Liu Xin said unconvinced: "Why am I worrying about the sky? You should also know that there are many cities that are declining due to the relocation of administrative centers. ”

Ma Yun said disapprerovingly: "By the time most of the institutions move to Chang'an, there will be no suspense about the decline of Xiangyang. No matter how big a country is, it can only have one center, and that is the capital of a country. It is an unavoidable fact that all financial, human, material and all kinds of resources will be concentrated there. Even if you keep the academy in Xiangyang, it will not be able to surpass the academy in Chang'an in the future. However, Xiangyang will not fall anywhere, because the roads that have been built in all directions over the years are built around Xiangyang City, at least Xiangyang's central position as a transportation hub in the central and southern regions will not change. ”

Liu Xin thought silently for a while, and suddenly realized: "It's really a word to wake up the person in the dream, I knew this, what did I spend that brain, and directly sent Wang Yun to a small county town to be too guarded, and it also saved the future Xiangyang Academy to move to Chang'an, and saw him dangling in front of him." ”

Ma Yun "eats" and said with a smile: "You, you occupy other people's daughters, and you don't allow people to hang around in front of you, it's really domineering!" What's so difficult about this, Xiangyang Academy will continue to be retained, and the gentlemen who teach better and those talented students will be moved to Chang'an, leaving Wang Yun with an empty shell, are you still worried that he will teach a bunch of students who oppose you? ”

Liu Xin gave a thumbs up and praised repeatedly: "After listening to my wife's words, it's really better than reading for ten years, it seems that my husband is going to comfort you tonight." ”

Ma Yunjiao said angrily: "Who told you not to learn and have no skills since you were a child, and now you know that the book is ready to use...... Not...... Hmmm......"

Before she finished speaking, her red lips were tightly blocked by Liu Xin, and there were bursts of heart-warming moans and pantings in the room......

When Minchan came to Ma Yun's room, Ma Yun was leaning lazily on a bench, the blush on her face had not completely receded, and the faint kiss marks on her neck were faintly visible. It's a pity that Minchan is not from the past, and she still doesn't understand what these imprints mean.

Seeing Minchan coming in, Ma Yun greeted warmly: "Sister, come and sit here." ”

Minchan hurriedly said a blessing: "How can there be a slave's seat in front of Madame." ”

Ma Yun said with a smile: "My sister will see you outside when she says this, you and I will soon be a family, and we will officially pick you up when we choose an auspicious day." However, you can't see the master again these days. ”

In ancient times, there were many taboos among people, and two newlyweds could not meet again before entering the cave room, because they had not officially married, so they were separated when they met, so they were not allowed to meet if they were separated. Ma Yun has been here for so long, and she knows a little bit about these rules, although she doesn't value these things much, but she has no choice but to follow the local customs. At this time, the marriage date of Liu Xin and Diao Chan is still undetermined, but this family affair is a certainty, and it can be regarded as a couple, so naturally they are not allowed to meet casually.

Minchan not only knew these rules, but also believed in these things, and said in a loud voice: "Thank you Madame for your concern, the slave family naturally follows it, and does not dare to violate it." ”

Ma Yun said with a smile: "You don't need to be called Mrs. and Mrs. at home, you just call me sister." My sister has arranged a courtyard for you, and I called you here today to ask, there is a girl you like in this house, and she will serve the lord in the future, and there are few people around you who can use it. ”

Minchan came to Xiangyang alone, and her situation was similar to Zhu Qian, unlike several other people, who had intimate maids around her. In fact, Ma Yun can also directly designate a few maids for Minchan, but these maids may not be as Minchan wants, and it will make people feel that she was placed by Minchan's side. Ma Yun has always been generous, so she simply let Minchan choose it in the mansion by herself.

Many maids in the governor's mansion were originally from large families, but because their family owners stood on the opposite side of Liu Xin and their homes were raided, these people were used as official slaves. Most of these maids are young and beautiful, and they have their own sense of proportion, so it is not difficult to pick a few useful people among them.

Minchan is talented and intelligent, so she naturally understands Ma Yun's kindness, she thought about it sideways, and said: "My sister is not familiar with the maids in the house, and I don't know their temperament, so my sister can transfer them casually." It's just that the sister of the Yan family is very close to her sister, and wants her to live with her sister, and hopes that her sister will be successful. ”

Ma Yun knew that she was talking about Yan Rui, so she was stunned for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "The master has said a long time ago that Yan's mother and daughter are all free and cannot be counted as subordinates in the house, you have to keep them by your side, but you need to ask the master." That's it, I'll talk to the master when I have a chance, is there anyone else you like? ”

Since Minchan was released from confinement, she has been with Yan's mother and daughter most of the time, and the relationship is very close, she is about to be accepted by Liu Xin as a concubine, and there will be few opportunities to go out of the back house in the future, but she really wants to take Yan's mother and daughter over to live with her, and take care of each other. Hearing that Ma Yun didn't agree immediately, she couldn't help but be a little disappointed, and said: "Other maids, my sister is really not very familiar, but there is a Hun girl named Lanier in the front yard, who is very well-behaved, I don't know if my sister is willing to give her to my little sister to be a personal girl." ”

Ma Yun also knew that although these girls on the grassland were robbed by Zhao Yun and them, these girls were resigned to their fate, but they were more obedient than those criminal officials, so they couldn't help but smile and nodded.

At this time, thousands of miles away on the grassland, Chi Wule, who almost became Laniel's father-in-law, was having a secret conversation with several tribal leaders in the big tent. These tribal leaders were all Chiwule's best friends, some of them had heard that Chiwule had returned from the Central Plains and came to pick him up, some of them had come to inquire about the news, and a few of them had been specially invited by him.

Outside, it was freezing and the snow had covered the vast grassland with a layer of silver, but inside the felt tent was as warm as spring, and several large braziers were blazing, and the chiefs sat in a circle, steaming hand-grabbed mutton in front of them.

Ye Han was the latest to come, his tribe was attached to Liu Bao, and the place where he was stationed was the farthest away from here, and he was the latest to get the news, so he also came the latest.

Before he arrived, Chiwule had already told the other chieftains what he had seen and heard in Xiangyang and the conditions that Liu Xin had offered. When Yehan came in, Chiul had to tell the story again. However, the tribal leaders who had already listened to him still listened very carefully, and when Chiwule talked about Liu Xin's conditions, they listened especially carefully, for fear of missing any details.

After listening to Chi Wule's story, Ye Han took a bite of the lamb leg meat that was still bright red and bloodshot, and said in a deep voice: "Liu Xin's conditions are indeed tempting. There is only one thing, if we encounter a white disaster like this year again, will they Han people stand idly by? ”

The white plague is commonly known as the white hair wind, in fact, it is a snow storm, which is a major disaster faced by the nomads on the grassland, if there is a shortage of forage, not only the livestock will freeze to death, but even the herdsmen will freeze to death and frostbite a large number. Since this winter, heavy snow has fallen on the grasslands, and the survival of some tribes has been very difficult.

Chiwule said without thinking: "Lord Liu said that as long as we merge into the Han Dynasty, we will be no different from the Han people from now on, and Lord Liu will spare no effort to provide relief to the Han victims, and he will naturally not turn a blind eye to us." ”

Because the snow covered the entire grassland, it was very difficult for him to walk all the way, and his tribe camped in a place that lacked shelter from the wind and snow, and the loss of cattle and sheep was very heavy. He had already sent someone to ask Liu Bao for advice, hoping to get his funding, otherwise most of the tribe would be difficult to survive this winter, but after waiting for a long time, the people sent out never came back, and they did not hear back from Liu Bao, but they received the news that Chiwule invited him to come to the meeting.

"Well, as long as Liu Xin can help our tribe with a batch of grain, so that we can survive this winter, I rarely have an opinion." Ye Han changed his words and said, "However, with this heavy snowfall, do they Han people have the ability to transport grain here?" I don't believe it, he's not trying to fool us. ”

Hu Lu'an stretched his waist and said, "Hey, let's not talk about this yet. Chi Wule, what kind of milk tea did you blow to the sky and the earth, why don't you hurry up and take it out for us to taste. ”

There was a hillside to the north of his camp that could keep out the wind, and the white plague had little effect on his tribe except for the winter hunting, and he was naturally not very concerned. Moreover, Liu Xin's conditions are indeed attractive, and it is the dream of several generations of Huns to be able to conduct mutual markets with the Han people on an equal footing without being exploited by those Han ** people. Hu Lu'an is quite business-minded, and he has just made up his mind that if he can negotiate this time, his tribe will no longer live by water and grass, but will buy cattle and horses and sell them to the Han land, which can still make a lot of profits. His camp can avoid the White Plague, but it is not easy to get, and if he comes later next year, this place may belong to other tribes. If he takes it by force, he will offend the wrath of the people. If his tribe doesn't migrate anymore, then won't anyone be able to take this feng shui treasure from his tribe anymore.

Chiwule laughed and said: "What's the hurry, let's eat a few more mutton first, and the milk tea will be good for a while, so I can make sure you all love it." ”

While speaking, a group of Hun girls with narrow sleeves and long skirts rushed in, each carrying a clay pot in their hands, the mouth of the can was still steaming, and a tempting aroma suddenly filled the felt tent, and the milk fragrance was also mixed with a peculiar fragrance, which made people salivate when they smelled.

Hu Lu'an sniffed hard, slapped his thigh, laughed loudly, and said, "It's really fragrant, I don't know how it tastes like when you drink it?" ”

There was a commotion in the felt tent, and everyone said in unison, "Hurry up, pour me a bowl to taste first." ”

Chi Wule laughed and said: "My tea is very precious, each of you taste a small sip first, if you don't like to drink it, say it as soon as possible, so as not to waste good things." ”