When he saw Ma Chao walking into the front yard gate of Cao Ang's mansion, Yuan Yun first breathed a sigh of relief, because what he guessed was already eight or nine, otherwise Ma Chao would not have suppressed his temper so much.

It's just that this breath is relieved, and he is still puzzled in his heart, why does Ma Teng have such courage, it is not enough to take Hanzhong, he even plans to enter Yizhou, if they really succeed, I am afraid that in the end, the anger of the court will be directly vented on him Yuan Yun and Cao Ang, because it is the help of the gunpowder army.

Thinking of this, Yuan Yun was suddenly stunned, and he seemed to have figured out the cause and effect in his heart.

"Yesterday, my Ma Chao just arrived in Luoyang, so I went to Yuan's Mansion to visit my old friends, I don't want Yuan Hou to be sick, I don't know if my body can recover today?" Ma Chao didn't seem to be very polite to Yuan Yun who greeted him at the door, and he didn't even save the bow when he spoke.

Yuan Yun replied with a smile: "It's just that I occasionally felt a cold a few days ago, but after Brother Meng Qi left yesterday, it turned out to be fine, thanks to Brother Meng Qi's good fortune." ”

After the two finished talking to each other, they both despised each other infinitely in their hearts.

Ma Chao naturally wouldn't believe Yuan Yun's nonsense, because when Li Li saw Yuan Yun, the other party was still alive, how could he be sick?

Yuan Yun also greeted Ma Chao's ancestors for eighteen generations, what do you mean that you only arrived in Luoyang yesterday, didn't you hide in Luoyang a long time ago to have a ghost.

Ma Chao waited for Yuan Yun to finish his nonsense, and immediately pointed to a person behind him: "This is my colleague Yan Xing Yan Yanming, a person from Jincheng, who knows the most about the business of the Western Regions. ”

Yuan Yun looked at Yan Xing slightly, and the information in his mind was clearly marked that when Cao Cao later separated Ma Teng and Han Sui, this person played a key role.

Thinking of this, he took a step forward and immediately bowed and said: "Brother Yanming is so generous, Ben Hou was very happy when he saw it, and he must take a good look at it during this time in Luoyang." ”

Yan Xing was stunned for a moment, he really couldn't figure out which Yuan Yun was singing, but Yuan Yun was a marquis after all, so he could only hurry back the salute, and his face was very respectful.

Seeing that Yuan Yun was so enthusiastic, Ma Chao suddenly felt a little unhappy in his heart, his dignified Ma Teng's eldest son was not as good as a Han Sui's staff, how could this make people comfortable?

At this moment, the guards sent by Cao Ang were already standing on both sides of the avenue in the front yard, and the special armor of the Powder Army on their bodies was fully armed, looking very powerful and majestic, everyone held the hilt of the ring head knife, and their eyes exuded a cold and cold light, and they had been watching Ma Chao and the others gradually approach.

When Ma Chao and Yuan Yuncai strode into the middle of the two marching columns, they suddenly heard all the guards shouting: "Mighty!" ”

The mighty word 'Wu' was still very long, and as soon as the two words were drunk, everyone immediately began to slap the breastplate, making a strong metallic impact sound.

Ma Chao was startled, and just wanted to draw his sword but saw the evil taste on Yuan Yun's face, he instantly seemed to understand something, so he snorted coldly and said, "Yuan Hou's posture is very well done." ”

Yuan Yun was about to laugh in his heart, this kind of dismount before the Yamen trial prisoners in later generations has a very ideal effect now, but this gang of killers still has to be exercised, and the shouting is not neat at all, resulting in a little weaker momentum, which is not ideal.

"Brother Meng Qi, don't blame, it is the tradition of the Gunpowder Army to welcome guests like this, and because the other party is a real hero, there will be such a battle, and if you are an ordinary person, you will not have this treatment." Yuan Yun finished talking nonsense and made another gesture of invitation.

The corners of Ma Chao's mouth unconsciously showed a smile, since the other party said that he was a hero, this sentence could naturally be accepted with peace of mind.

When the two arrived in the hall, Cao Ang was already sitting on the main seat, and when he saw Ma Chao coming in, he only bowed his hand slightly, and then beckoned the other party to sit in the first seat on the left hand, Yan Xing sat under Ma Chao, and Yuan Yun naturally sat on the first seat on the right hand.

Zhang Liao was also summoned to the scene, and at this moment he was sitting calmly in Yuan Yun's subordinate position, his face full of caution, constantly looking back and forth on Ma Chao's body.

The moment before Ma Chao took his seat, he immediately felt a powerful aura enveloping him, and when he looked up slightly, he saw Zhang Liao, and said in his heart that this person is not a simple person, today he wanted to rely on his powerful force aura as a magic weapon for the town, but now it is estimated that it will be in vain.

"I have heard that Ma Shoucheng, the general of Zhengxi, has a son of a tiger, and I can see it today, and it really deserves its name." After Cao Ang finished speaking, he bowed his hand slightly, his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, neither cold nor hot, neither far nor close.

Yuan Yun saw Cao Ang like this, but he praised it in his heart, it is rare to see Cao Ang deal with such a 'diplomatic' scene, but today I found that Cao Ang seems to be quite experienced, and he can definitely suppress any scene.

Ma Chao also bowed back at this moment, and then said: "I, Ma Chao, came here today, mainly for two things, one for public and one for private. Yuan Hou has already heard of private matters, that is, the opening of the Western Regions Trade Road, it is better to stay for these and discuss them with Yuan Hou in detail.

As for official business, I hope to be able to cooperate with the gunpowder army in Luoyang again, last time we sent troops to help Yuan Hou pacify Anding County, this time I hope that the gunpowder army can help us take Hanzhong directly.

Zhang Lu is really a Han thief, without the edict of the imperial court, he dared to set up a county in Hanzhong, and sealed the civil and military. ”

Cao Ang was noncommittal, did not reply, but moved his gaze to Yuan Yun.

Yuan Yun immediately got up and said with a smile: "Zhang Lu just set up a Heavenly Master Dao in Hanzhong, people spread the doctrine, even the imperial court can't interfere too much, isn't Brother Meng Qi too worried?" ”

was immediately stunned, and scolded Yuan Yun for his shamelessness in his heart, before you Yuan Yun went with a cannon to bomb the stability occupied by others, why did you start speaking for Zhang Lu again?

At this moment, Yan Xing suddenly stood up, and after reporting his name, he immediately continued: "This time, the gunpowder army only needs to dispatch that kind of cannon, and the soldiers and supplies are all from Xiliang, so is Yuan Hou satisfied?" ”

Yuan Yun laughed, it seems that Yan Xing is much smarter than Ma Chao, and immediately linked it to interests, thinking that he spoke for Zhang Lu because he didn't want the gunpowder army to lose too much.

It's a pity that Yan Xing guessed completely wrong, Lao Tzu didn't want to help because Lao Tzu was more worried about Zhang Lu than anyone else, this magic stick had hoarded a lot of good things in Hanzhong for a few years, not to mention the treasure, the rice grain alone was definitely not a small amount, and this kind of benefit could only be taken away by others, not to mention that you Xiliang still had other purposes.

After thinking about it, Yuan Yun unfolded his folding fan with a sigh, and then said with a smile: "It's not that we don't agree to dispatch the gunpowder army, it's just that now the policy of the imperial court has changed, and we are planning to recruit An Zhang Lu, and we plan to worship him as the general of Zhenyi Zhonglang, if we send troops to fight at this time, wouldn't we be against the imperial court?" ”

Ma Chao was taken aback and asked eagerly, "Is this true?" ”

Yuan Yun said in his heart, if he said this yesterday, it would definitely be fooling people, because he Yuan Yun didn't even know what Zhenyi Zhonglang General was, but after yesterday evening, he discussed with Cao Ang and Zhang Liao all night, and the final result of the discussion was to protect Zhang Lu and definitely not send troops to assist Xiliang.

At that time, Cao Ang was still very puzzled and asked Yuan Yun, why he had been tossing Zhang Lu, why did he change his temper this time and start thinking about the other party?

Yuan Yun replied very directly, if you want to rob it, it will be Lao Tzu who will rob it, when will it be Xiliang's turn to intervene? Can't the Gunpowder Army defeat Hanzhong?

For Cao Ang, who had long been accustomed to Yuan Yun's robber nature, this method was extremely attractive, so he immediately decided to repair the book and return to Xudu, and then informed Cao Cao of the pros and cons of it, as long as Zhang Lu could get the edict of the imperial court, then he occupied Hanzhong and became a law to follow, and it was no longer the role of Xiliang Ma Teng who could be beaten if he wanted to.

In addition, during the discussion last night, Yuan Yun also mentioned another possibility, that is, Ma Teng suddenly became stupid and bold, and dared to openly use troops in the direction of Bashu, which must have been relied upon, and it is likely that Cao Ren is making trouble behind it.

I had heard that Duan Xuan and Xi Liang were unclear before, it was hard to guarantee that they didn't reassure Ma Teng behind his back, as long as Cao Ren promised that Ma Teng's troops would be justified, then it would become a great righteousness to exterminate Zhang Lu.

This is the case in this era, obviously thinking about other people's goods, but what you want to say is righteous and strict, as if you don't send troops to fight, you will be sorry for God, sorry for the people, sorry for the whole world.

So Yuan Yun's suggestion is very simple, first push away Ma Teng's coalition requirements, and then change hands to clean up Chang'an's Duan Xuan, this time there will be no more like last time to keep this idiot, now that the gunpowder army has broken away from Xudu and is alone in Luoyang Chengfu, there is no need to stay, and now we must start to pull out Cao Ren's forces one by one.

"Why should Brother Meng Qi be suspicious, how can such things be said casually? It is estimated that the edict will come down soon, and Xiliang will naturally receive an order from the imperial court. ”

After Yuan Yun finished speaking, he put away the folding fan again with a sigh, and then continued with a smile: "Why don't we talk about business?" ”

Ma Chao is still in the mood to talk about business at the moment, he usually despises Shang Jia the most, and now that he heard that the imperial court was going to canonize Zhang Lu, he had long wanted to go elsewhere, and he was still looking at Yan Xing.

Looking at Ma Chao like this, Yuan Yun was finally relieved, Cao Ren's contact with Ma Teng behind his back was probably certain, otherwise Ma Chao would not have such a confused look.

After a while, Ma Chao bowed his hand slightly and said loudly: "Although Yuan Hou discussed with Yan Xing on the matter of business, this time the two of us came on behalf of Xiliang, I am mainly responsible for the joint army, and the business is taken care of by Yan Xing." ”

After speaking, Ma Chao said to Cao Ang again: "Zhang Lu is a thief, it is always inappropriate for the imperial court to do this, rather than bowing his head and retreating like this, it is better to annihilate it, Cao Chengling knows that it is powerful?" ”

When Ma Chao spoke, his robe was constantly shaking, and the powerful coercion emanating from his whole body could clearly feel the oppression even if Yuan Yun, a person who didn't know martial arts.

Cao Ang frowned slightly, he didn't feel very uncomfortable like Yuan Yun, but this kind of kung fu of ten thousand enemies, he asked himself if he couldn't do it.

Suddenly, Ma Chao's robe fell immediately, and then his eyes looked at Zhang Liao who was sitting on the side, only to see that his palm was already on the hilt of the sword, and the flickering cold light in his eyes gradually expanded, and the momentum was completely enveloped around Ma Chao's body.

Ma Chao frowned slightly, and finally chose to contain his momentum, and then arched his hand to Cao Ang again: "Zhang Lu's matter is here today, if the imperial court's edict really comes down, the Xiliang Ma clan will obey it." ”

After speaking, Ma Chao had already gotten up and left his seat, and this time he even saved his farewell.