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In 221 AD, a carriage drove out of Jiangnan Jianye City and headed for Luoyang City in the Central Plains, and in the carriage sat an old man with hair like snow and beard like salt, who had no intention of looking at the scenery outside the window, but only stared at the bamboo jian in his hand, muttering the same sentence in his mouth. "I know that if I have been forbidden for thirty years, why am I in danger and in danger, but I am not as evil as Pound?"
This sentence comes from Cao Cao, which means that yu ban, who has followed him for thirty years, is not as good as Pound De when he is defeated.
The old man who repeats this sentence is precisely yu forbidden. Yu closed his eyes, his mind remembered the scene of two years ago, in the earth-shattering battle in Fancheng, such as the god of war Under the mortal Guan Yu led the surging Han River in the autumn rain, drowned tens of thousands of his soldiers and horses, his subordinate general Pound De committed suicide with a sword, the blood splashed himself, but as a great general of the Southern Expedition, he knelt in front of Guan Yu, at that time he was defeated, completely desperate, and there was only one thought left in his heart - I want to live.
But the days of living were not good, after Guan Yu was secretly attacked by the State of Wu, he became a prisoner of the State of Wu, Sun Quan treated him with courtesy, but Doctor Wu sneered and scolded himself as a treacherous dog.
Although there is no dignity, it is enough to live.
However, not long ago, Sun Quan declared himself a vassal to the State of Wei, and as a sign of sincerity, he was repatriated and sent back to Luoyang.
Originally it was a way back to his hometown, which should have been joyful, but Yu Ban was full of sorrow.
The palace of the State of Wu was covered with cold and hard bricks, and on the way back to its hometown, it seemed to be all muddy. In the State of Wu he was a general under the fence, and when he returned to his hometown, he was an unfaithful traitor.
In the past thirty years, he sacrificed his life for the Cao family and won more than a hundred battles, but only lost one, and he ended up like this.
Life goes up and down like a dream.
He had thought about fleeing, he had also thought of committing suicide, and as a general, the insults of the enemy were bearable, but he felt inexplicable fear when he returned to his hometown to face those who had betrayed him.
Fortunately, Cao Cao had died, and the young emperor Cao Pi had already sent a message to express his forgiveness. Cao Pi grew up under the eyes of Yu Ban, and in his impression, Cao Pi was a spontaneous literary and artistic youth, and should not deceive him.
He decided to gamble once and go to meet the familiar young emperor.
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Along the way, Yu Ban has been trying to remember Cao Pi, constantly pondering this familiar stranger.
The first thing he remembered was a funeral.
That year, shortly after Cao Pi became the son of the world, his good friend Wang Yue, one of the seven sons of Jian'an, died.
On the day of the funeral, Cao Pi and his ministers arrived early, and everyone went forward to cry and pray in turn, but when it was Cao Pi's turn, he did not cry, turned his head and said to everyone: "Before Wang Cang died, he liked to listen to donkeys the most, and now he is lying in the tomb, so let's learn donkey calls together and send him on the last ride." ”
The ministers were stunned for a moment, looking at each other, as if they couldn't believe what they had just heard.
But The Prince of Wei, the future Ninth Five-Year Supreme, said he would do it, and immediately pulled his throat and shouted in front of everyone.
Although the crowd felt that it was not a system, they also had to call.
For a moment, the cries of donkeys rose and fell, spreading throughout the empty and lonely cemetery.
Recalling this, Yu Ban inadvertently raised the corners of his mouth, the scene of that year was shocking, but also touching, when this group of the most powerful people in the Wei state used a strange way to bid farewell to Cao Pi's friends.
Wang Cang and Cao Pi became acquainted with literature, like this kind of friend, Cao Pi has a lot, but he has a deep affection for everyone.
For example, the widely circulated letter from Cao Pi to Wu Zhi once said: The group of buddies who used to travel together in Nanpi, Xu, Chen, Ying, and Liu, all left one by one, and my pain could not be said (for a while, how can the pain be evil!). ）。
Cao Pi is a young man with a heavy heart and righteousness, and Cao Pi should not forget the thirty years he has paid for the Cao family.
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Thinking of this, Yu Ban's mood relaxed slightly. The carriage had entered the border of wei, and it was a clear day outside, and the gusts of wind on the river from time to time made people feel quite mild and comfortable.
Looking at the long grass in the distance, swaying freely with the wind in the sunlight, Yu Ban remembered the second thing about Cao Pi.
This happened in the year when Cao Pi was made the son of the world, when he had not yet been captured, as his friend Xin Bi told him.
One day, Xin Bi, the speaker who went to see Cao Cao, was walking on the road, and suddenly he was hugged by a person from behind with his neck around his neck, and under the shock, Xin Bi looked back and saw that it was Cao Pi, who was full of red light, and Cao Pi said in Xin Bi's ear: Good brother, do you know how happy the brothers are?
(The crown prince hugged Lang Xin Bi neck and said, "Does Xin Jun know that I like it?") ”）
Xin Bi returned home, the more he thought about it, the more wrong he was, although as Cao Pi's confidant, but Cao Pi's bear hug in public was also too out of line, he told his daughter Xin Xianying about this matter, asked her opinion, this is Xin Bi's habit, because his daughter has always been very accurate in seeing people, for example, she once insisted that Zhong Would definitely rebel, and the result was exactly as stated.
Xin Xianying said: The State of Wei is doomed to a short life.
(How long!) Wei Qi is not prosperous! ）
The reason she gave was also very simple, Cao Pi had just embarked on such an important job, did not worry about the heavy responsibility, but only cared about smugness and arrogance, was this what a personal monarch should look like?
Later, Cao Pi became emperor, and took a group of officials to fight pheasants, playing pheasants has always been Cao Pi's hobby, even when he became emperor, he still said to the people accompanying him: Playing pheasants, it really makes me happy!
Xin Bi was very upset after listening to it, and unceremoniously replied: This is happy for you, but for us, it is painful.
(His Majesty is very happy, yu is very bitter under the crowd)
Cao Pi felt very disappointed when he heard it, like a negative child, put away his bow and arrow, and returned to the dynasty with a pitiful class.
Xin Bi told others these things, not that Cao Pi may have felt that Cao Pi, as an emperor and the lord of the State of Wei, was still a little naïve in temperament and should mature as soon as possible.
But yu Ban felt that it was a good thing at this time, this new emperor had a young heart and no city government, if Luoyang could forgive himself after meeting, then his old age could sit back and relax.
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As a result, the situation of the meeting was beyond Yu Ban's imagination.
Cao Pi received Yu Ban with great hospitality, and as soon as they met, he announced yu Ban's reinstatement, not only did not mind his defection, but also showed considerable understanding, saying that the defeat of Fancheng in the past was due to force majeure factors such as torrential rains and floods, not Yu Ban's fault. He was also encouraged to work with peace of mind after returning to China, to be the father of Xun Lin and Meng Ming in history, although he surrendered, but later made greater contributions to the country.
Yu Was in tears and moved.
Cao Pi really did not change, or the original young man who was serious about righteousness and was frank.
After the reception was completed, Cao Pi sent him as an envoy to Eastern Wu, and was specially allowed to pay homage to Cao Cao along the way when passing through Yecheng.
Yu Ban gladly agreed, Cao Pi was really understanding, because after worshipping Cao Cao, those psychological burdens that had plagued him for many years could be put down.
A few days later, Yu Ban came to Yecheng and went to Cao Cao's cemetery without stopping.
There are many murals in the cemetery, recording Cao Cao's life and fighting horses, there are also the Battle of Fancheng, there is Pound who stands and draws his sword and commits suicide, of course, there is also Yu Ban who kneels and surrenders.
Yu Forbidden's heart gushed with a sour feeling, and there was a hint of happiness, he guessed that this was cao Cao's instructions before his death, if Cao Cao was still alive, he would never forgive himself, fortunately he died early, fortunately he gave birth to a good son Cao Pi.
After paying homage to Cao Cao, before leaving, Yu Ban inadvertently forgot to glance at the mural, and suddenly, his pupils began to contract sharply, and he quickly stepped forward and reached out his hand to gently touch the wall.
When he looked back at his fingers, his legs were already trembling.
He touched the mural of the Battle of Fancheng, and on his hand, it was dirty dye.
"This painting was just painted?" Yu disabled a trembling voice to ask the officials who guarded the mausoleum.
The officer nodded.
It turned out that Emperor Cao Pi had ordered the court painters to hurry up and paint the walls of the cemetery before he came.
Yu Ban, who knew the truth, suddenly collapsed, because he understood what these words meant, and Cao Pi, who was enthusiastic and generous a few days ago, actually had great contempt and hatred for his traitor.
A few days after returning from Cao Cao's cemetery, this terrified old man died of anxiety.
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Later, when Sima Guang wrote the Zizhi Tongjian, he recorded that Yu Ban was scared to death by Cao Pi with murals: the emperor yu Yu Yu was angry at the mausoleum, and the situation of forbidden surrender was forbidden, and he was ashamed to fall ill. After he finished writing, he couldn't help but scold Cao Pi: This is simply not a matter of human beings. Kill if you want to, and it's really inappropriate to tease him like this.
For the forbidden, his gamble was lost, he lost badly, his death, in the greatest horror and humiliation, became a joke among the people of the time.
On the way back to Luoyang, was his recollection of Cao Pi wrong? That's right. But he forgot that people will become, especially under the pressure of extreme competition.
Cao Pi before his conquest was indeed a literary and artistic youth, and he once hoped to accompany his friends every day, sing poems together, and enjoy life. As he wrote in the lefu poem: Life is like a mail, what is the worry. I'm not happy now, the years are racing.
It means that life is like a journey, happy for a day, sad for a day, why not be happy? After all, time is always gone.
But he was, after all, Cao Cao's son and had a natural ambition for power. In the chaotic world of the Three Kingdoms, "returning with the Lord and saving the people" is what you should do.
Cao Ang died in battle, Cao Chong died early, he was suddenly pushed to the throne, but the genius brother Cao Zhi was deeply favored, and he was eager for the throne, in order to save this heavenly opportunity, he went to Jia Xu for help, and Jia Xu told him: "Day and night, do not violate the way of the son."
That is, tell him clearly, put away your sentimental vulnerability, forget your happy days, work hard, try to restrain, and try to become the kind of person your father expects.
He took Jia Xu's words as the code of life, and the literary and artistic youth gradually disappeared, replaced by a patient hunter lurking in the crisis-ridden political struggle, and he cheered himself up in a letter to his friend Wu Qian: Shaozhuang really should work hard, and after the year passes, how can he climb to the rescue?
This former sentimental talent, in order to achieve his goals, sharpens himself in a way that is not in line with his own nature, although he will occasionally reveal the frankness of the past, but under the crown, he is unfathomable.
If Yu Ban could have known this Emperor of Wei earlier, he did not know whether he would dare to participate in this life-and-death gamble, but it was certain that he would definitely envy His subordinate Pound, who immediately drew his sword and killed himself.
Author: Our special guest author Haiyan