In the face of the general trend of history, a small wave is insignificant.
Whether Zhou Shan was sent by Soochow or arranged by Cao Wei to lurk, it actually did not have much influence on the overall situation.
The negotiation between Sun and Liu came to an end quickly, and the two parties also reaffirmed their alliance. The theme of "putting aside past grudges, building on the past and forging ahead, uniting as one to look forward, and fighting against the national thief Cao Cao" soon appeared in the main public opinion circles in Jinguan City.
After negotiation, in order to obtain the 10,000 Wu army prisoners, Sun Quan ceded Jiangxia County in addition to the three Jiangnan counties.
Although Zhuge Jin gave up Jiangxia, he was within Sun Quan's psychological bottom line and argued with many civil servants of the King of Hanzhong without falling behind. Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh: "In charge of the eight counties of Yizhou alone, and the land of Jingchu, it is not as good as the east."
Wu's literary talent is outstanding. Wu has Zhuge Yu, who lives up to his master's standards; I don't have anyone who enters Wu to pursue his own ambitions."
Suddenly a man came out and said: "I am willing to serve as an envoy." Everyone saw that he was a new man from Yiyang. His surname was Deng, his given name was Zhi, and his courtesy name was Bo Miao. He had served as the prefect of Guanghan and was promoted to minister.
Liu Bei was overjoyed and said: "I want to ask someone to marry the Marquis of Wu. Bo Miao will definitely be able to fulfill his mission. The appointment of Wu is strictly for the sake of public service."
So Liu Bei rewarded Deng Zhi heavily and sent him to Wu with Zhuge Jin to show his good intentions for forming an alliance with Wang Gang of Hanzhong.
In February of the 25th year of Jian'an, Deng Zhi entered Wu. After a complicated ceremony, Zhuge Jin asked Deng Zhi with a little pride: "Compared with the etiquette of Jiangdong and Sichuan and Shu, which one is closer to the majesty of the great Han Dynasty?"
"Jiangdong is closer." Deng Zhi smiled faintly: "The king of Hanzhong only used benevolence and righteousness, not etiquette. How can he be content with the past and not change it?"
Zhuge Jin was startled, his face turned red, and he no longer asked for an advantage verbally, but just followed the order and ushered Deng Zhi into the main hall.
Sun Quan was a great leader, and he also paid great attention to talents. When he saw Deng Zhi, he was extremely respectful. He ordered Zhi to go to the palace, gave him a seat, and asked: "I heard that the king of Hanzhong, Liu Huangshu, gave an important minister a seat to show his favor and courtesy, and to see the virtuous."
Si Qi, Gu Chang wanted to learn it, and today I started to listen to it from Qing." He said with a smile.
"Marquis Wu was happy when he saw kindness, and he was also a hero." Deng Zhi also praised.
After the exchange of blows, Sun Quan said: "The king of Hanzhong defeated Cao Cao in Hanzhong, Guan Yun grew up in Xiangfan and shocked the Central Plains. Lu Ziming also wrote a letter praising Uncle Liu for his outstanding soldiers and bravery." Sun Quan smiled and said: "I heard that the emperor gave me a gift.
, I discussed with the princes, and I can roughly guess the reason for this gift. Although this gift is hot, I accepted it, and you can report it back to Uncle Liu Huang."
"The mission of the foreign minister is not subject to the orders of Marquis Wu." Deng Zhi said calmly.
Regarding Liu Bei's gift, everyone in Jiangdong was helpless.
But since Sun and Liu are in alliance, this gift must be accepted.
It turned out that the gift sent by Liu Bei was the head of Xu Huang, one of Cao Wei's "five great generals".
"The King of Hanzhong is blaming Jiangdong."
Although he had to accept this gift, there were still people in the main hall who couldn't help but say something.
Deng Zhi looked at him and recognized that he was a lieutenant, Jun Jun, with the courtesy name Mancai. He immediately smiled and said, "If Marquis Wu doesn't dare to accept it, Zhi will just take it back."
"Your Majesty, please do not be impatient. I, Jiangdong, have fought with Cao Cao many times. In the Battle of Chibi, I also defeated Cao Cao's 800,000-strong army. Although I cannot advance even an inch in Hefei, I will work hard to conquer the enemy alone."
Sun Quan said calmly,
As soon as he said this, all the ministers stopped talking, even Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong and other old ministers were also silent. When Deng Zhi saw it, his heart moved. Sun Quan was worthy of being a hero of his generation. Even though he failed in the sneak attack on Jingzhou, he still had a lot of success.
Jiangdong has extremely high prestige.
"According to the Sun-Liu Alliance, we, Jiangdong, have made our own decision on the matter of fighting against the national traitors. We will exchange the three counties of Jiangnan and hand over Jiangxia County. For other matters, I will agree to it."
"Back then, Sun and Liu allied themselves with one another. When one side was fighting with Cao Cao, the other side should at least maintain goodwill and neutrality." Deng Zhi said with a sullen face: "The King of Hanzhong has something unclear. Why was it that when the Jingzhou army led by Marquis Shouting of the Han Dynasty attacked Xiangfan, Wu
Lu Meng, the general under the command of Hou, will lead the army to invade Jingzhou territory without permission?"
"Gu has already explained this matter to Uncle Liu Huang. It is Gu who fell into Cao Cao's plan to provoke him. I think the emperor's wise uncle will understand Gu's painstaking efforts."
Sun Quan's face did not change when he spoke, and his expression was extremely calm, as if he was just explaining that he had accidentally stepped into Jingzhou. Deng Zhi was shocked when he saw it, and he also secretly admired him.
"Since Wu Hou said so, in order to prevent the same mistake from happening again next time, please transfer Lu Xun and his army away."
Deng Zhi spoke coldly, his face expressionless, as if he was not conducting diplomatic negotiations, but just making an announcement.
"Are you kidding!" Sun Quan was furious: "I will decide where my Jiangdong army will be stationed. How can Uncle Liu Huang question it? Please reply to Bo Miao and ask Lu Xun to leave and send troops to attack!"
"Since Guan Yunchang conquered Xiangfan and forced Cao Cao to move the capital to Luoyang, the King of Hanzhong's subordinates launched a northern expedition against the national traitors to help the Han Dynasty. The prince's battle in Jingzhou made him famous all over the world, and there were young people willing to serve for the prince and capture Jiangdong in order to
Let the King of Hanzhong plan his northern expedition without interference from the flanks. The King of Hanzhong has benevolence in his heart and his faith is restored. He does not want the two sides to start fighting again before the ink of the covenant is dry. But the people's morale must be calmed. If your country does not transfer Lu Xun,
How can the King of Hanzhong appease his ministers when he shows his intention to make peace?" Deng Zhi raised his eyebrows and sneered: "To be honest, the prince also recruited this envoy to be transferred to the prince's palace. If Wu Hou does not want to negotiate peace, he does not need to send me back. Please kill me and send me to him.
Send the head back to Jinguan City, and the King of Hanzhong will send his son to lead the army, and it will arrive in the morning and evening!"
What he said really made him feel proud and happy.
Since the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei has been forced to surrender under the threat of Cao Cao and Jiangdong. Whether it was Zhuge Liang entering Soochow or Liu Bei getting married, he was always trembling with fear and did not dare to break up with Soochow. During that period, for Liu Bei and his ministers
, can be regarded as the most embarrassing time.
Unexpectedly, things would turn around, and Shi Zichan defeated the strong in Jingzhou, which frightened Soochow. Even heroes like Sun Quan were willing to compromise and did not dare to be tough. This made Deng Zhi very excited.
As soon as he said this, some of the officials in Jiangdong cried with anger. The old official Zhang Zhao drew his sword and wanted to kill him, but was immediately stopped by the guards. Sun Quan changed his color and fell down on the throne. After a long time, he
He gritted his teeth and nodded: "I will follow your envoy's words!"
After Deng Zhi was led out of the hall, Sun Quan suddenly pulled out his long sword, cut off a corner of the table with one strike, and said angrily: "What a shame and humiliation! What a shame and humiliation!"
The young man Ling Tong stepped forward and came out of the queue, shouting: "I am willing to lead the army to the west, kill Guan Yu, destroy Adou, and share the worries for my lord!"
In addition, Gan Ning, Xu Sheng, and Pan Zhang were inspired by his bloody courage and came out to ask for orders to fight.
Sun Quan slammed the table and shouted: "That's enough!"
At this time, Guan Yu returned to Jingzhou and was completely invulnerable. Even if Sun Quan's many generals screamed, they could not restore the military gap.
He glanced at the ministers: "A few years ago, Liu Xuande was still groveling, but now it is thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, and a mere Deng Bomiao dares to boss me around in the hall. This kind of shame will not last for hundreds of years."
How can I go to see my father and brother later?"
"Liu Xuande is also a human being, Zhuge Liang is also a human being, and Liu Adou is just a little naughty boy. He should work hard to govern, work diligently and love the people! Today's disgrace will be punished in the future, so you should cheer up and work hard together with me!"
The ministers solemnly accepted the order, and Sun Quan said: "Although Gu has an alliance with Liu Bei, it is not a good situation. Cao Cao returns Zi Ming, and the head of Yi Gong, Gu will also return the favor."
After speaking, he arranged for his secret envoy to go north to Luoyang.
At this time, Cao Cao moved the emperor to Luoyang and ordered various places to quell the civil strife. Hearing that Sun and Liu had made peace and wanted to form an alliance, he was worried when his officials suddenly reported a letter sent by the envoy from Dongwu. Cao Cao took the letter, opened it, and read it briefly:
"Your Majesty, Sun Quan, has known for a long time that the destiny of the king has been returned to the king. Fu Wang has already ascended the throne. He sent his generals to destroy Liu Bei and wipe out Jing Yi. I will lead my subordinates to accept the land and surrender."
After seeing this, Cao Cao laughed loudly, showed his officials and said, "Zhongmou wants to make you live alone on the fire!"
Chen Qun, the attendant, and others reported: "The Han Dynasty has been in decline for a long time, but His Highness has great merits and virtues, and all living beings look up to him. Now that Sun Quan has proclaimed himself a minister and returned to the throne, this is a response from heaven and man, and a different spirit. Your Highness should be obedient to heaven and man, and take up the throne as soon as possible."
Cao Cao laughed and said: "I have been serving the Han Dynasty for many years. Although I have made great contributions to the people, my position is as king and my name is already extremely high. How dare I hope for anything else? Gou is destined to be alone, and he will be King Wen of Zhou alone." Sima Yi said: "Now Sun Quan
Now that I have surrendered to you, your Majesty can grant you an official title and order to reject Liu Bei." Cao obeyed and granted Sun Quan the title of General of Hussars and Marquis of Nanchang, leading Yangzhou to be the shepherd. On the same day, he sent an envoy with the imperial edict to Soochow.
Even so, he also understood that this move could not break the Sun-Liu alliance.
He thought: "Liu Xuande's son Adou is so brave, and Sun Zhongmou is so talented. Guan Gu has several sons, but only Zi Huan can compete with them. After all, Zijian has the demeanor of a famous scholar, and he is greedy and ruins his affairs. It's just that Adou's son wrote a few days ago that he is deeply afraid of Zi Huan.
After he succeeded to the throne, he had the intention to murder his brothers."
Thinking of this, he summoned Cao Pi and gave him the letter about Feng Zhou. After reading it, Cao Pi was sweating, and he knelt down and cried: "These are all provocative words from Adou, please pay attention to it. Pi will take it seriously."
Love your brothers and cherish each other as brothers."
When Cao Cao saw Cao Pi crying sincerely, he was greatly comforted. He summoned Cao Hong, Chen Qun, Jia Xu, Sima Yi and others to come to the bedside and gave instructions about the future.
Sun Quan in the east of the Yangtze River and Liu Bei in the west Shu have not been eliminated. I am critically ill and can no longer talk to you and others, so I have to entrust you with family affairs. Cao Pi, the eldest son of the orphan, is honest, kind and respectful, and can inherit my business. You and others should assist him."
After he finished taking care of the family affairs, he sighed deeply and burst into tears. After a moment, he gave up his breath and died. His life span was sixty-six years old.
After Cao Cao's death, Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, accepted Chen Qun's suggestion, established the nine-level Zhongzheng system, and successively put down the rebellions of Jiuquan, Zhangye, and Wuwei.
In July of the 25th year of Jian'an, Guan Yu's troops left Xiangfan and led his army in the Northern Expedition. However, Cao Ren had already recovered. With the help of Man Chong and others, after a great battle and the help of Zhang and his troops, Guan Yu was finally repelled.
attack.
Guan Yu was forced to retreat, and he thought he would not be able to send troops within two or three years, so he had to plead guilty.
Cao Pi stabilized the situation in the north and saw that the situation was mature, so he co-operated with Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to abdicate in October of the 25th year of Jian'an, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, changed the Yuan Dynasty to Huangchu and made Luoyang the capital.
After the news reached Jinguan City, Feng Zhou knew that he was going to make progress again.