However, after the Eastern Wu Lu Xun retreated to the Wei army, King Wu appointed Xun as the general of the auxiliary state, Marquis of Jiangling, and governor of Jingzhou. Since then, all military powers have been returned to Xun. Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong asked the King of Wu to change the Yuan Dynasty. Quan followed it, and then changed it to the first year of Huangwu. Suddenly, the Wei lord sent an envoy to the Wei army and summoned it to the mission statement: "In front of Shu, people asked for help from Wei, but Wei was unclear for a while, so they sent troops to respond. Now that he has great regrets, he wants to set up four troops to capture Sichuan, and Eastern Wu can come to respond. If he gets the land of Shu, he will divide it half of each." Quan heard that, he was unable to decide, so he asked Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong and others. Zhao said: "Lu

Bo said that he had great insights and could ask him." Quan immediately summoned Lu Xun. Xun reported, "Cao Pi was in charge of the Central Plains, and he was in a hurry. If he did not follow, he would definitely be a enemies. I believe that Wei and Wu did not have any enemy of Zhuge Liang. Now I will reluctantly agree to the army and prepare for the preparations, and only find out what the four routes are. If the four routes are victorious and the Sichuan is in danger, Zhuge Liang cannot save the head and tail, so the lord will send troops to respond and take Chengdu first. It is a deep strategy. If the four routes are defeated, please discuss it separately." Quan followed him and said to the envoy of Wei, "The military needs have not been completed, and he will choose a date to set off." The envoy left and left.

Quan sent people to find Xifan soldiers out of Xiping Pass. When they saw Ma Chao, they retreated without fighting. Meng Huo, the southern barbarians, raised troops to attack the four counties, and all were killed by Wei Yan with suspicious military tactics. Meng Da's soldiers were halfway through, and suddenly became sick and could not move. Cao Zhen's soldiers left Yangping Pass, and Zhao Zilong refused to stay in dangerous roads everywhere. Sure enough, "one general guards the pass, ten thousand men cannot open." Cao Zhen stationed his troops on the Xigu Road, but he could not win and returned. Sun Quan learned about this letter and said to Wenwu, "Lu Bo said that Zhen is a divine calculation. He was lonely and rebellious, and he made enemies in Western Shu." Suddenly, he reported that Deng Zhi was sent to Western Shu.

Zhang Zhao said, "This is another plan for Zhuge Liang to withdraw his troops and send Deng Zhi as a lobbyist." Quan said, "How should I answer it?" Zhao said, "Before, a large cauldron in front of the palace, store hundreds of kilograms of oil, and burn it with charcoal. When the oil boils, you can choose a thousand large warriors with long faces, each holding a knife in his hand, and put it straight from the front of the palace gate to the hall, but call Zhi to come in. Don't wait for this person to speak and tell the story, and ask Li Shiqi to tell the story together. Follow this example and see how the person answers."

Quan followed his words and then set up an oil cauldron and ordered the warriors to stand on the left and right, each holding military weapons, and summon Deng Zhi into the house. Zhi walked in with clothes and hats. When he arrived at the palace gate, he saw two rows of warriors, each holding steel knives, big axes, long halberds, and short swords, standing straight to the hall. Zhi knew his intentions, and was not afraid, and walked with great pride. When he arrived in front of the hall, he saw the hot oil in the cauldron. The warriors on both sides looked at him, but Zhi smiled slightly.

The close minister led to the curtain, Deng Zhi bowed and refused to bow. Quan ordered the bead curtain to roll up the pearl curtain and shouted, "Why not bow!" Zhi replied arrogantly, "The angel of the country will not worship the lord of the small country." Quan was furious and said, "You did not expect it, and you wanted to lose your three-inch tongue. Can you follow Li Sheng's words? You can quickly enter the oil cauldron." Zhi laughed and said, "Everyone said that there are many wise men in the Eastern Wu, who would like to be afraid of a Confucian scholar!" Quan turned angry and said, "Why are you afraid of a husband?" Zhi said, "Since you are not afraid of Deng Bomiao, why worry about talking about you?" Quan said, "

You want to be a lobbyist for Zhuge Liang and say that Wei is lonely and facing Shu, is it?" Zhi said, "I am a Confucian scholar in Shu, who came for the interests of Wu. He set up a military tripod to reject a messenger. How could he not tolerate things?" Quan was ashamed when he heard this, so he scolded the warrior and ordered Zhi to go to the hall, and asked, "Wu, what are the benefits and harms of Wei? I hope you can teach me." Zhi said, "The king wants to be harmonious with Shu, or wants to be harmonious with Wei?" Quan said, "I just want to talk to Shu, but I am afraid that Shu, the master is young and shallow,

"The king is the hero of the world, and Zhuge Liang is also a hero of the time; Shu has the danger of mountains and rivers, and Wu has the solid three rivers: if the two countries are united and together, they can be promoted and swallowed the world, and retreat can be established with a sanctuary. If the king now entrusts the ministers to Wei, Wei will definitely expect the king to pay homage to the prince and ask the prince to be an eunuch; if he does not follow, he will raise troops to attack, and Shu will also advance along the river: In this way, the land in the south of the Yangtze River will no longer be a king. If the king says stupidly, it will be wrong.

The foolish general died before the king, and was named a lobbyist." After saying that, he lifted his clothes and went down to the hall, looking at the oil cauldron and jumped. Quan urgently ordered him to stop him and asked him to enter the back hall, and treated him with the courtesy of the guests. Quan said, "Mr.'s words are consistent with the will of the Lord of Shu. Is Mr. willing to introduce him to me!" Zhi said, "Those who want to cook a small minister are the king; those who want to send a small minister are also the king. The king is still suspicious and has not yet settled. How can he win the trust of others?" Quan said, "Mr.'s intention has been decided, sir."

So the King of Wu kept Deng Zhi and gathered many officials to ask, "I am alone in the 81 states in the south of the Yangtze River, and there is also Jingchu, which is not as good as the remote places in Western Shu. There is Deng Zhi in Shu, which does not humiliate his master; Wu did not enter Shu to show his intentions." Suddenly, a man came out to report, "I am willing to be an envoy." Everyone looked at him, and he was from Wu County, with his surname Zhang, his name was Wen, and his courtesy name Huishu. He is now a general of Zhonglang. Quan said, "I am afraid that you will meet Zhuge Liang when you come to Shu, but you cannot show your feelings for him." Wen said, "Kong Ming is also a man, so why are you?

"Qiang was very happy and rewarded Zhang Wen with Deng Zhi and asked him to join Sichuan to Tong Hao. However, Kong Ming said that after Deng Zhi left, he told the Later Lord: "Deng Zhi will be successful when he goes away. There are many wise people in Wu, and someone will come to answer the rituals. Your Majesty should be polite and ask him to return to Wu to be in harmony. If Wu is connected, Wei will not dare to add troops to Shu. Wu, Wei Ningjing, and I should conquer the South and pacify the barbarians, and then conquer Wei. If Wei is cut off, Eastern Wu will not survive for a long time and can restore the foundation of unification." The Later Lord said that.

Suddenly, the Eastern Wu sent Zhang Wen and Deng Zhi to Sichuan to answer the ceremony. The Later Lord gathered civil and military officials in Danji and ordered Deng Zhi and Zhang Wen to come in. Wen thought he was successful and went to the hall to show his tribute. The Later Lord gave Jindun, sat on the left side of the hall, and set up an imperial banquet to serve him. The Later Lord only saluted him. After the banquet, all officials sent Zhang Wen to the hall. The next day, Kong Ming held a banquet to treat him. Kong Ming said to Zhang Wen: "The former emperor was in the sun and was not in harmony with Wu, and now he is still alive. The current Lord admires the King of Wu deeply, and wants to donate his old anger, and always form a good alliance, and defeats Wei. I hope the doctor is good at saying good words and replying." Zhang Wen led the no. Halfway through the wine, Zhang Wen smiled happily and said to him, quite arrogant.

The next day, the emperor gave Zhang Wen gold and silk to Zhang Wen, and held a banquet on the post pavilion in the south of the city, and ordered all officials to send him off. Kong Ming was diligently urging to drink. While drinking, a man suddenly came in drunkenly, bowed high and sat in the table. Wen was surprised and asked Kong Ming, "Who is this?" Kong Ming replied, "The surname is Qin, his name is Mi, his courtesy name is Zi Ji, and he is now a scholar in Yizhou." Wen smiled and said, "I have learned something in my heart?" Mi said, "Is the three-foot boy in Shu still studying, let alone me?" Wen said, "What is the master who has learned?" Mi replied, "From astronomy and geography, the three religions and nine schools, all the scholars are well-versed; the rise and fall of ancient and modern times, and the scriptures of sages are all read." Wen smiled and said, "After the Lord comes out with a big word, please ask the heaven as a question: Does the heaven have a head?" Mi said, "There is nothing to do with you."

Wen said, "Where is the head?" Mi said, "In the west. The poem says, "I am looking west.' I use this to push it, and the head is in the west." Wen asked again, "Does the sky have ears?" Mi replied, "The sky is high and listens low. The poem says, "The cranes sing in the nine high places, and the sound is heard in the sky.' How can I listen without ears?" Wen asked again, "Is there any foot?" Mi said, "Is there any foot." The poem says, "The sky is difficult.' How can I walk without foot?" Wen asked again, "Does there be a surname?" Mi said, "How can I get no surname? "Mi replied, "What surname is Liu." Wen said, "How can I know it?" Mi said, "The emperor's surname is Liu, so I know it because of it." Wen asked again, "Did I have a foot in the east?" Mi replied, "Although I was born in the east, it was gone in the west." At this time, Qin Mi spoke with clear language and answered questions like a stream

The seat was shocked. Zhang Wen was speechless, and Mi asked, "Sir, the famous scholars of Eastern Wu, who have asked the matters of heaven, will be able to understand the principles of heaven. In the past, chaos was divided and yin and yang were distinguished. Those who were light and clear floated upwards and became the sky, and those who were heavy and turbid were condensed downwards and became the earth; when Gonggong was defeated, his head touched Buzhou Mountain, and the pillar of heaven was broken, and the earth was flawed: the sky was tilted northwest, and the earth was sinking southeast. The sky was light and clear and floated upwards, how could it be tilted northwest? I don't know what is the difference between light and clear? I hope you can teach me." Zhang Wen had no words to answer, so he avoided the seat and thanked, "I didn't expect that there were many heroes in Shu! I heard the discussion, and I suddenly opened my mind." Kong Ming was ashamed, so he explained it with kind words: "Ask questions during the meal, and they were all talking about it. I knew the way to maintain a stable country and settle the country. What is the play of lips and teeth? 1 Wen thanked me. Kong Ming also ordered Deng Zhi to enter Wu to answer the rituals, and then

He walked with Zhang Wen. Zhang and Deng bowed to Kongming and came to Dongwu. However, the King of Wu saw that Zhang Wen had not returned, so he gathered civil and military officials to discuss. Suddenly, his close ministers reported, "Shu sent Deng Zhi and Zhang Wen to the country to answer the rituals." Quan summoned him in. Zhang Wen bowed to the hall and was ready to call him the Later Lord. Kong Ming's virtue was willing to make an alliance forever, so he specially sent Deng Shangshu to answer the rituals again. Quan was very happy and held a banquet to greet him. Quan asked Deng Zhi, "If Wu and Shu both determined to destroy Wei, and the world was peaceful, wouldn't it be fun to divide the rule?" Zhi replied, "There is no two days in heaven, and there is no two kings in the people. If you have destroyed Wei, you have not known who the destiny of heaven will be. But those who are kings cultivate their virtues; those who are ministers will fulfill their loyalty: Then the war will be stopped." Quan laughed and said, "Your sincerity is so, then you give Deng Zhi back to Shu. Since then, Wu and Shu have been connected.

However, Wei State found out that it was a detailed person who found out about this and quickly reported it to the Central Plains. When the Wei ruler Cao Pi heard it, he was furious and said, "Wu and Shu must have the intention of conquering the Central Plains. It is better to attack it first." So he gathered civil and military officials and discussed the launch of an army to attack Wu. At this time, the Grand Marshal Cao Ren and the Grand Marshal Jia Xu had already been destroyed. The Shizhong Xinpi came out to Ban and reported, "The land in the Central Plains is vast and the people are rare, and they want to use troops, but they have not seen their benefits. Today's plan is better to raise troops and farm for ten years, eat enough soldiers, and then use them. Then Wu and Shu can be defeated." Pi said angrily, "This is a tragedy of the Confucianism! Now Wu and Shu are harmonious, and they will come to invade the territory sooner or later, so why wait for ten years!" Then he sent an order to raise troops to attack Wu. Sima Yi reported, "Wu has the danger of the Yangtze River, so you must not cross the boat. Your Majesty must personally fight, and you can choose large and small warships, follow Cai, stand in Huai, take Shouchun, and go to Guangling

, crossing the river mouth, and taking Nanxu directly: This is the best strategy." Pi followed it. So he worked day and night to build ten dragon boats, which were more than 20 zhang long, which could accommodate more than 2,000 people, and packed more than 3,000 warships. In August of the fifth year of the fifth year of the Huangchu of Wei, he gathered soldiers of all sizes and soldiers, and ordered Cao Zhen to be the front, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Wenpin, Xu Huang and others to be the generals, Xu Chu and Lu Qian were the guards of the central army, Cao Xiu was the queen, Liu Ye and Jiang Ji were the staff officers. The front and back of the navy and army were more than 300,000 horses in the navy and army, and the army was raised on the day. Sima Yi was appointed as the Minister of Shangshu Pushe, and stayed in Xuchang. He followed Yi's decision on all major national affairs. He did not talk about the Wei army's departure. However, the Eastern Wu made detailed investigations into this matter and reported to the Wu State. The close ministers reported to the King of Wu, saying, "Now, Cao Pi, the King of Wei, personally rode a dragon boat, carried more than 300,000 water and land troops. After Cai and Ying went out of Huai, he would take Guangling to cross the river and come down the river.

Nan. It is very beneficial." Sun Quan was shocked and gathered civil and military officials to discuss. Gu Yong said, "Now the lord has been united with Western Shu, and can write a letter to Zhuge Kongming, and order the army to rise out of Hanzhong to divide its power; one side sends a general and station troops in Nanxu to resist it." Quan said, "It is not Lu Boyan that he cannot take this major task. Yong said, "Lu Boyan is not aware of it, but there is no one who can replace him." Before he finished speaking, a man came out from the troupe and said, "Although I am not talented, I am willing to unify the army to serve as the Wei army. If Cao Pi personally crosses the river, I will definitely capture him and offer him to His Highness; if he does not cross the river, he will kill most of the Wei soldiers. Now the Wei soldiers dare not look at Eastern Wu." Quan looked at it, and it was Xu Sheng. Quan was very happy and said, "If you have you guard the Jiangnan area, why are you worried?" Then he appointed Xu Sheng as General Andong and the general governor of the town

Jianye, the Southern Xu army was horses. Sheng thanked the order and retreated. He ordered the officials and soldiers to set up more equipment and set up flags to protect the river bank. Suddenly, a man stepped forward and said, "Today, the king entrusts the general with an important task to defeat the Wei soldiers to capture Cao Pi. Why didn't the general send troops to cross the river early to meet the enemy in Huainan? Just wait for Cao Pi's troops to arrive, and it is afraid that it will be impossible to reach." Sheng looked at him, and was the nephew of the King of Wu. Shao, named Gongli, was appointed as the general of Yangwei, and had defended Guangling. He was young and was extremely brave. Sheng said, "Cao Pi was powerful; there were even famous generals as vanguards, so he could not cross the river to meet the enemy. When all the ships gathered on the north shore, I had his own plans to defeat him." Shao said, "I have three thousand troops and horses under my command, and I also know the situation of Guangling Road. I am willing to go to the north of the Yangtze River to fight with Cao Pi. If I cannot win, I will be willing to be the military order." Sheng refused to obey.

Shao Jian insisted on leaving, but Sheng refused. Shao repeatedly wanted to do it. Sheng said angrily, "If you don't obey the orders, how can I control the generals?"

The warriors pushed out and killed him. The sword and axe driver hugged Sun Shao outside the gate and raised a soap flag. The Shao general flew to report to Sun Quan. Quan heard that, and rushed to come to rescue him. The warriors were about to be executed. Sun Quan arrived early and drank the sword and axe driver to save Sun Shao. Shao cried and said, "I was in Guangling in the past, and I knew the advantage of the territory. I would not fight with Cao Pi there and wait until he got down the Yangtze River. Dongwu was about to end!" Quan came straight into the camp. Xu Sheng welcomed the tent and reported, "The king ordered me to be the governor and brought troops to resist Wei. Now the powerful general Sun Shao,

Following military laws, if you violate the order, you should be executed. Why should the king forgive him?" Quan said: "Shao relies on the strong blood and energy, and violated the military laws by mistake. He hopes to forgive him." Sheng said: "The law is not established by the ministers, nor is it established by the king. It is a punishment for the country. If you are exempted from it with your relatives, how can you order the people?" Quan said: "Shao violated the law and should be punished by the general. However, although this son was originally surnamed Yu, his brother loved him very much and gave him his surname to Sun. He had great achievements in Gu. Now if he killed him, he would be punished by his brother." Sheng said: "Look at the face of the king and submit his death penalty." Quan said: "Look at the face of the king, he will be sentenced to death."

Sun Shao thanked him. Shao refused to bow and said sternly, "According to my opinion, I just lead the army to defeat Cao Pi! I will never accept your knowledge if I die!" Xu Sheng changed his color. Quan scolded Sun Shao and said to Xu Sheng, "If there is no such son, why should I lose the army? Do not use it again in the future." After saying that, he returned. That night, someone reported to Xu Sheng and said, "Sun Shao led three thousand elite soldiers in his headquarters and crossed the river." Sheng was afraid that he would have made a mistake and was not good-looking on the face of the King of Wu, so he called Ding Feng to give him a secret plan and lead three thousand soldiers across the river to meet him. However, he said that the leader of Wei Long

When the boat arrived at Guangling, Cao Zhen, the front line, had already led his troops to the bank of the river. Cao Pi asked, "How many soldiers are there on the river bank?" Zhen said, "Looking across the bank, there was no one, nor a flag camp." Pi said, "This must be a trick. I went to see the reality and reality." So he opened the river road, set up dragon boats until the river bank, and moored on the bank. The five-color flags of dragons, phoenixes, sun and moon were built on the boat, surrounded by Yiluan, and shone brightly. Cao Pi sat upright in the boat, looking at the south of the Yangtze River, but no one was seen. Looking back at Liu Ye, Jiang Ji said, "Can you cross the river?"

Ye said, "The military strategy is real and false. When he saw a large army arrive, how can he not do anything? Your Majesty has not done any mistakes. Let's wait for three or five days, see the movements and then send a vanguard to cross the river to explore it." Pi said, "Your words are in line with my wishes." That day, I stayed in the river. The moon was dark that night, and the soldiers all held the lights, shining brightly on the heaven and earth, just like day. Looking at the south of the Yangtze River, there was no trace of fire. Pi asked his side and said, "Why is this?" The close minister said, "I want to hear that Your Majesty's heavenly soldiers are coming, so I look at the wind and run away." Pi laughed secretly. When it was dawn, the fog was covered, and the opposite side was not

Seeing. After a moment of wind, the fog dissipated and the clouds closed. I saw that there were all the cities in the south of the Yangtze River: guns and swords on the city tower shone brightly on the sun, and the city was filled with flags and belts. People came to report several times in a moment: "The area along the river in Nanxu, to Shitou City, hundreds of miles in a row, and the city was shipped for hundreds of miles, and the city was shipped for endless success, and they achieved success overnight." Cao Pi was shocked. It turned out that Xu Sheng was bound to be a man of reeds, wearing green clothes, holding flags, and standing on the false city tower. How could the Wei soldiers not be afraid when they saw many people and horses on the city? Pi sighed and said, "Although there were thousands of warriors in Wei, they had no use. People in Jiangnan were like this, and it was impossible to make a decision!"

Just as he was surprised, a strong wind suddenly broke out, white waves surging, the river water splashed wet dragon robe, and the big boat was about to cover. Cao Zhen panicked and asked Wen Pin to support the boat to rescue him. The dragon boatman couldn't stand. Wen Pin jumped onto the dragon boat, carried Pi down the boat, and ran into the river port. Suddenly, the meteor horse reported: "Zhao Yun led his troops out of Yangping Pass and took Chang'an directly." Pi was shocked and told him to return to the army. The troops ran around. The Wu soldiers chased him behind him. Pi passed the order.

The general of the dragon boat entered Huai River, and suddenly the drums and horns were roaring together, and the shouts were trembling. A army of slashed into the clearing limbs and rushed to the death: The leader was Sun Shao. The Wei soldiers could not resist, and most of them were destroyed, and countless people drowned. The generals worked hard to rescue the Wei Lord. The Wei Lord crossed the Huai River for less than 30 miles. Reeds in the Huai River were poured into fish oil, and all of them were on fire. When they went down the wind, the wind was very fast, and the flames were everywhere, and the dragon boat was blocked.

Pi was shocked and rushed to get off the boat and beside the shore, the dragon boat was already on fire. Pi hurriedly got on the horse. A army on the shore came to kill him; the leader was Ding Feng. Zhang Liao rushed to greet him, but was shot by Feng with an arrow, but Xu Huang was rescued. He walked away with the Wei Lord, and broke countless troops. Sun Shao and Ding Feng seized countless horses, chariots, ships, and equipment. The Wei soldiers were defeated and returned. Wu general Xu Sheng was awarded great achievements, and the King of Wu was promoted again.

Reward. Zhang Liao returned to Xuchang, and the arrow sores burst and died. Cao Pi was buried with great care. However, it was said that Zhao Yun led his troops out of Yangping Pass, and suddenly reported that the Prime Minister had a document, saying that the elder general of Yizhou, Yong Kai, formed a barbarian king Meng Huo, and raised 100,000 barbarian soldiers and plundered the four counties. Therefore, Xuan Yun returned to the army and ordered Ma Chao to defend Yangping Pass. The Prime Minister wanted to fight from the south. Zhao Yun quickly withdrew his troops and returned. At this time, Kong Ming rectified his troops in Chengdu and personally fought south.
Chapter completed!