In ancient history, Situ was a very prominent official. In the last year of the Western Han Dynasty, the minister was changed to Situ. Therefore, Situ once replaced the chancellor and thus assisted the emperor in handling the affairs of the imperial court. After the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Situ, Taiwei and Sikong were the three dukes. By the Time of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Wei still had Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong as the Three Dukes. Admittedly, the Three Dukes gradually became an honorary official. However, only ministers with deep qualifications and high moral standing were often awarded official positions such as Situ. In the history of Cao Wei, a total of 11 Situs appeared.
The first Situ was Hua Xin
Hua Xin was from the Qingzhou region and was a famous scholar of the Three Kingdoms period, such as Liu Bei's teacher Lu Zhi, and Hua Xin was a classmate. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hua Xin began to follow Cao Cao. In the first year of Yankang (220), Cao Cao died, cao Pi succeeded him as king of Wei, and Bai Huaxin was made xiangguo and marquis of Anle Township. In December of the same year, Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor of the Han Dynasty, and Hua Xin presided over the Zen ceremony and presented the emperor's seal to Cao Pi, after which Cao Pi changed the name of The Emperor to Situ.
In May of the seventh year of the Huang Dynasty (226), Cao Pi died, the crown prince Cao Rui took the throne, and Feng Huaxin was made Boping Hou, adding 500 households to 1,300 households, and in December of the same year, Hua Xin was changed to Tai Wei (太尉), Hua Xin claimed to be ill and asked for retirement, willing to give up the post of Tai Wei to Guan Ning, but Emperor Wei Ming did not agree. On the afternoon of December 30, 232 ( January 30 , 232 ) of the fifth year of Taihe , Hua Xin died at the age of seventy-five .
The second Situ was Wang Lang
Wang Lang was from the Xuzhou region, and after Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Xian of Han, he recruited Wang Lang to his command. In 220, Cao Pi was proclaimed empress dowager, and Wang Lang held the official position of Sikong. After the Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui ascended the throne, Wang Lang was crowned Situ. In 228, Wang Lang died of illness in Luoyang. Influenced by literary works such as the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, many people believe that Wang Lang was killed by Zhuge Liang. However, in the history of the Three Kingdoms and other canonical histories, Wang Lang's death obviously has nothing to do with Zhuge Liang. In 228 AD, when Zhuge Liang first went north to the Central Plains, Wang Lang was still in Luoyang, that is, he did not personally go to the front, let alone engage zhuge liang.
The third Situ was Dong Zhao
Dong Zhao was from the Yanzhou region, and in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dong Zhao was promoted to filial piety and later served as a subordinate of Yuan Shao to join the army. There were many military achievements, but Yuan Shao listened to rumors, and Dong Zhao had no choice but to leave Yuan Shao and defect to Zhang Yang. When Zhang Yang led an army to greet Emperor Xian of Han, Dong Zhao accompanied him and worshipped him as a huilang. Later, he met with Cao Cao in Luoyang and suggested that Cao Cao welcome Emperor Xian of Han to Xuchang. Dong Zhao has since become Cao Cao's adviser. Dong Zhao has long governed the side and won the praise of Cao Cao. In 232, during the reign of the Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui, Dong Zhao was promoted to Situ. On the 4th day of May (4 July) of the fourth year of the Qinglong dynasty (236), Dong Zhao died at the age of 81.
The fourth Situ was Chen Jiao
Chen Jiao is from the Xuzhou region, Chen Jiao's original surname is Liu, and he changed his surname to Chen because of his succession and maternal family. In his early years, he avoided chaos in Jiangdong, and was later asked by Chen Deng, the Taishou of Guangling, to be a Gong Cao. Cao Cao was made a subordinate of Xiang Xiang (丞相掾), moved to Xiang County Ling (相县令), and was transferred to Zhengnan Changshi (征南長史). He also served as pengcheng and Leling taishou, and was moved to the western capital of Wei County. Cao Cao marched west to Ma Chao, worshiped The Minister of Changshi, and transferred to the Western Cao Clan and Shangshu. Cao Pi was proclaimed emperor, leading the officials, and was given the title of Marquis of Gaolingting and Qianshang Shuling. During the Three Kingdoms period, Shang Shuling assisted the emperor in handling the affairs of the imperial court, which was a relatively close official position to that of a chancellor. In 237, Chen Jiao was canonized as a Situ, but in this year Chen Jiao died of illness.
The fifth Situ was Han Ji
Han Ji was from the Jingzhou region and was initially a subordinate of Mu Liu Biao of Jingzhou. In 208, after Liu Biao's death, Cao Cao pacified Jingzhou, and Han Ji began to follow Cao Cao and became a minister of Cao Wei. In February of the second year of the Jing Dynasty (238), Cao Rui appointed Han Ji as Situ. In April of the same year, Han Ji died at the age of eighty. The will is simply buried in the earthen cave. After receiving Han Ji's posthumous watch, Cao Rui lamented his grief and issued a special edict to give him mourning clothes and burial utensils, and his title was Gonghou.
The sixth Situ was Wei Zhen
Wei Zhen was from the Yanzhou region, and his father, Wei Zi, was a former subordinate of Cao Cao, and was killed in battle between Cao Cao and Dong Zhuo. Therefore, Wei Zhen was naturally treated favorably by Cao Wei. In 228 AD, Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, Wei Zhen came to Chang'an to sit in the town. After Cao Fang ascended the throne, Wei Zhen held official positions such as Sikong and Situ. However, due to the lack of historical records, it is uncertain what year Wei Zhen died.
The seventh Situ is Gao Rou
Gao Rou was from the Yanzhou region, and in the ninth year of Jian'an (204), Gao Rou surrendered to Cao Cao. In the sixteenth year of Jian'an (211), Cao Cao wanted to send Zhong Xuan and other leaders to attack Zhang Lu, but Gao Rou believed that leading the troops into The Pass would alarm Ma Chao and Han Sui in Guanzhong, thinking that they were going to attack him and force them to defect, believing that they could first stabilize Sanfu, and after Sanfu was stable, they could peacefully recruit Zhang Lu. But Cao Cao did not listen, and after Zhong Xuan waited to enter the customs, Ma Chao and others did indeed defect.
In 248, Gao Rou held the official position of Situ. A year later, Sima Yi launched the Gaopingling Rebellion, and Gao Rou sided with Sima Yi to help him control the capital Luoyang. In the first year of Ganlu (256), Cao Xian took the throne and was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Anguo and appointed as a lieutenant. After Cao Huan ascended the throne, Zengyi made his second son the Marquis of Ting. In 263 AD, Gao Rou died of illness at the age of 90, which was naturally a relatively long life during the Three Kingdoms period.
The eighth Situ was Zheng Chong
When Emperor Cao Pi of Wei was crown prince, he searched for the promotion of lowly talents, appointed Zheng Chong as a writer, promoted him several times to Shang Shulang, and went out of Beijing to supplement Chen Liutaishou. Zheng Chong takes elegance as a virtue, has no reputation for talent and dignity in his position, can eat and wear warmly, and does not seek assets, so the world values him. The general Cao Shuang introduced him to zhonglang, and then transferred him to the position of scattered horseman and Guanglu Xun. During Cao Fang's reign, Zheng Chong held official positions such as Sikong and Situ. In 265, after the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan made Zheng Chong a Taifu. In 274 AD, Zheng Chong died.
The ninth Situ is Zhong Hui
Zhong Hui was the son of the Cao Wei chancellor Zhong Xuan (钟繇), who rose to fame at a young age and later assisted Sima Zhao in quelling the rebellion. In 263, Sima Zhao mobilized an army of 180,000 and launched the Battle of Wei and Shu. In this battle, Zhong Hui led the main force to attack Hanzhong, and successfully pinned down Jiang Wei in the area of Jiange, prompting Deng Ai to get the opportunity to smuggle his troops to Yinping and garrison Chengdu. In 264, after the fall of the Shu Han Dynasty, Sima Zhao made Zhong Hui a Situ, and Deng Ai also served as a lieutenant of one of the Three Dukes. However, because of the rebellion, Zhong Hui was eventually defeated and killed. Among the 11 Situs in the history of Cao Wei, Zhong Hui was the only one who could not die well.
The tenth Situ was He Zeng
He zeng was born in the He clan of Chen County, erudite and studious, and was close to filial piety. During the Cao Wei period, he attacked the Marquis of Wuting of Fengyang and started the Marquis of Pingyuan (曹叡) in literature. Emperor Ming of Wei ascended the throne, and successively served as a member of the Outer Scattered Horse Attendant, the General of the Diannong Zhonglang, and the Yellow Gate Lang, which was quite praised by the people of the times. In 249, after Sima Yi launched the Gaopingling Rebellion, He Zeng fell to the Sima Yi family. In 264, after Zhong Hui was killed, He served as an official situ. On December 12, 279 , He Zeng died at the age of eighty , and was given the title of Taifu (太傅) with the courtesy name Yuan.
The eleventh Situ was Sima Wang
In the end, Sima Wang was originally Sima Fu's second son, but later passed on to Sima Fu's brother Sima Lang. In the later period of Cao Wei, Sima Wang served as a general of The Western Expedition, repeatedly resisting Jiang Wei's attacks and ensuring the tranquility of the western front of Cao Wei. In 263, Sima Wang was transferred to the imperial court as a Wei general and leader of the Zhong, thus taking charge of the forbidden army in the capital Luoyang. In the first year of The Xianxi Dynasty (264), Sima Wang was promoted to the rank of General of the Hussars and opened the capital. In August, he succeeded Ho as Situ.
In December of the following year, Sima Yan (Emperor Wu of Jin) proclaimed himself emperor of Wei and established the Western Jin Dynasty, and Sima Wang was made the King of Yiyang, with 10,000 households and 2,000 soldiers. Therefore, Sima Wang also became the last Situ of Cao Wei. In the third year of the Tai Dynasty (267), Sima Yan issued an edict appointing Sima Wang as a lieutenant, and the position of leader of the middle army remained the same. On The 17th day of May 271 ( 17 June 271 ) , Sima Wang died at the age of sixty-seven. The imperial court gave many treasures and goods, and gave them the title of "Cheng".