During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao in the north had the largest number of military generals, divided into Cao Wei's personal generals and generals with foreign surnames. These people have made countless contributions to Cao Cao's hegemonic conquest of the south and the north. Among these non-clan generals, Cao Cao, there were two non-clan generals who were most valued by Cao Cao, one was the only one with a foreign surname, the false Jie Yu general, and the other was Cao Cao's children's relatives. However, why did both of these people die mysteriously?
The only foreign surname false festival: Yu Ban
Yu Ban (于嵫), also known as Bao Xin (鲍信部將將軍), submitted to Cao Cao after Bao Xin's death. Cao Cao's southern expedition to the north was not absent, and he made many military achievements for him. The reason why Yu Ban was valued by Cao Cao was because his military discipline was strict, and he could strictly demand himself and his soldiers at any time.
For example, in the Battle of Wancheng, he was attacked by Zhang Xiu, who surrendered and rebelled, and Cao Cao's camp was in disarray, and Cao Cao escaped under the desperate escort of the escort commander Dianwei. At that time, under Cao Cao's command, only Yu Ban's army was defeated but not chaotic, and fought and retreated. Even if someone unfortunately died in battle, Yu Ban restrained his soldiers and did not allow them to scatter and flee. When he led his army to retreat, he encountered more than a dozen wounded soldiers in disheveled clothes and robbed the common people.
And Cao Cao's Qingzhou soldiers, the Yellow Turban Army was born, the original military discipline was not very good, when Cao Cao was defeated, no one restrained, even more no one cared. They rob everywhere, kill people and set fires, and do no evil. After Yu Ban saw it, he couldn't bear it, so he went out to capture the Qingzhou soldiers who did not observe military discipline and dispose of them by military law. Even if these Qingzhou soldiers made a small report to Cao Cao, he didn't care.
The property captured in the victorious battle was never hidden by Yu Ban, but was handed over to the public or rewarded to his soldiers, which was favored by Cao Cao. Whenever Cao Cao fought a big war, he either let Yu Ban be the vanguard, or let him break off, and always entrusted the most difficult things to him.
In the most outstanding place of Yu Ban, in order to maintain military discipline, he dared to kill Chang Feng, who surrendered to himself. Chang Feng submitted to Cao Cao many times and rebelled many times, and was a wall grass that fell with the wind. Xiahou Yuan led his troops and surrounded Chang Feng, but he did not surrender. Finally, Yu Ban came forward to persuade chang feng and Yu Ban to be old friends, so he surrendered to Yu Ban.
After Chang Feng surrendered, Yu Ban abandoned his personal feelings and beheaded him on the grounds that he disobeyed Cao Cao's orders, showing his selfless feelings as a grand duke. In the twenty-first year of Jian'an (216), Cao Cao was crowned King of Wei, and he wantonly divided the hundred officials of the State of Wei, of which Yu Ban was a general of the left and false jie. The foreign generals Zhang Liao, Le Jin, Zhang Guo, and Xu Huang of the same rank as Yu Ban did not have false knots, so it can be seen that Yu Ban was one of Cao Cao's most important generals.
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms": General Qianzuo, false festival, five hundred households, and a son of a marquis.
However, Yu Ban fought a lifelong victory, only because he lost once in his later years, was captured alive by Guan Yusheng, and then surrendered, leaving a stain on his life. After Eastern Wu Lü Meng captured Jingzhou, Yu exiled to Eastern Wu, and Later Sun Quan declared himself a vassal to Cao Pi, and Yu Ban returned to Cao Wei. Yu Ban had always been concerned about Cao Wei during his captivity, and now when he returned to Cao Wei, even his beard and hair were snow-white, and he was not only not comforted, but also suffered a series of ridicule. Emperor Cao Pi ostensibly expressed comfort for the prohibition, but in fact he also looked down on the prohibition.
When it was forbidden to pay homage to Cao Cao's mausoleum, Cao Pi deliberately ordered someone to paint Guan Yu Zhanke, Pound's anger, and Yu Ban's surrender, in order to humiliate him. After forbidding him to see, he felt that he had no face to live in the world, and he was ashamed to die of illness and was posthumously honored as Li Hou.
Cao Cao's children's own family: Zhang Xiu
Zhang Xiu, of the Hao clan of Liangzhou, was the nephew of the hussar general Zhang Ji. He fought with Cao Cao for several years, and also killed Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang, nephew Cao Anming, and ai general Dianwei in the Battle of Wancheng, how could he be one of Cao Cao's most important military generals?
Although Zhang Xiu rebelled at Wancheng, he attacked Cao Cao and caused great losses to Cao Cao. However, Cao Cao himself also knew in his heart that Zhang Xiu's rebellion was for a reason, that he had "occupied" Zhang Xiu's aunt first, and that he was at fault. Therefore, after Zhang Xiu's second submission in 199 AD, Cao Cao not only did not embarrass him, but also attached great importance to him.
After Zhang Xiu led the army to Cao Ying, Cao Cao personally greeted him, took Zhang Xiu's hand, and attended the banquet together, and there was laughter at the banquet. After Cao Cao learned that Zhang Xiu's daughter was still unmarried, he proposed on a whim that his son Cao Jun marry Zhang Xiu's daughter. After Zhang Xiu listened, he naturally had no objection. Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu, once enemies, are now a family, with their children and daughters. Zhang Xiu was also given the title of General of Yangwu.
In the Battle of Guandu in 200 AD, Zhang Xiu repeatedly made military achievements and was promoted to the rank of General of the Broken Qiang. In 205 AD, Zhang Xiu followed Cao Cao in the Battle of Nanpi, defeated Yuan Tan, and again increased the number of food yi, reaching 2,000 households. At that time, among the generals of Cao Ying, the number of fengyi did not reach 1,000, while Zhang Xiu's fengyi reached as many as 2,000, which was the most. Therefore, Zhang Xiu was also one of Cao Cao's most important generals.
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms": Embroidery to, Taizu held his hand, and feasted, for the son to take the embroidery woman, worship General Yang wu. In the Battle of Guandu, Xiuli was successful in battle and broke the Qiang general. From the broken Yuan Tan to Nanpi, fu zeng Yifan 2,000 households. At that time, the world's household registration was reduced, and the ten cuts were one, and the generals sealed those who did not have a thousand households, and the embroidery was particularly large.
However, in 207 AD, Zhang Xiu followed Cao Cao in his conquest of Wuhuan, and strangely, before the army reached its destination, Zhang Xiu died and was posthumously made the Marquis of Dinghou, and his son Zhang Quan succeeded him. In the end, how Zhang Xiu died, no one knows, his death is confusing and puzzling. According to the "Wei Luo", Cao Pi Zhang Xiu's army killed his brother Cao Ang, so he took the opportunity to take revenge, repeatedly insulting Zhang Xiu for not being able to stand it, and his heart was uneasy, so he committed suicide. However, this account is conflicting and not very credible. Zhang Xiu belongs to a bizarre death, and he does not know why he died.
Zhang Xiu's son Zhang Quan was later involved in Wei Yi's rebellion, and was regarded by Cao Pi as a fellow party member and was reviled. This is absolutely true. If the death of his father Zhang Xiu had not been mysterious, Zhang Quan would not have participated in the rebellion.