Chapter 422 Chenliu Mao Jie! [Ask for Monthly Votes]

Looking at the footage from the drone, Huang Zhong breathed a sigh of relief:

"There are only less than a hundred people. It doesn't look like they are here for a sneak attack... The scouts went to find out who they are. If they come to defect to the imperial court, we will keep them in the pass tonight."

With so many carriages and many slaves following behind them, they were obviously not ordinary people.

If you want to leave other generals alone, no matter who you are, just spend the night outside Hulao Pass. Whether you freeze to death or are attacked by wild beasts, it has nothing to do with me.

But Lao Huang is not this kind of person. In the original work of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Huang Zhong is mature and prudent, has high martial arts skills and a good temper. He does not have the arrogance of Lao Guan, nor the violent temper of Zhang Fei.

Many people say that the reason why Lao Huang lived to be seventy and still went into battle to kill Xia Houyuan was because of his good temper.

The conclusion that a good temper can lead to longevity can also be verified by the gentle and elegant Zhao Yun. Old Zhao is also still able to kill enemies in battle at a young age, which is on par with Huang Zhong.

Soon, a group of cavalry came out and faced the group of people.

Not long after, the scout's report came over the intercom:

"General, the people leading the convoy are Mr. Sima Decao and his family. They are going to Chang'an for an appointment. There is also a young man named Mao Jie who also wants to go to Chang'an to defect to the imperial court."

Mr. Virtue?

Upon hearing Sima Hui's name, Huang Zhong quickly said:

"I didn't expect Mr. Shui Jing to be here. I will go to greet him immediately."

When he was in Xiangyang, Huang Zhong had met Sima Hui several times. He knew that this famous scholar was knowledgeable and extremely humble. He would always accept everything asked by others and never argue with others.

Now that we meet again, I am no longer Liu Biao's subordinate, and Mr. De Cao is no longer a guest in Xiangyang. It feels like meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

But who is Mao Jie?

Huang Zhong walked down the steps to the city gate tower and ordered his men:

"Save a few clean houses for Mr. Decao to live in, take out the mutton oil chili given by Governor Zhong, and treat Mr. Decao to soup cakes tonight!"

After saying that, he took out the walkie-talkie again, tuned to channel 555, and pressed the call button:

"I reported to Governor Zhong that Mr. Shui Jing and his whole family came to seek refuge. They are now ten miles outside Hulao Pass."

Zhong Yao's reply soon came from the intercom:

"I really didn't expect Mr. De Cao to come. Han Sheng treated him well and brought out good wine to relieve his fatigue."

Huang Zhong agreed and then asked:

"There is also a young man named Mao Jie with us. Does the governor have any impression of this person?"

Hearing Mao Jie's name, Zhong Yao, who was about to have dinner, stood up immediately:

"What? Mao Jie?!"

He opened his laptop, entered Mao Jie's name directly into the document search bar, and then turned to the information about this Three Kingdoms counselor.

Mao Jie, courtesy name Xiaoxian, was born in Chenliu and was a county official in his youth. He had always been honest and incorruptible. During the war, he planned to defect to Liu Biao, but later he felt that Liu Biao was in vain and defected to Cao Cao instead.

Among the many counselors in A'hao, he was the first to propose the idea of ​​"serving the emperor's orders but not obeying them", which allowed Cao Cao to occupy the righteousness among many princes and then stand out.

It can be said that without Mao Jie, Cao Cao would not have been so smooth in the early stage.

Zhong Yao dragged the mouse to scroll down. After reading Mao Jie's life in the official history, he found the description in the novel.

When Cao Cao occupied Yanzhou, Mao Jie took the initiative to surrender and was granted the title of Diannong Zhonglangjiang... He never showed his face again for a long time. As for the idea of ​​using the emperor to control the princes, it was Xun Yu who proposed it.

Although the romance relies on history, it is not real history, and Zhong Yao knows this very well.

For example, when Cao Cao raised troops in Yanzhou, Xun Yu and Xun You went to vote, Li Dian went to vote, Le went to vote, Mao Jie went to vote... It was as if everyone was suddenly refreshed.

"Isn't it a joke to use a counselor as a general?"

Zhong Yao muttered, "Dian Nong Zhonglang General," he thought, was just a general collecting grain, with no real power.

And when Mao Jie appears again, it will be the Battle of Red Cliff.

Cao Cao got the stolen letters from Jiang Qiansui and rashly killed Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, the commanders of the navy, and ordered Yu Jin and Mao Jie to take charge of the navy together.

The two landlubbers just got into the strategy designed by Zhou Yu and Brother Liang step by step.

When the straw boat borrowed arrows, Mao Jie didn't even see the enemy clearly, so he ordered his men to shoot arrows at the stronghold and gave Zhuge Liang 100,000 feather arrows in vain.

Then he listened to Pang Tong's suggestion and connected all the warships with iron ropes.

It can be said that Mao Jie played an important role in setting up the fire in the Battle of Chibi. Since then, he has not appeared again.

Zhong Yao frowned, feeling that according to the setting in the novel, Mao Jie was a fool, but he was a strategic strategist who left a great name in history.

I always feel that the author of the original work is trying to discredit Mao Xiaoxian... After Zhong Yao finished reading, he said to Huang Zhong:

"Mao Jie is a famous counselor in history. You can talk to him after you get in touch. When they arrive in Luoyang tomorrow, I will keep them for a few days."

Whether he is an idiot general or a highly capable strategist, you will know once you get in touch with him.

Huang Zhong agreed, put down the walkie-talkie, rode the yellow gelding out of the customs, and marched forward for several miles. When he saw Sima Hui's convoy, he dismounted and raised his hands and asked:

"Mr. Decao, do you remember Huang Zhong from Wancheng?"

Sima Hui opened the curtain and took a look, then quickly jumped out of the carriage:

"Han Sheng? You're fine. Why did you come to Hulao Pass?"

Huang Zhong said:

"After Lu Qiaoqi captured Wancheng, he not only treated my son's illness, but also accepted him as his disciple. With such kindness, I had no choice but to bid farewell to Liu Jingzhou and join the imperial court."

He briefly talked about what happened recently, and Sima Hui sighed repeatedly:

"I really didn't expect such an adventure..."

Just as he was talking, Mao Jie got out of the carriage, and Sima Hui quickly introduced:

"Hansheng, this person is Chen Liumao Xiaoxian. He is quite talented and learned. Now he wants to serve the imperial court. I hope you can help introduce him."

Mao Jie quickly bowed.

Huang Zhong returned the courtesy and said:

"Zhong Yao, the governor of Sizhou, is planning to invite the two of them to stay in Luoyang for a few days. Mr. Xiaoxian will be arranged by then."

Mao Jie quickly declined:

"A student who is a commoner should not be called sir."

After exchanging pleasantries, Huang Zhong saw that it was getting late and led everyone to Hulao Pass.

The residence has been arranged, and two tents have been specially built for the Sima family slaves for them to rest and store books and other items.

The cook prepared dinner for everyone. The servants of Sima's family ate a big pot of food, while Sima Hui and his family ate mutton soup cakes.

Stir-fry the freshly killed mutton in a pan, add water and cook the dried noodles, then sprinkle some green onions, coriander and other things out of the pan... Of course, the most important thing is the mutton oil and chili, which is the top priority.

A big bowl of mutton soup cakes per person, and the bright red mutton oil chili quenched everyone's greed.

Huang Zhong also prepared several side dishes separately, including pickled cucumbers, braised mutton, scrambled eggs with wild onions and cold shredded onions.

Four dishes, paired with a bottle of 42-degree Erguotou, made Sima Hui enjoy the meal. Mao Jie looked left and right while holding the light blue bottle of Erguotou, and felt that it was far beyond her knowledge.

After the meal, Sima Hui originally wanted to talk to Huang Zhong at night, but he got drunk and soon fell asleep.

It wasn't until the next morning that this good gentleman woke up from his sleep.

"This sleep is so comfortable, thank you Han Sheng!"

Huang Zhong brought mutton soup and dry biscuits:

"Come on, come on, have breakfast. After that, I will send someone to take you all to Luoyang. Once there, Mr. De Cao can have a good rest. It's been a long journey. It's really hard."

After that, he talked about how to eat it. Sima Hui and Mao Jie broke open the dry biscuits and soaked them in the mutton soup with great interest. Finally, they added a spoonful of mutton oil chili, and the whole bowl of mutton soup was immediately sublimated.

"It's so delicious. This is the first time I've tried it... Hansheng, can I still eat it in Chang'an?"

Huang Zhong said with a smile:

"If Mr. Decao wants to eat, he can have it every time. However, there are so many delicacies in Chang'an that Mr. Decao may forget the mutton oil chili."

"It's so delicious, how could I forget, have some more, it's so delicious."

After eating and drinking, Huang Zhong chatted with Sima Hui Maojie for a while before sending everyone off.

On the carriage, Sima Hui sighed:

"There are wonderful stories, nectar and fairy wine, and other kinds of delicacies... It seems that this Chang'an city is something that a certain person must go to!"

Mao Jie carefully looked through the "Water Margin" and said with a smile:

"The person who can use this book to deceive Mr. De Cao is not an easy person. Knowing that you are interested in this kind of book, he released the bait, which is very consistent with what is mentioned in the military book."

Sima Hui shook his head:

"The story is only one aspect. Being able to make the paper so perfect is enough to travel thousands of miles to attend the appointment. I hope General Cheng Lian still remembers the agreement he made with me."

"What agreement?"

"If you don't want to serve as an official in the court, I'm willing to follow the arrangements in other respects."

Sima Hui just wanted to be an idle person, but now that he went all the way to Chang'an to get the few remaining books, he would definitely have to pay a certain price.

Mao Jie stroked the copper plate cover of the book and asked:

"What if I let you take charge of book production?"

"Then I can wake up laughing from my dreams!"

While the two were chatting, Lu Lingqi placed boxes of duck products on the table at the Hussar General's Mansion in Chang'an City, along with some fish, tofu and other accompanying snacks.

"The task you gave me has been completed... I did it myself, sir. It is said that I have been busy all day."

After saying that, Xiao Lingqi broke open a newly baked sesame cake, put fish tofu, kelp knots, tofu skewers and other ingredients into it, then put in a few duck hearts and two pieces of duck gizzards, took a bite of the sesame cake and exclaimed :

"This way of eating is indeed the most delicious. Aunt Wei, you should try it too."

Wei Xu’s sister said:

"It's too easy to gain weight by eating like this. We still prefer to eat duck necks and duck heads. We can only eat a few pieces of meat after eating for a long time, so we don't have to worry about getting fat."

Lu Lingqi took another big bite of sesame seed cake:

"Just eat and go to the backyard martial arts field to practice. The jumping jacks my father taught me are very effective in burning fat. Auntie, you should follow suit."

"We don't have the physical strength like you. Let's not talk about it anymore. I'm going to watch "The Punisher of the Song Dynasty". Which dynasty is the Song Dynasty? With such a powerful work, the Song Dynasty must be very powerful, right?"

Lu Lingqi chuckled and said:

"You will find out when dad comes back. It was a dynasty that easily made people sick."

In Cai Mansion, Sun Facai wore disposable gloves to peel off the duck brain and carefully fed it into Cai Yan's mouth:

"How are you, wife?"

"I didn't expect duck brains to be so delicious. Husband, you should eat them too, don't just feed them to me."

Sun Facai took Qingdao Chunsheng and took a sip:

"The perfect pairing of Yatou is a football game and beer. It's a pity that you can't drink it now. When the baby is born, I will ask Brother Yu to get us a projector. Then we can watch the cached video of the football game and drink a small beer. It will be wonderful!"

"Okay, I'm waiting for you."

After eating a few more mouthfuls, Cai Yan wiped his mouth, stood up and went to read a book.

Although you are pregnant, you still need to learn some modern knowledge.

Sun Facai ate duck food and drank a small beer. He originally wanted to smoke a cigarette to satisfy his cravings, but after thinking that he couldn't smoke at home, he had to fill up some duck food and happily went to the Guo Mansion next door with his beer.

"Brother, please take a rest today. Come, come, have something to eat and drink."

Guo Jia never refused to drink. He took out a pack of red Nanjing from his arms and handed it to Sun Facai. Then he took the food and wine in his hand, went to the octagonal pavilion in the backyard, and used the intercom to call Cheng Lianhe. Xu Shu and others started eating and drinking together.

The same eating and drinking scene is also taking place in the courtyard of the B&B.

Wu Song chewed duck gizzards and enjoyed a glass of cold beer. It felt really refreshing.

Hao Zhenzhen next to him also ate happily, and occasionally took a sip of beer, which made Wen Jing, who was on the video call, ravenous:

"Wait, I'll buy duck necks in a minute!"

Wen Jing and Zhao Dahu were queuing up to buy Dongshan Island's famous "Little Wife's Sweet Soup". Unfortunately, there were too many tourists and the two of them were sweating while waiting. Finally, they were almost there.

Hao Zhenzhen asked:

"Is Dongshan Island fun?"

"It's not bad. The double-sided sea is pretty good. In the afternoon we even took a sailboat for a spin in the sea."

While they were chatting, Li Yu brought some fried noodles on a tray and placed them on the table.

Just when he was about to say how much he wanted to eat, Wu Song took away a whole plate of fried noodles and ate it with duck.

Obviously, eating duck alone cannot satisfy Wudutou's appetite. Fried noodles are still needed to bring the unique satisfaction of carbohydrates.

Yuwen Chengdu and Li Shimin each held a sesame seed cake filled with braised food. While eating, they discussed in a low voice how to divide the watermelon later.

In the afternoon, Yuwen Chengdu went to help Wang Shengli again and brought back two bags of watermelon.

Based on the principle of sharing half of the watermelon upon meeting, Xiao Shimin asked to take away a woven bag of watermelon, but was ruthlessly rejected by Yuwen Chengdu:

"I'll give you three at most, and the rest will go to Liu Xie and Peng Ju. I can't give them all to you."

"Big man, I thought we were from the same world, but I didn't expect your elbows to be turned outward... Are you worthy of Brother Qin and me?"

Yuwen Chengdu smiled and said:

"I will be from the Three Kingdoms world in the future, so naturally I have to have a good relationship with the people there."

Li Shimin: "..."

That's the truth, but why don't I open up?

The little guy flattened his mouth and was just about to cry out of habit when he heard Yuwen Chengdu say:

"I won't tease you anymore, both bags are yours."

Li Shimin was so aggrieved that he almost cried. When he heard this, he immediately broke down in tears and laughed. Then he was moved to tears... In the end, he couldn't hold back the tears.

After Wu Song had eaten and drank enough, he called a driver from the factory and took the car back.

As soon as the couple left, Mu Guiying, who had been tense and silent, suddenly relaxed a lot:

"I didn't dare to speak when Sister Zhen was here, for fear of leaking something... Master was very happy after eating the duck head, and is currently watching "The Legend of White Snake" with Sister Yunxiao."

Hearing this, Li Yu smiled and said:

"When you look back at the plot of stealing the fairy grass, don't make my mother angry."

When Bai Suzhen called herself the apprentice of Mother Lishan, Baihe Boy's tone was very rude, and he even wanted to confront Mother Lishan.

After reading this paragraph, if the old mother meets the Antarctic Immortal in the future, why not give him a slap in the face first?

Mu Guiying took the Hans cabin and took a sip:

"Sister Yunxiao has already said that next time she encounters a white crane, she will stew it as food. As for the white deer that eats boys and girls, we will also deal with it when the world of Journey to the West opens."

Yunxiao has killed three corpses, but she is unable to become a saint because she is blocked by the rules of heaven and earth. If she takes the initiative, no one under the saint can stop her.

Li Yu said to Mu Guiying:

"Yunxiao is already destined to have great calamity and karma. Don't stir up trouble in front of her in the future, lest she commit another murderous crime and completely ruin the few blessings she has."

"Don't worry, I'm measured!"

Tsk, tsk, tsk, I started to feel distressed even before they were together, my husband is such a playboy... The Queen resisted the urge to throw a knife at this guy, and planned to go back and make some compensation in front of the master.

After eating and drinking, Li Shimin rode an electric tricycle and pulled away two bags of watermelon.

Yuwen Chengdu went back and took a shower. He did not come to the study again. Instead, he lay on the bed and studied literature related to cavalry tactics.

Mu Guiying took away all the remaining duck meat and prepared to reward everyone in the village.

Li Yu himself was in the study room, playing "Oka 2" for a while, and then downloaded several well-regarded film and television dramas from movie websites to his old mother to enrich her spiritual and cultural life.

Early the next morning, Li Yu came back from running and did 200 squats with a barbell on his back.

After changing out of his sweat-soaked sportswear, he went to the restaurant, peeled five or six eggs, ate all the egg whites, and fed the remaining egg yolks to Brother Dao.

"Gouzi, stay home and look after the house today. I'm going to the city for a meeting and I'll bring you some roasted sweet potatoes when I come back."

"Woooo..."

Upon hearing this, Brother Dao agreed.

After breakfast, Li Yu changed into more formal clothes, carried his briefcase, and drove to the Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism to participate in the summer cultural tourism promotion mobilization meeting.

As soon as he arrived at the Culture and Tourism Bureau compound, he met Lin Hongqi.

"Hello Uncle Lin, do you have any activities planned for this summer vacation?"

The two scenic spots have been operating with joint tickets, and all activities will be carried out simultaneously. If Longqi Mountain has any new promotional trends, Fengming Valley must also keep up.

Lin Hongqi said:

"Don't mention it, there is really an event. The scenic spot horse farm plans to shoot a group of promotional videos. Before, it was our Xiaoxu who shot it, but now he can't come back from Beijing. Can you find a young man with good riding skills to help shoot it?"

Young man with good riding skills?

For homestays, there are a lot of such candidates, right?

Except that Qin Erge is a little older, the others seem to be quite suitable...

Thinking of this, Li Yu asked:

"Uncle Lin, tell me your specific requirements. I actually have a few candidates with decent riding skills!"