Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Zhang Fei shook his head and pursed his lips: "When it comes to farm food, it has to be Dengjiazhuang in Shi Zai's hometown. Those old flavors are still fresh in my memory. Later, I ate it several times in Jingzhou, but it was not as good as when I was in Xinye."

"Uh... Mister once said that you will get tired of eating good things every day. Now the conditions are much better than then, and the three generals have eaten too many good things..." Deng Ai explained.

"I came to you today because I wanted to ask Shi Zai for help. His name is Jiang Wei, Jiang Boyue, the person Ziyu introduced to me. I have been working in Liangzhou for two years, and I just invited him back recently. Would you like to learn how to farm with you in Mianyang?" Zhang Fei's tone could not refuse.

"Ah... this... this"

Deng Ai didn't know how to deal with it, and the doubts in Jiang Wei's heart were solved. It turned out that Zhang Fei wanted me to learn from Deng Ai, so that it could indeed deceive people.

"Why did your old illness come back again? I remember that the two genius doctors worked together to cure it?" Zhang Fei looked puzzled.

"It was indeed cured back then, but I was just a little nervous just now. Mr. recommended Boyue to you, did you really ask him to learn from me in farming? Did the three generals make a mistake?" Deng Ai asked carefully.

Zhang Fei shook his head and replied: "I just complain that you are farming in Hanzhong. Wen Chang (Wei Yan) and Meng Qi (Ma Chao) are self-sufficient, but my Wudu garrison has to rely on food. Ziyu said that Boyue is comparable to you. , isn’t the implication that I’m going to find him, set up farmland in Wudu and then seize Liangzhou?”

"That's how you understand it? That Boyue will stay in Mianyang, but the farmland is often exposed to the wind and the sun..."

"General Deng, don't worry, Jiang Wei will certainly be able to endure the hardships you can endure."

Deng Ai originally wanted to say the ugly things first, but Jiang Wei immediately expressed his determination to him.

"Uh... that's fine." Deng Ai nodded.

Zhang Fei smiled and replied: "Shizai, don't worry, I wrote to Ziyu a few days ago and told him about Bo Yue's sending here. I believe he thinks the same way. Don't you often correspond with him?" Is it? It has been almost a year since he returned to Jiaozhou, how is life there?"

"My husband sent me a letter during the Chinese New Year, saying that after the year, troops will be sent to recover Nichinan. According to the previous plan, General Gao should go out now." Deng Ai said meaningfully.

"Ni Nan? Isn't that the southernmost county? Why did General Lan waste his troops to go to the south? Shouldn't he accumulate strength to attack the Central Plains or Jiangdong?" Jiang Wei expressed his incomprehension.

Zhang Fei shook his head lightly: "Ziyu is now the shepherd of Jiaozhou, and Rinan County was subordinate to Jiaozhou before, so there is nothing wrong with taking Rinan County back. In fact, Hepu, Jiaozhi, and Jiuzhen should be taken first. Gao Boping's army should easily win, right?"

"Mr. likes to work steadily. He is currently vigorously developing the three counties of Nanhai, Cangwu, and Yulin. He will probably wait until Shi Weiyan (Shi Xie) dies before taking back the three counties occupied by the Shi family." Deng Ai nodded and analyzed.

"That old guy Shi Xie is so alive. When the time comes, when the eldest brother regains the Central Plains, I will go south to help him pacify the three counties." Zhang Fei shook his fist.

Jiang Wei added with a wry smile: "If the King of Hanzhong sweeps the Central Plains, the three counties in the south of Jiaozhou will definitely spread his message. I guess General Zhang will have no chance..."

"Uh...it seems to be the case, Bo Yue, you are really good." Zhang Fei cast a positive look at Jiang Wei, and Ma Chao next to him also nodded slightly, lamenting that the person recommended by Lantian really had a unique vision.

The farm food prepared in the village gave Jiang Wei a taste of what it means to be delicious. He stopped suddenly while eating, and there were tears in his eyes.

"Boyue, can't you? This food is so delicious that you cry?" Zhang Fei joked with a smile.

Deng Ai guessed: "Could it be that Bo Yue thinks about people when he sees things? Or misses his hometown and hometown?"

"General Deng is right. My mother is still stranded in Tianshui at this time. I don't know when she will be able to eat such delicious food..." Jiang Wei looked sad.

Zhang Fei patted Jiang Wei's back like a loving father, and explained in a low voice: "Boyue, you are so smart, I suggest you watch and learn more in Mianyang. When I conquer Tianshui and take Jicheng in the future, you can make it yourself." Your mother tasted it."

"The general asked me to learn how to cook?" Jiang Wei frowned.

"Why not learn how to cook? Lan Ziyu not only knows how to farm, govern the country, and use soldiers, but his cooking skills are unparalleled in the world." Zhang Fei said in a deep voice.

"Uh... Is that so? Then I must study hard." Jiang Wei nodded.

Everyone had lunch in Wangjia Village, and then went down to the county at the kind invitation of Liu Zhu.

Due to the influx of a large number of villagers, Mianyang County has not only restored the prosperity of the Zhanglu period, but is now even more prosperous than before, with vigorous vitality everywhere.

From Xinye to Guiyang, from Quanling to Guangzhou, Zhang Fei has witnessed the greatness of Lantian and the changes that the village has brought to the city.

Zhang Fei planned to leave after handing over Jiang Wei, because he was worried that if he stayed in the county for too long, he might attract Wei Yan, the prefect of Hanzhong. Before he left, he entrusted Jiang Wei to Deng Ai. Deng Ai saw that Jiang Wei was also alone , and invited him to live with him in his small courtyard.

Deng Ai's status is higher than that of Liuzhu, but he only lived in a small courtyard in Mianyang, and it was mainly used to store manuscripts and sand tables. He basically wandered between villages on weekdays, helping to deal with the farmland. , people's livelihood and other issues.

After sending Zhang Fei and Ma Chao out of Mianyang, Deng Ai took Jiang Wei back to the small courtyard in the city. Facing south, there was a row of three connected rooms.

Jiang Wei originally thought that Deng Ai would arrange for him to live in a wing room, but Deng Ai led him directly to the main room in the main hall, and then entered the bedroom on the right side of the main hall.

"This room is where I rest on weekdays. After a while, someone will change your bedding, and Boyue will live here with peace of mind." Deng Ai pointed to the bedroom and said.

"General Deng must not be like this. I can live in the wing room." Jiang Wei clasped his fists and resigned after hearing this.

Deng Ai smiled and said: "You don't need to be a general or a general. Since Bo Yue is the person our family teacher likes, how do you and I look like brothers in the future?"

"Uh... Brother Yishizai." Jiang Wei solemnly clasped his fists in salute.

"Since Brother Boyue recognizes me as a brother, how can I refuse the gift of brother? Besides, I am alone, where do I live?" Deng Ai grabbed Jiang Wei's hand, his eyes showed sincerity.

"That's why you can't occupy the magpie's nest and let brother Shi Zai live in the wing room..." Jiang Wei shook his head straight.

Deng Ai pointed to the room on the other side of the main hall and explained: "Bo Yue can rest assured that I won't live in the wing room either. There is also a bed in the study opposite, and I often sleep there."

"really?"

"If you don't believe me, come with me."

Deng Ai said and took Jiang Wei to the opposite side. The size of that room was the same as that of the master bedroom, but there was a small sand table in the middle, which made the space look a little narrow.

"This... is this called a sand table? I was lucky enough to see it in the next forum, but your sand table is more exquisite..." Jiang Wei's eyes were shining.

7 Chapter Forty

"Well, I've been fascinated by this thing ever since my husband made the first sand table, so I usually put more thought into it." Deng Ai nodded with a smile.

Jiang Wei was very surprised when he heard this, because during his stay in Xiabian, he only had a glimpse and thought it was made by Zhang Fei, but he didn't expect it to be written by Lan Tian again.

"Who is Lingshi? Why does it feel like his influence is everywhere?" Jiang Wei asked his soul.

Deng Ai replied solemnly: "Sir, he knows astronomy above all and geography below. He is a rare genius, but he keeps a low profile and does not want to be famous, so he has been unknown for so many years, until Sun Quan attacked Jingzhou last time."

"It's no wonder that General Lan has only made a statement in the past two years. I'm afraid that the King of Hanzhong can have the current situation, and he has a great relationship with General Lan, right?" Jiang Wei asked again.

"Your Majesty regards you like a thigh, and his status is almost equal to that of General Guan." Deng Ai said.

"No wonder he has such a high prestige..." Jiang Wei nodded to express his understanding, and then added a question: "Since General Lan has the talent to manage the world, is there anyone in this world that he admires?"

Deng Ai replied: "Sir, I highly respect Prime Minister Zhuge..."

"If you want to come to Mr. Wolong, you are not just waiting for it..." Jiang Wei stroked the edge of the sand table and sighed.

Seeing Jiang Wei staring at the sand table in a daze, Deng Ai knew that this person was also a fellow military man, so he didn't disturb Jiang Wei's thinking. He walked to the table alone and took out a paper book sent by Lantian. It was compiled by Xi et al., and it is also the teaching material of Guangzhou Academy.

The textbooks of Guangzhou Academy are not circulated to the outside world. Lan Tian, ​​out of compensation to his disciple Deng Ai, prepared textbooks for him so that although Deng Ai does not study in the academy, he is equivalent to a student who graduated from the academy.

"Mencius? Brother Shi Zai also likes to read Confucian classics? It's just that you are a paper book?" When Jiang Wei saw the book in Deng Ai's hand, he couldn't help but exclaimed. This was more exciting than discovering the sand table just now.

Deng Ai nodded, pointing to the bookshelf beside the table and replied: "I usually read books when I have nothing to do. They are all sent to me by my husband in the past few years. Besides, paper books are nothing new."

Jiang Wei showed an exaggerated expression: "Brother Shi Zai's "Mencius", wouldn't it also be annotated by General Lan? Aren't paper books expensive? The paper on the market is not easy to buy..."

Deng Ai shook his head and said, "This "Mencius" was compiled with annotations by Mr. Cheng Guo (Liu Xi). The price of paper is not high here, and there are paper workshops in many places."

"Mr. Cheng Guo?" Jiang Wei showed a puzzled expression.

Deng Ai replied: "It's Beihai Liu Xi, styled Chengguo, who is currently the Zhiyuan of Guangzhou Academy."

Jiang Wei nodded, "After you said that, I remembered it. It is rumored that Mr. Cheng Guo (Liu Xi) took his family to Jiaozhou to avoid disaster due to the war in the Central Plains. He should be very old now, right?"

"Mr. Cheng Guo, he is sixty-four this year, and he is still in good health, but the official affairs of Guangzhou Academy are basically done by Mr. Junqing (Zhao Shuang), the deputy prefect." ", handed it to Jiang Wei and added: "Guangzhou Academy now has enough teaching materials, so it is doing very well. My husband told me to 'live and learn', so I specially sent these teaching materials."

"Brother Shi Zai is really lucky. You made me really want to go to Jiaozhou, and to study in Guangzhou Academy for a few years..." Jiang Wei sighed.

Deng Ai shook his head and said with a smile, "Don't think too much about it, Boyue. The Guangzhou Academy only needs ten-year-old boys. We are all over our age now, but with the help of my husband, it doesn't make much difference whether we go or not."

"Why is Guangzhou Academy like this? I'm just a weak crown, why can't I enter the academy?" Jiang Wei wondered.

Deng Ai explained: "What Mr. advocates is to apply what you have learned. He thinks that understanding and memory are better before the crown ceremony, and it is more suitable for intensive lectures in the school. After the crown ceremony, it is a good time to do things, so you should not go to school to learn about it. , you should devote your energy to temples and folks to create, as for higher pursuits, you can learn by yourself."

"General Lan is really well-intentioned..." Jiang Wei had just sighed halfway, and suddenly found that the size of the writing on the paper was the same, and the distance and strokes were basically the same. He asked in amazement: "Brother Shi Zai, the writing on this paper seems to be Was it not transcribed by someone?"

Deng Ai replied with a smile: "Manual transcription was the earliest stupid method. Now these books and newspapers are all printed. As long as the template is prepared, they can be printed quickly. It is faster and less error-prone than manual transcription."

"Isn't General Lan thinking of these?" Jiang Wei asked, but he had already equated the two in his heart.

"Bo Yue's guess is right. In fact, you don't need to go to Guangzhou Academy. I have all their textbooks here. If you want to see if I can lend you." Deng Ai has always kept a smile on his face since he entered the room.

"Is it really possible? That's really great." Jiang Wei looked happy.

Deng Ai nodded, "Bo Yue can be favored by my husband. It's only a matter of time before I want to read these books. I'm just doing it with a little effort..."

Jiang Wei closed the "Book of Changes Notes" in his hand, and looked greedily at the bookshelf beside Deng Ai. He found a wooden box on the shelf, and the outside of the wooden box was painted with maroon lacquer. Jiang Wei guessed that the books in the wooden box must be precious.

"Brother Shi Zai, the wooden box next to you is..." Jiang Wei asked tentatively.

Hearing this, Deng Ai put his hand on the wooden box, and then replied kindly: "This is used to store letters. I write to my husband every month, and he replies to me almost every month. If you are not careful, you will save the letter." A box full."

"Communicate letters every month? Are there really so many things to say? Besides, General Lan is far away in Jiaozhou, so the journey is not so fast, right?" Jiang Wei looked curious.

"I have developed a habit of writing letters to my husband at the beginning of the month. Whether it is farming, military use, people's livelihood, or government affairs, I will ask him for advice on everything. If there is no problem in a certain month, I will also write a letter to say goodbye , and ask for a new recipe by the way." Deng Ai scratched his head showing a shy expression.

Zhang Fei said before that Lan Tian was a superb cooker. Jiang Weixin said that Brother Shi Zai is really smart and never wastes the opportunity to communicate with General Lan. Thinking of this, Jiang Wei asked curiously: "Are Brother Shi Zai's parents still alive? How does General Lan treat you?" Really nice."

"A plague was prevalent in Nanyang back then, and both my parents died in that disaster." Deng Ai said very flatly, as if he was telling other people's affairs.

"I'm really sorry." Jiang Wei was very embarrassed.

"I don't remember much about my childhood. Later, I was lucky enough to meet my husband. Although I am not his biological son, I already regard him as my father. My husband and my wife have treated me with kindness and kindness." Deng Ai replied solemnly.

Jiang Wei tried to resolve the embarrassment, so he joked with a smile: "I heard that General Lan's two sons are both dragons and phoenixes in the world. Will brother Shi Zai feel depressed?"

Chapter 741 Three Letters of Priority and Urgency

Jiang Wei originally thought that Deng Ai would be lost, but unexpectedly the other party smiled openly, "Only a worldly genius like a teacher can teach Boyang and Zhongling two heroes. I am lucky enough to be with them, which is considered a blessing in this life."

"Brother Shi Zai is not easy." Jiang Wei smiled and nodded.

"Mr. once told me that the world is not complete, and there is no absolute fairness in the world. If one's foundation is shallow, one should work harder than others, because hard work can make up for one's weakness." Deng Ai's expression was serious.

"General Lan is really good. With such a father who listens to teachings at any time, it's no wonder his son is so good..." Jiang Wei lamented that his father died early, and the difficult life of orphans and widows is like drinking water.

Seeing this, Deng Ai shook his head lightly: "Bo Yue doesn't know something. It's not easy to be the son of the husband. The strictness of the husband to them is far better than mine."

Jiang Wei nodded in affirmation: "I have also heard from General Zhang that Lan Zhongling killed a general in Jingzhou before. General Lan wiped out his military achievements and forcibly suppressed him to become famous quickly. This is contrary to the behavior of other fathers..."

"Mr. often said that 'a quick knife is easy to break, but a thick accumulation is thin'. After these years of farming, I gradually understand his painstaking efforts. A solid foundation is really important."

"Brother Shi Zai has an expression of admiration when he mentions General Lan. Will you introduce him to me when you have a chance?"

Deng Ai shook his head slightly after listening, but did not answer Jiang Wei's question, which made Jiang Wei a little embarrassed, so he asked: "Brother Shi Zai is unwilling?"

"Since Bo Yue was recommended by Mr. Zhang to General Zhang, do you still need me to introduce you?" Deng Ai smiled slightly.

"Uh... I actually forgot about this..." Jiang Wei scratched his head and smiled innocently, then he pointed to the wooden box on the shelf, trying to resolve the embarrassment in front of him, "There are many replies from General Lan over there, can Brother Shi Zai open it for me?" Vision? I'm really curious about General Lan."

Jiang Wei's request made Deng Ai feel a little difficult, because he asked Lan Tian for a lot of tactics to take Yong Liang, and Lan Tian also gave instructions one by one in the reply letter. If Jiang Wei accidentally read it, Deng Ai worried that it would spread to Wei Wei. The reason why Jiang Wei came to China was too short a time, and he has not yet fully won Deng Ai's trust.

"Uh... many of them are personal questions, how about I choose two for you?" Deng Ai asked tentatively.

private question?Deng Ai is 25 years old and hasn't married a wife yet. Could it be that he is waiting for Lan Tian to arrange for him?Thinking of this, Jiang Wei smiled, "Okay, brother Shi Zai can choose."

When Deng Ai heard this, he turned around and searched in the wooden box. Jiang Wei saw that the box was full of letters, and he didn't know how many letters there were, which were about Deng Ai's marriage.

Ordinarily, Lantian was a high-ranking and powerful person at this time, and there were many people who wanted to marry Deng Ai, but Deng Ai first entered Shu village at a very young age, and he was very low-key walking among the rice fields every day. Many people are discouraged; the eldest son of Lantian married Liu Bei's daughter, and the second son is Guan Yu's appointed son-in-law. The high-standard starting point of the Lan family makes people dare not approach.

Li Yang once approached Lan Tian for this matter, saying that Deng Ai is getting older, if there is really no suitable woman to marry, he can find a peasant girl for Deng Ai in Xindengzhuang.

Lan Tian communicated with Deng Ai in the letter. In the reply, Deng Ai not only stated that the marriage is up to the teacher, but also said that he is not worried about why a husband has no wife, and he took Zhao Yun as an example.

Lan Tian originally had the idea of ​​freedom in marriage and love, and also knew the importance of a good family. He thought that Deng Ai would become famous all over the world sooner or later, and it would not be too late for him to bring it up in a few years, so he delayed this matter.

When Deng Ai was rummaging through the letters, he didn't know that Jiang Wei was thinking so far. After screening more than a dozen letters, he finally selected two and handed them out.

Both letters were related to farming. Lan Tian answered in the letter about pest control and special soil composting. land?

Jiang Wei stayed in Deng Ai's study for a while, and finally borrowed a textbook from Guangzhou Academy, and then went back to his room to read. Deng Ai took out a pen and paper, preparing to write a letter to Lantian in March.

"Sir, Mianyang is in March, and the spring rain is about to come, and the fields are plowing again... There is a guest, Jiang Wei, who recommends you, and my disciples keep it... I can't think enough of it, and I pray for it to be cherished."

After a few pages of paper, Deng Ai always had a lot to say, but in the end he resolutely stopped writing, fearing that too many problems would disturb Lantian. After all, the other party shouldered the military affairs of a state and a half, and there were too many things to deal with.

The next day, a special courier arrived at Nanzheng and handed it over to the courier of the Hanzhong Commercial Bank (the contact point of the Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce). The letter would follow the regular cargo ship of the commercial bank, transfer along the Han River to the Yangtze River, Xiang River, and Yu River, and finally arrive at the Panyu Wharf .

When Deng Ai's letter from home arrived at the Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce, it was late March and early April, and the people of Guangzhou had bid farewell to winter. People in the streets and alleys took off their winter clothes one after another, smiling and embracing the blooming spring.

Lantian went to inspect the construction site in the military area in the morning. The teaching dormitories, dormitories, and training grounds of the Huben Martial Arts Hall have basically appeared. The craftsmen are currently painting the wood to prevent corrosion, and the internal roads and transplanted trees are being carried out simultaneously. In two or three months, the Huben Martial Hall will be officially completed.

"I don't know if Boping and the others can come back in time. There should be some news from Song Chen?" Lan Tian sat in the back hall of the main hall and muttered to himself, tapping his fingers on the table involuntarily.

Gao Shun took Lan Yuan to the expedition in mid-February, and it has been one and a half months now. The so-called mother who travels thousands of miles is worried, and Lan Tian, ​​the father, is no exception.

Lantian is used to using intelligence to deploy wars, so this time Gao Shun’s expedition to Lin Yiguo, there were sentries on land and water to cooperate and send back the battle reports ahead. The Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce was responsible for sorting out and summarizing. time frame.

Boom, boom, Gao Yuan knocked on the palace door and reported: "Sir, President Song is here."