Song Chen is about the same age as Hu Ke. Although he is only in his thirties, his originally handsome face has become old due to running around outside for a long time, and his dark complexion is similar to that of Samoko.
Seeing that Song Chen was still in the dust, Gao Shun nodded slightly and said, "We have heard about your deeds. General Zuo will reward you well."
"The last general is always a soldier of the trapped army. This is a letter from General Zuo to Mr. Song." While speaking, Song Chen took out the letter from his arms and handed it over.
Lan Tian opened his eyes to Gao Shun, and Liu Bei praised Song Chen in every line.
"My lord asked me to mention it. This is really embarrassing. It is not an exaggeration to be awarded the title of general for such achievements, but now except for Ling Ming (Pang De), everyone here is still just a lieutenant general. This is really...
." Lan Tian said it was too difficult.
"Sir, the last general expressed his position when he was in Hanzhong. He only wanted to stay in the enemy army as a pawn. I can't be a general, so you should send me to the north to work as a sergeant..." Song Chen quickly expressed his position.
Lan Tian smiled bitterly and said: "It is precisely because you have such intentions that my lord left the trouble to me. However, it is impossible to go to the north. My lord strictly orders you not to take it seriously anymore."
"Why is this?" Song Chen was puzzled.
"My lord, this is for your own good. You have caused a lot of commotion in Xudu and Hanzhong. It is very likely that your identity has been exposed. If you go to the north to work as a spy, you may not be able to come back." Lan Tian shook his head.
"Ah? What about me?" Song Chen asked.
Lan Tian nodded lightly: "Stay in Guangzhou for the time being. If you really can't continue to return to the army, you should learn from Hu Ke and start a family. However, I don't have a daughter from a wealthy family to introduce to you yet."
"It's great to be able to return to the army. As for starting a family and starting a business, we are not in a hurry." Song Chen was overjoyed.
"Gaoyuan, you take Song Chen down to rest first, and everyone else should go back first. I'll hold a banquet at the Prefectural Mufu Mansion in the evening to honor the meritorious officials." Lan Tian ordered.
"Wei." Gao Yuan clasped his fists.
"Sir, what happened with Rinan..." Shamoko asked anxiously. Pang De and Li Yi both looked expectantly.
Lan Tian waved his hand, "I still have to think about it, you go back first and wait for the news."
"Wei." Everyone clasped their fists in unison and left.
Several people followed Song Chen to inquire about the Hanzhong battlefield. Only Lan Tian and Gao Shun were left in the side hall.
"Does the trapped army still have a suitable position now?" Lan Tian turned around and asked.
Gao Shun frowned and said: "Sir, you know that the size of the enemy army is limited, and officer positions are even more scarce. Song Chen was born in the most elite reconnaissance camp. If it is not possible, we can only let him be Chu Qing's deputy, but it will break the
The existing system of the trapped army."
"It is not easy to establish a system. Song Chen's contribution this time is not small. Even as the commander of the reconnaissance camp, I feel that he has been wronged."
Lan Tian is well aware of the importance of system management. He cannot break the rules for a certain person, otherwise the hole will be opened again later.
"You can't say that. If it weren't for your husband's careful training and strategizing, Song Chen wouldn't have this credit." Gao Shun argued.
Lan Tian shook his head gently: "Even if I have extraordinary abilities, I can't take all the credit. I still want them to provide more promotion opportunities. However, my brother-in-law is not easy to arrange for this trapped army."
"It's not because I am the general of the young lady's family that Liu Xuande can't trust the trapped troops, right?" Gao Shun suddenly wanted to understand something.
"It is precisely because you, the commander-in-chief of the trapped army, refuse to be granted a title, and the rest of the soldiers in the army cannot be granted a title, so it is difficult for my brother-in-law to grant a reward to Song Chen." Lan Tian explained.
Gao Shun didn't expect that the core conflict was with him, so he asked anxiously: "It doesn't matter whether the soldiers of the trapped army are rewarded or not. The key is not to let my husband suffer suspicion because of this. Otherwise, why don't you give me a military position?"
Lan Tian smiled and replied: "Boping has not understood your brother-in-law's ambition for so many years? I will write a letter to my brother-in-law tomorrow. When he becomes the king of Hanzhong, he will reward hundreds of officials. I just want to find a position for you. I will meet Xingba later.
(Gan Ning), Ling Ming (Pang De), so that you can be on equal footing."
"I don't know what kind of position Xuande will give you when he is crowned queen. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to get this throne so easily." Gao Shun looked serious.
"Don't overestimate yourself. Do you think the sun will stop rising because of someone? My brother-in-law has lofty ambitions and a rock-solid heart. Even without my help, he will eventually achieve great success." Lan Tian shook his head and sighed.
Gao Shun was not impressed. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly asked: "How are you going to deal with what happened in Rinan County? If you ignore it completely, it will not only dampen the enthusiasm of the merchants, but also the maritime trade plan may be hindered. Shi Xie
Maybe there are other opinions over there.”
"Although this incident in Rinan County is very bad, we cannot send troops for the time being. Let Shizhi write a letter to Qi Shixie first. Jiuzhen County is adjacent to Rinan County, so it is easier to send troops to investigate crimes. None of these soldiers in Guangzhou can do this this year.
Move." Lan Tian was very serious.
"Why?"
Lan Tian walked to the sand table, pointed to the north of Jingzhou and said: "General Guan has been slowly advancing to the north since last year. He fought Wenpin many times at the Han River alone. Now my lord has defeated Cao Cao and captured Hanzhong, and ordered Liu Feng to
, Mengda went to take over the three eastern counties, so this year is a good time to conquer Xiangyang and Fancheng. As long as the entire Han River is connected in a line, Jingzhou and Hanzhong can support each other."
"No wonder General Guan moved the warships of Yushui Dockyard to the north. It turned out that he was preparing to attack Xiangyang and Fancheng. But what does this have to do with us? We have already provided arms, money and food. Do you want to send troops to help? Where can Cao Ren be?
General Guan's opponent?" Gao Shun asked curiously.
Lan Tian sneered: "Of course I'm not worried about Cao Ren, but how can there be only one Cao Ren in Jingzhou's enemy? Can those blue eyes in the east watch us sit up big?"
Gao Shun asked with some surprise: "Hu Ke sent back news a few days ago, saying that Sun Quan took advantage of Cao Cao's defeat in Hanzhong and the people in the north were unstable due to heavy labor. Is Sun Quan planning to attack Hefei? Why do you always worry about him, sir?"
Lan Tian shook his head slightly: "Putting aside the past grudges, if General Guan can really capture Xiangyang and completely connect the waterways of Yizhou, Hanzhong and Jingzhou, he can send troops to the Northern Expedition to regain the Central Plains. Why can't he go down the river and capture Jiangdong? Jingzhou's
The naval force is much stronger than what Cao Cao trained in Xuanwu Pond."
"Sir, you are right. The navy's dominance alone is enough to make Jiangdong rats uncomfortable, but aren't we allies now?" Gao Shun swallowed his saliva.
Lan Tian solemnly replied: "There are no eternal friends in the world, only eternal interests. Sun Quan can ally with us to fight against Cao Cao, why can't he ally with Cao Cao to deal with us? How can we allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the bed?"
Gao Shun thought it made sense. If the old master Lu Bu could live to this day, he would probably be played around by these politicians, right? But then he thought about it, how could Lu Bu live to this day?
Chapter completed!