Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 136
Zhao Yun and Zhang Song went to Jiangxia and handed Xu Shu's secret letter to Zhuge Liang.

Zhang Song received a high standard of courtesy in Jiangxia, which is comparable to being neglected in Xu Du's residence.

Liu Bei cherishes talent and loves scholars, and will not be fettered by appearance or appearance. He treats Pang Tong like this, and he treats Zhang Song the same way.

Such a sincere expression of emotion cannot be pretended, so Zhang Song felt the warm winter sun here.

Zhang Song lingered in Jiangxia for more than ten days, and his injuries in Xudu were also healed by Zhang Ji. Before leaving, he was very moved and suggested that Liu Bei follow the example of Gaozu and take Xichuan as his foundation. For internal response.

After Zhang Song left, Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Before Xi Su came to vote, and now Zhang Song has offered a map. My lord will take Xichuan in the future, and it should be very smooth."

"The Battle of Xiangyang is not over yet, and Jingzhou is not settled yet, so how can we talk about taking Xichuan? Besides, Liu Jiyu is of the same clan as me, so I am prepared to take it?" Liu Bei shook his head and refused.

Zhuge Liang was not in a hurry, anyway, it was not the time to collect Xichuan, and there was still enough time to do work. He couldn't persuade Xu Shu, Pang Tong and Lan Tian.

After the two sent off Zhang Song at the pier, Lan Tian's letter also came to Jiang Xia.

After reading the letter, Liu Bei handed it to Zhuge Liang, "Jiaozhou is so barbaric, yet the fight is so fierce."

"Lai Gongzhong is brave, upright, talented and righteous. Ziyu seems to want to join Jiaozhou, but because Wu Ju has an old relationship with the lord." Zhuge Liang's intention to help or not depends on Liu Bei's intention.

When Liu Bei first came to Jingzhou, in order to find a place to settle down, he made friends extensively in Xiangyang City. Local wealthy families such as the Cai family and the Kuai family looked down on him, so they could only focus on people like Wu Ju.

Wu Ju was one of the eight kings with different surnames in the early Han Dynasty, the only Changsha king who died well after Wu Rui, but because of his mediocre personal ability, he was not reused in Jingzhou. The prefect is short.

Liu Bei and Wu Ju have a friendship, but the friendship is not very deep, but Wu Ju has a good background, in fact, Liu Bei and Lai Gong also have some friendship, it is inappropriate to help anyone now.

"Jiaozhou is plagued by miasma. Ziyu has just conquered Jiangling. Now that he intervenes in the battle for Jiaozhou, I am worried that it will be troublesome if the water and soil are not acclimatized. I heard that the plague was the main cause of Cao Cao's defeat in Wulin." Liu Bei was a little worried.

Zhuge Liang nodded and analyzed: "The west of Jiaozhou is Yizhou and the east is Yangzhou. Taking this place is in line with my original idea. After Jingzhou is fully occupied in the future, the people in Jiangdong will definitely have resentment. In case of conflicts in Jingzhou, it would be good to have an extra strategic buffer. "

"Ziyu wants to cultivate new grains in Jiaozhou. He is indifferent to fame and fortune and has no love for power. He is so passionate about farming, so he can't see through it." Liu Bei sighed.

Zhuge Liang: "Soldiers and horses go ahead without using food and grass. Ziyu's strategy is not problematic. The battle of Jingzhou this time depends on the food and grass of the four counties in Jingnan. With such a 'Xiao He', why worry about the uncertainty of the world?"

"I don't know Ziyu's ability? I'm worried that once Jiaozhou is captured, if he stays in the south, he will be overqualified." Liu Bei was a little worried.

After Zhuge Liang heard this, he laughed and said, "Your Majesty, I'm worried too much. Jingzhou and Jiaozhou need to promote planting. Taking Yizhou is not the same. Besides, Sun Zhongmou's pacification of Shanyue will inevitably extend his tentacles into Jiaozhou. If the lord does not take it, others will take it."

Liu Bei felt that it was reasonable, so he made up his mind: "I will write a book for Ziyu and ask him to do things cheaply in Jiaozhou."

While Lu Tie was waiting for a reply, Lai Gong had already received the news that Lantian had returned to Lingling, and sent another envoy to Quanling for help.

Lai Gong and Wu Ju fought several times and retreated to Tanzhong County, which was close to Shi'an.

After Lantian received Liu Bei's reply, he summoned Gao Shun, Gan Ning, Xu Shuang and other generals to prepare to send troops to Jiaozhou to rescue Lai Gong.

"The mountains in Jiaozhou are high and the roads are far away, and there is a lot of miasma. I don't know who of you will help Governor Lai? Wu Ju has more than ten thousand soldiers in his hands, and I can only send five thousand."

"The last general is willing to go." Gan Ning (Xu Shuang) said in unison.

The two were stunned for a moment, and Gan Ning was the first to say: "General Xu is new here, he might not be acclimatized, so we should rest more."

"Xu is in good health." Xu Shuang has been absent for many years, and really wants to make more contributions to make up for it. No matter how powerful Gan Ning is, he is still Liu Bei's general after all, and he is Lu Lingqi's retainer.

Lan Tian waved his hand to stop: "You two don't need to fight, you can go together."

"Sir, you can send the Vietnamese soldiers trapped in the camp to fight." Gao Shun suggested.

Lan Tian nodded, "The environment in the South of the Five Ridges is harsh, you two should act cautiously, Xingba, you lead the headquarters of two thousand sailors, General Xu, you bring three thousand Vietnamese soldiers, and go to the pool first to meet up."

Seeing that the newcomer Xu Shuang had more soldiers than himself, Gan Ning asked worriedly, "Sir, who will be the main general?"

Lan Tian nodded affirmatively: "You are the main one."

"Wei." Gan Ning was very happy.

Lan Tian turned around and said to Lu Tie: "Contact Ava, Ustin, and Ushei, and ask them to cooperate with Generals Gan and Xu."

"Wei." Lu Tie answered with cupped fists.

Sending away Gan Ning, Xu Shuang, Lu Tie and others, Gao Shun worried about the old man: "If the master hadn't let me stay in advance, it would be safer for me to go to Jiaozhou. Deputy General Xu is not familiar with Lingnan, and he doesn't know Wu What a great skill."

Lan Tian shook his head lightly, "It's okay, I let Xingba use the name of the eldest son, if Wu Ju is sensible, he can surrender without a fight, but I don't know what the Nashi family plans, Quanling Academy will teach in a few days , you stay by my side so you can take care of me."

"Mr. has a high prestige in Lingling, there should be no boring people to make trouble."

Lan Tian pointed to the Xiangshui River in the north, "Do you think the river is calm enough? In fact, there are undercurrents surging below. I am cautious when I do things, and I must be safe. Many nobles in the city asked people to ask. Quanling Academy Do you teach people how to read and write?"

Gao Shun nodded, "I don't know what these guys are afraid of? Except for Quanling City, I have sent people to every county to monitor the local gentry for any abnormalities."

"They are afraid that I will open up the right to study for the people, so that the privileges of the gentry will be easily squeezed away by the head of Guizhou." Lan Tian explained.

"But sir, isn't he teaching agriculture and miscellaneous studies?" Gao Shun was full of doubts.

"Yeah, these people only ask when they don't understand, let's just take a look."

Quanling School is located diagonally opposite the Taishou’s Mansion. Lantian asked craftsmen to renovate fifty classrooms, and set up seven categories: agriculture, woodworking, metal engineering, leather engineering, color engineering, scraping, and boxing.

These are all handicrafts that are closely related to life. Although each subject does not involve words, Lantian asked the county literature department to send a book assistant to observe and record.

Cultivating more technical talents for Liu Bei will have positive significance in both production and life and war in the future.

(End of this chapter)