Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Because Liu Bei had important matters to attend to, he didn't investigate Huang Zhong's physical condition, and then asked his servants to read out the imperial edict.

In recognition of the great heroes of Dingguo, Liu Bei named Lantian, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Fazheng, and Xu Shu as Five Dragons, and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, and Zhao Yun as Five Tigers Generals.

The ten ministers of dragon and tiger, collectively known as the ten wings of Yan Han, have their portraits hung in the Qilin Pavilion for the admiration of all ages.

9Chapter 16 Five Generals One Less

When Lan Tian heard that the order was wrong, why was he listed as the head of civil servants?He found Liu Bei alone after the dynasty was over, and expressed that he was willing to accompany him to the last seat.

Liu Bei said with a leisurely smile, "I don't know who has contributed the most? If Ziyu is placed at the bottom, how will the courtiers think of me?"

"A worthy subject..."

Lan Tian wanted to argue, but Liu Bei interrupted: "I know that Ziyu has always been modest, but in the past it was for the enemy to see. Now that the overall situation of the world has been decided, why should you wrong yourself?"

"Your Majesty, if you want to insist, you must at least put the prime minister ahead of the minister, otherwise the minister will only be ashamed and become an official." Seeing that Liu Bei was very determined, Lan Tian could only make some concessions.

"The talent of Kong Ming is indeed rare in the world, but I think Qing's contribution is greater. Why does Ziyu admire Kong Ming so much?" Liu Bei was puzzled.

Lan Tian had a bitter face, and said to himself that if you have been since 2000, you will know why I am so persistent. He thought for a while and replied solemnly: "It is more difficult to defend the country than to fight the country. Your majesty knows the complicated situation in Yizhou best. The prime minister can take care of it." To be in perfect order, and to organize soldiers and horses to perfectly quell the Nanman rebellion, Kong Ming is really a great talent who allows both words and martial arts, only he can lead the big man to the light."

Liu Bei frowned, and sighed: "Sometimes I really don't understand you. You are the best in the world, but you are so humble, and you don't care about power. Does Ziyu want to be a saint?"

"Saints are illusory, but I should still be a mortal down-to-earth." Lan Tian bowed solemnly.

"Forget it, I can't hold you back..." Seeing this, Liu Bei could only compromise.

On the second day of the edict, all the officials lined up to enter the Qilin Pavilion to pay their respects. Zhuge Liang found that his portrait was the first on the left. Except for himself and Lan Tian who switched positions, the rest of the people were in the same position as in the edict yesterday.

Zhuge Liang went to Liu Bei to inquire about the reason in private, and Liu Bei told the whole story of Lan Tian's recommendation. Zhuge was even more confused after hearing this. So natural, is this sympathy?

All the officials looked at the portraits and compared the ten ministers of the dragon and the tiger. There were countless envious eyes in the Qilin Pavilion, and there were countless words of praise. Suddenly, someone found that Huang Zhong, one of the five tigers, was not there.

Zhuge Liang frowned and analyzed: "General Huang's complexion was very bad yesterday. Is there something wrong with his body? After all, he is so old?"

"No way? Yesterday he claimed to have drunk too much..." After Liu Bei finished speaking, he didn't believe it.

"Don't look at it as it is." Lan Tian reminded.

"I'm quick on my feet, so I'll go first."

Zhang Fei turned around and was about to leave, but Liu Bei hurriedly called out: "Third Brother, wait a moment, I will go with you."

Liu Bei wanted to visit Huang Zhong in person, and all the civil and military personnel who came to visit in the Qilin Pavilion scrambled to go, and finally selected a dozen colleagues who had good friends with Huang Zhong.

When everyone arrived at Huang Zhong's mansion, Huang Zhong, the general who conquered the west, had already passed away.

Huang Zhong had a hard time before going to the hall yesterday, but his complexion suddenly improved this morning. After breakfast, he ordered his servants to put on a cloak for him, and then he closed his eyes and sat upright in the main hall. Everyone in the house thought he was sitting up and fell asleep. up.

Liu Bei brought people to Huang's mansion, and when he sent someone to call Huang Zhong, his body had become icy cold, he had no breath, and he didn't know when he passed away.

After Huang Zhong's sudden death, Liu Bei returned to the palace sadly after paying homage to his remains, and asked Taiwei Fazheng to attend to his funeral.

At night, Fazheng entered the palace to face the saint, and sent Huang Zhong's suicide note to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei unfolded the letter and wrote: "Huang Zhong was fortunate to meet His Majesty, so that he could show his ambitions. It is really a kindness from the emperor to be included in the five tigers. The old minister is alone and has nothing to entrust. All the gifts from His Majesty will be returned to the country. Today we know." The deadline is approaching, so I bid farewell to you with this book. May my lord be young forever, and my minister Huang Zhong bows his head.

"Admiral Five Tigers, one person is missing so soon..." Liu Bei shook his head and sighed holding the suicide note, and later pursued Huang Zhong as Ganghou.

Chang'an had a series of major events within two months, and in a blink of an eye, it was late summer and early autumn, and the military generals were gearing up to prepare for the expedition. Because important officials from all over the country came to Beijing to become officials, Liu Bei made adjustments to the governors.

Left General Wu Yi succeeded Zhuge Liang as Yizhou Inspector; Zhenxi General Zhao Yunsheng Zhendong General Inspector Qingzhou; Zhenbei General Wei Yan in Youzhou Inspector; Pingxi General Pang De succeeded Zhao Yun as Liangzhou Inspector; Promoted to Yizhou to work in Yang Hong as the governor of Jingzhou; Deng Ai, the captain of Changshui, was transferred to the prefect of Hanoi...

After a long period of exploration, the Dasinong's Mansion was in operation. The young people he transferred from Jiaozhou became the backbone of the Dasinong's Mansion with their rigorous work style and excellent work ability, blowing a wave of enthusiasm into the old officialdom in the capital. A breeze.

At the end of August, news came from Hebei that Cao Pi died of illness in Yecheng at the beginning of the month.

Zhang He was sent back to Wei State, Zhuge Liang's words became a prophecy, Cao Pi was so angry that he fell ill on the spot, he died after two months of medical treatment, and left an edict to pass on the throne to Pingyuan King Cao Rui.

Cao Rui was only 22 years old at the time, and Cao Pi originally left him three auxiliary ministers, Hua Xin, Chen Qun, and Xin Pi.

In the past few years, the generals of the Cao Wei clan have withered badly. The general of the Chinese army, Cao Zhen, was trapped in Hexi and there is no news. The reason why Cao Pi died was that when he learned that Huainan had fallen, he was angry with personal grievances and gave Xia Houshang's favorite concubine to death.

Liu Bei's soldiers were strong, and the Wei State could not live without a commander. Cao Rui, on the suggestion of the Empress Dowager Bian, re-appointed Cao Hong as the Grand Sima and General to control the country's soldiers and horses. Soldiers and horses; the concubine Xia Houmao was appointed as the general who conquered the west, and the military affairs of the state, and Xiahou Ru was named the general who conquered the south, and the military guards of Qing, Xu, and Yu defended the Han army in Huainan.

None of the three are qualified generals, and Xia Houmao has no ability to command troops, and Cao Rui has no one to use.

In order to make up for the number of four auxiliary ministers, Cao Pi also left a secret edict to Cao Rui alone, and left the extremely capable "Marquis of Wu" Sima Zhao to his son.

Sima Zhao looks more handsome after trauma, and his age is also very close to Cao Rui. He is Cao Rui's favorite "assistant minister", and he was promoted to Zhongchang, whose status is higher than that of the original Xiaohuangmen. Sima Zhao once again turned to Wei Guo The center of rights moves closer.

Yecheng is one of the places where the crime of Sima's family took place. Sima Zhao became a celebrity around Cao Rui, and his power has greatly increased. He has more means to re-investigate the events of the year, and he is more and more able to uncover the truth through the fog.

Cao Pi died of illness, Wei Guo will be in turmoil, Liu Bei will not give up the great opportunity.

At the beginning of September, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao attacked Bingzhou with [-] troops from Hanoi. Guan Yu's Jingzhou army went out to Luoyang to attack Yanzhou. Zhao Yun and Wei Yan sent troops to Runan to help Gan Ning take Yuzhou, and then transferred to Xuzhou to take Qingzhou; The ship sailed along the Huai River to advance towards Xuzhou.

The Han army attacked in an all-round way, and the morale of all the soldiers was high.

Yuzhou and Xuzhou, which Xia Houru was in charge of, collapsed first. In October of the first year of Yanyao, Zhao Yun and Wei Yan captured Runan;

In November, Lu Xun captured the entire territory of Xiapi, and Xia Houru was chased into Qingzhou by the trapped army; in December, the Jingzhou army captured the entire territory of Puyang and Yanzhou in the east county, and Guan Yu stationed troops on Baima and Hushi Hebei.

In less than four months, there was only Qingzhou, a single seedling, left in the south of the Yellow River in Wei State.

9Chapter 17 Naming the Emperor

Yanzhou fell, and Hebei was shaken.

Da Sima and General Cao Hong seemed to be a different person. He took out all the family property that Cao Rui gave back, and reorganized the tiger and leopard cavalry and the heavy infantry.

In addition to stationing Jizhou soldiers in Liyang and Pingyuan, Cao Hong also set up beacon towers in the lower reaches of the Yellow River to closely monitor the Han army's rush to cross the Yellow River.

Although Cao Pi treated Cao Hong poorly, the state of Wei was on the verge of life and death. Cao Hong remembered Cao Cao's last words and the hard-won state of Wei, so he stood up at the critical moment.

Although Cao Hong doesn't know how to use soldiers, he has been with Cao Cao for many years, and he has learned a little bit about defense.

The morale of the Wei State is currently low. Although Cao Hong is a senior official and lacks prestige in the army, there is someone to help him at the critical moment. Wu Zhi, who was stationed at Chaoge, neglected military affairs, and Cao Hong just used his head to establish his prestige.

Wu Zhi is bohemian, pretentious, and domineering. Cao Pi still relied on him when he was the emperor, but no one spoke for him when he was out of tea. Cao Rui thought he deserved to die when he knew about it.

Through these series of actions, Cao Hong gradually stabilized the decline of Wei's army and established his absolute prestige in the army. The soldiers obeyed orders and actively assisted Cao Hong in defending Guan Yu.

Guan Yu occupied Yanzhou in a hurry. When the Wei army fled north, they took all the boats with them. Now there is not a single fishing boat on the south bank of the Yellow River.

The hearts of the people in the newly occupied area are not stable, and Yanzhou is an area closely controlled by Wei State. If Guan Yu immediately conscripts the people to build ships, it is likely to affect the follow-up governance, and it is very easy to stir up civil uprisings.

At present, the most convenient method is to transfer the naval warships of Lu Xun and Gan Ning to enter the Yellow River from Yingshui, Suishui, Langtang Canal (artificial canal) and other tributaries of the Huai River.

At present, Qingzhou is still undecided south of the Yellow River. There are 2 to [-] defeated soldiers from Xu, Yu, and Yan prefectures. The [-] soldiers of Zhao Yun and Wei Yan alone are not enough.

In the spring of the second year of Yanyao (227), Guan Yu mobilized his warships to move northward as the Great Sima, and ordered Gan Ning, Zhao Yun, and Lu Xun to send troops to Qingzhou, and asked Guan Ping to lead [-] troops out of Jinbei and south of the Yellow River Completely return to the rule of the Han Dynasty.

More than [-] Han troops from the four routes attacked. Except for the counties and counties near the sea in Qingzhou, there were wars in the northwest, southwest, and south of Qingzhou.

Because Xia Houru was cut off from Hebei by Guanping, and there was no large ship to go back to Hebei from the sea, he could not surrender and could only grit his teeth and persist. Although the remnant army in Qingzhou had 6 to [-] people, their morale was low and they collapsed in the first battle. The result is that the number of soldiers is getting smaller and smaller, and the territory is getting smaller and smaller.

At the end of May, Xia Houru was forced to retreat to the vicinity of Dongmou County, Donglai County, with only [-] veterans brought from the Northwest Battlefield around him.

"It's not that Xiahouru is incompetent, it's because the heavens do not bless us, Great Wei. Let's go away separately. If the general can't surrender, he will die for the country with his own body." Xiahouru said impassionedly, and ran towards the sea without looking back. middle.

Xia Houru threw himself into the sea to die for his country, Zhao Yun, the governor of Qingzhou, settled in and governed, Gan Ning, the governor of Yuzhou, and Lu Xun, the governor of Xuzhou, returned to the army.

Since the states have just been taken back from the Wei State, it will take some time to stabilize the hearts of the people, and they cannot all be piled up on the south bank of the Yellow River.

When the first batch of warships arrived at the Yellow River, Guan Yu tried to cross the north bank, but Cao Hong was like a mad dog sniping, and he tried several times during the day and night without success.

Seeing that the morale of the Wei army had recovered, Guan Yu would have suffered huge losses if the Han army had landed on the beach at all costs. Moreover, the front line had been extended several times compared to before, and supplies from Jingzhou, Jiangdong, Jiaozhou, and Yizhou were difficult to transport.

After weighing the pros and cons, Guan Yu chose to postpone the attack on Hebei. While he was resting with the people, he trained his soldiers to reorganize the navy, and planned to march after he was fully prepared.

At the end of the second year of Yanyao, Lan Yuan, the prefect of Langya, came to Beijing by order. Liu Wan gave birth to a son and he has not returned home. Now his son is two and a half years old, and he only has the baby name of Lan Tian.

After Lanyuan returned to Beijing, Liu Bei hosted a banquet for Lantian's family in Changqiu Palace. Prince Liu Chan, Zhang Xingcai and his wife, Lu Wang Liu Yong, and Liang Wang Liu Li were all present.

Liu Chan and Lan Yuan were childhood playmates, they hadn't seen each other for several years and had endless conversations, Zhang Xingcai also asked Liu Wan to chat about family affairs, and the newly married Guan Yinping took care of Lan Qing.

Liu Bei saw that the juniors were chatting happily, nodded to Lan Tian and said, "It's a pity that Zhongling, Qing's tiger son, is not here, otherwise your Lan family would be all together. I never thought that Cao Hong would be so tenacious..."

Lan Tian replied solemnly: "Jizhou has not had a war in recent years, and has preserved a solid foundation, otherwise Cao Pi would not have moved the capital. It is right that Yun Chang did not choose to rush. One battle will determine the universe."

"The Prime Minister also said the same thing. Right now, there are not enough officials. We can only use some of the old Wei officials. It would be great if we fully adopted the Jiaozhou system..." Liu Bei shook his head lightly.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, this matter has to be done slowly, just like Luling and Jiangdong, let the water flow forever." Lan Tian nodded slightly.

Liu Bei affirmed: "Ziyu wrote a letter a few days ago. Jiang Dong is developing towards Ziyu's layout. He admires you very much."

"Uh..." Lan Tian responded with a smile.

"Your Majesty, today is a family banquet, so you and Da Sinong don't talk about state affairs..." Empress Wu Cheng reminded in a low voice.

Liu Bei laughed and said: "I forgot, Ziyu, younger siblings will come here often, Qing'er, don't be cautious..."

"Qing'er can't..." When Lan Qing was smiling like a flower, she was glared at by Lu Lingqi, complaining that the other party answered the words carelessly, thinking that the palace is no match for home.

"Qing'er doesn't know the rules, Your Majesty, please forgive her for being rude." Lan Tian looked embarrassed.

Liu Bei frowned, smiled at Lan Qing and said, "How can there be any rules? Qing'er, don't listen to your father, his biggest shortcoming is humility..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your tolerance." Lu Lingqi also echoed Lan Tian in thanking Liu Bei.

"Mrs. Lan is so polite. Your Majesty and General Lan are inseparable. Besides, Qing'er is very smart. I remember that she was born in Jian'an in 21 years. So she is one year younger than Li'er..." Wu Cheng wanted to change the subject, but Lan Tian and Liu Bei's eyebrows twitched slightly at the same time.

Liu Bei interrupted, "It's rare for Ziyu's family to come together. Let's talk about other important things, such as Yang'er's name. Have you guys made up your mind?"

"I let Bo Yang decide for himself." Lan Tian pointed to Lan Yuan.

"Uh... I didn't think of it for a while... why don't you ask His Majesty to give you a name..." Lan Yuan scratched his head in embarrassment. He has been fighting in the foreign command army for the past two years. When he was free to think of a good name, he found himself reading After reading so many books, it was difficult to find the perfect one, and I was delayed when I struggled slowly.

Liu Bei smiled slightly: "Your father has the merits of bringing peace and stability to the country. My grandson should follow the example of Zi Yuzhi in governing the world and governing the country. I will use governance as the name. How about the word Jingguo?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the name." Lan Tian and Lan Yuanqi thanked each other.

Liu Bei said with a leisurely smile, "Haha, as long as your father and son agree, don't blame me for doing it for you."

Because Liu Bei didn't put on the emperor's airs at all in front of everyone in the Lan family, everyone was talking and laughing during the family banquet. It wasn't until the Lan family and Liu Bei's children left the palace that Liu Bei's smiling face became serious.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter with you?" Wu Cheng carefully asked.

Liu Bei looked at her and replied seriously: "Queen, don't get Lan Qing's idea, I have my own opinion about Li'er's marriage."

"I just want to..."

Wu Cheng wanted to say that Lan Yuan married Liu Wan, and then let Liang Wang Liu Li marry Lan Qing, the relationship between the two families would be closer, and he could repay the kindness recommended by Lan Tian.

"Don't even think about it." Liu Bei left four words, and strode away from Changqiu Palace.

Lan Tian will definitely assist Liu Chan in the future. If he marries his daughter to Liu Li again, it will leave hidden dangers for Liu Chan in the future. Liu Bei's political sensitivity is very high.

Chapter 948 Zhuge offered a plan to merge the state

Liu Bei didn't want Liu Li to marry Lan Qing, and Lan Tian didn't want his daughter to be a political bargaining chip, but after returning home, he still asked her how she felt.

Lan Qing has been close to Lan Tian since she was a child, and influenced by advanced thinking, she doesn't like life in the palace and still misses the freedom of Guangzhou. Lan Tian then has a plan.

Also during the Chinese New Year, Liu Bei remembered that Shamoke had the merits of pacifying Rinan and Pingnanman, and summoned him and Lu Tie to the palace to face the saint.

Samoke was over sixty at this time, and his temples and beard were already mottled. Liu Bei was grateful for his outstanding contributions and wanted to keep Samoke in the capital to spend his old age in peace, but Samoke was worried about his clansmen and was not used to the cold climate in the north. , Liu Bei was asked to let him go back to his hometown to live, and he was named Marquis of Chenyang.

Seeing Shamoke's convincing words, Liu Bei always felt that the court would feel sorry for letting him go back to the barbarian tribe, so he asked Lan Tian to go to work again.

A few days later, Lan Tian entered the palace to report to Liu Bei, expressing that Sha Moke really wanted to return to his hometown to retire, and intentionally or unintentionally brought the topic to Lan Qing.

"You want to send Qing'er back to Guangzhou to study medicine? Ziyu's work is really unexpected, but you and your siblings are in the capital now, and she is not yet ready. Who will take care of her life in Guangzhou? I have already chosen for Liang Wang. The first relative is the daughter of Shangshu Deng Bomiao (Deng Zhi)." Liu Bei was reminding Lan Tian not to send his daughter to Guangzhou just because of the Queen's words.

Lan Tian smiled slightly: "When Qing'er was still young, I coaxed her to sleep and told a story about a woman disguised as a man to go to school, but the students in the same academy didn't find out for several years. I didn't expect this child to be interested and shouted for her. Dressed up as a man to go to medical school, Mr. Hua once praised her for being very talented, and taught Qing'er medical skills for a period of time, and now that Mr. Hua is dying, Qing'er wants to go back and see him for the last time."

Liu Bei thought that Hua Tuo was over 80 years old. He thought that he could live for a long time, but he did not expect to have a definite fate like Huang Zhong. He sighed and replied: "Mr. Hua has made great contributions to the country. I don't know how to reward him. Since Qing My son and my husband have a teacher-student friendship, so I don't want to persuade her too much, but who will escort her to Guangzhou? Who will take care of her when she arrives? Will I issue an edict to Jiang Wan?"

Lan Tian quickly waved his hand: "Isn't General Sha ready-made? Boping will take care of Qing'er in Guangzhou, and I also want Xueming (Song Chen) to go to Guangzhou." Yong, Song Jiang, then take a word from each of Xuexue and Gongming)

"The four prefectures of Qing, Xu, Yan, and Henan have just been captured, and Ziyu's Dasinong Mansion should be very busy. Why did you send out capable generals at this time?" Liu Bei was full of doubts.

"It is precisely because the world is about to be settled, and the Dasinong Mansion wants to coordinate the world's money, food, finance and taxes, so it needs to flood the localities with talents, especially talents in agriculture. I sent Xueming to the state to select talents." Lan Tian truthfully answer.

"Yes, yes, if the grain and grass supplies needed for the Northern Expedition are transported from Yizhou and Jiaozhou, the loss will be too great. It is more convenient to farm on the spot. I heard that Jiaozhou has very magical rice seeds. Ziyu must arrange it as soon as possible." Liu Bei Nod straight.

Lan Tian clasped his fists and replied: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, these are all within the minister's plan. In addition, the current wars are concentrated in the north. I suggest that the Huben Martial Hall be moved to Chang'an or Luoyang, and the Huben Martial Hall in Guangzhou can be left with the navy."

"Good." Liu Bei nodded lightly, then frowned and asked, "Ziyu wants Gao Boping to take care of Qing'er? Then after the relocation of Hu Ben Wutang..."

"Boping is about the same age as His Majesty. He has adapted to the climate of Guangzhou over the years. Let him die in the south? Lu Tie is one of the teachers of Huben Wutang, and he can help build Your Majesty's new Wutang." Lan Tian replied .