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My interest in "The Peacock Flies to the Southeast" first began with Mr. Lu Kanru.When he was defending his doctoral dissertation, an examiner asked him why the peacock flew southeast, and Mr. Lu replied: "There are tall buildings in the northwest." He used nineteen ancient poems to answer questions and answers to Yuefu, which can be described as extremely subtle. I had read the long poem "The Peacock Flies to the Southeast" a long time ago, but at that time I was only immersed in the tragedy of love between Jiao and Liu, without any other thoughts.On a sunny afternoon, I was tired of Warcraft and Kaede Matsushima, so I pulled out this long poem from the bookshelf again, and decided to cultivate my sentiment.

Rereading it this time, I discovered a detail that I hadn’t paid much attention to before: Although this poem was written during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the story took place during the Jian’an period at the end of the Han Dynasty.During the Jian'an period, it was the busiest 20 years before the Three Kingdoms. Will the characters in "Peacock" have a wonderful intersection with the heroes of the Three Kingdoms that we are familiar with?This got me interested in some textual research. The preface of "The Peacock Flies to the Southeast" (hereinafter referred to as "The Peacock") mentions that "in the middle of Jian'an at the end of the Han Dynasty, Jiao Zhongqing's wife Liu Shi, a small official in the Lujiang Mansion." It can be seen that this story happened in Lujiang, and the only one who can be called the mansion can only be Lujiang. The seat of the county.Shucheng, the seat of Lujiang County in the later Han Dynasty, was not moved to Wancheng until the Jian'an period. The story of "Peacock" may have happened in Wancheng.This will be explained later.

According to the plot described in the poem, after Liu Lanzhi was dismissed and returned home, the county magistrate first came to ask the Liu family to marry him. After being rejected, the prefect sent the county magistrate and the master book as lobbyists to ask for marriage for his fifth son.Liu Lanzhi's elder brother said that marrying Jiao Zhongqing was "not as peaceful as heaven and earth" compared with marrying into the prefect's family, so Jiao Zhongqing may be a member of the history of Cao Cao directly under the county government. Under Wei and Zhu Cao, he was probably just a senior planner, and he was paid the lowest salary-Zuo Shifeng, eight hu a month.Therefore, his family was relatively poor, and he had to ask his wife to weave cloth every night to subsidize the family.

This prefect who wants to marry Liu Lanzhi as his daughter-in-law is a very important clue, and it is an important bridge connecting the poem "Peacock" with the outside world.Although the name of the prefect is not clearly mentioned in the poem, we have sufficient historical materials to find possible candidates. After a quick check, Lu Kang, Liu Xun, Li Shu (described), Sun He, Sun Shao, Zhu Guang, and Lu Meng served as the prefects of Lujiang in the order of Jian'an years—in fact, there was Lei Xu in the middle, but He's just entrenched, not formally appointed, and doesn't count.

The evolution of Lujiang prefect during the Jian'an period is roughly as follows: Lu Kang was from the time of Emperor Ling. He was appointed as the prefect of Lujiang around the end of Guanghe and the beginning of Zhongping. He was killed by Sun Ce sent by Yuan Shu in the third year of Xingping (AD 195).Yuan Shu immediately appointed Liu Xun, a general under his command, as the prefect of Lujiang, and moved the administration to Wancheng.In the fourth year of Jian'an (199 A.D.), Liu Xun was killed by Sun Ce, and Sun Ce sent Li Shu (described) as the prefect of Lujiang.In the fifth year of Jian'an, after Sun Ce's death, Li Shu was quite rebellious and was defeated by the eighteen-year-old Sun Quan. Then Sun He was promoted to the prefect of Lujiang, but soon this title was given to Sun Shao (this Sun Shao was not Sun Ce. son, but a native of Beihai, who later became Sun Quan's prime minister).But because Lei Xu, Mei Gan, Chen Lan and others have been making troubles, Lujiang has not been stable.

Cao Cao sent Liu Fu, the governor of Yangzhou, to ride into Anhui alone, and built an empty city of Hefei empty-handed. Lei Xu and others surrendered, and the land of Anhui was flattened.Then Cao Cao sent Zhu Guang to be the prefect of Lujiang to consolidate the front line of Wancheng.In May of the nineteenth year of Jian'an, Lu Meng captured Lujiang and captured Zhu Guang. Lu Meng was made the prefect of Lujiang.Since then, the Lujiang River has been divided into two parts.After Lu Meng was transferred to be the prefect of Hanchang, the prefect of Lujiang in the Wu family was vacant for a period of time under the supervision of Sun He and Sun Jiao, and finally returned to Xu Sheng.And the prefect of Lujiang in Wei was Liu Jing, Liu Fu's son-but that was all after Cao Pi became emperor.

It can be seen from this that the prefect who married Liu Lanzhi as his fifth son should be one of these seven people. First of all, Lu Kang can be ruled out.He died before changing to Yuan Jian'an. Secondly, Xu Sheng can also be ruled out. He took over as the prefect of Lujiang too late, and it was not during the Jian'an period. A thorough reading of the poem "Peacock" shows that when the story happened, Lujiang was still a peaceful place.The prefect still has leisure time to marry his fifth son a daughter-in-law. The wedding ceremony is very grand and grand. In this way, Lu Meng, Sun He, and Sun Shao were also excluded.

When Lu Meng was worshiped as the prefect of Lujiang, he was stationed in Xunyang, and his main energy was to suppress the bandits in Luling.After the Luling bandits were suppressed, Lu Meng immediately went to attack Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang. He was so busy that he probably couldn't take care of Lujiang affairs at all, let alone marrying his son a wife. When Sun He was the prefect of Lujiang, he was young and weak. Let alone five sons, even if he could, he couldn't hold a wedding.Moreover, the background of Sun He taking over as the prefect of Lujiang is very unusual.At that time, Sun Quan had just succeeded Sun Ce, but his foothold was not stable, and he was eager to establish his prestige, so he ruthlessly dealt with Li Shu, who was then the prefect of Lujiang.The process was extremely tragic: "It was the age of the year that the army attacked Shu in Wancheng. Shu closed its doors... the food was exhausted, and the women swallowed it. So the city was slaughtered, the owl Shu was the leader, and more than 30,000 people moved to his tribe. "("Three Kingdoms · The Biography of Wu Zhu") First, there was a besieged city, then a famine, massacres, and then a great migration.

Sun Shao, who succeeded Sun He, was old enough, but he faced the rebellion of Lei Xu and others in the south, and the suppression of Liu Fu, the governor of Yangzhou in the north. thing. Zhu Guang was the longest-serving prefect of Lujiang. He took office in Jian'an, and was not captured by Sun Quan until the 19th year of Jian'an, at least for ten years.Could he be the prefect in "Peacock"? "Three Kingdoms: Biography of Wu Zhu" contains: "At the beginning, Cao Gong feared that the Jiangbin counties and counties would be neglected by power, and ordered them to move inward, and the people were shocked. More than 100,000 households from Lujiang, Jiujiang, Qichun, and Guangling went eastward. Jiang, Jiangxi Suixu, south of Hefei there is only Wancheng." During Zhu Guang's tenure, in order to guard against the military pressure from Soochow, all the residents under his rule moved eastward, and only Wancheng, which was almost a military fortress, was left in the entire Lujiang River.

Cao Cao pulled tens of thousands of households in Hanzhong, and Zhuge Liang couldn't fully recover after decades of management.The relocation of more than 100,000 households from Lujiang and other places at a time shows how much damage the local economy has suffered. In fact, Lujiang had already become a border area where Cao and Sun forces ebbed and flowed, and had been under the vanguard for many years.Zhu Guang undertakes a heavy battle preparation work. Even if he wants to marry his son, he will definitely not be like the poem said: "The blue bird and the white boat, the four-cornered dragon flag. The graceful turns with the wind, the golden car and the jade make the wheel. The green cockroach Horses, tassels and golden saddles" are so extravagant.

Then, there are only two people left in the end: Liu Xun and Li Shu. In other words, the story of "Peacock" can basically be determined to have occurred between the first year of Jian'an and the fifth year of Jian'an. Liu Xun's tenure was from the first year to four years of Jian'an, while Li Shu's tenure was only one year.Of the two of them, who is the prefect in "Peacock"? It seems that we still have to find evidence from poetry. When Jiao Zhongqing went back to bid farewell to his mother, he said, "Today is a strong wind and cold, the cold wind destroys the trees, and the severe frost forms Tinglan." Therefore, it is also known as "Wang Chunhua".The flowering period of magnolias in the Yangtze River Basin is generally in January of the lunar calendar.According to Zhu Kezhen, the end of the Han Dynasty was in the second coldest period in Chinese history, and the average temperature was 1 to 2 degrees Celsius lower than modern times. Therefore, the flowering period of the Lujiang River in the south of the Yangtze River will be the same as the current Yellow River Basin. Therefore, judging from the scene described by Jiao Zhongqing, the so-called "big wind and cold" is exactly when the spring is cold at the beginning of one year old, which is probably between February and March. From the description in the poem, it can be seen that when Jiao Zhongqing said these words, the prefect was happily preparing for the wedding. The poem "Peacock" makes it clear: "Your Majesty hears about it, and he is very happy in his heart. Reopen the book according to the calendar, so that within this month, the heaven and earth will be in harmony. Liangji is on the 30th day, and today is the 27th. You can go to get married .” In other words, Liu Lanzhi's wedding was scheduled for the 30th.Judging from the fact that the "Tinglan" of Jiao Zhongqing's family was destroyed by wind and frost, it should be March 30th. That day was an auspicious day determined by the prefect himself, and it was also on this day that Jiao and Liu died in love. Next, let us calculate the heavenly stems and earthly branches of the five March 30ths from the first year of Jian'an to the fifth year of Jian'an.The year and month are relatively clear, and you can find out at a glance: It is difficult to calculate the date, because in the last years of Emperor Ling, the imperial court switched to the quarter calendar improved by Liu Hong, the author of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic".So I set a benchmark. "Book of the Later Han Dynasty Xiandi Biography" contains: "(the first year of Jian'an) Xin Chou in the autumn and August, fortunately Nangong Yang Andian. Guimao, General Zhang Yang of Anguo was the Great Sima....In Xinhai, General Cao Cao of Zhendong took the command of Sili Xiaowei, Lu Shangshu....Gengshen, moved the capital to Xu. Jisi, fortunately Cao Cao's camp." There are five days in the same month: Xin Chou, Gui Mao, Xin Hai, Geng Shen, and Ji Si.Xin Chou and Ji Si have a head and a tail, and the difference between the two is twenty-nine days.The same biography also said that "Jiazi in the seventh month of autumn, I drove to Luoyang... Ding Chou, worshiping God in the suburbs... Jimao, visiting the Taimiao".Using this as a reference, it can be determined that the first day of August in the first year of Jian'an is Jiazi. What follows is a lengthy and monotonous calculation, omitted.In short, from the first year of Jian'an to the fifth year, among the five March 30th, only March 30th of the fifth year of Jian'an met the prefect's so-called "Liuhe Correspondence, Good and Auspicious Thirty". According to traditional numerology, it is not considered auspicious day. In the fifth year of Jian'an, the reigning prefect of Lujiang was Li Shu. Here is a brief review of Li Shu's experience. According to the few historical records, this person was from Runan, and he was quite trusted under Sun Ce's command.In the fourth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shu died. Some of Yuan Shu's generals tried to defect to Sun Ce, but were intercepted and killed by Lujiang prefect Liu Xun.Sun Ce was furious and sent his troops to attack the Lujiang River.Liu Xun had nowhere to go, so he had to go north to join Cao Cao.Sun Ce appointed his general Li Shu as the prefect of Lujiang on the spot, and allocated 3,000 troops to him. Cao Cao saw that Sun Ce was sitting on the throne, and he was afraid that he would be attacked before Yuan Shao was eliminated.It happened that Xun Yu recommended a man named Yan Xiang to deal with Yuan Shu in the south.Now that Yuan Shu was dead, Cao Cao appointed Yan Xiang as the governor of Yangzhou on the spot to appease Sun Ce, and also promoted Sun Quan as a maverick to show his kindness.What Yan Xiang didn't expect was that he was killed by Li Shu as soon as he arrived in Lujiang. Whether Li Shu killed Yan Xiang was due to Li Shu's domineering or Sun Ce's instigation, it is no longer possible to verify. In short, a dignified governor was killed just like this.And Cao Cao was too busy dealing with Yuan Shao to settle accounts with him.Within two months, Sun Ce, who was intending to attack Xu Du, was assassinated by members of Xu Gong's family.As a result, the murder of Yan Xiang was shelved. Sun Quan, who was only 18 years old, took over Sun Ce's career, and Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao and others assisted him wholeheartedly, but that didn't mean everyone agreed.Li Shujiu had a different intention. Seeing Sun Ce's death, he accepted the defectors from Sun Quan's command in a very high-profile manner, intending to stand on his own.Sun Quan asked him who he wanted, and Li Shu replied with an extremely arrogant letter: "If you have virtue, you will return, if you have no virtue, you will rebel, and you should not return it." Sun Quan was worried that he had nowhere to kill when he first took power. He immediately wrote to Cao Cao, saying: "Yan Inspector was selected by you personally. I didn't expect that he would be cut off by Li Shu as soon as he came here. I have long disliked him, so let me replace you for Uncle Cao." Revenge!" So Sun Quan personally led the Sun family to besiege the city. Li Shu was desperate and asked Cao Cao for help.Cao Cao had neither interest nor energy to save him. As a result, Wancheng was breached and Li Shu took the head, ending his disgraceful life. It took about half a year for Li Shu to be the prefect of Lujiang to his defeat, spanning the four and five years of Jian'an.Although the time was short, it was still relatively peaceful. There was no war, no massacre, no migration. It was the last peaceful time for the people of Lujiang. From a psychological point of view, Li Shu is a rebellious person. Although he dare not make mistakes under Sun Ce, such things as ambition cannot be suppressed.When he was appointed as the prefect of Lujiang and had his own armed forces and territory for the first time, he must have been overjoyed.It is understandable to marry his son with such high spirits and take the opportunity to make a big fuss. Therefore, the prefect's identity problem was initially resolved.From this point of view, the tragedy of Jiao Zhongqing and Liu Lanzhi was only half a year ahead of schedule.Even if they were not separated and continued to depend on each other, they would soon be massacred by Sun Quan; even if they escaped the massacre, they would be forced to move to the north by Cao Cao along with hundreds of thousands of other households.If you are unlucky, the husband and wife, one in Lujiang in Wei and the other in Lujiang in Wu, cannot communicate, which is even more miserable.The fate of little people in troubled times is really embarrassing. While I am satisfied, I still have a little bit of regret, and there is a question that I can't get rid of all the time-is "Peacock" really just a sad song for a small person?Are Jiao Zhongqing and Liu Lanzhi really just unknown grains of sand in the troubled times? Rereading "Peacock" again, I found myself missing a small detail. This detail is irrelevant to "Peacock" itself.But when the connection between "Peacock" and the outside world was determined, what these details connected together was a historical possibility that surprised our future generations suddenly surfaced. In "Peacock Flying Southeast", Jiao Zhongqing told his mother about his deep affection for Liu Lanzhi. His mother said: "He is too mediocre! This woman has no etiquette, and she acts freely. I have been angry for a long time, how can you be free! My boss has A virtuous girl, her name is Qin Luofu. She is very poor, and my mother is begging for you. You can send her quickly, and be careful not to stay!" His mother felt that there was a neighbor named Qin Luofu who was much better than Liu Lanzhi, and advised her son to marry that new love. Does this girl's name sound familiar? Qin Luofu? Isn't that the heroine in another Yuefu song "Mo Shang Sang"? In "Moshang Sang", Luo Fu is a wise and loyal woman. When the frivolous "envoy" molested her, she rejected the other party's request with clever words. There is a saying that "Qin Luofu" is a general term for beauties in the Han Dynasty, so this name appears in both Yuefu, which is of course a possibility. But there is another possibility—what if the two Qin Luofu are the same person? In other words, suppose Qin Luofu really lived in Lujiang during the Jian'an period, and was a neighbor with Jiao Zhongqing? In "Moshang Sang", Qin Luofu once boasted of his husband in this way: "There are more than a thousand riders in the east, and the husband is at the top. How can you know the husband? The white horse is from the liju; the black silk is the horsetail. Fifteen government officials , 20 court officials, 30 servants, and 40 city dwellers." Among them, "15 small officials in the mansion, 20 court officials, 30 servants, and 40 city dwellers" cannot be regarded as a real resume.At the end of the Han Dynasty, the doctor was an official in the palace and belonged to the emperor's guards, but most of them were idle jobs and honorary titles. It was impossible to obtain this official position at the age of twenty; A provincial official is closer to the monarch than a doctor. Therefore, from a small official to a doctor, and then to a waiter, etc., it is just a false finger and comparison, implying that her husband and son-in-law are rich and powerful, and have a high official position.Many poems in the Yuefu mention "Servant Zhonglang" as a synonym for exaggerating one's own high official position. There are two explanations for "juancheng residence". One is that he lives in a special city, which is a metaphor for local officials such as prefects, governors, and state shepherds. The other is that he is qualified to live in the capital and is a capital official. So this passage should mean to express that my husband-in-law is on the rise, high and powerful. "Book of the Later Han Dynasty Yufu Zhi Zhuma Zhiwen" contains: "Those who have a scorpion under Qing, who are sweaty and have a green wing tail, should be Lu Wenshao." The black silk is tied with a ponytail", which shows that it is dignified. What you really need to pay attention to is the first two sentences: "There are more than a thousand riders in the east, and the husband-in-law lives above." The east is Luoyang, the eastern capital, and it is further extended to be the capital where the emperor is. The second explanation is the Beijing official. Qin Luofu's husband can command more than a thousand cavalry and is also a Beijing official. What kind of position is this? Checking the "Han Guanyi", we can know that the captain of Changshui led 736 Wuhuan cavalry, and 157 officials, which add up to exactly 1,000.After searching all the official positions in the Han Dynasty, the only one who fits the "Qianqi", "Capital" and "near officials" at the same time is Changshui Xiaowei, whose rank is more than two thousand stones. Captain Changshui belonged to the schools of the Northern Army, and was in charge of the Wuhuan and Hu cavalry stationed in Changshui and Xuanqu.At the end of the Han Dynasty, although this position was no longer in command of the army, the establishment still existed. Since Qin Luofu and Jiao Zhongqing were both from Jian'an, her husband-in-law should also be from Jian'an.In the first dynasty of Jian'an, there was only one person who served as the captain of Changshui, and there was only one person who could be found-Zhong Ji. All of a sudden, we were thrown far away from Lujiang to Xudu in the north. Changshui Xiaowei Zhong Ji, General Cheqi Guojiu Dong Cheng, General Zhaoxin Wu Zilan, Yilang Wu Shuo and others were all loyal ministers around Emperor Xian.In the fourth year of Jian'an, they received the imperial edict of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and conspired against Cao Cao. As a result, they were all killed in the first month of the fifth year of Jian'an. Qin Luofu was picking mulberries in Lujiang, but her husband died in Xudu because he opposed Cao Cao.This in itself was already full of legends, but three months after Zhong Ji was killed, an important event in the history of the Three Kingdoms happened, which suddenly made this relationship even more unusual. In the first month of the fifth year of Jian'an, Dong Cheng, Zhong Ji and others were put to death; in April, Sun Ce was assassinated in Dantu and died. On the surface, the two events have nothing to do with each other. But if you analyze the nature of these two things carefully, you will find that there is a lot of meaning in it. During his lifetime, Sun Ce had been planning to "invade Xu and meet Emperor Han". With his strength, if this plan were realized, Cao Cao would be in big trouble; but if Dong Cheng's plan was realized, Emperor Han would stand on his own and get used to " Cao Cao, who "holds the emperor to make him not a minister", will also be in big trouble. These two major anti-Cao events, one internal and one external, have surprisingly the same purpose, the timing of their launch is so close, and the time of failure is almost the same, which really makes people think deeply about whether there is any inevitable relationship between the two. Go back and re-examine Sun Ce's reputation in Jiangdong.He "punishes his heroes and presides over neighboring countries", he has earned countless people and offended countless people.Destroy Chen Yu, kill Yan Baihu, kill Gao Dai, kill Xu Gong, kill Yu Ji, kill Zhou Xin, every time Sun Ce kills a famous person, he makes many enemies in the dark.Chen Deng once secretly sent Yan Baihu's remaining party seals to deal with Sun Ce in order to avenge Chen Yu. It can be seen that even if Xu Gongmen failed in the assassination, there is still a long line of people waiting to deal with Sun Ce. And Lujiang County happened to be such a place that bred hatred for Sun Ce. Before Jian'an, Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang, was very popular and had a good relationship with Sun Jian. Sun Jian even rescued Lu Kang's son.But when Yuan Shu sent Sun Ce to attack Lujiang, Sun Ce, who was eager to gain territory, took radical measures. "The number of besieged cities is heavy. Kang is firmly guarded... for two years after being attacked by the enemy, the city fell. After more than a month, he became ill and died at the age of seventy. More than a hundred people in the clan suffered from starvation, and half of them died." ("Book of the Later Han") Later, Soochow Lu Xun, Lu Boyan, the mainstay of the army, was also in the city at the time, and was sent to Wuzhong before the siege, so he survived. After Lu Kang was forced to death by Sun Ce, the Lu clan was also greatly affected.Lujiang River became a thorn in the heart of Sun Ce's big family in Jiangdong.Later, Sun Ce and Sun Quan tried their best to win Lu Kang's son Lu Ji and grandson Lu Xun, and they also wanted to comfort them. It is worth noting that when Lujiang was besieged, "officials and officials who were on leave first, all fled and returned, and entered the city at dusk." Ask for help from Lu Bu; Bi Huan, the city has fallen, and they all go to the enemy to die." Compare.It can be seen that Lu Kang's love and loyalty to Lu Kang is no less than that of "martyr" Zang Hong. What would such a loyal person do if he saw his master died because of Sun Ce and his family was broken?it goes without saying. In the poem "Peacock", Jiao Zhongqing described Yaner, who was newly married to Liu Lanzhi, "working together for two or three years, but it didn't last long", and he was already a government official at that time.That is to say, when Lu Kang was the prefect, Jiao Zhongqing served in the prefect's mansion, and he can be called the "old official of Lujiang" who was deeply acquainted with Lu Kang. So two major events in the fifth year of Jian'an—the assassination of Cao and the attack on Cao—intersected in the seemingly unrelated Lujiang County.Among the two key figures, one is Qin Luofu, who has a relationship with the anti-Cao Xianfeng family, and the other is Jiao Zhongqing, the "old official of Lujiang" who was angry with his master. If you read the poem "Peacock" carefully, you can find that Jiao Zhongqing is very busy.Liu Lanzhi once complained: "Since the king is an official of the government, he keeps his integrity, and the concubine leaves a vacant room, and sees each other rarely." These few complaints provide two important clues.First, Jiao Zhongqing is very busy and rarely goes home; second, he is a person who "keeps the integrity".As a government official, it is understandable that he is busy at work, but this is his job. Why does Liu Lanzhi use the word "festival"? When Chen Shou commented on Lu Kai, he used the same word "keep the chastity and never return", commending his behavior of being loyal to Liu Bei and Liu Chan in the face of threats from Yong Kai and others.It can be seen that "keeping the festival" means being loyal to the old master and unswerving.Lujiang was captured by Sun Ce under Yuan Shu's instruction, and he sent his general Liu Xun to be the prefect. Jiao Zhongqing has no relationship with him, so Liu Lanzhi's "keeping the festival" can only be interpreted as Jiao Zhongqing's keeping the festival for Lu Kang. Unwavering love. However, Lu Kang was dead at that time, and there were only two ways to observe the festival for the deceased master, namely, sacrifice and revenge.For example, Zang Hong's two Sima chose the first way, while Jiao Zhongqing probably chose the second way.I am afraid that he often sighs and sighs at home on weekdays, and has also revealed his inner ambitions to his wife, so Liu Lanzhi knows her husband's thoughts, so she said that he "keeps the chastity." So Jiao Zhongqing is busy all day and doesn't go home, what is he doing? Let us temporarily turn our attention back to Xu Du. When the news of Sun Ce's plan to attack Xudu reached Cao Cao's ears, many people were panicked, but one of his staff said with a smile: "Ce Xin merged with Jiangdong, all those who are punished are heroes, and those who can win the death of others. However, the strategy is light and unprepared. Although there are millions of people, it is no different from walking alone in the Central Plains. If the assassins rise up, they will be the enemy of one person. From my point of view, they will die at the hands of ordinary people." ("Three Kingdoms") Just a few days later, Sun Ce was assassinated and killed.This passage shows amazing foresight, which is very consistent with the development of the subsequent events.If the first half commented that Sun Ce made too many enemies in Jiangdong, which would easily lead to retaliation, the analysis was accurate, but the second half said that Sun Ce would definitely die at the hands of assassins, which is almost like a fairy prophecy. This staff member is Guo Jia, the most feared counselor under Cao Cao. Guo Jia's words are very unreliable as a strategic analysis. No one will build a major strategy on the weak foundation of "there are too many enemies and enemies, and they will be assassinated sooner or later"—unless they Can see into the future. Although Guo Jia is smart, he is not a god.Therefore, rather than saying that "Sun Ce was assassinated" was Guo Jia's speculation, it is better to say that it was a plan he had in mind, an assassination plan that Guo Jia had been planning and deploying for a long time.Only when Guo Jia fully grasped this plan, would he firmly persuade Cao Cao not to worry about the southern affairs. Sun Ce's assassination was planned by Guo Jia.The problem arises here. Since the fourth year of Jian'an, Guo Jia has been in Xudu, and then he has to follow Cao Cao to Guandu. There is no record that he has ever gone out.For major events such as the assassination of Sun Ce, there must be someone in Jiangdong to dispatch and preside over them. Therefore, Guo Jia needed a local agent in order to carry out his plan to assassinate Sun Ce.This agent must be familiar with Jiangdong's environment and have certain contacts. It is best to have a grudge with Sun Ce, and his identity should not attract attention. Therefore, Jiao Zhongqing, who fully met these conditions, came into Guo Jia's sight.The timing of the contact should be in the second half of the fourth year of Jian'an, when Cao Cao was trying his best to appease Sun Ce, "(Cao Cao) paired his younger brother with his younger brother Kuang, and took the daughter of Ben for Zizhang. ("Three Kingdoms · Book of Wu"), there are endless ways to hire envoys, and Guo Jia can easily insert people in to contact Jiao Zhongqing as an envoy. Why didn't Guo Jia look for Xu Gong's disciples, but went to great lengths to find Jiao Zhongqing from Lujiang? There are three reasons. The first point is that in the fourth year of Jian'an, the prefect of Lujiang has been replaced by Sun Ce's general Li Shu.Therefore, Jiao Zhongqing could use his status as a government official to obtain information about Sun Ce from Li Shu, and then instruct the assassin to ambush to the predetermined location to carry out the assassination.The intelligence advantage he possessed was something Xu Gong's disciples did not possess. The second point is that Jiangdong generally had a sense of distrust of people from the north at that time, and Jiao Zhongqing was a local, and Lujiang was adjacent to Wu County. Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang, and Xu Gong, the prefect of Wu County, had always had a good relationship. .Sending Jiao Zhongqing in the center to win over Xu Gong's disciples and other assassins will easily resonate with them and gain their deadly strength. The third point, from a political point of view, Cao Cao cannot openly assassinate Sun Ce, that will only arouse the suspicion of other princes and then be attacked by groups.Therefore, the assassination must be low-key and kept secret, so that everyone thinks it is a private vendetta.It was Xu Gong's disciple who did it to Sun Ce, and Jiao Zhongqing was the host. Both of them had full motives.In case the assassination fails but is exposed instead, Sun Ce can only track down Jiao Zhongqing at most, and he can't think of Xu Du's black hand hidden behind the scenes.Xu Gongmen and Jiao Zhongqing are the two protective curtains arranged by Guo Jia. With this relationship, it is not difficult to understand Jiao Zhongqing's busyness in "keeping the festival". It is mentioned in the poem "Peacock" that Liu Lanzhi accepted the marriage proposal of Li Shu's son on March 27, and held the wedding on the 30th.However, Jiao Zhongqing didn't rush back until the 30th day, "the government officials heard about this change and returned temporarily because they asked for leave." Jiao Zhongqing works in the prefect's mansion, and he will know immediately when the prefect's son gets married.But his wife was about to marry someone else, so he didn't take any action, and he didn't get back until the day of the wedding.What is it that makes him so busy that he doesn't even care about his wife? On March 30th, Li Shu's son's wedding, Sun Ce was assassinated the next month, only a few days later.It can be seen that when Liu Lanzhi agreed to propose, it was the last moment of the assassination.It is conceivable that Jiao Zhongqing arranged the final plan for Xu Gong's disciples and asked them to rush to Dantu, and then rushed back to Lujiang in a hurry. Guo Jiayuan was in Xudu, and perfectly controlled the assassination by remote control, eliminating the threat from the south.After Jiao Zhongqing arranged the assassination plan, he was loyal to his old master Lu Kang and had nothing to love in life, so he committed suicide together with Liu Lanzhi. This sounds reasonable, but it doesn't explain the whole truth. The key contradiction lies in Sun Ce's plan. History books say that Sun Ce planned to attack Xudu to meet the emperor, but after thinking about it carefully, this plan is not so reliable.Sun Sheng once commented bluntly: "Although Sun Ce is powerful beyond the river, he has a little six counties, but Huang Zu took advantage of his superiors, and Chen Dengjian was his confidant, and he was deeply dangerous and powerful. The tigers are fighting, and the power is pouring over the mountains and seas. How can the strategy be too far away to learn from Ru and Ying, and move the emperor to Wu and Yue?" To put it simply, if Sun Ce launched an assault in Dantu, he would go all the way to Xudu, and there would be too many forces around him to be wary of.After arriving in Xudu, it is impossible to destroy the city in a short time.The whole plan is too difficult to implement, and there are too many variables—unless Sun Ce already has internal support in Xudu, he can control Han Xiandi when he arrives in Xudu, and cooperate with Kaicheng. We all know today that these internal agents are obviously Dong Cheng, Wang Fu, Wu Shuo, and Zhong Ji who have accepted the Yidai Zhao.With their cooperation, Sun Ce can execute a scalpel-like precise beheading operation against Xu Du and welcome back Emperor Han. These two events are recorded separately in the history books. When we examine them individually, we will feel that these two plans are full of loopholes.But if "Sun Ce's attack on Xu" and "Dong Cheng's attack on Cao" were originally two levels of a plan, one internal and one external cooperated with each other, all doubts would be easily solved. This plan is extremely destructive and requires extremely sophisticated planning.Xu Du and Jiang Dong have to cooperate closely, and the two must act at the same time.If Sun Ce came late, Dong Cheng would probably incur crazy revenge from Cao Cao's forces, and would not be able to send out the Emperor Han; if Dong Cheng launched the attack on Cao too late, Sun Ce would have no choice but to send troops to Xudu. Just like Guo Jia found an agent in Jiangdong, in order to complete this plan, Dong Cheng and Sun Ce also needed an intermediate liaison.However, Dong Cheng and others had no foundation in Jiangdong, and Sun Ce faced the same dilemma in the north.The only contact person who can accept both is Qin Luofu, the wife of Captain Changshui. So the focus fell back to Lujiang. Thinking about it carefully, Jiao Zhongqing, who intended to assassinate Sun Ce, and Qin Luofu, who intended to contact Sun Ce Bei Shangqin, these two people are actually neighbors, what a clever coincidence. However, in the world of conspiracy theories, there are no coincidences.Is there any connection between Jiao Zhongqing and Qin Luofu?The key to unlocking the key lies in the contradiction between "Moshang Sang" and "The Peacock Flies to the Southeast". In "Moshang Sang", Luo Fu clearly pointed out that "so that the king has his own wife, and Luo Fu has his own husband".But in "Peacock", Jiao's mother is still saying, "There is a virtuous girl in the east, and her name is Qin Luofu. She is so pitiful, and my mother begs for you." Jiao's mother is an ordinary person, and she is only familiar with the family's short stories.She wants to propose marriage for her son, which shows that at least Qin Luofu's public identity is single.The news that Qin Luofu was married was actually only told to one person, and that person was the hero "Shi Jun" in "Mo Shang Sang". The word "shijun" was a respectful title for government officials in the late Han Dynasty.Qin Luofu was picking mulberries in Wancheng, so the only one who is most qualified to be called the envoy in the whole Wancheng is Li Shu, the current prefect. However, in "Moshang Sang", the first contact between Li Shu and Qin Luofu is described in this way: "The emperor came from the south, and the five horses hesitated. The emperor sent the officials to ask whose family it was." It can be seen that Li Shu did not flirt with Qin Luofu himself, but sent a small official to inquire. Flirting is a matter of secrecy.Li Shu didn't do it himself, but sent an outsider to inquire, which sounds unreasonable. Unless instead of flirting, they're exchanging some sort of secret message.That's why Li Shu "hesitated immediately" and didn't allow too many followers to participate, and only sent a trustworthy official to go. Don't forget Qin Luofu's identity, she shoulders the mission of contacting Sun Ce for Xu Du.But she is a woman after all, and many things are inconvenient to do.And Li Shu is Sun Ce's general, and with Li Shu, it is tantamount to establishing a secure channel with Sun Ce. And this "official" is likely to be Jiao Zhongqing, the "official official" repeatedly emphasized in "The Peacock Flies to the Southeast".As a clerk in the prefect's mansion, he went to contact Li Shu on behalf of Li Shu, which was perfectly normal.Moreover, Jiao Zhongqing and Qin Luofu were neighbors, and they probably had contact with each other before, so they arranged for a dramatic meeting between Li Shu and Qin Luofu. Therefore, Qin Luofu's boasting to the "little official" Jiao Zhongqing in "Moshang Sang" has a lot of meaning.Let's review how Qin Luofu passed on the information when the "Emissary" told Qin Luofu the secret code "I would rather carry it together": "There are more than a thousand riders in the east, and the husband and son-in-law are on top." This is a hint Something is about to happen in Xudu. Someone sent me to contact you. This person is Captain Changshui. "The white horse is from the Liju; the tail is tied with black silk, the horse's head is wrapped in gold, and the deer and sword are in the waist. It can be straightened by more than ten thousand." These four sentences imply that in addition to Changshui Xiaowei, there are many high-ranking officials involved in the court. "Deer Lu Sword" represents determination, and "Ke Zhi Wan Yu" represents preciousness, which means the emperor. "Fifteen small officials in the mansion, twenty court officials, thirty servants in the middle, and forty city dwellers." These four sentences describe the promotion history, emphasizing that every participant in the conspiracy is promoted step by step. The loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty who came here are all grateful for the promotion of the Han Dynasty. "He is clean and fair, and he has a beard." These two sentences describe Zhongji's appearance, because Xudu will definitely send someone to contact Lujiang, so that they can be easily identified. "Yingyinggong's mansion is stepping, and Ranran's mansion is moving. Thousands of people are seated, and they all say that husband and son-in-law are different." These four sentences are a detailed explanation of Dong Chengzhu's plan to kill Cao Cao.The plan will be launched in the Sikong Mansion where Cao Cao's daily office is, taking advantage of Cao Cao's "random trend in the mansion" and when there are fewer guards following Cao Cao, he will suddenly launch an attack.Then, Qin Luofu also emboldened Jiao Zhongqing, saying that thousands of people participated in the coup. Through the conversation in "Moshang Sang", Qin Luofu initially connected with Li Shu through Jiao Zhongqing.Judging from Sun Ce's later actions, this thread was indeed connected, forming such a complicated information chain as Dong Cheng-Zhong Ji-Qin Luofu-Jiao Zhongqing-Li Shu-Sun Ce. What Qin Luofu miscalculated was that she underestimated Jiao Zhongqing's hatred for Sun Ce. Since Jiao Zhongqing was an old official in Lujiang, he had a deep hatred for Sun Ce.而秦罗敷则是为了确保孙策成功袭许，两人的目的完全是背道而驰。 而在两人接头时，焦仲卿却完全看不出任何异常，他奔走于李术和秦罗敷之间，勤劳地传递着信息，似乎全然忘记了故主陆康的遭遇。 唯一的解释，焦仲卿是在隐忍，是在伪装。他意识到，与秦罗敷搭上线，会更好地完成郭嘉交给他的任务。他扮演了一个双面间谍，一方面在秦罗敷的协助下传递情报，为董承、孙策筹谋计划，一方面把计划原原本本通知给郭嘉。 有了如此情报不对称的优势，郭嘉便可以轻易破坏董承的衣带诏政变，然后精确定位孙策，实施暗杀，完全让对手没有任何反击余地——这都要归功于焦仲卿的存在。 董承在内，肘腋之变最为危险，因此郭嘉或者曹操率先出手，在正月诛杀董承。至于远在江东的孙策，一直要到四月，才落入许贡门客的弓箭射程之内。 这一前一后的时差，让史书和后世治史者产生了错觉，认为两者是彼此孤立的事件。我们只有将两者联系起来看，才能觉察到其中的矛盾，进而推断出隐藏在幕后的神秘推手焦仲卿。 至此，这个阴谋的蓝图已经被勾勒得很完美了。可我重新审视整个推论的因果链时，却猛然发现，这一串推理看似合理，可始终缺少一个关键环节。这个环节的缺失，让整个推论都陷入岌岌可危的境地。 整个事件中，无论是焦仲卿、孙策、种辑还是郭嘉，他们都拥有鲜明的动机、明确的立场和清晰的身份，可是还有一位关键人物，却显得面目模糊。 这个关键人物就是秦罗敷。我们既不知道她在庐江的来历，也不知道她帮助种辑、联络孙策的动机何在，她曾经宣称种辑是她的夫君，这多半也只是托词。她就像是横空出世一般，在历史夹缝里惊鸿一现，然后彻底消失。 就像是警察不找出杀人犯的真实动机，就不能算破案一样，不找出秦罗敷这个人的真实身份和动机，我们就无法宣称发现了《孔雀东南飞》的真相。 为了弥补这一个缺失，我遍查史书，最后在《三国志·吴书·周瑜传》里发现了这样一条记载： 这里的“攻皖”，指的是建安四年孙策攻击刘勋所在的皖城。在那一次战役中，孙策攻下庐江，并委任李术为庐江太守。 然后他发现了居住在皖城内的大桥与小桥，并和周瑜各娶了一个。 有趣的是，以孙策娶大桥为起点，历史陡然加快了速度。以庐江为中心，事件发生的密度间不容发，秦罗敷面拒使君、焦仲卿休妻、董承遇害、李术儿子婚礼、焦刘殉情等一系列事件旋即发生，直到孙策遇刺为止，让人眼花缭乱。 孙策与大桥的婚礼，就像是一个开关，开关一启动，整个事件便开始飞速地发展起来，并在短短半年时间内成熟。 这是巧合吗？也许是，但如果不是的话，该如何解释呢？ 假如我们大胆地猜测，大桥、小桥其中的一个人——甚至两个人都参与了——化名为秦罗敷并留在庐江的话，那么一切疑问便迎刃而解。 秦罗敷身上最大的谜团，是她帮助孙策的动机。而如果秦罗敷就是大小桥的化名，那么她们协助孙策也就毫不奇怪了。帮自己夫婿，岂不是一件天经地义的事情？ 二桥名义上跟随着孙策和周瑜离开，实际上却化名秦罗敷隐藏在庐江，伺机为自己的夫君联络旧都故臣。作为双胞胎姐妹，两人的相貌十分相似，共用一个“秦罗敷”的未婚女性身份，其中一个人便可以奔走于许都与庐江之间，与种辑、焦仲卿交涉。 于是，我们不难理解，不明真相的焦母为何希望为儿子娶邻居家的“秦罗敷”，那可是“国色流离、资貌绝伦”的二桥；更不难理解焦仲卿为何一口拒绝这门婚事，因为他恐怕早就猜中了“秦罗敷”的真实身份，他怎么可能会去娶仇人孙策的老婆。 那么她们最初又是如何与董承、种辑等产生联系的呢？ 最大的可能，就在于被李术杀掉的扬州刺史严象。 严象是荀彧推荐给曹操的，胆智双全。建安四年，严象以督军御史中丞诣扬州讨袁术，恰好袁术败死，于是严象就接任了扬州刺史。作为扬州刺史，他的使命是宣抚江东各处，结果这使命未及完成，便被李术杀死。 荀彧是个坚定的保皇派，他所推荐的严象，未必不是心怀汉室。他宣抚江东，很难说是否身负着献帝的密诏，或者董承的嘱托，寻找可以与曹操对抗的外部势力。孙策势力下的庐江，当是他的第一站。很可能，严象就在这里，与秦罗敷（二桥）见了面，并初步建立起了与朝中董承势力的关系。 严象在庐江意外地被李术杀死，种辑接替了他的位置，这条线仍旧维持着运作。 曹操对于严象的被杀，态度很是暧昧，证明他对于严象的效忠程度，心存怀疑。这也从一个反面证明，严象究竟效忠的对象是谁是个问题。 于是，经过严象的联络，二桥游走于许都与庐江之间，按照夫君（可能是周瑜）定下的策略，积极筹划与北方保皇势力的联系，最终促成了袭许与刺曹的终极计划。 问题来了，如果二桥与孙策关系如此亲密，为何还要寻求焦仲卿和李术的协助呢？ 二桥留在庐江这件事，对于孙策来说，应该是绝对的机密，不能轻易泄露。于是二桥在联络时便隐瞒了自己的身份，种辑也罢，董承也罢，严象也罢，他们只知道居住在庐江的“秦罗敷”，而不是孙策、周瑜的妻子“二桥”。如果“秦罗敷”自己亲自为许都联系孙策，无异于自曝身份，为了不暴露真实底细，如我前面推测的那样，“秦罗敷”只能大费周章地通过焦仲卿－李术，来为许都与孙策牵线。 这是二桥自我保护的措施，同时也为最后的失败埋下了祸根。 当孙策被刺之后，计划彻底夭折，二桥便彻底从人们视野里消失了。无论是魏书还是吴书，对这一对姐妹的下落都讳莫如深，只留下了极少的资料，这恐怕是当权者为了掩盖她们身后秘密的缘故吧。 最后很堪玩味的，是当时的太守李术的态度。 焦仲卿同时为两条线奔走，忙得一定脚不沾地。他是个有公职在身的人，长久不履行职责，居然没有遭到任何责罚。我们可以大胆地推测，李术本人也参与了针对孙策的刺杀，并默许了焦仲卿在水底下的一系列活动。这从李术在孙策死后立刻据兵自立的举动来看，不无可能。他盼望自立太急切了，急切到已经无法等待。 而李术杀严象，也变得顺理成章。 严象忠于汉室，来到庐江的真实目的是希望能与孙策联手，这是李术所不愿意见到的。而最妙的是，严象本人的官方身份，又是曹操委任的扬州太守，于是李术便可以毫无顾忌地杀死严象，对外则可以解释说是防止曹操势力在江东的扩张，不必招致怀疑。 由此来看，李术替自己儿子向刘兰芝求亲，不过是为了控制焦仲卿的一个手段罢了。他用这种方式告诉焦仲卿：“你的老婆在我手里，可不许出去乱讲话。”这实在是有些以小人之心度君子之腹，李术以自己的心思去揣摩焦仲卿，却永远理解不了这些“为主守节”义士的决心。 等到三月三十日，焦仲卿安排完刺杀，赶回庐江，满心以为大仇得报，可以安心过日子了。可等待他的，却是李术的屠刀。李术为了灭口而杀掉了他，为了掩人耳目又杀掉了刘兰芝，把现场伪装成自杀，对外宣布两人是殉情自杀。 而这时候，周瑜已经把二桥及时转移出了皖城，否则孙权将面临极大的被动。 老百姓们不知道其中险恶的内幕，一般更倾向于相信一个感人至深的爱情故事。 于是，通过对《孔雀东南飞》和《陌上桑》两首诗结合历史上若干疑点与矛盾的分析，我们大概可以得出这样一个真相。 建安年前，孙策攻破庐江，太守陆康因此病死。忠心耿耿的府吏焦仲卿决意为陆康报仇，却一直有心无力，只得隐忍不发。在这期间，他娶到了新婚妻子刘兰芝，两人相敬如宾。只是焦仲卿偶尔会向妻子透露自己的心愿，感叹不能酬志。 建安四年，孙策二度攻破庐江，任命李术为庐江太守。这时候，孙策或者周瑜见到了桥家的两位女儿，大张旗鼓地娶走了她们，然后又偷偷送回到庐江，以“秦罗敷”的身份隐居下来，两人共饰一角，以便可以随时外出联络。 在许都，曹操的势力和汉献帝的势力都为江东突然崛起的孙策而感到惊讶。汉献帝阵营认为这是制衡曹操的好机会，而曹操以郭嘉为首的幕僚们则认为孙策将会是个潜在的巨大威胁。在这两方面的努力下，扬州太守严象前往庐江，而为两家结亲的报聘使者也络绎不绝。 很快严象来到庐江，他表面属曹党，却忠心汉室。他与“秦罗敷”建立了联系，并商定出了袭许刺曹的计划雏形。很快李术发现严象的真实企图，心怀野心的他将严象杀掉，而“秦罗敷”则幸运地逃脱了，并与长水校尉种辑重新设立了管道。 与此同时，曹操派来江东报聘的使者团也路过庐江。其中一个人是郭嘉暗藏的密使，他成功地联络上了一心想为陆康报仇的焦仲卿。 “秦罗敷”应种辑的要求，以采桑为名，与李术做了第一次接触。李术身份敏感，没有亲自前往，而是派出了焦仲卿与之联络。“秦罗敷”向焦仲卿和盘托出了董承、种辑的计划，希望他能联系孙策，与董承配合反曹。可她（们）没想到的是，焦仲卿一听到孙策这个名字，复仇的火焰熊熊地燃烧起来。 在李术的默许下，焦仲卿一面与“秦罗敷”虚与委蛇，为孙策和董承的配合穿针引线，一面与许都联系，向郭嘉汇报了这件事。郭嘉将计就计，委托焦仲卿联络江东豪族，准备刺杀孙策。焦仲卿还从“秦罗敷”那里得到许都密谋的详细情报，他把这些都传给了郭嘉。 到了建安五年初，曹操根据郭嘉的情报，先发制人，董承等人被杀，刺曹计划夭折。这个消息传到江东，让太守李术有些惊慌，他唯恐孙策知道自己暗中的勾当，就故意唆使焦仲卿的母亲挑拨焦仲卿和爱妻刘兰芝的关系。不明真相的焦母这时还想为“秦罗敷”和焦仲卿说亲，反被焦仲卿一口拒绝。“秦罗敷”意识到，形势已经恶化到了一定程度。可她们还没意识到焦仲卿的异心已经对孙策产生了威胁。 李术故意为自己的第五个儿子求亲，并定了婚礼的日期，三月三十日。李术通过这种方式，暗示焦仲卿要尽快杀掉孙策，否则妻子难保。李术并不了解，即使他不胁迫刘兰芝，焦仲卿要为故主报仇，也会全力以赴。 到了三月三十日，焦仲卿获得了孙策前往丹徒的确切情报，他让许贡门客埋伏在指定地点，然后心急如焚地赶回庐江，希望能赶上婚礼，向李术讨回爱妻刘兰芝。 李术见暗杀计划已经发动，焦仲卿再无用处，便先伪造了刘兰芝自杀现场，然后让焦仲卿“自挂东南枝”，以此掩盖自己在这起谋杀中的作用。他甚至有意识地在皖城开始传播焦、刘二人坚贞地爱情故事。 皖城百姓，听到这故事无不潸然泪下。而深悉内情的“秦罗敷”听到这个故事时，立刻意识到大局已败。此时无论她们做什么，都无法挽回孙策的危机了。 建安五年四月初，孙策在丹徒遇刺身亡，至此江东威胁曹操的计划彻底破产。而李术则借孙策之死举兵自立，“秦罗敷”或凭借自己的才智，或出于周瑜的接应，顺利地逃出了皖城。 皖城旋即为孙权所攻破，城内军民或屠或徙，星流云散，再没有人注意到“秦罗敷”的消失，也没有人能够回想起焦仲卿这几年的异常举动。 “秦罗敷”回到江东，恢复了大桥、小桥的身份。可她们的经历实在太过敏感，孙权湮灭了几乎全部的证据，大桥被安置在不为人知的隐秘角落，不见于任何史书，而随周瑜的小桥也被警告要三缄其口。 等到周瑜病死之后，小桥携遗孤回到庐江这个伤心地，并安静地死在了故乡。至今庐江县城西郊尚有小乔墓，旧称乔夫人墓，俗名瑜婆墩，与城东周瑜墓遥遥相望。 而《孔雀东南飞》与《陌上桑》，未尝不是这两位才貌双全的女子，在被人遗忘前所创作的诗篇，试图通过这种隐晦的方式，向后世之人传达着自己曾经存在的证据。 谁能想到这一个伪造的爱情故事背后，还隐藏着如此波谲诡诈的政治纷争呢？ if you serious you lose.