In 249 AD, Sima Yi launched a coup d'état in Gaopingling, and since then the Cao Wei dynasty has fallen into the hands of SimaIn 254, Sima Shi abolished Cao Fang and established Cao Chao, the noble township prince;In 260, Sima Zhao killed Cao Chao and established Cao Huan;In 265, Sima Yan established the Western Jin Dynasty through Chan, which was the process of Sima usurping Wei.
After three generations of hard work, the Sima clan pried Cao Wei's corner, and it was not without resistance. For example, the famous Huainan Three Rebellions, Wang Ling, Biqiu Jian, and Zhuge Dan successively raised troops in Huainan, but all of them were suppressed. Today let's talk about Fan Cang, who rebelled against the Sima family in another way to express his loyalty to Cao Wei.
Fan Cang, the word Chengming, Chen Liuwaihuang (now Shangqiu Minquan County, Henan Province) people. His grandfather is the Eastern Han Dynasty celebrity, the famous minister Fan Dan, Fan Dan is the ancient Chinese model of honest officials, after the death of the famous Cai Yong personally wrote the "Fan Dan Tablet" for it, because of its high reputation, the funeral of more than 2,000 people, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty edict "Mr. Chastity".
Born in a famous family, Fan Cang received a good education since he was a child. Because of his knowledge, many people from near and far come to ask for advice. During the Cao Wei period of the Three Kingdoms, both the state ** and the local** planned to hire Fan Cang, and Fan Cang was unmoved at first, but finally took over as Zhizhong, and then transferred to Beijia, Taiwei Peng, and Shang Shulang, and all positions were competent.
In 239, Emperor Cao Rong of Wei Ming died, Cao Fang succeeded him, and Fan Cang was appointed as the Taishou of Wuwei. As soon as Fan Cang arrived, he hired good talents, built schools, encouraged farming, and vigorously developed the local economy and education, giving a new look to the previously dilapidated Wuwei. At the same time, Fan Cang also added dock forts, repaired city walls, stepped up the training of soldiers, and implemented the strategy of "divide and rule" among the Rongyi, which made the Rongyi suspicious of each other and no longer dared to easily attack Wuwei.
Because her mother was old and sick, and there was no reliable person to take care of her, she was very unsteady in her heart, and she hung up her crown and went home to serve her mother after two or three years in Wuwei's office. However, since the imperial court could not find a suitable successor, Fan Cang was soon sent to serve in Wuwei, but he soon resigned again and continued to serve his old mother. After repeating this several times, the imperial court demoted Fan Cang to the commander of Lejun County.
Soon he became Dazai as a middle man, but his mother happened to die and resigned. At the end of the mourning period, he was reinstated as Dazai Nakaro. Originally, according to this rhythm, Fan Cang, like his grandfather, would become a generation of famous ministers, with both fame and political achievements, and he could leave a name in history, but the sky did not fulfill people's wishes.
Qi Wangfang was deposed and moved to Kim Yong City, where he was dressed in vegetarian clothes and mourned. It is also known as a disease, and it does not come out of the door. So the special edict was served, and the envoy was made in Yongzhou. Cang was silent because of the yang, and he took the car in the dormitory, and he didn't walk on the ground. Taikang died in the sixth year, at the age of eighty-four, not to mention thirty-six years, and finally slept in the car. - The Book of Jin: The Biography of YinyiIn the sixth year of Jiaping (254), Emperor Cao Fang of Wei was deposed as emperor by the general Sima Shi, demoted to the king of Qi, moved to Jin Yong City, and established Cao Chao as emperor. When Cao Fang left the city, Fan Cang bid farewell to Cao Fang with the white clothes he wore when he was mourning or suffered other murders, as a sign of his loyalty to Wei, and his behavior touched many people.
After that, every time Sima Shi and Auxiliary Zheng held a meeting, Fan Cang did not attend, but the imperial court tolerated Fan Cang because of his fame. And because Fan Cang claimed that he was sick and stayed at home, he specially changed Fan Cang to a waiter. In order to show his loyalty to Wei Zhi, in addition to bidding farewell to Cao Fang in white clothes, Fan Cang did not speak until his death, lived in the car, and did not fall to the ground.
His descendants often waited for him, and whenever there was a major matter that required Fan Cang's advice, his wife and son would take Fan Cang's subsequent actions as a statement of their approval or opposition, and if Fan Cang's opinion was asked, Fan Cang's immobility would mean that he was in favor, and if Fan Cang was restless, it would represent his opposition.
In the sixth year of Taikang (285), Fan Cang died at the age of eighty-four, dying in the car where he usually lived. From Cao Fang's deposition in 254 to his death in 285, Fan Cang actually lived in his car for more than 30 years, sticking to his own moral code. Some people, stick to some things, which is really admirable ......
ps: The history books say that Fan Cang "did not say anything for thirty-six years", but from the deposition of Cao Fang in 254 to the death of Fan Cang in 285, there were only 31 years, which is not enough for 36 years, and I have always been puzzled. Suddenly, if Sima Yi launched the Gao Pingling coup d'état in 249, when Fan Cang pretended to be crazy and sick, the time was exactly 36 years, but it was just a personal speculation.
References: Pei Songzhi's Note on "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Lu Bi's "Collection of Explanations of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms".