As we all know, the mink cicada is one of the four great beauties in ancient China, but unlike the other three, the mink cicada did not exist in history, but was fictionalized by the novelist Luo Guanzhong. And Luo Guanzhong's fictional character of the mink cicada is not out of thin air, it is a historical prototype for reference. It is usually believed that the prototype of the mink cicada is Lady Du, the ex-wife of Lü Bu's general Qin Yilu.
Qin Yilu was the most saccharine general in the Three Kingdoms period, because his wife was too beautiful, so he was always remembered by leaders and other big figures. After Lady Du gave birth to her son Qin Lang, Lü Bu sent Qin Yilu as an envoy under the guise of "marrying Yuan Shu", but secretly instructed Yuan Shu to detain Qin Yilu. Yuan Shu obeyed orders because of the common interests, did not allow Qin Yilu to return to Lü Bu's account, and forced him to marry a Han woman. In this way, Lü Bu had an excuse and openly occupied Lady Du.
In 198 AD, Guan Yu and Cao Cao went to Xia Pi to besiege Lü Bu, and repeatedly made requests to Cao Cao: "The city is broken, we must leave Lü Bu's wife Du Shi of Qin Yilu to me!" Cao Cao nodded in agreement. However, cao Cao sent gold and silver and beautiful women in order to win Over Guan Yu, and Guan Yu was not moved. But for a woman, Guan Yu opened his mouth to him many times, which further aroused Cao Cao's curiosity. Therefore, after the city was destroyed, Cao Cao disregarded the agreement with Guan Yu and preemptively found Lady Du.
As soon as Cao Cao saw Lady Du, he immediately repented, Guan Yu this old boy was not kind, and the previous words did not count. As a result, Cao Cao took Lady Du as a concubine, and her son Qin Lang was adopted by Cao Cao as an adopted son. At that time, Lady Yin's child He Yan was also adopted in Cao Cao's mansion, and unlike He Yan, who acted in a high-profile manner, Qin Lang was cautious and low-key, so he was very popular with Cao Cao. Cao Cao often triumphantly said to his courtiers, "Is there anyone in the world who loves his stepson as much as I do?" ”
After Lü Bu was killed, Qin Yilu also surrendered to Cao Cao and became a minor official under him as the governor of The County. After Liu Bei rebelled against Cao Cao, he prepared to take away a group of people who were dissatisfied with Cao Cao. Zhang Fei then said to Qin Yilu, "Cao Cao accepted your wife as a concubine, but you were his official, don't you feel ashamed?" It is better to go out with us to do a big cause, and it will be a shame in the future. Qin Yilu was moved by Zhang Fei and followed them away. As a result, I came to the halfway point and regretted it again. Zhang Fei thought he was too embarrassed and directly "resulted" him.
In this way, Qin Lang's father was killed, his mother was occupied, and he lived in humiliation. During the time of Cao Cao and Cao Pi, he also remained an official. It was not until the first year of Taihe, when Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, that Qin Lang was appointed as a general of the Xiao Horse, given to Shi Zhong, and often accompanied Wang on his travels. Many ministers often bribed him because he was close to the emperor. Therefore, Qin Lang's wealth was even comparable to that of dukes and marquises. In the first year of the Qinglong Dynasty, Qin Lang also led an army to defeat the rebels of Xianbei Kebineng and Budugen.
When Cao Rui became seriously ill, he also ordered Qin Lang to assist Xiahou Xian, Cao Shuang, Cao Zhao, and others. Qin Lang, who had endured for 40 years, finally became a courtier. However, the good times did not last long, so Liu Fang and Sun Zi provoked dissension, persuaded Cao Rui to change the edict, and ordered the general Cao Shuang to assist the government together with the lieutenant Sima Yi, while Qin Lang and others were dismissed from office and expelled from the palace.