Yang Zhan became the Lord of the Shu River, and Gao Chengen, who replaced Liu Wenxiu and was stationed at Hongya Qianqiuping, made a special trip to Chengdu to visit him. Gao Chengen was Liu Wenxiu's subordinate and had already experienced Yang Zhan's power. He could not regard Yang Jingxin as a leader before.

It happened, but Yang Zhanshan, he had to guard against it.

After sitting down in the meeting hall of the Shujiang League, Gao Chengen said humbly: "The Lord of Shu is above. Gao came here just to seek refuge with the Lord of Shu and to be sent by the Lord of Shu."

Yang Zhan smiled warmly and said, "General Gao is too modest. Now in our country of Shu, the Daxi Army under General Gao still has tens of thousands of people. How can we talk about surrendering to you? I have no intention of competing with your Daxi Army.

Gaoxia, as long as you withdraw from Hongya, you can live in peace with me."

Gao Cheng'en still couldn't let go, and asked tentatively: "Since the Lord of Shu wants to protect the people of Shu, why do you only set aside this small area? If you want to use the entire Shu as a protected area, we will definitely obey your instructions."

"General Gao followed Liu Wenxiu into Shu to feed the people. There was no credit, but hard work. How could I dare to drive you? Besides, I still hope that General Gao will be the Great Wall that the Shu people can rely on."

After finishing speaking, Yang Zhan spread out a piece of rice paper, took a brush, dipped it in thick ink, and wrote the four characters "Integrate and help each other", and then wrote the small characters "Work with General Gao Cheng'en", wrote down the inscription, and held it in both hands.

To Gao Chengen.

Gao Chengen's face was full of doubts, "The Lord of Shu has good intentions, please make it clear!"

"On the rivers and lakes, you respect me as the Lord of Shu. In the court, I respect you as the general. Now we have set aside a protected area just to restore a section of farmland in the Minjiang River Basin and grow food so that everyone can eat. I don't

I have no idea of ​​competing for territory with you. On the contrary, I want to work with you in this troubled time. Maybe one day, someone in your camp will join the Shujiang Alliance, just to learn martial arts from me, Yang Zhan, and protect the Shu people. They will not

Betray you. If the Qing army comes, I can also lead the people of the Shujiang League to fight against the enemy with you."

"I see, that's it, Gao couldn't ask for it." Gao Cheng'en understood what Yang Zhan meant, but he didn't know whether he should be happy or worried.

If Yang Zhan does not fight for territory, their Daxi Army can still settle in Shu, and no war will occur for the time being. Even if the Qing army comes, the Daxi Army can still get help from Yang Zhan.

However, the Shujiang Alliance developed in the Minjiang River Basin, and sooner or later one day it would flow down the river and even penetrate into the Daxi Army. At that time, although Gao Chengen was named the General of Shu by Emperor Yongli, the power of the Shu Kingdom was lost to Yang Zhan, who was exiled in the rivers and lakes.

controlled.

He could foresee such a situation, but he also knew that he was powerless to change anything. In the current situation, he could only follow Yang Zhan's wishes and still get some visible benefits.

For example, Yang Zhan allowed him to enter Fenghuang Mountain to find the 160,000 gold mines mentioned in Liu Wenxiu's suicide note to Emperor Yongli before his death.

...

After Gao Chengen from the lower reaches of the Minjiang River left, Cao Xun from the upper reaches of the Minjiang River came.

In the past, Cao Xun and Yang Zhan were very similar to each other. They were fair-weather friends who often got drunk together, and they were also buddies who guided the country together.

It is said that after the news of Yang Zhan's mountain spread, the one who arrived fastest should be Cao Xun. Just like when Yang Zhan was murdered, he was the one who wanted revenge every day.

However, he changed and became shameless to see Yang Zhan again.

His behavior of allowing his subordinates to eat and sell human flesh was enough to horrify Yang Zhan. What was most unforgivable was that when Lan Lan and Jing Xin sent troops to northern Sichuan, he invaded Chengdu several times and plundered the people.

He was the one who took the lead in breaking away from Jing Xin's control, and he was also the one who took the lead in fighting with Jing Xin. There was only one reason. He believed that Yang Zhan was dead and would never know what he had done.

He originally wanted to replace Yang Zhan, but no one bought his account, so he just wanted to be a warlord doing whatever he wanted on the Western Sichuan Plateau.

Unexpectedly, Yang Zhan was still alive and came out of the mountain. He also established a "Shujiang Alliance" and became the Lord of Shu.

Although the first edict of the Lord of Shu stated very clearly, "Warlords outside the area protected by the Lord of Shu and the Shujiang Alliance will not invade each other and live in peace," but he believed that Yang Zhan would deal with him if he freed his hands.

Instead of worrying all day long, it is better to take the initiative to come to your door and solve the problem completely.

On this day, the sun was shining brightly. Cao Xun tied himself up tightly, followed Li Tiaoxie's example, and went to the Shujiang League to plead guilty.

Yang Zhan was away and took everyone to wander around the fields. Yang Jingxin, Fei Dakai and Shuai Shangke, who had just recovered from a serious illness, were in charge of Chengdu.

Cao Xun, who was pleading guilty, and his subordinates who came with him, naturally received a severe beating. Cao Xun, who was beaten and screamed, was very happy in his heart. How could he keep this old man if they were not allowed to express their bad breath?

Life?

Fei Dakai kicked him in the chest and cursed: "You devil who eats people without spitting out their bones, I will send you to see the King of Hell today!"

Yang Jingxin jumped up and caught up with Cao Xun in mid-air. Monk Dakai shouted dissatisfied: "Brother!"

Jing Xin picked up Cao Xun, threw him on the ground, and snorted disdainfully: "His life is not worth it for us three brothers to violate the alliance rules! Let's keep him and leave him to the Lord of Shu."

Yang Zhan had already established a rule that no one in the Shujiang League could take human life lightly. All major matters involving human life must be reported to the Lord of Shu for decision.

As a result, Cao Xun was left breathless. Although his whole body was in tearing pain, he still said shamelessly, "Thank you, young master, for not killing me!"

After waiting for three days, Yang Zhan came back and sent someone with a piece of black cloth to invite his dying old friend.

Cao Xun was kneeling in the hall with his eyes covered with black cloth, and did not dare to speak.

Yang Zhan chuckled and said: "Old friend, I know you don't have the face to see me, so I help you cover your eyes. I don't need to judge what you do. You have a strong balance in your own heart. No matter how difficult the world is, you can't

As for you, you have violated your conscience. Now that you have come to see me again, what else can you say?"

Cao Xun sighed for a while, "I can hear the hearty laughter of the general again. Although Mr. Cao died without regrets! General, Lord of Shu! Do you know how worried I was when you were killed? If not

Jing Xin's nephew ordered me to go to northern Sichuan to fight against the Qing army. I had already led people to kill Li Qiande, Wu Dading and Yuan Tao! Did I ever have any thoughts of betrayal at that time? It was all because of the chaos in central Shu and there was no food to eat. Jing Xin

If you don't allocate food to me, I will..."

Yang Zhan interrupted his words and waved his hand impatiently, "Forget it, I don't want to hear any excuses anymore, and I am not qualified to interrogate you. The laws of nature are clear and the gods are blessing me. Yang Zhan is in great danger.

If you don't die, you must reinstate the rules of Shu. In view of your criminal record, since you are here today, it is impossible to let you go back. Tell me, in what way are you willing to atone for your sins?"

Cao Xun said: "The Lord of Shu can punish me in any way. I just want to spare my subordinates and give them a bite to eat. I also ask the Lord of Shu to show mercy and bring all of western Sichuan under the protection of the Shujiang Alliance."

"I don't need you to worry about it. If you get rid of this man-eating tiger, the people in western Sichuan will naturally come under the protection of the Shujiang League. But you, what should I do with you?"

Yang Zhan is really a little distressed, let him go, he can't explain to everyone. Based on the friendship in the past, he is unwilling to take his life.
Chapter completed!