Zhang Ji led his army into the boundary of Jingzhou, and when he attacked the city, he accidentally died in the middle of the attack. Liu Biao then sent people to contain Zhang Ji's subordinates, stationed them in Wancheng, and handed them over to Zhang Ji's nephew Zhang Xiu to command. In the first month of 197 AD, Cao Cao led his army to conquer Zhang Xiu, but before the two armies could fight, Zhang Xiu led the people to surrender. Subsequently, Cao Cao accepted Zhang Ji's widow as a concubine, and gave financial gifts to Zhang Xiu's cronies Hu Che'er and others, which caused Zhang Xiu's anger and suspicion. Then Zhang Xiu suddenly rebelled and set up an ambush to attack Cao's army, Cao Cao fled in disarray, and his eldest son Cao Ang, nephew Cao Anmin and his favorite general Dian Wei were killed in battle.

Come to think of it, many people feel that the reason given in the history books is the main reason for Zhang Xiu's rebellion. In my opinion, the real reason is not so. Cao Cao first accepted Zhang Ji's widow, that is, Zhang Xiu's aunt, as a concubine, and then sent a gift to Zhang Xiu's cronies to dig up the corner, from this action, it can be seen that Cao Cao did not regard Zhang Xiu as a thing at all. Probably Cao Cao thought that Zhang Xiu surrendered before the battle because he was afraid of his troops, so he despised Zhang Xiu a little. However, the main reason why Zhang Xiu surrendered was because he could afford Cao Cao. never thought that Zhang Xiu could afford Cao Cao, but Cao Cao looked down on Zhang Xiu, which inevitably annoyed the family. Because he couldn't stand that, he had no choice but to rebel again.

said that Cao Cao's personality was somewhat carried away, and something like this had happened more than once. This is actually related to what happened to him before, because he was raised by eunuchs and was often despised by the nobles, so he wanted to prove himself through his actions. It is said that Bian Rang was killed by Cao Cao because he despised Cao Cao.

Speaking of Dian Weilai, it seems that many people have high hopes for his martial bravery, which is mainly influenced by the romance. When Dian Wei was dying, he was a lieutenant under Cao Cao's account, and his characteristics were courage and strength. Dian Wei didn't have a word, probably because he hadn't read a book. In the accounts of the history books, Dian Wei actually did not have any particularly outstanding achievements.

During the Battle of Yanzhou, Lü Bu deployed a troop of soldiers and horses west of Puyang as a bait to attract Cao's army. Cao Cao came to attack at night, broke the group of soldiers and horses, and before he could retreat, he encountered Lu Bu and his army rushing to the rescue. The two armies fought for dozens of battles, from early morning until the sun went down in the evening. At this time, the situation of Cao's army was precarious, and Cao Cao planned to send a death squad to resist the attack of Lü Bu's army in front of the battle, while he led a large army to retreat. So, Dian Wei, who was Sima under Cao Cao's account at the time, led hundreds of warriors to the front of the battle, and blocked the offensive of Lu Bu's army for a while, and Dian Wei became famous in this battle.

In fact, it was not Dian Wei and others who blocked the offensive of Lu Bu's army, but that Lu Bu found that Cao Cao had led the army to withdraw, and the soldiers were tired after fighting all day in a row, and it was already dark and it was not suitable to fight again, so he ordered to retreat. Some people may disagree with this. But don't forget, after Lü Bu led Cao Cao into the city with a counter-strategy, and when the battle came, Cao Cao's entire army was defeated, and at this time, almost all the fierce generals under Cao Cao were there. For example, Xiahoudun, most of them were injured in his left eye by a stray arrow in this battle.

The history books also say that Lu Bu's cavalry captured Cao Cao, and released Cao Cao because he didn't know Cao Cao. In my opinion, this is a false statement. When the two armies are fighting, as long as they catch the enemy, they are prisoners, so how can they be released casually because they don't know each other? I don't know what the person who wrote this history thinks.

However, it is said that when Zhang Xiu rebelled, the soldiers and horses of Cao's army were in chaos, Cao Cao packed up the remnants of the army and retreated to Wuyin, Zhang Xiu took advantage of the situation to pursue, but was repelled by Cao Cao. Later, Zhang Xiu retreated to the city and joined forces with Liu Biao again. Cao Cao examined himself and led his troops back to Xudu. Yuan Shao sent a letter to Cao Cao, and he didn't know what the letter said, which made Cao Cao feel very angry. So, Cao Cao expressed to Xun Yu and Guo Jia that he wanted to send troops to recruit Yuan Shao, but he was worried that his strength was not as good as him, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while. The two made an analysis for Cao Cao, Guo Jia put forward his theory of ten wins and ten defeats, and Xun Yu suggested that Cao Cao should get rid of Lü Bu before he could go to conquer Yuan Shao.

I took a closer look at the original text of this material and felt a little tired. It is said that Cao Cao is a very clear-headed person, who knows very well what he should and should not do, so others will praise him as a man with great talent. How could such a stupid question be asked at this time for such an eloquent man? And from Cao Cao's next actions, it can be roughly seen that his intention should be to take down Liu Biao in Jingzhou first, and then eliminate Yuan Shu in Huainan, and then it will be Lu Bu's turn in Xuzhou. Lu Bu's ability, Cao Cao has long been taught, if it is really so easy to destroy, he would have joined Liu Bei to conquer Lu Bu, how could he stay here and watch Lu Bu develop? In my opinion, this historical material still implies that Cao Cao himself had the idea of getting rid of Lu Bu.

It didn't take long for Yuan Shu to ascend the throne as emperor in Shouchun, calling himself the Zhong family. After some time, Yuan Shu sent Yuan Yin as an envoy to Xuzhou and informed Lu Bu of his proclamation as emperor, hoping to fulfill the marriage contract he had made. Lu Bu asked his daughter to go back to Shouchun with Han Yin. After Chen Qi learned of this, he was worried that once Lu Bu and Yuan Shu united, it would be more difficult to calm down the trouble. So he went to persuade Lü Bu not to unite with Yuan Shu, so as not to attract an unrighteous reputation and bring disaster to future generations. Immediately, Lu Bu took someone to chase his daughter back and sent Han Yinji to Xu Du. Han Yin was beheaded in Xudu, and his head was hung in the market for public display.

According to Lu Bu's original intention, he should not marry Yuan Shu, and the reason why he sent Han Yinji to the capital was to show his innocence. However, I thought that the original thing might not have been Lu Bu's letting his daughter return to Shouchun with Han Yin.

When this matter reached Chen Qi's ears, and then he came from Pei County to persuade Lu Bu, thinking that Han Yin had already gone far away, how could Lu Bu be too late to chase after him? Lu Bu was a person who respected the Han family, and even if he had an antagonistic relationship with Cao Cao, he would not necessarily betray the Han family. After all, what Cao Cao did could only represent his own will, not Liu Xie's will, and Liu Xie was just subject to Cao Cao. Liu Xie once appointed Lü Bu to take charge of the government, and when he was in trouble in Hedong, he sent someone to summon Lü Bu to meet him, which showed that he trusted and respected Lü Bu. As long as Liu Xie didn't say that Lu Bu betrayed the country, how could what others say?

"Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms: Emperor Wu Ji" said: "Yuan Shu wanted to call the emperor in Huainan, so that people sued Lu Bu. Collect its envoys and put them on its books. Obviously, the meaning of this statement is to say: Yuan Shu planned to proclaim himself emperor in Huainan and sent someone to inform Lü Bu, who immediately took his envoy into custody and reported the matter to the court. If Lü Buzhen let his daughter return to Shouchun with Han Yin, then the original narrative should be "Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor in Huainan and sent an envoy to announce it. The cloth first followed, and then regretted. And accept its envoys, and go to its books."

The history books also said that Chen Qi was worried that after Lu Bu and Yuan Shu united, the trouble would be more difficult to quell, so he went to persuade Lu Bu. In my opinion, this is not reliable at all. Chen Qi is just a Pei Xiang, and he is Liu Bei's subordinate, if he didn't have the authority to send him to Xuzhou, how could he act without authorization? What's more, even if Lu Bu and Yuan Shu got back in touch again, his reason for persuading Lu Bu was too far-fetched, and Lu Bu didn't have the slightest friendship with him, so how could he easily believe him? That's why I think it's unreliable, and it's even two to say whether there is such a thing.

Subsequently, the imperial court sent an envoy with General Zuo's seal to meet Lü Bu, and brought Cao Cao's handwritten letter, in which Cao Cao expressed his great encouragement and wooing Lü Bu. Lü Bu sent his cronies to the capital to present a recital, saying: "The minister should welcome the master, know Cao Cao's loyalty and filial piety, and welcome the capital." The minister and Cao exchanged troops in front of him, and now he is serving His Majesty, and the minister is a foreign general, and he wants to follow himself with the soldiers, but he is afraid that he will be suspicious, and he will not dare to settle in Xuzhou. In addition, he sent a letter back to Cao Cao and said: "Cloth, the person who has been convicted, is divided into beheading, and his life is consoled, and he is generously praised." See the edicts of Yuan Shu and other edicts again, and Budang takes life as an effect! ”

Cao Cao's letter made Lu Bu's heart change somewhat, and it can be seen from the content of the letter that Lu Bu is very willing to share the same breath with Cao Cao. Lu Bu's original intention was to welcome Emperor Xian's return to the east, and Cao Cao directly did what he wanted to do, so it is understandable that the previous concept would change. In addition, from these two paragraphs of information, we can also see that Lu Bu's foundation is relatively solid, and there is nothing wrong with reading between the lines.

However, although Lu Bu's words were very polite, they also showed his defensive heart. But looking at Cao Cao at this time, it can be said that the power of the court and government has been completely controlled by him, and all major and important matters in the court are decided by him. Cao Cao worshipped Lü Bu as the left general in the name of the imperial court, and his intention was obviously to let Lü Bu send it to the door himself. Of course, Lu Bu would not take the bait so easily, otherwise once he fulfilled the edict, I am afraid that the consequences would not be something he could say.