Xu Huang raised his eyebrows and glared, while Xu Chu gritted his teeth, seeming to want to continue fighting. Cao Cao laughed and said: "I see you are so brave, how can you regret a brocade robe?" So he ordered all the generals to come on stage and each was rewarded with a brocade robe. Everyone thanked them, and Cao Cao asked them to do it in order. , playing vocal music, navy and army generals stood side by side, civilian and military generals exchanged cups and drank wine.
During his third tour of the Liquor Kingdom, Cao Cao said to all the civil servants: "The military officers enjoy riding horses and archery to show their bravery. You are all talented people. Stand on this high platform and record it in your own words." At this moment?"
Everyone bowed their hands and said, "I am willing to contribute poems!"
So Wang Lang, Zhong Yao, Wang Can, Chen Lin and other civil servants submitted some poems. Many of them praised Cao Cao's achievements and complied with God's will. After reading them one by one, Cao Cao smiled and said: "Your works are a compliment to me." There are too many. I was originally a small person, and I started to raise Xiaolian. Later, when the world was in chaos, I settled down fifty miles east of Qiaodong. I prepared to study in spring and summer and shoot archery in autumn and winter. After the world was peaceful, I came out to do it. I didn’t expect that the imperial court would appoint me as a captain in the Dian Army. I thought it was okay and prepared to make contributions to the country’s campaign against the rebels. After my death, my tombstone would read: “The tombstone of Cao Hou, the former general of the Han Dynasty who conquered the west. Then my life's wish is enough. I remember that since I conquered Dong Zhuo and wiped out the Yellow Turban Army, I have now gone out to Yuan Shu, defeated Lu Bu, destroyed Yuan Shao, and conquered Liu Biao. I want to pacify the world. As a prime minister, I have reached the peak of a minister. What other wishes do you have? Without me, I don’t know how many people would be emperor. When you see the high position and power, you start to doubt, because I want to replace the Han Dynasty. That is wrong. I often miss Confucius’s praise of King Wen’s virtues. These words are also In my heart, I was assigned the important task of the army and returned to the country of Wupinghou. I was afraid that once I put down my weapons and was murdered, the country would be in great danger, so I had to You are greedy for false fame to avoid disaster. None of you can understand my intentions. "
In fact, Cao Cao understood this after the Battle of Chibi. His expedition to the south of the Yangtze River was actually to pacify the world. Everyone felt that Cao Cao wanted to replace the Han Dynasty, so there was not much support for the Battle of Chibi. After returning, Xu Du The factional struggle was very serious, and Cao Cao saw this clearly, so at this Tongquetai meeting, he said these words clearly.
Everyone bowed and said, "Even if Yi Yin and Duke Zhou are alive, they can't compare to the prime minister!"
Cao Cao drank several glasses of wine in a row and felt a little drunk. The wine made him take out his pen and ink and prepare to write a "Poetry on Tongque Terrace". Just as he was about to write, someone suddenly reported: "Hua Xin, the envoy from Soochow, reported that Liu Bei was appointed as the shepherd of Jingzhou. Sun Quan married his sister to Liu Bei. All nine counties in Jingzhou belong to Liu Bei."
After Cao Cao heard about it, he was in a panic, lost his thoughts, and left his pen on the ground.
Cheng Yu said: "The prime minister was not so upset when he was among thousands of troops and densely packed with bows and arrows. Why was he so surprised when he heard that Liu Bei had taken Jingzhou this time?"
Cao Cao said: "Liu Bei is a dragon among men. He has never had a chance in his life. Now that Jingzhou is in his hands, it is like a sleeping dragon returning to the sea. How can I not be upset!"
Cheng Yu said: "Then the prime minister knows Hua Xin's intention of coming here this time?"
Replied: "I don't know."
Cheng Yu said: "In fact, Sun Quan is also very afraid of Liu Bei, but he is afraid that the Prime Minister will take advantage of him, so he lets Hua Xin be the envoy and recommends Liu Bei as the Shepherd of Jingzhou. This is to appease Liu Bei's mood and block the Prime Minister's hopes."
Cao Cao nodded and said, "Yes!"
Cheng Yu said: "I have a plan to annex the Sun and Liu families to each other, so that the Prime Minister can take advantage of the opportunity to plot and eliminate these two groups of enemies in one go."
Cao Cao was very happy after hearing this and said, "What's the plan?"
Cheng Yu said: "The only thing Soochow relies on is Zhou Yu. The prime minister can declare that Zhou Yu is the governor of Nanjun and Cheng Pu is the governor of Jiangxia. If Hua Xin is retained in the court, then Zhou Yu and Liu Bei will definitely become enemies. We Wouldn’t it be nice to plot while they are attacking each other?”
Cao Cao said: "I think your strategy is very good." So he called Hua Xin over and rewarded him heavily. After the banquet of the day was over, Cao Cao took all the officials back to Xudu and announced that Zhou Yu was the governor of Nanjun, Cheng Pu was the governor of Jiangxia, and Hua Xin was appointed Shaoqing of Dali and stayed in Xudu.
When these appointment documents arrived at Soochow, Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu were both rewarded. Zhou Yu, who was in charge of the post of governor of Nanjun, was thinking about how to take revenge, so he wrote to Wu Hou and ordered Lu Su to go to Jingzhou.
So Sun Quan ordered Lu Su to say: "Before, you guaranteed to lend Jingzhou to Liu Bei, but now Liu Bei is delaying to pay it back. How long will it take?"
Lu Su said: "The document says that it will be returned to us after we get Xichuan."
Sun Quan scolded: "They said they were going to take Xichuan, but they haven't seen the troops leave yet. If they wait any longer, they will die!"
Lu Su said: "Let me persuade you again." After drinking, he took a boat to Jingzhou.
After Liu Bei returned to Jingzhou, he and Kong Ming recruited troops and horses in Jingzhou, gathered grain and grass, and trained horses. Many talented people from far and near came to join him, and suddenly they reported that Lu Su had arrived.
Liu Bei asked Kong Ming, "What does it mean for Lu Su to come here at this time?"
Kong Ming said: "Recently, Sun Quan sent an envoy to Xudu to report that my lord is the shepherd of Jingzhou. This is because he is afraid of Cao Cao's plan. Cao Cao made Zhou Yu the governor of Nanjun. This is to prepare our two families to annex each other so that they can take advantage of it." The benefit. This time when Lu Su came over, Zhou Yu should have been given the responsibility of being the prefect of Nanjun. He came to ask for Jingzhou's wishes. "
Liu Bei said: "Then how should I answer?"
Kong Ming said: "If Lu Su mentions the incident in Jingzhou, and the lord bursts into tears and expresses his sadness, I will come out and explain."
After such discussion, Lu Su entered the mansion, said the ceremony, and sat down. Lu Su said: "Now Uncle Liu has become the son-in-law of Soochow, and he is Lu Su's master. How can I dare to sit down?"
Liu Bei smiled and said: "You are different. You are my former good friend. Why are you so polite?"
So Lu Su sat down and drank tea. Lu Su said: "I came here this time on the order of Marquis Wu, specifically to deal with Jingzhou. Uncle Liu has borrowed money from Jingzhou for a long time and has not returned it. Now we two We are all in-laws, so we should see the family affection coming from above and hand it over as soon as possible."
After hearing this, Liu Bei burst into tears. Lu Su was very surprised and said, "Why is Uncle Liu so sad?"
Liu Bei ignored Lu Su at all and just cried loudly.
