Although the process of this negotiation was too tortuous, the outcome was satisfactory.

After the banquet, Cao Cao and Hu Yanqing helped Ma Zheng to slowly walk out of the imperial city.

It's not that he was drunk with a greedy cup, it's just that when Lao Cao rioted before, Ma Zheng and Hu Yanqing spoke in unison, and each kicked over a few cases-

After Hu Yanqing took the door, after all, he had survived his body, but Ma Zheng was fine-skinned and tender, and he didn't know martial arts.

At that time, he was surging in his heart, although he felt a pain in the back of his foot, but he didn't care, and then the two sides were tense, and he was nervous for a while, and he didn't realize it, until the banquet was given, everyone relaxed, drinking and laughing, Ma Zhengfang felt that the foot gradually hurt, and after a while, it was already painful, so he endured it until the end of the banquet, got up and took a step, "ah" got a loud scream, his eyes were black, and his tears flowed for a long time, where can he still take a step?

But it was a bone to see this, called the imperial doctor for diagnosis and treatment, in addition to the tracks, the foot has already swollen steamed buns, the imperial doctor is the bone at the arch of the foot is broken, fortunately the Jurchen doctor, even if it is not good, the treatment of such trauma has a unique point. The imperial doctor first used tiger bone, musk and other good medicines to make plasters for external application, and then used hot rice wine to prepare deer placenta ointment, bear bile powder, pangolin powder for internal administration, bear bile analgesic effect is excellent, not long, can be supported to walk.

Ma Zheng was supported by Cao Cao's two left and right, and felt embarrassed and damaged the country, but unexpectedly, Ah Guda and others were talking about him behind his back: "That Ma Dafu is obviously a useless and courageless corrupt Confucian, but Wu Zhi rose up to fight with us, and he dared to make peace. ”

Ma Zheng and the others left the imperial city, and immediately packed up on the hour, only waiting for the envoys of the Jin State to be well prepared, and the two sides set off.

Three days later, the team set off, everyone drank bitterly and said goodbye, in addition to Ma Zheng and Hu Yanqing, those Dengzhou sergeants and Lin Chong six people, also on the road together, leaving only Cao Cao and more than ten brothers to stay in Huining Mansion as hostages.

After that, for many days, Ah Guda had a small banquet for three days, and a big banquet on the fifth day, giving pearls on the horse, and gold on the horse, and treating each other very well.

Lao Cao couldn't help but think of the past when he wanted to recover Guan Yunchang with kindness, and he was not only emotional, but also funny-

This is the reincarnation of the world, retribution is unpleasant, I treated Yun Chang back then, no less than the Jin Emperor treated me today, but Yun Chang has the feeling of Taoyuan righteousness, in my camp, and his heart is in Liu Bei. Now this Golden Emperor wants to recruit me, but I don't know that I have the ambition to revitalize the Han family, isn't it also in the north and my heart in Qingzhou?

Hehe, in my last life, the bamboo basket was empty, how can I taste this taste alone?

As soon as I thought of this, the homesickness became more and more intense, but I was afraid that I would slip away too early, Ah Guda was really suspicious of his identity and origin, and then sent someone to catch up with Ma Zheng and others, wouldn't it be right or wrong in his life?

So I was patient and stayed until late May.

At this time, Lao Cao had been living in the Jin National Ning Mansion for more than a month, and if he calculated the time, the mission should have walked out for 2,000 miles, and it would be difficult for the Jin people to catch up.

On the night of May 20, Cao Cao returned from a banquet at Aguta, gathered all his brothers, made Shi Qian stand guard on the roof, and consulted with everyone: "Have you explored the geography of this place these days?" If we want to do it now, where should we go? ”

Xu Guanzhong hurriedly went back to the room to get a picture of the flying birds, spread it out on the table, Cao Cao looked over, but saw that around Huining Mansion, there were originally many blank spaces, but now the mountains and rivers were carefully drawn.

I heard Xu Guanzhong Langlang say: "For more than a month, the brothers have inquired around, and all the gains have been collected in our place, and the younger brother has scrutinized, deleted and supplemented, and painted it as a picture. Brother, please see, if you follow the same path, thousands of miles away, all belong to the Jurchen, if he sends troops to chase him, it will be difficult to escape. ”

Cao Cao smiled: "This is natural, but looking at Guan Zhong's expression, there must be a clever plan to teach me." ”

Xu Guanzhong raised his eyebrows and smiled, and pointed to the location of Huining Mansion: "This Huining Mansion, where we are also located, this big mountain in the east, called Muling Woji Ridge, Jurchen language is the meaning of the old forest, this ridge is the remaining vein of Changbai Mountain." Huining Mansion to the south more than 30 miles, is the flagpole ridge, here the mountains are enclosed, the Jurchen horse breeding place, we only take the name of watching the horse, go here, all the brothers take the opportunity to change the good horse, from the canyon to the east, across the Mu Ling Wo Ridge, you can arrive at the Mudan River, along the south of the river down more than 100 miles, there is a big river, the name of the stupid water, meaning the pearl river, the Jurchen produced the North Pearl, born in it, along this river to the east, you can enter the sea also! ”

Cao Cao frowned and said: "If you enter the sea from the Pearl River and then to Dengzhou, I'm afraid it will be too far away, and we don't have a big ship, and the sea is unpredictable. ”

Li Jun said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry, according to the map of the Guanzhong brothers, this sea is shaped like a foot basin, in the middle of China and Fusang, now the season is close to summer, the south wind blows north, there is no danger of being blown to the deep sea, we just need to go along the coast, just go around Goryeo, you can reach Dengzhou." ”

Zhang Shun nodded beside him and said, "With the two of me here, my brother can rest assured." ”

Cao Cao saw that the two generals of the water division were confident, and he was not timid, and took a picture of the map: "Wonderful! Since the brothers are confident, they act like this! ”

After that, he looked at Zhou Tong: "Brother, I will only wait for this day or two, and then I will leave, do you wait with me, or stay here to be a colt, and make up your mind quickly." ”

Zhou Tong glared at him and exclaimed, "Brother, is the younger brother such a heavy color and light friend?" My brother lives and dies together, so naturally I want to go with my brother! ”

Cao Cao Qi said: "Your princess, do you just give it up?" ”

Zhou Tong smiled proudly: "Marry a chicken with a chicken, marry a dog with a dog, since Wulu loves me, naturally he should wait for me to return to the south!" ”

Luan Tingyu couldn't see him proud, and smacked his lips and said: "It's not sweet to twist melons, so don't force others." ”

Zhou Tong suddenly said angrily: "Empty words are always unfounded, tomorrow brothers will look at my means!" ”

The next day, Princess Wulu came to look for Zhou Tong as usual, Zhou Tong was sitting lazily in the courtyard, Wulu suddenly frowned: "Zhou Lang, why don't you look very happy?" ”

Zhou Tong shook his hand and sighed: "Wulu, I spend the moon with you every day, but my brother has been lonely for a long time, I think about it, let's stay in the museum to accompany my brother today." ”

Wu Lu smiled: "Silly Zhou Lang, I prefer you to be so righteous." If your brother is lonely, just find a lady, isn't he looking down on the daughter of my Jin Kingdom? ”

Zhou Tong smiled bitterly: "You come with me, you will know at a glance." ”

Wu Lu followed him curiously, the two of them turned to the backyard, but turned to the horse corridor, Zhou Tong pointed to his own green-maned horse and said: "In the past, I participated in the martial arts in the Great Song Dynasty, and a halberd defeated all the heroes of the world. Now that I have you, it's still a lonely horse, and I can't help but feel sad when I see it. ”

Wu Lu opened her small mouth in surprise, and after a while, two tears suddenly welled up from the corners of her eyes, and she was moved: "I didn't expect Zhou Lang to be so benevolent and righteous, even if he was so attentive to the horse." In fact, we Jurchens have always regarded horses as good partners...... That's it! If you want to find a companion for it, I will take you to Flagpole Ridge today, where is the horse breeding land, and what good horses are not? Nature makes it a good companion. ”

Zhou Tong was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately said: "If this is the case, how about all my brothers' horses to be brought to play?" ”

Wulu said boldly: "Naturally, it doesn't matter, if you go to a horse you like, you can just change it." ”

Zhou Tong immediately thanked Lao Cao and others, and a group of people thanked Wulu in a fake way, and they got on their horses one after another and went to the flagpole ridge.

Seeing that everyone was carrying a burden, Wulu couldn't help but wonder: "Hey, it's not far from there, we can go back and forth on the same day, why do we need to bring luggage?" ”

Cao Cao smiled and was about to deal with it, but he listened to Zhou Daodao: "Wulu look!" ”

Wu Lu turned his head to look and saw Zhou Tong wielding a strange-looking sword in his hand, this sword was wide and long, round and pointless, and the two blades were full of saw thorns, which was very sharp.

This sword was the long kiss of the saw Jiao killed by Ruan Xiaoqi when crossing the sea, and he brought it all the way to the Jin Kingdom, and then he went in a hurry, and was left out of the post house, and was found by Meng Kang under the bed.

Wu Lu really forgot to ask about the burden, and said in surprise: "Hey, this sword is so weird!" ”

After that, he stretched out his hand to touch it, and it became more and more strange: "It's not gold or iron, but it looks like some kind of bone." ”

Zhou Tong smiled and said: "Wulu is really smart, yes, it's the bones!" This is the bone of the monster in the sea, which is one of the dragons, the most ferocious nature, the waves are turning, as long as you eat people! When we crossed the sea, we happened to meet this beast in the sea, it was five or six zhang long, rolled up in the water, set off white waves and slapped the sky, almost capsized our ship, the sailors on the ship were frightened crazy, one by one knelt down on the deck and kowtowed, saying that God did not allow us to cross the sea, Zhou heard this, and immediately became angry! ”

Wu Lu was pale when she heard this: "Oh, such a giant beast is really more terrifying than the giant python in the old forest, and it is even more invincible in the water, you should avoid it, why are you angry?" ”

Zhou Tong said angrily: "For this trip to the north, I and the official family talked to the lips to be scorched, so that I could make the trip, what I did, first, is a national event, and secondly, I also have to go to a foreign country to find my destined beloved. I was so angry that I jumped into the sea, and when the bird monster saw me go into the water, it flew and wounded me with its sword, and I avoided it by stepping on the waves, and with a whip on the head, my skull was shattered, and dozens of sailors exhausted their strength before dragging it aboard the ship......"

He said with foaming foam and high spirits, and Wulu listened attentively and admired his face.

Cao Cao and the others watched Zhou Tong's performance, and they all thought that on the boat when they came, Zhou Tong taught Ruan Xiaoqi how to talk about the ancients: "I will say that you and other credits are what I did." "Seeing him perform in person today, I realized that this not only requires a thick skin, but also the ability to explain is far better than ordinary people.

A group of people were hurrying while listening to Zhou Tong's bragging, and when he talked about how he challenged Guo Yaoshi and assassinated Dong Lao Mad in front of the resentful army, he suddenly heard the sound of the back hooves, and everyone was shocked.

Cao Cao shouted: "The smoke and dust are rushing into the night, it must be an elite division, is it for us?" Listening to this movement, I'm afraid there are more than a thousand military horses! ”

Wu Lumei was stunned and shouted: "Brother, don't worry, I'll wait to come out to play, who dares to make trouble?" ”

Cao Cao Qi said: "What did the princess call me?" ”

Wu Lu blinked: "Brother, Zhou Lang calls you brother, if I teach you to respect the envoy, how much you will see the outside." ”

Cao Cao laughed and waved his hand: "With my princess brothers and sisters in charge, I am not afraid that there will be many of them, the brothers are waiting on the side of the road, and who does it seem, why did they come to chase me." ”

When the brothers rode to the side of the road, they got out of the way and waited quietly.

After a while, I saw a cavalry galloping towards him, leading a small general, not a side, it was the golden bullet that fell off his horse with Shi Wengong and smashed his nose!

Jin Danzi was also shocked when he saw Cao Cao and the others at a glance, raised his hand, and slowly slowed down.

These golden soldiers were really elite, from front to back, just relying on layers of gestures to pass, they completed the deceleration action in the gallop, and when the army stopped, the golden bullet just stopped in front of Cao Cao and the others.

Jin Danzi twisted his eyebrows and glared, swept Cao Cao and the others, and shouted: "Song envoy, you are sneaky, where do you want to go?" ”

Behind Zhou Tong, Wulu rode out, his willow eyebrows raised slightly, and shouted: "Golden bullet nephew, how dare you be rude to my friend?" ”

Jin Danzi was stunned for a moment, and obviously had a headache for this aunt who was two years younger than him but a generation taller, and said with a wry smile: "Aunt Wulu...... I heard my father say that the emperor does not allow you to have more dealings with these Song people. ”

Wu Lu snorted coldly: "I can be friends with whoever I want, and my father himself often invites his martial brother to drink." He can be friends with the Song people, and my aunt and I will naturally do it too! Hmph, you're aggressive, are you here to trouble my friend? ”

Jin Danzi shook his head and said stupidly: "Song Envoy is the emperor's guest, I have to trouble him." It was a Khitan captive captured by Lou Mumeng'an before, called Yelu Dashi, this person was silent, but he gathered more than 100 Khitan prisoners, killed the imprisoned colonel last night, seized the horse and fled, I went to arrest him in the name of my father. ”

Jerodashi escaped? Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xu Guanzhong, and the eyes of the two met, and they were all happy: Wonderful! In this way, the Jurchens will inevitably divide their troops to chase after them, and when they turn around, they find that they have also run away, and if they want to send troops, most of them will not have enough manpower.

"Oops!" Cao Cao's eyes rolled, and he suddenly looked surprised: "This Yelu Dashi actually escaped, this is not a trivial matter!" This guy has a deep prestige in Liao, and he is both civil and military, and his ability is amazing, which is enough to withstand tens of thousands of elite soldiers! ”

Jin Danzi said disdainfully: "Ridiculous, if it's really so powerful, then how can we be caught?" ”

Shi Wengong said lightly: "This guy's martial arts are very high, and it took a lot of effort for me to capture him that day." ”

"You captured him!" As soon as Jin Danzi saw Shi Wengong, his nose suddenly hurt, and then he was full of fighting spirit, nodded and said with a cruel smile: "Since you can capture him, I will naturally not be weak to you!" Wait and see, I will take this man alive! ”

After that, he howled like a wolf, hit the horse and left, followed by more than a thousand Jurchen knights closely behind, and disappeared from everyone's sight not long after.

Wulu waved her little hand to fan away the flying smoke and dust, and said happily: "My nephew is leaving, let's hurry up." ”

After walking for a long time, I saw a mountain peak, majestic as a screen, one of which was still tall, and it was as unique as a flagpole.

Wulu pointed and said, "This is the flagpole ridge, and our horse farm is inside!" ”

A few people turned along the path, walked another way, and suddenly saw a person riding a white horse galloping wildly, and dozens of Jurchen horsemen behind him shouted and chased after him, but the white horse was extremely miraculous, and he threw the pursuers farther and farther away.

Wu Lu praised: "This man's riding skills are good, and his mount is also good...... Hey! This horse is so familiar, why is it so like my father's jade lion that shines on the night? ”

She stared blankly for a moment, until the man was a few feet in front of her, and then suddenly exclaimed: "Oh, it is really my father's horse, this guy, this guy is a horse thief!" ”

Zhou Tong heard that this was worth it? Immediately rushed out, immediately reversed the halberd, and swept it over with the halberd rod: "Horse thief, come down." ”

Unexpectedly, the knight was very neat, with a wave of his right hand, a leather whip was struggling to strike, with a crisp sound, the halberd rod was swinged, and the saddle was grabbed with his left hand, and his whole body was turned up, and he kicked Zhou Tong in the chest.

The poor little overlord is bent on showing his might in front of his lover, where has he ever seen the art of taking off on a horse and hurting people? This time he was really unguarded, and with an exclamation, he was kicked off the horse.

Even Cao Cao and the others didn't expect the horse thief to use such a strange trick. The centaur was so fast that he kicked Zhou Tong with one foot, and as soon as his hand was strengthened, he had already returned to his horse, and he was about to pass over the crowd.

It was too late, it was too fast, and this guy passed by all the good men, and suddenly a person flew out of the horse, jumped lightly, and landed on the butt of the white horse, but when he saw him bend his knees slightly, let the horse's flesh rise and fall, he was as steady as a rock, and said with a cruel smile in his mouth: "Hehe, boy, do you want to leave after hurting my brother?" ”

With a flick of his arm, a blade slipped between his fingers and rested on the horse thief's neck.

The horse thief only felt a chill on his neck, and his heart couldn't help but be shocked: When did Lao Tzu be put on the back? This kind of light work is really shocking! That's it, that's it, but my golden retriever dog crisscrossed the north, and today it is actually folded here - but I don't know where those Jurchen Tartars found such masters!

There is a division of teaching: the jade lock suddenly opens the dragon into the sea, and the golden rope tears the tiger back to the mountain. The golden retriever roared angrily, and the flying drum was full of fleas.

(End of chapter)