"Father, can you not kill him?"
"No, I must kill him!"
"Father, aren't you thirsty for talent? He is a rare talent."
"You are so stupid, I'm not all for your own good. After I die, you can't suppress him at all, and your country will be destroyed."
This scene happened in 208 of the Three Kingdoms period. It was located in , the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, , Xudu (now east of Xuchang, Henan).
Interviewer is Cao Cao and his eldest son Cao Pi .
The person Cao Cao was going to kill was called Zhou Buyi .
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, warlords fought in a melee, and heroes emerged in the chaotic times, heroes emerged in the chaotic times, and talents emerged in the chaotic times, so the late Han Dynasty was also an era of mass production of prodigy.
For example, Cao Cao's youngest son Cao Chong , Xiahou Yuan son Xiahou Rong, Zhuge Liang nephew, Zhuge Jin son Zhuge Ke , and Sun Quan son Sun Liang , Cao Cao's adopted son He Yan , and Taifu Zhong Yao youngest son, the great hero who destroyed Shu Kingdom Zhong Hui .
As for the Yang Xiu who was killed by Cao Cao, his father Yang Biao is the Grand Marshal, and he is not an ordinary person. In short, the above-mentioned prodigy all have one characteristic, that is, their noble origins are all from gentry, and they are all second-generation officials.
There was a saying in the past: a dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a mouse is born to dig holes. We later called this theory of bloodline, which is critical.
In modern times, heroes do not care about their origins. Children from poor families may also be admitted to Peking University as long as they work hard, although the probability is relatively low. But in that era, genes were very important, environment was very important, and there was almost no chance of turning around in humble origins.
It is said that heroes do not care about their origins, and they must also talk about their origins during the Three Kingdoms.
The scientific research system was not implemented during the Three Kingdoms. Whether it is the system of recommendation such as filial piety and honest, or the system of 9-grade Zhongzheng , one disadvantage cannot be avoided, that is, origin determines a person's future.
No matter how hard the poor disciples work, it is difficult for them to succeed. It is often said that there is no artemisia growing on the ancestral tomb.
The protagonist of this article, Zhou Buyi, is not an ordinary person.
Zhou Buyi's parents are, there is no clear record in history books, so he is probably not a high-ranking official. Zhou Buyi's uncle Liu Xian is an assistant to Jingzhou local official Liu Biao . According to the logic of marriage in feudal society, the child's father would not be an ordinary person. Even if he was not a family, he would definitely not be a farmer with a bare family.
It is not difficult to see from the name given by this child that his parents are not ordinary people.
"No doubt", it means you understand everything, there is nothing he doesn't know, and you are more arrogant than those who are more knowledgeable than those who are more talented than those who are more talented.
Let me ask, will poor children give such a domineering name? So we concluded that the child’s family background would not be bad, and he must have received a good education since childhood. Because of this reason, Zhou Buyi was extremely intelligent and motivated. He could read "The Analects of Confucius" at the age of three, and recite "The Spring and Autumn Annals" at the age of five, and it was no problem to recite poems and essays. It can be said that it is a well-read book, and it is known as astronomy on and geography on .
"Biography of the Sages of Lingling" says: "Zhou Buyi... It was strange when he was a baby. At the age of thirteen, Cao Gong heard about it and wanted to know it. When he saw it, he immediately gave his daughter a wife and did not doubt or accept it." What does
mean? Zhou Buyi is a child prodigy, and he showed his superhuman talent when he was still in his infancy. After hearing this, Cao Cao admired Zhou Buyi very much and summoned him when he was 13 years old. After the interview, Cao Cao felt that the child was indeed talented and well-known, so he immediately said, "Little brother, be my son-in-law."
Cao Cao is not Yuan Shu , nor is it Yuan Shao . Cao Cao was very arrogant and could make him betroth his daughter, which shows that the other party is indeed a rare genius.
At that time, although Cao Cao did not become emperor, he was already the de facto boss. What a glory it would be to be his son-in-law. It was like a fish leaping on the dragon gate and having a bright future.But Zhou Buyi didn't know what he thought and did not agree at the time.
With such an excellent nephew, his uncle Liu Xian must be extremely proud. Whether it was visiting relatives and friends, or socializing in officialdom, Liu Xian couldn't help but bring Zhou Buyi to show off. Therefore, Zhou Buyi has come into contact with many people in the officialdom since childhood, which has invisibly enriched his experience and broadened his horizons. His realm is higher than that of ordinary children, and his pattern will naturally not be smaller.
According to historical records, Zhou Buyi was able to write papers when he was fourteen years old, and some were four articles. His papers are definitely not copied, nor do they look for gunmen, so they are guaranteed to be original.
According to literature records, Zhou Buyi was from Chong'an, Lingling (now Hengyang County, Hunan). Hengyang once belonged to Shu Kingdom in the early stage of the Three Kingdoms, and Guan Yu was defeated by Jingzhou and belonged to Wu Kingdom.
After Guan Yu was careless and threw away Jingzhou, the Eastern Wu took the opportunity to occupy the three counties of Changsha, Lingling and Guiyang, among which Hengyang originally belonged to Guiyang County . Later in 220 AD, Sun Wu set up Hengyang County in the western part of Changsha County.
Since Zhou Buyi was from Wu, how did he come to Wei and become the flesh on Cao Cao's chopping board?
There is no clear record in history books about this, so we can only speculate based on the age when Zhou Buyi was born.
Zhou was born in 192 AD. At that time, Liu Biao, who was in , Jingzhou area, had a very tense relationship with Dongwu. It can be said that it was a hostile relationship and was in a state of war. In the second year of Chuping (191), Yuan Shu sent Sun Jian to attack Liu Biao, and Liu Biao sent Jiangxia prefect to fight in Fancheng and Dengxian areas, fighting with Sun Jian.
During the battle, Huang Zu, the general under Liu Biao, secretly went out of the city to lure the enemy at night. Sun Jian was deceived and chased after him overnight. Huang Zu lurked in the bamboo forest and fought an ambush, and shot Sun Jian to death with a hidden arrow.
From then on, Liu Biao and Dongwu became mortal enemies. In order to eliminate the threat from Yuan Shu and Sun Ce , the clever Liu Biao decided to defect to Cao Cao, the first brother of the Three Kingdoms.
In the first year of Jian'an (196), Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Xian to move the capital to Xuchang and began to bring the emperor to order the princes. Liu Biao raised his hands to welcome him and sent envoys to pay tribute.
It is estimated that after the relationship between Liu Biao and the Eastern Wu deteriorated, Zhou Buyi followed his uncle to Jingzhou.
Of course, there is also a possibility: the Eastern Wu cultural exchange delegation visited Xu Du, and Zhou Buyi also became a member of the delegation as a talented man, and went there together. Because he showed his talent in front of Cao Cao, he was kindly retained and lived there.
Of course, at that time, Eastern Wu was nominally the territory of Emperor Xian of Han , without a passport or visa. Cao Cao said he wanted it, but Sun Ce dared not to give it. After Sun Jian died, his descendant Ce ascended the throne. With the assistance of Zhou Yu and Lusu , the territory of Dongwu expanded N times. Under this circumstance, Cao Cao was also very afraid and decided to win over Sun Ce.
Cao Cao not only gave Sun Ce an official title in the name of Emperor Xian of Han, but also betrothed his niece to Sun Ce's younger brother Sun Kuang, and let his third son Cao Zhang marry Sun Ce's older brother Sun Ben 's daughter.
At the same time, Cao Cao also issued a conscript order for Sun Ce's younger brother Sun Quan and Sun Yi to Xudu, hoping to win over and restrain Sun Ce's power.
Although Sun Quan did not go, it also shows that the relationship between the two groups is still friendly and it is possible for delegations to visit each other. Therefore, Zhou Buyi might have arrived in Xudu as a noble person, because he was extremely talented and stayed there by Cao Cao.
Of course, there is also a possibility. Zhou Buyi smuggled over, or it may be because his uncle worked in Liu Biao, and the Zhou family was persecuted by the Eastern Wu, so they were taken to Cao Cao by the defected family.
No matter what the route was used, Zhou Buyi always arrived in Xudu and was appreciated by Cao Cao.
Whoever has talents will have the future. Among the heroes of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao's success is no accident, because he is a wise master who loves talents very much.
He once wrote in his famous work " Short Songs ": "The mountains are never tired of high, and the sea is never tired of deep. Zhou Gong vomits food, and the world is returned to his heart." This means that as long as you are a talent, you can use it for me, and you won't bother with too many.
Cao Cao also wrote in " Seeking Talents ": "The two and three sons assist me, but only the talent is to use it, and I can use it."
means that there are too few talents around me. As long as talented people are, I can come to me, and I will entrust you with important responsibilities.
Cao Cao has a principle of employing people, that is, he does not care about his background, as long as he is talented. He is completely different from Yuan Shao's employment. The latter recruits talents to decorate the store, and often does not need to be invited by his side.
Cao Cao was not the case. He actually invited talents and valued them.
However, Cao Cao also has a bottom line, that is, the other party must be loyal. In this regard, Yang Xiu is a typical example. He is talented but has a bad character. He always likes to be clever and likes to show off, and he seems to be better than his leader everywhere.
For example, a foreign envoy sent a box of snacks, Cao Cao wrote the word ", one-fold " on it, and left without saying anything.
Everyone wanted to eat very much, and no one dared to touch it. After seeing it, Yang Xiu opened it and shared it with everyone without saying a word.
Everyone said, how could you move the Prime Minister’s things randomly?
Yang Xiu said smartly, you didn’t see the “Yihe Su” written by the Prime Minister? When it is taken apart, it will be crispy for each person. Everyone suddenly realized after hearing this, and admired Yang Xiu with great enthusiasm.
After Cao Cao found out, he began to hate Yang Xiu, thinking that this kid was not authentic and did not know the current affairs. Later, Cao Cao was in a stalemate with Liu Bei in the Battle of Hanzhong in , and had the idea of retreating, but he was unwilling to accept it.
Accordingly, the chef brought a pot of stewed chicken ribs at this time, and Cao Cao pointed out the password that night as "baby ribs". After hearing this, Yang Xiu told his colleagues to pack up and said that the Prime Minister was going to withdraw his troops.
He further explained: "What is chicken ribs? If you eat them, there is no meat. It is a pity to throw them away, which means the Prime Minister wants to withdraw his troops."
Everyone felt it reasonable and began to prepare to evacuate.
Cao Cao saw that everyone was packing their luggage, so he asked what was going on, and everyone confessed to Yang Xiu. Now Yang Xiu was in trouble, and Cao Cao gave him a charge of bewitching the morale of the army and beheaded him.
This shows that Cao Cao's love has a prerequisite, that is, he must have talent and good character and be able to control it himself.
This week, there is no doubt that it is talented.
Although Yang Xiu was talented, he did not give Cao Cao any golden ideas. His only strength seemed to be his good at guessing the leader's thoughts.
weeks ago, it would be otherwise. He is not a vase or a decoration. He has indeed made great moves for Cao Cao.
" Beitang Shuchao " Volume 118 records: Cao Cao did not attack Liucheng, but Zhou did not doubt the ten strategies to attack the city, and he would be able to attack the city.
That was after Guandu Battle , Cao Cao took advantage of the victory and captured Jizhou , Bingzhou , and Qingzhou regions. Seeing that Yuan Shao's sons, Yuan Shang and Yuan Wei could not resist Cao Cao's offensive, they were forced to flee north and formed an alliance with their father's past ally and leader of the Wuhuan Tadun . They attempted to rely on Tadun's forces to compete with Cao Cao, overcome the current difficulties, and then regain control of the Central Plains.
In order to expand the results of the war and completely control the northern region of , Cao Cao launched the northern expedition to Wuhuan in the 12th year of Jian'an of Emperor Xian (207 AD), and led a large army to Liucheng, the core area of the Tadun power.
But unexpectedly, this city is very solid and the city is in sufficient supplies, and the Cao army cannot capture it for a long time. Seeing that the army consumed huge supplies and was about to use up military rations, Cao Cao began to be confused and fell into a dilemma.
Cao Cao has always been unsatisfied with asking questions, so he solicited opinions from his subordinates to see who has a good solution to defeat the enemy. At this time, 15-year-old Zhou Buyi stood up and offered ten strategies to Cao Cao in one breath.
Cao Cao initially did not believe this child with fetal hair and stinky breasts.
thought that there were any tricks. Writing poetry and fu classes are different from commanding the army to fight. However, after listening to Zhou Buyi's plan, he criticized the case and said it repeatedly, but in the end he only used one. Guess what, the city was conquered.
Cao Cao was both happy and fearful, and took a breath. However, at this time, Cao Cao did not have murderous intentions towards Zhou. Because Cao Cao's favorite son Cao Chong and Zhou Buyi were good friends at that time, and they were as good as one person.
Among Cao Cao's many sons, Cao Chong has the highest IQ.
Cao Chong is the prodigy who calls the elephant. In fact, his masterpiece is not just about calling the elephant.
For example, once Cao Cao's saddle was bitten in a hole by a mouse. The official in charge of the logistics department was in panic all day long after he knew about it, fearing that Cao Cao would be punished.
Cao Chong comforted him and said, "I have a way, don't be afraid."
Then Cao Chong made a hole in his clothes with a knife, deliberately wearing it to see Cao Cao, and took it out in a depressed look.
Cao Cao asked, "Son, why are you unhappy?"
"Because the mouse bit the clothes into a hole, I heard that this is unlucky, so I am depressed," Cao Chong replied.
Cao Cao was an atheist, so he smiled and said to his son, "How could this happen? It's all nonsense."
Cao Chong was secretly happy when he heard this, so he asked the officer in charge of logistics to surrender, saying that the mouse nipped a hole in the saddle.
"My son's clothes will be gnawed by rats, let alone saddles?" Cao Cao did not blame him.
Cao Chong was a young man and used clever tricks to save his life. It can be seen that he was extremely smart, and his intelligence was higher than Yang Xiu. He was not smart, but he was using the right place.
Because Cao Chong was extremely smart, Cao Cao once had the idea of letting him take over. However, things are unpredictable and God is jealous of talents. In 208 AD, Cao Cao's youngest son Cao Chong died at the age of 12.
In addition to being sad, Cao Cao took a murderous intent towards Zhou Busi.
Cao Cao believes that Cao Chong's ability is higher than Zhou Buyi, and he can control the other party, so that Zhou Buyi can honestly assist Cao Chong. After Cao Chong died, who among the other heirs could suppress Zhou Buyi?
According to Cao Pi's talent, it is probably difficult to control him.
Zhou Buyi's military talent is extraordinary, and he is also the "nationality" of Eastern Wu; after Cao Cao's death, once this kid fights the Cao family, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Therefore, the scene at the beginning of the article happened. Cao Cao decided to get rid of Zhou Buyi to eliminate future troubles. At that time, Cao Pi was puzzled and thought that Zhou Buyi was so talented and that his father was eager to seek talent, so why did he kill him for no reason? After Cao Cao explained, Cao Pi woke up like a dream and was sweating profusely.
Poor Zhou Buyi became a ghost under the knife in a confused manner.
Some people believe that Cao Cao killed Zhou Buyi, eliminating a major hidden danger to Cao Pi's rule, which is a wise move. But on the other hand, if Cao Cao stayed with Zhou Buyi to assist Cao Pi, and if Zhou Buyi's lifespan was normal, the Cao Wei regime would not be easily subverted by the Sima family.
history will not be repeated, of course this can only be a hypothesis.
