As soon as the couple arrived at the main gate, someone had already opened the middle door to greet them, and as soon as they crossed the door, they saw Guan Yu and Ou Yejian coming, and couldn't help but wonder: "Why are you here?" ”

The two men greeted them and shouted, "My lord." Then he said to Zhen Jiang on the side: "Mastermother." ”

Zhen Jiang greeted the two of them lightly, and then whispered to Liu Lan: "I'll go back to the house first." ”

"Hmm."

Liu Lan answered, waiting for Zhen Jiang to go away, but in his heart, he thought to himself, what did he want the two of them to run in person? said: "Let's go, let's go inside." ”

"Lord, there is a happy event."

"Happy event?"

Don't...... Liu Lan smiled ambiguously and said, "Could it be that Yunchang has fallen in love with which girl?" This is a happy event, which girl? I'm going to protect the media for you! ”

"Lord, how can the affairs of the children come to you in person." Guan Yu's eyes darkened, and he remembered his lost wife Hu Jinding again.

"Ah, isn't that the case?"

Liu Lan looked at Guan Yu and said, "Since it's not Yun Chang's lifelong event, could it be Yide or Gongming, could it be Bogu yours?" ”

"No, it's in the military."

Something in the military? What can happen in the army? Liu Lan asked.

"Lord, don't ask, you'll be paralyzed after I go and see it." Guan Yu raised his eyebrows and pulled Liu Lan to leave the house. And Ou Yejian on the side was also anxious: "Wait, wait, I also have a great event, I think it's better to go to my place first." ”

"Do you have a happy event? Isn't the dragoon armor already smelted? ”

"It's not about that, it's about putting shoes on horses."

In fact, Liu Lan had already mentioned the matter of the horseshoe with Ou Yejian, and after going to Luoyang for the first time, Liu Lan noticed that the horseshoe was worn badly. After coming back, just like Ou Yejian proposed that people can wear shoes, but they can't also put shoes on horses, Ou Yejian didn't dare to pack tickets at that time. It's just that he thinks about it, but he didn't expect it to make him think about the way out so quickly. However, with his military strength now, especially in the cavalry, it is not good for him to get it out too early, just like bilateral stirrups, so Liu Lan has an attitude of suppression, and the reason why he proposed the concept of horseshoes and did not propose bilateral stirrups is that he thinks that he will not get them out so quickly, after all, horseshoes need to be explored, but bilateral stirrups do not need to, after all, there are already unilateral stirrups for reference. In a hurry, he put aside the horseshoe matter and specialize in dragoon armor, and he needed to build a heavy cavalry as soon as possible.

Ou Ye Jian was stupid twice, and Liu Lan followed Guan Yu to the barracks, on the way finally knew what was going on, it turned out that in Pei Yuanshao's cottage Liu Lan found that they actually raised carrier pigeons, and after arriving in Xiangping, Liu Lan asked Pei Yuanshao to focus on breeding carrier pigeons, and after several months of cultivation, carrier pigeons have begun to take shape. It was Guan Yu who came to let Liu Lan see the results.

This is more exciting than the news of the horseshoe, Liu Lan immediately quickened his pace and said, "Let's go, go and see." It's a great event. ”

Liu Lan and Guan Yu walked out and asked at the same time, "Yun Chang, do you know how far this carrier pigeon flies?" ”

"It seems to be a hundred miles away." "I've heard that if a carrier pigeon is a good breed, it's no problem to travel thousands of miles. It seems that I have to talk to Pei Yuanshao and let him continue to improve. ”

"......" Guan Yu was speechless. He didn't understand why the eldest brother understood everything.

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came back from the barracks, but found Zhen Yu coming out of the house. At this time, it was Zhen Bu, the housekeeper of the Zhen Mansion, who was accompanying him.

Liu Lan greeted him and said with a smile: "Boning, why are you here?" ”

"I have come to bid farewell to Deran!" Zhen Yu didn't say hello, with their relationship at this time, there was no need to say some polite words, and he got straight to the point: "But before leaving, there are still a few words in my heart that I want to say with Deran!" ”

"Go to my study." Liu Lan nodded and led the way. and Zhen Yu came to the study, and the housekeeper Zhen Bu also came in, Liu Lan glanced at him, they were all his own people, so he didn't have to worry about it, and said, "I don't know what Boning has to say?" ”

Zhen Yu stared at Liu Lan for a long time, and after looking at him in the heart, he smiled bitterly: "Deran, now that we are a family, I will say some things directly, don't be unhappy!" ”

Liu Lan didn't know what Zhen Yu was going to say, but seeing his solemn face, he said solemnly, "But it doesn't matter!" ”

"Hmm!"

Zhen Yu nodded and said, "I heard that you mean to let Yuan Shao cede Hejian Kingdom?" ”

He attaches great importance to the marriage of the Zhen family, not to mention anything else, the financial resources of the Zhen family alone are what he values very much, if he can get the full support of the Zhen family, then he will have no worries about money and food, and he will be able to give it a go when he is fighting for hegemony in the world. did not hide it, and said some obscure things such as Xu You's bribery, in fact, after the plains were besieged, he and Gongsun Zhan had to agree to the conditions for retiring from the army, but there was a small episode of Xu You, which made all this seem to be a compromise made by Liu Lan because of taking bribes. And even if they don't agree, if they drag it out any longer, when Cao Cao defeats the Black Mountain army, then they will definitely be defeated.

Only then did Zhen Yu know the truth of the whole thing, it turned out that it was not Liu Lan who was short-sighted and bought by money, and there were some hidden contests behind it.

Zhen Yu and Zhen Bu glanced at each other, they could both see the meaning of admiration in each other's eyes, with the situation at that time, the river was in a stalemate, the plains were surrounded, once Cao Cao's army arrived, then Gongsun Zhan's army had to face Yuan Shao, whose military strength was further enhanced, in the case of lack of food and few soldiers, and retreat was so necessary at that time. Looking at it now, regardless of whether the victory of the river is early or not, the result will not change.

Zhen Yu nodded, but his face was still serious, and said: "With the situation at that time, Deran had no other way, but you must not underestimate Yuan Benchu, Youzhou is a bitter cold place, how can it be compared with Jizhou, today let the tiger return to the mountain, I am afraid that he will become a troublesome future, what should Deran do then?" When the soldiers move south, can they really stop the Shao army? Deran has to think about the future! ”

Liu Lan knew that Yuan Shao's defeat would be in Xinde Jizhou, but it wouldn't be long before he could control Jizhou. Then the soldiers and money and food will be continuously replenished to his army, but Gongsun Zhan's Youzhou army still has Liu Yu to check and balance. Even if you still have your own Liaodong County, you can think of fighting a state with a county. How can you not be defeated?

Liu Lan fell into deep thought, but Zhen Bu, who had not spoken on the side, broke the silence and said: "Uncle, in fact, the head of the family means that he wants to support you to become a prince, if my uncle is willing, my Zhen family is willing to help my uncle, first to Zhongshan, and then to Jizhou!" ”

Liu Lan completely understood what Zhen Yu meant, he was letting himself choose a way out as soon as possible. can no longer be tied to Gongsun Chan's boat and sink with him, and the deeper meaning is that the Zhen family is optimistic about him Liu Lan, but not optimistic about Gongsun Zhan, although he got the country between the rivers, but the defeat is still a matter of time.

From this, Liu Lan got a little bit of understanding, if he seeks development instead of committing to Gongsun Zhan, then the Zhen family will fully support him. But if he still wants to be in the same boat with Gongsun Zhan, then I'm sorry, you have to die yourself, don't implicate the Zhen family.

Liu Lan looked at Zhen Yu. After all, Zhen Bu is just a descendant of the Zhen family, even if he makes a statement, it should be him Zhen Yu.

Zhen Yu greeted Liu Lan. Speaking earnestly, he said, "I've been thinking about this matter for a long time. If Deran wants to develop, it must get Jizhou. With the wealth of money and grain in Jizhou and the foundation of the Zhen family in Jizhou, it is not difficult to get Jizhou, so it is in line with our common interests, and only if the interests are the same, can we go further, what do you think? ”

Liu Lan did not agree that their interests were the same, or that Zhen Yu was only considering the interests of the Zhen family, after all, the Zhen family needed to support a prince to restore the glory of the Zhen family.

But what about Liu Lan? Even if it is really in his interests to take Jizhou as Zhen Yu said? Not to mention whether the local Haoqiang in Jizhou supports him, it is Gongsun Zhan in the north, how should he deal with himself then?

Surrender or war, brother on the wall or brother on the wall, the problems in front of him must be faced, and he has planned the direction of future development early on, otherwise he will not plan to go to Huang County after the beginning of spring.

Liu Lan sloppily and said, "I'll think about it first, and I'll inform Berning when the time comes!" ”

Zhen Yu knew that Liu Lan must be making a trade-off, since this is the case, let him think about it slowly, nodded, and said, "Okay, let's leave!" ”

"Aren't you going to meet Jiang Er?"

"I've seen it already!" Zhen Yu smiled: "Then let's leave first!" ”

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Zhen Yu left with Zhen Bu and went out of the city, Zhen Yu looked at Zhen Bu and said, "How is it?" Do you think he'll say yes? ”

"Through the battle of Jizhou, it can be judged that this person is definitely not a thing of a pond fish, and it is a blessing for the Zhen family to be able to marry this person, but it is ......"

"But what?" Zhen Yu stared at Zhen Fudao.

"The head of the family, I think you have also seen it in the past few days, next to Liu Lan, there are Xu Shu and Jian Yongtian Chou and others, handsome Guan Yu and Xu Huang, Zhao Yun, Yong Zhang Fei and Xu Chu, why do you say that he is so talented? I don't expect him to cooperate with the Zhen family, let alone be bound to the Zhen family, so he will not come to Jizhou, since he can't control him, the head of the family can only choose another talent, or just support him, otherwise the end of the Zhen family will be bleak......"

Zhen Yu lowered his head and fell into contemplation, Zhen Bu's words said to his heart, since Liu Lan will not cooperate with the Zhen family, then where can he go to develop, since he is not a pond fish, he will not be subservient, but Jizhou has Yuan Shao, Youzhou Qingzhou has Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu, Yuzhou Yanzhou has Cao Cao, Xuzhou Yangzhou has Tao Qian and Yuan Shu......

At this moment, Zhen Yu was looking forward to it, expecting Liu Lan to stand out in the cracks between the wolves......

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Zhen Yu left, but Liu Lan was busier, but he put down all the things at hand and began to visit the breeding craftsmen around the plains, wanting to continue to improve the breed of carrier pigeons, but the breeding craftsmen in the Three Kingdoms period only knew how to raise poultry.

If you talk about how to breed horses and dogs, it is like a horse, as long as the best horse is used as a breeding horse, but this pigeon is monogamous, different from promiscuous poultry, not only stumped Liu Lan for a while, but also stumped many craftsmen, but after all, Liaodong is located in a remote area, it is difficult to compare with the Central Plains, I said that the local craftsmen, Xiangping has no such craftsmen, the Central Plains must have, Liu Lan once again looked at the Central Plains, no, it should be put in Huang County again, maybe the former Qingzhou Huang County, now Yingzhou Huang County can find such craftsmen.

As the saying goes, time is like flowing water, and when spring came in a blink of an eye, Liu Lan left Xu Huang and arrived in Huang County across the sea.

Soon after arriving in Huang County, Liu Lan met Liu An, who had returned to Chang'an. For example, the most talked about thing today is that Dong Zhuo was killed, and he is also a perverse person like Dong Zhuo, how can he live for a long time, but compared with this happy thing, Liu Lan is more concerned about Cai Yong's father and daughter and Ren Hongchang, because this is related to his follow-up arrangements, after all, Yu Furoke is still in Hedong, if he can't bring them back, Liu Lan will send back the two of them, asking them to forcibly bring people back at a critical moment.

Liu An said: "When the little one arrived in front of Situ's house, it was a lot of traffic, and he finally squeezed to the door to hand over the post, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and it was like this for several days, and in the end, the little one went again, and he was coaxed away before he could hand over the post." ”

"What? You didn't even enter the door of Situ's mansion? ”

Liu Lan's face changed immediately, and he was really said by Zhen Jiang, and he was helpless, and said: "Wang Yun is now when the spring breeze is proud, how can he meet a 'little person' like me Liu Lan, let alone a young man like you." ”

"Yes, that Wang Yun is arrogant now, I heard that even that Cai or something has been imprisoned."

"Cai Yong?"

Liu Lan was suddenly shocked in his heart, and shouted that it was not good, even Cai Yong was imprisoned, isn't that not far from the Xiliang soldiers attacking Chang'an? He said in a hurry: "Liu An, you immediately pass the letter to Yu Fuluo, so that he will bring Cai Yong's father and daughter and Ren Hongchang back to me no matter what." ”

"But the villain ......"

"No!"

"Beloved, what happened?"

Suddenly, Zhen Jiang's voice sounded outside the door.

Liu Lan opened the door, his face became ugly, and said, "You have been outside the door?" ”

Zhen Jiang's expression changed continuously, but in the end, he had to accompany him with a smile and said, "No, I heard that Liu An came back from Chang'an and wanted to come to ask Deran for some news over there." ”

Liu Lan nodded, looked at Liu An again, and said, "Don't hurry up yet." ”

"No!"

Zhen Jiang listened to Liu Lan's intriguing words, thought about it in his heart for a long time, and suddenly seemed to understand something, and asked in a low voice: "Is it ......?"

Liu Lan waved his hand and said to Liu An: "It's none of your business here, you can step down." ”

Liu An retreated, and Liu Lan said to Zhen Jiang: "You guessed right, then Wang Yun even Uncle Cai Shi was imprisoned." ”

"That's not Sister Cai, she ......"

"Don't talk about Cai Yan, think about it, with Wang Yun's current style of acting, he can give Dong Zhuoyu a way to live, and when they come back from a desperate counterattack, they can be blocked by Wang Yun's current strength, don't say it's your sister Cai when the time comes, I'm afraid that my sister in Wang Yun's mansion will not escape being tortured by the rebels, hey!." After Liu Lan finished speaking, he let out a long sigh.

"Deran."

Zhen Jiang gently held Liu Lan's palm and said, "Husband, what are your plans?" ”

Liu Lan gently hugged her into his arms and said, "I have already let Liu An Yu Fuluo, but whether I can save them or not can only be left to fate." Reluctantly squeezed out a smile and said, "I don't want to do this, it's annoying to death." ”

"Deran ......" (To be continued.) )