Liu Xin asked in surprise, "Why is this?" ”

Cai Jue handed over the child who had just eaten and slept to the maid, gently covered her clothes, and said: "Master, look, my daughter sleeps so sweetly, I don't want her to be like Sister Zhurong in the future, dancing with knives and guns all day long." The girl's house is better to be quiet. ”

In order to allow children to have a place to play and exercise, Liu Xin specially built a separate courtyard in the state pastoral mansion. In her spare time, Liu Xin will also go there to teach them some fists and kicks, which can not only allow the children to have a little self-defense skills in the future, but also enhance the relationship between father and son, father and daughter.

Hearing that Cai Jue was worried about this, Liu Xin couldn't help laughing: "My Liu Xin's children don't need to dance knives and guns, I teach them these just to strengthen their bodies, I don't want them to grow up to be weak Miss Jiao." Okay, Jue'er, don't think nonsense, lie down quickly. I'll go to see Ying'er's mother and daughter, and they're still waiting for me to eat. ”

Cai Jue's personality is very docile, I heard that Liu Xin hadn't eaten yet, so she rushed to see her, and she was moved, although she was a little reluctant, she still said: "Well, master, go quickly." ”

Lai Ying'er glanced at her daughter lying beside her, sighed faintly, and said, "Master, Ying'er is really useless. ”

Liu Xin knew that she was bent on giving birth to a boy, so she hurriedly comforted: "It's okay, it's okay, you're still young, take your time, don't worry." ”

Lai Ying'er knows her identity, a girl who has a room, where can she expect to be favored by Liu Xin often, and if she wants to conceive a child again, she doesn't know when she will have to wait, when 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 still has a little psychological pressure on how to deal with the relationship with Lai Ying'er, in order to prevent repeating Cao Cao's mistakes, it seems that he will have to put more thought into this little girl in the future.

Returning to the restaurant again, Liu Xin was shocked that the good meal he had worked so hard to make was now only a large pile of empty plates, and all the dishes were swept away.

Seeing Liu Xin's surprised eyes, Zhu Rong said with admiration: "Brother, this is not something I eat alone. ”

Bian Yu smiled: "Sister, don't be modest, you alone eat more than all of us combined." It seems that the lord can only continue to be hungry today. ”

Ma Yun stood up and said solemnly: "Okay, everyone is full of food and drink, what should you do, let him clean up the mess here." ”

How could there be any mess on the table that could be cleaned up, Liu Xin couldn't help but smile bitterly, he knew that this matter 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 didn't have the ability to eat all the dishes on this full table, and it was the addition of Hui Wei Zhurong, the king of big stomachs, that allowed their "treacherous plan" to succeed.

When Ma Yun and the others retreated, Zhu Qian quietly stuffed Liu Xin with two steamed buns, and whispered: "Master, don't tell Madame, this is for you." Madame said, this time I want to teach you a lesson, starve you well, who let you mess around with heroes outside. If, if you have any good things, we girls won't live......"

Only then did Liu Xin understand that it was no wonder that after he came back, Ma Yun and the others didn't mention a word about his injury in Nanzhong, they were waiting for him here, and they wanted to starve him so that he would never forget.

Looking at Zhu Qian, who was in tears, Liu Xin comforted me repeatedly: "It's still Qian'er who is good to me, don't cry, isn't it good for me?" I'll be sure to pay attention to it in the future. ”

Frustrated Professor knew that Ma Yun and the others were very difficult at home, and originally didn't plan to bother Liu Xin again today, but they received Liu Xin's call, so they had to hurry over, and as soon as they entered the study, they saw Liu Xin flipping through the file and nibbling on steamed buns, and couldn't help but ask in surprise: "The lord didn't have enough lunch?" ”

Liu Xin said: "No, no, the steamed buns in the house are delicious, and I don't want to put them down when I get them." ”

His mouth was stuffed with steamed buns, and he swallowed and swallowed, but he didn't let Fu Zhu see the embarrassment. Frustrated, he arched his hand and said, "I don't know if the lord is in a hurry to call his subordinates to come, what are his orders?" ”

"Gong and, sit!" Liu Xin pointed to the chair opposite and said with a smile, "There's nothing special, I just want to ask if the princes from all walks of life have been moving recently?" Let's talk about Cao Cao's situation first. ”

Liu Xin fought abroad for more than half a year, although there were also official documents sent from Xiangyang to the front of the army, but mainly related to the situation of the counties under his rule, and the situation of other princes was rarely mentioned, after all, it was not easy to collect information, and it was even more difficult to transmit information, which was also the main reason why Liu Xin did not find out Cao Cao's surprise attack on Xiangyang in time. Recently, whether it is dealing with political affairs or emotions, he has been a little lost, and gradually returned to his former lazy temperament. I was hungry at noon today, and Liu Xin was also woken up, so he couldn't wait to find Fu Zhu.

Frustrated that he didn't expect Liu Xin to be so dedicated, he couldn't help but sit up straight, and said: "Back to the lord, after Cao Cao took Liu Xie to Puyang, he gave up his house to Liu Xie, put on a loyal posture, but behind his back arranged for his cronies to separate important positions, and the power of the entire court was already in his hands, Wang Yun, Dong Cheng and others are now in name only. ”

Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "That's not a court, at most it can only be regarded as a small court under the control of Cao Cao, a puppet of Liu Xie." How is Yuan Shao doing over there? ”

Frustrated, he said: "Back to the lord, Yuan Shao has annexed Youzhou, and Gongsun Zan died by self-immolation. ”

"Gongsun Chan is over so soon?" Liu Xin was taken aback.

In fact, there is also Liu Xin's credit for this. Historically, the war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan lasted for a long time, but at that time, Gongsun Chan had Zhao Yun under him, and he also received the help of Liu Guanzhang and the others. Now, Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei are under Liu Xin, Liu Bei and Guan Yu have gone to Xuzhou again, Gongsun Zan is difficult to support alone, and failure is reasonable.

Fu Zhu continued: "The princes of the world attacked and annexed each other, and now the strongest are Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, and others such as Tao Qian in Xuzhou, Yuan Shu in Runan, and Liu Xuan in Danyang are not to worry. Does the lord have to use troops against them? ”

Liu Xin shook his head and said, "No." Our army has been fighting for many years, the soldiers are tired, the burden of the people is heavy, and the people of the three counties of Wudi and the two prefectures of Liangsi are undecided, and they should rest and recuperate, so how can they use the sword soldiers lightly. I think that this winter and next spring, the major armies will be reorganized in place, and they will be trained strictly, and in two or three years, they will be able to sweep away the princes of the world in one fell swoop. ”

Fu Zhu was very worried that Liu Xin would be carried away by the victory of Si Li, Liangzhou and Nanzhong, so he patted his head and decided to continue to use troops against other princes, and when he heard him propose to rest and recuperate, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said, "The lord is wise! Nowadays, the government treasury in various places consumes a lot of money, and the pension of the fallen soldiers alone is a large expenditure, and it is indeed not appropriate to use swords and soldiers. ”

Liu Xin nodded and continued: "Gonghe, there is something for you to investigate. With the strength of my Jingzhou, to support such a campaign against Dong Zhuo, I will still feel very difficult in terms of money and food. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have also been fighting for many years, and the huge consumption of money and food must be inseparable from the behind-the-scenes funding of the big families in various places. It is very difficult for the Phantom Spy to find out the inside information of these princes, so it is better to focus on finding out which families are supporting those princes. ”

Fu Zhu muttered: "Does the lord want to do something to these families? ”

"Not bad!" Liu Xin said categorically, "The Han Dynasty will be unified after all, and the power of these clans in the local area is intertwined, and it may become an obstacle to the development of the Han Dynasty in the future, so we can take this opportunity to eradicate them in one fell swoop." After the Hedong Wei family was cleared, the implementation of various policies in Sili was unhindered, and the Wei family's fields, houses, money and grain were all confiscated, which solved many urgent needs, which is a good example. ”

After listening to Liu Xin's words, he nodded again and again, and said: "If these families can't recognize the situation, then they can only be considered unlucky." ”

Liu Xin laughed and said: "Of course, standing in the wrong position is a political mistake." ”

"Political mistakes?" After so many years, although Liu Xin often comes up with some new words, he is still a little uncomfortable.

"Just kidding, let's not talk about that. I have a map here, and you have someone copy it onto the paper. Liu Xin pointed to a cloth bag on the desk and said, "This is the whole map of the territory of the Han Dynasty, it is very precious, and it must be kept carefully." ”

"The whole map of the Han Territory?" Frustrated Zhu took the cloth bag, and his mood was also a little excited, and he didn't even feel the smell of the cloth bag, and said in a loud voice, "Please rest assured, lord." According to the instructions of the lord, the institute has specially organized a group of people to be responsible for the production of maps, and it is easy to copy a map. ”

Liu Xin has always attached great importance to the production of maps, and with the expansion of the area under his control, 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, forests, fields, cities, villages and towns must be clearly marked. It's just that the scope of work of this team can only be limited to the area controlled by Liu Xin, and the situation in other places can only be roughly described, let alone the extravagant hope that a complete map of the Han can be made. Therefore, Liu Xin still has high hopes for the map of the territory of the Han Dynasty provided by Zhang Gou'er.

Liu Xin watched as Fu Zhu put away the cloth bag, and continued: "Gonghe, I have one more thing to explain to you. This matter must be kept very secret, and even the lady cannot tell it. ”

Fu Zhi knew Ma Yun's status in Liu Xin's mind, and even Ma Yun had to hide it must be a big deal. The expression on his face couldn't help but become solemn, and he arched his hand and said, "Please command, lord!" ”

Liu Xin lowered his voice and said, "Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that you want to help me find someone." ”