Xia Houdun has no military exploits. Why does he have a high position in Wei?

Xia Houdun is not without meritorious military service, but also has some meritorious military service, but not as remarkable as other Cao Wei generals. Not everyone has achieved high status by meritorious military service. Xia Houdun's high position in Wei is not due to the meritorious military service. Let me talk about Xia Houdun's achievements first. Our brothers Xia and Cao Cao are brothers-in-law, while Xia's wife and Cao Cao's wife are sisters. At the same time, Xiahou Shi and Cao Shi are both from Qiao County, and both are locals.

There is another saying that Cao Song, Cao Cao's father, is Xia Houdun's uncle. He comes from Cao Cao's biography, so Cao Cao is like Xia Houdun. Xia Houdun was the first general to arise with Cao Cao. As early as 184, when Cao Cao put down the yellow turban insurrectionary, Xia Houdun followed him all the time. If Cao Wei also had Army Day, then Cao Cao and Xia Houdun were the founders of Cao Wei's army. Then Xia Houdun is the hero of Cao Wei, second only to Cao Wei. Xia Houdun's first meritorious service was the Cao Wei Army founded with Cao Cao. When Cao Cao crusaded against Dong Zhuo, Xia Houdun followed. Cao Cao was defeated by Xu Rong, a subordinate of Dong Zhuo, and Xia Houdun never came back.

Cao Cao went south to Tao Qian and Xia Houdun stayed behind. Chen Gong and Zhang Miao rebelled against Cao Cao to meet Lu Bu and attacked Yanzhou, the only territory of Cao Cao. Xia Houdun, as the only military commander of Cao Cao's left-behind army, resisted Lu Bu together with Yu Xun and Cheng Yu. Xia Houdun was captured by the rebels and his life was threatened. He was blinded by happeneth and didn't betray Cao Cao.

Finally, I defended the three cities of Yanzhou for Cao Cao, which was the only place left by Cao Cao. If Cao Cao loses these three cities, he will become a hooligan. How can he compete for world capital in the back? In this World War I, Xia Houdun made great contributions and blinded one eye. This is Xia Houdun's second and greatest meritorious military service, not only the meritorious military service, but also Xia Houdun's loyalty, which won the appreciation of Cao Cao.

There are basically no records about Xia Houdun's exploits in the later history books, only some rough records, such as helping Liu Bei resist Seibel and Zhang Liao under Lu Bu's account and being defeated; The battle of Bowangpo was defeated by Liu Bei; Xia Houdun and Zhong You together put down the rebellion in Hedong; Later, he joined Cao Cao to fight Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. Until 2 16, Xia Houdun became the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Military Region of Cao Wei, and took control of the 26th Army of Cao Cao, with high status and power.

Xia Houdun was the first general to be appointed as a former general when Cao Cao was alive, and Xia Houdun's Grain City was the highest among all generals, with 2,500 households. After Cao Cao's death, Cao Pi made Xia Houdun a general and became the supreme military commander in the name of Cao Wei.

It can be said that Xia Houdun's meritorious military service is not very outstanding. Why is he so valued by Cao Cao and has such a high position in Wei? If you, like Cao Cao, have experienced almost self-made career, and in the divided troubled times, there is always such a person, loyal and conscientious to follow yourself, you will also regard Xia Houdun as the most trustworthy person.

The meritorious military service is a factor that determines a person's status, but it is not an absolute factor, while loyalty is an absolute factor to measure whether a person is close or not. Xia Houdun is undoubtedly a person who is absolutely loyal to Cao Cao. Together with Cao Cao, he founded the army of Cao Wei Group and became the founder of the army, similar to Guan Yu of Liu Bei Group; Cao Cao went to war, and Xia Houdun defended Cao Cao's rear, similar to Xiao He of Liu Bang Group; In a sense, it is an important reason why Cao Cao Can is at ease when he goes out. Xia Houdun's position is different from other military commanders from beginning to end, similar to Cao Cao's partner and loyal entrepreneurial partner.

In the eyes of leaders, loyalty is far more important than ability, and trust is far more important than meritorious military service. Xia Houdun is the most trusted person in Cao Cao's eyes. Besides, Xia Houdun can not only fight wars, but also cultivate land and build water conservancy projects. Xia Houdun was honest, low-key, simple and studious all his life, which was also appreciated by Cao Cao. As for status, it is, of course, the highest position in Cao Wei Group after Cao Cao.