In May of the tenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, resigned from the Son of Heaven and personally commanded the army of 130,000 to conquer Liu Biao in Jingzhou. The soldiers and horses from all walks of life first converged to Kunyang in Yingchuan County, and then took Xiahoudun as the vanguard, entered the Nanyang boundary, and pointed to Wancheng through Li County and Ye County.

Zhang Xiu, the Taishou of Nanyang appointed by the imperial court, personally went out of the city to greet Cao Cao. Cao Cao held Zhang Xiu's hands, praised him for guarding the southern line for the imperial court, and made outstanding achievements, and then changed the conversation and said: "The general's merits are high, how can the imperial court tolerate the general living in a foreign county for a long time?" After the southern expedition is completed, please share the Son of Heaven with Cao, and you should be rewarded with Jiuqing. ”

Zhang Xiu also knew that this day would come sooner or later, and as Cao Cao's power became bigger and bigger, it was impossible for him to be the emperor of the soil all the time on the side of his couch. Moreover, he has rejected Liu Biao and Liu Bei in the south over the years, and the pressure he has been under is also quite great, and he feels physically and mentally exhausted - he is not an ambitious person in the first place, so he gladly accepted Cao Cao's invitation.

Cao Cao was overjoyed, so he further said: "I heard that the general has a daughter, and she is still in Chongling, I have a son, or can I match, what does the general mean?" "Would you like to marry your daughter to my son Cao Zhang?

In the original history, Zhang Xiu's daughter was married to Cao Cao's other concubine, Cao Jun, but Cao Jun was the heir of Cao Cao's younger brother Cao De (mistakenly recorded as Cao Bin in the history books), and he was actually Cao Cao's nephew. It's just that on this timeline, Cao De, Cao Quji, Cao Zheng, Cao Anmin's father and son did not die, and the second room did not break the heir, so there was no need for Cao Jun's help.

It is precisely because there is no former feud of Cao Anmin's fall, and Zhang Xiu also attached himself to Cao Cao early, and this time Cao Cao expressed his willingness to hand over his authority as soon as he hinted, and Cao Cao was happy. I came up with this idea to bring the two families closer together - years before the original history. At this time, Cao Zhang was not yet an adult. There is no negotiation yet. So in terms of seniority, Cao Cao put him forward, and it was not Cao Jun's turn to run around and didn't understand anything.

So Zhang Xiu happily accepted, and Cao and Zhang entered the city hand in hand to discuss the next step of the marching plan. At this time, Zhang Xiu's power was not large, and he was compressed by Liu Biao to the line of Nieyang and Jianyang, called Taishou, but in fact, the entire Nanyang County only accounted for one-third. Previously. Cao Cao has ordered Yongzhou to assassinate Yan Xiang to supervise Ma Teng and his son out of Wuguan, follow Danshui, to go out of the west of Nanyang, and after the army enters Wan, that is, Zhang Xiu is invited to lead the army to take the Pingshi, Fuyang and other counties in the east of Nanyang, and self-control the main force, Zhibo Yuyang and Xinye.

The three-way Cao army was like a bamboo, and soon occupied most of Nanyang County, and the front pointed directly at the east bank of the Han River. Liu Biao successively sent Deng Xi and Don't drive Liu Xian to Cao Ying to seek peace, but Cao Cao refused. Cao Cao said that it would be very simple for me to withdraw from the army. You Liu Jingsheng hurriedly went to Que to ask for the guilt - if you refuse to let go of your big stall and go to Xudu to have an idle meal, then there will only be one end for the clan to be destroyed!

Liu Biao convened the ministers to discuss. Including the mastermind Kuai Yue and his wife's uncle Cai Mao, they all thought that the imperial court army was huge, and they were invincible, and persuaded Liu Biao to take surrender as the premise, and then talk to Cao Cao about the conditions. Liu Biao was angry and anxious, although he repelled Kuai, Cai, etc., and belittled Deng Xi and Liu Xian, but he couldn't get up in one breath and fell ill directly.

His nephew Liu Pan came to visit him, claiming that if he was given 50,000 soldiers and horses, he would be able to control Cao's army on the Han River. Liu Biao smiled bitterly: "Wu'an has 50,000 soldiers? Previously, in order to pacify the forces of Zhang Xian and Zhang Yi in Changsha, he successively transferred troops to the south, but recently the four southern counties have a tendency to be unstable, and the new Changsha Taishou Han Xuanliu protects himself, and not a single soldier is willing to be transferred back to the north. Another heavy army in Jingzhou was in the hands of Jiangxia Taishou Huang Zu, but Huang Zu had to guard against Tai Shi Ci and Lu Su in the north, and Zhou Yu of Chaisang in the south was eyeing him, and he didn't dare to retreat. Now Liu Biao has only more than 30,000 mobile troops at hand.

Liu Pan pondered for a while, so he had to say that you should give me these 30,000 soldiers first, we must firmly hold the Hanshui defense line to ensure the safety of Xiangyang City. In addition, all of my navy in Jiangling marched to Jiangxia in exchange for some of Huang Zu's army reinforcements—whether you plan to fight to the death or are forced to agree with the retainers, you must first fight Cao Cao.

Even if we surrender in the end, we must show off our strength first, so that we can negotiate terms with Cao Cao.

In addition, Liu Pan also proposed that since the matter was urgent, he should find a way to abandon his past suspicions with the Sun family in Jiangdong and fight against Cao together, and he should also accept Kong Rong's construction and go to Liu Bei in Yizhou for help - the truth of the cold lips and teeth, the two families will not be unclear, the tripartite rule in Jiangnan may be able to reject Cao, and the division rules will be broken for each one.

Liu Biao said okay, I will send Kong Rong to lobby Liu Bei, but who should Jiangdong send? Liu Pan said: "Yicheng Ma's is full of talents, doesn't my uncle hear the saying 'Ma's five constants, white eyebrows are the best'? Please summon Ma Ji to come often, grant full powers, and send an envoy to Jiangdong. ”

Liu Biao had no choice but to accept Liu Pan's advice in its entirety, and hurriedly supported the sick body, and did not mention the four assignments. However, although he was sick and sick in Xiangyang, and he was ready to flee from Jiangling at any time, he did not see Cao Jun crossing Han on the left, nor did he see Cao Jun attacking on the right, what was going on?

It turned out that Cao Cao's plan was to send troops in midsummer, first occupy Nanyang, and then wait until the wheat was ripe and the military rations were guaranteed, and then immediately launched a thunderous blow against Liu Biao's core forces. However, after all, he is a northerner, and he is not very familiar with the climate and environment of the south - even if Nanyang is not really the south - as a result, he chose the wrong date to send troops.

Originally, in history, Cao Cao's southern expedition was after the autumn, and in the severe winter, he confronted Liu Bei and Sun Quan across the river. Later, Cao Cao wrote to Sun Quan and said: "The Battle of Chibi was worth the disease, and the lonely burning ship retreated, which made Zhou Yu get this name in vain. "Although he is making excuses for himself with a shy face, it is true that the epidemic is epidemic and the combat effectiveness of the guide zhì has declined.

At this moment, at the turn of summer and autumn, the weather is hot, and the epidemic is even more violent, and three out of ten northern sergeants have fallen, and even the generals under their command have vomited and vented, and it is difficult to fight. Under such circumstances, how could Cao Cao launch an attack on Liu Biao's main force on the west bank of the Han River? The advisers all advised him: "Why don't you live in Nanyang in peace, and it is not too late to arrive when the weather is cold." ”

It's easier said than done. Although I stayed in Nanyang for a few more months. Liu Biao got a buffer time. It is impossible to conjure up tens of thousands of soldiers out of thin air. It is impossible to reverse the trend of strength and weakness, but Cao Jun's family has a big business, and a Nanyang County simply can't afford to supply so many people's rations. Moreover, if Sun Quan and Liu Bei both slow down and come to the rescue, it will be more difficult to attack Liu Biao.

Therefore, Cao Cao was so anxious that he had a headache and fell ill again. Hurriedly sent someone to Xudu to summon Hua Tuo to come for treatment.

Just when he was in a hurry, suddenly the attendant came to report: "There is a person outside the camp, who calls himself Nieyang Zhang Jiye, and asks to see the prime minister." ”

Cao Cao frowned, Zhang Ji? Who is Zhang Ji again? After a deep groan, I couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Do nothing Zhang Zhongjingye?!" ”

Zhang Zhongjing's name has been spread in later generations, and he is even respected as a "medical saint", but he is not so famous in these years, especially in the Central Plains, he is known as the holy hand of typhoid fever. That's very few. The problem was that Zhang Xian, the envoy of Xun, Changsha, had met Zhang Zhongjing. I also reported to Cao Cao when I came back. Cao Cao asked at the time: "Qingyun Zhang Ji is a Chinese doctor, I don't know how it is compared to Hua Yuanhua?" He replied, "To each his own." Yuanhua is proficient in encyclopedias, especially on the outside, while Zhongjing is good at typhoid fever and focuses on the inside. "One of these two is a surgical saint, and the other is an internal medicine master, each with their own strengths.

So as soon as Cao Cao heard that Zhang Zhongjing was coming, he quickly gritted his teeth, endured the headache, and didn't even have time to put on his shoes, so he rushed out of the big tent to greet him.

Zhang Ji focuses on medical Taoism, although he is a scholar in terms of identity, and was once appointed as the Taishou of Changsha by Liu Biao, in fact, he is not interested in politics at all, and the two families are fighting, and they don't want to get involved. The problem is that he has an enmity with Liu Biao, his brother Zhang Xian once raised an anti-flag against Liu Biao, after Zhang Xian's death, Zhang Yi was under the command of his people, and surrendered to Liu Biao after the defeat, but Liu Biao found an excuse to secretly kill him. This hatred is so deep that it doesn't share the sky! Although Zhang Zhongjing was born with a weak temperament and did not dare to confront Liu Biao face to face, and was forced to be the Changsha Taishou for a period of time to help Liu Biao stabilize people's hearts, but now that he heard that the imperial court sent a large army to recruit Liu Biao, and the epidemic in the army, he hurriedly ran over to ask to see Cao Cao.

I don't know how to govern, I can't fight, and my nephew's revenge is probably not avenged, but I can heal the disease, and I can help Master Wang.

Cao Cao grabbed Zhang Ji, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, and hurriedly sealed the official and made a wish, asking him to treat the generals. So under the persuasion of Zhang Ji, Cao Cao ordered the main force of the army to be withdrawn from the east bank of the Han River, and retreated to the foothills of the green forest mountains in the southeast with a slightly cooler climate.

And at the same time that Zhang Ji entered Cao's camp, far northeast, Shi Xun finally completely pacified the entire Liaodong region, and led the victorious army back to Youzhou - Pingzhou Assassin History, Cao Cao played the Son of Heaven and appointed Xun Chen, who was a former advisor of the Yuan family.

After Shixun returned to Youzhou Prefecture to govern Jixian County, he was still the same as before, only focusing on major affairs, and entrusting all the details to Zhuge Liang, Guo Huai, Guan Jing and other cronies. As for Xiao Ji, he directly sent someone to detain him in the name of escort, and sent him to Xu Du to hand over to Cao Ang who stayed behind - how to deal with this guy, son, you can discuss it with the prime minister.

The next day he would go to the county school in Guangyang to give a big lecture, except for the county school students, whether it was an in-service official or an ordinary person, as long as they were willing to come to listen to the lecture, they would all be received. Whenever it is a lecture on the history of thorns, it is really full of pits and valleys, and it is overcrowded, not only in the hall and in the hall, but also in the front yard of the court, and even on the trees are full of people.

There are three reasons for this: one is that Xun is famous in Confucianism, and it is the inheritance of Zheng Sect, now that Zheng Xuan is dead, Gaomi's big class can no longer be seen, and the rest of the Zheng Sect disciples are either busy drilling camps, or forced to mourn, and they are not interested in this, so it is Xun Kai, which is the first event in Confucianism today, how can you not go? Second, Hongfu is the lord of a state after all, and he is the in-law of the Cao family, and the official is high-ranking and jue-sen, who doesn't want to listen to the class and get close to this high-ranking official, even if it's just a familiar face? Third, Shixun's lectures are indeed different from others, they are very lively and funny, and they may be biased in the ears of the scholars, but they just inspire themselves to think about them in the past, and in the ears of the common people, this is much more interesting than talking about the ancient times on the street.

On this day, Shi Xun went to the county school again to start classes, and he was so dry and tired that he didn't return to the state office until dusk. Before entering the door, the servant handed over a stack of famous thorns, and Shi Xun took it casually and checked it, and accidentally saw one that read: "Guangling Chen Duan worships." ”

Chen Duan? Chen Zizheng?! (To be continued......)

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