The eleventh chapter of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, please Zhuge when you go to the horse
Cao Cao got a bronze sparrow, and the civil and military officials said that it was an auspicious omen. Cao Cao built a bronze bird platform on the Zhanghe River, and according to the suggestion of his youngest son Cao Zhi, he set up a jade dragon on the left side of the platform, and a golden phoenix on the right side of the platform, which was very magnificent and majestic.
Liu Biao ordered Liu Bei to go to Jiangxia to crusade against Zhang Wu and Chen Sun, and returned triumphantly, and Zhao Yun took Zhang Wu's horse and presented it to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei dedicated this horse to Liu Biao, and Liu Biao's general Kuai Yue said: "This horse has tear troughs under its eyes and white spots on its forehead, and its name is 'Lu', and it will harm the lord if it rides." Zhang Wu rode it, so he was defeated and died. The lord must not ride. Liu Biao listened, and returned the horse to Liu Bei.
Liu Biao listened to his wife Cai's words, was wary of Liu Bei, and ordered Liu Bei to be stationed in Xinye.
Liu Bei rode out of the city on "Lu", and the Jingzhou strategist Yi stopped in front of the horse and said: "The general's mount is called 'Lu', and riding will harm the lord, and the general can no longer ride." Liu Bei smiled: "People can control horses, how can horses harm people?" Yi Ji felt that Liu Bei was far-sighted and secretly admired.
After Liu Bei arrived in Xinye, he rectified the place, promoted the good and eliminated the disadvantages, and changed the politics. In the spring of the twelfth year of Jian'an, Mrs. Gan gave birth to Liu Chan, whose name was Adou.
Liu Biao wanted to set up his youngest son as his successor and asked Liu Bei for his opinion. Liu Bei objected, saying: "Abolishing the long and establishing the young has been the source of trouble since ancient times. If you are afraid of Cai's weight, you just need to reduce it slowly. Mrs. Cai overheard Liu Bei's words behind the screen, hated it to the core, and was determined to kill Liu Bei.
Cai discussed with Cai Mao and designed to get rid of Liu Bei. Liu Bei was studying in the hall at night, and the Yi nationality told Liu Bei about Cai's plan, and Liu Bei fled overnight.
Cai Mao also designed to get rid of Liu Bei at the banquet to celebrate the harvest, and Yi told Liu Bei secretly. Liu Bei hurriedly fled. Cai Mao learned that he led the army to chase after him, and Liu Bei ran to a river, which was four or five miles wide and could not be crossed. Liu Bei shouted: "Lu! Lou! It really hurt me today! ”
Then the horse leaped up and flew over the river. Cai Mao and the others were stunned.
Liu Bei escaped and met Mr. Shui Jing under the guidance of a shepherd boy. Mr. Shuijing Sima Hui was playing the piano, and he said to Liu Bei: "Wolong and Phoenix Chicks are geniuses in the world, please find one, and you can settle the country." Liu Bei was overjoyed and hurriedly asked: "Where are the Wolong and Phoenix Chicks?" Shui Jing said that he would not be able to tell until dawn.
That night, Liu Bei stayed on the side of the thatched cottage, thinking about what the water mirror said during the day, and he couldn't sleep all night. When I made an appointment to the deep watch, I overheard a visit from a person named Yuan Zhi, suspected of being Wolong and Fengxiao, Liu Bei wanted to see it, but he was afraid of bad things. When it was dawn, I realized that this person had already turned to the Lord, and I couldn't help but be disappointed. The water mirror only said, "Good, good! ", but never revealed where Wolong and Xiaofeng were.
One day, Liu Bei was walking on Xinye Street and saw a person singing all the way, saying that although he had skills, he had not met the master. Liu Bei thought that he had met Wolong and Feng Chick, so he hurriedly stepped forward to ask. The man said that his name was Shan Fu, and he had come to serve Liu Bei. Liu Bei listened to it and was very happy. Invite him to the county government office for a talk.
The two spoke very speculatively, Liu Bei admired Shan Fu's talent, so he worshipped him as a military advisor and practiced soldiers and horses every day.
Soon, Cao Cao ordered Cao Ren to attack Xinye, set up a golden lock array, Shan Fu broke the formation on the one hand, and sent troops to attack Fancheng on the other hand, and when Cao Ren was defeated and fled to Fancheng, Fancheng had already been captured by Guan Yu.
Fancheng County ordered Liu Mi to invite Liu Bei to his home as a guest, and Liu Bei saw Liu Mi's nephew Yu Xuanang, so he accepted him as a righteous son and changed his name to Liu Feng. Guan Yu thinks that Liu Bei already has a son, Adou, and should not accept another son, for fear of chaos in the future.
Cao Cao saw that Liu Bei had defeated Cao Ren and found out that it was Shan Fu who was helping Liu Bei. Cheng Yu said: "Shan Fu's real name is Xu Shu. He sent someone to deceive Xu Shu's mother to Xuchang, and then asked Xu's mother to write a letter asking her son to defect to Cao Ying.
Xu's mother understood the righteousness, not only did she write a letter to summon Xu Shu, but also scolded Cao Cao and beat him with a stone inkstone. Cao Cao was furious and wanted to kill Xu's mother, but was persuaded by Cheng Yu.
Cheng Yu secretly learned Xu's mother's handwriting, imitated Xu's mother's font, and wrote a letter to Xu Shu in her tone.
After Xu Shu received the letter, he said goodbye to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei set up a banquet in the long pavilion to cry goodbye to Xu Shu.
Xu Shu's horse turned two corners and was covered by a belt of trees, and Liu Bei said, "I can't wait to cut down those trees!" Because it blocks my view and makes me unable to see the military advisor! ”
Liu Bei was looking blankly, and suddenly saw Xu Shu patting back again, Liu Bei was overjoyed, thinking that Xu Shu had a change of heart. Xu Shu recommended Kong Ming to Liu Bei and said, "Wolong is Zhuge Kongming, and Feng Xiao is Pang Tong." Liu Bei was overjoyed.
Xu Shu rushed to Xuchang, and Xu's mother was furious when she saw it, and scolded him for why he came to serve Cao Cao with a fake letter. Mother Xu scolded for a while, and then hanged herself. Xu Shu never offered any schemes for Cao Cao in his life.
Liu Bei prepared gifts and went to Longzhong with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to visit Kong Ming. Liu Bei knocked on the firewood door, and the janitor told Liu Bei: "Mr. is out, I don't know when he will come back." Liu Bei was very disappointed when he heard this.
A few days later, Liu Bei sent someone to inquire that Kong Ming had returned, so he rushed with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in the snow, but only saw Kong Ming's younger brother Zhuge Jun, saying that his brother had gone on a trip with his friends. Liu Bei asked for a pen and paper and left a letter for Kong Ming.
Liu Bei said goodbye, and the little boy pointed to the distance and shouted, "The old gentleman is here!" Liu Bei thought it was Wolong, and hurriedly stepped forward to give a salute. Zhuge Jun said that this was not Zhuge Liang, it was Zhuge Liang's father-in-law Huang Chengyan. Liu Bei could only return in amazement.
In the spring of the second year, Liu Bei picked a good day, took a bath sincerely, changed his clothes, and prepared to go to Longzhong again to invite Kong Ming. Guan Yu persuaded him not to go, and Zhang Fei planned to tie Zhuge Liang with a rope. Liu Bei was very angry when he heard this, and reprimanded them, and the two had to follow.
Liu Bei arrived in Longzhong, knocked on the door, and asked the boy to go in and report. The boy said that Kong Ming was taking a nap in the thatched hall. Liu Bei hurriedly stopped the boy and told him not to wake Kong Ming. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei waited outside, while he himself waited quietly under the steps.
It wasn't until Kong Ming slept enough that the two met. Kong Ming saw that Liu Bei was very sincere and extremely moved, welcomed Liu Bei into the cottage, took out a map of Xichuan, and persuaded Liu Bei to take Jingzhou as his home first, then take Xichuan to establish a foundation, and then map the Central Plains. The more Liu Bei listened, the more he admired.
Liu Bei repeatedly asked Kong Ming to go out of the mountain to help, his feelings were sincere, and his tears wet his clothes. Kong Ming saw that Liu Bei was sincere, so he agreed to Liu Bei's invitation.
Liu Bei worshiped Kong Ming as a military advisor, awarded him a seal ribbon, and asked him to take charge of the military horse.