Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 113
Eight months have passed since Shen Chen opened the rural school in Suiting in June last year, and now in February of the third year of Jian'an.

In the process of mutual learning with Zhuge Liang, Shen Chen's thoughts and knowledge were sublimated again.

If it was him in the past, he would only hold Cao Cao's brutality and benevolence, and then attack his moral character by cutting off the relationship between Cao Cao and Liu Xie.

But that argument doesn't really convince anyone.

Because for the vast number of scholars, the righteousness of the Son of Heaven is the righteousness of the name, no matter what reason you give, if you fight Cao Jun, you are fighting against the imperial court, and opposing the imperial court is treason.

This is an indisputable fact.

If Jushou was so loyal to Yuan Shao, there would naturally be Xun Yu who was so loyal to the Han Dynasty.Moreover, the Han Dynasty had supported scholars for 400 years, and Xun Yu was not the only one who was loyal to the Han Dynasty.

Before Cao Cao humiliated Yang Biao, deposed Zhao Wen, and slaughtered Kong Rong and Zhao Yan and other Han royalists, Xuchang's royalists were like crucian carp crossing the river, but they were slowly eradicated by Cao Cao.

But even so, after Cao Cao ascended to the throne of Wei Wang and gradually revealed his rebellious intentions, Geng Ji, Gibbon, Wei Huang, Jin Yi and others still stood up and planned to seize military power, support Liu Xie, and save the Han Dynasty.

So everyone in this world has everyone's position.

For example, most of the people who took refuge in Cao Cao were from aristocratic families. They never cared whether the emperor was surnamed Liu, but only cared about the interests of the family.

Like the countless aristocratic families who were persuaded to join in when Cao Pi later usurped the Han Dynasty, for them, changing the emperor is nothing more than changing the master.

As long as my family continues to prosper, it is fine to have the Jiupin Zhongzheng System to ensure the prosperity of my family.

Some people think that when troubled times come, they should choose good masters to assist them.

With so many people under Yuan Shao's command, don't they know Yuan Shao's ambition?

But even if Cao Cao has the righteousness of the emperor, he still can't change the position of Jushou Shenpei and others who are loyal to Yuan Shao and others.

Others regard Liu Xie, the emperor, as legal principles, so by the way, Cao Cao, who has not yet shown his intention to usurp, is regarded as a loyal minister who helped the Han Dynasty.

Just like what countless scholars in Jingzhou think, not only those aristocratic families, Confucian scholars from poor families, and officials and scholars are all like this.

Of course, later generations understand that Cao Cao and Sima Yi are actually of the same nature.

One is Emperor Wei Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the other is Emperor Xuan of the Great Wei Dynasty.

But people in the world don't understand.

So to put it a bit harshly, Shen Chen's previous arguments before the Yidai Zhao were difficult to convince Xun Yu who was not loyal to Cao Cao and only cared about the emperor and the Han Dynasty.

Not to mention trying to persuade those children of the family who only think about the interests of the family.

But now Shen Chen's thinking has begun to sublimate, and he really understands what is the unity of knowledge and action, and proposes a way to save the world. The depth of his thinking is beyond comparison.

It can't convince those aristocratic families, but to those ordinary Confucian scholars from poor families, it is like golden jade and good words, which are thought-provoking.

The composition of Jingzhou scholars is precisely these low-level ordinary Confucian scholars.

After all, the aristocratic families are a minority, and the bottom is the main body.

They have no clan support, no powerful background, and no high-level attention. They just met by chance, worshiped a teacher, and learned some knowledge. They can barely be called scholars.

Although able to study and be able to afford a well-to-do family, the room for improvement is extremely limited. When there is no need to consider the family's position in exchange for the official position given by Cao Cao in the name of the emperor, the way of thinking is naturally different.

Therefore, hearing Shen Chen's words, many people were deeply touched by Shen Chen's words, and their attitude towards him naturally changed greatly.

Even the children of those wealthy families could not agree with his point of view due to the different positions of the family, but they also felt that what Shen Chen said was very philosophical and thought-provoking.

There are always a few idealists who betray their own class.

For example, Pang Tong Xianglang was born in a top family in Jingzhou, but he did not betray Liu Cong like Kuai Yue and Cai Mao in exchange for family benefits. Instead, he followed Liu Bei and took it as his duty to help the Han Dynasty.

So very soon, what Shen Chen said today spread among Jingzhou scholars. In the absence of anyone who took the lead and belittled them deliberately, many people felt admiration for Shen Chen. They didn't expect his thoughts to be so profound. Many people admire it very much.

For a while, Shen Chen's bad reputation among Jingzhou scholars gradually changed.Many people felt that even though Shen Chen might have an opposing position with them, he was still a gentleman.

Since then, Shen Chen's name has completely risen from the countryside and spread throughout Jingzhou, and he is a celebrity.

After that, Sima Hui settled down in the countryside in the northeast of Xiangyang City, near Yuliang Island. He and Mr. Pang De were considered old acquaintances, and they talked with him every day, and their friendship grew deeper.

Zhuge Liang, Shen Chen, Xu Shu, Pang Tong and others also often discussed the truth with Sima Hui and Pang Degong. The reputation is also spared no effort.

So when the busy farming season ended in May this year, and during the short slack season in June, Shen Chen's academy was almost overcrowded. He himself was considered a wise man in the countryside, and now his fame spread throughout Jingzhou, and the people who came here more.

However, just as Shen Chen's reputation gradually improved and his reputation improved significantly, the general situation of the world at this moment has also changed again.

The imperial court worshiped Liu Biao as the general of hussars, held festivals and supervised the affairs of the four states of Yi, Jiao, Jing and Yang.

In May of this year, there was a bumper harvest in Nanyang, and Liu Biao received nearly [-] million new grains, and the treasury was filled too much at once.Two years in advance, he enjoyed the strength he possessed in pacifying Zhang Xian two years later, which inflated Liu Biao's ambition again.

Knowing that the imperial court planned to give him greater power in name only in exchange for millions of stones, grain and grass, Liu Biao agreed to the matter without any hesitation after discussing with the mastermind Kuai Liang.

So 500 million stones of grain and grass were transported to Xuchang, which instantly filled Cao Cao's nearly exhausted treasury. In addition, this year's new grain from Yingchuan, Yanzhou and other places was also collected, so that Cao Cao could finally send troops while worshiping the emperor. Fighting wars, no longer worry about food and grass.

In June, after holding out for four months, Cao Cao sent Xiahou Dun to rescue Liu Bei.

But I didn't expect Gao Shun and Zhang Liao to be quite strong. After a stalemate between the two sides for more than a month, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao launched a sudden attack and repelled Xiahou Dun, so Cao Cao had to prepare to start his own conquest.

In autumn and September, Xiaopei was broken.

In Shen Chen's reply letter to Liu Bei, he asked him to march outside, settle his family well, and not be with him.

Liu Bei followed his persuasion. At that time, he placed his wife and children in Xiayi. His family members were not captured, but his soldiers and horses were all lost. He fled to Liang Guo with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Tai Shi Ci, Mi Zhu, Jian Yong, Sun Qian and others.

It just so happened that Cao Cao was also marching eastward to Lv Bu at this time. After having a base of food and grass, he added some troops, about 8 to [-] people, and led [-] troops to Xuzhou.

The rest of the army stayed in various places. For example, Xia Houyuan and Cheng Yu led more than 2 troops in Sili and other places in Yanzhou to guard against Yuan Shao.

Also let Cao Hong, Xun You, Li Tong and others have 1 horses to guard against Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu.

By his side, Xia Houdun, Yu Jin, Xu Chu, Xu Huang and others came to Xuzhou in a mighty way.

Although Cao Cao lost the fierce general Dian Wei in the battle of Wancheng last year, when he returned, it didn't take long for him to meet Xu Chu leading thousands of horses to vote.

Cao Cao has always liked this kind of people who bring their own soldiers, such as Li Dian's uncle Li Gan, Li Tong, the general with two guns, and Zhang Xiu later, not to mention that Xu Chu is also a fellow of Cao Cao.

Knowing that he was extremely brave, Xu Chu soon replaced Dian Wei as the leader of Cao Cao's old guard.

After Cao Cao arrived in Liang State, he met Liu Bei.

At this time, the poor uncle Huang was like a child who was beaten up outside, and went back to report to the parents, and the parents brought the guy to avenge the child.

Although the truth of the matter is that Cao Cao must eliminate Lu Bu to prevent being flanked by both sides in the future decisive battle with Yuan Shao.

But the scene at this time is quite vivid. It can be known that the emperor's uncle has not had a good life since he went to Xuzhou.Running around, wandering, living a miserable life all day long, this is in stark contrast to Shen Chen, who lives and works in peace and contentment in Jingzhou.

After rejoining Liu Bei, Cao Cao continued his march and reached outside Xiapi City by the end of September, and wrote a letter to Lu Bu asking him to surrender.

At this time Lu Bu still has a chance, as long as he surrenders, Cao Cao may not necessarily kill him.

However, Chen Gong and Cao Cao had already had a big conflict, and he stabbed Cao Cao in the back. He knew that Cao Cao could let Lu Bu go, but he would never let Chen Gong go, so he urged Lu Bu to stick to it, and suggested dividing the troops to fight against each other. The momentum against Cao Jun.

It's a pity that Lu Bu didn't obey, but he didn't choose to surrender either.

So Cao Cao continued to besiege Xiapi. With sufficient food and grass, the siege lasted for almost three months. However, although the food and grass were sufficient, the soldiers were very tired and wanted to give up.

Guo Jia still urged him to continue attacking Lu Bu, and proposed the strategy of flooding the Pi.

Cao Cao followed his plan and continued to attack Xiapi.

At the same time, Lv Bu's army in Xiapi City was also alienated. Hou Cheng was punished because he violated Lv Bu's alcohol prohibition order, and he felt resentful, so he thought of surrendering.

On Guiyou Day in December of the third year of Jian'an, February 199, 2 AD, the weather on this day was fairly clear, but because of the Little Ice Age, the sun was hanging high, but the fierce north wind was blowing, which still made people feel Slight chill.

Lv Bu has abstained from alcohol and sex these days, regained some energy, patrolled the gates of the city every day, and went to the top of the White Gate Tower today, and saw from a distance that Cao Jun’s camp was still quiet, and the military flags on the camp were rattling by the wind. Momentarily sighed: "Today is another ordinary day."

"Yes."

Left and right said: "It feels really quiet. The Cao army outside the city has not attacked the city for a long time. I am afraid that it will not be long before they will retreat due to lack of food."

"Well, let the soldiers wait a little longer, we will be able to repel Cao Jun soon."

Lu Bu cheered up and spoke words of encouragement to everyone.

The voice did not fall.

"Dong dong dong dong dong dong!"

The beating of drums sounded like a sudden cardiac arrest.

Cao Jun's camp suddenly opened, and groups of mighty and majestic soldiers came out slowly.

(End of this chapter)