Today's Three Kingdoms idiom story is found in the seventh episode of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which occurred during Sun Jian's attack on Jingzhou, and the relevant characters were Huang Zu, Sun Jian, Pu Liang, and Cai Mao. The original text is as follows:
Huang Zu gathered the defeated army and came to see Liu Biao, and prepared that he was unstoppable. The expression panicked and asked Ku Liang to discuss. Liang Yue: "Now that the new defeat is now, the soldiers have no will to fight; they can only go deep into the ditch and high fortress to avoid their fronts; but they have subliminally asked Yuan Shao for advice, and this siege can be solved by itself." ”...... However, it is said that Sun Jian divided his troops on all sides and surrounded Xiangyang to attack. Suddenly, a fierce wind blew up, blowing the flagpole of the Chinese army. Han Dang said, "This is not an auspicious omen, but you can temporarily take the class." Jian Yue: "I have won many battles and victories, and I have only taken Xiangyang at the end of the night; how can I break the flag pole because of the wind, and strike the army!" So he didn't listen to Han Dang's words, and the siege became more and more urgent.
Qu Liang said of Liu Biao: "One night when I looked at the sky, I saw a star falling. To divide the wilderness, it should be in Sun Jian. The lord could quickly write to Yuan Shao and ask for his help. Liu Biao wrote a book and asked who dared to break through. The jian general Lü Gong, in response to the voice, wished to go. Ku Liang said: "If Ru dares to go, he can listen to my plan: with ru army and five hundred horses, more than one shooter rushed out of the battle, that is, Ben Da Shan." He will bring an army to him, and a hundred men will go up the mountain in search of stones to prepare, and a hundred men will bow and crossbow in the forest. However, when there are pursuing soldiers, they cannot go by trail; they can circle and twist, leading to the place of ambush, and the arrows are all fired. If you can win, put up the Lianzhu cannon, and the city will respond. If there is no pursuing soldier, do not release the cannon, and go away on a journey. Tonight the moon is not very clear, and you can go out of the city at dusk. Lü Gong took the strategy and tied up the military horses. At dusk, the east gate was opened and the troops were led out of the city.
According to the plot of the novel, Liu Biao refused to lend grain to Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu instigated Sun Jian to attack Jingzhou. Sun Jian was victorious in battle, and soon defeated Huang Zu and Cai Mao, encircling Xiangyang. Liu Biao was horrified and asked the counselor Qu Liang for advice. Qu Liang believed that only by asking Yuan Shao for help could the siege be lifted. Jian general Lü Gong took the initiative to ask for help, willing to highlight the siege, and Qu Liang gave Lü Gong some instructions. After that, Sun Jian chased after Lü Gong, encountered an ambush at Da Nang Mountain, and was killed by an arrow.
The idiom to be introduced in this article is the "unstoppable" mentioned in the text, which means that the coming force is rapid and irresistible. The earliest source of this idiom is the "Group reverse indulgence, its overwhelming power, can be counted, and it is difficult to compete." ”
The novel mentions that Sun Jian sent troops to Jingzhou, besieged Xiangyang, and was shot and killed, which are real historical events. According to the "Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Sun Shaoyu's Reverse Biography": "In the third year of Chuping, the envoy Jian marched on Jingzhou and attacked Liu Biao. Huang Zu was sent against Fan and Deng. Jian broke through it, chased after the Han River, besieged Xiangyang, and single-handedly marched to Da Nang Mountain, where he was shot by Zu Junshi. But exactly who sun Jian died at the hands of, there are different accounts in the historical records. In the "Canon Strategy", it is said: "Insisting on his crowd attacking the table, the table is closed, and the night dispatch will send Huang Zu to sneak out of the army." General Zu wanted to fight back, rebelling and fighting. Zu was defeated and left, and he was in the middle of the mountains. Jian took advantage of the victory to chase after the ancestors at night, and the zubu soldiers secretly shot Jian from among the bamboo trees and killed him. And the "Hero's Record" says: "Liu Biao will lü gong general Bingyuan Mountain To Jian, Jian lightly rode to seek the mountain to seek justice." The soldiers descended the stone. The backbone of the head, should be out of the brain. ”
However, whether Sun Jian died at the hands of Huang Zu or Lü Gong, the whole incident has nothing to do with the suggestions of Ku Liang mentioned in the novel. So, who is the person mentioned in the novel? Is he a fictional artistic figure or a real historical figure? If you consult the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" written by the Historian Chen Shou of the Western Jin Dynasty, you will not find this person. The earliest record of Pu Liang comes from the Western Jin Dynasty historian Sima Biao's "Strategy", and later the Eastern Jin Dynasty historian Sun Sheng's book "Jin Yang Qiu" also has sporadic records of this character. This article briefly introduces this character based on these records.
Pu Liang (蒯良), also spelled Zi Rou, was a native of Zhonglu County, Xiangyang County, Jingzhou, late Han Dynasty, whose family was the Hao clan of Jingzhou in the late Han Dynasty. When Liu Biao was appointed as the Assassin of Jingzhou, Ku Liang became one of Liu Biao's important advisers. According to the "Strategy", "Liu Biao was originally Jingzhou Ye, Jiangnan Zong Thief Sheng, Yuan Shu Tun Luyang, all of nanyang crowds. The Wu people Su Dai led Changsha Taishou, and Bei Yu was Hua Rongchang, and each of them blocked the rebellion. At the beginning of the table, a single horse entered Yicheng, while the Yanzhong Lu people Ku Liang, Ku Yue, and Xiangyang people Cai Mao and Mou. Liu Biao was able to stabilize the situation in Jingzhou by relying on the strategies proposed by Ku Liang and Qu Yue.
Since Liu Biao took charge of Jingzhou, Qu Liang and his family had become one of the main political forces in Jingzhou. However, due to the lack of historical data, it is impossible to know the deeds of Qu Liang in this period. According to the "Jinyang Qiu", "Xiangyang people of the Ku clan, Zu Liang, and Shangshu of the official Department. Father Jun, Nanyang Taishou. It can be seen from this that after Cao Cao occupied Jingzhou, Ku Liang, along with most of the officials in Jingzhou, defected to Cao Cao and came to Xuchang to take up his post. Judging from his record of serving as Shangshu, he had a high status and influence in the Cao Wei clique.
The Pu Liang family and Zhuge Liang also had a marriage relationship. According to the "Old Records of Xiangyang Qi" written by the Eastern Jin Dynasty historian Xi Chiya, after Zhuge Liang's family came to Jingzhou, the eldest sister married Qu Qi, a member of The Liang Clan. Qu Qi later served as the Taishou of Fangling, but unfortunately was later killed by Meng Da when Liu Bei sent troops to the Eastern Three Counties.
Reference books: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Xiangyang Qi Old Chronicles, Romance of the Three Kingdoms