When Cao Cao sat down, Bian immediately handed over a cup of freshly filled teacup, and then moved his body slightly to the side, after all, Cao Cao appeared at this time, so it was time to get down to business, and as a concubine in the inner house, she should have no lack of etiquette.

Cao Cao was very satisfied with Bian's courtesy, and patted the other party's jade hand on the table a few times, and then asked Cao Zhuang behind him, "Has Fengxiao arrived?" ”

Cao Zhuang immediately replied: "Back to the lord, Mr. Fengxiao has gone to the study at the moment, but he doesn't want the lord to come here." ”

Cao Cao snorted and continued, "Call him over." ”

Seeing Cao Zhuang walk out, Cao Cao turned his head to Yuan Yun and said: "Tell me, how are you going to conquer Xiliang, the warlords over there have never been willing to convince people, and it is not once or twice to surrender today and rebel tomorrow, if you think that as long as you capture all the cities in Xiliang, you can get the control of Xiliang, then it is better to fly the pigeon and pass the book now, so that Cao Ang can quickly withdraw the army." ”

The corners of Yuan Yun's mouth raised slightly, but he still lowered some of his voice, and replied calmly: "How does Cao Sikong think the people will not rebel?" ”

Cao Cao was stunned, Yuan Yun didn't answer the rhetorical question, but he knew that the other party had the following, so he replied briskly: "Naturally, if they have food and clothing, they can live in peace." ”

Yuan Yun nodded and said: "Xiliang has had several food disasters before, and now there are not a few people who are easy to eat, plus Ma Teng and Han Sui have provoked wars again, and now it is not an exaggeration to describe that there is a dire situation, so this time when the gunpowder army conquers Xiliang, I hope that Cao Sikong can allow Luoyang to fix and sell grain in the four northern states, so as to settle the people over there, as long as it is two years, I can guarantee that they can be self-sufficient." ”

Cao Cao heard Yuan Yun say this, his eyes narrowed slightly, he chuckled, and said, "The old man's grain is not cheap, do you really want to buy it in Luoyang?" ”

Yuan Yun actually wanted to give Cao Cao a look of disdain, but this kind of courage still had to be restrained in front of this ancient murderer, so he could only bow his hand very solemnly and said: "Although Cao Sikong offers a price, the kid will definitely try his best to satisfy it, and the big deal is to go bankrupt." ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he frowned very unhappily, and then exhaled and said: "Diao Slippery boy, to tell you this, it seems that the old man is deducting his son-in-law, but this time I won't let you be confused, now let's talk to the old man, are there any other henchmen in the more than 3,000 thieves outside Yecheng?" ”

Yuan Yun shook his head and said: "My spies came to report, they really only have these horses, now Yecheng has been under Cao Sikong's governance for almost a year, the people are the most affordable people, now everyone has work to do, there is food, naturally no longer miss Yuan Shao back then, so even if these three thousand people are anti-thieves, there are many people who are no longer willing to mix in it." ”

Speaking of this, Yuan Yun looked at Cao Cao in front of him a little, and saw that he was looking down and thinking about something, his eyes were cold in an instant, and he said coldly: "Since these people don't have any henchmen, they should let them do something, and the old man has almost done it, and the net is closed here, but the old man's approach is not like your kid, the old man doesn't pay much attention to labor or anything, and the three thousand heads must all fall to the ground." ”

For Cao Cao's decision on the fate of the 3,000 people who came with just a few words, Yuan Yun knew that there was nothing to consol, and it was useless to persuade him, Cao Cao, who dared to make trouble in his land, then he had to be killed as an example.

The cold glint in Cao Cao's eyes was fleeting, and at this time, Guo Jia also rushed over from the study, and when he heard Cao Cao's words about killing three thousand thieves, he immediately said outside the pavilion: "These people really can't stay, if they don't make it all clear, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deter some people with different intentions." ”

Yuan Yun hadn't seen Guo Jia since he came to Yecheng, and he estimated that the other party must be preparing for some things to go to Karasuma, so he had no time to separate, and because of this, he Yuan Yun didn't go to bother.

After Guo Jia was ordered to sit by Cao Cao, Bian left under the pretext of excuses, and now the one who serves everyone's tea is Yuan Yun.

After receiving the tea handed by Yuan Yun, Guo Jiacai smiled and said: "Yuan Hou is so powerful, three hundred men and horses dare to go to Jingzhou to hang out, not only enveloping Cai Mao, but also defeating the famous General Guan, and annihilating Liu Bei's many water ghosts on the river, admiration and admiration." ”

Yuan Yun was not surprised at all that Guo Jianeng had explored the previous things so clearly, after all, his ability to fly pigeon legends has now begun to be popularized by Cao Cao, of course, you can't talk about any patented inventions in this era.

After revealing some unhappiness in his heart, Yuan Yuncai said angrily: "I promised Cai Mao on the front foot, let him work harder, and then he will reward the title of Marquis of Hanyang Pavilion, you can do it, just suggest to Cao Sikong, now Cai Mao is still the Marquis of Hanyang Pavilion in Jingzhou, but he is not majestic." ”

Cao Cao had no intention of interjecting at the moment, but he liked to watch Yuan Yun and Guo Jia fight, so he quietly tasted tea and didn't say a word about Cai Mao being named the Marquis of Hanyang Pavilion.

After Guo Jia heard Yuan Yun's complaints, he immediately smiled and said: "Yuan Hou is good at everything, it's just that he is too young, a title in empty vernacular, even if Cai Mao gets it?" The imperial court sent him some bacon at most every year. ”

Yuan Yun pursed his lips and continued to be displeased: "Guo Jiajunshi doesn't need to hide it, in fact, Liu Bei is sitting in Jingzhou, so in order to balance the strength of both sides, you gave the title of the Marquis of Hanyang Pavilion to Cai Mao, and now Cai Mao has indeed gained momentum because he has obtained the title of the imperial court, and many clans have also attached to him, but you still underestimate Liu Bei, even if Cai Mao is in good form now, sooner or later he will still be won by Liu Bei."

Now that Liu Qi of Jiangxia has gone to Xinye, and Xiangyang is spreading rumors everywhere, saying that Cai Mao poisoned Liu Biao in order to gain power. ”

Guo Jia frowned slightly and said, "In this way, if we don't help Cai Mao, will Jingzhou enter Liu Bei's bag sooner or later?" ”

Yuan Yun thought about history for a while, and could only sigh and said: "Most of the time, then Liu Bei himself is a good strategist, plus he still has two god generals around him, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, even if Cai Mao has more soldiers and enough food, but the two sides are really going to pinch, Liu Bei's winning face Fan is bigger." ”

Guo Jia also nodded, affirming Yuan Yun's statement, if you want to say who knows Liu Bei best now, it is estimated that it will belong to the kid in front of him.

After thinking about it, Guo Jia continued to smile and said, "Yuan Hou must be prepared, yes or no?" ”

Yuan Yun didn't rush to answer, but looked at Cao Cao, who was silent, and finally replied affirmatively: "How about letting Liu Bei sit down?" What I hope is that the two of them really pinch each other, so that we in Luoyang can take it down in one fell swoop when they are tired of fighting, and now Cai Mao and Liu Bei have made a draw, and the strength of the two sides has become a wonderful balance, so that there will be ghosts when they can fight. ”

Cao Cao finally spoke at this time and asked, "Then what will Luoyang do next?" ”

Yuan Yun smiled and said: "Naturally, Cai Mao is funded, what he lacks most is not grain and grass, but weapons, if Cao Sikong nods and agrees, Luoyang can immediately start trading from the Hanzhong territory, and exchange the weapons we make for a large amount of grain, so that both parties can get great benefits." ”

Cao Cao frowned slightly, and hesitated: "The old man understands the reason, but if he is armed like this, if he is really strong, with the terrain of Jingzhou's many waterways, I am afraid it will be unfavorable to us." ”

The corners of Yuan Yun's mouth rose a little higher, and then pointed to the courtyard wall outside the small pavilion and said: "If Cao Sikong has free time in three days, such as going to the garrison of the Gunpowder Army, for example, he will go to the garrison of the Gunpowder Army for a walk, and now there are a few more new gadgets in Luoyang, those can become weapons, as for these slightly better swords, even if they are given to Cai Mao?" ”

Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said after a long time: "After Cheng Yu returned this time, he told the old man about Luoyang's new weapon, saying that there was even a ball flying in the air, as for the thing called a tank, the old man could only be suspicious, after all, every time you asked to get it out for the old man to see, you always shirked it for various reasons." ”

Yuan Yun arched his hand apologetically, and then replied: "It's not that I don't give Cao Sikong a look, but now it's a bunch of parts, it will take some time to assemble, and the Ma Jun I brought has been working day and night, and it takes time, now the frame has been installed, and now there is only one firearm to debug, so there must be a finished product for Cao Sikong to take a good look at in three days." ”

Cao Cao snorted, although he still has some doubts about Yuan Yun's words, but he also knows the strength of the other party, and he will not make any promises easily, so it has always seemed that the tank is really a good big killer, but for the length and width of more than 20 meters, he is still a little puzzled and unwilling to believe, such a behemoth, can he really walk?

It's ridiculous.

Cao Cao sighed in his heart,

Guo Jia saw that Cao Cao was not speaking, so he arched his hand and said: "Lord, since Yuan Hou can guarantee that those swords are outdated, it is better to promise him, let him use these outdated things to buy grain in Jingzhou, this is the best of both worlds." ”

Cao Cao heard Guo Jia say this, and was about to say yes, but suddenly stopped his mouth, because it had happened several times, and what he casually promised would eventually be used by Yuan Yunshan, and then come up with an ending that was difficult for anyone to accept.

After tapping the table twice with his knuckles, Cao Cao continued Guo Jia's words: "It's not impossible to do this, and let's study it first to be safe." ”

Yuan Yun saw Cao Cao's expression, and guessed that the other party must be taboo, after all, there have been several times that he Yuan Yun took advantage of Cao Cao's 'ignorance' to make a lot of money, and now Cao Cao's staff around him have a general attitude, that is, as long as Yuan Yun proposes it, it must be cut out and studied word by word, and then promulgated it, such a cautious attitude has actually made Yuan Yun very unhappy, because many of the excellent methods he provided are still being held in the copywriting pile in the treasury of Cao's mansion.

After Cao Cao finished explaining this, he felt that it was not good to continue to stay, so he got up directly and went to the inner house, without even saying hello.

Yuan Yun is also used to Cao Cao's rudeness, who wants him to be an old man, it must be a little bit of the old man's majesty, but now that Cao Cao is gone, this annoying Guo Jia has no intention of moving his ass at all.

When Yuan Yun looked at Guo Jia in front of him with disdain, Guo Jia drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, and then said with a smile: "Just now, I, Guo Fengxiao, helped Yuan Hou a lot, although the lord said that he needed to go back to study it, but now it is indeed a good idea to provide Cai Mao with a suggestion of sword soldiers, as long as Yuan Hou's new weapon is powerful enough in three days, this matter will become a ......."

"Stop, Mr. Fengxiao will just say it, what benefits are you going to want?" Yuan Yun really didn't want to continue to go around with Guo Jia, because both of them were cheeky, so why pretend to be here.

Guo Jia laughed and said: "Yuan Hou is refreshing, I guessed that I, Guo Fengxiao, have a request for you, since this is the case, I am not welcome." ”