At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao established Wu Wei Zhonglang to take this official position and gave it to Xu Chu, who was guarding himself. In 220 AD, after Cao Cao's death, Cao Pi took the throne. For Emperor Cao Pi of Wei, he changed the general Wu Wei Zhonglang to a General of Wu Wei and continued to have Xu Chu hold this official position, thus taking charge of the forbidden army of Cao Wei's capital. During the Three Kingdoms period, in addition to Cao Wei, Eastern Wu also established the post of General of Wu Wei, whose duties were basically the same as those of Cao Wei, and were responsible for the protection of the emperor and the capital. So, the question is, there are seven "Wu Wei generals" in the three countries: Xu Chu is on the list, and who are the other six?
1. Xu Chu
First of all, according to historical records such as the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Xu Chu (chǔ), also known as Zhongkang, was a native of Tan County (谯郡谯县, in modern Bozhou City, Anhui Province). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao's subordinates were fierce generals. In this regard, in the author's opinion, from the point of view of the birthplace, Xu Chu and Cao Cao and Cao Pi are fellow villagers, which is naturally an important reason why he is deeply trusted by Cao Cao's father and son.
For Xu Chu, a general, his appearance was majestic and courageous. Later, Xu Chu began to follow Cao Cao. He was also responsible for Cao Cao's escort work after Dianwei's death. Because of his meritorious service, Xu Chu was able to relocate the general of Wu Wei zhonglang and give him the title of "Tiger Marquis". In the Battle of Tongguan, Xu Chu scared off Ma Chao. He was cautious in his pursuit of the law, and therefore refused Cao Ren's invitation. When Cao Cao died, Xu Chu cried until he vomited blood. In 220, after emperor Cao Pi of Wei ascended the throne, Xu Chu was promoted to general of Wu Wei and continued to be responsible for guarding Cao Wei's imperial palace. When Emperor Cao Rui of Wei succeeded to the throne, he crowned Xu Chu as the Marquis of Mouxiang and died in office, with the posthumous title of Zhuang. In this regard, in the author's opinion, the official position of General Wu Wei can be said to be tailor-made for Xu Chu. After Xu Chu, the candidates for other Wu Wei generals were obviously not as brave as Xu Chu.
Second, Cao Shuang
Cao Shuang (?) –9 February 249), courtesy name Zhaobo, was a native of Peiguo County (沛国谯县; present-day Bozhou, Anhui). During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Wei was the eldest son of Sima Cao Zhen. For Cao Shuang, when he was young, he entered and exited the court as a clan and was cautious and serious. After the Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui ascended the throne, Cao Shuang was heavily used as a loose riding attendant, a lieutenant of the City Gate, a regular attendant of the Jiashan horse, and a general of Wu Wei. From this point of view, Cao Shuang can be described as a confidant of The Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui.
In 231 (the fifth year of Taihe), Cao Shuang's father Cao Zhen died of illness, Cao Shuang attacked the marquis of Shaoling, and in 239 (the third year of the Jing Dynasty), the Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui became seriously ill, and Cao Shuang was made a general. From a general of Wu Wei to a general, Cao Shuang had become the highest-ranking military general of Cao Wei. Although he and Sima Yi were also ministers of the Trust, because Cao Shuang held military power, after Cao Fang ascended the throne, Cao Shuang promoted Sima Yi to the position of nominal Taifu, thus monopolizing power. However, because Cao Shuang gradually relaxed his guard against Sima Yi, the latter successfully launched the Gaopingling Rebellion in 249 AD. Through this mutiny, Sima Yi killed Cao Shuang and his henchmen, thus usurping cao Wei's power and changing the course of Cao Wei's and even the history of the Three Kingdoms.
3. Cao Xun
Cao Xun (?) –249), son of Cao Zhen the Grand Sima of Cao Wei and brother of Cao Shuang. Because of Cao Zhen's military achievements, Cao Xun was made a marquis. After the death of the Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui, Cao Shuang and Sima Yi assisted Cao Fang. In this context, Cao Xun assisted his brother in his struggle for power with Sima Yi and was made a general of Wu Wei.
In the face of the powerful Cao Shuang brothers, Sima Yi retreated to advance, did not clash head-on with the Cao Shuang brothers, but secretly prepared for a mutiny, and Cao Shuang and his henchmen were no longer defensive against Sima Yi. In the end, Sima Yi planned the "Gaopingling Rebellion" and destroyed Cao Shuang, Cao Xun and others. In this regard, in the view of many historians, after Sima Yi raised an army, the Cao Shuang brothers were indecisive and could not make up their minds to rebel, and were eventually eliminated by Sima Yi. In other words, if they could give it a go, Sima Yi would not be absolutely sure of winning.
4. Xun Yan
According to the Book of Jin and other historical records, Xun Yan (yǐ) (? ~274), courtesy name Jingqian, was a native of Yingyin County, Yingchuan County (颍川郡, in present-day Xuchang, Henan). Xun Yan was the sixth son of Xun Yu, a chancellor of Cao Wei. As the son of Xun Yu, a strategist, Xun Yu was knowledgeable and thoughtful. In the middle and late period of Cao Wei, Xun Yan raised the family lang and worshiped the riding attendant and waiter. During the reign of Cao Fang, the King of Qi, he was given the title of Marquis of Guannei. After Sima Yi launched the Gaopingling Rebellion, Xun Yan apparently sided with the Sima Yi family and held the important official position of general of Wu Wei. In this regard, in the author's opinion, it was the support of many Cao Wei ministers that enabled Sima Yi to usurp Cao Wei's jiangshan.
After Cao Xian, the Duke of Gaogui Township, ascended the throne, Xun Yan became the Marquis of Long Live pavilion, and worshiped Shangshu shangshu and official Shangshu. During the reign of Emperor Cao Huan of Wei, Xun Yan moved to Sikong. After the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty, Xun Yan was worshipped by Sima Yan, the Emperor wu of Jin, as Situ, Taiwei, and Shizhong, and later acted as the crown prince Taifu. All this meant that Xun Yan was reused by Sima Yan, the Emperor of Jinwu. In the tenth year of the Tai Dynasty (274), Xun Yan, a minister of the Western Jin Dynasty, died, and his posthumous name was Kang.
5. Sun Jun
Sun Jun (219 – October 19, 256), courtesy name Ziyuan, was a native of Fuchun, Wu Commandery (present-day Fuyang, Zhejiang). During the Three Kingdoms period, Emperor Wuzong and His Majesty were great-grandsons of Sun Jing, general Sun Jing of Zhaoyi Zhonglang, grandson of Sun Huan of Dingwu Zhonglang, and son of Sun Gong, a general of the Scattered HorseMan. According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms and other historical sources, when Sun Quan was dying, he asked Sun Jun, Zhuge Ke and others to assist Sun Liang to take the throne. Sun Liang, the Prince of Huiji, ascended the throne, and Sun Jun was promoted to the rank of General of Wu Wei and was made the Marquis of Duxiang. In this regard, in the author's opinion, Sun Jun at this time is actually more similar to Cao Shuang, both of which are clan chambers and both are in charge of the forbidden army.
However, Cao Shuang was killed by Sima Yi, but, as far as Sun Jun was concerned, he designed to kill The Great Fu Zhuge Ke and began to grasp the power of the State of Wu, worshiping the chancellor and the general, and crowning him as the Marquis of Fuchun County. After taking power, Sun Jun killed many Eastern Wu clans. In the first year of the Taiping Dynasty (256), Sun Jun followed Wen Qin in his conquest of the State of Wei, died of illness, and was Chinese New Year's Eve eight years old at the time, entrusted to his cousin Sun Qi. After Sun Qi was killed, sun jun and sun qi brothers were removed from the family tree by the Wu Jing emperor Sun Xiu and renamed Gu Jun and Gu Qi.
6. Sun Qiang
Sun Qi (chēn) (231 – January 18, 259), courtesy name Zitong, was a native of Fuchun, Wu Commandery (present-day Fuyang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang). During the Three Kingdoms period, Emperor Wu was a great-grandson of Sun Jing, the grandson of The Dingwu Zhonglang, and the son of Sun Qi, an annu. In the first year of the Taiping Dynasty (256), Sun Qiang was promoted to the post of General of Shizhong and Wuwei. After taking power, Sun Qiao killed Sima Tengyin the Grand Sima Tengyin and the Hussar general Lü Zhao, and was promoted to the rank of grand general and crowned marquis of Yongning County.
In this regard, in the author's opinion, because of the indiscriminate killing of innocents, Sun Qiang naturally caused strong dissatisfaction from all over Eastern Wu. Although he succeeded in deposing Sun Liang and installing Sun Xiu the Prince of Langya on the throne, by December of the first year of Yong'an (January 259), Emperor Wu Jingdi Sun Xiu, together with the left general Zhang Bu and others, killed Sun Qi. As a general of the Wu Wei, Sun Qiang did not achieve a good ending.
7. Sun En
According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms and other historical records, Sun En, during the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Wu zongfu, wei general, Great-grandson of Zhaoyi Zhonglang general Sun Jing, dingwu Zhonglang general Sun Wei's grandson, An Min Du Wei's son Sun Qi, and the younger brother of the powerful minister Sun Qi. After the powerful minister Sun Qi was promoted to the rank of general, Sun En took over the official position of general of Wu Wei. However, like Cao Shuang's younger brother Cao Xun, after his brother was killed, the Wuwei general Sun En did not escape the disaster. In general, for the General of the Wu Wei, it was an important military general position in the history of the Three Kingdoms. However, because of their prominent status, the outcome of the General Wu Wei is often polarized, some of them are prominent, and some of them do not have a good ending.