Ma Yun said without thinking: "It's okay to be sure now, don't you still have the title of Marquis of Xiangyang?" It's not a problem to set a son. ”

Speaking of titles, in fact, Liu Xin and Liu Bang are the same, and he, the Marquis of Xiangyang, is the same as the Marquis of Juchao, both of whom are county marquises. Although Liu Bang has been renamed Changle Hou, he is still a county marquis. Ma Yun's idea is very correct, since Liu Bang is already a county marquis, he can't dismiss his marquis and let him be a prince of Xiangyang.

Liu Xin pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "These boys don't know if they will grow in the future, what is handed over to them is not just the position of a prince, but the future of the entire Han Dynasty, so let's be cautious and think about it again." ”

Ma Yun was stunned for a moment, the method she thought of was actually the most convenient solution now, which could completely block the conspiracy of Liu Bei and others, but Liu Xin had already said this, so she no longer insisted, changed the topic, smiled slyly, and asked, "Do you know why I want to keep you for three days?" ”

Liu Xin pinched Ma Yun's nose again, and laughed: "It's not that you're hungry." ”

Ma Yun took a sip and said angrily: "People are not thinking about you, they have been empty for so long, and they still swallow you alive." ”

Liu Xin smiled evilly: "Then didn't you swallow me alive?" ”

Ma Yun rolled her eyes and smashed Liu Xin's chest with her small fist: "A dog can't spit out ivory in his mouth!" People were already full yesterday......"

The last sound grew quieter and quieter, and finally it was no longer audible.

Liu Xin really didn't break his promise, and became an apartment at home, except for occasionally going to the market twice, most of the time stayed in the state pastor's mansion.

Liu Bei seemed to be particularly afraid of Liu Xin, since Liu Xin came back, he spent the whole day weaving straw shoes and straw mats in his bottom house, and returned to his old profession, and the connection with Sima Hui, Huang Chengyan, Pang Degong and a cadre of literati seemed to have been broken. However, Liu Bei's surveillance was not relaxed for a moment, and everything Liu Bei said and did was still recorded to the letter.

Those literati who had a very close relationship with Liu Bei and unfortunately failed to make the list also complained at first, but no one paid attention to them, and the trouble stopped after two days. After all, Xiangyang is developing rapidly, and the lives of the common people are getting better day by day, and the remarks of these literati criticizing the government are directly ignored by the people. Only You Heng persevered, and all day long in taverns, Qinglou and other places with many people, slandering Liu Xin, saying unfair and fraudulent things.

You Heng is proud of his talents, he originally disdained to participate in the imperial examination, but he couldn't help Liu Bei's repeated persuasion, so he came to Xiangyang, thinking that with his talent, it was a sure thing to get the first place, but he didn't even get to the bottom of the list, and the huge contrast made him psychologically unbalanced.

In fact, Cai Yong, as the chief examiner, still appreciates You Heng's talent, but this time the imperial examination selects talents for governing the country, not ordinary poets. Although You Heng's answer sheet was gorgeous and sharp, there was not much real material, and Cai Yong had no choice but to depose him. Cai Yong originally wanted to talk to You Heng after the list was released, but found that You Heng was scolding Liu Xin in the tavern. Even if there is no relationship with Cai Yan, Cai Yong has a lot of respect for Liu Xin, and when he heard You Heng's disrespectful words, he turned his head and left, and ignored him from then on.

Although You Heng's scolding skills are good, he can't make a big deal with his mouth alone. Moreover, Liu Xin has firmly grasped the mouthpiece of the entire Dahan in his own hands through the Dahan Express. The content published on the Han Express is not only very time-sensitive, but also suitable for all ages, elegant and vulgar, as long as literate people like to read it, it has already spread to Jiaozhou, Youzhou and other places.

Just after the exam, when You Heng began to scold Liu Xin, there were still a few listeners who listened with interest for a while. Later, everyone looked at the express report, the imperial examination was really a good thing, a poor child like Ma Jun, if it wasn't for the imperial examination, he would not have thought of getting ahead for the rest of his life, and half of the scribes admitted were also born poor, which clearly pointed out a clear way for the poor grassroots, who would want to listen to Youheng's poor nagging here. Within a few days, You Heng was called a "crazy student", and because he scolded the respected Liu Xin, not only did the tavern not let him in, but even the Qinglou woman was unwilling to receive him, and he ended up being shouted and beaten by everyone. In the end, in desperation, he had to leave Xiangyang in despair, which was an unexpected result for Liu Xin, and the backhand he prepared was useless.

Ma Chao is now the deputy commander of the Sixth Army Corps, and after receiving the appointment, he couldn't wait to take dozens of guards to the north and go to the Xiongnu grassland to find Zhao Yun, and he didn't even see Liu Xin in person. Guan Ping was too young to be assigned to the major legions, but stayed in the training base to assist Wen Ping in the daily work of the base, which was also an opportunity for him to exercise.

Among all the people who participated in the imperial examination, Ma Jun was the most excited. Ma Jun is indeed a smart child, his family was poor in the past, and he had many ideas that he did not have the ability to experiment and realize. Now, Ma Jun has become the second-in-command of the Ministry of Industry, and there are more resources available in his hands, and those things that he only dared to think about in the past can now be gradually realized, and he has not slept for a few days when he is excited.

However, Ma Jun didn't have time to realize his idea immediately. Liu Xin made a decision, let him go to the academy to be an auditor first, let him learn theoretical knowledge first, it is definitely beneficial for him to engage in invention and creation in the future, and the new toys in the research institute that are still in the stage of strict secrecy are enough for him to explore for a while.

What made Liu Xin feel a little regretful was that Ma Yun sent Pang Tong and Zhuge Jin to the Nanzhong region inhabited by barbarians. Of course Liu Xin knew the names of Pang Tong and Zhuge Jin, and he also wanted to see what Pang Tong looked like, so he asked Ma Yun to rush to Nanzhong. When I asked Ma Yun, it turned out that even she had not met Pang Tong and Zhuge Jin. However, these two people have already been brought there, and Liu Xin can't transfer them back now, so he has to wait a year later to see how their county order is doing, and then make plans.

Time flies, in the past few months, Liu Xin has stayed in the state pastoral mansion to accompany his wife and children, and his small life is leisurely and comfortable, and good news from all over the country has also come one after another.

First of all, this year's autumn grain harvest was bumper. In any case, food is the most important problem, the market is the most prosperous, without food, the people can't eat enough, everything is in vain. Due to climate reasons, although many water conservancy facilities have been built, the situation of this year's summer harvest is still not ideal, which makes Liu Xin worry a lot. Who knew that after the summer harvest, it suddenly became smooth, especially the newly cultivated fertile fields in the counties south of the Yangtze River, and the harvested rice opened the eyes of those Xuzhou refugees.

The caravan sent by the Cai family to the Western Regions set off again, and this was already the fourth caravan they had sent. Other noble families also organized caravans to the Western Regions, not only from Jingzhou, but also from Yi, Yang, Xu, Si and other prefectures. Even Cao Cao and Yuan Shao sent envoys to communicate, hoping that Liu Xin would allow their caravan to cross the border to the Western Regions, after all, the two families were fighting fiercely, and their daily consumption was like flowing water, and they also wanted to hitchhike to make two money. However, Liu Xin unceremoniously rejected their request. What Liu Xin wants is for them to lose both, how can he give them the convenience of making money.

Although this trade route has only been opened for a few months, it has already brought Liu Xin a lot of wealth. A large number of silks and porcelain have been replaced with real gold and silver, and countless jewelry, jewelry, furs and other specialties from the Western Regions can also be seen everywhere on the streets of Xiangyang. Three months' worth of business taxes is already worth the total amount of the past year.

In order to be able to return to Dawan as soon as possible, those prisoners of war were more motivated than the soldiers of the regular army, and the construction of Seoul was completed ten days earlier than the two fortresses of Uzberi and Tulugert. Now, there have been many Han merchants, Hu merchants and merchants from abroad, these people have rented shops in the city, and there are all kinds of business, and there is gradually a trace of prosperity.

The bazaar of Maoling also began to take shape, and some caravans with poor strength were unwilling to go to the Western Regions, so they pulled their goods here to set up stalls to sell, and by the way, they went back to buy some things here, and their popularity gradually increased.

The two new towns on the grassland have also been officially completed, but the road to the new city has not yet been repaired. The construction of the new city was a slight change from the original plan, and was built on the territory of Chiwul and Huchuquan respectively. Each new city is divided into two parts, the inner city and the outer city, the inner city is built very strongly, except for the regular army of the Han Dynasty, the herdsmen on the grassland are not allowed to enter, and the outer city is just an ordinary earthen enclosure. But it's the kind of earthen enclosure that still excites the herdsmen who are sleeping in the open. Throughout the construction of the new city, the herders made a small effort, and it was all spontaneous and unpaid, otherwise the two new cities would not have been built so quickly. With these two new towns, the herders will have a bottom in their hearts in the face of the winter wind and snow.

The state pastoral mansion is also a frequent happy event, and Ma Yun and Bian Yu are pregnant almost at the same time. In fact, Ma Yun said in the past that she didn't want to have any more children, and she suddenly changed her mind for some reason, since Liu Xin came back from the Western Regions, she has not taken measures, and she became pregnant. The family was happy, but Minchan was sullen. Liu Xin knew what she was for, so she soothed her with kind words, and invited Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo, two miracle doctors, to take the pulse, prescribe a prescription, and finally coaxed a smile.

What made Liu Xin happiest was that the Shanyue tribe in Jiangnan agreed to surrender in the mountains, but they had one condition and offered Liu Xin to go to Jiangnan to interview them in person.