After pondering for a long time, Yuan Shao finally made up his mind, got up and said: "What the two of you said is very reasonable, Ma Chao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and he was rebellious, which is no different from the original Dong thief, we are loyal ministers of the Han family, and we must do our best to ask for it!" ”

Feng Ji said: "That's right, this matter is not too late, right now Ma Chao is dividing his troops to attack Liu Yan in Shuzhong, and his strength has dropped greatly, so he can take advantage of the weakness to attack it." If he calms down Liu Yan and Gongsun Zan in the north, we will definitely be Ma Chao's next target! Instead of waiting for Ma Chao to come to the attack, it is better to strike first! ”

Yuan Shao nodded, frowned, and said: "Ma Chao's strength is only stronger than the original Dong thief, not weak, and the Luoyang region is full of dangers, and it is also related to the middle and state can be retreated, it is not easy to completely annihilate it!" ”

Xi Zhicai said: "Ma Chao's power has been established, how easy is it to destroy it in one fell swoop?" But the purpose of this army is not to completely annihilate Ma Chao, but to weaken him, or drive him to the land of Guanzhong. If this matter is successful, the remnants of the four prefectures of And, Hebei, Qing, and Xu will not be worried! ”

Yuan Shao groaned slightly, nodded and said: "Okay, since this is the case, this matter is settled, I will immediately contact all the princes to raise troops to attack Ma Chao." Er Dang hurried back to Yanzhou, let Meng De exterminate Lu Bu with all his might, and the reinforcements were not coming, first destroy Lu Bu, and then fight to the death with Ma Chao! ”

Xi Zhicai was overjoyed, hugged his fists and said: "The alliance leader is wise, Lu Bu is just a horse, if the alliance leader helps, it will be easy to destroy!" At the moment, the representative Cao Ying discussed the alliance with Yuan Shao, and did not mention it.

However, it was said that Ma Chao left Zhang He and 20,000 elite soldiers in Qingzhou, and the remaining troops in his hands were only 30,000. Of these, 10,000 were cavalry and 20,000 were infantry, all well-equipped regular troops. Now, Ma Chao knew that a battle with Yuan Shao and others was inevitable, so in addition to the 50,000 elites taken away by Pang De, most of the remaining troops of the 350,000 army were deployed in Jizhou and Luoyang, which could respond to emergencies at any time.

This time, the banquet had just been dispersed in Xiapi, and Ma Chao was discussing with Huang Zhong and others how to crusade against Liu Bei, when suddenly a personal soldier came to report: Mi Zhu was visiting.

Ma Chao was stunned, Mi Zhu refused to propose marriage in person on the spot, although the two families did not turn their faces on the spot, but in today's situation, they are either friends or enemies, Ma Chao has already decided to block the Mi family's business in the north, if one day he completely tears his face, he does not mind uprooting the Mi family, and he must not let him fund Liu Bei. In addition, the purpose of his visit was to clean up Liu Bei by the way and not give him a chance to develop.

Others may not know Liu Bei's ability, but Ma Chao, as a person who crosses, how can he not know Liu Bei's energy? At that moment, he ordered someone to invite Mi Zhu and Mi Fang, who came with him, in.

After the ceremony, Mi Zhu hugged his fists and said: "The general can lead troops to Xuzhou, which is really a blessing for the people of Xuzhou!" As a local noble family, my Mi family specially invited the general to come to the house for a banquet in his spare time, so that the Mi family could be a landlord. ”

Ma Chao didn't know the true purpose of the two brothers, but he was not afraid of what tricks the two of them played, and hugged his fists and saluted back: "Mi don't drive politely, the Mi family is a famous business family in the Han Dynasty, its business network is all over the north and south of the Yellow River, and the family business is on par with the Zhen family in Jizhou and the Wei family in Hedong. ”

Mi Zhu was overjoyed, glanced at his brother Mi Fang, hugged his fists and said: "Thank you for the general's willingness to appreciate his face, even so, my brothers and I welcome the general after three days!" ”

"Well said! Say! Ma Chao couldn't figure out what medicine was sold in the gourd of the two brothers for a while, but he was not in a hurry to deal with the Mi family, so he decided to wait and see for a while.

Three days later, Ma Chao took Dian Wei and Chen Zhi to the Mi family's mansion in Xiapi as promised, and the Mi brothers greeted each other in person, and after greetings, they sat down. The Mi family is worthy of being a wealthy family, and there are large mansions comparable to princes and nobles in Xiapi, and the banquets are also extremely rich, full of some delicacies from the mountains and seas.

After three rounds of drinking, Mi Zhu raised his glass and said: "The general is wise and martial, and has repeatedly created miracles, although he is a country man, he has already heard of it!" It stands to reason that since the general takes a fancy to his sister and does not hesitate to propose marriage to his cousin in person, can I not know how to raise and refuse? It's just that there is a hidden truth because of this fact, and I ask the general to forgive me! ”

Ma Chao couldn't figure it out, with his current identity and power, it was no longer the time to seek talents everywhere back then. Now that he has full wings, talents and families from all over the world have either chosen to cling to him or become his enemies, and there is no third way out. The Mi family rejected Ma Chao's proposal, undoubtedly announcing that he had gone to his opposite, if there was no today's incident, Ma Chao would have ordered to start attacking the Mi family.

At the moment, he said: "Ben will also be very puzzled about this matter, my first Ma Dai's character and appearance are all superior, and he is also from an extraordinary background, and he holds a heavy position, and he is also the same age as Miss Mi Jia." I think Mr. Mi has a full reason for refusing this matter, and he is about to listen to it! ”

Mi Zhu was slightly embarrassed, gritted his teeth and said: "It's not a secret, it's not that we don't agree with this matter as brothers, it's really that the sister has a crush, which makes the general laugh!" ”

Ma Chao's heart sank, and he said secretly: Didn't the girl of the Mi family fall in love with Liu Bei for a long time! Why do you like uncle all these years? Liu Bei is now in his thirties, almost twice as old as Mi Zhen, is history going to repeat itself? However, after thinking about it carefully, I feel that this matter is unlikely, Liu Bei and Cao Ying in this time and space are the objects of his great suppression, and the two are not satisfied, Liu Bei has not had many heroic deeds except for buying people's hearts in Pingyuan County and solving the danger of Kongrong in Beihai, and it is impossible to have too many intersections with the Mi family sisters.

Thinking of this, he frowned and said: "I see, it's just that my brother has no relationship with the sister of the Mi family, even so, although Mr. Mi can rest assured, Ben Jiang is not a narrow-minded person, as long as the Mi family abides by the law and does his duty, Ben will never attack the Mi family!" If the two brothers want to serve the imperial court, they can also be reused! ”

Mi Zhu said: "Thank you for the general's understanding, the general is wise and martial, and it is said that he is the reincarnation of the gods, and it is a matter of time before the world is pacified!" My Mi family has been doing business for generations, and we need a stable social environment. If you can serve the court, you can't ask for it! ”

Ma Chao is overjoyed, the businessman is really a businessman, and he sees the needle when it is profitable. The current Liu Beiyan can be compared with him, if the Mi family fully supports Liu Bei as in history, it will be strange, after all, Mi Zhu is not a stupid person, and the Mi family is not an ordinary family, every step needs to be cautious and cautious.

At the moment, he stroked his palms and smiled: "So good! With the help of the Mi family, Ben will be able to calm down this troubled world as soon as possible! The Mi family will also move towards soaring from now on! ”

Mi Zhu and Mi Fang glanced at each other, and said with a smile: "My Mi family has lived in the East China Sea for generations, but the general was born in Xiliang, and the sister has always lived in a simple place, and most of the local people don't know it, but I don't know how the general knows!" ”

Ma Chao felt embarrassed for a while, this matter is really difficult to explain, and his understanding of Mi Zhen is limited to history, and he thought about it and said: "Ben Jiang had a relationship with Tao Thorn History in the past!" Naturally, I learned about this from the mouth of the Tao Thorn Shi! ”

Mi Zhu nodded, relieved, and said: "It's not a secret, the little sister has always respected heroes and heroes, and she has long heard of the heroic deeds of the general, especially the general's admiration for marrying a ghost as his wife." Today, it is also the intention of the sister to invite the general to the banquet, but I am afraid that the posture of the little sister will be difficult to enter the eyes of the general! ”

Ma Chao was stunned for a moment, his heart would not be his own peach blossom luck! Listening to the meaning of Mi Zhu's words, it seems that he intends to dedicate his sister to himself, could it be that Mi Zhen is his die-hard fan? Immediately said quietly: "Mr. Mi is polite, since Miss Mi invited him, why didn't he come out to meet!" ”

Mi Zhu said: "I'm about to be introduced!" After that, he said loudly to the screen: "The general is here, and he hasn't come out to see him yet!" As soon as the words fell, a girl walked out from behind the screen, about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a green long skirt, with a small nose and mouth, elegant temperament, shy, and a sinking fish and geese, and her appearance was comparable to Cai Yan, Yang Wan and others, but it was a little worse than Diao Chan and Du Xiuniang.

The girl came closer, bowed and saluted, "The people's daughter Mi Zhen greets the general!" I have heard the name of the general for a long time, and now I have the fate to see it, and I finally taste my long-cherished wish! ”

Ma Chao hurriedly got up and returned the salute, hugged his fists and said: "Miss Mi is polite, it's not enough to worry about a false name!" But Miss Mi is famous, and she will have heard of it a long time ago! When I see it today, it's really beautiful! ”

Mi Zhen said: "The general's words are serious, how dare the concubine's Pu Liu's posture be called Fanghua's peerless?" I'm afraid it's much worse than the general's wife and concubine! ”

Ma Chao's heart moved, how did this sound so jealous, and said at the moment: "Miss Mi is modest, compared with Miss Mi, the wife and concubine of this general should be Chunlan Qiuju, each has its own strengths, it is really difficult to distinguish which is higher and which is lower!" ”

Mi Zhen's face turned red when she heard this, but she was extremely happy in her heart, Mi Zhu saw it in her eyes, and said with a smile: "It's not easy for the general to come to my Mi family, and I don't pour wine for the general!" ”

Mi Zhen immediately took a few steps forward, stretched out her jade hand and poured a slow glass of wine for Ma Chao, and then poured herself another glass, raised her glass and said in a coquettish voice: "In the past, the righteous act of the general marrying a ghost as his wife spread all over the world, although the concubine was in the deep boudoir, she had also heard of it, the general, please!" ”

"Miss Mi is polite!" Ma Chao took a drink and continued: "The things of the year are not enough to worry about, I will smell Miss Mi's name, and I want to match with my brother Ma Dai to achieve a good marriage!" Now I have to hear that Miss Wen has someone in mind, and I know that this will be abrupt. But I don't know who is so blessed to be able to win Miss Mi's heart? ”

Mi Zhen's face was full of shyness when she heard this, and she hurriedly lowered her head and didn't dare to answer, but Mi Zhu laughed and said: "No wonder the general doesn't know, my sister is the same year as the general, and I have heard the prestige of the general!" Since childhood, he has made a wish not to marry a hero like the general when he grows up, so Tao Thorn Shi treats General Ma to propose marriage, and he really does not dare to respond, just because the sister is relieved that he has already placed it on the general. ”

Ma Chao was stunned for a while, crying and laughing in his heart, he wanted to stuff Mi Zhen to Ma Dai, but he didn't think that it was his own dish. In fact, whoever marries Mi Zhen between him and Ma Dai can win over the Mi family, but it is very different for the Mi family, Mi Zhen marries Ma Chao as a concubine, which is undoubtedly a step further than marrying Ma Dai as his wife. (To be continued.) )