Li Jin was not surprised that Zheng Ping was able to find out the truth of the matter through a few words between himself and Lu Bu. After all, Lu Bu's reaction revealed too much information, and this matter is actually not difficult to guess.

But he didn't expect that Zheng Ping would use this to block his request for a martial arts competition.What makes Li Jin even more uncomfortable is that, based on his understanding of Zheng Ping in the past few days, it is really possible for Zheng Ping to do what he says.

Li Jin hesitated for a moment, then said seriously, "If it's just the two of us, it's not impossible."

If Zheng Ping hadn't clearly known that he and Li Jin were both straight men of steel, and there was no sympathy between them, he would have wondered whether Li Jin was giving him some strange hints.

At this time, Li Dian, who had repelled the enemy army, just arrived nearby. Hearing this, he asked strangely, "What's 'not impossible'?"

Li Jin immediately kept silent.

Zheng Ping asked Li Dian: "Your elder brother has always loved martial arts so much?"

"That's not it." Speaking of this, Li Dian, who was still a little boyish, finally became a little more active at this age, "Brother likes to make gestures with others. Just now, Lu Fengxian, who retired from the army the year before yesterday, passed by Cheng He was honored by the elder brother as the honored guest. When my elder brother learned that Lu Bu was here, he invited the tribal song from the clan to ask for advice, but unexpectedly, during a confrontation, he drove away Lu Bu and his army."

After hearing this, Zheng Ping was sure that Li Jin was indeed quite capable, and that his ability to defeat Lu Bu was not all due to an accident in his crotch, so he said to Li Jin: "I have no experience in martial arts, what I have learned is only for self-protection. You also see Since I have never confronted Lu Bu head-on, if you compete with me, I am afraid you will be disappointed."

Li Jin's invitation to the battle was a bit gratifying, and he didn't force it after being rejected.When he saw Lu Bu leaving the battlefield here, was restrained by the general Cao Jun on the other side, he clamped his horse's belly and said to Zheng Ping, "Swords and swords have no eyes here. Let's retreat outside and chat while watching the battle."

"Right on my mind."

The two exited the arena neatly, and Li Dian, who was still commanding a group of Cao soldiers to resist the enemy, couldn't help but looked up in amazement: "Brother!?"

Li Jin had already rode his horse for a certain distance, and when he heard the shout, he waved to Li Dian: "Brother, you slow down here, brother, take a step first."

Zheng Ping rode forward: "I thought you would stay and take care of the younger brother."

"He should be crowned next year, so why should someone take care of him?" Li Jin didn't care, "Besides, he is a young general under Cao Cao's account, but I am not. There is no reason to give Cao Cao his strength in vain."

"Having known you for so many days, I finally heard you speak a human language."

"?" Li Jin, who was suddenly attacked by a mouthful, couldn't help but said, "Has anyone told you that sometimes you really don't speak well."

"The person who said this has been hung on the wall for three days and three nights."

Li Jin couldn't understand the modern stalk, and couldn't grasp the essence of this sentence.But he knew that what Zheng Ping said just now did not contain any malice, it was more like a joke between acquaintances.

So he wasn't angry at all, and replied casually, and then asked: "Why did you break into the battle just now and take the initiative to fight Lu Bu? Based on what I know about you, you are not a proactive or aggressive person."

Although he did whatever he wanted, as he agreed with the saying "There is no reason to give Cao Cao strength in vain", it is almost impossible for him to give up his life and take the initiative to help Cao Jun deal with Lu Bu.

Li Jin compared his heart with his heart: If he hadn't been concerned about Li Dian's safety, he would not have been able to break into the battlefield.

From his point of view, there was no one Zheng Ping cared about on the battlefield, and Zheng Ping's proactive behavior really puzzled him.

"Could it be for me?" Unable to think of the answer, Li Jin simply put money on his face, making fun of himself without hesitation.

But he knew that this speculation was absolutely impossible, no matter it was for anyone or not for him.He and Zheng Ping have only known each other for a few days, even with Guo Xuan's connection, in Zheng Ping's mind, he is almost like a familiar stranger.

Li Jin originally thought that his cheeky gag would get Zheng Ping's contempt and ridicule, but Zheng Ping did not ridicule his ignorance, but nodded dispensably: "It is indeed because of you."

Li Jin almost fell off his horse in fright.He is not a fool, after the initial surprise, he quickly thought of the real reason: "Is it for Guo Xuan?"

Li Jin reacted so quickly, and Zheng Ping didn't have the intention to play tricks on him: "Exactly. I'm still waiting for you to take me to him, so I will naturally block this trouble for you."

If Cao Cao's people saw Li Jin's heroic appearance against Lu Bu and reported it to Cao Cao, Cao Cao would definitely be tempted and find a way to keep Li Jin under his tent.

Although Li Jin had no intention of being loyal to Cao Cao at all, once he registered under Cao Cao's nose, it would always be an extra problem and a lot of twists and turns.

But Zheng Ping is different.First, he had already exposed his skills in front of Cao Pi, and if he showed more, it would only affect how much Cao Cao feared him.

Secondly, he has a delicate relationship with Cao Cao. Even if Cao Cao knew about his battle with Lu Bu, he might not dare to use him.

Therefore, without hesitation, he intercepted Lu Bu before Li Jin, and called out to fight.What you do is nothing more than benefiting others and yourself, and pushing the boat along the way.

As Zheng Ping expected, Cao Cao had been sending people to pay attention to Lu Bu's movements. When he learned that Zheng Ping had "repelled" Lu Bu, Cao Cao's expression changed back and forth, and in the end he just waved his hands to let the reporting soldiers back down without saying a word. .

Cao Pi deliberated: "I don't know if you Zhengping have the ability to march and deploy troops."

Knowing a son is like a father, how could Cao Cao not know the meaning of Cao Pi's words?

When Cao Pi mentioned the ability of marching and arranging formations, he implied that he could consider developing Zheng Ping as a general.All the people in power hate a civil servant who is ungrateful and directs artillery fire at Shangfeng and his colleagues, but what if the ungrateful person is a general?

It doesn't matter whether the military commander is elegant or vulgar, and it doesn't matter if he is poor, as long as he can win the battle without causing chaos, no one will care about his style of painting.What's more, generals are fighting outside all the year round, even if they have a poisonous mouth, it's a disaster for others, and it kills two birds with one stone.

How could Cao Cao not know this, and scolded with a smile: "You have a wonderful idea. Who do you think Mi Heng is, and whatever you say is what?"

If he wants to use You Heng, he also needs You Heng to be willing to be used by him.

"You have to make a bet with Weifu—bet on whether Mi Heng will leave immediately after this battle."

Cao Pi thought for a while, then shook his head decisively: "No gambling."

Just like Cao Cao knew himself clearly, Cao Pi also knew that the confrontation between Zheng Ping and Cao Cao could not be resolved overnight, so he avoided the big hole his father dug for him without hesitation.

Cao Cao sighed regretfully for not being able to cheat his son with the bet.

As they had guessed, Zheng Ping and Li Jin left Cao Ying at the same time after a battle.

In this battle, Cao Jun and Lu Bu's side were evenly matched, so they had to retreat temporarily and wait for a good opportunity.

Lv Bu seemed to believe that Cao Cao's camp had lost all food and grass, so he stationed all his troops nearby, preparing to wait for work with ease, prolonging the war, and forcing Cao Cao to retreat.

However, many days passed, and the food and grass that Lu Bu hastily brought was about to be eaten up, but Cao Cao's side was still not empty.

Gradually realizing that something is wrong, Lu Bu: ...

The next day, Lu Bu smelled the faint fragrance of rice wafting from the opposite side, raised his halberd angrily, and led the troops out.

The first thing Cao Cao said when he saw him was: "Feng Xian, is there enough food and grass?"

……

On the other side, Zheng Ping finally met Guo Xuan in Yanzhou.

At a glance, he recognized this beautiful boy, about 15 years old, with his hair tied up, as a girl.

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