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's niece is the wife of Cao Zhi, the fourth son of Cao Cao. Cao is called in-laws. Cui Yan is not only tall and powerful, but also has a four-foot beard. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Chen Shou describes Cui Yan's appearance: his voice is high and long, his eyebrows are sparse, and he must be four feet long, which is very imposing. This shows that it looks unusual at all. There is a story in A.D. Shi Shuo Xin Yu, which tells that Cui Yan sat in the middle of the bed and received greetings from the Xiongnu messenger, while Cao Cao dressed as a bodyguard and stood upright by the bed with a steel knife. 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! It can be seen that this messenger of Xiongnu is by no means an idle person. From Cui Yan's glitz, we can see its deep defect: the lack of power, that is, the lack of Cao Cao's heroism. This word reached Cao Cao's ears, and 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 called Cui Yan the ancestor of Cao Dong, and said to him: You have a barbarian style, you have a history of straight fish, and your greed for your husband is notorious. 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 monarch at that time, so Cao Cao asked officials to express their opinions. Because this is an important event, all officials remain silent, and only Cui Yan speaks freely: that is, kindness, filial piety and intelligence, which appropriately covers the significance of the Spring and Autumn Period, and makes a son grow up and add five senses. Until you die. Cao Pi, a corps commander with five senses, is the eldest son and has filial piety, 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 and Cao Cao's in-laws Xiahou Fan, but he was finally injured 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 that sometimes things will change. Cui Yan said that the original intention of this sentence is difficult to verify. Anyone who despises theorists should be punished. This is just Chen Shou's guess. During the period of Rong Zhi, Cao Cao was a proud slanderer of Bai Yan's books. Interestingly, Cao Cao asked the warders to suggest that Cui Yan commit suicide. Unexpectedly, Cui Yan made a mistake and received guests in 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. People at that time all died for Cui Yan. As Yi Zhongtian said in Wei Shunian Cui Yan.
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 should take care of yourself, but look at others! Others saw Cao Cao riding happily with his son and were very envious. 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 that Cao Cao called 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 that Yang Xun was 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 to save the watch, and 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 records, Yan's original intention was to mock the arguer's task of finding no reason. Chen Shou believes that Cui Yan's original intention is to ridicule those who talk too much and are unreasonable.