During the Three Kingdoms period, the Cao Wei generals Deng Ai and Zhong Hui were ordered to attack Shu Han, eventually forcing Liu Chan, the lord of Shu Han, to surrender, and Shu Han was thus destroyed. If it comes to destroying Shu, Deng Ai deserves the first, Zhong Hui is second, but both of them died in civil unrest. In the civil unrest, the people who took down the heads of Deng Ai and Zhong Hui, the two great generals, thus gaining profits and monopolizing fame and fortune. This man's unrighteous deeds and unjust merits were unjust, and later he actually incurred the calamity of killing himself, and he was Wei Wan.
Wei Wan , courtesy name Boyu , was a native of Anyi , Hedong ( present-day Xia County , Shanxi) . His father, Wei Qi, had been a Shang Shu, but died when Wei Wan was ten years old. Wei Wan was dignified and quiet, sensible, and honest, and was praised for his kindness. Wei Wan became an official when he was young, when the power was dictatorial, Wei Ou was left and right, impartial, and safe. After the Wei Yuan Emperor Cao Huan succeeded to the throne, Wei Wan was promoted to shizhong (侍中), and later became a court lieutenant, and the case was very fair.
At that time, the Wei Yuan Emperor Cao Huan was only a puppet emperor, and the government was controlled by the powerful minister Sima Zhao. In 263, Sima Zhao sent Deng Ai, Zhong Hui, and Zhuge Xu to lead an army to cut down Shu in three ways. Wei Ou served as a supervisor of the army, responsible for supervising the military operations of Deng Ai and Zhong Hui. Zhong Hui annexed Zhuge Xu's army and confronted Jiang Wei at the Sword Pavilion. Deng Ai led his army to a unique way, and the army approached Chengdu, forcing Liu Chan, the lord of the Shu Han Dynasty, to surrender, so the Shu Han was destroyed.
Deng Ai made his first contribution, proud and imperious. Zhong Hui was jealous of Deng Ai's merits, and was provoked by Jiang Wei to plan rebellion, so he colluded with Wei Ou and told Deng Ai to act arbitrarily. Sima Zhao ordered Deng Ai to be escorted to the capital for questioning, and Zhong Hui sent Wei Ai to arrest Deng Ai, hoping that Deng Ai would kill Wei Ai and confirm Deng Ai's guilt. Wei Wan understood in his heart, but he could not refuse, so he came to Chengdu at night and declared an edict to Deng Ai's subordinates. The next morning, Wei Wan successfully captured Deng Ai's father and son.
Soon, Zhong Hui arrived and seized military power in Shudi, so he sent troops to rebel. Wei Wan originally did not support Zhong Hui, but was forced to give in to the situation. Zhong Hui conspired with Wei Ou to kill the uncooperative generals, but Wei Ou did not comply, so the two had a disagreement. Wei Wan waited for the opportunity to spread the news that Zhong Hui was going to kill the generals, which made the soldiers panic and uneasy. In the evening, the generals revolted and killed Zhong Hui.
The soldiers of Deng Ai's camp went to chase after Deng Ai's prison cart and wanted to welcome Deng Ai back to Chengdu. Wei Wan, fearing that Deng Ai would return to take revenge, wanted to take the lead alone, so he sent someone to intercept and kill Deng Ai and kill Deng Ai's father and son. Wei Wan's move can be described as unkind and unjust. The famous minister Du foresaw that Wei Ou had killed Deng Ai and said to the crowd, "Bo Yu probably can't avoid death!" As a celebrity, a commander-in-chief, who has neither good words nor justice to rule his subordinates, is a villain stealing the merits of a gentleman, very disproportionate, how to blame him? ”
After the incident subsided, the imperial court planned to reward Wei Wan. Wei Ou thought that he had not pulled out a city, and bai had done great work in cutting Shu, and the people would certainly disobey and invite criticism in vain, so they refused to accept it. In the end, Wei Wan was still made the military governor of Guanzhong and the general of Zhenxi by the imperial court, and soon promoted to the military general of Xuzhou and the general of Zhendong, and was given the title of Marquis of Xiangyang.
After Sima Yan established the Western Jin Dynasty, Wei Wanjin became a duke, and his position changed many times, and he was the military governor of a certain state, served as the assassin of a certain state, and was crowned a general. Later, Wei Wan entered the dynasty, served as Shang Shu Ling, added the official to shizhong, and was promoted to Sikong. Wei Wan, who was honest and simple in government, had a great reputation in the government and the opposition, and was highly valued by Sima Yan.
Sima Yan's crown prince Sima Zheng was a fool, and the chancellor believed that he could not handle state affairs. Wei Wan often tried to persuade Sima Yan to depose Sima Zheng, but did not dare to say so. Later, at a banquet, Wei Huan pretended to be drunk, knelt down in front of Sima Yan's bed, and said, "The minister has something to say." Sima Yan asked, "What does Ai Qing want to say?" Wei Huan wanted to stop talking, and finally touched the bed with his hand and said, "Unfortunately, this seat is gone!" Sima Yan understood, but pretended to be confused and said, "Is Ai Qing really drunk?" Wei Wan no longer persuaded Sima Yan. Crown Princess Jia Nanfeng resented Wei Wan.
After The Jin Hui Emperor Sima Zheng ascended the throne, he reused Wei Wan, allowed him to go to the palace with his sword, entered the dynasty, and jointly assisted Sima Liang, the king of Runan. Sima Liang and his courtiers discussed letting the kings return to their fiefdoms, but no one dared to respond, only Wei Wan, who approved of this, and Sima Wei, the king of Chu, resented Wei Wei.
Jia Hou (Jia Nanfeng) had always resented Wei Wan, and was jealous of Wei Wan's rigidity, so that he could not do what he wanted, and when he heard that Sima Wei resented Wei Wan, he framed Wei Ou and Sima Liang for deposing Emperor Hui of Jin, and forged the edict of Emperor Hui of Jin, sending Sima Wei to remove Wei Wei and others from official positions. Sima Wei was a man of light-heartedness and treachery, so he took the opportunity to send someone to kill the Wei family. Only Wei Wan's grandsons Wei Bao and Wei Jiu were not at home at the time, so they survived.
After Jia Hou borrowed Sima Wei's hand to get rid of Wei Ou and Sima Liang, he then killed Sima Wei and rehabilitated Wei Wei. Wei Wan, who was innocently affected, was posthumously awarded by the imperial court as the Duke of Lanling County, and increased the number of households by 3,000 households.
Reference: Book of Jin, Biography VI
Author: Eaves Rain Step Moss