99．舌部 tongue
舌 tongue 战 fight 群 group 儒 scholars
This story took place towards the end of the Eastern Han period. Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan were three kings. Each occupied one area of China with their own army.
Cao Cao, the King of the Wei State, intended to conquer Liu Bei - the King of the Shu State, and Sun Quan - the King of the Wu State.
Cao's plan was to make friends with Sun Quan first, so that he could use Sun's army to defeat Liu Bei. Most of Sun Quan's military counselors were in favor of establishing an alliance with Cao Cao. Only Lu Su proposed that Sun Quan unite with Liu Bei and fight with Cao Cao.
Lu Su knew it would be difficult for him to convince Sun Quan to adopt his idea because it was not favored by the majority. So he invited the Statesman Zhuge Liang to lobby Sun Quan's military counselors in support of his idea.
After a series of heated debates with seven of Sun Quan military counselors, Zhuge Liang finally convinced Sun Quan to form an alliance with Liu Bei. Together, they formed a united army of Wu and Shu states and defeated Cao Cao.
Zhuge Liang's feat of using his tongue to fight with seven military counselors was widely renowned.
【拼音】shé zhàn qún rú
【解释】舌战：激烈争辩；儒：指读书人。褒赞能言善辩者的口头词汇。
【出处】明·罗贯中《三国演义》第43回：“诸葛亮舌战群儒。”
