Chapter 466 Encountering Ma Chao
Zhuge Jin came all the way outside the Chengdu city gate. The carriage suddenly stopped. Zhuge Jin was thinking about things, and felt the carriage stop, and couldn't help but ask, "Why stop?" The driver outside said, "Report to the master, someone is here to welcome him!" Zhuge Jin thought it should be an official from Liu Bei, and felt that Liu Bei dared not neglect him! He couldn't help but smile, got up, lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage.
"Brother, I'm really hardworking all the way!" A familiar voice suddenly came. Zhuge Jin hurriedly looked in the voice, and saw Zhuge Liang, who was wearing a Confucian scarf, leading several officials to stand beside the carriage and bow to Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Jin was overjoyed and jumped out of the carriage and walked to Zhuge Liang. He couldn't help but say happily: "I didn't expect that Kongming, you came to pick me up in person!" Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Brother, come to welcome me in person!" Then he grabbed Zhuge Jin's palm and asked, "Brother, please follow me into the city! Although Chengdu is not as prosperous as Xuzhou and Shouchun, it also has a different scenery! Later, I will take my brother to visit the scenery around him!" Zhuge Jin felt relieved and nodded with a smile.
Zhuge Liang personally led Zhuge Jin and his party to the city hall to stay. Zhuge Jin asked, "Kong Ming, when will I see Envoy Liu?" Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Brother, I'm tired of boats and cars, so I'm not in a hurry. So I'll take a break for two days first." Zhuge Jin nodded and smiled and said, "Okay!" Zhuge Liang clasped his fists and said, "Brother, rest, I have to report back to my lord!" Zhuge Jin clasped his fists and said, "Kong Ming, please." Zhuge Liang turned around and went out.
That night, the lights were on. Zhuge Jin saw that the city of Chengdu was bustling and prosperous, so he couldn't help but have a good time to visit, so he led his two entourages to the street. Zhuge Jin looked around and found that there were quite a lot of people in Chengdu. Although it was night, there were many pedestrians on the street, and hawkers were selling along the street, and the air was filled with a drooling fragrance. Zhuge Jin looked around, and his face showed a look of thought.
Before they knew it, several people came to the door of a restaurant. At this time, the third floor of the restaurant was brightly lit, and the noise of toasting came. Zhuge Jin couldn't help but stop and looked into the restaurant. The lobby was full of people, as if there were already guests.
Bang! A loud noise suddenly came. Zhuge Jin was shocked and then became strange. At this moment, there was another loud bang, followed by a loud noise, as if someone had overturned the table. Then, many drinkers rushed out of the restaurant in panic, and the originally happy atmosphere had been replaced by the panic atmosphere. At this time, there were loud noises of smashing and roars like a beast in the restaurant, which made people feel thrilling! In these crosstalks, there was also the sound of a middle-aged man begging, but the begging obviously did not play any role, and the loud noise of smashing had no intention of stopping at all!
At this time, many people stopped outside the restaurant and pointed at the restaurant and discussed it. Zhuge Jin heard a young man next to him and said annoyedly: "Who is playing wild? It's so rampant! Why is no one taking care of it?" The middle-aged man next to him said angrily: "General Ma Chao is drunk, who dares to take care of it? Are you tired of living? Or do you take care of it?" When the young man heard that it was General Ma Chao, he immediately became silent, and his annoyed expression disappeared without a trace.
Zhuge Jin thought to himself: Did Ma Chao? But I have never heard of Ma Chao being drunk? Is there anything wrong with this?
While thinking, three people came out at the door. Two of them were young men with strong temperament. One of them was holding the other man. The man was holding the steps unsteadily and his face was flushed. He kept waving his fists and shouting loudly. He was obviously in a very serious state of drunkenness. Behind the two young men was a rich middle-aged man with a bitter look on his face.
The drunk man suddenly looked at the crowd watching, pointed at a young man and scolded, "Why are you looking at me?" The young man was startled and felt at a loss. Seeing this, the people around him quickly left him so as not to be affected by the fish in the pond.
The drunk man swayed to the young man and grabbed his clothes. The man holding him hurriedly shouted, "Brother! Brother, calm down! This brother is not disrespectful to you!" The drunk man seemed to have not heard it, and suddenly shouted at the young man who was caught in his hand: "Damn bastard! How dare you tease me!" He lifted his right hand and punched him. The young man who was grabbed by him could not hide at all. He was hit hard and his eyes were suddenly turned into dizzy! The man holding the drunk man quickly dragged the drunk man away, and finally pulled the drunk man away.
Seeing the two left, the onlookers also scattered one after another. The companion of the young man who was beaten helped him up. The young man who was beaten still looked dizzy and was still not awake. He staggered away with the support of his companion. Someone couldn't help but smile and said, "That kid is really unlucky! Maybe he was here to drink, but for some reason he was punched by General Ma Chao!" Someone laughed and said, "It's also his luck! He just got hit like this!"
One of Zhuge Jin's entourage could not help but say to Zhuge Jin; "I originally heard that Ma Chao was a very powerful character, but I didn't expect that he was such a rude and reckless man!" Zhuge Jin smiled and said, "Even if he was really a rude and reckless man, there might be no reason for such a loss of composure! This matter is interesting!" Then he stepped forward to the restaurant, and the two followers hurriedly followed.
The three of them walked into the restaurant, and the rich middle-aged man immediately came up, waved his hand listlessly, and said, "Thank you, please, we won't do business today!"
Zhuge Jin asked with his fists, "You are the owner of this store?" The middle-aged man nodded and couldn't help but sigh. Zhuge Jin took out an inch of gold from his sleeve and handed it to the boss, and smiled and said, "I am General Ma Chao's friend. General Ma Chao has caused such inconvenience to the boss. I am apologizing to the boss for him!" The boss quickly refused and said anxiously: "Sir, it's serious! Actually, this is nothing!"
Zhuge Jin stuffed the gold ingot into the boss's hand and smiled and said, "If the boss doesn't accept it, wouldn't it make me feel uneasy?" Seeing him saying this, the boss clasped his fists and bowed gratitude: "Sir, I am so kind to you, the villain is ashamed of taking it!"
When Zhuge Jin saw several friends cleaning up the messy lobby, he clasped his fists to the boss and said, "Boss, can we borrow a step to talk?" The boss quickly asked, "Sir, please follow the villain to the back hall to serve tea." Several people walked through the lobby and came to the back hall. The boss asked the guy to bring tea, and then the two of them sat down with the guest of honor.
Zhuge Jin picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, put it down, clasped his fists at the boss and said, "Boss, I'm going to apologize to the boss again for General Ma Chao!" The boss waved his hand and said, "Don't dare! Sir, don't be so polite!..." Then he couldn't help sighing and said, "Actually, it's no wonder General Ma Chao! General Ma Chao's heart is a bit hard to understand!"
Zhuge Jin felt aroused and said, "I met General Ma Chao since childhood. Although he sometimes feels impulsive, he is still a very good man! I have never seen him do what happened today, but I don't know if something happened that made him sad or angry?"
The boss asked in confusion: "Don't you know what Mr. Ma Chao's friend is?" Zhuge Jin said: "I came to Chengdu today to see him. I really don't know what happened!" The boss nodded suddenly. Seeing that the boss seemed to have no intention of saying it, Zhuge Jin said: "If the boss knows the inside story, I hope the boss will inform him so that I can persuade him from the side!"
The boss hesitated for a moment, then clasped his fists at Zhuge Jin and said, "Sir, I value love and friendship so much, so the villain told you." Then he frowned, "Actually, this kind of thing is related to the lord. Don't tell anyone that I heard of it here!" Zhuge Jin hurriedly said, "Don't worry about this boss! How can you be that person who talks too much?"
The boss nodded, and then explained his thoughts, "Actually, it's a bit inappropriate for the lord! If it weren't for General Ma Chao to abandon Zhang Lu and take over the lord, it would have been a big deal for the lord to obtain Xichuan! However, although General Ma Chao has made such great contributions and General Ma Chao is famous, the lord did not value General Ma Chao!..." Speaking of this, the boss lowered his voice and continued, "I heard that the lord is very afraid of General Ma Chao, so although he has a high reputation, he does not give real power! General Ma Chao is depressed because of this matter and comes to me to drink from time to time!"
Then he said, "But it cannot be said that it is all the fault of the lord. General Ma Chao is extremely cruel, and it is natural for the lord to be afraid of it. Not long ago, I heard that the lord wanted the young lord Liu Chan to marry General Ma Chao's sister Ma Yunlu, but was rejected by General Ma Chao. This is General Ma Chao's fault. Refusing to marry the lord, wouldn't this make the lord unable to come to Taiwan? I think the lord will be more cautious about General Ma Chao after this incident!" Zhuge Jin listened to the boss's narration and looked thoughtful.
The boss clasped his fists at Zhuge Jin and said, "Sir, since you are a former acquaintance of General Ma Chao, if you have the chance, it is best to persuade General Ma Chao. Now that people are under the eaves, they have to bow their heads when they should, otherwise they will be the one who suffers!"
Zhuge Jin clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your advice, boss!" The boss smiled and said, "Sir, don't be polite. I sincerely hope that the knot between General Ma Chao and his lord can be resolved!"
Zhuge Jin nodded, stood up, clasped his fists and said, "I've been disturbing for a long time, so say goodbye." The boss stood up and said, "I'll give it to you." Zhuge Jin was sent out of the restaurant by the boss. After saying goodbye to each other, Zhuge Jin led two followers to the side of the hall.
Chapter completed!