2. Horses
The four-year Northern War in Jian'an finally ended quickly with Hebei's unilateral restraint.
Yan Xing's army, which captured Bingzhou, saw that its ally Cao army retreated south, and the Hebei army broke through Yijing again, and waved its army south, not daring to rashly attack Yecheng.
However, after this war, the three sides have all exposed their ambitions and methods, and they are also well aware of the situation that the war in the north will soon rekindle, and they are all ready to seize the time to train soldiers and accumulate grain and grass to deal with the severe war that may be temporarily restarted in the north in the future.
On Yan Xing's side, after rewarding the generals and rewarding the soldiers, he sent Xu Kun, Meng Tu and other generals to join the Southern Xiongnu to manage the border counties of the state, leaving Cao Yuan, Xu Huang, Ma Lin, Niu Song and others to consolidate Taiyuan, Shangdang, Yanmen and other places, and he led Zhang Liao, Bao Chu and other Guanxi soldiers and horses to return to Chang'an before winter.
At the beginning of the Guanxi Expedition to the East, in order to keep the military situation secret, there was no fanfare along the way, but on the way back this time, because of the several great victories against the Hebei army on the battlefield, and the successful capture of Bingzhou, Yan Xing ordered Lubu to report the victory, so that the meritorious soldiers as the leader of the army, as a glory.
On the day when the army arrived in Chang'an City, there was a joyful scene outside the city, the governor of Liufu and Jing Zhao Taishou strictly led the officials and staff to greet them, and there were more officials and their families to eat pot pulp, and welcome them in the middle of the road, and the inside and outside were filled with the joyful atmosphere of the army's victorious return.
Ma Chao was sandwiched in the crowd of meritorious soldiers who returned from victory, and his mood was very different from the smug and excited emotions around him, he had mixed feelings in his heart, looking at the surging crowd, as if a stranger was watching a strange feast, obviously so close, the feeling of loneliness became more and more intense.
He subconsciously slowed down his horse, and looked down at his left leg that had not fully healed, the fierce ambush battle on the platform had caused a heavy blow to his left leg, although he couldn't see any difference from other knights when he was riding a horse, but once he got off the horse, he could quickly be noticed by others when he walked.
Fortunately, at a heavy cost, the harvest is also fruitful. Although he did not capture Chun Yuqiong alive, the main general Cao Yuan did not blame it, and included it in the first merit, so that Ma Chao was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the new army after the war by virtue of breaking the formation and capturing the flag.
The new army gathered and trained in Kansai is an elite army that Yan Xing attaches the most importance to, and many of the ordinary soldiers in it are drawn from other armies and team leaders, and they can be promoted to serve as captains of the new army, as if they have become a rookie among the generals and colonies in Kansai.
It's just that Ma Chao at this time doesn't care about these, he just wants to know if the promise of the He family has changed.
In the past few months, there has been no response to the letters he wrote to He E on the battlefield, which made his heart full of uneasiness.
Now that he has returned to Chang'an, the mystery has surfaced, and He E will get married in two days!
It was not him who was married, but a general's mansion Peng Shi named Yan Xiang, his letters were not sent to the He Mansion, and they were returned to the Ma Mansion intact outside the mansion, and Ma Teng kept suppressing these returned letters silently, without telling Ma Chao in advance.
After learning what happened, Ma Chao did not go to the General's Mansion to participate in the celebration banquet, nor did he return home with the people of the Ma family, let alone rush to He Mansion at this time, he returned to the military camp and unloaded his armor, and then rode his horse out of the camp alone.
Ma Dai was worried about his situation, and followed him all the way, and Ma Chao didn't stop him after he found out, so the two of them came to a wine shop with fluttering wine flags in the north city of the city.
Under the reign of Yan Xing, a ban on alcohol was prohibited, and except for a few liquor stores that could serve official liquor, no other restaurants served alcohol, and the liquor store in the northern city of Chang'an City happened to be one of these few.
Ma Chao turned over and dismounted, tied his mount, entered the wine shop, ordered some wine and meat, and sat quietly, Ma Dai, who stayed outside the door, was a little embarrassed to see this, he knew that Ma Chao was waiting for him to enter the table, so he had to tie his mount and walk into the wine shop.
"Big brother—"
"Sit!"
Ma Chao pointed to the pu mat on the side, and after saying a simple word, he began to lift the dagger, drinking and eating meat as if no one was around.
Ma Dai, who was seated, had to drink a few sips of stuffy wine with him, and then said tentatively:
"Brother, my uncle didn't tell you about this incident, and it was also for your own good. On the battlefield, life and death are all in the same thought, and the most taboo is restless——"
"Alright." Ma Chao stretched out his hand to stop Ma Dai's words, and he asked with a sneer:
"Is it for my good, or for the good of the Ma family?"
It's-
Ma Dai was speechless for a while, but did not react. In his impression, for the good of the Ma family, isn't it just for the good of everyone?
But Ma Chao didn't dwell on this question with him, he asked again:
"What would you do if someone snatched the woman you liked in the cool land?"
It's-
Ma Dai didn't answer for a long time. He knew that if the woman he liked was taken away by someone in the cool land where the wind was gradually dyed, then as an Angzang man, he must go to the duel with the other party and snatch his woman back.
If he doesn't go, then this man can't be regarded as a man, he will be ridiculed by other people around him, and no woman is willing to marry him again.
"Big brother, this is not a cool place, it's Chang'an City!"
Ma Dai was silent for a long time, and finally spoke. As a result, Ma Chao smiled and put down the dagger.
"For me, my husband's courage is lost, and it is the same everywhere."
Ma Dai was silent again, he seemed to think of something bad, his face changed greatly, he stared at Ma Chao and asked:
"Big brother, you don't want to do anything, do you?"
Hahaha –
Ma Chao laughed when he heard this, but did not answer Ma Dai's question, but shifted his attention to the wine lady who moved to pour wine, he rudely took the ordinary wine lady into his arms, and while putting on his mouth with the smell of wine raging on the wine lady's red lips, he reached out to attack the wine lady's chest, his strength was so great that it seemed to crush the wine lady's entire body.
Ahh
The wine lady was suddenly attacked, and she could only struggle under the pain, and accidentally knocked over the wine jug, and the wine splashed everywhere, splashing on Ma Chao and Ma Dai, and the eyes of other diners were attracted to this side, and the wine maid of the wine shop hurriedly stepped forward when she saw this, and Ma Dai quickly got up and stopped them.
Ma Chao didn't hold the wine lady hostage for a long time, he quickly let go of the wine lady in his arms, took out a piece of gold cake casually, and threw it on the case.
"If you are rewarded, bring the wine again."
The surrounding bartenders and diners were in an uproar again, although there were not a few flirtatious drinkers and generous diners in the wine shop, but it was the first time they had seen such rude and arrogant diners who did not hesitate to spend a lot of money.
Seeing Ma Chao and Ma Dai's bearing and weapons in a blink of an eye, the clear-eyed man quickly thought of the origin of the two, and quickly shifted his gaze, silent as a cicada, not daring to cause trouble, and the wine maid also retreated to the side with interest, choosing to calm the matter.
Only the molested drunkard was in a trance, and she didn't know whether to be happy or sad, so she was stunned for a while before she came to her senses, and quickly picked up the piece of gold cake, and there was something unique in her eyes inexplicably, and she retreated with a thousand thanks.
After a while, there was another dressed wine lady, with affection, gently moving the lotus step, and gently serving the wine, and at the same time, she threw herself into Ma Chao's autumn waves, almost flowing water.
"Big brother, go back with me."
Ma Dai took the initiative to wave his hand and repelled the wine lady who was still pouring wine and waiting on the side. After Ma Chao made such a fuss, although no one in the wine shop dared to provoke them, there were still many eyes that secretly glanced at the two of them, Ma Dai sat on the pu mat, like sitting on pins and needles, his forehead was sweating, and he said with a little complaint.
"Okay, after drinking this wine with me, I'll go back with you."
Ma Chao smiled, pointed to the new wine in front of him, and returned to normal.
"It's- okay, but can't get into trouble anymore."
"Okay, I promise you, drink!"
In order to let Ma Chao go back with him as soon as possible, Ma Dai couldn't wait to finish the wine, but after drinking a pot, Ma Chao asked the wine maid to bring another pot on the grounds that he was not happy, and when Ma Dai realized that Ma Chao didn't want to go back with him at all, he had already begun to dizzy, his legs were weak, and under Ma Chao's forced persuasion, Ma Dai, who was not strong enough to drink, finally fell dizzy on the wine table.
Looking at Ma Dai's young face, Ma Chao raised his wine glass and smiled.
Ma Dai betrayed him once in Gukou, Ma Chao would not forgive him, and he would not choose to trust his younger brother again.
Just like this time, the He family broke the contract and He E got married, Ma Chao would not forgive them, let alone He E.
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When he woke up the next day, Ma Dai, who was still a little sore in his head, found himself lying naked on a woman's bed, and a warm nephrite body was lying beside him, which made Ma Dai, who had a broken mind, smile bitterly.
Look at what ridiculous things you have done when you are drunk.
However, soon Ma Dai couldn't laugh anymore.
Ma Dai, who re-stitched his memory, did not find Ma Chao, and after asking the woman next to him, he learned that there was a young man who had a generous hand to send him here and paid a lot of money to let them serve him well.
From the physical characteristics described by the woman, Ma Dai could easily conclude that the young man must be Ma Chao.
He sighed in his heart: Big brother, big brother, you don't want to go back with me, can you go to He Mansion again, you can make the He family change their minds, those old surnames in Guanzhong think very highly of themselves, and they will never put you in their eyes.
No, wait, where to go.
Oh no!
Ma Dai's face changed, he hurriedly got up and put on his clothes, hurriedly went out to find his mount, and galloped towards the Ma family's mansion.
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