The allusion of losing the wife and losing the soldiers

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Sun Quan wanted to take back Jingzhou, and Zhou Yu came up with a plan to "pretend to recruit relatives and take hostages." Zhuge Liang saw through it and arranged for Zhao Yun to accompany him. He first visited Zhou Yu's father-in-law Qiao Xuan. Qiao Xuan persuaded Wu Guotai to meet at Ganlu Temple, and Wu Guotai actually married Sun Shangxiang to Liu Bei. Sun Quan and Zhou Yu were ridiculed as "Zhou Lang's brilliant plan to bring peace to the world, but he lost both his wife and his troops."

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(from "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", not official history)

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Sun Quan wanted to take back Jingzhou, and Zhou Yu came up with a plan to "pretend to recruit relatives and take hostages." Zhuge Liang saw through it and arranged for Zhao Yun to accompany him. He first visited Zhou Yu's father-in-law Qiao Xuan. Qiao Xuan persuaded Wu Guotai to meet at Ganlu Temple, and Wu Guotai actually married Sun Shangxiang to Liu Bei. Sun Quan and Zhou Yu were ridiculed as "Zhou Lang's brilliant plan to bring peace to the world, but he lost both his wife and his troops."

During the Three Kingdoms period, Jingzhou was located between Xichuan and Soochow, and was an important battleground for military strategists. At the beginning, when Liu Bei was in distress, he "borrowed" Jingzhou from Soochow to stay and recuperate his power. After a little recovery, Soochow repeatedly asked for Jingzhou. Of course, Liu Bei would not give up his only foothold, so he repeatedly delayed it for various reasons. Zhou Yu, the governor of Soochow, was very angry and wanted to use a trick to take back Jingzhou.

Lu Su asked: "What's the plan?"

"Liu Bei lost his wife and will remarry. I know that my lord has a younger sister who is fierce and heroic. You can pretend to be in the name of recruiting a son-in-law. Let Liu Bei come to Soochow to get married. Once he comes, he will be imprisoned and sent to Jingzhou to exchange for Liu Bei. After that, it is not up to us to let him go or whether to kill him. !"

Lu Su thought this plan was very good and agreed, so he told Sun Quan, the leader of Soochow, about it, and Sun Quan also agreed. So he sent Minister Lu Fan to Jingzhou to work as a matchmaker, saying: "Mrs. Liu Bei died of illness recently. I have a sister who wants to recruit Liu Bei as my son-in-law. We will marry forever and work together to defeat Cao Cao and support the Han Dynasty. I'll let you do this as a matchmaker." It's best. Please come and take a trip."

Lu Fan accepted the order and came to Jingzhou as a matchmaker.

As for Liu Bei, he lost his wife in middle age and was very troubled and sad. On this day, I was chatting with Zhuge Kongming to relieve my boredom, when suddenly I heard that Lu Fan from Soochow had arrived. Kong Ming smiled and said: "Zhou Yu must have some plot to conquer Jingzhou. I will hide behind the tent. No matter what Lu Fan says, you will agree. Then we will discuss countermeasures."

Liu Bei then met Lu Fan.

Lu Fan first expressed his condolences to Liu Bei, and then explained his purpose: "A man without a wife is like a house without beams. So I will not avoid suspicion, and I am here to act as a matchmaker." Then he asked Soochow to ask for help. The matter of recruiting Liu Bei as his son-in-law and the political and military significance of this matter to the Liu and Sun families were stated seriously and sincerely. Finally, he said: "Because Mrs. Wu loves this youngest daughter very much and is unwilling to marry far away, she invited the emperor's uncle to hold a wedding in Soochow."

"Does your lord know about this?" Liu Bei ask.

Lu Fan smiled and said: "How dare you talk about this kind of thing casually without first seeking permission from the Marquis of Wu?"

Liu Bei declined due to reasons such as the large age difference. But Lu Fan was a very competent and enthusiastic matchmaker, and he persuaded her again and again. In the end, Liu Bei had no reason to refuse, so he said: "Please stay here first, and I will tell you the final decision tomorrow." In the evening, Liu Bei discussed the matter with Kong Ming in detail. Kong Ming was very happy and persuaded Liu Bei to agree to the marriage, and immediately sent Sun Qian and Lu Fan back to see Sun Quan to discuss the marriage and choose a date to marry Soochow.

Liu Bei was by no means a mediocre person, so he looked at Kong Ming in confusion and said, "This must be Zhou Yu's plan. How could I rush into the tiger's den so hastily?!"

Kong Ming said with a smile: "Although Zhou Yu can use tricks, how can he exceed my expectations?! Lord, don't worry, I will use a small plan to keep Zhou Yu at a loss, Sun Quan's sister will become the wife of the Lord, and Jingzhou will be foolproof!"

Although Liu Bei believed in Kong Ming's miraculous calculation, he still had doubts about the danger of entering the tiger's den alone and was very hesitant. Kong Ming said: "I have made three clever plans. If I ask Zhao Zilong to protect my lord across the river, there will be no mistakes!" Then he found Zhao Yun, arranged the task, and gave him three tips: "You can protect my lord and his princess." When entering Wu, you can follow these three tips in sequence."

So, in the winter of October of the 14th year of Jian'an (AD 209), Liu Bei, accompanied by Zhao Yun and Sun Qian, entered Wu. national territory. As soon as he arrived in Nanxu, the first city in Wu Kingdom, Zhao Yun opened the first tip bag according to Kong Ming's instructions. After seeing this, he ordered the five hundred soldiers accompanying him to go to the market one by one in red and green to buy various items needed for the wedding. At the same time, he loudly publicized the news that Uncle Liu Huang was about to get married to Princess Sun. The officers and people of Soochow heard about it and spread it on their behalf. Immediately, the happy news spread to all parts of the state of Wu. Zhao Yun also prepared generous gifts on behalf of Liu Bei and taught Liu Bei to take the initiative to visit Qiao Guolao.

Qiao Guolao is a very important figure in Wu State. One of his two daughters was married to Sun Quan's brother Sun Ce, and the other was married to Zhou Yu; his two sons-in-law, one was the founder of Wu State, and the other was the governor in charge of power. From this, we can see that Qiao Guolao was "spotted" !

Liu Bei came to visit, which made the boss of Qiao happy, but he was also very angry that he, the "old man" of the country, was not informed of such a big event. After sending Liu Bei away, he rushed from southern Xuzhou to the capital to meet Sun Quan's mother Wu Guotai. As soon as he entered the door, he angrily congratulated Wu Guotai.

Guotai was startled: "What happy event is there?"

Guo Lao said: "It has spread all over the country, and your noble son-in-law has also come to my door, why do you still have to Hidden from me?"

The prince was shocked: "What happened?" He quickly called Sun Quan to question him and sent people to the city to investigate.

The people sent to the city to inquire came back first and reported: "This is indeed the case. The son-in-law has rested in the post house, and the five hundred accompanying soldiers are in the city buying pigs, sheep and fruits, preparing to get married. The girl's family is a matchmaker. "It's Lu Fan, and the man is Sun Qian." Upon hearing this, Guotai stamped his feet and beat his chest, crying. At this time, Sun Quan came to see his mother. Guotai angrily asked: "Do you still have me in your heart?! I gave birth to my daughter and raised it. You recruited Liu Bei as your son-in-law. Why did you hide such a big thing from me?!"

Sun Quan was frightened. I didn't expect my mother to know about this. As a last resort, he told Guotai the truth: it was just a trick, just to trick Liu Bei into coming to Soochow, so that he could blackmail and return Jingzhou. I don’t really want to marry my sister to Liu Bei.

When Guotai heard this, he became even more angry and scolded Zhou Yu: "How come you, a dignified governor of six counties and eighty-one states, are so worthless?! You have no ability to take Jingzhou, but you named it after my daughter. It's a beauty trap! If you kill Liu Bei, my daughter will be a widower. How can she get married again?" Then he angrily scolded Sun Quan: "You guys have done a good job!"

I usually honor my mother, but now I can only remain silent.

Mr. Qiao Guo was also unimpressed: "Even if we use this strategy to capture Jingzhou, we will be ridiculed by everyone in the world. How can this be done?!"

Sun Quan was extremely ashamed.

Qiao Guolao continued: "Now that the matter has come to this, we can only recruit Liu Bei as our son-in-law to avoid making a fool of ourselves."

Sun Quan hurriedly objected: "I'm afraid the two are not of the same age. Let's go!"

Qiao Guolao already had a good impression of Liu Bei, so he argued: "Liu Bei is the great uncle of the Han Dynasty. Why not?"

Guotai said: "Tomorrow. I’ll meet with Liu Bei first. If he doesn’t like me, I’ll leave it to you. If he does, I’ll marry my daughter to him.”

Sun Quan had no choice but to agree.

However, he laid an ambush at the meeting place in advance, and if Guotai was dissatisfied with Liu Bei, he would be captured immediately.

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Qiao Guolao praised Liu Bei's character and talent even more. So Guotai made the final decision: choose a date to get engaged.

Sun Quan was so angry that he had no choice but to let the prince go.

After Liu Bei returned to the post office, Sun Qian asked him to see Qiao Guolao immediately and asked him to get married as soon as possible - because there were many people in Soochow who wanted to harm Liu Bei.

Qiao Guolao met Wu Guotai again, and Guotai was very angry: "Who dares to kill my son-in-law?!" He ordered Liu Bei to move into the palace and live next to him, and agreed to the five hundred soldiers led by Zhao Yun. Also come in with me.

Immediately afterwards, Guota held a grand wedding for Liu Bei and his daughter.

When Zhou Yu heard about this, he was very upset. He also had a plan in mind, asking Sun Quan to put Liu Bei under house arrest in the palace, and provide him with fine clothes, delicious food, music and singing girls, in an attempt to soften Liu Bei's ambition and make him greedy for pleasure and not want to return to Jingzhou. Then, he waited for an opportunity to sow discord between him and Guan and Zhang, alienating his relationship with Zhuge Liang. Finally, he used a trick to recapture Jingzhou. In short, Liu Bei must not be allowed to run back again!

So Sun Quan followed his plan: he built a luxurious palace to live with Liu Bei and his wife; flowers, trees and playthings were all beautiful and rare; Changjun, the singer and musician, was an excellent candidate for color and art; as for gold, jade and brocade , carriages, horses and clothing, and everything you need, extremely rich.

During his long years of hard work on the battlefield, Liu Bei suddenly entered a state of gentleness and wealth. As expected, he was so happy that he forgot to leave, indulged in wine and sex.

Zhao Yun was very worried when he saw this. According to Kong Ming, the second tip bag was opened at the end of the year. After he saw it, he hurriedly came to Liu Xing who was listening to the singing and dancing: "I received a report from Kong Ming this morning. Cao Cao has raised 500,000 elite troops and rushed to Jingzhou to kill! The military situation is very urgent. Please return to Jingzhou immediately!"

Although Liu Bei loves pleasure, he is not addicted yet. He was also surprised when he heard that Jingzhou was in danger. But he couldn't bear to leave Mrs. Sun.

Zhao Yun then deliberately urged Liu Bei several times.

Liu Bei was even more embarrassed and often looked sad.

Liu Bei was very happy, and the couple agreed to leave Wu Kingdom and sneak back to Jingzhou in the name of worshiping their ancestors by the river.

On New Year's Day, the couple paid New Year's greetings to Kota. Later, Mrs. Sun said on behalf of Liu Bei: "The graves of our ancestors and parents are in Zhuo County. I want to go to the riverside and look north to offer sacrifices to show my love for the Son of Man."

"This is filial piety. Of course you can!" Guotai looked at Liu Bei with admiration and agreed immediately.

So, that afternoon, five hundred soldiers led by Liu Bei, Mrs. Sun and Zhao Yun secretly marched towards the bank of the Yangtze River without telling Sun Quan.

The next day, Sun Quan learned that Liu Bei had escaped and quickly sent his generals and troops to pursue him. Zhou Yu was afraid that Liu Bei would escape, so he always sent troops to defend the only way he could pass. As a result, Liu Bei was attacked one after another and surrounded by pursuers. The situation was extremely dangerous.

Zhao Yun hurriedly followed Kong Ming's instructions and "looked through the third tip bag at a critical moment." After reading it, he told Liu Bei about Kong Ming's plan. Liu Bei hurried to Mrs. Sun's car and said with tears: "I have a few words of confidence that I want to tell Mrs. Sun." Then he told the story of his marriage to Mrs. Sun and the whole conspiracy of Zhou Yu and Sun Quan to use her as bait to murder Liu Bei. Told my wife. After that, he showed his love for his wife very sincerely. Finally, he said: If his wife cannot help him out of danger, he would rather commit suicide in front of her.

Mrs. Sun was furious when she heard what had happened. Since the couple had a deep relationship, of course they would not put Liu Bei in any danger, so he scolded the people sent by Sun Quan and Zhou Yu. He also scolded his brother and the "arrogant" Governor of Soochow.

Then she raised her eyebrows and shouted at these people to give way! Otherwise, he will be killed without mercy! !

How dare these people take action when they see the princess getting angry? He felt that after all, he was a member of the royal family, and he was just a servant, a pawn. Why should he get involved in the master's family affairs and suffer the embarrassment? I saw Zhao Yun standing up with his spear drawn, furious and ready to fight. Knowing that it would be a thankless task, and he might even be killed by Zhao Yun, and would eventually be condemned by his master, he made way for Liu Bei to go.

Liu Bei escaped from death and hurried on his horse to the edge of the Yangtze River. The pursuers started again: Wu Jun's general took over Sun Quan's order - he would rather kill his own sister than let Liu Bei escape! Just as they were panicking, more than twenty boats came out of the reeds on the river bank. It turned out that Zhuge Liang was waiting here specifically to take Liu Bei back to Jingzhou!

Liu Bei was overjoyed and boarded the ship to celebrate with Kong Ming.

At this time, countless warships came overwhelmingly from the upper reaches. Under the banner of Zhongshuai Zi, Zhou Yu personally commanded the navy to intercept and kill him.

Under the guidance of Kong Ming, Liu Bei abandoned his ship and went ashore, riding a horse and riding quickly.

Zhou Yu had no choice but to abandon the ship and go ashore. However, the navy had few horses, so they had to lead a small number of troops to pursue Liu Bei. Unexpectedly, halfway through the pursuit, a group of men and horses rushed out horizontally, and General Guan Yu stopped in front of him majesticly.

Zhou Yu was frightened and retreated in a hurry. Wu soldiers suffered numerous casualties.

Zhou Yu escaped with his life and returned to the ship. Before he could take a breath and calm down, Liu Bei's soldiers on the shore shouted loudly: "Zhou Lang's clever plan to calm the world, he lost his wife and lost his troops!" This sarcastic shouting was piercing around Zhou Yu for a long time.

Zhou Yu became angry and shouted, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he immediately fainted to the ground.

So, Zhou Yu married Liu Bei and stole the chicken but lost a handful of rice, which has become a satirical story that has been passed down to this day.