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"Big Brother Dong, Ma Teng offers you a toast.”
"Brother, you don't have to be too polite…What respect? Let's have a drink!”Dong Zhuo raised his cup and gestured for Ma Teng and another big man in the prefect's uniform to drink together. The two of them understood, and the three of them drank up the wine. Everyone at the celebration banquet applauded and cheered.
“... Big Brother and Second Brother are both heroes. One of them defended Xiliang and resisted the Yellow Bandits, while the other took the heads of the enemy generals in the chaotic army as if they were in his pocket. Compared to the two big brothers, I, Han Sui, am really useless. Today, I am sitting at the main table with the two big brothers…It's really embarrassing."
He spoke in a gentle and refined manner. Compared to Dong Zhuo and Ma Teng's burly figures, he was a different type of person.
Although Liangzhou had eight counties, Xiliang and Wuwei were the main cities. The current prefect of Xiliang was Ma Teng, and the prefect of Wuwei was Han Sui. The two of them and Dong Zhuo, the son of the current leader of the Qiang tribe, had become brothers with different surnames since childhood. Their combined strength seemed to surpass that of Meng Tuo, the governor of Liangzhou. Their strength forced Meng Tuo, who had been running amok in Liangzhou, to not dare to replace the prefect of Xiliang.
However, Wuwei City was not affected by the Yellow Turban disaster because Han Sui had already stationed a large number of troops at the traffic fortress. This also indirectly showed Han Sui's military talent.
" Third Brother is such a joker! If it weren't for your insight and the fact that you built beacon towers in front and behind Wuwei Fortress to warn me, I wouldn't have known that Second Brother was in danger so quickly.”
At the banquet, everyone urged each other to drink and raise their chopsticks. It was very unpleasant. After a few rounds of drinking, they were already half drunk. Suddenly, someone outside the mansion passed the order. They saw Ma Teng's family general rush in to report.
"Governor Ma, the governor of Meng Province is here!”
The family general who reported was called Ma Wan. In fact, he was Ma Teng's eldest son. He was nineteen years old. As the saying goes, a newborn calf was not afraid of tigers. He was full of spirit, so Ma Teng kept him by his side to temper himself, hoping that he would reach a higher level.
"Humph! This annoying person is here again."
The Qiang people had always been at odds with the Han people. Although Dong Zhuo and the other two were sworn brothers, this deep-rooted idea did not change. In addition, Meng Tuo, the governor of Liangzhou, had a bad reputation in the local area and regarded the Qiang people as a thorn in their side. Therefore, Dong Zhuo was really angry.
"What, what! Who let the Qiang dog into the prefect's mansion?”
After hearing Dong Zhuo's words, a man in a golden python robe swaggered in, followed by a muscular man with arms like monkeys and a machete in his hand. This was Meng Tuo, the provincial governor of Liangzhou Province, who was hated by everyone.
"What did you say? Say it again if you have the guts!"
How could he just let others insult his own tribe with crude words? When Dong Zhuo heard Meng Tuo insulting his tribe, his veins bulged, and he wanted to swallow Meng Tuo whole.
"Ah! What a fierce dog…Ma Teng, what are you doing? You actually let the dog into the residence, and... It was still a…Mongrel dog."
Meng Tuo's sarcastic words made the generals present shake their heads. The people of Liangzhou were mainly Han and Qiang, and the Qiang people were powerful. The Qiang people had contributed a lot to the invasion of the Yellow Bandits. They thought that they could use the relationship between Ma Teng and Dong Zhuo to improve the situation of the Han and Qiang people. However, Meng Tuo's chaos would probably stir up hatred between the races again.
Many Qiang warriors, led by Dong Zhuo, stood up abruptly. To them, Dong Zhuo was a brave warrior, a brave warrior of the Qiang Tribe. He was someone they respected. However, Meng Tuo had openly provoked them today. Therefore, even if Dong Zhuo didn't mind, they had to…To seek justice.
Ma Teng was also very worried when he saw the situation between the two sides. One was his respected adopted brother, and the other was his immediate superior. If there was any damage to the two sides, Ma Teng could imagine the consequences. He hurriedly stood between the two of them and tried to separate them to show the tense situation. He hurriedly said,"Provincial Governor Meng, you might not know this, but if it wasn't for Brother Dong leading the troops to help the Yellow Bandits, Xiliang City would have been scorched to the ground. To comfort these Qiang warriors, I've specially prepared some dishes to thank them.”
"Humph! However, he thought that he had made a great contribution by killing a nobody…It's so easy to kill a nobody, but the one behind me is more than capable!”
After Meng Tuo said that, everyone turned to look at this person. Not only did this person have arms like an ape, but his facial features were also like a ferocious beast, making people shudder.
Although Dong Zhuo was angry, he still cherished his talent. He saw that Meng Tuo's words were true, so he kept silent. Meng Tuo thought Dong Zhuo was afraid of him when he saw Dong Zhuo remain silent, so he didn't want to argue. He waved his hand and left with the man behind him.
Ma Teng and Han Sui saw that Meng Tuo had ruined the atmosphere and quickly tried to appease the crowd, but Dong Zhuo, who had been silent, suddenly raised his head and said,""Who is the character behind that pig?”
"Big brother, don't lower yourself to his level…"
When Ma Teng heard Dong Zhuo's question, he thought that Dong Zhuo was trying to make things difficult for him. He wanted to say something, but Han Sui had already said,""I heard it's called Hwa Xiong!"
"Hwa Xiong! If you are a talent who can stop ten thousand generals, I, Dong Zhuo, will definitely take you.”
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