In the story of the Three Kingdoms, we are familiar with Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Quan and other first-line celebrities, but in fact, those seemingly insignificant little people, their stories are equally fascinating.
Today's protagonist, although not as famous as Liu Bei and Cao Cao, is comparable to Zhuge Liang in status. He is Liu Yan, the marquis of Shu Han and the general of the chariot cavalry!
Liu Yan, born in an unknown year, died in 234 AD, the same year as Zhuge Liang. However, compared with Zhuge Liang's dedication, Liu Yan's ending is full of "scandals".
Liu Yan is Liu Bei's same clan and surname, and he has followed Liu Bei as early as when he was the pastor of Yuzhou, and his qualifications are older than Zhuge Liang. With his dignified appearance and eloquence good at conversation, he won Liu Bei's deep trust and favor.
After Liu Bei successfully recovered Yizhou, he appointed Liu Yan as the Taishou of Guling County. In 223 AD, Liu Beixian died, Liu Chan succeeded to the throne, and Liu Yan was named the marquis of the capital, second only to Li Yan.
Soon after, he concurrently served as a guard lieutenant, a division of the Chinese army, and a general, and was even promoted from a general to a general of the chariot cavalry, which shows the weight of his power.
In 231 AD, during Zhuge Liang's Fourth Northern Expedition, Li Yan missed the plane because he falsely reported the transportation of grain and grass. Liu Yan cooperated with Zhuge Liang to write to Li Yan, and Liu Yan ranked first in the list of official documents, showing his lofty status in the court.
Although Zhuge Liang was the prime minister of Shu Han, he had respect for Liu Yan.
Although Liu Yan is in a high position, he is very knowledgeable, rarely participates in Shu Han government affairs, and respects Zhuge Liang's wishes. However, he still made a mistake because he was disrespectful to Wei Yan.
Wei Yan had a brave personality, but he was arrogant and arrogant, which made people avoid him at the time.
Liu Yan's friction with Wei Yan not only gave Zhuge Liang a headache, but also caused him to be blamed in 232 AD, and although he promptly apologized to Zhuge Liang and was sent back to Chengdu, he has since fallen into a state of depression, in a trance, and behaving erratically.
In the first month of 234 AD, at the Spring Festival celebration of the Shu Han court, a special rule attracted people's attention: every Spring Festival, the minister's wife and mother must enter the court to participate in the celebration.
And Liu Yan's new wife Hu Shi, because she was young and beautiful, was left by the Queen Mother for a month before being put home.
Liu Yan suspected that his wife, Hu, was having an affair with Liu Chan, so he ordered soldiers to whip her and slap her in the face with their shoes, a form of naked domestic violence. Liu Yan was too cautious in dealing with the matter, did not take into account the importance of evidence, and he violently attacked his wife without figuring out the truth of the matter, which is undoubtedly a kind of arrogance.
Liu Yan may not have foreseen that this seemingly insignificant venting actually planted a time bomb for him. It turned out that Hu couldn't calm down in his heart and was innocently humiliated, so he complained to the government about Liu Yan.
After hearing the news, the law enforcement department arrested Liu Yan, and after review, the following verdicts were made: 1The official is not a suitable person to beat his wife (abuse of power), 2Nor is the face a place where shoes should bear (insulting) ......As a result, Liu Yan was sentenced to death in the market.
This question is worth pondering, even if Liu Yan beats his wife, should he be sentenced to death for this? Of course, the main crime should be to slander the emperor, but Liu Chan was very smart, and he did not choose to use this as the main reason to punish Liu Yan.
However, another question also arises, that is, whether Liu Chan really has an improper relationship with Liu Yan's wife?