Just like Yuan Yun predicted, Pang Tong hurried back after going out for half a day, holding his spy report in Xiangyang's eyeliner, and the people who Pang Zi returned really asked to see Liu Biao overnight, but Liu Biao was sick in bed, so it was Cai Mao who received them.

Cai Mao heard that Yuan Yun was under his nose, so he naturally couldn't bear it anymore, and personally led 3,000 soldiers and horses, and rushed to Longzhong, the purpose was to capture Yuan Yun and others together.

When Pang Tong returned to Longzhong, he sat down and the horse was so tired that he could only foam at the mouth, Pang Tong couldn't care so much, and rushed into the tea pavilion in three or two steps, just begging Yuan Yun and Zhuge Liang to leave Longzhong quickly, as for the other personnel in Longzhong, he patted his chest to ensure safety.

However, Yuan Yun and Zhuge Liang were still unhurriedly sipping tea, ignoring Pang Tong, who was about to fall ill on the side, and it seemed that it was not Cai Mao who led the soldiers, but ordinary visitors who came to the door.

"Yuan Hou, Cai Mao is narrow-minded, you annihilated his tens of thousands of troops outside Xu Du back then, he naturally hates you to the bone, at this moment with three thousand soldiers and horses, he must not have any good intentions, if one is not good, Yuan Hou is captured by him, this is probably dangerous." While Pang Tong spoke, he kept pacing in the tea pavilion, and if Yuan Yun nodded in agreement, he was even ready to help him pack his luggage.

Yuan Yun squinted his eyes at the indifferent Zhuge Liang, and then smiled at Pang Tong, who was eager: "Why does Brother Shiyuan suddenly care about his own marquis?" When you came before, you didn't pay much attention to Ben Hou. ”

Pang Tong shook his head and said: "I didn't know Yuan Hou before, so I made a little misunderstanding, but now I heard Kong Ming say that your gunpowder army is powerful, I think that if Yuan Hou can return to Luoyang safely, my Pang clan can also send some disciples over, I think Yuan Hou should not refuse, right?" ”

Yuan Yun nodded and said: "This is natural, since Brother Shiyuan wants to let people go in Luoyang, Ben Hou welcomes him, but you are not Ben Hou's staff, so Ben Hou is still more willing to obey Kong Ming's arrangement, but he advocates that I stay in Longlong and wait for Cai Mao to come." ”

Pang Tongyi was shocked, and immediately looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Kong Ming, aren't you cheating people?" That Cai Mao with 3,000 soldiers and horses, even if the gunpowder army is extremely powerful, but there are only about 300 people, take a step back and say, even if the 300 gunpowder army can block 3,000 Cai Mao's soldiers and horses, but this is the boundary of Jingzhou, he can let more soldiers gather here in an instant, how can this have a chance of winning? ”

When Zhuge Liang heard Yuan Yun pull him out, he smiled bitterly, obviously this is Yuan Yun can't stand Pang Tong's chatter, so he blames others and pushes the trouble to himself, although his face is bitter, he still follows Pang Tong's words and says: "Brother Shiyuan, don't be impatient, then Cai Mao will come when he comes, we naturally have a way to deal with him, instead of you pacing back and forth here, it is better to quiet down and drink tea together." ”

Pang Tong almost jumped up, and said angrily: "Since you have served Yuan Hou, then you should do your best, I can't guess what good way to resist Cai Mao's three thousand soldiers, you Zhuge Liang is not necessarily smarter than me, right?" ”

Zhuge Liang smiled, and was just about to answer, when he saw Zhuge Jun hurrying over, and then arched his hand: "Cai Mao's soldiers have occupied the mountain pass, and all the roads around it have been blocked, if the second brother and Yuan Hou want to leave at this moment, they can go out from the back mountain." ”

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan indifferently, then glanced at Yuan Yun, and saw that he nodded to himself, and then instructed Zhuge Jun: "Send someone to General Cai Mao, just say that Yuan Hou is invited, and there is a big matter to discuss, of course, he can also bring his soldiers in, and we will not stop him." ”

Zhuge Jun was a little stunned, but seeing that Zhuge Liang didn't seem to be joking, he sighed, hurriedly exited the tea pavilion, and asked for a horse, so he galloped out.

Pang Tong finally felt that something was wrong at this moment, it stands to reason that he is not in a hurry at this time, then it is really like Zhuge Liang said, they have a way to deal with Cai Mao, as for what the method is, he really can't figure it out now, but this will make him quiet and sit down in the coffee table.

Yuan Yun still poured the tea slowly and tasted it, and occasionally talked to Zhuge Liang about the distant mountain scenery, and began to plan the itinerary of Hanzhong behind, as if he had no awareness of Cai Mao, who was about to arrive.

After a while, Cai Mao really came to the bottom of the hill with five hundred soldiers, looking at the few people sitting at the tea pavilion in front of him, he immediately sneered at the corner of his mouth, now this place is completely controlled by him, and at this moment, it is difficult for a few people in the tea pavilion to fly away even if they have wings.

However, seeing the other party sitting there so calmly and sipping tea, Cai Mao felt that he couldn't lose his demeanor, so he walked up with five very strong guards, his right hand was always held on the handle of the ring-headed knife at his waist, carefully guarding against everything around him.

"I haven't seen you for many days, and General Cai has become a little more powerful." When Zhuge Liang Shili spoke, he had already come outside the tea pavilion.

Cai Mao looked very obese, but after getting closer, Yuan Yun found that he was strong, not fat, this person is also good-looking, his face is quite full, no matter how he looks at it, it makes people feel very blessed, no wonder Liu Biao will value Cai Mao so much, because this person is very pleasing just because of his appearance.

Cai Mao strode into the tea pavilion, because he had already seen that Yuan Yun was a kid in his early twenties, and his body and bones were not very strong, so there was naturally no danger.

Arching his hand slightly, Cai Mao first snorted heavily, and then said: "Yuan Hou is so bold, he dares to enter Jingzhou without reporting, is it true that we have no one in Jingzhou?" ”

The corners of Yuan Yun's mouth raised slightly, and said: "It's all the world of the Han family, I am walking on the land of the Han family, why do I need the courage to say it, is it possible that General Cai now does not recognize the imperial court and intends to establish himself as the king?" ”

Cai Mao was speechless in an instant, even if he thought about this problem by chance, but saying it in front of people would be a big rebellion, which was tantamount to making trouble for himself, not to mention that Liu Biao was not dead, even if he was really dead, he would not do so, and the fate of Yuan Shu before was a living lesson.

With a bang, Cai Mao unexpectedly untied the ring-head knife on his waist, and then threw it heavily on the coffee table, and suddenly made a loud noise, obviously his ring-head knife was also special, and the weight was much heavier than the ordinary one.

Cai Mao was obviously demonstrating, and after doing this move, he sneered: "Since Yuan Hou fell into the hands of my Cai Mao today, I'm afraid I won't be able to go anywhere, later, I will take you to see my lord, as for what happens to you, my lordship will naturally decide, as for the court or something, my lordship is also a member of the Han family, and you still have the right to deal with a mere marquis." ”

The corners of Yuan Yun's mouth were raised higher at this time, and he moved Cai Mao's ring-headed knife that blocked the tea set aside, and then poured a cup of tea leisurely, and then slowly pushed it in front of Cai Mao, and when this series of actions was completed, he seemed to suddenly remember something, so he said: "Marquis is not a title, many people want to have it but can't get it, what does General Cai think?" ”

Cai Mao frowned slightly, thinking that Yuan Yun was humiliating him, after all, he didn't have a title, although Yuan Yun was young, he was indeed a little more noble than him.

Seeing that Cai Mao was about to lift the table, Yuan Yun hurriedly continued: "But General Cai doesn't need to worry, this time Benhou came to Jingzhou, but he was carrying an edict from the imperial court in his arms, I don't know if General Cai has any thoughts about being the Marquis of Hanyang Pavilion in the future?" ”

Cai Mao was instantly stunned, and her eyes kept rolling for a long time before she muttered, "Does the imperial court plan to give me a marquis?" ”

Yuan Yun nodded, and shook his head again in an instant.

Cai Mao suddenly became a little anxious, and asked, "What does Yuan Hou mean by this?" ”

Yuan Yun explained with a smile: "This time the Marquis brought the appointment of the imperial court, appointing General Cai Mao as the captain of Changshui, as for the title of Marquis of Hanyang Pavilion, it will take some time to complete, this is mainly because the imperial court is also very difficult, after all, the Sun family in Yangzhou is also powerful, as for who to give the marquis, it still needs to look at the performance." ”

The titles of this era have almost become rotten street things, but there are unusually many people who care about him, and because of this, Cao Cao can play this kind of feudal trick, and he has a lot of fun, and it really works.

Cai Mao is like this, he has always been a little concerned about his background, many people say that he relied on his in-laws to achieve today's achievements, although these tongue-chewing people have few good ends, but the news has spread out, so if you can get this Hanyang Pavilion Marquis, it will naturally be very different, at least he can walk with a straight back on the street.

In an instant, the anger on Cai Mao's face disappeared, and he became much kinder, only to hear him continue to ask: "Is there any basis for Yuan Hou to say this?" ”

Without hesitation, Yuan Yun took out the edict with a jade seal from his bosom, this one is naturally the appointment of the captain of Changshui, the text on it is clear, Cai Mao is even a little excited, although this position is sealed by the Xu Du Imperial Court, but its value is definitely a lot, at least he has become a real official.

And now Liu Biao's condition is very serious, no one knows when he will have braids, at this time, he has an official body, plus Cai's strength in Jingzhou, it is natural that he can get cheap in many things.

Slightly arched his hand, Cai Mao actually returned the edict to Yuan Yun, just when Yuan Yun was a little stunned, he saw Cai Mao retreat to the side in three steps and two steps, and then he tidied up the armor on his body a little, and his face became a little solemn.

Yuan Yun immediately felt happy in his heart, it turned out that he was not professional enough in acting, and there was naturally a process for delegating the edict, but he didn't expect Cai Mao to care so much about these superficial things.

After thinking about it, Yuan Yun slightly recalled the scene when those eunuchs canonized him, and finally muttered a word of bad luck, and then learned the appearance of eunuchs and said aloud: "Ten years of Jian'an, the Son of Heaven Association, give the edict to ......"

After reading it in a mess, Yuan Yun officially handed over the edict to Cai Mao, at this time Cai Mao had almost forgotten about arresting Yuan Yun, and there was a slight smile on his face, and he smiled bitterly when he saw Pang Tong on the side.

Yuan Yun saw Cai Mao sit back in his seat, so he took out another edict from his arms, but it had not yet been stamped with a jade seal, but just those words made Cai Mao's eyes glow golden, and the four words of Hanyang Tinghou almost filled his entire brain.

Yuan Yun waited until Cai Mao finished reading the edict before taking it back from his hand, and the other party's eyes kept staring at it like this, until the edict was put into his arms, which revealed a trace of greed.

"Why did Yuan Hou say that the canonization of the Hanyang Pavilion Marquis, the Sun family in Yangzhou also had a share?" Cai Mao asked again.

Yuan Yun re-added the cup of tea just now with hot water, and just as he was about to speak and explain, he heard that under the small hill outside the tea pavilion, several people had already made a fuss, and when he looked up, it was the people whose legs were broken yesterday by Pang Zi, and although they were carried at the moment, they were still scolding and scolding, constantly thinking about letting General Cai be the master for them.

When they saw these people, the faces of several people changed, Yuan Yun gloated, Zhuge Liang was helpless, Cai Mao was very impatient, only Pang Tong's face was full of fear, and he kept thinking about whether he could save his brothers today.