When Lan Tian saw Chen Gong staying where he was, he didn't pay attention. He took out a few bamboo slips from the house and looked at them. This kind of reading day under the warm sun was something he didn't dare to hope for in his original world.
In that era of involution, people jogged on their way to and from get off work, and stayed up all night in the school library. I really don’t know why they worked so hard.
On the other hand, in today's world, anyone with a stutter will be satisfied. When he first arrived at this village, most of the houses were still empty. You didn't need to prepare a house, car, or money to marry a wife. Ordinary farmers sold some grain and cut two pounds of meat as a betrothal gift. .
Chen Gong saw that the letter in Lan Tian's hand looked familiar. When he took a closer look, it turned out to be his own "Wei Liao Zi", so he became interested in testing the book again.
"Is this "Wei Liao Zi" you are watching?" Chen Gong asked again.
Lan Tian nodded calmly, thinking to himself, what is this guy doing here? Do you want me to drive you away with a stick?
Chen Gong was already familiar with "Wei Liao Zi". He glanced at it just now and realized that Lan Tian was reading the "War Chapter" in it, so he asked: "I have also dabbled in this book. I dare to ask about the place in it. To support the people, the city is to defend the land, and the war is to defend the city. Therefore, those who cultivate the land will not be hungry, those who defend the land will not be in danger, and those who fight, the city will not be in danger.' What's the truth?"
Lan Tian just saw this sentence. He was shocked that the scribes of this era were so powerful. They all had the ability to remember everything. Or were they really memorized by heart?
He thought for a moment and replied: "The land supports the people, the city defends the land, and the war defends the city. This principle is very clear, but it is a pity that how many can do it?"
Chen Gong saw that his point of view seemed to be new, so he urged, "Please continue."
"First of all, the land has not been good enough to support the people. Who is holding the land now? Whose land does the people farm? Will you cherish things that are not yours? Will you not run away when war breaks out?" Lan Tian asked back.
Lan Tian's words were very bold in this era, but he was also the landlord of Ganjiazhuang now, so Chen Gong felt very strange, are you against him?
"This has been the case since Emperor Gaozu founded the Han Dynasty. How can the people of Guizhou own the land alone? Besides, without the constraints of the land, where will the food and soldiers come from?" Chen Gong asked puzzledly.
"How can we know the result without trying? Maybe the people have their own land and are more willing to sacrifice their lives to contribute? I foolishly think that the land to support the people is fundamental. If it does not exist at all, the city defending the land and fighting to defend the city are just empty talk." Lan Tian said calmly, He has thousands of years of historical experience and accumulated knowledge, so he does not expect people of this era to understand it.
After Lantian finished speaking, he continued to immerse himself in reading, and then ignored Chen Gong who was standing next to him.
Chen Gong raised his head and stroked his beard, thinking repeatedly about Lan Tian's point of view. He himself was considered to be knowledgeable, but he didn't expect this young man's words to be so sharp.
"I have benefited a lot from what you said. My lord, Marquis Wen, Lu Bu, is invincible in the world. He is currently living in Xiaopei to recruit wise men. Since you are a great talent, why don't you come back with me and work together to achieve hegemony?" Chen Gong once again invited Lantian.
"Hegemony? Huangtu Hegemony is chatting and laughing, but he can't bear to be drunk in his life. Sir, please come back." Lan Tian took a sip of chrysanthemum tea, shook his head and sighed.
Chen Gong was stunned when he heard this. At this time, he was sure that Lantian had great talent, but his temperament seemed as calm as an old man.
After a while, Chen Gong pointed to the letter in Lan Tian's hand, then pointed to himself and said, "I am Chen Gong, named Gongtai."
"Mr. Gongtai? I have long admired your name." Lan Tian stood up in excitement and saluted with clasped fists.
No wonder this guy had been here for a long time. It turned out that what he was looking at was his collection of books, but Lantian couldn't figure out why Lu Bu sent him to conquer him. Could it be because of Lu Lingqi?
"Ziyu actually knows my name?" Chen Gong pretended to be surprised.
"I heard it from Miss Lu. She said that Mr. Gongtai has a talent for understanding the world and the world, and he has the ability to grasp the universe..." Everyone carried the sedan chair. Lan Tian was more than a little bit better than Gao Shun in this regard. What's wrong with him when he praised him to his face?
Chen Gong heard that this guy was exaggerating, so he tugged his beard and said, "Miss Lu, you are exaggerating. Chen Gong is just a small official. Just now I saw that the young master's conversation is extraordinary. Are you really not willing to follow me to assist General Lu?"
Since Chen Gong named his identity, Lan Tian, as a young farm boy, naturally did not dare to ask for help. He replied respectfully: "Mr. Gongtai misunderstood. I am just a young farm boy. When it comes to farming, I do my duty. What happened just now?" This is nothing more than rhetoric, let alone helping General Lu fight for hegemony..."
"Ziyu is too humble. I just saw you handle the dispute between dealers and customers. It was reasonable and well-founded. How can it be said that it was just rhetoric?"
"Sir, you know the ancients and the present. You should know the harm of Zhao Kuo's war talk on paper. In fact, it is good to stay here and be a farmer. I will not delay General Lu's important affairs." Lan Tian declined again.
Chen Gong saw that he was so determined and stopped trying to persuade him. Before leaving, Lan Tian picked two bunches of grapes from the rack and gave them to him.
On the way back, Chen Gong looked at the leftover grapes in his hands and thought to himself that the grapes grown by Lan Ziyu were really good, but it was a pity that he was so talented but unwilling to serve the country.
Back at Xiaopei Yamen, Lu Bu was drinking in the hall.
"Isn't the general going to train his troops today?" Chen Gong asked.
"Is Gongtai back? It's not because the traitor was angry with me. She dared to insult me in the morning, so I didn't go to the school grounds." Lu Bu said, throwing the drinking utensils on the table.
"Miss Lingqi has always been filial, why did she suddenly insult the general?" Chen Gong asked in confusion.
"How do I know what kind of epilepsy she has? I was practicing martial arts in the backyard in the morning, and the scoundrel found a short stick to challenge me. She said that her stick technique was a 'dog-beating stick technique'. This was not a roundabout way of fighting. Are you scolding me? I really regret teaching her martial arts, it really makes me angry." Lu Bu got angrier as he spoke, and punched the table.
Calling his father a dog, Chen Gong did not dare to answer the question. Seeing this, Lu Bu continued: "Will Gongtai gain anything from going to Ganjiazhuang?"
"I made a mistake."
"Let me tell you, what talent can a young peasant boy have?" Lu Bu said disdainfully.
"I mean General Boping made a mistake. This Lan Ziyu is indeed as smart as the young lady said. It's just that his life is too indifferent and he doesn't want to be an official. It's a pity..." Chen Gong sighed.
"Since he is talented, why don't Gongtai bring him back? Will I, Lu Bu, still treat him poorly?"
After hearing this, Chen Gong was shocked and said: "General, you can't do it. In the past, Tao Gongzu forced Zhang Zhao to conquer, and as a result, he got a bad reputation as a scornful and arrogant scholar. Later, the scholars were unwilling to provide him with food, and the people were unwilling to die for their service, so they were captured by Cao Cao in Pengcheng." Big defeat..."
"These scholars are really troublesome..." Lu Bu regretted after saying this, because Chen Gong next to him was also a scholar.
"A general cannot achieve hegemony without the support of the noble family. Although Lan Ziyu is unwilling to serve as an official, he left behind a very unworldly sentence that is extremely inappropriate for his age." Chen Gong sighed.
"What words?"
"While talking and laughing about the emperor's hegemony, he couldn't bear the drunkenness of life..."
Lu Bu was immediately shocked after hearing this. He had no ambitions for hegemony. He was just a border warrior struggling desperately.
"Gongtai..."
"What's wrong, General?"
"Go and call Bo Ping. I have something to explain to him."
"promise."
