Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 151 Don't do things with money?
Jingzhou has been in turmoil for a long time since Liu Biao's death. Both the gentry and the common people hoped for stability, and it gradually calmed down after Lantian recaptured Jiangling.

Liu Qi settled in Jiangling and was assisted by Pang Tong. The ministers who had been excluded by Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others gradually gathered together. Seeing that Jingzhou had returned to its former prosperity, Liu Qi was frightened and died in the earthquake.

Thanks to Pang Tong and Lan Tian's prompt handling, even though Liu Qi died so suddenly, Jiangling was still in a stable state.

Liu Qi was one of the feudal lords who came to express condolences for officials and friends from all over the country. He stopped in the funeral palace in the city and the funeral period was one month.

Lu Fan originally wanted to take advantage of the chaos to develop some internal support, but after arriving in Jiangling, he knew that there was no chance at all. After thinking about it, he could only pin his hopes on Lan Tian.

Lan Tian came to Jiangling for the funeral as the prefect of Lingling. In order to avoid suspicion, he, Zhao Fan, Han Xuan, and Gong Zhi all lived in the Jiangling post house.

After mourning Liu Qi, Lu Fan did not return directly to Jiangdong, but secretly went to the Jiangling Posthouse to look for the Lantian whom Sun Quan had mentioned.

After the two met and exchanged pleasantries, Lu Fan cut to the chase and asked, "Unfortunately, Liu Jingzhou passed away early. I wonder what the prefect Lan's plans are for the future?"

"I don't understand what General Lu means." Lan Tianxu asked with eyes wide open.

Lu Fan glanced at Lan Tian, ​​twirled his beard and said with a smile: "Young Master died of illness and has no successors. Prefect Lan supervised Jingnan as his confidant. Don't you mean to be the Lord of Jingzhou?"

Lan Tian opened his eyes wide, and thought to himself, good guy, what are you doing here?
Could it be that someone in Jiangdong saw through my identity and came here to make a divorce now?

"General Lu be careful, Tian An keeps his own, how can he put Jingnan in danger?" Lan Tian said coldly.

Lu Fan laughed, "Ziyu is a sincere and honest person, just now he can make fun of you, but the new lord of Jingzhou may not be able to use you like a prince."

Seeing that Lan Tian did not speak, Lu Fan continued: "Jingzhou is the place where the Fourth World War was fought, and it cannot be defended unless there is a master. The last time Liu Jingsheng died of illness, Cao Cao went south. Now it is not Zhou Gongjin who is guarding Xinye. The iron hooves of Cao's army may have reached Jiangling. under the city"

"What exactly is General Lu trying to say?" Lan Tian was puzzled.

"Cao Thief is cruel and innocent. In today's world, Jiangdong is the only one who can resist Cao Thief. Whether it is for the sake of the people in Jingnan or for his own future, Prefect Lan should have made plans early. My lord is very sincere to make friends with Ziyu." Good." Lu Fan analyzed.

"General Sun intends to." Lan Tian hesitated to speak.

Lu Fan looked around and said in a low voice, "Prefect Lan has been in Jingnan for a long time, so he should know Haihun Taishi Ziyi. As long as Ziyu can bring Jingnan back to Jiangdong, my lord promises that you can stay here forever."

Lan Tian understood now that Sun Shiwan asked Lu Fan to win him over, intending to use Jiangdong's model to cultivate another Taishici. In name, he made Jingnan belong to Jiangdong, but in fact he made himself the emperor of Jingnan.

"Then I'll think about it."

Lan Tian is no longer an ignorant young man in Xuzhou. He has held power in Jingnan for several years, met too many people of all kinds, and his speech has gradually become artistic. At this time, he is ambiguous, and if he does not give a positive answer, there will be room for maneuver in the future .

In November, Pang Tong, General Huang Zhong, Guan Yu, Governor of Jiangxia, and Lantian, Governor of Lingling, supported Jingzhou Mu Liubei as the Lord of Jingzhou.

In the morning, the officials of Jingzhou attended Liu Qi's funeral, but Lu Fan did not accompany him but stayed in the post house to wait. Lan Tian said that he would give himself an affirmative answer today.

But waited and waited, but waited until Liu Bei became the lord of Jingzhou, and Lan Tian was still one of the four major supporters. After thinking about it, Liu Bei should have given greater benefits, but where is there Lan Tian in the city?

This guy, is avoiding me?

Lu Fan had no choice but to go to Liu Bei, and after meeting, he cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Lord Xuande!"

Liu Bei looked helpless, "The officials in Jingzhou warmly supported him, this is unexpected for Bei."

Lu Fanxin said, what are you pretending to do with me?Among the four supporters, who would be enthusiastic except Guan Yu?When he was mourning, he saw Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang flirtatiously. The two were old acquaintances when they were in Xiangyang, and even the nickname came from the same person.

What Lu Fan couldn't understand the most was Lan Tian. He had been in contact with Lan Tian these days, and he had no conversations with Lan Tian. In addition to the many banquets, he also made a lot of promises to him in the future.

Sun Quan is undoubtedly very accurate in judging people. Lan Tian is really 'greedy', everyone says that greedy people are easy to deal with, but Lan Tian is not moral at all, he eats and takes and does nothing.

Now that the four Jingnan counties are handed over to Liu Bei directly, it will be difficult for Sun Quan to reach out to carve up Jingzhou. At this time, Lu Fan really feels like he has a broken tooth and can only swallow it in his stomach.

"Duke Xuande of Wujun discussed with my lord to carve up Jingzhou. Now the general will occupy this place without any effort. How can Fan Youyan return to Jiangdong?" Lu Fan smiled wryly.

Liu Bei comforted: "Ziheng told Zhongmou truthfully that Bei was flattered that the officials and people in Jingzhou treated him so favorably, but in this way, I can also share the pressure on Cao's army for Jiangdong. In the future, Zhongmou will send troops to Hefei again, and I will send troops to support him."

"Earlier, Buzishan said to mediate Wu Ju and Lai Gong, Mr. Xuande will take all the benefits, right?" Lu Fan took the next best thing and moved his idea to Jiaozhou.

Liu Bei responded with a smile: "Everything in Jingzhou is still undecided. Bei is still in a hurry. How can he have the energy to intervene in the disputes in Jiaozhou? If Zhongmou wants to make peace for Jiaozhou, please feel free."

"Then I'll report back to the lord." Lu Fanxin said that it was more or less the same.

Before returning to Jiangdong, Lu Fan went to Sun Shangxiang's residence to bid farewell.

When Liu Bei got married in the bridal chamber in Wu County, Liu Bei saw that Sun Shangxiang's room was full of swords and guns, and the maidservants stood on both sides with swords hanging on both sides. Liu Bei was frightened and mistakenly thought it was an ambush.

Under the eaves, Liu Bei could only have fun with Sun Shangxiang under pressure. When he returned from Wujun, hundreds of servants accompanied him.

After taking over Jingzhou, Liu Bei was busy with government affairs and couldn't stay with Sun Shangxiang all the time, so he set up a special courtyard for her, and still enjoyed fencing with his servants, and appointed Zhao Yun as the guard of General Yamen.

After Lu Fan arrived at the other courtyard, he saw that the layout of the courtyard was the same as that of Jiangdong, and he couldn't help sighing that Liu Bei was careful.

Zhuge Liang had been planning the Jingzhou incident. Sun Shangxiang believed that Liu Bei was lucky, so he was quite embarrassed when he saw Lu Fan.

"Xuande got Jingzhou by chance. My husband is honest and honest. This move was not his intention. Ziheng can explain the truth to his brother when he goes back, and I will also write a book to explain it for you." Sun Shangxiang said.

"Thank you, Miss." Lu Fan cupped his hands in return, thinking that Miss is still young after all, Liu Bei has been in the world for decades, if he is really honest and honest, can he live to this day?
"Jingzhou and Jiangdong are accessible by water, so Ziheng can come here often if he has nothing to do. What can I ask for parting?" Sun Shangxiang asked politely.

Lu Fan thought for a while, and then said coldly: "Fan has nothing to say. Lingling Lantian was Liu Qi's confidant in the past. This person's character is really not good. You can tell Mr. Xuande if you are free."

(End of this chapter)