Yuan Yun had almost no right to refuse Bian's proposal, but fortunately, after Cao Pi obtained the secret recipe for the so-called gunpowder, he hurriedly planned to return to Xudu.

The Bian family seemed to be particularly fond of Cao Pi's son, and seeing that he did not want to live in the Yuan Mansion and was in a hurry to return to Xudu, he could only nod and agree.

Since Cao Pi is leaving, Yuan Yun has to send it, after all, he is also the only person in Luoyang who can hold the table now.

Luoyang Wharf was still crowded, but these people were separated by the soldiers of the Gunpowder Army, and only Yuan Yun and Cao Pi were walking side by side in the middle.

After Cao Pi got the so-called gunpowder secret recipe, he regained his proud demeanor, and he naturally lost the respect he pretended to be for Yuan Yun's brother-in-law, and he even thought that Yuan Yun should not walk side by side with him, and felt that although Yuan Yun was a marquis, he was born as an old apprentice, which was a cheap status.

Looking at Cao Pi's expression, Yuan Yun sighed in his heart, Cao Pi followed Cao Ren's group, what he has learned over the years is this kind of distinction between poor and lowly, maybe only in this way can he feel the superiority of the superior.

"The title of Marquis Yuan is really easy to come by, and I have made a special case like you, which is really a humiliation to the nobles of the hundred officials." Cao Pi was not polite at all, he admired the hierarchy taught by Cao Ren very much in his heart, so he had long forgotten the relationship with Yuan Yun back then.

Yuan Yun was not angry when he heard Cao Pi say this, but replied lightly: "Can the origin of those hundred officials and nobles in the Spring and Autumn Period have roots?" ”

Cao Pi was stunned for a moment, and then sneered: "Yuan Hou is really unlearned, I am the current hundred officials and nobles, all of them are set by Han Gaozu, and naturally they are all people who have made great contributions to Gaozu, and if you want to investigate, it will be investigated from that time, why bother to talk about the Spring and Autumn Period?" ”

Yuan Yun sighed, and continued: "It turns out that the ancestral home of these officials and nobles is also mud legs, I still think they are some kind of fairy-like characters, but they are also ordinary people, and my ancestors are different, there are historical records, the Yuan family is a descendant of the Xuanyuan family, this is quite noble, so I look at it, I am still more noble than those mud legs." ”

Cao Pi was stunned, knowing that what Yuan Yun said was indeed right, and he really didn't know how to refute it for a while, so he could only snort heavily in the end, and said: "The ancestors of the hundreds of officials and nobles in the court have made great contributions to our dynasty, and the ancestors of Yuan Houzu don't know what to contribute?" ”

Yuan Yun smiled, then pointed to his nose and said: "I don't live by the merits of my ancestors, I create my own merits, Cao Pigongzi doesn't see the prosperity of Luoyang, don't you see the combat power of the gunpowder army, these things let you say that the hundred officials and nobles to do, I don't know if it can, if not, then those people are just a bunch of waste people who rely on their father to be more powerful, and then make a fortune, Yuan someone really despises it, and it is simply a shame to compare it with the noble." ”

Cao Pi instantly understood that Yuan Yun was satirizing him for relying on Cao Cao's prestige to achieve today's achievements, so his face immediately turned cold, and he said angrily: "Yuan Hou said a word, but if you offend hundreds of officials in the court, aren't you afraid of any consequences?" ”

When Yuan Yun heard this, his face suddenly sank, and then he replied lightly: "I have already said what I said, and I don't plan to change my words, although Cao Pigongzi went back to inform those so-called hundred officials and nobles, if there is anything unhappy, just come to me Yuan Yun, I guarantee that they will not come back." ”

"Bold, Yuan Yun, you are threatening!" Cao Pi shouted.

Yuan Yun smiled, and saw that Cao Pi's ship was already in front of him, so he stretched out his hand slightly.

Cao Pi looked at Yuan Yun in some confusion, but didn't find anything unusual, and just wanted to turn around and continue to drink angrily, but suddenly felt a pain in his buttocks, and the whole person was kicked out by Yuan Yun.

Seeing Cao Pi fall a, Yuan Yuncai lowered his voice and said: "Lao Tzu is threatening, and he dares to do things absolutely, if Lao Tzu sends someone to rob Cao Pi Gongzi halfway, I believe that he can also do it without knowing it, do you want to try it?" ”

Cao Pi looked at the chill in Yuan Yun's eyes, and suddenly shuddered, and there was no ghost in his heart if he didn't panic, because the case of Yuan Yun's persecution of nobles was not the first day he heard about it, if the other party really robbed himself halfway, he would definitely be able to do it, and it was estimated that he would do it very secretively, and at that time, he Cao Pi was afraid that it would be useless to shout grievances with anyone.

Yuan Yun saw that Cao Pi was not talking nonsense, but got up from the ground in resignation, and then walked towards the ship, and immediately shouted: "The road surface of this dock is really difficult to walk, Cao Pi Gongzi should pay more attention to his feet, Benhou will not send more, on the way back to Xudu, remember to pay more attention to safety." ”

When Cao Pi heard the next few words, he instantly trembled again, gritted his teeth and went to the deck without a sound, without even looking back.

Yuan Yun didn't pay attention to Cao Pi at this time, but deliberately said a few words to Xiao Liu next to him in front of Cao Pi on the deck.

Yuan Yun said: "Let's have a barbecue tonight, but it's a pity that this eldest son of Cao Pi doesn't have a share." ”

Xiao Liu glanced at Cao Pi on the boat, and then replied confusedly: "Lord, do you really plan to entertain Cao Pi Gongzi?" ”

Yuan Yun also glanced at Cao Pi, and then said seriously: "I don't want to." ”

When Xiao Liu was confused, Cao Pi on the boat was not confused, he watched Yuan Yun and his entourage whispering to each other, and looked at himself from time to time, and immediately understood, thinking that Yuan Yun was really arranging the task of robbing and killing him halfway, so frightened that he hurriedly ordered the boat to sail before the farewell ceremony on the shore was over.

Due to Cao Pi's eagerness to leave, the officials in charge of the farewell activities at the dock were very stunned, and finally had to cancel the following activities.

Yuan Yun smiled with satisfaction at this time, happy that this boring ritual could end earlier.

In the afternoon, the scorching sun of late summer and early autumn was still fierce, Ma Jun and Pu Yuan had prepared ice cubes with saltpeter early, and the head of the forge workshop was very cool, because Yuan Yun was about to arrive in a while.

Pu Yuan sat on the side and drank wine, a unique drink from the Western Regions, which is now very popular in Luoyang, especially in summer.

Ma Jun doesn't like to drink during the day, so he just eats melons and fruits in the lower position, and now fruits are a must-have for the table of the people of Luoyang.

"Isn't it too luxurious for us to live now?" Pu Yuan asked suddenly.

Ma Jun was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Lord...... The lord said, this is ...... It's all earned with our hands, ...... As a matter of course, you should enjoy it, and your eldest son's engagement should be more pompous, and the result is ...... As a result, you old boy is worried about exceeding the scale of those nobles, the most ...... In the end, I chose to close the door to feast guests, which is a shame. ”

The corners of Pu Yuan's mouth crooked, and he said unhappily: "Lao Tzu is not short of your wine, you complain about a fart, but this thing is indeed a small instrument made by Lao Tzu, when the lord came back from Xiliang, he lost his temper, saying that when the children are older and hold a wedding banquet, they must be celebrated." ”

Ma Jun saw that Pu Yuan was reluctant to talk more about his eldest son's marriage, so he smiled, and then pointed to several particularly tall buildings in the distance and said, "When ...... We first arrived in ...... When I first arrived in Luoyang, which ...... Where would you have thought that today's achievements would be even more ...... Not to mention drinking wine and eating meat every day, ...... There are also fruits and vegetables to enjoy, and this day is really unbearable. ”

Pu Yuan drank the cold wine in the cup in one gulp, and then burped: "The lord's ability is great, we will have a good life, as long as the lord is here in Luoyang, this day can be better, do you know what my youngest son is studying in the academy?" My youngest son told Lao Tzu that the lord opened up this knowledge in the college, which is to train a large number of doctors, and also said that in the future, we will implement national medical insurance in Luoyang, that is, the people of Luoyang household registration can see the disease for free. ”

Ma Jun was stunned for a moment, and then he let out a long oh as if he understood, and then smiled: "It's difficult...... It's no wonder that the front end of the academy let me build a lot of knives, and a lot of utensils, give ...... The document sent was stamped with the seal of the lord, and it was ...... That's what it was, but with so many knives and utensils, did they run out? ”

Pu Yuan glanced at Ma Jun with contempt, and then stretched out three fingers and said: "There are three hundred students in my youngest son's batch, and before my youngest son, there have been many people who have graduated, and they are all serving in the gunpowder army at the moment. ”

Ma Jun smiled, and just wanted to answer, but saw a guard from a forging workshop running over, and then hugged his fists and said: "Two masters, Yuan Hou will arrive soon, and his frame is already on the way to the workshop construction site." ”

Pu Yuan glanced at the wine jug on the table, quickly put it away, and ordered several apprentices to bring new wine, and carefully took out a transparent glass wine glass from a wooden box.

Ma Jun was relatively simple, brought up the washed fruit in the bucket, and then walked to the door again, ready to welcome Yuan Yun's arrival, a little earlier, they received a message that Yuan Yun planned to come over to chat with them today, nothing serious, just to come and chat.

Soon, with the sound of horses and people at the door, Yuan Yun's frame finally slowly drove in, because the forging workshop often had to enter and exit some huge things, so the gate was also very huge, Yuan Yun's frame looked very small under this huge door.

When Yuan Yun got out of the car, he immediately saw Pu Yuan and Ma Jun standing outside, although the two of them were smiling, they didn't dare to fall down at all, and they could even see some sincere and frightened expressions.

Yuan Yun sighed secretly, knowing that they were not like Shi Shen and Xiao Liu, these two old craftsmen were born poor, so they already attached great importance to class status today, and it was estimated that it would take a long, long time to change their deep-rooted habits.

After Yuan Yun followed the two of them into the house, he went straight to the topic as soon as he sat down, and said: "Today I said that I came to gossip, but it is just to dazzle people's eyes, the main purpose of my coming is to make a batch of instruments, this matter must be supervised by the two of you personally, it is best not to add the hands of others." ”

As he spoke, Yuan Yun had already taken out a large number of drawings from his arms, which were densely painted with various mechanical instruments, and each of them looked delicate and small.

Ma Jun only looked at one of them, and immediately said happily: "It turns out that the hook lock can still be made like this, which is really eye-opening." ”