Xun Yu was the mastermind of Wei Wu and was praised by Cao Cao as "my son's room". However, readers generally focus on Xun Yu's development and pay less attention to his past experiences.
This article wants to outline Xun Yu's early resume and supplement and improve his image through historical clues.
Combined with the records of various books, it can be seen that Xun Yu "abandoned Yuan to Cao", and its root cause has a long history. Xun and Cao belonged to the eunuch clique and had old friends as early as Luoyang.
As for Xun Yu's biography, the so-called "thinking that Yuan Shao cannot become a big thing" is only a postscript after his publication.
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<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="01" > the eunuch history of Xun Yu's father</h1>
The official histories of his father Xun Qi and Zu Xun Shu are an important clue to explain their political tendencies.
(1) Xun Shu
Xun Shu was once the Lang Ling Ling. Langling County belongs to Runan County, which is also Yuan Shao's hometown. The fourth and fifth dukes of the Yuan clan are overwhelming the world.
Grandfather (Xun) Shu, Zi Ji He, Lang Ling Ling. --The Book of Wei and the Biography of Xun Yu
According to age, Xun Shu should be the same age as Yuan Shao's grandfather Yuan Tang (Han Taiwei). The two families may have had a long history. Therefore, Xun Yu abandoned his official post and ran to Hebei during Dong Zhuo's rebellion (189) and was the first to attach himself to Yuan Shao, probably because of this.
(2) Xun Qi
Xun Qi's eunuch resume is more interesting, and he was once the minister of state of Jinan.
Yu Father (荀) 绲, Jinan Xiang. --The Book of Wei and the Biography of Xun Yu
What is so special about Jinan?? Xun Qi's successor was Cao Cao.
(Cao Cao) moved to Jinan. There are more than ten counties in the state, and the chief official Doa attaches himself to his noble relatives, and the stolen goods are in disarray. --Book of Wei, Chronicle of Emperor Wu
Note: Xun Qi was Cao Cao's predecessor, the Jinan Minister, see Yan Gengwang's "History of the Two Han Dynasties".
Cao Cao moved to Jinan
In other words, Xun Yu's father and Xun Yu's future master successively served as the minister of Jinan.
More notably, The State Minister of Jinan is often appointed by "eunuch party children".
For example, the "Biography of Liu Xuan" mentions that a certain Jinan Minister of State (who lost his name) was the son of a zhongchang waiter, and the local governor "embezzled and accepted bribes, relying on the noble power", and the people were miserable.
Jinan Xiangzhong often serves, greedy and unruly, (Liu) Xuan played away. --The Book of Wu and the Biography of Liu Xuan
Successive ministers of the State of Jinan were "dirty and dirty, A vassal of noble relatives" (see the preceding quotation of the Book of Emperor Wu), alluding to the eunuch clique in the eastern capital Luoyang.
The Jinan Xiang of Liu Sui's time was the "son of Zhongchang Shi" and his background was clear at a glance; Cao Cao was the grandson of Cao Teng in the great changqiu and also from a family of eunuchs.
As for Xun Qi, he actually belonged to the eunuch group, and he was a relative of Tang Heng, the chief attendant of Zhongchang.
Zhongchang served Tang Heng, and wanted to take his wife Ru Nan Fu Gongming, gongming did not marry, and instead of marrying (Xun) Yu. --"Dictionary"
Judging from Liu Xuan's active time (19th year of filial piety), he played the Role of Jinan Xiang (the son of Zhongchang Shi) during the period of Guanghe (178-184). There is a high probability that it is Xun Xi's predecessor.
The three generations of Jinan State Ministers are all sons of the castrated party, which shows the special features of their positions. Since Cao Cao was Xun Xi's successor, the two naturally knew each other.
In fact, Cao Cao not only had an old relationship with Xun Yu, but also had contacts with Xun Yu.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="02" > Xun Yu, Cao Cao, and the eunuch clique</h1>
In later life, the castration party was often defined as a "group of scholars and doctors who depended on the eunuchs of power". However, since the surrender of the Shun Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the title of eunuch can be inherited by the adopted son, and even the situation that "the father is the eunuch and the son is the secretary of state" (such as Cao Teng's father and son) is no different from the scholar.
Xun Yu married the daughter of Tang Heng, a constant attendant. Therefore, Xun Qi's father and son, although they were born from the Yingchuan Gate Valve, actually belonged to the eunuch group.
Regarding the beginning and end of Xun Yu's marriage, there are discrepancies in the records of various books. The Book of Wei calls Xun Qi "a castration party", while the Book of Later Han states that Xun Qi was "afraid of the castration party".
Father (Xun) Qiu Mu (Tang) Heng Shi, for (Xun) Yu married. --"Dictionary"
(荀) was afraid of eunuchs, but was married to Tang Heng's daughter. --The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, The Biography of Xun Yu
Considering the historical facts, it should be both (fear and stubbornness). In fact, after the first disaster of the party, the Ruying Gate Valve defected in large numbers and embarked on the road of merging with the eunuchs.
Chen Yu (Chen Qun's grandfather), Xun Shuang (Xun Yu's uncle), and Xun Yu (Xun Yu's father) all attached themselves to the eunuchs, and Yuan Kui (Yuan Shao's uncle) also warned Yuan Shao not to offend Zhao Zhong, the constant servant of Zhongchang.
Zhao Zhong, a zhongchang attendant, said of Zhu Huangmen: "Yuan Benchu (i.e., Yuan Shao) sat as a price, and should not be called to raise a dead soldier, I don't know what this child wants to do? "Uncle Shao (Yuan) Kui heard about it and blamed Shao. --Heroes
Note: Regarding the beginning and end of the Ruying Hao clan's collusion with eunuchs, please refer to Hu Baoguo's article "Ruying Famous Soldiers at the Time of the Han and Jin Dynasties".
Xun Yu married Tang Heng's daughter
Xun Yu's father-in-law, Tang Heng, was known as "Tang Liangyu". The two are "wanton and unrestrained". Tang Heng's henchmen were called: Hui Tian, Crouching Tiger, and Sitting Alone.
The Fourth Marquis (Emperor Huan of the Four Great Powers) turned sideways, and the world said: "Left back to heaven, sitting alone, Xu Crouching Tiger, Tang Liangyuan (Tang Heng)." "All compete for the first house, the view of the building is magnificent, and the poor trick is extremely clever." --The Book of the Later Han Dynasty
The meaning of Crouching Tiger and Returning to Heaven is obvious, and "sitting alone" refers to the prominent position of "single kneeling and one bed". Yushi Zhongcheng, Lieutenant Colonel Si Li and Shang Shu Ling, known as the "Three Sitting Alone". The energy of Tang Heng and other eunuchs was evident.
Xun Yu was Tang Heng's son-in-law, and was undoubtedly engraved with the brand of castration. The "Canon" bluntly stated that "Xun Yu was ridiculed by the people of the time because of this.".
The father (Xun) mumed and balanced the situation, and married him. Yu is ridiculed by commentators. --"Dictionary"
In this regard, the Book of the Later Han Dynasty has a different statement, saying that Xun Yu was exempt from ridicule because of his intelligence and talent.
(Xun) Yu married Tang Heng's daughter. Yu is known for his few talents, so he is exempt from ridicule. --The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, The Biography of Xun Yu
Actually considering the time of writing, Fan Ye's southern dynasty was after the Xun clan made his debut in Wei and Jin. The descendants of the Xun clan naturally cover up the black material of their ancestors, which is far less credible than the mermaid feng.
Another eunuch in Luoyang, Xun Yu's successor (Jinan Xiang), who was also Xun Yu's future ruler, was the famous Cao Cao.
Cao Cao once mentioned in the "Book of Let the County Self-Ming" that when he was young, he was criticized by the people because of his bad birth. Chen Lin's "Tan Wen" also openly insulted Cao Cao as "an ugly relic, and there is no lingde". It can be seen that when Cao Cao was young, his emasculated party identity was also quite ridiculed.
Lonely and honest, young, and a well-known man who is not a cave, I am afraid that I am stupid as seen by the people in the sea. --"Let the County Self-Disclosure Book"
(Cao) castrated and ugly, Ben has no lingde, cunning and sharp man, good chaos and misfortune. - "Yuzhou for Yuan Shao"
Cao and Xun, who were also ridiculed by the "deliberators", met each other because of their origins and eunuchs, which was a natural thing. In fact, the two did have contacts in Luoyang.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="03" > Xun Yu in Luoyang</h1>
Although Xun Yu's father-in-law, Tang Heng, was a zhongchang attendant and lived in Luoyang for a long time, Tang Heng himself was a native of Yingchuan and was in the same county as Xun Yu.
Tang Heng, Yingchuan Yuren also. --The Book of the Later Han Dynasty
Therefore, the range of activities of Xun Yu when he was young, whether it was in Yingchuan or Luoyang, was very critical and must be carefully explored.
From the story of He Yu and the career history of Xun Yu and Cao Cao, it can be clearly known that Xun Yu was active in the eastern capital Luoyang when he was young.
(1) Comments by Ho
He Yong was a famous soldier and was known as a qi hero. He was friends with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Xu You, Wu Ziqing and others, and had a personal relationship.
Before Cao Cao's death, he was despised for his debauchery; only the taiwei Qiao Xuan and Nanyang He Yuan thought he was extraordinary. He Yong even said personally, "The Han Chamber will perish, and those who settle the world will be Cao Cao."
(Cao Cao) Ren Xia was debauched and did not rule the industry, so the world did not know the strangeness; but Liang Guoqiao Xuan and Nanyang He Yuan were different. --Book of Wei, Chronicle of Emperor Wu
When He saw Cao Cao, he sighed: "The Han family will perish, and those who are safe in the world will also be this person." "--The Book of the Later Han Dynasty
This incident is found in the Book of Wei, the Chronicle of Emperor Wu, and the Later Han Dynasty, which span two hundred years before and after, and it can be known that there is indeed a thing.
What is more interesting is that on the one hand, He Yu praised Cao Cao as the "Lord of Chaos", and on the other hand, he praised Xun Yu as "the talent of Wang Zuo".
When Yu was young, Nanyang He Was different, "Wang Zuocai also." "--The Biography of Xun Yu of Wei"
Chen Shou's allusion to "Wang Zuo's Talent" originally came from He Yuan's comments.
He Yong praised Xun Yu as "Wang Zuo's Talent"
He Hao was from Nanyang, Jingzhou, Xun Yu was from Yingchuan, Yuzhou, and Cao Cao was from Peiguo, Yuzhou, and the only possible intersection of the three could be Luoyang. He Yu was able to publicly praise Xun Yu when he was young, and it can be seen that Xun Yu probably moved to Dongdu very early because of his marriage (marrying the daughter of Zhongchang Waiter).
This is supported by other evidence.
According to the Han Dynasty, He Yu openly served as a liaison between Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Xun Yu. It is known that all the people will be in Luoyang at that time.
(He) Qi Taizu and Xun Yu, Yuan Shao Muzhi, and friends who ran away. --Zhang Bian,"Han Dynasty"
According to the fact that He Yong was a native of Xiangyang County, Nanyang County, and that the general He Jin was from Wanxian County, Nanyang County, there may be another blood relationship between the two, and Quan made conjectures and did not expand it again.
(2) Xun Yu's eunuch resume
Xun Yu made his debut in the first year of the Yonghan Dynasty, holding up filial piety and honoring the palace order.
In the first year of the Yonghan Dynasty, (Xun Yu) held up filial piety and paid homage to the palace order. --The Book of Wei and the Biography of Xun Yu
The "First Year of the Yonghan Dynasty" and the "Palace Order" are extremely important clues.
The era name of Yonghan actually took three months. The first year of the Yonghan Dynasty, that is, the September to December of the sixth year of Zhongping (189).
In that year (189), because Emperor Ling died of illness, Dong Zhuo was deposed again, resulting in the emergence of three emperors (Ling Emperor, Shao Emperor, and Xiandi) in one year, so the era name was also mixed and disordered.
The "ShouGong Order" belongs to the Shaofu (九卿, 典財), and his duty is to control the sealing of pens and ink and seals.
Since Shou Gong Ling was a subordinate officer of Jiu Qing, it was known that Xun Yu would be in the Capital Division at that time. In fact, from Xun Yu's record of "asking for a supplementary official", it can also be seen that he was originally in Luoyang.
Dong Zhuo's rebellion, (Xun Yu) asked for a replacement official. --The Book of Wei and the Biography of Xun Yu
(3) Cao Cao's eunuch resume
Cao Cao's early resume can also corroborate Xun Yu in his youth, not in Yingchuan, but in Luoyang.
In the first year of Zhongping (184), Cao Cao, as a knight lieutenant, assisted Emperor Fusong and Zhu Juan in the campaign against the Yellow Turban of Yuzhou. This is the "light and the end, the yellow turban rises" in the "Book of Emperor Wu". It is also mentioned in the Later Han Shu Huangfu Song Biography.
It should be noted that the location where Emperor Fusong, Zhu Juan, and Cao Cao used their troops was precisely Xun Yu's hometown of Yingchuan.
(Huangfu Song) Song and (Zhu) each unified their armies and jointly discussed the Yellow Turban of Yingchuan. Emperor Hui (Ling) dispatched the cavalry lieutenant Cao Cao to the right army, and Song, Cao and Zhu Juan joined forces to fight more, breaking it and beheading tens of thousands of ranks. --The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, The Biography of Emperor Fusong
At the end of Guanghe, Cao Cao suppressed the Yellow Turban of Yingchuan
In the case of thieves all over Yingchuan County, it was difficult to believe that Xun Yu could stay at home at ease. In this regard, I am afraid that Xun Yu settled in Luoyang at the latest during the Guanghe period (178-184).
Of course, Cao Cao's suppression of the Yingchuan Yellow Turban could undoubtedly gain Xun Yu's favor and add psychological weight to his future change of court.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="04" > Xun Yu "abandoned Yuan to Cao"</h1>
With Dong Zhuo's chaotic government (189), Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and others fled one after another, and Xun Yu naturally could not mix in Luoyang.
Xun Yu's uncle Xun Shuang, who was "conscripted by Dong Zhuo by bus and arrived at the Third Gong in 100 days", also hung up in May of the first year of Chuping (190), and worked for half a year before and after.
Summer and May, Sikong Xun Shuangwei. --Book of the Later Han Dynasty
Considering the background of Xun Yue, Xun Chen, and others of the Xun Yu clan who were attached to Yuan Shao, it is unknown whether Xun Shuang was secretly reprimanded by Dong Zhuo.
Xun Yu initially asked for the title of Father Of Qi (under the yanzhou rencheng state), but instead of taking up his post, he abandoned his official post and fled back to his hometown of Yingchuan, where he then went to Hebei.
It should be noted that Xun Yu defected to Hebei, initially not relying on Yuan Shao, but on Han Fu.
Hui Ji Prefecture Mu Tong County Han Fu sent a ride to greet him, mo there was a follower, (Xun) Yu Duo sent the clan to Ji Prefecture. --The Book of Wei and the Biography of Xun Yu
Han Fu was a native of Yingchuan, in the same county as Xun Yu. However, combined with the records of the Book of Later Han, I am afraid that Han Fu did not initially greet Xun Yu, but greeted Han Rong.
Han Rong was the Great Hongxu (九卿) of Dong Zhuo's court, and was sent to the Kwantung "Reconciliation Volunteers" (190). Because dong Zhuo destroyed Yuan Kui (Yuan Shao's uncle), all of his emissaries were killed by Yuan Shao, and only Han Rong was spared.
Dahong Qi Han Rong, Shaofu Yin, Jin Wu Hu Mu Ban, General Wu Ji, and Yue Riding Lieutenant Wang Zhen'an Ji Kanto (persuading the princes to surrender). The later generals Yuan Shu and Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang each insisted on killing him, but Han Rong was spared. --Book of the Later Han Dynasty
Han Rong was a native of Yingchuan, and Han Fu (an ally of Yuan Shao) was also a native of Yingchuan. Erhan most likely had a family relationship, so he was pardoned by Yuan Shao.
When Han Fu dispatched a horse to meet him (190), Han Rong happened not to be in Yingchuan, but in Mixian County, Henan. Xun Yu traveled to Hebei with his clan father and elder, and was fortunate enough to escape the plunder of Li Dai and Guo Feng (191).
Dong Zhuo's rebellion, (Xun Yu) abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown. At the same time, Han Rong would have more than a thousand families and avoid chaos in the Misi Mountains. --The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, The Biography of Xun Yu
(Dong) Zhuo sent Li Dai and others out of the Kanto region, and after passing through the strategy, they returned to Yingchuan and Chenliu. The townspeople are more common in killing. --The Book of Wei and the Biography of Xun Yu
When Xun Yu arrived in Jizhou, Han Fu had already stepped down, and Yu became Yuan Shao's guest. However, Xun Yu privately despised Yuan Shao and defected to Cao Cao.
(Xun) Yubi went to Jizhou, and Yuan Shao had already seized the throne, and Shao waited for Yu to be a guest. --The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, The Biography of Xun Yu
(Xun) Yudu (Yuan) Shao could not achieve great things in the end. --The Book of Wei and the Biography of Xun Yu
At first glance, it seems logical, but it is not.
One is Xun Yu's age and seniority.
At that time, Xun Yu was only more than twenty years old, and his official resume was only 600 stones, which was the same level as the county order. How to become Yuan Shao's guest of honor?
The second is the time when Han Fu stepped down.
According to the Records of Emperor Wu, Han Fu was taken away by Yuan Shao in July of the second year of Chuping (191), while Cao Cao occupied Dong Commandery after July of the same year (191) and before December.
In the autumn of the second year of Chuping, Yuan Shao threatened Han Fu and took Jizhou... Taizu led his troops into Dong Commandery (東郡), attacked Bai around Puyang, and broke it. Yuan Shao was the Taishou of Dong Commandery (東郡太守) because of his cousin Taizu. --Book of Wei, Chronicle of Emperor Wu
The problem is that Xun Yu defected to Cao Cao precisely in the second year of Chuping (191).
In the second year of Chuping, Yu went to Shao from Taizu. --The Book of Wei and the Biography of Xun Yu
Thus, Xun Yu arrived in Hebei after July of the second year of Chuping (191), while he defected to Cao Cao between August and December of the same year.
If Xun Yu was really Yuan Shao's guest, would Yuan Shao be indifferent if he suddenly changed the court after staying for less than four months?
In fact, judging from the "host-guest relationship" between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, the reasonable explanation is that Xun Yu was appointed by Yuan Shao to support his general Cao Cao.
Judging from the situation of Yuan Shao's "talents and talents" (Trial Match, Tian Feng, Frustrated Zhi, Guo Tu, Xin Ping, Qi Ji, Xu You, Xun Chen), Xun Yu, who was more than twenty years old, could not make a head at all in Hebei. Therefore, it is not "Xun Yu thinks that Yuan Shao cannot achieve great things", but "Xun Yu cannot compete with his predecessors and cannot achieve things".
Yu Di (荀) Chen, as well as Xin Ping and Guo Tu of the same county, were all appointed by Shao. Yu Dushao could not become a big thing in the end. --The Book of Wei and the Biography of Xun Yu
Xun Yudu Yuan Shao could not achieve great things in the end
"Cao Cao once worked for Yuan Shao" this matter is a special secret of the "Book of Wei". To this end, he not only tried his best to demonize Yuan Shao, but also erased his exploits. The "Book of Later Han Yuan Shao" has more than 10,000 words, and the "Book of Wei Yuan Shao" is only more than 3,000 words, which shows how unbearable the Wei and Jin historians' demeaning and slandering of Yuan Shao has reached.
In other words, Cao Cao was the "talent of the eagle dog" who worked for Yuan Shao (see Chen Lin's "Text"), while Xun Yu was a subordinate of Yuan Shao who was sent to support Cao Cao.
(Yuan Shao) Fang collected heroes, abandoned flaws and hired, so he and (Cao) practiced counseling strategies, saying that he was the talent of the eagle dog, and the minions could be appointed. - "Yuzhou for Yuan Shao"
It was only later that Cao Sheng was defeated by Yuan, so this black history of Cao's monarchs was distorted and beautified as "Cao Cao Yin has the meaning of Xue Shao" and "Xun Yu Du Shao cannot become a big thing". All are historical and unbelievable.
Note: Cao Cao plotted against Yuan Shao to see the Book of Wei quoted wang Shen in the Book of Wei in the Book of Emperor Wu, which is not contained in the text.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="05" > summary</h1>
The eunuch biography of Xun's grandson clearly explains Xun Yu's political tendencies.
Xun Shu's "Langling Order" is the intersection with the Yuan clan of Runan, and Xun Shu's "Jinan Phase" is the intersection with the Cao clan of The Confucian.
More importantly, the confluence of the Ruyinghao clan and eunuchs caused by the "disaster of the party" has created a group of celebrities with a castrated party background. The father and son of Xun Qi, who married Tang Heng, were undoubtedly representatives.
Xun Yu, who was tainted with the color of eunuchs, and Cao Cao, the grandson of Cao Teng, who was often served in the middle of the country, were both "ridiculed by the theory of time" and were naturally excluded from the same group.
From the comments of the famous Nanyang scholar He Yong on the two, one is the "Lord of Chaos" and the other is "Wang Zuo's Talent", it can be seen that Cao and Xun had contacts when they were in Luoyang.
In the first year of Zhongping (184), Cao Cao assisted in the battle against Yingchuan and assisted in the suppression of the local Yellow Turban, which undoubtedly won the favor of Xun Yu; and Cao Cao later became the Minister of Jinan and succeeded his father Xun Qi's former post, which also confirmed the relationship between the two families.
In the sixth year of Zhongping (189), Dong Zhuo went to Luo, Yuan, and Cao successively went to Kwantung, and Xun Yu also fled back to his hometown in Yingchuan. When Jizhou Mu Hanfu (Yingchuan) sent horses to meet Han Rong of the same county, Xun Yu took the opportunity to go into exile in Hebei.
Compared to it, Han Fu was abolished. Since Han Fu Shimono was in July of the second year of Chuping (191), it was particularly unreasonable for Xun Yu to "change the court" in the same year.
It was not that Xun Yu "could not accomplish anything by Yuan Shao", but that at that time, people spoke softly and it was difficult to make a mark in the Hebei shogunate. Eventually, he was sent by Yuan Shao to support Cao Cao of Dong Commandery (東郡太守) Cao Cao( 東郡太守), and yu was prominently named.
In view of the book of Wei's disparagement of Yuan Shao due to his position, and the prominent position of Xun Yu's descendants in the early Jin Dynasty, both Cao Xun's families tacitly whitewashed Xun Yu's political lies about "abandoning Yuan and returning to Cao". It ended up being the weird thing it is today.
The official revision history books are not related to the actual records, but to the ideological missions of the current dynasty. Therefore, the prince emperor is often born with a different appearance, and even when he was a teenager, he was wise and divine, and his actions were extraordinary. Ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, can not be excluded.
The so-called "history is a little girl dressed up by others" is so incisive.
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