Chapter three hundred and nineteen
Short and strong people are stable, while tall and thin people are smart.
Ma Bao is short and strong, white and noble, tall and thin. Both of them have practiced it, so just by martial arts, no one can do anything to each other. What's more, the two are not real enemies, which makes the emperor unhappy and nervous. Therefore, under the eyes of the imperial guards outside the tent, neither of them gets any advantage.
Ma Bao's left eye was swept by Bai Gui, and the corners of his eyes were swollen. Bai Gui's chin was punched and Ma Bao's lower abdomen was kicked, so painful that he almost couldn't straighten his waist. Finally, Ma Bao arched into Bai Gui's arms, Bai Gui grabbed Ma Bao's shoulder and pressed hard. No one could use the force, and he just stiffened together like this.
"Bai...Banshu, we're like playing...bears, are we going to let the soldiers laugh at him?" Ma Bao was so tired that he was breathless. Bai Gui held him down and could not see anything, so he had to ask for peace.
"Mahu... Bao, what do you mean? I'm convinced?"
"Agree? Have you beat me down or have you benefited from it?"
"Then keep fighting."
"Aren't you afraid of people making jokes? Are you afraid of the emperor's fault?"
"What do you mean?"
"Wine fighting! Whoever drinks first will fall down will be silly Banban."
"Just fight, who is afraid that you won't succeed?"
"Okay, let's go at the same time!"
"Okay, whoever makes the trick is the bad bear! One, two!"
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The two of them separated at the same time, stood unsteadily, collapsed to the ground with exhaustion, and gasped heavily.
After the breath was evenly breathed, the two of them were almost out of breath, and the spiritual platform recovered some Qingming Festival.
"White Stick, why do you think the emperor is angry?"
"It's more important to say, I hate that we have lost the overall situation by fighting."
"How can you miss the overall situation? Didn't this battle be won? And it's a big victory."
"Tsk! You are not convinced by the toad in your well. Is this a big victory? Is this a miserable victory? Is it good? The emperor has never died in wars, and he feels sorry for the soldiers! If you don't believe it, ask how many casualties the imperial guards and the same army go to war at the same time? If you don't know this, you will be as good as you in the future."
"Then I killed Zhuo Tai, Bai Wenxuan killed Jin Li, Shuangli even killed Shen Zhixiang, and Mariser Li also caught Kong Youde. These achievements are enough to be worthy of them, right?"
"Tsk, in the emperor's heart, no matter how important these people are, they are not as good as the hair of a soldier. Even if you catch Dorgon, if so many people die, he will feel distressed."
"What should I do? It's not a big deal for us to waste this way."
"What should I do? What else can I do? Wait until the emperor calms down."
After Bai Gui finished speaking, he shouted to a guard who was monitoring them: "Go, get the wine!"
The guard turned around and went to find Bai Xing.
After a while, Bai Xing came over with two bags of wine, handed over one bag, squatted down and said with a smile: "Brother Ma, brother, are you two happy to fight?"
Ma Bao and Bai Gui gave him a blank look at him at the same time.
"Second, are you watching the fun? Is there anyone who is like you to be your younger brother?" Bai Gui said.
"Brother, I'm busy with errands, but I don't have time to watch the fun of you two. But, brother, you are so stupid. You actually tied with him, which really disappointed me."
"What does it mean, Commander Bai? He is looking at your brother? Why don't you two go with them?" Ma Bao was not very happy when he heard this, and rolled his eyes and asked.
"Master Ma, it's not that I'm talking to you, I'm going to give my brothers a trip together, and I'll just put you down in three rounds. That is, my brother gives in to you, you won't appreciate it." Bai Xing said to Ma Bao.
"After all, my brother, I know how to win face for you." Bai Gui smiled proudly when he heard this.
"Uncle Ma, my brother is very good at martial arts, but you are too clever to fight. If you only attack him and use his legs to sweep him, you would have taken him down long ago. Otherwise, you two fight again?" Bai Xing said with a smile.
"Get out!" Bai Gui cursed.
"Okay, let me get out. You two have a good drink. If you don't have enough wine, you will say anything. Some of them." Bai Xing ridiculed the two of them and left satisfied.
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From Wushishan to Guilin, the army arrived in two days.
In the past two days, Ma Bao and Bai Gui went from being dissatisfied with each other to being sympathetic. The two calmed down and thought slowly, and then they realized the emperor's painstaking efforts and worries. They both felt that they had let down the emperor's trust and sincerely admitted their mistakes. Zhu Youlang scolded the two again and pardoned them.
In the past two days, Zhu Youlang did not summon Li Dingguo again, and Li Dingguo did not ask for Your meeting. This scene fell into the eyes of other ministers, and it felt that the king and his minister seemed to be curing the anger. The one who was most worried was He Tengjiao.
He Tengjiao understood that he would return to Hunan in the future and would work with Li Dingguo for a considerable period of time. If Li Dingguo had a grudge against the emperor, it would be difficult for him to do it in the future.
So, in the past two days, he took Li Guo and others to set out with Li Dingguo's central army, hoping to find an opportunity to talk to Li Dingguo.
He Tengjiao was as expected, and Li Dingguo was indeed dissatisfied. His contribution was obvious. He traveled thousands of miles away to relieve the emperor's siege, surrounded and annihilated more than 10,000 Qing soldiers, and killed so many generals of the Qing soldiers. Not only did he get a reward, he gave him shamelessness as soon as he came up. Isn't it just to punish Ma Bao to punish himself? It's even more uncomfortable than slapping himself in the face.
His understanding is that the emperor is determined to give himself a warning, and wants to beat his arrogance so that he can control it in the future - this is the emperor's mind.
If this is because of Li Dingguo, it is necessary to play some emperor's mind skills, otherwise how can we control the ministers?
But how did he explain to his brothers? He made a mess after making contributions, which was so unpleasant. He could see that although Bai Wenxuan, Feng Shuangli, Ma Jinzhong and others didn't say anything clearly, their faces were hung every day, which showed their dissatisfaction.
So, he was extremely depressed.
What a smart person, He Tengjiao, he took all this into consideration. He had no friendship with Li Dingguo and could not say some things clearly, so he had to speak with facts.
"Uncle Li, it's so annoying to ride on horses all day. The rocks and trees are shaking in front of you. Please take a rest on the roadside. How about taking a tea?" He Tengjiao bowed his hand immediately and smiled.
"Mr. He, let alone, I feel very boring to make you remind me. Well, it's better to obey your orders than respect." Li Dingguo also bowed and replied with a smile.
As the two of them said, they stepped onto the side of the road and got off the horse.
The personal soldiers hurried over, took the reins from the two of them, and took the horse aside.
Li Dingguo and He Tengjiao walked to the gentle slope on the side and found a flat rock to make a table. The personal soldiers found two stones nearby as stools, and the two sat down.
Because He Tengjiao had said to drink tea before, he did not need to give him another order. A personal soldier took a wooden box from the horse's back, took out a teapot, teacup and other tea sets from it and placed it on the stone table. Another personal soldier walked aside to set a fire to boil water.
"Mr. He is so elegant and happy. He doesn't forget to bring these homes with him when marching and fighting?" Li Dingguo said with a smile.
Chapter completed!