Xun Cai stood in front of the door, leaning slightly and smiling at Liu Qing.

Liu Qing quickened his pace and led Cai Yan into the house. The two of them helped Xun Cai from the maid's hands and helped him to the soft couch.

"It's just a few steps away, why can't you wait any longer?" Liu Qing pretended to blame.

"I'm so happy that the king is here!" Xun Cai smiled and nodded at Cai Yan as a courtesy.

"My husband returned home, but he didn't stop for a moment and came to your other courtyard." Cai Yan said with a smile.

Xun Cai glanced at Liu Qing with a charming look, and couldn't hide the smile on his face, but said: "Why don't we go to my sister's place first."

A sour smell suddenly filled the air, Liu Qing smiled and said, "I am very curious, how do you get along if I am not here?"

As soon as he said this, Xun Cai immediately turned around, took Cai Yan's hand away from Liu Qing's, held it affectionately, and replied: "Of course my sister will accompany me."

Cai Yan also smiled helplessly.

Xun Cai likes to be active, and she likes to be quiet. The two of them are not close friends, so naturally they will not be as intimate as they are.

Liu Qing saw the two ladies supporting each other, but his own hands were empty, so he pretended to be angry and said: "Then let your sister accompany you, and I will go see other concubines."

As he said this, Liu Qing pretended to leave, but before he had taken two steps, someone grabbed him from behind. It turned out to be Cai Yan.

"Husband, please stay here and talk to Cai'er while I go prepare for the dinner." Cai Yan said goodbye to the two of them.

In this way, Liu Qing and Xun Cai became Liu Qing and Xun Cai. Liu Qing always praised Cai Yan for his thorough mind. In this way, Liu Qing seemed to be brought by her. At the same time, it was also a question of who Liu Qing would see first when he came back.

It no longer exists. Cai Yan has taken a step back, and the sky is brighter.

Looking at his bulging belly, Liu Qing curiously put his ears up to listen, making Xun Cai laugh.

"My little princess seems to be moving!" Liu Qing said in surprise.

When Xun Cai heard this, he immediately became unhappy, "Obviously he is a little prince, why does the king say he is a little princess?"

Xun Cai most wanted to have a son.

"I like my daughter! How cute my daughter is!" Liu Qing said with a smile.

"I don't care, I want to have a son!" Xun Cai said.

Liu Qing stood up, stretched out his hand to rub Xun Cai's head, and replied fondly: "I like it if it's a boy or a girl! However, if it's a girl, I will like it even more!"

Xun Cai still refused and shouted: "It's my son, my son, my son!"

In fact, Liu Qing is not an old-fashioned person, and his concept of carrying on the family line is not deep.

Moreover, Liu Qing showed that he liked his daughter. When Xun Cai was disappointed because he really gave birth to a daughter, Liu Qing's love would become a kind of comfort.

If Xun Cai gets his wish and gives birth to a son, everyone will be happy.

"This king returned to Yingchuan this time and met with your brother Xun Yan. Now, he is also working under me."

"Oh? What official title did the king give to brother Xiuruo?" Xun Cai asked curiously.

"I just joined, what kind of official title can I get? He is really in Lujiang at the moment, helping me build a naval army."

"Your Majesty, the entire Xun family is following you. You can't treat brother Xiuruo badly. He treated me very well when he was a child," Xun Cai said.

Before he could go to bed, the pillow wind began to blow. Liu Qing smiled bitterly in his heart, otherwise why would Xun Cai marry him? Isn't it just to blow the pillow wind?

"I know in my heart that when the navy is formed and the two states of Jing and Yang are recovered, it will be a great achievement. How can I treat him badly? But you, giving birth to a child for me should be a great achievement. Let me tell you.

, what do you want?”

Xun Cai was deep in thought, looking at Liu Qing with a pair of dark eyes. After a while, Xun Cai replied: "I hope that after the baby is born, the king can spend more time with me and the baby."

"It's natural. The Yuan family has been overthrown, and the rest are just a few petty thieves. There is no need for my king to come personally to the expedition in the future."

"Really?" Xun Cai said in surprise.

"Well, that's the normal situation."

Xun Cai's expression suddenly changed, and he pouted and said, "I know that your Majesty's words don't mean what you say!"

Liu Qing quickly took Xun Cai into his arms and comforted him: "Nonsense, when has this king ever made a mistake and broken trust with others?"

After saying that, he immediately changed the subject, "Let me listen to you again, little guy!"

Seeing Liu Qing lying on his stomach and listening quietly, Xun Cai felt warm in his heart and couldn't help but smile sweetly.

…

The next day, when Liu Qing opened his eyes, it was already three o'clock in the sky.

After traveling for a while, he was physically and mentally exhausted. After last night's hot bath and beauty den, Liu Qing felt comfortable and tired, so he got up late.

"Husband, Wen Ruo and Feng Xiao are already waiting in the study." Cai Yan's voice came from the edge of the bed.

At this time, Cai Yan had finished dressing up. She was wearing a light blue dress that was fresh and natural, not as solemn as yesterday. This reminded Liu Qing of the first time they met.

"Zhaoji is dressed today, which pleases me very much!" Liu Qing said, taking Cai Yan's little hand and caressing it.

Cai Yan had no choice but to sneer, "Husband, get up quickly!"

Liu Qing didn't show any pretense, he got up immediately, and with Cai Yan's service, he got up, washed up, and then went to the study.

Xun Yu and Guo Jia were still waiting in the study.

"I've met the king!" the two saluted in unison.

"No need to be formal." Liu Qing said, walking behind the case, he saw several piles of documents, piled up in categories, which should have been sorted by Cai Yan.

"Wen Ruo, do you have any new news?"

"My lord, I received a letter from Fufeng Zhang Ze the day before yesterday. Ma Teng's army has captured Chencang, and Han Sui's army has been defeated and retreated to the west road of Chencang. It will not take long for them to withdraw from Guanzhong. In addition, Beidi County has been occupied by Zhang Xiu, and Dong Zhuo's army has already moved towards

When Hanyang marches, Han Sui will be unable to withstand the siege from three sides. Failure is also expected, and Liangzhou will be recovered soon."

Xun Yu paused and then continued: "It's just that the problem of Qiang in Liangzhou is still difficult to solve. If my lord sends a governor, the Qiang people may not buy it."

Liu Qing pondered for a moment, and the Qiang people's rebellion was ultimately due to survival issues. Compared with the Central Plains people, the demands of the border people were simpler, as simple as just surviving.

But because even this basic demand cannot be satisfied, the Qiang people often rebel. Let alone foreigners, even the border residents themselves, or if they stay at the border for a long time, will breed many indescribable emotions in their hearts, such as fickleness.

A person like Han Sui is capricious.

Of course, if Ma Teng is allowed to play freely in Liangzhou, he may end up with Han Sui's second best, and if his son also grows up in this environment, his child may eventually become Han Sui's third best, cheating his father.

Fortunately, with Liu Qing here, the Ma Teng clan may be able to take the right path.

The Qiang people are just trying to survive. If the war in the world is about to end, there will be a lot of food left over to exchange for Qiang specialties, such as bows and arrows, horses, furs, etc.

"Can the problem of the Qiang people be solved by using the Xianbei mutual trade method?"

Xun Yu replied: "My lord, this method may not be feasible. The Qiang tribes are scattered and leaderless. If Han Sui is defeated, the Qiang people may be even more scattered. It will be extremely difficult to deal with it."

"What can be done?" Liu Qing asked, imitating the tone of his ancestors.

"Dong Zhuo is quite famous among the Qiang people, maybe Dong Zhuo can be this person." Xun Yu suggested.

"Zhong Ying, don't tell me, there seems to be no one more suitable besides him."

Guo Jia reminded: "My lord, it's okay to let Dong Zhuo fight. If we talk about governing Liangzhou, it is really not an easy task.

"What Fengxiao said is true. I don't trust Liangzhou to Dong Zhuo, and Bingzhou will not be demoted to him unless I have arranged it in order. What do you think of Ma Teng?"

Xun Yu was thoughtful, and then asked: "My lord, Ma Teng was also a rebel general in the border areas. Can he... be trusted?"

Just as Liu Qing imagined, if Ma Teng was allowed to roam around Liangzhou for a few years without restraint, he might really become a member of the separatist regime. But now, Ma Teng, thinking about the glory of his ancestors, wants to ask General Fubo for help.

If I can provide him with a clear and stable promotion direction through aid study, I should be able to get on the right track.

"It should be okay!" Liu Qing said.

"Ma Teng's reputation among the Qiang people is not inferior to that of Han Sui. If your lord can trust Ma Teng, Ma Teng will be the best candidate." Xun Yu said.

"In that case, I will first make Ma Teng General Fubo, lead the Hanyang Prefect, and order him to enter Liangzhou and eliminate Han Sui. In addition, I will also dispatch two generals, Zhang Yang and Juyi, to help!" Liu Qing ordered.

Next, the matter in Liangzhou will be finalized.

At this time, Xun Yu took out another document and handed it to Liu Qing, saying, "My lord, this is news from Yizhou."

"Oh? A rare news came from Yizhou. Did Liu Yan end the rebellion and unify Yizhou?" Liu Qing asked while starting to read the document.

Xun Yu shook his head and explained: "It was Liu Yan who appointed Zhang Lu as the governor of the Sima, and he and Zhang Xiu, the other Sima, led the troops to attack Su Gu, the prefect of Hanzhong. Now Su Gu is dead, but Zhang Lu surprises Zhang Xiu and kills him."

After killing them and seizing the troops and horses, the soldiers marched down the valley road, blocking the way to the Central Plains."

It turned out that Zhang Lu started to act like a monster, but in Liu Qing's impression, Zhang Lu was originally Liu Yan's man, and the so-called mutiny and rebellion was more like a scene directed by Liu Yan.

Zhang Luxiong occupied Hanzhong, cut off the exchanges between Yizhou and the Central Plains, and intercepted and killed the imperial envoys. In this way, the connection between Yizhou and the imperial court was really severed, and Liu Yan could enjoy the success and separatize Yizhou.

Liu Yan's plan was so good that Liu Qing heard about it in Jizhou.

"Do you think Zhang Lu's behavior was deliberately directed by Liu Yan?" Liu Qing asked bluntly.

Guo Jia smiled and replied: "My lord, you have a clear mind. If there is anyone who would benefit the most from Zhang Lu's separatist rule of Hanzhong, it would be Liu Yan. As a result, Liu Yan's suspicion is very serious!"

Xun Yu also nodded, "Feng Xiao's words are reasonable. My lord's perspective on thinking about the problem is very novel. I originally thought it was Zhang Lu's rebellion, but now I think about it. When Liu Yan entered Shu, Zhang Lu fully supported him. Now Yizhou is about to be stabilized.

How can Zhang Lu rebel?"

"It's just a big deal. They just divided the spoils. Zhang Lu won Hanzhong and stood in front of the court for Liu Yan. He had calculated that Hanzhong had high mountains and long roads and rugged valleys. It would not be easy to send troops to conquer the Central Plains. However,
To be continued...