Wuzhou Port.
Liu Zheng took Jiang Xuan, Xiao Qi and other generals out to greet him. From a distance, I saw several people in a mess. One can tell at a glance which one is Yan Lin, a great literary figure in Shu, and which one is Xie Zhen, the eldest son of the King of Shu.
"Liu Zhizhou!"
"Master Liu!"
When they saw Liu Zheng coming over, these people were really relieved and sat down on the ground. Several people had tears streaming down their faces. They had been chased for so long and had not slept for days and nights. Good sleep, who can bear this?
This Yan Lin even knelt directly on the ground to dare Liu Zheng to help him.
Liu Zheng quickly helped several people up one by one and said with a touched face: "Master Yan, you must not do it. Master Yan is famous and famous all over the world. He has been loyal to Shu all his life. Liu Zheng cannot bear to kneel down like this!"
Yan Lin seemed surprised that the world-famous Liu Zheng was so humble, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
With such a great talent, it is no wonder that the King of Shu trusted him so much and thought he could save Sichuan and Shu. He stood up and bowed his head: "Liu Zhizhou, His Royal Highness, I leave this to you."
Xie Zhen kept looking at Liu Zheng at this time, but he didn't know what to say.
Because he is obviously older than Liu Zheng.
But now, I feel like a lost dog. Liu Zhizhou was famous all over the world and the dream lover of countless girls, which made him feel a little ashamed.
"Hahaha, Master Yan is serious... That Xie Yang has some evil plans, the whole world is angry, and I am not the only one, Liu Zheng..."
He helped Xie Zhen and took them into the port to rest.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Master Yan walked leisurely to the riverside, suddenly turned around, and shouted loudly at Xie Zhen: "Your Highness, the king has passed away, and I have no regrets in this life! From today on, Sichuan and Shu will be It’s a new pattern, and it’s up to you, the younger generation, to draw it!”
Everyone was shocked.
Liu Zheng also changed his expression: "Master Yan, please don't..."
Unexpectedly, Yan Lin laughed loudly: "I, Yan Lin, was responsible for leading the Liangzhou army into Shu. Everyone in the world scolded me. Today, Yan Lin will die to apologize. I hope Liu Zhizhou will live up to my heart and my network!" "
Everyone shouted no.
However, Yan Lin had already made up his mind and plunged into the rolling river. He disappeared into the water without even struggling.
"Master Yan!"
Xie Zhen knelt on the ground and howled angrily towards the sky.
Liu Zheng and others also respected Yan Lin. This man is definitely a representative of ancient literary figures. He knew that after the death of the King of Shu, he might suffer infamy if he took Xie Zhen to welcome the Liangzhou army into Shu. In addition, after seeing Liu Zheng today, he knew that Liu Zheng could quell the chaos in Sichuan and Shu, so he felt relieved to take care of the orphan for the king of Shu... Under this situation, he thought that it was not suitable for an old minister like himself to stay with Xie Zhen anymore.
Sichuan and Shu should be run by these young people and developed by these fresh blood.
He doesn't want to shackle anyone, nor does he want to rely on his seniority to seek any benefits. More importantly, I still don't want to make it difficult for Xie Zhen - if Liu Zhizhou enters Shu, should Sichuan and Shu listen to Liu Zhizhou or Yan Lin?
All kinds of things.
He jumped into the river and died.
Instead, it avoided various complicated changes in the situation - even if Liu Zhizhou began to occupy Sichuan and Shu, it was not his fault. If Liu Zhizhou could help Xie Zhen and bring Sichuan and Shu to the bright future, his move today would be considered Achieve your own reputation throughout your life.
But anyway.
This man's character is admirable.
Xie Zhen cried so hard that he fainted several times.
Liu Zheng sent someone to give Yan Lin a very high funeral ceremony, which can be considered as a name for his loyalty in this life.
"How is your Royal Highness today?"
The next day.
Liu Zheng came over to visit Xie Zhen again.
Xie Zhen obviously hadn't recovered from the death of his father Shu Wang and Yan Lin, and his face was a little pale. When he saw Liu Zheng, he stood up quickly and gave a big salute.
Liu Zheng was startled, and quickly held his arm, smiling bitterly: "Your Highness, you must not do this. Zheng is just a magistrate, so you must not do this!"
joke.
No matter what, no matter how downcast Xie Zhen is now, he is still the crown prince and the future King of Shu.
He is just a mere magistrate, and he is really far behind at this level.
Xie Zhen also smiled bitterly: "Liu Zhizhou, the situation in Shuzhou is treacherous now. The second and third sons each have military power in their hands, and I, Xie Zhen, can only rely on you. Xie Zhen can still tell the difference between the more important and the less important... …”
He even gritted his teeth, looked at Liu Zheng solemnly and said: "Liu Zhizhou, if Xie Zhen is incompetent, Sichuan and Shu will be governed by Liu Zhizhou! Xie Zhen only wants the people of Sichuan and Shu to live and work in peace and contentment and live a worry-free life!"
Liu Zheng was stunned by these words.
He looked carefully at Xie Zhen's expression, and there was no pretense at all. He was speaking from the bottom of his heart.
Liu Zheng held Xie Zhen's arm and laughed loudly: "Your Highness, you must not do it. This time the Southern Barbarians are expelled, the Liangzhou Army will not stay! If Your Highness does not believe in Liu Zheng, it would be worse than the two of us who swore sworn brothers of the opposite sex today. I don't know. Can Liu Zheng climb high?"
As soon as these words came out, Xie Zhen was stunned.
If in normal times, this mere Liu Zhizhou wanted to become brothers with him, he would definitely be laughed to death and scolded for being too high-minded. But today's situation is different. It was he who thanked Zhen Gao for his success.
"This, this, this..."
Xie Zhen was surprised and happy.
Liu Zheng laughed loudly. He was not trying to play any tricks, but Xie Zhen's views were really to his liking. By doing this, Xie Zhen felt completely at ease with him.
"Sworn sworn vows?"
Jiang Xuan and others were also very surprised when they heard this.
Although his son's official rank is not high, he is not ordinary arrogant. Prince Xie Fang, Third Prince Xie Ling, these people all tried to win over Liu Zheng, but they were all rejected by him. Jiang Xuan estimated that even if the prince Xie Ling wanted to become a sworn sworn brother with his own son, Liu Zheng would probably look down on him.
did not expect.
This Xie Zhen is so lucky.
then.
Next, is this ancient sworn ceremony, witnessed by one hundred thousand Liangzhou troops.
Liu Zheng and Xie Zhen knelt in a row on the deck of the Yinzhou ship, holding incense burners with yellow paper. They knelt down in the distance to the second master Guan, and then drank the blood. Because Xie Zhen was three years older than Liu Zheng, he called Liu Zheng his younger brother. .
Liu Zheng called him brother.
After giving up the sworn vows, Xie Zhen finally became energetic. This made Liu Zheng very unbelievable. Don't look at this sworn vows. In later generations, most of them will be pretentious and hypocritical. But in ancient times, it was so grand and witnessed by so many people, but it gave people a different feeling. It seemed that all of a sudden, the distance between the two people became much closer.
What an incredible and wonderful reaction...
The two smiled at each other and returned to the boat.
Xie Zhen looked worried at this time and said: "Brother Zheng, we can no longer stay in Wuzhou. The people of Jiangzhou are being slaughtered every day. I am uneasy. We should expel the Nanman as soon as possible and seize my lost land. Sichuan and Shu will suffer for us." People!"
Who knows.
Liu Zheng smiled slightly: "My brother doesn't see it that way."
"oh?"
Now not only Xie Zhen, but also others looked puzzled.
Could it be that Liu Zheng has other ideas?
