Chapter 13: Horse Tracks
Zhuge Liang's assertion is really too appalling; But thinking carefully about the past, everyone has to believe it. For a while, the hall was quiet, and everyone didn't know what to say.
Leaning slightly, Zhuge Liang turned to Zhang Fei and asked, "There is one more matter, Zhuge Liang wants to ask the three generals for advice." ”
Zhang Fei was still sullen and continued to drink at this time, seemingly deaf to Zhuge Liang's questioning.
Zhang Fei is now in a strange state. He is conceited that his martial arts are invincible in the world, even if it was Lu Bu in the past, he dared to fight the three lilies, but now, when he thought of the invisible big hand behind him, Zhang Fei felt a sense of powerlessness.
In the face of a visible enemy, even if he Zhang Fei died in battle, he was not afraid.
But now this black hand is invisible, and if you want to fight, you have nowhere to use it!
"Third brother, Mr. has something to ask you!" Liu Bei broke off and shouted Zhang Fei back to his senses.
Zhang Fei put down the wine bowl and arched his hand to Zhuge Liang: "If there is any problem, sir, it doesn't hurt to ask!" ”
It is true that Zhang Fei looks down on readers, but it also depends on who it is, a reader who really has great wisdom, or a reader who is useful to his eldest brother, Zhang Fei still respects it very much.
Now, Zhuge Liang has used his vision and wisdom to barely win Zhang Fei's respect,
Zhuge Liang arched his hand and asked, "Dare to ask the third general, how did you lose Xuzhou City that day?" ”
Hearing this, Zhang Fei instantly became furious again. "Which green onion are you Zhuge Liang, and you dare to come and turn over Zhang Fei's old accounts?!"
The loss of Xuzhou can be regarded as Zhang Fei's old scar.
Losing his eldest brother's foothold, Zhang Fei was already very guilty, how could he allow others to expose his scars again?
Zhuge Liang chuckled and said, "Don't be annoyed, three generals!" It's not that I, Zhuge Liang, want to turn over the old accounts of the three generals, but the matter of the three generals losing Xuzhou, in my opinion, is also full of suspicions. ”
Before Zhang Fei could say anything, Guan Yu stood up with a "bang" and asked in surprise: "Could it be that my third brother's loss of Xuzhou is also related to the mastermind behind the scenes?!" ”
This is not only surprised, but also as awesome as Guan Yu, and there is also a trace of trepidation in his tone.
Zhuge Liang replied: "Whether it has something to do with the mastermind behind the scenes, but I have to ask the three generals to know." ”
"On that day, Xuande Gong sent troops to attack Yuan Shu, and before leaving, he told the three generals that they should not drink alcohol while guarding Xuzhou?"
Zhang Fei was a little frustrated, but he still replied: "Before leaving, the eldest brother did repeatedly tell him not to drink and make mistakes. ”
Zhuge Liang followed closely and said: "At that time, Lu Bu was eyeing Xuzhou, the three generals had the responsibility of defending the city, and Xuande Gong repeatedly told him not to let the three generals drink. Come to think of it, the three generals will not easily disobey it. ”
"Now, please think about it, why did you drink that day?"
"It's just a matter of drinking too much, but why do the three generals still beat the soldiers?"
Zhang Fei is now in a state of being a little drunk, and when he heard Zhuge Liang ask, he rubbed his head and tried to recall the situation of the day. After a while, Zhang Fei said intermittently and unsurely:
"On that day, after the eldest brother and they led the troops away, I Zhang Fei guarded the city pass, in order not to make trouble due to alcohol, and specially asked the master to write a few words the size of a sea bowl 'Do not drink and make mistakes', and put them in a conspicuous place."
"Even so, why did the third brother still drink?" Liu Bei asked.
The brothers all know that the third Zhang Fei is a drunkard, and every time he drinks, he must drink until he is drunk. Since Zhang Fei opened his head of drinking that day, he was held back for a few days, he must have been unstoppable, and he must have been drunk.
Zhang Fei rubbed his head again and pondered for a long time, and suddenly said, "By the way, what about the master?" ”
"That day, we came back from inspecting the city defense, very irritable, and were practicing martial arts in the backyard to vent; The lord Bo ran up to report that someone admired the benevolence of our eldest brother and sent ten jars of wine from the Western Regions. ”
"You all know that I Zhang Fei is already addicted to alcohol, because of the advice of my eldest brother, I have been abstaining from alcohol for so many days, and the bird has long faded out of my mouth. was already irritable, and when I heard that someone had sent ten jars of wine from the Western Regions, where did I Zhang Fei take care of my eldest brother's explanation? ”
"So ......"
So what, Zhang Fei suddenly snorted and didn't say anything, but the result was obvious.
After Zhang Fei finished speaking, the hall fell into silence again.
People who are addicted to alcohol, after a few days of abstinence, only need to seduce a little, Zhang Fei will inevitably fall into it.
As for beating soldiers, do you still need a reason for Zhang Fei?
When did Zhang Fei drink too much and not beat the soldiers?
Previously, whether it was Liu Bei, Guan Yu, or even Zhang Fei himself, they only subconsciously thought that it was he Zhang Laosan who was drunk and misunderstood, so that Lu Bu took the opportunity to usurp Xuzhou.
Now, listening to Zhang Fei himself, it is really someone who is behind the ghost.
It's just that the clue is broken when it gets here. The master bookkeeper of Xuzhou City that day didn't know where to flee to for a long time, and even, thinking about it at this time, I was afraid that the identity of the master bookkeeper was also fake!
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After a long time, Zhuge Liang said again: "The third general is short-tempered and irritable, and he is addicted to alcohol, and every time he drinks too much, he will beat the soldiers, these are his shortcomings, and they are easy to be taken advantage of." ”
"These shortcomings, if the three generals don't correct or restrain themselves, let alone lose a Xuzhou today. In other days, even if Xuande Gong gains half of the country, he will still be buried by the shortcomings of the three generals! ”
This is not Zhuge Liang's alarmism.
In the memory of the Battle of Yiling, most of the causes fell on Zhang Laosan.
If Zhang Fei hadn't drunk too much and whipped the soldiers, why would he have been beheaded by the soldiers.
If it weren't for the fact that his Zhang Fei's head was sent to Jiangdong, Liu Bei, the emperor of Shu Han who had been persuaded by his ministers to stop the attack on Wu, why did he ignore the advice of his ministers and fight a battle of Yiling?
If Liu Bei's battle for Yiling was triggered by Guan Yu's death, then the catalyst was Zhang Fei's death.
And Zhang Fei's death, but he drank too much and died by himself!
Zhuge Liang's exhortation, Zhang Fei's face was red, but he was speechless. Or Liu Bei relieved him and asked Zhuge Liang: "Sir, could it be Cao Cao who is behind the scenes?" ”
Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "It can't be Cao Cao." ”
"Cao Cao is lost in the hearts of the people in Xuzhou, and it is not so easy to bury such a foreshadowing!"
Judging from only a few things in front of him, it is really possible that Cao Cao laid out this secret chess.
But according to Zhuge Liang's speculation, he was sure that it was not Cao Cao's doing.
Cao Cao, he doesn't have so much energy!
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Speaking of Cao Cao, Zhuge Liang remembered one more thing, turned to Liu Bei and said: "Cao Cao was originally going to let Xuande Gong garrison Xuzhou, but he suddenly changed his mind and wanted to take Xuande Gong to Xuchang for detention. ”
Liu Bei was taken aback, he really hadn't thought about it.
Previously, because Liu Bei was considered half an ally, after Cao Cao destroyed Lu Bu, he did say that he was ready to show the imperial court that he Liu Bei was the assassin of Xuzhou, and he was also ready to let them be stationed in Peicheng.
Who would have thought that Cao Cao was on the verge of being a teacher, but he suddenly changed his hexagram.
Yesterday, Cao Cao's envoy came to deliver a message, saying that he was going to take Liu Bei and his brothers to Xuchang to meet the Son of Heaven. In fact, the real intention was just to bring them to Xuchang to be felt.
Accompanying Cao is like accompanying a tiger, Cao Cao suddenly changed his hexagram, Liu Bei really didn't think deeply about the reason.
"But the man behind the scenes?!" Guan Yu asked angrily.
Now, Guan Yu and the others have basically determined that the third brother Zhang Fei lost Xuzhou due to a drunken accident, and behind this incident, it is probably the black hand. Unexpectedly, the eldest brother was going to be taken to Xuchang for detention, and there were actually suspicious points.
According to the inference, the mastermind behind the scenes should be, who wants to unify the world, he will scare whom, right?
Although our eldest brother wants to support the Han family, the current strength should be far from the level of unifying the world, right?
What is the purpose of the big brother Liu Bei behind the scenes? !
"Whether it was the mastermind behind the scenes, I'm not sure." Zhuge Liang replied.
"However, as far as I know, it should be the local gentry in Xuzhou as pawns."
"It is said that because Cao Cao's class is about to be a teacher, some people among the gentry of Xuzhou have joined forces and sent a letter of ten thousand people to Cao Cao, imploring Cao Cao to leave Xuande Gong to continue to serve as the assassin of Xuzhou."
"At that time, Cao Cao had already decided that Xuande Gong would sit in Xuzhou."
"After receiving this letter of the people, Cao Cao's face can be imagined!"
Before Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Zhang Fei became furious, kicked off the case in front of him, and said angrily: "Which little lady is this who wants to harm my eldest brother?!" ”
Even Mang Zhang Fei knew that the Xuzhou gentry's book of all the people was harming Liu Bei, not to mention Liu Bei and Guan Yuhu?
Let Liu Bei serve as the assassin of Xuzhou, Cao Cao was not very relieved.
Now it's okay, as soon as this book of the Xuzhou gentry is on the table, his Liu Bei's Xuzhou assassination history is really in vain.
Outside, they have to follow Cao Cao to Xuchang!
When the angry Zhang Fei was calmed down by Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang said again: "Xuande Gong is very popular with the people in Xuzhou, and there is nothing wrong with this. ”
"Someone just took advantage of this and connected the Xuzhou gentry, which is why there is that book of the people."
"I think of those Xuzhou gentry, and I don't know that Xuande Gong is going to stay."
"Someone with a heart only needs to spread it, saying that Cao Cao is going to take Xuande Gong to Xuchang, or that he is going to transfer Xuande Gong to other places, and then in series, those gentry who don't know anything will definitely want to keep Xuande Gong."
"If they knew that Cao Cao was going to leave Xuande Gong in Xuzhou, why would they draw a book of all the people?"
When later generations looked at the Three Kingdoms, "Zhuge Liang" had this doubt.
The gentry of Xuzhou should also have some knowledge, right?
But why did he offer any book of all people in front of Cao Cao? also said how Liu Bei loved the people in Xuzhou and how he won the hearts of the people. Is this to block Cao Cao, or to block Liu Bei?
If these Xuzhou gentry really wanted Liu Bei to stay in Xuzhou, they shouldn't have done this!
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"The three generals lost Xuzhou, and the clue of the mastermind behind the scenes has been cut off. However, at the moment, if this matter is also done by the mastermind behind the scenes, the clues are not so easy to cut. ”
"Xuande Gong is about to go to Xuchang, so he doesn't have the time to investigate this matter thoroughly."
"However, Duchess Xuande's maiden family is the Xuzhou Mi family, and Duke Xuande might as well ask them to investigate thoroughly!"
In the end, whether the matter in Xuzhou was done by the mastermind behind the scenes, it depends on the results of the Mi family's thorough investigation.