() Ma Yue, who had no idea why, continued to move forward. After passing through the atrium, he soon came to Dong Zhuo's own large courtyard in the backyard. And just when he was about to step into the courtyard, a voice came from the side.

Come over: "But Ma Zhongling?"

Ma Yue turned around and quickly saluted: "It turns out to be General Niu. Happy New Year."

The person who stopped him was Dong Zhuo's eldest son-in-law and confidant Niu Fu. This person had a good impression of Ma Yue because of his previous performance and the fact that he had praised himself in front of Dong Zhuo. Now I see him here.

When he appeared in front of the lord's courtyard, he said with some confusion: "Did you just come back? Why, the lord asked you to see him?"

"It is true that I just returned to Lintao. I came here to give orders to the lord, but the lord did not order me to come." Ma Yue heard something from the other party's words, so he did not go in again, but stood still and said:

"But there's something wrong."

"Why, don't you even know this? My lord always takes a nap for half an hour after noon every day. This is when he falls asleep. If anyone dares to disturb him at this time, he will definitely be very angry."

Although Niu Fu felt a little strange, he still pointed out the problem out of concern.

When Ma Yue heard this, he knew in his heart that Li Bie was scheming against him. However, he did not show it, but solemnly saluted Niu Fu again: "I really have to thank General Niu for reminding me, otherwise I would have been betrayed by your lord."

If you blame me, you won’t know why.”

"You are new to my lord, and you don't understand many things yet, so you should be more cautious in your actions in the future." Niu Fu was very happy to see that the young man was so polite. He patted Ma Yue on the shoulder and said, "In the future, you will be more cautious."

If you don’t understand anything, you can ask me and I will definitely help you.”

"Yes, I would like to thank the general for the advice!" Ma Yue thanked him with a smile, and then Niu Fu also went elsewhere.

It was not until the afternoon that Ma Yue was able to see Dong Zhuo in person. During this meeting, Dong Zhuo truly praised him a few words, saying that he was a capable person and that he would definitely use him again in the future. Then, again,

It was mentioned that a banquet would be held for Ma Yue that night to celebrate that the food shortage in Lintao City had finally been resolved. Ma Yue naturally declined at first, and then accepted it happily.

In the evening, dozens of tables of wine and food were placed in the Dong family's living room. All Dong Zhuo's close friends attended the reception banquet. This time, Ma Yue did not have to accompany him as he had done in the past few times.

Instead of sitting at the bottom, he was lifted to the middle position, which made it easier for him to observe the expressions of some people around him.

When Ma Yue's eyes fell on Li Bie's face, the colleague who had just plotted against him did not dare to have too much contact with his eyes, and moved away by toasting to the people around him. This reaction

In Ma Yue's eyes, he was officially convinced that what happened during the day was indeed Li Bie's dealing with him, which made Ma Yue feel a little alarmed.

At this time, Fang Zheng, who was sitting next to him, suddenly raised his glass and said with a smile: "Why is Zhong Ling looking so worried and not seeing you drinking? You are the guest of honor at today's banquet, how can you be so deep in thought that you don't belong?"

.”

Ma Yue then picked up the cup and took a sip, and then said with a smile: "It's just because I was tired all the way and my mind is not clear yet, but it made Brother Li laugh."

Others laughed after hearing this, and some even said with a bit of joking: "It seems that Zhong Ling, you are still too young and have not experienced much experience. If you can't stand such a little hard work, what will happen in the future?"

How can we share our worries for our lord?"

"The more I study and learn, the better I will be in the future." Ma Yue responded calmly. But from everyone's performance, he already found that he was somewhat surrounded by enemies. It was obvious that his outstanding performance had already

It infringes on the interests of many people and makes them think of oppressing themselves.

But Ma Yue will not restrain his strength because of this. If he can't even defeat these people, what else can he use to compete with Cao Liu, Sun Yuan and other heroes who can leave a great name in history? So facing them, they seem to have a close relationship.

, in fact, it was more of a sign of cynicism, and Ma Yue just responded with indifference and courtesy.

Dong Zhuo, who was sitting high and talking to his most trusted people like Li Ru and Niu Fu, did not realize that the people below him had begun to fight secretly. After discussing some matters with Li Ru, he remembered that he was

The purpose of the banquet was to commend Ma Yue, so he picked up the wine glass and said, "Zhong Ling, you have made great contributions this time, and this glass of wine is dedicated to you." As he said this, he raised his head and poured out a glass of wine.

The prince's wine was poured into his mouth.

Ma Yue, who was talking to Fang Zheng and others, immediately stood up from his seat, held the cup in both hands, and said gratefully: "Thank you, my lord, for your compliment. Yue is so ashamed to take it seriously!" He drank the wine in one gulp.

"Okay!" Seeing that Ma Yue was so polite, Dong Zhuo stroked his beard and said hello, and then smiled and said: "With the help of a talent like you, I will definitely be able to accomplish great things in the land of Xiliang in the future. Everyone, you guys

We must try our best from now on.”

"We will try our best to assist the lord, and we will achieve great things soon!" Everyone hurriedly responded in unison, which made Dong Zhuo laugh heartily.

At this moment, a somewhat arrogant young staff member suddenly spoke: "My lord, we are about to start a war against the Qiang bandits. I have a new poem that I would like to dedicate to my lord to strengthen our army." This man said.

It was a relatively high-status staff member under Dong Zhuo named Xu Ling Zi Yuan Jing. In addition to being able to make suggestions, he was also somewhat talented and often wrote some Xiaoling poems.

"Okay, please tell me." Although Dong Zhuo was not too interested in this kind of poetry, he was happy today and it was a way to boost morale, so he decided to do it.

Immediately, Xu Ling shook his head and read out a small poem he had written. Although this poem was only considered to be of middle grade, because it fit the scene, especially when several sentences mentioned the words "Shengjie", it could still be considered a good grade.

It's acceptable. Dong Zhuo nodded slightly after hearing this: "Okay, Xu Yuanjing, you did a good job with this poem. I'll give you a toast too."

After hearing this, Xu Ling smiled to himself, then picked up the wine glass and drank. Then, he did not sit back, but turned to look at Ma Yue: "Zhong Ling, I heard what Brother Li said the other day.

I once wrote a short poem about looking at the snow scene, and I thought it was very good after listening to it. I wonder if you can write another one today?"

When Ma Yue heard this, his heart moved. He knew that this was another method devised by his jealous staff to suppress him. They believed that it was impossible for them to write any decent poems on the spot, so that they could

They made a fool of themselves. Unfortunately, these people did not expect that Ma Yue came from later generations. Although he did not have a huge memory bank like the protagonists in some novels and could memorize many famous and unknown poems, he

I can still recite a few Tang poems.

However, it was a bit troublesome to find a poem that fit the current situation from his small library of poems, so Ma Yue did not answer immediately, but just held the wine glass and pondered.

"Why, Zhong Ling, you can't even compose an impromptu poem like this? This really makes us doubt whether you wrote the previous poem about the snow scene." At this time, Li Bie was also speaking beside him.

He said something, looking like he was gloating about his misfortune.

Dong Zhuo finally felt the secret struggle among the people below, but he had no intention of helping Ma Yue. He always thought it was a good thing for the people below to compete, so that these people could work for him wholeheartedly.

He didn't dare to hide his secrets. Even if Ma Yue was a person he valued, he would not show any favoritism. If Ma Yue couldn't handle even this little embarrassment, he would not use this person again.

When Ma Yue heard these provocative words, he no longer remained silent, but said disdainfully: "Poetry is just a small path. It can neither enrich the country nor strengthen the army, nor can it help the lord to suppress the Qiang chaos. We are under the lord's command.

, we should do those practical things instead of focusing on such meaningless things. Therefore, I can’t agree with Brother Xu’s words.”

"You..." Xu Ling didn't expect that Ma Yue would fight back like this, leaving no face for himself at all, and he was very angry. At this time, he didn't care about his face anymore, and said with a blushing face: "Shi Dao

Although you can't help justice and chaos, it is also the way to cultivate your character. You don't take it seriously, but because you don't know how to do it? And you don't know how to write poetry at all, but you plagiarized other people's poems last time, so that's why

It’s truly ulterior motives!”

After hearing this, Ma Yue just smiled without arguing, and immediately read out a poem: "The moon is dark and the geese fly high, and the Chanyu escapes at night. You will drive away the light cavalry, and the heavy snow will cover the bow and knife." But he took advantage of just now.

While he was talking, he was reminded of a famous frontier fortress poem from the Tang Dynasty.

As soon as this poem came out, everyone in the hall was stunned. Everyone looked at Ma Yue in surprise. They really didn't expect that such a poem came from such a young man. This poem that can be passed down through the ages has its own reasons.

The charm lies in the fact that even a man as proficient in writing as Dong Zhuo could appreciate the heroic sentiments in the poem.

"Brother Xu, how do you think I did this little poem? Is it still worthy of your attention?" Ma Yue then glanced at Xu Ling and asked.

"Sure enough, it's a good poem! In just a few crosses, it describes the victory of our army's overwhelming victory!" Li Ru was the first to praise. Then the others had to nod and said that this poem was excellent, but they couldn't open their eyes.

It's nonsense to say that this eternally famous poem is not as good as Xu Ling's work.

At this time, others no longer dared to underestimate the young man Ma Yue. This man was truly a man of both civil and military skills. This was the thought that passed through the minds of every staff member.

Dong Zhuo also touched his beard happily: "Zhong Ling is really talented. Since you have written such a good poem to enhance my reputation, I will reward you with something." As he said this, he took off a piece of greenery from his waist.

Yu dropped the jade ornaments and asked his servants to give them to Ma Yue: "I took this jade from the Qiang people back then, and I will give it to you today. I hope you can wear this jade and take it back to me tomorrow."

Greater benefits are coming.”

"Thank you for the gift, Lord!" Ma Yue took the jade and hurriedly stood up to thank him. However, he made Xu Ling and others angry. Unexpectedly, they originally wanted to suppress him, but instead let this young man shine in the limelight.

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This...is this a crazy situation? I suddenly discovered that this book actually had 54 black tickets this week. This really shocked passersby!!!!!!

Passers-by have been asking for favorites and red tickets, but they have never asked for such a changed color ticket. Who voted for it? It would be great if you moved it up and changed it. Although it can still be posted like this now

There is a list or something, but it is still very depressing to watch. Of course, I hope that someone, or a few friends, clicked the wrong one in excitement, and then tomorrow passersby will receive a lot of red tickets.
Chapter completed!