This is a banquet.
The specifications are very high.
Obviously, all the big bosses from Sichuan and Sichuan, as well as the prominent figures in Shuzhou City, are here.
When Xie Zhen and Liu Zheng walked in, everyone stood up and greeted Liu Zheng one after another.
I don’t know if it’s intentional or unintentional.
This group of people deliberately placed Liu Zheng next to Shu King Xie Zhen. This action is actually somewhat meaningful. After all, Liu Zheng's official rank at this time was just that of a magistrate. Although he was about to be promoted to a bachelor's degree in the Hanlin Academy, the imperial edict had not yet arrived. In terms of rank, he was even lower than some of the prefects present.
This is definitely meant to flatter him.
Of course, Liu Zheng didn't care about this and sat down boldly.
as expected.
This action made many people on the spot change their expressions.
The position is given to you, and you won’t give it up?
Liu Zhizhou's coveting of Sichuan and Sichuan is obvious.
"Ahem, come on, let's toast Liu Zhizhou first! The annihilation of 300,000 Southern Barbarians this time is a great achievement. God bless Long Yan!"
Before Xie Zhen could say anything, one of the white-haired old men raised his glass and said loudly.
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience burst into agreement.
Liu Zheng also smiled: "God bless Long Yan!"
It seems that today's encounter may not be easy to deal with. These old men are all proficient in all kinds of dark knowledge.
After a glass of wine, everyone sat down again.
After a while of hypocritical greetings, the white-haired old man looked at Liu Zheng with a smile: "Liu Zhizhou, this great victory not only demonstrates the majesty of Longyan, but also shows that the Liangzhou army is unparalleled in the world! If it weren't for the Liangzhou army, we would Sichuan and Shu are afraid of this, afraid of..."
Everyone also shook their heads and sighed.
When Liu Zheng heard this, he quickly said humbly: "I don't dare, it's just that the time and place are favorable and the people are harmonious. Sichuan and Shu are a good place. The people are simple and honest, and they work together to make the Nanman a tired army. If not for this, the Liangzhou army would not be able to No matter what."
This old man deliberately promoted his Liangzhou army and belittled the Shu army, which made Xie Zhen frown.
What does it mean?
Is this a warning?
If the Liangzhou Army does not retreat for a day, will Sichuan and Shu be in more danger?
Although Xie Zhen regarded Liu Zheng as his brother, that was before he became the King of Shu. When he actually took the position of King of Shu, his mentality changed.
Who doesn't like having their own territory truly in their own hands?
Another person said calmly: "Liu Zhizhou has a high opinion of Sichuan and Shu. I wonder how Liu Zhizhou thinks Shuzhou compares to Liangzhou?"
Everyone looked at it together.
Liu Zheng cursed in his heart, this was really one question after another, and each one was so heart-breaking, hiding all kinds of thunder, but there was a faint smile on his face, and he said casually: "Sichuan and Shu are a country of great abundance, with outstanding people and simple people. Naturally, it is an unparalleled treasure.”
Everyone showed contempt.
I wonder if this is the world-famous Liu Zhizhou? Could it be that you have made up your mind to bow your head today?
These people couldn't help but look at each other with pride.
This is what they want. If Liu Zhizhou bows his head, he will not take away too many benefits from Sichuan and Shu.
but.
If he praises Sichuan and Shu too much, he will send a message to Xie Zhen!
He still wants to get involved in Sichuan and Shu!
Therefore, this problem is originally a pitfall.
Who would have thought that before Liu Zheng finished speaking, he smiled faintly and continued: "Of course, the land in Sichuan and Sichuan is fertile, and they rely on the sky for food. The people are full and worry-free, and naturally live and work in peace and contentment without fighting against the world. But the people of Liangzhou have poor land. , Eat the wind and drink the dew, compete with the sky for food!"
He looked around and said with a faint smile: "So, it is clear at a glance who is better and worse between those who rely on heaven for food and those who compete with heaven for food, right?"
As soon as these words came out, many people became pale on the spot.
No one expected that Liu Zhizhou could be so sharp-tongued.
Let me talk about how good you are in Sichuan and Shu first, and then talk about how strong Liangzhou is.
Although he praised the geographical location of Sichuan and Sichuan and what followed, he scolded all the people present. What can you rely on? Don’t we just rely on the fertility of the land? The land is fertile and is the breadbasket of the world, but they are greedy for pleasure, extravagant and unrestrained, and have no desire to make progress. What else can they do besides scheming here? What were you doing when you faced the Nanman?
Sichuan and Sichuan have abundant grain, is there anything worth bragging about? Although Liangzhou is barren, it is precisely because of the beating of wind and frost that the people in Liangzhou have an extremely tenacious character and an attitude of not being afraid of hardships.
Now, the problem of food and clothing for the people has also been solved.
The Liangzhou army is invincible and invincible.
Qin Changfeng, Jiang Xuan, Xiao Qi, Cheng Kai and other young generals became famous all over the world. In contrast, there is no one in Sichuan and Shu who can fight, and their talents are withering.
This Nanman invasion is the best example.
Except for Zhong Ling and Niu Guishan, there is no one with good talent. But even though these two people were just running errands for Qin Changfeng, they couldn't compare with Jia Shu, who jumped into the fire and became famous for a while.
Liu Zheng's words immediately made everyone present feel as uncomfortable as drinking foot-washing water.
Who would be happy if someone refutes the question he asked himself?
Another man stood up, held up his wine bottle, and said with a smile: "What Liu Zhizhou taught you is that although the Liangzhou army is fierce, it is too sharp and always a weapon! This time the city of Jiangzhou was completely destroyed, and the world will not praise or criticize it." 1. They all say that the Liangzhou Army is the 'tiger and wolf army', and they can only harm themselves if they swallow others! What do you think of Liu Zhizhou?"
This is another case of burning Jiangzhou to embarrass Liu Zheng!
Liu Zheng laughed loudly: "Soldiers are also deadly weapons! Saints use them as a last resort!"
"For the common people's fees, seven out of ten will be discarded. For public fees, six out of ten will be discarded!"
"So the first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and the third is to attack the city."
"However, if you raise an army of one hundred thousand and march for thousands of miles, at the expense of the people and the support of the public, it costs thousands of gold a day, and there is turmoil inside and outside. If you are lazy on the road and can't do anything, there will be 700,000 families. They will stay together for several years to fight for one day. Win!"
He suddenly stood up, his face turned cold: "You only know that the Liangzhou Army burned Jiangzhou, but you know that the Liangzhou Army, for the sake of Sichuan and Shu, worked hard and mobilized troops, and lost sixty-seven of their treasury of silver and grain! However, the people have no complaints and are fighting against each other. Send it. Reward from the imperial court, regardless of guilt!"
"If it's a murderous weapon, our Liangzhou Army will use Long Yan's last resort! It's Long Yan's murderous weapon!"
"even so."
"That is also an important weapon of the country!"
"There is no conspiracy in Shu, there are weak friends in Shu, and there is no murderous weapon in Shu!"
"If the Liangzhou army doesn't come, who will?"
"If the Liangzhou army doesn't burn it, who will burn it?"
Bang.
After Liu Zheng said these words, the wine bottle fell to the ground hard.
The entire audience was immediately silent.
You can hear the needle drop.
Want to negotiate with yourself? Don't you want to see who has the stronger sword in his hand? Don't you want to see who has the sharper sword in his hand?
Liu Zheng looked around coldly. If it weren't for Xie Zhen, his sworn brother, who among the people present would dare to speak loudly to him?
"This, this, this..."
Xie Zhen was startled and quickly tried to mediate: "Second brother, second brother, please be patient and don't be impatient. Today is a banquet to thank the second brother. This..."
As he talked, he felt embarrassed.
This banquet was very aggressive. This is not a thank you, it is clearly a negotiation!
Liu Zheng smiled solemnly: "Brother, there is no need to worry about Liu Zheng's appetite. If you want to thank me, you can do it here!"
He took out a map from his pocket and opened it on the table in front of him.
On that map, only the southwesternmost part appears, and a circle has been drawn with a cinnabar pen.
Everyone couldn't help but look at it together.
"What?"
"this?"
"Liu Zhizhou...this is?"
Everyone was shocked.
this place?
What is he going to do in this place where birds don't poop?
