Liu Bang has a perverse personality, and there are those who are a little afraid of bullying the soft and afraid of the hard. Before he came to Xiangyang, there were no children of the same age around him, so he was fine. After arriving at the State Pastoral Mansion, it was indispensable to play with Liu Yu and them a few times.

Liu Yu, Ma Fan, and Liu Pi, these older boys, although they are younger than Liu Bang, are taller than Liu Bang, and they have practiced martial arts since childhood, and lifting Liu Bang is like playing.

Liu Bang didn't dare to bully Liu Yu and them, so he turned to bully those girls. He didn't come to the state governor's mansion very often, but almost every time he came, he had to make some trouble. For more than a year, he not only bullied outsiders like Huang Yueying and Lu Qiling, but also bullied Liu Jun and Liu Ying, two "pro" sisters.

Liu Yu's brothers and sisters have been playing together since childhood, and they have a deep relationship, so they are naturally not comparable to Liu Bang, an "outsider". Seeing Liu Bang bullying his sister, Liu Yu and the three brothers naturally refused to stand idly by, and inevitably had to teach him a lesson, but the result naturally ended in Liu Bang's complete defeat.

It is always inevitable for children to bump and quarrel with each other, and Liu Xin, a parent, doesn't want to be too lenient, so he simply plays fifty boards each. In fact, this kind of treatment is not very fair to Liu Yu, but Liu Xin has always been strict with them, and they don't feel any sadness about being scolded. However, Liu Bang was a little unhappy in his heart, but he hated a few "younger brothers".

Remembering hatred is hate, but his skills are not as good as others, and Liu Bang can only put on a face. Watching Ma Fan gradually run away, Liu Bang took a bite of it fiercely, and followed Qiao'er to the courtyard outside.

In this way, Liu Bang settled down in the state pastoral mansion, and he could enjoy those rare delicacies for three meals a day, but he was not happy.

In the past, when Liu Bang came to the state pastoral mansion, he just had a meal or a string of doors, and he was led by a subordinate, so he did not specifically explain the rules of his mansion. But now it's different, before moving to Chang'an, he will always live in the state pastoral mansion, and Qiao'er will inevitably tell him about the rules of the state pastoral mansion.

The rules of the state governor's mansion are not strict, except for the backyard, study and hall, he can go anywhere else. The study and hall are the places where Liu Xin discusses, not to mention him, even the ladies are not allowed to enter and leave at will. In the backyard, except for going to ask Ma Yun for peace every day, Liu Bang himself was reluctant to go in, because there were many female soldiers with gray armor and knives and guns, and he was a little scared when he looked at it. It is said that these female soldiers are all under the sixth aunt, and they only listen to the sixth aunt and his wife, if Liu Bang breaks into a place where he shouldn't enter, they don't care whether you are a young master or not, they will really kill the killer.

Such rules are not formulated for Liu Bang alone, Liu Yu and Ma Fan must also abide by them. It's just that Liu Yu and Ma Fan have their own studies, and even if they are on vacation now, they still have to practice martial arts and review their homework. It's just that Liu Bang doesn't like to practice either Xi Wen or martial arts, so his biggest feeling is that he is bored, and it is better to live alone in the Changle Hou Mansion.

Because Liu Bei is dead, without Liu Bei as the mastermind behind the scenes, in Liu Xin's opinion, Liu Bang is no longer a threat. Therefore, Liu Xin did not pay too much attention to the changes in Liu Bang's mentality, but focused his attention on the major event of Chang'an.

In fact, the things in the state pastor's mansion have long been packed up, and as long as Liu Xin gives an order, he can set off immediately. Liu Xin continued to stay in the state pastoral mansion, waiting for the return of the last group of generals stationed in other places.

A few days later, Xu Huang and Pang De of the First Army, and Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, Cheng Pu, and Huang Gai of the Navy returned to Xiangyang one after another. Xu Huang returned to Xiangyang with 20,000 cavalry of the First Legion, which would become the main force escorting Liu Xin north to Chang'an.

Before leaving, Liu Xin did not meet Xu Huang specifically, but specially met with Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, Cheng Pu, and Huang Gai, the four generals of the navy.

Xu Huang is Liu Xin's brother-in-law, and when Liu Xin went north from Juchao to the river, Xu Huang served as an escort. In addition to this relationship, he is also the backbone of persuading Liu Xin to ascend the throne. That year, Liu Xin pretended to be in the name of the Golden Armor Divine Man, so that Fu Zhu, Tian Feng, Xu Huang, and Zhao Yun were unwavering in their view that Liu Xin was the lord of the world, and the major event that was about to happen in Chang'an City was planned by the four of them. Therefore, Liu Xin is completely relieved to hand over the safety of his whole family to Xu Huang, and naturally does not need a special meeting and special arrangements.

There is no doubt about the loyalty of the four naval generals to Liu Xin. Gan Ning is the old man who followed Liu Xin. Because of the affairs of the Sun family, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai now have no second thoughts about Liu Xin. Zhou Tai was born in the water, Liu Xin not only did not look down on him because of this, but directly appointed him as the deputy governor of the navy, just for this trust, even if Zhou Tai was allowed to go to the soup, he would not hesitate.

Despite this, Liu Xin met them in person before leaving.

Looking at the four generals sitting as straight as a benchmark in front of him, Liu Xin smiled and asked, "How is it?" Are you still used to life on the sea? ”

Gan Ning opened the conversation box first, and said in a loud voice: "Lord, you haven't seen it. Once, when the Admiral was training with a fleet on the sea, a gust of wind blew and Lang's head was raised as high as a city wall. At that time, the last general was sitting on the bow of the ship, and he was so torn up that his internal organs seemed to vomit out. Later, when he got off the boat, he walked shaky and recovered for several days. ”

Liu Xin nodded and said, "Now you know, although the Yangtze River also has wind, compared to the sea, it is only a small thing. I have a suggestion that you take the craftsmen of the Moling Shipyard to the sea, let them sail together, and see the power of the sea, so that they may be able to build ships more suitable for sailing on the sea. ”

Cheng Pu patted his thigh and praised: "The lord's method is good." Although the warships used in the navy have been improved many times, they have always been a little unstable on the sea, and if the shipbuilders can experience it for themselves, it will certainly be of great help to them in building ships. ”

"The navy has been training on the sea for more than a year, and when the matter of your family moving to Chang'an is over, we will pull them out for a walk." Liu Xin stood up, pointed to the map of the territory of the Han Dynasty hanging behind him, and said, "First easy and then difficult, start with the coastal islands, and then gradually expand to the open sea." There are still many lands to conquer and incorporate into the territory of the Great Han! ”

Expanding territory is the dream of every soldier. Gan Ning and they always thought that they were in the navy, and Jiangnan Xiping, they were almost useless to Liu Xin's unification of the Han Dynasty. Unexpectedly, Liu Xin's determination to expand his territory far exceeded that of Emperor Qin and Han Wu, and he had already been placed far overseas. If you want to obtain overseas land, you can't do without a powerful naval army, Gan Ning and the others suddenly felt that they had a place to use again, they stood up one after another, and said together: "The last general will never live up to the trust of the lord!" ”

Liu Xin waved his hand and asked everyone to sit down, and Zhengse said: "Most of these overseas islands are uninhabited desert islands, and even if there are people, they are still uncivilized savages. So, your worst enemies are the endless sea and the complex and changeable weather. To defeat such an enemy, in addition to persisting in hard training and equipping ships suitable for sea navigation, it is also necessary to master the changes in the weather. ”

Hearing Liu Xin say this, Gan Ning and the others all looked at each other. They are military generals, let them go into battle to kill the enemy, and they will not frown. But the enemy they have to face now is actually the sea and the climate, which is simply a fight against the sky!

Seeing everyone's expressions, Liu Xin suddenly laughed and said, "Actually, it's not difficult. All you have to do is collect the daily weather conditions along the coast, sort them out, and find patterns from them. Look at what season blows what wind, what season is prone to storms, as for the change of tides, many coastal fishermen are clear, you send someone to inquire a little to know. The compass has been issued to you, and it is not a big problem to discern the direction on the sea, but it is not enough for you to rely on the compass alone, you also need to learn to observe the celestial phenomena and use the constellations in the sky as a reference. ”

Zhou Tai arched his hand and said: "Back to the lord, I don't understand these things you said, I don't know if the lord can explain it in detail?" ”

Liu Xin said with a smile: "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and I can't become a big fat man in one bite, so things have to be done slowly." I've already sent someone to collect the climate data, and I'll sort it out and send it to you when the time comes. But there is a lot of knowledge in astronomy and geography that you need to learn specifically. It just so happens that Chang'an City is going to hold a refresher course, which will be taught by the teachers of the academy in person, so you can participate in it together. ”

Unlike the Senior Generals Seminar, this course is held exclusively for teachers in junior schools, and the content of the course is mainly mathematics and natural science. If it is placed in later generations, this knowledge will seem very simple, and it can only be regarded as popular science. But for people of this era, it is already a very esoteric theory.

And for the generals of the navy such as Gan Ning and Zhou Tai, much of this knowledge is quite practical. For example, telling them that the earth is round can be helpful for them to sail on the sea. The formation of tides and storms, the changes in ocean currents, the geographical location of the five continents and oceans, and several important straits, all of which will give them a new understanding of the sea they are about to conquer.

It takes a lot of effort to convince an ordinary person of this knowledge, and even the teachers of those academies are skeptical when they impart this knowledge to their students. But Gan Ning and them are different, they are soldiers, and soldiers have obeyed orders as their duty, which is the truth that Liu Xin has always instilled in them. Therefore, Liu Xin does not require them to believe or understand this knowledge, as long as they accept this knowledge and act according to it.

After resting for another two days, these generals who returned to Xiangyang were basically packed. On a midsummer morning, the brigade left Xiangyang and headed for Chang'an.