Preface
"Don't stand in line to protect yourself. "Jia Xu's advice before his death played a very big role in his descendants, and after 26 years, the whole family was spared.
So who is Jia Xu? Why would he tell his descendants to do this, and what is the meaning behind this admonition?
1. The strategists of the Three Kingdoms are ranked first
In the Three Kingdoms period, that era of war and chaos, there were many heroes, they either had the world in their hearts, or were pushed forward by the tide of the times, which was not only the situation that created heroes, but also the heroes who achieved the Three Kingdoms period, and became an era of competition for hegemony, shining in history.
But even in this era of talents, there is also a place for Jia Xu, and it is said that Zhuge Liang is the most outstanding strategist, but in terms of the art of power and strategy, Jia Xu can be the first person.
In fact, Jia Xu was not famous in his early years, and only a local celebrity named Yan Zhong thought that Jia Xu was extraordinary and had the same wisdom as Zhang Liang and Chen Ping.
And in the early years, he was investigated for filial piety, and later resigned due to illness, and passed through Huangdi on the way back to his hometown, but met a group of rebellious Di people.
not only stopped his group, but also arrested him, Jia Xu pretended to show goodwill, and said to the people: "I am the grandson of Duan Gong, don't hurt me, I will let people write and let them ransom me with a lot of money." ”
Duan Gong in Jia Xu's mouth is Taiwei Duan Cheng, who has been guarding the border in the border area, and is a general, it can be said that his existence is powerful in the West, Duan Gong and Jia Xu have no connection, but Jia Xu used Duan Gong's name to scare people.
Therefore, Di people did not dare to harm him, and vowed to send him back, but the others were all killed, Jia Xu can be in a critical moment, not chaotic, but also can come up with a countermeasure, which shows his ability to adapt to changes, and it can also be seen that Jia Xu is indeed smart.
Later, when Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, Jia Xu was promoted to the commander of Pingjin, while Wang Yun offered a plan to kill Dong Zhuo, and Li Dao, Guo Yan and others fled to Shaanxi.
He only said lightly to everyone: "Kill back to Chang'an", Jia Xu has never put his mind on his face, and he will not waste his tongue superfluously.
If everyone hears that Jia Xu's words are useful and stops arguing, Jia Xu will continue, if not, he will not waste his tongue to continue.
Obviously, everyone was still very interested in Jia Xu's words, otherwise they wouldn't have stopped, waiting for Jia Xu to speak, and Jia Xu said his thoughts when he saw this.
Jia Xu said slowly: "If you choose to run away, the imperial court will soon find you out, and the consequences will be unimaginable, but if you take the initiative to attack and gather people to fight back to Chang'an, it is possible to regain control of the imperial court, and it is not too late to choose to retreat at this time." ”
Therefore, this is why Li Dao and Guo Yan and others have caused trouble in the dynasty, and it is precisely because of the continued development of this situation that the Xiliang army can't stay in Chang'an, so Jia Xu chose to run in advance, and this run went to Wancheng to join Zhang Xiu.
2. Offer suggestions and suggestions
In the second year of Jian'an, Jia Xu persuaded Zhang Xiutun to join forces with Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, so the two became Cao Cao's henchmen.
In the second year, Cao Cao couldn't sit still, and led his troops to the south to conquer Zhang Xiu, besieging the city that Zhang Xiu was defending, and soon after, Cao Cao heard that Yuan Shao wanted to take the opportunity to attack Xuzhou, and Cao Cao retreated from the city.
Zhang Xiu saw Cao Cao's retreat, so he led his troops to pursue, and Liu Biao also sent the Jingzhou army to occupy Anzhong, thus cutting off the retreat of Cao's army, and wanted to flank Cao's army with Zhang Xiu.
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao was not a vegetarian, even Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao were not Cao Cao's opponents, and were finally defeated by Cao Jun, Zhang Xiu was not reconciled, and was ready to send troops to pursue.
Jia Xu dissuaded and said: "Don't pursue, if you chase, you will definitely fail." But Zhang Xiu was very stubborn and sent troops to pursue Cao's army, but as Jia Xu expected, he was defeated by Cao Cao.
Zhang Xiu regretted it very much, but Jia Xu said to Zhang Xiu at this time: "At this time, hurry up and pursue Cao Jun, you will definitely win." But Zhang Xiu said: "I was defeated by Cao Jun because I didn't listen to your advice before, why do you want to chase it now?"
Zhang Xiu was very puzzled, but Jia Xu just said: "Now that the situation has changed, we will definitely win if we pursue the enemy again." ”
When Zhang Xiu heard this, he no longer questioned Jia Xu's words, and quickly gathered the stragglers to pursue the Cao army, and really defeated the rear guard of the Cao army.
After the victory of the war, Zhang Xiu went to ask Jia Xu: "What is going on?" Jia Xu explained to Zhang Xiu in detail: "This truth is actually very simple, although you are good at using troops, you are not Cao Cao's opponent, and although Cao's army has just retreated, Cao Cao will definitely personally rear." ”
"Although our pursuers are all elite soldiers, they are not comparable to their generals, so they still have seventeen soldiers, so I know that you will definitely be defeated, General. ”
"According to Cao Cao's marching style, he definitely didn't give it his all, and now that he retreats easily, there may be a problem in the rear, so as long as he repels your pursuers, they will definitely retreat, leaving others behind. ”
"The generals left behind by Cao Cao are also very powerful, but they are not as good as you, so the generals can defeat the enemy with defeated troops. After Zhang Xiu heard Jia Xu's words, he admired him very much.
In the fourth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao sent people to surrender, Zhang Xiu was still very optimistic about Yuan Shao, and was about to agree, but unexpectedly Jia Xu made a decision for Zhang Xiu to refuse Yuan Shao's coming, and explained to Zhang Xiu: "Yuan Shao has no room for people, and listed Cao Cao's three major advantages, that is, he wanted to persuade Zhang Xiu to surrender to Cao Cao." ”
"The first point is that Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, which is more justifiable, and the second point is that Cao Cao's power is weak and he will choose to win over allies, and the most important point is that Cao Cao is more tolerant than Yuan Shao, regardless of previous suspicions, and has lofty ambitions. ”
After listening to Jia Xu's suggestion, Zhang Xiu led his troops to surrender to Cao Cao, Cao Cao was very happy when he heard it, so he personally met with Jia Xu, and held Jia Xu's hand and said: "It is my reputation that can be famous in the world, it is you Jia Xu." ”
3. Don't stand in line
Therefore, Jia Xu became Cao Cao's adviser, it can be said that Cao Cao is still very heavy on talents, Jia Xu was worshiped by Cao Cao as the ruling Jinwu, the marquis of the capital pavilion, and later promoted to Jizhou pastor.
Soon after, the Battle of Guandu broke out, but with the help of Jia Xu, Yuan Shao was quickly defeated, and later fell to the disadvantage as Cao Pi and Cao Zhi fought for the storage position.
And Cao Cao's men also began to stand in line, and even Cao Cao was a little undecided, so he wanted to talk to Jia Xu, so he asked: "Who do you think I should appoint as my heir, they are all my children, I can't be sure." ”
Jia Xu didn't say much, but just said to Cao Cao: "This is your family affair, the king." But Cao Cao still wanted to set a set of Jia Xu's words: "I still want to hear your opinion." ”
Jia Xu did not answer Cao Cao immediately, but was silent for a while, Cao Cao was a little anxious, so he asked him: "Why don't you speak?" Jia Xu said: "I am thinking about the dead Yuan Shao and Liu Biao." ”
Cao Cao understood when he heard this, and what was special about Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, just because the two of them were abolished, which led to a lot of internal disputes, which was a disaster.
But Jia Xu explained to his descendants: "Don't stand in line, in order to protect yourself." Later, Cao Cao really made Cao Pi the crown prince, and Cao Pi was also promoted to Jia Xu as the prince, and after ascending to the position of "Three Princes", he was like a hermit, and he did not associate with others in private, and even his children's marriage leave would not befriend the powerful.
Until Jia Xu died of a serious illness at the age of 77, during the time when he became a lieutenant, he saw Cao Pi's difficulties between his brothers, which would undoubtedly bring huge hidden dangers to a country.
Therefore, Jia Xu asked his descendants not to get close to any of the Cao royal family, and after Jia Xu's death, Cao Pi reigned for only 26 years.
It was precisely because Jia Xu's descendants did not stand in line that they were spared, and the Jia family later became powerful in the court.
epilogue
Jia Xu's advice to future generations is not unreasonable, after all, Cao Cao's son no longer has the same strong spirit as Cao Cao, and it is Jia Xu's vision of "taking one step and seeing ten steps" that keeps the family safe and sound.