Chapter 87 Chapter 86: Zhang Wen and Qin Mi Defeated Cao Pi and Xu Sheng Attacked with Fire

But it is said that after Lu Xun retired from the Wei army in the Eastern Wu Dynasty, the Lord of Wu worshiped Xun as the general of the auxiliary state Jianglinghou and led Jingzhou Mu;Zhang Zhao and Gu Yongqi played the king of Wu, please change your own yuan.Quan Congzhi was changed to the first year of Huangwu.Suddenly it was reported that the Lord Wei sent an envoy, and Quan called in.The mission statement said: Before Shu sent people to ask for help from Wei, Wei didn't know it for a while, so they sent troops to respond;If you get the land of Shu, divide it in half. Quan heard that he couldn't make a decision, so he asked Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong and others.Zhao said: "Lu Boyan has a very high opinion, you can ask about it."Quan Shi called Lu Xun to come.Xun Zou said: "Cao Pi sits in the Central Plains, and he is in a hurry; if he doesn't follow suit now, he will be a villain."The minister expects that both Wei and Wu are no match for Zhuge Liang.Now let's reluctantly agree, and prepare the army, only to inquire about the four roads.If the troops of the Four Routes win and the central Sichuan is in danger, and Zhuge Liang cannot save the first and last, the Lord will send troops to respond. Taking Chengdu first is the best policy; if the troops of the Four Routes are defeated, don't discuss it.Quan Congzhi said that the envoy of Wei said: "If the military supplies are not ready, it is convenient to choose a day to start."The messenger bid farewell and left.The authority found out that Xifan soldiers left Xiping Pass, met Ma Chao, and retreated without fighting; Nanman Meng Huo raised troops to attack the four counties, but Wei Yan used suspicious tactics to kill them all and retreated back to the cave; When Cao Zhen's troops went out of Yangping Pass, Zhao Zilong resisted the dangerous roads everywhere.Cao Zhen garrisoned troops on Xiegu Road, unable to win and returned.

When Sun Quan heard this letter, he called Wen Wu and said: "Lu Boyan's words are really calculated by God."If you act recklessly, you will have a grudge against Xishu.Suddenly it was reported that Deng Zhi had been sent to Xishu.Zhang Zhao said: "This is Zhuge Liang's plan to retreat, and he sent Deng Zhi as a lobbyist."Quan said, "how should I answer that?"Zhao said: "First set up a large tripod in front of the hall, store hundreds of catties of oil, and burn it with charcoal."When the oil boils, you can choose a thousand warriors with length and face, each holding a sword in hand, and line up from the front of the palace gate to the hall, but call Zhi into the audience.Hugh waits for this person to speak, and is responsible for Li Shiqi to tell the whole story, follow this example to cook it, and see how he responds.

Quan followed his words, so he set up an oil tripod, ordered the warriors to stand on the left and right, each with their weapons, and called Deng Zhi to enter.Zhi dressed in the crown.Walking to the front of the palace gate, I saw two rows of majestic warriors, each holding steel knives, big axes, long halberds, and short swords, and lined up to the hall.Zhi understood what it meant, and walked boldly without fear.In front of the hall, I saw the hot oil boiling in the cauldron.The samurai on the left and right looked at it, but Zhidan smiled slightly.The courtiers led him to the curtain, but Deng Zhi bowed and did not bow.Quan Ling rolled up the bead curtain and shouted, "Why don't you worship!"Zhi Ang replied, "The angels of the upper kingdom do not worship the lords of small kingdoms."Quan said angrily, "you didn't expect it. You want to lose your tongue and follow Li Sheng's words?"It can be quickly put into the oil cauldron!Zhi laughed and said: "Everyone says that there are many sages in the Eastern Wu Dynasty. Who wants to be afraid of a Confucian scholar!"Quan turned angry and said: "Why are you afraid of me alone?"Zhi said, "I'm not afraid of Deng Bomiao, so why worry about waiting for you?"Quan said: You want to be a lobbyist for Zhuge Liang, saying that Wei Xiangshu is isolated, do you?Zhi said: "I am a Confucian student in Shu, and I came here for the benefit of Wu."It is to set up soldiers and Chen Ding to reject an envoy. How can the situation be so large that it cannot accommodate things?

Quan was ashamed when he heard the words, and he reprimanded the warriors, ordered Zhi to go to the hall, gave him a seat, and asked, "What are the advantages and disadvantages of Wu and Wei?"May sir teach me.Zhi said: "Your Majesty, do you want peace with Shu or Wei?"Quan said: Guzheng wants to make peace with Lord Shu; but he is afraid that Lord Shu is young and has little knowledge, so he can't start and finish.Zhi said: The king is the hero of the world, and Zhuge Liang is also the hero of the moment; Shu has the danger of mountains and rivers, and Wu has the solidity of three rivers: if the two countries are in harmony, they are lips and teeth, and if they advance, they can swallow the world, and if they retreat, they can stand on their own. .Today, if the king entrusts Zhi to become a minister to Wei, Wei will look forward to the court of the great dynasty and ask the crown prince to serve as his servant;If the king regards the foolish words as otherwise, the foolish general will die before the king, in the name of never being a lobbyist.After speaking, he lifted his clothes and went down to the hall, looked at the oil cauldron and jumped.Quan is in a hurry to stop, please enter the back hall and treat each other with the courtesy of a superior guest.Quan said: "The words of the master are just in line with my lonely intention."Gu Jin wants to make peace with the Lord of Shu, would you introduce me, sir?Zhi said: "The one who wants to cook the little minister is the king; the one who wants to make the little minister today is also the king: the king is still suspicious, how can he win the trust of others?"Quan said: "I have decided my loneliness. Don't doubt it, sir."

So the king of Wu kept Deng Zhi, and gathered many officials to ask: "The eighty-one states in the south of the Yangtze River alone, and the land of Jing and Chu, are not as good as the remote places in Western Shu: Deng Zhi in Shu, does not disgrace its lord; Wu No one entered Shu to achieve loneliness.Suddenly a man came out of the class and said: "I am willing to be an envoy."Everyone looked at him as a native of Wu County, Wu County: his surname was Zhang, his first name was Wen, his style name was Huishu, and he was seen as a general of Zhonglang.Quan said: I am afraid that you will not be able to feel lonely when you go to Shu to see Zhuge Liang.Wen said: "Kong Ming is also a human ear, why should I be afraid of him?"Quan was overjoyed and rewarded Zhang Wen a lot for making good friends with Deng Zhi in Sichuan.

But it is said that after Deng Zhi left, Kong Ming played the queen master and said: "Deng Zhi will go, and things will happen."There are many sages in Wudi, and someone will come to answer the ceremony.Your Majesty should be polite and order him to return to Wu, so as to form an alliance.If Wu is in harmony, Wei will not dare to add troops to Shu.Wu, Wei Ningjing, ministers should conquer the south, pacify the barbarians, and then map Wei.Soochow could not survive for a long time if Wei cut it, and it could restore the foundation of unification.The latter is the main course. Suddenly, it was reported that Soochow sent Zhang Wen and Deng Zhi to Sichuan to answer the ceremony.The latter master gathered civil and military affairs in Danchi, and ordered Deng Zhi and Zhang Wen to enter.Wen thought he had achieved his goal, so he went up to the hall proudly, and saw the empress to salute.The Empress gave Jindun a seat on the left side of the hall, and set up a royal banquet for him.The queen is just a salute.After the banquet, all officials sent Zhang Wen to the building.The next day, Kongming hosted a banquet to treat each other.Kongming called Zhang Wen and said: "The first emperor was in Japan, and he was at odds with Wu, and now he has passed away."The current master: I deeply admire the King of Wu, and want to donate the old anger, make an alliance forever, and try to break Wei.I hope the doctor will reply with kind words.Zhang Wen took the promise.When the wine was half drunk, Zhang Wenxi smiled freely, with a hint of arrogance.

The next day, the Empress gave Zhang Wen the golden silk, held a banquet at the post booth in the south of the city, and ordered all the officials to send it off.Kong Ming tried to persuade him to drink.While drinking, suddenly a person came in drunk, bowed proudly, and sat down at the table.Wen Weizhi asked Kong Ming, "Who is this?"Kongming replied: "My surname is Qin, my first name is Mi, and my style name is Zichi; now I am a scholar in Yizhou."Wen Xiao said: "The title is a bachelor. I don't know if I have learned anything in my chest?"Mi Zhengse said: "Three-foot children in Sichuan are still in school, let alone me?"Wen said: "Let's talk about what you have learned?"Mi said to him: From astronomy to geography, there are three teachings and nine schools of thought, and hundreds of schools of thought, and they understand everything;Wen Xiao said: "Grandpa made a big statement, please take the sky as the question: Does the sky have a head?"Mi said: "He has a head."Wen said: Where is the head?Mi said: In the west. "Poetry" says: "It's for Xigu."Based on this, the head is in the west.Wen asked again: Does the sky have ears?Mi replied: "The sky is high, but listening is low." "Poetry" says; Heming Jiugao, the sound is heard in the sky.How can one hear without ears?Wen asked again: Is there enough in the sky?Mi said: "There are enough." "Poetry" says: The sky is difficult.How can I move without feet?Wen asked again: Does heaven have a surname?Mi said: How can you have no surname!Wen said: What is your surname?Mi replied: "My surname is Liu."Wen said: How do you know it?Mi said: "The Son of Heaven's surname is Liu, so I know him from a long time ago."Wen asked again, "Is the day born in the East?"Mi replied, "Although I was born in the east, I didn't live in the west."

At this time, Qin Mi spoke clearly and answered questions fluently, and everyone in the audience was shocked.Zhang Wen was speechless.Mi Nai asked, "Sir, a famous scholar in the Eastern Wu Dynasty, if you ask about the affairs of heaven, you will be able to understand the principles of tomorrow."In the past, the chaos was divided, and Yin and Yang were dissected; the light and clear ones floated up to form the sky, and the heavy and turbid ones condensed down to form the earth; until Gonggong was defeated, his head touched Buzhou Mountain, the pillar of heaven was broken, and the earth was missing ②: the sky tilted to the northwest, It sinks to the southeast.The sky is light and clear and floats up, why does it tilt to the northwest?I don't know what else is besides Qingqing?May sir teach me.Zhang Wen had nothing to say, so he avoided the table and thanked him, saying: "Unexpectedly, there are more heroes in Shu!"Hearing the lecture, the servant suddenly opened his mouth.Kong Ming was afraid of being ashamed, so he explained it with kind words: "When you ask questions during the banquet, they are all jokes."I know the way to stabilize the country with one step, so what is the play of lips and teeth?Thanks Wen.Kongming ordered Deng Zhi to enter Wu Dali again, and he went with Zhang Wen.Zhang and Deng paid farewell to Kong Ming and came to see Soochow.

But it is said that the king of Wu saw that Zhang Wen entered Shu and did not return it, so he gathered civil and military discussions.Suddenly the near minister said: Shu sent Deng Zhi and Zhang Wen into the country to answer the ceremony.Right to call in.Zhang Wen paid his respects in front of the hall, calling him the empress master and the virtue of Kong Ming, wishing for a good alliance forever, and dispatched Deng Shangshu to answer the ceremony again.Quan was overjoyed and held a banquet for him.Quan asked Deng Zhi, saying: If Wu and Shu are united in destroying Wei, the world will be peaceful, and the two lords will divide the rule. Wouldn't it be fun?Zhi replied: There are no two suns in the sky, and there are no two kings in the people.For example, after the Wei Dynasty was destroyed, no one knew who the destiny belonged to.But as a monarch, everyone cultivates his virtues; as a minister, everyone fulfills his loyalty, and the war will stop.Quan laughed and said: "Your sincerity, that's it!"So he generously gave Deng Zhi back to Shu.Since then, Wu and Shu have been well connected.

But it is said that Wei Guoxi's staff found out about this and reported it to the Central Plains quickly.When Cao Pi, the Lord of Wei, heard about it, he was furious and said: "Wu and Shu are in harmony, and there must be the original intention in the picture."It's not like I cut it first.So a large gathering of civil and military forces discussed the attack on Wu.At this time, Grand Sima Cao Ren and Taiwei Jia Xu were dead.Simpi, the servant, came out of the squad and said: "The land of the Central Plains is vast and the people are few, but if you want to use troops, you don't see the benefits."Today's strategy is to raise troops and garrison fields for ten years, to feed enough soldiers, and then use them, then Wu and Shu can be defeated.Pi said angrily: This is a pedantic theory!Now Wu and Shu are in harmony, and sooner or later they will invade the territory. Why wait ten years?He passed on the decree to attack Wu with troops.Sima Yi said: Wu has the danger of the Yangtze River, and there is no way to cross it without a boat.Your Majesty must personally drive the conquest, choose large or small warships, enter the Huai River from Cai and Ying, take Shouchun, go to Guangling, cross the river mouth, and take Nanxu by way: this is the best policy.Pi followed it.So he worked day and night to build ten dragon boats, more than 20 feet long, and can accommodate more than 2,000 people; he packed more than 3,000 warships.In the autumn and August of the fifth year of Wei Huangchu, the generals and soldiers were assembled, so that Cao Zhen was in the front, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Wen Pin, Xu Huang, etc. were the generals in the front, Xu Chu and Lu Qian were the guards of the Chinese army, Cao Xiu was the rear, Liu Ye, Jiang Jiang, etc. Ji is a staff officer.There are more than 300,000 sailors, soldiers and horses in the front and back, and they will raise troops recently.Sima Yi was granted the title of servant of Shangshu and stayed in Xuchang.All major state affairs are decided by Yi.

Not to mention that Wei Bing set off.But he said that Soochow made a detailed investigation and reported it to the state of Wu.Nearby ministers rushed to the king of Wu and said: Cao Pi, the king of Wei today, personally rides on a dragon boat and carries more than 300,000 land and water troops from Cai and Ying out of the Huaihe River. He must take Guangling to cross the river and come down to the south of the Yangtze River.Very beneficial.Sun Quan was shocked and gathered together civil and military forces to discuss.Gu Yong said: "Now that the Lord is in peace with Xishu, you can write a book with Zhuge Kongming to order troops to go out of Hanzhong to divide their power; on the one hand, send a general to station troops in South Xu to resist them."Quan said: "It is not Lu Boyan who cannot take on this great task."Yong said: "Lu Boyan guards Jingzhou and should not move lightly."Quan said: "I don't know if I'm lonely: there is no one who can do nothing in front of me."Before he finished speaking, a person came out from the squad and said: "Although I am not talented, I would like to unite the army and become Wei soldiers."If Cao Pi crosses the great river in person, he will be captured alive and dedicated to His Royal Highness; if he does not cross the river, most of the Wei soldiers will be killed, so that the Wei soldiers dare not face Soochow squarely.The right to see it is Xu Shengye.Quan Daxi said: If you have Qing guarding the Jiangnan area, why worry about being alone!Then Xu Sheng was granted the title of General Anton, the governor of the town, Jianye, and Nanxu Junma.Sheng Xieen took the order and retreated; he sent an order to teach the officers and soldiers to set up more equipment and banners, thinking that it was a plan to protect the river bank. Suddenly a person stepped forward and said: "Today, the king entrusted the general with a heavy responsibility to break the Wei army and capture Cao Pi. Why don't the general send troops across the river early to meet the enemy in Huainan?"Waiting for Cao Pi's soldiers to arrive, I'm afraid it will be too late.Sheng regarded it as Sun Shaoye, the concubine of King Wu.Shao Zi Gongli, officially awarded General Yang Wei, who once defended Guangling; young and aggressive, very courageous.Sheng said: "Cao Pi is very powerful, and he is even more famous as a pioneer: you can't cross the river to welcome him."When the other boats are all assembled on the north bank, I have my own plan to break it.Shao said: "I have 3,000 soldiers and horses under my command, and I know the road situation of Guangling well. I am willing to go to Jiangbei by myself and fight Cao Pi to the death."If you are invincible, you are willing to be a military order.Sheng can't follow.Shao Jian insisted on going.Sheng just refused, but Shao repeatedly insisted.Sheng Fu said: "If you don't listen to orders so much, can I control the generals?"The samurai launched a behead.The knife and ax hand embraced Sun Shao out of the gate, and raised the Zao flag.Shaobu will fly to report to Sun Quan.Hearing this, Quan rushed to his horse to rescue him.The warrior was just about to be executed, and Sun Quan arrived early, and rescued Sun Shao with a knife and axe.Shao cried and played and said: "I was in Guangling in the past, and I know the geographical advantages well; if I don't fight Cao Pi there, until he goes down the Yangtze River, Soochow will end in a day!"Right into the camp.Xu Sheng welcomed him into the account, and said: "Your Majesty ordered your ministers to be the governors, and raised troops to reject Wei. Today's Yang Wei general Sun Shao, who does not obey the military law and violates orders, will be executed. Why does Your Majesty pardon him?"Quan said: "Shao Yi violated the military law by mistake due to his strong blood and vitality. Wan Xi forgives him."Sheng said: "The law is not established by ministers, nor is it established by the king, it is the punishment of the state."If you can avoid it by being close, why do you want to make everyone?Quan said: "Shao broke the law, and he should have been punished by the general; although this son's original surname is Yu, but the lonely brother loves him very much, so he gave him the surname Sun."Yu Gu has made a lot of achievements. If he kills him now, he will bear his brother's righteousness.Sheng said: "Let's look at the face of the king, and send the death penalty."Quan ordered Sun Shao to thank him.Shao refused to worship, and said sharply: "In my opinion, it is only to lead the army to defeat Cao Pi!"I will refuse to accept your knowledge even to the death!Xu Sheng changed color.Quan scolded Sun Shao for retreating, calling Xu Sheng and saying: "If there is no such son, what harm will it do to Wu?"Do not use it in the future.When it's done, it's back.That night, people reported to Xu Sheng that Sun Shao led three thousand elite soldiers from his headquarters and sneaked across the river.Sheng feared that he might make a mistake and would not look good on King Wu's face, so he called Ding Feng to teach him a secret plan and lead three thousand soldiers across the river to meet him. But it is said that Lord Wei drove a dragon boat to Guangling, and Cao Zhen in the front had already led the troops to line up on the bank of the river.Cao Pi asked, "How many soldiers are there on the bank of the river?"Zhen said: "Looking across the bank from a distance, I don't see a single person, and there are no banners and camps."Pi said: This must be a trick.I have seen the truth from the past.So the river was opened, the dragon boat was released to the river, and it was moored on the bank of the river.The five-color banners of dragon, phoenix, sun and moon are built on the boat, surrounded by luan ceremonies, shining brightly.Cao Pi was sitting in the boat, looking at the south of the Yangtze River, but he saw no one. He looked back at Liu Ye and Jiang Ji and said, "can you cross the river?"Ye said: The art of war is solid and empty.Seeing the arrival of the army, why didn't he make preparations?Your Majesty can't do anything wrong.Let's wait for three to five days to see its movement, and then send pioneers across the river to explore it.Pi said: "Your words are exactly what I want." It was night and night, and I stayed in the middle of the river.The moon was dark that night.The sergeants all hold the lamps, which shine brightly in the world, just like daytime.Looking at the south of the Yangtze River, there is no fire.Pi asked the left and right, saying: "Why is this?"The near minister said: "I want to hear that your majesty's heavenly soldiers are coming, so I look forward to the wind and flee."Pi secretly smiled.At dawn, the fog was thick and the opposite side could not be seen.After a while, the wind blew up, the fog cleared and the clouds settled, and I saw that there were connected cities in the Jiangnan area: guns and knives were shining on the towers, and flags were planted all over the city.In an instant, people came to report several times: the area along the river in Nanxu to the stone city: hundreds of miles in a row, the city is full of boats and cars, continuous, and it was accomplished overnight.Cao Pi was shocked.It turned out that Xu Sheng bound Lu Wei to be a human being, wearing all the clothes, holding a banner, and standing on the suspicious tower of the false city.How can Wei Bing not be scared when he sees many people and horses in the city?Pi sighed and said: Although Wei has thousands of warriors, there is nothing to use them.The characters in the south of the Yangtze River are like this, there is no picture! Just as he was surprised, suddenly there was a strong wind, white waves were surging, the dragon robe was splashed by the river water, and the big ship was about to capsize.Cao Zhen panicked and ordered Wenpin to come to rescue him in a small boat.The people on the dragon boat couldn't stand upright.Wenpin jumped on the dragon boat, and then got off the small boat and ran into the river port.Suddenly Meteor Horse reported: Zhao Yun led his troops out of Yangping Pass and took Chang'an.When Pi heard this, he was shocked and turned pale, so he returned to the army.All the armies ran separately.Wu Bing chased after him.Pi preached an order to abandon all the imperial possessions and leave.The dragon boat will enter the Huai River for the second time, and suddenly the drums and horns blare, and the shouts are loud, and a Biao army stabs in the side and kills: the leading general is Sun Shaoye.Wei Bing couldn't resist, and more than half of them were lost, and countless people died.The generals tried their best to rescue Lord Wei.Lord Wei crossed the Huaihe River, and within thirty miles, the reeds in the middle of the Huaihe River, which were pre-filled with fish oil, were all on fire;Pi was shocked, and when he got out of the boat and approached the shore, the dragon boat was already on fire.Pi hurriedly got on his horse, and a Biao army came to kill him on the shore: Naiding Fengye was the first general.Zhang Liao slapped his horse to meet him, but was shot in the waist by Feng's arrow, but was rescued by Xu Huang, and he went away with the protection of Lord Wei; countless troops were lost.Behind them, Sun Shao and Ding Feng captured countless horses, chariots, ships, and equipment.Wei Bing was defeated and returned.Xu Sheng, general of Wu, made great achievements.The king of Wu rewarded him heavily.When Zhang Liao returned to Xuchang, his arrow sore burst open and he died.Cao Pi's burial is a no-brainer. However, it is said that the time Zhao Yun led his troops out of Yangping Pass, he suddenly reported to the prime minister that a document had arrived, saying that Yizhou Qishuai Yongkai had joined forces with the barbarian king Menghuo, and raised 100,000 barbarians to invade and plunder four counties. Therefore, Xuanyun returned to the army and ordered Ma Chao Sticking to Yangping Pass, the prime minister wants to march south.Zhao Yun hurriedly withdrew his troops and returned.At this time, Kongming rectified his army and horses in Chengdu and marched south in person.Exactly: one side sees the Eastern Wu against the Northern Wei, and the other sees the Western Shu fighting against the Southern Man.It is unknown how the outcome will be, let's see the breakdown below. ① local measuring device, measure. ② The Gonggong clan was defeated, touched Buzhou Mountain with its head, the Tianzhu broke, and the earth was short of ancient myths: Gonggong clan and Zhuanxu fought for the emperor, and in a rage, they slammed into Buzhou Mountain with their heads, so they knocked the pillar supporting the sky. It was broken, and a corner of the earth was also damaged.Gonggong is actually the hero of victory.