In June of the ninth year of Yanxing, Marshal Cao Cao of the Wei and Han Dynasties petitioned Liu He, King of Qinghe, to settle Tao. After the war, the four states in the country rested for a year. The three armies were conquered and their savings were sufficient. However, Guanxi was exhausted and the government and the public were disheartened.
Just as the conquest was continuing, the emperor's foundation was conquered. All the generals in the court asked for orders by name, and King Qinghe agreed.
Then Cao Cao stationed his troops in Linzi and indeed raised troops in Xuzhou.
Cao Ren, the general of the Dang bandits, and Cao Hong, the cavalry commander, crossed Langya and besieged Tan County;
Water, go straight to Qiapi.
Since April, the imperial court has handed over all four counties of Xuzhou to Sun Ce in accordance with the imperial agreement. Although Sun Ce was happy, he also knew that this was a move to divert trouble from the east, so when he handed over the affairs of Xuzhou to Zhou Yu, he also warned:
"Cao Jun will definitely raise troops at this year, either in Xuzhou or Yanzhou. After Gong Jin enters Xu, he should make preparations early."
So before Cao's army sent troops, Zhou Yu moved his county residents to Guangling and Jiujiang counties, and also in key places such as Xiapi and Pengcheng. He accumulated more grain, repaired the city, and widened the Sishui, Lingshui and other rivers. When Cao's army arrived, Zhou Yu
He immediately withdrew his troops to important areas along the Surabaya River, and then asked for help from Zhang Ji's troops in Yuzhou. Such an arrangement was indeed very effective. Cao's army, with tens of thousands of troops, only broke through one county in the East China Sea, and then stopped under the two cities of Pengcheng and Xiapi.
It’s hard to make any progress.
But this was only a temporary situation. Subsequent Cao troops were rushing to the battlefield. Fenwu General Jushou had led 30,000 cavalry to Pengcheng, and then built a dike in the lower reaches of Surabaya. Coincidentally, the heavy rain continued and the autumn tide rose, and Pengcheng was very difficult.
The country is about to be flooded, and the defenders in the city are in dire straits. If Cao's army had not lacked navy, the city would have been destroyed.
General Cao Cao of Jianwu was still mobilizing troops. According to the information obtained from Yanzhou, among the nine generals of Wuwu, except Xiahou Dun and Bao Xin who were guarding Youzhou and Hanoi, Tian Feng, Yuan Shang, Chunyu Qiong, and Liu Ruo replaced Liu He's new commander Xing Xing.
General Wu and other high-level generals are gathering towards Linzi. It is estimated that the scale of the Dongren's troops will probably reach 200,000 in the end.
When the news reached Guanxi, Liu Bei immediately sent an order to Zhang Ji, asking him to cooperate with Zhou Yu and ensure that the two key strongholds of Xiapi and Pengcheng were secured. Liu Bei then mobilized and rebuilt his armies, and successively marched towards Hanoi and Luoyang. Apparently he had made up his mind.
, will press forward with the main force again. Even if they fail to win, Cao Jun must retreat. As both sides continue to increase their troops, the war continues to escalate. Seeing that Duan Yan's troops have taken the lead in arriving at Linsui, and Wei and Han are surrounded by heavy troops.
,The war is about to break out.
At the same time, Chen Chong was also recruiting troops in Guanzhong. Among them were Huangfuli's Longshang Liang Army, Dong Yue's Yulin Army, and Zhang Fei's Hongnong Tongguan Army, with a total of 50,000 troops. After the assembly was completed,
General Chen Chong personally led the army to the east. In fact, it stands to reason that he should also bring the Sanhe Army with him. However, considering that Guan Yu's Sanhe Army had not been established for a long time, had not been trained for a long time, and had not seen any vitality, Chen Chong did not plan to use it, but let him
Guan Yu stayed in Guanzhong in order to observe the trends in Shuzhong and maintain stability in the DPRK.
Due to the urgent military situation and numerous personnel changes, the Sili Mansion was a busy scene. Many officials were so busy that they were so busy that when Kong Ming and his family arrived in Chang'an, they were blocked at the door for half an hour.
Around lunch time, there were fewer people and they had time to visit.
When Chen Chong saw Kong Ming coming in, he couldn't help being very surprised and jokingly said: "Ah, Kong Ming, you came at the wrong time! I'm a newlywed and you're coming to join the army with me. When people in the world know about it, they're afraid they'll say I'm unkind." Kong Ming replied with a smile.
Said: "Does the teacher still have any favors? I thought he was a sage long ago."
The two chatted for a while, and then shared some anecdotes from their time in Jingzhou. Kong Ming was not famous at first, but after his marriage, his father-in-law Huang Chengyan publicized it quite a bit, saying that he had become a disciple of Long Shou and learned his true story, and famous people in Jianghan and Han heard about it.
They asked to see each other one after another, but during the conversation, most of them asked for directions, first asking Chen Chong how he treated the Chu scholars, and then asking what position Kong Ming held. Zhuge Liang couldn't laugh or cry, so he had to hang a wooden sign at the door and write "Longmen, please look elsewhere".
Only then was relief achieved.
He said to Chen Chong: "Although there are many celebrities and hermits in Jingzhou, there are only a few who are really indifferent to fame and fortune. They are too disturbed and have to return early."
Chen Chong smiled when he heard this and was about to arrange some chores for him, but Zhuge Liang said again: "But the student came back this time and brought one more person with him. This person said he wanted to see the teacher. I can't refuse, and I hope the teacher will forgive me."<
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Chen Chong was quite curious after hearing this and asked: "Who is this strange person?"
Kong Ming replied: "You should know that the person you want to see is the moral master of Yangzhai."
Only then did Chen Chong realize that it was Shui Jing who came from afar!
Sima Decao, whose name was Sima Hui and whose courtesy name was Decao, originally lived in Yangzhai, Yingchuan. This man was well-known since he was young. He was knowledgeable about the past and the present, but had no intention of having an official career. He was called upon several times by the local county government, but he failed. After Dong Zhuo usurped power, the Central Plains
During the chaos, he moved to Xiangyang to live in seclusion. Because he was a noble man and knowledgeable, Liu Gong from Nanyang, Xiang Lang from Xiangyang, Yin Mo from Yizhou Fu, and Li Ren all came to study under him. People at that time always thought that he was related to
Song Zhong, a great scholar in Nanyang, was famous, and Pang Degong, a hermit in Xiangyang, also praised it as a "water mirror".
Later, when Liu Biao heard about his reputation, he personally visited him at his house and discussed the general situation of the world with him. Who knew that his moral character was just arrogant? This made Liu Biao greatly disappointed. When he returned, he said: "People in the world tell lies.
He is just a little scholar, and his intelligence is no different from that of ordinary people." As a result, rumors soon spread that Sima Decao knew that Liu Biao was narrow-minded and would definitely murder his admonishers, so even if Liu Biao came in person, he was just pretending to be a fool.
Liu Biao was stunned. Only then did Liu Biao realize that he had made a mistake, and from then on he did not dare to visit again.
Since then, Sima Decao has become even more famous in Jianghan and as far away as Hebei. He is said to be a strange man in the world who has ambitions to stick to simple things and is indifferent to glory and profit. To this day, he no longer even recruits students, but lives in seclusion with Mr. Pang De.
In the Lumen Mountains, picking mulberry and tending pigs is almost the same as a farmer.
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Speaking of which, Chen Chong had also met Sima Decao before. When he was just studying abroad, Chen Chong had old friends with Sima Decao, so he recommended Chen Chong to visit his family first. When he arrived, Sima Decao was meeting with
Several friends were drinking together. They were all hermits who had no official career. They just wore their buns and clothes, sat on the banquet, and drank heavily. When they saw Chen Chong, they didn't move and just held their hands.
Chen Chong took off his shoes at that time and sat down at the bottom. The person sitting at the top was Sima Decao. While he was teasing the chickens and ducks walking around, he talked to his friends about Xu You, Chao Fu, Boyi and Shu in ancient times.
Qi's way of seclusion, and from time to time he criticized Duan Jiong and others' opinions on how to deal with things. Even if he lectured on the classics, he only talked about the embarrassment of Confucius wandering between Chen and Cai.
Chen Chong listened to them talking about these innocuous things for a long time, but he couldn't get anything in his mouth. But he still had to look attentive on his face, and he couldn't help but feel a little bored. After a while, no one talked to Chen Chong.
Chen Chong couldn't find a common topic with them, and finally couldn't bear it. While raising a glass of wine, he asked: "Northern Xinjiang is in chaos, Xianbei is rampant, and the imperial court is harassed. What do you think?"
As a result, De Cao slowly finished drinking, put down the wine cup, and then slowly replied to Chen Chong: "Ting Jian asked about world affairs, but I am a countryman. What does it mean to say that I am not in my position and do not seek political affairs?"
What can be said?" Decao said he was a countryman, but at that time he was sitting at the top, looking down at Chen Chong, which made Chen Chong feel ironic. After that, Chen Chong became famous and returned to his hometown several times, and no longer had any relationship with Sima Decao.
We met each other, but the other party actually took the initiative to ask for a meeting today. This was something Chen Chong never expected.
After nearly twenty years, Chen Chong saw Sima Decao again. He was surprised to find that Sima Decao was already over sixty years old at this time, but except for a few more wrinkles, he had almost no changes. But Chen Chong himself had sideburns.
The defrost seemed quite vicissitudes of life, so much so that when Sima Decao met him he laughed and said: "The dragon's head is working hard, you can tell at a glance!"
Chen Chong has long since lost his arrogance and no longer cares about what happened in the past. He pulled out a white hair and said with a smile: "White hair is also garlic hair. Garlic hair counts. This shows that I am very resourceful, so
If you fight with talent, you will win."
Sima Decao laughed, and then he heard Chen Chong ask: "Master Decao is here, do you have anything to teach me?"
Sima Decao shook his head slowly, clapped his hands and took a long lacquer box from the servant, and said to Chen Chong: "I am here to deliver something to Longshou."
After handing the lacquer box to Chen Chong, he said slowly: "This was entrusted to me by my ancestor, Duke Taiqiu, when he was still alive. He asked me to return it to the dragon head at the right time."
Hearing that it was a relic left by Chen Shi, Chen Chong was surprised. After opening the lacquer box, he found that the things inside were still wrapped in long cloth. When he unwrapped it carefully, he discovered that it turned out to be a jet-black straight stick that was more than three feet long.
The scabbard of the knife is simple, but there are small vermilion seals written on both sides, which read "its blade is indestructible" and "its heart is not easy to break".
When he pulled out the blade again, the pitch-black blade reflected the snow-white cold air on the blade. When people around him saw it, they couldn't help but exclaim that it was a divine thing.
Chen Chong's hands were cold, and he looked at the word Taiqiu on the back of the sword, and his mind became particularly peaceful. He asked Sima Decao: "When did my ancestor give it to you? And why did you give it to me?"
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Sima Decao said: "Taiqiu Gong often told me that the dragon's head is very easy to break, and he often forgets about himself, fearing that he will be easily devastated by disaster in the future, so he gave me this knife, saying that once the dragon's head is in trouble, I hope it can be broken."
Use this knife to reflect on yourself and inspire people."
Chen Chong sheathed his sword and had mixed feelings for a while. He didn't know how to express it, so he could only change the topic and said: "I don't think a hermit like De Cao Gong still cares about the changes in the current situation."
Mr. Shui Jing laughed when he heard this, and then sighed again and again. He said: "Longshou should remember that I said that I will not seek political advice if I am not in my position, but people's hearts are still clear-minded. I have never forgotten what Longshou has done in these years."
Looking at it, how can we not know who is the right way? The unification of the world is what everyone wants to see."
Chen Chong was very moved and wanted to let him teach in Taixue, but Sima Decao refused. He said: "An old man feels tired even after a long journey, how can he set an example? I only hope that the dragon's head will live up to Duke Taiqiu."
As requested." Chen Chong sent people to fetch him carriages and horses again, intending to escort him back, but he was rejected. He only had a bamboo stick and mango shoes, one stick for each person, and returned home simply.
As a result, Chen Chong changed his view of Sima Decao greatly. He said to Kong Ming: "Probably, this is a born hermit."