The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 339 The One Who Knows My Heart ([-])
Liu Chan picked up his chopsticks and started eating.But after eating half, he suddenly stopped his chopsticks.

Zhuge Qiao asked: "Your Majesty, is the food not to your liking?"

Liu Chan took a sip of the soup, swallowed the food in his mouth, and said, "No, I suddenly remembered something. How is Zhao Yan and Zhao Boran now?"

Zhuge Qiao replied: "Zhao Boran doesn't seem to be in a good mood, he seems to be very depressed because he was defeated and captured."

Liu Chan smiled. He actually admired Zhao Yan's talent very much in his heart, and said: "It is inevitable to be depressed. After all, Zhao Yan is also a famous celebrity. Now he is defeated by me, which must make him feel very humiliated. "

When Liu Chan said this, he remembered something, put down the chopsticks in his hand, and fell into deep thought.After a long while, Liu Chan raised his head and said to Zhuge Qiao, "Aqiao, immediately send Mr. Ma Liang to the council hall to discuss matters."

Zhuge Qiao saw that the son had eaten half of his meal and was about to deal with business again, so he persuaded: "Mr. Don't eat."

Liu Chan smiled slightly, yes, my body is still a minor and is in the stage of development.He had no choice but to pick up his chopsticks and start eating again.

Ma Liang came to Liu Chan's meeting hall, only stayed for about half an hour, and then left.But he didn't go back to continue to deal with his busy business. Instead, a few white-eared guards led the way, turned a small street inside the city, and finally stopped in front of a small house.

This small house looks very ordinary from the outside, it is a place where ordinary people live. The few reed-like weeds growing on the wall have long since dried up.Since it was already night at this time, the door of the house had been closed, so it was impossible to see if there were lights inside.

Ma Liang nodded to a white-eared guard, and the man stepped forward, reached out and knocked lightly on the gate of the house a few times.

Then, the door was opened from the inside.The person who came was a small school of the Jingzhou Army, dressed in armor and only in his 20s.When the little school saw the white-eared guard, he was taken aback for a moment, and then saw Ma Liang standing outside the door.He hurried out to greet Ma Liang.

Ma Liang asked the little schoolboy, "Is Zhao Yan okay?"

The little school replied respectfully: "Yes, the situation is not bad. It's just that I'm a little depressed, and I only ate a little bit for dinner."

Ma Liang asked the little school to lead the way. He was going to see Zhao Yan and Zhao Boran.The house is not big, Ma Liang and a few white-eared guards enter the courtyard, and the courtyard is a small hall.The hall was lit with lights, but the light seemed a little dim.

The little school pointed to the hall and told Ma Liang, "Master Ma, Master Zhao Yan is in the hall right now."

Ma Liang asked the small school to take care of his own affairs, and asked several white-eared guards to stay outside, so they should not follow in.

Ma Liang tidied up his coat and hat a little before walking towards the lobby.After he stepped up three steps, he came to the eaves, and the dim light inside shone on his feet.

Ma Liang looked inside.At this time, the armor that Zhao Yan originally wore in battle has been replaced by a blue robe, and the mighty and domineering aura is gone, leaving only the aura of a scholar.However, his eyes seemed a little dull, just staring at the table in front of him in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.His face was already long, but now this appearance reminded Ma Liang of a word: horse face.

Ma Lian coughed lightly outside the door before walking towards the door.

Zhao Yan came back to look at the door, and saw a middle-aged scribe wearing a green shirt, with two beards around his mouth, a little thin, and wearing an imperial crown, walking in.The strange thing is that there are only white spots on his eyebrows.

Seeing that he had an extraordinary bearing, Zhao Yan must not be an ordinary person, so he subconsciously stood up from his seat and prepared to welcome the guests.

Ma Liang stepped forward quickly, cupped his hands and saluted, "Xiangyang Ma Liang, Ma Jichang, pay homage to Mr. Zhao." He saluted Zhao Yan as a junior.

Zhao Yan let out a groan, and then he realized that the personable scribe in front of him turned out to be the well-known left general in Jingzhou, Ma Liang and Ma Jichang.On weekdays, I have heard about his reputation for a long time, but only today I have the chance to meet him. He is indeed a man of extraordinary bearing.

When celebrities see celebrities, the atmosphere is naturally different, and the depression on Zhao Yan's face immediately dissipates.Zhao Yan quickly walked out from behind the table, stepped forward to help Ma Liang and said, "Master Ma, you don't need to be so polite, please get up."

In fact, although Ma Liang is the No. 30 person in Jingzhou, Liu Chan calls him Mr. and Mr. again and again all day long. In fact, he is only [-] years old, and he is just in the prime of his life.Zhao Yan is already fifty years old, and he became famous very early, and his reputation is much greater than that of Ma Liang.In addition, Xiangyang and Yingchuan are close neighbors, so it is not wrong for Ma Liang to belong to the younger generation.

Ma Liang smiled and said: "Today the battle is over, Liang has been busy with chores all day long, until now he has some free time to visit Mr. Zhao. Please don't be offended."

Zhao Yan looked Ma Liang up and down again, and said: "It is said in Jingzhou that 'the Ma family is five constants, and the white eyebrows are the best', he is indeed a man of extraordinary bearing."

Ma Liang smiled slightly, and after the two exchanged polite greetings, they took their seats as guests and hosts.

Only then did Zhao Yan ask about Ma Liang's reason for coming. After all, for a busy man like Ma Liang, it would be absolutely impossible for him to see himself, a prisoner of war, if he had nothing to do.

Ma Liang didn't answer directly, but changed the subject and said, "When Liang entered the door just now, I heard from the little principal that Mr. Zhao only ate a little food just now. Is our food not to your liking?"

Zhao Yan smiled wryly, it wasn't the food problem, it was because he was depressed and couldn't eat anything.However, this is not enough for outsiders to understand, so he said: "It's not true, it's just that I can't eat it. Thank you, Mr. Ma, for your concern."

Then, the two chatted some more gossips, and a white-eared guard came in to report that the prince Liu Chan heard that Mr. Ma Liang was here, and ordered someone to bring wine and food for them to enjoy.The son is busy with military affairs now, but he can't come here by himself.

Zhao Yan was taken aback when he heard that, but Ma Liang nodded, and ordered people to put the food and wine on their respective tables.

After the two drank for three rounds, Ma Liang said: "Master Zhao once lived in Jingzhou with Du Xi and Fanqin, and he was appreciated by the former Jingzhou shepherd Liu Jingsheng, right?"

At that time, Zhao Yan saw that various warlords were fighting endlessly, and couldn't find anyone to take refuge in for a while. In order to avoid the war, his family moved to Jingzhou.Here, I got acquainted with Du Xi, who lives there as a guest, and Fanqin, a fellow countryman. The three hit it off and became close friends.

At that time, Liu Biao, who ruled Jingzhou separately, had heard the names of Zhao Yan, Du Xi, and Fanqin. He deliberately wooed them, treated them as distinguished guests, and invited them to become officials many times.Through observation, Zhao Yan believed that Liu Biao was short-sighted. Although he was prominent for a while, it was difficult to achieve great things in the end.In the first year of Jian'an, Cao Cao welcomed the Han emperor in Xuchang, issued the "Order of Talent Promotion", and accepted Zao Zhi's suggestion to implement the farming system. Together with Du Xi, Fan Qin and others, they returned to the north with their family.In the second year of Jian'an, Zhao Yan defected to Cao Cao.

As for Du Xi, he is also a great man, capable of both literature and martial arts.Fanqin is a contemporary figure with first-class literary talent.

(End of this chapter)