Tracing China: Through history, dialogue between ancient and modern

Chapter 141 Guo Jia is a Hero

hero.

Xiao: the strength of an evil bird; Xiong: a brave hero.

The word "Xiaoxiong" represents a tyrannical and ambitious hero in troubled times.

In the vast and bright history of Huaxia a few years ago, it was almost synonymous with Cao Cao alone.

The Three Kingdoms are unique.

Cao Cao is also irreproducible.

In modern society, according to various historical materials handed down, we all have a stereotyped impression of Cao Cao, he is:
"A capable minister who governs the world, and a traitor in troubled times."

Rely on one trick:
"Take the emperor to make the princes"

In the troubled times, he fought and fought, rushed out of the sky, and finally achieved the career of king and hegemony.In fact, Cao Cao never said the phrase "holding the emperor", which was used by Cao Cao's opponents to discredit him.

Cao Cao's own statement is-"Follow the emperor to order and not to be a minister."

There is still a big difference between obedience and abduction, and the process of "serving the emperor" is far more tortuous and difficult than we imagined.

Han Xiandi, the last emperor of the Han Dynasty, can be described as one of the saddest emperors in history.

After Dong Zhuo fell from power, his subordinates scattered like birds and beasts.

Han Xiandi and his group thought they could sit in Chang'an and take a breather, but they didn't expect that Li Jue and Guo Si, Dong Zhuo's former subordinates, followed the strategy of Jia Xu, who was known as the world's number one poisonous man, and led their army to counterattack Chang'an City, detonating troubled times.

Chang'an fell, and Li Jue and Guo Si took control of the government. The poor Han Xiandi escaped from the tiger's mouth and fell into the wolf's den again.

Misfortunes never come singly. After Li Jue and Guo Si took Chang'an, they soon turned against each other due to power struggle, and the two armies directly fought in Chang'an city.

For a time, Chang'an city was filled with corpses, and it became a purgatory on earth.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was taken as a hostage and wandered around the gate of hell day and night, precarious.

Later, under the escort of Yang Feng, Dong Cheng, Han Xian and other troops, Emperor Xian of the Han escaped from the clutches of Li and Guo, and embarked on the road back to the old capital Luoyang.

The road home was not easy. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and his party lived and slept in the open air along the way, wandering and evading the fierce pursuit of the rebels behind.

After going through all kinds of difficulties, the little court in exile finally returned to the former capital Luoyang.

This is not over yet, after the Dong Zhuo Rebellion, Luoyang City was full of ruins, the people were in dire straits, and supplies were extremely scarce.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty still couldn't even have a full meal, and all the officials had to be self-reliant, digging wild vegetables in the fields to satisfy their hunger.

The tragedy of the Han Dynasty can be seen, this is also the time to test the heroes of the world, who will be born out of nowhere,

How about becoming the savior of the Han Dynasty?
The unexpected answer is Cao Cao.

No matter how domineering and domineering Cao Cao was in his later period, he was a serious and loyal minister at that time.

When the Allied Forces of the Eighteenth Route Princes crusaded against the traitor Dong Zhuo and rescued Emperor Xian of the Han, most of the princes, including the ally leader Yuan Shao, harbored ulterior motives and stood still, drinking and having fun every day. He even proposed a plan to abandon Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and make Liu Yu, the clan member of the Han family, Youzhou Mu Liu Yu, the emperor.

It happened to be Cao Cao, the "treacherous hero" in our minds, who took his life to fight against Dong Zhuo, and resolutely opposed the establishment of a new emperor, leaving a sentence:
"Masters go north, I go west!"

Later, he left the Allied Forces and sought another way to help the Han Dynasty.

Since then, Cao Cao has mastered the absolute trump card of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and has become the spokesperson of the Han Dynasty.

His status has also risen. Before Cao Cao was just the general of Zhendong and the leader of Yanzhou Mu. With the emperor in his hands, he suddenly became a general.

Since then, he has won the hearts of the wealthy scholar-bureaucrats in the world.

In short.

Whether it is "holding the emperor to order the princes" or "serving the emperor to order no ministers", Cao Cao's grand blueprint has been launched, and he has officially embarked on the road to dominate the Three Kingdoms.

Can be about the battle of Chibi.

Such an ambitious hero, why can't he see through the "fire attack chain plan" used by the Sun Wu coalition army?

Countless modern audiences stared intently, waiting for Cao Cao's answer.

"Sir, please!"

"Let's talk to you alone in the cabin."

Cao Cao didn't answer, but made a "please" gesture, and a tiger general stopped him, worried about his safety.

Especially Xu Chu, who had just been crushed by Lin Feng, still harbored resentment towards Lin Feng, the so-called descendant after 800 years.

"It doesn't matter, if sir wants to kill me, can you stop me?" Cao Cao asked, the scene was silent.

One by one the fierce generals were silent.

They are mortals, facing a Lin Feng who can call wind and rain, they are not at the same level at all.

"Prime Minister."

"Please!"

Afterwards, Lin Feng and Cao Cao entered a spacious cabin with luxurious decorations, just like a luxurious palace in the water.

Cao Cao spoke, persuaded all his subordinates to leave, and warmed the wine himself.

"Sir, to tell you the truth, Sun Liu's strategy of Huo Gong has been considered alone, but there is nothing he can do about it."

Cao Cao used the title of "Mr." to express the greatest respect.

In the Three Kingdoms.

Few people can be called "Mr." The only person who can be qualified is Zhuge Kongming.

Known as "Mr. Crouching Dragon"!
This is a troubled world, with thousands of miles of wars, the lives of the people are devastated, the rituals are broken, and the literati and scholars are struggling between life and death, and there is not much space to display their talents.

It can even be said that throughout the Three Kingdoms era, literati and scholars had an extreme sense of existence!
Even Cao Cao wrote a poem - the ancients did everything in detail, lonely and luxurious.The scholar belittled the person in the grave, and the scholar laughed in the grave!

Cao Cao called Lin Feng a scholar, which also elevated him to the level of "Zhuge Kongming"!

Lin Feng frowned and asked, "Once the boat is attacked by fire, it will be defeated like a mountain. Why are there no alternatives?"

Cao Cao sighed, and replied, "I sent people to ask about the sky. For more than a month, the wind direction was always southward. Even if Sun Liu attacked with fire, it would definitely not play much role in the reverse wind direction."

Uh?
Lin Feng was surprised. Could it be that the wind changed drastically once the Chibi War started?
That Mr. Wolong, really has the ability to borrow the wind?

"If it's true what Mr. said, because of the southeast wind blowing and being attacked by fire, I will have to accept my fate!"

"It's all because of the lonely soldiers, most of whom went from the north to the south. They have spent their entire lives riding horses and fighting in the Central Plains. They are not familiar with water, and they don't know how to fight in water."

"If the iron chains between the big ships were untied, the ships would roll from side to side, and the soldiers would be dizzy, vomit and have diarrhea before they were ordered to charge, and could not even exert one percent of their usual combat power."

"Behind the iron chain and the boat, the big boat is vertical and horizontal, as stable as flat ground, and it is unstoppable to attack and kill south in one fell swoop!"

This is why Cao Cao couldn't see through the fire attack.

Unspoken.

If it weren't for a weird southeasterly wind.

Sun Liu's coalition army can't stop his million-strong army at all.

Lin Feng asked, "Prime Minister, why are you in such a rush to attack Soochow? If you accumulate enough strength and wait for the people's will, you may have a better chance of winning."

Cao Cao was eager to go south and used troops recklessly against Sun Liu. This is what many people can't figure out.

He has already occupied the northern Central Plains. If he spends a few years accumulating strength, he will also have time to train the navy and build warships!

Why did the iron chain connect the boat and defeat Chibi?

"Sir, time can't wait!"

Cao Cao continued:

"Han Sui, Ma Chao and other princes are coveting the northwest region like hungry wolves. It is impossible for them to sit in Jingzhou and hold Jiangdong with power and let them surrender."

"Both Sun and Liu want to get Jingzhou. In addition, Jingzhou people admire Liu Bei's majestic appearance, and are also afraid of Sun Quan's martial arts. It is so fresh and lasts for a long time, and it is not something that an orphan who has just arrived in Jingzhou can resist."

"Besides, the plague is rampant in the army at this time, and many soldiers and horses have been damaged. If the offender returns, the plague will spread infinitely."

"Either unify Kyushu, or defeat the Yangtze River, there is no third way."

"Relying on Jianghan, which has just been pacified, to deter Yangzhou and Nanyue. With the newly acquired Jingzhou navy, it is really a good opportunity to use troops, that is, a great opportunity to unify the country. If you don't take this opportunity to seize Soochow, you will still What are you waiting for?"

……

Unspoken.

The defeat of Chibi was nothing but luck.

The most real reason is that due to the pandemic caused by the plague, the sharp blades were damaged, and the south wind, which is rare in winter, was used by the Wu people to form a fire to burn the warship.

Lin Feng asked again, "Historical records of later generations say that after the defeat of Chibi, the prime minister cried to the sky and sighed that if the counselor Guo Jia was still around, he would not have suffered such a disastrous defeat. The juniors have doubts. In this era, is Guo Jia really the No. 1 counselor? "

nowadays.

There are many "Guo Chui" who say that if Guo Jia lives longer, there will be no Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu will have nothing to do.

It is even said that Guo Jia will not die, Crouching Dragon will not come out, Phoenix Chick will not die, Zhong Da will not come out...

Is Guo Jia really that godlike?

What's more coincidental is that in the year Guo Jia died, Zhuge Liang of Wolong just followed Liu Bei out of the mountain.

A ghost and a crouching dragon, will there be a direct or indirect relationship and connection between them?
"Guo Jia?" Cao Cao was a little surprised.

"Yes, there are many arguments in later generations that Guo Jia is the No. 1 counselor of the Three Kingdoms." Lin Feng said.

"How can there be such ridiculous remarks?" Cao Cao sullenly.

"It is said that when Guo Jia was there, you went smoothly, won all the battles in the north, and dominated the north and the Central Plains; once Guo Jia died, you began to decline as prime minister, and your dream of unification came to naught." Lin Feng answered truthfully.

"It's just nonsense!"

"If Guo Jia is a great talent in heaven and earth determined by the gods, why can't Guo alone be able to unify Kyushu?"

"Who is commanding the army? Who is ordering the troops? Who is fighting the big heroes? It's Gu, it's me, Cao A."

"Where is that future life left alone?"

Cao Cao was so angry that he even yelled "Cao Aman" who laughed at him, and his mood can be imagined.

Lin Feng looked puzzled and said, "Counselor Guo Jia, isn't he as magical as the legend says?"

Cao Cao looked depressed and said:

"Guo Jia is a good strategist. He is extremely intelligent and can accurately analyze the general situation of the world. As a military man who marches and fights, it is not certain that he will win if he can analyze the situation. The credit for unifying the northern Central Plains is [-]% due to being alone."

"The other two successes are probably due to the soldiers who fought desperately."

It simply subverted the words of the audience.

On the Internet, some people began to complain for Guo Jia.

Even many outlets are saying that Cao Cao is ungrateful, and it is chilling to deal with his advisers like this.

Lin Feng asked, "Prime Minister, but you said that if Guo Jia is not dead, Chibi will not be defeated?"

Cao Cao thought for a while, and said, "It's really just like the historical records. I was defeated by Chibi alone. It's really normal to say those words."

"Why is it normal?"

Cao Cao said, "I'm just shirking responsibility. If a battle fails, someone must be responsible for the failure. I'm the decision maker and commander of the battle. If I'm not responsible, who can take the responsibility?"

"However, Gu can't take the responsibility openly, otherwise, the people's hearts will change, the soldiers will not accept it, and the rule of the northern Central Plains will be unstable."

"The living can't take responsibility. Is it reasonable to throw the responsibility on the dead?"

Ok!

It turned out that Guo Jia was the one who took the blame.

(End of this chapter)