Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 704

"General Ziyu, please wait a moment." Wu Yi called to Lan Tian to stop.

Lan Tian and Liu Bei were both taken aback, only to see a smile on Wu Yi's face, as if there was something good going on, Liu Bei said in his heart that you are fine, don't play with fire, you should know how much effort it took to get what you are today. harmonious situation.

"What's the matter with General Ziyuan?" Lan Tian asked curiously.

Wu Yi clasped his fists with a smiling face and asked, "Master, I heard that Jiaozhou is still short of manpower?"

Lan Tian nodded slightly. Jiaozhou is located in the remote south, and ordinary people can't avoid it. The lack of people is indeed a fact. Because of Lantian's last resort, many counties and townships still use the officials elected during the Lai Gong and Wu Ju periods. He probably passed the academy It may take about 30 to [-] years for the selected talents to completely replace the Jiaozhou officialdom.

With the continuation of the new system for the selection of officials in Jiaozhou, Lantian knew that the children of the gentry like Pang Hong (Pang Tongzi) would also participate in large numbers, but Lantian would not reject the gentry. This was not only the window he opened for Li Shu, but also the The door is open to the vast number of small and medium-sized gentry and poor families. It is easier to learn and become an official than to be a wealthy family.

The gentry system at the end of the Han Dynasty was a typical situation in which the aristocratic nobles ate meat and the small and medium gentry queued up to drink soup. Take the Yingchuan Xun family who invested in Cao Wei as an example. To be an official, you need to have a good relationship with the Xun family. Whether it is political flattery or marriage, in short, you have to have a relationship with the Xun family to have a chance.

The results of celebrity praise and political marriage will make the energy of the top gentry even greater, and their position in the state and county will be more stable, and in the end it will be strong enough to affect the imperial power.

Even if the small and medium-sized gentry have a relationship with the wealthy family, they still have to wait for the opportunity to become an official. The number of places for judging Xiaolian is very limited every year.

Another example is Mr. Zhuge Liang of Wolong. His eldest sister married the Kuai family, his second sister married the Pang family, and he married the daughter of the Huang family.

Zhuge Liang is related to the nobles in Jingzhou, but he was unable to leave the mountain at the age of 27. It was not because Liu Biao didn’t know his talents, nor was it because Zhuge Liang looked down on Liu Biao. In fact, there are not many official positions in Jingzhou every year, and Zhuge Liang is still there. Waiting for 'allocation'.

At that time, apart from Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Sun Quan in Jiangdong and Cao Cao in the north were the most powerful forces in the world at that time. Sun Quan’s enemies, Huang Zu and Huang Chengyan, were both from the same clan of the Huang family in Jingzhou, and Zhuge Liang’s embarrassing status as the son-in-law of the Huang family made him break off from following Zhuge Jin. The reason why Zhuge Liang did not vote for Cao Cao was that his political ideals were very different, and the bigger reason was that he would not be able to succeed in the north with a high probability. In the end, Liu Bei, who was also ill-fated, was ushered in.

Lan Tian agreed with Pang Hong to go to the Guangzhou Academy, which was tantamount to showing kindness to the gentry. Seeing Lan Tian nodding, Wu Yi quickly suggested: "At the end of the day, there will be a clan brother Wu Ban, who is currently serving as a general in our battalion. He fought bravely and obeyed orders. If General Ziyu doesn't mind, can he be sent to Jiaozhou for listening?"

Liu Bei wanted to stop him, but when he heard Wu Yi say this, he secretly thought that Wu Ziyuan had an exquisite heart, and sending Wu Ban to Jiaozhou was equivalent to leaving a 'hostage' to him, which was similar to Mi Fang's obedience to Lantian.

"Is this appropriate?" Lan Tian heard Wu Yi's kindness, and he looked at Liu Bei noncommittally, as if saying that I dare not make this decision.

Liu Bei smiled happily: "It's suitable, that's very suitable. Yuanxiong (Wu Ban) can go to Jiaozhou to practice, which can be said to be his blessing."

"Uh" Lan Tian still hesitated.

"Ziyu don't have to be in trouble, I think it's settled." Liu Bei patted Lantian on the shoulder and said, then turned his head and told Wu Yi seriously: "Yuanxiong went to Jiaozhou to obey Ziyu's orders, and don't lose the Wu family." Face."

"The last will be spared." Wu Yi bowed and echoed, heaving a sigh of relief.

The rumors of the two instigations in Shu recently put the Wu family on the cusp of the storm. If it weren't for Liu Bei's operation of turning decay into magic, he wouldn't know how to lead the Wu family out of the predicament. Just now the nephews recognized the uncle, Now sending the clan brother to Jiaozhou to listen to him is basically a double insurance, and he will not be afraid of rumors in the future.

The funeral of a prince is much more complicated than that of ordinary people. Lan Tian stayed in Chengdu for a long time, which would easily bring speculation and rumors to the outside world, so he set off for Jiaozhou in late March.

Zhuge Liang's ten steam exposure experiments are over. The compressed grain is indeed as miraculous as Lan Tian said. He has secretly ordered his subordinates to rush to make it and send it to the front line of Wudu as soon as possible. The weather is more suitable for exposure, and he plans to rush to make some after returning.

Lan Tian brought several boats of seafood with him when he came, and when he left, Liu Bei did not let him return empty-handed. Liu Bei married Liu Wan with two carts of Shu brocade, gold, silver and jewels as dowry, and gave his son-in-law Lan Yuan a set of gold helmets and armor to wear At that time, Liu Bei wanted to give Lan Tian some property to reward his achievements, but Lan Tian only took away a few of Gan Qian's accessories as souvenirs.

Lan Tian didn't want to leave in a high-profile way, so he asked Gao Yuan to cover it with a green cloth to prevent Liu Wan's dowry and Lan Yuan's golden armor from being revealed.

On the day everyone left, the sky in Chengdu was gloomy. Liu Bei only took Liu Chan, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Fazheng, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Wu Yi and other core personnel to see him off. Fei Shi, Wu Ban, Pang Hong and others followed Lantian's ship together.

In March and April, the Yangtze River was calm, and Lantian's fleet went down the river quietly.

Because of Gan Qian's death, Lan Tian was reticent, and spent most of the time lying in the cabin thinking, so the companions did not dare to make loud noises. Lan Yuan took Liu Wan to the stern and recounted the anecdotes Lan Tian told about the scenery when he entered Sichuan. Lu Lingqi observed two days secretly Nodding his head, he said in his heart that this kid has a way of learning and selling.

When the fleet came out of the Three Gorges River, it suddenly became clear. Wu Ban was a little excited because he had never been to Jingzhou, so he pulled Fei Shi to ask questions on the bow, and Pang Hong followed his entourage to bask in the sun on the deck.

Lu Lingqi glanced outside the cabin, and felt that she had finally passed through the gloomy climate zone of Yizhou. At this time, the sky was clear and cloudless, so she woke up Lan Tian, ​​"Husband, we have arrived at the border of Jingzhou, and the sun outside is very good, let me bask in it." How is the sun?"

During this period of time, Lan Tian felt sad and depressed, so he excused himself to take a break. Seeing the long-lost sunshine, he stretched himself and stood up, lamenting how fast the water traveled back. important.

"Alright." Lan Tian nodded.

The husband and wife walked up to the deck, and the rest wisely gave up the best viewing position. Seeing that Lan Tian's mood improved, Lu Lingqi smiled and suggested: "Husband, do you want to send someone to Xiangyang? Take Zhongling home to be lively? "

Lan Tian glanced at Lu Lingqi, then shook his head and said, "After the Huben Martial Arts Hall is completed, I will ask Zhong Ling to take all the soldiers to learn. Then Xiaojun will see you every day. I don't know how the situation in Jiaozhou will be when I come out for a few months. As a Jiaozhou shepherd, I put the public first and then the private.”

(End of this chapter)