When Yuan Yun entered Wancheng, he took a very cautious attitude, so even Cao Hong did not inform him, and the group of people just passed smoothly in the name of the Yuan Mansion caravan, and then entered the Jingzhou territory. Reading at zero .

After arriving at the boundary of Jingzhou, Shi Shen and Xiaoliu were obviously nervous, after all, this is the enemy's territory, but Yuan Yun didn't care, not to mention that Longzhong was at the junction of Wancheng and Jingzhou, and it was very convenient to escape, even if Liu Biao could really predict the prophet, he didn't dare to deal with him Yuan Yun, now the imperial court has defeated Yu Wei in the north, not everyone dares to provoke.

Longzhong is indeed very well built by Zhuge Liang now, but Yuan Yun has not seen a building, and the corners of his mouth twitch unconsciously, because Zhuge Liang almost followed his design, waterwheels, channels, heating, running water, and even public toilets, almost a copy of the new city.

Looking at all kinds of advanced farming tools in the field, this didn't make Yuan Yun annoyed, after all, it was a matter of people's welfare, others copied these things, he would even send drawings, and this drawing was also printed in countless editions, led by the old man Zheng Xuan, and sent to all parts of the world, not only in Longzhong, but also in Yizhou, Jingzhou, and even Sun Ce's Yangzhou.

Zheng Xuan's purpose is very pure, that is, to popularize these, and then hope that the farmer can charge an extra three or five buckets, which belongs to the highest Fengliang Festival, but Yuan Yun is different, his small abacus is all calculation, and the new farm tools need a lot of metal, and if they are to be popularized, they will inevitably invest a lot, which is equivalent to restricting the other party's weapon manufacturing in disguise.

The natural reception of Yuan Yun was Zhuge Jun, after the new city of Xudu was demolished by Cao Ang, he did not go to Luoyang, but returned to Longzhong, where because of the continuous expansion of construction, there is indeed a need for a talent like him.

After a cup of tea, the two of them sat next to a stream, where a grass hut was built, and listening to the stream to taste tea is indeed unique.

"I'm afraid it's not the right time for Yuan Hou to come, my brother is not in Longzhong now." When Zhuge Jun spoke, he had already summoned a little boy to instruct the kitchen to prepare a family banquet, because Yuan Yun didn't react until he entered the house.

Yuan Yun pursed his lips, then shook his head helplessly and said: "Brother Kong Ming always goes to look for Benhou, he can always find him, the first time I came out of the hospital to see him, he was not there, this is really unfair." ”

Zhuge Jun smiled and said, "If Yuan Hou sent someone to send a letter in advance, wouldn't it be more secure?" ”

Yuan Yun squinted his eyes at Zhuge Jun, and suddenly smiled: "Ben Hou is afraid that he has written a letter, and your brother will be ready to pit Ben Hou, so it is better not to write, and it is a pleasant thing to surprise Brother Kong Ming by a sudden attack." ”

When Zhuge Jun heard Yuan Yun say this, he could only smile bitterly and shake his head, the relationship between his second brother Zhuge Liang and the Yuan Hou in front of him has always been like this, and I don't know if they have a good relationship or a bad relationship.

"Where has Brother Kong Ming gone, this may be informed?" Yuan Yun then asked.

Zhuge Jun replied very simply: "My brother said that if someone comes to look for him during his absence, he will directly inform him that he has gone to Xiangyang." ”

"Xiangyang? Did he go to see Liu Biao? Yuan Yun was a little stunned.

Zhuge Jun shook his hand and said, "No, my brother went to see my father-in-law." ”

That's Huang Chengyan, this Liu Biao's brother-in-law is also a wealthy family in Jingzhou, it is naturally normal for Zhuge Liang to go to see this old man, but Huang Chengyan According to the intelligence, he should live near the grand ceremony, when did he go to Xiangyang?

"How many days has Brother Kong Ming been there?" Yuan Yun took a sip of tea and asked again.

Zhuge Jun replied: "I just left for two days, and I heard that Jingzhou Mu has been in poor health recently, so many people rushed over. ”

Liu Biao is sick? And so many people rushed over, proving that this illness is not small, but there are still three years before his death, where is he singing now?

After thinking about it, Yuan Yun was puzzled: "Liu Jingsheng is more than eight feet long, and his appearance is gentle and majestic, I heard that he can still pull the big bow now, how can he say that he is sick?"

Zhuge Jun also replied with a puzzled face: "Last year's autumn harvest was just over, and Jingzhou Mu was still able to lead a team to hunt, but as soon as a few months passed, I heard that he was bedridden, and my brother was also confused when he talked about it." ”

When Yuan Yun heard this, he inexplicably remembered Liu Beilai, this goods sent someone to assassinate him before, it seems that he doesn't pay much attention to the business routes in South Vietnam, otherwise he wouldn't want to kill him Yuan Yun, so where will his food and grass supplies come from?

The only thing that can be thought of is Jingzhou, but today's Jingzhou is basically Cai's final say, Cai Mao and Liu Biao's second wife will definitely not tolerate Liu Bei, what confidence does he have to get the supplies that Xinye lacks?

Liu Biao has a big problem with this disease!

Yuan Yun muttered in his heart, and asked again: "Since Brother Kong Ming is the son-in-law of the old man Huang Chengyan, he should also be familiar with Liu Jingsheng, the pastor of Jingzhou, why is he not working in Xiangyang, but he wants to hide in Longzhong?" ”

Zhuge Jun replied: "My brother is really not familiar with Jingzhou Mu, although I have received several invitations, but my brother has declined them one by one, so there is no way to talk about anything about effectiveness." ”

Yuan Yun nodded, feeling that this question was a bit redundant, the historical record is very clear, Zhuge Liang does not look down on Liu Biao at all, and feels that the other party is suspicious of human nature, it is better to sit and talk, and he is determined to be self-controlled, and has no ambition in all directions, how hard his wings are, he will always be unwilling not to fly, if he follows Liu Biao, then it is estimated that there will really be no day to soar.

At this time, I only heard Zhuge Jun continue: "It's okay if my brother doesn't go to Xiangyang to serve, now that the Cai family is dominant, I can't see anyone stronger than them, if my brother really goes, he will inevitably be resisted by Cai Mao, so according to my brother's words, it's better to be a mountain village man than to be unable to perform." ”

After Zhuge Jun finished saying this, he saw that the boy who had just gone out had returned and told him that dinner had been prepared.

Zhuge Jun sent the boy away, and then he saluted Yuan Yun and said: "The mountains and wilderness are not as prosperous as Luoyang, but they are better than the prolific game, Yuan Hou himself is a gourmet master, compared to these game, you will not be disappointed." ”

Of course Yuan Yun will not be disappointed, when Zhuge Jun was in Xincheng, he learned the most about cooking, and he didn't know if it was his personal hobby, or Zhuge Liang forced him to learn after tasting the food of Yuanfu, in short, the cooking skills of this young man in front of him are definitely not low, I think that in the past two years, he has also cultivated a lot of good cooks in Longzhong, plus the game of the mountains, it seems that tonight's meal is really worth looking forward to.

There are very few people who participate in the banquet, basically Yuan Yun's entourage, as well as Zhuge Jun's family, there is no one else, Yuan Yun thought that when Liu Bei came in history, he would meet all kinds of celebrities, but he came this time, but he didn't meet any of them.

Thinking of this, not only is there a wry smile, aren't the celebrities and scholars in Jingzhou all in the academy in Luoyang now, it is because they opened this academy that many things have changed, and what Jingzhou lacks most today is the celebrity and Confucian, which also makes a lot of historical time be emasculated like this, at least Liu Bei is impossible to meet Mr. Shuijing, because the old man is now quarreling with Zheng Xuan every day.

"Yuan Hou will stay in Longzhong Thatched Cottage for the time being today, and when my brother returns, it will be the first time to meet." Zhuge made an invitation at the end of the banquet.

Yuan Yun was stunned for a moment, and finally shook his head and refused: "Ben Hou's personal guards have already camped in Longzhong and Wuli, so they still have to go back, but the distance is not far, once Brother Kong Ming returns, Ben Hou will be able to arrive immediately." ”

While the two were talking, the banquet dispersed, and now Zhuge Liang's residence in Longzhong Thatched Cottage still maintains the historical record, even though there are many cement and masonry houses in Longzhong at this moment, Zhuge Liang still lives in this thatched cottage.

This time when he came here, since the master's family was not there, Yuan Yun walked around the outer courtyard, and finally left Longzhong under the send-off of Zhuge Jun.

On the way back, Shi Shen hiccuped and asked very suspiciously: "Lord, since everyone has invited us, why don't we stay one more night, it's better than the middle of the night." ”

Yuan Yun frowned, and said unhappily: "What's the matter with the old and weak women and children living in Longzhong, have you forgotten it?" ”

Shi Shen was taken aback, patted his head and said: "Yes, it was the lord's plan back then, so these women and children died men, if we live here, it is indeed very inappropriate, confused." ”

Yuan Yun shook his head helplessly, when he entered Longzhong just now, he found that many people's eyes were not good, but they were all depressed, they have always been old people, for him Yuan Yun, these people are really familiar, but in addition to their unkind eyes, they are more afraid and afraid, so there is nothing to worry about.

After walking another five miles, Yuan Yun smoothly returned to the camp established by the 300 gunpowder army, Zhang Shun's choice of camp is very ideal, surrounded by mountains on three sides, there are natural springs in it, and a sentry post has also been set up in a higher position.

In the next few days, Yuan Yun was not idle, constantly analyzing the information sent by the invincible, but there were very few in Xiangyang, not because the strength of the beggar gang was not enough, but because Liu Biao managed Xiangyang very well, and the profession of beggar was almost invisible in this city, which immediately made the beggar gang at a loss.

On the contrary, Xinye's information has been collected a lot, because almost all of them are beggars, and even Liu Bei and Guan Zhang are just more rations than beggars.

Liu Bei is full of benevolence and morality, but what he implemented in Xinye turned out to be the first army policy, almost everything that can be supplied is given priority to supply the needs of the army, which is equivalent to making the local economy a vicious circle.

Liu Bei under Cai Mao's deliberate suppression, he did live quite miserably, not only was there a shortage of grain and grass, even if it was trade with Jingzhou, he had to pay twice as much tax as others, and the supply of ordnance on the one hand, it was almost a joke, it was rumored that Cai Mao in order to humiliate Liu Bei, and even ordered someone to send a batch of bamboo guns, bamboo knives, and bamboo swords, Liu Bei was also single, and he had a lot of money for the purchase of this batch of ordnance, and he also sent two beauties of Xinye to Cai Mao to express his heartfelt gratitude.

"Liu Bei is planning to trick people." After Yuan Yun saw this information, he immediately jumped out of a sentence, he was so fooled back then, he always thought that Liu Bei was benevolent, righteous and moral, and the other party continued to show favor to him, showing a harmless appearance of humans and animals, but when he launched it, it really caught people off guard.

A few days later, Yuan Yun finally received information from Xiangyang, saying that Zhuge Liang had finally left there, so according to the schedule, the distance of thirty or forty kilometers should be able to reach Longzhong tomorrow afternoon.

"Shi Shen, prepare the horses and men tomorrow at noon, and we will go to Longzhong again."

After hearing Shi Shen answer at the door, Yuan Yuncai smiled at the corner of his mouth, and then blew out the oil lamp in the camp tent, he needs to sleep well today, and wait until tomorrow to clean up Zhuge Liang.