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Chapter 454
Yu Zheng rode on horseback with a gloomy look on his face. In the previous battle of Yicheng, he was the "Martial Guard Captain" and shouldered the heavy responsibility of guarding Liu Jing. As a result, facing Liu Bei's surprise attack, his defense line was like paper. was broken down.

In the critical moment, fortunately, Ma Zhou Yongyi was calm, sat on the bed, stabilized the morale of the army, and finally succeeded in repelling Liu Bei. Otherwise, once Liu Bei was bullied into Liu Jing's command, the consequences would be disastrous.

Liu Jing did not convict him after the war, but Yu Zheng blamed himself deeply, thinking that he had failed Liu Jing's trust. Even after many years, he returned to Xiangyang and returned to his hometown, but he still couldn't calm down the depression in his heart.

Suddenly, there was commotion ahead, Yu Zheng frowned, and rode his horse to check.

"Don't be angry, gentlemen. The villain is not obstructing for no reason. The villain is a merchant in the market. Today, I got auspicious. If you want to dedicate it to the nobles, please let me know."

Before Yu Zheng came close, he heard someone talking loudly.

"Auspicious?" Yu Zheng couldn't help being curious, he drove forward and looked at the person blocking the way. He was about [-] years old, dressed in Jia's clothes, and held a huge bamboo basket in his hand. Not surprisingly, the so-called auspiciousness is In the bamboo basket.

Yu Zhenggao immediately asked, "What do you want to offer? Don't talk about auspiciousness. If what you offer is not auspicious, the general will blame you. Do you know what the consequences will be?"

Seeing Zheng riding a fine horse, Jia Ren's eyes lit up, and he said: "With the courage of the villain, I dare not deceive the general. What the villain wants to offer is a snake. You will know it at a glance." After all, he walked up to Zheng, and opened a gap in the bamboo basket to make it easier for Zheng to check.

Yu Zheng took a closer look and was stunned. It was hard for him to judge whether the snake in the bamboo basket was an auspicious snake, but it was definitely a strange snake.

I saw that it was no more than two feet long, and its whole body was black and purple. It was very poisonous at first glance. The most surprising thing was that it had two heads, and the two heads shared the same body, which was almost unheard of.

Yu Zheng didn't know whether this strange snake was considered auspicious or not, it was not up to him to decide, so he took Jia Ren to see Liu Jing.

Sitting in the car, Liu Jing was a little dumbfounded after listening to Yu Zheng's report, Xiangrui?Although he has been a human being in two lifetimes, he doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, let alone the theory of auspiciousness.

Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Wang Can and others rushed over when they heard that someone was making auspicious offerings.

Wang Can is well-known and strong-remembered. When he saw the double-headed snake, he immediately blurted out: "This is Wei Snake, also known as Yanwei. There is a saying in "Zhuangzi": "Wei Snake is as big as a hub, as long as a shaft, with left and right sides. The head is dressed in purple and has a red crown. It is a thing, and when it hears the sound of thunder and chariots, it holds its head and stands. Those who see it are almost domineering.'”

Speaking of this, Wang Can bowed deeply to Liu Jing, and said: "Congratulations, general, the snake is not easy to see, and whoever sees it will dominate the world. In the past, when Duke Huan of Qi met the snake, he defeated the world. Now the general sees the snake, he must It can destroy the innocence, conquer the world, revive the country, and achieve hegemony."

Wang Can's talk has reached this point, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others naturally have to keep up, congratulate Liu Jing together, hegemony can be expected.

Seeing the appearance of all the ministers, Liu Jing couldn't help but hey, it's pure nonsense that those who are submissive and those who see it will dominate the world.

The ancients thought it strange because they had little knowledge. He lived in the information age in his previous life. Not to mention the double-headed snake, he had seen a lot of conjoined twins.

To put it bluntly, it was just an accident during pregnancy, and the twins could not be completely separated, resulting in conjoined twins who were forced to share one body.

Although Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Wang Can are ancient people, they are the first-class smart people in the world. They may not believe in auspiciousness in their hearts, but auspiciousness is beneficial to themselves, so they just take advantage of the benefits.

Liu Jing waved his hands to the ministers and said: "There are many auspicious signs recorded in ancient history books, most of which are unspeakable and unreliable. The people are rich but have no auspiciousness. It is not harmful to Yao and Shun; the people are poor but auspicious, not to be trusted." Harm to Jie and Zhou."

Liu Jing paused, then continued: "If you have to talk about auspiciousness, in my opinion, the true auspiciousness and Jiarui are when the heavens are beautiful, the year is plentiful, and the people have food. , what good is it?"

The so-called lin phoenix and five spirits, namely unicorn, phoenix, tortoise, dragon, and white tiger, are the auspicious signs of kings and the highest level of auspicious omens.Liu Jing used this to express his disdain for Xiangrui.

Liu Jing is practical and pragmatic. Although Wang Can has known him for many years, they mostly talked in writing before, and they didn't get along much. He still doesn't know Liu Jing's style very well. Awkward.

However, this is an unavoidable stage in the early stage of the cooperation between the monarch and his ministers. I believe that as time goes by, Wang Can will gradually find out Liu Jing's nature, and the two sides will become more and more in tune.

Although Liu Jing didn't believe in the theory of auspiciousness, since he had already offered it to his door, he might as well refuse it and give him a gold as a reward.

Jia Ren couldn't hide the disappointment on his face. He was the one who took it from the hunter. He only spent a thousand dollars and made more than ten times the profit when he changed hands, but it was far from what he expected.

How could he have imagined that Liu Jing, who now owns the entire Jingzhou, would be so stingy, and sent him away with just a piece of gold cake.

If Liu Jing knew what Jia Ren was thinking, he would definitely take back the gold cake. He is currently short of money, and being a snake is not worth a penny in his eyes.

In fact, the value of a snake is far more than a gold. Liu Jing returned to Xiangyang, and in less than half a day, the rumor that "the way meets a snake will dominate the world" was known to all women and children. There were still some undercurrents. The turbulent situation immediately becomes clear and calm, and how can its effect of stabilizing people's hearts be measured by mere money?
"The Snake..." In the afternoon, Wenpin came across the Mianshui River before entering Xiangyang. Hearing this rumor, he couldn't help wondering: "Could it be that Liu Jing is really a man of destiny?"

When Wenpin arrived, Liu Jing was sitting in the toilet, sorting out the recruitment list with Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Wang Can and others. This list included dozens of talents from the north and the south. Pang Tong and Xiang Lang are in charge, but celebrities and elders should not be in the hands of others. Liu Jing is going to come to invite him personally.

"What a Wen Zhongye, you're finally here." Liu Jing couldn't wait to get up and greet him. As soon as the two sides met, Liu Jing complained: "I asked Liu Zhongyu to write a letter yesterday, thinking that you would come in the morning." , I didn’t expect the sunset to come, so I had to wait so hard, I don’t know 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 complaining, but in fact they implied questioning. Wenpin's face remained unchanged, and he replied calmly: "Pin has been favored by Liu Jingzhou, and with the talent of a minion, he can be employed but he can't defend Liu Jingzhou. Foundation. Now that Jingzhou is overthrown, I am at a loss as to what to do, I am ashamed of Liu Jingzhou, and I have no face to see the general."

(End of this chapter)