At the age of twenty-two, Mrs. Tianchouzi was sent as an envoy of the imperial court by Liu Yu, a shepherd from Youzhou. Later, Liu Yu died at the hands of Gongsun Zan. Tian Chou, who was sentimental, mourned for Gong Liu, causing great dissatisfaction with Gongsun Zan, saying, "How dare you go to Liu Yu's grave to mourn without reporting to me? How dare you? " You know, at that time, the relationship between Liu Yuhe and Gongsun Zan broke down to kill his wife and father, and Tian Chou was also an official in Youzhou. Gongsun Zan is also his immediate boss, and other subordinates of Liu Yu fall apart and throw themselves into Gongsun Zan's "new lover's arms". Tian Chou mourned Liu Yu in public, just like hitting Gongsun Zan in the face in front of everyone. What kind of person is Tian Chou? He is a Confucian scholar and knows everything. Gongsun Zan, who argued easily, was unable to refute. Gongsun Zan had to let him go, which also shows that Tian Chou is a wise and honest man, not a savage.
Tian Chou's second master was Cao Cao, the strongest warlord in the north, who defeated Yuan Shao and established a vassal. This year is the twelfth year of Jian 'an. Cao Cao lost his best adviser, Guo Jia, which is really a talent-seeking. The famous Tian Chou naturally became Cao Cao's "hunting" target. At this time, Tian Chou is living a quiet life with his hometown people in the mountains, which is quite a bit of a peach blossom garden. How can Cao Cao, who is thirsty for talents, be willing to let such talents live the life of a village man in the mountains? What's more, he has lost his strongest counselor now and needs another one urgently.
Cao Cao sent people to Tian Chou's door with countless gold, silver and jewels, hoping that Tian Chou would come in handy. But the ideal is full, but the reality is very skinny. Cao Cao's men reported that Tian Chou was unmoved and regarded gold and silver treasures as dirt. You know, the first visit in ancient times, such a generous gift, is a great face for the respondent, not to mention the value of the gift itself.
Cao Cao was dumbfounded, thinking that money could not impress him, so he impressed him with beautiful women. Since ancient times, heroes have been sad about beauty, and Tian Chou is still an unmarried and hot-blooded young man. However, the reality hit his face again. Cao Cao himself is a sex maniac and feels that everyone is as weak-willed as himself. Who is Tian Chou? At a young age, he was already a Confucian scholar. How could he kneel at the feet of a beautiful woman like Cao Cao, and then he refused Cao Cao, making Cao Cao a thief uncomfortable. Cao Cao personally visited the house for the third time, showing a state of hunger. Corporal Li Xian and Tian Chou saw that Cao Cao was full of sincerity, so they agreed to go out and help Cao Cao pacify the war and take revenge on Gongsun Zan.
This move is a bit like Liu Bei's going to the cottage to get a good talent, which also shows that Tian Chou is a very resourceful person to let Cao Cao do so.
In the following years, Tian Chou followed Cao Cao's expedition to the east and the west, helping Cao Cao to make suggestions and win many battles. When Cao Cao marched north to the Fifth Ring Road, it was raining in summer, and the coastal low-lying areas were muddy and difficult to walk, and thieves guarded the dangerous sections. Cao Cao couldn't move forward, so he jumped up and down for help. Tian Chou thought for a moment and said to Cao Cao, "This kind of weather is normal. Pinggang County has been abandoned since the reign of Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty." As soon as Cao Cao heard the coup, he decided that there was a lonely path planned by Tian Chou. Cao Cao pretended to retreat, but in fact he attacked the thieves from the path and killed them all.
Cao Cao wanted to give Tian Chou a pavilion to the imperial court, because Tian Chou had made great contributions in pacifying Wu Wan. Tian Chou thinks that he has not avenged Liu Yu and should not enjoy wealth. Cao Cao knew Tian Chou's character and didn't force him.
As recorded in "Learning from Mutual Adversity":
Cao Cao remembered Tian Chou's achievements and listened to his words before hating him. He said: "success is a man's ambition, but it is also a loss of Wang Fa's great branch." To restore the territory of the former Lord. On the domain hydrophobic Chen Cheng, swear by death. If you don't fucking listen, you still want to worship. As for counting to four, he doesn't accept it. Some officials violate the law: "illegal profits are exempted from official punishment." Fuck princes and ministers. Prince Pi said, "The territory is the same as Wen Zi's, and it is better for Xu Shen to avoid the reward and not take advantage of it." Zhong You, a captain, thinks he can smell it. Cao Cao still wants to wait for him, and he is very kind to Xia Houdun. Cao Cao made him feel sorry for himself. I tried to persuade him to stay in the domain, but the domain knew what it meant and stopped talking. Just as he was about to leave, he invited Yu to say, "Yu, the ear of a fugitive without justice; It's lucky to be kind-hearted, how can you sell Lu Long's plug to treat Lu Zai! Vertical country private domain, independent domain is worthy of the heart! If a general knows his territory like the back of his hand, it will still be like this. If he has to, he will petition to die, and he will be the first. " Before you die, you will cry. I want to answer Cao Cao. Cao Cao is embarrassed. I also know that I can't bow my head, so I worship him as a negotiator.
Then Tian Chou made great contributions. Cao Cao tried to promote Tian Chou four times, but Tian Chou refused for one reason. So many times, it can be said that it is extraordinary to refuse the reward of the master. In ancient times, rewards and punishments were decided by the king alone, and refusing to give them was equivalent to refuting the king's face, which was unacceptable from the monarch's point of view. However, Tian Chou boldly rejected Cao Cao. Cao Cao hoped that Xia Houdun, who had made friends with Tian Chou, would persuade him, but Tian Chou insisted on not accepting high-ranking officials, and said that if he was forced to accept official positions, he would rather commit suicide. After hearing Xia Houdun's answer, Cao Cao could only give a hand, but there was nothing he could do. You can see how principled and courageous this man is.
Such a man with both literary talent and martial arts was famous in his twenties, but he followed Cao Cao to admit that he was not an official, which shows that this man attaches great importance to love and righteousness. Unfortunately, a man who was jealous of talent, courage and principles died in Jian 'an in 19 at the age of 46.