Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

The soldiers trapped in the camp and the local people worked hard for more than ten and 20 days and were happy. Liu Bei brought Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others here early.

At this time, Lan Tian was arranging cooking with Li Yang's people, and gave Liu Bei the opportunity to gain fame.

At that time, the common people were very miserable, and the superiors were thankful for not exploiting them.

Now when I meet an official who is dedicated to the people, he not only provides disaster relief, treats the wounded, sends clothes and food, but also builds new houses for free. The people in Yicun only need to erect a monument to worship, so no matter how eloquent Liu Bei is, he won the applause and the hearts of the people in the end. .

Whether the food is delicious or not depends on the cooking method. The hunger of the eater and the scarcity of the food also account for a large proportion.

This time Yicun roasted the whole sheep with tens of thousands of people, because there were too many people, so they rushed to eat them all, and the taste remained in the corners of their mouths. Both the local people and the soldiers trapped in the camp were very satisfied.

Zhang Fei fought for a while, "Ziyu, after fighting for so many years, can't you stay in Jiangling and enjoy yourself? You went to Lingling and it's not easy for me to find you to drink..."

"Business matters, business matters..." Lan Tian laughed.

Liu Bei's ears were a little red when he heard it, and when he saw Zhao Yun's burning eyes, he felt that Zhang Fei's words sounded so familiar to him.Wasn't that a play at the beginning?

Sun Shangxiang also noticed the change in the expressions of the two, so she pulled Liu Bei to speak to help him out: "Husband, Yide and Lan Ziyu seem to be very familiar..."

"Madam also tasted it just now. Ziyu's culinary skills are outstanding in the world. Yide is definitely not a greedy person. He is joking with Ziyu." Liu Beixin said that only I understand the third brother's thoughts best.

Sun Shangxiang looked at Lan Tian again, wondering what charm this guy has?In terms of martial arts, he must be inferior to his wife. Why does everyone like this kind of man who can't even suppress his wife?

At this time, Mi Zhu came over with a wine glass in his hand. Apart from Sun Shangxiang and Guan Zhang, Liu Bei was accompanied by Zhao Yun, Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong. They could be said to be the core decision makers in Jingzhou.

Mi Zhu is not qualified to attend today's game, but he had the audacity to ask Liu Bei for Mi Fang's sake. After all, he knows how much his brother weighs, as the elder brother.

"Ziyu, it's been so many years, we haven't had a good drink, I respect you." Mi Zhu bowed and said.

"Zi Zhong is too polite, we are all from our own family..." Lan Tian replied with a smile. At this level, there is no need to explain clearly, one look can tell what the other party is going to say.

Mi Zhu didn't say much after the toast, because he had already sensed his concern for Mi Fang from Lan Tian's eyes.

Although they are also Liu Bei's in-laws, after the younger sister Mi Zhen died of illness, the Mi family could no longer compete with Lan Tian for favor, and Mi Fang, who was originally rather domineering, has become relatively honest these years.

Liu Bei Nian and his old love still reused the Mi family. According to his military achievements, Mi Fang was not qualified to be the prefect of Wuling at all, but nepotism existed in any era.

Perfectly resolved the post-earthquake incident in Yicun, Lantian and Gao Shun returned to Lingling by water, Guan Yu also returned to Jiangxia to garrison, and Liu Bei personally saw them off at the pier.

Since ancient times, there has been a sentimental parting, and Liu Bei felt empty when he returned to the other courtyard.

He saw Sun Shangxiang watching the servant girls dancing their swords, so he asked, "Ma'am, do you want to practice swords?"

"Husband is very interested, so please give me some advice." Sun Shangxiang nodded in response.

Because Liu Bei had other distractions, his sword moves were relatively weak. The two practiced three or five moves against each other. Sun Shangxiang took his sword and jumped aside, "Your husband seems to be unhappy?"

"Yun Chang and Ziyu are gone, I'm just feeling sad." Liu Bei shook his head.

Sun Shangxiang said: "My husband is really a person who values ​​affection, but he is very similar to my brother..."

"Am I similar to Zhongmou?" Liu Bei was puzzled.

Sun Shangxiang shook his head and said, "It's my elder brother Bofu, but Zhongmou is different..."

"It's a pity that Bo Fuying died young, but Zhongmou is now in charge of Jiangdong, and he can be regarded as a wise leader. Lu Ziheng will not be blamed after he returns?" Liu Bei asked.

"Brother's thoughts, how can outsiders know..." Sun Shangxiang sighed leisurely.

After Lu Fan returned to Jiangdong and told the truth about the situation, Sun Quan just frowned and scolded Lan Tian a few words, and did not pursue the more than ten boxes of gold and silver that he sent.

After Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, he was struggling to balance the relationship between the Huaisi faction and the local gentry in Jiangdong, and he was worthy of his name in this regard.

The Huaisi faction is aggressive, while the Jiangdong faction is more conservative. There was a fierce quarrel between the two factions before the Chibi War. Later, Sun Quanquan fought against all opinions and led to the subsequent war. However, both the money and food and soldiers and horses come from the Jiangdong gentry, so they are always Not defending one's own interests.

Although the Battle of Chibi defeated Cao Cao and cost Jiangdong a lot of money and food, Zhou Yu of the Huaisi faction did not reap any benefits. Now he is trapped in Xinye and has been attacked by Gu Yong and others.

This time, Lu Fan returned in vain to seek Jingzhou. Although the gold and silver consumed were not as much as the war, but because Lu Fan usually likes extravagance, he was brought up by the Jiangdong gentry.

Lu Fan went back to Sun Quan of Wu County to discuss matters, and Yu Fan, the captain of Qi, directly reported Lu Fan for using power for personal gain.

Jiangdong's court suddenly exploded.

Chapter 156 The Battle of Huaisi Jiangdong

Although Lu Fan was deceived, he couldn't tolerate being slandered. He argued vigorously in the court hall and shouted sharply: "Yu Zhongxiang, you insulted me with your words, and deceived me that the sword is not good for you?"

"Hmph, General Lu is so majestic, you sent dozens of boxes of gold and silver, just with a sharp mouth, is there any real proof? You have always loved luxury and luxury, and you often use horses and horses to open the way. If you are not greedy, how can you continue? "Yu Fan refused to give an inch.

"This matter is extremely confidential, how can others know about it? Besides, I like it all because of rewards from my lord. What's your intention in framing it?"

Lu Fan's eyes were extremely sharp. At this time, his official position is the general of the benefit, and he is in charge of the three counties. When will it be the turn of a riding captain to point fingers?

Yu Fan snorted coldly: "Everyone can do such confidential things, you can go, I can too..."

"Zhongxiang, don't talk nonsense." Zhang Zhao finally couldn't help but reprimanded him.

Even though Zhang Zhao was Sun Cetuo's lonely minister, Yu Fan just sneered when he heard it. These quarrels and expressions were all consistent, and entered the eyes of the blue-eyed and purple-bearded master.

Although Zhang Zhao is the leader of Jiangdong civil servants, he is also an outsider. He is a figure that the Huaisi faction does not like, and the Jiangdong faction does not like.

Sun Quan often used him to mediate the relationship between the two factions. Before the Battle of Chibi, he was wooed by the Jiangdong faction and became the leader of the surrender.

After Zhang Zhao reprimanded Yu Fan, seeing that Gu Yong and the others did not speak, he defended Lu Fan: "My lord asked Ziheng to go to Jingzhou to seek business, how could he ruin Jiangdong's major affairs for those dozens of boxes of gold and silver?

Besides, Liu Xuande, the hero of the world, must have planned Jingzhou for a long time. His military adviser Zhuge Kongming and Pang Shiyuan were close friends, and the two had a secret agreement, which allowed Liu Xuande to get Jingzhou. "

"Zhuge Kongming? I seem to have heard of it, but who is it?" Gu Yong, who hadn't spoken all this time, asked.

Zhang Zhao glanced at Zhuge Jin, and then said slowly, "Zhuge Liang, whose name is Kong Ming and whose name is Wolong, is Zhuge Ziyu's younger brother."

"Oh? Ziyu's younger brother is Liu Bei's military advisor? How is his talent better than his elder brother?" Gu Yong actually knew Zhuge Liang, but now that Zhang Zhao came out to make peace with him, he didn't mind beating Zhuge Jin of the Huaisi faction.

"Jin doesn't know, it should be better than me..." Zhuge Jin sat upright in the hall, how did this topic come to him?It felt quite sudden.

Zhang Zhao is also a shrewd person. He knew that Gu Yong brought the topic to Zhuge Liang, so he just didn't intend to continue the quarrel.

Zhang Zhao followed his words and continued: "Mr. Wolong's talent is unknown, but I heard that when he was a senior in Longzhong, he compared himself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi. I think he is a genius in the world..."

Tsk tsk tsk, since ancient times, literati have been despised.

An ordinary metaphor in Zhuge Liang's life immediately caused restlessness in the hall.

Zhuge Jin suddenly felt a chill down his back. He knew that his colleagues in the hall were looking at him strangely. He had never looked forward to the early release like today.

"Such a genius, Zi Hengzhong's plan is justifiable." Gu Yong was usually reticent, and he didn't say anything after saying this sentence.

Yu Fan and other Jiangdong gentry officials all had satisfied smiles on their faces when they heard Gu Yong's final concluding statement.

Lu Fan felt as sick as eating a dead fly, but he couldn't find anything to refute.

"Okay." Sun Quan's long voice sounded.

He can't beat Cao Cao and Liu Bei when leading troops in battle, but he is confident that he is invincible when playing checks and balances.

When the Huaisi faction and the Jiangdong faction were arguing, he would stand up and stop it. After all, it was a lot of fun to fight with others. Now that the Huaisi faction was at a disadvantage, he immediately came out to turn the tide.

Sun Quan stretched out two fingers, then bent one of them, and said: "You were talking about two things just now. The first one is that Zi Heng is a law-abiding man, and his salary is enough to spend. Outsiders have no right to say anything about his personal preferences;

The second thing is that the incident in Jingnan was indeed plotted by Lantian. The younger sister has already written a letter to testify for him. In addition, Ziheng has also won Jiaozhou. Zishan must plan this matter as soon as possible. "

"Wei." Bu Zhi came out of shift to answer.

"Although Ziheng didn't gain much from this trip, he also contributed to Jiangdong. After Gongjin returns, I will reward everyone based on his merits. Let's leave."

With a wave of Sun Quan's hand, all the princes in the hall stood up and left. He especially liked this feeling of saying everything.

The Jiangdong group of officials retreated slowly, except Zhuge Jin, who had suffered an unreasonable disaster, knelt and sat where he was.

"Is there something else for Ziyu? When we talked about Kong Ming just now, everyone is discussing the matter. There is absolutely no disrespect to the king. Ziyu don't take it to heart." Sun Quan comforted.

Zhuge Jin cupped his hands and said: "Kong Ming and I are our own masters. He speaks wildly. It has nothing to do with me being ridiculed. But Liu Xuande and Cao Cao have always been at odds. Now that Xuande won Jingzhou, Cao Cao must go south for revenge. The governor is in Xinye The power is weak, if we don't save them, we will be in danger..."

Sun Quan stood up abruptly, then sat down slowly, and asked, "What can Tzuyu teach me?"

"Cao Cao's main force has returned to Qiao. Zhang Liao's garrison in Hefei is only a few thousand. If Cao Cao goes south to attack Xinye to rescue Cao Ren, my lord can send troops to Hefei again. In addition, I can send people to Jingzhou to congratulate. Please Liu Xuande send troops to help the governor. When fighting on the front line, the head and the tail cannot look at each other." Zhuge Jin suggested.

Sun Quan's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Ziyu is old and prudent. I think you are as talented as Kong Ming. I will pay close attention to the news from Xudu. If there is any change in Cao Cao, you will go to Jingzhou to ask Xuande to send troops."

"Do you need to go to Jingzhou first?" Zhuge Jin asked.

"No need for the time being, Cao Cao may not send troops after a new defeat." Sun Quan shook his head and said.

Zhuge Jin nodded, got up and left the hall, and then Sun Quan summoned Zhang Hong, the chief minister, to discuss moving the government office to Moling.

Wu Jun was the seat of Sun Ce during Sun Ce's time. Sun Quan never tires of dealing with the local wealthy families for a long time. In addition, Wu Jun's remote location is not conducive to using troops to the north. Therefore, he followed Zhang Hong's suggestion and expanded Moling into a new seat.

The capture of Huaisi is more important than Jingzhou, otherwise those officials of the Huaisi faction would be like lonely ghosts in Jiangdong.

In December of the 14th year of Jian'an, the news that Liu Bei got Jingzhou spread to Xudu. Cao Cao was furious when he heard the news, and wanted to raise his troops to go south again.

Xun Yu hurriedly advised: "It took several years for our army to conquer Hebei. The soldiers were exhausted and sick, which is why they were defeated in Chibi last year. It is not suitable to use troops in the middle of winter. Please rest your anger for a while, and go to Jingzhou next spring." revenge?"

"Jingzhou can be slowed down, but Xinye can't be slowed down. Zixiao and others have been trapped in Xiangfan for nearly a year. If I didn't worry about Hefei's loss, I would have sent troops to Nanyang." Cao Cao gritted his teeth.

Cheng Yu: "Although Zhou Yu is good at using troops, Xinye is not a small area to worry about. I am afraid that the lord has just gone to Nanyang, and Sun Quan will send troops to besiege Hefei. The prime minister has just experienced the defeat of Chibi, and there is not enough troops to fight on two fronts..."

Cao Cao was well versed in the art of war, knew Cheng Yu's concerns, and was really angry when he heard the news of Liu Bei.

He shook his head to everyone and sighed: "Hey, if Guo Fengxiao is alive, there must be a clever plan to help me..."

When everyone was looking at each other, a person stood up in the corner, and he cupped his hands and said loudly: "Prime Minister, I would like to share your worries and go to Xinye to say that Zhou Yu is coming.

According to Cao Cao's reputation, he was Jiang Gan from Jiujiang.

Chapter 157 The Lobbyist Jiang Gan

Jiang Gan is handsome, talented and eloquent, and he was once unique in Jianghuai.

Cao Cao sat upright slightly, and asked with some disbelief: "Zhou Yu is the pillar of the sky in the east of the Yangtze River, and he is highly valued by Sun Quan. Zi Yiguo can say surrender?"

Jiang Gan walked to the center of the main hall, bowed and replied: "Prime Minister, although Gong Jin is talented, he has been in charge of Jiangdong military power for a long time, and his ministers are strong and his rulers are weak. If Sun Quan continues to use troops in Hefei, he may not be able to break through with the remaining prestige of Chibi." Xiangfan..."

Cao Cao's eyes lit up when he heard that, "Zi Yi said..."

"Perhaps it was Sun Quan's intention, or perhaps it was the intention of Jiangdong's ministers. Zhou Gongjin has made some great achievements, and now he is trapped in Xinye, in a dilemma. I wish to use my sharp tongue to say that I will vote for the prime minister..." Jiang Gan is confident. full.

"Okay, Ziyi hurried to Xinye. If Zhou Lang leads the water army, why worry about the world? If it can be done, I will reward him very much." Cao Cao said with a smile.

"Thank you, Prime Minister." Jiang Gan bowed his hands and exited the hall.

Jiang Gan brought some local products in Xudu, and braved the cold wind to drive away to Nanyang.

It was winter at this time, Zhou Yu's troops basically withdrew to Xinye to rest, and the number of warships cruising in Hanshui has also been greatly reduced.

Zhou Yu played the qin in the Xinye County government office to enjoy himself. The sound of the qin was like a long and long river, but it lacked a sense of majesty.

The small county of Xinye has a small population, and the local output cannot feed tens of thousands of troops. Most of the military rations consumed daily are transported from Jiangdong, and many people in the court have expressed dissatisfaction with this.

So what if we take down Xiangyang?Resist Cao Cao for Liu Bei in Jingzhou?Are you, Zhou Yu, the governor of Jiangdong, or Liu Bei's governor?

Previously, Zhou Yu led troops to suppress the rebellion, exterminate the bandits in Jiangdong, and maintain the unity and stability of Jiangdong. At that time, everyone was still in harmony.

Starting from the battle of Chibi, this group of people gradually became unfriendly, so he was eager to make a piece of territory.

The signal given by Sun Quan was also very clear. Zhou Yu was named the prefect of Nanyang, and Cheng Pu was named the prefect of Xiangyang.

Cheng Pu is a veteran who followed Sun Jian, and his qualifications are much higher than Zhou Yu's, but he is also the deputy governor in Jiangdong, and Sun Quan also has the intention of balancing the two together.

Since the beginning of the month, grain transport ships by water have been sending letters from home one after another, and the soldiers guarding Xinye miss their hometown even more after reading them.

Xiao Qiao only had a few numbers in the letter: the family is safe and sound, and I look forward to Lang's return.

Zhou Yu played the piano with his eyes closed after reading the family book, and the strength in his hands gradually increased, and the torrent of sound was like a continuous flow of the Yangtze River.

There was a crisp sound.

The thinnest string on the qin broke.

When I was feeling melancholy, a pawn outside the door came to report: "Great Governor, Jiang Gan, the old man of Jiujiang, came to see him."

Zhou Yu was slightly taken aback, he straightened his clothes and went out of the county government office to meet him.

Jiang Gan was clothed in cloth and Gejin, dressed as a commoner, with only two entourages by his side, and some local products in the carriage.

"Don't come here without any harm, Gongjin." Jiang Gan bowed his hands and saluted.

"I haven't seen Ziyi for a long time, I don't know why I came here today?" Zhou Yu asked suspiciously.

Jiang Gan pointed to the unloaded local products and said: "The New Year is approaching, I heard that Gong Jin is here alone, so I specially brought some New Year's products here."

"Zi Yi is really polite, please come inside." Zhou Yu then welcomed Jiang Gan in, and ordered someone to cook wine for him.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Zhou Yu saw that Jiang Gan seemed to have something to say, so he laughed and said, "Zi Yi came from a long way not to give gifts, but to be a lobbyist for Cao Cao, right?"