Three Kingdoms Warlords on a Plane - China DOS Union Forum

It is said that one time Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, and Cao Cao were all on the same plane when it suddenly ran into an emergency and they needed to parachute out to escape. Only then did they realize there were only three parachutes left on board. Everyone got nervous. At that moment Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan, cleared his throat, and said, “How about this: I, the mountain man, will ask a few questions. Whoever can answer gets to take a parachute. Whoever can’t will just have to jump off by himself.” The others had no choice but to agree.

　　Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan again and asked Liu Bei, “How many suns are there in the sky?” Liu Bei thought, easy, and answered, “One,” so he took a parachute and jumped. Zhuge Liang then asked Sun Quan, “How many moons are there in the sky?” Sun Quan answered, “One,” and he also took a parachute and jumped. Finally it was Cao Cao’s turn. Zhuge Liang asked, “How many stars are there in the sky?” Cao Cao froze, was completely dumbfounded, and couldn’t answer, so he had no choice but to jump by himself. / Unexpectedly, he landed in the sea and kept his life. Cao Cao secretly felt lucky.

　　The second time the same four people were on a plane again and again it ran into an emergency. After discussing it, the four of them said, fine, let’s do it the old way again. Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan again and asked Liu Bei, “The battle in which King Wu of Zhou defeated King Zhou back then was?” Liu Bei thought, easy, and answered, “The Battle of Muye.” Zhuge Liang nodded, so Liu Bei took a parachute and jumped. Zhuge Liang then asked Sun Quan, “How many people died in that battle?” Sun Quan thought for a bit and said, “Probably thirty or forty thousand.” Zhuge nodded, and Sun Quan took a parachute and jumped too. Cao Cao couldn’t help snickering to himself: “Zhuge Liang, oh Zhuge Liang, I am a man versed in all ages, especially in military matters. This time you’ve really messed up, hehe.” Then Zhuge Liang asked, “What were all their names?” The moment Cao Cao heard that he almost fainted, and had no choice but to jump by himself again. / Unexpectedly, he landed in the sea again and kept his life. Cao Cao secretly laughed, “MD, I’m damn lucky. Let’s see what that old Zhuge can do to me?!”

　　The third time the same four people were again on a plane, and the plane ran into an emergency again. Cao Cao thought, that old Zhuge is going to mess with me again; I might as well jump by myself and spare myself the humiliation. So he steeled himself and jumped, plunging downward through the air at high speed. Then he heard Zhuge Liang’s laughter from above: “Cao Cao, oh Cao Cao, for all your cleverness in a lifetime, haha, today there are four parachutes on the plane!”

Floor1　如是大师	Posted 2003-09-13 00:00
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It is said that one time Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, and Cao Cao were all on the same plane when it suddenly ran into an emergency and they needed to parachute out to escape. Only then did they realize there were only three parachutes left on board. Everyone got nervous. At that moment Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan, cleared his throat, and said, “How about this: I, the mountain man, will ask a few questions. Whoever can answer gets to take a parachute. Whoever can’t will just have to jump off by himself.” The others had no choice but to agree. 　　Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan again and asked Liu Bei, “How many suns are there in the sky?” Liu Bei thought, easy, and answered, “One,” so he took a parachute and jumped. Zhuge Liang then asked Sun Quan, “How many moons are there in the sky?” Sun Quan answered, “One,” and he also took a parachute and jumped. Finally it was Cao Cao’s turn. Zhuge Liang asked, “How many stars are there in the sky?” Cao Cao froze, was completely dumbfounded, and couldn’t answer, so he had no choice but to jump by himself. / Unexpectedly, he landed in the sea and kept his life. Cao Cao secretly felt lucky. 　　The second time the same four people were on a plane again and again it ran into an emergency. After discussing it, the four of them said, fine, let’s do it the old way again. Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan again and asked Liu Bei, “The battle in which King Wu of Zhou defeated King Zhou back then was?” Liu Bei thought, easy, and answered, “The Battle of Muye.” Zhuge Liang nodded, so Liu Bei took a parachute and jumped. Zhuge Liang then asked Sun Quan, “How many people died in that battle?” Sun Quan thought for a bit and said, “Probably thirty or forty thousand.” Zhuge nodded, and Sun Quan took a parachute and jumped too. Cao Cao couldn’t help snickering to himself: “Zhuge Liang, oh Zhuge Liang, I am a man versed in all ages, especially in military matters. This time you’ve really messed up, hehe.” Then Zhuge Liang asked, “What were all their names?” The moment Cao Cao heard that he almost fainted, and had no choice but to jump by himself again. / Unexpectedly, he landed in the sea again and kept his life. Cao Cao secretly laughed, “MD, I’m damn lucky. Let’s see what that old Zhuge can do to me?!” 　　The third time the same four people were again on a plane, and the plane ran into an emergency again. Cao Cao thought, that old Zhuge is going to mess with me again; I might as well jump by myself and spare myself the humiliation. So he steeled himself and jumped, plunging downward through the air at high speed. Then he heard Zhuge Liang’s laughter from above: “Cao Cao, oh Cao Cao, for all your cleverness in a lifetime, haha, today there are four parachutes on the plane!”

Floor2　cn_archer	Posted 2003-09-13 00:00
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Haha, I’ve seen many versions of this one.

Floor3　wphs0326	Posted 2004-04-11 00:00
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Did he fall into the sea again this time?