The Power of the Three Kingdoms at the End of the Han Dynasty and the Imperial Power of the Han Dyna

Cao Cao was very happy to fight all the way, but it also brought him a lot of trouble.

Not to mention the damage to Xuzhou, let's talk about the loss of talents. The talents he could have received in Xuzhou by relying on his reputation were driven elsewhere.

Zhang Zhao, a native of Pengcheng, was driven to Jiangdong by him during this period. (Zhang Zhao (156-236), courtesy name Zibu. A native of Pengcheng County, Xuzhou, one of the two Zhangs.)

There is also the famous Langya Zhuge family. Yuan Shu recruited troops in Huainan and planned to annex the entire Yangzhou in one fell swoop, so he appointed Zhuge Xuan as the prefect of Yuzhang. Zhuge Xuan was Zhuge Liang's uncle. At this time, Zhuge Liang was twelve years old and Zhuge Jin was twenty. Zhuge Xuan took his nephews Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun to Yuzhang, while Zhuge Jin stayed behind in Yangdu County to take care of the family business with his stepmother.

Cao Cao massacred Xuzhou, and Zhuge Jin witnessed it all. "The state was overthrown, and all living creatures were wiped out. They abandoned the graves, took the old and the weak, covered with grass, and went to the sanctuary for sanctification." He could only take his mother and flee south to avoid his sharp influence. Cao Cao lost this great talent.

Of course, there were also generals. Xu Sheng, one of Jiang Biao's twelve tiger ministers, also lived in Jiangdong at this time. (The courtesy name is Wenxiang, the diminutive is "Dabao", also known as "Hei Wuchang", and he is from Langxieju.)

In the eyes of the world, Tao Qian deserves it. To be able to occupy a county in Xuzhou is by no means an ordinary person.

If a person wants to be successful, he must meet four conditions.

You have to do it yourself!

Someone said you can do it!

People who say you can do it are good!

You have to be healthy!

Obviously, Tao Qian meets these four conditions.

In his early years, he never gave up on his playthings. His father died young, and he lacked discipline when he was a child. He was unruly and had a bad reputation in the local area. At the age of fourteen, he still played with the children, pulling cloth flags and riding bamboo horses.

But when Duke Gan, who had been a prefect, talked with him, he found that he was different and would become a great person in the future. Regardless of his wife's strong opposition and the eyes of his neighbors, he insisted on marrying his daughter to him and gave him a famous Comment: He has a wonderful appearance and will surely achieve great success if he grows up.

Duke Gan was a veteran in officialdom and could make the decision to marry his daughter, so he knew that Tao Qian must be something special.

The Han Dynasty paid attention to the inspection and promotion system, just as Lu Gong evaluated Liu Bang in the past, and Xu Shao evaluates Cao Cao today. Tao Qian's reputation spread because of Gan Gong. This is the most important step in becoming an official in the Han Dynasty: someone says you can do it.

Tao Qian indeed did not let Lu Gong get it wrong. First he was admitted to the public examination, and then he was promoted as a scholar, worshiped as Shangshulang, and served as the magistrate of Shu County and Lu County. Later, he moved to Youzhou to be the governor and was worshiped as Yilang.

After entering officialdom, Tao Qian had a smooth journey. I have to admit that in addition to my own strength, my father-in-law Gang Gong's help.

Tao Qian entered the officialdom, with the help of his father-in-law. After working hard at the grassroots level for several years, he finally established himself. He was also recognized by the people above him and entered the eyes of the senior people.

When the Western Qiang invaded, Huangfu Song led his army to quell the rebellion. He asked the court to send military officers to go with him. The court sent Tao Qian at that time, and he won a great victory.

Later, Bian Zhang and Han Sui rebelled, and Zhang Wen went to quell the rebellion. He specially asked Tao Qian to go with him, and treated him very favorably. Although nothing was gained in the end, the Qiang rebelled and was cooked up by Huang Zhong and Xu Rong. It was a serious injury and I am still licking my wounds after all these years.

Later, when the Yellow Turban Army rebelled in Xuzhou, the court named him to quell the rebellion. The first time was when the imperial court selected a general at random. It was said to be random, but in fact he was selected from the talent pool of outstanding generals, which meant that he had already been registered in the organizational department and the imperial court sent him out for practice training; the second time was when the head coach of the expedition specially selected him. Asking him by name shows that after the last training, his ability has been recognized by at least some senior generals; and the third time is that the court solemnly asked him to lead troops to quell the chaos. This is the transition from general to commander, and he can take on the responsibility of rescuing people. The country's responsibility for water and fire shows that he has become one of the important ministers of the imperial court. Tao Qian lived up to expectations and put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Xuzhou and stabilized the people. The imperial court appointed him as the governor of Xuzhou and asked him to continue to manage Xuzhou. Tao Qian showed a superb level of governance. First of all, he appointed local gentry Chen Deng, wealthy family Mi Fang and others. These people were both capable and powerful. They helped Tao Qian stabilize the situation quickly, especially letting Chen Deng master Agriculture, farming, agricultural production recovered quickly.

Maybe it's because I'm older, or maybe I'm used to the smooth sailing, my temperament has changed, and I've offended Cao Cao. Never mind that Tao Qian, this "Southeast Yuan Shao" is very good at planning and recruiting forces. If you meet the King of Hell who can't be defeated, you can make some mistakes. No, nothing will work!

Cao Cao not only deployed troops in the Langya Kingdom in Xuzhou, but he also turned south to attack Donghai County, where Tao Qian's base camp was located in Tancheng.

This time Cao Cao continued to plunder around Donghai County and forced Tao Qian to fight. Tao Qian also sent his general Cao Bao and reinforcements Liu Bei to station in the east of Tancheng, preparing to intercept the returning Cao Cao halfway.

The combined forces of Cao Bao and Liu Bei attacked, but were still defeated by Cao Cao. Cao Cao defeated Cao Bao and Liu Bei, but did not seem to have the temerity to attack the heavily guarded Tancheng. Cao's army bypassed Tancheng and captured Xiangben County to the west. They probably also caused some massacres and forced Tao Qian to leave the city for a decisive battle.

Under the constant oppression of Cao Jun, Tao Qian's psychological defense collapsed. He was afraid that Tancheng would eventually be unable to hold on, so he prepared to flee back to his hometown of Danyang County.

Tao Qian had already thought about how to die, but at this moment, something unexpected happened! Cao Cao's backyard is on fire! Yanzhou, Cao Cao's Yanzhou, is going to be lost!

Tao Qian was stupid, and so was Cao Cao.

Xun You received the urgent report: "Cao Ren urgently reported that Chen Gong from Dongjun recently came to join Shao and offered advice to Lu Bu to attack Shandong and advance to Puyang. Now there are only three counties, Juancheng, Dong'a, and Fan County, where Xun You can win Yu and others planned to defend without losing, but the rest were defeated by Lu Bu. General Cao Ren was unable to win in repeated battles, so he was in urgent need of help. Since Lu Bu was driven out of Chang'an by Li Jue and Guo Si, he first surrendered to Liu Biao and then to Yuan Shao; now he surrenders to Ying Shao , if the lost dog..."

No matter what happened in Yanzhou before, there is only one way before Cao Cao - to return to Yanzhou to aid.

Cao Cao raised his hand to interrupt Xun You and continued, "Lü Bu is a brave man. I didn't expect that a mere Chen Gong would intercede for Xuzhou and was rejected by me, but he would actually do such a thing."

Xia Houyuan spoke first: "Lord! Shandong has been lost, and we have no home. It seems that we have no choice but to return to the army to help."

Xun You: "What the general said is absolutely true. The hatred of Xuzhou can be repaid by Xuzhou. At this time, it is better to sell a favor to Liu Bei and retreat to recover Shandong."

Cao Cao stood up, thinking, and walked outside the tent. He looked at his subordinates behind him, casually tore off the elegiac couplet with "Revenge" written on it hanging outside the tent, and finally made up his mind: "Retreat!"

This time Cao Cao massacred the people of Xuzhou, which can be said to have suffered the worst retribution in the world. His half-brothers, children, and supporters rebelled and stabbed Cao Cao in the back, making him bloody.

Tao Qian also survived.

But maybe because he was too frightened this time, he was almost at the end of his life. (End of chapter)