Xu YouAs one of the key factors in Cao Jun's victory in the Battle of Guandu, it failed to end well in the end. The reason is thought-provoking. The first counselor in the Cao Wei camp Xun Yu evaluated Xu You as greedy but not wise. More accurately, he was greedy but not wise, neglecting public affairs for private purposes, and arrogant and disloyal.
Xu You was famous for his greed, and he passed his greed on to his family. Greed for money will make a person have insufficient concentration, and if concentration is insufficient, he will lose his original wisdom (Buddhists say that precepts give rise to concentration, and concentration gives rise to wisdom). As Yuan Shao 's senior adviser, he had first-hand military and political insider information. He should have been loyal to Yuan Shao, but something happened to his family. A normal person's first step should be to review his own mistakes and the mistakes of his family, and find a way to rescue him. However, Xu You took the opportunity to defect to his mortal enemy Cao Cao . Doesn't Xu You know what happened to his family if he surrendered? But the greedy Xu You probably knew better that a counselor like him knew what it meant to surrender to Cao Cao during the Guandu stalemate.
As Cao Cao's younger brother and a hero in the Battle of Guandu, Xu You made great contributions. But at this time, he was very proud of himself. He often called out his nickname " Ah Man " in front of Boss Cao, and often boasted about his achievements in front of Boss Cao. If Boss Cao hadn't been generous, he would have been arranged to have Meng Po Tang.
Xu You, who had embarrassed Cao Cao many times, one day when he was leaving the city from the east gate of Yecheng , he told his entourage that Cao Cao would not be able to enter this gate without me. Of course, Cao Cao laughed; but the soldiers accompanying Cao Cao were very unhappy. After a while, Xu You went to the east gate of the city to play, and met Xu Chu on the way. As a result, Xu You started to show off again, how can you freely enter and exit this gate without me? Xu Chu became angry when he heard this. We all worked hard and fought bloody battles to capture the city. How could you be so virtuous and talk nonsense in front of me? Xu You was mean-mouthed, and then continued to insult Xu Chu because he only had the courage of an ordinary man and was of no great use. Xu Chu was so furious that he killed Xu You with one knife, regardless of the fact that he and Xu You were friends five hundred years ago.
Xu You forgot his identity as a traitor. He defected to Yuan Shao with intelligence. Although such a disloyal person made great contributions to Cao Cao in the Battle of Guandu, he forgot that his greatest value had been taken advantage of. He could have lived a peaceful life, but he was restless. He was so arrogant that he didn't know that he could be disloyal to Yuan Shao and would be disloyal to Cao Cao one day in the future. The general situation of the world is uncertain, and people like Xu You are pawns of unknown enemies and Cao Cao's time bombs. A villain like Xu You is destined not to live long.
