Chapter 4 Section 38 Seven Killings

On August 17, Qingzhou's mother, Wu E, died of illness, and Qingzhou mourned for three days.

Recalling Wu E's life, in the chaos of war, he was sick and finally returned to Liu Bei, but he pestered him on the sickbed all day long, and he didn't wait for a few days to live a good life, so he returned to the west.

Wu E's miserable experience made the lower class of Qingzhou pay attention to her condition with deep sympathy. These lower-class civilians also suffered from the war, Wu E's illness made them feel the same way, Wu E's funeral day, the whole city around the city was white, everyone vied with the master to bring filial piety.

Liu Bei sat in front of Wu E's tomb, with mixed feelings, sometimes sad and sometimes happy, sometimes angry and sometimes sad.

A life disappeared like this, this is the last connection between the current Liu Bei who came to this world and the real Liu Bei. Now, a generation of warriors is buried in Mount Tai, and her wife has also died, which is sad to think about.

However, Wu E's tragedy did not end, and before that, Miss Zhang Yan'er was snatched away by the Hu people and did not know what happened. Recently, Cai Zhaoji was plundered into the Huns again, and after being sold several times, the former allure was stunning, and today she is unkempt, and she has been unclothed for many times.

Cai Yong ran around the government and the opposition, hoping to find his daughter back, but no one cared about the whereabouts of a woman. When my Han was strong, they were the tools of harmony, and when my Han was weak, it was their honor to make the Hu people happy. This is the fate of my Han woman.

Historically, even in the subsequent Tang Dynasty, women still can't get rid of the concept of property and fat water, and even after the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty borrowed troops from Hui to quell the rebellion, and promised to return the Tang Dynasty ladies. This is the fate of women in ancient times.

In troubled times, human life is like grass, and women are in chaos, I am afraid it is difficult to preserve chastity. For example: after the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, the wife of Li Yu of the Tang Dynasty was famous, and when Tang Xuanzong ran west with his children and grandchildren, she was left in the palace and taken captive by the rebels. Later, the Tang army once recovered Luoyang, and Li Yu miraculously met his former beloved wife, Shen, who had given birth to Li Shi for him. Although Li Yu was excited at the time, he did not take away his beloved woman, when the rebels counterattacked, the Shen family fell again, and there has been no news since then, "The screen window is getting dusk at sunset, and no one in the golden house sees tears." ”

It is recorded in the history books that Li Yu loved the Shen family very much, and after being separated from the Shen family, he ignored other concubines for many years, until the Dugu concubine appeared. If Li Yu hadn't been deeply attached to the Shen family, he would not have made Li Shi the prince. After Li Shi became the emperor (Tang Dezong), he always remembered that when he was a child, his mother peeled fruit for himself and cut his fingers, and with this as a feature, he searched for his mother's whereabouts all day long, but he was disappointed again and again. Eventually disappeared from history.

However, assuming that the Shen family later found Li Yu, would Li Yu be able to accept her? Can you ignore her past when she was humiliated by the rebels?

However, this subconscious demand for women's chastity has not always been so, but has gradually become strict since the beginning of Confucianism. At least before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were examples of stark contrasts. Chu and Han fought for hegemony, at the beginning Liu Bang lost, his wife and children were captured by Xiang Yu, and he was a prisoner in the enemy camp for a long time, and later, Liu Bang was defeated and fought repeatedly, and finally forced Xiang Yu to kill himself Wujiang, and the Lu Pheasant who had been a prisoner (Liu Bang's main room) became the first queen of the Han Dynasty, everything was logical, and no well-educated people objected to the queen's "chastity", which shows that there was no such mainstream consciousness at that time. It was not until the Du Zun Confucian surgery that the weakness of the Han men led to the demanding of women's chastity.

At that time, after Wu E became the mother of Qingzhou, some people also took the opportunity to make trouble, which also became the main reason for Wu E's depression after that. However, Liu Bei, with his personal behavior, flouted the Confucian concept of chastity and maintained Wu E's status. But now all this is dust to dust, dust to dust.

Napoleon once said, "A good mother makes a good son." He also advocated for the establishment of girls' schools in France to train young women. Genetics also proves this truth: the quality of the mother determines the quality of the nation. Women who are physically fit and have excellent qualities are most likely to give birth to genetically good sons and are most likely to produce high-quality offspring. At this time, a large number of high-quality women in the Han Dynasty were plundered by the Wuhu, but the Han men did not care, which finally led to the inevitable rise of the Wuhu, and the Han gradually weakened under the armed of Confucianism, and was finally conquered.

This truth, even if it is verified in the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, is also correct.

Therefore, Sun Jian wanted to save Zhang Yan'er, but he didn't want his mentor to suffer, and Liu Bei wanted to find Zhang Yan'er because he wanted to use a woman's fate to declare a truth: a man's weakness should not be angry with a woman. As a man, you should have the consciousness and responsibility to protect women and children. The soldiers fled under the city by themselves, and afterwards reprimanded the woman, such a man is not as good as a beast.

Wu E's death made Liu Bei know how to cherish it. At this moment, sitting in front of Wu E's tomb, Liu Bei felt more and more pity for Miss Yan'er who disappeared into the chaotic army. However, in the current situation, Ren is anxious and angry, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers, but he is unable to take concrete actions. Thinking of this, Liu Bei hated this group of princes who took advantage of the fire to rob more and more, and his murderous intent was like a raging fire, burning Liu Bei painfully.

Seeing Liu Bei's hideous face, he gritted his teeth and pondered something, stepped forward in frustration, and persuaded in a low voice: "Lord, the deceased is gone, and I want to mourn." ”

Liu Bei took a few quick breaths to calm himself down, and asked, "Where is Gao Minglei (Gao Shun)?" ”

Frustrated Shou replied: "The letter was delivered on August 15, and it is now August 20, although the reply has not yet arrived, but, according to Gao Minglei's character, his army should have reached Longkou." I guess there's a reply tomorrow. ”

"I can't wait, Zizheng (frustrated), the army I left behind is enough to guard Qingzhou, and I will start early tomorrow morning. Zizheng, you continue the funeral here to cover up my actions. After Gao Minglei arrived, I decided whether to let him face Yuan Shu depending on the situation, and after I defeated Shanyang Taishou Yuan's legacy, I returned to the army to guard Yuan Shao. ”

Frustrated, he said worriedly: "The fourth and third princes of the original duke, the reputation in the sea is very high, we attack the ancestors of the Yuan family one after another, will it provoke Yuan Shao's complete confrontation." My lord, the whole world is hostile, which is not conducive to our outward development. ”

Liu Bei replied lightly: "Zizheng, if the foreign enemy doesn't go, how can Qingzhou develop?" Yuan Shao wants to annex Qingzhou, let's beg for it, bear with it, will he let us go? In troubled times, we rely on strength to speak, so let's show our strength.

In addition, the Qingzhou government was established by a few of us on a post-war ruin, and the wealthy families of the noble clan fled to other places, so there was the least resistance to the implementation of the new policy. In the past few years, you have been persuading me to promote the politics of Qingzhou. However, do you think Yuan Shao and other wealthy families will accept such a new policy?

The foundation of Qingzhou's rule is not yet solid, the plain, Yuan Shaogou hooked his little finger, and the entire county was under his control, changing people's hearts, difficult! We must let the people have a thorough consciousness to control their own destiny, and at this time, we must show their determination to resist foreign humiliation, succeed in the first war, and strive for a peaceful five years for Qingzhou. ”

Liu Bei said, revealing a compelling murderous aura, full of arrogance that looks at the world, and said word by word: "In order to achieve this goal, Qingzhou must show the spirit of destroying demons and killing ghosts when encountering ghosts." Yuan Benchu, a son-in-law, did big things and cherished his life, greedy for small profits and forgot his righteousness, and was an enemy of Qingzhou, he was not worthy.

The Fourth World and the Third Prince, what is there to fear? The scene in front of the Tiger Prison has already told the world: Although my Qingzhou occasionally offended him, however, we fought hard for the righteousness on the front line. For the sake of a little brow, Yuan Shao didn't even care about the great cause of Dong Shao, and attacked us behind his back, resulting in the current war against Dong in a stalemate. Those who can understand our situation, he will not be dissatisfied with our resistance, those who still support Yuan Shao, and those who do not necessarily understand our new policy, these people are the objects we should cut off sooner or later, just let them come, my sword is sharp. ”

Frustrated, he nodded: "I understand, there is news that the elders of the Pingyuan County Township Election Sect have entered Luowo, and they are here to ask the lord for his life." The lord said this, I understand how to deal with it. ”

"Rebuke them and tell them that their rights are not obtained by begging, they have to fight for them themselves, do they want to fight for them, go back to the plains and give me action."

"So, about the rescue of the Luoyang royal classics, what do the lords order, the people below have already planned to stop, just wait for the lord to determine the candidate."

"Zhao Yu, the patriarch of Dongwu County, Langxie County, is known as a famous man, and has close contacts with Zhang Zhao and others, he has served in the Fourth Legion, and he has a little force, let him go, and he will spare no effort to rescue the classics."

Frustrated Shou asked again: "The people below think that it is best to let Sun Wentai (Sun Jian), Cao Mengde (Cao Cao), and Zhang Yashu (Shangdang Taishou Zhang Yang) deal with it, Sun Wentai is already sure, Cao Mengde and Zhang Yashu still need to repair the book and ask them to respond." ”

Liu Bei groaned: "Uncle Zhang Ya said that although we have no relationship, let Guan Youan (Guan Ning) and Lu Shi (Lu Zhi) write a letter at the same time, he will definitely not refuse, this is a famous thing that has been passed down through the ages." Cao Mengde, although Yuan Shao has gone, but at present, Yuan Shao is still powerful, and Cao Mengde, who is good at judging the time and affairs, will echo us if he is not seen. Didn't he ask for grain and grass, give him some grain and grass, but don't give too much, and wait for him to make a corresponding action, and then give him follow-up grain and grass. ”

On August 21, Fu Shou replaced Liu Bei to preside over the sacrifice of the Qingzhou master mother, under the cover of Fu Shou, Liu Bei quietly led Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Tai Shici, Guan Hai, and Dian Wei, Zhao Yun and other six generals of the Guards Regiment out of Guanghuan City. These six generals then launched a nightmarish massacre in Taishan County, coupled with Liu Bei's own charge, this battle was hailed as the "Seven Killings" by later generations.

Most later generations believed that Liu Bei's battle of "seven killings" opened the prelude to the cannibalism of the princes. Although, the Qingzhou school, which supported Liu Bei, insisted that this was a forced self-defense counterattack, and believed that the killing of Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, was the beginning of the princes' chaotic war. However, the Qingzhou school also had to admit that since this war, the cannibalism of the princes has intensified, and the Central Plains War has become more and more chaotic.

"The enemy army has crossed Surabaya and entered the border between Lu and Mount Tai, Yuan Yi drove women and children as a precursor, and the mountains and fields are full of people's cries." Tian Chou, the former military division, and Xu Shu, the rear military division, reported to Liu Bei the military information obtained by Tanma.

Liu Bei is famous for cherishing the people, and when Yuan Tan entered Pingyuan County, he also drove the people as a precursor, and the Pingyuan army had no choice but to retreat step by step, and finally withdrew from the plain. Yuan Yi also came to this trick, but unfortunately he didn't eat the ancients, Pingyuan County is located in the Qilu Plain, and the over-cultivated fields can be seen at a glance, which is not suitable for ambushes, detours, and intersperses. The jungle of Taishan County is dense and the hills are forested, driving the people as a precursor - looking for death.

"Order the Third Army of Feicheng to send troops to echo, publicize the big things near Feicheng, order the Baoxin Army to show its traces in the Juping area, make a gesture of resistance, and order Pei Yuanshao and Zhou Cang to lead the Taishan Township Police to march noisily in the Mengyin area." Liu Bei was confident and gave orders continuously.

In this way, in the northwest section of Taishan County, the Third Army and the Bao Xin Army were united, showing a strong form of resistance, and Yuan Yu had no choice but to march to the southeast. Pei Yuanshao and Zhou Cang made a marching posture with great fanfare - between Liangfu Mountain and Guanshi Mountain, a big pocket more than 60 miles wide opened its mouth to Yuan Yu.

At the same time, Yuan Shao, who had marched to the Qinghe River, was received by his son Yuan Tan, entered the plain and began to peek into the territory of Qingzhou on the other side of the Yellow River.

"What, Liu Bei lost his wife, and a memorial service is being held in Qingzhou?" Yuan Shao was overjoyed.

What a good opportunity, Feng Ji rubbed his fists and asked repeatedly: "Gongzi (Yuan Tan), have you ever sent troops to test the military strength across the river?" ”

Yuan Tan replied annoyantly: "I originally planned to march into Luowo, and after capturing this important town in the upper reaches of Luoshui, I would enter Jinan County, but unfortunately, the situation in the plain territory has been unstable, and the powerful people have formed villages to defend themselves and echo each other, and it is difficult to collect military rations." Now, every grain of my grain has to use a large army to attack the city and trap the wall, and it is not easy to gather the grain and grass for the winter, if I send a large army into Jinan, I am afraid that in case of defeat, the plain will not be able to be protected. ”

Feng Ji asked: "Liu Bei is in the Tiger Prison, the most elite army has lost more than half, and now, Qingzhou only has one-third of the original military strength left, and he is still suffering from the loss of his wife, Qingzhou is defenseless, how can the son worry about the defeat of our army?" Now that my army has arrived, if you win, you will enter Qingzhou, and if you lose a little, you will return to the plains, what is the son afraid of? ”

Yuan Tan frowned and said: "A few days ago, there was a report from a Bohai merchant who purchased goods from Jieshi, and hundreds of warships from Izumo sailed to Qingzhou, according to the Izumo Lords on the dock, the warship was hung with the military emblem of Izumo General Gao Shun. It was Gao Shun himself who arrived, but unfortunately, the soldiers on the ship did not show their heads, and the warship quickly set sail to Longkou after replenishing the supplies in Jieshi.

Gao Shun has been holding on to Izumo for many years and annexing Liaodong with a thunderous force, and if he goes to Qingzhou in person, the battle situation will be completely different. Seeing that his warships are strictly secret, I am worried that Qingzhou's military strength has increased significantly, and the child may not be his opponent. ”

Yuan Tan, after Liu Bei's edification, and then after many years of suppressing bandits in Bohai, he has obviously grown up, and compared with his father, he at least knows how to correctly evaluate his own strength.

Feng Ji nodded appreciatively, and suggested: "Gongzi quickly sent some local people from the plains to Qingzhou to inquire about the military situation. We can wait for the rest of the princes to march while we inquire about the news. ”

In Xuzhou, Tao Qian received the news of Liu Bei in Qingzhou, and began to stick to Liu Bei's strategy and wait for help.

Taishan, after receiving the military intelligence report, Yuan Yi chose the plain area between Liangfu Mountain and Guanshi Mountain without consideration as the route of the march, in order to prevent Liu Bei from preemptively sealing this gap, he also ordered his subordinates to speed up the march. In this way, Yuan Yi crashed headlong into Liu Bei's encirclement.

"Boye (Yuan Yi's words) eats when he comes from afar, and he can come alone, so why drag his family with him? Prepare a cavalry here, and specially welcome Boye into Qingzhou. Between the plains between Liangfu Mountain and Guanshi Mountain, Liu Bei stood on his horse, raised his whip and pointed at Yuan Yi and shouted. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei stood beside him, Zhao Yundianwei accompanied him, and among the thousands of horses, Liu Bei was in high spirits.

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