Chapter 058 It's worth it!
"We are naughty and ignorant of etiquette, and have offended you, sir. I hope you will spare our lives."
Zhou Shengzhi knelt in front of Liu Chang and spoke with his head down.
Liu Chang was panting, pointing the wooden sword in his hand at Zhou Shengzhi's forehead. This guy ran so fast!
Hearing Zhou Shengzhi surrender, Liu Chang hesitated for a moment and put away his sword.
"Well, I won't bother with you brats... How about this, you call the others over and ask them to apologize to me, and this matter will be over!"
"Sir, are you serious?"
Zhou Shengzhi raised his head with some excitement. Suddenly, he seemed to think of something and asked hesitantly, "You don't want me to trick them all here and then kill them one by one, do you?"
Before Liu Chang could answer, Zhou Shengzhi turned his head away and said tremblingly: "I will not betray my brothers. All the blame is mine alone. If you want to kill me, please kill me and let my brothers go."
Liu Chang was stunned, as if something in his blood had awakened, and he hurriedly helped Zhou Shengzhi up.
"What a brave man! I never thought you would be so courageous. Well, I originally wanted to trick you all into coming here and kill you, but because of what you said, I will forgive you!"
"Thank you, sir!!"
Zhou Shengzhi's eyes were filled with tears as he held Liu Chang's hand. The two of them staged a scene of "A wise king gets his own ministers" on the spot. The soldiers who were watching here not far away shook their heads and turned away with awkward looks. These kids really know how to play!
"Okay, go back and tell your brothers that I have pardoned them and tell them not to worry."
"No, please wait a moment, sir. I will bring them all here and let them come to see you!"
"good!"
Zhou Shengzhi left, and Liu Chang stood here waiting.
After waiting for a long time, he still didn't see Zhou Shengzhi, but Liu Chang was not panicked at all. Liu Chang looked around and felt a little sorry. If Luan Bu was here, it would be great. Luan Bu could say to him, "Sir, he will never come back!"
At that time, I can pretend to be awesome and say loudly: "I will treat him as a national hero, he will definitely come!"
Imagining himself being high-spirited and energetic, Liu Chang couldn't help but grin.
"Hehehe, I will treat him as a national hero!"
He waited like this for more than half an hour , carrying a wooden sword, squatting on the ground and drawing small figures on the mud. Just when he was suspicious and thinking that this damn guy might have really fooled him, finally, footsteps were heard from a distance. Liu Chang hurriedly got up and saw Zhou Shengzhi leading a group of people, talking to them loudly, and brought them to Liu Chang.
There was still fear in these people's eyes. What Liu Chang said just now was really too scary. He said something like he would chop down thirty or forty people. He said it in a very serious manner, which almost scared them to death.
Zhou Shengzhi was not afraid, and took the lead in saluting Liu Chang, saying, "Sir, everyone has arrived! Please forgive me!"
“Hahaha, okay!”
Liu Chang laughed and said, "Who are these people?"
Zhou Shengzhi introduced them to him, "These two are my younger brothers, Yafu and Jian."
Liu Chang only felt that Zhou Yafu's name sounded very familiar. He seemed to be a future general? The commander of Liuying. As for Zhou Jian, he had no idea. Both of them lowered their heads, and Zhou Yafu was still snotty. He didn't look like a general at all.
"You probably know these two, they are both sons of Marquis Wuyang, from Fan Kang and Fan Shi!"
The two of them looked up in fear, but did not dare to speak .
Liu Chang pondered for a moment and said, "Marquis Wuyang saved my father at the Hongmen Banquet. For the sake of your father, I will forgive your crime!"
"Thank you, sir!"
Hearing Liu Chang praising their father, they both raised their heads proudly, their faces full of joy.
The others were a little anxious, looking at Zhou Shengzhi, as if to say, "Hurry up! Why haven't you introduced me yet?"
"This is the prime minister's son, Xiao Yan."
"Xiao Yan? What a good name! The Prime Minister is really good at naming!"
"Well, the Prime Minister ranks first among the founding heroes. He is someone I admire very much. If you want to learn from him, you should stand up too!"
Xiao Yan stood up, grinning foolishly. To put it nicely, he was naive and adorable. To put it bluntly... he was a little silly, and didn't look like a prime minister.
"This is Chen Mai, the son of Marquis Huyou!"
"Well, when we were fighting against the Xiongnu, Huyou Hou had planned to save my father. Please stand up!"
"Thank you, sir!"
At this point, everyone no longer feared Liu Chang and was very happy.
"The last one, Xiahou Zao..."
"But is he General Xiahou Ying's son?"
“That’s right…”
"oops!"
Liu Chang hurried forward, personally helped him up, held his hand, and said, "When I went to Luoyang, General Xiahou Ying drove the chariot for me... He also promised me that after defeating the enemy, he would take the rebels' chariot and give it to me. I can't be rude to you."
Everyone was overjoyed and started asking questions one after another, all asking about Liu Chang's swordsmanship. Liu Chang looked mysterious, so Zhou Shengzhi invited Gongzi Chang to his mansion. Zhou Bo was not there at the moment, so they usually played in Zhou Shengzhi's mansion.
Liu Chang did not refuse. After everyone arrived at Zhou's house, Zhou Shengzhi hurriedly asked the servants to prepare meals. No one cared at first, but when Zhou Bo's wife learned that the prince had arrived, she hurriedly ordered the servants to prepare well and not to be perfunctory as before.
So, this group of boys started a party of their own.
Liu Chang sat in the upper seat, looking at everyone proudly. The children no longer sat randomly as before, but imitated the adults and knelt on both sides of Liu Chang.
"It is my honor to meet heroes like you. However, we cannot drink, so we will use this water instead of wine! Let's have a glass of wine!"
"drink!"
"Thank you for the water, sir!"
Soon, Liu Chang became familiar with them. Liu Chang found that communicating with them was a completely different feeling. Unlike his brothers at home, these people would listen to him very seriously. For Liu Chang, this was simply a pleasure. Liu Chang, who originally talked a lot, said even more at this moment.
"Oh, it's really sad!"
"Today we are all brothers gathered together, why are you sighing, young master?"
They even knew how to cooperate and play supporting roles, which surprised Liu Chang even more.
"As men, our fathers and brothers are fighting on the battlefield, but we are drinking here. Isn't this a sad thing?"
"Young Master is right!"
"A real man should stand tall and proud. Now the thief Chen is plotting a rebellion. I only regret that I am too young. If I could go to the battlefield, I would definitely capture this thief alive!"
"The current situation in the world..."
Liu Chang spoke eloquently, from the general situation of the world to the local conditions. He was the only one among the crowd who had been out of the palace. He boldly talked about the miserable conditions he had seen along the way, the slaves who were sold, and the people who had no food to fill their stomachs. He acted as if he had pity on the people of the world, and these children just bought into his talk.
In the eyes of these children, Liu Chang knows everything. He has been out of the city, killed bandits, knows about major events in the world, and has personally participated in them. He is simply the perfect big brother.
There were stars in their eyes when they looked at Liu Chang, full of admiration.
"When Han Xin met me, he held my hand tightly and asked me to inherit his legacy. When Gai Gong met me, he also asked me to learn his swordsmanship! I am learning with an open mind now, and I will definitely achieve great things in the future!"
"Come on, everyone, join me!"
"The wind rises and the clouds fly~~~~"
As the conversation got more exciting, Liu Chang also raised his head and started singing.
How can I describe the singing? It's hard to describe, it's tone-deaf, like the howling of ghosts and wolves, but the children were very excited and sang loudly to accompany Liu Chang. While singing, Liu Chang suddenly stood up and began the so-called "sword dance" with a wooden sword. This sword dance had no rhythm or rules. Even if Liu Chang did it ten times, it is estimated that none of them would be the same twice.
Before I knew it, I had been playing until very late.
Everyone was feeling a little sleepy. Normally they would have gone to bed at this time, but on this day, they just wanted to hear Liu Chang say more.
When Liu Chang left, everyone bowed and said goodbye.
Liu Chang waved his hand, said goodbye to them warmly, hummed a little tune, and walked towards the palace.
Just as he walked to the side of the palace, he saw a knight rushing over. The knight looked very panicked. When he saw Liu Chang, he reined in his horse and shouted behind him, "We found the young master! We found him! Go back and tell the queen! The young master is not lost!!"
Liu Chang was stunned and subconsciously touched his butt.
Well, worth it!
