Lao Tzu once said, "Where blessings and misfortunes depend, and where misfortunes and blessings lie", expressing his views on all kinds of things in the world--blessings and misfortunes depend on each other.
Looking at history, we can feel the truth of Lao Tzu like a leopard in a pipe
。 He Yan was a very popular subject, embezzled huge sums of money but did not know how to collect his heart, and finally ended up in the prison of three feet of White Aya committing suicide; Sima Qian, because of his words to defend Li Ling, angered Emperor Wu of Han, was punished by the palace, but finally worked hard to write down the history, which has been passed down through the ages.
During the Three Kingdoms period, there was one person, whose life was very tragic, the reason was because his father was killed by Zhang Fei, and his mother was occupied by Cao Cao, so he sent people to the fence from an early age, but he also seized the opportunity to become a famous general of the State of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. He was Qin Lang.
Floating life
Lü Bu once had a subordinate named Qin Yilu, who was very cowardly and unrighteous, but he married a good wife. His wife, Madame Du, was a great beauty. And they have a child, and this child is Qin Lang.
At that time, Lü Bu sent Qin Yilu as an envoy to Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu wanted to win Qin Yilu over for political reasons, so he married the women of the Han Dynasty clan to him. In this way, Madame Du is equivalent to being abandoned.
Later, Cao Cao and Guan Yu attacked Lü Bu, and by chance, Guan Yu saw Lady Du, and since then, he has been fascinated and wanted to get Lady Du with Cao Cao.
This also aroused Cao Cao's curiosity, after all, in order to make Guan Yu submit to him, Cao Cao did everything he could to keep his heart, why did he ask to marry this woman five times this time?
When Cao Cao saw Lady Du, he had the answer in his heart, so Cao Cao took the beautiful Lady Du as a concubine, and Qin Lang became Cao Cao's stepson and lived a life under the fence.
At this time, his father Qin Yilu was directly beheaded by Zhang Fei because he was on the verge of defecting and his heart was not strong.
Hide the sharp edge of life
At that time, Cao Cao's power was already expanding, Cao Cao also achieved a certain political status, and he gathered more and more concubines and stepsons.
At that time, Qin Lang's situation was not good, after all, Cao Cao's own sons were not in the minority, plus a group of stepsons, day by day, and even Cao Cao's own son Cao Zhi was not spared from this conspiracy. And Qin Lang's ability to survive in such an environment is enough to prove that he is still full of wisdom in doing things. And the smartest thing he did was to hide his edge.
At that time, when Lady Yin married Cao Cao, she also took a child, this child was named He Yan. He was loved by Cao Cao for his mother, so he acted brazenly and unscrupulously.
And Qin Lang was so low-key that Cao Cao once praised Qin Lang in front of everyone when he was entertaining guests, saying that his most beloved stepson was Qin Lang.
Later, Qin Lang gradually grew up, but he did not choose to become an official under Cao Cao, but chose to travel to all directions;
After Cao Pi claimed the title of emperor, he was still not reused and was still an idle man, but many years of traveling made him gain a lot of insight, which laid the foundation for him to later enter the dynasty as an official or even lead soldiers to fight.
Stand out and become a celebrity
In 227 AD, the Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, and Qin Lang finally ended his years of wandering. Cao Rui appointed Qin Lang as the general of Xiao Qi, and gave him the title of General. Qin Lang has a calm personality and is very taciturn, never playing right and wrong.
Even if someone gave him some treasure and hoped that he would say a few nice words in front of the emperor, he would not agree.
It is precisely because of his calm personality that Cao Rui trusts him very much, often orders Qin Lang to accompany him, and often calls Qin Lang's nickname "Aso", which shows that the two have a close relationship.
Later, Xianbei, who had been subject to Cao Wei's regime, suddenly attacked, and Cao Rui sent Qin Lang to attack Xianbei. If Qin Lang wanted to send troops, he would have to pass through the prefecture. At that time, the history of the hezhou assassination was named Bi Rail, and Bi Rail admired Qin Lang for a long time, and when he learned that Qin Lang would pass through Hezhou, he went to the city gate early to greet him.
After Qin Lang arrived, Bi Rail proposed the idea of letting Qin Lang ride to the official office, but Qin Lang was low-key and refused him on the grounds that this move was not in accordance with the rules.
Qin Lang strategized in the crusade war, and although he had no previous record, he was still a blockbuster, taking advantage of the favorable conditions of the weather and terrain to defeat the Xianbei people and eventually surrender to Binzhou.
This battle not only achieved a battle record, but also shocked other tribes that were eyeing the Central Plains, so that they did not dare to attack easily.
And Qin Lang is also famous for this war, and the film and television drama portrays Qin Lang as a no-name pawn, which is actually not in line with history.
Bland ending
Qin Lang's official fortunes continued until Cao Rui became seriously ill.
At that time, Cao Rui's illness was already very serious, and he could no longer govern the government, so he appointed Cao Yu as a general, and Xiahou Xian, Cao Shuang, Cao Zhao, and Qin Lang as auxiliary ministers to participate in the decision of major state affairs.
Qin Lang could have been like Zhuge Liang, a minister entrusted with an orphan in danger. However, at that time, Liu Fang and Sun Zi's faction fought fiercely with Xiahou Xian and Cao Zhao's faction, and Qin Lang naturally became a victim of party strife.
In the end, he was framed, lost Cao Rui's trust, was removed from his official position, and was never allowed to re-enter the court as an official for life. Qin Lang also left the court hall that belonged to him with tears in his eyes.
epilogue
Since Qin Lang was deposed, there are very few records of Qin Lang in the history books, but I guess that Qin Lang should have lived the life of an ordinary person, working at sunrise and resting at sunset.
Although pastoral life is not financially rich, in the midst of chaos, this should be the best ending.
And He Yan, who was similar to him, was not so lucky. He Yan did not receive much attention in front of Cao Rui because he was too ostentatious, and he was not willing to do so, so he turned to others and was eventually killed.
The reason why Qin Lang was so lucky was ultimately related to the cautious and cautious character he had cultivated over the years. Yu Feng once commented on him: "Su sex is cautious".
In this chaotic world, if you can't correctly assess your situation, personality, and ability, you will be blindly confident, so that you will either lose the opportunity to succeed, or you will show off your talents too much, and eventually end up like He Yan.