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Seeing the generals smiling with relief, Li Li couldn't help but laugh and said in silence: "You are very brave, and you actually put pressure on Gu as you are about to lead the army. ~ Now, the conspiracy has succeeded. Look at your grinning and silly virtues, you deserve a beating. This time, when you are about to travel far, you are entrusted by someone, so Gu will let you wait for a while. However, this is only once, I will not be an example. If there is another time, Humph, Gu will not play with a knife for many days, so he doesn't mind sending you to the road in person!"

"Lord, merciful, I will never dare to do it again!"

When the generals heard the sound, they changed their expressions. Only Jia Xu and Guo Jia reacted quickly and immediately bowed and apologized. The generals suddenly woke up and all agreed to accusations.

"Forget it, you are also entrusted by others. I will not care about it." Li Li waved his hand to signal everyone to stand up, and then said loudly: "The ascension of the throne has been put on the agenda, but it will take some time to prepare for it. In addition, Kong Ming will not be able to return triumphantly in the short term, so it will take at least half a year later. During this period, the government affairs of the garrisons in various places and the prefectures and counties will be as usual and must not slacken. When the time is determined, you will definitely notify you in advance to attend the ascension ceremony."

At the end, Li Li reminded Zhang Yan and Xu Huang and the others, "It's getting late, the army has been waiting for a long time, it's time for you to get off."

"No, I (the last general) obeyed the order." Everyone agreed respectfully. Jia Xu and Guo Jia bowed and left before Zhang Yan and other generals. They wanted to pass the good news back to Chang'an as soon as possible, and then the generals bowed and left.

However, just as the generals of the camp first left the lobby one after another, Li Li suddenly stood up and hurriedly called the last person who followed Xu Huang: "Stop. Who are you? Who is your current position?"

This shout fell into the ears of Xu Huang and other generals, which was like a bolt from the blue. The generals who were about to leave stopped hearing the sound and couldn't help but tremble. Then they turned their heads one after another, looking at Li Li who was walking towards the door in horror and dazed. The man who was called by Li Li did not turn around and turned around, but was still standing at the door, with his left foot stepped out of the threshold and his right foot was still in the door, as if he was immobilized. But his shoulders were trembling slightly. It was obvious that his heart was not as calm as it was on the surface, and his heart was fluctuating violently, and he seemed not to dare to meet Li Li. Or he had not thought about how to answer the upcoming inquiry, and he was very afraid of Li Li.

Seeing Li Li strode with a gloomy face, Xu Huang hurriedly came up and said respectfully with a confused expression: "I don't know what lord has to give me, so I will ask the lord to make an announcement." Obviously, Xu Huang didn't know who the person Li Li stopped shouting was just now. He mistakenly thought that Li Li had something to tell him, or was not very satisfied with him, so he wanted to scold him again.

He walked to Xu Huang with great strides, Li Li pointed to the young scholar who was standing on the threshold and facing him with his back. He asked in a deep voice: "Is this person a general under Gongming's tent? Who is his surname and whose position he currently holds, and why has he never seen him?"

Xu Huang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard this, and the solemn expression on his face quickly faded away. He said respectfully: "Report to the lord, this is Ma Zhong, the chief clerk of the lord under the lord. His name is Zhongwu, a native of Hedong. Two months ago, the governor Cui Yan recommended him to the lord, saying that he was both civil and military. He was a rare talent in a century. After taking the exam, the lord found that Ma Zhong was indeed very knowledgeable, able to write and calculate, and had a good understanding of military affairs. In addition, he was recommended by the lord personally to the lord, so he appointed him as the chief clerk of the lord, with an official rank of 600 stones. Afterwards, the lord submitted a memorial to the lord for approval, and the lord agreed."

After saying that, Xu Huang turned his head and scolded Ma Zhong, who was standing at the door, and said, "Zhongwu was standing there, why don't you meet your lord quickly?"

After hearing Xu Huang's explanation, Li Li frowned slightly, a hint of suspicion flashed across his eyes, and he thought to himself, "No, was it because I was wrong? This person turned his head and glanced a little, and his eyes were so sharp that he felt as if he was as sad as an eagle. It was unforgettable for a long time. Is it easy to have such a sharp look? How could he be an ordinary literati?" But according to Xu Huang's statement, Ma Zhong's life experience is innocent, his origin is very clear, and there is nothing suspicious about it. This inevitably made Li Li suspect that he had misunderstood. "He" was not the person he guessed, but the buried literati.

At this point, Li Li walked past Xu Huang, walked straight behind Ma Zhong, and said in a deep voice: "Turn around and let Gu see who Qing is?" This is the second time Li Li called Ma Zhong by "Qing", which shows that he had high expectations for "Ma Zhong" and was deeply suspicious of what Xu Huang said just now. In contrast, Li Li believed in his eyes more, so he had to see Ma Zhong with his own eyes to verify his speculation.

When Ma Zhong turned around when he heard the sound, Li Li's face changed suddenly when he saw it, and he blurted out and asked, "Who are you?"

After hearing this, Ma Zhong seemed not surprised at all, with no fear on his face, and bowed calmly, "Ma Zhong in Xiahe East has seen the general. I don't know what the general has to give me, so I will listen to the teachings."

Seeing Ma Zhong so rude, Xu Huang's face suddenly changed, and his anger surged on his cheeks. He opened his mouth and wanted to scold Ma Zhong, but Li Li raised his hand to stop him.

He raised his hand to signal Xu Huang not to interrupt. Li Li's face showed a smile and said with a smile: "Mr. He has a very handsome appearance, a tall figure, a wide forehead, a bulge in front, a deep eye socket, a sharp and impatient eyes, and a tall bridge of his nose, a slightly curved nose tip, and a different appearance than ordinary people. This kind of appearance is rare in all states of our Han Dynasty. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is one of them in a thousand. I asked again, who is you?"

Ma Zhong's cheeks were slightly red. As a man, Li Li mentioned his appearance in public and commented on it. This undoubtedly meant to be deliberately humiliating him. This made Ma Zhong very angry. He immediately looked gloomy and said in a bad tone: "I don't know what the general wants to say, but I can answer the general with certainty. Ma Zhong, whose name is Zhong, is a person from Hedong." At the end, Ma Zhong added: "This is also the third time to answer the general's questions. Please do not ask questions clearly."

Li Li smiled and shook his head, saying disapprovingly: "Cui Yan called Mr. A genius who has never been seen in a century. Doesn't he know that it is necessary to ask questions only? Otherwise, there are so many minor officials like Mr. in the Xiliang army, why don't he ask others, but he only asks Mr. Mr.? He has great talents and recommended by the governor, why don't he come to my account, but he wants to be a officials in Gongming's account. Why do you teach me about this?"

Indeed, according to Xu Huang, Ma Zhong was recommended by Cui Yan, the governor of Bingzhou two months ago. In the past four months, Li Li has been in Bingzhou. Since he was recommended by the governor of the state himself, why didn’t he recommend Ma Zhong to Li Li, but instead joined Xu Huang as a minor official. Obviously, Ma Zhong did it on purpose; otherwise, Cui Yan was the governor of Bingzhou, and it was not difficult for him to recommend talent to Li Li, and it could even be said to be a matter of duty.

Recommended by the governor is a shortcut to officialdom, which allows the recommended person to easily walk on a road to heaven. Why did Ma Zhong do the opposite, abandon Li Li, and become an official under Xu Huang's tent? This move is really suspicious, making people have to suspect that he has ulterior motives, or that he has no intention of official career at all, and has purely other intentions and has an unspeakable purpose. Now that this matter has been shaken down, Xu Huang is undoubtedly implicated by him and has become a co-conspirator or accomplice of Ma Zhong's ill-conspiracy.

Facing Li Li's questioning, Ma Zhong remained silent and immediately avoided Li Li's aggressive gaze. The moment he turned his head, a touch of solemnity appeared between his eyebrows, and deep worries were filled with deep worries.

Seeing that Ma Zhong was speechless, Xu Huang, who was standing beside him, angrily scolded, "Bold Ma Zhong, how can you be arrogant and arrogant in front of your lord! Xu advises you, at this moment, the lord asks you, you'd better come with the truth, this is your last chance. Otherwise, I'll tell you to live and die!"

Obviously, Xu Huang was anxious. He had valued Ma Zhong very much before, thinking that he had found a treasure. With such a scholar who was both the chief clerk and the aide, he would undoubtedly be more powerful. Therefore, Xu Huang never doubted Ma Zhong's identity. Even when he went to the banquet today, he made an exception and brought Ma Zhong to him, hoping that he would take this opportunity to meet his lord Li Li and get familiar with the generals in the army. Otherwise, the generals who attended the banquet this time were not generals with a rank of more than 1,000 stones, and Ma Zhong's official rank was not qualified to attend the banquet at all.

But Xu Huang never expected that Ma Zhong's motives to join him were impure and had ulterior motives. The worst thing was that the lord Li Li saw through it in the hall, and in a few words it opened up the fact that Ma Zhong had a clever and deceitful words. It would be fine for Ma Zhong to have ulterior motives, but he even implicated him Xu Huang. How could he not get angry and remain silent? If the lord Li Li had not been polite to Ma Zhong, Xu Huang realized that Ma Zhong was not small, otherwise he would have fought long ago, and Ma Zhong was looking for teeth all over the ground, allowing him to taste what would happen if he deceived Xu.

Seeing Xu Huang being angry and embarrassed, Ma Zhong was a bachelor, and said without changing his expression: "It would be fine for the general to doubt his identity, but even General Gongming could not believe him. Since this is the case, he had nothing to say. If he wanted to kill or cut him, he would just listen to the emperor." After speaking, Ma Zhong held his head and chest up, as if he was looking at death.

This scene made the generals standing at the door look confused, especially Ma Zhong's straight back, which made the generals feel a little compassionate and more or less sympathetic. After all, everyone was sitting together drinking and eating meat just now, and in a blink of an eye it turned into a separation of life and death. Things changed too fast, and the generals couldn't keep up with their thoughts, and they were still confused and unable to figure out the situation.

At the first moment, Li Li shook his head slightly and sighed that these generals were all sentient and righteous men. It was their instinct to sympathize with the weak, but they would never have thought that the Ma Zhong, who "who looked at death as if he were home" in front of him was definitely not the weak, but the "ninja turtle" that has been famous for all generations, and the real hungry wolf who eats people and does not spit bones.

"I only ask three questions, and I will just answer according to the truth. If I have any words to hide, I will not mind giving you a promise!"

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