Emperor Shuang: The counterattack started from the Gaopingling Incident Chapter 503: Establishing a reputation and the consequences of breaking a solemn oath
Chapter 503: Establishing a reputation and the consequences of breaking a solemn oath
The thousand-man governor continued to persuade with a face full of unwillingness: "Da Sima, I think that I can bury these Wei soldiers and generals alive in the future. Now I can use the heads of Wei soldiers and generals to build a capital temple first.
In order to deter powerful enemies from all directions, it can also be used to establish the prestige of Da Sima, so that Da Sima can make further progress when he returns to the court in the future. The generals and others can also share more of the credit. Da Sima can also be like Huangpu Song back then, and become the pillar of our Jiangdong!
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Quan Cong shook his head and said: "I feel that my merits are enough. Half of their bodies have already been buried, so why should they be so cruel? As for the merits of the generals, I will definitely show them in front of His Majesty.
I won’t let anyone covet your military merits.”
Another governor of a thousand people even said with a military salute: "Da Sima Ma, you should think twice. I think this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make meritorious deeds. Why not kill all the defeated Wei troops?"
It would be a good choice to chop off their heads and send them to Jianye or send them to Jianye, so that they can get more military merit and the food can last longer."
Dong Fang was very frightened when he saw Quan Cong's two thousand-man governors making such suggestions, fearing that Quan Cong would really go back on his promise for the sake of military exploits.
Although there are very few people who succeed by breaking their oaths, it is not impossible. If Sima Yi succeeds, there will be one more.
Dong Fang said in fear: "Da Sima, you must not do this. Besides, I will be of some use to you in the end."
Quan Cong pondered for a moment and said: "I have reaffirmed my oath, and I am determined not to break it. Even if you are of no use, I will spare your life. Don't worry, I know better than you."
The consequences of breaking your oath!"
He and his father had been Jiangdong's subjects for two generations. He knew very well that Sun Wentai, the former lord of Jiangdong, had violated the oath he had made. No matter how much he desired military exploits, he would not do so.
Chinese people believe in heaven and God, attach great importance to "oaths", and will never easily promise things that are beyond their ability.
The weight of the oath is very heavy.
If a person makes a promise to others, he or she will definitely keep it.
There are gods three feet above the head. The ancients were very respectful and humble in front of the oath, and could not swear randomly. Of course, Sima Yi is an exception.
Compared with some people today who swear by their personality and reputation, many ancient people used their lives as a bargaining chip to swear oaths. Of course, the consequences of breaking the oath are also very serious. I dare not break it easily like Sima Yi.
Pang Juan was a famous general of the Wei State in the early Warring States Period. He conquered Handan in the north and besieged Dingyang City. He was brave and good at fighting, which promoted the rise of the Wei State among the vassal states.
Pang Juan was born in poverty and had little ambition. At that time, Sun Bin, a descendant of Sun Wu, was also studying under Gui Guzi with him.
The two were not only classmates but also sworn brothers. One day, Pang Juan heard that the Wei State spent a lot of money to recruit talented people and visited generals and ministers. Pang Juan was moved, and bid farewell to Mr. Guigu and went down the mountain to apply for the job in the Wei State.
Sun Bin sent him down the mountain, and Pang Juan swore, "I am an acquaintance with my brother eight times! We swear to be rich and noble together! If you can advance in this journey, you must recommend my brother! We will make achievements together. If I speak wrongly, I will die under the arrows of thousands of arrows!"
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It means that after your younger brother becomes rich, he will accept you as an official. If you break your oath, you will die with thousands of arrows. No one expected that a few years later, the poisonous oath made when the brothers separated would become a reality.
After Pang Juan arrived in the Wei Kingdom, he quickly became popular with the King of Wei. Pang Juan led the Wei army in continuous battles and made great achievements, and soon became a general.
Pang Juan was so proud that before he even thought about picking up Sun Bin, he found his sworn brother appearing in front of the King of Wei. It turned out that the envoy recommended Sun Bin to come.
On the surface, Pang Juan praised his adopted brother in front of the King of Wei, but secretly ordered his subordinates to forge letters between Sun Bin and his family, and framed Sun Bin for having an affair with Qi. The King of Wei was so angry that he chopped off both of Sun Bin's feet.
Sun Bin had his kneecaps dug out and pretended to be crazy. With the help of Qi's general Tian Ji, he fled to Qi and became a military advisor of Qi.
Since Sun Bin returned to Qi, Pang Juan's record of winning battles has been broken. He surrounded Wei to save Han, increased his troops and reduced the number of troops. Sun Bin's strategy made Pang Juan unable to deal with it.
In the Battle of Maling, Pang Juan's army was defeated, and Pang Juan was killed by thousands of arrows. The original poisonous oath really came true!
And Sun Jian was killed by random arrows because he did not hesitate to swear an oath to pass down the imperial seal.
In the first year of Chuping (190), the eighteen princes from Guandong allied themselves to attack Dong Zhuo. Sun Jian was the vanguard and first defeated Dong Zhuo's army at Sishui Pass.
In the second year of Chuping (191), Sun Jian's army defeated Dong Zhuo's army again.
Dong Zhuo had to move the capital to Chang'an to avoid his influence, and at the same time burned the palaces and residences in Luoyang City wantonly.
After Sun Jian united with other princes to attack Luoyang Palace,
But seeing the stars and the moon shining brightly at night, he sat in the open air with his sword in his hand and looked up at the astronomy.
All he could see was the white air filling the purple walls. He sighed and said: "The emperor's star is unknown, the traitors and ministers are in chaos, the people are in ruins, and the capital is empty!"
After finishing speaking, I burst into tears. Suddenly, a five-colored light appeared in the well in the south of the palace. I asked the sergeant to fish it out. They found a jade seal: four inches in diameter, with five dragons intersecting buttons engraved on it. There was a missing corner on the side, which was inlaid with gold. There were seal characters on it.
The eight-character saying goes: "If you receive orders from Heaven, you will live a long and prosperous life."
I realized that this seal was a traditional jade seal that His Majesty the First Emperor ordered skilled craftsmen to carve out of He's jade!
So Cheng Pu said: "The jade seal of the state is given to the lord today, and it must be the ninth and fifth grade. You cannot stay here for a long time. It is better to return to Jiangdong quickly and don't plan for big things." Jian said: "What you said is exactly what I want. Tomorrow
Please excuse me and return home." The discussion has been decided, and the secret instructions must not be leaked to the soldiers.
However, despite all his calculations, Sun Jian never expected that there was a person in Sun Jian's camp who was a fellow villager with Yuan Shao, and wanted to inform Yuan Shao in order to obtain a high official and a generous salary. Therefore, Yuan Shao knew that the jade seal was secretly hidden by Sun Jian.
When Sun Jian asked for leave from the alliance leader Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao asked him to hand over the jade seal.
Sun Jian came to say goodbye to Yuan Shao and said: "Jian is ill and wants to return to Changsha, so he came here to say goodbye to you."
Yuan Shao smiled and said: "I know that the father's illness will harm the country's imperial seal."
Sun Jian was shocked and said: "Where does this come from?"
Yuan Shao said: "Now we are raising an army to fight against thieves and eliminate harm for the country. The jade seal is a treasure of the imperial court. Once you have obtained it, you should leave it with the leader of the alliance until Dong Zhuo is executed and returned to the imperial court."
Now that I'm hiding away, what do you want to do?"
Sun Jian said calmly: "Why is the jade seal in my place?"
Yuan Shao asked: "Where are the things in the well in Jianzhang Palace?"
Sun Jian replied: "I don't have it, so why force me to do it?"
Yuan Shao said with some displeasure: "Take it out quickly to avoid causing trouble."
In order to make everyone believe it, Sun Jian did not hesitate to swear to heaven: "If I get this treasure and hide it privately, I will not end well in the future, and I will be killed by an arrow!" He persisted in his shamelessness to the end, and the princes still believed in this poisonous oath.
He came out to be a peacemaker, and Sun Jian took the opportunity to sneak away.
Yuan Shao was so angry that he wrote a letter and sent his confidants to Jingzhou overnight to deliver it to Liu Biao, the governor, and asked Liu Biao to stop Sun Jian on the way to snatch the jade seal.
Liu Biao sent out troops to intercept and asked Sun Jian to return the jade seal.
Sun Jian swore again: "If I have this thing, I will die by sword and arrow!" Liu Biao was not so easy to fool, and the two parties fought hard. Sun Jian finally lost most of his troops and was able to return to his base camp in Jiangdong. From then on, he and Liu Biao
Make grudges.
In 191 AD, Yuan Shu sent Sun Jian to attack Liu Biao in Jingzhou. Liu Biao sent general Huang Zu to fight, but was defeated by Sun Jian and Huang Zu fled back to the city.
Sun Jian took advantage of the situation and surrounded Xiangyang. Liu Biao asked Huang Zu to go out of the city to summon reinforcements. However, when he came back, he was beaten by Sun Jian and fled in embarrassment.
Huang Zu took advantage of the darkness and ran into the Xian Mountains. Sun Jian pursued him, was ambushed, and was shot to death by random arrows.