In fact, in Liu Xin's eyes, the so-called first and second are just different numbers. They have no special meaning, nor do they want to rank them. He hopes that all legions will be equally powerful, so he
The journey to unify the world will be smoother.
Liu Xin understood that in this era, cavalry was the most powerful armed force. If it were not restricted by horses, he would have formed more cavalry legions. Therefore, in his mind, the Sixth Legion was the true strength of the entire army.
Soul, this is also the main reason why he made Zhao Yun the commander of the Sixth Army.
Seeing that Ma Chao was having a hard time making a choice, Liu Xin patted him on the shoulder and said, "Ma Chao, you were born in Xiliang and are good at riding and shooting. I think you should go to the Sixth Army. There must be some use for you there."
land!"
When Ma Chao was in a dilemma, he suddenly heard that Liu Xin had made a choice for him. He was immediately relieved, turned over and prostrated on the ground, and said loudly: "Thank you, my lord, Ma Chao will go all out and live up to my lord's expectations!"
Liu Xin pulled him up and said: "Ma Chao, although you are brave, you have not made any achievements. You can only start as a junior high school student. Do you have any objections?"
Ma Teng had already rushed to say: "If the master can arrange it himself, what else can he have to say!"
Seeing that the arrangements for Ma Teng and his son had been made, Jushu handed over his hands and said, "The matter here is over. It is better to ask my lord to return home early so as not to keep the ladies waiting for a long time."
Seeing Ma Teng's surprised look, Tian Feng explained: "General Ma, you don't know something. My lord has just returned to Xiangyang from Nanzhong. He didn't even enter the house and came straight to you."
Ma Teng had been restless because he could not get an audience from Liu Xin. He always thought that he was trying to put his family under house arrest. It was only then that he realized that Liu Xin was really not in Xiangyang and that he was treating it like a villain.
Ma Teng was so moved that his eyes filled with tears, and his knees weakened and he wanted to bow down again.
Liu Xin hurriedly grabbed him and said: "Master Ma left his family and business to come to Xiangyang in order to revive the Han Dynasty. It doesn't matter if Liu goes home for a while. Master Ma, I heard that there are others who came to Xiangyang with you."
Several children and a general, I don’t know where they are now, and Liu also brought some gifts to them from Shu.”
The strong man who had been standing behind Ma Teng suddenly took a step forward, bowed his hands, and said loudly: "General Pound meets the lord!"
In fact, Liu Xin had noticed him a long time ago, but she just didn't tell him. Liu Xin knew that Pang De was a man of righteousness, so he waved behind him, and three soldiers came in, each holding a brocade robe.
Liu Xin took a collar and handed it to Ma Teng, and said with a smile: "Master Ma, you will not have many opportunities to go into battle in the future. I will accept this collar and the Shu brocade and hundred flowers jersey as a souvenir."
Ma Teng also smiled and said: "Thank you, Lord, for the reward. It is not just a souvenir, it is an heirloom of my Ma family."
Liu Xin took another collar, put it on Ma Chao, and said: "Ma Chao, you have to work hard when you are in the army. When you become a general, this collar robe will be useful."
Ma Chao got this brocade robe, as if he had really become a general commanding thousands of armies. He wore it on his body, but he couldn't bear to take it off.
Liu Xin then came to Pang De, put a brocade robe on him, and said: "I have heard that General Pang is highly skilled in martial arts and can defeat ten thousand people. However, there are many conditions for promotion in the army. Please give me the opportunity first."
The Sixth Army Corps will condescend and be temporarily appointed as the school captain. You and Ma Chao are familiar with each other, so you can take care of him."
Ma Chao suddenly said loudly: "My lord, Ma Chao does not want to be in the same army with General Pang!"
Liu Xin frowned and asked, "Why is this?"
Ma Chao patted his chest and said, "Ma Chao doesn't want to be taken care of by others. He must find a career based on his true ability!"
Of course Liu Xin hopes to separate Ma Chao and Pang De, so that over time, they will truly integrate into the entire Han army and become Liu Xin's two weapons to unify the world. However, Liu Xin cannot do it too obviously, so he
After using this hard-to-get trick, Liu Xin saw that Ma Chao had been fooled, and Liu Xin took advantage of the situation and said: "Well, he is worthy of being Lord Ma's son. He is really ambitious! In this way, General Pang will first go to the First Army Corps as a captain."
Ma Teng was still full of gratitude, without noticing Liu Xin's intentions at all. He turned to Ma Chao and asked, "Where are your brothers?"
Ma Chao pointed to the door and said, "They went out to play on the street early in the morning, and they haven't come back yet."
After Ma Teng's family arrived in Xiangyang, Jushu arranged a temporary residence for them, which was also in Dongcheng District. It had a front hall, a back house, a garden, furniture, and everything else. The Ma family had their own maids brought from Liangzhou.
Servants and other daily necessities are all provided by the state government, so life is worry-free. Xiangyang City is so prosperous, how can it be compared to Xiliang? Several children are young and playful, so naturally they go out early every day and wait until it is time to eat.
Will come back.
Suddenly I heard someone shouting outside the door: "Dad, why are there so many people at home?"
As the courtyard door was pushed open, three tough-looking young men walked in. Liu Xin praised casually: "Master Ma, these sons of yours are indeed extraordinary in appearance, and they will all become great talents in the future."
Ma Teng said humbly: "My lord, you are ridiculous! These children are very naughty. That one is my nephew Ma Dai, and the other two are my second son Ma Xiu and third son Ma Tie."
The three young men stared eagerly at the brocade robe on Ma Chao, as if their eyes were about to fall off with envy, but Ma Chao shook the brocade robe twice as if to show off deliberately.
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Don't be jealous of Ma Chao. When you grow up in the future, everyone will have a share. I will give you some small gifts first."
When they saw the gifts from Liu Xin, the eyes of several teenagers lit up. They were a few pairs of small bows and arrows. They were exquisitely made and were produced by the institute. They were customized by Liu Xin for the children in his family and were given to Ma.
These nephews and nephews of Teng are just right.
Liu Xin asked again: "I wonder if Mr. Ma has a daughter?"
He behaved well this time and did not blurt out asking about Cai Mao's sister like when he first arrived in Xiangyang, which almost got out of hand.
Ma Teng said sadly: "I originally had a young daughter, but she and my humble wife were killed by Han Sui that year."
Liu Xin said sheepishly: "Mr. Ma, I'm really sorry for bringing up your sad past. It was absolutely not Liu's intention. I hope Mr. Ma won't blame you."
Ma Teng smiled and said: "That is all in the past, not to mention that the master has avenged his great revenge on his subordinates. I just don't know when my subordinates will take office?"
Ma Chao also said from the side: "Yes, yes, my lord, when will Ma Chao report to the military camp?"
Pang De also raised his hand and said: "The last general is also waiting to make contributions to the lord!"
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Don't worry, you have just arrived in Xiangyang. You should hang out here for a few days. When all the troops and horses are deployed, I will let someone notify you."
Liu Xin was naturally in a good mood after easily defeating Ma Teng's family. He didn't know how good Ma Xiu and Ma Tie were in martial arts, but Ma Chao and Pang De were both as famous as Guan, Zhang, and Zhao Yun, and even Ma Dai was the same.
With strong martial arts skills, he will have several more capable assistants in his future war to dominate the world.
Ma Yun led her sisters to look forward to the stars and the moon, and finally looked forward to Liu Xin's return. As soon as he came in, Ma Yun didn't say anything. She stuffed a set of clothes into his hand and said, "Quickly change on and off."
Go to the kitchen!"
Liu Xin said with a bitter face: "Wife, you don't have to be so cruel, you have to let me take a breath before talking."
Bian Yu covered her mouth and laughed so hard that Cai Yan already said, "Husband, if you don't go, you will starve our new sister, and you can't afford it."
Liu Xin had no choice but to put on the "work clothes". This suit was designed by himself and sewn by Zhu Qian's skillful hands. It was similar to what the chefs of later generations would wear, and of course it also came with a tall hat. In fact,
Liu Xin knew in her heart that they didn't really want to try their own crafts, they just wanted to express their acceptance of Zhu Rong, a new member of the family. As for whether the new member would like to try it, no one could say for sure.
, although she had been hiding behind, Liu Xin could still see her quietly licking her lips.
All the ingredients had been prepared, and Zhu Qian was helping him, so Liu Xin moved very quickly, including plain-cut chicken, stir-fried kidneys, sweet and sour mandarin fish... one plate after another was brought to the table.
Because Liu Xin went to Ma Teng's place first and delayed some time, the children had already eaten, and Ma Yun and the others were the only ones left in the restaurant. Liu Xin looked at the "fruits of labor" on the table, and her index finger
Da Dong raised his chopsticks and was about to start, but was stopped by Ma Yun, saying: "Husband, you are not allowed to eat, first go and see your two precious daughters!"
Of course, what Ma Yun was talking about was the daughter of Cai Jue and Lai Ying'er. Because neither of their children was full moon, they did not come here. Liu Xin shrugged, put down her chopsticks, turned around and walked away.
There was a burst of laughter.
Cai Jue and Lai Ying'er already knew the news of Liu Xin's return, but they were both in confinement, so of course they couldn't go to the restaurant.
Cai Jue was lying on the bed, with half of her clothes open, and was breastfeeding her child. Under Ma Yun's influence, several women now insisted on breastfeeding their children themselves instead of using a wet nurse. Suddenly, they heard a sound on the door, and Cai Jue
Jue just thought it was a maid who had come in, and didn't care. It wasn't until Liu Xin's big hand touched the child's smooth little face that Cai Jue woke up and said happily: "Master, why are you here?"
Liu Xin sat down next to her and said, "Look, the child eats so happily. He must be a greedy little cat when he grows up."
Cai Jue suddenly blushed and said, "Master, turn around."
"We are already an old couple, why should we be ashamed?" Liu Xin teased the child and said, "Jue'er, I was not with you when you gave birth, so you suffered."
Cai Jue lowered his head and said, "Master, I want to ask you something."
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Well, if you want the moon in the sky, I will pick it for you."
Cai Jue said coquettishly: "Master, how dare Jue'er make such an outrageous request? Jue'er just wants to ask the master to agree not to let our daughter practice martial arts."