After the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei occupied the southern four counties of Jingzhou and finally had his own territory, but due to the heavy losses in the Battle of Changshanpo before, Liu Bei's more than 20,000 soldiers and horses had to accept grain and grass subsidies from Jiangdong until Zhuge Liang presided over the logistics work of the southern four counties, developed production, and conscripted troops to collect grain, and Liu Bei's military group gradually got rid of the control of Jiangdong and began to rely on itself and have enough food and clothing. In the winter of the fourteenth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei not only fattened up the original 20,000 soldiers and horses, but also accepted many of Liu Biao's old departments (Note 1). After The division of Lujiang Commandery (庐江郡, in present-day Lujiang County, Hefei, Anhui) was defeated by the Cao general Xiahou Yuan, lei Xu was cornered and did not go east to surrender to Sun Quan, but led tens of thousands of men and women to the west through Xiakou to Liu Bei's place to surrender (Note 2), which shows that Liu Bei was strong and strong at that time, and the estimated strength of the army increased to as much as 40,000 or 50,000. In the end, even Sun Quan was afraid of Liu Bei's strength, and had to marry his flower-like Lolita sister to the old man Liu Bei to win him over (Note 3). Of course, political marriage can not be measured by ordinary values, Sun Xiaomei with Old Man Liu is ostensibly a loss, in fact, Sun Quan used a simple sister to become the brother-in-law of the older generation of revolutionary General Liu Bei, which is a big advantage!
In this way, the most annoyed person was Zhou Yu, who after more than a year of desperate work finally forced Cao Ren (Note 4), defeated Jiangling, and became the Taishou of Nan County, but had to divide several counties south of the Yangtze River in Nan County to Liu Bei (Note 5). In addition, his sand-mixing operation was also not smooth, although Huang Gai did a good job in Wuling County, quelling several ethnic minority rebellions, but after all, he was alone in Jiangnan, the taxes could not be collected, and the five hundred elite soldiers fought less and less, and finally had to abandon Wuling and go to Yiyang County in the north of Changsha County (Note 6). Since then, Liu Bei has collected the four southern counties, and he has also made a glue-like lacquer with the barbarian king of Wuling, and has made Zhou Yu Huang angry and half dead.
Not long after, the titular Jingzhou assassin Liu Qi suddenly died, and his nominal subordinates immediately elected Liu Bei as jingzhou pastor. Sun Quan also knew that this Liu Qi was a mascot, whether it was the same or not, simply made a Shunshui person, and also showed Liu Bei to the imperial court as Jingzhou Mu.
For so many years, Sun Quan has always been a general who understands the eunuch taishou, and the major princes have bullied him young and not helped him play. Liu Bei felt that this was very wrong, Sun Qiu had great righteousness in his heart, and he crusaded against the Han thief Cao Cao, so that excellent young people should take on a big responsibility. At that time, Dong Zhuo arbitrarily abolished the throne and held the Son of Heaven hostage, and the princes of the world pushed Yuan Benchu to be a general on the chariot, so as to serve as the lord of the Dong Alliance, so that the evil Dong Zhuo would die in the ocean of people's war. Unfortunately, Lord Yuan Meng's defeat in the struggle with another Han thief Cao Cao, it is really a failure to die before he dies, a generation of new people replace the old, and now we have to inherit the legacy of Lord Yuan Meng, publicly push Sun Mengyu to lead Xuzhou Mu as a general on horseback, and take on the great responsibility of seeking Cao Meng's lord, he Liu Bei is willing to unite around the Cao Alliance with General Sun Quan as the core, jointly defeat the evil Han thief Cao Cao, welcome back the Heavenly Son, zhongxing Han Jiangshan!
When Sun Quan heard that Liu Bei, a revolutionary of the older generation, was actually willing to bow to his own young man and make himself his brother-in-law of the ally, he couldn't help but be greatly surprised, a good Liu Bei, who can bend and stretch, and is a really big husband!
At this critical moment in his life, Liu Bei also decided to take another political adventure, he would personally go to Jingkou (present-day Zhenjiang, Jiangsu), the stronghold of Jiangdong, one to meet the bride, and the other was to take his Jingzhou pastor to sit down, in other words, to take most of the southern counties in the center of Jingzhou, jiangbei, from Zhou Yu. Liu Bei knew that Zhou Yu would not agree, so he wanted to talk directly to his uncle Sun Quan.
Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang did not agree to Liu Bei's going, and resolutely disagreed!
Because Zhuge Liang knew Zhou Yu too well, and also knew too much about the importance of Nan County, Nan County was not just Nan County, but the key to taking Yizhou, the gate into Shu, the base for the advance of Shu, and the basis for attacking Xiangyang. Whether Liu Bei Group can achieve Longzhong alignment, whether Jiangdong Group can divide the world with Cao Wei, Nan County is of great importance, and there is absolutely no room for loss. Therefore, if Liu Bei goes to Jingkou to ask for Nan County, there are only two endings, one is to take back the bride and get the big dowry of Nan County, and the other is to become the son-in-law of the Sun family, and to pay all the inheritance just laid as a dowry! For the sake of everything, it is better not to go to Jingkou (Note 7).
But Liu Bei felt that it was not enough, Sun Quan's biggest threat now was Cao Cao, if the two families fought, what good would it be for sun quan? So he ignored Zhuge Liang's persuasion and insisted on going.
It seems that Liu Bei, as an old jianghu, is still a little more ruthless than Zhuge Liang. In political investment has never been foolproof, low risk is low return, high risk is high return, for the sake of his Liu Bei hegemony, he is willing to take this big risk, he believes that Sun Quan does not dare to take what he does. The so-called bravery means that as long as the opponent is more afraid than us, we don't have to be afraid! Liu Bei's life was adrift, ups and downs, it was a big deal to start from scratch, there was nothing to be afraid of; but Sun Quan was a rich second generation, and he inherited the foundation of Jiangdong at a young age, if he accidentally attracted the attack of Cao Liu and the two families, he Sun Quan would become a sinner of the Sun family, could he not be afraid?
Sure enough, after Liu Bei arrived at Jingkou, he got along well with Sun Quan and enjoyed the guests and hosts (Note 8). The two sides had a frank and in-depth conversation in a friendly atmosphere, and agreed: General Che Qi, who leads Xuzhou Musun Quan, will take the recovery of Xuzhou as the short-term goal; general Zuo, who leads Jingzhou Mu Liu Bei, will take the recovery of Xiangyang and Nanyang as the short-term goal; and the two sides will unite sincerely, jointly seek cao thieves, and fight back to their hometown! (Zhang Zhaozhou Yu Lusu and others were all xuzhou people, sun ce and Sun Quan also spent his childhood and adolescence in Shouchun; liu bei's men were mostly xiangyang and nanyang people)
Pictured: Ganlu Temple, in present-day Gushan, North Of Zhenjiang
But then, Liu Bei talked about a sensitive topic, he said that as a jingzhou pastor, he was south of the Yangtze River and did not have any control over Jiangling, the old seat of jingzhou. Besides, now that the northern part of Nan County was all in the hands of Zhou Yu, how could Liu Bei, the Jingzhou pastor, recover Xiangyang and Nanyang and fight against Cao Cao? Therefore, Liu Bei proposed a plan to change land: Cao Sun Liu's three forces in Jiangxia County, which were now intertwined, Cao Cao's side used Wen Ping as Jiangxia Taishou to occupy the northern part of Jiangxia County, with Shiyang (southwest of present-day Huangpi District, Wuhan) as the seat of government (Note 9); Sun Quan's side used Cheng Pu as Jiangxia Taishou and occupied the southern part of Jiangxia County, with Shaxian (present-day Jinkou, Jiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei Province) as the seat of government (Note 10); Liu Bei still occupied the important towns of Jiangxia and Fankou, with Liu Qi's old department and Lei Xu (Note 11). Therefore, Liu Bei expressed his willingness to use Xiakou and Fankou to exchange the northern part of the Southern County, so that everyone could not only manage it easier, but also easier to divide the anti-Cao war zone, better than Liu Bei shrinking the southern part of the jiangnan and watching Zhou Yu Chengpu they and Cao Jun desperately try but could not help!
Liu Bei's suggestion was reasonable and well-founded, so that Sun Quan had to carefully consider it. Only in terms of territorial area and importance, this land change is really not fair, Jiangling is the former capital of the Chu State, can be called the first capital of Jiangnan, Yiling is the key to Yizhou; and although Xiakou Fankou is also an important Yangtze River port, but the status is still worse, not to mention that Zhou Yu has always regarded Liu Bei as a major threat, he is afraid that this Southern County Taishou will not easily let go of it!
Sure enough, as soon as the land exchange plan reached Nan County, Zhou Yu immediately asked his Gong Cao Pang Tong to draft a copy of the song to Sun Quan, saying:
Liu Bei has the posture of a tyrant, and the generals of Yu and Zhang Fei will not be used by people for a long time. Foolishly, it is said that the great plan should be prepared for Wu, and the palace should be built, and more beautiful women should play well to entertain their eyes and ears, and divide these two people and put one side on each side, so that Ruyu can be threatened and attacked, and major events can be determined. Now that the land is being cut off for the sake of capital, these three people are gathered together, all of them are in the frontier, afraid that the dragon will get the clouds and rain, and finally it will not be in the pool.
Not only Zhou Yu, but also Jiangdong Chongchen and Peng Zejun Taishou Lü Fan also suggested that Liu Bei be placed under house arrest, which made the hero see a little the same, Sun Quan had to secretly summon his cronies to a meeting to seriously discuss the matter, the group of ministers were full of tongues, and their opinions were different, only Lu Su was very firm in believing that this proposal was not feasible, saying:
Although the general was a martial god, Cao Gong was very powerful, and when he first came to Jingzhou, he did not agree with the letter of grace, so it was advisable to borrow it to make a blessing. More enemies, and self-cultivation party, counting above also.
Sun Quan thought it was also right, after all, Liu Bei had been operating in Jingzhou for nearly ten years, buying people's hearts and doing excellent acting skills; and we in Jiangdong had a vendetta against Liu Biao, the two sides had been attacking and fighting for many years (Note 12), the people of Jingzhou had prejudices against us, Zhou Yu had led the army into Nan County for more than a year, except for Pang Tong, there was not a single jingzhou clan celebrity who came to annex, Lu Su's words, not without reason. Besides, being able to retrieve Xia Kou and Fan Kou is also a good deal, otherwise his Sun Quan's territory will be divided into two pieces, Jiangdong and Jingzhou, which is not easy to manage, and it is easy to get into trouble! Finally, with Liu Bei in the front blocking Cao Cao, Sun Quan can also calmly plot to cross the state in the back, which is also a good deal.
So in the end, Sun Quan decided to let go of his brother-in-law Liu Bei, in the final analysis, Cao Cao was powerful, and Sun Liu's alliance was still very necessary; moreover, Liu Bei's men were not so easy to provoke, you put Liu Bei under house arrest, what if Guan Yu Zhang Fei came to the door? And Cao Cao was still staring at it! Besides, Sun Quan married Liu Bei's sister this time, it was not an ordinary girl, she had learned martial arts since she was a child, her temperament was fierce, and there were more than a hundred maids around her, all of whom danced with knives and guns to kill people without blinking, and could instantly turn the cave room into a law field. Where Sun Quan married his sister, it was simply to install a special spy team around Liu Bei, and from then on Liu Bei's movements were all in Sun Quan's hands, and if Liu Bei dared to mess around, he would let him taste the taste of domestic violence (Note 13).
This is the truth that Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou. The famous scholar Of the Early Han Dynasty once said: "Qin lost its deer, and the whole world chased it away, so those with high materials and diseases were the first to get it." (Note 14) In the chaotic world, the territory has always been robbed of who is counted, where is the reason for borrowing? In the five thousand years since China went up and down, there has never been such a thing as borrowing territory. After all, in political struggles, there are only interests and exploitation, not charity. The word "borrow" used in the Book of Wu and the Biography of Jiang Biao was all an excuse for Sun Quan, and Liu Bei never admitted it!
As for the change of land, Sun Quan decided to consider it again, nanjun Taishou was Zhou Yu after all, and everything had to listen to Zhou Yu's opinion. The matter was big, Liu Bei did not expect Sun Quan to agree immediately, so he immediately resigned, and left, Sun Quan suddenly took Zhang Zhaolu Su Qinsong and more than ten other people to catch up on the Feiyun big ship, saying that he wanted to set up a banquet for Liu Bei to practice, Liu Bei probably heard some rumors, afraid that this was a Hongmen banquet, could sun quan regret it? But at this point, he had to get on the boat and say goodbye to Sun Quan and them drinking. When the banquet was almost over, Liu Bei found an opportunity for no one to secretly say to Sun Quan:
''Gong Jin's literary and martial strategy, the hero of ten thousand people, taking into account the vast amount of his instruments, I am afraid that he will soon be the ear of the people. ''
Sun Quan listened and thought about it. Liu Bei took advantage of this opportunity to hurry up with Sun Quan saygoodbye, rushing all the way to catch up, day and night, afraid that Sun Quan would catch up again.
Strangely said Lord, you are suddenly in such a hurry, what the hell is going on! Liu Bei said that there are many things, but this Sun Che rides on a short upper body and a long lower body, which is difficult to tolerate, and I can't see it again (Note 15).
A few years later, Zhou Yu fell ill and died, and Pang Tong also surrendered to Liu Bei's command, Liu Bei asked Pang Tong if Zhou Yu had proposed to Sun Quan that he be placed under house arrest, and Pang Tong said that there was indeed such a thing, and Liu Bei could not help but sigh:
"When you are alone, you are in danger, when you have a request, you have to go, and you can't avoid Zhou Yu's hand!" The wise men of the world. What you see is a bit the same. When Kong Ming was alone, his intention was alone, and he was also worried about this. Lonely and Zhongmou were defended in the north, and when Lai Lonely came to his aid, he was determined not to doubt it. This is a risky, not a fool's errand. ”
From then on, Sun Quan and Liu Bei's two tyrants and relatives never met again in this life, and the big ship parted that day, that is, farewell.
Note 1: See the "Biography of the Ancestors of the Three Kingdoms" quoted in the "Biography of Jiang Biao": "Liu Biao's officials saw that they were from the Northern Army, and they rebelled to prepare. ”
Note 2: See "The Biography of Xiahou Yuan of the Three Kingdoms Chronicle" "Taizu zheng Sun Quan returned, so that the Generals of the Yuan Governor attacked the Lujiang rebel Lei Xu, Xu Pu" and "The Three Kingdoms Chronicles of the Ancestors" "Lujiang Lei Xu led tens of thousands of mouths." ”
Note 3: See "The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms" "Quan is a little afraid, and the sister is solid." ”
Note 4: See The Biography of Zhou Yu in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, "Yu Personally Crosses the Horse to Shake Chen, and Will Bleed the Right Rib and Suffer Sores." ”
Note 5: According to the Zizhi Tongjian, "Liu Qi was killed, quan was prepared to lead Jingzhou Mu, and Zhou Yu divided the land on the south shore to prepare for it." The reserve camp was set up in Youkou and renamed the public security. "The oil mouth is the mouth of the oil and water into the river, which is an excellent port on the south bank of the Yangtze River, which can allow Guan Yu's 20,000 water troops to be stationed."
Note 6: See The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms Huang Gai, in addition, from the biographies of Huang Gai Lu Su Zhou Yu and others, although Changsha County belonged to Liu Bei, the counties of Yiyang and Baqiu in the north of Changsha County were still controlled by Sun Quan's army, and later Sun Quan simply divided a Hanchang County here, with Lu Su as the Hanchang Taishou.
Note 7: See The Biography of Pang Tong of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Note 8: See The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms: "The First Lord went to Kyo to see the right, and the Silk Grace Chronicle." ”
Note 9: See The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms: "The ancestors of The Great Ancestor Dingjing Prefecture, Jiangxia and Wu Jie, the people's hearts were uneasy, but they were hired as Jiangxia Taishou and envoys to the North." Later Sun Quan was employed in Shiyang with 50,000 people, but he was very anxious and insisted on not moving. The right to live for more than twenty days is to be dissolved. Hire a chase to break it. ”
Note 10: See The Chronicle of Cheng Pu of the Three Kingdoms: "General Bai Cheng Pu, Led Jiang Xia Taishou, Zhi Sha Xian, and Shi Si County." ”
Note 11: See Xie Zhongying's "Supplementary Notes on the Territory of the Three Kingdoms": "Gaiqi warriors stayed in the town of Xiakou, and Lujiang and Jiangxia bordered, so Lei Xu led the troops to descend." ”
Note 12: See The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms: "Quan fu conquered Huang Zu, slaughtered his city, and captured tens of thousands of men and women. In order to take revenge, Sun Quan not only attacked Huang Zu for many years, but also engaged in the slaughter of the city and the plundering of the population. This blood debt, the people of Jingzhou did not say on their lips, and they all wrote a pen to Sun Quan in their hearts, so later Lü Meng baiyi crossed the river to sneak across the river to successfully attack Nan County, and it took a lot of effort to buy the people's hearts, but even so, there were still only a few Jingzhou scholars who served the Jiangdong clique, and the famous ones may be Only Pan Mao and Hao Pu.
Note 13: According to the Zizhi Tongjian and the Three Kingdoms Chronicles: "Quan is prepared with his sister's wife. The sister is fierce and fierce, has the style of brothers, and serves more than a hundred people, all of whom stand with swords, prepare for every entry, and their hearts are always cold. ”
Note 14: See Chronicles of the Marquis of Huaiyin
Note 15: See The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms