Xiahou Xuan was a chancellor of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, and was a writer and thinker of the time.
Xiahou Xuan's father was Xiahou Shang, the great general of Zhengnan, who was the nephew of Xiahou Ba, and xiahou Xuan was also the cousin of the general Cao Shuang. Because Xiahou Xuan's sister Xiahou Hui was married to Sima Shi, Xiahou Xuan was also Sima Shi's brother-in-law.
Then, Sima Shi, who was Xiahou Xuan's brother-in-law, was determined to kill Xiahou Xuan.
When Xiahou Xuan was a teenager, he was a talented man, outstanding in appearance, and his reputation was particularly famous, and when he grew up, he was even more famous and popular, serving as a general of the Western Expedition.
Xiahou Xuan was not alarmed, once, he was writing against the pillar, when the rain was pouring, thunder and lightning, suddenly, a thunderclap hit the pillar, his clothes were burned, but he was not in a hurry, and the writing was correct.
When Cao Shuang was in power, Sima Yi avoided giving in, saying that he was sick and retired, and later, through the gaopingling rebellion, Sima Yi's father and son took control of Cao Wei's power.
When Sima Shi was in power, because of his relationship with Cao Shuang as a cousin, Xiahou Xuan was jealous, was deprived of military power, and was replaced by Taichang.
Later, Zhongshu ordered Li Feng and the empress's father Zhang Ji to unite and prepare to depose Sima Shi and make Xiahou Xuan a general, but after the plan failed, Li Feng and Zhang Ji and others were killed and the three tribes were exterminated.
At that time, Xiahou Xuan was also arrested by Sima Shi, and after Xiahou Xuan was arrested, Sima Zhao tearfully begged Sima Shi to release Xiahou Xuan, and Sima Shi said to Sima Zhao, Have you forgotten what happened at Sikong Zhao's funeral?
Originally, when Sikong Zhao Yu died, Sima Shi and Sima Zhao and others all came to attend the funeral, and there were hundreds of people attending, and when Sima Shi came, half of the people came to greet him, and when Xiahou Xuan arrived, all the guests came to greet him, this scene was seen very clearly by Sima Shi, so Sima Shi was very disgusted with Xiahou Xuan and was determined to kill him.
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms quotes the "Spring and Autumn of the Wei Dynasty" to record: Xuan Zhizhiye, the Wei general Sima Wenwang Liushu asked for it, and the great general said: Qing forgot to meet Zhao Sikong to be buried? First of all, Sikong Zhao Yuxue, the Great General Brotherhood was buried, the guests were in the hundreds, and after the Xuanshi arrived, the guests were greeted by Xian Xian, and the Great General was evil.
Xiahou Ba was Xiahou Xuan's uncle, at first, Xiahou Ba, fearing being poisoned by Sima Shi, chose to defect to Shu Han, and before escaping, Xiahou Ba had advised Xiahou Xuan to go with him, but Xiahou Xuan refused and resolutely refused to leave, so he was poisoned by Sima Shi.
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms quotes the "Spring and Autumn of the Wei Dynasty" as saying: In the beginning, Xiahou Ba's general Ben Shu and Hu Xuan wanted to go with it. Xuan Yue: Do I have to be self-congratulatory to Kou Yuhu? He returned to Kyoshi.
Xiahou Xuan's sister Xiahou Hui, although sima shi's original wife, was also poisoned by sima shi.
Xiahou Xuan was beheaded in Dongshi, and when he was about to be executed, he looked unchanged and calmly went to his death at the age of forty-six.
Xiahou Xuan was quite accomplished in literature and was a famous literary scholar who wrote the Treatise on Le Yi, which was passed down to later generations. Unfortunately, he died at the hands of his brother-in-law Sima Shi, and if Xiahou Xuan had followed his uncle Xiahou Ba to Shu Han, perhaps, he could have died well.