Cao Cao, as an unrivaled chaotic adulterer in the Three Kingdoms era, almost conquered the north and conquered the north, and spent his life fighting horses. From begging Dong Zhuo to Ping Huang Turban, from avenging tao qian for his father to blackmailing the son of heaven to defeat Yuan Shao, from capturing Lü Bu to Ding Yuan Shu, from capturing Jingzhou and surrendering Liu Chun to conquering Eastern Wu to burn Chibi, from taking Xiliang to capturing Hanzhong, to fighting Sun Zhongmou in Hefei, every day is not commanding thousands of armies and horses, destroying the front, which can be described as "life is short, and ambition is thousands of miles!" ”
Cao Cao, as the number one overlord of the Three Kingdoms, made countless enemies in his life, and in front of him, almost everyone was in danger, even Kong Ming Zhou Yu, who was very jealous of his "treacherous strategy", which was praised by the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as "a generation of tyrants whose planning and maneuvering were enough to whip Yunei, who was really an extraordinary person and a supernatural master", and also had a mysterious "major mistake".
Perhaps many Fans of the Three Kingdoms thought of the famous "Battle of Wancheng", that is, when Xi Liang's nephew Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao, Cao Cao attacked Cao Camp at night because of his occupation of his aunt, causing Zhang Xiu to attack Cao Ying at night in anger, so that Cao Cao painfully lost the history of his eldest son Cao Ang, nephew Cao Anmin, and ai general Dianwei, but in the end Cao Cao still solemnly accepted Zhang Xiu's surrender.
What is the case with this fragment of history that is too briefly described in the history books and too dramatic in the interpretation? Could it be that cao Cao, who was treacherous and cunning, was really as described in the Yeshi Rendition, so and shameless that he disregarded the unity of his family and country? What is the real reason for Zhang Xiu's rebelliousness?
Why in the end, Cao Cao was able to let go of even the revenge of losing his son, and accepted Zhang Xiu's surrender as a high-ranking official Hou Jue? And Zhang Xiu's final "death" is due to suicide in fear of sin or is he seriously ill and unharmed? And that Zhang Ji's aunt Zou Shi, who let Cao Cao ignore his shame and forget all the major affairs of the military state for a while, and was bent on dominating him, what charm did cao Gong lose his soul?
Here, we will go back to the historical facts of the time to find out. Zhang Ji was originally a member of the Wuwei clan in Gansu, and when Dong Zhuo was in charge of Xiliang, Zhang Ji, Guo Feng, and Li Yu were all his right-hand men, and later Dong Zhuo took advantage of the eunuchs of the Qin Dynasty to occupy Chang'an with his men, and the Han Emperor Liu Xie was overthrown, which shocked the world. However, Dong Zhuo was too arrogant and arrogant, and was soon stabbed to death on the Feng zen platform by Yizi Lü Bu and Han Situ Wang Yun and other courtiers.
The Xiliang Dong clique was also immediately liquidated by the Han Dynasty courtiers, Guo Feng and Li Yu killed the courtiers in order to protect themselves, making a mess in Chang'an, at this time Zhang Ji got the advice of his confidant Jia Xu, and did not blindly follow Guo Feng and Li Yu to seek their own death, but found another way to preserve their strength. Zhang Ji later led his army south to Wancheng in Jingzhou, near the southern part of the jiangsu Province, and temporarily attached himself to Liu Biao.
But Zhang Ji was after all a General of the Western Liang Dynasty, and Liu Biao, who was very angry with Wen, could not wear a pair of pants, and soon clashed with Liu Biao's army, in which the strong dragon was difficult to suppress the head snake, and Zhang Ji was killed by an arrow. Before his death, Zhang Ji gave the power to command the army to his nephew Zhang Xiu, and the family also entrusted it to him, including the beautiful aunt Zou Shi, who was about to be young and widowed.
Zhang Xiu took over the heavy responsibility and immediately talked to Liu Xiu about a truce, saying only that the fierce soldiers in the army disobeyed discipline and wanton plundering had caused such a tragedy, and Liu Biao, who had always been morally upright and weak and unambitious, was also happy to strike peace and calm things down, and then he and Zhang Xiu reached peace again, and while sending people to mourn, they continued to "rely on each other with their lips and teeth." However, jia Xu, who was astute, saw that the rift between the "Zhang and Liu" families had become a rift, and sooner or later he would turn his face, not to mention that Liu Biao's name was too real to be a partner for the cause of Chengda, at this time he recommended to Zhang Xiu that he was the son of Heaven in Xu Du Cao Cao.
Zhang Xiu had three layers of worry. First, his uncle was once an old subordinate of Dong Zhuo of Xiliang, and how could the imperial court forgive him for his bad deeds before the old Zhang family. Second, Cao Cao was about to fight a decisive battle with Yuan Shao in Guandu, Hebei, and Yuan's army claimed to be millions, but Cao Cao only had more than 100,000 horses, and it was probably inappropriate to turn to Cao Cao. Third, Cao Cao is famous for his lust, and if Cao Cao were to surrender, we would have no status as generals, especially the young female relatives in the family who were not allowed to be arbitrarily abducted and enslaved by Cao Cao.
After Jia Xu listened to Zhang Xiu's worries, he laughed and said that the general was too worried, and he also said three explanations to answer Zhang Xiu's doubts. First, although Zhang Jiajun was once an old subordinate of Dong Zhuo, but now that he has sincerely submitted to the imperial court, the imperial court has suffered a new disaster, can it not be good to appease and comfort labor? If we don't do this, we will not want to make all the heroes in the world more alienated from the imperial court, and who will be willing to submit to the imperial court and serve the imperial court in the future.
Second, the actual head of the imperial court is Cao Cao, Cao Cao is a well-known adulterous male in the world, he will not care who has offended or not offended the imperial court, and now he is about to fight with the powerful Yuan Shao, we went to him, he can't ask for it! Third, the general should have lofty ambitions and not be tied up by a little of his children's private feelings, not to mention that Cao Cao dared to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and dared to fight against the people and Yuan Shao, a temporary "first overlord of the world", which showed that Cao Gong was by no means an ordinary mediocre person! He would never embarrass a man like the general who sincerely surrendered for the sake of some female lust.
When Zhang Xiu heard Jia Xu say this, he was suddenly cheerful and immediately handed Cao Cao a surrender table, and Cao Cao personally went to comfort Zhang Xiu in order to reassure Zhang Xiu, and the generals of the two armies were happy and harmonious, and they gathered together happily. Zhang Xiu saw that Cao Cao was full of arrogance, and he did not feel that he was in love. That night, Cao Cao ordered Zhang Xiu to lead his troops and horses to remain stationed at Wancheng, while Cao Jun camped not far outside the city and did not enter the city to avoid causing unnecessary commotion.
Zhang Xiu was also greatly touched to see that Cao Cao trusted him so much, and the next day he personally went to Cao Ying to invite Cao Cheng to enter the city to inspect. After Cao Cao entered the city, he looked at it from the palace to the people's house, and also felt that Zhang Xiu had kept the city in good order and was a talent who could be trusted with a heavy burden, so he praised it, zhang Xiu was ecstatic, and immediately arranged a banquet reception. After three rounds of drinking, Cao Cao got up to go to the toilet, and saw that there was a delicate courtyard next to the palace, but the courtyard door was closed, so he was suspicious: "Zhang Xiu did not lead me to check here, and the door of this courtyard is closed, I am afraid that it must have a suspicious heart!" So he hurried back to the banquet room, privately summoned General Dianwei and instructed him to immediately go out to lead a branch of elite soldiers and go to the side courtyard to search, but all suspicious people were brought back to the camp for trial, and Dianwei was ordered to leave.
After the banquet was dispersed, Cao Cao returned to the camp drunk, Dianwei smiled badly, and reported that the other courtyard was full of Zhang's female dependents, Cao Cao still did not believe himself, and came to check it out, only to see that one of the female relatives was beautiful and outstanding, which could be described as a standout of the flock, this person was no one else, it was Zhang Xiu's aunt Zou Shi, Cao Cao was very moved at first sight, so he approached and asked: "Would Madame be willing to spend a good night with Cao?" Zou Shi was already frightened that Hua Rong was lost, and even if he dared to resist, he only made a slight blessing, so he went with Cao Cao to hug him and enter the back tent.
The rest of Zhang's female dependents were sent back to Wancheng, and Zhang Xiu, knowing the reason, became furious and scolded Cao Cao as a beast Cao Thief! How Jia Xu persuaded him to calm down and stop his anger, he was not moved, but immediately gathered the soldiers and horses of the headquarters, rushed out of Wancheng, and directly pounded the Cao camp. Cao Cao was having fun with Zou Shi, not wanting to kill outside the tent, Cao Cao's soldiers and horses were also drunk as mud, almost defenseless, Cao Cao was frightened at this time, and immediately summoned the general Dianwei to resist the rebel army, and he himself left his beloved Lady Zou and quickly escaped from the camp.
The next day, Cao Cao collected the remnants by the Shuishui River, only to learn that ai general Dianwei, the eldest son Cao Ang, and nephew Cao Anmin were all killed. When he also heard that the general was forbidden to kill the Qingzhou soldiers under Xiahou Huan, all the generals were furious and said, "General Xiahou is a confidant of Xiang Xiang, is it impossible for Yu Ban to take advantage of the chaos and rebellion?" So they all asked to send troops to attack Yu Ban, cao Cao told the generals not to be impatient, and before long, Yu Ban personally came to report: "The Qingzhou soldiers were originally recruited by the Yellow Turban thieves, and they had no military discipline, and now they are plundering everywhere in chaos, and the last general has to kill them, so as not to ruin the reputation of the prime minister, so he is late to return to the team!" ”
Cao Cao laughed and said, "If you are not alarmed in the forbidden place, you can still cherish my reputation, and you really have the style of an ancient general!" Then Cao Cao wept bitterly at the gushing Shuishui River, and all the generals thought that he was grieving because of the loss of his eldest son Cao Ang, so they all came to persuade him, and Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "I am not crying for the loss of my son, but because of a woman who lost the great general Dianwei and was heartbroken!" All the generals were moved to tears when they heard this, and they all felt that Cao Cheng xiang was really a man of temperament and had the demeanor of a big husband, so they swore allegiance to the death.
Cao Cao returned to Xudu and actively prepared to fight with Yuan Shao at Guandu. Zhang Xiu's aunt Zou Shi also did not tolerate the humiliation and committed suicide with hatred. Zhang Xiu was still distraught and said to Jia Xu, "It was you who made me turn to Cao Cao, I said earlier that Cao Cao was lustful and unreliable, and now that my aunt is gone, how can I still be worthy of entrusting my uncle to me on my deathbed?" Now I am embarrassed to stay in Wancheng, and I can't talk about it with Liu Biao! ”
Jia Xu laughed again, "Cao Gong is well known for his lust, and I told the general earlier that I should be mentally prepared. But you see that although Cao Gong was killed in Wancheng because of his small mistakes, you didn't find that he didn't seek revenge on you! After the banshi, he was hurrying to prepare for a decisive battle with Yuan Shao, which showed how superb Cao Gong's wisdom and will were under normal circumstances!
If you miss the great opportunity to defeat Yuan Shao in order to fight with the general, then Cao Gong will really be overwhelmed! Cao Gong did not ask you about the crime, but also showed that he was giving each other a chance, that is to say, Cao Gong acquiesced to the loss of his own lust, and did not blame the general for attacking the camp and causing him to lose his son and nephew, which shows how broad Cao Gong's heart is! You can see that after Cao Gong was attacked, he could immediately collect the parts and return the whole army to the division, which was far beyond the reach of ordinary people such as me, so Jia Advised the general to surrender to Cao Xuan sincerely, and he would be able to ensure the safety of the rich and noble! ”
When Zhang Xiu heard this, he still thought that Jia Xu was very reasonable, and he did not want to stick with such a coward as Liu Biao anymore, so he once again declared himself a vassal to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao did not care about the revenge of "taking away his aunt and losing his son" before, and gave Zhang Xiu's high-ranking official Houlu, and Jia Xu soon became a heavy minister around Cao Cao. According to Chen Shou, a Shu official of the Western Jin Dynasty after the unification of the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Xiu finally prepared for the Northern Expedition to Liaodong after Cao Cao eliminated Yuan Shao, and ordered Zhang Xiu to lead his headquarters to march from the army, resulting in Zhang Xiu's violent death before the expedition.
However, in the Wei Guo Shilu (魏略) of the Wei State Records of the Three Kingdoms at that time, the Cao Wei shi official Yu Feng's private record records recorded that before the Wei Wen Emperor Cao Pi was proclaimed emperor, he once questioned Zhang Xiu in front of him: "The king killed my brother, and He Endured to look at people with evil in his face!" (You killed my eldest brother Cao Ang, what kind of face do you have to be a courtier of our Cao family now?) Zhang Xiu's heart was not at ease and he committed suicide. After working for many years under Li Dai and Guo Feng, as well as Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu's uncles and nephews, the strategist Jia Xu finally found his true Bole - Cao Cao's father and son.
At this point, we can see that the "Battle of Wancheng" did confirm Cao Cao's lustful name, and the loss of his eldest son Cao Ang and the love general Dianwei did become a huge heartache that Cao Cao lingered throughout his life, but as a "supernatural masterpiece" recognized by history, Cao Cao did have a strong will and extraordinary ability that ordinary people could not reach, and in modern fashion, his IQ, emotional intelligence and reverse quotient were quite high!
Under the great setbacks such as "burning Chibi", "cutting off his beard and breaking his robe" and "losing his son in Wancheng", he can still quickly adjust his mentality and state, control the overall situation, stimulate fighting spirit, calmly cope, reverse the decline, and really deserve to be a chaotic adulterous hero, a generation of haojie! As far as the "Wancheng Incident" is concerned, it can only be said that Cao Cheng xiang was driven by his temperament, and it was indeed careless!
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