Liu Bei's mix is really not good, it belongs to the step-by-step promotion of the bottom migrant workers, and it is still in a company with no future, and there is no room for rise. From the beginning of his army, he basically always lost the battle and was chased everywhere by various princes. It wasn't until 207 that his life took a turn for the better.
In this year, Liu Bei encountered two great things. What's the good thing? The first thing he did was to ask Wolong Zhuge Liang to assist him. The second thing was that Guo Jia, an important strategist at Cao Cao's side, died. Why is it good for Liu Bei to say that Guo Jia is dead? Because in that period, their respective strengths were nothing more than one or the other, and Cao Cao's weakening of his strength was an increase for Liu Bei.
In the field of wild historiography, there is still a saying, what is the statement? Why did Zhuge Liang only come out of the mountains in the year of Guo Jia's death? Because Guo Jia did not die, Zhuge Liang did not dare to go out of the mountain, and Guo Jia's talent was above Zhuge Liang. So is this statement correct? Let's explore.
Guo Jia was born in 170, and he was a native of Yingchuan, yes, a person from the same place as Xu Shu. When he was young, he had already foreseen that the Han Dynasty was about to be in chaos. Sure enough, He Jin was killed, and after Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, the Han Dynasty was in chaos, and the people did not have a good life. Guo Jia has been living in seclusion and does not reveal his reputation, so when he later went to see Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao thought that he was a small child, so he did not want to see him, so Guo Jia left and stayed at home for another six years.
In the first year of Jian'an, one of Cao Cao's most important advisers, Xi Zhicai, died, and Cao Cao's heart ached, so he asked Xun Yu to recommend a person who could replace Xi Zhicai. So Xun Yu recommended Guo Jia to Cao Cao. Cao Cao immediately summoned Guo Jia, and after some conversation, Cao Cao felt that Guo Jia was a wizard, so he left Guo Jia by his side.
In the second year of Jian'an, Guo Jia, after Cao Cao's failed conquest of Zhang Xiu, proposed to Cao Cao the famous ten victories and ten defeats, which was a very thorough analysis of Yuan Shao, which boosted Cao Cao's confidence and the morale of Cao's army. This statement is comparable to Zhuge Liang's Longzhong pair, or even better than the Longzhong pair.
When Liu Bei defected to Cao Cao, Guo Jia advocated not killing Liu Bei and buying people's hearts, and Cao Cao felt that it was right, so he had great respect for Liu Bei. However, Guo Jia saw that Liu Bei was not a thing in the pool and would become a big problem in the future, so he wrote to Cao Cao and asked Liu Bei to be placed under house arrest, but Cao Cao felt that he could subdue Liu Bei, and everyone knew what happened later.
When Liu Bei was about to defect to Yuan Shao, Guo Jia asked Cao Cao to seize the opportunity to attack Liu Bei, and Liu Bei was defeated. Later, Guo Jia predicted that Sun Ce would be killed by the Assassins, which shocked Cao Cao and called him a god. From this point of view, Guo Jia's talent is above Wolong, at least Zhuge Liang is equal.
Unfortunately, it was such an outstanding strategist who actually fell ill and died while following Cao Cao's Northern Expedition to Wuhuan. This made Cao Cao very sad, and for a time he could not handle political affairs. Guo Jia's death greatly reduced Cao Cao's strength, and if Guo Jia was there, then the pattern of three worlds might not have appeared.
Guo Jia was a very talented person, which is an indisputable fact, and it can be said that he alone laid the foundation for Cao Cao's domination of the north. With his assistance, Cao Cao was almost invincible. But for Liu Bei, Guo Jia's existence was a headache for him, and he estimated that he would like Guo Jia to die quickly. Perhaps, Guo Jia's death and Zhuge Liang's departure from the mountain is a coincidence, or maybe there is really some connection between them, and the country will shine on Cao Cao's side Zhuge Liang will not be unaware, whether this is a coincidence or has been arranged earlier, I am afraid it is not something we can speculate.