Chapter 542: Is It Worth It?

Liu Zheng chuckled: "General Cheng, what kind of talk is this? The Princess's Great Carriage is here; is it not proper to leave the city to welcome her?"

Cheng Anguo said angrily: "For the Princess or a Feudatory King, the Great Carriage travels at most thirty miles outside the city. Where is the logic in this thirty-five miles of yours, Prefect Liu?"

Liu Zheng smiled: "Does General Cheng want to hear it?"

Cheng Anguo's face darkened.

Liu Zheng laughed nonchalantly: "For the Princess or a Feudatory King, one travels thirty miles outside the city."

"Then let me ask you, Liangzhou Prefecture managed a plague and saved a million commoners, then donated the exclusive formula for free; is that worth one mile?"

Once these words were spoken.

The entire scene fell silent.

Cheng Anguo's face was also ashen. This should be the most flamboyant and famous achievement of this Prefect Liu in the Longyan Dynasty. Managing the plague was not even the main point; he had directly donated the formula for managing the plague to the Hanlin Academy for free. Such merit was peerless in the world, with almost no one to compare.

Never mind the Princess or Feudatory Kings; if one were to talk about merit, I fear even the current Emperor could not have done it.

"Is it worth it?"

"Is it worth it!"

The Liangzhou Army and the Hanzhong Army shouted in unison, their momentum astonishing.

"It is!"

Cheng Anguo's face was dark, and he could only nod.

Liu Zheng continued to smile: "Expelling the Southern Barbarians and saving three hundred thousand people in Jiangzhou from fire and water; is that worth one mile?"

"Is it worth it?"

"Is it worth it!"

The Liangzhou Army side was already nearly roaring it out.

A crushing force in terms of momentum!

Cheng Anguo's mouth twitched again.

He had nothing to say.

"It is!"

Liu Zheng continued: "Destroying Cheshi and pacifying the Western Regions—the first time in several hundred years of the Longyan Dynasty that territory has been expanded—and welcoming the Princess back to the country; is that worth one mile?"

Cheng Anguo took a deep breath.

He squeezed this word "It is" out from between his teeth.

Liu Zheng nodded and continued to shout: "Resisting the Xiongnu and destroying several hundred thousand of them, allowing the northern frontier of Longyan to be stable for at least fifty years; is that worth one mile?"

At this moment, the emotions of the entire scene were incredibly high.

Three thousand Liangzhou Army soldiers each puffed out their chests, their gazes fierce and proud!

This was their Young Master!

This was their Liangzhou Army! Looking down upon all heroes, invincible! Wherever the Liangzhou Army goes, they win every battle! Today, three thousand fighting fifty thousand, they still stood tall!

Is it worth it?

At this, not only the Liangzhou Army and the Hanzhong Army, but even the garrison at Yang'an Pass looked on with envy. A man should die on the battlefield, wrapped in horse hide, wielding a three-foot sword to establish peerless merit!

With such glory for the Liangzhou Army, who among the soldiers of the world would not envy or be jealous?

They were the benchmark for soldiers!

They were the heavy weapons of the state!

Is it worth one mile?

It is!

"It is!"

This shout did not come from this side. It was the garrison tens of miles away, shouting at the same time!

Cheng Anguo's originally dark face now had no blood color left at all.

What does this mean?

This Prefect Liu, using soft and hard tactics, with songs, dances, and folk dances, has already scattered the hearts of the thirty thousand garrison at Yang'an Pass?

"And what about the last mile?"

Cheng Anguo gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

In his heart, he still held onto a final fantasy.

Liu Zheng stood up, laughed, and caught Xie Chan, who was standing beside him, pulling her into his arms before she could react. The latter had not yet realized what was happening when she felt herself enveloped by a masculine scent, and she immediately let out a soft cry, her whole body turning limp.

"You..."

"Audacious!"

"Let go of the Princess!"

A group of people saw Liu Zheng's actions, and each one was shocked.

Who would have thought that Liu Zheng would continue to smile, wrapping his arm around Xie Chan's graceful and soft waist, lowering his head, and kissing her charming cherry lips fiercely.

Silence.

The entire scene was deathly silent.

Everyone widened their eyes.

Dumbfounded.

Stupefied like wooden chickens.

So many people were instantly petrified.

Including Xie Chan in Liu Zheng's arms.

Dizzied and bewildered.

Good heavens...

What is he doing?

This...

I...

Who am I?

Where am I?

Ah!

She hurriedly feigned fainting.

As for the others, they remained with blank expressions on their faces.

Hmm...

It really is fragrant...

Liu Zheng chuckled inwardly, then smiled as he looked at Cheng Anguo: "Coinciding with the Emperor's birthday, I, the son of the Western Regions Commissioner, and Longyang Princess, are deeply in love and live in perfect harmony; this should surely count as a fine tale in Longyan, is it not worth another mile?"

"Pfft..."

Cheng Anguo nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.

This is allowed?

Damn it!

What could he say?

It was not his place to say anything.

The people at the scene had already exploded; first Jiang Xuan, seeing Liu Zheng kiss Xie Chan in public, jumped up and shouted: "Worth it, worth it, how could this not be worth it?"

"Worth it!"

"It must be worth it!"

The Jiangzhou Army, the Hanzhong Army.

The garrison at Yang'an Pass began to roar thunderously.

"This, this, this, how can this be, how can this be!"

Grand Eunuch Zhou, who was beside the Prince of Yong, was terrified at this moment, stamping his feet and hopping about in a panic! That was a Princess, that was Longyang Princess, and she was kissed by Prefectural Governor Liu in front of this vast crowd?

Impudent!

Shameless scoundrel!

Do you not know that men and women should not touch when handing things to one another? Even if the two of you are truly in love, that should only happen after marriage... but even after marriage, you cannot do this in front of so many people, good heavens...

"Prefectural Governor Liu, this matter..."

Grand Eunuch Zhou wanted to say something to Liu Dahao beside him.

Feng Sanniang, however, shouted loudly, excitedly saying: "Good! This is my good son, it should be like this, it should have been like this long ago! Domineering!"

Grand Eunuch Zhou's face darkened.

The Prince of Yong chuckled from the side and patted his shoulder: "Lao Zhou, do you intend to meddle in the affairs of young people? Just pretend you didn't see it, pretend you didn't see it!"

Grand Eunuch Zhou looked miserable.

How can one pretend not to have seen this? Very soon, this matter will spread throughout the world!

"I, I, I..."

"I want to kill him!"

"I want to kill Prefectural Governor Liu!"

Xie Ling, who was in the forest, also saw this scene, and immediately spat out dark blood again, waving his cane once more.

This bastard!

What is the meaning of this?

That Longyang Princess is, after all, his own sister! She represents the imperial family! To be taken advantage of by this Prefectural Governor Liu in full view of everyone?

Bastard!

Disrespectful to the imperial family!

Blasphemy against imperial power!

"His Highness, please calm your anger..."

"His Highness..."

Cheng Anguo closed his eyes tightly.

The clamor and noise in his ears were incessant.

Damn it!

He knew he shouldn't have come!

As a fierce general, why did he have to come and seek out this Prefectural Governor Liu, whose silver tongue was unrivaled in the world!

Detestable scholar!

He shouldn't have come!

Now he has gotten himself into a position where he can neither leave nor stay.

Five miles.

The other party has brought forth a reason.

What is he to do?

However, he also knew that in this situation where he was riding a tiger and could not get off, it would not do for him not to go over.

"Good!"

Cheng Anguo finally shouted loudly and waved his hand: "Thirty-five miles out, welcome Prefect Liu!"

"Welcome Prefect Liu!"

"Welcome Prefect Liu!"

Only then did Liu Zheng feel a sense of relief in his heart.

At this moment, he remembered the Beauty in his arms.

"Do you not plan on getting up?"

He grinned and leaned his mouth toward the crystal-clear, jade-like earlobe of Xie Chan, who was feigning unconsciousness.

"Ah!"

The base of Xie Chan's neck turned completely red; she pinched Liu Zheng's waist hard with her hand and coquettishly scolded: "I, I, I, my foot is numb..."

At this time.

So many people were watching!

How could she have the nerve to lift her head up!

Bad!

Big bad guy!

"Oh, your foot is numb? Then I will carry you back to the Horse Carriage."

Liu Zheng said with a look of worry on his face.

"Ah!"

The next moment, Xie Chan had already jumped up, and with eyes that seemed ready to drip water, she glared fiercely at Liu Zheng: "I'll beat you to death!"

"Huh?"

After saying this, Xie Chan was already overcome with shyness and turned to run away.

The crowd watched and laughed heartily, unable to stop.