Chapter 44 The forty-third round of Zhuge Liang's tongue-to-mouth battle with Confucian Lu Zijing against all opinions

But Lu Su and Kong Ming resigned from Xuande and Liu Qi, and boarded a boat to visit Chaisang County.The two discussed in the boat.Lu Su called Kong Ming and said: "Sir, when you see General Sun, you must not tell the truth that Cao Cao has many troops and many generals."Kongming said, "you don't need to be respectful and exhorted. Liang has his own words to answer."When the ship arrived at the shore, I asked Kong Ming to take a rest in the posthouse and go to see Sun Quan first.Quanzheng gathered civil and military affairs in the hall to discuss matters. When he heard that Lu Su had returned, he hurriedly called him in and asked, "Zijing went to Jiangxia. How about exploring the truth?"Su said: "I know the strategy, but let Xu report it."Quan will show Cao Cao's call to action and say: "Cao Cao sent an envoy to this point yesterday, and he sent the envoy alone first. Now the congregation has not yet decided."Su received the call to watch.The brief said:

Lonely accepts the emperor's order, and punishes crimes with words.Yan Hui pointed to the south, Liu Cong tied his hands; the people of Jingxiang, hope the wind will return.Today, there are millions of powerful soldiers and thousands of generals. They want to hunt with the generals in Jiangxia, attack Liu Bei together, share the land together, and form an alliance forever.Fortunately, don't wait and see, and reply quickly. Lu Su looked at it and said: "What is your respect, my lord?"Quan said: There is no conclusion.Zhang Zhao said: Cao Cao has a crowd of millions, and uses the name of the emperor to conquer the four directions, but he refuses.And the master who can resist the general situation is the Yangtze River.Now that Cao Cao has won Jingzhou, the danger of the Yangtze River is already with us, and it is invincible.It is better to accept surrender than foolish strategy, which is a safe strategy.All the counselors said: Zibu's words are just in line with the will of heaven.Sun Quan fell silent.Zhang Zhao said again: My lord, don't be suspicious.If the military is lowered, the people of the Eastern Wu will be safe, and the six counties in the south of the Yangtze River will be safe.Sun Quan bowed his head and remained silent.After a while, Quan got up and changed his clothes, and Lu Su followed Quan.Quan knew Su's meaning, so he held Su's hand and said, "What do you want?"Su said: "It's just what everyone said, and I deeply misunderstood the general."Everyone can surrender to Cao Cao, but the general cannot surrender to Cao Cao.Quan said, "Why do you say that?"Su said: "If Su and others surrendered Cao, you should use Su to return the party. If you are tired of officials, you will not lose the state and county; the general surrendered Cao, do you want to return to peace?"The position is no more than a feudal lord, no more than one car, no more than one horse, no more than a few people, how can the south be called lonely!Everyone's opinion, each for his own, should not be listened to.The general should make a plan early.Quan sighed and said, "Everyone talks about it, and they are disappointed."Zijing's big plan is exactly the same as my opinion.This day, I will be honored with my son!But Cao Xin won Yuan Shao's army and Jingzhou's soldiers nearby, so he feared that the situation would be too great to resist the enemy.Su said: Su went to Jiangxia, and invited Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Jin's younger brother, here. The lord can ask him, and he will know the truth.Quan said: Mr. Wolong is here?Su said: "Now rest in the post."Quan said: "It's late today, and we haven't seen each other."In the future, we will gather civil and military personnel under the tent, and first teach me that Jiangdong is handsome, and then I will be promoted to discuss matters.

Su took the order and left.The next day, I went to see Kong Ming in the Posthouse, and told him, "When I see my lord today, you must not say that Cao Cao has many soldiers."Kongming said with a smile, "Liang has changed according to his own circumstances, and there is no mistake."Su Nai led Kongming to the curtain.Earlier, I saw Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong and a group of more than 20 civil and military people sitting upright in full clothes.Kong Ming met each other one by one and asked each of them their names.After the salute is over, sit in the guest seat.Zhang Zhao and the others saw that Kong Ming was full of spirit and stately, and expected that he would come to lobby.Zhang Zhao first challenged him with his words, saying: Zhao is a scholar at the end of Jiangdong. Mr. Jiuwen is high in the middle of Longzhong, and he compares himself to Guan and Le.Does this phrase mean anything?Kong Ming said: "This bright life can be compared with others."Zhao said: I recently heard that Mr. Liu Yuzhou Sangu was in the thatched hut. Fortunately, Mr. thought he was like a fish in water, and he wanted to sweep Jingxiang.Now once it belongs to Cao Cao, what is your opinion that it has not been tried?Kong Ming thought to himself that Zhang Zhao was Sun Quan's first counselor, if he didn't confuse him first, how would he be able to speak to Sun Guan?My lord Liu Yuzhou practiced benevolence and righteousness, and couldn't bear to seize the foundation of the same clan, so he resigned forcefully. Liu Cong, a child, listened to flattery and secretly surrendered, which made Cao Cao rampant.Today, my master stationed troops in Jiangxia, and he has a good plan, which can't be learned in a leisurely manner.Zhao said: If this is the case, it means that your words and deeds are contradictory.Mr. Guan compared himself with Yue: Guan Zhong was prime minister Huan, dominated the princes, and ruled the world; Le Yi supported the weak Yan, and conquered more than seventy cities;Mr. Liu is in the thatched cottage, but he is proud of the wind and the moon, and sits with his knees in his arms. Today, he is engaged in Liu Yuzhou, and he should eliminate harm for the benefit of the living beings and wipe out the thieves.And before Mr. Liu Yuzhou got Mr. Liu, he still spread across the world and ruled the city. Now Mr. Mr., everyone looks up to him: Although the three-foot child is still young, it is also said that the tiger has wings, and the Han Dynasty will be revived, and the Cao family will be destroyed; The hermits in the mountains and forests all wait and see: they think that it is at this time to brush the clouds high in the sky, look up at the brilliance of the sun and the moon, save the people from the water and fire, and take care of the world on the mat.Mr. He returned to Yuzhou by himself. As soon as Cao Bing came out, he abandoned his armour, threw away his weapons, and fled in anticipation of the wind; the superiors could not report to Liu Biao to secure the common people, and the inferiors could not support the orphans and occupy the territory; they abandoned Xinye, went to Fancheng, defeated Dangyang, and headed to Xiakou , There is no place for shelter: After Mr. Yuzhou De, it is not as good as it was at the beginning.Guan Zhong, Le Yi, is it true?Luckily, don’t take offense at stupid words!After hearing this, Kong Ming laughed dumbly and said: "Peng flies thousands of miles, how can birds know his aspirations?"For example, when a person suffers from a serious illness, he should first drink it with millet porridge and take it with medicine; after the viscera are harmonized and his body gradually calms down, he can use meat to nourish it and use strong medicine to cure it: the root cause of the disease will be gone, and the person will be cured. Whole life also.If you don't wait for the qi pulse to be calmed down, you will throw strong medicines with delicious flavors, and it will be difficult for you to seek safety.Our lord, Liu Yuzhou, was defeated by the Japanese army in Runan, and sent to Liu Biao, with less than a thousand soldiers, only Zhiguan, Zhang, and Zhao Yun;Xinye Mountain is a remote and small county with few people and scarce food. Yuzhou is only a temporary shelter, so how can it really be guarded here?Husband has endless armored soldiers, weak city walls, untrained army, and short supply of food. However, Bowang burned the village, and the Baihe River was flooded, which made Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren's heart shattered. .As for Liu Cong's surrender, Yuzhou didn't really know about it; and he couldn't bear to take advantage of the chaos to seize the foundation of the same clan, which is really benevolent and righteous.When Yang was defeated, Yuzhou saw that there were hundreds of thousands of people who went to righteousness, supporting the old and the young, and could not bear to abandon them. They traveled ten miles a day and did not think about advancing Jiangling.Outnumbered, winning or losing is a common occurrence.In the past, Gaohuang was defeated by Xiang Yu several times, and Gai won the next battle. Was this not Han Xin's good plan?The husband believes in the long life and the high emperor, and he has never won many victories.It is a mastermind to cover the country's major plans and the safety of the country.He is not a braggadocio, deceitful with false reputation, sits and talks, no one can match him; responds to the situation, incompetent: sincerely laughs at the world!Zhang Zhao didn't have a word to answer this speech.

Suddenly a person on the seat protested and asked: "Cao Gong has a million troops, and he will rank thousands of people. He is watching the dragons and the tigers, and swallowing the rivers and summers. What do you think?"Kongming regarded it as Yu Fanye.Kongming said: "Cao Cao received Yuan Shao's army and robbed Liu Biao's mob. Although there are millions of them, it is not to be feared."Yu Fan sneered and said: "The army was defeated in Dangyang, the plan was impoverished in Xiakou, and I just asked for help from others, but I still said I was not afraid. This is really deceiving!"Kongming said: Liu Yuzhou, with thousands of benevolent and righteous teachers, can safely fight against millions of brutal people, and retreat to Xiakou, so it is time to wait.Today, the Jiangdong soldiers have enough fine food, and there is the danger of the Yangtze River, and they still want to make their master bow his knees and surrender to the bandits, regardless of the ridicule of the world; from this, Liu Yuzhou is really not afraid of the bandits!Yu Fan couldn't be right.

Another person in the room asked, "Kong Ming wants to imitate Yi and Qin's tongue, lobbying Soochow?"Kong Ming regards it as a step stallion.Kong Ming said: Su Qin and Zhang Yi are the debaters in Buzi Mountain. I don’t know that Su Qin and Zhang Yi are also heroes. People who avoid swords.When the king heard Cao Cao's false and false words, he was afraid and asked to surrender. How dare you laugh at Su Qin and Zhang Yi?Bu Zhi was silent. Suddenly a person asked: "How is Kong Ming like Cao Cao?"Kong Ming regards him as Xue Zongye.Kongming replied: Cao Cao is a traitor of the Han Dynasty, so why ask?Zong said: The public opinion is wrong: the Han calendar has been handed down to this day, and the number of days will come to an end.Today Cao Gong has two-thirds of the world, and everyone returns to his heart.Liu Yuzhou didn't know the time, and he fought with his strong desires, just like hitting a stone with an egg, is he invincible?Kongming said sharply: Xue Jingwen'an came up with the saying that there is no father and no king!Madam lives in the world with loyalty and filial piety as the foundation of her life.If you are a minister of the Han Dynasty, if you see someone who is not a minister, you should swear to kill them together. This is the way of a minister.Today, Cao Cao's ancestors are eating Han Lu, not thinking of repaying, but harboring a heart of usurping, and the whole world is indignant;Insufficient and words!Please do not reply!Xue Zong was ashamed and unable to answer.

Another person on the seat responded and asked, "Although Cao Cao coerced the emperor to command the princes, he is still the successor of Cao Shen, the prime minister."Although Liu Yuzhou is a Miao descendant of Prince Jing of Zhongshan Mountain, there is no evidence to prove it. Seeing that he is only a mat weaver and vendor, how can he compete with Cao Cao!Kong Ming regarded it as Lu Jiye.Kongming said with a smile: "Isn't it Lu Lang who is pregnant with oranges in Yuan Shu's seat?"Please sit down and listen to my words: After Cao Cao became Cao Xiangguo, the world will be a Han official; now he is tyrannical and arrogant, bullying the monarch and father, not only without a monarch, but also contemptuous of the ancestors; The thief also.Liu Yuzhou is a majestic emperor, the current emperor, according to the spectrum, bestowing nobles, why is there no proof?Moreover, Gaozu stood up to be the head of the pavilion, and eventually he would have the world; what is the shame of weaving mats and selling sacks?Public and children's views are not enough to share with Gao Shi!Lu Ji was speechless.

A person on the seat suddenly said: "What Kong Ming said is all strong words and reasoning, and they are not right. There is no need to say any more."And what is the classic of Kong Mingzhi?Kong Ming regarded it as Yan Yan.Kongming said: "Looking for chapters and excerpts, the world's rotten Confucianism is also, how can the country be prosperous and establish affairs?"Moreover, Gu Gengxin Yiyin, Diaowei Ziya, Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, Deng Yu, Geng Yan6 and others all have the talent to help the universe, and it is not yet examined what classics they have written in their lives. How can they be mere scholars and inkstones? , Counting black and talking about yellow, is it just playing with words?Yan Jian bowed his head in frustration and couldn't answer.

Suddenly another person said loudly: "The public's love is big talk, but it may not have real learning, and it may be laughed at by Confucianists."Kong Ming regarded him as Cheng Deshu in Runan.Kong Ming replied: Confucianism has the difference between a gentleman and a villain: the Confucianism of a gentleman is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, guards the righteous and evil, and strives to make it as good as it was at that time, and leave its name for future generations.If you are a Confucian who is a small man, he only works on carving insects⑦, specializing in calligraphy, writing Fu in the spring of spring, and writing poems in the spring. It is inevitable to die in the court, this is the so-called Confucianism of the villain; although he writes thousands of words every day, what can he do!Cheng Deshu couldn't be right.Seeing Kong Ming's fluent answers, everyone turned pale.

At that time, Zhang Wen and Luo Tong were sitting on the seat, and they wanted to ask questions again.Suddenly a person came in from the outside and said sharply: "Kong Ming is a genius in the world. It is not a courtesy for you to talk to each other with your lips and tongue."Cao Cao's army is facing the situation, and if they don't think of a strategy to retreat from the enemy, they are just fighting!Everyone regards him as a native of Lingling, whose surname is Huang, first name Gai, and courtesy name Gongfu. He is now a grain official in the Eastern Wu Dynasty.At that time, Huang Gai said to Kongming, saying: "It is better to keep silent than to be silent if you are foolish and profit by talking too much."Why not take the theory of gold and stone as my own, and debate with everyone?Kongming said: You gentlemen don't know the affairs of the world, ask each other questions, and don't allow them to answer.So Huang Gai and Lu Su led Kong Ming in.When you arrive at the middle gate, you meet Zhuge Jin, and Kong Ming salutes.Jin said: "My dear brother, when you come to Jiangdong, why don't you come to see me?"Kongming said: "My younger brother is serving Liu Yuzhou. It is reasonable to put public affairs first and then private affairs."Before the official business is completed, I dare not take care of my private affairs.Hope brother forgive me.Jin said: "Your brother has seen Wu Hou, but he came to talk."Let's go.

Lu Su said: "There must be no mistakes in what Shijian ordered."Kong Ming nodded in agreement.Introduced to the hall, Sun Quan stepped down to welcome him and treated him with courtesy.After the ceremony, give Kong Ming a seat.All civil and military personnel stand in two rows.Lu Su stood by Kong Ming's side, only watching him speak.The meaning of Kongming to Xuande is over.Peeking at Sun Quan: blue eyes and purple beard, handsome.Kong Ming thought to himself: This man has a very good appearance, he can only be excited, not talked about.When he asked, it was convenient to use words.After the tea offering was over, Sun Quan said: "I have heard a lot about Lu Zijing's talents, and now I am lucky to meet you. I dare to ask for my benefit."Kongming said: "If you don't have talent and don't learn, it's a shame to ask."Quan said: "Your foot is near Xinye, and when you assist Liu Yuzhou in a decisive battle with Cao Cao, you must be well aware of the reality of the enemy's army."Kongming said: "Liu Yuzhou has few soldiers and few generals, and Xinye City is small and has no food. How can we hold a stalemate with Cao Cao?"Quan said, "How many Cao soldiers are there?"Kong Ming said: "The Mabu water army has more than one million soldiers."Quan said: "Could it be a fraud?"Kongming said: "It's not a fraud: Cao Cao already had 200,000 Qizhou troops in Yanzhou; he won another 500,000 to 600,000 troops when he defeated Yuan Shao; the Central Plains recruited 300,000 to 400,000 soldiers; now he has another 200,000 to 300,000 troops from Jingzhou." : Based on this calculation, no less than 1.5 million.With a million words, Liang feared the people of Jiangdong.Lu Su was at the side, hearing his husband's expression, and watching Kong Ming with his eyes; Kong Ming just didn't see.Quan said: How many of Cao Cao's generals are there?Kongming said: There are more than one or two thousand people who are resourceful and resourceful, and can recruit generals who are accustomed to fighting!Quan said: Now that Cao Cao has pacified Jing and Chu, does he have a long-term plan?Kongming said: "Now go down to the village along the river to prepare warships. If you don't want to go to the east of the river, where do you want to go?"Quan said: If he has the intention of annexing, fight or not, please make a decision for me with one step.Kong Ming said: "Liang has something to say, but I'm afraid the general won't listen to it."Quan said: I would like to hear high opinions.Kong Ming said: "Xiang Zheyu was in great chaos, so the general moved from Jiangdong, Liu Yuzhou collected the people from Hannan, and fought with Cao Cao for the world."Now Cao Cao has eliminated the great disaster, and it is almost leveled; recently, Jingzhou has been newly broken, and the power is shocking all over the world; even if there are heroes, there is no place to use them: so Yuzhou fled here.May the general do what he can.If you can use the people of Wu and Yue to compete with China, it is better to eliminate it as soon as possible; if you can't, why don't you follow the advice of the counselors, put your troops together and go to the north?Quan did not answer.Kongming said again: "The general entrusts the name of obedience to the outside, but doubts his opinion on the inside. Things are urgent and continuous, and disasters will never end."Quan said: "As you said, why doesn't Liu Yuzhou surrender?"Kong Ming said: In the past, the strong men of Tian Heng ⑩ Qi still kept righteousness and did not disgrace; how about Liu Yuzhou's royal family, who is so talented and admired by all the people?If things don't work out, this is heaven, and how can you be subdued by others?

After hearing what Kong Ming said, Sun Quan suddenly changed color, brushed his clothes, and retreated into the back hall.Everyone laughed and dispersed.Lu Su blamed Kong Ming and said: "Why did you say this, sir?"Fortunately, my lord is magnanimous and magnanimous, and he doesn't take responsibility for it face-to-face. What you say, my lord, despises my lord very much.Kongming looked up and smiled and said, "Why is it so incapable of holding things!"I have my own plan to break Cao, and if he doesn't ask me, I don't say anything.Su said: If there is a good strategy, Su should ask the lord for advice.Kongming said: I regard Cao Cao's millions of people as ants' ears!But when I raise my hand, everyone is a fan!When Su heard the words, he went into the back hall to meet Sun Quan.Quan was still angry, Gu Weisu said: "Kong Ming deceived me too much!"Su said: "The minister also blamed Kong Ming for this, but Kong Ming laughed at the master's inability to accommodate things and broke Cao's strategy, but Kong Ming refused to speak lightly."My lord, why don't you ask for it?Quan Hui said with anger and joy, "it turns out that Kong Ming had a good plan, so he provoked me with words."I was short-sighted for a while, and I missed important things a few times.Then he and Lu Su went out of the hall again, and then asked Kong Ming to talk.Seeing Kongming right, Xie said: "It's a good time to blaspheme your majesty. Fortunately, you don't see crime."Kongming also thanked him and said: "I have offended you with your words, and I hope to beg for forgiveness."Quan invited Kong Ming into the back hall and treated each other with wine. After several rounds, Quan said: "The people Cao Cao hated in his life: Lu Bu, Liu Biao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Yuzhou and Gu'er."Today, several heroes are gone, but Yuzhou and Gu still exist.Gu can't use the whole land of Wu to be controlled by others.I have made up my mind.It is not Liu Yuzhou who is Cao Cao; but after the new defeat of Yuzhou, is it difficult for An Neng to resist this?Kongming said: "Although Yuzhou was newly defeated, Guan Yunchang still led tens of thousands of elite soldiers; Liu Qi led Jiangxia soldiers, and there were no fewer than ten thousand soldiers."Cao Cao's crowd was exhausted from afar; they chased Yuzhou up close, and traveled three hundred miles a day and night on Qingqi.At the end of this so-called crossbow, it is impossible to penetrate Lu Jin.Moreover, people in the north are not used to water warfare.Jingzhou scholars and people are attached to the practitioners, because of the power of the ear, it is not their original intention.Now the general can sincerely cooperate with Yuzhou to defeat Cao's army.If Cao's army is defeated, it must return to the north, then Jing and Wu will be strong, and the tripod will be formed.The chance of success or failure lies in today: only the general can cut it.Quan Dayue said: "Mr.My intention has been decided, and there is no doubt about it.On the next day, they discussed and raised troops to destroy Cao Cao.So he ordered Lu Su to convey this to the civil and military officials, and sent Kong Ming to rest in the post. Zhang Zhao knew that Sun Quan wanted to raise troops, so he discussed with the crowd, saying: "I have fallen into Kong Ming's plan!"Immediately came to see Quan and said: "Zhao and others heard that the lord will raise troops to compete with Cao Cao."How does the lord compare himself to Yuan Shao?Cao Cao had a few generals in the past, but he was able to defeat Yuan Shao with a single blow; let alone today, with millions of troops marching south, how can he underestimate the enemy?If you listen to Zhuge Liang's words and use the armored soldiers rashly, this is the so-called firefighting with a salary.Sun Quan just bowed his head and remained silent.Gu Yong said: "Because of Cao Cao's defeat, Liu Bei wants to use our Jiangdong soldiers to resist him. How can my lord use it for him?"Willing to listen to Zibu's words.Sun Quan pondered for a while.Zhang Zhao and others went out, and Lu Su came in and said: "It is suitable for Zhang Zibu and others, and he also persuaded the lord to stop mobilizing troops, and strongly advocated surrendering. These are all ministers who protect their wives wholeheartedly. It is a self-seeking strategy."May the Lord not listen.Sun Quan is still pondering.Su said: "My lord, if you hesitate, you will be mistaken by everyone."Quan said: "Your Majesty, let me retire temporarily. Let me think twice."Su Nai withdrew.At that time, military generals might want to fight, and civil servants would surrender, so there were different opinions. Let's say that Sun Quan retreated into the inner house, restless, hesitant.Wu Guotai saw that Quan was like this, and asked, "what's on your mind? You can't sleep or eat?"Quan said: "Now Cao Cao is stationed in Jiangnan and Han, and he intends to go to the south of the Yangtze River."Ask the civil and military, or those who want to surrender, or those who want to fight.If you want to wait for war, you are afraid of being outnumbered; if you want to wait for surrender, you are afraid that Cao Cao will not tolerate it: so you hesitate.Wu Guotai said: "Why don't you remember my sister's dying words?"Sun Quan woke up like a drunk, like a dream, and came up with this sentence.It's exactly: remembering the dying words of the mother of the country, which attracted Zhou Lang to make military exploits.After all, it's a lot to say, let's see the breakdown below. ① A bed mat. ② Serious illness. ③ Lean and thin. ④ Yi, Qin, Zhang Yi, and Su Qin were all orators in the Warring States Period. ⑤ Cao Shen Han Gaozu's hero. ⑥ Both Deng Yu and Geng Yan were heroes of Han Guangwu. ⑦ Diao Chong The ancients despised the sculpted words and sentences in Ci Fu, saying that it was a small skill. ⑧ Yang Xiong, a fu writer in the Han Dynasty, was an official in Wang Mang's time. He was afraid that he would be imprisoned, committed suicide by jumping off a building, and almost fell to his death. ⑨ Doubt and doubt. ⑩ Tian Heng, at the end of Qin Dynasty, was born in Qi State.The king of Qi was captured, Tian Heng made himself king of Qi, and then retreated to the island.Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty sent people to surrender, Tian Heng and more than 500 of his subordinates refused to surrender and committed suicide.