"Wow, what a majestic name. Can this star point to the direction?" Lan Ji sat up and looked at Lan Tian.
Lan Tian shook his head and sighed: "This star also has a unique meaning. It was used by astrologers to refer to invading alien races. Its changes in light and dark indicate the safety of the border..."
"Alien tribe? Are they the Yue tribe and the Wuxi barbarians?" Lan Yuan asked again.
"The Yue and Wuxi barbarians obeyed the rule of the Han Dynasty and have now integrated with the Han. The real aliens are the Xiongnu and Xianbei in the north. They often plunder border villages and massacre the people in the border areas. They are a thorn in the side of the Central Plains. You My eldest father used to fight against foreigners in Bingzhou."
Lan Tian said with melancholy in his heart. He thought of the Five Husties and the foreign races such as Liao, Jin and Mongolia. The confrontation between the land of China and the foreign races seemed to have never stopped.
"Brother, when we grow up, we will go and destroy the Xiongnu and Xianbei in the north, and then we will see what happens to Sirius." Lan Ji felt the mood of Lan Tian and made a bold statement.
Lan Yuan agreed: "Well said, our brothers have divided the Huns and Xianbei."
"What about me? Lan Ji, you didn't take me with you..." Adou came over with a look of complaint on his face.
Lan Ji quickly asked: "Father, are there any foreign races in the north? Also give Adou one..."
Lan Tian didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this, "There are still many foreign races in the north. When you grow up, we will slowly divide them..."
"Uncle, tell me a story..." Liu Wan whispered. Little boys like to play war games, but little girls don't have much interest.
Lan Tian nodded, pointing to two special stars in the sky and introduced: "This one is called Altair, and that one is called Vega. Legend has it that a young man named Dong Yong met a beautiful girl on a bridge. ..”
Girls all like to listen to this kind of love story, because women in ancient times had a lower status and did not dare to hope for love. Lan Tian told it vividly and interestingly, Liu Wan and Liu Shu listened attentively, and even Gan Qian who was listening was sentimental.
The poignant love of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl seems to be similar to that of Gan Qian. Although she and Liu Bei are not in love, the two couples are now completely different.
"What time is it? Aren't you still asleep?" A familiar voice came from the north. Lu Lingqi was standing on the steps wearing a tulle, and the oil lamp in her hand cast a long shadow.
"The stars have been seen and the story has been told. Let's go to bed now." Lan Tian clapped his hands and urged.
"Father, why are you so afraid?" Lan Ji asked in a low voice, pulling on Lan Tian's lapel.
Lan Tian made a gesture of hissing, and then whispered: "Keep it secret."
Lan Ji's eyes widened, "Yeah, I understand."
Gan Qian and Lan Tian nodded, called the maids to carry the five little ones into the room, and then evacuated the 'Tongpu' in the courtyard.
After a brief period of busyness, the backyard gradually returned to quiet, with only the sound of insects chirping in the trees and grass.
Lu Lingqi and Lan Tian sat opposite each other in the room. In addition to the prepared drinks, there were also several exquisite side dishes to go with the wine on the small table.
"My husband doesn't know how to enter the house when he comes back. The more you tell those little guys stories, the more they won't be able to sleep..." Lu Lingqi filled a glass of wine for Lan Tian.
Lantian changed the subject, "These side dishes look good. Did Xiaojun ask sister to cook them?"
Lu Lingqi replied: "My concubine is cooking in the evening. My husband will try to see if it suits your taste..."
Lan Tian tasted it with chopsticks, and then sighed with a smile: "It tastes really good. Xiaojun's hand holding Fang Tian's halberd can actually use the cooking utensils..."
"What a mouthful you are. Are you tired today, husband? Let's have a drink to relieve our fatigue." Lu Lingqi handed over the wine glass.
Lan Tian raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, then asked meaningfully: "Didn't Xiaojun say that he wanted to have a drink under the moon?"
"Who would have thought that there would be no moon tonight? It's the same for us drinking in the room, so I can take care of you and rest..." Lu Lingqi replied with a blushing face.
Lan Tian poured it for Lu Lingqi cooperatively, and the couple exchanged cups until late at night.
After a large number of borers appeared in large numbers, the military and civilians in the counties in Jingnan made every effort to prevent and control them. During this period, the Yangtze River Newspaper's propaganda ability began to show. The ration of 600 copies per issue by the Book and Newspaper Office was no longer enough. Jiang Wan could only have people work overtime to copy a thousand copies, except at the county level. Administrative yamen, larger townships also have the opportunity to cover.
Although the content of the Yangtze River Newspaper is mainly based on Jingzhou, it also integrates real major events in the world and is spread throughout the country by merchants traveling to and from Jingzhou. Every issue of the Yangtze River Newspaper is sent to Jiangling, and Zhuge Liang sends someone to Jiameng Pass. In this way, the message was conveyed to Liu Bei in Shu.
In September of the 17th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei received the fourth issue of the Yangtze River News at Jiameng Pass. At this time, he had led his troops to Sichuan for a year.
During the meeting in Fucheng last year, the additional troops Liu Zhang gave Liu Bei were digested in sporadic battles with Zhang Lu during this period, and they became soldiers loyal to Jingzhou.
Liu Bei read the Yangtze River News and fell into deep thought. There were three pieces of news that concerned him.
The first one is about the borer disaster in Jingzhou; the second one is about Cao Cao dispatching troops and generals to assemble in Huainan; the third one is about the Yangtze River Commentary added in the fourth issue. Liao Li, the famous Jingxiang scholar and the governor of Changsha, comments on the Battle of Moon Bay in Jiaozhou. , implicitly pointed out that Lai Gong was waiting for work, relying on the geographical advantage to repel Lü Meng's exhausted troops east of the Yangtze River, and used this to support his allies in defending Cao Cao by relying on the Yangtze River.
"From the newspaper information, it seems that both Jingzhou and Jiaozhou are safe. Cao Cao's main force is now going to attack Sun Quan eastward. Why is my lord frowning? It is better to make a plan to capture Sichuan as soon as possible." Pang Tong reminded.
Liu Bei raised his head and sighed: "It's hard for the people in Jingzhou to eat. I'm worried that this time the borers will cause harm to the people..."
Pang Tong consoled him: "My lord often said that farming is not a problem for Ziyu. He will have ways to fight the borers."
"The newspapers only talked about the national disaster relief, but did not point out how to prevent and control borers." Liu Bei said to himself.
"I think this was done on purpose. Lan Ziyu didn't want to leak the method..." Pang Tong guessed.
Liu Bei asked worriedly: "Without Zhou Gongjin in Jiangdong this time, can we stop Cao Cao's attack? The longer Cao Cao prepares, the more troops he will have..."
Pang Tong stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Leave Sun Quan's troubles to Sun Quan to deal with. We must make up our minds early on our own predicament. Now Zhang Lu's troops have completely retreated. There are no Hanzhong troops in the north of Jiameng Pass. We need to find Zhang Lu." Lu Xunzhan has to enter the mountain via a trail, and he probably won't encounter him until he enters the hinterland of Hanzhong, but if the lord doesn't move, Liu Zhang may be suspicious of him. Now is the time to be in a dilemma..."
"I know that the military advisor wants to take Xichuan as soon as possible, but the time is not yet ripe. If the name is not correct, the words will not go well, and if the words are not right, the things will not be accomplished..." Liu Bei shook his head and smiled bitterly.
The two military governors Yang Huai and Gao Pei who Liu Zhang placed next to Liu Bei often sent Liu Bei's combat status to Chengdu. Liu Zhang would wake up no matter how stupid he was.
Now in a dilemma, Pang Tong decided to add fuel to the fire. He imitated Liu Bei's handwriting and wrote a letter to Liu Zhang.
The letter said that Cao Cao wanted to attack Zhou Yu eastward, and Liu Bei wanted to return troops to rescue him for the sake of the friendship of the alliance. He complained that the troops suffered heavy losses at Jiameng Pass and the 20,000 troops he brought from Jingzhou were not enough, so he asked Liu Zhang to borrow 10,000 troops. Related materials.
Liu Zhang was very depressed when he received Pang Tong's letter. He had carefully read the reports of Yang Huai and Gao Pei. Liu Bei was just making a small fuss at Jiameng Pass and spent a lot of military supplies in Yizhou without even a decent victory. , but now you are saying that you lose your troops and lose your generals?
