"See, this young man, I don't look down on you two!" Liu Jue pointed at Wang Shuang and said to the two palace guards.

Both of them are wrestlers from Hetao, not ordinary soldiers, so naturally they can't stand Liu Jue's excitement, they glared coldly at the "Huangkou Child" Wang Shuang, and arched their hands to Liu Jue and said, "Please Your Highness sit and watch!" ”

Undressed and armored, the three of them dressed up and left the field, and the whole arena was a little quieter, and everyone's eyes were focused on the three of them. Some people couldn't help but look at the two princes on the lookout platform thoughtfully.

The fight was short, and the winner was Wang Shuang, who was slashed and quickly resolved the battle. This kind of battle is indeed not enough to watch, but Wang Shuang's wild performance makes the atmosphere even more burning.

Put down one person first, no need to keep your hand at all, as Wang Shuang stabbed the sword into the neck of a guard, a strong cheer broke out in the gladiatorial arena, congratulating this young man from Longxi.

"It is worthy of being a pawn under the emperor's account, this mere teenager is so violent." He lost and two guards died, Liu Jue didn't have much emotion on his face, but asked curiously: "What is this person's name?" ”

"Wang Shuang!" Liu Heng's eyes showed a look of satisfaction.

"Your Highness!" Soon Wang Shuang walked back to the high platform, had already bandaged the wound, his clothes were stained with a lot of blood, and bowed down to Liu Heng and the others.

"Wang Shuang! You're good! Liu Jue chuckled lightly twice, and raised his left hand: "Come on, reward!" ”

Soon, a servant of the palace brought out a small plate, which was full of skewered Qiande Tongbao, piled up in several layers, probably thousands of dollars. After Liu Yuan ascended the throne, he completely abolished the previous currency system, opened mines to practice copper, and cast dry virtue and Tongbao. After several years of continuous circulation, it has become the most important general equivalent of the Xia Kingdom, and now there is very little bartering.

Glancing at those copper coins, this is a lot of wealth, Wang Shuang did not move, and looked at Liu Heng. Seeing this, Liu Heng took a sip of wine: "King Zhou has a reward, you can take it!" ”

At Liu Heng's behest, Wang Shuang took it and saluted Liu Heng: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness King Zhou!" ”

Liu Heng finally smiled, and looked at Liu Heng who was sitting upright, with coldness in his eyes.

"Your Highness!" A steward of the Zhou Palace's mansion stepped up a few steps and whispered to Liu Jue.

Liu Heng's eyes showed a little bright look, he whispered sideways, and turned to face Liu Heng: "There is still something to do, so I will stay soon, brother Huang, please take care of yourself!" ”

After speaking, he took people away, and before leaving, he lightly ordered: "The two guards who died, give some bereavement to their families!" ”

Looking at the back of Liu Jue leaving, he picked up the small wine on the case and drank it all. There was some hesitation in his eyes, he groaned slightly, and whispered to the left and right: "Send someone to investigate, Liu Jue, why are you going?" ”

"No!"

......

Liu Jue went here because he got a news that an "old friend" asked to see him. Liangzhou, Ma Chao! When Liu Jue heard the news, he naturally became interested, and recalled in his mind the demeanor of the young general who led the iron cavalry to support the wind.

In front of the majestic Zhou Wangfu, Ma Chao stood here alone, and he had been waiting for almost two hours. It stands to reason that with his status at this time, he is not qualified to ask to see the dignified King Zhou, and under normal circumstances, he is afraid that he will not even have the opportunity to report.

It's just that in the past two years, Liu Yu has the style of "Corporal Lixian", recruiting customers widely, and petitioners, regardless of Hu Han's dignity or inferiority, have all met with him, which has allowed him to recruit a lot of talents. Ma Chao came to the door to ask for a meeting, and the housekeeper made a little discernment, and saw that his bearing was extraordinary, and sent someone to inform Liu Yu.

The Zhou Wangfu is in the center of the north of the Weiyang Palace, and the surrounding area is mostly Gaomen Mansion, but the front of the palace is very quiet, and there are few people coming and going. The eight guards in front of the door stood solemnly and barely looked at Ma Chao.

Ma Chao's head was wrapped in a brown scarf, and he was still dressed in brocade, but he didn't know how long it had been and it had faded. At that time, Jin Ma Chao fell into such a field.

In that year, he led dozens of remnants of horses with Pang De and returned to Wuwei, and his father Ma Teng attacked and killed Han Sui, and under the invasion of Han Sui, the Ma family power disappeared. Without the big tree of Ma Teng to shelter from the wind and rain, the burden of the entire family fell on Ma Chao, who was less than double ten.

took on one force, couldn't stop Han Sui's attack, gave up Wuwei, led the widowed mother and younger brother, and fled to the familiar Xiqiang tribe with hundreds of cronies, thinking about revenge.

For Ma Chao, the remnant of the Ma family, Han Sui naturally would not let go, and in the two years that the Xia army in the east had withdrawn from the army, he took out his energy to continuously send troops to conquer and suppress.

The weak Ma Chao hid in the Xiqiang tribe, stayed for several years, and slowly began to be disgusted. For this reason, Han Sui repeatedly sent troops to attack the tribe, and after a long time, Ma Chao's situation became embarrassing.

In recent years, the repaired Xia army began to advance westward, encroaching on Liangzhou, attacking Yang and destroying the Song Dynasty, which brought great pressure to Han Sui. When Han Sui was busy meeting the crisis brought by Xia Jun, there was a chance to breathe.

However, after so many years, there are only dozens of people in the old department who still follow Ma Chao. The taste of sending people under the fence is not comfortable after all, so I gathered everyone, discussed for a long time, and made the decision to cast into the summer.

led Pang De and several brothers to travel thousands of miles, and when he arrived in Chang'an, he saw the prosperity of Chang'an, and made up his mind to join the summer.

After so many years of hardship and tempering, Ma Chao can be regarded as having washed all the lead and has his edge, otherwise with his temperament, how could he honestly wait in front of the mansion for so long. At this time, he was like a sword hidden in the dusty scabbard, just waiting for the moment to be unsheathed.

"But Meng Qi!" The luxurious carriage stopped, Liu Jue got out of the car, looked at Ma Chao, and strode up, calling quite cordially.

Looking at Liu Jue, who was smiling and smiling, Ma Chao took a small step back, bent down slightly and said, "Ma Chao, I've seen Your Highness!" ”

The backhand looked at Ma Chao a few times, a little surprised: "Meng Qi is this?" Obviously, Ma Chao's dress is a little "puzzled".

"The person who fell in distress made His Highness smile!" Ma Chao's eyes were calm and said indifferently.

"Don't stand still, come, go into the house with the lonely!" The door of the mansion was wide open, and after speaking, he personally took Ma Chao's hand and led him in.

In a small room in the palace, the beautiful maid served two teas, and Liu Jue and Ma Chao sat at each other. After a while, Liu Juefang said with a smile: "Lonely still sometimes recalls that outside Yixian County, Meng Qi was a young hero, galloping on a horse. Now that we meet, we can be regarded as reuniting old friends! ”

Liu Jue talked about the war back then, and Ma Chao frowned slightly. Seeing his expression, Liu Jue smiled: "Meng Qi, don't misunderstand, the lonely man is just emotional." At that time, the two sides attacked each other, but now it is a cloud of the past, and Meng Qi does not have to worry! ”

"Replace wine with tea, and toast King Zhou with a cup!" Ma Chao picked up the steaming tea and faced Liu Jue.

"Please!"

Without mentioning gossip, Liu Jue was sitting in a precarious position, and said to Ma Chao with a smile: "Meng Qi is here, he will serve Lonely, and Lone will treat each other with all his heart!" ”