? What was Yang Xiu like in history? Brief introduction of Yang Xiu's life

In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao and Peking Opera, the cause of Yang Xiu's death is attributed to "appointing people according to their merits, and avoiding Cao Shu". As mentioned in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Yang Xiu committed six "taboos"; For the first time, adding "live" to "door" is a "wide" event; The second time was the "one-on-one crisp" incident; The third time was to expose the murder in Cao Cao's dream; For the fourth time, Yang Xiu accused Prince Xelloss of secretly communicating with Chao Ge Chang Wuzhi. The fifth time, Cao Cao wanted to try the talents of Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, and Yang Xiu taught Cao Zhi to be a "gatekeeper". The sixth time was Yang Xiu's Answer to Cao Zhi. The Peking Opera "Cao Cao and Yang Xiu" mentioned that Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu three times and released him three times. When I first killed Kong, I killed him on purpose instead of killing him. The second time, Cao Cao killed someone in his dream, but Yang Xiu found out that he deliberately killed Yang Xiu without killing him. The third time was a snow patrol camp. Cao Cao led his horse to Yang Xiu and deliberately killed Yang Xiu instead of killing him. In the end, Yang Xiu was killed because of the "chicken ribs" incident. & gt These are the results of artistic creation, so what is the real Yang Xiu in history? Is it true that Yang Xiu's death was due to "giving up his talents"? By consulting relevant historical materials, the author draws the following conclusions: 1. Yang Xiu is very talented in history, but he is by no means a person who "relies on talent"; 2. The death of Yang Xiu was the victim of Wei's political struggle; 3. Luo Guanzhong misled later readers. & gt Yang Xiu, born in Huayin (now Huayin East, Shaanxi Province) at the end of Han Dynasty, was born in 175 and died in 2 19 at the age of 34. Yang Xiu's literary achievements and status were very high before his death. He wrote a lot in his life, but he was handed down from generation to generation because of his loss, so that future generations knew very little. & gt& gt& gt Yang Xiu was born in a bureaucratic family. The Yang family was a big official in the Han Dynasty for several generations. His ancestor Yang and Emperor Gaozu made contributions, and he was named Red Spring Hou. Great-grandfather Yang Zhen, great-grandfather, great-grandfather Yang Ci, and father IV successively held the posts of "Situ" and "Tai Wei", which were neck and neck with Yuan in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty and gained fame. Yang Zhenchuan in the Later Han Dynasty notes: "From the great earthquake to the table, Si Taiwei and Deye have been famous in Tokyo together with Yuan." "Tai Wei" was an important official in charge of national military and political affairs in Han Dynasty. From Yang Xiu's great-grandfather to his father, there are four Qiu altogether, very fierce! Then, the education and training of such a powerful bureaucratic family for future generations can not be limited to imparting knowledge, but will certainly impart many rules for being a man and being an official. Yang Xiu is so clever that he has been exposed since he was a child, and his elders have taught him by example. It is obviously impossible to say that he doesn't understand the rules of officialdom and that he doesn't understand the way of the world and is unrealistic. & gt The author noticed a passage in The Biography of Yang Zhen in the Later Han Dynasty (Zhu Pei quoted Dian lue): "'Yang Xiuzi was a virtuous father, Qiu Puzi was also humble in Cai Bo. In Jian 'an, I raised Xiao Lian. In addition to the doctor, the Prime Minister asked the Ministry to keep the main book of Cao Cang. At that time, the army was involved in many things, and Xiu always knew everything inside and outside. Since the Yan Wang Wei, and strive for friendship. & gt The first sentence of this passage says: Yang Xiuzi, the son of Qiu, is humble and knowledgeable. Please note that the word "self-effacing" is used in the evaluation of Yang Xiu here, which shows that Yang Xiu is still very modest and prudent, which is quite different from the "relying on talents and putting down the body" described in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms! & gt The second sentence says: In the middle of Jian 'an, Yang Xiu was recommended and appointed as a doctor because of his filial piety and honesty. Prime Minister Cao asked him to be the main book of Cang Cao (equivalent to the director of logistics department), in charge of military forces, grain and grass. "Ju Xiaolian" is an official system and a "supervision system" in the Han Dynasty. It is somewhat similar to the electoral system in western countries, except that the elections in the west are local elections and local posts are held. In the Han Dynasty, the qualification to be an official was obtained through the election of "Lian Xiao", and then the official positions were specifically allocated by the imperial court. This requires qualified people to be famous in a certain area before local officials can recommend them, so it is a bit democratic and better than the imperial examination system. & gt From the second sentence, we can get two messages: First, Yang Xiu once had a good reputation in a certain area because of his filial piety and honesty, which also requires a little ability of "showing off" and "hype" in modern times, which at least shows that Yang Xiu is good at being a man, so people will recommend him; Second, Cao Cao appreciated Yang Xiu. Otherwise, he would not be in charge of such an important military force and grain. & gt so, how did Yang Xiu perform as the main book of Cang Cao? The third sentence is the answer: at that time, it was an eventful autumn for the army and the country. Yang Xiu (Chief Accountant Cang Cao) is familiar with both inside and outside, and everyone is satisfied with his work! This shows that Yang Xiu is not a bookworm, and he is very talented and flexible, so he is satisfied from top to bottom! This has nothing to do with the evaluation of "flying talents"! As a result, the fourth sentence is: officials from Wang Wei Cao Pi and below are scrambling to make friends, and talents are rare, scrambling to win over! & gt The Story of the Three Kingdoms, Chen Sizhi's Hope, quoted Shi Yu as saying: "A son with talent is used by Mao Zedong. "As you can see from the above, Yang Xiu is talented, so the great ancestor Cao Cao values Yang Xiu very much. Don't say that he is jealous of talents, but he is jealous of the younger generation! & gt& gt& gt Shi Shuo Xin Yu tells a story about Cao Cao and Yang Xiu. On one occasion, Cao Cao and Yang Xiu passed the Cao E Monument. On the back of the monument were written the words "yellow silk young woman, grandson mortar". Cao Cao asked Yang Xiu, "Do you know what this means?" Yang Xiu said, "Yes." Cao Cao said, "Don't say anything, let me think. As a result, it took Cao Cao thirty miles to guess that this was a wonderful speech, so Cao Cao sighed, "I am not as good as Qing, but I feel thirty miles." In fact, on the one hand, this sentence expresses Cao Cao's modesty, on the other hand, it also has a deep feeling! Unfortunately, due to the preconceived ideas of later generations, people always think that Cao Cao is jealous of Yang Xiu's intelligence. & gt Since Yang Xiu was highly valued by Cao Cao, why did Cao Cao finally kill Yang Xiu? Through the above analysis, we should be able to rule out the reason why Yang Xiu "indulged himself and committed several taboos against Cao Cao". Then why? It turned out that Yang Xiu was involved in the political whirlpool of Cao Shi's "heir", getting deeper and deeper and unable to extricate himself. & gt Cao Cao took the Jian 'an period at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty (Jian 'an was the title of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty); A.D. 196-220), a great politician and writer, has two sons who are particularly proud: one is Cao Pi and the other is Cao Zhi; Father and son are also called "Three Caos" in Jian 'an literary world, leaving many well-known poems. Both Cao Pi and Cao Zhi have entered the candidate list of Cao Cao's successors. Cao Cao is also a very enlightened monarch, who doesn't pay attention to "growing up or not". From the beginning, he let his two sons compete freely, and the Eight Immortals showed their magical power when crossing the sea. & gt Yang Xiu is very famous in the literary world, and Cao Zhi is a brilliant literary genius, perhaps admiring each other, while Yang Xiu has taken refuge in Cao Zhi's side. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms also mentions that Yang Xiu helped Cao Zhi to make suggestions and write "Teaching Answers" and so on. The Biography of the Three Kingdoms Shu Wei Rencheng Chen Xiaowang said: "Planting is based on talent, with rockett, Ding Gan and Yang Xiu as its wings. Mao became suspicious, and the prince laughed that Cao Zhi was very talented, and there were rockett, Ding Ke, Yang Xiu and other right-hand men. Cao Cao hesitated for a long time and tried to make Cao a prince several times. After a long period of investigation, Cao Cao found that Cao Zhi was "willful, self-motivated and improper in drinking"; Do things willfully, I don't know how to control myself, and I'm still an alcoholic. How can I trust my country to Cao Zhi? However, Cao Cao found that Cao Pi "used bending, pretentious self-decoration, and the control of court officials to make a clear statement." Xelloss is very familiar with the tactics and the defense of the imperial court, so Cao Cao thinks that after a hundred years, Xelloss should be able to support Cao Zhi. Therefore, Cao Cao made up his mind to make Cao Pi a prince, in October of the 22nd year of Jian 'an (AD 2 17). At this time, Cao Cao had sealed Wang Wei for one year and five months-the time for sealing Wang Wei was in the summer and May of the twenty-first year of Jian 'an (AD 2 16). > The struggle for "heir" in history is very cruel. Because Yang Xiu is on Cao Zhi's side, according to officialdom, he is "on the wrong side", so he is xelloss's sworn enemy. Now Cao Cao has made xelloss a prince. As a far-sighted politician, Cao Cao Can can only suppress Yang Xiu, the deputy commander of Cao Zhi Group. However, Cao Cao didn't start work immediately, but in the autumn and October of the twenty-fourth year of Jian 'an (AD 2 19), when Cao Cao was seriously ill and knew that he was dying soon, "Mao (Cao Cao) was finally worried about the change and was quite talented, but he was also the nephew of Yuan (Yuan Shu), so he was punished for his crime." (See "The Story of the Three Kingdoms, Shu Weiren's Biography of Chen Cheng Xiao Wang"), and finally killed Yang Xiu! & gt in the final analysis, Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu to protect the inheritance of the Cao Shi dynasty. Imagine that Cao Zhi was almost "mentally retarded" politically. After Cao Cao's death, Yang Xiu and other talented people assisted Cao Zhi to continue to compete with Xelloss for the throne, which was too big to fail. In the future, Cao Shichao's fortress will be breached from the inside, and Cao Cao has to guard against it. More than three months later, in the first month of spring in the 25th year of Jian 'an (AD 220), Cao Cao died of illness! & gt later generations have a poem saying: > clever Yang Dezu, passed down from generation to generation. & gt in the pen, dragons and snakes walk together, and beauty in the chest becomes success. & gt It's shocking to say, and it's the best for the champion. & gt What is wrong is the cause of death, not the desire to quit. & gt The first sentence of this poem says that Yang Xiu is very clever, and he comes from an official family. The second and third sentences say that Yang Xiu's writing style is like a god, wise and talented; The fourth sentence points out that Yang Xiuzhi's death has nothing to do with whether he quit or not. He died because he was so talented! In fact, it's not that Cao Cao is jealous of Yang Xiu's talent, but that Yang Xiu's "great talent" hindered the "great cause" of the Cao Shi dynasty and could only be killed! & gt As for why Luo Guanzhong misled readers, it has something to do with his thought of "respecting Liu and belittling Cao", but it is just a prop he used to "belittle Cao"! Now, it seems that Luo Guanzhong is not authentic, completely ignoring the reputation of Yang Xiu and Cao Cao. Yang Xiu is also a bit unlucky. He was a victim of political struggle before his death. Behind him, he became a martyr because of cultural struggle; He was famous in the literary world before his death and unknown in the literary world after his death; He also bears the notoriety of "flying talents" out of thin air. The situation in Yang Xiu is worse than that in Dou E! & gt