The ancients said that "those who win the hearts of the people win the world", sometimes the understanding of the word "people's heart" can not only start from the people, sometimes the people's heart refers to "talents", the more talents win, the greater the face, and the fewer talents it is difficult to win.
In the turbulent times of the Three Kingdoms, heroes and heroes emerged, and the struggle between the princes was often not only a contest of military strength, but also a competition for talents.
As a heroic figure at that time, Liu Bei's character and charm attracted countless loyal generals and strategists to take refuge, and even left a good story of "three visits to the thatched house".
However, even this visionary leader had his time, and Liu Bei had missed out on a promising talent during his long political career, which was later picked up and reused by Cao Cao, and eventually became a sensational figure during the Three Kingdoms period.
This person is the trick, maybe many people don't know his story, let's talk about it today.
The origin of Zhao and Liu Bei
The history books record Liu Bei's origin very well, only know that he was born poor and started in Weimo, but he showed a strong interest in learning since he was a child.
It is extremely difficult for the mother to see that her son is so diligent and studious, even if he is thrifty, she has to save her savings to support him to study.
Fortunately, Liu Bei did not live up to his mother's hopes, he worked very hard in the process of learning and made certain achievements, and at the same time he was good at making friends, and Gongsun Zhan, one of the heroes in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, was his classmate.
The relationship between the two is still relatively deep, and Gongsun Chan is a few years older than Liu Bei, so Liu Bei often regards Gongsun Chan as his brother. In addition to Gongsun Zhan, he also formed a deep friendship with another person, and this person is the aforementioned lead.
According to the record of "Sun Chu Leads the Monument", the two became "friends of the neck" when they were young. What is a "neck-to-neck friend", in ancient times, this relationship represented that there was trust between each other beyond life and death, and it was closer than the so-called "Taoyuan Three Knots".
Jun and Liu Bei Shao are long and long, and the heroes have the same contract, and they are friends with each other.
If it continues to develop according to this situation, the relationship between Zhao and Liu Bei will inevitably go further, but unfortunately the facts are impermanent. In the context of the era of chaos in the world, Liu Bei established his own power with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei with enthusiasm and ambition.
What are you doing at the same time, he once studied under the famous teacher Le Yin, but unfortunately in the political turmoil of the Ten Standing Servants, Le Yin was involved and killed.
Regardless of his personal safety, he collected the body of the master and buried it, and the place of burial was Jizhou, which was under the rule of Yuan Shao.
Around 191 AD, Yuan Shao successfully captured Jizhou, and Zhao Zhao successfully joined Yuan Shao's army and became one of his courtiers.
It's a pity that Yuan Shao is not a famous general, in the 200 years of the Battle of Guandu, he had an absolute advantage in troops, but he actually lost to Cao Cao, who was inferior to himself.
Later, Yuan Shao retired to Jizhou for development, during which he ushered in a rare period of peace, and it was not until his death in 202 AD that the situation should be changed again. At that time, Yuan Shao's son Yuan Shang inherited his father's position, which led to internal conflicts, because he was not the eldest son.
Yuan Shang was favored by his father because of his handsome appearance, but the ancient inheritance system was "inheritance by the eldest son", so this incident caused internal contradictions in the Yuan family, and the dispute between Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan began.
In this context, Yuan Shang tried his best to protect the afterglow of the Yuan family, but in 204 AD, Cao Cao attacked Jizhou on a large scale, and Zhao Zhao went to Bingzhou to ask for help on Yuan Shang's orders.
Unfortunately, on the way back, the road was cut off by Cao Cao's army, and he was unable to return to Yuan Shang's side and was forced to submit to Cao Cao.
is a ruthless person and a capable person
Chen Shou commented in "Three Kingdoms" that he was "in the county for 12 years, majestic and far-reaching", "righteous and heroic, and his achievements are remarkable", and the evaluation of these two sentences is very accurate, because he is both a ruthless man and a capable person.
It is said that after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shang, he began to rectify the situation in Qingzhou, and Yuan Shao's other son Yuan Tan became the next target, but Yuan Tan had a close relationship with Wu Huan.
Therefore, when Cao Cao was just preparing to deal with Yuan Tan, the Wuhuan people prepared soldiers and horses in advance to support, and Zhao Zhao went to Liucheng as an envoy to negotiate with him.
At that time, the king of Wuhuan was mobilizing 5,000 cavalry, and at the same time, Han Zhong of the Gongsun family of Liaodong also came to woo the king of Qiao, and even gave him a seal ribbon (similar to the honor of knighthood).
At this time, King Qiao asked for a trick: "Yuan Shao once named me Shan Yu, and the Gongsun family of Liaodong also named me Shan Yu, and you named me Shan Yu on behalf of Cao Cao;
The lead did not negate Yuan Shao's previous actions, but said that now Cao Cao has replaced Yuan Shao, representing the will of the royal family, and there is no legal reason for Liaodong's reward. total
It is a sentence, you can be sealed by Yuan Shao, and you can be sealed by Cao Cao, after all, both of them are orthodox in the Han family, but not the Gongsun family in Liaodong.
After saying this, he didn't give Han Zhong who was present a chance to refute, so he grabbed Han Fang's head and pressed it to the place, pulled out the knife and was about to cut it down.
The king of the cliff hurriedly stepped forward to stop it, and Han Zhong was too frightened to say anything, so the king of the cliff did not come out, and Yuan Tan was easily defeated by Cao Cao in the end.
From the above introduction, it is not difficult to see that Zhao Zhao was a brave and resourceful person, so why did he not be well-known during the Cao Wei period? The main reason is that the exploits he made were in the north where people were inaccessible.
Under the leadership of Tanshi Huai, Xianbei developed into a powerful whole, with sufficient troops and horses, and also mastered the iron-making technology of the Central Plains. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, although Cao Cao led an expedition to Wuhuan to quell the rebellion, the Xianbei people in the north were still a big trouble.
However, after the death of Tanshi Huai, Xianbei fell into chaos and split into multiple tribes, and in this case, he began to play the role of his adviser, using the internal contradictions of Xianbei to disintegrate this hidden danger step by step.
Korohan and Kobineng were the two great tribes of Xianbei, and later Kobineng took the opportunity to kill Korohan and annex his clan. Knowing this, he ordered the Xianbei leaders Budugen and Kugui Ni to attack Kebineng, successfully defeating and weakening the opponent's forces.
In 228 A.D., Tian Yu and Kugui Ni jointly attacked Kebineng's son-in-law Yu Zhuqi, and soon Kebineng's army of 30,000 came to the rescue.
At this time, the recruits did not go to relieve the siege, but directly attacked the opponent's lair, and as a result, Kebineng not only ended the lair, but also lost a lot of soldiers and horses.
Because of the long-term guarding of the border, the lead is well aware of the northern terrain and Xianbei habits, only the Xianbei is blocked north of Yanmen is the best, so that the internal tuntian, the external pacification, and so on to the strong can be a battle and surrender the army.
Unfortunately, he could not wait for the horses to be fat and the grass was sufficient, and he died of illness in 231 AD.
From Cao Cao to Cao Pi, from Cao Pi to Cao Rong, he successively assisted the three kings of Cao Wei, and made great achievements for the country and the people, and a large number of people in the frontier were able to get rid of the war and stabilize their homes.
The prestige of the wind is far away, and the name of governing the border is second to Tian Yu, and the people remember it.
In 226 AD, after Cao Rong ascended the throne, he was named the Marquis of Guannei, which can be regarded as a recognition of his merits. Zhao Zhao was a figure that could not be ignored by Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, and if it were not for his existence, Cao Wei's north would not have been so stable.
Looking back at the history of Shu Han, if Liu Bei can take the trick with him, then the development of Shu Han is definitely not so short-lived, at least the instability of the southern ethnic minorities can be well solved, but it is a pity that he missed such a talent.
Liu Bei missed the ability to govern the world
In fact, Liu Bei missed far more than just one person in the process of starting a business, such as Tian Yu and Chen Deng, who were reused by Cao Cao, were all recognized by Liu Bei first. It is said that Liu Bei has the wisdom to know people, but is this really the case?
Strictly speaking, the three visits to the thatched house are not Liu Bei's recognition of Zhuge Liang's talents, but a deliberate political choice.
In the turbulent times of the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, after Cao Cao pacified the north, the division of the three kingdoms had gradually formed, Cao Cao and Sun Quan each had one side, and Liu Bei was trying to find his own foothold.
At this time, he needed a strategist to change the situation, but he also needed to show his attitude to the world, so a show began.
The first visit to Zhuge Liang coincided with his outing, the second time he braved the heavy snow to arrive at Zhuge Liang's residence, Zhuge Liang was not at home again, and the third time Zhuge Liang was taking a nap, Liu Bei and his brother waited patiently and did not dare to disturb.
In the end, Zhuge Liang was moved by Liu Bei's sincerity, so he decided to go out of the mountain to assist Liu Bei, and such a show was achieved, and the talents in the world saw Liu Bei so thirsty for talent and came to take refuge.
Of course, this show is not over here, Zhuge Liang's "Longzhong Pair" is also one of the links of the show. What's most important for those who invest? It's not about short-term benefits, it's about ultimate benefits.
Zhuge Liang's "Longzhong Pair" depicts a grand blueprint for Liu Bei, first taking Jingzhou and then Yizhou, and at the same time uniting Wu to resist Cao, and finally starting from Jingzhou and Yizhou to chase the Central Plains, so that he can restore the Han dynasty and return to the old capital like Liu Bang.
The big guy saw that there was indeed such a possibility, and it was very profitable, so many forces in Jingzhou began to take refuge in Liu Bei, and even Sun Quan lent him a piece of land for development, so Liu Bei relied on his single-handed show to finance a round of angel funds.
It's a pity that this round of angel funds did not get the feedback it deserved, Liu Bei has a lot of generals around him, but there are too few Wenchen who can manage, so that the sustainable development ability is not strong, and finally it ended in failure.
From a certain point of view, Liu Bei is more like a political conspirator, he will build momentum for himself, but his knowledge of people is not as good as Cao Cao.
From the son of a family of eunuchs to the princes of one side, with the small Xuchang finally dominating the Central Plains, Cao Cao discovered many talented people during this period.
Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Xun Yu and Guo Jia...... Whether it is a rooster chirping, a dog thief or bits and pieces, as long as you have the ability, Cao Cao can find a suitable position for you, and even the tomb robbers can be mixed with the horn of "touching the gold school captain", and his ability to recognize people and use people is by no means comparable to Uncle Liu Huang and Sun Quan.
Because of this, Cao Wei's power will grow stronger day by day, and finally annex Shu Han and Eastern Wu, but unfortunately the fruits of victory were taken away by Sima Yi's family in the end.
What do you think differently about this?