Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 289 Cao Liu met, the traitor tested the benevolent Lord

Dong Zhao originally followed Zhang Miao, but recently he got on the same line with Cao Cao, so he gave Zhang Miao an idea to let Dong Fang frustrate Liu Bei's spirit at Hulao Pass.

Zhang Miao was also dissatisfied with Liu Bei's promotion of troops to Shangluo, so he acquiesced in letting Dong Fang deliberately block Liu Bei at Hulao Pass to discourage Liu Bei's spirit.

Dong Zhao didn't expect Liu Bei's attitude to be so tough!
Liu Bei's gentleness and benevolence on weekdays made many people forget that Liu Bei was also a violent young man in his bones.

When he was a county lieutenant in the past, Liu Bei dared to flog the postmaster. Now that he is the shepherd of Qingzhou and controls the three states of Qingxuyang, with all civil and martial arts under his command, how could Liu Bei become weak?

Liu Bei will not embarrass a Hulao guard for no reason, but he will not tolerate a small guerrilla general's arrogance.

not to mention.

Liu Bei came to Luoyang this time, but he brought the Jade Seal of Chuanguo with him!
Long before Liu Bei arrived at Hulao Pass, Zheng Ping sent Ni Heng into Luoyang first, and informed Zongzheng Liu Ai that Liu Bei wanted to present the Imperial Jade Seal.

Liu Bei didn't worry about someone playing tricks at all.

However, Dong Zhao didn't know these secrets. At this time, Dong Zhao was a little bit hard to get off.

Asking Dong Fang to meet Liu Bei is slapping himself in the face.

Dong Fang was not allowed to meet Liu Bei, and Liu Bei went back to Qingzhou directly. Dong Zhao could not bear this crime!
In desperation, Dong Zhao could only come to find Zhang Miao and tell the truth.

"Liu Bei, are you going to withdraw your troops back to Qingzhou?" Zhang Miao's brows were also furrowed.

But soon, Zhang Miao couldn't help feeling a little more angry.

"Liu Bei did this on purpose!"

"They are all ministers in the same palace, does Liu Bei want to overwhelm me so much?"

Zhang Miao apparently forgot that it was he who agreed to Dong Zhao's proposal and asked Dong Fang to dampen Liu Bei's spirit.

Now that the spirit has not been frustrated, it has made it hard for him to ride a tiger.

Amidst the shock and anger, this double-standard attitude was obvious.

"Situ, now Liu Bei wants his younger brother to meet him in person, should he go or not?" Dong Zhao was cautious.

Zhang Miao snorted coldly: "Didn't Liu Bei say within three days? Then go in three days sooner."

"This..." Dong Zhao gritted his teeth and advised, "What if Liu Bei deliberately refuses to see him, and then returns to Qingzhou in three days?"

Zhang Miao couldn't help being annoyed for a while: "It's all your bad idea, which caused Situ a big loss of face, and ordered Dong Fan that if Liu Bei can't be welcomed to enter the pass, don't be his guerrilla general!"

Dong Zhao bowed his head and exited Situ Mansion.

Afterwards, Dong Zhao rode his horse to Cao Cao's mansion.

Since he learned that Liu Bei was coming to Luoyang, Cao Cao also came to Luoyang to meet Liu Xie in advance, and then repaired a mansion in Luoyang to live temporarily.

"Gongren, your move is really damaging, but it's a pity that your opponent is Liu Bei." Cao Cao was not much surprised, but just chuckled.

Dong Zhao wanted to serve Cao Cao.

Even if Dong Zhao's bad move failed, Cao Cao didn't sneer, but just pointed out that Liu Bei was different from ordinary people.

Dong Zhao was a little ashamed: "Zhao didn't know Liu Bei well enough that he was self-defeating. Zhao thought that Duke Ming could go to Hulao Pass to welcome Liu Bei to enter the pass in person."

"One is to test Liu Bei's attitude towards moving the capital, and the other is to create a sharp contrast with Zhang Miao."

Cao Cao pondered for a while, then looked at Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai beside him: "Feng Xiao and Zhicai think, should I go to Hulao Pass?"

Personally speaking, Cao Cao didn't want to see Liu Bei.

After all, when he was in Huainan last time, Cao Cao lost half of his soldiers and horses, and this resentment cannot be eliminated in a short while.

However, Cao Cao also understood that Dong Zhao's proposal was very good.

At this time, there was no need to quarrel with Liu Bei because of old grievances. It was just Cao Cao's embarrassment, which made Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai decide.

Guo Jia understood, and said: "Jia thinks that Gongren's words are very kind. Although Liu Bei was ordered to send troops to Luo, Qingzhou may not become the new imperial capital."

"Presumably Liu Bei is also very clear that even if the emperor agrees to make Qingzhou the capital, most of the officials in the court will object."

"Therefore, if Duke Ming went to see Liu Bei, he might be able to attract Liu Bei's help!"

Xi Zhicai also said: "Zhang Miao has offended Liu Bei by adopting a fair and benevolent strategy. Liu Bei will certainly not help Zhang Miao move his capital to Chenliu."

"In this way, the new imperial capitals will only be Yingchuan and Qingzhou."

"Minggong went to see Liu Bei this time, in fact, he was discussing with Liu Bei about the ownership of the imperial capital."

Cao Cao clapped his palms and smiled: "The words of honoring filial piety and Zhicai are very close to my heart. If so, I will go to Hulao Pass and invite Liu Bei to enter!"

Yellow River Ferry.

After setting up camp [-] miles away from Hulao Pass, Liu Bei did not break his promise, and really rode his horse to the Yellow River for fishing.

Along with them were Zheng Ping, Zhao Yun, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, Zhuge Jin, Hua Ji, Zhuge Liang, and Lu Xun.

The nine-bend Yellow River is full of sand, and the waves and winds travel from the end of the world.

Although Qingzhou can also see the Yellow River, the Yellow River in Qingzhou is where the lower reaches the sea, which is completely different from the upper reaches of the Yellow River at Hulao Pass.

The majestic momentum and turbulent waves made everyone feel that all living beings are small.

"How about writing a fu with the theme of the Yellow River?" Liu Bei suddenly became interested.

Liu Bei was not good at rhetoric, so he vaguely remembered that there was an ancient poem praising the Yellow River in the pre-Qin period: "Who calls the river wide? A reed hangs it. Who calls Song Yuan? You look forward to it. Who calls He Guang? Zeng Rongdao. Who calls Song Yuan? He never worshiped the dynasty."

Zheng Ping lightly shook his feather fan: "You misunderstood me, I'm not good at eloquence. It's a pity that you Zhengping went to Luoyang, otherwise Shijun would definitely be able to hear the wonderful Fu."

Liu Bei laughed: "Xianmou is too humble, I asked you Zhengping, in terms of Fu, you are ten times better than Xianmou."

Zheng Ping couldn't help but said happily: "So-and-so's talent is ten times better, but it's just a compliment among literati. When I was traveling in Zhuzhou and counties in the past, I met a hermit by chance on the bank of the Yellow River."

"This person's name is Jingxuan Jushi, and he used the Yellow River as a poem, and found more than [-] good sentences,"

"If you want to hear it, I can recite its prose."

Zheng Ping has never been obsessed with poetry and Fu.

It's not that Zheng Ping doesn't like poetry and Fu, but that there are too many classic poems and Fu that he recited in his previous life.

There are good sayings through the ages, so Zheng Ping naturally doesn't want to make a fool of himself.

Therefore, Zheng usually recites some famous lines on the grounds of "traveling in Zhuzhou counties and encountering hermits by chance".

Zheng Ping would not do such a degrading thing as Wen Chaogong.

Zheng Ping has his own pride, and will not use other people's Fu to subsidize himself.

Even when Li Bai's poems were used to deceive You Heng in the past, he explained the source of the poems to You Heng afterwards, but You Heng did not believe that the four poems came from the hermit Qinglian layman.

Today, Zheng Ping wanted to cheer Liu Bei up, and he also recited "Ode to the Yellow River" in public on the pretext of meeting the hermit Jingxuan layman.

"I see that the turbidity of the Yellow River is the essence of vitality. The dredging flood originates from the West Pole, and the heavenly school is in Cangying."

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"Tianyu maple is shady, dark and yellow at the top and bottom. It is foggy and rainy and dense, and it is mixed with the ancient prehistoric."

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"Gu Chuanliu has its roots, and it's the same as the middle ages. Playing with the dragon picture and playing Liuyi, you can understand what the master does."

"I still have an impure heart, but my sense of Tao is so wonderful. Talking and reciting words to understand myself, I am exhausted day and night."

The "Yellow River Fu" with more than [-] characters is neat and majestic.

Since Dayu's flood control and benefiting the people through the ages, it has endowed the Yellow River with a breath of life.

Zheng Ping's voice was very contagious, and Liu Bei and others were fascinated when they heard it, and the emotion in their hearts was translated into four words: self-improvement!
"Layman Jingxuan is really a hero of the generation, I only wish that Bei could not meet!" Liu Bei looked at the river and sighed.

Zheng Ping secretly smiled, Xue Xuan, a resident of Jingxuan, was born in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, so naturally they couldn't meet each other.

"So don't be melancholy, as the saying goes, talented people come out from generation to generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years. Although you can't meet Layman Jingxuan, there are still many sages and heroes to assist you."

"The rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty does not depend on a single hermit, but on the sages of the world. If we work together in the same boat, even if the Yellow River is surging, it will not be able to overthrow the ambition of making the king rejuvenate the world!"

Zheng Ping's heroic words also aroused the pride in Liu Bei's heart: "Those who achieve great things should strive for self-improvement, work together in the same boat, and have all the sages to help, so why worry about not being able to rule the world and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty!"

After camping overnight at the ferry of the Yellow River, Liu Bei slowly returned to the camp.

Outside the camp, Dong Fang was already waiting impatiently.

"The last guerrilla general, Dong Fang, has met General Zhengbei!" Dong Fang rushed to greet Liu Cema as soon as he came back.

Zhang Miao got angry, Dong Fang had to obey.

"How long has General Dong been waiting here?" Liu Bei got off his horse and asked.

Dong Fang didn't dare to say that he had waited for two days, and said, "The general who returned to conquer the north, the last general has just arrived not long ago."

The leader at the gate of the camp said: "Master, General Dong has been waiting outside the camp for two days."

Liu Bei's expression changed, and he reprimanded with feigned anger: "The visitor is a guest, how can you let General Dong stay outside the camp for two days? Doesn't this make people say that I, Liu Bei, don't know how to treat guests?"

Qianzhao's performance was also top-notch, and he quickly pleaded guilty: "I ask you to forgive me, but I will not think carefully about it in the end."

Seeing Liu Bei's anger, Dong Fang quickly defended Qianzhao, saying, "General Zhengbei, the last general didn't enter the camp by himself, and it has nothing to do with General Qianzhao."

Liu Bei stepped forward to hold Dong Fang's arm, and said sincerely, "General Dong doesn't need to tell him the difference. The army has military regulations. How can I not be punished for such a bad reputation?"

"I was going to go fishing at the ferry of the Yellow River. I forgot the time on a whim and kept General Dong waiting for a long time."

Facing Liu Bei's sincerity and sincerity, Dong Fang was flattered: "General Zhengbei, the last general was rude before, and he shouldn't prevent General Zhengbei from entering the pass."

Liu Bei waved his hand and said without hesitation: "Don't mention these unpleasant things. General Dong waited quietly outside the camp for two days, which shows his true intentions."

"It's because I don't know how to be polite, and I neglected General Dong."

"Just in time, Bei caught a lot of fresh fish at the ferry of the Yellow River. Today, Bei will cook it himself, and I invite General Dong to taste it."

Dong Fang was even more terrified: "General Zhengbei, this is impossible!"

Let Liu Bei be the cook himself, Dong Fang would not dare!
Zheng Ping smiled from the side: "General Dong, thanks to you, I can taste the delicacy cooked by the envoy himself again today. When I was in Qingzhou, I couldn't eat it three times a year."

Liu Bei and Zheng Ping sang together, making Dong Fang stupefied.

Dong Fang didn't even know when he entered the handsome tent and when he got drunk.

It's just that after waking up, people have already appeared in Hulao Pass.

"When will you return to Hulaoguan?" Dong Fang asked the lieutenant beside him.

The lieutenant general had an envious look on his face: "General Dong, you were drunk yesterday, and it was General Zheng Bei who carried you through the pass."

"A majestic general who conquers the north will personally carry the general into the customs because the general is drunk."

"If the last general is so lucky, he will die without regret!"

Dong Fang felt mixed emotions in his heart.

"Where's General Zhengbei?"

"I went to Luoyang with General Zhengdong early in the morning, and asked the last general to leave you a message."

"What message?"

"General Zhengbei said that if you have nowhere to go in the future, you can go to Qingzhou."

The deputy general's tone was even more envious: "General, if you go to Qingzhou, can you bring the last general with you?"

Hearing the message delivered by the deputy general, Dong Fang felt a little more ashamed in his complicated heart.

"Mr. Xuande repays grievances with virtue, but I act like a villain. How can I stand in the world!" Dong Fang drew his sword and was about to cut his neck, so frightened that the deputy quickly grabbed Dong Fang's right arm.

"General, what are you trying to do?" The lieutenant was very puzzled.

Dong Fang sighed: "I acted like a villain, but Mr. Xuande treated me like a national scholar. I have no face to live on."

The deputy general thought to himself how can I go to Qingzhou if you are dead, general, so he hastily persuaded: "The death of the general will not lead to the injustice of the general who conquered the North?"

"Everyone in this gate knows that General Zhengbei invited the general to drink, but the general killed himself. Are you telling His Majesty that it was General Zhengbei who forced the general to death?"

Only then did Dong Fang realize how stupid his actions just now were.

"If you hadn't dissuaded me, I would have almost harmed Duke Xuande."

"Don't worry, if I really go to Qingzhou in the future, I will definitely bring you with me!"

The deputy general was overjoyed: "The last general thank you general!"

on the official road.

Cao Cao and Liu Bei rode side by side.

I wanted to come to Hulao Pass to welcome Liu Bei to enter the pass, but saw the scene of Liu Bei entering the pass with his back on his back, which shocked Cao Cao greatly.

At the same time, Cao Cao also admired Liu Bei a little more.

Although repaying grievances with kindness is only a very simple word, but so far very few can truly implement the spirit of repaying grievances with kindness.

Not to mention the distance, it is impossible for Cao Cao to repay grievances with virtue.

"Xuande not only did not resent Dong Fang's previous rudeness, but carried Dong Fang back into the pass after he was drunk. Such a virtue is admirable." Cao Cao spoke slowly, seemingly sincerely.

Liu Bei smiled warmly: "They are all generals of the big man. Since he passed out drunk in Bei's camp, he must be sent back to Hulao Pass safely."

"Brother Meng De came to Hulao Pass to greet him in person, which made Bei a little flattered."

The two chatted politely.

After a while, Cao Cao asked about the business: "Could it be that Xuande came to Luoyang this time to persuade the emperor to move the capital?"

Without hesitation, Liu Bei said, "Luoyang has been ruined, and it is no longer suitable to be an imperial capital. Brother Mengde sent a letter last time, inviting Bei to persuade the emperor to move the capital. Did you forget?"

Cao Cao laughed out loud, and his narrow eyes became a little unusual: "Of course I haven't forgotten! It's just that there are rumors that the emperor intends to move his capital to Qingzhou. Is Xuande coming to Luoyang to welcome the emperor to Qingzhou?"

Liu Bei pretended to be startled and said, "Qingzhou? When did Bei say that he would move the capital to Qingzhou to welcome the emperor?"

(End of this chapter)