Chapter 23: Who is this?
The banquet set by Hushou ended up unhappily. He himself was angry and afraid of Yu Poison after what happened just now, and his heart was unhappy. Since Yu Poison didn't give face, after the mysterious old man appeared, he followed and led people away, and he didn't have anything to say here, so he flattered Zhang Yanlai instead.
Since Yu Yan didn't buy it, he had to find someone to buy it, and he deliberately hinted in front of Zhang Yan that once Jizhou was won, he Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army would be the first beneficiary. The conditions are good, and they are very attractive, but Zhang Yan has a clear mind and leaves with the mysterious old man just now. At this time, he would always think about what happened to him just now, how could a chill rise from the soles of his feet because he glanced at the old man, and he didn't even have the courage to resist? He was very unhappy with this sudden cowardice, and even thought that his performance just now must have been seen by his subordinates, so wouldn't it be majestic and sweep the ground, how could he restrain his subordinates in the future? He was panicked in his heart, and he was very angry, he was only entangled in this matter, but he rarely listened to Hushou's words.
"Who is that old man, who seems to have seen me before? However, if I say that I have never seen him, his eyes are clearly very familiar, and if I want to say that I have seen him, I can't remember his face. What happened in between? The old man, do I know him, or does he know me? ”
Zhang Yan's head was big, but he couldn't figure it out, and he couldn't find even a clue. This feeling is very dazed and unpleasant.
"Dashuai!" Hearing the reminder of the person next to him, Zhang Yan suddenly remembered that he was at the banquet of Hushou, and Yu Yu had left the moment before. He listened to Hushou to mean that he deliberately rejected the poison and maintained a closer cooperative relationship with him, which he might have kept the mind to discuss with him under other circumstances. But now, his mind is on chasing the identity of the mysterious old man, where is the slightest intention to listen to him continue to ramble? He hurriedly put down the cup, got up, told Hushou that the wine was drunk and could not drink anymore, thanked Hushou for his hospitality, and left the hall in a hurry with people. After leaving the hall, he immediately sent men to track down the identity of the old man, and he went back to the camp.
In the hall, Yu Poison and the two left unhappily, and only one pot was left.
Hushou, after being stunned for a moment, had to leave the banquet in a hurry, and he was really unhappy. I couldn't think of a good banquet, and his purpose of comforting and winning over the two families was not achieved, but one of them was angry because of his own imprudent words and inattentive actions, and the latter seemed to have a mind outside, and he couldn't listen to his words at all, and he broke up unhappily. Now that his goal was not only not achieved, but he also offended Yu Yao, and seeing that Zhang Yan's attitude was unclear, his heart became even more entangled.
However, he soon thought of the old man. Why did the old man first drink the poison as soon as he appeared, and then he actually spoke to Zhang Yan in such a tone? But Zhang Yan not only didn't dare to refute, but was dumbfounded, which shows the strength of the old man's coercion. So, who could this mysterious old man be, and why did he have such a powerful aura, so that the two halled Black Mountain 'handsome' didn't dare to be arbitrary in front of him? Being able to do this shows that this character is not simple. And who can be above the marshal of Montenegro, except for the three brothers of Zhang Jiao, the great sage and mentor of the year, who else can there be? However, this is just a joke, Zhang Jiao's three rebels were defeated, and they died a long time ago, many years have passed, where will it be them. Hushou thought about it so far, and he had to immediately reject it.
Since the person who came is not the three brothers of the great sage and good teacher Zhang Jiao, then who will he be? At this time, Hu Shou suddenly remembered a gaze. The deep, bottomless, lifeless gaze frustrated the momentum of those who saw it. It was this gaze that suddenly flashed in front of him again. This gaze was issued the moment the old man came in and looked at him. Previously, because of his anger on poison, he didn't pay too much attention to this detail, but when he thought about it now, he couldn't help but shiver.
"This person is unfathomable, and he must not be offended!" In Hushou's heart, he suddenly came to such a conclusion.
Yu Poison came out of Hushou, and even his Chinese army tent didn't go in to rest, and immediately came to the tent where the old man was, asking to see the old man.
"Please tell the master, just say that Yu Poison wants to see you." In order to show respect for the old man, Yu Poison simply gave up his respect for the marshal and reported his name to the guards outside the tent. The guards outside the tent were about to let him wait a while, the tent door was opened, and a bewitching girl in yellow clothes came out of the tent, she glanced at Yu Poison, and said softly: "My division has been waiting for the marshal in the tent for a long time, marshal, please!" When Yu Poison heard this, he hurriedly thanked him and walked in. It's just that his guards were all stopped by the girl in yellow clothes, and they didn't bring them in. The girl in the yellow dress got her master's instructions, not only to intercept the people brought by the poison, but also to disperse the guards around to guard the distance of Zhang Xu and not to act rashly. She pressed her sword in her hand, but she didn't say a word, and waited silently.
As for the tent, as soon as Yu Poison came in and saw that the guards had been stopped, his heart was tense at first, but he didn't dare to have any objections. When he saw that there was only an old man in gray standing with his hands behind his back to him, standing on the wall of the tent, without even looking at his head, he seemed to be even more afraid. He stretched out his hand and gently wiped away the beads of sweat on his forehead, and then stepped forward, and hurriedly bowed to the old man in gray.
The old man in gray still had his back to him, and said leisurely: "Oh, you also know that it is wrong? So what just happened? Aren't you bent on cooperating with Hushou here, how do you start talking and talking, do you want to kill someone? Kill the pot Shou? Hehe, your stupid behavior is really disappointing to me. Yu was sweating on the forehead of the poisonous head, where did he dare to refute at this time, but he just blindly compensated the old man. The old man lifted his hand and raised his sleeves, obviously not wanting to hear Yu Poison say this anymore, so he turned to a soft voice and asked: "Don't talk nonsense, tell me, why do you suddenly get angry, and don't show half a word." ”
To say, Yu Poison is also the commander of the army, and his status is not lower than anyone else, even in front of Zhang Yan, as long as he is not convinced, he can still fight against Zhang Yan. However, for this old man, he instinctively exuded a chill from his heart, and he didn't know how to resist, and his instinct was all obedience. Hearing the old man's question, he actually didn't hesitate at all, and told the old man all the things that happened before and after the banquet. From the pretended peaceful atmosphere at the banquet, to hiding each other's wit, to Zhang Yan's side proposing that his headquarters be merged into Zhang Yan's department, and then to the ......
"What is your opinion on the ideas put forward by Zhang Yan's side?" The old man interrupted him directly, and did not continue to listen to the following. Yu Poison was suddenly asked by the old man, he was stunned at first, and he didn't think of the purpose of the old man's question for a while, and the old man snorted lightly, he was clever all over, and hurriedly played haha, and said: "This proposal, in fact, I don't object to it, but Zhang Yan, this kid, is beyond his strength, and instigated his subordinates to say that he wants to be the supreme commander of Montenegro, so that my department will be returned to him, so how can I agree?" If it is the other way around, let his men and horses belong to me, and I will be the commander, and he will be the deputy commander, which is almost ......."
Speaking of which, I thought the old man would agree with him, nodding his head or something. But the old man didn't say a word, which made Yu Poison's deser useless, on the contrary, because of the silence in the tent, he felt a chill through his heart, and involuntarily stopped what he hadn't said. Seeing that he didn't continue for a moment, the old man snorted lightly and said with a smile: "Are you handsome?" Zhang Yan as a deputy marshal? I don't think you understand the situation. In today's troubled times, whoever is strong in his hands is the boss, don't you understand this simple truth? Look at how many soldiers and horses you have, and how many soldiers and horses do people have? Others are 10 times more than 100 times more than you, what do you compare with others? You still want to be a handsome man and let him belong to you, are you dreaming for a hundred days? Moreover, it's not that I said, I carefully compared the two of you, you two, you are ruthless, you dare to do it; People are deeply scheming, not easy to match. If you take this little cleverness, I'm afraid you will never be able to fight others. It's better to take this opportunity, you will follow Zhang Yan's proposal, put your two troops together, Zhang Yan will be the marshal of Montenegro, you will be his arm, as a handsome, and then unite with the Southern Xiongnu, with the help of Hushou, to sweep Jizhou, and achieve the world's hegemony, what do you think? ”
He seemed to be negotiable in what he said, but there was no negotiation at all. When Yu Poison heard this, he was slightly stunned. Do you want him to be a deputy marshal and work for others? It's impossible! If he could have compromised, he would not have gone to Zhang Yan under Yuan Shao's pressure, but would have crossed the river south. It's good that he is ruthless, and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, all of which the old man said. But in the same way, he also has an unyielding heart, and he also wants to dominate Montenegro, so of course he is reluctant to obey the old man's proposal.
It's just that if he doesn't obey the old man's order, he will have to face the old man's anger directly, is he ready?
"Huh?" Seeing that Yu Yu didn't answer for a while, the old man knew what he had in mind, so he immediately smiled coldly and said, "You don't accept my proposal, do you think that your power is enough to fight against Zhang Yan's power, or do you think that ...... The old man's words are all farting? ”