Son-in-law, as the name suggests, is a son-in-law who enters the woman's family through the form of marriage. In many people's impressions, door-to-door sons-in-law are generally men who are very difficult at home and have little ability to enter their father-in-law's house. However, in history, there have also been many sons-in-law who have become great figures. Among them, during the Three Kingdoms period, there were two princes who belonged to the "inverted door" sons-in-law.
1. Tao Qian. Tao Qian (132 194), the word Gongzu. Danyang people. Tao Qian's father once served as the county magistrate of Yuyao County. When Tao Qian was a child, his father died. In this regard, in the author's opinion, the death of his father directly led to the fall of Tao Qian's family, which is an important reason why he chose to be the son-in-law of the "inverted door".
Tao Qian was famous in the county for his dissolute personality when he was a teenager, and at the age of 14, he used cloth as a battle flag and rode a bamboo horse to play with the children in the village. His fellow villager, Gan Gong, who used to be the Taishou of Cangwu, met Tao Qian when he went out, and when he saw Tao Qian's extraordinary appearance, he called a car to talk to him, and was very happy to marry his daughter to Tao Qian. Because his father had died, Tao Qian joined his father-in-law's father-in-law's family.
However, in the face of Tao Qian, the son-in-law who came to the door, Gan Gong's wife was very angry, that is, Tao Qian and his daughter were "not the right door, the wrong household". However, Gan Gong said to his wife: "This child has a strange appearance, and he will become a great man when he grows up." Combined with Tao Qian's future achievements, Gan Gong can be said to be discerning. With the help of his father-in-law, Tao Qian later liked to learn Xi, first he was admitted to Zhusheng, became an official in the state and county, and then was promoted to Maocai, worshiped Shang Shulang, and successively served as Shu County Commander and Lu County Commander. Later, he moved to Youzhou and was worshiped as a speaker.
In the fifth year of Zhongping (188), the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out. At that time, the area around Xuzhou was plundered by the Yellow Turban Army, and the Eastern Han Dynasty court was no longer able to quell the rebellion in Xuzhou because of the use of troops everywhere. In this context, the imperial court appointed Tao Qian as the assassin of Xuzhou and handed over this hot potato to him. In this regard, Tao Qian showed tough methods and quickly broke the Yellow Turban Army in Xuzhou.
After settling Xuzhou, Tao Qian, a prince, promoted Tuntian and resumed production. Later, he listened to the advice of Wang Lang and Zhao Yu to send envoys to Beijing to pay tribute, and was rewarded by General Andong and Xuzhou Mu, and was named the Marquis of Liyang.
However, Tao Qian was defeated by Cao Cao in the war in his later years, and most of Xuzhou was almost killed by military disasters, so that he died of overwork at the age of sixty-three. It is worth noting that when Tao Qian was dying, he ceded Xuzhou to Liu Bei and let his two sons retreat into the background, which prevented his descendants from being killed.
Second, Gongsun Zhan.
Gongsun Zhan is a noble child, but because of his mother's humble background, he can only serve as a scholar. In this regard, in the author's opinion, although he is from a big family, the difference between his concubine and his concubine is still relatively obvious, such as Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao as brothers, and the former despises Yuan Shao very much. Therefore, Gongsun Chan also has a humble status in the original family.
However, Gongsun Chan is handsome, has a loud voice, can speak well, pays attention to strategy in doing things, is clever and intelligent, and every time he reports to Taishou, he does not say a little bit, but often reports many things together, and never forgets anything wrong. The Taishou Hou clan appreciated Gongsun Chan very much and married his daughter to him. Like Tao Qian, after Gongsun Chan became a son-in-law, he also ushered in a turning point in his life.
Gongsun Zhan received help from his father-in-law, and together with Liu Bei and Liu Deran, he studied with Lu Zhi, a native of Zhuo County, and Xi classics at the Gushi Mountain Middle School. He also worshipped under Liu Kuanmen as a protégé, and was the same disciple as Wang Yi, Fu Xie, Wei Jie and others. Gongsun Zan was later promoted to filial piety and was appointed as the governor of Liaodong. Once, Gongsun Chan followed dozens of cavalry out to patrol the Guansai, and when he saw hundreds of Xianbei cavalry, Gongsun Chan led the team to rush into the Xianbei team with a spear in hand, killing and wounding dozens of people. The Xianbei people were afraid of Gongsun Zhan's bravery, and they didn't dare to easily cross the pass. Gongsun Zhan was promoted to the county magistrate of Zhuo County.
Later, Gongsun Chan gradually became a Zhonglang general, and fought against the northern nomads with a tough attitude. Gongsun Zhan was belligerent and at odds with his boss Youzhou Mu Liu Yu, who advocated a gentle strategy to treat the Hu people, and the conflict between the two gradually intensified. In the fourth year of Chuping (193), Gongsun Chan killed Liu Yu and held the imperial envoys hostage, and obtained the authorization of the governor of the four northern states, becoming one of the most powerful princes in the north.
Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao fought many times, and had an advantage in the early stage, but after the Battle of Longcuo, his spirit suddenly decreased, and he adopted a self-preservation strategy, gradually losing the trust of his subordinates, and was defeated by Yuan Shao. In 199 AD, Gongsun Chan was finally trapped in a high-rise building and forced to commit suicide. Although his strength was once stronger than Tao Qian, he ended up with a bad ending.