Yu Zheng rode on horseback with a gloomy expression. In the previous battle of Yicheng, as a "guard", he shouldered the heavy responsibility of guarding Liu Jing. However, in the face of Liu Bei's surprise attack, the defense line he deployed was like paper and was easily defeated.
breakdown.
At the critical moment, thanks to Ma Zhou Yongyi's calmness, sitting on the bed, stabilizing the morale of the army, he finally succeeded in repelling Liu Bei. Otherwise, if Liu Bei bullied him into Liu Jing's command, the consequences would be disastrous.
Liu Jing was not punished after the war, but Yu Zheng deeply blamed himself and believed that he had betrayed Liu Jing's trust. Even after many years, he returned to Xiangyang and returned to his hometown in fine clothes, but he could not calm down the depression in his heart.
Suddenly, there was a commotion ahead. Yu Zheng frowned and rode his horse to check.
"Gentlemen, calm down. I am not blocking you for no reason. I am a businessman in the market. I got an auspicious thing today. I would like to offer it to the noble one. Please let me know."
Before Yu Zheng came close, he heard someone shouting.
"Auspiciousness?" Yu Zheng couldn't help but be curious, he drove his horse forward and looked at the person blocking the road. He was about thirty years old, dressed in Jiaren's clothes, and holding a huge bamboo basket in his hand. Not surprisingly, the so-called auspiciousness was
In the bamboo basket.
Yu Zheng stood on his horse and asked, "What do you want to offer? Don't throw away auspiciousness randomly. If what you offer is not auspicious, the general will blame it. Do you know there will be consequences?"
Seeing Yu Zheng riding a horse and wearing exquisite armor, Jiaren's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he said: "With all my courage, I don't dare to deceive the general. What I want to offer is an auspicious snake. You will know it as soon as you see it."
Having said that, he walked up to Zheng and opened the bamboo basket slightly to make it easier for Zheng to see.
Yu Zheng took a closer look and couldn't help but look shocked. He couldn't tell whether the snake in the bamboo basket was an auspicious snake, but it was definitely a strange snake.
It was no more than two feet long, and its body was black and purple. It looked very poisonous. The most surprising thing was that it had two heads, and the two heads shared one body, which was simply unheard of.
Yu Zheng didn't know whether this strange snake was considered auspicious or not, it was not something he could decide, so he took Jia Ren to see Liu Jing.
Liu Jing was sitting in the car. After listening to Yu Zheng's report, he was quite dumbfounded for a moment. Xiangrui? Although he has been a man for two generations, he does not believe in ghosts and gods, let alone the theory of auspiciousness.
Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Wang Can and others heard that someone was offering auspiciousness, and they all rushed over.
Wang Can learned a lot and remembered that when he saw the two-headed strange snake, he immediately blurted out: "This is the Wei Snake, also called Yanwei. "Zhuangzi" says: "The Wei Snake is as big as a hub, and its length is like a shaft, with two sides on the left and right.
The head is purple and has a red crown. It is an object. If you hear the sound of thunder and chariots, you will hold its head and stand. Anyone who sees it is almost a domineering person.'"
Having said this, Wang Can bowed deeply to Liu Jing and said: "Congratulations, general, it is hard to see a snake, and whoever sees it will dominate the world. In the past, Duke Huan of Qi met a snake, and he dominated the world. Now, when the general sees a snake, he will definitely conquer the world."
He can destroy the unruly, bring order to the world, revive the country, and achieve hegemony."
Wang Can's words had reached this point, so Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others naturally had to keep up and congratulated Liu Jing on his promising hegemony.
Liu Jing couldn't help but wonder when he saw the ministers acting like they were serious. It was sheer nonsense to say that those who had acted in a cowardly manner would dominate the world.
The ancients thought it strange because they had little experience. In his previous life, he lived in the information age. Not to mention two-headed snakes, even conjoined people had seen quite a few.
To put it bluntly, it was just an accident during pregnancy and the twins were not completely separated. As a result, they were conjoined and forced to share the same body.
Although Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Wang Can are ancient people, they are the most intelligent people in the world. They may not believe in auspiciousness in their hearts, but it is just that auspiciousness is beneficial to themselves, so they just take advantage of it.
Liu Jing waved his hands to the ministers and said: "There are many auspicious things recorded in ancient history books, but most of them are casual talk and cannot be trusted. The people are rich but have no auspiciousness, which will not harm Yao and Shun; the people are poor but have a lot of auspiciousness, which is not worthy of belief."
The harm is to Jie and Zhou."
Liu Jing paused and continued: "If we have to talk about auspiciousness, in my opinion, the real auspiciousness and Jiarui are when God works well, the harvest is good, and the people have enough to eat. Otherwise, even if the lin, phoenix, and five spirits come together,
, what’s the benefit?”
The so-called five spirits of Linfeng, namely unicorn, phoenix, turtle, dragon and white tiger, are the auspiciousness of the king and the highest level of auspiciousness. Liu Jing used this to express his disdain for auspiciousness.
Liu Jing was a pragmatic person. Although Wang Can had known him for many years, they had mostly talked in writing before and had not spent much time together. He did not understand Liu Jing's style very well. This flattery went straight to the horse's legs, which made him feel very sad.
Awkward.
However, this is an inevitable stage in the initial stage of cooperation between monarch and minister. I believe that as time goes by, Wang Can will gradually understand Liu Jing's nature, and the two parties will become more and more in tune with each other.
Although Liu Jing didn't believe in the theory of auspiciousness, since he had already offered it to his door, he couldn't just refuse it and give him a gold as a reward.
Jia Ren couldn't hide the disappointment on his face. He had collected the snake from a hunter. He only spent a thousand yuan and resold it for more than ten times the profit, but this was far less than he expected.
How could he have imagined that Liu Jing, who now owns the entire Jingzhou, would be so stingy and send him away with just a piece of gold cake.
If Liu Jing knew what Jia was thinking, he would definitely take back the gold cake. Now he is short of money, and being scheming is not worth a single gold in his eyes.
In fact, the value of the snake is far more than a gold. Within half a day after Liu Jing returned to Xiangyang, the rumor that "if he encounters the snake, he will dominate the world" spread to all women and children. There were some undercurrents at first.
In such a turbulent situation, He Qing Haiyan suddenly moved forward. How can its effect of stabilizing people's hearts be measured by a mere amount of money?
"The snake..." In the afternoon, Wenpin came across Mianshui River and entered Xiangyang. He heard this rumor and couldn't help but wonder in his heart: "Isn't it true that Liu Jing is the person who destined the world?"
When the civil servants arrived, Liu Jingzheng was sitting in the toilet and compiled a recruitment list with Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Wang Can and others. This list included dozens of talents from the north and the south. Zhuge Liang and Wang Can were in charge of the northerners, and Pang Tong was in charge of the southerners.
, responsible for Xiang Lang, and it is not appropriate for celebrities and elders to do it by others, so Liu Jing is going to come and invite him in person.
"What a great Wen Zhongye, he's finally here." Liu Jing stood up to greet him unexpectedly. As soon as they met, Liu Jing couldn't help complaining: "I asked Liu Zhongyu to write a letter yesterday, thinking that you would greet me this morning.
It will come soon, but it didn't come until sunset. It made me wait so hard for a long time. I wonder why Zhongye came so late? If you don't come again, I will cross the river to find you."
Liu Jing's words seemed to be a complaint, but in fact they contained a question. Wenpin's expression did not change and he responded calmly: "Jin was favored by Liu Jingzhou and used his talents as minions to shoulder the responsibility. However, Pin failed to defend Liu Jingzhou."
Foundation. Now that Jingzhou has been overthrown, Ping is at a loss as to what to do. He feels ashamed of Liu Jingzhou and has no shame to come see the general."