It tells Yi Zhongtian’s understanding of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" from Yi Zhongtian’s perspective. .

Very good. .

Something fun for you. . It is a quotation from Mr. Yi Zhongtian. .

1. No, which is equivalent to the current OK.

2． Before the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, all the generals studied the Three Kingdoms. They printed a thousand copies of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and sent them to each general as an internal document...

3. If someone messes with you, you immediately pounce on it, bite it, and hold on to it. What is this, a crab? Han Xin is definitely not a crab.

4． I was hired by you, and I am loyal to your plans. If you don’t listen to my ideas, bye-bye, I will find another boss.

5. Both Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling were not suitable to be emperors... Emperor Ling's hobbies were literature, art and architectural art. He is quite knowledgeable about architecture. He did research all day long and ended up building a tap water system in the palace! Moreover, he also wanted to promote his scientific research results throughout the city, announcing that he would make all the people in the city drink tap water - you are the emperor, not the one who works in water supply and sewage!

6. The imperial court sent people to investigate King Wu, but no weapons of mass destruction were found.

7. Cao Cao's first official position was the Northern Wei of Luoyang County, which was equivalent to the deputy county-level public security director.

8． Cao Cao was short in stature, probably about the same as me. Compared with Zhuge Liang, who is 1.84 meters tall, it can only be regarded as an unqualified defective product.

9． Cao Cao likes beautiful women. No matter where he goes, he likes to "hug grass and beat rabbits" and recruit some beauties!

10． Baby, come back, okay? Stop making trouble and come back with me... (Cao Cao advised his wife to go home)

11. Cao Cao said to various princes: "Now is the best time to destroy Dong Zhuo - Dong Zhuo has burned Luoyang and kidnapped the emperor. He can basically be regarded as a terrorist organization." 』

12． Lu Bu thought: Cao Cao, this thief, is cunning and cunning!

13. Yuan Shao spent all day meeting guests at home. In today's terms, he held salons and parties, with busy traffic and bustling houses. This incident attracted the attention of the authorities at that time.

14. Yuan Shu thought that the title of emperor was like a trademark under our current market economy conditions, and it had to be registered first. He thought that if he registered the emperor's trademark first, others would not be able to do anything to him. Unexpectedly, he became "the target of public criticism."

15. Brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi thought together: "We invited Gongsun Kang to drink, and we made him a fool at the banquet!" Gongsun Kang also thought: "Why don't I invite these two brothers to have a drink, and make them both at the banquet..." It turned out that Gongsun Kang made the two of them!

16. This makes us feel that Yuan Shao seems to have a kind of genius. He will not listen to any correct opinions that are beneficial to him, but he will definitely listen to any wrong opinions that are detrimental to him. That is strange.

17. Liu Bei is quite good at escaping. He is like a rat on a sea ship, always seeming to be the first to notice which ship is going to capsize... First he followed Gongsun Zan to fight Yuan Shao, then he followed Cao Cao to fight Lu Bu, and then he followed Yuan Shao to fight Cao Cao...

18. At that time, the people in Jiangdong called Sun Ce "Sun Lang" and Zhou Yu "Zhou Lang". Lang means young man, meaning to praise. Therefore, "Sun Lang" is "Handsome Sun" and "Zhou Lang" is "Handsome Zhou"... Handsome guys all like beauty, so Sun Ce and Zhou Yu respectively married the two most beautiful girls at the time... It can be said that At this time, Zhou Yu was proud of everything on the battlefield, in officialdom, and in love... Anyway, I was very envious!

19． By the way, Jiang Gan was also wrongly accused - he had never stolen any books at all, he was not ugly, and he was also a handsome guy, because Zhou Yu was a handsome guy, and the friends of handsome guys... were usually handsome guys.

20. The so-called empty city plan was also made up... Zhuge Liang moved a piano, set up an incense burner, called two children, and sang karaoke on the tower...

21. Wu Zetian took the old ticket and boarded the harem's luxury yacht again.

In the twelfth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao pacified the north, Sun Quan stabilized the country, Liu Bei got Zhuge Liang, and Liu Biao, who originally hoped to hold Jingzhou to watch the changes, his good days came to an end. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Sun Quan and Cao Cao began to attack Jingzhou. Liu Biao and his Jingzhou, including Liu Bei who was dependent on Liu Biao, were facing crisis. So, what was their fate? Professor Yi Zhongtian of Xiamen University is a guest on "Hundred Schools Forum" to give you a wonderful experience of the Three Kingdoms - The Battle of the City.

In the previous episode, Mr. Yi Zhongtian mentioned that Jingzhou was a strategic location during the Three Kingdoms period, and the governor of Jingzhou, Liu Biao, was a mediocre man with little ability, so powerful powers from all walks of life began to eye Jingzhou. . After Cao Cao, who was the most powerful at the time, settled his rear, he began to march south to conquer Jingzhou in July of the 13th year of Jian'an. For a time, the clouds of war enveloped this fertile land that had not seen a war in more than ten years. The mediocre Liu Biao and the heroic Liu Bei are both facing crises. So, what is their fate? Professor Yi Zhongtian of Xiamen University is a guest on "Hundred Schools Forum" to give you a wonderful experience of "The Battle of the City" of the Three Kingdoms.

Yi Zhongtian:

We mentioned in the last episode that Liu Biao, the herdsman of Jingzhou, was an unlucky man. His luck was that he got Jingzhou, and his misfortune was that he got Jingzhou. Jingzhou can be said to be Jingzhou when one succeeds, Jingzhou when one loses, Jingzhou where one lives, and Jingzhou where one dies, because Jingzhou was a must-win place for the world at that time. In the spring of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Sun Quan took action first. We know that in Lu Su's strategic plan for Sun Quan, which was the Soochow version of "Longzhong Pair", Jingzhou must be captured. Later, Gan Ning also The same suggestion was made to Sun Quan. Sun Quan adopted this suggestion and in the spring of the 13th year of Jian'an, he attacked Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia, from the west and destroyed Huang Zu. Sun Quan's victory made Cao Cao feel that time was running out. Cao Cao knew very well that once Sun Quan took control, the world's situation would undergo major changes, because after Sun Quan captured Jiangxia, he could covet Jiangling, plot Xiangyang, and devour Jingzhou. As a result, Cao Cao I don't want to see it.

Cao Cao also wanted to capture Jingzhou a long time ago, and he made preparations. Cao Cao did four things: The first thing was to train sailors. Cao Cao dug a Xuanwu Lake in Yecheng because he wanted to conquer Jingzhou. We need a navy. The second thing is that Cao Cao appointed himself Prime Minister. Cao Cao changed the three-gong system in the Eastern Han Dynasty and restored the system of prime minister and imperial envoys in the early Western Han Dynasty. He also appointed himself Prime Minister and had monopoly of power. These two things were both military and political. This ensured that Cao Cao's goal of unifying the world could be achieved. The third thing was that he arranged for three generals, Zhang Liao, Yu Jin, and Le Jin, to garrison around Xudu to protect Xudu and relieve his worries. The fourth thing was that Cao Cao appeased Ma Teng in Guanzhong and took Ma Teng's family members as hostages to relieve his worries. After completing these four things, in July of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao went south to conquer Jingzhou.

* Under the pressure of Cao Cao's army, Jingzhou was in danger. Jingzhou, which had spent more than ten years of peace, suddenly became clouded. But at this critical moment, Liu Biao, the owner of Jingzhou, fell ill and was about to pass away. Faced with Liu Bei, who was dependent on him and had great ambitions, what did Liu Biao, who was seriously ill, say to him? What was Liu Bei's reaction? How did Mr. Yi Zhongtian analyze it?

When Cao Cao's army came over, Liu Biao fell seriously ill. In August, Liu Biao died of illness. According to "Book of Wei" quoted by Pei Songzhi in "Three Kingdoms", Liu Biao entrusted the country to Liu Bei before his death. Liu Biao invited Liu Bei and said: Alas, my two sons are not very useful - Liu Biao's son is not very useful. It is probably a fact, so later Cao Cao once said a famous saying, saying that if you give birth to a son, you will have a son like Sun Quan. If he is like Liu Jingsheng's two sons, it will be too unpopular. That's why there was a famous saying later: "Having a son should be like Sun Zhongmou." Liu Biao said - My two sons are useless, and my generals are also in shambles. After I die, I will take charge of Jingzhou! What was Liu Bei's answer? Liu Bei said: Oh, these young gentlemen are very capable. You'd better take good care of your health. Later, after Liu Bei came out, people said, hey, such a good thing, why don't you take up the pie when it falls? Liu Bei said, "Oh, this man is very kind and kind to me. How can I take his territory?" I can't bear it, I can't bear it.

Pei Songzhi thinks this is not true, and I also think it is unreliable.

Because we have already talked about it in the previous episode, what is Liu Biao’s attitude towards Liu Bei? "Give him courtesy, doubt his heart, and guard him secretly" means that Liu Biao's attitude towards Liu Bei was to politely put him aside and be on guard at all times. How could he give up Jingzhou to Liu Bei? What's more, Liu Biao has already made arrangements for his successor, and that is Liu Cong. How could he give Jingzhou to Liu Bei? When Liu Biao was seriously ill, Liu Qi came from Xiakou to Xiangyang to visit his father. People like Cai Mao and Kuai Yue blocked the way and blocked the door. Liu Qi couldn't see him. How could Liu Bei see him? Woolen cloth? Moreover, people like Cai Mao knew very well how Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, who was behind Liu Bei, treated Cao Cao. This group of people was preparing to surrender to Cao Cao. How could they arrange for Liu Bei to meet Liu Biao? Moreover, according to the historical facts and historical records at the time, Liu Biao was actually controlled by the Cai Mao family when he was seriously ill. He could not see anyone he wanted. Even if Liu Biao wanted to, He can't see it either, so I'm afraid it's not true.

Then we have to study what is going on. I think there are two possibilities: the first is that Liu Bei lied, and nothing happened to entrust the orphan or the country. Liu Bei told people this. . This is okay, and it does not mean that Liu Bei has any moral character problems. Because the situation at that time was that Jingzhou was facing a disaster and people's hearts were floating. There were quite a few nobles in the Jingzhou area who were unwilling to surrender to Cao Cao, and they knew very well that neither Liu Biao, Liu Qi, nor Liu Cong could resist Cao Cao, so They put their hope in Liu Bei, who has such a part of the people's hearts; and Liu Bei himself is not willing to lose Jingzhou, at least he is not willing to lose the people's hearts in Jingzhou, because for Liu Bei, advancing in Jingzhou is his base for three-thirds of the world, and retreating is the only way for him to save his life. He cannot abandon Jingzhou as his habitat. In other words, Liu Bei needs Jingzhou, and Jingzhou also needs Liu Bei. So when a person is in panic, Liu Bei comes out and says that Liu Biao once entrusted the country to me, or Liu Biao once entrusted me to be alone, which can play a role in calming people's hearts. It can be understood as It is a political strategy that does not require moral condemnation. This is the first situation.

The second situation is that Liu Biao did say this, and as we said before, it is impossible for Liu Biao to give up Jingzhou to Liu Bei sincerely, so why does Liu Biao want to entrust the country or the lone Yu? Where is Liu Bei? Test. Liu Biao knew very well that Liu Bei was plotting against Jingzhou, but now that I, Liu Biao, am still alive, Liu Bei does not dare to act rashly. Once I pass away, will my two precious sons be able to hold on to this family business? He had no choice but to call Liu Bei to test him, so he pretended to be pretentious and said: Oh, you see my son is of no use. After I die, you can take it to Jingzhou! I suspect that when Liu Biao said this, both sides had already ambushed the swordsmen sent by Cai Mao and others. As long as you, Liu Bei, gladly express your opinion and say, "Okay! Jingzhou will be mine after you die," he will definitely be chopped into pieces. . But Liu Bei was very smart and resigned immediately. Therefore, using this matter as the basis for Liu Bei's high moral character is the view of a corrupt scholar and a nerd. There is actually no moral issue on the Jingzhou issue, because first, as far as Jingzhou is concerned, it is indeed much safer for Liu Bei to take over than for Liu Qi or Liu Cong to take over, because Liu Bei himself has the ability, and Zhuge Liang is assisting him. In addition, the two generals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are still so popular in Jingzhou. If Liu Bei takes over Jingzhou, maybe the situation will change. Therefore, there is nothing immoral about him taking over Jingzhou, and there is nothing to give in to; not to mention Zhuge Liang It is clearly stated in "Longzhong Dui", "Now Tian is endowed with a general, how can the general care about it?" This is a gift from God to you, which means that there is no moral obstacle. So why didn't Liu Bei take it? To put it bluntly, it's very simple. It's not that I can't bear it, but that I can't. There is no possibility, no conditions, and no ability to just take it over.

* When Cao Cao's army was approaching the city and the clouds were gathering in Jingzhou, Liu Biao suddenly died of an illness. Liu Bei could not take over, and his successor was Liu Cong, the youngest son Liu Biao liked. Facing Cao Cao's menacing army, how would Liu Cong, who had no political experience, respond? What will Liu Bei do, who has heroic aspirations but has never been able to use them?

So at this time, Cao Cao's army came over. Cao Cao had just pacified the north. The troops were strong and the horses were strong, the tigers were watching, the attack was menacing, and Mount Tai was overwhelming. The city of Xiangyang was in chaos. The youngest son Liu Cong, who had just taken over Liu Biao's class, probably had no idea.

At this time, Liu Biao's old ministers came to persuade Liu Cong, the most representative of whom was a man named Fu Xun. At that time, Liu Cong called everyone together for a meeting and said what should we do? Cao Cao came. Everyone said in unison: Surrender. Liu Cong said, Oh, can’t I, Liu Cong, work with you all to safeguard the inheritance left by my father? Everyone said in unison, no, Fu Xun said: "Rebellion and obedience have general principles, and strength and weakness have certain trends." Let's take a look at who Cao Cao is. "He obeys the emperor's orders and refuses to submit." He represents the imperial court, and what he represents is Cao Cao. The emperor represents the central government. What about us? We are locals and ministers. Using human ministers to resist other kings is called resisting obedience. Using local governments to resist the central government is called using the weak to resist the strong. Using Liu Bei to resist Cao Cao is called attacking the stone with eggs. We cannot win. But what moved Liu Cong the most was Fu Xun's words. Fu Xun said to Liu Cong: General, please think about it, is Liu Bei as good as Cao Cao? Liu Cong said it was not comparable. Not as good as, well, let's make two possibilities, one is that Liu Bei can stop Cao Cao, the other is that Liu Bei can't stop Cao Cao. If Liu Bei can't stop Cao Cao, what will be the result? As a result, Jingzhou became Cao Cao's; what if Liu Bei could stop Cao Cao? Fu Xun said that if Liu Bei could defeat Cao Cao, would he still be willing to be your general? Liu Cong thought, yes, if Liu Bei defeated Cao Cao, would he still listen to me? That is to say, if I ask Liu Bei to fight Cao Cao, no matter whether I lose or win, I won't get any good results, right? Then I might as well surrender to Cao Cao in advance. Surrendered.

So where was Liu Cong at that time? In Xiangyang. Let's look at the map. Where did Cao Cao go? He hit Xinye; where was Liu Bei, in Fancheng, south of Xinye; where was Liu Cong, in Xiangyang, south of Fancheng across a river. Liu Cong sent people to bypass Liu Bei and run to Xinye and surrendered to Cao Cao. Liu Bei didn't know. He didn't tell him. He was kept in the dark. After all the surrenders were made, Liu Qi remembered that he should inform him and sent a man named Song Zhong. It was really a "final farewell". He sent a man named Song Zhong. Zhong went to tell Liu Bei. Liu Bei was shocked and asked, "Why are you kids doing this?" You came to tell me when the disaster was imminent. Liu Bei pulled out his sword at that time, pointed at Song Zhong and said, "You are here to "send death", right? I won't send you to death, because I can't kill you now." I don't understand my hatred. Even if I kill you, it won't solve the problem. Go away. My knife is dirty. Go away.

It is useless to say anything at this time, what can Liu Bei do? He had no choice but to take Zhuge Liang across the river from Fancheng to Xiangyang. So at this time, according to "Three Kingdoms": "Zhuge Liang said that we should attack Cong first, and Jingzhou could be there. The first master said: 'I can't bear it.'" Zhuge Liang gave Liu Bei an idea, saying that we should kill him when we pass Xiangyang, as long as we If Liu Cong is killed, Xiangyang and Jingzhou will be ours. Liu Bei said, alas, I can't bear it, I can't bear it. This matter is seen in official history, but Mr. Lu Simian, a master of history, thinks it is unreliable. Mr. Lu said that it is indeed no problem to capture Xiangyang at this time, but can you hold it? I'm afraid it can't be defended. Moreover, Mr. Lu said that Zhuge Liang was always cautious in his life and would not come up with such an idea. So whether Zhuge Liang had this suggestion or not, we don't know now. I can only tell you that there is this record in "Three Kingdoms", but Mr. Lu Simian thinks it is unreliable. But one thing that is certain is that "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" said that Zhuge Liang set a fire in Xinye before leaving. There is no such thing, and the burning of Bowang has nothing to do with Zhuge Liang. The burning of Bowang was caused by Liu Bei. These are all It was a story compiled by Luo Guanzhong to increase Zhuge Liang's military exploits. So what is the more reliable situation? It was Liu Bei who shouted something to Liu Cong when he passed by Xiangyang City, and then left with his men.

＊ Liu Cong's surrender to Cao Cao was a self-protection measure after weighing the pros and cons. Although Liu Bei was very angry about Liu Cong's surrender to Cao Cao, he was helpless. He could not resist Cao Cao's army on his own. So Liu Bei had no choice but to flee south from Fancheng. After Cao Cao learned the news, he immediately sent cavalry to pursue him. After Liu Bei escaped, could Cao Cao catch up with Liu Bei?

At this time, there were many people following Liu Bei in the Xiangyang area. There were probably hundreds of thousands of followers and thousands of vehicles carrying luggage. They traveled more than ten miles a day and walked very slowly.

At this time, someone told Liu Bei that Cao Cao was coming after him. How could you lead so many people, your family, your children, and your children to walk more than ten miles a day? Now we should rush to Jiangling as soon as possible, because Jiangling is a strategic location for Liu Biao and contains a large amount of military supplies. We should rush to Jiangling as soon as possible to defend Jiangling! Liu Bei said no. Liu Bei simply ordered Guan Yu to lead his navy down the Han River, and first go to Jiangling to meet him. Liu Bei insisted on going with these hundreds of thousands of people, including their children and their daughters. Liu Bei said a famous saying at that time, he said: "When you are doing great things, you must put people first." According to the historian Mr. Zhu Weizheng, this may be the earliest origin of the word "people-oriented", but we have to make it clear that Liu Bei's "people-oriented" and the "people-oriented" we are talking about today are not the same concept. We are talking about "people-oriented" today. "People-oriented" means putting people as the foundation, and Liu Bei's "people-oriented" means putting people as capital, because he knows that those who win the hearts of the people will win the world, and if he wants to win the world, he must win the hearts of the people. This is his true people-oriented idea. As for why these people followed Liu Bei, we still don't know much about this. Some people say that they are afraid that Cao Cao will massacre the city. I'm afraid this is not accurate. Cao Cao did do this massacre. Of course, was it ordered by Cao Cao? Doubtful, anyway, it happened to Cao Cao. He massacred Xuzhou. Then Xun Yu later criticized Cao Cao. Cao Cao also realized that doing so was not beneficial to him in realizing his political ideals. What's more, now that Liu Cong surrendered the state, Cao Cao had no need Go to massacre the city. So in short, this is the situation. Liu Bei led hundreds of thousands of people to walk more than ten miles a day.

And what about Cao Cao? Cao Cao adopted Xun Yu's suggestion. When Cao Cao sent troops to Jingzhou, Xun Yu told Cao Cao that now was the best time to capture Jingzhou, because "the north has been determined, and the southern land is in trouble, and it can show its leaves. "Advance lightly." People in Jingzhou are already unsettled. We can win it in one fell swoop, but we must fight quickly. Therefore, Xun Yu's idea for Cao Cao is to "advance with light troops." That is, you send troops from Wancheng and Ye County with great fanfare. , if necessary, lead the light cavalry forward. So after Cao Cao arrived in Xiangyang, he knew that Liu Bei had escaped, and was escaping in the direction of Jiangling. Cao Cao knew very well that Liu Bei must not be allowed to reach Jiangling, so Cao Cao led 5,000 light cavalry to march 300 miles in a day and night. Then we can imagine that Liu Bei walked more than ten miles a day and Cao Cao walked three hundred miles a day. What was the result? As a result, Cao Cao quickly caught up with Liu Bei at Changbanpo in Dangyang. The result of this battle is recorded in the history books with only a dozen words, which goes like this: "The First Lord abandoned his wife and rode away with Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and dozens of others. Duke Cao greatly captured his people and baggage. "In other words, what is the outcome of this battle? Liu Bei didn't even care about his wife and children, so he turned around and ran away. At this time, he probably couldn't talk about putting people first. The result of this battle was very embarrassing for Liu Bei.

But this section of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is very wonderful. There are two good scenes, one is "Zhao Zilong rides to the savior alone", and the other is "Zhang Yide makes trouble in Changbanpo", so this Both records have historical basis. Liu Bei's wife and his son Liu Chan were indeed rescued by Zhao Yun, and Changbanpo Zhang Fei roared angrily, saying, "I am Zhang Yide, who dares to come and die?" It is also true that Cao Cao's people were scared away, but Zhang Yide's roar at Changbanpo did not break the bridge and cause the water to flow back. The bridge was demolished by Zhang Fei's men. Zhao Zilong did save Liu Adou, but Liu Bei did not throw the child. This is probably what happened.

* Now we know that Liu Bei relied on Zhang Fei to save his life and Zhao Yun to find his wife, but he still had no way out. Although he had 20,000 troops after meeting with Guan Yu and others who came to support him, he was still vulnerable to Cao Cao's army. When Liu Bei was at his wits' end, Sun Quan's advisor Lu Su came to see Liu Bei day and night. Liu Bei was in a state of disarray. Why did Lu Su rush to see him?

It turns out that when the news of the death of Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao reached Jiangdong, Lu Su, who was extremely politically sensitive, immediately realized the importance of this matter to Jiangdong Group. Because we have said that Lu Su had a Soochow version of "Longzhong Dui". This "Longzhong Dui" was based on Jingzhou, and the three-part world designed by Lu Su was Sun Quan, Liu Biao, and Cao Cao. Liu Biao passed away and the situation changed drastically.

Lu Su immediately went to Sun Quan and said: General, this matter should not be underestimated, because Jingzhou is really an "emperor's capital", a base for proclaiming himself king. Now that Liu Biao is dead, Liu Biao's two The sons Liu Qi and Liu Cong were already at odds and split over the position of their successors. Among these two men was Liu Bei, who was known as the world's most powerful man. The future situation in the Jingzhou area was extremely uncertain. I hope the general will send me there. I went to visit Jingzhou. The name was to express my condolences and express our condolences to Mr. Liu Biao. In fact, I wanted to see what would happen to them in the future. If Liu Qi, Liu Cong, and Liu Bei actually united, then we would We need to unite them to fight against Cao Cao; if the three of them fight, can't we take the opportunity to do something? Sun Quan said, OK! you go. It was not easy for Sun Quan to make this decision, because the Jiangdong Group and the Jingzhou Group were feuding. Sun Quan's father, Sun Jian, was killed by Liu Biao's general Huang Zu, and he had the hatred of killing his father. However, Sun Quan is a politician, and politicians cannot If you know how to act emotionally, you will not be impulsive, and immediately approved Lu Su's action plan.

So Lu Su set off from Chaisangkou. Where was Chaisang? Chaisang was in what is now Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province. I guess we took a boat. So when Lu Su arrived from Chaisang, which is Jiujiang, to Xiakou, which is Hankou, he got the news of Liu Biao's death, and Lu Su immediately continued to move forward; when Lu Su's ship arrived at Jiangling, he got the news Lu Su heard the news of Liu Cong's surrender and Liu Bei's escape, and he knew very well that Liu Bei fled south from Fancheng. So Lu Su did not wait for Liu Bei in Jiangling, but headed north to meet Liu Bei, and met at Changbanpo in Dangyang. Then Lu Su told Liu Bei, where are Yuzhou going now? Because Liu Bei's official title at that time was to lead the Yuzhou Shepherd, that is, to act as the Yuzhou Shepherd. ——Speaking of Liu Yuzhou, where are you going now? Liu Bei said, I am going to defect to Wu Ju, the prefect of Cangwu. Wu Ju is an old friend of mine. Lu Su said: "No need. This Wu Ju is an incompetent man. He can't even protect himself. Can he protect you, general?" In my opinion, it is better for Liu Yuzhou to unite with our General Sun. How about our General Sun? He has good morals, good character, high prestige, great strength, and many troops. If you unite with our General Sun, If we fight against Cao Cao together, wouldn't we be able to accomplish our great cause? In order to ensure that this plan can be realized, Lu Su also said this to Zhuge Liang, saying, Mr. Kong Ming, I am a good friend of Mr. Ziyu. Ziyu is Zhuge Liang's brother Zhuge Jin, and he even tried to get close to him. In fact, Lu Su didn't need to get close to him because Lu Su's suggestion was very suitable for Liu Bei. Liu Bei was now desperate and there was someone who could join forces with him. He didn't want it, so how could he object? Zhuge Liang would also agree, because when Zhuge Liang made the "Longzhong Duel", his strategic plan was to unite with Sun Quan to fight against Cao Cao. Now that Sun Quan has taken the initiative to propose an alliance, how could he not agree? So Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang readily agreed, and the three of them reached a verbal agreement in Dangyang, I guess, to unite against Cao Cao.

So Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Liu Qi, and Lu Su, who came to meet them, went east together and arrived at Xiakou. And what was Cao Cao doing at this time? Cao Cao went straight to Jiangling, because Jiangling was a strategic location and a military supplies warehouse. At this time, Cao Cao didn't care about attacking Liu Bei anymore. He wanted to capture Jiangling first. Cao Cao went south to Jiangling, and Liu Bei and the others went east to Xiakou. When they arrived at Xiakou, they were basically within Sun Quan's sphere of influence. Sun Quan agreed to join forces with him, and his safety was guaranteed. At this time, Liu Bei also It's time to take a breath. But Cao Cao did not let Liu Bei breathe. After taking Jiangling, Cao Cao obtained a large amount of military supplies, so he went down the river. At this time, the spearhead of the struggle was directed at Liu Bei. He wanted to attack Xiakou and Liu Bei. Under such circumstances, Zhuge Liang stood up. Zhuge Liang said to Liu Bei: "The situation is urgent. Please ask General Sun for help." There is also a short scene in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" where Zhuge Liang proposed to come to Sun Quan. When he went to ask for help, Liu Bei pretended not to agree. Lu Su continued to talk beside him, and finally Liu Bei pretended to agree. This pretense was unnecessary, because the situation was very critical at that time. In this case, it was Zhuge Liang who should have stepped forward. Liu Bei immediately made the decision. There was no hesitation. Think about what Zhuge Liang later said in "The Master's Guide" ? "Later, when the army was overturned, he was appointed to the army when he was defeated, and he was ordered to be in danger.

"The so-called moment of defeat is the defeat of Dangyang, and the so-called crisis is when Cao Cao sends troops from Jiangling to attack Liu Bei. And Zhuge Liang said very clearly, "The matter is urgent." This matter is already very urgent. , so Liu Bei immediately agreed, and Zhuge Liang and Lu Su went to Chaisang to meet Sun Quan. This was a matter of life and death for Liu Bei's group, so Zhuge Liang had to complete this mission. But the problem was that he couldn't help it. Liu Bei does not depend on the wishful thinking of the Liu Bei Group, nor does it depend, or not entirely, on Zhuge Liang's diplomatic skills. What is important is that it depends on the political interests of the Jiangdong Group. Politicians make decisions based on the interests of their own group. Sun Quan and the Jiangdong Group have different political interests than the Liu Bei Group, so can Zhuge Liang complete his mission? Please see the next episode - Accepting orders in danger