Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

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Before he knew it, Lantian arrived outside Jianye City. Looking at the simple and tall city walls, he thought to himself that this was the beginning of the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, which really gave people a solemn and solemn feeling.

Zhang Cheng and Zhang Wen greeted each other at the gate of the city on behalf of the officials. Zhang Zhao was very pleased to see his son standing in front of the people, and everyone exchanged greetings before gradually entering the city.

The people in Jianye either spontaneously, or carefully organized by someone, greeted Master Wang with a pot of milk.

The streets were not as spacious as in Guangzhou. Suddenly, so many people came to watch, making the city crowded for a while. However, the armor of the entrapment soldiers was bright, and they made noises when they walked, exuding a chilling aura, and the onlookers gave way from a distance.

Lan Tian has seen this kind of scene many times, and the entrapment army can also protect it very well, so he is not worried that there will be assassins.

"Your Majesty, we are here." When Zhang Zhao reminded, Zhang Cheng and Zhang Wen led the crowd to stop in front of King Wu's Palace.

All the officials of Jianye stood several rows outside the gate of the palace, and they all bowed their hands to greet Lan Tian who was on the horse. Lan Tian frowned and said, "Is the pomp a bit big? Why did you choose to discuss the matter in the palace?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the Palace of King Wu is divided into two parts, the front and the back. The front is where the courtiers discuss and deal with government affairs, and the back is the courtyard and palace of Mrs. Sun Quan and her children. Now it has been closed by soldiers sent by General Yu, so it will not affect the Majesty. Deal with government affairs." Zhang Zhao clasped his fists and replied.

Lan Tian finally saw Hu Ke in the crowd, and at a glance, he found that the other party hadn't changed much. Although the two didn't have much eye contact, they knew each other tacitly.

"Let's go, don't stand here, let's go into the hall to discuss matters." Lan Tian waved his big hand and walked in front, Lan Yuan and Lan Ji followed behind him from left to right, feeling like a father-son soldier in battle. follow.

The entire Jianye City, including the Wu Palace, was completely controlled by Hu Ke, so Lan Tian did not bring a guard into the palace, and there were brothers from the Lan family accompanying him, so there would be no assassins to send him to death.

After entering the hall, Lan Tian took the main seat, and the ministers, as agreed, gave up the right seat to the person brought by Lan Tian, ​​while all the ministers of Soochow squeezed to the left.

Since Gan Ning did not enter the city, Lan Yuan was the first on the right, Lan Ji stood beside Lan Tian to guard, and the first on the left was still the veteran Zhang Zhao.

Lan Tian glanced around the hall first, and asked with a smile, "Are all the important ministers of the Eastern Wu Dynasty here?"

Gu Yong came out of the class and answered: "Mr. Huifu, except for the former Prime Minister Sun Changxu (Sun Shao) who is seriously ill at home, all other officials above the county level are in the hall."

Lan Tian nodded lightly, and then threw a sweet date to everyone, "Your Majesty is ordered by heaven to inherit the emperor's career. Sooner or later, you will regain the old mountains and rivers. If you can wake up and draw a clear line with Sun Quan, the sinner who betrayed Cao Pi, this general will play Your Majesty rewards you for your merits, please Zibu and Yuan Tan will make a list of the people present, and send it to Chang'an together with the memorial in two days."

"Wei." Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong replied in unison.

"Although we met for the first time today, everyone should have heard of the name of the black owl. Is it the same as ordinary people, with two eyes and one nose?"

Seeing the solemn atmosphere in the hall, Lan Tian laughed at himself and joked with everyone, which immediately relieved everyone's tension. Afterwards, Zhang Zhao introduced the officials of Eastern Wu, and Lan Tian also nodded his head one by one.

After Zhang Zhao's introduction, seeing that Lantian had no actual appointment, he took the initiative to ask questions: "Fu Jun, all the officials in Jiangdong were originally appointed by the King of Wu. Now that we have returned to the Han Dynasty together, we must not continue to use the previous official titles. Because of the city and other reasons, all the yamen are closed and ignored, and there should be a backlog of official affairs, I wonder what your plan is?"

"Jiangdong has not yet been completely pacified. Jianye's yamen can be opened one after another, but the city defense must continue to implement military control. There should be people loyal to Sun Quan in the city. Everyone should not take it lightly. General Yu has made great achievements in defending the city in the past. You continue to be responsible." Lan Tian pointed at Hu Ke and said.

"Wei." Hu Ke clasped his fists and nodded.

Although Hu Ke helped Zhang Zhao surrender to the Han, he was essentially regarded by the officials as Jiangdong’s descendant, representing the forces in the Jiangdong Zhang family’s army. Lantian’s arrangement surprised everyone. They all thought that they would use the army to take over Jianye. Thinking of trusting the surrendered general so much, Zhu Huan, Quan Cong and others saw hope in this move, and wondered if the surrendered general could really stand out?

"Your official positions are granted by the state of Wu. It is impossible to continue to use them. However, you have to ask His Majesty how to adjust them. During this period, everyone will still perform their duties as usual. A city as big as Jianye cannot be stagnant for a long time. When Jiangdong is completely pacified and His Majesty's will arrives, I will reassign tasks to everyone." Lan Tian added with a nod.

"Jiangdong's household registration, land property, tax and other accounts, my ministers have already had people prepare in advance, do you want the lord now..." Gu Yong hesitated to speak.

Lan Tian quickly shook his head: "It's the first time we meet today, we just need to get to know each other, so don't discuss government affairs anymore, it doesn't matter if you take another day off."

"Uh... only..." At the same time that Gu Yong stepped back, Zhang Zhao stood up again.

Zhang Zhao smiled and offered advice to Lan Tian: "Sun Quan's family, wives and children are all in the harem, and the mansion of the Sun family is also under control. I don't know how the lord will deal with it? If he uses this to coerce Sun Quan, he will definitely choose to surrender."

"Sun Zhongmou is a vassal after all. It is not a hero to use his wives, concubines and children to blackmail him. It is easy to defeat him in a dignified manner. I understand Zibu's kindness. However, since we are the courtiers of the Han Dynasty, we should behave in an upright manner. Let the Sun's family leave it to His Majesty to judge. ..." Lan Tian shook his head lightly.

"Uh... Your Majesty is right. How can Sun Quan's remnant soldiers resist such a mighty army? It's the old minister who is being rude..." Zhang Zhao did not forget to pay tribute to Lan Tian when he spoke, completely ignoring the contemptuous eyes of others.

Gu Yong saw that Zhang Zhao was deflated, so he signaled Zhang Wen to come out with his eyes, thinking that since the Zhang family was favored by Lan Tian, ​​they should show more at this time.

Zhang Wen met Lan Tian with Gu Yong last night. At this time, he confidently walked into the hall, bowed and said: "The Lord Fu and Master Wang are stationed in Jianye. We have nothing to do these days, so we have prepared a reception banquet for you. Can you spare some time..."

"Very good, I think we can deepen our impression by having a banquet in the hall." Lan Tian practiced frugality during his stay in Jiaozhou, and seldom ate and drank with his staff. face.

Lan Tian's hot and cold actions made Zhang Zhao, the leader of the surrender, feel very puzzled, thinking that I have paid so much back and forth, you will not use it up and forget it right away?What about rewarding meritorious deeds?

Chapter 881 Even Believers in Ghosts Can't Believe in You

The reception banquet lasted from noon to evening, Lan Tian kept smiling at everyone, but no one dared to persuade them to drink until the end of the order, and the atmosphere in the hall was always cheerful.

Zhang Zhao wanted to toast several times to ask why, but in the end he was hesitant because of the large number of people in the hall, so he felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles at the banquet.

Seeing that it was late, Lan Tian got up and clasped his fists and said loudly: "It is a great honor to meet you today, but Lan is not able to drink well and can't accompany me anymore. I will take my leave first and go to rest. I will come to this hall on time tomorrow morning to manage the administration."

"Where is the Fujun going to rest? Do you need a veteran to arrange it for you? There are many idle rooms in the palace..." Zhang Zhao hurriedly got up.

Lan Tian waved his hands and replied: "Lan is just a Yangzhou shepherd, living in the palace is really presumptuous, besides, I only have three fathers and sons, and I have entrusted Hui Shu (Zhang Wen) to find me a small courtyard to live in temporarily, which seems to be not far outside the palace. place, don’t worry about Zibu.”

"Uh... Huishu handled the matter properly, and the Fujun will be satisfied when he sees it." Zhang Zhao was taken aback when he heard this, and then he handed him off.

Zhang Zhao recalled that before the banquet, Lan Tian had a few words with Zhang Wen alone, probably to find the other party to arrange a residence, but why didn't he find the old man?If you want to respect the elderly, you can find Zhongsi (Zhang Cheng).

Lan Tian's father and son left the venue one after another, Mi Fang, Hao Pu and other generals also followed, and soon only the courtiers of Eastern Wu were left in the hall, and they all gathered around the "favored" Zhang Wen.

The princes of one side fall like whales, and women and wealth will be divided up by the victors in an instant. Sun Ce broke through the Lujiang River in the past and Zhou Yu divided the big and small Joes. Yuan Shu's family, wealth, and trilogy also belonged to the Sun family. Qiao, but finally accepted Yuan Shu's daughter; Cao Cao broke through Yuan Shao's Yecheng, and Cao Pi took the Zhen family one step ahead of him...

No one will cast aside all kinds of deeds, and some things are even cited as a good talk. There has never been a team like Lantian, who will not provoke Sun Quan's harem. Zhang Wen was actually asked to live in a private house outside the palace, and Lan Tian made the credit for destroying the country, and Liu Bei didn't ask for it?

Lantian's elegance, smiling face, not greedy for beauty and other deeds made Jiangdong's officials unable to see through them for a while, but his character convinced them.

Zhang Zhao heard everyone's gossip, and thought that you are only at this level, you can't see the point when you look at the problem, and you don't have much political enlightenment at all.

Is that why Lan Tian doesn't want to do it?It should be because he is in a high position and dare not dare, but now this person holds a heavy army and has two sons of tiger generals as his wings, and he has surrendered all the minions of Jiangdong. Too similar to Lu Xun, he is cautious in everything he does, and he doesn't know what his childhood experience was like.

When Zhang Zhao shook his head and sneered, he suddenly found that Yu Xiu was missing from the hall. He punched his palm and chased him out. After entering the city, I pushed Zhang Wen in front of others, and I will sneakily show my loyalty to the past, and I can't let you take all the good things.

Zhang Zhao rushed over out of breath, the sky was gray and dark, and the soldiers outside the house stood tall, and Hu Ke was about to lead the team away after negotiating.

"Zecheng, walk slowly." Zhang Zhao rushed forward and called to stop.

"Mr. Zibu should be drinking in the palace, why did he leave here so quickly?" Hu Ke looked surprised.

"Why is the general here?" Zhang Zhao asked back with a frown.

Hu Ke said solemnly: "Mr. Lan is staying here temporarily. Of course, I have to come over to identify the door. I will turn around and explain to the nearby courtyard. It is best to move these people to other places so as not to disturb the quietness of the mansion."

"Heh, Yu Zecheng is said to be astute. Now Guan's real name is well-deserved. The general is meticulous in handling things. I think the Lord of the Lan Mansion will definitely use it again? There is every inch of land near the palace, and your wife's wealth is the most powerful..." Zhang Zhao Said meaningfully.

Hu Ke pointed to the soldiers standing guard and said with a smile: "Sir, you will know after just looking at it, and the general will not be able to get into the eyes of the law at all..."

"The general is really greedy. The entrapment army is the confidant of the government. What do you use to fight with them? Stop thinking about it. Letting you continue to be in charge of Jianye city defense is already a great trust..." Zhang Zhao shook his head wry smile.

"Sir, what you say from the bottom of your heart, will definitely be remembered in the end." Hu Ke is still acting on the surface, but in his heart he is indescribably proud, what can I use to fight against the enemy?They were probably still crawling on the ground when General Ben was a lieutenant in the False Army.

"Where is the general going now? Do you want to visit Lord Lan?" Zhang Zhao asked again.

"The Fujun was on the road just now, and he gave a few words of encouragement to the general, so he didn't plan to meet alone. Didn't Mr. Zibu go out of the city last night?" Hu Ke shook his head first, and then asked curiously.

Zhang Zhao also shook his head lightly, "Your Majesty is busy with military affairs. I just exchanged greetings last night. You have seen the situation today. There are too many officials in the hall, so I want to meet alone at this time, so I sincerely go with me. ?”

"The last one is stupid, I think it's better to forget it, Mr. Zibu can go on his own." Hu Ke cupped his fists as a bid to leave.

Hearing this, Zhang Zhao slandered, thinking that you are stupid?You can't even believe in ghosts, but you still politely replied: "It's fine if you don't go, the old man will give you a good word."

"Thank you, sir." Hu Ke tried to hide it from Zhang Zhao, and said in his heart that with your little ability, I'm afraid that you will be eaten to pieces by your husband.

Zhang Zhaohou was allowed to enter through a pass. In the courtyard, he saw Lan Ji playing with the long halberd vigorously. He couldn't help but yelled "Hello" in amazement, and then entered the main hall to see Lan Tian.

"Why did Mr. Zibu come out?" Lan Tian motioned for Zhang Zhao to sit next to him, and then asked curiously.

Zhang Zhao saluted and sat down and replied: "Forgive me, my lord, the old minister is impatient, and I can't hold back when I have something on my mind, so I came to disturb your rest..."

"It's okay, it's still early, what's the matter, sir?" Lan Tian asked with a frown.

"The gentry in Jiangdong is deeply rooted and powerful in Yangzhou. Even Sun Quan couldn't control it when he was here. Seeing that the governor is showing favor to them today, do you also want to rely on these people? The veteran thinks that we need to be more cautious, otherwise a single family will not be able to check and balance." Zhang Zhao looked sad.

Lan Tian stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Like Sun Quan, push out a talent like Mr. Huaisi to check and balance the Jiangdong gentry? Don't you think it's cruel?"

"Where there are people, there are struggles, and political struggles are even more bloodless. But the veterans and them are willing to do so. If the government does not check and balance, it will be controlled by others..." Zhang Zhao hissed and sighed.

"Sir, I'm worrying too much. Lan is just a Yangzhou shepherd, not a prince like Sun Quan. There is no need to play checks and balances. I just hope that the people are happy and the treasury is full. No matter Zibu or Jiangdong gentry, everyone can live in peace." Lan Tian shook his head lightly.

Zhang Zhao's face was full of bitterness, "Your Majesty thinks this way, but others may not think so. There are quite a few people in the state, but you and I are both foreigners. Jiangdong's nobles are united and xenophobic, and want to live in harmony? It's hard..."

"Zibu, don't worry. Jiangdong will never be like Sun Quan, but now I need their help. Sun Quan's defeated army is still lingering. When the foreign enemies are really wiped out, I will re-establish the rules. Zibu, you are a veteran of several dynasties. Be patient and calm down." Lan Tian's words were a little harsh at the end.

Zhang Zhao said with an embarrassed smile: "The old minister is just too impatient..."

"Zibu, be more patient. I said I would not treat you badly, so I will definitely not break my promise. I am tired..." Lan Tian waved his hands helplessly.

"Uh... the old minister is bothering you..." Zhang Zhao hurriedly turned around with his fists cupped.

Lan Tian looked outside the door and remained silent, Lan Yuan sighed and said, "I heard it in the back room just now, what exactly does Zhang Zibu want? Don't you understand at such an old age? I thought I was under Sun Quan's command... "

"Boyang should not be underestimated. This man has stood in Jiangdong for decades, and he is not someone to wait for. Now go to the back door and bring General Yu Xiu to me." Lan Tian ordered in a deep voice.

"You still call him General Yu?" Lan Yuan asked suspiciously.

"Don't ask too much, you'll know in a while."

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Chapter 882 The Harmony between Monarch and Subject Needs to Run in

In the courtyard, under the lights in front of the hall, Lan Tian and Hu Ke greeted each other and took their seats.

From entering Jianye City in the morning to now when night fell completely, Lan Tian had no chance to have a good talk with Hu Ke, not because he didn't want to, but because he had too many scruples, and Hu Ke himself knew it very well.

Hu Ke is the son-in-law of the Zhang family and a hero who helped Zhang Zhao return. If his true identity is revealed, the Zhang family will most likely be ostracized. This is something Lan Tian doesn't want to see.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing?" Lan Tian spoke kindly.

Hu Ke replied with a smile: "Mr. Hong Fu, I will marry a wife and have children here in the end. I will live a very happy life, but I can't listen to the teachings often, but now I am fine."

"You have worked hard all these years, and the first contribution to recovering Yangzhou for His Majesty is yours. Please accept my worship." Lan Tian stood up solemnly after saying this, and bowed to Hu Ke with his fists clasped.

Hu Ke was taken aback, quickly supported Lan Tian's hands, and said excitedly: "Sir, how can this be so? If Hu Ke receives your great gift, how can he go to see the brothers who fell into the army? This is the job of the last general, sir, don't do this. "

Lan Tian was helped to sit back in his original position, shaking his head and laughing, he praised: "People say that Yu Zecheng is very smart, I never thought that he would be such an official, I have buried him before..."

"What did you say sir, if you hadn't been around you, how would you have the ability now..." Hu Ke always maintained a humble attitude in front of Lantian.

"You, you have become more tactful. With your current ability, if I deal with Sun Quan a few years later, I'm afraid it's not just Jiefan Wei Zuobu Dudu?" Lan Tian suddenly remembered a line, three years and three years... …

"Hey, it's hard to say..." Hu Kexin said that if Lu Xun had something good or bad, with the help of the Zhang family and Sun Quan, he might be able to compete for the unlucky governor of the capital.

"I met Zhang Huishu at the pier last night, and he was full of praise when he mentioned you. It seems that the Zhang family is very satisfied with your son-in-law, and will do more to govern Jiangdong in the future." Lan Tian's parents boasted to the end, and finally brought the topic to the serious business.

Hu Ke clasped his fists and stood up: "Mr. Hu Ke gave everything to me. In the end, the general will do his best to help him control Jiangdong. In fact, without this coup, the Zhang family would not have paid so much attention to me."

Lan Tian waved his hand to signal Hu Ke to sit down, "Of course, the big family puts the interests of the family first. Even if Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao are your matchmakers, but their backgrounds are still a bit poor. It is good to be kind to you. Now Jiangdong Although it has not been completely pacified, the Jiangdong gentry and Huaisi Zhang Zhao and others are ready to move, I want to know the actual situation of Soochow now, you should have obtained a lot of information by using the business as a cover, right?"

"There is indeed a lot of information. I don't know what aspect you want to ask?" Hu Ke asked back.

Lan Tian stroked his beard and said: "In simple terms, power is nothing more than military power. Now that His Majesty has ruled the world, the original private army system in Soochow can no longer exist. In addition, I don't intend to continue to grant private soldiers to the soldiers in the Pingxiang War. Jiangdong Where did the money and food go? You choose and tell me, as detailed as possible."

"No problem, Jiangdong's fields are mainly concentrated in the big clan and clan, and the tax pricing power is also..."

Hu Ke summed up what he had heard in Sun Quan and the court, as well as the information obtained from Yu's firm, in a non-hurried manner. The tenants who were registered as tenants, and who the specific speakers in each county were, all kinds of things were talked about for an hour.

Lan Tian frowned when he heard this, and he finally understood the reason for the infighting in the Eastern Wu. During the war, the big clans in various counties and counties and the Sun clan continued to annex land, almost dividing up the fields in Jiangdong; , The number of household registrations reported to the government was greatly reduced, so that Sun Quan had to bow his head to the gentry many times when he asked for soldiers and food.

Sometimes Sun Quan didn't want to bear it, so he brought out the Huaisi faction to fight against it, but then there was Shanyue's "rebellion", and the counties and counties were unable to pay taxes due to military disasters, and Shanyue couldn't be wiped out anyway, so in the end he could only listen to the orders of the gentry It is suggested that Jiangdong generals be used to suppress the rebellion. The result is that the local gentry have more and more political voice.

"General Hu, drink some water." When Lan Tian frowned and thought, Lan Yuan brought Hu Ke a glass of water.

Seeing this, Hu Ke got up hurriedly, caught the cup with both hands, and said hesitantly: "How dare the last general let the eldest son personally..."

"The general has made outstanding achievements. It is understandable for me to bring you a glass of water, not to mention that you are still my elder." Lan Yuan responded with a smile.

"Ah, this..." Hu was at a loss.

"Bo Yang is right, isn't it just drinking a glass of water from the younger generation? You have watched him grow up, so don't be so cautious." Lan Tian disagreed.

"Hey..." Hu Ke replied in a low voice, then brought it to his mouth and took a sip.

Lan Yuan was also listening just now, he couldn't help but sweat for his father, and said to himself that there was a lot of laughter at the banquet before, and it turned out that this Jiangdong was actually a dragon's pond and a tiger's den.

"Father, Jiangdong is much more complicated than Jiaozhou. It is unrealistic to completely suppress the gentry, but like Sun Quan, it goes against your heart. Thinking about it is more troublesome than fighting..." Lan Yuan frowned.

Lan Tian stroked his beard and nodded, "Defending and governing the world is harder than fighting the world. The essence of politics is to distribute benefits. If distribution is not good, there will be chaos. Fighting the world can be solved by violence, but violence cannot solve all contradictions. Sun Ce realized before his death that he did not let Sun Yi succeed him, but chose the more stable Sun Quan."

"Sir, why not run a newspaper in Jiangdong?" Hu Ke suggested.

"It is necessary to run a newspaper to control public opinion. All the editors and reviewers must be staffed by themselves. The publication can be handed over to obedient gentry, but I haven't figured out who will take the lead." Lan Tian frowned.

"Hui Shu (Zhang Wen)?" Hu Ke tentatively threw out his uncle.

Lan Tian shook his head lightly, "In the early stage of running a newspaper, it will be irrelevant, but it will really hurt people at a certain stage. We can't put Zhang Huishu on the cusp of the storm, but we can ask him to recommend a talent."

"Well, I will go back later and talk to him." Hu Ke nodded affirmatively, and then continued to ask: "Isn't it enough to rely on newspapers?"

"Of course, I'll think about it these few days. The fish has already entered my pot. As for the seasoning, we have the initiative." Lan Tian smiled slightly.