Chapter 464: A safe and wise choice, no matter what you choose
Zhang Ying said with some confusion: "Why don't you, husband, stand in line with General Lu and come here again?"
Gu Yu smiled bitterly and said: "It's not that I don't want to do this, but I can't. Hey, if I make the wrong choice, there will be no way out. Can I still marry Ying'er?" When Zhang Ying asked about this, Gu Yu
I thought of a lot of people and things,
Zhang Ying thought for a while and then said seriously: "From this point of view, it is better to be cautious. It is a wise choice not to choose!"
Gu Yu's approach was very wise. He waited until the situation became clear before choosing a side. Although the benefits would be much less, the risks would be reduced accordingly and he could save his life.
If we follow the example of the two deceased nephews, if we win the bet, the profit will be very high. If we lose, we will lose our own lives just like the two nephews. The chance of losing is quite high.
If he loses, he rarely survives. Although there are such people, he still doesn't believe that he can still survive even if he loses, so he doesn't choose now.
There are also many people like his two nephews. In the past few years, Yang Xiu, Meng Da, Ju Shou, and Xun Yu all ended up dead. There are few people like Guan Zhong who can stand in the wrong team and still be in the best position.
Your Majesty, not to mention someone like Zhou Guo Wei who stood in the wrong team many times and still lived better...
Yang Xiu was born in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He was the son of Taiwei Yang Biao and the nephew of warlord Yuan Shu. He came from a high-ranking noble family and had a very noble status.
In addition to his very noble status, Yang Xiu is also very talented.
A very famous writer at that time was called Mi Heng. He had a very high vision and was looked down upon by many people, including Cao Cao.
But Mi Heng was very fond of Yang Xiu, believing that there were only two talented people in the world, one was Kong Rong and the other was Yang Xiu.
Of course, Mi Heng's idea is also a family theory. You cannot think that Yang Xiu is smart, but it also reflects Yang Xiu's popularity from the side.
They wooed Yang Xiu partly because of Yang Xiu's talent.
After all, the "Three Caos" are not ordinary people. They are all quick-working and first-rate in poetry. They all get along well with Yang Xiu.
On the other hand, Yang Xiu has been working as Cao Cao's secretary all year round and knows many hidden things, so it will be of no harm to him to win over Yang Xiu.
Today we no longer know what Yang Xiu was thinking at the time, but according to historical records, Yang Xiu finally chose Cao Zhi among the two brothers and became a member of Cao Zhi's camp to seize the direct line.
Yang Xiu followed Cao Zhi, and openly did a lot of things for Cao Zhi (the explanation here is because there was doubt later on whether Yang Xiu was really the backbone of Cao Zhi's camp).
For example, Cao Cao was testing some of Cao Zhi's ideas on governing the country. Cao Zhi was good at writing articles and poems, but he was not as well-informed as his brother, so Yang Xiu secretly helped compile more than ten ideas for Cao Zhi to adapt accordingly.
When Cao Cao saw that Cao Zhi was so insightful, he already appreciated him, and he became even more appreciative. The so-called deep love and deep responsibility, when Cao Cao later learned that these were not Cao Zhi's own thoughts, it was inevitable that he would be furious.
In addition, Cao Zhi loved to drink and would go crazy after drinking. This is probably a common problem among talented people. After all, Li Bai is also the author of "Thousands of Poems about Drinking."
There is nothing wrong with drinking. After drinking, you can just write an article and sleep quietly. As a result, Cao Zhi did something big.
In the autumn of the 24th year of Jian'an, he saw that the weather was nice, so he invited Yang Xiu to have a drink with him to cheer him up. He got a little drunk, so he drove through Sima Gate and ran wildly on the forbidden road.
That road was the road where emperors held ceremonies, and Cao Zhi got into great trouble, bringing Yang Xiu with him. Cao Cao was furious when he learned about it, but his son couldn't kill him, so he killed Yang Xiu.
Meng Da followed his good friend Fazheng to Yizhou and defected to Liu Zhang. However, Liu Zhang had no ability, so the two of them joined Liu Bei's sect and became the advisers and generals of Liu Bei's group.
Among them, Fa Zheng was by Liu Bei's side, advising Liu Bei, and was Liu Bei's mastermind. Meng Da was good at fighting. After winning the Battle of Hanzhong, he attacked Fangling north, killed Kuai Qi, the prefect of Fangling, and captured Fangling. After that, Meng Da
With the help of Liu Feng, Dayou captured Shangyong and gained great prestige.
However, Meng Da and Liu Feng failed to rescue Guan Yu in time, which led to Guan Yu being captured and killed by Soochow. He was afraid that Liu Bei would come to settle the score with him, so he led his men to surrender to Cao Wei.
However, after the deaths of Cao Pi and Xia Houshang, Meng Da became suspicious, so he contacted Zhuge Liang and wanted to return to Shu Han, but was captured and killed by Sima Yi.
Meng Da stood on the wrong team on the issue of whether to rescue Guan Yu, and then on the wrong team again on the issue of whether to return to Shu, and was eventually executed.
Jushou, who was originally the assistant of Han Fu, the shepherd of Jizhou, made many good suggestions for Han Fu, but none of them were adopted. When Yuan Shao took over Jizhou, he gave up Han Fu and chose Yuan Shao. This time he took sides.
Jushou chose Yuan Shao and was on the right team.
However, between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, Ju Shou was on the wrong team. What was going on?
Through some planning, Jushou helped his lord Yuan Shao capture Qingzhou, Bingzhou and Youzhou, becoming the most powerful prince in the north.
After that, Jushu put forward a series of suggestions to Yuan Shao, such as welcoming the emperor, opposing the division of the princes, and tiring the emperor after three years, but they were all rejected by Yuan Shao.
In the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao was defeated and fled, while Jushou was captured by Cao Cao.
If Jushou chooses to submit to Cao Cao at this time, he will not only save his life, but also become Cao Cao's guest.
However, Jushou refused and thought of escaping back to Yuan Shao's camp.
In desperation, Cao Cao reluctantly killed Jushou. This time, Jushou obviously stood on the wrong side and lost his life.
Xun Yu came from the Xun family in Yingchuan and was after Xunzi.
From the beginning to the end, Xun Yu was loyal to the Han Dynasty and worked hard to revive the Han Dynasty all the time.
When Dong Zhuo controlled the government, he resolutely resigned and returned to his hometown. He returned to Jizhou and was treated as an honored guest by Yuan Shao.
However, Xun Yu realized that Yuan Shao was not the Ming Gong who could save the Han Dynasty, so he defected to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao adopted Xun Yu's suggestion to welcome Liu Xie, the emperor of Han Dynasty. From then on, Xun Yu believed that Cao Cao could revive the Han Dynasty, so he assisted Cao Cao wholeheartedly.
In fact, Xun Yu was still wrong. Cao Cao was not really fighting for the Han Dynasty, but for the Cao family.
Cao Cao finally called Wei Gong and Wei King, showing his true colors.
Xun Yu's wish to revive the Han Dynasty failed and he regretted it.
He might as well defect to Liu Bei. Even if Liu Bei becomes emperor, his surname will still be Liu, and the world will still belong to the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, Xun Yu assisted Cao Cao, which was contrary to his inner purpose. He then strongly opposed Cao Cao's title of Duke of Wei, and he was on the wrong team, and finally died because of it.
Cao Cao gave Xun Yu a gift of food. When Xun Yu opened it, he found nothing, so he understood Cao Cao's intention and committed suicide by taking poison.
Gu Yu said with emotion: "Hey, if your husband has the talent of Guan Zhong, it doesn't matter what you choose."
Guan Zhong was a famous "famous prime minister" during the Spring and Autumn Period. Without Guan Zhong, Duke Huan of Qi would not have been called the first overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period. Guan Zhong served as the Prime Minister of Qi and assisted Duke Huan of Qi for forty years. He was honored as "Father Zhong" by Duke Huan of Qi.
But who knew that Guan Zhong was assisting Duke Huan of Qi in his early days, and he almost killed Duke Huan of Qi?
In 686 BC, Duke Xiang of Qi died and the state of Qi was in chaos. The young master Xiaobai (later Duke Huan of Qi) who was in hiding rushed to the state of Qi at the same time as his son Jiu to inherit the throne.
At that time, Guan Zhong was assisting Young Master Jiu. In order for Young Master Jiu to ascend the throne smoothly, Guan Zhong personally set up an ambush at the intersection where Young Master Xiaobai had to pass, and shot and wounded Young Master Xiaobai. However, Young Master Xiaobai tricked him to death and escaped, and Young Master Xiaobai successfully ascended the throne.