Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

"You turned back from Maicheng?" Lan Tian exclaimed.

Zhang Fei asked suspiciously: "Is there anything wrong? It's just that too many prisoners were captured in Maicheng, and the thousands of Jiangdong soldiers chased them in a panic. I won't be polite to those who say it."

"Have you met Master Liao?" Lan Tian asked again.

"That's right, that's the advantage of pure cavalry. When Liao Yuanjian chased to Maicheng, Ling Ming and I had finished fighting, but he was in a hurry to return to Xiangyang, so he didn't come to Jiangling together." Zhang Fei explained.

Lan Tian said in his heart, what a guy, Liao Hua chased him all the way from Xiangyang to Maicheng, and in the end you picked the peaches. Unfortunately, the great military exploits were not mixed up, and Maicheng also changed to a new script after losing.

"Is there any general killed or captured?"

Lan Tian thought about knocking Jiangdong bamboo poles, and those little-known Jiangdong generals could take them in exchange for food, gold and silver.

"What kind of skill is killing an enemy general? Lingming and I agreed to try to capture him alive, but his luck was better. I only met eight generals in total. I accidentally killed three and captured five. Among them was the chief general." It's called Zhu Ran..." Zhang Fei pursed his lips.

Lan Tian looked at Pound and signaled, "Ling Ming, what about you?"

"The last general beheaded five lieutenant generals, and seven generals captured Jiangdong alive, including the chief general Sun Jiao and the supervisor Gu Li..." Pang De replied with his fists clasped.

Lan Tian gave an affirmative look, you have caught all the fish and shrimp in this net.

"Sun Quan was cruel this time, and I really feel a little scared when I think about it. Has General Guan returned to the front line in Xiangyang?" Xu Shu asked.

Lan Tian nodded and replied: "Xiangyang was taken by General Guan with tricks. Cao Cao became so angry that he must go south to seek battle. General Guan returned to Xiangyang from Linju land to sit in town. After handing over the Jiangdong prisoners here, I will also take the army to help the battle by water. Yuan Until you settle the captives, you must arrange money and food as soon as possible, Jingnan and Jiaozhou Jiang Gongyan will cooperate with you."

"Don't worry, Ziyu, I will make arrangements immediately. Yide and General Pang are going north, right?"

"That's natural. The cavalry is very useful in the north, so you can start immediately after you rest."

Pang De stood up straight and cupped his fists: "The last general will immediately go to organize the army and prepare to go. Will the third general still go with me?"

Zhang Fei turned his head to stare at Lan Tian and asked, "Are there any Jiangdong soldiers who can fight behind us?"

"There shouldn't be any more in the future. If there is a master Liao, he will handle it smoothly." Lan Tian shook his head slightly.

"Since we can't fight in the future, I'll follow Ziyu by boat, and you don't need to worry about me, Lingming." Zhang Fei waved to Pang De.

"Then I will take my leave first." Pound nodded slightly, and then slowly withdrew from everyone's sight.

Seeing that Xu Shu seemed inconvenient to say something, Lan Tian asked Gao Shun to take Zhang Fei aboard and arrange wine and meat to serve him, and then asked in a low voice, "Is there anything else Yuan Zhi needs to do?"

"Ziyu, please take a step to speak." Xu Shu pointed to a secluded place beside him.

The two of them will walk to the same shed. Xu Shu looked at the prisoners queuing up to disembark and sighed, "Sun Quan's surprise attack would be fatal, but his vitality would be greatly injured. In the attack on Fancheng, it should be Cao thief who was injured."

"It's just that Jiangdong has resentment towards Jingzhou, and Sun Quan is also short-sighted, and politics has never had real allies..." Lan Tian shook his head.

"What's your attitude towards Jiangdong now?" Xu Shu asked.

"Punish slightly and keep the status quo. The main enemy is Cao Cao." Seeing that Xu Shu didn't fully understand, Lan Tian recounted the exchange with Guan Yu that night.

Xu Shu nodded frequently when he heard it, and then praised: "Ziyu has the same opinion as me. I have sent people to Chengdu to decide the situation here. I believe that Kong Ming will think the same way."

Lan Tian said affirmatively: "It took more than a month for the envoys to go back and forth. I hope that Cao Cao has been repelled by then. Let's settle the score with Sun Quan."

Guan Yu, who is a fake Jieyue, can handle the Jiangdong issue alone, but Xu Shu is worried that his stubborn personality will cause bad things, so he curves to save the country and sends a letter to Liu Bei to make a decision. At this time, he asked Lan Tian to cover for him.

"Xiangyang and Fancheng are each other's horns, but Xiangyang's terrain is more dangerous. As long as General Guan can rely on the terrain and not be impatient, Cao Cao will retreat sooner or later." Xu Shu shook his head lightly.

"Yuanzhi has great insight. If Jiangling didn't need to sit in town, I really want to take you to Xiangyang." Lan Tian sighed.

Xu Shu quickly waved his hands: "It is enough for Yunchang to have Ziyu to help..."

The fleet handed over the prisoners at the pier, and set sail again an hour later. When Lan Tian waved goodbye to Lan Ji on the shore, Gao Shun sent a letter mysteriously.

Lan Tian opened it and saw that the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise. Seeing this, Zhang Fei came over and asked, "Is there anything happy about it?"

"Boyang, boy, did a good job in Guangzhou." Lan Tian showed a fatherly smile.

Chapter 587 Is the Wind of the Father, Lan Boyang

Lan Tian spread the letter paper in his hands, and he didn't mean to avoid Zhang Fei at all. Zhang Fei leaned aside carelessly, but found that he couldn't understand what was described in the letter.

Zhang Fei scratched his head and looked at Lan Tian in disbelief. The letter told the story of animals catching pests in the rice field. Lan Ziyu could see it happily?

This letter was written by Song Chen of the Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce. In order to prevent the information from being leaked during the transmission process, it has undergone a simple encryption process. Shanyue, who invaded Longchuan, used the poisonous snake as the code name.

On the eve of Jiangdong's preparation for chaos, all the movements have been fully grasped by the Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce. Before Lan Tian left, he handed over the matter to Lan Yuan, and asked Song Chen and Lu Tie to assist him.

Lan Yuan did not directly arrest Xi Zuo after knowing the whole situation. He asked the Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce to recruit all the shopkeepers of the thirteen caravans involved in the riot, and asked Lu Tie to lead a team to conduct a surprise inspection. At Panyu port, we focused on checking the previously seized grain ships.

Jiang Wan also cooperated with Lan Yuan to issue a government order. He used the improvement of population registration as an excuse, and at the same time carried out large-scale verification of foreign personnel in Guangzhou. , can only passively cooperate with the county officials to check.

After a set of punches, Jiang Dong Xisaku and his minions were caught off guard.

The embargoed grains seized on the cargo ship, the swords and weapons confiscated from the houses in the trade area, and the Jiangdong letters that were not destroyed in time, etc., when they appeared in the Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce and in front of the thirteen shopkeepers, they finally knew that they had been tricked .

The thirteen storekeepers all have martial arts skills. Three of them were killed on the spot during the resistance, and the rest were taken to the prison of the chamber of commerce. Multiple yamen in Guangzhou City cooperated together, and it only took half a day to clear the city of [-] spies. .

The next day, a notice was posted in the trade zone stating that thirteen commercial firms were expelled from the city after being punished by the Commerce and Trade Department for concealing operating income, tax evasion, and unfair competition. condemned.

Everything in the city of Guangzhou was as usual. Jiangdong Xisaku wanted to take advantage of the time when the garrison left Guangzhou, and the plan to organize a premeditated riot was easily disintegrated.

Lan Yuan's humility and decisiveness during this period left a deep impression on Jiang Wan, Song Chen and others, who all praised him as a father.

Not long after solving the undercurrent in Guangzhou City, Xi Zhen sent people to bring Wang Jin, the bandit leader of Zhenyang, over here. After a careful interrogation by the Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce, he learned that Wang Jin was instigated by the Nanye County Magistrate and funded many of his projects. money and weapons.

Nanye County is located in the southwest of Yangzhou, bordering Qujiang County in Guiyang County, and belongs to the newly divided Luling County in Jiangdong.

Substituting Lantian's global thinking, Lanyuan finally discovered that the Zhenyang Wangjin rebellion, Longchuan Shanyue invasion, and Guangzhou city riots were all aimed at restraining the defenders in Jiaozhou, and their purpose was probably the Jingzhou battlefield.

Lan Yuan discussed with Jiang Wan, Song Chen and others, and decided to use Wang Jin's name to make a plan, and liberate the hands of Shamoke's barbarians by encircling Wei and saving Zhao.

After Lan Tian explained the contents of the letter to Zhang Fei through a simple translation, the other party showed a surprised expression.

"Why did Bo Yang get into such trouble? Since it was found out that it was Jiang Dong's secret work, we should kill him and see if they dare to play tricks in the future." Zhang Fei looked puzzled.

Lan Tian turned his head and asked, "Yide lived in Guangzhou for a while, what do you think is the difference between Guangzhou and other cities?"

Zhang Fei scratched his head and thought for a while, then tried to answer: "The city is bigger and more crowded, especially in the trade zone, where there are more new objects and food."

Lan Tian nodded, "This is the special feature of Guangzhou. Guangzhou's lenient policy towards businessmen is rare in the world, so people and things from all over the world can be gathered in a short period of time. But if the government arrests and kills businessmen at will, even if Guangzhou is everywhere Gold can’t be kept either, businessmen seek profit but care more about safety.”

"Aren't those people anti-thieves and secret agents? How can they be arrested and killed at will? We can't do it with justification and evidence? If anyone dares to spread rumors indiscriminately, we will continue to kill." Zhang Fei clenched his fists.

Lan Tian smiled wryly and shook his head lightly, saying that killing cannot resolve all disputes, you don't know the power of capital, and it is difficult to establish a city's business card.

"The legalist method can be used to conquer the world, but there will be various problems in governing the world. Jiaozhou is originally located on the border of the Han Dynasty. It is not easy to attract businessmen. I would rather make governance troublesome and try to retain people."

"But isn't it just fighting for the world now?"

"There are almost no major wars in Kejiaozhou. It is similar to Yizhou where my brother-in-law is located. It can be used as a logistical granary for fighting for the world."

Zhang Fei seemed to understand and nodded, "Use Yizhou's money and grain to take Yongliang in the north, use Jiaozhou and Jingnan's money and grain to take Wan and Luo in the north, and Sun Quan in the east. I seem to understand what Ziyu said, but Jiaozhou is human after all. At least there are often tsunami disasters..."

Lan Tian stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Hahaha, everything must be viewed from a comprehensive perspective. Although Jiaozhou's current household registration population is not large, but when the three counties of Hepu, Jiaozhi, and Jiuzhen are subdued, Jiaozhou at that time may be better than Yizhou. The population is still large, and although Jiaozhou is adjacent to the sea, there are many natural disasters, but don't forget the rich products in the sea, we distribute dried fish and meat as dry food to the soldiers, is this comparable to Cao Cao and Sun Quan?"

"Hey, Ziyu didn't mention it, I forgot. In addition to those delicious shellfish and sea fish, the flat kelp is also very good. It is light and easy to carry after drying, and it will return to its original shape after soaking and cooking. Even the salt is saved in the march and battle, Ziyu should also list this item as a prohibited item, I don’t know if the output of this item is high, if the output is low, we can keep it for ourselves.” Zhang Fei suggested with a smile.

Lan Tian shook his head lightly, thinking that with the current population, the output of wild kelp alone is enough, but he still popularized science to Zhang Fei: "If wild kelp is not enough to eat, I can teach fishermen to raise it artificially in the sea. Yide You can eat as much as you want."

"Can this thing be grown artificially?" Zhang Fei first showed a surprised expression, but immediately said in relief: "I forgot Ziyu's magical ability to turn decay into a magical one. You can grow mushrooms on rotten wood, so grow mushrooms in the sea. It shouldn’t be surprising to see kelp, but I’m curious what tools should be used to grow kelp?”

"Rope." Lan Tian said concisely.

"Use rope? Okay. I really want to learn from you." After hearing this, Zhang Fei was convinced, and then urged: "Since Ziyu can cultivate kelp artificially, we might as well encourage fishermen to raise some, and don't just provide them to the second generation." Brother’s army, prepare some for my soldiers in Wudu.”

"Yide has a request, so I'll do it. When the battle in Xiangfan is over, I'll go back to Guangzhou and teach kelp farming." Lan Tian smiled leisurely.

588 chapter unintentionally inserted willow willow

At the end of November in the 24th year of Jian'an, there was heavy snowfall in Xiangyang and Fancheng, and Lantian arrived in Xiangyang by detouring Hanshui River.

Guan Yu braved the snow to greet him when he heard the news, and just after leaving the city, he saw the familiar figure, with leopard head and eye ring, swallow jaw and tiger beard, the third brother he hadn't seen for many years, it turned out that Lantian's surprise was Yide.

The two got off their horses almost at the same time, stepping on the shallow snow and galloping wildly in the wind.

"Second brother..."

"Third brother..."

Zhang Fei stretched out his hands and shouted while running, Guan Yu shouted with the same movement, and finally the two embraced each other's arms.

"Second brother, why do you have so many gray hairs?" Zhang Fei knelt down on one knee to salute Guan Yu, with both excitement and distress in his eyes, and tears leaked from the corners of his eyes.

Guan Yu hurriedly helped Zhang Fei up, suppressing the tears in his eyes forcibly, and then kindly replied: "Time makes people old, and you are no longer young, third brother."

The two of them walked towards the city hand in hand, each talking about the experience of the years apart, and some things that were not humane, they could speak freely between brothers.

Guan Ping greeted Lan Tian and Gao Shun on behalf of Guan Yu. He clasped his fists and bowed to both of them to apologize: "Uncle, Father forgets about seeing Third Uncle, please forgive me for neglect."

Lan Tian and Gao Shun looked at each other and smiled, "This is human nature, it doesn't have to be so frankly."

"Uncle, it has been snowing heavily in Xiangyang for the past two days, and there is a gust of cold wind outside the city. General Gao, please lead the trapped army into the city to rest. I have already arranged camping sites in the city." Guan Ping said, pointing in the direction of the city gate.

"Okay, then we will be disrespectful." Lan Tian clasped his fists in return.

"My nephew will lead the way for you." Guan Ping turned the horse's head and started slowly after speaking.

Gao Shun looked at Guan Yu in front of him and sighed: "The brotherhood between the two generals Guan and Zhang and the King of Hanzhong is so deep, I'm afraid no number of brothers can compare..."

"Boping is right. There are many brothers who can share weal and woe, but very few who can share wealth..." Lan Tian nodded in agreement.

"Perhaps it is precisely because of this, sir, that you choose to help the King of Hanzhong end the troubled times?" Gao Shun suddenly remembered what Lan Tian said back then, that he would end the troubled times with people of high character.

"Adversity sticks to its virtues, how can this kind of master not make people die?" Lan Tianxin said that Liu Bei's amazing adversity will shine brightly in the long river of history.

Gao Shun nodded lightly, looked at Guan Ping in front of him suddenly, changed the subject, and asked curiously: "General Guan has such a strong character, I didn't expect his son to be humble and polite, and his martial arts are also very good. In the future, his attainments may surpass his father's." ?”

Guan Ping relied on his young strength to draw with Xu Huang and Pang De. He is already considered the best of the second generation of generals. In history, he was killed at the same time as his father. Opportunity, so Lantian can't answer Gao Shun's question.

"It's hard to compare this matter, but Yun Chang has already shaken the world, and it's not easy for Tan Zhi to surpass him. In fact, although a strong character has obvious flaws, it can also bring infinite power to people. Being able to suppress opponents in aura is not something that everyone can develop.”

After Lan Tian finished speaking, he added another sentence in his heart: those who have the strength will ask God to feed them, and those who have no strength will ask God to feed others. The second master belongs to the former.

After listening to Gao Shun, he silently recollected that he himself is a standard commander and is good at dispatching troops to charge into battle, but fighting generals before the battle is not his style.

Guan Yu prepared a reception banquet for Lan Tian, ​​and Zhang Fei came at the same time, which made him even more delighted. Originally, Lu Chang's prefect's mansion became Guan Yu's residence, and Lu Chang himself and the new captive, Lu Meng, were imprisoned in the damp prison of Xiangyang. middle.

Xiangyang was originally the seat of Jingzhou, and the size of the city was comparable to that of Jiangling. However, after the Chibi War, the population of Xiangyang was twice that of Jiangling.

Back then, Cai and Kuai, the two great families from Jingzhou, defected to Cao Cao. After the war, they were relocated to the Central Plains in a large scale.

Guan Yu used tricks to win Xiangyang, and later, because he wanted to send troops to pursue Pan Zhang, he asked Meng Da, who had made great contributions, to guard Xiangyang.

This seemingly inadvertent appointment made those officials who were forced to surrender instantly sit on the wax, which had the good effect of inadvertently inserting willows and willows, because Meng Da was in the process of taking the three eastern counties, and Fangling prefect Kuai Qi was in the battle to defend the city. Although the death in battle was not done by Meng Da himself, he was indirectly killed by Meng Da.

In addition to being a member of the Kuai family in Jingzhou, Kuai Qi is also Zhuge Liang's brother-in-law.

At that time, Zhuge Liang followed his uncle Zhuge Xuan to seek refuge with Liu Biao. Zhuge Liang's eldest sister married Kuai Yue's nephew Kuai Qi, his second sister married Pang Shanmin, the son of Pang Degong, and he married Huang Chengyan's daughter Huang Yueying. (Mr. Pang De called Zhuge Liang Wolong, Pang Tong Fengchu, and Sima Hui Water Mirror)

Huang Chengyan's wife is the daughter of Cai Xi, a wealthy family in Jingzhou. Cai Xi is the father of Cai Mao, a general in Zhennan. His youngest daughter married Liu Biao as his successor. They were all involved, and made Zhuge Liang famous among the gentry in Jingzhou.

Now that the world has changed and the situation has changed drastically, the former Jingzhou clan has changed, and Zhuge Liang has become Liu Bei's first military adviser. It is said that Meng Da will be affected by Kuai Qi's incident, but Meng Da not only sent troops to help Guan Yu capture Xiangyang, but was also appointed For the temporary defense of Xiangyang City, this move is incomprehensible.

The officials in the city asked themselves that their background was not as good as Kuai Qi's, so Xiangyang became calm in a short period of time, and they could only bury Xiang Wei's thoughts firmly in their hearts, and did not dare to reveal half of it after Guan Yu returned.

It was snowing heavily outside, and a brazier was set up in the Xiangyang prefect's mansion. Guan Yu had someone prepare a 'traditional gourmet' shabu-shabu, and everyone ate the cooked food in the pot, enjoying the joy of victory.

The hall is full of generals in the army, and everyone is very particular about the rank of the seat, and the rank can be seen at the banquet.

Guan Yu is the one who faces the south. The difficulty lies in the second seat on Guan Yu’s right (in the Three Kingdoms period, the right is the most respected). According to the military position, it should be the right general Zhang Fei. Then it should be ranked behind Guan Yu.

The two heavy-numbered generals were hard to distinguish, and Guan Yu didn't know how to choose for a while.

Just when Lantian was about to go to the left, Zhang Fei grabbed his hand and muttered, "Ziyu, sit on the right, you and your second brother are the masters of the Jingzhou battlefield, and I'm just your guest invited to Jiaozhou. Don't lose your courtesy."

"Uh... this..." Lan Tian hesitated.

Guan Yu then said: "Ziyu, please take the seat. The three younger brothers belonged to you before, so it's up to him to sit at the head of you."

"Actually, it doesn't matter." Lan Tian said he didn't care.

"After eating dry food for a few days, I want to eat some hot food for a long time. Let's take a seat quickly, otherwise everyone else will watch." Zhang Fei took the first seat on the left.

Chapter 589 I Can Do Anything I Want

The three heavy-ranked generals lined up the seats, and it was the turn of Gan Ning, Gao Shun, Pound, and Meng Da to be the four generals with different numbers. The generals with different numbers could not be directly assigned to the high ground, so they could only add administrative positions as supplements.

Gan Ning is the first administrative officer, followed by Meng Da, who should sit in the second row. Gao Shun and Pound should sit in the third row because they did not receive the administrative official position. However, Gao Shun has been with Lantian for 20 years, and everyone regards him as Lantian Adjutant.

Gan Ning and Meng Da were grateful for Lan Tian's support and support, and willingly gave up the third seat to Gao Shun. Gan Ning sat next to Zhang Fei just to drink, and Meng Da and Pang De finally sat in the third row.