Jia Xu
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Grand Counselor
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Jia Xu
May 4, 2012 3:31:37 GMT -5
Post by Jia Xu on May 4, 2012 3:31:37 GMT -5
"I aim for a victory with a minimum of effort, although that is looking like a rather difficult task." ABOUT THE PLAYER
Player Name/Alias:dwandswforlife Player Age:22-Born: 147 Died: 224 Player Gender:Male How did you find us?:Searching for Dynasty Warriors RP's. Played them a lot and enjoy them. Even made my own and aided on a few sites to improve their games. What is the 5th bold rule point in section one of the rules?: OOC Account. Which is actually pretty dumb, and may draw players away. If I can be Jia Xu then might as well change this accounts name to that.
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Name:Jia Xu Style:Wenhe (文和) Age:68 Gender:Male Style:Original Residence:Xu Chang?
THE PERSONALITY
A man with years of experience and he let's his tactics show for it. Though he may not be very strong by any warrior's standards, he believes that it is the mind that win's wars. He is often not seen in direct combat, but behind high walls or in great halls scheming away.
He has served many lords but values Lord Cao Cao the most. Under Dong Zhuo he learned that even the mightiest warrior in the land, Lu Bu, did not mean certain victory. Nor did the largest army, such as under Lord Yuan Shao.
One of Wei's greatest strategists, Jia Xu first made a name for himself serving under the tyrant Dong Zhuo. Later he served under Zhang Xiu and ironically was the mastermind behind one of Cao Cao's greatest defeats at Wan Castle, a battle that would also see the death of Dian Wei. Cao Cao though recognized the talent of Jia Xu and sought him as a strategist.
Jia Xu is known as a straightforward and practical man. He played a major part in helping Cao Cao defeat Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu. He later serves under Cao Pi.
THE APPEARANCE
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Jia Xu stood at an average Height of 5'8" (172cm). Long dark hair, which was mostly hidden within his turban. Which stood for no significance but for style. He wears a light armor chest plate to protect his core. Just enough to protect him from killing blows, but certainly too light to take repeated offensive strikes to it. Which is just to his liking; he'd rather have more maneuverability and some protection than to be weighed down by to much.
His arm guards are made of early age metallurgy. Extremely light-weight, made more-so for having an enemy attack slide off rather than taking the full force. His pants are made out of very rich fabric as he has always held seats of importance in any army he has ever sided with.
He wears a purple tunic with various designs on it to make his form seem thinner, though it may be very well possible he is hiding a some what large gut. He has always had fine dining. A sash tied just at the waist for more of a fashion since, though the designs and colors are printed more for confusing his enemies that the rest of his attire.
The shoes he wears are what lack the most on him. Jia Xu pays more attention to his upper half of his body than the lower, often forgetting to even wear shoes at some times.
THE HISTORY
Jia Xu (147–223),[1] style name Wenhe (文和), was an advisor to the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He previously served Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and Zhang Xiu before finally joining Cao Cao. During the Three Kingdoms era, he served as an official in the state of Cao Wei under Cao Pi, Cao Cao's son and successor.
Early life
Jia Xu was born in Gozang (姑臧) in Wuwei (now Wuwei, Gansu). He received proper education since his childhood. A man from Hanyang named Yan Zhong (閻忠) once stated that Jia Xu had the genius of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, two famous strategists in the early Han dynasty. He was appointed as an official in the Eastern Han government when he was a youth. However, upon seeing the corruption in the government at the time, he returned to Wuwei with excuses of sickness. On the way back he was captured by rebels from the Di tribe along with several other travellers. He lied that he was the grandson-in-law of Duan Gong (段熲), a popular general at that time, and was treated with respect and released, while the other travellers were all executed.
In 185, Han Sui in the northwest initiated a rebellion with the assistance of the various Qiang tribes, and took the Liang province for himself. The court of Eastern Han appointed general Dong Zhuo to subdue the rebellion, and Jia Xu was one of Dong's advisers at the time. In 189, Dong Zhuo entered the capital city of Luoyang, and became the de facto leader of the court by using Emperor Xian as a mere puppet. Dong Zhuo's cruelty and recklessness, however, soon started to create enemies, and Jia Xu, sensing defeat in Dong Zhuo, left the court. Jia Xu was then appointed as an advisor of Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, Niu Fu.
In May 192, Dong Zhuo was murdered by Lü Bu in Luoyang. Li Jue and a few other loyalists of Dong Zhuo, including Niu Fu Fan Chou, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji, managed to escape. However, Niu Fu was soon killed by one of his own servants, then Jia Xu went to join Li Jue and suggested him to gather troops and take Chang'an so as to avenge the death of Dong Zhuo and to take the Emperor captive. The plan succeeded; however, Guo Si and Li Jue start to fight over who was in control despite Jia Xu's mediation, and Jia Xu left them, partly also because his mother died. Nonetheless, Li Jue and Guo Si, admiring his talent, ordered him back. A portrait of Jia Xu by an unknown artist Serving Zhang Xiu
In 196, Li Jue and Guo Si were once again engaged in a major conflict against each other, and because of this, Jia Xu deserted them. Jia Xu then made connections with Zhang Ji's nephew Zhang Xiu who was in Nanyang and joined him. Jia Xu suggested an alliance with Liu Biao, which was concluded. However, he soon repented and told Zhang Xiu that Liu Biao was weak in nature, a view shared by many others, including the famous strategist Zhuge Liang.
In 197, the powerful warlord Cao Cao attacked Zhang Xiu. Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu feigned surrender and made a sudden fire attack against Cao Cao in the Battle of Wancheng, which destroyed Cao Cao's entire army, though Cao himself managed to escape. In part to Jia Xu's advice, Zhang Xiu was able to turn back several of Cao's later attacks with the help of Liu Biao. Serving Cao Cao
In 199, Yuan Shao, a major warlord at the time, sent a request for Zhang Xiu to join him in his fight against Cao Cao. Zhang Xiu wanted to accept the request; however, Jia Xu turned away the messenger and told Zhang Xiu that Yuan Shao was not worth serving. Ultimately Jia Xu advised Zhang Xiu to surrender to Cao Cao, a surrender which was well-received by Cao. Jia Xu then became an advisor to Cao Cao and later Cao Pi.
Jia Xu helped Cao Cao defeat Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu by advising Cao Cao to cut off Yuan Shao's grain supply, which succeeded and became an important factor of the decisive victory of Cao Cao, and eventually his unification of Northern China.
In 208, after Cao Cao took Jing province from Liu Biao, Jia Xu suggested Cao Cao not to attack Eastern Wu, an advice which was rejected, and Cao Cao soon regretted the decision when his entire army was demolished at the Battle of Red Cliffs. Soon afterwards, Cao Cao was attacked by an army led by Han Sui and Ma Chao in the Battle of Tong Pass. Jia Xu laid out a plan which turned Han Sui against Ma Chao and ensured victory for Cao Cao.
Jia Xu was a major supporter of Cao Pi, the eldest son of Cao Cao, in his conflict with Cao Zhi for the succession of Cao Cao, and successfully talked Cao Cao into selecting Cao Pi. Serving Cao Pi and death
When Cao Pi abolished Emperor Xian of Han and made himself emperor, he asked Jia Xu whether to attack the state of Eastern Wu or Shu Han first. Jia Xu said that Cao Pi with his state of Cao Wei at that time had neither the power to attack Wu nor Shu. Cao Pi rejected his advise and once again suffered a major defeat from Wu.
Jia Xu died out of natural causes when he was 77 years old by Chinese age reckoning. He was given the posthumous title Marquis Su (肅侯; Respected Lord).
Credit for "History" to wikipedia
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Jia Xu
May 4, 2012 9:43:01 GMT -5
Post by Admin on May 4, 2012 9:43:01 GMT -5
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