Du Mu once had a poem:
Dongfeng is not with Zhou Lang, Tongquechun deeply locks in Er Qiao.
Probably Luo Guanzhong got his inspiration from here. In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhuge Liang used two proverbs to inspire Zhou Yu:
Take two Qiao in the southeast, and live together.
The second Qiao here is Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's wife, Qiao Xiao Qiao. The father of Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, in "Three Kingdoms", is "Duke Qiao", in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Qiao Guolao" or "Qiao Gong".
In the novel, the bridge master seems to be old acquaintances with Cao Cao, and Cao Cao has already met Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao:
In the past, Qiao Gong and I Zhiqi, I know his second daughter. All have national colors. Later, he was married by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.
In real history, there is indeed a great figure, Tai Wei Qiao Xuan, who had a friendship with Cao Cao. He not only admires Cao Cao, but also likes to joke with Cao Cao.
In this way, it seems that it can be matched with the "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
However, this statement has loopholes.
First look at Taiwei Qiaoxuan in "Three Kingdoms".
Qiao Xuan is very knowledgeable. When Cao Cao was young, he had a turbulent time.
He was "indiscriminate". He didn't read well and didn't pay attention to cultivating his own reputation. At that time, few people took him seriously.
And Qiao Xuan is one of the few people who can see the hidden potential of Cao Cao.
When Qiao Xuan saw Cao Cao, Cao Cao was less than twenty.
Qiao Xuan was surprised and said:
The world will be in chaos, and the world will not be able to help it, and the one who can be safe is yours!
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, where there was no imperial examination, the reputation was hard currency. As Qiao Xuan's status, this sentence undoubtedly gave Cao Cao a strong endorsement.
Qiao Xuan’s endorsement of Cao Cao does not stop there, he also said:
I see many celebrities in the world, and there is no such thing as a king! Jun Shan is self-sustaining. My old man! I would like to rely on my wife.
This sentence has no less weight than the previous sentence. First stepped on the world's celebrities to raise Cao Cao, and then asked Cao Cao to take care of his family after his death.
is also very effective, Cao Cao " reputation gains ".
Qiao Xuan Da valued Cao Cao in his heart. He felt that this was not enough, so he asked him to visit Xu Zijiang again.
Xu Zijiang is the one who engages in monthly reviews. Of course, the comments he gave to Cao Cao are recorded differently in different classics, and there are two main types.
"Book of the Later Han Dynasty" and "Zizhi Tongjian" record:
The traitor of Qingping, the hero of troubled times.
"The Three Kingdoms" Pei Note contains a record:
The ruler of the world, the hero of troubled times.
These two statements are actually inverted. However, no matter what kind of evaluation, they all recognized Cao Cao's ability, and in these evaluations, Cao Cao has a positive image in at least one of the "ruling the world" and "turbulent times".
In short, Qiao Xuan's efforts have undoubtedly reversed Cao Cao's unfavorable reputation and established a reputation for Cao Cao.
In Cao Cao's mind, this old man who is also a teacher and friend undoubtedly has a special status. "The Book of Later Han Dynasty" records:
Cao often feels his confidant.
The bridge is bigger than Cao CaoAbout 46 years old, he once agreed with Cao Cao half-jokingly: After his death, if Cao Cao passes by the grave, he must pay a chicken and a wine to pay homage, otherwise he will have abdominal pain after three steps.
When Cao Cao passed through the tomb of Qiao Xuan on the east march, he remembered the past and sorrows from it, and wrote a deep and affectionate memorial to Qiao Xuan. We can know these anecdotes, and many of them are from Cao Cao’s memorial of.
It seems that "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is indeed not contradictory, Zhengshi Zhongqiaoxuan "relied on his wife", and also with the Kingdom of the Kingdom after Cao Cao conquered Jiangdong, Na Er Qiao Yu Tong The bird can match up.
However, this view ignores two important factors: age and hometown.
According to official history records, Qiao Xuan was a native of Liang Guo Suiyang, replaced by today’s place name, probably in Henan. Da Qiao Xiao Qiao's father was from Wanxian, Lujiang County, probably in what is now Anhui.
Luo Guanzhong is famous for being geographically blind. His fictional "Five Challenges and Kill Six Generals" reversed the direction. Therefore, it is very possible that he does not pay attention to the place names when processing this material.
stepped back and said that even if Luo Guanzhong noticed the place name and figured out that they were two people, the novelist has the freedom to adapt, and he cannot rule out the possibility of deliberate artistic processing.
Let's talk about age. When Qiao Xuan died, he was about 75 years old, and about 16 years later, Er Qiao fell into the hands of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. From the perspective of age, this matter is not so reliable.
In addition, it can be reversed, if Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao are really the daughters of Qiao Xuan, and Cao Cao has seen Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao again, with Cao Cao’s hobbies, these two beauties are difficult to live. Jiangdong. Their destination may really be Tongquetai.
is probably because the surname Qiao (Qiao) in the Three Kingdoms is too few, and the novelist likes " mouth is in Zhejiang, face is in Beijing, clothes are in Shanxi ", for artistic effect, different It is normal for people to knead together.
Therefore, Qiao Xuan is indeed not the father of Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao. But because of the huge influence of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", this "father", he still has to be confused.
