In order to take care of Ma Yun's feelings, Liu Xin kept everything simple when marrying Bian Yu and Cai Yan, but this wedding was organized by Ma Yun herself. Moreover, Cai Jue had lived in the Prefectural Mufu for so many years, and she and Bian Yu,
The relationship between Cai Yan and Zhu Qian is very good, and they are not too unhappy about today's situation. As for those maids, besides being jealous, do they have any other thoughts?
However, there was one person in the Zhou Mu Mansion who was very unhappy. She did not even go to watch the wedding. This person was Diao Chan. There were many people in the Zhou Mu Mansion, and no one paid attention to whether Diao Chan was present, let alone those maids.
In their eyes, Diao Chan, who is as beautiful as a fairy, is the biggest threat to them. It is best for her to stay in her room every day and not show up, then that is what she wants. Why would they care whether she comes or not?
Diao Chan sat alone in front of the dressing table, looking at the stunning face in the mirror that would make any woman swoon. She sighed secretly, and she couldn't figure it out. She didn't know how beautiful she was compared to Cai Jue.
How many times, why couldn't she attract Liu Xin's attention? She couldn't help but feel a little lonely and helpless. There were so many women in the Prefectural Mufu, and except for Ma Yun and Cai Yan who occasionally talked to her, everyone else looked like
Beware of her as much as you would a thief. Diaochan looked at herself feeling sorry for herself, thinking to herself, everyone has a good skin, who will get the advantage in the end?
Although she was newlywed, Liu Xin did not stay with Cai Jue every day. He was very good at taking care of other women's emotions, so he stayed in Ma Yun's room the next night. Another day later, Liu Xin came to Bian Yu's room, which was unprecedented.
Di didn't come to Ying'er's room twice in a row.
Caressing Bian Yu's growing belly, thinking that the names she had given to her first two sons were the same as she had guessed, Liu Xin couldn't help but pause playfully and asked: "Yu'er, have you thought of a name for this child?"
What’s the name?”
Bian Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Master, I don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet. Besides, I chose the names of the first two children. It's up to you to choose this child's name yourself."
Liu Xin put her ear against Bian Yu's belly and could clearly feel the fetus moving inside. She smiled and said, "This child was so naughty in your belly. He must be a boy. In this way, you and I will give each other a try."
How about he pick a name and write it on the palm of his hand, see who gets it better, and then choose one from it?"
After all, there were her own flesh and blood in her belly. Liu Xin was in such a mood today, and Bian Yu was naturally happy. He couldn't help but burst into laughter and said, "Okay, let me think about it carefully."
Seeing Bian Yu's serious look, Liu Xin secretly laughed. He took the pen and ink on the table and quickly wrote a word in his hand. Then he clenched his fist and gave the pen to Bian Yu. But Bian Yu was very cautious.
He tilted his head and thought for a long time, then seriously wrote a word in his hand, clenched it into a small fist, stretched it out in front of Liu Xin and said: "Master, open it first."
Liu Xin hesitated and said, "Let's open it together."
Bian Yu, however, got into a little temper and said with a pout, "I want to see the master first."
Liu Xin stretched out her other hand, scratched her nose, and then slowly opened her hand. Bian Yu stretched her head and took a look, her eyes suddenly widened, and she was speechless for a long time. Liu Xin looked at it
She opened her mouth so wide that she felt like her fist could fit into it. She already understood what words she was writing, but she teased her and said: "Why, I gave the child a bad name, and your expression is also bad."
No need to be so exaggerated."
Bian Yu suddenly and quickly kissed Liu Xin on the cheek, with tears already shining in his eyes, and said tremblingly: "Master, it turns out that we are really destined to be destined. Come and see."
The two hands, one big and one small, are lined up together, with the word "Zhi" written on the palms of both hands. It's just that the word "Zhi" is neatly written on the palm of the white little hand, while the word "Zhi" is written on the palm of the other hand.
The words were crooked. Liu Xin did not expect that just because she could only touch and not move tonight, and had nothing to do to amuse her, she actually made Bian Yu burst into tears. She secretly sighed that it would be great to be able to predict the future!
The relaxed and comfortable days always passed too quickly. The first month holiday was over, and various government offices began to resume normal operation. However, Liu Xin still stayed in the mansion all day long, accompanying his lovely wife and concubine.
Xiangyang's prosperous commerce also gave various princes an opportunity to take advantage of it. They sent spies disguised as merchants and went to various places in Xiangyang to collect intelligence. Liu Xin's current situation was the focus of these spies to inquire at all costs. Therefore, Liu Xin spent the whole day
Being in the gentle countryside, especially the fact that he married Cai Jue, in the eyes of outsiders, he was just taking a concubine, and the grand pomp he created gave people a feeling of being greedy and lustful, and not wanting to make progress.
What's more, they also inquired that swords, guns, clothing and armor have been continuously shipped to Xiangyang recently and sent to the government treasury for storage. These military supplies are not newly made, but are old things. It seems that Liu Xin has laid off a large number of troops.
This news slowly reached the desks of the princes in various towns, and naturally it could not be hidden from Dong Zhuo in Chang'an.
After Dong Zhuo arrived in Chang'an, he proclaimed himself Grand Master and was known as Shang Fu. He rode in a Qinggai Jinhua chariot when he went out and left. He was domineering and arrogant. However, deep down in his heart, he was still afraid of two people, one was Sun Jian and the other Liu Xin.
Liu Bei knew very well how Sun Jian died, but he would not tell it. After Liu Xin took Sun Ce and others in, he also deliberately concealed the news of Sun Jian's death from the outside world. It was not until Sun Ce completely surrendered that he slowly released the news. After learning
Sun Jian is dead, and the princes are both worried and happy. The one who is most afraid is Tao Qian. He knows that Yuan Shao and others will definitely blame him for Sun Jian's death, and these people all know that Sun Jian has obtained the imperial seal, and they will inevitably want to
It was suspected that the Imperial Seal had fallen into his hands. But Dong Zhuo was the happiest. A piece of his heartache was gone like this. Moreover, Sun Jian's son was only seventeen years old. Although he defected to Liu Xin, he only became a soldier in Liu Xin's army.
Xiaobing, what other threat can you pose to yourself?
Dong Zhuo would have to deal with the remaining Liu Xin sooner or later, but he had always wanted to wait until all the other princes were calmed down before finally taking action on Liu Xin. Now that he heard that Liu Xin had fallen, Dong Zhuo was even more elated.
There was nothing left for him to worry about in the world. Therefore, Dong Zhuo became even more arrogant, massacring dissidents in the court and cultivating cronies. He also recruited 250,000 civilians to build Xiwu City, which had enough for three people.
With ten years of food and grass and countless gold, silver and jewels, and 800 folk young beauties to enrich them, he took turns living between Xiwu and Chang'an, not paying attention to the little emperor Liu Xie at all.
Yuan Shu received a report about Liu Xin's current situation and felt that this should have a lot to do with the peace agreement he signed with him. It seems that Liu Xin really thought that in this way, there would be no war between him and himself. Since there was no threat of war, then
Maintaining a large army is very expensive. Liu Xin, a stingy man, has obviously begun to put his swords and guns into storage in Nanshan.
Yuan Shao and Cao Cao once passed through Luoyang and already regarded Liu Xin as a strong enemy. However, Yuan Shao was currently busy fighting with Gongsun Zan for the territory in the north. Cao Cao was also trying his best to expand his strength by clearing out the Yellow Turbans in Shandong. They had no time to take care of Liu Xin. Now that they heard that Liu Xin was holding back, they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This was the best result for them. They all believed that as long as they were given a few more years, their strength could definitely catch up with Liu Xin. Xin, even more than him.
It’s not that Liu Xin did nothing during this year. He still stubbornly refused to recognize the identity of Emperor Liu Xie, did not use the Chuping era, and insisted that this year was the eighth year of Zhongping. He even let people calculate the calendar by themselves and promulgated it to the people. He also minted a kind of copper coin called Zhongping Tongbao, and publicly issued and circulated it in the area under his jurisdiction, which was simply treason. Although other princes were also secretly minting copper coins, none of them was as loud as he was. However, it is strange to say that the common people are still willing to use Zhongping Tongbao, and what they are least willing to use is the unwritten small money issued by Dong Zhuo, which is the official currency of the Han Dynasty.
Although the princes and even many noble families did not like Liu Xin, no one took the initiative to sever ties with Xiangyang. After all, there are two things there, Xiangzhi and white porcelain, which are indispensable luxuries for wealthy people. It is a symbol of identity and status and cannot be purchased anywhere else.
There was chaos outside, but Jingzhou and the other six counties under Liu Xin's jurisdiction were always calm. It seems that this year, Liu Xin not only gave birth to another son, but also made Cai Yan, Cai Jue and Ying'er pregnant. It was as if he had done nothing. In fact, Liu Xin knew very well that behind the calm surface there were often turbulent waves. Such good days would soon be over, and he was also seizing the time to spend more time with his family.
Ju Shou, Tian Feng and other people who are at the core of Liu Xin's group all know that Liu Xin is loose on the outside and tight on the inside. He has never stopped preparing for a large-scale war. With the sword and the pewter gun, the range is almost the same as before. More than twice as many new powerful bows have been gradually equipped with the army. The five legions have also been taken in turns to the training center in the western suburbs of Xiangyang for intensive training that is highly close to actual combat.
The spies sent by the princes in each town thought they were acting secretly, but in fact they had long fallen into the hands of the phantom, so it was impossible for them to know these real core things. In their eyes, the loose armies were just the troops of the counties. The local army and the truly powerful Han army under Liu Xin were completely invisible to them.
Sun Ce completed the one-year training and successfully became an official Flying Tiger guard, and was assigned to patrol duties in Dongcheng District. Walking on the streets he was once familiar with, Sun Ce couldn't calm down for a long time. Now he recalled his original His thoughts were simply childish and ridiculous. Now he only wanted to be promoted as soon as possible, so that he could serve as an officer in the five major legions, go into battle to kill the enemy, and make contributions.
Just as he was stunned, the sound of horse hooves came from the street, and a small carriage came around the corner. Sun Ce looked up and saw that the shape of this carriage was very familiar. He thought of his mother and brother. We have also ridden on a horse-drawn carriage that must be unique to the Prefectural Mufu.