Chapter 15 Liu Fu: It's all the fault of contention

Liu Fu, a native of Xiang County, Peiguo.He is still half a fellow with Cao Cao. Liu Fu was smart and eager to learn when he was a child, and he loved to use his brain and use what he learned flexibly.Often have unexpected ideas.He also likes to debate with others, and his level is top-notch, he can always persuade others, and finally follow his opinion. At that time, the world was in chaos and the princes were fighting.Anhui is particularly chaotic here. Liu Fu went south to Yangzhou (Yangzhou at the end of the Han Dynasty, whose jurisdiction is equivalent to today's Huaihe River in Anhui, south of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Fujian provinces, eastern Hubei, southeastern Henan, and Shouxian County, Anhui).He rented a few huts, taught some students, and lived a comfortable life.Liu Fu is quite good at education and has won the respect of students' parents.By the way, Liu Fu's ambition is to be an educator, to do some teaching and research in peace, not politics.

But in that chaotic world, you can’t just do whatever you want. At that time Yuan Shu's generals Qi Ji and Qin Yi were stationed in Yangzhou. They heard that Liu Fu was very talented, so they invited him to drink.Liu Fu didn't want to go, but he wanted to build a good relationship with the army. If he offends anyone, he can't offend the army. They have weapons.If you start to be ruthless, what kind of education will you do? Liu Fu came to the banquet.During the banquet, Qi and Qin, you and I, persuaded Liu Fu to go to the camp as a military adviser. One day, he could be introduced to Yuan Shu and become the chief adviser. Education is much stronger.

You see, we have not received much education, and we still lead troops to fight and guard one side. The two are very proud. Liu Fu didn't say anything, he ate, drank, and listened carefully. After hearing that the two of them had almost reached the point, he put down his chopsticks and asked, what kind of person do you think Yuan Shu is? Qi Ji said, what else is there to say?A generation of British lords, let alone other things, as far as his family background is large, four generations and three princes, disciples and old officials are all over the world, and he occupies Huainan by himself, so the power is not bad.I heard that he recently got the Jade Seal of the Kingdom from Sun Ce. Soon, he will definitely become the emperor. At that time, we will all be the heroes of the founding of the country and enjoy endless glory and wealth. Isn't it beautiful!

Qin Yi followed suit, yes, yes, yes, yes, you have to follow Yuan Minggong as soon as possible, wait for him to become the emperor, and then go to curry favor with him. arrive. Liu Fu smiled, he shook his head, the words of the two generals were wrong.I have seen through Yuan Shu a long time ago. He is mediocre, has no ambitions, is short-sighted, only stares at the one-acre three-point land in front of him, and always wants to be the emperor.As soon as he became the emperor, he became the target of public criticism.The princes of the world will rise up and attack it.At that time, let alone the emperor, he would not even be able to separate the city and become a sheriff.If you are alive, you have to be hunted down, and if you are dead, you have to be exhumed and flogged if you are buried in the ground.Yuan Shu can't protect himself, let alone you little shrimps. Once the flood comes, you will be washed away without a trace. By then, it will be too late to regret it.

Generals Qi and Qin were a little dazed when they heard this, alas, what should we do then? Liu Fu said, I think you might as well vote for Cao Cao.Looking at the heroes in the world, Cao Cao is the best among heroes.I heard that recently he welcomed the emperor to Xu, recruited talents, farmed and accumulated grain, and worked hard to become stronger.Wisdom is not lacking in preparation, and vision is not far-sighted, and it will surely become a great cause in the future.To go to him is to go to the Ming Lord.It's still too late for the two of you to vote for him. Wait until he unifies the world, and then you go to curry favor with him. It's too late, it's too early to be someone!

As soon as the second general heard it, what you said was very kind, and I am willing to vote for Duke Cao immediately. Originally, the second general was to persuade Liu Fu, but was persuaded by Liu Fu.What do you say this is! So the two generals pulled out their camp overnight and went to Xuchang to join Cao Cao.Cao Cao was very happy when he saw the two generals, and spoke highly of them for abandoning the dark and turning to the bright. He added officials and promoted them to nobles, and gave them gold and silver treasures. The second general was very grateful and said that it was not the two of us who had this insight.At the beginning, the two of us were obsessed with obsession, but fortunately we had someone to point us out, so we repented and came to see Duke Ming.

When Cao Cao heard it, oh, who is this person? The second general said, Liu Fu. The second general explained the whole process in detail.Cao Cao was very happy and immediately sent someone to Yangzhou to invite Liu Fu.Talking with Liu Fu, I feel that Liu Fu is extremely talented and good at connecting theory with practice. He is a rare talent.So he was appointed as Situ Mansion. Sure enough, a year later, Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor.Three years later, Yuan Shu was blocked by the princes and died of vomiting blood. Huainan was included in Cao Cao. The two generals Qi and Qin wiped off their sweat after hearing the news, and said to Liu Fu, thanks to Mr.'s advice, otherwise we would all die without a place to bury them.

Liu Fu said that if it comes true occasionally, it is not worth mentioning. This year, wars broke out in the southeast area, and the governor of Yangzhou was killed by Sun Ce's men.The relationship between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao has deteriorated again, and a wise man is urgently needed to control the situation in the southeast.After much deliberation, Cao Cao thought of Liu Fu. Cao Cao said that the Jianghuai area suffered from wars, and my husband is more familiar with it and has a mass base, so he can clean up the mess and rectify the rivers and mountains. Liu Fu said that he was willing to serve his life.

So Cao Cao played the role of the emperor and appointed Liu Fu as the governor of Yangzhou. Liu Fu took the order and rode alone to Hefei Kongcheng to establish a state government and promulgate laws. On the one hand, appease the garrison, let them station with peace of mind, keep themselves safe, and don't break the law and discipline.On the one hand, educate the common people, and spread grace.Large-scale farming, construction of water conservancy, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and a stable situation where the people are rich in food. Liu Fu felt that it was not enough to eat and drink enough, and education was also necessary.He is an expert in education.He set up a school in Hefei City, recruited some scholars to teach, and served as the principal himself.When I have nothing to do, I go to the school for a walk, inspect it, and sometimes when I am happy, I give lectures to my classmates, or sit in the back of the classroom and listen to the lectures.Principal Liu does not listen to lectures in vain, he is good at finding problems.He asked the students not to follow blindly, but to dare to question the teacher's lectures and put forward their own opinions for discussion.Every time, he always set an example.

When the teacher is talking happily, he will stand up, raise objections, and let everyone discuss. In Hefei City, the folk customs are good, the study style is good, and there is a scene of peace and prosperity. Liu Fu said that once there is peace, we should not take it lightly, forget about war, and city defense will always come first.He builds walls.Stack wood and stones on the towers, weave tens of millions of grass thatch, store thousands of dendrobium of fish paste, and prepare for wartime defense. At this time, Cao Cao unified the north, liberated Jingzhou peacefully, and wanted to send troops to the south of the Yangtze River to attack Sun Quan.He thought of Liu Fulai, this man has a lot of insights, and it is time to employ people, so it is better to invite him to advise and plan.

When Liu Fu was ordered to leave Hefei, the common people were reluctant to let him go.Liu Fu said, I will come back as soon as the Jiangnan war is over. Everyone said that at that time, even if you want to come back, you will not be able to come back. Can the prime minister let you go? Liu Fu said, I will definitely try my best to ask to come, because I am suitable for working at the grassroots level and have a deep relationship with everyone. Liu Fu did not expect that once he left, he would never come back. Cao Cao connected the warship to the river with iron rings, and the momentum was very majestic.One night, Prime Minister Cao held a banquet on the warship and drank with Wen and Wu.After drinking for three rounds, Prime Minister Cao became very popular in poetry, and Heng Li wrote a song "Duan Ge Xing". Prime Minister Cao was very excited. After finishing the poem, he was polite and courteous. Everyone is welcome to give their opinions. Everyone else applauded.Only one person shouted that the prime minister's poems are good, but there are a few lines that are not appropriate.When the army is equal, when the soldiers are using their lives, why did the prime minister make such ominous words?There are ominous words in your poem. Cao Cao saw that it was Liu Fu, so he asked, how do you say this? Liu Fu said, there are ominous words in your poems, and it is even more inappropriate to say these ominous words when we are about to go to war with Soochow. Cao Cao said, which words are unlucky? Liu Fu said, "The moon and stars are scarce, and the black magpies fly south; they circle the tree three times, but there are no branches to rely on."These words are very unlucky. Liu Fu put on a posture of arguing, and wanted to explain the reasons in detail. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao's face changed all of a sudden, and he yelled: How dare an ordinary man defeat my Shixing! With a shake of his hand, he raised his lance and stabbed Liu Fu in the bow of the boat. Then, Cao Cao threw the lance away and went back to the camp to sleep. When Cao Cao woke up the next day, thinking of Liu Fu's assassination, he regretted it very much. He appeased Liu Fu's son and ordered Liu Fu to be buried with the ceremony of three princes. In the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao lost, and regretted stabbing Liu Fu to death. Later, Sun Quan led 100,000 troops to besiege Hefei City.It was raining every day, and the city wall looked like it was about to collapse. The guard remembered Liu Fu's words, covered the city wall with thatch, and burned fish paste at night to illuminate the outside of the city, observing the enemy's actions as a precaution.Sun Quan was defeated soon after. Cao Cao went to Hefei to inspect and heard that the local soldiers and civilians were speaking well of Liu Fu.Knowing that Liu Fu founded a school and advocated contention, he regretted killing Liu Fu by mistake. On second thought, Liu Fu, you are also at fault.Everyone contends, it's not impossible to be active and lively, but it must not be regardless of the occasion, especially when I am drunk. It seems that the grassroots cadres still can't grasp the scale when they come to the upper level.