Cao Ang strode into the room, and then glanced at everyone present, the corners of his mouth unconsciously hung a smile, the last time this kind of brother gathering scene happened in Xu Du a few years ago, so a flash of time passed, several people not only have some changes in appearance, even the temperament and personality have changed, the famous Xu Du seems to have disappeared, and several people at this moment can already support a piece of the sky.

After Cao Ang greeted a few people separately, he sat down in the main seat calmly, and then looked at Yuan Yun and said, "I heard that Brother Yun is having a treat today, so I'm not welcome." ”

After speaking, Cao Ang didn't wait for Yuan Yun to answer, so he directly instructed Mrs. Xiangrui: "Send the best ones, and give whatever is expensive, our Yuan Hou in Luoyang is very rich." ”

When Yuan Yun heard Cao Ang say this, his face immediately twitched.

Mrs. Xiangrui was not polite at all, and immediately called someone to prepare, and then smiled coquettishly and said, "Yuan Hou is naturally a rich family, where does he care about these ten gold ingots?" ”

Yuan Yun's hand holding the wine glass shook instantly, ten gold ingots This is not a small amount, enough for the consumption of 100 gunpowder troops for a year, but since it was Cao Ang who spoke, he could only grit his teeth and endure it, but Mrs. Xiangrui's despicable behavior of taking advantage of the fire to rob could not be let go.

glaring at Mrs. Xiangrui viciously, Yuan Yuncai waved his hand and said, "If the things sent are not worth ten gold ingots, Ben Hou will not admit to slaughtering." ”

Madame Xiangrui seemed to be very confident, so she patted her heart, and then stood up and replied: "Although you princes can rest assured that they will be prepared by Rouge Building, they will definitely not let you down." ”

After speaking, Mrs. Xiangrui had already twisted her waist and came to the door of the room, and threw a flattering look to Yuan Yun when she was leaving, and then retreated with the people who were waiting.

After Mrs. Xiangrui withdrew, Cao Ang straightened his posture and said: "The outline of the southern expedition has been formulated, and the flying pigeon transmission from Yecheng has been sent just now, and by the beginning of next summer, Yanzhou will gather the main force and begin to press into the north bank of the river, and Xuzhou will also send troops to attack Guangling County, and we will be responsible for the offensive routes of Yizhou and Jingzhou, and the imperial court only said that let us act cheaply, that is to say, Luoyang will not get any help from the imperial court, we will have to rely on ourselves." ”

When Dianman heard the news, he immediately said angrily: "Starting from Luoyang, the imperial court will only ask for it, where has it done any help, and now it is really not polite to ask us to fight on two fronts at the same time." ”

As soon as Dianman's voice fell, Xu Yi and Xiahou both laughed and even looked very happy.

Seeing that Dian Man looked confused, Xu Yicai explained: "You have been in Luoyang for a long time, I didn't see that this edict is the best for us, and now you know the combat power of the Gunpowder Army best, just ask such a powerful army, who can work together, so the Gunpowder Army can only exert its maximum combat power if it is organized separately." ”

Xiahou also continued: "If we really let the imperial army's army come over, we will be responsible for their supply, and Luoyang's production of equipment for ordinary soldiers has long been stopped, give them our equipment, it is estimated that they can't afford it, and if we really want to provide our equipment, I'm afraid that the generals under Prime Minister Cao Cheng will break their heads, so I am afraid it is helpless not to send other troops to support us." ”

After hearing this, Dian Man reacted, the Luoyang Gunpowder Army is indeed too prominent now, and even if other troops are mixed in, it will only reduce the combat power of the Gunpowder Army.

Cao Ang clapped his hands at this time and said: "This matter can't be discussed now, it's better to wait for General Zhang Liao to return from Chang'an, we will talk about it in detail, as for now, it is more important to have fun time for our brothers to get together." ”

Yuan Yun also knocked on the corner of the table at this moment, and then said with a smile: "I can't drink wine, but you can do it at will, at most, I will be responsible for sending you home later, so just open your throat and pour wine with peace of mind." ”

As soon as Yuan Yun's voice fell, he saw that Mrs. Xiangrui had gone and returned, followed by several Hu women, and they were also dressed very coolly, if it weren't for the heating equipment in the room, I believe these women would definitely not live for half an hour.

After Cao Chong saw these bewitching bearded girls, his eyes suddenly lit up, but Yuan Yun looked at it carefully, and then found that Cao Chong was full of desire for Qinglou, completely because of curiosity, not because of lust, because when he looked at these bewitching bearded girls, he just stared at each other's faces, unlike Xu Yi and others, who would focus their eyes on some important positions.

When the musician began to play the music, Yuan Yun listened to a few opening notes, and immediately smiled, and said, "It turned out to be the belly dance of the Hu people, what kind of treasure should I be." ”

At this moment, Mrs. Xiangrui, who was already sitting beside Yuan Yun, was instantly startled, and said puzzledly: "These orchids have fled here in order to make a living, and since I took them in, I have never done any performances, Yuan Hou actually said in a word, have you seen this kind of dance in the past." ”

When Yuan Yun saw Mrs. Xiangrui asking, Cao Ang and the others shifted their gazes, and then replied with some embarrassment: "Ben Hou just heard some Hu people talk about it before, and now I see the outfits of these Hu girls, so I guessed a rough idea, and I don't want to really guess Ben Hou correctly." ”

Cao Ang and the others had long been accustomed to Yuan Yun's excuses, so they didn't bother to argue on this issue at all, but Mrs. Xiangrui admired Yuan Yun's knowledge, so she once again came to Yuan Yun's seat with a soft face.

Before Yuan Yun could wait for Mrs. Xiangrui to speak, he pouted directly and said, "Don't be too curious, Ben Hou is just knowledgeable." ”

Mrs. Xiangrui chuckled, and her face became more serious in an instant, and then she said in a low voice: "If you don't say it, you won't say it, but I have something to say, which is still a great secret." ”

Yuan Yun was stunned, knowing that Madame Xiangrui was never a person without a purpose, so what she was going to say next must be very important.

Mrs. Xiangrui glanced at the few people who were fighting for wine at this moment, and then moved closer to Yuan Yun a little, seeing that Yuan Yun did not hide this time, she smiled and pointed to the Hu girl who was dancing in the field and said, "Does Yuan Hou know that after these Hu people came to Luoyang, they were protected by anyone?" ”

Yuan Yun naturally didn't know, so he continued to remain silent, waiting for Mrs. Xiangrui to say the following.

Mrs. Xiangrui's expression became more serious at this time, and she continued: "It is the White Horse Temple outside the city, and Yuan Hou can know that these Hu people are actually Buddhists, and the reason why they chose Luoyang to escape the war is because they learned through the White Horse Temple that we in Luoyang have never oppressed Buddhists, and the White Horse Temple sent these Hu girls to perform in order to win the care of our Rouge Building, first, I hope to have a good relationship with General Cao Hong, and second, I can make some money to support the ......expenses of the White Horse Temple."

"Overhead? How much money do a few Hu girls make? And aren't all monks in the White Horse Temple, how can they raise Hu Nu? Yuan Yun looked very surprised.

Mrs. Xiangrui was as surprised as Yuan Yun, and muttered back: "Why can't a monk raise a woman, who set the rules?" ”

Yuan Yun was stunned for a moment, and finally reacted, there were not so many rules in the Central Plains Buddhism in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, especially on the Hu people's side, so it was normal for the White Horse Temple to select beautiful female disciples to come out and make money.

However, in order to get Luoyang's permission, the White Horse Temple accepted the Hu people without authorization, which is definitely not allowed.

Seeing Yuan Yun's frowns, Mrs. Xiangrui immediately comforted: "Yuan Hou don't be angry, the abbot of the White Horse Temple also found out that there was no edict from the Luoyang government, so it was inappropriate to accept the Hu people privately after all, but they still couldn't let these people die on their own in the spirit of the Buddha, so they asked someone to come to Yuan Hou to say something, can you give some convenience in the matter of the edict?" ”

When Yuan Yun heard this, he immediately narrowed his eyes, and then said coldly: "Is the White Horse Temple planning to rebel, why else would it take in so many Hu people?" It seems that Ben Hou allowed them to develop on their own before, which is not appropriate after all. ”

Mrs. Xiangrui saw that Yuan Yun's face turned cold, and immediately shuddered, and hurriedly explained: "Yuan Hou is angry, where is the courage to rebel in the White Horse Temple, the mighty of the Luoyang Gunpowder Army, who doesn't know who doesn't know, the abbot of the White Horse Temple not only has no intention of rebelling, but also wants to make more contributions to Luoyang, and this is the intention of the abbot to let me pass the word, now the eldest mother of the Sun family in Yangzhou Wu Guotai is a sincere believer, not only that, the Sun family is also very respectful of Buddhism, is preparing to build a large number of temples, and introduce a large number of monks, Therefore, as long as Yuan Hou let go of the White Horse Temple to develop followers in Luoyang, they were willing to provide all kinds of information about Yangzhou as an internal response.

No matter how you look at this, we won't suffer, so I have the courage to speak for the White Horse Temple. ”

Yuan Yun now really feels that Mrs. Xiangrui is really a very qualified lobbyist, no matter what she says, it seems that she is considering from your standpoint, which makes you inexplicably have a sense of trust.

"This matter is not unthinkable, but the opening of the White Horse Temple to develop believers, is not unlimited, Luoyang will formulate a law later, and then according to the annual deadline to open a degree disc, a degree disc represents the recruitment of a monk, and these degree discs are also the only identity certificate of the monks, no degree of the monk, will not be recognized by Luoyang, the so-called system is that everyone must abide by, this does not matter whether he is a Buddhist or not, this words will be bothered Mrs. Originally conveyed."

After Yuan Yun finished speaking, he thought about it again for a moment, and then continued: "As for the transmission of information in Yangzhou, Ben Hou will not bother the temple, but Ben Hou has other things that need the help of their senior monks. ”

Mrs. Xiangrui was already very happy to hear that Yuan Yun was willing to relax the development of the White Horse Temple at this moment, but she didn't have much hope for this matter, but she couldn't stand Cao Hong's repeated requests, so she could only come to Yuan Yun.

When Mrs. Xiangrui heard Yuan Yun say that she planned to make other arrangements for the White Horse Temple, she asked suspiciously: "Yuan Hou doesn't want the information of these monks, so what else can he want?" ”

Yuan Yun smiled indifferently: "I hope that the Sun family will start building a large number of temples, and the more the better, the bigger the better, it is best to develop those big families as well, and let them all come to contribute to the temple." ”

Mrs. Xiangrui didn't care about this, now that Yuan Yun had agreed to open the White Horse Temple to develop disciples in Luoyang, the task would be completed, so she agreed in one bite.

Yuan Yun changed his words at this time and asked: "Since the Sun family in Yangzhou admires Buddhism so much, why didn't the White Horse Temple go to the south to develop, but came to stand on the side of Luoyang?" ”

Mrs. Xiangrui wrinkled her nose disdainfully, and said: "The White Horse Temple is in Luoyang, they have seen and heard a lot, such as today, although it is big, who can compare to our Luoyang, their Buddhists often travel all over the world, it is estimated that they know this point better than anyone else, if they don't know which side to stand on, then they are a group of fools." ”

Yuan Yun didn't expect Mrs. Xiangrui to analyze so thoroughly, and couldn't help but have some changes in this dusty woman, but after thinking about this matter before and after, she felt unhappy again, so she was very unhappy and continued: "You have to go back and tell Cao Hong, he makes money Ben Hou has no objection, but next time he troubles him to greet Ben Hou first, and then cut it first like this, Ben Hou will not have a good temper." ”