Chapter 17 5. Famous generals return to their hearts

Lu Bu is dead, Gao Shun is dead, and Chen Gong is also dead. Cao Cao's killing ring ended here.Hou Cheng, Song Xian, Wei Xu and other rebel generals hired Cao Cao one by one. Although there are no records of these people in the future, they should have been serving in Cao Ying. The biggest hero in this operation should be Chen Deng.Chen Deng turned against him and dealt Lu Bu a fatal blow.At that time, Chen Deng's third brother was still in the city. Lu Bu arrested him and wanted to negotiate with Chen Deng on this condition, but Chen Deng flatly refused, and the attack on the city became even more urgent.After Cao Cao knew about it, he trusted Chen Deng even more.

Facing the lonely city that will be destroyed sooner or later, Song Xian is not the only one under Lu Bu who wants to leave a way out for him. Lu Bu's intelligence chief (assassin) Zhang Hong is also looking for a way for himself. Chen Deng's third brother probably knows the way out. In his hands, Zhang Hong escorted him out of the city at night and handed him over to Chen Deng. After Lu Bu was killed, Cao Cao appointed Chen Deng as General Fubo, and let him continue to preside over military and political affairs in the Xuzhou area.Chen Deng dealt with Yuan Shu in the Jianghuai area, constantly expanding his influence, and became an important pillar of Cao Cao in East China.

After Lu Bu was defeated, Cao Cao met Chen Qun and his son who were stranded in Lu Bu's army at that time.As an important member of the Chen family in Yingchuan County, Cao Cao must have heard about Chen Qun from Xun and others, so he was very happy to see Chen Qun. The book "Yuan Shi Century" said that when Chen Qun and his son saw Cao Cao, they all kowtowed.Cao Cao enlisted Chen Qun's father, Chen Ji, as the minister of the imperial court (Jiuqing) in the name of Emperor Xian, and appointed Chen Qun as the deputy director of the personnel department of his Sikong Mansion (Sikong Xicao's subordinate).

From then on, Chen Qun entered the Cao Wei camp, and at the beginning he was mainly engaged in personnel work. He was a competent personnel cadre.Cao Cao once wanted to transfer two people, Wang Mo and Zhou Kui, and the appointment documents were drawn up. When he came to Chen Qun, Chen Qun knew that these two people had poor morals (poor morality), so he returned the documents (Feng Huanjiao) ).But Cao Cao insisted on using these two people, and later they both made serious mistakes, for which Cao Cao also apologized to Chen Qun. Chen Qun really shined in the era of Emperor Wen Cao Pi and Ming Emperor Cao Rui. He shifted from personnel work to military staff and supervisory work. Later, he was given military power by Cao Pi. Together with Sima Yi, he became a powerful family in the Cao Wei camp. Famous figures in the periods of Emperor Wen and Emperor Ming.

When Chen Qun and his son bowed down to Cao Cao, there was a man present, but he stood still and just made a slight bow (a high bow is not polite). This man's name was Yuan Huan. Yuan Huan, whose name is Yaoqing, was born in Chenjun. He worked as a low-level official in the county, and was later promoted to be the imperial court's censor.After the world was in chaos, he returned to Yuzhou and served as the county magistrate of Qiao County, Cao Cao's hometown.When Liu Bei served as the governor of Yuzhou, he named Yuan Huan as a talented person.Later, he went to Yuan Shu's place again, and was finally detained by Lu Bu.After Lu Bu and Liu Bei fell out, Lu Bu ordered Yuan Huan to write a letter to insult Liu Bei. Yuan Huan was unwilling to write such a letter because Liu Bei had once regarded him as a talented person and regarded him as a benefactor.

Lv Bu was furious, put a knife on his neck (threatening Huan with soldiers) and said: "If you write, you will live, if you don't write, you will die." Yuan Huan's face did not change, and he said with a smile: " I used to serve General Liu just like I serve you now, if I leave you in the future, I will start scolding you, okay?" Lu Bu felt ashamed and stopped forcing him. When Cao Cao heard about Yuan Huan, he admired such a person very much and asked him to farm.Yuan Huan later discovered many problems in the field, and gave Cao Cao many rationalization suggestions.Later, Cao Cao appointed Yuan Huan as Liang Guoxiang and became an important administrative official of Cao Cao's Yuzhou Governor's Department.

After Xiapi City was conquered, Liu Bei's two wives Gan and Mi also returned to Liu Bei's side.Cao Cao spent a lot of time thinking about how to arrange Liu Bei.Whether it is Yuzhou or Xuzhou, they can no longer be handed over to Liu Bei. After thinking about it, Cao Cao decided to take Liu Bei back to Xu County so that he can monitor and control it.In the name of Emperor Xian, Cao Cao appointed Liu Bei as General Zuo, which was a step up from the previous General Zhendong, from major general to lieutenant general. Cao Cao gave Liu Bei full courtesy, taking the same car when he went out, and the same seat when he entered the house (the same seat when he went out, and the same seat when he sat).From then on, Liu Bei was placed under house arrest in Xu County.

Cao Cao worshiped Liu Bei's general Zhang Fei as Zhonglang General, the rank of Brigadier General.Guan Yu, another general of Liu Bei, was formerly the head of the independent regiment under Liu Bei (Sima of the other Ministry), and there is no record of promotion at this time.After Xiapi City was breached, Guan Yu begged Cao Cao again and again, hoping to get Qin Yilu's wife, Dushi, but he failed because Cao Cao came to a place close to the water to get the moon first. Guan Yu always mentioned Du's matter in front of Cao Cao, which made Cao Cao curious. After the city was broken, he specially ordered Du to be captured and sent to him for a look.When someone brought it, Cao Cao took a look and found that Du Shi was as beautiful as a fairy. No wonder Guan Yu asked repeatedly.Cao Cao has always been good at appreciating beauties, and even better at collecting beauties, so he kept it for himself and accepted Du as his concubine.

When Mrs. Du entered Cao's mansion, she also brought a son from her ex-husband, named Qin Lang, nicknamed Asu, who was about the same age as He Yan, and Cao Cao loved him very much.Qin Lang later had a good relationship with Ming Emperor Cao Rui. He was Cao Rui's uncle, but Cao Rui always called him Asu when he saw him, which shows the close relationship. When Cao Cao accepted the Du family, Qin Yilu, Du's ex-husband, had not died yet.Qin Yilu was a general under Lu Bu, and was also sent by Lu Bu to ask Yuan Shu for help. Yuan Shu kept him and allowed him to take the daughter of the Han clan as his wife.Qin Yilu later returned to Xuzhou and surrendered to Cao Cao, who appointed him as the county magistrate.

Later, when Liu Bei rebelled against Cao Cao, Zhang Fei passed by the county and said to Qin Yilu, "He took your wife away and made you the magistrate of this poor county. How can there be such an embarrassing thing? Come with me!" Qin Yilu followed Zhang flew away.After walking only a few miles, Qin Yilu regretted it and wanted to run back, but Zhang Fei killed him.After Mrs. Du came to Cao's house, she gave birth to two sons, Cao Lin and Cao Gun. Cao Cao captured Xiapi and got talents like Chen Qun and Yuan Huan, as well as beauties like Du Shi.But this is not the biggest gain of his trip. The biggest gain of Cao Cao's Xuzhou battle should be that he got a general, that is Zhang Liao.

Although Zhang Liao is Lu Bu's subordinate, his qualifications are no worse than Lu Bu's.Ding Yuan pulled up the old team of Bingzhou Army with three generals: Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and Zhang Yang.After Ding Yuan was murdered by Lu Bu, Lu Bu and Zhang Liao surrendered to Dong Zhuo. At that time, they were both under Dong Zhuo's direct leadership, and they were equals.Later, Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo, and Zhang Liao returned to Lu Bu's leadership. After the city of Xiapi was broken, Zhang Liao led his troops to surrender to Cao Cao and took a different path from Gao Shun. Cao Cao appointed Zhang Liao as Zhonglang General, and the treatment was similar to that of Zhang Fei.During this period, Zhang Liao established a good personal friendship with Guan Yu, a fellow from Bingzhou. After reorganization, the remaining forces of the Lu Bu Group were led by Zhang Liao. This team continued to maintain a strong combat effectiveness in Zhang Liao's hands. It performed well in all subsequent wars. Zhang Liao gradually grew into a first-class team in the Cao Wei camp. general. Under Cao Cao, Xu Huang and Zhang Liao both came from the enemy's camp, and both surrendered generals, but Cao Cao trusted them very much and they were also very loyal to Cao Cao.This is due to Cao Cao's unusual wisdom and courage in employing people. Cao Cao is good at discovering talents, and is good at distinguishing the character and integrity of talents.