Spies had already existed in the early Xia Dynasty, and by the Three Kingdoms period, espionage had become a very important "organization". And a large number of spy characters have emerged. Next, let's take a look at the "four great spies" of the three kingdoms.
NO4: "Hair-breaking spy" Zhou Qu
Zhou Qu (周鲂), courtesy name Ziyu, was a general of the State of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, who served as the general of Pei and the Taishou of Poyang, and was given the title of Marquis of Guannei, and was later posthumously awarded the title of Marquis of Kidek Chang. As a spy, he did two things that shook his name:
The first thing: "Broken Hair" ambushed Cao Xiu.
At that time, because of the needs of the situation, Sun Quan sent Zhou Qu to find the leader of the mountain settlement to deceive and instigate Cao Xiu. Zhou Qu believed that these "reckless guests" could not become a big deal, so he asked his own cronies to send letters to deceive Cao Xiu by deception. Sun Quan was extremely cooperative, constantly sending people to investigate Zhou Qu's style. Zhou Qu pretended to be very frightened and scared, so he cut his hair and took the initiative to come to the gate of Poyang County to apologize. After Cao Xiu heard about this, he was convinced of Zhou Hu's deception, so he immediately led an army of 100,000 to rescue Zhou Hu, but Zhou Hu secretly mobilized a large army and united with the young talent Lu Xun to set up a "ten-sided ambush", the result can be imagined, Cao Xiu's army suffered a disastrous defeat, tens of thousands of dead and wounded soldiers, and the main general Cao Xiu was almost captured.
The second thing: "Envoys" booby-trapped Dong Si.
At that time, Eastern Wu's counties of Yuzhang and Linchuan were plundered by thieves Dong Si, and Eastern Wu sent Wu Cang and Tang Zhi to lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to suppress the bandits, with little success. Seeing that the laborers were moving the masses and the laborers were hurting the people's wealth, Zhou Qu then went to his cousin Sun Quan to request that the armed sweeping be stopped and that the thief rebellion be quelled by "using Rou Kegang" to quell the rebellion. Sun Quan agreed to his claim, and then Zhou Qu sent spies to successfully penetrate the enemy's interior, and successfully assassinated Dong Si. Dong Si's younger brother was very frightened and shocked by this, so he led the people to surrender, and from then on, they changed from evil to good and became good people in society.
NO3: "Runaway Spy" – Hidden
Yin Bo, a native of Qingzhou, was originally an official of the State of Wei, and he had two characteristics, one was good eloquence and the other was a deep heart.
In 230, Emperor Ming of Wei sent Yin Fan to defect from the State of Wei and defect to the State of Wu. As a result, after Yin Bo arrived in the State of Wu, he did not get Sun Quan's reuse, so Yin Bo wrote to Sun Quan and expressed a layer of meaning: Mao Sui introduced himself.
As a result, Yin's letter attracted the attention of Sun Quan, who "interviewed" Yin Fan, and as a result, Yin Bo's good eloquence and good literary style conquered Sun Quan, so he appointed Yin Bo as a court lieutenant. Subsequently, he became Sun Quan's new favorite.
Later, Sun Quan sent Sun Bu to deceive the Wei general Wang Ling and deploy heavy troops to ambush Wang Ling. Seeing that the situation was urgent, Yin Fan hastily plotted a rebellion and launched a rebellion in Kyoto, the result was unbearable, and Yin Fan had no choice but to flee, and as a result, he did not escape from the "legal net recovery" of Eastern Wu, and was finally captured.
Yin Fan's actions aroused Wang Ling's high vigilance, and he sensed that the wind was not right, and immediately chose to grease the soles of his feet - kai slip. As a result, it can be imagined that sun quan's tianluo net has been adrift.
Yin Bo was also later executed, but After all, Yin Bo, the "quasi-spy", still completed the task of chaos given to him by Emperor Wei Ming, and saved Wang Ling in disguise, which was really a contribution.
NO2: "Assassin Spy" - Guo Sui
Guo Sui, a man of the Xiping people in Liangzhou, Wei, and later when the Shu army plundered Xiping, Guo Sui became the "spoils of war" of the Shu state, Guo Sui pretended to be very docile and honest, but as everyone knew, Guo Sui belonged to liu Yingxin in Wei, and he actually became a pawn arranged by the Wei state to lurk in the Shu state - a spy. Later, Guo Sui's official position was promoted to General Zuo.
In the first month of the sixteenth year of Yanxi, Zhuge Liang's designated successor, Fei Yi, held a "New Year's Tea Party" in Hanshou (i.e., Ye Mengguan), where a feast was held and the courtiers were feasted, and Guo Sui, the general of the left general, was also invited. As a result, in the middle of the table, Fei Yi was happy to be "drunk and drunk", and "spy" Guo Sui found the right time to shine his sword - the assassination of Fei Yi was successful.
Fei Yi's "sudden death" was a huge loss to the Shu Han regime and the main reason for the rapid demise of the Shu Han regime later.
NO1: "Hidden Spy" - Xu Shu
Xu Shu, originally a strategist under Liu Bei, ended up Cao Cao using despicable means — using Xu Shu's filial piety to hold his mother hostage , and Xu Shu had no choice but to leave Liu Camp and join Cao Ying.
As a result, after Xu Shu entered the Cao camp, his mother learned of the situation and committed suicide in anger. Ashamed, Xu Shu then pursued "not saying a word", and as a result, he did not have half a merit. Later, when Zhuge Liang learned of Xu Shu's situation during the Northern Expedition, he sighed: "Is it that there are too many strategists in the State of Wei, so why not reuse Xu Shu and Shi Tao?" ”
In fact, Cao Cao did not use Xu Shu, in addition to Xu Shu's vow not to give a plan, there was also a reason that he did not trust Xu Shu.
In fact, when Liu Bei let Xu Shu go, in addition to his "kindness", there was also a reason that Xu Shu became a pawn he installed in Cao Cao's camp - a secret agent. There are two examples:
The first thing is to relieve the siege of Liu Bei.
When Cao Cao was about to attack Liu Bei, he sent Xu Shu to persuade him to surrender, but Xu Shu not only did not do so, but instead told the old lord That Cao Cao's army was coming, which gave Liu Bei enough time to make military preparations. It can be seen that Xu Shu's "allegiance" to Liu Bei.
The second thing: save Zhao Yun's life.
In the Battle of Changshanpo, Zhao Yun went in and out of seven, such as entering no man's land, in addition to the factor of Zhao Yun's bravery, there was also an important reason for the help of "behind-the-scenes masters". At that time, in order to protect Zhao Yun, Xu Shu, who never said a word, had an idea for Cao Cao: he wanted to design a plan to capture Zhao Yun of the three armies of yongguan, and then persuade him to surrender. As a result, Cao Cao, who was "thirsty for talents", issued a 9-character military order: Whoever hurt Zhao Yun was a capital offense. As a result, Zhao Yun entered Cao's camp as if into no man's land, and the cao soldiers who killed him threw away their armor and had no power to fight back.
Later, in the Battle of Chibi, Xu Shu must have seen Zhou Yu's fire attack plan, but he did not want to help Cao Cao, but was concerned about the old lord Liu Bei, so he chose to keep his mouth shut, and slipped away in advance to save himself.