Three Kingdoms Xia Houdun
Xia Houdun was the founding father of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period, and was named as a general with outstanding achievements. However, in the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms, various governors rose up and heroes came forth in large numbers. He is neither a commander in chief nor a vassal, but a general under Cao Cao, so he is not known to many people.
Houdun Xia
Moreover, he has been managing the grain and grass logistics for Cao Cao for a long time, and he is not always fighting in the front line, so there are not so many wonderful stories as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Lu Bu, which are easily covered up by their light. No matter in the classic novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms or the history book History of the Three Kingdoms, Xia Houdun exists as a supporting role. His most famous story is that he was shot in the left eye while fighting with Lu Bu's men, which frightened the enemy. However, the battle ended in Cao Jun's failure, so despite his desperate charge, the battle ended hastily.
Interestingly, in the modern game "Three Kingdoms", when setting characters, players think that Xia Houdun is not as good as Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei in fighting capacity, but they think that he is the only soldier-type general. The reason is that according to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Xia Houdun was a general who loved the people from an early age. He is not only diligent and eager to learn, but even as a military commander, he loves reading and almost can't put it down. Cao Cao was originally Xiahou's family, but he was not pragmatic all his life. Whenever he received a reward from the imperial court, he always generously distributed it to his relatives and friends, so that he left no property to his descendants after his death, so he had a good reputation. What is rare is that he is still a strategic general. He has long been in charge of logistics such as grain and grass, and is in good order. He is not an ordinary person who only knows courage and recklessness. From this point of view, he still plays a very powerful role in the Three Kingdoms.
What is the word Xia Houdun?
China people, by definition, care about people. This sentence is most appropriate for Xia Houdun, the general of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms. Xia Houdun, a native of Bozhou, Anhui Province and a relative of Cao Cao, is the most brilliant story in his life.
In Shuo Wen Jie Zi, Xia Houdun's words mean sincerity, generosity and sincerity. It is very appropriate to use these adjectives to describe Xia Houdun. According to historical records, Xia Houdun loved reading since he was a child, and when he grew up, he was both civil and military. Although he lived in the army all the year round, he never put down his books one day and always took time out to study. He is one of the few Confucian generals in Cao Cao's army. What is rare is that he never pretends to be a relative of the country. He is usually generous, generous and never stingy, but his life is simple and people around him admire him. It is said that after his death, all the poor people had no property, and finally the court ordered him to be buried with a thick burial.
Houdun Xia
Xia Houdun's "yield" means "humility". He doesn't pursue fame and fortune, and never struggles for power and profit. He is brave and good at fighting in the war, always charging ahead. When he is a local official, he always thinks of the people. Once, when he was an official, there was a severe drought and locust plague. He personally led the people to move soil, surrounded a big pond, solved the water problem of the people, and also led the soldiers to promote new rice to the people. Finally, he helped people overcome the drought, and people admired him very much. Cao Cao often called him into the palace, big and small. This is also the reason why suspicious Cao Cao trusted him and named his seven sons and two grandchildren as the customs of the mountain. After his death, the court held a grand funeral for his scenery.
Xia Houdun's son
According to historical records, Xia Houdun had seven sons and two grandchildren in his life. His seven sons and two grandchildren are excellent, and they were all named Shanhaiguan. Among them, his second son, Xia Houmao, is the most promising. He married Cao Cao's daughter qinghe princess and became Cao Cao's son-in-law. After that, he was promoted all the way and became an important minister of Cao Wei. This history is recorded in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Houdun Xia
But at that time, Xiahou family became a noble family in society because of its special relationship. At that time, they were also very particular about gentry, so the descendants of Xiahou's family all married the nobles at that time. It's actually quite interesting. His second son married Cao Cao's daughter, and his relative Xia's daughter married Zhang Fei, a general of Shu. They gave birth to another daughter and married Liu Bei's son Liu Chan when they grew up, but Liu Chan's father Liu Bei married Sun Quan's sister, Liu Chan's mother. At this time, an interesting picture appeared. If Cao Cao meets Sun Quan, I don't know what to call him. After all, they are still idle relatives. However, this is only the imagination of future generations. In fact, there is no record of Sun Quan meeting Cao Cao in history, so you don't have to worry.
Xia Houdun's life is blessed with many children and generations of descendants, which is commendable. In fact, this has something to do with his usual kindness and generosity. Xia Houdun not only loved reading, but also gave up his property all his life. He always rewards his own people and is very friendly to others. Under his guidance, his descendants also inherited his father's brave and generous character, so Cao Caocai liked his son very much and married his daughter to his second son, which shows the origin of family style.