"General Ziyu, please wait a moment." Wu Yi called to Lan Tian.
Lantian and Liu Bei were both stunned. They saw a smile on Wu Yi's face, as if something good had happened. Liu Bei said to him, don't play with fire. You should know how much effort it took to achieve this hard-won success today. harmonious situation.
"What's wrong with General Ziyuan?" Lan Tian asked curiously.
Wu Yi cupped his fists with a smile on his face and asked, "General, I heard that Jiaozhou still lacks manpower to do things?"
Lantian nodded lightly. Jiaozhou is located in the remote south, and ordinary people avoid it. The shortage of people is indeed a fact. Lantian has no choice, many counties and towns still use officials elected during the Lai Gong and Wu Ju periods. He probably passed the academy It may take about twenty to thirty years for the selected talents to completely replace Jiaozhou's officialdom.
As the new system for selecting officials in Jiaozhou continues, Lantian knows that descendants of the gentry like Pang Hong will also participate on a large scale, but Lantian will not exclude the gentry. This is not only a window he opens for Li Shu, but also for the majority of small and medium-sized gentry. When a poor family opens its doors, it is easier to become an official if you are good at learning than to become an official if your family is wealthy.
The gentry system at the end of the Han Dynasty was a typical situation where aristocratic families ate meat and small and medium-sized gentry queued up to drink soup. Take the Xun family of Yingchuan who invested in Cao Wei as an example. In Henan, priority should be given to satisfying the interests of the Xun family, while the other small and medium-sized gentry wanted to serve as officials. Officials need to have a good relationship with the Xun family. Whether it is political flattery or marriage, in short, they must have a relationship with the Xun family to have a chance.
The results brought about by the flattery of celebrities and political marriages will make the energy of the leading nobles even greater, and their status in the states and counties will be more stable. In the end, they will be powerful enough to influence the imperial power.
Even if the small and medium-sized gentry have a relationship with a wealthy family, they still have to wait for the opportunity to serve as officials. The number of places for filial piety and integrity is very limited every year. The large gentry have to allocate them according to the distance of their relatives. No matter how capable they are, how talented they are and how learned they are, they can only wait.
Another example is Zhuge Liang, Mr. Wolong. His eldest sister married the Kuai family, his second sister married the Pang family, and he married a daughter of the Huang family. The sister of Zhuge Liang's mother-in-law was Liu Biao's wife, and she was also the biological sister of Cai Mao, the leader of the Jingzhou military generals.
Zhuge Liang was related to Jingzhou's wealthy family, but he was unable to leave the country at the age of twenty-seven. It was not because Liu Biao didn't know that he was talented and learned, or because Zhuge Liang looked down on Liu Biao. In fact, there were not many official positions in Jingzhou every year. In fact, Zhuge Liang Still waiting for 'allocation'.
At that time, except for Liu Biao of Jingzhou, the major powers in the world were Sun Quan from the east of the Yangtze River and Cao Cao from the north. Sun Quan's enemies Huang Zu and Huang Chengyan were both from the Huang family in Jingzhou, and Zhuge Liang's embarrassing identity as the son-in-law of the Huang family made him stop following Zhuge Jin. The reason why Zhuge Liang did not vote for Cao Cao when he had the opportunity to vote for Jiangdong was that his political ideals were very different, and the bigger reason was that he was unlikely to succeed in the north. In the end, he met Liu Bei who had the same misfortune.
Lan Tian agreed that Pang Hong should go to Guangzhou Academy, which was equivalent to showing goodwill to the nobles. When Wu Yi saw Lan Tian nodding, he quickly suggested: "The last general has a clan brother Wu Ban who is currently serving as my assistant general in my camp. He fights bravely and obeys orders. If General Ziyu doesn't mind, can he be sent to Jiaozhou for his use?"
Liu Bei wanted to stop him, but when he heard what Wu Yi said, he secretly thought that Wu Ziyuan had a good intention and sent Wu Ban to Jiaozhou, which was equivalent to leaving a "hostage" to the other party, which was similar to Mi Fang's orders to Lantian.
"Is this...appropriate?" Lan Tian heard Wu Yi's good intentions. He looked at Liu Bei noncommittally, as if to say that I dare not make this decision.
Liu Bei smiled happily and said: "It's appropriate, that's so appropriate. It can be said that Yuanxiong is blessed to be able to go to Jiaozhou to practice."
"Uh..." Lan Tian still hesitated.
"Ziyu doesn't need to be embarrassed, I think it's settled." Liu Bei patted Lan Tian on the shoulder and said, then turned to Wu Yi seriously and told Wu Yi: "Yuanxiong went to Jiaozhou to obey Ziyu's orders, but don't lose the Wu family. Face."
"The last general will save it." Wu Yi bowed and agreed, breathing a sigh of relief in his heart.
The recent rumors of two instigations in Shu have put the Wu family at the forefront of the storm. If it weren't for Liu Bei's magical operation, he would not have known how to lead the Wu family out of the predicament. The nephews had just recognized their uncle. Now he has sent his clan brother to Jiaozhou for employment, which is basically a double insurance, and he will not be afraid of rumors again in the future.
The funeral of a prince is much more complicated than that of ordinary people. Lan Tian stayed in Chengdu for a long time, which easily caused speculation and rumors to the outside world, so he set off back to Jiaozhou in late March.
Zhuge Liang's ten steaming and exposure experiments are over. The compressed grain is indeed as magical as Lan Tian said. He has secretly ordered his men to rush to make it and send it to the front line of Wudu as soon as possible. The biggest mystery in Lan Tian's heart has been solved, and he can leave Chengdu and Guangzhou with confidence. The weather is more suitable for exposure, and he plans to make some after he returns.
When Lan Tian came, he brought several boats of seafood, and when he left, Liu Bei didn't let him go back empty-handed. Liu Bei gave Liu Wan two carts of Shu brocade, gold and silver jewelry as a dowry, and gave Lan Tian a set of golden helmets and armors for his consort Lan Tian. Liu Bei originally wanted to give Lan Tian some property to reward his achievements, but Lan Tian only took away a few of Gan Qian's personal accessories as a souvenir.
Lan Tian didn't want to leave in a high-profile manner, so he asked Gao Yuan to be covered with green cloth to prevent Liu Wan's dowry and Lan Yuan's golden armor from being exposed.
On the day everyone set off, the sky in Chengdu was gloomy. Liu Bei only took Liu Chan, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Fazheng, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Wu Yi and other core personnel to see him off. Fei Shi, Wu Ban, Pang Hong and others followed Lantian. Ship together.
The Yangtze River was calm in March and April, and Lantian's fleet moved quietly down the river.
Lan Tian was taciturn because of Gan Qian's death and spent most of his time lying in the cabin thinking, so his fellow travelers did not dare to make loud noises. Lan Yuan took Liu Wan to the stern of the ship and recounted the anecdotes about the scenery that Lan Tian told when entering Sichuan. Lu Lingqi observed for two days secretly Nodding, I thought to myself that this kid has a way of learning and selling at the same time.
When the fleet came out of the Three Gorges, the river suddenly became clear. Wu Ban was a little excited because he had never been to Jingzhou. He pulled Fei Shi on the bow to ask questions, and Pang Hong followed his entourage to bask in the sun on the deck.
Lu Lingqi glanced outside the cabin and sighed that she had finally passed through the gloomy climate zone of Yizhou. At this time, the sky was clear and cloudless, so she woke up Lantian and said, "Husband, we have arrived at the border of Jingzhou. The sunshine outside is very good. Come and bask in it with me." How’s the sun?”
During this period of time in Lantian, he felt sad and depressed, so he took an excuse to take a rest. Seeing the long-lost sunshine, he stretched and stood up, sighing that the water back was so fast, and it seemed that he was following the trend. important.
"That's fine." Lan Tian nodded.
The couple walked onto the deck, and the others wisely gave up the best viewing position. Seeing that Lan Tian's mood improved, Lu Lingqi smiled and suggested: "Husband, do you want to send someone to Xiangyang? Bring Zhong Ling home to make it lively?" "
Lan Tian glanced at Lu Lingqi, then shook his head and said: "After the Huben Martial Arts Hall is built, I will ask Zhong Ling to take all the soldiers to study. By then, Xiaojun will be able to see him every day. I don't know how the situation in Jiaozhou will be after I have been here for a few months. As a shepherd in Jiaozhou, I have to put my public affairs first before my private life..."
