At the end of November of the 24th year of Jian'an, there was heavy snowfall in Xiangyang and Fancheng. Lantian took a detour from Hanshui to Xiangyang.
After hearing the news, Guan Yu braved the heavy snow to greet him. He had just left the city when he saw a familiar figure, with a leopard's head and eyes, a swallow's jaw and a tiger's beard. The third brother he hadn't seen for many years, it turned out that Lantian's surprise was actually Yide.
The two dismounted from their horses almost at the same time, running wildly in the wind with their feet in the shallow snow.
"Second brother..."
"Third brother..."
Zhang Fei stretched out his hands and ran and shouted, Guan Yu shouted with the same movement, and finally the two hugged each other into each other's arms.
"Second brother, why do you have so many gray hairs?" Zhang Fei knelt down on one knee and saluted Guan Yu. His eyes were filled with excitement and distress, and tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.
Guan Yu quickly helped Zhang Fei up, holding back the tears in his eyes, and then replied kindly: "Time makes people grow old, and third brother, you are no longer young."
The two of them walked hand in hand to the city, each recounting their experiences of the years they had been apart. There were some things that were not humane to say, but brothers could speak freely among themselves.
On behalf of Guan Yu, Guan Ping greeted Lan Tian and Gao Shun. He clasped his fists and saluted the two of them and said, "Uncle, my father forgot what he was doing when he saw my third uncle. Please forgive me for my neglect."
Lan Tian and Gao Shun looked at each other and smiled, "This is human nature, frankly it doesn't have to be like this."
"Uncle, it has been snowing heavily in Xiangyang for the past two days, and the cold wind is blowing outside the city. Please ask General Gao to lead the trapped troops into the city to rest. I have arranged a camping site in the city." Guan Ping pointed in the direction of the city gate and said.
"Okay, then we'll be disrespectful." Lan Tian clasped his fists in return.
"My nephew will lead the way for you." After Guan Ping finished speaking, he turned the horse's head and started slowly.
Gao Shun looked at Guan Yu in front and sighed: "The brotherhood between the two generals Guan and Zhang and the King of Hanzhong is so deep that no number of brothers can compare to it..."
"Bo Ping is right, brothers and sisters can share a lot of hardships, but very few can share wealth and honor..." Lan Tian nodded in agreement.
"Perhaps it is because of this that Sir, you chose to help the King of Hanzhong end the troubled times?" Gao Shun suddenly remembered Lan Tian's words back then, saying that he would end the troubled times with people of noble character.
"How can such a lord who sticks to his virtues in adversity not make people despair?" Lan Tian said in his heart that Liu Bei's astonishing rebelliousness will shine brightly in the long history.
Gao Shun nodded lightly and suddenly looked at Guan Ping in front of him. He changed the topic and asked curiously: "General Guan has such a strong character. I didn't expect that his son is humble and polite, and his martial arts is also very good. His achievements may surpass his father's in the future." ?”
Guan Ping relied on his young strength to fight Xu Huang and Pang De to a draw, and was already regarded as the best among the second-generation military generals. Historically, he was killed at the same time as his father. He often appeared with Zhou Cang as Guan Yu's foil, and basically never led the army alone. opportunity, so Lan Tian couldn't answer Gao Shun's questions.
"It's hard to compare this matter, but Yun Chang is already powerful in the world. To be honest, it is not easy to surpass him. In fact, although a strong character has obvious flaws, it can also bring endless power to people. Fearlessness and fearlessness Being able to suppress opponents with momentum is not something that everyone can develop."
After Lan Tian finished speaking, he added in his mind: Those who are powerful ask God to provide food for them, while those who are not powerful ask God to provide food for others. Er Ye belongs to the former. …
After listening to this, Gao Shun silently recalled that he was a standard commander and was good at mobilizing troops and generals to charge into battle, but fighting generals in front of the battle was not his style.
Guan Yu prepared a welcoming banquet for Lan Tian, and he was even more delighted when Zhang Fei arrived at the same time. Lu Chang's former prefect's residence became Guan Yu's residence, while Lu Chang himself and the newly arrived prisoner Lu Meng were imprisoned in the humid prison of Xiangyang. middle.
Xiangyang was originally the seat of Jingzhou, and its city size was similar to Jiangling. However, after the Chibi War, Xiangyang’s population was twice that of Jiangling.
At that time, the two wealthy Jingzhou clans, Cai and Kuai, took refuge with Cao Cao. After the war, they moved their clansmen to the Central Plains on a large scale. Most of the officials who stayed in Xiangyang were from the small gentry clan in Jingzhou.
Guan Yu used a trick to win Xiangyang. Later, because he wanted to send troops to pursue Pan Zhang, he asked Meng Da, who had made great achievements, to guard Xiangyang.
This seemingly inadvertent appointment made those officials who were forced to surrender instantly sit in the shadows, which had the effect of unintentionally inserting willows and willows. Because when Meng Da took over the three counties in the east, Kuai Qi, the prefect of Fangling, defended the city. Although he was not killed in battle by Meng Da himself, he died indirectly in Meng Da's hands.
In addition to being a member of the Kuai family in Jingzhou, Kuai Qi is also Zhuge Liang's brother-in-law.
At that time, Zhuge Liang followed his uncle Zhuge Xuan to join Liu Biao. Zhuge Liang's eldest sister married Kuai Yue's nephew Kuai Qi, his second sister married Pang Shanmin, the son of Pang Degong, and he married Huang Yueying, the daughter of Huang Chengyan. (Pang Degong called Zhuge Liang Wolong, Pang Tong Fengchu, and Sima Hui Shuijing)
Huang Chengyan's wife is the daughter of Cai Xi, a wealthy family in Jingzhou. Cai Xi is the father of Zhennan general and military advisor Cai Mao. His youngest daughter married Liu Biao as his stepmother. After a series of marriages between the Zhuge family, she married Jingzhou Cai Kuai, Pang Huang and Liu Biao. All were related, which made Zhuge Liang famous among the Jingzhou gentry.
Now things have changed and the situation has changed drastically. The old Jingzhou clan has changed, and Zhuge Liang has also become Liu Bei's first military advisor. Meng Da would normally be affected by Kuai Qi's incident, but Meng Da not only sent troops to help Guan Yu seize Xiangyang, but was also appointed For the temporary defense of Xiangyang City, this move is incomprehensible.
The officials in the city thought that they were not as good as Kuai Qi, so Xiangyang became calm in a short period of time, and they could only bury Xiang Wei's thoughts firmly in their hearts, and did not dare to reveal any of them after Guan Yu returned.
It was snowing heavily outside, and a brazier was set up in the Xiangyang Prefect's Mansion. Guan Yu had people prepare the 'traditional delicacy' shabu-shabu. Everyone ate the food cooked in the pot and enjoyed the joy of victory.
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There are all generals in the army in the palace, and everyone is very particular about the order of seniority. During the banquet, the status can be seen.
The main seat facing south must be Guan Yu. The difficulty is that the second seat to the right of Guan Yu (the right was respected during the Three Kingdoms). According to the military position, the right general Zhang Fei should be the second. If ranked according to administrative positions, Lantian's Jiaozhou Mu Then he should be ranked behind Guan Yu.
It was difficult to distinguish between the two important generals, and Guan Yu didn't know how to choose for a while.
Just when Lantian was about to walk to the left, Zhang Fei grabbed his hand and muttered: "Ziyu, please sit down on the right side. You and your second brother are the masters of Jingzhou battlefield, and I am just your guest invited to Jiaozhou. Don’t lose etiquette.”
"Uh...this..." Lan Tian hesitated.
Guan Yu then said: "Ziyu, please take a seat. Before now, the third brother has been under your control. It is his turn to sit down and take the lead."
"Actually, it doesn't matter." Lan Tian said he didn't care.
"After eating dry food for a few days, I have long wanted to eat some hot food. Let's sit down quickly, otherwise everyone else will watch." Zhang Fei took the lead and sat on the left side.
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