After Lai Gong finished speaking, he stood up to leave. Lan Tian hurriedly asked him to stay, "Deshun has come all the way, and he hasn't even had a drink of water yet. I'll give you a banquet in Linxiang in the evening to cleanse you from the dust?"
"Sir, there is no need to be polite. You are about to perform extraordinary feats. How can I have the time to have a banquet? When His Majesty honors the meritorious officials in the future, it won't be too late for us to meet again in the capital." Lai Gong bowed and saluted.
Lan Tian was just talking politely, but seeing Lai Gong being so solemn, he didn't stop him and followed him to see him out.
As soon as Lai Gong crossed the threshold, he saw Song Chen's expression in a hurry. He thought it must be something on the battlefield, so he turned around and clasped his fists and said, "Sir, you are busy with military affairs. Please don't send him far away. We will see you someday."
When Lan Tian returned the gift, he suddenly remembered Liu Xie's incident, so he leaned into Lai Gong's ear and whispered, "Is there any news in Guanzhong that Liu Xie will be crowned king?"
"Yes, it should be sir's handiwork?" Lai Gong nodded lightly.
Lan Tian did not comment and continued to give instructions: "Deshun returned to Chang'an and went to Xiangyang to find Yuan Zhi (Xu Shu) to get the edict of Liu Xie's succession. The king's succession will be justified."
"What's Liu Xie's edict?" Lai Gong immediately understood it halfway through his words, nodded seriously and said, "I can't spare it, sir, take care."
After Lai Gong said that, he hurriedly left. Lan Tian looked at his back and fell into deep thought. Unknowingly, he had become a powerful relative. Even though he had no intention of forming a party, people such as Lai Gong, Gan Ning, and Shamoko were all really powerful. Although it was very helpful to stabilize Liu Chan's position, it also created hidden dangers for powerful ministers. Therefore, he was determined to give up the honor of the Three Dukes, so as to set an example.
The three families of Wei, Shu and Wu all had powerful ministers, but the behavior of the powerful ministers in each family was different.
Although Zhuge Ke, Sun Jun, and Sun Wei of the Eastern Wu Dynasty controlled the government, and some people made moves to abolish it, the descendants of the Sun family always had the opportunity to rule personally; Sima and his son of the Wei State controlled the military and political power of the Wei State for a long time. After Cao Rui's death, The Wei Kingdom no longer had a real emperor, and Sima Zhao even committed regicide in the street.
Compared with the bloody power transfer between Wu and Wei, the power transfer between Shu and Han was full of romance and tenderness. This is one of the reasons why it became a good story in later generations. The "powerful minister" Zhuge Liang designated Jiang Wan as his successor in advance in his memorial. Jiang Wan died after his death. In the past two years, he voluntarily resigned from his position and handed over power to the new ruler Fei Yi in advance. After Fei Yi's death, Liu Chan easily took back the power and took over the government himself. Under their governance, the country of Shu also enjoyed political stability and was praised by the people.
Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wan, and Fei Yi were not related by blood or marriage, and they did not cultivate family power when they were in power. The successors did not liquidate the previous powerful ministers, but fulfilled their promises based on the other party's memorials. Such a dreamy transfer of power , rare in the thousand-year feudal dynasty.
Zhuge Liang started with a noble personality, and his successors rushed to imitate him until the country was destroyed. Lantian asked himself that he could not be as vivid as Zhuge Liang, but he was still willing to leave a stepping stone as much as possible to build this romantic road. Perhaps in this plane Those who come after you will be different, because the power of role models is infinite.
Lan Tian frowned and didn't move. Song Chen couldn't help but interrupt and said: "Sir, there is news from Yuzhang. Your guess before was absolutely correct. Zhu Ran's troops on the way out of Ai County were suspected soldiers. Lu Fan Qin leads an army of 40,000 to Yichun and is expected to arrive near Liling by the end of the month."
"It's not that I guessed it accurately, but in a direct war, the best method will be chosen. Who will choose a relatively risky path based on their own advantage? Lu Fan only brought 40,000 troops. It seems that Chai Sangliu's There are still quite a few defenders, so we need to put more pressure on this guy." Lan Tian nodded in reply.
"Want to increase the pressure?" Sweat dripped from Song Chen's forehead.
"Chaisang is an important naval town in Soochow. There are too many defenders and I'm worried that it will be difficult for Xingba (Gan Ning) to deal with it. Moreover, the soldiers in Jiangdong have not been exhausted, so Lu Fan must continue to ask for Sun Quan." Lan Tian looked serious.
Song Chen asked doubtfully: "General Hu wrote to report that there are only more than 10,000 garrison troops left in Jianye. Sun Quan can't leave no troops at all, right?"
Lan Tian stroked his beard and nodded, "The Jianye Garrison is Sun Quan's personal unit, and it is basically impossible to hand it over to an outsider to command. I am worried about the Soochow Navy in Ruxuwu. It would be great if Sun Quan transferred them to land warfare."
"Uh, didn't you say that Lu Xun was very resourceful and it took a lot of effort to move this person away? Why do you want to move him back now?" Song Chen found that his brain was not enough.
Lan Tian explained: "Lu Xun will never come, but there are other generals in Ruxu, so Lu Fan will be ruined by Sun Quan."
While Song Chen was still bowing his head in thought, Mi Fang, the governor of Changsha, suddenly came to see him.
Mi Fang walked to the door and saluted Lantian with her fists clasped, and asked: "Master Fu, autumn grain planting is about to begin in various places in Changsha. Should planting be stopped in Liling, Liuyang, Wuchang, Xiajun and other border counties?"
Lan Tian interrupted Song Chen's thinking, "Where is Yuan Xiong's (Wu Ban) headquarters currently located?"
Song Chen replied: "General Wu is dealing with Zhu Ran near Xiajun."
Lan Tian stroked his beard and analyzed: "Yuanxiong is in a favorable location and has the same strength as Zhu Ran. The opponent's supply line is long and he will never dare to go deep into Changsha. He ordered him to defend around Xiajun. If Zhu Ran dares to move forward rashly, he will cut off the grain road to Aixian County. ."
"Wei." Song Chen cupped his fists.
"Except for Xiajun, which has suspended autumn planting, other counties are planting as planned. In the past two years, wars have continued in various places, and Jingnan and Jiaozhou have run out of grain reserves. If we don't take advantage of the good years to step up planting, we will have to do so once there is a disaster. There is a food shortage." Lantian's face was serious. Food is the most basic thing for human beings. Continuing to plant crops in a state of war will test the capabilities of the generals in the war zone.
After hearing this, Mi Fang scratched her head and asked: "Liu Yang and Wu Chang are better off. After all, Zhu Ran only has 10,000 troops. But the general heard that Lu Fan has led the main force to Yichun. Liling will soon be the battlefield in the future. We still have to continue the autumn battle." kind?"
"Immediately send an order to Prefect Hao of Liling to lead his troops to Pingxiang in the east. In addition, let Prefect Xi move closer to the north. Lu Fan will not detour from Pingdu. You go first." Lan Tian continued to give orders to Song Chen.
"I will take care of it immediately." Song Chen clasped his fists and left.
"Hiss" Mi Fang took a breath, then clasped her fists and said, "The general knows, I will make arrangements right now."
"Zifang, the troops from Changsha County must also gather immediately. We will march to Pingxiang in two days. It's time to meet Lu Daqiang." Lantian smiled knowingly.
"Wei." Mi Fang didn't know what the grudge was, but she knew that she was about to go on an expedition with the army, and the blood in Shen Jing's heart burned again, so much so that she wanted to jump when she left quickly.
At the end of July, Lan Tian led his army to Pingxiang and joined Hao Pu and Xizhen. Pingxiang County had been captured by Hao Pu.
Lantian's first order after arriving was not understood by all the generals in his tent, because he ordered the army to withdraw from the county and then set up camp at the foot of the west mountain. He also asked Xi Zhen to move the people of Pingxiang to Liling, while the Guiyang County soldiers served as The reserve is stationed in Liling.
(End of chapter)
