Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

"Although General Lu is strong and fierce, it is inconvenient to be physically disabled. Didn't Ziyu let him be the general of the new supervisor?" Liu Bei was very curious.

"How could it be? Your Majesty has so many great generals. When Wei is eliminated in the future, they don't need to all stay on the frontier. Your Majesty can choose any general at random to preside over the affairs of the martial arts hall." Lan Tian smiled slightly.

Liu Bei nodded slightly, "Ziyu is still thoughtful. The logistics of the Northern Expedition to destroy Wei will be handled by you and Kong Ming. In addition, Boyang discovered the secret work of overseas aliens in Qingzhou. After interrogation, he found out that it turned out to be someone from his old opponent Sun Quan. Do we need to build cross-sea warships, and then cultivate a navy for cross-sea warfare?"

"Boyang also told my ministers that the island where Sun Quan fled was barbarians. It is necessary to build a powerful navy when His Majesty calms down the world and sweeps the world. It's just too early. Let them fend for themselves first. Stormy."

Lan Tian didn't take Sun Quan in exile seriously at all. With the relatively primitive shipbuilding technology of the Japanese people, going out to sea is basically a gamble on luck, and if they encounter strong waves, they will destroy the regiment, let alone dare to provoke the big man.

"I also have confidence." Liu Bei nodded.

Lan Yuan stayed in the capital for a few months, then returned to Langya to continue to perform his duties as the prefect. Song Chen selected hundreds of students from Zhuya Agricultural College and Guangzhou Academy, and after receiving simple 'training' at Dasinong Mansion, he became like a dandelion. They also drifted towards the land of the Central Plains.

Excellent seeds such as Champa rice and high-yield corn were taken to their respective counties by agricultural students.

Qing, Xu, Henan, Yan and other prefectures, although they have just experienced wars and turmoil, when the seedlings and millet seedlings are growing vigorously, they sprout vigorous vitality together. Lantian is using his own practical actions to practice the fact that he has planted thousands of miles of land for Liu Bei. oath.

At the end of the second year of Yanyao, due to the gradual expansion of Rinan County to the south, the local Zhan people gradually came into contact with the neighboring Funan Kingdom. Fan Zhan, the King of Funan, learned that the Han Dynasty was strong and invincible, so he sent envoys to Chang'an for several years to pay tribute and make friends. Liu Bei followed Lantian's advice , sent Song Chen as an envoy to Funan.

In June of the third year of Yanyao, General Pang De of Pingxi regained Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang. Cao Zhen's remnants fled to the Western Regions, and died of illness in Yiwu soon after. The countries in the Western Regions learned that Liu Bei had seized the world.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, due to the civil strife in the Central Plains, ironware, silk, agricultural tools and other things from the Central Plains could not flow into the Western Regions through commerce and trade, which had a huge impact on the production and life of the local people. Therefore, the countries in the Western Regions prepared enough tributes and agreed to enter Dunhuang from Yumen Pass, asking Chang'an to visit The emperor of the Han Dynasty, by the way, sought to reopen the border market.

In December of the third year of Yanyao, Guan Yu mobilized troops from Qingzhou, Xu, Yu, and Yanzhou to approach the Yellow River, and all warships from Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Jiaozhou also assembled on the south bank of the Yellow River.

Guan Yu and Gan Ning's troops crossed the Yellow River from Baimajin to the north to attack Liyang where Cao Hong's main force was located. Zhao Yun and Lu Xun crossed the river from Gaotang to attack the plain.

On the western front, Zhang Fei originally confronted Xu Huang in Puban, but due to terrain restrictions, he was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so he couldn't find any flaws in two years, so he could only write to the military advisers in Chang'an for advice.

Later, Zhuge Liang suggested that Liu Bei, Ma Dai and Jiang Wei, use suspicious troops to build momentum, stabilize Xu Huang at the Puban pass, and order Zhang Fei to give up entering Bingzhou from Hedong County, and instead attack Shangdang of Bingzhou from the northeast of Hanoi County around the west side of Jizhou.

Because Chaoge's garrison was transferred away by Cao Hong, and the Bingzhou defenders were all focused on Xu Huang, Zhang Fei hardly encountered resistance along the way.

Deng Aihu transported the grain and army supplies, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao took the Shangdang first and then attacked Taiyuan.

When Zhang Fei appeared behind Puban, Xu Huang knew that he had been tricked by the Han army. He looked in the direction of Yecheng and bowed sadly, and then jumped down the pass tragically.

Chapter 949 The Bronze Sparrow Self-immolation

When Zhang Fei and Ma Chao galloped to Bingzhou, Guan Yu led the main force of the Han army to fight Cao Hong in Liyang.

With the horses and stirrups from the Qilian Mountain Racecourse being deployed in the cavalry of the whole army, the tiger and leopard cavalry reorganized by Cao Hong could not stop it.

Under the suppression of absolute power, all tactics and tricks are useless. In the situation Wei Jun is now facing, even if Cao Cao is resurrected, he has no chance.

Guan Yu and Gan Ning's troops landed in Hebei, and the Wei army under Cao Hong's command held on for less than half a month. The important town of Liyang was captured by the Han army. Cao Hong and his remnants fled to Yecheng.

Pingyuan County in the east of Jizhou was besieged by the coalition forces of Zhao Yun and Lu Xun during the battle between Cao Hong and Guan Yu.

Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Lan Yuan, Lu Xun, each of them had a high reputation, and it was not something the guard Qin Lang could handle. When the Han army was crossing the Yellow River, he flew to Cao Rui in Yecheng for help.

Most of the main force of the Wei State is under Cao Hong's command, and Yecheng has no soldiers or generals to reinforce at this time.

After Sima Zhao read Qin Lang's request for help, Cao Rui leaned on the dragon chair with a sad face and remained silent.

After a while, Cao Rui said to himself: "Everywhere is looking for soldiers from the imperial court, and soldiers are not grown in the fields. Where can I find soldiers? Who can stop Zhao Yun? The land left by the late emperor is riddled with holes. , I'm so hard..."

"Your Majesty..." Sima Zhao hesitated to speak.

"Could Marquis Wu have a plan?" Cao Rui asked suspiciously.

"Wei still has soldiers. Why don't your majesty make good friends with the Hu people in the north? Not only can the soldiers on the border be transferred back, but also a foreign army can be brought in from the grassland. As for the generals with strong martial arts skills, there are also slaves and maidservants to choose from." Sima Zhao is playing tricks.

Cao Rui's face was serious, and he asked back with empty eyes: "You let me lure the barbarians into chaos in the Central Plains? Even if you really rely on them to repel the Han army, how can the foreign race leave the rich land so easily? You want to make me ashamed of the emperor Taizu ? If there is another candidate, please tell me quickly, I am not in the mood to speculate with you."

"Even if you are ashamed of the Emperor Taizu, it's better than being the subjugated king of Wei, right? Liu Bei now has two-thirds of the world, and Wei's military generals have withered away. The most important thing for your majesty is to let the Great Wei Ancestral Temple continue. At this time Don't be so scruples about reputation, the one I want to recommend is General Xu." Sima Zhao replied solemnly.

"General Xu?" Cao Rui was shocked when he heard that. Xu Chu's martial arts were very strong, but he was only the commander of the guards, so he may not be competent to lead troops in battle.

Sima Zhao nodded and added: "General Xu once fought Ma Chao with a draw, and this servant thinks that there is no one in Ye City who is more suitable than him..."

"A dead horse is a living horse doctor, that's the only way..." Although Cao Rui was full of reluctance, his body was very honest, and he quickly called Xu Chu into the hall.

Relying on the power in his hands, Sima Zhao deduced the two biggest suspects during his investigation and unannounced visits in Yecheng, and that was Xia Houchong and Huhou Xu Chu.

During Gan Ning's attack on Qiaocheng, Xia Houchong died of sudden illness, and Sima Zhao only had Xu Chu as his suspicion.

In line with the idea of ​​Ning Wo being inferior to others, Sima Zhao then resorted to flattery. He suggested to Cao Rui that Xu Chu be transferred to the front line, and staged a good show of driving tigers and wolfs away.

Although Xu Chu was extremely brave, as Cao Rui worried, Xu Chu unfortunately encountered the fallen army in the plain, and was finally surrounded by the fallen army like an iron barrel, and finally died of exhaustion.

Cao Rui followed Sima Zhao's advice and sent envoys to the grasslands to find reinforcements. As a result, Guan Yu's army marched towards Yecheng before the aliens from the north arrived in Jizhou.

In the past, Cao Cao could not attack Yecheng for a long time, and both water and fire attacks were ineffective. In the end, Cao Cao ordered people to dig a canal to facilitate the transfer of grain and grass from the Central Plains. This artificial canal dug by Li Dian turned Guan Yu into taking Yecheng in reverse. All these causes and effects seem to be predestined.

Cao Rui is resolute and resolute, knows people well, and has the demeanor of a wise monarch. In less than two years, he took back the power from the auxiliary ministers to conquer himself. He succeeded the emperor when Wei was in crisis. Not much time was left for him.

Cao Hong was defeated, Pingyuan fell, Bingzhou fell, and Yecheng was besieged. Cao Rui found that everything he had done was in vain. There was no possibility of bringing Wei back to life.

In the spring of the fourth year of Yanyao, Guan Yu had besieged Yecheng for a month, and the people in Yecheng guarded by Zhu Shuo were panicked.

Seeing that Yecheng was about to fall, Cao Rui gathered all of Cao Pi's concubines in Yecheng in Tongque Terrace. Then he put on bright clothes and sat in Cao Pi's once absurd place, and ordered people to pile up firewood and firewood around Tongque Terrace. Tong You, he didn't want to be a king of subjugation, and planned to end himself like King Zhou, Emperor Xin and Gongsun Zan. Those who were buried with him were Cao Pi's women.

After the raging fire started, there were endless screams in the Tongque Terrace. Cao Rui remembered that day five years ago, when he watched his biological mother, Mrs. Zhen, be given to death, the seeds of hatred were planted at that time.

When the state of Wei was wiped out, Cao Rui had no time to take care of Cao Pi's brothers. He didn't want to care about death or surrender, but Cao Pi's women had to die.

Cao Rui looked at Cao Cao's tomb through the firelight, looked up to the sky and laughed and said, "Hahaha, Emperor Taizu, the Great Wei is over, your favorite Tongque Terrace, my grandson even burned himself to you..."

Cao Rui set himself on fire at Tongque Terrace, and the state of Wei was in chaos. Except for Cao Hong who drank poisonous wine and committed suicide in the Da Sima Mansion, and some of the Cao family's clan died for the country, no matter the officials or the people in the city, some people wanted to flee, and some wanted to surrender. At that time, Sima Zhao, the Zhongchang servant, took advantage of the chaos to steal the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, and went out of the city in disguise and went straight to Youzhou.

Because there was news from Liaodong that Sima Shi might be hiding in Liaodong. Sima Zhao has basically completed his revenge in the past few years. He is not interested in surrendering Guan Yu at this time.

It is Sima Zhao's last wish to find his elder brother Sima Shi and spend the rest of his life with him.

Sima Zhao arrived at Youbeiping after traveling for several months. Unfortunately, he was attacked and killed by "bandits" shortly after leaving Lulongzhai. Finally, those "bandits" took Chuanguo Yuxi to Liaodong.

Before Xu Chu left Yecheng, he had a premonition that his actions in Pingyuan would be dangerous, so he left a few tiger guards to monitor Sima Zhao. As long as there was any major change in Wei, these tiger guards would deal with the Sima brothers for Xu Chu.

While Sima Zhao was investigating Xu Chu, Xu Chu was also collecting Sima Zhao's information. He also knew that Master Sima was hiding in Liaodong. Xu Chu ordered the tiger warriors who stayed in Yecheng to kill Sima Zhao first when there was a major change in Wei. Secretly rushed to Liaodong.

At the end of the fourth year of Yanyao, the Han army completely recovered Bingzhou, Youzhou, and Jizhou. Of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, only Liaodong remained.

The climate in Liaodong is cold and the distance is far away. It is necessary to make sufficient logistical preparations before sending troops. Therefore, Guan Yu stationed troops in Youbeiping after the destruction of Wei, waiting for the order of the imperial court to go to Liaodong.

Huns cavalry from the Xiongnu and Wuhuan took advantage of the chaos and crossed the Great Wall to the south, intending to take advantage of the Han and Wei wars to gain some benefits, but they did not expect the Wei state to perish too quickly.

The barbarian cavalry who entered the customs soon encountered the garrisoned Han army, and were soon beaten to the ground and fled outside the Great Wall.

In the summer of the fifth year of Yanyao, the countries of the Western Regions came to Chang'an to pay tribute to the emperor.

In the autumn of the fifth year of Yanyao, Gongsun Yuan of Liaodong sent an envoy to Chang'an to present Liu Bei the newly acquired Jade Seal of Chuanguo as a gesture of goodwill.

The world is unified, the four barbarians come to court, the imperial jade seal returns, and Liu Bei reshapes the great Han mountains and rivers.

Later, it was proposed by Dasinong Lantian, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and other hundreds of officials in Chang'an submitted a proposal to invite Liu Bei to go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.

9 Chapter Fifty

In the spring of the sixth year of Yanyao's reign (231), the guards of the Lanyuan Siege Army opened the way. Liu Bei set off from Chang'an in a Luan, passing through Tongguan and Luoyang all the way to Taishan to enshrine Zen.

Whenever he went to a place where there was a battle, Liu Bei would stop to offer sacrifices to the fallen soldiers. When the nearby people heard that the Son of Heaven was going on a tour, they would all hold melons and fruits and stand beside the road in anticipation.

At this time, the world is peaceful and there is no war, and the road is full of green farmland. The high-yielding, disease-resistant and pest-resistant grains cultivated by Lantian have filled the northern land.

The Central Plains, which was most seriously dragged down by the war, lost its population to less than [-]% of its heyday due to the heavy military and corvee service in the late Cao Wei Dynasty. Fortunately, after the war ended, a large number of young officials flooded the place, and they brought an efficient governance style, As well as those magical grain seeds, people's livelihood recovered at an incredible speed, like the millet seedlings growing in the fields, bathed in the light of hope and thriving.

Yu Jia passed Hulao Pass, Liu Bei saw Lan Tian and Lan Yuan whispering, and asked curiously: "Ziyu, Boyang, what are you father and son talking about secretly?"

"Your Majesty told Bo Yang that this is the time when his elder father looked down on all the heroes, and it was also the beginning of the three of His Majesty's brothers becoming famous." Lan Tian replied with clasped fists.

Liu Bei nodded, glanced at Xiongguan behind him, and sighed: "Back then, when the eighteen princes were begging for Dong, my three brothers followed Gongsun Zan. It seems like a lifetime ago when I think about it. Those vivid faces before the pass seem to be reappearing in front of my eyes. now……"

Lan Tian saw that Liu Bei was a little sad, so he looked at Zhuge Liang who was accompanying him and joked, "It's a pity that we were all young at that time, otherwise we would have gone to the plains to follow you early."

"Ziyu is right..." Zhuge Liang clasped his hand and held his fan in agreement.

"I had to help you at that time, so why is the world stable now? But all of this is fate, and I am very pleased and content." Liu Bei watched the crowd shake their heads gently, and then asked in a low voice: "Yun Chang, Yi Can Germany catch up?"

"The two generals are fast, and they should be waiting for us at Mount Tai." Fazheng responded with a smile.

After the pacification of Hebei, the great Sima and the great general Guan Yu led Jizhou Mu. In addition to deterring the old ministers of the Wei State and the Cao clan in Hebei, his most important task was to integrate the soldiers and horses of Bingzhou (Zhang Fei, Ma Chao) and Youzhou (Wei Yan). The Xiongnu and Xianbei who were going to go out to conquer troubled waters.

"Your Majesty, when we arrive at Mount Tai, why don't you take Yunchang and Yide back to Chang'an? After all, the two generals are old, so the Xiongnu and Xianbei should be handed over to young people..." Lan Tian reminded in a low voice.

Liu Bei nodded slightly, "Mengqi (Ma Chao) is in town in Bingzhou, and Yide can indeed return to Beijing with me, but Jizhou is initially settled and the situation is complicated, and I am afraid it will take some time for Yunchang to guard him. Can."

"Well, that's fine." Lan Tian nodded slightly.

At the beginning of June, Liu Bei led a group of officials to Fenggao. In addition to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who came to join him from Hebei, there were also important officials such as Qingzhou governor Zhao Yun, Yuzhou governor Gan Ning, Xuzhou governor Lu Xun, and Yangzhou governor Zhuge Jin.

Referring to the process of Emperor Guangwu, Liu Bei asked Zhao Yun to repair the mountain road in advance, built a nine-foot sealed altar, and buried the jade book under the altar. Afterwards, everyone fasted for seven days and burnt firewood to sacrifice to heaven in the southeast of Mount Tai on June [-]. .

After the worship ceremony at the foot of the mountain, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Lan Tian, ​​and Zhuge Liang climbed the mountain in chariots. After going up the mountain, they rested for a while, and finally changed their clothes for the ceremony of ascending the seal.

After the Fengchan ceremony was over, Liu Bei said to Guan and Zhang according to Lantian's suggestion: "Second brother, third brother, you have followed my Yellow Turban army for forty years this year, it's time to let go of the young people, why don't you go back to me now?" Chang'an to take care of the rest of the world?"

"I can see Your Majesty every day, and I can often drink with Ziyu, which is very good." After Zhang Fei finished speaking with a smile, seeing Guan Yu's solemn expression, he asked suspiciously, "Second brother, why don't you speak?"

"The world is tentatively settled. Your Majesty does not want to add more killings. The situation in Hebei has not yet stabilized. If I return to Chang'an now, who will follow me?" Guan Yu frowned.

Liu Bei nodded lightly, "The prestige of all the officials is not as high as yours, and I have to work hard for my second brother to guard Jizhou for a while. I and Yide will go back to Chang'an and wait. If the Hu people from the north go south again, Yun Chang will let Tanzhi and Zhongling go out to fight. But, remember to take care of yourself."

"The minister takes orders." Guan Yu responded with cupped fists.

"Second brother, take care, come to Chang'an to meet us soon." Zhang Fei smiled.

"Remember to take care of Your Majesty..."

Guan Yu bid farewell to the people and rushed to the ferry of the Yellow River with his guards. Liu Bei led a hundred officials back to Chang'an, and Zhao Yun, Gan Ning and others returned to their states.

In the late autumn, Wei Yan, the governor of Youzhou, sent people to Yecheng, saying that Gongsun Yuan did not want to go to Beijing to meet the emperor, and beheaded the envoy sent by Guan Yu on behalf of the court.

Guan Yu was furious, and he ordered the army to gather in Youbeiping, preparing for an expedition to Liaodong in the spring of next year, and took the last piece of Han territory for Liu Bei.

In March of the sixth year of Yanyao, the peach groves in the southern suburbs of Chang'an were full of flowers. Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were invited out of the city for a spring outing.

The two sat under the tree to drink while enjoying the flowers. Liu Bei looked up at the glowing peach blossoms and said meaningfully to Zhang Fei: "Third brother, do you still remember that peach garden? I and Yun Changke drank a lot of wine from your estate that day. "

"Hahaha, what is your majesty talking about, a little wine is nothing to worry about. I have already drank it from your majesty." Zhang Fei laughed.

"Although the contents of the cup are good, the third brother should take the right amount." Liu Bei instructed kindly.

Zhang Fei took out the hangover pill again, and said wittily, "I have Zhang Zhongjing. Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about me getting drunk. Besides, I don't have any military affairs right now. I won't cause trouble when I'm by your side."

"Also drink less." Liu Bei shook his head and smiled wryly.

"Hey, I'll try my best, if the second brother is here..." Zhang Fei stood up suddenly in the middle of speaking, because he heard the sound of horseshoes.

After a while, a young general was brought into the Taolin by Chen Dao. When they got closer, they realized that it was Guan Xing.

"An Guo? When did you arrive in Chang'an?" Seeing Guan Xing's expression was very bad, Liu Bei suddenly had a bad feeling, and wondered if something happened to Yun Chang?

Guan Xing folded his fists and bowed down, crying: "My father made an expedition to Liaodong at the beginning of the year, but fell ill due to wind and cold on the way..."

"Yun Chang leads the army himself? Didn't he send Tanzhi and Zhongling there?" Liu Bei was surprised when he heard that, and quickly helped Guan Xing up with both hands.

Liu Bei saw that Guan Xing bowed his head and did not answer, so he continued to ask: "How is the second brother now?"

"The body is hot and cold, and the soup and medicine can no longer be taken. Before my nephew set off from Youbeiping, my father had been in a coma for several days, but he said in a daze that he would return to Beijing to reunite with His Majesty. Zhong Ling and General Zhou were working day and night to escort his father. Coming to Chang'an, we should cross the Yellow River now..." Guan Xing said with tears in his eyes.

"Brother, I'm going to pick up my second brother." Zhang Fei stood up abruptly.

Liu Bei grabbed Zhang Fei, "Third brother, wait a moment, I will go with you."

"Uncle Zhi, call all the imperial doctors of Weiyang Palace immediately, and go to the Dasinong Mansion to inform General Lan, let them meet at the East Gate of Chang'an immediately, and follow me to Luoyang to welcome my second brother back to Beijing." Liu Bei ordered in a deep voice.

"Wei." Chen Dao clasped his fists and left.

Chapter 951 The End and Beginning of the Hero (The Finale)

The spring breeze blows, and the horseshoe is sick.

Liu Bei gave up the Emperor Luan, and galloped with Zhang Fei and Lan Tian on the field. The beautiful scenery beside the road was not in the mood to appreciate it, and thousands of words were summed up in one urgent word.

After running wildly for a day and arriving in Huayin, Liu Bei ordered a short rest and planned to continue on the road overnight.

Lan Tian was jolting on the horse, and his whole body seemed to be shaken loose, but Liu Bei and Zhang Fei didn't feel tired at all, and no one in the company dared to persuade them.

"Your Majesty, the so-called haste makes waste. If you don't have clear vision at night, if you encounter any danger, wouldn't it be even more time-consuming?" Lan Tian bit the bullet and approached.

"Ziyu also asked Anguo (Guan Xing), and he should know that the situation of the second brother is very bad, and I am very scared..." Liu Bei's face was full of sadness.