Liu Xuan took a deep breath and said, "Come to the eldest brother's house for dinner in the evening, remember to bring the little sister with you." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Liu Xiu again, patted his arm, tugged at his clothes, and muttered with palpitations: "I was almost scared to death by you this time!" ”

Liu Xiu smiled at Liu Xiu, and pretended to be careless and said, "Big brother, you see I'm fine!" ”

Liu Xuan nodded and said, "Okay, you go home quickly, the world has not been peaceful recently, and you will have to stay in the field less in the future." ”

"Where else is Big Brother going?"

"I still have to go to the second brother's house, inform your second brother, and come to the house for dinner in the evening."

"Oh!" Liu Xiu responded, feeling a little inexplicable, the eldest brother's money was spent on making friends and friends, and he didn't have enough money, how could he think of inviting everyone to eat today?

Don't go to the eldest brother, Liu Xiu walked home, thinking back to what happened just now, and the more she thought about it, the more dangerous she felt.

If it weren't for the eldest brother who happened to arrive, he might have been injured by the knives of those two people.

But who are these two? Why kill yourself? Liu Xiu's mind was full of inexplicability, and he couldn't figure it out.

That night, Liu Xiu, his second brother Liu Zhong, and his younger sister Liu Boji came to the house of his eldest brother Liu Jiu one after another.

The three brothers of the Liu family have very different personalities.

The boss Liu Xuan, who is bold by nature, born with divine power, and amazing force, is very famous in this area of Caiyang County.

Many people come to Liu Xuan, and they also come to admire him, including many bandits who steal chickens and dogs, block the road and rob, and Liu Xuan does not refuse to come, no matter who the other party is, he can be heart-to-heart with him and form close friends.

The second brother Liu Zhong, whose temperament is diametrically opposed to Liu Xuan, is an honest and honest person, who has very few words, to put it bluntly, he is a big stuffy gourd, even if he is bullied, he will not make a noise, and he gritted his teeth and swallowed it in his stomach.

In the Liu family, Liu Zhong has always had no sense of existence.

And Liu Xiu is like a synthesis of the two elder brothers, low-key, cautious, not arrogant, scheming, love to make friends, but never promiscuous.

His temperament is neither as strong and arrogant as Liu Xuan, nor as cowardly as Liu Zhong, he looks very soft on the surface, but in fact he is resolute and tenacious.

The conditions of Liu Xuan's family are not bad, and the house built by himself is small and large-scale.

This time it was a family dinner, but at the banquet, there were still several friends of Liu Xuan, and Zhang Ping and Zhu Yun, who were often by Liu Xuan's side, were naturally among them.

Zhang Ping and Zhu Yun have both lived in Liu Xuan's house for a long time, and their relationship with Liu Xuan is not only like a friend, but also like his guest.

What Zhang Ping did before, Liu Xiu didn't know very well, he knew that Zhu Yun was the leader of the bandits before, and then the thieves' den was surrounded and suppressed by officers and soldiers, he took advantage of the chaos to escape to Caiyang County, and then was taken in by his eldest brother.

In the living room, Liu Xiu saw Liu Xuan and Liu Zhong, and gave each of the two brothers a salute in a proper manner, saying, "Big brother, second brother!" ”

"Ah, ah, Ah Xiu is here." Liu Zhong nodded to Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu patted Liu Xiu's shoulder happily, and it could be seen that he was in a good mood today.

He smiled at a few friends present: "My little brother's most admirable ability is farming, now the drought in Nanyang is so serious, other people's land has been harvested, but Axiu's land is still harvested every season." ”

Speaking of this, Liu Xuan couldn't help but sigh again: "I think back then, Gaozu's eldest brother was also very good at farming!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Zhong's body was shocked, and his face changed greatly.

The expressions of the other people here were more or less unnatural.

The Gaozu mentioned by Liu Jiu naturally refers to the founding emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty. He first praised Liu Xiu's land for planting well, and then compared Liu Xiu to Liu Bang's eldest brother Liu Bo, which is tantamount to comparing himself to Liu Bang.

If these words reach the ears of the government, it will be repaid, and Liu Jiu's ten heads are not enough to cut off.

Zhu Yun suddenly laughed on his back, and said loudly: "Princes and generals, would you rather have a kind?" I don't think Bosheng is worse than the ancestor back then. ”

Liu Xiu sighed secretly and couldn't help but remind: "Big brother be cautious! Brother Yun said carefully! ”

Zhu Yun patted Liu Xiu's shoulder, and said in a brisk tone: "What are you afraid of, there are no outsiders here!" Ah Xiu, your guts are still too small, in this regard, you can learn more from your eldest brother. ”

Don't be like your second brother, who is called a nest when he lives! He muttered to himself. Like Liu Zhong, an honest person, Zhu Yun looks down on him from the bottom of his heart.

Liu Xuan also realized that his words were too much, he changed his words and asked happily: "Ah Xiu, I heard that you have a girl you like?" ”

"Who said that?" Liu Xiu looked at the eldest brother blankly.

Liu Xuan's gaze naturally glanced at Liu Boji. Seeing this, Liu Xiu immediately understood that it must be the little sister who talked nonsense in front of the eldest brother.

He glared at Liu Boji, and was about to speak, when the little girl hurriedly ran to Liu Jiu's side, hugged the eldest brother's arm, held a handkerchief like a treasure, handed it to Liu Jiu, and said with a smile: "This is the handkerchief I embroidered for my eldest brother, eldest brother to see if you like it or not!" ”

Liu Xuan took the handkerchief, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but let out a series of smacks, then raised the handkerchief high, showed it to everyone, and asked, "Let's see, how is my little sister's female celebrity doing?" ”

When everyone saw it, they were full of praise. Liu Boji embroidered peony, the flowers are red like fire, the leaves are green like emerald, the flowers are splendid, lifelike. As far as the craftsmanship of female celebrities is concerned, Liu Boji is really much better than her peers.

Liu Xiu's heart was also overflowing with a sense of pride. He deliberately pretended to be still angry, with a cold face, stretched out his hand, and asked, "What about mine?" ”

"The third brother wants it too?"

"Big brother has, why don't I?"

"I didn't do it for the third brother!"

"You little girl!" Liu Xiu pulled her little sister close to her, and her hand kept scratching under her armpit. The little girl laughed, and begged for mercy while laughing: "I did it, I made it for the third brother......"

Looking at his younger brother and sister who were in a mess, Liu Jiu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it has been seven years since his father passed away, and in the blink of an eye, his younger brother and sister have grown up.

Liu Xuan carefully folded the handkerchief given by the little sister and put it into the placket. Then he waved his hand to Liu Xiu and Liu Boji, and said, "Okay, okay, how old are you, and you're still frolicking like a child." ”

Liu Xiu and Liu Boji finally stopped fighting, and the little girl took out two handkerchiefs, one for Liu Xiu and one for her second brother Liu Zhong. When Liu Xiu took the handkerchief, she also pinched Liu Boji's pink little face, and said contentedly: "It's about the same." ”

When Liu Zhong took the handkerchief, he said in a proper manner: "Thank you, little sister." ”

In this family banquet, the meal was not rich, and under such difficult conditions at that time, it was difficult for Liu Xuan to prepare a sumptuous meal to entertain everyone, but his family sat together and ate happily.

During the meal, Liu Boji said with some sadness: "It would be nice if the eldest sister and the second sister were also in Chungling, and our family could get together today!" ”

Liu Xiu suddenly remembered something, and said to Liu Xiu: "Ah Xiu, I have mentioned to you several times, I moved out of my uncle's house and lived with me, are you still afraid that the eldest brother's house will not be able to accommodate you and my little sister?" ”

Liu Xiu smiled: "Big brother, my little sister and I live very well at my uncle's house. ”

Liu Boji, who was sitting next to Liu Xiu, also nodded again and again. Liu Xiu said again: "Besides, my uncle and aunt are old, and they also need someone to take care of him." ”

"That's just as well!" Liu Xuan nodded, changed his words, and said, "After I leave, I am most worried about your sister-in-law and your two nephews!" ”

Liu Xuan has two sons, the eldest son Liu Zhang and the second son Liu Xing.

When Liu Xiu heard Liu Xiu's words, he looked puzzled and asked, "Go?" Where is Big Brother going? ”

Liu Xuan cleared his throat and said, "This time I invite everyone to come over, and there is one more thing to announce to you." ”

Liu Xiu, Liu Zhong, and Liu Boji all put down the dishes and chopsticks, looking at the eldest brother with blank eyes, not knowing what made the eldest brother so solemn.

Liu Xuan said: "This year, the Nanban has not only made trouble on the border, but has invaded Yizhou, burning, killing and looting, doing all kinds of evil, and the people of Yizhou have suffered countless casualties. Wang Mang sent Lian Dan and Shi Xiong to send 100,000 troops to Yizhou to meet the barbarian army, in addition, Wang Mang also organized 100,000 righteous troops, with Lian Dan and Shi Xiong, and entered Yizhou to fight together. ”

Liu Zhong's face was full of nervousness, and he stammered, "Big ...... Big brother, by all means, the barbarian army is cruel, the barbarian army is cruel! Liu Zhong himself couldn't say why, anyway, he felt that it was too dangerous for the eldest brother to join the righteous army and fight against the Southern Barbarian Army in Yizhou.

Seeing his mournful appearance, Zhu Yun felt a fire in his heart, he suddenly slapped the table and said loudly: "What's so terrible about the barbarian army? If it weren't for Wang Mang's usurpation, Nanban would still be a subject country of my Han suit! ”

Since Wang Mang usurped the throne, he has implemented a series of new policies both internally and externally, but none of them are popular. In foreign affairs, Wang Mang demoted all the surrounding vassal states from the kingdom to the princely state, deprived the Xiongnu of the right to levy taxes on Wuhuan, resulting in chaos on the border of the Xiongnu, and the Xinmang court had to divide 300,000 troops to garrison the northwest border to resist the Xiongnu army. The northeast side was not very peaceful, Wang Mang killed the leader of Goguryeo, and changed the name of Goguryeo to Xiaguryeo to show humiliation, which led to wars and disasters on the northeast border, and the Qiang people and Ailao in the southwest directly invaded Yizhou to cause chaos.

Now Yizhou is already a mess.

The eldest brother is going to Yizhou to fight with the Southern Barbarians, Liu Xiu has no opinion on this, but there is one thing he can't understand. He asked, "Why did the eldest brother help Wang Mang fight?" ”

Since Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, Liu Jiu has been talking every day about recovering the Han Dynasty, and now he is going to join the righteous army, isn't it tantamount to helping the Han Dynasty to abuse?