Outside Hwaseong, there is a nameless mountain

The wind is beautiful, the warm spring breeze blows through the vigorous Youji Erzhou, from the peak of the big mountain, you can take over the major urban areas of Hwaseong, only to see the people in Hwaseong all over the city, there are people building houses, some moving, some drinking and chatting outside the house, there are shops in the city to buy all kinds of new things, the bustling crowd makes Hwaseong look so full of vitality.

"Haha, Meng De, Ben Chu, what do you say about this Huacheng compared to Luoyang?" I saw Liu Tai standing on the top of the nameless mountain looking down on the whole city, and asked Cao Ying and Yuan Shao behind him with a laugh.

"Huacheng is too angry than Luoyang." Cao Ying stood half a step behind Liu Tai, overlooking the Huacheng at his feet, and sighed.

"Originally, what do you think?" Liu Tai asked with a smile on his face.

Yuan Shao saw Liu Tai asking, his eyes stared at his feet, and said with a hint of a smile: "This city is the largest city in history, I don't know how much manpower and material resources General Liu used to build such a scale?" ”

A smile hung on the corner of Liu Tai's mouth, and he said, "Originally, what do you think?" ”

"The construction period is so tight, I think there will be no less than two million!" Yuan Shao stretched out two fingers and said with an affirmative expression.

"Otherwise," Liu Tai shook his head, took a deep breath and said, "From the beginning of the city's construction to the present, less than 500,000 people have been used!" ”

"What??" Cao Ying and Yuan Shao exclaimed at the same time, when Yuan Shao said two million, Cao Ying's resolute face also agreed, after all, a giant city like Huacheng, and it only took more than half a year to have such a scale, how can 500,000 people be enough? Even two million, Yuan Shao said less, for fear of offending Liu Tai.

"The mystery in this, Tai is not easy to say, but the material materials spent on the construction of this city are indeed scary, and almost ninety percent of the tax revenue of my two states is invested in this city." Liu Tai said indifferently.

"Oh? Could it be that such a huge city can be built and can still afford it with the bitter cold land of the two states alone? Yuan Shao asked with a puzzled look.

Liu Tai nodded, and said with a sigh: "How strong is the power of the people, only the imperial court can treat the people of the world well and treat the people as people, not to mention a single Huacheng, no matter how many giant cities with a population of 100 times the population of Huacheng can appear." ”

"The general laughed, such a big project, from time to time can be completed in one generation, I am afraid that when it is completed, it will be the time to destroy the country." Cao Ying shook his head with a smile and said, although the words were very eloquent, they could also taste the meaning of irony.

Liu Tai nodded his head, turned around, looked at Cao Ying, and said, "Meng De, do you know that Tai is going to conquer the Southern Xiongnu?" ”

"Huh? Could it be that the rumors are true? A look of surprise flashed in Cao Ying's eyes, and he asked suspiciously.

"Indeed!!" Liu Tai nodded in affirmation.

Cao Ying shook his head and asked with a puzzled expression: "I'm afraid it's inappropriate for the general to be in such a hurry to use troops abroad?" After all, Huacheng is still under construction, and the manpower and material resources of the two states are consumed on Huacheng. ”

Yuan Shao, who was on the side, also agreed with Cao Ying's words and nodded, looked at Liu Tai with a puzzled expression and asked, "Could it be that the Southern Huns are committing crimes?" ”

Liu Tai turned his head to look at Yuan Shao's handsome and dashing face, for the current Yuan Shao, Liu Tai still has some confidence, before Dong Zhuo's rebellion, Yuan Shao was still a hot-blooded young man, mingling with the rangers all day long, without a trace of the arrogance of the aristocratic gatekeeper, because of this matter, Yuan Shao was persuaded by Yuan Kui many times, and his biological father Yuan Feng almost broke off the father-son relationship with Yuan Shao.

"This battle, I have to fight!" Liu Tai sighed, shook his head and said, then looked at the two of them and asked, "I don't know if Meng De and Ben Chu are willing to fight against the Southern Xiongnu with Tai?" ”

Originally, Liu Tai only wanted to take Cao Ying alone, but when he was on the battlefield, he deliberately lost for a while, so that Cao Ying died on the spot, and it was no longer a trouble, but now that Yuan Shao was also present, he naturally couldn't ignore Yuan Shao.

However, to Liu Tai's disappointment, although Yuan Shao and Cao Ying were full of excitement, they both shook their heads helplessly, and Cao Ying said: "Thank you General Liu for your support, but the old and new members of the family are mourning, and they will return to their hometown in Chen County to guard their filial piety, and I hope the general will not blame." ”

"Hey, it's a pity!" Liu Tai shook his head in disappointment, and then looked at Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao seemed to be very hesitant, but in the end Yuan Shao still rejected Liu Tai's "kindness".

Heavenly Marquis Mansion

After Liu Tai separated from Cao Ying and Yuan Shao, he went directly back to the Tianci Marquis Mansion, because Liu Tai had to report that Liu Yan and Liu Yu, the two old brothers, were going back to Luoyang.

Liu Yu, as Liu Tai's uncle, gave Liu Tai 50,000 soldiers and horses during the Battle of Linghe, and never wanted to go back, which helped Liu Tai very much, so Liu Tai was very respectful to Liu Yu, but Liu Yu and Liu Tai had very different views on foreign races, Liu Yu advocated peaceful coexistence with foreign peoples, and Liu Tai advocated a large-scale attack on foreign peoples.

"Tai, I've met my father and uncle." Liu Tai bowed to Liu Yan and Liu Yu and said.

"Well, you kid, I heard that you are going to use troops against the Southern Huns? Is it true or false? Liu Yan stepped forward and patted Liu Tai on the shoulder and asked out loud.

"Yes, Father!" Liu Tai did not give any explanation, and directly answered Liu Yan in the affirmative.

Liu Yan's face froze, he glanced at Liu Yu embarrassedly, and said, "Brother Bo'an, it seems that this matter is true." ”

Liu Yu, who had been standing aside with a somewhat cold expression, nodded and said, "Dare to ask the general, why do you insist on conquering the Southern Xiongnu?" ”

Hearing Liu Yu's title, Liu Tai's face was shocked, and he said with a wry smile: "Uncle, nephew is also helpless." ”

"Huh?" Liu Yu's face was slightly stunned, and he asked suspiciously: "What does Tai'er mean by this, is it possible that there are still people who can embarrass you?" ”

Liu Tai nodded, and there was nothing to hide from Liu Yu and Liu Yan, and he pointed above with his right hand and said, "That one wants Tai to conquer the Southern Xiongnu, what can Tai do?" ”

Liu Yu and Liu Yan listened to Liu Tai's words, glanced at each other, and shook their heads with a wry smile, naturally understanding what Liu Tai was referring to, since it was the above meaning, the two of them were helpless, it was impossible for Liu Tai to commit the crime of bullying the king?

"Oh, by the way, dare to ask my uncle, how did Gongsun Zhan, who fled to Jixian County after defeat, come to Liaodong Shu to become the prime minister?" Liu Tai frowned and asked Liu Yu out loud.