Who is Xun Yu?Compared with Sima Yi, Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang, these top strategists don't seem to be famous, but on the way to Cao Cao's domination of the north, Xun Yu must be the first hero, and under his accurate prediction, Cao Cao rose step by step to become the prime minister.
But the lord of Xun Yu's service is not good, when Cao Cao's power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, because Xun Yu is clumsy in seeking his own life, he was brutalized by Cao Cao, if it were not for Xun Yu's strategic and accurate prediction, the history of the Three Kingdoms may be different.
The relationship between Cao Cao and Xun Yu was completely shattered with Xun Yu's loyalty to the Han Dynasty. When Cao Cao learned that it was the Han family that was loyal to such a talented person, Xun Yu's head fell off half, and Cao Cao did not allow a nail behind him.
Xun Yu, a strategist of the Three Kingdoms, has no less credit than Zhuge and wisdom is not inferior to Zhou Yu. It's a pity that he stood on the wrong team, and in the end, even the credit was snatched away by Cao Cao alone, sacrificing himself to fulfill Cao Cao's hegemony, Xun Yu is worthy of being the man standing behind Cao Cao.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil. The Han dynasty was weakened, the princes rose together, and there was accompanied by the deadliest peasant uprising of a dynasty, and at that time Dong Zhuo was powerful, first the new Han emperor, and then the general He Jin, and Cao Cao was still weak.
Dong Zhuo is brutal and unjust, since ancient times, talented people in the world have hoped to find a benevolent and righteous person, so Dong Zhuo does not meet Xun Yu's standards. Xun Yu took a fancy to Cao Cao, who had just started his army, Xun Yu was famous, and was soon invited by Cao Cao to join the account.
Cao Cao, who was the pastor of Yanzhou at the time, led an army to attack Lü Bu, and Xun Yu followed him to fight. At that time, Guo Gong, the assassin of Yuzhou, was instigated by Lü Bu and prepared to defeat Cao Cao in a joint attack;At this time, Xun Yu went out of the city to meet Guo Gong, and after some discord, Guo Gong did not move, and Cao Cao preserved his strength.
After Cao Cao was able to preserve his strength, he listened to Xun Yu's strategies many times to appease the people and enhance his own strength. After that, he fought with Lu Bu many times, and finally defeated Lu Bu, and Cao Cao gained a firm foothold for the first time in this troubled world.
At that time, those who were in trouble with Cao Cao were in the same situation as Xun Yu, Xiahoudun and others. It can be said that Xun Yu was a follower of Cao Cao when he started, and he made great contributions, and the relationship between Cao Cao and Xun Yu at that time was quite close, and the "monarchs and ministers" did their duty.
After gaining a firm foothold, Cao Cao soon ushered in the most important crossroads on the road of life. At that time, the arrogant and domineering Dong Zhuo was soon killed, and Emperor Han Xian was trapped in Chang'an by Dong Zhuo, and after the chaos in Chang'an, Emperor Han Xian moved east to seek refuge.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the King of Qi had coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and the pleasure of the dimensionality reduction blow made the Qi State soon become the overlord at that time, and now the Son of Heaven is about to come to the east to seek refuge
If you want to say that Cao Cao's status must be rising, "serving" the Son of Heaven, and the name is right;But this piece of fat meat will definitely be attacked by the evil wolves around him, Cao Cao has just gained a foothold in this troubled world, and many people persuade Cao Cao to give up this piece of "fat meat".
But Xun Yu admonished: When the Duke of Jin Wen welcomed King Xiang of Zhou and Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, mourned for the righteous emperor, they all made the world return to their hearts. The general led the righteous army to save the country in danger many times, and if he served the Lord at this time, then the heroes of the world would definitely rush to take refuge.
Xun Yu's heart didn't know who he was going to at this time, but in Cao Cao's ears, this was for himself. Therefore, Cao Cao listened to Xun Yu's arrangement, and from then on, he coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, stood on the commanding heights of morality, and started the great cause of unifying the north.
At that time, although nominally, the princes of the world were all "thieves", but they were still weak in strength. Zhang Xiu in the south, Lü Bu who had just escaped in the east, and Yuan Shao in the north were all hostile forces that surrounded Cao Cao.
Even the princes of the west are not fuel-efficient lamps. Therefore, Xun Yu offered a plan to Cao Cao, and after Cao Cao "played the Son of Heaven", he appeased them with interests and kindness, and these princes sought self-preservation, so the pressure on the western defense was greatly reduced.
At the same time, Xun Yu also recommended a large number of talents to Cao Cao, among which the famous name is Xun Yu, who is also Xun Yu's nephew. Including Guo Jia, who is known as the one who is counted as incomplete, and Sima Yi, the person who later wrestled with Zhuge Liang, the "old man who seeks the country".
Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were old friends who revolted together, but Yuan Shao had no way, and Cao Cao was better. Although the two finally stood on opposite sides, in Yuan Shao's eyes, Cao Cao still cleaned up in the end, which gave Cao Cao a chance to "develop".
Just when Yuan Shao was busy attacking Gongsun Zhan, Cao Cao led many capable people under him to attack Zhang Xiu in the south, and went east to kill Lu Bu, and annexed a lot of Yuan Shao's territory, and the power gained a qualitative leap, but in terms of troops, he was still inferior to Yuan Shao.
With the defeat of Gongsun Chan by Yuan Shao, the main contradiction between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao was gradually revealed. At this time, the boat of friendship toppled and Cao Cao's final battle of Guandu to unify the north began, which was a miracle in history in which fewer won more.
But Cao Cao's battle of Guandu at the beginning attracted the opposition of many people, especially the famous loyal minister Kong Rong at that time, as a descendant of Confucius, Kong Rong had a high reputation since he was a child, starting from Rang Pear, and became an important minister who was enough to influence many people's decisions.
However, Xun Yu's proposition is completely opposite to Kong Rong: although Yuan Shao has many soldiers, his laws and regulations are not serious, and his subordinates Xu Yu are greedy and undisciplined, and Tian Feng is just stubborn and easy to commit crimes;The trial and distribution of the grain and grass behind Yuan Shao and Feng Ji were authoritarian and self-serving.
Xun Yu told Cao Cao again: "If Xu You's family violates the law, then the trial and Feng Ji will definitely not forgive, and Xu You will inevitably rebel at that time." After listening to Xun Yu's analysis, Cao Cao immediately sent troops to resist Yuan Shao, and the battle of Guandu began.
Yuan Shao's troops were ten times that of Cao Cao, and in the face of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao could only defend against the danger. As Xun Yu expected, although Yuan Shao had many soldiers, his military discipline was sloppy, which was much inferior to Cao's army, but even so, Cao Cao was still invincible.
It didn't take long for Cao Cao's army to run out of food, and in the case of a scarcity, Cao Cao wrote to Xun Yu, is there a better way?Xun Yu understood what Cao Cao meant, if he really can't do it, he will retreat, he can't put his life in it!
In this regard, Xun Yu once again reassured Cao Cao: "Although the military food is small now, the situation is still good compared to Liu Bang and Xiang Yu back then;."Now that you have blocked Yuan Shao for half a year, the enemy's strength has been lost, it is a good time to use a trick!”
After Cao Cao read Xun Yu's letter, he was also quite helpless, this scholar said it lightly. But within a few days, a piece of good news reached Cao Cao's military camp: Xu You's family broke the law and was imprisoned, so they came to Cao Cao, and this time God chose to help Cao Cao.
With the help of Xu You, Cao Cao used strange soldiers to sneak attack Wuchao, blocking Yuan Shao's grain and grass, while alleviating the dilemma of his own shortage of grain and grass, and annihilating Yuan Shao's army of more than 70,000 people.
During the Battle of Guandu, Xun Yu accurately predicted the actions of Yuan Shao's subordinates, which was a unique grasp of the situation and human nature. After the Battle of Guandu, no one in the north could fight with Cao Cao, and Xun Yu retreated to Xuchang to serve the Son of Heaven.
One day in March 207 AD, Cao Cao's letter was handed to Emperor Han Xian again, and Emperor Han Xian at that time had become Cao Cao's tool to command the world.
Emperor Han Xian was just a puppet responsible for stamping the seal, but today's seal, Emperor Han Xian was very happy, but he didn't dare to show it. It turned out that Cao Cao played and "requested" Emperor Han Xian to increase the reward for Xun Yu, because Xun Yu was indispensable.
After Xun Yu received the reward, Cao Cao still felt that the gift to Xun Yu was too little, and discussed with Xun Yu many times whether to consider a position such as a third prince in the Han family, and Xun Yu also sent Xun Yu to push more than a dozen times before giving up.
Is Xun Yu really unwilling to serve the Han family?Of course not, Xun Yu's loyalty is Emperor Han Xian, not Cao Cao, if Xun Yu becomes one of the three dukes under Cao Cao's "recommendation", it is equivalent to standing with Cao Cao.
In Xun Yu's view, he used to help Cao Cao pacify the world everywhere because the interests of Cao Cao and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty coincidedNow that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty has been turned into a puppet by Cao Cao, Cao Cao's power is huge, so he can no longer be with Cao Cao, he is loyal to the Han family.
Dong Zhao and others, who had accompanied Emperor Han Xian to move the capital to Xuchang, have always been close associates of Emperor Han Xian, and on this day Dong Zhao secretly found Xun Yu: "The prime minister has been working for the past few years, and I am ready to ask His Majesty to enter the prime minister as the prince of the country and seal Jiuxi!."”
In history, most of the ministers who were crowned Jiuxi successfully usurped the country, and Xun Yu, who was loyal to the Han family, never agreed. But Xun Yu saw that Dong Zhao was his own person, so he told his heartfelt words, but these words were killed.
Cheng Yuan raised troops in order to support the Han family, should uphold the principle of loyalty, hand over the power to the emperor, and should become a model of morality, and get the support of the people of the world, or don't add Jiuxi!These words were all known to Cao Cao.
When Cao Cao went south to participate in the Battle of Chibi, he "played" the Son of Heaven: he wanted Xun Yu to participate in the war with him and become his assistant. Emperor Xian of Han believed Cao Cao's performance, so he sent Xun Yu to Cao Cao's military camp.
Soon after, Xun Yu died at Cao Cao's hands, but it was announced that Xun Yu died of illness on the road. In the second year, under the "performance" of everyone, Cao Cao successfully obtained his own Jiuxi, and was named the Duke of Wei by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
After learning of Xun Yu's death on the list of high-quality authors, Emperor Han Xian cried for a long time. He thoroughly understood that in Xuchang City, the people loyal to the Han family were basically dead, and no one could stop Cao Cao's power, and the Han family's qi was exhausted after all, all of which was too powerless.