1. From Ma Chao , Xiahou Yuan to Xun Yu
In 212 AD, the Three Kingdoms entered a critical period of formation. In the first month of the year, Xiliang Ma Chao made a comeback, which made Cao Cao who had just returned to Yecheng and was extremely annoyed. It turned out that: if the horse does not die, I will not have a place to bury myself.
Cao Cao was very angry, and the consequences were very serious. Because Ma Chao's reputation went bankrupt and his progress in Xiliang was not going well, Cao Cao decided in May of this year: Since Ma Chao doesn't want me to live comfortably, then you should not feel good.
Cao Cao killed Ma Chao's father and brother, etc. - "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" advanced this passage and turned it into Ma Chao's revenge for his father, and then he opposed Cao Cao. In fact, Ma Chao didn't care about his father's life or death at all.
Then Xiahou Yuan showed his might with the help of Zhang He and , and defeated Ma Chao in one fell swoop. Cao Cao was so happy that he slapped his thigh: Our old brother Xiahou was really " Tiger strolls on the right side of the pass, and he was in a state of no way. ."
Not a mistake, just seven years later, because Xiahou Yuan was killed by Huang Zhong in Dingjunshan , Cao Cao was angry and overturned the previous praise and gave their old brother Xiahou a title of " White Earth General " (idiot general) - the so-called: Cao Cao's mouth is a deceiving ghost, and he is sincere and not bullying others.
is still the Liu Bei who was praised as a flower by Cao Cao in the Xichuan year. Logically speaking, now that Ma Chao's danger has been resolved, and Liu Bei is trapped in Xichuan again. Cao Cao should seize the opportunity to attack Hanzhong Zhang Lu, and compress Liu Bei's living space.
But Cao Cao unexpectedly began to tinker with the matter of being the King of Wei. All of a sudden, Cao Wei's internal chaos inside . His closest old friend Xun Yu was anxious and strongly blocked Cao Cao from becoming king. What should Cao Cao do? It's easy to deal with, it's a good idea to play: internal problems and external solutions.
Cao Cao believes that: Jiangdong’s Sun Quan is really hateful, and the revenge of the Red Cliff must be avenged! Now Zhou Yu is dead, and it is no problem to seize Jiangdong. So Cao Cao formed a 400,000 army and attacked Jiangdong again. When passing by his hometown Qiao County, Cao Cao suddenly stopped leaving. He submitted a message to Emperor Xian of Han : I would like to ask Xun Yu to come and work hard. I miss this old friend.
Emperor Xian of Han had no choice but to agree. Unexpectedly, after Xun Yu came, he was locked by Cao Cao: After so many years, I, Cao Cao, always in charge of the outside world, and whoever is not convinced, will destroy whoever I don’t accept it. You, Xun Yu, coordinate the relationship between all parties and prepare food and grass for me. Now that we have finally met, let’s stay and chat with me.
As a result, when Xun Yu followed Cao Cao to Shouchun , he died bizarrely... Historical records say that he died of illness, and some say that he was poisoned by Cao Cao. Of course, the most famous one is the "empty food box unsolved case" between Cao Cao and Xun Yu.
2. Sun Quan, Liu Bei, Liu Zhang and Xichuan
No matter what, Cao Cao and Sun Quan had not yet started to fight, they had the first gain: the stumbling block Xun Yu was solved, paving the way for him to be called Wei Gong (king).
Let’s talk about Sun Quan again. After learning that Cao Cao’s achievements in the Eastern Wu, he immediately wrote to Liu Bei in Xichuan: Brother-in-law, stop playing in Xichuan, come back and help me beat Cao Cao together.
Sun Quan purely took advantage of the problem, because when he learned that Liu Bei had entered Sichuan, he was so angry that he scolded Liu Bei for being " cunningly captured ". When Zhou Yu was alive, he would seize Xichuan, but Liu Bei said: Liu Zhang is my relative. If anyone is not good for Liu Zhang, you should spread your hair and flee back to the mountains and forests. The subtext is that all the consequences will be borne by the Eastern Wu.
But how could you, Liu Bei, run into Xichuan in less than two years? How could Sun Quan not be angry? So he took advantage of Cao Cao's opportunity to invade and see if he could pull Liu Bei back to his "embrace".
Liu Bei is not stupid either. He understands what Sun Quan means, but is overjoyed. Sun Quan is indeed my mascot.I immediately wrote to Liu Zhang: Give me ten thousand soldiers and horses, and there are a lot of food, grass, and weapons. I have an alliance with Dongwu. As a person, I must be trustworthy and be kind. My benevolent uncle Liu, who is in the world, will be separated from you and help Sun Quan beat Cao Cao.
Liu Zhang was furious: How can you get along with this? After you came to Xichuan, Liu Bei ate mine, drank mine, used mine, and took mine, but you just didn't work, and instead won people's hearts. I'll give you a big head ghost.
Liu Bei jumped three feet high: Liu Zhang did not talk about martial ethics, he had to teach him a lesson, and he would not go back to help Sun Quan - the gun was in hand, follow me, beat Liu Zhang, and seize Yizhou...
This is the Three Kingdoms in 212 AD. It was linked one by one, a series of chaos, but there were all kinds of unspeakable mysteries......
3, Have children like Sun Zhongmou
2 213 AD, the warships on both sides are continuous. Sun Quan no longer cared about whether Liu Bei returned to his "embrace". After all, Cao Cao's army was approaching and he had to do his best.
Cao Cao didn't want to call him "Duke Wei". For him, Ma Chao was not afraid of being brave, because Cao Cao's cavalry and infantry were like "kings". But when it comes to water wars, Cao Cao felt that life was harder.
people say: Guan Yu arrogance. But people are qualified to be arrogant, whether they are single-handed, trapped, commanded troops, or fight in the water. Especially the water battle made Sun Quan and Jiangdong heroes scared - they regretted not being able to. After breaking Lu Bu , they robbed Mrs. Du . Guan Yu asked for it back then, just blamed him for being too young. For the sake of Mrs. Du, Guan Yu " is uneasy and doesn't care about himself," and doesn't say anything.
But regretting it is useless. You can’t just go to Jiangnan for a trip, right? Battles still have to be fought, even if they are water battles. As expected, Cao Cao lost badly, lost 3,000 people, and was captured several thousand alive. Sun Quan began to challenge frequently, and Cao Cao remained silent. This made Sun Quan even more energetic and decided to drive a boat to Cao’s camp himself.
After learning that Sun Quan came in person, Cao Cao scolded in his heart: Is there any way you can fight me in the wild? What kind of hero is a hero who is engaged in a water battle? But he said: If Sun Quan dares to come to explore the camp, there must be a backup to ambush and not attack. They all cheered up and let Sun Quan see the Cao family's naval army team, but they were actually not inferior to Jiangdong.
Cao Cao, don’t be sad. Two years later, that is, in 215 AD, your general Zhang Liao , labeled Sun Quan as "Sun Shiwan"... It makes him a hundred times worse than you now.
In this way, Sun Quan came to "review Cao Cao's naval army" and left after a leisurely trip. Then I started blowing and , and I returned home with a bright and beautiful look. Cao Cao looked at the Sun Quan warship formation in the distance and suddenly said: Should have a son like Sun Zhongmou, and Liu Jingsheng's son like a pig or a dog ear!
Four , Cao Cao's two hard-to-speak hidden
So why did Cao Cao suddenly say this? Cao Cao, who was only engraved, has two hidden hidden things.
One: Worries about the future. The battle of Cao Cao's conquest of Sun Quan took place when he was about to call him Duke Wei, so it was a battle to divert the focus of the contradiction. This is destined, there will be no big move in this battle. But I realized the extraordinaryness of Sun Quan, the younger generation.
Therefore, Cao Cao praised Sun Quan. But in fact, there is concern about the future: the competition for hegemony in the Three Kingdoms cannot be completed by a generation. Now that Sun Quan, who is his son, is so awesome, can my descendants withstand it? If Sun Quan were as cowardly as those of Liu Biao and his two sons, how beautiful this world would be.
Note that at this moment, the competition between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi has begun, and neither of these two sons are Cao Cao's first choice. However, Cao Ang and Cao Chong died. It is precisely because of this state of mind that Cao Cao associates the "son" problem from "war" - it is a reaction to the sense of crisis.
The second: repositioning yourself.Cao Cao wanted to call him King of Wei , breaking the convention of "no Liu's family can't be called king" in the Han Dynasty, which is a self-repositioning - this is actually the beginning of Cao Wei usurping the Han Dynasty, and for this, Cao Cao did not hesitate to break up with his old friend Xun Yu.
, and Cao Cao also knew clearly that Xun Yu represented the aristocratic forces at that time, such as Sima Yi , Chen Qun , Zhong Yao , etc., which were all recommended by Xun Yu. Can these aristocratic families be suppressed? Cao Cao had no idea, so he could only hope that his successor would continue to struggle and finally complete it. But the problem is that the successor problem is really big. If you have a son like Sun Quan, everything is no problem...
The first hidden essence of the hidden is that Cao Cao is worried about external problems, and his young opponent is too powerful.
The second hidden essence is Cao Cao's clear understanding of his own internal problems. Both these two difficult hidden secrets of
were conveyed, and Cao Cao's entanglement and anxiety about his heirs. It’s nothing more than saying things by “giving a child”.
5, Cao Pi messed up
Sure enough, Cao Cao's words "I should be like Sun Zhongmou" were heard by Cao Cao. He eventually took over Cao Cao and became the founding emperor of Cao Wei. But the question is, has he completed these two difficult-to-speak hidden secrets of Cao Cao? Nothing at all!
When Liu Bei launched the battle of Yiling , Sun Quan surrendered against his will. Liu Ye advised Cao Pi: It’s fake, don’t believe it! We should cooperate with Liu Bei to destroy Sun Quan. As long as Sun Quan dies, will Liu Bei be a good thing? But Cao Pi just refused to listen and accepted Sun Quan's surrender solemnly, looking completely proud and satisfied.
It means: So what if you should be like Sun Zhongmou for having a child? He has become my little brother. As a result, after Liu Bei was defeated, he realized that he was being played with by Sun Quan and wanted to raise anger. Liu Ye advised again: The time has passed, so you can’t fight. But Cao Pi just fought and returned in vain, and his face was ruined.
When Cao Pi forced Emperor Xian of Han to abdicate, he exchanged it with the aristocratic families with " Nine-grade Zhongzheng ". As a result, the aristocratic families were released from the cage and soon rebounded in full swing.
Finally, Sima Yi represented the clan and took away the power of Cao Wei. This is equivalent to the two unspeakable hidden secrets when Cao Cao said that "the birth of a child should be like Sun Zhongmou" were all screwed up by Cao Pi...
