The story of Liu Bei and Cao Cao

One day, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were away, and Liu Bei was watering vegetables in the backyard. Chu Xu and Zhang Liao took dozens of people to the garden and said to Liu Bei, "The Prime Minister has a life, please let him do it." Liu Bei was surprised and asked, "What's the matter?" Chu Xu said, "I don't know. Just teach me to come. "

Liu Bei had to follow them into the house to see Cao Cao. Cao Cao smiled and said, "You are doing great things at home!" Liu Bei turned pale with fear.

Cao Cao took Xuande by the hand and went to the back garden. He said, "It is not easy for Xuande to learn gardening!" Liu Bei was relieved to hear this. He replied, "There is nothing to amuse yourself."

Cao Cao said: "I just saw plums on the branches, and suddenly remembered that when I went to conquer Zhang Xiu last year, the road was short of water and the soldiers were thirsty;" I had a plan in my heart and pointed at it with a whip and said,' There's Merlin ahead.' Hearing this, the sergeant spat and was not thirsty. Now I can't help but admire this plum. While cooking wine, I invite your special envoy to stay in the pavilion for a while. "

Xuande was calm. When I arrived at the pavilion, I had already set the cups and plates: there were plums in the plate and a bottle of wine was cooked. The two sat opposite each other and drank heartily.

Halfway through the wine, suddenly dark clouds rolled and a shower was coming. The attendants pointed to the dragon hanging in the sky, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei watched on the railing. Cao Cao said, "Does your majesty know about the change of dragons?" Liu Bei said, "I'd like to hear all about it."

Cao Cao said: "dragons can be big or small, can be raised or hidden;" It's cloudy and foggy when it's big, and it's hidden when it's small; Rise and fly in the universe, hide and lurk in the waves. This spring is deep, dragons change with time, Jews succeed and travel all over the world. The dragon is a thing, comparable to the hero in the world. Xuande often travels abroad, and he must know the contemporary heroes. Please tell me about it. "

Liu Bei said, "I have little knowledge. How do I know who the hero is? " Cao Cao said, "Don't be too modest." Liu Bei said, "With your majesty's love and protection, you can be an official in the DPRK. Heroes in the world are unprecedented. "

Cao Cao said, "I haven't seen him. I've heard his name for a long time." Liu Bei said, "Yuan Shu in Huainan is full of soldiers and food. Can he be called a hero? "

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Yuan Shu is just a dead bone in the grave. I will catch him sooner or later! " Liu Bei said: "Hebei Yuan Shao has served for four generations in succession, and there are many old collectors in his family." Now that the tiger lives in Jizhou, there are many people who can do things. Can you be called a hero? "

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Yuan Shao is a greedy and timid man, but he didn't decide when he had a good plan;" Do great things but cherish life, see small profits but forget to care about life: not a hero. Liu Bei said: "There is a man named Bajun, who is a great hero in Kyushu: Can Jingsheng of Liu Can be called a hero?"

Cao Cao said, "Liu Biao is not a nominal hero." Liu Bei said, "Is Sun Bofu, the Lord of Jiangdong, a hero?" Cao Cao said, "Sun Ce is not a hero because of his father's name." Liu Bei said, "Is Liu Can concubine in Yizhou a hero?"

Cao Cao said, "Although Liu Zhang is an imperial clan, he can only be a family dog. How can he be called a hero! " Liu Bei said, "What about Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu, Han Sui and others?"

Cao Cao clapped his hands and laughed and said, "These mediocre people are nothing!" Liu Bei said, "Besides, I really don't know." Cao Cao said: "People who can be called heroes should be people who have ambitions, good strategies, opportunities to hide the universe and have a heart for the world." Liu Bei asked, "Then who can be called a hero?"

Cao Cao pointed to Liu Bei with his finger, then pointed to himself and said, "The only heroes in the world today are your special envoy and me (Cao Cao)!" Hearing this, Liu Bei was taken aback, and his chopsticks and spoon fell to the ground.

At this time, it happened to rain heavily and thunder loudly. Liu Bei bowed his head calmly, picked up the spoon and said, "It's only because of the loud thunder that I was startled."

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Are men afraid of thunder?" Liu Bei said, "How can I not be afraid when the sage hears the wind and thunder turn his face?" I will hear what I just said before the chopsticks spoon falls, so I gently cover up the past. Cao Caocai doesn't doubt Xuande.

Introduction:

One day, Cao Cao invited Liu Bei to drink. Cao Cao and Liu Bei chatted happily and asked Liu Bei a question: "Brother Xuande, who do you think is a hero these days?"

Liu Bei thought, "I must be a hero, but now I must." But Liu Bei dared not say that he would be slaughtered by Cao Cao. After thinking about it, Liu Bei started a wine lawsuit with Cao Cao and ignored everything else.

After walking around for a long time, Cao Cao was a little impatient. He took a glass of wine, finished it and said, "Don't detour! The real heroes today are you and me. "

There was a loud noise in the sky. Liu Bei looked blankly at Cao Cao, and the chopsticks fell to the ground, and one of them bounced on the ground.

Cao Cao is wiping the wine on his beard with his sleeves. Hearing the sound of chopsticks bouncing on the ground, he asked Liu Bei, "What's the matter?"

Liu Bei quickly picked up chopsticks and said, "Such a big thunder scared me to death." Cao Cao laughed: "How can a gentleman be afraid of thunder?" Liu Bei quickly replied: "Confucius is a saint and is also afraid of thunder." Don't talk about me. "

At this time, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were afraid that Cao Cao would kill Liu Bei and break in. Guan Yu saw that Liu Bei was all right, so he quickly concealed that he was here to dance the sword. Cao Cao said, "This is not the Hongmen banquet." Then pour wine to scare them.

Later, when the three of them came out together, Liu Bei said, "I grow vegetables on Cao Cao's site every day to let him know that I have no ambition." I didn't expect Cao Cao to call me a hero just now, which scared me to drop my chopsticks. " I was afraid that Cao Cao would get suspicious, so I said I was afraid of thunder to cover up the past. "

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I. Relevant personnel

1, Liu Bei

Liu Bei (161-June10,223), namely Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty (reigned 22 1-223), was born in Zhuoxian County (now Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province) at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, after Liu Sheng, King of Zhongshan in the Western Han Dynasty, and during the Three Kingdoms Period. Historians usually call it the late master.

When Liu Bei was a teenager, he worshipped Lu Zhi as a teacher, and later participated in activities such as suppressing the Yellow Scarf Uprising and punishing Dong Zhuo. Because of his limited strength, Liu Bei suffered repeated failures in the scuffle among princes, so he attached himself to Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and other princes.

However, because he always adhered to the code of conduct of serving people with virtue, he was respected by celebrities at home and abroad. Even Tao Qian and Liu Biao gave up letting their sons inherit the inheritance, but chose to hand over their territories Xuzhou and Jingzhou to Liu Bei.

After unremitting efforts, after Battle of Red Cliffs, Liu Bei successively won Jingzhou and Yizhou, and established the Shu-Han regime. Later, because Guan Yu was persecuted, Liu Bei refused to listen to the advice of his ministers and insisted on fighting Wu. The result was defeated by Yiling, and finally Zhangwu died in Baidicheng in 223. At the age of 63, posthumous title Zhaolie was buried in Huiling.

2. Cao Cao

Cao Cao (155-0315,220), whose real name was Geely, was the secretariat of posthumous title Mengde and Yuzhou (now Bozhou, Anhui). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was an outstanding politician, strategist, writer and calligrapher, the founder of Wei in the Three Kingdoms period, and the son of Qiu Cao Song.

Ju Xiaolian was born and was elected as a Langguan. Successively served as the viceroy of Luoyang North, Dunqiu, negotiator and a captain on horseback, suppressed the Yellow turban insurrectionary uprising, moved to Jinan, became a political and religious leader, moved to a county, and worked as a captain in the point army. Organize the Kanto vassal Coalition to crusade against Dong Zhuo, move to Dongjun, and worship Yanzhou as a shepherd.

Welcome the Han emperor, worship the viceroy, record the history, serve the public, move the prime minister, and praise the emperor to make him not a minister.

Eliminate the separatist forces such as Er Yuan, Lu Bu, Liu Biao, Ma Chao and Han Sui, surrender to Xiongnu, Wuhuan and Xianbei in the south, basically unify northern China, implement effective policies, restore economic production, stabilize social order, expand reclamation, build water conservancy projects, reward agriculture and mulberry, attach importance to handicrafts, resettle refugees, and implement "rent adjustment" to promote political stability, economic improvement and class improvement in the Central Plains.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty remembered his contribution, made him Duke Wei and added nine tin. In the 21st year of Jian 'an (2 16), he was named Wang Wei and ascended the throne of a vassal, just like the story of Xiao He. In the 25th year of Jian 'an (15, March 220), he died in Luoyang at the age of 66, and posthumous title was a martial artist. After the second son Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, he was honored as Emperor Wu, with the temple name Mao.

Second, the source of the story

Chapter 21 of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms describes Cao Cao's theory of heroes by cooking wine as follows:

With the arrival of kiosks, there is an old saying: put green plums on the plate and cook wine in the bottle. The two sat opposite each other and drank heartily. Halfway through the wine, suddenly the clouds were cold and the rain came. Pointing to the dragon hanging in the sky, Cao Cao and Liu Bei looked at it from the fence.

Cao Cao said, "Do you know the change of dragons?" Liu Bei said, "I don't know the details."

Cao Cao said, "Dragons can be big or small, they can be raised or hidden; It's cloudy and foggy when it's big, and it's hidden when it's small; Rise and fly in the universe, hide and lurk in the waves. This spring is deep, dragons change with time, Jews succeed and travel all over the world. The dragon is a thing, comparable to the hero in the world. Liu Bei has been traveling around the world for a long time. He must know the contemporary heroes. Please try to point it out. " Liu Bei said, "Let the naked eye know the hero?"

Cao Cao said, "Don't be too modest." Liu Bei said, "If you are ready for grace, you can serve in the imperial court. Heroes in the world are really nameless. " Cao Cao said, "I don't know his face, but I also know his name." Liu Bei said, "Yuan Shu in Huainan is a hero because he has enough soldiers and food."

Cao Cao laughed and said, "I will catch the dead bones in the grave sooner or later!" " Liu Bei said: "Yuan Shao, Hebei Province, has four generations and three publics, and there are many old officials;" Now that the tiger lives in Jizhou, there are more men who can do things. Can they be heroes?

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Yuan Shao is greedy and timid. He always makes plans. Do great things and cherish your health, but forget your life when you see Xiao Li: you are not a hero. Liu Bei said, "There was a man named Bajun who made a great impact on Kyushu. Is Liu Canjing a hero? Cao Cao said: "Liu Biao is a hollow name, but he is not a hero." "

Liu Bei said: "There is a bloody person, and Sun Bofu, the leader of Jiangdong League, is a hero?" Cao Cao said, "Sun Ce is not a hero in the name of his father." Liu Bei said, "Liu Yuji, from Yizhou, is she a hero?"

Cao Cao said, "Although Liu Zhang is an imperial clan, he is a dog's ear. How can he be a hero? " Liu Bei said, "What about Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu and Han Sui?" Cao Cao clapped his hands and laughed and said, "What a shame!"

Liu Bei said, "I really don't know anything else." Cao Cao said: "A hero has ambition, good strategies, the opportunity to hide the universe, and the ambition to enter and leave the world." Liu Bei said, "Who can it be?" Cao Cao pointed to Liu Bei with his finger, then pointed to himself and said, "Only the monarch and Cao Er are heroes in the world today!" Hearing this, Liu Bei was taken aback and the spoon in his hand fell to the ground.

It rained and thundered. Liu Bei calmly lowered his head and said, "The power of the earthquake is even here." Cao Cao laughed and said, "Are men afraid of thunder?" Liu Bei said, "The sage said that thunder and wind will change, so I am not afraid."

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