Jingzhou has been in turmoil for a long time since Liu Biao's death. Both the nobles and the people expected stability. It slowly calmed down after Lantian recaptured Jiangling.

Liu Qi settled in Jiangling and was assisted by Pang Tong. The officials who had been squeezed out by Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others gradually gathered together. Seeing that Jingzhou returned to its former prosperity, Liu Qi died of fright in the earthquake.

Due to Pang Tong and Lantian's timely handling, Jiangling was still in stability even if Liu Qi died so suddenly.

Liu Qi was a prince, and for the sake of officials and friends from all over the country, his coffin was placed in the city's funeral palace for a month.

Lu Fan originally wanted to take advantage of the chaos to develop some internal support, but after arriving in Jiangling, he knew that there was no chance. After thinking about it, he could only place his hope on Lan Tian.

Lan Tian came to Jiangling for the funeral as the prefect of Lingling. In order to avoid suspicion, he, Zhao Fan, Han Xuan, and Gong Zhi all lived in Jiangling Post House. After Jin Xuan, the former prefect of Wuling, surrendered, he was brought back to Jiangling by Liu Qi and took up a casual post.

After Lu Fan paid his condolences to Liu Qi, he did not return directly to Jiangdong. Instead, he secretly went to Jiangling Posthouse to look for the Lan Tian mentioned by Sun Quan.

After the two met and exchanged pleasantries, Lu Fan got straight to the point and asked: "Unfortunately, Liu Jingzhou died young. I wonder what Governor Lan's plans will be in the future?"

"I don't understand what General Lu means..." Lan Tian asked with vacant eyes.

Lu Fan glanced at Lan Tian, ​​twirled his beard and said with a smile: "The eldest son passed away due to illness and has no heirs. Lan Taishou is his confidant and oversees Jingnan. Doesn't he have no intention of becoming the lord of Jingzhou?"

Lan Tian opened his eyes wide and said to himself, "Good guy, what are you doing here?"

Could it be that someone in Jiangdong has seen through my identity and is now trying to alienate me?

"General Lu, be careful. If Tian An is on his own, how can he put Jingnan in danger?" Lan Tian said coldly.

Lu Fan laughed and said, "Ziyu is a truly honest person. I am just teasing you, but the new master of Jingzhou may not be able to use you like the eldest son..."

Seeing that Lantian didn't say anything, Lu Fan continued: "Jingzhou is a place of the Four Wars. It cannot be defended unless there is a clear leader. Last time Liu Jingsheng died of illness, Cao Cao went south. Now if Zhou Gongjin is not guarding Xinye, then Cao Jun's iron hoofs have probably reached Jiangling."

Below the city..."

"What exactly does General Lu want to say?" Lan Tian was puzzled.

"The Cao thief is cruel and unscrupulous. In today's world, the only one who can resist the Cao thief is Jiangdong. Whether for the sake of the people in Jingnan or for his own future, Governor Lan should have made plans early. My Lord is very sincere in dealing with Ziyu."

Okay..." Lu Fan analyzed.

"General Sun is planning to..." Lan Tian hesitated before speaking.

Lu Fan looked around and whispered: "Prefect Lan has been in Jingnan for a long time. He should know that Taishi Ziyi of Haihun. As long as Ziyu can bring Jingnan and return to Jiangdong, my lord promises you to stay here forever..."

Lantian understood now that Sun Shiwan asked Lu Fan to win over him and planned to use the Jiangdong model to cultivate another Taishi Ci. In name, Jingnan would belong to Jiangdong, but in fact, he would be the local emperor in Jingnan.

"Then I'll think about it..."

Lan Tian is no longer an ignorant young man from Xuzhou. He has held great power in Jingnan for several years. He has met too many people of all kinds and his speech has gradually become more artful. If he is ambiguous at this time and does not give a definite answer, he will have room for maneuver in the future.

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In November, Jingzhou was engaged in Pang Tong, and the partial general Huang Zhong, the prefect of Jiangxia Guan Yu, and the prefect of Lingling Lantian supported Liu Bei, the shepherd of Yuzhou, as the lord of Jingzhou.

In the morning, the ministers of Jingzhou mourned Liu Qi. Lu Fan did not accompany him but stayed in the post house to wait. Lan Tian said he would give himself a definite answer today.

But after waiting and waiting, Liu Bei became the lord of Jingzhou, and Lan Tian was still one of the four major supporters. After thinking about it, Liu Bei should have given greater benefits, but where is Lan Tian still in the city?

Is this guy hiding from me?

Lu Fan could only go to Liu Bei. After meeting him, he bowed his hands and said: "Congratulations to Mr. Xuande..."

Liu Bei had a look of helplessness on his face, "The officials in Jingzhou are enthusiastically supporting me. This is something I didn't expect..."

Lu Fanxin said, "What are you pretending to be like with me? Who among the four major supporters would be enthusiastic except Guan Yu? When he was paying his condolences, he saw Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang flirting. The two were old acquaintances when they were in Xiangyang. Even their nicknames came from the same person.

At this time, there must be something secretly planned.

What Lu Fan couldn't understand the most was Lan Tian. He had been in close contact with Lan Tian these days. In addition to many banquets and large sums of money as gifts, he also made heavy promises to Lan Tian in the future.

Sun Quan is undoubtedly very accurate in judging people. Lan Tian is really greedy. They say greedy people are easy to deal with, but Lan Tian is not moral at all. He eats and takes without doing anything.

Now that the four counties of Jingnan have been handed over to Liu Bei directly, it will be difficult for Sun Quan to carve up Jingzhou again. At this time, Lu Fan really feels like he has broken his teeth and can only swallow them.

"Dong Xuande of Wu County discussed with my lord the partition of Jingzhou. Now that the general has taken over this place without any effort, how can Fan return to Jiangdong to resume his duties?" Lu Fan smiled bitterly.

Liu Bei comforted: "Ziheng told Zhongmou truthfully that the ministers and people of Jingzhou were so kind to him, and I was flattered. However, in this way I can share the pressure on Cao's army for Jiangdong. Zhongmou will send troops to Hefei someday, and I will send troops to respond."

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"Before, Bu Zishan said that he would get all the benefits from mediating with Wu Ju, Lai Gong, and Xuande Gong, right?" Lu Fan retreated to the next best thing and decided to go to Jiaozhou.

Liu Bei responded with a smile: "Everything in Jingzhou has not yet been decided, and Bei is still in a hurry. How can he have the energy to intervene in the disputes in Jiaozhou? If Zhongmou wants to make peace with Jiaozhou, please do it yourself..."

"Then I'll report back to the lord..." Lu Fanxin said that was more or less the case.

Before returning to Jiangdong, Lu Fan went to Sun Shangxiang's residence to say goodbye.

When they were getting married in Wujun, Liu Bei saw that Sun Shangxiang's room was full of swords and guns, and the maids stood on both sides with swords hanging on them. Liu Bei was frightened and mistakenly thought it was an ambush.

Under the roof, Liu Bei could only have fun with Sun Shangxiang under pressure. When he returned from Wu Commandery, he was accompanied by hundreds of maids.

After taking over Jingzhou, Liu Bei was busy with government affairs and could not always accompany Sun Shangxiang, so he set up a special courtyard for her, where he still enjoyed fencing with his maids, and appointed Zhao Yun as the bodyguard of General Yamen.

After Lu Fan arrived at the other courtyard, he saw that the furnishings and layout in the courtyard were the same as those in Jiangdong, and he couldn't help but sigh at Liu Bei's meticulousness.

Zhuge Liang had been planning the Jingzhou incident. Sun Shangxiang thought Liu Bei was lucky, so he was quite embarrassed when he saw Lu Fan.

"Xuande came to Jingzhou by chance. My husband is loyal and honest. This was not his intention. Zi Heng can tell his brother the truth when he returns. I will also write a book to explain it to you." Sun Shangxiang said.

"Thank you, Miss." Lu Fan returned the gift with his hand, thinking that Miss is still young after all. Liu Bei has been in the world for decades. How can he be really honest and honest and live till now?

"Jingzhou is connected by water to Jiangdong. Ziheng comes here often when he has nothing to do. Do you have any parting instructions?" Sun Shangxiang said politely.
Chapter completed!