Yang Biao sighed lightly, People are swordsmen, and I am fish and meat
The Death of Yang Xiu is a classic historical story, which takes Yang Xiu's incident as a clue and deeply analyzes the real reason why Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu, which has a profound enlightenment for people.
Yang Xiu was born in a famous family, and his ancestor Yang Biao to his ancestor Yang Zhen were all important official positions in the Han Dynasty, with the title of the fourth Taiwei, and his reputation was prominent. At that time, the Yuan family in Runan, where Yuan Shao was located, was also famous, known as the "Four Worlds and Three Princes", and the Hongnong Yang family was known as the two famous families of the Han Dynasty.
Yang Xiu was a literary scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty, erudite and talented, he was selected as "filial piety" at the age of 21 and became the ** of the imperial court, and later became Cao Cao's chief bookkeeper to handle military affairs for Cao Cao.
Yang Xiu was deeply appreciated by leaders in the workplace for his intelligence, and Cao Cao was full of praise for him. It stands to reason that such a Yang Xiu should be able to prosper in official fortune and rise step by step, but why was he killed by Cao Cao in the end?
Could it be that Yang Xiu has the superpower to see through people's hearts? Once, Yang Xiu accompanied Cao Cao to inspect the gate of Xiangguo's Mansion, and after the inspection was completed, Cao Cao wrote a "live" character on the door, and then left without saying anything.
The others were at a loss when they saw the words on the door. However, when Yang Xiu saw it, he immediately found a craftsman to tear down the gate, redesign the size, and make the door smaller. The craftsman did as Yang Xiu had instructed, and in the end Cao Cao was very satisfied, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief and asked Yang Xiu for the reason.
Yang Xiu revealed that the prime minister wrote down the word "wide", which means that the door is too big and only needs to be slightly modified. After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized, and praised Yang Xiu's ingenuity.
However, Yang Xiu's talent is sometimes too sharp and can backfire if used in the wrong place, especially when faced with suspicious leaders such as Cao Cao. Cao Cao, fearing that the enemy had placed spies around him, told his entourage that for everyone's safety, he should not go near him while sleeping, because he had a habit of killing people in his dreams.
Sure enough, such a tragedy eventually happened.
One night, while Cao Cao was sleeping, one of his attendants, worried that he was catching a cold, helped him pick up the quilt that had slipped on the ground. Suddenly, Cao Cao sat up, drew his sword, and ended the life of his attendant, and then continued to sleep soundly.
When he woke up the next day, Cao Cao asked, as if he had lost his memory, "Who killed my personal guard?" When he learned the truth, he wept bitterly and said to himself, "I have already told you that I will kill people in my dreams, so why do you come near me?" ”
So, he ordered the squire to be buried. Yang Xiu bluntly told everyone that it was not Cao Cao who killed people in his dream, but they were in a dream. This truth made Cao Cao very unhappy, and he planted a bane.
However, Yang Xiu himself was not aware of this problem.
One day, Cao Cao received a shortbread box from his subordinates, with only three words written on it: "Yihe Crisp". Cao Cao didn't care and continued to work at the desk. Unexpectedly, Yang Xiu immediately called everyone and ate the shortbread one by one.
Yang Xiu explained: "The shortbread given by the prime minister should be shared by one person in order to live up to his good intentions. Cao Cao was very dissatisfied with this, but out of appreciation for Yang Xiu, he temporarily endured his anger.
However, Yang Xiu's behavior continued to repeat, making Cao Cao gradually develop murderous intent. Finally in the chicken rib incident, Yang Xiu's life ended at the age of 44.
The war between Cao Cao and Liu Bei at the Slope Valley reached a stalemate. The biggest difficulty was Ma Chao, coupled with the shortage of food, which made Cao Cao have the idea of retiring from the army. At this critical moment, Xiahoudun asked for instructions on the slogan of the night.
Cao Cao was drinking chicken soup with some chicken ribs in the bowl. Looking at the chicken ribs, Cao Cao pondered for a moment, and then said with emotion: "Chicken ribs, chicken ribs." Yang Xiu interpreted this military order, he believed that the chicken ribs only had bones, no meat, and they tasted tasteless, and it was a pity to discard, which was a true portrayal of the current situation.
Cao Cao's idea of retiring from the army had long been clear, but it was not disclosed because of face problems.
Yang Xiuhui saw through Cao Cao's willingness to retreat, packed up and retreated first. Seeing this, the generals in the army followed suit and prepared to return home. Yang Xiu, as Cao Cao's confidant, is unmatched.
When Cao Cao learned of Yang Xiu's interpretation, his face turned blue with anger. On the charge of spreading rumors to confuse the public, Cao Cao beheaded Yang Xiu and hung his head on the city. Soon, Cao Cao really retreated, and all the misfortunes that Yang Xiu foresaw became a reality.
However, Yang Xiu could no longer see all this.
1.Cao Cao's strategist Yang Xiu, the cause of death has always been controversial. Some people say that Yang Xiu was too smart, proud and complacent, and did not put himself in the right position, which eventually led to death.
Some people believe that Yang Xiu participated in the dispute between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi for succession, supported Cao Zhi, and was eventually killed by Cao Cao. 2.Yang Xiu was talented, but because of his overconfidence, he was complacent and finally lost his life.
Some people say that Yang Xiu did not know the way of advance and retreat like Xun Yu and Sima Yi around Cao Cao, and he was too carried away, which was the reason for his demise. Some people also believe that Yang Xiu supported Cao Zhi, but did not see Cao Cao's intentions clearly, and was finally killed by Cao Cao.
3.Yang Xiu's death has sparked many controversies. Some people say that Yang Xiu was too smart and overconfident, and eventually incurred the disaster of killing. It is also believed that Yang Xiu supported Cao Zhi, but did not see Cao Cao's intentions clearly, and was eventually killed by Cao Cao.
4.Yang Xiu is very clever and intelligent, but because of his overconfidence, he is complacent, and finally ends up in a different place. Some people say that Yang Xiu did not know the way of advance and retreat like Xun Yu and Sima Yi around Cao Cao, and he was too carried away, which was the reason for his demise.
Some people also believe that Yang Xiu supported Cao Zhi, but did not see Cao Cao's intentions clearly, and was finally killed by Cao Cao. 5.Yang Xiu's death has always been controversial.
Some people say that Yang Xiu was too smart, proud and complacent, and did not put himself in the right position, which eventually led to death. It is also believed that Yang Xiu supported Cao Zhi, but did not see Cao Cao's intentions clearly, and was eventually killed by Cao Cao.
In any case, Yang Xiu's death brought great grief to his family.
I am ashamed to have foresight as Jin Riyan, and I miss the love of the old cow licking the calf even more. This shows that he has no resentment towards Cao Cao for killing his son, but feels remorseful.
Yang Biao retreated, blaming himself for having no way to teach his son, and finally caused Yang Xiu's death. This is the origin of the "old calf licking", which we now use to describe the deep love that parents have for their children.
Cao Cao was relieved to hear Yang Biao's honesty, and Yang Biao was able to die a good death. Although there are different theories about the cause of Yang Xiu's death, his death has brought us countless revelations.
If Yang Xiu can restrain his edge a little, maybe his life will be more brilliant. However, history does not allow for assumptions.