However, it was said that Ma Chao heard that Huang Zhong was going to discuss with Fa Zheng about a strategy to deal with Zhang Fei, so he took the initiative to step forward and said: "General Huang, the military advisor, and the last general are friendly with Yide, and he knows that he is also dissatisfied with Liu Bei, the Duke of Qin, and is willing to persuade him to surrender with his incorruptible tongue." ”

Huang Zhong was stunned when he heard this, and just wanted to say something, but he heard Fa Zheng suddenly speak: "Since General Ma has this heart, it is naturally the best, general, it is better to let General Ma make a hard trip, I believe that Zhang Yide will definitely abandon the darkness and surrender to our army." ”

Huang Zhongsu obeyed the ability of Fazheng, and when he saw him say this today, he must have a deep meaning, so he nodded and agreed, and ordered Ma Chao to go to Zhang Fei's camp to persuade Zhang Fei to surrender.

Ma Chao thanked Huang Zhong and went to Zhang Fei's camp alone.

At this time, the soldiers who had already fled back told Zhang Fei about Ma Chao's plan, Zhang Fei was shocked when he heard this, and immediately lit up the soldiers and horses, ready to rescue, but was unexpectedly persuaded by the military advisor Zhang Ji, at this moment, he suddenly heard the sergeant's report, saying that Ma Chao was back and was asking to see him outside the tent.

Zhang Fei was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately got up to greet him, but Zhang Ji beside him suddenly changed his complexion.

Zhang Fei came out of the camp tent, saw Ma Chao standing there with a shameful face, hurriedly took his hand, and said with a smile: "Meng Qi is back?" Haha, this is really a blessing in misfortune, hehe, the sergeant is gone, as long as you are fine, come on, come, I will set up a banquet for you. ”

Zhang Fei laughed as he pulled the embarrassed Ma Chao into the tent.

Zhang Fei pulled Ma Chao and said something, but saw that Ma Chao's face was not very good, so he suddenly seemed to remember something, and opened his mouth to ask, "That's right." What about Ma Dai and Ma Tie? ”

Ma Chao sighed and said slowly: "They are still in General Huang's camp. ”

"What? It turned out that they were captured by Huang Zhong. Brother Meng Qixian, don't worry, Ben will light up the soldiers and horses tonight and snatch them back, Meng Qi, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, you don't look listless like this. ”

Zhang Fei didn't pay attention to the strange look on Ma Chao's face, and said with a smile.

At this time, Ma Chao sighed, shook his head and said, "Thank you for the kindness of the general, don't bother." ”

"Haha, Meng Qi, what are you talking about? Do we still need to be so polite with each other? Your brother is my Zhang Fei's brother, they have been captured, I naturally want to snatch them back. Zhang Fei still didn't see Ma Chao's expression, and said with a smile.

Ma Chao was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "Don't hide it from the general, they won't come back at all, because they have already surrendered to the Duke of Chu." ”

"Oh? It turns out that this is the case, alas, everyone has their own ambitions, and we don't force it, presumably they also persuaded Meng Qi to surrender on the battlefield, right? Fortunately, Meng Qi came back and did not agree, which also shows that Meng Qi is a loyal and righteous person. ”

"General." Ma Chao saw that the misunderstanding had been difficult to clarify, so he had to decide to tell the other party the truth directly, he sighed, and said slowly: "Don't hide it from the general, the last general also surrendered to the Duke of Chu, and was appointed as the general of Xiaocai, the marquis, and the leader of the military capital is too guarded, and I came to see the general in recent days, mainly to persuade the general to surrender to the Duke of Chu." ”

Zhang Fei was stunned when he heard this, then laughed, pointed at Ma Chao and said, "Meng Qi, your joke is too big, right?" ”

Ma Chao said seriously: "The last general is not joking, the last general really came to persuade him to surrender on the order of General Huang." In fact, the general should know that since more than 300 members of my family were killed, the last general's heart has not been at peace for a moment, and there is only one thought left in the last general's heart, that is, to avenge his family, but Qin Gong has been so many years, but once he ordered the last general to lead the army to crusade against Han Sui? Not only did he not, but even the last general was deprived of the right to lead troops in peacetime. The last general knew that this was because the Duke of Qin was wary of the last general, for fear that the last general would regain his father's inheritance after he had military power, and the last general had always been unhappy in the army, which was probably the most clear to the general. ”

Zhang Fei suddenly fell silent when he heard this, in fact, he is not stupid, sometimes when he is thinking about Ma Chao's affairs, he occasionally thinks that Liu Bei may have this kind of concern about Ma Chao, but because his feelings for Liu Bei do not allow him to doubt, so he forcibly suppressed this idea again and again, and now he saw that Ma Chao was so suspicious, and he couldn't help but feel a slight shock in his heart.

But Zhang Fei still didn't want to believe that this was the truth, and said with a strong smile: "Meng Qi, how can you think like this? In fact, the lord attaches great importance to you, and a few days ago, he was thinking about marrying his daughter to you, didn't he send you to Hanzhong with me this time? ”

Ma Chao sighed and said in a deep voice: "General Yide has been with the lord for so many years, so he naturally knows if such a thing is possible?" ”

Zhang Fei couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this: "Could it be that the lord will really do this?" Alas, maybe this qiē is true, think about the time when the lord plotted against Tao Qian, Lu Bu, and Cao Cao's territory, didn't he also do it? Tao Qian's two sons were also Zhonglang generals at that time, but they suddenly fell ill and died inexplicably, although the lord cried to death at that time, but who dared to guarantee that it was not the master's instructions? There is also the car, and the lord was also trying his best to win over at that time, but didn't he say that he was beheaded? ”

But at this moment, I heard Zhang Ji pat the case and say: "The general should not be bewitched by Ma Chao, he is making an excuse for his surrender to Liu Qi, please think about it, Qin Gong is in troubled times, and he is self-made, what does he rely on to start a business?" Is it just sincerity? He said that the Duke of Qin was unkind, but what about the other princes in the world? What is his new master, Liu Qi? After capturing Sun Quan at the beginning, didn't he deprive him of his power? What will happen to Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu later? Compared with these people, Ma Chao's treatment is still good, but this person does not want to repay the favor, but instead takes refuge in Liu Qi, and now he has come to bewitch the general, hoping to gain the general's sympathy, which is really hateful. ”

Zhang Fei's eyes lit up when he heard this, nodded and said: "Sergeant Zhang is right, I don't understand anything like conspiracy, I only know that the lord also has the difficulties of the lord, I said before, everyone has their own ambitions, and it is not difficult for me to be for you, since you have taken refuge in Liu Qi, then you can be his general, why bother to go to my account to show your tongue?" Is it really a reason to feel at ease for yourself? ”

But I heard Ma Chao say slowly: "General, in fact, the reason why Chao came here is mainly to persuade the general to surrender to the Duke of Chu, and Chao also knows that the general is dissatisfied with the Duke of Qin for the revenge of the Marquis of Hanshou Pavilion, so it is better to return to the Duke of Chu, I believe that the Duke of Chu will definitely lead the army to avenge you......"

But he heard Zhang Fei cut off Ma Chao's words, and said unhappily: "Meng Qi, the general has already told you before, the lord has promised that as long as he captures Xichuan, he will definitely break with Cao Cao and lead the army to avenge us, but you can't wait, now that you have fallen into Huang Zhong's plan, it is understandable to be captured and surrendered, but you should not come to persuade this general again." ”

Ma Chao sneered: "Hugh said that it is difficult for Duke Qin to take Xichuan, even if he takes Xichuan, the last general dares to guarantee that he will never lead the army to fight with Wei openly, if the general depends on me, it is better to take refuge in the Duke of Chu, and it is expected to ......take revenge in the future."

This time, Zhang Fei shouted categorically: "Ma Chao, I have been sharing weal and wife with Duke Qin for more than 20 years, and my relationship has long been intimate, how can I be separated from you?" Hugh is going to be rambling any more, so get out of here. Hmph, thinking of the old feelings, I will spare your life, if there is a next time, don't blame me for not being merciful, and ask you for the crime of disturbing the hearts of our army. ”

But I heard Zhang Ji say: "General, the opportunity must not be lost, it will not come again, now people are fish and meat, I am a sword, why don't the generals kill Ma Chao and get rid of a big trouble?" Otherwise, once he raises troops in the future, I am afraid that he will also be a threat to the Duke of Qin. ”

Zhang Fei was in a bad mood, and when he heard Zhang Ji's words, he was immediately furious, pointed at Zhang Ji and said, "Are you a general or am I a general?" I have the final say in today's affairs, if there are any consequences in the future, I will bear it with all my might, if Ma Mengqi dares to raise troops to fight against the lord, I should personally capture him alive. Ma Chao, you can remember this sentence, before I change my mind, leave quickly. ”

Ma Chao was suddenly ashamed when he heard this, shook at Zhang Fei, and then left with a sigh.

What Ma Chao didn't know was that not long after he left, Huang Zhong retreated from everyone and said to Fa Zheng: "Filial piety, I have heard that Zhang Fei and Liu Bei have a close relationship, and they are brothers, can Ma Mengqi persuade him to surrender?" ”

But seeing Fa Zheng, he said without hesitation: "No." ”

"In that case, why did Xiaozhi persuade me to allow Meng Qi to go and persuade Zhang Fei to surrender?"

"Hehe, the general doesn't know, Meng Qi took the initiative to persuade Zhang Fei to surrender, how can we get a good impression of others? It seems that the general does not trust Meng Qi; Besides, the lower officials have heard that Meng Qi and Zhang Fei are good friends, and now that Meng Qi has returned to our army, why should they let them talk separately? It was also a break between them; Is this the last point? Zhang Fei was persuaded by Meng Qi to surrender, his heart will inevitably be angry, I know that this human nature is strong, a anger can not be vented, will definitely pour all his strength to attack our army, our army just took this opportunity to lay an ambush, ordered Meng Qi to capture Zhang Fei, the general will do a personal favor again, let Zhang Fei go, so that Meng Qi can repay Zhang Fei's past friendship, but also let Meng Qi heartily loyal to the lord, in addition, it will presumably increase the rift between Liu Bei and Zhang Fei. ”

Although Fa Zheng's eyes were full of smiles, but Huang Zhong couldn't help but feel chills when he heard it, at this time Huang Zhong finally understood why the lord let him be his military advisor, and ordered himself to obey him, it turned out that this person turned out to be the same kind of person as Jia Xu and Pang Tong, and he was the best at such a strange and poisonous plan, and such a poisonous plan could definitely make people immortal and peel off a layer of skin.

Thinking of this, Huang Zhong couldn't help but feel pity for Zhang Fei.