The main book, which is the name of the official position in ancient China, probably began in the Han Dynasty, in charge of the book of documents and seals, that is, the drafting of some documents, management archives, and various seals, which is roughly equivalent to the modern secretary position. At the time of the Qin, Han, Wei, and Jin Dynasties, the chief bookkeeper, as a pro-official of the chief, was quite powerful, often participated in the confidentiality, and the consul general's affairs. During the Three Kingdoms period, many cattle people actually did the main book, and today we will take stock:
Lü Bu - Ding Yuan's main book
Thorn Sting was originally a knight lieutenant, Tun Hanoi, with cloth as the main book, and even relatives and attendants. - Book of the Later Han Dynasty
Lü Bu's name, I believe that almost every Chinese have heard of it, in fact, it is reasonable to say that the main book is generally a civilian official, so it is indeed a bit surprising that a fierce general like Lü Bu once served as the main book. Although Ding Yuan was very important and pro-Lü Bu, it was a pity that Lü Bu did not care about Ding Yuan's kindness, and killed Ding Yuan under the inducement of Dong Zhuo, and then gradually joined the competition in the chaotic world at the end of the Han Dynasty.
Sima Yi – Cao Cao's master book
and Wei Wu as the Prime Minister... Transferred to Lang and Xiang Dongcao, and searched for the main book. - Book of Jin
There are many stories and legends about Sima Yi and Cao Cao, but in fact, Sima Yi is a proper descendant who once served as the main bookkeeper for Cao Cao. Sima Yi's real rise was in the Cao Pi dynasty, Cao Pi was entrusted to Sima Yi on his deathbed, and Sima Yi gradually became an important general leading troops to conquer the four sides, which can be said that the three generations of emperors of the Cao family trained Sima Yi into a literary and martial all-rounder.
Yang Xiu – Cao Cao's master book
Dezu, studious, talented, and the main book of Cao Cao' Book of later Han
Yang Xiu is well known for the allusions of "a box of crisps" and "chicken ribs", in fact, Yang Xiu was raised up in filial piety during the Jian'an years, except for Lang Zhong, and later served as the master bookkeeper of Cao Cao. At that time, Cao Cao's military state was troubled, and Yang Xiu was responsible for internal and external affairs, all of which were in line with Cao Cao's wishes; and the "World Speaking New Language and Jie Wu Chapter" contained four things about Yang Xiu's display of talent, and his talent Cao Cao also lamented that he was inferior. I'm afraid that the talent is too high, which is also an important reason why Cao Cao had to kill Yang Xiu.
Chen Lin - He Jin master book
Why Lin Qian entered the main book - "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
In the last year of the Han Ling Emperor, Chen Lin served as the general He Jin's master. He Jin summoned the four generals to enter the capital Luoyang for the eunuchs, and Chen Lin tried to obstruct it, but He Jin did not accept it, and finally he was defeated and killed. Later, Chen Lin joined Yuan Shao's camp, and during the Battle of Guandu, he wrote a crusade against Cao Cao for Yuan Shao, and it is said that cao Cao read it and almost fell ill with a head wind. Cao Cao pinghebei and forgave Chen Lin, who later became a famous literary scholar and one of the seven sons of Jian'an.
Liao Hua - Guan Yu's main book
Liaohua character Yuanjian, real name Chun, Xiangyang people also. It is the main book of the former general Guan Yu. - Romance of the Three Kingdoms
The allusion that "there is no general in Shu, Liao hua is a pioneer" believes that everyone is not unfamiliar, in fact, the real Liao Hua ability in history is very strong, and has made great contributions to The Shu Han. Liao Hua was the chief bookkeeper of the former general Guan Yu. After Guan Yu's defeat, he belonged to Sun Wu and returned to Shu Han with a fraudulent death plan, and was awarded the title of Yidu Taishou by Liu Bei. After Liu Bei's death, he turned to Xiang Xiang to join the army, and later became the governor of Guangwu, moved to Yin Ping Taishou, and participated in the Northern Expedition of Shu Han many times. Officer to the right car riding general, false festival, collar and state assassination history, fengzhong township marquis.
In addition to the above more famous three kingdoms figures, there are also some master books that everyone may not be familiar with. For example, Huang Quan once served as the main bookkeeper of Liu Zhang, the author of the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, was once the main bookkeeper of the Shu Han general Jiang Wei, the last Governor of Hanzhong of Shu Han once served as zhuge Liang's main bookkeeper, Yang Yi served as the main bookkeeper of Fu Qun, and Pang Tong served as Zhou Yu's Gong Cao.
All in all, as a close chief official of the chief officer, on the one hand, he has a close relationship with the chief officer, and on the other hand, the chief consul is very familiar with various government affairs and military affairs, so it is a necessary way to advance to a higher official position, just like the secretaries of many leaders today, they have a unique and important position.
References: Notes on Pei Songzhi in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Lü Simian's History of the Three Kingdoms, Book of the Later Han Dynasty