Did Cao Cao really put Xu Shu's mother under house arrest? When Xu Shu entered the Cao camp, did he really not say a word?
In this article, I will talk to you about these two topics.
In the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there are only two people who can really pit Cao Cao, one is called Jiang Gan, and the other is called Xu Shu. Jiang Gan pit Cao Cao twice, and finally wiped Out Cao Cao's 800,000 troops. Xu Shu pit Cao Cao twice, once to let Cao Cao let Zhao Yun go, and once because Xu Shu had already seen through Pang Tong's serial plan, but resolutely refused to tell Cao Cao, allowing Cao Cao to be burned to the bottom.
From here, Xu Shu is not rude. We also know that in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao attached great importance to Xu Shu, and not only did he not help Cao Cao, but he actually helped Cao Cao, pit Cao Cao, and was not kind.
The following author mainly explores the two topics mentioned above:
1. Did Cao Cao put Xu Shu's mother under house arrest?
2. When Xu Shu entered the Cao camp, did he really not say a word?
1. Cao Cao put his mother under house arrest in order to get Xu Shu: How much credibility does this matter really have?
We all know that Xu Shu originally worked under Liu Bei's hands, and repeatedly contributed to Liu Bei's achievements. Cao Cao saw Xu Shu's ability and knew that Xu Shu was a filial child, so he received Xu Shu's mother to Xu Du and demanded that Xu Shu submit to him.
Xu Shu was forced to say goodbye to Liu Bei and expressed his determination not to give a plan or a plot to enter Cao's camp. Before leaving, he also recommended Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei and told Liu Bei that Zhuge Liang was Wolong and could only be 10 times more than himself.
The above are all the plots in the interpretation, and the purpose of Mr. Luo Guanzhong's writing is threefold:
Highlight Cao Cao's despicable nothingness.
Admire Xu Shu's filial piety and selflessness.
The character of Zhuge Liang was introduced, paving the way for the future Three Gu Maolu.
So, what is the truth of history?
In 208, Cao Cao marched south. Xu Shu took his mother and retreated with Liu Beinan, and under the pursuit of Cao Jun, Xu Shu's mother was captured by Cao Jun. When Xu Shu learned of this, he was very anxious, so he said to Liu Bei, "My mother has been captured, and I will return to protect my mother." Liu Bei agreed. After that, Xu Shu went to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was very kind to Xu Shu and did not persecute Xu Shu's mother, which was completely different from what Yan Yi wrote.
In addition, Xu Shu changed his original name to Xu Fu after defecting to Cao Cao, and by the time of Cao Pi, Xu Shu had already become an infantry lieutenant and marquis of Guannei, and in 223, Xu Shu was promoted to the rank of Right Lieutenant General and Yushi Zhongcheng.
This is history, if Xu Shu really didn't say a word, how did this official rise? visible
2. In the rendition: Xu Shu pit Cao Cao twice.
The Battle of Nagasaka slope made a person -
Zhao Yun
, seven in and seven out of a million troops. How difficult is this a technical job? Moreover, Zhao Yun was still holding a Liu Chan on his body.
With rows of spears and rows of bows and arrows, how could Zhao Yun still be alive in and out of seven? It turned out that Xu Shu suggested to Cao Cao: This is a tiger general, which can be kept. As a result, Cao Cao lost more than fifty generals, just to achieve Zhao Yun's first good name.
When Pang Tong offered Cao Cao a plan to connect the large ships with iron chains, the clever Xu Shu had already seen that Liu Bei sun quan was preparing to burn Chibi. In order not to implicate himself, he quickly asked Cao Cao for orders, led his troops to garrison another place, and watched as Cao's army vanished.
These two examples:
One shows that Cao Cao's heart is not so narrow, he would rather lose so many soldiers and generals, but also keep Zhao Yun, how could he imprison his mother in order to keep Xu Shu?
Another explanation: Xu Shu Mingzhe was resolute not to help Cao Cao, and watched as Cao Cao was defeated and 800,000 troops were burned to death. As a world-minded person, Xu Shu's approach is right? With such a person's character, how could Cao Cao look up to him?