"Yeah, I didn't expect it would be successful for him."
Yu Yi sighed.
"In my opinion, why do you have to assist Liu Bei? Why don't you start your own business?"
Jia Xu suggested.
Yu Yi also had this idea, but although he had some different views on becoming a new sworn brother with Liu Bei, he did not reach this point. He said: "I appreciate your kindness, sir, but Liu Bei is my eldest brother. If I stand on my own, then How to stand up for injustice."
Jia Xu bowed and left Yuyi's mansion, leaving him alone to think.
In Qingzhou, Cao Cao chose the surrendered soldiers, especially the elite troops, to form the "Qingzhou Soldiers". In order to properly resettle them and effectively solve the problem of food, Cao Cao asked them to assist farmers in farming and ensure crop yields. Cao Cao His reputation also became very prestigious, and he spread the good news to Chang'an City. The imperial court named him General Zhendong based on his contribution.
The crusade against the Yellow Turban bandits in Qingzhou directly accelerated Cao Cao's expansion. He recruited talents in Yanzhou, and two uncles and nephews came to join him. They were from Yingyin in Yingchuan, and their surname was Xun. Their given name was Yu, and their courtesy name was Wenruo. Cui's son had been serving Yuan Shao in Jizhou before. Later, he felt that Yuan Shao was really not a great leader and was very ignorant, so he joined Cao Cao. Cao Cao was overjoyed. He knew Xun Yu's reputation and introduced him to everyone he met, saying: "This This is Xun Yu, my Xiao He!"
Also coming with him was his nephew, named Xun You, also named Gongda, who was also a famous scholar. He once served as Huangmen's minister, and later abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown. Fame added infinite power to Cao Cao, so Cao Cao asked for advice based on the current situation.
Xun Yu said: "I heard about a very powerful counselor in Yanzhou. I don't know where this person is now."
Cao Cao asked: "Who is this person you are talking about?"
Xun Yu replied: "He is from Dong'a, Dongjun. His surname is Cheng, his given name is Yu, and his given name is Zhongde."
Cao Cao nodded and said, "I have heard about this man for a long time." So he sent someone to the countryside to inquire about him. When he learned that he was studying there, Cao Cao went to invite him personally. Cheng Yu was a little moved. So he went to see Cao Cao. Cao Cao was very happy.
He saw Xun Yu next to Cao Cao and said: "I am a little ignorant and I am really not qualified to be recommended by you. There is also a man in our village, whose surname is Guo, whose given name is Jia, whose given name is Fengxiao. He is an unparalleled counselor today. , if we can get him, then the world can be peaceful."
Xun Yu suddenly sighed: "If you don't tell me about this, I really forgot about it!" Then he reminded Cao Cao to find Guo Jia and let him conspire with the world. At this time, Guo Jia was very young, but Cao Cao did not Even though he despises him and treats him politely, Guo Jia also appreciates his kindness. So Guo Jia recommended a descendant of Guangwu's direct sect, a native of Chengde in Huainan, whose surname was Liu, given name was Ye, and the courtesy name was Ziyang. Cao Cao immediately went to invite him.
Liu Ye recommended two more people: one was from Changyi, Shanyang, whose surname was Man, whose given name was Chong, and whose given name was Boning; the other was from Wucheng, whose surname was Lu, whose given name was Qian, whose given name was Zike. Cao Cao was also aware of these two reputations and hired him to serve in the army. Man Chong and Lu Qian jointly recommended one person, who was from Chenliupingqiu. His surname was Mao, his given name was Jie, and his given name was Xiaoxian. Cao Cao also hired him to work.
After this round of recommendation started by Xun Yu, Cao Cao successively collected many counselors and generals, greatly expanding his strength.
On this day, Jia Xu came to Yu Yi again, talking about this matter, and said: "Now Cao Cao has recruited many counselors, I am afraid he has great ambitions."
Yu Yi sighed: "I persuaded my eldest brother Liu Bei in the early stage to take this opportunity to prepare his own generals, but he firmly believed that he was a clan member of the Han Dynasty. As long as the Han Dynasty was still there, he would not establish his own clan, so he did not To solicit something.”
Jia Xu smiled and said: "Let me put it bluntly, this is really short-sighted."
Yu Yi felt a little unhappy, but what the other party said was indeed the truth, so he could only shake his head and said: "Although my eldest brother was a powerful general like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei at the time, he lacked counselors and talents, so it was always difficult to continue. "
Jia Xu joked: "I don't think you are his adviser?"
Yu Yi smiled and said: "Sir, please don't make fun of me. One is that I don't have good ideas in my belly or strategies in my head like you do. I'm just a little clever."
Jia Xu shook his head and said, "Otherwise, if your eldest brother Liu Bei had followed your advice and let go, I'm afraid he wouldn't be like this."
Yu Yi knew that the key to this problem was not with him, so he couldn't say much, so he said, "I heard that Cao Cao has new counselors like Guo Jia, Xun Yu and others. Do you know that?"
Jia Xu nodded and said, "I have heard that they are all counselors who are as talented as me."
"In comparison, my eldest brother looks much bleaker."
Yuyi felt a little disappointed and didn't know what to do.
A few days later, there was another general who led hundreds of people to join Cao Cao. He was from Juping in Mount Tai. His surname was Yu, his given name was Jin, and his courtesy name was Wenze. Cao Cao felt that this man had outstanding archery skills and martial arts, so he appointed him as Sima of the Point Army.
While others were recommending him, some of Cao Cao's old subordinates were not idle. When Xiahou Dun was wandering in the countryside, he also heard about a military general, so he went to recruit this man himself and brought him to Cao Cao. Cao Cao observed this The sturdy man asked, "Who is he?"
Xiahou Dun replied: "He is from Chenliu. His surname is Dian and his given name is Wei. He is very brave. He used to be with Zhang Miao. He had a disagreement with the people in his tent. He killed dozens of people and fled into the mountains. Later I went wandering in the countryside and heard about it. His story, seeing that he drove away the tiger, was really brave, so he was accepted into our army, and now I specially recommend him to the lord."
Cao Cao observed again and said: "I feel that this man has a strong appearance and must be brave. He is not an ordinary person."
Xiahou Dun smiled and said: "My lord has good eyesight. In order to avenge his good friend, he killed his enemy once and walked through the busy city with his head held high. Even hundreds of people did not dare to approach."
Cao Cao nodded and said, "Then let me see his martial arts."
So Xiahou Dun asked others to bring an iron halberd weighing more than 80 kilograms and asked him to mount the horse to practice. It was surprising to find that he seemed to be unable to feel the weight and could carry the weapon into the air.
Suddenly the flag under the tent was blown up by the wind. The wind was so strong that it was about to be blown down. All the sergeants felt a little scared and ran away. Only Dian Wei dismounted and calmed the troops, holding the flagpole in one hand. , standing still in the wind.
Cao Cao sighed: "His fierceness is really a flag in our army." So he appointed him as the captain in front of the tent. In order to show his importance, he specially took off his cotton-padded jacket, and then gave him his mount. he.
Although Dian Wei didn't ask any questions, he was extremely brave and knew how to be grateful. He immediately took the things and was full of gratitude to Cao Cao.
