Chapter Twenty-Four: One More Man
Li Li didn't take too long to think about it, and decided to come to Luoyang, not because he didn't have the belief in loyalty, but because he felt cold about Xiliang Ma's approach, because he didn't even know about the agreement with Han Sui, and this was not a very confidential matter, so it can be seen that Ma was a dispensable existence for him Li Li at all.
Yuan Yun didn't feel too much surprise, Li Li is no longer the tenacious Li Li of the year, he is very real now, nothing more than wanting to find a place for the family to settle down, and he Yuan Yun has given great grace to their Li family twice, compared to Ma's indifferent attitude, Luoyang is definitely the best choice.
Li Li was also very simple, and after proposing to take refuge in Luoyang, he handed over his letter of surrender, decided to return to Xiliang to arrange for the transfer of the Li family there, and promised to stay as an internal deservant.
Li Li is gone, and Li Yue is also gone at the same time, but the two belong to parting ways, Li Yue still has relatives in Xinye, so she went to Liu Bei without hesitation, as for whether they will meet on the battlefield in the future, Yuan Yun is not worried at all, as long as the two cousins don't fight each other, then Li Li's loyalty can be guaranteed.
As for Mrs. Xiangrui, who was spanked, she heard that she did not complain when she was tortured, she was still indifferent, but the irrepressible happiness on her face was still seen, because she knew very well that Yuan Yun beat her board, which seemed rude, but in fact, it was equivalent to exposing all the sins, and no one would come to trouble her in the future.
Not only that, Mrs. Xiangrui is most satisfied with the path of Yuan Yun, the marquis, this time when she makes a fuss, if she encounters any difficult things that cannot be handled in the future, she can go to the door, who wants him to be a dignified marquis who is willing to spank the ass of a beautiful woman, how can he not let him easily get rid of the relationship.
If there is no backer for the singer, there will basically be no good results, of course Mrs. Xiangrui understands the value of this, although her butt hurts badly now, but her heart is steady, Yuan Yun is a person who even Liu Bei and Cao Hong are in awe, such thighs are definitely thick and strong enough.
The spring rain is as expensive as oil, and this morning when Yuan Yun said goodbye to his family and was about to go south to Longzhong, the oil began to fall, which made everyone's mood a lot happier.
Seeing the two trucks full of goods, Yuan Yun couldn't help but smile bitterly by the window, this time I went to Longzhong to see Zhuge Liang, it was just a business matter, but the eldest sister Feng Xuan still prepared a lot of gifts for this, it seems that she has a very good impression of Zhuge Liang.
Jia Xu personally sent Yuan Yun out, the two were not in a hurry, so they sat in the frame and chatted while walking, at this time the spring rain continued, indicating that this year was a good harvest year, and the pedestrians on the street did their own thing, and there was no difference at all because of the collective departure of the gunpowder army in Luoyang.
This is the advantage of professional soldiers, Shinong industry and commerce, and now with the addition of soldiers, even if the war is in front, it will not cause Luoyang to stop her footsteps because of the excessive labor in the army, the chimney is still thick with black smoke, the farmers in the fields are busy sowing, the craftsmen are commuting on time, the teachers and students of the college will still fight for an argument, the officials are busy rushing to the government to deal with government affairs, everyone lives according to the laws of Luoyang, there is almost no difference.
"Cao Ren now has the idea of digging the foot of the wall again, then Wang Ming came to Luoyang this time for this purpose, but Mr. Wenhe was generous, and opened the door to the other party, allowing the officials of Luoyang to contact him, I really don't understand what this means?" When Yuan Yun spoke, the rain was much lighter, and it would not make a lot of noise on the carriage.
When Jia Xu heard Yuan Yun ask, he just smiled and said: "The old man is auditing, and those who can't stand the temptation should be cleared out earlier, Wang Ming came this time, targeting the administrative officials, the craftsmen in the workshop, and the killers in the military camp, and he doesn't look down on it at all, so it doesn't matter, let him help the old man to identify the loyalty of these officials, and the old man will save trouble." ”
Yuan Yun was stunned, and laughed in an instant, and found that Jia Xu, a poisoner, has never been a loser, and the most important thing in Luoyang is naturally the workshop and the gunpowder army, and the talents on the administrative side are not so outstanding, so even if a few people are taken away by Wang Ming, it is just a matter of losing weight, which is indeed a good thing.
Jia Xu finished answering Yuan Yun's question, and then said: "Lord Cao Ang went to the north to crusade against Yuan Xi this time, if it is really like what Yuan Hou said, he can counter that Jiao Touch, this war will definitely end very early, and then Cao Sikong will definitely start to deal with Karasuma, then the battle will not be very easy to fight, Yuan Hou still has to come back early, and he will definitely be able to help a lot of things at that time." ”
Yuan Yun nodded and said, "The trip to Longzhong will take two months at most, and then I will go to the Hanzhong Territory, and this time I will solve many things at the same time." ”
Jia Xu was silent for a moment, and finally couldn't help asking: "Zhuge Liang, the old man has never seen this person, why does Yuan Hou value this person so much, and he wants to leave the big matter of Luoyang's research and development of firearms, and go to see him alone, will this be a bit more than worth the loss?" ”
Yuan Yun knew what Jia Xu was worried about, now Luoyang's muskets and tanks were at a critical moment of development, while Pu Yuan and Ma Jun were constantly failing, at this time, everyone expected him Yuan Yun to give a good plan, but they didn't want him to leave at this time.
There are some things that can't be told, and it's impossible to say it directly, if Zhuge Liang is brought to Luoyang, then you can let the Cao family unify the world earlier, right?
And muskets and tanks, even if he Yuan Yun personally participates now, there is nothing to be done, what is lacking now is not the design, but the infrastructure can't keep up, which can only rely on manpower to grind slowly, and there is really no better way to solve it.
"Zhuge Liang is a great talent among great talents, with this person coming to Luoyang, it is equivalent to a tiger with wings, from now on we can no longer worry about administration and logistics, and Mr. Wenhe can easily go to Hongnong to take office." Yuan Yun felt that although such an explanation was a bit far-fetched, it was better than not explaining.
Although Jia Xu felt a little strange, he still accepted it, in fact, Luoyang's current administrative logistics are basically not a big problem, and the existing talents can also support it, even if Zhuge Liang agrees to come, it is nothing more than the icing on the cake, and he really can't do it for this, and he has to make Yuan Yun work so hard.
When the frame arrived at the south gate of Luoyang, Jia Xu said goodbye, and then returned to his frame, and more than 300 gunpowder soldiers continued to follow with a full load, so that Yuan Yun's trip was guaranteed to the greatest extent.
After setting off in the morning, the team went until the evening, and then settled down in a town fifty miles outside Luoyang City, Shi Shen and Zhang Shun immediately became the busiest two, after all, it was a team of several hundred people, and the camp, baggage, and personnel arrangements were very complicated, and it was indeed quite difficult for two people who had never done this before.
But Yuan Yun didn't intend to help, he had also experienced such embarrassment at the beginning, and now although he was already familiar with Zhang Liao and Cao Ang's infection, he still felt that it was very troublesome, so the trouble must be handed over to someone who is not afraid of trouble.
When Shi Shen arranged the camp, Yuan Yun wandered around, the camp of several hundred people was not very large, and the time to walk a few sticks of incense was over, and when he returned to the same place again, he found a strange thing.
There was a very thin person in the guard camp, and the guards of the Yuan Mansion were all fierce men who were strictly screened by Shi Shen, or they were wounded soldiers who were eliminated from the battlefield, and this person did not have these two main characteristics when he looked at his back, but he definitely didn't look like he was mixed in, because he was chatting with several guards at the moment, and they knew each other at a glance.
When he asked about Xiao Liu next to him, Xiao Liu just couldn't answer for a long time, so Yuan Yun simply walked over by himself to take a look, and this look immediately startled him, the person pretending to be a guard was none other than his second sister Qiaoya.
Qiao Ya found that when Yuan Yun was glaring at her, she just stuck out her tongue, and then took off the heavy hat and helmet on her head, and kept complaining that these things should not be worn by a daughter's family at all.
"Second sister, let's not complain about the helmet first, but what kind of play are you going to play?" Yuan Yun was still stunned.
Qiao Ya pursed her lips and snorted: "The eldest sister only allows the younger brother to go out to play, why can't I, so why should the younger brother take me this time." ”
Yuan Yun only felt a toothache, this eldest sister Feng Xuan was estimated to have been furious at home, and when she sent Qiaoya back, she didn't know what kind of brutal picture it would turn into.
Thinking of this, Yuan Yun shuddered unconsciously, and could only persuade patiently: "Second sister, don't come to harm me, I will send someone to send you back early tomorrow morning, this time I am not going out to play, I have important things to do." ”
"Will this trip be dangerous?" Qiao Ya hurriedly asked.
Yuan Yun thought for a moment and replied: "There will be no danger, but the road is a little far away, and it is very tiring to toss back and forth, and the second sister is still ......."
"That's right, since they are all out to play, how can I not go farther, I am tired of playing in Luoyang, Ling Die doesn't pay much attention to me now, I know every day that I go to find his lover Zhang Xiang, it is really a big girl." Qiao Ya sighed deeply after speaking, and put on an old mother's expression.
The corners of Yuan Yun's mouth twitched even more, it seems that he is not talking about housekeepers Zhang Xiang and Ling Die now, right? The point should be that Qiaoya sneaked it out like this, what kind of consequences will Feng Xuan's anger bring?
"If the eldest sister finds out that the second sister sneaked out like this, I'm afraid it won't be as simple as punishing you to be grounded." Yuan Yun muttered, and immediately squinted at Qiao Ya.
Qiao Ya instantly showed a trace of uneasiness, but this expression only stayed for less than a moment, and she immediately raised her eyebrows and turned into a resolute look, quite like a strong man with a broken wrist.
Yuan Yun could only smile bitterly when she saw Qiao Ya with such a look, because when Qiao Ya made such an expression, it proved that she was ready to do anything, and it was useless for anyone to persuade her.
"It's okay to go along, but since it's outside, you can't mess around anymore, you must follow my arrangements in everything, otherwise you will cause a big disaster on someone else's land, and I may not be able to cover your little brother." After Yuan Yun finished explaining to Qiaoya, he shook his head, then pointed to the camp tent he had already set up and continued: "Now hurry up and take off your armor, this shoulder armor is about to fall off." ”
Qiao Ya got Yuan Yun's consent, instantly forgot about Feng Xuan's terribleness, laughed and went to Yuan Yun's camp.
Yuan Yun glared at Xiao Liu viciously at this time, it was obvious that Qiao Ya must have greeted them when she sneaked out, and these fools actually hid themselves, I really don't know who is the lord in their hearts.
But after thinking about it, Qiao Ya is indeed much more familiar with these guards in the Yuan Mansion than herself, and Qiao Ya is also the absolute goddess of this gang of killers, and sometimes she is really more effective than herself.
Unlucky.
After Yuan Yun complained, he recruited Shi Shen to his side, and now she needs to set up a separate camp tent for Qiaoya, otherwise she will sleep in her own camp tent tonight, and Qiaoya's mental illness at night, no one can stand it, if he pulls him Yuan Yun all night to tell stories, there is no need to walk the way behind.