Since the last conversation, Gan Ning and Shan have no longer easily gone to Ma Chao's side.

They found that Ma Chao, who has been in charge of the Ma family for more than three years, has changed and improved almost every day. But every time I change and progress, I am not as quiet and cold as this time. It seems that just looking at his back, you can feel that his majesty has become more and more solemn with the change of mood.

After more than six days of slow walking, they finally entered Xiaopei County, and after three days of going south, Ma Chao and his party finally entered Xiapi City. Before entering the city gate that day, Ma Chao ordered his subordinates to disband, infiltrated Xuzhou in batches, secretly contacted the shadow who had been entrenched in Xuzhou for a long time, and conveyed all the useful news of Xuzhou to him through a single.

Therefore, when entering the city, there were only Ma Chao and Gan Ning. When there was still some distance from the Xiapi City Gate, Ma Chao and Gan Ning saw the bustling city gate of Xiapi City, a very lively scene.

Seeing this prosperous and prosperous scene, Ma Chao's mood couldn't help but improve a lot. Immediately entering Xiapi City, Ma Chao saw people on the street side by side - this is the hub of the south, the population is mixed, all kinds of shouting and selling are mixed together, there are both the unique loud voices of the northerners, and the wonderful propaganda slogans of the southerners. Sure enough, it is a prosperous scene, as if the tragedy of Cao Cao's slaughter of Xuzhou half a year ago was just a dream of Nanke.

At this time, Ma Chao was nostalgic for a porcelain stall and saw all kinds of porcelain on it. However, due to the constraints of the productivity of the times, it is still dominated by celadon and black porcelain. Celadon has ear cups, plates, washes, lavender furnaces, cups, bowls, jars and other things, and there are string patterns, water ripples and other ornaments on it, the color is elegant, the appearance is delicate, and it looks particularly dignified, like a small jasper. Black porcelain is mostly amphora deep belly jars, jars and other things, thick and heavy, the color is like black gold but brighter, although it is also mixed with fine black porcelain bowls, pots and other food utensils, wine vessels, but also makes people feel rough and bold, it seems that only strong men are applicable, and the fine celadon is just in stark contrast.

After picking and choosing at random, Ma Chao bought two small porcelain handicrafts and planned to go back to Jiang Wei to cultivate his temperament. And the stall owner saw that Ma Chao was buying it with a full five baht, and his expression couldn't help but become more eager, beckoning Ma Chao to look at it more.

Ma Chao's original intention was also here, and when he was picking, he couldn't help but start a routine with the stall owner. After gradually opening the stall owner's chatterbox, Ma Chao pretended to be unintentional and asked: "Old man, do we have any new and strange things in Xuzhou, preferably rare things that have just come out in the past few years." My mother's birthday is approaching, and I like some novelties that I have never seen before. ”

"The little guests don't know, let's go to the south and the north, and the most curious things are not bad. Especially after the Ma family's shop was opened in Xiapi, the novelty objects inside ........ old and decayed are really living so old, and it is really the first time to see them! The stall owner seems to be sixty or seventy years old, but Ma Chao knows that the average life expectancy in the late Han Dynasty was short, and these stalls selling goods are even more in the wind and rain, and they are very fast. The stall owner's age can be about forty-five, which is about the same.

However, although the stall owner was talkative, Ma Chao didn't get the news he wanted to hear, and couldn't help but hint further: "I have also seen those things in the Ma family's shop, and they are indeed extraordinary." But my father-in-law knew by listening to the accent that I was originally a Fufeng person, and my mother had long taken those things for granted. However, once I bought a chair, I heard that it was made in Xuzhou, but it was different from the Taishi chair of Fufeng, and my mother liked it very much. ”

"Oh, the son is richly dressed, and it can be seen that he was born in a solid family. And it is really rare for the son to have such filial piety. After saying this, the stall owner was embarrassed to spread his hands, and said regretfully: "It's a pity that the little old man is just a porcelain.........

"Oh?" Hearing this, Ma Chao couldn't help but move, and couldn't help but have a plan in his heart, and arched his hand: "In this way, thank you to my father-in-law." After buying some porcelain from the stall owner, Ma Chao walked away.

"Lord....Childe" Gan Ning saw Ma Chao walking around, sometimes picking and buying, he was already a little impatient, and when Ma Chao was marching, he lowered his voice and said: "Aren't we here to unite Liu Bei to fight Cao Cao?" Why is the lord discouraged at this time and wastes time? ”

"Then, according to Xingba's words, we will identify ourselves and go to the state pastor to find Liu Bei and inform us of the purpose of coming?" Ma Chao turned around and saw Gan Ning's anxious appearance, so he couldn't help but say easily: "Just as Xingba said, then Liu Bei met us." Then on what grounds should we convince Liu Bei? ”

"Didn't the lord have a plan before he came?" Gan Ning was stunned, not knowing what kind of medicine was being sold in Ma Chao's gourd.

"Yes, even if I go rashly this time, I am six or seven points sure, and Liu Bei is excited." While talking, Ma Chao had already seen a tall and magnificent shop in front of him, which was opened by the Mi family, and when he walked away, he also said: "It's just that we entered Xuzhou this time, not just to contact Liu Bei." What's more, Xuzhou is an important place for the Han Dynasty, and it may also be an ally of the Ma family in the future, so if you don't visit the people in advance this time and understand the people's hearts under Liu Bei's rule, how can the Ma family easily form an alliance with it? ”

"But? ……..” When Gan Ning heard Ma Chao's words, he knew that Ma Chao must have something else to hide from him, and he also abided by his subordinate duties at the moment, so he couldn't help but ask no more, but just walked towards the Mijia store with Ma Chao.

However, at this moment, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves on the street, and a carriage rushed towards it like the wind, startling passers-by to dodge. Ma Chao wanted to ignore this time, but at a glance, he saw a small child not far from him squatting on the ground to pick up something, and after the child turned a deaf ear to the exclamations of the adults and coachmen on the street, Ma Chao immediately made a decision, pulled out the sword in his waist like lightning, and slashed the sword on the wheel of the carriage.

The sword on Ma Chao's waist is the best quality Su Tie Blade, in this era, it is not too much to say that it is a blow and a broken jade, not to mention what kind of martial arts person Ma Chao is? How can the wooden wheels stop him from striking a blow?

The sword light flashed, and the wheel was suddenly split in half. The startled horse, which had lost the role of the wheel, was immediately pulled by the neck, raised its hooves and neighed. It was only half a step away from the child, but it didn't hurt the child.

However, the wheels were destroyed, and the carriage naturally stepped down with a 'bang'. Immediately out of the carriage jumped out of the carriage an embarrassed scribe in a brocade robe, who seemed to be in his thirties, and although his face was pale, he looked shocked but not confused.

Ma Chao was solemn at this time, and his eyes kept looking at this scribe. He waited, waiting for the scribe's reaction, and then watched the food be served. However, to Ma Chao's surprise, the scribe first watched the tragic situation of the carriage, and his face was not angry, but when he saw Ma Chao, his face changed instantly, and finally he was dressed solemnly, and said to Ma Chao: "I don't know that the general is coming, Xun Chen was frightened on the horse, and he collided with the general, and I hope the general will forgive him." ”

"Xun Chen Xun Youruo?" Ma Chao frowned, to be honest, he knew the Xun family, but the problem is that he also knew him from the history books, but he had never met since he crossed over!

So, how did Xun Chen recognize Ma Chao's identity at first glance?

Ma Chao looked around, and finally saw the carriage, and then immediately rode a cavalry escort of about 200 people, and those cavalry were all in fiery red battle robes, and the leader was covered with a hideous and cold ghost mask. Ma Chaocai sighed leisurely: "It's really where you don't meet in life?" It seems that entering Xuzhou this time is really starting to be interesting........"