Liu Bei vaguely saw Lu Bu's shadow on Ma Chao's body, and he couldn't help but be wary in his heart, but the more this was the case, the more indifferent he was on his face.

In the face of Ma Chao's bold words, Liu Bei only smiled and said: "Cao thief disobeys the dynasty and intends to usurp the Han family, which is really the anger of people and gods. ”

Ma Chao couldn't see the changes in Liu Bei's heart, but Fa Zheng could see it clearly, thinking that although he was Ma Chao's fellow villager, he also felt that there was something wrong with calling Liu Bei Xuande, and he was afraid that Ma Chao would hurt Liu Bei's face in front of everyone, so he hurriedly said: "Ma Mengqi came all the way back, hard all the way, lord, you might as well let Meng Qi go to Nanzheng to rest first." ”

Liu Bei nodded and said: "Filial piety is reasonable, I have personally selected a mansion for Meng Qi, Meng Qi will go to the city to rest first, and I will set up a big banquet for you to catch the wind and wash the dust." ”

So, because of Ma Chao's rudeness, the day's greeting had to end in a hurry.

Liu Bei personally sent Ma Chao back to the house and left, and Liu Bei just left on the front foot, but Fa Zheng on the back foot came to visit again.

Ma Chao saw that Fa Zheng was going and returning, so he said strangely: "Xiaozhi, didn't you go with Xuan Bei, why did you come back again?" ”

Fa Zheng coughed lightly a few times and glanced at Ma Chao.

Ma Chao understood and knew that he had some private things to say, so he retreated. The door was closed, and only the two of them were left in the hall, so Ma Chao smiled and said: "You and I are both upright people, if there is anything unseemly, you have to talk about it behind closed doors." ”

Fa Zheng frowned and said: "Meng Qi, you and I are fellow villagers, and the relationship is extraordinary, so I only told you these words." Meng Qi, do you know how taboo you committed when you met the lord outside the city? ”

Ma Chao was stunned, his eyes were blank, and he said, "What taboo did I commit?" I think the meeting with Xuande feels very good, although he is a little older, but as Xiaozhi said before, he does have a heroic spirit, and I Ma Chao likes such people. ”

Until this time, Ma Chao had not woken up, Fa Zheng was anxious, and said with a solemn face: "Meng Qi, you are wrong because you shouldn't call the lord 'Xuande', the word 'Xuande', how can you and I call it directly." ”

Ma Chao's thick eyebrows moved, and he seemed to understand a little, but he waved his hand and said: "Xiaozhi, you are blindly worried, I don't call him Xuande, what else can I call him." ”

Fa Zhengzheng said: "Although Meng Qi was once a prince, but now that you have chosen to be attached, you are the courtier of the lord, how the subordinates call the lord, Meng Qi, you will not be unclear." ”

Ma Chao completely understood this time, his face was a little unhappy, and said: "My Ma Chao's status and reputation are no different from Xuande, if I call him 'lord', how can I call him a 'lord'." ”

Fa Zheng was a little anxious, and said bitterly: "Meng Qi, the so-called person who knows the times is Junjie, it was the beginning, and now it is now, how can it be compared." ”

Ma Chao smiled and said, "I think Xiaozhi is thinking too much, I see that Xuande didn't show any displeasure at that time, and he didn't mind too much, he didn't mind, what are you worried about." ”

Fa Zheng sighed: "Meng Qi, you are a newcomer, you don't know the surname of the lord, he is the kind of person who is invisible, and Mount Tai collapses in front of him and does not change color, but he has a city government in his chest, otherwise how can he have such an achievement now." Therefore, I advise Meng Qi that when this figure should be put down, it is better to put it down. ”

Fa Zheng's bitter words were actually very good for Ma, but he was a little unhappy when he heard it, so he casually agreed: "Okay, okay, I wrote down your words of filial piety, and I will pay attention to it later." ”

Fa Zheng thought that Ma Chao really remembered, and put down his heart for a while, so he put on a better expression, and said: "As long as Meng Qi can gain the trust of the lord, then when the army is sent to the north to attack Yongliang in the future, the lord will definitely rely on Meng Qi's bravery, as long as you can take the two states of Yongliang, then our Guan Longshi people can take the opportunity to sit big, and sooner or later one day they will overpower their Jingxiang people." Meng Qi, your return this time is really a huge addition to our Guan Longshi people. ”

Fa Zheng's words made Ma Chao feel more and more important about his surname, and the smug look was written on his face, and he said: "In my opinion, those Jingxiang people are nothing remarkable, and I really don't have any of them." ”

Fa Zheng's face immediately changed again, and said: "Meng Qi, you must not underestimate the Jingxiang people, although except for Huang Hansheng, there are not many famous generals in Jingxiang, but there are many resourceful people in this group, such as Kong Ming and Shi Yuan, who are the leaders, I have been with them for a long time, and I know the tricks of these two people. Especially that Kong Ming, the lord sits on the two states of Jingzhou, and the factions are so complicated, it is all up to Kong Ming to coordinate and control them, so that they can have the momentum of using their lives today. By the way, there is also that Fang Zhongzheng, although this person is usually low-key, and he doesn't look obvious, but he is very rich in scheming, and the lord also trusts him very much. ”

Ma Chao heard that Fa Zheng praised Fang Shao so much, he didn't believe it, and said: "This Fang Zhongzheng looks young, with a weak air, except that he is a little handsome, I really can't see anything special about him, is there really filial piety, is it so powerful?" ”

Fa Zheng smiled slightly, and said: "People can't look good, Meng Qi, you don't know, when you captured Hanzhong this time, the lord couldn't attack Yangping Pass for a long time, and it was Zhongzheng who made a strange plan to make the lord successfully break through." This person is not only outstanding in ghost planning, but also good at ingenuity, last year in the battle of Jingzhou, Guan Yunchang's naval army, it was by virtue of his invention of the divine cannon, but only unexpectedly defeated the Eastern Wu naval army. Meng Qi thinks about it, is he not special enough for such a person. ”

After Fa Zheng's description, Ma Chao was impressed by Fang Shao, and couldn't help but wonder: "It turns out that this person is so powerful, I underestimated him, it seems that my sister has a good eye." ”

Fa Zheng was stunned for a moment, and said puzzledly: "What does Meng Qi mean?" ”

Ma Chao smiled and said: "I'm ashamed, my sister Yunlu, after seeing Fang Zhongzheng at the beginning, told me that looking at this person is pleasing to the eye, I also said at the time, who you look down on, how can you look down on such a powerless literati, now it seems that I said something wrong." ”

Ma Chao even scolded Fa Zheng for this, but Fa Zheng didn't mind, but said strangely: "It turns out that there is such a thing, I didn't expect Ling Mei to look at Zhongzheng." ”

Ma Chao sighed: "Who knows, maybe it's a sister who has been in the army since he was a child, and all he met were rough people with rough skin and thick meat. ”

Fa Zheng smiled and said: "This is also reasonable, but this Fang Zhongzheng already has a wife, and he is still Kong Ming's sister, and he has also made a marriage contract with Wu Hou's sister, so ...... sister."

Ma Chao waved his hand and said disapprerovitically: "Man, what is it to have a few more women in the bed, if my sister really likes this kid, I will ask for this family affair for her, I forgive the surname Fang and dare not disobey." ”

Fa Zheng stroked his beard and muttered for a long time, a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and said: "That party is Kong Ming's right-hand man, and he has won the trust of the lord, if Meng Qi can conclude this family business, it will be a good thing to count in one fell swoop." It's just that this matter is not easy to rush too much, if Ling Mei really has this intention, then we must take our time, and we must not make people think that we have other plans. ”

Ma Chao's surname is rough, but he is not stupid, he understood the meaning of Fa Zheng after thinking about it for a while, so he smiled and said: "Okay, then I'll ask my sister, is it really interesting to this little white face, haha-"

When Fa Zheng and Ma Chao were discussing secretly, in the military government, Fang Shao was also reporting to Liu Bei on the process of his trip to Wei County.

After listening, Zhuge Liang shook his fan and smiled, and said: "This Ma Mengqi is really brave and not strategic, thinking that he wants to make the lord dare not despise him by taking advantage of the power of the people, but he doesn't want the lord to be clear about his role, he tossed so much movement, it's just a farce." ”

Fang Shao also said with a smile: "I have also been in contact with Ma Mengqi's brothers and sisters and generals before, they are very strong in Xiliang, and they all like to rely on their own bravery, as Kong Ming said, most of them are brave and unscrupulous. ”

And Pang Tong said: "I think this Ma Mengqi is not only proud of his bravery, but also conceited, and now he is defeated by the lord, and when he meets, he still has the habit of a prince, and his words and deeds are disrespectful to the lord." ”

Pang Tong's words gave Liu Bei a foreshadowing, and he said: "Meng Qi was once a hegemon, but now he is defeated, and it is difficult to change his identity for a while, which is also wishful. It's just that I look at Meng Qi and have the style of Lu Bu back then, but I'm afraid of ......"

Liu Bei didn't finish his words, but everyone present already knew what he meant.

Zhuge Liang smiled faintly and said: "Although Meng Qi has Lu Bu's hero, the circumstances of the two are very different. Although Lu Bu also returned from defeat back then, in addition to the lack of food and soldiers, the generals and strategists he relied on were complete, so as long as he was given a foothold, he could immediately recruit troops and horses to regain his momentum. Ma Chao is different, first the defeat of Tongguan, and then the defeat of Jicheng, the soldiers and horses are all lost, except for his brother Ma Dai and the general Pang De, there are no available generals. The lord only needs to use a little means to assign Ma Dai and Pang De to be transferred, Meng Qi is alone, in addition to being driven by the lord, can he still have different intentions? ”

Zhuge Liang's analysis made Liu Bei gradually feel relieved, but Pang Tong said: "Even so, the lord can't condone Meng Qi to continue to be self-righteous like this, the sooner he lets him figure out his current identity, the less likely it will be to bury disasters for the future." ”

Hearing these two military advisors talk about this, Fang Shao suddenly had an idea, and said: "Shao has a plan, maybe it can not hurt the peace, but also make him wake up." ”

(To be continued)