--- title: "舌战群儒 | Three Kingdoms in Advanced Chinese, Episode 11 | Mandarin The Wild" description: "Zhuge Liang Against the Scholars: episode 11 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, retold for advanced learners of Chinese, with audio." canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhuge-liang-against-the-scholars-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-11" published: "2026-10-23" author: "Mandarin The Wild" --- Chapter 11 # 舌战群儒 Zhuge Liang Against the Scholars HSK 6+ · the same story at every level 孔明随鲁肃来到东吴。孙权手下的谋士听说曹操率百万大军逼近江东，大多主张投降。鲁肃先引孔明去见众人，只见张昭等二十多位名士衣冠整齐，端坐堂上，早已等候多时。 张昭首先发难：“听说刘豫州三顾茅庐，才请得先生出山，自以为如鱼得水。可先生辅佐他以来，曹军一到，便弃新野，走樊城，败长坂，奔夏口，连个容身之地都没有，这是为什么？”孔明哈哈大笑：“好比一个人得了重病，应当先喂他喝粥，再用和缓的药调理，等他身子渐渐安稳，才能用猛药根治。我主公兵不满千，将领只有关羽、张飞、赵云，却在新野两次大败曹军。至于长坂之败，是因为数十万百姓扶老携幼相随，主公不忍抛弃，这正是他的仁义。”张昭无言以对。 又有人问：“如今曹操屯兵百万，战将千员，先生以为如何？”孔明道：“曹操的兵，一半是袁绍手下的蚁聚之兵，一半是刘表手下的乌合之众，就算有几百万，也不足为惧。”其余的人或问或讥，孔明一一对答，说得满座无言。 鲁肃引孔明去见孙权。孙权问：“曹军到底有多少？”孔明答：“步兵、骑兵、水军加起来，一百余万。”孙权又问：“我该战还是不战？”孔明道：“将军若能以江东之众与曹操抗衡，不如早早与他决裂；若是不能，何不照谋士们说的，放下兵器，北面称臣？”孙权道：“照你这么说，刘豫州为何不降？”孔明道：“刘豫州是汉室宗亲，英才盖世，众人仰慕。事若不成，那是天意，又怎能屈居人下！”孙权听了，勃然变色，拂衣而起，退入后堂。 鲁肃埋怨孔明出言不逊。孔明笑道：“我自然有打败曹操的计策，他不问我，我便不说。”孙权回来再问，孔明这才说：“曹军远来疲惫，正是强弩之末；北方人又不会水战；荆州军民归附曹操，也只是迫于形势。将军若与刘豫州同心协力，一定能打败曹操。” 孙权仍拿不定主意，经母亲提醒，才想起兄长孙策临终的话：“内事不决问张昭，外事不决问周瑜。”当时周瑜正在外地操练水军，孙权便派人请他火速回来。当夜，鲁肃引孔明去见周瑜。孔明故意说：“我有一计，不必动刀动枪，只须送两个人过江，曹操的百万大军就会卷旗而退。”周瑜问是哪两个人，孔明道：“曹操建了一座高台，叫做铜雀台。他曾发誓要得到江东的大乔、小乔，安置在台上。” 周瑜听罢勃然大怒，离座指着北方骂道：“老贼欺人太甚！”孔明故作不解：“从前汉朝天子还把公主嫁给单于，今天又何惜民间两个女子？”周瑜道：“你有所不知：大乔是孙策将军的夫人，小乔就是我的妻子！”孔明假装惶恐：“我实在不知，失口乱言，死罪！死罪！”周瑜道：“我与老贼誓不两立！” 次日，孙权召集文武议事，周瑜力主出战，张昭等人仍要投降。孙权拔出佩剑，砍下面前桌子的一角，喝道：“谁再说投降曹操，就跟这桌子一样！”随即命周瑜为大都督，带兵去打曹操。 周瑜领命出来，心里想的却不是曹操。他对鲁肃说：“孔明处处比我高明，日后必是东吴的大患，不如趁早除掉他。” **960 characters** in this chapter Chapter 12 of 40**蒋干盗书** [Next chapter 蒋干盗书](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/jiang-gan-steals-a-letter-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-12) [Back to the series](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/series/three-kingdoms-advanced) ## Words in this chapter - [如鱼得水rúyú-déshuǐlike a fish in water](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A6%82%E9%B1%BC%E5%BE%97%E6%B0%B4) - [乌合之众wūhé-zhīzhòngrabble](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B9%8C%E5%90%88%E4%B9%8B%E4%BC%97) - [出言不逊chūyán-bùxùnto speak rudely](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%87%BA%E8%A8%80%E4%B8%8D%E9%80%8A) - [同心协力tóngxīn-xiélìto work together with one heart](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%8C%E5%BF%83%E5%8D%8F%E5%8A%9B) - [勃然大怒bórán-dànùto fly into a rage](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8B%83%E7%84%B6%E5%A4%A7%E6%80%92) - [欺人太甚qīrén-tàishènto push someone too far](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%AC%BA%E4%BA%BA%E5%A4%AA%E7%94%9A) - [逼近bījìnto close in on](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%80%BC%E8%BF%91) - [投降tóuxiángto surrender](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8A%95%E9%99%8D) - [堂tánghall](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A0%82) - [奔bēnto rush](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A5%94) - [好比hǎobǐto be like](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A5%BD%E6%AF%94) - [身子shēnzibody](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BA%AB%E5%AD%90) - [根治gēnzhìto cure completely](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A0%B9%E6%B2%BB) - [抛弃pāoqìto abandon](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8A%9B%E5%BC%83) - [余yúmore than](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BD%99) - [若ruòif](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%8B%A5) ## Chapters 1. [1**桃园结义**The Oath in the Peach Garden](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/oath-in-the-peach-garden-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-1) 2. [2**温酒斩华雄**Slaying Hua Xiong Before the Wine Cools](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/slaying-hua-xiong-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-2) 3. [3**三英战吕布**Three Heroes Fight Lü Bu](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/three-heroes-fight-lu-bu-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-3) 4. [4**煮酒论英雄**Heroes Over Warm Wine](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/heroes-over-warm-wine-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-4) 5. [5**千里走单骑**A Thousand Li Alone](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/a-thousand-li-alone-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-5) 6. [6**古城相会**Reunion at the Old City](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/reunion-at-the-old-city-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-6) 7. [7**马跃檀溪**The Leap Across the Tan Stream](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-leap-across-the-tan-stream-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-7) 8. [8**三顾茅庐**Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/three-visits-to-the-thatched-cottage-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-8) 9. [9**单骑救主**Zhao Yun Rides Alone](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhao-yun-rides-alone-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-9) 10. [10**喝断长坂桥**Zhang Fei at Changban Bridge](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhang-fei-at-changban-bridge-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-10) 11. 11**舌战群儒**Reading 12. [12**蒋干盗书**Jiang Gan Steals a Letter](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/jiang-gan-steals-a-letter-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-12) 13. [13**草船借箭**Borrowing Arrows with Straw Boats](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-arrows-with-straw-boats-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-13) 14. [14**苦肉计**The Beaten General](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-beaten-general-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-14) 15. [15**借东风**Borrowing the East Wind](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-the-east-wind-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-15) 16. [16**华容道**The Huarong Road](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-huarong-road-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-16) Story series · Advanced · HSK 6+