Text: Bu San Bu Si (Reading History Columnist)
I am Xiahou Huan, and I have a good friend named Cao Cao, why do I say this, because our relationship is so good that the children on the street know: "Xiahou Huan, Xiahou Huan, Xiahou Huan, Xiahou Squat Cao Cao Squat." ”
We were not only brothers, but also relatives, and Cao Cao was my cousin. Although Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was the adopted son of the eunuch Cao Teng, his family was xiahou, and if you don't believe it, go to the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Shu, and Wu Wu Ji, which quote the two books cao qi zhuan and shi yu.
Although later generations commented that I was not good at commanding soldiers, I still fought side by side with my brother Cao Cao for a lifetime. My brother Cao Cao raised an army and I followed, and I also followed in the crusade against Dong Zhuo, and there was also a small episode: My brother Cao Cao had just gathered five thousand people before he begged Dong Dong, and he was crippled by Xu Rong, so he had to delete the number and retrain, so the first team was pulled up with me.
We have different views on the battle with Dong Zhuo, and I am very confident. My confidence comes from my brother Cao Cao, because he led soldiers in the capital; my confidence also comes from myself, because I killed people when I was fourteen.
But my brother Cao Cao was very hesitant: "Dong Zhuo, although he is fat like a pig, Xi Liang Iron rides fiercely like a tiger!" ”
With my relationship with my brother Cao Cao, of course I have to say what I think: "As long as I am the vanguard to attack, we will definitely win, do not believe that we make a bet!" ”
Although my brother Cao Cao agreed, he was still worried: "I have a bad premonition." Our soldiers are the pawns of the township and have not received formal training, but Dong Zhuo's soldiers are the iron horses of Xiliang; although I have been a young master lieutenant in the city and know some military techniques, Dong Zhuo has killed the Xiongnu bandits outside the sai. ”
My brother Cao Cao was right to worry, and in the end the crusade against Dong Zhuo failed. But my brother Cao Cao did not blame me, but also comforted me: "Dong Zhuo is very difficult to do, it is not very normal to get it, brother don't be sad, go back and I will give you a promotion." ”
Although my brother Cao Cao didn't care, I was very upset that I lost the bet, so I had a second bet.
The second bet was about the Puyang defensive battle, my brother Cao Cao wanted to recruit Tao Qian, and he needed someone to see his hometown, so I introduced myself again and said my thoughts: "I think this is very simple, soeasy." Although we lost the last battle, but with my understanding of Tao Qian's soft egg, I did not dare to sneak attack with his courage, so it was absolutely foolproof for me to guard Puyang, and I did not believe that we made a bet! ”
Although in the end my brother Cao Cao agreed, he was still a little worried, saying that he had a bad premonition. I said you can rest assured.
Well, this time I lost again. Tao Qian's soft egg did not come, but Lü Bu came. Because I was in a hurry to reinforce Puyang, I was ambushed outside the city. The most infuriating thing was that I was taken hostage, and Lü Bu's men threatened to kill me outside the city.
Because of the timely rescue, I did not lose my life, but this matter was really humiliating, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, Cao Ren, Cao Zhen, Yu Ban, Li Dian, and Le Jin all felt that I was a waste, only my brother Cao Cao did not blame me, and also expressed sympathy for me: "Lü Bu would have been very difficult to get it, it is not normal to get it, brother don't be sad, go back and I will give you a promotion." ”
Although my brother Cao Cao was so good to me, I was very unhappy to lose two bets in a row, so I had a third bet.
The third was the Puyang Pursuit. Just after I was rescued, Lü Bu's army had retreated, so I took the initiative to ask for orders: "Please let me go out of the city to pursue, in revenge for kidnapping and intimidation!" This is beating up the falling water dog, I just went to take revenge, to ensure that I can come back safely, I don't believe we make a bet. ”
Although my brother Cao Cao quickly agreed this time, he still told me that he had some worries and bad premonitions, and the result quickly came out: Lü Bu's deputy general and assistant shot me blind in one eye.
Lose again! I was so angry, so I ate my own eyes, and said beautifully, "Father and mother's blood, do not abandon it", to put it bluntly, it is not to find myself under the steps. So, they called me "Blind Xia Hou" afterwards. Who do I turn to to reason with?
After losing three in a row, my brother Cao Cao still didn't blame me, maybe I made myself too pitiful, but I couldn't bear it, in order to prove me to my brother Cao Cao, so there was a fourth bet.
The fourth time was when Lü Bu sent people to attack Liu Bei, who needed help liu bei to retreat. Although the previous times I showed that I did not win the attack, defense and pursuit, but this time I only assisted Liu Bei in retreating, how could I not do this little thing? So I introduced myself: "Let me fight, promise to complete the task, don't believe we make a bet." ”
Well, as before, my brother Cao Cao agreed, but still said something, some worries and bad premonitions. I was a little angry. However, the results soon came out — I messed up again — peicheng was eventually breached, Liu Bei's wife was taken captive again, and Liu Bei escaped alone.
My brother Cao Cao still didn't blame me, but still comforted me: "Lü Bu and Liu Bei are very difficult to do, it is not normal to get it, brother don't be sad, go back and I will give you a promotion." ”
I lost four in a row, and I got more and more frustrated, and then I made a fifth bet.
The fifth time was the Battle of Bowangpo, this time to Xiao Pei to capture Liu Bei, who had defected to Liu Biao. I took the initiative to ask for orders again: "I will go, this time I will definitely be able to catch Liu Bei, I don't believe we make a bet!" ”
Although my brother Cao Cao still had some worries and bad premonitions, I still went, and as a result, I lost again, and my brother Cao Cao still comforted me, and he was promoted again.
I was not convinced, and had a sixth time.
The sixth time was to help my brother Cao Cao persuade him to surrender to Tian Domain, but the result was predictable, I did not succeed. My brother Cao Cao again persuaded me, saying that it was difficult to do anything in the field, and said that he would continue to promote me.
However, I also want to face ah, as a manager I have not won the war, as a brother bet I have not won, as a military general promotion I have not stopped, I am very uneasy, I feel that I have become the laughing stock of others, maybe they think I am relying on extraordinary means to get to power, so I ran to my brother Cao Cao to talk.
But my brother Cao Cao said, "Oh roar, roar, hahaha, it's funny, but we're brothers, I cover you who dares to laugh at you!" ”
"But what if you're gone?" I argued with a red face. In hindsight, this is a bit unlucky.
But my brother Cao Cao didn't care, and asked me confidently, "How do you know that I died before you?" Believe us make a bet! ”
This is the seventh time we have made a bet, and it is also the first time that my brother Cao Cao has taken the initiative to ask to bet with me. Although I agreed, I was still a little worried, and I had a bad premonition.
As a result, this time my brother Cao Cao lost. I really regret making this bet with him!
Although I was defeated many times, everyone was laughing at me, but only my brother Cao Cao comforted me like an angel; although I fought a little badly and lost his troops and weapons, he never cared about it, and always promoted me, and when he was alive, I went from lieutenant colonel to lieutenant of Jiyin Taishou and general Jianwu to great general, and I was enfeoffed as a high-ranking man, only because we were brothers. He is not only my father-in-law, but also a brother, but also a good friend.
Although my brother Cao Cao was evaluated as a "tyrant", his welfare deeds to the common people are indelible, when I was a magistrate, I once encountered a major drought, I led the people to bear the soil, surround the pond, solve the drought, promote the new rice, my brother Cao Cao therefore admired me very much, and always summoned me to the palace to discuss matters.
As we all know, my brother Cao Cao is suspicious by nature, but I can freely enter his bedroom, and we are in the same car when we go to Mopi. I was loyal to my brother Cao Cao, and my brother Cao Cao believed in me, and it was only when we achieved the relationship.
If I can do it all over again, I am willing to lose to my brother Cao Cao for the rest of my life, because we are brothers!