Chapter 139: The Gamble of the Stump (I)
(There is only gratitude for such a firm support from the alliance...... )
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That night, Tao Qian held a banquet in the mansion to celebrate the meritorious generals and officials of the anti-Cao battle.
On this banquet, the heroes of the three kingdoms gathered together and happily enjoyed together: Tao Qian, Liu Bei, Tian Kai, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Jian Yong, Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, Cao Bao, Cao Hong, Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Chen Qi, Chen Deng, Di Rong, Xiao Jian...... And, of course, the horses.
Among these people, some people have an arrogant temperament and do not associate with scholars who do not like the eyes, such as Chen Qi and his son; Some people have a perverse temperament and are difficult to approach, such as Guan Yu, Cao Hong, and Sun Guan; Some people are not good at dealing with others, such as Tian Kai, Zhang Fei, Zang Ba, etc.; There are also people like Cao Bao, Mi Fang, Di Rong, and Xiao Jian, who seem to be exquisite, but in fact, their words are tasteless, which makes people feel good.
On this occasion, there is only one Liu Bei who can have a good time. The difference is similar, and there is also a Mi Zhu.
Liu Bei doesn't need to say much, Mi Zhu is a wealthy family, a family of businessmen, and his tongue is given, and it is the way to survive by maneuvering around the powerful. During the banquet, one of the two represented the guest army and the other represented the state.
Drinking and talking, Liu Bei took advantage of the excitement and invited the horse to dance - in the Han Dynasty, inviting people to dance is a very solemn etiquette, whether it is a guest inviting the host, or the host inviting a guest, or a guest inviting a guest, it is not allowed to refuse, otherwise it is regarded as a great insult.
Ma Han didn't know this, and he couldn't dance - does ballroom dancing count?
Ma Han stood up and was about to open his mouth to excuse himself, but as soon as the words came out, Liu Bei's face didn't have time to change, so he heard a loud laugh: "Make you so elegant, and you are willing to dance with you." ”
The person who relieved the siege for Ma Han was none other than Chen Deng.
Liu Bei turned his anger into joy, he was trying to make friends with this gentleman's father and son. Chen Deng's move was right in his hands. At that moment, he smiled and laughed to meet the wave of his sleeves and danced, and Chen Deng also relaxed his sleeves. The two danced on the top of the hall in the sound of silk and bamboo.
Zhao Yun on the side seat, after Ma Han sat down, wiped away a cold sweat, and whispered to him about the consequences of the dance, Ma Han suddenly realized and gave Chen Deng a grateful glance. And Chen Deng just smiled faintly. danced in perfect tune with Liu Bei.
Ma Han knew that he didn't understand these upper-class etiquette, and he must have been underestimated by Chen Deng, and he was willing to come forward to help him, thinking that it was only because of his virtue of living for the people of Suiling. Ma Han realized his negligence in this regard, and it seemed that he would definitely ask Liji for advice after he went back, and there was no more professional than her when it came to Han etiquette and etiquette.
Ma Han is reviewing, and someone is secretly annoyed.
Who? Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
These two people were already extremely dissatisfied with Ma Han's robbing of his brother's glory during the day, and they were even more unhappy with Ma Han's super popularity. If it weren't for Liu Bei's repeated persuasion. In addition, they have a good relationship with Zhao Yun, and Guan and Zhang are going to find an opportunity to stretch out this "Liaodong Tianju".
The resentment that was originally forced broke out at this time because of the humiliation (albeit an attempt) of the brother. Zhang Feihuan's eyes widened angrily, clenching a pair of fists the size of a sand bowl. was about to get up, but was held down by Guan Yu on the side.
Zhang Feiqi mustered: "Second brother, you are ......"
Guan Yufeng's eyes narrowed, and he sneered: "Does the third brother want to make a big fuss about Taozhou Mu's banquet?" ”
"It's the rudeness that comes first."
"That can't blatantly sweep Tao Yuanjun's face. Otherwise, the eldest brother will not be happy. ”
As soon as Liu Bei said that Liu Bei would blame, Zhang Fei didn't fight anymore, but just said angrily: "That guy is so rude." Is it possible to achieve this? ”
"Of course not, the third brother sits well, and sees it as a means of the elder brother." Guan Yu slowly stood up, and his majestic body of more than eight feet was extremely eye-catching, which made the eyes of the officials sitting there focus on him.
At this time, Liu Bei and Chen Deng finished dancing, looked at each other and laughed, and returned to their seats.
Liu Bei hadn't sat down yet, but when he saw Guan Yu standing up, he was slightly surprised, and was about to ask, but he heard Guan Yu say in a loud voice: "As a general, it's understandable that Ma Duwei is not good at dancing, so it must be okay to dance the sword." Yu please sword dance, don't refuse. ”
As soon as Guan Yu's words came out, everyone knew that this was for his brother, and his eyes turned to Ma Han again.
Tao Qian's gray brows furrowed slightly, he didn't want something uncontrollable to happen at his banquet, but Guan Yu's move was caused by his brother's neglect, and it was inconvenient to stop it. Well, Liu Bei is also a person who knows how to advance and retreat, so he will handle it.
As soon as Liu Bei heard Guan Yu's words, he knew that this righteous brother was looking for trouble with Ma Han, and he wanted to stop it as Tao Qian expected, but when his eyes touched Zhao Yun diagonally opposite, his heart moved-this is a good opportunity, that Ma Jinglong knew at a glance that he was a person who was unwilling to live under others, and he wanted to pull it over, but Zilong did not have a chance. If the second brother is humiliated, he will be disgraced in front of all the guests. If you can't write like this, if you don't go to the boss, Zilong will be ashamed to live under it, as long as the two of them have a gap in their hearts, they will have an opportunity.
Thinking like this, Liu Bei didn't stop it.
Sword dance? Or dance against Guan Yu?
Ma Han suddenly thought of Xiang Zhuang in history. Guan Yu wants to be Xiang Zhuang and treat me as Pei Gong?
Above the Guangtang, those bantering, excited, and play-like eyes made Ma Han feel tired for a while, and he just said lightly: "What is the official position of Second Brother Guan?" ”
Isn't that knowingly asking? Guan Yu was very displeased, but he still held back his anger and replied: "Yu Mu is added as a cavalry Sima." ”
"Very good, Zhao Zilong, under the command of Captain Bendu, is also a cavalry Sima, but he can be given the double pass Sima, and the two of you dance the sword are the most suitable."
As soon as Ma Han said this, all the laughter in the hall disappeared, the temperature fell, and everyone heard the lethality of this sentence - you are not equal to me, so you should play with my subordinates.
Liu Bei's face, which had been smiling all night, finally turned white; Zhang Fei's face is as black as the bottom of a pot; And Guan Yu, whose face was as red as blood, clenched his fists tightly, and pinched it so loudly.
Only Tao Qian squinted, his eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Zhao Yun stood up, bowed his hand to Liu Bei and Guan Yu, and said apologetically: "The city guard has been tired all the way, and he is not strong enough to drink, so it is difficult to attach Brother Guan. Yun is willing to dance with Brother Guan to cheer up the monarchs. ”
Guan Yu took a deep breath, suppressed the churning qi and blood in his chest, and said lightly: "Zilong's Sword Dance, I have already seen it, and I just want to see the divine power of Ma Duwei's retreat from Cao Jun." Hey! In this way, Cao Ren'er is nothing more than that. ”
Guan Yu in this battle of Xuzhou. Mainly facing Cao Cao's main force, the main opponent on the battlefield is Xiahou Yuan, who basically has never fought with Cao Ren. For just one Cao Ren, half of Xuzhou was closed, and the collapse of the collapse was naturally unconvinced. I only felt that this hairless kid with his mouth scared Cao Zixiao away with an arrow, if he touched the big knife in his hand, why not cut his helmet and cut off his head directly.
Guan Yu is proud by nature. He also despises people, sometimes speaks without scruples, and does not consider the feelings of the parties and others at all. More than 20 years later, a senior general who should have been a mature senior general, faced with Sun Quan, the lord of Jiangdong, begging his son to marry his daughter, he actually said to the envoy that "a tiger girl can match a dog", which is evident.
Guan Yu's words were originally intended to slap Ma Hao's face, but he accidentally injured Cao Bao, Cao Hong, Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Zhen Rong, Chen Qi and Chen Deng's father and son, and even Tao Qian's face was difficult to see. None of them. The above people, in the battle of Xuzhou, were either defeated in the field or suppressed by the siege. Or close the city to avoid the enemy, and the person who caused this qiē was Cao Cao, and the direct executor. It's Cao Ren. You say Cao Renzha, so what are we?
Sometimes, belittle the enemy. It's tantamount to mocking teammates in disguise.
Liu Bei's face turned pale, it's over! A day and night of hard work was wiped out by Yun Chang's words.
In just an instant, Guan Yu became the target of public criticism, and all the Xuzhou officials and generals felt that this person had a hateful face, and they had a lot of displeasure, contempt, and jealousy towards Ma Han before, and all of them turned to this big-mouthed Guan Yu.
Ma Han was so keenly observant that he immediately seized the opportunity to turn the spearhead, and if he didn't take advantage of the situation at this time, when would he wait? I didn't agree to compete with the sword before, because I didn't want Xuzhou officials to watch the tricks, but now it's different. Ma Han believes that all the civil and military officials in Xuzhou want to see themselves teach this red-faced Guan a lesson. How, then, can I let you down?
"Hahahaha!" Ma Han laughed loudly, attracting the attention of the audience, then slowly stood up and smiled at Guan Yu, "Second Brother Guan, this kind of vassal and elegant thing like sword dancing is too inconsistent with the style of our generals, if you want to play, let's play something real." ”
Guan Yu actually realized that he had said the wrong thing, but if he wanted to take it back, it would be impossible; asked him to apologize, and he couldn't pull this face. Ma Han opened his mouth to respond, giving him a chance to get out of the current embarrassing situation, and naturally asked, "What are you playing?" ”
Ma Han rolled up his sleeves and said word by word: "Break, wrist, son!" ”
Everyone was stunned and looked at each other, then burst into laughter and almost didn't lift off the roof.
Ma Han calmly stretched out his hand to the waiter in charge of cutting and distributing the dried meat in the hall: "Can you borrow a blade?" ”
The waiter was at a loss, and subconsciously looked at the state pastor at the top. The latter nodded imperceptibly.
Ma Han put a knife in both hands and walked to the table where the dried meat was placed, and by this time all the laughter had stopped, and everyone felt that things were not so simple.
But seeing that Ma Han flicked it casually, he brushed the moxibustion mutton cut to only half on the short case to the ground, and then reached into the bottom of the case with both hands, and stabbed it up at the same time - poof! The double knife only made a sound, and the blade of the meat cleaver pierced through the case, revealing a section more than half a foot long, and under the reflection of nearly a hundred palace lamps on the two walls, the sharp blade was shining and dazzling.
Ma Han sat cross-legged, his right arm was in the middle of the case, posing as a wrist-breaking Pose, and with the other hand, he pointed to the blade of the knife, and raised his chin to Guan Yu, his face was expressionless, and his gray and cold eyes were full of provocation.
For a moment, everyone was thundered - this time it was a real thunderstorm. Is this a wrist wrestler? It's so brutal! Whoever loses, their arm is pressed through the blade by their opponent - it's a stump gamble!
After the shock, pure fierce generals like Zhang Fei, Zang Ba, and Sun Guan all applauded loudly. This is the stuff of pure masters, a simple wrist wrestling, plus two knives, has become a test of strength, courage, and will, these means to measure whether a military general is qualified.
Zhang Fei's blood surged, eager to try, and shouted: "Second brother, let me compare with him!" ”
Guan Yu glared angrily: "Duh! Is Guan such a guts bandit? Ma Jinglong, Guan is compared to you! ”
Among the top generals of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu's strength can definitely squeeze into the top five, this is a peerless fierce man with both strength and speed, but he never imagined what he was going to face.
When all the generals in Xuzhou turned their eyes to the state pastor, Tao Qian only said: "Fang Xuzhou is the most blood-deficient brave, and the gamble of the two warriors today can sweep away the weakness of Xuzhou and add to the spirit!" ”
This is the first hand to set the tone.
Liu Bei wanted to stop it, but looking at the face of his righteous brother who was like being beaten with chicken blood, he had to swallow back the words of stopping, thinking that when Yun Chang had the upper hand, he must stop him. Bloodshed on such occasions would definitely be detrimental to his reputation. Stopping in moderation is the benevolent demeanor that captures people's hearts and shows the way of benevolence.
Mi Zhu looked at Ma Han's determined expression, and felt uneasy, but Liu Bei didn't stop him, and he was even more difficult to overstep. I only hope that this Guan Yunchang is really as "ten thousand enemies" as his brother said, otherwise, it will definitely deal a heavy blow to Liu Bei's reputation in Xuzhou.
Chen Qi, who had just been appointed by Tao Qian as the prime minister of Pei Guo, an old man in his fifties, twisted his gray beard, with a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth, asked the eldest son beside him: "Deng'er, what do you think of this person?" ”
Chen Deng replied without hesitation: "The posture of a hero, it is a pity that the family background is not good. ”
Chen Qi smiled unpretentiously: "Family background? The advancement of governing the world, the rag ear of troubled times. Without this, sooner or later, the pearl of dust will be swept away by the wind and rain of troubled times! ”
Chen Deng was silent, thoughtful.
In the entanglement of all parties, a dangerous battle of stumps is about to begin. (To be continued......)