A few days later, Zhu Gejin arrived in Chengdu and asked Liu Bei to report first. Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang, "What is your brother doing here this time?" Zhuge Liang said, "He must have come to Jingzhou." Liu Bei said, "Then how can we answer correctly?" Zhuge Liang said, "That's enough." Zhuge Liang decided to personally meet Zhu Gejin. I didn't go to Zhuge Liang's private house, but stayed in an inn first.
After the visit, Zhu Gejin burst into tears. Zhuge Liang asked, "Brother, just say something. Why are you crying? " Zhu Gejin said, "My whole family is going to die!" Zhuge Liang asked, "Is it because we don't return Jingzhou? If it is because of his brother, Sun Quan has already won his younger son. Where can I put my heart, brother? Brother, don't worry, I will find a way to return Jingzhou. "
Zhu Gejin was overjoyed when he heard this. He immediately took Zhuge Liang to see Liu Bei and presented a letter from Sun Quan. After reading it, Liu Bei said angrily, "Since Sun Quan married my sister, he secretly took her back to Jiangdong while I was away from Jingzhou. This is unreasonable! I was about to take the Sichuan army to kill Jiangnan and avenge me, but you dare to take Jingzhou! "
Zhuge Liang cried and bowed down to the ground and said, "The marquis of Wu took my brother's youngest son. If I hadn't returned to Jingzhou, my brother and family would have been killed. With my brother dead, how can I live in this world? I hope your master will give Jingzhou back to Soochow for me, which will be regarded as fulfilling our brotherhood! " Liu Bei refused again and again, but Zhuge Liang just cried and begged.
Finally, Liu Bei said, "In this case, I will give half of Jingzhou to Soochow for my military adviser: I will give them Changsha, Lingling and Guiyang." Zhuge Liang said, "Now that you have got the master's promise, you can write a letter to Guan Yu and ask him to send it to the three counties." Liu Bei said, "When Yu Zi arrives in Jiangdong, he must beg my second brother with good words. My second brother looks like fire, and I'm afraid of him. You should do it carefully. "
Zhu Gejin asked for letters, bid farewell to Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, and rushed to Jingzhou directly. Guan Yu invited him into nave and finished his ceremony. Take out Liu Bei's letter and say, "My uncle has promised to return the three counties, and I hope General Guan will send it at once, so that I can see my master again." Guan Yu was furious and said, "My brother Taoyuan and I are sworn to help the Han Dynasty. Jingzhou is originally the territory of the big fellow, how can you just give it to others? Will be outside, your life will not be affected. Although my brother has a letter, I can't reply. " Zhu Gejin said, "Now the marquis of Wu has won my whole family. If you don't return Jingzhou, kill them. I hope the general is pitiful! " Guan Yu said, "This is the trick of the marquis of Wu. You can only fool a three-year-old urchin, but you can't fool me! " Zhu Gejin said, "Is the general too humiliated?" Guan Yu drew his sword in his hand and said, "Stop talking! I have no face with this sword! " Guan Ping exhorted, "This will make the strategist look ugly. I hope my father will calm down. " Guan Yu said, "You can't go back to Soochow without looking at the face of the strategist!"
Zhu Gejin said goodbye to the boat in shame and went to give up to see Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang went on patrol, and Zhu Gejin had to see Liu Bei again, crying that Guan Yu wanted to kill himself. Liu Bei said, "My second brother is impatient and difficult to communicate. Yu Zi can temporarily return to Jiangdong. When I capture Dongchuan and Hanzhong, and then send Yun Chang to guard them, I can return Jingzhou. "
Zhu Gejin had to go back to Soochow to see Sun Quan and tell him what happened before. Sun Quan was furious and said, "Is it Zhuge Liang's plan for Yu Zi to go all out this time?" Zhu Gejin said, "No, my brother also cried for Liu Bei. Liu Bei promised to return to the three counties first, but Guan Yu refused to do so." Sun Quan said, "Since Liu Bei has promised to return the three counties, we will send officials to Changsha, Lingling and Guiyang to see how the situation develops." Zhu Gejin said, "Your Majesty is right."
Sun Quan then sent officials to the three counties to take office. In less than a day, all the officials sent by Soochow to the three counties were driven back and reported to Sun Quan: "Guan Yu simply ignored us and drove us back overnight. Walk slowly and shout for beheading. "
Quan was furious and called Lu Su, saying, "I will vouch for Liu Bei and lend me the land in Jingzhou. Now that Liu Bei has acquired the land of surprisingly, you still refuse to return it. Can Amethyst still sit still? " Lu Su said, "I have come up with a plan, and I just want to report it to your master." Sun Quan asked, "What are your plans?" Lu Su said, "Let's station troops at Lukou first and send someone to invite Guan Yu to the meeting. If Guan Yu is willing to come, we will persuade him with good words; If he doesn't listen, we will ambush the thugs and kill him. If he doesn't dare to come, we will join the army immediately and take Jingzhou after a decisive battle with him. " Sun Quan said, "This plan is just what I want. It can be implemented immediately. " Chen Ze said, "This is impossible. Guan Yu is a tiger in the world, and he is not equal to others. I was afraid things would not work out, but he killed me. Master, don't forget the meeting of the Governor of Sanjiangkou. " Sun Quan said angrily, "If we are always afraid of this and that, when can we get Jingzhou!" " He ordered Lu Su to carry out the plan at once.
After saying goodbye to Sun Quan, Lu Su went to Lukou, called generals such as Lv Meng and Gan Ning to discuss, gave a banquet on Linjiang Pavilion outside Lukou Village, wrote an invitation, and chose one of his eloquent people as a special envoy to board a boat to cross the river to Jingzhou. After inquiring, Guan Ping of Jiangkou led the emissary to visit Guan Yu in Jingzhou, expressed sincere invitation to Lu Su for dinner, and submitted an invitation letter. Guan Yu saw it and said to the bearer, "Since Amethyst invited me, I will go to dinner tomorrow. You can go back and report it. "
The messenger said goodbye. Guan Ping asked, "Lu Su was kindly invited this time. Why did his father promise him so soon? " Guan Yu smiled and said, "Don't I know this is a trick? This must be because Zhu Gejin told Sun Quan that I refused to return the three counties, so he asked Lu Su to station troops and asked me to return Jingzhou when I went to the meeting. If I don't promise, it seems that I am afraid of them. Tomorrow I'll canoe alone, and I'll take only a dozen people to the meeting to see how Lu treats me! " Guan Ping dissuaded him and said, "My father is rich, how can he go to the den of the tiger and the wolf?" I'm afraid this is not in line with my uncle's trust. "Guan Yu said:" I can ride a horse among thousands of horses and swords, and the arrow is on the string. How can I be afraid of these rats in Jiangdong? Ma Liang also advised: "Although Lu Su has the wind of elders, the times have changed and infidelity is inevitable. General, don't leave easily. Guan Yu said, "During the Warring States Period, Lin Xiangru of Zhao couldn't even tie a chicken, but at the Mianchi meeting, he regarded Qin as nothing, not to mention I learned the skill of ten thousand enemies! Now that you have promised, you can't go back on your word. Ma Liang said: "The general really wants to go, and we must make full preparations." . "Guan Yu said," only let my son choose ten clippers and hide five hundred water troops waiting on the river. When I saw my flag rising, I crossed the river to meet it. " Guan Ping was ordered to prepare.
But the messenger went back and reported to Lu Su that Guan Yu generously promised to arrive on time tomorrow. Lu Su and Monroe discussed: "What should we do next?" Lv Meng said: "If he leads a military horse, Gan Ning and I will each lead a military horse and ambush on the shore, firing a gun to signal that we are ready to fight;" If he doesn't bring troops, we will ambush 50 swordsmen behind the court and kill them at the party. "It has been decided.
The next day, Lu Su ordered people to visit Changan. After dawn, I saw a boat coming on the river, only a few sailors, a red flag fluttering in the wind, and a big word "Guan" appeared on the flag. When the boat docked, I saw Guan Yu sitting on the boat wrapped in a green towel and dressed in a green robe. Next to him, Zhou Cang was carrying a broadsword, and eight or nine Kansai men each took a broadsword. Lu Su was indecisive and personally received the imperial court. After the ceremony, he sat down to drink and raised a glass to persuade him. Lu Su did not dare to look up, but Guan Yu was laughing.
Halfway through the wine, Lu Su said, "I have something to say to your majesty. At that time, your brother Liu Huangshu asked me to ask Lu Su to stay in Jingzhou in front of our master, and promised to return it to Jingzhou after you took Sichuan. Now that you have given up, Jingzhou has not returned it. Is this a breach of trust? " Guan Yu said: "This is a national event, and it is not convenient to discuss between banquets." Lu Su said: "Our master only has a small piece of land east of the Yangtze River, but he is willing to borrow Jingzhou because he thinks that Hou Jun and others come from afar and have no place to stand. Now that Yizhou has been obtained, it should be returned to Jingzhou. Uncle has promised to pay the three counties first, but the monarch refused to listen. I'm afraid it doesn't make sense. " Guan Yu said, "In the Wulin War, my brother Liu Bei, General Zuo, personally took an arrow stone and tried his best to defeat the enemy. How can it be in vain? There is no land to win? " Did you invite me to dinner this time to get territory? "Lu Su said," No .. Hou Jun and his uncle were defeated by Nagano. They were exhausted and fled to far away places. Our host pitied his uncle's desperation and spared no effort in Jingzhou, which gave you a foothold and today's site. Now his uncle has taken surprisingly and occupied Jingzhou. He is greedy and treacherous, and I'm afraid he will be laughed at by the whole world. I hope you can check it in detail. Guan Yu said, "This is my brother's business, and I can't control it." Lu Su said, "I heard that the monarch and his uncle Taoyuan vowed to live and die together. Your uncle is your prince, how can you make excuses? "
Before Guan Yu could answer, Zhou Cang said sharply at the foot of the steps, "Only the wise can occupy the land under the sun. When did Jingzhou promise to be your Wu Dong! " Guan Yu got up, grabbed Zhou Cang's broadsword, stood in court and looked directly at Zhou Cang. "This is a matter of state, so it's not your turn to talk! Step down quickly! " Zhou Cang knowing, first to the shore, the red flag. Guan Ping's boat, like an arrow, ran across Jiangdong.
Guan Yu held a knife in his right hand and Lu Su's hand in his left, pretending to be drunk, and said, "Now the viceroy invited me to dinner, and Jingzhou was not mentioned in the letter. I'm drunk now, for fear of hurting our old friendship. I'll ask the prefect to meet me in Jingzhou another day and discuss it. " Lu Su was terrified out of her wits and was dragged to the river by Guan Yu.
Lv Meng and Gan Ning each led the troops to fight, but when Guan Yu was carrying a broadsword, he hugged Lu Su tightly, afraid that Lu Su would be injured and did not dare to move. Guan Yu came to the boat and let go. He stood at the bow to say goodbye to Lu Su. Lu Su looked at Guan Yu's boat drifting away in a daze. Later generations have poems praising Guan Yu:
Guan Yu didn't mention it when he returned to Jingzhou. Lu Su and Monroe discussed: "This plan didn't succeed again. What should we do next? " Lv Meng said, "You can report to your master immediately and start a decisive battle with Guan Yu." Lu Su immediately sent someone to declare Sun Quan.
Sun Quan was furious after hearing this, and discussed with the soldiers who poured out the country how to capture Jingzhou. Suddenly someone came to report: "Cao Cao killed another 300 thousand troops!" " Sun Quan was frightened, so he had to put this matter aside and told Lu Su not to provoke Jingzhou again, and transferred troops to Hefei and ruxu to repel Cao Cao.
It is said that Cao Cao is going south to take refuge in Fu Gan, and he wrote to dissuade Cao Cao. The book said, "I heard that the use of military force must be preceded by threats, and the use of words must be preceded by Xiu De. Only by combining weasels with weasels can Pakistan succeed. When the world was in chaos, the Ming Dynasty used public power to sweep it away, nine times out of ten. Now only Soochow and Shu are left. Wu Dong is in danger of the Yangtze River, and West Shu is blocked by mountains, so it is difficult to make a quick decision. In my opinion, at present, we should strengthen moral cultivation, step down from the army, rest the army, train scholars and wait for the opportunity. Now, if hundreds of thousands of people are easily mobilized and killed at the edge of the Yangtze River, if thieves and soldiers hide in danger, our sergeant will not be able to display their talents and use their strength, then Tianwei will not stand. I suggest Gong Ming check it carefully. "After seeing it, Cao Cao canceled the idea of going south, but set up another school to delay the ceremony of the teachers of the law.
At this time, RoyceWong, Du Fu, Kai Wei and He Qia all wanted to respect Cao Cao as Wang Wei. Xun You, secretary of China Academy of Sciences, said: "Impossible. The position of the Prime Minister has reached Gong Wei, and he has been sealed for nine times, and his position has reached the highest level. Now, if you are pushed to the throne again, it is unreasonable. " Hearing this, Cao Cao said angrily, "This guy seems to want to imitate Yu Xun!" " When Xun You heard this, he fell ill with anxiety. He was ill for more than ten days and passed away at the age of 57. Cao Cao ordered a rebury and cancelled Wang Wei's name.
One day, Cao Cao entered the palace with a sword, and Emperor Xian of Han was sitting in the back talking. When Empress Fu saw that Cao Cao was coming, she got up in a hurry. Emperor Han Xian trembled when he saw Cao Cao. Cao Cao asked, "Now Sun Quan and Liu Bei each dominate one side and don't respect the court. What should we do?" Emperor Xian of Han said, "This matter belongs to the jurisdiction." Cao Cao said angrily, "If your majesty says such a thing, outsiders will think that I am lying to you." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty said, "I am very lucky that Gong Wei is willing to help me. If it weren't for Gong Wei, my life would have been gone. " Hearing this, Cao Cao glared at Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty and hated his guts.
Someone around him reported to Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty: "Now I hear that Duke Wei is going to stand on his own feet and will usurp the throne soon." Emperor Xian of Han and Empress Fu cried after hearing this. Empress Fu said, "My father often wants to kill Cao Cao. I want to write a book here, and the secret will make my father plot evil. " Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty said, "When Dong Cheng fails to keep secrets, disaster will happen. If it leaks out now, you and I will both die! " Empress Fu said, "We are on pins and needles every day. If we live like this, we might as well die early! I think only Mu Shun among eunuchs can be entrusted with loyalty. I will order him to send this letter. "
So he called Mu Shun into the screen and sent the guards away. Emperor Xian of Han and Empress Fu pleaded with Mu Shun: "If a thief wants to stand on his own feet as Wang Wei, he will usurp the throne sooner or later. I want to order the Queen's father, Wan Fu, to secretly look for thieves. But everyone around you is a thief's confidant, and no one can entrust it. I want you to send the Queen's secret book to Wan Fu. You have always been loyal, and of course you won't let me down. " Mu Shun cried and said, "I am very grateful for your great kindness. How dare you not repay me with death! I'll go right away. " Empress Fu then wrote a book and handed it to Mu Shun. Mu Shun hid the letter in her hair, slipped out of the palace, went around to Wan Fu's home and gave it to Wan Fu.
Wan Fu read the handwritten letter from Empress Fu and said to Mu Shun, "cao thief has many confidants, so you can't get rid of them at once. Unless Sun Quan of Jiangdong and Liu Bei of Xichuan raise troops, Cao Cao will certainly go to meet the enemy, and then he will gather loyal ministers from the DPRK to plot together. Internal and external attacks can be successful. " Mu Shun said, "Emperor Zhang Can wrote a letter back to the emperor, asked him for a secret imperial edict, and secretly sent people to the second place in Wu Shu, asking them to make an appointment to arise and beg the thief for salvation." Wan Fu immediately took out a pen and paper and wrote a letter to Mu Shun, who still hid the letter in a bun and returned to the palace after saying goodbye.
At this time, it was reported that Cao Cao was waiting outside the palace gate. Mu Shun happened to meet Cao Cao when he came back. Cao Cao asked, "Where have you been?" Mu Shun replied, "The queen is ill and ordered me to seek medical treatment." Cao Cao asked, "Where is the doctor?" Mu Shundao: "Not yet."
Cao Cao ordered a detailed search of the whole body, and if nothing suspicious was found, he was released. Suddenly a strong wind blew off Mushun's hat. Cao Cao called Mu Shun back and ordered people to take off their hats. There was nothing, so he put it on. Mu Shun involuntarily put on his hat with both hands. Cao Cao was even more suspicious, and ordered him to search his hair again to find out Wan Fu's letters. After reading it, Cao Cao said in his letter that Sun Quan and Liu Bei should be linked as foreign partners. Cao Cao was furious and took Mu to the secret room for interrogation. Mu Shun refused to confess.
Cao Cao set fire to 3,000 soldiers overnight, surrounded the private houses, arrested all the young and old, found a personal letter from Queen Fu, and then imprisoned all the three Fu families. After dawn, Cao Cao sent Lv Chi, the imperial general, into the palace to get the queen's decree first.
On this day, Emperor Xian of Han saw Lv Chi leading 300 soldiers into the outer hall and asked, "What's the matter?" Lv Chi said, "I have been ordered by Duke Wei to get the Queen's seal." Emperor Xian of Han was heartbroken when he knew that things were exposed.
Fu just got up when he came to the harem. Lv Chi summoned the person in charge of the seal and asked for the decree. Empress Fu knew that things were exposed, so she went to hide on the study wall behind the house. After a while, Shangshu ordered Hua Xin and 500 military men to break into the back hall and asked the imperial secretary, "Where is Queen Fu?" Imperial secretary all dodge don't know.
Hua Xin ordered Jia Bing to open the portal to look for it, but he didn't find it. Assuming it must be in the wall, he ordered the army to tear down the wall and search. Huaxin began to pull out the bun after falling. Empress Fu said, "Please spare my life!" Hua Xin rebuked: "Go and see Wei's public prosecution yourself!" Queen Fu, wearing glowing feet, was pushed out by two soldiers.
It turns out that Hua Xin was very talented and befriended Tang gaozu and Guan Ning. When people call them Yilong, Hua Xin is the dragon head, Tang gaozu is the dragon belly, and Guan Ning is the dragon tail. One day, Guan Ning and Hua Xin were hoeing in the garden. Suddenly they went down and dug up a piece of gold. Ning Guan continued to hoe, and Hua Xin bent down to pick it up, stroking it for a long time, and reluctantly threw it away when he saw that Ning Guan was very unhappy. A few days later, two people sat on the same mat in the room, absorbed in reading, and there were dignitaries passing by in a gorgeous carriage in the street outside. Ning Guan went on reading, as if he didn't hear. Hua looked at the door and was envious. After the motorcade passed, Huaxin went back to the house and sat down. Guan Ning cut the mat from the middle with a knife and said, "From now on, you don't deserve to be my friend!" " From then on, people have the idiom "go their separate ways", which is used to describe the complete disconnection between friends. Later, Ning Guan fled the war and went to Liaodong. He wore a white hat all the year round and refused to be an official in Cao Wei for life. But Hua Xin first followed Sun Quan, then joined Cao Cao, and only now has he captured and captured the queen. Later generations have poems to sigh:
There are poems praising Ning Guan:
Peter said Hua Xin pushed Queen Fu into the outer hall. When Emperor Xian of Han saw Queen Fu, he went down to the temple and hugged Queen Fu and cried. Hua Xin said, "Gong Wei has a life. Go on a trip!" The queen cried and said to Xian Di, "I don't know if I can live?" Xian Di said, "I don't know when my life will be over!" "The army will push the Queen Fu forward, and the Emperor Han Xian lamented. Seeing it nearby, Xian Di said, "Gong! Is there really such a thing in the world? "Cry to the ground.
Ordered around to help Xian Di into the palace, Hua Xin took Queen Fu to see Cao Cao. Cao Cao scolded: "I treat you sincerely, but you kill yourself every day!" " If I don't kill you, you will kill me! "Make a hullabaloo about, killed with a big stick. Then he went into the palace and poisoned all his two sons who fell down with wine. That night, Wan Fu, Mu Shun and other clans were beheaded in the city. Both the government and the public were shocked. This year was November in the 19th year of Jian 'an (AD 2 14). Later generations have a poem sigh:
Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty hasn't eaten for several days since Queen Fu was killed. Cao Cao entered the palace and reported, "Your Majesty, don't worry, the old minister is not unfaithful. It's just that your majesty should consider it carefully. Why is the world so good now? If I hadn't saved the day, your majesty would have died by the sword of Li Jue and Guo Si. Old minister, I have been fighting outside all the year round, and my life will be in danger at any time. It is not easy to convince your majesty to understand the old minister. My daughter has been dedicated to your majesty as a noble person. She is a great sage and has filial piety. As the queen of the palace, she should be supported. "
Where did Emperor Xian of Han dare not listen? In the twentieth year of Jian 'an (AD 2 15), on the first day of the first month, when celebrating Zhengdan Festival, Cao Guiren, the daughter of Cao Cao, was appointed as the queen of the main palace. Naturally, no one dared to raise any objection.
At this time, Cao Cao's power became more powerful, and Cao Cao's ministers discussed the matter of Wu's destruction of Shu. Jia Xu said: "We must recall Xia Houdun and Cao Ren before discussing this issue." Cao Cao immediately ordered the two generals to return overnight. Before Xia Houdun arrived, Coss arrived first and went to the mansion to see Cao Cao overnight. No sooner had Cao Cao finished drinking than he lay down. Chu Xu stood at the door of the hall to defend himself. Coss wanted to enter and was stopped by Chu Xu. Cao Ren was furious: "I am Cao Shi's family. How dare you stop me?" Chu Xu said, "Although the general is a relative of Duke Wei, he is an official from other provinces. Although I am not a relative of Wang Wei, I am now a chamberlain. The king is just lying drunk in class, and I dare not let the general in casually. " Coss did not dare to go in. Hearing this, Cao Cao sighed, "Chu Xu is really my loyal minister!"
A few days later, Xia Houdun also came to discuss the conquest. Said: "Wu and Shu can't attack in the near future. In my opinion, attack Zhang Lu in Hanzhong first, and then take Shu with the victorious soldiers. " Cao Cao said, "This is exactly what I want." Then I set off for the Western Expedition.
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