Lu Bu and his group walked for less than half an hour, advanced more than five miles, and under the leadership of Pang De, they finally arrived at the place where Ma Teng was encamped. I saw Ma Teng's camp Xingqi Luobu, set up a circle of fences around it, surrounded thousands of tents in it, the camp is equipped with four gates, the gate is full of countless antlers and horses, there are two watchtowers built on both sides of the gate, it can be seen that the camp has a very strong defensive ability.

In addition, there is a small river that is more than a foot wide and flows to the north around the east of the camp, many soldiers take local materials, have to go out of the camp, or wash clothes, or herd cattle and horses to eat aquatic plants, or go into the water to rub the bath, during which many soldiers join, and there are also many soldiers to leave, this situation is the scene of quiet life after the war.

Ma Teng's father and son had been waiting for a long time, and when they saw Lu Bu and his group appear on the plain, they immediately rode their horses to meet them.

"Uncle Wenhou!" Ma Chao quickly left Ma Teng behind, and couldn't wait to run to Lu Bu to salute.

Lu Bu greeted with a smile: "Meng Qi, I haven't seen you for a few months, you seem to have grown a lot taller!" Ma Chao has indeed grown a lot taller, only fifteen or sixteen years old, but his height is about seven feet, which can be compared with ordinary adults.

Ma Chao smiled, as if asking: "I don't know if Lingqi has grown taller!" ”

"Maybe I've grown a little taller" Lu Bu shook his head, three months have passed since he set out on the expedition, and he really doesn't know if his daughter has grown taller or not.

Just when Lu Bu and Ma Chao were talking happily, Ma Teng urged Ma to come to a place less than five steps away from Lu Bu and saluted: "Feng Xian, I have something important to do just now, I haven't greeted you from afar, and I hope to forgive my sins."

Ma Teng is the Taishou of Xiliang, and Lu Bu is the captain of Sili, and the official rank is already equivalent. Ma Teng could have waited for Lu Bu in the tent, but he came out of the big tent to greet Lu Bu, which was enough to show Lu Bu's status in his heart, and also gave Lu Bu enough face, although he knew that Ma Teng was polite, but Lu Bu still smiled and saluted back: "I haven't seen you for months." Brother Shou Cheng's body is getting tougher and tougher."

Jia Xu, Li Ru, and Gan Ning behind Lu Bu immediately stepped forward and bowed: "Meet Huaili Hou"

Ma Teng stroked his hair and smiled: "Gentlemen, please come to the tent to talk about it!" ”

So, under the leadership of Ma Teng, everyone came to Ma Teng's Chinese army tent together, and the two sides gave up according to the order of master and slave, and after saying some innocuous topics, Ma Teng went straight to the topic: "Fengxian, thank you for sending troops to help this time, if it weren't for you." I'm afraid I won't be able to defeat Jincheng, and I won't be able to avenge the murder of my wife, plus your life-saving grace, so I decided to give up Jincheng County"

To say that Lu Bu does not want Jincheng is false, Jincheng is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and there is a moat of its own, and there is a cloud in "Mozi": "Although Jincheng soup pool", the word "solid as Jincheng" is also named after Jincheng. Moreover, because of the Huangshui, Jincheng makes the people here rich and prosperous. It is an important agricultural base, which is also the reason why Han Sui occupied Jincheng and endured for a long time.

Lu Bu didn't expect Ma Teng to be so generous, saying that he would give it to himself, but Lu Bu also knew the truth that greed can't chew too much, with his current strength. I can't eat the entire Jincheng County, and after thinking for a while, I said with a smile: "Brother Shoucheng, Jincheng was built by you and me together, how can I monopolize it alone?" Brother Shoucheng avenges the murder of his wife. Why don't I avenge the soldiers of the soldiers, so I decided to row Huangshui with Brother Shoucheng, the north of Huangshui belongs to Brother Shoucheng, and the south of Huangshui belongs to me, what does Brother Shoucheng think? ”

Ma Teng shook his head: "No, although I, Ma Teng, am not an elegant person, but I also know that I know that I am grateful to repay it, if I don't have Fengxian, I'm afraid that it will be a dry bone in the grave at this time, and I will definitely not take this Jincheng County!" ”

Lu Bu was a little puzzled, he frowned: "Brother Shoucheng, then I'll tell you the truth, I really don't have extra troops to garrison Jincheng."

"Huh? Didn't Feng Xian recruit 30,000 Han Sui's soldiers and horses in Anyi and Poqiang? Why do you say that there are no extra troops. ”

"After the beginning of spring, I will send troops to the military capital, so I really can't spare extra soldiers and horses to be stationed in Jincheng," Lu Bu kept tapping his fingers on the table, and said with a little embarrassment.

Ma Teng suddenly realized that Lu Bu wanted to attack Liang Shuang, and he couldn't draw troops and horses to garrison it, but attacking Liang Shuang did not conflict with governing Jincheng.

Suddenly, Ma Tengxian smiled bitterly, he guessed what Lu Bu was thinking, so he tried to ask, "Feng Xian is worried that I will attack you?" ”

Lu Bu was stunned, he didn't expect Ma Teng to say the reason directly, yes, he was worried that Ma Teng would attack him, so he just wanted to draw Huangshui and rule, and use Huangshui as a moat to block Ma Teng, but this kind of thing is good as long as both sides understand, and there is no need to say it directly, I never thought that Ma Teng would actually break this problem, and Lu Bu was speechless for a while.

Lu Bu pondered for a while, and finally accepted Ma Teng's proposal, and Ma Teng said that for this sake, he had no reason to refuse.

At this time, Ma Chao, who was beside him, suddenly interjected: "If Uncle Wen Hou feels embarrassed, isn't this right the dowry that my father gave you?" ”

Ma Teng smiled loudly and nodded approvingly: "Meng Qi is reasonable, if Feng Xian feels embarrassed, this should be the dowry for Lingqi!" ”

Lu Bu smiled and didn't answer, which made Ma Chao a little lost in an instant.

At this time, a report came from outside the big tent: "Lord Qi, Li Zhong, the head of the Li family, has arrived, and now he is asking to see him outside the tent!" ”

Ma Teng nodded: "Let him in"

He said to Lu Bu again: "Fengxian, this Li family is the most influential scholar clan in Jincheng County, and it is a branch of the Li family in Lintao, if you want to govern Jincheng well, maybe the Li family can help."

When Lu Bu heard this, he secretly thought to himself in his heart: "Is it the Li family in Lintao?" I didn't expect this Li family to be so capable, and they actually had branches in Jincheng."

Lu Bu clearly remembered that when he first arrived in Longxi, except for the Lintao Li family and the Suoxi Zhou family who supported him, the rest of the family furniture was a little repulsed by him, so he had a good impression of the Li family, and he also took care of the Li family's business.

Not long after, several guards led Li Zhong to come, Li Zhong first saluted Ma Teng, and then saluted Lu Bu again: "Li Zhong sees Wen Hou, today's incident at the dock is really a misunderstanding!" ”

Ma Teng looked at Li Zhong suspiciously: "What kind of dock matter, didn't Ling Ming go with you?" ”

Ma Teng can be said to have good intentions, in order to let Lu Bu better govern Jincheng, he contacted Li Zhong a long time ago, and waited for Lu Bu to come to Zhiyang on the day. Let him and Pang De go to meet Lu Bu, so that Lu Bu and Li Zhong can have a good meeting, why did something suddenly happen.

Lu Bu smiled and immediately told Li Zhong and the dock what had happened.

"Fengxian, it seems that you really misunderstood, this Huangshui is indeed a little restless. Many fishermen make a living by fishing when they are busy, but they are thieves who intercept the river in their spare time, Han Sui is there, he also has a little headache about this problem, every time he sends troops to recruit, those thieves who intercept the river will run into the water to hide, or flee back to their homes to be the people, plus it is Xingba's dress, so it is reasonable for others to misunderstand! ”

Ma Teng thought for a moment. Then he continued: "And this time the grain and grass transported by the Li family are used to fund you, I only got 5,000 stones, but what I gave you is 10,000 stones, I am a little red-eyed!" ”

Lu Bu smiled and said to Li Zhong: "Dare to ask what is the relationship between the Li family in Lintao and you?" ”

Li Zhong didn't dare to slack off, and immediately replied: "The head of the Li family in Lintao is my brother, and this time he subsidizes Wenhou grain and grass. It was also arranged by my brother's message! ”

Lu Bu nodded, this Li family supports him so much. Presumably he has already pressed the cards on his body, since the Li family is so self-reliant, he can't treat the Li family badly, and said to Li Zhong at the moment: "Jincheng has just experienced a war, and there is a shortage of officials in all counties, if there are people in your clan who want to be officials." You can draw up a list and submit it to Mr. Jia! ”

Jia Xu immediately got up and saluted Li Zhong, and immediately hurriedly returned the salute.

"In this way, thank you Wen Hou for the children of the clan!" Li Zhong paused, and then said, "I have set up a feast in the mansion, how about I ask Wen Hou and Lord Taishou to move to the cold house and have a drink?" ”

Ma Teng smiled: "That's good. Today, I will touch the light of Fengxian and go to your Li Mansion for a while! ”

"Wenjun, remember, the woman salutes like this!" In a palatial mansion, a richly dressed woman was teaching Li Wenjun the rite of meeting, and that woman was Li Wenjun's mother, Wang

"Mother, I know, I'm not stupid!" Li Wenjun pursed his lips and said nonchalantly.

At this time, a maidservant came to report: "Mrs. Qiyu, the lord is about to arrive at the gate"

Wang hurriedly tidied up Li Wenjun's clothes, looked up and down, and felt that there were no flaws, so he took Li Wenjun out of the boudoir, and after meeting with Li Zhong's side room in the hall, he took Li Wenjun and the side room and his three sons out of the mansion to welcome him.

Among these children, the eldest Li Wenjun is only sixteen or seventeen years old, but she is not as weak as other women seem, but a little heroic, swaggering when walking, and there is no lady at all; Two of her three younger brothers were just naughty children, and the youngest was just learning to speak.

Seeing that Li Zhong was about to enter the mansion with a few people, the Wang family immediately led everyone to salute together, and the two children clumsily imitated their mother's salute, and then secretly raised their heads and stared curiously at Wen Hou, who was mighty and cool.

When Li Wenjun saw Gan Ning, she couldn't help but panic, and left all the etiquette taught by the Wang family to her, and put her hands on the lower left and right, and hugged her fists to greet her in a hurry: "Wenjun meets Wenhou, Lord Taishou"

"Eh" After Li Zhong saw it, his face was full of embarrassment, and he stood there and coughed dryly twice, his eyes kept glaring at Li Wenjun.

Lu Bu suddenly smiled, the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes were clearly visible, he saluted Li Wenjun like this, Lu Bu seemed disapproving, and also hugged his fists and returned the salute, a woman like Li Wenjun is not common in the Han Dynasty, and his daughter may be like Li Wenjun in the future.

Ma Teng had already seen Lu Lingqi's toughness, and he didn't care too much about it, and he also hugged his fists and returned the salute, Jia Xu and Li Ru behind the two did not hug their fists, but gave them away, which was regarded as a return salute, Gan Ning looked relatively cold, first returned the salute to Wang, and then turned to Li Wenjun with a fist, and then returned to Lu Bu's back.

"Hehe, let Wen Hou and Lord Taishou and the generals laugh, please!" Li Zhong immediately used a smile to hide the embarrassment in his heart, and immediately stretched out his hand to invite Lu Bu and Ma Teng into the mansion.

"Wen Hou is so heroic!" A little boy looked at Lu Bu's back and whispered to his brothers, the other "shh

"See how your father will punish you"

Wang whispered to Li Wenjun. Today's face is lost, although her husband usually dotes on his eldest daughter, but when it comes to the interests of the family, it is indeed a different attitude.

After listening to his mother's words, Li Wenjun smiled and replied, "I'm not afraid, it's a big deal for my daughter to go to Lintao to find her uncle."

After speaking, don't ignore Wang, and run towards his boudoir alone, that kind of look, how can there be any ladies to speak of, Wang shook his head helplessly, and led his three sons to the backyard. (To be continued......)