Chapter 6 The fifth chapter is willing to be a pair of swans, soaring high with wings——The fame and fame achieved by the fierce war

... The country is dead. "Let me show you around." What Zhao Zhi meant by this is: sitting and traveling for thousands of miles, overlooking the clouds and clouds.What I will bear is not the fatigue of the journey, but the grief of an unbearable heart.The Queen's act of binding the north of the city by himself announced the official fall of the Han Dynasty. At this time, in Bashu, Jiang Wei, Liao Hua, Zhang Yi, Dong Jue and other people were still resisting the invading enemy troops of Cao Wei.It's absurd... When the courtiers are struggling to support the outside, the emperor in the capital has bowed his head and surrendered!Like a fruit with a rotten heart, it has rotted from the inside to the skin. People who risked their lives to save the country had no choice but to shed tears of blood and sigh with tears of liver and gallbladder.The Empress ordered all the ministries to put down their weapons. This was the last will from the king that the soldiers of the Shu region must obey.One city after another was instantly deathly silent, one guard after another was weeping, one simple knife after another, and a spear after another were angrily thrown to the ground, one gate after another The hole opens like withered pale yellow tea--this is the last flower of spring, and the whole spring... is closed.I saw those soldiers who had been fighting for half their lives in the smoke of war for a moment, as if their lives had lost most of their weight and could not be arranged; Zhang, the eye sockets burst; I saw that there were still many soldiers who refused to put down their weapons. They pulled out their waist knives and were invincible, so they had to vent their grief and anger on the rocks, and the sound of chopping stones resounded through the valley: Qiang Qiang...the sparks flew; I saw the sixty-four-year-old Jiang Wei expressionless, Liao Hua, the rider on the right, worried, Zhang Yi, the rider on the left, crying bitterly, Dong Jue, the general of Fuguo, clenched his teeth, and the general Jiang Wei was expressionless.I suddenly said to Zhao Zhi: "I have always disagreed with Jiang Boyue."

"Oh?" He was a little surprised, "Why? Jiang Wei is a talent highly appreciated by Kong Ming." Indeed, in the letter to Changshi Zhang Yi and Jiang Wan, the prime minister once commented on Jiang Wei with "loyalty, diligence in current affairs, and careful consideration", saying that he is a "Liangzhou sergeant" (a superior figure in Liangzhou), and his talent is slightly better than that of Li Shao , Ma Liang et al.He also said that he was rich in military talents, courageous and righteous, and had high hopes for him. "Hasn't Jiang Wei lived up to the prime minister's expectations?" I asked back, "He went to war every year and used military force. Isn't he abusing his power?"

"What's the difference between this and Kong Ming's Northern Expedition?" "The cost of war is huge, and it is the lifeblood of the country. It is inappropriate to entrust the decision of whether to launch military operations to a general who knows little about the national economy and people's livelihood. The prime minister knows how much Han can afford, and Jiang Wei—" I don't know He said politely, "I don't understand." Zhao Zhi nodded noncommittally: "In any case, you are too demanding on Jiang Wei. You can't blame you. Most people regard him as Kong Ming's successor, and then use Kong Ming's level to measure him. An antelope runs as fast as a leopard, and it's a bit difficult." It's rare for him to have such a considerate attitude. "Look at that person's eyes—" He pointed to Jiang Wei, "It seems to be empty, but it actually contains the most tenacious determination. Those are the eyes of the victim, with strong belief and strong nostalgia in his heart. Next, he may Do anything, I mean, I wouldn't be surprised no matter what he does."

"What else can he do?" I thought sadly. "If it can be restored, it can be restored." Zhao Zhi answered me with the eight words written by the prime minister to Li Feng's son Li Feng many years ago. The building was raised again. My heart skipped a beat!Transfer?Is there a turning point in the situation? !I stared stubbornly and excitedly at Zhao Zhi, but he shrugged with a helpless expression. "Some things are destined not to succeed, but a gentleman will definitely do it. This is 'knowing that it can't be done'; there are also people who think that everything is possible with a lucky, sincere and enthusiastic heart. They have worked hard all their lives and even died painfully for a difficult thing. These people, in my opinion, also have courage and wisdom. I cannot and cannot tell you what Jiang Wei plans to do and whether his plan will work or not. Success, but Chen Shou," he smiled faintly, "Please think about it condescendingly, put aside the thoughts of the homeland and the nostalgia for the homeland first, is there any possibility of the rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty?"

I was dumbfounded for a moment. Hasn’t the mood of the last days shrouded this kingdom long ago?Before Deng Ai smuggled into Yinping, before Zhong Hui led his troops westward!When Chen Zhi colluded with Huang Hao inside and outside.When the Empress Dowager was a pro-little man and a far-off virtuous minister.When Jiang Gongyan and Fei Wenwei let go.When Jiang Wei went to the country to farm in order to avoid slander. "This...is not necessarily impossible." I refused to make a judgment that was too desperate. Zhao Zhi smiled slightly: "That's right, if another Zhuge Kongming emerges at the right time, he may be able to hold up this falling mansion with one hand. However," the irony is more obvious, "Some of my colleagues regard history as a hero On the stage, it is said that there is no history without heroes, but if the whole country pins its hope on a certain character, other people take this to breathe a sigh of relief, secretly remove the burden from their shoulders, and turn to stand by one by one, waiting to be saved, then This country...even if it is lingering on its last days, it is still alive."

I was silent for a while. "In the past fifty years, both Shu Han and Eastern Wu faced the crisis of being overthrown, and they both stood firm in the monstrous waves. This is certainly due to the amazing talents of some special people - they are called 'mainstays' , It is also inseparable from the aggressiveness and willpower of the whole country. Alright, Chen Shou, don't be sour." Zhao Zhi raised a plum that he folded casually, "Time is precious, follow me to see the stormy seas of the past! Let's go , let's go to Maicheng." This time, I don’t need Zhao Zhi to explain that I also know the time of our arrival: Maicheng is as special as Wuzhangyuan, and it can be passed down through the ages with only one incident.If Wuzhang originally belonged to the late autumn of August, then Maicheng belonged to the snowy winter.It’s too cruel... Letting me, who was burdened with the pain of subjugation, come to Maicheng, it’s like sprinkling a handful of salt on the wound: The fate of the Han Dynasty turned around—from a bright future to a setback in the middle, and a broken arm... ...is closely related to Maicheng.

This is the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (AD 219), Guan Yu, a generation of famous generals who flooded the Seventh Army and shocked China, is about to enter the end of his life. The wind and snow all over the sky made me feel that I was in Chengdu during the Yanxing period instead of Maicheng during the Jian'an period.Looking at it again, Chengdu is more prosperous and magnificent than here after all.As an important place in the capital, it is like an old lady who barely maintains a dignified posture even though her splendor is gone.Maicheng is a beggar curled up in an alley, her hands and claws are as thin as dead branches, her clothes are ragged, and her hair is like a fly.Zhao Zhi and I walked all the way here. There are many shriveled old people and dying children in the small town.The severe cold made them shiver, and most of the materials—grain, cloth, wood, ironware... were used as military supplies, leaving the people with endless patience and death after patience. "Why don't they escape separately?" I couldn't help asking.Zhao Zhi said indifferently: "Mai City is surrounded by enemy troops, you fell from the sky, so I don't know." "Can you help them?" I asked again.Zhao Zhi shook his head: "This is not something you can do on your own. The worst thing is not the lack of food and clothing."

"That's it?" Could there be a more terrifying external force? "Plague." Zhao Zhi sighed, "Write it down, those who write history. Jingzhou is plagued by the epidemic this year, and Maicheng will not be spared....The barracks have arrived." The topic this time is undoubtedly about Guan Yu.We passed among the exhausted soldiers, and saw Guan Yu in the tent from a distance, discussing countermeasures with his son Guan Ping and chief secretary Liao Hua.The fierce tiger was trapped in the fence, but he still did not lose his dignity. General Guan Yu sat in the main seat, with a burly figure, a face like a jujube, bright red phoenix eyes, and a neat long beard under his chin, white and smooth.

"This is a letter from Lu Ziming (Meng) to Junhou." Liao Hua took out a letter bag and put it on the table. Guan Yu didn't move, and asked: "Yuan Jian (Liao Hua's character) is going to Nanjun, what do you hear?"——When Guan Yu and Cao Ren were fighting for Fancheng, Jiangdong, an ally, unilaterally tore up the peace treaty and made a secret friendship with Cao Wei. Attack Jingzhou!Lu Mengshen, a general of Eastern Wu, led his soldiers across the river in white clothes (coarse clothes without embroidery) disguised as merchants. The beacon towers set up by Guan Yu for hundreds of miles along the river were unguarded.Wu Jun marched to Jingzhou, surrendered the defenders Mi Fang and Shiren, conquered Gong'an, Nanjun, and Jiangling in one fell swoop, and declared Jiangdong's possession of Jingzhou.Guan Yu, who had lost his base camp, was unable to capture Fancheng, and could not occupy Jingxiang when he retreated. He had to lead a lone army to the west to defend Maicheng.

Liao Hua shook his head: "It is extremely difficult to instigate rebellion. Lu Ziming is very good at buying people's hearts. Not only did I bring back the letter he wrote to the princes, but also a large package of letters from the soldiers..." "Oh?" Guan Yu's eyebrows trembled slightly. "It was the Jingzhou military family members who wrote to our soldiers to report their safety. I heard that Lu Ziming's military discipline is strict, and he has never committed any crimes against the people." Liao Hua's voice lowered. This is really bad news. He was put to death for covering his armor with a bamboo hat..."

"Pretentious!" Guan Ping on the side took a sip. "Don't be rude." Guan Yu reprimanded, "Lu Meng is also a talented general. It is better to comfort Jing Xiang than to poison the people. The hungry need food, the bitter cold need winter clothes, and the sick need medicine. What I failed to do. Yuan Jian," he turned to Liao Hua, "what do you think we should do next?" "A prince is more important than Mount Tai." Liao Hua cupped his hands, "Little wheat city is difficult to defend. Please break through the siege and enter Shu by water."——Fleeing to Chengdu is indeed the only choice. While speaking, a girl in armor walked into the camp. She was slender and had a good face, and instantly made people feel that she was a ray of sunshine in this gloomy small town. "Feng'er." Guan Yu called her like this. "Get daddy a jar of wine." She said with a smile. "Second Miss is just capable." Liao Hua also temporarily relaxed his frowning brows, relaxing his sorrow. This is Guan Yu's daughter!Legend has it that the battle of Jingzhou began when Sun Quan sent someone to marry Miss Guan Feng for his son, but Guan Yu scolded unceremoniously: "How can a tiger girl marry a dog?!" and drove the envoy out.Sun Quan was furious and decided to attack Jingzhou.It is said that after Jian'an twenty-four years, there will be no news about the second lady, otherwise she might be married as the queen's main concubine.Could it be... She was killed along with her father and brother? "Father." Guan Feng said while pouring wine, "Several letters have just been shot outside the city." "what did you say?" "Persuade father to surrender." All the men showed insulted anger on their faces. But the girl said: "Daddy, why don't you agree?" Her eyes were very clear and calm, "Then Wu Jun will definitely relax his defenses, and Daddy will set up some dummy and flags on the towers to paralyze the other party. Daddy waits for an opportunity to break through, and the possibility of success will be great. Increase." "What a great idea!" Guan Ping clapped his hands in praise. Liao Hua also became excited: "Your Majesty, let's try Second Miss' plan!" Only Guan Yu pondered and shook his head: "How can a child's tricks be fooled by a scheming fox? Guan has lived his whole life, and he will definitely not do such ghostly things to steal his life." "Why is it a ghost thing?" The girl said softly, "For the expectations of the King of Hanzhong, I must keep my father's ten thousand gold body. Dad, let my daughter go out of the city to present the letter of surrender." She didn't say any more, meaning But it is obvious that if Guan Feng is held hostage in Wu, the other party will believe in Guan Yu's sincerity in surrendering. For a while, I had a strong respect for this girl. Just at this time, Zhao Zhi raised his sleeves and dragged me back to Chengdu. "Hey - you are too..." I was annoyed by Zhao Zhi's involuntary behavior.As soon as the words of questioning came out, there was a knock on the door of the room.Zhao Zhi smiled smugly, as if telling me that he was bringing me back because of this visitor. "I won't accept your favor." I opened the door angrily.No important people have ever visited my burrow, and instead of spending time entertaining a chattering guest, it would be better to indulge in the river of history for a long time.It was gloomy rainy and snowy weather outside the door, and there was a stranger standing at the door, with a hunched back and a thick black cloak covering his head. "Are you...?" The same question was asked by the other party at the same time: "Are you... Mr. Chen?" It was a hoarse, old voice. "Uh...that's right, please come in." It was a bit reckless to invite the visitor in without knowing the identity of the visitor, but an old man could not stand calmly in the snow. After entering the room, the other party took off his cloak, only to find that it was an old woman.She accepted my kindness and sat by the stove to dry the clothes wetted by the snow, while asking: "I heard that Master Chen intends to collect the stories of Prime Minister Zhuge?" "Exactly!" I was suddenly excited!At her age, it is likely that she has witnessed the prime minister in action.I instinctively felt that she had something special to offer me. "Also writing history for Han?" "Do my best." I added, "Materials are quite scarce." Without Zhao Zhi's help, many things would not even know how to start;At this time, I noticed that Zhao Zhi, who was still in the room before opening the door, disappeared after the woman came in, as if he had melted into the air. "Maybe I brought some things you need." She took out a neatly folded small cloth bag from her arms and handed it to me.When I untied it, a small seal rolled down, and I gasped when I saw it by the candlelight. Three words were impressively engraved on the seal—"Former General"!As far as I know, there are only two "former generals" in my dynasty. One is Li Yan, who was dismissed because of dereliction of duty and lying: his official seal has long been withdrawn, and it is absolutely impossible for him to be exiled among the people; the other is the former master who was only the king of Hanzhong. The head of the generals appointed at that time: former general "Guan Yu"! The small seal looks very old, with rounded edges and corners, stained with dark red that cannot be wiped off... Is it blood?The huge shock made me dazed, and I raised my eyes to look at the woman on the opposite side. She looked flat and motionless like a stone sculpture.I hurriedly opened the small bag completely, and there were several old letterheads inside, the top one, and the seal on the red lacquer seal of the letter bag was actually "Military Adviser General"!There is also a small "Ge" character next to it... It is rare, but it is too familiar to me. It is a sign that I hope to see more in my dreams! "Can, can you type, open?" Can't help stuttering.She nodded, encouraging me with her eyes.The letter is very simple, saying: "Meng Qi is both a scholar and a military man. He is a man of great strength. He is a hero in his life. He and Peng's disciples should compete with Yide, but they are not as good as the peerless group of beards." Ma Chao! ("Meng Qi") Zhang Fei! ("Yide") Guan Yu! ("beard") And, the easily recognizable handwriting was written by Prime Minister Zhuge himself! A text message that is less than fifty, seems to be able to catch up with the strength of the nightmare master, and suddenly draws the long-lost era closer, so close that I can touch it.But... a question suddenly arises, how is such an intimate private letter obtained and retained?Judging from the content, it was written by Zhuge Kongming, who was in Chengdu, to Guan Yu who stayed behind in Jingzhou when the late emperor entered Yizhou: General Guan intends to enter Sichuan to compete with Ma Chao, so he first asked Prime Minister Zhuge—he was still a military adviser at that time— —Who is superior to General Ma and who is inferior? The prime minister replied that Ma Mengqi has both civil and military skills, which is comparable to General Zhang Fei, but you are not as good as General Guan. You are unparalleled in the world. Time: Soon there was a vigorous battle of Fancheng, the flooding of the Seventh Army, white clothes crossing the river, and defeat in Maicheng... It is unimaginable to preserve such a letter during this time period! ...Acquired by chance?I turned my suspicious gaze to the old woman again. "Speaking of which, when my father received Mr. Zhuge's reply letter, he was really overjoyed. He immediately showed it to all the guests. I believe that those who survived will remember the words in the letter. Mr. Zhuge always put his words very uniquely. No matter how bad the situation is, My father has never discarded this letter, he..." The old woman choked up slightly, "He is outstanding... This evaluation supports him, and he deserves... such praise." Father!Could it be that she is...?I lost my voice and asked, "Second Miss?" Apparently the old woman hadn't heard this name for many years, she was stunned, her whole body became tense, and it took a while before she gradually relaxed and nodded. It turned out that after that devastating battle, Guan Feng survived!How did she do it?And why have you been incognito and isolated from the world for many years?Even Liao Hua, who fought together, thought she died in the chaos of the war.I once visited Liao Hua, who was the only survivor of the Battle of Jingzhou that I could find at that time. General Liao made no secret that he surrendered to Jiangdong briefly to preserve his usefulness. Another reason for his surrender was that his mother was also in Jingzhou.Not long after, Liao Hua feigned death, deceived the Wu army, and took his mother to Yizhou day and night, and happened to meet the late emperor's army in Zigui.When the Former Lord saw Liao Hua, he was delighted and rewarded, and immediately appointed him the prefect of Yidu.Why doesn't Guan Feng, who is also alive, have any contact with Han?I wanted to ask her a lot of questions, but she shook her hand to express her refusal. She quickly got up to leave, and I grabbed her sleeves—in a hurry, I was so rude, and made this request: "At least talk about General Guan!" "How to describe my father is entirely up to you." After her identity was revealed, she still called me with honorific words, "I believe that you have a good historical talent, so I entrusted these things. I can't remember so much about the past. It is more suitable for you." People who want to help you understand the past, don’t you? Master Chen,” the woman said with a sad look on her face, “the country has treated my father very well, but the evaluation of my father is... too chilling.” After finishing speaking, She opened the door and walked out.When I chased him out, I saw the wind and snow outside, and no one could be discerned. When he turned back to the house lonely, Zhao Zhi was playing with the seal of "Former General" in his spare time, and the sound of dialing in the furnace made people feel peaceful and warm. Without this small seal and these few letters, I would think it was not The expecting woman is entirely out of my imagination.Zhao Zhi stamped the seal on the hemp paper, bright red and bright... "It's as if it was still in those days." I sighed. "Things are different from people." Zhao Zhi said simply. "Why are you avoiding her on purpose?" I asked. Zhao Zhiyang raised his eyebrows: "Do you remember that I said that Nightmare Master's rule is that you can't meet your past or future self?" Of course I remember this, but it was Guan Feng who came... "She is stained with my dust." Nightmare The teacher tried his best to keep a calm tone, but I could hear his inner ups and downs—it was rare, rare and weird. "Okay, let me tell you the facts." He breathed a long sigh of relief, "For an ordinary person like you, there is no need to explain too many technical things, such as 'parallel universes', you probably don't understand. That's right, it was indeed Guan Feng who gave you these things; but in the world you live in, according to its linear laws, Guan Feng died more than forty years ago." Originally, he wanted to refute his I underestimated my understanding, but I was really confused when I heard this.Zhao Zhi didn't care about me, maybe he just needed to tell the secret that he had been holding back for a long time: "It's me...you can see how bright the seventeen-year-old girl in Maicheng is. Guan Yu listened to half of her advice, and he He pretended to surrender, set up a dummy at the top of the city, and broke through at night. However, he did not offer his daughter as a hostage. As a father, Guan Yu refused to use his daughter's life to win him a chance to escape. This insincere surrender was seen through by Jiangdong, and the enemy The army set up an ambush along the road. You also know what happened after that." In December, Guan Yu, Guan Ping, Governor Zhao Lei and others were captured in Zhangxiang by Sima Mazhong under the command of Wu General Pan Zhang, and the Guan family died unyielding. "At that time, there were only a dozen cavalry who insisted on following Guan Yu. The girl was still guarding her father until the last moment. She was shot down from the horse by six guns. They didn't realize that she was a woman, so they directly pierced her... Bai Snow, red blood... I have seen many times, where each shot is stuck, how the girl's moon-like face convulses, twists, and how... relax... I am familiar with every detail, and later , Then I couldn’t help but take action.” Speaking of this, Zhao Zhi smiled shyly (!). "Shot?! You...?!" "I saved her." Zhao Zhi said, "It's crazy! I rescued her from the sword and sent her to Liangzhou. I sent her so far because I didn't know what the consequences of changing history would be. Far away, small people are nothing. I later learned that there can be many worlds, and all kinds of possibilities can form parallel universes..." He stopped talking suddenly, as if he was too lazy to continue the "technical" topic with me. "You mean she lives in another world?" I tried to organize my thoughts, "Then how can she appear in front of me?" "It's like you can appear in front of Lu Xun." Nightmare Master smiled proudly, "She asked me from another world to bring her to you, she appreciates you very much." ——Speaking of this, I am really confused.I immediately gave up asking, and directly classified this as a matter in the field of "demons", and only said: "No matter what, you finally did a good deed." He nodded, and then asked me: "There is one thing that Guan Feng is very worried about, which is the evaluation of Guan Yu by the Han Dynasty. What does 'heart chill' mean? I think you know more about this than I do." "That's right. Death is too far away from you, so you only pay attention to what happened before you were alive, and pay less attention to your posthumous name. In September of the third year of Jingyao (AD 260), His Majesty chased after five heroes. The posthumous title given to General Guan is ," I wrote two words with a pen, "Zhuang Miao." "So what?" Sure enough, posthumous posthumous law was not within the scope of his attention. "There is no problem with the word 'zhuang'," I explained, "it refers to being brave and strong, and it is a proper posthumous posthumous title for generals. Xu Chu, Xu Huang, Zhang He, Pang De and others in Wei State all received this posthumous posthumous title. No. But 'Miao'..." His eyes focused on the word, "It's a bad posthumous title." "The way of posthumous posthumous title: 'Fame and reality are called Miao' means that under the great name, it is actually difficult to match." I pondered, "Kong Wu is powerful and famous for a while, but he failed to achieve great achievements. Instead, he lost ground and fell into the city and was defeated. Death: As the daughter of General Guan, this kind of evaluation is of course unacceptable, but it must be admitted that this is the truth. For a while, I thought, should "Mu" be used as "Mu"? "Mu" is a good posthumous title, There is virtue and righteousness, 'Bude insists on righteousness and calls Mu', but it is impossible." I said helplessly, "The first master and queen gave the posthumous title of 'Mu', and the posthumous title is a final conclusion, how important it is, there is absolutely no reason for falsehood The country is very cautious about the posthumous titles of important ministers. The meaning of discrediting and reputation is very learned. Even the posthumous title of the prime minister is..." I stopped talking, and I don't want to talk about the military actions in the second half of the prime minister's life: why? To do that and how to do it, I still have a half-knowledge, so I am not qualified to express too many opinions on the word "Zhongwu". Zhao Zhi didn't urge me, but turned the topic back, and seriously discussed with me: "The loss of Jingzhou is one of the most painful things for Kongming. One arm or even more. But why did you leave Guan Yu to guard Jingzhou at that time? This guy..." angrily used disrespectful words, "The first time I saw him, I saw that he was difficult to get along with others. Low-level soldiers are very good, but this kind of goodness is completely condescending. He is a person who needs to be looked up to. He is often very contemptuous towards scholar-bureaucrats who are equal to him. Did you know that Liu Xuande appointed Guan Yu as a former general? At the same time, Huang Zhong was also appointed as the rear general. Kong Ming advised: Huang Zhong's reputation is not high. Ma Chao and Zhang Fei have seen his bravery and military exploits with their own eyes, so there will be no criticism of this appointment; but Guan Yu is far away in Jingzhou. He must have been unhappy when he heard about this incident. Liu Xuande insisted on his praise of Huang Zhong, and said to Kong Ming: I will explain to Guan Yu personally. Afterwards, Liu Bei sent Fei Shi to Jingzhou to hand over the seal ribbon of the former general. When he heard that the latter general was Huang Zhong, Guan Yunchang was furious. Said: How can a man serve with veterans? Refuse to accept the seal and ribbon!" "Then what?" I asked curiously.Such an interesting episode, I have never heard of it before. "Fortunately, Fei Shi has a good eloquence. He used the matter of Xiao He and Cao Shen not complaining about being inferior to Han Xin and Chen Ping in the early Han Dynasty to persuade Guan Yu. By the way, he flattered Guan Yu and said that Guan Yu and the King of Hanzhong shared weal and woe and were of one mind. "Zhao Zhi sneered, "So, if Guan Yu is left to deal with Sun Quan, it will be difficult for the Sun-Liu alliance not to break up. Why not..." "You mean to keep General Zhang (Fei)?" I interjected. Zhao Zhi was dumbfounded, and then laughed loudly: "Why not! That would be even worse." Guan Yu treated the soldiers well and was proud of the scholar-bureaucrats. Zhang Fei was just the opposite. He loved and respected the gentlemen but not the villains (people of low status). . "Why not keep Zhao Yun?" Zhao Zhi suggested directly. Zhao Yun, who is both wise and brave, does seem to be better than Guan Yu, who is arrogant and arrogant.I replied: "I think there are several reasons."—At this time, I seemed to be Zhao Zhi's guide. "The first is seniority." The leader in charge must be convincing, and seniority is crucial. "Guan Yu followed the late emperor the longest. He was the prefect of Xiangyang and the general of the gangsters. He was also appointed by the central government as the Marquis of Hanshouting. Commander, this position of relatives, but not honorable enough, really cannot be compared with Guan Yu. Leaving Zhao Yun to stand alone, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the crowd." "What about the second?" "experience." "Oh?" Zhao Zhi curled his lips, "General Zilong is in a daze, where is his lack of experience?" "It's not about fighting, but the experience of governing. Jingzhou is located in an important place, with a large population and rich products. Military talent is not enough. Compared with Zhao Yun, who has never directly intervened in civil affairs, Guan Yu's experience in governing the region is far greater. win." "It's enough to have these two points." Zhao Zhi muttered. "There is also the third point. Guan Yu has a group of loyal officials, regardless of the military and government, who can give full support, so that Guan Yu can handle various affairs with ease, which Zhao Yun can't match." "Then why not leave Guan and Zhao at the same time? If Zhao Zilong is Guan Yu's deputy, the situation may not get out of hand." At this time, Zhao Zhi looked like a young man who was diligent in history.I enjoyed the fun of "being a teacher" more and more: "At that time, when the prime minister came to Sichuan to support the late emperor, he must dispatch the troops directly under the late emperor in Jingzhou. Only General Zhao Yun can mobilize and command this elite army." "It means that there is no other choice but Guan Yu?" "That's right." This kind of affirmation was full of helplessness, "It's not so much that the first emperor and the prime minister decided to let Guan Yu stay in the base camp after a lot of consideration, it's better to say that there is no second choice." the only possibility. And the only thing that caused a huge drop. This can not help but make people have a more painful reflection on history, that is to say, even if we can return to the past, can history not be changed or corrected? "Kong Ming never overestimated Guan Yu," Zhao Zhi said at this time, his calm voice indicated that he was about to take the lead in discourse, "Even though the victory of the flooded Seventh Army came, Kong Ming could not let go of his worries completely. The fact is It proves that this worry is not superfluous. He just made two mistakes, one is to overestimate the reliability of the Sun-Liu alliance; what's worse, he underestimated the Jiangdong people." "Lu Meng?" "And Lu Yi." Said the name steadily. Fatal injuries often occur where people don't expect them, and the unexpectedness is due to carelessness.If there is only one opponent, Lu Meng, Guan Yu still has the possibility of not losing; but when there are two opponents and he doesn't know it, the fall becomes inevitable.Guan Yu never underestimated Lu Meng, even when the other party was sick and asked to resign, he maintained the necessary vigilance; but Guan Yu had never heard of "Lu Yi", he was gold hidden in the sand, and people regarded him as "Lu Yi". When he digs it out, he will find that the pure gold has voluntarily covered himself with layers of dust.It is very difficult for me to talk about Lu Xun with Zhao Zhi.Although both he and I have resentment and disdain towards Jiang Dong: no matter how you say it, it is a violation of morality to betray the alliance. If you can't even do the most basic support and assistance to your allies, but secretly plot tricks and sneak attacks from behind, that's a big deal. How contemptuous!On the other hand, it is obvious that Zhao Zhi has a special affection for Lu Xun. He has absolutely no possibility of condemning him, and he tried his best to stop me from doing so. "Okay, okay, why are you so devoted to morality?" Zhao Zhi put on a detached attitude at the right time, "It's been a long time since success or failure, let's go and see Lu Yi." "Go alone." "This is not the attitude of Liang Shi." Zhao Zhi blamed me with a smile, "Whether it is Bo Yan or Kong Ming, they are completely equal life existences for you. If you favor one and treat another to such an extent, even Shi Qian will laugh at you. Here," the voice turned serious, ""Three Kingdoms" and "Three Kingdoms" are above this era. People who write history, your history book is above other countries." "I am from the Han Dynasty." Confessed word by word. "It's not anymore." There was a cruel smile on his lips, "Han merged with Wei, you are from Wei. Chen Shou, I don't intend to hurt you, accept this reminder! You can and should go higher, Only then can you see farther. Look forward. It takes you back to the past from time to time, just to let you walk into the future." His clothes fluttered lightly, and I sighed and closed my eyes. "...It's fine." At this time, Zhao Zhi handed me a wine gourd, which was regarded as a reward for my cooperative attitude.Drinking and watching movies, for me who has no pursuits, if life can be like this all the time, it will be very good. There was a smell of medicine in the room. Two men of about the same age were sitting face to face. One of them looked tired and sick, as if he couldn't get up on anything. All he cared about was the herbs that were cooking beside him. The other, who was younger Born with a pair of gentle eyes, he was eagerly looking at the other party, wanting to see him clearly inside and out. "General Lu..." "Bo Yan..." At the same time, they greeted each other with completely different sentiments. "This is the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an." Zhao Zhi explained, "Lu Meng claimed to be dying, and Sun Quan called him back to Jianye to recover from his illness. He passed by Wuhu where Lu Yi was stationed. Lu Yi took the initiative to visit." Then the two bowed their hands to each other at the same time, expressing condescension. In the end, Lu Meng's official position was higher than that of Lu Yi, so he coughed and said, "Bo Yan personally visited, Meng really dare not take it." This is a meaningless greeting, and Lu Yi Did not respond with the same kind words. "Jingzhou borders Jiangdong, and Guan Yu is watching. The general left Lukou at this time and went to Jianye. Can you be completely at ease?" Lu Yi cut to the point. Zhao Zhi added with a smile: "Lu Meng gave Sun Quan a secret statement, saying that he left the front line under the pretext of recovering from illness, in order to make Guan Yu relax and create a fighting opportunity. Of course..." He looked at Lu Yi with a very satisfied expression. I know that Sun Quan and Lu Meng are just playing." "Stupid in the dark?" I snorted. Zhao Zhi didn't refute. "That's right." Lu Meng was still listless, "But, uh...cough cough! I'm very sick." Coughing was rather lame, but the dull Lu Yi didn't seem to notice it, and remained positive and active. With an eager gesture, he raised his voice slightly: "Guan Yu is arrogant and arrogant. He has just flooded the seven armies and made great achievements. He must be proud and complacent. After the news of his illness, Guan Yu will definitely relax his defenses. Now, taking advantage of his unpreparedness and surprise, he launched a surprise attack, and the first battle——" His eyes flashed with excitement, "We will surely capture Guan Yu and occupy Jingzhou! General," the tone of his voice Turned into peace and sincerity, like a bird withdrew its wings and stopped, "You go to Jianye to meet with Supreme, and hope to discuss this matter." Lu Meng only rolled his eyelids: "Oh." That was the answer. "General?" The medicine in the small stove boiled gurglingly. Lu Meng waved his hand and said, "Guan Yu. No one knows that he is brave and good at fighting. There are few people in the world who are his opponents. He has occupied Jingzhou for a long time. He has given both kindness and power, and the people are willing to serve him. In addition, he recently built a powerful Huaxia's achievements... tsk tsk, the morale of the army is high. What is the fight for in war, don't you just fight for courage? Do you want to win against Guan Yu at this time... Hey, cough, cough, cough... It's very rare." The dejected tone of a seriously ill person, if he doesn't know what will happen next, I will believe that Lu Meng has no intention of fighting at all. "It's really cunning." I turned to Zhao Zhi, "This Lu Meng! He didn't tell the truth to his colleagues." "War is the way of treacherous competition." Zhao Zhi replied leisurely. "The prime minister is aboveboard!" "That's right, this is exactly what Kong Ming lacks." "you--!" When I got annoyed, Lu Yi seemed to be irritated too, and he uttered a sentence with great patience: "Lukou is important, and it has a lot to do with it. Your Majesty entrusts the heavy responsibility to your subordinates, so you should be more careful." He got up and left. Lu Meng looked at his back, picked up the soup, covered his steaming face with a playful smile. "Old fox..." I was muttering, and in a blink of an eye, I sat back in the small room. “觉得陆议怎样？”赵直问。 “很普通。”我不客气地说，“几乎被吕蒙玩弄于股掌之间嘛。足见他对同僚及君主都缺乏足够的了解与信任。贸贸然跑去拜望，虽说怀有强烈的、对江东的责任心，却不异于自取其辱。”我用上了较严重的词，奇怪的是赵直笑吟吟的一直不曾打断我。末了他点点头，居然道：“很对。” “哦？”我大感意外。 “平平无奇，是吧？我也认为他平平无奇，与吕蒙会面时，他颇为笨拙。”赵直微笑道，“所幸吕蒙没有被这种'笨拙'羁绊住，而忽略了陆议意味深长的一面，所以一见到孙权，便举荐陆议代替他镇守陆口。” “还是不大相信，哪怕事实确凿……就是那家伙，被派到陆口去与关羽将军正面交锋？关将军不是粗心之人，就是那家伙使关将军大意失荆？”我蹙起眉，“还不止如此。”关羽败亡后，陆议收降了诸多城池属官和蛮夷首领，协助吕蒙在最短时间内安定整个荆州。 “奇怪就对了。喏。”魇师指指几案，关凤交给我的小包裹自动掀开，有两个信袋轻飘飘浮起，径直落入我手，定睛一看，被拆开的红蜡封印标志着一个“陆”字。两封书信，都是陆议写给关羽的。 “连这个也保存了……”不由赞叹。 赵直笑了笑：“是把恼恨与耻辱一并保存下来。关羽兴许想以此作为后事的警醒，只可惜人生嘎然而止，再无继续或者重新开始的机会。” 我抽出信笺，轻快的阅读后，陷入长久怔忪。信不长，没有生僻字，辞藻也谈不上华丽，里中激荡着热烈而真挚的感情，不但不使人产生丝毫怀疑，还叫人感到心里暖洋洋地快意——直到、直到我尽知后事，仍能感到快意。其中一封是这样的：“前承观衅而动，以律行师，小举大克，一何巍巍！敌国败绩，利在同盟，闻庆拊节，想遂席卷，共奖王纲。近以不敏，受任来西，延慕光尘，思禀良规。”（“前段日子您把握时机，整肃军队，征讨敌军，一举大胜，功业何等辉煌！敌人受挫，作为盟友，我方受益匪浅。听闻大捷，我不禁击节赞叹。想与您一道努力，辅助汉室。我才能低下，近奉主公之命来西部镇守，心下对您十分仰慕。希望能时时得到您的教诲。”） 另一封篇幅稍长，是：“于禁等见获，遐迩欣叹，以为将军之勋足以长世，虽昔晋文城濮之师，淮阴拔赵之略，蔑以尚兹。闻徐晃等少骑驻旌，窥望麾葆。操猾虏也，忿不思难，恐潜增众，以逞其心。虽云师老，犹有骁悍。且战捷之后，常苦轻敌，古人杖术，军胜弥警，愿将军广为方计，以全独克。仆书生疏迟，忝所不堪，喜邻威德，乐自倾尽，虽未合策，犹可怀也。傥明注仰，有以察之。”（"听说于禁等人被您俘获，我会心赞叹，将军的功业真是举世无双。纵然当年晋文公城濮之战，淮阴侯灭赵之功，也无法与您媲美。听说徐晃还带了少数部众窥望动向，伺机反仆。曹操是奸诈之徒，不自量力要与您为敌。我担心他会暗中调拨人马来助战。虽然敌方已被重创，可他们还是强悍之师。再说，告捷的一方往往轻视敌人，所以古代名将用兵，越是胜利、越是警觉。还望将军周密地制订战略，彻底击溃敌人。我是个不堪大用的书生，占据着力不能胜的职位，很庆幸能与您为邻。倘若我的话与您的谋略有不合之处，也请多多体谅。我对您的仰慕之心，惟乞明察。） 最快的剑，看似全无锋芒。 最猛的毒，入口分外甜美。 我把两封书信慢慢放回，压在手掌下，心内情不自禁地浮上了陆议的面目：温文尔雅的五官，吴侬软语的谈吐，正像是写出这样谦卑书信的人；面对吕蒙时的意气与激切，也与书信里颂词的热度有曲异同工之处；毫无疑问这两封信都是陆议的“杰作”：从麻痹关羽、使之洋洋得意、再无挂怀荆州这个角度看，真是……致命的“杰作”！ “陆口迄今还有不少红头青蛙。”赵直像是开始了另一个的话题，其实关系紧密，“据说关羽收到这两封信后还未完全放松戒备，他命关平携带回信与礼物去探一探陆口陆议的虚实。关平在水池边见到了陆议，那里蓄了一池青蛙，陆议手提朱笔，每有青蛙跃出水面，他便就势在它额上点一下，点不中就神情沮丧，点中了就哈哈大笑。他说：真快乐。人生苦短，秉烛夜游尚嫌不够。真快乐呀！关平就这样回复了关羽。当然，”赵直唇边掠起一抹嘲弄，“关羽也哈哈大笑。” 于是不以陆议为念。 “像两个人似的……”我喃喃。 赵直耳朵却尖，立即问：“两个人？你是这么说的吗？” “难道不是？”我试图廓清遮蔽在陆逊身上的层层烟瘴，他既像容不下任何秘密的湖水，又像包含千万变数的流云，“有时单纯率直，有时诡猾阴险，有时热烈至诚，有时冷静残酷。我还记得他手捧黍米时问我们是否需要时那柔和的脸，赵直，那时我甚至认为他是像丞相一样爱养百姓、心怀慈悲之人；可看看这信笺吧！欺骗——彻头彻尾的欺骗！这样下作的背盟毁约，利用盟友的信任劫夺地盘、翻云覆雨！赵直，你曾说江东是盗匪之国，我本以为你的话失之偏激，现在却明白，真正恰如其分。就算盗贼与土匪亦不会这么背仁弃义……”发现情绪过分激动时，我停住了。赵直抱臂一旁，毫无插话的意思。我只好稍微整理思绪，尽量平和地继续道，“我想，已经不能用'性格的多个侧面'来描述我所知的'各种各样'的陆议了，相互间差别太大，超过了生命的张力与容量。要我接纳他方方面面的迥异表现，还未若让我把他视为……两个人吧。” “啪啪啪”地，赵直鼓起掌来。 “干脆加入魇师的行列吧？”他笑道，“精彩的直觉。陈寿，你相信'怪力乱神'果真存在吧？我也曾做过驱魔除妖的事，有一次对象是个少年，寻常性格怯懦，可一旦入夜，便暴躁凶悍，是被妖魔侵占了一部分意志……” “难道陆逊也……？” “啊，不不不，”他忙不迭地摇手，“当然不是。然而有时我想，从本质上看，也差不太多。在某些时候、某些方面，伯言真是个极为普通、普通到平庸的人，若与我擦身而过，我绝不会多看他一眼；可在另一些舞台上，”他耸耸肩，长长呼出一口气，“他是当之无愧的主角，他有强大、动人的力，迫使你把全部关心集中在他身上，同时与他据有同样立场：为他的欢乐而欢乐，为他的悲愁而悲愁，去关注他的一举手、一投足、一次展颜、一次沉吟，并能感到无论他做什么，都别有风情、闪耀辉煌。” “所谓的舞台，是指？” “你没能看出来？”他反问我。 “你尚未带我去看。”我沉吟片刻，道，“估计又要被赞'精彩的直觉'了。”真不知对史家而言这是赞美还是揶揄，“……战场吗？” “精彩的直觉！”他哈哈大笑，打了个响指，没有任何预告地把我拽入一座阴沉的宫殿。 “好冷。”不禁打个寒战。 赵直白了我一眼：“知道这是哪里你就不会抱怨了。” "where is it?" 他没回答我，指指不远处低矮的几案，几案旁有个头发花白的老人正在沉睡。我上前去看到几面上放了张刚刚草就的信笺，是：“贼今已在江陵，吾将复东，将军谓其能然不？”一时看不出这是谁写给谁的，兀自思索时，赵直轻轻解秘道：“昭烈皇帝。”我浑身一震，几乎条件反射地想到：永安宫！这么说这里是……永安宫！ ?不及细看，赵直手一扬，离开恰似来到一样突然。 “白帝城与永安宫，目前还不是重点。”抢在我抗议之前，赵直道，“一口吃不成个胖子，”上上下下打量我，“话说陈寿不觉得自己太瘦了吗？” “可恶。”我恼道，“那可是永安宫！丞相呢？那时丞相在吗？” “呼……”显出一副“真真无可救药”的表情，赵直回答，“还没到。方才那封信，是昭烈写给伯言的。那时曹魏举大众进屯江陵，虎视江东，新败的刘玄德致信陆议，半是威胁、半是幸灾乐祸地问，汉国趁势来攻，陆议能否抵挡。” 新败……是指彝陵之战吧。明白“目前的重点”是什么了。倘若没有失荆州、死关羽，便不会有先帝征吴，没有征吴，便没有惨败的彝陵，没有彝陵，便没有汉国元气大伤，也没有白帝驾崩、永安托孤，历史便不会像我所知道、所立足的这个样子发生、发展；看上去随随便便、不时心血来潮的魇师在引导我走入往昔这件事上，实则十分谨慎，把前因后果放在合适的位置上。接下来的话题，应该是彝陵。 “伯言这样回复了昭烈，”赵直把简短的回信背诵出来：“但恐军新破，创痍未复，始求通亲，且当自补，未暇穷兵耳。若不惟算，欲复以倾覆之余，远送以来者，无所逃命。”（“只怕您新遭大败，创伤还未痊愈，此时正该耐心养伤，与我方搞好关系，尚无精力重举刀兵。倘若您不好好掂量利弊，想要重蹈覆辙，送上门来，想再逃生可就难了。”） 好狂妄。这是我的第一反应。 “狂妄而风流。”洞察我心的赵直微笑着补充，“这是有信心、有力量掌控全盘的风流姿态。不料昭烈落井下石的一封信，得到的却是这么铿锵有力的回答。写史的人，不觉得此时的伯言有点像孔明吗？” 无论多不愿意还是要承认多少有点相像，估计这便是强者的类似之处：内心生长着骄傲的信心，能够准确地认知自我、把握与运用其强力，事实是这封回信所塑造的陆逊，比我熟知的诸葛丞相更加锋芒毕露，尽管细细咂摸，还是能咂摸出锐利之后的温和：整齐的句式、平静的口吻。 反思一场失败的战争时人们总乐于把责任推加到某一个人身上，哪怕他贵为九五至尊，亦好过承认整个国家做出了一次错误判断。所以在我接触到的议论里，多数人声称昭烈皇帝是在盛怒之下发动对吴作战的。《孙子兵法》写道：“主不可因怒而兴师，将不可以愠而致战。”人们说先帝与关羽将军情同手足，他的心智被关将军的死讯搅乱了，就算诸葛丞相与赵云将军也没法劝说他改变主意，于是赵云被撇除在主力军以外，而丞相在目送大军浩浩荡荡出征时发出一声无奈的长叹，以及——战败之后，他仰面悲道：“倘若法孝直在，一定能阻止主上东征，就算出兵，亦不会遭遇如此败绩。”这种说法，在抢救与维护了两个人：诸葛丞相与赵子龙的睿智之时，也证实着国家始终知性的一面，对汉国人来说，较为容易接受。身为史家的我却需要努力注意历史更客观、往往也更冷酷的一面，虽然探究的起点时常是臆测，却不能把臆测：尤其是一厢情愿的臆测作为根据，留入汗青，我得忍痛擦去淋漓的血色，收拾尸身，发现其本来面目，为死亡立起一座座墓碑。 “出征”的决定不是冒冒失失在缺乏理性参与的情况下做出的，要知道那时距荆州之失、关羽之死已过去了一年多。这一年里发生了许多更紧要的事：曹丕代汉、先帝建国……我相信在经历这些事时，无论执政者之前的私人情感是怎样悲痛，他都有充分的时间从私情里跃然而出，做一个较客观的判断。尽管直至大军发动的那一刻，朝里仍流传着窃窃反对的声音，可“出征”毕竟是大多数人达成的共识。“赵将军的反对态度十分坚定，这我知道。”赵云在朝议时当众指出国贼是曹丕而不是孙权，倘若讨伐曹丕，天下都会响应，可与江东开战，政治上没有光明正大的旗号，战争之轮一旦转动便难以片刻停息，是以不该舍曹魏而向东吴，不该把大量人力物力投入一场不占政治优势的客场作战。我转而问赵直，“可是，丞相呢？丞相在战前说了什么话没有？” “没有。”不料他回答得这般干脆。 “……怎么会？” “怎么不会？”赵直笑道，“莫忘记孔明不是诸葛家的独子。”提醒虽然有点迂回，我毕竟还是惊觉般想到：诸葛瑾！丞相嫡亲的兄长诸葛瑾正在江东为官，他曾参与荆州之战，因功被封为宣城侯。战后不久，吕蒙亡故，绥南将军诸葛瑾代替其职，领南郡太守，屯扎公安！ “避嫌？” “岂能不避？” “可是，”我坚持道，“倘若丞相认为征吴是错误的，怎能为了避嫌而置数万士卒性命于不顾？听任先主亲履险地而不顾？！”至少，这种“瞻前顾后”的姿态，不像我所知的诸葛丞相。 “我想……”赵直沉吟，“他不认为东征完全不可行。有一点你说对了，陈寿，那便是孔明实在不希望昭烈皇帝御驾亲征，然而这不是他能阻拦的，尤其在张飞被暗杀、杀戮者又带着他的首级奔亡江东后。再说，放眼蜀汉，一时也找不到比昭烈更合适的能主持这一场大战的将领。写史的人，你想想便知，孔明如何甘心放弃荆州？既然东吴可以将它夺去，蜀汉自然也有望将它夺回。他热望着胜利、热望着捷报，倘若说担心的话……那时孔明最担心的恐怕不是战败，而是昭烈在节节顺利的情况下不知节制、不知何时应该把重心从战争手段转移到外交手段上去：在重新占有荆州的情况下与江东重新结盟，依我之见，孔明把这视为这一战的最终目的。他甚至做好了再一次出使江东的准备。”赵直强调道，“他有在东吴纵横捭阂的信心。” 我长长叹了口气，禁不住想：当失败的消息传到时，或者更早一些，当先帝布下的七百里连营图本传到时，诸葛丞相面上，在刹那惊诧之后，将流露出怎样伤痛的表情。 “居然凭空生出个陆议！”我恨恨然的。 赵直哈哈大笑：“只许蜀汉有诸葛孔明，不许江东有陆伯言吗？陈寿你也忒小家子气。见过那么多轰轰烈烈、威武刚强的将领后，这个时代也该生出个柔软的陆伯言了。柔软这个词，”他解释道，“是有点不恰当。不过，至刚易折，荆州之战、彝陵之战，都是以柔软胜刚强的战役。陆议，是水也似的男子呵。” 水，晶莹温柔，却又摧枯拉朽、奔腾万里。沐浴、灌溉、清洗、戏耍……人们离不了它，也难以感觉到它惊人之威；可一旦山洪爆发、一旦江河泛滥，这养育一切生灵的流水，同样能毁灭一切、覆亡一切……难怪会觉得这个人，“真可怕”哩。因为受不了赵直喜滋滋称美先帝劲敌的模样，我没有附和，只问他：“那丞相是什么也似的男子呢？” “你以为？” “……唔。山吧，山峦一般。” “千仞之高，巍峨不移。”赵直微微笑了，“陈寿，与你在一起，真真轻快。” “曹丕呢？” “风。率性而为，全无执念。看上去完全无法把握无法猜测，不知风几时来，也不知它什么时候停止、什么时候转向，实则它有内在的规律性与意愿，人们若能了解这一点，便不会对它的来无影、去无踪感到不可思议了。想要闪避，便能闪避；想要迎接，便可迎接。这倒不是指曹丕对功业与利益全无兴趣，是说他只遵循自己、或他钟情的人的愿望去办事，合理的劝告若是不中听，纵然知道合理，在他这儿也完全行不通。”赵直用彝陵之战时曹丕出人意料的态度作为佐证，“彝陵便是个好例子。三足鼎立，两弱一强，弱小者唇亡齿寒，结为盟好是生存的唯一路途；偏偏弱小的两个集团发生争斗，孙权迫于昭烈的压力……（一则直呼其名，一则呼其谥号，足见魇师尊重先主远远多过孙权，这使我会心微笑）向曹丕称臣，请求庇护，而曹丕居然应承！此时他无论攻击哪一方都可以牟取到诸多好处，最好的选择当然是助蜀攻吴，江东一灭，西蜀又怎能长久？哎。”赵直发出一连串轻轻的喟叹，听得出来这叹息里毫无哀惋、可惜之意，反倒充满调侃与纵容，就像母亲放任幼子的荒唐，“他倒严守中立，像在看一场与自己全无瓜葛的白戏，下注让臣僚打赌谁会输、谁会赢，幸灾乐祸地做出看客的评价……陈寿，你知道我之所指吧？” “备不晓兵，岂有七百里营可以拒敌者乎！'苞原隰险阻而为军者为敌所禽'，此兵忌也。孙权上事今至矣。” （“刘备不通军事，哪里有连营七百里而能抵御敌人的？所谓'在杂草丛生、地形平坦、低洼潮湿、艰险阻塞之地屯扎军队，势必被敌人击败'，这是兵家的大忌啊。孙权胜利的消息马上就会到了。”） ——这便是曹丕得知先主把四十多个营寨蔓延安置了七百里之后，所做出的判断。这话说出才七天，孙权报喜的书表传至洛阳。 “还真是……一味笑昭烈，却不反躬自嘲。若能抓住这个机会，说不定三分就此归于一统。”赵直笑眯眯的。 我忍不住了，大声道：“赵直！我记得你领了汉国十数年的俸禄吧！怎么能说出这样话？！” 他怔了怔，随之啼笑皆非：“十数年俸禄？你要我变出千万金、百万银来交还国库吗？接受俸禄只是为了赢得一个能堂而皇之陪伴诸葛孔明的位置，说来真够荒诞。我堂堂魇师赵直，也曾有个人间的官职，叫'参军'的哩，哈哈！赵参军，哈哈哈哈！”果然，压根不能奢望这个妖人对汉国怀有一星半点的忠诚。我闷闷地闭上嘴。 “都是过去的事啦。”终究是赵直发话缓和气氛，亡国的事实更使这飘然姿态堂而皇之，“你的汉国，可不都没了吗？走吧！闭上眼，很多古老的新鲜事在等你。” 这是发生在章武二年（公元222年）惊动四海的一战，它就像之前的官渡、赤壁一样将要动荡整个天下，使之呈现另一番面目。不同的是，这算不上“以弱胜强”、“力量悬殊”的一战，“安抚”好曹丕，孙权积极布置了三道防线，前线由陆议率领韩当、徐盛、朱然、潘璋、孙桓等五万人负责，此时陆议的官职为大都督、假节，孙权有意借此帮助资历尚浅的陆议建立威望，事实是众位沙场宿将、宗室公子并未因此减少对陆议的怨望、不满；诸葛瑾率众屯扎公安，这是第二道防线；第三道防线同时亦是总指挥部：由孙权坐镇武昌，就像赤壁战时孙权曾拍着周瑜的背说：倘若战事失利，我便亲统貔貅上阵，与曹贼一决胜负；这一次，有必要的话，孙权也乐衷于与昭烈正面交锋吧。大致推断，江东投入此战的兵力在十万左右。先主的先锋军则为四万，由吴班、冯习率领，后续部众也差不多为四万。战争初始，先主顺江而下，战无不胜，攻无不克，面对这咄咄逼人的势头，原本驻军秭归的陆议放弃三峡，退守彝陵，也不发兵救助被困在夷道的公子孙桓，一任先主深入境内五六百里！要怎么面对麾下将军无休止的腹诽、质问与责难？我偶然把自己放置在陆议的位置上时，便感到沉重的压迫，感到人生无法独自负担，偏生又缺少知音、缺少几个能帮忙分担的“伙伴”。他是怎么在七嘴八舌的怀疑声里从正月支撑到七月的？ 赵直把我带到五月的彝陵。 他直截了当道：“我们在这里住上两个月吧？”显然这不是建议而是决定，离开他我无法回到四十三年后。 “你