A brief introduction to Yang Hu’s life. How did Yang Hu die?
During the Three Kingdoms period, the reason why Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin, was able to accomplish the task of destroying Soochow and unifying the world was inseparable from one person, and that was Yang Hu. Even Emperor Wu of Jin himself said that although the elimination of the Wu Kingdom was completed two years after Yang Hu's death, in terms of credit, it all belongs to Yang Hu!
Yang Hu is like Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty. He dedicated himself to the Wei State until his death. He has made countless contributions, and in terms of loyalty, absolutely no one can surpass him. When Yang Hu was young, a person who knew how to read Feng Shui looked at his family's ancestral tomb and said that the ancestral tomb of Yang Hu's family had the appearance of an emperor. If the tomb was dug open, there would be no heirs. Even though Yang Hu knew that digging up the ancestral tomb might lead to the loss of his descendants, he still sent people to dig out the tomb, so Yang Hu never had a son or a half in his life.
Later, the person who looked at the tomb looked at Yang Hu’s ancestral tomb that was dug out, and then said, alas, the imperial feng shui of this tomb is broken, but its feng shui still looks excellent. In the future, there will definitely be a Sangong who breaks his arm! Later, Yang Hu did reach the rank of Third Duke, but he also broke his arm when he fell off his horse, which was exactly the same as the prophecy made by that man.
After seeing what Yang Hu did, can you still say that he was disloyal to the Jin Dynasty? People are willing to take the risk of offending their ancestors and annihilating their descendants, and are willing to destroy the ancestral tombs of emperors. Can ordinary people do this?
Yang Hu’s family has been a distinguished noble family since the Han Dynasty. He traced back nine generations, and every generation of the Yang family has produced high-ranking officials worth two thousand dan, and they all had many officials during their tenure. good reputation. Yang Hu's mother is also the biological sister of Cai Wenji, a famous talented woman in ancient times. She is the daughter of Cai Yong, a famous Confucian and Zuo Zhonglang general in the Han Dynasty. Someone read Yang Hu's life profile to him when he was more than ten years old, and predicted that Yang Hu would make great contributions to the world before he was sixty years old!
When Yang Hu grew up, he was handsome, knowledgeable and eloquent. He was called "Yan Hui of the world". As soon as Xia Houwei, the general of the county at that time, saw Yang Hu, he thought that this person would definitely do great things in the future, so he persuaded Yang Hu to marry the daughter of his brother Xia Houba, which was considered to be a good match early.
Qi King Cao Fang was only 8 years old when he succeeded to the throne. At that time, there were two major forces competing for political power. One was Cao Shuang, the clan general of Cao Wei, and the other was Sima Yi. Cao Shuang seemed to have the upper hand. . At that time, Cao Shuang specially recruited Yang Hu and Wang Chen. Wang Chen responded generously, but Yang Hu rejected Cao Shuang. Although Yang Hu was young at that time and lacked political experience, he was very visionary and wise. He concluded that Cao Shuang was no match for the old and cunning Sima Yi. Later, Sima Yi launched the Gaoping Ling Incident, and Cao Shuang and Cao Shuang's forces were completely wiped out, but Yang Hu narrowly escaped death.
With such a vicious political vision at such a young age, Yang Hu should have a prosperous official career. However, Yang Hu has been observing filial piety for more than ten years due to the death of his mother and eldest brother. He has no role in the court. Make a difference. It was not until Sima Zhao came to power that Yang Hu's career gradually improved. When Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, came to power, Yang Hu was highly regarded for his firm stance on Sima Yan's side, and became Sima Yan's confidant. General.
Sima Yan was a unified emperor in Chinese history. During his reign, it was his long-cherished wish to annex Soochow. In the end, this wish was realized, and Yang Hu really contributed a lot. At that time, Soochow sent Lu Kang, the second son of the famous general Lu Xun, to serve as the governor of Jingzhou, and the governor of Jingzhou in the Western Jin Dynasty was Yang Hu. The Western Jin Dynasty and Sun Wu each had a Jingzhou, forming a confrontation between the north and the south. The geographical scope of Wu's Jingzhou was significantly larger than that of the Western Jin Dynasty. This was a big test for Yang Hu, because the key to the dispute between the Western Jin Dynasty and Dongwu lay in Jingzhou!
Later, Yang Hu led 80,000 troops to fight against the Wu army, which had less than 30,000 land resistance. The result ended in failure, and Yang Hu was demoted. This war is not that Yang Hu is weak, but that the other side is too strong. Yang Hu realized that although the monarch of Wu was mediocre and immoral, his national power and the strength of his generals should not be underestimated, so he should adopt a two-sided strategy of military cannibalization and promotion of faith.
For many years after that, Yang Hu was stationed in Jingzhou, and his reputation for virtue on the border became better and better. However, he was jealous in the court and was reported many times. When Yang Hu thought that the time was ripe to destroy Soochow, these brats stood up to oppose it, even though Sima Yan agreed with Yang Hu's specially written "Please Attack Wu Shu".
It has always been Yang Hu’s regret that he failed to complete the great cause of destroying Wu in his life. In 278 AD, Yang Hu was seriously ill. Before his death, he recommended Du Yu to take his place. Du Yu completed the task two years later. Destroy Wu's great cause.