Yin Guan, Yi nationality, Ma Jie and others are all elites on the Jingchu side. It is also the opposition faction in Jingzhou opposite Cai Mao and Zhang Yun.

Each of them has its own circle, which is roughly divided into a group of scholars who fled from the north, and the representative figure is the Iraqi nationality. Jingzhou local group, that is, Yin Guan, Ma Jie and others.

Although the boundary between the opposition faction and the establishment faction is obvious, there is still a close connection between them.

For example, there is a Zhuge Liang in Longzhong, bright and bright.

Zhuge Liang's eldest sister married the Xiangyang Wang family, Fangling Taishou Kuaiqi, who was born in the Kuai family, and the second sister married Pang Degong's son, Pang Shanmin.

Zhuge Liang's wife, Huang Yueying's mother, is Cai Mao's sister.

Although the group of scholars in Jingzhou are divided into two factions in power and opposition because of their different ideas and ambitions, the relationship between in-laws is intertwined.

Therefore, the network of these twenty or thirty Jingzhou elites who went to Xinye for the banquet included almost the entire Jingzhou scholars, and they represented the upper class.

Ma Chuan is a native of Yicheng, and this city is not far from Xiangyang. Xiangyang is currently the largest city in Jingzhou and the most prosperous city.

Yicheng is very close to Xiangyang, so it is naturally stained. It is a rather prosperous county, with a population of 20,000 or 30,000.

The Ma family is a strong man in Yi County, and many people in the Ma family are big officials in the county seat, some people are big officials in Nan County, and there are even people who work in Liu Biao's shogunate.

In terms of prestige and strength, the Ma family is not only a big family in Yixian County, but also belongs to the middle and upper class in the entire Jingzhou. At present, Ma Archery is the representative of the Ma family and is known as the Jingchu Celebrity.

Although in the opposition, it has a high reputation.

After the banquet in Xinye, Ma Shot went south and returned to Yicheng. Compared with when I went, there was an extra baggage cart, and there were eight jars of Mi's wine on the cart, which was 400 catties.

After returning to Yicheng, Ma Shot came to the door of the house, got out of the carriage, and ordered the entourage to carry the wine down. Still nervous.

"Slow down, slow down, don't break the jar." Ma Jie looked nervous, which made the entourage a little nervous, and one of the attendants stumbled under the foot of the wine jar and almost fell. The horse's hairs stood on end, and he almost cried out.

Thankfully, the retinue was steady. Ma Jie breathed a sigh of relief.

In this kung fu, the elite of the Ma family in the house, the five constants of the Ma family, and the best white eyebrows. The five sons of Ma Shot Triumphantly walked out to greet the old father.

These five sons are all about the same as Ma Ji, handsome and good-looking, but they are a little younger, and the youngest Ma Jian is only fifteen years old.

Under the leadership of the eldest Ma Bochang, the five brothers saluted the horse and said, "Father." ”

In this era, many scholars were very strict in governing their families, and the relationship between father and son was as strict as in the army. But the atmosphere of the Ma family was very good, Ma Jie reached out and touched Ma Liang's white eyebrows, and said with a smile: "White eyebrows." ”

Ma Liang has a pair of white eyebrows, not only is Jing Chu famous, but Ma Jie is also very unrequited. This white eyebrow is not white later, but Ma Liang was white when he was born.

Ma Jian thought it was out of phase, and felt that this son would definitely have a future in the future. Since Ma Liang became sensible, he not only excelled in his studies, but also treated people with good practices.

has a good name, called Ma's Wuchang, and the white eyebrows are the best.

Of course, this also has a lot to do with the cultivation and public relations of Ma Shot, for example, Ma Liang is only eighteen years old, and the Han people take the table character at the age of twenty, and Ma Shoot took the table character at the age of Ma Liang very early, and even the young son Ma Tan took it together.

Bo Chang, Zhong Chang, Shu Chang, Ji Chang, Young Chang.

This is why it has the reputation of the five constants.

Every time Ma Jie went out and went home, he would touch Ma Liang's white eyebrows and call out "white eyebrows." "Compared with his father, Ma Liang is much older.

Ma Liang was a little resistant to his father touching his brows casually, but he didn't make any moves, and the father and son were always there.

The father and son quickly entered the house and came to the hall to sit down. After sitting down, Ma Jie explained to the most capable Ma Liang and said: "Ji Chang, set a date before the year, I will hold a banquet." The invitation is up to you. ”

Ma Liang's face was as usual when he heard this, obviously used to being called, but he just arched his hand and said, "Who do you want to invite?" ”

"You can do it. Regardless of the distance, as long as there is money, everyone is invited. Ma said with a smile.

This made Ma Liang's face change a little, and the five brothers looked at each other for a moment. The eldest Ma Bo often asked, "Father, why is this?" ”

This matter cannot be hidden, and there is no need to hide it. Ma Jie told Xinye about it one by one.

"General Zuo has this gold mine, there is a lot to do." Ma Jie sighed with emotion, and then said to Ma Liang with a smile: "By the way, the name of this son is Guan Ping, who is the Marquis of Hanshou Pavilion, the son of the partial general Guan Yu, who is ten years old this year. I also heard about the fact that Wei Yan's army was short of food and went to Guan's house to ask for food. The Guan family is also difficult, Guan Ping sold two horses to help Wei Yan, and his personality is very open-minded, and he can fight for righteousness and squander money. At present, General Zuo is trying to use Guan Ping as a military candidate and recruiting 600 teenagers for him, which can be described as a vigorous training. is also a teenager and promising. Bai Meier and Youchang are also known as young people, and they have the opportunity to get close to him. ”

For these people, this is a matter of course. Their hearts are towards Liu Bei and they serve Liu Bei's talents. At this moment, Liu Bei has obtained this secret recipe and is sitting on a gold mine, which is very likely to become strong.

Guan Ping has made great contributions to his son, and he was valued by Liu Bei, and he began to take charge of the army at the age of ten, plus he does have a good reputation.

His Ma Liang and Ma Jian are both young and famous, and they are the so-called prodigies and prodigies. If it is Ma Liang, Ma Jian and Guan Ping can make friends, which can be passed on as a beautiful talk, and it is also one more connection.

"No." Ma Liang promised.

And the Ma family Wuchang had the initial impression of Guan Ping, open-minded, and able to fight righteousness and squander money.

And this reputation is destined to spread, so Guan Ping wants to keep a low profile, but it doesn't work.

If you really want to be low-key, then you can do nothing, in order to be mediocre, in order to be low-key.

After doing something to help Liu Bei, he has to accept the baptism of fame.

You can't have both.

Under the vigorous propaganda of Ma Shot, Yin Guan and other Jingzhou scholars, Mi's wine began to gradually become famous. At the same time, the Iraqi nationality headed south towards Longzhong.

Yi is a scholar exiled from the north, because of his identity in the opposition, he can talk to Ma Jie, Yin Guan and others, but he is closer to the exiled scholar in the north.

For example, Zhuge Liang, Cui Jun, Meng Jian, Xu Shu, Shi Tao.

These five people are all scholars who have been exiled to Jingzhou from the north, and they live in other places, so they naturally have a sense of closeness, and they are all extremely intelligent people, so they have become friends.

Zhuge Liang lives in Longzhong, there is a grass house, hundreds of acres of land. Zhuge Liang has an open-minded and hospitable personality, so Cui Jun, Meng Jian, Xu Shu, and Shi Tao go back and forth to Longzhong from time to time to gather with Zhuge Liang.

It is not only to talk about the general trend of the world, but also to read and study knowledge, or to drink for fun, hugging your knees and howling.

Yi has some connections with Meng Jian, and through Meng Jian, he met these people and entered this circle. The Yi nationality is a kind gentleman, a scholar from the north, and has a common language with these people.

When Yi Ji came to the cottage with wine, Zhuge Liang was eating wine with the four of them in the lobby, and Zhuge Liang also asked his wife Huang Yueying to kill a chicken to make a snack.

It is recorded in the history books that Huang Yueying is an ugly girl, and it is true that her appearance is ordinary, but she is not ugly. After all, the people in Cai Mao's family are good-looking, and the daughter born to Cai Mao's sister is not ugly no matter how ugly she is.

One thing is true, Huang Yueying is quite talented and learns, and she complements Zhuge Liang.

When Yi came, Huang Yueying was doing things in the courtyard. When he saw that Yi was coming, he got up and went to greet him.

Yi nationality is not an outsider, after Huang Yueying exchanged pleasantries for a while, she did not inform Zhuge Liang, opened the curtain, and brought Yi nationality in from outside. smiled and said to Zhuge Liang: "Husband, Mr. Ji Bo is here." He also brought a cart of good wine. ”

Zhuge Liang's gang is a little strange.

"When did Yi Jibo become such a philistine, he actually learned to bring gifts to the door." Xu Shu said with a smile.

Xu Shu is eight feet long and very heroic. He is the most heroic person among the five, he was a ranger in his early years, good at swordsmanship, galloping and killing, just waiting for leisure.

This experience naturally affected Xu Shu's temperament.

And this is a joke.

Yi is a kind gentleman, and the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. Iraqi people are handed over to people, not money, so they never bring gifts to the door.

"There must be a demon when things go wrong, I'm afraid this wine is not good wine, could it be poisonous wine?" Zhuge Liang also made a joke, picked up the goose feather fan on the desk and fanned his shoulder.

It's true that the fan is elegant, but the fan in the winter still looks very inconsistent.

Zhuge Liang is more than eight feet tall, the tallest of the five, with a majestic face, and a great husband. The lupine scarf in a white robe made him a little more elegant.

It's really like a character coming out of a painting, and it's pleasing to the eye.

"You guys, you're burying people behind your back." Huang Yueying came in first, and when she came in one step later, she naturally heard the words of Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu, and couldn't help but shake her head.

"Hahaha."

Shi Tao, Cui Jun, and Meng Jian laughed heartily, very hearty. The three of them are also great husbands, and their temperament is compelling.

Because of the problem of genetic improvement from generation to generation, there are few ugly men in the scholars, especially beautiful men.

There were only five seats in the lobby, Huang Yueying asked the servant woman to take a desk and put it down, and Yi Yuan knelt down and sat down. also talked about business, told the five people about Xinye, and said: "This wine is a good wine, good friends should try it." ”

Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu and the other five people first flashed in their eyes, and then Zhuge Liang shook his fan and said with a smile: "Since it is a good wine, of course you have to taste it." Immediately, Zhuge Liang called Huang Yueying again: "Yueying, go to the kitchen to cook some snacks for wine." ”

Huang Yueying responded with a smile and turned to go down. Soon after, the retinue of the Yi nationality brought in the wine and put it down, unsealed the mud, and filled it up for everyone.

Zhuge Liang took a sip, his face immediately turned red, he spit out a mouthful of wine, and said, "It's really good wine." ”

Zhuge Liang's amount of wine was not too good, and he didn't dare to drink more after taking a sip. Xu Shu is a hero in the wine, his eyes lit up, he drank half a bowl of wine with a grunt, and praised: "It's really good wine." ”

Then Xu Shu asked: "That Guan Ping is really a wonderful person, he can actually come up with such a wine-making recipe." By the way, Uncle Ji, who is this Guan Ping? ”

But just now, Yi also mentioned the hero Guan Ping in passing.

"Nai Han Shou Tinghou, the eldest son of the partial general Guan Yu, is only ten years old this year." Yi Ji introduced with a smile.

"I'm only ten years old." Xu Shu was a little disappointed when he heard this, and said: "I thought that if I wanted to have a drink with this wonderful person, the ten-year-old boy was just that." ”

All in all, Guan Ping is a person who comes out of the way. Whether it is a pretended Mi's wine or not, when it comes to this wine, it is always impossible to turn it off.

Thanks to this, Guan Ping is famous.

Of course, the six people present included Xu Shu, who likes wine, and Zhuge Liang, who can drink but has a very poor amount of alcohol. Everyone has something in common, they are all smart people with ideals.

"General Zuo stationed troops in Xinye, and Liu Zhennan used it, but he also made it difficult in every way. And now that General Zuo is sitting in a gold mine, I am afraid that the situation is very different. ”

Xu Shu drank half a bowl of wine, but he was also top-heavy, so he didn't dare to drink more. Raising his head, he said with a sparkle in his eyes.

Zhuge Liang and the others each smiled and did not answer.

This is a topic that several of them often talk about when they get together, Liu Biao is not used to war, Liu Bei is heroic, and he is famous all over the world.

The six people present, Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang, and Yi Jite are optimistic about Liu Bei. Yi also traveled back and forth to Xinye to meet Liu Bei, so they could often get the latest news.

As the saying goes, if you live in the mountains and grasslands, you will know the major events in the world.

These people are really capable of doing things, they want to do things, and they are even more capable of doing things.

Xu Shu spoke, and everyone had no interface, naturally for a reason. Yi, Xu Shu, and Zhuge Liang are optimistic about Liu Bei, but the rest of Cui Jun, Shi Tao, and Meng Jian are not.

Cui Jun is idle, not happy to be an official, and does not talk about government affairs in his daily life, and is a hermit among the people.

Everyone is from the north, Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang, and Yi don't miss their hometown so much, but Shi Tao and Meng Jian miss their hometown very much.

"Kong Ming, everyone." Meng Jian's face suddenly became serious, his sleeves fell, and he said to everyone: "I am originally from Runan, but the yellow scarf Fang Sheng in the past, and then Dong Zhuo rebelled, and the world was boiling. So the people came to Jingzhou for refuge, and now the north is gradually stable. Although Yuan Gong is still there, most of them are not Cao Gong's opponents. Liu Biao and his ilk in the south are not worth mentioning. The unification of the world is just around the corner. I thought about it again and again, and consulted with my people, and I am afraid that I will soon return to Runan with my clan. ”

"I also want to return to the north, if Brother Gongwei leaves, remember to greet me." Shi Tao said to Meng Jian with a smile when he heard this.

"Okay." Meng Jian naturally responded

There are six people, but they all have their own aspirations, and each of them is a person with good ideas. Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang, Yi Ji are optimistic about Liu Bei, Cui Jun is idler, Meng Jian, and Shi Tao want to go back to the north.

Cui Jun didn't mention it first, the rest of the two sides knew that the other party was a talented person, and if they stayed and struggled together, they would naturally get twice the result with half the effort.

But they also knew that the other party's idea was very right, and it was difficult to convince the other party, so when they heard Meng Jian's words, Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, and Yi didn't say anything.

Just said.

"If you set a time to return, drink and say goodbye."