Mi Heng said: "What I am doing is not rude. It is rude to deceive the emperor and ignore the superiors. What I show is the form of my parents, which just shows my innocence." Cao Cao said: "You are innocent, so who is filthy? "
Ni Heng said: "If you fail to recognize the wise and foolish, your eyes are dull; if you don't read poetry and books, your mouth is dull; if you don't receive good advice, your ears are dull; if you don't understand the past and present, your body is dull; if you don't tolerate princes, your belly is dull; if you are always pregnant with usurpation, your body will be dull." To be contrary is to have a turbid heart! I am a famous person in the world today, but you regard me as a drummer, just like a servant who despises Confucius! How can I despise others so much if I want to become a king?"
As a good friend, Kong Rong was also sitting inside. He was afraid of Cao Cao's anger and killed Mi Heng, so he said: "Mi Heng's crime is the same as that of a prisoner serving a sentence, but he has no ability to wake up a wise king from his sleep."
Cao Cao pointed at Mi Heng and said: "I will send you to Jingzhou as an envoy to Liu Biao. If you can get Liu Biao to surrender on his own initiative, I will treat you as a minister."
Mi Heng was unwilling to go, so Cao Cao asked him to prepare three horses and two people to help him go, and then asked his generals to prepare drinks outside the east gate to say goodbye.
Xun Yu said: "If Ni Heng comes, don't get up."
When Ni Heng arrived, he got off his horse and came to see him. Everyone was sitting there crying, and Ni Heng also burst into tears.
Xun Yu asked: "Why are you crying?"
Mi Heng said: "Walking among the dead, why don't you cry?"
Everyone said in unison: "We are corpses, then you are a headless mad ghost!"
Mi Heng said: "I am a minister of the Han Dynasty. If I don't become Cao Cao's crony, how can I be without a leader?"
After hearing this, everyone was very angry and prepared to kill him. Xun Yu quickly stopped him and said: "Such a rat, don't waste your sword."
Mi Heng said: "I am a rat sparrow, but I have humanity. You are not even human beings, just some insects!" The others could only endure their anger and disperse one after another. After all, no one belongs to Mi Heng in the dispute of words. opponent.
After Mi Heng arrived in Jingzhou, he met with Liu Biao. Although he also praised his virtues, most of his words were sarcastic. Liu Biao was very unhappy and asked him to go to Jiangxia to meet Huang Zu.
Some people asked Liu Biao, "Why don't you kill Mi Heng for teasing you like this?"
Liu Biao laughed and said, "Cao Cao didn't kill Mi Heng despite insulting Cao Cao several times. He was afraid of disappointing others, so he sent him as an envoy to me. He wanted to use my hand to kill him and make me known as a persecutor of virtuous people." . I sent him to see Huang Zu to let Cao Cao know that I am also a knowledgeable person." Everyone thought this was good.
After Mi Heng left, Yuan Shao's envoy also arrived. Liu Biao asked the counselors: "Yuan Shao sent people to recruit people this time. Cao Cao sent Mi Heng to recruit people. Who should we listen to?"
Han Song, a general in charge of the Zhonglang, said: "Now Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are fighting for hegemony. If the general wants to make a difference, he can take this opportunity to defeat the enemy. If he has no idea, he can choose a good one. Now Cao Cao can use troops, and there are many virtuous people. He will definitely take Yuan Shao first, and then turn to attack Jiangdong. I am afraid that the general will not be able to resist. If he relies on Cao Cao, then Cao Cao will definitely treat the general favorably."
Liu Biao said: "Let's go to Xudu first and observe the situation, and then we will discuss it."
Han Song said: "Now that I am under the lord, I will go through fire and water and obey orders. If I can obey the emperor and obey Prime Minister Cao, just send me. If the lord has been hesitant, after I arrive in Xudu, the emperor will give me If I am awarded an official position, then I will be a subject of the Emperor and will no longer serve the Lord."
Liu Biao said: "You'd better go and take a look first. I have other ideas to consider."
After Han Song said goodbye, he went to Xudu to meet Cao Cao. Cao Cao worshiped Song as his servant and led Lingling as the prefect.
Xun Yu said: "Han Song came here mainly to see what was true. He was given such an official position without any merit. There is no news from Mi Heng. Why didn't the Prime Minister recall him?"
Mentioning Mi Heng, Cao Cao was angry and said: "Ni Heng has insulted me over and over again, which has reached my bottom line, so I want to kill him with Liu Biao's hands. Why do you ask again?" So he sent Han Song back to Jingzhou. to convince Liu Biao.
Han Song went back to see Liu Biao, said many good things about Cao Cao and the court, and persuaded Liu Biao to surrender and serve the emperor. Liu Biao was furious and said, "You are having second thoughts!" and prepared to kill him.
Han Song explained: "The general betrayed me, I did not betray the general."
Kuai Liang said: "He already said this before leaving Jingzhou. I'm afraid it wouldn't be good to kill him now." So Liu Biao pardoned him.
Someone reported that Huang Zu had killed Ni Heng, and Liu Biao asked why.
He replied: "Huang Zu and Mi Heng were drinking together and they were both drunk. Huang Zu asked Ni Heng, who are the people in Xu? Mi Heng replied, the eldest son Kong Wenju and the younger Yang Dezu, apart from the first time, there is no one Huang Zu asked, "What about me?" Ni Heng said, "You are the god enshrined in the temple. Although you have been worshiped, you have never appeared. Huang Zu was furious and felt that Mi Heng was using a puppet to compare himself. . So Huang Zu asked his left and right men to push him out and behead him. Ni Heng could not stop cursing him until he died."
Mi Heng died after all. Liu Biao sighed and was buried next to Parrot Island.
The news quickly spread to Xudu. Cao Cao was very happy after hearing it and said: "A person like him finally brought about his own destruction!"
However, Liu Biao still had no intention of being recruited, so Cao Cao prepared to raise an army to investigate.
Xun Yu advised: "Yuan Shao is still watching, and Liu Bei has not been destroyed. Now that he is preparing to send mercenaries to the south of the Yangtze River, it is like giving up his confidants. You can destroy Yuan Shao first, and then Liu Bei, then sooner or later Jingzhou will be in the bag." Cao Cao accepted it.
After Liu Bei left, the plan to destroy Cao was still under discussion. Dong Cheng often discussed it with Wang Zifu and others, but there was nothing he could do.
In the fifth year of Jian'an, on New Year's Day, I saw Cao Cao becoming more arrogant and domineering. I was so sad and angry that I actually contracted the disease.
When Emperor Xian learned that his uncle was ill, he sent an imperial physician to treat him. The imperial physician was from Luoyang. His surname was Ji, his given name was Tai, and his given name was Ping. Everyone called him Ji Ping. He was a famous doctor at that time.
In the process of treating Dong Cheng, I found that he sighed every day and did not dare to ask why.
At the Lantern Festival, Ji Ping was about to leave, but Dong Cheng stayed with him to drink together. At night, Dong Cheng felt a little sleepy, so he got ready to sleep with his clothes on. Suddenly, four people reported to the prince came over, and Dong Cheng got up to greet them.
The prince convinced: "The big thing can be settled!"
Dong Chengdao: "What big event are you talking about?"
The prince said: "Just recently, Liu Biao and Yuan Shao raised an army of 500,000, and divided it into ten groups to kill Xudu. Ma Teng joined Han Sui, and raised 120,000 Xiliang troops to kill from the north. Cao Cao led We have captured all the soldiers and horses in Xudu and split up to meet the enemy. The city is already empty."
