This article is the 35th article in the series of "Sentence Interpretation of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The author has also established a column entitled "Three Kingdoms in Literature and Ink", which will complement this series. ”
In the first month of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao built a man-made lake and trained a water army, and in June he was named a chancellor by Tianzi. In the relatively stable situation in the north, in July Cao Cao launched a large-scale southern campaign against Liu Biao. In August, Liu Biao died of illness, and his youngest son Liu Chun took the place and placed the main soldiers and horses in Xiangyang. At the same time, Liu Beitun soldiered Fancheng.
In September, when Cao Cao's army arrived in Xinye, Liu Chun led the state to surrender, and Liu Bei quickly moved to the Xiakou area due to sudden changes. Cao Cao marched into Jiangling and was surrendered, while ordering the people in Jingzhou to pardon their previous sins. After Cao Cao took Jingzhou, he rewarded Liu Chun's former ministers for their meritorious deeds, of which fifteen were rewarded as hou. Cao Cao also appointed Wen Ping as the Taishou of Jiangxia to command Liu Biao's army. In addition, Cao Cao also actively recruited Jingzhou celebrities, including Han Song, Deng Yi and others.
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Liang Hu
This time to recruit the Jingzhou forces, there is an alternative person who is also impressively listed, he is the famous calligrapher Liang Hu at the end of the Han Dynasty. According to Wei Heng's "Four-Body Book Sequence" and other historical descriptions, Wang Cizhong of the Shanggu people was good at writing books. By the time of the Han Ling Emperor, calligraphers emerged one after another. He once studied under Yi Guan and was known for his ability to write the "Book of Eight Points". Soon after, Liang Hu was promoted to filial piety, and he was appointed as a waiter under the Hongdu Gate and promoted to xuanbu lang. Emperor Ling attached great importance to Liang Hu at that time, and Cao Cao also loved Liang Hu's calligraphy, even nailing his calligraphy to the walls of his own home, sometimes hanging in a tent. Cao Cao once said that Liang Hu's calligraphy had surpassed that of his teacher, Shi Yiguan.
There is also a small episode here, in the "Army-Master Alliance", it is mentioned that Sima Fang recommended Cao Cao as a lieutenant in northern Luoyang. However, there are also historical sources that Cao Cao originally wanted to serve as the Commander of Luoyang, but Liang Hu pointed out that Cao Cao was only suitable for serving as a northern lieutenant. This led to the first disagreement between Cao Cao and Liang Hu.
Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, and after the chaos in the world, Liang Hu returned to Liu Biao. After Cao Cao took down Liu Biao, he specifically mentioned that he wanted to see Liang Hu himself. When Liang Hu learned of this, he was almost scared to death, thinking that Cao Cao was revenge for that year, so he bound himself and went to Cao Cao to plead guilty. In the end, Cao Cao did not harm Liang Hu, but left it for heavy use.
According to historical accounts, Cao Cao later brought Liang Hu back to the State of Wei. All the palace inscriptions within the Wei kingdom are Liang Hu's handwriting. The author soon went to Cao Cao's Military Road in Bozhou, Anhui Province, where there are some Liang Hu font rubbings for appreciation.
Cao Cao pays tribute to his old friend by the river
After taking Jingzhou, Cao Cao not only accepted many famous soldiers, but also paid tribute to his old friends who had passed away on the Yangtze River.
According to Emperor Fumi's "Biography of Yi Shi", Wang Junzi of runan, was written in Ziwen. When he was young, he was appreciated by Fan Huan and Xu Zhang, and he also had a good relationship with Cen Xuan, a Native of Nanyang. In the early years, when Cao Cao had not yet entered the career path, he admired Wang Jun very much, and Wang Jun also called Cao Cao "the tool to rule the world".
It is said that one year Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's mother died (yuan shu's biological mother, Yuan Shao's biological father's wife, to be precise), and was to be buried in Huainan. At that time, Cao Cao and Wang Jun both attended the funeral, and there were about 30,000 people attending the funeral at that time. Cao Cao and Wang Jun found a place where no one was there, and secretly chatted quietly. Cao Cao said that the world was going to be in chaos, and the culprit must be these two people. For the sake of the world, if you find an opportunity to get rid of the two, the world will be in chaos.
After listening, Wang Jun pointed out that, like you said, who else but you who can save the world?
You look at me, I look at you. The two looked at each other and laughed.
It is said that Wang Jun was "quiet on the outside and bright on the inside", and once refused the signs of the three prefectures and counties. Later, Cao Cao sent a car to pick him up, but he was also refused and became a hermit in the Wuling area, and there were even more than a hundred families who followed Wang Jun to hide in the mountains and forests. After Emperor Xian came to Xudu, he recruited him as Shangshu, but Wang Jun still refused.
It is said that during the Battle of Guandu, Liu Biao thought that Yuan Shao's army was strong and planned to secretly communicate with Yuan Shao to build a good relationship. However, Wang Jun went out of the mountain at this time to find Liu Biao and said that Cao Cao was a hero in the world, and he would definitely be able to unify the world and inherit the "merits of Huan and Wen". Nowadays, you are willing to go far away, if there is an emergency, we can only look at the desert north rescue, which is also too difficult.
Unfortunately, Liu Biao rejected Wang Jun's suggestion at that time.
Wang Jun died shortly after in the reclusive Wuling Tomb at the age of sixty-four, and Cao Cao was very sad after hearing this. Later, Cao Cao invaded Jingzhou, personally went to the Yangtze River to make a memorial, reburied him in the Jiangling area, and honored him as a sage.
Liu Zhang sent his troops to make a move
Cao Cao captured Jingzhou and gained some land and official talent. When Cao Cao was invincible, Liu Zhang, the separatist force of Western Shu, threw an olive branch at Cao Cao.
After consultation, the two sides reached a certain degree of strategic alliance. According to the agreement (or Liu Zhang's initiative to flatter), Liu Zhang sent some of his troops to enrich Cao Cao's army, and from then on, Cao Liu's coalition army was officially formed, and the war that awaited them would be the Battle of Chibi (Battle of Wulin).
Who would have thought that what greeted Cao Cao would be a disaster, almost killing Huang Quan.
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