation in the world. Anyway, Cao Cao had not yet defeated Yuan Shao, and could not interfere with Ma Teng most directly, and it was not too much of a problem to show loyalty in advance.
After the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao died of illness, and the situation in the world changed. Cao Cao was unstoppable, and had the appearance of annexing Jizhou and dominating the world. In this way, Cao Cao could directly intervene in Ma Teng's army, so Ma Teng had to leave a way back for himself.
At this time, Yuan Shao's son Yuan Shang chose to ally with Ma Teng and jointly oppose Cao Cao. You see, Ma Teng is such a capricious person, no wonder no one trusts their family people later.
However, under the persuasion of Cao Cao, Ma Teng rebelled against Yuan Shang again, and led his men and horses to help Cao Cao defeat the remnants of Yuan Shang. Therefore, Ma Teng once again became a loyal vassal of the Han Dynasty, and was appointed by Cao Cao as the general of Zhengnan and Kaifu.
However, Cao Cao still kept a hand, because at the same time, Han Sui was made a general of The West by Cao Cao, and also opened a palace, and his status was comparable to that of Ma Teng. This is worth playing, because a mountain does not tolerate two tigers, and between Ma Teng and Han Sui, there must be an out.
Third, the ending.
1. Ma Teng and Han Sui turned against each other.
They all made their fortunes in Xiliang, so even if there was a certain friendship between Ma Teng and Han Sui in the past, it was now time for disputes.
Because Ma Teng and Han Sui were equal in strength, and the troops were stationed very close together, Cao Cao's treacherous plan finally succeeded. Because Ma Teng and Han Sui eventually merged.
Han Sui killed Ma Teng's wife and children, causing Ma Teng and Han Sui to fight for many years. The problem of Xiliang, which could not be solved by Dong Zhuo, Li Dai and others, was solved here by Cao Cao.
Because Ma Teng and Han Sui were infighting, constantly consuming each other's strength, this gave Cao Cao the opportunity to exploit the loophole. Ma Teng fought with Han Sui for many years. Cao Cao was sniffing melon seeds in Xuchang while reading the Western Liang War Report.
2. Ma Teng was killed.
After Ma Teng and Han Sui had been beating each other for 3 years, Cao Cao pretended to send Zhong Xuan to persuade him to make peace. He made Ma Teng a former general and marquis of Huaili, which can be described as a very popular subject. However, at the same time, he also persuaded Zhang to persuade Ma Teng to give up his military power and enter the DPRK as an official.
This is a person who has entered the DPRK as an official, and this is clearly a hostage in the DPRK! Ma Teng left Xiliang in such a vacuum and went to become an official in the DPRK. Of course, the premise was that his army was left to his son Ma Chao.
Ma Teng entered the DPRK, so the time to close the net came. Therefore, Cao Cao rushed to Guanzhong with a large army. Ma Chao and Han Sui join forces against Cao Cao. Ma Teng, on the other hand, was too embarrassed and was eventually slaughtered by Cao Cao.
Summary: What is there "Ma Teng's immortality, the great Han's immortality"?
Judging from Ma Teng's life, in fact, this brother has always considered his own interests from beginning to end. The Great Han Cun didn't exist, and it really had nothing to do with him.
Therefore, the words "Ma Teng does not die, the big man does not perish" is also a deception to children. In the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Ma Teng and the Han Xiandi Emperor are associated with the edict, which is why there is such a sentence.
And later his son Ma Chao was forced to submit to Liu Bei, who was the orthodox in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, so Ma Teng's image would naturally be invisibly enhanced.
Ma Teng has been smart for his own interests all his life, but the trick of finally entering the DPRK as an official is really incomprehensible. Staying in Xiliang can at least compete with Cao Cao like Han Sui, running towards the middle, isn't it just a turtle caught in an urn!
Reference: Romance of the Three Kingdoms