As a result, he kept all three cities safe in the Great Progenitor’s absence. Xun Yu then consulted with Cheng Yu, and sent envoys to lobby Fan and Dong’e. However, if we doubt him right at the start, he might come up with a plan against us in anger.” Guo Gong, seeing that Xun Yu had no trace of fear, thought that Juancheng must be difficult to conquer. If I go talk to him before his mind is set, even if he doesn’t take in my words, at most he would stand neutral.
By his coming so speedily, he must not have decided on a plan of action yet. Do not go.” Xun Yu replied, “Guo Gong has not been a close friend with Zhang Miao and the others. Should you go, your life would be endangered. Xun Yu was about to go out to meet him, but Xiahou Dun and others said, “Sir, you are in charge of this whole province. Guo Gong asked for an audience with Xun Yu. Some said that he was one of Lü Bu’s accomplices, and all were in fear. Then, Guo Gong, Inspector of Yuzhou, arrived beneath the city gates with some tens of thousands of men. Once Xiahou Dun arrived, he immediately killed some tens of rebels that evening, and everyone calmed down. In addition to that, many of the higher-ranked officers in the city who had military commands were co-conspirators of Zhang Miao and Chen Gong. Since the Great Progenitor took the majority of his forces to attack Tao Qian, there were few men left guarding the city. By that time, all the cities of Yanzhou had already allied with Lü Bu. He also sent an urgent message to summon Xiahou Dun, Grand Administrator of Dongjun. Xun Yu, though, knew that Zhang Miao was about to rebel, and so he made ready his troops and raised the city defences. Please grant him food and supplies immediately.” No one knew what to make of this. When Lü Bu arrived, Zhang Miao sent Liu Yi to bear a message to Xun Yu, saying, “General Lü is here to help Lord Cao to attack Tao Qian. It happened that Zhang Miao and Chen Gong rebelled in Yanzhou and welcomed Lü Bu in secrecy. In the first year of the Xingping reign, the Great Progenitor attacked Tao Qian, and left Xun Yu behind to be in charge of domestic affairs. During this time, Xun Yu often followed him around in the position of a major. In the next year, the Great Progenitor was made designated Protector of Yanzhou, and afterwards he became General who Guards the East. Most of Xun Yu’s fellow villagers who remained home were killed. There is nothing much he can do now.” Dong Zhuo sent Li Jue and others east of the Passes, and they pillaged and plundered their way to Yingchuan and Chenliu and back. Xun Yu said, “Dong Zhuo has already reached the extreme in tyranny and thus is bound to end violently. The Great Progenitor asked Xun Yu’s opinion about that. Xun Yu was 29 then.Īt that time, Dong Zhuo abused his power and ruled the world with tyranny. The Great Progenitor was greatly pleased, and said, “This is my own Zifang!” Cao Cao made him a major. Therefore, in the second year of the Chuping reign, when the Great Progenitor was in Dongjun serving as General who Manifests Might, Xun Yu left Yuan Shao for him. Xun Yu figured that Yuan Shao would be unable to achieve great things. Xun Yu’s younger brother Xun Chan entered Yuan Shao’s employment, and so did Xin Ping and Guo Tu, who were also of the same commandery. By the time he arrived, Yuan Shao had already taken over Han Fu’s power, and he welcomed Xun Yu as a distinguished guest. Since no one would follow Xun Yu, he led just his family to Jizhou. Around that time, Han Fu, Protector of Jizhou, who was from the same commandery, sent a cavalry unit to take in the emperor. We should all leave here at once-do not linger!” However, his fellow villagers hesitated in following, since they loved their land. Once the realm falls into chaos, this will be the place for warfare. Thus he abandoned his post, and after returning home, he said to the elders, “Yingchuan is a battleground all around. During the calamities incited by Dong Zhuo, he asked to be sent off as a local officer, and so he was re-appointed Prefect of Kangfu. In the first year of Yonghan, Xun Yu was recommended as Filial and Incorrupt, and appointed Prefect of the Palace Guards. When Xun Yu was a young man, He Yu of Nanyang took him to be an extraordinary person, and said of him, “He is one who may aid a hegemon!” Xun Yu’s father, Xun Gun, served as Chancellor of Jinan, and his uncle Xun Shuang was Grand Minister of Works. He had eight sons, who were known as the “Eight Dragons”. During the reigns of Emperors Xun and Huan of Han, he was famous through the land. His grandfather, Xun Shu, styled Jihe, was Prefect of Langling. Xun Yu, styled Wenruo, was a man from Yinghang in Yingchuan.
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