--- title: "舌战群儒 | Three Kingdoms in Easy Chinese, Episode 11 | Mandarin The Wild" description: "Zhuge Liang Against the Scholars: episode 11 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, retold for beginner learners of Chinese, with audio." canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhuge-liang-against-the-scholars-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-11" published: "2026-10-23" author: "Mandarin The Wild" --- Chapter 11 # 舌战群儒 Zhuge Liang Against the Scholars HSK 2–3 · the same story at every level 孔明跟着鲁肃去东吴见孙权。 孙权身边有很多读书人。他们都听说曹操有一百万人，心里很害怕。他们想：不要打了，听曹操的话吧。 鲁肃先带孔明去见这些读书人。孔明一进来，一个叫张昭的人就站起来问：“听说刘备去了你家三次，才把你请出来。可是你来了以后，刘备连新野都丢了，一直往南跑。这是为什么？” 孔明笑了笑，说：“一个人病得很厉害的时候，要先让他吃一点儿东西，慢慢好起来，不能一下子给他吃很多药。刘备只有几千个人，可是他在新野，还是两次打败了曹操的人。后来他走得慢，是因为很多老百姓跟着他，他不想丢下他们。”张昭听了，说不出话来。 又有一个人问：“曹操有一百万人，你不怕吗？”孔明说：“这些人很多以前是袁绍和刘表的人，他们心里不想帮曹操，有什么好怕的？” 又有人问，又有人笑，孔明一个一个地回答。最后，大家都不说话了。 鲁肃带孔明去见孙权。孙权问：“曹操有多少人？”孔明说：“一百多万。”孙权又问：“那我应该打，还是不打？”孔明说：“你要是觉得能打，就马上打。要是觉得不能打，就快点儿听曹操的话吧。” 孙权很不高兴，问：“那刘备为什么不听曹操的话？”孔明说：“刘备是汉朝皇帝的家人，怎么能听曹操的话呢？”孙权生气了，站起来就走了。 鲁肃很着急，对孔明说：“你为什么这样说话？”孔明笑着说：“我有打败曹操的办法。他不问我，我怎么能说呢？”鲁肃马上去找孙权。孙权回来了，这一次，他好好地听孔明说。 孔明说：“曹操的人走了很远的路，都很累了。他们是北边的人，不会在水上打仗。荆州的人也不是真的想帮他。你和刘备一起打，一定能打败他。”孙权说：“好！” 可是张昭他们又来说：“不能打，不能打。”孙权不知道怎么办才好。这时候，他想起了哥哥死前说的话：“外面的事不知道怎么办，就去问周瑜。” 周瑜是东吴最大的将军。孙权让人叫他回来。晚上，鲁肃带孔明去见他。 孔明说：“我有一个好办法，不用打，曹操就会走。你只要给曹操送去两个女人就可以了。”周瑜问：“哪两个女人？”孔明说：“曹操有一座很高很漂亮的楼，叫铜雀台。他想让东吴的两个漂亮女人，大乔和小乔，住在里面。他来，就是为了她们。” 周瑜听了，站起来大叫：“大乔是孙权哥哥的妻子，小乔就是我的妻子！”孔明好像很吃惊：“我不知道！是我说错话了。”周瑜说：“我一定要和曹操打！” 第二天，周瑜去见孙权，说要打曹操。张昭他们还是说不能打。孙权拿出他的剑，一下子砍下了桌子的一角，说：“以后谁还说要听曹操的话，就跟这张桌子一样！”大家都不说话了。 孙权让周瑜带着东吴的人去打曹操。周瑜走出来，心里想的不是曹操，是孔明：“这个人太聪明了，比曹操还可怕。” **886 characters** in this chapter Chapter 12 of 40 · 3 min audio**蒋干盗书** [Next chapter 蒋干盗书](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/jiang-gan-steals-a-letter-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-12) [Back to the series](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/series/three-kingdoms) ## Words in this chapter - [皇帝huángdìemperor](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9A%87%E5%B8%9D) - [打仗dǎzhàngto fight a battle](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%93%E4%BB%97) - [将军jiāngjūngeneral (military rank)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B0%86%E5%86%9B) - [剑jiànsword](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%89%91) - [老百姓lǎobǎixìngordinary people](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%80%81%E7%99%BE%E5%A7%93) - [可怕kěpàterrible](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%AF%E6%80%95) - [厉害lìhaisevere](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8E%89%E5%AE%B3) - [打败dǎbàito defeat](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%93%E8%B4%A5) - [好好hǎohǎoproperly](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A5%BD%E5%A5%BD) - [死sǐto die](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%AD%BB) - [座zuòclassifier for mountains, buildings, bridges and other large fixed objects](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BA%A7) - [就是jiùshìis exactly](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B0%B1%E6%98%AF) - [吃惊chījīngto be surprised](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%83%E6%83%8A) - [身边shēnbiānat one's side](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BA%AB%E8%BE%B9) - [听说tīngshuōto hear (it said)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%AC%E8%AF%B4) - [心里xīnlǐin one's heart](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BF%83%E9%87%8C) Chapter 11 · 4 min ## 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-easy-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-easy-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-easy-chinese-3) 4. [4**煮酒论英雄**Heroes Over Warm Wine](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/heroes-over-warm-wine-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-4) 5. [5**千里走单骑**A Thousand Li Alone](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/a-thousand-li-alone-three-kingdoms-easy-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-easy-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-easy-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-easy-chinese-8) 9. [9**单骑救主**Zhao Yun Rides Alone](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhao-yun-rides-alone-three-kingdoms-easy-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-easy-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-easy-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-easy-chinese-13) 14. [14**苦肉计**The Beaten General](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-beaten-general-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-14) 15. [15**借东风**Borrowing the East Wind](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-the-east-wind-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-15) 16. [16**华容道**The Huarong Road](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-huarong-road-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-16) Story series · Beginner · HSK 2–3 · 3 min audio each