Cai Jue handed the child, who had just eaten and fallen asleep, to the maid, gently covered her clothes, and said: "Master, look how sweetly my daughter sleeps. I don't want her to dance all day like Sister Zhu Rong did."
Those who use swords and guns. It is better for a girl’s house to be gentle and quiet."
In order to allow the children to have a place to play games and exercise, Liu Xin specially built a separate courtyard in the Prefectural Mufu. In his spare time, Liu Xin would also go there to teach them some boxing, so that the children could be able to do it in the future.
Having some self-defense skills can also enhance the relationship between father and son, and father and daughter.
Hearing that Cai Jue was worried about this matter, Liu Xin burst out laughing: "My Liu Xin children don't need to dance with swords and guns. I teach them these just to keep fit. I don't want them to grow up."
She has become a frail young lady. Okay, Jue'er, stop thinking about it and lie down quickly. I'm going to go see Ying'er and her daughter, Madam, they are still waiting for me to go to dinner."
Cai Jue has a very docile personality. Hearing that Liu Xin had not eaten yet, he rushed to see him. He was moved and although he was a little reluctant, he still said: "Well, sir, you go quickly."
Lai Ying'er glanced at her daughter lying next to her, sighed quietly, and said, "Master, Ying'er is really useless."
Liu Xin knew that she wanted to have a boy, so she quickly comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay, you are still young, take your time, don't be in a hurry."
Lai Ying'er knew her identity well. How could she expect to be favored by Liu Xin as a married woman? She wanted to conceive again, but she didn't know when she would have to wait until she heard Liu Xin tell her to take her time.
Her charming eyes flashed with crystal tears.
Liu Xin almost escaped from Lai Ying'er's room. He was still a little psychologically stressed about how to deal with the relationship with Lai Ying'er. In order to prevent Cao Cao from making the same mistake again, it seemed that he would have to deal with this little girl in the future.
Put more thought into it.
Returning to the restaurant again, Liu Xin was shocked. The table of good meals she had worked so hard to prepare now only had a lot of empty plates left, and all the dishes had been swept away.
Seeing Liu Xin's surprised look, Zhu Rong said calmly: "Brother, I didn't eat this alone."
Bian Yu said with a smile: "Sister, please stop being modest. You alone eat more than all of us put together. It seems that I will continue to be hungry today."
Ma Yun stood up and said seriously: "Okay, everyone has eaten and drank enough. Go and do what you need to do. I'll leave it to him to clean up the mess here."
There was no mess left on the table that could be cleaned up. Liu Xin smiled bitterly. He knew that this must have been planned for a long time. Except for Ma Yun, no one else dared to do this. Of course, even if they wanted to do this in the past, they had no ability.
They were able to finish the whole table full of dishes only because Hui Zhu Rong, a big eater, joined in and allowed their "treacherous plot" to succeed.
After Ma Yun and the others had retreated, Zhu Qian quietly gave Liu Xin two steamed buns and whispered: "Master, please don't tell Madam, I gave these to you. Madam said, I will teach you a lesson this time."
, I’ll starve you, who allowed you to act like a hero outside? If, if you had done anything good, we girls wouldn’t be alive..."
Only then did Liu Xin understand that it was no wonder that after she came back, Ma Yun and the others didn't mention anything about her injury in Nanzhong. They were waiting for him here, hoping to starve him to make him remember it forever.
Looking at Zhu Qian who was in tears, Liu Xin comforted her repeatedly: "Qian'er is still good to me. Stop crying. Isn't this good for me? I will definitely pay attention to it in the future."
Jushu knew that Ma Yun and the others were having a hard time at home. He originally did not plan to disturb Liu Xin again today, but he received a call from Liu Xin and had to rush over. As soon as he entered the study, he saw Liu Xin flipping through the files.
While nibbling on the steamed buns, he couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Master, didn't you have enough lunch?"
Liu Xin hesitated and said: "No, no, the steamed buns in the house are more delicious. I don't want to put them down when I get them."
His mouth was full of steamed buns, and he swallowed them without causing Jushou to notice his embarrassment. Jushou raised his hands and said, "My lord, I'm so anxious to call my subordinates here. What's your order?"
"My lord, take a seat!" Liu Xin pointed to the chair opposite and said with a smile, "There's nothing special. I just want to ask the various princes if there has been any movement recently. Let's talk about Cao Cao's situation first."
During Liu Xin's campaign abroad for more than half a year, although there were constant official documents sent from Xiangyang to the front of the army, they mainly related to the situation of the counties and counties under his rule, and the situation of other princes was rarely mentioned. After all, it was not easy to collect intelligence, and
It is more difficult to pass on information, which is the main reason why Liu Xin did not discover Cao Cao's surprise attack on Xiangyang in time. Recently, he has been a little lost in dealing with political affairs and emotions, and has gradually returned to his previous lazy temperament. I am hungry at noon today
After a while, Liu Xin was also awakened, so he couldn't wait to find Jushou.
Jushu didn't expect Liu Xin to be so dedicated, and was moved in his heart. He couldn't help but sit up straight and said: "Back to my lord, after Cao Cao took Liu Xie to Puyang, he gave his house to Liu Xie, showing off his loyalty.
, secretly arranged for his cronies to be separated into important positions, and the power of the entire imperial court was already in his hands. Wang Yun, Dong Cheng and others are now in name only."
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "That can't be considered a court. At most it can only be regarded as a small court under the control of Cao Cao, the puppet of Liu Xie. How is Yuan Shao doing?"
Jushu leaned over and said, "Back to my lord, Yuan Shao has already annexed Youzhou, and Gongsun Zan burned himself to death."
"Is Gongsun Zan finished so soon?" Liu Xin was shocked.
In fact, Liu Xin also contributed to this. Historically, the war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan lasted for a long time, but at that time Gongsun Zan had Zhao Yun under his command, and he also received help from Liu, Guan, and Zhang. Now, Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei are here
Liu Xin's subordinates, Liu Bei and Guan Yu, went to Xuzhou again. Gongsun Zan was unable to survive alone, so his failure was understandable.
Jushou continued: "The princes in the world are attacking and annexing each other. The most powerful ones now are Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. Others such as Tao Qian of Xuzhou, Yuan Shu of Runan, and Liu Yao of Danyang are not of concern. Do you have to fight against me, my lord?
Are they using troops?"
Liu Xin shook his head and said: "Otherwise. Our army has been fighting for years, the soldiers are tired, and the people's burden is getting heavier. However, the people of the three counties of Wudi and the two prefectures of Liangsi are still undecided. It is time to rest and recuperate. How can we use weapons lightly? I think this winter
Next spring, we will reorganize all the major armies and train them rigorously. In two or three years, we will be able to wipe out all the princes in the world in one fell swoop."
Jushou was very worried that Liu Xin would be dazzled by the victories of Sili, Liangzhou and Nanzhong. He slapped his head and decided to continue to use troops against other princes. When he heard that he proposed to rest and recuperate, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and said: "My Lord
Wise! Nowadays, the treasuries of various places are extremely depleted. Just the compensation for the fallen soldiers is a big expense. It is really not appropriate to use weapons anymore."
Liu Xin nodded and continued: "Gong Yu, there is something that I want you to investigate. With the strength of Jingzhou, I will still feel very strenuous in terms of money and food to support such a campaign against Dong Zhuo. The same goes for Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.
The huge consumption of money and food in successive years of war must be inseparable from the behind-the-scenes funding of aristocratic families in various places. It is very difficult for the phantom secret agent to find out the inside information of these princes. It is better to focus on finding out which aristocratic families are supporting those
Princes."
Ju Shou pondered: "My lord, do you want to take action against these aristocratic families?"
"Yes!" Liu Xin said decisively, "The country of Han Dynasty will eventually be unified. The influence of these aristocratic families in the local area is intertwined and may become an obstacle to the development of Han Dynasty in the future. It is just a good opportunity to eradicate them in one fell swoop. The Wei family in Hedong was
After it was cleared, there was no obstacle to the implementation of various policies in Sili, and all the fields, houses, money and food of the Wei family were confiscated, which solved many urgent needs. This is a good example."
Jushou was not a person who didn't know how to adapt. After listening to Liu Xin's words, he nodded repeatedly and said, "If these wealthy families cannot understand the situation, they will be in bad luck."
Liu Xin laughed and said: "Of course, standing in the wrong position will make a political mistake."
"Political error?" After so many years, although Liu Xin often comes up with some new words, Ju Shou is still a little uncomfortable with it.
"It's just a joke, let's not talk about it anymore. I have a map here. You can arrange for someone to copy it onto a paper." Liu Xin pointed to a cloth bag on the desk and said, "This is the entire territory of the Han Dynasty.
, it is very precious and must be kept carefully.”
"A complete map of the territory of the Han Dynasty?" Jushou took the cloth bag and felt a little excited. He didn't even notice the smell coming from the cloth bag. He kept saying, "Please don't worry, my lord. According to my lord's instructions, the institute will
A group of people have been specially organized to produce the map, and copying a map is a piece of cake."
Liu Xin has always attached great importance to the production of maps. As the area under his control expanded, he also ordered the formation of a professional surveying and mapping team at the beginning of the year, requiring them to produce maps of mountains, rivers, woods, fields, cities, villages and towns.
It must be marked clearly. However, the scope of work of this team can only be limited to the area controlled by Liu Xin. The situation in other places can only be roughly described, let alone expect to be able to produce a complete map of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, Liu Xin
I still have high hopes for the map of the Han territory provided by Zhang Gouer.
Liu Xin watched Jushu put away the cloth bag, and then continued: "My lord, I have one more thing to ask you to handle. This matter must be kept highly confidential, and even Madam cannot tell it."
Jushou knew Ma Yun's status in Liu Xin's mind, and it must be a big deal that even Ma Yun wanted to hide it. The expression on Jushou's face couldn't help but become solemn, he raised his hands and said: "Please give me your orders, my lord!"
Liu Xin lowered her voice and said: "Actually, it's not a big deal. I just want you to help me find someone."