Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 44 Followers

Since Liu Bei doesn't have many subordinates now, the scale of the reception banquet is not large.

In addition to the subordinate officials who stayed with Guan Yu outside Xiapi, Xiaopei currently has Mi Zhu, Jian Yong, Sun Qian, and Liu Yan in writing, Zhang Fei, Mi Fang, Chen Dao, etc. in military affairs.

Apart from Zhang Fei and Jian Yong, Lan Tian was also acquainted with each other for the first time. They treated Liu Bei very politely, but Mi Fang seemed displeased.

Lan Tian didn't enjoy the meal, he could feel that Liu Bei's enthusiasm was perfunctory.

Recalling the conversation just now, Lan Tian felt that he might be too anxious, and Liu Bei didn't dare to take this strong medicine, so he didn't trust him very much.

But Lan Tian also concealed it very well. He pretended to be nonchalant and drank with Zhang Fei, and finally returned to his residence early.

After the banquet was over, everyone staggered and left first, and Liu Bei was still sitting where he was drinking.

Mi Zhu walked halfway, then turned around and sat beside Liu Bei, "I heard that Lan Ziyu is quite talented, why is my lord not in a good mood today?"

Liu Bei shook his head and sighed: "Although this son has a small talent, he is far from what I expected."

"Oh? How do you know?" Mi Zhu asked.

"Before the banquet, he offered me advice, saying that I would abandon Xuzhou and go to Jingzhou. Isn't this just a dream? Although Xuzhou is in decline, it is still a state. It is not easy to start a business. How can I abandon it so easily?"

After thinking about it for a while, Mi Zhu said: "Che Zhou is Cao Cao's confidant. If my lord kills him and takes Xuzhou, he will be hated by Cao Cao. Ziyu may be worried that Cao Cao's thief will come back."

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Ziyu is a peasant boy after all. He has never experienced swords and blood. Although he has little wisdom, he lacks courage. The so-called seeking wealth and danger. Yuan Benchu ​​has a great momentum in Hebei. Cao Cao may not have the spare power to go east."

Mi Zhu nodded and said: "Although Cao Cao is hindered by Yuan Shao, he has to guard against it. I want to rush to the East China Sea tomorrow to persuade the local tyrants to surrender to the Lord."

"Zizhong worked hard for me, and Bei will never let me down in the future." Liu Bei was moved.

"My lord, I am serious. This Xuzhou is also my hometown. We must work hard to prepare for Cao Cao's return." Mi Zhu reminded again.

Liu Bei affirmed: "I will send Gongyou to Hebei tomorrow, and I will echo Benchu ​​in Xuzhou, so that the Cao bandits can't look after each other."

"It's so good." Mi Zhu said.

In the early morning of the next day, Liu Bei sent Chen Dao to escort Gan Qian, Mi Zhen and other family members to Xiapi.

When the carriage passed Ganjiazhuang, Lan Tian proposed to go home and pack his bags.

Gan Qian asked: "Brother, our family has no money left, some clothes and food, should we give it to the people in the village?"

"I don't do it for food and clothing, but I can't bear to discard the grains cultivated in the past two years. Sister, sit in the car for a while, and I will go back when I go." Lan Tian said.

Gan Qian shook her head when she heard this, and said to herself, aren't you going to help your husband?Why are you still thinking about those things in the mud?
Chen Dao stopped his chariots and horses by the side of the road, and sent several soldiers to go with Lan Tian.

Lan Tian returned home and simply packed some clothes, and wrapped the newly cultivated corn and vegetable seeds. He was going to continue his research after arriving in Xiapi.

The sergeant who was traveling with him felt strange, and thought that Madam, this younger brother is really a weirdo, why did he bring the dirt on the road?
The news that Lan Tian is going to leave Gan's Village has been circulating for a long time. There is no one in the village who does not know his abilities. It is rare for such a person to die in Lin Quan's life.

When I came back today to pack my bags, the farmer Li Yang quietly came to Lantian's house.

"Young master is leaving now?" Li Yang asked reluctantly.

"Well, since I decided to help General Liu, I can't stay here and work hard." Lan Tian said.

Li Yang was a little sad after hearing this. If the young man in front of him hadn't taught them how to farm and build a shelter, the Ganjiazhuang would not be what it is today. He would either starve to death or die from a sword.

Lan Tian saw that this fellow hesitated to speak, so he asked the accompanying soldiers to bring a few bags of seeds and soil to the car first.

"Xiao Lizi, do you have anything to say?" Lan Tian asked suspiciously.

Li Yang suddenly bowed down and said, "Master Shao, I want to go with you."

"Xiao Lizi, I'm alone now, and the main purpose of going to Xiapi is to protect my sister, what's the matter with you following me?" Lan Tian said helplessly.

"I can do anything." Li Yang continued.

"If you want to join the army, I can introduce you." Lan Tianxin said that I have nothing, so I can't recruit a group of followers, right?That was too garish.

After hearing this, Li Yang shook his head and said, "I have learned a lot from you in the past two years, so I don't want to go to the battlefield to fight anymore. I just want to be with the young master. I feel that life is very stable. There are many people in the village. Everyone has that thought.”

Lan Tian was overwhelmed when he heard that, it seems that fame is really easy to use in this era. Although he is not famous among the gentry, he still has a high reputation among the farmers in Xiaopei.

Li Yang in front of him was so sincere that Lan Tian couldn't bear to reject this young man. After thinking for a while, he said: "Xuzhou is not a place for me to stay for a long time. If you really want to follow me, you might as well go to Jingzhou first. I have an appointment for two or three years." I will go there later, and we will meet again at that time."

"Jingzhou?"

"Well, Xinye County, Nanyang County, northern Jingzhou."

Li Yang scratched his head and said, "But we don't have anything, what are we going to do in Xinye County?"

Lan Tian smiled and said, "You know how to farm, where can't you live?"

Li Yang said with a smile: "It's still good for you to teach young master. There are 50 or [-] people in the village who have ideas with me. I'll go back and discuss with them first."

"Think about it carefully. After all, you are leaving your hometown, but don't force it. Don't show off these skills in front of others. The so-called wood beauty must be destroyed by the wind in the forest, so as not to cause trouble to the upper body." Lan Tian instructed.

"Don't worry, you should trust Xiao Lizi's behavior." Li Yang said with a smile.

After Li Yang left satisfied, Lan Tian also walked quickly to the entrance of the village, thinking that if these guys really went to Xinye, then there would be no need to teach them hand in hand.

Lan Tian came to join Liu Bei, but did not stay in Xiaopei to listen to him, which made Guan Yu very puzzled.

In the previous relationship, Guan Yu felt that Lan Tian was quite talented, and the strategies he offered were also very effective. Could it be because of the constraints of the Mi family?
After reading the secret letter brought by Chen Dao, Guan Yu knew Liu Bei's real thoughts. In the letter, Liu Bei said that Lan Tian was still young, and although he had small plans, he was very ambitious. He asked Guan Yu to take him with him to practice and observe, and he could not be awarded important positions at present. .

Guan Yu had a good impression of Lantian. After settling the two wives and their families, he took the initiative to find Lantian and said, "It's a good thing that Ziyu is willing to come to help elder brother. Now that I'm making a preliminary appointment in Xiapi, it's time to employ people. I don't know what Ziyu is good at? I can also arrange one or two for you."

Lan Tian said: "It's okay, I promised my adoptive father to protect my elder sister, the general can let me be a bodyguard."

Guan Yu stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "Ziyu is also good at martial arts? You really can't judge by appearances. I know you are quite good at farming. Why don't you take a job with Hu Cao? You can just persuade farmers to teach."

"That's fine too."

(End of this chapter)