During the Three Kingdoms period, many generals were posthumously named "Waihou" by the court after their deaths, which reflects the meaning of praise. Let’s talk about these generals below.
1, Ma Chao
In the 16th year of Jian'an (211), Ma Chao joined forces with Guanzhong princes Han Sui and others to resist Cao Cao , which once posed a great threat to Cao Cao, but was defeated and retreated by Cao Cao using a divisive strategy. In 214 AD, when Liu Bei attacked Liu Zhang, Ma Chao surrendered to Liu Bei and surrounded Chengdu with Liu Bei's army. After the battle of Hanzhong, he jointly wrote a letter to respect Liu Bei as the king of Hanzhong. After the establishment of Shu Han, Ma Chao became General of Cavalry, led the horseman of Liangzhou, and was granted the title of Marquis of the Marquis of Yuyingxiang. Chapter 2nd year of Wu (222), Ma Chao died of illness at the age of 47. During the period of Liu Chan, Ma Chao was posthumously named Weihou.
2. Guo Xiu
Guo Xiu, the first name is Guo Xiu (?-253), his courtesy name is Xiaoxian, and he is from Xiping, Liangzhou. Guo Xiu was originally a general of Cao Wei . When fighting against Shu Han, Guo Xiu was captured by Jiang Wei . Of course, Guo Xiu has always been unwilling to become a minister of Shu, and he also wanted to find an opportunity to assassinate the Han Dynasty's late lord Liu Chan. He usually took advantage of the opportunity to congratulate Liu Chan, and went forward while paying congratulations, hoping to get close to Liu Chan, but he was always blocked by him and it was difficult to succeed. So Guo Xiu decided to find another target for assassination.
In the fifth year of Wei Jiaping (253 AD), the general of Shu Han, Fei Yi , held the first year of the New Year at Hanshou . Guo Xiu was present at the time and completed the assassination while Fei Yi was drunk. Although Guo Xiu was also beheaded by the soldiers of Shu Han, Guo Xiu was posthumously named Weihou by Cao Fang, the emperor of Cao Wei. In addition, Guo Xiu's son inherited his father's title and was appointed as the commander of Fengche. He was awarded a reward of 1,000 taels of silver and 1,000 pieces of silk.
3, Zangba
Zangba (birth and death year unknown), whose courtesy name is Xuangao, was from Hua County, Taishan County (now Fangcheng Town, Fei County, Shandong). In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Zang Ba became the commander of Tao Qian and was responsible for recruiting troops to resist the commander of the Yellow Turban Army. Later, Zang Ba surrendered to Cao Cao. In the battle between Cao Cao and princes such as Yuan Shao and Sun Quan, Zang Ba made great achievements and became General Zhendong. After the establishment of Cao Wei, Zang Ba was named Jinwu and had a fief of 3,000 households. Emperor Ming of Wei was granted another 500 households, and after his death he was posthumously named "Waihou".
4, Wuzhi
Wuzhi (177-230), whose courtesy name is Jizhong, was from Jiyin, Yanzhou (now Dingtao District, Heze City, Shandong Province), a famous writer during the Three Kingdoms period and a minister of Cao Wei. Wu Zhi was first loved by Cao Pi because of his literary talent. In the process of Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi was made the crown prince, Wu Zhi made suggestions and made great contributions. Together with Sima Yi , Chen Qun , Zhu Shuo , he is called Cao Pi's "Four Friends". However, after Wu Zhi died, he was posthumously named "Chouhou". Later, after Wu Zhi's son wrote many letters to defend, he changed it to "Weihou".
5, Zhu Ling
Zhu Ling (birth and death year unknown), whose courtesy name is Wenbo, is from Qinghe, Jizhou. Zhu Ling was originally a general of Yuan Shao, but later surrendered to Cao Cao. After changing the junta, Zhu Ling followed Cao Cao to conquer all directions and made many military achievements. He became the general of the Later General and was awarded the title of Gao Tang Marquis. After his death, he was posthumously named "Waihou" by Cao Wei.
6, Cao Chun
Cao Chun (170-210), whose courtesy name is Zihe, was from Qiao County, Pei State (now Bozhou, Anhui). Cao Chun is the son of Shizhong Cao Chi , and the younger brother of Cao Ren. After the Dong Zhuo Rebellion, Cao Chun followed Cao Cao to recruit soldiers and began his lifelong military career. During the Jian'an period, he was appointed as the lord and led the tiger and leopard cavalry to participate in the quelling of the northern war and was named the Marquis of Gaolingting. In the 13th year of Jian'an (208), he followed Cao Cao to the south to conquer Jingzhou, chased Liu Bei, the mu of Yuzhou, and occupied Jiangling. Participate in the Battle of Red Cliffs in and lead the army back to Qiao County. In the fifteenth year of Jian'an (210), Cao Chun died and was posthumously named Weihou and was granted the title of Cao Cao's Temple Court.
7, Lejin
Finally, Lejin became a subordinate of Cao Cao with his courage, and fought south and north.During the battle of Guandu in , Le Jin killed Yuan Shao's general Chunyu Qiong . He also attacked Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang in Liyang and killed his general Yan Jing. It also defeated the Yellow Turban, Yongnu and Guan Cheng. From Pingjingzhou, Liutun Xiangyang . After Liu Bei entered Shu, Le Jin defeated Guan Yu and Su Fei. Later, Le Jin followed Cao Cao to conquer Sun Quan and won the fake festival . Cao Cao returned from Hefei, leaving Le Jin, Zhang Liao, and Li Diantun in Hefei. In the 23rd year of Jian'an (218), Le Jin, one of the five good generals, died and was posthumously named Weihou.
