A knife in love

Chapter 1921

Murong Danyan listened to Li Qiufeng's story about Liu Bei's past, and thought to himself that Liu Bei's name was also mentioned when he heard his father chatting with his brother before.However, my father was quite disdainful of Liu Bei, saying that he had no ability, if he hadn't been assisted by Zhuge Wuhou, he would have been wiped out by Cao Mengde long ago.But when Brother Li mentioned this person, he said "Xuande Gong" in his mouth, and he seemed to have a lot of respect for Liu Bei.Could it be that my dad is wrong?

I only heard Li Qiufeng say: "Although Xuande Gong pulled up an army, the generals were not good enough for Guan and Zhang. There were only three or four hundred soldiers, and the food, grass and military equipment were pitiful. Don't say that you dare not fight with the fourth generation. Sangong, many former officials, and Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers who are in the land of Jizhou, are far behind Cao Cao who was a school lieutenant and Sun Jian who was a general. However, Duke Xuande has always had great ambitions. General Yu Guan and Zhang Er led hundreds of soldiers to fight against the Yellow Turban Army. In a few years, he made many military exploits. After the Yellow Turban Army was suppressed, Xuande Gong accumulated many military exploits and was appointed by the court as the county magistrate of Pingyuan. Unfortunately, the court was corrupt. , Xuande Gong refused to oppress the people, and had no money to manage the officials. In the end, he lost his official position and could only live in seclusion in the countryside.

"But after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the court of the Han Dynasty was like a dilapidated house, which was already dilapidated. There were eunuchs inside, and foreign relatives monopolized power outside, which made the sky angry and resentful, and the people were miserable. In the end, eunuchs and foreign relatives fought together, attracting treacherous officials Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, and since then the world has been in turmoil, the lords have divided their regimes, and they have been fighting endlessly. The people's houses are empty, and the land that was originally prosperous has become a wilderness with bones exposed and no chickens crowing for thousands of miles..."

When Li Qiufeng said this, Murong Danyan suddenly said: "Ah, if it's true, isn't it similar to the place we're walking through now?"

Li Qiufeng was taken aback, and couldn't help turning his head to glance around.There was gray mist everywhere, and the deserted fields on both sides of the road were dead silent.Li Qiufeng thought to himself, Master told me all these past events.What Miss Murong said is right, the situation Master described is really similar to our current situation.

Murong Danyan originally said a joke, but after saying it, seeing Li Qiufeng's blank face, she felt a little uneasy, thinking that she had said something wrong and made Li Qiufeng unhappy.Thinking of this, she hurriedly said to Li Qiufeng: "Brother Li, I was just joking, so don't take it to heart."

Li Qiufeng came to his senses at this moment, shook his head, and said in his mouth: "Miss Murong thinks too much, I just thought of other things. But I am not discouraged when I say that Mr. Xuande lives in seclusion in the countryside, and has been waiting for the right time. When the world was in chaos, he immediately gathered the people with Guan and Zhang, and set up a banner of righteousness. From then on, he went to war in the south and north, and competed with all the powerful. It's just that the power of Xuande is too weak. Although Tao Qian respects Xuande, He was asked to be the shepherd of Xuzhou, but Duke Xuande was first attacked by Lu Bu, lost Xuzhou, and was forced by Yuan Shu, so he had to surrender under the wings of Cao Cao. Later, he was ordered by the emperor to get rid of the powerful minister Cao Cao , Unfortunately, things leaked out, and was defeated by Cao Cao, so he had to take Guan, Zhang, Zhao Yun, and hundreds of remnant soldiers, and fled to Jingzhou to rely on Liu Biao.

"Liu Biao and Duke Xuande are both relatives of the Han family. Naturally, he was very happy to see Duke Xuande coming to join him. Unexpectedly, although Duke Xuande has been defeated repeatedly, he loves the people and treats the virtuous and corporal, and his reputation is very loud. Arrived After Jingzhou, the local gentry and common people treated him very well, which immediately made Liu Biao feel jealous and became wary of Xuande Gong. Weak sergeant, go to Xinye to station troops.

"Xinye is to the north of Jingzhou, adjacent to the territory occupied by Cao Jun. Liu Biao's move is a plan to kill two birds with one stone. If Cao Jun comes to attack, Xuande Duke will fight with Cao Jun. If Xuande Duke wins, Jingzhou will be safe. And After Duke Xuande wins, he will suffer a lot. At that time, Liu Biao only needs to send a general to Xinye in the name of helping Duke Xuande resist Cao Jun, and he can defeat Duke Xuande at one blow. If Duke Xuande loses Cao Jun, he and Cao Cao are deadly enemies. Either he died in battle, or he was beheaded by Cao Cao after being captured. There is no reason for it. Liu Biao can use Cao Cao's hands to get rid of Xuande Gong, a serious threat.

"Mr. Xuande was forced to leave Jingzhou, and stationed weak soldiers in Xinye. It was like a dragon swimming in shallow water, living under the hedge of others. His life was very aggrieved. When he had nothing to do, Xuande remembered that he had raised troops for more than ten years, conquering east and west. He couldn't help but feel sad. He thought hard about the gains and losses of the past ten years, and felt that although Guan Guan, Zhang, Zhao Yun and other powerful generals helped him, he had no wise man to help him. After making suggestions, he fell into a predicament like a bereaved dog.

"Perhaps it is the sincerity of Lord Xuande that made God feel sorry for him. Sima Hui, a famous scholar in Yingchuan and known as Mr. Shuijing, came to Xinye to meet with Lord Xuande. Lord Xuande had heard of Mr. Shuijing's name a long time ago. He once visited the house in person, but it was a pity that Sima Hui went on a long trip. He heard that Sima Hui came to see him, so he ran out of the house with bare feet to meet Sima Hui. According to Xuande's original intention, he wholeheartedly wanted to invite Sima Hui was his own mastermind. It was just that Sima Hui said that he was getting old and his energy was not as good as before. He was afraid that he would miss Xuande's important affairs, so he refused in every possible way and refused to go out to assist Xuande.

"Mr. Xuande begged repeatedly, but Sima Hui just shook his head and refused. However, he said that Jingzhou hidden dragons and crouching tigers are known for their great talents, but they refused to come out of the mountain before meeting the Ming Lord. He recommended two great people to Xuande. Known as Wolong, he is Zhuge Wuhou who is famous in later generations. The other person is called Fengchu, and his surname is Pang, his name is Tongzi, and his style is Shiyuan. These two are rare talents born in the world, and with the help of one person, they can stabilize the world."

When Li Qiufeng said this, Murong Danyan clapped his hands and said, "I've heard this story before. Later, Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times and invited Mr. Kong Ming out. Mr. Kong Ming set two fires, first on Xinye, and defeated Cao's army. Later, he teamed up with Zhou Yu and used the east wind to set fire to Chibi, and Cao Cao's million-strong army disappeared in smoke."

Li Qiufeng saw Murong Danyan's eyebrows dancing, shook his head, and said in his mouth: "These are all fabricated by storytellers, and they can't be counted. In fact, in the battle of Xinye, it was Mr. Xuande who set fire, not Mr. Kong Ming. As for borrowing The matter of Dongfeng is even more attached by posterity, and it has no effect at all. Cao’s army went south, at most no more than 20 people, even if Jingzhou’s soldiers and horses were surrendered, the total would not exceed 30. Cao Cao claimed to lead an army of one million to go south, It’s nothing more than scaring Duke Xuande and Sun Quan of Jiangdong. These stories are fine to listen to, but not to be believed.”

Murong Danyan listened to Li Qiufeng's words, although he didn't refute, he was not convinced in his heart, he thought to himself that Mr. Kong Ming burned Xinye, straw boat borrowed arrows, borrowed east wind, and burned Chibi, everyone in the world knew about it.If these things were all false, they would have been exposed long ago.Brother Li respects Liu Bei, but he is noncommittal about Mr. Kong Ming's achievements, which is really puzzling.

While Murong Danyan was thinking about it, Li Qiufeng continued: "After Sima Hui recommended Wolong and Fengchu, he drifted away. Lord Xuande knew the names of the two gentlemen, and heard that Mr. Wolong lived in seclusion in Wollongang. , and immediately took General Guan and Zhang to Wollongong to look for Mr. Wolong."

(End of this chapter)