After taking a fancy to a little person, how did Cao Cao appoint him?

In the world of the Three Kingdoms where heroes abound, Wei Zhong is undoubtedly a little-known figure.

But even this little man was trusted and reused by Cao Cao. Even after he rebelled against Cao Cao, Cao Cao did not change his view of him.

The strategy to win the world is the strategy of using talents, which can only be explained by the four words "knowing people and appointing them well".

Cao Cao really loves talents in terms of personality, and his impulsiveness in this regard has gone beyond the scope of realizing strategies for talents. However, this is also the charm of Cao Cao in attracting talents.

Cao Cao really took good care of Guan Yu. Although he knew that Guan Yu would definitely become a serious problem after he left (Guan Yu later flooded the Seventh Army, Cao Cao was so frightened that he planned to move the capital to avoid it), but he was still very polite. This courtesy is completely the charm of his personality.

A true king should win over talents at all costs. Even if they cannot be used by themselves, they must not let powerful enemies get them. This is the minimum principle. But Cao Cao was different. Cao Cao never cared about talents.

A record in the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms is touching.

"(Cao Cao) appointed Wei Zhong as the governor of Hanoi, and it was a matter of Hebei affairs. At the beginning, the public promoted Zhong to be filial and honest. When Yanzhou rebelled, (Cao) Gong said: "Only Wei Zhong will not abandon his father. "When he heard that Zhong was leaving, (Cao) Gong said angrily: "If Zhong doesn't go south, Yue, or north, I won't care about you! "After shooting dogs and producing poultry, (Cao) Gong said: "He is the only one who is talented! "Release the bondage and use it."

Wei Zhong has always been favored by Cao Cao and was appointed as the governor of Hanoi. At that time, Cao Cao had just occupied Yanzhou and went to Xuzhou to avenge his father's affairs. As a result, Lu Bu and Chen Gong took the opportunity to sneak attack on the rear, leaving him almost homeless.

At that time, Cao Cao said proudly: "Wei Zhong will not abandon me." However, before he could finish his words, he heard the news of Wei Zhong's rebellion. Cao Cao was so angry that he swore to arrest him. Lives in Wei Zhong. After catching Wei Zhong, Cao Cao completely forgot what he had said, immediately released Wei Zhong from his bonds, and continued to reuse him.

"Only because of his talent", Cao Cao was able to do this.

Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang and his beloved general Dian Wei both died at the hands of Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu. If Cao Cao had not been lucky, he himself would not have been able to escape.

But when Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu surrendered, Cao Cao still used them. This kind of reuse was not just a temporary expedient. Later, neither Zhang Xiu nor Jia Xu received unfair treatment. Jia Xu even entered the decision-making level of Wei State. As Cao Cao's former mortal enemy, he had once killed his son. Qiu's fact, and Jia Xu's position as Taiwei (Taiwei is equivalent to the position of Grand Sima, already below one person and above ten thousand people) is far superior to those civil servants and generals who have followed Cao Cao for many years.

It is unimaginable that Cao Cao could tolerate, trust and reuse Jia Xu in this way.

Of course, Cao Cao does not just recruit talents.

Lü Bu’s sneak attack on Yanzhou and Zhang Xiu’s surrender and rebellion were all caused by Cao Cao’s own mistakes. While tolerating talents, Cao Cao also reflected on his own mistakes and adjusted his strategy. This is the key place. Otherwise, Cao Cao's shocking actions are just grandstanding, no different from Song Xianggong.

Cao Cao's talent appointment is very calm and objective.

After the victory in the Battle of Guandu.

"After Cao won a complete victory, he rewarded the sergeants with gold, treasure and satin. He found a bunch of letters in the book, all of which were written by the capital and the army and secretly communicated with Shao. The left and right said: “Someone suggested that we could check the names one by one, collect them and kill them.

Cao Cao replied: "When Shao is strong, I can't protect myself, how about others?" "Then he ordered them to be burned, and no more questions were asked."

The monarch is always afraid of the disloyalty of his generals. When appointing talents, loyalty must be put before ability, but Cao Cao did not care about this and was so open-minded. It's unbelievable.

However, only Cao Cao had the confidence and strength to convince those rebellious generals and counselors. Others lack ability and do not play political tricks. If they rashly imitate Cao Cao, they are just imitating Cao Cao, only making others laugh and asking for trouble.

Cao Cao's expedition to Karasuma was under harsh conditions. Almost all the counselors at the time opposed it, but he still adhered to Guo Jia's strategy and won a complete victory. After returning to Yizhou, he rewarded the counselors who had previously advised him not to attack. Cao Cao said: "I took advantage of the danger to go on an expedition and succeeded by luck. Even though I won, God blessed me, so I couldn't do it as a law. The advice of all the kings is a plan for Wan's safety, so we should reward each other. Don't say anything difficult in the future."

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Cao Cao was so calm and reflective.

Cao Cao always spared no effort to praise and encourage the thinking of counselors and generals. Even when he was defeated, he did not forget to praise the correct ideas he proposed. (This is very different from Yuan Shao.)

Many of Cao Cao's famous generals and counselors grew up in this way.

"Rong Zhai Essays." 12" summarizes the evaluation of Cao Cao's ability to know people well.

"Xun Yu, Xun You, and Guo Jia were all dedicated to advising ministers and doing great things, and there is no need to praise them. The rest have the same wisdom as an official, and the power is divided into one county. No matter small or big, they are all competent in their duties. Fearing that the generals in Guanzhong would be harmed, Zhong Yao, the commander of the Sili School, was responsible for the affairs of the west, and Ma Teng and Han Sui sent their sons to serve. When the world was in chaos and the armies were short of food, Zaozhi and Renjun were used to establish military camps, and the army was rich and prosperous, so they relied on the heroes. If you want to regain the advantage of the supervisor, make the guards covet the town and pacify Guanzhong, and the generals will obey. ...Zhang Liao sent Sun Quan to Hefei, Guo Huai rejected Shu to Yangping, Xu Huang sent Guan Yu to Fan, all of them controlled the masses with a small number and divided their worries. It is not a blessing to be invincible at the time of Jian'an. ”

“When it comes to knowing people and being good at assigning them, Cao Cao is truly unmatched by future generations.”