Ma Yun turned her head, looked at Liu Xin seriously, and said, "No matter how much you disguise yourself, you can't hide this look from me."
Liu Xin laughed and said: "That's right. No matter how good the disguise is, there are two things that cannot be disguised. One is the eyes and the other is the temperament. The true colors will be revealed inadvertently. Look at A Chou,
Her eyes are full of confidence, and this kind of confidence cannot be faked. How can a girl who looks so ugly be so confident without feeling inferior? That means she is not ugly at all."
Ma Yun also smiled and said: "What can you explain? She is a four-year-old child who knows what beauty and ugliness are. If this is the case, can Yuer still play with her?"
Liu Xin waved her hands and said: "You don't understand. Yu'er is a boy and pays less attention to his appearance. But A Chou is different. A girl is so beautiful in nature. How could she not pay attention to her appearance? You are like
At such an old age, does she like to look in the mirror? Does she like to wear floral clothes? "
Ma Yun closed her eyes and silently recalled the past events of her childhood, with a slight smile on her lips.
Liu Xin couldn't help but laugh when she looked at her appearance, and asked: "Does it remind you of how beautiful you were when you were a child?"
Ma Yun said falsely: "You are so beautiful! However, there seems to be such a thing, but I can't remember it clearly. However, this does not mean that A Chou is very confident in his appearance."
Liu Xin smiled and said: "You should still believe my opinion. If nothing else, the birthmark on her face was definitely stuck on later. I also know that there is a plant juice that people put in when taking a bath.
, the skin will turn black and the hair will turn yellow. If you wash it again with clean water, it will return to its original appearance."
Ma Yun pondered: "So, A Chou should be very beautiful, so why did she deliberately make herself look like this?"
Liu Xin said: "It's hard to say that she's very beautiful, but it's definitely not much different. As for why she looks like this, I can only ask her father."
Ma Yun suddenly turned her head, looked at Liu Xin, and said seriously: "Husband, you see, this A Chou and Yu'er can get along quite well. If she is really beautiful, it would be good to be Yu'er's wife.
"
Liu Xin was startled by her words and said quickly: "Don't be ridiculous, that is Zhuge Liang's wife. I heard that the two of them collaborated to create the wooden cow and flowing horses. I also want to see what happens to the legendary wooden cow and flowing horses."
What does it look like?"
Ma Yun said disapprovingly: "What's wrong with Zhuge Liang's wife? I don't believe that my son can't compare with him. Besides, you can't just allow your state officials to set fires and prevent the people from lighting lamps."
Liu Xin asked in confusion: "What do you mean the state official set the fire?"
Ma Yun snorted coldly and said: "I don't know this. In the Song Dynasty, there was a state official named Tian Deng. Because it was taboo for others to say his name, and 'Deng' and 'Deng' have the same pronunciation, it was stipulated that 'Deng' should be used everywhere."
The word "fire" must be changed to "fire". During the Lantern Festival, the government is required to light up lanterns for three days as a rule. As a result, the notice posted reads, "This state sets fire for three days as a rule."
Liu Xin touched her head and said doubtfully: "I also know this allusion, but what does this have to do with me?"
Ma Yun stared at Liu Xin and looked her up and down, and suddenly said "hum": "Are you really not aware or are you pretending not to know? Are you, a state official, allowed to rob Cao Cao's wife, but not my son?"
Zhuge Liang’s wife?”
Liu Xin suddenly understood and was speechless.
Early the next morning, Huang Chengyan's family bid farewell to Cai Mao. Cai Mao tried his best to persuade him to stay, saying: "Sister, sister-in-law, it's rare for you to come to Xiangyang, so it's better to stay a few more days before leaving."
Huang Chengyan said: "I could feel the changes in Jingzhou when I was at home. I didn't expect that when I came to Xiangyang this time, I was even more surprised. I had to go home quickly and sort out my brain. It seems that this Liuzhou Mu is still
It’s really not easy. It’s amazing that someone can do something like this at such a young age!”
Cai Mao echoed repeatedly: "That's right, that's right."
Huang Chengyan added: "Moreover, the Jingzhou briefing produced by Liu Zhoumu is also very good. Reading the content above often gives people a lot of inspiration."
Cai Hao echoed again: "That's right, that's right."
Huang Chengyan continued: "Even the young master of the Liu family is not simple. I heard A Chou come back and explain the truth he said. I still haven't figured it out. I really don't know how his head grows."
Cai Hao echoed as usual: "That's right, that's right."
Huang Chengyan looked at Cai Mao and said earnestly: "Degui, you have to follow Mr. Zhou Mu and work hard. I estimate that it won't be long before Liu Zhoumu will rearrange your position for you. If my guess is right, I should let you
Be a governor."
Cai Hao nodded and said: "That's right, that's right. Ah! You said that the Lord will let me be a prefect! How is this possible? The prefect is much better than my captain."
In the past two days, Huang Chengyan had read several Jingzhou briefings at Cai Mao's home. He already knew that the powers and responsibilities of the prefects of Jingzhou counties had changed a lot compared to before. With Cai Mao's level, being a county magistrate was nothing to do. Now
He is also qualified for such a prefect, so there is such a guess. Huang Chengyan couldn't understand how someone as powerful as Liu Xin could let Cai Mao be the captain of the navy. All day long, he could only say "That's..."
"That's right" and followed the others in agreement. Huang Chengyan was very clear about the abilities of his uncle. His martial arts skills were mediocre, and he didn't know much about strategy. Not to mention that he couldn't lead the infantry, let alone the navy.
Okay. How did he know that Liu Xin arranged this way entirely because of a sentence in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which said that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun had lived in Jiangdong for a long time and were well versed in water warfare.
Seeing Cai Mao's excited look, Huang Chengyan shook his head and said: "Degui, you don't need to think too much now. Just reflect at home and reflect. If you have done anything wrong in the past, just wait for Liu Zhoumu's appointment.
In addition, I heard your sister come back and say that Liu Zhoumu’s wives are all very beautiful, and there is not much chance that my little sister will stay in Zhoumu’s Mansion. You’d better find a way to bring her back.”
Cai Hao said with a bitter face: "My sister has already said that my little sister won't come back on her own. What can I do?"
Huang Chengyan looked up and said, "It's getting late. We'll say goodbye now. Please take care of yourself."
Cai Mao cupped his hands and said: "Sister, sister-in-law, you have a good trip, remember to come back often."
Huang Chengyan smiled and said: "In the future, even if you don't invite me, I will come here often. At least I will come and borrow the Jingzhou Briefing every month."
A Chou said seriously from the side: "Dad, I'm coming too, I want to see my aunt!"
Cai Yue smiled and said: "My A Chou doesn't want to see my aunt, but wants to see that little brother."
Ah Chou pouted and said unconvinced: "Who said he is an elder brother? He is more like a younger brother."
Entering May, Jingzhou has experienced many happy events. This year, the weather has been smooth, and the summer grain harvest has once again been bumper. This is the fourth consecutive bumper year. The two young masters of the state animal husbandry have passed the week one after another. Ma Yun has learned a lesson this time,
During the week-catching period, things were no longer carried by others. Instead, the plates were placed in front of the children and they were allowed to choose by themselves. She also used a trick to make the covers of the books placed on the plates colorful.
, very eye-catching. Sure enough, Ma Fan grabbed the thread-bound book in his hand. Ma Yun immediately smiled when she saw this situation. When Liu Pi caught Zhou, the same result was achieved, and Bian Yu naturally became more
She couldn't help but feel happy. Liu Xin had already known that there was something fishy inside, but seeing them so happy, she didn't tell them anything.
In June, Liu Xin announced personnel changes. He appointed Han Xi as the general manager of Jingbei Province to fully supervise the government affairs of the five counties in northern Jingbei. He appointed Kuai Liang as the general manager of Jingnan Road to fully supervise the government affairs of the four counties in Jingnan Province. Liu Xin was like this
The appointment was carefully considered. Now the selection of the prefect is irrelevant. However, if you directly manage those prefects, captains, and tax officials, the workload is too large, and you need to set up a similar relationship between yourself and these local officials.
He played the role of governor, so he had the position of general manager. Jingbei is adjacent to Yingchuan. Han Xi is a native of Yingchuan and was born in Yingchuan Academy. Many famous counselors in the Three Kingdoms came from Yingchuan Academy. Liu Xin
Now we don’t dare to openly recruit talents with great fanfare. Having a person like Han Xi who came from Yingchuan Academy become a high official in Jingzhou may attract his fellow disciples to come and join him. Kuai Liang has always advocated benevolent government, and he has indeed
This was also done in this way. Jingnan had just recovered and he was appointed as the general manager of Jingnan Road, which could win people's hearts.
Cai Mao was also appointed as the prefect of Xiangyang on this day. Although Huang Chengyan had long predicted that he would most likely be appointed as the prefect by Liu Xin, he was so excited that he could not sleep all night after receiving the news. Before dawn the next day, Cai Mao
He got up quickly and immediately sent someone to Baishui to tell Huang Chengyan the good news. He was already impressed by him. His brother-in-law was really good at predicting things.
Also in June, Zhang He, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong, who were in charge of the bandit suppression in Jingnan, sent good news. Ou Xing, a fierce bandit who had been rampant in Changsha for more than ten years, was finally completely defeated in this bandit suppression. Ou Xing
He fled to another county with only three or five followers. The Zhou Dynasty, which had been entrenched in Lingling and Guiyang for many years, Guo Shi, the two thieves, suffered severe attacks one after another, and were finally surrounded and annihilated in the stronghold.
Both men were captured alive.
These three people were once Liu Xin's heartache. Historically, it was because of them that Sun Jian occupied the three counties of Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang. The stone in Liu Xin's heart finally fell to the ground. With a stroke of his pen, he sentenced Zhou
In the Zhou Dynasty, Guo Shi was beheaded and executed. In the Zhou Dynasty, Guo Shi had been causing trouble in Lingling and Guiyang counties for many years, and the people suffered greatly. Now that they learned that these two villains were captured alive, everyone clapped their hands and cheered. These two people are
On the day of the execution, the entire Lingling City was deserted.
In recent days, Cai Mao, the new official, has been particularly active. I don't know whether he has been bored at home for too long, or he wants to show off in front of Liu Xin. Now he goes to Xiangyang City every day at dawn to inspect
After a lap, I went back to the house to have breakfast.
On this day, Cai Mao came back from patrolling the streets as usual, but when he saw Huang Chengyan hurriedly getting out of the carriage, he asked in surprise: "Sister-in-law, why are you here at this time?"