Seemingly knowing that Liu Bei would not choose to go to Shuofang, Chen Cheng still had a smile on his face and said: "If you want to run the army, there are two ways to choose from. Xu Rong, the governor of Wuyuan and the general of Zhenxi, came to report that the Huns have been there all along. Invading surrounding areas. Therefore, the imperial court will appoint Zilong as the shepherd of Bingzhou, and my brother can go to Bingzhou with him. When Taiyuan is recovered, my brother can be worshiped as a major general and lead an army alone to go out to fight."
"You can also go to Huangfu Song's command first and participate in the encirclement and suppression of Yuan Shu, who has proclaimed himself emperor. Now the imperial court has issued an order, ordering Cao Cao to be herdsman in Yanzhou, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Liu Yao in Yangzhou, Yuan Shao in Jizhou, Sun Zan in Youzhou, Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi, etc. Let us send troops together to annihilate Yuan Shu. My brother will certainly make great contributions when he leaves, and he will be able to take charge of an army alone in the future."
After finishing speaking, Chen Cheng looked at Liu Bei with a smile, waiting for the other party to make a choice. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Sun Qian, Jian Yong and others all looked at Liu Bei, but their expressions were all relaxed. The choices Chen Cheng gave were very Well, a broad road has simply been paved, just waiting for them to walk on it.
Jian Yong and Sun Qian looked at each other and said in their hearts: On Gongsun Zan's side, even if he made great contributions, he would not get any rewards. Now that they have come to Chang'an, they have already been arranged clearly before they have done anything. in vain.
Of course, if you want to take the road of military merit, you still need Liu Bei and others to get it on horseback. But this is already very good. With the abilities of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, are you worried that they will not be able to make contributions in the battle? ?
Liu Bei lowered his head and pondered for a while, then raised his head and said: "Yuan Shu has arrogated the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. He is guilty of an unforgivable crime. I am willing to join General Huangfu in the crusade against the traitors!"
"Okay, let's do it!"
Chen Cheng raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "I am here to wish the three brothers success!"
Liu Bei also raised his wine glass and was about to say something when suddenly there was a sound of footsteps beside him. The bodyguards wearing heavy steel armor came over quickly, stood next to Chen Cheng and whispered: "Wan Princess Nian asks to see you."
After moving from Yinchuan to Chang'an, Chen Cheng arranged another mansion for Liu Qian to live in.
"Tell her I'm having guests..."
Before she finished speaking, there was a sound of steel clashing outside the courtyard gate. The seven-foot-tall Liu Qian had stronger strength and skills than the guards, and the tooth soldiers guarding outside did not dare to actually use their swords against her, so She knocked away the guard and broke in.
"who?"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's muscles immediately tightened, and their hands were pressed on the handles of the swords at their waists. Chen Cheng's expression darkened, he stood up from the chair, glared at Liu Qian, and said: "Huh, my ability is It’s getting bigger and bigger! Based on your behavior just now, if it were applied to others, the whole family would be exiled to the Western Regions!”
Liu Qian showed no signs of weakness and said loudly: "Who told you not to see me every time!"
Chen Cheng said bitterly: "I told you, I'm very busy and don't have time for the moment."
Liu Qian snorted, looked at Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others who also stood up, and asked: "Is this the distinguished guest you want to see?"
Chen Cheng turned around and introduced, "This is the emperor's younger sister, Princess Liu Qian of Ten Thousand Years."
Liu Bei and others were surprised, but they all bent down and raised their hands, saying: "Meet the princess."
Chen Cheng said to Liu Qian again: "This is the Queen of Zhongshan, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande. This is the second brother Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang, and this is the third brother Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide..."
After introducing everyone, Liu Qian put on a smile. She saluted and said, "No wonder Marquis Julu said he would receive distinguished guests today. It turns out that a few of them have arrived. I have often heard Marquis Julu talk about a few of them in the past.
See you today..."
She looked at a few people up and down for a while and said: "...As expected, they are all rare heroes in the world."
Liu Bei was stunned and felt that the speaking style of the princess in front of him seemed to be somewhat similar to Chen Cheng. He said calmly: "Since the princess has something to see the general, I will leave first."
Guan Yu pulled Zhang Fei and said goodbye together with Liu Bei. Chen Cheng said apologetically: "I wanted to entertain a few brothers today, but unexpectedly something urgent happened. Please rest in the city for a few days, and I will take you to see the emperor in two days."
"
Liu Bei smiled and said, "We are the ones who disturbed you."
After Liu Guanzhang left with the others, Chen Cheng turned around. The smile on his face disappeared, he looked at Liu Qian coldly, and said expressionlessly: "You learned these things in the army.
?Forcibly breaking into the general’s mansion, you should be killed according to the law!”
Liu Qian raised her neck and shouted: "Then just kill me!"
She met Chen Cheng's gaze without flinching, and there seemed to be tears welling up in the corners of her eyes. Chen Cheng's heart softened, and he said to the other side: "Who is on duty at the door today? Thirty cane punishments, and the military rank will be reduced by one level!"
"promise!"
A Xiliang dragonrider and six tooth soldiers stood up, removed the armor from the guards at the door, held them down in the courtyard, and started beating them with military sticks on the spot.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The sticks were struck one after another, each time making a dull sound, which seemed very heavy. But Chen Cheng knew the trick. The executioners all cared about the feelings of their comrades and did not kill them. Watching
It was a hard hit, but the damage was not as serious as it seemed.
Otherwise, not to mention thirty sticks, with the strength of the tooth soldiers, only ten sticks can break a person's bones.
However, he didn't say anything, he just folded his hands in front of his chest, waited until the baton was finished, and then said calmly: "Take them down to apply medicine, and everyone else will step back as well."
As the footsteps faded away, only Chen Cheng and Liu Qian were left in the lobby. Liu Qian still maintained her original posture without any changes. Chen Cheng confronted her for a while and said, "Say it.
What's the matter?"
She had already thought about it, but when the matter came to pass, Liu Qian felt uneasy again. She bit her lips and summoned up the courage to ask: "The emperor's brother had already decreed that we get married, why did you not even see me after you came back?"
Don’t want to see me anymore?”
"............"
Chen Cheng was silent. He didn't know how to answer this question. Seeing him like this, Liu Qian became a little angry and raised her voice a lot, "Speak!"
"I..." Chen Cheng paused and said, "You should know that I don't want to..."
What was he not thinking about? Chen Cheng himself didn't know. So, when he said this, he stopped again, shook his head, and said: "I don't want you to hate me in the future, so that's why..."
Liu Qian interrupted him and said loudly: "If you refuse to marry me, I will hate you! I am sixteen years old this year! In a few years, I will become an old girl!"
Chen Cheng still shook his head and said, "You don't understand."
"If you didn't tell me, how would you know that I don't understand?"
"Uh..." What she said made sense, and Chen Cheng couldn't help but ponder again.
"Is it because you want to be the emperor and are afraid that after marrying me, you won't be able to attack the current emperor?"
Chen Cheng raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who said this?"
Liu Qian raised her head, exposed her slender neck, and said, "It has spread everywhere inside and outside Chang'an!"
"Hmph!" Chen Cheng seemed a little angry, "What did Wang Yue do for food? He didn't even report such a situation!"
Liu Qian took a few steps forward and asked, "Is it because of this?"
Chen Cheng shook his head and said, "I have no intention of becoming the emperor."
"But everyone will think that you want to be the emperor yourself, so that's why you do this!"
Chen Cheng sighed and said: "Those who know me say that I am worried, and those who don't know me say that I do not want anything. All I have ever done is just to prevent a few people from dying in this world."
The expression on Liu Qian's face changed several times, and finally turned into determination. She said loudly: "Then you don't want to marry me because you don't like me? In this case, then what else can I do in this world?
What's the meaning?"
She pulled out the dagger from her waist and stabbed it into her neck. The dagger was made of fine steel and was extremely sharp. Even though Liu Qian's body already showed many extraordinary qualities, if she was struck by this
She was stabbed, and even if she didn't die, she would still be seriously injured. Seeing that the sword edge had pierced the skin on her neck, a big hand suddenly stretched out and grabbed Liu Qian's palm.
Chen Cheng held Princess Wannian's hand, looked at the blood drops on her white skin, and said angrily: "What are you doing?"
He himself is a martial arts master, how could he not see that Liu Qian used all his strength in that blow just now? It was not a show of pretense, but a full-strength blow with determination. If his reaction had been slower, I'm afraid
The dagger had already pierced her neck.
Liu Qian twitched her palm twice and shouted, "Everyone else is laughing at me, I might as well just die!"
Chen Cheng was stunned and asked: "Who is laughing at you? What are you laughing at again?"
Tears fell from the girl's cheeks, and she choked with sobs: "They all said you dislike me..."
"Nonsense!" Chen Cheng shouted: "Do you believe this kind of nonsense?"
Liu Qian closed her eyes and said, "Rather than being laughed at, I would rather die in front of you!"
"Hmph," Chen Cheng said angrily: "You are so young, but you are talking about life and death!"
Liu Qian didn't speak and let tears fall down her face. Chen Cheng felt soft in his heart and sighed. He sighed and said, "Then I will tell you something that I have never mentioned to others. After you listen,
You probably won’t think so.”
Liu Qian opened her eyes and asked, "You won't lie to me, will you?"
Chen Cheng wanted to snort again, but he saw the blood marks on her neck, so he endured it and said, "I usually don't lie unless I have to."
As he spoke, he glared at Liu Qian and said slightly angrily: "Do you still want to listen?"
Liu Qian curled her lips and said, "Then let go of my hand first!"
"Uh," Chen Cheng let go of his hand with some embarrassment, and then started to talk. He talked about his origins and what he knew about the history of the late Han Dynasty in a straightforward manner. Although he only briefly talked about it, it still took a long time.
a long period of time.
Liu Qian listened with fascination and asked questions from time to time. Chen Cheng became impatient when asked, staring and said: "If you ask me again, I won't say anything!"
Princess Wannian curled her lips and said dissatisfiedly: "You will be cruel to me."
Then she urged: "Speak quickly, tell me quickly, what happened next?"
