Chapter 140: The Gamble of the Stump (Part II)

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The state minister's mansion covers a wide area, the courtyard is dotted, the outer courtyard is wide, the side hall is crowded, and the inner courtyard is the place where the accompanying female relatives make friends and travel to the garden.

Gan Mei is also one of them, her identity is a bit strange, she is not a maid or a concubine, if it weren't for the fact that her deeds with Ma Han had already spread, with this vague identity, she would never be able to enter the inner courtyard of the state pastor's mansion. Before entering the palace, Ma Han only told her one thing: to deal with all the female relatives as much as possible, whether the other party was an official's wife or a maidservant, and to write down all the words of conversation as much as possible, no matter how big or small, and repeat them when she returned.

Gan Mei understood, Ma Han wanted her to find out the news. Gan Mei is still happy to be able to help, but she has no idea what she can find. Ma Han has no requirements in this regard - you can't expect a fifteen-year-old girl with no training to find out anything of great value. Ma Han only hopes to collect as much seemingly fragmented information as possible, combined with the future situation he knows, and make inferences that are in line with the current trend of Xuzhou.

Before Gan Mei entered the state pastoral mansion, she was still very apprehensive in her heart, and she didn't know what she would achieve. But when she appeared in front of the women, she realized that she had underestimated her own fame - or rather, underestimated the gossip talents of women.

A beautiful girl was taken by the villains, and the courtesy was not successful, so she was forcibly taken and forced to marry. As a result, he was recognized by the young lieutenant, and resolutely took action, angrily punished the thief, and the hero saved the beauty. After that, the thieves gathered to retaliate, and the girl warned against the danger. The young lieutenant struck again and tried to capture the thief...... This experience is really too legendary, too bloody, and too gossipy. It is enough to make these bored women and ladies who stay at home and ignite the fire of gossip.

Gan Mei soon became the center of the game, surrounded by a group of noble women, gossiping, and asking strange questions, even making people red-faced. How can I go back and repeat these topics!

When the women's gossip psychology was satisfied, they seemed to remember that the girl in front of them was just the daughter of a small family, and it was too unimportant to post it like this. Immediately, they shut up one by one, and after a while, they dispersed.

One moment it was still the stars holding the moon, but the next moment it was alone, and Gan Mei stayed in the wind in front of him, and he was uncomfortable for a while. After a long time, Gan Mei sighed softly, slowly descended the steps, avoided the bright lights, and found a small pavilion in the darkness alone. As soon as I sat down, I heard a sweet voice behind me: "Little sister Mizhen, meet Gan Niangzi." ”

Gan Mei hurriedly got up and looked back, but saw two young girls standing under the steps in front of the pavilion. The girl in the back was obviously a maidservant, carrying a bright red lantern in her hand. Under the misty halo, I saw the girl in front of me combing her fallen horse bun, and the pearl and jade were tiny. The golden crow swayed, under the lights, and was full of color. It reflects a round and sweet face, which is exceptionally bright.

The surname "Mi" is not common, but in Xuzhou, in the East China Sea, it has a special meaning. Gan Mei subconsciously blurted out: "The little lady is the ...... of Mi Beijia and Mi Lieutenant"

"Both of them are brothers." The girl Mi Zhen smiled, lifted her skirt lightly, stepped up the steps, took Ganmei's hands, and said softly, "Slender hands are like jade, shining, Gan Xiaoniang is really naturally beautiful, no wonder ......" pouting and smiled, although the latter words were not said again, but how could Ganmei, who had listened to gossip for a night, not hear this ridicule? The pretty face is hot, and the embarrassment is unspeakable.

Mi Zhenzai looked at Ganmei's face carefully, and after a while, he asked in an uncertain tone: "That young captain, didn't you do anything to you?" ”

Ganmei's face turned even redder, if other women asked like this, she might not pay attention to it, but this was the little lady of the Mi family, and she also had a good impression of this little lady who was similar to her age and had a beautiful appearance. After considering the wording, Fang said: "Ma Jun behaves moderately, speaks politely, is not humble and contemptuous as a little woman, and does not act unusually, only talks about the terroir of Xuzhou every day, humanistic allusions, can be called a gentleman." ”

Mi Zhen's eyes widened in surprise, and she was smart and cute: "I said that he is just a border county general from a humble background, who fights and kills Hu people all day long, if he doesn't see it today, he should still be a rough man." How can I listen to you, I will be like a suave scholar. ”

Gan Mei smiled faintly: "It's better to see than to hear, and it's better to see from afar." ”

Mi Zhen covered her stutter and smiled: "Okay, then ask my sister to ask for advice on your behalf......"

Before he finished speaking, he heard all kinds of exclamations from the female relatives not far away, and then he saw many women and maids, rushing in one direction in unison, as if something big had happened.

Mi Zhen hurriedly asked the maid to inquire, and after a while, the maid carried the lantern that was swaying from side to side, panting and ran back to report: "Little lady, yes, it's that Liaodong Tianju...... Compete with Guan Yunchang, who is known as the 'enemy of 10,000 people' under Liu Yuanjun. ”

Gan Mei and Mi Zhen glanced at each other and said in unison: "What are you trying to do?" ”

"I heard, what's it called...... The gamble of the stump. ”

The two girls were taken aback, although they didn't know what they meant, but just from the name that diffused a strong smell of blood, they knew that it must be dangerous and cruel. At the moment, hand in hand, rush to the front yard.

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In the middle of the lobby, this competition has attracted all attention, and even the relatives of officials elsewhere are no longer idle, and they are pouring out of the inner courtyard, at most, wearing a hat to cover their faces.

At this moment, above the short case, two strong arms stretched out, and two large hands clasped tightly together - unfortunately, this was not a sign of friendship, but confrontation.

The head of the military generals in Xuzhou, Zhonglang will serve as the arbitrator. He only cares about two things in this arbitration: first, make sure that the arms of the two people in the competition are in the middle position, and then play the board and shout to start; 2. If one side admits defeat, it must shout in front of the blade through the arm, and then move forward as fast as possible to fix both arms.

Ma Han and Guan Yu each pressed their other hands against the edge of the desk, and both of them nodded to their respective supporters with a calm and confident smile on their faces. When their gaze turned back to touch, it was like a hammer striking on an anvil, bursting with scorching sparks.

"Ma Jinglong, use all your strength, a certain will convince you - as long as you finally forgive, a certain will stop." Guan Yu is full of self-confidence, and he has been fighting for nearly ten years, in terms of strength. Except for the third brother, who is slightly better than him, he has never had an opponent. Although this horseman's physique looks quite tough, he is expected to be at most on the same level as Zhao Yun, and he is definitely not his opponent.

"Second Brother Guan, don't keep your hand, then I will be embarrassed if I win - but don't worry, whether you tell me or not, I will let you go." Although Ma Han's words have a meaning that transcends the times, Guan Yu still understands it, and the pair of thick lying silkworms slowly twist and erect. The corners of a pair of Danfeng's eyes were also raised, and his arms instinctively tightened - this wrist-wrestling competition, no one would be able to carry their strength before the official start of the competition, which would be a waste of valuable strength. Therefore, the normal situation should be that Ma Han's arm shakes a little, and then exerts force to plate back.

But at this moment, Guan Yu discovered a fact that shocked him, the other party's arm did not move at all, and it seemed that he was struggling from beginning to end, but looking at the opponent's expression. But it was a light breeze, as if there was no force at all. What's going on? I can't see through it!

The duel is about to start, but he can't see through the opponent, which is for Guan Yu, who has always controlled this kind of battle. Unprecedented. Guan Yu's heart chuckled, and there was a faint feeling that something was wrong......

Syllable! The cloud board rings, and the competition begins.

Above the hall, all the noise died down in an instant. The ladies leaning outside the hall and behind the pillars clasped the handmaid's shoulders one by one. looked through the gauze curtain, staring at the two blade tips on the case that flashed with cold light, nervous. The nails were digging into the arms of the maidservants. And although the maids were in pain, they were also completely selfless because of the high level of mental tension.

Gan Mei and Mi Zhen held each other's hands together, and each heard the violent stirring of each other's hearts.

"You say...... Who will win? ”

"He's going to win!"

The conversation came to an abrupt end, because everyone saw that the "10,000 enemies" Guan Yunchang exerted his strength!

Guan Yu is a speed plus strength general, which is most vividly expressed when he is riding a war, whether it is a small soldier or a weak chicken and cow man, he will kill with one blow and never make up the sword. He never plays protracted battles, real riding and chopping, and never has dozens of rounds of protracted battles, the two horses are staggered, no tricks or fights, just one at a time.

Breaking the wrist and piercing the arm, it is also ordinary, suddenly exerting force, swallowing and deciding.

This is Guan Yu's tactic.

As soon as the cloud board sounded, Guan Yu signaled Ma Han to get ready, and after getting a positive look reply, he suddenly exerted his strength, he wanted to impress Ma Han in the shortest possible time and shock the audience.

However, he was disappointed.

Ma Hao's arms seemed to grow on the desk, and even the folds of his shirt did not fluctuate in the slightest.

Guan Yu continued to exert force, eighty percent force, ninety percent force, ten percent ...... His arms were trembling, his qi and blood were surging, but fortunately, his face was already unusually ruddy, even if it was a little more red at the moment, it was not easy to see for a while.

Creaky ...... The short case also seemed to be overwhelmed, and let out a constant moan.

Guan Yu's face became redder and redder, Ma Han's face was still uneasy, his gaze had left Guan Yu and turned to Liu Bei's face, smiling at the other party's chin, and every time his smile increased, his arm pressed down an inch. And Liu Bei's face became more and more ugly, and Zhang Fei's face became more and more hideous.

As for Guan Yu, his face became more and more distorted and deformed......

Everyone in Guangtang held their breath and stared, including Tao Qian, who had been half-squinting, as if he was dozing off, his eyelids suddenly rose, and his rickety body unconsciously straightened.

Unstoppable, unstoppable.

This is Guan Yu's truest feeling at the moment, his wrist is like being pulled by a huge force, slowly tilting, irresistible, and gradually approaching the tip of the blade with cold light......

At this time, Zhao Yun couldn't stand it anymore, walked to Liu Zhengxian, bowed deeply, and said sincerely: "Please let Second Brother Guan admit defeat." If it is a cavalry battle, Second Brother Guan may still have a chance to win, but in terms of arm strength alone, no one in the world can match the right of the dragon-the bow power he uses is as huge as twelve stones! ”

Liu Bei gasped.

Zhang Fei said angrily: "Why didn't you say it earlier!" ”

There was silence in the hall, Zhang Fei's shout, everyone looked sideways, Liu Bei hurriedly grabbed Zhang Fei, and then bowed to Zhao Yun to express his gratitude. Turning his head to look at Guan Yu - in just a moment, this righteous brother was already full of blood, his forehead was oozing sweat, and his whole body trembled like a residual leaf in the wind. On the other hand, the opponent is still calm. And Guan Yu's wrist was less than three inches away from the tip of the knife.

In this case, even those female dependents have a clear understanding of who wins and loses.

Sun Guan whispered to Zang Baba: "Big brother doesn't see any doorway?" Is that Ma Jinglong too strong, or Guan Yunchang too weak? ”

Zang Ba furrowed his brows, pulled his beard hard, shook his head and said: "Guan Yunchang is definitely not weak, Cao Zhonglang once said that this person has led dozens of horsemen to attack the Xiahou Yuan army formation several times, contain the Cao army, and be brave." It seems that this horse is not to be underestimated. ”

We can't wait any longer, or the consequences will be unimaginable! Liu Bei was in a hurry, he couldn't care about much, he stood up and bowed deeply to Ma Han: "Brother Shocking Dragon, can you ......?"

At this moment, Guan Yu roared, and a thunderclap sounded in the Guangtang. But seeing his right elbow slam down, his muscles contracted sharply, and his wrist returned to the plateβ€”this fateful board did not reverse the decline, but caused another unexpected result. The short case under the two of them couldn't bear it, and it broke in the center with a click.

Cao Bao was also so nervous that he was sweating, and suddenly jumped out and yelled: "Stop! Draw! ”

Ma Han was quite regretful, and originally wanted to wait until Guan Yu's arm was pressed to the tip of the knife to touch the skin, or Liu Bei pleaded, before raising his noble hand and letting Guan Yu go. not only showed generosity, but also shocked the generals of Xuzhou, but I didn't expect Guan Yu to break the case with an elbow, and he broke up in two, and he was flat. To make up for the lack of strength with quick wit, there are indeed two brushes.

The ending is a draw, but everyone with eyes knows that the winner is decided, and the winner is fierce. (To be continued......)