Unlike Xun Yu, Xun Yu was not an inflexible person, he served as Shang Shuling after the establishment of the Wei State, replacing Xun Yu in a sense.

After Xun You's death, Cao Cao was extremely sad, and even shed tears every time he mentioned him.

【Xun Yu's Death】

Xun You was calculating, thoughtful, sensible and able to keep secrets, and since he accompanied Cao Cao around on his campaigns, he often strategized, and few people knew what he said at the time. Cao Cao always praised him and said: "The public is foolish on the outside and wise on the inside, cowardly on the outside and brave on the inside, weak on the outside and strong on the inside; Do not flaunt your strengths, do not exaggerate your merits; His inner wisdom can be reached by others, but his external foolishness cannot be reached by others, even Yan Zi and Ning Wu can't catch up with him. When Cao Pi was the crown prince in the East Palace, Cao Cao said to him: "Xun Gongda is an example of people, you should respect him with courtesy." "Xun You was once sick, and Cao Pi went to offer condolences and worshipped alone under the bed, and he was especially respected.

According to the Book of Wei, Xun You's sister-in-law Xin Tao once asked Xun You about Cao Cao's capture of Jizhou. Xun You said: "George (Xinbi) asked Yuan Tan for help, and Wang Shi naturally went to quell the rebellion, where did I know?" After that, Xin Tao and Xun You's relatives and friends no longer dared to ask Xun You about military affairs.

Xun You and Zhong Xuan have a good relationship, Zhong Xuan said: "Every time I take action, I think about it repeatedly, thinking that there is nothing to change; But when I asked Gongda, his reply was always beyond my expectations. "Xun Yu set up a total of twelve strategies before and after, and only Zhong Xuan knew. Zhong Xuan died before finishing it all, so the future generations do not know, Xun Yu also wrote the history book "Wei Guanyi" in Shangshutai during his lifetime.

However, in history, Zhong Xuan lived a long life, and Zhong Xuan died sixteen years after Xun You's death, so Pei Songzhi said: "Sixteen years after Xun You's death, Zhong Xuan died, and there is no difficulty in writing these good policies for him?" Zhong Xuan lived to be eighty years old, or said that it was not completed, so that Xun You's military strategy of enlistment was not passed on to the world, but it was a pity! ”

In the Book of Wei, there is also Cao Cao's later evaluation of Xun You.

Wei Shuzai Taizu said: "Lone and Xun Gongda have traveled for more than 20 years, and there is no one to blame. He also said: "Xun Gongda is a true sage, and the so-called 'gentleness, courtesy, and thrift'." Confucius said, 'Yan Ping Zhongshan is good at making friends with people, and respecting them for a long time', and Gongda is his person. ”

There are also relevant evaluations of Xun Yu and Xun Yu in "Fu Zi".

Or ask the great sages and gentlemen of the modern world, and answer: "The benevolence of Xun Lingjun (Xun Yu) and the wisdom of Xun Junshi (Xun Yu) can be described as the great sages and gentlemen of modern times." Xun Lingjun is benevolent to establish morality, clear to be virtuous, to do no deceit, and to seek opportunities. Meng Ke said, 'Five hundred years and there is a king who prospers, during which there will be a person who lives in the world', and his Xun Ling is king! Taizu said, 'Xun Lingjun's progress is good, not to advance, Xun Junshi's evil is not to go, not to stop'. ”

Earlier, Xun You made friends with Zhu Jianping and Zhong Xuan. Xun You died early, and his son was still young. Zhong Xuan helped take care of the Xun family and wanted Xun You's concubine to remarry. In a letter to others, he said: "Gongda and I have asked Jianping to meet. Jianping said: "Although Xun Jun is relatively young, the future affairs are entrusted to Zhong Jun. I joked, 'I'm going to marry off your Ah Yan then.'" I can't imagine that he really died early, and the joke is about to come true! Now I'm going to let Ah Yu remarry so that she can have a good home. Recalling Jianping's witty words, it is not below Tang Ju and Xu Cheng. ”

Xun You's eldest son, Xun Yu, had Xun You's demeanor, but died early. The second son Xun Shi inherited the title, and Xun Shi had no children. In the early years of the Huang Dynasty, the Wei Dynasty continued to seal Xun You's grandson Xun Biao as the Marquis of Lingshu Pavilion, and sealed 300 households, and later changed the title to Qiuyang Pavilion Marquis. In the first five years (244) of the winter and November of the first year, Emperor Cao Fang of Wei issued an edict to worship Xun Yu in the temple court of Taizu, and added the name of the marquis.

【Xun Yu's Status】

Xun You has a very high status in the Cao Wei group, probably under Xun Yu, above Guo Jia, is one of the core strategists under Cao Cao, overall, compared to Xun Yu, Xun You is also closer to a pure strategist, he replaced his position after Xun Yu's death, served as the Shang Shuling of Wei, and began to help Cao Cao manage government affairs, but the time is relatively limited.

After Xun Yu was in the middle, Cao Cao still had Xun You, Guo Jia, Dong Zhao, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Jia Xu and many other strategists, among which Xun Yu was here to replace Xun Yu and Guo Jia was to replace Xi Zhicai, the initial status was relatively high, and they were also trusted by Cao Cao, among Cao Cao's personal advisers, these two were Cao Cao's most trusted.

Although Guo Jia's official position is not high, it does not mean that his status in the Cao Wei group is low, he has put forward many suggestions for Cao Cao in history, and adopted them, which shows Cao Cao's trust in him, if it were not for Guo Jia's early death, his official position would not be low.

Xun You has lived longer than Guo Jia, and his ability is stronger than him, so in general, Xun You's status is slightly higher than Guo Jia. As for Xun Yu, he is not only Xun Yu's elder, but also Xun Yu's recommender, even if he has the ability and contribution Xun Yu, it is difficult to compare with Xun Yu, so it is normal for Xun Yu's status to be inferior to Xun Yu.

In the early stage of Cao Wei Group, Xun You can be said to be second only to Xun Yu in the status of Wenchen.

【Xun Gongda in History】

Name: Xun You

Attribute: Strategy (A) As Cao Cao's mastermind, Xun You's strategy level is of course first-class, but he became invisible in the later stage

General comment (A) The Battle of Guandu has already established Xun You's position and Cao Cao's mastermind

Alias (title): Xun Gongda

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Han

Occupation: Military Division

Official position: Shang Shuling

Knight: Marquis of Lingshu Pavilion

Nickname: Jinghou

Family background: Yingchuan Shi clan

Birth and death: 157-214

Place of birth: Yingchuan, Yingyin

Main social relations: grandfather (Xun Tan), father (Xun Yi), uncle (Xun Yu, Xun Yan, Xun Chen), concubine (A Yan), eldest son (Xun Ji), second son (Xun Shi), grandson (Xun Biao)

Major Experiences:

From 157 to 189, he was young and famous, and was recruited by the general He Jin as a squire of the Yellow Gate

From 189 to 196, when Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, he was imprisoned for plotting to assassinate Dong Zhuo, and later went to Shu to stay in Jingzhou

From 196 to 213, he became Cao Cao's military advisor and helped Cao Cao eliminate Lü Bu and defeat Yuan Shao

From 213 to 214, after the establishment of the Wei state, he served as Shangshu Ling, and died on the way south with Cao Cao to defeat Sun Quan

Summary: The military advisor Xun You, since the beginning of the minister, no levy or subordinate, before and after defeating the enemy, all of them are strategic.