In August of that year, Liu Bei led his troops to the west of Jingzhou and sent Jian Yongti to Xiangyang to meet Liu Biao.
When Liu Biao learned that Liu Bei had come to surrender, he went to the outskirts to greet him and treat him as a distinguished guest. Lan Tian and others were temporarily stationed in the outskirts of Xiangyang.
At this time, Liu Zheng was not in a good position to attack Jingnan, and he was depressed. He originally wanted to ask Liu Bei to help him defeat Zhang Xian.
General Cai Mao admonished: "Liu Bei is a hero. He competed with Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Yuan Shu and others for hegemony in the Central Plains. He had to turn to his lord as a last resort. If he puts down the rebellion and wins the hearts of Jingnan, he may become the next Zhang Xian. Brother-in-law
It is better to kill this person to avoid following in the footsteps of Tao Gongzu of Xuzhou."
Liu Biao shook his head and said: "Xuan De has a reputation as a virtuous man. Besides, he and I are both Emperors of Jing. How can we kill him so easily? Let's observe him for a while."
"He still has hundreds of troops stationed on the outskirts of the city. Brother-in-law, you have to guard against him," Cai Mao reminded.
"I think they are just refugees, Degui, don't be suspicious." Liu Biao said with a smile.
Liu Biao often invited Liu Bei to banquets and kept him company. Although the reception was warm, he did not settle him in a certain city in time like Tao Qian, which made Liu Bei extremely anxious.
It was more than a month after arriving in Xiangyang, and it was already late autumn. The trees where Liu Bei was stationed were withered and yellow, and the golden wind blew repeatedly, causing yellow leaves to fall all over the ground.
Liu Bei raised his head and sighed: "Life is like a leaf, it will wither sooner or later. When you are young, nothing will be accomplished. The autumn wind will kill all living things..."
"Brother-in-law is feeling sad about autumn again?" Lan Tian asked as he passed by.
Lan Tian and Lu Lingqi reunited, and they often chatted together during this period. They have experienced a lot in the past year, so they are not under the same pressure as Liu Bei.
"Ziyu persuaded me to come to Jingzhou. Although Liu Jingsheng treated me politely, he still refused to settle down with me. What can I do?" Liu Bei asked anxiously.
Lan Tian smiled and said: "Although Liu Biao is not as talented as Cao Cao, he can conquer Jingzhou on his own, and he is by no means a mediocre person. He does not dare to reuse his brother-in-law now. He must be afraid. Brother-in-law, you must learn to show weakness when you see him again.
When Yuan Shao's letter of recommendation comes, there should be changes."
"Showing weakness?" Liu Bei asked confused.
"Laozi said: Use the weak to overcome the strong, use the softest in the world, ride the strongest in the world..." Lan Tianxin said that your expression comes from the Tao Te Ching, you should understand what I mean.
Liu Bei nodded as if he had some understanding, and Lan Tian added: "The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying. Although autumn is mainly about killing, it also means harvest. Brother-in-law, you have to be patient."
"All right."
A few days later, Liu Biao came to invite him again. During the banquet, Liu Biao wanted to relieve himself. Liu Bei got up to see him off, but suddenly burst into tears.
Liu Biao felt strange, "Why is Xuande like this?"
Liu Bei said with a sigh: "Bei usually never leaves the saddle, so the flesh on his thighs disappears. But after arriving in Jingzhou for more than a month, he did not ride again, so the flesh on his thighs grows. I lament that the sun and the moon are passing by, and the old man is coming, but the achievements have not been made, so
Sad ears..."
Liu Biao seemed to have some understanding after hearing this, but he still had his own considerations, so he did not express his position immediately.
Seeing that Liu Biao was still unmoved, Liu Bei was in such a low mood after returning to camp that he did not even think about food or tea.
Gan Qian went to Lantian and asked: "Ziyu persuaded her husband to come to Jingzhou to start a business, but Liu Jingsheng didn't take him seriously. Xuande was depressed all day long. Can you think of a solution?"
Lan Tian calculated that Yuan Shao's recommendation letter should have arrived, because Sun Qian had also arrived in Jingzhou a few days ago and said that Yuan Shao would personally send an envoy to deliver the letter to Liu Biao. Could it be that he forgot about it because of the fierce fighting in Guandu?
Lantian thought for a while and came up with a plan, "Sister, maybe I can find some pen, ink, and silk?"
Gan Qian shook her head and said, "Does Ziyu want to write something? I'll go get it from Xuande."
After a while, Gan Qian took out the pen, ink and silk.
Lantian picked up his writing brush and slowly wrote on the silk: The sky has unpredictable winds and clouds, and people have misfortunes and blessings. A centipede with hundreds of legs cannot fly as fast as a snake; a rooster can flap its wings and cannot fly as fast as a crow. A horse can travel a thousand miles and cannot be ridden.
From the past; people have aspirations to reach the sky, and they cannot reach it without luck... How can you force fortune and wealth? No one wants wealth and honor. This is the time, luck, and destiny.
When Lan Tian was at a low point in his life, he often read Han Kiln Fu to remind himself. At this time, he slightly modified the Fu and deleted the part about Zhuge Kongming, intending to use it to inspire Liu Bei.
"My sister gave this poem to my brother-in-law, telling him not to belittle himself, but to cheer up and wait for his fortune," Lan Tian said after writing.
Gan Qian was also able to read. She saw that the words on the silk were easy to understand, catchy to read, and very meaningful, so she asked: "This is like a poem. I wonder if it has a name?"
Lantian thought of Liu Bei's sorrow for the autumn that day, so he said calmly: "Just give it to the autumn wind..."
Gan Qian regarded "Autumn Wind Ode" as a treasure and went to see Liu Bei holding it in both hands.
Liu Bei was greatly shocked after reading it. He said in amazement: "Ziyu is truly a genius in the world. I really shouldn't belittle myself. My luck has not yet arrived. I will keep this gift close to my heart and take it out from time to time to encourage myself."
Seeing that Liu Bei had regained his composure, Gan Qian said happily: "My husband should have done this a long time ago. Ziyu asked Miss Lu to come to Jingzhou in advance. She must have expected that she could establish a career here."
Liu Bei nodded and said: "My lady's words are reasonable. When we settle down, we will make arrangements to get married for them as soon as possible."
"Well, leave this matter to me when the time comes." Gan Qian said happily.
A few days later, Liu Biao summoned Liu Bei to Xiangyang and said that he would allocate 3,000 troops, horses, and food to garrison Xinye County in Nanyang County to defend Cao Cao from going south.
Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this and thought that maybe Yuan Benchu's letter of recommendation had arrived. At this time, he admired Lan Tian very much.
In November of the fifth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei finally went to Xinye County north of Jingzhou after staying in Xiangyang for several months.
Xinye County is located in the middle of Nanyang County and is a small gateway county south to Xiangyang.
Nanyang County is the hometown of Emperor Guangwu. Among the twenty-eight generals in Yuntai, there are 13 people from Nanyang. However, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, these Nanyang noble families did not develop into big families and gradually declined.
Later, Yuan Shu occupied this place. In order to stabilize the situation in Jingzhou, Liu Biao had no choice but to appoint Yuan Shu as the governor of Nanyang.
This place is adjacent to Sili and Yuzhou, and the former is occupied by Yuan Shu and Zhangxiu. A large number of people were displaced due to the war and the population dropped sharply. Therefore, the wealthy families in Jingzhou have limited influence on this area.
Although Liu Bei was stationed in Xinye as a guest general, he finally had a place to settle down.
At this time, Liu Bei had his back against the big tree in Jingzhou, so Cao Cao could not attack as he did against Runan.
After acquiring the territory, his subordinates, General Fumi Chen, took office and filled all the jobs in Xinye, but the arrangement for Lantian was very difficult.
This guy doesn't want to be a military advisor, but would rather help Liu Bei farm.
Liu Bei felt that arranging a farming officer for Lantian was overqualified and underqualified. At this time, Guan Yu suggested: "Elder brother might as well imitate Cao Cao in farming in Xudu. You can appoint Lantian as the captain of Diannong and let him use his talents in farming in Xinye. In this way, Gao Boping can
It’s easy to control yourself with more than a hundred people.”
Liu Bei was convinced after hearing this, so he appointed Lan Tian as the captain of Diannong and assigned him 300 people to farm and grow grain in Xinye.
Chapter completed!