The spring breeze blows, and the horses' hooves are quick.
Liu Bei abandoned the Emperor Luan Jia and galloped wildly across the wilderness with Zhang Fei and Lan Tian. He was not in the mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery on the roadside. A thousand words could be summed up in one word: "hurry".
After a day of running and arriving at Huayin, Liu Bei ordered a short rest and planned to continue on the road overnight.
Lan Tian jolted on his horse, and his whole body seemed to be shaken to pieces. However, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei didn't feel tired at all, and no one on their journey dared to advise them.
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, haste makes waste. If you have unclear vision at night, if you encounter any danger, won't you waste time even more?" Lan Tian stepped forward bravely.
"Ziyu also asked An Guo (Guan Xing). He should know that the second brother's current situation is very bad. I am very scared." Liu Bei looked worried.
Zhang Fei stared angrily at Lan Tian for the first time and roared: "Lan Ziyu, you don't understand the feelings of our brothers in Taoyuan. No one can stop me and your majesty from going to see my second brother today. Don't lobby your majesty here, otherwise I"
"Yide, what are you talking about?" Liu Bei scolded sternly.
"Second brother is in critical condition. How can we be blocked by the night? Why not light a torch to open the way?" Zhang Fei asked excitedly.
"Yide, you've had enough." Lan Tian yelled to stop him, and then refuted: "You are the only one who knows how to be anxious? We are running from morning to night today, have you considered His Majesty's health? Will it be like this for the rest of the journey? Yu Yu. Even doctors can’t stand this kind of torture.”
Lan Tian's voice was so powerful that Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were surprised. They didn't expect that the elegant Lan Tian could be so suppressive when angry.
"What do you think we should do?" Zhang Fei's tone suddenly softened.
Lan Tian frowned and replied: "Sharpening the knife will not waste time chopping wood. We can start early during the day, but we must rest at night, otherwise we will not be able to help when we see Yunchang, but we will be exhausted and the gain will not be worth the loss."
"Yun Chang is so ill, how can I be in the mood to rest?" Liu Bei shook his head.
Lan Tian said sternly: "Your Majesty carries the country on his shoulders. You should cherish the dragon body and rest even if you force yourself to do so. I have calculated the distance between the two sides and estimate that the two sides can meet in Luoyang. Huayin and Luoyang are five or six hundred miles apart. Do you want to run all the time? When you reach the end, you are exhausted."
"Let's run more distance, and the second brother and the others will have to travel less, even if we meet in Chenggao or Xingyang." Zhang Fei was a little unconvinced.
Lan Tian frowned and retorted: "Luoyang is one of the old capitals after all. The doctors in Luoyang are far better than those in Chenggao and Xingyang. Yide doesn't want to delay Yunchang, right?"
"How could that happen? I'm just anxious." Zhang Fei was suddenly speechless.
"Ziyu is right, you have to recharge your batteries at night. You can set off at dawn tomorrow." Liu Bei nodded lightly, and then sighed to Lantian: "It's a pity that Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo are both dead, otherwise"
Lan Tian solemnly replied: "I heard from Anguo's description that Yun Chang should be suffering from typhoid fever. Zhang Zhongjing is very good at this. I have sent people to Jingzhou and asked Mr. Zhongjing's disciples to go to Luoyang. Your Majesty, don't worry."
"Okay, okay." Liu Bei nodded repeatedly.
"I knew Ziyu had a way." Zhang Fei gave Lan Tian a bear hug, as if he had forgotten the unpleasantness just now.
After a few days of hurrying, Liu Bei and Guan Yu arrived in Luoyang almost at the same time.
After an overnight consultation with dozens of imperial doctors, it was concluded that Guan Yu was suffering from an emergency due to the entry of wind and cold into his body, which was also caused by the sword and arrow injuries he had suffered in his early battles. In addition, Guan Yu was old and frail at this time, and now his life was in critical condition, to the point where medicine and stone were ineffective.
"Impossible, my second brother is invincible, how can a mere cold and fever take him away? What do I need from you trash?" Liu Bei became furious after hearing the introduction from the imperial doctor.
"I am guilty." A group of imperial doctors knelt on the ground in unison, trembling in front of the emperor's majesty.
"If you don't like it, get out of here." Zhang Fei swore directly.
"Second brother, open your eyes, eldest brother is here to pick you up." Liu Bei sat on the edge of the couch and called softly. Guan Yu's originally maroon face turned pale.
"Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body." Lan Tian comforted in a low voice.
"Ziyu, have Mr. Zhongjing's students arrived?" Liu Bei heard Lan Tian's voice and seemed to have found a life-saving straw.
"It may take a few more days. Although Yun Chang is still awake, his breathing is smooth and his pulse is strong. I believe he is not that pessimistic." Lantian's face was full of bitterness. Although he comforted him verbally, dozens of imperial doctors said that, but he still felt that it was not true in his heart. taste.
"Yes, yes, your Majesty, don't listen to those quack doctors." Zhang Fei muttered.
Liu Bei's expression of sadness continued, and he suddenly asked whimsically: "Mr. Hua also has many disciples. Isn't your daughter still studying in medical school? She should know who has superb medical skills. More people will bring more strength, why not..."
"Your Majesty, Guangzhou is too far away. It takes dozens of days to travel to Luoyang. General Guan may not be able to afford it. I will send someone to pick up Qing'er and the famous doctor from Guangzhou to go north now."
When Lan Tian walked out of the room, Lan Yuan, Lan Ji, Guan Xing, and Zhou Cang were all anxiously waiting at the door.
"Boyang, you immediately send someone to Guangzhou and ask Ji Wu (Lan Qing) to recommend a few experts from the medical school to rush to Luoyang day and night without making any mistakes." Lan Tian ordered seriously. (Ji Wu, Lan Qing disguised herself as a man to study, Lan Tian was her cousin according to the rules of her two brothers, and Wu was Cangwu, her birthplace)
"Wei." Lan Yuan clenched his fists loudly.
Guan Yu was still sleeping, so Liu Bei and Zhang Fei stayed in the room to wait. Lan Tian knew that the two would not leave, so he sat beside him to accompany him.
"Brother, Ziyu, would you like some drinks?" Zhang Fei sat aside and drank.
Liu Bei shook his head, "Eldest brother is not in the mood, third brother, please drink less."
"I don't drink either. I can't look after Yun Chang when I'm drunk." Lan Tian waved his hand to refuse.
"Oh" Zhang Fei didn't continue to persuade him. He sat beside him boredly, pouring one cup after another.
Guan Yu opened his red phoenix eyes in the early morning of the next day. He saw several familiar faces in front of him, and finally his eyes fell on Liu Bei. "Your Majesty, I didn't listen to your instructions. I rushed to send troops to Liaodong in early February. I didn't expect it to be so cold outside the Great Wall."
"Stop talking, it will be good if my second brother comes back." Liu Bei cried with joy, and the tears kept falling from the corners of his eyes.
Zhang Fei's face turned black and white, "Second brother, you scared us."
"Third brother, Ziyu, it's great to see you now." Guan Yu nodded lightly.
Liu Bei hurriedly comforted him: "Second brother, don't be pessimistic. You are suffering from a cold and heat emergency. Ziyu has sent people to Jingzhou. Zhang Zhongjing has disciples who can treat you. Let's hold on for a few more days."
"Your Majesty, birth, old age, illness and death are natural and common sense. Destiny is determined by God. How can manpower violate it? I am content with my life until now." Guan Yu and Liu Bei clasped their hands, their calm eyes without a trace of fear.
"Second brother, please don't do this. I am the emperor, the son of God. I don't allow it. Who dares?" Liu Bei replied domineeringly.
Guan Yu shook his head gently, squeezed out a smile and said, "At this time of year, I wonder if the peach blossoms have bloomed. I miss my third brother's peach garden so much."
"Second brother, get well soon. Less than ten days ago, Your Majesty and I were enjoying the peach blossoms in Chang'an." Zhang Fei replied anxiously.
Guan Yu asked: "Are there peach blossoms in Luoyang?"
Before Liu Bei and Zhang Fei could react, Lan Tian quickly replied: "Of course there are. There are acres of peach trees in the garden directly behind Yunchang's bedroom."
"Second brother, you" Liu Bei hesitated.
Guan Yu said softly: "I want to visit Taoyuan."
"But my second brother is suffering from a cold and fever emergency. How can he go to the back garden to blow the cold wind? I can't put my second brother in danger." Liu Bei decisively refused.
Guan Yu's face was full of bitterness, and he shook his head and retorted: "Taoyuan is not a dangerous place. It is a good memory."
"I know." Liu Bei wanted to continue persuading him, but he found Lan Tian tugging on his clothes, so he sighed, "Okay, I and Yide rewarded you with peach blossoms a few days ago, and now I will make up for it for you."
"I'll let you prepare first to make sure there's no cold wind on the way." Lan Tian clasped his fists for instructions.
"Go." Liu Bei nodded lightly.
Being anxious and unprepared, Lan Tian asked Lan Yuan to mobilize the trapping troops into the palace, so that several rows of trapping troops would be stationed closely in the area they passed, and a human wall would be used to block the flowing cold wind.
After the trapped troops prepared the human wall, Zhou Cang carried Guan Yu on his back, with Guan Xing and Lan Ji guarding him on the left and right, and went with Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Lan Tian to the peach grove in the back garden.
Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were sitting under the tree, with wine and meat on the table in front of them. The three of them sat together and recalled the past, and their thoughts were instantly brought back decades ago to the butcher's farm.
Lan Tian and others stood not far away and watched, leaving the warm time to the three Liu Bei brothers. Guan Yufeng looked at Lan Tian's shadow and suddenly asked with emotion: "Your Majesty, third brother, you said that if Ziyu was here at that time, he Will you join us?"
"Of course we will, we are very close to Ziyu." Zhang Fei was the first to express his support.
Liu Bei glanced at Lan Tian, shook his head and said, "Ziyu was only six or seven years old at that time. Even if he is willing to join, you may not agree."
"Isn't it too late?" Guan Yu asked meaningfully.
"Second brother, you mean now?" Zhang Fei's eyes widened.
Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this, and quickly stood up and called Lan Tian over, and asked seriously: "Ziyu, you have fallen in love with our brother, are you willing to become the fourth outstanding figure in Taoyuan?"
"What does your Majesty mean?" Lan Tian was very surprised.
Zhang Fei hurriedly said, "We are sworn brothers in Taoyuan."
"Ziyu is less than fifty years old, and there is a big age difference between us three brothers. The oath of sworn brotherhood is a bit of a disadvantage for you. Since we are close to each other, if Ziyu has this intention, we can simply bow to heaven and earth." Liu Bei nodded lightly.
"That's a great achievement." Lan Tian was very excited.
Lan Tian immediately prepared the incense table, and the four people knelt down in a row to bow to heaven and earth and become sworn brothers, but omitted the oaths of the same year and month.
Because Guan Yu was weak and weak, he was supported by Liu Bei and Zhang Fei to complete the wedding ceremony.
Because Liu, Guan, and Zhang were already sworn brothers, Lan Tian, the newly joined younger brother, had to kowtow to Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and Liu Bei one by one, so Lan Tian paid homage to Guan Gong in person.
After the peach garden ceremony was completed, Lan Tian called Lan Yuan and Lan Ji from afar, and solemnly told them in front of Liu Guanzhang: "Boyang and Zhong Ling, as my father has just become brothers with your majesty, I want you to do this in front of this peach garden." We make a solemn oath that the descendants of the Lan family will protect the country of Han Dynasty from generation to generation."
"Wei." Lan Yuan and Lan Ji immediately knelt down and solemnly swore an oath.
Upon seeing this, Guan Yu also called Guan Xingyi to draw the gourd. Zhang Fei then scratched his head and giggled at Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, my two sons are in Chang'an. Let them make up for it later."
"Yeah." Liu Bei nodded slightly.
When Guan Yu returned to his bedroom, his complexion suddenly became much worse. He lay on the couch, holding Lan Tian's hand, and whispered: "Gongsun Yuan relies on the remote and bitter cold of Liaodong. The soldiers and horses in the Central Plains can march for a short time every year, so he wants to imitate his father's separatist rule. On the one hand, if you want to take Liaodong, you need to be fully prepared, calculate the weather conditions, and use Ziyu's intelligence to eliminate Gongsun. I will leave the mission I have not completed to you."
"Second brother, take a good rest and stop worrying about state affairs. I think Tanzhi (Guan Ping) is quite capable of using troops. Boyang and Zhongling will assist him in retaking Liaodong." Lan Tian gently patted the back of Guan Yu's hand.
"Tanzhi is pretty good, but a little less sharp. Boyang and Zhongling are both pretty good, not bad." Guan Yu smiled and nodded.
A few days later, several of Zhang Zhongjing's disciples rushed to Luoyang, where they found that Guan Yu was indeed exhausted.
In the seventh year of Yanyao's reign, on the seventh day of April, Grand Sima and Grand General Guan Yu died of illness in Luoyang.
Zhang Fei, who was overly sad, followed Guan Yu on April 10th because of excessive drinking and drug abuse.
Within three days, Liu Bei lost two brothers in succession, and his beard and hair turned white overnight.
Liu Bei knew that his end was approaching, so he asked Lantian to urgently summon Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, Taiwei Fazheng, Sikong Xushu, and Prince Liu Chan to Luoyang to explain the funeral arrangements.
Liu Bei appointed Lan Tian, Zhuge Liang, Fazheng, and Xu Shu to assist the government. The four of them respectively represented the four strongest factions in the court.
Lantian represents the Yuancong faction, Zhuge Liang represents the Jingzhou faction, Fazheng represents the Dongzhou faction, and Xu Shu represents the Central Plains gentry.
Xu Shu originally belonged to the Yuan Cong faction, but he was born in Yingchuan. After the Han army captured the Central Plains, Liu Bei, in order to quickly stabilize the situation, asked Xu Shu to succeed Guan Yu as the governor of Yanzhou. The old gentry in the Central Plains gathered behind him and became the governor of Yanzhou. A new political force in North Korea and China.
After Liu Bei appointed the auxiliary ministers, Zhuge Liang and Liu Chan were left alone. According to Lan Tian's suggestion, Liu Chan asked Liu Chan to treat Zhuge Liang as his father.
Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang helping Liu Chan up, and said with joy on his face: "It is easy to take over the world, but it is difficult to defend the world. Ziyu strongly recommends you as the chief assistant. I entrust Adou and the big man to you."
Zhuge Liang burst into tears, then knelt down in front of Liu Bei's couch, clasping his hands and saying eloquently: "I dare to exert all my strength and loyalty to my chastity, and then die!"
In the seventh year of Yanyao, on April 27th, Liu Bei died in Luoyang.
On the tenth day of the fifth lunar month, Liu Chan ascended the throne in Chang'an and changed the Yuan Dynasty to Jianxing.
He was posthumously named Liu Bei, Emperor Zhaowu, with the temple name Liezu; he was posthumously named Guan Yu, Zhonghou, and Zhang Feihuanhou.
Prime Minister Zhuge Liang was granted the titles of Marquis of Wuxiang, Jiulu Shangshushi, and Yin of Henan; he was granted the title of Taifu to Lantian and the title of Sima; he was granted the title of Situ Pangtong to the title of Linxiang Marquis; Taiwei Fazheng was granted the title of Marquis of Zhengxiang and Yongzhou Mu; Sikong Xusu was granted the title He was appointed Marquis of Dingxiang and Mu of Yanzhou; he was granted the title of Marquis of Yi and concurrently the deputy magistrate of Chang'an Wutang; he was granted the title of Guanping, the general of chariots and cavalry, and the governor of Jizhou; he was granted the title of Lanyuan, the former general and the captain of Sili school.
Zhuge Liang was in power and Lan Tian was in charge of the military. The Han Dynasty was not in turmoil because of Liu Bei's death. Instead, it became stronger with the concerted efforts of the officials.
In the summer of the third year of Jianxing, Lantian sent troops from Guan Ping, Lan Ji, and Wei Yan out of Lulongzhai, Zhao Yun, Lu Xun, and Gan Ning sent out troops from Qingzhou, and an army of 120,000 troops went on an expedition to Liaodong.
The Han army defeated Liao Dynasty in two months. The general Guan Pingzhen killed Gongsun Yuan, indirectly avenging Guan Yu for being infected with wind and cold. Lan Ji pursued Daifang County and killed Sima Shi. His wife Sun Luban fled to Mahan and hid in a Japanese fishing boat. Escape.
Before Sun Quan fled to the Japanese island, he sent Sima Shi and his wife to go undercover in Liaodong, so as to help Sun Quan counterattack the Central Plains in the future. The two became Gongsun Yuan's disciples due to their ability, and helped Gongsun Yuan to force Gongsun Gong to seize power. Sima Shi suddenly became Gongsun Yuan's plotter. host.
When Xu Chusuwei was living in Liaodong, he was discovered by Sima Shi and used a trick to get rid of him. He later proposed a plan to send the imperial seal to show weakness to Liu Bei. As a result, the Han Dynasty "extended too much" and actually asked Gongsun Yuan to go to Chang'an to face the Holy Spirit. As a result, Gongsun Yuan failed to seize power for Sima Shi. Taking the opportunity, he directly killed the Han Dynasty envoy and severed relations.
After the Han Dynasty regained Liaodong, it had completely restored the original territory of the Thirteen Prefectures. Many people in the court suggested reducing the army and reducing military expenditures to supplement other areas, but in the end Lantian rejected it.
In fact, due to the promotion of high-yielding grains, the livelihood and population of various states are recovering rapidly, especially Jiaozhou and Yangzhou, which have adopted the new system. They are so prosperous that neighboring states and counties are jealous, and they have petitioned the imperial court to implement the new policy.
The contradiction between the "new faction" headed by Lantian and the "old faction" dominated by nobles gradually became prominent. Just when Zhuge Liang was planning to try out the "three provinces and six ministries system", officials headed by nobles from various states in the Central Plains secretly went to the Prime Minister's Office and Emperor Liu Chan to express their opinions. Firmly support the ancestral system and resist the new system.
The resistance launched by the gentry was mainly reflected in military expenditures, which caused serious constraints on major foreign affairs such as Lantian's conquest of the Xiongnu and Xianbei, the recovery of the Western Regions, the southward march to Funan, and the crossing of the sea to conquer Sun Quan.
Zhuge Liang saw that internal fighting was about to start, so he took the initiative to find Lantian to discuss: "Ziyu, the soldiers have been fighting for decades, should we take a break? The barbarians on the grassland are not what they used to be. In fact, it is difficult to pose a threat to us."
"The Prime Minister is a wise man. If you don't have long-term worries, you will have immediate worries. Although the barbarians are not a threat now, who knows what they will be in ten, twenty, or fifty years? We should completely eliminate the threat." Lan Tian's eyes were firm.
"What does Ziyu mean?" Zhuge Liang frowned.
Lantian said seriously: "The Great Wall cannot stop the Hu cavalry from going south. We only have to eliminate the Hu people, or bring the Hu people under the rule of the Han Dynasty, and make the grassland outside the Great Wall become the territory of the Han Dynasty. Only in this way can we solve the problem once and for all."
"Ziyu wants the entire grassland? It's hard for the big man to have the foreshadowing of a prosperous age. If he continues to fight, it will easily damage the country. Taifu didn't have such a character before." Zhuge Liang looked puzzled.
Lan Tian stroked his beard and replied: "I told the late emperor about this matter. Now that the country is strong, we should expand our territory."
Zhuge Liang was startled when he heard this, and quickly asked: "Is it too militaristic?"
Lan Tian uttered eight words in a deep voice: "The sin lies in the present, but the merit lies in the future."
"Ziyu, your burden is too heavy. There are many objections from the court now. I'm afraid it won't be easy to implement it." Zhuge Liang shook his head repeatedly.
"Those short-sighted clowns are nothing to worry about. Do you remember how I dealt with Jiang Dong?"
Lan Tian whispered his plan in Zhuge Liang's ear. Zhuge Liang's eyes widened in shock and he quickly dissuaded him: "This is too dangerous. Master, you must not do it."
"I have made up my mind. There is no need to persuade the Prime Minister. Just cooperate with Boyang when the time comes." Lan Tian looked solemn.
"Okay." Zhuge Liang nodded with respect.
In the summer of the fifth year of Jianxing (236), Lantian went on a tour of Yuzhou, Xuzhou, and Yangzhou on behalf of the emperor. His boat capsized while crossing the Yangtze River in Ruxu. Lantian, his wife and daughter fell into the water and disappeared.
The incident happened suddenly, and the government and the public were in an uproar.
Liu Chan pursued the posthumous title of Lan Tian as Marquis of Ying, and was entitled to enjoy the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Lan Yuan quickly joined forces with Zhuge Liang to quickly make Lan Tian's mysterious death a bigger issue, and gained the support of Emperor Liu Chan. Later, he purged the opponents of the foreign strategy on the charge of harming the Taifu.
Later, Zhuge Liang and Lan Yuan became Grand Sima one after another, establishing a permanent national policy for the expansion of the Han Dynasty's territory and continuing its prosperity.
Jingzhou, Wuling County, Chenyang County, Lumingman Village.
Lan Tian, who has escaped from the golden cicada, lives here in seclusion with Lu Lingqi.
After experiencing the Yangtze River boat capsizing incident, Lu Lingqi also practiced Wu Qinxi every day to keep fit, and Lan Tian planted rice and vegetables next to the hut to be self-sufficient.
One morning, Lu Lingqi saw Lan Tian setting up a grape trellis in front of the door. She jokingly asked: "My husband still can't forget this, why don't you plant a peach orchard?"
"The peach garden is already in my heart, but the grape trellis belongs to you. Xiaojun, do you still remember how we met in the first place?" Lan Tian smiled mysteriously.
Lu Lingqi blushed and muttered: "How old are you? You're still so numb. Qing'er will be back with her son-in-law in the next two days, so she just called Samoko over for acupuncture."
"Didn't I just come here three months ago? It was probably to ask Boyang for countermeasures again." Lan Tian shook his head.
"Then our Tutor, would you like to prepare a table of food?" Lu Lingqi asked meaningfully.
Lantian replied with a smile: "You want it, I want to teach my son-in-law how to cook well, so that I can cook it for Qing'er in the future."
"You let Qing'er make her own choice, but she chose a child who studied farming. You are such a good father and daughter." Lu Lingqi shook her head.
At noon the next day, Lan Qing and her husband came to the door of their house, handed a rice plant to Lan Tian, and said excitedly: "Father, Xuelin accidentally found this in Zhuya. Let's see if it's the one you mentioned."
Lan Tian took a look and said with shock: "This is a wild male sterile strain."
The end of the book.
The postscript and final remarks will be released together with the new book after the holidays. The author has not had much rest in a year. Please allow me to spend a few days with my family, do physical examinations, etc., clasp my fists.
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