However, it is said that Zhen's name, Zhen Luo, is a native of Zhongshan Wuji (now Wuji County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei), and a descendant of Zhen Han of the Han Taibao.

His father, Zhen Yi, once served as Shangcai Ling, and his mother Zhang was a native of Changshan.

Zhen Yi and Zhang had three sons and five daughters, the eldest son Zhen Yu, died young; The second son, Zhen Yan, was a young man who raised filial piety and honesty as a lang, and was made a general rafter and served as Qu Liang Ling; The third son, Zhen Yao, was also raised as filial piety.

Zhen Luo's four sisters are named Zhen Jiang, Zhen Tuo, Zhen Dao, and Zhen Rong.

When Zhen Luo was sleeping, the family seemed to see someone covering his body with jade clothes, which was very strange.

When Zhen Luo was three years old, his father died, and the young Zhen Luo was very sad because he missed his father, and such early wisdom made the people in the family and around her feel that she was different from the others. There was once a scholar Liu Liang who looked at Zhen Luo and Zhen Yi's other children, pointed at Zhen Luo and said, "This girl will be unspeakably expensive in the future." ”

Zhen Luo has been teasing and playing since he was a child.

When she was eight years old, a group of people riding horses and acrobatics came from outside the courtyard, and Zhen Luo's family and several sisters went to the attic to watch, but she was the only one who didn't go.

Several sisters were surprised and asked her why she didn't go to play and watch the excitement together?

Zhen Luo said: "Is this what girls should watch?" So he was alone in the house reading and writing.

Zhen Luo has been very fond of reading since she was a child, she is well-read and knowledgeable, as long as she has read the articles, she can immediately comprehend them, and she has also written with her brother's pen and inkstone many times.

The elder brother laughed at her and said, "What is the use of a woman studying if she should learn from a woman?" Do you still want to be a female doctor (official name) in the future? ”

Zhen Luo replied: "In ancient times, virtuous women had to learn from the success and failure experience of their predecessors to warn themselves. If you don't read, how can you learn from it? ”

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, the situation was turbulent, and the famine continued for many years, and the people sold their valuable things in their homes in order to make ends meet.

At that time, the Zhen family had a large amount of grain reserves, and took the opportunity to acquire a lot of gold and silver treasures.

Zhen Luo was only a teenager at the time, and when he saw this situation, he said to his mother: "Seeking treasure in troubled times is not a good strategy. Now that many people are starving, it is better to open the grain warehouse at home and help the neighbors in all directions, which can be regarded as a virtue that benefits everyone. ”

The whole family thought that she had a point, so they distributed all the food in the family to the neighbors for free.

When Zhen Luo was fourteen years old, his second brother Zhen Yan died, Zhen Luo was very sad, treated his widowed sister-in-law with respect and humility, helped his second sister-in-law take care of family affairs everywhere, and took care of the children left by Zhen Yan with all his heart, and loved them very much.

Zhen Luo's mother has a strict personality and often uses strict rules to require her daughter-in-law, Zhen Luo persuaded her mother several times: "The second brother unfortunately died early, the second sister-in-law is young and widowed, and she has to take care of the children left behind, although she is your daughter-in-law, you should love her like your own daughter." ”

The mother was moved to tears when she heard Zhen Luo's words, and from then on, she let Zhen Luo and her second sister-in-law move around often, and they lived together, and the relationship between the two was very close.

In the middle age of Jian'an, Yuan Shao hired Zhen Luo as his wife for his second son Yuan Xi, and since then he has been known as Zhen's family.

Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Chan and appointed his second son, Yuan Xi, Zhen's husband, as the assassin of Youzhou, while Zhen stayed in Yecheng to serve his mother-in-law, Liu.

It is said that after Cao Cao asked his son Cao Pi to accept Zhen's family, he asked people to listen to Yuan Tan's news.

It is reported that Yuan Tan heard that Yuan Shang was defeated and went to Zhongshan, led troops to plunder Ganling, Anping, Bohai, Hejian and other places, and pursued Yuan Shang to go to Youzhou to surrender to Yuan Xi, surrender all his people, and try to recapture Jizhou.

Cao Cao learned of Yuan Tan's betrayal, furious, Chi wrote to Yuan Tan, broke his marriage contract, returned his daughter, and led the army to the plains to conquer, Yuan Tan was defeated and defended Nanpi.

In December of the ninth year of Jian'an (204), Cao Cao captured the plains, slightly determined the counties, and was about to lead the army to attack Nanpi, when he suddenly heard that Ren Jun was attacked on the way to transport grain, and unfortunately died.

In the first month of the following year, Cao Cao personally led a large army to attack Nanpi.

At that time, the weather was freezing and the river was frozen, making it difficult for grain ships to move, so the local people knocked on the ice and dragged the boats.

When the people heard the order, they all fled.

Cao Cao was furious and ordered to be captured and killed.

Hearing this order, the people were terrified, and some people went to the camp to surrender themselves.

Cao Cao said: "If you don't kill you, then I will give the order; If I kill you, my heart will not bear it; Thou shalt go and hide in the mountains, and Hugh will be captured by our sergeants. ”

Those who surrendered were moved, wept and returned, and gathered the rest of the fleeing people to do their best to break the ice and drag the boat.

Yuan Tan was besieged on all sides, terrified, and urgently ordered Xin Ping to go to Cao Cao to make an appointment.

Cao Cao said to Xin: "Yuan Tan is capricious and unbelievable. Your brother Simbi is now in my place, and he is being put to great use. Thou shalt remain here and be reused. ”

Xin commented: "It's a big difference. I heard that the lord was honored, and the lord was worried about the humiliation. I have been working for the Yuan family for a long time, how can I betray? ”

Cao Cao knew that he couldn't keep it, so he sent him back.

Xin commented on Yuan Tan, and said that Cao Cao was not allowed to surrender.

Yuan Tan reprimanded: "Your brother is now Cao Cao, do you also have two hearts?" ”

When Xin Ping heard this, he was full of anger and fainted.

Yuan Tan was helped out.

Xin Ping was out of the account and died in an instant.

Yuan Tan regretted it a little and asked Guo Tu for advice.

Guo Tu saw that Xin Ping was dead: "Cao Cao is not allowed to surrender, only to fight to the death." ”

Cao Cao led the army to attack the city, and the two sides fought in a scuffle, from morning to noon, and the siege was not overcome.

Cao Cao abandoned his horse and went up the mountain and beat the drum himself.

When the soldiers saw this, they pressed forward.

Cao Hong rushed into battle, charged ahead, and when he met Yuan Tan, he raised his knife and slashed.

Yuan Tan couldn't resist and was slashed by Cao Hong.

Guo Tu was shocked when he saw this, and fled quickly.

Le Jin saw it and shot it down the trench with an arrow.

Cao Cao took advantage of the situation to lead his army into Nanpi to pacify the people.

Yuan Xi's generals Jiao Touch and Zhang Nan betrayed Yuan Xi and surrendered and were made marquis.

Zhang Yan of the Montenegrin Army led 100,000 troops to surrender and was named the general of Pingbei.

Cao Cao seized Nanpi and ordered Yuan Tan's head to be hung at the north gate, ordering "other people who are in the same evil as the Yuan clan to start with them." Those who dare to cry or bury Yuan Tan will be beheaded. ”

As soon as the order notice was hung out, I saw a person wearing a crown and a decaying robe, crying and worshipping Yuan Tan's head.

The first sergeant hurriedly took it to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao asked only to find out that this person was Wang Xiu, who was driving in Qingzhou, and was escorting grain and grass to Anle (now the northeast of Leting County, Hebei), and heard that Yuan Tan was in danger, so he led dozens of his subordinates to rush to Nanpi to rescue Yuan Tan.

When he arrived in Gaomi County, Wang Xiu heard the news that Yuan Tan was dead, and cried loudly: "Without you, where will I go back?" ”

Wang Xiu hurriedly urged people to wait at the north gate of Nanpi, saw Yuan Tan's head, cried and worshiped on the ground, was taken to see Cao Cao, and asked to bury Yuan Tan's body.

Cao Cao asked, "Don't you know my orders?" ”

Wang Xiu said, "I know." ”

Cao Cao said: "Since you know, why are you still crying and worshiping Yuan Tan? ”

Wang Xiu said: "I was appointed by Yuan Tan in my life, and I didn't cry when I died, and it was not righteous. ”

Cao Cao said: "It's okay to cry, but you dare to ask for the burial of the body, aren't you afraid of death?" ”

Wang Xiu said: "If you are afraid of death and forget your righteousness, how can you stand in the world." I have received the kindness of the Yuan family, and if I can collect Yuan Tan's body and then let me die, I will not regret it. ”

Cao Cao thought secretly: I didn't expect there to be so many righteous people in Hebei, but unfortunately it can't be reused by the Yuan family, otherwise how can it be broken?

Cao Cao asked Wang Xiu: "You once advised Yuan Tan not to kill each other, but he didn't listen, which led to today's disaster, why do you still collect his body?" ”

Wang Xiu said: "In order to fight for power, it is unkind for brothers to kill each other; Foreign enemies invaded, and it was unwise not to think of joining forces to fight. is unkind and unwise, and is eventually killed by foreign enemies, so he cries and worships. ”

Cao Cao asked, "What will happen to you if your brothers die in battle?" ”

Wang Xiu said: "In order to fight for power, the brothers fought against each other, divided and killed each other, the soldiers died, the people suffered, the heavens were angry and the people resented, and there was more than enough to die. ”

Cao Cao was silent for a long time: "The royal family is declining, the powerful are rising, the hegemony is divided, and the people are miserable. I want to unify the world, straighten things out, save the people from the suffering of wars, and let them live and work in peace and contentment? ”

Wang Xiu's eyes lit up: "If it is as the prime minister said, the world is very fortunate, and the people are very fortunate!" ”

Cao Cao said firmly: "I am bound to do it." ”

Wang Xiu bowed to him.

Cao Cao hurriedly helped him up, and asked Wang Xiu to collect and bury Yuan Tan's body.

After Cao Cao captured Nanpi, all parts of Jizhou obeyed, but they were the only ones who guarded Anle and were unwilling to obey.

Cao Cao ordered Wang Xiu to supervise the transportation of military rations back to Anle and take the head of the command.

Wang Xiu knew that the management was loyal and could not bear to hurt his life, so he persuaded the management to surrender to Cao Cao on the basis of Cao Cao's willingness and eloquence to unify the world and save the people from suffering.

Guan Tong was persuaded by Wang Xiu and went with Wang Xiu to see Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was very happy when he saw that Guan Tong was coming, and pardoned Guan Tong.

Yuan's decree was lenient, and most of the powerful people in office amassed wealth.

Cao Cao broke through Yecheng and confiscated tens of thousands of family property of the trial and others.

When he inspected Wang Xiu's house, the grain was less than ten hundred, and there were only a few hundred volumes of books.

Cao Cao sighed: "Wang Xiu is really worthy of his name as a scholar. ”

So he hired Wang Xiu as Sikong Peng, acting as Si Jin Zhonglang, and moved to Wei County Taishou.

Wang Xiu knew that Cao Cao had the courage to unify the world and rectify the world, so he did his best to serve him, govern the place, spare no effort, and later died of illness. This is a later story, so I won't mention it.

It is said that Cao Cao broke through Nanpi and pacified Jizhou, so he sent Yuan Jun to subordinate generals Jiao Touch, Zhang Nan, Lü Kuang, Lü Xiang, Ma Yan and others to lead their headquarters to attack Youzhou in three ways and attack Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang; Send Li Dian and Le Jin to join Zhang Yan to attack Bingzhou and attack Gaogan.

Yuan Xi and Yuan Shangzhi Cao's army attacked Youzhou, and they expected to be defeated, so they led their troops to Wuhuan in Western Liao.

Jiao Touch and other three-way army horses captured Youzhou and were named the general of Zhenbei.

Li Dian, Lejin, and Zhang Yan attacked Bingzhou, and Gao Gan stubbornly defended Huguan Pass (now southwest of Changzhi, Shanxi) for several days.

Cao Cao led the army to the Huguan Pass, used a deception to seize the pass, Gao Gan seized the road and fled, asked for help from the Xiongnu Shan Yu, Shan Yu did not accept, had to go to Jingzhou to throw Liu Biao, and went to Shangluo (now in Shangluo, Shaanxi) was captured and killed by Wang Yan, the commander of the Luo, and dedicated the head to Cao Cao, who was named the prince by Cao Cao.

The state was established, and Cao Cao gathered people to discuss the plan to enter the army.