During the Three Kingdoms period, Xu Chu was a famous general of Cao Wei, with his majestic physique, brave spirit and loyal character, won the awe and praise of the world, and was called "tiger idiot" because of his strength and loyalty.
He was Cao Cao's bodyguard to follow all his life, scaring off Ma Chao to quell the rebellion, and he was a marquis and an official with outstanding merits, although he was not as resourceful as Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu and others, but he had a sincere heart, which won Cao Cao's love and respect.
However, after Cao Cao's death, Xu Chu suddenly disappeared, so what was his final end? Let's talk about it today.
According to the records of "Three Kingdoms", Xu Chu was born in the country of Qiao, and his family was poor since he was a child, but God gave him amazing strength.
With a length of more than eight feet and a waist of ten girths, and a majestic and courageous appearance, such a person was born to practice martial arts in ancient times.
In the eyes of many people, martial arts should be a kind of skill similar to flying eaves and walking on walls, in fact, real martial arts rely on strength, and "one force will drop ten" is this truth.
Xu Chu has liked to practice martial arts since he was a child, and he is good at using big knives and stones as **, and his physical strength is unmatched.
Soon after the Yellow Turban Rebellion was pacified, the world fell into chaos again, and thieves from all over the country raised troops to cause disaster to the people, and the Huairu area where Xu Chu was located was not peaceful.
In order to protect the people of his hometown, he gathered thousands of families to build a barrier together, and led the crowd to kill the enemy by example. During the war, the most scarce thing was food, and once Xu Chu discussed with local thieves to exchange cattle for food.
Unexpectedly, after the cow reached the other party's hand, he ran back, only to see Xu Chu walking more than 100 steps against the ox's tail with one hand, and in the process, his face was not red or panting.
When the local thieves saw such a situation, they were so frightened that they didn't dare to ask for it, and since then Xu Chu has become famous in Huai, Ru, Chen, Liang and other places.
Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared, Xu Chu has been honing his martial arts, and his Bole is about to send an invitation.
In the first year of Jian'an, Cao Cao occupied Huai and Ru, and it was no surprise that he heard of Xu Chu's prestige, so he sent people to recruit him. Xu Chu also heard of Cao Cao, thinking that the other party could be called a generation of heroes with the ambition to save the world, and after careful consideration, he led his troops to submit to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was shocked at the first sight of Xu Chu, and even praised him as "my fan". Who is Fan Xu? The personal brother who is willing to work hard for Liu Bang is now called Xu Chu like this, which shows how high his evaluation is.
Since then, Xu Chu has been serving as the captain of Cao Cao's guards, mainly responsible for Cao Cao's escort work. Perhaps because of the new version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", many people think that Xu Chu is the kind of "silly and sweet" character, but in fact, this perception is wrong.
He is not only a military general who can fight well, but also has the carefulness and political consciousness of Wenchen, which can be seen through one thing.
Once, the general Cao Ren came from Jingzhou to pay homage, and happened to meet Xu Chu outside Cao Cao's dormitory, and politely invited him to find a place to talk. However, Xu Chu coldly refused, and then continued to stand at his own post.
You think that this Xu Chu looks down on Cao Ren, but in fact, this is his cleverness, he once gave an explanation for this matter: Although Cao Ren is an important minister of the family, he is the general of the outer domain, and I am the minister in charge of the internal garrison, even if I chat, I should say it in public.What does that mean? One is a general who holds military power, and the other is a guard who manages Cao Cao's security, if there is any collusion between the two, it will undoubtedly be unfavorable to Cao Cao, in other words, if the scene of the two secretly chatting is seen by Cao Cao, no matter what he says, he will definitely be suspicious.
It is precisely because he understands his situation and can always be vigilant that Cao Cao has always trusted Xu Chu, and never let him leave his side when he goes in and out.
Looking back on the Jian'an period, Xu Chu and Cao Cao left many glories on the battlefield.
During the conquest of Zhang Xiu, Xu Chu was the pioneer and took the lead in the city to kill countless enemies, and finally relied on the military merit officer to worship the captain. In the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao confronted each other, and Xu Chu discovered the rebellious conspiracy of Xu He and others, and immediately killed him to save Cao Cao's life.
In the sixteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao conquered Han Sui Ma Chao, and almost lost his life in this battle, if it were not for the sudden appearance of Xu Chu at the critical juncture, he raised the saddle as a shield with his left hand and pushed the boat with his right hand to take the lead in letting Cao Cao cross the river, it is estimated that there would be no later Cao Wei.
In this battle, Xu Chu not only had the merit of fighting against Ma Chao, but also had the immortal merit of protecting Cao Cao, and was directly named the general of Wuwei Zhonglang after the war. In general, no matter how Cao Cao's army hits, Xu Chu will follow, and he will not be arrogant or discouraged when he wins, and he will do a good job of guarding.
There is such a scene in the new "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Cao Cao asked Xu Chu to arrest Cao Pi, and Cao Pi was so frightened that he said to Sima: Who is Xu Chu? He is the first general under his father, and even if he asks him to cut his own father, he will not frown.
Although this sentence does not exist in the official history, but is added by film and television dramas for the sake of the plot, it can also be seen that Xu Chu is loyal to Cao Cao and Cao Cao's importance to Xu Chu.
Cao Cao died in the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, and the master-servant relationship between the two ended.
After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he was named Xu Chu as the Marquis of Long Live Pavilion, promoted to the general of Wuwei, the governor of the Chinese army, and continued to be responsible for Cao Pi's security work, which shows that he won the trust of Cao Cao's family.
Some netizens said very appropriately about this matter, in Xu Chu's eyes, there is only Cao Cao, and the reason why he is Cao Pi's guard is not for fame and profit, but because he doesn't want to live up to the career he has built with Cao Cao.
It is not so much that Xu Chu is protecting Cao Pi, it is better to say that he is protecting the memories with Cao Cao.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this that although Xu Chu was still a guard in the Cao Pi era, he was no longer as personal as in the Cao Cao period, and it was difficult to see him in person, which was also one of the reasons for the sudden "disappearance".
After Emperor Cao Rong of Wei Ming ascended the throne, Xu Chu was named the Marquis of Mu Township and the 700 households of Yi, and at the same time gave his son the Marquis of Guannei.
After Xu Chu's death, he was posthumously named the Marquis of Zhuang, and his son Xu Yi was knighted, it is worth mentioning that Cao Rong Nian and Xu Chu were loyal, and he was crowned with his two descendants Guan Neihou, looking back at the entire Three Kingdoms era Wei generals are not honored.
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