When the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu were formed, the thirteen states under the heavens, the Cao Wei regime occupied nine, and most of the northern region was basically controlled by Cao Cao, and its strength was also the strongest among the three kingdoms.
Although Sun Quan's strength was not as good as Cao Cao's, the foundation of Sun's regime in Jiangdong had a long history, and it could even be said that it was "deeply rooted". Among the Three Kingdoms, the most unstable is Liu Bei. Although Liu Bei's identity was that of an "imperial uncle" who was related to the Han royal family and had the most noble blood, this noble imperial uncle did not even have a place to stay at the beginning.
Liu Bei stills
Uncle Liu Huang, who always regarded "Kuang Fu Han Room" as his own responsibility, although he had great ambitions, but suffered from the lack of objective conditions of time, place, and people, and was once unable to realize his ambitions, and could only send people to live a life without a fixed place to live.
It wasn't until Sangu Maolu invited Zhuge Liang out of the mountain that Liu Bei became involved with "people" and "people". The ensuing Battle of Chibi brought Liu Bei "heavenly time" and "geographical advantages". After the combined forces of Sun and Liu defeated the Cao army at Chibi, because the Eastern Wu general Zhou Yu was now focusing on occupying Jiangling and had no time to look south, this brought Liu Bei a perfect opportunity. He regained the four southern counties in one fell swoop on behalf of Sun Quan, gained Sun Quan's trust, and also made the alliance between Sun and Liu more closely united. With the support of Eastern Wu, Emperor Liu took advantage of Liu Qi's death to proclaim himself "Jingzhou Mu", and later "borrowed" Jingzhou from Sun Quan.
Only then did Liu Bei have a base of his own.
Four years have passed, and due to the constant changes in the situation, the important position of Jingzhou as a hub between the north and the south has become more and more obvious. At this time, the Liu Shu regime was no longer as nominal as in the past, and its territory was further expanded, not only occupying Jingzhou, but also capturing Yizhou.
Sun Quan watched Liu Bei's strength continue to increase, and his heart was very unhappy. Although Sun and Liu were allied, in order to achieve political goals, Sun Quan also married his sister to Liu Bei. However, Sun Quan knew in his heart that if Liu Bei continued to develop this momentum, he would pose a great threat to himself in the future.
In this case, Sun Quan wanted to ask Liu Bei to return the Jingzhou that had been "lent" to him. So he sent Zhuge Liang's brother Zhuge Jin to mediate with Liu Bei, hoping that Liu Bei could see Zhuge Jin's "face" and smoothly return Jingzhou to Eastern Wu.
Sun Quan stills
Liu Bei knew that Jingzhou was not his own territory, but for such an important place, since it had already been occupied, where was the reason for returning it casually? But if it is not returned, it seems unreasonable. At this time, Liu Bei decided to adopt the tactic of "delaying", and he said to Zhuge Jin: "I am not unwilling to return Jingzhou, but I am currently busy attacking Liangzhou, and I have no time to be distracted, as long as I take Liangzhou, I will immediately return Jingzhou to Eastern Wu." ”
After Sun Quan learned of Liu Bei's intentions, he scolded him for his treachery, and it seemed that Wen could not do it, so he could only use force. He sent Lü Meng, Lu Su and other generals to prepare to duel with Liu Bei.
Although Lu Su had to obey the orders to lead the troops, a situation of confrontation between the two armies was formed in Yiyang and Guan Yu.
Lu Su stills
But in fact, Lu Su did not want to meet Liu Beibing because of this. In the face of the relationship between Sun and Liu, Lu Su has always adhered to the position of alliance between the two sides, even if the current situation has made the relationship between the two sides very tense, but Lu Su still hopes to be able to rely on his own strength to eliminate the contradictions between them as much as possible.
Therefore, Lu Su and Guan Yu agreed to hold a meeting on the Jingzhou issue, and neither side would move its soldiers and horses, and only the generals of the two sides would meet separately. Lu Su's generals were worried that Guan Yu would be unfavorable to Lu Su and did not trust him to meet Guan Yu alone, but Lu Su, who was a scholar, said: "Everything cannot get around a rational word, not to mention that General Guan is also a hero in the world, he will not hurt me." ”
Su invited Yu to meet, and each soldier and horse were stationed on a hundred steps, but please meet with the general with a single knife.
Later, when Lu Su saw Guan Yu, he openly put forward a request to take back Jingzhou, and Guan Yu did not show weakness and argued according to reason.
Guan Yu stills
Lu Su expected that the other party was unwilling to return Jingzhou, and said: "When General Sun saw that Uncle Liu Huang had no place to live, he lent Jingzhou to him out of the friendship of his allies, and now that Uncle Liu Huang has taken Yizhou, and his strength is no longer what it used to be, how can he still rely on Jingzhou and not give it?" This is something that even Yamano Murafu does not despise to do, and as an imperial uncle, he should not despise such 'rogue' behavior. General Guan, as Uncle Liu's right-hand man, should wholeheartedly advise the lord and not blindly protect the short. Lu Su's words made Guan Yu dumbfounded, and finally Guan Yu left with a knife.
The solemn voice is very sharp, and the words are very sharp. Yu Cao said, "This is a state affair, how does anyone know!" "Let it go."
In this way, when Sun and Liu were about to clash with each other, Lu Su went to the meeting with a single sword, and after some verbal remarks, the two sides avoided war and stabilized the situation.
Finally, after consultation, the two sides divided Jingzhou into two, with Xiangshui as the boundary, and the contradictions between Wu and Shu were temporarily alleviated.
Yi Wenjun said:
Going to the meeting with a single knife means that Lu Su and Guan Yu did not bring soldiers and horses, and met alone to discuss the return of Jingzhou. In fact, Guan Yu went to the meeting with a knife, and Lu Su did not bring a knife, which means that Lu Su is more dangerous than Guan Yu, but also more brave.
In many stories, Lu Su is often portrayed as a timid and fearful, pedantic image of Mu Ne, and in this "single knife to the meeting" story, the protagonist is changed from Lu Su to Guan Yu.
However, facts have proved that Lu Su is a courageous and resourceful politician who can start from the overall situation in everything, regardless of personal safety, and can speak eloquently. It can be seen from the fact that Lu Su was not afraid of danger for the sake of peace between Wu and Shu, and resolved the contradictions between the two countries with his own strength.
"In the long river of history, there is the wisdom of our ancestors, looking at life through history, your life is your master", thank you for your attention!
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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