It is true that Liu Xin has not touched a woman for more than half a year, but he will not be interested in the four young maids in front of him. What Liu Xin is thinking about now is not romance, even if he is interested in Ma Yun and the others.
, he only has endless thoughts, rather than love. What Liu Xin is thinking about now is how to take the future.
After occupying Chang'an, Liu Xin's mind has changed. It is impossible for him to give up Chang'an again like he gave up Luoyang to the Kwantung Allied Forces two years ago. After many years of management, although Jingzhou has become very prosperous, the land there is still there.
It is located in the south, and Sili is the center of the Han Dynasty.
Now, Wuguan, Sanguan, Xiaoguan, Hangu Pass, the entire Guanzhong, and Hongnong County are all in his hands. The road from Chang'an to Xiangyang has been opened, and there is no obstacle to the transmission of information. He
While he was considering whether to attack from Yique Pass and Hongnong from both sides, he could capture Luoyang in one fell swoop and then control the entire Sili.
"Master, it's time for dinner." Suddenly, a soft voice interrupted his thoughts.
This voice obviously did not belong to the four little maids, but it was somewhat familiar. Liu Xin opened her eyes and saw Yan Rui changed into a long aqua dress, standing aside with a smile, and said strangely: "Ms. Yan
, how can you still..."
He was originally going to ask, "Why are you still here?", but then he thought that he had said that he would take the mother and daughter back to Xiangyang. Where could they go if they were not here? Liu Xin herself couldn't help laughing and said, "Well
, since the time has come, let’s all go have dinner.”
Yan Rui lowered her head and walked in front, constantly fiddling with her clothes and armor, with a gloomy look on her face, thinking about what Liu Xin wanted to say at the beginning. She had put a lot of thought into changing her clothes today. Now,
She already knew about Lu Bu's death, so she should change into plain clothes, but she was afraid of making Liu Xin angry, so naturally she couldn't do that. After all, the lives of her mother and daughter were in his hands. However, she wanted to
She absolutely refused to put on a gorgeous dress to please Liu Xin, so she finally changed into this aqua dress.
The tables in the back hall were filled with dishes and a jar of fine wine. Because there were no popular chairs in Chang'an City, Liu Xin had to sit down cross-legged, pointed around the tables, and said: "This place is big enough, you guys."
Let’s sit down and eat together too.”
The faces of the several little maids turned red, but they all refused to sit down. These maids have been waiting on people since they were young, and they know all the rules very well. With their status, they can accompany the male master.
There is only one situation when eating, that is, the male host is interested in her. For them, serving people includes many aspects. Warming the bed, sleeping with them, and providing the owner with a way to vent his desires are all their duties.
Although they have never experienced it, they have seen a lot. But like now, the master ordered four of them at once, and also added a Yan family. This situation is unique. Is this new master so powerful that he can do it all at once?
Eat five of them!
Unexpectedly, what surprised them was yet to come. Liu Xin turned to Yan Rui and said, "By the way, call your daughter Lingqi over to eat together."
Yan Rui hesitated for a moment, then agreed and turned around and walked out.
Liu Xin saw the four little maids standing there with red faces, you pushing me, I pushing you, and they were trying to give in to each other and refused to take their seats. She couldn't help but sink her face and said, "Why, you refuse to give me face!"
When the four of them saw Liu Xin's change of expression, they couldn't help but tremble and sat down hurriedly.
Liu Xin then smiled and said: "Well, that makes sense. Look, I can finish so many dishes by myself. If you don't come and eat together, wouldn't it be a waste? Take your time to eat, I still have a lot after eating."
We have something to do. By the way, take this jar of wine away, I don’t drink."
While talking, Yan Rui brought Lu Lingqi over and saw that Liu Xin did not touch the maids. Remembering what Liu Xin said to her that night, she felt relieved and took her daughter to sit down opposite.
Liu Xin ate for a while, then looked up suddenly and saw a trace of resentment flashing in the eyes of the little girl Lu Lingqi. She couldn't help being shocked and blurted out: "Lingqi, your father can be said to have died in my hands, didn't you?"
You hate me so much and always want to take revenge on me one day?"
Yan Rui was so frightened that she quickly pulled Lu Lingqi to kneel on the ground, kowtowed her head "dong dong dong", and said repeatedly: "Master is aware of it! It's absolutely nothing. Lingqi is just a child and doesn't understand anything.
How can you hate me?"
The four little maids were frightened when they saw this scene. Their hands holding the chopsticks kept shaking and they didn't dare to move.
Liu Xin waved her hands and said: "You all get up, how can I care about a child? Lingqi, it is human nature for you to hate me. After all, it is because of me that you have lost your father and your mother has lost her husband. But
, I want to tell you that there is no personal grudge between your father and I, and we have not even said a word. We are just in different camps. It is a life-and-death struggle. If one day, I fall into your position.
If it is in my father's hands, he will definitely not spare my life. When will retribution happen, I will let it pass after I see past it."
Yan Rui said quickly: "Yes, yes, let the past go. Lingqi, tell me quickly that you don't hold a grudge against me. You never have."
However, Lu Lingqi forcefully shook off her mother's hand and stared at Liu Xin without saying a word.
Liu Xin touched Lu Lingqi's head and said with a smile: "What a stubborn girl. If your father had half your backbone, he might not have died. Okay, I can't help you if you hate me. I hope that in the future
One day you will understand. As long as you are willing, I can adopt you as a daughter to make up for the pain caused by your father's loss. Of course, I cannot take the place of your mother's loss of her husband. That would be disrespectful to her.
Respect. How about it? Think about it and answer me."
In the past two days, Liu Xin has figured out that the reason why Ma Yun ordered Lu Bu to be killed was not because Lu Bu said some nasty words, but because he was worried about Lu Bu's capricious character. If it were him, he would also
The one who ordered Lu Bu to be killed.
However, Liu Xin was somewhat unsure about what attitude Ma Yun would take towards Yan's mother and daughter. Although some people who opposed Liu Xin were eliminated in the past, most of their wives and daughters became official slaves.
These are the servants used in the army. However, these people are weak women and have no martial arts skills, so there is no need to worry about them causing any trouble. However, according to some legends, Lu Bu's daughter later also became a martial artist.
With her martial arts skills, she can become a female general. If this is the case, leaving her may become a time bomb. Who can be sure whether she will avenge her father in the future? Therefore, Liu Xin wants to return to Xiangyang before
Just try to resolve the grievances between the two parties, so as to save the lives of their mother and daughter.
Yan Rui didn't wait for Lu Lingqi to speak, and already said repeatedly: "She is willing, she will definitely be willing. Lingqi, call me daddy, call me daddy!"
Although Lu Lingqi still refused to speak, facing the smiling Liu Xin, most of the hatred in her eyes had faded. Liu Xin knew that given time, one day the hatred between the two parties could be resolved, so she smiled and said: "Little
It's normal for a child to have a tender face and not be able to scream for a while. From now on, I will treat you as my good daughter, and you must be obedient. Okay, let's continue eating."
Seeing that Liu Xin never got angry, Mrs. Yan finally felt relieved. She lowered her head to pick up the rice, and glared at her daughter with complaint. Seeing that the four little maids did not appear as they had imagined, Mrs. Yan
All kinds of storms make everyone envious of Lu Lingqi
Come on, I don’t understand why her life is so good. She can get the favor of her master, but she is so blessed. If the master can recognize them as goddaughters, even the ones who want to sleep with her, they will
I agreed without hesitation.
Naturally, Liu Xin would not let them go to bed. He didn't even need to warm the bed and slept alone until dawn.
Most of the things have been dealt with, and the news of the capture of Wuguan has been spread to Chang'an, Liu Xin started to think about returning to Xiangyang. Whether to return to Xiangyang or attack Luoyang, Liu Xin could not make up his mind for a while, so he decided to go back to Xiangyang.
Chen Gong, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, and Kuai Yue all called over and asked them to discuss the matter.
Everyone had just sat down with the guests and hosts, but before they had time to get to the point, they heard a report from a soldier outside the door: "For my lord, General Xu brought a man back from Hongnong overnight and asked for an audience outside the door."
Liu Xin couldn't help but shook her head. Xu Huang has been talking about superiority and inferiority more and more recently. He didn't want to call him eldest brother directly. Every time he came over, he insisted on having someone inform him in advance. He refused to change even though he had said it several times, so he had no choice but to
Let him go. Liu Xin raised her hand and said, "Please come quickly!"
Xu Huang walked into the hall, first bowed his hands to everyone, and then pointed at Man Chong behind him, and said: "My lord, this person is a counselor under Cao Cao. His surname is Man Chong and his given name is Boning. He was the former and last general.
We have many friendships, and after the general persuaded me, I came here to join the lord. Mr. Boning also has important military information that he wants to report to the lord."
Although this man was not a capable adviser to Cao Cao, he was somewhat famous. Naturally, Liu Xin had heard of it. He hurriedly stood up to greet him and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Boning. Mr. Liu is being polite. Sir, he was on his way overnight.
, I’m tired from the journey, if I have anything to do, it’s not too late to wait for a while and rest for a while.”
Seeing that Liu Xin was in a high position at a young age but not arrogant, Man Chong first had a favorable impression. Then she heard that Liu Xin was not in a hurry to ask about important military information, but cared about his own health. He was even more grateful.
A broken heart
Most of them turned from Cao Cao to Liu Xin. Man Chong bowed his head to Liu Xin, cupped his hands and said: "Thank you for your concern, my lord, my subordinates can still bear it, but the military situation is urgent and there is no need to delay. A few days ago, Meng Degong asked Liu Xie
have to
Three edicts. The first one was given to Yuan Shao of Hebei, granting him the post of general and asking him to send troops to conquer Gongsun Zan. The second one was given to Yuan Shu of Runan, asking him to send troops to attack Nanxiang and Jiangxia counties. The third one was given to
Yan Bai from Yuzhang
Meng Degong ordered Cao Ren to attack Yique Pass. Of course, it was just a feint attack, and he himself led an army of 100,000 to attack Xiangyang.