Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Bearded Guest
"What a big man!" Seeing the person sitting at the bow of the boat, Ma Ye couldn't help but be the first to exclaim, only to see that the other party was about nine feet tall, sitting there like a half-cut iron tower, with an open placket revealing a dark and strong chest, a black-red face full of beard, and a heroic color when singing. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"Full of the aura of conquest, if it is on the battlefield, this person must be a fierce enemy!" Qin Qiong squinted at the big man on the bow of the boat at this time and said to himself, all generals have such a problem, seeing that people of the same kind like like to compare themselves with themselves, and the person who can make Qin Qiong call a strong enemy, in the entire Tang Dynasty except for Wei Chigong, this bearded man is the second.
Pretend to be a criminal! This is Li Xiu's first reaction when he sees the bearded man at the bow of the boat, the Yellow Canal is not a navigable river, and there are few boats passing by on the river, but now a boat suddenly appears, and the people on the boat don't sing early or late, but when they get close to them, they suddenly sing a bullshit poem loudly, obviously trying to attract their attention, isn't this pretending to be forced?
It was precisely because of this that Li Xiu despised the bearded man at the bow of the boat very much, and then, as he guessed, he saw the small boat rowing directly towards them, and when the bow touched the shore, it was only an arm's length away from Li Xiu and the others.
What Li Xiu never expected was that after the bearded man glanced at the three of them, he finally looked at him, and then asked in a strong voice, "You are Li Xiu, right?" ”
Li Xiu was also stunned when he heard the other party's inquiry, because he didn't know the other party at all, but in the end he replied very politely: "It's Li Xiu below, I don't know what Mr. wants to find below?" ”
Hearing Li Xiu admit his identity, the bearded man on the other side changed his face, and suddenly stretched out his big hand like a fan and grabbed him: "Very good, I finally found you, come with me!" ”
The bearded man suddenly made a move, Li Xiu didn't have time to react at all, and he was about to be grabbed by him, but he didn't expect that a powerful big hand suddenly appeared next to him at this time, and grabbed the wrist of the bearded man, the bearded man tried hard several times but couldn't break free, until then Li Xiu found out that it was Qin Qiong who stopped the bearded man at a critical moment.
"There's no reason to do it, it looks like this guest is going to be a bad guest!" Qin Qiong grabbed the wrist of the bearded man with one hand, and drank the wine glass with the other, if he really let the bearded man capture Li Xiu in front of him and Ma Ye, it would be a big joke.
"Who are you?" The bearded man felt the amazing power in Qin Qiong's hand, and asked with great interest at the moment, who can be a person whose strength is not inferior to him, also has the qualifications to make him respect.
"Qin Qiong!" Qin Qiong's answer was also very concise, he didn't need any title to show his identity, and in the face of a rare opponent like a bearded man, it was enough to report his name.
"Hahaha~, remember my name, my name is Zhang Zhongjian!" The bearded man also laughed and reported his name, but as soon as his laughter fell, his other hand suddenly smashed into Qin Qiong's chest, looking like he wanted to make a move with Qin Qiong.
Qin Qiong also seemed to have been prepared for this, only to see him grab the other party's hand and push it violently, making the bearded man unstable, and the punch naturally smashed into the air, but the bearded man flew up again at this time and kicked Qin Qiong's chest again.
Qin Qiong had been sitting there from the beginning, until this time he finally jumped up and suddenly met him, but the feet of the two collided in the air, Qin Qiong's body shook and took a step back, but the boat under Zhang Zhongjian's feet was like a sharp arrow boat withdrawing a long way.
"Hahahaha~, happy! The first brave general under the account of King Qin really deserves his name, and it is not a shame for Yu Chigong to defeat you! I saw the bearded man standing on the bow of the boat at this time and laughed again, he had already heard of Qin Qiong's bravery, and just now he couldn't help but see Hunt Xinxi, so he tried it, but he didn't take any advantage.
"Zhang Zhongjian?" Li Xiu frowned and thought at this time, he always felt that this name was very familiar, and then he saw the curly beard that the other party shook when he laughed, which made him suddenly remember, and he exclaimed at the moment, "I know, you are a bearded guest!" ”
"It's not big, it's not small, it's called uncle!" When the bearded guest heard Li Xiu call himself by his nickname, his big eyes like copper bells suddenly glared, he was the sworn brother of Li Jing and the Red Whisk Girl, so no matter how you look at it, he is Li Xiu's elder.
"Big ...... Brother-in-law! Li Xiu shouted very awkwardly, if there was only a relationship between Li Jing and the bearded guest, he would not bother to pay attention to the other party, but the red whisk girl was really good to him, for the sake of her face, it was nothing to call the other party 'uncle'.
"You are a bearded guest, no wonder General Li and his wife respect you so much!" At this time, Ma Ye, who had been sitting there, finally spoke, although the bearded guest and Qin Qiong were only tentative just now, but with a vicious eye, he had already discovered that this bearded guest was also a brave person, plus Li Jing once said in person that half of his art of war was passed down by bearded guests, which is even more surprising, you must know that Li Jing is a recognized master of the art of war in the Tang Dynasty, far from being comparable to ordinary generals.
"Hehe, the second brother and the third sister can have today's achievements, most of them are the result of their own efforts, and they have little to do with me, I don't know what Your Excellency says?" The bearded guest didn't know much about Li Xiu's situation, otherwise he should know the relationship between Li Xiu and Ma Ye, so as to guess Ma Ye's identity.
"In the dismount Sanbao, and Li Xiu can be regarded as a year-old friend, since Brother Zhang is Li Xiu's elder, why did he arrest him just now?" Ma Ye reported to his home, and then asked with a somewhat unhappy face, after all, the three of them were drinking well, but they were disturbed by the bearded guest, if they didn't give an explanation, it would be a little too much.
The bearded guest has a rough appearance, but in fact, he is a person who is as careful as a hair, otherwise he would not have seen Li Shimin at the beginning, and decisively gave up the idea of fighting for the world, so he also heard the blame in Ma Ye's words at this time, and smiled slightly: "It turned out to be General Ma, Zhang Mou has also heard of your name earlier, as for coming today, I actually want to bring Li Xiu home, so that he and his second brother father and son can release their previous suspicions, after all, it is not a good thing for father and son to disagree!" ”
Hearing that the bearded guest was actually talking about Li Xiu and Li Jing's father and son, Ma Ye and Qin Qiong couldn't say anything, strictly speaking, this is someone's family matter, and the bearded guest is Li Jing's eldest brother, so he naturally has the power to manage this matter, but it is inconvenient for them outsiders to meddle in other people's family affairs.
"Ahem, big ...... Uncle, everyone is our own family, and we all misunderstood just now, and the little nephew got together with Uncle Ma and General Qin today, and I couldn't leave for a while, so why don't you sit down and have a few drinks together? Li Xiu suddenly said at this time,
When he heard the above, Li Xiu felt bad, he didn't want to see Li Jing again, but as a bearded guest, if he was really arrested, it would be inconvenient for Ma Ye to stop him, and even Ma Ye had always hoped that he could reconcile with Li Jing, so Li Xiu was really afraid that the bearded guest would insist on being this peacemaker, so he tried to change the topic and delay the time by the way, so that he could think of a way to deal with it.
"Yes, meeting is fate, why don't you sit down and have a few drinks together?" Qin Qiong also clenched his fists at this time, and the temptation just now also made him admire the strength of the bearded guest, plus even Li Jing was full of praise for the bearded guest, which also made him want to make friends with the other party.
In the face of Li Xiu and Qin Qiong's invitation, the bearded guest also agreed very happily, he is also a person who likes to make friends with the world's heroes, and he has long heard of Qin Qiong and Ma Sanbao, now that he has met by fate, he naturally can't miss this opportunity to make friends, as for Li Xiu, he can't run anyway, so he doesn't have to rush for a while.
At that moment, Ma Ye and Qin Qiong invited the bearded guest to sit down, Li Xiu poured wine for him with his own hands, the bearded guest was also a heroic person, and he did it first as a tribute without saying a word, Qin Qiong wanted to remind him too late, but a bowl of wine was poured into his big mouth, almost making him squirt out, and a black-red face became darker and redder, and after a long while, he swallowed the wine and said loudly: "Good wine!" ”
"Hehe, this is the little nephew's homemade spirits, if the uncle likes it, he might as well drink a few more glasses!" Li Xiu persuaded him with bad intentions at this time, he deliberately didn't remind him just now, and if the bearded guest was drunk, there would definitely be no way to arrest him and go back to see Li Jing, so he would have more time to deal with it.
The bearded guest also looked at Li Xiu with some surprise when he heard this, he only came to Chang'an today, and he had already seen Li Jing and the red whisk girl, when he learned that Li Jing had a son who actually went out of the house, he was also very angry at the time, and the red whisk girl showed that he wanted to ask him for help, so the bearded guest didn't ask about it, and ran to arrest Li Xiu back, intending to let their father and son talk in person, but he didn't expect that Li Xiu would not only make friends with people like Ma Sanbao and Qin Qiong, but also be able to brew such a strong wine?
"I don't know where Brother Zhang is, with Brother Zhang's talent, why have I never heard of Brother Zhang's name?" Ma Ye asked with a smile at this time, he only knew from Li Jing that there was a bearded guest before, but he had never seen anyone except the couple, so many people doubted whether there was a bearded guest, and now seeing each other naturally aroused his curiosity.
"Hehe, Zhang's ancestral home in Hebei, born in Yangzhou, the family to deal in seafood for a living, a few years ago in the Central Plains chaos, this family to live overseas, has not been back to the Central Plains for several years, this time is also a whim to miss the second brother and third sister, this time I came back to take a look." The bearded guest ate a few bites of dishes to suppress the wine, but he didn't expect that these dishes were also delicious, and he couldn't help but eat a few more bites.
"It turns out that Brother Zhang lives overseas, I don't know what the overseas scenery is, is it the same as my Central Plains?" Ma Ye was also very interested in asking when he heard this, he also attacked Goguryeo with the sailors who came to Hu'er, but he was defeated and returned, but after that experience of going to sea, he was also quite interested in overseas.
Without waiting for the bearded guest to answer, Li Xiu also asked eagerly at this time: "Uncle, where have you lived overseas all these years, is it from the Wa Kingdom?" ”