Xu Chu

Xu Chu

Xu Chu (CH ǔ), whose name is Zhongkang, was born in Qiaojun county (the ancient town of Bozhou City, Anhui Province). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao was a powerful general.

He is brave and resolute. In his early years, he gathered thousands of relatives and friends to fight against bandits. Later, he led the people to obey Cao Cao. In charge of Cao Cao's guard work, he moved to Zhonglang General of the military guard and was granted the title of "tiger Marquis".

In the battle of Tongguan, Xu Chu scared Ma Chao away. He was careful to obey the law, and therefore refused Cao Ren's invitation. When Cao Cao died, he cried until he vomited blood.

After Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei, ascended the throne, he moved to Wuwei general and was canonized as Marquis of longevity Pavilion, responsible for the safety of the palace. When Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, he was canonized as Marquis of Muxiang and died in office. His posthumous title was Zhuang.

Life of the characters

Weizhen huairu

At the end of Han Dynasty, Xu Chu gathered thousands of strong men and clans to build defense facilities to resist the invasion of bandits. At that time, more than ten thousand bandits attacked Xu Chu in Yunan Gepi. Xu Chu was outnumbered and exhausted. He also ran out of arrows and ordered both men and women to go to Dashi to fight against the enemy. When the enemy soldiers rushed up, Xu Chu retreated, so the bandits did not dare to approach. Until the food was about to run out, Xu Chu pretended to ask the thief to make peace and discuss the exchange of cattle for food. After the bandits moved the cattle away, they ran back by themselves. Xu Chu went to the front of the battle and took the cattle's tail for more than a hundred steps. The bandits were so surprised that they did not dare to take the cattle again. From then on, Huai, Ru, Chen and Liang were afraid to hear the name of Xu Chu.

Serve Cao Cao

In the second year of Jian'an (197), Cao Cao occupied Huai and Ru. Xu Chu sent all the people to obey Cao Cao. He paid homage to Duwei and introduced Suwei. All the chivalrous men who followed Xu Zhu became tiger men. They followed Cao Cao to attack Zhang Xiu and acted as pioneers, beheading thousands of people. After the war, Xu Chu was promoted to Xiaowei.

In the fifth year of Jian'an (200 years), Cao Cao confronted Yuan Shao in Guandu. At that time, Xu he and others wanted to murder Cao Cao, because Xu Chu was always around, so they did not dare to do it. Until Xu Chu left the rest period, Xu and others came to see Cao Cao with a sharp blade. At that time, Xu Chu was upset at home and immediately returned to Cao Cao. Xu TA and others were shocked to see Xu Chu. When Xu Chu saw that the situation was not right, he immediately killed Xu TA and others. After the event, Cao Cao trusted Xu Chu more, went in and out of the company, and did not let him leave.

In the ninth year of Jian'an (204), he surrounded Yecheng with Cao Cao. He was awarded the Marquis of Guannei.

Scare off Ma Chao

In the 16th year of Jian'an (211), Cao Cao attacked Han Sui and Ma Chao in Tongguan. Cao Cao was about to cross the river. When he got to the river, he let the army go first. He broke up with Xu Chu and more than 100 Hushi. At this time, Ma Chao rode more than ten thousand horses to rob and kill Cao Cao. Xu Chu said to Cao Cao, "there are many bandits. Now our troops have crossed the river. It's time for you to go." So he helped Cao Cao on the ship, and the bandits were unstoppable. The rest of the troops were fighting to get on the ship, and the ship would be overweight. Xu Chu killed the boat climbers, holding a saddle in his left hand to block Cao Cao's arrow, and pushing the boat across the river in his right hand. On that day, without Xu Chu, Cao Cao would be in danger.

Later, Cao Cao talked with Han Sui, Ma Chao and others alone. He did not go with them, but only took Xu Chu with him. Ma Chao is conceited of his bravery and wants to attack Cao Cao secretly, but he often hears about Xu Chu's name and suspects that he is the one who follows him. So he asked Cao Cao, "where is the tiger Marquis of Cao Gong?" Cao Cao pointed at Xu Chu. Xu Chu looked at him angrily, but Ma Chao did not dare to move. A few days later, Cao's army defeated Ma Chao's army, and Xu Chu personally killed the enemy. Xu Chu was granted the title of general Zhonglang of the military guard for his meritorious service. Because Ma Chao asked Hu Hou, Hu Chi's name was praised by the world. Some people even thought it was Xu Chu's name.

Refuse Cao Ren

Xu Chu's character is cautious, law-abiding, quality heavy and few words.

In the first month of the 25th year of Jian'an (220), after the fall of Guan Yu, Cao Cao returned to Luoyang. Cao Ren, the great general of Cao Cao's clan, came from Jingzhou to pay homage. Cao Cao had not come out of his bedroom yet. Cao Ren met Xu Chu outside the hall and invited him to sit down and talk in the side room. Xu Chu only said "the king of Wei is coming out soon", then he turned and returned to the palace, which aroused Cao Ren's hatred. Some people asked Xu Chu, "general Cao Ren of the southern expedition is an important official of the imperial clan. He condescends to talk to you. Why do you refuse?" Xu Chu replied: "although Cao Ren is an important official of his family, he is a general guarding the foreign vassal. But I Xu Chu is in charge of the internal defense. If we want to speak, we should speak in public. Why should we speak in private? " After hearing about this, Cao Cao liked Xu Chu more and promoted him to be the backbone general.

Soon after, Cao Cao died and Xu Chu wept bitterly and vomited blood.

promote to a higher office and rank

In the first year of Huangchu (220), Cao Pi became emperor, granted the Marquis of xuchu Wansui Pavilion, and was promoted to General of Wuwei. The governor banned the army. Xu Chu won the trust of Cao Cao's family. After Cao Cao died, he continued to be responsible for Cao Pi's security work. Many of Xu Chu's security forces were swordsmen, including dozens of generals and hundreds of captains.

In the first year of Taihe (227), after Cao Rui ascended the throne, Xu Chu was granted the title of Marquis of Muxiang and 700 families. At the same time, his son was granted the title of Marquis of Guannei. After his death, Xu Chu was named Marquis Zhuang. Since then, Cao ruinian and Xu Chu were loyal and granted the title of Marquis of Guannei, his two grandchildren.

It is recorded in the 18th biography of Li Zang Wen, LV Xu Dian and Pang Yan in the annals of the Three Kingdoms.

Historical evaluation

Cao Cao: "this is my fan Kuai."

Chen Shou: "Chu's character was cautious and followed the law, and his quality was more important than his words", "Xu Chu and Dian Wei were around, and they suppressed fan Kuai of Han Dynasty."

Ma Chao asked Taizu, "where is the public tiger Marquis?" Taizu Gu refers to Chu, and Chu's eyes look forward to it. From then on. The army is infatuated with Chu's strength like a tiger, so it's called Huchi; it's called huhou by Chao, who has been called Yan in the world up to now.

Li Yan: "Xu Zhongkang's loyalty and bravery is his position."

Zhang said: "it's different to be loyal to Qi and strong, but it's also different to be loyal to the ancients, such as Zhang Fei and Xu Chu."

Pan Mei: "Dian Wei is a powerful man, not in the Liao and Chu dynasties."

Ma duanlin said: "Xu Tuo's plot was contrary, but Xu Chu's heart was moved. His loyalty was as far as the sun's. the danger of Tongguan was not due to Chu's failure. Chu's achievements had been greatly improved."

Chen Jingyun: "although Chu is brave, can an Neng cut ten thousand levels? Or a hundred level error. "

Zhu bangheng: "breaking the battle of Zhang Xiu and beheading thousands of people, all Chu and others made great contributions to the formation."

Luo Guanzhong: "first, if the world is divided up and the Han Dynasty is about to die, the heroes of the four sides are all Hawking. After Ge PI and Xu Chu surrendered, why worry about LV buqiang

(2) the town of Kyushu was awe inspiring. At that time, Xu Chu was like a tiger. Just because Meng Qi saw before the army, the world began to sow tiger marquis. "

(3) arm the saddle to protect the main body and hold the boat in Bojin. If it had not been for Xu Chu, Meng de would have been a descendant of Quan. "

Family members

General, brother Xu Zhenggong.

Son: Xu Yi, heir to the Marquis of Mou Township, was killed by Zhong Hui.

Sun: Xu Zong, the son of Xu Yi, inherited the titles of his ancestors and father after Emperor Wu of Jin ascended the throne.

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In the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Xu Chu is one of the most powerful generals under Cao Cao's charge. In the 12th chapter, when Cao Cao attacked Huang Shao and He Yi, Xu Chu captured He Yi and several hundred riders of Huang Jin alive. Xu Chu fought with Dian Wei twice, winning or losing. He was appreciated by Cao Cao and used as a guard. From then on, he fought for Cao Cao. Cao Cao's whole army fought against Lv Bu again. Xu Chu killed Lv Bu's General Li Feng, and then Lv Bu went out to fight with him personally. Xu Chu fought with Lv Bu 20 times After that, he fought with six generals, such as Dian Wei and Le Jin, against Lu Bu. In the 13th Hexian emperor rescue war, Xu Chu killed Li Xian, Li Xi's nephew, and fought with Yang Feng General Xu Huang for more than 50 years. In the 18th chapter, Xu Chu killed Zhang Xian, the great general of Zhang Xiu. The 19th time. Xu Chu followed Cao Cao to fight against Lu Bu. On the way, he fought with the four bandits of Mount Tai, sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li, and Chang Chen. Xu Chu fought to the death, but the four generals were defeated. In the 23rd chapter, Cao Cao said that his four generals were "not brave enough, even though they were inferior to Cen Peng and Ma Wu", including Xu Chu.

In the 30th battle of Guandu, Xu Chu and Zhang Liao fought against Hebei famous generals Gao Lan and Zhang Ying. In the 31st battle of cangting, Xu Chu's flying horse took the lead and killed more than ten generals of Yuan's army. At the same time, Xu Chu fought with Zhao Yun in the battle of Zaoshan for 30 days. In the 32nd chapter, Xu Chu killed Yuan Tan's general Yin Kai. In the 33rd time, after Cao's army conquered Yecheng, Xu you, relying on his high position and arrogance, insulted Xu Chu and others. In a rage, Xu Chu drew his sword and killed Xu you. In the 50th chapter, Cao Cao was defeated in Chibi and was intercepted by Zhang Fei on the way to withdraw. Xu Chu rode horsepower without saddle to fight Zhang Fei to protect Cao Cao's retreat. In the 56th chapter, in order to fight for the Royal robe, he fought with Xu Huang at Tongque stage. In the 59th chapter, Ma Chao wanted to capture Cao Cao in front of the battle, but he saw Xu Chu's eyes shining, and he was so powerful that he didn't dare move. Cao Cao said to the generals, "thieves know that Zhongkang is a tiger marquis." Since then, Xu Chu was known as the Marquis of tiger in the army. Later, he fought against Ma Chao in naked clothes, and won or lost in more than 230 rounds of the second general war. In the 67th chapter, Xu Chu fought against Han Dang and Zhou Tai for 30 rounds. In the 67th chapter, when Cao Cao attacked Zhang Lu, Xu Chu defeated Yang ang and Yang Ren and killed Zhang Wei. In the 72nd battle of Hanzhong, Xu Chu protected grain and was defeated by Zhang Fei because he was drunk. Fortunately, many generals saved him. In the eightieth chapter, Xu Chu was ordered by Cao Pi to Linzi to capture Cao Zhi. In the 86th chapter, Cao Pi went to the south of the eastern Wu Dynasty and appointed Xu Chu and Lu Qian as the guards of the Chinese army. Since then, Xu Chu never appeared in the novel.

In many Zaju plays, Xu Chu and Zhang Liao were important representatives of Cao Cao's civil and military forces, and they were often juxtaposed as Cao Cao's confidants. For example, there is a saying in Liu Xuande's drunken walk to the Yellow Crane Tower that "Cao Cao has a million soldiers and a thousand tiger generals. On the left, there are hundreds of Zhang Liao, on the right, there are nine cattle Xu Chu, dominating Xu, and looking at the Central Plains with a tiger. "In Zhuge Liang's Bowang shaotun, there is a sentence:" Zhang Fei, who is in front of the Lord, is afraid that he will be defeated by Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, and Sun Quan

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