When he learned that Zhu Rong gave birth to a son for Liu Xin, Guan Yu said that he was happy, but his expression was obviously a little unnatural. Because Zhu Rong gave birth to a son, if the doll family between Cao Hui and Zhu Rong counts, Cao Hui must give birth to a daughter, and Guan Yu obviously hopes that she can add another son to herself.

Liu Xin couldn't help but shake his head, it seems that the idea of patriarchy is not only Zhu Rongyou, but also popular here in Guan Yu. However, these thoughts have long been ingrained in the minds of these people, and they will not be able to change for a while, and Liu Xin can only sigh. Although Liu Xin came from later generations and knew that Guan Yu did have a daughter in history, Liu Xin was sure that the daughter in Guan Yu's history was definitely not born to him by Cao Hui, because in history, Cao Hui was Lu Bu's woman.

Of course, Liu Xin couldn't say these words to Guan Yu, so he had to say a few words of greeting to him, and asked him to go to the medical school, and asked Zhang Ji to arrange for a few female medical officers to go to Guan Yu's mansion to check Cao Hui's body, and then sent Guan Yu away. Just sent Guan Yu away, Liu Xin didn't have time to turn around and return to the back house, and another guard came to report, frustrated and asked to see him.

He also came to congratulate Liu Xin, but his congratulations were from the heart, the Liu family is prosperous, and there is no need to worry about no successor. After congratulating Liu Xin's noble son, he changed his words and reported the recent situation of Liu Bei and Liu Bang, which was his main purpose of asking to see Liu Xin today.

As Liu Xin's civil and military forces became more and more numerous, there were fewer and fewer mansions built in advance in Xiangyang Dongcheng District, and it was no longer possible for people who were not particularly important to be arranged in Dongcheng District. Even so, after receiving Liu Xin's order, Tian Feng still tried his best to vacate three houses in Dongcheng District and assigned them to Guan Yu, Liu Bei and Liu Bang to live in. Liu Bei and Guan Yu have turned from former brothers to enemies, but Tian Feng has arranged the three houses next to each other. Actually, there is no way to do it, because there are really not many vacant houses, so you can't let others move.

Guan Yu is now a drag on his family, with a wife, a concubine and a half-grown son, Liu Xin rewarded him with some maids and slaves, and he has the appearance of a little family. And Liu Bei and Liu Bang are both lonely, and they don't even have anyone close to them. However, Liu Xin did not treat them badly, and there were many maids, slaves and guards assigned to them, and there was also a plaque of "Changle Hou's Mansion" hanging in front of Liu Bang's mansion.

All the guards in Liu Bang and Liu Bei's mansion came from the elite Flying Tiger personal guards, and these people were the most loyal to Liu Xin, and the chance of being bribed was about zero. Moreover, these guards are rotated every six months, and even if they spend a lot of effort to buy them, they will only serve for half a year at most. And the maids and servants assigned to these two people's mansions are different from those given to Guan Yu. The maids and slaves given to Guan Yu will belong to Guan Yu's private property in the future, and Guan Yu has the right to dispose of them at will. And these maids and servants in Liu Bei and Liu Bang's mansion are actually from phantom secret spies, Liu Bei and Liu Bang don't say that they have no right to dispose of them, and they must be monitored by them at all times.

With such strict measures, Liu Bei and Liu Bang's every move naturally can't escape Liu Xin's ears and eyes, they eat, drink, and sleep every day, where they have been, and who they have met, all of which are clearly recorded, without any omission.

Therefore, when he heard that Fu Zhu was here to report on Liu Bei and Liu Bang's situation, Liu Xin's spirit couldn't help but lift up, and asked, "What is wrong with Liu Bei?" ”

Frustrated and said: "Back to the lord, Liu Bei stays in the mansion all day long, only knows how to weave straw shoes and straw mats, and even the mansion rarely takes a step. ”

Liu Xin frowned and said, "Could it be that Liu Bang will have any outrageous moves?" ”

It stands to reason that Juchao Country no longer exists, and Liu Bang has returned to Xiangyang, so he should live in the Prefecture Pastoral Mansion and live with his "biological father" and "biological mother". However, Liu Xin placed him outside on the grounds that Liu Bang had already succeeded someone else and was named Changle Marquis, so he should open the mansion alone.

There are people who understand that they have faintly felt that Liu Xin's purpose in doing this is not to let Liu Bang inherit his inheritance. There are also those who don't understand, but they think that Liu Xin is too hard-hearted, and he doesn't have a trace of warmth for his long-lost "biological son". It is said that father and son are connected, and Liu Xin's attitude towards Liu Bang inevitably makes people suspect that Liu Bang is not Liu Xin's son at all.

Fortunately, Ma Yun is very enthusiastic about Liu Bang, not only every time she sees Liu Bang, she holds his hand affectionately, Bang'er Chang Bang'er talks non-stop, and takes Liu Bang into the state pastor's mansion many times, dresses him the best clothes, and eats the best food. The children of the State Pastoral Mansion did not reject Liu Bang, and they would obediently call him big brother when they saw him. Especially Liu Yu, who was the head of these children, was also enthusiastic about Liu Bang, and took the eldest brother as a big brother, which dispelled the suspicion of Liu Bang's identity from the outside world.

However, Liu Bang is different from Liu Bei, he is only a twelve-year-old boy, without any city government, after coming to Xiangyang, he regarded himself as the young master of the city. The prosperity of Xiangyang City is comparable to that of Luoyang, the capital of the year, and there are endless new and interesting things in the city.

So, as long as it's not bad weather, Liu Bang has to go to the streets almost every day. Walking on the streets of Xiangyang City, with a large group of guards with tigers on their backs, followed by a few slaves who were full of vision, shouting and hugging, such a formation, whether he was in the nest country or when he was under house arrest by Yuan Shu in Lujiang, he was not as majestic as today. Liu Bang, who is young, already has a bit of a taste of gentleness.

Liu Xin had already heard the report on these situations a few days ago, and today's frustration is just a rehash of the same old tune, and there is nothing new. Liu Xin was a little disappointed, waved his hand, and said: "He has been negligent in discipline since he was a child, as long as he hasn't done anything particularly extraordinary, let him play, don't worry about him for the time being." ”

Although Liu Xin didn't know where Liu Bang got Liu Chong from, no matter what, he could at least be regarded as Liu Chong's adopted son, but Liu Chong was really his father's own nephew. So for Liu Bang, Liu Xin still plans to try to make his life better.

After listening to Liu Xin's words, he smiled and said, "This is also very clear to my subordinates. The subordinates came today to ask the lord, the sixth lady is now that the mother and son are calm, and the lord will probably go north in the near future, right? ”

Regaining control of the Western Regions and opening up the Silk Road is Liu Xin's established policy, which is very clear to him. Being able to regain control of the Western Regions that had been out of control for many years was a great opportunity for every civil and military under Liu Xin to make contributions, and he naturally didn't want to let it go.

Just like Fu Zhu knows Liu Xin very well, Liu Xin also knows Fu Zhu very well, as soon as he heard Fu Zhu say this, he understood what he meant, and couldn't help laughing: "Gong He is planning to go north with Liu?" ”

Fu Zhu stood up, hugged his fists, and said: "Since the subordinates taught Tai Chi to the master, they have been practicing diligently day and night, cold and summer, although they are getting older, their body bones are getting harder and harder......

Liu Xin laughed and said: "Gonghe, you don't have to think about the matter of going north." ”

Frustrated, he asked, "Why?" ”

Liu Xin bowed his head and said: "Liu always thinks that Liu Bei will not stay at home honestly so simply, and Xiangyang still needs Mr. to sit in person, and Mr. can't leave." ”

Fu Zhu knew that Liu Xin had not left for the Western Regions for a long time, just so that Zhu Rong could stay by her side when he was giving birth, so he waited until after Zhu Rong was giving birth to and raising before he proposed to go north with Liu Xin, and the timing was just right. In order to win Liu Xin to agree to his request, he also sorted out the recent activities of Liu Bei and Liu Bang in detail to prove that they did not pose any threat. However, Liu Xin still refused his request, and he couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Liu Xin saw the frustrated expression in his eyes, couldn't help patting him on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Gonghe, you also know that Mr. Wenhe has done a lot of things in the Western Regions, and if you insert it now, it will inevitably be suspected of stealing credit." ”

Fu Zhu wanted to follow Liu Xin to make this immortal achievement, but he didn't expect that there was this layer of joints, so he was stunned for a moment, his old face was blushing, and he said after a long time: "My subordinates will obey the orders of the lord, and they will definitely treat Liu Bei to death, and they will never allow him to make any tricks!" ”

In fact, Liu Xin had already been approved and told that they were all upright men and gentlemen, and they usually paid great attention to their words and deeds, and they couldn't do this kind of thing by grabbing credit from others no matter what. Of course, if this kind of thing is said to your face, it is likely to hurt your self-esteem. However, seeing that his words just now could not convince Frustration, Liu Xin had to sacrifice this killer feature.

Hearing that Fu Zhu finally agreed to stay, Liu Xin smiled, waved his hand, and said, "Gonghe, although you can't go to the Western Regions with Liu, the burden on your shoulders is not light." Not only must we be optimistic about Liu Bei, but we must also show Liu Bang to me, and more importantly, we must keep an eye on Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in the north, these two people are our real rivals. ”

Frustrated, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. I was blindly greedy for merit, and I forgot that there were two great enemies, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, if I missed the lord's major affairs because of this, it would be difficult to atone for a hundred sins.

persuaded Fu Zhi, Liu Xin stayed in Xiangyang for a few more days, and then began to take care of the things of going north. And Zhu Rong's body is much stronger than that of ordinary women, and his face has long since regained his redness, and he can't help but walk around the next day. Hearing that Liu Xin was leaving home and going north again, Zhu Rong was the most reluctant, holding Liu Xin's hand for a long time and refusing to let go.

Liu Xin smiled and comforted: "This time it's just going to run a business road, not a war, don't worry." I'll be back before the snow falls at the latest. ”

Zhu Rong bit his lip and said for a while: "Brother, I have a gift for you." ”