"Shiyuan, you are also the Minister of the Ministry of War. Let's first see who can be used as the chief officer of these two departments."
"promise."
"I am the President of the Institute of Integrity, and I am the President of the Institute of Integrity!"
"My lord is wise!"
Liu Cong's salary to officials is really not high, but the residences, carriages, horses, welfare, etc. are far higher than before. Even the lowest-level officials can enjoy some welfare. Therefore, Liu Cong's census talent
Proceeded smoothly.
However, precisely because of this, Liu Cong had to guard against official corruption. After all, greed is human nature.
After the arrangements were made, Liu Cong said to him again, "Xiang Lang, Wen Ji, as the chief and deputy commissioners of the police station, are you convinced that I will punish you with three months' salary for this incident?"
"I am convinced!"
In fact, this is no wonder Xiang Lang and Wen Ji. The police department has recently eliminated some retired veterans and is seriously short of manpower. But they will not use this as an excuse to avoid punishment for dereliction of duty.
"Intensify the recruitment of police officers, strengthen patrols in night markets, strengthen public security management in the two big cities of Xiangyang and Jiangling, and even the entire Jingchu!" Liu Cong naturally understood the difficulties of the police station, so he only urged, rather than issued targets.
"promise."
"Pang Tong and Gan Ning are incompetent in running the army and are fined half a year's salary. Can they be convinced?"
"Submission!"
Just after the New Year, Liu Cong was relatively free and was playing with little Chunxi in the yard.
Others value their sons, but for Liu Cong, his daughter is his treasure. He is a proper daughter slave!
"Hey, my little little Chunxi is getting more and more handsome as she grows older. I don't know which bastard will take advantage of me in the future."
Liu Cong was teasing little Chunxi in his arms, and several ladies on the side were also holding their children. Xuanlan was already pregnant, and she had been pregnant for two months. As for Chen Xiaoruan, with Liu Cong's efforts,
, I got pregnant and lived up to expectations!
In Fan's arms, little Liu Yuan was almost two years old. He saw Liu Cong holding little Chunxi, flapping his hands and babbling, "Hug, I want daddy to hold me..."
Liu Cong really doesn't favor anyone over his children, it's just that the children are different from the legitimate concubines, except of course Xiao Chunxi!
Liu Yuan's appearance made everyone happy. Liu Cong smiled and said to everyone, "Others value sons, but Gu prefers daughters. In Gu's heart, daughters are the most important thing!"
"Xiao Liu Yuan, you are a man and the eldest son. You cannot compete with your sister!"
Listening to Liu Cong's teasing words, several ladies laughed happily. Little Liu Yuan in Fan's arms didn't care so much. He didn't understand the big principles. However, he saw that his father was not holding his own.
Intend!
"Wow...wow...wow..." When he was anxious, little Liu Yuan actually cried. At this moment, Liu Nie in Deng's arms, Liu Chang in Sun Shangxiang's arms, Liu Yao in Cai Jia's arms, Liu Ze in Mi's arms,
All of them started to howl and cry!
Liu Cong, however, was not too concerned about the fuss and continued to happily say to Xiao Chunxi, "Look, they are crying when dad hugs you. You must remember dad's kindness when you grow up!"
As he spoke, he gave little Chunxi a hard peck on the cheek. Little Chunxi didn't mind Liu Cong's drool on her face, she just smiled cheerfully. All the children were crying, but she was the only one smiling!
While coaxing Liu Chang, Sun Shangxiang said angrily, "Sisters, let's go and let the father and daughter stay here by themselves!"
Sun Shangxiang was really speechless about Liu Cong's love for Liu Chunxi. He simply gave him what he asked for. He loved Wujiwu, and he treated Xiao Chunxi better than himself. Sometimes, Sun Shangxiang was really jealous.
With Sun Shangxiang's support, Liu Cong's wives did not give Liu Cong any face. Under the leadership of Sun Shangxiang, they each held their children and left.
Xuan Lan stood up with a big belly, smiled slyly and said to Liu Cong, "Husband, I want to go back and lie down, so I won't accompany my husband!"
After finishing speaking, he left without waiting for Liu Cong to speak. Liu Cong curled his lips and said, "Isn't there Xiao Ruan accompanying me? What does I have to be afraid of?"
"Husband, my mother will come to my house to see me today, and I am also going to receive her."
Looking at the people dispersing, Liu Cong was stunned for a moment, and then said to Xiao Chunxi, "They are all gone, can you please ride on your horse? No one will see them anyway."
Xiao Chunxi's dark little eyes were full of joy, as if she was saying: Great, daddy is mine alone!
Of course, what Liu Cong said about riding a horse was just for fun. The child is still young, so it would not be beautiful if he fell and got injured.
When Chen Xiaoruan returned to his yard, the maid, Chen's mother, and his younger brother Chen Zhao were already waiting in the yard.
Seeing Chen Xiaoruan come in, Chen's mother quickly pulled Chen Zhao to salute, "I've met Madam."
"What are you doing, mother? There are no outsiders here. You are hurting your daughter by doing this." Chen Xiaoruan said angrily.
Mother Chen just smiled and said, "In any case, my daughter, you are now one of the wives of the Marquis of Chu. As a mother, I am very happy."
After Chen Xiaoruan sat down, he reluctantly held Chen's mother's hand and motioned her to sit down, "Zhao'er, you sit down too. I am not talking about you, mother. You and your daughter are mother and daughter. No matter how noble a daughter is, she is still your daughter.
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"Don't do this in the future, otherwise my daughter will be really angry."
Mother Chen smiled again, "My daughter has grown up and knows how to feel sorry for her mother."
These behaviors of Mother Chen were actually taught by the servants of the Hou Mansion. Mother Chen herself also understood that her daughter's identity was no longer the same.
However, seeing Chen Xiaoruan still care about her so much, Chen's mother was also happy from the bottom of her heart, "Have you been feeling bad lately? Do you still have an appetite for food?"
"That's it. I just like to put more ginger in my food."
Chen's mother looked a little ugly when she heard this. She was sour and spicy. There were no chili peppers in the Han Dynasty, but ginger was also slightly spicy.
In fact, this statement has no scientific basis at all, it is just that it has been circulated for a long time and widely.
Seeing Mother Chen's ugly face, Chen Xiaoruan comforted her, "Mom, there's nothing to worry about. Your husband's love for his daughter is beyond your imagination. Besides, it's not just this one child."
"By the way, how is dad lately?" Chen Xiaoruan changed the subject again.
Men generally cannot enter the backyard of the Houfu, even Chen Xiaoruan's father! Unless you, like Mrs. Cai, summon Cai Hao in.
That was also due to the power of the Cai family, and Liu Biao was just a woman named Mrs. Cai, so there was nothing serious. If it were Liu Cong, Cai Hao would dare to come in and see his daughter again.
Chen Xiaoruan met Chen Xiaoruan when he came back last year. Chen Xiaoruan was not good at words and just looked at Chen Xiaoruan happily. This made Chen Xiaoruan miss his father even more.
Mother Chen said calmly, "What else can I do? The Marquis of Chu rewarded me with a few shops, and now they are all open. The family is no longer short of money. I told him not to do it, but he didn't listen."
"No matter what, a farmer has been working in the fields all his life, how can he let it go easily? He doesn't care about anything at home. I bought him a cow so he can work as he pleases."
"Mom, dad is the head of the family no matter what, so you should always give him more grace." As soon as Chen's mother spoke, Chen Xiaoruan knew what was going on.