Divine Lucky Star-Chapter 245 - You Didnt Remember My Name Did You

Chapter 245: Chapter 245: You Didn’t Remember My Name, Did You?

Chapter 245: Chapter 245: You Didn’t Remember My Name, Did You?

It had to be said that the question posed by Zhang Xingzhe was extremely tricky.

He began by accurately reciting the passage about boiling plum wine, and then he clearly explained the cause, process, and outcome of the event. This was equivalent to laying everything out in the open. “See, I have spoken about the reasons and explained the process, and I have even recited the original text. So, surely you can answer the following question, right?”

But the problem was that this question was extremely difficult to answer.

Zhang Xingzhe was right. At that time, Liu Bei could be said to have no soldiers other than Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. In the era of cold weapons during the Three Kingdoms, without soldiers, you were nothing. Even if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had sky-high Combat Power, what of it? Even Lv Bu was killed by Cao Cao. Could you possibly be stronger than Lv Bu?

Therefore, this question was something that none in the audience could absolutely answer.

This was a blatant scheme by Zhang Xingzhe. He laid everything out, just waiting for you to fall into the trap.

For a moment, all eyes turned to Meng Fei, waiting to see how he would answer.

“This… this…” Meng Fei instantly broke into a heavy sweat, and even Liu Qisheng, the director watching live from backstage, gritted his teeth in anger, “This Zhang Xingzhe! Kicking someone when they’re down! At such a critical moment, you ask such a difficult question, obviously trying to create trouble!”

Meng Fei struggled for quite a while without uttering a word.

After all, he had only graduated with a degree in history, but how could he instantly produce an answer to a question that clearly required referencing classic texts?

However, as an experienced host, he still had the ability to adapt to circumstances.

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“Professor Zhang,” Meng Fei chuckled, saying, “What kind of person Liu Bei was is naturally proven by history. Even Cao Cao, who lived in the same era, declared that there were only two heroes in the world, which certainly isn’t wrong.”

“Mr. Meng,” Zhang Xingzhe, seeing that Meng Fei couldn’t come up with an answer, became even more triumphant, said, “After all, this is the stage of ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms,’ and our topic of discussion is the Three Kingdoms. You can’t just beat around the bush.”

The other three professors nodded together, “Exactly, exactly, our show revolves around this theme, you can’t just not answer whatever we ask, right?” “Exactly, this involves ancient history, it’s very serious!”

“This…” Meng Fei also felt helpless, after all, he wasn’t a professional in this field.

Seeing that the entire audience was staring at him, he became increasingly nervous.

Below, Zhang Xingzhe was smug, and the other three guests were also smiling. Once today’s episode aired, the topic “Host embarrassingly stumped on stage, walks off with tail between legs” would definitely become a hot topic on Weibo, guaranteed!

After several more seconds passed and seeing that Meng Fei still couldn’t answer, Zhang Xingzhe directly turned the heat towards Wang Hao, “Since Mr. Meng can’t answer, why not ask… Yes, what’s your name again? I didn’t pay much attention earlier, sorry about that.”

Wang Hao: “…”

Is my name that hard to remember?

“My name is Wang Hao, I’m new here,” Wang Hao quickly introduced himself: “Professor Zhang’s question is very profound, it’s clear that Professor Zhang is a knowledgeable and accomplished expert! There should be applause here!”

“Clap clap clap clap!” The audience laughed and clapped, instantly enlivening the atmosphere a bit.

In fact, Wang Hao was initially trying to help Meng Fei out of the difficult situation, but Zhang Xingzhe, ungrateful, pressed on relentlessly—

“Wang Hao, isn’t it? Although you are also a host, you still have to answer the question,” Zhang Xingzhe said proudly, “I have been studying Liu Bei recently, and I find that he is a very controversial figure. Why don’t you just give a brief explanation to everyone, how about it?”

Hearing Zhang Xingzhe say this, Wang Hao smiled subtly.

You won’t take the hint to step down, will you?

Alright then, today I’ll make a deeper impression!

If this had been asked in the past, it might have really been hard to answer, but ever since Wang Hao’s physique was transformed by the Dust Bead, his memory had vastly improved. Back when he read Yi Zhongtian’s “Analysis of the Three Kingdoms” he had carefully researched Liu Bei, trying to challenge me with this!

“First of all, we need to know,” Wang Hao said unhurriedly, “Cao Cao, during an era brimming with heroes in the Three Kingdoms, was able to divide the realm into three parts, controlling the emperor to command the lords. He was incredibly adept at using people. Success wasn’t by chance. He could judge a person so thoroughly that figures like the overbearing Yuan Shu and the arrogant Yuan Shao didn’t concern him at all; indeed, history proved that both Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao were defeated by him. With such an ability to judge people, could he really misjudge someone? Clearly, that’s impossible, and everyone knows the outcome—Liu Bei became the ruler of Shu Kingdom, highlighting Cao Cao’s discernment.”

After Wang Hao said this, everyone in the audience nodded in agreement.

Absolutely right!

“So,” Wang Hao continued with a smile, “why did Cao Cao highly esteem Liu Bei at a time when Liu Bei had neither troops nor generals? I think it’s like this—”

With that, Wang Hao made a roundabout point, successfully whetting everyone’s appetite—this conclusion must be spot on, but what was the reason?

“First, we need to clarify what exactly happened before and after ‘boiling the green plums and drinking wine,'” Wang Hao said. “Records from the Biography of the Former Lord in the Records of the Three Kingdoms state that Liu Bei held out against Yuan Shu in Xuzhou for over a month. Taking advantage of Liu Bei’s vulnerable rear guard, Lv Bu attacked Xiaopei, capturing Liu Bei’s wives and children. Liu Bei then moved his forces to Hai Xi.”

“Afterward, Liu Bei asked to make peace with Lv Bu, requesting the return of his family. Subsequently, Liu Bei dispatched Guan Yu to garrison Xiaopei while he moved back to Little Pei and recruited over ten thousand troops. Lv Bu, greatly irritated, personally led troops to attack, and after Liu Bei’s forces were defeated, he surrendered to Cao Cao.”

Wang Hao got to this point, and everyone finally fully understood the circumstances of Liu Bei’s surrender to Cao Cao.

After all, discussing history can be confusing if you only focus on isolated events without the full context.

Zhang Xingzhe listened, utterly astonished, his expression immediately growing serious.

Looks like this kid is pretty sharp!

“After surrendering to Cao Cao,” Wang Hao took a sip of water and continued, “Cao Cao treated Liu Bei generously, appointing him as the Governor of Yu State. Liu Bei decided to return to Little Pei to regather his scattered soldiers. Cao Cao provided military provisions, reinforced troops, and sent him east to attack Lv Bu. Lv Bu dispatched Gao Shun to confront him, and Cao Cao sent Xia Hou Dun for reinforcement. Before Xia Hou Dun could arrive, Liu Bei was defeated by Gao Shun, who captured his wives and children and handed them over to Lv Bu. Upon hearing this, Cao Cao personally led the eastern campaign, helping Liu Bei to besiege Xiaopei and capture Lv Bu alive. Liu Bei welcomed back his family and returned to Xu County with Cao Cao’s army. Cao Cao presented a memorial to appoint Liu Bei as Left General, showing him great reverence, sharing his carriage and his seat. When Yuan Shu planned to pass through Xuzhou to join Yuan Shao, Cao Cao sent Liu Bei to lead Zhu Ling and Lu Zho to intercept Yuan Shu. Before the troops could engage, Yuan Shu died of illness.”

Wang Hao’s words left the entire audience gasping, then buzzing with discussion!

“So, Cao Cao was like that? He helped Liu Bei that much?”

“Liu Bei deployed his troops before Cao Cao even made that famous statement. This is completely different from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms that we know!”

“Yes, yes, I’ve really learned something today!”

Wang Hao smiled and waited for the room to quiet down before continuing, “Before Liu Bei’s deployment, Emperor Xian of Han’s father-in-law, General of Cavalry Dong Cheng, received a secret edict hidden in a girdle from Emperor Xian, commanding Liu Bei to spearhead the assassination of Cao Cao. Liu Bei had not yet acted when Cao Cao casually said during a chat, ‘Currently, among the heroes of this world, only you and I matter. Figures like Yuan Benchu are not worth mentioning.’ Liu Bei was eating at that time and was so startled by the statement that he and Dong Cheng, along with Director of Retainers Zhong Ji, generals Wu Zilan, Wang Zifu, and others plotted in secret. Coincidentally, Liu Bei was sent out by Cao Cao on a campaign before they could act, and their plan was exposed soon after. Dong Cheng and the others were all executed.”

“This part includes the whole episode of ‘boiling green plums and drinking wine’ from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms,” Wang Hao paused and then continued, “After the plot failed, Liu Bei, terrified, occupied Xiaopei and dared not return. During this period, Liu Bei seized the opportunity to kill the Inspector of Xuzhou Che Zhou, left Guan Yu to guard Xiaopei, and returned to Little Pei himself. Chang Ba of East Sea Country rebelled, and most of its commanderies defected from Cao Cao to Liu Bei, amassing tens of thousands of volunteers. Liu Bei sent Sun Qian to form an alliance with Yuan Shao. Then Cao Cao dispatched Liu Dai and Wang Zhong to intercept them, but to no avail.”

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