That person is Zhang Ren.

This Yizhou veteran, proudly isolated at this moment, looked at Liu Zhang coldly with an extremely disdainful look, looking at the two young Jingzhou generals.

Zhang Ren's eyes pierced Liu Zhang's body like a needle, making him feel uncomfortable, and he had to turn sideways, not daring to touch Zhang Ren's eyes.

"What an old guy who is not afraid of death, okay, I will fulfill you!"

Liu Feng strode forward, raised his long sword, and was about to kill Zhang Ren on the spot.

The more than 100 Yizhou colleagues on the opposite side hid their faces and sighed one by one, not daring to look at the bloody scene that was about to happen. And that Zhang Ren was fearless, and he didn't even frown in the face of the sword that was about to fall.

"Wait!"

Just when Liu Feng was about to kill him, Wei Yan stopped speaking in time, he chased after him in a few steps, and pressed Liu Feng's sword down.

Liu Feng was stunned and said: "This person is stubborn, why did Wen Chang stop me from killing people." ”

Wei Yan said: "We are just acting on orders, whether this person is alive or dead, it should be decided by the lord, and we must not act beyond our authority." ”

Liu Feng felt that it made sense, but put away the sword, glared at Zhang Ren, and said, "Old guy, I'll let you live a few more days for the time being." ”

Wei Yan arched his hand to that Zhang Ren and said, "I don't know the old general's name?" ”

Zhang Ren snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Old man Zhang Ren is also, if you want to kill, you will kill, you don't have to pretend." ”

Wei Yan smiled slightly and said, "It turned out to be Old General Zhang, who has heard of the name for a long time." Shu Yan said a big truth, since ancient times, those who follow the heavens have prospered and those who rebel against the heavens have died, and now the lord of my family has come in accordance with the mandate of heaven, and all the Yizhou officials are attached, you have to be maverick, and the world will not only praise the old general for your loyalty, but will only laugh at you for not knowing the times. ”

Zhang Ren sneered and said: "Huangkou Xiao'er also dares to teach the old man, your Liu Xuande defrauded Yizhou, and can only let those who are greedy for life and afraid of death succumb to his silver might, and I, Zhang Ren, would rather die than be attached to a cunning person like him." ”

Zhang Ren spoke disrespectfully to Liu Bei like this, and Liu Feng next to him was immediately furious and scolded: "Old dog, what kind of thing are you, you dare to insult my father like this, I can't get rid of the hatred in my heart if I don't kill you." ”

Wei Yan stopped Liu Feng again, but smiled at Zhang Ren: "Old General Zhang is one of the most loyal, but I'm afraid that you are stupid and loyal." Liu Jiyu, you might as well persuade this General Zhang. ”

Wei Yan spoke, Liu Zhang didn't dare to disobey, so he had to lower his head and say to Zhang Ren: "General Justice, I understand your loyalty, but I, Liu Zhang, have no virtue and no talent, and I really can't afford your loyalty." Now that I have dedicated Yizhou to Uncle Liu Huang, you should use this loyalty to assist Uncle Liu Huang. ”

Liu Zhang's words made Zhang Ren so angry that he vomited blood, and the old man was so angry that he almost collapsed.

Wei Yan said: "The old general prides himself on being a loyal and righteous person, now that your old master has made you submit to the new master, then the old general should obey, if not, then he will become an unloyal person." ”

Wei Yan was slapping Zhang Ren in the face, and that Zhang Ren really didn't expect that Liu Zhang was so weak that he would surrender by himself, and in front of such an old minister, he brazenly persuaded himself to betray him to serve the new master, which is simply laughable.

Zhang Ren was so angry that his blood pressure increased, and he stared at Liu Zhang with disappointed and angry eyes for a while, but he waved his hand and sighed lonely: "That's it, it's me Zhang Ren who has no eyes." But it is impossible for me to submit to Liu Bei, there is only one life, just take it. ”

Wei Yan saw that this Zhang Ren was decided, and he also admired him in his heart, and he no longer let him be humiliated at the moment, so he ordered the soldiers to escort him down, lock him up first, and wait for Liu Bei to come before dealing with it.

As a result, Wei Yan treated the former civil and military ministers who were willing to surrender kindly, but temporarily placed them under house arrest in the state capital, and sent someone to inform Liu Bei that Chengdu had been captured.

Liu Bei, who was still on the road, couldn't help but be surprised when he heard that Chengdu had been taken, so he urged the 20,000 army to speed up the march, and finally arrived in Chengdu before dawn.

As soon as the army arrived, the generals acted according to the tasks arranged in advance, first strengthened the defense of the four gates, and then surrounded and monitored the hundred official mansions, and firmly controlled the treasury and the arsenal, and by the time of dawn, they had completely controlled the entire Chengdu city.

As for the fifty or sixty thousand Yizhou soldiers in the city, because the generals were all called to the state pastor's mansion, after Liu Bei's army entered the city, he borrowed Liu Zhang's hand to send the generals to lead the troops to the battalions to take over.

In the afternoon, Liu Bei led a thousand elite soldiers into the state capital, where the high-ranking officials in Chengdu had been under house arrest for most of the day, and everyone was cut off from the news, only to hear the noise outside the state capital, and the chaos was noisy all night, and everyone was worried in their hearts.

When a group of people were talking to themselves, suddenly the door of the lobby creaked open, but they saw a heroic man in his fifties, under the protection of Wei Yan and other generals, calmly walked into the lobby.

The man walked up to the throne, waved his hand to the people, and said politely: "Be a step late, let you be frightened, and I hope you will forgive your sins." ”

The person who spoke naturally became Liu Bei.

Everyone's expressions changed, seeing this person, although their tastes were different, but seeing Liu Bei so polite, they all returned the salute in different steps.

Of course, Liu Bei knew that the awe of these people on the surface was mostly afraid of their own military deterrence, and if they wanted these people to fall into their hearts, they would not be in a hurry for a while, and they would need time to calm down the mustard between each other.

Liu Bei's expression became more and more kind, and he said humbly: "I was entrusted by Ji Yu to take over Yizhou, and I was really forced to do it. ”

If this first remark was polite, hypocritical, and despised in the hearts of the Yizhou officials present, then Liu Bei's next words began to touch their hearts.

"When this troubled era is the time to employ people, Yizhou can keep a safe party in the troubled times, thanks to the power of the wise men. Therefore, you have no martial arts, but all the former ministers of Ji Yu are all officials in their original positions, and they have been prepared for the people, and for those who are extraordinary, they will be promoted and entrusted with important tasks. In a word, as long as you are a talented person, whether it is a person who is in the limelight under Liu Jiyu or a person who is depressed, here you will be prepared, you will do your best ten times and a hundred times, and we will support each other and build a great cause together. ”

Liu Bei's words released an obvious signal, that is, he Liu Bei is ready to eliminate the malpractice of employing people during Liu Zhang's reign, and at the same time, he will also ensure that their current interests remain unchanged, that is, the interests of those who are not talented will be protected, and those who are talented will also get more benefits from it, which is obviously a policy to win the hearts of the majority of people.

When Liu Bei announced this, the mood of the people present was obviously much more uplifted, and many people's eyes showed a look of eagerness. But there are still many people, such as Huang Quan, Liu Ba and others, who still have a sad face, and they don't seem to be tempted by Liu Bei at all.

After the first meeting, Liu Bei let the civil and military officials go back to their respective homes, giving them a certain degree of freedom, but still sent men to monitor their movements, and strictly checked them at the four gates to prevent them from sneaking out of the city.

Three days later, the chaos in Chengdu City ended, and Liu Bei, under the advice of Fang Shao and others, seized the time to take the money and food from the treasury to comfort the people who had suffered losses in the chaos of the past three days.

When the treasury was opened, Liu Bei was surprised to find that he, a cowardly and incompetent fellow, was a waste in terms of cultural governance and martial arts, but he was very good at accumulating wealth. The grain and grass stored in this treasury are enough for the officials and people of the city to eat for three years and five years, and the gold, silver and silk hidden in it are piled up like a mountain, enough to support the Fenglu army salary for more than ten years.

As a result, Liu Bei only took a small part of the treasury, and easily made up for the property losses suffered by the people in the chaos. And the people were so moved by the generosity of their new state pastor that they were all grateful, as if they had forgotten who had given them the three days of horror.

At the same time as the people were pacified, an edict written in the name of Liu Zhang was also sent from Chengdu, and the envoys rushed to the counties of Yizhou with a message that Liu Zhang had abdicated the throne, conveying the comfort of the new masters of Yizhou to them, and the favor of making them officials take up their original posts.

After hearing about the drastic changes in Chengdu, the local county guards were all shocked, but the city of Chengdu had changed hands, and the county guards were afraid of Liu Bei's prestige, and they were not satisfied with Liu Zhang, so they immediately sent people to Chengdu with the envoys to express their congratulations and allegiance to the new lord.

However, some local officials such as Bajun Taishou Yan Yan were hesitant to be loyal to the new lord and did not send people to Chengdu to express their hearts.

As for Pang Xi, the Taishou of Brazil County, Liu Zhang was in a state of half-reading power when he was there, and when he heard that Liu Zhang had stepped down and Liu Bei had entered Chengdu, he had beheaded the envoy sent by Liu Bei and openly announced that he would break away from Yizhou and stand on his own.

When Liu Bei heard this, he was furious, and even if he wanted to send a large army to attack Basil County, at this time, Fa Zheng, who had been appointed as the Taishou of Shu County, offered a plan.

"When the lord first took charge of Yizhou, except for Chengdu, the officials of all counties knew the grace of the lord but did not know the authority of the lord, which is why some people were still reluctant to return.

Liu Beixin gained Yizhou, and he obeyed the words of Fazheng, a great hero, and immediately said: "Then according to the words of filial piety, how to establish authority." ”

A hint of murder flashed in Fa Zheng's eyes, and he said four words with a cold expression:

"Kill Liwei!"

(To be continued)