In 196, cao Cao, with the help of Dong Zhao, invited the Han Emperor Liu Xie from the dilapidated Luoyang to xu county, which was one acre and three points of his own land, and was awarded fu jie, huang qi, and lu shang shu.
As a result, Cao Cao had the military command and supreme administrative power of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Subsequently, he began to pacify the world for Liu Xie - "to serve the Son of Heaven to order not to be a subject."
In the first month of 197 (the second year of The second year of Emperor Jian'an of the Han Dynasty), Cao Cao led an army south to conquer Zhang Xiu at Wancheng (Nanyang, Henan). Zhang Xiu became a warlord force after taking over his uncle Zhang Ji's forces.
Zhang Xiu, who occupies one side (stills)
Soon after the Heavenly Soldiers arrived in the city, under the advice of the strategist Jia Xu, Zhang Xiu, who thought that he was difficult to resist Cao Cao, surrendered. At this point, Cao Cao was extremely happy, and even a little overwhelmed.
As a result, Cao Cao turned Zhang Xiu's widowed aunt (Zhang Ji's wife) into his own concubine. This move caused Zhang Xiu to be insulted ("embroidery hate").
At the same time, Cao Cao also privately wooed Zhang Xiu's personal general Hu Che'er. In doing so, Zhang Xiu felt threatened ("Suspect Taizu wants to stab him left and right").
Feeling both insulted and threatened, Zhang Xiu, under the guidance of Jia Xu, took advantage of Cao Cao's lack of preparation and suddenly turned back to the water. In the melee, Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang, nephew Cao Anmin, and Ai General Dianwei were all killed. Even Cao Cao himself was injured by an arrow.
In this way, Cao Cao, who had already accomplished a great job, lost his vested achievements and was defeated. However, for such a deep hatred, Cao Cao had no teeth to forget!
Don't forget the deep hatred of Cao Cao (stills)
In November 197 (the second year of Emperor Jian'an of the Han Dynasty), Cao Cao, who had already been relieved, mobilized a large army, made a comeback, and fought Zhang Xiu again. As a result, Zhang Xiu was defeated and fled away, but his strength was still there.
In view of this, Cao Cao, who was determined to completely end Zhang Xiu's power, again in 198 AD (the third year of The Han XianDi Jian'an), the third conquest of Zhang Xiu. This time, Cao Cao's initial battle situation was not good, and he was trapped in Yongcheng.
During the confrontation, Cao Cao received a report from Xun Yu that Yuan Shao wanted to raid Xu County. Xu County was the core of his Cao Cao base area, and he could not help but save it. Therefore, Cao Cao immediately packed up his army and horses and took the initiative to retreat.
At this time, Zhang Xiu, who thought that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, did not listen to Jia Xu's advice and immediately led his army to pursue, only to be defeated by Cao Cao after the break. Later, at Jia Xu's suggestion, Zhang Xiu returned victoriously when he pursued Cao Jun again.
Shortly after Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu engaged in the third battle, something unexpected happened. Zhang Xiu, who had a constant hatred with Cao Cao and an old grudge, unexpectedly appeared in Cao Cao's camp in November 199 (the fourth year of Emperor Jian'an of the Han Dynasty) and surrendered to Cao Cao!
Zhang Xiu came to Cao Ying (stills)
What's going on? Zhang Xiu's brain into the water? Don't you know that the old Cao family is obsessed with the revenge of killing their sons and the hatred of the defeated army?
At that time, in order to win the middle power, the first to win over and "flatter" Zhang Xiu was Yuan Shao. However, without Zhang Xiu's consent, Jia Xu directly rejected Yuan Shao's emissaries and asked: "Yuan Shao and his brothers are still incompatible, can they still tolerate the soldiers of the world?" ”
When Zhang Xiu saw this, he immediately panicked and asked Jia Xu with a face like earth, "How can you treat yuan shao's emissaries, who are most powerful, in this way?" Isn't this cutting ourselves off? Then, overwhelmed, he asked, "What should we do next?" ”
Jia Xu looked at Zhang Xiu, who was frowning tightly, smiled and said, "General, don't panic, things are very easy to handle." Without Yuan Shao, we can go to Cao Cao. ”
Jia Xu suggests that Zhang Xiu defect to Cao Cao (stills)
When Zhang Xiu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and Mu Ne was speechless. It took a while for him to come back to his senses.
Zhang Xiu knew that his fellow jia xu (all of whom were from Wuwei County) was indeed very skilled.
Jia Xu was able to make Dong Zhuo's subordinates Li Dai and Guo Feng regroup and successfully besiege Chang'an; he could safely leave Duan Sheng (a native of Wuwei County, also a local force) without letting him harm his family; he could allow Zhang Xiu to repeatedly defeat Cao Cao and help him dominate the side...
However, at a time when these princes were dominating and Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were fighting for supremacy, could Jia Xu still let Zhang Xiu have a safe and reliable home?
Thinking about this, Zhang Xiu said to Jia Xu worriedly: "At present, Yuan Shao has four prefectures, Jizhou, Qingzhou, Youzhou, and Hezhou, which are powerful, while Cao Cao only occupies one Yanzhou, and the army is small.
Worried Zhang Xiu (stills)
Moreover, the festival between us and Cao Cao is clear to you and difficult to resolve! Under such circumstances, how can we abandon Yuan Shao and turn to Cao Cao? Isn't this a moth fighting fire and seeking its own death? ”
While listening to Zhang Xiu's narration, Jia Xu paced leisurely. After Zhang Xiu poured out the worries in his stomach, he slowly explained his thoughts to Zhang Xiu.
Jia Xu said, "General Zhang, it is precisely because Yuan is strong and Cao Cao is weak that we should turn to Cao Cao." The reasons for this are mainly in the following three aspects.
First, Cao Cao brought the Emperor of the Great Han to his side and "took the Son of Heaven to order the world", thus having a political advantage - respecting the Great Han Dynasty and pacifying the world. Then, we turned to Cao Cao, that is, obeyed the imperial court, which can be described as justified!
Second, at present, yuan shao has many powerful people and cao cao people are weak, which is an indisputable fact. However, as far as our people are concerned, for Yuan Shao, it is insignificant, so it is difficult to be favored. If you join Cao Cao's camp, it will undoubtedly be a charcoal in the snow and will be valued!
Jia Xu analyzing the situation of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao (stills)
Third, on the surface, Yuan Shao's momentum is magnificent, and "corporal who folds the knot" seems to have something big to do. However, judging from the hostile relationship between him and The two brothers of Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao did not have the capacity to tolerate people, and naturally it was difficult to become a great instrument!
On the other hand, although Cao Cao and his people had bad deeds such as killing Bian Rang and slaughtering Xuzhou, through his act of honoring the Han Emperor, it can be seen that he was a man with a heart of kingship.
Such a figure, not only will not consider the personal grudges between us and him, but will take us as an example and show his magnanimity to the people of the world. For this reason, there is a guarantee of safety for Cao Cao. ”
This remark made Zhang Xiumao suddenly open up and suddenly enlightened--in order to save his wealth and keep this bit of military horses, I Zhang Xiu could only turn to Cao Cao!
Things were exactly as Jia Xu had predicted. As soon as Zhang Xiu arrived at Cao Ying, Cao Cao smiled happily, warmly welcomed, and received warm hospitality. He immediately appointed Zhang Xiu as the general of Yangwu and made him a marquis.
Welcome to Zhang Xiu's Cao Cao (stills)
Subsequently, Cao Cao also had his son Cao Jun marry Zhang Xiu's daughter. As a result, Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu changed from enemies to sons and daughters!
So why did Cao Cao treat his enemies in this way? This is because Cao Cao understands that the struggle for the world is ultimately the gain or loss of the human heart. Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and those who lose the hearts of the people lose the world.
Moreover, for the sake of the great cause, in order to change one's bad image, we should pay attention to setting the examples we need. Putting a good example in front of people is more useful than saying many good things. Zhang Xiu is just an excellent example!
Zhang Xiu, such a person who has a deep hatred with himself, can be tolerated by Cao Cao, and who else can't accommodate it? Such a person can be trusted by Cao Cao, what other person can't be trusted?
A person who "can hold a boat in the belly of the prime minister", a person who can trust talents, can he not be a good boss in people's minds?
When Zhang Xiu joined Cao Ying, Cao Cao had just honored Han Tianzi for three years, and there were countless people in the world who did not buy Cao Cao's account. In addition, his social reputation at that time was not very good.
In this case, Cao Cao, who had lofty ideals and ambitions, needed an opportunity to show his pain and remorse, regardless of previous suspicions, and benevolence.
Zhang Xiu's arrival undoubtedly gave Cao Cao an excellent opportunity. As a result, two people who could not have gotten together "gathered" in one camp!
Main references: "Romance of the Three Kingdoms Jia Xu Biography", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms Zhang Xiu biography", "Fu Zi"