Yang Xiu is a man of quick thinking and full of economy. In the Three Kingdoms, his wisdom can be compared with Sima Yi, especially good at distinguishing the inner thoughts of others, and his research on Cao Cao is even more thorough. He was a literary scholar of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the son of Yang Biao, the prince of Taiwei Yang Biao, and his mother was Yuan Shi, the son of Situ Yuan An, it can be said that Yang Xiu was born and a famous and prestigious family, coupled with his superior wisdom, he was soon favored by Cao Cao and appointed as the master of the Cangcao of the XiangFu. For Cao Wei's internal affairs, Yang Xiu did everything satisfactorily, and Cao Cao was also very satisfied with it. Relevant information records:
At that time, the military and the country were troubled, and the general manager of the cultivation knew both the outside and the inside, and everything was satisfactory.
However, such a resourceful talent was beheaded by Cao Cao at the Battle of Hanzhong, and the crime was to disturb the hearts and minds of the army. Cao Cao has always been thirsty for talent, why did he kill Yang Xiu, Yang Xiu's death has those profound reasons, whether Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu is correct, the following is a brief analysis based on relevant information.
First of all, Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu because of his arrogance and nonsense.
Yang Xiu is indeed talented, but there is a flaw, that is, the things he sees through in his heart are not unpleasant, and he likes to play a little clever. For example, Cao Cao asked people to repair the gate of the Xiangguo Mansion, and Cao Cao went to inspect it. After reading it, he frowned and wrote a movable word on the door. Everyone was puzzled, only Yang Xiu asked people to demolish and rebuild, and claimed that the living characters in the door were broad characters, and the minister hated that the door was too wide, and everyone suddenly realized.
Not only that, but there is also one case. Xiliang Ma Teng in the north sent a box of crisps, Cao Cao casually wrote "one combination of crisps" on it, everyone was puzzled, Yang Xiu saw it, but ordered everyone to divide the pastry to eat, and said that it was okay to eat it, and the minister intended to invite us to eat the crisp. After Cao Cao saw this, he scolded Yang Xiu for eating crisp? Yang Xiu said that you clearly wrote "one bite of crisp for one person", didn't you let us eat it separately? Although Cao Cao was angry, he pretended to be happy and praised Yang Xiu for his cleverness.
Sima Yi once said that a truly intelligent person should let others fail to see his wisdom. Yang Xiu was so arrogant and open-minded, and he also confided in xiangxiang's heart everywhere, which naturally made Cao Cao hate. Finally, the chicken rib incident of the Battle of Hanzhong ended Yang Xiu's life. Although Cao Cao also intended to withdraw his troops, Yang Xiu said in advance that he was born in public, and Cao Cao hated it very much, and it was understandable that he had killed him.
Secondly, Yang Xiu participated in the dispute over the concubine, which was a big taboo.
Yang Xiu Sima Yi was a man of great wisdom in the camp. But since the death of his eldest son Cao Ang, Cao Cao has been considering the question of succession. So sima yi first assisted Cao Chong, unfortunately, Cao Chong died in his early years. Sima Yi was also ordered to assist Cao Pi and Yang Xiu to assist Cao Zhi, and Cao Cao intended to choose one of the two as his heir. Because Cao Zijian was talented, good at poetry and song, and had a bold and uninhibited character, Cao Cao liked Cao Zhi even more.
Cao Cao intended to make Cao Zhi the son of the world, which made Cao Pi restless, so he invited wu qian, the head of the chaoge, to the palace for consultation, but he was afraid that others would find out, so he hid Wu Zhi in it with a large mound. After Yang Xiu found out, he directly told Cao Cao, and Cao Cao sent someone to find out the situation at Cao Pi's mansion. Cao Pi hurriedly told Wu That the next day the inspectors found that the big mound was indeed filled with silk, so Cao Cao suspected that Yang Xiu was planning to murder Cao Pi, and hated him even more, so Cao Cao disliked Cao Zhi even more.
Not only that, during Cao Cao's investigation of Cao Pi Cao Zhi, Cao Pi could always answer like a stream, and Cao Cao was very suspicious. Cao Pi then bribed Cao Zhi's people, stole the answer written by Yang Xiu, and handed it to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was really furious, and already had the intention of killing Yang Xiu. Yan yi once described it like this:
Every time I asked about the affairs of the military state, I planted the answer like a stream. I was suspicious. After Cao Pi secretly bought plants around, he secretly answered the teachings to sue him. saw this, he was furious: Pifuan dares to deceive me! "At this time, there is already a killing heart.
Again, Yang Xiu's identity and political concepts were different from Cao Cao's.
Lady Yang Biao was yuan shu's daughter, and Cao Cao personally destroyed yuan shu. Moreover, Yang Biao and Kong Rong, You Heng, etc. are all lonely factions, although they do not say it on the surface, but Yang Biao has a very good view of Cao Cao's blackmail of tianzi to order the princes, and Cao Cao is a wise man, which can naturally be seen clearly. As a descendant of the Yang family, Yang Xiu was bound to be more inclined to its capital Yang Biao. In Cao Cao's lifetime, they did not dare to be reckless, but after Cao Cao's death, it was not known, and Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu in order to remove the obstacle of the Cao family's future arrogance as emperor.
Moreover, later, Cao Pi succeeded in becoming the son of the world, Cao Zhi had been defeated, and Yang Xiu, as Cao Zhi's assistant, naturally did not have much use. Moreover, after a hundred years of Cao Cao, Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, and with Yang Xiu's talent and personality, it is likely to assist Cao Zhi in competing for the throne. This will bring more trouble to the Cao family's Jiangshan. Therefore, in order to pave the way for Cao Pi and solve his worries, Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu as well.
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