My balcony connects the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 417 The strongman raises the tripod, Cao Cao asks for a fight

"Chao'er, do you know Huang Zhong, the god of war who shoots the sun?"

Ma Teng held a leg of lamb in his hand, pouted, looked up at Ma Chao opposite, and asked.

Ma Chao shook his head, and said with some frustration: "I didn't know him before, but he said that there is someone who is suitable to be my master."

Ma Teng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that the barbecue in Shou's hand was no longer delicious.

He glanced at Pound, who was also astonished, and saw that Pound shook his head, but he didn't know what happened.

Only then did he ask: "Chao'er, do you think Weifu and Uncle Pang can't teach you well?"

He wasn't resentful of being rejected by his son, but he was worried that Ma Chao would be fooled, after all, they didn't know each other well in Luoyang.

Ma Chao paused for a moment while eating meat, then hastily put down the knife in his hand, and saluted Pound and Ma Teng with fists together.

"Father, Uncle Pang, Chao'er didn't mean that, it's just, just..."

At this moment, Pang De said with a smile: "Okay, brother Ma, why bother? Since Chao'er wants to become a master, we just need to prepare the ceremony of confinement. As an elder, should we hold him back? "

Ma Teng frowned slightly. Naturally, he didn't mean to stop Ma Chao from growing up, but he was just worried.

Pang De said to Ma Chao again: "Since Zongbing Huang told you so much, he must really intend to guide you. Eat quickly. After eating, I will send you to see Zongbing Huang together with your father."

Ma Chao glanced at Ma Teng, nodded, lowered his head, and started to gobble it up.

in the afternoon.

The Imperial Martial Arts Conference was held as scheduled, and this time there was also a pre-competition selection process.

I saw nine large tripods neatly placed outside the Jiugong Martial Arts Field, each of which weighed twenty stones.

[Han: One stone is about thirty catties. 】

"Lifting a tripod?"

"The rules say that you don't need to lift it up, as long as you can hold the tripod three feet off the ground and walk five steps forward."

"That's terrible. Only the Overlord of Western Chu can hold such a heavy cauldron, right?"

At this time, the outside of the Martial arts arena was already surrounded by people watching the excitement, traders and people from aristocratic families.

Lifting a tripod is nothing new in this era. It has been practiced since ancient times for a strongman to lift a tripod. It is a way to test a person's strength.

However, the twenty-stone cauldron is somewhat exaggerated.

Many people who thought they had a little strength went up and tried it, but found that they couldn't move at all.

Some warriors who were eliminated earlier also stepped forward to join in the fun. Indeed, many of them could be hugged, but they were only about three feet off the ground. Let alone leaving, those who could hold on for a while were rare.

Only then did they realize that even if they were not eliminated in the Imperial Martial Arts Conference, they would still be crushed at this stage.

In an instant, the depression in my heart disappeared, replaced by the mentality of watching a movie.

Not long after, [-] advanced candidates showed up one after another.

The leader was the unparalleled God of War Lu Fengxian. As soon as he appeared on the stage, the crowd cheered enthusiastically.

Lu Bu enjoyed the attention of the crowd very much, and cupped his fists around with a smile on his face.

"The twenty-stone cauldron has some weight. Lu has made a fool of himself."

Lu Bu rolled up his sleeves, walked up to a large cauldron, and took a deep breath. At this time, he absolutely dare not be careless, otherwise he would lose his breath and not lift it up, it would be too shameful. Everyone is watching him.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but as Lu Bu breathes in and out, there seems to be a heat wave on his body.

It's the twelfth lunar month of winter now, and the New Year's Eve will be half a month away. The weather outside is not so cold, and there was a light snowfall last night.

Everyone only saw that there seemed to be a trace of smoke rising above Lu Bu's head. Many warriors stared and held their breath, sighing again and again, knowing that Lu Bu had cultivated his inner strength to the extreme.

"Huh, drink!"

But Lu Bu stomped his waist and stomped his feet, grabbed Dading's ear with his right hand, and shouted loudly: "Get up!"

It turned out that he lifted the [-]-jin cauldron with one arm, and then walked about ten steps one by one, and with a 'bang', he put the cauldron heavily on the ground.

"it is good!"

"color!"

"Mr. Lu has good physical strength!"

The moment the big tripod landed, there was an uproar of voices and the audience was full of amazement, and they didn't know who led it. The people shouted one by one: "Wu Shuang, Wu Shuang..."

Some ladies and ladies in the crowd were even more radiant, staring eagerly at Lu Bu's unicorn arm, eager to pounce on it.

At this moment, Xu Huang and the silver carp started to move at the same time, they would not just watch the tiger soul army show off their might.

The two of them also operated normally, but both of them held the tripod with both hands, which was a bit weaker than Lu Bu's.

But just like Lu Bu, he raised the cauldron over his head, and after walking more than ten steps, the silver carp even started to trot.

"what……"

The young ladies from aristocratic families screamed again and again, they really loved that big bald head, the key point is that the silver carp is only in his early twenties, much younger than Lu Bu and Xu Huang.

Next, the promoted warriors stepped forward one by one and raised their tripods.

It's called lifting a tripod, but it's more accurate to describe it as holding a tripod. After all, not everyone can have the physical strength of Lu Bu and the others.

until.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu stood up at the same time.

"What are they going to do?"

The abnormal behavior of the two attracted the attention of many people, including Lu Bu and others who were surrounded by praise.

On the tower not far away, Wei Cheng and the others also came out, looking down at the two of them.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu looked at each other, and they walked up to a big tripod at the same time, just like ordinary laborers dragging goods, dragging the tripod away without any effort at all.

Although this is already very powerful, someone kindly reminded: "The cauldron must be at least three feet off the ground, you can't do this."

Just when everyone was puzzled and thought that the two of them could not hold the cauldron.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu dragged one big tripod to another big tripod at the same time.

Then, he grabbed a large cauldron in one hand.

"Drink!"*2
The two of them held Dading's ears tightly with five fingers, then stared at Dading with their elbows, and directly lifted Dading up with one arm abruptly.

Moreover, it is not one, but two big tripods at a time.

bang, bang, bang...

The veins on their foreheads were bulging, and the blood vessels on their arms were like little snakes coiling around.

When the leather boots landed, they left footprints half a finger deep on the ground, as if stepping on everyone's hearts with every step.

No more, no less, exactly five steps, the two looked at each other and put down the cauldron at the same time.

After doing all this, he straightened his sleeves and returned to the team as if nothing had happened.

This time, the whole audience was silent, and everyone looked at the two dumbfounded, as if they had stopped breathing.

until.

"it is good!"

The sound was far away, and when everyone looked up, they realized that it was from Wei Cheng, who was watching the ceremony on the tower.

The next moment, the audience shouted and cheered again and again!
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On the tower, Wei Cheng smiled with satisfaction.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu both had a heart for war, and I had been keeping them by my side before, which was a bit unfair to them.

After today, the reputation of the two will surely spread.

If they can get a good ranking in the finals tomorrow, and let the "Big Han Dragon and Tiger List" make a package for them, it is not impossible to become a god of war.

Of course, the two have to have military exploits.

No, say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here.

Someone took the military exploits and delivered it to the door.

Looking at Cao Cao behind him, Wei Cheng squinted his eyes and signaled to go into the building to talk, it was strangely cold outside.

Wei Cheng sat on the main seat, picked up a fire stick, picked out the silver charcoal in the charcoal basin, and asked with a half-smile: "Where did Meng De know that the barbarians committed crimes, and the news is quite well-informed?" Yes."

Cao Cao hastily bowed his hands and said, "Don't dare, Cao didn't go out to find out the news. He just happened to see a caravan gathering outside the city, so he wondered if something happened to the north. Otherwise, in such a cold weather, we should No caravan going north."

Wei Cheng smiled slightly, even though he told Zhuge Liang and the others to act less, they couldn't hide it from the eyes of those who cared.

For 800 people to go north, a lot of food and grass must be prepared, not to mention the mobilization of tents, horses and other large items.

If you have the heart, you will definitely be able to find the abnormality, which is not surprising.

Glancing at the scribes behind Cao Cao, Wei Cheng smiled and said, "This is Guo Fengxiao from Yingchuan. There are quite a few talented people around Meng De."

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head a little guilty, not daring to look at Wei Cheng.

What happened last year is still vivid in my memory. Although the plan failed in the end, they actually plotted against Wei Shi.

Wei Cheng looked at Guo Jia, who hurriedly bowed his hands, "Yingchuan Guo Jia, ask Wei Junan."

Wei Cheng let out a 'hmm', but didn't pursue anything, the main reason was that Guo Jia's face was blue and his lips were black and purple. It seemed that he had been poisoned by alcohol. It seemed that the "good wine" sold to Yanzhou had been used to its fullest potential. No small effect.

"Tell me, you must be asking for something in such a hurry to see me. Tell me, if it's not too much, I can help you."

Wei Cheng looked at Cao Cao with great interest.

Cao Cao bowed his hands respectfully, and said in a tactful tone: "Wei Jun understands the righteousness, and Cao is very grateful. A few days ago, I heard that Liu Biao and Liu Xuande in Jingzhou conspired to enter the sea. Cao Cao thought that Wei Jun must not underestimate them. Humans are the generation of wolves and ambitions, so you must not let it go."

"Oh?"

Wei Cheng put down the fire stick, leaned on the handrail, frowned and said, "Is Meng De exaggerating? Is it because they chose the same destination as you, are they ambitious?"

Cao Cao didn't even dare to say it, and said in a deep voice: "Did Mr. Wei forget Liu Biao's son? If Liu Biao gains power in one day, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Wei Cheng sneered, "Liu Biao, I don't pay much attention."

Cao Cao opened his mouth and was about to say something.

Guo Jia suddenly stepped forward, touched Cao Cao, and motioned him to stop talking.

Cao Cao's mind was moved, and he hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Wei Jun is far-sighted and coercive in the sea, so he is not afraid. It is Cao Cao and Meng Lang."

Wei Cheng please laugh and look at Guo Jia.

If Cao Cao continued to talk just now, he would be sowing dissension and suspected of internal fighting again. Wei Cheng could use this as an excuse to directly remove his right to conquer Wa Island, but Guo Jia pointed it out.

Wei Cheng looked back and forth between the faces of the two of them.

Finally, he said lightly: "The Eastern Expedition to Wa Island was not done by you alone. They will have to wait for the river to break the ice in the spring of next year before they can enter the sea. You still have two months to plan. Opportunities are equal for you all. Don't fight infighting at every turn, I don't like it."

"Yes!" Cao Cao nodded with difficulty.

This Lord Wei can let them go, but the premise is that there is no more infighting. He almost forgot just now, and he was thinking of attacking Liu Biao.

If it wasn't for Guo Jia's timely reminder, this time I'm afraid it will be self-defeating and lose the opportunity of the Eastern Expedition.

The two of them walked down the tower with resentful expressions on their faces.

Cao Cao glanced at Guo Jia, and said gratefully: "Fortunately, Feng Xiao woke me up, otherwise, Wei Jun would definitely take the opportunity to attack."

Guo Jia said with a wry smile: "My lord, you should be more careful in the future. The reason why Mr. Wei fully supports our Eastern Expedition is because we don't want any more troubles among the tribes of the Han Dynasty. If someone provokes internal fighting at this time, Mr. Wei will definitely not be soft-hearted. of."

Cao Cao responded awkwardly, with mixed feelings in his heart.

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Bah!
"Hahaha, with your little ability, how dare you show off your prestige?"

In the martial arts arena in Kun Palace, Zhao Yun was hit on the chest with a palm and fell heavily to the floor.

The big man standing in front of him had a fleshy face, full of jagged yellow teeth, and his accent was a bit weird.

In the shed by the side of the field, Yizhou Mu Liu Yan laughed loudly and said, "That's right, that's right, this barbarian really has some skills."

A few Confucian scholars next to him also laughed.

One of the Confucian scholars said: "My lord, don't worry, this savage has the power to tear tigers and leopards apart, so where is he going, hahaha."

Liu Yan nodded slightly, looked at the Confucian scholar and said, "You are very good, you did a good job this time, cough cough cough."

Halfway through the speech, Liu Yan seemed to be lacking in Qi, and several Confucian scholars saw this and hurriedly brought tea and water.

At this time, a woman with an enchanting figure came out, took out a porcelain bottle in her hand, and poured a piece of Malisol...the elixir came out.

"My lord, quickly eat the elixir." The woman's voice was so soft and charming that one couldn't help looking at her face.

But after seeing her face clearly, they all gasped.

I saw a scar on her right face that looked like a centipede, and her eyes were also terrifying blue pupils.

Liu Yan took the elixir and swallowed it whole with the water like a wolf.

Surprisingly, Liu Yan, who was still coughing constantly, returned to his normal complexion visible to the naked eye after taking the elixir.

"Fortunately, I have you with me, hurry up and give me a seat."

The woman smiled slightly, and the centipede scar on her face became even more ferocious.

"My lord gave me a seat, I shouldn't refuse it, but..." The woman looked at a few Confucian scholars beside her.

Seeing this, Liu Yan said in a deep voice, "Why, do you have any opinions?"

Several Confucian scholars looked at each other, glared at the woman, and retreated resentfully.

At this time, Liu Yan took the woman's hand, and did not dislike her face, and said with a smile: "Come, talk to me."

While speaking, his hand unconsciously clasped the woman's waist.

Should I say it or not, although this woman has scars on her face, she has a really good figure, especially the audience behind, swallowing their saliva.

It's just that they don't know that this woman can't look at her face.

(End of this chapter)