Eldest brother Yu Xun is the top counselor of Cao Wei. How legendary is his life?

In the history of the Three Kingdoms, many people's names are uncommon words, and many people can't pronounce them correctly. For example, Xun's most interesting pronunciation is "dog" ...

Not only do they often mispronounce Yu Xun's name, but they also often misunderstand his deeds. They always said that Yu Xun was "the last Han minister in the world". He broke up with Cao Cao because he was dissatisfied with bullying the Han family and eventually died.

In fact, this statement is a bit beautifying Yu Xun. Today, I want to tell you something about Yu Xun. If you want to make this person clear, you must first understand what Yingchuan is.

In the history of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, Yingchuan was a word that could not be skipped, and many talents emerged here, occupying a decisive position in the world hegemony at that time.

Yu Xun, Xun You, Guo Jia, Chen Qun, Zhong You, Sima Yi and others believe that people who don't know much about the Three Kingdoms should have heard of these names. Needless to say, others such as Chen Ji, Du, Zhao Yan and Fan Qin all worked under Cao Cao, although they were not famous in history.

Speaking of Cao Cao's cast, except Cao Shi and Xiahou, almost all of them are from Yingchuan, and the representative of this group of Yingchuan people is Yu Xun.

A person may be loyal to ideas, but a group of people or groups will only be loyal to interests. Yu Xun can become a representative of Yingchuan Department, which means that Yu Xun is here to discuss cooperation with Cao Cao on behalf of Yingchuan Department.

What is the loyalty factor in such a combination of interests? You can think for yourself.

Some people may say: this shows that Yingchuan is optimistic about Cao Cao and thinks that he can finally win the world. People who hold this view obviously have too many inner scenes and think too much.

In the second year of Chuping (A.D. 19 1), Yu Xun left Yuan Shao and defected to Cao Cao.

In the third year of Chuping (AD 192), Cao Cao became a shepherd in Yanzhou and killed famous people in Yanzhou.

In the first year of Xingping (AD 194), Chen Gong, a powerful school in Yanzhou, led Lu Bu into the palace. Yanzhou almost betrayed Cao Cao, and only three cities still hung his flag.

In the second year of Xingping (AD 195), Cao and Lu Bu cheated and were almost caught alive.

In the following years, Cao Cao crusaded against Zhang Xiu, and was finally repelled, and his eldest son was killed. Then confronted Yuan Shao in Guandu, and was beaten separately, and finally won by a narrow margin.

Objectively speaking, after the Yingchuan faction headed by Yu Xun defected to Cao Cao, Cao Cao still got along very badly. How can he be the first in the world with his early performance? Is Yu Xun a magic wand that can pinch and calculate?

Yu Xun chose Cao Cao because Yingchuan chose Cao Cao. Yingchuan chose Cao Cao because they were forced to leave Yuan Shao. The reason why Yingchuan School left Yuan Shao was because it was excluded by Hebei Jizhou School (also called Hebei School).

Yu Xun's practice at that time was not outstanding, but "there is no grandfather here, there is his position."

Jizhou is represented by Tian Feng, Jushou and Shen Pei, as well as Quyi, Zhang He, Gaolan, Yan Liang and Wen Chou. In the face of this kind of educated, armed, rich and well-fed local strongmen, Yingchuan is definitely no match, so Yu Xun and Guo Jia left.

Of course, there are also some Yingchuan people who choose to stick to Yuan Shao's side. This is a move by the rich gentry to diversify their investments, which is not uncommon.

As a representative of Yingchuan School, Yu Xun dared to betray Yuan Shao publicly and turned to Cao Cao because he was not worried about Yuan Shao's revenge afterwards. Mainly because Yuan Shao is indecisive and soft-hearted, he never dares to kill nobles indiscriminately, but at most he is idle.

So, for the Yingchuan department that took refuge in Cao Cao, even if Cao Cao finally failed, so what? The personal future may be uncertain, but the family fate will never be implicated.

In that case, why do you want to drink soup behind those Hebei terrapin (Jizhou department)? It's better to fight Cao Cao, maybe we can eat meat in the future!

In this context, the Yingchuan Department, which re-elected the Speaker, began to make suggestions for Cao Cao, and it was extremely attentive.

At the beginning, there was a great talent of Yingchuan Department around Cao Cao, named Xi Zhicai, but unfortunately he died young. Cao Cao found Yu Xun and hoped that he would recommend a new talent to replace him.

Supposedly, the top talent is a radish and a pit, which is not so easy to find, but Yu Xun did not hesitate and immediately recommended Guo Jia to succeed him. It can be seen that most of the talents in Yingchuan Department are in Xun's pocket: as long as necessary, they can be dug up like robot cats.

When he learned that Yu Xun was coming to vote, Cao Cao said, "So is my ovary!" " Yu Xun is a representative figure of Yingchuan Department. It's a bit demeaning to say that Yu Xun looks like Sean. Yu Xun is the golden finger that can bring talents to Cao Cao continuously! How can Liang have this ability?

Under Cao Cao's rule, the Yingchuan school represented by Yu Xun was mostly reused. Although Cao Cao had a hard time, he slowly poked his head out step by step.

However, with the growing influence of Cao Cao, the differences between Yu Xun and Cao Cao began to appear, and the turning point was Battle of Red Cliffs which broke out in 208 AD.

Before Battle of Red Cliffs, we can also see the figure of Yu Xun advising Cao Cao from the history books; After Battle of Red Cliffs, Yu Xun seems to have disappeared from the history books. It was not until four years later, in 2 12, that Yu Xun reappeared and officially broke with Cao Cao.

In view of this, I think Battle of Red Cliffs is the beginning of the break between Yu Xun and Cao Cao.

Before Battle of Red Cliffs, Cao Cao had a huge advantage: Yuan, the northern enemy, was dead, Kong Rong, a close friend of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, was killed, and the northwest was still in his hands, while Zhong You was in Guanzhong, and basically nothing would happen. In this context, Cao Cao made a large-scale expedition to the south, collected Jingzhou in the shortest time, and enjoyed the natural barrier of the Yangtze River with Dongwu.

From this perspective, it should be easier for Cao Cao to conquer Sun Quan and Liu Bei than to collect food. At least I think so, and so do Cao Cao and Yu Xun.

Before Cao Cao's expedition to the south, he and Yu Xun must have made a series of divisions: after I finish cleaning up Sun Quan and Liu Bei, I will go back to pacify the northwest and southwest, and then we will divide the world.

Their little abacus was loud, but the result was unexpected: Cao Cao was beaten head-on in Chibi and had to return to China in the dark. After returning to the north, Cao Cao found something was wrong inside.

The fundamental reason of the northern problem lies in the different views of Yingchuan school on the world situation at that time. Some people think that Cao Cao is too old to destroy the world, so it seems that we should make other plans. However, some people think that although Cao Cao is old, he still has enough control and cannot act rashly.

At this time, Yu Xun was caught in the middle and was very uncomfortable.

In Xun's view, Cao Cao is definitely a good leader worthy of emulation. There is nothing wrong with his being chosen. But Yu Xun also knows that Cao Cao is an extremely sensitive person, and Battle of Red Cliffs is likely to turn Cao Cao from a democratic leader into a tyrant.

This is easy to understand: Cao Cao's starting lineup is a close companion of Cao Shi and Xia Hou Shi's family, but no one can deny the contribution of Yingchuan Department to Cao Cao.

We can even say: Many times, Cao Cao looks more like the spokesman of Yingchuan School than their leader.

Cao Cao cannot deny this established fact. If he can beat Battle of Red Cliffs, maybe he will have enough confidence to bargain in front of Yingchuan Department, but Battle of Red Cliffs must lose.

Anxious Cao Cao began to try his best to turn over the books, that is, he kept playing, but Cao Cao almost gave up halfway every time he played. Why? Because Cao Cao became sensitive, he didn't trust Yingchuan School, or he didn't dare to trust Yingchuan School.

At this time, Cao Cao and Yingchuan Department had fallen into a "prisoner's dilemma": Cao Cao suspected that Yingchuan Department was going to do something, and Yingchuan Department suspected that Cao Cao was going to kick down the ladder. At the same time, both sides focused on Xun: tell me! What should I do?

Many people say that Yu Xun's death was a sacrifice for the Han Dynasty, which is all wet. Yu Xun's death is only a solution for Cao Cao and Yingchuan, and it can also be said that it is a step for both sides.

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms recorded a very interesting story: when Cao Cao crusaded against Yuan Shu, there was a shortage of rations, so he ordered Dong Wang, the warehouse official, to divide the rations with small hooves, and the soldiers complained bitterly. Cao Cao immediately killed Dong Wang, claiming that he had stolen official grain. Only then did the soldiers stop complaining. In order to save their lives, everyone tried their best in the battle and finally turned the corner.

This short story is not recorded in the official history, but the death of Yu Xun and the death of Wang Dong actually have the same effect.

If Dong Wang can speak according to Cao Cao's script, he will say, it's all my brothers who are going to run out of food. Now I want to make up for it with my life. I hope everyone will unite around the master (Cao Cao) and get out of the predicament as soon as possible.

Yu Xun explained to Cao Cao with his own death: I am the representative of Yingchuan school, and I provoked everyone's dissatisfaction with you. Now I apologize with my life, and I hope you can reconcile with Yingchuan School.

Yu Xun explained to Yingchuan School with his own death: I am the representative of Yingchuan School, but I failed to communicate with Cao Cao well, which made everyone feel scared. Now I use my life to atone for my sins, and Cao Cao will no longer doubt you.

Now I'll go first. I hope you two can go hand in hand and create greater glories.

There is also a small question, that is, why did Yu Xun stop Cao Cao from changing the Kyushu system into a public system? According to the mainstream view, Yu Xun was loyal to the Han Dynasty. But in fact, this has little to do with the Han Dynasty.

Yu Xun knew that his fate was doomed, so he tried to stop Cao Cao at the last moment of his life. There are two main reasons.

First, leave a good reputation for yourself. After all, Yu Xun is not a Cao Cao shogunate, but a serious Han official.

In addition to this reason, it may also be full of Yu Xun's resentment against Cao Cao: If the old guy didn't suddenly go crazy, why should he sacrifice his life to solve the problem?

Second, calling Cao Cao is a great event. After his death, with the support of Yingchuan school, the contradiction between the two sides can be alleviated to the greatest extent.

The second point you may not understand. Let me give you an example to illustrate.

The old emperor felt that his time was running out, so he would hide some talents and say to his successor, "XXX is the talent I left you." Now I put him aside, you can reuse him after you become king, and this promotion will fall on your head. "

Yu Xun hopes to help both sides solve the problem. Naturally, you will die. Why bother to grab the credit for supporting Cao Cao? It is better to leave the credit to the Yingchuan Department and let them reach a real reconciliation with Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will also thank the Yingchuan Department.

Go one step at a time, see three steps. This is a top politician and Yu Xun deserves it.

Many people may wonder: Why did Yu Xun write so badly? Has he never been loyal to the Han Dynasty?

I always believe that when a person becomes a representative of a certain group, his words and deeds are no longer his own business, but a group's business.

We can't know what Yu Xun is thinking. As I said above, he stopped Cao Cao from calling it Gong for two reasons. The first reason is seeking fame or sincerity? No one can say for sure.

But I'm sure of one thing: Yingchuan, as an aristocratic group, will never be loyal to the Han Dynasty.

Even the famous Zhuge Liang said in "A Model": "I don't want to sigh and hate Huan and Ling Ye." It can be seen that wise men, such as Zhuge Liang, also think that Emperor Huan Ling is not a good thing.

Is Emperor Huan Ling a bad king? From the people's point of view, certainly not, because the main goal of Emperor Huan Ling was never them. But from the point of view of the gentry, what is an emperor who constantly promoted his consorts and eunuchs, and even twice expressed his partisan views, if he is not a bad king?

From the point of view of the cremation, what's good about the Great Han Dynasty? We are not allowed to be an official, and a bunch of eunuchs and consorts compete with us all day? Why should I be loyal to him?

As a representative of Yingchuan Department, Yu Xun had to give up everything and work for the interests of Yingchuan Department with peace of mind, no matter how he really felt about the Han Dynasty.

If we look at Yu Xun from the perspective of Yingchuan School, you will find that he is definitely a qualified representative: first, he led everyone away from Yuan Shao, and then he turned the situation around with his own life just before the decisive battle with Cao Cao.

The three great families in Yingchuan, Xun, Zhong and Chen, have always been valued by Cao Wei. This alone is enough to show that Yu Xun has made great contributions to Yingchuan Department, and he has done his work to the extreme.