Xu Chu (chǔ, see Ci Hai) is a Zhongkang. He is more than eight feet long and ten feet around the waist. He looks brave and has great strength. He is a samurai guardian who commands Cao Cao with Dian Wei, and often accompanies Cao Cao in all directions. He is called "Tiger Idiot". According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chu Xu was "more than eight feet long, with a waist and a circumference of ten, heroic and courageous". After Chu Xu died of illness, he was posthumously named Zhuanghou. Comment on Chu Xu in The History of the Three Kingdoms: "Sex abides by the law, quality is more important than words". Chu Xu won the trust of Cao Cao's family and continued to be responsible for the safety of Cao Pi after Cao Cao's death. Chu Xu also has dozens of officers and generals under the guard.
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Cao Cao: "This is my Fan Kuai." & lt The Biography of Xu Chu in The New Romance of the Three Kingdoms > Chu Xu
Three Kingdoms, Shu Wei, Li Er, Zang Luwen, Xu Dianer, Pang Yan: "Chu Shenfeng, quality is more important than words", "Chu Xu and Dian Wei are left and right, and they are also Han Fan Kuai."
Ma Chao asked Mao, "Who is the male tiger?" Mao Gu refers to Chu and looks forward to it. Since then. The army is infatuated with Li Chu as a tiger, so it is called tiger delusion; Therefore, the super-questioning tiger Hou has been called Yan by the world so far, and everyone calls him by his first name.
Biography of the Three Kingdoms, Shu Wei and Chu Xuchuan
Luo Guanzhong: (1) The world wants to divide the Han people, and heroes are everywhere. After Gerber Chu Xu surrendered, why did he worry about Lu Buqiang from now on!
(2) the majestic town of Kyushu, Chu Xu was fruitful. Just because Meng has seen it before, the tiger has spread from here in the world.
(3) arm saddle bell to protect the main body, holding a golden wave pole. If Chu Xu hadn't devoted himself to saving, Meng De would have been a man under the spring.
Two-part allegorical saying: Chu Xu's war horse is super shirtless.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, thousands of able-bodied men and clans gathered together to build defensive facilities to resist the invasion of thieves and soldiers. At that time, more than 10,000 soldiers from Gebei, Runan, attacked Chu Xu, who was outnumbered, exhausted and exhausted, and ordered both men and women to look for big stones to defend the enemy. When the enemy soldiers rushed up, Chu Xufei retreated, so the thieves dared not approach. Until the food was almost exhausted, Chu Xu pretended to make peace with the thief and negotiated to exchange cattle for food. The thief soldier moved the cow and ran back by himself. Chu Xu walked to the front and took the bull's tail for more than one hundred steps. Thieves and soldiers are too scared to come back for cows. From then on, I was afraid to hear Chu Xu's name in Huai, Ru, Chen and Liang.
Jian 'an two years, AD 197. Cao Cao occupied Huai and Ru and sent many people to submit to Cao Cao. Today, he paid homage to a captain and introduced Su Wei.
Jian 'an three years, AD 198. After Cao Cao conquered Zhang Xiu, Chu Xu took the lead, beheaded more than 10,000 thieves and moved a captain.
Jian 'an four years, AD 199. Follow Cao Cao to confront Yuan Shao in Guandu. At that time, Xu and others wanted to murder Cao Cao, because they were always around, and they dared not do so. When on vacation, Xu and others came to see Cao Cao with a sharp sword. At that time, Chu Xu felt uneasy at home and immediately returned to Cao Cao. Xu and others watched in shock as soon as they entered the account. When he saw that something was wrong, he immediately killed Xu and others. Later, Cao Cao trusted Chu Xu more, went in and out among his companions and wouldn't let him leave.
Jian 'an nine years, AD 204. Following Cao Cao's siege of Yecheng, he made meritorious military service, and gave Hou Jian 'an in Guannei sixteen years, 2 1 1 year. Follow Cao Cao to conquer Han Sui and Ma Chao in Tongguan. Cao Cao wanted to cross the river, and when he reached the river, he let the army go first and broke up with Chu Xu and more than 100 tigers. At this time, Ma Chao rode more than 10 thousand troops to rob and kill Cao Cao, and the arrows rained down. Chu Xu said to Cao Cao, "There are many thieves and many soldiers. Now that our troops have crossed the river, it's time for you to go. " So Cao Cao was helped into the boat, and the thieves and soldiers were unstoppable. The rest of the troops are scrambling to get on board, and the ship will be overweight. Chu Xu killed the boat climber, holding a saddle in his left hand to block an arrow for Cao Cao, and pushing the boat across the river in his right hand. On that day, without Chu Xu, Cao Cao would be in danger. Later, Cao Cao talked with Han Sui, Ma Chao and others alone, without accompanying him, leaving only Chu Xu. Ma Chao was conceited and wanted to sneak up on Cao Cao, but he often heard the name of Chu Xu on weekdays, suspecting that this man was following him. So he asked Cao Cao, "Where is the tiger Hou of Cao Gong?" Cao Caoyong pointed at Chu Xu, who glared at him, but Ma Chao did not dare to move. A few days later, Cao Jun defeated Ma Chaojun, and Chu Xu personally beheaded him in the battle. Therefore, Chu Xu made meritorious service in this escort operation, and officially appointed Wu as a corps commander. Because Ma Chao asked about the tiger, the name of Tiger Chi was praised by the world from now on, and some even thought it was the right name.
Later, Cao Ren, the general of Cao Cao clan, came from Jingzhou to pay homage. Before Cao Cao left his bedroom, Coss went to Chu Xu outside the temple and asked him to sit down in the side room and talk. Chu Xu only said, "The King of Wei will be out soon" and turned back to the temple, which provoked Coss to bear a grudge. Chu Xu was asked, "Cao Ren, the general of the Southern Expedition, is an important member of the imperial clan. He condescended to see you. Why did you refuse? " Chu Xu replied, "Although he is an important official of his own family, he is a general who guards foreign governors. But I, Chu Xu, am in charge of internal defense. If we want to talk in public, we can. Why talk in private? " When Cao Cao heard about it, he loved Chu Xu even more and was promoted to be a backbone general.