In the first year of Xingping (194), Tao Qian died, and Chen Deng presided over Liu Bei's succession to Xuzhou. In the first year of Jian 'an (196), Lu Bu drove Liu Bei away and attacked Xuzhou, calling himself Xuzhou Pastoral. In name, Chen Deng changed Lu Bu, but he hated Lu Bu and thought about it. In the second year of Jian 'an (197), Chen Deng and his father Chen Gui managed to dissolve the marriage between Lu Bu and Huainan Yuan Shu, weakening the strength of Lu Bu. Later, Chen Deng went to Xudu to defeat Lu Bu's plan for Cao Cao and won Cao Cao's praise. Ren Guangling (formerly northern Yangzhou, Jiangsu) magistrate.
There are too many things about spies in historical materials, but there are still some in romance novels. Please see for yourself. )
Strictly speaking, Chen Deng's position is mainly from the perspective of Xuzhou. Or it represents the local soil forces in Xuzhou. Everything he has done can be explained from the perspective of safeguarding Xuzhou's own interests.
Tao Qian is dead, and no one inside or outside knows. At this time, Liu Bei, the benevolent, is the best choice. But I think that Chen Deng and his father are not completely at ease about whether Liu Bei has the strength to ensure the local security in Xuzhou. Therefore, when Lu Bu, who is famous for his bravery, occupied Xuzhou, it was normal for them to live under Lu Bu instead of following Liu Bei into exile, because Liu Bei's future was uncertain.
But they soon realized that Lu Bu was brave and heartless, and was not a good candidate to graze in Xuzhou. Then he can only rely on external forces, so he took a fancy to Cao Cao, who was in the limelight for a while, and changed Lu Bu's life from the inside.
Zhang Song. Three years later (sixteen years after Jian 'an), Liu Bei entered Yizhou. As a result, this move is tantamount to opening the door and stealing things.
But on the one hand, Liu Zhang couldn't see it, on the other hand, it was recommended by his counselor Zhang Song, which introduced Liu Bei's influence. Zhang Song lured the wolf into the room for fear that it would be inconvenient for him to swallow. He also drew a map and reported to Liu Bei the topography, mountains and rivers of Yizhou, as well as military secrets such as weapons treasures and troop deployment.
Liu Bei thought Zhang Song was not ugly, so he accepted him. Later, he turned his back on his customers and annexed Yizhou, gaining equal capital with Cao Cao and Sun Quan. No wonder there is a quote in Pei's annotation of the History of the Three Kingdoms: "In the past, when the traitors were nine countries, Cao Cao was arrogant and killed himself, and won three points in the world." Liu Xie of the Three Kingdoms wrote "People's Tales", which talked about the difficulty of knowing talents, especially in "Two Excellent People"-a particularly wonderful and empty person. Among them, it refers to particularly outstanding talents, who are not necessarily eye-catching, "or lack of appearance" or "vanity by direct exposure"-these people may not be outstanding in appearance, but they are not very good-looking; It may be straightforward and lacks graceful expression, but it is a big mistake to regard it as a useless chess piece. The history books said that Zhang Song was short and dissolute, which was referred to as "less appearance" and "direct exposure" in people's legends, and Cao Cao recognized the mistake.
3 fazheng. In the 13th year of Jian 'an (208), Zhang set up a spy in Liu, and Zhang Song sent an envoy to see Cao Cao. After returning home, he persuaded Liu Zhang to cut off contacts with Cao Cao and make friends with Liu Bei. Soon after, Cao Cao was defeated in Chibi, and Liu Bei's power was strengthened. Liu Zhang then asked who should be sent to see Liu Bei, and Zhang Song recommended Fa Zheng. Fa Zheng resigned at first, and then he had to leave. After seeing Fazheng, Liu Bei "gladly accepted and tried his best".
Fazheng thinks that Liu Bei is a clever man who can help him. After returning to Yizhou, he conspired with Zhang Song to make rules and decided to serve Liu Bei secretly.