With the help of Shan Fu, Liu Bei was very happy with the victory and led his troops into Fancheng. The county magistrate Liu Bi came out to greet him, and Liu Bei appeased the residents.
Liu Bi was from Changsha and a clan member of the Han Dynasty. When he learned that Liu Bei had entered Fancheng, he personally invited him and held a banquet for him. After Liu Bei sat down, he saw a man standing next to Liu Bi. Like an ordinary soldier, he asked: "Who is he?"
He replied: "This is my nephew Kou Feng. He was originally the son of the Kou family of Luohou. Because his parents died, he is here with me."
Liu Bei felt that this man was very popular and decided to guard his adopted son. Liu Bi also liked it and agreed, so he asked Kou Feng to worship Liu Bei as his adopted father and change his name to Liu Feng.
After Liu Bei brought him back, he found Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and asked to be his uncle. Guan Yu said: "Don't you already have a son? Why do you want to adopt an adopted son? If this continues, there will definitely be trouble in the future."
Liu Bei said: "I treat him like my own son, and he will definitely treat me like a father. What trouble will happen in the future!"
Guan Yu was a little unhappy after hearing this. Liu Bei discussed with Shan Fu and sent Zhao Yun with a thousand soldiers to guard Fancheng. Liu Bei took the others and returned to Xinye first.
Cao Ren and Li Dian fled all the way, and finally returned to Xudu. They went to see Cao Cao, burst into tears, knelt on the ground, and told Cao Cao about his loss of troops.
I thought Cao Cao would curse a lot, but he didn't expect Cao Cao to sigh: "Winning or losing is a common thing for military families, but this time, I feel that Liu Bei's resourcefulness has improved a lot. I wonder who is making suggestions for Liu Bei?"
Cao Ren said it was a man named Shan Fu. Cao Cao had never heard of this man, so he asked, "Who is this Shan Fu?"
Cheng Yu laughed and said, "His original name is not Shan Fu. This man liked fencing very much when he was a child. In the last years of Zhongping, he often helped people avenge and kill people. He liked to walk around with his hair down. After being caught by officials, they asked him his name. If he didn't answer, the officials tied him to a car and paraded him in the busy city, asking the people to come out and get to know him. Many people who knew him did not dare to speak out. Later, his companions secretly rescued him, and he changed his name. His name escaped, he lowered his status and traveled around to study, visited famous teachers, and often discussed important matters with Sima Hui. He is Yingchuan Xu Shu, whose courtesy name is Zhi, and Shan Fu is just a pseudonym for him."
Cao Cao nodded and said, "How does Xu Shu's talent compare with yours?"
He replied: "Ten times as good as mine."
Cao Cao sighed: "I never thought that such a person would join Liu Bei. His wings will be formed soon. What should I do?"
Cheng Yu said: "Although Xu Shu is with Liu Bei, if the prime minister wants to use this person, it will not be difficult to summon him."
Cao Cao said: "Is there any way to summon him?"
Cheng Yu said: "Xu Shu is a very filial person. His father died when he was young, and only his old mother is still alive. Now that his younger brother Xu Kang has died, his old mother has no one to care for him. The prime minister can send someone to take care of his old mother." Receive Xuchang and ask him to write a letter to Xu Shu, then he will definitely come."
Cao Cao was very happy and sent someone overnight to find Xu Shu's mother. She picked her up in less than a day. Cao Cao treated her favorably and then said to her: "I heard that your son Xu Shu is a genius in the world. He assisted Liu Bei in Xinye and betrayed Liu Bei. The imperial court is like a piece of beautiful jade falling into the soil. It is a pity. Please write a letter to call him back to Xudu. I will report it in front of the emperor, and there will definitely be a heavy reward." After that, he let him go. They held out the Four Treasures of the Study and asked Xu Shu's mother to write a letter.
Xu's mother asked: "Who is Liu Bei?"
Cao Cao said: "He is just a junior from Pei County. He pretends to be the emperor's uncle. He is unfaithful. He looks like a gentleman on the outside, but he is actually a villain."
After hearing this, Xu's mother sternly said: "Why do you confuse right and wrong like this! I heard that Liu Bei is a descendant of Prince Jing of Zhongshan and the great-great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing. He is a humble corporal, respectful to himself and others, and his reputation for benevolence spreads far and wide. Huangtong and Huangtong in the world, The old man, the shepherd, and the woodcutter all know his reputation and he is a hero of the world. My son came to help him and met Lord Ming. Although you are the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, you are actually a traitor who stole the Han Dynasty. Now But you falsely accuse Liu Bei of being a rebellious minister. Don’t you know how shameful you want my son to abandon the light and turn to darkness?"
After saying that, he threw the stone inkstone at Cao Cao. Cao Cao was very angry and asked the warriors to push Xu's mother out and behead her.
Cheng Yu hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and said: "Mother Xu deliberately angered the Prime Minister. She just wanted to be killed by you. If the Prime Minister kills you, she will suffer an unjust reputation. This has made Mother Xu's benevolence. After his death, Xu Shu will definitely try his best to assist Liu Bei in revenge. It is better to stay and distract Xu Shu. Even if he helps Liu Bei, he will not do his best. Leave Xu's mother behind. I have a plan to summon Xu Shu. Xu Du will come to assist the Prime Minister."
Cao Cao followed this suggestion and did not kill Xu's mother, but sent Qi to another room to support her.
On the second day, Cheng Yu went to greet Xu's mother, lying that he and Xu Shu were brothers. He treated Xu's mother as if he were his own mother, and often gave her gifts, mainly letters. Xu's mother also wrote some letters herself. , Cheng Yu gradually mastered Xu's mother's handwriting, secretly imitated her handwriting, wrote a letter, and sent a confidant to deliver the letter to Xinye.
When the man arrived in Xinye, he secretly went to see Xu Shu. Xu Shu knew that it was his mother's letter, so he quickly called the man over. The messenger said: "I am a worker under the post house. According to Xu's mother's words, I sent her a letter a letter."
Xu Shu quickly opened the letter and read the content. The content was: Recently, your brother passed away. I have no relatives around me. At a time of misery and desolation, Prime Minister Cao sent someone to take me to Xuchang, saying that you betrayed the imperial court and wanted to take me to Xuchang. I was executed. Fortunately, Cheng Yu interceded for me and pardoned my death penalty. If you receive the letter, you can come to Xuchang overnight to find me and fulfill your filial piety for me, and then go back to seclusion in the mountains to avoid catastrophe. I am now alive. I’m leaving soon. I hope you’ll come and visit me. I won’t say much else!
After Xu Shu read it, his face burst into tears. He took the letter to Liu Bei and said, "I was originally from Yingchuan. My name is Xu Shu. My courtesy name is Zhi. For some reasons, I fled everywhere and changed my name to Shan Fu. I heard before It was said that Liu Biao was looking for talented people, so I went to see him. After discussing with him, I found that he was a useless person, so I left a letter to say goodbye. In the evening, I went to Sima Hui's manor to talk about the past. Shui Jing My husband blamed me for not being able to recognize a talented lord, so he told me that Liu Yuzhou was in Xinye, why didn't he help him? So I sang arrogantly in the market to impress the lord Liu. Fortunately, he didn't abandon me, and he still used me. , but now my mother was deceived by Cao Cao and imprisoned in Xuchang, planning to harm him. The old mother wrote a letter to let me go, and I had to leave. It was not that I did not repay the hard work, but that my mother was kidnapped. , I can’t do my best, I hope you can let me go, see you later!”
