Half a month has passed.

Meng You, the younger brother of Meng Huo, still has no news coming.

It turned out that that night, he heard Liu faintly say that there were soldiers and horses in the south to intercept him, so he led his troops to the west and returned to Nanzhong from the west.

The Shu soldiers chased south, but naturally there was no gain.

Meng You has not been hunted down for half a month, in case he can return to Nanzhong to make trouble, King Zhurong has to return to Nanzhong to stabilize the barbarians.

It's July.

In the early morning of this day, Liu Chan personally led the Chinese martial arts of the city to bid farewell to King Zhurong.

Originally, King Zhurong led 30,000 troops to attack Chengdu, but after repeated defeats and civil strife, now only 25,000 men and horses remain.

More than 20,000 horses and horses formed a long queue outside the city of Chengdu, and there were a large number of carriages in the procession, which were loaded with grain, salt, and brocade items, which were presented by Liu Chan to the king of Zhurong to win over the barbarians.

Barbarians, but what they lack is salt,

Not only are the barbarians short of salt, but in fact, Yizhou is also lacking.

Yizhou is located in the mainland, the people use salt, the protagonist comes from the salt well, the salt well is difficult to build, and the supply of salt has always been in short supply. However, the barbarian technology is backward, and the salt well technology cannot be controlled, mainly from the hands of Nanzhong Haoqiang, or it is boiled stone salt.

However, this kind of stone salt contains toxins, and it is easy to get sick when eaten often, and many of the barbarians in Nanzhong and many Han people in Yizhou are thick-necked, because they do not use enough salt and eat too much stone salt.

Liu Chan gave twenty stones of salt to King Zhurong, which made King Zhurong very happy.

King Zhurong took Liu Chan's hand and said with a reluctant face: "Thank you for these gifts from the prince, after I return to Nanzhong, I will definitely rectify the barbarian clan and make friends with the Han forever." ”

Liu Chan bowed his hand and thanked: "King Zhurong can be like this, I thank King Zhurong for the people of Nanzhong!" ”

"That's as it should be!" King Zhurong said: "Shizi, my daughter will be entrusted to Shizi. ”

Liu Chan nodded: "Zhu Rong rest assured, I won't let her be wronged." ”

"Thank you, Shizi!" King Zhurong saluted, pulled Shui Luoyi to the side, and whispered: "Daughter, although that Liu Ba said that after Liu Gong returns to Yizhou, you can come back." But I still hope that you can marry the prince, so it will be more beneficial to my barbarians, although the prince is young, he is a true hero, you will not be wronged if you follow her, so after I leave, you have to be close to the prince and let him ......"

Shui Luoyi's face turned blushing and said shyly: "Father, don't say it, my daughter understands." ”

"Hahaha!" King Zhurong laughed when he saw this, patted Shui Luoyi's hand and said, "It's good if you understand, I'm gone for my father!" ”

King Zhurong turned over and said to Liu Chan and the officials who came to see him off: "Don't send the prince away, I'm leaving!" ”

"I wish King Rong to take care!" Liu Chan solemnly bid farewell.

Looking at the back of King Zhurong who was far away, Shui Luoyi's heart suddenly emptied, after King Zhurong left, he would have no relatives in Yizhou.

Liu Chan glanced at Shui Luoyi, and saw that her eyes were full of tears, her eyes were full of loneliness, and a trace of pity rose in her heart.

Shui Luoyi is only fifteen years old, and now he has left his hometown and come to Yizhou, and he has become a victim of politics.

Liu Chan came to Shui Luoyi's side, took out a handkerchief, handed it to Shui Luoyi and said: "Wipe it, now that King Zhurong has returned to Nanzhong, you are left alone in Yizhou, lonely, he asked me to take care of you before leaving, so let's move to the state pastoral mansion to live." ”

"Moving to the Governor's House?" Shui Luoyi's face turned red when she heard this, and she moved to the state pastor's mansion, didn't she just live in Liu Chan's house?

Seeing her like this, Liu Chan couldn't help but shake his head and smile, and said in a low voice: "What did King Zhurong say to you before, I roughly guessed that I have no objection to the marriage, and the marriage is beneficial to both you and me, and I am also willing, but this requires my father to come back to make the decision."

But it's useless for you to follow me, I'm still young, if you follow me, but my father and the civil and military will not like it, they will think that you follow me, it will affect my learning, and they will not like you.

Father is filial piety, after you move to the state pastoral mansion, you can change into the dress of a Han woman, learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting and the etiquette of the Han Dynasty every day, and treat my mother as respectful as your father, so that my father will probably not object. If you don't want to, then forget it, and when my father returns, I will ask her to send you back to Nanzhong. ”

Liu Chan said this very bluntly.

She was not opposed to marriage, and she said a way to get Liu Bei to agree to marriage.

But Shui Luoyi needs to change his previous living habits to learn the etiquette culture of the Han Dynasty.

Shui Luoyi listened to Liu Chan's words, and was a little dazed in his heart.

She loves to dance with knives and guns, and her personality is spicy and strong, if she learns the culture and etiquette of the Han Dynasty, and is she still a lady?

After pondering for a long time, Shui Luoyi raised his head and showed a smile as bright as the sun: "I do!" ”

"Are you willing to change yourself?" Liu Chan was a little surprised when he heard Shui Luoyi's words.

Shui Luoyi smiled and said, "Doesn't you big man have a saying called following the customs of the locals?" And my kung fu is not very good, I can't get on the battlefield in how to practice, I used to be very interested in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and I have always wanted to learn, but unfortunately no one teaches me, can you teach me then? ”

"Good!" Liu Chan nodded.

"Then I'll go back and prepare first, and learn the etiquette of the Han before moving to the state pastor's mansion, so as not to dislike my aunt." Seeing Liu Chan agree, the smile on Shui Luoyi's face became even stronger, and he said a word to Liu Chan and returned to the city.

Looking at Shui Luoyi's distant back, Liu Chan thought of many people for a moment, Wang Zhaojun, Princess Wencheng......

They married barbarians for the peace of the Han country, gave up the life of brocade clothes and jade food, and followed the barbarians to live with the water. And Shui Luoyi is willing to marry the Han for the sake of barbarian peace, and give up his previous life to learn the culture and etiquette of the Han Dynasty, which is also respectable.

"Let's go back to the city!" Liu Chan shook his head, shook off the distracting thoughts in his mind, and returned to the city.

As soon as he entered the palace and sat down, he saw an official come in and report: "Qi Shizi, when the prince led all the adults to bid farewell to King Zhurong, General Zhang of Yangping Guan sent a letter from the north gate. ”

"The third uncle's letter?" Liu Chan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Quickly show it to me!" ”

The official hurriedly took out the letter and handed it to Liu Chan.

Liu Chan opened the letter and looked at it, and immediately laughed and said, "This is really good!" ”

Seeing that Liu Chan was so excited, Huang Quan arched his hand and asked, "Shizi, why are you so happy, could it be that General Zhang has defeated Xiahou Yuan again?" ”

"It's not as simple as defeating Xiahou Yuan!" Liu Chan said with a smile: "Xiahou Yuan, the commander of the Cao Army's Western Route Army, has been captured alive!" ”