Xin Jiaxuan's famous work "Water Dragon Yin Deng Jiankang Appreciation Pavilion" has a sentence "Ask for the field to ask for a house, afraid to be ashamed to see, Liu Lang is talented", which refers to an allusion to Liu Bei of the Three Kingdoms.
At that time, Liu Bei was living in Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao pointed out that one day he and Xu Fengpin, a famous scholar who had also come to take refuge, commented on the heroes of the world, including the mention of Chen Deng (Zi Yuanlong). Xu Feng said: "Although Chen Yuanlong is a well-known figure in the jianghu, the arrogance in his body has not been removed! Liu Bei looked up and asked Liu Biao, "What Xu Jun said, do you think it's right?" Liu Biao, the old fritter, began to make a splash with the mud, saying: "If you want to say no, Xu Jun is noble and will not tell lies; but to say right, Yuan long is indeed famous in the world!" Liu Bei looked back and asked Xu Feng, "Then what do you say is wrong with Yuanlong's arrogance?" ”
Xu Feng said: "When I passed by Xia Pi to meet him, he did not have any hospitality at all, did not talk to me for a long time, slept in bed by himself, and let me sleep in bed. Liu Bei said, "You have the name of a national soldier." When there is chaos today and the emperor is in exile, I hope you can share the worries of the country and save the world; but you always say something about asking for the land and asking for help, why should Yuan Long pay attention to you? If he is a villain, he will sleep on a hundred feet high building, so that you can sleep directly underground, what is more than the gap between getting in bed?! Liu Biao laughed. Liu Bei continued: "Yuan Long Wentao's martial strategy, courage and ambition, should be compared with the ancient sages, it is difficult to compare the current people with his rashness!" ”
Liu Bei is the mouth of Chen Deng and Xu Feng of the Cao Wei clique, which shows that Chen Deng made Liu Bei's instrument heavy. And Chen Deng actually had great admiration for Liu Bei. Chen Deng, who served as the Punctual Of Guangling, sent his subordinate Chen Jiao to Xuchang, and Chen Jiao also said when he returned, that many people had commented on Chen Deng's pride and self-esteem. Chen Deng, however, said: "Yongmu, I respect Chen Yuanfang's brothers; Yuanqing Yujie, there are courtesies and laws, I respect Huaziyu; Qing Xiu is evil, knowledgeable and righteous, I respect Zhao Yuanda; Bowen Qiangji, Qi Yi Zhuo, I respect Kong Wenju; majestic and outstanding, with the strategy of king hegemony, I respect Liu Bei; where do I have any arrogance?" Is the trivial thing that some people say worth remembering? ”
It seems that Chen Deng and Liu Bei can be regarded as confidants who cherish each other. So, what was Chen Deng's interaction with Liu Bei, and why did he not help Liu Bei establish the Shu state in the end? Let's start with Chen Deng's life.
Chen Dengzi Yuanlong (陈登字元龙), a native of Huaipu County (present-day Lianshuixi, Jiangsu) of the State of Xia Pi (下邳县, in modern Suining, Jiangsu). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the State of Xia Pi was subordinate to the Xuzhou Assassin History Department, and the Huaipu Chen clan was a local Hao clan. The Earliest Chen clan can be traced back to Chen Tun, who had a good name in the county; Chen Tunzi Chen Qi served as the Taishou of Guanghan. Chen Qiu, the son of Chen Qi, was executed when emperor Ling of Han wanted to eliminate eunuchs when he wanted to eliminate eunuchs. Lu Zhi, Zheng Xuan, Guan Ning, Hua Xin, these celebrities were all his students, and at that time it could be said that they were highly respected. Chen Qiu had two sons, the elder brother Chen Yuguan to Wu County Taishou, and the younger brother Chen Qiuguan to Ruyin Taishou.
Chen Qiu also had a younger brother, whose name is not recorded; but the younger brother's son is recorded, he is Chen Deng's father, Chen Jue. Because of his uncle's reasons, Chen Jue mixed with the Beijing master in his youth, befriended Yuan Shu, and later served as the governor of peiguo (沛国, in modern Huaibei, Anhui). In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the state level was level, and the minister of state was similar to the governor of the county Taishou. The Huaipu Chen clan produced so many high-ranking officials, which was inseparable from the strength of its family's power. In the future, Chen Jue and Chen Deng's father and son wandered between major forces, representing the overall will of the Chen family. The influence of the attitude of the Chen father and son on the rulers of Xuzhou can be examined as a typical case of the relationship between the Hao clan and the chief executive of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Born in such a family environment, Chen Deng had the ambition to help the world and help the people at a young age. Not only was he able to read a wide range of books, but he was also loyal and proud, and at the age of twenty-five, he was elected by the county as a filial piety and served as the commander of Dongyang County (present-day northwest of Tianchang, Anhui). In his tenure as a county official, Chen Deng was able to support the elderly and care for the young orphans. Just when it was a time of famine, Tao Qian, who was then the assassin of Xuzhou, promoted Chen Deng to the rank of lieutenant of the Diannong School, responsible for managing the tun fields in the county and guiding farming. Chen Deng did not fail to live up to Tao Qian's trust, and after taking office, he vigorously dug canals and irrigated farmland, and as a result, the grain harvest was indeed a bumper harvest, not only did the people have no worries about food and clothing, but also the granary storage was very rich.
At this time, the war in the Central Plains began to burn towards Jianghuai. Yuan Shu claimed to be the Assassin of Yangzhou and looked at Xuzhou as a tiger, and Xuzhou caused more trouble.
In 193, Cao Cao's father Cao Song went from his hometown to Yanzhou to defect to Cao Cao, passing through Xuzhou and was killed by the capital Zhang Min. Cao Cao was furious and attacked Tao Qian, but Tao Qian was powerless to resist and could only invite Gongsun Zhan's Qingzhou assassin Shi Tian Kai and Pingyuan Xiang Liu Beixiang to help. By the time Tian Kai and Liu Bei arrived at Xia Pi, Cao Cao had exhausted his troops. Liu Bei was willing to submit to Tao Qian, who made Liu Bei the Assassin of Yu Prefecture and stationed himself at Xiao Pei (小沛, in modern Pei County, Jiangsu). Xiao Pei belonged to the Pei Kingdom, which was Chen Jue's seat of governance, and Liu Bei and the Chen clan had an intersection. Peiguo was administratively subordinate to Yu Prefecture, but was actually controlled by Tao Qian.
The following year, Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou for the second time. Liu Bei rescued Donghai Commandery(donghai County, where Tao Qian was located) and was defeated by Cao Cao. Fortunately, at this time, Cao Cao's backyard caught fire, and Chen Gong and Zhang Mi betrayed Cao Cao and welcomed Lü Bu as Yanzhou Mu. Cao Cao returned to quell the rebellion, and Xuzhou was saved. But soon after, Tao Qian became angry and angry, and he knew that he would soon die. Xuzhou has Cao Cao in the north and Yuan Shu in the south, which can be described as dangerous. If his son is not a tool, how can he keep the family? Only The best people could be chosen to take over Xuzhou. Liu Bei has the ability and ambition, and is the perfect candidate. So Tao Qian left a suicide note to Bei Luzhu: "Non-Liu Bei can't settle this state!" ”
Historian Mr. Fang Shiming has different opinions on this record of the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms and the Biography of the Ancestors. He believes that this suicide note is not from Tao Qian's hand, but should come from The False Trust of Lu Zhu. Tao Qian was a native of Danyang, Yangzhou, and appointed the imperial court to guard Xuzhou, but had a bad relationship with the Xuzhou clan. Probably Tao Qian's original ability was mediocre, but he wanted to make an enemy of Yuan Shao, the strongest, and a Cao Cao almost destroyed Xuzhou, and the great clan naturally refused to assist Tao Qian with all his strength. However, Tao Qian had the elite troops brought from his hometown, the Danyang soldiers, who maintained the stability of Xuzhou by the barrel of a gun, but there was nothing he could do in the face of Cao Cao's army, so he had to recruit Liu Bei to join the company.
Although Liu Bei was a group of scattered soldiers, Liu Bei and his subordinates Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were both generals, while Tao Qian's two close generals Xu Yan and Cao Bao were of mediocre ability. In such a situation, the two sides complement each other and hit it off. However, at this time, Tao Qian died suddenly, so Mr. Fang Shiming believed that Tao Qian's suicide note should be sent to his close associate Xu Yan rather than Lu Zhu. Then at this time, it was Lu Zhu who forged Tao Qian's will and welcomed Liu Bei into Xuzhou. Originally from Donghae-gun, the family has been in business for generations and is very wealthy. Liu Bei himself did not have much foundation, so naturally he was closer to the Xuzhou clan, and Tao Qian's old department would naturally be alienated.
The author is Lin Wu Gongzi, a writer of literature and history, specializing in the history of the pre-Qin, Qin, and Han dynasties. He is the signed author of today's headlines, the signed author of Wukong Q&A, the columnist of the surging history, the columnist of The History of NetEase, the co-author of Baidu Ta, the co-author of the whole history, and the published three kinds of physical books such as "Pre-Qin Ancient Guozhi", "Wu Yue Chunqiu of the Pre-Qin Ancient Guozhi", and "The Complete Painting Collection of Mountains and Sea Classics", and his works are scattered in "National Humanistic History", "Advancing together in the same boat", "Beijing Evening News", "Crazy Reading", "Awakening Lion Guoxue", "Hundred Forums", "Weihai Evening News" and other newspapers, magazines and self-media. Thanks for reading, welcome to pay attention!