"What did you ask me to say? What's the matter? Liu Xin touched his head, looking dazed.

Ma Yun said angrily: "I know you didn't take my words to heart." I asked you to go and talk to Cai Yong and let him quit the Wei family's family affairs, did you say it? ”

Liu Xin laughed and said, "Didn't I tell you, Cai Yong won't listen to me about this." Besides, Wei Zhongdao is not only a little less open-minded and a little more lustful, but he is still good in other aspects. ”

Ma Yun said: "You don't know how heavy Sister Zhaoji's mind is, since she knows that Wei Zhongdao often goes to get drunk with Hongchen, she is still sullen." ”

Liu Xin asked puzzledly, "Zhao Ji? Isn't her name Cai Wenji? When did it change its name. ”

"Say that you don't learn and don't know how to learn, and you still don't admit it. She was originally called Zhao Ji, but she changed her name to Wen Ji in order to avoid Sima Zhao's secrecy. Ma Yun laughed, then sighed again and said, "I remember that a year after she married Wei Zhongdao, Wei Zhongdao died. Akihime's sister became a widow at a young age, and since then this talented woman has begun a miserable life, and I don't want that to happen. ”

Liu Xin listened, pondered for a moment, and said, "You don't have to worry too much, if I don't invite their family to Xiangyang, maybe Cai Yan is married to Wei Zhongdao now." Now that the Yellow Turban occupies Yingchuan, the road is impassable, and it is estimated that Wei Zhongdao will not be able to come to Xiangyang to welcome his relatives within a year, maybe he has died first. ”

Ma Yun thought for a while and said, "I remember that the Yellow Turban Uprising didn't seem to last for a year. ”

Liu Xin said again: "I'm not afraid. Cai Yong is already in Xiangyang, and he should not be beheaded by Wang Yun. At that time, even if Cai Yan becomes a widow, she will naturally come to Xiangyang, and there is no need to worry that she will be displaced to the grassland, and naturally those tragic things will not happen. ”

Ma Yun pinched him angrily and said, "Why are you so ruthless, bent on making her a widow." ”

This time she pinched very hard, Liu Xin gasped in pain, thinking about it for almost two years, Ma Yun really didn't ask him to do anything, so he said: "Okay, wait for me to find a chance to talk to her father about this." ”

Ma Yun turned her anger into joy at this time, snuggled up to his chest and said, "There are two more things to discuss with you." ”

Liu Xin asked strangely, "Wife, why are you doing so much today?" Say whatever you want. ”

Ma Yun said: "How do you plan to arrange Qiao'er?" ”

Liu Xin was even more strange: "What do you mean by this?" When she is older, she will find a good family to marry. ”

Ma Yun blushed and whispered a few words in his ear, and Liu Xin understood. Because Liu Yu was brought by Qiao'er, Qiao'er has been sleeping outside Liu Xin and them. Liu Xin now has the heart to compete for hegemony, although the bed brother is not as diligent as in the past, but every time he does it, he is very crazy, Ma Yun is often made to fall asleep directly in his arms, and he always has to go up to three poles the next day to get up. These private things naturally can't be hidden.

Liu Xin also remembered that every time after a night of madness, when she went out in the morning and saw Qiao'er, she always looked like she hadn't slept well, she only thought it was the reason to take care of Xiao Liu Yu, but now it doesn't seem to be the case. In this era, a woman as old as Qiao'er has already been married, maybe now that the children have been born, she naturally understands the things between men and women. Liu Xin remembered a book he had read in the past, about a large family, after the man died, the hostess sold a few maids in the room, and as a result, a maid told her husband about her affair with the lord after drinking, and committed suicide in shame when she woke up the next day. If Qiao'er is married, will she accidentally tell these private things at home? It's no wonder that in the past, big families had the saying that they had a house girl, just because these girls knew too many secrets of their masters, and it was indeed a problem if she was allowed to marry outside.

Seeing that Liu Xin didn't speak, Ma Yun sighed and said, "Alas, I've been thinking about this for a long time, don't you always want to add a few clothes?" If it really doesn't work, you can take her, but it's cheaper for you. ”

Liu Xin hurriedly stopped Ma Yun and said, "Don't, don't, I'm just talking about fun, don't take it seriously, let's talk about it later." You start with another thing. Liu Xin thought to herself, she wouldn't be testing me, I couldn't be fooled by her.

Ma Yun was actually serious this time, looking at Liu Xinyan's insincere appearance, she was amused in her heart, and said, "Okay, you can think about it slowly." In addition, there are too many people living in the prefecture, and I want to expand the governor's mansion. ”

When Liu Xin heard what she said, she relieved herself and said with a smile: "There is no need to expand the state pastoral mansion, I have already asked Fu Zhu to plan, and I am ready to expand the entire Xiangyang City, and when the time comes, each of them will build a new mansion, and our state pastoral mansion will also be rebuilt." ”

"Expand Xiangyang City?" Ma Yun was taken aback by Liu Xin's words, this is a big project.

Liu Xin said ambitiously: "Yes, expand Xiangyang City." The new Xiangyang will not only be the political center of Jingzhou, but also the economic, commercial and cultural center of Jingzhou and even the entire south. I want to be the largest real estate developer in the Han Dynasty, or government-run. ”

The efficiency of the work is high, and the preliminary plan for the expansion of Xiangyang City was taken out early the next morning and asked Liu Xin to take a look. This is a simple map painted on a white cloth, the map marks the location of Xiangyang City before and after the expansion, Liu Xin looked at the map, and felt that it was still not very intuitive, so he said: "Let's go, let's go to the city to see on the spot." ”

Liu Xin took Fu Zhu and Dian Wei, changed into civilian clothes, and walked out of the state governor's mansion, this is not the first time Liu Xin has walked on the streets of Xiangyang, but it is the first time he has time to take a good look at the city.

Xiangyang City is also a historical city, and Liu Xin of Xiangyang in later generations also visited, especially impressed by its moat. The Xiangyang city in front of me is only a little bigger than the ordinary county seat, and the scenery in the city is not much different, there is only one avenue that runs through the east and west direction and is not very wide, the road surface has been in disrepair for a long time, there are already some potholes, there are many shops on both sides of the road, the houses are uneven, and there are a lot of stalls in front of the shops, which gives people the feeling that it is more messy.

Accompanied by the two, Liu Xin climbed to the top of the city, circled around the city wall, came to the tower of the north gate, and said with emotion: "Xiangyang is really a good place!" Surrounded by water on three sides, facing the mountains on one side, the terrain is dangerous, if you do a good job, it must be easy to defend and difficult to attack. ”

Fu Zhu said: "What the lord said is true, the southwest area of Xiangyang is a continuous mountain peak, and the Han River in the north surrounds the city, but if you want to expand in this way, you can only expand to the east and south." ”

Liu Xin nodded and said, "Then expand to the east and south." The city wall should be at least five zhang high, and the roads, greening, drainage, and fire prevention in the city should be carefully planned and designed. The various areas of the city should be carefully divided, and there should be places dedicated to the construction of officials' residences, academies, hospitals, and military camps, as well as places dedicated to the study of various new technologies. ”

Looking at the frustration that seemed to understand but did not understand, Liu Xin pointed to the outside of the city again, and continued: "Especially this moat, it must be greatly widened, at least thirty or forty zhang. Although the project is huge, the benefits are still obvious after completion, but the action must be fast, and if there is not enough manpower, it will be recruited from those refugees outside the city. ”

Fu Zhu looked out of the city in the direction of Liu Xin's finger, and saw that there were many bamboo sheds there, and he could vaguely see people coming and going, and sighed: "Lord, how to settle so many refugees is also a big problem." ”

Liu Xin also said: "Yes." I have asked Zirou to register them, and the refugees from all over Nanyang will arrange for them to return to their hometowns in a few days, although they have missed the spring ploughing, but the summer sowing can not be missed anymore, as long as there is a harvest in the autumn, the lives of these people can be peaceful. It's just that there are still many old and weak women and children, and the young and strong men in the family have all died in the war and need to be properly resettled. Let's go down and have a look. ”

The three of them went out of the city gate and traveled more than a mile to the north, and the number of people gradually increased, all of them were yellow and thin, and their clothes were ragged, all of them were refugees from Nanyang and Yingchuan who had fled the war, and there were more than 100,000 people.

Kuai Liang has been busy outside the city to help refugees these days, and when he saw Liu Xin and them coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Lord, why are you here?" ”

Liu Xin looked at Kuai Liang, who was sweating profusely, and said, "I saw so many refugees in the city, so I wanted to come and have a look." Mr. Zirou, I've worked hard for you these days. ”

Kuai Liang said modestly: "Nothing, nothing. It's all part of the business, it's nothing. If there was no relief organized by the Lord, and without Mr. Zhongjing's prevention and control of the epidemic, I don't know how many people would have died. ”

Liu Xin saw a person passing by, the porridge in the broken bowl in his hand was so thin that he could see people's faces, and couldn't help frowning and asked, "Zirou, how can they eat enough porridge like this?" If there is not enough food, you can transfer it from the city, so that they do not starve them. ”

Kuai Liang hurriedly replied: "The lord doesn't know anything, but he can't let them eat enough. Many of these people are young and middle-aged, and if they have enough to eat and have no work to do, it is difficult to guarantee that nothing will happen. Now there are only some errand soldiers and soldiers in Xiangyang City who maintain order, but there are only more than a thousand people, how can they deal with it, as long as they are guaranteed not to starve to death. ”

Liu Xin nodded thoughtfully and continued to walk forward, but saw that there were mostly women and children queuing up in a porridge shed in front of him, and the porridge in the hands of these women and children was obviously much thicker, and asked strangely: "Zirou, these people seem to be treated differently." ”

Kuai Liang smiled: "Lord, this porridge shed is really different. Whoever comes here to receive porridge is thick, and the old and weak women and children are thick, and the young and strong men are thin. Does the lord know who is in charge here? ”

Liu Xin asked curiously, "Who is in charge here?" ”