Chapter 93 Chapter Eleven Liu Bei Takes refuge in Cao Mengde (11)

Liu Bei took refuge in Cao Mengde Lu Bu was killed in Baimenlou Xuzhou City was Liu Bei's old base. Within a few days, Liu Bei recruited tens of thousands of horses, training all day long, and shouting and killing all day long. Almost at the same time that Zheng Xuanyou was talking about Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu's dream of being an emperor was almost at an end, and his power was already in disintegration, so Lei Bo and Chen Lan were able to go to Songshan.Yuan Shu sent a letter to Yuan Shao, promising to give up the emperor's title to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao thought of his brotherhood and sent someone to recruit Yuan Shu.

Cao Mengde was very shocked when he heard the news, and he called his staff to discuss countermeasures during the march.He first analyzed the current situation. At present, our enemy is far more than Liu Bei. If the Yuan Shao brothers unite and add the strength of Liu Bei and Ma Teng, we will be in more trouble. Xun Yu said: "Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are facing each other north and south, and there is no force to deal with us for the time being. We should adopt the method of defeating each other and deal with Yuan Shu, the weakest force first." "Next is Liu Bei, Ma Teng, and finally Yuan Shao." Guo Jia took the conversation.

"Yuan Shu is trying to join Yuan Shao, we can wipe him out on the way." Cheng Yu said more specifically. "Yuan Shu cast Yuan Shao in the north and must pass through Xuzhou." Man Chong said. "Okay, use Guan Yu's Green Dragon Saber and Zhang Manzi's Zhangba Snake Spear to get rid of Yuan Shu!" Man Chong's words reminded Cao Mengde. Cao Mengde ordered: Suspend the march of troops and wait for the movement. Yuan Shu's thousands of soldiers and horses went north to vote for Yuan Shao, and suddenly learned that Liu Bei had rebelled against Cao Mengde and was occupying Xuzhou City.Xuzhou, that is the only way to go north. What should I do? Yuan Shu is scratching his head. The sergeant sent information, saying that Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhu Ling, and Lu Zhao have a total of 50,000 troops. The city is about eighty miles away.The sergeant sent another message and wrote a letter: "Yuan Shu, the old thief, is good at claiming the title of emperor. It's too much for heaven. For the sake of my brother Yuan Shao, I will spare you for now. If you crawl under my crotch, I will let you vote for brother." The word "Zhang Yide" came into view impressively.Yuan Shu tore the letter into pieces and cursed: "This pig butcher dares to insult me. I haven't reached the time when the tiger falls into the plains." Immediately ordered Ji Ling to attack the pass as the vanguard.Zhang Fei held the Eight Snake Spears and stood at the pass like an iron tower. Ji Ling led the army to rush to the mountain pass. Zhang Fei went up to meet him, and with a loud roar, Ji Ling rolled down the slope.Yuan Shu put all his eggs in one basket, planning to kill the fish and kill the net, and his army rushed straight to the mountain pass.Liu Bei divided his troops into three groups, Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao deployed troops on the left side of the mountain pass, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were on the right side of the mountain pass, Liu Bei blocked the center of the mountain pass, and the "Liu" army flag whistled in the wind.

Liu Bei scolded Yuan Shu under the banner of his sect: "You are rebellious, you deceived the emperor and caused chaos, and I will be buried here for your funeral!" Me!" After saying that, he commanded the army to rush forward.Liu Bei retreated a few miles for the time being, and let the left and right teams fight out. From afternoon to dusk, blood flowed into rivers on the hillsides and valleys, and corpses littered the fields. Under the cover of the night, Yuan Shu retreated to Jiangting, counted the troops, and there were only more than a thousand people left. The money, grain and fodder were snatched away by Songshan Lei Bo and Chen Lan.The heat was unbearable, and the grain was almost gone. There were only thirty dendrobium of wheat left, which were also snatched by officials.Yuan Shu, who is used to being arrogant and extravagant, thinks the food is too thick, so he scolds Huotoujun and asks Huotoujun to send him sugar water to quench his thirst.Huotoujun said: "Only blood, no sugar water!" A red halo shrouded Yuan Shu's eyes.With a yell, he fell to the ground, vomited blood, and quickly stared straight.The day after Yuan Shu vomited blood and died, his nephew Yuan Yin escorted Yuan Shu's coffin and his wife to Lujiang, where they were all killed by Xu Qiu.Xu Que took the jade seal and went to Cao Yingzhong to offer it to Cao Mengde, who immediately made him the prefect of Gaoling.

In this way, about the summer of the fourth year of Jian'an, an emperor who was not recognized by history died after only performing a short farce. After Yuan Shao learned that Liu Bei forced Yuan to death, he still couldn't help being a little sad. Although he was born of a half-brother, after all, he was a brother, and everyone has the same heart and the same reason.Yuan Shao seemed to have aged a lot for a while. "Duke Ming, Liu Bei sent Sun Qian to deliver a letter!" Yuan Shao was thinking deeply. After Sun Qian saluted, he handed over the letter written by Zheng Xuan himself to Yuan Shao.

Zheng Xuan was connected with Yuan Shao III and had a very good relationship.During the reign of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, Zheng Xuan's official position was promoted to Shangshu. Later, due to the rebellion of Shichangshi, he abandoned his official position and returned to the farmland. He stayed away from the red dust and lived in seclusion in Xuzhou.When Liu Bei was the shepherd of Xuzhou, he often visited Zheng Xuan for advice on the world's political affairs, and he respected Zheng Xuan very much.When Chen Deng suggested sending someone to the north to ask Yuan Shao for help, Liu Bei thought of Zheng Xuan.Zheng Xuansu knew Yuan Shao's mentality, so in the letter he first described how Liu Bei was a corporal, benevolent and loving the people, and then listed how arrogant and cruel Cao Mengde was, threatening the emperor, and finally asked Yuan Shao to forgive Liu Bei for attacking Yuan Shu when he had to. the behavior of.The wording of this letter is euphemistic, and the emotion is on the back of the paper. Its truth and emotion are true, which cannot but move people.

Yuan Shaozhan read Zheng Xuan's handwritten letter and thought: "Xuande killed my younger brother, so it is logical that he should not help him, but Zheng Shangshu's words are all reasonable. What's more, the Cao thief held the emperor hostage, issued orders, bluffed and deceived, Harm Zhongliang, even the pregnant imperial concubine, such traitors should be punished."