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

Chapter 299 Liu Bei's southern tour, Cao Cao's plot succeeded

"Xianmou, are you the one who named the envoy's eldest son Zhao?" Zheng Xuan came angrily.

Seeing Zheng Xuan's arrival, Zheng Ping secretly complained.

When Zheng Xuan asked, Zheng Ping immediately came to his senses.

Zheng Ping is a later generation, and he doesn't take the matter of naming taboos very seriously.

Therefore, when Zheng Ping named Liu Bei's eldest son, he was still influenced by the naming of later generations.

Emphasis on love and residence but not taboo.

To put it simply, you can do whatever you want.

But to Zheng Xuan, Zheng Ping's method of naming his mother and son with the same name seems deviant.

"Father, why are you so angry?" Zheng Ping asked knowingly.

Zheng Xuan snorted coldly: "I have nothing to do today, have you read "Qu Li" through the exam?"

The feather fan in Zheng Ping's hand froze for a moment.

Examination "Qu Li"?Father, are you so free?

"It's because the child is not thinking carefully!" Zheng Ping didn't have the time to be an examinee, so he immediately apologized and admitted his mistake, and then said: "Father is a famous Confucian in Dongzhou, and he is unparalleled in the world. Please also ask my father to use the subject of the sun and the moon in a dream as a substitute." Let the eldest son of the king be named."

Zheng Xuan suddenly felt a toothache.

The old man came to test your "Qu Li", but you want to test the old man with "Sun and Moon Entering Dreams"?

Is this too lazy to name it?

Zheng Xuan knew that his son this time was different from the eldest son Zheng Yi.

He said that he was not thinking carefully, but he didn't take it seriously at all in his heart.

Zheng Xuan reprimanded without hesitation: "The sun and the moon are the essence of yin and yang, and the most precious image. If you dream of the sun and the moon, your descendants will be happy."

"You took Zhao as your name, taking the meaning of the sun and the moon to be bright, and you also said that 'the way of the university is in Ming Mingde', which is already a good name."

"But you still used the meaning of 'obviously, it is obvious', so rote, just to get related to the name of Mrs. Shijun, it is too flattering."

"According to the meaning of the old man, it should be named 'Ming'!"

"The sun and the moon enter the dream, and the sun and the moon shine together. This is an auspicious sign, and it shows that the envoy will be able to sweep away the darkness and restore the Han Dynasty."

"Why add another layer of superfluity and change Ming to Zhao?"

Liu Ming?

Fire Tong Liu Ming?

Zheng Ping's eyes were a little unnatural.

Naturally, Zheng Xuan didn't know about this kind of nonsense, but Zheng Ping felt awkward, so he subconsciously changed Ming to Zhao.

Zheng Ping shook his head: ""Historical Records. The Family of King Liang Xiao": King Ming of Jichuan, Prince Liang Xiao, was King of Jichuan in the sixth year of Xiaojingzhong, Marquis of Huanyi. At the age of seven, he shot and killed his lieutenant. Forbearance and punishment, the Ming Dynasty was abolished as a commoner. The house was moved to the mausoleum, and the land entered the Han Dynasty as a county."

"How can the son of an envoy have the same surname and name as a person who kills indiscriminately?"

"The name my father took is also inappropriate."

Zheng Xuan's beard was about to blow up, and he stared at his eyes: "When I refuted the old man, I remembered the classics and history clearly, so why don't you tell me how to name it?"

Zheng Ping paced and shook his fan: "The combination of the sun and the moon can be bright, and the combination of the sun and the moon can also be easy. The two characters of 'Ming' and 'Yi' are both signs of the combination of yin and yang."

"If it's Liu Yi, the name is similar to that of the envoy's eldest daughter. Although it's polite to dislike her name, but if the voice is similar, it's inconvenient to call her."

Zheng Xuan snorted and said, "Since you know that you don't shy away from names, how come you didn't shy away from the name of Mrs. Shijun when you chose the name?"

Zheng Ping said with a smile: "If you use a disliked name, how can you make the envoy and the envoy's wife have the warmth of a phoenix and a phoenix?"

Seeing that Zheng Xuan was about to get angry again, Zheng Ping quickly interrupted: "Father, don't worry, the child has already thought of it."

"The sun, the moon, and the stars are all luminaries. The sky is high and the ground is far apart. Its shape is wide and the universe is square. The sun and the moon are cold, and they take their place to replace the scorching sun. The radiance is dazzling, like red clouds in the sky, full of golden waves in the sea."

"The sky is high and the earth is far away, and the universe is infinite; when happiness is exhausted and sorrow comes, there are countless consciousnesses."

"The aspirations of the envoy should be like the stars and the sea, and the son of the envoy should also inherit the aspiration of the envoy, with the world in mind, and use the name 'Yao'."

Zheng Xuan was stunned for a while: "Where do you come from with these words? I have read more than ten thousand books, and I have never heard of such words."

Zheng Ping smiled and said, "Father, have you heard of Beihai Liu Xi and Liu Chengguo?"

Zheng Xuan pondered for a moment and said: "I seem to have heard that it should be Xiaolian in a certain year."

Zheng Ping nodded: "That's the man! After Brother Cheng Guo raised Xiaolian, he was moved to be a Lang Guan, and later he was moved to be the prefect of Jiaozhi."

"The first few sentences are from Cheng Guoxiong's "Shiming. Shitian Pian". When I was traveling in Luoyang, I borrowed Cheng Guoxiong's "Shiming".

"As for the last sentence, it was written by Zi An, a hermit in Guanzhong, who ascended the heights."

Zheng Xuan said sincerely: "There are such talents in the world, but I have never heard of them. If I have the opportunity to invite them to Zicheng as guests, I will sweep the couch to welcome them."

Zheng Ping said with a smile: "Mr. Zi'an's whereabouts are uncertain, but Brother Cheng Guo lives in Jiaozhou. His father's former protégé Cheng Bingcheng Deshu also made friends with Brother Cheng Guo in Jiaozhou."

Zheng Xuan turned around with a flick of his sleeves: "Fortunately, the old man stopped the envoy in time and did not let this matter leak out. You go to find the envoy immediately and give him the new name."

"Don't be negligent again."

After Zheng Xuan left, Zheng Ping secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, I have read a lot of books, otherwise I might not be able to cope today."

"If the emperor ascends to the throne in the future, he must abolish the bad habit of hiding names."

"What kind of literary prison!"

"If you have that thought, why don't you study the art of rejuvenating the country and bringing peace to the country!"

Zheng Ping waved his fan and went back to the house, and there was a burst of fragrance, but it was Kong Su who came with two cans of rice porridge.

"Zheng Lang, has Uncle Jun left?" Kong Su glanced at him, somewhat puzzled.

Zheng Ping said with a smile: "Father just came to reprimand me, and he left naturally after the reprimand."

Kong Su was stunned: "Why did Uncle Jun reprimand Zheng Lang?"

"When naming the eldest son of the envoy, I violated a taboo." Looking at the fragrant rice porridge, Zheng Ping's appetite increased greatly: "Don't mention this, I will go to find the envoy later, and give him a new name."

After tasting the rice porridge prepared by Kong Su, Zheng Ping went straight to General Zuo's mansion.

When Liu Bei saw Zheng Ping coming, he comforted him: "Xianmou, you have been wronged. I didn't expect the Kangcheng Guild to be so excited."

Zheng Ping bowed his hands and apologized: "I was indeed negligent about this matter. If my father hadn't reminded me, I would have almost ruined the envoy's reputation."

Liu Bei waved his hand, expressing his indifference, and asked, "Since Xianmou is here, he must have thought of a new name."

Zheng Ping picked up a pen and wrote a large character "Yao" on Zuo Bo's paper, and then told Liu Bei the meaning of "Yao".

"Liu Yao, the sun, the moon and the stars are all Yao. Compared with the word Zhao, it is more majestic." Liu Bei sighed slightly.

Zheng Ping said with a smile: "General Sun's wife also gave birth to Sun Ce in the arms of a dream day. How can the eldest son of the emperor lose his courage?"

Every time Liu Bei sees Sun Ce, he always feels why Sun Ce is not his son.

Now that I heard Zheng Ping use Sun Ce as an example, I have a little more expectation for Liu Yao.

After chatting for a while, Liu Bei handed a piece of information from Yingchuan to Zheng Ping and said, "Something happened in Yingchuan, should we take countermeasures?"

Zheng Ping spread out the information and quickly glanced at it.

This information records that Cao Cao wantonly rectified the administration of officials in Yingchuan, deposing and imprisoning many ministers.

"Cao Cao is too impatient." Zheng Ping put down the information, and there was a bit of sarcasm in his eyes: "Using the method of rectifying the government to eliminate dissidents in the court, this is treating Lu Bu as a fool."

"Lü Bu was born in a place of bitter cold, and he finally became the great general of Jianwei."

"If Cao Cao made friends with his heart, he might be able to use Lü Bu for himself."

"But Cao Cao wanted to get rid of Lu Bu's influence in the court, so he violated Lu Bu's taboo."

"Lv Bu doesn't care whoever becomes a situ, who records the affairs of the minister, but whoever wants to move Lv Bu's position as the great general of Jianwei will become Lv Bu's enemy."

"The rabbit is in a hurry, and even bites people, not to mention that Lu Bu is a jackal and a tiger and leopard."

"Cao Cao has fallen into the trap, and there must be changes in Xudu."

Liu Bei was a little worried: "Show conspiracy, will the emperor be in danger?"

Although Zheng Ping is paving the way for Liu Bei to take the road of becoming emperor in a logical way, Liu Bei has no ambition to become emperor now.

For Zheng Ping's plan, Liu Bei was more worried about Liu Xie's safety.

Zheng Ping shook his head: "The late emperor did not have a second heir for Cao Cao to abolish the emperor and establish a new one. Unless Cao Cao is crazy, the emperor's life will not be in danger."

"It's just that other than the emperor, ministers and ministers will have to suffer."

Liu Bei secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as the emperor is fine. As for those ministers, hmph—"

Liu Bei didn't like the ministers in Xudu.

After all, when he went to meet Liu Xie, Liu Bei was often made things difficult by these ministers.

Cao Cao deposed this group of ministers and ministers and imprisoned them. Liu Bei was too happy, so how could he feel compassion?

Do you really think Liu Bei has no temper?
After a pause, Zheng Ping said again: "During this period of time, Shi Jun can go south to Xuyang Erzhou to appease the scholars and people in Xuyang Erzhou. I have to go to Yanzhou."

Liu Bei was moved and said, "Are you trying to lobby Zang Hong?"

Zheng Ping nodded: "Lobbying Zang Hong is on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is to deal with the changes in Xudu."

"Cao Cao will not only focus on the battle in the court, but will definitely connect Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Luoyang and Guanzhong into one, so as to form a three-legged force to fight against the envoy and Yuan Shao."

"And during this period, Yuan Shao in Hebei will not remain indifferent. Once Yuan Shao learns that there are changes in the south, he will definitely take the opportunity to snatch Yanzhou, Luoyang and other places to seize strategic opportunities."

Liu Bei took a deep breath, and said in a concentrated voice: "Yuan Shao is eyeing the tiger. Is it not appropriate for me to go south to Xuyang and Yangzhou at this time?"

Zheng Ping shook his head: "The purpose of the envoy going south to the Xuyang Erzhou is to rectify the manpower and material resources of the two states."

"The more people who support Shijun, the more manpower and material resources I can mobilize."

"Now it is no longer a battle for one city and one pool. Once the war starts, the money and food consumption of both sides will be compared."

"Whoever runs out of money and food first will lose!"

Liu Bei said awe-inspiringly, "I understand! I will try my best to persuade the gentry in all counties to be powerful."

If the soldiers and horses are not moving, the grain and grass will go first.

If it is a war of thousands of people or 3 to [-] people, Qingzhou's money and food are enough to support it.

But if it is a war of more than 10 people, the daily consumption of money and food will be a terrifying figure.

When Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought at Guandu, it was because of lack of food that they gambled their lives to burn Wuchao.

Any mistake in this link will make Cao Cao hate.

However, when you gamble for your life, you need to rely on luck.

It is not Zheng Ping's style to pin the outcome of the war on luck.

Only by being prepared for a protracted war with Yuan Shao is the key to a stable victory.

Xu all.

An exquisite courtyard.

A beautiful young woman is planting flowers in the garden.

Two men in black suddenly appeared, and the drugged gauze instantly covered the young woman's mouth and nose.

After a while, the young woman lost consciousness and was quickly carried into a black carriage.

And in another mansion.

Cao Cao personally entertained Lu Bu.

"General, there are many misunderstandings between you and me. Today, Mr. Cao hosted a banquet. I just hope that we can clear up the past with the general." Cao Cao poured wine for Lu Bu himself, and then toasted Lu Bu with wine bottles in both hands.

Cao Cao's low profile made Lu Bu very useful.

After drinking a few bottles of fine wine, Lu Bu was already a little flustered: "Cao Sikong, in fact, you have no enmity with this general."

"You want to picket Zhang Miao, Ma Rike and others, even if you go to picket, it will never be troublesome."

"But if you want to picket the civil and military affairs of the General's Mansion, it's a bit too much."

"If this general can't even keep the civil and military personnel under his command, who will serve him?"

"It's not that the general is targeting you on purpose, it's you who moved the general first."

"As long as you release everyone from this general and don't bother me anymore, you can do whatever you want in the future, and this general will never say a word."

Cao Cao apologized and said with a smile: "It was Cao who did too much before, so he apologized to the general today."

"In addition to these fine wines, Cao also prepared a generous gift for the general."

Lu Bu narrowed his eyes: "What generous gift?"

Cao Cao leaned closer and said, "Cao has found a beautiful woman recently, how about sending him as a concubine to the General?"

Lu Bu's tiger eyes opened sharply, with a hint of greed: "Cao Sikong, this ordinary beauty would be unattractive."

Cao Cao said with a smile: "How could Cao Mou look for ordinary beauties? If the general doesn't catch her eye, Cao Mou will punish herself three times."

Lu Bu got up and laughed, "Punish yourself with three bottles, wouldn't that be an advantage to Cao Sikong? I'll go and have a look first, and then have a drink with Cao Sikong when I come back."

Cao Cao beckoned, Cao Hong got up and followed, leading Lu Bu into the inner room.

When he arrived in the inner room, Lu Bu's eyes lit up when he saw the woman on the bed.

Half an hour later, Lu Bu returned to the lobby full of enthusiasm, and sat down carelessly: "Cao Sikong, I will accept the beauty you sent me!"

"I will keep my word. From now on, you can do whatever you want in the court!"

"I will never stop it!"

However, Cao Cao's tone changed at this time: "What if Cao wants to be this general?"

Lu Bu's face changed suddenly, and he was mostly sober from the wine: "Cao Sikong, what do you mean? A beauty wants this general to give up the position of general?"

Cao Cao picked up the wine bottle calmly, and said meaningfully: "General, this is no ordinary beauty."

Lu Bu snorted coldly: "Not ordinary? Could it be that he is still a nobleman of the emperor?"

Cao Cao clapped his palms and laughed, with the satisfaction of a successful plot: "The general has good eyesight! Although this beauty is not a noble person today, she is the concubine of the late King Hongnong."

Lu Bu got up suddenly, startled and angry: "Cao Mengde, you are so brave!"

　Cough cough, don't talk about the water in front.The main reason is that the last chapter is not easy to modify, so a patch is made.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)