At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, after Cao Cao destroyed Yuan Shao and pacified the north, his prestige increased greatly, so Xian Di issued a letter, and Cao Cao was promoted from Gong Wei to Wang Wei. At this time, Cao's population is thriving. At this time, the Huns sent messengers to see Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty. When they heard that Cao Cao was promoted to Wang Wei, they took the initiative to congratulate Wang Wei. After Cao Cao agreed, he felt that he was not handsome enough, but he wanted to show his prestige in front of foreigners. If you want to go, you can ask Cui Yan, the minister, to be your own body, turn over your body and meet the Xiongnu emissary. Cui Yan was a famous scholar at the end of Han Dynasty, and enjoyed a high reputation in both the government and the public. Besides, Cui Yan's niece is the wife of Cao Cao's fourth son Cao Zhi. Cao is called in-laws. Cui Yan is not only tall and powerful, but also has a four-foot beard. Chen Shou's Romance of the Three Kingdoms describes Cui Yan's appearance: "The voice is high and long, the eyebrows are sparse, and it must be four feet long, which is very imposing." This shows that it looks unusual at all. Shi Shuo Xin Yu In A.D., there was a story about Cui Yan sitting in the middle of the bed, receiving greetings from the Huns' messengers, while Cao Cao dressed as a bodyguard and stood upright by the bed with a steel knife in his hand. After the interview, Cao Cao sent someone to ask the Hun emissary what he thought. The messenger said without thinking, "Wang Wei is handsome and elegant, and the man with a knife on the sofa is dignified and lovely." What a hero! "Thus, the angel of the huns is by no means an idle person. From Cui Yan's glitz, we can see its deep defect: lack of strength, that is, lack of Cao Cao's heroism. When this word reached Cao Cao's ears, he was very proud.
Of course, Cao Cao asked Cui Yan to be a double, which also showed that Cao Cao attached great importance to Cui Yan. Reflection. Volume 12 records that after Cao Cao proclaimed himself emperor, he named Cui Yan as the great ancestor and said to him, "You are a barbarian, with a history of straight fish and greedy for the benefits of your husband." Strong people are also called energetic, and you can lead the times. Therefore, he was awarded Cao Donglai to perform his duties. "Praise it as a model of the times. After Cao Cao sealed the imperial palace, there was no prince at that time, so Cao Cao asked officials to express their opinions. Because it was an important event, all the officials kept silent. Only Cui Yan spoke freely: "With kindness, filial piety, wisdom and appropriateness, the meaning of spring and autumn is covered, so that one son has five senses. Until you die. "Xelloss, as a well-endowed corps commander, is not only the eldest son, but also very kind and filial, so he should be allowed to inherit the great cause. Even if I die, I, Cui, will stick to this principle. They thought that Cui Yan would support his niece's son-in-law, but they thought that he could support xelloss. To usurp the role of cao lieutenant, sigh yue:
However, although Cui Yan had a high prestige, he was Cao Cao's in-laws and Cao Cao's body double, but he was finally harmed by Cao Cao.
The closer you get to Cui Yan in the twilight, the more obvious it becomes. On Cao's recommendation, Wei published an article praising Cui Yan's achievements. Cui Yan said, "Sometimes things change." Cui Yan said that the original intention of this sentence is difficult to verify. He said, "Anyone who despises theorists should be punished." This is just Chen Shou's guess. In, Cao Cao killed Cui Yan in the name of "White is proud of slanderers". Interestingly, Cao Cao asked the warders to suggest that Cui Yan commit suicide. I didn't expect Cui Yan to make a mistake. He still receives guests in the prison, talking and laughing as usual. When Cao Cao came out with a clear will, Cui Yan immediately took the steel knife from the jailer and broke his neck in a more natural posture than lighting a cigarette today. At that time, people sighed for Cui Yan's death. As Yi Zhongtian said in Shu Wei, Cui Yan proved himself to be a gentleman with his own death. The death of Cao Cao proved that he was a traitor.
If Cao Cao killed Kong Rong, it was because Kong Rong obviously supported the Han Dynasty and taunted Cao Cao. If Cao Cao killed Xu You and Xu You got carried away and slandered Cao Cao unscrupulously, it would be intolerable. If Cao Cao killed Lou Fan, it was because Lou Fan said, "You live in the world, take care of yourself, but look at others!" "People are envious when they see Cao Cao riding happily with his son. Gui Lu said why he should be jealous of others, and he could do the same himself. He also wants to learn from Cao Cao, even saying that he is like overthrowing Cao Cao. For Cao Cao, these three talents should be killed, or even have to be killed. So what is the reason why Cui Yan offended Cao Cao?
In fact, the direct cause of Cui Yan's death is related to Cao Caozhao Wang Wei. At that time, there was an official named Yang Xun. To show his loyalty, he wrote a chapter praising Cao Cao's contribution. Of course, what he said was disgusting. Of course, what Cao Cao saw was Jennifer who was exhausted physically and mentally, and everyone else got goose bumps. At that time, many people commented and laughed at Yang Xun's losing points. By the way, even Cui Yan, who recommended Yang Xun, criticized him. But these people privately said that no one dared to say it at the dinner table. But only Cui Yan publicly wrote a letter to Yang Xun. The content of the letter is "save the table, everything will be fine!" " "Sometimes things change." . I saw your badge in Cuiyan, but everything went well. Times are always changing. According to Chen Shou's record, "Yan's original intention is to unreasonably ridicule the good task of theorists." Chen Shou believes that Cui Yan's original intention is to ridicule those who talk too much and are unreasonable.