When Yang Xiu appeared in the army, it was already when the Gunpowder Army was about to leave the Hongnong Land Realm, this guy seemed to have chosen a good time and place, and at first he didn't appear at all, until the Gunpowder Army was about to leave the territory under his jurisdiction, which finally showed his face.

Looking at Yang Xiu with a muddy face, the corners of Yuan Yun's mouth kept smiling evilly, and it took a long time to get out of the frame, and then faced Yang Xiu who was standing on the side of the road and said, "See Ben Hou when you see it, why do you have to smear so much mud on your face?" ”

Yang Xiu smiled awkwardly, then wiped his face with his cuffs, and then smiled: "Yuan Hou is really a smart person, this little trick is really difficult to hide from you, it's ridiculous that those staff under me still make me have to dress up like this." ”

Yuan Yun continued to laugh evilly, and said, "Okay, don't fix these useless things, tell me how the road is being built?" ”

Yang Xiu hurriedly stood up straight from the appearance of bending down and saluting, and then took a step closer and said: "Half a month earlier than the plan made, this is tired of our Hongnong's strong men, plus now many local university fiefdoms, we have to remove the snow first, and then ......"

"Stop, stop, needless to say, since it's half a month in advance, the credit must be there, Ben Hou only asks if the quality of this road doesn't cut corners, right?" Yuan Yun was still smiling when he spoke, every time he saw Yang Xiu, he always wanted to toss the other party inexplicably.

Yang Xiu heard Yuan Yun ask, and hurriedly shook his hand and replied: "To ensure the quality, everything is in accordance with the standards set by Luoyang craftsmen, and it will only be better, and there will definitely be no cutting corners." ”

After speaking, Yang Xiu didn't wait for Yuan Yun to answer, hurriedly bowed, and continued: "In order to ensure the quality of this road, I am willing to press myself in the gunpowder army and follow Yuan Hou to the Xiliang Territory. ”

Yuan Yun was stunned and wondered: "You want to go to Xiliang with me?" Hungry? Isn't it good to be your city commander in Hongnong? ”

Yang Xiu shook his head and said: "Yang Xiuda has been running Hongnong since he entered the shogunate of the prince, to be honest, the people's livelihood here is simple, and it is the closest to Luoyang, and there is never a shortage of material supplies, and if you want to govern this place well, even if it is a child, I thought, it is better to go with Yuan Hou to break through, so that it will be more enjoyable, this is also my Yang Xiu's ......"

"Speaking of people, you've been talking for a long time, you just want to mix military merits, right? Other marshals are leading the army, I guess you don't think you have any chance, but now that you have changed to Benhou to lead, do you think the opportunity has come? If you have the merit of governing Hongnong, plus a military merit, Ho Ho, I'm afraid your Yang family will soar immediately, right? After Yuan Yun finished speaking, he looked at Yang Xiu with a smile.

Although Yang Xiu was guessed through at the moment, he didn't change at all because his face was thick enough, and he bowed again, and then he smiled: "Yuan Hou is really my Yang Xiu's self, and I will tell you what I think in my heart at once, hehe, but I, Yang Xiu, still have some understanding of Xiliang, and Yuan Hou will definitely not suffer with me." ”

Yuan Yun looked at Yang Xiu's appearance, was silent for a moment, and immediately asked: "The Feng family has several sons and nephews who are serving in the army, and I heard that they are extremely brave in battle, so they naturally have a lot of military achievements, although your Yang family has your Yang Xiu led the Hongnong City Order, it must be a lot worse in this aspect, you Yang Xiu wants to go to Xiliang with Benhou, and probably will follow a lot of Yang family's sons and nephews, right?" ”

Yang Xiu really had an old face, and he didn't intend to avoid it at all, but nodded directly: "What Yuan Hou said is extremely true, I do plan to bring sixteen sons and nephews of my clan to join, these are all brave people of my clan, and I just want to make a contribution in Yuan Hou's army." ”

Yuan Yun smiled and said: "Yang Xiu, Yang Xiu, before the expansion of the Luoyang Gunpowder Army, at that time, you only thought about controlling internal affairs, and the Feng family was very simple, and directly sent the nephews of the clan to join the army, and now Luoyang is obviously biased towards the military and military, so your Yang family can't sit still, right?" ”

Yang Xiu nodded and said, "This is indeed the Yang family's negligence, but it should not be too late to make up for it now, and I hope Yuan Hou will give him a chance." ”

Yuan Yun smiled helplessly, and then replied: "Yang Xiu, you seem to have made a mistake, Luoyang is not that it does not pay attention to internal affairs, but if it is unfair today, more rewards will be given to the army, so it is the right way for your Yang family to take care of Hongnong's political affairs." ”

Yuan Yun paused a little when he said this, and said: "I don't like Feng Ao either, the utilitarian heart is too heavy, but on top of the overall situation, people can see it very accurately, knowing that at this time, their Feng family is tied up with Luoyang, so for internal strife, it has always been avoided as much as possible, Yang Xiu, you are the city commander in Hongnong, do you know that several of their Feng family's sons and nephews are already the guards around Cao Ang's son, and even more so they are the partial generals around General Zhang Liao, and the strength in their hands is like the sky, However, the Feng clan has never heard any slander in the ears of the prince, or coerced you Yang clan through the army, which is not ungenerous. ”

When Yang Xiu heard this, his face showed a trace of shame for the first time, and he hugged his fists for a long time before he bowed deeply, and said: "Yang Xiu has been taught, Yuan Hou reminded me that it seems that our Yang family's ideas really need to be innovated, I, Yang Xiu, am now the patriarch, and Feng Ao is also the patriarch, and now listening to Yuan Hou's words, I really feel that I can't compare to that Feng Ao, so I left with the children of the clan and bothered Yuan Hou." ”

Yuan Yun listened to Yang Xiu's words, nodded, and then watched him leave the Chinese army camp, this time he really hoped that the battle between the Yang clan and the Feng clan in the Hongnong Land Realm could be calmed down, as the two largest clans in the local area, only when the two of them stopped, the future here was unlimited.

With the avenue built by Yang Xiu, the marching speed of the gunpowder army was directly doubled, and along the way, Yuan Yun did feel that the construction of these roads was full of materials, and many places had been carefully considered, such as the location of the mountain road, trenches would be built on both sides, which had ensured that the road would not be buried due to falling rocks.

When it was time to camp again at night, Zhuge Liang actually mentioned Yang Xiu, and was amazed by the road he supervised, and the two inspected the road side by side for a long time, and naturally knew that Yang Xiu was serious and responsible on it.

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan when Yuan Yun stopped: "Yang Xiu is smart, but he is a little frivolous, but this road supervisor is meticulous, and he has changed his previous impression of him, it seems that in the past few years, Hongnong has served as a city commander, so that he has honed a lot, such a person can be transferred back to Luoyang to serve, we will go to war in the south sooner or later, if this person is responsible for supervising the construction of big ships or docks, he is indeed a good hand." ”

Yuan Yun said with a smile: "Yang Xiu will not die because of his cleverness, this is indeed a big growth." ”

Zhuge Liang was stunned when he heard this, and said suspiciously: "There is such a thing, Liang has never heard of it." ”

Yuan Yun smiled awkwardly and said, "Don't talk about this, we will enter the vicinity of Chang'an City in three days, this time I don't plan to enter the city, and I will leave quickly after replenishing outside the city." ”

Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "We want to raise the speed of the march, even if we deliberately let Ma Chao be prepared, but we can't let him prepare too fully, the lord doesn't give an order to General Zhangjaw who is now in Jincheng to put on a position and prepare for an attack, so it will naturally let Ma Chao and Han Sui take precautions, so that there is not much time to guard against us, the more hurried they are now, the more beneficial it is for us." ”

Yuan Yun praised kindness, and immediately asked Shi Shen to prepare carrier pigeons, and then sent the letter with the seal, believing that it would soon be received by Zhang Jaw, and ordered his subordinates to start preparing, so Ma Chao and Han Sui would inevitably be nervous, and when the army led by them together, even if they attacked secretly, I believe they would not be too well prepared, so it would naturally leave many unstable factors.

Zhuge Liang saw that the matter of Xiliang was almost explained, and changed the topic again: "Liu Bei really received the news that we sent troops to Xiliang, and immediately began to gather troops, not only the Jingzhou soldiers were mobilized, he even borrowed 50,000 soldiers from Sun Ce, and now the troops are on the border of Wancheng, and now the latest news has not been sent, Liang is still a little worried." ”

Yuan Yun sighed and said: "Everything that should be prepared has been prepared, now the armament in Zilong's hand is the most complete in the Gunpowder Army, and the artillery is also equipped with fifty of his subordinates, and other ammunition is even more innumerable, as long as Cao Hong's Great Wall can be built as scheduled, I believe it should be able to resist the attack of Liu Bei's army." ”

When the two were talking, Deng Ai had already jumped up and running over from a distance, seeing his face full of muddy water, Yuan Yun smiled bitterly and asked: "Now it's a marching battle, Xiao Ai shouldn't always sneak out to survey the terrain, as soon as you run out, it will inevitably affect the actions of our scouts around you, thus increasing unnecessary consumption." ”

Deng Ai smiled, then wiped a handful on his face, and then smiled: "Hongnong is really a good place, the land here is really very fertile, especially next to the big river, the water conservancy can be used as long as it is built a little, Master should open up a farm here, so that our two farms can become the pillars behind the expedition of the army in the future." ”

Yuan Yun patted Deng Ai's head lovingly, and then replied with a smile: "This time Xiliang comes back, this matter will be handed over to you to be responsible, you have also seen Yang Xiu before, send you to do this, he will definitely support it." ”

Deng Ai nodded fiercely, and said: "When the time comes, you can let Xiao Chong send his newly built tractors, the land here is more open than Luoyang's, and it is more flat, which is more suitable for Xiao Chong to play." ”

While talking, two big and one small, continued to walk along the sides of the road, and the topic of conversation returned to Xiliang, although Deng Ai is not very old, but many opinions are said, and even Zhuge Liang is appreciated.

"It's a pity that the lord made the first move, or he really wanted to take Deng Ai's child to the door." After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, there was really a look of regret on his face.

Yuan Yun shrugged his shoulders and said leisurely: "Xiao Ai's idea, Brother Kong Ming, doesn't need to fight, but I have someone I want to recommend to Kong Ming, this child's talent is definitely no longer under Xiao Chong and Xiao Ai." ”

Zhuge Liang suddenly became interested and asked, "I don't know where this child is now?" ”

Yuan Yun said with a smile: "In the Yuan Mansion in Luoyang, Brother Kong Ming has met once before, don't you remember?" ”

Zhuge Liang was stunned and wondered: "Could it be the child who suddenly served tea to Liang before?" Liang vaguely remembered that his name seemed to be Jiang Wei. ”

Yuan Yun laughed and said, "This Jiang Wei is the most suitable disciple for you, believe me in the right." ”