Lantian didn't speak for a while after listening to Fei Shi's words. In his memory, Zhang Fei should have returned to Yizhou from Wudu. Why did Zhang Fei and Ma Chao seem to disappear after the Battle of Hanzhong started? Could it be because of the butterfly effect?
Lan Tian immediately gave up this idea. The butterfly effect can change small events, but it cannot influence the advancement of historical trends.
Zhang Fei is a key presence in the Three Kingdoms. The butterfly effect will not cause him to die inexplicably. Moreover, there is another important figure Ma Chao traveling with him. If Zhang Fei dies, Liu Bei may launch a "national-powerful army" to retaliate against Cao Cao, and the pattern of the world will be changed. It gets weirder.
Could it be that Zhang Fei has some ideas beyond ordinary people? He had only attended a few classes in the martial arts hall, and it was difficult to make up for his many shortcomings.
Lan Tian was thinking to himself, completely unaware of the eyes of the people next to him.
"Ziyu? What are you thinking about?" Xu Shu asked curiously when he didn't answer.
Lantian came back to his senses and said with confidence: "Gongju will go back and tell the lord that Yide will turn the bad luck into good luck. As for Song Chen, he can definitely follow you to Shu."
"That's great. I wonder where Colonel Song is now? I need to return to Yangping Pass immediately. The Lord is still waiting there." Fei Shi asked.
"Song Chen can enter Shu at any time, but you have to wait a moment for public examination." After answering, Lan Tian looked at Xu Shu and motioned for him to show him the things.
Xu Shu understood and took out the silk from his arms and handed it over. Dozens of words were densely written on the silk in official script. Lan Tian picked up the silk and recited the contents in his heart silently. It was the edict from Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty to Liu Bei for the title of king. , there is also the emperor's seal in the lower left corner.
Lan Tian nodded with satisfaction after looking at it, then handed it to Fei Shi and said, "This thing comes from Xudu. Yuan Zhi and I can't tell the authenticity. It is said that Military Advisor Zhuge is good at distinguishing the authenticity from the fake. You can take it back and give it to him on the way."
Fei Shi took the edict with doubts. Just after taking a look, his face suddenly changed, and he said in shock: "Is this... is this really an edict from the emperor?"
Lan Tian frowned and said: "This edict is from Geng Ji, the young master. He secretly sent people to Jiangling. At the beginning of the year, Geng Ji, Wei Huang, Ji Ben, Ji Miao and others threatened the emperor to rebel against Cao Cao. Unfortunately, they were defeated and executed in Xudu. Is this hypocritical? The imperial edict is now dead without any evidence..."
"The emperor made his lord the king of Hanzhong. Logically speaking, it is impossible for him to be such a childish person, but he cannot completely disbelieve it. However, it is very possible that he is making an imperial edict..." Seeing Lan Tian's noncommittal, Fei Shi expressed his own opinion.
In fact, this matter is not dead without evidence. Although Geng Ji was executed, the emperor is still there, but there is no way to verify it. Lan Tian launched this thing at this time just to make Liu Bei's title of king more legal.
If Liu Bei won Hanzhong but did not advance to the rank of king, those generals who had been through life and death would not have the opportunity to be promoted, which would greatly dampen their enthusiasm for war, so Lan Tian took the initiative to help Liu Bei promote this matter.
Fei Shi is upright and dares to speak the truth, but such a low emotional intelligence can easily offend others.
Lan Tian remembered that the officials recommended Liu Bei to be emperor, but Fei Shi was demoted and frustrated because of his outspoken advice.
"The public examination makes sense. After all, Geng Ji is a close official of the emperor. Although he is dead without any evidence and has no chance to ask the emperor for confirmation, there is still a way to know the truth and falsehood." Lan Tian said slowly.
"Let Military Advisor Zhuge do the identification? But this is still a bit of a joke..." Fei Shi shook his head.
Lan Tian replied with a smile: "In the past, the emperor gave a blood edict to the lord to kill the national traitors. The blood edict is in the hands of Zhuge Military Advisor in Chengdu. Let him compare the handwriting of the two edicts, and the authenticity can be verified soon. ."
"The blood edict was written with fingers, but this edict doesn't seem to be..." Fei Shi put forward a different point of view.
Lan Tian continued to explain: "People have their own characteristics in the direction of starting and finishing strokes and the weight of the strokes when writing. There are many calligraphers in Chengdu, so you should be able to tell whether the calligraphy is written by the same person."
"This is a good idea, but I am anxious to return to Yangpingguan to find my lord to restore his life. Can this edict be handed over directly to my lord?" Fei Shi suggested.
Lan Tian waved his hand and said: "My lord, the battle at Yangping Pass is in full swing. It is not appropriate to send an edict with unknown authenticity. Why don't you and Song Xiaowei divide your troops into Shu in two groups? You can go to Chengdu with the edict to see Zhuge Military Advisor. I will ask him to go directly. Report to the lord at Yangping Pass."
Fei Shi thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's fine. I'm not used to taking a boat. If Captain Song rides with me, he might arrive later..."
Lan Tian took out a small pottery bottle and handed it to Fei Shi, "This thing is called Zhiyun Pill. You can take it on the road and use it. Just remember to take one pill before taking the boat."
Fei Shi thanked him and said, "I know the name of Zhiyun Pills. Thank you General for the generous gift."
"The authenticity of this edict is unknown at the moment. When the official goes to Shu, he must be properly kept and must be handed over to Kong Ming in person." Xu Shu reminded.
Fei Shi nodded, "I will treat my humble position as my life and carry it with me everywhere."
At this time, Guan Yu called Liao Hua, the chief clerk who was waiting outside the door, and then pointed at Fei Shi in the room and ordered: "Gongju worked hard all the way. I heard that he vomited dozens of times. Yuan Jian, please take care of me first. Ziyu and I , Yuan Zhi has finished talking about the matter, and then we will take care of him."
"Wei." Liao Hua cupped his fists and accepted the order, then took Fei Shi out.
After Liao Hua left, he closed the gate of the side hall again. Guan Yu glanced at the gate and asked curiously: "Why did Fei Gongju handle such a big thing? He seemed skeptical about it."
Lantian explained with a smile: "If my brother-in-law can capture Hanzhong, he will be crowned King of Hanzhong. No matter whether the ministers in Jingzhou or Yizhou, most of them actually hope that my brother-in-law will be crowned king. Fei Gongju has this attitude." There are quite a few, and we just need to provide evidence to stop these people’s mouths.”
"Can Yuan Zhi's imitation calligraphy be authentic?" Guan Yu asked again.
Lan Tian said calmly: "Regardless of whether it is true or false, as long as someone is willing to believe it, then falsehood is also true. Kong Zhizhi is superb and must know the profound meaning."
Xu Shu said slightly worriedly: "There should be no problem with Kong Ming. I'm just worried that people with ulterior motives will use the edict to ruin my reputation. It doesn't matter. I'm just worried that the popularity my lord has accumulated over the years..."
"Even if someone insists on correcting the imperial edict, it was the work of Shaofu Geng Ji, Sizhi Weihuang and others. How can it be linked to Yuan Zhi or the lord? Yuan Zhi, please relax, I think this matter has to be okay." Lan Tian His eyes were firm.
When Lan Tian said this, Guan Yu felt that it was certain that Liu Bei would become king. He said with some sigh: "Big brother's attack on Hanzhong will definitely draw away Cao Cao's main force. When the time comes, I will attack Xiangyang and Fancheng to cooperate.
It's just that Xiangyang City is extremely strong. Zhou Yu failed to win the siege for a year. Do Ziyu and the military advisor have any clever ideas to help me? "
Lantian smiled slightly: "There has been a lot of rain in the past two years, and the Han River will definitely rise sharply. When the water rises, the boat will be lifted up, and Yun Chang will lead his troops to attack, and we will be able to conquer it."
"Ziyu and Yuan Zhi have the same opinion. Then Guan just wait for the heavy rain from heaven." Guan Yu nodded.
Is the Battle of Xiangfan about to begin? Lan Tian suddenly trembled, and he immediately asked something irrelevant.
"How is Lü Meng, the governor of Jiangdong? Is he honest in his garrison at Lukou?"
