Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

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"Sister Gan..." Sun Shangxiang was a little choked up, she took the initiative to cut off contact with Sun Quan after Zhou Shan's incident, and her brother seemed to have forgotten that there was such a young girl.

Lan Tian then stood up and said, "Mrs. Sun looks good. Now that the local products have been delivered, I won't bother you any more. Let me leave..."

After all, Sun Shangxiang is Liu Bei's wife, neither Lantian nor Zhao Yun is suitable to stay in another hospital for a long time, so they both want to leave after the visit.

Sun Shangxiang stood up and called to stop, "General Lan, please wait a moment..."

"What is Mrs. Sun's order?" Lan Tian turned around and clasped his fists and asked.

"Can General Zilong wait outside the hall? I have a few words I want to speak to General Lan alone..."

After Sun Shangxiang finished speaking, Zhao Yun looked at Lantian suspiciously. It was inappropriate for him, a Sima staying in the camp, to stay where he was, or to walk out of the hall alone.

Lan Tian stopped him and said, "Zilong should stay and listen together. If Madam has any orders, we can discuss it..."

"Ziyu is right..." Zhao Yun stayed where he was. Although he and Sun Shangxiang are in a master-servant relationship, he had to stand in Lantian at this time.

Sun Shangxiang saw their worries, and said to herself that you still don't know Liu Xuande that well, how could he try to make a difference because of a woman?

"Ahem, it's good to have Zilong as a witness. Of all the civil servants and generals under Xuande, you two are the first I know..." Sun Shangxiang said slowly.

Lan Tian and Zhao Yun looked at each other, wondering what Mrs. Sun wanted to do.

"I heard that Ziyu is smarter than Kong Ming, and I have nothing to do with Zhou Shan's robbery of Adou. I would like to swear a poisonous oath on this..." Sun Shangxiang said solemnly.

Zhou Shan went to Quanling to kidnap Adou. The news was originally sealed in Lingling, but later Lantian went to Jiangxia to meet Guan Yu and Lu Su.

Adou is very important to the stability of Jingzhou, so Guan Yu was furious when he heard the news, and he ordered Zhao Yun to investigate the whole story.

There are records of Zhou Shan, Wu Zuo, and Wu You going in and out of Jiangling. Even Zhou Shan was found changing boats at the pier of the police. All three of them had constant relations with Jiangling other courtyards. In the end, they were unable to do so because of the incident involving the mistress. After all, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other Yuan Cong were even colder towards Sun Shangxiang.

Lan Tian was startled when he heard that, he nodded and said lightly: "I believe Mrs. Sun is taking care of the overall situation, but Zhou Shan has a tiger shooting order on him. I heard that only people close to Sun Cheqi have it. Could it be Sun Cheqi..."

Sun Shangxiang waved his hands quickly when he heard this: "It's absolutely impossible, Zhongmou is also Adou's uncle, how could he do such a dirty thing? It should be Zhou Shan's own initiative and evil intentions..."

Lan Tian stroked his beard and smiled, "Mrs. Sun is right, it seems that Lu Zijing is lying..."

"What's wrong with Lu Zijing?" Sun Shangxiang felt that his brain was not enough, so what stupid thing did Lu Su do?

"A few months ago in Jiangxia, General Guan and Zijing and I had a drink along the river. At that time, I handed over the Tiger Shooting Order to him for inspection, but Zijing said that the token was fake, and people with fake tokens are not fake, right? ? Zhou Shan seems to have left Jiangling with Wu Zuo and Wu You after giving gifts to Madam Sun?" Lan Tian looked to Zhao Yun for confirmation.

Zhao Yun nodded, "I was at the south gate of Jiangling that day..."

Sun Shangxiang really wanted to kill Lu Su with a stick, and thought that you were also Sun Zhongmou's brain truster, so why did you talk nonsense without thinking?How can I make up what you said earlier?

"Cough...Zijing may have been dazed at the time. Zhou Shan's token was indeed real, but it must have been bribed by Cao Cao's secret operations in an attempt to destroy the Sun-Liu alliance. I suspect that Zhou Yu's death was also related to him.

Ziyu is a resourceful man under Xuande's tent, he should distinguish right from wrong and not fall into the enemy's tricks..." Sun Shangxiang hastily reminded.

Lan Tian didn't make things difficult for this woman anymore, "Mrs. Sun has the style of being a father, and her analysis makes some sense. Let's forget this matter first..."

Chapter 252

Sun Quan sent people to kidnap Adou, and Liu Bei secretly supported Lai Gong. This is the interesting part of politics.

Although the two sides have their own suspicions, as long as the unknown is revealed, everyone is still a good partner of the Sun Liu Alliance.

Sun Shangxiang saw Lan Tian's expression was indifferent, and she finally let go of half of her suspended heart. The matter of robbing A Dou is big or small. It doesn't matter that Yuan Cong, like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, have a bad impression of her. It is quite dangerous to be hated by Lan Tian.

Now Sun Shangxiang has cut off contact with her mother's family, and she is almost rootless in Jingzhou, but as long as she changes her temper as a young lady, she can protect herself with the blessing of this mistress, but Lantian is her biggest threat.

Adou has been established as the eldest son, and Gan Qian is just a concubine. If Lan Tian joins Yuan Cong faction to put pressure on Liu Bei with this matter, Sun Shangxiang's life will be difficult in the future.

"It's fine to clarify this matter, Mrs. Sun doesn't need to worry too much, what do you say, General Zilong?" Lan Tian asked.

Zhao Yun replied, "I listen to Mr. Ziyu."

"So I'm leaving, Mrs. Sun, please take care." Lan Tian turned around and wanted to leave.

"Please wait a little longer..." Sun Shangxiang said again.

"What else?" Lan Tian asked suspiciously.

Sun Shangxiang faltered and hesitated, not knowing how to speak for a long time.

"Mrs. Sun, it's all right, Zilong and I are both the lord's servants, so we can definitely serve you." Lan Tian looked at Zhao Yun and said.

Sun Shangxiang hesitated for a while, and then said sadly: "Sister Gan is benevolent and kind, please convey my respect to Ziyu when she goes back. Now that Xuan Deyuan has not returned in Xichuan, the general and the second uncle are guarding Jingzhou together. My mother and daughter will work hard in the future." Take care of..."

Seeing that Sun Shangxiang spoke solemnly, Lantian didn't know why Sun Shangxiang showed his favor. Did this girl grow up after being beaten by reality?He glanced at Zhao Yun in embarrassment, then clasped his fists and replied sonorously: "Mrs. Sun speaks seriously, this is a matter of humble duty..."

Walking out of the Jiangling other courtyard, Lan Tian and Zhao Yun walked side by side. Sun Shangxiang's low profile made people feel a little sad.

Zhao Yun knew that Lan Tian was puzzled, so he sighed and said, "Mrs. Sun was too sharp when she first came, so my lord has to be on guard against her. Maybe it's because of some things I've experienced..."

"Mrs. Sun's life is not easy, and General Zilong's life is also not easy..." Lan Tian urged his horse forward after feeling emotional.

When Lan Tian was going to the other courtyard to give gifts, Zhao Yun had already sent someone to send a letter to the military adviser Zhuge Liang, saying that Lan Tian had finally come to Jiangling, and he would definitely catch up with Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, and Zhang Fei.

After Liu Bei led his troops into Sichuan, Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu and others were handling government affairs at General Zuo's mansion. When Lan Tian and Zhao Yun arrived on horseback, the two military divisions went outside the mansion gate to greet them.

"I heard that you went to the other courtyard to congratulate me just now? Ziyu's heart is as broad as the sea." Zhuge Liang joked as he took Lan Tian's hand.

Xu Shu added: "Mrs. Sun is the mistress of Jingzhou after all. Yunchang and Yide don't want to take the lead. It's really difficult for outsiders like us. Fortunately, Ziyu broke the deadlock."

"The two military advisers think too much, why should a gentleman be afraid to act frankly?" Lan Tian responded with a smile.

Zhao Yun stood aside and didn't speak. General Xin Daolan was not the same as before, always sticking to himself in Sun Shangxiang's other courtyard.

Gao Yuan was standing behind Lantian with a big wooden box in his arms. Zhuge Liang asked curiously when he found out: "Is there any left over from Ziyu as a gift to Mrs. Sun? Could it be something rare that I got in Jiaozhou?"

"The military master has a clever calculation, why don't you figure out what is the gift in the wooden box?" Lan Tian asked.

"Is it really a gift?" Xu Shu asked.

Lan Tian nodded, "I have prepared a lot, and everyone has a share."

Zhuge Liang replied with a smile: "Who can guess this? Liang should not embarrass himself, Yuan Zhi, let's go to the mansion to unwrap the presents."

"Okay." Xu Shu smiled all over his face.

"Where is Yide?" Lan Tian asked as he walked.

"It's cold these days, and I haven't seen Yide coming over. I have to ask Zilong about his whereabouts." Zhuge Liang looked at Zhao Yun and said.

Zhao Yun's job is to stay in the camp Sima (the chief of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau). He opened his mouth when he saw Zhuge Liang asking: "Yide is either drinking at home, or going out of the city to ride a horse and shoot arrows. The weather this year is so strange. It is too hot in summer. It's unbearably cold in winter..."

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Just ask Zilong to send someone to invite Yide, and say that Lan Ziyu brought him a gift..."

"Wei." Zhao Yun clasped his fists in response, then turned around and walked out.

Everyone walked into the main hall of the General's Mansion, and Lan Tian asked Gao Yuan to put the wooden box on the case, and then said to Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu, "Who will open the presents, the two military advisers?"

Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu looked at each other with a smile, and then generously lifted the lid of the wooden box. What was in it was actually a thick pile of paper, and the big characters on the upper right corner of the paper read: Changjiang Daily.

Zhuge Liang picked up the top Changjiang newspaper and looked at it suspiciously. Seeing this, Xu Shu followed Zhuge Liang and took one.

"Yangtze River Daily, the first issue of Jian'an 17. This seems to be a new thing. Does it mean that there will be a second and third issue?" Xu Shu asked first.

Lan Tian nodded: "This is the newspaper I founded. This year, it is expected to publish an issue every two months, and from next year, it will publish an issue every month."

"The information on this is internal and external, positive and negative. I think there must be a lot in this wooden box? What exactly does Ziyu want to do?" Zhuge Liang looked at Lantian suspiciously.

Lan Tian smiled and said, "The first issue of Changjiang Daily has [-] copies, [-] of which were distributed to the counties in the four counties of Jingnan, and the remaining [-] copies here are prepared for Jiangxia and Nanjun."

"Copying [-] copies will take a lot of time, right?" Xu Shu asked.

"In a few days, there will be quite a lot of Confucian students in Quanling Academy." Lan Tian replied.

Zhuge Liang quickly browsed the Changjiang Daily, and then said meaningfully: "The Changjiang News has recorded many important events. If it can be published regularly, it is really possible to know the world's affairs without leaving home."

"Half of this newspaper is my own business. If Cao Cao gets it accidentally, wouldn't it be passing information to the other party?" Xu Shu asked worriedly.

Lan Tian replied mysteriously: "The purpose of my newspaper is to let the world know the world's affairs. It's fine if you don't write out the secrets. You don't have to worry about Cao Cao or Sun Quan getting them. This is like a doctor's medicine. As long as you choose the right medicine, you can cure the disease." , choosing the wrong medicine may kill you..."

"Ziyu wants to use this newspaper to plot?" Zhuge Liang seemed to understand.

Lan Tian said slowly: "There are many things in the world every day. You just need to be careful, choose carefully, repay your own virtues and good deeds, and live a prosperous life, and then repay the evil deeds of other forces and lead a miserable life..."

Xu Shu's eyes lit up when he heard it, "Ziyu's newspaper plan is so good..."

Zhuge Liang nodded affirmatively, "Six hundred tickets per issue are still short..."

"Let's take it step by step, no matter how good the strategy is, it will take time..."

"Who is Xu An? Ziyu actually made him famous." Xu Shu asked again.

Lan Tian replied solemnly: "Xu An works diligently for the people and has a heart for the people. I want to set this example as an example, and encourage those officials who eat vegetarian food."

Chapter 253 Always Ready

Smart people can speak a little bit, and Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu immediately understood that this little newspaper has a great effect after a short exchange with Lan Tian.

Xu Shu pointed to the upper left of the Yangtze River News and said: "The information from the Book and News Agency is still relatively late. The news in this issue is from August and September last year. Cao Cao defeated the Kansai coalition forces in Weishui in September last year, and chased Ma Chao and Han in October. Then to Anding, last month Tian Yin and Su Bo rebelled in Jizhou and Youzhou, Cao Cao was worried that Yecheng would be lost, so he returned to the army, and now he left Xiahouyuan to conquer the remnants of Guanxi."

The pressure on the entire Jingzhou defense area is mainly in Nanjun and Jiangxia, and the intelligence spies on Cao Cao in the north are the most. In addition, the Guanzhong area is close to Jingzhou, so they are very familiar with Cao Jun's things.

Zhuge Liang nodded and added: "Yuanzhi must convey the external military information to Quanling in a timely manner. Ziyu spent a lot of effort in organizing this Yangtze River report. We must support it as much as possible."

"Well, I'm going to Jiangxia to meet Yun Chang in a few days, and I just happened to take the Yangtze River News there and distribute it. General Guan will definitely support me with all my strength," Xu Shu said.

"Is there any news from my lord in Yizhou?" Lan Tian asked again.

Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "Shiyuan has a letter back. He once suggested to control Liu Zhang in Fucheng, but unfortunately, the Lord tried his best to stop him. Now he is pretending to resist Zhang Lu at Jiameng Pass."

"The battle opportunity is fleeting. If you don't grasp such a good opportunity in Fucheng, it will be difficult to meet Liu Zhang in danger..." Xu Shu felt a little regretful.

"The so-called name is not right, words will not go well, and words will not go well. The lord may have his own ideas, but if Cao Cao can pacify Yongliang, and then march into Hanzhong with troops, if Xichuan has not been taken by then, then he will If the world is full of power, it cannot be achieved..." Zhuge Liang also had a worried expression on his face.

Seeing this, Lan Tian comforted him: "Cao Cao's collection of Hebei is still unstable. Doesn't Tian Yin and Su Bo rebel? In addition, Ma Chao is very brave, and Yong Liang will not fail in a short time.

The so-called hard work pays off, we must always be prepared, if there is really a change in Yizhou, the lord and Liu Zhang break up and fight, Jingzhou must also send troops to help, and the time to take Xichuan should be shortened as much as possible. "

"Haha, is there going to be a war? My old Zhang's hands are itchy." While everyone was talking, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun walked into the hall.

Seeing sweat on Zhang Fei's forehead, Xu Shu guessed with a smile, "Did the three generals go riding horses or shooting arrows today?"

Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "Jingzhou is really cold this year. Eldest brother and second elder brother are separated from each other. I can only stay at home and play spinning tops. Lan Ziyu is a pretty good toy. It will warm up after a few whips."

"My lord said that the general whipped the soldiers after drinking, but now what happened after playing with the top?" Zhuge Liang asked.

Zhang Fei scratched his head and smiled foolishly: "I haven't whipped a soldier for two years, and I especially don't like their cowardly screams, so I'd better use the spinning top to give it more strength..."

Zhao Yun burst out laughing when he saw this, Zhang Fei was not angry, but said expectantly, "Didn't you say that Ziyu brought me a present? Where is it?"

Zhuge Liang took out a newspaper from the wooden box, handed it to Zhang Fei and said, "Here, this is the good thing Ziyu brought from Quanling."

Zhang Fei held the newspaper in his hand and said with a puzzled face: "The Yangtze River News... what kind of gift is this? It can only be used as a story for entertainment..."

Zhuge Liang joked: "The Yangtze River Daily will have new ones every two months. If Yide doesn't like it, he won't send it to you. Anyway, there are not many..."

Zhang Fei gave Zhuge Liang a white look, and hooked his thick arms around Lan Tian's neck, showing a very intimate movement.

"I have a good relationship with Ziyu. There is no reason not to show me the new newspaper. I was listening to you outside the door just now. Are you going to send troops from Jingzhou to Yizhou?" Zhang Fei leaned into Lantian's ear and asked.

Lan Tian nodded and said, "Your Majesty only has 3 troops now. If you can really capture Yizhou with this strength, Cao Cao may have defeated everything in the world..."

"Now there are only more than 2 soldiers in Nanjun and Jiangxia, and less than [-] troops in Jingnan. I don't know how many temporary recruits can be recruited. I really want to send troops to Yizhou to help the eldest brother. What will the second brother use to fight against Cao Cao?" Zhang Zhang Fei asked worriedly.

Zhuge Liang: "In the past two years, money and food have been raised. Nanjun has too many people removed by Cao Cao. It will not be easy to restore the source of troops. The soldiers who entered Sichuan were recruited from Jingnan..."

Lan Tian smiled and said: "These are not problems. I have been preparing food, armor, and weapons. Jingnan has not been affected by the war these years. In fact, the available soldiers are still sufficient. At that time, we should be able to recruit another [-] soldiers..."

Xu Shu reminded: "Ziyu, don't forget about Jiaozhou. If the soldiers from Jiangdong go south in a big way, how can you survive if you have no soldiers to use?"

"I heard that after the defeat of Cao Cao's Chibi army, he built warships in the waters of Huaisi to train the navy. Now Xiahouyuan is stationed in Chang'an to conquer Yongliang. Cao Cao's main force is now free. Do you think he will attack Jiangdong? After all, he is the most capable fighter. Zhou Yu is no longer here, Sun Quan should not have the intention to seize Jiaozhou now..." Lan Tian analyzed.

"Ziyu is right. Lu Zijing, the governor, is not as prestigious as Zhou Yu. The military power in Jiangdong is now concentrated in the hands of Sun Quan. With his suspicious character, he will definitely not be able to conquer Jiaozhou himself. If a general like Lu Meng is sent to fetch it, it should not be Ziyu's. Opponent." Zhuge Liang nodded in agreement.

Zhang Fei nodded, "I agree with the military adviser's point of view. There are people like Gao Boping and Gan Ning under Ziyu's tent. How can the Jiangdong rats be his opponents..."

After everyone chatted and reminisced about the old days, Zhang Fei's stomach grumbled twice, and he immediately yelled: "Military Master, Ziyu finally came to Jiangling, what have we prepared for him? Why don't we get some boiled wine to warm up first?"

Zhuge Liang said with a smile, "Don't worry about Yide. The boiled wine you want will arrive later. It's natural to eat shabu-shabu in winter, and let Ziyu make a dipping dish for you to enjoy."

Zhang Fei frowned and replied: "I don't have anything to worry about. The main reason is that Ziyu is traveling far away. He should be hungry now..."

Lan Tian called Gao Yuan and whispered a few words in his ear, and then said to Zhuge Liang: "Last month Jiaozhi sent a lot of seafood, this time I also brought some along the way when I came to Jiangling, the military adviser asked someone to take him to the back kitchen to prepare. "

"I'll take General Gao." Zhao Yun volunteered.

Zhang Fei was delighted to hear that, "Seafood should have abalone, right? I almost forgot the taste of it. It's been a while since I ate Fushouquan. Will Ziyu, a follower, know how to make it?"

Lan Tian smiled and said, "There's no abalone this time, it's other good stuff, I'm sure you'll like it."