Xun Yu (xún yù) was born in the Xun family of Yingchuan, and was born after Xunzi. Nanyang scholar He Yan was surprised when he saw Xun Yu, "This is the talent of the king and the assistant!" In the first year of Yonghan, Xun Yu was elected as a filial and honest official and appointed as the palace guard. September Dong Zhuo Destroyed Young Emperor Liu Debate , establish Emperor Xian Liu Xie . In November of the same year, Dong Zhuo established himself as the prime minister, and Xun Yu abandoned his post and returned home.
After returning home, Xun Yu had already realized that Yingchuan was a must-fight place for military strategists and should leave as soon as possible. So Xun Yu and his clan moved to Jizhou to take refuge with him.
At this time, Jizhou had become the base for Yuan Shao . Yuan Shao saw Xun Yu coming to join him and respected him as a guest of honor. But Xun Yu believed that Yuan Shao was not someone who could achieve great things and was unwilling to form a team with him. So about two years after Yuan Shao's tent, Xun Yu left Yuan Shao and defected to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was very happy to see Xun Yu coming to surrender to him, so he let Xun Yu be a Sima of another branch. After that, Xun Yu followed Cao Cao in this capacity to fight on the battlefield and offered countless plans for Cao Cao. He formulated a blueprint and military route for Cao Cao's plan to unify the north, and saved Cao Cao's strategic policy many times in the midst of water and fire. He was Cao Cao's first counselor to unify the north, and even more a hero.
The so-called "different ambitions" and "unplanning each other" refers to the relationship between Xun Yu and Cao Cao in the later period. In the 17th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao wanted to be promoted and awarded the title of nine xis. Xun Yu thought this should not be the case. At this time, Cao Cao was no longer the young Cao Aman . He naturally felt uneasy in his heart when he fought south and north. .
Since then, Xun Yu and his former partner Cao Cao seem no different from before, but in fact they are already in harmony with each other and have a turbulent wave. At this time, Xun Yu was no longer an indispensable partner of Cao Cao. Shortly after that, Xun Yu died of worry. At the age of fifty, Cao Cao was granted the title of Duke of Wei the following year.
Xun Yu's life ended like this. His life process was very exciting, but the ending was unbearable.
Xun Yu's origin
Xun Yu was born in the Xun family of Yingchuan. The Xun family of Yingchuan was one of the main gentry during the Han and Jin dynasties and was one of the representatives of many gentry in Yingchuan. So what's special about this?
The aristocratic group at that time monopolized the right to interpret Confucian knowledge. They were all senior officials of the court for generations, with a prominent reputation and a high social status. Therefore, Xun Yu's family not only has knowledge but also has power. So when Xun Yu was born, his starting point was several levels higher than that of ordinary people, and he was really the kind of person who won at the starting line.
It is precisely because of this that Xun Yu received excellent education since childhood. Confucianism is deeply rooted in his mind. When he became an adult, he had military talents and strategic vision that ordinary people did not have. At the same time, he also had the character of a literati of that era. And arrogance.
The words "Restoring the Han Dynasty" were engraved in his mind, which was also his ideal and belief.
Xun Yu served as Sima of another department
When Xun Yu saw clearly that Yuan Shao was not the one who accomplished great things, he left Yuan Shao and joined Cao Cao's account. Although Cao Cao valued someone like Xun Yu very much, he only appointed him as Sima of another department.
Sima of other departments is a low-level officer and has no formal organization. It is just a temporary measure adopted by Cao Cao to appease talented people like Xun Yu. So Xun Yu, who is full of talent and ability, is just a non-staff worker in Cao Wei Group.
Why did Xun Yu defect to Cao Cao?
Cao Cao welcomes Emperor Xian of Han This incident made Cao Cao's value rise. Emperor Xian of Han was the serious emperor of that period, Houyi of the Han Dynasty. Everything Cao Cao did became reasonable and legal and compliant.
At that time, Cao Cao claimed that he would not be in charge of the emperor. Perhaps Cao Cao sincerely wanted to support the Han Dynasty at that time, which was completely consistent with Xun Yu's ideals and beliefs. Moreover, Cao Cao's performance when he attacked Dong Zhuo before this was worthy of recognition. So how could Xun Yu not believe the sincere Cao Cao? So Xun Yu gave advice for Cao Cao and made many outstanding achievements.
Why did Xun Yu end up worried?
Cao Cao's power in the 17th year of Jian'an was already very powerful. Of course, Xun Yu made an indispensable contribution to this. It is not impossible to say that he played a decisive role. But at this time, their ideals and beliefs were different. Cao Cao wanted to become king, and Xun Yu wanted to restore the Han Dynasty.
At this point, although Cao Cao did not become king during his lifetime, he has no longer been intimate with Xun Yu since then. When Xun Yu looked at the increasingly powerful Cao Wei group and knew that Cao Cao was gradually drifting away from the restoration of the Han Dynasty, did Xun Yu have deep doubts about himself? I think there is probably some.
Xun Yu's worries ended, perhaps because he personally made Cao Cao rise step by step, uncontrollable, and in the end, his ideals and beliefs went against each other.
In the end, Xun Yu's belief in restoring the Han Dynasty finally turned into a bubble. So, after this aristocratic clan with all his character and talents, had he said goodbye to the world at the moment of despair?
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