Still in the teahouse, at noon the next day, Ma Tan returned from the front line.

Accompanied by more than 20 horsemen, the horseshoe clattered when it stepped on the ground paved with bricks and stones in the neighborhood, which was very crisp.

Ma Jian is covered with a crimson robe, which refers to some exaggerated design of stand-up collar and basin collar, so Ma Jian has a cold temperament of a vampire lord.

He doesn't like Wheat City, but he has to admit that Wheat City is very neat.

Even the brick and stone paved on the neighborhood roads is an infrastructure that many county towns do not have.

Roads are typical infrastructure.

The original inhabitants of Maicheng were complex, including the Wei and Wu armies, the Jingba mountain people, and the Xiangzhou Yi people, who cut down the mountains and forests to transport the forests of Fushui and Zhangshui to the intersection, and the forests were important building materials and fuel.

High-quality wood is used as building materials, and low-quality wood is reduced to fuel, and kilns are dug to burn bricks.

As a result, there are very few flammable thatched houses and grass huts in the neighborhood buildings of Maicheng, and most of them are brick and wood houses.

The residents of Maicheng are generally wealthy and enthusiastic about the use of lime, so the walls of the Maicheng neighborhood can be painted white, and they are all white.

Therefore, in the cold first month of the first month, the ground of Maicheng is damp, gray-black masonry; Except for the wooden doors, which are of natural color, the rest of the houses facing the street are all white.

At present, the color of the buildings in the city of Jiangdu is still not uniform, and the palace rooms in the north city have the habit of dyeing the yellow door and the Zhu door; The popularity of lime has also made the walls of the government offices generally white.

The southern city is mixed with scholars, and the poor and lowly mostly gather and live together, so the southern city generally presents a gray and black architectural mixture, while the northern city is mainly yellow, white and red.

As for ground infrastructure...... It is a pity that Jiangdu, a 900-year-old city, has not yet completed the hardening of the ground of the town.

Even in the northern city, where the palace and government offices are piled up, the streets and alleys have not been paved with bricks and stones.

Wheat City, under the influence of the surplus productivity of the handicraft industry, has completed the hardening of the ground in the neighborhood.

Therefore, it is a very clean new town.

Due to historical reasons and time problems, Nanyang and Guanzhong have not completed all the neighborhoods with hardened ground; The only thing that can be compared with Maicheng and surpass it is Chang'an New City, which was designed and planned by Tian Xin and waited for three years to start construction.

The third neighborhood on the left, the tea house.

Zhuge Liang rarely had a good night's sleep, and when Ma Tan came, he was playing the piano in the hall on the second floor.

Ma Jian was not easy to disturb, took off his fancy robe, untied his sword, and waited quietly at the staircase with Hu Ji.

Hu Ji whispered, worried about disturbing Zhuge Liang's interest, so his voice was very low, and Ma Jian listened vaguely intermittently, and he could guess the same by Hu Ji's mouth shape.

Since taking over the government, Zhuge Liang's government affairs have been under heavy pressure.

Especially after all kinds of Tianxin-related information were pressed, Zhuge Liang's work pressure on governance and office was even greater.

Tian Xin maintains a very terrifying legend, it is said that Tian Xin can accurately guide the work of each county and township every day, and maintain efficient communication with each county magistrate, county lieutenant, and township warden.

Every county and township is the basic unit of mobilization in Beifu.

And Tian Xin can accurately grasp this information and the person in charge, so that the Beifu can naturally mobilize the whole country in terms of war, so as to make the best use of people and materials.

There is such a workaholic as Tian Shin by his side...... Zhuge Liang naturally couldn't relax.

Fortunately, there are not so many messy things that hit his mind at the moment, and the work burden is still bearable.

Therefore, it is rare to stroke the piano and relax today, which makes Hu Ji very happy...... In his eyes, the prime minister is too tired, and he should seize the time to rest and relax for a while.

Now that the big picture is a foregone conclusion, there is no need to be too cautious and highly nervous.

When Zhuge Liang finished stroking the qin, when he washed his hands and wiped his hands, Hu Ji led Ma Jian forward to salute, and at this time, the wind rose, and the temperature in the hall dropped, so he moved to a warm cubicle.

Ma Tan sat precariously, holding his sister-in-law's family letter in both hands to carefully examine and read, this is a family letter to discuss the marriage of the Guan and Ma families.

For this marriage, the sister-in-law is naturally happy to see it, but she also has some worries, always worried that the family is declining, and some are not worthy of the future Song Gong.

With Zhuge Liang's support, how could Ma Liang's daughter decline?

The real reason for the decline can only exist in Ma Tan, if Ma Tan continues to make the wrong bet, then the entire Xiangyang Ma family will have no hope of revival, and it will become synonymous with a flash in the pan, like a meteor.

Although Ma Liang died in the line of duty during Guan Yu's reign, he was also guilty of his wife and family...... But this has nothing to do with Guan Yu in power, not Guan Yu's persecution of Ma Liang; Even Tian Xin's side did not fabricate the incident to frame Ma Liang.

It was purely the illegal procedure of sending troops, coupled with the two factors of losing the battle, which led to Ma Liang's death.

Beifu also sent troops to rescue and respond to Ma Liang, and when the imperial court disposed of the family after Ma Liang's death, it used special means to protect him...... Beifu didn't accuse or ask anything, this is the greatest favor, like life.

If Beifu continues to investigate, Ma Liang's wife and children will never have such a good life treatment as they are now.

At the very least, he will be exiled to Lingnan.

With Ma Liang's family and sentiments, his wife is naturally reasonable and knowledgeable about current affairs.

She was very urgent about this marriage, and tactfully advised Ma Jian to relieve Ma Jian and stop blindly expanding hatred.

Zhuge Liang quietly waited for Ma Yan's answer, he didn't like to force others.

This is not to persuade Ma Jian to let go of hatred, but to let Ma Jian figure it out for himself and embrace tomorrow.

On the one hand, it is the lifelong event of the niece, and it is also the long-term event of whether the family can gain a firm foothold in the new dynasty; On the other side is revenge.

Do you have any enmity with Beifu?

Ma Tan pondered carefully and pondered repeatedly; I can't find the memory of Tian Xin humiliating him or bullying Ma Liang.

Even if Tian Xin spread rumors that his brother is most likely someone the soldier owner does not like...... But this is just a rumor, anyway, it doesn't sound like a deer is a horse's nonsense, it is not humiliating, and there is a faint intention to persuade his brother.

Do you have a grudge against Beifu?

There is really no hatred, at most there is a political disagreement; The main factor of political disagreement is not because of the prime minister and his brother?

Ma Jian only felt that his heart was empty, and some people were fortunate in their nature.

Not only did the people not want a civil war, but as an old minister of the first emperor, they were also unwilling to fight a civil war.

The position of the emperor has nothing to do with his own family, and he has never thought about it.

I just want to follow the prime minister and build a peaceful and prosperous world that is conducive to the world, and live up to life.

In all fairness, the emperor is indeed a little confused, and there is a feeling of unreliability, which makes people feel insecure.

Except for those gamblers who wander around, fan the flames, and wish for chaos in the world, no one likes to follow the emperor to fight with Beifu.

Ma Yan's face didn't change much, but he was a little embarrassed and guilty: "Prime Minister, the lower officials have no objections." Only hate one thing, and can't do everything for the first emperor. ”

Zhuge Liang smiled when he saw this, and smiled again: "If you think about it, I will be worry-free." Angola has the style of a gentleman and will not live up to Ji Chang's trust. ”