His name is Cheng Yu, but in The Tale of Heroes of the Three Kingdoms, Cheng Yu, a soldier of Dong, seems to be less noticed. He doesn't have Guo Jia's magical and weird strategy, Sima's forbearing and cunning means, and even less the iconic goose feather fan in Kong Ming's hand, so he can be photographed. Whenever the heroes of the Three Kingdoms are competing to shine the light of their constellations, Cheng Yu seems to be like a gloomy fourth-class star, just hiding at the end of the canopy and not competing with others. However, when we look at the sky carefully again, this gloomy general star may show us dazzling light.
As the saying goes, gold will shine one day, and so will Cheng Yu, even though he lived in the turbulent era at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. As for Cheng Yu, because he didn't step into his official career too early, naturally Cheng Yu didn't have many opportunities to show himself. In addition, due to the uneven level of pen and ink of the characters in Mr. Luo Lao's masterpiece Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cheng Yu left a slightly mediocre figure in the eyes of the world. However, it is not difficult for us to get a glimpse of Cheng Yu's talent through his outstanding performance in breaking the yellow turban insurrectionary and intellectually persuading Liu Dai.
In 192, Liu Dai, the secretariat of Yanzhou, was killed by the Yellow Scarf Army, but Liu Dai's death gave Cao Cao a godsend. With the help of Chen Gong, Cao Cao successfully entered Yanzhou and took the first step of his hegemony. In the first few days, Cao Cao was thirsty for the sage. When he heard that Cheng Yu was in Yanzhou, he quickly sent someone to summon him. At this time, Cheng Yu, 5 1 year-old, readily agreed. Before leaving, the villagers wondered why Cheng Yu's behavior was inconsistent, and Cheng Yu just smiled. In this way, Cheng Yu began his career under Cao Cao. Later, when talking with Cheng Yu about state affairs, Cao Cao was very satisfied with the result, so he appointed Cheng Yu as the guardian of Zhang Ling.
In A.D. 194, Cao Cao marched eastward to Xuzhou, leaving Cheng Yu and Xun behind in Juancheng (now north of Juancheng, Shandong Province, Yanzhou Prefecture). As Cao Cao just stepped out of Yanzhou, Chen Gong, Zhang Miao and others were in a commotion. Chen and Zhang took this opportunity to secretly welcome Lu Bu into Yanzhou. In a blink of an eye, the surrounding counties responded in succession, and the situation in Yanzhou was in dire straits. At this time, because Cheng Yu and Xun stayed in Juancheng and Fan and Dong 'e counties, they were not intimidated by Lu Bu's arrogance and remained on high alert. However, when they heard that Chen Gong was going to lead an army to attack Dong 'e, the people of Juancheng who were jealous of dysprosium began to be shocked. Seeing the situation deteriorate, there is less and less time left for Cheng and Xun. They have not only three cities and tens of thousands of lives, but more importantly, if these three cities fall again, Yanzhou will completely fall into the bag of Lu Bu, and Cao Cao, who is now conquering outside, will also be reduced to the point of homelessness, which may have a devastating ending. At this critical juncture, Cheng Yu bravely stood up.
After a brief analysis and discussion between Cheng Yu and Xun, Xun said to Cheng Yu: Now Yanzhou has rebelled, and only these three cities can be saved. Chen Gong and others were heavily stationed in the city. If they can't unite, the three cities will be shaken. You are the hope of officials and people. Now go back and lobby them, and you will succeed. Therefore, Cheng Yu readily agreed and immediately came to Fan County. Knowing that the family of Jinyun, the magistrate of Fanxian County, was in the hands of Lu Bu, Cheng Yu convinced people with reason and affection, so that he secretly sent people to ambush dysprosium and led the siege of Fanxian County to be successfully resolved under Cheng Yu's lobbying. Later, Cheng Yu sent people to do some tricks in Cangtingjin, which prevented Chen from crossing the river and successfully delayed his invasion. Then, Cheng Yu rushed to his hometown Dong 'e non-stop. After arriving in Dong 'e County, due to Cheng Yu's high prestige here, the local soldiers and civilians naturally adhered to the city under the leadership of Dong 'e Alin Zaozuo, and the difficulties in Dong 'e were solved. In the end, the battle of Yanzhou three cities was successfully completed under the command of Cheng and Xun and with the help of Xue Mian. When Cao Cao returned from the crusade, he was moved to take Cheng Yu's hand and said, If it weren't for Cheng Qing's strength, I would have no return. Then appointed Cheng Yu as Dongping Xiang and Tunfan in the above table.
In this way, Cheng Yu once again showed his good overall control ability and superb strategy in the crisis, and successfully helped Cao Cao keep his hegemonic foundation. Here, after Cheng Yu designed and preserved three cities, he and Cao Cao had another short story. According to Shu Wei's records, Cheng Yu often dreamed of climbing Mount Tai and holding the sun when he was a child, which may be a symbol of wealth in ancient times. Soon, Cheng Yu told this dream to his good friend Xun, and Xun told this dream to Cao Cao. At this time, after listening to Xun's story, Cao Cao's views on Cheng Yu began to change greatly. One day, Cao Cao said to Cheng Yu with great emotion: Qing should be my heart after all. Cheng Yu was originally named, and Cao Cao renamed it Yu because of his dream of holding the sun.
At that time, in that turbulent era when the world was falling apart, not only did you choose your minister, but I also chose your minister. In fact, this famous saying has already become the consensus and guideline of many wise men. Cheng Yu finally met his Bole after politely declining Liu Dai's call-up twice. Subsequently, relying on the merits of the three cities and their own good strength, they gradually gained the attention and trust of Cao Cao and successfully squeezed into the core counselor group under Cao Cao. As for Cheng Yu's allusion to praising Japan, it has already become a beautiful talk and a symbol of mutual trust between monarch and minister.
After Cheng Yu designed to save the three cities, the war between Cao Cao and Lu Bu also started. At first, Cao Cao and Lu Bu fought in Puyang. In the previous battles, Cao Cao failed to gain an advantage and lost several times. After that, there was another locust plague in the local area. In desperation, the two sides had to lead the troops temporarily. At this time, Hebei Yuan Shao unexpectedly appeared. He sent an envoy in the name of Lianhe, hoping that Cao Cao would move to his home, but the real purpose of this move was to take this opportunity to control Cao Cao. Because Cao Cao had just lost Yanzhou at that time, and the commissary was about to run out, he was about to agree to Yuan Shao's request, but Cheng Yu appeared at this critical moment. After asking about Cao Cao's specific situation, Cheng Yu hit the nail on the head. Although Yuan Shao now occupies the land of Yanzhao and has the ambition to annex the world, wisdom can't help him. At this time, although Cao Cao had only three cities, the situation was very difficult, but for Cao Cao, as long as the civil servants and military commanders in his hands and the soldiers in the city were reasonably used, the business of overlord would certainly be achieved. After listening to Cheng Yu's comprehensive analysis, Cao Cao gave up the idea of harmony.
In A.D. 196, Cao Cao welcomed the son of heaven into Xudu at the suggestion of Cheng Yu and Xun, and took Cheng Yu as the prime minister. Then, because Yanzhou was not stable at that time, Cheng Yu was the commander in chief, leading the satrap and supervising Yanzhou. At the same time, Liu Bei joined Cao Cao's camp after losing Xuzhou. Cheng Yu saw that Liu Bei was very shrewd and would not make up with others, so he advised Cao Cao to kill him, but Cao Cao refused. Soon, Cao Cao sent Liu Bei to Xuzhou to intercept Yuan Shu. This time, Liu Bei became the biggest opponent of Cao Cao in his later years. Afterwards, Cheng Yu and Guo Jia said to Cao Cao, "Your master didn't get rid of Liu Bei the day before yesterday, and now he is using it as a soldier, which will be disloyal. Cao Cao suddenly realized, but he regretted it after all. Sure enough, things did not develop according to Cheng and Guo's plan. After Yuan Shu died, Liu Bei went to Xuzhou, killed Che Yanyan, Cao Cao's confidant, and transferred soldiers to rebel against Cao Cao. Soon after, Cheng Yu was promoted to General Wei Zhen.
Time has begun again. Before the battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao was stationed in Liyang, ready to go south. At this time, Cheng Yu was guarding Juancheng. Because Cheng Yu had only about 700 troops at that time, and Cao Cao knew that Yuan Shao was powerful, and he was anxious to add two thousand troops to Juancheng to help Cheng Yu defend the city. But when Cheng Yu heard the news, he took a step that no one thought of, and that was to refuse Cao Cao's reinforcements. Cheng Yu explained to Cao Cao: Yuan Shao now has hundreds of thousands of troops and thinks he is invincible. If he saw that there were few troops, he would not attack easily. But if you accept reinforcements, you will be attacked by Yuan Shao on a large scale, which will only damage the situation. I hope your majesty doesn't doubt it. Later, Yuan Shao heard that there were few people in Cheng, so he didn't think so. Indeed, there was no invasion of Juancheng, and Cheng Yu's performance was once again impressive. In 200 AD, Yuan Shao was defeated by Cao Cao, and his two sons, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, had to flee, and the battle of Guandu came to an end. At this time, Cheng Yu corrected a group of mountaineers and outlaws and got thousands of elite soldiers, so he led the army to meet Cao Cao in Liyang and won two yuan. Second Yuan was defeated again, and Cheng Yu was named General Fenwu, and was appointed as Hou Ting of Anguo.
In 208 AD, Cao Cao led an army to attack Jingzhou. In desperation, Liu Bei had to flee to Wudong for help. At this point, some people think that Liu Bei's trip is like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth, and Sun Quan killed Liu Bei, which can avoid future troubles. However, Cheng Yu did not plan ahead. He analyzed that because Sun Quan ascended the throne shortly at that time, he was naturally not afraid at home. This time, Cao Cao's first expedition to Jingzhou was a great success. Although Sun Quan is resourceful, he has no ability to resist alone. And Liu Bei's reputation, plus Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are enemies, Sun Quan will certainly help Liu Bei resist Cao Jun. By the time Sun and Liu parted ways, Sun Quan had lost the opportunity to kill Liu Bei. Facts have proved once again that Cheng Yu's judgment is accurate. Battle of Red Cliffs, Sun Quan and Liu Bei united to reject Cao Cao. At this time, Cheng Yu, who is nearly ancient and rare, also went out with the army. According to records, this became Cheng Yu's last expedition with the army, and it was the last expedition. Cheng Yu once again showed amazing insight at a critical juncture. When Huang Gai's grain-cheating surrender ship came, Cheng Yu rebelled by the speed of the ship and said that Huang Gai's ship was not a grain-cheating surrender ship, thus successfully seeing through his grain-cheating surrender strategy. However, all this still seems unable to stop Cao Cao's failure. Battle of Red Cliffs and Cao Cao were defeated by Sun and Liu, so they had to flee to Nanjun. Since then, the world has gradually stepped into full swing.
I don't know how long it has been, but midsummer has become normal. One day, Cao Cao gently caressed Cheng Yu's back and said with emotion: Yanzhou's defeat needs no words. Why am I here? I don't know how to understand this sentence. Perhaps Cao Cao remembered the scene of refusing Yuan Shao after Yanzhou's defeat. If he hadn't listened to Cheng Yu's exhortation, I don't know how bleak it would be now. However, no matter what this sentence means, at least it is certain that Cheng Yu was moved by Cao Cao. Therefore, Cheng Yu expressed his desire to abdicate at a meeting where his clan served cows and wine, and immediately chose to return to the team and retreat heroically. In this way, Cheng Yu never appeared in the sky that belongs to him again. ...