In the war in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, heroes from all walks of life rose, but the most well-known is undoubtedly the traitorous Cao Cao. He was not only the opening figure of the Three Kingdoms, but also the founder of Cao Wei, and at the same time the overlord of the northern regions of that period.
Cao Cao's journey was full of challenges, and he had many enemies, but also many of his supporters.
On Cao Cao's entrepreneurial road, he was fortunate to receive the help of five wise men, who were like divine soldiers from heaven, laying a solid foundation for Cao Cao's hegemony. Among them, Cheng Yu, a strategist who believed that Cao Cao was the savior of troubled times and was determined to achieve great things.
He gave Cao Cao great trust and encouragement, and became Cao Cao's strongest backing. When Cao Cao hesitated, Cheng Yu stepped forward and pointed out the way forward for him, he was Cao Cao's indispensable helper, and he was Cao Cao's trusted good brother.
Cheng Yu, whose name is Zhongde, is a native of Dong'a, East County, Yanzhou. He was tall, more than eight feet, and his beautiful hair and beard were even more eye-catching. He is a handsome guy with good looks, not only great looks, but also generous manners.
Cheng Yu's original name was Cheng Li, who was on the top of Mount Tai in a dream, holding the sun in his hand, and changed his name to Cheng Yu since then. He was born in the sixth year of Emperor Yonghe of Hanshun, when the throne of Emperor Hanshun was supported by many eunuchs, so he was grateful to the eunuchs and made them great officials.
This period seems to be the time when the power of eunuchs began to flourish. If according to the development at that time, the eunuchs would have held great power for a long time, tilted power towards the government and the opposition, and even maintained friendly relations with the foreign relatives, then the life span of the Eastern Han Dynasty might have been longer.
However, Cheng Yu did not participate in these political struggles, and he lived a leisurely life in his hometown.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the court was chaotic, the officialdom was dark, the party was formed for personal gain, the gang was formed, the official eunuch group and the foreign relatives group were inextricably fighting, the imperial court openly bought and sold official positions, and even the position of the general at that time, as well as the position of the queen, could be done by money; In the localities, the powerful and the landlords and warlords in various localities have joined hands to wantonly oppress the common people, causing the people to live in a difficult situation, famine and natural disasters have broken out everywhere, and even the phenomenon of cannibalism has appeared in many places.
Against this background, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out. This uprising was huge and menacing, and they claimed to believe in the Yellow Emperor and the Tao of Taiping, and they believed that the period of the Yellow Emperor was the best time for peace and prosperity.
Zhang Jiao, the founder of Taiping Dao, believes that the world during the Yellow Emperor period was an era when there was no oppression and exploitation, everyone was fair and equal, there was no hunger and cold, and everyone was happy and free.
This uprising is undoubtedly a strong ** and dissatisfaction with the social darkness in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
In this context, people naturally hope that the chaotic order will be overthrown and that a new order will be established. Therefore, when Zhang Jiao's "Heavenly Taoism" appeared, people responded positively and joined one after another.
This religion grew rapidly in a short period of time. Faced with such a powerful Yellow Turban Army, Emperor Han Ling panicked and feared that he would not be able to control it. So, he began to decentralize power to the localities.
Everywhere the Yellow Turban Army went, it was specifically aimed at the ** and Shi clans, and soon spread to Dong'e County. Dong'e County Cheng Wang Du betrayed and burned down the county storehouse, and the county commander also fled in a hurry.
The county and the people had no choice but to flee with their families to the nearby mountains. Faced with the plight of his hometown, Cheng Yu, a famous man in Dong'e, decided that he could not sit idly by.
Cheng Yu observed that although Wang Du occupied the city, he did not strengthen the city walls, but instead set up camp five or six miles west of the city. He guessed that Wang Du just wanted to rob rather than defend, so he suggested that Xue Fang and others take the people back to the city to defend, because the city had enough food and Wang Du could not break through.
However, because of the panic in the hearts of the people, the people could not understand Cheng Yu's strategy. Cheng Yu said helplessly: "The people can't share big things. ”
Cheng Yu, an ordinary person who guarded his hometown with his wisdom, was already famous for his intelligence in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. In the third year of the first peace, Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, heard about his deeds and hoped to ask him to go out of the mountain to help, but Cheng Yu refused.
Although he is reluctant to hold public office, he is willing to lend a helping hand when it comes to giving ideas and helping others. Cheng Yu's story teaches us that wisdom and courage can help us defend our hometown and our beliefs, even in difficult times.
Liu Dai faced a thorny problem: he had previously been a hardcore ally of Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan, and even placed Yuan Shao's wife and children in his own domain, while Gongsun Chan also sent troops to help.
However, the conflict between Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shu sparked a conflict, and Gongsun Chan demanded that Liu Dai hand over Yuan Shao's family to him and let him break off relations with Yuan Shao. Otherwise, Gongsun Chan threatened that once he defeated Yuan Shao, the next target would be Liu Dai.