The people Cao Cao wanted most were Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Although he admired Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and others, they were not on the same level.
Everyone knows that Cao Cao is a man of talent, and there are poems to prove it:
The green and green Zijin is so long in my heart. But for your sake, I still ponder it.
The mountains never get too high and the sea never gets too deep. The Duke of Zhou vomits food, and the world returns to its heart.
This is a poem in Cao Cao's "Dan Ge Xing". His thirst for talents and his ambition to collect all the talents in the world are clearly visible.
Cao Cao was making wine and discussing heroes, and said to Liu Bei: "Today's heroes are only envoys and Cao Er. There are not many disciples in the original."
This means that , Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu ??and others are not numerous, the only ones who can be called heroes are Cao Liu.
Cao Cao really wanted Liu Bei to join him, but Liu Bei believed himself to be a hero and did not want to work for Cao Cao at all.
Cao Cao also said, "Having a son should be like Sun Zhongmou."
Pei Songzhi's annotation in "Three Kingdoms·Wu Shu·Biography of Lord Wu":
"Wu Li" said: ''... Quan traveled five or six miles and returned to advocate. When the public saw the boats and ships and the troops being cleaned up, he sighed and said: "I should give birth to a son like Sun Zhongmou! If Liu Jingsheng's son is like a porpoise and dog ears!" ''
In the eighteenth year of Jian'an (213), Cao Cao led The army attacked Ruxukou and held a stalemate with Sun Quan for more than a month. Sun Quan surrounded Cao's army with water troops, captured more than 3,000 people, and drowned thousands of Cao's soldiers.
After that, Sun Quan challenged several times, but Cao Cao could not hold on. Sun Quan personally sailed into Cao's camp from Ruxukou. The generals were about to attack. Cao Cao said, "This is Sun Quan who is coming to visit my army." So he ordered that the crossbow sword should not be fired carelessly.
Sun Quan walked five or six miles, played cheerful music and returned.
Cao Cao saw Sun Wuzhou's strict management from a distance and couldn't help but sigh:
''Having a son should be like Sun Zhongmou, and Liu Jingsheng's son should be like a dolphin with dog ears!''.
After Sun Quan returned, he wrote a letter to Cao Cao, saying: "Spring is only coming, and it is advisable for you to go quickly." He also attached a small note, which said: "You will not be alone until you die with one step. "An'."
Cao Cao said to everyone, "Sun Quan didn't deceive me." So he withdrew his troops.
Cao Cao was a person of Sun Quan's father's generation. Sun Quan made fun of Lao Cao in this way, which shows his bold and humorous character. Despite the big age difference between the two, they cherish each other like heroes.
In Leopard Eyes’ view, the only people Cao Cao really dreamed of having were Sun Quan and Liu Bei.
Leopard Eyes is naturally an afterthought, but Cao Cao's appreciation of Liu Bei and Sun Quan was definitely not after the establishment of the Three Kingdoms.
Cao Cao can truly be said to cherish talents and have a discerning eye.
02
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, etc. are all talents that Cao Cao hopes to get, but they are not at the level of dreaming.
Cao Cao gave gold and silver, BMWs and beauties, all because he wanted to retain Guan Yu. This was a reflection of Cao Cao's cherishing of talents.
But after all, the second brother is not the eldest brother, and Guan Yu can't compare to Liu Bei. This is not a matter of level.
Not to mention anything else, in the category specified by the questioner, among the five tiger generals, there is still no one who can compare with Guan Guan Yun Chang.
Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong are both loyal and righteous, as well as wise and courageous. They cannot be said to be worse than Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but they are not much better than them. Zhao Yun can be compared with Guan and Zhang, that's about it, and there is no problem that Cao Cao could only dream of.
Luo Guanzhong arranged for Zhao Yun to kill seven in and seven out. He himself felt that it was unjustifiable, so he ordered Cao Cao to capture Zhao Yun alive and not to harm him.
Because of Cao Cao's order, Zhao Yun was able to enter and exit seven times without any damage. Otherwise, Zhao Yun and Adou would have become a pile of meat.
In the Battle of Changbanpo, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and others were able to escape alive. Zhao Yun was able to escape with his son and daughter. There is no need to demand that he kill seven in and seven out.
Zhao Yun is extremely brave and is the talent Cao Cao longs for, but not to the level he dreams of.
Among the five tiger generals, apart from Guan Yu, it is Zhao Yun. This is indeed what Cao Cao values. As for Ma Chao and Huang Zhong, Cao Cao was not that interested.
Ma Chao followed his father Ma Teng and joined Cao Cao. Cao Cao also valued him, but generally speaking, he did not treat him like Guan Yu. Otherwise, he would not rebel against Cao Cao without his father and brothers.
As for Huang Zhong being indeed an old model, regardless of whether what is said in the novel is true or false, it makes sense for Guan Yu to look down on this veteran soldier.
Huang Zhongding Junshan beheaded Xia Houyuan. That was a special situation. If he had to fight alone, he might not be able to defeat Xia Houyuan. Such talents are everywhere in Cao Cao's camp. Cao Cao will not give up any talent, but he will not covet everyone.
As for Zhang Fei, Mr. Chen Shou's view is that he is just a superior who only looks at leaders but no subordinates. Cao Cao may not appreciate him very much.
Therefore, Zhao Yun is a talent that Cao Cao admires, but his appreciation will never exceed that of Guan Yu, and it will never reach the point where he can only dream of it. The real historical facts, I'm afraid Zhao Yunyuan is not as magical as the novel said.