In ** "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", after Zhuge Liang fell to Wuzhangyuan, Wei Yan was ready to surrender, but because of Ma Dai's persuasion, he definitely did not surrender to Cao Wei first, and set up his own door in Shudi.
Jiang Wei and the others on Shu Han's side, as soon as they saw that Wei Yan was going to rebel, they talked to Wei Yan in front of the battle according to the tips left by the prime minister before his deathWho would dare to kill me? As a result, Ma Dai took advantage of his defenselessness and directly cut him down.
However, this is just the statement in **, according to the historical book "Three Kingdoms", Wei Yan's death is actually not so magical, but only a little confusing.
According to the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", after Zhuge Liang died, he made arrangementsLong historyYang Yi,SimaFei Yi,ProtectorsJiang Wei and the others hurried to retreat, and the task assigned by Zhuge Liang to Wei Yan was to break off in the process of retreating the army.
Zhuge Liang also mentioned,If Wei Yan doesn't listen to the arrangement, then everyone just retreats.
So why did Zhuge Liang at that time assume that Wei Yan would not listen to his posthumous arrangements?
According to historical records, Wei Yan's hukou is located in Henan, and Liu Bei's place of origin is Hebei, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei both joined Liu Bei when he started a business in Hebei.
Later, Liu Bei ran around to work, and it was not until after the Battle of Chibi that he had his own territory, and Wei Yan joined when Liu Bei set up his own portal (the specific time should be when Liu Bei helped Liu Zhang defend against Zhang Lu).
After Shu Han's foundation was basically stabilized, the main forces under Liu Bei's command were those who had worked hard with him all the wayThe old brethren group, the new group in Jingzhou, and the local faction in Yizhou
As for Wei Yan, he is neither an old qualification, nor one of the latter two forces, according to reason, he should not rise too high under Liu Bei.
But what about the actual situation?
When Liu Bei left Jingzhou's territory to go to Yizhou, he left Guan Yu to take charge of himself, and after he took Hanzhong, he returned to Shu to preside over the overall situation, so who was such an important place in Hanzhong handed over?
At that time, many people thought that Liu Bei would hand over this new territory to the third master, Zhang Fei, but Liu Bei let Wei Yan be alone here.
It can be seen that Liu Bei was indifferent to this background back then".Newcomers"It is very favorable, and from Liu Bei's evaluation of Ma Yan, and later dared to ask Gu Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei, a veteran with rich experience, has a very accurate vision of people.
And many people may know that when Zhuge Liang first started the Northern Expedition, Wei Yan once proposed a surprise attack plan, although this plan was not adopted by Zhuge Liang, but it also shows Wei Yan's extraordinary ability.
From this point of view, Wei Yan's military ability is very strong, and he has made military merits many times, this person who has the ability and ability and qualifications will naturally receive special attention from the prime minister.
So what about Cheng Yuan's prediction of him?
After Wei Yan heard that he was cut off, as the prime minister expected, he was unwilling to obey the order, and even sent people to run to the front of the large army to burn the plank road, in order to force the Shu army to act according to his command, and even took the initiative to attack the large army controlled by Changshi Yang Yi.
As a result, Wei Yan did not succeed, but was beheaded by Ma Dai arranged by Yang Yi, and after Wei Yan's death, Yang Yi destroyed Wei Yan's three clans in Shu.
Judging from here, it seems that the person who really caused Wei Yan's death was Yang Yi, who was unfamiliar to ordinary people, so why did Yang Yi have this ability at that time?
According to historical records, Yang Yi originally worked in his hometown of Jingzhou, and later defected to Guan Yu, and then was promoted by Liu Bei, when Liu Bei was alive, he once served as a scholar, and his predecessor was Liu Bei's periodThe most trusted marching military teacher
After Liu Bei's death, Zhuge Liang carried out a southern expedition in order to get military power, and Yang Yi at that time was appointed by Zhuge Liang to join the army and stay in the rear to replace him".Acting as an agent for the Prime Minister's Office
When Zhuge Liang got the military power of the Northern Expedition, Yang Yi's position was upgraded to Changshi, and later Zhuge Liang had high hopesJiang Wan(Zhuge Liang once wrote a secret fold to Liu Chan, saying that if he hangs up in the process of going out to fight, then he will let Jiang Wan take over his class), at this time, he is just a lower status than Yang Yi to join the army.
So since Yang Yi has won Zhuge Liang's trust, why did Zhuge Liang finally recommend Jiang Wan to the queen?
According to relevant historical data, although Zhuge Liang recognized Yang Yi's talent, he did not recognize his character, and the prime minister thought that he was impatient and narrow-minded, which can be seen from his attitude towards Wei Yan.
And it is worth mentioning that the history books also recorded some small things about Yang Yi, Yang Yi and Wei Yan did not deal with each other, and the reason why they did not have a good relationship was not only due to normal work, but also because the heir on the face of the prime minister, in addition to him Yang Yi, was qualified and capableWei Yan.
Moreover, Wei Yan also revealed that he wanted to take over the prime minister's class.
In other words, Yang Yi and Wei Yan are both contenders for the prime minister's heir, and in their eyes, only the other party is themselvesUniqueCompetitors.
It stands to reason that the relationship between Yang Yi and Wei Yan has been very stiff, in order to eliminate this internal friction, the best solution for the prime minister is either to find a way to separate the two and not follow him to the front line, or directly say that the ** person he has set is Jiang Wan, so that these two people are completely dead.
But the prime minister has always taken these two people with him, and has never made it clear that his heir has been decided, he is not either of the two of you, but Jiang Wan, who is inferior to the two of you in terms of qualifications and status at that time.
So after the death of the prime minister, Yang Yi had a dispute with Wei Yan, and it quickly rose to the point of a fight, but Wei Yan was killed by Yang Yi, and Yang Yi was later killed by Jiang WanFei Yi,was dismissed from office for a small report, so the prime minister's heir really became Jiang Wan, who had no opponent.
You say it's not a coincidence.
Was it just an accident?
With Jiang Wan's qualifications, if Yang Yi and Wei Yan are on stage, will he still have a chance?
The prime minister has been known for his prudence all his life, and he will leave the arrangements for the heir to the accident?
If it wasn't an accident, then there was only one answer to Wei Yan's death, and that was the person who planned all this, in fact.