Cao Cao was overjoyed to hear of Ku Yue's prestige and ability, and when he heard that Qu Yue had surrendered, he was overjoyed and immediately wrote to Xun Yu, saying, "I am so happy, but not because I have obtained Jingzhou, but because I have obtained the different degrees (蒯越字). ”
Cao Cao settled down in Jiangling and appointed Liu Chun as the Assassin of Qingzhou and the Marquis of Liehou.
He then rewarded the pro-Cao faction of Jingzhou with a large number of rewards, and made fifteen people including Qu Yue the marquis, and appointed Ku Yue as Guanglu Xun, Liu Xian as Shangshu, and Deng Xi as a servant.
Since Ku Yue surrendered to Cao Cao, there has been no significant performance.
In the nineteenth year of Jian'an (214), Ku Yue was critically ill and wrote to Cao Cao, asking him to take care of the family on his behalf.
Cao Cao wrote back: "I will not fail to live up to your trust, I will definitely take good care of your family, and I will be ashamed." I've been commissioned a lot before, and you can rest assured. You have a spirit in heaven, you must understand what I mean. ”
Cao Cao also ordered the release of Han Song, who was imprisoned by Liu Biao, received him with the courtesy of a friend, appointed him as the Great Hongxu, and asked him to evaluate the merits of the people in Jingzhou one by one, and promote and appoint them.
Liu Biao's general Wen Ping, Zi Zhongye, Nanyang Wanren, was deeply trusted by Liu Biao, and his troops were stationed in Jingbei, responsible for guarding the northern part of Jingzhou and resisting the attacks of northern princes.
When Liu Chun surrendered, he contacted Wen Ping and wanted to surrender cao with him.
Wen Ping said: "I can't save Jingzhou, I can only treat sin." ”
When Cao Cao crossed the water, Wen Ping came to see him.
Cao Cao asked him, "Why did you come so late?" ”
Wen Ping said: "In the past, I could not assist Liu Jingzhou in honoring the imperial court. After Liu Jingzhou's death, I often wanted to defend the Han River and preserve the territory of Jingzhou. In this way, I will live up to the lonely and weak Liu Chun and die worthy of the underground old lord Liu Biao. However, I couldn't help myself, and to this point, I was really sad and ashamed in my heart, and I didn't have the face to meet him earlier. ”
When he finished, he burst into tears and cried incessantly.
Cao Cao was infected by Wen Ping, and also felt sad, sighing and saying, "Wen Zhongye, you are a true loyal subject." ”
Treating him with courtesy, he let him command the original troops, appointed him as the Taishou of Jiangxia, gave him the title of Marquis of Guannei, commanded the Northern Soldiers, and took on the heavy responsibility of sitting on the border.
Cao Cao also enlisted and negotiated the title of Xiang Xiang (丞相掾).
Heqia (和洽), courtesy name Yangshi, was a native of Xiping, Runan (present-day southeast of Wuyang, Henan).
In his early years, Heqia was recommended as a filial piety and was recruited by the general He Jin, but he politely refused.
After Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou, he sent emissaries to welcome the scholars from his hometown of RunanJun to Jizhou, and the scholars and doctors all gladly went there, but Heqia believed: "The land of Jizhou is flat, the people are strong, and it is used by the hero Junjie, and it is the land of four wars." Yuan Benchu relied on his own favorable conditions, although temporarily strong, but the hero of the world Haojie is swarming up, he may not be able to save. Liu Biao of Jingzhou did not have lofty ambitions, but cherished talents, was willing to make friends with people, the terrain was dangerous, and the people in the mountains were weak and easy to rely on. ”
Therefore, he did not go to Jizhou, but went south with his relatives to liu biao. Liu table received them with the courtesy of the guests.
He Qi, who met Liu Biao, was disappointed and said to others: "The reason why I did not go to Yuan Shao was to avoid the land that the crowds were fighting for. Liu Biao is just a faint monarch in a chaotic world, and he should not be too close. If I stay longer, I will be vilified by the rumors of the adulterers. ”
So he left Xiangyang and continued south to live in Wuling County.
Prior to this, Liu Wangzhi, a native of Anzhong, Nanyang County (present-day Dengzhou, Nanyang, Henan), still agreed to Liu Biao's appointment to a post when both of his friends were framed for rumors, but the result was not reused, and the correct opinions he put forward were often not accepted by Liu Biao.
Liu Wangzhi's younger brother said to Liu Wangzhi: "In the past, when Zhao Martin, the grand master of the Jin Dynasty, killed Dou Wuli, Confucius returned halfway and did not go to the Jin Kingdom again. Now, brother, since you can't follow the example of Liu Xiahui, going with the flow of the world, you should take Fan Li as an example and move far beyond the scope of the ruler. If you think you're sitting at home, even if you're out of the political situation of power struggle, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it. ”
Liu Wangzhi did not listen to his brother's words, and soon like two friends, he was killed by Liu Biao.
Han Ji (159–238), courtesy name Gongzhi, was a native of Nanyang County (present-day Chengdong, Henan).
Han Ji was a descendant of Han Xin in the Western Han Dynasty, born into a family of eunuchs, his grandfather Han Shu was once the Taishou of Hedong, and his father Han Chun was the Taishou of Nanjun.
Han Ji's father and brother were once framed and slandered by Chen Mao, a Hao clan in the same county, and were almost sentenced to death.
Han Ji did not react on the surface, was employed by people to do labor, saving funds, but secretly befriended the jianghu dead soldiers, and finally killed Chen Mao, sacrificing his father with his human head, so he became famous, was elected as filial piety, and was recruited by Sikong.
He did not deserve his life, changed his name and surname, lived in seclusion in the Luyang Mountains, encountered the mountain people to form a party as thieves, and looted everywhere.
Han Ji bought cattle and wine, feasted on the leaders of the mountain thieves, and told them about the stakes, and finally the mountain people disbanded, and did not act as thieves.
Yuan Shu heard of Han Ji's name and sent someone to recruit him.
Han Ji should not be summoned and moved to the mountains of Shandu County.
Liu Biao also recruited him as a subordinate, and Han Ji fled to seclusion in Xiaoling and was loved by the local people.
Liu Biao was very angry and hated him very much.
Han Ji was afraid of Liu Biao's poisoning hands, so he had to accept his position and become the county magistrate of Yicheng County.
Pei Qian (?) –244), courtesy name Wenxing, was a native of Wenxi County, Hedong County (present-day Wenxi, Shanxi).
He went to Jingzhou to avoid chaos and was treated and respected by Liu Biao, but Pei Qian quietly said to his friends Wang Cang and Sima Zhi: "Liu Biao did not have the talent of a hegemon, but he regarded himself as xi bo jichang at the end of the Yin dynasty, and could fail at any time." So he moved south to Changsha.
Wang Yue (177–217), courtesy name Zhongxuan, was a native of Gaoping County, Shanyang County (present-day Weishan, Shandong), and one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an".
Wang Cang was born into a famous and prestigious family, his great-grandfather Wang Gong was a former lieutenant, his grandfather Wang Chang was a famous soldier at that time, and his father Wang Qian was a long history of the great general He Jin.
He Jin very much wanted to form a family with Wang Qian, so he introduced his two sons to him and asked him to choose one of them to be his son-in-law, but Wang Qian did not promise.
Wang Cang was known as a prodigy when he was a teenager and was famous far and wide.
He was adept at arithmetic and could quickly come up with the right answer.
His articles are also well written, one swing, never revised, people often mistakenly think that he wrote in advance, but no matter how carefully conceived, the article written is a long way off him.
Wang Yue is knowledgeable and has an amazing memory.
Once, Wang Yue was watching people playing Go next to him, and accidentally messed up the pieces.
He hastened to apologize, saying that he could restore the original chess game.
After the arrangement, everyone did not believe that this was the chess game just played, so they covered the chessboard with a towel and asked Wang Yue to put another game to see if the two plates were exactly the same.
Wang Yue didn't say a word, and quickly replayed a plate next to him.
The two rounds were compared, and it turned out that none of them were bad.
Another time, Wang Cang was walking with a friend, and when he saw an ancient monument on the side of the road, he stood there and read it aloud.
A friend asked him, "Can you recite it?" ”
Wang Yue replied, "Yes." ”
The friend immediately told him to turn around and recite the inscription, and the result was word for word.
In the second year of Chuping (191), Emperor Xian of Han was forced by Dong Zhuo to move west to Chang'an, and Wang Cang also went with him.
As soon as Cai Yong saw Wang Cang, he felt that he was a wizard.
At that time, Cai Yong's talent and learning were famous all over the world, and they were respected by Manchu officials, and the front of Cai Yong Mansion was often filled with cars and horses, and the living room of the home was full of guests.
One day, Cai Yong heard that Wang Yue was asking to see him outside the door, and he couldn't even take care of his shoes and hurried out to greet him.
Wang Yue was only fifteen years old at the time, and as soon as he entered the door, the people in the room were very surprised to see that he was young and short.
Cai Yong introduced himself to everyone: "This is Wang Cang, the grandson of Prince Sikong (Wang Chang), who is a wizard, and I am ashamed of myself." All the books and articles in my family's collection should be given to him. ”
In the fourth year of Chuping (193), Wang Yue was seventeen years old, and was recruited by Situ and was also called to serve as a waiter at the Yellow Gate.
At that time, the situation in Chang'an was chaotic, and he did not attend the post.
Soon, he went to Jingzhou to join his compatriot Liu Biao.
Liu Biao saw that he was not proud, his body was weak, and he was informal, and he did not attach too much importance to him.
In the third year of Jian'an (198), Zhang Xian, the Taishou of Changsha, followed Huan Jie's advice and raised soldiers from the three counties of Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang to betray Liu Biao, and Liu Biao sent troops to fight.
Wang Cang wrote a "Treatise on the Three Auxiliaries" to show that the teacher was famous.
After Yuan Shao's death, his two sons Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang's brothers fought for years.
In order to persuade Him, Liu Biao asked Wang Cang to draft the "Book of Advice to Yuan Tan for Liu Jingzhou" and "For Liu Jingzhou and Yuan Shangshu", which was moved by emotion, knew it with reason, and was very colorful, and people at the time commented that the two texts were "longitudinal and horizontal".
After Cao Cao occupied Jingzhou, he recruited Han Ji as a subordinate of Xiang Xiang (丞相士曹), Pei Qian (裴潜) participated in the military of Xiang Prefecture (丞相府), and Qia, Liu Shu (廙), and Wang Yue (王粲) all served as subordinates of Xiang Prefecture (丞相府), and appointed Sima Zhi (司馬芝) as the county commander of Suga County to conform to the will of the people.
Han Ji was later elected as the Taishou of Leling and transferred to the post of Supervisor of Smelting Gurudwara, responsible for managing the production of iron smelting.
For seven years in office, Han Ji's greatest credit was to improve the iron smelting handicraft, discard the horse and man platoons that were both labor-intensive and inefficient, promote the use of water drainage after improvement, increase the production efficiency by three times, ensure the needs of the national weapons and equipment, and obtain the praise of the Eastern Han Dynasty court, and was awarded the title of Sijin Du Lieutenant, second only to jiuqing.