Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 362 Guan Yu's doubts

"Inappropriate?" Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Fazheng were all at a loss. Could it be that they were worried that Lantian's power would be too great?

Liu Bei said solemnly: "Several military advisers agree that Ziyu will take over Jiaozhou, so I will make you Biao Ziyu as the shepherd of Jiaozhou. In addition, since I have taken Yizhou shepherd, I will also Biao Yunchang as the shepherd of Jingzhou at the same time. I just don't know the reward. What are they?"

Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Fazheng heard it very clearly, knowing that Guan Yu and Lan Tian were Liu Bei's No. [-] and No. [-] people, and they were indeed commanders who could guard one side.

"My lord's arrangement is very good. It's better than Longzhong's plan. As long as there is a big change in the world, the lord will lead the army out of Qinchuan, General Guan will lead Jingzhou to Wanluo, and Ziyu will be in Jiaozhou to contain Jiangdong. Then the Han Dynasty can prosper and the lord's great career can be accomplished." Zhuge Liang was delighted.

Pang Tong quickly reminded: "The next step is to see the timing. Both Yizhou and Jiaozhou need time to develop. I don't know where Cao Cao will focus his energy after he pacifies Yongliang. Therefore, the pressure on General Guan is actually the greatest. How much time did Ziyu go to Jiaozhou?" There will be some impact."

"I heard that Ziyu wanted to recommend Zilong as the prefect of Cangwu, but was rejected by General Zilong in the end. Zhao Fan used to be the prefect of Guiyang. My lord can make some adjustments and keep him in Jingzhou." Zhuge Liang suggested.

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Zilong has moved his family to Chengdu, and I will arrange other people to assist Yunchang."

Zhuge Liang and the others guessed that it would be Li Yan. This person was originally a subordinate of Jingzhou Mu Liubiao. After Liu Bei pacified Yizhou, he attached great importance to him, and just now he intended to let him be the governor of Jiaozhou.

The next day at the State Shepherd's Mansion, after Liu Bei announced the appointment and award decision, Li Yan's name was not on the list at all, and Ma Chao was replaced.

Liu Bei appointed Ma Chao, General of Pingxi, as the governor of Linju, and went to Jingzhou to be restrained by Guan Yu. He was in charge of defending against Cao Ren in Xiangyang and Fancheng. Big right.

As for Ma Chao instead of Li Yan, Liu Bei has his own considerations. Ma Chao's past will make any lord suspicious. Only Liu Bei dares to give a small amount of military power. First, Ma Chao, who is a general, has no foundation to enter Shu alone. Guan Yu's ability can definitely be suppressed, and the third Ma Chao has a deep hatred with Cao Cao.

Liu Bei appointed Guan Yu as the shepherd of Jingzhou, Lantian as the shepherd of Jiaozhou, Xu Shu as the general of Zhaowen and the prefect of Jiangling, Lai Gong as the general of Zhenyuan, Gan Ning as the general of Zhechong and the prefect of Changsha, Xi Zhen as the general of Pian and the prefect of Guiyang, and Hao Pu as Lingling. The prefect of the mausoleum and Sha Moke are the mighty Zhonglang generals.

Because Lantian was estranged from the gentry of Jingzhou, in order not to hinder him in governing Jiaozhou, Liu Bei asked Xia Houzuan, an old subordinate of Jingzhou, to be the prefect of Cangwu, Yuan Wei was the prefect of Yulin, and Liao Li, who had escaped, was transferred to Yizhou as the prefect of Bajun.

In June of the 19th year of Jian'an, Lai Gong was ordered to return to Jingzhou to convey his appointment, and at the same time, he went to Jiaozhou to move his family members. Ma Chao, Xia Houzuan, Yuan Wei and others went with him.

After Lai Gong read out Liu Bei's award and appointment, Guan Yu held a banquet in Jiangling to celebrate the achievements of the generals, and also to clean up the dust for Ma Chao, Xia Houzuan, Yuan Wei and others who came from afar.

Although Ma Chao has a high military rank, he looks very lonely in the whole palace, because he was the last to come and had no one to rely on, and his younger brother Ma Dai was still in Chengdu. Soochow has the least status.

Ma Chao was very reckless in the first half of his life, but after entering Shu after his family was ruined and his land lost, he finally understood some political things. Half life.

Seeing everyone in the hall drinking wine, Ma Chao sat alone in a daze after toasting Guan Yu. The rest of the people seemed to have forgotten his existence, and the person on the main seat opposite Ma Chao was the Mr. Xuan Ou that Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were talking about. , is also the existence in the palace second only to Guan Yu, who looks not tall and is very elegant.

Ma Chao secretly learned that Lantian was alienated from the gentry and was not liked by the local gentry in Jingzhou, but everyone in the hall was very enthusiastic about him. The most exaggerated was Lai Gong who announced the appointment. He kept toasting like a believer, with a smile on his face It never stopped.

Sitting in his seat and thinking for a long time, Ma Chao decided that he could not continue to be in a daze. When he stood up and was about to toast to Lan Tian, ​​the other party suddenly picked up his glass and stood up.

Is he looking for a toast?I'd better wait for a while, so Ma Chao stopped in front of the case, but Lan Tian walked over.

"General Mengqi, Tian Jiuwen has heard about General Huwei, it's really good to see him today." Lan Tian raised his glass.

Ma Chao was flattered, raised his wine glass and touched it lightly: "Mr. Xuan Xiao's name is like thunder."

Lan Tian smiled and said, "I just learned about the Taoist name Xuan Ou, so I'm really ashamed, ashamed."

"I heard that the Yangtze River News was created by Mr.? I also read the analysis in the newspaper before I resolutely decided to join the lord. Mr.'s talent is well deserved." Ma Chao wanted to ask Lan Tian for verification.

Lan Tian nodded, "Although I founded the Yangtze River Daily, the article in Meng Qi's issue should have been written by Mr. Wolong."

"In that case, sir is my bole." Ma Chao quickly bowed and saluted.

Faced with Lan Tian's initiative to show his favor, Ma Chao decided to seize this opportunity and make friends with Mr. Xuan Xiao in front of him. After all, none of the nobles thought highly of him.

Lan Tian was startled for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Meng initially came to Jingzhou and was unfamiliar with the place, so I will introduce you to heroes in the palace."

"Thank you sir." Ma Chao was overjoyed to hear that.

"This is Gan Ning, Gan Xingba." Lan Tian first introduced Gan Ning.

"It turned out to be Yingjie who robbed the camp of Baiqi, and he has been famous for a long time." Ma Chao raised his glass and clasped his fists.

"General Ma killed Cao thief and cut off his beard and discarded his robe. It's a pleasure to meet you." Gan Ning drank it down.

"This is Gao Shun, Gao Boping, but he doesn't drink alcohol." Lan Tian then introduced the people around him.

"Was Marquis Wen's camp in the past? I have been admiring him for a long time." Ma Chao clasped his fists in salute, and then drank it alone.

"Disrespect, disrespect." Gao Shun nodded slightly.

Lan Tian took Ma Chao around the hall. Everyone was a shrewd figure in the officialdom, and they all knew that Lan Tian was very close to the bad-doing Ma Chao.

After the banquet, the drunken people were taken to the post house to rest by their attendants, leaving only Lan Tian and Guan Yu in the hall.

Guan Yu looked at the slanted back at the door, and asked Lan Tian with a smile, "I think Mr. Xuan Xiao is a good drinker, and he didn't show his face after drinking a lot. No wonder the third brother hits it off with you so much."

Lan Tian laughed and said: "Yun Chang also came to joke with me, how can my drinking capacity compare with Yi De? It's just that I know how to control myself and don't drink too much."

Guan Yu stroked his beard in affirmation: "Ziyu learned from Gao Boping, right? He is really a role model for my generation."

"Why did Yun Chang leave me?" Lan Tian asked curiously.

Guan Yucan frowned slightly: "Ma Chao."

(End of this chapter)