Chapter five hundred and sixty fourth full of wine and food
Zang Ba and others are on the same side as Cao Zhi. Lu Bu and Guan Yu are both in a coma now. Although they have asked the doctor to say that their lives are not serious, the most unoptimistic ones now are Zang Ba and Zhang Liao. They have not done anything.
The same food in front of you.
Du Damu and the others did not move. Although they were all very hungry, it was common knowledge in the world that there was no precedent for being smitten by someone who was obsessed with food and drinks. If that were the case, it would be a complaint, so they
Be prepared to endure it.
Only Cao Zhi looked at the food and twitched his index finger and said, "Young General, you are very thoughtful. I'm really hungry, so I won't be polite..."
"Lord..." When Du Damu saw that Cao Zhi really wanted to eat, he immediately leaned over and tried to remind him, but he did not dare to explain, so he could only call Cao Zhi.
Cao Zhixun immediately took a mouthful of rice into his mouth, and while chewing, he chuckled and said, "Young General, if you want to kill me, you would have done it long ago, and there is no need to tamper with this meal, right, Young General? Haha..."
....Well, it's delicious...You all eat it while it's hot, don't waste such a good thing." Zhao Yun, Du Damu and others were not prepared for Cao Zhi to do this, so they looked at each other and had no choice but to
Picking up the bowl and chopsticks, he followed Cao Zhi to slowly pick up the rice and eat the vegetables. Then came Zhang Liao, and finally Zang Ba, who was the last to move his chopsticks. Seeing that everyone was eating, he was the only one who was still timid. Isn't that weak?
After hearing the name, the Tibetan Ba said "Huh!" and could only grab the bowl and chopsticks and start eating wildly.
Ma Chao was also unprepared when Cao Zhi actually said such a sentence. Under normal circumstances, even if he had suspicions in his heart, he would not expose them directly like Cao Zhi. At the same time, he also knew that Cao Zhi was bullying him because he was only twenty.
He was a young man with little social experience, so he was recruited into the army just to keep him busy.
But Ma Chao is also an extraordinary person. Ma Chao was stunned for a moment and then regained his composure. He followed Cao Zhi's laughter and replied calmly: "Prefect Cao is really good at joking. Chao and his father have always been friends like Prefect Cao.
It’s too late for our heroes to see you happy today, so how dare you do harm? Prefect Cao is slow to use it, use it slowly...”
Ma Chao has long heard people talk about this Yangzhou Cao Zhi. Not only is he good at fighting, he also has a sharp mouth, and sometimes he even speaks arrogantly, but always someone is defeated by his eloquent words. It seems that the rumors
It's true, Ma Chao decided to deal with it carefully in the future and not to follow this person's way.
Ma Chao treated Cao Zhi as a joke, then ignored Cao Zhi and said loudly to the people who were devouring their food: "What a blessing it is that I met Cao, the governor of Danyang first, and then Lu Bu, the Marquis of Wen. This is not only Chao's
Fortunately, it is also the luck of Yanmen. Who would have thought that so many heroes could be gathered in the small Yanmen. It is a life worth living to meet all the heroes at once today. Haha, come on, I would like to give you a toast.
"
Everyone followed Ma Chao's toast, put down their bowls and chopsticks, and raised their glasses to meet him. But the glass was raised, and only Ma Chao raised his neck and drank the wine in the glass. Everyone else looked at Cao Zhi.
Cao Zhi happened to have missed a mouthful of food and was swallowing hard, so he raised his glass a little slower. As a result, everyone else thought that Cao Zhi was worried that there was something wrong with the wine, so he didn't move.
Ma Chao drank the wine in one gulp and put the glass down, just as Cao Zhi had finished swallowing the food. When Cao Zhi saw everyone's preoccupation, he knew they had misunderstood, so he quickly raised his neck and drank his own glass of wine.
"Ah, good wine, just a bit strong, but this is the product of the pride of the frontier!"
After Cao Zhi made some comments about northern spirits, everyone was stunned again, but the cup was already in hand, and it was impossible not to drink.
"Haha, you are so arrogant, Governor Cao is so arrogant." Ma Chao didn't understand that these people now regarded Cao Zhi as the leader of the horse, so when he praised everyone, he singled out Cao Zhi.
After Ma Chao toasted everyone, his joyful expression did not change, he turned to Zhang Liao, who was sitting second on the left, cupped his hands and said: "Brother Nie Liao...oh, no, I should invite Brother Zhang Liao.
"
"You're welcome, Major General. Zhang's ancestor's surname was indeed Nie, but later he changed his surname to Zhang in order to seek refuge. Major General calls Zhang Liao by that surname." Zhang Liao responded with a hearty explanation, but said that he wanted Ma Chao to call him by that surname.
Yes, he calls himself "Zhang Liao". This also implicitly hints at Zhang Liao's preference for his own surname.
When Ma Chao saw Zhang Liao's cheerfulness, he was very appetized. He also understood Zhang Liao's hint, so he smiled even more and said: "Brother Zhang, you're welcome. Brother Zhang became famous before Chao. You don't mind calling me 'brother', right?"
"Of course I don't mind." Zhang Liao said without changing his smile.
"Chao, when I first came here, I didn't recognize Brother Zhang with my naked eyes. I'm really grateful to Brother Zhang for his help today, so those people were saved."
"Where, where, the young general cares about the people, which is really a blessing to the people of Yanmen. Zhang Liao deeply admires him."
The two people were so polite, which immediately diluted the serious atmosphere in the wooden hall.
Ma Chao also changed the topic and suddenly sighed: "Oh, Chao didn't know that the grocery store on West Street was Brother Zhang's old house. If he had known, he wouldn't have let Brother Zhang's old house be destroyed like this. It's such a pity.
."
"It doesn't matter, it's just a shabby house. If it collapses, it will collapse. I just made it clear to General Pang that these friends of mine accidentally knocked down the house while they were practicing martial arts. As for the neighboring house,
All the losses will be borne by Zhang Liao..." Zhang Liao explained to Ma Chao clearly and carefully what he had just explained to Pang De about voluntarily demolishing the house, mainly to blur the relationship between them and Cao Zhi.
It was unclear why Ma Chao was eager to single him out to make friends. He thought that the best talisman for him and Zang Ba was to blur the relationship between them and Cao Zhi. Because everyone could see that Ma Chao had some feelings for Cao Zhi.
Fear. Zhang Liao didn’t know why Ma Chao was afraid of Cao Zhi, but he knew how to use this relationship because he and Lu Bu were in Bingzhou and even followed Dong Zhuo to Youzhou. However, they had done earth-shattering things. To be honest, they had a certain foundation in Bingzhou and Youzhou.
Ma Chao's father and his sworn brother Han Sui would not be jealous of this. Even after Ma Chao knew that Lu Bu and his deployment came to Bingzhou, he first suspected that Lu Bu wanted to use his old base to make a comeback. So now Ma Chao
Regarding Zhang Liao's show of kindness, Zhang Liao understood that this was not necessarily a good thing.
"Oh, why bother with Brother Zhang for this small amount of money? Chao has already spent it on Brother Zhang's behalf. Chao is just about to ask Brother Zhang if he wants to rebuild the old house on West Street?"
After Ma Chao interrupted Zhang Liao's offer of compensation, he actually wanted Zhang Liao to stay here permanently. Zhang Liao had an incomprehensible intention, and after a moment's hesitation, he refused: "Thank you, General, for your kindness. Wen Yuan (Zhang Liao's nickname) will come back this time."
We just planned to get rid of the old house. Now that it’s gone, we can save our worries. Why build it?”
"Oh, that's fine." After Ma Chao smiled and nodded casually, Zhuang Ruowu asked casually: "What else does Brother Zhang have to do when he comes back this time? If Chao can help, Zhang
Brother, feel free to speak, but don’t be polite!”
Ma Chao's words were obviously probing. Zhang Liao frowned slightly and hurriedly said: "Thank you, Young General, for your kindness. Zhang Liao and his brothers have just had a small gathering, and there is nothing to worry about in the old house. Zhang Liao will be there soon."
If I want to turn around with my brother and others and go elsewhere, I won’t disturb the Major General."
Zhang Liao's answer was very good. He did not tell the purpose of appearing in Yanmen with Lu Bu and others, but also explained that they were here for a small gathering and were about to leave. This made Ma Chao confused.
They had a bad excuse and forced Ma Chao to take a stand for Zhang Liao and others' departure.
Cao Zhi covered his face with his rice bowl to block the smile of approval for Zhang Liao's speaking skills. He did not expect that the seemingly simple Zhang Liao was actually very good at speaking, talking, and scheming.
Ma Chao also felt the same. He secretly thought that he was a little naive. He wanted to trick Zhang Liao, but he didn't expect to be forced into a desperate situation by him.
Ma Chao laughed, hiding a bit of his discomfort with Zhang Liao, and said calmly: "Brother Zhang just arrived, how could he leave in a hurry? We should stay in Yanmen, the frontier for a few more days, so that we can strengthen our relationship.
"
"Bah! Bah!" This seems to be very clear. Ma Chao wants to keep Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Zang Ba and his gang. No matter how stupid Zang Ba is, he understands that he is not someone who can be kept if someone wants to. Zang Ba
Ba Yi glanced at the cases in front of him, stood up suddenly, and shouted at Ma Chao: "That one wants to deepen the relationship with you. Junior, don't think that I won't dare to make mistakes now that I'm on your territory. What do you think?
To keep me, you have to pay something first."
Zang Ba said that he was going to start a fight with Ma Chao as he picked up a few cases that had been overturned.
"What are you doing? What are you doing? Put it down, put it down, or I will turn you into a hedgehog... Scandium..."
Dozens of swordsmen and archers hiding outside the wooden wall rushed into the house when Zang Ba got angry, and surrounded Cao Zhi, Zang Ba and others. Pang De, who had not been seen for a long time, was also behind these soldiers.
He walked slowly in with a knife, knelt down on one knee in front of Ma Chao, and reported: "A thousand infantrymen from the Guards Battalion have assembled below the fortress. Please give me instructions, Major General."
Everyone had already heard the "噌噌噌"" footsteps downstairs of Mu Sai. Unexpectedly, Pang De had assembled a thousand infantrymen to surround the building. It was not easy to rush out.
Zang Ba, who was holding a few cases, Zhang Liao, who wanted to dissuade him, Du Damu, who stood up after Zang Ba, Cao Xiu, and Zhao Yun, who was standing on tiptoe, were all frozen there. There were so many archers facing them, and the room was so...
It was so small that they didn't have any weapons in their hands. Everyone knew that if they really took action, they would probably turn into hedgehogs before they could rush into Ma Chao's side.
There was no smile on Ma Chao's face at this time. He ignored Pound's request and the dozen or so bow-wielding guards standing in front of him. He slowly poured himself a glass of wine, raised his neck and drank it.
, said coldly: "Zang Ba, how many steps do you think you can take?"
"I..."
"I don't think you can leave even one step. Zang Ba put down a few cases and you all sit down!" Cao Zhi finally spoke. Du Damu, Zhao Yun and others looked at each other. They put down their bodies and followed Cao Zhi's order to sit down again.
, Cao Zhi also gave up his job again.
Cao Zhi was like a starving ghost who hadn't eaten in several days. Others barely touched the food in front of him. Only when Cao Zhi put down his bowls and chopsticks did everyone realize that he had eaten all the food in front of him.
Even when Cao Zhi was at war with Zang Ba and Ma Chao, he was still eating calmly. At this time, he was finally full.
Cao Zhi burped and looked around at the crowd of people in the room. When he saw Pang De, he couldn't forget to ask: "General Pang is back so soon. Have you dug out all the weapons? If you dug them out, help polish them."
Lu Bu's Fangtian Painting Halberd, Guan Yu's Qinglong Yanyue Sword, Zhao Yun's iron spear, and Du Damu's mace are all good weapons, and they will all be put to great use tomorrow."
"Bah, Cao Zhi, don't think you can be a blessing and a master in Yangzhou. This is Yanmen, and whatever you say doesn't count. Tomorrow, it's hard to say whether you will see me or not until tomorrow's sun. You still want to instigate me.
..." The extremely angry Pang De said as he pointed a knife at Cao Zhi and walked a few steps forward, as if he wanted to kill Cao Zhi. Du Damu stood up nervously again and shouted in the same voice: "
Pound, do you dare to speak to my lord like this?"
"Why don't I dare to kill you all now?"
"Come and see!"
"Okay... Pang De, please step back first." Ma Chao looked at the extraordinary Cao Zhi and asked Pang De again not to act recklessly.
"Major General..."
"Back off!"
When Pang De wanted to argue again, Ma Chaohan ordered with a face. Du Damu listened to Cao Zhi's words and knew that those with bare hands would not take advantage, so with a wave of Cao Zhi's hand, he calmly sat back down and pulled his hand with the same excitement.
Cao Xiu.
After Pang De glared at the leisurely and contented Cao Zhi, he had no choice but to retreat behind Ma Chao's several cases. At this time, Zang Ba, under Zhang Liao's dissuasion, reluctantly put down the several cases, but refused to sit down and still stood angrily.
He stood and glared at Ma Chao who didn't even look at him.
Ma Chao looked at Cao Zhi for a while, then poured a glass of wine into his own glass and said to Cao Zhi, "How does Grand Administrator Cao know that he can leave Chao's camp safely tomorrow?"
"Because I have something to do tomorrow!" Cao Zhi's words are always unexpected. Fortunately, Ma Chao hasn't drank the glass of wine yet, otherwise he would definitely spit out his words.
"Oh? Then what reason does Chao have to let Governor Cao go?"
"Because if you can cooperate with me, you will send Pang De to take me out of Yanmen Pass!"
"oh!"
Cao Zhi's overconfidence made everyone suddenly confused. "What reason does Ma Chao have to cooperate with Cao Zhi, who has sneaked into Bingzhou like a craftsman? They were all unbeatable before and now!"
Not only Zang Ba and Zhang Liao couldn't understand, but even Du Damu, Cao Xiu, and Zhao Yun on Cao Zhi's side couldn't figure out what medicine Cao Zhi bought in the gourd.
Ma Chao was very interested in what Cao Zhi said. He narrowed his eyes and toasted to Cao Zhi: "I would like to hear the details!"
When Cao Zhi saw Ma Chao toasting to him again, he waved his hand and said, "I won't drink anymore. I'm already full. If I drink any more, I'll get sleepy. If I get sleepy, I won't be able to explain many things clearly. You see what I just said
If you make a mistake, your father, Governor Ma Teng, should be cooperating with me. Pang De, it will take at least three or four days before there is a response to the urgent letter you sent to Xiliang today, right?"