Jia Xu and Duan Xuan listened to Guan Yu's persuasion and looked at each other, and the hope of peace finally appeared in the eyes of the two, Guan Yu saw this and held the hands of the two tightly together, and the rest of the people applauded when they saw it, and in this way, Guan Yu successfully accepted Jia Xu, a first-class strategist known as the "poisoner" at the end of the Han Dynasty!

Of course, being able to return to Guan Yu is also something that Jia Xu has always dreamed of, as he said, he has admired Guan Yu for a long time, Jia Xu as a strategist is not only quick-witted, but also eloquent, he has already thought of countermeasures since he was captured, he knows that Guan Yu is a general who cherishes talents, and he can generally take in talents and never harm them, so he Jia Xu thinks that he is a talent and his clever eloquence really succeeded in persuading Guan Yu to be included in Guan Yu's account.

Of course, Jia Xu is not only a smart person but also an understanding person, he is very tactful, in front of everyone, he not only saved face for Guan Yu but also praised Guan Yu enough, Guan Yu's advantages were told to everyone one by one, the head of the road is like a river, and everyone who said it kept nodding their heads, of course, the most beautiful thing is Guan Yu, being praised by an enemy in front of everyone not only gave him praise but also greatly satisfied his vanity, of course, this cannot be said to be vanity, this is an expectation of praise, Everyone likes to listen to good words, and Guan Yu is no exception, especially in front of everyone.

Imagine if Guan Yu was criticized as a prisoner of war in front of so many people, Guan Yu's shortcomings were exposed one by one, Guan Yu was belittled as much as possible, and Guan Yu was useless, not only Guan Yu's face could not be hung up, but even everyone would look at Guan Yu differently, which would directly have a negative impact on Guan Yu. If this kind of influence continues to expand indefinitely, how can Guan Yu, as the master, tolerate even if he doesn't want to kill him. And because of this, he may have the intention of killing, and even if he doesn't kill, he won't stay by his side. Leaving such an antagonist by his side will only get in the way and will not have a positive effect, so it is better to clean him up early

There is a saying called "Disaster comes from the mouth", a sentence can fulfill a person and also destroy a person, "words are a roadblock" Speaking is an art, especially in officialdom, Jia Xu as an understanding person knows this truth well, so he speaks very measured, not only gives Guan Yu enough face, but also successfully shapes himself, and at the same time exalts Guan Yu. In this way, not only did Guan Yu agree with it from the bottom of his heart, but even his subordinates listened to it, so he successfully stayed by Guan Yu's side with a clever mouth.

Of course, Guan Yu has admired Jia Xu for a long time, this strategist known as the "poisoner" in the Three Kingdoms is full of tricks and has no last resort. Through the study of Guan Yu, it was found that several of his schemes were very vicious, the first plan: in order to save his life, in a word, he would cause the lives of Chang'an to be ruined!

In the third year of Chuping (192), Dong Zhuo was killed. He sent an envoy to Chang'an to ask for forgiveness. Wang Yun was upright, but he did not agree, and Li Dao and the others were even more frightened and did not know what to do. Prepare to disband and flee back to the village. Jia Xu was an official of Dong Zhuo's ministry at that time, in order to protect himself. He stepped forward to stop them and said to Li Dao and others: "I heard that Chang'an wants to punish the people of Liangzhou." And the monarchs abandon the crowd and the single line, that is, a pavilion chief can restrain the monarch. It's better to lead the crowd to the west. Where to collect troops, in order to attack Chang'an, revenge for Dong Gong, fortunately, to serve the country to conquer the world, if not, go not later. This plan was adopted by everyone. In the name of avenging Dong Zhuo, Li Dao and others contacted the generals of Xiliang, led the army day and night, rushed to Chang'an, and gathered more than 100,000 people. Li Dao, Fan Chou, Li Meng and others besieged Chang'an City, but they could not overcome it because of the strong defense of the city. Later, the rebel soldiers in the city led Li Dao's army into the city and started a street battle with the defender Lu Bu, who was defeated and fled with more than 100 cavalry. Li Dao and other soldiers plundered, more than 10,000 people died, and corpses were piled up. Taichang Buddha, Dahonglu Zhou Huan, Chengmen Captain Cui Lie, and Yue Cavalry Captain Wang Qi were killed. Li Dao and others supported troops to Nangong Yemen, coerced Emperor Xian and Situ Wang Yun, and named Li Dao as General Yangwu, Guo Yan as General Yanglie, and Fan Chou as Zhonglang General. Li Dao also killed Si Di's lieutenant Huang Wan, left Feng Yi and Song Yi, right Fufeng Wang Hong, and Situ Wang Yun and his wife. For a time, the capital was bloody and bloody, and the government and the opposition were in chaos. It can be seen that although Jia Xu's words were for his own consideration, he brought endless disasters to the people and plunged the Eastern Han Dynasty into chaos again.

The second plan: the army was defeated and returned to the carbine, so that the scheming Cao Cao almost died at the hands of Zhang Xiu.

In March of the third year of Jian'an (198), Cao Cao marched south against Zhang Xiu and surrounded the city of Zhang Xiu (now Deng County, Henan). At this time, Cao Cao heard that the strategist Tian Feng advised Yuan Shao, the pastor of Jizhou, to take advantage of the false attack to take Xudu (now Xuchangdong, Henan), and wanted to welcome the emperor's order to the world, and immediately retreated from the siege of Qicheng. Zhang Xiu led his troops to follow in pursuit. In May, Liu Biao sent the Jingzhou army to occupy Anzhong (northeast of present-day Deng County, Henan), cut off Cao's army's retreat, and attempted to attack Cao's army with Zhang Xiu. After Cao's army was victorious, they quickly retreated north. Zhang Xiu personally led his troops to pursue, Jia Xu dissuaded and said: "Don't chase it, you will lose if you chase it", Zhang Xiu didn't listen, forcibly pursued, and was defeated by Cao Cao himself. Jia Xu said to Zhang Xiu at this time: "Urge more to chase it, and win the battle." ”

Zhang Xiu said: "There is no need to say it publicly, so much so." Now that we have been defeated, how can we chase it again?" Jia Xu said: "The situation of the army has changed, and it is urgent to make profits" Zhang Xiu then listened to Jia Xu's advice, collected stragglers, and pursued again, and actually defeated Cao Cao's rearguard troops.

The third plan, when Cao Yuan was fighting, judged the situation and advised Zhang Xiu, who had a deep enmity with Cao Cao, to take refuge in Cao Cao! Protect yourself, protect the Lord, and protect the future! In the fourth year of Jian'an (199), before the battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao sent people to recruit Zhang Xiu and made friends with Jia Xu. Zhang Xiu was about to agree, but Jia Xu sat down with Yu Xiu and said to the envoy: "Thanks to Yuan Benchu, brothers can't be compatible, but can they accommodate the world's scholars?"

Zhang Xiu said in horror: "Why is this so!" And secretly said to Jia Xu: "If this is the case, where should I go?" Jia Xu said: "It's better to follow Cao Gong." ”

Zhang Xiu said: "Yuan is strong and Cao is weak, and he is at enmity with Cao, how about it?"

Jia Xu said: "This is why it is advisable to follow it. Fu Cao Gong served the Son of Heaven to order the world, and it should be from one also. Shao is strong, I follow it with a small number, and I will not take me seriously. Cao is weak, I will be happy if he gets it, and he should follow the second also. If the husband has the ambition of the overlord, he will release his personal grievances, and he will be virtuous in the four seas, and he should follow the three. May the general be undoubted!" Zhang Xiu followed his words and led the crowd to submit to Cao Cao in November.

The Fourth Scheme: The Discord Meter!

In the sixteenth year of Jian'an (211), the ten coalition forces led by the generals Ma Chao and Han Sui gathered more than 100,000 horses and horses to defend Tongguan against Cao (see Battle of Weinan). After Ma Chao was frustrated, he proposed a peace condition for demarcating the river, which was rejected by Cao Cao. Ma Chao came to challenge many times, but Cao Cao couldn't hold on, so Ma Chao couldn't win quickly. In September, he again made a request for the demarcation of land and sent his son as a hostage. Jia Xu thought that he could pretend to agree on the surface and paralyze the other party, but in fact he actively prepared and waited for an opportunity to annihilate the enemy. Cao Cao asked Jia Xu again, and Jia Xu said, "It's just a matter of leaving." Cao Cao used his tactics and took advantage of his past friendship with Han Sui to deliberately catch up with him in front of the two armies; He deliberately altered the letter to Han Sui so that it fell into the hands of Ma Chao, causing Ma Chao's suspicion and intensifying their internal contradictions. Cao Cao saw that the time was ripe, and took the initiative to attack the Guanzhong army and returned with a great victory.

The fifth plan: persuade Cao Pi to take the line of family affection

At that time, Cao Cao did not set up the prince, Cao Pi was the general of the five officials, and the Marquis of Linjiang Cao Zhi was named Fang Sheng, Cao Pi sent someone to seek advice from Jia Xu, Jia Xu said: "May the general restore the virtue, bow to the cause of the scholar, work diligently day and night, and do not violate the way of the son." That's it". Cao Pi followed his words and cultivated himself. Later, Cao Cao asked Jia Xu left and right for the prince's retreat, but Jia Xu kept his mouth shut.

Cao Cao said: "If you don't answer with Qing, why not?"

Jia Xu said: "It is appropriate to think about it, so it is not the right ear." ”

Cao Cao said, "What do you think?"

Jia Xu said: "Si Yuan Benchu, Liu Jingsheng father and son." Cao Cao laughed, so in the twenty-second year of Jian'an (217), Cao Pi was appointed as the crown prince.

Jia Xu's "poison" lies in his accurate observation of things, sharp vision, and a bit unexpected, and to the point, recklessly!

The reason why Guan Yu is so optimistic about Jia Xu is not groundless, in modern times, he found through reading that although this Jia Xu is called a "poisoner", he is actually very capable, for the following reasons:

First, Jia Xu's way of planning is to first make a plan for himself, then the lord, then the current government, and the last is the national society. When Zhang Xiu defected to Cao Cao for the first time, Zhang Xiu struggled to choose between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. Jia Xu persuaded Zhang Xiu to take refuge in Cao Cao, and said to him: There are three benefits to taking refuge in Cao Cao. First, Cao Cao has heroic ambitions. Focus on the world and don't remember personal grievances. The second is that Cao Cao is weaker than Yuan Shao. If we take refuge in Yuan Shao, Shao will not take care of us. The third is that Cao Cao has a political advantage. After hearing this, Zhang Xiu adopted Jia Xu's suggestion and took refuge in Cao Cao. Sure enough, he was treated favorably by Cao Cao.

Second, Jia Xu's strategy is brilliant because the decision-makers are willing to adopt it after hearing it and implement it well. The key to a person who gives advice is to have insight into the human nature of the master and know his own weight. Whether the host can accept and implement his own suggestions. For example, Yuan Shao's Tian Feng and Fu Zhu, although they are loyal to Yuan Shao, they are also good at giving advice. But it was not valued by Yuan Shao. In the end, he was killed. And Jia Xu can be seen from the people he defected to. Li Dao, Zhang Xiu, Cao Cao, et al. For example, when Cao Cao conquered Ma Chao, he followed Jia Xu's suggestion to use a discord meter, so that Han Sui and Ma Chao were separated. As a result, the battle was won.

Third, Jia Xu is well versed in the way of self-preservation. Cao Cao privately asked Jia Xu what he thought of the heir, Jia Xu kept his mouth shut, Cao Cao asked him why he didn't answer, Jia Xu said: "I'm thinking about Yuan Shao and Liu Biao." Cao Cao laughed, so he made Cao Pi the crown prince in that year. Jia Xu thought that he was not Cao Cao's former minister, but he had a deep plan, so he was afraid that Cao Cao would be suspicious, so he adopted a self-preservation strategy, kept himself behind closed doors, did not associate with others in private, and his children did not marry the powerful. (To be continued......)