kongrong, 4 people from Qufu, Shandong, , 20th generation grandson of Confucius , and the son of Taiwei kong Zhou . When I was young, I was smart and clever. The story of Kong Rong and Li we are familiar with was that Kong Rong happened at 4. This story was recorded, and the morality of Kong Rong was widely promoted, and Kong Rong was known as a child prodigy since childhood.
When Kong Rong grew up, he was recommended to the imperial guard and was later promoted to the Central Army General of the Tiger. In 190 AD, Dong Zhuo went to Beijing and controlled the government. During the period, Kong Rong was demoted by Dong Zhuo to Beihai to become the prime minister of Beihai because he opposed Dong Zhuo's tyranny. Kong Rong was therefore called "Kong Beihai".
Later Yuan Shao summoned the eighteen princes to fight against Dong Zhuo, and Kong Rong also participated, but he was weak and ranked last, and he had no outstanding results. Although
is not strong enough, he is also considered a prince. He has his own territory and troops, which is much stronger than Liu Bei's . At this time, Liu Bei was following his senior brother Gongsun Zan to get acquainted with his senior brother Gongsun Zan . After failing to fight Dong Zhuo, Kong Rong returned to Beihai.
Cao Cao rescued from Li Jue Guo Si and moved the capital to Xuchang . The young emperor summoned Kong Rong back to Beijing and was appointed as the general master in charge of industrial production. He was later promoted to Shaofu. At this time, Cao Cao took the emperor to order the princes, and Emperor Xian of Han was a puppet emperor with no soldiers or power. He often secretly summoned Kong Rong to discuss how to destroy Cao and seize power.
Jundu Battle Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao and his strength increased greatly after unifying the north. Kong Rong and other loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty were even more afraid of Cao Cao. Major families and anti-Cao factions in the dynasty often held small meetings to slander Cao Cao as a traitor. Kong Rong even advocated at the court meeting that Cao Cao would return power to the emperor and hand over military power. Kong Rong's approach completely angered Cao Cao. In the 13th year of Jian'an, in September 208, Cao Cao instructed his subordinates to impeach Kong Rong for forming a party for personal gain, illegal gatherings, and intend to rebel. As a result, Kong Rong's family was arrested, and Kong Rong's family was executed on the 26th. Kong Rong's 9-year-old son said the famous saying "Where can there be a complete egg under the collapse of the nest?" One month after Kong Rong was executed, Cao Cao and the coalition forces of Sun and Liu launched a decisive battle in Chibi. This may be why Cao Cao killed Kong Rong.
I have to say that Cao Cao is a treacherous minister and Kong Rong is a loyal minister. It was just that Kong Rong couldn't see the situation clearly and ruined his whole family's life for the sake of the young emperor. Compared to the later generations of the Confucius family who became aware of the current affairs when the country and nation were in danger, Kong Rong was much more confident.
In fact, Cao Cao also had to kill Kong Rong. At this time, Cao Cao was the last mainstay of the Han Dynasty. Not only did we have to resist the invasion of the Hu people, but we also had to eliminate domestic rebellions. Without Cao Cao, I really don’t know how many people would be kings, and it would not be a three-pointer to the world.
Kong Rong and other noble families were determined to make trouble. Cao Cao fought with Yuan Shao on the front line, and Kong Rong and other literati were stumbling behind their backs, and the food and supplies were almost wiped out. Cao Cao was about to destroy Dongwu and unify the world. He was really worried that Kong Rong and the little emperor would make trouble behind the scenes, so he killed Kong Rong, the one who took the lead in causing trouble.
Because Dong Zhongshu 's slander all schools of thought and respect Confucianism , the position of the Kong family is the first in the hearts of scholars. It can be said that Kong Rong is the banner of literati. Cao Cao dared to kill Kong Rong, and anyone who wrote historical books would criticize Cao Cao severely. This is also the reason why Cao Cao's reputation is so bad.
Whether Kong Rong is pedantic or stupid, he still seeks death without knowing the current situation. We all want to praise Kong Rong, as well as the later Wen Tianxiang and Shi Kefa . If all the officials are tempted by the flames and the power is changing, and they want nothing to enjoy their own wealth and glory, then what's the use of studying?
