Wen Ruo

Xun Yu

Xun Yu (x ú NY ù) (163-212), the word if. Yingchuan County Yingyin county (now Xuchang, Henan Province) people. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao was a statesman and strategist, and he was the chief adviser and meritorious official in unifying the north.

Xun Yu was known as "the talent of Wang Zuo" in his early years. He was born of filial piety and served as a palace keeper. After taking power, Dong Zhuo abandoned his official and returned to his hometown. He led his clan to seek refuge in Jizhou, and was treated as a guest of honor by Yuan Shao. Later, he went to Cao Cao. He served as an official in the imperial court and kept the order of the minister. He was granted the Marquis of long live Pavilion. He held the central position for more than ten years and dealt with military affairs. He was honored as "xunlingjun". Later, he was transferred away from the center for opposing Cao Cao to be called Duke of Wei. He died of melancholy in Shouchun. He died at the age of 50. His posthumous title is "Jing". In 265, Wei Xianxi was given the title of Taiwei.

Xun Yu made a strategic blueprint and military route for Cao Cao to unify the north. He repeatedly revised Cao Cao's strategic policy and won his praise, including "firmly rooted in the world" and "welcoming the emperor"; tactically, he preserved the three cities of Yanzhou in the face of Lu Bu's rebellion, conspired to curb yuan Shaoyu's official ferry, and made light progress to cover his unwillingness to attack Jingzhou Politically, he recommended a large number of talents for Cao Cao, such as Zhong Yao, Xun you, Chen Qun, Du Hai, Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia. Xun Yu made great achievements in building plans, plotting, Kuang Bi, Ju Ren and so on. He was called "my son" by Cao Cao.

Life of the characters

the capabilities of a prime minister

Xun Yu was born in the Xunzi family of Yingchuan, after Xunzi. His grandfather Xunshu was well-known in the world. Xun Shu has eight sons, known as eight dragons. Xunxi, the father of xunxi, once served as Prime Minister of Jinan, and xunshuang, the uncle, once served as Sikong. Xun Xun was afraid of eunuch, so he let Xun Yu marry Tang Heng's daughter. Because Xun Yu had a talent and fame when he was young, he was free from ridicule. Later, he Yu, a famous scholar in Nanyang, was surprised to see Xun Yu and said, "this is Wang Zuo's talent."

In the first year of Yonghan Dynasty (189), he was promoted to Xiaolian and was appointed as palace keeper (in charge of the emperor's pen, ink, paper and other items). In September, Dong Zhuo abolished Liu Bian, the young emperor, and established Liu Xie, the emperor of sacrifice. In November, Dong Zhuo was the prime minister himself. He was not famous for his praise and worship, and he did not go to court. He went to the palace with his sword.

Xun Yu abandoned his official and returned to his hometown. He said to his father: "Yingchuan is a place of four wars. If the world changes, it will be invaded frequently. It should leave early and not stay long." However, most of the villagers are nostalgic for their hometown and unwilling to leave. At that time, Han Fu of Mutong County in Jizhou sent someone to pick up Xun Yu, but no one was with him. Xun Yu had to move the clan to Jizhou alone for refuge.

After arriving in Jizhou, Jizhou was already paid by Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao saw Xun Yu and treated him as a guest of honor. His younger brother Xun Yu, Xin Ping and Guo Tu were all under Yuan Shao's command. But Xun Yu thought that Yuan Shao could not achieve great things in the end.

In 191, Xun Yu left Yuan Shao and joined Cao Cao. When Cao Cao saw that Xun Yu had come to vote, he was very happy and said, "this is my ovary." So he was appointed as Sima of other departments. Xun Yu was 29 years old at that time.

At that time, when Dong Zhuo was in power, Cao Cao asked Xun Yu about his plan. Xun Yu said, "Dong Zhuo's cruelty has gone beyond common sense. He will surely die suddenly because of disasters and riots. He won't do anything." After that, Dong Zhuo sent Li Ying and others out of Kanto to invade all parts of the country and return to Yingchuan and Chen Liu. Most of xunzu people died in the war.

Be able to respond to the opportunity

In the third year of Chuping (192), Cao Cao led Yanzhou animal husbandry and later became Zhendong general. Xun Yu fought with him as Sima.

In the first year of Xingping (194), Cao Cao's eastward expedition to Mu Tao Qian in Xuzhou, Zhang Miao and Chen Gong took the opportunity to fight against Cao in Yanzhou and meet Lu Bu secretly. At that time, Xun Yu and Shou Zhang ordered Cheng Yu to guard juancheng (now North of juancheng, Shandong Province, Yanzhou). After Lv Bu arrived, Zhang Miao sent Liu Yi to tell Xun Yu: "general LV came to help Cao Shijun attack Tao Qian, and they should supply them with armaments and food immediately." They were puzzled, but Xun Yu knew his plan, and immediately ordered the army to strengthen the defense, and summoned the eastern prefect Xia Houdun. All the cities in Yanzhou responded to Zhang Miao and took refuge in Lv Bu camp. At that time, Cao Cao led a large army to go out and left few troops behind, and many people colluded with Zhang Miao and Chen Gong. When XiahouDun arrived, he killed dozens of rebels by night, and the army was calm.

Guo Gong, the governor of Yuzhou, was incited by Lu Bu and led tens of thousands of people to attack. The army was very afraid. Guo Gong asked to see Xun Yu, who was ready to go. Xia Houdun and others said, "you are the barrier of a state. If you go, it will be dangerous. You can't go." Xun Yu said: "Guo Gong and Zhang Miao usually have nothing to do with each other. Now they are in a hurry, and the plan has not been decided yet. Now they lobby while his plan is still undecided. Even if they can't help us, they can make him neutral. If they doubt first, he will be angry and make a decision." So he went out of the city to meet Guo Gong. Guo Gong saw Xun Yu without fear. He thought juancheng was easy to defend but difficult to attack, so he led the soldiers away. Xun Yu and Cheng Yu decided to save fan and dong'e. He died in three cities. Soon, Cao Cao returned to Puyang and defeated Lv Bu.

In the first month of the second year of Xingping (195), Cao Cao defeated Lu Bujun who invaded Dingtao (now the northwest of Dingtao in Shandong Province). In May, Cao Cao launched an attack on Xue LAN and Li Feng, who were stationed in Juye (now northeast of Juye in Shandong Province). Lv Bu rescued himself, and was defeated by Cao Cao and left. Cao Cao annihilated Juye garrison, killed Xue LAN and Li Feng, and entered Chengshi (now southwest of Juye, Shandong Province).

The world theorist

At this time, Tao Qian was dead. Cao Cao learned that he planned to seize Xuzhou and return to the army to destroy Lu Bu. Xun Xun dissuaded: "in those years, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty kept Guandong, while Emperor Guangwu occupied Hanoi, they all consolidated the base first to control the world. In this way, we can win in advance and defend in retreat, so we can finally accomplish the great cause despite difficulties and twists. The general was originally relying on Yanzhou to bring down the troubles in Shandong, and the people were all convinced. Besides, Yanzhou is a key city in the world. Although it is broken now, it can still protect itself. This is the general's Guanzhong and Hanoi. We have to stabilize it first. Now we have defeated Li Feng and Xue LAN. If we divide our forces to attack Chen Gong in the East, Chen Gong will not dare to look west. We can take the opportunity to organize a team to harvest wheat, save grain and reserve grain, and then we can defeat Lv Bu at one stroke. Then he united with Liu Yao of Yangzhou to discuss Yuan Shu in order to control huaishui and Sishui. If Lu Bu is abandoned and Xuzhou is attacked eastward, more left behind soldiers will not be enough to attack the city, and less left behind soldiers will enlist the people to defend the city, instead of collecting firewood and grass. If Lu Bu takes the opportunity to invade, kill and plunder, the people will be more afraid. Only juancheng, fan and Wei can be preserved, and the rest are not owned by us. In this way, Yanzhou will be lost. If Xuzhou fails to attack, where will the general live? Moreover, although Tao Qian died, Xuzhou was not easy to break. In view of the failure in previous years, Xuzhou will unite closely because of fear, and the internal and external cooperation will be strengthened accordingly. Now that the wheat has been harvested in the East, the general will be fortified against the general. The general has been unable to attack for a long time, and there is no harvest in looting. Within ten days, before 100000 men and horses start fighting, he will be tired. In the last crusade against Xuzhou, they punished each other with violence. Thinking of the humiliation of their father and brother being killed, the children of Xuzhou would fight to the death and would not surrender. Even if they could capture Xuzhou, they could not occupy it. There is indeed a matter of giving up one thing and taking another. It is possible to trade the big for the small, and it is also possible to trade peace for danger. It is also possible to weigh up the situation for a while, regardless of the unstable foundation. At present, none of the three is favorable. I hope the general will weigh this situation carefully. " Cao Cao adopted Xun's opinion and gave up his attempt to attack Xuzhou. We should seize the opportunity to harvest the ripe wheat, store the grain and accumulate our strength.

Soon, Cao Cao defeated Lu Bu, and Lu Bu abandoned his camp to Xuzhou. Cao Cao seized Dingtao city and sent troops to recover Yanzhou counties and Suiping. The victory of this war is of great significance to Cao Cao's unification of the north and achievement of great cause.

Persuading the son of heaven

In the first year of Jian'an (196), Cao Cao defeated the Huangjin army. In July, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty Liu Xie, escorted by Yang Feng and Dong Cheng, returned from Chang'an (now northwest of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province) to Luoyang (now northeast of Luoyang, Henan Province). There was a dispute within Cao's army over whether or not to honor the emperor and build the capital of Xu county. Most people did not agree to welcome Xiandi because Xuzhou had not been settled. Han Xian and Yang Fenggang had just welcomed the emperor to Luoyang and connected Zhang Yang to the north, so they could not control them for the time being.

Xun Yu said to Cao Cao: "in the past, Duke Wen of Jin Dynasty welcomed King Xiang of Zhou to return, but the princes obeyed. Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty marched east to Xiang Yu to mourn for emperor Yi in plain clothes. Since the rebellion of the emperor, general, you first advocated the service of righteous soldiers to the king. Just because of the chaos and war in Shandong, you can't go far to the right side of the pass. However, you still assign generals and take the risk of communicating with the imperial court. Although it is difficult to save the country, your heart is always tied to the royal family. This is the general's consistent ambition of sincerely supporting the heaven. At this time, he was able to serve the Lord in order to follow the people's expectations, and he was able to follow the people's expectations; he was able to serve the heroes in order to be honest, and he was able to be handsome and virtuous. Although the world has adverse Festival, can not be tired, clear. How dare Han Xian and Yang Feng do harm? If you don't help the imperial court in time, the whole world will be rebellious. Even if you think about it later, it's too late. "

Cao Cao thought that Xun Yu's words were reasonable, so at the secret invitation of Anji general Dong Cheng, he personally led the army to Luoyang, and was appointed as the captain of Sili school to welcome Emperor Xian and move the capital to Xuxian county (now xuchangdong, Henan). Cao Cao was appointed as a general and Marquis of Wuping, and Xun Yu was also promoted to the official rank of Han Dynasty. From then on, Cao Cao had the strategic advantage of worshiping the emperor to order the vassals, and laid the foundation for the smooth implementation of the later unification War (see Cao Cao's war of unifying the North).

In the light of the Ming Dynasty

Xun Yu seldom went out with the army, but he was "in the middle". Although Cao Cao fought abroad, military affairs were planned by Xun Yu. Cao Cao asked Xun Yu, "who can help you to plan for me?" Xun Yu said: "Xun you (nephew of Xun Yu) and Zhong You". Xun Yu was good at recommending talents. At first, he recommended Xi Zhicai, but after he died, he did so again

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