The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() Li Ru's arrival didn't surprise Ma Yue too much, because the relationship between the two of them was already good. Although they didn't move around too much, it was reasonable to come to communicate sometimes.Moreover, Ma Yue had heard the rumors in Chang'an city this time, and Dong Zhuo must have known these words, perhaps it was he who sent Li Ru to question him.

With this kind of understanding, Ma Yue appeared calmer when facing Li Ru. After inviting him into the living room to sit down and exchanging a few words about whether he was used to Chang'an, Ma Yue went straight to the topic: " Brother Wen You came here suddenly this time not only to see if I am living well in Chang'an? But the lord heard some rumors and asked you to test or ask me?"

Seeing that Ma Yue was so straightforward, Li Ru also laughed: "Zhongling is still so direct and sharp, even if this matter is not good for you, you can face it calmly. Yes, I was ordered by the lord. Come here because of the rumors that have been circulating in Chang'an City recently."

"It is rumored that I have an ulterior relationship with Wang Yun, and that I have colluded with him. I don't know what the lord and brother Wen You think about this?" Ma Yue still looked very calm, not because of these rumors at all. It might have a negative impact on him and he felt worried, but he made it clear by himself.

Li Ru glanced at Ma Yue appreciatively, and greatly appreciated his courage in daring to face the problem.But he didn't answer his question right away, but asked back: "Then what do you think about this?"

"It's clear that someone wants to alienate the relationship between me and my lord, and the method he used is quite clumsy." Ma Yue smiled, seeming to be quite disdainful: "As long as it is someone who has something to do with the current court situation, It is impossible for anyone they know to turn their backs on the lord and cooperate with Wang Yun. They don't even think about it, what leverage does Wang Yun have to attract others to collude with him, just because he is Situ in the court? This Situ can't It's just a false name, especially after coming to Chang'an, Wang Yun didn't even have the foundation of the past, so why did people collude with him?

"Besides, it would be even more ridiculous for them to say that I have colluded with Wang Yun and have an evil intention. I, Ma Yue, am from Xiliang, and I have absolutely no reason to collude with an outsider like Wang Yun who is disloyal to the lord. The person who fabricated this rumor People not only have sinister intentions, they are simply fooling around! So I can say, as long as a sensible person, it is impossible to believe such rumors, I wonder if Brother Wen You thinks what I said is right?"

After hearing Ma Yue's words, Li Ru also laughed: "I explained this to the lord, and the lord also thinks this is quite ridiculous, so I didn't have the slightest doubt about you. But..." Speaking of Here, Li Ru's smile was suppressed, and he looked at Ma Yue: "With Zhong Ling's intelligence, he must be able to guess why there are such rumors outside? If you didn't suddenly propose to Wang Yun, I'm afraid there would be no such rumors." There is a possibility of rumors. It is groundless, and it may not be without reason."

Hearing this, Ma Yue already guessed the purpose of Li Ru's coming to see him, but he didn't want to point it out, but just listened quietly, waiting for the other party to fully clarify his words.Seeing that Ma Yue didn't say a word, Li Ru also had a wry smile in his heart: "It seems that I, a wicked person, really want to go to the end." After a pause, he continued: "And my visit today is also related to this matter. , My lord also thinks that you have made trouble by proposing marriage to Wang Yun suddenly, so it is better to cancel this marriage."

"Oh? But why?" Ma Yue's face seemed to sink because of the words.When Li Ru saw it, he could only explain: "Although rumors can be debunked immediately, they are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. And there are too many uncertain factors in Chang'an City. If the rumor spreads violently, I'm afraid It is very detrimental to you and the lord. What is even more worrying is that the morale of our Xiliang army will also be hit by this, so what the lord means is that I hope you put the overall situation first."

"..." Ma Yue pondered for a moment: "Is this really what the lord meant?"

"Yes, this is something that is beneficial to everyone, and naturally it is what the lord wants."

"I think it's not just me and my lord, or our Xiliang army, who can benefit the most from it?" Ma Yue suddenly sneered: "It's the person who deliberately spread these words, the one who wants to rob me. Young Master Dong of Wang Yun's daughter?"

"Hiss..." Li Ru looked at Ma Yue unexpectedly, but he didn't expect him to tell the truth directly.In fact, they all knew this well, but for some reason they didn't really say it out.But Ma Yue clarified what he said, which is really a bit different from what he did in the past.

But after being silent, Li Ru still nodded with a wry smile: "This is indeed what you said, and this is what the lord meant." It seemed that he was worried that Ma Yue would be annoyed, so he analyzed again: "Dong Although Huang is only the lord's nephew, because the lord has no children, he is treated like a parent and child. Maybe the lord will hand over all the people in his hands to Mr. Dong Huang in a few decades—including you and me. ! So if it is not necessary, I will bear with Dong Juan, do you understand what I mean?"

Ma Yue was silent for a while again, neither did he explain clearly nor could he not understand.Li Ru sighed again: "Actually, I also understand your feelings, but it is too unwise for you to have a rift and conflict with Mr. Dong Huang because of a woman, not to mention that this woman will bring you other troubles." .Even though she is extremely beautiful, she is nothing compared to our future. How can a man suffer from not having a wife? There are so many beautiful women in the world, so why do you have to focus on just one?"

Li Ru's words can be regarded as earnest, and this is why he has always had a good relationship with Ma Yue, so he is willing to say so much.And Ma Yue can also understand his painstaking efforts, knowing that what he said is right, the current world is an era where women are regarded as playthings, and compared with the achievements of men, what are women worth?Both Liu Bang in the past and Liu Bei later abandoned his wife, but they are still called heroes by later generations. This is the opinion of others.

However, Ma Yue could not accept such a view. Although he has been in this era for many years and has integrated into the people and things of this era, he still retains some values ​​of later generations.If a man can't even protect his own woman, what great things can he do?What's more, Ma Yue has a more comprehensive consideration of this matter, Diao Chan's matter is just an introduction, how can he stop there?

However, Ma Yue couldn't express this idea clearly to Li Ru. He just remained silent for a while, and then pretended to be unwilling to say: "I can't make up my mind about this for a while, and let me give it a few days."

Seeing that Ma Yue seemed to be loosening up, Li Ru also breathed a sigh of relief, and didn't want to force him too much: "So you should think about it carefully, I think you can distinguish the seriousness of the matter."

After talking about this topic, the atmosphere between the two eased down, and then they chatted a few more words.Only then did Li Ru look at the gloomy sky outside and said: "It's getting late, so I won't stay any longer."

But Ma Yue tried to persuade him to stay: "Brother Wen You, this is the first time I have come to this new house, how can I just leave like this? Doesn't it make people say that I have neglected you? Why don't you just eat here before leaving? "

"This..." Li Ru thought that he should explain the situation here to Dong Zhuo earlier, but he didn't want to refute Ma Yue's face, so he hesitated for a while.At this time, the sky that had been cloudy for a long time suddenly thundered, and soon dark clouds quickly covered the entire sky, and a few drops of rain fell down.It was still summer at this time, and thunderstorms came as soon as they were said, and it was often difficult for people to guard against.

When Ma Yue saw it, he smiled: "People don't keep guests, but they keep guests. It seems that today, God wants Brother Wen You to stay with me. Brother Wen You, you condescended to eat with me, and waited." Let’s go when the rain stops. I also happen to have a few rounds with you.”

The rain soon turned into a downpour, so Li Ru didn't make any further excuses, and nodded in agreement.The two sat down again in this hall, and then asked the servants to prepare the food and drinks, while the two of them took their seats at both ends of a chessboard.

Ma Yue's go skills were still taught by Li Ru when he was in Xiliang, so he is far inferior to his opponent in terms of chess strength.However, after dozens of moves, the dishes over there have not been prepared yet, and Ma Yue is already in trouble. After Li Ru's last trick, which trapped a large piece of Ma Yue's chess pieces in the middle, this round It ended in his failure.

Seeing that the two of them played chess for less than half an hour before he was killed, Ma Yue smiled wryly: "I thought that during this period of time, I had made some progress in playing chess, but I didn't expect that today I would lose so much. Worrying. Brother Wen You is really amazing."

"Actually, based on your accomplishments on the chessboard today, you shouldn't have lost so quickly." Li Ru smiled and said: "The reason why you lost so quickly today is because you were a little distracted. Some You can clearly see the problem a few times, but you still fall into the trap, this is a sign that your heart has never been calm."

Ma Yue was silent, but his heart tightened, worried that Li Ru would see something.But the latter obviously didn't think about other aspects, but suddenly looked at the sky outside and let out a little surprise: "I didn't expect the rain to be so long today."

Summer thunderstorms always come and go quickly.But today, the rain came suddenly, but it didn't intend to stop. Instead, it rained harder and harder.A strange light flashed in Ma Yue's eyes: "This rain is indeed very different from the past. Thunder, heavy rain, and dark night, I wonder if there will be any unusual things happening this night?" Although his words were calm, his mood was tense, because today would be his first day of action!