Ma Chao looked at He Jin's eyes indifferently, paused, bowed slightly, and said in a tone without a trace of emotion: "I've seen He Gong." The next official is Ma Chao. ”

He Jin's face remained unchanged, he raised his hands and waved them casually, and the ministers around him stopped saluting and straightened up. He Jin smiled and said to Ma Chao: "He lives in Kyoto, and he has long been known for his great name. I am fortunate to be here today, so I came to see you. Gong is really as young as the legend, and He is ashamed of himself. ”

Seeing that He Jin didn't try to be poor when he came up, but pretended to be friendly, Ma Chao also relaxed a little. Ma Chao knows that although this does not mean that He Jin has let go of the feud with him, at least He Jin is still willing to do superficial work, which is also good. When Ma Chao was about to cooperate with He Jin in this play, it suddenly occurred to him that Liu Hong was afraid that Liu Hong would not want to see him and He Jin in harmony; And only when he is hostile to He Jin, he is valuable in front of Emperor Liu Hong, and his plan can have a chance of success.

For the sake of the big plan he dreamed of, Ma Chao quickly adjusted his posture and said coldly: "He Gong is polite." is just a pawn in Liangzhou, and it may be difficult to be praised by the public. ”

Seeing Ma Chao like this, the smile on He Jin's face retracted most of the time, and the smile turned into a smiling smile. He Jin smiled: "Gong is humble! After all, after the public is Fubo, he is known as a famous family; He also built a military merit in Xiliang, and Lie Jiuqing in the bundle of hair. The public calls himself a pawn, but He is only afraid that the praise will not be enough. ”

Ma Chao still spoke coldly: "He Gong has won the award!" Although there are one or two minor merits in the following, how can they be compared with He Gong? He Gong is from a famous family in Nanyang, and the sister of the Duke is the queen; It has the great merit of pacifying the Yellow Turban, and is powerful in Montenegro and Qingzhou; and repeatedly crusaded against Yongliang and rebels, which shows the loyalty and courage of the public. The amount is under what Gong, is it really the fluorescence of rotten grass, and the bright moon of the sky can be compared to Aneng? ”

As soon as these words came out, the smile on He Jin's face immediately turned into an angry face, and the faces of the ministers around him were either shocked or angry. Because the whole world knows that He Jin is from a butcher in Nanyang, but Ma Chao said that He Jin is "from a famous family"; Although He Jin defeated the three Zhang Jiao brothers in the general's office, he was far from being "pacified", after all, there were still millions of people in the Yellow Turban Army of Montenegro and the Yellow Turban Army of Qingzhou, but Ma Chao said that He Jin "shocked Montenegro and Qingzhou"; As for the crusade against Yongliang and the thieves, it is actually an allusion to He Jin instructing Huangfu Song to fight with him.

Facing He Jin's red eyes that almost wanted to breathe fire, Ma Chao smiled instead. Because the more this is the case, the more he can win the favor of Emperor Liu Hong, and the more likely it is that the cooperation between him and Liu Hong will be realized. So no matter how loud the voices of the ministers and ministers around him were whispering, and how much shock and curiosity there were in the eyes looking here, Ma Chao didn't care.

Ma Chao looked at He Jin, swept behind him again, and saw that He Jin was followed by a group of people from Wu Yangyang, except for Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Wu Qiong, and Ding Yuan, he didn't know the rest of them. Except for Er Yuan, the rest of the people glared at him angrily.

He Jin said angrily: "Dead Qiang! A certain person who doesn't want to worry about the past with you, kindly exalts you, you dare to be so presumptuous! ”

"Dead X" is a classic Eastern Han swear word, such as "dead father", "dead pawn", etc. The reason why He Jin scolded so much was because Ma Chao had Qiang blood.

After Ma Chao heard this, he secretly thought that the reason why He Jin was acting coy just now was probably because he learned that he had fallen out with the Ten Standing Attendants, so he suppressed the fire fantasy to win him over. But this is not what Liu Hong, the son of heaven, wants to see, nor is it what Ma Chao wants to see.

Ma Chao was also angry and scolded: "Dead slaughter! A certain Xiliang hero, why do you need to lift up! ”

In this era when the emphasis has begun to be paid to the family, the birth of a butcher is far more humble than that of Yidi. He Jin's most disgusting thing is to be exposed by others This scar, as soon as he heard Ma Chao scold him for being a "dead slaughter", the surrounding ministers were dumbfounded, He Jin exploded in an instant, so he quickly reached out and drew his sword. said that it was too late, and when he saw He Jin wanting to draw his sword, Zheng Tai beside him quickly stretched out his hand and grabbed He Jin's wrist when he drew his sword, and said to He Jin anxiously: "He Gong can't!" ”

"Get out of the way!" He Jin, who was angry, pushed Zheng Tai away, and with a "wave of waves", a white light flashed, making everyone squint. When everyone opened their eyes again, they only saw He Jin pointing at Ma Chao.

At this time, we must not coax, and if we coax, we will lose. Seeing this, Ma Chao also wanted to draw his sword against each other, but at this moment, his wrist was immediately held by a hand. Ma Chao subconsciously thought it was Lu Zhi, and looked back eagerly, but it was an old man he didn't know. He has kind eyebrows and kind eyes, his beard and hair are white, and he wears the same three-beam crown as He Jin's on his head.

Ma Chao understands that the person who can wear the three-beam crown must be the third duke, who is above him. But now his top priority is not to see Shangguan, but also to go toe-to-toe with He Jin. Ma Chao said: "Please let go!" ”

The old man smiled, suddenly approached Ma Chao's ear, and said, "The foot has already behaved hostile enough to He Jin." With so many people outside the palace gate, there will always be some people who will tell the country what they have seen and heard. The country will naturally understand that the courage and loyalty of the foot, and if the footwork continues, it will inevitably have a greater conflict with He Jin, and it is likely to ruin the country's affairs. You're smart at the right time, so let's do it in moderation. ”

The "country" is also the Son of Heaven.

Ma Chao was shocked when he heard the old man's whispering. This shows that he was clear about the Son of Heaven's schemes, and dissuaded him at the right time, which shows that this old man is not simple.

Ma Chao looked at the old man's eyes vigilantly, but the old man still looked indifferent, and his eyes looked straight at him. Ma Chao lowered his eyelids, the old man let go of his hand, and Ma Chao pushed back the sword that had been half drawn.

The old man persuaded Ma Chao, walked to He Jin's sword, and said lightly: "General, you will soon go to the court, if you continue to make trouble at this time, I am afraid that the court meeting will be delayed and there will be chaos." As a general, you are a pillar of the imperial court; I also have to think about Your Majesty and the court. ”

He Jin looked at the old man in front of him coldly, clenched the sword in his hand even more, and said: "Duke Cao, although Guangluxun is your subordinate officer, He Mou, as a general, is above the Shanggong and the Third Duke. Now that there are the following crimes, if they are not severely punished, what will be the future rules of the imperial court? As an important minister of the two dynasties, Duke Cao should understand this principle even more, and should not stop it! ”

As soon as Ma Chao heard He Jin call the old man "Cao Gong", and this "Cao Gong" was the third duke, Ma Chao immediately knew that this old man was Cao Song, the captain who had just taken office! I didn't expect Cao Cao's father to be this old man! And Cao Song also stood up to defend him, and Ma Chao was even more shocked!