Half an hour later, the young man woke up and was tied up on a stone slab, looking at Liu Yan with angry eyes.
Liu Yan picked up the kettle and handed it to the man's mouth and said, "Tell me, who are you? And why do so many people gather on Hutou Mountain?"
When Liu Yan asked, he said nothing, but his eyes seemed to be cannibalistic.
Liu Yan continued: "I see that you are highly skilled in martial arts and are neither a soldier nor a bandit nor a civilian. Could it be that you are a hidden member of some wealthy family?"
"If you want to kill, just kill. Why bother asking? A wise man can be killed but not humiliated."
After the man finished speaking, he closed his eyes and ignored Liu Yan and the others!
"Forget it, just don't say it if you don't want to. I have no intention of seizing your mountaintop. It's just that we are being chased by hundreds of thousands of troops. Seeing that Hutoushan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, we wanted to go up the mountain to hide for a few days, but we didn't. It is a misunderstanding to think that you have already occupied this place, but don't worry, my people will arrive in two or three days at most, and I will leave by then. This Hutou Mountain is still yours, if you don't want your subordinates If they continue to be killed, then order them to lay down their weapons and surrender, and I will never make things difficult for them."
Hearing this, the man laughed contemptuously and said: "Haha, I am too confident. Although your subordinates are powerful, but they only have dozens of wounded soldiers to try to break through my Hutou Mountain? It is extremely ridiculous."
Seeing his desperate look, Cai Yong couldn't help but stood up and said: "Haha, this strong man, a few dozen of us killed hundreds of people in Hutou Mountain, and even captured you alive." Leader, we still have thousands of troops fifty miles behind us blocking the enemy. If I send a horse to report that our lord is in trouble, do you think those thousands of tiger soldiers will continue to struggle with the enemy? Are you here to rescue me?"
"With their BMW, they can get here in half an hour. By then, will you still have a way to survive in Hutoushan?"
The young man thought for a moment and finally gave up: "That's all, you go up the mountain. For the lives of those thousands of people, I accept that Hutou Mountain belongs to you."
Seeing his agreement, Cai Yong breathed a sigh of relief: "Haha, don't worry, strong man, my lord has not lied to you. Our reinforcements will arrive in two or three days at most, and we will leave by then."
Seeing that the man agreed, Liu Yan said: "Okay, Mr. Cai, go and get everyone ready. We will retreat to Hutou Mountain."
"Commander, you immediately go to the front line to deliver the order, asking the brothers to retreat to Hutou Mountain in batches and not to fight."
On the way up the mountain, the young man lying on the stretcher looked at Liu Yan, who was riding a horse in the lead, and asked Cai Yong beside him with a complicated expression: "You won't kill me?"
"Why kill you?"
Cai Yong was confused by his question!
"I told you that we are just staying here for a few days, and my lord still doesn't like you on this mountain."
The young man nodded, looked at the Cai family and asked, "I wonder which senior official in the court the old gentleman is?"
Cai Yong was stunned: "How do you know that I am an official in the court?"
The young man said: "The whole family is fleeing with the young and the old, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are chasing behind them. In such a battle, except for the high officials of the imperial court, I really can't think of anyone else in the world who can be so valued by the imperial court."
"Haha, you do have some discernment. I was once Cai Yong, the imperial doctor, but now I have joined the lord's command."
"Just because I was framed and imprisoned, my lord kindly rescued my family and my family. General He Jin's younger brother, Chariot General He Miao, led his army to chase us. He Miao was shot and killed by my lord's soldiers, so Now General He Jin personally leads 150,000 elite troops to hunt us down, so we need to go to Hutou Mountain to stand firm and wait for reinforcements."
When the young man heard this, he struggled to sit up from the stretcher: "I didn't expect you to be the great sage Cai Yong Cai, I'm disrespectful!"
"If you had revealed your names earlier, I would have gone down the mountain to greet you in person, and there would have been no such hard fight today."
Cai Yong was greatly surprised by the young man's words: "Oh, do you know me?"
"No one in the world knows Mr. Cai's reputation as a great sage. He is dedicated to serving the people. I have admired him for a long time."
"Haha, a strong man deserves a prize. I am incompetent in literature and martial arts. I am really just a mediocre person."
Cai Yong chatted happily with the young man along the way, and unknowingly he had arrived at the village. The young man ordered people to let him go, arranged for everyone to stay, and had the horses slaughtered for entertainment.
During the banquet, Liu Yan saw that his conversation was extraordinary, and he made several remarks to test his talent. After the banquet was over, Liu Yan returned to his residence and summoned Cai Yong, saying: "When I went up the mountain today, I saw you chatting very happily with that young man. After we went up the mountain, he hosted a banquet for me and others, but after old friends?"
Cai Yong cupped his fists and said, "Back to my lord, it's not that. It's just that the man has heard of me. I saw that he was quite knowledgeable, so I had a few words with him."
"May I ask, my lord, if you have any intention of recruiting?"
"Oh...how does Mr. Cai know that I am interested in recruiting?"
Cai Yong hurriedly bowed and clasped his fists and said: "My lord, please forgive me. I saw your lord test him many times during the banquet. He must have had the intention of testing his teachings. Now he called me over and talked about that young man, so I made this guess."
Liu Yan said with a smile: "What Mr. Cai said is true. That man has great martial arts skills, extraordinary conversation, and extraordinary knowledge. I asked him several times during the dinner to test his military strategy. It is not difficult to tell from his answers that this man is If he has the talent of a general, I am indeed interested in recruiting him. If he is willing to submit to me, with a little training, he may not be able to become a commander in charge in the future."
"My lord, you are courteous to the virtuous and corporal, and you are thirsty for talents. You are truly a wise king!"
"Haha, Mr. Cai is so wise. Then I'll leave the lobbying business to Mr. Cai. I'm going to take a nap. I take a short break at noon every day. Mr. Cai can do it. I'll wait for your good news."
After Liu Yan finished speaking, he lay down on the bed with his eyes closed tightly. Cai Yong shook his head helplessly: "As ordered...!"
Cai Yong returned to his residence and ordered the maid and the cook to prepare a table of sumptuous meals. He also ordered his servants to go to Liu Yan's guards and ask for wine.
During the Han Dynasty, the wine was only seven or eight degrees centigrade, and was sour and unpalatable. Liu Yan never drank it again after one sip. The wine he usually drank was distilled liquor that he brewed himself, which was extremely fragrant and mellow at around fifty degrees.
He didn't bring much wine with him this time. He had very little left. Cai Yong drank it once on the night when he surrendered to Liu Yan. He usually drank twenty or thirty bottles, but he only drank a few small glasses. I was so drunk that I was completely obsessed with it...
Just when he was looking forward to it, the servant came to report: "Sir, the guard said that there are only two or three kilograms of wine left. He wants to keep it for the master to drink and cannot give it to you!"
These words were like a bucket of cold water poured on his head, and the smile on Cai Yong's face also disappeared. He could be said to have been thinking about that wine every moment in the past two days, but there was nothing he could do if Liu Yan didn't take it out. Today But this is a rare opportunity, so I must not miss it. I thought for a while and said to the servant: "If you go again, tell the guard that the fine wine must be used for what the lord arranges for me to do, and at least a pound of it must be obtained." …”
"No, one and a half pounds, at least one and a half pounds, go ahead."
"It's Master!"
After the servant left, Cai Yong ordered the servant to make two bamboo cups in a decent manner. He didn't have white porcelain wine cups like Liu Yan, so he could only make a bamboo cup of about the same size instead.
His method was indeed effective. After a while, the servant brought out a small jade gourd. Cai Yong couldn't wait to remove the stopper. Suddenly, the aroma of wine filled his nostrils, and the whole room was filled with the intoxicating fragrance.
When everything was ready, he ordered the young man to be invited. Both of them were good drinkers. They sat across from each other and talked, drinking from the afternoon until midnight.
In the early morning of the next day, before Liu Yan got up, Cai Yong had already taken the young man to wait outside the tent. It was not until half past time that Liu Yan climbed out of bed unhurriedly.
After washing up, the messenger summoned Cai Yong to see him. The young man was pulled by Cai Yong. When he entered the tent, he knelt down and said, "Zhao Yun, a man from Changshan County in Jizhou, is willing to join the general's service. I hope the general will take him in."
"Zhao Yun...?"
"Are you Changshan Zhao Zilong?"
Zhao Yun cupped his hands and replied: "That's right."
Liu Yan was shocked, and hurriedly stood up to pull up Zhao Yun who was kneeling on the ground, and shouted repeatedly: "I didn't expect it, I never expected it, I never expected you to be Zhao Yun, come on, Zilong, please sit down quickly, let's sit down and chat."
"So the general agreed to take me in?"
Liu Yan laughed and said: "Of course, I have Zilong who is better than a million soldiers. You can't leave even if you want to."
Seeing this, Zhao Yun hurriedly knelt down and said, "Thank you, Lord!"
Everything was settled, and the three of them were very happy. Liu Yan was happy to get Zhao Yun.
Cai Yong was happy that he successfully completed the task assigned by Liu Yan.
Zhao Yun was happy to worship Liu Yan as his master. Yesterday, Cai Yong told him about the situation from the people to the court, and from the court to the world situation. It took him a lot of effort to convince him. Now he just wants to follow Liu Yan. Make great achievements and let the people of the world live a good life.
Several people sat down in order, and Liu Yan ordered someone to bring breakfast. Cai Yong and Zhao Yun couldn't help but swallow their saliva when they looked at the snow-white steamed buns and golden fried dough sticks in front of them.
Seeing the two of them looking like this, Liu Yan couldn't help but laugh. He really didn't expect that the great general Zhao Yun, who has been famous for thousands of years, would actually have such a side: "I guess you two haven't eaten yet? These are steamed buns and fried dough sticks. In this world, except for me, You can’t see it anywhere else here, give it a try.”
The two of them were already salivating, so they grabbed the steamed bun and put it into their mouths. The steamed bun was fluffy and soft, with moderate sweetness and rich wheat flavor. Cai Yong closed his eyes slightly, shook his head and praised: "This thing should only exist in heaven. It is really delicious if you can taste it once." I'm lucky in three lifetimes."
Zhao Yun also nodded in agreement!
"Mr. Cai is overly praised. He is away from home and has limited conditions. This is just an ordinary steamed bun. The soldiers in our army are tired of eating it. I have a lot of delicious food at home. When you go back, you can eat it in a different way every day. .
"Since you like it so much..., Soldier, go and ask us how much flour we have left, and ask the military chef to make some more steamed buns to send to Mr. Cai's family, and let the children and women have a try."
Cai Yong's heart felt hot. He didn't expect that Liu Yan, as the master, would actually think about his family members, so he stood up and thanked him: "Thank you, my lord!"
Liu Yan waved his hand and looked at Zhao Yun and said: "Zilong, Jizhou and Luoyang are far apart, why did you come here? Why are there so many people gathered on this mountain?"
Zhao Yun said: "Going back to my lord, although my family is in Jizhou, I have followed my master up the mountain to learn martial arts since I was thirteen years old. I have traveled around with the master in the past few years. Now I have achieved success in my studies. The master asked me to go down the mountain. I was preparing to practice martial arts." Luoyang returned to Jizhou. Unexpectedly, when passing through Hongnong County, I taught a few bullies who were oppressing the people on the street. Later, the Jiang family of the Hongnong family saw that I had some martial arts skills and recruited me as a guard. Once, the Jiang family held an intra-clan meeting. No one was my opponent in the competition. The leader of the Chiang clan promoted me to the position of commander, commanding thousands of their guards. Later I overheard that these thousands of people were the ones the Chiang clan was preparing to use to start an uprising. They seemed to be waiting for something. Time, when the time comes, we will take action. I saw that they were preparing to rebel, so I took those people and ran here."
Liu Yan suddenly realized: "So that's it. The time has come for them to take action."
