Since childhood, we have heard the story of Kong Rong Rang Pear, which was compiled into the "Three Character Classic". The "Three Character Classic" has been passed down as a children's enlightenment reading for a long time, and it cannot be said to be a classic. Now everyone thinks that pears, which originated in Central Asia, are just ordinary fruits, but in fact, when our parents and grandparents were children, they probably heard of it, not to mention the Three Kingdoms period of the Eastern Han Dynasty. As a 4-year-old child, sweet and juicy food must not be arbitrarily given, but Kong Rong was able to do this when he was still an immature child, which shows how good his family style is. Then when he grew up, Kong Rong offended Cao Cao because of one thing and wiped out the clan, could it be that Cao Cao of the official eunuch family was jealous of the Confucian family with a good style?
Kong Rong was born in 153 and is a native of Qufu, Shandong. Cao Cao was born in 155 and is a native of Bozhou, Anhui Province. On age, Kong Rong is still a senior, on birth, since "Confucianism", the surname Kong Na is definitely a golden signboard. At that time, people like Kong Rong were very respected, and it was too late to invite him to be an official, including Cao Cao, who killed him, also respected him very much.
teased Cao Cao many times, Cao Cao announced a ban on alcohol for the sake of stable military rations, and Kong Rong said: "Yao and Confucius both love to drink." The implication is that Cao ** is an uneducated guy, dare to say that the Great Sage is wrong. Another time, Cao Cao wanted to conquer Wuhuan, and Kong Rong ridiculed him for being nameless (after Cao Cao talked about Wuhuan, he ridiculed him and said: "The general's expedition is overseas." In the past, Su was cautious and did not pay tribute, Ding Ling stole Su Wu's cattle and sheep, but the case could be merged - "The Biography of Kong Rong in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty". Kong Rongliu Cao Cao did not learn history well, and he could always hold the banner of the great sage and Confucian ethics at any time, sarcastically mock Cao Cao, make Cao Cao lose face, and at the same time let the world know how high his level is, of course, this is a common problem of intellectuals, and the great theory of intellectuals must be known by all mankind, otherwise the meaning of existence will be gone.
Cao Cao is probably used to these ridicules, after all, Kong Rong is not the only one who mocks. With the world in mind, he also needs Confucian theories to stabilize society and people's hearts. If the ethical constraints of the monarch, the father, the son, and the husband and wife are gone, how can they manage such a large land and the people on it. What Cao Cao thought in his heart at that time was that I could conquer you in terms of military strength, but in terms of governance ability, I still needed you literati, especially the children of the Confucian family, to stand on my platform, recognize my legitimacy, and at the same time teach me and the ministers and people below. After all, I am also a Confucian believer with half a bucket of water, and sometimes I make mistakes, and I need someone to correct my mistakes.
It stands to reason that Cao Cao needs talents like Kong Rong, such as the Sima family and the Xiahou family, all of whom receive courtesy. The Kong Rong family, who inherited the character of Kong, did not want to destroy the clan, which is incredible. Actually, it's very understandable. That is Kong Rong's famous "Theory of Parents and Children Without Kindness", this kind of heresy is talked about at home, originally as a pastime, but we know that the problem of literati is like this, closed doors for several years, comprehending the latest theoretical works, if not let everyone know, it will be too lonely. So, Cao Cao felt that this person had to be killed. If it's a little person's personal theory, at most he laughs it off, and the neighbors will think he's crazy. But Kong Rongfang is now an Internet V, with many fans, and there is an endless stream of visitors. No one would say that he was crazy, and with his fan effect, sooner or later this theory would prevail in the land of China, and it would bring Cao Cao a lot of trouble, so Cao Cao killed him.
What does this theory of unkindness mean? To put it simply, parents have no feelings when raising children, if you want to say why, it is the hormones in the body, Kong Rong didn't know these modern words at that time, in short, people are very cruel and cold-blooded, and people invent words to describe the beauty of human nature are deceitful. You have to say what kindness, love, family affection, too vulgar. In fact, if we look at Kong Rong's past experience, we know that the theory was written by him, but it doesn't mean that he is this ruthless person. It can be seen from one thing: Kong Bao is Kong Rong's brother, and Zhang Jian is his brother's friend, but this friend is being wanted. So he wanted to take refuge in Kong's house, but Kong Bao was not at home, and Kong Rong opened the door to greet him, and he needed to take a huge risk to accept the crime of a wanted criminal. During the period of governing Beihai County, he did not get a very bad reputation. confronting Cao Cao, opposing Cao Pi Na Zhen and other presumptuous behaviors, it is not difficult to see that truly selfish and ruthless people will not do this part. To put it bluntly, it was the arrogance of the literati who lost the lives of his whole family. As a manager, Cao Cao didn't care if Kong Rong was such a person, but minded that this trend of thought would lead to another turmoil in the newly stabilized society. The children of the Kong family, who were originally going to rely on it, could only kill them if they said such things. Of course, he was convicted of "recruiting the crowd and trying to do wrong", "remarks **, calling himself Zhongni". Of course, with Cao Cao's strength, he is not afraid of Kong Rong's rebellion, after all, he is just a literati, and he has a number of famous generals under his command. Later generations said that Kong Rong killed his mother is probably not true, after all, according to his experience and his solid family background, it should not be possible, and there is no need to do this, but Cao Cao needs a reasonable charge to deal with the descendants of the Kong family.
Speaking of how the theory of no grace was formed in a strong Confucian family like Kong Rong, I think it was mainly caused by a series of rebellions in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. When he was a child, he thought that what he learned was a golden rule, a moral code that everyone respected, but when he grew up, he learned that some people not only did not abide by it, but even gained great power, which made him feel at a loss, and then there were many turmoil, farmers had no intention of engaging in agricultural activities, bandits were rampant, there were parents who sold their children and daughters, and even the horror of "changing children and eating". The monarch can't get dignity, and his children can't get love, so he formed a new understanding in Kong Rong's heart, and he didn't worry that he would fall to this point, but it was only because his ancestors had a family business. If it weren't for these possessions, wouldn't it be the same as them? So he wrote a book that led to death. I think that Kong Rong later embarked on the road of nihilism, but his physical habits have not changed, if his children were not killed, maybe it would be completely reflected in behavior, which is also the reason why Cao Cao wanted to cut the grass and eradicate the roots.