After standing outside the door for a long time, although Liu Bei could not see anyone in the room, he felt that he had gained a lot. At this time, someone took the initiative to invite him. Of course he accepted the invitation happily and entered the wing under the leadership of Zhang Hun.
It was noon, the sun was shining, the spring breeze was warm, Liu Bei came in, and saw two people sitting opposite each other in front of the case, with a lot of slips piled on it. One of them was nine feet tall, with a long beard and eyebrows.
His face is like a jujube, his lips are greased, his spirit is like a mountain and abyss, and his eyes are like flying knives. He is really majestic. The other person is eight feet long, has a short mustache, a long gown, and a turban with bright eyes. His face is like sapphire, and his body is like a solitary pine. He is similar to Liu Bei.
Look at it with a smile, and hold a roll in your hand to have some romance.
There was another person lying in the corner with a leopard's head and eyes, a swallow's chin and a tiger's beard. Although he saw Liu Bei and others sitting at the table, he said nothing and stared at them without moving. Seeing this, Zhang Hun stepped forward and laughed and cursed: "Ah
Hu! Ahu! How can you sleep so peacefully with two distinguished guests nearby? You don’t care about etiquette, but you also have to take care of my father’s face!”
The man just tossed around leisurely and complained: "Father, I was tired from competing with Brother Guan, so I just took a rest. Mr. Chen is not a difficult person to talk to. Why are you so cautious? You know how many winter days there are in a year."
It’s cold and very dry in summer, but sleeping in spring is the best.” These words were really rude, but they also made people feel kind. The group couldn’t help but laugh, and they suddenly realized: There are really many wonders in the world, and it turns out that this
People actually sleep with their eyes open.
Zhang Hun laughed and cursed a few times, obviously not really being particular, and his doting affection was palpable. He then introduced everyone one by one: the man who slept with his eyes open was his eighteen-year-old only son, the famous Zhang Hu, a big man with eyes like flying knives.
He is a distinguished guest who came to stay. His name is Guan Shou. The young man in the long robe and silk scarf is a good friend of Zhang Hu and Guan Shou. His name is Chen Chong. The three of them have been together here for quite some time [1].
Liu Bei looked at them one by one. Needless to say, Zhang Hu was more majestic than Zhang Hun. He could tell at a glance that he was a soldier of Xiong Zan, and Guan Shou must be the righteous soldier introduced by Zhang Shiping. When they met, it was like smelling the autumn wind, the cold and solemn killing, and they were different.
There are two points of intimacy. No wonder Zhang Shiping values it so much and urges Liu Bei to come here. But what Liu Bei values the most is Chen Chong, a young man who is about the same age as him, not for anything else but for his deviant behavior just now.
Speech.
He stepped forward and solemnly performed the courtesy of a Confucian scholar, and first introduced himself: "I am Liu Bei and Liu Xuande of Zhuo County, a clan member of the Han Dynasty, Queen of King Jing of Zhongshan, a disciple of Zi Qiangong, the prefect of Lujiang, and the grandson of Liu Xiong, the magistrate of Fan County."
Introducing his companions one by one, he led everyone to sit down and asked: "I heard Chen Jun's remarks below, and I was quite touched. There were many bad policies in Shizu's government. I thought about it and often regretted it, but I didn't know that Yan Cen, whom Mr. Cai just now praised,
If Deng Feng and his likes are so clever, please ask Chen Jun to teach them."
After finishing speaking, Liu Bei bowed again. The courtesy was so impeccable. Chen Chong just smiled when he saw this. Not only Liu Bei was sizing him up as soon as he walked in, he was also sizing up Liu Bei. He has always been very curious. Chen Shou commented on Liu Bei's style as the great ancestor:
A hero's weapon, and what will Liu Bei look like? On the eve of troubled times, one must know the world's heroes, so he traveled thousands of miles to wait for Liu Bei here. When they met, he couldn't give Liu Xuande a perfect score, he was barely passing.
That’s all.
But this is enough for him to take the exam for school.
"Does Mr. Liu know what is indispensable for those who want to rule the world?"
Liu Bei's expression remained normal and he almost blurted out: "Good governance is indispensable."
Hearing the word "good governance", Chen Chong made a slight comment on him, then gently touched the table and shook his head: "Good governance is important, but it is not necessary. However, Liu Jun has a kind heart and can speak good governance.
He is an outstanding person, and I would like to be friends with Liu Jun, but Liu Jun cannot achieve anything yet and can only be compared with Deng Feng and Deng Polu."
Seeing that many people present were confused, Chen Chong couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. As a black spot in Liu Xiu's political career, Deng Feng was almost never mentioned in the Eastern Han Dynasty. A hundred years later, the glorious history has been dimmed, but he must still be there.
Let history be passed on. He had no choice but to introduce Deng Feng's experience from the beginning.
When Deng Feng defected to Liu Xiu in the past, he escorted Queen Yin Lihua of Guanglie all the way to ensure her safety and happiness. He also had many military exploits, so he was promoted to General Polu by Liu Xiu. The promotion was not unhurried, which shows that Liu Xiu admired him. But Deng Feng returned.
When visiting relatives in his hometown, he passed by Xinye and saw Wu Han plundering and killing the people in Nanyang. So he led the villagers to revolt in anger and counterattack. At that time, Wu Han had an army of more than 100,000, but his retreat was cut off by Deng Feng.
Having captured all the baggage, they had to retreat hastily.
Liu Xiu was furious when he heard the news, and sent the southern general Cen Peng to lead Zhu You, Jia Fu, Geng Yan, Hanzhong general Wang Chang, Wuwei general Guo Shou, Yue cavalry general Liu Hong, partial generals Liu Jia and Geng
Zhi and other eight generals attacked Deng Feng, but were defeated by Deng Feng and captured Zhu You alive. These eight generals were either famous generals such as Cen Peng, Wu Han and Zhu You who would be selected as Yuntai in the future, or they were previously feudal princes such as
Liu Jia, including Yanghua General Jian Tan under Wu Han, Right General Wan Xiu, and famous generals under Liu Xiu, were almost defeated by one-third by Deng Feng alone.
The situation reached such a serious level that after Liu Xiu defeated the Red Eyebrow Army, he immediately led an expedition in person. Under the overwhelming pressure of the army, and because of Liu Xiu's illustrious reputation in the battle of Kunyang, the whole county of Nanyang panicked, and no one under Deng Feng dared to do so.
Liu Xiu's battle led to the collapse of Deng Feng's army. Deng Feng had no choice but to surrender. Liu Xiu believed that it was not his fault that Deng Feng raised the army and "wanted to pardon him." Finally, under the advice of Cen Peng and other Deng Feng's defeated generals, he had to surrender.
"Enduring the pain" to kill Deng Feng. In terms of military talent, this young general who was probably the only young general in the world who could be compared to Liu Xiu fell.
Everyone fell into silence. Chen Chong gently pressed the table again, looking only at Liu Bei: "Liu Jun thinks Deng Polu has good governance in his heart?"
Liu Bei was silent for a while. He didn't know what he was thinking of, and his eyes were much dim. He slightly cupped his hands, and then answered softly: "Although Deng Polu is a famous general and has a benevolent heart, he raised his army in a hurry, without any timing or foundation.
, Chen Jun taught me this, do you mean to say that it is an indispensable foundation for anything to happen?"
Chen Chong does have this meaning, but it is just a hint. His hidden front is in the next sentence: "If there is no foundation, if Liu Jun encounters such a situation, can he just sit on the sidelines?"
This sentence has a very heart-breaking meaning. Liu Bei straightened his clothes and said seriously: "Why should Mr. Chen be like this? Although Bei is not talented, he also knows that there are things to do and things not to do in the world. If you follow the right path, you will die nine times without regrets."
, but we are only descendants after all, how can we stay aloof and boast and praise ourselves, thereby belittling our ancestors?" As soon as these words came out, they were so precise and heroic. They were really awe-inspiring and heroic, and everyone couldn't help but criticize them.
In admiration, Guan Shou and Zhang Hu, who had previously regarded Liu Bei as such, had their eyes shining brightly at this moment.
"Okay!" After hearing this, Chen Chong felt emotional and smiled at everyone: "Liu Jun's words clearly show that he has great ambitions in his chest and has elites in his belly. Zhang Jun, you can't have such bold words without drinking. Zhang Jun
, you said you found two pots of fine wine the day before yesterday, but I wonder if you might give up your love today?"
Zhang Hun knew he was good enough and readily agreed. He brought a pot of green wine and poured a cup for everyone present. Chen Chong and Liu Bei toasted each other and drank it all in one gulp. Their eyes were filled with admiration. Chen Chong then said: "The world
There is no reason to say what happened. Only future generations can comment on whether it is success or failure. Although Deng Polu was defeated and died, his benevolent heart can be seen. Although the ancestors succeeded, they had to criticize future generations. Therefore, Deng Polu
He is also an outstanding person. However, Yan Cen has no kindness in his heart, yet he is also an outstanding person. Do you know why I admire Yan Cen?"
Yancen was different from Deng Feng. As Liu Xiu's long-term thorn and old rival since the founding of the People's Republic of China, his reputation was much higher than that of Deng Feng. Everyone knew more or less about Yancen's deeds. However, Yancen suffered more defeats and fewer victories in his life, and his military discipline
He was ruined and fought everywhere. Although he rose up for a while, he was defeated and fled. In the end, he could not build a country like Liu Xiu, nor could he separatist power like Weixiao Gongsunshu.
Everyone was puzzled, but Liu Bei suddenly understood and asked: "Chen Jun wants to say that Yancen is tough and determined. Although his talent is not as good as that of Shizu, he will not be inferior to others and will not be discouraged when he is defeated, so he is a outstanding person.
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Chen Chong nodded and said yes, sighing in his heart that although there were still shortcomings in this meeting, it was still worth it.
Yancen and Liu Xiu were originally from the township party, Liu Xiu was from Caiyang County, and Yancen was from Zhuyang County. When brothers Liu Xiu and Liu Yan joined the Green Forest Army, Yancen also launched an army to seize control and captured Champion County. This was the same thing.<
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However, after the Battle of Kunyang in Wancheng, the Green Forest Army was out of control. Only half a year after Yancen raised his army, he was conquered by General Liu Jia sent by Gengshi Emperor Liu Xuan, and was immediately destroyed and surrendered. This was a defeat.
Yancen then followed Liu Jia to station in Hanzhong, and Liu Jia was named the King of Hanzhong. Unexpectedly, two years later, the Red Eyebrow Army launched a large-scale attack on Guanzhong, and the Green Forest Army system fell apart. Yancen took the opportunity to raise troops again, defeated Liu Jia, and expelled Liu Jia from Hanzhong.
, calling himself King Wu’an, this is the second time.
Unexpectedly, the main force of the Green Forest Army did not deal with the Red Eyebrow Army and encountered Yancen who was attacking Wudu County. Yancen was defeated and had to flee to Tianshui. Behind his back, Gongsun Shu attacked Hanzhong. Yancen moved around again and again, but in the end he was unable to save himself.
Liu Jia was defeated again, which was a second defeat.
Unexpectedly, he survived the desperate situation. After rejoining the Green Forest Army, Gengshi Emperor Liu Xuan was killed by the Red Eyebrow Army. Because of his outstanding military talent, Yancen became the leader of the Green Forest Army in Guanzhong. He attracted tens of thousands of people and defeated the Red Eyebrow Army twice.
, the red eyebrow army "all had white flags, fled in panic, threw themselves into the valley, and killed more than 100,000 people." They had to restrain the remaining more than 200,000 people and tried to return eastward to Kanto. Yancen was able to temporarily occupy the third auxiliary of the capital. This
It’s three.
Yancen originally wanted to use the three assistants of the capital as the basis to separate Guanzhong and plot the world, but Liu Xiu did not give Yancen any time to breathe and sent General Feng Yi to defeat the red eyebrow army returning from the east, and then marched straight in to confront Yancen.
Liu Xiu was the leader temporarily elected by the Green Forest Army in Guanzhong, but Liu Xiu was a Green Forest Army with a solid foundation, so Yancen's subordinates abandoned Yancen and surrendered to Feng Yi. In this situation, Yancen was defeated again and again, and finally had no choice but to go east.
Leaving Wuguan and surrendering to Qin Feng, this was three defeats.
At this time, Qin Feng, the king of Chu Li, was separatist in Nanyang. He was very prepared for Yan Cen and married his daughter to Yan Cen. Yan Cen and Qin Feng blocked the southward Han army for several months. However, with each passing month, the Han army became stronger and stronger.
, in the end Qin Feng was besieged in Liqiu, Yancen led the army to defeat all the way, fled back to Hanzhong, and took refuge with Gongsun Shu. This was a fourth defeat.
At this time, looking at the world, the Han army has unified Guandong. Only Wei Xiao, Gong Sun Shu and others can still defend themselves. Yan Cen has repeatedly proposed to Gong Sun Shu to unite Wei Xiao in the northern expedition to Guanzhong, but Gong Sun Shu did not accept it, so he could only sit back and watch.
Perish.
Later, the Han army entered Shu with naval forces from Jingzhou. Gongsun Shu had countless ministers, but only Yancen, a guest general, could fight, so he entrusted all the Shu army to Yancen. Yancen fought with the Han army several times and won.
The defeats were mixed, but in the end they were outnumbered. During the decisive battle, Gongsun Shu was accidentally seriously injured. Before he died, he entrusted the foundation of Shu to Yancen. Due to this combination of circumstances, Yancen became the last opponent of the Han army to dominate the world. p>
Yancen must have been tortured by this providence. He finally gave up and surrendered the day after Gongsun Shu's death. Later, the commander-in-chief Wu Han became very angry because Chengdu resisted the Han army. Over time, he lost troops and generals. These thoughts flashed through Wu Han's mind.
In the middle of the war, he immediately destroyed Yancen's entire family and allowed the Han army to massacre and plunder Chengdu. This was the last defeat in his life, the fifth defeat.
"Yan Cen spent his whole life running around Jingyi, attacking Yongliang, nearly succeeding in Jingfu, and dying in Chengdu. He suffered three ups and downs and five defeats. He was determined, so tenacious, and never gave up. Those who seek to survive in death,
How can he not be called a hero?" Chen Chong looked at Liu Bei squarely and said: "If King Wu'an has good governance, a benevolent heart, and Deng Polu's military talents and broad strategies, he may not be able to achieve great things. As Chen said, a hero should be like this.
I wonder if Mr. Liu thinks so?"
Liu Bei saluted solemnly and said seriously: "What Chen Jun said is exactly what Bei is thinking. If a person does not have a kind heart, he cannot be a king. If a person does not have perseverance, he cannot achieve anything. If you know yourself, you need to overcome yourself. To restore etiquette, you need to restrain yourself. A hero is worthy.
So!"
[1]: Guan Yu's name is not his real name. According to records, Guan Yu fled to Zhuo County. Before that, he only left records of his original name Changsheng. It can be seen that the later names and characters were changed by others, most likely Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei's name was the same as Guan Yu's.
The name matches, and the author suspects that it is not his real name, so he came up with this design.