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Foreword
In 219 AD, Cao Cao executed Yang Xiu on the charge of “leaking words before and after , and contacting the princes” . About Yang Xiu, In his early years, Cao Cao admired him very much. Cao Cao himself also commented that "I am not as good as Qing, I feel 30 miles." The death of Yang Xiu made many people feel sorry, because Yang Xiu was indeed more talented, and Cao Cao was also able to Known for being talented all over the world, for example, after capturing Chen Gong, who had repeatedly defeated him, Cao Cao loved him so much that he couldn't bear to kill him. He even shed tears and sadness when Chen Gong wanted to die quickly.
But Cao Cao eventually executed Yang Xiu In fact, Cao Cao is also more contradictory. Mr. History believes that although Cao Cao has many reasons to kill Yang Xiu, it is his proud talent that really killed Yang Xiu.
Yang Xiu’s cleverness
Speaking of Yang Xiu’s cleverness There are many examples. For example, Cao Cao often warned people around him: "I am good to kill in my dream, don't come close"! What does Cao Cao mean by this sentence? It seems to be sympathetic to his subordinates, so as not to be injured by himself, but really It didn’t mean that, because Cao Cao used to assassinate Dong Zhuo while Dong Zhuo was asleep. Although he failed, it is hard to guarantee that no one would not imitate himself and would assassinate while sleeping, so he simply warned others that when he was sleeping Like killing people, the purpose is to keep people away from themselves.
When most people hear Cao Cao say this, the first reaction must be to stay away from Cao Cao. How wrong would it be to let Cao Cao kill him in a dream!
But Yang Xiu is not He thought so, and he said his own thoughts: "The prime minister is not in a dream, but you are in a dream."
simply means that everyone was deceived by the prime minister.
should say that Cao Cao's men are innumerable. Could it be that only Yang Xiu could see it? The historical monarch thought it was impossible, but only Yang Xiu said it. There may be other people who have seen Cao Cao’s intentions, but since Cao Cao said this, it must be of ulterior motives. You have to pretend not to know the best when you see it, but Yang Xiu has broken the master’s careful thoughts. This is considered smart, but it should be attributed to stupidity.
Actually, Yang Xiu’s “smartness” is also manifested in many places, such as passwords. The story of chicken ribs, for example, the addition of life in the door is wide, etc. From these, it can be seen that Yang Xiu is indeed a smarter person, but he is not smart when he tells them all.
executes Yang Xiu’s others The reason
"The Three Kingdoms" contains a record of Cao Cao's execution of Yang Xiu: Taizu was concerned about the change of the last time, and Yang Xiu was quite talented, and Yuan's nephew was also a nephew, so he was punishable by sin." The translation of this passage of
means that Cao Cao was afraid that things would change for his heirs in the future, and Yang Xiu was quite tactical. In addition, he was Yuan Shu's grandson, so he was executed.
talked about two things here, one is that Yang Xiu is involved in the reserve battle. As we all know, Cao Cao originally wanted to make Cao Zhi the son of the elder, but then because of Cao Zhi's various performances, Cao Cao was very dissatisfied, so he was abandoned. While Yang Xiu is a firm "Cao Zhi one party", Cao Cao is worried that he will cause trouble in the future. But it is impossible to say that just because Yang Xiu was a supporter of Cao Zhi would kill him, because supporting Cao Zhi is not just Yang Xiu alone. There are several important advisers who support Cao Zhi, including Sima Yi who were considered Cao Zhi’s followers in the early stage. People are living well, and the only person who is executed is Yang Xiu.
Another thing is about Yang Xiu's identity. Yang Xiu is the son of Yang Biao, a famous official in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and his mother is Yuan Shu's daughter, which means that Yang Xiu is Yuan Shu's grandson. But it is unrealistic to say that this identity caused him to kill him. For example, Cao Cao’s general, Pound, was once a subordinate of Ma Chao in his early years. When Pound defected to Cao Cao, Ma Chao, including Pound’s brother, were in Liu Bei’s camp. If he was worried about his identity, he should be put to death. But Cao Cao did not Not suspicious Pound, but reused him. Therefore, it is even more unlikely that Yang Xiu was killed just because of his "grandson" status.
Conclusion:
and Yang Xiu said before dying, "I will die too late." This sentence is translated more bluntly, that is, Yang Xiu also knows that he will die sooner or later, and feels that it is a bit late. From this, it can be seen that Yang Xiu himself also knew that Cao Cao was a suspicious person.
Looking back at Sima Yi, we probably know, Yang Xiu's biggest mistake was not to support Cao Zhi, nor was it the identity of Yuan Shu's grandson. Because Sima Yi served Cao Cao for many years, he also saw Cao Cao's intentions many times, but he just pretended not to say it. Even so, Cao Cao was still worried about him, but warned Cao Pi to guard against Sima Yi for life.
but Yang Xiu is not. He has some talents, and he has seen through Cao Cao's mind, but he died on his own talents, he died on that uncontrollable mouth.
It can be seen that it is not a bad thing for a person to be talented, but it is not necessarily a good thing to show it too much.
References: "Three Kingdoms", "Three Kingdoms", etc.
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