Chapter 41 Qiao Zhou: helpless persistence

Qiao Zhou was a bitter child. His father died early, and he lived with his mother.The mother is sick, and it is all dependent on the elder brother to carry the work outside to maintain the family. Qiao Zhou grew up a little bit, and he likes to read, and his favorite is the Six Classics, and he forgets to sleep and eat all night long.Sometimes when he was reading, he would be so happy that his elder brother's hair would straighten out. His brother said, you have grown up too, it's time to do something for the family.What's the use of you reading those things. Qiao Zhou squinted and said, Wait until one day, I will let you know the usefulness of my reading these things.

His elder brother sighed and said, how can our family support a nerd like you. Qiao Zhou said, I don't want you to support me, I will support myself. Qiao Zhou likes astronomy and often stares at the sky in a daze.Qiao Zhou also liked the Book of Changes.He left home, found a house outside to live in, and earned money by telling fortunes to others. He is very good at divination, and people from all over the world come to him. His elder brother said, the money I earn from working so hard for a year is not as good as his talking nonsense for a month. What kind of world is this? No matter how his elder brother didn't understand, the business of Qiao Zhou's hexagram hall was very good, and there was a lot of people.

Just when his fortune-telling career was in full swing, Qiao Zhou closed the door of the divination hall. He posted a notice on the door, to the effect that he had a fortune-telling last night, and he was about to make a fortune. The mission of fortune-telling here has been completed, and he is about to start a new stage of life, and he will go to fortune-telling for important people. He packed his luggage and went to Chengdu to see Liu Zhang, the Lord of Xichuan.He made a calculation for Liu Zhang, saying that Liu Zhang will have great development in the future.Liu Zhang was very happy, thinking that his calculations were accurate, and appointed him an official.

But Liu Zhang didn't make any big progress.Soon, his subordinate Zhang Song led the wolf into the house and brought Liu Bei into Xichuan.Liu Bei led his elite soldiers and generals to Chengdu soon. Liu Zhang was terrified, and hurriedly asked Ji Yu's advisers. Many of them advocated fighting to the end, but Qiao Zhou insisted on surrendering.Qiao Zhou said, I made a fortune last night, Xichuan should change hands, this is God's will, we can't go against God's will. So Liu Zhang listened to Qiao Zhou's words, went out of the city and surrendered, and welcomed Liu Bei into Chengdu.

Qiao Zhou became Liu Bei's man. When Liu Bei saw Qiao Zhou, he was very displeased.how?Because Qiao Zhou is ugly. Qiao Zhou is really ugly.His eyes are slanted to one side, his nose is turned upwards, and his lips are turned outwards. When he speaks, he reveals two rows of loose and extremely irregular yellow teeth.The chicken breast is pulled out and the bowed legs are bent.You said, how can a person match like this?Ok? Although he looks ugly, he is full of knowledge.He has a good understanding of astronomy and geography, and is also proficient in the Six Classics.It may be that if you have too much knowledge, you will be stubborn and love to admit death.Standing in the middle of the court hall, holding his head up, citing scriptures and allusions, he speaks vernacular.It's fine if you are articulate, but you have a bit of a stutter, and it's really tiresome to babble on a single sentence for a long time.

Not only Liu Bei didn't like it, but many civil and military ministers didn't like it. Only Zhuge Liang was very tolerant to him and gave him three points of courtesy. The prime minister said, Qiao Zhou is a good man, you should respect him more. But he didn't respect Prime Minister Zhuge. Liu Bei died of illness in Baidi City, leaving him alone to Prime Minister Zhuge.Prime Minister Zhuge was grateful for the kindness of the former master, and wanted to launch the Northern Expedition. The prime minister bid farewell to the late master Liu Chan, and also posted a copy of "Teacher List", which is very touching.The empress felt sorry for the prime minister, and discussed with the prime minister: You just came back from the southern expedition, and the pommel horse has worked hard. Can't you go after a few months of recuperation?

The prime minister said, Your Majesty, why don't you want to rest for a while.However, I have never dared to slack off because of the heavy burden placed on me by my predecessor.Now that the south has settled down and internal worries have been eliminated, if we don’t attack the Central Plains while the iron is hot, will we have to wait until we die of old age in vain! Everyone was very moved.The atmosphere was very solemn. At this time, someone came out of the class and knelt down, minister, there is this Qi, Qi, Qi Zou. Just by hearing the voice, one knew it was Qiao Zhou. Qiao Zhou said that the minister thought that it was not appropriate for the prime minister to send troops to attack Wei.The state of Wei is strong, but the state of Shu is weak.Attacking the strong with the weak is like hitting a stone with a pebble.Moreover, the prime minister has just returned from the Southern Expedition, so he should recuperate and care for people's hearts, and he should not use military power to consume national power.

The ministers in the court really wanted to shout: Shut your stinky mouth! But no one dared to shout.Everyone saw Prime Minister Zhuge Liang listening with a smile, not angry at all. Qiao Zhouyue talked more and more vigorously, and even brought up astronomy: I watched the sky last night, the north is full of vitality, and the stars are brighter, so don't take it lightly! Speaking of this, Qiao Zhou turned to the prime minister and asked the prime minister, you also know astronomy very well, why do you do it knowing that you can't do it? The prime minister said that what Dr. Qiao said is also reasonable, but the way of heaven is impermanent and cannot be restrained. The way of heaven can also be changed by manpower.

Qiao Zhou still wanted to debate, but the prime minister patted him on the shoulder and went down to the palace. That night, all the ministers gathered in the prime minister's mansion to have a farewell party for the prime minister, but no one informed Qiao Zhou.But Qiao Zhou broke in by himself and said, Prime Minister, you can't send troops.These days, visions abound.For example, tens of thousands of birds flew from the south and threw themselves into the Han River collectively.Also, the common people in Chengdu often hear the cries of cypresses at night.These visions are all ominous omens.Please think deeply, the prime minister must not be impulsive, it will be in vain.

The prime minister said that the country's major affairs should not be abolished because of these heresies and false talks.Well, I will go to Hanzhong first, and I will act on camera. Qiao Zhou saw that he couldn't move the prime minister, stomped his feet and said to the people next to him, you guys, for the sake of your own name, dare not tell the truth, you are all officials who are wrong, wrong, and wrong to the country! Qiao Zhou walked away shaking his head, stomping his feet and beating his chest. Someone told the prime minister that Qiao Zhou should be punished! The prime minister laughed out loud, regardless of him, let's talk about the great event of the Northern Expedition!

After that, the prime minister left Qishan six times and died of illness in Wuzhangyuan.Jiang Wei made nine expeditions to the Central Plains, but failed to win.Every time he goes out to fight, Qiao Zhou remonstrates bitterly.However, no one adopted his opinion, and he was ridiculed by the officials: This ugly ghost really knows the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth. In 263 A.D., General Deng Ai of Wei Zhengxi smuggled to Yinping and trapped Chengdu.Some ministers were willing to live and die with the city, and some ministers suggested abandoning Chengdu early and borrowing troops from the Nanman to conquer Shu.Some people wanted to take refuge in the ally Soochow.Only Qiao Zhou tried his best to resist all opinions and asked the queen to descend to Wei as soon as possible.Because the Nanman's wild nature is hard to change, he is afraid of being harmed, and Dongwu will not be able to protect himself in the end, so it is better to surrender as soon as possible. Finally, the latter accepted Qiao Zhou's suggestion and prepared to surrender to Wei. Qiao Zhou returned home amidst everyone's contempt and censure.He secretly took out a letter from under the box.This letter was sent to Qiao Zhou by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang before he died of illness at the front line of Qishan.In the letter, the prime minister said frankly that his Northern Expedition to the Central Plains was really a last resort.If the Wei army attacked Chengdu in the future, someone would persuade His Majesty to fight to the death, or to join Nanzhong or Dongwu, all of which would be a way of disaster.Sir, please advise Your Majesty to put the common people first, obey the destiny, and surrender to Wei.At the end of the letter, the prime minister sighed and said that in the whole country of Shu, only the husband can stick to the correct opinion! Qiao Zhou took the fire and lit the letter.Watching the fire gradually weaken and the smoke slowly dissipate, Qiao Zhou burst into tears. At this time, the shouting and killing outside the city gradually disappeared, and finally, it was calm. Qiao Zhou (AD 199-270), styled Yunan, was born in Xichong, Brazil.Young orphan, living with mother and brother.Since he was long, he was devoted to studying in ancient times, his family was poor, and he never asked about his fortune. He recited classics, laughed alone, and forgot to sleep and eat.Study the six classics, especially good books.I know astronomy quite well, but I don't pay attention to it; the articles of various scholars are not written in my heart, so I don't read them all.Eight feet in length, simple in appearance, sincere in sexuality, not talented in debates, but subconscious and sensitive.In Jianxing, the prime minister led Yizhou Mu and ordered Zhou to encourage learning.The great general Jiang Wan led the governor and moved to work as a scholar of classics. He was a scholar in the prefecture.The queen established a prince, took Zhou as a servant, and transferred the family order.From time to time, the Lord travels quite a lot and expands his vocal music.Zhou Shangshu remonstrated, moved to Zhongsan doctor, and still served the prince.At that time, the number of military troops came out, and the common people were exhausted. Zhou and Shangshu ordered Chen to discuss his interests, and retreated to write about it, which is called the theory of hatred for the country.Later, he moved to Doctor Guanglu, who was in the rank of Jiulie.Although Zhou did not deal with political affairs, he used Confucianism to observe etiquette.In the winter of the sixth year of Jingyao (AD 263), Deng Ai, the great general of Wei, entered Yinping, conquered Jiangyou, and the people harassed them.The queen's envoys met with ministers, but nothing came out.Some thought they would vote for Wu, or they thought they would flee to the south, but Zhou thought it was better to surrender to Wei, so he fought hard, and the latter followed Zhou's policy. At that time, King Wen of Jin Dynasty was the Xiangguo of Wei Dynasty. He granted the title of Tinghou of Yangcheng because of Zhou's achievements in the whole country.He also wrote a book to open the Zhou Dynasty, and Zhou sent it to Hanzhong, but he was unable to enter due to difficulties and illnesses.The Jin Dynasty practiced the war, and the imperial edict was issued to send Zhou.Zhou Suiyu Jiyi Luo, Taishi three years (AD 267) to.He couldn't afford it because of his illness, so he worshiped the captain of the cavalry. Zhou Nai granted him the title of Chen Wugong, and asked for the return of the noble land, but he refused.In the autumn of the sixth year of Taishi (AD 270), he served as a regular servant on Sanqi, and died in winter.All of his writings include more than a hundred chapters on legal training, five classics, and ancient history research (book).