Bai Xiaowen had been letting Liu Bei's soldiers go. Aside from the fact that Yizhou had just been established and he was busy with work, there was also a deeper reason, which was Ma Chao.
Ma Chao didn't listen to Bai Xiaowen's orders during the ambush at Lianyun Plank Road and rashly chased after Liu Bei. As a result, he was repelled by Zhao Yun, who brought up the rear.
Ma Chao felt ashamed and gathered the scattered soldiers and frightened horses. Finally, the 3,000 soldiers didn't suffer too many losses.
However, Ma Chao made another huge mistake, which was missing the battle of Jiangyang. He wasn't smart and didn't expect that Bai Xiaowen would lead his army to intercept Liu Bei and Zhang Fei when they met up.
Ma Chao didn't listen to orders and delayed the battle. With these two crimes, Ma Chao didn't have the face to see Bai Xiaowen.
However, when he heard that Liu Bei had been captured, Ma Chao was eager to take revenge and took the initiative to see Bai Xiaowen. Aside from accepting his punishment, he also hoped that Bai Xiaowen would remember his promise and let him confront Liu Bei to avenge his father's death.
Bai Xiaowen was looking forward to this scene.
After making sufficient preparations, Bai Xiaowen summoned the three brothers in the lobby of the Provincial Governor's Mansion.
"Big Brother! Third Brother! "
"Big Brother, Second Brother!"
"Second Brother, Third Brother!"
These days, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were imprisoned separately and didn't see each other.
Now that the three brothers met again, their eyes were filled with tears.
It was worth mentioning that Guan Yu wasn't originally a prisoner. However, when he came to Chengdu and saw that his brothers were in prison, he asked to be imprisoned.
"How have the three of you been these days?" Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "I've already ordered the prison guards to treat you well. Looking at your complexions, you're doing well."
Liu Bei had a complicated expression on his face. He turned to face Bai Xiaowen and cupped his hands. "I'm satisfied that I can see my brothers again when I'm about to die. Duke Of Yan, please execute Liu Bei and let my two brothers go. "
Guan Yu said angrily, "Big Brother, what are you saying? The three of us brothers swore to live and die together in the Peach Garden. I was captured at Jiameng Pass, but I didn't die on the spot because I remembered the Peach Garden oath. I wanted to stay alive and hope that we can meet again. Today, the brothers have gathered together and are going to the Yellow Springs together. We will not let down the oath of brotherhood. This is a joyous matter! "
Zhang slapped his thigh....
............................ ...... not that.
Zhang Fei nodded. "Me too!"
.......... Good............... good.......... Liu Bei did not have any great achievements in his life. ....... live...... Bei.....
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.. Bai Xiaowen coughed. "I'm sorry to disturb your brotherhood … but I have an important matter to ask."
Liu Bei and the other two looked confused.
Bai Xiaowen said, "Summon Ma Chao."
Soon, Ma Chao strode into the hall.
The doubt on Zhang Fei's face grew thicker, and Guan Yu fell into deep thought. However, Liu Bei's expression changed slightly, appearing somewhat guilty.
Ma Chao greeted Bai Xiaowen first. Then, he glared at Liu Bei. His eyes were like sharp swords, almost piercing through Liu Bei.
Zhang Fei took a step forward and shouted, "How rude of you!"
Ma Chao scolded, "You black bastard! How dare you say I'm rude? Don't you want face? "
Actually, Zhang Fei and Liu Bei were still seriously injured. They were no match for Ma Chao, but they couldn't lose.
Guan Yu, on the other hand, had recovered from his injury and was able to fight again. Plus, this was Bai Xiaowen's hall. Ma Chao didn't dare to act rashly.
Bai Xiaowen smiled. "Don't argue." He looked at Ge Xuan. "Daoist priest, you saw the death of General Ma Chao's father, Old General Ma Teng. Why don't you explain it clearly?"
Ge Xuan cupped his hands and said, "I'm already involved in this matter. Naturally, I won't stay out of it. I'm going to explain this matter for the two families and distinguish between right and wrong."
As a result, Ge Xuan told him about the art of praying, the theory behind the killing curse, and how Ma Teng was treated and died after he was sent to Yedu. He talked about how Ma Chao attacked Tong Pass to avenge his father.
Zhang Fei said, "What does this have to do with my big brother? If it's not Yuan Xi, then it's Zhang Lu. We brothers aren't like those rascals who don't dare to admit what they did. "
Bai Xiaowen laughed and said, "At that time, Old General Ma was sent to Yedu. If I had cured him, I would have been able to conquer Yong Liang without wasting any effort. As for Zhang Lu, he had already lost the opportunity to fight for Guanzhong. There was no need for him to become enemies with the Xiliang Army. It can be said that Zhang Lu and I've already overruled our motives for doing this. Now, it seems that the biggest suspect is Liu Bei. "
Bai Xiaowen ignored Zhang Fei's clamor and said calmly.
"First, under Liu Bei's command, there is someone capable of using the Praying Technique to curse and kill Old General Ma.
"Second, instigating a war between the Xiliang Army and the Imperial Court can buy time for Liu Bei to reclaim Sichuan. In this way, Liu Bei has the motive and ability. Naturally, he's a suspect. "
Liu Bei was silent. Guan Yu said in a low voice, "Do you have any evidence?"
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "The one who persuaded Ma Chao and pointed the spearhead at me was Jian Yong, one of Liu Bei's subordinates."
As soon as he finished speaking, the chubby Jian Yong was brought to the front of the hall.
Ma Chao pointed and said, "It's him!"
Jian Yong was surprised and doubtful.
Bai Xiaowen said, "Moreover, the one who persuaded Zhang Lu to give up Guanzhong and clear himself of suspicion was also one of Liu Bei's subordinates. Please come up. "
Xu Shu was brought to the hall. He was much calmer than Jian Yong. He looked at Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Lu, then at Jian Yong and Ma Chao. He had a rough idea of what had happened.
Bai Xiaowen said, "Xu Shu, you changed your name to Dan Fu and went to Zhang Lu's subordinates to persuade him to write a letter to Ma Chao and give up Guanzhong. Who instructed you?"
Xu Shu was silent.
Bai Xiaowen shook his head and smiled. "Are you going to deny it? It's useless. Although Zhang Lu has gone to Yedu, most of his trusted subordinates have seen you. "
Soon, a few of Zhang Lu's subordinates, led by Yan Pu, were summoned. Bai Xiaowen asked and Yan Pu said, "The Duke Of Yan is right. The one who changed his name to Dan Fu that day was this person."
Ma Chao gritted his teeth in hatred.
Xu Shu suddenly said, "Yes, I was the one who cursed Ma Teng to death. I did all this behind the back of the lord and after discussing it with Jian Yong. It has nothing to do with the lord or anyone else. "
Jian Yong's small eyes widened, but then he shrunk his head and nodded silently, admitting to it.
Ma Chao shouted harshly, "Traitor! Give me back my father's life! "He pulled out the sword at his waist and was about to kill Xu Shu.
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