Among the five good generals of Cao Wei, whose death is the most unwilling?There is no doubt that it is none other than Zhang He, Zhang Junyi. The cause of his death is deeply regrettable, and the culprit of this tragedy is undoubtedly Sima Yi. Zhang He's departure was not only the disappearance of an outstanding general, but also a watershed in Cao Wei's fate.
Zhang He's death was entirely caused by the selfishness of a person, and this person was Sima Yi. Behind Zhang He's body, what was left behind was a conspiracy of the "Gaopingling Change", which made Cao Wei's historical trend fundamentally change.
If Zhang He had not died young, whether Sima Yi would have been able to successfully plan the Gaopingling Revolution is an unpredictable unknown. What is certain, however, is that Cao Wei's fate will go on a different trajectory. Today, let's get to know Zhang He, a famous general, a legend who has an unwilling life!
The five good generals are composed of Zhang Liao, Le Jin, Yu Ban, Zhang He and Xu Huang. Among them, Zhang He can be said to be the most outstanding one. He was not only an outstanding military general, talented, but also loyal, and won the trust of Cao Cao and Cao Pi.
Zhang He was originally a general under Yuan Shao, and later defected to Cao Cao after the Battle of Guandu. Cao Cao admired his talent very much, promoted him to the rank of general of Zuo, and let him accompany the army to fight and pacify the world.
In the subsequent battles with Yuan Tan and Ma Chao, Zhang He repeatedly performed miraculous feats and made great contributions. According to the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms: The Biography of Zhang He", it is recorded: "(Zhang) He used the left general to Tunyouzhou, so that the light cavalry attacked Yuan Tan in Mobei." After Ma Chao surrendered, he united with Ma Chao to attack Han Sui, broke the Xiliang army, made a first-class contribution, and was sealed as the Marquis of Guannei.
He also followed Cao Cao to pacify Hanzhong and threaten the southwest. When Liu Bei came to invade Hanzhong, the commander Xiahou Yuan was killed in battle, and Zhang He was ordered to stabilize the army and defend Hanzhong until he received reinforcements from Cao Cao. According to the record of "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms: The Biography of the First Lord", Liu Bei was also amazed by Zhang He's ability: "(Liu) was prepared for the first time, and when he heard that he rescued him, he was shocked and retreated to Yangping. ”
Among the five good generals, Zhang He has been active for the longest time, has the highest official rank, and shows his outstanding ability. Zhang He is calm by nature, good at acting, and always accepts orders in danger, which can stabilize the morale of the army. He was also a visionary and a man of great ideas. Every time he judged the battle situation, he was extremely accurate, and he never disappointed Cao Cao.
In addition to Zhang He, the others are also famous generals. Le Jin was resolute and resolute by nature, and rode a horse as fast as flying, and even Cao Cao admired him. Yu Ban has three times the strength and courage of ordinary people, and his ability is outstanding. Xu Huang is steady and old, and he is good at occupying dangers and defending them. Zhang Liao is one of the few famous generals who spanned the Three Kingdoms, is a stable person, and is very trusted by Cao Cao.
After Cao Pi ascended the throne, Zhang He's position became more solid. In 228, when Zhuge Liang came on his first Northern Expedition, the government and the opposition were helpless. At this time, Zhang He stepped forward and led his troops to meet the battle, and finally defeated Ma Jian in the street pavilion, which forced Zhuge Liang to retreat and return to Shu. As a result, Zhang He's prestige was far and wide, and even Liu Bei was very jealous of his ability.
In 234, Zhuge Liang launched the Northern Expedition again. Cao Rong appointed Sima Yi as the commander-in-chief and led his troops to meet the enemy. Zhang He served as his deputy and defended the Wei-Shu border together.
Sima Yi was treacherous and suspicious by nature, and he had long looked at Zhang He unpleasantly, because Zhang He's prestige was too high, which might threaten his status. Now working with Zhang He, Sima Yi is even more famous.
At first, the two sides were at a stalemate. Sima Yi took a defensive position and did not attack easily. However, at this time, Sima Yi was already secretly planning to try to get rid of Zhang He, a potential threat. Zhang He was loyal and deeply trusted by Emperor Ming, and if he did not get rid of it, he would be a stumbling block on the road to power.
So, Sima Yi was determined to get rid of Zhang He. originally wanted to assassinate directly, but Zhang He was extraordinary, and his secret plan might not succeed. So, he decided to kill Zhang He by the hands of the Shu army. So he watched coldly and looked for an opportunity.
Later, due to the lack of grain and grass, Liu Chan urgently ordered Zhuge Liang to be a teacher. Seeing the opportunity of the retreat of the Shu army, Sima Yi decided to take the opportunity to pursue. When his subordinate Guo Huai asked for pursuit, Sima Yi pretended to hesitate and finally agreed to Guo Huai's suggestion. Guo Huai is his confidant, and the two have already established a secret communication song.
However, the scheming Zhuge Liang had already set up an ambush in Mumendao, preparing to ambush the Wei army. Zhang He originally wanted to withdraw from the army, after all, he had just retired from the think tank Zhuge Liang, and it took a lot of energy. However, Sima Yi forced him to take the lead and take him by surprise.
Zhang He responded: "No." It is also forbidden by military law. Sima Yi was furious and said sharply: "The imperial court ordered the secretary to guard the border, how dare you avoid it a little!."Zhang He repeatedly pleaded, but the arrow had been fired, so he had to lead the army into the wooden doorway. But I already had a faint feeling in my heart that something was wrong.
Sure enough, as soon as he entered the wooden doorway, he immediately hit the plan and was killed by the Shu army's ambush. When Zhang He died, there was a look of regret in his eyes. Although he was unwilling to end up like this, he also understood that Sima Yi was so calculating, and he could not escape death.
Zhang He died, and Wuziliang was wiped out. At this time, there was no one else under Sima Yi who could threaten his position. He hid his joy and pretended to order the withdrawal of the army, laying the groundwork for seeking power and seizing the throne in the future.
After the death of Emperor Cao Rong of Wei Ming, Cao Fang, who was only nine years old, succeeded to the throne. As Sima Yi expected, he quickly took control of the power of the court and gradually **. Finally, in 249, Sima Yi staged a coup d'état at Gaopingling, killed Cao Shuang, and officially took control of the Wei state.
In this regard, some people lamented that this coup came too suddenly. In fact, Sima Yi began to plan more than 20 years ago. The purpose of framing Zhang He and dying was to remove potential threats and create favorable conditions for usurping power in the future.
On the day of the Gaopingling Rebellion, Sima Yi's expression was as gentle as ever. However, his subordinates had already quietly laid a net of heaven and earth, blocking all roads and controlling ministers other than Sima Yi. Every detail of this series of planning has been arranged in an orderly manner. This is enough to see that this coup plan has been brewing for a long time and is by no means a whim.
Thinking about it this way, Zhang He's death seems to be a prelude to Sima Yi's coup d'état. He used Zhuge Liang's hand to get rid of dissidents, which can be described as taking advantage of people's danger and using other people's knives to kill people. The means are ruthless and the scheming is vicious. Because of this, his ** rule in the future is also embarrassing.
Because of this, after Zhang Hezhi's death, the world sighed and regarded him as the most miserable soul in the Three Kingdoms period. He was loyal and outstanding in his life, and he should have retired with great success, glory and wealth. But the ** minister calculated and died on the battlefield in an extremely tragic way.
The sky spares whom, the temples are white, and the mountains and rivers are still seen." Zhang He, as the most outstanding representative of Cao Wei's five good generals, should have achieved fame and enjoyed glory and wealth. But at the end of his life, the ** minister calculated and died, which is embarrassing.
In fact, as the poem says, troubled times may make heroes, but they can also kill heroes. Zhang He is the most typical example of this. In the dark and cruel era of the Three Kingdoms, in order to compete for the world, countless loyal people calculated to death.
Zhang He, Guan Yu, and Gan Ning, heroes who should have gone down in history, all died unexpectedly. It can be seen from this that the dark side of politics in troubled times is completely reflected in this way. The selfishness of those in power can sacrifice the lives of loyal and brave men at any time. This also makes people sigh that it is easy to make meritorious achievements, but it is difficult to become famous.
Troubled times may create batches of outstanding talents, but after all, it is a cruel world. As the so-called common people are miserable, smart is mistaken by smart. Talents like Zhang He will eventually be unable to escape the calculations of the heroes in troubled times. There are too many embarrassing things about this.