1539. Chapter 1539 The Autumn Wind Sweeps the Fallen Leaves IV
"It's simple. Let's just tell Ma Xiaoyao that as his boss, how can he treat us subordinates to dinner? It would be more polite for us subordinates to treat him to dinner." Liu Zihao had already thought of a countermeasure:
"We can find any restaurant then, as long as we don't go to the General Military Mansion."
"Huh?" Ding Xiong raised his eyebrows: "Old Liu, I noticed that you have become smarter today?"
"Haha... I also had a sudden idea. The main reason is that I don't want to go to the General Military Mansion for the banquet." Liu Zihao smiled sheepishly: "The General Military Mansion is Ma Xiaoyao's base camp. It is too dangerous to go there for the banquet."
"What Lao Liu said makes sense. We should take the initiative to invite Ma Xiaoyao to a banquet. If Ma Xiaoyao doesn't agree, it means there is something wrong with him."
"Well, we can find a better restaurant and prepare some sumptuous food and wine. It's not like we're neglecting Ma Xiaoyao."
"Lao Liu, this is a good idea, I agree."
Many people agreed with Liu Zihao's proposal.
"Since everyone agrees, I will write a letter to Ma Xiaoyao and see what his reaction is." Ding Xiong made the decision on the spot.
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at dusk.
Snowflakes suddenly fell from the sky, and after a moment it turned into heavy snow, and the entire secret realm was covered in heavy snow.
Ma Xiaoyao stood in front of the window, holding a letter in his hand and silently.
"Tap tap tap..."
There was a rush of footsteps coming from far away, and then Gu Zhiqiu's tall figure appeared at the door: "Sir, why did you call me over in such a hurry?" Gu Zhiqiu was having dinner when he suddenly received a call from the soldiers.
Noting that Ma Xiaoyao had something urgent to do with him, Gu Zhiqiu didn't dare to delay, so he quickly put down his bowls and chopsticks and hurried over.
"The snow is so heavy tonight." Ma Xiaoyao said in a confused manner: "I haven't seen such heavy snow for a long time. The auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. Next year is expected to be a good harvest year."
"Uh..." Gu Zhiqiu was stunned: "Sir, what are you..."
Ma Xiaoyao turned around and handed the letter in his hand to Gu Zhiqiu: "This is sent by someone sent by Ding Xiong, haha... They are timid and dare not come to the General Military Mansion for the banquet, but they are worried about their reputation, so they
He found an excuse to invite me to dinner and changed the location to a restaurant..."
"It's just as I expected." Gu Zhiqiu nodded: "Sir, do you want to go to the banquet?"
"Of course I went!" A sneer appeared at the corner of Ma Xiaoyao's mouth: "If nothing else, this should be the last time I get together with them. I can't miss anything." At this point, Ma Xiaoyao looked at Gu Zhi
Qiu glanced at him: "Have you found everything I asked you to look for?"
Gu Zhiqiu nodded: "Found it."
"The effect should be fine, right?" Ma Xiaoyao asked worriedly.
"I have tried it many times and the results are very good." Gu Zhiqiu said confidently.
"That's good." Ma Xiaoyao nodded: "It's up to you tomorrow. You can't let me off the hook."
"Sir, please rest assured, I will never let my guard down." Gu Zhiqiu assured, patting her chest: "I already have a detailed plan..."
Ma Xiaoyao stretched out his hand to stop Gu Zhiqiu: "You don't need to tell me your plan, I just need to see the results. Lao Gu, we have been dormant for so long, and the victory or defeat depends on tomorrow. I promise you now, as long as Ding Xiong is eradicated,
After waiting for others, I will make you the captain of ten thousand men! I will also make you the commander-in-chief in the future! I, Ma Xiaoyao, do what I say!"
"Thank you for your cultivation!" Gu Zhiqiu clasped his hands and bowed to Ma Xiaoyao: "It was you who gave me a second life, and it was you who lit up the beacon for me to move forward. As the saying goes, a scholar will die for his confidant, as long as I
As long as Gu Zhiqiu still has a breath, he will ride the horse for you and remove all obstacles! Even if I pay my life for this, I will never flinch. "
"Haha..." Ma Xiaoyao laughed: "Lao Gu, I didn't expect that your level of flattery is not low... After listening to it, I felt a little bit elated..."
This night is destined to be a sleepless night. Ma Xiaoyao and Gu Zhiqiu both have insomnia because they have too many things on their minds, especially worrying about problems at tomorrow's banquet... There are too many things to worry about, and they cannot sleep peacefully.
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Noon the next day.
Ma Xiaoyao was supported by a large number of guards and arrived at Changxiang Building. This is a five-story building. The whole building is built with square stones. The exterior is also painted with a layer of paint. It looks very grand.
In Baihu City, Changxiang Restaurant is considered the most luxurious restaurant. Ding Xiong and others hosted the banquet here, which can be considered very sincere.
Ding Xiong booked the entire attic and organized an extremely sumptuous banquet. This banquet alone cost hundreds of taels of silver. The food was the best in the restaurant, and the wine was also the best in the restaurant. Most people simply don’t have the ability to do so.
Eat these things.
The two parties exchanged a few false greetings when they met, and then took their seats in order of priority. Ma Xiaoyao of course sat in the main seat, Gu Zhiqiu sat on Ma Xiaoyao's left hand side, Ding Xiong sat on Ma Xiaoyao's right hand side, and the others
They will be seated in order of age.
Twelve people crowded the table.
The guards brought by Ma Xiaoyao and the guards brought by Ding Xiong and others stayed downstairs. Naturally, there were people to entertain them. The master drank, and naturally their subordinates could not go hungry.
"Sir, let me toast you!" Ding Xiong stood up holding the wine glass: "I wish you good health and a happy mood forever!"
"Thank you!" Ma Xiaoyao didn't show any airs. He picked up the wine glass and touched it lightly with Ding Xiong, then raised his head and drank it all.
"My lord, you have such a good drinker!" Ding Xiong poured the whole glass of wine into his mouth not to be outdone: "Good wine! Really good wine! It goes into your throat dry and has an endless aftertaste!"
"I'd like to toast you too!"
"And I……"
"You must drink this glass of wine, otherwise you will not give me face."
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With Ding Xiong taking the lead, everyone else also stood up and toasted, apparently trying to get Ma Xiaoyao drunk.
Originally, Gu Zhiqiu wanted to help Ma Xiaoyao stop the drinking, but Ma Xiaoyao stopped him. He drank ten glasses of wine in one go, without even eating a bite of food in between. After finishing ten glasses of wine, Ma Xiaoyao's face was obviously a little red.
He was red and his head was slightly dizzy. In fact, Ma Xiaoyao had a pretty good drinking capacity, but he drank too much today, so he appeared a little drunk.
"Come, sir, I'll toast you with another drink!" Ding Xiong stood up again holding the wine glass. It seemed that he was not willing to stop until Ma Xiaoyao was drunk.
This time Ma Xiaoyao did not hold the wine glass, but looked at Ding Xiong with a smile: "What? Are you trying to get me drunk?"
"Your Majesty, you are serious. I just saw that your Majesty has a high drinking capacity, so I couldn't help but want to toast you with a few more drinks..." Of course Ding Xiong couldn't admit it.
Ma Xiaoyao waved his hand: "Put the drinking aside for now. I have a few words to say to you."
"Oh, Sir, please speak. We are all ears." Ma Xiaoyao has already spoken. It is inappropriate for Ding Xiong to insist on toasting again, but he is not discouraged. Anyway, there is still a long time ahead, and there are many opportunities to make Ma Xiaoyao drink. Anyway,
Ding Xiong had already made plans today. He would never give up until Ma Xiaoyao got drunk and made a fool of himself.
Ma Xiaoyao reached out and knocked on the table, attracting everyone's attention, and then said slowly: "I know everyone has opinions on me." The first sentence of his opening remarks made everyone change their expressions.
"Sir, what you said..." Ding Xiong was about to speak when he was interrupted by Ma Xiaoyao.
Ma Xiaoyao waved his hand: "Don't interrupt, listen to what I have to say... I'm new here, and my martial arts skills are not very high. It's normal for you to have some opinions about me. If it were me, I would do the same."
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At this moment, Ding Xiong and others focused all their attention on Ma Xiaoyao, so they somewhat ignored Gu Zhiqiu. At this time, Gu Zhiqiu shook his sleeves slightly, then put his hands on the table, and his fingers began to shake rhythmically.
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"I understand, but your behavior hurt me deeply." Ma Xiaoyao continued: "With different positions, the perspective of looking at the problem is also different. You have opinions about me, and you are stumbling on me behind my back to make me
I couldn't move in the military camp. I was very angry and annoyed. For my own benefit, I could only find a way to resist. At this time, I came up with an idea, which was to investigate the misappropriation of military expenses by the generals... Using this as a breakthrough, in the iron-walled military camp
A hole was torn inside... Facts have proved that I took the right step. Because of my continuous investigation, you panicked, and the soldiers at the bottom were grateful to me. With the support of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, I also
I’m not afraid of your constraints anymore…”
"Some time ago, more than thirty thousand captains were wiped out, and more than seven thousand people died in total... I know that the murderer is among you. It is possible that you all participated, or it was possible that a few of them did it.
…”
Upon hearing this, the faces of Ding Xiong and others turned gloomy.
Wu Haibiao moved his lips and wanted to speak, but Ma Xiaoyao didn't give him this chance at all.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Ma Xiaoyao's mouth: "The rumors against Guan Yi must have been spread by you... It's just to create pressure on me and make me fight with Guan Yi. If we can fight in such a way that both sides suffer, you will definitely be happier."
"Sir!" Ding Xiong finally couldn't help it anymore: "You keep saying that we did it, what evidence do you have? If you don't have evidence, don't make false accusations against us!"
"Yes, you can't frame us!" Others also shouted.
"boom!!!"
Ma Xiaoyao slammed the table violently, causing the bowls, chopsticks and wine glasses to shake. Ma Xiaoyao glared at Ding Xiong and others with a livid face: "False accusation? Have I framed you? You know very well whether I have done it or not! I tell you.
, God is watching what you do, if you do too many immoral things, you will receive retribution sooner or later!"
What no one noticed was that when Ma Xiaoyao was slapping the table, Gu Zhiqiu quickly shook his left hand a few times, and at the same time a sinister smile flashed in his eyes, because Ding Xiong and others were all focused on Ma Xiaoyao.
, so no abnormalities were found in Gu Zhiqiu.
Ding Xiong and others didn't expect that Ma Xiaoyao would get so angry and slap the table? This simply means they don't take them seriously?
Just when Ding Xiong and others were about to fall out, Ma Xiaoyao spoke again.
