Chapter 33 Romance of the Three Kingdoms After Cao Jun conquered Jizhou, one day, General Chu Xu met Xu You at the east gate of Yecheng. Xu You proudly said to Chu Xu, "Without me, how can you go in and out through this door?" Chu Xu was very angry and replied, "We risked our lives and won the city after a bloody battle. What are you boasting about! " Xu You scolded: "You people are brave, how can you be loyal!" Chu Xu was furious and drew his sword to kill you. He looked up at Cao Cao and complained that Xu You was very rude. Seeing this, Cao Cao scolded Chu Xu, saying, "Xu You and I are old friends. What he said was just a joke. How can you kill him! " So he ordered a rebury. The above plot is pure fiction. Historically, Xu You was not killed by Chu Xu, but by Cao Cao. Cao Cao killed Xu You, which is clearly recorded in the History of the Three Kingdoms. The Biography of the Three Kingdoms Cui Yan said: "Those who are jealous of their ancestors, Kong Rong in Lu, and expensive buildings in Nanyang, all have the crime of disrespecting the elderly." Pei Songzhi quoted Wei Lue and recorded how Xu You "disrespected" Cao Cao. Wei Lue said that Xu You had a close relationship with Cao Cao since childhood. In the battle of Guandu, after Xu You betrayed Yuan Shao and defected to Cao Cao, he suggested that Cao Cao attack the Wu Dynasty, so that Cao Cao won a great victory. After Cao Cao captured Jizhou, there was also Xu You's contribution. Xu You is proud of himself, even a little carried away. He often plays jokes on Cao Cao and even calls him Cao Cao by his nickname, but he doesn't know how to restrain himself in formal occasions. At a party, Xu You said to Cao Cao, "Uncle, you can't get Jizhou without me." Cao Cao laughed and said, "You are absolutely right." Having said that, I was very unhappy and thought Xu You was too rude. Later, Xu You led his followers out of the east gate of Yecheng. He proudly said to his followers, "Without me, they can't go in and out of this gate." When this word reached Cao Cao's ears, he finally had enough and ordered Xu You to be killed. It can be seen that Xu You's death has nothing to do with Chu Xu. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms says that Chu Xu offended Xu You and Cao Cao blamed Chu Xu, which is not a historical fact. In fact, although Xu You is arrogant, as a counselor, he will never provoke a military commander for no reason, or even clash with Chu Xu; Although Chu Xu was Cao Cao's favorite person, he never had the courage to kill Cao Cao's counselor. Therefore, it is hard to make sense for Chu Xu to kill Xu You. A Romance of the Three Kingdoms, with Liu's anti-Cao as the main line, describes Cao Cao's negativity as much as possible, and accepts all rumors that reflect Cao Cao's cunning and cruelty in unofficial history. Why do you want to rewrite the story of Cao Cao's killing Xu You, which is clearly recorded in the official history, and pretend to be Chu Xu, which Cao Cao is taboo? Perhaps in Luo Guanzhong's view, Xu You's arrogance is indeed a bit excessive, so he wrote Xu You's rudeness to Cao Cao first, which made people "smell the color change and feel aggrieved". After writing Xu You, he died of arrogance by Chu Xu's sword. That is, Xu Youke can be killed. Since Xu You can be killed, there is no need for Cao Cao to kill him. It is more dramatic to write that Chu Xu killed Xu You. Cao Cao is a polyhedral figure with dual personality. For example, he can be called a great man, but he is hardly a gentleman. He is a hero through and through, but sometimes he can be a scoundrel. The same is true of talents. He loves talents like life, and is best at attracting, surrendering and rebelling. However, if there is a water tyrant who is arrogant and rude to himself, no matter how capable and contribution he has, he will feel unbearable and shoot him. Cao Cao's killing of Xu You is an example.