rotk.net - Jia Xu

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Born: 147
Died: 223
Ancestral home: Guzang, Wuwei (Wuwei, Gansu)
Book mentions: 79

Roles:

advisor politician

Factions:

Cao Wei (primary) Dong Zhuo Li Jue Zhang Xiu

Appears in 21 chapters:

Chapter 9 — Lu Bu Kills Dong Zhuo For Wang Yun; Li Jue Attacks The Capital On Jia Xu's Advice.
Jia Xu's first appearance - adviser to Li Jue and Guo Si. Tells them flatly that running to Shanxi means death and that uniting Xiliang remnants under a 'revenge for Dong Zhuo' banner gives them a real chance. His plan succeeds and reshapes the next decade.
Chapter 10 — Gathering Arms, Ma Teng Moves To Rescue The Emperor; Commanding A Force, Cao Cao Marches To Avenge His Father.
Counsels fortify-and-wait against the Xiliang army - vindicated when the boasters Li Meng and Wang Fang fall to Ma Chao - then suggests executing Fan Chou quietly at a banquet rather than risking open war, and keeps urging his masters toward good governance until the court begins to recover.
Chapter 13 — Li Jue and Guo Si Duel In Changan; The Emperor Establishes Anyi The New Capital.
Pledges himself secretly to the weeping Emperor, talks the Qiang tribesmen into deserting Li Jue, and has the covetous rebel lulled with a Regent Marshal title - dismantling him from inside while restraining his witch-mania.
Chapter 14 — Cao Cao Moves The Court To Xuchang; Lu Bu Leads A Night Raid Against Xuzhou.
Tells Li Jue and Guo Si flatly that they cannot beat Cao Cao and should submit for amnesty - and gets a drawn sword for it. That night he slips out of camp alone and rides home to his native village.
Chapter 16 — In The Camp Gate, Lu Bu Shoots The Halberd; At River Yu, Cao Cao Suffers A Defeat.
Jia Xu; now adviser to Zhang Xiu; designs the Wancheng revolt that kills Dian Wei, Cao Ang, and Cao Anmin. His reputation as the era's most ruthless strategist begins here.
Chapter 17 — Yuan Shu Marches Out Seven Armies; Cao Cao And Three Generals Join Forces.
Watches Cao Cao ride Nanyang's walls for three days, reads the northwest-corner mound as the feint it is, and tells Zhang Xiu he can beat it with a counter-move - the cliffhanger.
Chapter 18 — Giving Counsels, Jia Xu Directs A Great Victory; Braving Battlefield, Xiahou Dun Loses An Eye.
Beats Cao Cao twice in one chapter: reads the northwest feint and packs the southeast houses with veterans, then - after warning against the first pursuit and being ignored - stakes his head on sending the beaten army after the victorious one, and wins. His lecture on why ('a hurried retreat means trouble at home; the rearguard laxity follows') leaves both his masters bowing.
Chapter 23 — Mi Heng Slips His Garment And Rails At Traitors; Ji Ping Pledges To Kill The Prime Minister.
Jia Xu; surrenders with Zhang Xiu to Cao Cao in this chapter - Cao Cao welcomes him so warmly that Jia Xu becomes one of his most-trusted advisers from here on.
Chapter 30 — Shunning Advice, Yuan Shao Loses Leaders and Granaries; Using Strategy, Cao Cao Scores Victory At Guandu.
Assigned with Xun You and Cao Hong to hold the main camp - with the newly-defected Xu You beside them - while Cao Cao rides for Wuchao.
Chapter 32 — Jizhou Taken: Yuan Shang Strives; River Zhang Cut: Xun You Schemes.
Left behind as Governor of Liyang when the army feints south toward Jingzhou.
Chapter 59 — Xu Chu Strips For A Fight With Ma Chao; Cao Cao Writes A Letter To Han Sui.
Jia Xu; designs the smudged-letter trick to break the Ma Chao / Han Sui alliance - the chapter's defining stratagem.
Chapter 66 — Armed With Sword, Guan Yu Goes To A Feast Alone; For The State, Empress Fu Offers Her Life.
Jia Xu; advises Cao Cao through the Hanzhong setup.
Chapter 67 — Cao Cao Conquers Hanzhong; Zhang Liao Terrorizes Xiaoyao.
Jia Xu; designs the bribery scheme that turns Pang De.
Chapter 68 — Gan Ning's Hundred Horsemen Raid The Northern Camp; Zuo Ci's Flung-Down Cup Fools Cao Cao.
Jia Xu; advises Cao Cao.
Chapter 74 — Pang De Takes His Coffin To The Field; Guan Yu Uses Water To Drown The Seven Armies.
Jia Xu; on Cao Cao's council; advises during the Fan crisis.
Chapter 78 — Treating A Headache, A Famous Physician Dies; Giving The Last Words, The Crafty Hero Departs.
Jia Xu; senior counsel at the deathbed.
Chapter 79 — Brother Oppressing Brother: Cao Zhi Composes Poems; Nephew Harming Uncle: Liu Feng Receives Punishment.
Jia Xu; senior Wei counsel.
Chapter 80 — Cao Pi Deposes The Emperor, Taking Away The Fortunes of Han; Liu Bei Assumes The Throne, Continuing The Heritage.
Jia Xu; in the Wei court.
Chapter 82 — Sun Quan Submits To Wei, Receiving The Nine Dignities; The First Ruler Attacks Wu, Rewarding Six Armies.
Jia Xu; in the Wei court.
Chapter 85 — The First Ruler Confides His Son To A Guardian; The Prime Minister Calmly Settles Five Attacks.
Jia Xu; senior Wei counsel; dies of old age in this chapter.
Chapter 86 — Using Words, Qin Mi Overcomes Zhang Wen; Setting Fire, Xu Sheng Defeats Cao Pi.
Jia Xu; on Cao Pi's council.