After thinking about it, Liu Xin decided to obey Ma Yun's policy, confess leniently, and resist strictly. Of course, he didn't tell her the truth completely, and if Ma Yun knew that his body was caused by practicing that kind of meditation kung fu, he would definitely be dealt with as a cultist. Liu Xin just said lightly that after Zhang Ji's examination, his body is now fine, and he doesn't need to be treated through that way, but he naturally provoked Ma Yun's pink fist to slam him on him.

Although Liu Xin grinned in pain, she was infinitely happy in her heart, after all, the Zhu family was already his woman, her real name was Zhu Qian, and she had nothing to do with the Zou family from now on. Zou Rui also changed her surname and became Liu Xin's stepdaughter. Liu Xin now thinks of that night**, and her heart is still itching. Ma Yun is the hostess of the family and pays great attention to her image. And Bian Yu is also determined to be a good wife and mother, and refuses to let him come. Only Zhu Qian did not assert her identity because she became his woman, she always regarded herself as an ordinary maidservant, not only still working hard to maintain the housework in the house, but also obedient to Liu Xin in every way, such as blowing jade flutes and ** flowers, all of which are from his surname.

The construction of Xiangyang Castle is progressing quite smoothly, and the city walls have been largely completed. Not only did the construction of the city wall require a lot of bricks and stones, but the newly built official residences, research institutes, and academies in the city also greatly reduced the use of wood in order to prevent fires, and replaced them with blue bricks and fine tiles. Historically, the real development of brick and stone architecture was not until the Song Dynasty, but the arrival of Liu Xin brought all this forward. Brick making requires a large amount of soil, so a large amount of earthwork dug out of the moat comes in handy, and the moat continues to widen, which is about the same width as the moat of Xiangyang City that Liu Xin has seen in later generations, and the widest part has reached 200 meters.

The first to be completed was the mansion assigned to Zhang He, and the research institute, academy, and medical school were also nearing completion, and there was still some finishing work left, and as for the mansions of others, it would still take another month or so.

Not only did the expansion of Xiangyang City go smoothly, but this year's Jingzhou is another bumper harvest year, and the people's faces are full of happy smiles. This autumn's harvest will be 40 percent for the people themselves, which was never imagined in the past. Not only that, but the state pastor also set up an official warehouse to purchase autumn grain at a price of 50 yuan per stone. Because the price of grain fluctuated greatly in the Han Dynasty, it was sold for only five yuan per stone in the cheapest time, and it was sold for one hundred yuan a stone in the most expensive time. In this way, the sharp drop in grain prices, which was thought to be caused by the bumper harvest, has been avoided, and the income of the common people has actually increased.

Fu Zhu was in charge of Jingzhou's finances, and he was so happy when he reported to Liu Xin. Originally, so many projects were started at the same time, and the money was spent like flowing water, and half of the six billion money seized from the Yellow Turbans had been spent. Now, the land in the two counties of Nanyang and Nanxiang is basically in the hands of the government, and the peasants are actually renting seeds from the government, and the government can get 50% of the harvest. In the two counties of Xiangyang and Changsha, although the land controlled by the government is not much, the tax revenue has nearly doubled, and the tax revenue of these four counties in the autumn of this year is much more than the tax revenue of the whole of Jingzhou last year. Now he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

He said proudly: "My lord, not only that, but now the road to Luoyang is not passable, and this year's tax does not need to be handed over to the imperial court." ”

Liu Xin looked at the excited frustration on his face, and couldn't help laughing: "Gonghe, don't be too happy, the part of the money handed over to the imperial court is indispensable, you should calculate it well and get ready." ”

Frustrated and surprised: "My lord, last year, there was a great drought in the north, and many counties and counties did not pay taxes, and even a few of them paid taxes were greatly discounted, and only we paid enough in the river. And even if we want to pay this year, this road won't work. ”

Liu Xin Zhengse said: "Gonghe, what others do, we can't control, we still have to pay the taxes we should pay, but we only pay these four counties, and the other five counties are solved by themselves." As for the road, you don't have to worry, I estimate that in two months at the earliest, the battle of the imperial court to eliminate the Yellow Turbans should be over. ”

Fu Zhi was even more surprised, and asked, "Where did you hear this news, my lord?" According to the intelligence detected by the phantom, the officers and soldiers and the Yellow Turban are still at loggerheads, and there are many defeats, and the outcome is unpredictable. ”

Of course, Liu Xin couldn't tell him, it was because Zhang Jiao was about to die, so he had to divert the topic and said: "Gonghe, these will be known by then, you just need to be ready." By the way, what else has the Phantom learned lately? ”

The expression on his face became solemn, and he said, "Back to the lord, my subordinates are about to report this matter." Recently, the Phantom Squad in Changsha discovered that the people of the Su family were abnormally active, and there were often outlaws in the rivers and lakes, and Su Dai, the head of the Su family, had secretly gone to Jiangling four times this month. ”

"The Su family? Gangneung? Liu Xin doesn't know much about the situation in Changsha, and his information about this era mainly comes from "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and some Three Kingdoms games, and there is no mention of Su Dai in these. Of course, Liu Xin also understands that don't talk about romance, that is, there are many records in the history books that are wrong, and it is normal that they have not been mentioned, such as Chu Gong, Bei Yu, and Qin Jie.

Seeing that Liu Xin was silent in thought, he continued to explain: "The Su family is the number one scholar clan in Changsha, and Su Dai himself has always wanted to seek the position of Changsha Taishou, and Jiangling is the seat of Nanjun Taishou Bei Yu. I have sent someone to Gangneung to inquire, and the news has come back that there are many more soldiers and horses in Nanjun, and now it is close to 20,000. A small Nanjun, far away from the Yellow Turban, why does it need so many soldiers and horses? And the court obviously didn't know about this situation, which is intriguing. ”

Liu Xin nodded and said, "Gonghe, your analysis is very reasonable, these two people are going to keep an eye on me, and other big families in Changsha should also be watching." Changsha is our only fulcrum in the south of the Yangtze River, and there is no room for error, and it seems that the power there will be strengthened. ”

The power of the phantom is still very weak, and it is not easy to find these clues. Recently, Mo Xiangzhai's business has been good, and most of the money earned has been invested in Phantoms, but Phantoms still have a long way to go before they can grow into a qualified secret spy organization.

However, Liu Xin was still very satisfied with the phantom's performance, and decided to build a secret training base for the phantom on the outskirts of Xiangyang.

Su Dai once again quietly came to the Nanjun Taishou Mansion in Gangneung City, and he didn't notice a few shadows flashing behind him.

Bei Yu greeted Su Dai into the study cordially, and asked with a smile on his face, "Brother, how are you preparing over there?" ”

Su Dai said confidently: "Changsha Simen has arranged my people, as long as the time comes, we should cooperate with the outside world, and Changsha City is at your fingertips." ”

Bei Yu smiled: "Then I'll congratulate my brother first, this position of Changsha Taishou belongs to you." When the time comes, I will send 10,000 elite soldiers to help you! However, the key to the success of the matter is whether you can get rid of Liu Xin smoothly, brother, you have to go there in person. ”

Su Dai looked at Bei Yu suspiciously, and asked: "If you want to get rid of Liu Xin, you can only do it secretly, the best opportunity is at Zhang He's wedding banquet, I don't seem to have any chance, this depends on you, brother." ”

Bei Yu still had a smile on his face and said: "I have already made arrangements for the wedding banquet, if you want to get rid of Liu Xin, there are only two means, poisoning and assassination. But just in case, I need my brother and I to take action at the same time. I have inquired clearly, this Liu Xin doesn't like to drink, but after more than half a year of coming to Xiangyang, he has accepted two concubines one after another, obviously a womanizer, and he can start from this aspect. ”

Su Dai said with an understanding: "As long as he is good, it is not difficult to get close to him, and when I return to Changsha, I will select a few beauties to give to Liu Xin, if he is really lustful, he will gladly accept it, treat me as a guest, and it will be easy to make a fuss." ”

Bei Yu nodded and said: "I also have a few stunning dancing girls here, all of whom grew up in my mansion since childhood, and they are extremely loyal, and I have already sent them to Xiangyang." You should also start preparing as soon as possible, and it will be launched on the night of Zhang He's marriage. ”

Su Dai understood and hurriedly left the study. As soon as he left, two young people flashed out from behind the screen, came to Bei Yu, and said, "Father, does he really want to help this Su Dai conquer Changsha?" ”

It turned out that they were Bei Yu's two sons, one was named Bei Wei and the other was called Bei Meng.

Bei Yu snorted coldly and said, "Just because he also wants to be the Taishou of Changsha, let's dream." Bei Meng, when the time comes, you take 5,000 men and horses to Changsha, bring your father's sword over, and Bei Wei stays behind in Jiangling. ”

When Bei Meng heard this, he asked puzzledly: "Father, didn't you say that you would take 10,000 horses to fight Changsha?" ”

When Bei Wei heard that Bei Yu gave the treasure knife to his younger brother, he was a little unhappy, and without waiting for Bei Yu to answer, he took the opportunity to say: "Second brother, this is my father who deceived that Su Dai, when the time comes, Tian Feng and Xu Chu will definitely return to Xiangyang for the banquet. Father, just to be on the safe side, let me go to Changsha. ”

Bei Meng listened to his brother's words and his face changed.

Bei Yu saw that his brothers were not in harmony, and said in a deep voice: "Don't fight, this matter is settled." I've worked so hard to take these territories, not for the two of you, but for the sake of unity! Bei Meng, you remembered, let you go to Changsha, not to fight, but to counterinsurgency! When the time comes, I will personally lead 10,000 horses to Xiangyang to quell the rebellion. Whether it works out or not, I'm going to be invincible. ”

Bei Wei and Bei Meng glanced at each other and shook their heads, obviously not understanding what he meant.

Bei Yu looked at his two sons helplessly, looking like he hated iron but not steel.