Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Seeing this situation, Xu An knew the situation and immediately got up and followed Gao Yuan out of the apse.

"Mister seems to be busier than before..." Song Chen saluted with a smile.

Lan Tian has a deep understanding that Liu Cao has to find him for many government affairs. Although he manages the counties more carefully, he will be exhausted sooner or later. It seems that the castrated version of the three provinces and six departments is not enough.

"The army is about to go out. You come to see me at this time. Could it be that something happened in Linyi?" Lan Tian frowned.

Song Chen shook his head and replied: "There is nothing wrong with Linyi, it was Cao Pi who proclaimed himself emperor on behalf of the Han at the end of last year..."

After hearing this, Lan Tian didn't know how to respond, because Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor in the last years of Jian'an is history, but when he returned to Guangzhou from Jieyang and knew that the Sima family was exterminated, it showed that Cao Cao had been influenced by the prophecy.

The Sima family is an upstart noble family in Henan. Not only did such a bad situation not cause civil strife in Wei, Cao Pi still followed the historical track and proclaimed himself emperor. The development of things was different from what was expected.

Chapter 675 The Wicked Still Need the Wicked

"Have the intelligence channels of Zhongyuan and Jiangdong been fully recovered now? When did you know about this?" Lan Tian asked with a frown.

Song Chen replied: "The last general came to report to the master as soon as he received it. Although the Xiangfan War ended later, there are much more roads leading to the north, so the commercial road was resumed a few months ago. Jiangdong started last year. It is completely isolated, and now the navigation of the Yangtze River has just resumed, and the intelligence over there will be later."

Lan Tian nodded, "To figure out Jiangdong's strategic defense, we must get in touch with Hu Ke as soon as possible. I'm really not used to not hearing from Jiangdong for so long."

"Whether it is the Yangtze River or the southern part of Luling, Jiangdong ended in a disastrous defeat last year. Lu Xun and Ding Feng are tightly defended on both sides of the waterway. I want to wait for the two sides to relax before sending people. If there is something particularly important in Jiangdong, General Hu will also send Someone took the initiative to contact you." Song Chen expressed his thoughts.

Lan Tian nodded, "Jiaozhou's current internal affairs and military affairs are at a critical stage. You must pay attention to collecting all kinds of internal and external intelligence. Your chamber of commerce must have its eyes and ears right, and absolutely no mistakes are allowed. If there is an emergency Be notified promptly."

"Wei." Song Chen nodded.

Not long after Song Chen left, Lan Tian played a set of Wu Qin Xi and was sitting in the room with his eyes closed to rest his mind. Gao Yuan then led Xiahou Qi in.

Xia Houqi is currently the prefect of Cangwu, and also serves as the head of the criminal Cao in the Six Caos. He had just worked part-time for less than a month, and found that he could not continue to work.

The duty of Xingcao is to be in charge of law and prison. Lantian pushed Xiahou Qi to this position because Xiahou Qi was an old minister of Liu Bei. However, Xiahou Qi is the prefect of Cangwu. Running back and forth, and the lower-level personnel of the criminal cao in various counties and counties, all of whom were arrogant and arrogant from the army, Xia Houqi's negative emotions were relatively high.

The subordinate units of Punishment Cao are Jue Cao (or Mo Cao) and Thief Cao, who are responsible for the public security, punishment, prison, robbery, law, etc. of counties and counties. Suddenly, it became as strict as the law, and the law and order in various counties and counties has been significantly improved.

The retired soldiers of the fallen army sank to counties and counties, which had a very obvious positive effect. On the contrary, they all crawled out of the sea of ​​corpses and blood. Yamen complaints.

When the sky fell, there was a tall one. When these soldiers were in the army, Gao Shun resolved all external pressures. Xiahou Qi, as the chief of the criminal Cao, had to deal with the aftermath of these arrogant soldiers.

The conflicts in Cangwu County are easy to resolve. After all, the rest of the yamen will give face to the prefect, but it is difficult to deal with outer counties like Yulin and Nanhai. Very understandable.

In the past month, Xia Houqi absorbed too many negative emotions, and today he came to the state capital to resign from the execution of Chief Cao.

After Lan Tian asked about the situation, he comforted him: "It takes time to change from a soldier to an official. The prefect of Xiahou can teach them slowly. These soldiers are very obedient to orders. You will be reluctant to use them if you use them smoothly."

Xia Houqi was full of bitterness, "My lord, it's not that the last general is impatient, it's just that there is a big difference between the locality and the army. They have just retired from the army, and it is indeed no problem to complete their duties independently, but they still can't change the banditry cultivated in the army. I can't get along with my colleagues in other yamen. The students you selected in the academy last year have done well in the four fields of officials, households, rites, and workers. The criminal cao should also be selected in the academy. They can at least be reasonable. As for the soldiers in the formation..."

Xiahou Qi's words imply that the soldiers in the formation are difficult to control. Lan Tian frowned, and replied in a deep voice: "Xing Prison should be ruthless and selfless. The soldiers in the formation do not cater to the officialdom in the local area. It is not easy to just do their jobs. There is no need for them to make do with others." ?”

"But the officialdom is a big dye vat after all. Being out of gregariousness is never a solution. There will always be linkages between the various yamen, but the current situation is really delicate. It seems that both sides are right, and both seem to be wrong. The end will be in Cangwu's official affairs. Saturation, plus the old injuries from the past are often committed, there is really no extra energy... I don’t have extra energy to concurrently serve as the head of the Criminal Cao..." Xia Houqi lowered his head and did not look at Lantian, but his tone was very firm.

Seeing Xiahou Qi's decision, Lan Tian sighed, and replied: "Since General Xiahou is indeed in trouble, I don't want to make things difficult for others. Let me change someone else in charge of punishing Cao."

"Thank you, Lord Fu, for your understanding." Seeing that Lan Tian agreed, Xiahou Qi quickly clasped his fists and bowed to thank him. He didn't know that this position was actually given for Liu Bei's sake, and Lan Tian didn't want to be called nepotism.

Lan Tian continued: "The folk customs in Lingnan have always been tough, but since the criminal reform was implemented last year, the atmosphere in all counties and counties has changed significantly, so the wicked still need 'wicked people' to grind, and it takes time for the academy to train a student. It’s been a long time, and I won’t arrange personnel for the Xingbing Liangcao for the time being.”

"Yes yes yes, Fujun thinks more comprehensively than I do, your deployment is absolutely correct, I just made a suggestion just now." Xiahou Qi unloaded the burden, and kept pouring out good words from his mouth.

"General Xiahou's old wounds should be taken seriously. If you are not in a hurry to return to Guangxin, you can find Mr. Yuanhua (Hua Tuo) and take the medicine as needed. After all, the climate in Jiaozhou is hot and humid, so don't procrastinate." seriously ill." Lan Tian reminded.

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Fu, I will be leaving soon." Xia Houqi nodded.

After Lantian sent Xia Houqi away, he asked Gao Yuan to invite Gao Shun and Xu Shuang. He was not afraid that no one would take such a powerful position like Xingcao, so Xu Shuang finally served as the head of Xingcao.

Gao Shun is about to go on an expedition to Linyi, and the return date is uncertain. Xu Shuangben intends to stay in Guangzhou to protect Lantian, so everyone is happy with the final arrangement.

It may be that Lanyuan led the troops on an expedition, and Lantian's cautious character was worried. He went to the medical school and military area in casual clothes many times to observe the situation of the Lanyuan medical camp.

After secretly observing several times, Lan Tian approached Gao Shun and asked, "The children in the medical camp are all young. Such a short training time should not meet your requirements, right?"

Gao Shun nodded, "It's true that they're still a bit late, but the place where soldiers can be tempered the most is the real battlefield besides the training ground. I believe they will be reborn after returning from Rinan County, but I'm reluctant to let the medical battalion go to the front line."

"But why?" Lan Tian showed a puzzled expression.

"In addition to learning combat skills, these children have also mastered simple first aid skills, which shows that their overall understanding is not bad. It would be a pity if they died on the battlefield." Gao Shun shook his head.

Lan Tian's expression was solemn, "The children in the honeypot will not grow up, Boping, you'd better be cruel."

"Well, sir, don't worry." Gao Shun patted his chest to assure him.

Chapter 676 Selecting an auspicious day and asking for divination in Lantian

"By the way, I will find Yu Zhongxiang in a few days and ask him to choose an auspicious day for you to go out." Lan Tian said solemnly.

Gao Shun asked in surprise: "Sir, I never believed this, why do you still..."

"Madam is worried about Boyang, so she strongly asks Yu Fan to do the divination. He tested the hexagram for Sun Quan, but the final result is exactly the same as the hexagram..." Lan Tian also felt incredible.

"Sir, are you talking about the hexagram saying 'A gentleman gets a father, a villain strips a house'? I heard Jiang Gongyan say that rumor. If Master Yu is really so amazing, he should be tested." Gao Shun said seriously. .

Lan Tian chatted with Gao Shun for a while, and the sun was already setting when they came out of the military area.

Most of the major yamen in the central administrative region have been disbanded, and only the newly established Liucao yamen is almost full of candlelight.

Seeing this scene, Lan Tian felt emotional, and said to himself that you guys are really good, are you taking the lead in this era?

Among the six Cao Caos, except the Bing Cao, which is located in the military area, the other five Cao Caos are all located in the core of the central government area, which is close to the state pastoral office and convenient for reporting work.

Lan Tian walked around and looked around, and there were young figures in every yamen. Could it be that there were not enough people selected last year?Perhaps it was also because he was not proficient in the work, so he thought about discussing with Jiang Wan and Yu Fan first, whether he needed to temporarily recruit a batch of government personnel according to the needs of each Cao.

"Sir, why are you here?"

When Lan Tian was standing there meditating, Xu Shuang happened to come out of Xingcao's Yamen.

"I'll take a look along the way, why are you leaving now?" Lan Tian turned his head to look behind Xu Shuang, and found several followers of the entrapment army locking the door.

"The Xing Cao is in charge of the security of the counties and counties, and the Xing Prison. After all, he is not as idle as the Bing Cao. He has no busy affairs on duty. He can only spend more time after the value is released, but it is much better than the other four Caos." Xu Shuang replied with a smile.

Lan Tian nodded, "I think it's easier for you to be the head of Xingcao than Xia Houqi. How do you feel after you have been in office for more than ten days? Is there any difficulty in the key?"

Xu Shuang pinched his chin and thought: "The veterans who fell into the battle are very competent in public security and prisons. There should be no major problems in performing their duties. The only difficulty is that there are more clerical tasks. The soldiers who fall into the battle are not enough literate soldiers. You see Not in the martial arts hall to provide some teaching? Even if you go to Meng Xuetang to learn how to read..."

"I've been thinking about this for a long time. I plan to renovate the Lecture Hall and upgrade it to an exclusive academy for military talents. The teenagers who have completed their studies in the Meng Academy will not only be able to study in Guangzhou Academy, Guangzhou Medical College, but also choose from multiple military academies. , You can enlist in the army after you finish your studies at the Military Academy, and you can also pass the selection and assessment of Li Cao, and finally enter the service of Bing Cao and Criminal Cao." Lan Tian replied seriously.

"This is great, so why don't you upgrade quickly? I can't wait." Xu Shuang was very excited when he heard that.

"The establishment of a military academy is not like an ordinary school. I have to write a letter to the King of Hanzhong for this matter, and I can only move if I get an affirmative answer. Before that, you have to persevere." Lan Tian patted Xu Shuang on the shoulder for encouragement.

"As long as you can see hope." Xu Shuang nodded.

Lan Tian waved lightly, "Go home first, I'll take a walk nearby."

"only."

Xu Shuang passed by Lan Tian with his entourage, and from the corner of his eyes, he saw Lan Tian walking into Li Cao's yamen.

Li Cao was in charge of the management of the school, and Xu Shuang guessed that Lan Tian must be looking for Yu Fan to ventilate, and it has always been the master's strength to plan for a rainy day.

"Aren't Zhong Xiang going home?" Lan Tian and Gao Yuan appeared at the door, looked at Yu Fan who was lying at his desk in the room, and felt that this person was really diligent.

When Yu Fan heard Lan Tian's voice, he stood up in a jerk, patted his robe with his hands, and hurriedly cupped his hands to greet him.

"Fu Jun, why are you here?" Yu Fan asked suspiciously.

"I passed by here by chance, and I saw candles lit in every Cao Yamen. Are there so many things to do?" Lan Tian was full of curiosity.

Yu Fan shook his head and smiled wryly: "Your Majesty has created a new Six-Cao Yamen. Everyone is doing things while groping. It's normal to do things slowly, but at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, Cao is really busy..."

"Where's Li Cao?" Lan Tian asked again.

Yu Fan replied truthfully: "Li Cao is relatively relaxed, but I have found some things to do myself."

Lan Tian was taken aback when he heard that, and said to himself, you find work yourself, I don't get overtime pay.

Seeing that Lan Tian had a strange expression, Yu Fan explained: "I see that Cao's yamen is very short-handed for humble positions. Jiang Biejia will report the situation to the governor sooner or later, and there may be a selection exam, so Li Cao is sorting out the test questions. To prepare for the government's reference."

"Zhongxiang's festival is highlighted, if I was negligent before, please forgive me." Lan Tian clasped his fists to Yu Fan and saluted.

Yu Fan hurriedly returned the gift, and said modestly: "Your Majesty's subordinates, Fan watched the sky from sitting in a well in the east of the river, and only when he arrived in Jiaozhou did he know that the Majesty is a great talent. Please forgive me if I have offended you."

Seeing that Yu Fan was so obedient, Lan Tian asked himself that he was stronger than Sun Quan, so he asked with a smile, "Zhong Xiang was born as a macai and has served as an official in many places. What do you think of Jiaozhou's official system? Please It mainly evaluates the relationship between the school and the court. Do you think this method is feasible? I am also crossing the river by feeling the stones."

"It's a good one to cross the river by feeling the stones. Since the lord asked me to talk, I will be disrespectful." Yu Fan put his hands behind his back, raised his head and thought for a while and replied: "Mr. , to set up a school to open up the wisdom of the people, these are all meritorious deeds, but if you suspend the promotion of filial piety and use the exam to select officials in the school, it may not be understood by the nobles of the world..."

"There are ordinary people in the Licao Yamen, and there are also children from poor families. Zhong Xiang, please tell me with your own experience, are they really not as good as the children of the gentry? Or are they really not worthy of being an official?" Lan Tian asked.

"Uh...Frankly speaking, they are all diligent and conscientious, and they do things like the children of the gentry. I can't find any faults anyway, but abandoning the filial piety is a violation of the ancestral system. This move is undoubtedly against the gentry in the world. The enemy, I wonder if the King of Hanzhong..." Yu Fan hesitated to speak.

"The King of Hanzhong asked me to do things cheaply." Lan Tian smiled mysteriously.

When Yu Fan heard that he acted cheaply, he said in his heart that Liu Bei and Sun Quan made a judgment. If the old master had put his mind at ease with the generals, he would not have suffered so many disastrous defeats.

"Since the King of Hanzhong supports it, the Fujun can do whatever he wants, and Jiaozhou's distance from the Central Plains will not affect much, but it will indeed help the development." Yu Fan finished feeling and continued to add, "I see that Xingcao's manpower is not enough. Taizu, will Fu Jun consider assigning some to them in the next assessment and selection?"

"Principal Xu can handle the affairs of Xingcao, and I will make arrangements if necessary." Lan Tian never expressed his idea of ​​establishing a military academy. Discrimination.

"I understand, my lord, do you have anything else to do?" Yu Fan continued to ask for instructions.

Lan Tian replied: "Gao Boping's expedition is coming soon. I heard that Zhongxiang is proficient in divination. Can you choose an auspicious day for the army to go out? By the way, test the fortune of our army in this battle."

"Uh... okay." Yu Fan originally wanted to decline, but the last time he made a divination for Sun Quan, he ended up being relegated to Nanye, but at this time Lantian was full of sincerity, so he couldn't refuse at all.

Chapter 677: People from Shuzhong should respond to hexagrams

Yu Fan tidied up the table and case, took out the bamboo basket containing yarrow, and then performed the Dayan divination method as a blue field.

In ancient times, people paid great attention to offering sacrifices and respecting heaven, earth, ghosts and gods. All major events in a country were divined first and then divined.

The Dayan divination method is not complicated. The corollary of the Book of Changes says: "The number of Dayan is fifty, and forty is used in nine. Divide it into two to form two images, hang one to form three images, and use four to form four images. At that time, it's strange to take the elephant to leap, and then leap again at the age of five, so I will hang it again and then hang..."

Through the "arbitrary" distribution of the Dayan method, according to the number of remaining yarrows, four results can be obtained: Shaoyang, Shaoyin, Laoyang, and Laoyin. Dharma, from the bottom to the top to get the six lines to form the image.

Divinators use hexagrams and scriptures to interpret and predict the direction of events.

Statistics can be regarded as a matter of probability. The Da Yan divination method gives the probability of Shaoyang, Shaoyin, Laoyang, and Laoyin, which are 16, 5, 7, and 3/1 respectively, so everything in the world is included in the calculation , but the unknown algorithm is hidden too deeply, and it needs to be revealed slowly.

Yu Fan worked hard for a long time and came up with a hexagram. When he finished arranging the yarrow, he showed a dignified expression. Seeing this expression, Lan Tian felt his heart skip a beat, thinking that it was not a bad omen, right?Although I don't really believe in ghosts and gods, people in this era firmly believe in them.

Suddenly, Yu Fan broke off the second long yarrow on the top, and it became a regular pattern with the top three disconnected and the bottom three connected.

Doesn't Yu Fan like to speak out and advise?How do you start cheating in front of me?It is to deceive me that I do not understand the hexagrams of the Book of Changes. If I want to say that I don’t know other hexagrams, I really know the Tai hexagram Lantian in this Kun, because this is the most auspicious hexagram among the 64 hexagrams.

"Zhong Xiang, how is it?" Lan Tian asked knowingly.

Yu Fan cupped his hands to announce the good news: "This is very auspicious, and the expedition will go well."

When Lan Tian heard that it was indeed the case, he suddenly thought of a sketch line, "Unexpectedly, you, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, also rebelled." '

"I saw Zhongxiang here just now..." Lan Tian pointed to the cut yarrow, hesitant to speak, and said to himself that your behavior just now was like a classmate who was doing tricks, but the teacher saw it clearly from the podium.

Lan Tian originally thought that Yu Fan would appear embarrassed, but he smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty is really observant, the line you pointed out is Lao Yang, and both Lao Yang and Lao Yin are dynamic lines, which means that the situation will change, so After the change, the yang line becomes the yin line."

"Oh? What was the hexagram before? What is the relationship between the two after the movement, please explain in detail." Lan Tianxin said to see how you explain it. Since it involves changing the hexagram, there will always be a connection between the hexagram and the previous hexagram. ?

Yu Fan looked surprised, "Will the lord of the government also take advantage of it? You can see one or two from your question."

"Simply dabbled, but didn't delve into it deeply." Lan Tian played sloppy eyes.

Yu Fan nodded in affirmation. He knew that Yi Xue was profound and profound, and without a long period of hard work, he could only learn the superficial aspects of it. He took out some yarrow and quickly arranged it into the previous hexagram, and then explained: " This hexagram is Shuitianxu hexagram, and its hexagram is Earth, Heaven and Tai hexagrams. It needs to be waited for, and Tai is auspicious and accessible. The ruler of the government must measure the good or bad of the war, that is, to go out after being fully prepared, and the war will never fail. The two hexagrams echo back and forth. , is a sign of great auspiciousness."

As soon as Lan Tian heard that he was a good guy, he said to himself that it was difficult for ordinary people to stand up to the intellectuals playing tricks. He was sure that Yu Fanchai was talking nicely, so he asked: "I know the Tai Gua very well, but what about the need for the Gua Gua?" I don’t know much about it, can Zhong Xiang explain more clearly, what exactly are we waiting for and preparing for?”

When a person is asked for advice in his professional field, and the other party asks a question without asking for a deep understanding, the answering party will generally have a strong sense of pride, especially willing to have a good impression of the seeker, and will explain the answer patiently.

This is how Yu Fan feels about Lantian now. He smiled and answered: "It takes hexagrams to go up to the water and down to the sky. If the water is in the sky and does not fall, it will be the clouds. The earth needs rain to moisten the seedlings, so you have to wait for the clouds to gather to form rain. I am very proficient in farming, and I also know that the spring plowing is coming, and we must wait for the spring rains before we can sow the seeds. The Jiaozhou army is going to expedition to Nichinan, so don’t you have to wait for the training of soldiers, the allocation of equipment, and the storage of food and grass?”

Lan Tian was stunned when he heard that, Yu Fan actually came back, and thought that he was indeed a master of Yi Xue, and he continued to ask: "I know that the six lines of the Thai hexagram are auspicious, how about the six lines that need hexagrams?"

"Uh... the whole thing is good, but the third and fourth lines seem to be risky, but the army is about to go out, and the waiting time may be over, so you don't need to worry about it, the final result will definitely be auspicious." Yu Fan comforted road.

"Please Zhongxiang write down the scriptures of the hexagrams, I plan to read them carefully." Lan Tian took out a notepad and handed it out.

Yu Fan didn't expect Lantian to be so 'eager to learn'. He took the notepad and started writing at his desk. The scriptures are very simple:

Ninth day: need to be in the suburbs, use constant, no blame.

Ninety-two: Need to be in the sand, small talk, good luck in the end.

Nine three: need to be in the mud, to the enemy.

June [-]: It needs blood and comes from acupoints.