Guo Jia (郭嘉), courtesy name Fengxiao, was one of Cao Cao's most valued advisers. When he was first recommended to Cao Cao by Xun Yu, the first time he talked with Cao Cao, he was evaluated as "the one who makes the lonely one a great cause, and this person must also be." Unfortunately, he not only failed to help Cao Cao achieve great causes, but also failed to accompany Cao Cao in his struggle to the end- Cao Cao's front foot unified Jiangbei, and he died on his back foot, only thirty-seven years old. In the face of his death, Cao Cao was very reluctant, not only when he died, he sighed that he had originally planned to be lonely with Guo Jiatuo before his death, but he did not expect Guo Jia to walk in front of him; also after the defeat of Chibi, he lamented that "Guo Fengxiao is here, do not let the loneliness come to this point."
It is precisely because Cao Cao had a high evaluation of Guo Jia, and Guo Jia did expect many things before his death, such as the assassination of Sun Ce and the victory in the Battle of Guandu, so later generations increasingly respected Guo Jia, not only some people borrowed the mouth of Mr. Shui Jing to fabricate the words "Guo Jia does not die, Wolong does not come out", but also some people mention that if Guo Jia did not die young, Sima Yi would never emerge, and it was even more impossible to have the opportunity to usurp power. The remark that "Guo Jia does not die, Wolong does not come out" has long been clarified, so if Guo Jia's life expectancy is long enough, can he suppress Sima Yi and retain power for Cao Cao's descendants?
For this question, Xiaobian believes that the answer is no. Why? First of all, Guo Jia is good at analyzing and prejudging, as well as setting up strange schemes, and is not good at commanding troops or government affairs. And if he wanted to prevent Sima Yi from usurping power, he would either be good at commanding troops or government affairs, or gain the trust and approval of those in power, and persuade those in power to get rid of Sima Yi as soon as possible.
It is probably impossible for him to change the direction he is good at, so can he stop Sima Yi's plot by giving Sima Yi eye drops? Certainly not, after all, when Cao Cao made Cao Pi the Prince of Wei, he had reminded Cao Pi that "Sima Yi is not a human subject, and will predict Ru family affairs", but Cao Pi did not pay attention to it, and even let Sima Yi stay in the rear when he was on his own conquest. Cao Cao couldn't influence Cao Pi, so how could Guo Jia do it?
Secondly, the father-son relationship between Cao Pi and Cao Cao has always been discordant, otherwise, Cao Pi would not have transferred all of Cao Cao's favored servants to his palace when Cao Cao's bones were not cold, and could not wait to put a green hat on Cao Cao. Guo Jia was Cao Cao's confidant. Just imagine, in this case, even if Guo Jia really became a trusted and lonely minister, would he be used by Cao Pi? If he could not be reused by Cao Pi, whether he could become a core personnel was not certain, and what could he rely on to prevent the suppression of Sima Yi?
Moreover, when Sima Yi launched the Gaopingling Rebellion, Cao Cao had relied heavily on his advisers, as well as many living people, such as Jiang Ji and Gao Rou, but they did not intervene to stop Sima Yi. This is mainly because Cao Shuang, the minister chosen by Cao Rui, has offended people too much, and even violated the interests of these elders, and people are selfish. In this case, even if Guo Jia had a certain position in the dynasty, would he choose to side with Wei Chamber?
In addition, Sima Yi had always been a man who was good at concealing forbearance, and when Cao Cao was alive, he was recognized for his ambitions, but it was not until 249 AD that he launched the Gaopingling Rebellion. Even if Guo Jia was still alive at this time, he was already close to the age of eighty. At this time, even if he wants to stop it, he is probably weak in heart, right?
After the analysis, it is not difficult for us to know that Guo Jia is indeed a great talent, but he is not omnipotent. Not only is the statement that "Guo Jia does not die, and Wolong does not come out" is nonsense, but if he does not die, Sima Yi will never emerge from the day, which is also untrustworthy. When we worship Him, we should not over-deify him.
All the information in this article comes from books such as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Notes on the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms", and the editor guarantees the authenticity of the content, without any innuendo or politics.