Dimensional invasion of reality

Chapter 603 607. Zhang Xiu Jia Xu

Author: Wu Zixiong

Chapter 603 607. Zhang Xiu Jia Xu

607, Zhang Xiu Jia Xu

On the street, the people coming and going generally have the strength of the third and fourth levels. The higher ones are the fifth and sixth levels. The higher levels are relatively rare. In the county that is still on the edge of the Three Kingdoms world, they are already

Pretty good.

It was just after the Spring Festival, and the atmosphere of the first month was very strong. Liu Hao took Luo Hao and Xiao Long'er into a teahouse, and after asking in a coaxing voice, he found out the current month.

The fifth year of Jian'an, that is, 200 AD.

This year, many major events occurred in the Three Kingdoms, and their impact on the world of the Three Kingdoms can be described as a reset;

It was also on the tenth day of the first lunar month that the famous "Yidai Zhao" incident broke out.

During the reign of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Feng and moved the capital to Xu County, and had a conflict with the cavalry general Dong Cheng. Dong Cheng claimed to the outside world that he had accepted the secret edict in the belt of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty (note: it was a public declaration), and he had conflicts with Zhong Ji, Wu Shuo, and Wang Zifu.

, Liu Bei, Wu Zilan and others murdered Cao Cao.

In the first month of the fifth year of Jian'an (200), it was revealed that Dong Cheng and others had conspired to kill Cao Cao. Dong Cheng, Zhong Ji, Wu Zilan, Wang Zifu and Dong Cheng's daughter Dong Guiren were all killed by Cao Cao.

Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, who were the core figures of the "Yi Dai Zhao" incident, coincided with the time when Cao Cao sent Liu Bei and Zhu Ling to attack Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu died of illness on the way. Later, Liu Bei marched to Xiapi, killed Xuzhou governor Che Zhou, and left Guan Yu to guard Xiapi.

Exercising his duties as a prefect, he returned to Xiaopei by himself.

Changxi and other counties in the East China Sea mostly followed Liu Bei. Liu Bei had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, so he joined Yuan Shao in the north to fight against Cao Cao. Cao Cao sent Sikong Commander Shi Peiguo Liu Dai and Zhonglang General Fufeng Wang Zhong to attack, but Liu Bei repulsed them.

How could Cao Mengde endure it? After that, after learning that Liu Xuande also participated in the "Yidai Zhao" and conspired to assassinate him, he personally conquered Liu Bei.

At this point in time, Xu Du's "clothes edict" was exposed. Dong Cheng and his group, even if they are not executed, are like birds in a cage, dying.

The land of Xuzhou has returned to Liu Bei's hands again. 'Huicheng' belongs to Donghai Kingdom, and Donghai Kingdom belongs to Xuzhou, which is under Liu Bei's jurisdiction. Cao Mengde has not yet personally conquered it, so this marginal area is actually peaceful;

But within two months, Cao Mengde would personally lead an army to encircle and suppress Liu Bei, capture Liu Bei's wife and children, and capture Guan Yu. Liu Bei would lead his remaining troops to the north and surrender to Yuan Shao. This was almost Xuzhou's last large-scale battle in the history of the Three Kingdoms.

In the future, it will be completely brought under Cao Mengde's rule.

Knowing the year, Liu Hao quickly set his sights on Huicheng. He couldn't stay in Huicheng for more than one meal, so he took Luo Hao and Xiao Long'er towards his goal.

Xuancheng will be completely included in the embrace of Cao Mengde in the near future. What Liu Hao wants is a time difference to convince Zhang Xiu, the general of Xucheng, before Cao Cao does.

Zhang Xiu, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, as a brother of Zhao Yun, his combat effectiveness is not among the top group, but he is definitely not weak. Among the generals under Dong Zhuo's account, he is almost ranked below Lu Bu, and Hua Xiong's combat effectiveness

In comparison, Liu Hao thought Zhang Xiu was higher, at least on the same level as Zhang Liao.

Zhang Xiu belongs to the direct lineage of the Xiliang Group. His uncle Zhang Ji has been taking orders under Dong Zhuo's account. Now, more than half of his army is composed of Xiliang sergeants, most of whom are cavalry. If he can conquer this army, it will be equal to the Three Kingdoms.

There is a foundation for starting a business.

At this point in time, Zhang Xiu was in a very confused stage. First of all, the city he occupied was surrounded by enemies on both sides, the powerful Cao Cao in the north, and Liu Biao in the south, whom he could not provoke;

In other words, he was in a precarious position as he held the city, especially Cao Cao in the north, who wanted to kill him all the time.

In July last year, Zhang Xiu beheaded Cao Mengde's eldest son Cao Ang and his nephew Cao Anmin in Xicheng City, and personally thought of Dianwei.

He and Cao Cao had a sworn hatred, and it was Cao Cao's fault. Zhang Xiu had already surrendered, but Cao Cao fell in love with Zhang Ji's wife, who was Zhang Xiu's aunt, and she couldn't bear it.

Zhang Xiu was not very young, so he rebelled again in anger and gave Cao Cao a fatal blow, which was heartbreaking. Not to mention the death of his eldest son, Dian Wei was killed, which was equivalent to the beheading of Cao Mengde's top general.

Moreover, his death was so unclear, so sad, and his hatred for Zhang Xiu was definitely not fake.

Zhang Xiu later surrendered to Cao Cao again. Cao Cao happily accepted the offer and held a feast. He also let Cao Jun take Zhang Xiu's daughter, which calmed Zhang Xiu's mentality of gambling for his life.

As far as Cao Mengde was concerned, firstly, he could endure it. As a world-conquering hero, Cao Cao knew that he had some hatred and had to hide it in his heart. He did not embarrass Zhang Xiu until his death. It must be said that Zhang Xiu made the right bet.

Unfortunately, Zhang Xiu also made a wrong bet. Cao Cao could tolerate it, but Cao Pi could never tolerate it;

In 207 AD, Zhang Xiu accompanied Cao Cao to Liucheng to set up Wu Heng. He died before arriving and was posthumously named Marquis Ding.

At that time, Cao Pi, then the commander-in-chief of the five senses, was dissatisfied with Zhang Xiu because of Cao Ang's death in battle, and said: "You killed my brother, how can you show your face to others!" Zhang Xiu felt uneasy and committed suicide.

Later, Zhang Xiu's son Zhang Quan ascended the throne and was granted the title of Changle Guardsman. However, he was later involved in Wei Xi's rebellion and was regarded as an accomplice and executed.

The entire family gambled and surrendered, and Zhang Xiu was forced to die. It is unknown whether Cao Cao's acquiescence was involved in this, but it was true that the gamble failed, and the whole family was almost wiped out. His son Zhang Quan was involved in the rebellion, which was also the fate of Cao Cao.

Here, the role played by Jia Xu is a bit weird. With Jia Xu's intelligence, he will not be unclear about the fate of Zhang Xiu's family in the future, but he still persuades Zhang Xiu to risk his life and surrender;

In Liu Hao’s view:

Jia Xu observed the situation of the entire Three Kingdoms and locked Cao Mengde as an investment target. He must have selfish motives, and they were not small;

This can be seen from the fact that Jia Xu rose step by step from then on until he was the Tutor and finally died. It can be seen that Jia Xu made this move in the right direction.

But if you want to say that Jia Xu was sorry for Zhang Xiu, that's not entirely true.

Who is Jia Xu? He was called a "poisonous man" during the Three Kingdoms period, not because of how "poisonous" his strategies were, but because in order to survive, Jia Xu made a small decision that cost tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands.

The people and soldiers filled the holes for him.

In the third year of Chuping (192), Dong Zhuo was killed and Niu Fu also died. Wang Yun liquidated Dong Zhuo's remaining party.

At that time, Li Jue, Guo Si and others were uneasy and planned to flee separately;

At this time, Jia Xu stepped forward to stop them and said: "I heard that there are discussions in Chang'an City to kill all the people in Liangzhou. If you, your Excellencies, abandon your subordinates and go alone, a pavilion chief can catch you. Why don't you lead the troops?

Go west, collect soldiers along the way, attack Chang'an again, and avenge Dong Gong. If you are lucky enough to succeed, you can obey the country's (order) and conquer the world. If you can't succeed, it is not too late to escape."

This plan was adopted by everyone.

So Li Jue and others spread the rumor that "Wang Yun wanted to purge the people in this area", contacted the generals in Liangzhou, and led the army day and night to attack Chang'an. By the time they reached the gate of Chang'an City, more than 100,000 people had gathered. Li Jue and Fan Chou Li Meng and others successfully besieged Chang'an City. For a time, the capital was filled with blood and chaos, and the government and the public were in chaos.

Later, Jia Xu became Zuo Fengyi. Li Jue and others wanted to make Jia Xu a marquis because of his merits. Jia Xu said, "This is a life-saving strategy. How can I get any credit?" He refused.

Li Jue and others asked Jia Xu to serve as Shangshu Pushe. Jia Xu said: "Shangshu Pushe is the teacher of hundreds of officials and a role model for the world. I, Jia Xu, have always had no reputation and cannot convince others. Even if I can enjoy vanity, What good does it do to the country?”

So he changed his position to Jia Xu as minister, responsible for selecting talents and making many contributions in personnel matters. Li Jue and others were close to Jia Xu but at the same time they were also very afraid of him.

This was Jia Xu. He knew very well that Wang Yun and others were liquidating him, and he would not be able to escape. So he left his taciturn posture and walked to the stage. As soon as the plan came out, Wang Yun was killed, Lu Bu fled, and the puppet of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was replaced again. hand.

As a strategist, he has still looked on with a cold eye so far, as if looking at the overall situation of the Three Kingdoms from a third party's perspective. When the matter has nothing to do with him, he will hang it high. Once it is related to his vital interests, the plan will be enough to change it. The general trend of the whole world.

Now, after observing for a long time, he has already chosen Cao Mengde in his heart, and therefore persuades Zhang Xiu to surrender to Cao Cao. His choice must be correct. Surrender before Cao Cao fails to defeat Yuan Shao, that is, before the decisive battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. Zhang Xiu's threat must not be tolerated, and the choice point is also the most suitable. No matter how much hatred Cao Mengde feels in his heart, he must endure it for life, so that he can be considered worthy of Zhang Xiu.

After all, Zhang Xiu was very clear about this matter. There was really no place for Zhang Xiu in the Central Plains. He could stop Cao Cao once or twice, but there was no hope if he tried again. Instead of doing this, he might as well take a gamble.

As for why you didn't vote for Liu Biao? Jingzhou is a world of aristocratic families, how can Zhang Xiu, a martial artist, fit in? The consequences are not much better either. Since you have to gamble, why not just bet bigger.

Jia Xu followed Zhang Xiu and surrendered to Cao Cao. He also kept a low profile and watched with cold eyes.

On the one hand, it was due to Jia Xu's character. On the other hand, Jia Xu believed that he was not an old minister of Cao Cao, but he had profound plans. Therefore, he was afraid that Cao Cao would suspect him, so he adopted a self-protection strategy, keeping himself closed and not interacting with others in private. When children get married, they don’t seek connections with powerful people, and they protect themselves prudently.

Cao Cao didn't ask for advice, and Jia Xu said almost nothing, but every time he spoke, he must hit the mark.

Among them, there are three examples that illustrate everything:

In the fifth year of Jian'an (200 years), Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought in Guandu. Cao Cao's army ran out of supplies, and Cao Cao asked Jia Xu for advice. Jia Xu said: "You are better than Yuan Shao in four aspects: shrewdness, bravery, employment of people, and decisiveness. Therefore, we cannot win after half a year of stalemate. I want to take everything into consideration and seize the opportunity to win quickly."

Cao Cao praised him for his kindness, and later seized the opportunity to attack Wuchao and defeated Yuan Shao in one fell swoop. After Hebei was pacified, Cao Cao led Jizhou as a herdsman and appointed Jia Xu as Taizhong doctor.

In the 13th year of Jian'an (208 years), Cao Cao occupied Jingzhou and wanted to take the opportunity to go east along the Yangtze River. Jia Xu dissuaded him, saying that he should appease the people and wait for the opportunity, but Cao Cao refused and was defeated in the Battle of Chibi.

In the 16th year of Jian'an (211), ten coalition forces led by Han Sui and Ma Chao gathered more than 100,000 troops and defended Tongguan to resist Cao Cao. After Ma Chao was frustrated, he proposed a peace negotiation condition of dividing the river as a boundary, but Cao Cao rejected it.

Ma Chao came to challenge him many times, but Cao Cao could not hold on, making Ma Chao eager to fight quickly and unable to win. In September, he once again proposed to draw a boundary and sent his son as a hostage.

Jia Xu believed that he could pretend to agree on the surface and paralyze the opponent, but actually actively prepare and wait for opportunities to annihilate the enemy.

Cao Cao asked Jia Xu again how to defeat the enemy, and Jia Xu said: "Divide them." Cao Cao adopted his strategy and wrote a letter to drive a wedge between Ma Chao and Han Sui, causing them to have civil strife. Seeing that the time was right, Cao Cao took the initiative to attack the Guanzhong Allied Forces and won a great victory.

And return.

After three speeches, Cao Cao obeyed twice, establishing himself as the dominant leader in the north. But once he failed to obey, Cao Cao came back defeated in the battle at Chibi and almost lost his life.

Only these three times established Jia Xu's status in Cao Mengde's heart. This was also the reason why Cao Cao asked Jia Xu when he had an heir. It was also this time that Jia Xu truly stood out in the future and ranked among the three princes.

In the 22nd year of Jian'an (217), when Cao Cao had not established a prince, Cao Pi was a general with five senses, and Cao Zhi, the Marquis of Linshan, was famous for his talents. Cao Pi sent someone to seek advice from Jia Xu.

Jia Xu said: "I hope the general can promote morality, cultivate magnanimity, practice the responsibilities and obligations of a scholar, be diligent and tireless, and do not do anything that violates filial piety." Cao Pi followed his advice and deliberately

Train yourself.

Later, Cao Cao privately asked Jia Xu what he thought of establishing heirs, but Jia Xu remained silent. Cao Cao asked him why he didn't answer, and Jia Xu said, "I'm thinking of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao." Cao Cao laughed, so he appointed Cao Pi as his successor that year.

Prince.

This investment brought Jia Xu the biggest gain in his life;

In the first year of Huangchu (220 years), Cao Pi came to the throne. In order to repay Jia Xu's kindness, he worshiped Jia Xu as Taiwei, promoted him to the title of Marquis of Wei Shouxiang, and increased the number of towns by 300, totaling 800 households. He also divided the towns into 200,

His youngest son Jia Fang was granted the title of Marquis, and his eldest son Jia Mu was appointed the Commander-in-Chief of the Prince Consort.

That year, Jia Xu was seventy-four years old. In June three years later, Jia Xu died at the age of seventy-seven. In an era when the average life span of the Three Kingdoms was less than 30 years old, a Jia Xu who lived past the age of seventy-seven was definitely one of the oldest.

Longevity in life is also a symbol of an era.

There is no doubt about his intelligence. If you want to convince Zhang Xiu, you must convince Jia Xu. As smart as him, you can imagine the difficulty;

The most important thing is that Jia Xu has been on the sidelines almost his whole life, looking at the world from a third party's perspective. He is extremely calm and has emotional fluctuations. He can be said to be the top one among the entire Three Kingdoms.

This added to the difficulty of persuasion. Liu Hao did not have a systematic plan until he reached Wancheng and entered the city where Wancheng was governed.

Among them, Liu Hao couldn't guess Jia Xu's fundamental appeal at all.

During the Three Kingdoms era, heroes emerged in large numbers. They can be divided into two groups. One group is dedicated to establishing meritorious services and does not care about the chaos in the world or the life and death of the people. I only want to establish meritorious services, have a wife, a son, and a celebrity love story;

This faction occupies the vast majority, and the times force them to have little choice. If they do not advance, they will retreat, and they can only strive for the upper reaches in the torrent of war.

The other faction is the investment faction, which includes major aristocratic families. They do not put their eggs in a cage and place bets everywhere. I will stand firm on my own;

Jia Xu has been traveling outside the two factions, which made it impossible for Liu Hao to guess what he wanted. He wondered whether Jia Xu was seeking fame.

If he said he didn't, he would keep climbing up. If he said he did, he would just look on with a cold eye, not asking or answering, and keeping to himself, which is very contradictory.

(End of chapter)