Zheng Bao: I wanted to use Liu Ye, but I didn't expect to make a wedding dress

Young and light, must be Shi Li Dun. The opening chapter still reminds everyone to pay attention to protection when traveling. In the late Han Dynasty, many Haojie Zhishi left their own allusions in the history books, and their growth experiences may not be smooth, and the ending may not be satisfactory. This article will talk about Zheng Bao.

Zheng Bao is a Yangzhou native, and there are not many records left, mainly as a background figure in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Biography of Liu Ye". Liu Ye's letter to Lu Su mentions that "now in Chao Lake", indicating that Zheng Bao was entrenched in Chao Lake in the late Han Dynasty, and was obviously also on the waterway. Liu Ye's biography mentions that most of the Yangzhou scholars are light and cunning, both cunning and somewhat indifferent to life and death, Zheng Bao, Zhang Duo, Xu Qian and others are listed here, and Liu Ye is actually in the category of Yangzhou scholars.

Zheng Bao, Zhang Duo, and Xu Qian were specially named because they all gathered a number of parts, of which Zheng Bao was the most courageous and decisive, and with his extraordinary talent, he stood firm and became a force that needed to be feared. Because Liu Ye was quite famous in Yangzhou and was even called "the talent of the World" by Xu Shao, Zheng Bao wanted Liu Ye to come forward and persuade the people to cross the south.

"Yang Shiduo is light and cunning, and there are Zheng Bao, Zhang Duo, and Xu Qian, each of whom has a part. Treasure is the most fruity, talented, one side is afraid. ——"Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Biography of Liu Ye"

Even the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms And The Biography of Lu Su" also records a letter written by Liu Ye to Lu Su, in which he pointed out that Zheng Bao's role was entangled in ChaoHu Lake, and most of the people between the Lujiang River ran to attach themselves to Zheng Bao, and as the crowd gathered Zheng Bao's power would become more and more huge, Liu Ye advised Lu Su not to lose the opportunity and should make up his mind to turn to Zheng Bao early. Although Lu Su agreed to Liu Ye, he finally chose Zhou Yu and Sun Ce.

"Those who are close to Zheng Bao, now in Chao Lake, have more than 10,000 people, and the land is fertile, and the people in Lujiang are more dependent on it. Judging by its situation, it can be collected, the time must not be lost, and the foot is fast" - "Romance of the Three Kingdoms Lu Su Biography"

However, Liu Ye was not bent on Zheng Bao, and his behavior was still persecuted by Zheng Bao. At the age of 20 at the time, he and Cao Cao sent emissaries to Yangzhou to communicate, and then made up their minds to get rid of Zheng Bao. When Zheng Bao brought people to visit the emissaries, Liu Ye set up a banquet, separated Zheng Bao from his subordinates through the design of the inside and outside of the house, and prepared people in advance to take the opportunity of toasting to get rid of Zheng Bao.

"Feast and drink with treasure." Miller Jian Er, ling for the sake of coveting the treasure. Treasure is not willing to drink, the weather is very clear, and those who covet it dare not send it" - "Romance of the Three Kingdoms , Biography of Liu Ye"

However, there were some flaws in the implementation of the plan, Zheng Bao himself did not like to drink, and he kept staring at the toasting people, so Liu Ye arranged the people who had not dared to do it. In the end, it was Liu Ye who killed Zheng Bao with his own saber, showed Zheng Bao the rest of his first rank, and also used Cao Cao's name to intimidate "Cao Gong has an order, and anyone who dares to act rashly will be guilty of the same crime as Zheng Bao."

"Treasure is not willing to drink, and the waiting is very clear, and those who covet it dare not send it." Ye Yin took a sabre to kill the treasure and beheaded it to order his army" - "Romance of the Three Kingdoms Liu Ye"

Zheng Bao's men withdrew from the camp in a panic, and considering that they might continue to rebel under the leadership of others, Liu Ye personally went to Zheng Bao's camp with only a few domestic servants. Obviously, Liu Ye's influence in Yangzhou was still there, combined with the threat that he had just killed Zheng Bao, under his persuasion, Zheng Bao's people surrendered one after another and were willing to serve Liu Ye as the mainstay, but Liu Ye transferred his hand to Liu Xun, the Taishou of Lujiang. When Liu Xun asked the reason, Liu Ye pointed out that Zheng Bao had not restrained his people, so these people were lawless and difficult to rectify.

If there is any omission, we hope to correct it.